Word: michelis
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Edison's tireless work habits took shape during his childhood in Port Huron, Mich. His formal education, according to most accounts, lasted only three months; he quit school after a teacher pronounced him "addled." His mother, herself a former teacher, educated him for a while at home, but the boy's growing fascination with chemistry soon led him into a rigorous course of independent study. To pay for the materials needed for his experiments, Edison at age 12 got a job as a candy and newspaper salesman on the Grand Trunk Railway. By the time...
...PRTM operates 14 offices around the world. U.S. offices are in Costa Mesa, Calif; Mountain View, Calif; Irving, Tex.; Rosemont, Ill.; Southfield, Mich...
...Battle Creek, Mich., Greenpeace invaded cereal maker Kellogg's headquarters, calling its use of genetically engineered grains a "monstrous experiment." One of the Greenpeaceniks even dressed as Kellogg's trademark Tony the Tiger, renamed FrankenTony--after what British tabloids call "Frankenfoods...
...stars" [TELEVISION, Nov. 8] included a chart that rated the programs according to "jiggle factor." My hope for the next millennium: no one will feel that it is appropriate to use the word jiggle to describe female anatomy in a "news" magazine such as TIME. RACHEL DUNIFON Ann Arbor, Mich...
...sole miracle cure, book or meal plan for proper nutrition and health; there are hundreds of solutions depending on the health goals one is trying to achieve. Consumers should consider consulting a registered dietitian for help in customizing their nutrition therapy. JULIA J. SHEERIN, R.D. Traverse City, Mich...