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Even if they are, it's possible that the bulked-up brains are a result of strenuous mental exercise, not an inherent feature that makes genius possible. Bottom line: we still don't know whether Einstein was born with an extraordinary mind or whether he earned it, one brilliant idea at a time...
...weigh 30% more than they should). So it was no surprise that sales of Xenical, the diet pill that just won FDA approval, exploded across the Net last week. There is, it seems, no shortage of Doritos-gobbling geeks who would prefer to fight flab without doing anything more strenuous than clicking a mouse...
...been "well-known in a few professions for a long time. Meatpackers, as well as truck drivers and seamstresses, have had to deal with RSIs for years. The best known among those trades was carpal tunnel syndrome, an inflammation of the nerves in the forearm that often resulted from strenuous work with heavy vibrations-something along the lines of working a jackhammer. Only now that everybody habitually performs the repetitive action of typing and "mousing" out memoes and papers and emails and spreadsheets and impassioned contributions to chatrooms has the non jackhammer-wielding public been introduced to the problem...
...Gaia the Earth immaculately conceived her first brood of children, among which was the Sky, Uranus. Earth and Sky "united," giving birth to the Titans, the last of whom was Chronos, Time. Feisty Chronos, seeking to overthrow his father, turned to his mother for help. Gaia, exhausted by repeated strenuous labor and angered by Uranus' tyranny, supplied her son a sickle with which to castrate his father, her husband. Mother Earth proceeded to devour Uranus's dismembered parts. The blood pouring from this violent deed fertilized the goddess, impregnating her with the Furies and the Giants. Gaia's story continues...
...team, and is in a continuous battle to find intercollegiate competition." It seems that few are up to the challenge, though, and the Society's games remain confined to intra-Harvard play. Pacheco says the club welcomes newcomers and is basically just a social game that's not very strenuous. The club organizes one tournament per year and insists on using only the finest imported English winks and pots. As an aside, tiddlywink novices particularly adept at the popular yet pedestrian drinking-game "Quarters" should strongly consider hustling their way into the patrician club. E-mail htws@hcs for more...