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Surprisingly, Ross Perot has other interests besides being a thorn in Bill Clinton's side. He is, for example, using his money to dabble in contraception. The Perot Group is one of the key financial backers of Zonagen, & Inc., a biotechnology firm based in The Woodlands, Texas, that is seeking to develop a reversible human contraceptive vaccine. The company is currently refining a vaccine that sterilizes female cats and dogs. Last month the firm attracted $7.4 million from investors in the first public offering of its stock...
...Thorn a Pain...
After a brief lapse, senior Wray Thorn added a few kills and freshman Pete Buletza slammed home the winner off a beautiful back-set from Marin for the final point in the match...
After 18 years in the corps, Fisher takes Somalia's discomforts in stride: humidity that soaks uniforms in sweat, swarms of flies, malaria-carrying mosquitoes undeterred by repellent, sun that blisters the skin. There are scorpions and cobras in the undergrowth, and the prevalent vegetation -- thorn trees covered with needle-sharp spines -- must be chopped down to make encampments...
...eastern end of Mogadishu, which the Marines refer to as "Mog," giving way to a surprisingly green plain where donkeys, cattle and camels graze. The Marines are entering territory they have not yet explored. Sitting on top of their vehicles, they point M-16s toward the thorn trees and foot-high shoots of corn on either side of the road. Hot exhaust fumes coat their faces in soot. Each time the convoy approaches a village, Somalis come out to cheer. "It's unbelievable," says Fisher. "You're expecting them to shoot at you, and they're all standing there clapping...