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WITandWISDOM(tm) - February 11, 2000 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: How much better to know that we have dared to live our dreams than to live our lives in a lethargy of regret. -Gilbert Caplin (E-zine: QUOTE A DAY Mailto:join-quoteaday@pulse.salko.com) ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: DAFFYNITIONS FROM THE "COLLEGE" DICTIONARY CAFETERIA: From 2 Latin words, "cafe" meaning place to eat and "teria" meaning to wretch. MAJOR: Area of study that no longer interest you STUDENT ATHLETE: See "contraction in terms" GRADE: Unrealistic and limited measure of academic accomplishment SUMMER SCHOOL: A viable alternative to a summer job. QUARTER: The most coveted form of currency on campus. HUNGER: Condition produced by five minutes of continuous studying. (E-zine: THE FUNNIES Mailto:andychaps_the-funnies- subscribe@egroups.com) ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night." -- Charlie Brown, _Peanuts_ [Charles Schulz] (E-zine: TERESA'S JOKERS Mailto:jo-jokers- subscribe@egroups.com ) ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: Researchers at Northwestern University announced in the Oct. 15, 1999 issue of Science that they have invented the world's smallest and most accurate plotter. Their so-called nanoplotter is capable of drawing minuscule lines - each is only about 30 molecules wide - with such precision that only 200 billionths of an inch separates them. If the technology can be commercialized, it might be used to pack more processing power onto a computer chip, boosting speed and performance. It could also lead to diagnostic devices that can load thousands of medical sensors onto an area smaller than the head of a pin. - Business Week, November 1, 1999 |