They're just as good as we are. They look like West Point, just not as many of us.

They're just as good as we are. They look like West Point, just not as many of us.

I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction read more

I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction now for just three-eighths of a century. This isn't bad for someone who only admits to being in his late youth- or a little over thirty, if pinned down.

[Ms. Andersen, who couldn't afford to live on campus, remembered meeting other commuters at their cars at the moment members read more

[Ms. Andersen, who couldn't afford to live on campus, remembered meeting other commuters at their cars at the moment members of the Alameda County Police force stormed up the avenue toward them. The National Guard closed in from the other direction, and overhead, a helicopter [hovered over] the assembled group.] I thought, 'How did we come to this?' ... I witnessed what I thought was the hypocrisy of some of those protests.

Every time we made a run, they'd make a shot. It's disappointing to not come out and play hard from read more

Every time we made a run, they'd make a shot. It's disappointing to not come out and play hard from the start.

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.

I have noticed a change in him, something that goes along with Parkinson's. Sometimes, his speech is so slurred, you read more

I have noticed a change in him, something that goes along with Parkinson's. Sometimes, his speech is so slurred, you can't hardly understand him. But he definitely knows what's going on. That's for sure. He sees everything.

We'll have a short presentation. We just encourage anybody who is interested in the lake to attend.

We'll have a short presentation. We just encourage anybody who is interested in the lake to attend.

The high-tech arena is one of the areas where we are seeing the most growth in sabbatical programs. The concept read more

The high-tech arena is one of the areas where we are seeing the most growth in sabbatical programs. The concept has been around for a long time, but it's just crept its way into mainstream employment benefits in the last few decades.

We learned about different types of technology like communications and transportation.

We learned about different types of technology like communications and transportation.