Tesla and divorce image edit tease Skeptical Inquirer piece
Brief notes compare Nikola Tesla as eccentric with Ther Soviet airbrush history and a Vancouver service DivorceX offering digital removal of an ex from photos. The Skeptical Inquirer summer issue profiles Tesla's foibles and followers and mentions a photo retouching service with prices.
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Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Tesla
U.S
Skeptical Inquirer
Howard Hughes
Jeff Johnson
Video hunt firm tracks down rare tapes in Georgia
A company in Orchard Hill, Georgia offers to locate rare or exotic videotapes for a fee. They will search even if you cannot recall the exact title. For details call A Million and One World-Wide Videos at 1-800-849-7309. San Francisco Examine.
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Orchard Hill
RSA-129 code cracked decades ahead by volunteers
Scientific American warned the 1977 RSA-129 puzzle could take 40 quadrillion years to decode. In a remarkable turn, computer hobbyists and volunteers cracked it 39,999,999,999,999,983 years early, aided by greater computing power over two decades as detailed in the July issue. Omni Magazine later notes a strand of hair being stronger than a copper strand of equal thickness in its October issue.
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Scientific American
Iowa driving simulator tests Alzheimer's impact on driving skills
University of Iowa uses a $13 million driving simulator to study how Alzheimer's and head injuries affect driving. Dr. Matt Rizzo leads a three year CDC funded project, comparing 20 Alzheimer's patients to 20 controls in simulated driving scenarios to identify when driving safety may be compromised.
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Tom Walsh
Arcedes-Benz
University of Iowa
Matt Rizzo
U of I College of Medicine
Iowa
Rizzo
Centers For Disease Control
U.S
U of I’s Center For Computer-Aided Design
Driving simulation studies in Iowa advance highway safety
U S officials including NHTSA administrator Tom Walsh visit Iowa City to view the Iowa Driving Simulator and discuss medical research using virtual reality for road safety. Two IDS studies, Alzheimer's and lens implants, lead to the upcoming 32 million NADS project set to open in 1998 with DOT funding. Conference details and contact information provided.
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Ly Tom Walsh
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Iowa City
Ricardo Martinez
Clinton
U.S. Senate
Mark Rosenberg
National Center For Injury Prevention and Control
U of I
U of I Center For
Craig Zwerling
Iowa
Haug
Zwerling
Oakdale
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U of I Center For Computer Aided Design
Allergan Medical Optics
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Iowa Memorial Union
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