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Even so, the economy's slowdown almost killed Intel and led Grove to develop his theory of "strategic inflection points (SIPs)." According to the philosophy, every company occasionally faces do-or-die moments...
...Given the history of Pakistan's nuclear program, these figures will certainly raise a few eyebrows," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Pakistan struggled unsuccessfully for decades to develop nuclear weapons, and half of their devices failed to go off in their 1998 tests, which created the impression they were still battling to perfect the technology. Pakistan's nuclear program is generally assumed to be heavily dependent on Chinese assistance, and it sounds a little far-fetched that Beijing would allow them to develop a nuclear program on that scale...
...least they are supposed to be) made of a compound called methylenedioxymethamphetamine, or MDMA. It's an old drug: Germany issued the patent for it in 1914 to the German company E. Merck. Contrary to ecstasy lore, and there's tons of it, Merck wasn't trying to develop a diet drug when it synthesized MDMA. Instead, its chemists simply thought it could be a promising intermediary substance that might be used to help develop more advanced therapeutic drugs. There's also no evidence that any living creature took it at the time--not Merck employees and certainly not Nazi...
COFFEE SHAKE-UP Hard to believe, but that black sludge you drink each morning may be linked to a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease. A study of 8,000 Japanese-American men shows that those who down four to five cups daily are five times less likely to develop Parkinson's than those who never drink the brew. Turns out, though, it may not be the coffee that's helping. Researchers speculate that people who need a rush of caffeine may have a type of brain chemistry that's simply less prone to Parkinson...
...emphysema, heart disease or stroke isn?t enough to keep you from lighting up, maybe the idea of walking around without any teeth will do the trick. According to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoke is a major contributor to the development of gum disease and subsequent tooth loss. In fact, smokers who puff away on a pack a day are six times more likely than nonsmokers to develop periodontitis, or advanced gun disease. More moderate smokers are also at a high risk; as little as half a pack...