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Tom Curley
Suquamish Tribe GIS Program Manager
curley@silverlink.net

This one will scare you a little! Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.

Each year, the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of that year's incoming freshmen.

Here is this year's list:

* The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1982.
* They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not even know that he had ever been shot.
* They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
* Black Monday, 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression.
* There has only been one Pope.
* They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War.
* They have never feared a nuclear war.
* They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
* Tianamen Square means nothing to them.
* Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
* Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
* Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them.
* They have never owned a record player.
* They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Ping-Pong.
* They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.
* As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents.
* They have always had an answering machine.
* Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black-and-white TV.
* They have always had cable.
* There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is.
* They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
* They were born the year that the Walkman was introduced by Sony.
* Roller-skating has always meant "inline" for them.
* Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show
* They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
* Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
* They have never seen Larry Bird play.
* They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
* The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as W.W.I, W.W.II, and the Civil War.
* They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
* They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
* They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
* They never heard: "Where's the beef?" , "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "De plane, de plane!"
* They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. is.
* The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew where it was.
* Michael Jackson has always been white.
* Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America and Alabama are all places, not groups.
* McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
* There has always been MTV.
* They don't have a clue as to how to use a typewriter.

We can't vouch for the truth of the following, but it IS interesting (source unknown):

We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before.

75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)

In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.

One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and a person is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

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COKE: No wonder coke tastes soooo good:

1. In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and ...Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, Remove the foil, following the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FYI:

1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its Ph is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!