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***Morphicon August 2006 Newsletter***

Morphicon 4: "TechnoFurs" May 18-20, 2007
Radisson Columbus-Worthington, OH
http://www.morphicon.org/2007/
Honoring: Steve Plunkett, Summer Jackson, and Kitt Foxx

In this issue:

* Guests of Honor for 2007 Announced
* Morphicon 2006 Free Fall Picnic!
* NEW Morphicon Group and Emails
* Registration and Dealers' Tables Open
* Schedule of Future Events

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Morphicon: "The Food Chain": May 5-7, 2006

In this issue:

• Morphicon 2006 Deadlines
• Sponsorship Levels
• Looking to Get Involved at the Con?

An African Grey is numeralogically smarter than most birds--and some people. He understands a variant on the abstract concept of "none", something very difficult to teach animals.

The teaching techniques used with the parrot may prove useful for instructing learning disabled children. The full story is available here from Science Daily.

Trickster

Scientists in Pittsburgh's Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research have apparently reanimated dead dogs several hours after removing all of their blood and replacing it with a cold saline solution. (No, this isn't a hoax story.) The purpose of the research is to develop a better way to cryogenically freeze people.

The Pittsburgh group plans research to begin on humans within a year. Yes, you guessed it--just in time for Anthrocon 2007.

Trickster