European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 12, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 11 scrabble to spell out Hanau Spring 1994 words it has banned Eifu to Pawtucket . Apr scrabble but Are allowed in games. I a a a a a a a a 1 a 1&Quot  of Lavers vocabulary is being corrected we in Nirk when Ril aced second in i a a a. A a it it a it r re scrabble egg corrected Pawtucket  players vocabulary is up to 100 words considered offensive will soon a an is a from the games official dictionary. In response to a growing number of complaints Between 75 Ana 100 words including ethnic and racial slurs will be purged worn the next edition of the official scrabble players dictionary said Wayne Charness spokesman for Hasbro inc., which owns Milton Bradley makers of scrabble. A a we re just trying to be sensitive to the complaints we be received and do the right thing a Charness said. The words eliminated will be officially off limits to players in tournaments and clubs. For casual players scrabble rules allow for any dictionary to be used As Long As it is agreed upon before a game begins. A. A a a a. A \ scrabble purists Are not looking Forward to fewer chances to score. A a lot of scrabble experts Are not particularly Happy about this a said John d. Williams jr., executive director of the National scrabble association. A they see this As game pieces. They Are Able to separate the word from the meaning a he said. A to a scrabble player you re taking away 75 and 100 potential a  a a. / Quot. A a a neither Williams nor Charness would say which words might be eliminated. However words like a Kike a a Darkie a a Nigger a a a a spice and a Plezzie a for lesbian Are in the current edition of the official dictionary. They re flagged As offensive but Are allowed in games. Joel Wapnick who placed second in the National championship in 1992 and second in the world championship last year predicted that Milton Bradley would regret the move. A i think they re potentially exposing themselves to a lot of ridicule that they done to need a he said. He said removing certain words would set a bad precedent bringing added pressure on the company to Cut other words. Any word that lexicographers agree has a common meaning belongs in the Book he said. V 1 a o the move also was prompted by Mil ten Bradley a push to draw More Young people to the game Charness said. Scrabble is marketed to people Ages 8 a and up. A a a a a in a not sure anyone could look at what we re doing and have something bad to say about it a he said. A a let a not lose sight of the fact that this is just a.  v a. -. V. According to the Greenport  scrabble association which represents 10,000 tournament and club players about 30 million people Are a a casual scrabble players. The association Merriam Webster and Milton Bradley Are reviewing the new dictionary which Williams said should hit bookstores by years end. The official players dictionary is a compilation of four popular dictionaries. In its second edition published about a years ago 5,000 words were added. Steamed live Maine lobster brain Washington a a diet drug widely used in Europe might put patients at risk of brain damage a researcher said in a study published wednesday. But another expert said the finding is in error. \ or. George Ricaurte an assistant pro Fessor of neurology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore reports in the journal of pharmacology Ana experimental therapeutics that he found evidence of brain damage in monkeys exposed to a diet drug called . A there is definite cause for concern that humans treated with  May be at risk of brain injury Fri carte said in an interview. A the damage is persistent and possibly  however or. Richard j. Wurtman a neurologist at the Massachusetts Institute of technology in Cambridge dismissed the finding. A this has been one of the most studied drugs in be Ever heard of and there is no evidence of brain damage a Wurtman said. He said that the Hopkins study does show a change in chemistry in one Type of brain Neuron but that this is not a sign of brain damage. Super Nintendo genesis hundreds of titles available next to the Wolfgang sports store Wolfgang Kaseane Hanau 2-for-1 Sale on selected go nes titles May 13 amp 14 11 am-6 30 pm May 15, noon-4 30 pm Ricaurte said the damage is detected in brain cells whose function is to process serotonin a brain chemical that helps regulate mood sleep aggression. Appetite and impulse control he said the damage is demonstrated by showing that the level of serotonin is reduced in one part of the serotonin Neuron. But Wurtman said the reason the Sero Toni i is reduced is that  increases Levels of serotonin and the brain responds by reducing the amount of the chemical that is stored. What Ricaurte is detecting he said is a decrease in serotonin storage not brain damage.  is widely prescribed in Europe to suppress appetite in the clinically obese. Ricaurte said some patients take the drug for a year or More. Inter Neuron pharmaceuticals inc. Of Lexington mass., has submitted a new drug application to the food and drug administration and proposes to Market  in the United states. A your new drug application is under review a said William Boni corporate communications executive for inter Neuron. 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