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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Hi
All<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Here's
an item to bring us back to earth after the holiday weekend!
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face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">A
friend recently raised a fascinating point about a fundamental
difference in the </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">psychopharmacology of beverages. <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Drinking tea, she suggested, tends to make thoughts go all
over </FONT><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">the place. Coffee, </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">on the
other hand, helps to focus the mind. <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">If
this is true, it could have substantial implications for the conduct of OST
meetings,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">among
them being:<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG>Logistics</STRONG><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Making
only tea available in and around the opening session.<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Making only coffee available towards the end of the
gathering. <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG>Ethics</STRONG><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Is it
ethical to manipulate participants' thinking processes in this way?
<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Who
makes the decision as to whether this will happen or not? <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG>Questions to ponder</STRONG><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Does
this become part of the deep structure of an OST forum? <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">When reporting an OST event do we
mention whether or not there was <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">any
attention paid to this logistics issue?<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Are tea drinkers aware of a predilection to
scatter brain thinking? </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Is the
format of an OST gathering really an extended <EM>coffee</EM> break? </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"><STRONG>Research needed prior to implementing such a
measure</STRONG><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Is
there a difference between the number of agenda items
generated <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">by
inveterate tea drinkers and by coffee h<SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">abitués. </SPAN>(Water drinkers</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">could
be controls). <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Is
there a difference in the drop out rate of tea drinkers, who may
disappear</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">once
they have made their contribution to divergence, and that of coffee
drinkers</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">who
could be waiting to make theirs at the end? <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Are
there varietal differences among tea and coffee in their putative
influences? </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I
wonder if anyone is aware of this issue and if anyone has taken action
on it?<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Good
to converse, with love <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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face="Comic Sans MS"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Alan
<o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS">Adelaide <o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
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