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标题：Here's your chance to have 2020 vision
作者：Darcy Camden lewis
期刊名称：Spokesman Review, The (Spokane)
出版年度：1999
卷号：Dec 6, 1999
出版社：Cowles Publishing Co.

Here's your chance to have 2020 vision

Darcy Camden lewis

So maybe all this millennium talk has you wondering what the world will be like, in, say, 20 years. Unless, of course, you're one of those people who thinks the world is going to end at the stroke of midnight. CosmoGirl magazine asked two psychics, an unnamed "technology guru" and a futurist what they think life will be like in the 21st century. Here are some of their predictions:

* Mini computers and digital phones will be built into clothing and accessories.

* Scientists will be able to manufacture meat by cloning specific parts of animals (yum).

* Any person will be able to wear a little device while they sleep that will read brain waves and record their dreams onto videotape.

* Clothing will be mood sensitive, meaning fabric will change color according to the wearer's emotional state. Kind of like Hypercolor, only better.

Looking to turn a few heads this holiday season? How about a tattoo for your head, or more specifically for your hair?

There's a new product called "Hair Prints: Tattoos that cling to your hair."

These sparkling decals are applied with a hot iron ($19.95) and promise to stay attached for several days and wash out with regular shampoo.

If you're like me and can barely use a curling iron without scalding the back of your neck, steer clear of this fad. Note: The same effect can be achieved by putting a sticker in your hair.

College 411

Fact: Most college-bound students select schools based on scholarship money available.

Students want the best colleges. Colleges, likewise, want the best students and try to lure their favorite applicants with hefty scholarships to earn an impressive enrollment.

It's called competition, and to stay in the game, many colleges have adopted a "meet it or beat it" attitude when it comes to winning over top students.

What this means for you is that if you have been offered a scholarship from a college or university, that scholarship may be recognized - even honored - by other schools that "want" you. In other words, use it as leverage to get what you want from the college you really want to go to.

Useless fact

More than 80 percent of Americans say their favorite color is blue.