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Wiener

Norbert . 1894--1964, US mathematician, who developed the concept of cybernetics
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This is the story of how Disney drew on the experience of his Californian Disneyland to devise a community, never realized, in which every aspect of life including language was controlled and designed; in which splendid neologisms such as 'edutainment', 'utilidors' (underground service passages), 'wienies' (principal local attractions) and 'plussing' (making thin gs work better) were coined; and where futuristic PeopleMovers were to whizz visitors around radially planned sites with exemplary safety and efficiency.
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For campground cuisine several notches above blackened wienies and a can of beans, backpackers and RVers can turn to this 26-ounce unit from Boulder's Backpacker's Pantry, a division of American Outdoor Products Inc.
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