Article: HASBRO's G.I. JOE "KUNG-FU GRIP" IS BACK!; After 26-Year Hiatus, Legendary G.I. JOE Feature Gets A Grip On Whole New Generation.

Article: Hasbro restores 'Kung-Fu grip' to GI Joe ...
AP Worldstream;  August 22, 2002 ;     319 words ... ... collectors by restoring the legendary Kung- Fu grip to some new GI Joe action figures ... martial arts craze of that era. Kung-Fu grip was created by making the clenched ... stiff, unyielding plastic hands. Kung-Fu grip remained a part of the American ...

Article: Hasbro Restores 'Kung-Fu Grip'
AP Online;  August 22, 2002 ;     345 words ... ... collectors by restoring the legendary Kung-Fu grip to some new GI Joe action figures ... martial arts craze of that era. Kung-Fu grip was created by making the clenched ... stiff, unyielding plastic hands. Kung-Fu grip remained a part of the American ...

Article: GI Joe getting back his Kung-Fu grip
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 22, 2002 ;     382 words ... ... collectors by restoring the legendary "Kung-Fu grip" to some new GI Joe action figures ... restored to some of the figures. Kung-Fu grip was created by making the clenched ... stiff, unyielding plastic hands. Kung-Fu grip remained a part of the American ...

Article: Multimedia Available: Hasbro's G.I. Joe `Kung-Fu ...
Business Wire;  August 22, 2002 ;     505 words ... ... world's first action figure, is getting a grip a KUNG-FU GRIP! Hasbro Inc. (NYSE:HAS) has re-introduced the popular `70s feature -- the KUNG-FU GRIP -- to selected figures throughout its 2002 G.I ...

Article: Multimedia Available: Hasbro's G.I. Joe `Kung-Fu ...
Business Wire;  August 22, 2002 ;     385 words ... ... BUSINESS WIRE) Nostalgic collectors and kids alike have a new reason to get a grip on G.I. Joe action figures -- a Kung-Fu Grip, that is. The popular feature that has left an indelible mark on popular culture has been re-introduced into the ...

Article: Guys and dolls action figures! They may be grown men, but these ...
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  January 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Joel Reese Daily Herald Staff Writer Here in an eerily silent meeting room of the Schaumburg library, there is one word that should definitely not be spoken: "Dolls." Several G.I. Joes may be laying on the tables. And they may be surrounded by small piles of tiny plastic legs, feet, hats,

Article: NASA's little helper: astronauts heading to the moon and Mars ...
Popular Mechanics;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...In the more than three decades since boot prints last crisscrossed the lunar surface, only trusty--and expendable--robots have explored the solar system. Now, with a manned visit to the moon scheduled for 2018, NASA is testing the Robonaut, a humanoid robot that will work literally hand in hand