The park did offer Dr. Skene to Long Island College Hospital, his original institution.

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This applies not only to night shifts but also for people working other irregular shifts, says Professor Skene.

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Moreover, constantly changing patterns is disastrous for the body as the circadian rhythm is "completely shot", says Professor Skene.

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But a new spot for Dr. Skene has required some effort to locate.

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The only spot for Lincoln, the park has ruled, is Dr. Skene's.

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In any case, the chief of Clan Skene, Danus George Moncrieff Skene, who is 67 and retired, has no room for "the glands man, " as he calls him.

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Prudence Skene - until recently Director of the Arts Foundation.

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But LICH only has room for his head, not the marble slab behind it, which also has memorable value: Its 38-year-old designer married Dr. Skene's 60-year-old widow in 1903.

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Nor will he land in Skene Manor on Skene Mountain in upstate New York, named for a Skene who was declared an enemy of the state in the Revolutionary War.

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