robert edinger died at 82. his body is to be stored in a cryonic institute which he founded in 1976. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,592 after losing 88 points yesterday. the s&p fell seven points, and the nasdaq dipped 16. >>> taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei was up 47 points, while in hong kong the hang seng climbed 278. >>> wall street was down monday as jitters heightened over the prospect of default with no progress toward a debt ceiling deal. the evidence said it could have been even worse. volume was light, even by summer standards, suggesting many sat on the sidelines, while overall losses were moderate, the amount of falling stocks outpaced advances. the fear index jumped 10%. the debt stalemate offered a flight to gold and another record high. the dollar fell to a record low against the swiss franc, a traditional safe haven currency. earnings, a steady bright spot were no help monday. kimberly-clark dropped 2