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Blog: Central nervous system
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosBeta-blockers are known to act on the central nervous system, and previous research on animals has indicated that stress is linked to atherosclerosis. In total, 793 volunteers took part in the study, which lasted for three years. Ultrasound images of the participants\' carotid arteries were...
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Blog: 'Next generation' wi-fi approved
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosThe next-generation of wi-fi technology has finally been approved for use, despite being on sale in laptops and other equipment for several years. The 802.11n technology, as it is known, was ratified by the IEEE, a body that oversees all wi-fi standards. It was conceived seven years ago and...
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Blog:. The udder side of Glastonbury farm
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosDriving up to Worthy Farm seems too easy. There are no traffic jams, no super-fences, no tickets, no stewards, no security checks. It is five months before this year's festival, but to find the farm going about its normal, tranquil business still seems slightly strange. The place is not...
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Blog:. The udder side of Glastonbury farm
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosDriving up to Worthy Farm seems too easy. There are no traffic jams, no super-fences, no tickets, no stewards, no security checks. It is five months before this year's festival, but to find the farm going about its normal, tranquil business still seems slightly strange. The place is not...
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Blog: Close battle
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosBritney Spears's Womanizer was ninth place, three weeks after its release and Lewis's Forgive Me was a non-mover rounding off the top 10. The former X Factor winner's album had a close battle to claim first position in the album charts. Trade magazine Music Week reported first-day sales between...
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Blog: Swat
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosSwat, a former princely state in northern Pakistan, was governed by a British-era law which a court declared unconstitutional in the early 1990s. That triggered a violent campaign for Islamic law to be introduced in Swat and other areas of the Malakand region of which it is part. The Swat...
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Blog: Oruzgan, Ghazni, Wardak, Logar
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosInitially the Taliban were unable to maintain sustained pressure on the country's south-central highlands. But with safe sanctuaries in the border region - from the Baramcha area of Helmand province in the south, to some parts of Pakistani Balochistan, Waziristan and Bajaur and Mohmand to the...
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Blog: Guatemala
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosThe ongoing political deadlock in Honduras has come at a high price for Guatemalan businesses. Javier Zepeda, president of the country's Chamber of Industry, says: "When the border is closed, our trade with Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama is affected, because we can only go via El...
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Blog: Single or collective leadership?
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosThe form of the new leadership is also of interest to observers. Will a single strongman (it is unlikely to be a woman) emerge, "inheriting" his authority from the Great Leader as did Kim Jong-il? Or will the elite conclude - as some scholars argue - that too many "great" or "dear" leaders end up...
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Blog: Media debate
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosHer decision too, was hard. But she said she realised Qantar, who she described at the time as an "abhorred murderer", "was not my personal prisoner" and such decisions should be taken by the Israeli government. In a society where most people's children serve in the military, Mrs Haran shares...
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Blog: 'Re-opening the wounds'
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosBut, as Meir Indor, of the Almagor victims' support group says, for Israelis who have lost loved ones in Palestinian attacks, such reunions are hard to stomach. "You see them sitting watching the news with wide eyes. There is a feeling that not only did he succeed in killing - now he is going to...
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Blog: Baby deaths trial adjourned
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosThe trial of Angela Cannings, who is accused of murdering her two infant sons, has been adjourned after a juror became ill. The male juror was sent home on Monday from Winchester Crown Court and the judge, Mrs Justice Heather Hallett, said the case will recommence on Tuesday at 1000 GMT. Mrs...
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Blog: Call for level playing field
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosFrance has been criticised by other European countries for taking so long to implement the directive. They say the state utility Electricite de France (EdF) is free to acquire market share elsewhere in Europe, while other countries are barred from doing the same within France. EdF said it...
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Blog: Official cot death advice updated
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosThe DoH leaflet, Reduce the Risk of Cot Death, contains the advice: "The safest place for your baby to sleep is in a cot in your room for the first six months. "While it's lovely to have your baby with you for a cuddle or a feed, it's safest to put your baby back in their cot before you go to...
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Blog: Optic fibre world records broken
por open04 | hace 2 años | 0 comentariosBell Laboratories believe they have broken two world records in the use of optical fibres to transmit information. The huge increases in the use of mobile telephones and the internet mean that technical innovations such as these are crucial if information gridlock is to be avoided. Firstly, the...
