Quick info, July 19
Wednesday, July 19, 2006 1:00:00 PM
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Tut's gem hints at space impact Wednesday, 19 July 2006
The jewel was tested and found to be glass, but intriguingly it is older than the earliest Egyptian civilisation.
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Secrets of ocean birth laid bare Wednesday, 19 July 2006
Geologists say a crack that opened up last year may eventually reach the Red Sea, isolating much of Ethiopia and Eritrea from the rest of Africa.
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Breastfeeding 'kills baby's pain' Wednesday, 19 July 2006
Breastfed babies appeared to experience less pain than those who were swaddled, given a dummy, or a placebo. Comfort from a mother's presence may be key.
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Virtual worlds to test telepathy Wednesday, 19 July 2006
By creating a virtual environment we are creating a completely objective environment which makes it impossible for participants to leave signals or even unconscious clues as to which object they have chosen
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Britain 'had apartheid society' Tuesday, 18 July 2006
The researchers think the incomers changed the local gene pool by using their economic advantage to out-breed the native population.
Words
schadenfreude \SHAH-dun-froy-duh\ -noun, often capitalized- enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
scan·sion (skăn'shən) -n.- Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.
swad·dle (swŏd'l) -tr.v.- To wrap or bind in bandages; swathe.
ne·o·nate (nē'ə-nāt') -n.- A newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old.
tur·gid (tûr'jĭd) -adj.- Excessively ornate or complex in style or language; grandiloquent






