Quick info, July 17
Monday, July 17, 2006 1:00:00 PM
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In pictures: G8 summit body language
Summit images can reveal much about relationships between world leaders, says author and body language expert Dr Peter Bull of York University.
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Q&A: Middle East crisis Thursday, 20 July 2006
How did the current crisis start? How has Israel reacted? What can the Lebanese government do about the situation?
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Dutch will allow paedophile group Monday, 17 July 2006
The PNVD was formed by three paedophiles in May, prompting outrage in Dutch society.
It seeks to lower the age of sexual consent from 16 to 12 and legalise child pornography and sex with animals. -
Tiny wireless memory chip debuts Monday, 17 July 2006
The chip, developed by the Memory Spot research team at HP, is 2-4mm square and current versions can hold up to 512 kilobytes of data.
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Data can be moved in and out of the chip at speeds of up to 10 megabits per second - far faster than is possible with other short-range radio systems such as Bluetooth or Radio Frequency ID tags. -
Cheating rife in Vietnamese exams Monday, 17 July 2006
But the pressures to cheat - ranging from parental expectations to the system of awarding scholarships to top students - remain strong.
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Educationalists say the problem of cheating is exacerbated by Vietnam's system of learning, which requires students to memorise huge quantities of facts and repeat them in the exam. -
Weight loss 'can herald dementia' Sunday, 16 July 2006
In a study of over 1,000 people, women who later developed dementia had a drop in weight as early as a decade prior to the onset of memory loss.
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Call for heart checks on babies Sunday, 16 July 2006
Screening picked up a genetic condition called long QT syndrome which is treatable but can be deadly if missed.
Words
dearth \DERTH\ -noun- scarcity that makes dear; specifically : famine
ma·lar·key (mə-lär'kē) -n. Slang.- Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive
met·tle (mĕt'l) -n.- Inherent quality of character and temperament.
barm·y (bär'mē) -adj.- Eccentric; daft.






