My OperaQuick info, July 25
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:37:30 AM
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40% of weight-loss surgeries develop complications 7/23/2006
People who have procedures such as gastric bypass lose and keep off an average of 44 to 66 pounds for up to 10 years, research shows. [...] Diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and high cholesterol are often eliminated or improve. Most diabetic patients get rid of the disease, which can cost $4,000 a year to treat.
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Buzz had to fix moon lander 24 July 2006
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin accidentally snapped off the switch of a circuit breaker - and they could not take off again without it. But Aldrin improvised by jamming the end of a ballpoint pen into the hole where the switch had been and the astronauts' landing module was able to lift off the moon's surface.
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Planet-Forming Disks Might Put the Brakes on Stars July 24, 2006
Young stars are full of energy, spinning around like tops in half a day or less. They would spin even faster, but something puts on the brakes.
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China to launch first astronautics breeding satellite July 25, 2006
It will explore the mechanism, the method and the theory of astronautics breeding technology comprehensively and foster fine species with the experiments that unifies the environmental factors of the ground simulation space.
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More Americans too fat for X-rays, scans - study Tue Jul 25, 2006
"Increase Your Physician Referral Base with 1.5 Tesla MRI for Obese and Claustrophobic Patients" the company says on its Internet website http://www.medical.siemens.com
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'Great lakes' seen on Titan moon Tuesday, 25 July 2006
A handful of these dark patches have channels leading in and out of them; these channels have a shape that implies they were carved by a liquid.
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Study raises malaria block hopes Tuesday, 25 July 2006
The Wolbachia bacterium can manipulate the way insects reproduce so that it is passed down the generations.
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The guidelines, to be sent to schools in England, set out simple steps that schools, parents and pupils can take to prevent cyber-bullying and deal with incidents when they occur.
- Schools including strategies to deal with cyber-bullying in their mandatory anti-bullying policies
- All communication technology on the site, or as part of school activities off site, should be monitored and, where necessary, restricted
- Parents should ensure that they and their child understand how to use technology safely
- Young people should not respond to abusive e-mails, text messages or phone calls, but should always tell an adult and contact their service provider for advice on how to block calls, keeping e-mails and texts as evidence
- Young people should keep to public areas of chatrooms and never give out personal contact details online or post photographs of themselves
Words
syl·la·bub (sĭl'ə-bŭb') -n.- A drink made of sweetened milk or cream curdled with wine or spirits.
swel·ter·ing (swĕl'tər-ĭng) -adj.- Oppressively hot and humid; sultry.
by the skin of one's teeth -Idiom- Just barely, very narrowly
par·a·mour (păr'ə-mʊr') -n.- A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship.
con·trite (kən-trīt', kŏn'trīt') -adj.- Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.
Comics
- Credit cards allow you to go broke today and file bankruptcy in 2025
- Basically, my husband wants to know which 42-inch flat screen plasma high definition TV is best to fall asleep in front of...
