31.3.07
Ananova - Return of the lovesick swan
Ananova - Return of the lovesick swan: "The swan that fell in love with a peddle boat is back courting its plastic lover after spending the winter in a local zoo."
29.3.07
British backtrack on Iraq death toll - Independent Online Edition > Middle East
British backtrack on Iraq death toll - Independent Online Edition > Middle East: "British backtrack on Iraq death toll
By Jill Lawless
Published: 27 March 2007
British government officials have backed the methods used by scientists who concluded that more than 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since the invasion, the BBC reported yesterday.
The Government publicly rejected the findings, published in The Lancet in October. But the BBC said documents obtained under freedom of information legislation showed advisers concluded that the much-criticised study had used sound methods.
The study, conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, estimated that 655,000 more Iraqis had died since March 2003 than one would expect without the war. The study estimated that 601,027 of those deaths were from violence.
The researchers, reflecting the inherent uncertainties in such extrapolations, said they were 95 per cent certain that the real number of deaths lay somewhere between 392,979 and 942,636."
By Jill Lawless
Published: 27 March 2007
British government officials have backed the methods used by scientists who concluded that more than 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since the invasion, the BBC reported yesterday.
The Government publicly rejected the findings, published in The Lancet in October. But the BBC said documents obtained under freedom of information legislation showed advisers concluded that the much-criticised study had used sound methods.
The study, conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and the Al Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, estimated that 655,000 more Iraqis had died since March 2003 than one would expect without the war. The study estimated that 601,027 of those deaths were from violence.
The researchers, reflecting the inherent uncertainties in such extrapolations, said they were 95 per cent certain that the real number of deaths lay somewhere between 392,979 and 942,636."
Smokers make poorer workers, studies say
Smokers make poorer workers, studies say: "Smokers take an additional eight days of sick leave a year and are more likely to perform poorly in the workplace compared with non-smokers, according to two new studies published today.
Smokers in Sweden took almost 11 extra days off sick compared with their non-smoking colleagues, researchers at the Free University of Amsterdam found. They analyzed national data on sickness absence in 14,000 workers between 1988 and 1991.
The number was adjusted to account for smokers' tendency to choose riskier jobs and have poorer underlying health, bringing the difference to just below eight days a year, said the researchers, led by Petter Lundborg. "
Smokers in Sweden took almost 11 extra days off sick compared with their non-smoking colleagues, researchers at the Free University of Amsterdam found. They analyzed national data on sickness absence in 14,000 workers between 1988 and 1991.
The number was adjusted to account for smokers' tendency to choose riskier jobs and have poorer underlying health, bringing the difference to just below eight days a year, said the researchers, led by Petter Lundborg. "
Mercury in energy-saving bulbs worries scientists - washingtonpost.com
Mercury in energy-saving bulbs worries scientists - washingtonpost.com: "NEW YORK (Reuters) - There's an old joke about the number of people it takes to change a light bulb. But because the newer energy-efficient kinds contain tiny amounts of mercury, the hard part is getting rid of them when they burn out.
Mercury is poisonous, but it's also a necessary part of most compact fluorescent bulbs, the kind that environmentalists and some governments are pushing as a way to cut energy use."
Mercury is poisonous, but it's also a necessary part of most compact fluorescent bulbs, the kind that environmentalists and some governments are pushing as a way to cut energy use."
28.3.07
WLBZ2.com - Israeli Pro-Marijuana Party Tells Supporters: No Pot On Passover
WLBZ2.com - Israeli Pro-Marijuana Party Tells Supporters: No Pot On Passover: "A pro-marijuana party in Israel is advising its religious supporters to abstain during Passover. The Green Leaf party says cannabis is among the substances Jews are forbidden to consume during the week-long festival that begins Monday."
Owner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich' - Yahoo! News
Owner says dog saved her with 'Heimlich' - Yahoo! News: "Debbie Parkhurst, 45, of Calvert told the Cecil Whig she was eating an apple at her home Friday when a piece lodged in her throat. She attempted to perform the Heimlich maneuver on herself but it didn't work. After she began beating on her chest, she said Toby noticed and got involved."
27.3.07
British backtrack on Iraq death toll - Independent Online Edition > Middle East
British backtrack on Iraq death toll - Independent Online Edition > Middle East: "British government officials have backed the methods used by scientists who concluded that more than 600,000 Iraqis have been killed since the invasion, the BBC reported yesterday.
The Government publicly rejected the findings, published in The Lancet in October. But the BBC said documents obtained under freedom of information legislation showed advisers concluded that the much-criticised study had used sound methods."
The Government publicly rejected the findings, published in The Lancet in October. But the BBC said documents obtained under freedom of information legislation showed advisers concluded that the much-criticised study had used sound methods."
BBC NEWS | Health | Aspirin 'aids women's hearts'
BBC NEWS | Health | Aspirin 'aids women's hearts': "Healthy women who take a low to moderate dose of aspirin could reduce their risk of dying early, particularly from heart disease, a study suggests."
Blair escalates pressure on Iran to release sailors - Los Angeles Times
Blair escalates pressure on Iran to release sailors - Los Angeles Times: "LONDON -- British prime minister Tony Blair today warned that Britain is prepared to move to 'a different phase' if Iran does not quickly release 15 British sailors being held for an alleged incursion into Iranian waterways."
Sewage 'tsunami' kills four in Gaza
Sewage 'tsunami' kills four in Gaza: "At least four Palestinians drowned in a tsunami of raw sewage on Tuesday when a water treatment reservoir burst, flooding a village in the northern Gaza Strip."
26.3.07
Wired News: Pentagon Preps Mind Fields
Wired News: Pentagon Preps Mind Fields: "The U.S. military is working on computers than can scan your mind and adapt to what you're thinking."
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