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Delicious LiveJournal Links for 5-27-2009
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That's Alliance And Leicester, Abbey and Bradford And Bingley all becoming Santander...
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Thirty thousand people in Britain are likely to have been already infected by swine flu, one of the country's leading authorities has told The Independent on Sunday. This would mean that the virus is 300 times more widespread than the Health Protection Agency (HPA) admits.
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After you eat a meal, the pyloric sphincter valve at the bottom of your stomach holds food back so that the digestive juices can get to work.
Water, however, passes straight through the sphincter to your intestines, so drinking water does not contribute to "filling you up".
When you eat the same meal as a soup, the whole mixture remains in the stomach, because the water and food are blended together. The scientists' scans confirm that the stomach stays fuller for longer, staving off those hunger pangs. -
I used to have this in a Spitting Image annual, many many years ago!
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Repeat after me: Two people, both acting with the best knowledge they have and the purest intentions, can still hurt each other deeply.
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There you go - some actual good news.
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Even though our culture puts a strong emphasis on attaining wealth and fame, pursuing these goals does not contribute to having a satisfying life. The things that make your life happy are growing as an individual, having loving relationships, and contributing to your community.