Τετάρτη 30 Ιουλίου 2014
Δευτέρα 28 Ιουλίου 2014
Σάββατο 26 Ιουλίου 2014
Παρασκευή 25 Ιουλίου 2014
Τετάρτη 23 Ιουλίου 2014
DNA hope on schizophrenia: Research breakthrough
points at over 100 genes
The largest
study ever undertaken into the genetic basis of mental illnesses has found more
than 100 genes that play some kind of role in the development of schizophrenia
– one of the most common of the serious psychiatric disorders.
Scientists
believe they are closer than they have ever been to understanding the complex
interplay between genes and upbringing that can result in some people being at
high risk of developing schizophrenia, which usually strikes in late
adolescence or early adulthood.
Σάββατο 19 Ιουλίου 2014
Πέμπτη 17 Ιουλίου 2014
Cambridge beats London to be named top location where houses
sell fastest in Britain
Cambridge has
been revealed as having the hottest property market in the UK, even beating
London to become the place where houses sell faster than anywhere else in the
country, a survey has shown.
According to
the property website Rightmove, homes listed on its website in the university
city take just 27 days to change hands – compared with 41 days across Greater
London.
Τρίτη 15 Ιουλίου 2014
Σάββατο 12 Ιουλίου 2014
People Still
Don’t Know the Difference Between “Organic” and “Local
Organic' vs 'local', the saga continues
It’s no secret that the organic food market is
ever-growing. Organic food hit $28.4 billion in sales last year, and the
Nutrition Business Journal reports that organic food products will reach and
estimated $35 billion in 2014. Yet despite the popularity of “local” and
“organic,” Americans are still very confused about what those words mean,
according to a recent study published in the International Food and
Agribusiness Management Review.
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You Do Pig Cheeks? You're Hired. Restaurants Face
Labor Crunch
A labor
crunch fueled by improving consumer confidence is cooking in the restaurant
industry as venues from San Francisco to New York increase wages and benefits
to attract cooks, servers and dishwashers.
“We had an
open call for staff I posted on at least three sites at up to $80 an ad,” said
Casey Thompson, executive chef at Aveline in San Francisco. “Zero people came.”
Τετάρτη 9 Ιουλίου 2014
The
Making of Iconic American Photographs
A
photographer’s contact sheet gives context to a single picture — it fills in
its scene and characters, and provides the viewer with a better idea of what
really happened. But it also highlights the seemingly infinite ways photos can
be edited — tweaked slightly to convey different emotions. A new Magnum Photos
Contact Sheet Exhibition, on display at Milk Gallery through July 13, explores
the process behind the making and editing of many iconic images. There’s
Elizabeth Taylor’s famous beach scene in 1959, Jackie at JFK’s funeral in 1963,
Paul Fusco’s powerful pictures of Americans saluting the RFK Funeral train in
1968. The show, which puts marked-up contact sheets alongside their final
selections, is a tribute to both American photography — and photo editing.
Click through our slideshow (and click the images to zoom in on contact sheets)
for highlights from the show.
Feeding your plants – a simple guide
If you want your container garden to thrive,
it's vital to feed your plants appropriately. Here, the Vertical Veg man
explains how
When I
first started growing my own fruit and veg in containers, I found information
about how, when and what to feed plants in containers surprisingly hard to come
by. Perhaps this isn’t surprising. Crop nutrition is never going to be a sexy
subject. At its best it’s a complicated and slightly smelly one. Still, if you
want your plants to thrive in containers, you need to put a bit of thought into
feeding them. You can dedicate a lifetime to learning about crop nutrition. But
I’ve found a little knowledge can go a long way.
Παρασκευή 4 Ιουλίου 2014
Prince Charles has every right to a voice in how the
UK is run
This is his country as much as ours, and
doesn't appear to be an especially successful lobbyist, so why shouldn't he air
his views?
Well, what
is Prince Charles supposed to do with his time as he waits for the top job?
Not, apparently, play any part in day-to-day policymaking, still less to try to
influence those actually elected to do it. Revelations that the heir to the
throne has stuck his oar in – or had "quiet words" – with government
ministers over the years on matters as diverse and weighty as climate change
and grammar schools have unleashed an outcry about the proper role of a prince.
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