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Future - Does mixing alcoholic drinks cause hangovers? Many people believe that mixing wine, beer and spirits causes nasty hangovers.

Future - Does mixing alcoholic drinks cause hangovers?

Are they right? Claudia Hammond studies the evidence "Grape or grain, but never the twain. " So runs the old folk wisdom that advises against drinking wine or beer on the same night. It is far from uncommon to hear people who have woken up feeling sick, dehydrated and with a splitting headache blaming their hangovers on having unwisely mixed their drinks. Then there are the theories about the order in which to consume different tipples. A review of previous research published in 2000 confirms that the causes of the main symptoms of hangovers are dehydration, changes in the levels of hormones such as aldosterone and cortisol, and the toxic effects of alcohol itself. Mixing drinks needn’t necessarily increase the overall amount of alcohol consumed, but it may do with cocktails. So, the existing evidence suggests that hangovers can't be blamed on mixing drinks.

Channel Tunnel is 20 years old: In numbers. 5 May 2014Last updated at 23:19 GMT By Richard Westcott BBC Transport correspondent Inside the Eurotunnel service tunnel It is 20 years since the Channel Tunnel was officially opened.

Channel Tunnel is 20 years old: In numbers

Both Queen Elizabeth II and France's President Francois Mitterrand attended the initial ceremony in Calais on 6 May 1994, before travelling through the Tunnel, or le tunnel sous la Manche in French, for a similar event marking its opening, in Folkestone. It is impossible to explain all 31.4 miles (or 50.5km) of the Channel Tunnel without using lots of numbers. Seven A few years ago it was voted one of the seven wonders of the modern world by the highly respected American Society of Civil Engineers. That puts it in the same league as the Empire State Building, the Panama Canal and the Golden Gate Bridge. Future - Does mixing alcoholic drinks cause hangovers?

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What is an Arduino? Favorited Favorite 14 Introduction Arduino is an open-source platform used for building electronics projects.

What is an Arduino?

Arduino consists of both a physical programmable circuit board (often referred to as a microcontroller) and a piece of software, or IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that runs on your computer, used to write and upload computer code to the physical board. The Arduino platform has become quite popular with people just starting out with electronics, and for good reason. Unlike most previous programmable circuit boards, the Arduino does not need a separate piece of hardware (called a programmer) in order to load new code onto the board – you can simply use a USB cable. This is an Arduino Uno The Uno is one of the more popular boards in the Arduino family and a great choice for beginners. This is a screenshot of the Arduino IDE. UPS/FedEx Brokerage Fee – avoid scam (Canada) Here is the legal way to avoid brokerage fee when importing goods from USA into Canada with courier companies like UPS, or FedEx, without driving hundreds of miles to the port of entry.

UPS/FedEx Brokerage Fee – avoid scam (Canada)

CBSA officially replied that UPS forces customers to pay outrageous customs brokerage fees illegally. When you want to order some goods for personal use from US into Canada, you want it to be delivered fast and cheap. It can be orders from eBay, and many other stores across US. Many eBay sellers do not deal with UPS anymore because of outrageous customs brokerage fees.

Usually buyers face this fee only at the door, when package is delivered. How to self clear shipment at CBSA and avoid UPS brokerage fee. By admin, on November 24th, 2010 These instructions are the final conclusion to the post.

How to self clear shipment at CBSA and avoid UPS brokerage fee

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Cover letters: types and samples

(To decide which to use, see e-mail in your job search.) Main differences between e-mail and hard copy correspondence: Format: your signature block (address, etc.) goes below your name in e-mail, while it goes at the top of the page on hard copy. Writing a cover letter. Be sure to include a cover letter with your résumé when you apply for a job.

Writing a cover letter

This page will help you write a strong cover letter and provide you with tips, examples, and templates to help you get closer to the job you’re looking for. What is a cover letter? Cover Letters - How to Write a Cover Letter. By Alison Doyle Updated January 03, 2016.

Cover Letters - How to Write a Cover Letter

Chevron's Career Center - Find a Job. 5 - 109 Interview Questions and Answers - Part 1 of 2.pdf (application/pdf Object) Four Key Questions. By Phil Bartle, PhD Dedicated to Gert Lüdeking Workshop Handout.

Four Key Questions

Guidelines for Preparing a Work Plan; A Key Tool for Participatory Management. By Phil Bartle, PhD Dedicated to Gert Lüdeking Technical Reference Abstract: Here are recommendations and guiding principles for writing six-month or one-year work plans.

Guidelines for Preparing a Work Plan; A Key Tool for Participatory Management

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