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General Science / Re: Why does traffic clump together?
« on: 31/05/2009 21:22:35 »
When I was driving back from London to Glasgow, for work, I spotted several middle lane hoggers.
Like this guy.
Like this guy.
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The voting system had been changed this year to include 50% from an expert musical panel and 50% from home votes.
(Not that I am planning on doing this) If I left the fan as it is for say, another year, will my computer crash?
I keep my ear and nose beards properly cropped.
The 'flu virus operates in general the same way any other virus does, by invading the hosts cells, and mounting a takeover and reordering the cell to make copies of
Flu viruses just love epithelial respiratory tract cells, cells that line the nose, throat, windpipe and lungs. In fact, it adores these cells and spends much of its time infecting them, which is why with 'flu you get a cough, running nose, sore throat etc. Sometimes it also likes to attack muscle cells,( usually associated with joint) which is why you feel so achy with 'flu. The high fever associated with 'flu is the body’s way of fighting the infection, virus/bacteria don't like operating at higher temperatures, unfortunately nor do we!! It can also infect the cells of the intestinal tract, particularly in children, which leads to vomiting and diarrhea.