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Many Mexican Young Adults Have A Genetic Predisposition To Obesity
obesity , said a University of Illinois scientist who conducted a study at the Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potos?. "The students who inherited genetic risk factors from both parents were already 15 pounds heavier and 2 inches bigger around the waist than those who hadn't. They also had slightly higher fasting glucose levels," said Margarita Teran-Garcia, a U of I professor ...
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‘Calypso Spikers’ ready for battle in Norceca qualifiers
T&T senior women's volleyball team duo Kelly-Ann Billingy, right and Abby Blackman attempt a block on spike from national men's team player Sean Morrison, during a practice session at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo, ahead of their four-team North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (Norceca) Second Round Group I qualifiers at the University of the West Indies ...
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Costa Rica OKs geneticallymodified corn
Costa Rica’s National Biosecurity Technical Commission granted a local subsidiary of multinational biotechnology company Monsanto permission to grow genetically modified (GM) corn in the ...
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Zeta leader admits killing ICE agent in Mexican ambush
A commander in the Mexican drug gang Los Zetas Thursday admitted he led an ambush that killed one U.S. agent and left another seriously injured. Julian Zapata Espinoza, also known as "Piolin," 32, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington to the murder of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila ...
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Letters The Genocide Trial of Guatemalas Former Dictator
To the Editor: Your May 23 editorial ...
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El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...
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Fitch Revisa Calificaciones de Entidades Financieras Estatales de El Salvador
Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ...
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New construction in tourism industry – signs of recovery or misplaced optimism?
The whole of Central America has been affected by the global downturn. One of the industries effected most has been tourism, and while many construction and expansion projects were planned during the heady days of 2007 and early 2008, the region may now be facing a huge oversupply problem in terms of hotel accommodation, although there are signs of light on the horizon.
In 2006, the Tourism Ministers of various countries in the region came together at San Ramon for a conference and told Central American news providers that the tourism industry for the region as whole had grown by an average of 11%, which account for, on average, 5% of the region’s GDP for that year, in addition, there was astounding growth in the number of European tourists travelling to Central America, a 147% increase in fact. Read more
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