http://www.netvouz.com/spisio?feed=rss&pg=2 spisio's bookmarks on Netvouz http://gaming.blogs.ca/2006/02/07/addiction-in-gaming/ How do you define an addiction to gaming? Is it the same as drugs, alcahol or other addictions? Serious problems can arise from being unable to control the hours gamers spend on their consoles and computers. For example, there has been 3 computer game rel spisio Tue, 07 Feb 2006 02:15:24 GMT http://biotech.blogs.ca/2006/08/13/advancis-increases-amoxicillins-effectiveness/ Amoxicillin is a wide spectrum antibiotic used to treat many common infections, including strep throat. The usual prescription for treatment requires three 500mg amoxicillin doses daily. Advancis Pharmaceutical just released positive phase III trial resul spisio Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:08:24 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/13/alfa-romeo-confirms-return-to-north-american-market/ After taking a considerable decade and a half pause from the North American market, it has been confirmed that Alfa Romeo will be returning to North America. spisio Sun, 14 May 2006 03:23:02 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/09/alonso-sees-red-again/ At this weekend’s European Grand Prix at Germany’s famed Nurburgring Michael Schumacher won his second race in a row, and has emerged to be the only threat to Fernando Alonso and his second F1 World title. spisio Wed, 10 May 2006 00:28:54 GMT http://biotech.blogs.ca/2006/09/19/ancient-viral-dna-may-be-essential-to-mammal-reproduction/ A recent experiment supports the theory that certain DNA sequences in mammals, which originated from ancient retroviruses, played a key role in the evolution of the placenta. spisio Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:12:09 GMT http://biotech.blogs.ca/2006/08/18/angiotech-develops-product-to-reduce-vascular-graft-failures/ For those unfamiliar, hemodialysis is a method of filtering waste from a patient’s blood when their kidneys are no longer able to function. But before a patient can undergo hemodialysis, a vascular graft must be implanted in order to allow a connection spisio Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:06:30 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/08/03/another-ferrari-enzo-goes-to-an-early-grave/ During the Utah Fast Pass Road Rally, an event where the Utah Highway Patrol shuts down portions of roads so participants can “open up” their cars, one of the drivers lost control and totalled his $1.3 Million Ferrari Enzo. The 2003 Enzo, traveling at spisio Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:06:38 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/04/20/another-technology-for-reducing-fuel-consumption-cylinder-deactivation/ Cylinder deactivation is one of those “have your cake and eat it too” technologies, which is probably why it is starting to catch on. First introduced by General Motors through its Cadillac division in the early ’80s, it experienced dismal results. spisio Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:38:44 GMT http://cars.blogs.ca/2006/05/11/antonov-invents-worlds-first-two-speed-supercharger/ Antonov spent its efforts on refining and re-thinking conventional transmissions and gearbox-related components, and this past week the brand moved in a new direction by creating the world’s first twin-speed supercharger. spisio Thu, 11 May 2006 17:45:53 GMT http://biotech.blogs.ca/2006/10/06/archon-x-prize-for-genomics-announced/ The contestants are challenged with the task of creating a process that can successfully map 100 human genomes in 10 days. No small feat considering that the first human genome to be sequenced took 13 years and cost around $3 billion. spisio Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:41:45 GMT