Word: developable
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...sleep can affect more than your beauty. New research finds that adults who sleep an average of five hours a night have a 40% lower insulin sensitivity than those tucked up for eight. The risk? When insulin can't do its job properly, the body is more likely to develop diabetes and even to gain weight faster...
...Maybe so, but proving cause and effect has been difficult. Those who develop DVT are likely to have a predisposition to do so (see box), and the condition itself can be almost impossible to track. Minor cases may produce no symptoms, while major complications like pulmonary embolisms can show up weeks after the initial clotting. Immobility may play a role, but to some experts the idea of a special link between aircraft and thrombosis simply isn't plausible: last year in Britain, a House of Lords report focusing on air travel and health issues tied DVT to sitting...
...image grows in Antwerp, does anyone see it? Not really, outside hard-core fashion circles. The clothes of these freshly minted designers are, for the most part, amazing. And surprisingly wearable. But big retailers are scared off, fearing these designers cannot develop a large following under their own, little-known names. "The problem with the Belgians is that they won't do press, they won't talk to anyone, they're so shy they'll barely come to meetings," said an executive in charge of filling top design jobs at established fashion houses. "I really respect them for what they...
...fact, it was petrol - rationed and costly in late-'50s England - that motivated the old British Motor Corp. (BMC) to develop the first Mini. Its popularity among the minor royals and pop stars in Swinging '60s London gave the Mini cachet; at its peak it was among Britain's best-selling cars. "It was classy because it was classless, stylish because it wasn't styled," says Brian...
...that dealers find easy to sell and at good margins." But while Rhys thinks the company can become profitable and remain strong for six to seven years, he says after that it will need to partner with or be bought by a larger rival to help fund new product development. Otherwise, he says, "Rover faces a slow decline into oblivion." For now, Rover's managers insist that they're not interested in buyers, partners, additional investors or a market flotation - that they only want to stick to their game plan. If potential buyers or partners come knocking after that...