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Fetal Facts from the First Trimester.
Conception/Fertilization: A new, unique human life begins when sperm and ovum join to form a single cell.
Implantation: On about the sixth day, the growing child attaches to the wall of the mother's uterus and begins sending out the "all systems go" chemical signal that can be detected in a home pregnancy test. Before the second week is over, the cells of the child's small body will have already begun segregating themselves into the layers which will give rise to the brain, nervous system, skin, digestive system, muscles, bones, and circulatory system.
3-4 Weeks: The baby's heart begins its first halting beats as early as 18 days after fertilization, often before the mother even suspects she is pregnant. The child ...
- UK government urges regulator to split BT.(British Telecom)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...requested Oftel to pay special attention to possibility of splitting BT's network division from rest of business. News comes only weeks after BT's consumer and wholesale broadband price-cuts were approved by Oftel (see 2002/101a3). BT (UK; +44/20...
- 'Spider-Man' gets online sales boost.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...registering record-breaking online ticket sales. Fandango.com has reported that ticket sales on its site totalled $3m in the weeks leading up to the movie's release. Fandango rival AOL Moviefone has not provided specific figures, but claims to have sold...
- Canadian Internet homes opt for broadband.
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Furthermore, report found Canadian broadband users are online for longer--an average of 14.3 hours a week, compared with 8.6 hours a week for dial-up users--and are more inclined to try different activities such as online banking and shopping...
- UK performing arts channels battle to death.(Artsworld, BBC Four)(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...though available only on some cable systems. Commercial broadcasters have protested against BBC launch of dedicated news, children's and entertainment channels (see 1998/259a2), with BBC currently seeking to transform BBC Choice into BBC Three, youth...
- Japanese major launches online digital library. (New Products & Services).(NTT...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...communications technology. Accessible at www.digital-lib.nttdocomo.co.jp, new multimedia service will particularly cater for children with content customised in colourful and playful manner. NTT DoCoMo (Japan; +81/3 5156 1366; www.nttdocomo.com...
- Pop-up ads move to television. (Advertising).(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest July 1, 2002 700+ words
...include advertisers buying their way into storylines on popular shows--cosmetics firm Revlon did this on the soap All My Children. Sponsorship is also seeing a revival, with commercial tie-ins to products like soft drink Sierra Mist and Doritos...
- DVD rental windows open in UK.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...experimenting. EV, one of UK's leading independents and sixth biggest video rental distributor in 2001, is trying out a 10-week DVD (and VHS) rental window for its 8 July 2002 release of Gosford Park. Move follows introduction of two-tier pricing strategy...
- DVD calling shots in Japanese video market. (Entertainment & Leisure).(Brief...
- Newspaper article from: Screen Digest June 1, 2002 700+ words
...recorders, although no specific numbers on market's growth were reported. In US market DVD player shipments during first 21 weeks of 2001 increased by almost 35 per cent on same period in 2001, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA...