We were spared during Sandy, our only real troubles a loss of cable television and Internet service.

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"For the four others investigated, there are no published randomised clinical trials to support their efficacy in weight loss, " Dr Cable added.

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At 400 kilovolts, a standard value for long-distance transmission, an alternating current 30 metres (100 feet) from the ground has a fortieth of the loss of a similar cable at ground level.

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