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...infections tend to go up in the cold winter months and level off in the summer? According to a study from researchers at Mount Sinai Medical School, the flu virus is more stable and able to stay airborne longer when the air is cold and dry. The Mount Sinai researchers, who tested guinea pigs, found that the spread of the virus was most prevalent when the temperature reached a chilly 41°F (5°C); infections slowly decline as the mercury rises, before stopping altogether at 86°F (30°C). (Tropical countries, where fairly constant, high temperatures...
...Lauvergeon, though, has kept her top spot, with recently appointed supervisor Jean-Cyril Spinetta, chairman of Air France-KLM, backing most of her positions - even if plans for a public offering of shares in Areva, something for which Lauvergeon has long lobbied, have now been dropped. "About the only thing she hasn't gotten her way on is hearing [President] Nicolas Sarkozy say 'O.K., let's float this company,' " Elias says. "Apart from that, though, we're seeing further confirmation that she's one of the best managers in the industrial world...
...outside the attackers' first target. "Look what they have done to our church," says Shahida William, the wife of the pastor, pointing at the deeply blackened one-room Faith Bible Church. Inside, bricks are strewn across the floor. The stinging smell of the chemicals used still hangs in the air. A few houses down, Ethel Gill points to nine bullet holes that have been punched into the top story of her home: "They threw rocks and bricks at us. Then they opened fire. We cowered for safety and ran away, jumping over roofs of other houses. We eventually found sanctuary...
...half the world's cars. Much of that results from outdated, inefficient light sources in homes, offices and parking lots. Energy-efficiency advocates say that because lighting is ubiquitous, the new guidelines will have a bigger environmental impact than any other appliance standards, including those for refrigerators and air conditioners...
...proposal isn't getting much support. Richard Shuster, a Miami attorney who writes the Florida Foreclosure Defense blog, notes that foreclosed properties are often uninhabitable. "Homeowners in foreclosure or thieves after foreclosure often strip homes of appliances, fixtures, air conditioners, and anything else of value, including hurricane shutters," he says. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not considering such a measure. "Under FEMA's mission of sheltering disaster survivors, this is not an option that we would utilize," agency spokesman Clark Stevens says...