Word: forme
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...scientists involved in the new IARC classification. In an analysis of 20 such studies, the IARC found that people who begin using tanning beds before age 30 increase their risk of developing skin cancer 75%. Overall, use of the beds boosts the risk of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer...
...tanning-bed use as a health benefit: in response to the FAQ "Is moderate exposure to the sun or ultraviolet light (UV) good for your health?" the answer reads cheerfully, "Absolutely. There is a growing body of well-conducted, validated scientific research demonstrating that the production of the activated form of vitamin D is one of the most effective ways the body controls abnormal cell growth...
Three women, wearing long skirts of cascading ruffles and scarlet flowers in their black hair, sat in chairs in front of the guitarist, a flutist, and a singer. Reflecting the highly improvisatory nature of this art form, the dancers and musicians each took turns initiating pieces. Each performer remained seated until the music motivated her to begin. Once she took the stage, the others concentrated on her movements and kept time according to her lead, with a complex rhythmic pattern emerging from the clapping, finger snapping, and lighting quick clicking of their heels. Interwoven through it all, the lone female...
When a handful of students in northern Spain got together in July 1959 to form a group dedicated to winning independence for the Basque Country, they could hardly have known that they would one day become Europe's longest-enduring terrorist group. This week, ETA (the initials stand for Basque Homeland and Freedom in Euskera, the Basque language) marked the 50th anniversary of its founding with yet more bloodshed: more than 40 people were injured by a bomb in the northern city of Burgos on July 29, and two civil guards were killed by another on the holiday island...
...worsening poverty and post-election violence, finally said enough. The Communists won 48 seats, short of the 61-seat majority needed to govern, although still a sizable 45% of the vote. But the opposition parties, as long as they can work together, will be able to control parliament and form a government. "The results will have a long lasting effect of sustaining democracy in Moldova and in other parts of the region," says Ursu. "It was the frustration of not being able to challenge a government no matter how undemocratically it behaves that led people to streets in April...