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...food-poisoning outbreaks occurred in just 300 schools nationwide during the 1990s. So the chances of your child falling prey to a massive, Turkey Day--scale illness are still minuscule. But that doesn't mean you can relax. "Full outbreaks are just the tip of the tip of an iceberg," says Paul Mead, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's food-borne--and diarrheal-diseases branch. The vast majority of food-borne illnesses strike only a handful of children at a time, and symptoms are seldom reported to the school or a doctor, much less...
...hardly surprising in the current climate of finger-pointing over September 11 that the authorities may be inclined right now to avoid taking any chances by rolling him up early. An alternative explanation might be that they already knew al Muhajir was not the tip of some organizational iceberg, but rather a solo volunteer, like shoe-bomber Reid, sent on a mission al-Qaeda could claim if it succeeded but that would cause minimal organizational damage if he was captured. Indeed, officials quoted in the U.S. media suggested that al Muhajir was on the run following the April arrest...
...source of hydrogen for fuel. Before human explorers head for Mars, much more study needs to be done by rovers and drill-equipped landers. Still, the scientists say, they're optimistic that the "ice signature" detected by Odyssey's instruments is just the tip of a Martian iceberg. EUROPEAN UNION Save Our Soles The E.U. considered a proposal to cut its fishing fleet drastically in an effort to protect fast-declining fish stocks. Some countries' fleets could be reduced by up to 60% over four years, mainly in northern European countries. But Spain, which has the biggest European fleet...
...have improved this dish. The bibb lettuce salad ($7) was also impressive, with a nice dijon vinaigrette and good gorgonzola. The cilantro leaves seemed a bit large and obtrusive, but at least that made them easier to avoid. In addition to these two, the diminutive menu offers a basic iceberg wedge and two meat salads—one with grilled chicken, the other featuring bresaola...
...shelf 200 m thick, 3,250 sq km in extent and weighing 500 billion tons broke up in less than a month. Though average Antarctic peninsula temperatures have risen by 2.5C in the last 50 years, the eastern Larsen B shelf crumbled into small icebergs far faster than expected. The shelf was a huge extension into the water of the ice sheets covering the land mass. It was one of five that have been shrinking owing to climate change. An iceberg half the size of Cyprus broke off another part of the coast...