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...intensity of the fall's light begins to bleach out the chlorophyll--the chemical that turns leaves green--and unmasks a companion chemical contained in every leaf. That companion chemical, carotene, is what turns carrots orange and leaves yellow, according to John W. Einset, an associate professor of biology who works at the Arnold Arboretum. The yellow trees that dominate Vermont's fall landscape are ashes, sassafrases (members of the laurel family), hickories and maples. But, for the most part, you see the distinctive maple scattered all over Vermont...
...metabolism" it the trees. "By fall, the metabolism essentially stops and reassimilation of nutrients into the tree begins," Einset says. The leaves begin breaking down, and the nutrients contained in them are absorbed into the bark of the tree. So, the leave fall off and shrivel to crispy, brown leaf corpses. And all over Vermont, people begin burning pile of dead leaves in their front and back yards...
Bryant accused the Hare Krishnas of child abuse, drug dealing and systematic violence. He charged that the Krishna temple near Moundsville, W. Va. -- a 4,000-acre community called New Vrindaban that features an Oz-like palace decorated with gold leaf -- was becoming like the Rev. Jim Jones' notorious People's Temple...
...contenders are of great interest to Canada, whose Maple Leaf coins have become global best sellers, with 64% of the $1 billion market in 1985. The Canadians hope that a U.S. promotional blitz for the Liberty series will have a spillover effect and expand sales of the Maple Leafs as well...
Elbow grease and friends help. Larry Bauman, 36, a petroleum geologist, and five partners bought the Palm Leaf in 1982 for $5,000. After 5,000 hours and an investment of $100,000, the gleaming silver Pullman is within a few weeks of rolling out of Denver. Is it worth it? To paraphrase J.P. Sr.: If you have to ask, it's not. "You have a sense of travel in a train car," says Bauman. "In a yacht, what can you do? Go out to the horizon and turn around and come back. Here you can see America...