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...Ulysses Seal, an expert on Siberian tigers, said the odds of being attacked while in an enclosed area with tigers are 100%. "Tigers regard a human as a meat meal," he said. "I've worked with tigers for seven years, and under no circumstances would I put myself under those conditions." People have called for the destruction of the animals that attacked Robin Silverman. Zoo Director William Conway disagrees. Says he: "We're not going to vilify normal, healthy tigers for doing what tigers...
...close. The residents of Sa-Nur are working to set up secret routes for supporters to circumvent the army roadblocks. "It's going to be much harder there than in Gaza," says an official with Israel's Shin Bet domestic security service. "It's very hard to seal the place off." The Shin Bet fears that people will visit Sa-Nur during the Passover holiday next week, only to remain there until the evacuation begins. The ultimate fear is that some settlers will turn violent. Police arrested three Israeli extremists for attempting to sell grenades to settlers last month...
...Save the Seals by Skipping Scallops?" [April 4], about the protest against Canada's government-sanctioned seal hunts in which baby seals are clubbed to death: I agree with the Humane Society of the U.S.'s boycott of all Canadian seafood. In many former whale-hunting areas, the locals earn their income from whale-watching tours. Let's turn the tide from baby-seal slaughter to seal watching...
Separating the myths from the realities of cooking information can be as tricky as separating the yolks and whites of eggs. Does it really help to add salt to egg whites before beating them? Will searing meat seal in juices during the roasting? In fact, performing these rituals may reassure the cook but will accomplish little else. Salt actually increases the whipping time required to turn egg whites into snow, and it decreases the stability of the final result. Searing meat does nothing to retain juices, although it does improve the flavor...
Meanwhile, private citizens can take a number of steps to combat possible radon pollution. They can order testing devices called Track Etch from Terradex, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm. If homeowners then detect dangerous concentrations of radon indoors, they should seal cracks and openings in basements with epoxy sealants, ventilate buildings with heat exchangers, and remove indoor airborne dust with high-quality air-cleaning systems. Average cost to radonproof a house: $1,000 to $5,000. Unfortunately homeowners must bear the cost. Many insurance companies have said that they are not liable for radon contamination, and because the substance...