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...which is already complete. Over the summer, the familiar grass, a staple of the stadium for 103 years, was removed in favor of a new surface known as FieldTurf. According to the company that manufactures the surface, it is a synthetic system that uses sand and rubber to emulate soil and plastic for blades, taking on the biomechanical properties of natural grass. And judging from early reviews, things are working out well...
...coli 0157 remained on produce such as carrots and green onions when these vegetables were planted in composted manure that his team had intentionally contaminated with E. coli. "We found that you only have to apply contaminated irrigation water once, and the E. coli can still get into the soil and then contaminate that produce as it is growing," he says. Depending on how long the produce remained in the ground, says Doyle, the bug stuck to the food for as long as 140 days. That's well beyond the period at which it would be harvested - meaning that...
...forge a more coordinated alliance of developing nations, Iran among them, whose antipathy for Washington is as ardent as his. But autumn in New York has become perhaps Chavez's favorite yanqui-bashing moment each year, the time when he can freely make his Villa-spirited raid on U.S. soil. "It's when he can have the most impact as a voice for the disenfranchised countries," says a Venezuelan diplomat, who admits that Chavez's oil wealth "allows him to use some rhetoric that other developing nations might fear...
...country, and helping you deal with the armed extremists who are undermining your democracy by acting as a state within a state. The United Nations has passed a good resolution that has authorized an international force, led by France and Italy, to help you restore Lebanese sovereignty over Lebanese soil. For many years, Lebanon was a model of democracy and pluralism and openness in the region - and it will be again...
...Buchanan's America With regard to what makes us fellow Americans, conservative politician and pundit Pat Buchanan asked, "Is it simply citizenship? Or is it blood, soil, history and heroes?" [Aug. 28]. Perhaps he should ask the families of fallen soldiers with names like Ram?rez, Fern?ndez and Garc?a. Many of those heroes came from cities with names like Los Angeles, El Paso and Santa Fe. Buchanan seems to think he is waging a culture war when in fact he is fighting history?American history. Alvaro Gonzalez Miami...