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...bountiful harvest of California strawberries, melons, grapes, peaches and nectarines overflows the nation's summer tables. But that luscious crop mostly emerges thanks to farm workers who labor in flat fields under a scorching sun - and has a price higher than the grocery-store bill. Every year many farm workers become sick, and some die. Typical of the fatalities was Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez, who was just 17. In May 2008, she died after picking grapes in Merced County for nine hours in 95-degree heat. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger attended her funeral and promised to do more to protect workers...
...after 13,068 days on the run, Biggs returned to Britain on a chartered plane paid for by British tabloid the Sun. Having suffered a series of heart attacks, Biggs reportedly returned seeking medical attention. However, through his son he told reporters that he returned to spend his final days in his native land. "My last wish is to walk into a Margate pub as an Englishman and buy a pint of bitter...
...Just as remarkable is the twice-daily migration the jellyfish make along the lake's surface, following the sun as it moves across the sky. This is done to help their algae photosynthesize. As the sun dips behind the mangroves, jellyfish congregate near the surface to catch the last rays before sinking to the bottom for the night, putting on a display of marine behavior as surreal as you'll ever see. Go to www.visit-palau.com for more information...
...cold temperatures aren't the only reason for the fluctuations. Most of us spend less time in the sun during the winter, and that means we can end up vitamin D-deficient, leaving us vulnerable to any number of infections. And spending more time indoors can also put us in the line of infection for the flu, particularly if we share enclosed spaces with others. School is in session during the fall and winter in the northern hemisphere, and classrooms are excellent vectors of infection for all illnesses, including the flu. (Read "Think H1N1 Is Bad Now? Wait Till...
This should be Areva's time in the sun. As governments search for clean, renewable energy sources and consumers worry about volatile oil prices, nuclear power is hot again. The fear of nuclear accidents like the one at Three Mile Island in 1979 or at Chernobyl in 1986 has begun to fade as nuclear's backers make their case in a world growing warmer. Nuclear plants, goes their argument, provide a steady supply of relatively cheap energy with zero carbon emissions. The new enthusiasm for nuclear is measurable. Over the next decade, the world is expected to build 180 nuclear...