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...roads lace through this damp, shaded museum tract. Huge stumps rot here and there among the living trees. These are significant: it is obvious that a sizable number of trees can be cut without killing the forest. Saplings and a complex tangle of undergrowth spring up to use the sunlight...
...Olympians are made of stronger, not necessarily better, clay. At the same Olympic parade, such as Montreal's in 1976, the likes of the glorious Shun Fujimoto and the notorious Boris Onischenko can march into the sunlight together. The Soviet army's Major Onischenko came forever to be known as Disonischenko after the fencing segment of the modern pentathlon, when a battery was discovered in his nose cone. Like a burp at a banquet, Boris' epee went off by itself and beeped a phantom touche. The major was briskly spirited away to the U.S.S.R...
While Southwestern style dominates domestic design, the Moorish arches and walled courtyards of the Southeast are appearing more and more in public and commercial architecture. From the historic Douglas Entrance to the city of Coral Gables, Fla., to Plaza Guadalupe in San Antonio, the Latin elements promise sunlight and accessibility, a sense of invitation. "I've always liked porches, arcades and transitional spaces that are open on the sides," says Miami Architect Hilario Candela, a partner in what he claims is the largest Hispanic-owned design and construction firm in the U.S. "Most Latin public spaces are essentially gregarious...
That is now difficult to do, and the consequence may be costly: prolonged exposure to invisible ultraviolet beams of sunlight may permanently damage the eyes. Ultraviolet-B is thought, for example, to be a major factor in the formation of cataracts, in which the normally transparent lens of the eye becomes cloudy or opaque. About 15% of people over 65 suffer reduced vision from cataracts; many eventually undergo surgery to have the lens replaced. Some ophthalmologists also believe that decades of absorbing ultraviolet-A may lead to destruction of cells in the center of the retina. The condition, known...
...Sams of the University of Alabama in Birmingham recalls one patient with a second-degree "flash burn all over" his body. His mistake: sunbathing outdoors for an hour after visiting a tanning salon the same day; he did not realize that sun lamps can dramatically boost the effect of sunlight. "His entire epidermis peeled off," says Sams. "We didn't think he was going to live...