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...couple of weeks ago, I was sipping a watermelon martini at Bungalow 8 when it donned on me that Jessica Simpson, who was standing only feet away from me, was much more than her seemingly petite 5’1’’ frame. As she gyrated to Beyoncé (faux pas?) closely guarded by her security detail, my mind wandered to her recent GQ cover, her TV show (is this chicken or fish?), her numerous front-row sightings, and of course, her rocky marriage with former boyband star, Nick Lachey...

Author: By Adam P. Schneider, | Title: Sampling the Celebrity Life | 8/5/2005 | See Source »

Summertime is watermelon time, but last week California farmers watched helplessly as more than 1 million melons were crushed, bashed and otherwise dumped. Parts of the crop had been contaminated by pesticide, and nearly 300 people in California, Oregon, Alaska, Washington and Idaho fell ill after eating the tainted fruit. The estimated loss to the melon industry: $6 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: Jul 22, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...poisonings were apparently caused by aldicarb, a pesticide marketed by Union Carbide under the trade name Temik. Aldicarb effectively protects soybeans, potatoes, cotton, sugar beets and citrus fruits, but is banned for use with watermelon. Some California farmers contend that their melons picked up the chemical from residues in fields where it had been applied to other crops years ago. Union Carbide insists, however, that its tests show aldicarb degrades to safe levels within 180 days. California Department of Food and Agriculture Director Clare Berryhill voiced "strong suspicions" that some farmers had knowingly misused the pesticide and added...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: Jul 22, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Grapes, Orange slices, a watermelon, and a Fried Egg—All four of these simple delicacies graced our cover for the March 4 “Food” issue. It’s not easy getting grapes to look like...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FM’s Top Five Props | 12/16/2004 | See Source »

Behold the Bambino. It looks like a watermelon and tastes like one too, but it's not the hulking mass you've had to lug home from the grocery store for the family picnic. And it took only 10 years to breed. The fruit typically weighs 4 lbs. to 6 lbs., about the size of a large cantaloupe. Seedless, it's sweeter than its larger cousin. The competition: Dulcinea Farms of Ladera Ranch, Calif., grows a similar breed called the Pureheart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Fresh Ideas | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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