The peak is attributed largely to the approach of the growing season, which brings thousands of migrant workers north. Recent efforts to tighten border security have resulted mainly in rechanneling, rather than reducing, illegal immigrant flows. This month the first line of foods designed to actively lower cholesterol will appear on supermarket shelves. In 1993 the FDA ruled that the manufacturers of such foods may make clinically proven health claims. Ensemble's claim is based on the soluble fiber its products contain.
Soluble fiber is, of course, also available in grains, fruits, and beans.
The Skywatcher's Diary Daily information on the skies posted by Michigan State University's Abrams Planetarium. Full Moon, also known this month as the Sap, Crust, and Lenten Moon. Full Moon, which, because it is the second of the month, is a Blue Moon. William James's experiments with psychoactive drugs raise difficult questions about belief and its conditions. A collection of James's letters to his family, friends, and colleagues.