We also explored several pressing environmental issues as record levels of radiation were found in fish near Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant and we delved into the Gates of Hell -- a burning gas crater in Turkmenistan that has been ablaze for 41 years.

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And fight like hell for as long as they can, as long as the fire is burning, as long as they feel like they're making progress, as long as they're more happy when they get up in the morning than they are irritated.

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