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...city has been harder hit than New Orleans. Virtually every building in every neighborhood has been struck; the French Quarter alone has one of the most concentrated infestations anywhere in the world. Damage in the metro area over the past decade has outstripped the havoc wreaked by hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined. And it is here that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service is launching its first major counterattack against the hungry bugs...
...withdraw from the World Cup -- an offer unlikely to be accepted not only because it would badly hurt the World Cup, but also since German fans are by no means the only offenders. "Although the offer reflects German sensitivity to the image of skinheads in combat boots wreaking havoc abroad, it is also connected with the 2006 World Cup," says TIME Bonn bureau chief Jordan Bonfante. "Germany wants to host that tournament, which makes them bend over backward to show contrition over this hooliganism in case it affects their bid." Because it won't much help Germany's case that...
Left uncorrected, the Y2K problem could certainly wreak havoc. But for the most part, it is being corrected--at a collective cost estimated at anywhere from $50 billion to $600 billion. And that does not include what the Federal Government, which is dramatically and perhaps dangerously far behind in dealing with the Y2K issue, will spend (see box). However, the question of how widespread and serious Year 2000 failures will be remains a highly contentious one, often pitting those with a Year 2000 fix or book to sell against those with economic turf and reputations to defend...
When Sugarman wasn't preoccupied with wreaking havoc on the recruiting process, he worked with the Harvard Hillel, an activity that not only comprised a significant part of his career at Harvard but also served as a sanctuary...
From its inception until is demise in 1905, Med. Fac. wreaked havoc all over campus. The members exploded bombs in Sanders Theatre, painted bright red penises on the John Harvard statue, hung chamber pots and human skeletons from lamp posts and regularly stole the bell clapper from Memorial Church...