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When the lights flip on in a room infested with cockroaches, they all jockey for the nearest dark hole. This is because roaches are nocturnal, says Gary F. Alpert, an entomologist who gauges and makes recommendations on University cockroach problems. "If you see them during the day, you know you've got problems," he says...
...dogs. Out on the ice, almost unable to see, "I kept telling myself how foolish I was being for doing this," recalls Riddles. But fools who rush on can sometimes beat the waiting wise men cold. She swept across the finish line 2 1/2 hours ahead of her nearest rival. What plans does Riddles have for her $50,000 prize? "Maybe Hawaii," said the champion snowbird. "And a box of biscuits for each of the dogs...
...slashes furiously into Wimbledon's crabgrass scarcely qualify yet as this ! kind of mark. But he has just turned 26 and has not exactly been silenced, or even quieted. Maybe he will grow into a greater mantle. Of all the athletes in their prime, Martina Navratilova should have the nearest understanding of where Gretzky and Bird are situated. For the past three years, her grip on women's tennis has made Margaret Court, Billie Jean King and Chris Evert Lloyd protective of their memories. It would be appropriate to say that Martina has played the competition off its feet, except...
Lest the owner fear that an inexperienced mariner will run his vessel up on the nearest rocks, the charter firms ask renters to fill out detailed personal history forms and provide references attesting to their sailing skills. Sometimes they must also demonstrate their knowledge of the yacht they will use. "Look out for the guy wearing new Topsiders," says David Gegg, owner of Sail Belize charters in Belize City. The operators all retain the right to put a professional skipper aboard (at an extra cost of about $65 per day) as an added precaution. Most charter firms keep a "chase...
...Lawrence is in Canton, 10 minutes from Potsdam, but also an eternity from civilization. The nearest major city to either of these places is Ottawa...