Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...living room is a dirty trick. But some enterprising Coloradans are striking back at would-be tree snatchers with a pungent recipe: fox urine, a drop or two of skunk essence and glandular extracts from cats, ferrets or muskrats. Sprayed on evergreens, the Scrooge Christmas Tree Protector, at $6 per pt., raises a stink to warn off tree rustlers. If a "Scrooged" tree is moved into a heated house, the putrid perfume gets really intense. How long before the scent wears off? Says Scrooge creator Major Boddicker: "For sure, by spring it'll be gone...
...table falls and toxic chemicals make some supplies undrinkable. Saving the precious liquid can be simple: use a water-conserving shower head, which can reduce consumption by more than half. For older-model toilets, put a brick or two in the tank, since they use 7 gal. of water per flush. Better yet, install a new ultra-low-flush toilet that can cut water use as much...
...think that the toxic-waste mess is all the work of big bad industry. The average homeowner uses more pesticide and chemical fertilizer per acre of lawn than farmers do on the same amount of land. Cut back on these potent pollutants as well as nonbiodegradable detergents, cleansers and solvents. An attractive alternative to buying chemical fertilizer is to compost fallen leaves and lawn clippings, which now constitute 18% of all municipal solid waste...
...Blue Devils' top three scorers are freshmen--guards Kevin Swann (10.8 points per game) and Marc Rybczyk (8.2 p.p.g.). Rybczyk, who may start tonight, was the leading scorer in the team's only victory, a 83-55 whipping of C.W. Post...
...Most every other university has a licensing program," said Brinton. She said the trademark does not cover the word "Harvard" per se, but only its use in reference to the University. The town of Harvard, Mass., Harvard Square, the Harvard Shop and the Harvard House of Pizza will not need to pay royalties to the University, but the makers of such items as t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, bookends, boxer shorts, ties and turtlenecks will...