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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ultimately, scientists expect to learn enough in New Orleans to stop the spread of termites all over the country--although eliminating them completely will probably prove impossible. But for the Beyers family, "ultimately" is too long to wait. They've signed up for an experimental program the pest-control company Terminix is running to test a new pesticide called chlorfenapyr. The chemical was applied last week; in a month, Terminix will be back to see how well it has worked. If the bugs are gone, friends and family will pitch in to help repair the damage--a skill Patrick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Termites from Hell | 7/13/1998 | See Source »

...many minorities, it is fluff that probably wouldn't even fly on a hot summer's day at the beach. Essentially, the moral of the Dog Days is that if you don't steal dogs from the Mafia, your life will be straight out of the Eddie Bauer catalogue. Wait a minute--the Eddie Bauer catalogue? No, according to Lyons, life for Boston's yuppies is only worthy of J. Crew...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dog Book Not Good, Too Boring for the Beach | 7/10/1998 | See Source »

...hard-liners and Communists that dominate the lower house, unhappy with Yeltsin?s presidency and loath to impose new taxes on Russians who already wait months for their paychecks, can?t be counted on to hurry on their president?s behalf. Meanwhile, Yeltsin, who has been courting French and German leaders for additional financial assistance, is facing a new and potentially crushing round of bond payments that are coming due in July. As Russia?s Central Bank spends mightily to support the ruble and court foreign investors, Yeltsin?s best argument with the IMF may be his country's sincere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kiriyenko Pleads His Case | 7/10/1998 | See Source »

Imagine 15-year-old Kipland Kinkel in rustic Springfield, Ore., chatting with two buddies on a three-way phone call May 20--probably while his father's corpse lay on the floor, a bullet drilled through his skull. Kip said he couldn't wait to see the new South Park that night, according to Tony McCown, 15, who phoned him. "I wonder when Mom's gonna get home," he fretted. When she finally arrived, he allegedly said, "I love you, Mom," and then unloaded his weapon into her. It was around 6 p.m., and Kip presumably stayed with the bodies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Arms and The Boy | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...fans will be more than content withLife Won't Wait, although it might requirea listening transition if you've become accustomedto the traditional Rancid sound or are unfamiliarwith reggae. As long as you appreciate thechallenge to the group's style that this albumpresents, it won't take long to sink your teethin

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Street-Rock to Punk-Reggae: Rancid Grows Up | 7/2/1998 | See Source »

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