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...Travel to South Africa can place your safety at risk--travelers should exercise very careful judgement at all times to avoid becoming a statistic themselves," reads a warning near the beginning of "Let's Go: South Africa," a guide which also covers Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe...
When the need arose, the Schenectady gamblers had their very own contact in Las Vegas. He was Thomas DiNola, a former Schenectady resident who fled New York State in 1989 to avoid a $250,000 civil judgment arising from another gambling case. He relocated to Las Vegas but kept up ties to the hometown bookies. As a local bookie told a potential customer, in a conversation picked up on wiretaps, "We're a pretty big operation. We're based in Las Vegas, and I work this local branch. We're a full-tilt operation...
...friend. Over the two years 1997 and 1998, dogs bit some 9 million Americans--27 of them fatally. The breeds to blame in more than half the fatalities: pit bulls and Rottweilers. So what should you do if approached by an angry-looking canine? Stand still, don't scream, avoid eye contact--and don't smile. A dog interprets smiling as teeth baring, a signal that you're about to launch an attack of your...
...that knee injury was bad? Just wait. A major study that tracked more than 1,200 doctors for nearly 40 years found that sustaining a knee injury early in life can lead to a whopping fivefold increase in the risk of developing arthritis by age 65. Any way to avoid that fate? The researchers suggest using a knee brace--and totally giving up the injurious activity. --By Janice M. Horowitz...
Skinheads are a periodic problem in the Square, police agencies report. The area commonly known as the Pit, near the subway kiosk, is patrolled by transit police, CPD and HUPD in an effort to avoid confrontations...