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...pink raised welts on their arms and legs. Since they often spend hot nights with their windows open, they thought the problem was mosquitoes. But when the bites got worse and no flying culprit appeared in their New York apartment, the pair turned to the Internet. The real perp? Bed bugs...
...Those childhood warnings to not let the bed bugs bite are taking on new meaning in beds from New York to Los Angeles-and many beds in between. Although the insects do not transmit disease, living with these bloodsuckers can be traumatic. And the problem is growing in both cities and the suburbs. According to the National Pest Management Association, bed bug calls nationwide jumped more than 63 percent between 2000 and 2004. Today, the infestations are "nearly an epidemic in Manhattan and other U.S. cities," says Robert Pineiro, a supervisor for Terminix in White Plains, New York...
...insects that invade your home, bed bugs are the worst, because they are hard to control and even harder to prevent," says Richard Pollack, Ph.D., an entomologist at the Harvard School of Public Health. The bugs hide close to their warm-blooded prey in mattresses, box springs, floorboards and clothing. They usually remain out of sight during the day, making them hard to find and difficult to completely eliminate. Even when you're bitten, the anesthetic the bugs inject numb you to the fact that it is happening. The only trace they'll leave-apart from the welts-is blood...
...different] times,” said Kathy Putnam, whose husband helped fund the project. Briahna J. Gray ’07 said she liked the artisan approach of the collection. One piece that stood out to her, she said, was a static electricity machine that was built on a bed frame, having been created by a bedmaker. Another notable piece is the 18th-century orrery—a solar system model—that was wired with the help of Benjamin Franklin after a 1764 Harvard Hall fire destroyed a large segment of the University’s scientific apparatus...
...DiCenso offers another holistic reason for the early closing at Pinocchio’s: his employees’ welfare. “My perspective isn’t just the final line,” DiCenso says. “I look at the employees getting to bed at the same time as other people. You need to consider the whole picture.”But for Ackil, whose restaurant focuses on providing customers with healthy food options, it is only a matter of time before b.good extends its hours until 2 or 3 a.m. on weekends. His Common Victual...