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...misread the wind. The boat veered sharply and rolled over so quickly that Autissier barely had time to seal the cabin. "Everything was a wreck," she later told TIME via satellite. "The compartment was full of oil and diesel, and water was everywhere." Still, she dared not risk abandoning ship for a raft on the open sea. "That boat was my only survival," she said. "If it went down, I went down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deep End of the Sea | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...only are top names like Fiorina and Skocpolconsidering jumping ship, but Harvard has haddifficulty convincing Americanists to come to theUniversity in the first place...

Author: By James Y. Stern, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: American Govt. Program Struggles | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...modem to download an hour of audio. To do this, you'll need Audible's software, which comes with a nifty 3.5-oz. rechargeable MobilePlayer ($199) that holds two hours' worth of stuff. A newer model that holds 7 1/2 hrs. and costs $299 is supposed to ship next week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Audible Books | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

Spectacular flames rose from the freighter New Carissa after the U.S. Navy detonated explosives and napalm-spiked gasoline in its hull. The ship had run aground off the Oregon coast and storm-whipped waves had torn into it, threatening an environmental disaster if all 400,000 gallons of oil within leaked. The daring "controlled burn" was intended to consume 90% of the fuel in 24 hours. The maneuver seemed to work: the burning boat broke in two the next day, but only a fraction of the oil contaminated the beaches...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fighting Mire With Fire | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

Does Varsity Blues have anything that set it apart from others like Rudy? Well, there's a beefed-up brunette Dawson sporting a manly Texas drawl, but pretty faces aren't enough to save this sinking ship. The plotline is hackneyed--boy overcomes some personal demons and a satanic coach (John Voight) to win that one great ballgame. Throw in a dash of T&A, a pinch of pecs, the trampy, whipped cream bikini-wearing blond cheerleader and bring to a simmer in a cauldrom of frothy beer...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, | Title: VARSITY BLUES | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

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