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Raul and his generals even earn dollars for guns with an octopus-like tourism outfit called Gaviota, which runs health spas, marinas and luxury hotels. At hunting preserves formerly reserved for the army, visitors shoot duck in some of Fidel's favorite stalking grounds. Gaviota takes tourists to the outskirts of the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo and lets them spy on troop movements -- cocktails and binoculars included. TRD Caribe, the newest arm of Gaviota, is the fastest-growing chain of department stores. TRD, appropriately enough, stands for tienda recaudacion en divisas -- literally, "store to rake in the dollars...
...Harvard's dominance continued almost until the final whistle--Silva nearly garnered a third Crimson goal in the 113th minute. He broke in alone on Webb only to shoot wide, by which time only the dim-white ball and the mile-wide smiles of the Crimson could be seen in the pitch-blackness...
...Israelis would rather arrest than shoot, officials say, since only a live suspect can provide intelligence. On the whole, though, the Israelis do not expect to catch Hamas guerrillas without a fight...
...meantime, more and more U.S. shows are heading north to shoot; there, cheaper studio space and lower salaries (as well as a favorable exchange rate) can reduce costs by more than 25%. Thirty-six American TV movies and pilots and 11 series, among them ABC's The Commish and Fox's The X-Files, have been shot in and around Vancouver this year. In Toronto movie and TV production will bring in an estimated $292 million in 1994, up from $24 million in 1983. The city -- the third largest film-production center in North America after Los Angeles...
...Hamas, a "ticking bomb" proviso and shoot-to-kill threats...