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...behind Australia II, Gary Jobson, a winning crew member in Ted Turner's 1977 defense, exclaimed, "This is a disaster!" The flying bridge of the New York Yacht Club boat emptied as its nine straw-hatted, red-trousered committee members went below for a stiff belt...
...dashes to the aid of a beautiful princess and her cavalier, under a spell that turns her into a hawk by day and the cavalier into a wolf by night. Actors have had scenes with predators before, but most of them were agents. Broderick confesses that he was "scared stiff' to play opposite this beady, beaky old pro. Still, when your co-star is the thing with feathers, all you can do is wing...
This political bias is partly inherent in the book's structure. It begins and ends in 1981 when Polish farmers attempt to organize a union. The fictional organizers meet with stiff opposition from Polish communist leaders and more obliquely from Soviet officials. Sandwiched between these opening and closing chapters are flashbacks to earlier Polish history. The reader is supposed to reach the concluding chapter with an even greater sympathy for the David of the situation, but Michener forces the sentiment...
...than they. Said Venezuelan Finance Minister Arturo Sosa: "It is only sensible to ask whether the conditions being offered to our countries are comparable to those secured by troubled enterprises in industrial nations." A working paper presented to the session estimated that Latin borrowers must pay on average a stiff three percentage points above the U.S. prime rate for new money. That brings their current borrowing expenses to about 14%. International Harvester, on the other hand, is now paying just under...
...Force Five (price: $1,925) are faster than the mini-12s, but they are lightweight and prone to tipping. The mini-12s have keels weighted with lead ballast to make them self-righting. So instead of hanging out over the side to keep the boat upright in a stiff breeze, the skipper stays tucked inside the cockpit in roughly the position of someone sitting on a chaise longue. He steers the boat with a foot bar. In addition, the mini-12s boast more sails and ways to adjust them than most small boats. Besides carrying a mainsail and a Genoa...