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...tiger on the bench," according to an associate, Wyzanski was known for his progressive opinions in cases ranging from state corruption to selective service. He died suddenly of a massive cerebral hemorrhage...
Women like Emily and Irma live by shibboleths learned in early youth: sleep with no woman and damn few men; he who rides a tiger must never get off; and, as the title indicates, he who sees the last blossom on the plum tree must pick it. Shakespeare was more succinct: ripeness is all, and so it proves with Emily. After meeting Carlo's ancient father, she is momentarily ( transformed into a radiant ideal: "beautiful, charming, intelligent, loving, and the perfect future Principessa Pontevecchio." Irma is another matter: abandoned by Charlie, she becomes one more foolish dowager...
Feel a mosquito biting at your leg? Be careful: it might be America's new pest, the Asian tiger. First discovered in the U.S. nine months ago in Houston, the mosquito can transmit dangerous viral infections, including dengue fever and the La Crosse virus. The tiger has since been found in three states besides Texas: Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee...
...date, however, the mosquito's buzz has been worse than its bite. The tiger has not yet been blamed for any reports of illness in the U.S. Nor can it fly far on its own. It likes to breed in stagnant water often found in used tires; to travel, it hitches rides on trucks and ships...
...Tiger Lisa Nyman came out roaring in the first set and upset Martha Berkman, 6-2. Berkman did some roaring of her own in the second and third sets, though, and triumphed...