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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Taylor, who commands the main rebel force and controls most of the Liberian countryside, vowed to resist the West Africans' intervention. He started by launching a new offensive last week to seize control of the divided capital, Monrovia. "We will use guns, machetes, knives," he cried. "We will kill all of them...
...increasing, the installation of cockpit warning systems and landing-guidance devices is not. The survey found that flight-crew error was ruled responsible for 73% of fatal accidents. Of these, 41% occurred during landings, often because of unstable approaches. Among other remedies, Boeing endorses worldwide use of pilot warning systems. It also urges airlines to monitor all flight-recorder data and review performances with the crews. Most foreign carriers -- but none in the U.S. -- do this...
...worthy directors, proven scriptwriters, a cast of (mostly) stars -- in its rather literal rendering of three modern classics. In Mary McCarthy's The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt (adapted and directed by Frederic Raphael), a radical journalist (Elizabeth McGovern) meets a crass business executive (Beau Bridges) who makes use of his booze and her boredom to lure her into a one- night stand during a transcontinental railroad trip. (Those were the days!) Owlish and pudgy, Bridges is right for his role, but pillow-soft McGovern is wrong for hers. And many of Raphael's arch lines -- "Stand...
Thoughtful lyrics and interesting chord changes serve to establish the band's musical credibility. But what sets O-Positive apart is their synthesis of eclectic musical styles and sounds into a logical, although seldom highly-polished, product. Herlihy prides himself on the ability to use musicians such as violinist Peter Rhee and trumpeter Artie Barbato in a way that transcends a token nod to the non-guitar musical universe...
...complicated, cutting-edge endeavors, it can be difficult to find meaningful tasks that undergraduates--with their limited experience--can undertake. And with limited funds and little time for training, even the most well-intentioned professor may be at a loss when charged with putting a research assistant to good use...