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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Convinced that Ann intends to marry their mutual friend, Octavius Robinson (Scott Riley), Jack persists in his wilful blindness until his chauffeur (Stephen Rowe) reveals the real state of affairs to him. Aghast at the thought of becoming her prey, Jack flees to Spain, only to be taken captive in the Sierra Nevada mountains by band of brigands led by an appealingly urbane character called Mendoza (Jeremy Geidt). In the end, the wayward Jack is finally reclaimed by the tenacious Ann, who tracks him down, accompanied by the entire party...

Author: By Lynn Y. Lee, | Title: Man, Woman Create Life Force | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...rubs them up and down against each other. 'What's this?' he asks the women, who do not know the answer. 'It's a black guy taking off his condom,' Tiger explained." Swissh! Pierce scores his tabloid three-pointer, but the subject reaps the whirlwind of an aghast reading public...

Author: By Eric M. Nelson, | Title: Whose Tiger? | 4/19/1997 | See Source »

...trial between Kendall-Jackson and Gallo over so-called trade dress infringement has vintners from California's Santa Barbara to the Alexander Valley aghast at the spectacle of two of the industry's more cantankerous personalities' slugging it out. Some of the biggest names in the business--Sebastiani, Mondavi and Wente--have been called as witnesses. "This is like wrestling with a gorilla 30 times your size," says Jackson. "But if I don't fight them, who will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUR GRAPES | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

...announcement which has left both the scientific and ethical communities aghast, a researcher working for a private company in Edinburgh, Scotland, has apparently created the first successful clone of an adult mammal--a ewe, genetically identical to a six-year-old adult sheep...

Author: By Elisheva A. Lambert, | Title: Seeing Double--Researcher Makes Clone of Sheep | 2/25/1997 | See Source »

...made a heated case. Fast food was part of Clinton's bad old image: the burger-munching, sax-playing juvenile-in-chief. That Clinton had gradually given way to a grayer and graver President, with an optimism that seemed more deeply felt. Penn and Baer were aghast that Clinton might take a step backward. Sperling thought this message business was getting just a bit out of hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASTERS OF THE MESSAGE | 11/18/1996 | See Source »

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