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...scientists had designated the last known free-flying condor in the state, hovered over a goat carcass last week in the Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge, 40 miles southwest of Bakersfield. Sweeping down on its 9 1/2-ft. wingspan, it settled in for breakfast. But the seven-year-old male bird, which had eluded pursuers for seven months, had at last fallen into a trap. Captors hidden nearby set off small explosives that launched a "cannon net" over the condor, and A.C. 9 was grounded for what wildlife experts say is his own good. The bird was endangered by his civilized...
...year-old housewife named Masha, who sells sweaters at a produce market on the outskirts of Moscow. "I used to knit sweaters occasionally for friends, but now I sell them for 50 rubles (($75)) each. I can't make enough of them." She, like thousands of other early-bird entrepreneurs, took part in a five- month trial period...
...best," says Austrian. "She's the greatest inspirator, she's got the best attitude, and she sets the best example for the team. The first week of the year I was asked to write down who my inspirations in sports are. I put down Bjorn Borg, Larry Bird and The Machine...
...before Rybakov could tackle it, he built a successful career as a children's novelist, winning praise for his first novel, The Dirk, in 1950 and following it with a sequel, The Bronze Bird, in 1956. Next came two more teen stories, The Adventures of Krosh and Krosh's Vacation, written in the early 1960s...
...often associated with Steinbrenner, nor is deference. He practiced daily at the track, while the other celebrities pursued their usual interests. Plimpton arrived in Florida only hours before Thursday's afternoon press conference. He sat at the bar -- a tall, gangly man, who resembles a preppy, perpetually disoriented tropical bird -- and nursed a gin and tonic while moaning that he had had only a few hours sleep...