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DIED. Sam Myers, 70, Delta bluesman and master harmonica player whose 1956 single Sleeping in the Ground was later covered by musicians from Robert Cray to Eric Clapton; of throat cancer; in East Dallas, Texas. In 1986, Myers revived his career as front man for Dallas-based Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, considered among the U.S.'s best blues ensembles and the winner of nine W.C. Handy awards--the blues' Grammys...
...straight ride back to shore on a stable longboard makes pop-ups easy to practice Fins go on the feet, not on the board Advanced surfers look for responsive, lightweight boards to ride everyday surf TIME Graphic by Ed Gabel; text by Coco Masters Sources: Eric Arakawa; Chris Mauro; Salomon S-Core; Firewire Surfboards; Aviso; Fins Unlimited (Curtis Hesselgrave...
...systems" policy-on Taiwan. The party's efforts are in vain. We have tasted true freedom; therefore we shall never again give it up. The future of Taiwan can be decided only by its 23 million people. Chiu is correct: "The island's democracy is here to stay." Eric Kai-Hsiang Yu Taichung, Taiwan...
...sample of etymologist Eric Partridge's "vulgar dictionary" contained the commonest four-letter words, but they were masked with asterisks. The fun came in definitions of such obscure but piquant phrases as Back Gammon Player, Brother of the Gusset, Fire Ship, Irish Whist, Nogging House, Pushing School, Scotch Warming Pan and Whiffles. I suppose they might have raised a giggle from the youth of Olde England or 60s Middle America, but kids of the latter era were getting naughtier word play from Ian Fleming. Remember Pussy Galore...
According to a 2002 article by renowned Sudan researcher Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College, negotiations took place in 2001 between Tatneft and Sudanese officials about selling Tupolev 214 airliners and Mi-17 military transport helicopters to Sudan in exchange for access to Sudanese oil fields...