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...Harvard aquawomen on Saturday, the worst surprise was no surprise. In spite of the fond hopes of coach Stephanie Walsh and her charges, the Princeton Tigers made the trip from New Jersey as heavy favorites, and then back- and breaststroked their way to an 82-49 victory...
...Italy have done over the past several years. Admits Kawashima: "I would be less than candid if I said I had felt no pressure from the U.S." That observation is in keeping with the principles of the company's founder and "supreme adviser," Soichiro Honda, 73, who was fond of expounding: "When we do business around the world, we have no choice but to stick to the philosophy of give and take." Until now, the U.S. has been doing the giving, but Honda's move could signal a change...
...spit. Somehow it destroys the romantic image, and it happens not infrequently. Also, a lot of times onstage the chorus chats. The Met's acoustics are incredible: you can sneeze or speak really loudly upstage, and nobody in the audience will hear it. Nevertheless, the director is not so fond of that...
...closest allies in Europe and the Middle East are agreed: that it would be a devastating mistake for the U.S., whatever the provocation, to punish Khomeini by using American power to destroy Iran's airfields or immobilize its oil production. Even the Saudis, though they are fond of saying that the U.S. should throw its weight around and act more like a superpower, are terrified at the notion that this might happen in their own backyard...
...frustration of government officials at their powerlessness in Iran is understandable, but the quick-strike force clearly appeals to their fancy and their vanity, not their common sense. Undoubtedly it stirs fond memories of the Entebbe incident, in which the Israeli government managed to save hostages in Uganda through a clean, neat military operation. But unlike Entabbe, the American embassy in Tehran is not conveniently located at an airport--and the Ayatollah Khomeini does not drive a Mercedes Benz...