Word: gardini
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...winds of fortune blow kindly, Raul Gardini will be remembered as a shining symbol of his age, a captain of industry and a world-class sailor who piloted both his companies and his million-dollar yachts with joyous abandon. He worked hard for 60 years to cultivate that image, in a land where myths ripen richly and image often counts more than fact...
...Italy's omnivorous corruption scandal. But having lost his empire, his power and now his honor, the thought of a prison cell was apparently too much for him. Lying on a bed in his 18th century Milan palazzo two weeks ago, just hours before he would have been arrested, Gardini pressed a pistol to his temple and fired...
...races. New technology doesn't come cheap. The two boats competing in the finals -- America 3 from the U.S. and Il Moro di Venezia from Italy -- have together devoured $160 million in development costs. The millionaires funding these efforts, American energy entrepreneur William Koch and Italian businessman Raul Gardini, are hoping their largesse will pay off in the best-of-seven finals that began last weekend...
...28th America's Cup competition is not just a matter of money. It is a spiritual quest that combines courage and seamanship with hubris and high technology. Yet deep pockets seem to be the common denominator. New Zealand challenger Sir Michael Fay has spent $65 million, Italian industrialist Raul Gardini at least $100 million. On the American-defender side, energy mogul Bill Koch has shelled out at least $60 million. Dennis Conner, the cup's three-time champion, is the poor cousin with a mere $15 million...
...Gene Bowman to the mat. A few minutes later a much stronger burst of applause greeted Wrestler Mortensen's sturdy sister Clara as, clad in a uniform which resembled a two-piece bathing suit, she climbed into the ring for a feature match with chunky Maria Gardini. After one fall apiece, Wrestler Mortensen, only moderately flushed by her exertions, suddenly lifted Wrestler Gardini over her head, spun her around a few times, slammed her dizzy to the mat, pounced on her so that only her vainly wriggling legs were visible...