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...owner, a local landlord named Mahadeswara, had hired Raju to poach deer and other game favored in local feasts. Gun owners often hire tribesmen as shooters because of their knowledge of the forest. One evening last spring, Raju, the landlord and two other poachers hid near a water hole. At dusk a tiger approached within a few yards. Raju claims he was reluctant to shoot it, but the landlord insisted. He promised, but never delivered, payment of 110 lbs. of millet -- worth...
During the Revolution, patriotic island families hid their cattle from hungry British troops who repeatedly raided the island looking for supplies. But since those days, islanders have been more welcoming to boat-loads of summer visitors which furnish much of the island's economy...
...emergency light flashed on the dashboard. When we neared the Canadian border, this faint became a loud drumming sound, So about 30 miles from Canada, we pulled the car aside on the road and lifted the hood. Suddenly the car started to hiss, and steam hid the view of the engine...
...racial stereotypes. Tall and dark complexioned, Staples noticed he inspired fear in whites when he approached on the sidewalk. At first he sought to reassure them by whistling Vivaldi. Then he found malicious glee in frightening them in a game he called "scatter the pigeons." One night he hid in the shadows, then sprang in front of a white couple: "The two of them stood frozen as I bore down on them. I felt a surge of power: these people were mine . . . If I had been younger, with less to lose, I'd have robbed them." Instead Staples shouted good...
Redstone was holed up in hush-hush meetings with H. Wayne Huizenga, the chairman of Blockbuster Entertainment, and his team of top advisers. Fueled by pizza and Chinese food, the bleary-eyed negotiators hid out in the hotel suite for two days, often sleeping in chairs, as they hammered out the final details of the deal. So obsessed was Redstone with secrecy that when he arranged a board meeting, directors weren't told where they would assemble until the last minute. With only hours to spare, Viacom and Blockbuster announced a shocker: an $8.4 billion merger that would create...