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...matter of give and take - no one gets what they asked for." -Richard Dreyfuss With spoils from cable TV and the Internet up for grabs, both sides can be expected to put up a fight. And the amount of muscle SAG can flex here will give the industry a hint of the union's power next year. Says Dreyfuss, "I think there is a legitimate interest on the part of the people who will be involved in that strike to see how strong the union is right...
...legacies of Watergate is that even the hint of skulduggery during a presidential campaign snowballs into a political scandal - often before anything resembling the truth is known. In the two weeks since a videotape and more than 100 pages of George W. Bush's debate preparation material landed on the desk of one of Al Gore's closest advisers - who turned them over to the FBI - rumors, fanciful tales and flat-out fabrications about who was behind the caper have whizzed between the two campaigns and the press rooms of the world. The facts have been on holiday. Except...
...attractions, and they should be more than enough for the Olympic Games juggernaut of athletes, officials, business executives and media that lands in September, and for most of the holidaymakers drawn in its wake. But there is more to Sydney, some of it darker, some of it frivolous, a hint of irresponsibility that suggests its delights are the fruit of serendipity rather than foresight. Too often Sydney's leaders and functionaries have been indolent, self-serving or downright corrupt, but somehow locals remain confident that, in the Australian vernacular, "she'll be right"; things will turn out fine. More often...
Another man who should know said of El Guerrouj last month, "The main thought I have about Hicham is his economy of movement, the way in which he is able to move his legs without any hint of strain or overstriding." The expert in question is Bannister, now 71. A meeting with him was one of the enticements for El Guerrouj to run at a meet in London. (Yes, of course he won. He hasn't been beaten over the 1,500 m or the mile since...
...quiz. Name and locate the following: Hekla, Monrovia, Manitoba and Orinoco. Now for a math problem: If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is the worth at 50[cents] a bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. for tare? (Hint: a bushel of wheat weighs 60 lbs. You're on your own for tare...