Word: ils
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...Soviet Union if Stalin were still alive and in charge at age 112: that is North Korea, which outsiders have mockingly dubbed "the world's last socialist theme park." It has had no Khrushchev, not even a Brezhnev, never mind a Gorbachev. It has only its founding dictator, Kim Il Sung, who is 80 and failing. "The Great Leader" has designated his son, "the Dear Leader," heir to the throne. But a succession struggle may already have begun...
Undoubtedly the best dish of pasta to be found in the area is at the unpretentious, order-at-the-counter Il Panino. Their delicious al dente linguine is more than worth the brisk seven-minute walk along Mass. Ave. toward Central Square...
...specifications for contending vessels in 1989, technology became more important than ever as teams scrambled to build a qualifying boat that would respect the rules and still win 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...
...swift final race certified Bill Koch's America 3 as the America's Cup defender, with veteran Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes well astern and out of the competition, seven races to four. This Saturday the Americans will face Il Moro, the Italian entry, skippered by canny Paul Cayard, which won the challenger's match over New Zealand...
...Stripes was trailing Koch's craft 4 to 2 in a best-of-13 final at the end of last week. In the challenger series, to decide which foreign entry will face the Americans on May 9, the New Zealand enjoyed a 4-to-1 lead over Italy's Il Moro di Venezia (pictured above with the red spinnaker in an early round against the Kiwis...