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...Lighter Note...
Repin's genius was in capturing the inner worldof his subjects; in his portrait of his daughter,he uses a lighter palette to show the happy natureof the girl as she clasps a bouquet of flowers inan open field. Tolstoy, on the other hand, iscaptured in profound contemplation, theself-imposed simplicity of the author's later lifeaccented as much by his stance and costume as byhis countenance...
...market leader in disposable lighters, claims to have sold 2 billion of the 79 cents throwaway items since 1973. According to the litigants, the lighter is an unstable fire bomb that can self-ignite in housecoat pockets and purses and on car dashboards. Bic accidents have allegedly claimed the life of at least one victim, Ethel Smith of Tower City, Pa., whose husband is suing for $11 million. Other suits against the company * could easily mount into additional millions of dollars. In one of the first Bic cases tried in open court, Philadelphia Artist Cynthia Littlejohn last November...
Officials of Bic, which has its U.S. headquarters in Milford, Conn., note that product packages warn customers to make sure the lighter flame is doused after use. But the warnings do not appear on the lighters themselves. For his part, President Bruno Bich says that "Bic manufactures the best lighter on the market...
Hagler hit him less but hurt him more. Leonard had weighed in that morning at 158, just half a pound lighter than the natural middleweight he was fighting, and after a day's sustenance had entered the ring at 163. But he would leave it weighing 150. The bulk he had added, more to withstand power than dispense it, melted as he went until Leonard was himself again -- tough and quick fisted, bright and quick witted but as small as a child. Sometimes he feigned exhaustion, keeping a right-hand lead at the ready, and other times he truly sagged...