Word: makers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more than a month, America's Ford and Italy's Fiat had waged a fervent campaign for the hand of Alfa Romeo, the prestigious but financially troubled maker of sleek sports cars. Last week the local swain won. I.R.I., the Italian state conglomerate that owns Milan-based Alfa, announced acceptance of Fiat's $5 billion offer for 100% ownership. Also-ran Ford's bid was never made public, but it was believed to include an initial $100 million for a 20% chunk of Alfa plus promises of a hefty $2 billion additional investment in the company...
Singh quotes an Indian yogi to explain his fear of the nuclear dilemma. "Man is both the mischief maker and the tool for the liberation...
...Avilden's pragmatism could never be mistaken for the opportunism that seeps from his erstwhile protege, Stallone, now himself a director. Avildsen is a professional movie maker--neither a pop star soaking up adulation nor an artist basking in alienation. He likes to make movies, and he likes to do it cheaply. Why do Rocky and Adrian come to the skating rink when it's closed? We wonder. Simple, Avildsen says: it cost less to film without all the extras needed to make the place look open. That's pretty cool, you think, not pretty cheap...
...CONVENTIONAL film-maker, Avildsen said he had no secret dreams waiting to burst onto the screen, no particular places to show or tales to tell. A good story and good characters, in the median sense of the word, is what he likes. His opinion of artsy films, such as Room with a View, is no-nonsense Hollywood: "It was pretty," he said, "but it was endless. The characters weren't that compelling." Certainly not as compelling as, say, Apollo Creed...
...showrooms, and IBM will continue to market and service computers that are imported from Europe. Both companies will sell their operations to the local managers of their South African businesses, presumably at fire-sale prices. In a full-page ad in major South African papers, the computer maker promised that a "full range of IBM products and services will continue to be available." The ad assured customers that the new company will have "even greater flexibility than a wholly owned IBM subsidiary." The equipment will carry the standard IBM guarantees for new products...