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...captains have already edged their vessels into a far tighter square, sealing off all exits. One by one, the exhausted fish die, their bodies banging against the boats, and their blood turns the water red. On the deck of one boat, Sevilla, clearly delighted, whips out his mobile phone and calls in the day's estimated catch to his managers in Barbate, so that they can negotiate with Japanese buyers waiting in the harbor. The fishermen whoop in delight as cranes hoist their catch onto the boats. "This is our best day this year," says one, adding: "You brought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mediterranean's Tuna Wars | 7/16/2006 | See Source »

...Iran's cautiousness might not be obvious to the outside world, since Ahmadinejad rushed to warn Israel about the consequences of extending its offensive to Syria: "[This] will be equivalent to an attack on the whole Islamic world, and [Israel] will face a crushing response," he said during a phone conversation with Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the official Iranian news agency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Stake in the Mideast Crisis | 7/15/2006 | See Source »

...Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989) follows two guitar-playing high schoolers as they travel through time in a magic phone booth, nabbing historical figures—such as Socrates and Lincoln—to use in a history class presentation. Van Halen references outnumber complete sentences in this ’80s classic; it’s the pseudo-unintentional comedy of the last 20 years, and booze only makes it better...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drinking in History? Whoa. | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...Guzzle rum whenever the characters scream in their time-travelling phone booth...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drinking in History? Whoa. | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...longer dating, witnesses told police that the football captain “is always around and does occasionally stay in [the victim’s] room if he’s had too much to drink.”The report also said that the victim received a phone call warning her not to return to her room because Thomas was present, but she came back to the room and woke Thomas up to confront him about a relationship with another woman.The pair began to argue, and eventually witnesses entered from an adjoining room to find the victim...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Captain’s Court Date Set | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

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