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...fact that he's aware of his own ludicrousness doesn't prevent Allan from doing stupid, inappropriate things. In trying to impress a blind date, he anoints himself profusely with Mennen Spray Deodorant, Lavoris, Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder, Canoe and Binaca--leaves Thelonius Monk and Bartok albums strewn "carelessly" about and waxes philosophically ("Pain...it washes memories off the sidewalk of life.") He knows what he's doing, and yet somehow can't restrain himself...
...chairs and a single chair) but it has some of the best trails in New England. This is more an experts mountain than many, and not nearly as fashionable as nearby Glen Ellen or Sugarbush, but alas, nothing can compare to Mad River's Glades with fresh, knee-deep powder. 194 miles from Boston...
...widest ski available is the Touring ski. The greater width provides stability and is an advantage in deep powder where the extra surface area keeps you from sinking into the drifts. Those who intend to carry large backpacks should probably opt for these wide touring skis...
...view of a panel of judges that included Actors Ernest Borgnine, William Conrad and McCulloch Oil President C.V. Wood, retired, undefeated world chili champ. Joe DeFrates, 67, of Springfield, Ill., winner of the California cookoff, concocted his "horse-and-buggy" chili from lean beef, peppers and his own chili powder. The Texas champion, Susie Watson of Houston, used a similar recipe, plus an arcane spice derived from pine cones. Even in Texas, none of the chili heads used the "greaseless" Pedernales River recipe favored by Lyndon Johnson. "L.B.J.'s stuff," growled an oldtimer, "was just low-torque beef gruel...
...rest on an extensive program of popular political mobilization. The MPLA has organized militias, workers' committees, and production cooperatives, providing for popular resistance and the equitable distribution of necessities. Through associations of workers, students, and women, the MPLA has initiated movement toward local autonomy, thus realizing its program of "powder popular" or power to the people. These popular institutions account for the extraordinary motivation and self-discipline which characterizes the MPLA forces...