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Perception is reality. It has long been an axiom for soldiers. "All warfare is based on deception," said Sun Tzu, the great 4th century B.C. Chinese strategist whose prize pupil turned out to be Mao Tse-tung. The Greeks understood that principle when they set sail from Troy, leaving behind only a large wooden horse. Macduff knew it when he disguised his soldiers with branches from Birnam Wood as they marched against Macbeth. In World War II, the Allies created a phantom First U.S. Army Group, outfitted with rubber tanks and canvas landing barges (courtesy of the Shepperton movie studios...
Australia. While Australia II was winning the America's Cup this fall, the Australian economy was also "getting under full sail," in the words of Board Member Peter Drysdale. A professorial fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, Drysdale predicted that Australia will pull out of a slump that has raised unemployment above 10%. Said he: "There is a strong mood of confidence in the Australian economy-a sharp contrast with the confusion and retreat of twelve months...
...Nations Charles M. Lichtenstein. One wonders what would happen if the Russians were to come up with tapes proving that the Administration had falsely legitimized the invasion and had known about the Cuban presence all along. If they do, Lichtenstein and Co. will look pretty ridiculous being asked to sail off into the sunset; at least then they will be going in the right direction...
Maddox drilled the first pitch in the eighth over the left-field fencing, arming Denny with the lead for the first time. The Phillies nearly had successive homers when Bo Diaz, the next better, hit a 1-0 pitch that seemed destined to sail over the fence in left field, but John Lowenstein timed his leap perfectly and snared the ball above and beyond the fence...
...Stevens yacht that won the trophy from the British in 1851. Meanwhile, Western Australia is girding itself for a building boom in anticipation of the challenge. At least seven new hotels are expected. There are also plans for a "yachting city," to accommodate as many as 20 challenging teams, sail lofts, dockyards and marinas, and a communications and press center. Australia III, also designed by Lexcen, is already on the drawing board and, claims Builder Steve Ward, is "better than Australia II. Two weeks after we had Australia II in the water, we knew we could build a better boat...