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...lost five prime nights during a full moon," he says. It is dark now, the water as black as used motor oil, and the lights on the rocking boats describe a skyline suffering slippage. No one is taking in much shrimp this night, least of all Eddie, whose nets snare more flounder and speckled trout than anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Louisiana: Gone Shrimping | 10/13/1986 | See Source »

...final weekend of the season, the Ivy League men's basketball race is one of the closest in years. Three teams--Cornell (9-3), Brown (8-4), and Penn (6-5)--still have mathematical shots at the crown, even though it would take a miracle for the Quakers to snare their second title...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: When 1-for-2 is Better Than 50 Percent | 2/26/1986 | See Source »

Well, in these days of Hying V's and Strats, wood sounds good. "Hammering Heart," the best song on the disk, starts with Harvie riff, and builds with a viscous background strum, drummer Paul Tyagi's fast snare, bassist Justin Currie's hoarse but melodie shout and leaves you at the end with what is both powerful and complex. Similarly, "I Was Here" has a tremendous acoustic guitar solo and "Deceive Yourself" some treacherously lovely harmonies...

Author: By Jeff Chase, | Title: Snap, Crackle...Rock | 1/17/1986 | See Source »

...moot; And to dear Coach Restic, a Yale-buster shirt Although the Eli's trampled the gridders in the dirt. A hearty goodbye to hoop's Frank McLaughlin; To Pete Roby--a tenderizer, for fans' hearts to soften. And to women's mentor, Kathy D. Smith A center to snare the Ivy title with. To the Celts, the big gift is a pack of No-Doz To fight off the boredom the regular season holds. And to the poor Pats, stuck out in the cold--Some guts, a defense, and in the playoffs you're gold...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Christmas Hit List | 12/19/1985 | See Source »

Among the contenders who failed to snare the Toyota plant were towns in Tennessee, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri and Indiana. Doug Ross, director of Michigan's commerce department and the quarterback of his state's losing bid for the Toyota facility, believes that Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry has been pressuring Japanese automakers to disperse their presence throughout the U.S. This would have strengthened the case for Kentucky, until now a state without any Japanese car plant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Toyota's Choice | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

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