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...from becoming one of Spain's most promising young toreros. Two Sundays ago, he was again demonstrating the skills that have earned the 20-year-old a devoted following since his debut in March 2005. This time, he opted to meet his first opponent - a reddish-brown half-tonner - on his knees, thrilling the audience at Las Ventas, the world's most prestigious bullring, with his bravery. But courage isn't the only notable aspect of Savalli's career. He is, as one newspaper dubbed him, the first "Muslim Matador." And as he worked the bulls - and the Las Ventas...
...first day, I was handed a walkie-talkie and led to the air conditioner. My instructions were to turn it off when I heard "Rolling" on the walkie and to turn it back on when I heard "Cut." My air conditioner those first weeks was a bright blue 60 tonner, the first of the many whose tonnage, idiosyncrasies and routes of their air hoses I would come to know and respect. And so there I was my first day, in a sliver of overgrown land between the warehouse and a meat packing plant from which an ominous stench poured forth...
...sport. Shultz, who was filling in at the last minute for the President, gamely turned to 268- lb. Grand Champion Chiyonofuji, 30, and 491-lb. Konishiki, 21, and said, "Welcome to our country." Replied Konishiki: "Hey, thanks, but I'm an American." Born Salevaa Atisnoe in Hawaii, the quarter-tonner stands on the edge of becoming a sekiwake, the sport's third highest rank, something no American has ever achieved. Hulk Hogan, eat your heart...
...project on for very little fee profit. For the design of the entire recovery system, Hughes revived his old relationship with Lockheed Co. The firm, which has in recent years acquired expertise in deep-sea rescue vessels, developed an innovative design. The main ship-a hefty 36,000-tonner that would be 618 ft. in length and 115.5 ft. in beam-would serve as a floating, highly stable platform. Amidships would stand a high derrick that would pass piping directly through a well, or "moon pool," in the ship's hull, which could be opened or closed with...
...that already range from 200,000 tons burden up toward 500,000 tons. Such ships are so long that they have been rammed at night by smaller vessels trying to steer through the gap between their bow lights and stern lights. They will soon be bigger still. The million-tonner is on the way, close to a third of a mile long and so deep that Notre Dame, Chartres and Reims cathedrals could fit into its tank space with only the towers showing...