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...they didn't seem to worry too much about competing. Everyone reached the top of this puny hill eventually, although a few fell once or twice. When they reached the lip of the peak, their bikes would jump into the air and they'd land on the back wheel, cackling. Stop for a beer, watch a few others come up, and then go right back down and start over again. "Do you practice this much?" I asked one man, who stood at the top in his cycle club colors. "Practice? Shit, man, this is for fun. Why would we practice...
...million) Persian Gulf emirate of Kuwait loses in size to Saudi Arabia, it more than makes up for in aggressive money management. In contrast to the Saudis, with their conservative investment policies, the Kuwaitis have long used their surplus oil revenues, which now exceed an estimated $65 billion, to wheel and deal in real estate and in the stocks and bonds of blue-chip Western companies...
...dies defending it ("Don't worry, this could add $10 million to the box office") and is accorded a soundstage funeral-a stained-glass pattern projected on a cyclorama, his wife's guru reading from such sacred works as his list of credits (Chicken at the Wheel, Love on a Pogo Stick) and reports of boffo grosses for his last work. The mourners, of course, go right on making deals and trying to steal one another's lovers...
...parents refused to authorize any operations. The likely consequences: death within two years. Variety Children's Hospital in Miami, where Elin was staying, asked a local court to allow an operation. Last week, after a hearing that featured a former March of Dimes poster child smiling in her wheel-chair as evidence that afflicted children can lead happy lives, Judge Ralph Ferguson ordered doctors to operate. As a result, Elin can expect to live at least six to eight years. Said the couple's attorney, Milton Kelner: "They are loving, caring parents. Is it not the right...
While Chrysler is recovering, the other automakers are waiting for the voluntary restrictions on Japanese imports to steer customers their way. GM's older models are languishing, and the company has been slow to roll out its new J-cars. Deliveries of the front-wheel-drive models are backed up, in some cases for several months. Thus far, Ford's new two-seat sports cars, the Ford EXP and Mercury LN7, have been a disappointment. Overall, Ford's sales are off 4% from last year...