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...ZEALAND Sabotage Sinks a Protest Ship...
...know what happened," said Peter Willcox, skipper of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior. "There were some loud bangs, the boat shook and we sank within four minutes." The 130-ft. converted trawler was berthed in Auckland, New Zealand, last week, preparing to lead a protest of French nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll, 700 miles southeast of Tahiti. Two explosions ripped a 6-ft. by 8-ft. hole in the hull, scuttling the vessel stern first in 24 ft. of water and killing Ship Photographer Fernando Pereira. The twelve other people reportedly on board escaped unharmed...
...Wisden is keeping up with the changes. The annual has been compiling the game's records, arbitrating its controversies, and naming its greats since it was first published by John Wisden, an accomplished English cricketer, in 1864. But over the past few years?especially under the stewardship of New Zealand writer Graeme Wright and its current editor, British newspaper journalist Matthew Engel?the Almanack has been updated for the 21st century. A photograph now graces the front cover, replacing the old wood engraving of two Victorian gents in top hats playing cricket, which had appeared on the cover since...
...Wisden is keeping up with the changes. The annual has been compiling the game's records, arbitrating its controversies, and naming its greats since it was first published by John Wisden, an accomplished English cricketer, in 1864. But over the past few years - especially under the stewardship of New Zealand writer Graeme Wright and its current editor, British newspaper journalist Matthew Engel - the Almanack has been updated for the 21st century. A photograph now graces the front cover, replacing the old wood engraving of two Victorian gents in top hats playing cricket, which had appeared on the cover since...
...videos, the benevolent, ursine Jackson wanders around the set, cameraman in tow, amiably accosting stars and grips and caterers alike in his thick New Zealand accent ("conceptual artwork" turns into "con-sip-shull aht-wook") and interviewing them about whatever it is they do. We meet such unsung heroes as Tony Drawbridge, a propmaker who handcrafts fake animal poop, and Ngaire Woods, the production's plane spotter, who sits on a hill with binoculars and watches for passing aircraft that might disrupt a shot. There are some naysayers. "I can't believe they get to see me in costume...