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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...morning of the shootings, school principal Bill Bond was on the phone when he heard three loud pops followed by a pause. "Then it changed," he recalls. Seven shots came out in perfect rhythm before another pause intervened. Recognizing the sound of semiautomatic gunfire, Bond jumped from his desk. He could hear crying and moaning. Dashing into the lobby, he saw bodies and blood on the ground--and by the cream-colored walls, a .22 Ruger on the floor and two students face to face. Bond kicked the gun away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEST PADUCAH, KY: WHEN THE SILENCE FELL | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...Jones (1996 sales: $2.5 billion) bought Telerate, which transmits bond prices, foreign exchange and other data, for $1.6 billion in 1990. It was a logical move but ultimately a poor acquisition. The unit, which last year accounted for 34% of the company's revenues, has been losing market share in the $6 billion financial-information business. "Dow Jones has been fading away," says Jim Dougherty, an analyst with Prudential Securities. "They have not kept up with the investment in technology." Bloomberg's and Reuters' terminals are technologically superior and more flexible, and they offer unique features such as historical data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DOW JONES TAKES STOCK | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...move and gesture, down to the eyepatch. The magic, after all, is between Clara and Drosselmeyer; the nephew only gets in the way--especially at the end of the party, when Clara falls asleep holding the nutcracker, and the nephew takes it from her, ruining our sense of the bond between the girl and her godfather. Thankfully, the nephew doesn't return for the rest of the ballet...

Author: By Christiana Briggs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boston Ballet's 'Nutcracker' a Feast for the Eyes | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...these gadgets, who could shoot his way out of trouble, had access to the apartments of young women all over Europe, and who, despite being the most wanted man in the world, appeared to be able to move in and out of Western countries at will." The anti-James Bond, in other words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Smile of the Jackal | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...these gadgets, who could shoot his way out of trouble, had access to the apartments of young women all over Europe, and who, despite being the most wanted man in the world, appeared to be able to move in and out of Western countries at will." The anti-James Bond, in other words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Jackal Has his Day (in Court) | 12/11/1997 | See Source »

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