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...conditions are nearly as bad in the plains and rolling hills of Iowa, where even the lightest dusting of snow is driven hard enough to create "whiteout" conditions. Even discounting wind chills -- which is not advised -- temperatures in many places may not break zero today, and are expected to dip again overnight. Across the upper Midwest, the snow is blowing over icy roads, creating treacherous driving conditions. Post offices, retail stores and schools have been forced to close their doors. Alaska, by contrast, is unseasonably warm today, with wind chills in Barrow a mere 10 below. The system will move...
...makers did the macarena--a hand flap here, a hip swivel there. But their efforts to improve home computers amounted to the same old song and dance: incrementally faster processors, modems and CD-ROM drives, with an occasional dip toward better design. Toshiba, however, wowed the crowded desktop dance floor with a balletic new product that blends the functions of a computer with the capabilities of TV and stereo. With its radical design, innovative features and ability to attract a crowd, the Infinia Home PC is a critical...
...sentenced to three months of light yard work at President Rudenstine's house. On the other hand, if the dread charge of "behavior unbecoming a Harvard student" is raised, they could all receive a spanking from every member of the Harvard Corporation, and the registrar will be instructed to dip their transcripts in tuna oil before mailing them to potential employers...
Without some poetry to dip into, after all, those in line at a vehicle-inspection station would presumably spend their time drumming impatiently on their steering wheels, muttering imprecations against bureaucracy and trying to decide whether the sound of their idling engine included a faint but ominous ping...
...last presidential debate was the least watched in history. the Republican and Democratic Conventions were the least watched in history. The TV networks have provided less coverage of this campaign than of any other. Voter surveys suggest that the turnout on Nov. 5 could dip under 50%. Who's to blame for this implosion of apathy? The candidates? The media? The public? The zeitgeist? No, such explanations are wide of the mark: It's the metaphors, stupid...