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...children of Poso and the surrounding villages, both Christian and Muslim, bombs, guns and knives have been an almost daily presence for three long years. A drunken brawl between a Christian and a Muslim youth in 1998 sparked a spate of killings by vigilante groups. Since then, despite the frantic efforts of community leaders, the conflict has been characterized by periods of uneasy quiet, punctuated by explosions of mob violence. Hundreds, mostly Muslim, died in an outbreak in May 2000. But the arrival of the 750 Laskar fighters on July 19 this year decisively tilted the balance on the island...
...scuffle lasted for roughly 20 seconds, and before all was said and done, eleven penalties were called at 3:01 of the third period: every skater on the ice for roughing in addition to Korbl’s initial infraction. The en masse penalty left the press box statisticians frantic and the Meehan sin bins looking like Green Line cars at rush hour...
...incomplete nature of that illusion is conveyed by the frantic energy Zahr exerts on stage. Acting out every word he utters, rattling them off at a mile a minute, he goes through life constantly hiding reality from himself (and vice versa) with explosive comedic diversions...
...outstanding tracks from the new albums, is even more edgy and deranged on Wrong, the live drums providing the driving, lop-sided drum machine sample with even greater insistency. Being able to not only reproduce but improve on such an awkward song is impressive in itself. Yorke maintains the frantic energy unaccompanied except for drums for much of the song before surrendering to the chorus of industrial-style whooshes and tinkles that are fast becoming Radiohead’s stock-in-trade. Both “I Might Be Wrong” and “Dollars and Cents?...
...Wall Street glory, the decline and fall of Enron has been a clatter of dominoes. The $1.2 billion hit from a shady partnership venture gone bad. The SEC investigation into how Enron hid massive amounts of debt off its books where Wall Street couldn't see it. The frantic talks with banks, creditors, and a suitor/savior, fellow Houston giant and erstwhile competitor Dynegy...