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With demand soaring, police say, the operation run by Papa made the leap from being one of hundreds of small rings to importing the drug in quantity. A Phoenix police spokesman explained that during the department's surveillance, Papa and his friends "changed the methods under which they operated after learning from Sammy. They became more aggressive, showed a lot of force and were more organized. It was almost like they were being schooled." They also began to use Gravano's name to intimidate other dealers and took to carrying guns. Almost overnight, police say, the gang became...
...reach. Carefully, saxophonist Redman is trying to nudge open the gates a bit--not to commercial dreck, but to a less doctrinaire approach. Only an artist with Redman's extravagant formal skills could pull off such a gambit. The cuts jump from the strangely fitting eastern drone of Leap of Faith to the modern bounce of Stoic Revolutions, all woven together by Redman's probing solos. He's building something new. Long may it stand...
Despite the obstacles, those who have made the leap say there are few professions more rewarding than teaching. Cutler doubted he would ever find satisfying work in his first career, although he "traveled all over the world, made lots of money, had lots of status." As an eighth-grade history teacher today, he can say, "I never loved doing anything as much as I do now. When I talk about my students, it brings tears to my eyes." And satisfaction to his heart...
...sales are exploding; they're projected to rise from 8.9 million last year to 35 million in 2003. That's largely due to a flurry of new devices from Casio, Compaq and Hewlett-Packard, as well as newcomers Handspring and Research in Motion. And others will surely leap in too, among them electronics giant Sony...
Peace does not come easily in Northern Ireland. But a key vote among the Ulster Unionist party tomorrow will determine whether the region will take a leap closer toward that goal...