Word: signallers
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...then there was Friday?s report that growth for April-May-June was a pale 0.7 percent, which could have been worse - it could have been negative 0.7 percent, the official signal of a recession - but it sure as hell could have been better. Not only are corporate earnings glum and corporate profits glummer, corporate spending - the capital investment that makes the economy grow sustainably - was non-existent...
...brutal reality of the Balkans could be that democracy?s ability to eradicate the region?s tribal hatreds may be overstated. At the very least, it would appear that the existence of democratic institutions does not necessarily signal the dominance of a democratic, multiethnic political culture. And that would mean the nation-building project may be so long-term as to make the Balkan peacekeeping deployments a relatively permanent affair...
...following days offer gentle climbs to passes with views of snow-capped peaks, visits to historic shrines and stays at more inns, some now museums. We buy cheap sushi lunches at small-town supermarkets. Each evening, stone lanterns, which once marked village boundaries, are lit to signal the day's end. Summits are adorned with stones carved with haiku, such as this passage left by Princess Kazonomiya in 1864 on her way to an arranged marriage, escorted by a retinue of 10,000: "As we rush through the pass I look back towards the capital and ponder the transience...
...Boggess tell it: "The meeting danced back and forth all afternoon. I never heard the drum. When the drummer gets near the end of a song, there is always a hard drumbeat that is the signal that the song is about to end. We never got that drumbeat today...
...flew over clouds in total radio silence. No one talked. I admit I had some doubt. I wondered what happened to the first group. Would they succeed or would the Americans come after them? A Morse code signal came in from the first wave: "Ready to attack." A few seconds later, we heard, "Tora, tora, tora." Surprise attack. But I could see 200 to 300 bombs exploding on the ground. I immediately thought the first group must be under counterattack from the Americans...