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...assault group, were also aboard the ships. Once out on the Atlantic, the carriers were joined by destroyers, frigates and support vessels until the fleet numbered close to 30. Running at night under blackout conditions, the largest British military armada since World War II began its long, slow voyage toward the South Atlantic. Far ahead of surface ships, nuclear-powered attack submarines already prowled the waters around the fleet's destination, the barren and windswept Falkland Islands...
...down. But none of these signs of improving health are proof that the rebound will persist or that Thatcherism is a success. Although the Prime Minister is convinced that Britain is on the motorway to recovery, many economic experts have doubts. Even official Treasury projections indicate that growth will slow again, un employment will rise and inflation will creep upward over the next twelve to 18 months. Most of the government's economists are bracing for a jump in joblessness to 3.3 million by this fall. Nonetheless, the Prime Minister is unlikely to resort to Keynesian pump priming even...
...experience that Eve demonstrates by eating from the tree of knowledge. In order to instill this desire in his listeners, Johnson uses two of his strongest songs, “Angel” and “What You Thought You Need,” to remind us to slow down and appreciate the journey because “it’s all for the sake of arriving here.” Though this album features a more complicated message than the feel-good tunes that populated Johnson’s earlier work, the musical style is quite similar...
...analytic esoterica that sacrifices the reader’s interest for mere chronological adherence. While the cultural shifts that occurred in the mid-twentieth century are undoubtedly important to understanding American’s intellectual landscape, Jacoby’s analysis slogs through these changes in a way so slow and torturous that the actual crux of the history is lost. Additionally, Jacoby’s argument is surprisingly parochial. While confronting complex problems, she completely fails to acknowledge even the possibility of a multiplicity of causes. She hints that Russian intellectualism was shaped by censorial institutions, but fails...
...Hornets staffers also blame football for the team's slow start. They started selling tickets as the Saints kicked off a season that carried Super Bowl expectations (alas, they didn't even make the playoffs). Plus, up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University began a march to the national championship. "Our attendance is reflective of that circumstance," says Hugh Weber, the Hornets' president. "Football is a way of life here...