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...contention that the tech revolution has permanently repealed the business cycle. You've heard the argument. New technology would raise productivity. Higher productivity would raise workers' income without fueling inflation. Well-paid workers would buy more, leading to more production. It was going to be a virtuous cycle that spun only upward. Well, it just hasn't worked that way. "The biggest surprise," says economist Roach, "is that the business cycle is back--New Economy...
...schools tailored their lessons accordingly. But as the nation's public schools swelled and colleges started recruiting applicants from farther afield, universities lost touch with their neighborhood schools. Over time, the relations became icier, with schoolteachers carping that all they got from colleges were airy theories of school reform, spun from on high...
...Harry Winston; the groom, 32, sported a kilt, as did the couple's four-month-old son ROCCO. Among the 60 or so invitees were some famous people (Gwyneth Paltrow, Sting) and some people famous for knowing famous people (Debi Mazar, Trudie Styler). After dinner, an imported Miami deejay spun records in the castle basement until the early-morning hours. By that point, Madonna had changed into a pantsuit, while the groom remained in his skirt. Just in case you wondered who wears the pants in the family...
...schools tailored their lessons accordingly. But as the nation's public schools swelled and colleges started recruiting applicants from farther afield, universities lost touch with their neighborhood schools. Over time, the relations became icier, with schoolteachers carping that all they got from colleges were airy theories of school reform, spun from on high...
...fabulistic charms how easy it has become to travesty the manner of what used to be thought of as "art movies." This one has something of their air--an attractive, slightly exotic setting; characters who appear to have some substance and some curious quirks. But everything is spun toward sugary sentimentality...