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...expects the military strikes to end quickly; such an expectation may have always been a pipe dream. But there is a difference between a long, grinding campaign that makes visible progress toward some goal and a long, grinding campaign that is visibly stagnant. Even Gen. Wesley Clark, the military commander of NATO, has admitted that the weeks of bombing have not reduced either the size of the Yugoslav forces in Kosovo or the extent of their ethnic cleansing operations. No one knows how long air strikes might take to bring Milosevic to heel, but the results so far have given...
...preparing for a concert that afternoon at an elementary school. When the shooting started, Adam and about 60 others crammed into the choir-room office as the explosions seemed to come closer and closer. They pushed a filing cabinet and two upended desks against the door. In the hot, stagnant air, several kids began to gag and cough. Shhh, quiet, the others said, fearing any sound would lure the killers, who for all they knew were right outside. The choir room lay near the top of the stairs, close to where the carnage began, and very close to the library...
Proponents of school choice are by no means anti-teacher. Rather, they oppose the idea that their hard-earned money is producing stagnant student test scores-scores which place American students far below the rest of the world in basic educational skills. Teachers are crucial to the improvement of American schools, and they need to be consulted in the implementation of curriculum which will return America to the top. But first, they need to accept change. The NEA must stop its politicking and decide to put America's future first...
...evil Emperor, pregnant with prescience, to foresee smiles of delicious anticipation as the 20th Century Fox fanfare blares, the Lucasfilm logo fades and the sacred text appears: "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." You needn't be a Hollywood accountant, mopey about this year's stagnant box office and praying for a Titanic-size hit, to forehear the cheers that will surely erupt halfway through the film when the Jedi knight Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) casts his laser stare on nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) and intones, "May the Force be with...
Robert McIntyre, wheeler/dealer of Daddy's Fried Dough cart in Downtown Crossing, is proud of his product--he sings about it all day long. With good reason. The process: Gooey bread dough is mixed with sugar and tossed into a greasy kettle full of stagnant oil. The dough sizzles and floats about in its little pool of fat until crispy on the edges and golden brown. The product: a fluffy, floppy disk of delight. Instructions: Smother the succulent gobs with sugar, Bavarian cream, cinnamon or processed fruit `n sauce...