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...After the last customers had left, one of the men, who had once worked at the Wendy's, went downstairs to the manager's office, and announced a robbery. The six other workers in the restaurant were forced downstairs, where they were tied up, their mouths sealed with duct tape, and plastic bags placed over their heads. The two robbers ordered the workers into a walk-in refrigerator. There, the workers were instructed to kneel, and, one by one, were shot in the back of the head...
Kids' lives are crowded with trophies and awards--the computer-generated commendatory certificates blow through my house like ticker tape; they get underfoot and gather on the floor of the car. All of this is part of "achievement inflation," and I think it may actually diminish the intended effect of all this acclamation, which is to make kids feel proud and accomplished for doing something difficult and important. Peter L. Sheras, professor of child development at the University of Virginia, says that while "the idea of celebrating life events can be really useful, we are becoming addicted to celebrating...
...rock generations that both learned from Paul and put his kind of music out of business, he was regarded more highly for his technical innovations. He pioneered recording on tape, creating dozens of layers of sound with an early reel-to-reel tape machines. He designed (but did not build) one of the first synthesizers. He devised the first eight-track tape recording system, which would not become generally accepted until 15 years later, with the Beatles' "White" album. And he invented the Gibson Les Paul, a guitar used in various models by Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and loads...
...local kids' success was palpable. The bartenders showed up clad in the band's signature red and white, and Jack was able to let the audience take over vocal duties on a few memorable lines. For that matter, it was hard not to be moved by a video tape an elementary school teacher from nearby Kalamazoo sent Jack of her class belting out "Apple Blossom," a song from De Stijl. "I cried the first time I saw this," Jack mutters as he watches it. Somehow, it's easy to believe him. And it's hard to begrudge him his right...
...them in court or all of the protections they have to put in place to avoid massive judgments. So all the measures they?ve put in place to streamline medical processes will have to be peeled back and restructured completely. Restructuring, of course, means more regulations and more red tape, which increases the cost of business for HMOs. They?re also worried businesses will drop coverage because they won?t be able to afford the premiums they?ll be forced to raise to keep...