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...then a funny thing happened. Even though reports are still mixed, it appears we've reached a plateau. Our expectations had been so lowered that companies' quarterly reports began to beat anemic forecasts. Spending by consumers didn't fall off a cliff. And the torrent of layoffs, while still flowing, slowed...
...Montreux 1982 & 1985 is a singularly surreal experience. When the legendary electric blues guitarist took the stage at the Swiss jazz festival on July 17, 1982, he was a relative unknown, receiving third billing under drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. Throughout that night, Stevie Ray unleashed a torrent of blistering, fiery blues, but in a bizarre historical turn, the audience’s reaction mixed applause and jeers in equal parts. The story goes that Vaughan left the stage in tears, but his performance went down in musical lore. Jackson Browne and David Bowie bore witness...
...become a running joke—one of the hardiest generated by the torrent of gallows humor that followed Sept...
...have never seen such disregard for the rules prohibiting official prayer in school as in the past few weeks [THE SCHOOLS, Oct. 22]. It seems as though every teacher has something to add to the torrent of messages urging the public to pray, pray, pray. This is a problem for Islamic students across the U.S. Not only do they have to worry about prejudice; now they must also try to tune out the references to Jesus from their teachers and fellow students. If school prayer is reinstated, Islamic (and other non-Christian) students will have a choice between hypocrisy...
...beefing up its counterterrorism capabilities. In June 2000, the National Commission on Terrorism established by Congress called on the FBI to develop clearer guidance for agents on when to open terrorism investigations. The commission wanted the bureau to encourage agents to pursue those investigations more vigorously. To analyze the torrent of data the FBI receives, the report also recommended more linguists and intelligence analysts. There are almost 300 FBI agents in the New England area, for instance, but before the attacks there were none fluent in Arabic...