Word: classically
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Bing-bong-bong-bing! It began with countless computer kids tapping out chiming instant messages to their pals. Now, in a classic case of adults playing techno-catch-up, America's workforce is fast discovering the benefits of instant messaging too. An estimated 20 million employees, representing half of all big U.S. companies, routinely fire off pop-up missives in lieu of cumbersome conference calls or e-mail--which now seems as plodding as a telegram. "This is no longer about teenagers and chat," says John Patrick, vice president for Internet technology at IBM, whose Lotus Development unit produces Sametime...
...state races, the eleventh-hour attacks got even wilder. The fur flew in Georgia as an animal-rights group slammed Representative Bob Barr for opposing legislation to ban fetish videos in which women crush animals with their heels, coining a classic of American political discourse: "Bob, animal crushing is not common sense...
...bulletin came a few days too late to meet the technical definition of an October surprise, but otherwise it was a classic: a last-minute disclosure with the potential to change the outcome of an election. Thursday night's news hit the Bush campaign on two vulnerable fronts. It reminded voters of how long it had taken Bush to mature, at a time when Al Gore has sought to raise doubts about the Republican's preparedness for the presidency. What was worse, though, was that the incident undermined one of the pillars of Bush's campaign: that he is trustworthy...
...home and write." Schuller's beautifully crafted works have been played by some of the finest performers and orchestras in the world. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for Of Reminiscences and Reflections, and his early work, Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee , is a classic...
...trip to ancient Greece isn't your thing, perhaps you'd enjoy the colder climate of Russia. Head for the Adams Pool Theater, where Maxim Gorky's The Lower Depths is opening. Dostoyevskian despair mingles with a subtle undercurrent of Solzenhitzenian optimism in this rarely performed classic which depicts the life of flophouse residents at the turn of the century...