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Dire Straits was a british rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. |
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about Dire Straits
Bondholders Extract Revenge on Fee-Hungry Bankers: David Reilly Date: 06 Nov 2009
Bloomberg -
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Companies in dire straits often roll the dice in a bid to stave off bankruptcy. The problem is that last-ditch efforts to raise new funds or restructure often come at the expense of bondholders.
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Atlanta IT Asset Management Solutions Provider BOSS helps Griffin Spalding School System take control of its IT assets Date: 06 Nov 2009
dBusinessNews.com -
“To be quite frank, the situation was in dire straits”, says Rod Smith, Director of Technology, Griffin Spalding School District. “The school district was made up of 18 schools at the time. They were all connected to a centralized wide-area network with frame relay.
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Yao-less Rockets not hungry for attack Date: 04 Nov 2009
People's Daily -
The Energy Solutions Arena seems not long the dire straits for Houston Rockets with power center Yao Ming and genius shooting guard Tracy McGrady on the injury list as eight players scored in double digits in Rockets' 113-96 thrash over Utah Jazz on Monday. Rockets snatched three wins in a row in last five days tarnishing the Charles Barkley's appraisal "these Rockets will finish with the worst ...
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Mark Knopfler: Get Lucky (Reprise) (Tucson Weekly)
Date: 04 Nov 2009
by Jarret Keene Each release from ex-Dire Straits mastermind Mark Knopfler secures his rep as a classic songwriter—at the expense of his ranking as a guitarist. Knopfler's sixth solo effort, Get Lucky, is his best in terms of his material, yet it's his weakest fret-board effort. It's a tradeoff that many will accept given the cinematic language in the song "So Far From the Clyde," which details ...
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Eliot Spitzer: Republicans Could Seize Bank Reform Issue Date: 03 Nov 2009
The Huffington Post -
Gauzy words describing the possibilities for change are always more comforting than defending the current dire straits. That is why -- in addition to all the substantive arguments -- the current White House plan for banking reform is so troubling.
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Cancer survivor in dire straits Date: 30 Oct 2009
The Star -
HOUSEWIFE S. Meenachi, 51, was dealt with a double blow within a year.
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Tiwi timber plantation in dire straits Date: 29 Oct 2009
Yahoo.com -
A Senate Committee has tabled a grim assessment of the commercial forestry plantation on the Tiwi Islands.
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IBI Research Suggests the Health of U.S. Workforce is in Dire Straits Date: 28 Oct 2009
Yahoo.com -
Analysis indicates employees are sicker than we think; nine out of ten reported one or more chronic health problems
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