The storm is still a category one hurricane, but the majority of Massachusetts locals expect it to turn into a mere tropical storm by the time it crosses into Rhode Island next door.

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Expect Icahn to storm in with a plan to sell off assets, fire employees, re-cut licensing deals, you name it.

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But in this moment, as in so many others like it, when I took stock of their unhappy reaction to what I said, I felt myself at the cold, hard center of a perfect storm: We expect more from technology and less from each other.

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Experts are now saying that Sandy was not a freak storm, that we are to expect severe weather events from now on.

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