As a loose-lipped executive recently let slip, we can look forward to a 50 percent increase in battery life in the coming wave of devices, with no loss of performance.

ENGADGET

Granted, there was little the NWS could have done to prevent the loss of life caused by that wave, but had a similar tsunami erupted farther west, we would not have been fully prepared either.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

In the past year, we have seen a tragic wave of police officer fatalities, and have mourned the loss of too many public safety officers.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

There were cost cutting, loan-loss reserve releases, investment-banking fees and trading and a wave of refinancing.

WSJ: Debbie Downers on Wall Street