1.   A blizzard kept demonstrators away, and a planned church vigil reportedly fizzled for lack of interest.

2.   In New York, the blizzard kept many traders at home, dampening trading.

3.   Not even a blizzard could keep the vandals of Kiryas Joel from their appointed rounds.

4.   When a blizzard kept Americans in the Northeast and Midwest homebound in front of their televisions, it had a far-greater victory than it could have hoped.

5.   Pentagon officials were unavailable for immediate comment as a blizzard kept federal offices shut for a second day here Tuesday.