1.   Few analysts expect the Fed to raise rates as its policy-making committee meets today and tomorrow.

2.   The committee meets on Sundays, its members snaking an extension cord down into the cave so they can watch soccer on television.

3.   Trading in Cephalon and Chiron shares was halted as the committee meets.

4.   When the U.S. team selection committee meets, many cigars will be smoked to nubs as the Magic Question is debated.