1.   Ibrahim was in charge of ringing the school bell each morning.

2.   The morning church bells tally up the losses by ringing out the ages of the dead, who get younger with each passing day.

3.   The morning bell rang as always, ushering in the succession of small sacrifices that has become common in this South Bronx school that considers itself reborn.

4.   But the Nikkei average moved into positive territory as Japanese institutional investors bought issues at dips toward the morning closing bell, traders said.