Mr. Terrail said he was also trying to give the atmosphere a more relaxed feel.
Given the atmosphere in Washington after 9/11, it was an easy sell.
But whether she will move to retrieve the boy is uncertain, given the atmosphere in the neighborhood where he has been living.
The bar, called Whips and Licks Cafe, does not sell alcohol, but coffee, sodas and Italian ices, giving the atmosphere an unexpectedly wholesome feeling.
He signed a contract that is valued at more than $80 million, an enormous sum given the atmosphere of belt-tightening in the music business.
Mr. Al-Amin's lead lawyer, Jack Martin, said the defense team had argued that given the atmosphere in the country, proceeding now would pose "the classic elements of an unfair trial: passion, prejudice and fear".
"Given the atmosphere in the world today, the escalation, the alert level, I don't know whether that had an effect on the box office or not, but it may well be a factor," he said.
Haze, suspension in the atmosphere of dry particles of dust, salt, aerosols, or photochemical smog that are so small (with diameters of about 0.1 micron [0.00001 cm]) that they cannot be felt or seen individually with the naked eye, but the aggregate reduces horizontal visibility and gives the atmosphere an opalescent appearance.
Given the atmosphere in Washington with Microsoft's practices under scrutiny, anti-virus makers may have decided it was better to avoid the impression they were ganging up on the little guy.
"It's inappropriate for a school setting especially given the atmosphere across the country as a result of the situations we've been having in schools".
