Some were accompanied by pictures of panic, perkiness, or pathos as the situation indicated.
He says Delaney had "an incredible performance" as "a perfect picture of pain and panic", while Smits "...goes out with dignity, with a performance that's all heart..."....
Pictures of panicking traders, hands clasping fraught faces as markets tumble, add to a sense of deja vu.
Witness accounts and videos uploaded to the Internet from the campus and a nearby hospital painted a picture of utter panic as the explosions shattered an examination day with billowing smoke, fire and showers of fragmented concrete and glass.
But a report commissioned by Gov. George E. Pataki and released on Jan . 10paints a picture of general panic and chaos within a 10-mile radius of the plant in the event of an evacuation because of a nuclear accident.
Schwartz drew a picture of mounting panic in 2008 as the US housing market collapsed and Wall Street realised that highly sophisticated mortgage derivatives did not deserve the high ratings bestowed on them by credit rating agencies.
The spread of cellphones has allowed the authors to piece together a chilling picture of the panic, desperation and resignation of those unable to flee the buildings, including several who heeded the advice of fire marshals and returned to their offices, thinking they were safe havens.
"In a moment of panic, I pictured us sitting side by side on the big fluffy comforter for the meeting," she said.
The ordeal transformed the lobby of the landmark hotel from a picture of refined hospitality into one of panic and confusion just before 2 30 p.m. Guests were checking in at the reception desk, relaxing in embroidered armchairs and milling in the luxury shops on the main floor of the hotel, on Park Avenue at 49th Street.
If you watched these only and ignored television, you'd see a picture of a city in cold panic, waiting for the worst.
