Despite the data, it was difficult to convince the public of the severe storm on the horizon because Boston was enjoying beautiful sunny weather on that late October weekend, Case said.

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At 8.30am on a cloudy morning at Rebo beach, Alik, a lanky 35-year-old with shoulder-length hair and a wispy goatee, is looking out at the storm on the horizon with a beer in his hand.

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There is a storm gathering on the horizon.

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Is he serious about supporting reform, or does he see storm clouds gathering on the horizon, and want to protect his legacy after the storm has past?

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As the sky darkened and storm clouds gathered on the horizon, our jeep turned towards home.

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Mr Reitzle managed to pull all this off in the autumn of 2006, just as the storm clouds of the credit crunch were forming on the horizon.

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And with the regulatory storm that will follow over the next decade on the horizon, small businesses will have to prepare for turbulent, often violent, perhaps fatal weather.

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