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...Johnny Mercer, Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 informs us, was "the lyricist for more popular songs than any other songwriter in history." In the mid-'40s, Mercer, a founder of Capitol Records, also had three No. 1 hits as a vocalist: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Candy" and "On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe" - a record, I believe, for a classic pop songwriter. The Savannah native with the gap-toothed smile was the author or co-author of more than 1,000 songs, which scaled the charts for 30 years, in the prime of the Great...
...delighted to say that Mr. Gonzalez’s solution to the problem was simply to request the man antagonizing him—whoever it was—to call the Harvard police if his presence posed such a terrible problem. And then he sat down and ate his burrito...
...culinary standout. Celebrated for its complex stews, bold flavors, unusual ingredients and intricate cooking techniques, the area has long attracted gourmets from around the world (the most daring will munch on chapulines--fried grasshoppers). Cabrera began offering lessons after getting repeated requests for recipes from travelers who ate in her family's restaurant, La Olla. But what began seven years ago as an occasional class has turned into a semiweekly event often sold out a month ahead in high season, from December to March. Across town, chef Iliana de la Vega has had similar success with the courses she offers...
...Zarqawi's attempt to mimic the sirah, or lifestyle, of the Prophet. Those who have seen al-Zarqawi in the past year say he constantly uses the written histories of the Prophet's life, known collectively as the Hadith, to copy the way he spoke, sat, walked, ate and slept, even the way he brushed his teeth (the Prophet is recorded as having used the twigs of a particular bush). He has taken to using musk-scented oils and requiring his closest aides to be similarly anointed because Islamic history says the Prophet favored those traditional Arabic perfumes...
...such products as polyvinyl chloride (for plastic pipe) and polyethylene terephthalate (for soda bottles). "You see the biggest impact across the board in plastics," says Morningstar analyst Sumit Desai. Back in 2003, hydrocarbon feedstocks and energy accounted for 36% of Dow Chemical's total costs. Last year they ate up 47% of total costs, yet the company still managed an earnings increase. But Dow reported this week that first-quarter net income fell 10% from a year ago, to $1.21 billion, despite a 3% growth in revenue, which hit $12 billion. Dow's net income dropped mostly because the cost...