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...could have lived with the burden of comparison to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Rockabilly pioneer Janis Martin did. In the mid-1950s, riding the success of Blue Suede Shoes and Heartbreak Hotel, RCA discovered the talented 15-year-old and dubbed her the "female Elvis." Though she privately winced at the moniker, Martin--who preferred the sound of Carl Perkins--lived up to the billing with a booming voice, gyrating hips and appearances on American Bandstand and the Tonight Show. She faded in the late '50s, but her records, including Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll...
...rather, nasty) round figure succinctly quantifies just how dire the carrier's crisis has become. Alitalia's troubles are nothing new, of course, as the government-controlled company tallied some three billion euros in net losses between 1999-2006, becoming a running joke among industry insiders and a mounting burden on Italian taxpayers. Last fall, Prime Minister Romano Prodi declared the situation at Alitalia "out of control," and vowed to personally lead the search for a solution. But when the Italian Treasury eventually put most of its 49.9% share of Alitalia on the market, the terms of the sale came...
...best use for a rent-a-puppy scheme like those recently launched in California would be to allow children who have been clamoring for a dog to have one temporarily to make sure they are really willing and able to look after it [Aug. 20]. That way, the entire burden of care would not fall on a parent. Barbara Harwood, Auckland
...irritation with the Internet in general. The Net has anarchy in its DNA; it's always been about anonymity, playing with your own identity and messing with other people's heads. The idea, such as it was, seems to have been that the Internet would free us of the burden of our public identities so we could be our true, authentic selves online. Except it turns out--who could've seen this coming?--that our true, authentic selves aren't that fantastic. The great experiment proved that some of us are wonderful and interesting but that...
...benefit the wealthy, and the limited revenues sluggish growth with produce. To compensate for those shortfalls, Sarkozy is considering introduction of a "social value added tax" on top of the nearly 20% VAT already in place. Opponents say that will not only shift the brunt of France's tax burden away from high income earners to consumers, but also sap spending set to plunge when prices on most foods are expected to spike this autumn due to grain shortages...