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...passage comes from something called the Gospel of Peter. You probably haven't heard of Peter because by A.D. 350 church fathers had tarred it as heresy, along with dozens of other early Scriptures with names like the Gospel of Mary, the Acts of John, the Homilies of Clement and the Gospel of Truth. Thus Peter and the others languished in ignominy, more or less forgotten...
...story itself--The Night Before Christmas--has for decades floated above a conflict over authorship. Clement Clarke Moore has been credited with writing the story, but there are those who believe that the poet and writer Henry Livingston Jr. is the true author. What has never been at issue is the ability of the verses to transport the masses, long before The Polar Express provided a modern-day rival...
...with her in Memphis, Tenn. This was in 1954, and by the next year he had a deal with Sun Records, which had launched Presley's career. Hey, Porter, backed by Cry, Cry, Cry, was his first hit. Around that time, with the help of Phillips and producer Jack Clement, Presley (who would shortly move on to RCA Victor and megastardom) and two other young men, Perkins and Lewis, would create the rockabilly branch of rock 'n' roll...
...bidding for DaimlerChrysler's MTU, which makes military aircraft engines, and is also expected to fetch about €1.5 billion. Industry sources say Carlyle wants to put the two together. But first it must outbid U.S. rivals such as KKR and the Blackstone Group. And Economy Minister Wolfgang Clement said this month he wants the firm to remain German. Carlyle is betting that the MTU-Fiat combination may be the "European solution" needed to satisfy the Germans. Milking The Customer Voters in Seattle, Washington, are steamed over a September ballot proposal to slap a 10? surcharge on any espresso-based...
...year, whereas in France workers get 30 days, not to mention another 11 public holidays. In Germany it's 24 days plus up to 15 public or religious holidays, while in Spain the combined total is 34 days. "We've undoubtedly reached the limit," said German Economic Minister Wolfgang Clement in June. "Those who compare our calendar of public holidays with those of other countries may well start to ruminate." Not many have ruminated, and few are foregoing their getaways. "Holiday trips are a regular consumer good, which is sacrificed only under extreme conditions," says Peter Aderholt, secretary...