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...principessa when we're traveling in Italy, but as I've explained before, I do that mainly because I find that it improves the service at the hotel. The people at the front desk tend to snap to when I say something like, "The bathtub drain in our room is a bit slow for the principessa's taste," or, even more often, "The principessa has asked me to inquire about whether this hotel might have a down pillow." I do not happen to have a gift for learning foreign languages--I've expressed concern over the years that the headline...
...STREISAND has always taken two things very seriously: performing live and Barbra Streisand. But having decided she needed more time to "live my life," she said farewell to her days as a concert performer with two sold-out nights at New York City's Madison Square Garden designed to drain the tear ducts of anyone who has ever even considered humming The Way We Were. She duetted with a videotaped Frank Sinatra on I've Got a Crush on You, bantered (albeit with aid from a TelePrompTer) with Shirley MacLaine about the Y2K virus, and dedicated a love song...
...immediate threat of a final ruling, the decision gives Microsoft a stronger bargaining position in any settlement negotiations with the government. The decision, however, does not offer similar benefits to the Justice Department or to the American people. An extended federal appeals process will act as an unnecessary drain on Justice Department resources and will allow Microsoft to continue to wield unchecked market power...
...suit alleges, Harvard deliberately neglected to supervise Schleifer and Hay's work in the Russian capital markets. But the suit underscores the need to reexamine institutions that, while indirectly under the University's auspices, have a distinctly non-academic purpose. In particular, such institutions tend to drain resources that could otherwise be directed toward Harvard's core educational function...
Today Kozmo serves 300,000 customers in 11 cities, rushing to their doorsteps with everything from Palm computers and MP3 players to snack food and video games. The only pothole in Kozmo's bike path is the same one that has upset so many Web ventures: the money drain. While it nabbed $250 million in capital from investors, including $60 million from Amazon and an additional $25 million from Starbucks, Kozmo posted a loss of $26 million last year and laid off 10% of its 3,300 employees this summer. Analysts point to the high cost of operating a "last...