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Kerkorian's childhood, rough and rootless, may have instilled in him that lifelong drive to get ahead. Born to Armenian immigrant farmers in Fresno, Calif., he moved at least 20 times as a kid, his parents often struggling with the rent. In junior high, he was expelled for fighting and truancy. After dropping out, he learned to box ("Rifle Right," they called him), and during World War II he shuttled planes across the Atlantic for Britain's Royal Air Force. Back in California, he bought and sold refurbished aircraft and started an air service ferrying gamblers from Los Angeles...
...still get it,” Birk admits, “even seven years later. At first it was a little rough, and it was something I was kind of hoping would fly under the radar. It didn’t, and a lot of older guys would bust my chops about...
Chang-San Chen doesn’t want to be a “troublemaker,” even if it means ending a beloved tradition. After a rough round of bad luck last spring, Chen, owner of Louie’s Superette, was struck with another low blow when his lawyer told him last spring he could no longer give bottles of champagne to his favorite seniors...
...overcame a rough start to post wins in the final two races to finish fourth in their division...
...regional planners Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees, the measurement takes into account the production of food, housing, transportation, consumer goods and services, as well as the waste that's left behind. According to WWF, each person should currently have an average footprint of 1.8 hectares, the rough equivalent of two soccer fields, for the supply of his or her needs. But WWF estimates that the average stomping ground is currently around 2.2 hectares, 21% more than is sustainable. "Footprinting is a snapshot," says Rob Holdway, the WEEE Man project director whose consultancy, Giraffe Innovation, provides businesses with advice on WEEE...