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Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music. Odetta's stage presence was regal enough: planted onstage like an oak tree no one would dare cut down, wearing a guitar high on her chest, she could envelop Carnegie Hall with her powerful contralto as other vocalists might fill a phone booth. This was not some pruny European monarch but a stout, imperious queen of African-American music. She used that amazing instrument to bear witness to the pain and perseverance of her ancestors. Some folks sing songs. Odetta...
...save two thirds of the fuel needed but also yields a better performance. Lovins argued that the problem is not a lack of energy-efficient technology in transportation, but rather a dearth of knowledge on the part of companies about newer alternatives. “The innovation tree keeps pelting our heads with new fruit—what part of that don’t we get?” he said. One of Lovins’s key points was the ability of the government to attain energy efficiency, despite military priorities in oil abroad...
...five fewer shopping days (and one fewer weekend) between Thanksgiving and Christmas than there were last year, stores will have to act fast. For e-commerce it's an even tighter schedule, since people need to buy early enough to ensure that presents being shipped make it under the tree in time. "A shorter season will create a little more momentum toward Cyber Monday than we've seen before," says Cassar. Retailers are just hoping it lasts...
Bush, George W. •invitation to Hanukkah party at the home of features the image of, not a menorah or dreidl, but rather a Clydesdale horse hauling a Christmas tree toward White House •poisoner of three American bald eagles is pardoned by •possible intake of alcoholic beverage by •prediction is made by that perks like Air Force One and White House cooking will be missed by •turkey is pardoned by with no subsequent scenes of turkey carnage...
...bait car with a spray to secure a headline conviction and make it known they will routinely scan suspects arrested for any reason. Last December, police in Peterborough sent greeting cards to convicted thieves to let them know that their next crime could leave them "glowing like a Christmas tree...