"If Apple gets this supported, it has a shot at rising like a phoenix from the ashes in the world of multimedia computing, " says Steven Vonder Haar, a media analyst with the Yankee Group.

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Sadly, the image of someone using hard work and talent to rise phoenix-like from the ashes of an unhappy youth is more myth than reality.

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But Garcia rose phoenix-like from the ashes and rebuilt his career by dint of skillful financing, deft timing and a dash of self-dealing.

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There are rumors that Silvio Berlusconi, like the phoenix of old, is rising from the ashes and closing the gap, perhaps forcing the necessity of an alliance with his rivals and Prime Minister Mario Monti.

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