Word: chosing
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Presciently, the high-end Japanese bathroom-fixtures manufacturer Toto chose a time when the economy is circling the drain to launch its newest product - a $5,000 commode with a super-efficient flush. The Neorest 550 seems at first a senseless money tank, but at a swellegant downtown New York City launch party last week, the press and interested parties were almost persuaded that this fixture is more than a very dear john - if used right, it's good for the environment and it could even save you money. How? Consider the following...
...audience viewership. For example, his most famous documentary, “The Civil War,” deals with this crucial point in American history over the course of 11 hours and nine episodes, and has been seen by more than 40 million viewers. “It chose us,” Burns says, in reference to the selection of Theodore Roosevelt for his latest project. “There’s always been that siren’s call to us, to what’s pristine.” While shooting earlier documentaries such...
...that is unfortunately spliced throughout the film, causing it to lag. Luckily, most things that come out of Maher’s mouth tend to be downright hilarious—you just have to get past the fact that Charles, who directed “Borat,” chose to center Maher’s global road trip around a poorly shot, highly generic interview...
...only fellow with a PhD, this woman also served as the Pakistani Ambassador to the United States from 1994-1997. In 1994, Time named her one of its most important people... although that is also the magazine that once chose “you” for that list as well...
John D. Gartner chose wisely. It's hard to think of someone whose life has provided more fodder for a psychological biography than former President Bill Clinton. Gartner, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins University, and author of In Search of Bill Clinton talks to TIME about Clinton's manic tendencies, his power over crowds, and why the Monica affair was a true love story...