Word: concepting
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...task forces and 600 project teams, Vasella set about knocking heads together. By the time he was done, 12,500 people had been laid off; an $80 million venture fund helped ex-employees with good ideas start businesses. He got the unions to accept performance-based compensation, a concept new to Swiss industry at the time. "Ex-Sandoz people say there is more freedom," says Novartis' elected employee representative Kathrin Amacker. "Ex-Ciba people say there is more drive and deadline consciousness...
...observing a "Rich Supply of Homoeroticism" in The Lord of the Rings, Cloud shows that he projects homosexual lust onto any friendship between members of the same sex. It's a pity he apparently has no concept of intimate friendship without a sexual aspect. Like too many people these days, he sees the world through a prism that puts the focus on sexuality. Joe Smongeskishrewsbury, Massachusetts...
...Shrek.” Or “Toy Story.” Or even 2000’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” To be blunt, “Fred Claus” simply lacks creativity. Sure, the basic concept differs from most. Fred Claus, played by Vince Vaughn, is the estranged brother of the more famous, more rotund Santa Claus. As a boy, Fred chose to move away from the family’s North Pole nest to escape feeling outshined by his sib. So he takes a job as a repo...
...edge; I might have gone farther than I realised.” Though Høeg may have had a decade to write the novel, now available in English thanks to a translation by Nadia Christensen, we unfortunately do not have as much time to decode it. The concept of an implicit criticism of the fast-paced world of today through an intricate plot is meritorious, but neither Høeg’s plot, nor his characters, nor even his style have enough strength to carry this through.The main protagonist, world-renowned circus clown Kasper, is blessed with incredible...
...Jay’s second album since retirement, rises head and shoulders above its predecessor, “Kingdom Come.” It should renew the faith of rap enthusiasts that the self-proclaimed king of New York can still rule. It’s a concept album, inspired by the recently released and identically titled Ridley Scott film. Its highs and lows follow the pace of the flick, which chronicles the life and times of big-time Harlem heroin dealer Frank Lucas. The movie apparently inspired Jigga to revisit roots in the drug game and get back...