Word: convert
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...were getting our shots, but we just couldn’t convert,” freshman attackman Greg Cohen said. “They had a big defense, and they were frustrating us with [their] hits. That made it tough to complete plays...
...brothers have been at odds before. When Jermaine left the Jacksons temporarily in 1975, Randy replaced him; years later, they had a tiff when Jermaine threatened to withdraw from a 2001 reunion concert. People close to the family see Randy as a more stabilizing influence than Jermaine, a Muslim convert who helped bring in members of the Nation of Islam as Michael's security. If nothing else, the change in attorneys overseen by Randy "will slow down" the legal proceedings, says one source. "That's not necessarily a bad thing...
...largest obstacles Ford faces is academic. Because it is difficult for him to read printed material, Ford needs books to be converted into digitally synthesized speech in order to study. Though Harvard is required to provide him with equal access in this area, his experience has been anything but easy. The only computer equipped to convert his books into speech sits in the Science Center, far from Ford’s home in Currier. Ford says he’d like to see stations installed in all libraries. But at Yale, his ideal system wouldn’t suffice: they...
RELEASED. MORDECHAI VANUNU, 50, former nuclear technician who was imprisoned for treason for 18 years--including 12 in solitary confinement--for revealing Israeli nuclear secrets to a British newspaper; in Ashkelon, Israel. A convert to Christianity who has had severe restrictions placed on his travel, he was defiant on his release. "To all those calling me a traitor," he said, "I'm proud and happy to do what...
Industry analysts are unsure whether many young readers will ever convert to paying customers. But the analysts mostly agree that the freebies add value by increasing market share and attracting new, youth-seeking advertising dollars. The Tribune's RedEye (circ. 85,000), for example, has not turned a profit, but it has attracted 350 new advertisers to the Trib. Plus, since newspaper companies use existing assets like printing plants, journalists and distribution networks, the cost of added operations is incremental, says James Marsh, an analyst at SG Cowen Securities. Most of the free papers are break-even propositions...