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Irvin’s transfer application was accepted, but he wasn’t due to matriculate until September. Back at Harvard, the O’Hagan-Pizzotti race had become slightly one-sided due to Pizzotti’s injury. Coach Murphy had to convert then-sophomore wide receiver Mike Jones back to his original position at quarterback just to provide some depth behind center, and even enlisted Fitzpatrick to help with drills...
...wanted to attract. So the city seized the opportunity, wading through mounds of federal red tape to have the base transferred to it and persuading reluctant airlines to relocate to a facility that would need extensive renovation for commercial traffic. A $400 million local bond referendum was passed to convert the base into a commercial airport, and federal and state money came in to build highways feeding into the facility...
...inducted in 1958.) Arkansas National Guard and other military reserve units still use about 66,000 acres of largely vacant land from the post for exercises. The remaining 6,000 acres, which contained much of the installation's main facilities, were turned over to a municipal development authority to convert to a residential and business community...
...faith-driven amateurs as inefficient. Then there is the program's improvisational aura. "I'm cheering 'em on," says Wheaton's Moreau. "In Africa, programs appearing well connected can instantly attract a mass of people. But I wonder how many at Saddleback have the cross-cultural experience to convert that [enthusiasm] to feet on the ground." Says Furaha Mugisha, editor of the Rwandan newspaper Umuseso: "I think [Warren] has good intentions. Some people may benefit. But he is not different from other pastors we have seen. You won't hear much about his plan after the rally...
...just to the content on the page, but also to the advertising," says Andrew Shotland, vice president of business development at Insider Pages, a Pasadena, California-based company that aims to use people's opinions to create detailed local directories of businesses and services. "We are seeing these referrals convert into business at a much greater rate than leads from other forms of advertising." Of course, consumer recommendations on the Web aren't new. Amazon and others have deployed them with great success for years. What's changed is that blogs and other social networks have created a consumer conversation...