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...decent metaphor for what Microsoft is trying to do in making the Xbox 360. Microsoft, known more for its bullying business tactics than its technological innovation, is trying to act in a very un-Microsoft fashion. It's trying to be quick and nimble, radically innovative, and play well with others. It's trying to reinvent itself from the corporate...
...cello. Or maybe rhythm is more important. Or texture." Lim's sonic world has that in abundance. For Austria's Salzburg Festival in August, Lim hopes to put to song the Aboriginal concept of kalyuyuru, "which is like water shimmering as it falls," she explains. Completing the metaphor, husband Daryl Buckley likens Lim's musical career to "a bright flowing river." Runs deep...
...only seven on Johnson’s. This clear imbalance contributes to the lack of fulfillment when the book ends. The title titillated with promise, but Morrow’s account—while intriguing—all too often veers off track. To stretch a metaphor as shamelessly as Morrow: U.S. basketball fans were disappointed when the Olympic team came home with the bronze, but—as is the case here—even the let-down...
...statistics need to be humanized to inspire ordinary consumers to act, says Holdway: "The footprinting tool visualizes an individual's impact. Through the metaphor of soccer fields, any user can immediately understand the impact their lifestyle is having at a global level." Holdway has built a website www.weeeman.org) that allows people to calculate their own e-waste profile by entering the number of mobile phones and computers at their home, school or office. "Take only pictures, leave only footprints" has long been an environmentalist motto. Now, activists are hoping to erase even the footprints...
While the Latin oration is one of Harvard’s older traditions—dating back to 1642—Gillespie said that her oration will create a very timely metaphor. She plans to compare her experience at Harvard to a game of baseball...