Word: reinvent
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...unilateral actions seem only to be inflaming them. The U.N.'s practices of negotiation, inquiry, mediation and judicial settlement won't work against deranged extremists who hide behind religion, nor will sending troops to trouble spots. The U.N., our only global instrument of peace and sanity, must reinvent itself. Robert L. Wolke Pittsburgh...
...some of the same suppliers it uses for its PCs, the company slashed prices, and the rest of the industry scrambled to follow. The move could not save the ailing PC company's retail stores--188 will be closed this year--but it has given Gateway a chance to reinvent itself in consumer electronics. Analysts expect prices to fall even further this year, driving up sales. According to Lee Simonson, senior vice president for consumer electronics at Best Buy, $2,999 was the "breakthrough price...
...used to storing our computer files in folders and scrolling through lists of online-search results that it may seem perverse to try to reinvent the way we view these things on our computer screen. But two companies are aiming to do just that. Fractal:Edge has developed an interface called Fractal:PC ($20; available in March) that replaces file folders in Windows with a system of colored circles, above. Each circle represents a folder. If a circle is green, it means you have recently modified a file in that folder. If a circle is red, it means you haven...
...footwear of his time--stilettos, thigh-high boots and the famous square-toed pump that Catherine Deneuve wore in Belle de Jour--believed in exceptional craftsmanship. So when Diego Della Valle, owner of Tod's shoes and bags, among other luxury labels, bought the Vivier name and decided to reinvent it, he hired designer Bruno Frisoni to add a touch of modernity to Vivier's great classics. Among the shoes on display in the charming Faubourg St.-Honore shop (where 18th century commodes are mixed with flea-market finds in Vivier's eclectic style) are gold alligator Grecian sandals, pink...
They thumb through pages of posters, hoping to find that vintage Animal House print that will stand out amidst the flood of reissues. For many, dorm room decorating is a chance to reinvent oneself—a time to break away from the pink sheets and stuffed animal smorgasbords of one’s past and inform the world, or at least the entryway, about the complex enigma they are so privileged to have in their midst...