Word: reinvent
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...closing and that talks could only be resumed if the Palestinians end their demonstrations. The Israeli leader now finds himself unable to govern on the basis of his election promises - not unlike President Clinton following the Republican capture of Capitol Hill in 1994, when he was forced to reinvent himself under Morris's direction in order to win reelection...
...choose "nightmare" rather than the misleading "fantasy") can probably be written off as a bit of first album paranoia. But giving up creative control is a familiar process for artists and their industry. Aerosmith, for example, had an entire album thrown out by Sony when the band tried to reinvent its sound. Apparently, it was not Aerosmith enough. Neil Young was sued by his record label over the contents of an LP he made...
...frames, others with spinning balls. There's even a dizzying version of a water-based Lava lamp. Conair, known more for its hair dryers than its home-spa products, is developing a fountain with water flowing over a 3-D photograph of--you guessed it--flowing water. "It's reinvent or die," says Abraham. "That's the only way to keep a trend like this going...
...surprising trend at a time when start-up companies still dream of going public. Even so, a growing number of European firms--mostly from old-economy sectors--are delisting from stock exchanges. Freed from having to please investors every quarter, many smaller companies find it easier to grow--or reinvent themselves--when they are financed by private-equity funds and banks instead. The buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Robert recently created a $3 billion European fund and started scouting the Old World for new privatization deals. "There are lots of opportunities here," explains Ned Gilhuly, managing director of KKR's European...
...Texas, public universities have managed to counteract the effect of racial-preference bans by automatically admitting the top 10% of the graduating class of every high school, including those schools where most students are minorities. But Rice University in Houston, private and highly selective, has had to reinvent its admissions strategies to maintain the school's minority enrollment. Each February, 80 to 90 black, Hispanic and Native American kids visit Rice on an expenses-paid trip. Rice urges counselors from high schools with large minority populations to nominate qualified students. And in the fall, Rice sends two recruiters...