Word: revamping
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...selling more ad pages and adding more editorial features and increasing the frequency of publication.” Representatives from 02138 magazine would not comment on the recent deal. Manhattan Media, which owns a number of local New York newspapers like the New York Press, also plans to revamp its newly acquired publication as an instrument for social networking and event sponsorship. “We intend to build a social networking Web site for alumni to stay connected,” Allon said. “We hope it will offer a variety of services different from those...
Paulson's suggested regulatory revamp addresses this issue, sort of, by calling for the creation of a Conduct of Business Regulatory Agency with the sole responsibility of making financial businesses behave decorously. Far more catchy and to the point, though, is Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren's year-old proposal--which Hillary Clinton has recently begun talking up on the campaign trail--for a Financial Product Safety Commission. It would be modeled on the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which keeps exploding toasters off the market. Such a body might stand in the way of financial innovation. But for consumers, that...
...Atkinson, the university’s president, along with a University of California panel considered doing away with the SAT I altogether. The College Board, which publishes and administers the SAT tests, said that the university’s discussions did have some influence on the decision to revamp the SAT I, an effort that eliminated analogies from the test and adding a new writing section...
...Crew: CEO Mickey Drexler managed to take a company that competed with the Gap selling t-shirts and khakis and revamp its merchandise on quality and price. He made the designer business affordable through brilliant product development. Now customers get cashmere sweaters and tailored suits for less than high-end labels. "It's perceived exclusivity," says Chen. "It's pretty accessible and for their customer it's a bargain." J. Crew might still sell some basics, but they do it better than anyone else. Their fiscal year ended February 2 with revenues increasing 16% and comparable store sales...
...spoken word and can be effectively expressed through the art of dance. While the dancing often falls subject to the narrative, especially in the expository first act, the expressive quality of both the gothic and modern sets, the swelling, cinematic score, and Cranko’s choreography effectively revamp an age-old story...