Word: spirited
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...Hazel O'Leary got this briefing." Chu's only simple question - aside from "Will this explode?" - was "What percentage of your profit goes to science?" About 15% to 25%, the CEO explained. "That's very good," Chu said with a sigh. The entire visit reminded Chu of the futuristic spirit he loved at Bell Labs. "This was a power company, but it had the flavor of a high-tech company," he told me later. "They're looking at the long view." In short, they're Wayne Gretzky - and Chu is obviously worried that we're not, that we've lost...
...depth of the acting community's grief is apparent on their Facebook pages. "We lost another one of our own at Disney. Too many, too young. Just wish it made some sense," posted Krista Miller, a Disney improv comedian. Rather than losing spirit over the losses, Kenny Babel, a Disney performer and close friend of Priest's, says he and other performers have been inspired by Priest's legacy to offer even more of themselves to the process of creating the Disney magic. "Mark lived for that magic. That's when Mark was most Mark," Babel says. "One's person...
...know, the College has announced the elimination of various services as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences attempts to bridge a substantial budget gap. In these tough times, we must all make sacrifices, and each of us must bear our fair share of the burden. In that spirit, we regretfully inform you of these additional policy changes for the 2009-2010 academic year...
...Asian competition. Rents plummeted and, in 2004, a different type of resident moved in. Suddenly, hollow store units were populated by funky art galleries and vintage boutiques, cool cafés and quirky antique shops. This new community dubbed itself Cubao X, a moniker that reflected its eclectic, bohemian spirit...
When it starts inspiring the motifs that adorn designer handbags, graffiti's entrée into the world of mainstream culture is no longer in doubt. It is in this spirit that the expansive exhibition "Born in the Streets - Graffiti," which runs until Nov. 29 at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, is being held. At the same time, curator Thomas Delamarre says that he isn't about to "hang some canvases on the wall and say, 'That's graffiti.' Graffiti exists because it was born in the street...