Word: transformation
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...most popular pro fisherman today, Iaconelli, winner of 2003's Bassmaster Classic--considered the Super Bowl of rod-and-reel events--is a superstar in his field (and stream). Clad in Dolce & Gabbana jeans, torso adorned with tattoos, he is helping transform competitive bass fishing into TV's next big sport, following the success of NASCAR and poker...
...Still, the long-term costs for consumers are almost certain to increase. The problem is a lack of U.S. refining capacity, which means that even if extra petroleum is available, there may be no way to transform it into gasoline and other products like home heating fuel. The result: utilities in many parts of the U.S. are warning customers that winter heating costs could be up to 70% higher than last year's levels. In the event Rita hits Texas, the largest oil refiner in the U.S., disruption could be serious. That state alone has 26 refineries, largely along...
...that someone has a right to this or that post." It was opposition to communism that brought together a disparate group of socialists, free marketeers, intellectuals, dockworkers, lawyers and university professors to found Solidarity a quarter of a century ago. Now members of that group have a chance to transform Poland once again. "It's a pity they haven't created one party," says Ewa Januchowksa, 30, who runs a strawberry farm in Wagrowiec in western Poland with her husband; she's certain the time is right for members of the movement to take charge. To do so effectively, though...
...thought making calls via PC wouldn't catch on; Skype has 54 million users, and says it is adding 150,000 new ones every day. All that potential, of course, may not be worth the $4.1 billion that eBay has pledged unless the company can use it to truly transform its business. To do that, eBay will have to integrate voice into the fabric of each listings. Bidders on eBay are comfortable emailing sellers with questions about an item; will they use a "Skype me" button just as readily? More importantly, will eBay sellers pay for the privilege...
...their 2000 purchase of SunCruz Casinos. In the middle of contentious negotiations over the sale, Ney condemned the seller, Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis, on the floor of the House, implying he was skirting the law. Several months later, Ney praised Abramoff's partner in the purchase as someone who could transform SunCruz "from a questionable enterprise to an upstanding establishment." Several months after that, in March 2001, Abramoff, his partner and three other SunCruz associates each contributed $1,000 to Ney at a fundraiser they had for the congressman at the MCI Center in Washington. Watchdog groups have called...