Word: transformation
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...know it.” While he’s talking about Brandon’s betting picks, this line is really the rule for the relationship between Brandon and his mentor. At first Brandon is willing to give complete control to Walter, even letting his boss transform him into the flashier, sexier “John Anthony” to boost business. Gradually, he comes to realize that Walter and his company are riding on his success, a process that rides the real Brandon into the ground. As Brandon tries to break away from Walter, he begins to lose...
...planned two design initiatives to help attract visitors to under-utilized spaces. One plan would revamp Currier House’s shuttle stop, adding heated benches, a Tether Ball court, an over-sized chess board, a coffee machine, and building blocks chairs. Kayden hopes the extra comforts will transform the shuttle stop from a cold, unwelcoming stop-over into a fun place to hang out. The second plan is on a much larger scale. A completely transparent glass building could be built on the small grassy triangle next to Memorial Hall. This “Wintergarten...
...Jackson pulls it off. The ingenious set, designed by Jess R. Burkle ’06, complements these seamless performances. Chairs line either side of the Ex and the actors perform in between them. Brown packing boxes serve as the building blocks of the set, and Jamie and Catherine transform them into couches, a bed, a pier, or whatever else they need to revisit their memories. Behind them, a series of photographs of the couple slide up and down floor-to-ceiling wires, and shield the accompaniment. Lastly, two hanging windows face either side of the audience?...
...admitted as much last week when he said that practice was “not great from what I call attitude standards in terms of level of enthusiasm and confidence.” Somehow, in a single loss to a very quality opponent in Lehigh, the Crimson seemed to transform from a confident team that knew it was going to win to a team that hopes it will win. Maybe I’m wrong. I’m not in the locker room. I don’t know what’s truly said or what?...
...same corporate DNA. Mark Stahlman, an analyst with Caris & Company, calls Sun and Google ?the same company? because so much of Google's top brass is ex-Sun. Many of those same people, about 15 years ago, hatched a plan to use technology to radically transform the way people manage information. Much of what spun out of their efforts-Java, for one thing-has been powerful, but ultimately Sun's technology wasn't cheap or secure enough to really dent Microsoft, Stahlman says. ?For all the people involved, without a doubt, this is their big chance,? he says...