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Watches are no longer just for telling time. With its new Paparazzi model, Swatch has teamed up with MSN Direct to transform timepieces into technological multitaskers capable of providing the wearer with up-to-the-minute news, sports scores, weather reports and stock quotes. Exclusive access to Swatch City, specialized free content provided by Time Out magazine, will keep wearers informed about local cultural events and hip bars in 10 top cities. --By Samantha Hallock
Each historical juncture is unique; neither the middle-of-the-road nor the fringe is a sure path to electoral victory. What FDR, Reagan and Clinton shared was a willingness to think big and think new—to transform their parties and the country. The public respected their ambitious visions, and gave them each a mandate to lead...
...banks as potential investors. (The city insists that no tax dollars will be used.) Not all businesses are excited. Internet providers, in particular, are concerned about losing customers. But Neff argues that even the skeptics will be converted as new opportunities arise, saying that "wireless has the potential to transform the Internet the way the World Wide Web transformed Arpanet." Other major cities seem to agree: Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City are toying with the idea of going wi-fi too. --By William...
Alfie’s realization of the irrevocable harm his actions cause shocks him into change. A very human, very real distress replaces Alfie’s godlike composure, and his brushes with death transform him from a young man with all the answers to a suddenly aged, more uncertain person. In the greatest irony, his newfound gravitas leads to him being dumped by an older woman for a younger...
...money-losing steel mills. Workers around the globe were bounced out of the devilishly cyclical industry in droves. Even bosses were shying away: in 1998, Michael Frenzel, then chairman of German industrial concern Preussag, became so fed up with the smokestack rollercoaster that he embarked on a program to transform Preussag - now TUI - into a travel firm, selling off the company's steel mills...