Word: transformers
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...sparkling personality with which she could transform the mood of any social setting just by walking into a room with her infectious smile,” said Professor of Anthropology emeritus Evon Z. Vogt, Jr., a personal friend of the Smith family...
Better known as Miss Manners, Martin has helped transform etiquette from the realm of society matrons to a tool for everyday life. In her new book, Star-Spangled Manners, she argues that American manners are an engine of equality. She talked to TIME's Richard Stengel, whom she hardly corrected...
...with engines and racing. His parents tried to break the spell by dispatching him to a race track outside Vienna to do lube jobs for three months. The move backfired. "I loved it," says Demel, 48. Today he doesn't just mess around with cars. He's about to transform how they are made...
...editors? When asked by an audience member how he felt when before handing over his manuscript to his editors, Ondaatje said “terrified.” But he admitted that writing is far less collaborative than film. With the whim of his pen, a writer can transform Turkey into China—and then potentially change it back if dissatsifed with the alteration. But in film, an editor’s cuts are much more final...
That the contest was the seniors’ last home game added further pressure to the situation. So while nerves were riding high, an emotional talk with the seniors the night before helped transform anxiety into fervor...