Word: converting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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That's how it goes with Wu-Tang Clan--part music sensation, part myth. And this is its paradox. It is a branded marketing juggernaut, instantly recognizable in remote corners of the globe but not quite able to convert its wide appeal to the mainstream. With its latest album, The W (see review), RZA hopes to harness the band's market power to better management in order to restage the Wu brand and set the Clan on a new growth phase...
...speech last night in Langdell Library, Republican Gov. George Ryan of Illinois described how he became a "convert" to the anti-death penalty cause...
Harvard kept up the pressure throughout the first half, keeping the lead hovering around 20 points. B.U. was unable to turn positives into points. For instance, while the Terriers had a rebounding edge, they were unable to convert those into significant second chance points. And instead of using the ten-day break as a way to get ready for the game, it looked as if B.U. had just rusted...
...abducted from the primarily Christian south and enslaved in the primarily Muslim north. Bok said he was forced to convert to Islam, but still does not identify himself as Muslim...
Boston University's inability to convert its chances has been the major contributor to the Terriers' 2-6-1 overall start this year...