Could it be a bid to upgrade that pitiful single Oscar nomination, for 1992's Chaplin?
"These details are obscuring the bigger picture," says a frustrated Palestinian negotiator.When the Palestinians return to the UN in New York in September with a fresh bid to upgrade their status there, the Americans may hesitate before using their veto again; last time, embarrassingly, only eight countries joined them.
The 12 were expected to approve a "Ramallah Declaration," which condemns Jewish settlement in the West Bank and supports the Palestinians' bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations.
In a bid to make an innately artificial farming sector as sustainable as possible, upgraded irrigation systems have been installed in 1,200 farms, including date palm plantations, with plans to roll out more this year.
Since November, IBM Chief Executive Sam Palmisano Sam Palmisano has been making futurist statements about the need for a "smarter" national infrastructure, using information technology to upgrade the nation's roads, electric grid and health care system in a bid to increase their efficiency; to make America more internationally competitive and to create thousands of jobs.
Since November, IBM Chief Executive Sam Palmisano Sam Palmisano has been making futurist statements about the need for a "smarter" national infrastructure, using information technology to upgrade the nation's roads, electric grid and health care system in a bid to increase their efficiency — and to make America more internationally competitive and to create thousands of jobs.
At the same time, feisty little National Airlines is cutting the cost of upgrades to first class on its routes between Las Vegas and any West Coast city it serves in a bid to attract business travelers and high rollers.
Like MoviePass, Sinemia's plans have gone through numerous changes in the past year, though its upgrades generally appear aimed at offering users more options, rather than a bid to figure out how to stop losing money.
That step was meant to punish the Palestinians after their successful bid in November to upgrade their status at the United Nations to that of a nonmember observer state.
But the Israeli sanctions were also part of the tit-for-tat response to the Palestinians' successful bid last month to upgrade their status at the United Nations to that of a nonmember observer state — adding to the severe financial crisis in the Palestinian Authority.
