Similarly understated, Mr. Kekhman said, were reports that he has spent $20 million of his personal fortune upgrading the state-owned Mikhailovsky and restoring some of its pre-revolutionary architectural splendor since he was named the theater's general director four years ago.
Koam writes: "At every company that sells ads, a significant portion of their engineering team spends their day tuning data mining, writing better code to collect all your personal data, upgrading the servers that hold all the data and making sure it's all being logged and collected and sliced and packaged and shipped out..
As a composer, I'm obviously delighted that I will be able to make my personal contribution to upgrading the quality of the football - or maybe just the quality of the music the stadium announcer plays.
It may also reflect a growing resistance among consumers to upgrading personal computers, a trend that could make life tougher for everyone in the industry now that more than half of American homes have at least one such device.
I mean, all you had to do was to promise him to upgrade his personal private bathroom at Borough Hall, and he'd vote for anything".
But according to the association, growth in the semiconductor market is expected to slow in 2005 because of the cycles in which corporations upgrade their personal computers.
Upgrade offers personal loans between $1,000 and $50,000 over three-to-five-year repayment periods at rates competitive with major banks.
Imagine never having to buy new and expensive hardware to upgrade your personal computer with more speed and storage space.
But they need a massive upgrade in personal branding.
Special guest speakers/transformers/facilitators are also tapped to be part of the events, which are typically longer weekend affairs designed to allow attendees to "upgrade" their personal software, for lack of a better phrase.
