Since its launch in January, DISH Anywhere has transformed the ability of viewers to watch live and recorded programming anytime, anywhere.

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The reforms, she said, "will leave us with a police force that is answerable to the public and transformed in its ability to fight crime".

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This ability transformed Disney from a common-or-garden media mogul into an embodiment of the American dream, the winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a fixture on the front cover of news magazines.

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Szakos said community groups' ability to pool information has transformed the political landscape.

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"Failure to do so will irreversibly undermine the NSA and its ability to perform in a transformed global information technology arena, " said the Committee.

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Another example of this trend is how our ability to capture an ever more detailed picture of the physical world has transformed the energy industry.

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