Domino is a mercenary, able to shift the laws of probability to her advantage. She is also a weapons expert, an excellent athlete and martial artist, and an accomplished linguist. She uses her powers and abilities to fight for mutants, but has a reputation for being a cold, calculating killer.
Domino was born Neena Thurman in Chicago, the product of U.S. government experiments. She survived the genetic deterioration and mutated into a shapeshifter at age 13. Her ability to change form allows her to take on the appearance of various people and animals.
The game of dominoes originated in the mid-18th century in Italy and France, and was apparently brought to England by French prisoners toward the end of that period. It is most commonly played in positional games, in which each player in turn places one domino edge to edge against another, such that the identifying marks on both are identical or form some specified total (e.g., 5 to 1). The first scoring game was cribbage, which used the dominoes’ arrangement of numbers and dots to count and score.
By 2004, Domino’s was $943 million in debt and struggling to stay afloat. Its leadership had been sacked, and it lacked a clear vision for the future of the company. It had resorted to adding new items to its menu and expanding its delivery reach, but these changes were not enough. The company was losing ground and fading from view.
During a conference with top managers, Domino’s CEO Dominic Brandon heard many employee concerns about the direction of the company and its culture. He began to address these concerns and put the necessary changes into place, including a relaxed dress code and new leadership training programs. Most importantly, he emphasized that the company would listen to its customers and champion their feedback.
Domino’s success was due to the fact that it kept its focus on what mattered to the customers and employees. The company’s new line of communication extended beyond its physical walls and into the customer’s homes. Domino’s customers could voice their opinions directly to the CEO through a series of surveys, and the company paid close attention to each of these.
Although domino sets are most often made from polymer, they can be made in other materials as well, particularly natural ones such as bone, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), ivory, or ebony with a contrasting color on the pips. Sets made from these types of materials tend to feel more substantial and have a more unique aesthetic than the more common polymer sets. They are often more expensive as a result. Some dominoes are even constructed from marble, granite, soapstone, or metals. They can be decorated or painted to make them more visually appealing, though this is less common for smaller sets. They may be engraved as well to give them a more personalized touch. Some are even hand-carved by artisans.