Word: coolers
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...during the afternoon of the great blackout last month, I thought it was my fault. Not that I, a mere intern at ABC News in New York, caused the dilapidation of the power grids, of course—but I had been the last one to touch the water cooler just before it began buzzing oddly and my entire floor lost power. I had finished off the last jug of water and intended to make the custodians’ job easier by removing the old one before they replaced it. It was not until several minutes later that I discovered...
...when people were allowed to smoke indoors, in the belief that the police had better things to worry about than enforcing the new ban. Tourists curled up on the street in Times Square, on library steps and in hotel ballrooms; city residents slept on their roofs, where it was cooler. By morning you could buy T shirts reading WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT? with the date, confirming New York's position as the capital of capitalism. Meanwhile, half a world away, the few residents of Baghdad who had electricity sat stuck to their TV sets, watching...
...sand between their toes. In addition to its private label, PacSun stocks brands like Billabong, Quiksilver and Hurley, lines that pro surfers and skaters wear. Even though teens can get some of these brands at mass merchandisers such as Wal-Mart and Target, "they think shopping at PacSun is cooler," says Jennifer Black, a retail-stock analyst for Wells Fargo Securities. She adds that there is little danger of the surf trend's evaporating, as it has been around since the 1950s...
...hospitals on the 35-hour workweek passed by the previous government - and then scolding detractors for politicizing the tragedy. But at least Raffarin bothered to address the issue; Chirac said nothing until his solemn but less-than-contrite appearance late last week. Geriatric workers hope the news cycle and cooler temperatures don't distract people from the real issues. Says Champvert: "France needs a veritable Marshall Plan for the elderly." With its baby-boom generation swiftly nearing retirement, redemption will require plenty of money and an even bigger cultural change of heart. "All we can hope is that this terrible...
...waterlogged cities can be cooled off in the usual ways--by limiting auto exhaust, for example. Using light-colored roofing and paving materials in place of black, heat-absorbing tar will also help. As a bonus, the cooler roof will reduce the need for air conditioning. --By Jeffrey Kluger