Word: gavels
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...modern House of Representatives, though, has a nasty tendency to devour its leader. The Speaker's gavel has changed hands four times in the past 14 years. Tip O'Neill was the last Speaker to leave without being ousted by scandal or electoral defeat. Denny Hastert may hope for a long reign in the top job. But if the economy keeps going south, Hastert, the former high school economics teacher, may be undone by the subject he once taught...
...which point the real devil appeared at the crossroads, in the form of Jeff Probst. This wasn't contract time yet, mind you - just a getting-to-know-you, involving some of Old Scratch's favorite sins: greed and gluttony. For the Reward Challenge, Probst grabbed his gavel and held a food auction...
...Ford Foundation provided the money but not the central structure [for these programs]," said KSG official Doug Gavel. "Now, the Institute will provide the central structure for all of them...
...Because the name of this game is customer base - the size of a swap meet being its primary virtue - Napster will do what it takes to beat the gavel and stay alive as a brand and as a destination. And with 60-odd million registered users, Napster is heading into purgatory with a pretty strong hand. But technophile record collectors don't seem the kind of folks to hang around patiently until June just so BMG can start taking their money. Not when there's free milk to be had elsewhere...
...already voted with its checkbook; the other four major labels may see this as the last best time to join in, now that Napster is at its peak of popularity and staring at the business end of a judge's gavel. Once those users scatter, they won't be back - but they won't be back in record stores either...