Word: listenability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mandatory ear-protection threshold, a one-man surround-sound. He and Gates, who became fast friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always agree, but knowing how the other one is likely to respond helps us navigate most problems...
...serving drinks there, Matthews hatched the idea of starting his own band. He first came to the U.S. from Johannesburg at age two, returned at age 13, and then in 1986 finally settled here for good. One of the things he liked about the U.S. was that he could "listen to everything from Pete Seeger to the Jackson Five." In 1991 he hooked up with jazz drummer Carter Beauford, saxophonist Leroi Moore, violinist Boyd Tinsley and bassist Stefan Lessard. The new band spent two long years gigging at beer-stained frat houses, molding their sound...
...baseball connoisseurs who worship him. Listen to this encomium by Serious Baseball Person and Washington Post writer Thomas Boswell: "Mark McGwire, Griffey and the rest are fabulous, but there have been others like them throughout history. It's possible, and becoming more probable with each amazing season of legerdemain, that there has never really been anybody like Greg Maddux." Indeed, Boswell said Maddux may be "the most remarkable and historically important player in baseball." Ever? Yes, ever...
...they otherwise might not have. It still puts a lid on the dreams of black people, though to a lesser extent than in the past because of the civil rights movement." That, to be sure, is a message a lot of people, black and white, don't want to listen to anymore. But with an advocate as eloquent as Bond making the case, it's a message they ought to hear...
...least the first three sessions to distinguishing names and faces. A final round question in the game of "Peaceful Jeopardy" which we played at the beginning of second semester was, "What steps can you take to keep conflicts from escalating?" The contestants of both teams had quick answers. "Communicate, listen, take a deep breath...