Word: ribboning
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...first time since 2000, Microsoft plans to release in 2006 an overhauled version of the PowerPoint software that, according to the company, is used for an estimated 30 million presentations around the globe every day. The most obvious change is a brand-new interface, with a "ribbon" of common commands replacing the current, confusing menu. The best new feature is a tool that converts information from any slide into a graphic that you can refine with an easy-to-use menu of ready-made options. And the software simplifies some menu choices only experts used to know about, including...
Humans not only make peace with their beta roles but they also make money from them. Among corporations, an increasingly well-rewarded portion of the workforce is made up of B players, managers and professionals somewhere below the top tier. They don't do the power lunching and ribbon cutting but instead perform the highly skilled, everyday work of making the company run. As skeptical shareholders look ever more askance at overpaid corporate A-listers, the B players are becoming more highly valued. It's an adaptation that serves the needs of both the corporation and the culture around...
...dominance is not completely to blame. Massing also said the media’s fear of causing a negative reaction from the American public might be responsible for the incomplete coverage. According the Massing, this fear spurs some factions of the press to resort to “yellow-ribbon journalism”—human-interest coverage of men and women in service or on the home front, rather than military policy or diplomacy—which undermines the integrity of the press as an institution. “When a nation has troops in the field...
...food will be homemade and prepared on the premises,” said Head Chef Ruben Garza, who previously worked at the popular Boston barbecue restaurant Blue Ribbon. “Our meat will be freshly ground and the desserts will have a home-baked appeal...
...Thursday last week the Harvard Dance Program pirouetted into the new school year as their new premises next to the Quadrangle Recreational Activities Center (QRAC) were officially opened to the Harvard community. The ribbon was cut at 7:00 p.m. before the eyes of a crowd of people, some affiliated with the dance program and some just dance aficionados eager to enjoy the rehearsal of José Limón’s “Suite from a Choreographic Offering,” by the Harvard Contemporary Dance Ensemble, which followed the ribbon-cutting.The new Harvard Dance Center houses...