Word: standardizer
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...players stand on opposite ends of a standard size beer pong table with an unopened can of beer in front of each of them. The first player chucks a ping pong ball at the second player’s can of beer. If it hits, the first player begins chugging his or her beer while the second player chases down the ball. When the second player retrives the ball, he or she slams it on the table and yells “Stop!” At this point the first player stops drinking. The goal is for each player...
...experience has proven I must," she writes. "Wash your hair. Clean your nails. Do not chew gum." Don't forget to remove all candy wrappers, old sandwiches and other garbage from your briefcase. And while you're at it, declutter your office. Other recommendations are part of the standard self-help-book checklist: always carry business cards, whether you're employed or not; make notes immediately after leaving meetings; keep abreast of developments in your field; shut thy mouth in elevators...
...than an hour after Bobby expired. The activist Allerd Lowenstein found me on an elevator at the hospital and blurted that I was all the party had left. In subsequent days and weeks, Mayor Daley of Chicago led the voices of those who sought to enlist me as a standard-bearer against Richard Nixon. I told them all no. I understood very well the stakes of the forthcoming election. I simply could not summon the will...
...tempting to wax poetic about how dramatically the Internet has changed since the mid-1990s, when 28.8k was the standard, Web 2.0 marvels like YouTube and Gmail were hardly thought possible, and Facebook was just a gleam in Mark Zuckerberg’s pre-teen eye. Instead, we should reflect on how far we have to go, since complacent communications companies and outdated technologies still prevail...
...part makers. It means less government spending on infrastructure and other public services, including economic development. The sum effect is less available work for job seekers - a perfect vicious circle. For a well-educated job loser like Whitfield, it can mean a permanent drop in earning power and standard of living - a reversal of the American Dream...