Word: yourselfing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ernest Orlando Lawrence, 56, University of California's Radiation Laboratory director, invented the atom-smashing cyclotron-which has been called "as useful in research as the microscope." Born in Canton, S.D., where his father was a superintendent of schools, Lawrence worked his way through local Midwestern colleges selling aluminum...
In the light of Eisenhower-Nixon endorsements of Forbes, Meyner's success was all the sweeter because it was a do-it-yourself kind of victory. He had firmly rejected outside aid, i.e., from Harry Truman, Adlai Stevenson and Massachusetts' Senator Jack Kennedy. Meyner billboards did not even...
Wear & Tear. Rodeo riding, Shoulders argues, is the roughest racket in sport. But it is not the physical danger that concerns him. "There is absolutely no money guarantee," he complains. "You've even got to furnish your own equipment, and you have to pay entry fees to compete. If...
Until the '50s, BLS also assumed that most of its families were renters. It now checks prices of new houses, interest rates on mortgages and home improvements. But it ignores the do-it-yourself trend, assumes that labor is hired at union wages to paint the dining room, sand...
"Okay. You a born leader, understan? See, we all born without any clothes on, so the difference is up here," she tapped her forehead, and her eyes were very deep and gentle. "See, you got the ability to make yourself better than other people you know; but it's going...