The aptly-named Party Dishwasher sports a sleek, silver finish and your standard under-the-counter boxy design, but what it lacks in originality outside, it certainly makes up for inside.
Speculating about what might be the effective standard at an exam is counter-productive to the social desire of having more lending occur in the system, and also discourages the commitment of additional capital to the banking system.
Syria's use of cluster munitions runs counter to the new international standard being created by the Convention on Cluster Munitions, rejecting any use of the weapons.
It seems counter-intuitive, but job losses through creative destruction are probably a better indicator of a rising standard of living over time than job gains.