Word: thirdly
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...commodification of self in a paper on dwarf tossing for Justice, nature calls. What should I do? First, I could leave my laptop in mid-sentence and run to the bathroom. Second, I could close my laptop and attempt to cover it with loose papers and my jacket. Third, I could take my laptop into the bathroom and try not to drop it. Yet, should I not have a fourth option? Should I not be able to leave my laptop open, leisurely stroll to the bathroom, use the hand dryer twice, check e-mail on the way back...
VOTING CHOICE Why should people be required to vote in the precinct where they happen to reside? This consigns all too many voters to third-rate jurisdictions where the result is a foregone conclusion. It also removes any incentive for jurisdictions to make their votes more important or exciting. Under a system of voting choice, each voter would be able to redeem the right to vote anywhere he or she wanted. Some might choose Palm Beach County, where the fun never stops and you can never be sure exactly whom you voted for. Others might choose Cook County...
...Green Mile. In that film, Michael Clarke Duncan plays a superstrong, superdumb MAAF on death row who cures one of his jailers (Tom Hanks) of a urinary-tract infection by laying a magical hand on his crotch. It's probably the only time Duncan will make it to third base on the big screen...
Unexpectedly and unintentionally, India has found a future. In the past quarter-century, the economy has stagnated behind varying degrees of industrial protectionism that left the country undercapitalized, uncompetitive and underemployed. The country of 1 billion people has only 4.3 million PCs; the phone network is Third World at its worst. India's capacity for international telecom traffic will this year reach 780 megabits per second, a mere 1.4% of what's available in China. E-commerce is but a distant dream...
...health club, chances are the facility won't be equipped to help. According to preliminary data, half the clubs studied have neither an emergency medical plan in place, personnel trained in CPR nor a working defibrillator. Among those that do, 90% fail to perform regular emergency drills. And one-third of clubs don't bother to screen prospective clients for medical conditions that could make unsupervised workouts risky...