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...reputation as designated ID-maker. On the IDs I make, people list their own names, the names they use. For the “Gender” field on the template (notice that the field isn’t called “Sex”), people can write in whatever they want. Male, female, transgender, MTF (male-to-female), FTM (female-to-male), intersex—all of these are fine options, as is any other identification people want to list. People are also welcome to leave the space blank if they do not want to define or disclose...
Technology can play a supporting role. Some dyslexics supplement their reading with books on tape. (Indeed, in 1995, the Recording for the Blind organization changed its name to Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in recognition of that fact.) Because their condition affects the ability to write as well as read, a growing number of dyslexics are turning to voice-recognition software for help in preparing term papers, memos and reports. A couple of small studies have shown that the software can also bolster the ability to read. "We found improvement in word recognition, in reading comprehension and spelling," says...
...work, and Taylor, who has had nearly 20 personal-ad dates, is single. "My friend Jack loves to introduce me as 'my friend Emma who just wrote a sex manual and can't get laid,'" says Taylor. "I find myself making disclaimers that those who can't do, write sex manuals." --By Joel Stein
...Supreme Court may have mirrored cultural consensus in its decision, but that isn't the court's job. The court is there to interpret the Constitution, not to write it. When the court starts validating social norms instead of upholding the Constitution, we will live to regret it. BEN JOHNSON Frisco, Texas...
...loyal spouse while in private he acted as a critical sounding board for his wife. We profiled him in an Aug. 14, 1989, report: "In public life, Denis, as all Britain calls him, is discretion personified. 'So long as I keep the lowest-possible profile, neither write nor say anything, I avoid getting into trouble,' he says. This rigorously observed tenet has helped establish Denis as a model consort ... Lanky and white haired, with a toothy grin and a nasal honk of an accent, Denis has become a cherished figure for his skillful maneuvers through the minefields of public life...