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...Donnell likes to approach issues that he dealt with during his life in politics from opposite viewpoints; he is proudest of an episode in which he reasoned through arguments in favor of the death penalty despite his lifelong objection to capital punishment. “Once you go counter to my politics,” he says, “it becomes an interesting story...
Winthrop House has announced that it too will join the ranks of the elite and exclusionary campus dining halls, imposing dining restrictions for non-residents on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In a counter-move, Quincy House has expanded its universal dining hall access and key swipe privileges by agreeing to share its dining hall with a local soup kitchen, converting its library into a prison literacy center and loaning its JCR to the INS for use as an immigration processing facility...
Mancini said that the NYPD offers $34,514 starting salaries, among the lowest for large metropolitan forces in the country. Meanwhile this smaller, less experienced force has been asked to work harder covering everything from traffic accidents to counter-terrorism, to give up vacation days for further training in these far-flung fields, and all this without proper equipment or a contract...
...should be clear why I found myself frozen with doubt before the counter at Saigon Sandwich, conveniently located just down Washington Street from the Mass DMV. Luckily, the process of creating a savory lunch is almost foolproof. The friendly folks behind the counter will stuff a seven-inch loaf of French bread with vegetables, cilantro, chili peppers and mayonnaise. These ingredients are irreproachably fresh and attractively arranged to best advantage behind the counter. They cause little doubt. Paralysis only sets in when it comes time to choose the meat that will complete your sandwich. Viewing the marinated pork or chicken...
Ready to strap on a pedometer and give it a try? A good model will set you back anywhere from $10 to $25. The brand used most often in research is the Digi-Walker by Yamax, but you don't need all the fancy mileage and calorie-counter features (those measures are guesstimates at best). A no-frills pedometer is quite accurate if worn for walking, says Barbara Moore of Shape Up America! You'll get the best results if you keep the pedometer in line with what would be the crease line on a pair of trousers. But watch...