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...Dole, with his reputation for meanness in mind, has thus far shied away from taking the campaign to the door of the Oval Office. His attacks on Clinton have usually come in one of three ways. First is his habit of throwing out little verbal grenades that seemingly come from nowhere and fail to detonate. An example of this was his repetition of the charge that in the debates four years ago, Clinton did not refer to George Bush as "Mr. President." While perhaps this will end up swinging the votes of millions, it probably did little more than cause...
Secrets & Lies is rich in humor, pained or frolicking. Blethyn's Cynthia is an especially voluptuous creation, with her carelessly dyed hair and mincing steps, her metallic, baby-doll voice that calls everyone darlin' or sweetie, her habit of puddling into tears as her life spins out of control...
There are, for example, the character Paul Theroux's comic misadventures with women. Visiting a leper colony in Malawi, he meets a nurse who is not a nun but who dresses in a nun's habit. "This stuff's cooler," she says, when he asks her why. "I mean, I'm naked underneath." Their attempt at a tryst--she has a room in the nuns' quarters--is not a success...
...undo the damage. Most people can reduce their chances of stroke with a few life-style changes. Keeping cholesterol levels down decreases the risk of clots. Treating high blood pressure dramatically reduces the risk of bleeding, or hemorrhagic, strokes. Also, it is vitally important for smokers to kick the habit...
...based on her own independent evaluation of what constitutes right conduct. If the government makes her decision for her, then her resulting action is, for her, neither moral or immoral--it is coerced. I'm with Aristotle in believing that virtue is to some extent a matter of habit; it arises out of repeated consultation with that still, small voice within. Let us free ourselves to start getting the hang...