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...sets off the alarm when the handbag is grabbed. Last week the company came out with something for the boys: electrified pants. The hot pants, which have heating wires woven into the fabric, are designed for desk workers in unheated plants; the pants are simply plugged into an electrical outlet. At $14 a pair, the pants went over so well that the company plans to bring out walking hot pants heated with batteries...
VOICE: "Sir, why do you drink? Do you find that it provides an outlet for your sense of logic and order? Or are you merely seeking the creative spark, the aesthetic light...
...Under terms of the corporation charter, the Employment Office can refer needy students to various HSA members for jobs. The goal of the Employment Office, according to Burke, is to enable any needy student to earn $300-$450 during the school year. Thus, the HSA has become just another outlet for jobs, along with the dorms crews, kitchens, or libraries. "We try to fit the student to the job," Burke comments, "and the existence of the HSA provides additional flexibility in employment opportunities...
...vocabulary, in many places, is beyond secondary school experience ..." The adapter continues fair-mindedly: "Neither you nor Melville is to blame for this." In a separate aside to the teacher, the editor advises that "in the original, Moby Dick is shrouded in symbolism and mysticism; [it] became an outlet for the author, who poured into it vituperative venom conditioned by his personal life. Perhaps this shadowy symbolism lends to the greatness of the novel; however, the interpretation of this highly subjective part of Moby Dick is for literary critics and research scholars." The editor adds, sounding as if he thought...
...more serious complaint about the U.S. is American trade barriers. Chile last week was preparing to open sales talks with Russia because new U.S. trade restrictions have squeezed its outlet for copper. To make matters worse, the U.S. Tariff Commission last week recommended higher tariffs on imports of lead and zinc, which several Latin American countries export heavily...