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Karp, a former Crimson executive, said she was disappointed by the absence of levers in the voting booths. Cambridge voters used pins to punch holes in their ballots...
...bored -- and mischievous. Recessionary restlessness got so out of hand lately at the Pacific Stock Exchange in Los Angeles that a rule was invoked fining rubber-band snappers and spitball snipers as much as $5,000; first-time offenders pay $1,000. At the Philadelphia exchange, anyone throwing a punch on the floor is fined $1,000. First-time practical jokers at the New York exchange pay $250. It is a language that traders understand. Since the rule was initiated in Los Angeles, not a single rubber band has been spotted zinging across the floor...
...Nassau packs a serious punch: Mike Tyson wearing a concrete glove, a.k.a. Keith Elias, a 5'11", 190-lbs. running back who finds holes where there are none, breaks tackles that have already been made and holds onto the ball even when it's hit out of his hands...
...from Shakespeare's weak, supplicating girl to Heinrich Muller's strong, gruff-voiced feminist, she threatens to overshadow the play's lead character. Though her solo dance left much to be desired on both her part and that of choreographer Kaiama Glover, her unorthodox lines were delivered with sufficient punch and conviction to enthrall the audience...
Furthermore, doctors have learned that a given dose of morphine packs more punch when combined with local anesthetics like Bupivacaine or with the newest nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (the category to which Tylenol and aspirin belong). That strategy also helps patients avoid the side effects of opiates, such as nausea, constipation, hallucinations and itching...