Word: selecter
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Several residents proposed having a instant runoff election instead of deciding the mayor's seat through the popular vote. Councillor Henrietta Davis proposed making the mayor's election "date certain," with the council having to select a leader by a set date at the beginning of each new term, still allowing the council, and not the public, to choose the mayor...
Tiring of those taste-alike chardonnays? Riesling (pronounced reezling) is the antidote. The true riesling (a.k.a. Johannisberg Riesling) has its origins in Germany, but it can now be found all over the world and is developing cult status among growers and drinkers. A 1999 Riesling Single Berry Select made by Ernst Loosen and Chateau Ste. Michelle of Washington State in the U.S. has been awarded 97 points by the Wine Spectator, the highest-ever rating for an American white...
...Just ditch everything and go fishing: I don't know "Survivor." But I know what I like. And let me tell you, the good folks at CBS.com have made one heck of a nice "S2" fishing game. In the game, you get to select one of the survivors as your fisher, and sit on the bank and catch enough fish to feed the tribe before your time runs out and you all starve (for some reason, there's a lot of time pressure in the Outback). For those of you out there scoring at home, a tip: Rodger...
...Shared Vision, for example, a 50-person technology-consulting firm in New York City, employees get one fully paid week off a year to do volunteer work for any charity they select; 36 staff members take part. In addition, the company has two annual retreats that include some time for group volunteer efforts. Shared Vision refers staff members to websites that can help them locate organizations in need of volunteers. "Offering this time off is a large expense, but it helps us attract the type of community-minded employees that we want working here," Haber says. "And those people tend...
...more rational and systematic. Doctors will treat diseases like cancer and diabetes before the symptoms even begin, using medications that boost or counteract the effects of individual proteins with exquisite precision, attacking sick cells while leaving healthy cells alone, and they will know right from the start how to select the best medicine to suit each patient...