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Above the fire trucks upstairs in the Lyndhurst, N.J., fire department, Carter sits casually on a revolving stool, clasping his knee in his hands and spinning slowly, as he takes random questions from 300 area residents packing the room. He is not caught off guard when asked about the local water shortage problem in northern Jersey. His engineer's mind has a great capacity for absorbing detail. Whenever he is unable to answer, he takes down the questioner's name and promises that an aide will call within a day or two. He looks for a woman...
...heavyweight championship title he had won an unprecedented three separate times over two decades. It was, instead, a sad farewell. Too old, too slow, too punched-out, Ali was pummeled by Defending Champion Larry Holmes for ten long, painful rounds. Finally, Ali sat slumped on his stool in the corner while his handlers told the referee that he would not answer the bell for the eleventh round...
...dull; it puts great pressure on the spine. Shifting the weight from one foot to the other also helps relieve the strain of standing in place. At a bar do what experienced patrons have long done: always keep a foot on the rail or a rung of the bar stool...
...which to begin having annual guaiac slide tests on stool to detect intestinal bleeding has been raised from...
...linger upstairs, they talk. There's a snack bar behind stage where everybody eats and hangs out. We used to play hearts during the performances back in the dressing room. If it was a good opera, I watched every time. I spent so much time sitting on a little stool, tucked away in the wings, watching the performances...