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...come across HUPD in the wake of some bad publicity, expect a lengthy court process before the case’s possible dismissal. But if you’re caught by a relaxed tutor, expect a reprimand from the Ad Board, some drug counseling, and a slap on the wrist...
...most politically powerful rebel group. At de Waal’s request, Nur came to the signing ceremony. Noticing Nur’s “rejectionist” demeanor, de Waal says he intercepted the rebel leader. “Literally I grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him through the side door,” de Waal says, adding that the pair then ran into Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.“You let me down,” Obasanjo told Nur, shaking his fist in the rebel leader’s face, de Waal recounts.For...
...about to meet up with Samwise and scale Mt. Doom. Some of you have already discovered subatomic particles, yet you still haven’t discovered the joys and practicality of the pocket, wallet, or purse. Buy a briefcase, put your ID in it, and handcuff it to you wrist if it’s that important to you. Just keep that lanyard off your neck and out of sight if you don’t want to stick out as a frosh...
Over the course of the next week, I spent at least an hour a day working on the Myo-boy, graduating to new levels of virtual reality. Finally, I simulated the mechanics of a virtual hand, including the wrist rotation I had paid for with two extra inches of my arm. It took an extra step, hitting both muscles at the same time...
Ralph didn't work any better than he looked. The thumb and first two fingers opened and closed like a claw, the grossest of motor skills. The third finger and pinkie, which are employed by natural hands to carry things, were frozen. Ralph's wrist didn't bend. Despite weeks of training on a computer, I had difficulty with the basic functions: my stronger outer forearm muscle kept flexing and involuntarily opening the hand--even when I was trying to close it. I had no more success with the mechanism to rotate the wrist. The simultaneous contraction of both muscles...