Its "tax cuts for 95% of the American people" are the tax-rebate equivalent of the ancient machine-politics practice of handing out free turkeys at holiday time--nice gesture, but it does nothing to increase incentives for productive work, risk- taking and success, good things achieved by cuts in tax rates.

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In keeping with this strategy, known as deliberate practice, I bought a drum machine and finally conquered (or at least came to terms with) my oldest nemesis, rhythm.

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The ship's snipers and machine gunners were given the honour and some impromptu target practice eventually led to an explosion and the pirate boat going under.

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They found that as little as 15 minutes of practice was enough to give an individual complete control of the machine.

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Just over 100 years ago, the practice became more widely available with the invention of the electric tattoo machine in the United States.

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According to Bishop, his normal practice when effecting trades for his client was to leave a message on her answering machine when he could not reach her directly informing her of the trade he proposed to make.

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