Let's not allow the plight of the onion and veteran Congressman N. D Tiwari to interfere with our other contemplations about the year that's about to end. Indeed, it's depressing to be confronted by the bizarre suggestions of experts on how to tide through the onion crisis ("switch to Chinese food" and "convert to Jainism") but a review of other events and their likely repercussions will convince you that the onion is the least of our problems. It's certainly the least of Tiwari's concerns.
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To begin with, this has been a distressing year for well-endowed women: In a single sweep, our assets have become our liabilities. At least three women have lost their jobs because they were too 'sexy' and refused to cover up. The most recent case involved a 42 year old American executive Amy-Erin Blakely, who was fired for having large breasts. Blakely claimed that she had been harassed about her XL cup size for six years and was laid off when she filed an interna
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