In the morning, inmates at Punta de Rieles wake up much like you'd expect in any other town in Uruguay: a group of boys sit in a circle, drinking mate, the herbal infusion rich in caffeine, to warm up; others groggily play with a ball by the square; a few men ready their drums for band practice; and some come and go, carrying out the day's duties and leaving a cloud of dust in their wake.
A trainee stood reading the next day's duty roster, which was posted on the bulletin board just inside the screen door.
Transport over long distances should be in refrigerated vehicles, which must be cleaned and disinfected after every day's duty.
Caroline Sterrett, his wife of 54 years, notes that her husband is always in a great mood on Thursday nights, anticipating the next day's duties.
"It was the night sister's first duty to close the shutters, and the day sister's duty to open them in the morning.
Recounting that one of her day's pleasant duties had been a visit to the railway station to open the offices of the company that has just acquired the London-Scotland sleeper franchise, she mentioned that 20 "high-value" jobs had been created, that the onboard food would be supplied from Dingwall and the mattresses from Aberdeen, while the new staff uniforms had been designed in Glasgow.
In most cases, a player's duty day total is calculated from the date he arrives at spring training until the end of the season or when his team completes its playoff run.
The day's final professional duties took Mr. Steingarten to the East Village in his search for food phobias.
Obama "puts a board of 15 unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of Medicare who are required to cut Medicare in ways that will lead to denied care for current seniors," said Ryan, 42, who was carrying the day's public campaign duties while Romney attended private fundraising events on the Massachusetts vacation retreats of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Cape Cod.
Beyond teaching on Sunday mornings, a minister's duty often requires comforting those who grieve and counseling troubled souls in a variety of circumstances.
Grover Whalen took over Mayor LaGuardia's duty for the day.
