Word: excessive
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...this one--legal, medical, procedural, political--have accumulated into one thoroughly screwed-up system. Any other government program that delivered 3% of what it promised--while costing millions of dollars more than the alternative--would be a scandal, but the death penalty is different. In its ambiguity, complexity and excess, the system expresses a lot about who we are as a nation. We're of mixed minds, and most of us would rather not spend a lot of time thinking about killing. A majority of Americans support the idea of capital punishment--although fewer are for it if given...
...proteins in the brain, including those associated with learning and memory. Without enough FMRP, protein production spins out of control, like a runaway train. The brain develops an abnormally dense number of connections, resulting in a variety of physical, mental and behavioral problems. "Fragile X is a disorder of excess," explains Mark Bear, lead author of the Neuron paper. "There are too many synapses, accelerated body growth, excessive protein synthesis, and excessive excitability, which leads to epilepsy...
...special that somehow got lost in the mass-remarketing of old Christmas fare. Like The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (the 1971 special that spawned the series The Waltons), it's a lovingly but realistically told story that touches the emotional essence of Christmas without indulging in its kitschy excess...
...advice for Barbara Bach: if the American-born actress is wondering about a Christmas present for her husband, she could do worse than buy him a thick pair of long johns. He'll need them where he's going. Not because he has become enfeebled by age or excess, far from it: at 67, Richard Starkey, a.k.a. Ringo Starr, the oldest member of the Beatles and - despite a notorious bout of overindulgence - one of the band's two survivors, seems unstoppable. His musical output is prodigious. Next month, Ringo releases his 16th solo studio album of songs written and sung...
...Factory:” There is nothing particularly spectacular about him, but the rest of the children vying for the grand prize are too insufferable to ever be chosen. To begin with, Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback and other ideologues on the fringe of the GOP are each excessive in their own ways, whether overzealous in hopes of a smaller government, more stringent immigration laws, or the criminalization of abortion. They are the Augustus Gloops of this election: Just as Gloop was eliminated from the contest first because of his excess, these candidates will drop out early (or already...