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...been presented the check for a huge fried-chicken feed says, "You know, we could order this meal all over again and still not spend as much as we would spend in New York City," and someone in his party says, "Well, O.K., but let's go a little heavier on the gizzards this time...
...will appear the same, a constant 186,000 miles per second. But space and time will appear relative. As a train accelerates to near the speed of light, time on the train will slow down from the perspective of a stationary observer, and the train will get shorter and heavier. O.K., it's not obvious, but that's why we're no Einstein...
...renovation of the Kirkland and Eliot dining halls, widely lauded by students, has made work even more difficult for Alberto. "Now there's no room to move around. They took away space. And the plates are much, much heavier," he said. "We have it hard here already because we're working two different dining halls...
Sandel said that he thought Nozick's proposed solution--using heavier punishments for hate crimes because they are also intended to threaten--was "elegant." He also suggested that the idea that laws should not be used to pass moral judgement might need a re-evaluation...
GIRTH OF A NATION Just look around: Americans are getting fatter. And now a government report confirms not only that more than half of us are overweight but also that the number who are obese--at least 30% heavier than the ideal weight--has skyrocketed from 12% of the population in 1991 to 18% today. Who is likeliest to put on pounds? Surprisingly, 18- to 29-year-olds and folks in the South, where the hot climate easily wilts enthusiasm for exercise...