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There are times when the government lays its hands, sometimes not so gently, on the human body. But the judicial system's responsibility to justify its actions grows heavier as it presumes to act more seriously against the flesh -- or one's "bodily integrity," as some legal thinkers and ethicists put it. At one end of the spectrum is the police officer who gently pushes back a crowd when a parade comes down the street. At the other end is the executioner. In between are compulsory blood tests for drug use or AIDS, court-imposed caesareans and the sterilizations that...
...infuse elements of whatever we can into our music, especially humor," says Eichstadt. "It's heavier than just rock, but there's definite elements of rap in it, even a little funk...
This is why so many of the signs of "ugliness" that make-up, diets and surgery "fix" are signs of maturity: wrinkles, for example, or a heavier and more matronly figures (and since when did "matronly" become an insult...
...only way to make sure of Saddam's defeat would be once more to commit American ground troops. British military sources estimate that as many as 100,000 to 200,000 would be required -- and that if they had to be sent into combat, they would take far heavier casualties than last year. Moreover, this time the casualties would be all American: London and such U.S. allies as France and Egypt want no part of the reported scheme. More flag-draped coffins are the last thing Bush needs when he is trying to win a second term...
...helicopters. Since wind pressure could vary considerably from one end of the blade to the other, the rotor would wobble wildly and eventually break off. Sudden gusts of wind could overpower the machine and burn out its energy- converting turbine. Some engineers tried solving the problems by building heavier machines, but that simply made them more expensive...