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...Assembly building. Arias was unhurt. Mortar shells landed near the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters at Quarry Heights, and fighting erupted at a nearby police station. Thurman said that the fighting seemed to be "centrally controlled" and that Noriega himself might be "the guiding force." He estimated that 1,800 irregular troops might be involved...
...City have been told that if they become pregnant, they must have abortions or resign. Many of the women have had abortions. One who didn't was fired for insubordination. The officers, who are suing the Department of Corrections, claim that those who resist are pressured and penalized with irregular shifts, assignments to dangerous and mentally ill inmates and work on barge decks during storms, to name...
Regular consumption of laxatives causes abdominal complications and malabsorption of fat, protein and calcium. In extreme cases, bulimia may even cause an irregular heartbeat and sudden death...
...sorry for not coming last week. I was sick," I announced to the small, dark room where eight-year-old Maritza sat basking in the irregular glow of the television set. Guilt strangled me, because I knew I could, and should, have gone...
...conditions of Follini's underground life were extreme, but people's biological clocks can also be disrupted by the demands of everyday life. Jetting across time zones, working twelve-hour days or irregular shifts and even sleeping late can disturb biological rhythms and impair efficiency and judgment. Government officials and business leaders are routinely advised to recover from jet lag before starting negotiations...