Word: overboard
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...Souter, Scalia, Thomas, Kennedy and Rehnquist ruled against Atwater, stating that while "the arrest and booking were inconvenient to Atwater, they were not so extraordinary as to violate the Fourth Amendment." Interestingly, everyone on the Court agreed with Atwater and her lawyer that the policeman in this situation went overboard - cuffing a soccer mom seems somewhat beyond normal procedure - but the majority maintained the officer acted within the letter of the law. (Atwater was handcuffed and a friend was called to pick up her children. She posted bond later that day and paid the $50 fine for the seat belt...
FEEDING FRENZY Though women are encouraged to put on pounds during pregnancy, going overboard may lead to a hungry baby. Scientists found that women whose weight was normal before pregnancy but who gained more than the recommended 25 lbs. to 35 lbs. are nearly twice as likely to fail at breast-feeding. In order to begin lactating, the hormone progesterone must drop to extremely low levels, and fat cells secrete progesterone...
...Indians everywhere into a frenzy of giving. The trucks streaming past Girishbhai's kitchen bear the license plates of 20 different states. (I counted.) Every religious group you can name has a camp and kitchen in and around Bhuj. Even Tibetan refugees have pitched in. Some folks have gone overboard in their generosity. There is a surplus of used garments, sent by the truckload from all over India. Just outside Bhuj, I see an enormous pile of clothes, evidently offloaded from a passing truck. Back in Saurashtra, one NGO is still wondering what to do with a truckload of shaving...
...Athletes are on a gratification system," Green says. "They feel like they've been deprived of social time, so they may go overboard when they get the chance...
...other in the tent while the Burnett squad tried to drum up a lady-and-the-tiger dynamic between the cowboy and the movie star. Didn't seem to fit - she's the predator, and in it for the hoochie, and she'll find plenty of people to throw overboard before she parts with the strong, good-looking fella. That betrayal's at least eight weeks away...