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...best method for narrowing down a person's age is a combination of five weighted factors known as the Complex Method. It includes analysis of the pubic bones that lie just under the navel along with some vertebral bones, both sets of which start out rough in youngsters but smooth out over time; images of the femur, or thigh bone, which becomes thinner and loses bone mineral over time; dental wear; and closure of the cranium. However, it's unlikely that IOC or FIG officials will go so far as to impose these types of biological tests on the Chinese...
...could continue those tight controls even after the Olympics are fading memories. Another school of thought, however, believes the national social mobilization effort, such as getting hundreds of thousands of citizen volunteers to look out for terrorists in the capital, and the economic cost of ensuring a peaceful and smooth Games mean the authorities will have no choice but to loosen their grip...
...Freaks and Geeks mined the same vein. Burstein's film is way more earnest, but she's learned a lot, maybe too much, from the movies' take on teendom. Rather than offer a gritty view, upending the familiar vision of high school angst, she has fashioned a work so smooth and assured, it seems like a re-enactment of real events--the Hollywood remake of itself...
...dirt track in the village of Glogova, in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina.The larger patch to the south, 20 yd. by 50 yd. (46 m by 18 m) in size, revealed the shattered remains of human beings: a splintered femur amid rubber boots; a broken skull, barely distinguishable from the smooth white stones surrounding it; a jawbone still holding nine teeth. The patch to the north held its own evidence of atrocity: a torn, stained bandage; a split limb still bearing flesh; the rich, sweet smell of human decay...
...govern the vast complex of Southern Baptist seminaries and agencies, replacing moderates (as terms expire) with conservatives. Rogers' election ensures that by 1990 Fundamentalists will control most boards and be in a position to remove instructors and other employees with less hard-line views. With his preacher's butter-smooth baritone and a thriving local church, Rogers, 54, made a compelling candidate. He had already served as president for a year; his election in 1979 signaled the start of the Fundamentalist surge. ''The word of God,'' says Rogers, ''is not up for a vote.'' He insists, for example, that Adam...