Pingyao: the survivor city"It is very easy to kill the enemy from the top," Steven said. I had to crouch as I stumbled through some of the dim passageways. Despite the claustrophobia they induced I found them surprisingly well ventilated. "There are so many exits... |
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Review: On Stephen King's menu, evil-under-glass in a small New England town...prose and chilling precision the genesis of a fascist regime. It's rendered on a miniature scale but is all the more terrifying for the claustrophobia induced by the setting. There are ecological problems to be reckoned with and questions... |
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The Australian | 14 hours ago
Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa
...fact that water, portable toilets and a mobile health clinic were provided within hours. UNHCR has been supporting efforts to combat xenophobia in the country , where some 45,000 people were uprooted and 62 killed, according to Government...
In this article: South Africa, Xenophobia, Royal Australian Air Force, Indonesia, US State Department, Ban Ki-moon, and United Nations
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 1 day ago
With luck, Rudd will overcome his NSW phobia
KEVIN RUDD and Nathan Rees are Labor leaders whose surnames comprise four letters, beginning with R. But that is where the similarities end. One R--- is the most popular Labor figurehead since Bob Hawke , his electoral success conferring...
In this article: NSW, Kevin Rudd, World Cup, Bob Hawke, FIFA, Sydney, Wayne Swan, and Phobia
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Independent.co.uk - World | 1 day ago
'Weak little b******' husband jailed for strangling wife
...of emotional abuse at her hands. Forensic psychologist Jeffrey Cummins testified that Sherna suffered from depression and a chronic mood disorder. He compensated by becoming a workaholic and alcoholic, according to the Sydney Morning...
In this article: Melbourne, Mood disorder, Dog, Depression, and Sydney Morning Herald
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thestar.com | 1 day ago
Let a cheap car deal with winter
...are the "2" models, powered by a lumpy DOHC four banger that, while being more powerful, makes unwinding the engine an exercise in noise amplification. Saturn's clever polymer body panels are a blessing in our salt-encrusted winters , but be...
In this article: Nissan Altima, Owners, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai, Chevrolet Tracker, Toyota, Honda Accord, Mazda Protege, and Suzuki Vitara
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New Kerala | 1 day ago
Maths model explains remarkable features of mosquito hearing
...by multiple individual sensory units called scolopidia. The researchers have developed a simple microscopic mechanistic model of the active amplification in the Tanzanian mosquito species Toxorhynchites brevipalpis. The model is based on...
In this article: Amplification, Amplitude, Hysteresis, University of Bristol, Washington, and UK
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L.A. Times - Commentary | 1 day ago
Homophobia and AIDS funding can't coexist
...combating the AIDS epidemic. In spite of all that the program has accomplished, however, a persistent problem remains: the promotion of homophobia by African governments receiving American aid money. In no nation is this problem more acute...
In this article: AIDS, Homophobia, HIV, Uganda, United States, George W. Bush, Africa, Red Pepper, and New Republic
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Independent.ie | 1 day ago
Q&A: Mick Flannery
On stage fright and Lisa Hannigan You've been very open about your terrible stage fright in the past. Do you still sweat ice-water before a show? It depends on the gig really. Strangely enough, if I've been somewhere before it's not too...
In this article: Stage fright, Lisa Hannigan, Regina Spektor, Greenwich Village, and New York
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The Salt Lake Tribune | 1 day ago
Movie review: Script, acting add up to 'Five Minutes of Heaven'
... Oliver Hirschbiegel , shooting in confined spaces (the town cars, the green rooms of the TV shoot), captures the same tense claustrophobia that he brought to his Adolf Hitler drama " Downfall " and his medical thriller " Das Experiment."
In this article: Liam Neeson, Northern Ireland, Oliver Hirschbiegel, James Nesbitt, Das Experiment, Lurgan, and Claustrophobia
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 2 days ago
The battered husband who snapped
...she drank up to eight bottles of red wine a week. A forensic psychologist, Jeffrey Cummins , testified that Sherna suffered a chronic mood disorder , was depressed, and compensated by becoming a workaholic and alcoholic. Early in their...
In this article: Dog, Mood disorder, and God
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SFGate: Entertainment | 2 days ago
Healdsburg's Scopa shows marked improvement
...as if it would be more at home in SoHo than the Sonoma Wine Country. It's a tight squeeze for 36 diners, but the high ceilings keep claustrophobia at bay. The soul of the place is embodied in the Italian-influenced food prepared by...
In this article: Healdsburg, Tomato sauce, Bread, Pizza, Torte, Tagliatelle, Ricotta, Ciabatta, and Cannelloni
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WebMD | 2 days ago
Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements Used to Enhance Mood
Mood problems, including depression and bipolar disorder , are no laughing matter. More than 20 million American adults have a mood disorder and 40 million an anxiety disorder. And these numbers don't include the average worrywart or...
In this article: Depression, Vitamins, Vitamin D, Mood disorder, B vitamins, Anxiety, St. John's wort, and Biophysics
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The Only Colors | 2 days ago
The Dr's Penn State Preview
...a sure tackler, may be nursing an injury. He hasn't looked great lately. Your receivers are good and we'll probably have at least one mental breakdown that leads to a big play. I basically ignore him because of Lee and Bowman. Penn State...
In this article: Penn State, Daryll Clark, Spartans, Evan Royster, Josh Hull, and Greg Jones
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 3 days ago
I'm A Celebrity: Katie Price battles water phobia in bushtucker trial
...trial Photo: REX /ITV The glamour model, also known as Jordan , only managed to win four meals for her fellow campers after her phobia of water forced her to pull out of the challenge. The 31-year-old had to wriggle through a...
In this article: Katie Price, Phobia, Camilla Dallerup, Crocodile, Peter Andre, and Jordan
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New Kerala | 4 days ago
We are facing an identity crisis : Anglo-Indian MP
...for the second time. "We are losing our culture, language and everything. We are not able to follow our customs. We are facing an identity crisis ," said Dias , 59, who was nominated as Lok Sabha MP in September. According to Article...
In this article: Identity crisis, Indian parliament, Calicut University, and Vasco da Gama
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Chicago Tribune | 4 days ago
'Pirate' cast bonded in a water-world
...both practically and really important, I think. T.S.: And also it was key to having everyone understand the complications of being on the boat: claustrophobia , the fact that you can't walk away -- which seems like a minor thing, but it's...
In this article: Bridget Jones's Diary, Richard Curtis, IPod, Nick Frost, Claustrophobia, and Conan O'Brien
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 7 days ago
Identity crisis : our cross to bear
One of our most-loved symbols is under the microscope as the nation reassesses its image, writes Jonathan Dart. IT SHINES in our night sky. It is plastered across the uniforms of our elite sporting teams and inked into the skin of...
In this article: Australia, Identity crisis, Eureka Stockade, National Front, James Cook University, and Peter Siddle
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scotsman.com - Books | 7 days ago
Book review: Under The Dome
...a solution. Between these two pillars is strung a cast of 63 characters whom we follow, often for extended periods, as they cope with increasing claustrophobia and the fact that time is rapidly running out. The pages, however, stretch on...
In this article: Under the Dome, Stephen King, The Stand, Derry, Claustrophobia, Psychopathy, Rumination, John Cheever, Pennywise, and The Stand
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Prime Newswire | October 26, 2009
Author Dares Readers to Swim Through the Flotsam -- a New Novel Exposes the Psychopathy Just Below the Surface of Our Routine
...Revealed -- Paintings and Prose Create a Magnificent Story of Life, Love, and Loss - Oct 26, 2009 Author Dares Readers to Swim Through the Flotsam -- a New Novel Exposes the Psychopathy Just Below the Surface of Our Routine - Oct 26, 2009
In this article: Psychopathy, New York City, Partisan Review, Herpes, Harper's Magazine, Paris Review, New Republic, and Hudson Review
