Abused, but Back for More
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Like Martin Scorsese's "After Hours," "Freak Weather" is the story of an accidental journey, a thwarted attempt to return home that turns into a voyage of self-knowledge.
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Nearly half of patients suffering from manic depression, or bipolar disorder, may have been abused as children, scientists say in a new report.
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Is life without dinner together really the equivalent of child abuse?
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Description: Since news of inmate abuse at Abu Ghraib prison first broke, questions have focused on whether senior officials were to blame.
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he evidence is increasing that revenge in fact brings pleasure. In the latest study, players who were unfairly treated in a game involving money, trust and cooperation got a measurable kick out of punishing their partners.
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Returning from vacation is hard on a lot of people. It's especially hard on the Luddite, though, so here's his whine on the subject. Commentary by Tony Long.
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Tycho:  It is often the case that we are jumped by four or five horde ten levels higher than us.  This is often because we've jumped a friend of theirs, ten levels lower than us, as retribution for some earlier act of aggression, in slavish iteration of a behavior that has - as its culmination - the end of all life, everywhere.  Kara marveled that Gabriel and I were able to escape these confrontations with such regularity.  What was our secret?  "Fear," I said, bending the microphone closer.  "Fear, and selfishness."
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Time to put on those tin foil hats again
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I apologize for the neglect that I've had for this site these past two days. I've been a bit preoccupied with moving my entire life from one place to another (from an apartment to a house) - mostly by myself.
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When it comes to credit card abuse, your wallet may not be the only victim.
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Are girls getting more violent, or is their behavior being reported in new ways?
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Some 30,000 kids have been used as fighters. Reestablishing a normal life can be difficult.
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Tim Wakefield put it behind him a long, long time ago. It was never healthy to dwell on something so upsetting and so devastating. If you let negative experiences define you, then moving forward is practically impossible.
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In response to the Feb. 9 letter from Gabrielle E. Vantol, in which she asks "Can somebody please tell me how we can support our soldiers and their families?" Here is one option. I will warn you though, that this option can become an addictive habit.
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Victims in child abuse cases involving Church of England officials call for fresh inquiries into possible similar cases.
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A woman speaks of the abuse by her former partner which included being forced to lie in a dog basket.
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Tycho:  I'm super depressed.  I thought I had invented a new word - mirthquake - and then I was going to say that you should prepare yourselves for the aforementioned, as today's comic strip was rated this or that number on the rictus scale.  I mean seriously, I've been excited all weekend.  A simple Google search put me in my place - the word is practically ubiquitous.  Expect it soon on Urban Dictionary, that mausoleum of once vibrant language.