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...been removed. 14) Afraid to hawk a loogie in Cambridge? Let it fly in Shanghai. It’s all the rage. 15) In Beijing, the 22nd of each month has been designated “Share Your Seat Day,” a recent initiative to eradicate impolite behavior before the Olympics...
...members of the “9/11 Truth” movement—those who believe that the U.S. government was complicit in 9/11—released a range of unofficial videos and pamphlets idolizing Paul as a kind of Messianic figure. The conspiracy theories and cult-like behavior of Paul’s grassroots supporters has alienated many voters and forced Paul to repeatedly distance himself from much of his unofficial support...
...February 2007 agreement - perhaps one of the reasons some of the lights did finally come on in downtown Pyongyang once the sun went down on the first day of the Philharmonic's visit - and there's more fuel on the way. Some diplomats in the region say Kim's behavior has been drearily predictable. As one describes it: "Agree to a deal, then fiddle around, backtrack - and then try to get even a better deal later: more energy assistance, more economic assistance...
...Other jewels present in the DSM are Opposition Defiant Disorder (a “recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior towards authority”), Caffeine Intoxication (characterized by “restlessness, nervousness, excitement, flushed face, insomnia, and gastrointestinal disturbance” after drinking two to three cups of coffee), and Dependent Personality Disorder (an excessive clinginess which could involve “a difficulty making everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others,” a “difficulty in expressing disagreement” and a tendency...
...compile a sexual encyclopedia for young people, compatible with Islam and Arab culture. "Our only reference is a Western one which is often not suitable for us," says Kotb. For example, she challenges what she argues is a Western misconception that homosexuality is natural; she regards it as pathological behavior, which if left untreated becomes irreversible. She claims to have counseled many homosexuals, a number of whom she says are now happily married with children. "We need to counter this dangerous tampering with our deep beliefs," she warns. "We need to oppose the uni-polar foreign sexual culture that...