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...Advocates of British penal reform say that as Asbos are granted in a civil court, in which the burden of proof is lower, police often secure senseless orders. In a much-cited example, a depressed woman who tried to drown herself in the River Avon was given an Asbo in 2005 forbidding her from jumping into rivers. Others question the efficacy of the some 4000 Asbos granted each year; a 2006 poll by MTV Europe found that a third of young people see Asbos as a badge of honor...
...drinks if the person appears to have no idea he or she is on camera. 6. For any moment of ethnic profiling—naturally, all Chinese people dance with fans. 7. In honor of phallic imagery, drink whenever any male character uses a stick horse with gusto. 8. Drown the self-pity when you realize that Kirkland’s daily caloric intake is likely less than the popcorn you’ve just taken out of the microwave. This is especially evident during the big partnering moves, since she floats like tissue paper. 9. Drink along with...
...numbers are for us, as long as they can give us the energy and poise that we need, it doesn’t matter. I was surprised at the numbers [Mercer] had. Maybe that got us a little fired up in terms of our fans to be loud and drown them out. I was pleased with whoever was here and cheering for us tonight...
...most football-crazy city in India: over 100,000 boisterous Calcuttans fill the divided sides of the stadium, one half festooned in the maroon and green of Mohun Bagan, the other in the red and gold of East Bengal. Firecrackers and smoke bombs exploding in the stands drown out the thunder of the monsoon above...
...frequently in the poetry of Harry "Breaker" Morant. One of his best-known verses is At the River Crossing. Henry Lawson was another poet who wrote a lot about rivers. A stanza from his Song of the Darling River could apply to most of Australia's rivers. "I drown dry gullies and lave bare hills,/ I turn drought ruts into rippling rills./ I form fair islands and glades all green/ Till every bend is a sylvan scene." Rob Arthur, Melbourne...