Word: flighted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seek out the controversial Faye Yager, an Atlanta woman who has helped alleged abuse victims disappear into an international underground. Shortly after her contact with Yager, Dever and her daughters vanished. Shah then won custody of the girls in court, and Dever was charged with child concealment and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution...
...Along with some 25 million other Americans, I'm usually deathly afraid of airplanes. A bounce here, a FASTEN SEAT BELT light there, and I'm ready to start penning my will on a crumpled cocktail napkin. But I'm sick of being scared. So before boarding my last flight, I took a crash course in virtual-reality exposure therapy--a high-tech technique that is supposed to help people like me overcome our fear of flying...
...scary situation, they will relax when confronted with the real thing. I visited the Virtually Better clinic in Atlanta, which charges $150 for a one-hour session. It provides a headset and plane seat that immerse you in a 3-D virtual airplane, complete with vibrations, engine sounds, flight-attendant call bells, and--at touchdown--tire squeals...
...sounds a little weird, but it can't hurt, right? After all, no matter how scary the high-flying simulation gets, my feet will always be firmly planted on the ground. Before my virtual flight, psychologist Samantha Smith went over a few relaxation techniques: keep breathing, remember that the chance of dying in a plane crash is 1 in 10 million and use special tricks to distract myself from my mind's own in-flight horror movies. So far, so good. In fact, when I glanced over at the dorky plastic seat and headset I was about...
...feeling that wells up in the pit of your stomach when you're suddenly jolted from your sleep and the passenger seat belt lights flash on. It's like the downhill part of a rollercoaster ride--only you don't know when it's going to end. The flight attendant's voice comes on to assure you that it's just turbulence, that everything is under control. You're a little shaky, but you probably go back to sleep, thinking the pilot is in control...