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...Fritzl's actions, the report said, can be partly attributed to the abuse he suffered as a child. "His story describes an unpredictable atmosphere with humiliating and unprovoked attacks from his mother," psychiatrist Adelheid Kastner wrote in her 130-page report. "His childhood made him susceptible to an emotional handicap; [he felt] the need to possess an entire human being." (See photos of Austria's house of horrors...
...learn the truth, Jolie is supposed to be a regular working mom who rises to meet the challenge of dreadful events. The actress is capable of many things, but being ordinary isn't one of them. Jolie seems to know that her startling, cartoonish, monumental beauty is a handicap here, so she goes bigger in her movements. A stream of tears stains her Kabuki makeup; her sighs come with shrugs worthy of Atlas. Underplaying would have helped. So would the casting of an actress who's less glamorous and, I have to say, more human - someone like Naomi Watts...
...game, and that really worked against us.” Franklin Field also proved to be a challenge for Harvard. The playing field, SprinTurf, is a slower surface, and, despite the fact that the team arrived a day early to acclimate itself to the turf, it was still a handicap. “Our main obstacle in the game was playing on a different field turf,” McVeigh said. “That really hurt our team, because it’s something we aren’t used to.” Ultimately, the Crimson recorded more...
Even before Olmert handed in his terse, two-sentence resignation to President Shimon Peres Sunday night, Livni was trying to shore up support over the weekend for a new government. She already faces one handicap: she emerged as Kadima chairwoman after a bruising leadership battle that has left her party divided. Livni has 42 days to form a new coalition representing 61 of the 120 Knesset seats. If she fails, under Israeli law, President Peres will turn to another politician - most likely Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud, the conservative opposition party - to see if he fares any better. If not, Israel...
...infrastructure improvements, some worry that the top-down style of improving handicap facilities will slow change in the countryside, where most of China's disabled live. "It is good to have a showcase city in China that is more accessible than ever before," says Van Wetter. "The infrastructure is the expensive part, but in a way it is the easy part. To change attitudes and find innovative and local way to improve access in rural areas is more challenging. You have villages there are not even accessible by road...