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Since childhood, Constantine has been able to recognize the ghoulish “half-breeds,” who, as hybrid demon-human creatures, can cross the border between heaven and hell and upset “the balance” between God and Satan’s bid for human souls. Young Constantine’s terrifying visions classify him as a psycho. As a result of the trauma of his visions and equally horrific “therapy,” he commits suicide...
...Philip Cornwel-Smith argues, one defining quality of Thais is their embrace of all things un-Thai. The country is a cultural fusion of East and West, old and new, all effortlessly assimilated. The Thai horoscope, for example, is a baffling hybrid of Chinese, Indian and Western systems. Thai beauty queens still scoop their hair into a style called a faaraa, as in Farrah Fawcett. One of the most beloved singers of Thai country music is a Swede called Jonas. This ability to digest foreign influences is sometimes literal: villagers plagued by Bombay locusts 10 years ago solved the problem...
DIED. TILLIE FOWLER, 62, once the highest-ranking woman in Congress; of a brain hemorrhage; in Jacksonville, Fla. Known for her candor, graciousness and friends on both sides of the aisle, the Florida conservative, who rallied for the impeachment of Bill Clinton, was often dubbed the "steel magnolia"--a hybrid of Southern belle and drill sergeant. Fowler, who had made a promise to serve no more than four terms, retired in 2001, saying her work was done...
Since childhood, Constantine has been able to recognize the ghoulish “half-breeds” who, as hybrid demon-human creatures, can cross the border between heaven and hell and upset “the balance” between God and Satan’s bids for human souls. Young Constantine’s terrifying visions classify him as a psychotic, and as result of the trauma of his visions and equally horrific “therapy,” he commits suicide...
...justice by internationally accepted means." And therein lies a dilemma. While European nations and human-rights groups broadly support a U.N. commission's recommendation that Sudanese war-crimes cases be referred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague, the U.S. remains vehemently opposed. Washington prefers that a new, hybrid court be impaneled by the U.N. and the African Union. But with the I.C.C...