Word: labyrinth
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...enlightened our circle about how to whoosh and bong each other. As we practiced, he added, “It’s kind of boring at first because it’s only whoosh and bong—but then you get to the lonely minotaur and crazy labyrinth of death!” The circle burst out laughing. Lester innocently asked, “Why are you laughing?” Just as during “Whoosh and Bong,” our group of 10 freshmen—formerly strangers to one another—grew...
...Others see climate change as a pressing threat to national security. This danger is perceived to be physical, in the form of rising seas and superstorms, as well as geopolitical. Remaining addicted to fossil fuels mires the U.S. in the labyrinth of Middle East politics and keeps the country dependent upon oil-rich antagonists such as Iran and Russia. Conservatives who have jumped the fence on global warming have done so chiefly because of this issue. Many were convinced after a panel of retired generals and admirals delivered a report last year warning of the security implications of rising temperatures...
...growing old and staying young, and the powerful bond between mother and child. The film, which makes clear allusions to J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” becomes, at its finest, a potent fairytale for adults. “Pan’s Labyrinth,” anyone? Producer Guillermo del Toro’s fingerprints are evident throughout the entire film. Catapulted by its successes across the Atlantic, “The Orphanage” will play in American theaters after Christmas. Not only is the motion picture produced by del Toro...
...Villiers-le-Bel 12 miles north of Paris pelted riot police with projectiles for around six hours Monday night; police responded firing back tear gas and flashballs at assailants. Rioters also torched dozens of cars, several businesses, police posts and municipal buildings, and used their intimate knowledge of the labyrinth of project buildings to maneuver security forces into exposed areas. Despite a call for calm by families of the deceased, local youths continued their arson attacks and clashes Monday to protest what they say is police responsibility for the deaths...
...military prison system in Iraq is a labyrinth that currently holds about 25,000 people. Each day, a few more are thrown into the judicial maze - a limbo to which most have no access to lawyers, since they are treated as enemy combatants. U.S. officials stress that the detainee population largely represents people who would likely be involved in insurgent violence or militia activity if they were allowed into the streets. "There are [innocent] people who get swept up," said U.S. Col. Mark Martins, a staff judge advocate who works on law and order issues with Iraqi authorities. "There...