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Health is the ultimate democracy, as every mortal knows, especially we squirrels who have gathered our nuts for the winter and been careful crossing busy streets. Many careful and industrious squirrels have died young, while rats and weasels have led long and happy lives. We tremble when we go to see the doctor, fearing that some terrible irony is about to be revealed...
...basket-case economy to Seoul, it also raises China's prestige as a responsible and powerful regional problem-solver. Beijing wouldn't be at all sad to see the departure of all those U.S. troops from its doorstep, and it would look to the long-term reunification of two mortal-enemy Korean states as a model for its own relationship with Taiwan...
...only tangible benefit the country has gained since the collapse of the Soviet system," says Zharakovich. And it's not only Putin critics who see the media mogul's arrest as an ill omen. Even Boris Berezovsky - the oligarch most closely connected with Putin's rise, and a mortal enemy of Gusinsky because of business and political rivalry - has expressed disquiet. "Berezovsky, who actually wanted Gusinsky out of the way, appears to be scared by how the Kremlin has gone about removing him," says Zharakovich. "Because Berezovsky is extremely intelligent, and he knows that in this country, once you start...
None of this should be surprising. The latest versions of Doom, Mortal Kombat and Half Life feature realistic sound effects and depictions of violence that are close to motion-picture quality, as limbs are blown off and organs splattered. These games teach kids to connect gore and glory in a fantasy world in which the most vicious killers are the winners...
Although I myself attended the awards with the ostensible objective of augmenting my knowledge of the Boston music underground, I must confess I was enticed, as any mortal must be, by the idea of swooning at the sight of Boston's hometown celebs. Flipping through the awards booklet, I began to get excited as I glimpsed a teaser promo on the inside cover, showing the smug faces of LFO along with the boast of the "Power of 3Times 5," LFO's label's commendation of the boys' five nominations, including...