Word: reared
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...often looks like a crowd has intentionally trampled the victims. But what usually happens is that the people in the rear of a crowd do not know that someone in front has fallen. They still have room to move, unlike the people in front, so they continue to press forward. The compounding pressure can bend steel like it's made of rubber. "It only takes five people to push against one to break a rib, collapse a lung or smash a child's head," says Still. Most stampede victims (including the Wal-Mart worker) die of asphyxiation - they literally cannot...
...John Michael Hayes, 89, was a prolific screenwriter who worked with Alfred Hitchcock on films such as Rear Window and To Catch a Thief. After a dispute over payment and writing credit ended their partnership, Hayes went on to solo projects such as Peyton's Place...
...classic Mustang. Though the car will likely reach showrooms in March, 2009, it is already stirring interest among what Ford's representatives excitedly call 'Mustang Nation,' the legion of owners and other devoted fans. "Some of the Mustang web sites are already talking about the [car's] new rear end," says Robert Gelardi, the senior Ford Designer responsible for the car's new look...
...misapplication of religious rhetoric and doctrine to political affairs creates this hostile, polar environment and even gradually alienates the religious. Religions are based on complex ideologies, far more intricate than simplistic moral absolutes that tend to rear their heads in the political sphere. Ironically, this means that, even in a climate of opposition, the secular and religious camps really ought to be able to agree on one thing: to preserve their separation...
...It’s because I can, or even more so, because it’s something I may not always be capable of doing. I don’t want to deal with the frustration of not being able to kick myself in the rear for avoiding the stairs all of those years...