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...Bowers were returning from an errand--applying for a visa for Charity. Jim Bowers was feeding Charity Cheerios when the Peruvian jet dived toward them. He handed the baby to Roni. Seconds later, bullets ripped through the cabin--one entering Roni's back and going into Charity's skull. Both died instantly. The plane was thrown into a steep spiral, and flames erupted all around them. Seriously wounded in both legs, pilot Kevin Donaldson somehow managed to land the plane. In the chaos, Bowers pulled the bodies of his wife and daughter from the burning wreckage. Bowers...
...treatment called craniosacral therapy that is designed to free restrictions in the circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord. In so doing, Dr. Upledger built upon the work of Dr. William Sutherland, an early 20th century osteopath, who theorized that the bones of the skull remain mobile in adulthood and developed a treatment to improve their mobility...
...Does the idea of drinking graham cracker milk gruel make you laugh or feel ill or both? What about accidentally crushing a mole's skull under your heel and hearing it crack and then putting its severed paw into water, like an avocado pit? Or watching someone shoot staples into their eyeballs for beauty? Or eviscerating a small-horse-like thing and discovering embryos? Your answers will go a long way in determining how you will take to this book...
...Similar contrasts can be found in Weil’s other paintings. “Memories of a Sacrifice” shows the skull of a ram over bound branches. The bright oranges and reds again obscure the underlying anxiety of the painting. Although the ram is given for sacrifice, the viewer is aware of Weil’s bitter confrontation—Can we really escape the ram’s fate in the face of God’s demands...
Paintings depicting Osiris’ corpse serve as the first subcategory of the exhibit.These paintings are distinguished by their uniformly dark color scheme, dominated by shadows and feelings of despair and hopelessness. Most are portraits of Isis grieving over Osiris’ body, or over his skull alone. The color scheme complements the combination of mourning and anger inherent in this theme. The backgrounds of these paintings are black skies shot through with angry red accents. The skin tones of the figures are also darker than those in depicted in the other works displayed, created from a mixture of reds...