Word: suburbanitis
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According to Smith, the regions of the country where invasive plant species are most widespread are those under the most pressure to develop, such as suburban communities, summer vacation spots or natural-resource extraction sites. Like a body with a weak immune system, Smith says, "An ecosystem under stress is ripe for invasion by non-native plants...
From the opening shot—a panoramic pan down a parched suburban landscape—it is clear that this is no ordinary “Potter” film. Yates has only one other American directing credit, the much-lauded “The Girl in the Café,” which aired on HBO. In fact, according to the Internet Movie Database, he has done only one other feature-length film amid a slew of short films and movies for television. Not only does Yates put his own stylish stamp on the franchise?...
...supposedly pro-U.S., pro-Israel Sarkozy," says one French intelligence official. But others warn against overstating the Sarkozy factor, noting that France has always been a target of al-Qaeda and related jihadist groups, and that the election of Sarkozy - who inspired hostility in France's crumbling suburban ghettoes, and whose support for the U.S. and even the fact that he had a Jewish grandparent is cited in jihadist rants - is simply a useful propaganda ploy for jihadists seeking support...
...hyper-aggressive, and speak in a rapper idiom straight out of south-central Los Angeles. Ott mimics their delivery: "I'd like to say to these kids, 'Hey, wake up, bro. You are not going to bust a cap in my mo'fo' ass. You live in a suburban street in Counties Manukau...
...hearth, or an American-hating liberal that only wants to get drunk in left-bank cafés and undermine Christian values. The U.S. as a country may leave me uninspired, but I think fondly and even nostalgically of my family and friends, my favorite sport teams, my suburban town, my happy childhood. It will always be the country I love, my country, because it is for better or worse entangled with me. More important than it’s being the “land of the free” is the simple, ineluctable fact that...