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...Urdu, they call it tez ab, or sharp water. Acid, nitric or hydrochloric, has long been the weapon of retribution for Pakistani men against disloyal, disobedient or overly determined women. One reason is that acid is cheap and readily available. Another: surviving an acid attack is often worse than dying. The acid burned the hair off Fakhra's head, fused her lips, blinded one eye, obliterated her left ear and melted her breasts. More than a year after the attack, the once full-lipped, large-eyed, long-haired beauty is unrecognizable. She breathes with difficulty. "I don't look human...
...power, as their deities. From unarmed kicks and punches, kalarippayat warriors would graduate to sticks, swords, spears and daggers and study the marmas - the 107 vital spots on the human body where a blow can kill. Training was conducted in secret, the lethal warriors unleashed as a surprise weapon against the enemies of Cheras. Still, Chinese traders learned some of the mysterious body movements and took them home to provide the basis of their own martial arts...
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY October 1999 The U.S. Senate rejected ratification of the treaty, designed to prohibit nuclear-weapon development...
...papers without health checks. "A breeder can mate a blind dog to a deaf dog and register the offspring with the Kennel Club and no one will know," says David Hancock, an authority on pedigree dogs. Most reformers would like to see the Kennel Club using registration as a weapon - or reward - in the eradication of congenital diseases. John Bower, former president of the British Veterinary Association, suggests a "gold standard" register for breeders who do test. For years Sweden's progressive Kennel Club, they note, has had compulsory health checks for some breeds. Britain's Kennel Club maintains that...
...MOUNTAIN GORILLA Weight: 90 kg to 181+ kg From: Africa Secret Weapon: Intimidating nostrils...