In everyday speech, heavy drug use is usually referred to as ‘addiction’ not ‘substance dependence.’ The different terms identify the same patterns ofbehavior, however ‘addiction’ has an additional meaning. It implies that drug consumption is involuntary or against one's will. For example,...
Out towards the edge of the city, Masaru spotted the muzzle flashes of heavy artillery. Seconds later, more bright spots flared on the side of the tornado. It wobbled again. He swooped down for a closer look, not checking to see whether Edie followed. A howitzer battery was arrayed at ...
a我不知道。。但是中国男人也很帅 I did not know.。But the Chinese men very are also graceful[translate] aThe next time go out to remember to bring an umbrella , don't go to the rain, if you'll catch a cold, no matter how hard, remember in another city will always have a people ...
Shortly before seven p.m., Jack Entratter, a big grey-haired man who operates The Sands, walked into the gambling room to tell some men around the blackjack table that Sinatra was getting dressed. He also said that he'd been unable to get front-row seats for everybody, and so some o...
When his voice is on, as it was tonight, Sinatra is in ecstasy, the room becomes electric, there is an excitement that spreads through the orchestra and is felt in the control booth where a dozen men, Sinatra's friends, wave at him from behind the glass. One of the men is the Dodge...
Clemons at least plugs into the same subterranean logic as his enemies as, after losing so many men that very sacrifice has supplied its own meaning to the fight, as he tells Suki, “I want to hold this hill – more than I ever wanted anything – stinking little garbage heap.” As nig...
Huge flashes of psychoplasmic energy lit up space, and the burning, fragmenting bulk of a stricken DOOP warship reared up in front of them – a buckling wall of metal. “Abandon ship!” Bender yelled as they sped toward the looming behemoth. A great tear appeared in the warship’s side...
Coren explains, “Their astonishing flashes of smartness and creativity are reminders that they may not be Einsteins, but are sure closer to humans than we thought.” Animals can do much to keep us happy, healthy, and protect us from harm. Stories of dog heroes can be found using a ...