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...Whenever we think about how China's rise is sending shock waves through the international order, we should remember that this has happened before. From the 1890s to the 1910s, a continent-sized country was ascending. It claimed to hate imperialism yet wasn't above extending its control over territory. It had a tendency to go it alone, and made other powers nervous. That country was the U.S. (See pictures of China...
Although earlier detection made possible by PSA screening may help reduce the psychological trauma of a diagnosis, it is impossible to avoid the blow completely. But there are ways for easing the shock of the news, says Vogelzang. Physicians should be aware of and alerted to any history of depression or mental illness in their cancer patients. And if their patients do need counseling or support, they should be provided these services as part of their overall cancer care. "We think the diagnosis of cancer is a teachable moment, when clinicians need to really be involved in thinking not only...
...withdrew his nomination. He recalls going back to his job as deputy and wanting to hide from his colleagues, then getting a call that his father died. Gates was convinced that watching him go through those hearings and investigations was too much for his father's weak heart. The shock and the stress of those six months was too much for Gates as well. He shut the door to his office and wept...
...comes as a shock that on his newest album, “Rebirth,” Wayne leaves rap music behind altogether in favor of an as-yet uncharted genre: rock. In this latest effort, Wayne abandons rap’s sampled beats for a bass, drum set, and electric guitar. Power ballads of unrequited love replace tales of street violence and self-promotion, and the dissing and calling out of other rappers is tossed out in favor of punk-inspired castigation of society and nameless enemies. This bold step, however admirable it might be in theory, comes nowhere near...
...around to notice. A movie theater, though, is a public, not intimate, space - a cathedral, not a confessional. Knowing this, Hollywood mostly avoids feature-length sentiment and concentrates on movies that can rouse a crowd. People in theaters don't mind laughing out loud or gasping at a shock scene; both humor and fear are audibly contagious. Sentiment isn't. If you are moved by an inspirational film, you may sob furtively, then slink away and recommend the film to your Aunt Mildred...