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New Urban Legends (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
... Registered mail. Origins: Variously titled "Interesting Survey Results" and "What Do People Fear Most?", this purported piece about magazines surveying what their readers fear most has been landing in our inbox since March 2008. None of the publications named therein — , Ebony, or Jet — actually ran such a survey and obtained the listed results, however. Gardening, decor, entertaining, crafts,...
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The Ugley Vicar (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... Disaster”, “Damning Indictment”, “Shock Results Outcry at BNP” to even “Pride and Prejudice: The Fear Factor” in The Independent. Obviously these headlines, as well as the results, have a resounding effect on people’s feelings and concerns for the implications. The BNP (British Nationalist Party) has long been associated with, and reported as, the ‘politics of hatred’ particularly...
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Howling Latina (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
... top of power??? Well, Politico writes that GOPers think to win they just need to keep flaming the fear factor and throw Bubba off the bus. Fan the fear: Ignore the critics, Republican wise men say — there is still no better way to win than to stir up concerns about Democratic patriotism and their commitment to national security and killing terrorists. Change the pitch — and...
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NaiTazi.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... or knows it but thinks he can ride rough shod over citizens relying either on the ignorance or fear factor on their part. I am not sure which scenario is the sadder for my country.
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MixTape Download Center (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
1. Fear Factor Intro feat. DJ Smallz2. G.E.N.A. feat. L.T. Moe3. Look At Her Go4. Where Dey At5. Throw Some Dolla$ feat. Shawty Redd6. Eastside Niggaz7. This That Hit8. Click Boom9. Freestyle10. Candy11. St Louis Niggas feat. Chingy & Huey12. Touchdown13. Mass Appeal Freestyle14. This Is My Life15. How I Do It feat. Squat16. Ass On Her feat. Elijah17. Against The World feat. Dub Mac18....
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The Social Work Blog (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... in the abusive relationship as she didn't realise there was so much help out there. There was also fear the fear factor. Yet for a long time she thought her partner was a good father. Her daughter had been witnessing the violence since she was a child. Smith described them both as wearing a mask to conceal the abuse from other people. Prof Gill Hague, of Bristol University...
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Pajamas Media (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... decidedly unholy, alliance of organizations and individuals with a vested interest in upping the fear factor.This alliance includes politicians who see climate change as a new way of persuading citizens to give them more power; corporations who play on our concern and guilt to sell us anything from eco-friendly washing powder to flex-fuel SUVs; scientists keen to get their hands on...
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TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... so cool. I'm hoping that at Universal Studios I can convince Alex that we should participate in Fear Factor: Live, but I'm not sure he's going to go for it.
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Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... expect the police to drop everything and run to a pit bull case,” he said. “But there’s a big fear factor associated with pit bulls. And you see them everywhere.”Control of pit bulls is an issue everywhere. Council members in Reading, where a teenager was bitten by an unleashed pit bull last fall, are considering a ban now. The dogs also are banned in Greenhills and Southgate, among...
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StyleCritics (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
George Clooney's girlfriend Sarah Larson is surprised that he is dating her even after she ate a scorpion on a reality show. The former model was a contestant on Fear Factor and ate live bugs and other insects, reports contactmusic.com. She said: "If George had been on a reality show, I don't think [...]
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A daddy(to4)'s personal journal (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
I was pleasantly surprised by this discovery. Even though I’ve heard of the name Wang Fu Jin many times before, this was the first time I actually went there… and it's just a 5 min walk behind my hotel! Part of the fun was being shell-shocked at the Fear-Factor menu of ‘yummy’ stuff… BBQ anyone? aka. [...]
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An Arizona Cheesehead's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... film done old school in black and white, The Mad Scientist and take offs on Home Improvement and Fear Factor. After the viewing, several pool games and some serious ping pong action broke out. I was bummed that I had to leave because we were going to Tucson and I had to book out at 3 PM. Everyone had a good time and it was a great afternoon of chilling and chatting.
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Cryptomundo.com (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... the psychological outcomes of why the descriptions have changed due to media influence and the ‘fear factor’ created by other writers. Witnesses such as Faye DeWitt, Marcella Bennett, and Linda Scarberry have repeatedly stated on national TV that the Mothman was half human, although their earlier accountings noted the birdlike qualities of their sightings. Coleman and Mark A. Hall...
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... onto the blankets, scuttling ever closer towards your paralyzed body. Sound like a cross between Fear Factor and The Twilight Zone? It's not. It's the sort of thing people with sleep paralysis have experienced for centuries. Back in the day, the vivid hallucinations that sometimes occur with this disorder were often attributed to supernatural forces. According to Dr. Carol Ash,...
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By Common Consent (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
... nervous about him going to see it. I have no idea how many people did NOT come because of the “fear factor.” One person told us, “If you had shown it twice, the second crowd would have filled the theater, because the first crowd would have reassured them.” (The film is ultimately uplifting, I think, though it sugar-coats nothing.) Our objective has always been bridge building, but...
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This film was great! A must see for all Saints. Another must see is also done by Darius Gray and Marvin Perkins called Blacks in the Scriptures on...
Julie - (not a member) - 05/15/2008