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"The film is an emotional experience highlighting the tragedy of innocence, using the point of view of an eight-year-old German boy to expose the raw psychological devastation of the era. Its an unnerving film with a knockout punch for an ending, but it f

I imagine “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” will become required viewing for junior high schools just beginning to explore the history of the Holocaust.

Symonds bares soul to players

ANDREW Symonds revealed, in intimate detail, the extent of his emotional and psychological problems during a heartfelt address to his Australian teammates at their Adelaide hotel yesterday.

Behind The Music of Dead Space:Interview with Composer Jason Graves

is a bold and bloody sci-fi survival horror game that delivers the ultimate in psychological thrills and gruesome action. In

Flaws in Proteas: Ponting

THE South Africans will not touch down in Australia for another five days, but the psychological skirmishes have already started.

Fellow bloggers: T2 wants your opinions

The very funny Carol Midgley, who writes for the Times's T2 section, is researching the psychological fallout of writing a no-holds-barred blog and then regretting it. We were talking and she asked me

Their Past Your Future - Year Three Grants And New Website Launched

(Above) The Freud Museum in partnership with South Camden Community School and Combat Stress explored the psychological impact of conflict.

Google Reads Brains to Rate YouTube Ads

Google, together with MediaVest, released information on Thursday about ad quality found by reading brain waves and psychological responses to ads on YouTube's video content.

Google Reads Brain Waves To Measure YouTube Ads

Google, together with MediaVest, released information on Thursday about ad quality found by reading brain waves and psychological responses to ads on YouTube's video content.

Big Freddie Mac attack: Best of the Boards/Blogs

We have all seen our investments plummet these last few months. Hedge funds liquidation is one of the reasons. The psychological fear is also one of the reasons driving prices down. And not just stock prices, but most commodity prices. This is the main reason that I am optimistic about what is to come. Even though oil consumption is down, the developing world's oil consumption keeps rising. The large oil companies are not replacing their depleting reserves. The major oil companies are buying back shares, like SVM is doing, instead of putting that

Religion Not the Only Path to Altruism

Religion and its promotion of empathy get undue credit for our unselfish acts. Instead, it’s our less-than-virtuous psychological perception that a moral authority is watching us that promotes altruism, a new review essay suggests.

What sort of blog am I?

Via the Times's Comment Central blog, I came across this little tool, which analyses (so they say) the text in your blog and tells you what sort of psychological character you have.

90% of Gaming Addiction Patients Not Addicted

phorm writes "BBC is carrying an article which states that 90% of visitors to Europe's 'video game addiction clinic' are not, in fact, addicted. The problem is a social one rather than a psychological issue. In other words, the patients have turned to heavy gaming because they felt they didn't fit in elsewhere, or that they fit in better 'in the game' than elsewhere in 'the real world.' This has been discussed before, with arguments ranging from gaming being a good way to socialize, the clinical definition of gaming addiction, and claims than males are wired for video-game addiction."

Nov.7th-9thPuppet Show "Little Mermaid" at Jincheng Art Palace in Chengdu

Crossing the Boundary, a combination of a road movie and a romance, is set to open in China on November seventh. The production features the performances of Guo Tao, Li Xiaoran, and Kent Cheng. It is a psychological drama focusing on the stress of urban dwellers in contemporary China. The story follows a couple running away from a homicide. Guo Tao plays a car salesman who finds it unbearable to listen to his client. Because of his frustration he accidentally kills the would-be buyer. As a result, he has to run away with his wife, who is played by Li Xiaoran.

Mind Control Delusions and the Web

biohack writes "An article in the New York Times provides interesting insight into online communities of people who believe that they are subjected to mind control. 'Type "mind control" or "gang stalking" into Google, and Web sites appear that describe cases of persecution, both psychological and physical, related with the same minute details — red and white cars following victims, vandalism of their homes, snickering by those around them.' According to Dr. Vaughan Bell, a British psychologist who has researched the effect of the Internet on mental illness, '[the] extent of the community [...] poses a paradox to the traditional way delusion is defined under the diagnostic guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association, which says that if a belief is held by a person's "culture or subculture," it is not a delusion.

Physical activity and health: Finding the right prescription

Saskatoon (November 3, 2008) – We all know physical activity is good for you. But why exactly is it good for you? What effect does exercise have on the cells and tissues of the body? What do we need to know so that we can use physical activity more effectively to combat chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes and heart disease? And what social and psychological factors prevent people from exercising or playing sports?

Holiday Deals Frenzy Prompts Online Art Retailer to Offer Free Worldwide Shipping

FARMINGDALE, Maine, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic artist Alan Claude' Maine Lighthouse poster sales are up 35% from last year but in order to further increase sales his online company is now offering free shipping world-wide until December 31st. "We are not taking any chances, who knows with this potential recession what the new year holds?" said Claude. With so many retailers slashing prices offering deep discounts for the holidays, Claude believes offering free shipping is partly a psychological benefit to the consumer. "Shipping costs have increased since last summer but I think 'Free Shipping' has a better ring to it than 20% off for example. Free shipping sounds like a better deal," said Claude. Claude regularly ships worldwide to art collectors.

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