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Why can't we talk about periods?
And it's not even about periods, because otherwise, when we got rid of our toxic, shameful periods when we became menopausal, we'd be elevated to a higher social status.
Because you don't even need to be a doctor to say that periods aren't toxic.
So I began to think, "Well, what if everybody knew about periods like a gynecologist?
It's also possible that you could have another reason for painful periods.
These are not the periods when you feel happiest.
There are only four periods in the last 500 years where media has changed enough to qualify for the label "revolution."
And the Chinese then, in one of their periods of media openness, decided that they were going to let it go, that they were going to let this citizen reporting fly.
The increase in recent years in what's termed "near work," focusing intensely on objects directly in front of us for long periods of time, strains our eyes differently and affects the physical shape of the eye.
But at the same time, there will be periods when I think is all that really hard work really worth my while?
The young acolytes are taken away from their families at the age of three and four, sequestered in a shadowy world of darkness in stone huts at the base of glaciers for 18 years: two nine-year periods deliberately chosen to mimic the nine months of gestation they spend in their natural mother's womb; now they are metaphorically in the womb of the great mother.
In severe drought periods nobody has seen this water body getting dried up.
It makes it look like there are sort of two breeding periods here.
And so, if you depend on these sources, you have to have some way of getting the energy during those time periods that it's not available.
But where I really learned about octopus was in the field, as a filmmaker making films with them, where you're allowed to spend large periods of time with the animals, seeing octopus being octopus in their ocean homes.
Now, we're accustomed to thinking about emotions in this way, in simple, sort of, brief periods of time.
Not only are economic motivations and intrinsic motivations incompatible, that incompatibility can persist over long periods.
But, in fact, if you go back and look at the historical record, it turns out that a lot of important ideas have very long incubation periods.
I have just divided it into two periods.
That's why we must have that long-term perspective, but we must measure the impact over 10-year periods.
The Texas Revolution of 1835 to 1836, including the periods preceding and immediately following, is depicted in this mediocre 3-hour made-for-television film, whose only redeeming value is bringing light and paying homage to Stephen F. Austin, the so-called "Father of Texas" whose life story had long been overshadowed by that of the legendary Sam Houston.
As a paean to American Filmmaking, it succeeds in terms of mood (helped by a few strokes of masterful editing segueing between time periods) and visuals (not helped by said score) but lacks narrative cohesion and fluidity.
Beginning and end are pretty good, middle drags at times and seems to go nowhere for long periods as we watch the goings on of the insane that add atmosphere but do not advance the plot.
The child actors seem to have been picked for their twinkle and cuteness, and squishy-hearted MacLaine holds their close-ups for excruciatingly long periods; nothing about these cherubs seems natural, not the lines that fall without consciousness out of their mouths or the interaction they have with adults or even each other.
A pity; Australian films, particularly in the 2000-01 periods, have been of exceptional quality overall - but I suppose there have got to be a few misses.
This dross was made during what must have been one of Sellers' "For A Few Dollars More" periods, when he'd participate in any crap for a few bucks.
Also, many times the ride breaks down and causes even longer waiting periods for others.
Scenes were much longer than they had to be - the camera would often focus on something for long periods of time when absolutely nothing was happening.
i would say steer clear of vampire assassin unless you want to laugh at a horrible movie or are planning on getting tortured for long periods of time and want to practice
THE RIDDLE was written and directed by Brendan Foley in what appears to be an attempt to pull the mysteries of the Charles Dickens' novels into a contemporary story, but that attempt is thwarted by electing to use the two periods of time format in which the 'riddle' is unraveled.
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