These hermit crabs strike fear into the hearts of seated airline passengers whenever they board, because their shells invariably bang into innocent shins all the way to their seat.

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His concern may be fueled by the helplessness he felt after his 13-year-old daughter, seated directly behind AbdulMutallab, leapt into his lap and grew hysterical.

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The uncanny valley effect could have to do with uncertainty about whether a robotic character is truly alive or dead, and even play into our deep-seated fears of death.

CNN: Why zombies, robots, clowns freak us out

They transformed the little stancible juke joint rhythm into a ponderous rock beat aimed at seated crowds and reverberant staves.

NPR: Blues Song Is a Decades-Long Music Lesson

We never exchange names, but she immediately plants her stout spade and sweeps three of us into her house, where we are seated cross-legged and shoeless on rugs around her kitchen, that locus of Ladakhi family life and social pride.

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It's like walking into a scene from Goodfellas - the crowd seated at candlelit tables, suited-up waiting staff distributing Old Fashioneds, the band on stage playing whipsmart swing and jazz.

BBC: Chicago��s celluloid city

And what better way to do so than to throw myself into a practice (a seemingly good idea while seated comfortably at my Manhattan desk), attend a pep rally and stand field-side with the Sea Gals during the NFC Championship game on Jan. 22.

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The receptionist introduced me as I walked into the room and observed four middle-aged men seated around a long, shiny, mahogany conference table all staring blankly at me.

FORBES: Borrowing Millions Starts With a Positive First Impression

Lula's government is widely credited with stabilising Brazil's rickety economy, pulling it back into surplus, working to reform pensions and beginning to tackle deep-seated social problems.

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