While we've certainly put a crick or two in our necks after a long work session on an plane, the story strikes us as being classic scare-journalism: although a lot of frightening statistics are trotted out, no published research is cited and the two main sources quoted are chiropractors.

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Several buildings in Odessa are adorned with reliefs of two young girls with nooses round their necks: they hanged themselves, legend has it, after falling prey to white-slave traders.

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In another maquette, the Shoggoth had sprouted two heads, each extending from brontosaurus-like necks.

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Just over two years ago Del Vecchio and Lamensdorf stuck their necks out publicly with the offering of Ranger Bear ETF (HDGE, 18) , a collection of short-sale positions.

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When he received the notice to kill his unsold chickens, Mr. Shi and co-workers grabbed the yellow birds one at a time, cut their necks and removed their feathers, then tossed the remains into one of two large, blue plastic containers for disposal.

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