of what is stendhal syndrome???

Stendhal Syndrome: Stendhal syndrome, Stendhal's syndrome, Hyperkulturemia, or Florence syndrome, is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art.

Stendhal syndrome...causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly 'beautiful' or a large amount of art is in a single place. The term can also be used to describe a similar reaction to a surfeit of choice in other circumstances, e.g. when confronted with immense beauty in the natural world.

It is named after the famous 19th century French author Stendhal (pseudonym of Henri-Marie Beyle), who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence, Italy in his book Naples and Florence: A Journey from Milan to Reggio.

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Seattle Police Tackle Puts Man in Coma: Authorities have released surveillance video showing a burly sheriff’s deputy slamming a man head first into a wall earlier this month, leaving him in a coma. Christopher Harris remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center, his family says. The 29-year-old had been pursued by deputies May 10 after a witness wrongly identified him as a suspect in an assault.



Watch the video here.

Sheriff’s Sgt. John Urquhart (URK’-hart), who released the video Thursday, says Deputy Matthew Paul did not violate policy in tackling Harris. He says Harris was trying to get away, and calls the injury “a tragic accident.” A Harris family lawyer says the video and witness accounts show he was a victim of excessive force.

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Ex-President Roh Moo-Hyun Dies: Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun falls to death before bribery trial begins.

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun died on May 23 2009, South Korea's South Gyeongsang Police Agency announced that morning. He was 62 years old. The police agency said Roh fell from a hill in his hometown village in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province around 6:40 a.m. on May 23, 2009. Police said that Roh was immediately delivered to Seyoung Hospital in Gimhae around 7:05 a.m. that morning where he received CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) treatment. He was then sent to Pusan National University Hospital, but died of a cerebral hemorrhage sustained from the serious head injury.

In a press conference Mr. Moon Jae-In, Roh's former chief of staff, said,

Ex-President Roh jumped to his death from a hill in Bongha Village and died at 9:30 a.m. Roh left a 'brief' suicide note behind for his family.

Roh and some of his family members have been under investigation by the Seoul Prosecutor's Office for a bribery scandal where they were allegedly "receiving money from one of his friends."

The investigation included a $5 million bribery scandal involving one of Roh's friends, Mr. Park Yeon-Cha, a businessman and longtime supporter arrested last year on graft and tax evasion charges.

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Cargo Bridge: Cargo Bridge is a physics-based construction game. Build a bridge and help your workers to collect boxes on the other side of the canyon. Mission of the game is to collect all items without crashing the bridge.

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Addicted to Boinking: I'm writing to tell you my problem. It seems I have been married to a sex maniac for the past 22 years...Read more below.

of the boston police dept will inform public of future zombie attacks via twitter

Boston Police Department: We Will Let You Know When The Zombies Come: The Boston Police Department posted a police report on Twitter. See screenshots below.



Willcady requested the police to inform us if it was a zombie attack.


In response, the Boston Police replied,


See the Bostin Police twitter feed here.

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of sorry i'm late

Sorry I'm Late: A short film by Tornas Mankovsky.