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Most exciting of its varied collections is a display of photographs showing island scenes from before the devastating 1956 earthquake — the last major one to strike the island.
Many of the city’s churches, palaces, and museums still show signs of ongoing reconstruction and restoration after the devastating earthquake of 1980.
[ 17 18 19 ] Equally important, unrelieved pain can have a devastating psychological effect on the individual and family [ 20 ] . As there is no reason to delay the use of analgesics, [ 16 ] initiate analgesic interventions while completing investigations and providing therapies directed against the cause of the pain (eg, radiation for a neoplasm).
While dysfunctional face recognition may be one of the more devastating symptoms for caregivers, it is also one of the most promising avenues for research to determine how autistic brains process their world differently.
She seems to have confused James' irony with distance--when, in truth, few authors in history have achieved such pitiless and devastating intimacy.