Word: alertness
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...real name) is suffering from Alzheimer's disease; as the years go by, she'll gradually lose her memory, her personality and finally all cognitive function. But advanced age does not automatically lead to senility. Ada's fellow nun, Sister Rosella, 89, continues to be mentally sharp and totally alert, eagerly anticipating the celebration of her 70th anniversary as a sister without the slightest sign of dementia. In a very real sense, this pair of retired schoolteachers haven't finished their teaching careers. Along with hundreds of other nuns in their order, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, they have...
...hell of a task in front of me, to demystify a female in command for all those teenage boys who are Star Trek fans. Dropping trou, getting into all that trouble--red alert...
...this position my body somehow found one last drop of adrenaline in my already taxed gland and it squirted into my bloodstream. With this as fuel, I managed to stand up and continued my lurching progress up the hill, but this breakdown upgraded the crisis from "serious" to "red alert...
...maintains that he is President, and that People Power II was an illegal rebellion.) "The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police are squarely behind the government and prepared to meet any challenge to the constitution," Arroyo reassured the people. Still, both bodies remain on full alert, and as of the weekend, Estrada was set to be transferred to a more comfortable facility outside Manila, far from the crowds demanding his release...
...IMPLANT ALERT After years of controversy over whether silicone breast implants are linked to connective-tissue disorders--the latest consensus is that they aren't--scientists raise a new concern. A 13-year study suggests that women with implants may be three times as likely to die of lung cancer and twice as likely to die of brain cancer as other plastic-surgery patients. Researchers can't explain their findings, but they know that it doesn't make a difference whether the implants are made of silicone or saline...