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...World Health Organization, millions of women die each year from conditions that could be avoided - if they were men. Apart from hazards like female infanticide and maternal deaths, women are more likely to contract HIV, suffer from depression and domestic abuse, and lack access to basic health care that could help them survive. (See TIME's pictures "Self-Injury and Despair in Japan...
...basic method for killing someone by lethal injection in the U.S. is fairly consistent. The inmate is strapped to a gurney and covered with a sheet, and intravenous lines are connected to both arms. After last rites and an opportunity for any final words, the drugs are typically administered by a prison employee or medical professional either in another room or behind a curtain. (The ethical implications for medical professionals participating in executions are a matter of much debate: most of the country's leading medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Society...
...sneak peek at how that fight will be waged in the coming year. Videos aimed at priests and deacons are being produced in English and Spanish to give the pastors better tools to reach their parishioners, especially young people, whom the church fears need reminding about its basic teachings on marriage, love and sex. Indeed, the Catholic hierarchy in the U.S. is increasingly unapologetic about engaging in the debate over the issue...
...Want You To” is a power-pop gem that mimics the rhythmic and schematic elements of Fall Out Boy’s “Dance, Dance.” Weezer takes a simple melody, adds power chords, and makes the song their own by substituting basic drum interludes with rhythms created by acoustic guitars and adding in the cheesy vocal harmonies that drew fans to the group years...
...electric guitar begin the song and drop out during the verses, leaving a very simple bass line to take over. During the chorus, the guitar carries out one-noted solos with an inharmonious female voice in the back, creating a Pixies-esque mood. And yet, the song is so basic and predictable that it bears likeness to an edgy children’s ditty...