Word: converter
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...head of the order with only one dissenting vote: her own. But in the fall of 1996, she nearly succumbed to heart disease, and the sisters realized it was time to elect a successor. In March, 123 representative nuns gathered to pray for wisdom and chose a Hindu Brahmin convert named Sister Nirmala, whom one called a compassionate "carbon copy" of their revered leader...
Students can choose to convert the common room into a second, walk through bedroom, said Assistant Dean of Freshmen D.E. Lorraine Sterritt, who, with her husband Bert Lain, recently moved from Lionel Hall into an apartment on the second floor of Apley...
America Online faces a struggle to convert loyal CompuServe users following an unexpected takeover of their rival (TIME Daily) ... Hundreds of passengers are feared dead after a ferry sank off the coast of Haiti (Reuters) ... Paula Jones' lawyers want out of her suit against President Clinton (TIME Daily) ... The illness that helped bring down Mobutu Sese Seko finally killed the former Zairean dictator (TIME Daily) ... Mir's main computer fails, but the crew sleeps on (TIME Daily) ... Palestinians are cracking down on Islamic militants as Madeleine Albright prepares for her Mideast peace mission (Reuters) ... Mourning continues for Princess Diana (People...
...knows for certain what causes some individuals and not others to overproduce homocysteine. But the evidence points to a shortage of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid, all of which work to convert the amino acid into a molecular form the body can use. The answer for people concerned about cardiac health would seem to be for them to keep their intake of the protective vitamins high. The Harvard Health Letter has recommended increasing consumption of a range of foods--including leafy green vegetables, beans, peas, grains and certain meats and dairy foods--to keep homocysteine in check. Many...
...route of exile to Salt Lake City, Utah. Preserving and highlighting the past is a Mormon priority--witness the re-enactment of the wagon train. Leaders of the church seem to understand that its vivid history, as much as its sometimes cloudy theology, is what attracts the potential convert...