Word: despairful
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...India's early exit in light of the other big news from the cup: the murder of Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer. But in India, where people have been eagerly anticipating this event since, well, since the last one ended four years ago, the poor performance has been cause for despair even - or perhaps especially - amongst those for whom despair has become a way of life. So far, save a few demonstrators holding up signs calling on the coach Greg Chappell or the captain Rahul Dravid to resign, and a few cases where pictures of players were set alight...
...Smelly has been a fan for 22 years, and he doesn't let Jackson's personal troubles - or lack of recent musical output - dent his worship. "Michael's private life is in shambles," says Smelly. "But that is life, which shows on the stage and in his music. Despair, egoism and karma are revealed and there for everybody to see. Compared to Michael, other musicians are hicks...
...posted this: "Every time I feel you wrapped in my arms, I feel nothing can go wrong, every time we hold each others hands, I feel everything is so right..." The next evening, the night before the murder, this appeared: "Knives take my breath away... trapped inside my wake, despair? no, just another day of lifeless." Police say that when Bryan offered to murder Tess's mother, Tess didn't believe him - replying, "Whatever," according to the arrest affidavit. On Feb. 3, Bryan allegedly stabbed Linda Damm four times in the throat and once in the mouth...
...racehorse Silent Witness was a poignant ode to an obviously splendid beast [Feb. 19]. Having never heard of this particular animal, I was doubly moved by the prose of the author and the wonder that Silent Witness must have elicited from admiring crowds. Much as poverty and despair prevail on earth, it is satisfying to see that animals are sometimes recognized for the unknowing yet vast reach they have on us. Karl Germann Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
...spreading anarchy is triggering despair among many Timorese. "What has happened over the past year has destroyed the claim that this is a nation-building success story," says Laurentina Barreto Soares, a researcher with the U.N. Development Program. "Whoever wins the election could face even tougher problems than Xanana...