Word: dying
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...gets admitted with a heart attack or stroke or a serious illness, in some way there is relief because they're being managed - it might not be such an acute event, which we know death to be, even when someone has been ill for a long time. When they die, that...
...York a 17-14 lead over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII with just 35 seconds left in the game, I jumped up and, after a quick high five with my roommate, I looked for one person: Tom Conley. The Kirkland House Master has been a die-hard Giants supporter since the team played its games in Yankee Stadium in the 1950s, and as a cacophony of sound waves both jubilant but mostly anguished crashed against the walls of the Kirkland Grille, the triumphant expression on Conley’s face summed up the realization of an impossible...
...years ago began a campaign to increase the rate of cornea donations to try to fix the country's huge problems with blindness. But despite some success - the high-profile cricketer Anil Kumble and Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai both promised to donate their eyes when they die - a 2003 study in the Indian Journal of Opthamology found that illiteracy and rural residence (read poverty) meant that only half of those persons interviewed "had knowledge of eye donation, 20% knew about corneal transplantation and only 4.34% of them knew when to donate their eyes...
...steady flow is a stark contrast to other crises in Africa. Last week, for example, the International Rescue Committee issued a report saying that 45,000 continue to die every month as a result of Congo's civil war. Zimbabwe's economy is still deteriorating fast - well beyond the international spotlight. And Amnesty International said Friday that conflict between the army and armed groups in Chad is only getting worse...
...issue an endorsement; nevertheless, he introduced Obama to congregants in a manner fit for a king: "Giants have stood here so we don't take this pulpit lightly, but we invited this brother because he's committed and brilliant," Warnock said. "We had to fight, bleed and die just to be able to vote," Warnock added. "Now we can select Presidents. And now with credibility and intelligence and power, we can run for President." A Jan. 25 Rasmussen Reports poll, taken before John Edwards dropped out of the race, shows Obama leading Clinton 41% to 35% statewide. According to Rasmussen...