Word: injection
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...work, it don't work." JOSEPH L. CLARK, Ohio death-row inmate, after his executioners struggled for half an hour to find a noncollapsed vein in which to inject a lethal dose of drugs...
...learned to inject Nate. And when I decided a few months later that the shots weren't helping him, the decision to stop seeing that doctor (a doctor who had told Fred and me that Nate wasn't autistic and that he could cure him) was the most difficult one I had ever made without Fred...
...demands of a small, but vociferous, anti-sweat shop campaign and started monitoring their sub-contractors. In doing so, the companies resuscitated lagging profits and motivated a much larger group of (normally indifferent) consumers to buy brands that promised adequate labor conditions. This story shows that consumers want to inject some moral vigor into their largely materialist lives—and that businesses respond. From “hormone-free” to “dolphin safe” to “biodegradable,” products brandish such quasi-moral labels with a righteousness seldom found outside...
...Grammys and endless admiration for her battle against cancer. My No. 1 nomination is Al Gore, our nation's subconscious, who has quietly and steadily brought the most important issue--global warming--into our consciousness. I'd also include Stephen Colbert, for his ability to inject humor into the horrible situation the world is in. He takes what Jon Stewart has done to another level. I sleep better at night knowing that someone else thinks things are just as insane...
...Doctors Without Borders, or msf), the sole relief group in the village. There is a row of freshly dug graves under the trees on the edge of Dubie's biggest refugee camp. "Essentially people are dying of starvation," says Delfin Kapia, a medic for msf, as he struggles to inject antibiotics into a six-month-old boy weighing just 4.6 kg. The following day, Dubie's first food delivery since January arrived. The U.N. truck convoy had taken nearly four weeks to traverse 480 km of dirt track. Despite the dramatic nature of the crisis, U.N. officials say they face...