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...deprivation, one that brings together climatic disaster, impoverishment, the AIDS pandemic and the long-standing burdens of malaria, schistosomiasis and other diseases. In the face of this horrific maelstrom, the world community has so far displayed a fair bit of hand-wringing and even some high-minded rhetoric, but precious little action. It is no good to lecture the dying that they should have done better with their lot in life. Rather it is our task to help them onto the ladder of development, to give them at least a foothold on the bottom rung, from which they can then...
...depraved women. Despite looking like a horse, Lindsey’s mother won some initial power points for having the audacity to commit adultery with Caleb Nichol, but lost credibility when it was revealed that she didn’t even know whose sperm it was that seeded her precious little Lindsay. So they wrote her ass off the show! And Rebecca, the ugly hippie who attempted the sin of all sins by threatening Sandy’s marriage, is hardly worth the ashes of her dead father that she tossed into the sea in the worst scene the show...
...amazing professors sweeten the Harvard experience—some students wait years to take the classes taught by certain professors. Teaching comes first, at least for us, and we, as students, don’t want power politics within Harvard (and without) to deprive us of our most precious assets...
...Li?bana, a Benedictine monk who tutored the Spanish royal family, describes India as "famous for gems and elephants," and adds that "there are men of all colors, huge elephants and dragons, the Monoceros beast, the parrot bird, ebony wood, cinnamon, pepper and aromatic reed. It sends forth ivory, precious stones, beryls, adamant burning carbuncles, and pearls." But, he warns, there are also "mountains of gold impossible to approach because of dragons and gryphons and monsters of enormous...
...woods. Many would simply concentrate on fighting the disease. Yet those who dedicate themselves to fulfilling a dream or final project may thrive best of all. "Often you see people outlive their prognosis when they pursue a mission," says Elise NeeDell Babcock, author of When Life Becomes Precious: The Essential Guide for Patients, Loved Ones and Friends of Those Facing Serious Illnesses. "They're focused, and they often take better care of themselves. They're determined to make a difference before they die, and they want as much time as possible...