Word: seriousnesses
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...mortality rate associated with this gastric bypass is about 1 in 500, or 0.2%. We agree with Roker that the decision to have surgery is an important one and should not be made "because someone on TV made that decision." It should be made because morbid obesity is a serious, life-threatening disease that is linked to heart disease and cancer. The mortality rates from morbid obesity and related diseases are far higher than those associated with bariatric surgery, which has been shown to ameliorate or resolve many diseases and extend life...
...pretrial hearing last week offered a preview of their case, saying there were no fingerprints or forensic evidence on the gun that would indicate Siddiqui ever even held it. "We're saying she simply didn't do it," said attorney Linda Moreno. But, in what could be a serious blow for the defense, the judge ruled that some of the suspicious documents found on Siddiqui at the time of her arrest could be introduced to show her alleged intent. According to the indictment, Siddiqui was found with documents that referred to a "mass casualty attack," and listed potential targets like...
...George W. Bush has continued apace under the Obama Administration, and that the use of foreign intelligence to detain and interrogate suspects has in the worst instances amounted to nothing less than torture by proxy. For Siddiqui this means that whether she is found guilty or not, the most serious question raised by her case will not be answered: whether she is, as one of her former attorneys described her, "the ultimate victim of the American dark side...
...figure out that a Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay Santenots-du-Milieu Premiere Cru is a Burgundy wine - let alone a pinot noir. "This is myopic marketing," says Jean-Claude Mas, a wine maker in the southern region of Languedoc. "And our arrogance caused us to ignore how serious the competition from the New World was." (See how global warming could change the wine-making...
...only two years ago that Dame Helen Mirren was building up serious momentum in what was ultimately a successful Best Actress Oscar run for The Queen. Mirren is attracting similar raves this year as Leo Tolstoy's wife Countess Sofya in The Last Station. Aristocratic, yes, but the temperamental Countess Sofya is no Windsor. Heading into Golden Globes weekend with a Best Actress nomination, Mirren talked to TIME about gracious award speeches, fiery plate throwing and the half a night she spent in a brothel...