Word: wakefulness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...strength visibly failed, three generations were able to come and be with him. The hospice angels made him comfortable. Neighbors brought pies; the pastor brought prayers. On Sunday night his granddaughters read him a bedtime story. My brother and husband took turns keeping watch. He did not wake up Monday morning and died the following afternoon, with his wife of 49 years and his children beside...
...main reasons I don’t go to my earliest classes is because it’s just easier to watch the lectures later and not have to wake up so early,” Liu says. “It’s a big difference if there’s no motivation to go to class, no repercussions...
...powerful continental politicians like French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi disagree, and wish the unified monetary authority would pursue less stringent policies. They would rather have the ECB lower interest rates and increase monetary supply to sustain growth, especially in the wake of the ongoing global financial crisis. Although these politicians worry about short-term political costs, the policies of the ECB are necessary for continued price stability and long-term growth...
...impact of promoting Petraeus, however, may be even greater in the national security establishment than on Capitol Hill. It's a wake-up call to old-school Army officers and their vanishing dreams of massive tank battles and artillery skirmishes, some of whom privately call Petraeus "King David" for his high self-regard and chumminess with reporters. Gates has made clear that wants commanders able to carry out the messy, irregular kind of combat championed by Petraeus that the Defense Secretary envisages the U.S. fighting for years to come. The promotion reinforces the message he delivered to young Air Force...
...wake of his bruising loss in the Pennsylvania primary, Barack Obama once again faces questions about his toughness and willingness to play politics the old-fashioned way in response to Hillary Clinton's attacks. But even though Obama is under pressure to start throwing more punches, there's little evidence his campaign is heeding...