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Moved by such fierce devotion, Mohammad called down the blessing of the Most High on Sad. Dinet, Etienne

A BBC Panorama programme has found that elephant poaching is rising sharply.

In simple cases the connexion between charge, potential, and capacity is easily ascertained. Mach, Ernst

Serious complications -- including fatalities -- can arise when so-called "button batteries," found in items ranging from remote-control devices to children's toys, get lodged in the esophagus.

They made him feel like a savage almost. Coolidge, Asenath Carver

Here the peerless bard, “Dante” sang his deathless song and made his lovely Beatrice immortal.  Wardle, J.

While others have become celebrities, Kenny has kept out of the limelight.

From sitting so long in one position, while still of tender years, amid such damp surroundings, their little feet and hands become knotted and deformed. Hume-Griffith, A.

Conservationists are now planning to trawl tropical leeches for saola DNA.

Lawmakers are mulling changes to tax breaks on retirement savings. Washington Post (Apr 18, 2012)

About a year later, recovered from his illness, he fell into a cauldron of scalding water used to slough the skin off slaughtered hogs. New York Times (Mar 30, 2012)

By then, developers had dynamited the teeming coral gardens to build fancy beach resorts. New York Times (Apr 26, 2012)

Businesses have thrived on the EU-Turkey customs union.

Inevitably, some will be appalled that so much money was spent on a piece of art, no matter how celebrated. New York Times (May 3, 2012)

Presumably, you tasted at least 80 plates during filming.

Apple is an astonishingly successful company filled with brilliant people.

The thought of a rickety diligence over miles of muddy roads kept enthusiasm within bounds. O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle

Many leaders in the state ignore his area’s plight, he said. New York Times (Apr 13, 2012)

If you go around blowing up crowded markets and chopping people’s hands off for petty crimes, they’ll turn on you. Slate (May 4, 2012)

Some say Burnham authored his famous Chicago plan in the building's penthouse.

But he was eager to talk about giving back to the Seattle school system that nurtured his musical talents as a youth. Seattle Times (Apr 19, 2012)

Publishing a plan to help countries tackle the threat, the World Health Organization's global malaria program said resistance had been detected in 64 countries.

Gardner’s initial bone bruise is mostly healed, but he aggravated a muscle strain in the elbow. New York Times (May 12, 2012)

And see this mole on his little finger; now look at thine own; there! Reade, Charles

Adults, too, are currently enthralled by postapocalyptic and dystopian tales; take The Walking Dead, for instance. Slate (Mar 21, 2012)

Plus, unlike reclusive mammals, leeches leap at the opportunity to approach humans. Scientific American (Apr 24, 2012)

There are many theories about why the birds recently started swarming at Wrigley.

“The sun also beats down on the reservoir,” she adds. 

Cattle and sheep are scarce, but goats browse in immense herds on the hills. Whymper, Frederick

Men were tired enough of his usurping father. James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Louisiana will ultimately send 46 delegates to the Republican National Convention in this August, but only 20 will be allocated based on today's result. Chicago Tribune (Mar 24, 2012)