Supporters of the concept said they hoped the debate would continue and marked the beginning of a conversation to improve end-of-life care.

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He said that as a result, there would be "a number of changes", including beginning a project to improve end-of-life care and implementing a new system of appointment booking to deal with a backlog of operations.

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The worst of the credit crisis is over, and the housing market is beginning to show signs of life--although highly speculative markets such as southern Florida will still be hit with many more foreclosures.

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She spent the rest of the week watching the Beatles twice nightly, an experience that was "the beginning of one of the most amazing weeks of my life - it was dynamic".

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But Renesys' data is a strong indicator that the cable is beginning to show signs of life - be it over five years since its original inception.

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Michigan is beginning to see some signs of new life: perennial cellar dweller Holland-Grand Haven rose a remarkable 202 places to 19th on the overall list.

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As a young woman growing up in Louisiana, a career in the Foreign Service was never really on my list of life dreams -- but all that changed, beginning with graduate school and a research project in Africa that opened my eyes to the possibilities of diplomatic life.

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The 500 billion tons of carbon dioxide deposited in our oceans since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution are making seawater more acidic, already affecting life in cold-water areas such the Pacific Northwest.

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