Death is the cessation of physical life in a living organism, or the state of the organism after that event. Death - Interpretations of death. In almost all societies, death has one or several symbols associated with it. Common symbols of death in Western cultures include the grim reaper and the color black; conversely, in certain Eastern cultures, the color white is considered symbolic of death. The grave is a metonym for death. Biologically, death can occur to wholes, to parts, or to both. For exam ...

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• Death - Criteria of human death: medical religious and legal
• Death - When is a person dead?
• Death - The process of dying
• Death - Cell death
• Death - Physiological changes during the process of dying
• Death - Signs of approaching death
• Death - When death is imminent
• Death - When death occurs
• Death - Causes of death in the United States
• Death - Other notable causes of death in the United States 2002
• Death - What happens to humans after death?
• Death - Physiological consequences of human death
• Death - Settlement of dead human bodies
• Death - Personification of death
• Death - Unwritten customs and superstitions

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Death, Death - Interpretations of death, Death - Criteria of human death: medical religious and legal, Death - When is a person dead?, Death - The process of dying, Death - Cell death, Death - Physiological changes during the process of dying, Death - Signs of approaching death, Death - When death is imminent, Death - When death occurs, Death - Causes of death in the United States, Death - Other notable causes of death in the United States 2002, Death - What happens to humans after death?, Death - Physiological consequences of human death, Death - Settlement of dead human bodies, Death - Personification of death, Death - Unwritten customs and superstitions

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Death - When death is imminent. Physical death is a progressive process, during which there are some signs that usually indicate that death is imminent. Not all of the following changes occur, nor do they necessarily occur in any particular order, as the body shuts down during the dying process. In general, the following information may help anticipate and understand changes that appear as an individual approaches death and is “actively dying.” The dying individual may become increasingly tired a ...

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Human death can be defined by three intrinsically different but overlapping domains: medical, religious, and legal. These different domains and their importance have evolved over time, and opinions vary from person to person. So when talking about death, it is important to specify which domain we are referring to, and to have a general understanding of how each defines death. There are various ways of defining medical death. Early in Western culture, death was first associated with cessation of the heart, and then later the lungs. Whe ...

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A near-death experience (NDE) is the perception reported by a person who nearly died or who was clinically dead and revived. They are somewhat common, especially since the development of cardiac resuscitation techniques, and are reported in approximately one-fifth of persons who revive from clinical death. The experience often includes an out-of-body experience. The phenomenology of an NDE usually includes physiological, psychological and transcendental factors (Parnia, Waller, Yeates & Fenwick, 2001) such as subject ...

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• Near-death experience - Near-Death Research
• Near-death experience - As an afterlife experience
• Near-death experience - As a naturalistic experience
• Near-death experience - Clinical Implications
• Near-death experience - Implications for health professionals
• Near-death experience - Implications for the dying patient
• Near-death experience - Implications for family and friends
• Near-death experience - Spiritual and psychological after-effects

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Warren Griffin III (born November 10, 1970), more commonly known as Warren G, is an African-American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. His biggest hit is the single "Regulate" with Nate Dogg released 1994. The single is a G-funk track like most of Warren G's productions. In 1991, Warren G formed the group 213 with Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg. Warren G introduced the group to his step-brother Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre was impressed and tied Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg to his and Suge Knight's record company, Death Row Records. Thu ...

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Annemarie Schimmel (April 7, 1922 - January 26, 2003) was a well known and very influential German Iranologist and scholar who wrote extensively on Islam and Sufism. She received a doctorate in Islamic languages and civilization from the University of Berlin at the age of nineteen. At twenty-three, she became a professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the University of Marburg (Germany), where s ...

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The Castel Sant'Angelo is towering cylindrical building in Rome, initially commissioned by the Roman Emperor Hadrian as a mausoleum for himself and his family. It was erected on the right bank of the Tiber, between AD 135 and 139. Originally, the mausoleum was a decorated cylinder, with a garden top and the golden quadriga of the emperor. In 401, the mausoleum was converted into a military fortress and included by Flavius Augustus Honorius in the Aurelian Walls. The popes converted the structure into a castle, from the 14th century; P ...

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Appendicitis is a condition characterised by inflammation of the appendix. While mild cases may resolve without treatment, most require removal of the inflamed appendix, either by laparotomy or laparoscopy. Untreated, mortality is high, mainly due to peritonitis and shock. Appendicitis - Causes. The cause of appendicitis is generally unknown, but the leading theory is that obstruction of the appendiceal orifice is the inciting factor. Obstruction may come from fecal matter lodged in the appendix, impaction ...

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Viking metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal. Traditionally this has been a much debated genre. Heavy metal counts an immense number of sub-genres ranging from the widely accepted thrash metal, death metal or black metal to the more obscure genres like norsecore, funeral doom or suicidal black metal. Many of these sub-genres are nothing more than, literally, a few bands that share similar characteristics. Such was also the case with Viking metal. Here, however the number of bands grew quite rapidly and many of them have gained undergrou ...

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See also List of historic tsunamis by death toll. Tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, but are a global phenomenon; they are possible wherever large bodies of water are found, including inland lakes, where they can be caused by landslides. Very small tsunamis, non-destructive and undetectable without specialized equipment, occur frequently as a result of minor earthquakes and other events. < ...

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As the name implies, it causes severe anemia of infected fish. The fish develop pale gills, and may swim close to the water surface, gulping for air. However, the disease can also develop without the fish showing any external signs of illness, the fish maintain a normal appetite,and then they suddenly die. The disease can progress slowly throughout an infected farm and, in the worst cases, death rates may approach 100%. Post-mortem examination of the fish has shown a wide range of causes of death. The liver and spleen may be swollen, congest ...

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Ragnarok (Icelandic) [from ragna plural of regin ruler + rok sentence, judgment, reason, ground, origin]

In Norse mythology, the time when the ruling powers (gods) return to their ground, are reabsorbed in their divine origin. The judgment is their evaluation of the life that has just been completed. Ragnarok has commonly been called the twilight of the gods, probably because of confusion with rokkr (twilight). It has also been interpreted as they age of fire and smoke, because in Swedish rok means smoke. However, in Icelandic it has a more sacred meaning referring to wonders and signs, and the departure of the gods to their home ground, the source of their being.

On the cosmic scale Ragnarok brings to a close a universal cycle of activity. When a world dies the god Heimdal, guardian of the rainbow bridge between the realms of the gods and Midgard, domain of humanity, blows the Gjallarhorn, summoning the gods of life to the final battle against the forces of destruction. Lesser judgments take place when single world systems reach their term, as recorded in the "Lay of Odin's Corpse" (Odins Korpgalder), which deals with a death of one planet, and relates the deities' efforts to elicit from the planetary soul an accounting of its past cycle of activity.

The end of the world is vividly portrayed in the foremost poem of the Elder Edda, Voluspa, which depicts horrors presaging the departure of the gods from this sphere of life. However, this is by no means the end for it is followed by a new creation, when a reborn earth is seen arising in serene beauty and contentment.

Ragnarok has sometimes been personified as a world-destroying monster which is held in check until its proper time. Its approach is heralded by an overwhelming preponderance of evil which presages the end of the gods' reign. This is another way of depicting the withdrawal of the beneficent powers to their supernal realms, leaving matter in a condition of entropy.

Ragnarok is succeeded by the Fimbulvetr or Fimbulvinter -- the long winter of nonbeing, when nothing exists (in the relevant portion of space) for their are no energies (gods) to organize matter. At the appropriate time Heimdal will once more summon the beneficent powers with his Gjallarhorn for a new tour of duty.

(See also: Ragnarok, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)

Although often referred to as "tidal waves", a tsunami does not look like the popular impression of "a normal wave only much bigger". Instead it looks rather like an endlessly onrushing tide which forces its way around and through any obstacle. Most of the damage is caused by the huge mass of water behind the initial wave front, as the height of the sea keeps rising fast and floods powerfully into the coastal area. The sheer weight of water is enough to pulverise objects in its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. Large objects such as ships and boulders can be carried severa ...

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Tsunamis cannot be prevented or precisely predicted, but there are some warning signs of an impending tsunami, and there are many systems being developed and in use to reduce the damage from tsunamis. In instances where the leading edge of the tsunami wave is its trough, the sea will recede from the coast half of the wave's period before the wave's arrival. If the slope is shallow, this recession can exceed many hundreds of metres. People unaware of the danger may remain at the shore due to curiosit ...

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A tsunami can be generated by any disturbance that rapidly moves a large mass of water, such as an earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide or meteorite impact. However, the most common cause is an undersea earthquake. An earthquake which is too small to create a tsunami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami. Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Such large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundar ...

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Tsunami, Tsunami - Causes, Tsunami - Characteristics, Tsunami - Signs of an approaching tsunami, Tsunami - Warnings and prevention, Tsunami - Past tsunamis, Tsunami - 6100 B.C. and before, Tsunami - 1650 B.C. - Santorini, Tsunami - 1607 - Bristol Channel England and Wales, Tsunami - 1700 - Vancouver Island Canada, Tsunami - 1755 - Lisbon Portugal, Tsunami - 1883 - Krakatoa explosive eruption, Tsunami - 1929 - Newfoundland tsunami, Tsunami - 1946 - Pacific tsunami, Tsunami - 1960 - Chilean tsunami, Tsunami - 1963 - Vajont Dam disaster, Tsunami - 1964 - Good Friday tsunami, Tsunami - 1979 - Tumaco tsunami, Tsunami - 1993 – Okushiri tsunami, Tsunami - 2004 - Indian Ocean tsunami, Tsunami - Other tsunamis in South Asia, Tsunami - Other historical tsunamis, Tsunami - North American and Caribbean tsunamis, Tsunami - European tsunamis

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Recent dengue outbreaks in South East Asia: Philippines (January - October 2005) 21,537 cases with 280 dead. Thailand (May 2005) 7200 infected. At least 12 dead. Indonesia (2004) 80,000 infected with 800 deaths. Malaysia (January 2005), 33,203 cases. Singapore (2005), At least 13 deaths, (2004), 9460 cases, (2003), 4788 cases. As of September 2005, Singapore reported a significant rise in the number of dengue cases - about 9000 in the year to date so far, about double the rate fo ...

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The first epidemics occurred almost simultaneously, in Asia, Africa, and North America in the 1780s. The disease was identified and named in 1779. A global pandemic began in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and by 1975 DHF had become a leading cause of death among children in many countries in that region. Epidemic dengue has become more common since the 1980s - by the late 1990s, dengue was the most important mosquito-borne viral disease affecting humans after malaria, there being around 40 million cases of dengue fever and several hundred thous ...

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Although diabetes has been recognized since antiquity, and treatments were known since the Middle Ages, the elucidation of the pathogenesis of diabetes occurred mainly in the 20th century6. Until 1921, when insulin was first discovered and made clinically available, a clinical diagnosis of what we now call type 1 diabetes was an invariable death sentence, more or less quickly. Non-progressing type 2 diabetics almost certainl ...

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Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus - History, Diabetes mellitus - Causes and types, Diabetes mellitus - The role of insulin, Diabetes mellitus - Types, Diabetes mellitus - Genetics, Diabetes mellitus - Diagnosis, Diabetes mellitus - Signs and symptoms, Diabetes mellitus - Diagnostic approach, Diabetes mellitus - Criteria for diagnosis, Diabetes mellitus - Diabetic ketoacidosis and coma, Diabetes mellitus - Hypoglycemia, Diabetes mellitus - Long-term complications, Diabetes mellitus - Management of the disease, Diabetes mellitus - Curing diabetes, Diabetes mellitus - Biological, Diabetes mellitus - Mechanical, Diabetes mellitus - Public health policy and health economics, Diabetes mellitus - Statistics, Diabetes mellitus - Etymology

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Although diabetes has been recognized since antiquity, and treatments were known since the Middle Ages, the elucidation of the pathogenesis of diabetes occurred mainly in the 20th century6. Until 1921 when insulin was first discovered and made clinically available, a clinical diagnosis of what is now called type 1 diabetes was an invariable death sentence, more or less quickly. Non-progressing type 2 diabetics almost certainl ...

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