Of course there are those with terrible conditions - locked-in syndrome, various forms of paralysis - who may wish to die, but be quite unable to do so without help, but for the vast majority of us suicide would be possible as a lone activity for some time after we knew that we were incontrovertibly dying.

BBC: A Point of View: The biggest decision

Barely a month after filmmaker James Cameron piloted a newfangled submersible to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, audiences can get an inside look at the historic expedition that for the first time sent a lone human to the deepest place on Earth.

MSN: Cameron's Historic Deep-Sea Dive Debuts on National TV

Minaj followed up a short time later with a tweet of her own, making her exit official, also after a lone season.

CNN: SHARE THIS

In just two weeks' time the company has gone from a potential free agent, to a lone wolf, and then back to prospective purchase.

ENGADGET: Another Palm exec is out... and CEO Jon Rubinstein is next?

Computer models have been predicting that the Arctic will not be ice-free, even for a short time in late summer, until 2040, and at present only icebreakers and the occasional lone yachtsman are getting through.

ECONOMIST: A meltdown tinged with acid

That was more than enough offense to take care of a Hurricanes team playing for the first time without Alexander Semin, a key component of a top line that has been the lone bright spot of an otherwise rough month.

WSJ: Lundqvist leads Rangers past Hurricanes, 4-1

The Lions of Teranga led 1-0 at half-time, whereupon dissatisfied supporters of the Lone Star vented their frustration by stoning the police, a sign of things to come.

BBC: SPORT | Football | African | Senegal roar up Group One