Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), for instance, slid into a prolonged decline after the passing away of its founder Akio Morita, trading into upper single digits, down from triple digits back in 1999.

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Some radical thinkers want to reform or do away with the monarchy after the passing of King Bhumibol, who is 81 and has been in hospital for the past month after a bout of flu.

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Murrow High School in Brooklyn, students lingered a block away after school ended, holding cigarettes and passing around lighters and packs.

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Captain Peter Ndlovu scored the goal with just 10 minutes gone, slotting low into the far corner after the Eritrean defence gave the ball away with sloppy passing in front of their own goal.

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"It is with great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her passing away on 25 September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer, " the Green Belt Movement said in a statement.

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Marco Rossi doubled the lead in the 53rd minute, passing the ball through Castellazzi's legs after evading the hapless Ziegler, who gave away his second penalty of the night in the 75th minute for a foul on Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

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