He said he believes that the officer was the first female Afghan police officer to die in the line of duty since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

CNN: Afghanistan violence leaves 32 dead

Efficiency is way up: It now takes between 12 and 15 minutes to change a die on the passenger car assembly line, down from two hours in 2000.

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Two posts elsewhere that give us that inevitable truth, that at some point along the line Apple is going to die as a company.

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Despite these clear refutations, this line of argument refuses to die.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: It's the ideology, stupid

S. Eliot, instead you will die with a whimper, " U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said, borrowing a line from Eliot's "The Hollow Men.

CNN: Moussaoui curses America but judge gets final word

The bottom line is: without consistent and continued effort, the lawn will never sprout, it can die or it can get overgrown with weeds.

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