Karachi shut down on Monday for a day of mourning to honor the dead.

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Funerals honor the dead but tend to reveal more about the living.

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In Merida, Mayan priest Valerio Canche conducts an ancient ritual to honor the dead in light of the upcoming end of the 13th baktun.

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Major League Baseball asked all teams to wear patches on their uniforms during openers to honor the dead and those affected by the shooting.

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On Sunday, parents, siblings, friends and loved ones gathered before monks in a courtyard of the prison site -- now a museum -- to participate in a ceremony to honor the dead.

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Giuliani said he attended the wakes of three firefighters Thursday night and hoped to attend at least eight upcoming funerals, praising the thousands of people who also have turned out to honor the dead and comfort their families.

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In a special session, the House of Representatives observed a minute of silence in honor of the dead, the Agency of Public Information reported.

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Presumably they were wary of messing with a solid gold classic, but while "Oz" does present a wide target for critics, they shouldn't have worried: Director Sam Raimi ("The Amazing Spider-Man, " "The Evil Dead") takes care to honor the original in spirit and in style.

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