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Gladys Mae West (née Brown; born October 27, 1930 [1]) is an American mathematician. She is known for her contributions to mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth , and her work on the development of satellite geodesy models, that were later incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS). [ 2 ]
Millions of people around the world rely on GPS technology every day to navigate roadways, the sky and the oceans. What was once relegated to large paper maps, or sometimes multiple small maps ...
— Şehzade Ahmed Nuri, Ottoman prince (7 August 1944), note found in his pocket after he starved to death in a French public park Last known photo of Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., taken on the day of his death. "Spade Flush." [218]
An old woman living in a nightmare, an old woman who has fought a thousand battles with death and always won. Now she's faced with a grim decision—whether or not to open a door. And in some strange and frightening way she knows that this seemingly ordinary door leads to the Twilight Zone.
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Gladys Louise McGarey (née Taylor, November 30, 1920 – September 28, 2024) was an American holistic physician and medical activist. Over her career, McGarey promoted better childbirth practices, holistic medicine, and acupuncture through her medical practice, speeches, and books.
At 102 years old, Dr. Gladys McGarey still works. She offers advice for living a long happy life, how to avoid getting stuck and finding your purpose.
Death was seen as normal and it was customary for loved ones to witness the occasion. Finally, while accepted and witnessed, it lacked "theatrics" and a "great show of emotions". [3] Ariès explains his choice of "Tamed Death" as a title is meant to contrast with the "wild" death of the twentieth century, in which people fear and avoid death. [4]