Also of note in the field of literary criticism was the death of renowned Brazilian critic Wilson Martins, whose half-century-long endeavours as a professor of Brazilian and French literatures both in Brazil and in the United States and as a syndicated columnist writing on contemporary Brazilian literature were truly remarkable.
The two-hour-long Endeavour averaged 6.5 million viewers and a 26.9% share from 9pm and was the most popular show in its timeslot, suggesting ITV executives would have a relatively easy decision on whether to commission a follow-up series.
However, this seems a financially challenging and possibly decades-long endeavour.
Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett described the effort earlier on Thursday as the beginning of a life-long endeavour for Mr Obama and his wife Michelle.
"Thanks to a huge international, decades-long endeavour, we have achieved our mission to take a world-class science laboratory to a comet to study its evolution over time, something that no other comet-chasing mission has attempted," said the ESA's director of science, Alvaro Giménez, in the blog post summarizing the mission's conclusion.
I know that everybody's story is different, but I'm under the impression that doing something artistic doesn't have to be a life-long endeavour.
They hadn't had any attention in a long time and we endeavoured to do a good job".
The problem, of course, is that it's not the men like Stacey and van Engen stable, in long-term relationships, endeavouring to stay healthy whose jobs are on the line; those most at risk are the ones whose coping mechanisms are the most destructive.
While the adjudicator "endeavoured to fulfil his responsibilities conscientiously for the long-term benefit of the school, the candidates and their parents," the rulings could not be upheld.
Some endeavoured to sound cheery.
