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...shooting a buffalo: "Killing a large animal inevitably gives me a sense of sorrow. I know it will hit me before it does, the way you go to bed drunk knowing you'll be hungover in the morning. It hurts as I run my fingers through the tangled mane of the buffalo's neck. The animal feels so solid, so substantive ... Seeing the dead buffalo, I feel an amalgamation of many things: thankfulness for the meat, an appreciation for the animal's beauty, a regard for the history of the species and, yes, a touch of guilt...
...process - to say nothing of the logistical headache of actually getting a vaccine to the people who need it - means millions more are still almost certain to die. For that reason the World Health Organization and other groups are stepping up their push to deliver pesticides and mosquito-resistant bed nets across Africa. Those efforts by themselves have rolled back parasite prevalence by 50% in Zambia. Add that to an even imperfect vaccine and you get closer and closer to the moment when today's plague becomes yesterday's memory...
...then the kiss went on and deepened. Felicity’s hands slid from Roxanna’s shoulders down her creamy back. Roxanna’s fingers were still cradling Felicity’s face. With a sigh, Roxanna and Felicity sank downwards toward Roxanna’s bed. They landed with a slight thump that broke the contact of their lips. Felicity opened her eyes and drew back. Roxanna blinked at her, her rosebud lips parted.Felicity sprang off the bed. “You trollop!” she said between gritted teeth. “You think...
...like something that could disinfect a donkey. I don't recommend using them on hands (they're too drying), but the formulation works great on inanimate objects like cell phones, computer keyboards and anything with a touch-screen or pad. Price: $2.95 for a 10-count pouch; available at Bed Bath & Beyond beginning in January...
...That, at least, is the nightmare version from the American perspective. But China's ability to make or break the U.S. economy is more of a "monster under our bed," says Michael Pettis, a finance professor at Beijing University, something that people spend too much time worrying about. Economists like Pettis believe - and the data to date suggest - that both consumption and private investment in the U.S. are plunging at a faster rate than government spending is rising. And given that consumers have shut their wallets, the U.S. savings rate is almost certainly headed up as this recession deepens...