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...lands--the fiercest trial Africa has yet endured--a few try to address the terrible depredation. The rest of society looks away. Flesh and muscle melt from the bones of the sick in packed hospital wards and lonely bush kraals. Corpses stack up in morgues until those on top crush the identity from the faces underneath. Raw earth mounds scar the landscape, grave after grave without name or number. Bereft children grieve for parents lost in their prime, for siblings scattered to the winds...
...jokingly reenacted the final scene from Never Been Kissed, when Barrymore finally kisses her long-time crush on a pitcher's mound of a baseball diamond...
...need to get your hands on a 53-passenger school bus with hydraulic brakes and a six-cylinder diesel engine. Or a 1998 Ford monster truck called Wizard that will let you "give rides all day, crush cars all night." Or four pawnshops--plus a half interest in three check-advance businesses--spread across western Kentucky. Where would you start to look...
Throughout the ordeal, Lewis' focus on football became more intense. "He would squeeze tennis balls in his hands, crush them to strengthen his arms," remembers Samuel. "The entire trial, day after day, his hands were under the table exercising. He'd leave court and go work...
...ball in Times Square drops I plan the new year's shopping calendar. Especially in a quasi-economic slowdown, shoppers target seasonal and end-of-season sales. Buying gifts and replacing household and personal items throughout the year can save a lot of money and spare you the holiday crush. And by matching birth dates, anniversaries and vacations to clearance sales, markdowns and promotional sales, you map a path around financial landmines. Here is a month-by-month guide...