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...acid test is on the ground. Next to a red-dust sports field in the center of Botswana's capital Gaborone, ACHAP conducts HIV tests and performs basic medical examinations in a portable cabin. John Furala Kahindi, 36, is a volunteer who runs packed-out basketball and fitness programs targeted at the young. He works closely with ACHAP. It laid his basketball court - even bringing NBA stars to open it - and in return he funnels his charges to the cabin for regular tests, blood donations and counseling. As a passionate sportsman whose love for the game led him to quit...
...have a new respect for Mother Teresa because I now know she did not receive divine pixie dust scattered on her head and daily inspirations from God. The realization that she faced the same doubts that any person of reason faces makes her life that much more extraordinary. Not only is she one of our saints, but like her namesake, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, she may also be one of our greatest saints ever. Michael A.S. Guth, Oak Ridge, Tenn...
EARTH LANDING A Baptistina meteorite 6 miles across struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula 65 million years ago. The resulting dust cloud may have blocked the sun and led to mass extinctions on Earth...
...Once the dust clears, Abe's departure could also signal a return to the old Japan. Abe was elected less than a year ago, promising to centralize power in the Prime Minister's office--traditionally weak compared with those of other countries--and promote a more assertive Japan abroad. Instead, the influence has shifted back to behind-the-scenes power brokers, and the country appears to be retreating from the world stage. At this uncertain point, it seems Japan could go any way but forward...
...have a new respect for Mother Teresa because I now know she did not receive divine pixie dust scattered on her head and daily inspirations from God. The realization that she faced the same doubts that any person of reason faces makes her life that much more extraordinary. Not only is she one of our saints, but like her namesake, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, she may also be one of our greatest saints ever. Michael A.S. Guth, OAK RIDGE, TENN...