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...village of Gunura, Muchaneta Makuyana is on the verge of dying, because she has lost access to her food rations from Africare, an organization that provides home-based care for HIV and AIDS sufferers. Lying on a reed mat on the floor, Makuyana's skeletal frame heaves as she coughs weakly. "I could be dying anytime," she says. "Africare used to help me with food, but there is nothing anymore. I can no longer do anything on my own, but rely on others. Sometimes they leave me without any care...
...years a meaningful time frame for anything significant to happen in U.S. energy-consumption patterns? Seth Frank, SAN FRANCISCO...
...think it's got to be a part of a larger understanding. We've gone from thinking the fuels that powered our growth were inexpensive, inexhaustible and benign to understanding they are exhaustible, expensive and toxic. Once you frame the problem that way, people will look at solutions differently...
...also discover is a 32-year-old writer coping with a house style and deadline fatigue, but also fighting to get his say and his way and frequently winning. His advocacy of neo-realism, of storytelling efficiency, of teeming termite life in the corners of the film frame, and his excoriation of fussiness, bloviation, "artistic" movies, ring clear, as does his unique voice. Dozens of passages here could have been written only by Manny. I don't say his Time columns were near his best stuff, but a lot of it is choice...
...next frame, Japan had a runner on first. A grounder to U.S. first baseman Tairia Flowers gave her an easy play at first, but she foolishly tried to force the lead runner at second. In softball, you get the sure out. The U.S. had only given up 2 runs in 8 games, so always trust your pitcher to wiggle out of a jam. Shortstop Natasha Whatley dropped the ball, setting up a crucial insurance run for the Japanese. The U.S. team wasn't used to trailing, and the players clearly got flustered...