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...knowing a problem is not the same as solving it. Some doubt Jonathan has the charisma to succeed where so many predecessors - both civilian and military - have failed. Even Clark, who describes his protégé as "very humble, gentle, respectful and incorruptible; very quiet and intelligent," concedes that, "sometimes I felt he was rather too gentle to be effective...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Goodluck Jonathan the Answer to Nigeria's Woes? | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...homeless," says Susan Price, director of homeless services in Long Beach. "They think, 'I'm not that. I am just living in my car.' " In fact, living in your car counts as being homeless, according to the Federal Government. Peggy, 58, who lives in a small RV on a quiet Hollywood side street, says, "If I had known how hard it is to be homeless and how hard it is to escape, I would have called all my friends to ask for help. But I was embarrassed." She was laid off from her telemarketing job in January...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Last Refuge for the Homeless: Living in the Car | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

Banner is wiry, with a goatee and a quiet, self-assured manner. He is ranked just outside the top 10 surfers vying for the $150,000 prize, but having surfed this windy California point break since he was a teenager, Banner figures he knows Mavericks' moods and furies better than anyone. "I've been humbled out there - really blasted - so I try to respect the wave," he says. (See Hawaii's monster waves and the surfers they attract...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Surfing Super Bowl: Facing the Mavericks | 2/12/2010 | See Source »

...complexity of the acting in the film contrasts intriguingly with the story, which is sketched in bold, simple lines. The film speaks to the viewer on a visceral level. Its quiet moments are sublime, packed with unspoken emotion as Andi dances across vertical rock walls, Toni looks out at the dark mountains at night with an expression as inscrutable as the mountains themselves, and the piton hammers into the rock face with a defiant chink...

Author: By Catherine A Morris, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: North Face | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

Although Miller contributed a quiet nine points, he made his presence know at in the paint throughout the night and led all players with four offensive rebounds...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Young Guns Power Crimson to Victory | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

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