In a common practice to buy and sell goods in tall apartment buildings, a woman lowers a basket on a rope to the street in Old Havana, Friday, July 27, 2007, next to a hanging photograph of Fidel Castro. Life has remained little changed in communist-run Cuba since leader Fidel Castro announced he had undergone emergency intestinal surgery and stepped aside temporarily for his brother Defense Minister Raul Castro one year ago on July 31, 2006. Raul has taken on more duties his brother once handled, while the 80-year-old Fidel remains out of the public eye, appearing only occasionally in official photos and videos and writing frequent essays. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
