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...Central Command (CENTCOM) is one of the strangest organizations in the U.S. military. It has no troops to call its own, just responsibility for a huge arc of turf, from the Horn of Africa to Pakistan, that is home to some of the world's most dangerous neighborhoods. Franks' job--held in the past by such men as Norman Schwarzkopf and Anthony Zinni--is to meet and befriend the civilian leaders of each of the region's 25 countries in case the U.S. needs to drop in on short notice to clean things up. When that time comes, the general...
...stars who can be found shimmying away on any TV in the country. And as for the forbidden dance itself, it's less erotic than pneumatic. As Inul bends her knees and swings her butt?in what, after careful and repeated observations, I'd estimate to be a 120? arc?she resembles a glittering piston. Betraying her rock roots, Inul doesn't so much twist in time with the music as arrhythmically hurl herself around the stage like a dangdut Joan Jett. If her performance is inspiring Indonesians to lustful acts, I just hope they limber up first...
After a relatively clean first half that saw Yale go to the line only three times while the Crimson was shut out, the Bulldogs made 28 second-half trips against Harvard’s nine. With Yale shooting better from behind the arc, the trips to the line were a killer for Harvard...
While Harvard shot 8-of-18 from behind the arc in the first half, Brown came up empty in its seven attempts from three-point land and finished the game 1-for-13. With the Bears flailing behind the arc, the Crimson answered Brown’s attempts to drive with a strong two-three zone...
...Crimson managed to keep the game within reach by shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc for the game and 95.5 percent from the free-throw line in the second half. Sophomore center Reka Cserny was 12-for-12 from the charity stripe and finished with 17 points...