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...MORMON CRICKETS The worst cricket year in decades is devastating millions of acres of farmland in Utah and other Western states. Snowplows are out clearing roads made as slick as ice with crushed insects...
...clubs have changed," says Marian Conbeer, the tanned and motherly manager of the Kowloon Cricket Club. "Local people don't need the club in the same way. They've got their own lives, so they pop into the club. But the expats used to come all day, every day. They didn't have anything else. We've lost that?it's just not here anymore...
...official: India and Pakistan may start playing cricket again. That doesn't seem like much, but any sign that hostility is easing between the two nuclear-armed neighbors is worth cheering. Still, a far trickier game lies ahead: solving their long-simmering dispute over Kashmir?and, specifically, reining in the violent militants who keep the Kashmir pot boiling...
...President George W. Bush sent Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, an ex-wrestler, to New Delhi and Islamabad last week to lend support?and apply pressure. Before Armitage landed, leaders from both countries were quick to show Washington they were actively pushing for peace. In addition to hurling cricket balls, India and Pakistan have agreed to resume air and road links next month, as well as restore full diplomatic relations, which they suspended 17 months ago. But both sides know that any hope of peace talks could easily be sabotaged by a violent incident like the March 24 massacre...
...Hurriyat Conference, an alliance of 26 Kashmiri separatist parties and groups, said he was "optimistic" about the future. "The boys with guns will have to fall in line," said Bhat. "They will have to listen to reason." For now, the spectacle of India and Pakistan facing off on the cricket field sounds like a welcome turnaround for everybody. But the Kashmiris would appreciate something more enduring: peace...