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...brothers, sons and friends for a weekend game of lawn bowling. Wearing a Bedouin robe and an incongruous pair of striped Adidas running shoes, the ruler--in fact if not in name--of Saudi Arabia hurls a ball down the turf and coaches a TIME correspondent in the finer points of the sport. "Be careful of the topography," he warns, using his palm to illustrate the hazards. "Even a slight grade can send the ball off course...
...spokesman for Marine Gen. Michael Lehnert said the General plans to train his soldiers in the "finer points of the Muslim religion" to avoid another confrontation. Gen. Lenhert had also addressed what he believes is the underlying source of prisoners' agitation - what's going to happen to them and when - by telling the prisoners over loudspeakers that they "would be judged fairly, at some time in the future." Lehnert will now speak to the detainees weekly to inform them what, if anything, he knows of their status...
...intention is not to gloss over the differences. The protesters and counter-protesters probably disagree on many of the finer details of a Mideast peace plan, from the final status of East Jerusalem, to the rights of Palestinian refugees, to the status of large Israeli settlements. These issues remain stumbling blocks to any agreement. However, on a fundamental level we agree: the violence must end; terrorism and state terror must end; the occupation must end; and a just peace includes a Palestinian state...
...figure-skating competition shifts to the women's event, the focus will be on the judges as much as the skaters. How do they make their decisions? Unlike in other sports, technical prowess counts for only so much. Winning is largely a matter of style. Evaluating the finer points of a skater's presentation, such as poise and emotive display, is subjective territory. But it could mean the difference between gold and silver, as Nancy Kerrigan learned in 1994, when judges ranked her flawless performance at Lillehammer behind Oksana Baiul's slightly flawed but more exuberant and stylish...
...pitch and hurls a weighty ball down the grassy turf with impressive precision. Throughout the afternoon, he is constantly up and down from his chair, despite his considerable girth and advanced age (78). In between throws and sips of tea, he coaches a Time correspondent in the finer points of the sport. "Be careful of the topography," he warns, using his palm to illustrate the hazards. "Even a slight grade can send the ball off course...