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...Crimson players did restrain—for the most part—any reaction to the Brown taunting, preferring instead to celebrate good points with screams, fist pumps and recognition of the outnumbered-but-loyal Crimson crowd in attendance...
...Michael Hagee said his incoming troops have been studying how the Los Angeles police department patrols gangland neighborhoods. They plan to be less intrusive, eschewing tank raids in favor of foot patrols, cultivating goodwill rather than taking the fight to the enemy. "There is a time for the iron fist and a time for the velvet glove," says Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, deputy director of U.S. military operations in Iraq. Retired General Anthony Zinni, who headed the U.S. Central Command from 1997 to 2000, says the garrison strategy is "good because it drives down U.S. casualties...
...Unpracticed in the art of persuasion that democratically elected leaders must cultivate, China's officials in charge of Hong Kong affairs have reverted to a fist-brandishing style of leadership intended to frighten people out of demanding too much too soon. Last month, mainland newspapers in the territory attacked leaders of Hong Kong's Democratic Party as "unpatriotic" and issued thinly veiled threats that the central government would dissolve Hong Kong's legislature if?as seems likely?supporters of democracy win control in September's elections. Last week, the rhetoric grew sharper as pro-Beijing figures in Hong Kong referred...
...Cambodia, stop off in Skun, some 60 km east of the capital, Phnom Penh, to munch on a deep-fried spider. These fist-sized arachnids are crunchy on the outside and taste like cold, gooey chicken on the inside. They cost just 12? apiece, but for a little extra you can wash them down with a swig of spider-infused rice wine...
...over the final 40 minutes—giving the home crowd a healthy scare with late 6-on-3 and 6-on-4 goals to make it 4-3—but senior Rob Fried punctuated his first career three-point night with a fist-pumping, series-clinching empty-netter...