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LESLIE'S HISTORIC JAM SESSION...
...ever successful dunk in a WNBA game. "I wasn't thinking," said Leslie. "I just turned around, and I was free." With 4:44 left in the first half of a home game against the Miami Sol, she caught a pass, took two steps and launched a right-hand jam. It was a coup the pro-basketball press had long anticipated, documenting her attempts at dunks, even in practice. The move brought the crowd to its feet and thrilled Leslie's teammates, but it was still just two points and could not rescue the game: the Sparks lost...
...heralded on a daily basis in the media. While growing up here, I harbored violent objections to displaying my everything to a bunch of naked strangers. Only as an achy, fatigued adult has it begun to sink in: What better way to slow the insane pace of this jam-packed country than with a good, long soak...
...Bowen Road is the quintessential Hong Kong dog-walking, jogging, and pram-pushing path; its five well-paved kilometers hug the hillsides above the financial district of Central. Best avoided on the weekends when it becomes a pedestrian traffic jam, Bowen Road really shines at night. Nocturnal adventurers are rewarded with eye-level views over the top floors of the city's most famous buildings, and voyeuristic types can snatch glimpses of Hong Kong domestic scenes through brightly-lit apartment windows. A $5 taxi ride from Central will bring you to either end of the path...
Europeans tend to think of doughnuts as being leaden and greasy, and easily bypassed in favor of a flaky croissant or a properly made scone slathered in fresh cream and strawberry jam. Consider Dunkin' Donuts, owned by the British beverage company Allied Domecq. It doesn't release separate figures for its European shops, but they're not considered a success. "I'd be amazed if Dunkin' Donuts makes any money at all in Europe," says Andrew Holland, an ABN AMRO analyst in London. Indeed, Dunkin' Donuts closed its last U.K. outlet earlier this year. But the quality of Krispy Kreme...