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...Kameng is also territory of the Nishi. Fierce forest dwellers, the Nishi wear a bird-beak hat (a fashion trend that has driven the Great Indian Hornbill to near extinction in Arunachal), carry a long sword and wear a stuffed rodent around the neck to ward off evil jungle spirits. I'm hoping to see real Nishis on home turf, not the sorry figure wobbling in the alley below...
...excitement of a fast-paced, neck-and-neck contest. The thrill of scoring with only seconds remaining. The heartbreak of a sudden overtime loss.No, this wasn’t an episode of Friday Night Lights or a made-for-TV college sports movie. This drama-filled endeavor was the beginning of the Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s spring break matchups.The No. 13 Crimson clashed with Georgetown yesterday on the Hoyas home Multi-Sport Field, falling to its non-league opponent in overtime, 8-9. This painful loss dropped Harvard’s record...
...When they've exhausted themselves, speak slowly and calmly about the bigger picture It's key to remind folks, as New York Times columnist David Brooks put it, to focus their attention on the ravenous "tiger ... lunging at your neck" - i.e., the tanking world economy - instead of the "dust bunnies under the bed," the AIG bonuses. Geithner employed this tactic Tuesday: "AIG highlights very broad failures of our financial system," Geithner told the House panel Tuesday. "Our regulatory system was not equipped to prevent the buildup of dangerous levels of risks. Compensation practice rewarded short-term profits over long-term...
...Please do not put the noose around my neck for the deeds of others." - Entry in People of the Holocaust, 1998 edition...
...wrong direction down a one-way street, he says he tried to be reasonable. Tien claims the $6 bribe offered was more than fair, but the officer wanted more to ignore the traffic violation. Words between the two escalated. Insults flew. And then Tien snapped. "I grabbed his neck and pushed hard," he says. "I have never dared challenge the police. I'm fed up with corruption and at that moment I was just so frustrated...