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...made all nine of his free-throw attempts. On the other hand, the Black Knights made just 6-of-12 foul shots. “Ever since the Colorado game (a 70-57 loss last Saturday) we talked about getting to the free-throw line as being a weapon for our team,” Amaker said. “For us to have success this season, we think that’s a key stat line for our ball club—attempts and hopefully the ability to convert from there. We were able to do both this afternoon...
...made nine free throws, out of nine attempts. On the other hand, the Black Knights made just 6-of-12 foul shots. “Ever since the Colorado game [a 70-57 loss last Saturday] we talked about getting to the free throw line as being a weapon for our team,” Amaker said. “For us to have success this season, we think that's a key stat line for our ball club—attempts and hopefully the ability to convert from there. We were able to do both this afternoon. 29 attempts...
...That is the thing about Li. He has spent more than two decades as a superior practitioner of on-screen violence, so all he wants to talk about now is oneness and universal concord. "The strongest weapon is a smile and the best power is love" is typical of the beatific remarks he ventures to anyone within earshot. The conventional explanation for this is that after a horrific near-drowning in the 2004 Asian tsunami, Li experienced a Siddhartha-style bolt of enlightenment and decided to abandon Hollywood venality for a life of good works. It makes great press...
...policing are on plain view in Dili. Late one night, in a shanty-lined street, TIME is hailed by a man bearing an assault rifle and surrounded by a group of drunken friends. He claims he is part of the Health Minister's police bodyguard and says the weapon is kept close at hand in case of an urgent call for help...
...Secretary of State for Security Francisco da Costa Guterres, who has responsibility for the police, has told TIME that police are required to leave their guns at the station when they go off duty. He alleges that the officer in the shooting case "made a mistake and took the weapon home with him." But UNPOL sources say observance of the rules varies among police units...