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Making Money Hand Over Fist - The New York Times

An oil trader demonstrates the hand signals used on the floor of the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Playing a Sport With Balls and Bats, but No Pitcher - New York Times

the Department of Education inaugurated cricket as its newest league sport, with about 600 high school students playing on 14 teams during a 12-game season

Great to see cricket being introduced at school level and I hope it takes off.
It might be a while before we see USA playing Australia in a 5 day World Cup Test.

In Somalia, a Government on Life Support - New York Times

The trouble started when government soldiers went to the market and, at gunpoint, began to help themselves to sacks of grain.

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That background wall is stunning.
More on the photographer Jehad Nga

Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos

“Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos” is a cartoon style smart analysis of US campaign logos by Ward Sutton.

I have to agree with his comments on the Bush Cheney 2004 logo.