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...Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Were it not for its history of conflict, Afghanistan might be best known for its gorgeous rugs, handwoven by nomadic tribes scattered across the country. In recent times, improved roads and increased security have made it easier for intrepid traders to bring these rich prizes of Afghan culture to less remote markets - their warm hues and intricate tribal patterns are showing up in carpet showrooms from Sydney to San Francisco. Unfortunately, clever imitations are turning up, too. So how does a novice buyer spot the fakes? We asked two experts...
...only serious tremor came on Oct. 15, when a trader sold roughly $140,000 of Bush contracts on Intrade for no obvious reason. Bush futures fell from 54˘ (giving him a 54% chance of winning) to 10˘. Within six minutes the price was back to 52˘, as traders snapped up bargains. The tumult led to speculation that someone might have been manipulating the market to plant doubts about Bush. But John Murray, a futures trader in New York City and one of Intrade's 43,000 members, says political biases don't sway serious traders. Neither do national polls. Instead...
...lost 3,900 men, three generals and all of their supplies. Today, Vedeno is once again famous for a rebel named Shamil. No one expected the young Basayev to follow in his namesake's footsteps. Basayev's father was an itinerant construction worker and his mother was a market trader. Their eldest son was "absolutely average," says a former playmate who only wanted to be identified as Ruslan. "He was O.K. at school, held his own at soccer, nothing much," remembers Sharip. Basayev now professes a devout Islamic faith, but he didn't grow up in a religious family...
Rodriguez, a longtime Cambridge resident before moving to Lynn, Mass., was born at Mt. Auburn and said he knew the hospital was “one or two minutes away” from the Trader Joe’s lot where Abreu parked...
Parker told the jury to take special notice of the lights around the Trader Joe area and the layout of the Pizza Ring driveway...