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That figure belies the common wisdom that, given the advantage from the crowd and not having to travel and being familiar with the confines, the home team usually wins. The rule of thumb in betting football is that home field is worth three points; a game with a three-point home favorite would be a coin flip on neutral turf...
...main source of the cacophony is fireworks. In the twisting streets of Old Delhi, dozens of shops stock everything from thumb-sized "bombs" tightly wrapped in green string to huge cardboard tubes with names like "Galaxy" that shoot hundreds of colorful balls into the sky. Store fronts are hung with banners for "Cock Brand" fireworks promising "sparklers, crackers, rockets and fancy fireworks." On each banner a proud rooster stands amidst an orange and red fireburst. The trade is brisk in the buildup to Diwali, with thousands of stores across India selling hundreds of tons of firecrackers...
...rule of thumb is to default to a handshake if there is any doubt. You might want to take this advice with a grain of salt, though—my ex-girlfriend broke up with me because I shook her hand every time...
...merry place, but it was named for a Lakota Indian festival in which young warriors cut off pieces of their flesh and then danced in a test of strength. You wonder who moves to Helltown, Devil's Den, Weedpatch (all in California); Boring, Ore.; Elephant Butte, N.M.; West Thumb, Wyo.; Trickem, Ala.; Possum Trot, Ky.; or Lonelyville, N.Y. But they are all probably close to someone's idea of paradise...
...triptych of sketches depicting traditional Japanese musicians: Two are by celebrated Australian artist Ken Done, but the third and most colorful is his own work. "I bought this frame and there were three spaces, so I put my own drawing in," the genial Kawada explains. It's a thumb-sized symbol of cultural exchange, and one that is amplified when five Sydney Symphony musicians proceed to perform a sprightly version of Percy Grainger's Walking June in Kawada's wood-paneled lounge. The occasion is a send-off for the orchestra on its imminent Japanese tour?part...