Fifteen-year-old Egyptian boy sentenced to death in Saudi

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·         When the evidence is tentative, we should not be embarrassed to call on common sense for guidance. Op-Ed Contributor:  In Defense of Common Sense

·         A 15-year old Egyptian boy has been sentenced to death in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

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·         In a clever memoir about single life in New York, Amy Borkowsky shows how 12 years of credit card statements can be more revealing than any diary: Of Love and Money

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The following are from subscription websites, they should be available for a few days only for non-subscribers:

 

·         The WSJ’s Numbers Guy looks at very big numbers in Just How Big Is 600 Trillion?

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·         An old interview (2001) in Fortune with Warren Buffet, very interesting insights, especially applicable to current Saudi Market conditions