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Maddox was moving on a hit by teammate Doug Flynn and broke up the double play at New York's Shea Stadium.

Pittsburgh Pirates' second baseman, Phil Garner, rides high on the back of New York Mets' Elliot Maddox at second. Maddox, moving on a hit by teammate Doug Flynn, broke up the double play in the second inning at New York's Shea Stadium.

Craig Swan pitches the ball.

An umpire yells at three baseball players.

Hong Kong's scaffold riggers, operating like an exclusive craft union, tie strips of split bamboo to building facades. Some are known to have withstood typhoons when steel framework has crumpled.

Bamboo, the giant grass. The people of Asia use bamboo in hundreds of ways. Slatted swords for the ancient Japanese sport of kendo are made of bamboo.

Bullfighter jumps over the fence as a bull charges.

The giant grass, the poor man's timber, bamboo may be the world's most useful plant. Whether as artwork in Kyoto, scaffolding in Hong Kong or a crossbow in the jungles of Thailand, bamboo is part of every Asian's life.

George Ballis leads National Land for People, a populist organization which hopes to re-distribute lands receiving federally subsidized water.

Waiting in the wings, During a fund-raising Church of England garden party at London's Hurlingham Club, student dancers gaze out on the festivities while awaiting their cue.