Percy Brown, noted art critic has described Vijayanagar structures as the most developed examples of Dravidian style. Hard granite was used for buildings. The Kalyan Mantapa of the Virupaksha (Lord Shiva) temple, Hazara Ramaswamy temple, Vithala temple and structures by using mortar like the Kamalamahal (palace) are notable monuments in the capital city. All old […]
Dominique Strauss-Kahn is a Dangerous Man
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the current Managing Director of the IMF¹ (International Monetary Fund), has been arrested on Saturday afternoon in New York, as he was about to take off at JFK airport, on board an Air France flight to France. He was removed from the airplane and held at the airport, New York Deputy Police […]
Obama-Sarkozy: The War of the Worlds
At the end of the G20 summit last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in a press conference that he was « happy » with the accomplishments made by the 20 leaders, mainly with the new international financial system regulation, which « goes even beyond what we could have imagined. I have never seen […]
Video:Fears 16 dead in helicopter crash
16 people are feared dead after a helicopter crashed into the North Sea off Aberdeenshire. The bodies of eight people have been recovered after the Bond Super Puma came down about 15 miles off Peterhead. Searches are continuing despite fading hopes of finding any survivors but debris has been brought ashore. The […]
The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time
12/30/08 The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time By Mary Lyon Third time’s a charm, maybe? I’ve compiled three of these lists now. In 2006, I issued the first one, looking back on everything George W. Bush has adversely affected since he first arrived in the Oval Office. Just a damage […]
Amazing Cats: Siamese Cats
Siamese cats usually appear in two color types: seal point and blue point. The seal point is more common. The seal point Siamese cat has a light colored body with darker colored ears, face, feet and tail. These darker markings are called “Points.” Blue point Siamese cats have the same body color, but their […]