On July 1, news surfaced that car owner Chip Ganassi shut down the race team of 2007 IndyCar Series champion Dario Franchitti because the team lacked sponsorship; his 71 employees lost their jobs. Fifty-three cars strove to qualify for the sport’s season opener at Daytona International Speedway in February. Because of financial difficulties, only 45 made it to […]
Dilip Vengsarkar is for young Team India
Mr.Dilip Vengsarkar, the Chairman of Selectors for the BCCI, has openly come out and defended his decision to have a young team India. Speaking just ahead of a formal dinner to commemorate the 1983 World Cup victory at Lords,Mr.Dilip Vengsarkar said that he wanted India to learn a lesson from the West Indies.When they were […]
Bollywodd Actress Preity Brushes Aside Gossips
Despite being hounded by gossips through out her involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Preity Zinta says that she over came it by shere dedication to her work which saw through the KingsXI of which she is a co-owner reaching the semi-finals. She had kept aside her image as a film star as she […]
77-YEAR-OLD NEPALESE SCALES MOUNT EVEREST
77 YEAR OLD NEPALESE SACALES MT. EVEREST Breaking the previous records set by a Japanese climber, 77 year old Nepalese citizen Min Bahadur Sherchan on Sunday set another world record by scaling the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest. Spokesperson of the Senior Citizen Mt Everest Expedition, Nepal 2008, elderly citizen 08.40am on Sunday. […]
Helmand Farmers Fight to Defend Opium Crop
By Mohammad Ilyas Dayee in Helmand Until recently, the Marja area of Helmand province, close to the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, enjoyed relative peace. The main occupation here is farming, albeit with a specific twist – opium poppies take up almost all the arable land. The calm ended last month when the Afghan government decided […]
Eagles Return to Nest in The Delaware Water Gap
EAGLES COME HOME TO NEST By Warren D. Jorgensen “Wow! Here comes the dance!” Dan Orey whispered, looking skyward. Thirteen heads turned skyward. Binoculars came up. “Do you see any white?” another voice asked. “No. Both brown.” A third answered. Twenty-five hundred feet above the Upper Delaware Wild […]
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