Dobbs Ferry, February 20, 2008 Dear DFDC, As I mentioned at our meeting on Thursday, I am sending letters to Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey on behalf of the committee to ask for their assistance on Dobbs Ferry’s treatment on the Washington-Rochambeau map. The text of the letter is below which will more fully […]
hurriyat mulls to international court of justice
The Hurriyat Conference (Mirwaiz faction) has said it was mulling to approach the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to press India to handover the remains of Muhammad Maqbool Bhat who lies buried in Delhi’s Tihar Jail where he was hanged 24 years ago. The announcement was made here Tuesday by senior Hurriyat leader […]
Kremlin Bars Last Independent Candidate From Presidential Poll
The Kremlin yesterday kicked the only independent contender in Russia’s presidential election off the ballot, a move described by activists as undemocratic and predictable. Russia’s Central Election Commission disqualified Michael Kasyanov from taking part in the March 2 poll. It claimed that more than 13% of the signatures needed for his candidacy to be registered […]
Crusaders of Live Music
The Stone, one of New York’s newest avant-garde clubs, stands on an unmarked street corner in Alphabet City. Besides a finely printed name by the handle of the outside door, only the sounds of a vibrating bass string and brushes spinning across a drum head give the venue’s existence away to a passerby. No food […]
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
The Love Goddess Margarita Carmen Cansino, a girl known to the world as Rita Hayworth, was one of the most glamorous actresses in cinema history. But… she was much more than a beautiful face. Circle touches the various touched and untouched facets of the life of this Hollywood Diva… Rita Hayworth was a much better […]
By His Grace (A short story of my life)
The Joyful News It came to pass in the farmbelt of Aria, in the village of Ijesa–Isu, that two women were working inside a huge hollow in the ground. They were extracting palm oil from a pool inside the hollow, and it seemed as if nothing could distract their attention. The cool breeze from Aria […]