| Uganda: They Are Ready for CHOGM
For some, it is a trend, others an era and a certain event they have heard about in passing. In fact for 15-year-old Robert who has been a house help in Kampala for two years, Chogm must be some big sports event, a motor rally or football match, to which a certain Queen is coming. Regardless of how Ugandans have perceived the forthcoming meeting, one thing is certain to everyone; the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) is no usual occurrence. The public is as anxious as the government to see the event come to pass for different reasons depending on how they understand it. Everyone recognises Chogm; whether it is by spending time arguing about its benefits to this nation, complaining about it just being an inconvenience or appreciating the fact that Uganda is proud to host the event, we have all recognised the upcoming event.
Chantille Hallenbeck, senior, Granite Falls volleyball
Chantille Hallenbeck dreams of becoming the next Miss Washington Teen USA, but in the meantime she's busy flinging her body across the volleyball court to spoil her foes' spikes.
The thrill-seeking Hallenbeck loves going for a dig, a defensive move in which a player uses one or both hands to bump a ball hit by an opponent and keep a rally going.
"I like playing in the back row because there's a lot of diving and more hustle (required)," she said. "If it's a good hitter, you really want to go for it. When you get a dig, it makes you feel good."
Coach's corner
Hallenbeck, a 5-foot-7 team co-captain, is a three-year varsity team member who makes a broad impact, Granite Falls coach Mark Neuman said. Hallenbeck's best skill is setting up teammates.
Indian float at Sydney parade ushers in Christmas cheer
Sydney, Nov 26 (IANS) An Indian float with nearly 70 bhangra, folk and Bollywood dancers dressed in bright hues and finery, made eyes turn as the first ever Christmas parade kicked off the Yuletide spirit in Sydney. As the colourful extravaganza with show-stopping floats, dancing troupes, marching bands, clowns, performers and cartoon characters, Sunday wound its way down a 1.9 km route from Wynyard to Santa's Village in Tumbalong Park, a 50,000 strong crowd lined the main George Street in the city. Adorned with flowers and decorated with traditional rangoli, the Indian float showcased 'India's rich cultural diversity and conveyed the message of Athithi Devo Bhava, encouraging Australians to travel to India,' said Indian Tourism's regional director in Sydney, Shanker Dhar.
All about apples
Adam's apple. Apple of your eye. Upsetting the apple cart. It's no secret that apples have worked their way into mankind's psyche as well as his stomach. Maybe that's because apples sprung from the same region of central Asia as the basic population stock that peopled much of Europe, India and the Middle East, according to historians of horticulture and ethnology. Or maybe it's because apples -- crisp and juicy when eaten out of hand, sweet and fragrant when cooked -- just taste good. Today, there are more varieties of apple (an estimated 7,500 grown worldwide) than of any other known food. For the average consumer, becoming familiar with the dozen or so most popular varieties should be sufficient. The accompanying list shows which of these are best for eating raw, which are best for cooking and which are pretty good for either purpose, along with a little info about their appearance and country of origin.
Writer Robert Sparks Walker found triumph despite tragedy
"Man, separated from nature, becomes a savage." Chattanooga naturalist and writer, Robert Sparks Walker, lived by these words, urging others to follow his example. A Tennessee farmer's son, Walker spent most of his 82 years in an urban environment. Raised on his father's Worley (East Brainerd) farm, Walker excelled at Walnut Grove School, performing expected duties of planting and plowing. He was drawn to nature's beauty but less enchanted by farm drudgery. Walker claimed his father had not known what to make of him, concerned he might never amount to much, although his mother encouraged his dreams of becoming a writer. Walker pursued travel and peculiar jobs before marrying, in 1904, Sarah Elberta Clark, the educated daughter of a circuit rider. The two were soul mates.
British beauty industry ignoring Asians
LONDON: The strength of the 'brown pound' - the term referring to the purchasing power of British Asians - is growing exponentially. But the multi-billion pound British beauty industry largely ignores this important segment of consumers.
Shop owners in areas with large minority of Indian origin such as Southall, Ealing, Harrow and Wembley in London, Leicester, Birmingham and Bradford continue to stock favour beauty products that are imported from the Indian sub-continent. Few prefer to buy mainstream British beauty products.
Products imported from India are endorsed by film stars such as Aishwarya Rai and others and are popular among women with roots in the Indian subcontinent. Recently, a men's beauty product produced in India and endorsed by actor Shah Rukh Khan proved popular in Southall.
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