Fergie Jenkins became one of the best right-handed pitchers of his era, if not all-time, albeit the round-about manner he took to the major leagues. Born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada on December 13, 1942, Jenkins has a thriving basketball career playing with the legendary Harlem Globetrotters prior to ever playing professional baseball. Possessing a dominant […]
Sometimes It’s Not Your War, But You Sacrifice Anyway
This story was first published [1] in The Washington Post. Marcelo Salazar was killed in Iraq in April 2005 while working as a truck driver. He left behind his partner Vicky Buhawe, center, and their four-year-old son John Mark Buhawe, left. Vicky has no right to benefits under the Defense Base Act because she was […]
Indian nation paying homage to Kargil martyrs of Kargil war on 10th anniversary celebration
Drass(J&K)/New Delhi, July 26 (Vijay Kumar) – The Indian nation pays its homage to its warriors, on the eve of the Vijay Diwas, the victory day. The Indian nation pays its homage to its warriors, on the eve of the Vijay Diwas, the victory day. Over two hundred serving soldiers and families of martyrs […]
‘Zum Vergleich’, a Cinéma Vérité Tour de Force
Zum Vergleich / By Comparison (Harun Farocki, Germany/Austria) (World Premiere) Berlinale 2009, Forum Monday, February 9 Read the Forum synopsis Where else but Forum could you find a movie that teaches everything there is to know about brickmaking from Gando, Burkina Faso to Fläsch, Switzerland? An exaggeration, of course – we cannot know what it […]
Benitez defensiveness hands title to Manchester United
So let’s give the English Premiership to Manchester United shall we? It’s all over bar the shouting, screaming, and whining and that’s just the noise from Rafa Benitez. Manchester United’s latest one-nil win over Everton has cemented their place at the top of the league. 12 consecutive games without conceding a goal is an amazing […]
A Polish Engineer Abducted in Attok
Eight militants were killed in ongoing security forces operation in the Bajure tribal area on Sunday. Sources say in total, 1,000 militants have been killed by security forces and seven men from the security forces and officers were martyred this year during confrontation with militants. In the war against terror, more than 1,000 […]