Friday, February 5, 2010
Sailing solo around the world
Commander Dilip Donde of the Indian Navy is on a quest to become the first solo sailor from India to complete a circumnavigation of the globe.
The 42-year-old Donde has reached the halfway mark of his nine-month "Sagar Parikrama" journey. Having started from Mumbai in August 2009, his `Mhadei' vessel passed through Fremantle (Australia) and Christchurch (New Zealand) and has now reached the Falkland Islands.
Here are excerpts from Donde's blog.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
The 42-year-old Donde has reached the halfway mark of his nine-month "Sagar Parikrama" journey. Having started from Mumbai in August 2009, his `Mhadei' vessel passed through Fremantle (Australia) and Christchurch (New Zealand) and has now reached the Falkland Islands.
Here are excerpts from Donde's blog.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: commander dilip donde, first solo sailor, indian navy, sailing, World
Monday, October 27, 2008
World watches as America holds 56th quadrennial Presidential Election
The U.S. Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, is undoubtedly an event that will have a far greater influence on the subsequent course of human events than any other - man made, or natural, acts of terrorism or border wars, hurricanes or tsunamis. This will be the 56th consecutive quadrennial U.S. Presidential Election - a feat unparalleled in the annals of democracy. The 2008 election is particularly notable because it is the first time in U.S. history that two sitting senators will run against each other for president, and because it is the first time an African American is a presidential nominee for a major party, as well as the first time both major candidates were born outside the continental United States.
Also, for the second time (Geraldine Ferraro was the first, in 1984), a woman is running for Vice President. So, whether the Democrats win, or the Republicans, the ticket will be historic. Also, were he to win, John McCain, will be the oldest first-term President in American history. If the Democratic ticket triumphs, Joe Biden will be America's first Roman Catholic VP .
Apart from these interesting items for the record book, Election 2008 is important for the huge issues looming above it - two unfinished wars, the housing crisis, health care, the recession, the awesome budget deficit! Whatever nitpickers might say, it is still a unipolar world.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Also, for the second time (Geraldine Ferraro was the first, in 1984), a woman is running for Vice President. So, whether the Democrats win, or the Republicans, the ticket will be historic. Also, were he to win, John McCain, will be the oldest first-term President in American history. If the Democratic ticket triumphs, Joe Biden will be America's first Roman Catholic VP .
Apart from these interesting items for the record book, Election 2008 is important for the huge issues looming above it - two unfinished wars, the housing crisis, health care, the recession, the awesome budget deficit! Whatever nitpickers might say, it is still a unipolar world.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: American history, border wars, democracy, election, human events, hurricanes, Joe Biden, John McCain, presidential nominee, senators, terrorism, US Presidential Elections, Watches, World
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