Bill gates and Warren Buffett on the Charlie Rose Show Over the weekend the world’s second richest man, Warren Buffett, announced that he was donating a large portion of his overall wealth to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Buffett plans to give away 85 percent of his fortune, or about $37.4 billion, all in [...]
Entries from June 2006
June 22, 2006
Football is the Mantra on the Indian Sub Continent this Season !!
“Some-day I hope it’ll be India that I’ll be cheering,” says one of the boys. “Then we’ll stop supporting Brazil.” Domestic football in India is far more popular than domestic cricket, and many teams in the country’s National Football League trace their origins back to the 1880s, when the game was introduced by British colonials. [...]
June 21, 2006
World Refugee Day – June 20
Latest statistics form the UNHCR for 2006 indicate that of the 20.8 million people of concern: 8.4 million are refugees who have fled their countries due to civil wars and ethnic, tribal and religious violence and who cannot return home. 6.6 million are internally displaced persons – people forced to flee their homes, but who [...]
June 19, 2006
Time Cover June 26, 2006: INDIA INC.
Bombay’s Boom (World / India Inc.) Brash, messy and sexy, India’s biggest city embodies the nation’s ambition. How Bombay is shaping India’s future–and our own Hooray for Bollywood (World / India Inc.) With Americans embracing our culture, can Indians like me keep it real? India Awakens (World / India Inc.) Fueled by high-octane growth, the [...]
June 16, 2006
Nacho Libre – "The childrens need you Nacho … "
Interesting Fact: ‘Nacho Libre’ is based on the true story of Fray Tormenta, a.k.a. Father Sergio Gutierrez Benitez. A Catholic Father, Benitez founded a Mexican orphanage, and funded it for over 20 years by wrestling in the Lucha Libre world.
