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By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
About 350 people are expected to take part in a 108 Kundi Gayatri Maha Yagna Dec. 6 at the Shri Shiv Dham Temple in Orlando. Organizing the event under the auspices of Shantikunj, Haridwar, is the All World Gayatri Pariwar of Central Florida and the Shiv Mandir at 460 O'Berry Hoover Road.
Admission to the Maha Yagna, which will begin at 10 a.m., is free but donations are welcome.
Story provided by Kumon
This year of the year, most sixth-graders are gearing up for Christmas holidays. But not Sheela Ranganathan of Liberty Middle School in Tampa. Come Dec. 6-7, the 11-year-old will be traveling to Tokyo to take part in an international student conference to discuss education.
Kumon, an after-school math and reading program, is celebrating its 50th anniversary during which 15,000 students, instructors and staff from 45 countries will attend.
CRICKET TOURNEY SET APRIL 5-12 IN SOUTH FLORIDA Story provided by Cricket Council USA
Forty-eight cricket clubs from the United States, India, Pakistan, Australia, West Indies, etc. will compete in the US T20 Cricket Tournament '09 April 5-12 in South Florida. The winner of the tourney, which will see 1,000 cricketers on hand, will receive $100,000 from the Cricket Council USA. Also, thousands of cricket fans will flock to watch the matches.
More than 10,000 people from Florida, neighboring states and places as far as New York and Boston attended the 21st annual Nov. 8 India Festival, which was organized by the Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay.
Forty two teams from the southeast United States participated in competitions for Indian folk dances, Bhangra, Garba, Raas and classical dances. Almost all universities in the Sunshine State were represented, some with many items.
COLUMN: MOTORING NEW/REDESIGNED RIDES FOR 2009 - PART I By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Here are a few of the new/redesigned rides for 2009. Happy and safe motoring.
The fourth-generation midsize luxury sedan has been totally redesigned. This translates into a 6-inch increase in length, 1.8-inch overall width, 0.5-inch overall height, 1.4-inch longer wheelbase, 1.1- and 1.8-inch wider track in front and rear, respectively. Power trains are a 3.5-liter V-6 cylinder (280 horsepower) and a 3.7-liter V-6 cylinder (305 hp) engine. The car gets its first-ever SH-AWD (Super Handling All-Wheel drive) system. A 5-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters on the robust steering wheel is standard. We can bet the all-new TL will give the competition a run for the money. Base price: $34,955. Web site: www.acura.com
COLUMN: OUT & ABOUT IN FLORIDA
By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Have you opened a new store or restaurant in the last six months? Expanding or relocating? Has your business won an award or a mention in your local newspaper? We want to hear from you. Call Nitish S. Rele at (813) 758-1786 or e-mail us at [email protected]
By NITISH S. RELE - [email protected]
Lonely Planet's (www.lonelyplanet.com) Bluelist is back. But it's now called Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2009 ($22.99, paperback) and takes a look at 850 of the world's hottest trends, destinations, journeys and experiences.
In a special feature on Water, the 242-pager mentions India's Chadar Ice Trek as being the only way to reach Zanskar, an isolated inhabited valley in Ladakh's Himalayas. "This is a serious five- to eight-day expedition, but the rewards are caves, monasteries and towering mountain viewpoints where everyone else isn't," according to the authors. Of course, the Kumbh Mela, where 70 million pilgrims converge, is among the Planet's best soaking celebrations. The next Kumbh Mela will be in March-April 2010.
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