| Great to see 9-year old competing: SRK
NEW DELHI: Actor Shah Rukh Khan, just back from the Berlin Film Festival where fans queued up to catch a glimpse of the superstar, was at his one-liner best in the capital on Tuesday. He came to the press conference riding a bicycle, and apologised to the audience: I wont say my flight got delayed, but it takes time to come from Mumbai to Delhi on a cycle. It was great to be in Delhi as it was his home town, he said, but added: Its a little controversial to say that now, obviously referring to the recent violence in Mumbai against north Indians. The actor, who jokingly referred to himself as the most famous Indian, also quipped: I like kids more than girls. He was in Delhi to announce a new, child-oriented quiz show for a TV channel. To a question by DNA on whether he agreed with Sania Mirzas decision not to play in India due to controversies, he said: Its a personal decision.
The 'blue ribbon' workout
You deserve the best, so here it is: some of the all-time best exercises ever invented. And not just 'cause I say so, either. We're talking about what science and the American Council on Exercise consider tops, so you can believe it. The bicycle maneuver and the ball crunch rated Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, in a study by the Biomechanics Lab at San Diego State University of the 13 most common ab exercises. The researchers found that exercises that require constant abdominal stabilization and body rotation generated the most muscle activity in the obliques. (Hello, six-pack!) Buttwise, an ACE study at the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program used electromyographic analysis to compare the muscle recruitment patterns of eight common gluteal exercises. No clear winner here, so I picked the quadruped hip extension, which I like best because it doesn't involve squatting, which I like least.
Morristown bike plan rolling forward
This month, Morristown is officially initiating the development of a bicycle plan for our town. On February 21, the Morristown Environmental Commission is holding the first Bicycle Planning Steering Committee Meeting to develop a vision for bicycling in Morristown and identify what needs to be in the Bicycle Plan. The Steering Committee includes representatives from the Town Council, the Planning Board, The Morristown Partnership, and citizen representatives for the four wards. We still need someone to represent the 2nd Ward. Last year, the Environmental Commission held a preliminary public meeting to educate the public about bicycle facilities that are possible in Morristown. We also conducted a survey of approximately 300 people on bicycle and pedestrian use in Morristown.
Black Britain's darkest hour
In the afternoon after work, I would be cycling home and I would see a gang of skinheads waiting for me. I would have to pedal so fast to try and get away from them.' The police were not trusted to offer protection, so Gulam would carry a metal chain for defence, while Asian bus drivers would keep hockey sticks with them on their routes. The speech radicalised those who opposed Powell. Blacks, whites and Asians met in church halls and planned protests against the damage being done to their town's reputation. (The Rock Against Racism movement also owed its creation to Powell after a drunken comment from Eric Clapton during a concert in Birmingham in 1976, when the musician told an audience to vote for Powell to stop Britain becoming 'a black colony' inspired the founding of the anti-racism movement.) The speech also implied that ethnic minorities would never be truly British.
The Audacity of Hopelessness
Nader has always been my favorite. But this time I'm voting for Obama. I'm impressed with his get-it-done "mean machine". I laughed when Hillary belated learned about Texas' nutty primary-caucus allocation of delegates. I knew about it weeks before she did, and I'm sure the Obama campaign had informed themselves about it long before. If each of them runs a presidency the way they run campaigns, it's obvious which one of them we're better off with. kathyodat .
Carlton Cole feeds off Man City energy loss
West Ham was where Sven-Goran Eriksson's return to English football began. It started, without expectations, in the sunshine and finished with an improbable win for a side said to have been assembled from watching video clips. It was to trigger an improbable first half to the season. Telegraph TV: Football and Premier League highlightsManchester City homepage | West Ham homepageIn pics: Premier League actionThe return fixture found Manchester City ahead of where Eriksson might have expected them to be, but with the energy and ideas beginning to drain from them. .
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