| Delhi cleans up for Commonwealth games but leaves locals without ...
When Baldev Singh arrived to open his car parts showroom last September he found not customers but officials from Delhi's municipal council at his doorstep. Part of a drive to clean up Delhi in advance of the 2010 Commonwealth games, Singh was forced to close his business - sacking 12 of his staff. Officials told him that zoning laws, previously ignored, were now to be zealously enforced. "They said I was operating illegally in a residential colony. But for seven years I had paid taxes and customers had been coming," says Singh, whose half-a-million pound property remains impounded by the city. The 60-year-old says he lost 20m rupees (£260,000) in sales before renting a space on a grimy petrol forecourt. "I had a luxury showroom. Why have they killed my business? Just for 15 days of the games.
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He did laps at 110 km/h to prove turban held tight
BRAMPTON, Ont. A devout Sikh all his life, Baljinder Badesha never imagined that his religious devotion would compel him to race a motorcycle around an Ontario speedway to test whether turbans unravel at high speeds. The bizarre image of Mr. Badesha's experiment last year - conducted under the auspices of the Ontario Human Rights Commission - was evoked during a constitutional challenge to a law that forces motorcycle riders to wear a helmet. .
Wall Street falls ahead of Fed rate move; Merrill Lynch CEO retires ...
Merrill Lynch shares fell $1.73, or 2.6 percent, to $65.69 after O'Neal's announced departure. Some corporate earnings reports disappointed investors. Procter & Gamble was the biggest loser among the 30 Dow components after cautioning that higher commodity costs will squeeze second-quarter margins. Despite a 14 percent rise in fiscal first quarter profit, P&G fell $2.85, or 4 percent, to $68.98. And although Qwest reported a third-quarter profit jump, its shares tumbled 73 cents, or 8.9 percent, to $7.45 as overall revenue dipped, and after the telecommunications company provided few details about its outlook. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by about 3 to 2 on the New York Stock Exchange, where volume came to 244.9 million shares. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 2.41, or 0.29 percent, to 819.31.
Slumping Shipp Shoots
Love has been battling a stomach flu the past two weeks, but said that was no excuse for "going 75 or 80 percent when I should have been going 100." "It was just one of those games where I was out of it, and I need to step up and apologize to the team," Love said. "It wasn't necessarily a bad attitude, but my head just wasn't there and that's unacceptable. I'm not the type of player to let that happen, so hopefully I'll bounce back the next few games." More UCLA Notes Reserve forward Nikola Dragovic strained his groin during shooting drills on Monday and did not practice Tuesday. His status for Thursday night's game is uncertain, according to Howland. Russell Westbrook experienced some soreness in his sprained left ankle, but it will not prevent him from playing this week.
Sammamish mountain-bike plan gets cash
After years of pushing for a mountain-bike "skills park" on the Sammamish Plateau, the Backcountry Bicycle Trails Club got a $150,000 boost from King County to move forward with its plans, county officials announced Wednesday. The club signed an agreement to work with the county on developing the 120-acre project at Duthie Hill Park, a swath of second-growth conifers and deciduous trees that is underused, county officials say. The course will feature a cross-country loop, dirt jumps and downhill runs with drops, said Jon Kennedy, volunteer director of the Seattle-based trails club. The park is connected to King County's nearby Grand Ridge Park, which features a 6-mile mountain-bike trail. Design work on the course is scheduled to begin in February, with three public meetings planned for the spring.
Rogers-to-Denver rumors are premature
The club had planned to pay that bonus whether trade talks were white-hot or ice-cold. Head coach Rod Marinelli has said repeatedly the Lions will not release Rogers. If the Lions can't deal Rogers within the next week or so, they'll wait until the draft in April to see if interest is rekindled. If not, the Lions will continue to hang on to Rogers into training camp before making any decisions about his future. .
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