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More articles The Real von Trapp Family History - Part 4
Whose heart doesn't soar with joy as he watches the von Trapp family climb over the Austrian mountains into Switzerland in the "Sound of Music" movie? If you've watched the film as much as I have, the story is probably as familiar to you as your own family history! But years ago I wondered, "What happened to the Trapp family after they escaped from Austria?" My studies that followed revealed a story that was quite different from the film version, but just as inspirational and exciting! Read about this famous family's travels from the outskirts of Salzburg to their new life in America. Sachin Tendulkar As a Captain
Sachin Tendulkar when we take this name first thing comes to our mind is records. Yes this man is a living record book but as everyone knows every bright thing has its darker side, Sachin Tendulkar too had something which he would love to erase from his memories and that is his short tenure as a captain of Indian cricket team. His first innings as captain started in 1996, there were loads of expectations on this little man to deliver as a captain as well but performance of the team was poor. The semifinalists of 1996 world cup were loosing game after game. During 1996-97 Indian toured South Africa for 3 test match series under Sachin Tendulkar. India lost that series 2-0. In the first test at Durban in the first innings India managed only 100 runs and in the second innings just 66. Red, Juicy, Tasty Pomegranate
Pomegranate is a fruit bearing deciduous shrub or small tree attaining a height of 5-8 meters. It is scientifically known as Punica granatum. Pomegranate is native to Iranian Plateau and the Himalayas in north Pakistan and Northern India. It has been widely cultivated in Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Egypt, China, Burma, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the drier parts of southeast Asia, the Mediterranean region of Southern Europe, and tropical Africa since times immemorial. It was introduced in Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769 and is now cultivated in California and Arizona for juice production. Somali Buccaneers Outfox Warships
Often armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenade-launchers, Somali buccaneers have outfoxed Naval forces in waters east of Africa. The pirate has evolved. A Link That Leads To Just One Womb Of Many Nations
The artifacts which are on display in a South African museum are a symbol of what are believed to be the world's oldest traces of Homo sapiens foot prints some 117,000 years old. This is a simple statement made here that these artifacts are on display in the museum of Cape Town. However, the expected and necessary tail end of this statement; '--believed to be--', is the indisputable evidence of yet another of the world's unsolved mysteries, of where and how we all originated from. W:8,S:60 |
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