Новости за 16.03.2012

Although India's proposed 2012 budget contains a few welcome provisions, the plan presented Friday offers no assurance that the ruling Congress party will make meaningful policy changes to tackle structural problems in the country. In his budget speech to the Indian parliament, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed lowering the deficit for the next fiscal year, which starts April 1.

Although Cabernet Sauvignon is the grape that brought Napa Valley both fame and acclaim, another sort of Sauvignon—Sauvignon Blanc, also happens to thrive there as well.

In 2010, after a long search for a replacement for the aging former synagogue on a marginal section of State Street that had been its home since 1971, SLOC bought a three-building campus in downtown Schenectady, on Franklin Street between City Hall and Broadway. The volunteer-run community theater rehabbed the interior of the church, replacing pews with movable seating tiers and adding a low stage, in time to present three productions last winter and spring for audiences of up to 300 per performance. Читать дальше...

"African Americans and the American Scene, 1929-1945," now on view at Williams College Museum of Art, surveys that period of great social change by examining the history of the ways African-Americans were represented in the art of the time — as both subjects and creators. Broken into two galleries, the curators, Sandra Burton and Dalila Scruggs, examine race and identity issues in both the visual and performing arts of the time, paying attention to how both African-American and white artists dealt with these issues. Читать дальше...

Check out this photo video highlighting the various matches from day 8 at Indian Wells. Check back throughout the tournament for more photo videos from Tennis Now!

Check out this photo video highlighting the various matches from day 7 at Indian Wells. Check back throughout the tournament for more photo videos from Tennis Now!

Check out this photo video highlighting the various matches from day 6 at Indian Wells. Check back throughout the tournament for more photo videos from Tennis Now!

Out in the desert things are heating up as the playing field continues to narrow. In case you missed it, here's a look back at what's happened recently and also a look at what's to come. If you're curious about how much prize money the top three ATP players pull every year, it's about 20-25% of all the prize money each year! How ridiculous is that?

West Brom in the Premier League; Athletic Bilbao in Europe; Paul Pogba; Title race; Dimitar Berbatov; Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend

West Brom in the Premier League; Athletic Bilbao in Europe; Paul Pogba; Title race; Dimitar Berbatov; Wolverhampton Wanderers at the weekend

This week, 60 minutes of the finest comment and insight on the week’s Manchester United news. Or something like that anyway. Regulars Ed and Paul discuss Manchester United’s Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford – a victory that took the Reds top of the Premier League. We talk Europe and United’s […]

The 3 p.m. ET NBA trade deadline has passed. No one player in recent NBA trade history may have affected how fast and how many deals went through like Howard (right) did in 2012. (Reuters/Kevin Kolczynski)

The Portland Trail Blazers have fired coach Nate McMillan.

I don’t know about you guys, but this is certainly not how my family does it.

I don’t know about you guys, but this is certainly not how my family does it.

Procter & Gamble marketing head Marc Pritchard on what's next for the world's largest advertiser.