“After the elections, it’s calm again.”SHIFTING LOYALTIESThe calm is relative. Tensions remain high after recent anti-Christian riots in Orissa state, while the killing of 2,500 people — mostly Muslims — in Gujarat in 2002 has dogged Hindu nationalist leaders in the state.Hindus make up 80 percent of India’s 1.1 billion population, followed by Muslims at 13 percent, Christians at 2.3 percent, Sikhs at 1.8 percent and Buddhists at 0.8 percent.But faith competes for voters’ attention with caste, class and local loyalties. The Hindu vote is split among two national and several regional parties while Muslims are no longer the “vote bank” they once were for the governing Congress Party.”The Muslim vote is no more a monolithic object to be had by one party,” said political scientist S.A.M Pasha at Jamia Milia Islamia university. “Muslims now vote for whichever party they think will safeguard their interest in that particular region.”Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar state is a BJP ally but believes economic growth now trumps the old caste loyalties. “Development breaks down all the caste barriers,” he says.In Uttar Pradesh state, Chief Minister Mayawati, a long shot to become India’s next prime minister, heads a party that allies her own Dalit (untouchable) caste with top-drawer Brahmins.Some Hindu nationalists who have played the religion card have seen it backfire. Varun Gandhi, an estranged member of India’s powerful Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, was arrested after allegedly threatening to cut off the hands of anyone harming Hindus and comparing a Muslim rival to Osama bin Laden.The BJP distanced itself from his comments but it was a major embarrassment to the party and its stress on moderate policies.But while it publicly denounces divisive politics, the BJP remains close to Hindu radical groups such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (National Volunteer Corps – RSS) and Shiv Sena.

Communal violence mars some states where it governs.At least 38 people were killed and scores wounded in Orissa last year in waves of anti-Christian violence. Tens of thousands of Christians fled their homes and India’s Supreme Court had to order the state government to assure their security.This January in Karnataka, Hindu hardliners dubbed “India’s Taliban” attacked women in a pub in a self-proclaimed drive to uphold traditional Indian culture against Western influences.Roman Catholic Archbishop Felix Machado, a former top Vatican official, has met several times with other faith leaders since arriving in Nashik last year.A picture of him hugging a Hindu swami was prominently displayed in local media, a sign of howmany religious leaders were trying to ensure religious tensions were muted in this election year.(Reporting by Tom Heneghan; Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Jeremy Laurence). The first short track night race of the season is set for tomorrow evening at Richmond International Raceway. The bumping and grinding are sure to follow the green flag and it won’t stop even after the checkered flag waves.Denny Hamlin, who won the Nascar Nationwide Series race on Friday evening and the pole for the Nextel Cup race, will definitely be geared up to start tomorrow night.The fans will always hear the rumble of the cars going by each lap, but what may seem normal on the cover, may hide new beginnings on the pages to follow.Morgan Shepherd, a long time Nascar driver, is coming close to finishing his career. Most people who watch Nascar view him as the driver who always quits after a handful of laps and ends up finishing nearly last.It’s what we don’t know about Shepherd that may lead to a interesting future The problem that Shepherd usually has is the lack of rubber.

Its normal for him to run out of funds each week to provide enough sets of tires to run a complete race.Shepherd runs his race team out of his personal garage in North Carolina, with only a nine man crew. He just can’t run more than the handful of laps because the handling on the car goes sour.Until the past week in Talladega, Shepherd had to back out of his previous seven races early because of the same situation, but, now a fellow driver is helping a man complete a career on a high note.In Talladega, Morgan Shepherd finished the race in 13th place because he was able to run the entire race on one set of tires, but this week, where tires are more important, Tony Stewart has saved Shepherd’s team the disappointment of backing out of the race due to handling.Stewart, who is friends with Shepherd, opted to purchase the extra sets that his team needed so that the race could be completed. It shines some light on what can happen if the situation presents itself.It’s a huge help considering Goodyear tires cost around $400 per tire, bringing a set of four up to $1600 The cost of four sets or more can compound quite quickly. Its a huge undertaking for a single car owner/driver who is working out of his own garage to spend that money every week, especially when finishing last gives you minimal cash to spend.It’s extremely rare to see a situation like this, but this shows that it does in fact happen and hopefully, Morgan Shepherd can finish well at Richmond and continue his season finishing strong where he can, especially if he has the tires to do it.  . LEAWOOD, Kansas–(Business Wire)–Empire Energy Corporation International (OTCBB: EEGC.OB) (“Empire Energy” or”the Company”), has today announced that it is in the final stages of processingits Registration Statement required by previous financing arrangements.

Empire also states that Press Reports in respect of the Hunt Energy rig beingmoved are incorrect. The rig remains mast up on site at the Bellevue #1 wellsite and has not been dismantled. Empire CEO Malcolm Bendall has stated, “I am disappointed with the incorrectreports concerning the rig being moved. We are working to resolve outstandingissues with Hunt Energy and relationships remain cordial.

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