A once bitter political rivalry is likely to be salved on Monday when President-elect Barack Obama nominates Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton as his Secretary of State.

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International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) has revealed plans to invest $50 million to improve the processing of cassava in the country and increase market accessibility of the product.

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RIVERS State Government has earmarked N350 million this year to fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS in the state.

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Filed under: Aston Martin, Lifestyle

Aston Martin Racing has emerged as the dominant force in sports car racing wherever they’ve lined up on the grid, and they haven’t gotten there without copious amounts of horsepower. And as Aston knows best, all that power needs to be properly harnessed, so for the past three years they – like some of the greatest names in motorsport – have teamed up with Italian harness company Sabelt to keep their drivers in place. Unfortunately, their collaboration was something only to be enjoyed by AMR’s professional pilots, but the two have now teamed up to bring the fruits of their racetrack dominance to the market in a driving shoe for the gentleman motorist.

The Sabelt for Aston Martin Racing shoe is crafted from a blend of traditional and high-tech materials and available in a variety of colors. You can order directly from Sabelt’s website for 129-139 euros a pair, but Classic Driver magazine’s got a pair to give away for free if you’ve already blown your money on tickets to Quantum of Solace or the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

[Source: Classic Driver via Luxist]

Sabelt stitches together a pair of shoes for Aston Martin Racing originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Officials have launched an investigation against "British Fritzl" for his involvement in other unsolved sex attacks around his hometown.

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Dead Iraqi and Iranian soldiers from the 1980-88 war are exchanged, in the first such move since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

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Taiwan and China will launch daily charter flights next month and introduce regular passenger and cargo flights in mid-2009.

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THE health department’s inefficiency had played a major role in the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) cutting back on an AIDS literacy programme and retrenching 20% of its staff, the AIDS lobby group said yesterday.

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BANK of Baroda global chairman and managing director is in the country as a guest to witness the opening ceremony of the bank’s eighth branch at Kawempe, a Kampala suburb.

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Filed under: Motorsports, Ferrari, Celebrities

Click either image to see Valentino Rossi driving the Ferrari F2008 at Mugello in high resolution

The Ferrari World Finals at Mugello finished a few weeks ago. But someone appeared to have forgotten to tell the tifosi, as a loyal garrison of the Scuderia’s most loyal fans, thousand-strong, came back out last week to the track. After the Challenge series were decided, the 16M Scuderia Spider unveiled, the FXX program ran its laps and the fans celebrated the Formula One constructors’ championship, what exactly were they hoping still to see? How about the prospect of seeing an Italian driver piloting an Italian F1 car around one of Italy’s most famous tracks? And not just any driver, but Valentino Rossi, a world champion with credentials to rival Schumacher’s.

Valentino Rossi is an unassailable legend in motorbike racing, having taken the titles in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc categories in quick succession before moving up to MotoGP and taking the championship five times… so far. Having achieved dominance on two wheels, Rossi has examined the possibility of switching to four. He’s competed in several championship rallies, winning the Monza rally in 2006. He initially tested a Ferrari F1 car at Valencia in 2006, where he embarrassed some of F1′s most experienced drivers, prompting him to consider a professional switch to Formula One before ultimately deciding to stay in MotoGP. This past week’s test session was just for fun then, but Rossi still proved his mettle. He lapped Mugello at 1:22.550 – just a second and a half behind Kimi Raikkonen’s time – on his first drive without traction control. Rain interrupted the second day of testing, but while Rossi showed promise, he admits he’d be too old to start in Formula One at this point. Shame for F1 fans, but reassuring for MotoGP aficionados. Check out the gallery of high-resolution images from Rossi’s test by clicking the thumbnails below.

[Source: Ferrari]

Rossi in Rosso: MotoGP star drives Ferrari F2008 at Mugello originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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