He went about sponsorships the right way. He got a good TV deal, tied up with stadiums around the country and ensured enough corporates got interested in owning teams. He brought Bollywood to the IPL."The Smith family owned the team at the time, and when we negotiated a contract, it was part of the deal," he said. "They were dead last in merchandising sales at the time, so I understood. They were trying to get the people in the stands to start wearing the gear ..

Will total precipitation run to just 10 percent of normal, or will all of the rain fall during the same monthlong period, or perhaps not at all during the cropgrowing season? Assigning certainty to when and how much rain will arrive is vastly more useful than merely that some will be some precipitation. Pachauri headed off most questions about what he thought of the new recommendations. As no one at IPCC has had a chance to look at the new document, he said, "I'm not able to comment on its find