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The 2018 Formula One season ended with the delightful  ( though not for Nico Hulkenberg ) Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton yet again powered his Mercedes car past the chequered flag at the floodlit Yas Marina Circuit. It was a poetic end to a season where Hamilton established his dominance, winning his 5th Title and devastating Ferrari fans for yet another season.                           However this year has seen several rejigs in the drivers, with Fernando Alonso announcing his retirement, and Daniel Ricciardo moving to Renault ( after an ironically fraught season with a Renault powered car where he had to abandon races several times). Ferrari and Sauber are performing a swap- with Charles Leclerc heading for the prancing horse and Kimi Raikkonen joining the team who first brought him into Formula 1. Carlos Sainz Jr. joins Mclaren with Pierre Gasly taking Ricciardo's seat at Red Bull. Amon...

As much as most people dislike or even hate Neymar they are willing to begrudgingly accept that after Messi and Ronaldo say their Adios! and Ciao! to the footballing world, Neymar is the next king. Sure Modric was awarded the player of the year, but everybody knows that this was one hell of a year for the Croat. Whether he can replicate the kind of match-winning contributions next year seems highly unlikely. Mbappe too had an amazing year. It's not every time you see a 19-year-old lift the World Cup, a trophy both Ronaldo and Messi have failed to get their grubby hands on. He is the most exciting teenager. Griezmann, you say? As Sergio Ramos said, not a chance.  So Neymar is the only player whose levels consistently match or are just below the 2 GOAT's of current football. At Barcelona, he was a game-changing player, which is something very hard to achieve considering Catalans have a roster of great players and one man starting with the letter M. Remember the time he s...

R emember the time when Facebook was caught, pants down, divulging and spreading user's personal data? There was a huge backslash but more importantly, when the company was questioned, there were more memes produced than concrete explanations. Nevertheless, it was an invasion of people's lives and data. Wildfires are the same. Only deadlier and they are probably not started by a fellow named Zuckerberg.  While Zuckerberg mishandled data, the recent Camp Fire in Northern California destroyed not just data but homes, offices, the occasional ice cream cart or playground among others. Most importantly the death toll has risen to a staggering 71 and that is not including 1,011 more people still unaccounted for. And let's not forget the Woolsey Fire in southern California. Yes, you read that right. There are 2 fires burning in the state of California. Talk about a double whammy. We do pray for their safety. Photo from CBS News According to  CBS News , the phenomenon in ...