Sunday, February 27, 2005
The snow is finally here
Snow is finally here in England. Though it is just about one inch snow around most places, I enjoyed it thoroughly as this is the first time I get to see snow in my life. The most beautiful snowfall was the one last week while we were at work. I ran outside and stood near the car park for few minutes, I was covered with snowflakes all over my body. It’s pure fun.
The snowflakes are interesting if you take a close look at them. Each snowflake is made up of 2 to 200 snow crystals. These snow crystals are crystals that have formed around tiny bits of dirt that have been carried up into the atmosphere by the wind. Snow crystals take different shapes depending on the temperature at which it was formed. The simplest one is a long needle shaped like a spike. The other shapes all have six sides. One of them is a long, hollow column that is spiked like a six-sided prism. There are also flat six sided plates. And lastly they are intricate, six pointed stars.
I hope it snows heavily this week!
The snowflakes are interesting if you take a close look at them. Each snowflake is made up of 2 to 200 snow crystals. These snow crystals are crystals that have formed around tiny bits of dirt that have been carried up into the atmosphere by the wind. Snow crystals take different shapes depending on the temperature at which it was formed. The simplest one is a long needle shaped like a spike. The other shapes all have six sides. One of them is a long, hollow column that is spiked like a six-sided prism. There are also flat six sided plates. And lastly they are intricate, six pointed stars.
I hope it snows heavily this week!
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Run for a cause
The Chennai Marathon jointly organized by Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu and Rotary International went well this morning with over 10000 runners from across the country taking part in the run. This year’s marathon “Run for a cause” is dedicated to victims of the tsunami disaster. The run took place on the beach road in front of the Marina beach and the Elliot’s beach front in South Chennai.
I wish I was there!
I wish I was there!
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Young guns fire
If it was eighteen-year-old Sania Mirza who made her entry into the Indian tennis history books couple of weeks ago for reaching the third round in the Australian Open, it’s time we add a new chapter to the history books for Narain Karthikeyan making his track debut as the first ever signed Formula One racing driver from India.
Jordan Confirms Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Montiero
Its official now.
Jordan Grand Prix today announced the signing of Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan as its race drivers for the 2005 Formula One World Championship.
Karthikeyan’s signing marks a new history in F1, the entry of the first ever Indian driver to the top echelons of motorsport, giving Formula One exceptional appeal in India with the potential for an enormous new audience and business market associated with a national racing hero known as "the fastest Indian on wheels". F1 in India will not be the same again.
Trevor Carlin, Jordan’s Sporting Director, said, "I know Narain very well because he drove for me in 1998 in Formula 3 and I have run him in various formulas every year since then. We’ve won a lot of races together. He’s very competitive, a super-quick driver, sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style but he is a proven race winner and I am confident that in our environment he will thrive. He’s ready for F1 now I think he’ll do a good job for us.
Narain Karthikeyan said, "My aim has always been to compete in F1, it is where no Indian driver has been before. I’ve got the hopes of a nation behind me so I’ve no choice but to succeed now. I have tested with three different Formula 1 teams at various circuits and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got so I am confident that this is going to be a good year for me. "
The other driver from Portugal Tiago Monteiro incidentally has also driven for Carlin, last year in the same league World Series by Nissan as Narain.
"We have been very lucky to put together a driver line-up which gives us a really strong package in terms of youth, technical ability, speed and talent.” said Carlin.
Source: http://www.narainracing.com
Way to go Narain, Good luck!
Jordan Confirms Narain Karthikeyan and Tiago Montiero
Its official now.
Jordan Grand Prix today announced the signing of Tiago Monteiro and Narain Karthikeyan as its race drivers for the 2005 Formula One World Championship.
Karthikeyan’s signing marks a new history in F1, the entry of the first ever Indian driver to the top echelons of motorsport, giving Formula One exceptional appeal in India with the potential for an enormous new audience and business market associated with a national racing hero known as "the fastest Indian on wheels". F1 in India will not be the same again.
Trevor Carlin, Jordan’s Sporting Director, said, "I know Narain very well because he drove for me in 1998 in Formula 3 and I have run him in various formulas every year since then. We’ve won a lot of races together. He’s very competitive, a super-quick driver, sometimes a little bit raw and wild in his style but he is a proven race winner and I am confident that in our environment he will thrive. He’s ready for F1 now I think he’ll do a good job for us.
Narain Karthikeyan said, "My aim has always been to compete in F1, it is where no Indian driver has been before. I’ve got the hopes of a nation behind me so I’ve no choice but to succeed now. I have tested with three different Formula 1 teams at various circuits and I’m going to give it everything I’ve got so I am confident that this is going to be a good year for me. "
The other driver from Portugal Tiago Monteiro incidentally has also driven for Carlin, last year in the same league World Series by Nissan as Narain.
"We have been very lucky to put together a driver line-up which gives us a really strong package in terms of youth, technical ability, speed and talent.” said Carlin.
Source: http://www.narainracing.com
Way to go Narain, Good luck!
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Law 2. The rate of change in the software is directly proportional to the payment received from client and takes place at the quick rate as when deadline force is applied.
Law 3. For every Use Case Manifestation there is an equal but opposite Software Implementation.
Bonus :-) Law 4. Bugs can neither be created nor be removed from software by a developer. It can only be converted from one form to another. The total number of bugs in the software always remains constant.
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I like the Bonus point ;)
Law 2. The rate of change in the software is directly proportional to the payment received from client and takes place at the quick rate as when deadline force is applied.
Law 3. For every Use Case Manifestation there is an equal but opposite Software Implementation.
Bonus :-) Law 4. Bugs can neither be created nor be removed from software by a developer. It can only be converted from one form to another. The total number of bugs in the software always remains constant.
Received via my friend Sangram. Please excuse me if you are not an IT person.
I like the Bonus point ;)
