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Feb 8, 2011

Stumpy, the Elephant, is selected as the official mascot of the gala cricket event of ICC World Cup 2011. This seems a strange choice to me, and there should be more strange inspiration behind this mascot choice. Elephant are very powerful, majestic and peaceful animals and I would not have directly associated this lovely animal as a mascot with the restless...

Feb 15, 2011

Having been already late this afternoon for the lunch, I stepped up hurriedly to Subway® near my office on Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. It was far late than the usual lunch timings of restaurants. So I had very limited choices to order and eat something. I know its very much unhealthy to have late lunches, so I had thought to make it up by having something...

Have you ever had an ‘Amazon’ experience? Many of us have, some of us swear by them. Although their price is competitive, they’re not always the cheapest, but I invariably choose them over cheaper rivals because I trust them. Its not only trust they have instilled in their customers over time; my shopping experience has also evolved as...

Jan 30, 2012

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi’s Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on exposed her son to Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion that advocated nonviolence. Gandhi was an...

Jan 30, 2012

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the political and spiritual leader of the Indian independence movement, is assassinated in New Delhi by a Hindu fanatic. Born the son of an Indian official in 1869, Gandhi’s Vaishnava mother was deeply religious and early on exposed her son to Jainism, a morally rigorous Indian religion that advocated nonviolence. Gandhi was an...

Jan 29, 2012

A married couple in their early 60s were out celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table and said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being faithful to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish. “Ooh, I want to travel...

Jan 29, 2012

A married couple in their early 60s were out celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant. Suddenly, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared on their table and said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being faithful to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish. “Ooh, I want to travel...

Jan 29, 2012

On January 29, 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects its first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson and Walter Johnson. The Hall of Fame actually had its beginnings in 1935, when plans were made to build a museum devoted to baseball and its 100-year history. A private organization based in Cooperstown...

Hello. I hope you are all doing really well and looking forward to the soon approaching race season. Today I wanted to give you information and meanings of some common Motorsport terms and phrases. Turn-In The term Turn-In is used to describe what the car is doing at the moment you initially turn the steering wheel at the start of the corner. Ultimately you...

Hello. I hope you are all doing really well and looking forward to the soon approaching race season. Today I wanted to give you information and meanings of some common Motorsport terms and phrases. Turn-In The term Turn-In is used to describe what the car is doing at the moment you initially turn the steering wheel at the start of the corner. Ultimately you...

Jan 28, 2012

I was scrubbing the bulkhead on the USS Kitty Hawk one Sunday morning when the loud-speaker announced: “Religious services. Maintain silence about the decks. Dis- continue all unnecessary work.” An hour later, the opinion many of us held regarding our daily routine, was confirmed with this announcement: “Resume all unnecessary...

Jan 28, 2012

I was scrubbing the bulkhead on the USS Kitty Hawk one Sunday morning when the loud-speaker announced: “Religious services. Maintain silence about the decks. Dis- continue all unnecessary work.” An hour later, the opinion many of us held regarding our daily routine, was confirmed with this announcement: “Resume all unnecessary...