Work out schedule!!

This is something that I usually doesn't cope up with. Normally when I start it out, I start it with a lot of determination, after being so dull for many days.When I start it with such a lot of interest, it goes good for the first day. The next day, I'll be thrown into the world of laziness or Something or the other would come into my way. It is absolutely important to maintain. Certain things are easy to achieve but very difficult to keep it going. My work out schedule is one of them. I put them easily, but it is very difficult for me to continue.Especially, when I'm in the second or the third day of the workout. There will be some problem or the other. Somehow it will get canceled. But now for a week or so it has been pretty good. I've been consistent with my work outs. Crunches, push ups,stretching, street jogging for atleast two kilometers and strong eating habits have been the part of my week. First, running was a bit difficult. But then I understood that the more you run the more you feel better. It is hard for the first 10 days but, if we can do this right from my age I guess we will have better health at 30-40 years of age.

This week has been decent enough, and most importantly, I can feel the difference at least on the inside. I was in a state of laziness for most of the time and now I can feel that activities have filled some part of the day, there by making it somewhat better physically and mentally. Breathing has become better and eating habits have changed drastically which makes it good for the temple(body). It is even more good when you've somebody to do all these with you. A good friend of mine is a state level sprinter and he is good at what he does. He was a class mate of mine. I've seen him right when I was in the seventh standard and he is absolutely good when he starts to run. He is like a coach for me. He does 100m in just 10.9s with the world record at the moment being 9.57s. I guess he's been pretty good. But he was struck by injuries which put him on the back foot. He has now joined the navy and it is good to run with him. I enjoy running with him. He also gives tips about how to run. We increase the distance everyday and try to improve daily.

I also tell him to recoup himself and start his athletics again. If you've also got a friend who can run with you daily, it is absolutely good for you and your health and the same of your friend as well. It is necessary to maintain health because it is a basic thing without which nothing can be done in this world. I was also shy to get out and keep running before people who mock at you and say that you're running right from a young age(sometimes the dogs chasing you are better than people seeing you, from your head to the foot). It is not about the age. It is about passion for running and respect for your body. Eating habits will differ after you start running which makes the body better. Mind also becomes good and helps you to have a productive day. If the surroundings are good then it feels even more like heaven though you sweat. Feel the presence of oxygen which everyman is in search for. I consider my body as a temple and hence do try to allocate some time for taking care of it. What do you do for your body daily?? It is not about losing weight, it is not about gaining muscles but it is about feeling better. Experience what it is. Just one hour of your time is enough daily. I've felt, how good it is. Its your turn.

-SATZ

What if we have a Perfect World!!

Well. I've become some what frequent to post something onto my blog. I was thinking about what would happen if we have some thing like a "perfect world". What if everybody has got everything. Imagine a person who has got a lot of skills, health, money and everything a man wants in the world. What else will he do then in the remaining of his life. No thrill. Nothing. Let's take the other case of what if a man has got nothing in him. No skill, no money. Nothing. What would happen to him? I'll tell you what the second guy would be the happiest. Why? Because he is a beginner.The man has got nothing to lose. He will try to build it brick by brick. The person has got a lot of work in his life. The interest is created through the suspense. What would happen the next moment? How is it gonna be? Who are all gonna be the part of my next moment? It is this one that makes living better. Imperfection is the beauty. Imperfection is due to innocence.

Skills acquired through hard work and love for the skill gives happiness that cannot be measured or compared with any amount of wealth. People are given with problems because the almighty knows and believes that they can solve it. There would be an incredible feeling when we solve a problem. The key is that the solution is absolutely simple. Every problem is presented with a solution which is mysteriously simple. There is nothing called a problem without solution. Hence what I mean to say is the problem is simple, cause the solution is. Ok. I know it is sounding quite weird. I came to know that whatever problem I've faced in my life has had a solution. Or else I'd have a path created to the solution. Or I'd have people helping me with the solution. This is not just for me, but this is the same for everybody in this world. It is good to have got a place in the world cause there is a part that has to be done by everybody. It is not that easy to do your part to the world. First task is to find out why you're here. The second is figuring out what you've to do for going to the end. The third is facing the problems that arise in the start, in the middle, and when you go to the end. Then the fourth and important task is to dictate it to the world. This is something that is very true from my perspective. Tell me what's your take!!

I believe that the world is beside me to help me and the one thing that I know for sure, even if I don't know what I've got in the next moment of my life, is that my future is gonna be something that would help the whole of mankind.

-SATZ

Absolute ripper!!

Well, well, well. What a good time to post it onto my blog! Great. It is the start of a championship series between India and Australia and obviously the game of cricket. First of the two tests started in the 1st of Oct. From the moment it started it was the fight for the ascendancy to clinch each session by both sides. It looked like Indians were having a problem with the first two sessions. But then once the ball started reversing Zak started to lead the attack and gave two breakthroughs late in the day, which put the Aussies on to the back foot. Paine gave some pain to India on the second day and Watson, as well, finishing his century. But Bhajji came off with some two wickets and then slowly started to find inroads in the Aussie line up. Aussies finished it off with a good 428 runs. Zak finished with a five wicket haul which was impressive.

That was the start of the first innings of batting from the Indians. Sehwag came out to bat and we all know what he can do, and he did just that. He punched quick boundaries irrespective of the bowler. No respect was given and he reached to a half century. Suddenly, there were wickets falling in the form of Sehwag and Gambhir. Nightwatchmen Ishant made sure that there were no more wickets in the day at Mohali, by giving a good support to Dravid. Then the next day was explosive but unlucky for the Indians. It was a superb innings from Raina, Sachin and Dravid. But unfortunately was not supported by centuries. Then Aussies had their nose in front with some flurry of wickets and made sure that Indians were 23 runs short of their total.


Then it was the fourth day when Aussies were back into the field with such confidence, with their lead. They were sailing along nicely with 87 for no loss. I don't know where this guy Ishant Sharma came in form. He started to find a way through the batting line up of the Oz. He produced three wickets in just two overs. There was the comeback for India. Credit has to be given to the Indian spinners who bowled in tandem without leaking away runs. They were among the wickets in the fourth day and the Aussies were struggling. They were bowled out for a meager 192 runs. India were set a target of 216 and were ready to go. Just when things were going India's way, there was a big blunder from Billy Bowden who gave out to one that was clearly missing the off stump of Gambhir and was a big inside edge. I didn't expect Billy to do such a blunder. Then the Aussies started playing the mind games. They started pitching the ball short of length and it all started to happen for them. They are good at pitching it short, walking up to the batsmen, looking into the eyes of the batsmen and playing with the temperament of the batsmen. Dravid, Sehwag, and Raina were out for cheap runs. Again Raina apparently had problems with the short pitched stuff. India were in trouble. Aussies right on top. Finishing the day on a high note.

It was the fifth day with India needing 160 odd runs and Aussies needing 6 wickets to win.Sachin and Zak were at the crease. Zak was moving the ball in the gaps and Sachin was trying to dispatch some to the fence. There was some good partnership building, when Zak was caught. Unbelievably with a back spasm, Laxman came into the field with a runner. He came in and Hauritz was given some punishment for varying too much. It showed that VVS was good even with that back problem. Sachin was also comfortable. He wanted to up the rating and then the problem started again. Sachin fell to a short one after getting cramped for room outside off stump. Mohali was silent after that. Dhoni came in and was run out which was absolutely not needed. Harbhajan came in and he had no reply for an uneven bounce from the pitch.

India were 8 down and needed another 92 runs. Laxman was with Ishant and Raina, as a runner. Ishant and Laxman were cool and composed in the middle. No extravagant shots. Their strategy was to put away the bad balls and leave or defend the good ones. Ishant was solid in defence. Laxman was producing some outstanding shots which got India closer to the target. It was a wonderful partnership that made Ponting think like crazy. He was not knowing what to do. It was 11 runs needed for India and 2 wickets for Australia. Still anyone's game.Then there was the turnaround. Ishant was adjudged leg before by Ian Gould but it was missing the leg stump by quite a distance. Everyone at the edge of their seats. Ojha was not known for his batting prowess. Laxman had to steer the ship for India. Ojha was making some mistakes in his running and Laxman was yelling at him. It was pressure. Some how it came down to 2 runs to win. It was six runs to win when an overthrow reduced 4 runs from the target.That was a runout missed by the fielders. It was Ojha batting when a good decision was ruled out by Billy. It was plum in front and it was not given. It got even as Ishant was given the wrong decision by Ian Gould. Then Mitchell Johnson strayed on to the legs of Ojha which flicked the pads of Ojha and missed by Paine. Then it was two runs for India and it was a historic win for the Indians.They won it by just a wicket. What a match it turned out to be.Emotions all around. I've not seen VVS getting so emotional. Here we go. The man has proved again. It is not just hitting runs. It is holding the tail and also scoring runs. I salute this man for his perseverance.An obviously underrated cricketer.
I'll remember this for a long time cause I've witnessed each and every ball. It has been evenly poised everytime and that's what creates the interest.
A test championship is on the cards for sure. With this match it certainly will get endorsed like crazy. We can expect a test championship. What a victory!! I've been lucky enough to witness such a match. Absolute ripper!!

Math, All the way!!

It was, when I was studying 9th standard. It was an awesome year. An year of turn around. Wondering, why I am talking about this now? Well. There is a reason. I used to work hard with my mathematics those days. Right from my 7th standard in school, there would be this mammoth task in Maths. The next nightmare to me, the first being "myself in a dark room", would be, Algebra. It was horrible. I used to work out a lot at those times. Neat as well. But then the marks didn't show up to be nice for me. They were horribly low. They never touched the great nineties. I used to envy those "ninety guys" in the class. They used to boast like crazy. I had a problem with every chapter related to Maths like that of geometry, that of hero's formula and other stuff. Then on a fine day when I was studying 9th, it happened. The last, worse thing that could happen for me. I got a big zero in one test. So that was the end of my individual studying.

It was hell for me!!

A close friend of mine was going to tuition. One day when they came to my house. They said it was a good one. Then my mom was keen to make me join, cause it had come to that level.They couldn't take it anymore with my test marks being all time low. It was the hardest time for everybody in my house. Mom somehow managed to arrange money for the tuition.


That was the first time I saw him. He was an old man of age nearly 58-60. He had his angio done while I went to him.He was having a difficult time as well. He, actually worked in Food Corporation of India, New Delhi. He was not given pension and hence he started to work and earn by taking tuition.

The first thing that he asked me was "What happens when you take the Maths book? You see a ghost or what?" He used to spend a lot of time with us. When I started going to him, I started to know what Maths is all about. He taught me how it should be taught.He gave me all the inputs needed in the right way. He was a great man with so much humility. I started picking it up slowly, but surely. He used to spend a lot of time and set question papers with such neatness, for us for tests and used to correct those answer papers with such sincerity and dedication.He used to give us sincere remarks of what we've done, and what has to be done.

He used to give more importance to theory part of Maths, which made him someone unique. Nobody does give it that kind of importance. But he used to emphasize on how each formula came and the background of each concept in Maths. He doesn't judge me by my marks but how I solve my problem methodically. But getting full marks in his tests would take everything out of you, cause he used to set questions with high standards. He used to check whether I've understood the concept or not. He used to say that getting full marks should not be in the mind but working out the problems correctly is what should be the focus with appropriate steps. He instilled confidence in me. He made sure that I'm comfortable with each of the concept that is there in Maths. It was my pleasure to be a student of him for nearly 4 years. He used to share with me all his problems and used to discuss about a lot of events happening around. An voracious reader and a great fan of cricket, the man is filled with knowledge.

I was having this in my mind!!

He made me tell this!!

He spotted the patience I'd got and he used to tell me that "You better do research, cause you've got a lot of patience and sincerity."(This is true.He has told me many a times.) The man made me score really good marks in my 10th and 12th board exams. He deserves all my praise. He is still doing his good work of teaching students. He is good at what he does. He refers to a lot of books, works out problems while he is alone and sincerely does his job. He is paid really less than what he does. He does it with passion. I don't know what drives him. He is an unsung hero in my life. If I can do research, then a part of the credit would certainly go to him. If I can give the world something useful, then it would not have come without the work of this man. He is behind it , at least indirectly. I owe him a lot. His name is Mr. Rajasekar. There have been a lot of teachers in my life, but personally he understood my potential better.

Success doesn't come through the individual effort of a person, but through the sacrifices those are done in the form of help by others, directly or indirectly. Remember, when you're successful, you've got it because somebody else has made a sacrifice of something for the sake of your success at the other end.

-SATZ

India, a secular country?

A dispute that has its inception nearly 500 years ago. A dispute that has really tested the nation's judicial system. A dispute that has made the lives of the claimants very difficult. A dispute for a mere 120 feet by 90 feet of land. A dispute that has consumed the lives of so many thousands of people. A dispute that is for a low thought, mere material possession.

It all started in the year 1528, when these so called claimants of the land were not even born. They are fighting for something that Babur and Ram should be fighting for. I don't know where the other group came in from, the Nirmohi Akhara. They claim that they've lived for so many years there and hence it belongs to them. The word Nirmohi Akhara means that "Group without attachment". They are sadhus who has got no attachment to the material world and they're in want of that land. This means, they should not have that name anymore. I don't get the whole meaning. Secular country means that it is separate from religions. But here we've got people fighting for a land and including politics and religion as well.

We need to have this kind of a mindset!!

It is not good to see the Hindus destroying mosques of Muslims. Its a developing country. Only when people realise that this country has got a future only if they're free from religions and the mastermind politics, its gonna get close to the no.1 spot in the world. Indians are the most brainy people in the world. Having got everything to live smart, if we keep on fighting for just a piece of land, then it evidently shows that we're still not close to becoming civilized yet. The time is changing. We can't have cases such as the Ramjanmaboomi-Babri Masjid civil case, hanging in the air for roughly 60-62 years. It is a question of respect to the judicial system. It questions the basics of our constitution. We're not putting the growth of the country in the first place, when it should be the focus and not for such internal matters , which is causing worries to the innocent who're working on their goals and who're working for the country's. It is irritating see the army, CRPF, and other police forces giving security for a case that revolves around a land.

Disputed site in the pic!!

First, the land belongs to India. Second, the government should have taken over the land and it could have been used for some other good purpose. Third, these people should have been magnanimous in giving the land to anyone between themselves(ideal one).Fourth, proactive measure should have been taken by the government to ensure that the problem was solved at the root level itself (in 1949 itself or atleast in the middle). Fifth, talks should have been the solution as these claimants would have spent more than what the value of the land would be :). Understanding the meaning of their own religion, what it preaches, how it supports brotherhood, how it is free from the material world and how it tells man to live is required and should be put into action.

Of course, it is a sensitive issue. I would say, the verdict that was given yesterday, would be the best solution. But what's the point. The case is gonna go to the supreme court and is going to stay there for, we don't know how many years. One thing the claimants should understand is that, people of India are changing. There have been the introduction of newer generations with broader outlook. The younger generation views problems from a higher perspective. This is not going to continue for a long time. This is an age wherein, the caste systems are declining in a gradual manner. They don't care about anything other than self improvement and seeking the extremity of success in their lives. No solution, is going to make it difficult for the claimants and it is not going to have any effect on the people, who do not care what is going to happen cause they are the younger lot. It is merely going to be a waste of time, energy and money. It is just the need that the claimants do not involve in any anti-social activities and provoke the innocent people to fight in the name of religion. It is putting India ahead which holds the key in such cases.Making India secular should not be in mere wordings, but in action.

-SATZ

Good way of earning money!!

I was just browsing the net for brushing up my basics(which I've been trying to do and not able to get right for the past one year or so.Its so damn frustrating!!). I came across this relatively new stuff which made me glue my eyes to the wide monitor of my computer. It is an Indian initiative, which is good to hear and to be proud of, amidst the shame of the Common Wealth Games Village issue(Media doing pretty good than what is required, in tarnishing the image of the country and boasting about their so called "exposes" to the world, which adds more fuel to the fire).The site is called transtutors.com and their work is to help students with their assignments and homework.Providing educational services. They also do online tutoring and clearing of doubts is also done.
Gee!! I didn't have it when I had assignments in my undergraduate level or may have but would have missed it.
But nothing comes without money and yes, these people earn money through the doubts they clear. There is a whole of a table put out there in the website. They demand a sum of money according to the quantity and quality of questions. They've also got online notes, which makes it even more beneficial. Now they wholly offer their support to commerce and accounts students as most of the tutors are from the commerce department, but then they seem to extend their technical support to many students from different streams in the near future. They do have professors for Maths, Physics, Metallurgy, Computer Science, IT and Civil departments who can handle the doubts of many students. They are all from good universities and good technical background(though I've not tried it, I've checked their profile!!). Good way of earning money!! If the student has got some integrity then he/she might try out the problem to the maximum and then give it to the tutors or else might straightaway ask it to the tutor, take a printout of it and submit it as the assignment.

Its so simple huh?
Lecturers!! Beware of this!!The next time you give an assignment make sure to check it. It may contain the tag of transtutor.com. This is a good business. Good thought. One which is going to become a fashion. It is good to have this support as well. Good to interact with other people and know how they solve each problem. Overall it is good and at the same time a healthy business.An evergreen one. A good way to earn money and a good way to earn knowledge!!The place is http://www.transtutors.com/. If you've got any similar stories, do tell me about it.

-SATZ

Situation exploited!!

There is a reason for choosing this post, as I've got one, for everything I post. It is like something that is happening near them, but then, people are blindfolded by their own lifestyle. They don't seem to worry about it, but certain people do take it an advantage and make the wind blow towards their side. Its an absolutely small issue. But the outcome is large at a different perspective.

We've heard the words "PRICE RISE" for the past 6-7 months. We know that all of them talk about it. Mind you it is only for certain commodities like that of petroleum and petroleum based products and some of the vegetables that come from far off distances. What happens to the other products that are sold especially by the grocery shop owners and wholesalers? Who takes control of the ever increasing cost of grocery type products? What about the price for the food items in the hotels? I've seen many hotels doing the "SILENT KILLING". Reducing the amount of food content that was being given earlier for the same price, while you take a parcel, has become the profit mantra of hotels. You don't have to question about the quality, do you? That is something that is always in the lower side. The other thing that is done is increasing the cost silently each month or each week by one or two rupees. On the whole, this one or two rupees doesn't matter for us. It matters a lot for the owners. Each time one gets a parcel an order puts one pie in the bank of the hotel owners. In developing hotels, they put an A/C room nowadays and charge extra, for the installation and the power it consumes. They conveniently add it up with the food items.

When we move out to buy something other than the "price rise" products, we normally don't know the actual prices of the products. I guess, we're not databases. Retailers and the grocery shop owners take advantage of two things. One is the innocence that we don't know the price of each of the products like the vegetables daily. The second is that we don't have time to do all that in our busy schedules. We're always ready to buy something quickly and move. Who cares about how the billing is done in a grocery shop??Its crap right!! But these people own a Blackberry and a Pulsar just by having a grocery shop worth a few lakhs. They are silent looters of money.You can see a retailer wearing five rings in his fingers, all of gold. They somehow see that the liquidity is high as well as the profit they have, improves by a large margin.

What can we do to address this problem?

One that can be done is track the price of every product in the market. Or simply, to put it in this way, you know what kind of products you're gonna buy. So make sure to dedicate a few seconds in seeing, say for example the price of vegetables for that matter, in the local newspaper. Price rise becomes a valid reason for these people. Anything asked about the increase in cost and they've a valid answer. Price rise. It is just the argument about it that is being exploited for earning money.

Another issue, is the one made by auto rickshaws. They demand money at their own will. I don't know who decides all these. If there is a hike in the price of petroleum products by just One rupee then suddenly there will be a ten rupee increase for the same distance that was traveled earlier by the auto. I don't get the logic behind this. Even if I calculate the average mileage it gives with some allowance to the extra fuel during starting and all other stuff including the load, I won't even get it more than 3 rupees. But it is just a marginal increase of cost of petroleum products. Why should I be penalized with extra 7 rupees? It will be worse if you've a slight increase in the distance. There won't be any logic, when you compare the cost increase with that of the increased distance. Practical problems faced by people. Especially old people. Cause they've got no other go. If they can't walk far then they've to settle down only with autos(especially middle class people). This is being exploited by the auto rickshaws.


How do we tackle this? I do not tell them they should not earn. But then there is something called integrity. Everyone of us work only with that. Why can't we do it with some honesty and integrity? Remember, whoever you're if there is an Integrity Gap, then it certainly will be known to your heart. Every work is a profession. It is being true to it that matters. I don't have a definite solution other than finding a way to outsmart these people. Become the cheater of cheaters. Or else there is the hard way of going to the consumer court and filing a case which will certainly take a few years for sending a verdict, within which both you and the owner would've come to an agreement and to a greater position in life. This is what I've got. If there are any other possible solution for this problem, do post it!!

Beware of the nearest grocery shop owner!! Whenever you go out there, remember that he is looting your money silently and becoming richer than what you're!!

-SATZ

Never underestimate it!!

Sometime, two years ago, I've been in touch with these. I was astonished to see the types of these and the various terminologies used for these stuff. And what I'm talking about is Tires. I was amazed and astonished to so many types of tires. It is not really what we see out there. It is absolutely necessary to design them to perfection because they are transmitting the total power output of the engine to the roads. These are the ones that make you feel like floating on the road. But then it has now come a long way from the conventional tire developed by Robert Thomson and later introduced by John Boyd Dunlop, for his son's bicycle. Then the vulcanising of the tire was a serendipity which was introduced to the world by Charles Goodyear. I was browsing about how it is manufactured and what kind of research is being done in tires now(yes, research is done in tires as well).

What is done to get a tire?

The main ingredient of the tire is the rubber. Especially Natural rubber or synthetic rubber.

To produce the raw rubber used in tire manufacturing, the liquid latex is mixed with acids that cause the rubber to solidify. Excess water is squeezed out by presses and made into the form of sheets and is dried in smokehouses. Shaped into bales and sent to tire manufacturing factories. Synthetic rubber is produced from polymers of crude oil.

The other ingredients are carbon black, sulfur and other chemicals. Carbon black is produced by burning crude oil with low oxygen content. For racing cars, specific chemicals that produce more traction are used and for passenger cars high mileage tires are manufactured using certain chemicals. Certain chemicals in the tire protect it from the ultraviolet rays of the sunshine. The design includes three parts namely the tread, the beads and the body with the sidewalls. There are computer systems to simulate road conditions and for the test of the tread pattern under different conditions. The different types of chemical compounds of rubber, the whole of the tire design, and the stresses acting on the tire while running can be simulated through the use of the software.

In a modern passenger car tire, as many as twenty different types of rubber may be used in different parts of the tire.

What is the modern research going on in the field of tires?

In the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society(ACS), Dr. Joseph McAuliffe suggested "green tires" for the world. The tire uses a compound called isoprene which is normally got from petroleum products. But he suggested a compound called BioIsoprene which can be derived from food products like sugar, corn, switchgrass, corn cobs, etc. The reliance on petroleum feedstocks could get low and the tires can utilise the renewable feedstocks for the raw material required. Seven gallons of petroleum products are used up for the production of one billion tires produced each year.

Kaichang Li, a researcher of Oregon State University, Department of forestry with his student Wen Bei, found that wood products can be used in tires which can even improve the fuel economy of the vehicle. The surprising findings suggested the potential of a microcrystalline cellulose. The study suggests that the cellulose can be used in tires to reduce the power consumption of the manufacturing of the tire, reduce the costs, and buildup better heat resistance, better traction when compared with normal tires on wet pavements, and even high fuel efficiency. More research is being done on the durability with the use of tree materials, made with the partial replacement of silica. It can also create jobs for people by introducing a new manufacturing technique for tires.

I thought once the tires are worn out, they're useless. Ofcourse they are. But they become a nuisance over time. Nearly 280 million tires are discarded annually in the United States. Piles of worn-out tires can become eyesores and breeding grounds for mosquitoes. In landfills, intact tires can collect methane (produced by decomposing waste) and create potential fire hazards. Over time, these tires can work their way to the surface, where they can damage liner covers and cause increased leachate production that could contaminate groundwater.So Timothy Stark, a professor of civil engineering and environmental studies at the University of Illinois and Krishna Reddy professor from the same university, evaluated the use of shredded tires as a drainage material in waste-containment systems. Shredding tires into chips roughly 4 inches by 6 inches. offers a simple and cost-effective way of providing drainage for modern landfills, re mediating older landfills, and disposing of mountains of scrap tires.

Well, this maybe ok. But wait for something that's following. See this next generation of tires suggested by Michelin. This is pretty good. Airless, No valves, no compressors needed, no repair kits anymore. Check out the figure below and it will tell you all the story.

This may be the one!! Or may not!!

There maybe problems while going at higher speeds. It is under research and will be out sometime in the years to come. There are lot more happening in various parts of the world. A good composition that can resist a lot of wear and can give reliability, durability, cost effectiveness, an optimization between good traction and better mileage, something that is good for the environment while production as well is on the hunt. Until then the one below is what has been given to us by the tire manufacturing fraternity.

New one is on the way!!Until then use me!!

-SATZ

Wonders of today!!

I thought Burj Khalifa was the best wonder of today's world. But what's the point in having a tallest building. For the sake of fame? That's it nothing else. But cannot be underrated at any circumstance because it shows that man can do "Wonders" with what he has been given with. I today came across this interesting thing. It has been for a long time but I took a look only today. If you people know that then you need not read this post. For those who do not know. I'll tell you everything about it. This building is a World Trade Center. We have got a lot of World Trade Centers but this one is in Bahrain. This is not just a building but this has been engineered with Green Technology.

Bahrain World Trade Center:

The height of the building is around 240m. These are twin towers. The towers were built in 2008 by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins. It got the best use of technology award. Wondering what the technology is?? Very simple indeed. The twin towers are connected via three sky bridges, each incorporated with a 225KW wind turbine as you can see in the pic below. Totally supplying 675KW of energy to the building. The twin towers have been designed in such a way that it looks like that of a sail of a ship and any air entering from the Persian gulf at 45 degrees to the north, on either side of the central axis will create a wind stream that remains perpendicular to the turbine blades. The sail like twin towers make the wind come into the space between them. The novel idea is that the engineers have made use of the building as a source to generate more electricity. The three turbines generate electricity that can power nearly 300 homes annually, nearly equal to 1.1 to 1.3 Gwh. It provides the wind power for 11% to 15% of the building's power consumption.

Bahrain World Trade Center!! Green Technology well understood!!

I guess if we can think in such a way that we can integrate two or more engineering field's concepts together then we can come out with a substantial and an innovative idea. The only thing to worry is who's gonna come together to share such things. One keeps on concentrating in his or her own field that they seldom get time to get open to others' ideas. This is going to be the future. Thinking in this manner is gonna do a great deal for the world in the mere future. Sustainability is going to take centre stage. Conflict between technology and environment is arising and it is better to make them friends at the earliest. Let's think. Let's make it a better planet to live in.

-SATZ

Dreams!!

It is a great era to be in. We've got the greats of all time in every field and we're gifted to be in this era. The golden era. The era which should not be missed. I feel lucky to be amidst the world at its best. Greats like Rafael Nadal, Roger, Roddick, Sachin, Rahul Dravid, Hayden, Jacques Kallis, Schumi, Barrichello, Webber, A.R, Shankar,Shaan, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Kailash Kher, Lance Armstrong, Cavendish, Kamal Hassan, Rajini, Amitabh, Aamir, Shah Rukh, Steve Jobs, and as usual the list is endless. All these people have given their best for their respective fields in someway or the other. Something makes them go far. I don't know what. May be the passion. But there are certain dreams that I may try to make into reality. The list may be long but would try to make most of the eggs hatch into live chicks.

It starts like this:

First would certainly try to run at least a half marathon. It is possible with some discipline. Then the big ones go like this. Would like to watch at least one big Manchester United match live.Watch Rooney, Nani, Scholes, Giggs play(if the last two stay in the club when I go there). A live Shankar Mahadevan concert. Meet him in person if possible. Watch a F1 race live. Meet an international race driver if possible. Watch an IPL match live. Watch Sachin , play live. Watch one Rafael Nadal match live. It would be lovely if these things happen. Dream come true moments!! I know that I have to really work hard for these. But sure will do it. It takes just money to be earned. But one day it will certainly happen for sure. The start maybe a bit shaky. But the end is definitely gonna be good. Hope all happens!!

Anyway if it happens or not, I'll be proud because I've lived in an era filled with greatest of all times.

-SATZ