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What to do... Life's like that...: December 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Friday, December 30, 2005. The tour starts with a 7 minute video that shows the assembly of a Boeing 777 aircraft from scratch. The tour guide then directs people to board a bus that takes us into the main assembly unit. Some highlights and facts from the tour:. The Everett establishment manufactures only wide bodied Boeing aircrafts (747,767,777 and 787 in future). It takes around 7 months for a Boeing 777 aircraft delivery once an order is placed. Monday, December 26, 2005.

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What to do... Life's like that...: March 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Monday, March 28, 2005. Elémentaire Docteur Watson II. How modest). This friend of mine smartly put the words "With God's Grace" as he didn't want to spoil the fun by giving up the name. Don't mystery novelists use some of these techniques to baffle their readers? The 2 most common techniques employed by these writers are 1) Hide as much information as possible about the truth. 2) Put the reader on the wrong track by pointing clues at the wrong suspect. Monday, March 21, 2005.

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What to do... Life's like that...: June 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Sunday, June 26, 2005. Engines Turn Or Passengers Swim. This put a question in my mind. What would have happened if the Azores Islands were not within landing distance of the aircraft? Would it mean that all 306 passengers would meet a watery grave? Were there any regulations by Aviation authorities to ensure safe flying? Which could be of interest to the readers of this blog. Posted by Sandeep Karanth @ 3:35 PM. Monday, June 20, 2005. Michelin engineers analyzed the samples...

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What to do... Life's like that...: October 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Wednesday, October 12, 2005. India: Why not software product development? I agree with Craig when he says that the Indian engineering curriculum should be made more product development oriented with emphasis on business related aspects of technology. But that alone is not going to solve the problem. I've tried to analyze and enumerate a few reasons on how we can change the trend. It may not be comprehensive but it is just a start. But the topics covered are quite obsolete.

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What to do... Life's like that...: July 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Tuesday, July 19, 2005. Want to Read' Collection. The Tipping Point - How little things can make a big difference (Malcolm Gladwell). Blink- The power of thinking without thinking (Malcolm Gladwell). Freakonomics- A rogue economist explores the hidden side of everything (Steven. Levitt and Stephen Dubner). The World is Flat - A brief history of the 21st Century (Thomas Friedman). The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins). A Short History of Nearly Everything (Bill Bryson).

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What to do... Life's like that...: November 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Friday, November 25, 2005. Posted by Sandeep Karanth @ 5:58 PM. Friday, November 18, 2005. DST is applicable only during summer time. During late fall and winter the time we follow is the actual time for that place. If people believe that DST is going to save energy, this saving is only during summer. By coming out of DST there is no saving of energy during winter. So don't look to apply logic to the reasons cited for the usefulness of DST in winter, it won't work. DST disru...

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What to do... Life's like that...: May 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Wednesday, May 25, 2005. In the recent past, I have been trying to find out the richest sportsperson alive on this planet. As my research progressed, I came across this Forbes. Here is the top 10 list for 2004,. 10) Pikachu - Pokemon $825m. 9) Wolverine - X-Men $900m. 8) Spiderman - $1.3b. 7) SpongeBob Squarepants - $1.5b. 6) Yu-Gi-Oh - $1.6b (A Japanese cartoon character). 5) Nemo - Finding Nemo $2b. 4) Harry Potter - $2.8b. 3) Frodo Baggins - Lord of the Rings $2.9b.

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What to do... Life's like that...: August 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Wednesday, August 31, 2005. So here we go,. An easy one for all the filmi folks out there. Sujata being her real name, this nightingale can be arguably called as the queen of indi-pop culture. She is also known to have lent her voice to umpteen number of hit numbers. Her debut private album was. That was released as early as 1985 and her debut movie as a playback singer was. She is also known to have sued Magnasound over a royalty issue on one of her albums. Who is she?

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What to do... Life's like that...: April 2005

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What to do. Life's like that. Saturday, April 30, 2005. There are many gem-like compositions in Carnatic music and one of the gems that stands out and is a favorite among instrumentalists is 'Raghuvamsa Sudha' . This crowd enthraller, is composed using the 'Kadhanakuthoohalam' (means 'War Curiosity'? Who was a disciple of a disciple of Thyagaraja. Unfortunately, it looks like lyrics of movie songs are not consistent with the facts they convey. Veturi Sundararamamurthy. Can you explain this? I have gather...