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G. Madhavan Nair - The Man Behind the Success
Submitted by sancochin on Mon, 04/28/2008 - 8:24pm.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched ten satellites including country's latest remote sensing satellite and eight nano satellites from abroad on Today.
The satellites lifted off from Sriharikota carried by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle -PSLV-C9.
The cluster of satellites included the Indian Mini Satellite (IMPS-1) also.
Latest remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A, weighing about 690 kgs, carries a state-of-the-art panchromatic camera (PAN) which is capable of taking black-and-white pictures in visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Microsoft Surface
Submitted by sancochin on Sat, 04/05/2008 - 11:57am.Amazing tool from Microsoft ! Watch it
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Padmasri Bharath Gopi - A tribute
Submitted by sancochin on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 11:02pm.
Gopiettan of Kerala Film industry passed away today.
He was hospitalised last week after a heart attack while shooting for the film "Dhey Ingottu Nokiye".
The debut movie of Gopiettan was "Swayamvaram" in 1972. Films like "Ormakkayi", "Yavanika", "Panchavadippalam" and "Aadaminte Vaariyell" were very popular.
Gopi's portrayal of a villager in the film "Kodiyettam" in 1977 won him the National Film Award for Best Actor.
"Yavanika" and "Kaattathe Kilikoodu" were masterpieces of Gopiettan.
He got Kerala state award for the best actor for four times.
Bill Gates' Farewell - Microsoft at CES 2008
Submitted by sancochin on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 10:37pm.» login to post comments | 2828 reads
Edmund Hillary - The "burra sahib" - A Tribute
Submitted by sancochin on Sat, 01/12/2008 - 12:24pm.
"You never conquer a mountain; the most you can ever hope to do is to try and conquer yourself"
"Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself,"
"Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain."
"Well George, we finally knocked the bastard off." - Hillary's first words, to lifelong friend George Lowe, on returning from Everest's summit
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Benazir Bhutto
Submitted by content on Sat, 01/05/2008 - 1:24pm.
Benazir Bhutto born in 1953 in the province of Sindh, completed her education at Oxford University. She also attended Harvard.
Ms Bhutto was Pakistan's prime minister twice. The first term of office between 1988 and 1990.
Benazir Bhutto was part of a political dynasty. She visited India in 1972 with her father, President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, to meet Indira Gandhi.
During both her stints in power, the role of Ms Bhutto's husband, Asif Zardari, proved highly controversial as he was accused of stealing state funds - charges he denied