Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Air Powered Car by Tatas. Had to share this

Tatas have a reputation of really looking after their employees. After the Taj hotel, owned by the Tatas, was invaded by machine gun totting killers from another country, Ratan Tata took it upon himself to not only look after the Taj staff but also many others. After doing so much for them, he agonised if he'd done enough. Here's the link to that article. http://wadias.in/site/arzan/blog/the-tata-gesture-post-2811-mumbai-terror-attacks/

It is the very same Tatas who are now about to embark on this new and exciting technological venture. I couldn't be happier for them and wish them every success.

Note: Since writing this the link I had posted was giving me the old 404 error - doesn't exist. Still here's another - http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/preview-concept/4217016  I wrote recently (June 2011) to Tatas asking about the car and they wrote back saying it was still very much in the future. Hope they can do it. We are all routing for you TATAs.





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Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Long Day Closes, Arthur Sullivan


Lovely rendition of Arthur Sullivan's "Long Day Closes" by the Auckland Youth Choir.

Found the words to the song on wiki. See the "comments" section for the words. You will sing along. It is guaranteed.

No star is o'er the lake,
Its pale watch keeping,
The moon is half awake,
Through gray mists creeping,
The last red leaves fall round
The porch of roses,
The clock hath ceased to sound,
The long day closes.


Sit by the silent hearth
In calm endeavour,
To count the sounds of mirth,
Now dumb for ever.
Heed not how hope believes
And fate disposes:
Shadow is round the eaves,
The long day closes.


The lighted windows dim
Are fading slowly.
The fire that was so trim
Now quivers lowly.
Go to the dreamless bed
Where grief reposes;
Thy book of toil is read,
The long day closes.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Happy Teachers' Day for 5th Sept 2010

Happy Teachers’ Day to teachers who care, keep abreast of new technology, share their knowledge with other teachers and try to make teaching interesting and fun.

At my all girls’ school in India, we used to really look forward to teachers’ day as teachers used to stay in the teachers’ common room chatting, having snacks prepared by students (more likely their parents or cooks) and generally relaxing. Senior students used to take over their classes. We could dispense of our school uniforms – a blue pinafore with a white blouse, a badge to represent one of the four houses we belonged to and ‘naughty boy’ shoes – and dress up in our civvies. Oh what an exciting day that used to be, having no lessons being only part of it.

It was Dr. Radhakrishnan’s – our second President’s – birthday. He used to be a college professor before he became President.
In India the system of government is parliamentary with the President as the first citizen.



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