Cricket buffs at IIT

A solution to `chucking' problem from The Hindu

"Arun and Varun, who bagged the first place, said they thought the problem gave them scope to experiment with Image Processing. Being cricket buffs helped, they admit. All that the duo used for equipment was Arun's mobile phone camera. They then came up with an algorithm that can calculate the flex angle."

Unlikely help!!!!!

Pakistan denies India army report from BBC

"According to the first reports from the Indian army, the Pakistani soldiers invited the Indians to help them rebuild some of their bunkers after sleeping in the open in increasingly cold temperatures."

Some shocking present day reality!!!!!

Caste System from New Internationalist [via LazyDesi]

Most article are must read, though Combatting Caste, Caste out and Mariamma’s shame are the best(or I should say the worst)

Some how I think that the only way out of this mess that is so much a part of our society is to educate everyone! But somewhere somehow it ought to stop.

Stem Cell Research

Embryonic Cells, No Embryo Needed: Hunting for Ways Out of an Impasse from NYTimes

This is a very informative article about the process of stem cell research. Also touches lightly on cloning process.

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Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.
-- Lou Holtz

How this blog works (or doesn't work)...

I have realized that over the last 300 odd posts, a pattern has developed for my blog. And incase some of you want to avoid certain sections(or the entire blog) here are the clues :)

Basically there are 4 sections

Quotes -- This has quotes from various sources
Thought -- This captures the occasions where my brain spits out some words.
Anonymuncule -- This has few times that I try my hand with writing.
Everything else -- All the news, articles, books, views and anything that has catches my attention.(Maybe I should subdivide this cause I find it difficult to find things that I have read and posted earlier. Don't think blogger has tagging ability)
(Opinion -- This is something that I want to add but then I do not have time for it. There are few posts that belong to this section though)

ps - it is a note to myself but comments are welcome.

anonymuncule

Entry bought peace with it and exit, silence.
Each was equally quiet but nothing could be so different.