Tuesday, October 18, 2005

India joins a Elite group

India is set to join a select group of countries by launching its own Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) with an all-weather capability for disaster management. The RISAT will be launched on a PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) in 2007.

When RISAT is launched in the polar orbit, India will be part of a few space-faring countries that have similar satellites.The main purpose of the RISAT is to support and augment the country's operational remote sensing programme by enhancing agricultural and disaster related applications. It will have a mission life of 5 years.

RISAT will carry sophisticated radars, scanners and other scientific instruments. The RISAT is to be launched into a polar sun-synchronous orbit of 609km. Apart from C-band, it will also have S-band transponders for resource mapping and agriculture.

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Keep Walking...

Here is irony at its best...Justin Langer is in an ad for Johnnie walker. Here is how it goes...

Justin Langer narrates his way through the streets of London for a Johnnie Walker television advertisement. Smartly dressed and philosophising about numbers, Langer's monologue ends with the company's motto "Keep Walking".

"Start Walking" might be a more appropriate phrase for JL, who has a reputation as one of the most reluctant to depart on dismissal.

On the same lines,would be nice to see Saurav Ganguly doing an ad for Jaguar.
Guess what their line is "Born to Perform".
Or maybe Greg Chappell doing an ad for BT, their line is "More power to you".

Monday, October 03, 2005

West Tigers Triumph !!

The joint venture between Balmain Tigers and Wests Magpies has gone from problem child to NRL premiers in one season. With a comvincing 30-16 win over the North Queensland Cowboys. Halfback Scott Prince played a pretty big role in the win. Touch ironic that the Cowoys product had to do this to his old team. This is the first NRL win for any joint venture club. Brett Hodgson, a former Eel, finally got to win a Grand Final after the loss to Newcastle a few seasons ago.
My dear Rabbitohs also did pretty well this season, finishing 13th, a good 3 points and two losses away from the wooden spoon. Too bad Andrew Johns hopes to win a title in England got dashed. Again the irony was that it was an Aussie who put paid to his hopes. Nathan Blacklock,the former Dragon, scored three tries as Hull FC beat Warrington Wolves 40-6.But, What a Man! Single handedly winning the State of Origin and then getting his club side out of the dumps.
Here's hoping that The Rabbitohs do better in the next season. Go The Bunnies!!!