Life

What is life all about. Its a question everyone knows the answer and yet most people don't want to believe they know the answer. An interesting quote that comes to my mind about life "Life is what happens to you when you want to do something". Sorry if I didn't put in the phrase correctly it sounded something like that and it is true. In this fast-paced life we don't have time to sit and enjoy our lunch or dinner with family and friends. We always have to play catch up game with time

For people who have the time don't value it and simply while it away on things which really aren't that important (most famous being watching TV). An interesting thing about time is most people over estimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade. If you plan towards something and keep to it say for a decade then you are bound to reach a level well beyond those who just want to spend the day as it comes

One important ingredient for success according to me is a pot of glue. Puzzled? You just apply that pot of glue to your seat and stick to the task unless it is finished. Sounds simple isn't it. But it is really tough have my word for it.

I just thought about writing something philosophical about life and actually finished writing about time and hard work. I guess if these two things are well valued then life can be a pleasant thing after all. At the end of the day we have to be happy to make life look good. Keep smiling and working hard

What if Israel attacks Iran?

Recently Israel's transportation minister was quoted as saying "Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable. If Iran continues with its program for developing nuclear weapons, we will attack it. The sanctions are ineffective"

Is the threat from Israel realistic or just another political statement by an Israeli politician to ward off the crisis faced by the Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at home. It can be considered real given the fact that in 1981 Israeli warplanes destroyed Iraq's nuclear reactor

Ok then what are the reactors that are in contention for attack by Israel. The fact is that Israel has its eyes on certain key facilities that it deems are important for producing nuclear weapons. The first site is Bushehr located on the Persian Gulf southwest of Isfahan.



This site is not on the top list of Israel's hitlist as this site is intended to be for peaceful purposes (for producing nuclear power of around 1,000 MW). Russia has signed an agreement that the spent fuel will be returned to Russia and not diverted to any other places where it can be used for producing plutonium (used for making weapons)



The second and the most contentious site is Natanz which is complete and Iran is already in the process of enriching Uranium. It is partly being built underground making Iran's intentions a little suspicious in the international arena

What are the possibilities and factors that will determine whether Israel attacks Iran
The biggest hurdle for Israel to attack Iran's nuclear facilities are that the fighter jets which are going to attack the facilities definitely will need a refuelling as the nuclear facilities are very far away from Israel and they also far apart from each other.

Unlike in 1981 where the site of the nuclear reactor was nearer to Israel and the fighter jets returned safely after attacking the site. Moreover all these installations have been protected by advanced air defense systems from Russia and many are underground installations which makes the mission even more difficult to carry out

What will be Iran's response
Unlike in 1981 where Israel destroyed Iraq's nuclear facilities without losing anything, Iran is a completely different situation. They have their own missile program and have a missile that can reach up to London. They can hit Israel with ease and also attack other U.S. bases in the Gulf region.



Moreover Iran has the political leverage to destabilise Iraq using its Shia majority and turn them against the U.S. They can use Hezbollah as a significant weapon next door to Israel on the northern Israeli border


Israel has developed its Arrow ant-ballistic missile program which it claims can neutralise the missile attacks from Iran but the arrow missile system is yet to be tested on the battleground. And everyone knows how miserably the Patriot missile batteries failed during both the gulf war and the war between Israel and Hezbollah


Given these scenarios and the legality of attacks given that Iran's nuclear ambitions are yet to be proven, Israel and U.S. will be diplomatically isolated if they preemptively attack Iran

Cool and Latest Mobile Models

Its been a long time since I wrote a blog thanks to my system that did not boot up for the past 2 weeks, At last I managed to put the bits and pieces of my system together and writing this blog. So what is this blog about? It is about some of the cool mobiles (and concepts) I happened to see. Of course you can see their reviews in some of the gadget sites but I wanted to present my perspective. So without any further fuss I start with the article

Morph
The first gadget is called Morph from Nokia which is still in its initial stage of research and development. It uses nanotechnology to build a device which will change its usage depending on the needs from a cell phone to a camera to a mp3 player and many more functions

Some of the key features are

The device can change its form depending on physical conditions

Nanotechnology will enable Self cleaning and self-repairing

As its batteries are in nanoscale (10 to the power -9) it will absorb solar energy and does not require physical charging

Cool stuff ah!!. This is the technology that Nokia is betting on in the next 5 years

You can watch a video on the various forms and shapes that the Morph can take in the following link in Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdF1JZkm2nQ

Samsung Serenata


Boy what a look it has. A mobile need not be just a mobile it can be beautiful (better than Miss Universe) and this is just the mobile that can make you fall in love.
The Serenata is a touch form music player and a slider phone with a jog-dial input. As all beautiful women come with a cost this mobile is also very costly. Th cost is a whopping Rs. 84,000

Tag Heuer Meridiist

A brand that we all know and admire is Tag Heuer and this brand of mobile surely comes with a class. The features Sapphire crystal main screen Monochrome OLED (Organic LED which is the recent advancement in screens)
The expected cost is an amazing Rs.2,33,000. It really can be a potential Vertu killer

LG Black Label

The name is not official yet but by the looks it will certainly emulate the success of LG Shine. It has cutting edge technology with carbon-fibre and tempered glass body
Expected price Rs.25,000. LG bring it soon to India, I would love to put my hands around it