Me Missing in the Photograph as Always!

This is part of the AIPL Team.Let me see if the ppl working for AIPL can recognize everyone by name! Jet Set Go..

The X-Factor

The origin of "X" lies in the piece of cloth that labourers and farmers have worn since time immemorial to absorb perspiration and keep off the sun. This cloth gradually evolved into a decorative piece, called a cravat, which was worn around and knotted in the front by the Croatian mercenaries who served in the Army of King Louis XIV of France. Attracted by the dashing look that the X gave to the wearers, the French aristocrats adopted the same. The industrial revolution created a need for a X that was easy to put on, comfortable and would last an entire working day. That is how the modern X was born. Name X.

Don't Ask,Don't Tell

I guess this trivia has come to my mind at the perfect time.July 2 has bcome historic day when the Delhi High Court overturned the almost 150 years old Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.It has been called as the "Pink Letter Day" by the media.Now,the LGBT(Lesbians,Gays,Bisexuals & Transgenders) are celebrating with not only pride but also wid Parades! It's in the news for quite some time now so I won't write more on it..

But my motive behind this post is little different.All I wanted to share about is the "DON'T ASK,DON'T TELL" Policy. It was a Policy of the US Armed Forces, wherein the recruiters tactfully & unofficially accepted Gays but officially insisted them not to reveal their sexual orientation!

The Other Jackson!

Q. What do the following have in common, with respect to the world of entertainment: Martha Quinn, Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, JJ Jackson, and Alan Hunter?

Addictive Funda of the Day!

Question: Connect the following: Karna from the Mahabharata, the liberation of Goa in 1961, Amitabh Bachan, and the Kargil War of 1999?

The Bandra Worli Sea Link:Mumbai's Newest Landmark

The Bandra Worli Sea Link(BWSL) has been continuously making news since a month now.So,me being enthusiastic about the same could n't resist myself from publishing a post!

To begin with The BWSL is an 8-lane cable stayed bridge which will link Bandra and the western suburbs of Mumbai with Worli & central Mumbai and is the first phase of the proposed West Island Freeway system. The Rs.1600 crore project is being executed by Hindustan Construction Company.The bridge was innaugurated on July 1,2009 by congress chairperson Sonia Gandhi.It will enable speedy travel between Bandra & Worli cutting travel times from 60 minutes to just 15 minutes.An estimated 1,25000 vehicles will be using it daily!Almost 10 crores will be spent for illuminating alone.

Now that every1 is going gaga over the new landmark,it would n't have been possible without the 77 year old man behind it... A 1958 Post-Graduate in Structural Engineering from Madras University, Seshadri Srinivasan is must be 1 o' the most happiest persons alive! When asked about the no. of bridges he has designed..He pauses for a few second n tap comes the reply.."It would be safe to say I designed my 100th bridge a long time ago!!! Indeed he has to his credit The JJ Flyover,the Jamarat Bridge in the holy city of Mecca,which is used by Muslims during Haj in the stoning-of-devil ritual.Hats-off to You Sir.By the time my Addictive Mind wrtes more abt it..njoy the Videos attached.