Freezing Thoughts

I was fortunate to be present at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences today, 8th December 2009, to attend lectures by this year's Physics and Chemistry Nobel laureates. According to the Nobel Foundation statutes, the Nobel Laureates are required to 'give a public lecture on a subject connected with the work for which the prize has been awarded'. Nobel Physics prize winners: Charles K Kao, Willard S Boyle and George E Smith Kao, a Chinese, won the award for his contribution in the field of optical fibers. His lecture, titled ' Sand from centuries past, send future voices fast ', (an innovative title, which highlights the importance of Silica in optical fibers) was delivered by his wife, who did a wonderful job in explaining even technical aspects of Mr.Kao's work. Boyle and Smith shared the prize for their work in the area of CCD (charge coupled devices), which form the very basis of digital imaging techniques and play an important role from a tiny 2 megapixel

"What happens when The Unstoppable Force meets The Immovable Object" is a classical paradox question, where one disproves the presence of the other. But ask the Sri Lankan cricket team, and they will promise that both of them exist. They have faced and suffered from the hands of an unstoppable force, Virender Sehwag and an immovable object, Rahul Dravid at the CCI ground in Mumbai. And when they realise tonight that they will again be encountering the duo tomorrow morning, hmm, they have absolutely nothing to motivate themselves and well, one can only pity them. Earlier M.Vijay, fresh from some beautiful knocks in domestic cricket, showed he truly belongs to the big stage. His stance, bat speed and flow (esp. the fluent cover drives) are amazing. Add to this his superiour fielding abilities, oh boy, he sure is a player to watch out for ! Coming back to Sehwag's innings, its his uncomplicated approach to batting which makes him a big threat to bowlers. Try asking him abou