Thursday, April 15, 2010

Solution for volcanic ash in airline engines

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Although I am retired, and I do not indulge in designing solutions for technical problems, there is a simple solution to  prevent the intake...

How has the volcanic eruption affected you?

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In a way I am glad as I am getting more quality time with Joanna and the grandkids who are stranded here. They were supposed to take off tom...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Great buy at the Flea Market

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This entry is posted on 2 blogs - my main Jacob's Blog and my Oulu Best (Worst) Buy Blog. Annikki and I are Flea Market addicts. We ha...

Success at last

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After my return from India, where I saw my cousin, Bina, happily enjoying a morning with the newspaper doing Sudoku, I started attempting th...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Last bout with winter snow

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The snow in the Vesaisentie garden, especially at the front gate, was far greater than I imagined. From New Caravelle in Snow I brought K...
Thursday, April 08, 2010

Old Cottonians act

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I have mentioned on my many blogs the unfortunate media publicity attached to some of my alma maters. I am heartened to see how the Banga...
Sunday, April 04, 2010

Agropolymers

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When I finished my graduation in England in Polymer and Plastics Science and Technology, I joined the Rubber and Plastics Research Associati...
Saturday, April 03, 2010

Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday

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What do these three days mean to you, as a Christian and a non-Christian? I am a Christian by birth and tradition. But I am a secularist b...
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Friday, April 02, 2010

Why don't I write about my special fields?

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Many of you have emailed me, over time, as to why I do not post blog entries about all my special interest areas. There are several of the...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Secularity in Educational Institutions

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(Posted on all my main blogs as this is one of my more serious postings meant to get the broadest reach.) I learnt from the Times of India...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Beware of Black Ice

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Yesterday was a tough day. I had tonnes of meetings including showeing up at the Annual General Body meeting of the Oulu Cricket Club. (I ...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Some Operations, Injuries and Accidents

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I am sure most of you remember what operations were carried out on you when you were young. I remember I had my tonsils out while living in ...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Returning to the present

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My last few blog entries wandered into the past, so I thought I would bring you back into the present day and reality. I received a very n...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Learning morality as a child....

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In Finland, the situation is amazing that if you drop or lose something somewhere, even after a week or a month, it is likely to have been l...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Remember your first Fountain Pen?

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Those were the days when we did not have ballpoint pens around. I used to covet my mother's beautiful Shaeffer, a black and white stri...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Tips to catching a cat burglar

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First advice to everyone reading this is "Don't try it!" However, in 1960, the year after I left school, I had six months to...

I thought I was unique and original...

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A few days ago, I informed you of my laziness and my way of buttering my toast. I thought I was being clever, unique and absolutely original...
Sunday, March 21, 2010

How do I get topics for my blogs?

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Many of you have emailed me as to how I can get such a constant flow of topics for my blogs, and at the same time retain the readers interes...
Saturday, March 20, 2010

Robbery attempt at ATM

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Last week, four youngsters tried to harrass our daughter, Joanna, in Newcastle. She turned on them and pinned them down so that they then fl...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

A new Indian magazine

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After our Bharat Darshan, where we increased our readership to our main blog and then to all our blogs, we have been getting letters from se...