Cold in College Station

Its going to be 32`F in College Station today.
Look at the hourly forecasts to the left betwwen 11am and 3pm

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[32 degrees Farenheit = 0 degrees Celsius]

How to convert:
'F= (9/5)'C + 32
=> 'C = ('F-32)*(5/9)

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Thanksgiving Day

Nov 23rd, was Thanksgiving day here in the US.

 

Thanksgiving day has many significances, generally it is a day of expression of Gratitude to God for all the blessings of the previous year. It is also a day for family to gather together from afar and spend some time together. (This also makes it one of the most busy travel periods in the US and other parts of the world)

 

Wikipedia has a nice article on this day. Goto http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thanksgiving&oldid=89889167 and read up on it.

 

Chennai on Wikipedia

Did you know that, as of 2006, Chennai (Madras) has a population of 6,957,669 (about 7 million) ? I sure didn't. 

Take a look at this fascinating write-up on Chennai on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chennai&oldid=89717557

 

My homepage is now active

I finally managed to get my homepage on the Dept Website up and running.

Take a peek at http://students.cs.tamu.edu/suneil/

 

 

Quantum Relativity

Here's a quote I found a day or two back:

"Ever since the mathematicians got ahold of relativity, I find that even I
don't understand it." -Albert Einstein

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India Association hosts "dia"

An Indian Cultural Program was hosted today by the IA at the Rudder Theatre.
Named "dia" the program had Musical Performances, a Drama, an Antakshari event and more.

'dia' is a play on the word "diya" which means "lamp"

I couldn't go for it since I have a presentation due first thing tomorrow that's worth 30% of the course grade. I figure that gets more priority.

Some related links:

'dia' poster: http://dsa-stuorg.tamu.edu/ia/dia.html
What is Antakshari :  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antakshari
Define 'diya':  http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Adiya&btnG=Search

Fire Alarm went off in the Department on Friday

We had a small fire alarm incident on Friday in our building.

We were in the midst of class on Friday. Around 11am just before class was to end, the fire alarm in the building went off. It was an interesting experience, considering that I've never experienced something like this before here.

In order to be compliant with accessibility regulations, the alarm system is supposed to be valid for people who are visually or aurally challenged. This meant that there was a loud warning buzzer, along with a strobe light that flashes about once every 5 seconds. This is accompanied by a automatic voice that tells you that the fire alarm has been activated, so please exit the building while this is being investigated.

There was no panic or confusion as people very calmly exited the building and went to wait outside as the physical plant staff arrived to investigate the situation. There was a joke making the rounds that someone was probably interested in getting out of a test or something.

Anyway, it turned out that someone in the basement was moving something on a cart when the cart bumped into the fire alarm switch, setting off the fire alarm.
So much for all the confusion.

Hello World 2

This blog goes active starting today.
I will be posting snippets from my day or just about anything I find interesting here.

Please leave me a comment if you find something interesting.

Thanks and Gig em'
(http://aggietraditions.tamu.edu/gigem.shtml)

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