A few stray thoughts and a few general observations (all my own work)

[12/12 9:25 am] Milind Kale:



Assorted



24th Nov 2013



~ With the advent of TVs & personal computers during 90s, we did use additional screen which we used to clip on the PC monitor. (Remember? During initial years...) To reduce radiation & to protect your eyes..now we don't use it...



~ With the advent of mobile phones, during initial years there was so called fear that by keeping cell phone in pockets may damage either your kidneys or heart..remember? Now we handle cellphones any which way we like...



~ With mobiles came Cell towers on top of buildings.. now there is an apprehension about radiation from mobile towers!!



Technological advancements vis a vis fear psychosis vis a vis improvements...Never(ever) ending processes...

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1st Dec 2013



Attending one conference.



Thought @ olden days, where we used to make presentations using transperencies and conventional projector!

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4th Dec 2013



Sporting stock:



Tennis:

Ramnathan Krishnan, Ramesh Krishnan, Vijay/Anand Amrutraj, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupati, Sania Mirza, Somdev Devvarman, > who?



Badminton:

Prakash Padukone, Syed Modi, Amita Modi, Aparna Popat, Gopichand, Saina Nehwal, Sindhu, > who?



Hockey:

Dhyanchand, Zafar Iqbal, Mohd Shahid, Pargat Singh, Sandip Singh, > who?



Chess:

Manaul Aaron, Pravin Thipse, Bhagyashree Khadilkar Thipse, Vishwanathan Anand, > who?



Table Tennis:

Kamlesh Mehta, Gurmeet Singh, Manjit Singh Dua, Ramaswamy, Babras, Mahendra Chiplunkar, Asantha Basak, Sharath Kamal, > who?



Billiards/Snooker:

Wilson Jones, Michael Farera, Geet Sethi, Pankaj Advani, > who?



F1 racing: Narayan Karthikeyan, > who?Football/Soccer: Baichung Bhutia, > who?



Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Cycling, Wrestling, Boxing, Judo/Karate, Shooting, Baseball, Ice hockey/Skating, overall Athletics, etc etc > where are we? Why? What needs to be done? Where are we lagging? When n how we can improve? Which sport we can excel? Who will take the lead?



Questions....on your mark....

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Milind Kale, 12/12/2015



[12/12 9:25 am] Milind Kale:



16th march 2014



Phrases, slangs, anecdotes, adages and maxims associated with THE one and ONLY.



Epithet of visionary, World class, World scale, Guts n Luck, Superlative, Tutelage, Up & about, Large hearted, Radical change agent, Juggernaut, Stupendous, Eloquent testimony, Enormous strength, Incredible vision, Amazing perseverance, Undaunting courage, Unflagging faith, Unflinching pursuit, Insurmountable odds, Non stop hard work, Herculean tasks, unperturbed, Candour, Openness, Unique, Backward integration programme, Courage of conviction, Exponential growth, Envision, Economies of scale, Against all ODDS and WHY NOT?



Famous words of him:

~ We must dare to dream, and dare to dream big!



~ Ideas are nobody's monopoly; think fast, think big and think ahead!



~ If plan 'A' did not work, the alphabet have 25 more letters! stay cool



This is about the ONE and only, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani.

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Milind Kale, 12/12/2015



[12/12 9:25 am] Milind Kale: Assorted



8th june 2014



Undoubtedly, Mikhail Gorbachev, architect of Glasnost (Openness) and Perestroika (Restructuring) and T.N. Seshan, architect of Electoral reforms in India are the two most towering personalities of the 90s.



While, the US-USSR relationship, & thus the global scenario was drastically altered because of Gorbachev, it can be reasonably reiterated that Seshan was instrumental in overhauling Indian political scenario.



We have the world around us as it is and now, the "Modified" India, because of them.



Thanks both!!!!!

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28th june 2014



Half of Mumbai's traffic woes shall be solved if,:



A. There are footpaths on either side, free of squatters, illegal extension of shop display areas, free of potholes, plain and walkable.



B. Width of the footpath is in ratio and type of road. eg. Single/double median, arterial, main, sub lane and so on. Ideally footpath width is to be 1/4th of the road width.



C. Disciplinary drive n walk n parking.



D. No walking on roads and no driving on footpaths!



 E. Patience, self control/discipline and no road rage.

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Milind Kale, 12/12/2015