Hurricane Names
In 1953, The National Hurricane Center began naming storms, rather than relying on the old system of map coordinates for identification. Originally, all storms were named for women, but, starting in 1979, men's and women's names were alternated.
An international committee of the World Meteorological Organization now creates and maintains the annual lists. Names are used on a six-year rotation, meaning the 2005 list will come up again in 2011. (See this year's hurricane season outlook) Names of especially damaging and deadly storms are retired. From the 2004 list, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne -- four major hurricanes that struck Florida -- will not reappear when the list returns in 2010.
On this year's list, Franklin and Lee replace Floyd and Lenny, which were retired in 1999.
For 2005, Atlantic tropical storms will be named:
Arlene
Bret
Cindy
Dennis
Emily
Franklin
Gert
Harvey
Irene
Jose
Katrina
Lee
Maria
Nate
Ophelia
Philippe
Rita
Stan
Tammy
Vince
Wilma
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
What do the Big Bosses say ?
""We believe the problems are serious, Wipro will move work outside the city because of "quality of life issues". I can't have my employees sitting in traffic when they should be in the office. Employees pay heavy amount for lousy lifestyle. This city has nothing to offer. We will grow at a much faster rate outside Bangalore, we had enough" - Wipro Chairman, Azim H. Premji
( Premji decided not to expand operations in Bangalore and is looking at Kolkata in a big way and also intends to shift some operations to this new centre which has already started operations .)
Azim Premji
"The City has collapsed! It sucks!" Bob Hoekstra, chief executive of the Philips Software Center.
"Bangalore's IT sops are common knowledge now - one has to be dumb enough to invest here. The city is not dying, it's dead. We don't recruit slaves; we recruit employees who want to live in a better surrounding with a decent lifestyle. We care for our employees. We are moving." - G. S. Wilson, DS Computer Systems.
"There is zero focus, no hand at the wheel," - Infosys Chief Executive Nandan M. Nilekani.
"Bangalore's infrastructure is "deteriorating" with potentially disastrous results." Mike Weston, managing director of Logica, British Software Company. "Yes ! We will be out of this city soon. It will not be a bad idea to send couple of Corporators, MLA`s, MP`s to Gurgaon, Mumbai or Hyderabad to understand what infrastructure means? One has to destroy this place and build it again. This is not a city. " -Jack Anderson, Nova-Soft
"Bangalore's roads as simply "miserable" and bad roads are now the bane." - Infenion Technologies India
"Bangalore is headed backwards. The growth in this city is a distant dream. It was just business money that kept the city going, and now that will stop. Politicians do not bother about IT because IT companies do not contribute to party funds. There is no life left in this city." -Aditya Krishna, Synergy Solutions, Birmingham
"Bangalore's weaknesses are poor infrastructure, booming traffic and potholed roads. This place is ridiculous. While our biggest partner is Shanghai, Bangalore is still far far behind. We have received only three papers by the government in the last five years. Do these people know anything about road maintenance, traffic management solutions and uninterrupted power supply? Collaboration on IT-related fields with Bangalore is out of question. Australia might consider New-Bombay or Gurgaon " - Andrew MacIntyre, Director of APSE, LAFIA-Delegate.
"This city is out. Bangalore's chaotic traffic, bad roads, sad lifestyle and the lack of well-connected mass transport facility is bound to have a direct impact on the IT companies that operate in the city: factors like road-rage, fatigue, and longer commuting time affect an employee's productivity. - Sumankumar .R, EconomyAnalyst India's infrastructure problems - a possible way out
India's infrastructure in a way has paved for China's success - as few would characterize China's growth in the manufacturing industry. Numerous articles have been written regarding this, talking about what can be done to improve the situation in India, which 'suddenly' has become the world's service center (not necessarily software services, but in general all kinds of services). This, according to some economists is not a healthy trend, as the long term implications of over-reliance on a steady supply of outsourced (or otherwise) services are not optimistic. To be able to sustain and prosper, India as a nation needs to concentrate on its infrastructure and let the burgeoning services sector take care of itself.Far too many sops are being given for FDI in the services sectors these days. Giants like Wipro and Infosys plan to quit Bangalore in the near future. The multinational, Philips, said there was a dire need for an international airport and a new railway. "[Instead] we have no projects and no results here, it sucks" said the head of the company's Bangalore operations, Bob Hoekstra.
What rubbish! Are they insane?
"You people must be proud to be the IT capital of India and I know you will soon become a part of the IT capital of the world. Bangalore -this city has helped India look smart and good in the world and no one other city can ever replace Bangalore, it has undoubtedly the best infrastructure in the world. This is indeed a modern city. Everywhere I go, I get to know from the CEOs there that they have set up a huge plant in Bangalore." - Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister for communications & IT
"We have planned a hardware park near Devanahalli and I urge the Union Government to extend financial support for this facility. Soon we will be bigger than Shanghai in terms of infrastructure. "- Dharam Singh, Chief Minister, Karnataka state
The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, greeting the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, at the launch of Bangalore IT.in 2005 in Bangalore on Friday.
FLYOVERS AT A SNAIL'S PACE
Projects Work Started Deadline Revised deadline Cost (in Rs)
Airport Road February 2003 April 2004 December 2006 26.69 cr
Dairy Circle February 2003 April 2004 October 2005 17.43 cr
Bannerghatta Road February 2003 April 2004 February 2005 17.69 cr
National College 2003 Year-end July 2005 17 cr
Other interesting articles:
http://chaos.weblogs.us/archives/022692.html http://www.indianexpress.com/messages.php?content_id=74992 http://lists.sculptors.com/pipermail/future-studies/2004-August/msg00000.html
""We believe the problems are serious, Wipro will move work outside the city because of "quality of life issues". I can't have my employees sitting in traffic when they should be in the office. Employees pay heavy amount for lousy lifestyle. This city has nothing to offer. We will grow at a much faster rate outside Bangalore, we had enough" - Wipro Chairman, Azim H. Premji
( Premji decided not to expand operations in Bangalore and is looking at Kolkata in a big way and also intends to shift some operations to this new centre which has already started operations .)
Azim Premji
"The City has collapsed! It sucks!" Bob Hoekstra, chief executive of the Philips Software Center.
"Bangalore's IT sops are common knowledge now - one has to be dumb enough to invest here. The city is not dying, it's dead. We don't recruit slaves; we recruit employees who want to live in a better surrounding with a decent lifestyle. We care for our employees. We are moving." - G. S. Wilson, DS Computer Systems.
"There is zero focus, no hand at the wheel," - Infosys Chief Executive Nandan M. Nilekani.
"Bangalore's infrastructure is "deteriorating" with potentially disastrous results." Mike Weston, managing director of Logica, British Software Company. "Yes ! We will be out of this city soon. It will not be a bad idea to send couple of Corporators, MLA`s, MP`s to Gurgaon, Mumbai or Hyderabad to understand what infrastructure means? One has to destroy this place and build it again. This is not a city. " -Jack Anderson, Nova-Soft
"Bangalore's roads as simply "miserable" and bad roads are now the bane." - Infenion Technologies India
"Bangalore is headed backwards. The growth in this city is a distant dream. It was just business money that kept the city going, and now that will stop. Politicians do not bother about IT because IT companies do not contribute to party funds. There is no life left in this city." -Aditya Krishna, Synergy Solutions, Birmingham
"Bangalore's weaknesses are poor infrastructure, booming traffic and potholed roads. This place is ridiculous. While our biggest partner is Shanghai, Bangalore is still far far behind. We have received only three papers by the government in the last five years. Do these people know anything about road maintenance, traffic management solutions and uninterrupted power supply? Collaboration on IT-related fields with Bangalore is out of question. Australia might consider New-Bombay or Gurgaon " - Andrew MacIntyre, Director of APSE, LAFIA-Delegate.
"This city is out. Bangalore's chaotic traffic, bad roads, sad lifestyle and the lack of well-connected mass transport facility is bound to have a direct impact on the IT companies that operate in the city: factors like road-rage, fatigue, and longer commuting time affect an employee's productivity. - Sumankumar .R, EconomyAnalyst India's infrastructure problems - a possible way out
India's infrastructure in a way has paved for China's success - as few would characterize China's growth in the manufacturing industry. Numerous articles have been written regarding this, talking about what can be done to improve the situation in India, which 'suddenly' has become the world's service center (not necessarily software services, but in general all kinds of services). This, according to some economists is not a healthy trend, as the long term implications of over-reliance on a steady supply of outsourced (or otherwise) services are not optimistic. To be able to sustain and prosper, India as a nation needs to concentrate on its infrastructure and let the burgeoning services sector take care of itself.Far too many sops are being given for FDI in the services sectors these days. Giants like Wipro and Infosys plan to quit Bangalore in the near future. The multinational, Philips, said there was a dire need for an international airport and a new railway. "[Instead] we have no projects and no results here, it sucks" said the head of the company's Bangalore operations, Bob Hoekstra.
What rubbish! Are they insane?
"You people must be proud to be the IT capital of India and I know you will soon become a part of the IT capital of the world. Bangalore -this city has helped India look smart and good in the world and no one other city can ever replace Bangalore, it has undoubtedly the best infrastructure in the world. This is indeed a modern city. Everywhere I go, I get to know from the CEOs there that they have set up a huge plant in Bangalore." - Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister for communications & IT
"We have planned a hardware park near Devanahalli and I urge the Union Government to extend financial support for this facility. Soon we will be bigger than Shanghai in terms of infrastructure. "- Dharam Singh, Chief Minister, Karnataka state
The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, greeting the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, at the launch of Bangalore IT.in 2005 in Bangalore on Friday.
FLYOVERS AT A SNAIL'S PACE
Projects Work Started Deadline Revised deadline Cost (in Rs)
Airport Road February 2003 April 2004 December 2006 26.69 cr
Dairy Circle February 2003 April 2004 October 2005 17.43 cr
Bannerghatta Road February 2003 April 2004 February 2005 17.69 cr
National College 2003 Year-end July 2005 17 cr
Other interesting articles:
http://chaos.weblogs.us/archives/022692.html http://www.indianexpress.com/messages.php?content_id=74992 http://lists.sculptors.com/pipermail/future-studies/2004-August/msg00000.html
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