F1 2009 begins…

After a dramatic end to F1 in 2008, a new season begins with a whole new lot of dramatic changes to the sport. Firstly cars are now uglier, cars are not that powerful as previous ones, no more threaded tyres, an additional system called KERS (something like NOS) installed on some cars and much much more. The changes are taking place to accommodate the economic situations by reducing cost and spending which is actually a good thing, secondly the change is making the sport more a little bit more interesting like more overtaking maneuvers thanks to the KERS system, however not all cars are fitted with it? But anyway most of the top 4-5 teams have them installed that makes it interesting for me.

The most surprising news on the paddocks is the McLaren team facing problem with their car during winter testing which brought Hamilton to the F1 halls of fames, is this is ploy to fool people or is this really real? Will have to see in this weekend.

Team that i will be betting on to win in 2009 – Ferrari

Driver that i will be betting on to win in 2009 – Kimi or Massa

Ferrari's F1 2009 F60 (Way uglier compared to last year’s’ car, thanks to the bigger front wings and shorter back wings)

Rumor has it Brawn’s new team BRAWN will be the best newcomers on the grip. But we will have to wait till the first race to see. Surprisingly Brawn’s car looks pretty good.

Hamilton’s McLaren Mercedes has a lot of catching up to do

 

Ducky F1 car

 

Pictures thanks to ITV-F1.com

The Bible and The Coal Basket

The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible.

His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could. One day the grandson asked,   "Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water." The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he could get back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and said, "You will have to move a little faster next time,"and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.

This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was "impossible to carry water in a basket," and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again."
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket looked different.  Rather than being a dirty old coal basket, it was clean. The wise Grandfather said, "Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the inside out.  That is the work of God in our lives."

To change us from the inside out and to slowly transform us into the image of His son, take time to read a portion of God's word each day.

Internet Explorer 8

Well well..Microsoft has done it again with another brand new web browser, improving on the predecessor IE7. I’ve just given it a try last night and seems to work fine so far without any problems. Installation was a breeze and surfing was faster than the old IE7 (Well looks faster to me). But anyways I’ve yet to explore the many new features yet although the features looks promising, like the added security such as SmartScreen Filter (but be reminded Microsoft products are prone to be attacked thanks to anti Microsoft users), Search Suggestions – which offers a friendly search from sources from famous websites like- Wiki, Web Slices – read more here.

I’m guessing there will be much more value added features in Internet Explored 8 that I've yet to explore, but hopefully the security and safety from malware, adware will hold true for some time at least, that at least will make me a happy IE fan for quite some time.

Get it for free plus there is no validation check for this  -  now that’s cool