ARASH AF-10



















ENGINE :
"V" Angle (Deg)............................90
Bore (mm).....................................104.8
Stroke (mm)..................................101.6
Compression Ratio........................11.0:1
Max Power Output........................550bhp @ 6000rpm
Max Torque....................................475lb-ft @ 4800rpm

TRANSMISSION :
– 6-Speed Graziano GT-ME1
– Pressure fed lubrication system
– Rear subframe mounted, Seperate oil cooling circuit with independent oil cooler

WHEELS : The lightweight wheels are made from 2-Piece Aluminium.
Material ....................Arash Aluminium 2-Piece
Wheels Front..48.3 x 24.1 cm / 19 x 9.5 in
Wheels Rear.50.8 x 31.8 cm / 20 x 12.5 in

TYRES :
Type:............................................. .Michelin Pilot
Tyres Front....................................265/35ZR19
Tyres Rear.....................................335/30ZR20

BRAKES :
Front Brakes:
– Ventilated Ceramic Discs 8 Cylinder
AP Racing Calipers
Disk Diameter................................380mm

Rear Brakes:
– Ventilated Ceramic Discs 6 Piston
AP Racing Calipers
Disk Diameter................................362mm

BODY :
– Featherweight full nomex-cored, carbon
fibre bodywork

STEERING :
– Rack and Pinion Power Assisted

DIMENSIONS :
Length (mm) ................................4663
Width (mm)...................................2050
Height (mm) .................................1145

SAFETY :
– Exterior Features:
– Full Carbon Fibre and Nomex cored Body
– Electrically Adjustable Wing Mirrors
– Front and Rear Carbon Fibre Spoilers
– Arash Stainless Steel Exhaust System
– Lightweight Aluminium Fuel Tanks.



CHASSIS/ SUSPENSION/AIRFLOW :
– Main Structure Patented Design 2x2 twill, triaxial weave Carbon Fibre with – Aluminium Honeycomb core
– Front and Rear Subframes Steel
– Roll Cage Steel
– Formula 1 composite engineers were enlisted to produce the chassis out of carbon fibre with an high strength aluminium honeycomb core.
– Autoclave process...
– 2x2 twill and triaxial weave used to give a very high stiffness and strength to weight ratio.
– The end result is an accurate, incredibly light and rigid structure manufactured to the highest standards.
– Strong steel tubed front and rear subframes and a full roll cage complete the chassis structure
– Completely flat underfloor ensures smooth airflow under the car giving the AF-10 high aerodymanic performance. Computational Fluid Dynamic Tested
– Thoughout its development the AF-10 has been subjected to various virtual aerodynamic simulations using complex state-of-the-art CFD software
– The suspension is Double Wishbone AFMS Nickel coated Multimatic Special AF10 Edition Aluminium.


Price - £172,000 (approx $299,443)

World’s Most Powerful Home Super Computer Unveiled

AMD launches the most powerful home gaming PC in the world, capable of delivering real time cinematic rendering of current-generation movie-quality CGI.





Powered by a series of new AMD chips the Quad Core Phenom CPU includes a set of four CPUs on one chip, and four Radeon HD 3000 graphics processors.

The CPU has the raw computing power of over 80 Sony PS3s, capable of delivering what many consider the holy grail of gaming experiences,real time cinematic rendering of current-generation movie-quality CGI in essence, playing a movie as one would play a video game, with no degradation of quality.

To put the new PC into some perspective, Deep Blue, probably the most celebrated gaming computer ever built was constructed by IBM in 1997 to beat Gary Kasparov at chess. It cost millions of dollars to build and weighed 1.4 tonnes.

Exactly 10 years on, AMD are launching a home supercomputer that has the power of 200 Deep Blues (11 GigaFLOPs) but costs $2000 dollars. This kind of supercomputing power has traditionally been reserved exclusively for the most advanced scientists and research with multi-million dollar budgets putting massive supercomputing power well within the range of everyday people.

Review by:
Gadgetman

Lexus CT 200h

The Lexus CT 200h evolved from the LF-Ch concept unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show and was styled with optimum aerodynamic efficiency. Its size, packaging and hybrid technology meet the requirements of the discerning, environmentally-conscientious consumer in the emerging premium compact market. It offers no compromise on the quality, refinement and driving pleasure which hallmark the progressive luxury inherent in every Lexus.



















-Only Dedicated Hybrid Vehicle in the Premium Compact Segment

-1.8L Four-Cylinder Engine Paired with Lexus Hybrid Drive

-Engineered for Dynamic Handling and Agility


The CT 200h features a 1.8-liter gas engine with Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i), a high performance battery, power control unit, transmission with an electric motor generator, a power split device to re-allocate power from the engine and electric motor generator according to operational requirements.



Four drive modes enhance the capabilities of the CT 200h’s Lexus Hybrid Drive technology and change the rate of throttle opening for a given throttle-pedal angle. EV mode allows for ultra-quiet running on electric motor power alone. Normal mode has an essentially linear throttle response while Eco mode reduces throttle response relative to the pedal angle and adjusts air conditioning settings to emphasize fuel economy.

Hi guys,
As you know am always doing something for my friends, making new computers and upgrading so I thought to post here from now on what I am doing this time. Just to spread and share some knowledge around.
I installed a Windows 7 64 bit in a friend's laptop yesterday which had a Vista (a crap one)
He was very happy to get rid of it.

So this weekend I am upgrading a Friends PC , he has a
Pentium 4 HT 3.00 GHz and a 512 MB Ram with the motherboard that shares RAM.

Now I gave him a quote of what he needs to bring and I can assemble him one during the weekend and without spending much.

AMD Phenom II x2 550
-3.1 GHz ( Dual core)
Asus M4N68T-M
- DDR3 Ram compatible
Kingston DDR3 RAM 2 GB
-1333 MHz
WD Sata Hard drive
-1 Terabyte (1024 GB)

All these things quoted around 320 dollars Which I think is pretty reasonable. Please I will encourage you guys if you guys needs to upgrade lets talk here

I urgently needed a few days off work, but I  knew the boss would not allow me to take  leave.
I thought that maybe if I acted 'crazy' he  would tell me to take a few days off.

So, I hung upside-down on the ceiling and made  funny noises.

My co-worker (who's blonde) asked me what I  was doing.I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb, so that  the boss might think I was 'crazy' and give me a few days  off.

A few minutes later the Boss came into the  office and asked, 'What in the name of good GOD are you doing?'

I told him I was a light  bulb.


He said, 'You are clearly stressed out. Go  home and recuperate for a couple of days.'

I jumped down and walked out of the  office...

When my co-worker (the blonde) followed me,  the Boss asked her,'And where do you think   you're  going....









(You're gonna love  this....)


 





She  said, 'I'm going home, too. You can't possibly expect me to work in the  dark!’

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LADA C Concept












LADA-C is conceptual design on the basis of the new platform, which is developing in cooperation with Magna

International Inc. and will become the base for the whole range of new LADA models. This class-C family will include

sedan, hatchback, universal, compact van and cross-over with engines 1.6 – 2.0l

P.S: Not much details are available at the moment.

Na hota yeh dharam na hota yeh desh,
na hoti yeh sarhadein na hota alag humara bhes,
udd jate hum door kahin pankh lagakar ,
jaha na koi hindu na muslmaan aur nah hi koi sesh!

Porsche 918 Hybrid Concept














Chassis: made of CFP ( Carbon fibre

Reinforced Plastic)

Engine: 3.4 Litre V8

Power:   500 BHP

Transmission: 7-speed PDK gearbox

Performance: 0-100 :   3.2 Seconds

Economy:   78 MPG

Mahatma Gandhi






Name:Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Born:2 October 1869

Place:Porbandar, Kathiawar Agency,(Gujrat) British India

Died:30 January 1948 (aged 78)

Place:New Delhi, Union of India

Cause of death   

Assassination

Nationality

Indian

Other names   

Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu

Alma mater   

University College London, University of London

Religion   

Hinduism

Spouse(s)   

Kasturba Gandhi

Children   

Harilal
Manilal
Ramdas
Devdas

Parents   

Putlibai Gandhi (Mother)
Karamchand Gandhi (Father)

Early Life:

Belonged:Hindu Modh community

Influences:The stories of Shravana and Maharaja Harishchandra

Marriage:May 1883,13-year old Mohandas was married to 14-year old Kasturbai Makhanji(Arrange Marriage)



Education:On 4 September 1888, less than a month shy of his 19th birthday, Gandhi traveled to London, England, to study law at University College London and to train as a barrister.

Civil rights movement in South Africa (1893–1914):

In South Africa, Gandhi faced discrimination directed at Indians. He was thrown off a train at Pietermaritzburg after refusing to move from the first class to a third class coach while holding a valid first class ticket.
He suffered other hardships on the journey as well, including being barred from several hotels.Gandhi extended his original period of stay in South Africa to assist Indians in opposing a bill to deny them the right to vote. Though unable to halt the bill's passage, his campaign was successful in drawing attention to the grievances of Indians in South Africa. He helped found the Natal Indian Congress in 1894,and through this organization, he molded the Indian community of South Africa into a homogeneous political force.

In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act compelling registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on 11 September that year, Gandhi adopted his still evolving methodology of "satyagraha" (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest, for the first time, calling on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means.Indian protesters finally forced South African General Jan Christiaan Smuts to negotiate a compromise with Gandhi.Gandhi's ideas took shape and the concept of satyagraha matured during this struggle.

Struggle for Indian Independence (1915–1945)

In 1915, Gandhi returned from South Africa to live in India.

Gandhi believed that the industrial development and educational development that the Europeans had brought with them were required to alleviate many of India's problems. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a veteran Congressman and Indian leader, became Gandhi's mentor. Gandhi's ideas and strategies of non-violent civil disobedience initially appeared impractical to some Indians and Congressmen. In Gandhi's own words, "civil disobedience is civil breach of unmoral statutory enactments." It had to be carried out non-violently by withdrawing cooperation with the corrupt state. Gandhi's ability to inspire millions of common people became clear when he used satyagraha during the anti-Rowlatt Act protests in Punjab.

Gandhi’s vision would soon bring millions of regular Indians into the movement, transforming it from an elitist struggle to a national one.

The positive impact of reform was seriously undermined in 1919 by the Rowlatt Act.In protest, a nationwide cessation of work (hartal) was called, marking the beginning of widespread, although not nationwide, popular discontent.13 April 1919, in the Jallianwala Bagh(Amritstar),5,000 men, women and children gathered to protest.
The British military commander, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, blocked the main entrance, and ordered his soldiers to fire into an unarmed and unsuspecting crowd killing 379 people (as according to an official British commission; Indian estimates ranged as high as 1,499).

Non-Cooperation

Gandhi employed non-cooperation, non-violence and peaceful resistance as his "weapons" in the struggle against British. In Punjab, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of civilians by British troops (also known as the Amritsar Massacre) caused deep trauma to the nation, leading to increased public anger and acts of violence. Gandhi criticized both the actions of the British Raj and the retaliatory violence of Indians. He authored the resolution offering condolences to British civilian victims and condemning the riots which, after initial opposition in the party, was accepted following Gandhi's emotional speech advocating his principle that all violence was evil and could not be justified.But it was after the massacre and subsequent violence that Gandhi's mind focused upon obtaining complete self-government and control of all Indian government institutions,maturing soon into Swaraj or complete individual, spiritual, political independence.
Also Gandhi expanded his non-violence platform to include the swadeshi policy — the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-made textiles.


Salt Satyagraha (Salt March)


Gandhi stayed out of active politics and, as such, the limelight for most of the 1920s. He focused instead on resolving the wedge between the Swaraj Party and the Indian National Congress, and expanding initiatives against untouchability, alcoholism, ignorance and poverty.
Gandhi launched a new satyagraha against the tax on salt in March 1930. This was highlighted by the famous Salt March to Dandi from 12 March to 6 April, where he marched 388 kilometres (241 miles) from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gujarat to make salt himself. Thousands of Indians joined him on this march to the sea. This campaign was one of his most successful at upsetting British hold on India; Britain responded by imprisoning over 60,000 people.

World War II and Quit India

World War II broke out in 1939 when Nazi Germany invaded Poland.After long deliberations, Gandhi declared that India could not be party to a war ostensibly being fought for democratic freedom, while that freedom was denied to India itself. As the war progressed, Gandhi intensified his demand for independence, drafting a resolution calling for the British to Quit India. This was Gandhi's and the Congress Party's most definitive revolt aimed at securing the British exit from India.
Quit India became the most forceful movement in the history of the struggle, with mass arrests and violence on an unprecedented scale.Thousands of freedom fighters were killed or injured by police gunfire, and hundreds of thousands were arrested. Gandhi and his supporters made it clear they would not support the war effort unless India were granted immediate independence. He even clarified that this time the movement would not be stopped if individual acts of violence were committed, saying that the "ordered anarchy" around him was "worse than real anarchy." He called on all Congressmen and Indians to maintain discipline via ahimsa, and Karo Ya Maro ("Do or Die") in the cause of ultimate freedom.

Freedom and partition of India

Gandhi advised the Congress to reject the proposals the British Cabinet Mission offered in 1946, as he was deeply suspicious of the grouping proposed for Muslim-majority states—Gandhi viewed this as a precursor to partition. However, this became one of the few times the Congress broke from Gandhi's advice (though not his leadership), as Nehru and Patel knew that if the Congress did not approve the plan, the control of government would pass to the Muslim League. Between 1946 and 1948, over 5,000 people were killed in violence. Gandhi was vehemently opposed to any plan that partitioned India into two separate countries. But an overwhelming majority of Muslims living in India, alongside Hindus and Sikhs, favoured partition.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, commanded widespread support in West Punjab, Sindh, North-West Frontier Province and East Bengal. The partition plan was approved by the Congress leadership as the only way to prevent a wide-scale Hindu-Muslim civil war.
Gandhi dislike the partition idea but Gandhi's closest colleagues had accepted partition as the best way out, and Sardar Patel endeavoured to convince Gandhi that it was the only way to avoid civil war. A devastated Gandhi gave his assent.

Assassination

On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was shot while having his nightly public walk on the grounds of the Birla Bhavan (Birla House) in New Delhi. The assassin, Nathuram Godse, was a Hindu nationalist with links to the extremist Hindu Mahasabha, who held Gandhi responsible for weakening India by insisting upon a payment to Pakistan.Godse and his co-conspirator Narayan Apte were later tried and convicted; they were executed on 15 November 1949.