Monday, June 8, 2009

D-Day

Two days ago, Saturday June 6th, was the 65th Anniversary of the famous Normandy Landings on the northern coast of France by the allied troops. It was the beginning of the end of World War II.

Read about Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord here and D-Day here and the report in the Times here

Info thanks to wikipedia - the best!

Ya you are right, I am a history buff! :)

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Shadows

The windscreens and body of cars are all convex. They are all highly reflective and reflect bright sunlight almost like mirrors. Now the shadows formed by light reflected by convex surfaces are particularly sharp..

Here are examples. There was a car parked in front of our house, against the sun. Our front door was open. These are pictures of shadows on the opposite wall..



Monday, June 1, 2009

This Day - Last Nine Years

It has been a while since I posted the last one, So here goes again!

Events on this day the last 9 years (June 1 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.)

2000 – The Patent Law Treaty (PLT) is signed.

2001Dipendra of Nepal slaughters his family during dinner.

2001 – Dolphinarium massacre: an Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv.

2003 – The People's Republic of China begins filling the reservoir behind the Three Gorges Dam.

2005 – The Dutch referendum on the European Constitution results in its rejection.

2005 – The longest oil/natural gas explosion in the Houston, Texas area occurs in Crosby, Texas. The drill was owned by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Company.

2007Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan.

2007Smoking is banned from England's public places.

2008 – A fire at the backlot of Universal Studios Hollywood destroys several icons from movies, such as Courthouse Square, the clock tower from Back to the Future, and the King Kong exhibit on the studio tour.