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Monthly Archives: February 2010
SwissCard Security Scare
I’ve always been a law-abiding and righteous citizen, with the occasional walk-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-road and an lone traffic accident as the only blemishes against my name. But the past week, was nearly hauled off to the gaol as a potential airplane attacker!
For a family emergency, I opted to fly SpiceJet to Visakhapatnam and since it was an impromptu journey, packed whatever little I could muster into a rarely-used haversack and scooted off to the RGIA, Shamshabad (will write about my first visit to the world-class airport some other day). At the security check, I dropped off my bag and other sundry belongings on to the trolley and after being frisked, was awaiting at the other end waiting to collect the bag…which never arrived!
Two security personnel came along and holding my bag aloft, asked aloud whose bag it was. I admitted it was mine and to my utter surprise, was called aside and in a melodramatic style, was asked to explain why I was carrying a knife & scissors in my baggage! I was flabbergasted since I definitely did not pack any cutlery or stationery into my bag and vehemently denied that I had done so. They said the scanner had showed a small-ish pocket knife & scissors in the bag…something that was part of a SwissCard. Something clicked at the back of my mind…me getting one such SwissCard for free with some cosmetics but couldn’t fathom why it had found its way into this bag. I ransacked the er…haversack and lo! there nestled in one of the side pocket was the offending SwissCard, a small pen-knife and mini-scissors innit!
Force India Reveal 2010 F1 Challenger – The VJM03
Force India F1 Team today unveiled their car for the 2010 F1 season – the VJM03 Challenger. The launch was a low-key affair that took place on the internet, as many of the teams decided to shun glitzy launches in keeping with the cost cutting measures adopted by the sport.
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- Force India VJM03 Side View
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- Force India VJM03 Top View
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- Force India VJM03 Front View
The livery is not that much different from last year’s car and sports the predominant saffron, green and white hues from the tricolor. There’re no less than four UB Group’s beverage brands on the car – Whyte & Mackay, Royal Challenge, Signature and Kingfisher. Medion Mobile, Bridgestone, Geetanjali Gems and Reebok are the other brands adorning the car.
The car will be taken out on its first laps at this week’s test at Jerez, with drivers Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi sharing the duties in the 4-day test.
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