How Fast do they go?

F1

• 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph): 1.7 seconds
• 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph): 3.8 seconds
• 0 to 300 km/h (186 mph): 8.6 seconds

 Every F1 car on the grid is capable of going from 0 to 160 km/h (100 mph) and back to 0 in less than five seconds.

Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

0–100 km/h  0–62.1 mph   2.46 seconds       

0–240 km/h  0–149.1 mph 9.8 seconds

0–300 km/h  0–186.4 mph 14.6 seconds       

0–400 km/h  0–248.5 mph 50 seconds

Public speaking: Students given 4 minutes to talk their way to victory

KARACHI: 

We are all the pupils of time, said Abdul Nafay Siddiqui, a student, as he raised his fist and volume at the 7th All Pakistan Declamation Contest held at St Patrick’s High School. “Time is about living not dying.”

Siddiqui did not win but a girl from his school, Hafsa Sarwar, bagged the top slot with prizes such as a return ticket to London and an iPod Nano. Sarwar and Siddiqui are currently enrolled at the Generation School. St Michael’s Convent School’s Arvin Anoop came in second while Zineerah Saleem of DHA College for Women came in third.

Around 47 O- and A-Level students from 40 schools gave inspirational and somewhat philosophical speeches to win the prize at the event on Saturday. Some faltered, some got confused while others tried to give a lecture in four minutes to prove themselves to a panel of six judges.

The participants were asked to speak on one of the three topics – ‘In the republic of mediocrity, genius is dangerous’, ‘With the disappearance of God, the ego moves forward to become the sole divinity’ and ‘Time is a great teacher but unfortunately it kills all its pupils’. The students spoke about how ‘gifted’ people were isolated from the mediocre crowd. Aiman Khan, a student, said that Apple’s Steve Jobs was rejected by his peers but he went ahead with his plans and proved himself.

While talking on the same topic, Mohammad Abbas, another student, said that nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan was isolated by society.

St Patrick’s High School teacher Nazish Nomani said that she had judged the event every year and felt that over the years, the students had become much more confident.

“We are looking for students who have a clear progression of thoughts,” she said. “Sometimes students from a well known school do not do well.” Another judge, Margaret Madden, said that such events help young people share their ideas and opinions. Madden has 27 years of teaching experience under her belt.

The crowd seemed to enjoy the debating competition. Ali John, a student from the Anchorage School, said that it was a great platform for students because it taught them how to speak in public.

Alizeh Faisal from the Convent of Jesus and Mary spoke about the ego becoming the sole divinity. She said that her topic was a sensitive one and needed deeper understanding. She added that her speech focused on how people were unaware of the real meaning of prayers.

Afreen Tariq and Sareeha Shamsuddin from the Westminster School said they liked the way the event was set up. “It’s not boring,” said Shamsuddin. “We have attended many debating contests but this is well organised and on a much bigger scale.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 5^th, 2012. 

Love my Beef Cuts

	Beef Sirloin Joint Cut Type: Roast Description: The premium beef roasting joint both tender and flavoursome.
	Beef Sirloin Joint on Bone Cut Type: Roast Description: The premium beef roasting joint both tender and flavoursome. This one is for those who like it on the bone.
	Beef Rib Joint Boned and Rolled Cut Type: Roast Description: Beautifully marbled giving a delicious flavour, an easy to carve joint perfect for your roast dinner.
	Beef Rib Joint on the Bone Cut Type: Roast Description: The definitive roasting joint- the connoisseurs choice for taste and value. Make Yorkshire puds with the fat.
	Beef Topside Joint Cut Type: Roast Description: Topside of Beef, a traditional beef roasting joint.
	Beef Silverside Joint Cut Type: Roast Description: A very lean joint - good for corned beef or bresaola.
	Beef Fillet Steak Cut Type: Steak Description: Luxurious cut of superb beef from under the sirloin. Grill or fry. Used for Chateaubriand.
	Beef Fillet Tail End Cut Type: Steak Description: The delicious tender narrow end of the fillet used for grilling and frying. A cut traditionally used in a stroganoff.
	Beef Rib Eye Steak Cut Type: Steak Description: The Rib-Eye steak is a very popular steak in the States. Taken from the fore-rib this is a large steak with a beautiful flavour.
	Beef Sirloin Steak Cut Type: Steak Description: When beautifully marbled this steak has a delicious flavour and is superbly tender. Just don't overcook it!
	Beef Rump Steak Cut Type: Steak Description: Really super for frying and grilling - the steak of choice for many meat eaters.
	Beef Feather Steak Cut Type: Steak Description: The Beef Feather Steak, is a forequarter steak, so-called because of the heavy marbling of the meat which gives the steak a feather like appearance. This cut was championed by Rick Stein in his Food Heroes series. Serve very hot as this steak will toughen up on cooling, the flavour however, is tremendous.
	Beef Minute Steaks Cut Type: Steak Description: As the name suggests cook these steaks for no longer than 30 seconds each side. This cut makes the most delightful steak sandwich.
	Beef Braising Steak Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: Underrated. One of most delicious cuts of beef; beautiful when given time to cook.
	Beef Chuck Steak Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: Chuck is another cut which benefits from time in the pan. Use it in stews and casseroles but remember don't rush.
	Beef Brisket Joint Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: Real beef flavour in this fore quarter cut. Very slow roast / pot roast / boil.
	Beef Skirt Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: The traditional cut used in Cornish pasties.
	Shin of Beef Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: Four hours cooking will give this a satisfyingly rich gravy, while the meat still retains texture. Popular on the bone.
	Beef Oxtail Cut Type: Slow cooking Description: Once cooked for a long time, the oxtail creates a well flavoured liquor with gelatinous meat and sinew that just falls off the bone.

Beef Cuts

Beef is first divided into what are called primal cuts which are the basic cuts from which the different meats, you will find listed below, have come. At the bottom of the page are two diagrams showing the American and British cuts of beef. If you look at these you will see that the closer to the middle back that the cut comes from the more tender the meat is. The reason for this is muscle use. The animal's legs and neck muscles do the most work and they are the toughest part of the animal . . . the further the cut of meat is from "hoof and horn" so its tenderness increases.

Ageing Beef

Before the beef arrives in the butcher's for the customer to buy it has to be aged. Ageing is very important both to the flavour and texture of the meat. The ageing process allows natural enzymes to break down fibres and tenderise the meat. The process of ageing beef allows natural enzymes to break down fibres and tenderise the meat. Originally beef was dry aged but the increasing cost of this saw the majority of beef being wet aged by the 1940s. Dry ageing gives a lot more flavour but the economics of modern food win out and it is rare to be able to enjoy dry aged beef in this day and age.

Cooking Beef

The method of cooking beef is largely determined by the cut of beef to be cooked. For example, tender (and generally more expensive) cuts of meat benefit from fast, high heat cooking while tough cuts benefit from a slower and longer cooking methods.

Wow ! Jackie Evancho - "To Believe" (with Lyrics)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Evancho

Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho ( /iːˈveɪŋkoʊ/ ee-vayng-koh; born April 9, 2000) is an American child singer described as a classical crossover artist.^[1] After entering some talent competitions, issuing an independent album, Prelude to a Dream, and attracting interest on YouTube, she gained wider popularity in 2010 with her performances in the fifth season of the America's Got Talent (AGT) competition, at the age of 10, finishing in second place. With the subsequent release of her O Holy Night EP, she became the best-selling debut artist of 2010 and the youngest top-10 debut artist in history. She went on to contend, in June 2011, for the top position on American album charts with her Sony Music debut album, entitled Dream With Me. Billboard ranked Evancho the top Classical Albums Artist for 2011.

Evancho impressed composer Tim Janis and producer-songwriter David Foster, each of whom included her in his concerts beginning in 2009. Foster later produced her album Dream With Me and a subsequentPBS special. Among Evancho's many post-AGT appearances was a performance at the 2010 National Christmas Tree lighting in Washington, D.C., with U.S. President Barack Obama present. Evancho is the ambassador for Mission: Humane, a Humane Society program that encourages children's involvement in the protection of animals. Evancho featured songs from the album in a series of solo concerts in the summer and autumn of 2011. She released another full-length studio album, Heavenly Christmas, on November 1, 2011. On November 7, 2011, Evancho became the youngest person ever to give a solo concert at Lincoln Center in New York City. She was included on the National League of Junior Cotillions' list of "Ten Best-Mannered People of 2011".

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