Nabil Punya UPSR

This is Nabil.

He is My brother.

Yesterday, he received his 5A UPSR slip.

So, congratulations.

Really, I mean it.

Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic!!!

Hmmmm...

Notice of Apology

I apologize about the picture that was in the last post.

Yes, I know, it scares me too.

I just had to say hello to my mother.

I sincerely hope that not one person was shocked and/or traumatized by the picture, and are able to continue on with their regular lives.

That is all.

Hi Mak!!!

Hi Mak!!!

Testing out Mobile Blogger

Hey, this is kinda fun. Im blogging frm my phone! I didnt know i could actually do this! I snapped a picture using the phone and i can post it straight to my blog! Its like magic! Although i think you need to pay for it... Lets find out...

Final Count-Down

1. My friends, today is Tuesday, 17th November 2009.

2. 18th November is SPM day. Since this blog is mostly run by a 17-year-old fella who is gonna take SPM this Wednesday, The Axiom will probably be deserted for a period possibly totaling one (1) month.

3. Yes, that is how long SPM lasts.

4. The Axiom may be temporarily down, but rest assured, the Axiom will never die.

5. This blog will live on forever, assuming the internet lasts forever.

6. Regarding SPM, I wish everyone best of luck.

7. Also, thanks for following the Axiom.

8. Special thanks to Cikgu Rozaini, our favourite Biology teacher, for posting valuable biology resources on his blog, and also for taking notice of the Axiom. Cikgu Rozaini is the best Bio teacher in the world. Lastly, thank you to friends who appreciate a friend's blog.

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Benz Over Brawn; Mercedes Buys Brawn GP Stake

No more Brawn GP! The name is gone. Daimler AG has bought a 75% stake in the world-champion team, and Brawn GP is renamed Mercedes Grand Prix. Ross Brawn is still the team mastermind.
Copy from autoblog;

Brawn Grand Prix officially announced this morning that Daimler AG and Aabar Investments PJSC has bought a 75-percent stake in the team that won the world championship in its first year of existence. The team run by ex-Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn was born just under a year ago out of the ashes of the former Honda F1 team after that automaker pulled out of the sport. With Brawn taking over the reigns, the team secured a supply of engines from Mercedes and went on to win numerous races in 2009 along with both the constructors and drivers world championship for driver Jenson Button.

Rumors of Mercedes expanding its involvement with the Brawn team have been ongoing throughout most of the season. The Stuttgart automaker has been gradually pulling away from the McLaren team following the scandals of recent years and end of the SLR road car program. The McLaren Group will buy back the 40-percent stake in itself that Daimler currently holds by the end of 2011. The deal leaves the door open for Mercedes to continue supplying engines to McLaren through 2015. However, there has been speculation about McLaren attempting to buy the former BMW F1 engine shop to build its own powerplants.

The Brawn team will now be known as Mercedes Grand Prix and Ross Brawn will continue as the team principal. Thanks to Peter and Oliver for the tips!

[Source: Mercedes-Benz, Brawn GP]


MERCEDES GRAND PRIX ANNOUNCEMENT

Mercedes-Benz will enter the Formula 1 World Championship with its own team, beginning with the 2010 season, and Daimler AG and McLaren Group will change their form of cooperation with effect as of 13 November 2009. This was announced by Daimler AG today.

Daimler AG together with Aabar Investments PJSC will take over 75.1 per cent of the Brawn GP team, with Daimler taking 45.1 per cent and Aabar 30 per cent. The rest of the 24.9 per cent will remain with the current stakeholders. With 9.1 per cent, Aabar is the biggest single shareholder of Daimler AG. This transaction is subject to the approval of the EU and the Swiss cartel authorities.

The background to this decision are the new terms and conditions for Formula 1. The "Resource Restrictions" set by FOTA and FIA effectively limit expenditure for the design, construction and running of the racing cars. In addition, there will be a significantly higher income available for a Formula 1 team generated by the commercial rights of the racing series following the signing of the new Concorde Agreement.

The partnership between McLaren Mercedes has been in place since 1995 and endedits 15th joint Formula 1 season in 2009. The change to the form of cooperation is taking place by mutual agreement. Mercedes-Benz and McLaren will continue to co-operate with each other and the supply of engines could continue until 2015.

The McLaren Group have set themselves new targets, especially in the automotive sector, and Daimler understands and respects these new strategic objectives. For this reason, it has been agreed that the buy-back by the McLaren Group of the 40 per cent McLaren share owned by Daimler AG will be completed by 2011.

By taking this decision, Mercedes-Benz resumes its marvellous motor racing history on the 75th anniversary of the Silver Arrows, the world's most unique racing cars. Mercedes wants to continue the tradition in the style of these flawless Silver Arrows, which put their stamp on each era by winning the majority of the races they competed in.

"Mercedes-Benz is the most valued and best-known premium automotive brand in the world. This brand looks for competition of the utmost quality in all relevant fields in order to continually improve its performance in the face of such new challenges", explains Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

"Due to the new Formula 1 environment, we will face the competition in future on the most important motor sports stage with our own Silver Arrow works team.

"Our new Silver Arrow Formula 1 team is a great sporting and technical challenge and we will tackle this with sporting spirit and full of enthusiasm."

Mercedes-Benz will restructure their Formula 1 programme and work hard to achieve further savings, going beyond the already completed steps for significant cost reductions and improved efficiency.

Since 1995, the beginning of the partnership, McLaren and Mercedes-Benz have competed in 256 Grand Prix events and have achieved 60 victories. In 1998, 1999 and 2008, the British-German team won the drivers' World Championships, as well as the World Constructors' Championship in 1998. The McLaren Mercedes team became runner-up in the World Championships ten times, with five times in the drivers' and constructors' rankings respectively.

After winning the drivers' title with Lewis Hamilton last year, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes finished third in the World Constructors' Championships this year. The 2008 World Champion won two races with his current car, the MP4-24, achieving a first historic victory with the brake energy-recovery system, KERS Hybrid. No other driver scored more points in the last eight races from the season's total of 17 races than Lewis Hamilton.

"I want to thank McLaren for a successful collaboration over the last decade and a half", says Dr. Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars. "For the benefit of both Mercedes and McLaren, we will continue our partnership cooperation in future. We will be rivals on-track but, off-track, we will cooperate with McLaren and the other teams in order to create the best possible product for spectators worldwide."

"We look back on 15 successful years of great collaboration with McLaren; in that time, we won four world-championship titles and finished ten times as runner-up in the drivers' and constructors' rankings," states Norbert Haug, Vice-President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. "Since the first victory in the 1997 Australian Grand Prix, the modern Silver Arrows have achieved a total of 60 victories in 223 races to ensure that our brand symbol, the star, stands for the greatest successes in Formula 1. We thank our partner and will continue to work with McLaren based on an excellent partnership."

Mercedes Grand Prix, the management team of the former Brawn GP team, will continue to work under the leadership of Ross Brawn, who will continue in his well-known role. The Formula 1 team, as well as the engine team of Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, will be co-ordinated by Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, headed by their Vice-President, Norbert Haug.

"Brawn GP has been through an incredible journey over the last 12 months. From fighting for our survival to forging a strong relationship with Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines, winning both the Constructors and Drivers World Championships, and now accepting Daimler and Aabars offer to buy our team, which will secure its future", Team Principal Ross Brawn looks back on a difficult beginning of the year which eventually turned into an extremely successful season.

"Both I and my fellow Directors at Brawn GP are incredibly proud of our staff, drivers and everyone associated with our team and thank them for their commitment, outstanding teamwork and their focus on achieving results in sometimes difficult circumstances. The senior management group will remain in place to lead our team and on behalf of everyone at Brawn GP, we are honoured to be representing such a prestigious brand as Mercedes-Benz in Formula One next year and will be working together to do our best to reward their faith in our team."

The new Silver Arrow team, Mercedes Grand Prix, will compete in Formula 1 as a works team in its own right. Synergies between the 100 per cent Daimler-owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines in Brixworth, UK, and the Mercedes Grand Prix team based about 28 miles from there in Brackley in the UK, will create even greater efficiency.

It is our target to develop a model for our Formula 1 activities which will initially be run with significantly reduced budgets by Mercedes-Benz and which, in the foreseeable future, will be self-financing", comments Norbert Haug. "Furthermore, we naturally want to inspire our faithful spectators and TV viewers worldwide and maximize media coverage for our brand. With Formula 1, Mercedes-Benz can continue to clearly demonstrate its willingness to compete and win on the most important motor sports competition stage in the world."

Khadem Al Qubaisi, Chairman, Aabar Investment PJSC comments: "Aabar is delighted to join forces with Daimler AG and its world leading brand Mercedes-Benz in order to create a new Formula One Team which follows in the footsteps of the longstanding and successful tradition of the famous 'Silver Arrows'.

"Ever since Aabar became the largest shareholder in Daimler AG, the cooperation between our two organisations has been exemplary, and we have already co-invested in Tesla. Aabar is confident that further successes will follow in this arena.

"Bearing in mind the recent outstanding success of the Abu Dhabi GP, which brought Formula One to the United Arab Emirates for the first time, it is especially exciting to realise that next year, our own cars will be in the field, with the genius of Ross Brawn, who is still deeply involved with the team, now backed by the unrivalled excellence of Mercedes-Benz across the entire spectrum of automotive technology. It is a fantastic prospect, which makes me both pleased and proud for my country."

link it; http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/16/officially-official-mercedes-benz-buys-75-stake-in-brawn-gp-r/

Rate of Change of Momentum

1. Newton's 2nd law states that the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the resultant force, and in the same direction as the force.

2. Newton is a smart guy, so his sentences and laws are always in proper English. But, for the rest of us, what the hell is he trying to say? Let's brake it down into pieces.

3. First, lets understand momentum. Momentum is the mass of something times its velocity. In reality, we're just trying to explain movement. A car and a lorry are moving at the same speed on the highway. So, which one is, well, boleh bergerak dengan lebih mudah?Apabila sesuatu benda lebih berat, benda itu akan lebih susah untuk berhenti apabila ia dalam keadaan bergerak. Back to the car and the lorry, which one has more momentum? Because the lorry is heavier than the car, and their velocity is the same, the lorry will have more momentum. It will be more difficult to make the lorry stop compared to the car, even if they are moving at the same speeds. Get the idea?

4. So, Newton suggested that, the rate of change of momentum, i.e, how much the momentum increases or decreases per given time, is directly proportional to the resultant force, i.e, the final force, or the end force.

5. Basic idea here is, if the rate of change of momentum is high, you will get more force.

6. If the rate of change of momentum is low, you will get less force. They are directly proportional.

7. So, if you want a large amount of force, you must increase the rate of change of momentum. If you want little force, you must lower the rate of change of momentum.

8. Rate of change of momentum increases if there is a large increase or decrease of momentum in a given time. Also, if you decrease the time while keeping the momentum constant, the rate of change of momentum also increases.

9. In situation A, there is a momentum of 10 kg m s-1 per 10 seconds. In situation B, there is a momentum of 10 kg m s-1 per 5 seconds. So, the rate of change of momentum in B is higher than in A.

10. This is what impulsive force is all about.

GTS; A New Level for the BMW M3

From Autoblog; The new BMW M3 GTS is a hardcore track-oriented M3 newly unvieled online by BMW. Quote Autoblog, 'this is the most hardcore road-going M3 to date'. Just by the looks of this extreme machine, the M3 GTS is undoubtly BMW's precise answer to the likes of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Nissan GTR, Mitsubishi evo X, and gang. Click it; http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/04/bmw-m3-gts-unveiled/

Contoh Essay

A friend, Syawal, requested a model essay to help improve his English essay for SPM. So, I wrote this for his referrence. I'll share it here. It's a simple story beginning with ' My heart was beating very fast when I...'.

My heart was beating very fast when I turned the steering wheel hard around the last corner. My right foot now pressed like a cold hard brick on the accelerator, I could not care less even if the whole world was behind me. In front of me was my life, my dreams, and everything that I had worked, endured, and trained for since I was a little boy; the chequered flag. With the BMW M3 supercar that I am piloting blasting towards the finish line at 250 kilometers per hour, nothing can stop me now. This is my moment; my destiny.

The moments of approaching victory conjured up the image of my father in my mind. I was very close with my father. We were the best of friends.

***

My father’s life revolved around motorsports. He was born a gifted racer. Nobody taught him proper driving techniques, but he learned from his own experience. The driving genius in him was discovered back in college, when he entered the annual inter-university go-kart competition as an inexperienced rookie. He raced around the college track, guided by pure instinct, in a tuned Ford Capri that he borrowed from his senior. Against all odds, he stormed through the competition to take first place after 50 laps. Pictures of him holding the championship trophy while raising his hand high up like a triumphant superhero were scattered across the following day’s newspapers. Everybody became a fan of ‘Super Steve’. My dad became instantly famous.

To this day, I still keep that newspaper cutting. The memory of my father’s shining moment was the best way I could remember him.

Tragic was the day of the final race in 1992, when I was only three years old. Dad was racing for Team Lotus in the Ultimate Championship Series, the pinnacle of auto racing. He was the leader in the overall standings, 23 points above his closest rival. This final race in the Nurburgring race track, Germany, will end the year’s season and produce a new world champion. The media dubbed my dad ‘the king of motorsports’, predicting him the winner of the Germany race. Victory, it seemed, was assured for him. Fate, on the other hand, was cruel. He was leading the race, when suddenly, the Lotus racer lost control, and crashed hard unto the wall at the fourth corner. Thick smoke came out of the exhaust, and the car rapidly caught fire. Nobody expected this. I was sitting at the grandstand with family and friends, watching the horror. He was three more laps to ultimate victory. Dad was trapped in the cockpit.

Steven Capri died a racing legend, and a great father.

Mum never dared to let me near a go-kart. Scared of losing her only son, she did everything in her power to hold me back from racing. Because of mum, a racing career was never to be for me, so it seemed. I understood her decision full well. After dad’s tragic death, mum kept herself and me as far away from the racing world as possible. She would not even take me to a race. “You’ll do just fine watching the race from television. It doesn’t make much difference. Besides, the engine roars will damage your ears when you get older.” Mum used to tell me that all the time.

Mum made me miss a big part of my dad’s life. By taking away the joy of racing from me, she is driving me away from dad. I don’t blame her for being overprotective, but I miss my dad so much. The racetrack reminded me of my father. I am not going to erase the legend of my father from my life by stepping away from racing.

Despite my mother’s concerns, I joined the racing club while in college. It has been fifteen years since I drove in a go-kart. Miraculously, training was a breeze for me. Instinct told me how to drive like a professional around the go-kart track. I have racing blood flowing through me. My dad was watching over me, guiding me through the steering wheel. The racing club was too generous in sponsoring me as the college’s leading driver. From here, my racing career started. I had won many of the go-kart tournaments that I entered since then. I was proud of bringing victory to my college.

Eventually, my mum approved of my racing career. There was no way she could stop me from being like my dad. It became an honour for her that I continued in the footsteps of my father by getting into motorsports. She saw me as a living memory of my father.

***

Present reality got back into me. The moment is now. Right ahead was the wavering chequered flag. I knew that my mum was watching me from the grandstand. I hope she is not in tears. I immersed myself in the current situation. The car, the crowd, the roaring engine, and sweat hanging from the tip of my nose; I took everything in. There was a moment of silence in my mind.

I saw a glimpse of the digital leader boards; big letters spelling ‘OVERALL M3 SERIES CHAMPION – JOHN CAPRI’. Victory was destined.

*Syawal, aku harap hng boleh apply contoh sebegini utk SPM. Yang penting, hng jgn teragak-agak utk berpandangan jauh dan kreatif dlm essay SPM. Baca contoh2 essay utk mantapkan grammar. Kalau ada apa2 yg hendak ditanya, aku sentiasa kat 5 Omega. Good luck.*

The Aston Martin Rapide; British Refinement

From Autoblog; Aston Martin has released official pics of their new Rapide four dour sports sedan. Is the world ready for a four-door Aston Martin? If you got the money, and the guts to buy an Aston in this period of economic mud and filth where the common man struggles to buy bread and underwear, then you're ready for anything. Seriously though, I really think you can live with this thing. Its an Aston that will make your grandparents proud, because they can ride along at the back. The Rapide has unique doors that open at an angle slightly upwards, which looks brilliant, though ease of use, I think, is not guaranteed; just my thought.




Click the link for more stunning pics of the Rapide, by Autoblog;http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/03/pics-aplenty-aston-martin-rapide-is-ready-for-its-close-up/

Types of Glass (Chemistry)

1.Basically, glass is made from sand and limestone, heated to form a thick liquid. When this liquid cools, a clear, solid material is formed; glass.

2. Properties of glass; they are hard, brittle, and not reactive to chemicals. They are good insulators of heat and electricity.

Soda-Lime Glass - used in making windows, bottles, mirrors, etc. Easily broken when temperature changes too fast. Changes shape easily upon heating.

Borosilicate (Pyrex) Glass - used in making cooking glassware and laboratory apparatus. Can withstand heating at high temperatures.

Lead-crystal glass - bowls, vasses, decorative glasses. Appreciated as they are shiny, because they easily refract light.

Optical glass - Lenses for cameras, glasses, microscopes, etc.

Photochromic glass - glass that darkens with the increasing intensity of light (bright light=dark shade of glass, normal light=normal glass, no shade). Made by adding silver chloride crystals, which darkens when light passes through, into molten glass.

3. Conclusion - test tube= borosilicate, glass ornament(perhiasan)=lead-crystal, specs=optical, McD Coca-cola glass= soda-lime.

Voltaic Cells (Chemistry)

Post ni ditujukan khasnya kpd rakan saya, Topui, yg menanyakan soalan tentang Daniel Cell kpd saya petang tadi, dan amnya kpd semua orang yang suka baca blog. Sebenarnya, masa hng dok tanya tadi, aku pon tak berapa pasti pasai Daniel cell ni. Aku main agak saja tadi. Jadi, berikut ialah penjelasan sejelasnya tentang Daniel cell...

1. What is a Daniel Cell?

2. It consist of a zinc electrode dipped in zinc sulphate, and copper electrode dipped in coper (II) sulphate.

3. One of these solutions is kept in a porous pot. Porous pot functions to stop zinc sulphate and copper (II) sulphate from mixing, but still allows electron to pass through it.

4. Of course, zinc will become negative electrode, while copper will become positive electrode (based on position in electrochemical series).

5. When zinc is the negative electrode, this means that zinc will give out ions. These ions will travel up the wire to the copper electrode.

6. Zinc will lama-kelamaan become thinner, because it 'dissolves' into zinc2+ ions, by giving away electrons to the copper electrode.

7. Copper pulak will become thicker, as copper2+ ions will discharge at copper electrode and copper will be deposited there.

8. Conclusion; Zinc electrode jadi negative electrode(cathode), copper electrode jadi positive electrode(anode). Cathode will become thinner, anode becomes thicker. Electrons given out at cathode will travel up the wire to the anode. That is all.

9. Kalau ada apa2 yang tidak lengkap atau tidak jelas, itu salah dan silap saya sendiri. Minta maaf. Kalau ada perkara yang patut diperlengkapkan kerana tertinggal di atas, sila tinggalkan komen. Sebarang pertanyaan, juga tinggalkan komen. Terima kasih.

The Scirocco; TopGear's Favourite Volkswagen

From paultan.org; The Volkswagen Scirocco (shee-rokko) has arrived, and will be sold by Volkswagen. Edgy piece of design, the scirocco is. Very modern, yet still has a hint of retro. The front has a mean, aggressive stance, which is very cool. People like mean cars. Seats four, but price range is not worthy of a four seater; RM243888. Also brought in by Volkswagen Malaysia is the Passat CC sports sedan, which, as illogical as it is, also seats four, and only four (2 seats front, 2 seats back). The CC comes in at RM 293888. More info through this link: http://paultan.org/2009/10/30/prices-for-volkswagen-passat-cc-and-scirocco-officially-unveiled-both-cars-in-showrooms/.

F1 Abu Dhabi

The race was just over. The season was just over. Sebastian Vettel may have conquered Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit, but World Champion title nonetheless belongs to Jenson Button. The racetrack is utterly modern. Hebat betul. Built on a man-made island, the view and setting of the circuit is uniquely Abu Dhabi. From the helicopter view of the circuit, a big red roof can be seen, sporting the Ferrari logo. Ladies and gentlemen, this is FerrariWorld, an indoor ferrari themepark located in Yas Marina circuit that offers thrillrides with Gs equivalent to that of F1 cars. Well, thats what the commentators said anyways. Will be looking forward to next year's F1 season, with the introduction of Team Malaysia. All the best, Team 1Malaysia.

Radioactive Terms (Physics)

Just some important terms regarding chapter 10, Radioactivity.

1. Radioactivity - spontaneous and random emission of radioactive rays from unstable radioactive materials after which they become more stable.

2. Radioactive decay - the breaking up of unstable radioactive nuclei into more stable nuclei with the emission of alpha particles, beta particles, gamma rays.

3. Half-life - The time taken for half the mass of a radioactive material to decay.

4. Radioisotopes - Isotopes with radioactive properties.

5. Nuclear fusion - the splitting up of a nucleus with a big mass into two or more nuclides with the release of energy.

6. Nuclear fission - the combination of small atoms into a larger atom with the release of heat (also known as thermonuclear reaction).

Any corrections, extra info, or anything at all worth sharing, just leave a comment. Thanks.