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In the News (Fri 11 Dec 09)

  
  Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok finished his first season in the GP2 series on a positive note at the Valencia circuit in Spain with a point for fastest lap in Race 1...
India’s Karun Chandhok capped off his recent strong run of form with his first victory in the GP2 series in the second race at the daunting Spa-Francochamps circuit in Belgium yesterday.
India’s Karun Chandhok came up with his strongest race performances of the season thus far with 5th and 6th positions in the two races around the super fast Monza Autodromo.
www.karunchandhok.com /news.htm   (650 words)

  
  Karun - LoveToKnow 1911
Ten miles farther a part of the river branches off to the left and due S. by a channel called Bahmashir (from Bahman-Ardashir, the name of the district in the early middle ages) which is navigable to the sea for vessels of little draught.
The Karun up to Ahvaz was opened to international navigation on the 30th of October 1888, and Messrs Lynch of London established a fortnightly steamer service on it immediately after.
On the upper Karun see Mrs Bishop, Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan (London, 1891); Lord Curzon, Persia and the Persian Question (London, 1892); Lieut.-Colonel H. Sawyer, "The Bakhtiari Mountains and Upper Elam," Geog.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Karun   (591 words)

  
  Mr Franz Karun
Mr Franz Karun, 39, was born 2 December 1872 near Milje, Austria-Hungary (modern Slovenia).
Janez Karun was married in 1870 to Marija Treljec who was born 12 December 1849 in Predoslje, Slovenia and who died in Milje in 1896.
One year later the Karuns were mentioned again in the press when an outer wall collapsed on the hotel/boarding house that they owned and it was uncertain whether they would remain in Galesburg.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /biography/927   (673 words)

  
 Karun to lead FTA team
Karun on Monday emerged as the potential new chief, beating frontrunner ex-commerce minister Narongchai Akarasanee.
Yesterday’s appointment prompted Karun to hold a press conference to explain to the public what he proposes to do on the vital bilateral trade matter.
Karun said he would not make any changes to the negotiation team or to the negotiating pattern.
www.biothai.org /cgi-bin/content/news/show.pl?0170   (266 words)

  
 Karun Chandhok
The company in the past has also created internship opportunities for college engineering students interested in Motorsport.
Karun is actively involved in the preparation of the cars and also trains all the team’s drivers personally while helping them with PR and sponsorship.
For more information on our racing championship activities, please contact -
www.karunchandhok.com /wsrf.htm   (161 words)

  
 Livius Picture Archive: Pasitigris (Karun)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The river Karun or, to use its ancient name, Pasitigris, rises in the Zagros mountains and passes through Khuzestan (ancient Elam) until it joins the Shatt al-Arab (or Arvand Rud) near modern Khoramshahr.
In fact, it is not exaggerated to state that the alluvial plain of Khuzestan consists solely of sediments of the rivers Karun, Dez, and Karkheh.
This is the head of a larger-than-life bronze statue of a Parthian prince, perhaps the nobleman known as the Sûrên, and was found at Shami, on the banks of the Karun.
www.livius.org /a/iran/karun/pasitigris.html   (265 words)

  
 General Election 2005
Mr Karun, however, said the university denied him a fair chance to answer the allegation that he forged a vocational education certificate which he used to apply for a place at the STOU.
After the verdict was read, Mr Karun said he accepted the outcome but would carry on with the campaign to encourage voters to cast ballots for him and for the Thai Rak Thai party.
Chart Thai's Janista Liewchalermwong, Mr Karun's main rival who stands to gain from his absence in constituency 14, said after learning of the court ruling that she would continue campaigning as usual since there are many other candidates still in the race.
www.bangkokpost.net /election2005/040205_news01.html   (765 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta
At the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk Sunday, Karun followed up his win and runner-up spots in Rounds 1 and 2 of the championship Donington Park with a strong second position in Round 3 of the British Formula 3 championship, according to information reaching here.
In Karun’s words: “I have always gone well at Snetterton, and last year it was one of my strongest circuits.
Karun pushed steadily ahead and finished the 20 lap race in second place to score his third consecutive podium of the season.
www.telegraphindia.com /1030422/asp/sports/story_1896920.asp   (514 words)

  
 rediff.com: Karun Chandok crowned champion
After finishing third in the first race, in which he faced brake problems and nearly avoided a collision in the fourth lap, Karun signed off in style in the second race, winning it easily to record his eighth win in the championship.
However, the second race was much more comfortable for Karun, who is sponsored by J K Tyres, as he zoomed ahead to score his eighth win of the season.
After Macau, Karun is all set to shift gears as he will be in a stronger field following his sigining with British Formula-3, the stepping stone to the pinnacle of motorsport, Formula One.
www.rediff.com /sports/2001/oct/23chand.htm   (619 words)

  
 Karun Summary
The Karun River begins in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran and flows south to Iraq, where it empties into the Shatt al Arab.
Nowadays the Karun is used as a transportation corridor for oil exports and commodity imports, accessible only to shallow-draft vessels.
The Karun continues toward the Persian Gulf, forking into two primary branches on its delta: the Bahmanshir and the Haffar that joins the Shatt al-Arab (River Arvand in Persian), emptying into the Gulf.
www.bookrags.com /Karun   (463 words)

  
 Karun Chandhok scores first British F3 Podium : Sports News : IndiaExpress.Com
Qualifyings : Karun was confident of a good result going into the weekend after a very good test session at the 3.7 mile circuit the week before but didn't have a very good time in the 2 qualifying sessions held on Friday and Saturday respectively.
Karun spun off after struggling with an imbalance in the car, which resulted in his worst qualifying position ever, 8th.
Karun was elated after the race and said " Finishing 2nd so early in the year is just amazing for me. We've had some very hard days thus far and were not too happy with my qualifying performances.
www.indiaexpress.com /news/sports/20020507-0.html   (382 words)

  
 Karun3 Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant
The Karun River originates from the upper elevations of Mount Zardkoh-e-Bakhtiari in the Zagross sierra.
For this purpose Karun I, Karun II, Karun III, Karun IV, Karun V, Bazoft, Masjed-I-Soleyman & Gotvand dams have been considered to be constructed across the river, some of which are currently in operation.
The Karun III replacement road is a main road that its asphalt roadway is 11.00 meters wide.
www.karun3.com /news/?id=45   (1134 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Racing : Motor : Mixed luck for Karun Chandhok
Jakarta: India's Karun Chandhok scored his second victory of the Formula Asia Renault V6 series by winning the fifth round at the Sentul racetrack here on Sunday.
Karun finished the 15-lap race ahead of local hero Ananda Mikola.
In round six, Karun, who is backed by JK Tyre, Scottish and Newcastle and Amaron Batteries, was gearing up for an end of race battle with Halliday, Mikola and Lin when driving behind the safety car he lost hydraulic pressure and had to retire.
www.hindu.com /2006/07/24/stories/2006072407791800.htm   (267 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Writer Profile :: KARUN F. GROSSMAN
KARUN F. Making it to the top requires one part skill, one part determination and a pinch of luck.
KARUN F. GROSSMAN and RICHARD B. Concluding an often-arduous season with pride, the Harvard field hockey team (7-10, 3-4 Ivy) defeated Brown, 3-1, on Saturday.
KARUN F. The Harvard women's volleyball team suffered a tough loss last night on the court, but not to its confidence.
www.thecrimson.com /writer.aspx?id=718   (542 words)

  
 Turkey - Croesus - Karun - Korah - Worldpress.org
The Karun Treasure was brought to Ankara in 1993, and then to the Usak Archaeology Museum, in the region where the artifacts originated, on Feb. 14, 1996.
The smuggling and the return of the Karun Treasure merit that its exhibit be showcased to fill a whole museum.
The Karun Treasure is not limited to the 363 pieces brought from the United States.
www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=1606&dont=yes   (1007 words)

  
 DNA - Sport - Karun’s day ends in despair - Daily News & Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Karun had to sweat his way to the finish hounded by those who he had left far behind in his slipstream after the initial few laps.
Shaking off the nerves, Karun posted a perfect start to what appeared to be another smooth run to the podium in a field that does not have much arsenal to challenge him.
The restarts had reduced the racing laps down to 16 and by the 13th, Karun was a huge nine seconds ahead before his fuel pump had an electronic failure bringing the car to a dead stop from the 250 kph plus that it was cruising at on the straight.
www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1029364   (458 words)

  
 The Hindu : Sport / Racing : Motor : Mixed luck for Karun
In the first race, Karun started from the pole and accelerated his way to take an instant lead into the tight first corner.
By the time the field had come around to finish the first lap, he had a lead of 1.3 seconds, which he extended to nearly four seconds by the eighth lap when the race was stopped after Korean driver Jeffery Lee spun into the gravel.
After the re-start, Karun once again shot into the lead, pulling out a massive 3.6 seconds in the three remaining laps to record his first victory of the season.
www.hindu.com /2006/05/15/stories/2006051507661700.htm   (258 words)

  
 Karun hopeful of lifting Asia Formula Renault V6 - Printer Friendly Page - Sports - Telugu Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Karun Chandhok heads to Zhuhai in China this weekend as a leader in the championship table for the last race of the inaugural Asia Formula Renault V6 Championship.
It will be a tough weekend for the cars and without doubt, everyone is going to have reliability concerns so luck will also play a part," said Karun on the challenges.
Out of the eight races till now, Karun has won four and started from pole position five times.
www.teluguportal.net /modules/news/print.php?storyid=18246   (272 words)

  
 JK Tyre Wins 2001 Formula Asia Championship,Karun Chandhok Youngest Formula Asia Champion,Team India JK Tyre,Formula ...
With Team India JK Tyre having already sealed the Constructors Championship Trophy after Round 10 and Karun and Asif continually maintaining their lead at the Championship at 1st and 2nd positions respectively right since first round, the overall victory for the Team was almost sealed with their stupendous performance throughout.
However, hotter than the action on the track was the close gap between two teammates, Karun and Asif, both of whom displayed an amazing finesse throughout the Championship and were almost equally debated hot contenders for the final title.
The climax reached its pinnacle, when Karun’s brakes failed during the first race at the final round and concentrating on just finishing the race, he finished 3rd while Asif claimed the winning post, thus bringing down the points tally difference to just 13 points.
www.jktyre.com /formula-asia-championship.html   (684 words)

  
 Karun Grossman '98: The Spoke in the Wheel
Her 5-foot-11-inch frame, bushy ponytail, and the scratches along her arm exude basketball, but one glance does not tell the whole story.
It is only when you talk to Karun Grossman about her favorite sport that you uncover the passion, the laughter, the struggles, and the pain which have colored her four-year career.
"Karun has one of the biggest challenges and one of the most painful situations because she had an incredibly unusual injury," says Harvard Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1998/01.22/KarunGrossman98.html   (865 words)

  
 Karun Oil and Gas Production Co. to install new turbo pump soon
The Installation of the pump has thus far progressed by 92 percent, and will significantly increase amount of the oil extracted from the Asmari field in the region when it is put to use, Kheirollah Qasemi said.
The production unit No.2 of Karun Oil and Gas Production Company was put into operation in 1963 with nominal capacity of 465,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil.
Karun Oil and Gas Production Company is the largest affiliate of the National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) operating in Ahvaz-Asmari, Ahvaz-Bangestan, Mansuri-Asmari, Abteimur, and Ramin fields.
www.mehrnews.ir /en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=399467   (301 words)

  
 Karun Chandhok,Karun Chandhok wins Formula Asia 2001,Asif Nazir,Team India JK Tyre,Asia's Best Racers,Team India JK ...
While Karun claimed the top honors and currently leads the Championship with a total point tally of 42, Asif Nazir, another proud member of the team and also India's first-ever JK Tyre National Karting Champion, drove brilliantly to find himself at second position,with a total points tally of 27 points.
Karun also registered the fastest lap time of 1 minute and 20.86 seconds.
Karun leads the championship with 42 points and Asif is in second place with 27 points.
www.jktyre.com /karun-chandhok-wins-formula-asia-2001.html   (751 words)

  
 Motor racing-Karun Chandok
Karun Chandok debuted three years ago in the JK Tyre Racing Championship and became the youngest ever national racing whiz kid.
He is the second Indian, after Narain Karthikeyan, to participate in the British Formula-3 and the first Indian to win six races in a season.
Karun recalls that his first birthday cake was shaped like a car and his bed was also car-shaped.
www.the-south-asian.com /August2003/motor_racing_karun_chandok.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Asian Formula 2000
Careful planning has started in terms of my 25 trips to the UK to oversee his F3 and also to balance his need to have his mother, brother and the rest of the family there as well to ensure that a homely atmosphere is prevelant.
The part of racing as a hobby was fine, but, when this podgy 94 Kgs decided to shed 26 Kgs, it was clear that this was to become a career path.
Karun`s association with him from the days of h Paddy bringing him `diapers` played a major role in the `environment ` which is the most important factor in motorracing.
www.indmotorsport.com /2001/af2kkarun1.html   (706 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Karun
The Karun is navigable to Ahvaz for shallow draft vessels; rapids prevent further upstream passage except during high water in April and May. The river was opened to foreign...
34,750), Khuzestan prov., SW Iran, at the confluence of the Karun River and the Shatt al Arab, near the Persian Gulf.
The Kuh-Rang Dam (built 1953) diverts water from the upper course of the Karun River...
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Karun&StartAt=1   (728 words)

  
 Karun Chandhok
Yes, Karun, just 17 years old, by winning the first round of the Formula Asia 2000 series, has turned the face of the entire world motor sporting fraternity towards India.
Karun Chandhok, the 'like father, like son' of none other than the racing and rallying champion Mr.Vicky Chandhok has racing in his blood.
JK also run a very successful rally team and have Hari Singh (Asia zone champion) and Karamjit Singh (Asia Pacific Champion) as part of their team, Parthiva Sureshwaren is also part of the JK brigade and am really proud to be associated with such a team.
www.indmotorsport.com /interview/karun.html   (1012 words)

  
 Software Design Group: Karun   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When the analysis terminates, the remaining counterexample is guaranteed not to be spurious, but because the heap is finitized, absence of a counterexample does not constitute proof.
Karun is an implementation of this framework that checks Java programs against properties expressed in
It translates both the abstract program and the given property to a boolean formula and solves it using the ZChaff SAT solver.
sdg.csail.mit.edu /projects/karun.html   (218 words)

  
 Karun has a lot to smile about- Formula One-Sections-Indiatimes Sport   (Site not responding. Last check: )
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: Karun Chandhok bears the wisdom of a man who has learnt his lessons well.
The prospect of gaining entry in the GP2 series is another option for Karun but by far the most intriguing option is Champs Car Atlantic.
I've been racing for five years and sinking my parents money and options on the money front are a bit better.
sport.indiatimes.com /Karun_has_a_lot_to_smile_about/articleshow/191858.cms   (421 words)

  
 Tata Group | About us | Karun Chandhok | Raring to go
Karun Chandhok is the brightest young star in the brigade of Indian racing car drivers looking to follow in the footsteps of Narain Karthikeyan.
The 21-year-old racer is currently honing his skills in the Formula 3 World Series for RC Motorsport, for whom he has made a positive start in the 2005-2006 racing season.
Karun gears up to set the track ablaze in 2006 international circuits
www.tata.com /0_about_us/brand_ambassadors/index_karun.htm   (91 words)

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