Driving in Manhattan and Madras corner shop

I love to drive, ideally in a Two-wheeler; Of course, four wheeler has its own benefits. Best part is when you drive close to the place you would like to visit, alongwith your friends or family;
I was in Manhattan sometime ago, trying to read the street names off the boards, wishing I had a map with me. got mis-guided at least twice (once by a Policeman!), but did find it a pleasant drive - it was a weekend - across the fashion avenue; Although my young 'un was not too happy being fastened in the child seat; She would let us know her displeasure by letting out a squeal now and then.

Getting lost made me wish for good-old Madras Corner shop - or Chennai as it is known nowadays. If I am in a new neighborhood, and I am lost, all I had to do, was to go to the nearest Corner Shop ( also known as Nair kadai; this is a small mom-pop type store, sells usually, Cigarettes, Matches, Bananas). I never had to worry about finding a address; Better still I can even ask by a person's name.
To know more about Madras goto
India Tourism or
ChennaiOnline
Map of Chennai

How to determine Workflow Mailer status without using OAM

I had an interesting question from my friend the other day.

How can you determine the availability of WF Mailer without using OAM?

The following query provides the status, eliminating the need to use OAM.

SELECT Component_name, Component_Status
FROM FND_SVC_COMPONENTS
WHERE component_type = 'WF_MAILER'

Reference: Metalink Doc: 316352.1

Workflow Model

Saw an interesting posting in the OTN forum on Workflow model (see above) by Luiz Soares. There is link in the thread to download the model Click on the title to goto directly and download from the server Luiz has posted.
Thanks Luiz. Awesome job :-)

Your SIG needs you?

What was that again?
It was interesting to read this note in Antony Reynolds Blog. It says, "Your SIG needs you. and of course, it displays the above picture". Nice point Antony! I hope it received the clicks it deserved!(to read his post Click here )

Feeds while Offline?

Google Gears is an excellent way to catch with your reading (rss feeds )while you are flying or cannot get connected.

Here is the link to blog note: Feeds on a Plane!

Update:
Although Google gears says there is no need to reboot, I had to reboot a Windows XP (Home edition). After rebooting all I had to do was to link up with Google reader.