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Saturday, April 25, 2009

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY

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The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon

THERE was a blacksmith once who complained: "I am not well, and my work is too warm. I want to be a stone on the mountain. There it must be cool, for the wind blows and the trees give a shade." A wise man who had power over all things replied: "Go you, be a stone." And he was a stone, high up on the mountain-side. It happened that a stone-cutter came that way for a stone, and when he saw the one that had been the blacksmith, he knew that it was what he sought, and he began to cut it. The stone cried out: "This hurts! I no longer want to be a stone. A stone-cutter I want to be. That would be pleasant." The wise man, humoring him, said, "Be a cutter." Thus he became a stone-cutter, and as he went seeking suitable stone, he grew tired, and his feet were sore. He whimpered, " I no longer want to cut stone. I would be the sun; that would be pleasant." The wise man commanded, " Be the sun." And he was the sun. But the sun was warmer than the blacksmith, than a stone, than a stone-cutter, and he complained, "I do not like this. I would be the moon. It looks cool." The wise man spake yet again, "Be the moon." And he was the moon. "This is warmer than being the sun," murmured he, "for the light from the sun shines on me ever. I do not want to be the moon. I would be a smith again. That, verily, is the best life." But the wise man replied, " I am weary of your changing. You wanted to be the moon; the moon you are, and it you will remain."
And in yon high heaven lives he to this day.
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Friday, April 24, 2009

Right and Might

Right and Might
WHILE a deer was eating wild fruit, he heard an owl call "Haak, haak" (a spear), and a cricket cry, "Wat" (surrounded), and, frightened, he fled. In his flight he ran through the trees up into the mountains and into streams. In one of the streams the deer stepped upon a small fish and crushed it almost to death. Then the fish complained to the court, and the deer, owl, cricket, and fish had a lawsuit. In the trial came out this evidence:
As the deer fled, he ran into some dry grass, and the seed fell into the eye of a wild chicken, and the pain of the seed in the eye of the chicken caused it to fly up against a nest of red ants. Alarmed, the red ants flew out to do battle, and in their haste, bit a mongoose. The mongoose ran into a vine of wild fruit and shook several pieces of it on the head of a hermit who sat thinking under a tree. "Why did you, O fruit, fall on my head?" cried the hermit. The fruit answered: "We did not wish to fall; a mongoose ran against our vine and threw us down." And the hermit asked, " O mongoose, why did you throw the fruit?" The mongoose answered: "I did not wish to throw down the fruit, but the red ants bit me, and I ran against the vine." The hermit asked, " O ants, why did you bite the mongoose?" The red ants replied: "The hen flew against our nest and angered us." The hermit asked: " O hen, why did you fly against the red ants' nest?" And the hen replied: "The seed fell into my eyes and hurt me." And the hermit asked, " O seed, why did you fall into the hen's eyes?" And the seed replied: "The deer shook me down." The hermit said unto the deer, "O deer, why did you shake down the seed?" The deer answered: "I did not wish to do it, but the owl called, frightening me, and I ran." "O owl," asked the hermit, "why did you frighten the deer?" The owl replied: "I called, but as I am accustomed to call---the cricket, too, called."
Having heard the evidence, the judge said, "The cricket must replace the crushed parts of the fish and make it well," as he, the cricket, had called and frightened the deer. The cricket was smaller and weaker than the owl or the deer, therefore had to bear the penalty.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

PATWARI EXAM 2008 RESULT

RPSC has declared the result of Patwari Exam 2008. What is important is that this time RPSC also publishes the Answer Key of Paper. One great step in the direction of transparency.

CHECK OUT the result on RPSC website :

Key (Patwari Exam-2008)

Patwari Exam-2008 Result

CUTOFF

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23 April : World Book and Copyright Day

23 April: A symbolic date for world literature for on this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors such as Maurice Druon, K.Laxness, Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.
The idea for this celebration originated in Catalonia where on 23 April, Saint George's Day, a rose is traditionally given as a gift for each book sold. The success of the World Book and Copyright Day will depend primarily on the support received from all parties concerned (authors, publishers, teachers, librarians, public and private institutions, humanitarian NGOs and the mass media), who have been mobilized in each country by UNESCO National Commissions, UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations, Associated Schools and Libraries, and by all those who feel motivated to work together in this world celebration of books and authors.

source : UN and UNESCO Websites

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Successful Interview Tips

An Employer looks for intelligence (intellectual and emotional), communication skills, leadership qualities, ethics, competence, energy, imagination etc., from the candidate.

Why Do Candidates Fail In An Interview


* Poor grooming
* Discourteous and ungraceful body language
* Poor manners
* Poor diction
* Vague responses
* Unappealing biodata
* Monetary benefits-centric approach
* Lack of punctuality
* Poor waiting hall behaviour

Some Behavioural "Unfavourable" Aspects


* Lack of personal or career goals
* Lack of enthusiasm and confidence
* Not owning up responsibility for mistakes
* Self-justification, aggressiveness
* Lack of emotional maturity
* Negative and cynical attitude
* Over-reacting to questions
* Lacking sense of humour
* Complaining about various things and previous employers

The Previous Day


* Confirm the venue of the interview, distance, and mode of transport
* Locate the venue earlier
* Relax, have good sleep, visualise and pray

The Interview Day


* Reach the venue at least 45 minutes ahead of the interview
* Get familiar with the ambience
* Don't carry too much baggage
* Report to the authority concerned

Waiting Hall Behaviour


* Maintain Decorum
* Mingle with others politely
* Avoid smoking, chewing, flirting, gossiping, defamatory comments
* Greet others present
* Switch off the mobile
* Relax and visualise

While Entering The Interview Hall


* Enter confidently, not arrogantly
* Shut the door gently
* Smile and greet the interviewers
* Shake hands only if they offer their hand

During The Eye Interview


* Maintain eye contact
* Be attentive, listen carefully, and lean forward
* Don't lean on the table, and don't slouch
* Don't toss your files across
* Hand over your file-right side facing them
* Don't laugh or giggle but smile gently
* Be polite. use the words "Please" and "thank you"
* Don't argue but can orally acknowledge

End Of The Interview


* When informed, collect your belongings
* Thank everyone
* For a few steps from your seat, don't show your back
* Don't rush. But move out with dignity
* Shur the door gently when you leave

In Case Of Stress Interviews


* Don't be upset
* Let them not see that you are upset
* Accept their point of view
* Smile
* Don't argue but be specific in responses with justification

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GROUP DISCUSSION TIPS

Successful Group Discussion (GD) Tips

GDs Judge Your

* Communication skills

* Interpersonal skills

* Negotiation and Convincing skills

* Assertive skills

* Empathy and consideration for others opinion

Skills to be honed for GD

* Self-control and patience

* Be friendly, warm and cooperative

* Speak intimately, informally

* Don't see others as adversaries

* Be receptive

* Appreciate the good points of others

* During heated arguments, be silent, then give a studied opinion and take control of the situation

Pay attention to

* What you speak

* When you speak

* How you speak

During the GD

* Try for consensus

* If there is a conflict, take control

* Give positive angle to the discussion

* Complement and consolidate

* Don't cry out or shout

Ending the GD

* Sum up the discussion with the observer's consent

* Add some points as your view

* Thank all

Post GD

* Shake hands

* Thank All

* Give oral but personal compliments to the participants

To flavour your participation in GDs, use the expressions like

* With your permission, mayI supplement?

* May I intervene?

* May I add to that - May I Suggest?

* There is or can be another angle?

* While supporting what you said, may I add?

* with your permission, sir, may I sum up the discussion?

The Five-step formula for success in interview and GD

* Practice

* Dynamic listening

* Think before you answer

* Cite reasons, examples and anecdotes

* Make a confident ending

Use STAR technique

* Situation

* Task

* Action

* Result
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Footprints in the Sand : A beautiful Poem

FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

One night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the lord.
And across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One set belonged to me, and the other to the lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. And I noticed that many times along the path of life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life. This really bothered me so I questioned the lord about it.

One set of footprints in the sand
Lord, you promised me you'd hold my hand
Tell my why in the troubled time I looked back and I would find
One set of footprints in the sand

Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life there's only one set of footsteps. I don't understand why in times I needed you most you should leave me. And the Lord replied, My precious, precious child, I love you. And I would never, never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I was carrying you.

One set of footprints in the sand
Oh yes, at last I understand
Through every storm he carried me now I praise the lord each time I see
One set of footprints in the sand
One set of footprints in the sand 
 
by Cristy Lane
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POLLUTION

Pollution is the release of environmental contaminants.

The major forms of pollution include:

•    Air pollution, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common examples include carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles. Ozone and smog are created as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react to sunlight.

•    Water pollution via surface runoff and leaching to groundwater.

•    Soil contamination occurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground storage tank leakage. Among the most significant soil contaminants are hydrocarbons, heavy metals, MTBE, herbicides, pesticides and chlorinated hydrocarbons.

•    Radioactive contamination, added in the wake of 20th-century discoveries in atomic physics. (See alpha emitters and actinides in the environment.)

•    Noise pollution, which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise, industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar.

•    Light pollution, includes light trespass, over-illumination and astronomical interference.

•    Visual pollution, which can refer to the presence of overhead power lines, motorway billboards, scarred landforms (as from strip mining), open storage of trash or municipal solid waste.

•    Thermal Pollution, is a temperature change in natural water bodies caused by human influence

Sources and causes

Motor vehicle emissions are likely the leading cause of air pollution. China, United States, Russia, Mexico, and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution emissions; however, Canada is the number two country, ranked per capita. Principal stationary pollution sources include chemical plants, coal-fired power plants, oil refineries,[1] petrochemical plants, nuclear waste disposal activity, incinerators, large animal farms, PVC factories, metals production factories, plastics factories, and other heavy industry.

Some of the more common soil contaminants are chlorinated hydrocarbons (CFH), heavy metals (such as chromium, cadmium--found in rechargeable batteries, and lead--found in lead paint, aviation fuel and still in some countries, gasoline), MTBE, zinc, arsenic and benzene. Ordinary municipal landfills are the source of many chemical substances entering the soil environment (and often groundwater), emanating from the wide variety of refuse accepted, especially substances illegally discarded there, or from pre-1970 landfills that may have been subject to little control in the U.S. or EU.

Pollution can also be the consequence of a natural disaster. For example hurricanes often involve water contamination from sewage, and petrochemical spills from ruptured boats or automobiles. Larger scale and environmental damage is not uncommon when coastal oil rigs or refineries are involved. Some sources of pollution, such as nuclear power plants or oil tankers, can produce widespread and potentially hazardous releases when accidents occur.

In the case of noise pollution the dominant source class is the motor vehicle, producing about ninety percent of all unwanted noise worldwide.

Effects on human health

Pollutants can cause disease, including cancer, lupus, immune diseases, allergies, and asthma. Higher levels of background radiation have led to an increased incidence of cancer and mortality associated with it worldwide. Some illnesses are named for the places where specific pollutants were first formally implicated. One example is Minamata disease, which is caused by organic mercury compounds.

Adverse air quality can kill many organisms including humans. Ozone pollution can cause respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, throat inflammation, chest pain and congestion. Water pollution causes approximately 14,000 deaths per day, mostly due to contamination of drinking water by untreated sewage in developing countries. Oil spills can cause skin irritations and rashes. Noise pollution induces hearing loss, high blood pressure, stress and sleep disturbance.

Regulation and monitoring

To protect the environment from the adverse effects of pollution, many nations worldwide have enacted legislation to regulate various types of pollution as well as to mitigate the adverse effects of pollution

International Efforts :

The Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty on global warming. It also reaffirms sections of the UNFCCC. Countries which ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases, or engage in emissions trading if they maintain or increase emissions of these gases. A total of 141 countries have ratified the agreement. Notable exceptions include the United States and Australia, who have signed but not ratified the agreement. The stated reason for the United States not ratifying is the exemption of large emitters of greenhouse gases who are also developing countries, like China and India.

Perspectives

The earliest precursor of pollution generated by life forms would have been a natural function of their existence. The attendant consequences on viability and population levels fell within the sphere of natural selection. These would have included the demise of a population locally or ultimately, species extinction. Processes that were untenable would have resulted in a new balance brought about by changes and adaptations. At the extremes, for any form of life, consideration of pollution is superseded by that of survival.

For mankind, the factor of technology is a distinguishing and critical consideration, both as an enabler and an additional source of byproducts. Short of survival, human concerns include the range from quality of life to health hazards. Since science holds experimental demonstration to be definitive, modern treatment of toxicity or environmental harm involves defining a level at which an effect is observable. Common examples of fields where practical measurement is crucial include automobile emissions control, industrial exposure (eg OSHA PELs), toxicology (eg LD50), and medicine (eg medication and radiation doses).

"The solution to pollution is dilution", is a dictum which summarizes a traditional approach to pollution management whereby sufficiently diluted pollution is not harmful. It is well-suited to some other modern, locally-scoped applications such as laboratory safety procedure and hazardous material release emergency management. But it assumes that the dilutant is in virtually unlimited supply for the application or that resulting dilutions are acceptable in all cases.

Such simple treatment for environmental pollution on a wider scale might have had greater merit in earlier centuries when physical survival was often the highest imperative, human population and densities were lower, technologies were simpler and their byproducts more benign. But these are often no longer the case. Furthermore, advances have enabled measurement of concentrations not possible before. The use of statistical methods in evaluating outcomes has given currency to the principle of probable harm in cases where assessment is warranted but resorting to deterministic models is impractical or unfeasible. In addition, consideration of the environment beyond direct impact on human beings has gained prominence.

Yet in the absence of a superseding principle, this older approach predominates practices throughout the world. It is the basis by which to gauge concentrations of effluent for legal release, exceeding which penalties are assessed or restrictions applied. The regressive cases are those where a controlled level of release is too high or, if enforceable, is neglected. Migration from pollution dilution to elimination in many cases is confronted by challenging economical and technological barriers.

SOLUTION

The most satisfactory long-term solutions to air pollution may well be the elimination of fossil fuels and the ultimate replacement of the internal-combustion engine. To these ends efforts have begun in the United States, Japan, and Europe to develop alternative energy sources (see energy, sources of), as well as different kinds of transportation engines, perhaps powered by electricity or steam. A system of pollution allowances based on trading emission rights has been established in the United States in an attempt to use the free market to reward pollution reductions, and the international sale of surplus emission rights is permitted under the Kyoto Protocol (see below). Other proposed solutions include raising electricity and gasoline rates to better reflect environmental costs and to discourage waste and inefficiency, and mechanical controls on coal-fired utility plants.

In 1992, 150 nations signed a treaty on global warming at the UN-sponsored summit on the environment in Rio de Janeiro. A UN Conference on Climate Change, held in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, produced an international agreement to combat global warming by sharply reducing emissions of industrial gases. Although the United States abandoned the treaty in 2001, saying it was counter to U.S. interests, most other nations agreed that year on the details necessary to make the protocol a binding international treaty, and the necessary ratifications brought the treaty into force in 2005.

Source : Wikipedia and other articles on net

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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Windows Run Commands

Windows Run Commands

Accessibility Controls---------access.cpl

Add Hardware Wizard---------hdwwiz.cpl

Add/Remove Programs--------appwiz.cpl

Administrative Tools----------control admintools

Automatic Updates-----------wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard-----fsquirt

Calculator--------------------calc

Certificate Manager-----------certmgr.msc

Character Map---------------charmap

Check Disk Utility-------------chkdsk

Clipboard Viewer--------------clipbrd

Command Prompt-------------cmd

Component Services----------dcomcnfg

Computer Management-------compmgmt.msc

timedate.cpl-----------------ddeshare

Device Manager--------------devmgmt.msc

Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*-----directx.cpl

Direct X Troubleshooter-------dxdiag

Disk Cleanup Utility-----------cleanmgr

Disk Defragment--------------dfrg.msc

Disk Management-------------diskmgmt.msc

Disk Partition Manager--------diskpart

Display Properties------------control desktop

Display Properties------------desk.cpl

Display Properties (w/Appearance Tab Preselected)----control color

Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting Utility--------drwtsn32

Driver Verifier Utility-----------verifier

Event Viewer------------------eventvwr.msc

File Signature Verification Tool-----sigverif

Findfast-----------------findfast.cpl

Folders Properties--------control folders

Fonts-------------------control fonts

Fonts Folder------------fonts

Free Cell Card Game-----freecell

Game Controllers--------joy.cpl

Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)--------gpedit.msc

Hearts Card Game------------------mshearts

Iexpress Wizard--------------------iexpress

Indexing Service-------------------ciadv.msc

Internet Properties-----------------inetcpl.cpl

IP Configuration (Display Connection Configuration)-----ipconfig /all

IP Configuration (Display DNS Cache Contents)--ipconfig /displaydns

IP Configuration (Delete DNS Cache Contents)-------ipconfig /flushdns

IP Configuration (Release All Connections)-----------ipconfig /release

IP Configuration (Renew All Connections)------------ipconfig /renew

IP Config(Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)-ipconfig /registerdns

IP Configuration (Display DHCP Class ID)-------ipconfig /showclassid

IP Configuration (Modifies DHCP Class ID)--------ipconfig /setclassid

Java Control Panel (If Installed)--------------------jpicpl32.cpl

Java Control Panel (If Installed)--------------------javaws

Keyboard Properties-------------------------------control keyboard

Local Security Settings----------------------------secpol.msc

Local Users and Groups----------------------------lusrmgr.msc

Logs You Out Of Windows-------------------------logoff

Microsoft Chat-----------------------------------winchat

Minesweeper Game-------------------------------winmine

Mouse Properties---------------------------------control mouse

Mouse Properties---------------------------------main.cpl

Network Connections--------------------control netconnections

Network Connections-----------------------------ncpa.cpl

Network Setup Wizard---------------------------netsetup.cpl

Notepad----------------------------------------notepad

Nview Desktop Manager (If Installed)------------nvtuicpl.cpl

Object Packager--------------------------------packager

ODBC Data Source Administrator-----------------odbccp32.cpl

On Screen Keyboard(virtual Keyboard)-----------osk

Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)-------------------ac3filter.cpl

Password Properties----------------------------password.cpl

Performance Monitor----------------------------perfmon.msc

Performance Monitor----------------------------perfmon

Phone and Modem Options----------------------telephon.cpl

Power Configuration----------------------------powercfg.cpl

Printers and Faxes-----------------------------control printers

Printers Folder---------------------------------printers

Private Character Editor------------------------eudcedit

Quicktime (If Installed)-------------------------QuickTime.cpl

Regional Settings------------------------------intl.cpl

Registry Editor--------------------------------regedit

Registry Editor--------------------------------regedit32

Remote Desktop------------------------------mstsc

Removable Storage---------------------------ntmsmgr.msc

Removable Storage Operator Requests---------ntmsoprq.msc

Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)--------------rsop.msc

Scanners and Cameras-----------------------sticpl.cpl

Scheduled Tasks----------------------------control schedtasks

Security Center-----------------------------wscui.cpl

Services------------------------------------services.msc

Shared Folders------------------------------fsmgmt.msc

Shuts Down Windows------------------------shutdown

Sounds and Audio---------------------------mmsys.cpl

Spider Solitare Card Game-------------------spider

SQL Client Configuration---------------------cliconfg

System Configuration Editor------------------sysedit

System Configuration Utility------------------msconfig

System File Checker Utility (Scan Immediately)------sfc /scannow

System File Checker Utility (Scan Once At Next Boot)---sfc /scanonce

System File Checker Utility (Scan On Every Boot)-------sfc /scanboot

System File Checker Utility (Return to Default Setting)---sfc /revert

System File Checker Utility (Purge File Cache)------sfc /purgecache

System File Checker Utility (Set Cache Size to size x)-sfc /cachesize=x

System Properties-------------------------------------sysdm.cpl

Task Manager-----------------------------------------taskmgr

Telnet Client------------------------------------------telnet

User Account Management-----------------------------nusrmgr.cpl

Utility Manager----------------------------------------utilman

Windows Firewall--------------------------------------firewall.cpl
Windows Magnifier-------------------------------------magnify

Windows Management Infrastructure-------------------wmimgmt.msc

Windows System Security Tool-------------------------syskey

Windows Update Launches-----------------------------wupdmgr

Windows XP Tour Wizard-------------------------------tourstart

Wordpad----------------------------------------------write

FTP---------------------------------------------------ftp
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EARTH DAY : 22 APRIL or 20 MARCH

Earth Day, celebrated in the US on April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.
The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, which is often March 20, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969.

DOWNLOAD WIKI ARTICLE ON EARTH DAY 

ARTICLE ON EARTH DAY 2008
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HCS (P) Exam Date and Syllabus

HPSC (Haryana Public Service Commission) is said to be conducting the HCS (P) exam on 26th April 2009. Admit card has been dispatched, all those who not receive it till 23rd April can collect duplicate admit card from HPSC office on 24th and 25th April 2009 by showing Acknowledgement Slip.

Syllabus of HCS : Part I    AND   Part II

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Monday, April 20, 2009

Free Demo Class for RAS Mains

There will be a free demo class for RAS mains from 3 PM to 7.30 PM on 20th April 2009, all those interested can visit Bhagyodaya Institute, A -9, Friends Colony, Lal Kothi, Jaipur phone 2742820, 9314550555.
Prof Chandmal Sharma well known for his philosophy classes will take philosophy class in the institute. There are also other subjects to be taught so if interested contact on above numbers.
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RISAT 2 INDIAN SPY SATELLITE

 
 On The Launching Pad
source : ISRO
RISAT 2 INDIAN SPY SATELLITE
ISRO today successfully launched two satellites RISAT 2 (Radar Imaging Satellite) and ANUSAT (Anna University Satellite) by PSLV C12 (Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle) from SDSC, SHAR, Sriharikota at 6.45 am. RITSAT 2 can conduct surveillance 24X7 in all weather condition and helps to keep watch on terror camps. It also helps in disaster management and mapping of natural resources. Although its mainly a surveillance satellite but neighbouring countries are watchful of it spying capabilities. US and other countries are said to placed such satellites in space in past and at one point of time there were dangers of star wars but disintegration of USSR has melt down the cat race. India needs such satellite because of cross border terrorist activities and to have a watchful eyes on terror camps, this satellite can help in to an extent in that field.

RISAT -2 (Radar Imaging Satellite)
RISAT-2  is  a Radar  Imaging  Satellite with  all  weather capability to take images of the earth.  This satellite will enhance  ISRO’s  capability  for  Disaster  Management applications.
Satellite Specifications
Altitude     550 km
Inclination  41 deg
Orbit Period  90 minutes
Mass     300 kg 
ANUSAT  (Anna University Satellite)
ANUSAT  (Anna University Satellite)  is  the  first  satellite built by an Indian University under the over all guidance of  ISRO  and will  demonstrate  the  technologies  related to message store and forward operations. It is a micro satellite built by Anna University, Chennai.
Satellite Specifications
Altitude     550 km
Inclination  41 deg
Orbit Period  90 minutes
Mass     40 kg
PSLV-C12 (Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle)
It weighs about 230 tonnes at lift off.  It may be recalled that PSLV in its core alone configuration had launched AGILE and TECSAR during 2007 and 2008 respectively.  This is PSLV’s 15th mission. PSLV is a four-stage launch vehicle employing both solid and  liquid  propulsion  stages.    PSLV  is  the  trusted workhorse  launch  Vehicle  of  ISRO.  During  1993-till now,  PSLV  had  fifteen  launches  of  which  fourteen  were  consecutively  successful.  PSLV  has  repeatedly proved  its  reliability  and  versatility  by  launching 30  spacecraft  (14  Indian  and  16  for  international customers)  into  a  variety  of  orbits  so  far.    It  may  be recalled  that during  its previous mission on October 22, 2008, PSLV had successfully launched   Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, which  is now exploring  the Moon  from  lunar orbit.
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Free Edition of Civil Services Magazine

For all those opensource lovers and those who always looking for something free, here I am sharing the magazine uploaded my upscportal, you can download it from this link or you can visit their site, the pdf is password protected and password is upscportal.com .
Enjoy !
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Bollywood Star not happy with IPL 2

Yes, everything is not right for bollywood stars and the owners/franchisee of IPL teams as their teams can't perform in the second session of IPL. Shilpa's Rajasthan Royal yesterday settles for the lowest total of IPL and lost to Royal Challengers while today the fate of two bollywood stars who were there with their team can't help to avoid defeat. In the first match Preety Zinta's Chandigrah's King Eleven Punjab after a good start by Karan Goel and Ravi Bopara can't capitalise that and can only score 104 in 12 overs in rain affected match which was further reduced to six over match and the Indian openers playing for Delhi Dare Devils scored the required  runs in 4.5 overs only with some blistering inning by stroke player Virendra Sehwag and won the match by 10 wickets to reach the second place in the medal tally. In the second match the energised Deccan Charger take the charge and outshine the already controversial Kolkata Knight Riders of Shahrukh and Juhi Chawla. They restricts the KKR to 101 by bowling them all out. Deccan charger with some great shots of local Hero H. Gibbs easily achieved the target by losing two wickets only.
In total the BOLLYWOOD stars really seems to be diappointed lot so far from the outcomes of the matches held so far but cricket is the game of uncertainities so no one knows what will happen next, this is the excitement of CRICKET.

For scorecard visit : 

Kings XI Punjab Vs Delhi Dare Devils

KKR Vs DC
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Saturday, April 18, 2009

IPL 2 is Here and OLD is Gold for IPL teams

A few months ago no one can think of that IPL will be organised outside India with such pomp and show but its all about money and Money can buy anything in this materialistic world. some people can do anything from wearing biknis to avoiding Sari's. It not stops at that only the chairman of IPL telling FIFA to learn how tournaments should be organised, really he is right because after Indian government's refusal to provide security cover to players and organiser it become very difficult to get it ogranised and also attract spectators but Mr Modi has done both very effectively, kudos to him. This is what business all about.
The opener between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Superstars was balanced equally after Mumbai's batting but the last few overs of Chennai batting can't gather enough run to avoid the defeat. Master blaster Sachin's inning will surely shivered the opposition because if its Sachin's day no one can stop him and so happen today, he takes the man of the match award for his calculated innings.
In the second match the defending champion Rajasthan Royals bowled superbly to restrict Royal Challengers to a score of 133 and it seems Rajasthan Royal can easily achieve the target but what happened is the nightmare for Rajasthan Royals as they bowled out in the sixteenth over for 58, the lowest total of IPL and second lowest of Twenty20. Anil Kumble is the star of the match who took five wickets and at no time from the begining of the inning Rajasthan Royals seems to settle down. The most unhappy person today will be yes you guess it right Shilpa Shetty, the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals. She had done everything from dancing to shooting commercial for her team to cheer them up but it seems White Mischief cheered their team well in the end. Once again the old horns of Indian Cricket played a major role in both the matches, Sachin in the first match and Dravid and Kumble in the second match.
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Friday, April 17, 2009

Piratebay Team found guilty in file sharing

In a landmark judgement by Swedish court the team of piratebay.org including the founder of the site to one year jail sentence and a fine of £2.4m (30m Kroner) although one of the guilty Peter Sunde Kolmsioppi refuses to pay up the £2.4million and said that 'I'd rather burn my stuff than pay the fine'. All four defendants were accused of ‘assisting in making copyright content available’. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm,  Carl Lundström, this case thus may be a historic landmark in the file sharing business as its said that piratebay has a daily traffic of whopping 22m.Set up in 2003 by Piratbyran, although it seems the site is here to stay and even if it will be closed then there are lots of other site which are not located in Sweden so they keep on running unless closed by some other court cases. and run by individuals from last five years, the site provides link to various copyrighted and other stuff in a manner its like a search engine of bit torrent.
An interesting event that takes place while hearing is that Professor Roger Wallis appeared as an expert before court and he was questioned on the link between the decline of album sales and filesharing. Wallis told the court that his research has shown that there is no relation between the two. When court asked whether he require any reimbursement for travelling allowance the professor only said that you can send my wife some flowers. What happens later was more surprising, hundreds of piratebay users send flowers to her wife and its still pouring in. Read whole story here.
The issue of piracy is so delicate that despite various measures by industry its still not curtailed. The reason may be varied high cost of the products or soething else its here and lets see how the future unfolds.


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RAJASTHAN DIET RESULT of CLASS VIII

RAJASTHAN DIET RESULT of CLASS VIII 



15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Ganganagar)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Hanumangarh)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Kota)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Dausa)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Bikaner - Sanskrit)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Goner, Jaipur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Jaisalmer)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Barmer)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Baran)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Jhalrapatan)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Alwar)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Sawai Madhopur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Karauli)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Dhoulpur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Banswara)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Bharatpur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Nathdwara)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Sikar)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Churu)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Shahpura)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Dungarpur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Bikaner)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Chittor)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Jalore)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Jhunjhunu)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Jodhpur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Kuchaman)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Mount Abu)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Tonk)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 (Udaipur)
15/04/2009 Class VIII Board Annual Exam 2009 Bagrinagar(Pali)
source : indiaresults.com
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McCullum Promoted, Dada Out of Captaincy

Kolkata Knight Riders will have only one captain for the whole second session and that is not Dada Saurav but Brendon McCullum, the Newzealander batsman and wicket keeper of KKR. After great speculation and Buchanans concept of rotating captaincy and Shahrukhs comment and later apology to Little Master Sunil Mohan Gavaskar, the KKR management makes a decision that its Brendon McCullum who will be leading the team of KKR in the second session of IPL.
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Dada Saheb Phalke award to Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar, the actor and director of various Hindi movies will be felicitated with Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007.

 The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. It was instituted in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, considered the father of Indian cinema.

The award for a particular year is given during the end of the following year along with the National Film Awards. The Bombay High Court had directed the Directorate of Film Festivals of India (DFFI) to consider uncensored films for the competition, a case which DFFI contested and won in the Supreme Court in late 2006. The case had delayed announcement of the award for 2006, which was announced in the middle of 2008.

MANOJ KUMAR :

Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of the North-West Frontier Province, British India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of Pakistan. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his Gosain Hindu family had to move to India owing to partition. They settled in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan.

After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry.

Career

As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949).[citation needed]

After making a little-noticed début in Fashion in 1957, Manoj landed his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed, setting the stage for the Vijay Bhatt-directed Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) opposite Mala Sinha. Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi (1964), and reunited with Vijay Bhatt and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).

The patriotic hero

Kumar's image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed, based on the life of Bhagat Singh, a martyr in the struggle for India's freedom. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer).[citation needed]

The result was Kumar's magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar (1967). In it, he played both a soldier and a farmer. The film was also noted for the famous song Mere Desh Ki Dharti, written by Gulshan Bawra, composed by Kalyanji-Anandji and sung by Mahendra Kapoor. Upkaar was a hit and won Kumar his first Filmfare Best Director Award.

After dabbling in various roles in the late 1960s, Manoj returned to patriotic themes in Purab Aur Paschim (1970), in which life in the East and West are juxtaposed. In 1972, he starred in Be-Imaan (for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award) and directed and starred in Shor (1972). The latter, opposite Jaya Bhaduri, was not a huge box office success, but it did feature the memorable song Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai, a duet by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh, which was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Later career

The mid-1970s saw Kumar star in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan that won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director; Sanyasi (1975) had Kumar and Hema Malini in the lead roles of a religious-themed comedy; and Dus Numbri (1976) also gave Kumar and Hema top billing. In 1981, Kumar reached the peak of his career when he got the opportunity to direct his idol, Dilip Kumar, as well as star in Kranti, a story about the struggle for Indian independence in the 19th century. Kranti was the last notable successful film in his career.

After Kranti, Kumar's career began to decline. Many of his films failed at the box office, including 1989's Clerk. He quit acting after his last film appearance in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung. His son, Kunal Goswami, tried to revive the patriotic theme, and was directed by Kumar in the 1999 film Jai Hind which was a flop. Kumar was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award that same year.

Kumar's acting trademark, a hand covering the face, was very popular, though it has also been the target of satirists. In 2007, the Shah Rukh Khan film Om Shanti Om featured the lead character pretending to be Manoj Kumar so as to sneak into a movie premiere, by holding his hand over his face. Kumar filed a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.[citation needed]

Politics

Like many other Bollywood stars, Kumar decided to enter politics following his retirement. Before the 2004 general election in India, it was announced that he had officially joined the ranks of the Shiv Sena.

Personal life

Kumar is married to Shashi Goswami (originally from Jodhkan, Sirsa district, Haryana). His brother Rajiv Goswami, and son Kunal Goswami, also entered the film industry.

Awards

    * 1968 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Upkaar
    * 1968 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Upkaar [2]
    * 1968 - Filmfare Best Story Award for Upkaar
    * 1968 - Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for Upkaar
    * 1968 - National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film for Upkaar
    * 1968 - BFJA Awards: Best Dialogue for Upkaar [1]
    * 1975 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
    * 1999 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
    * 1992 - Padma Shri Award
    * 2008 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
    * 2007 – Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Source : Wikipedia
Photo : Zoomtv.in
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Clash of Titans : Rajasthan LS Elections

The stage has been set up for the big fight in Rajasthan after BJP announces the final list of its candidates with some surprises as Dr Dashrath Singh was not the frontrunner in Jhunjhunu while there were differences in the party over Col. Bainsla 's candidature but it seems Col. Bainsla joined the party only after assurance of party ticket although he denies any such promises.

The important seats where all eyes will be there are that on Ajmer seat where Sachin Pilot is contesting against Kiran Maheshwari of BJP after his old constituency Dausa get reserved so he has to overcome the tag of outsider. The one vote loss of Congress state President in assembly election is also in a tough fight against the BJP seating MP V. P. Singh from Bhilwara, he is trying to correlate himself with the constituency and it will be a matter of prestige for him to get better result after losing the assembly election and hence CM chair become a mirage for him. After the sudden demise of Girdhari Lal Bhargava, the Jaipur seat is up for grabs and congress seems to give a tough fight in the form of Mahesh Joshi who is contesting against former state minister and seating BJP MLA Ghanshyam Tiwari. The Gurjar Meena Belt will surely seems to be heating up after Kirori Mal Meena can't get the support of Congress and Col Bainsla joins BJP and contesting from Tonk-SawaiMadhopur against Union Minister Namo Narayan Meena.

Congress fielded five women candidates while BJP gives only three tickets to women candidates. The state has 25 seats with four reserved for SC and three for ST. Its seems BSP which earlier seems to gain considerable votes is lagging behind after its six MLA's switched loyality and joined Congress party just before election. So as usual the fight in Rajasthan seems to be between two parties only with Congress seems to gain due to its party being in power recently after legislative election. I request you to use your voting rights and take part in the biggest parliamentary election of the world afterall it's the matter of your well-being.

LOKSABHA 2009: RAJASTHAN

LOK SABHA CONSTITUENCIES

CONGRESS CANDIDATES

BJP CANDIDATES

01 GANGANAGAR - SC

BHARATRAM MEGHWAL

NIHAL CHAND

02 BIKANER - SC

REWATRAM PANWAR

ARJUN MEGHWAL

03 CHURU

RAFIQ MANDELIA

RAM SINGH KASBA

04 JHUNJHUNU

SIS RAM OLA

DR.DASHRATH SINGH SHEKHAWAT

05 SIKAR

MAHADEV SINGH KHANDELA

SUBHASH MAHARIA

06 JAIPUR RURAL

LAL CHAND KATARIA

RAO RAJENDRA SINGH

07 JAIPUR

MAHESH JOSHI

GHANSHYAM TIWARI

08 ALWAR

JITENDRA SINGH

SMT. KIRAN YADAV

09 BHARATPUR - SC

RATAN SINGH

KHEMCHAND KOLI

10 KARAULI – DHOLPUR – SC

KHILARI LAL BAIRWA

DR. MANOJ RAJORIYA

11 DAUSA – ST

LAXMAN MEENA

RAM KISHORE MEENA

12 TONK-SAWAI MADHOPUR

NAMO NARAYAN MEENA

COL KIRORI SINGH BAINSLA

13 AJMER

SACHIN PILOT

SMT. KIRAN MAHESHWARI

14 NAGAUR

SMT. JYOTI MIRDHA

SMT. BINDU CHOUDHARY

15 PALI

BADRI RAM JAKHAR

PUSHP JAIN

16 JODHPUR

SMT. CHANDRESH KUMARI

JASWANT SINGH BISNOI

17 BARMER

HARISH CHOUDHARY

MANVENDRA SINGH

18 JALORE

SMT. SANDHYA CHOUDHARY

DEVJI CHOUDHARY

19 UDAIPUR - ST

RAGHUVIR SINGH MEENA

MAHAVIR BHAGORA

20 BANSWARA - ST

TARACHAND BHAGORA

HAKRU MAIDA

21 CHITTORGARH

MS. GIRIJA VYAS

SRICHAND KRIPALANI

22 RAJSAMAND

GOPAL SINGH IDWA

RASA SINGH RAWAT

23 BHILWARA

DR. C.P. JOSHI

V.P. SINGH

24 KOTA

IJARAJ SINGH

DR. SHYAM SHARMA

25 JHALAWAR-BARAN

SMT. URMILA JAIN

DUSHYANT SINGH



 

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