Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
The world’s first artificial leaf ‘created’
Scientists have created the world’s first practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy, which they claim could pave the way for a cheaper source of power in developing countries like India.
A team at Massachusetts Institute of Technology says that the artificial leaf from silicon, electronics and various catalysts which spur chemical reactions within the device, can use sunlight to break water into hydrogen and oxygen which can then be used to create electricity in a separate fuel cell.
“A practical artificial leaf has been one of the Holy Grails of science for decades. We believe we have done it. And placed in a gallon of water and left in sun, these artificial leaves could provide a home in the developing world with basic electricity for a day,” Daniel Nocera, who led the team, said.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Biometric Wallet - opens with your touch - Cost $825 (nearly Rs 37,000)
If you have $825 (nearly Rs 37,000) to spend, fear no more.
Dunhill is selling what it calls a “Biometric Wallet” that it claims is virtually indestructible and can only be opened with your fingerprint.
It can be linked to amobile phone via Bluetooth and set to sound an alarm if your phone and wallet are separated by more than five meters (15 feet).
This wallet is built to be durable. It has a carbon fiber shell, leather interior, and stainless steel money clip.
If only its design matched its top-notch construction. Almost any standard wallet looks slicker than this clamshell.
C7: I think, Most of Our Politicians need this Wallet.....
Friday, March 25, 2011
9,523 dead in Japan quake, 16,067 missing
The toll is expected to climb significantly higher.
On Wednesday, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan told two prefectures near a troubled nuclear power plant to stop selling their vegetables and raw milk after authorities detected radioactive materials in the produce, DPA reported.
Authorities said they had found high levels of radiation in 11 types of produce, including cabbage and broccoli, grown in Fukushima prefecture, where a nuclear power station was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami.
Health ministry officials have detected radioactive caesium at levels of 82,000 becquerels, 164 times the legal limit, in kukitachina, a leafy vegetable, from the city of Motomiya, 60 km west of the nuclear power plant.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Parliament passes bill to change Orissa's name
"The name of the state specified as Orissa in the First Schedule of the Constitution be changed as Odisha," Home Minister P. Chidambaram said while introducing the bill in the Rajya Sabha.
The Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010, and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill, 2010, for the change of the name of the language were moved by Chidambaram on the basis of resolutions passed by the Orissa assembly.
Both bills were passed by the Lok Sabha in November 2010
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Go and watch the "Nearest MOON" right now.....
*The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993
*The full moon of March 19 occurs less than one hour away from perigee -- a near-perfect coincidence that happens only (every) 18 years or so...
*Although perigee brings the moon 31,000 miles closer to Earth than when the moon is its farthest point from the earth -- apogee -- it still will be 221,000 miles away on Saturday night, according toNASA.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
India's First 3D Set-Top Box : Videocon d2h
Videocon d2h has launched the first set-top box with 3D functionality.
There is a catch, as there is only one channel that gives you 3D content. And that channel belongs to Videocon. They’ve not mentioned what kind of content will be made available on this channel, but I’m hoping its something worthwhile.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Japan : Searching for survivors, counting the dead
New York Times:
Tags : tsunami in Japan, mournful scene in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Red Cross
Posted: Tue Mar 15 2011, 00:10 hrs
The tsunami that barreled into Japan on Friday was so murderous and efficient that not much was left when search-and-rescue teams finally reached Natori on Monday. There was searching, but not much rescuing. There was, essentially, nobody left to rescue.
The death toll from the quake, the strongest in Japan’s history, continued to climb, inexorably so, as officials uncovered more bodies.
By Monday afternoon, the toll stood at more than 1,800 confirmed dead and 2,300 missing. Police officials, however, said it was certain that more than 10,000 had died. A leading Japanese daily reported Monday that 20,000 people in two small coastal towns were missing ...
Tags : tsunami in Japan, mournful scene in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, Red Cross
Posted: Tue Mar 15 2011, 00:10 hrs
The tsunami that barreled into Japan on Friday was so murderous and efficient that not much was left when search-and-rescue teams finally reached Natori on Monday. There was searching, but not much rescuing. There was, essentially, nobody left to rescue.
The death toll from the quake, the strongest in Japan’s history, continued to climb, inexorably so, as officials uncovered more bodies.
By Monday afternoon, the toll stood at more than 1,800 confirmed dead and 2,300 missing. Police officials, however, said it was certain that more than 10,000 had died. A leading Japanese daily reported Monday that 20,000 people in two small coastal towns were missing ...
Monday, March 14, 2011
Japan nuclear plant blast
A screen grab taken from news footage by Japanese public broadcaster NHK on March 14, 2011 shows the moment of a hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima No 1 nuclear power station number three reactor on March 14, 2011. An explosion shook a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant on March 14 and plumes of smoke rose from the building, live television showed. Japan's nuclear safety agency said the blast, at the number 3 reactor at the Fukushima No 1 plant, was believed to be caused by hydrogen.
Alam Ara: The first Indian sound film
It was this day 80 Years back when Indian cinema achieved a landmark in filmmaking when director Ardeshir Irani made, Alam Ara, the first ever-Indian film with sound. The film also marked the beginning of filmy music in the Cinema.
Alam Ara was first screened at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay
The film was shot mostly in the night to avoid capturing the noises of the day. Alam Ara was made using microphones that had to be hidden from the camera's range.
The amazing fact of a movie with dialogue that the audience could actually hear was advertised with the line 'All living. Breathing. 100 per cent talking.' The Hindi punchline was even more colorful: '78 murder insaan zinnia ho gaye. Unko bolte dekho.' (78 dead people come to life. Watch them speak.)
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Millions in Japan without food or water
TAGAJO, Japan – The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said Sunday, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and proper food along the pulverized northeastern coast.
According to officials, at least 1,000 people were killed — including 200 people whose bodies were found Sunday along the coast — and 678 were missing in the disasters.
The U.S. Geological Survey calculated the initial quake to have a magnitude of 8.9, while Japanese officials raised their estimate on Sunday to 9.0. Either way it was the strongest quake ever recorded in Japan. It has been followed by hundreds of powerful aftershocks.
Police cars drove slowly through the town and warned residents through loudspeakers to seek higher ground
According to officials, at least 1,000 people were killed — including 200 people whose bodies were found Sunday along the coast — and 678 were missing in the disasters.
The U.S. Geological Survey calculated the initial quake to have a magnitude of 8.9, while Japanese officials raised their estimate on Sunday to 9.0. Either way it was the strongest quake ever recorded in Japan. It has been followed by hundreds of powerful aftershocks.
Police cars drove slowly through the town and warned residents through loudspeakers to seek higher ground
Dozens of countries have offered assistance. Two U.S. aircraft carrier groups were off Japan's coast and ready to provide assistance.
Two other U.S. rescue teams of 72 personnel each and rescue dogs were scheduled to arrive later Sunday, as was a five-dog team from Singapore
Friday, March 11, 2011
Taiwan,Hawaii on tsunami alert after Japan quake
Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:15pm IST:
The warning from the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said that all islands in the Hawaiian chain were in the path of potential damage from a tsunami.
The tsunami warning was extended to the entire Pacific basin, except for the U.S. mainland and Canada. Officials on the U.S. island territory of Guam in the western Pacific ordered evacuations of low-lying areas.
The government advisory put the estimated arrival time in Hawaii of a first tsunami wave at 3 a.m. local time.
In Fukushima prefecture, four million homes were without power. The 8.9 magnitude quake caused many injuries, public broadcaster NHK said, sparked fires and the wall of water, prompting warnings to people to move to higher ground in coastal areas.Japan nuclear plants shut after quake.
The warning from the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said that all islands in the Hawaiian chain were in the path of potential damage from a tsunami.
The tsunami warning was extended to the entire Pacific basin, except for the U.S. mainland and Canada. Officials on the U.S. island territory of Guam in the western Pacific ordered evacuations of low-lying areas.
The government advisory put the estimated arrival time in Hawaii of a first tsunami wave at 3 a.m. local time.
In Fukushima prefecture, four million homes were without power. The 8.9 magnitude quake caused many injuries, public broadcaster NHK said, sparked fires and the wall of water, prompting warnings to people to move to higher ground in coastal areas.Japan nuclear plants shut after quake.
Massive 8.9 earthquake, tsunami hit Japan (latest news)
A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan Friday, causing many injuries, fires and a four-meter (13-ft) Tsunami along parts of the country's coastline.
There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-meter tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has convened an emergency meeting of the Cabinet to assess the situation.
1 in 5 Delhiites drinks impure water:
(New Delhi, March 11, 2011):
Every fifth person in the National Capital is not getting purified drinking WATER, which is what the city's water utility, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) claims to supply, but a potentially deadly cocktail of disease-carrying germs, a survey by the municipal health department has found.
The findings of the survey, which tested water samples from six hundred locations spread across the Capital, are shocking.
Close to 20 per cent of the samples were found to be unfit for human consumption. And that too, by Indian standards, which are ten times higher than the level considered acceptable in the West.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
World Kidney Day
7 Golden Rules for Safe Kidney:
- Keeping fit and active
- Keep regular control of your blood sugar level
- Monitor your blood pressure
- Eat healthy and keep your weight in check
- Do not take over the counter pills on a regular basis
- Check your kidney function if you have one or more of the ‘high risk’ factors
Air India : Earns 36 cr a day, Spends 57 cr
In fact, buying fuel is becoming a struggle. Till last month, the airline had run up dues
of over Rs 2,280 crore to oil PSUs. "The government has infused Rs 1,200 crore, out of this, we have given Rs 475 crore to oil companies. It is true that Rs 1,900 crore is still pending," he said.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Preity signed up for Guinness World Records
Preity Zinta will make her foray into television with Guinness World Records -- Ab India Todega, premiering on March 18 on Colors TV.
The actress will host the show along with actor Shabbir Ahluwalia.
The show intends to break over 70 Guinness World Records like pulling a heavy vehicle by hair, flipping omelettes in record time and swallowing swords.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Happy Women's Day...
Hi viewers,
Today is the special day to recall the role of a women in our Life.,
and I personally believe that “World's most powerful and beautiful creation is Women…”
This post is specially dedicated to all women and especially women viewers of my blog..
Few of My Favorite Women:
History of "International Women’s Day"
The pages of history states that the first National Woman's Day was marked in the United States on Feb 28. It was the Socialist Party of America which had observed this day in honour of the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York, where women had raised their voice of protest against working conditions.
However, it was the Copenhagen initiative for which the International Women's Day was marked for the first time (19 March) in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.
And finally March 8 was chosen globally to be observed as the Women's Day
Monday, March 7, 2011
Apple Ipad2 in a Glance
you can get your hands on an iPad 2 when the tablet debuts on March 11.
On 2nd March, 2011, the device was announced in person by Apple CEO Steve Jobs himself.
Apple iPad 2 Technical Specifications:
| Features | Description |
| Dimension | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| Weight | 1.33 lbs (Wi-Fi only) and 1.35 lbs (Wi-Fi+3G) |
| Display | 9.7 inch 1024x768 px |
| Operating System | iOS 4.3 |
| CPU | 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX543MP |
| Storage | 16GB, 32GB and 64GB |
| Camera | 2 Front and Rear* |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, UMTS / HSDPA**, GSM / EDGE** |
| Online Services | iTunes Store, App Store, Photo Booth, iBookstore, etc. |
**Only available in Wi-Fi+3G model.
Apple iPad 2 Features:
Apple iPad 2 boasts of being faster, lighter and thinner than the original iPad
It is armed with two cameras - one at front and the other one at rear
The new iPad sports a LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology and fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating like the one used in iPhone 4
The company seems to have preferred to stick to 9.7 inch screen..
P.S:
We are just at the beginning of the ‘post-PC’ era. RBC Capital, in a report published earlier this week, predicted that there will be 400 million tablet users worldwide by 2014. That’s still only a third of the size of the current PC market but times are changing. And fast.
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Saturday, March 5, 2011
40 points to follow
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did earlier.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes’ walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake.
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.(At the end everything will be fine....)
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Last but not the least:
40. Visit My Blog Daily ...hmmm.
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