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Thursday, October 28, 2010
World's Largest Solar Power Stadium
The newly constructed stadium in Taiwan is the world's largest solar powered stadium. It has been designed by Toyo Ito and this Stadium will generate 100% of its electricity using photovoltaic technology. The Stadium roof contains 8,884 solar panels and could generate 1.14 gigawatt hours of electricity every year, enough to power up to 80% of the surrounding neighborhood. The stadium can hold 55,000 people and is ready for the upcoming World Games. It took $150 million to finish the stadium.
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Amazing: Bridge made by a Tree Root
A Natural Root Bridge Across a Valley at Cherrapunji, India — Cherrapunjee is a valley in North Eastern part of India, where the rain lashes the entire place 5 months in a year. Due to heavy rains as well as cyclones the locals in this place have developed in genuine way of building a bridge across valleys. The process is that the root of a rare Indian rubber tree is made to grow in a particular direction with the support of the bamboos and a constant watch is kept on the growth. More images after the break...
As the root further grows, more and more bamboos are added to provide direction so that it reaches the other side of the valley crossing dangerous rivers below. These roots grow very slowly, at times a few millimeters in a few months and hence a small bridge of say about 40 feet takes a period of 23 years. This being the case, imagine how much time would have taken to build a double decker bridge as shown in the picture.
The locals say that it has taken 500 years to form this bridge that can withstand 90 people at a time without any sign of fear. Since the roots are continuously growing with their other end firmly set the strength of the bridge only gets enhanced as the days pass by. This bridge receives a good amount of tourists who have to trek quite a distance. Now this has become a trend in that area where the present generation creates a facility so that the next generation can use the same to cross the valleys in Meghalaya.
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As the root further grows, more and more bamboos are added to provide direction so that it reaches the other side of the valley crossing dangerous rivers below. These roots grow very slowly, at times a few millimeters in a few months and hence a small bridge of say about 40 feet takes a period of 23 years. This being the case, imagine how much time would have taken to build a double decker bridge as shown in the picture.
The locals say that it has taken 500 years to form this bridge that can withstand 90 people at a time without any sign of fear. Since the roots are continuously growing with their other end firmly set the strength of the bridge only gets enhanced as the days pass by. This bridge receives a good amount of tourists who have to trek quite a distance. Now this has become a trend in that area where the present generation creates a facility so that the next generation can use the same to cross the valleys in Meghalaya.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tallest Child on Earth
With a weight of 42 kilos and the growth of 1 meter 30 centimeters, a two-year Karan Singh is the tallest kid on earth. Practically the same height with its 10-year-old neighbor friends in the Indian city of Meerut, Karan twice their peers - and his giant mother believes that this is just the beginning.In the last photo ,the woman standing in the middle is Karan Singh's Mother.
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Two wheeler Register Numbers
TN—Tamil Nadu
TN-01 Chennai Central (Ayanavaram} [PIN Codes 600006,07,08,10,23,31,34,81,105]
TN-02 Chennai West (Anna Nagar) [PIN Codes 600029,30,40,49,101,102,106, Mugappair East & West]
TN-03 Chennai North East (Tondiarpet)
TN-04 Chennai East (Basin Bridge) [PIN Codes 600001,03,09,13,19,21,79,81,104,108,112]
TN-05 Chennai North (Vyasarpadi) [PIN Codes 600011,12,38,39,82,99,110,118]
TN-06 Chennai South East (Mandaveli)
TN-07 Chennai South (Thiruvanmiyur) [PIN Codes 600002 (except Anna Salai), 600004,05,18,20,22,25,28,36,42,85,86,90,96,113,28, Palavakkam, Kotivakkam]
TN-09 Chennai West (K.K. Nagar) [PIN Codes 600015,17,24,32,33,35,78,83,89,97,98]
TN-10 Chennai South West (Valasarawakkam) [PIN Codes 600026,87,89,92,93,94,111, Porur, Ramapuram]
TN-18 Red Hills, Chennai
TN-19 Chengalpattu
TN-20 Tiruvallur
TN-21 Kanchipuram
TN-22 Meenambakkam
TN-23 Vellore
TN-24 Krishnagiri
TN-25 Thiruvannamalai
TN-27 Salem Central
TN-28 Namakkal
TN-29 Dharmapuri
TN-30 Salem West
TN-31 Cuddalore
TN-32 VillupuramUlundurpet
TN-33 Erode
TN-34 Thiruchengode
TN-36 Gobichettipalayam
TN-37 Coimbatore South (Attupalam,Podanur,ukkadam,Kuniamuthur,)
TN-38 Coimbatore North([[Chinniampalayam,Kalapatti,, Peelamedu ,Nanjundapuram
Singanallur,Selvapuram,Chinniampalayam,Ramanathapuram,Race cource,Sulur west,Sitra(airport),Nellambur,Somanur,Irugur]])
TN-39 Tiruppur North
TN-40 Mettupalayam
TN-41 Pollachi
TN-42 Tiruppur South, Udumalpet
TN-43 Uthagamandalam, The Nilgiris
TN-45 Tiruchirapalli
TN-46 Perambalur
TN-47 Karur
TN-48 Sri Rangam (Tiruchirapalli)
TN-49 Thanjavur
TN-50 Mannargudi
TN-51 Nagapattinam
TN-52 Sankagiri
TN-54 Salem East
TN-55 Pudukottai
TN-56 Perundurai
TN-57 Dindigul
TN-58 Madurai South
TN-59 Madurai North
TN-60 Periyakulam (Theni)
TN-61 Ariyalur
TN-63 Sivagangai
TN-64 Madurai Central
TN-65 Ramanathapuram
TN-66 Coimbatore Central (R S puram,Gandipuram(Cross cut road,Dr.Najappaa road,Bharatiyar road,100 feet road),Flower market,saibaba colony,Sivananda Colony)
TN-67 Virudhunagar
TN-68 Kumbakonam
TN-69 Tuticorin
TN-70 Hosur
TN-72 Tirunelveli
TN-73 Ranipet (Vellore)
TN-74 Nagercoil
TN-75 Marthandam
TN-76 Tenkasi
TN-/N State Transport Undertakings
TN-/G State Government Vehicles
TN-01 Chennai Central (Ayanavaram} [PIN Codes 600006,07,08,10,23,31,34,81,105]
TN-02 Chennai West (Anna Nagar) [PIN Codes 600029,30,40,49,101,102,106, Mugappair East & West]
TN-03 Chennai North East (Tondiarpet)
TN-04 Chennai East (Basin Bridge) [PIN Codes 600001,03,09,13,19,21,79,81,104,108,112]
TN-05 Chennai North (Vyasarpadi) [PIN Codes 600011,12,38,39,82,99,110,118]
TN-06 Chennai South East (Mandaveli)
TN-07 Chennai South (Thiruvanmiyur) [PIN Codes 600002 (except Anna Salai), 600004,05,18,20,22,25,28,36,42,85,86,90,96,113,28, Palavakkam, Kotivakkam]
TN-09 Chennai West (K.K. Nagar) [PIN Codes 600015,17,24,32,33,35,78,83,89,97,98]
TN-10 Chennai South West (Valasarawakkam) [PIN Codes 600026,87,89,92,93,94,111, Porur, Ramapuram]
TN-18 Red Hills, Chennai
TN-19 Chengalpattu
TN-20 Tiruvallur
TN-21 Kanchipuram
TN-22 Meenambakkam
TN-23 Vellore
TN-24 Krishnagiri
TN-25 Thiruvannamalai
TN-27 Salem Central
TN-28 Namakkal
TN-29 Dharmapuri
TN-30 Salem West
TN-31 Cuddalore
TN-32 VillupuramUlundurpet
TN-33 Erode
TN-34 Thiruchengode
TN-36 Gobichettipalayam
TN-37 Coimbatore South (Attupalam,Podanur,ukkadam,Kuniamuthur,)
TN-38 Coimbatore North([[Chinniampalayam,Kalapatti,, Peelamedu ,Nanjundapuram
Singanallur,Selvapuram,Chinniampalayam,Ramanathapuram,Race cource,Sulur west,Sitra(airport),Nellambur,Somanur,Irugur]])
TN-39 Tiruppur North
TN-40 Mettupalayam
TN-41 Pollachi
TN-42 Tiruppur South, Udumalpet
TN-43 Uthagamandalam, The Nilgiris
TN-45 Tiruchirapalli
TN-46 Perambalur
TN-47 Karur
TN-48 Sri Rangam (Tiruchirapalli)
TN-49 Thanjavur
TN-50 Mannargudi
TN-51 Nagapattinam
TN-52 Sankagiri
TN-54 Salem East
TN-55 Pudukottai
TN-56 Perundurai
TN-57 Dindigul
TN-58 Madurai South
TN-59 Madurai North
TN-60 Periyakulam (Theni)
TN-61 Ariyalur
TN-63 Sivagangai
TN-64 Madurai Central
TN-65 Ramanathapuram
TN-66 Coimbatore Central (R S puram,Gandipuram(Cross cut road,Dr.Najappaa road,Bharatiyar road,100 feet road),Flower market,saibaba colony,Sivananda Colony)
TN-67 Virudhunagar
TN-68 Kumbakonam
TN-69 Tuticorin
TN-70 Hosur
TN-72 Tirunelveli
TN-73 Ranipet (Vellore)
TN-74 Nagercoil
TN-75 Marthandam
TN-76 Tenkasi
TN-/N State Transport Undertakings
TN-/G State Government Vehicles
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Piranha Fish Photos
British angler and traveler Jeremy Wade caught a monster during a trip to Africa, during the expedition to the Congo. Say that all were in shock - it's nothing to say! The length of the fish nearly five feet, his mouth is equipped with its 32 huge teeth, the size of a white shark teeth .This monster crocodile does not choke!
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
World's Tallest Woman & Man
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Guinness World Record Next World Tallest Woman Search in Progress
Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievements has announced an international search for the next Tallest Living Woman. The record chronicler is looking high and low in every corner of the globe to fill the coveted title with the U.S. search kicking off at a social event with the Tall Club of New York City. Front runners from each country will ultimately help Guinness World Records confirm the one absolute Tallest Woman in the world. If you or someone you know fit the bill, Guinness World Records urges you to register your proposal on www.guinnessworldrecords.com and follow the mandated instructions. All legitimate contenders for the Tallest Living Woman title must be willing to be measured in person by an official Guinness World Records adjudicator.
"We have had remarkable success in the past with these record-breaking callouts. It's how we found the current world's tallest man – Sultan Kosen," said Craig Glenday, Editor-In-Chief of Guinness World Records. "The 'Tallest' category always brings out the most awe in people, and hopefully another amazing woman will step forward for measurement and claim the title."
The new Tallest Living Woman will join a lofty list of record-holders from the US, UK and China. The most recent record-holder, American Sandy Allen, stood 7 feet 7.25 inches and was crowned the Tallest Living Woman in 1976 and held the record until her passing in 2008. A frequent fixture in the Guinness World Records book, Allen grew at a rapid rate reaching 6 feet 3 inches by the age of 10 and was 7 feet 1 inches by 16. The Tallest Female Ever, Zeng Jinlian of China, stood an imposing 8 feet 1.75 inches tall.
In 2008, Guinness World Records launched an international search for a new Tallest Living Man. The trail led them all the way to Turkey where they discovered 27-year-old Sultan Kosen, who measures a staggering 8 feet 1 inch in height. Robert Wadlow (US) holds the title as the Tallest Man Ever measuring in at an amazing 8 feet 11.1 inches tall.
In addition to the Tallest Woman, Guinness World Records is also searching for new pet records in the following categories: Dog With the Longest Ears, Smallest Dog (Length), Oldest Dog, Smallest Cat (Length) and Shortest Cat. For a chance to be included in the Guinness World Records 2011 edition, submit your record proposal at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
"We have had remarkable success in the past with these record-breaking callouts. It's how we found the current world's tallest man – Sultan Kosen," said Craig Glenday, Editor-In-Chief of Guinness World Records. "The 'Tallest' category always brings out the most awe in people, and hopefully another amazing woman will step forward for measurement and claim the title."
The new Tallest Living Woman will join a lofty list of record-holders from the US, UK and China. The most recent record-holder, American Sandy Allen, stood 7 feet 7.25 inches and was crowned the Tallest Living Woman in 1976 and held the record until her passing in 2008. A frequent fixture in the Guinness World Records book, Allen grew at a rapid rate reaching 6 feet 3 inches by the age of 10 and was 7 feet 1 inches by 16. The Tallest Female Ever, Zeng Jinlian of China, stood an imposing 8 feet 1.75 inches tall.In 2008, Guinness World Records launched an international search for a new Tallest Living Man. The trail led them all the way to Turkey where they discovered 27-year-old Sultan Kosen, who measures a staggering 8 feet 1 inch in height. Robert Wadlow (US) holds the title as the Tallest Man Ever measuring in at an amazing 8 feet 11.1 inches tall.
In addition to the Tallest Woman, Guinness World Records is also searching for new pet records in the following categories: Dog With the Longest Ears, Smallest Dog (Length), Oldest Dog, Smallest Cat (Length) and Shortest Cat. For a chance to be included in the Guinness World Records 2011 edition, submit your record proposal at http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com.
The Tallest Dog : Guinness World Record
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Generations of Computers
The Five Generations of Computers:
The history of computer development is often referred to in reference to the different generations of computing devices. Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices. Read about each generation and the developments that led to the current devices that we use today.
To this date, there are only four generations of computers, the "fifth generation" is but the name of a Japan's national research project in the 1980's.
First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes
The first computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. They were very expensive to operate and in addition to using a great deal of electricity, generated a lot of heat, which was often the cause of malfunctions. First generation computers relied on machine language to perform operations, and they could only solve one problem at a time. Input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and output was displayed on printouts.
The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers are examples of first-generation computing devices. The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer delivered to a business client, the U.S. Census Bureau in 1951.
Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors
Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of computers. The transistor was invented in 1947 but did not see widespread use in computers until the late 50s. The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube, allowing computers to become smaller, faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable than their first-generation predecessors. Though the transistor still generated a great deal of heat that subjected the computer to damage, it was a vast improvement over the vacuum tube. Second-generation computers still relied on punched cards for input and printouts for output.
Second-generation computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic, or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in words. High-level programming languages were also being developed at this time, such as early versions of COBOL and FORTRAN. These were also the first computers that stored their instructions in their memory, which moved from a magnetic drum to magnetic core technology.
The first computers of this generation were developed for the atomic energy industry.
Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits
The development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark of the third generation of computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers.
Instead of punched cards and printouts, users interacted with third generation computers through keyboards and monitors and interfaced with an operating system, which allowed the device to run many different applications at one time with a central program that monitored the memory. Computers for the first time became accessible to a mass audience because they were smaller and cheaper than their predecessors.
Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors
The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip. What in the first generation filled an entire room could now fit in the palm of the hand. The Intel 4004 chip, developed in 1971, located all the components of the computer - from the central processing unit and memory to input/output controls - on a single chip.
In 1981 IBM introduced its first computer for the home user, and in 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh. Microprocessors also moved out of the realm of desktop computers and into many areas of life as more and more everyday products began to use microprocessors.
As these small computers became more powerful, they could be linked together to form networks, which eventually led to the development of the Internet. Fourth generation computers also saw the development of GUIs, the mouse and handheld devices.
Fifth Generation:
"The Fifth Generation Computer Systems project (FGCS) was an initiative by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, begun in 1982, to create a "fifth generation computer" (see history of computing hardware) which was supposed to perform much calculation utilizing massive parallelism. It was to be the end result of a massive government/industry research project in Japan during the 1980s. It aimed to create an "epoch-making computer" with supercomputer-like performance and usable artificial intelligence capabilities."
The history of computer development is often referred to in reference to the different generations of computing devices. Each generation of computer is characterized by a major technological development that fundamentally changed the way computers operate, resulting in increasingly smaller, cheaper, more powerful and more efficient and reliable devices. Read about each generation and the developments that led to the current devices that we use today.
To this date, there are only four generations of computers, the "fifth generation" is but the name of a Japan's national research project in the 1980's.
First Generation - 1940-1956: Vacuum Tubes
The first computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. They were very expensive to operate and in addition to using a great deal of electricity, generated a lot of heat, which was often the cause of malfunctions. First generation computers relied on machine language to perform operations, and they could only solve one problem at a time. Input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and output was displayed on printouts.
The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers are examples of first-generation computing devices. The UNIVAC was the first commercial computer delivered to a business client, the U.S. Census Bureau in 1951.
Second Generation - 1956-1963: Transistors
Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered in the second generation of computers. The transistor was invented in 1947 but did not see widespread use in computers until the late 50s. The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube, allowing computers to become smaller, faster, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable than their first-generation predecessors. Though the transistor still generated a great deal of heat that subjected the computer to damage, it was a vast improvement over the vacuum tube. Second-generation computers still relied on punched cards for input and printouts for output.
Second-generation computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic, or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in words. High-level programming languages were also being developed at this time, such as early versions of COBOL and FORTRAN. These were also the first computers that stored their instructions in their memory, which moved from a magnetic drum to magnetic core technology.
The first computers of this generation were developed for the atomic energy industry.
Third Generation - 1964-1971: Integrated Circuits
The development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark of the third generation of computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers.
Instead of punched cards and printouts, users interacted with third generation computers through keyboards and monitors and interfaced with an operating system, which allowed the device to run many different applications at one time with a central program that monitored the memory. Computers for the first time became accessible to a mass audience because they were smaller and cheaper than their predecessors.
Fourth Generation - 1971-Present: Microprocessors
The microprocessor brought the fourth generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip. What in the first generation filled an entire room could now fit in the palm of the hand. The Intel 4004 chip, developed in 1971, located all the components of the computer - from the central processing unit and memory to input/output controls - on a single chip.
In 1981 IBM introduced its first computer for the home user, and in 1984 Apple introduced the Macintosh. Microprocessors also moved out of the realm of desktop computers and into many areas of life as more and more everyday products began to use microprocessors.
As these small computers became more powerful, they could be linked together to form networks, which eventually led to the development of the Internet. Fourth generation computers also saw the development of GUIs, the mouse and handheld devices.
Fifth Generation:
"The Fifth Generation Computer Systems project (FGCS) was an initiative by Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, begun in 1982, to create a "fifth generation computer" (see history of computing hardware) which was supposed to perform much calculation utilizing massive parallelism. It was to be the end result of a massive government/industry research project in Japan during the 1980s. It aimed to create an "epoch-making computer" with supercomputer-like performance and usable artificial intelligence capabilities."
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Left Brain Vs Right Brain
| Left Brain | Right Brain | |
| Logical Sequential Rational Analytical Objective Looks at parts | Random Intuitive Holistic Subjective Looks at wholes |
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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