When I was kid, this question had always puzzled me … why why why clock hands always show 10 10 ( almost )  …. or in cases with seconds hand , they all position at 10 9 6 …  ???

No wonder, i was not the only genius to note this positions … so just like me , many people had already tried to figure out what’s the reason …

There are many Myths laying around this 10 10 mystery …

• First and most common , ( for Western countries of course ) America’s first president Abraham Lincoln was shot / died at that time , but fact is , he was shot at 10.15 PM , and died next morning at 7.22 … so its not true .. right ??
• Second and Third Myth was same , but for John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. … that they died at this time … which isn’t true ..
• Fourth and popular in asian countries … is … it is time when America dumped their first nuclear bomb, “ Little Boy “ on Hiroshima, Japan …
• Fifth and silly reason is , it displays name of manufacture without interrupting clock hands …

 

But the fact is … the only reason why this hands are placed in this manner is , the official statement is something like this …

Timex says -- The hands on a clock are placed at10:10 because it’s a creative standard industry. The hands on timepieces are placed at 10:10 so that the company’s logo on the face gets framed and not blocked by the hands. The industry standard used to be 8:20 but that looked too much like a frown and created an unhappy look.
In its ads' , the clock hands are placed at 10:09:36, exactly below 12 o’ clock .

The practice started in the 1920s, and its stuck since then.

  

Darn … finally mystery solved … its nothing but just a marketing analogy ??? no fancy reason … too bad …

anyways … this is the story why clock hands are at 10 10 …

Njoy …

 

When First satellite … Sputnik I … was launched on October 4, 1957 into space no one in the world would had ever thought that after couple of decades we will have to take serious measures to remove this Junk that we send in space !!! But at present , it is perhaps one of the most notorious thing that scientist are worried about …

Space itself is a very dangerous place , why ??? may be because here if you got into any troubles then you won’t find any hospital in near by few thousands miles … or worse , you even won’t be able to see or predict the incoming danger !!!

The danger i am talking about here is a very small parts of waste materials from satellites , some are parts of dead satellite … or dead satellite itself ( as you may know that satellites are then tend to be dead or fail time to time !!! ) … these junk is known as SPACE DEBRIS  … it varies in size from a golf ball to say a football ?? … and it varies in form too … astronaut hand glove , camera , tools or toolbox or even garbage bags are some examples !!! The most talked space encounters that created space debris are , the most recent collision between IRIDIUM commercial satellite and Russian satellite which is the most discussed collision (BTW , speed of collision was 26,170 MPH !!! )… or anti-satellite weapon test by china … or same by USA …

Now imagine that such an un-controlled element get hit to another working satellite … or to a guy who just got out of space shuttle to stretch his leg !!! or even worse … a shuttle in process of entering earth’s atmosphere !!!  

At present at U.N. , they don’t have any rule “forced” for this kind of space junking … so unfortunately there are no standards for it and it solely depends upon individual space agency and its budget ( leaving waste behind is cheaper then brining it back to recycle )  … but there are some government organizations which look over and keep track of each of these debris such as Space Surveillance Network (SSN) part of US strategic air defense command center … 

Upto today , there were no major considerable “encounters” with these debris have be met … but space studies shows that in near future if they don’t take any preventive measures then soon the nightmare will become true … so talked International Space Station is equipped with defensive shield from this kind of “encounter” … known as WHIPPLE SHIELD …

Image below shows population of debris view from out of geosynchronous orbit of earth … gives the idea of population in space !!!

Njoy …

 

 

If an engineer would have to tell a story of Little Red Riding Hood ... then it must have to be like this ...

 

 

 

found of my fav. site ... Geeks are Sexy !!!

Njoy ...

 

A robotic future holds the promise of providing tireless workers and companions for humans, but it can also evoke worries about an armed machine insurrection along the lines of the "Terminator" movies.

Experts consider that dark vision to be on the distant horizon, although they now point to other ethical issues that arise from the growing presence of battlefield bots and their potential to decide to attack autonomously, possibly as soon as in the next 20 years .

Most current military robots have human handlers, but some can pull the trigger on their own. The U.S. Navy and Army use anti-missile systems resembling R2-D2 toting a Gatling gun, which can go into full-automatic mode to track and shoot down incoming missiles. Israel and South Korea have deployed robotic sentries along their borders that may shoot first and ask questions later.

Such defensive systems could give way to robots that make attack decisions "within this century if not in the next decade or two," said Patrick Lin, a researcher at California State Polytechnic University who compiled a report for the U.S. Navy on the ethics and risks of military robots. And that raises questions of how to keep robots in line during confusing battlefield situations.

"Yes, a robot does not feel anger or revenge but neither does it feel empathy or compassion," said Noel Sharkey, a robotics expert at the University of Sheffield in the UK. Sharkey noted situations that may require decision-making beyond current robotic intelligence, such as civilians wandering into the field of fire or child soldiers forced into battle.

There are workaround solutions. Militaries will probably not replace humans entirely with robots, said Ronald Arkin, a robotics researcher at Georgia Tech. Instead, robots will operate and fight alongside humans in specialized roles. Their tireless presence may even end up saving lives, when weary human fighters might make bad decisions and end up abusing prisoners or killing civilians.

However, robotic perfection may not be feasible or ideal in all situations. And it is unclear if humans should demand more of robots than they do of themselves, in some ethical situations.

"It is not my belief that an autonomous unmanned system will be able to be perfectly ethical in the battlefield, but I am convinced that they can perform more ethically than human soldiers are capable of," Arkin told LiveScience.

And that question could become irrelevant as new technologies blur the line between robot and human.

from LiveScience …

for me … at present i am more afraid of humans then machines

Njoy …

 

For the first time in 11 years, Friday the 13th is falling in two consecutive months. This double threat can only occur in certain non-leap years and only in a February-March combination. Look for it—or avoid it—again in 2015. The double whammy isn't the only Friday the 13th claim to infamy for 2009, a particularly tough year for superstitious minds.

The ominous date falls on three Fridays this year: February 13; this Friday, March 13; and again on November 13.

But three Friday the 13ths is the yearly maximum, as long as societies continue to mark time with the Gregorian calendar, which Pope Gregory XIII ordered the Catholic Church to adopt in 1582.

"You can't have any [years] with none and you can't have any with four because of our funny calendar," said Underwood Dudley, a professor emeritus of mathematics at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and author ofNumerology: Or, What Pythagoras Wrought.

The calendar works just as its predecessor the Julian calendar did, with a leap year every four years. But the Gregorian calendar skips leap year on century years except those divisible by 400. For example, there was no leap year in 1900 but one was observed in 2000. This trick keeps the calendar in tune with the seasons.

The result is an ordering of days and dates that repeats itself every 400 years, Dudley noted. As time marches through the order, some years such as 2009 appear with three Friday the 13ths. Other years have two or one.

Curious Calendar

"It's just that curious way our calendar is constructed, with 28 days in February and all those 30s and 31s," Dudley said.

When the 400-year order is laid out, another revelation occurs: The 13th falls on Friday more often than any other day of the week. "It's just a funny coincidence," Dudley said.

"At the end of every cycle you get a year with three Friday the 13ths the year before the last year in the cycle … and you also get one on the tenth year of all the cycles," he said. Two-thousand nine is the tenth year of the cycle that started in 2000.

Is it really unlucky number !!!

In history too this number was always considered as unlucky number … in last supper with Jesus, Judas was the 13th guest who betrayed him … in ancient Rome, witches reportedly gathered in groups of 12. The 13th was believed to be the devil !!! In Norse myth tale when about 12 gods having a dinner party at Valhalla, their heaven. In walked the uninvited 13th guest, the mischievous Loki. Once there, Loki arranged for Hoder, the blind god of darkness, to shoot Balder the Beautiful, the god of joy and gladness, with a mistletoe-tipped arrow, another example !!! numerologists consider 12 a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, and 12 apostles of Jesus. In exceeding 12 by 1, 13's association with bad luck "has to do with just being a little beyond completeness. The number becomes restless or squirmy”. How can we forget apollo 13, right ??? Some biblical scholars believe Eve tempted Adam with the forbidden fruit on Friday. Perhaps most significant is a belief that Abel was slain by his brother Cain on Friday the 13th. We all know that Jesus was crucified on Friday … right ??

Modern Trend ???

actually its not like that people used to do this from all the time …

"It's been estimated that [U.S] $800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day because people will not fly or do business they would normally do," said Dossey, who is also the founder of the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, North Carolina.

Among other services, Dossey's organization counsels clients on how to overcome fear of Friday the 13th, a phobia that he estimates afflicts 17 to 21 million people in the United States !!!

This fear of 13 can even be seen in how societies are built. More than 80 percent of high-rise buildings lack a 13th floor. Many airports skip the 13th gate. Hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13.On streets in Florence, Italy, the house between number 12 and 14 is addressed as 12 1/2. In France, socialites known as the quatorziens (fourteeners) once made themselves available as 14th guests to keep a dinner party from an unlucky fate !!!

Well personally , i don’t believe in this myth … i believe there is only one thing unlucky for us and it is we are to each other !!! …

Njoy …

 

It is perhaps one of the most searched element of early ages of scientists known as Alchemists … It has been said that , one who possess this stone will get knowledge beyond our self , it will give its owner an immortal life and more , it can turn anything into gold it touches    !!! It has so much importance in world of alchemists that , even great scientist Issac Newton … a part time alchemist always wanted to find it !!!

By different time , many different people claimed to have this stone or claimed to found elements that made this stone a philosopher’s stone … but none was able to give real example …

But I personally think that Philosopher’s Stone is just a symbolic presentation of goodness of human being … … all i want to say is , if you have good heart … you think of others before your acts … you always want to help people who has dire need then my friend i think you already possess this stone …

Well , even if this stone do exists in any kind of physical formation … then i am sure that who ever have it , don’t want anyone to know about existence of it … why ?? … well because that stone must have shown him already that its a mere a stone  …

It’s just a wild thought that came in my mind at this cold night … … but i really think that , there is only one thing can make us a good person , can give us a power beyond imagination and it is a good heart …

 

Njoy …

When silicon chips were invented ... they were thought to be more durable and tough ... yet cheap for very rough uses ... and it was never thought that in future it could make environmental problems ... till some years before ... but at present time we are already facing problems regarding silicon chips waste management ...




Like we know ... no known electronics item has been made without use of silicon chips ... some call them PCBs .. printed circuit boards ... and when we buy electronics item , for example computer we never think that what we are gonna do after use of certain years .. right ?? , but at present time this junk has been piled up to very high value and environmentalists are worried for its impact on our atmosphere ...

Good news is that , people are becoming aware of this problem are whole new concept of recycling ... E-Cycling .. has be developed ... main purpose of it is to properly recycle that silicon waste and if possible reuse them ...

Recently Toshiba, Sharp and Panasonic have teamed up to offer a recycling system for electronics across the whole of the United States.

The three set up a joint venture, the Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company, which will now set up 280 recycling points across all 50 states. It will also work with commercial recyclers, municipal recycling centers and not-for-profit organizations to widen the number of recycling points available.

“Consumers are thinking more and more about their impact on the planet and as a result they are looking for brands and products that are committed to the environment,” said Maria Repole, associate vice president or corporate communications at Toshiba.

“This year, Toshiba is putting even more emphasis on improving its environmental practices and demonstrating its commitment to sustainability.”

The eventual goal is to have a network of over 800 recycling points across the country, making it much easier for businesses and consumers to dispose of their electronic waste.

"We continuously seek ways to reduce impact on the environment," said Sharp chief executive Doug Koshima.

Thats all for now ....

Being student , when ever i come across any new word , i first try on wikipedia ... and sometimes i tried that for my term papers and assignments too ... ( ahh , i was not the only one .. ) ... but i found that our professor used to remind us every time that "DON'T SEARCH ON WIKIPEDIA , BETTER USE BOOKS" ... but heyyyyyy , i'm not teacher's pet .. so i always try to find information in wikipedia first and then look in books ( only if can't find it on wikipedia or google ) ...



And i always wonder why people hate wikipedia ?? .... few days back i heard a chunk of information ... according to that , there are millions of people who browse Wikipedia in any given month, but only 2 percent of them (roughly 1,400) are responsible for editing nearly 75 percent of the information on the entire website.In other words, Wikipedia, while editable by anyone, is fueled almost entirely by the knowledge of a small, select group of individuals.

Consider them the Illuminati of Wikipedia; they control the flow of information that often finds its way into our college essays, despite our professors’ best attempts to dissuade us from citing it. The source of this startling revelation? The face of Wikipedia, Jimbo Wales. But, [Wales] insisted, the truth was rather different: Wikipedia was actually written by "a community ... a dedicated group of a few hundred volunteers" where "I know all of them and they all know each other". Really, "it's much like any traditional organization."

Happy New Year to all of you ............


how's new layout ?? it made me feel like Hippie .... i can't explain this feeling ... its something like feeling more free from world and come more closer to you soul ... its guy who wishes nothing but peace and live in his own world of fantasy , doesn't interfere other's life ...

Actually this layout is designed for wordpress , but some good guys make it available for blogger too ... but still i need to do some "research" on it .. and i am not good neither at XML nor at HTML ... for example , the search button is not working , plus my tag cloud need to be setup .. also i want to add some other stuffs too .. i hope , i will do it soon ...

till then enjoy new Hippie look ...

Sometimes today , I read this at National Geographic Website ... And its really shocking for me ... About 19 percent of coral reefs have disappeared during the last 20 years, said IUCN's director general, Julia Marton-Lefèvre.

"If current trends in carbon dioxide emission continue, many of the remaining reefs will be lost in the next 20 to 40 years," Marton-Lefèvre said at Wednesday's U.N. talks, which are focused on creating a new climate change treaty.

"Climate change must be limited to the absolute minimum if we want to save coral reefs. We need to move forward and substantially cut emissions," she said.

Increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, which fuels global warming , is raising ocean levels and temperatures. When oceans absorb carbon dioxide from air, the gas reacts with water to produce carbonic acid.That makes the water more acidic, dissolving the calcium shells of reef-building coral and other creatures that rely on the mineral.

Njoy ???

Couple of days before , i saw one video of youtube ... it was about evolution, globalization and information technology ... it was quite fancy video ... i don't think that computers will ever reach to intelligence level of human or some day , technology will be such a cheap that a $ 1000 computer will be having more computing power then whole population of earth !!! ( that's really funny !! ) ... but some facts of present are very true but it doesn't mean that this will continue in future too , right ?? .. anyways .... njoy the video ....

Though I am grown in size or i am some twenties doesn't mean that i don't like cartoon movies , infact i am fan of toons , my all time favorites were Justice league and batman and superman and ....... list is soooooo long .... :p ...

when i saw disney movie WALL-E , i felt same excitement that i felt as a kid i went to gone to watch alladin ( i guess it was my first toon movie in theaters lolz, sweet memories ahhh ...) ... and like always , disney did great movie ... and i bought DVD of that movie too ( from CC ) !!! and i don't know but i guess , i saw it about 15 times then after on my TV nd Lappy ... may be it sounds crazy , but i always do with the movies that i like a lot ... ( latest one is , tropic thunder ... hahaha that is funny movie too ... ) ...




I liked the way movie picturized , you feel like nearly real locations and like all scenes were shot from handy cam !!! I liked the animation of Wall-E himself ... i mean they try to show human expression on a face of robot and more over its a machine .. ( not a robot like IRobot ,say more human faced robots ) ... he is always curious to know things and will do anything for his love ( just like humans ) !!! his girlfriend was more like a machine too , not much impressive but her voice was cute , the way she calls wall-e was really sweeeeeeeeeeeeet ...

Well, its less talkative movie and so some ppl felt bored with this movie ... may be they are right ... but for me , i enjoyed it .. ( may be becase i like toons !!! ) ... i was just feeling to write about this movie so i blup about it here ... :p ...

Njoy ....

People , who have seen new Bond's movie ... Quantum of Solace ... may feel a bit of shock or surprise because in this movie you will find that bond has not used much fancy gadgets or anything like he used to do in his past movies !!!





Being fan of bond's movies ... i got surprised when i watched that movie for first time ... but to be honest i liked this movie more ... why ?? .. well because in this movie i feel that he's really doing "work" ... 'coz most of time things that he do are just because of "blessings" of Q ... not his own skill ... i personally believe that he only masters in just breaking and shaking things ... :P ... but in QoS ... he really has worked hard ... all fights are pretty original looking ...

may be ppl felt that this movie is okie , coz no gadgets at all ... but i liked this movie just because its kind of reincarnation of bond !!! ( ow ... sometimes i guess , i think hell lot ) ...

well i m not critic .. its just me .... so better you decide your self ...

Njoy ....

This tuesday , 28th october , was "diwali" .... the festival of lights ... being majority populated by hindus , diwali is major festival of india and is celebrated all over it with joy ... well , like almost all festival, this festival too has ancient roots joined with religion ...

But for me , its just festival of lights and i simply love its celebration ... not as hindu or as an indian ... i bet , if anyone around the world has ever visited india at diwali , surely they would have loved it ... and perhaps its true for all festivals , like ... holi or navaratri for example ... when i was kid, we used to say , we indians don't feel good if we don't have anything to celebrated at least once in a week ... and its almost true that we always have celebrations ...( ah .. old days ... i miss them ... :( ) ...




We follow lunar calander , and hence all festivals are calculated based on moon phase ... we celebrated diwali for 5 days ... the first day is "dhan teras" ... its 13 phase of moon, on that day we pray deity of "dhan" .. Money ... thats goddess lakhami ... we pray her to not to leave us !! ( ha.. it sounds funny ... but in real life , i guess we all do that every day .. right ?? ) and to drive away evil spirits.

The next day is "kali chaudas" , 14th phase day of moon... the day of evil spirits ... when i was kid , my mom used to force me to stay at home at night at that day , because it is believed that on this day evil spirits are on their maximum power. People who pray goddess of black magic and evil spirit "kali" , do special religious ceremony on this day ...

Diwali is the third day , and its no moon day , that we call "amavasya" ... this is also last day of one of the old indian calander , "vikram samvat" ... ( btw, vikram was name of the king who was said to be one of his kind .. ahh ... its another story to tell you guys ) ... so this is very special day for us ... we lit "diyas" everywhere ... actually "diyas" are symbolic presentation of light , which represents meaning that by lighting "diyas" we are trying to drive away darkness that is surrounding us in our life !!!

Next , fourth day is ... any guess ????? ........ ya .. its "new year" ..... my most fav. day of the year perhaps .... this is the day when celebration is at peak i guess ... families go out to meet relatives , and that relatives too come again to meet them !!! , we have already made special snacks and sweets for this days ... actually these snacks are not made other then for diwali so .. when i was kid .. i used to eat them lots because, we never get chance to eat them again till next year !!! ( sometimes .. i hate traditions ... ) ... another good thing was , as a sign of good blessings elders give $$$ to younger ones .. ( now you know why i liked this day ?? ) ...

The last and fifth day is "Bhai beej" ... well this day is also celebrated in special way ... actually this day is for brothers and sisters ... at this day , sisters invite their brother/s for special meal ... and in return brother give gifts to sister !!



Overall , it is perhaps the best time of my life .. i enjoy typical indian traditions for 5 days at every moment ... we make traditional dishes of celebration ( though some are now available though out the year ) ... at india some people make a colored design "rangoli" near their entrance of their home , which is basically a free hand design made from color powder and chalk .. to keep evil spirits away ... we lit our house with lights and diyas ... visit temple on new year day ... but as said by someone ... when you're in rome , do as romans do ... so living at usa , its never so fun to celebrate that i had at india ... but still i try to "feel" that i used to feel at india ....


always love your traditions ...

Yesterday , i came across about 3 month old page of BBC ... actually it was picture gallery ... title was .. Ethiopia's impending famine ... i am placing some of the snapshots here ... just take a look at them ... i guess, it takes courage to even take photos like this ...





When i see so much pain and suffering in people of this world , it always makes me think ... " Are they from our Earth ?? " ... because here places around me all i see , is a whole materialistic world ... people hungry for power , money and position !!! Mostly they don't think or even care for others ... well it includes me ... its so easy to write all this things lying on cozy bed and having all comforts of life that makes my life easy ... It amazes me that , we all know one bitter truth that at one day we will standing in front of " the One " , the god for some people ... and at that day , we may not be able to answer his question that , have you ever done anything for others ?? ...





you know , i always worry for my weight ( coz , i am getting overweighted !!! ... ) but when i see these people , i feel shame for my self ... i feel like i have stolen their share of food !!! I wish i can help people like them all around the world ... i wish i can make this world a better place to live for every one ... i am not any kind of activist , i even don't have courage to leave everyone and just run to help people ... but i DO KNOW that , i will try my best what i can ...

Bless 'Em

Heyyyyy ... sori for being absent for long time ....i think , being social ... means lots of waste of time , and worst thing is we can't escape from people !!! anyways ... this time i am gonna blurp about alternative sources of energy ...

The sources of energy are divided in to two parts , renewable energy source and non-renewable energy source ... former one means , energy source which can be generated/retrieved after very short period of time , for example ... wind / water ... etc .. and later one means , energy source which can not be generated in short period of time , it can take millions of million years to get it again ... for example , coal / fossil fuels ...

Now like we know , these non-renewable fuels are making our earth the worst place to live , more over they are not gonna last for ever right ?? But these non-renewable sources are gonna be here for ever !!!! ... i mean , can you believe that , after couple of years we will not be having air ?? or water ?? or sun ?????? no .. right ?? ... so,in short they will be here till earth it self doesn't get explode in space ....... ( not yet the time for ,intergalactic travel for star wars lovers ... sigh sigh ?? )

In recent years , people really got aware about environment and clean energy .... researches are carried out worldwide and even governments are also getting involved in these researches ... and patriotism plays one of the driving factor !!! .... yup , many countries in this world want to get free from the clutches of OPEAC , and make their economy an " oil-free" economy ... because " oil " itself takes a bigger portion of national budget ... and European countries seem to be more serious about it then rest of the world !!!

We have plenty of renewable energy sources available for example ... WIND ...

Wind is used to drive wind mills , which runs wind turbines to produce electricity ... but major problem is , we can't place wind mill at our home right ?? for that we need plenty of open space .. ( this place is called "wind farm" ) .. and sufficient wind flow ... but main advantage is , its green energy ... means not a bit of pollution , no risk of any kind of hazard or side effects to humans !!!




here is screenshot of off shore wind farm at Delaware ...







another example is ... Water ...

Well, actually water has been used to produce electricity from many decades and it has proven to be the best source of clean energy ... but this sort of hydro electric plant requires massive space to store water ... a space to make reservoir ... and its the only problem ... and again advantages ?? ... same .. clean green energy ...


guess the name ?? ........... yaa.. its hoover dam !!!



another example is ... to use Power of Tides !!!

I bet most of us have never thought tide can be used to generate power !!! well , it is very true that some countries , having great seacoast are working to figure out to put this idea in a working plant ... for example ... france and russia !!! ... its a bit of same technology they use in panama canal to move ships !!!





the energy in which i am interest the most ....from SUN !!!

Sun .... it is vital part of civilizations from ancient times , sun is considered as an almighty god , weather its , Mayans or Egyptians or Indian or Roman civilization ... it gives life to every living thing on earth ... and perhaps the most researched field of alternative energy is solar cells .... Solar cells were originally developed for space expedition space crafts , because it is the only " known " form of energy to us in space ... ( others are still under research , like "dark matter " ) ... and now a days we have seen very good examples successful use of Solar Cells to produce electricity that can be used commercially !!! .... some countries like Germany are very aggressive for this technology development and implementation ...




And , as an engineer i see very bright future for this technology compared to any other alternative energy ... its mainly because it is relatively cheaper and easy to install ... yaaa ... we can't install wind mill at our rooftop .. but in case of solar cell , its possible to install sufficient number of panels to feed whole house ... and if more , then ... can even sell back produced power !!! ... also many states of USA , provides loan and subsidies for this kind of installations and many electric companies provide " net-metering " feature .... so i can say it has good future !!!


Another source is ... a bit of tale from science fiction ... energy from fuel cell !!!

Bacially in fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen are used to produce electricity with help of special membrane ... ( ... i really liked that study in my class of alternative energy sources ) ... Just like solar cells , fuel cells were too developed initially for space crafts , but during last decade , there were attempts to make them work for our personal use too !!! we have even seen cars running from fuel cells from Honda, GM and Toyota !!! state like OHIO has invested lots of $$$$ for fuel cell companies and they even have one plant working at present !!!! and like all other alternative energy ... is clean green .. and by product is ???... just a steam of water !!!





Hmm ... i think this much information is enough for basic ... i just wanted to show you guys how we can change our world and make is world a more good place for coming generations !!!

May the force be with us ...

It was my first day of Alternative Energy Class of Spring '08 ... my professor showed us this "line" as a first introduction to Alternative Energies ... It was not just a simple line ... it mean lot more then that ... It says, we all are responsible for better future for next generation ... or can say for bad future ???

We all know that , the fossil fuels are about to end .. may be withing 20-30 years ... but before they end , we want to utilize them upto its maximum capacity ... we want our plants or factories or any other installations to work for 24 X 7 continuously , right ?? but we have never realized the consequences ...

Like we know , when we burn any fossil fuel , it generates "Green House Gases" , like CO2, these gases have one funny property ... they simply tend to store heat within their atom, so higher the gases higher the stored heat , well its good for plants to grow quickly but not good it these gases raised above certain limit ... it has been highest CO2 level measure at present time , and we have seen results , in form of drastic climate changes , or say increased frequency of tornadoes and their intensity .. ( its like , you can say , we are responsible less or more for Ike or gustav or katrina !!! , believe it or not , its very true ) or increased earth temperature and lots of others effects ...

We can not even think to live without electricity for a minute, right ?? have you ever thought from where it comes ?? its mainly from thermal power plants ... and as an electrical engineer i know , these plants have many effect of environment , in which , disposal of ash generated from combustion of coal is major problem ... ash is something that we can't easily get rid of , and so it effects our environment ... these plants also play major part in increasing CO2 and SO2 gases , the later one is responsible for "acid-rain" !!! ...

In developed countries like USA , they have thinner ozone layer compared to developing nations ... reason ?? again , these green house gases ... don't blame only industries , your car also emits these gases ... and it is the reason why we need to check UV index before we go out at beach .. right ?? because these Ozone , or O3 for short, gas acts as a filter for Ultra Violet rays that comes from sun ... but now this layer got thinner , it can't filter properly these UV rays ... you might be knowing that , these UV rays are deadly for humans if they remain in its contact for long time ... ( ...remember the day when you go out without suncream ?? )

Do you remember movie " Day after Tomorrow " ?? perhaps they have picturized the perfectly , what's gonna happen if we don't care about our deeds !!! obviously not so fast but it will happen for sure ... i guess , we have more chances of killing our self by making nature unstable then being destroyed by any asteroid from space !!!

As a resident of earth ... i DO CARE for her ... We always aware of our RIGHTS , but we never think of our DUTIES ... i personally believe that , saving earth ... saving our only home ... is our foremost duty ...

I want to write more about it ... may be some other time ....

May be force be with us ...

From couple of weeks we have seen drastic fallouts in DJ and Nasdaq ... it was mainly because of weak financial companies and banks .... and as a reason , it was rumored that US economy will be in great crisis ever seen before !!! , and it created panic in investors who had invested lots of $$$ in market , and started to sell out their stocks which make situation even worse for banks and those weak companies ... which made their credit score almost NULL ... and banks like Washington Mutual has to sell their assets to recover from those losses !!!

If this situation continues , it can long the recession that US economy is currently facing , right ?? so Mr. Bush came up with a plan , he wants government to buy out those weak banks and want to stabilize the economy but thorowing around 700Bn $ in to market .... the Bail out Plan !!! , and from who's pocket this cash gonna come ?? from the tax payer's .. its obvious ...

Well , being resident of US , i am well aware of the fact that , if this situation of recession continues , it will surely effect my future as well .. because lower the economy , fewer the jobs and even least opportunities for people ... but i know, its natural way ... So , i think congress should passout that bill to support economy ... its not just about me , but its about whole nation itself ... like any other bill, there are lots of different views for this bill ... some people says , they don't want to give their hard earned money to some "risk-takers", who have inversted without considering volatility of stock market !!! , some says , agree to give money , but they don't want those highely paid CEOs to get benefit from it ... well, i think they all are correct too ... who wants to give their hard earned money to someone who is responsible for all this crisis , right ( FYI, the bill has considered this factor too , they call it "the Golden Parachute"?? but they should consider all pros and cons of this refusal ... because no matter how we neglect stocks , they are vital part of economy by one or another way , aren't they ?? ...

Today , they are gonna have congressional voting for this Bailout Plan at , 12.30pm EST, and right now , just because of uncertainty , the DJ is down by nearly 300 pts and Nasdaq is nearly 95 pts !!! , which shows the importance of this bill .... and i just hope that people get agreed to pour 700Bn $ into market to make US economy more stable ... for better future ...

I just read on BBC, that , Japan did the same for their banks from declaring bankruptcy ...

Well, its just a view from the non-technical guy , who is a bit of interested to understand economic trends and stocks ... so may be my language is sort of words from "common-man's" tongue ...


May the force be with us !!!

Hey all ....

This is my second blog .... but it is little different then my blog "cyber junk" which is all technical blog ... because this blog is something more about the other side of my personality ... sometimes , i feel like there is something inside my soul that encourages me to do things that are not of my "type" ... ( well , this blog is also reaction of that kind of encouragements .... ) .... being "emo" , is not a good sign if you want to be "successful" in you life .. ( yah .. lots people think this true ) ... but let me tell you that its not true at all ... you might have heard of that old greek story of Kind Midas ??, he was guy who was gifted by god and so what ever he touches becomes gold ... when he got that gift , he thought he would be happiest man on earth , ofcourse who would not be happy having tons of gold !!! but can you eat or drink it ?? no.. right ?? king midas thought same ... but the tregic part of story was that , at the end he mistakenly touched his little daughter and she too became 100% gold statue !!! and so he realized his mistake and found that he was perhaps the most unfortunate man on the earth ... he request god to take back his wish and make him poor, god did so and he became poor , but in heart he felt he's the richest person now !!! ... so all i mean to say is ,so metimes just a feeling of being emo , makes you happy ... if feels good when you help someone , or atleast tried to help someone ... after all , EMOs are not useless at all !!!

This "other" soul of mine thinks that , to be happy in life there is only one key ... try to "let go" things ... ow .. let me make clear my self here ... becase this word is a bit "mis-leading" , to let go something doesn't mean that , you just let go the time and don't do you assignments ... it also doesn't mean that if someone slap you and you just let go ... but , to let go something means ... try to avoid conflicts with others ... and try to do something , that even you don't like to do but you do because that makes others happy ... ( phew , that was complicated ) ..

well .. lets hope that i will be able to keep writing on this new blog ... my other side... there is one nice saying in japannese ... which means ..