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TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be exact). So, I went back to the data to uncover the kinds of things that emotionally intelligent people are careful to avoid in order to keep themselves calm, content, and in control. They consciously avoid these behaviors because they are tempting and easy to fall into if one isn’t careful.</div>
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While the list that follows isn’t exhaustive, it presents nine key things that you can avoid in order to increase your emotional intelligence and performance.</div>
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When your sense of pleasure and satisfaction are derived from comparing yourself to others, you are no longer the master of your own happiness. When emotionally intelligent people feel good about something that they’ve done, they won’t let anyone’s opinions or accomplishments take that away from them.</div>
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While it’s impossible to turn off your reactions to what others think of you, you don’t have to compare yourself to others, and you can always take people’s opinions with a grain of salt. That way, no matter what other people are thinking or doing, your self-worth comes from within. Regardless of what people think of you at any particular moment, one thing is certain—you’re never as good or bad as they say you are.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Forget</strong></div>
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Emotionally intelligent people are quick to forgive, but that doesn’t mean that they forget. Forgiveness requires letting go of what’s happened so that you can move on. It doesn’t mean you’ll give a wrongdoer another chance. Emotionally intelligent people are unwilling to be bogged down unnecessarily by others’ mistakes, so they let them go quickly and are assertive in protecting themselves from future harm.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Die in the Fight</strong></div>
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Emotionally intelligent people know how important it is to live to fight another day. In conflict, unchecked emotion makes you dig your heels in and fight the kind of battle that can leave you severely damaged. When you read and respond to your emotions, you’re able to choose your battles wisely and only stand your ground when the time is right.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Prioritize Perfection</strong></div>
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Emotionally intelligent people won’t set perfection as their target because they know it doesn’t exist. Human beings, by our very nature, are fallible. When perfection is your goal, you’re always left with a nagging sense of failure, and you end up spending your time lamenting what you failed to accomplish and what you should have done differently instead of enjoying what you were able to achieve.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Live in the Past</strong></div>
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Failure can erode your self-confidence and make it hard to believe you’ll achieve a better outcome in the future. Most of the time, failure results from taking risks and trying to achieve something that isn’t easy. Emotionally intelligent people know that success lies in their ability to rise in the face of failure, and they can’t do this when they’re living in the past. Anything worth achieving is going to require you to take some risks, and you can’t allow failure to stop you from believing in your ability to succeed. When you live in the past, that is exactly what happens, and your past becomes your present, preventing you from moving forward.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Dwell on Problems</strong></div>
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Where you focus your attention determines your emotional state. When you fixate on the problems that you’re facing, you create and prolong negative emotions and stress, which hinders performance. When you focus on actions to better yourself and your circumstances, you create a sense of personal efficacy that produces positive emotions and improves performance. Emotionally intelligent people won’t dwell on problems because they know they’re most effective when they focus on solutions.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Hang Around Negative People</strong></div>
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Complainers are bad news because they wallow in their problems and fail to focus on solutions. They want people to join their pity party so that they can feel better about themselves. People often feel pressure to listen to complainers because they don’t want to be seen as callous or rude, but there’s a fine line between lending a sympathetic ear and getting sucked into their negative emotional spiral. You can avoid getting drawn in only by setting limits and distancing yourself when necessary. Think of it this way: if a person were smoking, would you sit there all afternoon inhaling the second-hand smoke? You’d distance yourself, and you should do the same with complainers. A great way to set limits is to ask complainers how they intend to fix a problem. The complainer will then either quiet down or redirect the conversation in a productive direction.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Hold Grudges</strong></div>
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The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge are actually a stress response. Just thinking about the event involved sends your body into fight-or-flight mode. When a threat is imminent, this reaction is essential to your survival, but when a threat is ancient history, holding onto that stress wreaks havoc on your body and can have devastating health consequences over time. In fact, researchers at Emory University have shown that holding onto stress contributes to high blood pressure and heart disease. Holding onto a grudge means you’re holding onto stress, and emotionally intelligent people know to avoid this at all costs. Learning to let go of a grudge will not only make you feel better now but can also improve your health.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They Won’t Say Yes Unless They Really Want To</strong></div>
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Research conducted at the University of California in San Francisco shows that the more difficulty that you have saying no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout, and even depression. Saying no is indeed a major challenge for most people. “No” is a powerful word that you should not be afraid to wield. When it’s time to say no, emotionally intelligent people avoid phrases like “I don’t think I can” or “I’m not certain.” Saying no to a new commitment honors your existing commitments and gives you the opportunity to successfully fulfill them.</div>
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-83175272578009306842014-07-17T21:19:00.000+05:302014-07-17T21:46:36.356+05:30Malaysian Airline shot down by surface to air missile in Russia-Ukraine Border<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Ukarine News: </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">Malaysian</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> airline flying above 33,000ft (10Km) was shot down by surface to air missile.</span></b><br />
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A Malaysian airline carrying 295 people has crashed/shot down in the border of Russia and Ukraine today according to Interfax and Reuters. No words yet about the number of casualties as at the time of this report. The flight, Boeing 777 left Amsterdam for Malaysia this morning and crashed in eastern Ukraine.</div>
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<span style="font-family: roboto; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The Interfax report said the plane came down 50 km (20 miles) short of entering Russian airspace. It "began to drop, afterwards it was found burning on the ground on Ukrainian territory," the unnamed source said.</span><br />
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-29837210733414482522013-12-20T12:51:00.000+05:302013-12-20T12:53:22.184+05:30Fist-bumping reduces the transmission of bacteria by about four times, compared with shaking hands.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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W. Thomas McClellan, a plastic and hand surgeon in Morgantown, West Virginia, was talking with two colleagues about <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/mrsa/" target="_blank">MRSA</a> (methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>), a difficult-to-treat, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection prevalent in hospitals.<br />
"When you go into a room with a patient with MRSA, you put on a gown and wash your hands," he said. "Meanwhile, the patient's family is there without any of that on, and you go shake their hands, which probably have MRSA on [them]." So McClellan had an inspiration, prompted by how he greets his young kids: "Hey, how about a fist bump?" We asked him to elaborate on the merits of fist-bumping.<br />
<strong>Aside from use in hospitals, do you think fist-bumping should be adopted in daily life?</strong><br />
I do. And I'll tell you why. One, MRSA is really rampant in the community. When you go to Whole Foods or something like that, you wipe your cart handle down with an antibacterial cloth. We have alcohol sanitizers in hospitals. Well, that stuff is ineffective against some bacteria. When you think about the kinds of pathogens you are exposed to in the community, it makes a lot of sense to limit your exposure.<br />
<strong>What part does hand-washing or hand-sanitizing play in fist-bumping?</strong><br />
You can't fist bump and never wash your hands. The one thing about fist-bumping is that it's not the usable surface of your hand. If you shake someone's hand, you then eat with that part of the hand. Fist-bumping protects that usable surface. You need to wash your hands; you need to limit exposure; and you need to use alcohol sanitizers.<br />
<strong>The holiday season is approaching, which means there will be a lot of physical contact—hugging, kissing on the cheeks. Is fist-bumping the safest kind of greeting?</strong><br />
I'm not saying that everyone should be going around fist-bumping, but people should have an awareness of what they're doing. If you're shaking hands and about to sit down for a meal, you should wash your hands. If you have an open wound on your hand, you should definitely be washing your hands more frequently.<br />
<strong>Are you planning any related research in the future?</strong><br />
This study did not address viruses. Viruses are much more easily transmitted. I think viruses are much more communicable than bacteria, particularly with the rise of H1N1, bird flu, and other viral pathogens.<br />
<strong>Do you fist bump more now?</strong><br />
Yes, I fist bump everybody now! I still shake hands in meetings. But in the hospital, I don't. It's caught on at the hospital because it's catchy and people understand it. The number of hospital infections has decreased since we presented our study. I can't directly attribute it to our research, but it could be just be an increase in awareness.<br />
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-45537744381199760992013-08-19T19:55:00.004+05:302013-08-19T19:55:53.088+05:30GSLV-D5 / GSAT-14 Mission - Launch Called-Off<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Launch of the GSLV-D5 scheduled for 1650 hrs today (August 19, 2013)
is called off, as a leak is observed in the UH25 fuel system of the
liquid second stage during the pre-launch pressurisation phase on the
vehicle just two hours before the scheduled lift-off.
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The propellants are being drained from the Cryogenic Stage, Liquid
Second Stage and the four liquid Strap-ons of GSLV-D5. The vehicle will
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The revised launch date will be announced after a detailed assessment.
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-61492882231297704362013-07-18T00:06:00.000+05:302013-07-18T00:07:14.693+05:30Gmail New inbox<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u> <div marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" text="#444444" link="#1155CC"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#f5f5f5" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td> <td height="51" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-top-left.png" height="51" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td background="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-top-middle.png" bgcolor="#f5f5f5" height="51" valign="bottom" width="673"> </td> <td height="51" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-top-right.png" height="51" width="68" style="display:block"></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td height="175" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-middle-1-left.png" height="175" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td width="668" bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="3" height="50" valign="bottom"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/logo.gif" style="display:block"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="40"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td width="520"> <b> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em"> <img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/accounts/services/mail/msa/gmail_icon_small.png" style="display:block;float:left;margin-top:4px;margin-right:3px">Hi j</font></b></td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td height="175" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-middle-1-right.png" height="175" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td height="870" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-middle-2-left.png" height="870" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" valign="top" width="668"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="540"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=inboxtabsvideo&utm_source=welcome&hl=en" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/mail/welcome/localized/en/welcome_video.png" border="0" style="display:block"></a> </td> <td width="15"></td> <td valign="middle"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="+1"><span style="font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px">Meet the new inbox</span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em">Inbox tabs put you back in control with simple organization so that you can see what's new at a glance and decide which emails you want to read when. <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=inboxtabsvideo&utm_source=welcome&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Watch the video</a></font> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="30"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/mail/welcome/localized/en/welcome_inbox_tab.png" style="display:block"> </td> <td width="15"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="+1"><span style="font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px">Organized into categories</span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em">You choose from five optional tabs: Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums. These categories make it easy to read messages of the same type all at once.</font> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="30"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left"> <img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/mail/welcome/localized/en/welcome_customize.png" style="display:block"> </td> <td width="15"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="+1"><span style="font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px">Easy to customize</span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em">Select the tabs you want from all five to none. And, if you see a message you want in a different tab, all you have to do is drag and drop it into the tab you choose. <a href="https://support.google.com/mail?p=inboxtabs&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">More tips</a></font> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" height="30"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/mail/welcome/localized/en/welcome_mobile.png" style="display:block"> </td> <td width="15"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="+1"><span style="font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:20px">Get the new inbox on your mobile device</span></font> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="10"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em">The new inbox is available in Gmail's official mobile apps on Android 4.0+ devices as well as <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=apple&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">iPhone and iPad</a>. Your mobile inbox and notifications now show primary email. It's easy to access and keep track of email in other categories.</font> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <td width="130" height="60"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=android&utm_campaign=android&utm_source=msa&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="" width="119" height="41" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/accounts/services/mail/buttons/google_play_en.png" border="0" style="display:block"> </a> </td> <td width="150" height="60"> <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=apple&utm_campaign=apple&utm_source=msa&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> <img alt="" width="140" height="42" src="http://ssl.gstatic.com/accounts/services/mail/buttons/apple_store_en.png" border="0" style="display:block"> </a> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr><tr> <td colspan="3" height="10"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="540"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" height="45"><font face="Arial,sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1" style="line-height:1.4em">To learn more about the new inbox, check out the <a href="https://support.google.com/mail?p=inboxtabs&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">help center</a> or <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/help/redirect/index.html?r=inboxtabsvideo&utm_source=welcome&hl=en" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">watch the video</a>.</font></td> </tr> </tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" height="30"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="68"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/accounts/services/mail/msa/gmail_icon_large.png" style="display:block"></td> <td height="20" valign="bottom" align="left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#444444" size="-1">Happy emailing,</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#444444" size="+2"><span style="font-family:Open Sans,Arial,sans-serif">The Gmail Team</span></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="60"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td height="870" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-middle-2-right.png" height="870" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td height="102" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-bottom-left.png" height="102" width="64" style="display:block"></td> <td background="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-bottom-middle.png" height="102" valign="top" width="673"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td height="12"></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#AAAAAA" size="-2"> © 2013 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 </font> <p> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#AAAAAA" size="-2">You have received this mandatory email service announcement to update you about important changes to your Gmail product or account.</font> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td height="102" width="64"><img alt="" src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/drive/announcements/images/framework-bottom-right.png" height="102" width="68" style="display:block"></td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div><br></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-46739353612167240392013-06-03T15:42:00.001+05:302013-06-03T15:42:55.482+05:30Jelly Bean 4.1 (6.2.A.0.200) for Xperia S<div dir="ltr"><div style>After a long waiting and fighting with Sony, Sony has rolled out Jelly Bean 4.1 (<strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:'Helvetica neue',Helvetica,Arial,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68,68,68)">6.2.A.0.200) </strong>for Xperia S mobile. With stunning new UI, applications, system with new features, themes, etc.</div> <div style><br></div><div style><p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px 15px;border:0px;font-family:'Helvetica neue',Helvetica,Arial,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> Android version: <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px 15px;border:0px;font-family:'Helvetica neue',Helvetica,Arial,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Latest available software: <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">6.2.A.0.200</strong></p> <p style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px 15px;border:0px;font-family:'Helvetica neue',Helvetica,Arial,Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(68,68,68)">Release date: <strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">2013-05-29</strong></p> </div><div style>New features with some screens </div><div style><br></div><div style>Firmware Details</div><div style><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54B0sChOAR6AC8HOlvLhGqIgiu5Yl5mrZDtxlNuDQIUutp15mOlPvXaiWSM1gv1DKdGP7K3R0A5ZW-RPnqGxDrWbTx6Xl-W7kFu5ORlnq7CMtGc3mZcZyA693Q6PwquesecBg7bXhCWmY/s1600/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-36-775483.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54B0sChOAR6AC8HOlvLhGqIgiu5Yl5mrZDtxlNuDQIUutp15mOlPvXaiWSM1gv1DKdGP7K3R0A5ZW-RPnqGxDrWbTx6Xl-W7kFu5ORlnq7CMtGc3mZcZyA693Q6PwquesecBg7bXhCWmY/s320/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-36-775483.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5885197735434135746" /></a><br></div><div style> <br></div><div style>Home Lock screen:</div><div style><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI4dCsB9gJ90JTEOibo-xHZ3hVaA8dMi17gAnf7DKQz1uWCdeudP-n6d3G3cx7Kdy-yy44qh5uJZ1p3AegfA1De9GNI6-inKLz3cA5J_pp2GzO8OcEVNK9EpP7SDm65_aPV0Y-uNuZQeM/s1600/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-08-777343.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI4dCsB9gJ90JTEOibo-xHZ3hVaA8dMi17gAnf7DKQz1uWCdeudP-n6d3G3cx7Kdy-yy44qh5uJZ1p3AegfA1De9GNI6-inKLz3cA5J_pp2GzO8OcEVNK9EpP7SDm65_aPV0Y-uNuZQeM/s320/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-08-777343.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5885197738128065314" /></a><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>Unlock Home Screen with blinds view. We found this view in Sony Mobile Developer World few months ago. It adds special look to JB.</div> <div style><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1yNihecqfLSTYG2mmUZItzc5KVyKeJJKd0D7Wv2CqJJtidjcLq7Z8xYIGalkEHIjgDBKRNVrdo02L_jPylCymCo-4eqi6rT4IcCttSs1XS9PFFlk22ITCW3Ch1RW1fBkw69OBY2BFMh5/s1600/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-15-779955.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1yNihecqfLSTYG2mmUZItzc5KVyKeJJKd0D7Wv2CqJJtidjcLq7Z8xYIGalkEHIjgDBKRNVrdo02L_jPylCymCo-4eqi6rT4IcCttSs1XS9PFFlk22ITCW3Ch1RW1fBkw69OBY2BFMh5/s320/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-43-15-779955.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5885197751003267106" /></a><br></div><div style><br></div><div style>Other New applications and features.</div><div style><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddq8RCQt4ryTGuyd0X0UkVMbIevxbUk9gN8vaJYK2b_P8h6PiUL8hZkJrNJ4CLm862fX7ssbZxvGAz0XJk76BZvdz-QT0cy9S9eLFtHIhorjqfp-ZfA0zcZEht_J4Em6o0Drqo1ciTmQb/s1600/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-46-52-782506.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddq8RCQt4ryTGuyd0X0UkVMbIevxbUk9gN8vaJYK2b_P8h6PiUL8hZkJrNJ4CLm862fX7ssbZxvGAz0XJk76BZvdz-QT0cy9S9eLFtHIhorjqfp-ZfA0zcZEht_J4Em6o0Drqo1ciTmQb/s320/Screenshot_2013-06-03-14-46-52-782506.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5885197760705854114" /></a><br> </div><div style><b>Album</b>: New look with "Pictures" Images that are shot in cameras and downloaded pictures and "My Albums" linked to online albums.</div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Power Management</b>:</div> <div style> Most Android users are concerned about their battery power management, This JB release has their own power management to minimize battery use during stand by time. It Optimize battery life by auto power off data usage and other applications during standby mode. <b>Xperia users No need to go for third party power management app in google play</b>.</div> <div style><br></div><div style><b>Account: </b></div><div style> Lists all accounts signed in different applications in settings page, There is no need to open different apps to remove or add an account.</div><div style> <br></div><div style><b>WALKMAN: </b>Sony has its unique name in market for their products (sound and video), They also implements some of its new features in WALKMAN too. its much more attract music lovers.</div><div style> Clear Audio+ - Unique sound settings with clear audio.</div><div style> Clear Stereo - Reduce cross talk between the right and left channels.</div><div style> Clear Phase - Automatically adjust the sound quality.</div> <div style> Dynamic Normaliser - Minimize volume diff between songs and videos.</div><div style> Others - Repeat mode ,Shuffle, Playlist view.</div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Movies:</b></div> <div style> Categorized to Movies, TV Shows, Devices and Sony Unlimited.</div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Camera: </b>In Video and photo there is no words to say about Sony products. They also Implemented lots of new features. It will attract movie and photo shooters.</div> <div style> Different Picture effects like Partial Color, Filter, Nostalgic, Harris Shutter, Fisheye, Miniature, Kaleidoscope Sketch, Vivid.</div><div style> Different Scene selection Soft snap, Landscape, Night Portrait, Beach snow, Party, etc.,</div> <div style> Front camera recording.</div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Hangouts: Stay connected always any where any time with video and voice. </b></div><div style> Google talk is updated to hangouts, to sync with Google+ with various additional features such as making calls directly to phone via hangout.</div> <div style><br></div><div style><b>Sound Recorder:</b> Audio recorder to record external sound with audio level meter to measure pitch level.</div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Xperia Link:</b> To connect to other Sony devices directly with out any manual configuration settings.</div> <div style><br></div><div style><b>Voice search:</b> New improved google voice reorganization with search.</div><div style><br></div><div style><b>Google Book self:</b> Access you google books online.</div><div style><br> </div><div style>And much more features.</div> </div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-14344593578891179242013-04-26T02:33:00.001+05:302013-04-26T02:33:46.903+05:30Partial Lunar Eclipse- April-26-2013 Seen in chennai<div dir="ltr"><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px">The full moon will get a tiny bite taken out of today as it undergoes one of the shallowest and shortest partial eclipses of this century.</strong><div> <font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:19px"><b><a 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<div><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:19px"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibV0j6PjIxLmIyJsPKo20MEy-Fbg9W3TuPruJqhJsMWR2akLOqMkssSLYMlb1gbstuOhW2PPTTToJlboYkMO4uexFxPAVh8hW2HKePZWbGlKH9iwpesjYIc31pD85vCOLQfQ-jG6Tdt63v/s1600/IMG_6165-731423.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibV0j6PjIxLmIyJsPKo20MEy-Fbg9W3TuPruJqhJsMWR2akLOqMkssSLYMlb1gbstuOhW2PPTTToJlboYkMO4uexFxPAVh8hW2HKePZWbGlKH9iwpesjYIc31pD85vCOLQfQ-jG6Tdt63v/s320/IMG_6165-731423.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5870893151671121266" /></a><br></b></span></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px">A lunar eclipse occurs when the </span>sun<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px">, </span>Earth<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px">, and moon align. During total lunar eclipses, the entire moon is engulfed in Earth's darkest shadow. But during partial eclipses, the moon never completely goes dark or turns red—only a portion of its disk appears to go dim.</span><font color="#333333" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:19px"><b><br> </b></span></font><div><br> </div></div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-70965751663618817942013-04-25T11:12:00.000+05:302013-04-25T11:13:10.671+05:30Northern Hemisphere observers can watch Lunar Eclipse Friday<div dir="ltr"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25l0xN98QFkfqC9jTk2N2UgavIyXR63iSRIoprHHPD7M_3tdd2IjgOhV02Gheyuw5Ar3xZjrTexjOhyphenhyphenOACy2Hoaiq-pJnCILvybUeK1sEp7Cl-qoqNrA4SUJGnf3XLEqWjG71D2-B4baN/s1600/IMG_8778Rl-713124-790671.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi25l0xN98QFkfqC9jTk2N2UgavIyXR63iSRIoprHHPD7M_3tdd2IjgOhV02Gheyuw5Ar3xZjrTexjOhyphenhyphenOACy2Hoaiq-pJnCILvybUeK1sEp7Cl-qoqNrA4SUJGnf3XLEqWjG71D2-B4baN/s320/IMG_8778Rl-713124-790671.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5870655900121883666" /></a><div><br></div><div>The full moon will get a tiny bite taken out of it tomorrow as it undergoes one of the shallowest and shortest partial eclipses of this century.</div><div><br></div><div>While North America will be left out of the sky show, much of the Eastern Hemisphere can see Earth's shadow brush across the outer half of the moon's surface over the course of the four-hour event. <br></div><div><p class="">All the stages of the eclipse will be visible across the Indian Ocean, central Asia, western Australia, Africa, and Europe.</p> <p class="">Because only a tiny fraction of the moon's disk will dip into the darkest shadow cone, the entire partial eclipse phase will be a challenge to observe, lasting less than a half hour for viewers, Hammergren said.</p><p class="">"This eclipse is distinguished, or undistinguished, by being the second shortest partial eclipse of the moon in the 21st century, lasting only about 27 minutes," he said.</p><p class=""></p><p class=""><strong>When is best to watch?</strong></p><p class="">The most readily visible part of the eclipse will begin at 3:54 p.m. ET (00:30 AM IST Aprox), just as the moon is straight overhead for observers in the Indian Ocean.</p><p class="">The deepest and most interesting part of the eclipse—during which Earth's shadow will fall on less than 2 percent of the tiny sliver of the moon's disk—occurs at 4:07 p.m. ET (00:40 AM IST Aprox.) and leaves the umbra at 4:21 p.m.</p><p></p><p class=""></p><p class="">The last time such a small partial lunar eclipse occurred was in 1958, and another one like it won't occur until 2034.</p> <p class="">But don't fret: Later this year, two more partial lunar eclipses will be visible on May 25 and October 18.</p><p class=""><br></p><p class="" style>Courtesy: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/04/130424-partial-lunar-eclipse-moon-slooh-space-science/?source=hp_dl1_news_eclipse_today_20130425">NGC</a></p> <p></p></div><div><br> </div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-12429036210780821562013-04-08T15:22:00.001+05:302013-04-08T15:22:31.043+05:30Sony's 4K Has Arrived, Pre order starts<div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000"><img src="http://d38zhw9ti31loc.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/4K-TV-1.jpg" alt="Inline image 1" width="420" height="346"></font><div><font color="#000000"><br> </font></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Just a few mere months ago at CES 2013, Sony debuted its line of 4K TVs designed to bring the cinematic experience right into your living room. Well, get your living rooms ready because <a href="http://store.sony.com/c/S_4KTV/en/c/S_4KTV" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">4K is on the way</a>!</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Our <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666519103" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">55″</a> and <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666519131" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">65″</a> 4K Ultra HD TVs will be available for pre-order beginning April 21 for $4,999 and $6,999, get the scoop <a href="https://blog.sony.com/press/sony-announces-price-and-availability-of-its-new-xbr-4k-ultra-hd-led-tvs-2/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">here</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">The thing about 4K is that you need to see it in person to truly experience and understand what it is all about. A photo on the Internet or a short video clip on YouTube just doesn't do it justice. Some of you might have seen the <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&identifier=S_4KTV" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">84'' (diag) 4K TV</a> in select Sony Stores last fall. But if you've been dying to see what the <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666519131" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">65″ </a>and <a href="http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666519103" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">55''</a> Class 4K Ultra HD TVs look like in real life, you're in luck.</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Starting today, six Sony Store locations (see below) will be the first to feature the TVs and will be offering in-store demos of true 4K and enhanced (upscaled) video.</font></span></p> <ul style="margin:0px 1.5em 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial"><li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/531174713609489/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Century City, Los Angeles CA</font></a></li> <li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/289732851159172/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa CA</font></a></li> <li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/102192929979083/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Houston Galleria, TX</font></a></li> <li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/364133987024875/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">The Forum Shops, Las Vegas NV</font></a></li> <li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/608266839203412/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">550 Madison Ave, New York NY</font></a></li> <li style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/148824225288754/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto CA</font></a></li> </ul><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">If you do get a chance to get a 4K demo, please share your experience! Tweet us <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sonyelectronics" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">@SonyElectronics</a>or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/sonystore" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">@SonyStore</a> using the hashtag #Sony4K and tell us what you thought.</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Pre-orders for the 4K Ultra HD TVs begin April 21, 2013 at <a href="http://www.store.sony.com/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">Sony Stores</a> and select retailers nationwide. For more info, check out the <a href="https://blog.sony.com/press/sony-announces-price-and-availability-of-its-new-xbr-4k-ultra-hd-led-tvs-2/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration:none">official press release</a>.</font></span></p> <p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:20px;font-size:12px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Courtesy: <a href="https://blog.sony.com/2013/04/sony4kdebut/">Sony Blog</a></font></span></p> </div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-10552507111523180452013-02-26T14:33:00.002+05:302013-02-26T14:34:49.709+05:30Sony Ultrabook. How its build? Incredible Engineering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a video by signal, How sony ultrabook is build in 5 mins. Really awesome. Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-40158671021587807192013-02-26T12:30:00.002+05:302013-02-26T12:44:50.428+05:30Google lists what's new, in Jelly Bean II<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: small;">Google listed out a summary of what's new in<span style="font-weight: normal;"> <a href="http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/" target="_blank"><b>Android 4.2, Jelly Bean</b></a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This<b> </b>includes few new items Accessibility, Android Bean(NFC, Bluetooth,etc.,)</span>, Audio Accessories, Camera, Clock, Face Unlock, Internationalization, Lock Screen, People, Widgets, Google Now, Currents.</span></span></span><br />
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Android 4.2, Jelly Bean improves on the speed and simplicity of Android 4.1 and includes
all new features – Photo Sphere and a completely redesigned camera app, new Gesture Typing
keyboard, Google Now with all new cards, and much more.
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switching between apps is effortless, like turning the pages of a book.
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changes, quicker switching between recent apps, and smoother and more consistent rendering
across the system through vsync and triple buffering.
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even more responsive by boosting your device’s CPU instantly when you touch the screen, and
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It include few new items like People, Google Now, Currents, etc., to stay update with current trends and google.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks, </span></span></span></span>Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-49865051043780373192013-02-15T14:53:00.000+05:302013-02-15T15:09:12.884+05:30Watch Asteroid Buzz Earth - 2012 DA14<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This Friday asteroid 2012 DA14 will go down in the record books as the closest approach of an object of its size since astronomers began keeping records a few decades ago. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Zipping past our planet closer than most orbiting communication and weather satellites, this office building sized chunk of rock should be visible to some lucky skywatchers in the Eastern Hemisphere. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the asteroid is at its closest at 19:24 UTC (2:24 p.m. EST/11:24 a.m. PST) it will be flying over the eastern Indian Ocean, off Sumatra (approx. latitude: -6 deg . South / longitude: 97.5 deg. East), according to NASA. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Unfortunately for folks in the Western Hemisphere this means it will be daylight and so predictions are that the best chances of catching a view will be from places like Africa and Asia after local nightfall on the 15<sup>th</sup>. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.universetoday.com/99865/asteroid-2012-da14-observing-prospects-and-how-to-see-it/#ixzz2Kj9B1Zs1">Universe Today</a>, the best views will be from western Indonesia and Australia when the asteroid will be crossing the overhead sky in the hours before dawn, while folks in Australia and eastern Asia may see it gliding across the heavens much like a fast-moving satellite in the low eastern sky the morning of the 16<sup>th</sup>.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although it technically should be bright enough to be easily seen with binoculars (magnitude 7.4), a small telescope is really your best hope. Looking a lot like a faint satellite, what will make hunting down DA14 so tricky, is the fact that it's moving crazy fast across local skies- covering the moon disk's width in less than a minute. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Check out this <a href="http://ut-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2012-DA14-graphic-template-small.jpg">detailed sky chart</a> to hunt down the speedy space rock.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For those of us in the wrong hemisphere, time zone or don't have the right equipment – then check out great live-streaming web-casts of the encounter online. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">NASA will have coverage using a telescope at NASA's <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-msfc%20.">Marshall Space Flight Center</a> in Huntsville, Ala. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET on Friday. </span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will also be a video feed by <a href="http://events.slooh.com/">Slooh Space Camera </a> from their telescopes on the Canary islands, off the west coast of Africa and in Arizona starting at 9 pm EST.</span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Courtesy: <a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/14/watch-asteroid-buzz-earth/?source=hp_dl2_newswatch_asteriod_buzzes_earth_20120215">NGC</a></span></div>
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-74468431148965227292013-01-23T18:35:00.001+05:302013-01-23T18:41:38.288+05:30The Promise and Perils of Mining Asteroids<div dir="ltr">
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<span style="color: white;">Encouraged by new space technologies, a growing fleet of commercial rockets and the vast potential to generate riches, a group of entrepreneurs announced Tuesday that they planned to mine the thousands of near-Earth asteroids in the coming decades.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">The new company, Deep Space Industries (DSI), is not the first in the field, nor is it the most well-financed. But with their ambition to become the first asteroid prospectors, and ultimately miners and manufacturers, they are aggressively going after what Mark Sonter, a member of DSI's board of directors, called "the main resource opportunity of the 21st century."</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Prospecting using miniaturized "cubesat" probes the size of a laptop will begin by 2015, company executives announced. They plan to return collections of asteroid samples to Earth not long after.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">"Using low cost technologies, and combining the legacy of [the United States'] space program with the innovation of today's young high tech geniuses, we will do things that would have been impossible just a few years ago," said Rick Tumlinson, company chairman and a longtime visionary and organizer in the world of commercial space [not sure what commercial space means].</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">"We sit in a sea of resources so infinite they're impossible to describe," Tumlinson said.</span><br />
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<span style="color: white;">There are some 9,000 asteroids described as "near-Earth," and they contain several classes of resources that entrepreneurs are now eyeing as economically valuable.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Elements such as gold and platinum can be found on some asteroids. But water, silicon, nickel, and iron are the elements expected to become central to a space "economy" should it ever develop.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Water can be "mined" for its hydrogen (a fuel) and oxygen (needed for humans in space), while silicon can be used for solar power systems, and the ubiquitous nickel and iron for potential space manufacturing. </span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Sonter, an Australian mining consultant and asteroid specialist, said that 700 to 800 near-Earth asteroids are easier to reach and land on than the moon.</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">DSI's prospecting spacecraft will be called "FireFlies," a reference to the popular science fiction television series of the same name. The FireFlies will hitchhike on rockets carrying up communication satellites or scientific instruments, but they will be designed so that they also have their own propulsion systems. The larger mining spacecraft to follow have been named "DragonFlies."</span><br />
<span style="color: white;">Courtesy: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/130122-asteroids-mining-space-science/">NGC</a></span><br />
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Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-73165911839730203702013-01-02T16:36:00.001+05:302013-01-02T16:36:59.346+05:30Happy Birthday: The Internet is 30 years old now<div dir="ltr"><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)">The Internet which has transformed the lives of billions of people across the world, turned 30 on Tuesday. The computer network officially began its technological revolution when it fully substituted previous networking systems on 1 January, 1983.</p> <p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWvZpSFqh6t17LqYE1Fh6m0TZtONnv_twpj2LiJQP5OnxQSj-6hLCmFPyozZAG7SLSaZ2MlN4LGl9tUsAJ6jftbnOJr71CuhoB2dMug7Yic_kSbOOHyqmjnFmRolwb1hjyBd1dURAGdM8/s1600/keene1-719347.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqWvZpSFqh6t17LqYE1Fh6m0TZtONnv_twpj2LiJQP5OnxQSj-6hLCmFPyozZAG7SLSaZ2MlN4LGl9tUsAJ6jftbnOJr71CuhoB2dMug7Yic_kSbOOHyqmjnFmRolwb1hjyBd1dURAGdM8/s320/keene1-719347.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5828806715399394914" /></a><br> </p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Known as "flag day", it was the first time the US Department of Defence (DoD)-commissioned Arpanet network fully switched to use of the Internet protocol suite (IPS) communications system.</p> <p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)">Using data "packet-switching", the new method of linking computers paved the way for the arrival of the World Wide Web.</p> <p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)">"I don't think that anybody making that switch on the day would have realised the importance of what they were doing," the Daily Telegraph quoted Chris Edwards, an electronics correspondent for Engineering and Technology magazine, as saying.</p> <div id="attachment_575490" class="" style="padding:0px;margin:0px 1em 1em 0px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;float:left;overflow:hidden;font-family:'Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.5em;color:rgb(38,38,38);width:390px"> <span style="font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px">"But without it the internet and the World Wide Web as we know them could not have happened."</span></div><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> Commenting on the historic event's impact on the world, Edwards said: "The internet means there is nowhere and no one in the world you can't reach easily and cheaply."</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> Based on designs by Welsh scientist Donald Davies, the Arpanet network began as a military project in the late 1960s.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> It was developed at prestigious American universities and research laboratories, such as the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the Stanford Research Institute.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> Starting in 1973, work on the powerful and flexible IPS and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) technology which would change mass communications got under way.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> The new systems were designed to replace the more vulnerable Network Control Program (NCP) used previously, making sure the network was not exposed to a single point of failure.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> This meant a single attack could not bring it down, making it safer and more reliable, the report said.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> By January 1 1983, the substitution of the older system for the new Internet protocol had been completed and the Internet was born.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee was then able to use it to host the system of interlinkd hypertext documents he invented in 1989, known as the World Wide Web.</p><p style="padding:7px 0px 0px;margin:0px 0px 15px;border:0px;font:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-family:Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif;line-height:22px;color:rgb(38,38,38)"> Courtesy: <a href="http://www.firstpost.com/">Fisrtpost</a> </p> </div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-27860948734670270662012-12-20T17:39:00.001+05:302012-12-20T17:39:42.366+05:30Update on Sony software upgrades, including uplift to Jelly Bean Android 4.1 for 2012 Xperia™ smartphones<div dir="ltr"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-agiCmj0o_N540QY5O4ncP8_k-LcBrMU3m7KZtBn0M6f57mN7CUPipFkIW7lNSuiFhx8rf9Z5sP5CIpuDz8_S3Gri7i6rOoas73OcezvlMl5_D8zgvDBG6s4o0ThCGVHE_VC3a7kxNz5x/s1600/Jelly-bean-logo-782366.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-agiCmj0o_N540QY5O4ncP8_k-LcBrMU3m7KZtBn0M6f57mN7CUPipFkIW7lNSuiFhx8rf9Z5sP5CIpuDz8_S3Gri7i6rOoas73OcezvlMl5_D8zgvDBG6s4o0ThCGVHE_VC3a7kxNz5x/s320/Jelly-bean-logo-782366.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5823998769202725138" /></a><br></div><div>Sony like to bring you up-to-speed with the latest in our Android 4.1 rollout scheduling.</div><div><br></div> <div>First up, the upgrade plans* for Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V are progressing as planned – these smartphones will start to receive Jelly Bean during February and March.</div><div><br></div><div>Next up, Xperia P, Xperia J and Xperia go will be upgraded from the end of March. Then Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia ion and Xperia acro S will follow in the subsequent weeks.</div> <div><br></div><div>Particularly excited about the Sony Xperia Jelly Bean features and functionality – Sony look forward to bringing you more information on this in the New Year.</div><div><br></div><div>The decision has been taken not to upgrade Xperia U, Xperia miro, Xperia tipo, and Xperia sola beyond Android 4.0.</div> <div><br></div><div>Feel free to drop a comment below, and keep your eyes on the blog as we'll be sharing more detailed news/updates as soon as we can.</div><div><br></div><div>*Availability and rollout timing will vary by market and customer variants.</div> <div><br></div><div style>Courtest: <a href="http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2012/12/17/update-on-sony-software-upgrades-including-uplift-to-jelly-bean-android-4-1-for-2012-xperia-smartphones/">Sony</a></div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-38514564674298342482012-12-17T11:23:00.001+05:302012-12-17T11:23:49.542+05:30Sony Xperia P, Sola and U Receives 6.1.1.B.1.54 Update<div style="text-align:left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEbTBhyUnJcnBbXQo4h0RP72cNb0bf9mGNOufUEnQgGHmvx3d3K2tS4xnXGFMCDCmhOT_xYogiAxncwHTky96hFC2d7HOJDbb-YOMqtfHWjgrWQwzJENn_51ZgefuyrXC3O0EFSAenhui/s1600/Screenshot_2012-12-17-00-42-28-729543.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEbTBhyUnJcnBbXQo4h0RP72cNb0bf9mGNOufUEnQgGHmvx3d3K2tS4xnXGFMCDCmhOT_xYogiAxncwHTky96hFC2d7HOJDbb-YOMqtfHWjgrWQwzJENn_51ZgefuyrXC3O0EFSAenhui/s320/Screenshot_2012-12-17-00-42-28-729543.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5822788655673718578" /></a><br>This update fixes the lag issues found in the previous build. We have tested this firmware on Sony Xperia U which was already updated to the build number 6.1.1.B.1.10 and after upgrading to the build number 6.1.1.B.1.54. We have seen some noticeable changes. Firstly the phone is very fast and smooth now and is very stable. The WALKMAN volume level has been increased does making the sound a little high and more clearer. </div><p style="text-align:left">The camera is now better and shooting indoor pictures with flash without making them dark anymore and the camera performs better in saturation. The games are running more stable and smoother than they were on the previous build. If you got the update and installed it then tested and if you found any bugs then feel free to comment below.</p> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-23473249576711101962012-12-07T10:57:00.001+05:302012-12-07T10:57:42.162+05:30Kamals Viswaroopam to premiere in Tata Sky DTH on Jan 10<p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important"><img src="http://www.thamizhthirai.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/viswaroopam.jpg" alt="Inline image 1" width="412" height="147"><br> </p><p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important">Vishwaroopam will premiere on TV at 9 PM on January 10 via Tata Sky's DTH, eight hours prior to the release in theatres, if things go as expected. The Price for the package is expected to be around Rs 1000 for a family of 4.</p> <p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important">Kamal had paused his DTH(direct to home) plans after theatre-owners, who came to know of Kamal's 'unique' idea, decided in unison to impose a permanent ban in taking up the release of Kamal Haasan's films in future in case he didn't' relent on his decision.</p> <p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important">Soon After Kamal had called upon the Producers and Chamber official to explain his case and his revenue generating model (Direct to Home Premiere plan through DTH operators), which would be benefiting not only him, but all film producers in the coming days. A plan that takes movies right to your home, thereby bringing down the video piracy concern to a greater factor, also the DTH video being telecasted would be encrypted so it is not recordable. Since it is only one time premier which concentres majorly on non theatre going crowd, the theatre screening revenue would also not hit by large.</p> <p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important">The producers are now supporting Kamals decission and have decided to stand up with Kamal , leaving theater owners puzzled as to whether protest the decision or go with it.</p> <p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important">With Tata Sky coming forward to take Kamal viswaroopam DTH rights with plans to expand in the industry, the field leader SUN Direct not wanting to loose their customer base is now trying to buy studio green's Alex Pandian Tamil and Telugu DTH rights for 20 Crores.</p> <p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important"><br></p><p style="border:0px;font-size:15px;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(10,10,10);line-height:24px;text-align:justify;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif!important"> courtesy: <a href="http://www.kollytalk.com/gossips/kamals-viswaroopam-to-premiere-in-tata-sky-dth-on-jan-10/">Kollytalk</a></p> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-137584511153692902012-12-04T14:31:00.000+05:302012-12-04T14:32:06.550+05:30The Power of the Human Spirit<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px">The Power of the Human Spirit is Shown at its Mightiest by this one little girl. We Salute Her.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px">Qian HongYan lost her legs in an accident.Her family in China are poor and couldn't afford prosthetic legs, so she uses a basketball to help</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px">her move. - Qian uses two wooden props to drag herself, and never complains, even though she has worn out six basketballs. - She attends her class- She always smiles, always being cheerful</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px">YouTube : </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voko3hKE-JY" class="" style="color:rgb(51,102,204);text-decoration:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:18px">Qian HongYan use basketball to walk</a><br> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewEmq576bDETgdo9cs5g-6H5QW8c-ovJ2oXjZeUfWvm6cijbceR79Dz3c_bnVM-kTvgq2IHFfyJli6wE9iiCvwjbPdnPSy5SRgOEZDEe3tSV9ZyTY4ZUcP1DELAcYHnq2n1jgG60vhitZ/s1600/305922_338138779626879_440714066_n-726551.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewEmq576bDETgdo9cs5g-6H5QW8c-ovJ2oXjZeUfWvm6cijbceR79Dz3c_bnVM-kTvgq2IHFfyJli6wE9iiCvwjbPdnPSy5SRgOEZDEe3tSV9ZyTY4ZUcP1DELAcYHnq2n1jgG60vhitZ/s320/305922_338138779626879_440714066_n-726551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818013062343311378" /></a><br></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-23199626901951602302012-12-04T13:57:00.001+05:302012-12-04T13:57:38.274+05:30Gmail Down?We found issue in connecting with Gmail Server. also can't load gmail via browser. Is it down for few mins. today (4th Dec-2012 @1:50PM IST).<div><br><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16Kt2xiTbu-giecChAuhAVMz3v1EPgpXYQXZL9H7VVH0OpcRes30UQv2vIgxEqpl7hp_Nc9X6-08r3ysYL5LcUvdD-Is-h7PybrXMtFlVYRQNOtxOG9C-HQ-qHjJdS75wImD_qMyWtsL/s1600/gmailDown-758275.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16Kt2xiTbu-giecChAuhAVMz3v1EPgpXYQXZL9H7VVH0OpcRes30UQv2vIgxEqpl7hp_Nc9X6-08r3ysYL5LcUvdD-Is-h7PybrXMtFlVYRQNOtxOG9C-HQ-qHjJdS75wImD_qMyWtsL/s320/gmailDown-758275.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5818004181615040354" /></a><br> </div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-83607618068790235382012-11-22T13:07:00.001+05:302012-11-22T13:07:48.213+05:30Thanksgiving 2012 Myths and Facts<p><strong>Before the big dinner, debunk the myths—for starters, the first "real" U.S. Thanksgiving wasn't until the 1800s—and get to the roots of Thanksgiving 2012.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Thanksgiving Dinner: Recipe for Food Coma?</strong></p><p></p><p>Key to any Thanksgiving Day menu are a fat turkey and cranberry sauce.</p><p>An estimated 254 million turkeys will be raised for slaughter in the U.S. during 2012, up 2 percent from 2011's total, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Last year's birds were worth about five billion dollars.</p><p>About 46 million turkeys ended up on U.S. dinner tables last Thanksgiving—or about 736 million pounds (334 million kilograms) of turkey meat, according to estimates from the National Turkey Federation.</p><p>Minnesota is the United States' top turkey-producing state, followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana.</p><p>These "big six" states produce two of every three U.S.-raised birds, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.</p><p>U.S. farmers will also produce 768 million pounds (348 million kilograms) of cranberries in 2012, which, like turkeys, are native to the Americas. The top producers are Wisconsin and Massachusetts.</p><p>The U.S. will also grow 2.7 billion pounds (1.22 billion kilograms) of sweet potatoes—many in North Carolina, Mississippi, California, and Louisiana—and will produce more than 1.1 billion pounds (499 million kilograms) of pumpkins.</p><p>Illinois, California, Pennsylvania, and Ohio grow the most U.S. pumpkins.</p><p>But if you overeat at Thanksgiving dinner, there's a price to be paid for all this plenty: the Thanksgiving "food coma." The post-meal fatigue may be real, but the condition is giving turkeys a bad rap.</p><p>Contrary to myth, the amount of the organic amino acid tryptophan in most turkeys isn't responsible for drowsiness.</p><p>Instead, scientists blame booze, the sheer caloric size of an average feast, or just plain-old relaxing after stressful work schedules. </p><p><br></p><p></p><p><strong>First Thanksgiving Not a True Thanksgiving?</strong></p><p>Long before the first Thanksgiving, American Indian peoples, Europeans, and other cultures around the world had often celebrated the harvest season with feasts to offer thanks to higher powers for their sustenance and survival.</p><p>In 1541 Spaniard Francisco Vásquez de Coronado and his troops celebrated a "Thanksgiving" while searching for New World gold in what is now the Texas Panhandle.</p><p>Later such feasts were held by French Huguenot colonists in present-day Jacksonville, Florida (1564), by English colonists and Abnaki Indians at Maine's Kennebec River (1607), and in Jamestown, Virginia (1610), when the arrival of a food-laden ship ended a brutal famine. </p><p><br></p><p>Courtesy: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121120-thanksgiving-2012-dinner-recipes-pilgrims-day-parade-history-facts/">NGC</a></p><p></p><p> </p> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-89984876791485744912012-11-08T14:18:00.001+05:302012-11-08T14:18:33.040+05:30Math Can Be Truly Painful, Brain Study ShowsActually doing math, as is this girl in Cambodia, seems to be less painful than contemplating it.<br> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVoZmOp78e66ygsIYY3lBRD_aR9kiHPW9HEk0TcYZWCUZ5frF-rCgMUBh9jLaMESYK8LaJmTNpFLZp4c_VKU6L7N-eZQYRNiTZhtEbDNjSrl9kquYV2ddoWGR9_rG97gKWScXPh95YzxZ/s1600/math-activates-pain-center-of-brain_61015_600x450-713041.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVoZmOp78e66ygsIYY3lBRD_aR9kiHPW9HEk0TcYZWCUZ5frF-rCgMUBh9jLaMESYK8LaJmTNpFLZp4c_VKU6L7N-eZQYRNiTZhtEbDNjSrl9kquYV2ddoWGR9_rG97gKWScXPh95YzxZ/s320/math-activates-pain-center-of-brain_61015_600x450-713041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5808361358033540370" /></a><br></div><div><div class=""> <p><strong>Does the thought of 1+1=ouch? </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>If you hate math, it might</strong>—<strong>literally. According to a new study, the mere prospect of a math problem causes pain centers to light up in number-phobic brains. </strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Researchers at the University of Chicago measured the neural activity of 28 adults—14 who'd been identified with high math anxiety and 14 with low math anxiety. Each subject was given a series of word and math questions (some of which are below) while his or her brain was scanned.</p><p>Result: When those in the high-anxiety group saw a math task was coming, their dorso-posterior insulas and mid-cingulate cortexes—the parts of the brain that perceive pain and bodily threats—reacted as if the subject's hand had been burned on a hot stove. Those in the low-anxiety group showed no such response.</p><p>What's more, said study co-author Ian Lyons, "the anxiety occurred only during anticipation. When they actually did the math problems, they didn't seem to experience pain. That suggests it's not the math itself that hurts; it's the thought of it that's painful."<br></p><p>Previous studies have shown that psychologically stressful events—like the end of a romantic relationship—can cause physical discomfort. This study, published last week by Lyons and co-author Sian Beilock in the journal <em>PLOS ONE</em>, may be the first to show that anticipation alone can register in the brain as pain. </p><p>"It's purely a psychological interpretation," said Lyons, and X at Y. "Math is just numbers on a page—there's no way that they can actually hurt you."</p><p>Still, he says, "People who have high math anxiety typically do badly at math, on everything from SAT scores to laboratory tasks. And they tend to avoid math-related career paths."</p><p>Could some of us have evolved that way?<br></p><p>"We don't think so," Lyons said. "Math is a relatively recent cultural invention—it's just a few thousand years old. So this response seems to be driven by a person's direct experiences. But if those experiences have been bad, the person interprets the notion of math as being threatening, and in this case, even painful."</p><p>Lyons thinks his team's findings might apply to things beyond math. "We would not at all be surprised to see this generalized to other phobias—fear of heights, for instance—or other types or testing anxiety."<br></p><p>Can anything quell a math hater's brain pain?</p><p>"The initial step is to get over the anxiety," Lyons said. And this is one case where practice doesn't make perfect: "Doing piles of math homework isn't a good idea. But finding a way to be more comfortable with the idea of math is."</p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Does fear of math hurt your head?</em></strong><em> </em></p><p><em>Take this quiz and see. (Note: In the actual experiment, problems were presented one at a time. Each one had to be solved in five seconds. And participants couldn't use scratch paper</em>—<em>they had to solve everything in their heads.)</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>1) Does 8×9-16=56?</em></p><p><em>2) Does 7×8-19=37?</em></p><p><em>3) Does 5×9-16=27?</em></p> <p><em>4) Does 8×5-19=23?</em></p><p><em>5) Does 6×7-17=27?</em></p><p><em>6) Does 9×4-17=19? </em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em>Scroll for answers.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p><em><strong>Answers</strong></em><br></p><ol class=""> <li><em>yes</em></li><li><em>yes</em></li><li><em>no</em></li><li><em>no</em></li><li><em>no</em></li><li><em>yes</em></li></ol><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Courtesy: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/11/121108-math-pain-hurts-brain-science-health/">NGC</a></i></div> </div></div> Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01838538011269740145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418963323491757757.post-32515136767641066492012-11-01T10:56:00.000+05:302012-11-01T11:08:22.638+05:30Pratibha Cauvery Drifted to the shores of Marina Beach<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">An Indian flag vessel, Pratibha Cauvery, with 37 members on board and carrying bunker oil, drifted to the shores of Marina beach from the Chennai port’s outer anchorage in the strong winds and ran aground.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The 28,741 dead weight tonne Pratibha Cauvery, which belongs to the Mumbai-based Pratibha Shipping, was in the Chennai port’s outer anchorage since yesterday afternoon, but drifted ashore at 2. 21 p.m. following heavy winds of nearly 100 kmph. The ship is currently sighted at Besant Nagar beach in South Chennai, and is lying 3.50 nautical miles south off the port.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">The ship was carrying two tonnes of light diesel oil and 355 tonnes of furnace oil. About 20 crew members jumped into the water to take the life boat. However, the boat capsized and the crew members tried to swim ashore.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Google Doodle for <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Halloween Celebration. US is hit by sandy during Halloween celebration. Google's Doodle animation looks cool.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Each character of GOOGLE is shown on each door in different ghost. When you click on each door it will shown up.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Halloween</b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> or </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">Hallowe'en</b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> (a contraction of "All </span>Hallows<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">' </span>Evening<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">"),</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> also known as </span><b style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">All Hallows' Eve</b><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">,</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> is a yearly celebration </span>observed in a number of countries<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> on October 31, the eve of the </span>Western<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span>Christian<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> feast of </span>All Hallows (or All Saints)<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">. According to many scholars, it was originally influenced by western European </span>harvest festivals<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> and </span>festivals of the dead<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> with possible</span>pagan<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> roots, particularly the </span>Celtic<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> </span>Samhain<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;">.</span><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"> Others maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has Christian roots.</span><b style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;"><br /> </b></span></div>
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The power of Titan, a supercomputer at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, is akin to each of the world's 7 billion people being able to carry out 3 million calculations per second.<br />
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<strong>In a breakthrough that harnesses video-game technology for solving science's most complex mysteries, a U.S. government laboratory today deployed Titan—the fastest, most powerful, and most energy-efficient of a new generation of supercomputers that breach the bounds of "central processing unit" computing.</strong><br />
The Titan system at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee is a leading contender to top the industry's official list of the world's fastest supercomputers, to be announced next month in Salt Lake City. It can handle 20,000 trillion calculations each second—a speed of 20 petaflops, which puts it neck-and-neck with the U.S. government computer in California that has led the closely watched TOP500 list since June.<br />
It would take 60,000 years for 1,000 people working at a rate of one calculation per second to complete the number of calculations that Titan can process in a single second. Think of Titan's power as akin to each of the world's 7 billion people solving 3 million math problems per second.<br />
But Titan's signature achievement is how little energy it burns while blazing through those computations.<br />
Titan's predecessor supercomputer at Oak Ridge, the 2.3-petaflop Jaguar machine, drew 7 megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power a small town. Titan needs just about 30 percent more electricity, 9 MW, while delivering ninefold greater computing power.<br />
"We're able to achieve an order of magnitude increase in our scientific computing capabilities, which is what we need for our challenges, but to do so at essentially the same energy budget," says Jack Wells, director of science at the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. "Titan puts us on a different curve with respect to the energy consumption for increased computing power."<br />
<strong>Video-Gaming Efficiency</strong><br />
Titan's energy-saving secret is a "hybrid" architecture that boosts the power of central processing units (CPUs) by marrying them to high-performance, energy-efficient graphical processing units (GPUs)—the technology that propels and animates today's most popular video games. A few dozen supercomputers around the world have used GPU and CPU processing in tandem since the first hybrid machine, the one-petaflop Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico in 2008. Titan is the largest, by far.<br />
To update pixels rapidly enough to bring angry birds, soldiers, and athletes to life on game consoles and handheld devices, GPUs have to handle large amounts of data at the same time, in parallel fashion. "This is exactly what we need for the future in order to enable progress and manage the energy [in supercomputing]," Wells says. If Titan had relied only on CPUs, which are optimized to do just one task at a time rapidly and flexibly (serial processing), Oak Ridge estimates the electricity requirements would have been about 30 MW, or more than three times greater than the system now demands.<br />
Titan's approach is not the only path to energy-efficient supercomputing. IBM's "Sequoia" BlueGene/Q supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California, the reigning leader of the official Top500 list, is part of a family of supercomputers that have been leaders in low-power design. The Sequoia can boast energy efficiency similar to Titan's (it uses 8 MW, and its peak performance is 20 petaflops computing power) through a design using many small, low-power embedded chips, connected through specialized networks inside the system. Four of the current top ten fastest supercomputers are BlueGene/Q machines, but the design does not use widely available commodity processors.<br />
But Oak Ridge and its machine designer, Seattle-based Cray, have built Titan with processors made by the same companies that make the processors in consumer personal computing and gaming products. The upgrade from the Jaguar system to the Titan Cray XK7 system, which cost about $100 million, relies on AMD Opteron CPUs (299,008 CPU cores in all) and NVIDIA Tesla GPUs. It's an approach that has allowed Oak Ridge to take advantage of advances in the broader information technology market—including the highly efficient processing needed for video games—to drive energy efficiency.<br />
"There's an economic model here that really enables this to work," says Steve Scott, chief technology officer for NVIDIA, based in Santa Clara, California. "The high-performance computing industry has great demand but it's not a very large market. But we're able to leverage this very broad consumer technology and use that to enable power-efficiency breakthroughs and make this high-performance computational tool possible. (See "Supercomputing Power Could Pave the Way to Energy-Efficient Engines")<br />
"So when you go out and download and play the latest video game," Scott says, "you actually are helping to advance science."<br />
<strong>From Motors to Skin</strong><br />
Because Titan marks an achievement in energy efficiency, it is perhaps appropriate that one of its primary uses will be to advance science on the future of energy. Titan will be put to work on research into systems for more fuel-efficient automobiles, for safer nuclear power reactors with improved power output, and on advanced magnets that could drive future electric motors and generators. It also will be used in research to model more accurately the impact of climate change.<br />
These projects were among 61 science and engineering projects awarded time on Titan and another U.S. supercomputer at Argonne National Laboratory outside of Chicago, the DOE announced today. Scientists in fields from molecular biology to materials science vie for time on the machine at Oak Ridge and other U.S. government facilities, in a competitive process in which projects are picked for "high potential for accelerating discovery and innovation." The deployment of Titan makes it the largest open science supercomputer in operation in the world today. (In contrast, Sequoia is dedicated to classified work on maintenance of the U.S. government's nuclear weapons stockpile.)<br />
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Courtesy: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/10/121029-titan-fastest-supercomputer/">NGC</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like the wing of a propeller plane without a cockpit, a Makani Airborne Wind Turbine stirs the air in a California field where it is being tested to capture high-altitude wind power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyone
who has climbed a mountain, a tower, or even a tall tree knows that
winds get stronger at greater heights. There's less drag resistance from
objects on the ground. That's why wind energy prospectors typically
weld their expensive turbines to high towers, because the most important
factor in power production is how fast the wind blows past the blades. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But what if turbines could reel in the power whirling above the reach of those tall towers? </span></div>
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wind energy pioneers, from North America to Italy and Australia, aim to
find out. The technology is still in its infancy, although Makani's
system—pictured above—has received notable backing from Google's
philanthropic arm and the U.S. government. The concept also gained
support in a new study published September 9 in the journal <em>Nature Climate Change</em>,
which focused on the steady, fast high-altitude currents, and concluded
that there's enough power in Earth's winds to be a primary source of
near-zero-emission electric power as the global economy continues to
grow through the 21st century.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Resembling a drone aircraft on a string, the Makani Airborne Wind
Turbine takes flight at its test site, the decommissioned U.S. Navy air
station at Alameda on San Francisco Bay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By eliminating 90
percent of the material associated with a conventional wind
turbine-largely by getting rid of the tower—the designers say they hope
to reduce cost while accessing stronger winds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The winged device
is tethered to the ground and flies in large vertical circles at
altitudes between 800 and 1,950 feet (250 and 600 meters). Its four wind
turbines rotate as the craft moves. According to Makani Power, the
speed of the craft increases along with wind speed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Makani
Power's website says the company is developing a 600-kilowatt (kW)
prototype. That's considered the size of a medium commercial wind
turbine; for comparison, a 600 kW land-based turbine installed in 2009
at University of Maine at Presque Isle generated
680,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in its first year, enough to
power about 60 average U.S. homes. But an airborne wind turbine might
deliver more or less power, depending on the boost of stronger, more
consistent winds or the cost of trickier operation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Makani was
founded in 2006 and received $10 million in initial start-up capital
from Google's foundation, plus support from the U.S. Department of
Energy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of Makani's three co-founders, Corwin Hardham, has told reporters he was inspired by his hobby of kite-surfing.
It's not a coincidence that Alameda has a beach that is popular with
Bay Area kite-surfers. It also isn't far from Google headquarters; the
company's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, are known to be avid kite-surfers.</span></div>
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