Wednesday, November 22, 2006
FACT ABOUT INDIA
Facts About India *The name India is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river Indus as the Sindhu. *The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name Hindustan? combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus. *The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented the digit zero. *Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software. ( a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987 ). *Chess was invented in India. *Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies which originated in India. *The' place value system' and the 'decimal system' were developed in 100 BC in India. *The first six Mogul Emperor's of India ruled in an unbroken succession from father to son for two hundred years, from 1526 to 1707. *The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola *India is.......the Largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest country in the world AND one of the most ancient and living civilizations (at least 10, 000 years old). *The four religions born in India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population? *Islam is India's and the world's second largest religion? *Jews and Christians have lived continuously in India since 200 B.C.E and 52 A.D respectively. *The Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupathi built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination, larger than either Rome or Mecca, with an average of 30,000 visitors every day giving donations to the temple of $6 million ( U.S.) daily? *The game of snakes & ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat.' The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. Later through time, the game underwent several modifications but the meaning is the same i.e good deeds take us to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births. *The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. *Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The father of medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago. Although modern images & descriptions of India often show poverty, India was one of the richest countries till the time of British in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus was attracted by India's wealth and was looking for route to India when he discovered America by mistake. *The art of Navigation & Navigating was born in the river Sindh 6000 over years ago. The very word 'Navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'. *Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days. *The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, which was long before the European mathematicians. *Algebra, trigonometry and calculus also orignated from India. Quadratic equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 ( i.e 10 to the power of 53 ) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12( 10 to the power of 12 ). *Until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. ( Source . Gemological Institute of America ) *Sushruta is regarded as the father of surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata & his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones and also plastic surgery and brain surgeries. *Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient India medicine. *Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts. *The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level. *The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982. *India has the most post offices in the world ! *The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people !. *India exports software to 90 countries. *According to the Gemological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source for diamonds to the world. *USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi. *The Co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla, is Indian. *The head of the team that developed the Pentium co-processor, Vinod Dham, is Indian. *The founder and creator of Hotmail, the world's best-known web-based email program, Sabeer Bhatia, is Indian. *The testing Director of Windows 2000, Sanjay Tejwrika, is Indian Be Proud To be Indian! 38% of Doctors in America are Indians.12% of Scientists in America are Indians.36% of NASA employees are Indians.34% of MICROSOFT employees are Indians.28% of IBM employees are Indians.17% of INTEL employees are Indians.13% of XEROX employees are Indians. These facts were recently published in a German Magazine which deals with WORLD HISTORY
When water & air conspires to kill
Chennai: A car can be a deadly place to be in an automobile accident. And then, you can die while simply sitting in a parked car, its engine running, the windows up and the air-con running. The freak accident that recently involved three Chennai-based young software engineers in a Santro is an illustration of how death can strike viciously and silently while doing nothing less innocuous than sitting in a car. Now, though knowledge of the circumstances in the incident is still forthcoming, a post mortem report of the three people points a probable finger at the cause of death — a heavy amount of carbon monoxide in the lungs. Here's a possible reconstruction of the tragedy. The three colleagues decide to head out in the car and find themselves stuck in a logjam of cars stranded in heavy rain and the flooding on G.N.Chetty Road. They decide to wait out the situation with the windows up — the rain otherwise would get into the car. The air-conditioner is running and set on `recirculate' — a mode people normally use to prevent the smellier components of urban air pollution from getting into the car. The engine is running to keep the air con functioning. In the meantime, water is rising below and around the car, and this means the hot exhaust gas, which normally has a larger volume of air to disperse into, is suddenly crowded up against the undersides of the car's floorboards. The situation might be more adverse if the car's exhaust system has a leak somewhere and all emissions are not properly exiting at the tailpipe as they are meant to. The gases might therefore be building up more heavily than normal under the car and inside the engine bay. And invariably, this gas will get into the car through the tiny access holes present in these regions — the little holes on the floorboard that drain water from inside a car, the innumerable gaps and holes that route wiring, cabling and mechanical controls like the steering column through the engine bulkhead — the wall that separates the engine bay from the passenger cabin. In the meantime, the air-con is steadily recirculating the deadly gases through the cabin of the car — and a silent and deadly killer gas — carbon monoxide — goes to work, poisoning the unwary occupants. How does CO kill? Carbon monoxide, or CO, is one of the gases emitted by your car's exhaust system. It is completely imperceptible to the human senses, being odourless, colourless, tasteless. And this poison is doubly deadly, as it gets absorbed into the bloodstream quickly — the hemoglobin in blood has a much greater affinity for this gas than oxygen, forming a strong bond that is devastating in nature — it starves organ tissues in the human body of vital oxygen. Symptoms of CO poisoning are things you'd shake off as the result of a stressful, long day at work — headache, dizziness, nausea and fatigue. And then you might decide to sleep it off for a while... Staying out of CO trouble in your car How do you stay out of flood and CO trouble? For a start, if you're stuck in a car when the road is flooding, or in a traffic jam, keep your windows down — at least a crack. This will let fresh air in, preventing a high buildup of CO in the cabin. See that your car's air-con system is set to 'ventilate' mode, as most car manuals recommend — this brings in additional fresh air. Turn the engine off if you can, and if the situation looks difficult, explore the possibility of parking your car and retrieving it another day. If your car is equipped with power windows and central locking — particularly an aftermarket fitment — see that your windows are kept open. It's rare, but your car's electrical system can short out with rising floodwaters. Additionally, even if the central locking system functions, you might not be able to open the doors simply due to the pressure of the water outside. Carry a hammer with a pointed end or an ice pick in the car — if you have to break a window open, it's only such a sharp, heavy tool that can attack modern laminated glass. And if you don't have one of these about, use the jack handle, if accessible. Finally, if you feel any of the symptoms of CO poisoning outlined in this report, take it seriously — get out, get as much fresh air as possible, and go to a physician.
LPG EXPIRE DATE
Have u ever heard about LPG gas cylinder's expiry date? I also didn't know. How to find LPG cylinder's expiry date? Very important information. Most of us do not know this. I came to know today from the gas stockiest, because here one accident occurred. Do you know that there is an expiry date (physical life) for LPG cylinders? Expired Cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents. In this regard please be cautious at the time of accepting any LPG cylinder from the vendor. Here is how we can check the expiry of LPG cylinders: On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha numerically as follows A or B or C or D and some two digit number following this e.g. D06. The alphabets stand for quarters - A for March (First Qtr), &n bsp; B for June Second Qtr), C for Sept (Third Qtr), & D for December (FourthQtr). The digits stand for the year till it is valid. Hence D06 would mean December qtr of 2006. Share this message with everyone you know, UR kind cooperation will save life of many people and create awareness among the public. Life is precious and important...Take care at the utmost!!
Monday, November 13, 2006
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