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Bluetooth Working Principle
The Bluetooth accepted is based aloft a master/slave operational mode. The appellation "piconet" is acclimated to accredit to the arrangement formed by one accessory and all accessories begin aural its range. Up to 10 piconets can coexist aural a distinct advantage area. A adept can be accompanying affiliated to as abounding as 7 alive bondservant accessories (255 back in anchored mode). Accessories in a piconet accept a analytic abode of 3 bits, for a best of 8 devices. Accessories in anchored approach are synchronised, but do not accept their own concrete abode in the piconet.  In reality, at a accustomed moment, the adept accessory can alone be affiliated to a distinct bondservant at once. Therefore, it bound switches amid disciplinarian in adjustment to accomplish it assume as if it is accompanying affiliated to all the bondservant devices. Bluetooth enables two piconets to be affiliated to one addition in adjustment to anatomy a added network, alleged a "scatternet", application assertive accessories which act as a arch amid the two piconets |
Indian Rupee to Get a Appropriate Symbol
The Indian rupee will accompany the dollar, yen, euro and batter with its own symbol.
The fresh bill figure is an admixture of the appearance for ''Ra'' in the age-old Devanagari calligraphy acclimated in Hindi and the Roman basic ''R'' after the stem.
''The attribute for the rupee would accommodate a characteristic appearance and character to the bill and added highlight the backbone and robustness of the Indian abridgement as additionally a favoured destination for all-around investments,'' the government said in a statement.
The addition of the rupee is attributed to the 16th aeon ruler, Sher Shah Suri, who congenital the acclaimed Grand Trunk Road from Kabul to Delhi. Until now it had been articular by the abbreviations ''Rs'', ''Re'' or ''INR''.
The Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, said he was blessed that the rupee had abutting the ''exclusive club of all-embracing currencies which accept their own appropriate symbols''.
The architecture was called in a antagonism won by Uday Kumar, a abecedary at one of India's top abstruse universities. His attribute was called from added than 3000 entries and he was awarded about $6250 in award-winning money.
The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Ambika Soni, affiliated the accommodation to accept a bill attribute to the growing acceptation of India to the all-around economy.
''The audible attribute denotes the robustness of the Indian economy,'' she said.
The Indian government has anticipation the abridgement to abound by 8.5 per cent this budgetary year and to advance to about 10 per cent aural bristles years.
The fresh attribute would be adopted gradually aural India and internationally over several years, Ms Soni said. It will be congenital on keyboards bogus in India and could eventually arise on bill and banknotes.
The attribute will standardise the announcement for Indian rupee beyond the country's abundant accent groups.
It ''reflects and captures the Indian appearance and culture'', the government said.
The attribute will additionally advice analyze the Indian bill from added civic currencies, abnormally those additionally appointed as rupee or rupiah, such as Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
The World’s Most Corrupt Nations 2009
Corruption in nearly half the world’s nations is not getting much better and, indeed, in many countries is intensifying–affecting virtually every aspect of life among peoples on every continent.
While a year ago, some 72 out of 158 nations surveyed by the international watchdog group Transparency International were classified as “corrupt,” now 74 of 163 countries fall into the same category. A few, most notably India, managed to bootstrap themselves (just barely) out of the truly corrupt group, while others, particularly Iran, dug themselves more firmly into that camp.
Haiti
The police continue to be a central factor in corruption in Haiti, though there is corruption in virtually every governmental body. Since the police are also the officials closest to every individual on a daily basis, it is their corruption that changes the nature of daily life in Haiti, permeating all society and the way business is done.
Myanmar
Corruption is perceived as widespread in this vicious dictatorship run with an iron hand by a strong-willed clique of military leaders, who persist in repression of civil society at every level. Illicit facilitation payments and informal fees are required to access even the most basic government services.
Iraq
Huge quantities of funds– especially American military and reconstruction aid funds–swirling through this nation, where many civil structures have largely broken down, is a recipe for corruption at all levels. Beyond kidnappings and ransom payments, TI officials say their survey was conducted in the first half of 2006 when funds being handled by the Coalition Provisional Authority were largely exhausted and no longer being disbursed. So the Iraqi government, where corruption is said to be rampant, was in charge of its own funds. International businessmen from a range of countries converging on Baghdad found finance, export credits, contracts and a host of more mundane functions of government all subject to illicit payments.
Guinea
Guinea has been in a political crisis state for at least three years. Though the current, corrupt president has been in power for 20 years, strong pressure has been building from the public for a change of regime. A public strike that lasted one month finally ended a month ago. There was outright civil strife, obliging the president to appoint a new prime minister. The most controversial, and corrupt, deals surround the mining sector, particularly aluminum. Among foreign businessmen, the general view, according to the TI survey, was that to do business in Guinea you needed “to pay off the guy at the top.”
Sudan
The key event was the switch from a Canadian company that dominated oil drilling in Sudan, the No. 3 oil producer in Africa, to a Chinese company that took over the contract after the Canadians found corruption and an outrageous human rights record was too rife to be able to continue functioning. China is now responsible for 90% of all oil production in Sudan, which also controls oil flow down a large pipeline through southern Sudan to the sea. Chinese officials have declined any comment on the human rights situation, and TI officials say they are “not too worried about having to pay off the Khartoum government.”
Democratic Republic Congo/Kinshasa
Copper in Katanga, and in the rest of the country, gold, uranium and especially coltan, a rare mineral that’s in every cell phone chip, still drive the corruption that remains rampant in this African nation. A presidential election did little to stop the corruption or the resulting violence that erupted again last month in downtown Kinshasha, the nation’s capital. The president is the principal recipient of routine payments by the mining companies who apparently are prepared to play the very lucrative payoff game that remains as endemic now as it was back during the regime of one of Africa’s historically most corrupt leaders, Mobutu Sese-Seko.
Chad
Chad has dropped from No. 1 to No. 7 this year as international aid agencies, particularly the World Bank, have sought to come to grips with one of the world’s most piggish uses of philanthropic funds. Proceeds of a Chad- Cameroon oil pipeline, funded in part by the World Bank and operated by an Exxon Mobil-led consortium, were supposed to have been used to help feed the desperately poor people of both nations. Instead, at least $30 million was diverted to buy arms to keep the government of President Idriss Deby in power. The World Bank, whose president, Paul Wolfowitz, was deeply embarrassed by the fiasco, halted funding more than a year ago, but reached an accord with Chad last July. According to TI officials, the jury’s still out on how effectively it will be implemented.
Bangladesh
There continues to be a general lack of engagement between the government and civil society as repression, corruption throughout government ranks and especially in the judiciary and political circles persists, often spilling over into the private sector. In March, the new military-backed government jailed at least 40 prominent business and
government leaders from two of the leading political parties in what was described as an ongoing probe of corruption, but TI officials are little impressed. Still, after five straight years at the top of the list, Bangladesh has signed the United Nations convention against corruption and has now dropped to No. 8.
government leaders from two of the leading political parties in what was described as an ongoing probe of corruption, but TI officials are little impressed. Still, after five straight years at the top of the list, Bangladesh has signed the United Nations convention against corruption and has now dropped to No. 8.
Uzbekistan
The most corrupt of the five former Soviet Republics on our list, Uzbekistan is sinking ever deeper into corruption and unrest–in constant turmoil and strife under what the U.S. State Department describes as the authoritarian rule of President Islam Karimov, a communist apparatchik holdover of the old regime, which, while violently suppressing opposition, encourages corruption that permeates society, including the executive branch. Bribery will win you everything from admission to leading educational institutions to a favorable outcome of traffic cases and civil lawsuits.
Equatorial Guinea
One of the world’s smallest oil powers, it is also among the most corrupt. Still, possibly under pressure from the major oil companies that operate there, particularly Exxon Mobil, things have improved a trifle, though the corrupt President Teodoro Obiang Nguema remains in power. Now, though, it’s becoming possible to operate a business on a reasonable basis, provided one accepts that 30% of all funds, including oil profits go straight into the pocket of Nguema. Still, the system of corruption now is more rational and orderly than the previous system that amounted to near-total anarchy.
Friday, 15 July 2011
Indian Engineering Services Examination (IES)
Indian Engineering Services
Indian Engineering Services Examination (IES) is conducted by UPSC, India every year. It is conducted for the recruitment to the engineering categories in government services like Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics & Tele Communication Engineering. Those who clear IES can join in good grades and they have a faster career progression in government sector. Those who are looking for a stable government job in engineering cadre, IES is the exam you need to watch out for. IES exam is usually conducted in June and it is an exam spread over three years. The notification of the exam commences on the month of January and applications.
IES exam has some sections like objective type papers in engineering subject areas subjective papers different based on different engineering streams. IES is relatively a tough exam as it has a broader syllabus covering the specific engineering stream in depth.
Structure and Pattern of IES
Selection process of the candidates is based on Written Test and Personality Test. Only those candidates who get qualified for written test can attend personality test.
Written Test
Paper I (Objective type) - General Ability Test
(Part A: General English)
(Part B: General Studies)
200 Marks each
Papers II & III (Objective type)
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering
200 Marks each
Papers IV & V (Descriptive)
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering
200 Marks each
Total marks for written exam - 1000 Marks
Personality Test
Personality test is the personal interview conducted by UPSC. The total marks for interview is 200.
Syllabus of IES
General Ability Test - Paper I
IES exam has some sections like objective type papers in engineering subject areas subjective papers different based on different engineering streams. IES is relatively a tough exam as it has a broader syllabus covering the specific engineering stream in depth.
Structure and Pattern of IES
Selection process of the candidates is based on Written Test and Personality Test. Only those candidates who get qualified for written test can attend personality test.
Written Test
Paper I (Objective type) - General Ability Test
(Part A: General English)
(Part B: General Studies)
200 Marks each
Papers II & III (Objective type)
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-Communication Engineering
200 Marks each
Papers IV & V (Descriptive)
Civil Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering
200 Marks each
Total marks for written exam - 1000 Marks
Personality Test
Personality test is the personal interview conducted by UPSC. The total marks for interview is 200.
Syllabus of IES
General Ability Test - Paper I
· Part A-General English: It covers English grammar. It helps in understanding the knowledge of candidates in global language.
· Part B- General Studies: It covers current affairs, Indian history and Geography.
Civil Engineering
· Paper I - Building Materials
· Paper II - Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Syllabus
· Paper I – Thermodynamics, Heat transfer and Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Machinery and Steam Generators
· Paper II - Theory of Mechanics, Machine Design, Strength of Materials, Engineering Materials, Production Engineering, Industrial Engineering
Electrical Engineering
· Paper I - EM Theory, Electrical Materials, Electrical Circuits, Measurements and Instrumentation, Control Systems
· Paper II - Electrical Machines and Power Transformers, Power Systems, Analog and Digital Electronics and Circuits, Micro processors, Communication Systems, Power Electronics
Electronics & Tele-communication Engineering
· Paper I - Materials and Components, Physical Electronics, Electron Devices and ICs, Signals and Systems, Network Theory, Electromagnetic Theory, Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation
· Paper II - Analog Electronic Circuits, Digital Electronic Circuits, Control Systems, Communication Systems, Microwave Engineering, Computer Engineering
Coaching Institutes
· Vidyamandir
· Brilliant Tutorials
· FIIT JEE
· Amity
Qualification Criteria for IES
Candidates must have Engineering degree ( BE/Btech) from a recognized university or equivalent. Those students appearing for final semester exam are also allowed to appear for this subjected to them submitting the degree certificates at the time of recruitment. Candidates who have qualified MSc degree or equivalent in areas like Wireless Communications, Electronics, Radio Physics or Radio Engineering can also apply for IES exam. Applicants should be of age group 21 to 30.
Application Procedure for IES
Electronically scanned application forms along with the information brochure can be obtained from the designated Head Post Offices/ Post Offices throughout the country. Information on these post offices can be obtained in the notification issued by UPSC. Notifications are issues in the months of January and February usually. The duly filled application form has to be sent to - Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi – 110011. UPSC’s notification will be issued in almost all major national and local newspapers.
Official Inquiries on IES
· Address: Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, New Delhi – 110011.
· Phone Nos: 011- 23098543/23385271
· Website URL: http://www.upsc.gov.in/
Saturday, 2 July 2011
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Inspiring Educational Quotations for Students from the Famous
Abraham Lincoln:
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Epictetus:
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
Anne Frank:
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
Albert Einstein:
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Albert Einstein:
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.
Booker T. Washington:
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.
Richard C Miller:
Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there.
Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there.
Anthony Robbins:
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of you life. If you don't, life controls you.
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of you life. If you don't, life controls you.
Paul J. Meyer:
The only honest measure of your success is what you are doing compared to your true potential
The only honest measure of your success is what you are doing compared to your true potential
Barbara Hershey:
We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.
We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.
- Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.
- Only very foolish people are convinced that they are never wrong. Confess often!
- Loud does not always mean right. Quiet does not always mean fearful.
- What have you learned from your mistakes lately?
"IF YOU DON'T LIKE A RULE ,FOLLOW IT. REACH THE TOP AND THEN CHANGE IT"
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