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Sunday, 15 March 2015

New Microwave Tech Paves Way for Space-Based Solar Power Generation

New Microwave Tech Paves Way for Space-Based Solar Power Generation




Paving the way for the production of solar energy space-based, Japanese researchers have succeeded in transmitting electrical power wirelessly to a point target microwave.The team of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) transformed 1.8 kilowatts of electrical power microwave and forwarded with an accuracy to a receiver located 55 meters, the Wall Street Journal reported.In the experiment conducted in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, the microwave was converted with live electrical current success at the receiving end.For the generation of space solar power, sunlight is collected in geostationary orbit and transmitted to a receiver on Earth.If implemented, microwave transmission solar satellites would be in place about 35,000 km above the Earth in 2030, a spokesman for JAXA was quoted as saying.A receiver in place on Earth with a radius of about three kilometers can create up to a gigawatt of electricity - about the same as a nuclear reactor.The researchers' aim for practical use in the 2030s, "JAXA researcher Yasuyuki Fukumuro posted on its website.Satellite solar panels can capture the energy around the clock and are not affected by the weather, the report added.


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Thursday, 26 February 2015

INDIAN RAILWAY INFORMATION

INDIAN RAILWAY INFORMATION for Sudents

Indian Railways
Country life










             Over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane in the Indian sub - continent 's first railway .Thane, Kalyan and Tal and Bhore Ghats with the idea of a railway to connect Bombay During Mr.George Clarke , an engineer at the ceremony occurred in the first inclines to the Government of Bombay In 1843, a visit to bhandup . The official inauguration ceremony on April 16, 1853 , was performed in 14 railway carriages Ami dst loud applause from the vast multitude of Bori Bunder at 3.30pm " on the left , carrying about 400 guests And a 21 -gun salute . " The first passenger train from Howrah station destined steam On August 15, Hooghly , 24miles away , 1854.Thus the first section of the East Indian Wade opened on the railway , opened to public traffic, railway transport Subcontinent.In the south east side of the first line of the 1st of July , 1856, was launched on Madras Railway Company.It Vyasarpadi Jeeva home (veyasarpandy) and ran to the middle of the road Walajah ( Arcot ) , at a distance of 63 lines, 199 miles north of miles.In length was laid from Allahabad Hathras Road to Mathura from the 3rd of March 1859.The Contonment opened the first section of the crowd 19 October 1875, on the traffic . For this reason, in the course of the development of a network of railway lines, all of which are small to begin country.By 1880 over 9000 miles of Indian Railways had a route mileage .Indian Railways, the largest rail network in the country, the main transoprt company Asia and the second largest in the world under management .


  Indian railways is a multi-gauge,multi-traction system covering the following:-

Track Kilometers   Broad Gauge       Meter Gauge      Narrow gauge       Total

                   (1676 mm)         (1000 mm)        (762/610 mm)
                    86,526            18,529            3,651           108,706


Route Kilometers  Electrified         Total
       
                    16,001            63,028


Other interesting facts of Indian Railways

 7566               37,840               2,22,147            6853
locomotives     Coaching vehicles      Freight wagons      Station

 300                2300                  700                1.54
Yards             Good sheds           Repair shop       Million-Work force



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Friday, 20 February 2015

PRAYER

PRAYER NUTS












Prayer nuts

Prayer carved walnut were created in Northern Europe in the 16th artifacts were century.These

not really sold nuts rather , they were carved from wood , but they were small enough to resemble wanlnuts !

Incredible talent was needed to make these articles and only the rich could afford to have

them.Besides being a symbol of the faith of a person , they were also a status symbol , reports viral

nova.These decorative pieces were exquisite small measuring only a few inches in diameter.

On bening closed, the object looked like a carved nut that could be worn on the belt

ASA or open rosary.Once , interior revealed , religious scenes like incredibly detailed

nuts prayer crucifixion are prized artwork and decorate the most important museums worlds today.

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

WHAT IS MAGIC

What is magic?

  Abra-ca-dabra or the more common words "gilli-gilli-choo"are seen as magic mantras

the world over. what is magic? just by chanting these mantras a magician is able to

do the impossible and leave the audiance cheering for more, in formal terms,. what is

magic? "magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or crea

-ting illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means".


  what is magic? The word " magic" is derived from the latin word magic - a term that

was used to refer to zoroastrians. it is belived that the purpos of practicing magic

was to entertain, chet in games, or creat deceptions and illusions. what is magic? in

soome relgions, magic is also meant to offer social education and healing.


  what is magic? indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of scien

-ce and arts. what is magic? there is more opportunity for errors of comprehension,

 -gement and practice then in any other branch of physics.


  what is magic? Evolution of magic in the world,. it would not be incorrect to say

that the story of magic is as old as recorded history.


  what is magic? Nearly 5000 years ago, magic entertained the court of the egyptian

king cheops. A magician named dedi cut off and retored the heads of a goose, a pelican,

and an ox. even the westcar papyrus, written nearly 4000 years ago, has on record a

story of magician performing centuries earlier in the pharaoh's court. magician perf

-ormed in the street of marketplaces of ancient greece and rome. almost every socie

-ty during the ancient times had some from of magic can be said to be the most unive

-rsal of the performing arts, because it tranlates so easily from one culture to another.


   what is magic? the period from 1750 to 1930nwas seen as the golden age of magic,

 magicians started by perfoming at inns and public houses, or in rented rooms. eventually,

magic caught on with the upper classes and the magicians got a chance to perform in large

theatres and gain redpectability and status. what is magic? many magicians capitalized

on the public's intrest in science, drawing people to their magic shows with scientific

sounding terms or combining their shows with science lectures. the great travelling show

also arose in this period.


 





 what is magic?  during this period when magic was the talk of the circles, how could

india be left behind?

   what is magic? the indian magical scence saw magicians like Vazhakunnam, Neelakandam

Namboothiri like K.Bhagyanath, and P.C. Sorcar gain popularity.


   what is magic? namboothiri, also knoen as the grandfather of magic in keral, played

an important role in bringing magic as a Art into india. for more then half a century

he kept his viewers spellbound in spite of his extreme simlicity, devoid of any elaborate

stage or costume.


 what is magic? prof. K.Bhagyanath, consiferd as the most educated magicians of his time,

was the sole creator of FANTASIA-a spectacular show of magic and illusions that extended

for nearly three hours.


what is magic? and finally, partual chandra sorcar (P.C. SORCAR SR.) ,  also known as

the father of modren indian magic, took magic to a different high. sorcar's grest con

-ribution to the world of magic was the installation of indian magic to the pedestal of

international fame through his creation of the "inrajal".


  what is magic ? under his guidance and leadership this magnificent creation become
an Art on international attraction.



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Tuesday, 3 February 2015

ENDANGERED ANIMALS OF INDIA (Lynx)




                           ENDANGERED ANIMALS OF INDIA
Lynx



  The lynx is a short-tailed wild cat with long legs, large paws padded for walking on snow,

  a big tuft of hair on its ears and long whiskers on the face. the colour of the body varies

  from light brown to grey and is occasionally marked with dark brown spots, particularly on

  the flanks and limbs. the lynx is a large, powerful cat inhabiting the forest areas at high

  altitudes where there is a dense cover of shrubs, reeds and grass. the animal climbs trees

  and swims well, but does its hunting on the ground. it feeds on birds and mammals and often

  on sheep and goats. it is an animal beloning to the northen hemisphere and is found in large

  parts of north america, canada and europe. in india the lynx is confined primarily to the

  jammu &kashimer region.


         Lynxes are usually solitary, but several of the animals are sometimesseen travelling

  or hunting together. mating takes place in the late winter. the lynx makes its lair in a

  hollow log, or in the shelter of a fallen tree or under an overhanging ledge. here two to four

  kittens are brown to the female.


        As it is hunted for its beautiful fur, lynx has become extremely rare in india.