What do you do when someone copies your blog content?

You must have heard the word plagiarism. Ever wonder what does it mean and why we should know about it ?

Any of the following is considered plagiarism.

* turning in someone else’s work as your own
* copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
* giving incorrect information about the source
* changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
* copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not

In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and lying about it afterward (either by refusing or by not giving due credit).

Now, are you wondering why am I talking about this ?

Well, like you I am also a blogger and have two blogs. I happened to be a victim of plagiarism many times. Several of my creations have been lifted by others without my knowledge.

When I spoke about it to Nirav Sanghavi, the founder of BlogAdda.com, he requested me to write on the topic and I thank him for giving me this opportunity.

Here I will explain you the legal aspects, implications and my experiences and how to deal with it.

The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way such as a book, a computer file, a painting or even a blog.

At one time, a work was protected by copyright only if it included a copyright trademark (the © symbol). However, now as per the laws, our works are by default copyright protected with or without the inclusion of this symbol.

Anyone who reproduces copyrighted material improperly can be termed as violator of the Copyright Act and can be prosecuted in a court of law. It doesn’t matter if you intend to plagiarize or not, ignorance is never an excuse.

In the eyes of the law any form of plagiarism is an offense that demands punitive action.

Most cases of plagiarism are considered misdemeanors and are punishable by fines of $100 to $50,000 and up to one year jail-term.

But in a case where a plagiarist copies and earns more than $2,500 from copyrighted material, plagiarism is considered a serious crime. He or she may face up to 100 times ($250,000) in fines and up to ten years in jail.

However, in India the laws are not so well defined. Generally it is acted upon in haphazard manner after somebody complains or the media cries over the issue. Sometimes if it takes a shape of copyright infringement, it takes a serious turn.

What do I do when someone steals my material ?

I take a softer approach in the beginning. I start with leaving a comment on the plagiarist’s blog mentioning his/her mistake and the consequences. In most cases, it suffices since the plagiarist is ignorant about it.

In some cases, the plagiarist tries to be extra smart and keeps deleting your & your readers’ comments. A little humiliation in front of his/her readers is the key then.

If possible, write a post on your blog citing the case and invite his readers there.

There was only one case who did not accept that he did any wrong, rather accused me of stealing his material !! But I had enough evidences to prove my point and had to ultimately report to his blogging platform that definitely did not approve such misdeeds. His readers also confronted him and he had to publicly apologize on my blog. By that time it was too late and his entire blog was deleted and he was banned from further blogging.

I am glad that till date I did not have to resort to the ultimate step of knocking the doors of court but I’ll not hesitate if the need arises.

How to prevent plagiarism

1. Display copyright policy or badge on your blog
2. Watermark all your photos
3. Enable word verification to avoid spam
4. And keep your eyes open

How can you copy if you have to copy ?

1. Put within quotation mark everything that comes directly from the text
2. Paraphrase but be sure you are not just rearranging or replacing a few words. Changing only the words of an original source is NOT sufficient to prevent plagiarism. You must cite a source whenever you borrow ideas as well as words
3. Give credit to source, but sometimes giving credit is not enough and they expect you to ask for their permission. Check for any such copyright policy.

MASS reunion n sleep over.....

'MASS' is our gang's name and it stands for Madan, Adithya, Siddharth (sid) n Shreyas. We were all together in our 11 n 12, n close friends from then on.. all of us in different colleges now, but still we make time to meet each other during holidays. The more we plan the worse it gets at times.. were planning to have dinner in a hotel called dynasty for the past 1.5 years n finally made it this time. .. din plan much ,even sleepover idea came up all of a sudden. lol....

we all met at shreyas' house, the usual hang out place for our gang.. i kinda went a bit early coz I had to chat with shreyas , it was long since we had a big chat... then madan n sid joined us. took two bikes ( scooty pep lolz..) n went to the hotel. awesome ride.. awesome dinner.. awesome bill.. lol:-)

took a few pics finally. all 4 of us together.

thats sid,shray, madan n me...

then the ride back home was awesome..went to madan's old house n few memories came down flooding before us.. then escapade scenario from the police ..:-)

the sleepover was really awesome with midnight snacks, jokes, stories ,movie, laughter etc...

memorable time together.. hope this friendship continues for ever....

cheers

American Center Logo Design Competition

Contest Description

The American Centers in India are looking for a new logo! Put your graphic skills to work and win a design fellowship to the United States.

We seek the country’s creative community to help us develop a fresh look, which will be widely displayed on all American Center materials. American Centers are the public face of the U.S. Embassy in India. The American Centers in New Delhi and Kolkata, and the U.S. Consulates General in Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad support activities that inform the Indian public about American policies, society and values. These activities range from speaking tours and musical concerts, to school outreach, workshops and conferences, English programs, and exhibits. Please review the links above to learn more about the range of our activities.

The logo must be recognizable, dramatic and reflect the presence of the United States in India.

Eligibility

• Open to Indian nationals age 18 and over.
• Employees of the U.S. Government and their immediate family members are not eligible.

Contest Rules

1. The logo must be the original work of the designer. The designer must certify that the logo does not violate any copyright.
2. Submissions of qualifying nature will become the property of the U.S. Embassy, care of the American Center. For any submission the Center takes ownership of, the Center retains the right to change the designs to better fit its needs.
3. No limit on number of entries per person. Group entries are acceptable, but prizes will only be awarded to individuals.

Logo Guidelines

1. The logo must have a strong symbolic component such that is recognizable by itself without the words "American Center" beneath it.
2. The logo must remind the viewer that the American Center is part of the U.S. Government presence in India. It must be appropriate as a U.S. Government symbol.
3. The logo should be usable in monochrome and color media.
4. No gradient colors.
5. All fonts are acceptable.
6. The logo should be simple enough to be used in a variety of mediums from letterhead to billboard size.
7. Submissions must be in .GIF, .JPG. or .BMP format, and include the designer’s full name and e-mail address. The designer is welcome to send a short textual description of the logo along with the design. (optional)

Prizes

The contest will award prizes for up to three designers. Top prize is a design fellowship to the United States.*

*Visa eligibility applies.

All submissions must be received by Jan. 15, 2009.

January 23, 2009-Selection of finalists. Finalists will be posted on our website.

January 30, 2009- Awards ceremony at the American Center, New Delhi

For more details, contact us at amcenternd@state.gov, or 011-2347-2289/2290.

The Law of the Garbage Truck

One day, I hopped into a taxi and took off for the airport . We were driving in the right lane when suddenly, a black car, jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed the brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches!

The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, was really friendly.

So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck'

He explained, "Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. NEVER take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on with the routine life." Don't take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...... 'Love the people who treat you right.. Pray for the ones who don't.'

A very rightly said quote: Life is 10% what you make and 90% how you take!

hols atlast!!!!!

finally exams are done.. my god three weeks of toil.. came home at last. had an awesome dinner at garden n a wonderful journey as most of us had booked together. today was my friend bathri's birthday. so me n ajay planned for a surprise for him. got a cake n went to his house. cut the cake n had lunch there. he was awestruck n was like really nice having friends like you. turned out to be a wonderful day for all of us..

How can I make my blog load faster?

The speed at which your blog loads is critical to attracting more readers to your blog. If your blog takes a long time to load, many readers may leave your blog before they have the chance to read it. Here are a few tips and tricks that will help your blog load faster and attract more users:

Posts

Your blog's load time can be affected by the number of posts you display on your main page. You can easily edit the number of posts displayed of the main page from the Settings | Formatting tab. You can then select the number of posts you want to display on the main page. We recommend displaying 10 or fewer posts on the main page.

Third Party JavaScript and Links

For optimal blog load speed, i recommend using Google/Blogger widgets, JavaScipt and links. However, if you need to use third party JavaScipt and links, your blog will load much faster if you put all JavaScript at the bottom of your blog. If you have third party JavaScript and links in your sidebar, put them in at the bottom of the sidebar.

Images and Media

The more images, videos and other multi-media you have on your blog the longer it will take to load. However, images and other multimedia are important to attracting users to your blog, so it is important to optimize the load speed of your images and media. Here are a few tips to increase the load speed of your media:

• Decrease the size of your images or use thumbnails that link to the full-size image.
• If you use third party images, consider uploading them to Picasa Web Albums via the Blogger post editor.
• If you have a large number of images to display, you can upload all your images (from a vacation or event) to a Picasa Web Album and link to the album in your post or sidebar.

Other suggestions

• If you've added any custom CSS to your blog, make sure you put it at the top of the page.
• The most important content of your blog that catches readers attention should load the quickest. To help you identify which items are taking the longest to load you can use Stopwatch. To use Stopwatch, enter your blog's URL into the text box and click "Start StopWatch". Stopwatch will then open your blog in a frame and will record the time it takes for everything on your blog to load, including images, videos, widgets, etc. Take note of the items that take the longest to load and modify them appropriately using my suggestions.

Mumbai blasts..

Hi,

I just signed an urgent message calling for unity following the attacks in Mumbai. Read the information below - Thanks

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Dear friends across India and the world,

We're all feeling the shock of the awful attacks in Mumbai. All our hearts go out to the victims and their families.

The attacks were aimed at our people, our prosperity and our peace. But their top target was something else: our unity. If these attacks cause us to turn on each other in hatred and conflict, the terrorists will have won. They know that hatred and chaos feed on division. As radical extremists, their only hope of winning is by turning the rest of us against each other.

Let's deny them that victory. We're launching a message to extremists on all sides and all our political leaders, one that will soon be published in newspapers across India and Pakistan. The message is that these tactics have failed, that we're more united than ever, united in our love and support to each other, determined to work together against terror and call on our leaders to do the same. If millions of people sign it, our message will be unmistakable, click below to sign it and please spread the message:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/india_undivided/98.php/?cl_tf_sign=1

It's time to speak out, let's do it together.

Thanks

Decision making

A group of children were playing near two railway tracks, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track.

The train is coming, and you are just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the disused track and save most of the kids. However, that would also mean the lone child playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Or would you rather let the train go its way?

Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. You might think the same way, I guess. Exactly, to save most of the children at the expense of only one child was rational decision most people would make, morally and emotionally. But, have you ever thought that the child choosing to play on the disused track had in fact made the right decision to play at a safe place?

Nevertheless, he had to be sacrificed because of his ignorant friends who chose to play where the danger was. This kind of dilemma happens around us everyday. In the office, community, in politics and especially in a democratic society, the minority is often sacrificed for the interest of the majority, no matter how foolish or ignorant the majority are, and how farsighted and knowledgeable the minority are. The child who chose not to play with the rest on the operational track was sidelined. And in the case he was sacrificed, no one would shed a tear for him.

The great critic Leo Velski Julian as well as Sourav who told the story said he would not try to change the course of the train because he believed that the kids playing on the operational track should have known very well that track was still in use, and that they should have run away if they heard the train's sirens.. If the train was diverted, that lone child would definitely die because he never thought the train could come over to that track! Moreover, that track was not in use probably because it was not safe. If the train was diverted to the track, we could put the lives of all passengers on board at stake! And in your attempt to save a few kids by sacrificing one child, you might end up sacrificing hundreds of people to save these few kids.

While we are all aware that life is full of tough decisions that need to be made, we may not realize that hasty decisions may not always be the right one.

'Remember that what's right isn't always popular... and what's popular isn't always right.'

Everybody makes mistakes; that's why they put erasers on pencils.

MERI DHUN

MeriDhun has launched a new site with a large selection of hindisongs available for your personalization.

The hitsong from the movie -Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na-

-Kabhi Kabhi Aditi- can be personalized to -Kabhi Kabhi Ruchita-
-Pappu Can't Dance Saala- can be personalized to -Arjun Can't Dance Saala-

Use the complimentary token below to personalize your favourite Bollywood hindisong on www.meridhun.com

Token ID: E4A5C63F-121108 (expires Dec 15th)

its really great. try it out...

Live up your comments !!!

The way blogger allows the visitors to comment on our posts is completely annoying and this makes many visitors reluctant to comment but say no more for that..This new version of commenting system is created by intensedebate.comthis comment box can be use as a widget, and to apply this widget is very simple, and to remove this is more simple it just like when you remove Page Element from your blog. Ok, if you interest to try this widget I’ll show you how to put it.

1. Login to Blogger.com the chose "Layout --> Edit HTML", click on the link "Download Full Template" to backup your template first

2. Then go to intensedebate.com site sgn up, the login and go to "dashboard"

3. On the up right you will see "add blog" button, click the button

4. Then you will see a box to insert your blog url, fill it then press the button .

5. For easy, chose"Widget (Recomended)".

6. There are some choice on the "Replace Comment System". Chose "On post without comments" if you want the comment box show under no comment articel (your previouse comment still exist). If you want the comment box exist on every posting chose "On all blog post" (You will lose your previouse comments, but it can be restored).

7. The click "Complete Installation" button.

8. Chose your blog then click "ADD WIDGET" button.


Finish...

Google Phone Hit by "Reboot" Bug

A bug has been discovered on the G1 mobile phone, which runs Google's Android software. The bug means that anything typed into the phone shortly after it is turned on is interpreted by the software as a command.

The bug was discovered during a text conversation between two phone users. One of the participants typed the word "reboot" into the text message, and the phone shut down and rebooted. Google has developed a fix for the bug.

The bug was reported on the Google problem shooting forum, with user jdhorvat stating: "I had just rebooted my phone and the first thing I typed was a response to her text which simply stated "Reboot" - which, to my surprise, rebooted my phone."

Blogger's tools

Like an e mail id, blogs are fast becoming an essential requirement for organizations and individuals.an offshoot of this trend is the mushrooming of tools that add more value to a blog.i am putting up few such tools for you people.

1. when a visitor reads a blog post and finds it useful , he/she may develop an urge to immediately update his/her friends. A blogger should exploit this potential enthusiasm of the reader as it might funnel more relevant traffic to his blog. This necessitates your blog to have the required tools that enable a reader to contact his/her friends via the channel of his/her choice (IM and e-mail) with ease. The ‘Tell-a-friend’ widget from Socialtwist http://socialtwist.com/ is developed to meet this requirement. The widget allows a blog’s visitor to invoke a mail service (like gmail, yahoo mail) or an IM service (like GoogleTalk and MSN) without leaving the blog and send a message to selected friends in one shot.

2. Though English is a global language, a large share of netizens is from non-English speaking countries. This means, if a blog or web site can provide some means to translate the web page content to other languages, it could attract more readers. The free web translation widget, ConveyThis ( http://www.conveythis.com/), ably serves this need. Once embedded on your blog/site, ‘ConveyThis’ helps the site visitor translate the blog’s content to any language with the help of popular language translation services like Google and Babelfish.

3. Another tool worth embedding on your blog is the real-time site traffic stats feed provided by Feedjit (http://feedjit.com/). Once placed on a blog, the tool displays the details of each of the visitors to it (like the page visited, visitor’s geographical location and the like).

4. Yet another service worth a look in this context is Wowzio ( http://www.wowzio.com/), which provides a variety of slideshow widgets.Some or all your blog posts may have photographs attached to it. If all these photographs can be combined into a slide show (with each slide linked to its corresponding blog entry), blog readers would easily get an overview of its content by just watching the slideshow. Wozio’s slideshow widget helps one easily accomplish this.

u can find all this in my blog now..hope u find this information useful n make use of it.

surprise!!!!

yesterday was the best surprise which i ever got in my life. My parents presented me with a DELL inspiron 1525 laptop. they gave it to me around 11 pm yesterday n like i din even have clue about it. it was the best surprise, my god still cant believe it. it was like configured long ago n they were like u will get it by Christmas but when i got it yesterday, my god what a surprise it was.. so will be taking it to coll after my study hols. really thank my uncle, aunt n parents for the surprise.

India wins back Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India capped a tight bowling display to record a crushing 172-run victory over Australia in the fourth and final Test and wrap up the series 2-0 in Nagpur.

Australia was bowled out for 209 on the final afternoon as they chased an unlikely 382 to suffer their first Test series defeat since the 2005 Ashes in England.

It was also India's first Test series win over Australia in seven years as they clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma was named man of the series.

Online backup

Keeping files on the Net helps us access them anywhere, anytime. You might be aware of several on-line storage/backup services (like Dropbox and Mozy). Keepit.com (https:// www.keepit.com/) is the latest service in this genre encountered by NetSpeak. To backup/restore your files easily, the service provides a client. After installing the client, you can configure it so that it automatically transfers the files from a specified folder everyday at a specified time.

If you wish to restore the files on another PC, install the client on that machine, log-in to your account and access the ‘Restore’ option. Keepit.com’s fully functional free version offers 2 GB space.

Web based calculator

Looking for a good calculator that can not only do basic arithmetic but also can do a variety of functions such as unit conversion, solving equations, scientific computations and so on? If so, take a look at the free on-line service ‘ecalc’ ( http://www.ecalc.com/). For those of you who wish to use it off-line, the service offers a desktop version of the calculator as well.

Windows Sysinternals (http://technet.microsoft. com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx) is a suite of tools that help us manage Windows system with ease. The tool pack contains useful utilities such as Autoruns (for obtaining/managing the list of programs loaded when the Windows starts) and Process-monitor. Anyone can download and use these programs for free (http://live.sysinternals.com/). However, if you are troubleshooting an unknown machine and averse to install the tools, the sysinternals live service helps you run them directly from Windows explorer.

For this, enter ‘\\live.sysinternals.com’ into Windows explorer’s input box and press the Enter key. Now, you will find a set of folders (like Tools) that contain the various sysinternal tools listed on the Explorer window. To run a tool, access the appropriate folder and click on the tool’s icon.

Jumbo retires in style....

The camera goes clicking away, and at the end of the day we find that all the major landmarks by every Indian cricketer is well captured to remain unforgettable memories. But who is there to capture his achievements which are so many in number? Well, his landmarks are captured in every Indian's heart.

Anil Kumble, one of the greatest Indian spinners, infact one of the best spinners of the world, is surely not someone who can be forgotten easily. He may have surprisingly announced his retirement after the third test between India and Australia at the Feroshah Kotla, but Kotla shall always remember his 10 wicket haul against Pakistan in a single innings on the very same sand. 10/74 - these are bowling figures that one will get to see once in a lifetime.

An emboidment of simplicity, a statue of respect, a symbol of perfection, and an idol of commitment, Kumble has brought Indian cricket a long way.Indian cricket has grown with him. Carrying the burden of the Indian spin attack for 18 long yeras is a daunting task by itself, and doing it with such grace is as commendable an achievement as any other. I still doubt anyone else put in his position will even come close to matching him.

Well, think of Anil Kumble and the first word that probably crops up on people's mind is 'comitment'. He has defined commitment in the way that every common man understands it. I wouldn't be surprised if the Oxford Dictionary plans to substitute the noun 'commitment' with the proper noun 'Anil Kumble'.

The Indian skipper's cap may have been adorned by him quite late in his career, but this is no indication of his contribution to the team till then. He has always been the most reliable bowler in the Indian squad who has many a times risen hopes after being down in the dumps. He has silently SPUN a magical web around himself that makes him ever so trustable.

Anil Kumble may have retired after 18 years of international cricket, but his cricket still lives. He may not find a place in the Indian aquad anymore, but no Indian's heart is ever too full for him.

do you people think i wrote this?????........

yup guessed correctly, no way right...
this post was written for my blog by chithru, the cricket freak.. :D

Study hols!!!!!

successfully finished my practical examinations and now back home again for my study holidays..
reached today morning. ours was the first batch to finish the practicals by yesterday. MECH rocks!!!others have scheduled till 13 or so.. they cant even visit home, feel sorry for their pathetic condition. have loads of programs scheduled lol..
cheers

SASTRA exam papers online..

there is a forum created by a few of the seniors from my coll n they have done a really wonderful job. they have a collection of previous years question papers , details regarding workshops, paper presentations etc..
please do visit www.yourchum.com for further details.
its simple u need to just register n can access everything.
also u can post ur requests.
indeed a really good job, kudos to them.
with exams approaching hope the forum becomes very active..

It is a 99.95% challenge.........

It is a 99.95% challenge that u will have a wrong answer to the question
asked in the passage.

Once there was loving couple traveling in a bus in a mountainous area. They
decided to get down at some place. After the couple got down at some place
the bus moved on. As the bus moved on, a huge rock fell on the bus from the
mountain and crushed the bus to crumbs. Everybody on board was killed. The
couple upon seeing that, said, "We wish we were on that bus" Why do u think
they said that?







If they had remained on the bus instead of deciding to get down, the
resulting time delay could have been avoided and the rock would have fallen
after the bus had passed ..!!!

Think positive in life always and look for opportunities when u can help Others......
Many times in life, the opposite of Success is not Failure, it is Quitting.

Winners never Quit !!



Quitters never Win....

Cheers

farewell time!!

finally time to leave home for my practical exams..enjoyed a lot these days... got so much to eat..lol
could not blog much as i had been busy with my work plus cousins, shopping etc etc..
leaving tonight by bus along with ma friends n tomorrow is the last day of my 3 sem at coll. sob sob sob. it was a wonderful sem n enjoyed a lot. we had classes maximum till 2 each day plus loads of free hours. subjects also were decent enough none of them being too tough. cant forget the mass bunks, chats, jokes,pranks etc etc.. hmmm what an awesome sem it was.tomorrow will be the last day, cant believe it!!!!!
also uploading a pic of our class, u can have an idea about the strength on mass bunks.

Hello

saw the movie today n a brief review about it.
Wonder what went wrong? For, boy wonder, Chetan Bhagat's pulp fiction page- turners literally read like a Bollywood masala flick. Reading his recent Three Mistakes ... was almost like watching a Hindi film, complete with a fire and brimstone climax that belted out all the right messages about bhaichara (fraternity), ekta (unity), dosti (friendship) and humanism.One Night at a Call Centre too has the mandatory ingredients, including a brush with divinity. And the devil too! Not forgetting the break-ups, link-ups and patriotic pulp that generally assures foolproof drama.Not this time, however. The problem lies not so much in the performances as in the turgid screenplay and the tedious plot development which transform the film into an uninspired celluloid adaptation of a successful book..

happy diwali to all....

May the festival of lights be the harbinger of joy and prosperity. As the holy occasion of Diwali is here and the atmosphere is filled with the spirit of mirth and love, here's hoping this festival of beauty brings your way, bright sparkles of contentment, that stay with you through the days ahead.
Best wishes on Diwali

CHANDRAYAAN mission...

proud to be an indian. a brief description that i found about it. its really awesome when u read more about it. u can visit http://www.isro.org/chandrayaan/htmls/home.htm for further information. Mission Sequence

1) Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft would be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota by PSLV-XL (PSLV-C11) in an highly elliptical initial orbit (IO) with perigee (nearest point to the Earth) of about 257 km and an apogee (farthest point from the Earth) of about 22,858 km. 2) After a few revolutions in the initial orbit, the spacecraft's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firing would be done, when the spacecraft is near perigee, to raise the apogees to 37,421 km and 73,925 km respectively. 3) Subsequently, the LAM is fired to take the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft to extremely high elliptical orbit with apogees 199,277 km and 269,201 km. Later the spacecraft would be raised to an orbit with 1,019 km perigee and 386,194 km apogee. Once the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft reaches the vicinity of the Moon, the spacecraft is slowed down sufficiently so as to enable the gravity of the moon capture it into an elliptical orbit (LC). After a careful and detailed observation the height of the spacecraft's orbit will be finally lowered to its intended 100 km circular polar orbit. Following this, the Moon Impact Probe (MIP) would be ejected from Chandrayaan-1 to impact on the lunar surface. Afterwards, all the scientific instruments/payloads are commissioned sequentially and Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft explores the Moon with its array of instruments for two years.

happy n memorable day :-)

today turned out to be a excellent day. got to see loads of movies n eat variety of stuffs.
also tried out my new sony digital camera.its simply awesome with great clarity.
also copied few stuff into ma new 250 gb portable hard disk. cousins were supposed to come today but could not make it. they all turning up tomorrow, so sure to have a blast.
n this time its gonna be a smoke n cracker free diwali at house, concept by my sis..she does not want to pollute the environment plus is against child labour etc etc.. at this young age she came with an awesome idea n me never even thought so.lol.anyways wish u all an advance happy n safe diwali.

on line video courses- 2

as promised i have updated the video courses part 2.this time it includes topics on physics,chemistry n Anatomy & Physiology .
more on roll so keep checking the blog...
Physics (17)

Introductory Physics [University of California]
Physics I: Classical Mechanics
Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism
Physics III: Vibrations and Waves
Physics for Future Presidents
Descriptive Introduction to Physics
Exploring BlackHoles: General Relativity & Astrophysics
Electromagnetic Fields, Forces and Motion
Introduction To Mathematical Physics [Audio podcast]
Geometric Optics
Modern Physics [Prof Sharma's]
Lectures on Quantum Physics
Physics of Microfabrication: Front End Processing
The Wonders of Physics
Physics - How Things Work
String Theory
Quantum Mechanics for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Chemistry ( 9 )
Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
Principles of Chemical Science
Chemical Structure and Reactivity
Organic Chemistry
Astrophysical Chemistry [NOVA]
Organic Chemistry [Hoverford college]
Organic Chemistry II [University Regensburg]
Imperial college chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology (4)
General Human Anatomy
Comparative Physiology
Human Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy and Physiology [California State University]

sakshama 08 update..

sakshama 08 video has finally been uploaded on youtube, u people can check it n comment on it.
also uploading the picture of the great master mind n secretary of our department mr.Ganapathy anna's pic. he did a lot for the success of the event n the best part was he was very friendly n gave his juniors a good exposure..sorry some problem will upload soon :-)
also uploading the poster.
sorry for all the late uploads as u all are aware about sastra's wi fi.
special tks for venkitachalam for providing the poster.

here is the url where u can see the video,
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=5adxycs4xmo
please let the video upload fully then u can watch also try clicking the watch in high quality thing on right side down part of the video.

home sweet home atlast...

finally reached home for diwali.. got 4 days of holidays plus me bunking 2 more days, makes it 6 days. had mom special breakfast today. have got my practical exams scheduled as soon as i get back. sob sob sob.. yesterday there was a lecture series session on rural development in MECASSO. some professor from IIT delhi had come for the same. keep looking for more posts as i am at home plus its diwali.
:-)

congrats to sachin!!!

Mohali, Oct 18 Sachin Tendulkar, playing in his 50th Test innings against Australia, Friday became the leading run-getter - 12,027 - in the history of Test cricket, bettering West Indian Brian Lara's aggregate of 11,953 in 131 Tests.

Sachin, when on 61, became the first batsman in Test annals to amass 12,000 runs in the longer version of the game. At the time of achieving the feat, his average was 54.29.

Other statistical highlights on the first day of the second cricket against Australia:

* Sachin's 10th fifty against Australia is his 50th fifty in Test cricket.

* Sachin is the second Indian and the fourth in Test annals to have registered 50 fifties or more in Test Cricket, joining Allan Border (63), Rahul Dravid (53) and Steve Waugh (50).

* Tendulkar, during his innings of 88, has established another record. He is now the leading run-getter at Mohali - 547 runs at an average of 54.70 in eight Tests, eclipsing Rahul Dravid's tally of 509 (ave.56.55) in seven Tests.

best part was we were able to watch the match as it was screened in the college wi fi n it was really great.the whole hostel n campus was in claps when sachin reached the record. hats off to him.
again this post dedicated to the cricket freak...

500 visitors hurray!!!! :-)

i am really happy that my blog is doing great. also thank u all people who helped meto achieve it lol..
on my recent visit to google analytics page i was awestruck to see the 500 mark. a screen shot for u people.
it says 504 visits n 894 page views.

on line video courses!!!

This is a list of free online video courses from Top Universities like MIT, Stanford, Wharton, UC berkeley, Washington, NOVA etc., on various Subjects. There are class room recorded videos. You will also find several PPT Presentations.

Computer Science & Programming
1. Introductoy Progamming [University of Washington]
2. Understanding Computers and the Internet [Harvard University]
3. Computer System Engineering
4. Freshman Computer Science Seminar
5. Data Structures
6. Graduate Computer Architecture
7. Introduction to Algorithms
8. Introduction to Computers
9. Machine Structures
10. Computer Language Engineering
11. Data Structures, Algorithms and Applications in Java
12. Introduction to Copy Right Law
13. Operating Systems and Systems Programming [OS]
14. XML foundations
15. Programming Languages
16. Introduction to Symbolic Programming
17. Vision Algorithms
18. Data Management System Design
19. Computer System Analysis
20. Object oriented programming with Java
21. Relational Database Management Systems [RDBMS]
22. Introduction to Programming
23. C Programming
24. Programming in C++
25. C++ for Particle Physicists
26. programming with JAVA
27. JAVA, Advanced JAVA
28. ASP.NET AJAX and 2.0
29. SQL Server 2005
30. Python, Java, Ruby, Linux, Graphics, Blender etc…
31. MSVC Debugger Tutorial

For more and recent courses visit http://freevideolectures.com

other courses will post in future.so do look out. lol.

Happy Birthday mom!!!!!!$$$%%%%

happy birthday mom...
today is a very special day, me was first to wish her at 12 today. din wanna call n disturb her, so just sent her a message.this is the second time i am missing her on her birthday. hmmm happens.
what special today???
so have a great day mom n enjoy to the maximum.lol.
this post is dedicated to you.
love you.

exams approaching!!!!

hey!!! me back to sastra on monday after the pune trip..
had loads of fun..back here life is normal only thing is exams are approaching n its like full syllabus exam.gotta work hard :-) best part is that weather is really awesome n its been raining here.
also cycles are being given in sastra for all students n staff.

sakshama '08

the event was a major success with around 200 people participating in various events.
it went on smooth n by the end of the day, turned out to be a grand success.dean was in full praise n said he was expecting an even bigger sakshama '09. best part the organizers got an standing ovation.
few pics for u people.



this is the track being prepared for watch the birdie event, its a robotic golf event.

the on the spot management organisers, posing with the dean.


the surprise event organisers n also the design team. u can spot me too.lol

who said there are no girls in mechanical department..lol.. the PR desk team.
video shall be uploaded as soon as possible.