Monday, July 27, 2009

Hydraulic Mechenary

What is hydraulic machinery?
Hydraulic machinery refers to machines that use high pressure fluid to accomplish work. They are most common in heavy equipment for industrial use. More specifically hydraulic fluid is pumped to a high pressure level and then moved throughout the machines by different actuators. The hydraulic pump itself is powered by a regular engine or electric motor. The pressurized fluid is distributed through various hoses and tubes. To really get a grasp on the power of hydraulic machinery, you'll want to read about the theory behind it.Hydraulic machinery is very popular because of the enormous amount of power that can be transferred through small tubes and flexible hoses, and the wide variety of equipment that makes use of this technology.What is the theory behind hydraulics?Fluid pressure lies behind the theory of hydraulics. This is easily summed up in a few general principles.One, a large amount of energy can be carried by a small flow of highly pressurized fluid.Two, forces acting on a small area can create a much larger force by acting on a larger area by using hydrostatic pressure. And three, a large amount of energy can be carried by a small flow of highly pressurized fluid.Hydraulic machinery provides a tremendous amount of power and force with a very small amount of components. A small hydraulic cylinder that you could literally hold in your hand can easily supply in excess of 70, 000 Newtons of force. Remember that 1 Newton of force translates in to 0.2248 lb.The future of hydraulic machinery
As technology increases, pressure levels in hydraulic machines become higher and higher. The more pressure, the more work and the more power these machines have. For example cranes in the future will be able to cary even heavier loads while the physical size of the equipment stays relatively the same. Higher pressure means more work, but doesn't take up any more space. There are other technologies for heavy work machines, but the reliability and the cost factor of hydraulics make it the number one choice in heavy equipment machines and this trend will definitely continue long into the future.

Monday, July 20, 2009

History of chess

Chess pieces are not only the rank-and-file of a chess game, but they are also the heart and soul of the chess game experience. Chess pieces with matching or unique movement qualities completing their intended purpose make for a sharp strategic ballet with nearly limitless possibilities of progression.

Pierre Mac Orlan, famous 20th century French writer and poet, once said, “There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world”. In fact, there are approximately 1040 possible legal chess piece positions. Now consider an average chess piece position can possess as much as 218 movement possibilities. The resulting number of game play options rockets to a figure that only International Grandmasters like Garry Kasparov and super-computers such as Deep Blue are able to even begin to grasp.


Sounds daunting, but if the history and purpose of chess pieces are understood, this infinitely varied environment can be experienced and enjoyed to its fullest.


Modern regulation chess sets have a total of 32 chess pieces divided evenly between two players. Each player’s force of chess pieces consists of 2 – Rooks (Castles), 2 – Bishops, 2 – Knights, 1 – King, 1 – Queen and 8 – pawns. And their particular histories are as follows:


• King – The King has always been royalty among chess pieces and if popularly recognized lineage were to be believed, began as the Raja. Like most royalty, the ‘King’ has always been primarily an object of protection rather than one of attack. Therefore, it has limited but dexterous movement capabilities.


• Queen – The Queen is a creature of great change in the world of chess pieces. What began as a Mantri, or counselor, was as incapable of long-reaching moves as the King, but equally dexterous. Now that modern chess has reduced the number of battling armies of chess pieces and players behind them, from four to two, that familiar 64 square board that Chaturanga was born on, opened up, allowing the General, as the Queen was also known, to assume an equally powerful offensive role in modern play.


• Bishop – The Bishop we know today started with a severely circumscribed movement capability, although it possess the modern Knight’s ability to leap to its destination. The Bishop, or Gaja as it was once known, has lost its vertical capability but its diagonal travel equals that of the modern Queen. This movement modification has made the Bishop a decisive tool of play from middle-game onwards.


• Knight – The Knight has remained the same in its shape and movement capabilities since it was first known as an Ashva, or Horse. The Ashva was intended to act as a mounted division. The Knight’s power lays in its flanking ability, so it shouldn’t typically lead the charge.


• Rook – Was initially known as the Chariot and played like a heavy infantry division. The Rook has powerful linear movement capabilities, but is susceptible to diagonal attack. Therefore the Ratha, as the Rook was formally known, was used primarily for defense and/or pinning down opponent’s chess pieces.


• Pawn – To the ill informed, the pawn, or foot infantry, was the most expendable of all chess pieces. As Paul Keres, Estonia’s chess grandmaster, once said, “The older I grow, the more I appreciate my Pawns”. Pawns, or Pedati as they were once known, form your line of approach, defining your offensive game play strategy and your defensive options. Pawns can also be instrumental in your endgame strategy, so avoid sacrificing your Pawn chess pieces when opening. Treat your Pawns with respect for as the Irish saying goes, “When the chess game is over, the pawn and the king go back to the same box”.


With this kind of history, it is easy to understand why the designs of chess pieces vary as they do. In conforming to each society’s idea of strategic conflict has created a world of design options for the avid chess player.

Technology information

Computers continue to amaze us all. These electronic wonders sit in homes across the world, aiding us with everyday things we currently take for granted. It's truly hard to imagine life without them anymore. The Internet is a prime reason for this addiction. Cyberspace virtually puts the world at ourfingertips, and we love it. The key to ideal Internet surfing is in our connection speed. These days a good portion of us enjoy the speed of cable, which puts to shame our old dial up service.The first time I started really using computers back in 97, I thought dial up service was the coolest thing known to man. Well, except for perhaps the X Files. Regardless, this bizarre phone line connection allowed us to enter a universal world. Unexpectedly everything was in our reach. We could see or purchase anything. Dial up service was the bomb! After months and months of use, I began to get annoyed with that horrificnoise the computer would make. It wasn't long before I started to mock and emulate the sound. Later came the phone dilemma. You know the routine.You're surfing the web, and all of the sudden the computer spits out one little word, "Goodbye." At first you cringe with hatred and betrayal, because you almost got the highest bid on that Ebay auction, but you lost connection at the last second. Time passes and the disconnecting eventually drives you insane. Everytime you're online, someone calls or picks up the phone. As opposed to hating your family, you pick to hate the dial up service instead.Thank goodness we are now able to get cable and DSL. If you still have a dial up service, you must be that last guy wearing the Members Only jacket. With high-speed Internet in our grasp, we never wish to hear the scream of dial up again.(that used todrive me crazy) Cable Internet made it all easier. You click on a web site link and it pops up immediately.You watch a movie trailer, and it plays right now. You don't have to wait an hour for it to load. This is phenomenal in many, many ways. With dial up service, tiny little tasks took us many hours. Currently with cable connection, we are done literally in minutes. If you do still suffer the pains of dial up, you maywant to give the speed of cable a try. I can promise you that once you do start to surf the web with the speed of cable connection, you will leave your dial up service in the long gone past where it belongs.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

games of football

Football Game Atmosphere in a Way You Will Never Forget The sun comes up, the sun goes down, to some this Friday is an ordinary day, but to me it is the night for football. The feelings we athletes get from the atmosphere and the locker room are feelings one can only feel if he or she plays the game. These feeling surpass anything that anyone can ever feel in his or her life. School is over time to go to the Bison Locker Room. It may smell like sweat that is five days old or clothing that hasn’t been washed for a year at a time. Playing the vicious game of football the smell becomes part of me. Once I walk into the locker room the stench hits me in the face, as does the decorations put up by the parents to give us some motivation to go out and beat our opponent and make them look like a rag doll. From the time I enter the locker room all I think about is the game. The room is silent and I am able to tell that all anyone is picturing is the game that is to come in about an hour. The visualizations in the player’s head are so clear and precise from every play, every step, and every hit. Every player sees these visualizations before every game. This is what we, vicious football players, like to call game mode.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Nowhere to go

Now it is crystal clear that the crux of the on-going political problem is related to the integration of PLA fighters into the security forces. Maoist combatants numbering around 20000 now languish in seven cantonment spread across the country. Maoist statement about civilian supremacy, foregin intertference and nationalism are as much part of the hogwash as oppartumistic calls by the anti Maoist camp giving reasons like planned state capture by the Maoists, Maoist totalitarian tendencies and preserving loktantra. The comprehensive peace Accord(CPA) and the interim Constitution speak of "monitoring, integration and rehabilitation" of the PLA into the security force. Only those Maoist army combatants who are properly registered at the cantonment sites and satisfy the required standards and norms are eligible for possible integration into the securbity force.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Many students depressed in US

Got stress? Oh, yeah, college students say, what with roommates, GPAs, student loans and all the rest. But where's the line between felling simply stressed and being truly depressed? Eighty-five precent of college students surveyed in an Associated Press-mtvU poll reported feeling stressed in recent month: Worries about grades, school works,money and relationships were the big culprits. At the same time,42 percent said they had felt down, depressed or hopless several days during the past two weeks, and 13 persent showed signs of being at risk for at least mild depression, based on the students' answer to a series of question that medical practitioners use to diagnose depressive illness. These students complained of troible sleeping, having little energy or feeling down or hopeless - and most hand't gotten professional help.

Eleven persent had thought that they'd be better off dead or about hurting themselves. That's not just a case of the blues to be shrugged off by taking a break with facebook or going for aworkout. kristin potts, who graduated from Penn State last week with a 4.0 in chimistry and will go on for a master's, says she's seen warning signs among fellow classmaster. "I had a couple friends who didn't come out of their rooms very much," she said. I tried my hardest not to be like that, but I definitely saw it."

At the University of Maryland in college park, students were sobered by two suicides within two weeks this ppast semester. "It was pretty scary," says Aimee Mayer, a junior studying psychology. She says there's lots of information and help available for students with mental dsorders, but " there's still a stigma associated with mental health issues and so a lot of people don't want to go to those services. They fell like they,re less cool or something like that if they go. It's like a sign of vulnerability.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

All about my interest

An excursion to a city of Historical interest

Agra is a city having many famous historical buildings. The agra fort, the mausoleum of emperor Akbar at sikandra, the tomb of itmad-up-daula, the ruined city of fatepur sikri and the taj mahal have great historical value. Our school organised an excursion tour of three days to this famous city.

The person I admire most

The person i admir most is Mother Teresa. she was one of the greatest missionaries of our time.
She dedicated her entire life to the service at the poorest of the poor. She was an appostle of the unwanted. Though a foreigner, mother teresa settled in calcutta and made it her home. She visited the slums in and around calcutta and nursed those who suffered from leprosy and cancer. She cared for the feelings of those who were unwanted, uncared for and deserted by every body.

A visit to a circus

Then came the weight-lifter of the circus. He picked up as 200kg of weight with great ease. He also made an elephant stand on him. The motor-cyclist showed his tricks in the well of death. There was absolute silence in the tent during his performance.
Selfless service brings great comfart
George washington was the first president of the U.S.A. He was very kind at heart. It he saw someone in distress, his heart was immediatley moved with pity. One day, while driving along a road, he came across a small dog caught in mud. How soever hard the poor animal might try, it could not come out of the mud. With out even a moment's thought. Washington got down from his carriage, jumped into the mud and pulled the dog out on to a dry patch of land.