by rakesh | Aug 29, 2006 | World News
The decision was made due to Tropical Storm Ernesto’s track. Ernesto is expected to bring high winds as it passes Kennedy.
A new launch date is not yet scheduled for Atlantis’ flight, STS-115, to the International Space Station. NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency continue to discuss the timing of Atlantis’ mission and the Soyuz spacecraft, which will send the next crew to the station in
September. Factors to be considered are the lighting constraints for the shuttle launch and Soyuz landing and the timing for docking and undocking the spacecraft with the station. NASA is also investigating additional launch windows later in the fall.
The STS-115 crew will return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston. Commander Brent Jett, Pilot Chris Ferguson, and mission specialists Joe Tanner, Dan Burbank, Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper and Canadian astronaut Steve MacLean will continue training as they await a new target launch date.
During STS-115, Atlantis’ astronauts will deliver and install the 17.5-ton, bus-sized P3/P4 integrated truss segment on the station. The girder-like truss includes a set of giant solar arrays, batteries and associated electronics. The P3/P4 truss segment will provide one-fourth of the total power-generation capability for the completed station.
by rakesh | Aug 29, 2006 | Rajasthan
Smt. Raje made this announcement at the meeting of the All Rajasthan State Employees Sanukata Mahasangh (Ekikrita) held at Gandhi Nagar Club here on Monday. She said that the pensioners would also be benefited. The State Government would have to bear an additional financial burden of Rs. 245 crores in the current financial year with this announcement. The PWD Minister, Shri Rajendra Rathore and the Irrigation Minister, Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Smt. Raje said that the relation between the employees and the government was like a family and she would always keep in mind the interests of the employees, but in return she also expect every type of cooperation, hard work and honesty from the employees. She said that the situation of flood in the western area of the state had posed a serious challenge infront of the State Government. She informed that Rs. 30 crores had already been spent on flood relief and Rs. 100 crores had been approved for the purpose. She sought the cooperation of the employees in this hour of crisis.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government had constituted a committee under the Chairmanship of Shri S.N.Gupta with the view to increase coordination between employees and the government and to improve their skills. She said that the committee would maintain a regular contact between the government and the employees and suggest measures in the interest of the employees.
The employees present during the meeting raised their hands in support on the Chief Minister’s appeal for cooperation.
The Chairman of the Sanukata Mahasangh (Ekikrita) Shri Mahendra Choudhary welcomed the announcement of the Chief Minister regarding three percent increase in the dearness allowance and thanked her.
by rakesh | Aug 28, 2006 | Indian Stock Market
FII trading activity on NSE and BSE on Capital Market segment The following is combined FII trading data across NSE and BSE collated on the basis of trades executed by FIIs on NSE and BSE on 28-Aug-2006. The data is provisional in nature and is subject to changes,...
by rakesh | Aug 28, 2006 | Rajasthan
Bharatpur At least 48 people were killed and 30 injured when a water tank collapsed late on Sunday evening at a village fair in Kama town of Bharatpur district of Rajasthan. People from Kama village had gathered to watch a “Kushti Dangal” (wrestling match)...
by rakesh | Aug 27, 2006 | World News
Steorn placed an advertisement in the Economist on August 18th inviting ‘the most qualified and the most cynical’ scientists to step forward. More than 3,000 scientists have now responded and the deadline for any last minute applications has been set for 12 midnight, September 8th.
Steorn’s technology is based on the interaction of magnetic fields and allows the production of clean, free and constant energy. The technology can be applied to virtually all devices requiring energy, from cellular phones to cars.
From all the scientists who accept Steorn’s challenge, 12 will now be invited to take part in a rigorous testing exercise to prove that Steorn’s technology creates free energy. The results will be published worldwide.
Sean McCarthy, CEO of Steorn, commented: “We expected a good response to our advertisement because of its potential and its implications for the scientific world. Our technology goes far beyond scientific curiosity and addresses many urgent global needs including security of energy supply and zero emission energy production. In order for these benefits to be achieved, we need the public validation and endorsement of the scientific community.”
“The next stage is to go through the applications and validate the information that we have been presented with. That will enable us to select a jury of 12 of the world’s best-qualified scientists who are prepared to test the technology and publish their findings to the world, whatever those findings turn out to be.”
Steorn will contact all of the scientists who have applied to investigate its technology so that it can validate their educational background and areas of research.
It anticipates that testing will begin before the New Year. The length of time that the testing will take will be determined by the 12 scientists, as will the location and format of the test process.
