Michael Knee:
Chemistry Central is a sub-set of BioMed Central. It features articles from journals that are peer-reviewed and open access. Initially, Chemistry Central is offering articles from:
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
BMC Biochemistry
BMC Chemical Biology
BMC Structural Biology
Geochemical Transactions
Chemistry Central plans to offer additional journals in the future.
Michael Knee
Open access electronic journal gaining acceptance
CHENNAI: The open access electronic journal is an indication of how science communication will shape up in the 21st century, K. Srinath Reddy, president, Public Health Foundation of India, said on Saturday.
Delivering the fourth M. V. Arunachalam endowment lecture on `Medical and scientific journalism-A 21st century perspective,' he pointed out that the open access format was gaining wide acceptance as opposed to the user-paid mode of accessing scientific journals.
The open access format, whose advocates include even the United Nations, could become an important tool in people's empowerment and straightening out the asymmetry of knowledge in the doctor-patient relationship.
The lecture, instituted by the Vellayan Chettiar Trust and the Murugappa Group, was co-hosted by the MV Arunachalam Centre for Information and Education and Education in the Neurosciences and the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Voluntary Health Services.
via : The Hindu,dated:27/08/2006
Delivering the fourth M. V. Arunachalam endowment lecture on `Medical and scientific journalism-A 21st century perspective,' he pointed out that the open access format was gaining wide acceptance as opposed to the user-paid mode of accessing scientific journals.
The open access format, whose advocates include even the United Nations, could become an important tool in people's empowerment and straightening out the asymmetry of knowledge in the doctor-patient relationship.
The lecture, instituted by the Vellayan Chettiar Trust and the Murugappa Group, was co-hosted by the MV Arunachalam Centre for Information and Education and Education in the Neurosciences and the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Voluntary Health Services.
via : The Hindu,dated:27/08/2006
Site 24x7
Site 24x7 is in its beta version .This web-based service (FREE) service comes from AdventNet, which periodically monitors the performance and alert you the ups and downs of URLs. it includes feature like..
1. Monitor performance and availability of websites using HTTP and HTTPS requests, from end-user perspective, 24 x 7 x 365.
2. Monitor a single URL or a sequence of URLs. No complex installations of software.
3.Validate dynamic web pages that pull data from databases.
4. Check content in a web page.
5. Check current page size and the percentage change in current page size to previous page size.
6. Get notified when there are problems such as slow page load time, connectivity problems, content errors, etc., with your application.Receive Emails, SMS alerts
7.Generate reports to analyze the performance trends of the website over a period of time.
8. Validate for specific error messages.
9. Retrieve a web page's content
10. Low total cost of ownership, because you pay according to the usage
1. Monitor performance and availability of websites using HTTP and HTTPS requests, from end-user perspective, 24 x 7 x 365.
2. Monitor a single URL or a sequence of URLs. No complex installations of software.
3.Validate dynamic web pages that pull data from databases.
4. Check content in a web page.
5. Check current page size and the percentage change in current page size to previous page size.
6. Get notified when there are problems such as slow page load time, connectivity problems, content errors, etc., with your application.Receive Emails, SMS alerts
7.Generate reports to analyze the performance trends of the website over a period of time.
8. Validate for specific error messages.
9. Retrieve a web page's content
10. Low total cost of ownership, because you pay according to the usage
'Google Library' to world: give us 'all books in all languages,' free of charge
Google proudly announced that it is helping “bookworms everywhere find gems in the libraries around the world” with a new Library Catalog Search feature in Google Book Search.Google continues to set its sights on the content of others in furtherance of its mission to “organize” all the world’s information.
Google takes its mission literally; For Google, all the world’s information includes “all books in all languages.” Google aims to be the world’s single virtual depository for access to every single book in the world.
Our ultimate goal is to work with publishers and libraries to create a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages that helps users discover new books and publishers discover new readers.
Read Further>>>
Google takes its mission literally; For Google, all the world’s information includes “all books in all languages.” Google aims to be the world’s single virtual depository for access to every single book in the world.
Our ultimate goal is to work with publishers and libraries to create a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages that helps users discover new books and publishers discover new readers.
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Tech support sites
Brian Satterfield in Techsoup list variety of tools for solving both hardware and software problems, including message boards, articles, and even expert answers to your specific questions.
I-schools to be the next big thing
THE ECONOMIC TIMES NEW DELHI: Information overload and a virtual absence of formal training and infrastructure for information managers are posing a big challenge for companies globally. Most companies are today willing to put a hefty premium on qualified information managers who are hard to come by. No wonder the education fraternity has been quick to spot an opportunity to churn out those much needed information managers.
I-schools began springing up four-five years back and it got a formal platform only last year.
The US boasts of institutions such as Berkeley School of Information, School of Information Science and Technology, Penn State, Michigan School of Information and Pittsburg School of Information have become the hub for the information architects.
India is getting its first I-school — International School of Information Management (ISIM) at the University of Mysore.
I-schools, or information schools, are tipped to be the next big thing in the knowledge economy, after B-schools. The logic behind it is that the country, which is witnessing an industrial revolution of sorts, is in need of information managers.
A novel idea globally — I-schools began springing up four-five years back — and it got a formal platform only last year, through the first ever I-conference held in Pennsylvania State University. Today, the US boasts of institutions such as Berkeley School of Information, School of Information Science and Technology, Penn State, Michigan School of Information and Pittsburg School of Information, which have become the hub for the much needed information architects.
Not to be left behind, India has made a quick plunge into the movement and is getting its first I-school — International School of Information Management (ISIM) at the University of Mysore. Being set up in collaboration with, International Institute of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh and Informatics India, it will train students in all aspect of information handling — internet technology, data mining and data warehousing, natural language processing, project planning, scheduling and management, information management and security.
Until recently, the lack of dedicated institutions in this area led domestic companies to produce their own information experts. “Till now data mining or engineering courses (which are just a part of information management) were being offered as electives in some of the premier institutions of the country, but with the setting up of an I-school, we can have a much more focused approach and quality information managers,” says Prasad Ram, chief technology officer, Yahoo! India.
Adds Shalini R Urs, director, ISIM, “In today’s world, where loads of data is being generated every second, we need competent information managers to stay ahead of the competition. So there is a huge demand for data mining, data analytics, informatics experts or people from similar background who can decipher data in any form.”
Amid all this, companies are pampering the new information czars. Whether it is the technology blue chip Infosys or manufacturing giant Tata Steel, information managers have become indispensable for all to make an informed decision. These chief information officers, or CIOs, not only earn at par with software engineers but, at times, command a premium and earn a package that is 15-20% more than software engineers.
Says Mr Ram of Yahoo!, “At the entry level, they can earn anything between Rs 2-10 lakh, which can go up to Rs 4-15 lakh with 3-5 years of experience.”
I-schools began springing up four-five years back and it got a formal platform only last year.
The US boasts of institutions such as Berkeley School of Information, School of Information Science and Technology, Penn State, Michigan School of Information and Pittsburg School of Information have become the hub for the information architects.
India is getting its first I-school — International School of Information Management (ISIM) at the University of Mysore.
I-schools, or information schools, are tipped to be the next big thing in the knowledge economy, after B-schools. The logic behind it is that the country, which is witnessing an industrial revolution of sorts, is in need of information managers.
A novel idea globally — I-schools began springing up four-five years back — and it got a formal platform only last year, through the first ever I-conference held in Pennsylvania State University. Today, the US boasts of institutions such as Berkeley School of Information, School of Information Science and Technology, Penn State, Michigan School of Information and Pittsburg School of Information, which have become the hub for the much needed information architects.
Not to be left behind, India has made a quick plunge into the movement and is getting its first I-school — International School of Information Management (ISIM) at the University of Mysore. Being set up in collaboration with, International Institute of Information Technology, University of Pittsburgh and Informatics India, it will train students in all aspect of information handling — internet technology, data mining and data warehousing, natural language processing, project planning, scheduling and management, information management and security.
Until recently, the lack of dedicated institutions in this area led domestic companies to produce their own information experts. “Till now data mining or engineering courses (which are just a part of information management) were being offered as electives in some of the premier institutions of the country, but with the setting up of an I-school, we can have a much more focused approach and quality information managers,” says Prasad Ram, chief technology officer, Yahoo! India.
Adds Shalini R Urs, director, ISIM, “In today’s world, where loads of data is being generated every second, we need competent information managers to stay ahead of the competition. So there is a huge demand for data mining, data analytics, informatics experts or people from similar background who can decipher data in any form.”
Amid all this, companies are pampering the new information czars. Whether it is the technology blue chip Infosys or manufacturing giant Tata Steel, information managers have become indispensable for all to make an informed decision. These chief information officers, or CIOs, not only earn at par with software engineers but, at times, command a premium and earn a package that is 15-20% more than software engineers.
Says Mr Ram of Yahoo!, “At the entry level, they can earn anything between Rs 2-10 lakh, which can go up to Rs 4-15 lakh with 3-5 years of experience.”
Five Types of Content on a Library Website
Traditional Content, or “Stuff we Buy”: this is the no-brainer area. It includes books, videos, music, journals, etc. All the usual stuff that libraries collect. The main thing to remember here is to be format-agnostic. For example, libraries collect books - paper books, audio books, ebooks, digital audio books, etc. but they’re all books.
Original Content, or “Stuff Librarians Create”: Library employees create great content, and most of it should be featured prominently on our websites. Here are some examples of original content: tipsheets on using databases, topical pathfinders (gee, I hate that word), articles about a topic on a subject guide, and all those “if you like Danielle Steele, try…” Reader’s Advisory guides. I’d lump in digitized local history content here as well. Much of the read/write web would also appear here (blogs, wikis, etc).
Attendable Content, or “Things you Attend or Visit”: My library puts on seminars, classes, storytimes, exhibits, and even concerts once in awhile. All these types of events are “attendable content” - great content, but you have to be there to soak it in.
Collaborative Content, or “Interacting with Patrons”: Think of this as content that patrons create or help to create. This can be slightly more traditional, like taking a poll of favorite romance videos (and then placing those results online), or hip and emerging, like commenting on blogs, wiki content added by patrons, etc. But it’s all content coming directly from patrons.
Library/Librarians as Content, or “Content About the Library”: This last one is a bit more of a hodge-podge (so if anyone has a better way to explain it, please chime in!). Here, I’m including library services, locations, staff contacts, etc - everything under that “about the library” link found on most library website pages. Steve Krug calls this type of information “Utilities.” Besides all that About stuff, here’s another couple examples of what I’d include in this section: information on your home-bound books program (a library service), or information about free wifi at the library (library service, freebie you can get when using the library).
David lee king
Original Content, or “Stuff Librarians Create”: Library employees create great content, and most of it should be featured prominently on our websites. Here are some examples of original content: tipsheets on using databases, topical pathfinders (gee, I hate that word), articles about a topic on a subject guide, and all those “if you like Danielle Steele, try…” Reader’s Advisory guides. I’d lump in digitized local history content here as well. Much of the read/write web would also appear here (blogs, wikis, etc).
Attendable Content, or “Things you Attend or Visit”: My library puts on seminars, classes, storytimes, exhibits, and even concerts once in awhile. All these types of events are “attendable content” - great content, but you have to be there to soak it in.
Collaborative Content, or “Interacting with Patrons”: Think of this as content that patrons create or help to create. This can be slightly more traditional, like taking a poll of favorite romance videos (and then placing those results online), or hip and emerging, like commenting on blogs, wiki content added by patrons, etc. But it’s all content coming directly from patrons.
Library/Librarians as Content, or “Content About the Library”: This last one is a bit more of a hodge-podge (so if anyone has a better way to explain it, please chime in!). Here, I’m including library services, locations, staff contacts, etc - everything under that “about the library” link found on most library website pages. Steve Krug calls this type of information “Utilities.” Besides all that About stuff, here’s another couple examples of what I’d include in this section: information on your home-bound books program (a library service), or information about free wifi at the library (library service, freebie you can get when using the library).
David lee king
N R Narayana Murthy, Infosys Chairman Retires
N R Narayana Murthy, the founder and chairman of Infosys Technologies, India’s top technology and software company that put India on the global tech scenario retires as he turns 60 years old in accordance with company policy.
Narayana Murthy will continue to remain on the board as a non-executive chairman and chief mentor to the company. Nandan Nilekani, currently the company’s CEO, president and managing director and one of the co-founders of the company will take charge from now.
Infosys was started by Narayana Murthy and six others in 1981, just 25 years back with Rs 10000 ($250) and has now grown to become a top blue chip $2 billion global company. A man whose life is showcased by examples of simple living (I hear he sometimes still travels by economy class by air) and high thinking , rarely features in lists of Indian top Billionaires (unlike Azim Premji of competitor Wipro) or family promoting businesses. His wife Sudha Murty is well known woman personality too.
Infosys is a favourite blue chip tech company in stock market portfolios and well known for several bonus issues. Infosys has been the top choice for high salary jobs in India for software engineers (not to mention chances to get a good bride / groom) and has created hundreds of young millionaires in India. They created a record of sorts by recieving a million job applications. Infosys Technologies, India’s biggest software and services giant, developed the world’s largest corporate training centre in Mysore.
N R Narayana Murthy has inspired a new generation of young entrepreneurs and lead India to the technlogy global forefront besides creating more millionaires every year…
Narayana Murthy will continue to remain on the board as a non-executive chairman and chief mentor to the company. Nandan Nilekani, currently the company’s CEO, president and managing director and one of the co-founders of the company will take charge from now.
Infosys was started by Narayana Murthy and six others in 1981, just 25 years back with Rs 10000 ($250) and has now grown to become a top blue chip $2 billion global company. A man whose life is showcased by examples of simple living (I hear he sometimes still travels by economy class by air) and high thinking , rarely features in lists of Indian top Billionaires (unlike Azim Premji of competitor Wipro) or family promoting businesses. His wife Sudha Murty is well known woman personality too.
Infosys is a favourite blue chip tech company in stock market portfolios and well known for several bonus issues. Infosys has been the top choice for high salary jobs in India for software engineers (not to mention chances to get a good bride / groom) and has created hundreds of young millionaires in India. They created a record of sorts by recieving a million job applications. Infosys Technologies, India’s biggest software and services giant, developed the world’s largest corporate training centre in Mysore.
N R Narayana Murthy has inspired a new generation of young entrepreneurs and lead India to the technlogy global forefront besides creating more millionaires every year…
50 Coolest Websites: The complete List 2006
TIME magazine has a list of the 50 Coolest Websites.Many of this year's choices are shining examples of Web 2.0: next-generation sites offering dynamic new ways to inform and entertain, sites with cutting-edge tools to create, consume, share or discuss all manners of media, from blog posts to video clips
TechXtra : Free source of information for engineering, mathematics and computing
TechXtra : The free source of information for engineering, mathematics and computing - is now an independent service. Previously connected with the EEVL gateway, TechXtra is an initiative of the ICBL and the Library at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and receives no external funding.
TechXtra’s is based around a search engine which facilitates immediate access to the freely available full-text content of millions of articles, key websites, theses and dissertations, books, industry news, new job announcements, technical reports, eprints, learning & teaching resources and the latest research, in engineering, mathematics and computing. In cases where the full-text is not freely available, TechXtra provides links to vendors for pay-per-view options.
Hundreds of free trade magazine subscriptions and technical document downloads, job announcements, the latest industry news, cut-price new books, discovery guides, information about validated engineering design data, information about offshore engineering publications, newsletters and more, are also available via TechXtra.
Anyone looking for information in technology will find TechXtra useful.
Thanks to
Roddy MacLeod,
Senior Subject Librarian
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
TechXtra’s is based around a search engine which facilitates immediate access to the freely available full-text content of millions of articles, key websites, theses and dissertations, books, industry news, new job announcements, technical reports, eprints, learning & teaching resources and the latest research, in engineering, mathematics and computing. In cases where the full-text is not freely available, TechXtra provides links to vendors for pay-per-view options.
Hundreds of free trade magazine subscriptions and technical document downloads, job announcements, the latest industry news, cut-price new books, discovery guides, information about validated engineering design data, information about offshore engineering publications, newsletters and more, are also available via TechXtra.
Anyone looking for information in technology will find TechXtra useful.
Thanks to
Roddy MacLeod,
Senior Subject Librarian
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Guruvayur : The abode of Lord Vishnu
Guruvayur (also written Guruvayoor) is a small town in the Thrissur district of Kerala state, south India.It is a temple town located at 10°36′N 76°3′E with a population of 21,187 (2001 census). It is 25 km to the north west of Thrissur City in Thrissur district. It is famous for the Guruvayur temple which is many centuries old and one of the most important in Kerala. The temple is famous as a site for pilgrimage and also a cultural centre as it is one of the centre-points along which Kerala literature and art-forms have been developed. There are other temples nearby. The deity is Lord Krishna. 
Legend has it that at the beginning of this era (yuga), Guru Brihaspati found a floating idol of Lord Krishna. He along with Lord of Air ( Vayu ) installed the idol in this temple for helping mankind get through the travails of this yuga. Hence the deity is named Guru-Vayur-Appan. The temple does not admit non Hindus.
Another attraction is the famous Elephant Sanctuary (Punnathur kotta) near the temple where elephants are trained for temple purposes. Here right now more than 60 elephants are kept. All these elephants were offered by devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) & Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are conducted here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha.
Buses ply every few minutes from Thrissur Shaktan Thampuran Bus Stand. Buses also operate from other places like Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kottarakkara and also from Trivandrum. The railway operates passenger local trains to Thrissur and Cochin and also an overnight express train to Trivandrum and further to Chennai. It is 80 km away from Kochi International Airport.
Visit: Guruvayoor wiki to know more about Thrissur District,Guruvayoorappan,Guruvayur Temple, Punnathur kotta etc...
Legend has it that at the beginning of this era (yuga), Guru Brihaspati found a floating idol of Lord Krishna. He along with Lord of Air ( Vayu ) installed the idol in this temple for helping mankind get through the travails of this yuga. Hence the deity is named Guru-Vayur-Appan. The temple does not admit non Hindus.
Another attraction is the famous Elephant Sanctuary (Punnathur kotta) near the temple where elephants are trained for temple purposes. Here right now more than 60 elephants are kept. All these elephants were offered by devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) & Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are conducted here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha.
Buses ply every few minutes from Thrissur Shaktan Thampuran Bus Stand. Buses also operate from other places like Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kottarakkara and also from Trivandrum. The railway operates passenger local trains to Thrissur and Cochin and also an overnight express train to Trivandrum and further to Chennai. It is 80 km away from Kochi International Airport.
Visit: Guruvayoor wiki to know more about Thrissur District,Guruvayoorappan,Guruvayur Temple, Punnathur kotta etc...
Social Networks gaining top hand....
Compete: Membership at social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace is exploding. Everyone is doing it. Well… a lot of people are. In June, 2 out of every 3 people online visited a social networking site.Since January 2004, the number of people visiting or taking part in one of the top online social networks has grown by over 109% (primarily driven by MySpace). Most of this growth has come about in the past 12 months alone! Social networking sites are now close to eclipsing traffic to the giants - Google and Yahoo.
For a clearer picture, take a look at the charts below:
More and more people are and will discover online social networking over time, much like we discovered email back in the 90’s. Explosive usage growth of the social networking sites mentioned in this post is a clear indicator that this is already happening. Will social network usage surpass that of Yahoo and Google? If I were a betting man, I would put my money on it.
For a clearer picture, take a look at the charts below:
More and more people are and will discover online social networking over time, much like we discovered email back in the 90’s. Explosive usage growth of the social networking sites mentioned in this post is a clear indicator that this is already happening. Will social network usage surpass that of Yahoo and Google? If I were a betting man, I would put my money on it.
e-learning 2.0
e-learning 2.0 - how web technologies are shapping educationWritten by Steve O'Hear and edited by Richard MacManus in which Steve will explore how Web technologies are being used in education.
Study examining the relationship between copyright law and education
Berkman
Research Release: "The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age"This foundational white paper reports on a year-long study examining the relationship between copyright law and education by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and led by Berkman Center Faculty Director William W. Fisher III and Berkman Fellow William McGeveran. The study explores whether innovative educational uses of digital technology – everything from DVDs in the classroom to digital music libraries to online resources such as Wikipedia -- are hampered by copyright restrictions.
It's available in HTML and PDF.
Berkman
Research Release: "The Digital Learning Challenge: Obstacles to Educational Uses of Copyrighted Material in the Digital Age"This foundational white paper reports on a year-long study examining the relationship between copyright law and education by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, funded by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and led by Berkman Center Faculty Director William W. Fisher III and Berkman Fellow William McGeveran. The study explores whether innovative educational uses of digital technology – everything from DVDs in the classroom to digital music libraries to online resources such as Wikipedia -- are hampered by copyright restrictions.
It's available in HTML and PDF.
Berkman
WWW Time line : Fifteen years of the web
6 August
Tim BernersLee releases web software
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Tim BernersLee formally introduced his world wide web project to the world on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. In the post he said the project "aims to allow links to be made to any detrmation anywhere". It did this by using hypertext a method for linking between different documents. Although invented many years earlier Mr BernersLees invention married hypertext with the internet. He also made available all of the files necessary for people to replicate his invention...>>BBC News
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There are now 92615362 websites online with 882 million people around the world reading online.
Tim BernersLee releases web software
LETTERSPACING0 KERNING0Tim BernersLee formally introduced his world wide web project to the world on the alt.hypertext newsgroup. In the post he said the project "aims to allow links to be made to any detrmation anywhere". It did this by using hypertext a method for linking between different documents. Although invented many years earlier Mr BernersLees invention married hypertext with the internet. He also made available all of the files necessary for people to replicate his invention...>>BBC News
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There are now 92615362 websites online with 882 million people around the world reading online.
Fast, Quality Searches...Yurnet
YurNet uses it's metasearch technology to search the Internet's top search engines, includingGoogle, Yahoo!, MSN, WiseNut, Altavista, ODP and a whole lot more.
YurNet accurately finds and compiles the results from the world's leading search engines to save time for all visitors so they don't have to search many single search engines.YurNet makes it easy to refine your search results making them more meaningful!
YurNet's comparison engine is newly added. Select up to 3 engines and compare results.
Any more than 3 would be too crowded for the display.You can port YurNet search to your website.
YurNet accurately finds and compiles the results from the world's leading search engines to save time for all visitors so they don't have to search many single search engines.YurNet makes it easy to refine your search results making them more meaningful!
YurNet's comparison engine is newly added. Select up to 3 engines and compare results.
Any more than 3 would be too crowded for the display.You can port YurNet search to your website.
O'reilly Open Books Project
This is a follow-up to my last blog entry. The O'Reilly Open Books Project contains freely available computing books. Books that are out of print as well as in print are included. There are even O'Reilly books with 2006 copyright dates.
Kathakali -Classical Dance from South India (kerala)
Kathakali-(katha for story, kali for performance or play) is an expressive form of Indian dance-drama. Once I got a chance to watch this great performance in kerala with one of my friend there. It originated in the South Indian state of Kerala, which dates from the 17th century and is rooted in Hindu mythology.Kathakali has a unique combination of literature, music, painting, acting and dance.Characters with vividly painted faces and elaborate costumes re-enact stories from the Hindu epics, Mahabharatha and Ramayana.
Costumes:
The headgear worn by the various characters in Kathakali are excellent
specimen of intricate wood carving, an ancient speciality of the region.
Even the shiny finishing with trinkets take hours of painstaking labour by expert
craftsmen. Most of the ornaments donning each character are made in this fashion too.
Make-up:
The make-up, called Chutty in the bibliography of Kathakali,is also an art form in itself.The colourful faces are the results of hours of painstaking handiwork by expert artists.Their work is,by no means subordinate to portrait painting.The basic materials used for the make up are very crude items like raw amorphous Sulphur,Indigo, Rice paste, Lime, Coconut oil etc.
Music:
One of the major distinguishing features of Kathakali is the absence of oral communication. A considerable part of the script is in the form of lyrics, sung by vocalists. The only accompaniments are percussion instruments. Chenda(Drum played with sticks) Maddalam(Drum played with fingers), Chengila(Gong) and Ilathalam(Cymbals). The style of music traditionally accepted is Sopana, where the range is limited to one and half octaves.
Enquisite ; Unlocking Search Trend
Enquisite Beta : Enquisite analyzes your search engine traffic & helps you determine what users want from your site. It claims to be a ground breaking, patent pending technology that revolutionizes Internet marketing and bridges the online and offline marketing divide. It offers an unparalleled view into user intent, and will forever alter the way both advertising and marketing are executed, online and offline. Enquisite will dramatically change the way companies do business. It's easy to use, and it's FREE!. Is it so...Just give a try>>
When should we introduce our Tiny-Tots to the cyber world ?
Digital inspiration:Computer literacy is increasingly seen as an essential skill for children. But what is the best age to introduce them to computers and does it give them a head-start?
When should we introduce our Tiny-Tots to the cyber world ? How long should they be allowed to work on the internet each day ? These are some of the most commonly asked questions by young parents. BBC has a few answers here and here
When should we introduce our Tiny-Tots to the cyber world ? How long should they be allowed to work on the internet each day ? These are some of the most commonly asked questions by young parents. BBC has a few answers here and here
Easy Shutdown/Restart
If you constantly shutdown your computer, restart it, or log off then maybe you should think about creating shortcuts to do it for you. You could then save yourself a few clicks from having to go through the Start Menu. It is surprisingly easy and only takes a few steps: cybernet
Wiki of MedLib Blog
Medicallibrarianshipblog : A wiki started by David Rothman to have a complete list of medical librarian blog .All the blogging medical librarian can go and edit their blog information there..The medical librarian blog can be defined as
1. A blog specifically about (Medical, Health, Health Sciences, BioMed) Librarianship
2. A blog written by a medical librarian
3. A blog maintained by a medical library
4. A blog maintained by a professional association of medical librarians and or medical library paraprofessionals
1. A blog specifically about (Medical, Health, Health Sciences, BioMed) Librarianship
2. A blog written by a medical librarian
3. A blog maintained by a medical library
4. A blog maintained by a professional association of medical librarians and or medical library paraprofessionals
Site for the medical physics community
Newly launched in 2006, medicalphysicsweb is a unique site for the medical physics community. It provides in-depth analysis and incisive commentary on the fundamental research, emerging technologies and clinical applications that underpin the dynamic disciplines of medical physics and biomedical engineering. It provides access to information in the following categories: opinion, industry, research, journals, products, companies, and events. Most of information is freely available; however registration or subscription is sometimes required.
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