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Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Traits, we just can`t resist in a Leo!!!!

(July 23 - August 22)

We all have certain traits in us that add to our likability in school, college workplace and home too! Where do we get these traits from? Do we learn all that from our parents? Do we get trained to behave like this? Nope. We`re born with them. Each zodiac has its own irresistible traits.

Confident

They have this never ending level of confidence in them. Hasn't confidence always been a turn on? You`ll often find a Leo person presenting ideas to a crowd with such confidence, that it`ll sway you off your feet. Their powerful and convincing way of putting forward their point simply makes people want to go by their point of view.

Ambitious

A Leo person is very ambitious. Once aimed for something, this person will skip no effort to achieve it. This makes them hardworking, totally ready to take up any challenging situation, coming before them. Such a strong and powerful personality is obviously hard to resist!

Generous

They have such big hearts, that anyone and everyone has place in there. Always ready to help, these people will never let a person go through misery in front of them. They know when to take a stand and are often seen not only helping others, but also motivating people to offer help to the needy.

Loyal

A Leo person is the most loyal person you`ll ever come across. Be it their family, love or work, you will find their loyal attempts everywhere. A true person and a dedicated worker; this is what defines a leo.

Straightforward

One of the rarely found traits is straightforwardness. They don`t keep any ill feelings in their heart. If they like something they never forget to express it and if they don`t like something, they never forget to mention. This way there are no elongated ill feelings or grudges.

Optimist

The glass is always half filled for these guys. They are complete optimists and manage to find the brighter side of every situation. Finding such people is such a treat in life. No cribbing, no crying, just making the most of what we have.

Focused and Devoted

When a Leo takes up a job, the only time they`ll leave it is when it`s completed with the best efforts within their capabilities. You will find a very devoted person in a Leo. Apart of being devoted to their work, they are very devoted lover and family person too.

Romantic

A Leo has a beautiful heart. They love with all that they can but of course want the same love in return. Leo is a strong, loyal, affectionate and warm lover. This person will also be very enthusiastic and chirpy, when in love. One thing is for sure, they`ll never let you get bored with them being around.

Energetic

These people are not the lets-sit-at-home-for-some-alone-time kind. They are the outgoing, talkative people engaged in a lot of activities. These busy and active souls attract way too much attention owing to this trait.

Limelight Seeker

Leos have a craving for the limelight. They like being the center of attraction. The catch here is that they know that in order to achieve this, they have to prove their worth. They take the right path to achieve this attention and are therefore often seen as being popular. They exhibit their amazing talents making you go all gaga over them!

Thursday, July 31, 2014

19 Top Tools for Java developers

It’s as true for Java developers as it is for woodworkers: You can’t do the job right without the right tools. Fortunately, there are plenty of Java tools designed to make it significantly simpler to write good Java code — and help you make your Java code even better.

You’ll probably know many of the tools on this list of 18 choices, but others may be new to you. And odds are you haven’t tried them all yet!

Gradle: Build tool. Automates the building, testing, publishing, deployment, and more of software as well as generating static websites or documentation.
Eclipse: Open-source integrated development environment (IDE). If you could have just one tool for Java development, Eclipse would be a good choice.
IntelliJ: IDE made by JetBrains, available in an Apache 2-licensed community edition and a commercial edition. IntelliJ provides similar features to Eclipse, with a smooth, developer-friendly experience.
YourKit: Java profiler. Combines powerful analysis capabilities, on-demand profiling during both development and production, free embedding into production, and seamless IDE and application server integration.
Clover: Code coverage tool from Atlassian. Runs in your IDE or continuous integration system, and includes test optimization to make tests run faster and fail sooner.
Mockito: Mock library. Open-source testing framework that enables the creation, verification, and stubbing of mocks.
Jetty: Lightweight, embeddable app server.
Hibernate: Object-relational mapper. Implements the Java persistence API.
VisualVM: JVM monitor. An all-in-one Java troubleshooting tool that comes with the JDK.
JUnit: Unit test framework. Core tool of test-driven development that enables repeatable, white-box testing.
Jenkins: Continuous integration tool. Customizable with more than 600 plugins.
Spring Boot: Spring application development system. Works in your build system. Supports Gradle and Maven.
Guice: Lightweight dependency injection/inversion of Control (IoC) framework, from Google.
Guava: Utility library. Contains core libraries that Google relies on in Java-based projects: collections, caching, primitives support, concurrency libraries, common annotations, string processing, I/O, and so forth.
FindBugs: Static code analyzer. Classifies potential errors in code as scariest, scary, troubling, or “of concern.” Available as a standalone GUI or as a plugin for Eclipse, NetBeans, IntelliJ, Gradle, Hudson, and Jenkins.
Jackson: JSON parser. Aims to be fast, correct, lightweight, and ergonomic for developers.
Snappy:Compression/decompression library from Google Code. A great resource when speed is a requirement.
JD-GUI: De-compiler. Standalone graphic utility that displays source codes of “.class” files. Free for non-commercial use (i.e., can’t be included or embedded in commercial products).
Oracle-J Developer-GUI: Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java-based SOA and Java EE applications. JDeveloper offers complete end-to-end development to Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Fusion Applications with support for the full development life cycle.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Can switching to LPG or CNG damage your car's engine?

Always Center raised petrol prices while leaving diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) untouched. After the hike, a liter of petrol in New Delhi cost Rs 73.60.

If you are a petrol car owner, the hike has definitely turned your monthly fuel budget topsy-turvy. But while you cannot reduce fuel prices, you can bring down your monthly fuel expenses. Here we list the various options at your disposal.

MORE MILES PER LITER

Even if you don’t want to convert to CNG or switch over to a diesel car, you can still cut down on your fuel expenses. Here’s how.

- Cut off the engine if the stoppage time at the traffic intersection is more than a minute.

- Keep tyre pressure at correct level. Over inflating can help, but more than 1-2 psi could affect the car’s handling and braking.

- Fill fuel in the morning when it is densest.

- If the car is parked in the sun for long, run the air-conditioner with the windows open for a minute or two and then close them and run the a/c in re-circulation mode. The hot air will escape faster without the air-conditioner having to cool it, thus reducing the load on the car engine. Keep the temperature inside the cabin at 24 degrees. Don’t chill the interiors.
- Avoid sudden acceleration and braking while driving.

You can either convert your existing car to run on CNG or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), or opt to buy a diesel car.

But exercising either option will entail substantial funding. So you need to calculate the expenses of installation and registration (in case you switch over to CNG or LPG) or the additional fund required to buy a diesel car over a petrol version.

CONVERTING TO CNG OR LPG

While several theories suggest that they damage the car’s engine, none of these have been proven. But what has been established is that running a car on CNG or LPG results in a drop in power output by 10-15 per cent.

But do ensure that you install an LPG or a CNG kit at an authorized outlet, preferably one owned or authorized by the car manufacturer. Badly installed sub-standard kits could lead to an explosion or a fire.

Otherwise, you can even buy a car with a factory-fitted CNG kit. But keep in mind that the number of CNG or LPG stations are far fewer than petrol pumps, so do consider the waiting time you have to spend each time you decide to tank up.

CALCULATION

Fill up the tank, note the odometer reading and drive for around 200 km. If you have you have to fill up the tank with say, 15 liters of petrol, then the fuel efficiency of your car is 13.33 km/pl.

Now petrol costs Rs 73.6 per liter, so your per kilometer travel will cost Rs 73.6 / 13.33 or Rs 5.52

Find out the average running cost of LPG or CNG from other users or company claims. Add another 10-15 per cent to the information claimed. Suppose the running cost is Rs2 per km. So, your saving will be Rs 3.27 per km.

Suppose if installation and registration cost of the converted car comes to Rs30,000, then you need to run the car for 30,000/3.27 or 9,174 km to offset the cost. Beyond that you will gain in terms of running cost every kilometer. So, if you plan to change before logging that many kilometers, it makes sense not to go for a retrofit.

For LPG kit also, do the same calculation

DIESEL VS PETROL CARS

A few car owners Outlook Money spoke to said they had stopped using their petrol cars and were thinking of buying a diesel car.

“I have a diesel Indica and a petrol SX4. I don’t use the SX4 anymore. If I need two cars, I will sell off the SX4 and buy a diesel car,” says Saugat Mahapatra, who lives in New Delhi.

“I have a petrol car, but I don’t use it regularly, so I don’t see any need to convert it to CNG. If I need a car for regular use, I will have to buy a diesel car,” says Sandeep Singh, an owner of a Zen Estilo.

However, not only do diesel cars cost more, even their maintenance is costly, so unless you drive it regularly, it could as well become your white elephant.

CALCULATION

Calculate the number of years you intend to retain the car, say 5 years, and the total kilometres the car will clock in a year, say 20,000 km. So, in five years the car will run 100,000 kms.

Suppose your chosen diesel car gives a city mileage of 16 km/pl, so the total fuel consumption in five years will be 6,250 litres. The fuel cost in five year will come to 6,250 x Rs 41 or Rs 2,56,250 and for a petrol car, it will be Rs 4,39, 000

So, the price difference between running a diesel and a petrol car comes to Rs 1,82,750.

Diesel cars usually cost Rs1 lakh more and servicing and maintenance is expensive by 25 per cent (say Rs20,000 more) So the effective gain will be Rs62,750.

Also consider the resale value of your car. Typically, in five years, a Rs5-lakh petrol car will sell for Rs2.5 lakh and a Rs6-lakh diesel for Rs3 lakh.

But diesel cars are now fetching a premium in the used car market and petrols are going for a discount (Say this is 5 per cent). So the monetary gain after factoring them in will be Rs3,15,000-Rs2,37,500. So, the total monetary benefit of a diesel over

5 years will be Rs62,750 + Rs77,500 or Rs1,40,250.

There are other non-monetary factors too like driving ease (e.g., fewer number of gear shifts while driving in slow traffic) and efficiency of air-conditioner). Largely, diesel scores on both counts.
With the price differential between petrol and diesel at around Rs30 per litre, financially, you would be better off with a diesel if you plan to run the car more than 35,000 km or so if you are talking about A, B or C segment cars.

WHAT’S ON OFFER
Petrols are off buyers’ radar, so Sutirtha Sanyal went discount-hunting for them at dealerships
MARUTI SUZUKI Alto, Wagon R Rs30,000 , SX4 Rs40,000
VOLKSWAGEN Polo Free Insurance + (2-year Maintenance Package (Rs25,000)
Vento (Free stereo + exchange offer) or Free insurance + maintenance for topmost model
TATA MOTORS Indica Rs10,000-25,000, Indica Vista, Indigo Rs40,000, Indigo Manza
Rs15,000-35,000
HYUNDAI Santro Insurance + Rs6,000 + Rs2,950 (Petrol discount) i10 Insurance + Rs10,000 + Rs2,650 , i20 Rs2,850, Accent Rs10,000 + Rs3,200, Verna Rs3,100
CHEVROLET
Spark, Beat, Aveo Free Insurance + 3-year maintenance

SKODA Fabia Rs15,000
NISSAN Micra Rs15,000
FORD Figo Insurance discount
The list is not exhaustive; discounts on offer at some dealerships at the time of going to press.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Exercises to Minimize Back Pain

Working for long hours in a cramped, sedentary work space taxes your spine, making most men prone to backaches. Try these simple exercises to reduce backaches in no time at all.

The increasing pressure of work life leaves little room for personal grooming and exercise.

Working for long hours, on a cramped sedentary work space, taxes your spine, making most men prone to backaches. The following article will provide a list of simple exercises that will reduce backache in no time.

1. Wall Slides

This exercise will help strengthen your knees and legs. Stand straight with your back against the wall and your feet apart by 1 foot.
a. With your back still touching the wall, slide down and bend your knees as you go. While sliding down count to five till your knees are at a 45 degree angle. Take care not to strain your knees. If you feel any discomfort in your knees, stop immediately.

b. Remain in this position for at least five seconds.

c. While counting to five, slide up the wall and straighten your knees to the starting position.

d. Repeat the above steps five times more. This exercise should be done 3 times a day for a week to be able to provide some relief.

2. Leg Raises

This exercise concentrates on your leg, hip and calf muscles and will help take the weight off the posture, off the spine.

a. Spread a yoga mat on the floor and lie down flat on your stomach.

b. Lift one leg off the ground.

c. Hold it in this position for at least 10 seconds. You will feel your thighs, buttocks, calves and hip muscles tighten.

d. Exhale while you gradually set your foot down on the floor again. Rest for 5 seconds.

e. Repeat this process with the other leg.

f. Practice this exercise 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

3. Supine Leg Raise

This helps in strengthening the spinal column and thigh muscles.

a. Spread a yoga mat on the floor and lie down with your back on the floor.

b. Lift one leg two feet off the ground.

c. Hold it in this position for at least 10 seconds.

d. Exhale while gradually setting the raised foot down on the floor. Rest for 5 seconds.

e. Repeat this process with the other leg.

f. Practice this exercise 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

Say goodbye to backaches forever!

4.Pay attention to your posture:

This cannot be said enough. Slouching, sitting on sofas which do not offer firm support to the back and sleeping in an awkward position may give you a stiff back the next morning. Reclining in a chair without support to the lower back in the form of a cushion is a no-no. Sleeping on the side in the fetal position is the best way to take the pressure off a weak back.

Do you have a desk job? Then this workplace ergonomics article is a must for you.

5. Semi Sit-ups:

This eases the tension in the spine by helping it stretch.

a. Lie flat on a yoga mat with your knees bent and your feet on the ground. Keep your arms underneath your head and your elbows parallel to the floor.

b. Only lift your head and shoulders off the floor and try to touch the knees with your nose.

c. Hold it for at least 10 seconds.

d. Exhale while gradually lying back on the floor to your starting position. Rest for 5 seconds.

e. Practice 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

6. Standing Back Stretch

This exercise is said to relieve the pressure from the spine and reduce backaches significantly.

a. Stand straight with your feet apart by 1 foot.

b. Place the palm of your hand on your lower back.

c. Inhale deeply while you gradually bend back and keep your knees straight. Take care not to strain your back too much.

d. Hold this position for 5 seconds.

e. Exhale and slowly return to your upright position.

f. Practice 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

7. Hip Rolls

This exercise concentrates on the hip muscles.

a. Stand straight with your feet apart and put your hands on your hips.

b. Slowly move your hips in a circular clockwise motion. Make sure that you only move your hips and not the whole body.

c. Do this for 10 counts.

d. Now move your hips in the anti-clockwise direction.

e. Continue with this movement for 10 counts.

f. Practice 5 times more and do it 3 times a day.

8. Knee Lunges:

This exercise will strengthen spine, knee and thigh muscles.

a. Stand straight with your left leg in front of your right.

b. Bend your knee forward gradually keeping your right leg straight and your left knee directly in front of your left foot.

c. Hold for 10 seconds.

d. Gradually move back to your starting position.

e. Repeat with your right leg.

f. Practice this routine 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

9. Mid Back Stretch

This exercise will ease the hip muscles and do away with any strains whatsoever.

a. Stand straight with your feet apart and hands on your hips.

b. Gently twist to your left at the waist, going as far as permitted. Try to look over your shoulder and do not change the position of your feet.

c. Hold for 10 seconds.

d. Gradually twist back to your starting position. Rest for 5 seconds.

e. Repeat for the other side.

f. Practice 5 more times and do it 3 times a day.

By regularly performing these exercises, you will be able to keep your spine in excellent condition and backaches at bay.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Newly Developed ‘SMS Gateway’ Launched for Sending Alerts to Railway Passengers Regarding their PNR Status

Indian Railways added another milestone by launching yet another innovative scheme called the ‘SMS Gateway’, which will enable passengers to get SMS alerts on the status of reserved tickets. The ‘SMS Gateway’ which was developed by Centre for Railway information Systems (CRIS), an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Railways, was launched by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury here today on the occasion of a seminar on the theme “Role of IT in Rail Services – Present and Future”. The seminar was organised by the Centre for Transportation Research and Management (CTRAM), an autonomous body of the Ministry of Railways. Present on occasion the were Shri Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri D. P. Pande, Member Traffic, Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical and Shri Alok Johri, Member Mechanical, of Railway Board.

The ‘SMS Gateway’ project will be used to send SMS alerts to passengers in case of status change in the PRS tickets, as compared to the initial booking status (For example W/L to RAC, RAC to CNF, W/L to CNF). SMS alerts prior to chart preparation will be sent once a day, in case of status change only, beginning from 5 days before the journey date. The SMS alerts after chart preparation (which is normally done 3-4 hours before train departure), will convey the actual Berth No., Coach No. and RAC No. for those passengers whose final Charting status has changed as compared to the initial booked status. In case of any ticket upgradation or seat re-allotment also SMS alerts will be sent.

It is estimated that a large of SMS alerts will be sent on daily basis (approx. 4 lakh), hence the system will be made ONLINE in phases. Initially, the system would be configured for sending post chart alerts in a few selective Rajdhani trains, followed by other Mail Express trains. Subsequently the pre chart alerts will be enabled.

This facility will greatly reduce the last minute enquiry rush on the PRS websites and Call Centre as well as reduce the4 crowding near the pasted Chart locations on the Railway Platforms. This service will be provided free of cost to the users. This will enhance the image of Indian Railways.

Taking the things forward, CRIS took up the project for setting up of SMS Gateway of sending alerts to passengers, sanctioned by the Railways Board. Till now passengers can find about their PNR status through website enquiries or Call Centre (139) or IVRS or SMS enquiry. Railways decided to proactively send the SMS alerts to passengers at no extra charges to them.

During the development of the application for sending SMS alerts, considerable challenges were faced, to ensure that there is no adverse impact in the normal functioning of the backend main PRS system (CONCERT), which is one of the largest ticketing applications in the world. M/s Mahindra Comiva and Velti System, India were the technical partners of CRIS for making this project a success.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

अकेलापन

अकेलापन

आज कल याद कुछ और रहता नहीं, एक बस आपकी याद आने के बाद।

याद आने से पहले चले आइये, और फिर जाइये जान जाने के बाद।

बहुत पहले किसी हिंदी फिल्म में सुना था ये गाना, जो की आज कल खुद मेरी जुबान पे चढ़ा हुआ है. शायद यही हाल होता है अगर कोई प्रिय आपसे ज्यादा दिन तक दूर रहे। दिन अचानक ही कितने बड़े लगने लगते है, और रात अकेली और डरावनी। समय तो जैसे पहाड़ की माफ़िक फ़ैल के आगे खड़ा हो जाता है, जिसके आर पार कुछ और दिखाई ही नहीं देता।

इस दिल की स्थिति कोई और समझ ही नहीं सकता, जब तक ऐसा कुछ उसके खुद के साथ घटित न हुआ हो। जीवन भर व्यक्ति प्यार की तलाश में ही भटकता रहता है। और जब ये ही प्यार झोली भर के आप के पास हो पर आपके समीप/निकट ना हो तो आप भटक भी नहीं सकते और अपने प्यार को पा भी नहीं सकते, बहुत ही विकट परिस्थिति हो जाती है कभी कभी।

फ़ोन भी क्या कमाल का आविष्कार है, पल भर ही सही पर मीलों की दूरिया छड़ भर के लिए लुप्त हो जाती है। और आजकल तो कई ऐसे माध्यम है दूरिया मिटाने के, फेसबुक/व्हाट्स-एप/वी-चैट/३ जी चैट जो तुरंत आपको आपके प्यार से कनेक्ट कर देते है।

पर क्या ये छड़ भर के माध्यम से सच में दूरिया घट जाती है? क्या याद आने का सिलसिला थम जाता है? क्या मन को वास्तव में संतोष की प्राप्ति हो जाती है? दिल जोर जोर धड़कना बंद कर देता है?

नहीं …………… कभी नहीं।

Monday, June 2, 2014

The Illusion

Once there was a king who had presented his daughter, the princess, with a beautiful diamond necklace. The necklace was stolen and his people in the kingdom searched everywhere but could not find it. Some said a bird might have stolen it. The king then asked them all to search for it and put a reward for $50,000 for anyone who found it.

One day a clerk was walking home along a river next to an industrial area. This river was completely polluted, filthy and smelly. As he was walking, the clerk saw a shimmering in the river and when he looked, he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to try and catch it so that he could get the $50,000 reward. He put his hand in the filthy, dirty river and grabbed at the necklace, but somehow missed it and didn't catch it. He took his hand out and looked again and the necklace was still there. He tried again, this time he walked in the river and dirtied his pants in the filthy river and put his whole arm in to catch the necklace. But strangely, he still missed the necklace! He came out and started walking away, feeling depressed.

Then again he saw the necklace, right there. This time he was determined to get it, no matter what. He decided to plunge into the river, although it was a disgusting thing to do as the river was polluted, and his whole body would become filthy.

He plunged in, and searched everywhere for the necklace and yet he failed. This time he was really bewildered and came out feeling very depressed that he could not get the necklace that would get him $50,000.

Just then a saint who was walking by, saw him, and asked him what the matter was. The clerk didn't want to share the secret with the saint, thinking the saint might take the necklace for himself, so he refused to tell the saint anything. But the saint could see this man was troubled and being compassionate, again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and promised that he would not tell anyone about it. The clerk mustered some courage and decided to put some faith in the saint. He told the saint about the necklace and how he tried and tried to catch it, but kept failing. The saint then told him that perhaps he should try looking upward, toward the branches of the tree, instead of in the filthy river. The clerk looked up and true enough, the necklace was dangling on the branch of a tree. He had been trying to capture a mere reflection of the real necklace all this time.

Moral: Material happiness is a mere reflection of d true happiness in d spiritual world.