November 2012 | ManipalBlog

The Pirates of Coal Mines

The UPA has long used the ‘policy-for-larger-goal’ argument as a subterfuge for pushing aside blatant wrongs in implementation of the policy, a trick eerily similar to its response to the 2G Spectrum scam.

It is 65 years since India attained independence and the nation has registered a series of ‘changes’, establishing its candidature for the next superpower. The days of misery are over, mafia raj no more, today the sophisticated crime of coal mines are just a material for thriller movies. Hang on. ‘Change’ not necessarily guarantees progress.… Continue reading The Pirates of Coal Mines

A party for the Aam Aadmi

At least that is what the founders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will tell you. They proclaim ‘Swaraj’, as their motto, meaning self-rule by the common man. The coming up of this party is a direct result of the corruption that the country has faced all these years, and of the multiple scams exposed… Continue reading A party for the Aam Aadmi

Graphic File Types (some examples)

File format Stands For Type Benefit .BMP Bitmap Bitmap – standard for PC Strong quality. Microsoft Paint files are saved as .BMP. .TIF/.TIFF Tagged Image File Format Bitmap Uncompressed image good for use on Mac or PC; large image file .WMF Windows Metafile Vector Many Clip Art in the Microsoft programs are in this format.… Continue reading Graphic File Types (some examples)

File Size of Digital Photos

With graphic files, the higher the resolution (pixels), the larger the file size (how much space they take up on the storage device, such as a memory card). Below is a chart of how file sizes are measured, so you can understand the difference between bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes and gigabytes. Memory Unit Contains Think… Continue reading File Size of Digital Photos

What sets X-Biking programs apart from other group cycling programs?

X-Biking is quite different from other forms of indoor group cycling. But different is not necessarily better. So, what are the central features of the X-Bike indoor performance bike and X-Biking program that deliver unrivalled benefits to users? Core (as mentioned above) On a traditional rigid indoor spin bike with a fixed gear flywheel, the… Continue reading What sets X-Biking programs apart from other group cycling programs?