St.Alfonsamma - A saint from Kerala, India

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Blessed Sr. Alphonsa

Blessed Alponsa was born on 19th August 1910 as the fourth child of Joseph and Mary Muttathupadath, in the parish of Kudamaloor in the state of Kerala. She was baptized on the 27th August. Her baptismal name was Anna and her pet name Annakutty. Her mother passed away three moths after her birth.

Annakutty started her schooling at Arpookara and left for Muttuchira Govt. School for pursuing her studies from the fourth class onwards under the immediate supervision of her maternal aunt Annamma Muricken. The aunt brought her up extremely affectionately, but equally strictly also. Her one ambition was that the child should be brought up as a respectable housewife for a deserving bridegroom. Annakutty had a vision of St. Theresa of Liseux whose life in spired her to become a religious. She therefore did not yield to any marriage proposal. Finally when she was almost compelled to be betrothed at to the church, she extricated herself from it by voluntary burning her foot placing it an ash pit of burning husks. Against such determine resistance the aunt succumbed to her desire and permitted her to join a convent .

Annakutty joined Clarist convent at Bharananganam in 1927 on the feast of Pentecost. She recived the veil postulant on second August 1928 with the name Alphonsa. Her vestition was on 19th May 1930. Later she joined the St. Theresa’s School Chenganacherry for higher studies, on completing which she engaged in teaching for a period of one year at Vakakkad. Sr. Alphonsa entered the novitiate on 12th August 1935. During this period, she had a sever attack of hemorrhage and it was feared that she would have to be sent back. But on the ninth day of novena held by her and the community seeking intercession of Fr. Kuriakose Elias Chavera, she was miraculously cured her. She completed the novitiate and made the solemn profession of her religious vows on 12th August 1936.

Sr. Alphonsa continued to have her repeated spells of sickness and pain. She was on a bed of thrones torn and tortured by excruciating pain and prolonged agony. Here was an rejoiced in the lord and magnified Him. She was longing to suffer even more for her own sanctification and that of the world.

She constantly advised her companions and novices to accept suffering cheerfully citing the biblical references to the grain of wheat which has to fall down and decay for raising new sprouts; it has to be ground in order to be turned into hosts for transformation as the body of Our Lord. She also reminded them of the grapes which have to be crushed for yielding wine to become the blood of the Lord. Her death(28th July 1946) was unnoticed by the public. The funeral was simple and thinly attended. But soon the school children , who loved her received favors through her intercession. Her tomb at Bharananganam turned into a great centre of pilgrimage attracting people from far and near.

H.E. Cardinal Tisserant inaugurated the diocesan process for her beatification on 2nd December 1953. The Long diocesan and subsequent apostolic processes bore fruit when on 9th November 1984 the Holy Father officially declared that she had practiced the Christian virtues heroically. A miracle wrought through her intercession was also formally approved by the Pope on 6th July 1985.Providence has been pleased to bestow on this generation the grace to see a daughter of the soil, a seed of the ancient Christian community of Kerala and India, beatified (8th February 1986) in her homeland by the Supreme Pontiff during his visit to this chosen land.
Now Sr. Alphonsa is to be declared as Saint by Pope Benedict XVI. All the canonization process was over.

From http://www.alphonsa.com/index.php

About Kudamaloor :
Kudamaloor, is the birthplace of St. Alphonsa and is a small village situated on the banks Konakiri Canal. It is not far from the town of Kottayam. Kudamaloor is famous for the Chembakasseril Family. A Christian church was built by the help of this famous landlord. St. Alphonsa's family "Muttathupadam" was famous for the traditional treatment given by them for the people who suffered from various kinds of ailments.
"There is a beautiful, evergreen and fertile piece of land blessed with a variety of tropical trees, on the western bank of the Konakiri Canal, a tributary of river Kudamaloor, which flows down westward forming a border line for Aarpookara and Kudamaloor; this river itself is the northern tributary of the famous Meenachil river, flowing through Kottayam district in Kerala state. South India."

About Bharananganam

Bharananganam is a name which is synonymous with St. Alphonsa, who ise the first saint of India. This town is 5 kilometer away from Palai, now has become an important pilgrim center in Kerala. St. lphonsa was born in 1910 August 19th at Kudamaloor, a small village near Kottayam. A traditional family named Muttathupadathu was blessed to have Sr. Alphonsa (maiden name A.E Anna) as their child. She was born to Mr.Auseph and Mariamma. Muttathupadathu. She was baptized at Kudamlaoor church. 50 days later Mariamma died. So Anna was looked after by her maternal uncle at Muttuchira another small town in Kottayam district. She studied up to 3rd class at Muttuchira government school. During 1924 she had suffered by severe burns and she was not able to continue the studies. Yet she remained at Muttuchira till she was 15 years. Her Holy Communion (1917) and confirmation (1925) were held at Muttuchira church. She was adamant in joining a convent as a nun and by passing all proposals for marriage she joined Franciscan Clarist convent at Bharananganam on August 2nd, 1928. Then she joined Clarist convent at Vazhappally, Changanacherry. She studied up to 8th standard. Unfortunately she again fell ill and was brought back to Bharanganam convent. For a short period she was a teacher at Vakakkadu School. Then illness became a regular visitor of Sr.Alphonsa. She was bedridden and was not able to walk. Yet she prayed all the time. All treatments proved fruitless. On 1946 July 28 she was called to her eternal home. The mortal remains were laid to rest at Bharananganam forane church. Surprisingly very few people attended the funeral. But very soon her grave was visited by mostly by students. They got the blessings of God especially for winning high marks in school and college examinations. Gradually several people started visiting Bharananganam and St. Alphonsa's tomb .
The Bharananganam church which is 1000 years old is also known as Anakkallu church. This place is also have stories which relates to Pandavas. It is believed that Bharananganam Sreekrishna temple was blessed by pandavas themselves. The older name of this place was Parananganam. St. Thomas the apostle of India, social reformer sree Narayana Guru, Mother Theresa, blessed Chavara Elias visited this place. It is believed that a portion of the cross which was used to crucify Jesus Christ is kept here. Archeologists unearthed coins which belongs to Buddha era (B.C 563-483), 162 silver coins of 18th century from Bharananganam. This place is considered to be settlement of Buddhists, the sastha temple at Edamattom underlines this theory.

The church was first built during 1004 AD. As per the tradition five families requested for a church at Bharananganam. But there was a quarrel between the Christians of this region over the location of the church. The local ruler find a unique way to settle the issue. He entrusted his elephant to find out a suitable place. The foundation stone was laid on the same day (1004 August 15) .Thus a small church was built. Few years later more Christians from Nilakkal and surroundings reached Bharananganam and the Christian community became stronger. They wanted a big church. In 1935 a new church was built and the idol of St.Sebastian brought by the new families was installed in the church. When the Portuguese were in command of the affairs of the Christians in India they wanted to rebuild churches in Christian style. Before that all churches adopted temple architecture and even the first sailor from Portugal Vasco de Gama prayed in a temple believing it as a church. In 1913 this church was demolished to construct another church. But it took a long 15 years to complete the works the obvious reason was First World War. This is the fourth church and a big one in gothic style. It is 180 feet long and 62 feet wide. It is built with local available materials. The altar of the old church is kept even now. There was a small church adjacent to the old church and it is still there.

When the number of pilgrims increased a shrine was built near the old church which is named after St.Alphonsa. There is a belief that illness will be cured miraculously by praying at St. Alphonsa's grave. St.Alphonsa was declared "blessed" on 1986 February by Pope John Paul II when he visited Kerala. (The podium built for the ceremony at Kottayam is kept near the Bharananganam church. It was the maiden visit of a Pope to Kerala and second visit of a Pope to India. The first pope to visit India was Paul VI. Beatification of Sr. Alphonsa is expected on 12th October 2008 at Vatican by Pope Benedict XVI. Then Sr.Alphonsa will be the first Indian saint. Though Gonsalo Garzia (1557-1597) from Maharastra was declared saint in 1862 by Pope Pius IX, he was only half Indian. He was born to Indian mother and Portuguese father. The beatification process of Sr.Alphonsa started way back in 1953. After numerous complicated processes the final declaration is expected. December 8th (Francis Assisi feast), St. Sebastian's feast (January 20, 21) St. Alphonsa day (July 28) are the main festivals of Bharananganam. People belong to various communities live here in harmony, and the festivals of the church and temple are celebrated by all. The ornamental lamp held during the church procession was donated by the temple. Bharananganam parish is now having 1000 odd families. This church was made a forane in 1890 itself. The first pastoral home in Kerala was built here. The ornamental gold cross which is an artistic marvel was first owned by this church. An English school was started here in 1880 though the foreign heads of church were not interested in English schools.

Bharananganam is a panchayth area spreading 27.04 square kilometer. Population is around 17,000. The women's college at Palai is named after Sister Alphonsa. This college is famous for its achievements in sports apart from academic excellence. It produced few Olympians too. The churches at the native place of Sr. Alphonsa at kudamaloor and Muttuchira are also visited by thousands of pilgrims. (Muttuchira is also famous for stylish coffin making).

History of QUANTITY SURVEYOR

IN THE BEGINNING ………….

On the first day God said to the angels “I wish to build a universe – how do I start?” “We need architects”, replied the angels in unison.

And so it came to pass that God created architects, and blessed them with imagination, creativity, professionalism and leadership. God was well pleased with his creations. “I want to build a universe”, He said to them, “and I created you to help me”.

“Good choice, now we need a whole team of engineers”, said the architects. “What for?”, God asked, somewhat puzzled. “For all the boring bits”, the architects thought to themselves, but they said “for all of the specialist structure design, and services etc”. “You mean for all of the boring bits”, said God, perceptively.

There was much down casting of eyes and shuffling of feet, but the architects were given the engineers they needed, and the project team was ready. They decided to call the first meeting to discuss the project at hand. “How many chairs will we need?’ asked God, “can anyone here count?” “Not us”’, said the architects, “we don’t count”. “Don’t ask us”, said the engineers, “we don’t count either”. God was mightily perplexed.

“It appears that we need one more consultant – someone to count things.” God said. The project team nodded in agreement. “What shall we call him?” God asked, “the Counter of Chairs?” The assembled consultants thought that this name was a little demeaning. The angels suggested Noter of the Numerological, Manager of the Mathematical, or Assessor of the Arithmetical. What about the “Surveyor of Quantities?” asked the architects. “Perfect”, said God “I shall create a quantity surveyor”.

And so God created the quantity surveyor who was pragmatic, reliable, suitably conservative, and with a good mind for numbers. Gave also gave him all the bits of knowledge left over from creating the architects and engineers. As thus it came to pass that he was nicknamed The QS (Quantity Surveyors).

Unfortunately, after creating so many architects and engineers, God did not have a suitable image left in his warehouse. All that was left was some pinstriped suits, bowler hats, dress shirts, and desert boots.

Perturbed by his somewhat inappropriate image the new quantity surveyor stepped out into the universe. His first task was to count the number of chairs required, and he got that right (actually it was within 10%, which he thought was quite close given market factors, escalation, unforeseen items and contingencies). But there was not much else to do, so he sat in the corner … and listened. The architect set about designing the earth and, oh, it was so beautiful!! It had lots of curves, and angles and squiggly bits, with glass mountains and pastel coloured textured render, adding those magic finishing touches.

The structural engineer designed the support system. A really big skyhook (plus two spares) held up by lots of beams and bolts. Very sturdy – very safe. The mechanical & electrical engineers designed a huge sun for the middle of the sky so as to make the earth warm and bright. A smaller yellow sun in the east for the morning, a big red one in the west for the evening, and a soft grey/blue one for the night, so that people could sleep. The Architect added lots of stars for effect. And God was well pleased. “Who will we get to build this wonderful universe?” He wondered. And lo He created the builder, and asked him how long would he expect it to take to build the universe.

After 40 days and 40 nights, the builder returned with his quote.

“Not seven days, not seven weeks, but seven times seven weeks”, said the builder, “and 30,000 pieces of silver”.

God was shocked.

“But I must have it in six days and for 30 pieces of silver”, said God, “the bibles are already printed”.

He called the consultants together for another meeting and told them He was concerned that the universe was going to take much too long to build. He added that He was concerned that it was also going to cost far too much to build.

“Terrible how much it costs to build a universe these days’’ muttered the architects”. “Good design takes time to build”, agreed the engineers. There was much rhetoric and shaking of heads, and God was almost ready to abandon the project.

“It could be done quicker and cheaper”, said the QS in a small voice from his dark corner of the room. “A few changes could reduce the time and cost significantly”.

“How do you know?” the consultants all asked, “you know nothing about building universes”.

God turned to the quantity surveyor and advised him that he had been created to count chairs. God added that He was well pleased with that initial effort, recalling that the quantity surveyor had got it right (within 10% anyway). “Please tell me how I can build this universe quicker and cheaper”. “Well for a start,” said the quantity surveyor, “make the earth round. All those curves, angles and squiggly bits are too expensive. Then delete all those skyhooks. If You create gravity and orbit the earth around the sun, it will stay there without any support. Also you don’t need the smaller suns for morning, evening and night”, the QS added with an air of authority. “Yeah, right”, said the mechanical and electrical engineers sneeringly, “It will be broad daylight all of the time and no one would be able to get any sleep”.

“Not if we spin the earth around”, said the QS. “Then the sun will not be shining brightly all of the time. Also a small moon, to reflect the sun at night, would not cost that much to build. And why not create some more builders to give a more competitive price?” the QS added. Verily, with much weeping and grinding of teeth, the consultants changed the design, and God created more builders. God then asked the QS to estimate how long the project would take to design and to build, and (naturally) how much would it cost.

“Based upon the information available, along with provisions for contingencies, escalation, market factors, etc, my initial preliminary budget estimate is seven days and 35 pieces of silver”, the QS said. “Great”, said God, “that is pretty close to my budget”. After another 40 days and 40 nights, the builders returned with their quotes. The lowest price was 30 pieces of silver, to be built in six days. The quantity surveyor was delighted. “At last I have proved my worth”, he thought. But the consultants were not happy.

“You messed with my design”, shouted the architect. “You know-it-all; leave our things alone”, said the engineers (however, nobody mentioned the reduction in their fees, as they were all too professional for that).

The QS was disillusioned and confused, and he turned to God for comfort. Surely God would be happy – all that time and money he has saved. God took the QS and told him that his estimate was wrong by 14%, and God chastised the QS for calling himself a Surveyor of Quantities. And so it came top pass that the QS was banished to the desert where he spent his time talking to accountants and lawyers.

He still counts chairs, and now also bricks, doors, windows and other bits. Some have left the profession to become tax collectors. He still gets asked by the consultants to provide estimates, but they don’t often ask him to interfere with their designs, and they don’t pay him very much.
As so it came to pass that everyone was happy.

COPYCAT Tendency - a natural behaviour, but not good

The term copycat refers to the tendency of humans to duplicate the behavior of others, as expressed in the saying, "monkey see, monkey do." This notably happens in the case of suicide and murder. The term is used both for the act and for the person.

As per an article in Hindu The natural tendency to emulate what one watches is known as the “copy cat tendency” among adolescents and may have adverse consequences in the form of suicides and addiction. According to Delhi-based psychiatrist Samir Parikh the very act of observing a famous character or an eminent personality, be it in their peer group or a celebrity, and then beginning to put oneself in his shoes is called the copy-cat syndrome that is prevalent among adolescents worldwide.

Dr. Parikh says that indulgence in smoking, bunking classes, thievery and car-speeding are some of the common deeds that are the result of this syndrome. Without realising the consequences, the impressionable children blindly follow their peers, which supposedly gives them a boost.

A copycat (also copy-cat or copy cat) is a person or animal, or computer program that mimics or repeats the behavior of another. The expression may derive from kittens that learned by imitating the behaviors of their mothers. It has been in use since at least 1896, in Sarah Orne Jewett's "The Country of the Pointed Firs". The term is often derogatory, suggesting a lack of originality.

A copycat suicide is defined as a duplication or copycat of another suicide that the person attempting suicide knows about either from local knowledge or due to accounts or depictions of the original suicide on television and in other media. The well-publicized suicide serves as a model, in the absence of protective factors, to the next suicide. They occasionally spread, like wildfire, through a school system, through a community, or in terms of a celebrity suicide wave, nationally. Examples of celebrities whose suicides have inspired widespread copycat suicides include the American musician Kurt Cobain and the Japanese musician Hide. Sometimes this is known as a Werther effect, following the Werther novel of Goethe.

The copycat tendency may lead to some disaster because children with this syndrome can try anything they see on their surroundings. They may imitate the super heroes, or the visuals seen in the television. So we have to be very care full with our children to avoid such incidents. Parents can guide them so that they can get rid of this Copycat tendency.

Objective of a Quantity Surveyor

A Quantity Surveyor can identify and collate the costs involved in order to develop an overall budget for any project. They can then undertake cost planning which aims to help all members of the design team arrive at practical solutions and stay within the project budget. It is the final detailed estimate prepared by the Quantity Surveyors, in consultation with a project architect, which forms a basis on which subsequent tenders can be evaluated. Schedules of quantities translate the drawing, plans and specifications produced by the design team to enable each contractor to calculate tender prices fairly, on exactly the same basis as the competitors.

Quantity surveying as a career, is both diverse and rewarding. The roles and
responsibilities of quantity surveyors are constantly changing and evolving, as
such, QS are often referred to as Construction Economists or Cost Managers.
The responsibilities of a QS can involve, but not limited to: cost planning, life
cycle cost studies, feasibility analysis, insurance replacement cost valuation,
value management contract administration, procurement advice, due diligence
reports.

An additional role of a QS is to act as an arbitrator. As such, in the case of
construction disputes the QS is often called on as an expert witness.
High in Demand

The demand for a QS is driven by the construction and engineering industries,
as well as, increasingly by the finance and property management sectors. Due
to the ever expanding range of services that the profession can provide, the
need for a QS has been constant. In recent years, we have seen the demand
for qualified and experienced QS increasing.

Quantity Surveyor means a person educated, trained and qualified, and who is particularly and regularly engaged, for the purpose of livelihood, in the following work:

The preparation of Bills and/or Schedules of Quantities of materials, labour and services required in the construction and equipment of building, or engineering works, and;
The preparation and valuation of progress and final payments in connection with any contract or sub-contract, and;
The appraisal of the value of proposed constructions or other structures already erected, and;
The preparation of specifications when required so to do, and;
Acting as arbitrator in cases of dispute in connection with building, or engineering work, when required so to do, and;
To advise from time to time on cost management, or value management.
To carry out such other duties as may properly be those of a Quantity Surveyor.

Quantity Surveyor - Lot of job opportunities waiting all over

A Quantity Surveyor (QS) is a professional person working within the construction industry. The role of the QS is, in general terms, to manage and control costs within construction projects and may involve the use of a range of management procedures and technical tools to achieve this goal.

A quantity surveyor would play a key part of any building project, managing the costs from the early design plans right through to the building's completion. As a quantity surveyor your main priority is to make sure that projects meet legal and quality standards, and that clients get good value for money.

Typical tasks may include:

GENERAL
Managing costs on a wide variety of new building projects and structures, such as residential developments, sports stadiums, roads and bridges, schools, hospitals, offices and factories;

Providing advice on contractual claims;

Valuing completed work and arranging payments;

Developing knowledge relevant to contract conditions and their applications;

Maintaining awareness of the different building contracts in current use;

Understanding the implications of health and safety regulations.

Working with consultants

Preparing tender and contract documents (normally as per the FIDIC Conditions of Contract), take of quantity (normally using POMI, Principles of Measurements International) and making Bill of Quantities as per the specification and drawings.

Undertaking costs analysis for repair and maintenance project work;

Preparing early stage budgets and detailed cost plans;

Performing risk and value management and cost control;

Advising on procurement strategy;

Identifying, analysing and developing responses to commercial risks;

Preparing and analysing costings for tenders;

Establishing and operating cost and financial control systems;

Working with Contractor

Take of quantity and making Bill of Quantities as per the specification and drawings.

Sending the enquiry to the subcontractors for different types of works

Reviewing the quotations and making bid summary.

Allocating work to subcontractors;

Negotiating with the subcontractors ensure budgets are not exceeded;

Making the monthly payments to the subcontractor for the actual work done.

Making monthly valuation for Submitting to client.

Making variation orders for the changes due to the drawing or specification changes.

Re-conciliation of Submitted variation order with Client's Quantity Surveyors.



INSTITUTES of QUANTITY SURVEY

UK & Worldwide .....Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

UK & Worldwide .....Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES

USA & Worldwide... International Cost Engineering Council (ICEC)

Australia ...................Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)

Canada ......................Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS)

China .........................China Engineering Cost Association (CECA)

Hong Kong.................Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)

India ..........................The Institution of Surveyors (INDIA) (ISI)

Ireland...................... Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCS)

Jamaica ....................The Jamaican Institute of Quantity Surveyors (JIQS)

Kenya ...................... Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK)

Malaysia ..................The Institution of Surveyors, Malaysia (ISM)

New Zealand........... New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS)

Nigeria..................... The Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors{NIQS}

Pacific & Asia...........Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)

Singapore.................Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV)

South Africa........... Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS)

See the wiki article here

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Cochin SmartCity CEO and Board Member Fareed Abdul Rahman said yesterday that United Kingdom-based multi-disciplinary consultancy Colin Buchanan has been appointed master planner for the SmartCity IT Park at Kochi.

SmartCity Kochi is a joint venture project between Dubai-based TECOM Investments, SAMA Dubai and the Kerala Government.

Colin Buchanan is one of the UK's leading multi-disciplinary consultancies dealing in town master planning, urban design, regeneration, economics and development, transport and traffic engineering. Colin Buchanan is doing somany prestigious projects like Jabel Ali Airport, Hethrew Airport Terminal, London 2012 Olimpics bid etc. They also done the Master plan for the Smart City Malta. They were awareded NCE Consultants of the Year Award 2008 in recognition of its high profile projects like Crossrail, and ULTra Heathrow Terminal 5. They will cordinate with local consultants and companies to finish the Smart city project.

The controversial pages of Kerala 7th Standard text book

Page No 24 of the controversial 7th Standard Social Studies text book of kerala Education syllabus - "Life without Religion" . You can see the The English Transilation below. 25th Page of Social studies
Page number 26 of kerala Social Studies page number 27 of kerala 7th std social studies text book . in which there is a question for the children to thing and write

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Q : Which religion will be the most affected people with the following crisis.

1. Rising Expence ........... 2. Drinking Water Crisis

3. Epidemics .................... 3. Earth Quake

the foolish peoples who doesn't know the simple answer of this question, making this portion as

the portion for making the children "an atheist".

the children who read this will give you the simple answer " this problem is not affecting a purticular religion but will affect all the peoples in that region"

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LIFE without Religion

The lesson is set in a school room where two parents and their kid meet the Headmaster for school admission. The Headmaster fills in the forms,

Headmaster: “What is your name?”
“Jeevan”

Headmaster: “Nice…father’s name?”
“Anwar Rasheed”

Headmaster: Mother’s name?”
“Lakshmi Devi”

The Principal looks at the parents

Headmaster: “What should I fill in for the kid’s religion?”
Parents : “Keep it blank…or else add No Religion”

Headmaster: “Caste”
Parents : “not needed”

The Principal leans back on his chair and asks solemnly

Headmaster: “What if he wants a religion when he grows up?”
Parents : “If he wants a religion when he grows up, he can choose the one he likes then”

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Below is a quote from the blog of 'Anchalkkaran' which i am fully agreed with the views.

HOT DIP GALVANIZATION for Steel Structures

HOT DIP GALVANIZATION for STEEL

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Unprotected Steel can be seriously damaged due to such environmental factors as rain & snow, wind, and extreme temperature .Corrosion transforms steel back to its natural state of iron, which is very fragile and can prove to be deadly in structures supporting heavy pressure (e.g. Towers).

Picture of Hot dip Galvanized pipes

The best way to avoid this phenomenon is through a process called "hot dip galvanization". This process consists of dipping steel in melted zinc at 450° Celsius, temperature at which iron and zinc share great affinity, and allowing an alloy to form where pure zinc prevails to the outside. The final product is a Steel surface protected with a zinc coating.

Hot-dip galvanized steel has been using in the industry for more than 150 years. The value of hot-dip galvanizing stems from the relative corrosion resistance of zinc, which, under most service conditions, is considerably better than iron and steel. In addition to forming a physical barrier against corrosion, zinc, applied as a hot-dip galvanized coating, cathodically protects exposed steel.

A Galavanization Plant

Steel strip can be hot-dip galvanized in a continuous line. Hot-dip galvanized steel strip (also sometimes loosely referred to as galvanized iron) is extensively used for applications requiring the strength of steel and resistance to corrosion.

Applications include: roofing and walling, safety barriers, handrails, consumer appliances and automotive body parts. One common use is in metal pails. They are also used in most heating and cooling duct systems in buildings

Galvanization progressing at a plant

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See this PDF file from GORD telecom for more information. Also See American Galvanizers Association

V notch weirs in Hydraulics lab

We are using V notch for calculating the quantity of water flow through a channel.

Introduction

Weirs are typically installed in open channels such as streams to determine discharge (flowrate). The basic principle is that discharge is directly related to the water depth above the crotch (bottom) of the V; this distance is called head (h). The V-notch design causes small changes in discharge to have a large change in depth allowing more accurate head measurement than with a rectangular weir.

EquationsV-notch weir

equations have become somewhat standardized. Using the Kindsvater-Shen equation, which is presented below from USBR (1997) for Q in cfs and heights in ft units. All of the references show similar curves for C and k vs. angle, but none of them provide equations for the curves. To produce automated calculations, LMNO Engineering used a curve fitting program to obtain the equations which best fit the C and k curves. Our equations are shown below. The graph shown is from our fits. If you compare it to the graphs shown in the references, it looks nearly identical which implies that our fits are very good.

C = 0.607165052 - 0.000874466963 Ø + 6.10393334x10-6 Ø2k (ft.) = 0.0144902648 - 0.00033955535 Ø + 3.29819003x10-6 Ø2 - 1.06215442x10-8 Ø3 , where Ø is the notch angle in degrees

Installation Guidelines and Equation Applicability suggests using the V-notch weir equations for the following conditions:

Head (h) should be measured at a distance of at least 4h upstream of the weir.
It doesn't matter how thick the weir is except where water flows over the weir through the "V." The weir should be between 0.03 and 0.08 inches (0.8 to 2 mm) thick in the V. If the bulk of the weir is thicker than 0.08 inch, the downstream edge of the V can be chamfered at an angle greater than 45o (60o is recommended) to achieve the desired thickness of the edges. You want to avoid having water cling to the downstream face of the weir.

Water surface downstream of the weir should be at least 0.2 ft. (6 cm) below the bottom of the V to allow a free flowing waterfall.

Measured head (h) should be greater than 0.2 ft. (6 cm) due to potential measurement error at such small heads and the fact that the nappe (waterfall) may cling to the weir.

The average width of the approach channel (B) should be > 3 ft. (91 cm).

The equations have been developed for h<1.25>

The equations have been developed for fully contracted V-notch weirs which means h/B should be <= 0.2.

The bottom of the "V" should be at least 1.5 ft. (45 cm) above the bottom of the upstream channel.

If your weir does not achieve some of the above criteria, you may have a "partially contracted V-notch weir" where h/B needs only to be <= 0.4, the bottom of the "V" only needs to be 4 inch (10 cm) above the bottom of the upstream channel, the approach channel only needs to be 2 ft. (61 cm) wide, and h can be up to 2 ft. (61 cm) instead of 1.25 ft. (38 cm). Partially contracted weirs use a different graph for C which is a function of h/P and P/B and is only valid for a notch angle of 90o. In the graph (not given) , C varies from 0.576 to 0.6; whereas, for a fully contracted 90o notch, C is 0.578 from our graph shown above.

Our calculation does not account for partially contracted weirs, but for most practical purposes the difference in C is inconsequential.

For more information see "United States Department of the InteriorBureau of Reclamation".

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COURTESY : LMNO Engineering

BLACK WEEK PROTEST AGAINST BLOG "THEFT and THREAT"

I am also joining with BLOGGERS againts the blog theft, and the threats against a blogger "injippennu" . The theft from the blogs is solved by kerals.com by removing the post from their website (may be temporary) . But I heard the other issue of abuse and threatening is still going on. It should be solved immediately. Kerals, please come to the front and solve it.

This post is my moral support to the blogger injippennu and the other malayalam bloggers.

Indian baby boy names starting with V,W,X,Y,Z

V
Vachaspati

Vaibhav

Vajramani

Vallabh

Vandan

Vaninath

Varghese

Varkey

Varma

Varun - lord of the waters,

Vasant - (season)

Vasava

Vasu

Vasudev - Father of Krishna

Vasuman

Ved

Veer

Venkatesh

Venu

Venugopal

Vibin

Victor

Vidur - wise

Vidyacharan

Vidyadhar

Vidyaranya

Vijai

Vijay

Vijayan

Vijayaraghavan

Viju

Vikas

Vikram

Vikram

Vikramendra

Vikrant

Vimal

Vinay

Vincent

Vineet

Vineeth

Vinesh

Vinod - happyman

Vinu

Vipan

Vipin

Viplav

Vipul

Viraj

Virat

Virochan

Vishal - huge,

Vishnu - Lord Vishnu

Vishva

Vishvajit

Vishvakarma

Vishvatma

Vishwamitra

Vishwas

Viswanath

Viswanathan

Vivek

Vyomesh

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W
Waseem

Wendy

William

Wilson

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X
Xavier

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Y
Yadav

Yash

Yashodhan

Yashodhara

Yashpal

Yashwant

Yaswant

Yatin

Yesudas

Yogendra

Yogesh

Yogesh

Yudhajit

Yudhisthir

Yuvaraj

Yuyutsu

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Z
Zachariah

Zadeer

Zafar

Zain

Zeno

Sonia Gandhi in Advertisement - BJP opposes.

Saying it was against rules, India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to not use the photographs of Congress president Sonia Gandhi in its advertisements.

“Sonia Gandhi is not part of the UPA government and so her photographs should not be used in advertisements put up by the government,” BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here.

BJP on Monday demanded immediate removal of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s photographs from government advertisements, saying the “improper and unjustifiable practice” should be stopped.

As per Indian Express “In this election year, the government must not be allowed to continue with the corrupt practice aimed at providing unfair media advantage to the Congress president,” he (BJP spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad ) said. BJP on Monday demanded immediate removal of Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s photographs from government advertisements, saying the “improper and unjustifiable practice” should be stopped.

As per my openion BJP is correct. Congress should stop this, if they are ready to face the Election. This is just a .publicity blitz. Why waste public money for a political party's benifits?

Santosh Madhavan aka Amrutha Chaithanya

സന്തോഷ് മാധവന്‍ (സ്വാമി അമൃത ചൈതന്യ )

Santosh Madhavan born in Kattappana, Idukki.

He is the first Malayalee criminal under GOD-MAN skin to go international.

Santhosh madhavan - wedding photos

Santosh Madhavan is the new sensation in Kerala. He is also known as Swami Amrutha Chaithanya.

The Kerala Police has arrested godman Swami Amritha Chaithanya alias Santosh Madhavan. Santosh Madhavan, who was wanted by Interpol, was arrested near Kochi. A Dubai-based Indian busiiness woman, Serafin Edwin, had accused him of cheating her with Rs 40 lakh way back in 2003.

The report says that Madhavan & his accomplice had invested crores of rupees in real estate in Kerala & built up a network of influential friends & well-wishers.

Anyway, The Controversial Kerala god man Swami Amritananthachaithanya alias Santhosh Madhavan was Tuesday (13.05.08) arrested and charged with three offenses, including rape of a teenager.Inspector General of Police Vincent M. Paul told reporters that three cases have been filed against Santhosh Madhavan and his driver Thomas.He added that Madhavan has also been charged with possessing 'ganja' (marijuana) while the forest department has registered a case against him for keeping a tiger skin.It is reported that a large number of pornographic films were also recovered from his flat here.

Disclaimer

The photographs shown here is from a forwarded e-mail.

Mahatma Gandhi University - off campuss centre at Dubai

I studied in Mahatma Gandhi University.

The Mahatma Gandhi University (formerly Gandhiji University), with B+ accreditation of National Assessment and Accreditation Council, was established on 2nd October 1983, as the fifth University in the Southern most State of Kerala,India.

For UAE Students there is a off campus centre for MG University. The fact that Dubai Knowledge Village, aptly reckoned as Middle East's Centre of Excellence, has become the home of Off-Campus Center of Mahatma Gandhi University is no coincidence.

You can contact off campus centre

MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY OFF-CAMPUS CENTER #4
Block #3 , Dubai Knowledge Village
Tel : 04-390 2981 / 82 Fax : 04-366 4661E-mail : contact@mgudxboc.com

For more details you can go to the website of MG University off-campus centre

Post office box in physics lab (Wheatstone Bridge)

The Wheatstone Bridge that some of us remember is a box of plugs like the one at the left at the Garland Collection of Classical Physics Apparatus at Vanderbilt University.
The bridge is by James W. Queen of Philadelphia, and is listed in the 1888 catalogue as "Set of Resistance coils, with bridge, battery ken and Galvanometer key, old Post-office pattern, the wire of platinum alloy ... $208.00."
In Great Britain, the telegraph system was controlled by the Post Office, and hence the name "Post-Office Box" for the instrument developed to make resistance measurements with the system.

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Today One of my friend was saying about the "post office box" in physics lab. I can't remember this item. after a long search I found this one. is this item is called the post office box? please help me.

Tessy Thomas, Project Director of Agni III project

Tessy Thomas who is been appointed as Project Director for developing the advanced version of Agni II missile. Tessy earlier has worked as Assistant Project Director in successful launch of Agni III Interballistic missile with 3500 range on May 7.

In a significant move, Dr Tessy Thomas, one of the around 200 women scientists and technicians working for the DRDO, has been cleared to be appointed to the post of Project Director of the upgraded version of the 2000 km-long nuclear capable Agni-II missile.

After completing B.Tech from Thrissur Engineering College, Kozhikode, and an M.Tech in Guided Missile from Pune.

Ms Thomas 45 belongs to Alleppey in Kerala and joined Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as scientist in 1988. India's missile woman has also worked with the missile man of India , Dr Abdul Kalam the former president of India.

Tessy Thomas indicates emerging women power in national advance technologies.

About this blog

I am not an expert in blogging. I don't know how to write in English because I studied in Malayalam schools of Kerala, INDIA. Malayalam is our language so I like Malayalam and also I like my state of Kerala which is also known as God's own country.

I started this blog because I have to post some of my articles and photos which is not suitable for my other blogs. This blog will be a mixture of Malayalam, Tamil and English.

This blog will be a mixture of photos, mails and articles , which i want to read later aslo.I want to keep these things for me for references in future. There is no intention to litarate you with this blog