Smartphones can do a lot of things these days. They give us turn-by-turn driving directions‚ show us the best places to eat nearby‚ check us in for a flight‚ and entertain us while we’re waiting in line. But can we use them to turn on our TV or lower the volume on our stereo? The short answer: Yes. You’ll need to download an app and purchase a few pieces of equipment‚ but using your phone as a universal remote is no longer a tech dream. TVs‚ DVD players‚ cable boxes and stereos use an infrared (IR)
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Sign In Group Discussion Ideas An important step in interviews Home Topics About me Learn the art of Living Some positive thoughts You can suggest a new group discussion topic by posting a comment. FRIDAY‚ MARCH 18‚ 2011 Nuclear Energy in India - Boon or Bane? Points to be known:Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal‚ hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. There are 442 nuclear reactors in the world. And some more nuclear plants are in construction
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agriculture‚ science and technology has helped in increasing the crop production and improving quality. Science has enabled man to diagnose and treat many dangerous diseases. Information technology and computers have revolutionized our life-styles. But‚ the boon of science‚ in many cases‚ has been turned into bane because of its misuse. Science has posed a threat to the very existence of mankind with weapons-nuclear‚ biological‚ atomic‚ chemical etc. Cyber crime is the latest addition to
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IS SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT A BOON OR BANE. This is the age of science and technology. Science has changed the face of the earth with its too many wonderful inventions and discoveries. If one of our ancestors were to return to the earth‚ he or she would not be able to recognize it-so tremendous‚ complete and fundamental has been the change. Science has benefited mankind in an unprecedented manner by its wonderful progress and development. And still the development‚ research‚ inventions and discoveries
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It is ironic that Kapil Sibal declared at 125th Birth Anniversary celebrations of great Mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan that exam-centric education system would have to go. One wonders what Ramanujan himself would say – “Mr. Minister‚ even I am a product of exam centric education system”? Kapil Sibal says he would like to replace the current system with a child-centric one. Now that is a very interesting term. So how does the minister define the term? Expressing his determination to do away with
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[ESSAY] Internet - Blessing or a Curse? Internet: the greatest invention of the 20TH century. Internet: the end of all our worries. Internet: a solution to everything. You must be wondering what am I am saying‚ why not? A woman named Penelope had a very bad disease and she couldn’t even go out to the doctor. She just took out her pocket PC‚ connected to the internet and read the cure to her disease. The world is at your hands‚ all by the internet. Whether it’s some research work‚ or social networking
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POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (A Government of India Enterprise) Head Quarter : Eastern Region-II‚ J-1-15‚ EP Block‚ Sector-V‚ Salt Lake‚ Kolkata – 700091‚ Tel: 033-23576168 Regd. Office: B-9‚ Qutab Institutional Area‚ Katwaria Sarai‚ New Delhi-110016 ENGAGEMENT ON CONTRACT BASIS - ER-II POWERGRID‚ a leading Navratna PSU under the Ministry of Power‚ Govt of India and one of the largest Transmission Utilities in the world has been entrusted with establishing and strengthening Optical
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Hi! In my english class we had to write an essay based on the quote"The more technology advances‚ the more people draw apart from each other. I would like your comments‚ criticism and opinions on it please. As technology advances and changes‚ our lives follow suit. Technology is something that people tend to get drawn into and depend on it‚ as if it was necessary for survival‚ and as a result they drift further and further apart from real social interaction. However‚ technology does have some positive
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ENGLISH FOR PROFESIONAL COMMUNICATION UDB 2332 Prepared by : This is questionnaire is to find out whether cartoons bring more advantages than disadvantages among children below 12. ALL INFORMATION GIVEN IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL YOUR COOPERATION IS MUCH APPRECIATED PERSONAL DATA Please tick( √ ) in the appropriate boxes or fill in the blanks with necessary information. 1.Age Under 16 ( ) 25 – 40 ( ) 17 – 24 ( ) 41 and above (
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Youth in resolving corruption. [pic][pic][pic][pic] Corruption is rampant in our social and political life. Like cancer it is eating into the vitals of the society.Self-serving politicians and their agents and power brokers can stoop to any extent to feather their own nest. No body is free from the needle of suspicion. Corruption seems to rule the roost everywhere. In government offices it percolates from the top to bottom . “You pay the piper and call the tune” or “Money makes the mare
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