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Sunday, 27 October 2013
Friday, 25 October 2013
What is Greenwich Mean Time ? Brief Description of Greenwich Time
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) originally referred to the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, which later became adopted as a global time standard. It is for the most part the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and when this is viewed as a time zone, the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United Kingdom, such as the BBC World Service,[1] the Royal Navy, the Met Officeand others particularly in Arab countries, such as the Middle East Broadcasting Center and OSN. It is the term in common use in the United Kingdom and countries of the Commonwealth, including Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Malaysia, and many other countries in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Before the introduction of UTC on 1 January 1972, Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Zulu time) was the same as Universal Time (UT), a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields. Astronomers no longer use the term "Greenwich Mean Time".
In the United Kingdom, GMT is the official time during winter; during summerBritish Summer Time is used. GMT is the same as Western European Time.[2]
Noon Greenwich Mean Time is rarely the exact moment when the sun crosses the Greenwich meridian and reaches its highest point in the sky there, because of Earth's uneven speed in its elliptic orbit and its axial tilt. This event may be up to 16 minutes away from noon GMT, a discrepancy calculated by the equation of time. Noon is the annual average (i.e. mean) time of this event, prompting the inclusion of "mean" in "Greenwich Mean Time".
Historically the term GMT has been used with two different conventions, sometimes numbering hours starting at midnight and sometimes starting at noon. The more specific terms UT and UTC do not share this ambiguity, always referring to midnight as zero hours. Astronomers preferred the latter GMT convention in order to simplify their observational data so that each night was logged under a single calendar date.
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Animal Riddles COLLECTION
What does a cat have that no other animal has?
- Kittens.
What has two heads, four eyes, six legs, and a tail?
- A cowboy riding his horse.
What always sleeps with its shoes on?
- A Horse.
What is as big as an elephant, but weighs nothing at all?
- The shadow of an elephant.
What fur do we get from a Tiger?
- As fur away as possible!
Why do dragons sleep all day?
- They like to hunt Knights.
What can honk without a horn?
- A goose.
What has a horn but does not honk?
- A rhinoceros.
What is the greatest worldwide use of cowhide?
- To cover cows.
What two keys can't open any doors?
- A Donkey, and a Monkey.
Childrens Rhymes and Poems - Rain, Rain, Go Away - English Rhyme
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
Daddy wants to play,
Rain Rain go away,
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
Mommy wants to play,
Rain Rain go away,
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
Brother wants to play,
Rain Rain go away,
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
Sister wants to play,
Rain Rain go away,
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
Baby wants to play,
Rain Rain go away,
Rain Rain go away,
Come another day,
All the family wants to play,
Rain Rain go away.
KIDS STORY IN ENGLISH - The Fox and the Stork - MORAL STORY
A selfish fox once invited a stork to dinner at his
home and for a joke put nothing before her but
some soup in a very shallow dish. The fox could
easily lap this up, but the Stork could only wet the
end of her long bill in it, and stayed hungry.
“I am sorry that the soup is not to your liking," said
the fox with a sly smile.
"Oh, please do not apologise," said the Stork. "I
hope you will return this visit, and come and dine
with me too sometime." So a day was appointed
when the Fox should visit the Stork.
Finally, when they were seated at the table, the
Stork served them both some soup in a very
long‑necked jar with a narrow mouth. The stork
drank the soup easily but the fox could not insert
his snout into the tall jar. This time it was the Fox’s
turn to go hungry.
MORAL: ONE BAD TURN DESERVES
ANOTHER.
Friday, 18 October 2013
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A TRIBUTE TO Sir Alexander Fleming IN TELUGU
Sir Alexander Fleming, FRSE, FRS, FRCS was a Scottish biologist, pharmacologist and botanist.
