Saturday, May 10, 2008

Castle Computers®

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

An effective IT system in any business begins with the right support. At Castle Computers, we begin by understanding client’s business and their IT system support requirements. From there, we provide support to our client’s business with quality functionality, security and confidence at affordable prices.

Castle Computers has a team of dedicated, qualified, efficient and effective system professionals. Our extensive services have been reaching leading companies and clients in Chennai, Puduchery, Tamilnadu & Mumbai.

We provide high quality system servicing and maintenance works at our client’s doorstep (both officially & personally). Services at its best is what Castle Computers believes will help achieve their long term goals.

Our core expertise services include Linux Installation, Windows Installation, Web Designing & Hosting, E-Mail Solutions, Project Works, Desktop/Laptop Services, Printer Services, Cartridges & Toner Refilling and Teleconsultation for trouble shooting maintenances.

You can get free assistance from us for your Hardware & Software Problems like…

  • How to partition and format a Hard Disk in Windows XP
  • How to password protect folders in Windows XP
  • How to password protect Internet Explorer
  • How to use Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
  • How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your Computer
  • How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP from starting
  • How to add an EFS recovery agent in Windows XP Professional
  • How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
  • How to perform a custom installation of Windows Vista on a computer that is running Windows XP
  • Virus alert about the W32.Lirva.A@mm worm
  • List of updates in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
  • How to configure RDS for Windows Server 2003
  • How to troubleshoot permissions in Internet Information Server 4.0
  • Availability and description of Internet Explorer 6
  • Error message when you try to access an administrative share on a Windows Vista-based computer from another Windows Vista-based computer that is a member of a workgroup: "Logon unsuccessful: Windows is unable to log you on"
  • How to retrieve mails deleted by shift + delete
  • how to reset administrator password
  • how to remove duplicate appointment from calendar
  • how to remove items from the notification area in Windows XP

Also about the entire doubts about hardware and software problems, Insha Allah will try to give a detailed reply as soon as possible.

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Friday, May 09, 2008

Drink

a) Drink essential. Drink is essentially necessary for everything in the world as without it nothing can live. Plants die without watery nourishment. Man is also not free from that law. The Quran says: And Allah created every living thing from water (25:4)

b) Manner of Drink. Drinking should always be made in sitting posture and not in standing or lying condition. The Holy Prophet prohibited it (11:78). Before drinking, the name of Allah should be taken by uttering – “In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Beneficent, “and after drink the Almighty Allah should be praised by saying “All Praise if for Allah, the lord of the worlds” (11:89). “At the time of actual drink, no breath should be thrown into the cup or vessel (7:44, 11:88) and generally water should be taken in three breaths (11:75) Drink during actual eating should be avoided as far as possible, but it should be finishing touch to meal.

c) Kinds of Drink. There are various kinds of drink in the world, some are lawful and some unlawful. Of the lawful drinks, the Holy Prophet loved sweet cool drink very much (11:93). The drink of milk and honey were also greatly in favour with him. The usefulness of milk both as drink and food has been guaranteed by the Quran. “And We give you to drink of what is in their bellies from between the faces and blood – pure milk very agreeable for those who drink” (16:66).

d) Drinking of Juices of Fruits and Leaves. With regret to punishment and sin of unlawful drinks such as wine and other intoxicating liquors, they have been dealt with in notes 1218 and 1219*. Anything intoxicants and games of chance Say: In both of them, there is a great sin and mean of profit for men, and their sin is greater then their profit (2:219). This word is sufficient enough to abolish the age long custom of Arabs in drinking intoxicants. It is said that when wine was prohibited, the streets of Medina were flooded with wines and bottles. There are four prohibited intoxicants. (1) Khamar i.e., crude juice of the grapes which being fermented becomes intoxicating. Khamar is produced from two trees, namely vine and date. It is unlawful in its small and great quantities. It is also unlawful to derive any use from khamar (wine) either as a medicine or in any manner, because the use of filth is forbidden. (2) The second prohibited liquor is the boiled juice of grapes called Bazik and Monissaf. The juice of grapes when boiled until a quantity less than two thirds evaporate is called Bazik and when it is evaporated to the extent of one half, it is called Monissaf. (3) The third kind of prohibited liquor is Sikkar and is made by steeping fresh dates in water until they take effect in sweetening it. (4) The fourth kind is Nookoo Zaheeb which is water in which raisins are steeped until it becomes sweet. This is prohibited when it becomes spirituous.

Food

a) Object of Food. The great object of food is to unkeep the body. Therefore all that is necessary for such a purpose is to supply sufficient food and drink to the body that it may go on properly. As water is necessary for crops and vegetables, food is also necessary for human life. As excessive of water injures the crops and vegetables, excessive of food also injure the body. Therefore the golden mean is the best. In other words, food and drink in a moderate quantity is highly beneficial for unkeep the body.


b) Quantity of Food. There can’t be any hard and fast rule with regard to the moderate quantity of food which a man should take because it differs with different individuals according to long continued habits and practices. What is considered sufficient to an idle rich man may be quite insufficient for a poor day-labourer, and what is considered as a moderate quantity for a strong healthy man may be an excessive quantity for a diseased man. The Holy Prophet therefore recommended for a normal man the following quantity of food. One portion of his belly may be filled with solid food and one portion with drink, and he remaining portion must be left empty (29:22). This is strictly in conformity with the medical jurisprudence which advises that a man should get up from his meal with a little hunger, because that helps digestion. The prescribed quantity must not be exceeded. For a self denying and pious man the Holy Prophet recommended a quantity of food which is just sufficient to keep his back bone erect (29:22), because a hungry belly is the fountain of wisdom and sharp intellect. Moderate quantity of food depends on practice. The greater are the self denying practices regarding food and drink, the lesser quantity required because how soever, we increase our food, sleep and fear, they go on increasing. There are many advantages of man remaining a little hungry*. In short by this method, intellect is sharpened, passions are brought under control, body is made fit for constant work, sleep is lessened time is saved, health is maintained and sincere divine service can flow from mind. The Quran gives sanction to moderate food by saying; Eat and drink and be not immoderate2:31 Q


c) Kind of Food. There are various kinds of foods, some of which have been declared unlawful and some lawful**. The Chief of the foods is said by the Holy Prophet to be the meat, because it grows flesh in the body. In cold countries It is Specially suitable as it increases the heat of body. The Quran says by way of recommendation of meat: Flesh of birds of which they desire52:22 Q. Moses asked the Israelites when they asked him for food other than meat: Will you exchange which is better for that which is worse 2:61 Q? Bread, fruits and dates are the staple foods of the Arabs. These things with green vegetables, gourds and dates have been recommended. The Quran says: Then eat of all fruits16:69 Q. And of the fruits of the palms and the grapes – you obtain from them intoxication and goodly provision 16:67 Q. Fish can be eaten but it is not as useful as meat as it melts the body. Onion and garlic have not been recommended for eating, but little quantity when cooked may lawfully be taken - 11:54. Salt and vinegar are the best condiments and they are cures of poison – 11:42. Mild serves the purpose of both food and drink and hence it is highly efficacious. The Holy Quran says: Pure milk, easy and agreeable to swallow for those who drink 15:66 Q. The drink of honey has been recommended as a sort of tonic. The Quran says: In it there is healing for men16:69 Q. Sweets and sweet preparations may be taken with profit – 11:38.

Monday, May 05, 2008

Ocean

An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas. More than half of this area is over 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) deep. Average oceanic salinity is around 35 parts per thousand (ppt) (3.5%), and nearly all seawater has a salinity in the range of 30 to 38 ppt.

Though generally recognized as several 'separate' oceans, these waters comprise one global, interconnected body of salt water often referred to as the World Ocean or global ocean. This concept of a global ocean as a continuous body of water with relatively free interchange among its parts is of fundamental importance to oceanography. The major oceanic divisions are defined in part by the continents, various archipelagos, and other criteria: these divisions are (in descending order of size) the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean (which is sometimes subsumed as the southern portions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans), and the Arctic Ocean (which is sometimes considered a sea of the Atlantic). The Pacific and Atlantic may be further subdivided by the equator into northerly and southerly portions. Smaller regions of the oceans are called seas, gulfs, bays and other names. There are also some smaller bodies of saltwater that are on land and not interconnected with the World Ocean, such as the Aral Sea, and the Great Salt Lake – though they may be referred to as 'seas', they are actually salt lakes.

Animated map exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling the Earth, the world (global) ocean is divided into a number of principal areas. Five oceanic divisions are usually reckoned: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.

Geologically, an ocean is an area of oceanic crust covered by water. Oceanic crust is the thin layer of solidified volcanic basalt that covers the Earth's mantle where there are no continents. From this perspective, there are three oceans today: the World Ocean and the Caspian and Black Seas, the latter two having been formed by the collision of Cimmeria with Laurasia. The Mediterranean Sea is very nearly a discrete ocean, being connected to the World Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar, and indeed several times over the last few million years movement of the African continent has closed the strait off entirely. The Black Sea is connected to the Mediterranean through the Bosporus, but this is in effect a natural canal cut through continental rock some 7,000 years ago, rather than a piece of oceanic sea floor like the Strait of Gibraltar.

Physical properties

The area of the World Ocean is 361 million square kilometers (139 million sq mi), its volume is approximately 1.3 billion cubic kilometers (310 million cu mi), and its average depth is 3,790 meters (12,430 ft). Nearly half of the world's marine waters are over 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) deep. The vast expanses of Deep Ocean (anything below 200m) cover about 66% of the Earth's surface. This does not include seas not connected to the World Ocean, such as the Caspian Sea.

The total mass of the hydrosphere is about 1.4 × 1021 kilograms, which is about 0.023% of the Earth's total mass. Less than 2% is freshwater; the rest is saltwater, mostly in the ocean.

Map of large underwater features.

Color

A common misconception is that the oceans are blue primarily because the sky is blue. In fact, water has a very slight blue color that can only be seen in large volumes. While the sky's reflection does contribute to the blue appearance of the surface, it is not the primary cause. The primary cause is the absorption by the water molecules' nuclei of red photons from the incoming light, the only known example of color in nature resulting from vibrational, rather than electronic, dynamics.

Exploration

Travel on the surface of the ocean through the use of boats dates back to prehistoric times, but only in modern times has extensive underwater travel become possible.

The deepest point in the ocean is the Marianas Trench located in the Pacific Ocean near the Northern Mariana Islands. It has a maximum depth of 10,923 meters (35,838 ft). It was fully surveyed in 1951 by the British naval vessel, "Challenger II" which gave its name to the deepest part of the trench, the "Challenger Deep". In 1960, the Trieste successfully reached the bottom of the trench, manned by a crew of two men.

Much of the bottoms of the world’s oceans are unexplored and unmapped. A global image of many underwater features larger than 10 kilometers (6 mi) was created in 1995 based on gravitational distortions of the nearby sea surface.

The major oceanic divisions.

Regions

Oceans are divided into numerous regions depending on the physical and biological conditions of these areas. The pelagic zone includes all open ocean regions, and can be subdivided into further regions categorized by depth and light abundance. The photic zone covers the oceans from surface level to 200 meters down. This is the region where the photosynthesis most commonly occurs and therefore contains the largest biodiversity in the ocean. Since plants can only survive with photosynthesis any life found lower than this must either rely on material floating down from above (see marine snow) or find another primary source; this often comes in the form of hydrothermal vents in what is known as the aphotic zone (all depths exceeding 200m). The pelagic part of the photic zone is known as the epipelagic. The pelagic part of the aphotic zone can be further divided into regions that succeed each other vertically. The mesopelagic is the uppermost region, with its lowermost boundary at a thermocline of 12°C, which, in the tropics generally lies between 700 and 1,000 m. After that is the bathypelagic lying between 10°C and 4°C, or between 700 or 1,000 m and 2,000 or 4,000 m. Lying along the top of the abyssal plain is the abyssalpelagic, whose lower boundary lies at about 6,000 m. The final zone falls into the oceanic trenches, and is known as the hadalpelagic. This lies between 6,000 m and 10,000 m and is the deepest oceanic zone.

Along with pelagic aphotics zones there are also benthic aphotic zones, these correspond to the three deepest zones. The bathyal zone covers the continental slope and the rise down to about 4,000 m. The abyssal zone covers the abyssal plains between 4,000 and 6,000 m. Lastly, the hadal zone corresponds to the hadalpelagic zone which is found in the oceanic trenches. The pelagic zone can also be split into two subregions, the neritic zone and the oceanic zone. The neritic encompasses the water mass directly above the continental shelves, while the oceanic zone includes all the completely open water. In contrast, the littoral zone covers the region between low and high tide and represents the transitional area between marine and terrestrial conditions. It is also known as the intertidal zone because it is the area where tide level affects the conditions of the region.

Climate effects

One of the most dramatic forms of weather occurs over the oceans: tropical cyclones (also called "typhoons" and "hurricanes" depending upon where the system forms). Ocean currents greatly affect the Earth's climate by transferring warm or cold air and precipitation to coastal regions, where they may be carried inland by winds. The Antarctic Circumpolar Current encircles that continent, influencing the area's climate and connecting currents in several oceans.

Ecology

Lifeforms native to oceans include (among others):

  • Radiata
  • Fish
  • Cetacea such as whales, dolphins and porpoises,
  • Cephalopods such as the octopus
  • Crustaceans such as lobsters and shrimp
  • Marine worms
  • Plankton
  • Krill
  • Echinoderms (brittle star, starfish, sea cucumber, sand dollar)
Genesis of Ocean.

Economy

The oceans are essential to transportation: most of the world's goods are moved by ship between the world's seaports. Important ship canals include the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Panama Canal, and Suez Canal. They are also an important source of valuable food items for the fishing industry. Some of these are shrimp, fish, crabs and lobster.

Ancient oceans

Continental drift has reconfigured the Earth's oceans, joining and splitting ancient oceans to form the current oceans. Ancient oceans include:

  • Bridge River Ocean, the ocean between the ancient Insular Islands and North America.
  • Iapetus Ocean, the southern hemisphere ocean between Baltica and Avalonia.
  • Panthalassa, the vast world ocean that surrounded the Pangaea supercontinent.
  • Rheic Ocean
  • Slide Mountain Ocean, the ocean between the ancient Intermontane Islands and North America.
  • Tethys Ocean, the ocean between the ancient continents of Gondwana and Laurasia.
  • Khanty Ocean, the ocean between Baltica and Siberia.
  • Mirovia, the ocean that surrounded the Rodinia supercontinent.
  • Paleo-Tethys Ocean, the ocean between Gondwana and the Hunic terranes.
  • Proto-Tethys Ocean,
  • Pan-African Ocean, the ocean that surrounded the Pannotia supercontinent.
  • Superocean, the ocean that surrounds a global supercontinent.
  • Ural Ocean, the ocean between Siberia and Baltica.

Extraterrestrial oceans

Earth is the only known planet with liquid water on its surface and is certainly the only one in our own solar system. However, liquid water is thought to be present under the surface of the Galilean moons Europa, and, with less certainty, Callisto and Ganymede. Geysers have been found on Enceladus, though these may not involve bodies of liquid water. Other icy moons may have once had internal oceans that have now frozen, such as Triton. The planets Uranus and Neptune may also possess large oceans of liquid water under their thick atmospheres, though their internal structure is not well understood at this time.

There is currently much debate over whether Mars once had an ocean of water in its northern hemisphere, and over what happened to it if it did; recent findings by the Mars Exploration Rover mission indicate it had some long-term standing water in at least one location, but its extent is not known.

Astronomers believe that Venus had liquid water and perhaps oceans in its very early history. If they existed, all trace of them seems to have vanished in later resurfacing.

Liquid hydrocarbons are thought to be present on the surface of Titan, though it may be more accurate to describe them as "lakes" rather than an "ocean". The Cassini-Huygens space mission initially discovered only what appeared to be dry lakebeds and empty river channels, suggesting that Titan had lost what surface liquids it might have had. A more recent fly-by of Titan made by Cassini has produced radar images that strongly suggest hydrocarbon lakes near the Polar Regions where it is colder. Titan is also thought likely to have a subterranean water ocean under the mix of ice and hydrocarbons that forms its outer crust.

Beyond the solar system, Gliese 581 c is at the right distance from its sun for liquid water to exist on the planet's surface. Since it does not transit its sun, there is no way to know if there is any water there. HD 209458b may have water vapour in its atmosphere - this is currently being disputed. Gliese 436 b is believed to have 'hot ice'. Neither of these planets are cool enough for liquid water: but if water molecules exist there, they are likely to be found also on planets at a suitable temperature.

Mythology

The original concept of "ocean" goes back to notions of Mesopotamian and Indo-European mythology, imagining the world to be encircled by a great river. Okeanos, "Ωκεανός" in Greek, reflects the ancient Greek observation that a strong current flowed off Gibraltar and their subsequent assumption that it was a great river. (Compare also Samudra from Hindu mythology and Jörmungandr from Norse mythology). The world was imagined to be enclosed by a celestial ocean above the heavens, and an ocean of the underworld below.



Best wishes Shameema on your Birthday

Instead of counting candles,

Or tallying the years,

Contemplate your blessings,

As your birthday nears.

Consider special people

Who love you, and who care,

And others who’ve enriched your life

Just by being there.

Think about the memories

Passing years can never mar,

Experiences great and small

That have made you who you are.

Another year is a happy gift,

So cut your cake, and say,

"Instead of counting birthdays,

I count blessings every day!"

How fortunate I am

To have a sister like you

Your love shows through

In all that you do

So much of yourself

You have given to me

Asking nothing in return

But a good person I be

You taught me values

Those are important in life

Your guidance for me

Have always been right

I love you so much

Just had to convey

My love for you in

These words that I say

“Happy Birthday Shamy Akka"

Happy birthday to you... May Allah shower blessings on you… Many More Happy Returns of the Day Shamy Akka...

With Love Haseem

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Kuruvi Movie Review

Cast: Vijay, Trisha, Suman, Vivek, Manivannan

Direction: Dharani

Production: Udayanidhi Stalin

Music: Vidyasagar

To give Dharani his due, Kuruvi is watchable in parts, for die-hard fans of Vijay. For ordinary viewers, the film lacks a basic story and stretches ones patience for nearly three hours.

The first half has bits and shreds of Mask of Zorro when the lead pair meet and romance, comedy elements and mix-up scenes from The French Kiss and post interval it looks like the Telugu film Chatrapati.

The story credited to Dharani looks dated, like an old 70’s and 80’s mass masala film. Where else can you show heroism in the form of the hero winning a car race, with an old jalopy, and then bursting into an introduction item song with the loser’s girl?

A big menacing villain, who can’t shoot straight, good guy father swearing that his son will come and eliminate the baddies, and one of the villains smashing his head with a stone which many years later the hero uses to kill the same villain!

Vetrivel (Vijay) alias Kuruvi is a happy go-lucky young man, who is a car racer. He lives on the banks of Cooum near a Metro rail station in a rickety old house, with his father’s three wives including his mother and sisters. His father Singamuthu (Manivannan) a quarry worker in Cuddaph had mysteriously disappeared.

One of his father’s creditors tries to vacate Vetrivel and family. Due to his financial circumstances he is forced to go to Malaysia as a ‘kuruvi’ (courier), and also recover some money due to his father from Kocha (Suman), who had betrayed his father who discovered a rare diamond in the granite quarry.

Kuruvi in his attempt to recover his dues ends up stealing Kocha’s, precious diamond, and also wins the heart of his sister Devi (Trisha), who runs away with him to Chennai to avoid a marriage with her brother’s henchman.

The rest of the film is how Kuruvi goes to Cuddaph and discovers a slave camp run by Kocha and his associate Konda Reddy (Ashutosh), at the collieries and also finds his long lost father. Kuruvi turns into a ‘Parunthu’ (eagle) and single handedly takes on the mining mafia and finally annihilates them.

The film has all your trademark superhero-movie elements- a larger-than-life hero, action scenes galore stretching for nearly 15 minutes per fight, punchlines like- 1. Pechu thaan silent, aana adikkira ovaru adiyum saravadi. (2) Idukium munnadi onnu varum, minnal athu 10,000 watts irukke, songs in exotic locations Thaen, Then…, watch out for Trisha’s chiffon sari’s and fantastic dancing by Vijay in the Mozha Mozhannu.. number.

If you're looking for a tight, razor-sharp, edge-of-the-seat action thriller like Ghilli, you've got the wrong film. But of course, if Kuruvi is salvaged to some extent, it's thanks to Vijay’s irresistible screen presence and his spontaneous approach to the character.

Trisha fits the bill and her comedy scenes are good. However, the film is painfully long and unbearably tedious as it is a predictable fare and has absolutely no story to speak. Writer-director Dharani’s sheer inability to set the tone of the film is evident.

Rating: 3 Stars on 5