Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Your Blood Group Reveals Your Personality!

According to a recent medical research report on blood groups, there are certain personality traits that seem to match up with blood type. Here, check your traits according to your blood group--

Blood Group 'O'-

If your blood group is 'O' then you want to be a leader, and when you see something you want, you keep striving until you achieve your goal. You are a trend-setter, loyal, passionate and self-confident. Your weaknesses include vanity and jealously and a tendency to be too competitive.

Blood Group 'A'-

If your blood group is 'A' then you like harmony, peace and organization. You work well with others, and are sensitive, patient and affectionate. Among your weaknesses are stubbornness and an inability to relax.

Blood Group 'B'-

If your blood group is 'B'- then you are a rugged individualist, who's straightforward and likes to do things your own way. Creative and flexible, you adapt easily to any situation. But your insistence on being independent can sometimes go too far and become a weakness.

Blood Group 'AB'-

If your blood group is 'AB' then you are cool and controlled, you're generally well liked and always put people at ease. You're a natural entertainer who's tactful and fair as well. But you're standoffish, blunt, and have difficulty making decisions.

[Contributed by Shyam Sharma, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, UP, India]

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Computer Reboots without Warning!

By Dharmendra Kumar

Two day ago, when I were finishing my routine work, I felt some uneasiness with my computer. It was rebooting, within each 5 minutes, again and again without any warning. As result, I were loosing my unsaved data. Finally, I found the solution. If you face the same problem during your work, then it is for you.

This issue could be caused by any of the following possibilities like software or hardware issue, Heat, virus as well as error in operating system.

If it is a software issue and you are not running Windows XP then boot your computer into safe mode, and let computer run in safe mode. If computer is still rebooting in safe mode the issue is likely not software related but something else, so skip to the next issue. If computer is not rebooting in safe mode it is likely you have software related issue. Now, you should read basic troubleshooting section of your operating system.

While, Windows XP is designed to automatically reboot each time an error occurs. Although this may be nice for errors that do not occur often, users who have re-occurring error may wish to identify the error to troubleshoot it. In Windows XP, you can do as following-- From the desktop right click on 'My Computer'-- Click the 'Properties' option-- In 'System Properties' window click the 'Advanced' tab-- In Advanced click the 'Settings' button under 'Startup and Recovery'-- In the 'Startup and Recovery' window uncheck the 'Automatically restart' check box-- and now click 'Ok'. If the computer generates and error it should not automatically restart and enable you to display any errors your computer may be experiencing.

In case of a hardware issue, which I were facing, remove recently added new hardware device. In my case, it was the scanner. Make sure you are not encountering any hardware conflicts by viewing device manager for errors. New drivers can also cause this issue, if you have recently performed any hardware driver updates you may wish to try an earlier version of the drivers. If you have updated drivers and removed any hardware that could be causing this issue and continue to experience random reboots, it's possible that the memory is bad in the computer. Finally, hardware devices that are not installed properly in the computer can also cause random reboots. Make sure all the cables and expansion cards are connected properly to the computer. The best way to determine this is to disconnect and reconnect all cables and expansion cards.

Computer virus, like Blaster, may too cause this problem. Usually these viruses will make the computer reboot ever 5, 10, 15 or 30 minutes after the computer has booted. If you believe your computer may be infected with a virus or are uncertain if your computer is infected with a virus make sure your virus scanner definitions are up to date.

If you think, it is because of heat generation then you should first start by verifying the fan on Power Supply is working by examining the back of the computer and seeing if the fan is moving and moving smoothly. For all other fans in the computer you will need to either open the computer and make sure the fan are working (processor fan and case fan) and/or if your BIOS monitors the RPM of the fans enter BIOS and make sure the BIOS does not report any errors. Many computer, today, are designed to turn off or automatically reboot if the computer, processor, or other device in your computer gets to hot. If you have heard any abnormal noises coming from your computer recently such as a high squealing this could indicate a fan may be failing in your computer. You may also be able to determine how hot your computer is by onboard thermal sensors, if your computer comes equipped with these sensors make sure your CPU is not running to hot.

If after following each of the above recommendations your computer still continues to reboot it is likely that you are experiencing a Microsoft Windows operating system related issue that cannot be explained. To help make sure this is the case please try the following steps. Reboot the computer and enter 'CMOS' setup as the computer is booting. After you have loaded the computer in CMOS setup let the computer sit. If the computer does not reboot while letting the computer sit in CMOS it is likely that you are in fact experiencing an issue with Microsoft Windows and it is recommend that if you have followed all of the above recommendations that you reinstall your version of Microsoft Windows.

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Kokh Mein Qatl: Story of a Sting Operation

Chief of Sahara News Bureau, Jaipur and the crusader of the sting operation "Kokh Mein Qatl", Shripal Shaktawat recorded the guilty doctors who have been engaged in female foeticide for a long time.

Screening of recorded show started from April 04, 2006 when a culprit, a Jaipur doctor manhandled Shripal and his colleague Dr. Meena Sharma, who has been actively associated for past one year with this project and whose contribution through her bold participation helped make this initiative one of the leading sting operations in the country. Dr. Rekha Gupta of 'Deep Nursing Home' emerged as a speed breaker and hampered the further telecasting of the sting operation "Kokh Mein Qatl".

Nevertheless, and despite many hurdles from various interested quarters the team of media activists engaged in the sting operation successfully managed to capture on camera around 140 doctors, among them 100 odd doctors seemed in great hurry to make money by abort girl child from mother's womb. The undercover operation was recorded in last one year covering 36 cities. The team members traveled a distance of 1,300 kms. in 4 states. The faces exposed so far are just the tip of an iceberg; many more are yet to be exposed.

But, financially and politically well connected medical practitioners, now in panic are working overtime to create all kinds of hurdles. It was sad and unfortunate that some unidentified criminals stormed the house of Shripal and threatened his wife and children with dire consequences on the night of April 19, 2006, if the channel continued to telecast its sting operation. So far, Sahara Samay has shown 35 doctors violating the PC/PNDT Act, MTP Act.

It is really surprisingly that after having shown the 35 guilty faces from 4 states, so far no concrete action under the provisions of existing laws of the country has been initiated by the state governments. Even while 21 doctors are from Rajasthan district health authorities have chosen to maintain an intriguing silence on this issue that has pricked the collective conscience of the entire nation. So far only 3 government doctors have been suspended and the health minister of Rajasthan Dr. Digambar Singh has announced seizure and cancellation of the license of the tainted doctors.

This however is not considered sufficient as these doctors have been known to have been engaged in clandestine operations for a very very long time, carrying out MTP's and sex determination tests. PC/PNDT Act and MTP Act advocates for imprisonment and penalty for the culprit doctors, but in this case, the appropriate authority that is CMHO's of the districts are not taking interest in filing complaints against the guilty doctors. The delayed action gave the tainted doctors time "to manage things". They concealed records including medical billing etc. as well as machines used for sex determination tests and conduct acts of foeticide. The activists are not satisfied with the arguments of government officials. The activists suspect the government had made an underhand deal with the tainted doctors.

The day, Sahara Samaya started unveiling the tainted faces of the so called 'God' on the earth, the state Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria not only ordered police cops to find out the decoy who helped in sting operation but also said, "Hum kise ke saath anyaay nahi karenge. Nyaay ke liye zaroori hai ki un mahilaon ke jaanch ho ki who garbhwati hai bhi ki nahi." All this happened just because the doctor brother of a Superintendent of Police Vishal Bansal was present when the sting operation team members conducted an investigation of his clinic and center which was known to have been engaged in sex determination tests.

District and the state authorities have suo moto powers to take action against violators of PC/PNDT and MTP Acts, but the CMHOs and the Directorate of Family Welfare have been dragging their feet and hesitating to take any action till date.