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Helping the mass towards literacy in India

2006-10-18T17:06:37+02:00

In the recent news we all have heard the launching of the long awaited MS Xbox 360 in India. Well that's great news for the gamers in India. But the other side of it, which is bitter than he truth, that is:
in India, where more than 80% of total population is under poverty, in stead of launching MS Xbox 360, MS chief "Mr Bill Gates" would have donate the same amount of money to make them literate as it is the time to show the real friendship with India.

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Calculation & Conversion Tools

2006-10-18T11:59:21+02:00

Asknumbers.com
http://www.asknumbers.com/
Offers conversions covering 27 different categories including: distance, temperature, power, weight, volume, energy, speed, currency, clothing/shoe size, computer storage, and cooking.
Calculator.Com
http://www.calculator.com/
Directory of online calculators, browsable by a hierarchical subject/function directory. "There are calculators for finance, business, and science. There are ones for cooking, hobbies, and health. Some solve problems, some satisfy curiosity, and some just for fun."
Common Weights And Measures
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/Weights-n-Measur...
Includes Mathematical Notation for Orders of Magnitude, Metric prefixes, and Common U.S. and Metric equivalents
Conversion Factors
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Metrics/factors.htm
This site lists conversion relationship between U.S. customary units and SI (International System) units. It gives conversion factors for commonly needed values -- area, length, pressure, force, and volume -- as well as gage standards for things such as sheet metal, wire, and pipes and measures of hardness, stress, and temperature.
Conversion of Units
http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/general/units.html
A forms based utility that converts values in one unit to any other.
Convert Plus
http://convertplus.com/en
This site is dedicated to conversions of all types of measurements. The converssion of area, volume, computer storage, currency, distance, energy, fuel consumption, power, pressure, speed, temperature, time, torque, and weight can be calculated.
Cost-Of-Living Calculator
http://www.NewsEngin.com/neFreeTools.nsf/CPIcalc
"This utility allows you to convert dollar values between any two years to adjust for inflation." Uses the Consumers Price Index from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions
http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
"This provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the S.I. ('Systeme International'). The units may be found either by looking under the category in which they are used [such as length, mass, density, energy etc.], or else by picking one unit from an alpabetically ordered list of units. There is an outline of the S.I.; a list of its basic defining standards and also some of its derived units; then another list of all the S.I. prefixes and some notes on conventions of usage. There is a short historical note on measures generally; descriptions of the metric system, the UK (Imperial) system with a statement on the implementation of 'metrication' in the UK, and the U.S. system. Finally there is a list of other sources concerned with the topic of measures and units."
A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/
This dictionary includes all units of the International System (SIPM), many other units of the metric system, and those English Customary Weights and Measures (British and American) that are accurately defined. It does not include obsolete units. It provides symbols and abbreviations. A brief overview and history for each measurement system explains the standard for the units of measurement.
The Footrule
http://www.footrule.com/
"Units conversion offering a very extensive range of categories and units. This interactive facility not only converts between units but also includes descriptions of usage and definitions of many of the units."
The Inflation Calculator
http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
At this site, you can enter any dollar amount and compare its value during any two years between 1800 and 1998. For example, you can compare the worth of $100 in 1880 to its worth in 1950.
Inflation Conversion Factors
http://www.orst.edu/Dept/pol_sci/fac/sahr/sahr.htm
Conversion factors to convert US dollars from 1982-1984 and 1995-1999 to equivalent amounts for others years, or vice versa, based on inflation.
Measurements Converter
http://www.convert-me.com/en/
This Javascript measurements converter provides quick conversions for Weight, Capacity and Volume, Length, Area, Speed, Pressure, Temperature, Circular Measure and Time. Requires a browser capable of handling Javascript. The author adds this disclaimer: "This converter was never intended for high precision calculations."
Measuring Units Conversion Tables
http://www.french-property.com/ref/convert.htm
This site provides conversions "from/to metric and imperial and US measurement systems." It calculates the results and gives the factors for length, area, volume/capacity, mass (weight), and temperature conversions.
The Medical Algorithms Project
http://www.medal.org/
"A Medical Algorithm is any computation, formula, survey, or look-up table, useful in healthcare. We have collected over 1600 algorithms (taken from the biomedical literature, including research journals and textbooks) spanning major medical domains, organized into 43 chapters. To ensure the widest possible audience, the algorithms have been implemented in an Excel workbook which you can freely download to run on your Windows or Macintosh computer. You will need MS Excel, and should be familiar with running spreadsheets." There is also Spanish mirror site linked from this site.
megaConverter
http://www.megaconverter.com/
"megaConverter.com is an ever-growing set of weights, measures and units conversion/calculation modules. megaConverters allow users to discover things like how many seconds old they are, the difference between a gallon in the USA and a gallon in the UK, how many nanometers in an inch, how many quarts in a chaldron, and what the heck a nebuchadnezzar is."
OANDA
http://www.oanda.com/
This site offers a multilingual currency converter which contains the exchange rates for 164 currencies. Travelers can print out a cheat sheet: "a multi-value table of an exchange rate to facilitate calculations while you travel." The site also offers historical charts of exchange rates and forecasts for global markets.
The Original Tipping Page
http://www.tipping.org/TopPage.shtml
A guide to appropriate amounts to tip people who provide different kinds of services, including in barbershops and hair salons, casinos, cruise ships, restaurants, and trains.
Periodic Table Toolbox
http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/english/hi/chemistry/per...
"This feature allows you to add different elements together to make a custom compound, which will be displayed with accompanying information such as Atomic Mass and Charge." This site requires Internet Explorer 3.0 or Netscape Navigator 2.0 or higher.
Relocation Salary Calculator
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html
"A 'decent' salary in one city may not take you very far in another. So, if you're planning on moving, considering a job transfer, or thinking about retirement, this site will help in your financial planning. The Center for Mobility Resources, which sponsors the site, maintains cost of living information for 450 cities in the USA. Just plug in your current location and income, type where you're going, and hit 'calculate.'"
Roman Numeral Date Conversion Table
http://www2.inetdirect.net/~charta/Roman_numerals.html
"This page is intended as a guide to deciphering Roman numeral year dates as they are commonly found in the imprints of both modern and early printed books. It explains the basic principles for converting numbers from Roman to Arabic form and also describes some of the unusual features of Roman numerals that may be encountered in older books."
Startup Company Valuation Calculator
http://www.caycon.com/valuation.php
This is an educational and humorous multiple-choice quiz for estimating the value of an early-stage company.
Temperature Conversion Calculator
http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/ChemResources/temperature.html
Calculates conversions to/from degrees Kelvin, Celsius, Farenheit, Reamur, and Rankine scales.
Time Zone Check
http://www.timezonecheck.com/
"The coolest way to find out the time in other parts of the world."
Time Zone Converter - The Time Zone - What time is it in ___?
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/
"Now you can find out the time anywhere in the world with The Time Zone Converter... The time zone rules on which the converter is based are updated whenever local laws or ordinances change to provide you with the most accurate time converter utility on the Net!" Site also provides the ability to "create a customized reference card that you can print and carry with you ... for your next vacation or business trip!"
Travel Tools
http://www.tyzo.com/tools/
A series of helpful tools for use by international travelers, including a world public holidays calendar, a currency converter, maps, a metric converter, weather sites, electricity requirements (by continent and country), dialing codes, a international clothing size chart, and a time zone clock.
Unit Converter
http://library.thinkquest.org/11771/english/hi/chemistry/con...
This converter works for units of energy, pressure, volume, temperature, and mass. You put in a number and select a base unit. The coverter calculates the equivalent value for the other possible units. For instance, if you put in a Celsius temperature, you'll get back the equivalent temperature in Fahrenheit and Kelvin.
The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
"The Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion on the Internet. Type the amount of source currency in the input box. You may include commas and a decimal point. Select the source and destination currencies using the scrolling selection boxes."
USA Today Calculators
http://www.usatoday.com/money/calculat/mcfront.htm
"CONSUMER LOAN - Find out what the monthly payment would be, compare different interest rates and repayment periods. You provide loan amount, loan interest rate and length of payment. It returns the estimated monthly payment.
TUITION - Calculate how much you should be saving today to cover tomorrow's tuition. Provide prospective student's current age, age when they will attend school, current annual tuition, currention tuition inflation rate, years to be spent in school, amount currently saved/invested, and the current annual rate of return on the amount saved/invested. It returns the monthly amount needed to cover the total tuition cost.

NEW CAR - Compare the costs of leasing vs. buying a car new. You provide lease information: down payment, licensing fees, monthly lease payment, and car value at the end of the lease. Buying information: sales tax, car loan interest rate and length of repayment. It returns the total cash payment and a comparison of leasing and financing costs during the loan repayment period.

MORTGAGE - Compare mortgage interest rates and repayment periods. You provide loan principal, interest rate and mortgage repayment periods. It returns the estimated monthly payments.

RETIREMENT - Tells you how much you need to save today in order to retire in comfort later. You provide current age, planned retirement age, desired monthly retirement income, expected Social Security income, money already saved/invested and anticipated return on savings/investments. It returns the monthly amount need to reach retirement goal."

XE.com: The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Convert currency at up-to-the-minute market rates amongst all of the World's monies, "over 180 currencies in over 250 geographical locations."

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Towards a better and healthy world

2006-10-18T11:58:58+02:00

As long as we are getting ourshelves advanced by the numerous inventions and discovery of the present day science,the effect produced by these developments are gradually making the mankind
1) lazy
2) phisically ill
3) mentally ill
4) economically insecured
if we remain simple in living,then only we will all be healthy and living happily

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Calculation & Conversion Tools

2006-10-18T11:57:35+02:00

MORTGAGE - Compare mortgage interest rates and repayment periods. You provide loan principal, interest rate and mortgage repayment periods. It returns the estimated monthly payments.

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