Any scoop of news which is even slightly baffling would definitely grab the eye ball. I am sure most of you have heard of this phrase, “a little bit of controversy always helps”. It is said to be one of the easiest ways to gain publicity and get you or your particular niche/genre/group/product or service recognized.

When it comes to controversies and mass media, I cannot think of an instance other than the so-called “Reality Shows”! I have always loathed reality shows for their lack of imagination. All I could see are some people locked up in a house together without any form of communication with the outside world…yet the world over, people are watching them. Or talented children losing their innocence and those precious years of childhood only for some fame and recognition which I feel they would anyway get when they grow older. And then we have people who I guess are so unaccepted by the society that they need to advertise themselves on television with the producers organizing a “Swayamvar” for them to get married. Well, there are no happily everafters in this world and so, only to see them breaking up sooner or later which again creates more news.

On the other hand, it is easier to imagine Kiran Bedi in Aap ki Kachehri. Atleast, we get to see some of the realities which happen in everyday life rather than the plastic world. However, imagine a similar concept with Rakhi Sawant advising on general issues! And my answer is “couldn’t NDTV find a better judge?” Or rather, our very own Ms. Sawant is definitely the Queen Bee when it comes to controversies. So, the channel would sure be tuned in!

Similarly, we have actors or celebrity couples performing in Dance Competitions or people from the masses singing their way to glory. Amongst all these, one would definitely find a good dose of spices and condiments. Right from arguments to cat fights to the much-hyped judges…everything seems to be done for those TRPs!

Wait…there is more! We also have those going back to their previous lives through some hypnotic techniques claiming to be finding out their deepest secrets. Or there are people ready to be all truthful just for some money. Well, money is definitely something important but what use would it be if it is at the cost of our loved ones?

Well, I guess enough of examples. But then it is important to realize as of why these shows are an instant hit with the audience? After all, there is some reason that made me write a piece on it despite having an aversion towards them. The reason behind the success of these shows has been that they are different from the usual. We all like watching something new and exciting which is very different from the usual definition of entertainment. And so, the media moghuls have started saying, “Entertainment Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega!”

On the other hand, for the celebrities (who are usually the actors from television) participating, they are better recognized with their actual names for a change. And more popularity for sure! However, when it comes to common people taking part in these shows, it is their talent which is recognized. It is definitely a platform for those who would want to make it big. Although, concrete examples are yet to come out!

But the more important fact is to what extent one is ready to go in order to be recognized? Agreed that it does bring in a good amount of publicity for those involved! Also, this definitely leads to the best form of publicity which is done through the word of mouth. At the same time, those involved in controversies are a source for gossip throughout. Above all, controversy does sell!

Times are changing and so does technology. In a nation which is on the verge of development, mobile phones are an essential part of the masses (especially reaching out to the rural masses). Communication is slowly breaking all shackles and boundaries to bridge the gaps and connect the different parts of the world. This clearly projects the milestones that have been achieved when it comes to a nation where in deeply entrenched by the ancient ways of living.

Coming back to the modern and the urban era, we already know about the existence of the dual SIM phones and their benefits. There have been many cell phone manufacturers who have implemented and come about with the dual SIM technology. But then, when it comes to the cell phone giant “Nokia” introducing dual SIM phones in India, it is definitely news!

Nokia being considered as the biggest brand manufacturers of mobile phones have not yet ventured into the genre of dual SIM until now. So, for all the Nokia users, there is something worthwhile to invest in! As of now, the company is launching phones which can be considered as being at the entry level. These models are in pre-release stage.

The introductory models include the Nokia C1-00 and would cost at a minimal rate of only Rs. 1,700. This would be followed by the Nokia C2-100 which is priced at Rs. 2,500. This would take a few months to be launched in the Indian markets, post its release in the global market.

These phones have been developed keeping in mind the rural customers as well. These phones would be provided with the Nokia Ovi Life Tools which would be pre-installed in the phone.

At the same time, no prizes for guessing that the phone would be launched with services from either Reliance Mobile or Tata DoCoMo as these are only two GSM service providers under the telecom giants, especially when it comes to Dual SIM services in India.

Here, it has to be realized that the other major brand which has ventured into Dual SIM in India has been Samsung. So, now the users have more options to look into while buying a dual SIM phone.

Above all, after years finally Nokia has ventured into the genre of Dual SIM phones which can be considered as a breadth of fresh air. This is because this brand is considered as the most reliable and the trusted manufacturer of mobile phones. Thus, it is definitely worth rejoicing for the loyal customers of this brand.

While applying for any post, one of the most basic requirements which are demanded in your personality by any company is that you must possess good and effective communication skills. The key to achieve great success in your professional life is to have good communication skills which also include good command over language. Your ideas will have no value if you can not communicate them to others in an effective and convincing way.

To run an organization, team members have to communicate with each other constantly and hence it becomes very important that one must have basic skills to be able to communicate with each other in an effective way and with clarity. Of course in some professions such as in sales and marketing or public relations, one must have to have excellent communication skills but in other professions as well, one should be communicative by nature.

Some people are gifted and communication is never a problem for them because they have a natural talent within them but for some, it does not come easy and with time, they need to develop this skill within themselves. But there is no need to worry if you feel shy or hesitant while communicating with your office colleagues because this skill can also be developed with practice. Some ways of developing good communication skills are the following:

1. Before becoming a good speaker, one must become a good listener first. This is because the key to become an excellent speaker lies in becoming a good listener. Try and observe those people at your work place who are good in communication skills. You don’t have to imitate them but you can learn from them. It is not just about speaking effectively but it is more about speaking sensibly and wisely. An intelligent and wise speaker is always preferred over someone who speaks just for grabbing the attention of people around him.
2. Do not always be serious while talking as it tense the environment. Even while discussing some serious issues, if you add little humor in your conversation, then it lightens the mood of everyone. But you must make sure that you do not hurt the sentiments of anyone.
3. Language plays the most important role in having effective communication skills. It is very important for you to be comfortable with the language you use to communicate. Today mostly it is English which is used as an official language, so you must strive to improve your English language skills. While making presentations, if your language is not correct, then it can leave a bad impression on others.
4. Explore different things like you can develop a habit of reading some novels or magazines. This would sharpen your mind and can also give you topics to discuss upon with your office colleagues.
5. Your body language is another medium for you to communicate with others. A smiling face is always more appealing to others.
6. Last but not the least; do not think too much about what to say or what not to. Be natural and remember that everyone deserves respect on this earth like you. And it is equally important to respect yourself for what you are even if there are certain things which you are not good at.

There are many more ways to improve your communication skills other than these points which are discussed in this article. Ineffective and unclear communication skills could lead to misunderstandings between office colleagues which can be an obstacle in their performance level. So it becomes very important to develop this skill within you and with practice everything is possible. All the best!

Have you ever found your teenage child to be confused or rather yourself confused in understanding the needs of his? Then this article is for you. This phase of your child is often followed by mood swings, depression and certain physical and physiological changes. These things often lead to his introvert behaviors, not only with peers, siblings, but with parents too. Not to forget the “peer pressure” that makes the matter worse… It is this stage when a child starts transforming into an adult and struggles with himself to know as what exactly is happening to him!

The puberty further complicates the situation. He starts hiding this from his parents, knowing that something wrong is happening to him at this point! Trust me, there would be moments when he would scold you or say something which might pinch you at the core, but at this time, it is you who have to understand all his mood swings and cope up in accordance with the needs of your child.

One thing that all the parents need to keep in mind is that teenagers get susceptible to all kinds of influences very easily. So it is better to keep a strict eye on their company without making them suspicious that you are doing it. They should NOT feel that you are eyeing upon them like a doctor or a CID! Give them ample freedom that they need in life but at the same time ensure that you don’t overdo it.

Also, keep this facet in mind that the more you try to restrict a child for doing something, the more he will get butterflies in his stomach to do it! Children look forward to dreams which seem unrealistic in nature, hence guiding them properly is what you as a PARENT has to do!

Ensure that you maintain the right kind of communication with your child as any kind of “communication gap” would only lead to hassles in future relationship. He will start hiding secrets from you, hence giving rise to circumstances which may lead to unwanted behavior in future!

Never scold him in front of others as it may lead to the development of certain hatred in his heart for you! This seed would beget bad fruits in the coming years! They might be stubborn at some stage or may acquire unwanted behavior, but you have to understand that they are GROWING! Remember, your teenage child needs your support at every step of his life. So be there for him.

The Government of Australia has brought out the ANZSCO list which enlists all the occupations where in there is a short of skilled labor for the nation to contribute to the specific industry. The ANZSCO list consists of two sub-lists known as Schedule 3 and Schedule 4.

Those occupations which are present in Schedule 3 have to be applied for via the General Skilled Migrant program where as those in Schedule 4 through the Sponsored (State Nomination/Blood Relation) or under Regional Programs. In case of the occupation of electronics engineer, it falls in both the above lists which give the applicant a choice to apply via either of the two.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• To design various electronic components, industrial applications, computer circuits and systems and communication and control systems.
• Monitoring the computer installation and commissioning, communication and control systems and to cater to appropriate control and protection methods.
• Based on either optical fibre, wireless communication media or the wired ones, designing communication bearers.
• Determining and supervising the performance as well as standards pertaining to safety and for procedures related to operations, maintenance, modifications as well as repair of these systems.
• Design, develop and execute signal processing algorithms by selecting proper hardware and software.

Apart from the above, there are additional responsibilities which the professional would be expected to perform.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher education.
• In some cases, both qualification as well as relevant experience is required to qualify for the same.
• On the job training might be required in specific cases.

If you are an electronics engineer intending to immigrate to Australia for better opportunities, write to us at ajay@abhinav.com to know more on the same.

All the immigrants residing in US on non-immigrant visas and are intending to work in the nation, have to file the Form I765 application. Submitting this form would provide with the employment authorization for the immigrant from the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services). If approved, the immigrant would then obtain the Employment Authorization Document (EAD). In other words, this can also be called as the Work Permit.

However, this application should not be filed by those who are the citizens of United States, legal permanent as well as conditional permanent residents and even temporary migrants who have the permit to work in the nation. At the same time, immigrants already applied for a Green Card but is pending are permitted to work in the country. In such cases too, the above application has to be filed.

With the Form I765, the applicant must also submit an application for the adjustment of status. Transcripts or copies of the I-94 and the Arrival Departure Card should also be attached with the above form. Post submission, the applicant would receive the Employment Authorization Card in the next ninety days. After obtaining this card, the applicant would be permitted to work in the United States.

Incase a migrant is not able to receive the above card within ninety days due to some reason, he can always ask for an Interim Employment Authorization on Form I765. This authorization would be accepted for 240 days.

In order to obtain the above Interim card, the applicant would have to file for the Interim Work Authorization on Form I765 at the USCIS Service Center. In case 240 days have passed and still there is no word on the I765, then the migrant has to stop working. This is because the Interim Authorization Cards cannot be reinstated. In such cases, one has to submit a fresh application of the Form I765. If the similar delays continue, another interim work authorization card would be issued.

No fee has to be deposited while submitting the Form I765 when it is filed simultaneously with Form I-485 along with the application for adjustment of status. It is best suggested to file all these forms together. This caters to early application processing.

The status of Form I-765 could be checked on the Internet. In case, the application is refused, the USCIS would mail a written communication elaborating the reasons for denial. A request for reconsideration is permitted for the applicant.

Above all, it is best to consult an immigration expert in this regard who can guide you appropriately when it comes to such issues of importance. More so, a consultant is well-versed with all the latest amends when it comes to the laws of a particular nation that he deals with. So, find a registered consultant who deals with US immigration.

Finally, Indians have their own browser to surf the Internet. The brilliant minds from Hidden Reflex which is a software company based in Bangalore has come about with a web browser named Epic this week. This is the first ever browser launched in India and developed by Indians.

This browser has been developed based on the Mozilla platform by a team of engineers. They claim it to be the first anti-virus browser of its kind. The in-built antivirus caters to warnings as well as protection pertaining to Phishing. This browser is available for download completely free of charge from the Internet.

The browser has a special sidebar for India which caters to content from India. It offers the users with all the news catering to the national as well as the regional news. This includes news from various publications, videos, live cricket scores, top music scores, local events, live television channels, stock quotes and so on.

With Epic, the Indian users can access more than 1500 Indian themes which are customized along with the wallpapers which include Bollywood and regional film stars, freedom fighters apart from others.

With the above, the sidebar also permits creating documents. These documents could be formed in twelve different Indian languages. Other common applications such as Gmail, Orkut, Facebook, games along with My Computer, File Backup, To-Do List, Maps etc. are also installed in prior.

The above is clearly a significant achievement for India which clearly proves the adept skills as well as the brains of the Indians. All that is needed is the will and determination to prove what one believes in.

With projects pertaining to Information, Communication and Technology being introduced in the rural areas by various institutions such as the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and so on, this browser is an invention which caters and identifies with the real India.

We all know how educating the rural India would lead to the empowerment of the nation. With Epic in place, it would be easy for the villagers to acquire information which is useful to them. This is because it is understood that these villagers would not have much use of world news which does not affect them directly.

Since the rural India is more or less dependent on agriculture and traditional forms of livelihood, they would want access to information which caters to their instant needs and livelihood. With Epic in place, this need would be catered to very easily, effectively and efficiently.

Above all, it is the next big achievement after the symbol of Rupee, announced yesterday which is the fifth currency in the world to have its own symbol. Thus, India is definitely climbing great heights with such concepts coming about.

In a fast paced world today one can not take out hours of time for a friend or loved one to express one’s feelings and emotions. Our ways of connecting with people have also changed with time. Now most of us prefer to remain connected with our friends through internet social websites like Face book or Orkut.

So to remain connected, we prefer using short and fast ways of communication. In fact this can also be observed in our style of language as well. In radio stations, I am sure we all must have observed one common thing amongst all the radio jockeys that they all speak at super fast speed. This has nothing to do with some genetic change in us but rather a way to be with running time.

In such situation, simple and sweet gestures come in handy to express ourselves to our loved ones. Like text messaging a friend on his birthday that may not be very close to you but you feel like being in touch with him. A simple hug can help you to patch up after your break up or it can also be your first step towards building a stronger relation with some one. A sorry card to your mother before leaving for your college at her bed side because you had a fight with her can express your apology.

Isn’t it amazing to know that how simple gestures like complimenting your office colleague for his new hairstyle, a pat on your junior for his good work or a phone call to an old friend can revive your relations?

Small gestures can do wonders and this is the mantra of our generation to express our feelings. One can not expect to spend good amount of time with a girl friend giving her explanations, so in this case, one can use e-mail or text message to sort things out between them. In fact if I would say that Face book and Orkut has actually become the most popular ways to be in touch with your friends and cousins. Personally speaking, most of my cousins are settled abroad so face book for me, serves a great medium to remain updated about their lives. And this way they do not sound like strangers to me when we meet because various social sites have been an aid to remain updated

We all are living in a social world and isolation is never preferable, but who has the time today to express one’s emotions in an extravagant way. Let’s put it like that today I don’t think so that there will be any Shah Jahan today who built Taj Mahal for his beloved but does that mean that love does not exist anymore, I really don’t think so. The only difference is that Shah Jahan built the great monument in actual, we would design it in our text message. May be it is sounding funny but that true and I hope you do agree with me.

Somehow if we will manage to get out of the ending of the earth in the year 2012, we humans on this very planet earth would have to face a new threat which is expected to blackout the earth in the year 2013.

I know this news would be looking too big for you guys, but already we have been facing similar pieces like the devastating after effects of global warming, earth getting destroyed in the year 2012 and other such predictions by MAYA calendar, so the feeling of “getting used to” all these news now has somehow developed!

People on this planet have become so monotonous to these news that they have developed a mentality that “Jab hoga tab dekha jayega” (We will see when it will happen, till then relax!)

But what about those scientists at NASA who truly believe that earth will face blackout in 2013 and the scenario would be exactly like one of those Hollywood disaster movies where cell phones show a blank scene, no GRS, no connectivity, GPS has no existence and the TV screens showing just one color – BLACK! In short, no communication, nothing but a hell lot of chaos!

In accordance with various reports, the same incident happened somewhere in the year 1859. The scenario resulted in a catastrophic condition that scene in Hawaii was such that people were just not able to read magazines and other content, courtesy the bright radiances all over and the similar occurrence is expected to happen in 2013 as well. But that is not limited to sheer blackout only. The solar storm may lead to massive destruction and experts are brainstorming the brutal after affects it would have on the human civilization.

In scientific language, you guys just need to know that certain violent eruptions in the planet Sun would lead to harmful radiations. These radiations in turn would react with magnetic fields of the earth and may lead to the destruction of satellites and space stations. Now that the whole world runs upon all these advanced technologies, 2013 may witness a major blackout! The disastrous day might come out in the month of May.

One thing is for sure. With scientists acquainting us about this destruction almost three years in advance, some part of the destruction can somehow be avoided by taking every possible measure against the solar storm.

I hope we all get lucky enough to escape this massive solar storm!

In times of today, social media is one of the strongest tools when it comes to communication. In case of online marketing, it has a direct impact on the SEO rankings. Commonly, it is said that when it comes to traffic, social networking sites are not very helpful when it comes to generating the necessary traffic. With this, it is said that they do not give back links since the back links for these sites are nofollow in nature. More so, there are times when these links are redirected to the main website.

Social media optimization involves a good amount of spamming which most of us hate. Despite these reasons, the social voting systems impact the search engine rankings. With this, the trends followed by bookmarking help in identifying the various websites which are better. Such bookmarking websites includes Mixx.com, Stumbleupon.com and so on. Here’s how they help in the process of rankings:

• Faster Indexing of Sites happens because sites are bookmarked faster by the humans especially if it is a site of their colleagues or friends. This is done even before the search engine bot intercepts them.
• Sometimes pages are found by default or by a site navigation which is bad or is linked to other external pages. Such pages are sometimes bookmarked. Usually, these pages are somewhere deep in the website and are not simply linked to the other pages. This is known as Deeper Indexing.
• Bookmarking defines the quality for a particular website. This differentiates it from the other sites. Bookmarking takes some amount of time; this means that the person who bookmarks it has found something worth in it for the necessary time to be invested in it.
• When it comes to a website, its quality can always be measured. The more number of people bookmark a particular site, the better quality and relevance a site is known to have. So, a site which has many bookmarks by many different users who are bookmarking via different services would weigh more than a site with many bookmarks made by the same user.
• While bookmarking a particular website, a user tends to add tags and keywords along with other descriptions. This external Meta Data caters to an opinion that is unprejudiced in nature and is formed by the public in general.
• Websites are classified based on the social bookmarking websites. The classification is done based on the tags that are generated by other users. These help the search engines to rate the websites.
• When it comes to social bookmarking, spamming is a strict no-no! Since, spamming is not permitted; it prevents the search engines from intercepting any form of spam content as well.

Additionally, there are certain sites with specific features which further help in gaining a better position with the search algorithms. Some such features include:

• Votes: With sites like Reddit and Digg, a user gets an option to vote for a particular website. So, the more number of votes, the quality of the information would be perceived to be better by the search engines.
• Comments: Similar to the above, the ratio of the number of comments to the number of votes, the relevance of the site would be better.
• Categorization: Similar to the above point on classification, this feature aids in the defining the subject of a specific site. This helps the engine address searcher to identify the site.
• Certain sites such as the Netscape and Techmeme propose on specific sites and pages which help the engines obtain an insight pertaining to their search results.

However, there is no form of verification that could tell whether the above techniques are being used by the search engines and their algorithms. Although, there has been an indication by most of the search engines that they might execute these strategies in the near future!