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What is known as Skateboarding ?

Asked by Aradhana 123 in Cricket & Other Sports at 3:16 AM on November 16, 2009

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Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater.

Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an artform, a job, or a method of transportation.[1] Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report by American Sports Data found that there were 18.5 million skateboarders in the world. 85 percent of skateboarders polled who had used a board in the last year were under the age of 18, and 74 percent were male.[2]

Skateboarding is relatively modern. A key skateboarding maneuver, the ollie, was developed in the late 1970s by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand as a half-pipe maneuver. Freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullen was the first to take it to flat ground and later invented the kickflip and its variations.

Answered at 4:13 PM on November 16, 2009

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What does Capital Gains Tax mean?

Asked by rahulc16 in Personal Finance & Tax at 2:15 AM on November 16, 2009

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A capital gains tax (abbreviated: CGT) is a tax charged on capital gains, the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was purchased at a lower price. The most common capital gains are realized from the sale of stocks, bonds, precious metals and property. Not all countries implement a capital gains tax and most have different rates of taxation for individuals and corporations.

For equities, an example of a popular and liquid asset, each national or state legislation, have a large array of fiscal obligations that must be respected regarding capital gains. Taxes are charged by the state over the transactions, dividends and capital gains on the stock market. However, these fiscal obligations may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction because, among other reasons, it could be assumed that taxation is already incorporated into the stock price through the different taxes companies pay to the state, or that tax free stock market operations are useful to boost economic growth.

Answered at 4:12 PM on November 16, 2009

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Which is better to drink, tea or coffee?

Asked by sonam misra in Food & Drink at 2:14 AM on November 16, 2009

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both the drinks are not good for health..herbal tea is beneficial but coffee is not good at all

Answered at 4:09 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is an induction cooker?

Asked by naveen tanwa in Home Appliances at 2:16 AM on November 16, 2009

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An induction cooker uses a type of induction heating for cooking. A coil of copper wire is placed underneath the cooking pot. An oscillating current is applied to this coil, which produces an oscillating magnetic field. This magnetic field creates heat in two different ways. It induces a current in an electrically conductive pot, which produces Joule (I2R) heat. It also creates magnetic hysteresis losses in a ferromagnetic pot. The first effect dominates; hysteresis losses typically account for less than ten percent of the total heat generated.[1]

Induction cookers are faster and more energy-efficient than traditional cooktops. Unlike traditional cooktops, the pot itself is heated to the desired temperature rather than heating the stovetop, reducing the possibility of injury. Skin can be burned if it comes into contact with the pot, or by the stovetop after a pot is removed. Unlike a traditional cooktop, the maximum temperature in the system is that of the pot, which is much less capable of causing serious injury than the high temperatures of flames or red-hot electric heating elements. The induction cooker does not warm the air around it, resulting in added energy efficiency.

Answered at 4:08 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is difference between odometer,speedometer and tachometer.?

Asked by priyanka tri in Cars & Bikes at 2:15 AM on November 16, 2009

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An odometer (mileometer, milometer) indicates distance traveled by a car or other vehicle. The device may be electronic, mechanical, or a combination of the two. The word derives from the Greek words ""hodós", meaning "path" or "way", and "métron", "measure".
A speedometer is a device that measures the instantaneous speed of a land vehicle.
Now universally fitted to motor vehicles, they started to be available as options in the 1900s, and as standard equipment from about 1910 onwards.
Speedometers for other vehicles have specific names and use other means of sensing speed. For a boat, this is a pit log. For an aircraft, this is an airspeed indicator.
The speedometer was invented by the Croatian Josip Belušić in 1888, and was originally called a velocimeter.
A tachometer (also called a revolution-counter, rev-counter, or RPM gauge) is an instrument that measures the rotation speed of a shaft or disk, as in a motor or other machine. The device usually displays the revolutions per minute (RPM) on a calibrated analogue dial, but digital displays are increasingly common. The term comes from Greek Ταχος, tachos, "speed", and metron, "to measure"

Answered at 4:11 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is stalemate in CHESS ?

Asked by neha arora in Cricket & Other Sports at 2:13 AM on November 16, 2009

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Stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal moves. A stalemate ends the game in a draw. Stalemate is covered in the rules of chess.

During the endgame, stalemate is a resource that can enable the player with the inferior position to draw the game. In more complicated positions, stalemate is much rarer, usually taking the form of a swindle that succeeds only if the superior side is inattentive. Stalemate is also a common theme in endgame studies and other chess problems.

The outcome of a stalemate was standardized as a draw in the 19th century. Before this standardization, its treatment varied widely, including being deemed a win for the stalemating player, a half-win for that player, or a loss for that player; not being permitted; and resulting in the stalemated player missing a turn.

Some regional chess variants have not allowed a player to play a stalemating move. In different versions of suicide chess, another chess variant, stalemate may or may not be treated as a draw.

The word "stalemate" is also used for a metaphor when a conflict has reached an impasse and resolution seems difficult or impossible, i.e. a no-win situation.

Answered at 4:08 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is transgenic food?

Asked by deepti agarw in Miscellaneous at 2:11 AM on November 16, 2009

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Food and Feed are generally derived from plants and animals which have been grown and bred by humans for several thousand years. Over time, these plants and animals have undergone substantial genetic changes as those with the most desirable characteristics were chosen for breeding the next generation.
The desirable characteristics were developed by selecting from naturally occurring variations in the genetic make-up of those individuals and breeding to combine or enhance these characteristics. In recent times, it has become possible to modify the genetic material of living cells and organisms using modern gene transfer technologies. Genes which cause expression of desirable traits (eg modified starch production and disease resistance in potato) were selected from organisms, such as bacteria, and transferred into plants, to alter their genetic material (DNA) in order to produce these desirable characteristics. For example microrganisms have been genetically modified to produce new pharmaceutical products, plants to produce pest and disease resistance and animals (eg fish) to grow more rapidly. All organisms modified in such way are called genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The food and feed which contains or consist of such GMOs, or are produced from GMOs, are called genetically modified (GM) food or feed. Organisms to which foreign inheritable genes have been introduced by genetic methods are called transgenic organisms.

The use of GMOs in food can offer benefits in agricultural practices, food quality, nutrition and health. Today the use genetic modification has already shown that an increased biological resistance to specific pests and diseases, including those caused by viruses, can reduce the need for chemical pesticides and decreasing the risk of crop failure. In China the use of GM insect resistant cotton has dramatically reduced the incidence of pesticide poisoning amongst farmer workers. In the future it will also be possible to enhance the nutritive value of crops by improving desirable functional characteristics, such as reduced allergenicity or toxicity as well as altered protein or fat content and increased phytochemical or nutrient content. This technology may help fighting malnutrition problems - such as deficiencies in vitamin A, iron, iodine, and zinc.

Introducing a genetically modified food product in the European market is strictly regulated and is dependant upon an extensive food safety evaluation. Genetically modified plants are firmly checked for their safety and only plants that are regarded as save are admitted. GMOs have been widely cultivated since 1997, and now over 60 million hectare are grown worldwide. No adverse effects on human health have been scientifically recorded in commercialised GM foods, though there have been unconfirmed reports from various sources, some of which have been scientifically investigated and found not to be associated with GMOs. In July 2003 the expert committee of the British Science Review´s panel presented an evaluation of 600 scientific proved studies concerning GMOs. The result: all previous GMO products are regarded as safe.

Answered at 4:07 PM on November 16, 2009

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Where did Jujitsu originate?

Asked by naveen tanwa in Cricket & Other Sports at 2:10 AM on November 16, 2009

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Jujutsu was first developed by the Samurai. The term "jūjutsu" was not coined until the 17th century, after which time it became a blanket term for a wide variety of grappling-related disciplines. Prior to that time, these skills had names such as "short sword grappling" (小具足腰之廻, kogusoku koshi no mawari?), "grappling" (組討 or 組打, kumiuchi?), "body art" (体術, taijutsu?), "softness" (柔 or 和, yawara?), "art of harmony" (和術, wajutsu, yawarajutsu?), "catching hand" (捕手, torite?), and even the "way of softness" (柔道, jūdō?) (as early as 1724, almost two centuries before Kano Jigoro founded the modern art of Kodokan Judo).[2]

Today, the systems of unarmed combat that were developed and practiced during the Muromachi period (1333–1573) are referred to collectively as Japanese old-style jujutsu (日本古流柔術, Nihon koryū jūjutsu?). At this period in history, the systems practiced were not systems of unarmed combat, but rather means for an unarmed or lightly armed warrior to fight a heavily armed and armored enemy on the battlefield. In battle, it was often not possible for a samurai to use his long sword, and would therefore be forced to rely on his short sword, dagger, or bare hands. When fully armored, the effective use of such "minor" weapons necessitated the employment of grappling skills.

Methods of combat (as just mentioned above) included striking (kicking and punching), throwing (body throws, joint-lock throws, unbalance throws), restraining (pinning, strangulating, grappling, wrestling) and weaponry. Defensive tactics included blocking, evading, off-balancing, blending and escaping. Minor weapons such as the tanto (dagger), ryu fundo kusari (weighted chain), kabuto wari (helmet smasher), and kakushi buki (secret or disguised weapons) were almost always included in Sengoku jujutsu.

Answered at 4:02 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is the color of my dress?

Asked by swati ray in Food & Drink at 1:10 AM on November 16, 2009

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The colour of your dress is black

Answered at 4:02 PM on November 16, 2009

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What is Pirate Decryption ?

Asked by swati ray in TV & Radio at 1:08 AM on November 16, 2009

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Pirate decryption most often refers to the reception of compromised pay TV or pay radio signals without authorization from the original broadcaster. The term "pirate" in this case is used in the sense of copyright infringement and has little or nothing to do with sea piracy or pirate radio, which involved the operation of a small broadcast radio station without lawfully obtaining a license to transmit. The MPAA and other organizations which try to protect copyright and licensing agreements often call such decryption "signal theft"

Answered at 3:59 PM on November 16, 2009

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