ASP.Net and Flash Communication
Hello readers, I've covered in this article is just a small and simple overview of the world of Flash development with ASP.NET. I have recently designed a website, which thoroughly covers all of the Flash to ASP.NET communication methods mentioned in this article, as well as a step-by-step introduction to ASP.NET development with C# using Visual Studio.NET coolest IDE and Adobe Flash CS.
Step 1
Open Adobe Flash CS. Create a new document selecting Flash File (Action Script 2.0). You may be interested in Action Script 3 (AS3) but I choose Action Script 2 (AS2) for easier understand. Just step with me and I assure you, you will become a good Flash developer after reading this article. Now you will see a single tab namely ‘Untitled 1’ in the Adobe Flash. After saving the file ‘Untitled 1’ text will replace with your preferred filename. I named it ‘AspFlash.fla’. Remember FLA is a flash source file and your output movie will be SWF, which will need to be embedded in ASP.Net ASPX file later. Adobe Flash split-down with several window, do not confused. You do not need to know the all window features. Start with left called ‘Tools’, in the center top window called ‘Timeline’, next down window called ‘Scene’, next bottom window called ‘Properties’ and the right most window split-down with many window ‘Color’, ‘Align’, ‘Components’ and ‘Library’. Those entire windows can be switched on/off by ‘Window’ menu. Look at the ‘Scene’ window which will be your design area. From the ‘’Properties’ window you can change colors and size as per your requirements.
Step 2
Now add some component from the ‘Components’ window expand ‘User Interface’. Oh! lots of stuff. Drag only one ‘TextInput’ and one ‘Button’ on your ‘Scene’ window and align them correctly. Select ‘TextInput’ and put an instance name (e.g. TextInput1) from ‘Properties’ window. Without instance name, Action Script will not recognize any components. Do same for the ‘Button’ instance name (e.g. SendData) and from the ‘Parameters’ tab change ‘Button’ label (e.g. Send Data).
Step 3
Here we start out main coding part. Select ‘Layer 1’ from ‘Timeline’ window and press F9 (keyboard function key). You will see ‘Actions’ window, where you writes you’re AS code. Type or copy pest the following codes.
//************************************************//
SendData.onPress = function() {
//Declare and Initialize variable
var send_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
//Assigning value to parameter, like Asp.Net QueryString
send_lv.mydata = TextInput1.text;
//Sending data
send_lv.send('default.aspx', '_self', 'GET');
};
//************************************************//
The LoadVars object is used for data exchange between flash memory - the server. The LoadVars object is the data sent to the server for processing load from the server, data or send data to the server and waits for the response from the server to return an operational capability. LoadVars object uses name-value pairs exchanged between the client and server data. The LoadVars object is the best situation, the two-way between the need for the Flash movie and server-side communications logic, but does not require large amounts of data to pass
Step 4
Type or copy the following code to flash pests, QueryString read - Action Script 2. 2 ASP.Net action script is not because it provides such a method, and I coded the following URL to retrieve from the query string._url method returns the URL of the ‘AspFlash.swf’ file that was loaded with ASPX page.
//************************************************//
//Reading QuaryString
myURL = this._url;
myPos = myURL.lastIndexOf("?");
if (myPos > 0) {
var myRawParam = myURL.substring(myPos + length('mydata=') + 1, myURL.length);
myParam = myRawParam.toString().split("'").join("");
if (myParam != undefined){
TextInput1.text = myParam;
}
}
//************************************************//
Step 5
Save your file from File menu. Now we need to make the final SWF move and embed it to ASPX page. From File menu click ‘Publish Settings’ and you will see a new window containing three tabs (Formats, Flash and HTML). In the Formats tab check Flash and HTML types, so that you can get the SWF embedded code in HTML page. Now press button ‘Publish’ to build the final move. If there are no error occurred, flash will provide you to two files (e.g. ‘AspFlash.swf’ and ‘AspFlash.html’) in root folder where source file ‘AspFlash.fla’ located.
Step 6
Now start Visual Studio .Net (VS) and create a new website and name it ‘AspFlash’. VS creates a default page namely ‘Default.aspx’. From solution explorer double click on ‘Default.aspx’ file to view Markup code (also called Inline code) like following.
//************************************************//
//************************************************//
Now copy ‘AspFlash.swf’ and ‘AspFlash.html’ files in to your web root directory. I mean ASPX, SWF files should be located in same directory. Open ‘AspFlash.html’ file and copy the following lines and paste it inside tag of ‘Default.aspx’ file.
//************************************************//
//************************************************//
After pasting the above code little change needed on ‘AspFlash.swf’ parameter like the following. Look at the line ‘AspFlash.swf?mydata='<% =Request["mydata"] %>'’ what we added. Flash read _url- data with mydata which will be supplied by ASP.Net later.
//************************************************//
width="550" height="400" id="AspFlash" align="middle">
'" />
'" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff"
width="550" height="400" name="AspFlash" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
//************************************************//
Finally, add two ASP.net standard controls on ‘Default.aspx’ page (e.g. TextBox and Button). Change Button text property to ‘Send Data’. The full ‘Default.aspx’ will looks like the following.
//************************************************//
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="_Default" %>
width="550" height="400" id="AspFlash" align="middle">
'" />
'" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff"
width="550" height="400" name="AspFlash" align="middle" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain"
allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
//************************************************//
Step 7
In this step you need to open ‘Default.cs’ file by clicking ‘View Code’ pointing on ‘Default.aspx’ from Solution Explorer of VS. By default VS added Page_Load event procedure. You need to add some text on Page_Load event procedure along with button1_click event procedure like the following.
//************************************************//
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if(!IsPostBack)
if (Request["mydata"] != null)
textbox1.Text = Request["mydata"].ToString();
}
protected void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Response.Redirect("~/default.aspx?mydata=" + textbox1.Text);
}
//************************************************//
Step 8
Now build the website using F5 (keyboard function key) and type some text in Flash movie and click ‘Send Data’ to send Flash data to ASPX page. You will see ASPX ‘TextBox’ text changed with your Flash ‘TextInput’ text.
Same way type some text in ASPX ‘TextBox’ and click ‘Send Data’ Button to send ASPX data to Flash movie.
Enjoy the communication technique between ASP.Net and Flash. If need further assistance, feel free to contact me via email.
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Job Interview Questions for Managers To Check Management Skills
They have an interview call for an executive position and ask yourself what kind of questions are asked of you in the interview. All senior executive positions revolve around the concept of management staff, resources and how to make the best combination of these to set the maximum from both quantitatively obtainedaccounting job, engineering job, airline or another managerial job it is your confidence and communication skills with experience and education that will matter the most.
Checked through a job interview questions for managers of the candidates is enclosed to provoke a reaction to top management skills. Respondents are considered as candidates for Thought
Interview questions of management terms of reference checks. The terms of reference have a clear direction, communication skills, decision-making skills, motivating people's quality of
Top Job Interview Questions for Managers To Check Management Skills
- How independently you take your decision?
- Your past experience with under performing employee? What have you done? Was there any improvement in employee's performance? If not, what was your next step?
- How quick you can take the decision?
- How many decisions that you had taken in the past were right & generated the positive results?
- How you coordinate the work with your team?
- Do you set target for yourself & for your team and what do you do to achieve the targets?
- Are you a multi-tasking personality?
- How you perform under dead lines & work pressure?
Some Management Interview Questions & Answers Need Detail
- Describe the philosophy of your management and what you try to add in the organization's improvement for its cultural & environmental growth.
- Explain the factors that are important for the growth of the organization.How you check employees performance?
Some very general top management skill job interview questions
- Why are you changing your job?
- What are your future goals?
- What do you know about this company?
- What are your strength & weaknesses?
- What an employer will check in management and skill job interview question answers?
Employers will check how you will give a reply. How do you comfortable at the same time are seeking answers to the interview level. You cited examples of such
So you must make ourselves familiar with the company you are going to interview. As this is only the handle hiring managers, so that at home, you do not see an empty or behavioral interview questions. The need, if you have been asked to provide a number of issues, from the employers, do not hesitate, but do not like the questions asked, the individual evaluation of
Example Competency Based Interview Questions
To help you prepare for your interview skills, we have a series of such capacity based interview questions. In this particular article will focus on communication and to consider the type of questions researchers can ask to evaluate the written and oral communication skills you.
Communication Competence -- What Is Being Assessed?
When asked about the ability to communicate your interview questions, interview evidence of the past see, you:
- Communicate in an effective way, both in writing and verbally
- Can listen well to others
- Are able to change your communication method and style according to the situation
- Contribute in group meetings
- Can negotiate with others and influence them when needed
On the question of communication, for example Konpitenshiintabyu
Take a look at these typical competency based interview questions which cover communication. In some interviews, the focus might be on verbal communication. In others, it might be on written communication. In many interviews, interviewers will be interested in both!
- Tell me about a time when you varied your communication style to suit your audience
- Describe a situation in which you encouraged others to share ideas or views
- Talk me through a time in which you used your verbal communication skills to make a difference
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- Give me an example of when you were required to explain something difficult or complex to a customer or work colleague
- Describe a time when you needed to deal with a difficult or angry customer
- Tell me about a time when you used your listening skills to help resolve a problem or difficult situation
- Talk me though the last time you participated in a lively group debate or discussion
- Describe a time when you were faced with objections from a customer or colleague
- When was the last time you needed to negotiate for something?
- What type of written communication are you asked to prepare for your organization?
- Describe a time when you were criticized for your written work
- Tell me about a situation when you were rewarded or praised for your written work
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Posted in: interview questions| Tags: Communication Interview time example way situation style series capacity competencyCommunication for Sustainable Agriculture Production
1.Introduction
The green, white and blue revolutions gave us food security. The high yielding varieties and new technologies were webbed with chemical farming. Even today we have critical gaps existing in production of food through technology use and at traditional farmer’s field. The chemical farming resulted in the soil degradation, water pollution, soil erosions and soil salinity .By now we face land degradation problems in 173 million hectares which is around 53% of cultivated land. Annually we loose 5000 Million Tones of top soil with NPK losses of 5-8 Million Tones per year. In Mahrastra a survey showed that the depth of black soil was 60 cms in 1910 which has reduced now. About 18% of it has turned as shallow land. Reduced soil depth has resulted into low productivity, increases soil runoffs and drought like conditions. Therefore to avoid these ill effects we have to link strong information and communication methods for soil mapping, annual rainfall data, rain and climatic forecasts with farming operations (Wani, 2005). Resource conservation & proper utilization needs adequate knowledge, which could be obtained through advanced satellite system and relied back through communication mechanism. For enhancing agricultural production communication tools have to be used.
2.Land Holding
Thus, we have to use more technology based cropping system to increase productivity per unit land. Horizontal expansion is not possible. Embargo on indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other farm-use-agents is another constraint to increase productivity of food grain. Unfortunately our food grain-production pace has declines. Growth rate of 1-2% has put pressures on our economy. We now have more imports of food grains, an anomaly over past decade. What is the cause? Wrong policies at the top? To some extent yes.
The whole system of National Agricultural Research, extension and field functionaries have registered a fatigue. Similarly, the land degradation, mineral depletion and environmental pollution demands new mechanism to boost productivity. Perhaps use of electronic media, e-extension and agricultural reforms as KVK system, ATMA and SAMETI incorporation may help to make adjustments in our farming system so as to integrate agriculture, aquaculture, water conservation and livestock rearing and with new technology driven profit earning enterprises. This needs a continued and farmer friendly policies or sustainable agriculture.In these pages we shall discuss role of communication in sustainable agriculture technology application jumps productivity. Thus technology awareness and application is must to have more per unit land productivity. We do have scope in it, our yields are lower than many counties and even our neighbors (Samra & sastry 2002).
3. Organic Farming.
Organic farming is advocated as modern technology. We left our traditional organic farming for adopting chemical farming, which landed us in trouble. This rotation of modernity and traditionality taxed us heavily. We perhaps jumped in adopting or testing technologies without comparing them with our own practices. Now reverting back to our own traditional ways in fraught with problems too. The questions often asked are, can we sustain or even maintain our productivity levels by resorting to the organic farming- the modern technology of today and traditional technology of yester years, blends may answer this question. Can information and communication skills and technology bridge a new union?
4.Information and communication technology
The present day information and communication technology has trespassed all barriers of race, religion, culture and countries. A Comprehensive study of 23 review papers and a dozen book and journals was presented by (Wani 2005). A detailed description of how communication and information can help production and sustaijable yields has been discussed (Wani 2006) . Strong warning systems for climatic risks, floods and cyclones,pests andmites could help to raise more crops.Farming informatics and awareness packages through print, mass and now E-mails is possible. The role of competitive farming, economic survey and evaluation of farming and women’s integration needs attention. Women the half of agricultural work force is still unawares of the technological skills. The barriers of customs, veil, religion and social bondages could be overcomed by educating them through TV, cassettes, e-mails or other modern communication appliances.
5.Phy to sanitation
Technology transfer is easy. We can announce technology practices or even demonstrate them. The key issue is its adoption. India with 25% of its GDP from agriculture spends some 12% of GDP on its subsidies rather than on transfer of technology. Blending subsidies with agricultural exports will need a drastic cut under new WTO agreements. The global market access opportunity limit of 3% import shall further complicate the issues. The international standards of sanitation shall need more awareness at farmer’s doors. Our Agricultural exports from 12 agriculturalitemshas been up and now we export around 18.45% agricultural good in theshape of apiculture, floriculture, fresh fruits, mushroom, spices, sugar, molasses, rice, tropical fruit juices, pulp, concentrates and even agro-chemicals. Fruits, nuts and vegetables have increased our export earnings. Our limitations in expanding our exports are infrastructure to provide international biosafe packaging, phyto sanitation & quarantine measures. Our yields too are low to compete with others. Thus, transfer of technology has not to be limited to man methods, publication, leaflets, folders, bulletins, newsletters, journals, magazine, news paper publication, rural farm broadcasts or television interviews but has to be supplemented with video conferencing, massive awareness campaigns throughvideo cassettes, cable net works and other local farm telecasts. The propaganda, publicity and persuasion has to be supplied with communication skills like rural journalism, popular participation, motivation and more so through management of information systems.
The farm visits, farmers calls, letters have to be intensified. Farmersneed information on markets, bio standards and marketing research and networking mechanisms.
6.Small Farmer- the small holder
Another vulnerable class in India is small (holder). Over 65% of our farmers are small holders. The technologies generated are mostly for commercial farmers. The small holders have not only limited hold on land but on information too. Their case is further complicated as they do other work additionally as the small holdings is not sufficient to sustain them. They have limited access to knowledge. Even the word Bauern or Landliche Gebiete (German), peasant or country side (English) campagne, brousse/paysan(French) and Campo/Campesino Spanish denote that extension work is a mission. One with love for country side and farmers alone could execute this task properly. He has to be well versed with objectives, problem, targets and implementation process. He has to make situation analysis and avoid group clashes in the country side. Thus the knowledge and experiences of farmers, psychological values, expectations, needs and attitudes are to be organized. This organization and evaluation is not possible without use of modern and applicable communication methods. Thus, welding communication withAgri -technology is the need of the hour.
7. Communication methods
Passing on information to farmers is basic fundamental of any extension programmer. The basic need for learning process be it dissemination of technology or social change, the fundamental step is communication.
Factors influencing communication range from person, his personality, his social relation, knowledge, the social and economic parameters of farmers. Their knowledge expectation, experiences and perception needs monitoring and evaluation before technology transfer.
8.Review of communication Vs Agri Production
I. Critical yield gap reduction.
In Kenya, use of advanced information and communication technologies reduced gaps in yields of Agricultural crops between research and farmer’s fields. (Oguya and Bellamy, 2001). A country where 70% population is connected with agriculture for livelihood directly or indirectly and 80% of its export is agricultural oriented. Reduction in yield gaps through effective use of information and communication technology will have a significant impact.
II. Climatic risks and communication
The low productivity in Soyabean was found to be due to partial adoptionof Production recommendations by farmers in Mahrastra, India. The low yield factors were analyzed. Economic constraints, situational factors and communication gaps on crop production, protection, seed treatment and fertilizer application were found responsible for it (Jaiswal et al, 2002).
The modernization of the material and technical information base helped Cuba to increase agricultural production and rural development on a pilot basis (Albelo. et al. 2002).
9..Precision Agriculture
Precision Agriculture till date has focused on site-specific data collection forsoil and crop management. The technologies for the site-specific field operations and automated data recording are available, but precision agriculture rarely involves them for improvement. The application of precision agriculture has to be clubbed with information and communication networking to harvest the gains and to improve productivity. This network may consist of an open software platform, which can be operated by the farmer himself. For efficient communication internet and mobile telecommunication have been identified as important components. The development of an information and communication network integrating modern software (Java, GIS) and hardware (GPS, internet) technologies in a new user friendly manner is necessary to achieve better acceptance of technologies and improved productivity (Lutticken, et al 2000).
10.Satellite dataas source of communication
Use of satellite data- (Star and Spot – lite) helped time – critical dependant applications in Australia. The Australian centre for remote sensing (ACRES) has introduced a new service to provide satellite data for near real time applications. The STAR (Speedy Transmission after reception) service provides access to digital satellite data products in full resolution or compressed format within 12 hrs of a Satellite overpass. The data obtained from ground stations is processed at a facility via a high speed communication link and high priority processing. This system provides Satellite data on critical applications, like crop yield modeling, pre-harvest crop production forecasting, detecting crop diseases, monitoring crop stress, pest infestation, floods, fires and oil-spills.
SPOT – LITE is a low cost, off the shelf satellite data product from ACRES that is ideal for use in Geographical information system (GIS). SPOT-LITEcan be accessed atany time via the internet and is available in the form of tiles covering most of Australia (Thankappanm 2001).
Advance studies with high applications for increasing agricultural production needs quick dissemination. The effect of rooting zone restriction (RZR) on vegetative and reproductive growth of fruit trees viz grapes, peach and citrus has been investigated. It is known that it improved crop productivity under low availability of water. (Wang et al. 2002)
11. Communication networking
The available communication facilities for agricultural information in 15 states of India were studied. (Ghosh 2002). The results suggest that while communication networking opens up agricultural economy, it is not cost effective. The communication networking has to become cost effective.
An attempt to have better communication between various forest research divisions and other organization & interested in sustainable forestry have shown encouraging results. (Barbourand Wong 2001)
An attempt was made to have quick information flow among and between researchers, extension officers and dairy farmers in East Azerbaijan, Iran. The information input, output and intersystem communication were studied. The communication linkage improved the productivity. (Rezvanfar,2001)
The basic tools of marketing premotion of fertilizers in India was studied. (Yadav, 2002). The information like advertising, public relation and personal selling was found as best promoters.
In the “Unique Selling” approach the communicator has to decide what to say to target audience, so as to have the desired results. Re-orientation of fertilizer promotion included besides other things improving means of communications.
The impact of integrated approach utilizing computers in agricultural information & dissemination in Greece and Poland was studied. (Tzortzios et al 2001).The gap in technology known and applied at farmers field was found. Researchers lack training in using new information technologies. Thus improvement in Agricultural productivity has to keep pace with advance communication and information technology using computers.
Joint problem solving sessions and communications networking of information on agriculture has improved sugarcane production in Mauritius (Jhoty et al; 2001).
12.Technological Prospective
Study of production and farm income between the technology gap is wide. This technology is how do you know after years of shelf. Many of them are still frozen, if you do not come to the fore part of body wall of death. A specific location, crop and soil for the farmers little practical innovation. Our comprehensive
This scenario resulted due to incomplete innovative approaches of research. Our researchers blindly advocated more and more use of fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides, which helped to gain grain revolutions, but left legacy of polluted water, air & environment with degraded soils. These revolutions debarred future sustenance. This was due to poor perception.
Thus immediate need is to make researchers akin with information technology and advanced communication. The rapid evolution of information science demands quick and speedy transfer of technologies, awareness & even subject reviews to farmer’s for speedy application. The productivity would be better if technological advances are adopted and their impact is known. The knowledge of computer hardware, software as well interlinking the information dissemination channels and outlets is essential.
13.Decision Support System
The globalization of agriculture marketing, etc. pose new challenges. It is not only the return that matters, but the benefit-cost ratio. The economic viability of agricultural products is now more important. The product, even if the economic and global competition, the quality there are tests. The international phyto sanitary standards will be tougher. The emergence of diseases such as mad cow disease, or even Saar, the experimental cultures and other diseases linked from agriculture
The international computer networking and communication systems alone could help in decision making for appropriate and economic viable agricultural productive. (Tzortzios et al 2001)20
14. Intelligent Agri-Management.
Now we do talk of ecologically based pest management instead of integrated pest Management (IPM) . The buzz word for future in this regard is intelligent pest Management (IPM). As the system now advocated is not the blanket sprays of chemical pesticides but intelligent and well computed programmes of pest management, which incorporates their safe and long term application, economic viability and biosafety of products. Perhaps a well documented interaction between farmers, extension education workers, researchers and policy makers is necessary. This would take years if communication methodology of video conferencing, internet and related satellite technological advancement in communication is not used. This is what would be future intelligent Agricultural Management.
15.Participatory management
The whole system of Agricultural research, teaching and extension in NARS needs renewal. A composite ARS system has to be introduced with strong basic of communication and IT. All programmes in the field should be participatory. All agencies be it ICAR, CSIR, RRL, Universities, SAU or other institutions and industry have to be webbed getter with extension delivery systems in the field. More participation of farmers in planning and execution of project a mega seed or mission horticulture is needed.
A true transport and open system of selection both for Management positions and scientific positions should be transport. Changing standards for individuals is a crime. Thoseat top have to exercise truth, justice and fairplay. The role of politics and politicians should be minimal in national extension delivery system. An outreach through communication and IT is the only achievable solution.
16. Our vision
1. Mixed Farm University Culture:
Higher productivity gains can be achieved through application of technology and production recommendations at farmer’s fields. We have 65% small and marginal farmers whose awareness potential is low. The production system prevailing with these farmers is a mixed farming or composite farming. In contrast to USA and European agriculture our necessity is toincrease “Crop –livestock-fish-plant integrated production system with multiple livelihood opportunities”. Therefore, we need our own innovative educational and training policies. A mixed agriculture University and Education set ups is our necessity. We are at present going astray to our need. Quick and fast measures and needed to unify our educational system, involving all agriculture and allied disciplines, industries, corporate sectors and farmers institution.
2. Higher productivity Concerns:
Indian Agricultural pride years of green revolution post 1968 saw reduction in food gain imports and subsequently white, blue and other revolutions sustained our population pressures and agriculture growth. Our agricultural growth rate (AGR) need to be equal if not more to population growth rate (PGR). Our AGR target ought to be double the PGR.
This is important as consumption rates, purchasing power and employment prospects increase. An estimated food grain of 210 million tons at present may need to be doubled in next 10 years. We have to achieve high targets of productivity by vertical expansion as horizontal land expansion is just not possible. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has quoted figures as of 160 million tones of rice from 40m hac of land, thereby setting the productivity target of 4 t/h. Like wise production of 100 million tones of wheat from 25 million tones of wheat from 25 million hectors needs a productivity of 4t/hac. Our aim to doubleour per hac productivity needs more technical manpower in extension, industry and at gross root level.
The climatic disasters, earthquakes, Titanic tsunami, floods; have effected our agricultural production in the past and additional requirements needs to be kept in mind while planning food security. We need to increase per capita consumption expenditures of Rs.600 per month. We need to bridge the gaps between potential and actual yields at farmers level. The chemical farming hazards of poor soil fertility, low water availability, pollution and environmental concerns impede our agricultural development. Thus refined technology, participatory research and educational modules are needed. The new pressures of Global marketing. World trade and tariff regulations have to be accommodated. This all will need incorporation of new themes like post-harvest management, value addition, packaging, communication, credit and market information services in our course curricula. Thus a new multidimensional change in academic curriculum is envisaged.
3. Quality Assurance
We feel pride in calling ourselves as the 2nd largest Agricultural Research system (ARS) in World. When we review our performance we are no where in top ten of most cited agriculture publications in the World.USA tops the world list with 3,62,79,842 cited publication/annum, with small country like Switzerland at No.10. The scientific out put in agriculture is highest in USA with 27 lac publication/year followed by Japan, Germany, U.K, France, Canada, Italy, Russia, China and Australia. Our contribution to Agriculture publication is 5.48% only with our share of citation at 2.32%. This demands more focus on Quality Assurance. Our prime agenda should be quality Agriultural Education. Our emphasis has to be on:
Academic quality, Accreditation; Desired knowledge, Assessment, Skill and competence building and academic audit. Quality assurance, means strengthening resources, informationand maintenance of educational infrastructure. Thus we need to regulate grants and centre-state relations rationally.
4. Employment opportunities:
We have 36 state/deemed or central agricultural Universities and 20 general universalities with 48 agricultural faculties. The total disciplines needing grants may be strengthened in 5 yrs by 1 core grants to each discipline for quality assurance. We produce 10,000 under graduate 5500 post graduates and 1600 Ph.D in agriculture every years . They add to our unemployed pool. For making them self employees in new ventures and for increased employment , their competence buildingin Global economics and trade policies. Biotechnology, Bioinformation, Biofertilizers, pesticides and fungicides etc are to be enhanced. New faculty development in all the University and colleges is to be executed in coming 5 years. Such as :
Pest information and survey; Risk Management Analysis; Decision support system; Geographic information system. A new trust is to be given to course curriculum integrating field practices in a partnership mode with farmer. A teacher-student-farmer-industry, interaction and co-operation is to be developed. A new model of mechanics in Agricultural and allied curricula is to be integrated, unified and fine tuned to end results. This will demand inter and intra faculty harmony and synchronized course curricula at UG, PG and Ph.D level. This has to be fine tuned to our field requirements and location orientations
5. Asia Specific Agricultural Education:
Indian Economy is a agri-centre economy which supports 70% of our population, as direct rural employment . Forty five percent of the income generated by industries comes from Agri-based (Agro) Industries. Therefore , a vast potential and resource is hidden in it. If we think of Asia specific Agriculture, we have to play a significant role in the region which has 60% of the world population. The region is rich of energy and oil resources and millennium buzz word is open boarders and common market with first priority on peace, confidence and trust. For up-liftmen of region we need training educationand human resource utilization. Therefore Agriculture educational reforms are on our door steps to harvest the gains of common economy in the SARC and total Asian region. These educational reforms should involve schools, colleges and Universities. The re-modeling of curriculum will need incorporation of new emerging era, like competitive global marketing, the climatic, disaster, technology use, restrictions, sustainability, environment, water resource conservation, remediation factors etc.
Agri-educational reforms are needed so that ICAR parallels USDA, in governing grant-in aid to whole agriculture sector. An omnibuss act of agriculture inthe shape of USA farm bill of 1996 is envisioned. New educational policies so drafted shall be non-discriminative, comprehensive , transparent and accountable.
6. Access to Education and Training:
Access to education and training to people below the poverty line, rural youth and women is to be ensured. This will need a total restructured education infrastructure. A three tyre modelis envisioned which consists of:
1. On the job, training opportunities on farm mechanization and agriculture.
2. Training skills, up-gradation and rural orientation at University level, refinement and more innovative participatory mode at farmers field. Roaming teaching taught system on holidays and Sundays.
3. Teacher-student-farmer-industry-interaction-work plans-self learning by living with farmers. It will ensure quality training and job improvement of skilled manpower for use in Asian Agri development Market.
7. Informal-flexible Agriculture Information Services:
A flexible curriculum models which should have many options at B.Sc level like:
1. Natural science
2. Agri Science
- Production system
- Agri-business
- Social science
3. International Agriculture
4. Natural Resources
5. Agri-business management
6. Biological engineering
7. Dietetrics
8. Landscape Architecture
8. Export Orientation in Agri-education:
In the present era of bio-safety, phyto and zoo sanitation have assumed tremendous importance. Education and knowledge was safe and secure treasure in the past. It is no more true. The export needs knowledge and new inventions need patenting. Web and web designing have made invisible teachers to unknown students. The students-teacher relationship has raised to spiritual horizons. New targets for future educational planning and policies need to have more information and communication technology. Therefore courses on I&C with computer applications is must. These have been strengthened in the SAU and ICAR institutions in the last few years. However a total connectivity is needed with farmers, farm organizations and utilization departments to harvest the gains of technological reforms to increase our exports. Inspite of ranking I in milk production our exports are meager. This is because of poor –zoo-sanitation and Global lobiest are critical of our disease free status. Therefore, education Division of the ICAR has policies and programmes in Agri-export orientation.
Design Website With Web Page Templates!
In the never-ending journey of information and communication technology, internet continues to be the most rewarding boon for people all around the world. Internet is now the best media for disseminating information, promoting business, establish and maintain communication and do a host of other things that other media can not do. In the cyber world, websites and web pages are the primary media by which we interact with internet. Creating attractive websites by a decent yet effective website design or more specifically, webpage design is very important to attain the site’s objectives. Today, creating an attractive and interactive website is no more confined to the domain of professionals and computer geniuses. There are thousands of ready-to-go web page templates for creating a good website. Initially the templates were mostly based on Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). With the advent of newer web technologies, there are different types of templates today. Dynamic HTML (DHTML) templates, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) templates, JavaScript templates, Flash web site templates, Macromedia Dreamweaver templates are some of the most familiar ones to mention. For more information simply visit www.great-links-toyour-website.com. There are hundreds of web sites that offer free templates which are fully functional. But most of the professional web site templates usually come with a price.?
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With the increasing use of internet in all spheres of our life, especially in trade and commerce, website designing has become more important. To suit the requirements of web based activities, newer applications and software have been invented. With the help of these applications or software, scripts are written and incorporated in the web page templates. Today’s websites have stunning web pages with extremely appealing interfaces. The web pages include text, graphics, animation, sound, movies, forms, polls, hit counters and many other features. Macromedia (now owned by Adobe) brought out the legendary and highly popular file format ‘Flash’ that can play animations, movies, sounds, slideshows or other types of contents in web pages. Due to very attractive look, design and diversity of Flash files (with extensions .swf, .fla etc), Macromedia Dreamweaver – a web developing software – soon became extremely popular. Dreamweaver is basically used for web related publications. Today in the internet, Flash website templates are already available in abundance. Besides Macromedia’s software suit, Flash files and Flash web site templates are prepared by many third party software and applications. Macromedia Dreamweaver though remains to be the best software that integrates Flash files besides other type of templates like, HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, XML etc. Dreamweaver templates are truly professional templates. Many of the internet’s top website designs are based on Dreamweaver templates. For more help go to www.automatic-content.com. There are many fully functional free Dreamweaver templates available for download. These free templates they may lack in customizing abilities. On the other hand professional web page templates made of Dreamweaver’s diverse features are generally very charming and they make your website look great. These professional Dreamweaver web page templates may be attached with a small price tag. But their quality looks, attractive features and customizability make them templates worth paying for.
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Email Etiquette, Communication, Free Article
In today’s business world email is by far the most often used form of communication. However, since email has emerged only recently as a result of the emergence of IT, rules of usage have not been enforced. This interferes with the efficacy of the communication.
The rules of email are known by the contemporary term Netiquette. They not only help in the effective use of email communication, but help to maintain a professional image, create efficiency and protect the company from law suits. Following the netiquette rules also proves that the sender is a competent and responsible person.
The Mechanics of Email
The mechanics of email provides a number of practical techniques that will enable the user to communicate effectively. Learning these techniques will help the person to communicate without being confusing and also how to correspond without offending recipients.
This article focuses on one of the most important mechanics of email – writing an effective subject line.
Subject Line
The subject line appears below
A powerfully written communication is useless if the subject line does not the reader, to move, without the lure of the open message. A good subject line is required to make the recipient curious about where he can not open the temptation to read and to resist the message immediately.
Here are some of the ways that people deal with subject lines:
- It is left blank.
- The message is so long that it runs beyond the size of the screen.
- It refers to the previous subject.
- Grammar and capitalizations are inappropriate
- It is not truly indicative of the message.
- It sounds like hype.
When the subject line with the above-mentioned manner, the recipient will not bother opening up as the mail sender's authenticity is in doubt. It also triggered the warning not to open e-mail to his e-mail viruses fear. Of course, this does not apply if the recipient know that you still look forward to your information in such circumstances, he / she will open the message, even if no subject line. However, it is always best to avoid risk.
Subject lines are so important that if you leave the line blank many email programs will give a warning even before you can send the message. This warning usually comes in the form of a pop-up dialog box.
The example below shows one type of wording for a dialog box.
“The message has no subject. Select OK to send anyway.”
Two Methods to Create Effective Subject Line:
1. Write a subject line that is specific about the message.
2. Write a subject line that is creative.
1. Writing a subject line that is specific about the message:
This method is used when you are writing to someone you know or with someone who is expecting your message. When you are specific in your subject line the reader will be impelled to open and read.
Below are listed some of the ways to writing an effective subject line that is specific:
- The words ‘Hi’ or “Greetings” in the subject line signify nothing to the recipient in professional correspondences. Therefore, it is important to use only relevant subject lines.
- The abbreviation “RE:” for regarding is acceptable in email just as in typing memos.
- Think of your subject line to be the main headline of your document. Instead of simply writing “Meeting”, be a little more descriptive and say “July 30th Process Team Meeting”.
- A descriptive subject line enables the reader to file and retrieve your message later.
- It also allows easy scanning for message content in mail boxes.
Here are examples to show how to write detailed and specific subject lines.
Instead of
Use
1. I have a question
Question about Kumar file
2. Meeting
Question – Quality Assurance Mtg.
3. Proposal
Communication Training Proposal
4. Response
Response to Sales Proposal
2. Writing a subject line that is creative:
Using this method, you write the recipient, you are not familiar with. Therefore, you must be innovative, to increase your chance of being read e-mail. In the subject line should be in such a way, it will convince the recipient opens the message and did not remove it to read it in their language. However, the information provided in the subject line will be different recipient and the situation. Here are a few examples.
Email Subject Lines
Uses for the Subject Line
Sample Wordings
Identify who you are
Engineer
Tell more about yourself
Computer Software Engineer
Tell why you are contacting this person
Network problem
Find things that make you unique
Java Programmer
Find common space with recipient
Fellow IIT graduate & Engineer
Capitalization in Subject Line
As a general rule, please do not use all uppercase letters to write an email. The recipient feels that you
Length of a Subject Line
It's always about the best 25-35 is to limit the characters in the subject line. Here, characters, characters, spaces and punctuation means. Condensed, without compromising the understanding of the subject line is the appropriate word to use. Here is an example:
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REST-style Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services
REST-style Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services. These services are based on the WCF web programming model available in .Net 3.5 SP1. The starter kit also contains the full source code for all features, detailed code samples, and unit tests.
The first set of features in the starter kit is server-side features for building WCF REST services, which enable or simplify various aspects of using the REST capabilities in WCF. These include declarative caching, security, error handling, help page support, conditional PUT, push style streaming, type based dispatch and semi-structured XML support. This functionality is exercised by a set of Visual Studio templates for creating REST services such as an Atom Feed service, a REST-RPC hybrid service, a resource singleton or collection service, and an Atom Publishing Protocol service.
Preview 2 of the starter kit introduces a second set of client-side features for accessing WCF and third-party REST services from within .Net applications. The new HttpClient class provides the REST developer with a uniform extensible model for sending HTTP requests and processing HTTP responses, in a variety of formats. The new "Paste Xml as Type" Visual Studio add-in enhances the serialization support in HttpClient by generating serializable types based on XML examples or XSD schema.
for more information, go http://aspnet.codeplex.com
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