Hi, rick! do you heard about new cpu technology? -hi dan! no i don't. what kind of technology is it? -it`s a revolution in computer technologies! the scientists has made a new powerful cpu with 12 nano-meters technical process! they say this processors will be most productible in all of the world! -yeah, it`s really exciting. do you know how much heat they generate? -i don`t know exactly, but they will generate more than 120 watt of heat. -oh, they must be really hot guys! -haha, really talk, bro.ok, i must to go. see you soon! bye! -ok, bye.
Dialogue series the aim of the dialogue series is to provide a platform where young individuals can interact with persons who have made a contribution to their chosen fields. the exact nature of the dialogue is left to the individual speaker, and it has ranged from socratic discourse to the exhibition of a film, to the presentation of a dance, each of these events then leading to an exchange of views between the speaker and the audience. empowering local governments the final dialog of the year 2005-06 was on the topic of local governance, addressing the question of how to empower institutions like panchayats and municipalities. this dialog was initiated by manik chnd surana, chairperson. third finance commission, government of rajasthan. main thrust of his argument was that for a local government to work effectively it must have some independent source of income. this income could be through direct or indirect taxes. he sited examples of village panchayats in tamilnadu and some other states, which raise three to five lakhs fo rupees annually and spend these in village upliftment programs. he felt even this limited financial autonomy would allow panchayats and municipalities to intervene into local problem in a more effective manner. he gave an example of developing sustainable water resources in villages through panchayats. free human being and free time tom alter explored various aspects of freedom using his extraordinary knowledge fo hindustani and persian poetry. often quoting galib and contemporary indian poets he explored various issues like optimism, humanism and what it means to be a free human being. starting with the idea of optimism, quoting a contemporary poet he said "why do you consider a dew drop as a tear, it is but a cradle of sunshine." modern technology and the global community the first dialog in the year 2005-06 was initiated by prof. rajesh kochhar, of the national institute of science, technology and development studies. he started with the observation on the intimate relation between the technology and the rise of human civilization. he felt that this historical relation between technology and civilization is now taking a new form, mainly because of the information technology and the ubiquitous internet. this unprecedented access to information, of various degrees of veracity, is beginning to challenge the power of state and is forcing us to re-evaluate many issues in ethics. from his talk one felt that the challenge before the global community was whether ethics, arts and literature will be able to respond to this new technology in a creative manner; not allowing us to degenerate into a virtual hedonistic utopia.
