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Common Poorwill, ( Phalaenoptilus nuttallii ) -the only bird known to go into hibernation picture courtesy Google images Hibernation is a way animals conserve energy to survive adverse weather conditions or lack of food. Usually, birds don't hibernate! The common poorwill is the only bird known to go into hibernation, a state in which metabolism and body temperature are reduced for weeks or even months. For this Hopi Native Americans called the bird "the sleeping one".  While some hummingbirds experience daily, short-term torpor in order to conserve energy, the Common Poorwill is the only bird known to have long bouts of it. During the winter when its food becomes scarce instead of migrating to a warmer climate like most birds do, the Poor-wills will go into a state of inactivity so that it can survive several weeks or months without eating.  picture courtesy Google images Common Poorwills are native to Canada, United States and Mexico.

picture courtesy Google images You can improve the time management, study skills, and note-taking skills   No matter how you slice it, there are only 24 hours during a day. Time is a finite resource, and it’s up to you to make the most of it. If you lose money, you might get a chance to make it back, but  wasted hours is irreplaceable.                                                                                                                      picture courtesy Google images The importance of time management comes down to how much it impacts your personal, educational and professional life. Time management is organising your day in order that you find out the maximum use for each m...

funny quiz questions & answers. Part II   1.    I am a fruit, a bird, a person. Who am I? 2.    I have keys but no locks. I have space but no rooms. I have enter but no exit. 3.    I hold most of the world’s fresh water. But I am a desert 4.    I am a seed. I look like a lady bug. I can kill a human being. 5.    I am a small settlement in a remote place. I have a renowned play in my name by Shakespeare. What am I? 6.    I am a bird, I am a country 7.    I am the Largest continent in terms of area 8.    I am the only floating post office in the world 9.    I am a body part. I am a baby elephant 10.                      I am the largest fruit in the World grown on a tree, For Answers, See the video below 1.            

  funny quiz questions & answers.Part I Children learn faster through fun-based activities. Funny quiz question & answers without a doubt will motivate children to learn. If you     a parent searching for an amusing method to combine fun and education for children, the best thing to do is, pick these random trivia, general knowledge (gk), trick and funny quiz questions & answers. This will help parents spend quality time with children. 1.     I am a fruit. My color when ripe is my name. What am I? 2.     I am a word with all the vowels. I am one of the basic rights of a child. What am I? 3.     I have a bird name, but not a bird. I can lift tonnes of weight. What am I? 4.     I have head and tail, but no body. What am I? 5.     What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in one thousand years? 6.     What happens if you throw a Blue stone int...

Bloodwood Trees There are actually trees that bleeds when cut down like humans. These trees may look like normal trees - but once cut, they "bleed”.                                                                                                Picture courtesy Google images The Desert bloodwood tree (Corymbia Opaca) the African wild teak tree (Pterocarpus Angolensis) and the Dragon blood tree, (Dracaena Cinnabari) each produce a dark red liquid that looks disturbingly like blood. Therefore, these trees have become commonly known as bloodwood trees Actually. the "blood" seeping out of a damaged bloodwood tree isn't blood – but the red sap that the trees produce when cut, bears a shocking resemblance to human blood. The bloodwood trees get its name fro...

Poisonous birds! Yes, they exist. Hooded pitohui the only known bird to be toxic, Picture courtesy Google images There are many poisonous insects and reptiles all over the world. But have you ever heard of a bird that can be poisonous? If you ever visit the forests of New Guinea, and you come upon a beautiful orange and black hooded pitohui bird, just enjoy its singing from a distance. Do not attempt to handle it. This bird is better off in the bush than in the hand The Hooded Pitohui (pronounced pit-o-hooey) is a songbird found in the rain forests of New Guinea, an island which lies in the South Pacific Ocean to the east of Indonesia. There are around six species of Pitohui of which the Hooded Pitohui is the most deadly. Declared to be the ‘Most Poisonous Bird’ by the Guinness Book of World Records, it was discovered in 1989 by an American biologist Jack Dumbacher who was netting birds in New Guinea. In 1989, Jack Dumbacher travelled to the Papua New Guinea bush in search of birds...

  ശ്രീ പത്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള അഞ്ച് വസ്തുതകൾ   ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളുടെ നാടാണ് കേരളം. തനതായവാസ്തുവിദ്യ ഓരോ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളെയും വേറിട്ടു നിർത്തുന്നു ,  മാത്രമല്ല മിക്ക ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളുടെയും പിന്നിൽ ആകർഷകമായ ഒരു കഥയുണ്ട്.തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ പത്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു ക്ഷേത്രമാണ്. ഇത് പ്രതിവർഷം ദശലക്ഷക്കണക്കിന് ഭക്‌തരെ ആകർഷിക്കുന്നു ,  മാത്രമല്ല ഇത് ഇന്ത്യാമഹാരാജ്യത്തെ ഏറ്റവും പഴക്കം ചെന്ന ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ ഒന്നാണെന്നാണ് ഇത്‌ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നത്. മതിലകം രേഖകളിൽ പരാമർശിയ്ക്കുന്ന ഐതിഹ്യപ്രകാരം ശ്രീപത്മനാഭസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം തുളുസന്ന്യാസിയായ ദിവാകരമുനിയാൽ കലിയുഗാരംഭത്തിൽ  900- കളിൽ പ്രതിഷ്ഠിതമായതാണ്‌. കാസർഗോഡ് ജില്ലയിലുള്ള അനന്തപുരതടാക ക്ഷേത്രം ആണ് ഈ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിന്റെ മൂലസ്ഥാനം എന്ന് കരുതുന്നവരുണ്ട്. നൂറ്റെട്ട് വൈഷ്ണവ ക്ഷേത്രങ്ങളിൽ പ്രധാനമായ ഈ ക്ഷേത്രത്തെ ഭൂലോക വൈകുണ്ഠമെന്നും വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നു. ക്ഷേത്രത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ളഏറ്റവുംആകർഷകമായഅഞ്ച് വസ്തുതകൾ. തമിഴ്‌കത്തിന്റെയുംതദ്ദേശീയ കേരളത്തിന്റെയുംസമന്വയമാണ് ക്ഷേത്ര വാസ്തുവിദ്യ. നിങ്ങൾ ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ...

Covid - 19 Impact on Automotive Sector Uncertainty clouds are hovering over the automotive industry and therefore the coming months are expected to unleash a bunch of challenges to organisation connected to the automotive sector. According to industry experts, the future is filled with challenges amid a large tide of unprecedented waves hitting the automotive shores. The COVID-19 happening has exposed many challenges for the automotive sector. South Korea, Italy and Japan are the foremost affected among the main industrialised economies. Consequently, 80 % of automotive and connected companies report that Coronavirus can have an immediate impact on their 2020 revenues. 78 % of organisations do not have enough employees to run a full production and assembly line. However, over 80 % of the world’s auto supply chain is connected to China. In January 2020 China’s car sales plunged by 18 %. The China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) considers that the primary two-month sales might decline b...

Workforce capability and Sustainability of Organisation   Presence of appropriate organisational resources are essential for the sustainability of an organisation. When organisations undertake new initiatives, they often require changes in processes, procedures, job roles, organisation structure, culture and uses of technology. However, it is actually the employees of the organisation who ultimately changes in how they do their job. If these employees are unsuccessful in their transition, or if they do not embrace and learn a new way of working, the new initiative will fail . If the employees adopt changes required by the initiative, it will deliver the expected results. So the intellectual capability of an organisation is very important for the functioning as well as the  success of any change initiatives.    Learning capability is an intangible resource that has a significant role in the enhancement of firm’s performance and competitive advantage in general and in ...

Improving the policy capability and performance in India   Policy making and implementation and management should be integrated and aligned in order to carry out the strategic intent of the government.  In India we have top down policy making. In top down policy making, authorities must have clear objectives, clear communication between different layers of governments and strong knowledge base about the problem (Mulgan & Lee 2001). But practically this never happens. Policy makers are not aware of the real world and communication gap exist between policy makers and implementers. This gap results in an over enthusiasm about the capacity of the change to be infinite, which in reality will be finite along with underestimated risks.     My one suggestion for improving the policy capability and performance is to reduce the gap in communication between policy makers and implementers. Many policies and programs face practical difficulties while implementing which may no...

Public Participation Through Online Deliberations There is a trend all over the world for public participation in government decision making. Traditionally public participation has taken the form of consultation in which experts and policy makers identify issues and develop questions and members of public are invited to respond to these. New approaches to engage the public in the discussions are emerging. Deliberative events are events in which citizens define and shape the issues and listen to the arguments of others.  Picture Courtesy Google images Online deliberations enable a broader mix of people to participate, contribute and develop recommendations for future policies. Online deliberations can be small group online deliberations and online mass participation tools. Small group online deliberations provides a platform in which the members had the opportunity to express their viewpoint on the subject over a period. The topic selected provides a common starting point and help t...