APJ Abdul Kalam

APJ Abdul Kalam
Born - 15 October 1931
Achievements - This eminent scientist and engineer has also served as the 11th President of India from the period 2002 to 2007. APJ Abdul Kalam is a man of vision, who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country. He firmly believes that India needs to play a more assertive role in international relations.

Apart from being a notable scientist and engineer, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam served as the 11th President of India from the period 2002 to 2007. He is a man of vision, who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of the country and is also often also referred to as the Missile Man of India. People loved and respected Dr APJ Abdul Kalam so much during his tenure as President that was popularly called the People's President. Read more about the biography of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam here.

APJ Abdul Kalam APJ Abdul Kalam was born on 15 October 1931 at the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu and received honorary doctorates from about 30 universities globally. In the year 1981, the Government of India presented him the nation's highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan and then again, the Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and the Bharat Ratna in 1997. Before Kalam, there have been only two presidents - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and Zakir Hussain - to have received the Bharat Ratna before bring appointed to the highest office in India.

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Space Shuttles Endeavour and Atlantis on Neighboring Launch Pads
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:49:28 AM GMT+0530

Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour completed its 4.2-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B. With Atlantis on nearby Launch Pad 39A, this marks the final time that two shuttles will be on the launch pads at the same time, as the shuttle program draws to a close next year.

Atlantis is targeted for liftoff May 12 at 1:31 p.m. EDT, when the crew will begin the STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis' mission payload is set to arrive at the launch pad Saturday evening.

Prior to its STS-127 mission to the International Space Station, Endeavour will remain on standby at the launch pad in the unlikely event that a rescue mission for the Atlantis crew members would be necessary during their mission. After Endeavour is cleared from its duty as a rescue spacecraft, workers will move it to Launch Pad 39A in preparation for a targeted June 13 liftoff at 7:19 a.m. EDT.

At NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the STS-125 astronauts continue training for their servicing mission, which will include five spacewalks.

Mouser Stocks Link's Products

Mouser's stock from Link includes RF modules, ICs and interface modules, antennas, development kits, and OEM products.

Friday, April 17, 2009: Mouser Electronics has signed a global distribution agreement with Link Technologies, a provider of versatile radio frequency (RF) products. Mouser's stock from Link includes RF modules, ICs and interface modules, antennas, development kits, and OEM products.

Mike Scott, vice president, active products, states, "We're excited to be able to offer Link Technologies' products to our engineering customers. Link makes the complex process of applying RF simpler for design engineers, as well as being strategically positioned to address the needs of the exploding RF marketplace."

"We at Lind Technologies are delighted to be adding Mouser Electronics to our distribution roster," commented Mike Edmonton, director, worldwide sales, Lind Technologies. "We are convinced that Mouser's positioning as a leading catalogue and online distributor, coupled with their focus on customer centric worldwide service, will provide increased availability and enhanced service to our customers."

election in india

India will hold general elections - the biggest, largest political, democratic show in the world - to the 15th Lok Sabha in 5 phases on April 16, April 22, April 23, April 30, May 7 and May 13, 2009. The results of the election will be announced in single phase on May 16, 2009.

According to the Indian Constitution, elections in India for the Lok Sabha (the lower house) must be held at least every five years under normal circumstances. With the last elections held in 2004, the term of the 14th Lok Sabha expires on June 1, 2009.

The election is conducted by the Election Commission of India, which estimates an electorate of 714 million voters, an increase of 43 million over the 2004 election. During the budget presented in February 2009, Rupees 1,120 Crores (176 Million €) was budgeted for election expenses.

Three Indian states Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim will also conduct elections to their respective legislative assemblies.