Live feeding to zoo animals... really necesarry ?

Does live feeding necessary to zoo animals ?
There are lots of channels which shows the hunger, chase and the stress or tension to live or survive. All those that we watch in TV are just to know their behaviour and life style. Death in wild is acceptable. For eg; A Deer running for its dear life from a Lion or Cheetah... If the Lion doesn't run faster it has to be in hunger... and if the Deer doesnt run fast, thats the end of its life. Thats Nature.

But for a snake which is in captivity in a Zoo, should it be fed with a chick which is alive ?

Even animals in a better and well maintained Zoo with natural enclosures are Zoo animals. They are not wild animals.

Relational psychology - Situations and decisions that can prove revealing.

After getting the answer for the questions listed below..check out the analysis results at the end of 9th question.

 

1. A box is lying in the road. What is inside?

2. If you could choose one place to live the rest of your life, where would it be?

3. You have been wandering around lost in the desert all day when you suddenly you see a village in the distance. You also notice an oasis not too far away. Where do you decide to go?

4. What would you do if you suddenly lost everything?

5 Tomorrow is Sunday. What are you going to do?

6. If you get into a tight spot, who would you go to for help?

7. What age would you like to be for the rest of your life?

8. If someone told you that you had just 24 hours to live, how would you spend them?

9. If you could save only one thing from a fire, what would it be?

Analysis

1. Your answer reveals what kind of luck you think you will have in an unexpected circumstance.

     If you imagined something that is of no value to you, then you believe that good luck is out of reach.

     If you imagined something valuable such as treasure, then you believe that it will definitely be yours someday. 

     If there is nothing in the box then you don't believe in luck. Reality is built on practicalities.

2. If you chose the place where you live already, your life is comfortable and gratifying. 

    If you chose a far away destination, you are a  dreamer or a romantic. 

    If you can't decide where to live then you have no strong attachment or loyalties.

3. You answer describes your personal work ethic.

     If you go to the oasis, you prefer to play first and work later. You dislike rules and regulations and can be impulsive at times. You  procrastinate and you like to multitask.

    If you go straight to the village then you like to assume responsibility. You know how to make good use of your time and you plan your day carefully. You prefer finishing projects rather than starting them and you take deadlines seriously.

4. Those who would look to make a fresh start are likely to be people who take responsibility for their actions and don't simply react to  life's circumstances.

5. Your answer describes your spending habits. Sunday is a day you are free to use however you want. Having freedom to do whatever you want is  like having money to spend however you want.

If you decide to stay home and take it easy you spend as little as possible. If you go shopping you generally spend whatever you have. If you do a sport you save for a rainy day. If you go out for a walk you spend carefully.

6. Those who would try to fix things themselves are self assured and strong characters. Those who turn to friends or family are a little insecure and are not ready to accept full responsibility in difficult situations. Those who seek practical advice from a lawyer or other professional are realists.

7. The age you choose generally represents the period when you were happiest and had a lot of self confidence. Those who wish to return to
their childhood years long for the period where they had no responsibility. Those who choose their present age are emotionally mature and successful. People over forty generally choose an age ten years younger.

8. If you chose close friends and family, you have an emotional and sentimental nature. If you would rather be alone, then you might be moody and discontented. If you chose to party and have a good time, you submit to fate with your composure intact. If you would keep the knowledge to yourself and spend the day as usual, you are brave and resilient.

9. If it's a photo album or something similar then you are sentimental. If the object is an article of clothing to cover yourself, you are cautious and conventional. If choose something that has a high monetary value you are rather materialistic. If you choose your passport or laptop, you are practical.

Credits : http://www.personalityquiz.net/index.htm 

Solar energy

Electricity is more important in today's life where everything is controlled by electronic gadgets.. from mobile  to traffic signal lights.

It is not easy for the government to provide electiricity where the usage keeps on increasing as the population increases. Because of which electricity charge also increases. The common people and the people living under poverty line are the ones who suffer much due to this hick. In-order to ease or reduce the problem the profitable solution is using the solar energy which can be used after conversion as electricity. Sun is also one of the non-renewable source of energy.

Some of the basic details regarding solar energy.

Solar Energy is measured in kilowatt-hour. 1 kilowatt = 1000 watts.

1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = the amount of electricity required to burn a 100 watt light bulb for 10 hours.

A home solar system is typically made up of solar panels, an inverter, a battery, a charge controller, wiring and support structure.  

Interesting Facts about Solar Energy: 

• Da Vinci predicted a solar industrialization as far back as 1447.
• A world record was set in 1990 when a solar powered aircraft flew 4060 km across the USA, using no fuel.
• Americans who are only 5 percent accounting to world's population, consumes 26 percent of world's energy.

How solar energy can be used ?

To dry our clothes direct sunlight is enough. But to power satellites, a storage mechanism along with sunlight is required. And to power cars, their hybrid batteries need to be charged by sun-rays. 

How Solar energy is converted into electricity ?

The most common method of using solar energy is to store them in photovoltaic cells. This method was first used in U.S. space satellites in 1950s. The cells are made from silicon.When sunlight enters the cells, it causes the electrons to move about. The electrons then move towards the front side of the solar panels. This causes an imbalance of the electrons between the front and back side of the panels. On joining the two surfaces, a conductor is formed, just like a wire, and current begins to flow. The individual solar cells are arranged together in a PV module and the modules are grouped together to form an array. This current is used to charge cells and this energy is used to light lamps, tube lights and also to drive cars now. The current can also be used to run appliances.

Another method of using solar energy is to direct the solar rays to a convergence point using a curved reflector and then make a current flowing system like a photo cell and store energy. This method is now used in India and U.S.

Some of the major projects taken by Indian government were:

Started 2011-finished 2012 :

While starting this project Gujarat CM Mr. Narendra Modi said “We now plan to install solar panels on the Narmada canal to generate solar energy. We plan to start by covering 25 km stretch of the canal, which will have the potential to generate 25 MW of power”

“The experiment to cover the canals with solar panels (for power generation) is proving to be a success. Initial estimate shows that by covering one km of canals by solar panels, one megawatt of energy can be generated,” he said.

This will reduce the water evaporation from the channel and no land will be wasted for installing thes solar  units as they are installed over the canal.

In Tamilnadu :

1. All houses should have water harvesting plans while getting sanction for building the house - this is to improve the ground level water.

Like this if there is a rule that a minimum percentage of roofing should be used for getting solar energy for their house use purpose. This reduces the burden on the government and also some of rural areas can depend on these form of energy.

What government can do for common people?

 Installing and generating for common use (street light e.t.c) by government will be good. But rather than that if there is a subsidy given to generate solar energy for houses, it will encourage people to install them and generate the power for their use. This in turn results in no wastage of land by installing huge units by government.

Credits:
http://www.idealsolarhome.com/working-principle-of-solar-energy/
http://www.esdalcollege.nl/eos/vakken/na/zonnecel.htm
http://allaboutsolarenergy.net/