Love for Agriculture Farming

I found an interesting discussion here where many IT/Software Professionals were discussing about the prospective of opting Agriculture Farming as their next full time business. I was amazed to see that many IT professionals share the same thoughts that were crossing my mind. 

I was reading elsewhere that Agriculture is a way of life and calling it a professional/business is an under statement. 

So here I am: I also wanted to do something different. Do something of my own, I want make my hands dirty in mud and soil. But there is something that is holding me and I guess this is my fear and sense of insecurity. 

One thing is for sure that I want to do the IT way! And what is that? IT way means with proper planning and research. I have saved some money which I can start something that I like. I do not want to wait until my Green Card, I will be too old to start and to adapt anything. Am I right?

I have many plans, which one is use is not yet decided.

1. Bio-Diesel: Growing Jatropha Curcus

2. Dairy Farm: I am not a vegan but I think milking cow for human consumption is not a very good idea, the cow produces if for her calf not for us. We, humans, had never sold our breast milk to others then how can we expect from the animals. Same goes with Bees. But I like having cows and bees near to me, I like them.

3. More to come, don't know yet.

Of course any thing I take up will be Organic and self sustaining. Anything above can be coupled with Bee keeping as an additional income. 

If I keep cows then to make it self sustainable and organic I can use the following formula.

Cow -> Cow Dung -> Manure (bio gas plant) -> Methane + Extract. The methane was be used for cooking, heating water etc and the extract is of course one the best manure.

Times of India: OOPS moments: Spell Error

Times of India:  OOPS moments:

1. Please use Spell Check tool its FREE - Premium News website spell error unacceptable. The last I knew there was no word in the dictionary as  "DUW". TOI is one of the most read news paper both online and paper print and something like this tell in how much hurry were they is release the news article. To me any basic editor now has a Spell Check tool and most of them checks for the spelling as you type. It seems the author was underpaid or didn't care.

OPEN LETTER to PM Manmohan Singh; Mrs. Sonia Gandhi; Opposition Leader Mr. L K Adavani; President of India Pratibha Patil; Supreme Court Judges -- BRING OUR BLACK MONEY BACK

Lets admit that there are more than US$ 1500 Billion slashed in foreign banks by dishonest industrialists, scandalous politicians and corrupt officers. Ironically the money belongs to the people who actually makes rules (politicians) and executes (officers and bureaucrats) them. 

Needless to say this money belongs to the people of India the poor and the common man of India.

Economist say that this money can be used to pay our debts, earn interest and make several years of Tax holiday.  

India’s external debt, as of March 2009, was US$229.9 billion (Source: http://www.economywatch.com/indianeconomy/debt-situation.html)

Mr. Manmohan Singh

Mrs. Sonia Gandhi

Mr. L K Adavani

Mrs. Pratibha Patil

and other honorable Judges of Supreme court

What are we doing to bring this money money back and implicating the guilty?

I will vote only to the person who not just promises but will bring this money back. PERIOD 

It is a matter of utter shame that the news was flashed on BBC, now the whole world know about it. Manhomah Singh Ji please do something about it. It it your money, my money, it is the money of the poor person who died today since he did not had a shelter, he did not had food to eat, it belongs to the prostitute who pushed herself into this profession because she was diprived of her basic necessitates. Manhomah Singh Ji this money belongs to out Bharat.

References:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11782795
• Black money in foreign banks can make Budget ‘Tax free’ for next 30 years: Jethmalanias
• http://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/black-money-of-corrupt-india-27005.asp

Indian Postal Website SUCKS

India is an IT super power. Wrong. Indian in an IT super power only to the outside world. Seriously I have yes to find a clean, user friendly Indian Govt. website. 
The number one worse Indian Website is : www.indiapost.gov.in/

This is the official Indian Postal website, which never opens. To prove my point here in the PING screen shot with Date and Time.

And this is not the first time that I am having trouble, I have been trying for the past several weeks. 


I know some months back when I was browsing the web site, it had so much so junk pages, articles. Some links would open from a given page and it won't open from other pages. I do not know if there is any tester a assigned to it? I guess the Indian Babu tests its it!!! ohh wait I guess he is one who actually designed and developed it.


Comeon Babus!!! Can't you invest some time and money on the websites. We all already know how difficult is to penitrate the red tape you guys have in office. I guess the same reflection in on the website too. 

Adding a new column in Crystal Report: Crystal report with XSD files.

Hi I recently has a had time adding a new column in Crystal Report. I am blogging this in case I again forget or to help if you are stuck too.

To begin: This issue is specifically when Crystal report is tied to XSD file. The CR gets its schema from the XSD. The .NET code populates the XSD.

My environment is

Crystal Report Ver: XI R2

.NET 2.0. But i guess this should work with most of +/- versions.

1. Add column to SQL Proc.

2. Add column to XSD.

3. Add c# code to populate this new Column.

4. Rebuilt Solution.

5. Now comes the main thing, reflecting the new column into crystal report.

The scree shot below shows set by step solution:

This will bring the "Set Datasource Location dialog box.

Click on "Create Connection" > ADO.NET (XML). This will bring a new Dialog box.

Browse for the local  (not source safe) XSD file. This file should be a part of your .NET Solution.

Leave the "Class Name" and "Use Dataset from Class" blank. Click Finish.

Should have something like this.

Now select both the Tables (Child this begins with In.. in the above diagram). and click Update and Close.

In most of the case this will show the new field, try refreshing if this do not works.

Same thing different day

I think I have lived this day before also. 

Today my colleague left, today was his last day in the office. End of his project, the contract did not renewed. 

I felt it bad, so bad. When people meet and stay with you for sometime you develop so much intimacy with them. When they leave, they make a vacuum. So H left today. The same thing happened when 2 years back my roommate left Thiery. 

People meet and leave, that's why someone has compared our life with a train. The train in your life, you have many people coming and leaving your life. Some stay for some stations, some remain until the end. Life moves on. Nothing stops. As if the person was of no value.

But I tell you, the good part is life doesn't stops. It just moves on. And I am sure there is something better and surprising waiting for H. 6 months (or may be before) I will see him in a better place and position. And I WILL write about it. I am here watching. I don't know when I am moving.............

Gita sar 4th Para say that "परिवर्तन ही संसार का नियम है". and the book "Who moved my cheese" also says the same thing.

Remind me if I forget to write about H. Bye

H1B Faqs

1. How to check whether my H1 B visa is still valid or revoked by my previous employer.

Answer: Unfortunately there is no way to see this information. You can lookup the case status using the EAC number, but this do not gets updated in real time and sometimes never gets updated.


2. I am thinking of doing a H1B Transfer, will my current employer A come to know about this?
I have done my H1 transfer, I do not want my current employer A to know this.
Will USCIS inform my current employer A about the H1 transfer?
Answer: USCIS do not informs about the H1 transfers. Infact there is no way your employer A can know about the transfer unless you or your secret keeper friends lets your employer know.

3. I am on H1b, can I start a company, or partner in a company, start a franchise like Subway ?  
Answer: Short answer: No, you can't. Long answer: H1B visa is only to work for the employer who has sponsored your VISA. You can start a business, partner until you get a Green Card.