Membership subscription notices for the 2016/17 year are now available for collection at the club.
The discount applies to the membership component only and where both parties are 7 and 6 day members.
The discount does not apply where either party is classified as loyalty members.
Members please note that prize vouchers held in Member's accounts for more than 2 years will be forfeited if not redeemed by 30th June 2016.
It is important to check your accounts before this date.
The Men's Fourball Championships concluded on 20th February 2016.
Scratch winners were Ben Hillard and Greg McMillan. Runners Up Grant Cooper and Michael Coutman.
Nett winners were Peter Dyer and Ian Campbell . Nett Runners Up were Jack Beckler and Rudi Medz.
Another highlight during the Championships was on 20th March when Steve Monk made a fantastic albatross on the 16th hole.
The Waratah Cup relaces the Easter Cup this year and is to be played on Saturday 19th March. Entries close on 9th March. The normal Club competition will be played in conjunction on the day.
As Good Friday falls on the last Friday of the month, we have moved the end of month raffles to Friday 18th March. The bistro will also be open on 18th March instead of 25th March. Please note your diaries of the changes.
The draw due on 25th March will now be held on Thursday 24th March.
What a day last Saturday in the Members Competition.
3 holes in one and 3 eagles on 6th February.
Congratulations to those golfers who achieved a hole in one - Jeremy Chandler (Muree ) on the 3rd, Greg Askew on the 11th and Alan Hillard on the 14th.
Eagles were posted by Ben Hillard on the 12th, Greg McMillan on the 12th and Mick Coutman on the13th.
Guys, the game isn't this easy.
The first round of the pennants seen the defending champions Waratah beaten by Belmont 4 1/2 to 3 1/2.
Belmont have drafted a couple of the former Waratah players in Michael Browning and Mark Ellison who are renowned trophy hunters. Revenge will be sweet!
The men's Fourball championships are to be conducted over the next two Saturdays.
Tee times are the same for both rounds - Cost is $45.00. This event is also a qualifier for NDGA 4 Ball Champions final to be played at Waratah on 31 st July 2016.
We hope all Members had a great Xmas and a happy new year break.
Hopefully we will all have a healthy and prosperous year over the next 12 months.
2016 looms as an important period for Waratah Golf Club in terms of consolidation of our business and improvement of the Club's current financial position.
Due to the inclement weather the January monthly medal has been deferred until Saturday 16th January.
The course was actually under water and closed until today due to flooding from Cockle Creek - see photo.
We look forward to getting players back on the course which is regarded as one of the best in the Hunter Region.
There will be no draw for Boxing Day. A time sheet will go onto the computer at 4pm Friday 18th December for those wanting to play in the comp. A walk up start will also be in place.
For January 2nd 2016, the draws will be at 4 & 6pm on Wednesday 23rd December.
There will be no end of month draw in December, keep your tickets for January draw. See front page of this website for further details.
Members please note that it has been decided to make available limited times for Members to play before and after the contestants in the W E Alexander Open event conducted on Saturday 10 October 2015.
Interested players not entered for the W E Alexander will be able to access the kiosk computer from 4.00pm tomorrow, 2 October 2015 to enter names for the Member's competition to be conducted in conjunction. The times allocated will be from 6.30am to 7.52 am and from 10.30am.
This will be on a first in first served basis for the available times with entry to be completed in person at the club.
Now that spring is here we have some exciting golf events coming up.
First is the Pro Am event to be conducted on Saturday 3 October 2015. This will be shotgun starts at 7.00am and 12.00pm.
As this will be conducted on the normal 7 day members day, the match committee has deemed that preference for times will be extended to 7 day members. We also encourage lady members to nominate on the time sheets as it will be a great day.
The next big event will be the W E Alexander 4 person ambrose sponsor's day held on 9 October 2015. Nominations may be made in the club house near the bar area. Cost is $30.00 per player which includes dinner following golf.
The W E Alexander Open Championships will be played on 10th & 11th October 2015. A decision has been made to open up handicap limits above the 10.7 handicap limit as noted on the poster advertising the event. There will be limited tee times for members to participate in a member's competition on Saturday 10 October 2015.
There will not be a member's time sheet draw on Friday 25 September. The next member's draws will be conducted on Friday 2 October for the member's competition on 10 October, and a draw on 9 October for the 3 rounds of the club championships.
Normal Friday night draws will then recommence on Friday 30 October 2015.
Finally condolences to the Butler family following the passing of our good member Mary Butler.
Green renovations will start from next Monday 24 August and depending on weather it is anticipated they will be back to normal in four weeks in readiness for the Pro Am and W. E. Alexander.
Congratulations Greg McMillan on winning the Regional Championships held at Hawks Nest last weekend. As well, Greg combined with Michael Coutman, Ben Hillard and Brian Carmichael to win the Sandy Cameron Shield as the leading Club Team for Waratah. The guys were part of the N.D.G.A. team that won the inter district title in the regional championships…..WELL DONE!
We advise that Membership Fees are now due.
If you are paying by direct credit you will note that the details recorded on the remittance advice at the bottom of the subscription renewal notice has the A/C Name "Newcastle Golf Club" recorded.
This was taken off a template that Micropower had copied from details held which referred to Newcastle Golf Club's record.
Although the name should be Waratah Golf Club, the BSB of 062-802 and A/C: 10003188 is correct and should be used if you elect to pay by direct credit.
Please also note that a 1.5% EFT charge is applied if payment is effected by credit card.
We advise that commencing on 26th June 2015 we will be reverting to membership draws at 4.00pm & 6.00pm.
This is in response to feedback received by members.
Member's Friday night cash draw has now reached $700.00 which is drawn following the 6.00pm meat raffles.
To be eligible you need to put your name on a separate sheet and be in the Club House at the time of the draw.
Membership subscription notices for the 2015/16 year are now available for collection at the club.
If not collected in the next week, they will be posted out.
fees are paid in full before 1st July 2015.


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Jackson Health System, the health care safety net in the Miami region, announced that it plans to close two of its five hospitals. Recently, Jackson also announced that, like Grady Health System in Atlanta, it would be unable to continue paying for regular outpatient dialysis treatments for uninsured patients.
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Eneida Roldan, the chief executive, told the governing board of the system, Jackson Health, that 1,000 jobs would be eliminated from the main hospital, Jackson Memorial, and that most of the rest would come with the closing of its two community hospitals, Jackson South and Jackson North. The closings would mean the loss of 581 acute-care beds.
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BOOKER, LUKE, LL.D. (1762–1835), divine and poet, was born at Nottingham on 20 Oct. 1762. His father, a schoolmaster, had four wives and thirteen children; to four sons he gave the names of the evangelists. Probably Booker was educated at home; W. T. (see below) says 'he never was at college.' He was ordained in 1785, without a title, and became lecturer at the collegiate church, Wolverhampton, and soon afterwards incumbent of St. Edmund's chapel of ease, Dudley. In 1806 he was presented by his brother-in-law, Richard Blakemore, to the rectory of Tedstone-de-la-Mere, Herefordshire. In 1812, on the death of the Rev. Dr. Cartwright, he became, in addition, vicar of Dudley, on the presentation of the third viscount. He was in great request as a preacher of charity sermons, of which he is said to have delivered 173, and to have collected in this way nearly 9,000l. He was not equally successful, though little less industrious, as a poet. Better remembered than any production of his own muse is a clever satirical poem, professing to be by W. T. of Wantage, printed in 'The Procession and the Bells; or the Rival Poets' (London, 1817, 12mo; reprinted, Dudley, 1833, 12mo), in which his person and manner, 'just like a moving steeple,' are delineated with irreverent freedom in Hudibrastic measure. The origin of this satire was the demolition of the old historic church of St. Thomas, Dudley, in opposition to the wishes of many parishioners. On the laying of the foundation-stone of the new edifice, 25 Oct. 1816, a motley public procession excited much ridicule. Booker died on 1 Oct. 1835, at Bower Ashton, near Bristol. He was four times married. He had lost his eldest son, a youth of thirteen, in 1810. Perhaps Booker's best title to literary note is his—
'Description and Historical Account of Dudley Castle,' Dudley and London, 1825, 8vo (a good piece of work, superseded as to the historical part by Twamley's 'History,' 1867).
His publications were very numerous. The earliest seems to have been—
'Poems, on subjects Sacred, Moral, and Entertaining,' Wolverhampton, 1785, 2 vols. 8vo; 2nd edition, 1788, 3 vols. 18mo.
This was followed by—
'The Highlanders, a Poem,' Stourbridge [1787?], 4to.
'Miscellaneous Poems,' Stourbridge, 1789, 8vo.
'Malvern, a Descriptive and Historical Poem,' Dudley, 1798, 4to.
'The Hop-Garden, a didactic Poem,' Newport, [1799?], 8vo.
'Poems, inscribed to Viscount Dudley, having reference to his seat at Himley,' 1802, 4to.
'Calista, or a Picture of Modern Life, a Poem,' 1803, 4to.
'Tobias, a Poem,' 3 parts, 1805, 8vo.
'Euthanasia, or the State of Man after Death,' 1822, 12mo.
'Tributes to the Dead, more than 200 Epitaphs, many of them original,' 1830, 12mo.
'The Springs of Plynlimmon, a Poem.' Wolverhampton, 1834, 12mo.
The 'Gentleman's Magazine' mentions, without date:
'The Mitre Oak,' and
'Mandane, a Drama.'
He published numerous single sermons and addresses. He wrote a 'Moral Review of the Conduct and Case of Mary Ashford, violated and murdered by Abraham Thorton,' Dudley, 1818, 8vo. (This poor girl was murdered, at the age of twenty, on 27 May 1817; Booker wrote her epitaph, partly in verse signed L. B., in Sutton churchyard.) He is sometimes quoted as the author of another piece suggested by the occurrence, 'The Mysterious Murder, or What's o'clock: a Melodrama in 3 acts; by G. L.,' Birmingham [1817?], 12mo. This was by George Ludlam, prompter at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Booker's pamphlet was much discussed, inasmuch as he assumed the guilt of the acquitted man. He also wrote: 'Suggestions for a candid Revisal of the Book of Common Prayer,' 'A Plain Form of Christian Worship for use of Workhouses and Infimaries,' 'Select Psalms and Hymns for use of Churches,' and 'Illustrations of the Liturgy.'
[Annual Register, 1835, p. 237; Gent. Mag. 1836, pt. i. p. 93; Bates, in Notes and Queries. 2nd ser. xi. 431; Clark'e Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, 1881; authorities cited above; advertisements in various periodicals]
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Don't forget the next Friends of Sandall Park meeting is tomorrow (Wednesday 19th) – 7pm at the usual location at Sandalwood Communal Hall.
BBC Radio Sheffield are wanting to do a 'good news' story about the installation of the fitness equipment in the park – is there anyone out there who uses the equipment willing to speak them please?
It'll be a recorded interview and due to be broadcast Friday. Obviously we'll be speaking talking anyway but they just wanted the views of someone who uses the equipment.
If you do want to do it just Email us from our contacts page please.
Given the increased interest in the health and fitness facilities in the park – now would be a good time for a reminder of the facilities available to everyone.
CLICK HERE to visit our fitness and health page with details of what you can do in the park to keep fit and healthy.
Our thanks to Tesco for the £10,000 funding through the Bags of Help campaign.
Today saw the official launch of the fitness equipment purchased with the grant. Our thanks to Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson (our patron) and Rosie Winterton MP who attended the launch on the old golf course.
Santa Dash Fully Funded Again……….
A huge thankyou to all of the local businesses that have already sponsored this years Santa Dash. Well done and long may this king of support continue.


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Someone Told My 3-Year-Old About Death (and it Wasn't Me)
By Tova Ross Jun 20, 2013
Since moving to the suburbs, I've encountered more nature than I typically care to. Some of it has been sort-of-cute, like the occasional fluffy bunny rabbit that finds his way onto my front lawn and contemplatively nibbles blades of grass. Other things have been anything but cute, like the hapless mouse who had the nerve to come into my living room and who met a grisly end for his trouble, and the moths that determinedly find their way in my house no matter how obsessively I clean.
It was one of these moths that my 3-year-old and I were recently attempting to catch in his bedroom when he shouted, "Come on, Mommy! Let's dend the bug!" Befuddled, I asked him to repeat the word, which he did–"dend!"–and my confusion turned to horror as I asked, "You mean dead the bug!?" Yes, he told me. That was it. Apparently, while playing with our neighbors outside, they had squashed a bug and it got "dend." When I cautiously asked him if he knew what that meant, he paused, unsure. And there it was: what I call my "Full House Moment," my opportunity to deliver a nice, tidy lesson on what death means with a metaphorical violin playing softly in the background. Except I had no idea what to say.
I try to be a progressive mother, and I always planned to speak honestly with my kids about more difficult topics–of which death is certainly one–when the subject arose or the time was ripe for a teaching experience. But somehow, I didn't expect to have to explain the concept of death, albeit for a bug, to a 3-year-old.
When I think back to my own childhood and how death was explained to me, not much comes to mind in the form of official teaching. I do remember one particularly dour second grade teacher who droned on about how all the Jews who had died would come back to life when the Messiah came and roll their way to Jerusalem. I also remember having nightmares for a few weeks about Jewish zombies clawing their way out, en masse, from deep below the earth. And, fortunately, I didn't have many older relatives who died when I was young, except for my great-uncle when I was 7 years old, but I don't remember death being formally explained to me then, either.
It also wasn't explained to me why loudly telling a joke at the somber shiva house was not appropriate; to my 7-year-old perspective, those people certainly looked like they could use a good joke.
Back in the present time, there I was, fumbling for something meaningful to say to my toddler when his attention quickly turned to something else, as toddlers' attentions spans are wont to do, and I was briefly given a pass.
But it's a potent reminder that I can't be in control of what, and at what age, he is exposed to things. And I still don't know how to respond to the whole dend thing.
How did you speak about death to your young children?
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NFL Power Rankings - Week 7: Every team's defining stat so far
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The NFL Power Rankings are selected by a panel of theScore's football editors.
This week, we're highlighting one defining stat for every team so far this season.
1. New England Patriots (6-0)
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Previous Rank: 1
Granted, the competition has been inferior up to this point, but New England's defense ranks first in almost every major defensive category through six games, including points allowed per game (eight), and has scored more touchdowns than it has allowed.
2. New Orleans Saints (5-1)
Michael Thomas has been key to the Saints' winning streak in Drew Brees' absence. The star wideout has the NFL's second-most receptions for first downs with 30.
3. Seattle Seahawks (5-1)
MVP candidate Russell Wilson has 17 touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 100-plus quarterback rating in every contest this season. He's only the third quarterback in the Super Bowl era to put together six straight games with a 100+ quarterback rating and has the Seahawks flying high.
4. Green Bay Packers (5-1)
Led by budding stars in the secondary, Green Bay's pass defense has allowed a passer rating of just 74.5 from opposing quarterbacks through a half-dozen games.
5. San Francisco 49ers (5-0)
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The Niners are plus-83 in point differential, ranking second in the league behind only the Patriots. No stat better illustrates San Francisco's dominance on both sides of the ball through six weeks.
6. Kansas City Chiefs (4-2)
For a team that relies on Patrick Mahomes and the offense's production, it's troubling that the Chiefs rank 30th in time of possession, averaging 26 minutes with the ball per game. They held possession for just one minute and 25 seconds in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Texans.
7. Houston Texans (4-2)
Deshaun Watson is finally getting time. The quarterback hasn't been sacked in the Texans' last two games - both wins. He was taken down 18 times in the first four weeks, including two six-sack outings.
8. Minnesota Vikings (4-2)
Previous Rank: 15
Big plays have fueled Minnesota's offense thus far, especially in the run game. Alexander Mattison and Dalvin Cook rank third and fourth in the league, respectively, with 52.4% and 46.7% of their yardage on 15-plus yard runs.
9. Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
Led by its breakout quarterback, balanced backfield, and stout offensive line, Baltimore leads the league in total offense and rushing offense, averaging 205 yards on the ground per game.
10. Buffalo Bills (4-1)
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The Bills don't always get into the red zone, but when they do, they go all the way to the end zone. They're tied with the Texans with an NFL-best 71.4% touchdown percentage on possessions that travel inside the 20-yard line.
11. Indianapolis Colts (3-2)
Frank Reich's aggressive-minded Colts are one of just three teams that have converted all of their fourth-down attempts. Moreover, they're tied for the NFL lead with seven successful fourth-down plays.
12. Los Angeles Rams (3-3)
The typically fast-starting Rams were the last team in the league to record a first-quarter touchdown this season when Robert Woods scored against the Niners. It wasn't enough to prevent the Rams from losing a third straight game.
13. Carolina Panthers (4-2)
Cam who? Kyle Allen is the first quarterback in NFL history to win his first five games without throwing an interception.
14. Detroit Lions (2-2-1)
Detroit's starting cornerback trio of Darius Slay, Rashaan Melvin, and Justin Coleman are allowing just 54% of targets in their coverage to be caught and have totaled five pass breakups.
15. Philadelphia Eagles (3-3)
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Officially, the Eagles have 12 drops; unofficially, Pro Football Focus has given them 17. Either way, they lead the league in that department, and it's contributed to their early-season inconsistencies.
16. Dallas Cowboys (3-3)
The Cowboys weren't made to pay for a lack of discipline against three bad teams to start the year, but it caught up to them against better competition over the last three weeks. Only the Browns have lost more than Dallas' 470 yards to penalties.
17. Oakland Raiders (3-2)
Oakland's offensive line has drawn plenty of praise for the job it's done in opening holes for Josh Jacobs, but it should also be commended for its protection of Derek Carr. The line has allowed the second-lowest percentage of snaps in which a defender has contacted the QB. Only Tom Brady has been touched less than Carr.
18. Chicago Bears (3-2)
The Bears replaced Jordan Howard with Mike Davis and rookie David Montgomery, but changes to their running game have yet to pay dividends. Chicago's ground game is averaging 3.4 yards per carry and has picked up just 17 first downs.
19. Cleveland Browns (2-4)
In Cleveland's four losses, Freddie Kitchens' offense has scored a total of eight points in the fourth quarter.
20. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-4)
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Pittsburgh's defense stepped up in the midst of numerous significant injuries on offense. Keith Butler's unit ranks third in the NFL with 20 sacks and second with 15 forced turnovers this season.
21. Jacksonville Jaguars (2-4)
Jacksonville's defense has no issues getting to the quarterback, but the unit has been abysmal at forcing turnovers. Through six games, the Jaguars have forced just one interception and one fumble, tying them with the Dolphins for the fewest turnovers in the league.
22. Denver Broncos (2-4)
In the Broncos' four losses, they averaged 23.2 points allowed per game. They conceded just 6.5 points against in their two wins.
23. Los Angeles Chargers (2-4)
Since Melvin Gordon's return, the Chargers posted games of 32 and 35 rushing yards.
24. Tennessee Titans (2-4)
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Marcus Mariota was benched after failing to lead the Titans to points against the Broncos. The quarterback has produced zero touchdowns (passing or rushing) in 22 of 62 career games.
25. Arizona Cardinals (2-3-1)
The Cardinals, who ranked dead last in offense last year, are already seeing the fruits of Kliff Kingsbury's system. Through six games, Arizona ranks ninth in total offense, averaging 376 yards per game.
26. New York Giants (2-4)
It's hard to win with a defense that can't hold up against the pass, and the Giants are allowing 285 yards through the air per game. Rookie cornerback DeAndre Baker has been particularly bad in coverage, yielding a 140.3 passer rating against when targeted.
27. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-4)
Jameis Winston had six turnovers against the Panthers. Since entering the NFL in 2015, the quarterback has five games with four or more turnovers. No one else has more than two.
28. New York Jets (1-4)
The Jets simply couldn't score in the three games that Sam Darnold missed due to mono, averaging 7.67 points. Two of their three touchdowns in his absence were courtesy of special teams/defense. Their anemic offense has likely already ruined their season.
29. Atlanta Falcons (1-5)
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In Atlanta's five losses, its defense has allowed an average passer rating of 135.0 from opposing quarterbacks.
30. Washington Redskins (1-5)
Quinton Dunbar and Montae Nicholson have been the two bright spots in a secondary that has otherwise been burned to a crisp. Overall, the unit is allowing 72.4% of passes to be completed in their coverage.
31. Cincinnati Bengals (0-6)
Though the unit has been hampered by injuries, Cincinnati's offensive line is the primary reason for the team's slow start. The unit has surrendered the most sacks (16) and third-most total pressures (81) in the NFL.
32. Miami Dolphins (0-5)
The Dolphins rank last in the league with a -138 point differential. The next-worst mark belongs to the Redskins at -77. If you have any doubts about how bad the Dolphins are, you can check 'em out for yourself Oct. 28 on Monday Night Football.
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S. 1724 (114th)
S. 1724 (114th): Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015
A bill to provide for environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other purposes.
Dean Heller
Sponsor. Senator for Nevada. Republican.
Enacted Via Other Measures
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
S. 612: WIIN Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2016. (compare text)
What legislators are saying
"Heller Leads Bipartisan Push for Inclusion of Bicameral Priorities in WRDA"
— Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV, 2011-2018] (Sponsor) on Nov 3, 2016
"Hellers Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Passes Committee"
— Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV, 2011-2018] (Sponsor) on Jan 20, 2016
"BREAKING: Hellers I-11 Extension Included in Final Highway Bill"
— Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV, 2011-2018] (Sponsor) on Dec 1, 2015
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
Earlier Version — Introduced
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 612 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1724 (114th).
Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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Reported by Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.
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Final Bill — Passed House
Final Bill — Senate Agreed to Changes
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President
S. 1724 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1724. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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1st PUC Geography Previous Year Question Paper March 2016 (South)
Students can Download 1st PUC Geography Previous Year Question Paper March 2016 (South), Karnataka 1st PUC Geography Model Question Papers with Answers helps you to revise the complete Karnataka State Board Syllabus and score more marks in your examinations.
Karnataka 1st PUC Geography Previous Year Question Paper March 2016 (South)
Time: 3 Hrs 15 Min
Answer All the questions.
Draw map and diagrams wherever necessary.
Question No. V is on cartography
Blind students attempt only VA, 52, 53 and 54 instead of V – B, C and D.
Section – A
I. Answer the following questions in one sentence each: ( 10 x 1 = 10 )
510 Million sq.km.
Name any one Valcano of India.
Narcondam in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The process if disintegration and decomposition of rocks is known as "Weathering".
Which region is predominant in corbonation.
Carbonation is very active in limestone regions.
Name the instrument used to measure speed of the wind.
"Anemometer" is used to measure the speed of winds.
How many pressure belts are there in the globe?
There are seven pressure belts on the globe.
What is the Hydrological cycle?
The cyclic mevement of water between the atmosphere and the earth's sunface is called 'Hydrological cycle'.
What is the Environment?
The whole sum of surrounding external conditions within which an organism, a community or an object exists is called Environment.
Mention the highest peak of penisular plateau.
The highest peak of Penisular plateau is Anaimudi (2695m) situated in Annamalai hills of Kerala.
Mention the average forest area of the country.
The average forest cover of the country is 22.50%
II. Answer any Ten of the following questions in 2 to 3 sentences each: ( 2 x 10 = 20 )
Mention the equatorial and polar diameter of the earth.
Equatorial diameter of the Earth is 12,75tton and Polar diameter of the Earth is 12,714km
Mention any two causes of a valcano.
A volcano is an opening in the crust of the Earth through which heated materials consisting of gases, hot water, lava and fragments of rocks are ejected from the interior of the Earth.
Give any two examples of metamorphic Rock.
Marble, Diamond, Quartzite, Ruby, Emerald are the examples of metamorphic rock.
Name any two agents of denudation?
The natural agents which are responsible for the modeling and shaping of the Earth's surface are called "Agents of Denudation".
River-Its activity is common in the drainage regions
Glaciers- Its activity is widespread in the polar and high mountain regions.
Mention the components of Atmosphere.
Various gases, water vapour and dust particles
Differentiate between weather and climate?
Weather is the average condition of the atmosphere at a particular place for short period. But climate is the average condition of the atmosphere over an area over a long period of time. Weather is described as sultry, cloudy, stormy, chilly, fine or mild etc. Climate is described as hot, cold, dry, humid and wet.
Mention any four dissolved minerals in the ocean water.
The total amount of dissolved solids in the ocean water is called salinity. The ocean's salinity consists of various elements. They are Sodium chloride, Magnesium chloride, Magnesium sulphate, Calcium sulphate, potassium sulphate, Calcium carbonate, Magnesium bromide etc.
Name the two types of ocean currents.
On the basis latitude and temperature two types of ocean currents are ideñtified. They are:
Warm Currents: These are the high temperature ocean currents flowing from the equatorial regions to Polar Regions.
Cold currents: These are the cool ocean currents flowing from Polar Regions to equatorial regions.
Mention any two Ranges of Trans Himalayas.
Karakoram range, Ladakh range and Zaskar range.
Write any four west flowing rivers of Penisular India.
The Luni, Sabarmati, Tapi, Kali, Sharavathi, Netravati, Peryiar are the major west flowing rivers.
Name the states which have the highest and lowest forest area in the country.
Madhya Pradesli (44.8%) is the highest and Haryana state 2.6% is the lowest forest areas in the country.
Why is India called 'Meteorological unit?
Monsoons are the periodic winds in which there is reversal of wind direction periodically. On account of the variability in climatic conditions, seasonally and regionally, India is called 'Meteorological Unit'.
III. Answer any Eight of the following questions in 25 to 30 sentences each: ( 5 x 8 = 40 )
Explain the important branches of Geography.
1. Physical Geography.
The field of physical geography is wide as it includes the study of the entire surface of the earth and also its physical and biological process as well as their morphology. Modern geography has witnessed the development of many branches and some of them even grown into separate disciplines.
Some of the important branches of physical geography are as follows:
Geomorphology: It is a systematic study of landforms, such as mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, etc.
Climatology: Climatology encompasses the study of structure of atmosphere and elements of climates and climatic types and regions.
Meteorology: The scientific study of atmosphere condition is called meteorology.
Pedology: It is the scientific study of soil formation, structure, texture, chemical composition and their influence on plant growth.
Hydrology: Hydrology studies the realm of water over the surface of the earth including oceans, lakes, rivers and other water bodies and its effect on different life.
Seismology: It is the study of Earthquakes, their effects and distribution.
Astronomical Geography: It is the study of heavenly bodies of the space like planets, satellites, stars etc in relation to the earth.
Volcanology: It is the scientific study of tectonic process of volcanoes.
Bio-geography: It is the systematic study of the distribution of plants and animals.
Hydrology: The study of water on the earth's land is known as hydrology.
Oceanography: The study of waves, tides and currents and the other characteristics of oceans, known as oceanography.
2. Human geography: It deals with man and his activities particularly cultural environment factors on man made factors, Important among them are culture, Society, agriculture, mining, industry, transport forming trade population etc.
Some of the important grander of Human geography are as fallows:
(1) Political geography: It deals with spatial unit, people distribution, political behavior, political divisions etc.
(2) Economic geography: It refers to basic attributes of the economy such as production, distribution exchange of goods and consumption. It deals with the spatial aspects of production, distribution and consumption and also helps on understanding the most proper location for establishing different human activities.
(3) Commercial Geography: It deals with the spatial distribution of trade and commercial practices etc.
(4) Population Geography: It helps to understand the distribution, growth density, migration and various other components of population.
Describe the special latitudes and Temperature zones of the globe with neat diagram.
Due to the Earth's inclination at 66 1/2°and revolution, we recognize a few special latitudes on the globe. The vertical rays of the Sun strike the Earth at different points at different times of the year. On March 21st and September 23rd it falls on the middle of the Earth i.e., Equator. On June 21st the vertical rays fall on 23 1/2° North – Tropic of Cancer and on December 22nd it falls on 23 1/2° South- Tropic of Capricorn. On June 21st the Sun's rays reach 66 1/2° South Antarctic circle. The North Pole (90° south) is the two ends of the Earth's axis.
On the basis of special latitudes the globe may be divided into 'Temperature zones' or ' Heat zones'. Direct rays of the sun produce more heat than the slanting rays. The region near the equator receives more direct rays of the Sun. These rays are intense over smaller areas and so it heats up the Earth more. As we go away from the equator, the sun's rays strike the Earth's surface with slanting rays, spreading over a larger area so, they do not heat as intensely as the direct rays. Therefore, when we go from the equator to the poles, we come across zones with varying temperatures.
The Torrid Zone The zone stretches between 231/2°N and south latitudes and more or less receives the vertical rays of the sun. As a result, this region experiences moderately warm climate throughout the year.
The Temperate zone: In between the Torrid and the frigid zones i.e., between 23 1/2°N and South and 66 1/2°N and S lies the Temperate Zone. In this zone the sun's rays fall obliquely and hence the region experiences a moderate climate.
The Frigid Zone: This zone extends from Arctic Circle to North Pole (66 1/2°N to 90°N) in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic circle to South Pole (66 1/2° S to 90° S) is known as 'Frigid Zone'. Since the sun's rays fall extremely obliquely in this region, the region experience extremely cold climate.
Explain the structure and composition of the Earth with neat diagram.
On the basis of the physical and chemical properties of the earth's surface, behavioral patterns of seismic waves of earthquakes and the lava erupted form volcanoes, it is generally held that the earth is composed of three layers or parts.
1. The crust: The outer or upper most layer of the earth is the crust. It is solid and is the thinnest and lightest part. It is 6to 60 kms thick. It has two layers.
a. Continental crust or sial: The upper part consist of sedimentary and granite rocks' and forms the continents. Its major constituent elements are silica and aluminum. So, it is termed as sial. Its average thickness ranges between 10-12 km.
b. Oceanic crust or Sima: The lower part of other Crust is known as oceanic crust. Its thickness is around 5 km. This layer is rich in silica and Magnesium. Therefore, it is called Sima. The lower continuous layer is mostly composing of silica and magnesium and so it is termed as sima. The mean density of this layer is 2.95gm. Conrad discontinuity between Sial and Sima and Mohorovicic discontinuity between Crust and Mantle are the major discontinues in the crust.
2. The Mantle: The portion of the earth's interior, lying beneath the crust and above the core is known as mantle. It is largely made up of basic silicates, rich in iron and magnesium. It extends from 60 to 2,900km. The density of this layer from 3.3 to 5.7gm. The mantle has two parts.
a. Upper Mantle: This is the outer layer of the Mantle known as Asthenosphre. Most of the earthquakes and volcanoes take birth due to disorder in this layer.
b. Lower Mantle: This is the lower layer of the Mantle known as Mesosphere and it is in solid form. Repetti discontinuity between Asthenosphere and Mesosphere and Gutenberg discontinuity between Mantle and Core are the major discontinues in the mantle
3. The core: The core is the central part of the earth's interior. It extends from the lower boundary of the mantle to the centre of the earth for about 6,400 kms. The most important materials of core are nickel and ferrous (Nife). The core consists of two layers, namely.
a. Outer core: It is the outer layer of the Core consisting hard molten rocks. Most of the materials are in molten form. It extends from 2900km to 4980km.
b. Inner core: It is the lower layer of the Core with very high temperature and pressure. Most of the materials are in solid form therefore, it is called solid core. The average temperature of this layer is around 2900° C. Transition discontinuity is found between Outer. Core and Inner Core.
What is mineral? Explain the types of minerals.
Mineral is a natural inorganic substance which has certain chemical and physical properties. The scientific study of minerals is called Mineralogy. Minerals are used by man for various human activities. Understanding them minerals their types and uses is very important as natural resources of the earth.
Types: Minerals are classified into different types on the basis of nature, texture, and sues. Important among them are,
Metallic Minerals: These minerals are not in metallic form and they do not contain metal. A few non-metallic minerals are Mica, Asbestos, Sulphur, lead, Zinc, Phosphate etc.
Non-Metallic Minerals: These minerals are not in metallic form and they do not contain metal. A few non-metallic minerals are Mica, Asbestos, Sulphur, Lead, Zinc, Phosphate etc.
Minerals are also classified into other types.
Ferrous minerals which contain Iron e.g. Iron Ore. Non-ferrous minerals – these minerals do not contain ferrous e.g. Bauxite, Mica. – A few minerals are used for making decorative, commercial and precious ornaments are called Precious minerals. E.g. Platinum, Diamond, Gold and Silver. Some minerals are use for the generation of energy. They are Nuclear or atomic minerals e.g. Uranium, Thorium etc.
Briefly explain the types of tides
The regular and periodic fall and rise of the ocean water is called tides. The rising of water level is known as high tide or flood tide. The falling of water level is known as low tide or ebb tide. The difference between the high tide and low tide is called tidal range or range of tide.
Types of Tides:
There are different types of tides. The important types of tides are as follows:
1. Spring tides: Spring tides occur when the earth, sun and moon are more or less in a straight line. This happens on a full moon day. When the earth is between the sun and the moon or on a new moon day, when the moon is between the sun and the earth. The combined pull of the sun and moon on the earth is very great, and it produces very high tides and very low tides. Such tides are called spring tides.
2. Neap Tides: When the earth, sun and moon are not in a straight line, the sun and the moon are not exerting combined force.
3. So, the gravitational pull is much less. At half moon, the force exerted is the minimum. On the ocean water. Consequently the high tides are not very high and the low tides are not very low. They are called "Neap tides".
Waht is Biomes? Breifly explain the types of Biomes.
Explain the location size and frontiers of India.
Briefly explain the Regional divisions of the Himalayas.
The Himalayas are also classified into Regional and Longitudinal divisions. They are:
The Kashmir Himalayas The Himachal Himalayas The Kumaun Himalayas The Central or Sikkim Himalayas The Eastern Himalayas.
a. The Kashmir Himalayas: They are spread over in Jammu and Kashmir for about 700sqkm. The important parallel ranges in the Kashmir Himalaya are Karakoram, Ladak, Zaskar and Pirpanjal. They are characterized by high snow covered peaks, largest number of glaciers, deep valleys and High Mountain passes. The north-eastern part of the Kashmir Himalayas is a cold region and it lies between the Grater Himalayas and the Karakorum ranges. A special feature of the Kashmir valley is the Karewas. The important mountain passes are Banihal, zoji-la, Chang-la, Khardung-la etc.
b. The Himachal Himalayas: It is found in Himachal Pradesh and parts of Punjab, comprising of all the three ranges. The beautiful valleys of Kullu, Kangra, Lahul and Spiti known for orchards and scenic beauty are found here. Shipkila, Rohtang, bara- lacha la are the famous mountain passes and Kullu manali, shimla, Dalhousie, Chama etc.
c. The Kumaun Himalayas: This section extends from Sutlej to kali river valleys and has distance of320kms. The pilgrimage centers like Badrinath and Gangothri are located in this section of Himalayas.
d. The Central or Sikkim Himalayas: This section extends from kali to Tista and has a distance of about 800kms. It is also called as Nepal Himalaya. Mount Everest is located in this 3sectino of Himalaya. This section is further divided for the study into Sikkim, Darjeeling and Bhutan Himalayas.
e. The Eastern Himalayas: This range extends from Tista to Brahmaputra valley covering the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The width is about 730 kms Naga and Patkaibhum hills are located in this section. This region is very important for tea cultivation.
Briefly explain the coastal plains of India.
This is the region all along the Indian coastline, lying between the coast and the mountain ranges of the peninsular plateau. India has 6100 km from Gujarat in the west to West Bengal in the east. The average width is 10-25 kms. The coastal plain of India is divided into two parts.
The West Coastal plains: It is extends between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats. It is narrower than the east coastal plains, stretching to a length of about 1400km and width of 10 to 80km from the Rann of katchchh to Kanyakumari. The west coastal plains have Gujarat, Konkan, Karnataka and Malabar Coasts.
The Gujarat Coast comprises of Rann of Kachchh and Cambay coasts. It is formed by the alluvial deposits of Sabarmati, Mahi, Luni and other small streams. Gujarat has the longest coastline in India Kandla and okha are famous sea ports and along is the biggest ship breaking center. It produces highest salt in the country.
Konkan Coast lies to the south of Gujarat coast and extends line which provides suitable site for natural seaports. Eg: Mumbai, Navasheva, Marmagoa, Karwar, New Mangalore etc., this coast records highest coastal erosion. It is very rich in Petroleum and natural gas. Karnataka coast: it is a part of Konkan coast.
It extends from karwar in the north to Mangalore in the south. It is the narrowest part of west coastal plains. Karwar and New Mangalore are important ports in this belt. Sea Bird, the naval base near Karwar is the largest naval base in India.
The Malabar Coast extends from Mangalore to Kanyakumari, Sand dunes, lagoons and backwaters are the important features of this coast. Cochin or Kochi is the biggest seaport in this coast. Backwaters of Kerala facilitate navigation and tourists enjoy traveling though small country boats. The first south west monsoon rainfall is received in this coast.
East coastal Plains: It lies between the Ea'stern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal stretching from the delta of Hooghly in the North to Kanyakumari in the south. Compared to the west coastal plains the east coastal plains are broader.
The Tatkal Coast: It is the coastal plain of Orissa state. It extend for about 400kmms, north from Subarnarekha river to south of the Rushikulya river. It has a chilka lake, which is the largest salt water lake in India, Para deep is the important horbour located here.
Coromandel Coast: The southern part of east coast is known as the Coromandel Coast. It gets more rainfall from the north east monsoons and it is highly affected by cyclones. The oldest harbor Chennai located here.
What is soil? Explain the major types of soil in india.
Briefly explain the importance of forests.
Forests are the one of the important natural resources. They provide various benefits to mankind and environment.
The important benefits are:
Forests supply fresh air, food and fodder.
Forests are the rain bearers, help in causing good rainfall.
They control soil erosion and desertification.
Forest provides various products like bamboo, timber, resin, lac, gum cane, fuel, wood etc.
They provide medicinal trees and plants used in ayurvedic medicines Eg.Neem tree. Basil, Brahmi etc.
They provide shelter to various birds and animals.
They absorb much of the rainwater and control floods and safeguards against drought.
They act as wind breakers and protect the agricultural crops.
The forest soils are rich in humus and thereby maintain the fertility of the soil.
They provide raw materials to paper, match box, plywood and sports articles industries and they provide pastures for grazing animals.
Explain the Major seismic zones of India.
Zone V: This is the most severe seismic (intensity above 7 in Richter scale) seismic zone and is referred as Very High Damage risk zone. The areas are. Northeastern states, parts of Jammu Kashmir, Uttarkhand, and Bihar and Kutch region.
Zone IV: This zone is second in severity (intensity between 5 and 7 in R.S) to zone VG. This is referred to as High Damage Risk zone. Northern regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Parts of Bihar, UP, Gujarat, West Bengal lie in this region zone. Northern regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Bihar, UP, Gujarat, West Bengal.
Zone III: This is termed as Moderate Damage (very strong) Risk zone (intensity between 3 and 5 in R.S). The areas are Gujarat, Madya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Northern Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West coastal region etc.
Zone II: This zone is referred to as low Damage (strong) Risk Zone (intensity 2 to 3 R.S). The areas are Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha etc.
Zone I: This zone is termed as Very Low Damage (Slight-tremor) Risk Zone. The left out parts of India and Deccan Plateau region.
IV. Answer any One of the follow ing: ( 10 x 1 = 10 )
What is chemical weathering? Explain the chemical weathering with examples.
Disintegration and Decomposition of rocks by chemical processes is called "Chemical weathering".
In this process secondary or new minerals are developed from the original minerals of the rocks. The rain water and atmospheric gases are the main agents of chemical weathering. It is vey common in humid regions.
There are four types of chemical weathering process. They are:
a. Oxidation: The rain water with oxygen reacts on rocks containing iron and produce oxides. This chemical reaction is known as "oxidation". The common process of rusting of iron is an example of oxidation. .
b. Carbonation: The rain water with carbon-di-oxide becomes a weak carbonic acid and it reacts with calcium carbonate or limestone to form calcium bicarbonate, which dissolves easily. This process is called "Carbonation". It is very active in limestone regions.
c. Hydration: The rock minerals take up water the increased volume creates physical stress within the rock. As a result certain minerals like feldspar and gypsum are reduced into powder. This process is called "Hydration".
d. Solution: The rain water is able to dissolve some of the soluble minerals, such as rock- salt, gypsum, potash. This process is called "Solution".
Explain the structure of the Atmosphere.
The distribution of temperature is not uniform at different height of the atmosphere. Along with the variation of temperature, there are unique features at different heights. Based on these characteristics atmosphere is divided into four parallel zones.
1. Troposphere: It is the lowest layer of the atmosphere and less closer to the earth. The word 'Tropos' means 'turn' It extends up to 18km at the equator and 8km at poles. Thus the average height is about 10-12km. The important feature of the troposphere are:
Hydrological cycle: It is confined to troposphere. The water evaporates and raised up, formation of clouds takes place. Later it is precipitated in various forms like rain, snow and hailstone. These processes are known as evaporation, condensation and precipitation.
Lapse rate: In this layer the temperature decreases at the rate of 6,5' Celsius per every 1000 meters of height which is known as 'lapse rate'.
Clouds: It is characterized with formation of clouds, thunder storms and lighting.
Gaseous Mass: The troposphere has about 75 percent of the total gaseous mass, The upper part of troposphere is known 'Tropopause'.
2. Stratosphere: It lies above the tropo-sphere and extends up to 50km from the earth. The temperature is also most uniformly distributed. Hence it also known as isothermal zone. At a height of 22kms. There is a thin layer of ozone which absorbs ultraviolet rays of the sun. So it is called as ozOnosphre. The name staratopause is given to the upper part of the stratosphere.
3. Mesosphere: It extends from 50 to 80kms. It is an intermediary zone between the lower and upper layers of the atmosphere. A thin layer of air separating mesosphere from the other upper layers in named as'Mesopause'.
4. Ionosphere: It extends from 90 to 500km. It consists of atoms of air ionized due to intensive temperature. So it is also known as'Ionosphere'or Thermosphere. The radio waves of different length are reflected back from this layer.
5. Exosphere: The region beyond the Thermosphere is called Exosphere. It extends to about 1,000 km and the gravity of the Earth s too weak in this layer. Magnetosphere is found above this layer. Atmospheric layer in between 500-700kms is known as Exosphere and the atmosphere lying beyond is called'Magnetosphere'.
V. A. Answer any five of the following questions in a word or a sentence each: ( 1 x 5 = 5 )
What is Cartography?
The science and art of making maps, charts, globes and rile models is known as Cartography.
Name any two essential features of a map.
What is map reading?
Map reading means getting the correct visual image of the features shown on a map.
Give an example for large scale maps.
(a) Large Scale Maps: The Maps drawn on the scale of lcm=lkm or 1:1, 00,000 and 1 inch = 1 mile or 1:63,360 eg. Cadastral maps (Village, Town and City maps).
What is scale?
A scale is the ratio of the distance between two points on the map and their corresponding distance on the ground.
Mention any two uses of maps.
B. Identified the Latitudes and Longitudes for the given places in supplying Karnataka
C. Draw a diagram to the following:
Bottom relief of the ocean floor.
On the basis of the depth, the ocean floor can be divided into four zones, parts or relief
features. They are,
1. The continental Shelf: The gently sloping portion of the continent or land that lies submerged below other sea is called the continental shelf. The continental shelf has a very gentle slope. It extends form the shore line to depths between 1 80 and 200 meters.
Average width of the continental shelves is about 48km. The extent of the continental shelf depends on the relief of the broadening land masses. If the coastal area is a plateau area, the continental shelf will be very broad. On the other hand, if the coastal region is hilly or mountainous, the continental shelf will be very narrow or even absent for example the Atlantic Ocean has 2.3%, the Pacific Ocean has 5.7% and the India Ocean has 4.2%.
2. The continental slope: The zone of steep slope that descends from the edge of the continental sheifto the deep sea plains is called 'continental slope". It is the transitional zone lying between the continental shelf and the deep sea plains. The continental slope is very steep. It extends from 182 meters to 3,600 meters. The angle of the continental slope is 2 to 5 degre3es or even more. It occupies only 8.5% of the total area of the ocean floor. But it varies from ocean to ocean. The Atlantic Ocean has broader continental slopes and accounts for 12.4%. But it is 7% of the Pacific Ocean and 6.5% of the Indian Ocean.
3. The deep sea plaitis: The level and rolling areas of the ocean floor are generally called deep sea plains or abyssal plains or the ocean plains. They lie between 3.000 and 6.000 meters below other surface of the ocean. They occupy vast area of the ocean floor and account for about 82.7% of the total sea floor. They cover about 90% in the Indian Ocean. Their depth ranges from 5.000 to 6,000 meters. They are covered by oozes, which are the remains of deep sea creatures and plants, and of red volcanic dust,
4. The Ocean Deeps: The long narrow and deep troughs on the ocean floor are known as 'ocean deep' or trough'. They cover only 1% of the ocean floor. They are most common neat the coasts where young fold mountains, volcanoes and earthquakes abound. Some they are tectonic in origin. They are the deepest portions of the ocean. Deeps may be caused due to tectonic forces, i.e. faulting earthquakes etc.-There are 57known deeps. Of these 32 are found in Pacific Ocean, 19m the Atlantic Ocean and 6 in the Indian Ocean. The deepest trench in the world is Challenger deep located in Mariana Trench to the west of Philippines in the North Pacific Ocean.
Ox-bow lakes
D. Draw the outline Map of India, mark and name the following: ( 2 x 3 = 6 )
Outline map of India
23\(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\)° North latitude and 82\(\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\)° East lingitude
Mahanadi and Krishna Rivers. (2)
Blind Candidates only
Answer any three of the following: ( 5 x 3 = 15 )
Explain the process of heating and cooling of Atmosphere. 5
Atmospheres do not get its temperature directly by the short waves of the sun but through the long waves of the earth. The atmosphere is transparent to the solar radiation which is in the form of short waves. It allows them to reach the earth.
The four processes of heating and cooling of atmosphere are radiation, conduction, convection and advection.
Radiation: Radiation is the process of heating an object by the transmission of heat waves. The earth surface gets temperature through solar radiation. It radiates energy in the form of long waves which is absorbed by the atmosphere.
Conduction: Transfer of heat by molecular activity is known as Conduction. The atmospheric layer closer to the surface gets heat in this process with contact.
Convection: Transfer of heat through the movement of mass is called Convection. The lower layer of the atmosphere gets temperature and become lighter. So it moves upwards. The dense air in the upper layer being dense descends downwards. With this cyclic movement temperature is distributed in the lower layers of the atmosphere.
Advection: Temperature is also transferred by large scale movement of air. When warm air moves of cold regions temperature of the air increases and is contrast cold reduces heat. This phenomena is called advection.
expalain the types of maps. (5)
Maps may be broadly divided into two types.
A. On the basis of Scale Maps are classified into three types.
(a) Large Scale Maps: The Maps drawn on the scale of 1 cm= 1 km or 1:1, 00,000 and 1 inch=1 mile or 1:63,360 eg. Cadastral maps (Village, Town and City maps).
(b) Medium Scale Maps: the Maps drawn on the scale of 1 cnm=1 Km to 1 cm=10 km or 1:1,00,000 and 1:10,00,000 eg. Topographical Maps (Mountains, Plateaus, plains).
(c) Small Scale maps: The Maps drawn on the scale below 1 cm: 15Km or 1:15,00,000 eg. Atlas and Wall Maps. These maps show broad physical and cultural features.
B. On the basis of purpose various types of Maps are prepared.
(i) Topographical maps: To show relief features, forests, land use, river system, roads, railways, pipelines, distribution of rural and urban settlements etc.
(ii) Cadastral maps: The Cadastral maps are drawn to register the ownership of field, farm, building, firm etc.
(iii) Economic Maps: These maps provide information about human economic activities eg. Agriculture, mining, industry, marketing, trade etc.
(iv) Population Maps: These maps show the information about distribution, growth, density, migration, age and sex composition of population. These maps are also drawn to show the distribution of occupational structure, language, social groups of people etc.
(v) Weather Maps: These are useful to analyzed weather condition and distribution of temperature, pressure, humidity, winds, rainfall etc.
Expain the majar drought prone areas of India. (5)
2nd PUC Hindi Previous Year Question Paper June 2017


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"I believe that Georgians need to be fully protected under the First Amendment from not only federal law, but also state and local law," Harbin said at a news conference.
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp pledged during his election campaign last year to sign "nothing more, nothing less" than a mirror image of the federal law. His predecessor, GOP Gov. Nathan Deal, vetoed a similar bill passed by lawmakers three years ago amid threats by major companies to boycott Georgia if the measure became law.
Harbin's bill would require a "compelling governmental interest" before the state interferes with someone's religious practices and, when interference is necessary, the state do so with the "least restrictive means."
Harbin said 31 states have passed some form of legislation protecting religious beliefs and he thinks it's time for Georgia to do the same. He noted that Virginia, the site of Amazon's new headquarters, has similar legislation on the books, pushing back against criticism that such legislation will spark boycotts by major companies.
Georgia Equality, an advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, said in a news release that Harbin's legislation "would allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT customers, among others, and would grant taxpayer-funded agencies a broad license to discriminate against LGBT youth, families, and other Georgians."
The group's executive director, Jeff Graham, said it would "put us in a negative national spotlight yet again" and risk Georgia's reputation for having a favorable business climate.
Kemp spokeswoman Candice Broce said his office would not comment on pending legislation.
Harbin said he tried to draft legislation that met Kemp's pledge.
The legislation was initially assigned to the Rules Committee, which has the ability to send legislation to the Senate floor for a vote. But it was later moved to the Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes some of Harbin's co-signers.
Harbin said he's still trying to determine when it might be up for consideration in that committee.
House Speaker David Ralston in January said he was concerned a Georgia version of the federal law "has a real potential to divide us as a state."
"It's a much different world than it was in 1993," Ralston said. He also said he believed the proposals were a "solution in search of a problem."
Lawmakers from the conservative flank of the Georgia GOP have sought another chance at passing "religious freedom" legislation since Deal vetoed a previous bill.
Deal took a stand against his own party and averted threatened boycotts by major corporations in 2016 by vetoing a "religious freedom" bill that enumerated actions that "people of faith" would not have to perform for other people.
"I do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in Georgia," Deal said at the time.


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Lockdown solution to Covid-19 deserves far more scrutiny, former Labour speechwriter says
by Geoffrey Miller · Published Thursday, 2 April 2020 · Updated Saturday, 21 May 2022
By Geoffrey Miller
A former Labour press secretary and speechwriter who worked under late Prime Minister Mike Moore says that it's far from certain that the lockdown solution is the best response to Covid-19 – and we should be questioning the government's response to the pandemic much more vigorously.
Mark Blackham, now director of Wellington public relations firm Blackland PR, told the Democracy Project podcast that "the reaction from the chattering class, the ruling elite and from the media is that this [the lockdown] was the only option that was possible, as if questioning it would be a very dumb thing, it's the only option we've got."
Mark Blackham
"We had other options, we could have sent home every one of the immunocompromised people, anyone who's at risk, because it's clear, absolutely clear, that pre-existing conditions makes you susceptible to this disease….why aren't those people staying at home while everyone else carries on working? While we use the workforce to serve those people, use our profit, the surplus of society, to serve those people who are at home and isolated?"
Blackham told the Democracy Project podcast that the current 'lockdown' solution being pursued by many countries around the world came primarily at the expense of the working class. They were "bearing the brunt" of the coronavirus pandemic in two ways, Blackham said. Working class people were still going out to work in essential industries, exposing themselves to greater danger, but were also the group whose jobs were normally impossible to perform under a 'work from home' model.
Blackham has also written an opinion piece for the Democracy Project on how the working class has been treated in the pandemic.
"The people we need in society, that hold us together, the glue, the mechanics of our society, are the working class…what a soft middle-class society we've got, where the main talking point in the first couple of weeks was 'work from home'.
And Blackham was also critical of what he sees as an unquestioning approach by elites towards the government's response.
"The media and the ruling class, who consider themselves as smarter than the general public, didn't question any of it. It's remarkable to me.
"I don't profess to be an expert. But what I am able to do is analyse and to be rational, to be logical, to try and assess. And there's no questioning going on at all. And I find it remarkable that scientists and so-called experts are not offering any critique of any of this, it's remarkable and that's not good science, that there's no questioning."
Blackham also said he was detecting an increasingly authoritarian streak to the government's 'Unite against Covid-19' response plan.
"I think there is a sense that when [Police Commissioner] Mike Bush turned up, that an adult had come into the room. You could kind of see that that's what he was thinking, that he could control the situation. Well I don't really feel quite that way about the state's control over me. The state can't stop me from walking to the beach and going for a swim. The state's domain finishes somewhere."
Mark Blackham believes that a better balance needs to be struck between the medical response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and social and economic priorities.
"I'm not saying that we just carry on as normal. I think there is a health response which requires some practices to change, which is going to reduce transmission. But it's a whole world of difference, the policy response around shutting down businesses and shutting down our lives, that you can't go for a very long walk into the wild, into the wilderness. I'm afraid as individuals, I think we can. And it is right to be able to question that, we must question it."
You can listen to the full interview with Mark Blackham on the Democracy Project podcast here
See also Mark Blackham's article for the Democracy Project, 'Workers shoulder civilisation's burden again'.
New Zealand has role to play in resolving crisis on 'geopolitical fault line', Helen Clark says
by Geoffrey Miller · Published Friday, 18 September 2020 · Last modified Friday, 20 May 2022
Jacinda Ardern's trip to Japan and Singapore about more than just trade
by Geoffrey Miller · Published Tuesday, 19 April 2022 · Last modified Thursday, 5 May 2022
Tale of two summits – why Jacinda Ardern said no to the Commonwealth, but yes to NATO
by Geoffrey Miller · Published Monday, 20 June 2022


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Rock 'n' roll music has always been a reflection of the times, and the new Gov't Mule album, Revolution Come… Revolution Go, is no exception.
With Revolution Come… Revolution Go, to be released June 9th on Fantasy Records, the band again sets the tone for their legacy with its cleverly-crafted songs, intelligent lyrical commentary, and downright incendiary playing. It's those traditions, combined with an observant eye on the present, that define their tenth full-length studio effort.
Steeped in the roots and mystique of rock, blues, soul, and jazz, the quartet — Haynes, Matt Abts [drums], Danny Louis [keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals], and Jorgen Carlsson [bass] — is equally recognized for its stirring songwriting and storytelling as it is for the improvisational virtuosity that fuels their countless live performances. Their music has galvanized a fan base of millions around the world, reaching a place of preeminence as one of the most timeless, revered and active bands in the world whose spot amongst rock titans remains unshakable.
This record threads together moments of soul, country, and tried-and-true virtuosic, vibrant, and vital rock. A patchwork of styles, it proudly ushers along Gov't Mule's next phase.
The first of two lead singles, the soulful "Sarah, Surrender," sees Haynes' simmering vocal delivery take center stage over a groove punctuated by congas, organ, a female back-up chorus, and jazz-y guitar licks. Evoking Curtis Mayfield and Al Green, it illuminates yet another musical facet of the band.
Another politically-charged song, "Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground," is the reworking of the traditional blues instrumental originally recorded by Blind Willie Johnson, to which Haynes added lyrics and the band turned into an epic gospel rock closer. "Dark Was The Night," along with the aforementioned "Thorns Of Life" and "Revolution Come, Revolution Go," comprise the three centerpieces of the album from a musical arrangement standpoint.


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.super Ljava/lang/Object;
.source "SecuritySupport.java"

# direct methods
.method private constructor <init>()V
    .locals 0

    invoke-direct {p0}, Ljava/lang/Object;-><init>()V

    return-void
.end method

.method static getContextClassLoader()Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;
    .locals 1

    new-instance v0, Lmf/org/apache/xml/serialize/SecuritySupport$1;

    invoke-direct {v0}, Lmf/org/apache/xml/serialize/SecuritySupport$1;-><init>()V

    invoke-static {v0}, Ljava/security/AccessController;->doPrivileged(Ljava/security/PrivilegedAction;)Ljava/lang/Object;

    move-result-object v0

    check-cast v0, Ljava/lang/ClassLoader;

    return-object v0
.end method

.method static getFileExists(Ljava/io/File;)Z
    .locals 1

    new-instance v0, Lmf/org/apache/xml/serialize/SecuritySupport$7;

    invoke-direct {v0, p0}, Lmf/org/apache/xml/serialize/SecuritySupport$7;-><init>(Ljava/io/File;)V

    invoke-static {v0}, Ljava/security/AccessController;->doPrivileged(Ljava/security/PrivilegedAction;)Ljava/lang/Object;

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    check-cast v0, Ljava/lang/Boolean;

    invoke-virtual {v0}, Ljava/lang/Boolean;->booleanValue()Z

    move-result v0

    return v0
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.method static getFileInputStream(Ljava/io/File;)Ljava/io/FileInputStream;
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        value = {
            Ljava/io/FileNotFoundException;
        }
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    invoke-static {v1}, Ljava/security/AccessController;->doPrivileged(Ljava/security/PrivilegedExceptionAction;)Ljava/lang/Object;

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    check-cast v1, Ljava/io/FileInputStream;
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.method static getSystemProperty(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;
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Q: How To Query for Specific User Access Rights I have an old database that I am inheriting. The access rights are not clearly defined anywhere and I'm looking for a quick way to get them for everyone. Let's say I have a user in my database that does not belong to any membership roles. However, they have been given access to do specific things to specific tables. For example, they can run select queries on table X and run update queries on table Y. I know I can find out what they have by going to the properties for each user. I would imagine, however, that there has to be a system table somewhere that has all of this defined in it and makes it easily queryable. What would this query look like.
FYI: I am working with SQL Server 2005
Update: Is there also a way to do this for all databases on the server?

A: Take a look at the Security Catalog Views, then check out MrDenny's answer here which gives a query to list a user's rights. I reproduce it here (tidied up to my liking)..
SELECT  [Schema]            =   sys.schemas.name
,       [Object]            =   sys.objects.name
,       username            =   sys.database_principals.name
,       permissions_type    =   sys.database_permissions.type
,       permission_name     =   sys.database_permissions.permission_name
,       permission_state    =   sys.database_permissions.state
,       state_desc          =   sys.database_permissions.state_desc
,       permissionsql       =   state_desc + ' ' + permission_name
                                 + ' on ['+ sys.schemas.name + '].[' + sys.objects.name
                                 + '] to [' + sys.database_principals.name + ']'
                                  COLLATE LATIN1_General_CI_AS
FROM sys.database_permissions
 INNER JOIN sys.objects ON sys.database_permissions.major_id =      sys.objects.object_id
 INNER JOIN sys.schemas ON sys.objects.schema_id = sys.schemas.schema_id
 INNER JOIN sys.database_principals ON sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id =  sys.database_principals.principal_id
ORDER BY 1, 2, 3, 5

A: Things are a bit trickier actually. The effective permissions are a combination of internal database permissions (queryable as Denny's query showed above by doza) and windows group membership. Th later unfortunately is stored outside SQL, in the AD schema so you can't realy query it.
So if your goal is to display 'Access to the table X is given to domain\someuser and domain\somegroup and denied to domain\someothergroup' then you can use the catalog metadata and query it, as showed in doza's post.
However if your goal is to answer 'Does user domain\someuser have access to table X?' you can't get the answer from the query above. That's right, despite the fact that you see a record saying the domain\someuser is granted access, you cannot answer if it has effective access. Remember that a single deny trumps all grants, and if domain\user is member of domain\someothergroup group then domain\someuser is effectively denied access.
To answer the later question you must use a different mechanism, namely you have to impersonate the user at SQL level and check the permission via HAS_PERM_BY_NAME:
EXECUTE AS USER = 'domain\someuser';
SELECT HAS_PERMS_BY_NAME('X','TABLE','SELECT');
REVERT;

Is worth noting that the first question can be answered by anyone with view privileges on the security catalogs, while the later requires impersonate permission, a much more powerful privilege.


Food is never too far from our thoughts, with most of us mulling over the next meal during the majority of the hours we spend awake. And never is this more apparent than when we are on our travels. There is something about being in a foreign city that makes us want to try all the local delicacies and treat ourselves by being a bit more frivolous and adventurous than usual.
Whether we're talking street food from a roadside cart or six-course dinners in the finest of fine dining restaurants, Europe has some great food hotspots. So here are a few foodie cities for anyone looking for a new culinary quest to put on their travel list.
We couldn't create a list of the best food cities in Europe without including the usual suspects. However, if the list was only made up of the places that we all know are synonymous with great restaurants then it wouldn't be terribly exciting.
Destinations such as Rome, Paris and Madrid attract people from all over the world for many different reasons, but one of them has to be the food. The tapas mile of Cava Baja is great for sampling many of Spain's best dishes, whilst the Testaccio neighbourhood of Rome is the best place to head when in Italy's capital. Paris has the second largest number of Michelin stars of any city in the world. And from the creperies on every corner to some of the world's most renowned restaurants, there is plenty to tickle taste buds of every preference.
People take Florence city breaks in their droves to experience its wonderful art galleries and historic religious buildings, but many go for the food too. With lush, fertile land all around the city, local restaurants and the natives who eat in them are intent on making the most of the regional products that grow in this area.
Whilst restaurants will give you a taste of a real steak Florentine or 'Pappardelle sulla lepre' (a pasta dish which can include various types of game meat), the street markets will offer you the chance to buy some amazing bread, oils, meat, fish, vegetables and pasta to recreate something special in your own kitchen. Be sure to take an evening stroll along the bank of the River Arno too, as you will be rewarded with some of the best gelato in Italy.
Belgium is famous for its indulgent chocolates and waffles, but Brussels is proving that there is much more to the country's cuisine than sweet treats. However, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't take the opportunity to sample some of these staples, with Pierre Marcolini offering perhaps the most hedonistic of boutique chocolate shops.
Those looking for a more balanced meal may want to head to the Grand Place and the area surrounding the Gare de Bruxelles-Chapelle. Here you will find exciting eateries such as Comme Chez Soi, La Maison du Cygne and the wonderfully named L'Idiot du Village. These establishments are doing wonderful things with ingredients such as duck breast, seafood and pigeon that will make your mouth water in anticipation throughout the entirety of your Brussels city break.
If you are looking for a city that will really offer a sophisticated dining experience, and you don't mind parting with the cash to enable this, Monaco is definitely the place to go. The city of Monte Carlo mixes the revelry and extravagant lifestyle of Las Vegas with a dash of French finesse to create an atmosphere that is difficult to describe.
The food takes great influence from Mediterranean cuisine but the cooking styles and presentation techniques are probably closer to those you would find in France. This combination ensures you will not be underwhelmed by your choice to dine in this decadent city. Head to Elsa or Joel Robuchon's restaurant for an evening you'll never forget.
Prague may not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of food, but there is a selection of great restaurants looking to change this. The cuisine of the Czech Republic is by no means as famous as that of France, Italy or Spain, but hearty dishes that include sumptuous stews, sauces to savour and mountains of meat will light a fire in your hungry belly.
An evening at La Degustation Bohême Bourgeoise will give you the perfect opportunity to sample some Czech delights and your Prague city break will not be over until you've tried Svíčková na smetaně (beef sirloin topped with cranberry and doused in gravy) and followed it with some Ovocné knedlíky (fruit dumplings, pictured above) for dessert.
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As time went on, however, the marriage began to deteriorate. Princess Anne's brother, Prince Charles, famously didn't like Phillips much. Indeed, Charles apparently nicknamed his brother-in-law "Foggy" – because he was supposedly thick and wet. And it appears that Princess Anne herself may have agreed with such sentiments as time went on. Come 1984, in fact, the couple were checking into separate hotels – not even separate rooms – on at least one trip abroad.


Embedded System Testing Blog: Do ARP RFC Requires validatation of Source Ip address ?
Do ARP RFC Requires validatation of Source Ip address ?
This field specifies the network protocol type. Example: Ethernet is 1.
Length (in octets) of a hardware address. Ethernet addresses size is 6.
IPv4 address size is 4.
1 for request, 2 for reply.
Do you know that RFC 826 does not talk about source MAC validation. So if you send ARP request with ARP header source MAC address as 0.0.0.0 , the windows and Linux PC will accept it , as it is and update the arp table. Dont trust me test it.
How do you send these packets, use Colasoft packet builder .
So why this is not done ? Well if you check in routers/ switches like in Cisco, Juniper they have separate commands to handle this. Something called "arpspoof", using this you can enable the validations.
Why in Linux it is not done ? Well its open source .....and Windows ? Well they do what they think is correct !!!!
Please check in your companies router/switches if it is done or not ?
Keep Learning, Keep Breaking !!!
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