Here are some of the basic keyboard shotcuts for snappy editing.

A : path/direct selection tool
B : brush/pencil tool
C : crop tool
D : Resets the color palette to black/white
E : eraser tool
F : Toggles the window view from normal, full screen, black screen
G : bucket/gradient tool
H : hand tool
I : eyedropper/color sampler/measure tool
J : healing brush/patch tool
K : slice/slice select tool
L : lasso/polygonal lasso/magnetic lasso tool
M : rectangular marquee/elliptical marquee tool
N : notes/audio annotation tool
O : dodge/burn/sponge tool
P : pen/freeform pen/add anchor point/delete anchor point/convert anchor tool
Q : Enters quick mask mode
R : blur/sharpen/smudge tool
S : clone stamp/pattern stamp tool
T : horizontal type/vertical type/horizontal type mask/vertical type mask tool
U : rectangle/rounded rectangle/ellipse/polygon/line/custom shape tool
V : move tool
W : wand tool
X : Toggles the colors in the color palette
Y : history brush/art history brush tool
Z : zoom tool

CTRL+A : Selects everything in the photo
CTRL+B : Modify the color balance
CTRL+E : Merges the selected layer with the layer below, or merges all linked layers
CTRL+F : Applies last used Filter
CTRL+G : Groups the selected layer with the layer below it
CTRL+I : Inverts the layers colors
CTRL+J : Duplicates the Selected Layer
CTRL+K : “preferences” window
CTRL+L : Let’s you modify the levels
CTRL+M : Let’s you modify the curves
CTRL+N : Opens a new document
CTRL+O : “open document” window
CTRL+P : “print options” window
CTRL+Q : Quits PhotoShop
CTRL+R : Toggles the Ruler
CTRL+S : “save as” window
CTRL+T : free transform the current layer
CTRL+U : hue/saturation
CTRL+V : Pastes what is in the clipboard
CTRL+W : Closes the Current project window
CTRL+X : Cuts the selection from the page
CTRL+Y : Toggles the Color modes
CTRL+Z : Un-does the last action

I have gifted my new hobby of photography a new photoblog, powered by PixelPost and have installed it on the root directory of my website and have shifted my blog to a new address i.e. khagta.com/blog

Why Pixelpost ?
Pixelpost is wholeheartedly dedicated to Photographs and the reason to choose it was because of its Photo Thumbnail Archives, that i couldn’t find on wordpress.

What about wordpress?
Wordpress will still power my blog as its the most powerful and safe blogging system.

What about the content on the blog?
Everything except Photographs.

What Next ?
I will be posting a new photograph everyday on my photoblog and a writeup on my blog.

What about the Feeds?
The movement of the blog have also caused a change in RSS as well as Atom feed Links

New Blog Feed Link:
http://khagta.com/blog/feed/

New Photoblog Feed Links :

Atom Feed Link : http://khagta.com/index.php?x=atom
RSS 2.0 Link : http://khagta.com/index.php?x=rss

Class 12 :

Saturday, 01st March, 2008 10:30 AM : Chemistry 043

Tuesday, 04th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Business Studies 054

Friday, 07th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Physics 042

Monday, 10th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Functional English 101

Thursday, 13th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Accountancy 055

Saturday, 15th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Biology 044

Thursday, 20th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Mathematics 041

Monday, 24th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Physical Education 048

Wednesday, 26th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Economics 030

Class 10 :

Monday,03rd March, 2008 10:30 AM: Social Science 087

Tuesday,11th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Mathematics 041

Friday,14th March, 2008 10:30 AM : English Comm. 101
English Lng & Lit. 184

Monday,17th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Hindi Course- A 002
Hindi Course-B 085

Wednesday,19th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Comm. Sanskrit 122

Tuesday,25th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Science-Theory 086
Science w/o Prac. 090

Thursday,27th March, 2008 10:30 AM : Science- Prac. Skls 086

Source : http://cbse.nic.in/welcome.htm

Date Sheet Source : http://cbse.nic.in/DSHT12A.doc
http://cbse.nic.in/DSHT10A.doc

Chupaari Village and Thaamti Temple on the top left.

Chupaari Temple

View of Baloun Hill from Thaamti

View of Kinnaur Mountains from Thaamti

Thaamti Temple, 600 meters above Chupaari Village

Shaand Mahayagya was celebrated after 36 years in village Chuppari (Rohru) district. Shimla on 20 December, 2007. The mahayagya was done for sustaining peace and prosperity in the region. The festival ended on 22 December, 2007 with the departure of the Devtas of the region where more than 50,000 people ( including me and the chief minister of the state, Mr. Virbhadra Singh) were present for taking their blessings.

Local People Dancing before the departure of the Devtas

People with swords dancing with Naageshwar Devta

Chupaari Temple where Maha-Yagya took place.

Author : Ankita Verma

Beauty lies in the eyes of beholder and in fact the truth is which one will appreciate when one experiences the scenic beauty and aesthetic culture of theog. It’s one of the places with an ambiance of soul lifting and a blissful bountiful nature. The mesmerising landscape leaves one with one of the transcendental experience.

Quick Facts:

Area : 373sq km
Location : 32 KM FROM SHIMLA
Dynasty : Chandela
Villages : 5,654(1901)
Religion : Hindu
Language : Hindi, Pahari

History

The rulers share a common line of descent with the Read the rest of this entry »

The beauty of the flower is unfolded slowly and steadily as it turns from a bud to a flower. Like wise, the beauty of Himachal Pradesh is incomplete in its first glance. To know, appreciate and enjoy Himachal it has to be explored and known thoroughly and Kotkhai, situated 70 kms. away from Shimla is an ideal destination to feel the real spirit of Himachal.

The place is called Kotkhai due to the palace of the king on the cliff (Kot – Place, Khai – Cliff). The old palace is situated beautifully on a cliff with a tributary of Giri Ganga flowing below it. 12 km from Kotkhai, is a village called Kiari. Lush green apple orchids,pine trees and a picturesque temple of Godess Mahamai and Lankra Veer are the main attractions here. One can enjoy absolute
tranquility and peace of ‘Nera-Ghati’ and the ‘Kiala Forest’.

A beautiful pond named ‘Dhilon’ is situated in the centre of the forest and believed to be divine by local people. Also all modern amenities are available here, but a major the tourism is not well developed and is compensated by the generous and extremely helpful people who generally shelter people from outside.

Every month and season had its own specialty here, so a visit at any time of the year will give you maximum satisfaction. The nearest rest house is Murti Guest House in Kothai and Hotel Apple Crown at Dumehar.

Vinayak Chauhan

Shimla experienced its first snowfall of the season yesterday.

Mr. Ravinder Makhaik wrote, “In a decade it’s the first snowfall that has arrived in early December, says Manmohan Singh, director of the Himachal meteorological department. The last time we received snow this early was in 1997, when 31 centimeters of snow was recorded on 1st December, he informed.”

Source : myHimachal News