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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Oscar 2012 :Oscar Winners in pics

Oscar 2012: Winners

Best Motion Picture: The Artist

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
© AP

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin for The Artist
© AP

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
© AP

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer for The Beginners © AP

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer for The Help
© AP

Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges for The Artist
© AP

Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) for Hugo
© AP

Best Film Editing: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Achievement in Cinematography: Robert Richardson for Hugo
© AFP

Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation from Iran, directed by Asghar Farhadi
© AFP

Best Sound Editing: Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty for Hugo

Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley for Hugo

Best Documentary Feature: TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas for Undefeated

Best Visual Effects: Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning for Hugo

Best Original Song: Bret McKenzie for Man or Muppet from The Muppets

Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris

Best Documentary Short Subject: Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for Saving Face
© AP

Best Animated Short Film: William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Best Live Action Short Film: Terry George and Oorlagh George forThe Shore

Best Make Up: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland for The Iron Lady© AP

Best Animated Feature Film: Rango© AP

source http://tcln.blogspot.in/2012/02/oscar-2012-winners.html

Oscar Awards :Pakistani Woman Wins Oscars

Pakistani Woman Wins Oscars

A history created. The country that prevents the freedom of women has learned its lesson on how a women can achieve. Just before few minutes, it was Sharmeen Obaid winning the honours for her astounding work in short film 'Saving Faces' that speaks about a plastic surgeon performing reconstruction surgery on victims affected by acid violence.

The film indirectly showcases how the women in Pakistan are subjected to tortures due to inequality in societal system.

Speaking on the occasion, Sharmeen said, "This is all for the women in my country, who are still dreaming to achieve their dreams and still not able to do it..."

Business News: After Kingfisher, Jet Airways Asks Lenders For Funds

After Kingfisher Airlines, now India's largest private carrier Jet Airways is in need of money. Sources say Jet Airways has asked lenders for additional working capital loans of $ 200 million.

The company also needs funds as it expanded its operations by 18 per cent this year.

Jet Airways now requires funds for expansion of domestic operations and fleet expansion.

Jet Airways already has a debt burden of Rs 14,000 crore.

Reference:-http://ibnlive.in.com/news/after-kingfisher-jet-asks-lenders-for-funds/234845-7.html

India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 6.1 in December quarter

India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 6.1 per cent for the quarter ending 31 December 2011, signalling a sharp slowdown in economic activity.

The GDP growth is also slower than the 6.9 per cent in the September quarter, and has been declining for the past nine quarters. This is also the lowest in the past 13 quarters.

A Thomson Reuters poll of 26 economists released on Tuesday had put GDP growth at an annual 6.4 percent rate in the quarters, with forecasts ranging from 6.0 to 7.3 per cent with a majority of them lying below the consensus.

Manufacturing growth was hurt the most in the December quarter, clocking 0.4 per cent against 7. 8 per cent in the corresponding period last year. Agriculture also saw a sharp decline at 2.7 per cent, down from 11 per cent in the year-ago period.

Mining fell by almost half, from 6.1 per cent to 3.1 per cent, signally lower supply of raw materials for industry but also fuelled by lower demand as higher interest rates have put off companies from investing in expansion.

The trade and hotels industries fared better at 9.2 per cent, while construction slowed marginally from 8.7 per cent to 7.2 per cent.

Indian Economy :India's economic growth weakest in almost three years

India's economic growth weakest in almost three years

India's economic growth slowed to its weakest annual pace in almost three years in the three months to December, as high interest rates and rising input costs constrained investment and manufacturing.

GDP rose 6.1 per cent in October to December compared with a year earlier, a lower-than-expected increase, figures from the statistics office showed.

That marked a sharp pullback from 6.9 per cent growth in July to September and was the seventh successive quarterly slowdown, providing a gloomy backdrop for a Reserve Bank policy meeting and federal budget, both due in just over two weeks.

The median forecast of economists in a Reuters poll was for GDP to rise 6.4 per cent. The outcome of 6.1 per cent was the weakest in 11 quarters.

"Moderation in the manufacturing sector was likely the starkest as higher input prices and a sharp jump in borrowing costs depressed output," said Radhika Rao, an economist at Forecast in Singapore.

"The ball is in the government's court now to kick start policy reforms."

Tech News:Chinese relish crack in Great Firewall, log on to Facebook

Some Chinese Internet users have this week been able to access blocked websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, relishing the newfound freedom although the reason for the breach in China's Great Firewall of censorship was a mystery. China blocks most foreign social networking sites (SNS) out of fear that unfettered access would lead to instability. Chinese SNS firms have filled the void by offering similar products that censor topics the government may find sensitive.

"I can suddenly access YouTube! No need to breach the firewall!" Weibo user Arvin Xie posted on Tuesday. Weibo is a microblogging platform, similar to Twitter, that allows users to post short messages and follow other users. Internet users including students on university campuses reported that they were able to access YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on their mobile phones and desktops in the afternoon and evening on Monday and Tuesday.

"I used Facebook for the first time yesterday," Zhang Wenjin, 23, a student at Shanghai's prestigious Jiao Tong University told Reuters on Tuesday. "I went on and took a look. I'm sure there were suddenly a lot of people who signed up on Facebook yesterday," Zhang said, adding that she had also signed up for an account.

It is unclear what caused the crack in China's Great Firewall, as the blocking of websites and censoring of search results for politically sensitive terms is known, or how widespread it was.

On Wednesday, access to Facebook, YouTube and Twitter was again blocked. Some users in China pay for a virtual private network (VPN) to bypass the blocking of websites and censoring of searches. Over the weekend, Chinese users also gained access to Google Inc's social networking site, Google+ and flooded U.S. President Barack Obama's page on the site with calls for greater freedom in the world's most populous country.

Google+ is currently blocked through regular desktop access but its mobile application, which let users in China access the site, has become accessible recently. China, with more than 500 million Internet users, is the world's largest and most vibrant Internet community.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/technology/chinese-relish-crack-in-great-firewall-log-on-to-facebook-181041

News About Windows 8: Microsoft unveils Windows 8 for consumer testing

Microsoft on Wednesday let consumers start trying out its upcoming touch-based Windows 8 operating system, which aims to power a new wave of computer tablets and traditional PCs designed to counter Apple's big gains in the market through its Macs and iPads.

The test "beta" version of the revamped system was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the planet's largest cell phone trade show, and borrows some of the look of Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 software for Windows 8.

Windows 8 doesn't have the traditional "Start" menu, and applications are spread across a mosaic of tiles in a design Microsoft calls "Metro" - seen as an attempt by the company as a scramble to preserve its market share. And executives said it powers up on PCs in eight seconds, much faster than the previous version.

The tiles, which resemble road signs, can be navigated with a finger swipe on the screen or with a keyboard and mouse. But those testing out the new operating system won't be able to try out the finger swiping unless they already have systems enabled for touch use, and the system isn't expected to make its official debut until September or October.

Microsoft executives in Barcelona showed off how users can use their fingertips to swipe in and out of applications, and tilt upright computer screens to a flat position so they can be used as two-person gaming boards or big drawing tablets. A slim laptop had a hinge allowing it to be turned inside out so it could be used as a tablet instead.

"It's beautiful, it's modern, it's fast, it's fluid," said Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows division. "Windows 8 is a generational change in the windows operating system."

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/technology/microsoft-unveils-windows-8-for-consumer-testing-181275

Hockey News: Sahara announces Rs. 1.12 crore reward for Indian hockey team

Monetary rewards continued to pour in for the Indian men's hockey team as Sahara India Pariwar on Tuesday announced a cash incentive of Rs. 1.12 crore for the players and the support staff of the side that emerged winners in the just-concluded London Olympic qualifiers.

India trounced France 8-1 in the final on Sunday to seal a place in the upcoming London Olympics after having missed the Beijing Games four years ago.

And it prompted Sahara, the official sponsor of the national game, to reward the players and team officials for their feat.

While mid-fielder Sardar Singh, who won the player of the tournament award, and ace drag flicker Sandeep Singh, who scored five goals including a hat-trick in the final, will be given a sum of Rs. 11 lakh each, the rest of the team members will receive an amount of Rs. 5 lakh each, Sahara said in a statement.

The support staff will also get an incentive of Rs. 1 lakh each, the release stated.

"We are very proud that India performed so well in this tournament. Hockey is our national game and we are proud of being associated with it," said Managing Worker and Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar, Subrata Roy.

"This reward is a small token of appreciation from us to encourage the sportsmen and the support staff to achieve greater success and bring laurels to our beloved nation through our national sport," he added.

Earlier, the state governments of Madhya Pradesh and Haryana, apart from Hockey India and the Lalit group of hotels, had announced a huge cash awards for the victotious team.

Sahara had recently renewed its sponsorship deal with Hockey India for a period of five years at a 170 per cent increase over the past contract period.

Cricket News : Team India Squad For Asia Cup

The big news, Sachin Tendulkar is part of the 15-member squad for Asia Cup, while out-of-form Virender Sehwag has been rested along with pacers Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav.

Virat Kohli, who powered India to a miraculous win last night against Sri Lanka, has been named the vice-captain in the absence of Sehwag.

The selection committee of the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) - Kris Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath, Narendra Hirwani, Surendra Bhave and Raja Venkat - met in Mumbai this morning to pick the squad for the tournament that begins in Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 12.

Srikkanth, chairman of selectors, clarified that no player has been dropped and the three players have rested due to injuries. Sehwag, who looked off-colour during the Australian tour, managed to score just 65 runs in 5 matches at an average of 13.

Tendulkar, who made 143 runs in seven matches Down Under, has been under tremendous pressure to take a decision on his one-day career. But the master batsman is all set to board a plane to Bangladesh. The tournament will be keenly watched as India will play old foe Pakistan, apart from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Yusuf Pathan, marked his return to competitive cricket with a 78-ball 114 to steer Baroda to a 52-run win over Saurashtra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, has also been picked in the squad.

The selectors have retained Ravindra Jadeja as well as Rohit Sharma. Fast bowler Ashok Dinda has also got an ODI call.

Team India squad for Asia Cup: M S Dhoni (Capt), Virat Kohli (V Capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda.

read more at http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/186151-asia-cup-sachin-to-play-sehwag-dropped-kohli-is-vice-captain?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NdtvSports-allsports+%28All+Sports+News+|+NDTVSports.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Tennis news:Djokovic, Nadal, Murray to play Indian Wells doubles

Defending singles champion Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will play doubles at the BNP Paribas Open next month.

Djokovic, the world's No. 1 men's player, will play with fellow Serb Viktor Troicki when the doubles draw begins March 11 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. They reached the quarterfinals last year.

Nadal, No. 2 in the world, plans to play with Marc Lopez. They won the 2010 title and lost in the semifinals last year. Murray, No. 4 in the world, will team up with his brother, Jamie, after reaching the quarterfinals last year.

Other top-10 singles players who will compete in doubles include No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and No. 8 Mardy Fish, who will play with fellow American Andy Roddick. The draw includes the top-ranked team of brothers, Bob and Mike Bryan.

The tournament featuring men's and women's players runs from March 5-18.

read more at http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/186163-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-andy-murray-to-play-indian-wells-doubles?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NdtvSports-allsports+%28All+Sports+News+|+NDTVSports.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

sports news:South Korea progress in World Cup qualifying

South Korea progress in World Cup qualifying

South Korea saw off Kuwait with two second-half goals on Wednesday to book their place in the final group round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Ribery happy to end his career at Bayern Munich

Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil has said Germany must justify their status among the favourites to win this summer's Euro 2012 by beating France in Wednesday's friendly.

Gk :World's shortest man is 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal...!

CBS) It's official: The world's shortest man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, Guinness World Records announced Sunday.

World's shortest man is 21.5-inch-tall Nepalese 72-year-old

The 72-year-old man stands at 21.5 inches tall, a mere 5 centimeters shorter than his predecessor.

According to Guinness, Dangi hails from the Nepalese village of Reemkholi in Dang district, more than 250 miles outside of the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. He is the seventh sibling of a family of six brothers and two sisters; three of his five brothers were less than four feet tall, while his two sisters and two brothers are of average height. Dangi spends his days making placemats and head straps for villagers, and despite his age, says he's never taken any medicine or seen a doctor.

"Just when you think it's impossible for the record to get any smaller, Mr Chandra comes along and astonishes us all by being the shortest person ever measured," Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday, said in a statement. "What I find equally remarkable is his age - if he really is 72, he is by far the oldest person to be awarded the shortest-man record in Guinness World Record's 57-year history."

The previous record-holder was 23.5-inch-tall Junrey Balawing, 18, of the Philippines, HealthPop reported. Prior to that, the record-holder was another Nepalese man, Khagendra Thapa Magar, who stood at 26.4 inches tall.

Here is Dangi accepting the award from Guinness, and spending time in his home village:

read more at http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2012/02/worlds-shortest-man-is-72-year-old.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AllCurrentAffairs+%28ALL+Current+Affairs%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

AUCET 2012 - Andhra University PG Notification, Results, Counseling Schedule

AUCET 2012 - Andhra University PG Notification, Results, Counseling Schedule
Andhra University has announced much awaited PG Notification,
AUCET-2012 aimed at admission to Post Graduate courses in AU
Visakhapatnam and BR Ambedkar University, Srikakulam. Andhra
University is the organizing university to conduct PG Entrance Tests
for both of these institutions. Admission to AU affiliated colleges
will be through AUCET 2012 ranks only. The University earlier
conducted the entrance test named as AUPGRCET. This year Adikavi
Nannaya University has been excluded from AUCET. AUCET 2012 results
will be announced in May 2012 and counseling will start during June -
July of the same year. Only AU and BRAU are participating in
admissions through AUCET 2012:

Courses Offered: M.A. (All Disciplines), M.Sc. (All Disciplines),
M.Com., MHRM and Five Year Integrated Courses. Admission to B.Ed. and
M.Ed Special Education also will be through AUCET. AU has several
M.Sc. courses in Chemical, Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
Complete list of courses may be available at
www.andhrauniversity.info/doa

Application Procedure: Interested candidates can get applications from
'The Convener, AUCET 2012, Directorate of Admissions, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam.' Eligibility is pass in concerned Bachelor
Degree. Applicants who are appearing for final year exams of their
graduation also can apply for AUCET 2012.

Important Dates:

1. Sale of application forms : From 29-02-2012
2. Last date for the receipt of completed applications: 30-03-2012
3. Last date with a fine of Rs.500 : 11-04-2012
4. Last date with a fine of Rs.1,000 : 18-04-2012
5. AUCET 2012 Entrance Tests (Tentative) : From 26-04-2012
6. AUCET 2012 Results: May 2012 (Tentative)
7. AUCET 2012 Counseling: June - July 2012 (Tentative)

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NTPC Executive Trainees HR-Finance vacancy

NTPC is looking for 60 no. of Promising, Energetic Young Professionals
with brilliant academic record to join NTPC as Executive Trainees in
the areas of :

Executive Trainees : 60 posts (Human Resources (HR) - 25, Finance
- 35) (UR-23, OBC-15, SC-7, ST-15), Age : Upper Age limit is 29
years as on 21/03/2012

Selection Process : The All India Online Test is scheduled on
14/04/2012 & 15/04/2012. Short listed candidates will be called for GD
and Personal Interview.

Scale of Pay : Rs.24900-3%-50500

Application Fee : Deposit Rs. 500/- in any branch of SBI in A/c. no.
30987919993 at for General and OBC candidates (No fee for SC/ST/PH
candidates) through pay-in slip available at the website.

How to Apply: Elgibile candidates have to apply only through Online
registration system of NTPC from from 1300 hours of 01/03/2012 to
midnight of 21/03/2012. After applying online, candidate is required
to download the registration slip generated by the system with unique
registration number. Candidates are required to keep the printout of
the Registration slip which will be required at the time of Group
Discussion and Personal Interview if short listed for.

Please visit

http://www.ntpccareers.net/homehrfin.php f

or details and apply online from 1300 hours of 01/03/2012 to midnight
of 21/03/2012.

NPCIL Stipendiary Trainee Vcancy Feb-2012

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), a premier central
Public Sector Enterprise, under the Department of Atomic Energy
involved in design, construction, commissioning, operation and
maintenance of Nuclear Power Reactors. Applications are invited from
the eligible candidates for recruitment of Stipendiary Trainees as
detailed below :

Stipendiary Trainee Diploma Holder (Category-I) : 40 posts
(Mechanical-15, Electrical-18, Electronics/ Instrumentation-7) , Age :
18-24 years., Stipend : Rs. 9300/-
Stipendiary Trainee (Category-II) : 65 posts (Plant Operator-20,
Fitter-23, Electrician-10, Electronics/ Instrument -12), Stipend : Rs.
6200/- per month for 1st year and Rs. 7200/- for second year

How to Apply : Applications in the prescribed format in an envelope
superscribed as "Application Stpendiary Trainees (Category-I OR
Category-II) should be sent to Post Box No. 453, Basavanagudi,
Bangalore - 560004 so as to reach on or before 19/03/2012.

For more information and Application Form kindly visit Career@NPCIL
section at the NPCIL website at

http://npcil.nic.in/main/JobsRecent.aspx

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (DMRC) requires Civil Engineers for Kochi Metro

Applications are invited from dynamic, experienced and motivated Civil
Engineers, for its Kochi Metro Project to be executed by DMRC :

Assistant Engineer : 10 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.20600-46500, Age : 40 years
Jr. Engineers : 30 posts, Pay Scale : Rs.13500-25520/-, Age : 28 years

How to Apply : Eligible and willing candidates meeting eligibility
criteria may apply by speed post/ courier along with their particulars
in the following format, to Executive Director (HR), Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation Ltd, Metro Bhawan, Fire Brigade Lane, Barakhamba Road, New
Delhi by 02/03/2012 positively.

For further details and Application format, Please view

http://delhimetrorail.com/CareerDocuments/2012/2/124Microsoft_Word_-_JE-Kochi.pdf

MJP Rohilkhand University Exam Scheme / Syllabus 2012

Scheme 2011-12

. M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly
Exam Scheme
1.	L.L.B. 3 Years

2.	M.Ed

3.	B.Sc. (AG)

4.	B.Com Hons

5.	B.Sc. (BioTech /MicroBioTech)

6.	B.Com. Computer

7.	B.Sc. Agri I Sem

8.	B.Sc. (CS)

9.	B.Sc. (Home Scienec)

10.	Bachelor of Library & Information Science Main Exam 2012

11.	U.G.Main Exam 2012

12.	P.G. Main Exam 2012

13.	B.Ed. Session 2009-10 (Minority Colleges)

14.	BBA

15.	BCA

source at http://www.mjpru.ac.in/NoticeBoard/Scheme/Scheme.aspx

Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) Time Table / Result 2012

click here for Summer 2012 Examination Time Table

http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/links/timetables/Summer_2012.htm

http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/index.htm

http://www.nagpuruniversity.org/links/timetables/summer_2012_time_tables.htm

Scientist posts at Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)

CGCRI is looking for the young, dynamic and talented professionals
for the following positions of Scientists :

Scientist : 05 posts (OBC-2, ST-3), Pay Scale : Rs.15600-39100
grade pay Rs.6600/-, Age : Not exceeding 37 years for ST candidates
and 35 years for OBC candidates as on 20/03/2012

Please view
http://www.cgcri.res.in/datas/users/1-27_02_2012_final_advertisement_2012.pdf
for details and application form.

Airports Authority of India invites applications for the posts of Junior Executives -2012

Airports Authority of India invites applications from the eligible
candidates to apply
Online through AAI's Website for the posts of Junior Executives :

Junior Executive (ATC) : 200 posts (SC-30, ST-15, OBC-54, UR-
101), Pay Scale : Rs.16400-3%-40500, Age : 27 years as on 01/02/2012
Junior Executive (Electronics) : 159 posts (SC-22, ST-12, OBC-48,
UR-75), Pay Scale : Rs.16400-3%-40500, Age : 27 years as on
01/02/2012

Application Fee : Through Demand Draft (DD) / Pay Order (PO) -
Rs.420/- for application fee + Rs.20 for processing charges payable
in favour of "Airports Authority of India" drawn on any bank and
payable at any of the HDFC Branches OR Through Credit/Debit card –
Rs.414.34 (Rs.400/- for application fee
+ Rs.14.34 as processing charges).

SC/ST/PWD/Women applicants are exempted from paying the application fee.

How to Apply : Apply Online at AAI website from 28/02/2012 to 30/03/2012.

Further details, please view

http://www.aai.aero/employment_news/JE_ATC_Elect2012.pdf

and details along with link to apply Online for the posts of Junior
Executives is available at

http://203.145.141.162/ors/

Nokia 808 PureView Video

Nokia 808 PureView - Zoom and zoom again
Nokia has just come forth at MWC with a slew of announcements, one of them being the announcement of Nokia 808 PureView camera phone.

Nokia gave few details of the specs, but said that it would run a 1.3 GHz single-core processor along with 512 MB of RAM. The 808 PureView will also sport 16GB of on-board memory that is expandable using a microSD card.

The winning feature of the phone happens to be a 41-megapixel sensor that has been developed after years of research. Nokia says they managed to do so using an interpolation technique that packs 5 pixels into 1.

The availability of the 808 PureView in India is not yet known.

HEAD TEACHER APTITUDE TEST results 2011-12

The State Examination Board, Gandhinagar Declared The Result Gujarat Head Teacher Aptitude Test (HTAT) 2012.Its known as Gujarat Teacher Aptitude Test GTAT.

go for this results at

http://74.86.240.203/htat/index.php

this page looks like

STATE EXAMINATION BOARD
Sector - 21, Gandhinagar.

HEAD TEACHER APTITUDE TEST (HTAT - FEBRUARY - 2012)

Seat No. :

Enter your seven digit Seat No. allotted by SEB

Birth Date :

DD	/	MM	/	YYYY

Google doodle :doodle on leap day and Italian composer Gioachino Rossini's 220th birthday

For a day that comes rarely to the calendar, Google has doodled a rare two-in-one doodle that commemorates not only the leap day but also the 220th birth anniversary of the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini.

Since the leap years and leap days are usually associated with frogs, the leaping ambhibians, the Google doodle on February 29 has a number of frogs, all four of them.

The doodle is inspired by Gioachino Antonio Rossini's famous 1816 comic opera The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia), one of the most performed operas. Of the four frogs in the scene, one is at the piano and the soprano is the only one leaping. The barber frog is Figaro and the frog getting a shave is Count Almaviva (Characters created by French playright Pierre Beaumarchais and The Barber of Seville is one of the three Figaro plays penned by him).

Gioachino Rossini

An 1870 Portrait of Gioachino Rossini by Francesco Hayez

Rossini's other famous operas include William Tell (1829), Semiramide (1823) and Cinderella (1817). Gioachino Rossini was born on February 29, 1792 (died November 13, 1868). The possibility of someone's birthday falling on February 29 is 1 in 1461 (as four years including a leap year have 1461 days in total) that in turn calculates to a mere 0.068 per cent chance.

The Gioachino Rossini leap year Google doodle is the third leap year doodle in Google's history. The previous two were put up on 2004 and 2008. There was no leap day doodle in the year 2000.

By our calculations this is the 1314th Google doodle since the first ever on for the Burning Man Festival back on August 30, 1998.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Camera phone:Nokia announces 41-megapixel 808 PureView

Nokia has just come forth at MWC with a slew of announcements, one of them being the announcement of Nokia 808 PureView camera phone.

Nokia gave few details of the specs, but said that it would run a 1.3 GHz single-core processor along with 512 MB of RAM. The 808 PureView will also sport 16GB of on-board memory that is expandable using a microSD card.

The winning feature of the phone happens to be a 41-megapixel sensor that has been developed after years of research. Nokia says they managed to do so using an interpolation technique that packs 5 pixels into 1.

The availability of the 808 PureView in India is not yet known.

NDSAP-2012:Union Cabinet approved the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP-2012)

Union cabinet of India on 9 February 2012 approved the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP-2012) to facilitate access to central government owned shareable data and information. The data can be shared in both human readable and machine readable formats through a network across the country.

The NDSAP policy is designed to promote data sharing and enable access to central government owned data for national planning and development. The Union Cabinet also approved the guidelines for establishing Joint Venture Companies by Defence Public Sector Undertakings, DPSUs.

The guidelines will provide a streamlined, fair and transparent framework for entering into Joint Ventures with the ultimate objective of better risk-management, greater-efficiency and enhancing self-reliance in the defence sector as a whole. It is expected that the guidelines will foster better and deeper partnerships between the DPSUs and private partners.

TechNews:BSNL launches 3 tablets, lowest model priced at Rs 3250

State-owned telecom services provider BSNL has launched three tablets with the cheapest model costing a mere Rs 3,250, making a quiet entry into the increasingly competitive market for the hand-held computers.

Recently, Datawind, promoted by a Canadian India, had made a much-publicised entry into the market in a tie-up with the government to provide cheap networking devices 'Aakash', priced at Rs 2,250 for students.

The three tablets launched by BSNL are priced at Rs 3,250, Rs 10,999 and Rs 13,500. Two of them come with 7-inch resistive screen with Android 2.3 operating system, while the third comes with an 8-inch touchscreen, a BSNL official said.

Made by Noida-based Pantel, these tablets will be sold with discounted data plans from BSNL, sources said.

According to Pantel, the T-PAD IS701R has 1GHz processor and 256M RAM and is wi-fi enabled. The built-in 2GB memory can be expanded by up to 32GB.

The second model T-Pad WS704C has 512MB DDRIII RAM and can be connected to TV through HDMI.

The costliest model, T-PAD WS802C is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and 512MB DDRIII RAM and also has a built-in Global Position System.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award 2011

Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director of InterGlobe Enterprises group on 23
February 2012 chosen for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
2011. InterGlobe Enterprises is a travelling company which has in its
fold India's largest low-cost carrier Indigo Airlines.

Rahul Bhatia has been chosen for this award along with seven other
successful entrepreneurs from different categories. Bhatia has been
nominated for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2011
for successfully leading the Indigo Airlines to the top of the despite
all the adversaries that the Indian aviation industry is facing.

Jury panel awarded, Chairman of HDFC Deepak Parekh with the Lifetime
Achievement Award given his unparalleled contribution to the emergence
of financial services and policy making in India.

Over 300 nominations were received for the Entrepreneur of the Year
2011 and the winners were selected by a jury panel led by R C
Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki Limited. Chanda Kochhar of ICICI
Bank, Dalip Pathakof Warburg Pincus International, G.V. Prasad of Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories, Sanjay Nayar of KKR (India); Sunil Kant Munjal
of Hero Corporate Service and S Ramadorai of Tata Consultancy Services
were also the part of the jury panel.

The Ernst & Young awards, which have accomplished its 13 years in
2012, is a premier business award. It is also the only global award
programme which recognizes entrepreneurs across the industry.

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) recruitment exam 2012 key

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) recruitment exam was held on 26 February 2012. all series answer key will publish here if we get the question paper of exam. all set answer key will available here according to SET.

So Candidates please share your Questions and experience in exam........

or try here

http://ibpsreg.sifyitest.com

TIME TABLE 2012: RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY RU

World News: US returns 200 years old treasure worth $470 mn to Spain

Tons of gold and silver from the wreck of a 19th-century Spanish warship finally arrived in Spain on Saturday, more than 200 years after a British fleet sank it.

The arrival of the cargo from the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes sealed the end of a five-year legal battle between Spain and the US treasure hunters who hauled up the trove- worth at least 350 million euros ($470 million).

Two hulking military transport planes touched down at an airbase at Torrejon, north of Madrid, with the 23 tonnes of cargo including coins and artefacts packed in crates in their holds.

British warships sunk the Spanish frigate off the coast of Portugal near the Straits of Gibraltar during the Battle of Cape Santa Maria in October 1804.

Florida-based company Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered the wreck in May 2007 and fought in the US courts for the rights to the find, considered the most valuable sunken treasure discovery in history.

Spain was allowed to take the treasure when a judge in Florida this month denied Odyssey's claim for the Spanish government to pay the costs of storing and preserving it, in the last court case in the saga.

read more at http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/us-returns-200-years-old-treasure-worth-470-mn-to-spain-179805

26 Indians receive scholarships from Australian HC Peter Varghese

With a steep rise in the number of Indian students seeking admission to Australia, students and researchers from diverse backgrounds have won awards to study in Australia.

Twenty six Indian students, professionals and researchers received scholarships from Australian High Commissioner Peter Varghese Wednesday.

These include three prestigious Prime Minister Australia-Asia Awards.

"The Australia Awards facilitate the sharing of knowledge, strengthen mutual understanding between our two nations and build international networks, which continue long after the scholars have returned to India," Varghese said.

"Our education relationship, underpinned by people-to-people and institutional connections, is a crucial part of our broader Australia India strategic partnership," he added.

The awardees will undertake study or research at the vocational, postgraduate and postdoctoral level or undertake professional development across diverse fields such as sciences, biotechnology, medicine and environment among others.

World News:Three Indian-origin Americans in Obama campaign team

Three well-known Indian-origin Americans, actor Kalpen Modi, California Attorney General Kamla Harris and Sai Iyer, who served as a White House intern in 2011, were today appointed to the 35-member national co-chairs of the Obama Campaign.

In all the Obama Campaign released a list of 35 campaign co-chairs who will act as key surrogates and ambassadors in the run up to the November presidential elections in which incumbent Barack Obama is seeking re-election.

"The president's national co-chairs will be tremendous assets on the ground as we build the biggest grassroots campaign in history," Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina said in a statement.

"They each share the President's vision for a future where every American can have a fair shot at success, where hard work pays off and responsibility is rewarded," Messina said.

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