Tim Cook, who replaced Steve Jobs as the chief executive of Apple has told the staff that 'company will not change'.
In an email to Apple's staff, cook said he is confident that the future of the company was 'safe' and the 'best years' were yet to come.
The email was sent a day after Steve Jobs stepped down as the CEO. Jobs resigned after telling the board that his health problems meant that he 'could no longer meet my duties and expectations as CEO', The Telegraph reports.
Below is the full text of the email:
Team,
I am looking forward to the amazing opportunity of serving as CEO of the most innovative company in the world. Joining Apple was the best decision I've ever made and it's been the privilege of a lifetime to work for Apple and Steve for over 13 years. I share Steve's optimism for Apple's bright future.
Steve has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, as well as to the entire executive team and our amazing employees. We are really looking forward to Steve's ongoing guidance and inspiration as our Chairman.
I want you to be confident that Apple is not going to change. I cherish and celebrate Apple's unique principles and values. Steve built a company and culture that is unlike any other in the world and we are going to stay true to that -- it is in our DNA. We are going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.
I love Apple and I am looking forward to diving into my new role. All of the incredible support from the Board, the executive team and many of you has been inspiring. I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.
Tim
Friday, August 26, 2011
Verizon Tops JD Power Network Quality Study
In Five of the Six Geographical Regions
Tracked
JD Power and Associates today released the second volume of
their 2011 Wireless Network Quality Performance Study. According to the
company's press
release, the study tracks network quality for calling, messaging and data
based on 10 problem areas: dropped calls; calls not connected; audio issues;
failed/late voicemails; lost calls; text transmission failures; late text
message notifications; Web connection errors; email connection errors; and slow
downloads. Verizon continues to dominate the JD Power charts, topping these
latest rankings in five of the six geographic regions tracked (Mid
Atlantic,Northeast,
Southeast,
Southwest
and West.
The lone exception was the North
Central region, where U.S. Cellular took top honors.
Monday, August 22, 2011
week end movie releases (Telugu)
Prema Khaidi
Releasing on August 25
Story line:
PREMA KHAIDI is the dubbed movie of Tamil movie titled Mynaa is a journey of love. The story is about two characters called Surli and Myna and about their love. Director Prabhusolomon, who last directed 'Laadam', is back from a hiatus with the movie.
Watchout for/Expectations on Prema Khaidi
Premakaidhi team promoting movie with hit song "Mynaa mynaa....."
After Nanna success Amalapaul factor also may help in this movie openings.
PREMA KHAIDI Cast and Crew
PREMA KHAIDI Director: Prabhu Solomon
PREMA KHAIDI Producer: B Subrahmanyam, Y Rupesh
PREMA KHAIDI Music Director: D. Imman
PREMA KHAIDI Cast ; Vidhaarth,Amala Paul,Thambi Ramiah
PREMA KHAIDI Review: Coming sooon!
Google motorola deal - Comcast motorola deal
Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)'s proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility Inc. (NYSE: MMI) may let the folks from Mountain View, Calif., into cable's digital video henhouse, but a deal Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) struck with Moto more than five years ago prevents Google -- or anyone else, really -- from taking it over. (See Cover Sheet: Google to Acquire Moto Mobility.)
In March 2005, Comcast and Motorola inked a "broader strategic relationship" that involved a $1 billion set-top purchase order, but more importantly called for the formation of two conditional access joint ventures: Combined Conditional Access Development (CCAD) and Conditional Access Licensing (CCAL).
CCAD focuses on next-gen conditional access technologies, such as a downloadable video security. CAL gave Comcast a non-exclusive license for MediaCipher, Moto's conditional access technology. Comcast manages CAL and can license MediaCipher to other MSOs and set-top vendors.
A cable industry source familiar with the agreements says the deal also gave Comcast a controlling stake in the Motorola Digital Access Controller (DAC), the command-and-control element for Motorola-based cable headends. The DAC allows set-top boxes to register themselves on the network and, when you really boil it down, represents the "brain" of cable's Motorola-based networks.
If the deal gets done, Google would certainly own Moto's set-top box business and the devices themselves, but it would not be able to commandeer the bulk of U.S. cable TV networks. Comcast has already cleaved out control of that important piece.
"The one thing Google can't control is [the] controller. If that was in Google's hands right now, I think [the cable industry] might be a lot more worried," the cable source said. The 2005 deal "prevents [the DAC] from being sold out from underneath us."
"Comcast has been good at putting up a wall 'for the just in case,'" says another industry source who's familiar with CCAD/CAL.
But to be clear, there doesn't appear to be a rampant belief that Google, which has butted heads with cable now and then and has been viewed as a disruptor to cable's pay-TV business, would attempt to seize cable's Moto-based networks. But safeguards are in place.
"I think if Google is smart, they'll recognize that the cable guys are not their enemy," a cable exec says. "Establishing a peace of sorts with service providers in general is probably a good thing for Google, not a bad thing."
The 2005 deal is certainly good for Comcast, which has about 80 percent of its footprint based on Motorola's digital video platform, according to an estimate issued Friday by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Inc. Analyst Craig Moffett. What about the other cable operators that rely heavily on Moto?
They should be protected, too, so long as they don't mind obtaining the DAC licenses through Comcast.
And this is all tied to the legacy, QAM-based Motorola video platform. Google's better chance to make a difference -- and perhaps exert more influence on cable's video future -- will more likely come as MSOs migrate to IP-based video platforms.
Much of that speculation has centered on the idea of porting Android to the cable set-top box -- an idea that some high-ranking cable industry leaders and engineers are already warming to
In March 2005, Comcast and Motorola inked a "broader strategic relationship" that involved a $1 billion set-top purchase order, but more importantly called for the formation of two conditional access joint ventures: Combined Conditional Access Development (CCAD) and Conditional Access Licensing (CCAL).
CCAD focuses on next-gen conditional access technologies, such as a downloadable video security. CAL gave Comcast a non-exclusive license for MediaCipher, Moto's conditional access technology. Comcast manages CAL and can license MediaCipher to other MSOs and set-top vendors.
A cable industry source familiar with the agreements says the deal also gave Comcast a controlling stake in the Motorola Digital Access Controller (DAC), the command-and-control element for Motorola-based cable headends. The DAC allows set-top boxes to register themselves on the network and, when you really boil it down, represents the "brain" of cable's Motorola-based networks.
If the deal gets done, Google would certainly own Moto's set-top box business and the devices themselves, but it would not be able to commandeer the bulk of U.S. cable TV networks. Comcast has already cleaved out control of that important piece.
"The one thing Google can't control is [the] controller. If that was in Google's hands right now, I think [the cable industry] might be a lot more worried," the cable source said. The 2005 deal "prevents [the DAC] from being sold out from underneath us."
"Comcast has been good at putting up a wall 'for the just in case,'" says another industry source who's familiar with CCAD/CAL.
But to be clear, there doesn't appear to be a rampant belief that Google, which has butted heads with cable now and then and has been viewed as a disruptor to cable's pay-TV business, would attempt to seize cable's Moto-based networks. But safeguards are in place.
"I think if Google is smart, they'll recognize that the cable guys are not their enemy," a cable exec says. "Establishing a peace of sorts with service providers in general is probably a good thing for Google, not a bad thing."
The 2005 deal is certainly good for Comcast, which has about 80 percent of its footprint based on Motorola's digital video platform, according to an estimate issued Friday by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Inc. Analyst Craig Moffett. What about the other cable operators that rely heavily on Moto?
They should be protected, too, so long as they don't mind obtaining the DAC licenses through Comcast.
And this is all tied to the legacy, QAM-based Motorola video platform. Google's better chance to make a difference -- and perhaps exert more influence on cable's video future -- will more likely come as MSOs migrate to IP-based video platforms.
Much of that speculation has centered on the idea of porting Android to the cable set-top box -- an idea that some high-ranking cable industry leaders and engineers are already warming to
Verizon Wireless Offers Smartphone Video Service
Verizon today announced "Verizon Video," a new version of the
company's video-on-demand application for mobile phones. According to the
company's press
release, the application provides Verizon Wireless customers access to more
than 250 current, full-episode TV shows (including NFL games) from all the major
broadcast networks. According to the product
website, the service will cost you $3 per day or $10 per month in addition
to your existing plan, and is only available for select phones
Interestingly Verizon has made the decision to not allow this to work over
Wi-Fi, meaning users will often run into their monthly caps and Verizon's
$10 per gigabyte overage fee which -- aside from trying to compete with Netflix
-- is likely the whole idea.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Complete List of corruption scams in india
List of Indian Scams -1947-1950
1.
1948 Jeep Scandal-V K Krishna Menon was India’s commissioner in London His name was linked with the scam, the name of the scam was Jeep Scam. Indian government had placed an order for 2,000 jeeps with a London-based firm that had false credentials. While most of the money was paid upfront, just 155 jeeps landed. Later Krishna Menon became Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's trusted ally and the defense minister.
1948 Jeep Scandal-V K Krishna Menon was India’s commissioner in London His name was linked with the scam, the name of the scam was Jeep Scam. Indian government had placed an order for 2,000 jeeps with a London-based firm that had false credentials. While most of the money was paid upfront, just 155 jeeps landed. Later Krishna Menon became Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's trusted ally and the defense minister.
2.
Year 1949 - Industry minister Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh, father of Arjun Singh, was jailed for three years for taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from gemstone trader Sachendubhai Baron for renewing his diamond mining lease
Year 1949 - Industry minister Rao Shiv Bahadur Singh, father of Arjun Singh, was jailed for three years for taking a bribe of Rs 25,000 from gemstone trader Sachendubhai Baron for renewing his diamond mining lease
What to do if your home unsold for more time
When your house won't sell: Walk away or sell too low?
The house is unsold after three years. Should the owner sell it super cheap or give it to the bank?
Q:I've had my house on the market for three years, starting with a regular real-estate agent and, lastly, talking briefly with one of those "we buy houses" people who seems a little shady. Should I sell to one of them, let the house go into foreclosure or keep dropping the price and hope someone takes it on the conventional market? I am getting desperate.
A: Sorry to hear of your protracted plight in real estate. First, while the "we buy houses — fast closing" people are typically legitimate businesses, they pay only rock-bottom dollar. For example, expect only about $60,000 or so on a $100,000 home these days with them. Ouch! You don't say how much equity you have in the house, but it is unlikely you will recoup any of it in such a scenario. Don't forget you'll need to get a big enough sum to pay off the existing mortgages and any liens against the house. Those "we-buys" tend to get money on very short-term notes from hard-money lenders who charge high interest rates and usually lend on the expected value of a house, post-repairs. So those investors will need to flip the property pretty quickly, often to another investor.
Instead of going that lowball route, you could sign a new listing agent to market the place as a "motivated seller" property, signing a short listing agreement while impressing on the agent that a quick turnaround is a high priority. You'll still face folks trying to steal a deal, but if you price the place right, you might at least get into a multiple-offer scenario where your low, low — but not giveaway — price is met or even exceeded. At present, you should be able to negotiate a commission that's a trifle lower than the standard 6 percent
Sadly, sometimes a foreclosure is the only viable option for many well-meaning sellers these days. But I would first urge you to contact your bank to work out a short sale, which means selling your house for less than the mortgage balance, or try making other arrangements. Realistically, though, short sales can take a long time and have high failure rates. Offering a deed in lieu of foreclosure to the lender is faster than a short sale and carries about the same possibility of you being pursued by the lender for the difference between the sale price and what you owe, known as a deficiency judgment. In a deed in lieu, you are contacting the bank and stating that you can't continue to make the payments and believe foreclosure is imminent. This at least saves the lender the expense and time of foreclosing.
You are in the same boat with a lot of folks these days. But don't give up, and don't give away the farm.
Rahul Dravid and Sachin partnership Records in 4th test of India-England Serires
Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar added 119 runs for the third wicket providing the 18th occasion of these two batsmen stitching a three figure partnership – the most between any two pair of batsmen in the annals of Test cricket. R Draivd-SR Tendulkar, CG Greenidge-DL Haynes and ML Hayden-RT Ponting are the three pairs in the annals of test cricket who have posted 16 three figure partnerships
R Dravid extended his world record of being a partner in a three figure partnership from the existing 81 to 82, while SR Tendulkar has it increased from 74 to 75. RT Ponting with 78 three figure partnerships to his credit occupies the second place below R Dravid.
R Dravid, RT Ponting and SR Tendulkar are the only three batsmen in the annals of Test cricket to have partnered 75 or more three figure partnerships. R Dravid and SR Tendulkar have partnered in a three figure stand for the third wicket on 16 occasions for the third wicket
R Dravid and SR Tendulkar have added 5993 runs in 118 innings and require seven more runs to total 6000 runs. CG Greenidge-DL Haynes of West Indies {6482} and ML Hayden-JL Langer of Australia {6081} are the only two pairs to have added 6000 plus runs in the annals of Test cricket.
Dravid and Tendulkar have partnered in 101 stands for the third wicket, the first pair of batsmen to do so. They also became the first pair of batsmen in the annals of Test cricket to add 5000 plus runs for the third wicket. They achieved this milestone when the pair added 52 runs during the course of their stand of 119 runs in the second innings of this Test. At the end of this Test they have added 5067 runs
The 119 runs three figure stand for the third wicket between R Dravid and SR Tendulkar provide the 44th occasion of a three figure stand by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. This stand also provides the seventh occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Indian batsmen for the third wicket against Sri Lanka.
The other 6 occasions are: 117 runs between Gavaskar / Vengsarkar at Kanpur in Dec 1986, 173 between Amarnath / Vengsarkar at Nagpur in Dec 1986, 162 between Kambli / Tendulkar at Col-PSS in Aug 1993, 121 between Sidhu / Tendulkar at Lucknow in Jan 1994, 160 between Ganguly / Dravid at Mumbai in Dec 1997 and 139 between Ganguly / Tendulkar at Col-SSC in Feb 1999.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Free online movies :Watch movies online legally now
You can now legally watch recent hits such as Aamir Khan-starrer 3
Idiots, Yashraj Films' Band Baaja Baaraat and Rock On on a number of
video sites that are serving ads to subsidise the cost of these films.
And, all you need to view movies on these sites is a broadband
connection and a PC.
Here's over to six of such services that have already amassed millions of views.
YouTube BoxOffice
YouTube BoxOffice site features over 200 titles and 150-film catalogue which includes Band Baaja Baaraat, 3 Ididots, Bheja Fry 2.
You can instantly playback but currently it is limited to eight Bollywood movies.
The site also supports banners which are visible after selecting movie, but not during the playback.
Here's over to six of such services that have already amassed millions of views.
YouTube BoxOffice
Yahoo MoviePlex
You can instantly playback but currently it is limited to eight Bollywood movies. The site also supports banners which are visible after selecting movie, but not during the playback.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Differences between Govt. Lokpal bill and Jan lokpal bill
Comparision of Lokpal & Jan Lokpal
(Comparing Govt.Lokpal and Anna team Lokpal)
The mood is infectious, the energy palpable. Allowing
him to fast 'unconditionally' at Ramlila Grounds is being heralded as a victory
for Anna Hazare. It is time now, to go back to the real issue of 'why' Anna is
fasting and that is for a much stronger version of the anti-corruption Lokpal
(ombudsman) Bill as conceived in the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Point 1 -- Power
Jan Lokpal: Investigations can be initiated by the Lokpal suo moto in any case and or based on a direct complaint from the public. A reference or permission from anyone for investigation into any case is not required.
Govt's Lokpal: Lokpal does not have the authority to either initiate action suo motu in any case or even receive complaints of corruption from general public. The general public can make complaints to the speaker of Lok Sabha or chairperson of Rajya Sabha and the complaints forwarded by Speaker/ Chairperson to Lokpal would be investigated by Lokpal.
Issue to debate: The government version on this point not only severely restricts the functioning of Lokpal, it also provides a tool in the hands of the ruling party to have only those cases referred to Lokpal which pertain to political opponents (since speaker is always from the ruling party). Moreover such a clause would also allow the ruling party to protect its own politicians.
What is Janlokpal Bill and salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill
The Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill drawn up by prominent civil society activists seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body that would investigate corruption cases, complete the investigation within a year and envisages trial in the case getting over in the next one year.
Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde (former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka), Prashant Bhushan (Supreme Court Lawyer) and Arvind Kejriwal (RTI activist), the draft Bill envisages a system where a corrupt person found guilty would go to jail within two years of the complaint being made and his ill-gotten wealth being confiscated. It also seeks power to the Jan Lokpal to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats without government permission.
Retired IPS officer Kiran Bedi and other known people like Swami Agnivesh, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Anna Hazare and Mallika Sarabhai are also part of the movement, called India Against Corruption. Its website describes the movement as "an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption. We have all come together to force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. We feel that if this Bill were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against corruption."
Anna Hazare, anti-corruption crusader, went on a fast-unto-death in April, demanding that this Bill, drafted by the civil society, be adopted. Four days into his fast, the government agreed to set up a joint committee with an equal number of members from the government and civil society side to draft the Lokpal Bill together. The two sides met several times but could not agree on fundamental elements like including the PM under the purview of the Lokpal. Eventually, both sides drafted their own version of the Bill.
The government has introduced its version in Parliament in this session. Team Anna is up in arms and calls the government version the "Joke Pal Bill." Anna Hazare declared that he would begin another fast in Delhi on August 16. Hours before he was to begin his hunger strike, the Delhi Police detained and later arrested him. There are widespread protests all over the country against his arrest.
The website of the India Against Corruption movement calls the Lokpal Bill of the government an "eyewash" and has on it a critique of that government Bill.
A look at the salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill:
1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up
2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.
3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.
4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.
5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.
6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month's time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.
7. But won't the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won't be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.
8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.
9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.
10. It will be the duty of the Lokpal to provide protection to those who are being victimized for raising their voice against corruption.
Recession fears: Is recession started?
New worries that Europe and the United States are sinking into a recession roiled global stock markets on Thursday, while panicky investors pushed gold and US Treasury bonds to fresh records.
The worldwide sell-off came after Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley warned that the US and eurozone economies were "dangerously close" to a double-dip recession.
Stocks were further punished by a fresh round of gloomy economic data from the United States and growing doubts about the ability of European banks to withstand the eurozone's debt crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3.7 percent at the closing bell, while the broader S&P 500 slumped 4.5 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plummeted 5.2 percent.
Banking stocks were hit hard, with Bank of America plunging 6.0 percent and Citigroup falling 6.3 percent.
Losses were even worse in Europe, as London stocks closed down 4.5 percent, Paris fell 5.5 percent and Frankfurt dropped 5.8 percent.
A report in The Wall Street Journal that the US Federal Reserve was worried about the liquidity of major European banks contributed to the sell-offs in European markets.
French lenders came under especially intense pressure, with Societe Generale losing more than 12 percent.
"The concern is that the escalating European sovereign debt crisis -- which is now engulfing larger countries -- and the potential fall-out for the banking sector and financial markets, could provide a killer blow," said Nick Kounis, an economist at ABN Amro.
The toxic cocktail of negative news sent gold flying to a new record price of $1,828.80 per ounce as investors sought the precious metal, seen as a safe haven in times of financial turmoil.
Investors also flocked to the traditional safe haven of US government debt, briefly pushing down the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a historic low of 1.974 percent, breaking the previous record set during the 2008 crisis.
The 10-year yield later recovered to 2.07 percent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
"This is another flight to safety. We got the typical move in gold, in the Treasuries. You're pretty much seeing panic all over again," said Marc Pado, chief US market strategist for Cantor Fitzgerald.
Oil prices slumped as traders fretted that an economic downturn could deeply erode global energy demand. New York's main oil contract lost $5.20 to close at $82.38 per barrel -- a plunge of nearly six percent. In London, Brent North Sea crude fell more than three dollars.
The US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said that manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic states took a sharp hit in August, compounding fears that the United States was slipping back into recession.
Investors were also spooked by US government data showing that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 9,000 last week.
"A negative feedback loop between weak growth and soggy asset markets now appears to be in the making in Europe and the US," Morgan Stanley said in a bleak new assessment of the global economy, which also contained pointed criticism of US and European policy-makers.
The bank cut its 2011 global growth estimate to 3.9 percent from 4.2 percent, and the 2012 forecast to 3.8 percent from 4.5 percent.
Mature economies could expand by just 1.5 percent this year and next, it said, citing "recent policy errors in the US and Europe plus the prospect of further fiscal tightening in 2012."
In the forex market, the dollar gained against the euro. The greenback was trading for $1.4337 against the euro at 2100 GMT on Thursday, compared to $1.4428 at the same time Wednesday.
"The euro is seen as a risky currency because the debt crisis remains unresolved, so it is losing some ground," said Samarjit Shankar, managing director for foreign exchange at BNY Mellon.
The dollar slipped slightly against the yen, falling to 76.52 yen from 76.54 on Wednesday.
It rose against the Swiss franc, climbing to 0.7936 francs from 0.7897 a day earlier.
The dollar gained against the British pound, strengthening to $1.6520 versus the pound from $1.6545 on Wednesday.
The worldwide sell-off came after Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley warned that the US and eurozone economies were "dangerously close" to a double-dip recession.
Stocks were further punished by a fresh round of gloomy economic data from the United States and growing doubts about the ability of European banks to withstand the eurozone's debt crisis.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 3.7 percent at the closing bell, while the broader S&P 500 slumped 4.5 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite plummeted 5.2 percent.
Banking stocks were hit hard, with Bank of America plunging 6.0 percent and Citigroup falling 6.3 percent.
Losses were even worse in Europe, as London stocks closed down 4.5 percent, Paris fell 5.5 percent and Frankfurt dropped 5.8 percent.
A report in The Wall Street Journal that the US Federal Reserve was worried about the liquidity of major European banks contributed to the sell-offs in European markets.
French lenders came under especially intense pressure, with Societe Generale losing more than 12 percent.
"The concern is that the escalating European sovereign debt crisis -- which is now engulfing larger countries -- and the potential fall-out for the banking sector and financial markets, could provide a killer blow," said Nick Kounis, an economist at ABN Amro.
The toxic cocktail of negative news sent gold flying to a new record price of $1,828.80 per ounce as investors sought the precious metal, seen as a safe haven in times of financial turmoil.
Investors also flocked to the traditional safe haven of US government debt, briefly pushing down the yield on the 10-year Treasury to a historic low of 1.974 percent, breaking the previous record set during the 2008 crisis.
The 10-year yield later recovered to 2.07 percent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions.
"This is another flight to safety. We got the typical move in gold, in the Treasuries. You're pretty much seeing panic all over again," said Marc Pado, chief US market strategist for Cantor Fitzgerald.
Oil prices slumped as traders fretted that an economic downturn could deeply erode global energy demand. New York's main oil contract lost $5.20 to close at $82.38 per barrel -- a plunge of nearly six percent. In London, Brent North Sea crude fell more than three dollars.
The US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said that manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic states took a sharp hit in August, compounding fears that the United States was slipping back into recession.
Investors were also spooked by US government data showing that new claims for unemployment insurance rose by 9,000 last week.
"A negative feedback loop between weak growth and soggy asset markets now appears to be in the making in Europe and the US," Morgan Stanley said in a bleak new assessment of the global economy, which also contained pointed criticism of US and European policy-makers.
The bank cut its 2011 global growth estimate to 3.9 percent from 4.2 percent, and the 2012 forecast to 3.8 percent from 4.5 percent.
Mature economies could expand by just 1.5 percent this year and next, it said, citing "recent policy errors in the US and Europe plus the prospect of further fiscal tightening in 2012."
In the forex market, the dollar gained against the euro. The greenback was trading for $1.4337 against the euro at 2100 GMT on Thursday, compared to $1.4428 at the same time Wednesday.
"The euro is seen as a risky currency because the debt crisis remains unresolved, so it is losing some ground," said Samarjit Shankar, managing director for foreign exchange at BNY Mellon.
The dollar slipped slightly against the yen, falling to 76.52 yen from 76.54 on Wednesday.
It rose against the Swiss franc, climbing to 0.7936 francs from 0.7897 a day earlier.
The dollar gained against the British pound, strengthening to $1.6520 versus the pound from $1.6545 on Wednesday.
BSE Sensex below 16000 for first time in 15 months
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex dipped below the 16,000 points level in afternoon trade on Friday for the first time in 15 months on panic selling driven by a meltdown in global markets.
The Sensex plunged by 481.01 points to 15,988.78 at 2,15pm today -- a level last seen on May 25, 2010 -- on continued selling amid concerns over the faltering US economy and Europe's debt crisis, which could lead to a slowdown in global economic growth.
At the same time, the National Stock Exchange Nifty index sank beneath the crucial 4,800 points level, losing 145.15 points to 4,799.
The trading sentiment remained bearish as Asian stocks tanked and European stocks opened lower amid growing fears of a fresh recession for the world economy, brokers.
Actor jeeva movies
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2003 | Aasai Aasaiyai | Vinod | Tamil | |
| 2003 | Thithikudhe | Venu | Tamil | |
| 2005 | Raam (2005 film) | Rama Krishna | Tamil | Winner, Cyprus International Film Festival Award for Best Actor |
| 2006 | Dishyum | Bhaskar | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Keerthi Chakra | Havildar Jaikumar | Malayalam | Winner, Asianet Film Award for Best Star Pair (shared with Gopika) |
| 2006 | Aran | Tamil | ||
| 2006 | E | Easwaren | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Pori | Hari | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Kattradhu Thamizh | Prabhakar | Tamil | Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Actor |
| 2007 | Rameswaram | Jeevan | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Thenavattu | Kottaisami | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Siva Manasula Sakthi | Siva | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Kacheri Arambam | Paari | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Shiva | Tamil | Special appearance |
| 2011 | Singam Puli | Ashok, Shiva | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Ko | Ashwin | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Rowthiram | Siva | Tamil | |
| 2011 | Vanthaan Vendraan | Tamil | Post-production | |
| 2011 | Nanban | Tamil | Filming | |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Tamil | Pre-production | |
| 2012 | Nithya(movie) | Tamil | Pre-Production |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Sreesanth announces “indefinite bowling” in support of Jan Lokpal
Indian fast bowler Sreesanth has extended his unconditional support to Anna Hazare in his fight to get the Jan Lokpal Bill passed by the parliament. On lines of Anna’s ongoing indefinite fast, Sreesanth has announced “indefinite bowling”, where he will bowl relentlessly and selflessly, without caring to take wickets, till his “health permits”.
“I had given eight days to my country the day Anna asked us to do so. It’s just the third day today, which means The Oval test, if it lasts full five days, falls completely under this protest period,” Sreesanth told Faking News.
“If Anna could start his indefinite fast from the jail itself, I can surely start it from the middle of the ground,” the fast bowler explained why he decided to protest while playing cricket.
Sreesanth on a mission to remove corruption
“I will be bowling to remove corruption, not any English batsman. Taking wickets is a selfish goal aimed at improving personal records, I’d be bowling for a bigger cause,” Sreesanth explained his plan of action and hoped that he would get support from the aam aadmi.
Sreesanth claimed that he had the passion as well as the stamina to go on this “indefinite bowling” in support of eradicating corruption from public life. It should be noted that Sreesanth had bowled 36 overs all by himself in the third test match against England at Birmingham without taking any wickets.
It’s not yet clear if Sreesanth is acting independently or he has the support of the rest of the team.
“I am sure other bowlers will join me in indefinite bowling,” Sree expressed hope, “But I’m not too sure about the batsmen if they would join the protests by going on an indefinite batting drive.”
When asked if he favored bringing BCCI and IPL under the Jan Lokpal’s office, Sreesanth said, “Jai Hind!”
Unconfirmed sources inform that Navjot Singh Siddhu too had expressed desire to go on “indefinite commentary”, but was denied permission by the government as it could cause civil unrest in the country.
“I had given eight days to my country the day Anna asked us to do so. It’s just the third day today, which means The Oval test, if it lasts full five days, falls completely under this protest period,” Sreesanth told Faking News.
“If Anna could start his indefinite fast from the jail itself, I can surely start it from the middle of the ground,” the fast bowler explained why he decided to protest while playing cricket.
Sreesanth on a mission to remove corruption
“I will be bowling to remove corruption, not any English batsman. Taking wickets is a selfish goal aimed at improving personal records, I’d be bowling for a bigger cause,” Sreesanth explained his plan of action and hoped that he would get support from the aam aadmi.
Sreesanth claimed that he had the passion as well as the stamina to go on this “indefinite bowling” in support of eradicating corruption from public life. It should be noted that Sreesanth had bowled 36 overs all by himself in the third test match against England at Birmingham without taking any wickets.
It’s not yet clear if Sreesanth is acting independently or he has the support of the rest of the team.
“I am sure other bowlers will join me in indefinite bowling,” Sree expressed hope, “But I’m not too sure about the batsmen if they would join the protests by going on an indefinite batting drive.”
When asked if he favored bringing BCCI and IPL under the Jan Lokpal’s office, Sreesanth said, “Jai Hind!”
Unconfirmed sources inform that Navjot Singh Siddhu too had expressed desire to go on “indefinite commentary”, but was denied permission by the government as it could cause civil unrest in the country.
ICICI Bank lanching "Teaser" rates
“This is no teaser scheme. The new scheme does not offer any discount on the rate of interest,” an ICICI Bank spokesperson told Moneycontrol.com.
“The only difference between this and the existing schemes is the fixed interest rate for one to two years. Customers can opt for this scheme if they feel interest rates will continue to rise,” the official said.
But ICICI Bank’s rivals don’t think so.
“It looks like a teaser rate. The catch is that they did not offer any discount on the rate of interest. The scheme is a combination of fixed and floating rates, which is one of the basic features to qualify for a teaser scheme. Whether RBI treats it as a teaser rate, remains to be seen,” an official from a leading private sector bank told Moneycontrol.com on condition of anonymity.
In the recent past, Housing Development Finance Corporation or HDFC, and later State Bank of India had to withdraw their ‘teaser’ loan schemes, under pressure from the Reserve Bank of India
Loan Amount
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Fixed Rate of Interest (%)
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Upto 25 lakh
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10.50 – 1 yr
10.75 - 2 yr
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25 – 75 lakh
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11.00 – 1 yr
11.25 - 2 yr
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Above 75 lakh
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11.50 – 1 yr
11.75 - 2yr
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After the fixed tenure, all loans will be on floating rates that will be linked to the ICICI Bank base rate plus margin decided at the time of sanction of the loan. Its current base rate stands at 10%.
“Fixed interest rates will shield customers from frequent changes in home loan interest rates and protect them from any rise in interest rates over the next one year or two years, depending on the product availed by the customer,” said a release issued by the bank.
So, what could be the reason behind such launch?
Moneycontrol.com spoke to a few officials at rival banks and to banking analysts. This is what we gathered from such interactions:
- Home loans are considered safe bet as default rates are very low there. Hence, the bank may be trying to attract more home loan customers. This in turn, will help maintain their asset quality.
- If RBI continues to hike rates to tame the rate of inflation, such scheme will help expand home loan book.
- Before RBI starts slashing rates, the lender wanted to take benefits of higher rate of interest. If rates are fixed for the next one to two years, it will not have to pass on the lower cost of funds to those customers.
- The scheme could be more of a hedging tool. ICICI bank may be looking to foray into tier 3 or 4 cities wherein public sector banks are traditionally dominant. Such scheme especially with a loan amount of Rs 25 lakh, it is expected to garner good business.
These products will be available from August 19. However, it is not clear how long the product will remain open for customers.
Latest Homeloan interest rates of all banks
Homeloan rates of all indian banks
*ICICI bank unvield new scheme
Comparing home loan interset rates,compare houseloan rates,compare inrestrates of banks
Name Of The Bank
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Home Loan Interest Rates
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State Bank Of India
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10.50%- 11.25%
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HDFC Ltd.
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10.50%- 11.0%
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AXIS Bank
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10.50%- 11.75%
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ICICI Bank*
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10.75% - 11.50%
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Standard Chartered Bank
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10.25% - 11:0 %
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DHFL
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10.50%- 11.50%
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Bank Of Baroda
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10.75% - 11.75%
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Reliance Consumer Finance
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10.50% - 11.50%
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HSBC
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10.75% - 12.00%
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Citibank
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10.75% - 11.75%
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Comparing home loan interset rates,compare houseloan rates,compare inrestrates of banks
Base rates of all banks by august 2011
Baserates of all indian banks --- last update August 18.
All public and private sector banks are using the new base rate regime. The base rate is the minimum rate that a bank will lend money to anyone. Think of it as a floor below which RBI will not allow banks to lend to you. The latest increase in the interest rates by RBI has forced major private banks like ICICI, Axis Bank, HDFC and also PSBs like SBI, PNB, CBI, BoB etc to increase their base rates.
Here is the list and comparison of the latest base rates for most public and private sector banks – (Effective Aug 2011)
Previously, banks used to price the loans they offered to you on a complicated system called benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR). Each bank has its own BPLR methodology which made it difficult for borrowers to compare rates across banks.
Now, with the base rate in place, it will be easier for all of us to compare across banks and to get a more transparent view on how the interest rate for the loan is being arrived at. Here is the base rates for major banks in india. (Last Updated: Aug 18, 2011)
All public and private sector banks are using the new base rate regime. The base rate is the minimum rate that a bank will lend money to anyone. Think of it as a floor below which RBI will not allow banks to lend to you. The latest increase in the interest rates by RBI has forced major private banks like ICICI, Axis Bank, HDFC and also PSBs like SBI, PNB, CBI, BoB etc to increase their base rates.
Here is the list and comparison of the latest base rates for most public and private sector banks – (Effective Aug 2011)
Base Rates Comparison for Banks
Now, with the base rate in place, it will be easier for all of us to compare across banks and to get a more transparent view on how the interest rate for the loan is being arrived at. Here is the base rates for major banks in india. (Last Updated: Aug 18, 2011)
| Bank | Latest Base Rate (%) |
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| State Bank of India | 10.00 |
| HDFC Bank | 10.00 |
| Axis Bank | 10.00 |
| ICICI Bank | 10.00 |
| Union Bank of India | 10.75 |
| Punjab National Bank | 10.75 |
| Bank of India | 10.75 |
| Central Bank of India | 10.75 |
| Bank of Baroda | 10.75 |
| Dena Bank | 10.70 |
| Canara Bank | 10.75 |
| Indian Overseas Bank | 10.75 |
| Vijaya Bank | 10.65 |
| Corporation Bank | 10.65 |
Google top 10 acquisitions
Price: $133 million
Announced: August 2009
FTC Approval: January 2010
On2 Technologies made Theora and VP8, high performance video codecs for online streaming. After the purchase, the Free Software Foundation immediately called for Google to open-source VP8. It had used Adobe Flash for the videos on another notable acquisition -- YouTube.
On2's purchase has proven crucial to Google's video efforts. Google did open-source VP8 that May as a crucial piece of its video format, WebM. YouTube is switching over to WebM for both new videos and its existing catalog, while Google's rival Microsoft has allowed its own new acquisition, Skype, to switch to WebM for all its video calls.
Price: $150 million
Announced: December 2010
FTC Approval: No approval required
WideVine was a video optimizer and one of the last major independent digital rights managers. Fortune's own Dan Primack reported in February that the company had seriously overpaid given an internal valuation of between $30 or $40 million, according to a WideVine investor. (Google said it could not confirm numbers on acquisitions for which it has not publicly released details.)
Whatever the price, industry experts saw the purchase of WideVine as part of the company's continued investment in Google TV since the DRM tech acquired through WideVine could assuage future licensing concerns over the service. As an anti-piracy stalwart, WideVine's DRM operations also open up the potential for premium (read: paid) content on YouTube. As with On2, one acquisition fed directly into another.
Fujifilm Launches FinePix F600 EXR @ Rs 19,888
News Desk: Fujifilm has launched a higher version of digital camera FinePix F600EXR, which is claimed to be the perfect travel companion having great features. The camera is priced at Rs 19,888.
The FinePix F600EXR features RAW format, high speed continuous shooting mode at 8 fps, and GPS. The model is the successor of the FinePix F500EXR.
It also comes with 16 MP EXR CMOS sensor, 15x optical zoom with CMOS Shift Image Stabilisation, 3.0 inch LCD viewfinder, 1080p movie recording with stereo sound and the EXR shooting modes.
The user will enjoy photography with advanced features. The in-built GPS will allow for geotagging and the RAW format will produce quality images on every click.
The FinePix F600EXR features RAW format, high speed continuous shooting mode at 8 fps, and GPS. The model is the successor of the FinePix F500EXR.
It also comes with 16 MP EXR CMOS sensor, 15x optical zoom with CMOS Shift Image Stabilisation, 3.0 inch LCD viewfinder, 1080p movie recording with stereo sound and the EXR shooting modes.
The user will enjoy photography with advanced features. The in-built GPS will allow for geotagging and the RAW format will produce quality images on every click.
IBM pursues chips that behave like brains
San Francisco: Computers, like humans, can learn. But when Google tries to fill in your search box based only on a few keystrokes, or your iPhone predicts words as you type a text message, it's only a narrow mimicry of what the human brain is capable.
The challenge in training a computer to behave like a human brain is technological and physiological, testing the limits of computer and brain science. But researchers from IBM Corp. say they've made a key step toward combining the two worlds.
The company announced Thursday that it has built two prototype chips that it says process data more like how humans digest information than the chips that now power PCs and supercomputers.
Miranda Knox
The chips represent a significant milestone in a six-year-long project that has involved 100 researchers and some $41 million in funding from the US government's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. IBM has also committed an undisclosed amount of money.
The prototypes offer further evidence of the growing importance of "parallel processing," or computers doing multiple tasks simultaneously. That is important for rendering graphics and crunching large amounts of data.
The uses of the IBM chips so far are prosaic, such as steering a simulated car through a maze, or playing Pong. It may be a decade or longer before the chips make their way out of the lab and into actual products.
But what's important is not what the chips are doing, but how they're doing it, says Giulio Tononi, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin at Madison who worked with IBM on the project.
The chips' ability to adapt to types of information that it wasn't specifically programmed to expect is a key feature.
"There's a lot of work to do still, but the most important thing is usually the first step," Tononi said in an interview. "And this is not one step, it's a few steps."
Technologists have long imagined computers that learn like humans. Your iPhone or Google's servers can be programmed to predict certain behaviour based on past events. But the techniques being explored by IBM and other companies and university research labs around "cognitive computing" could lead to chips that are better able to adapt to unexpected information.
IBM's interest in the chips lies in their ability to potentially help process real-world signals such as temperature or sound or motion and make sense of them for computers.
IBM, which is based in Armonk, New York, is a leader in a movement to link physical infrastructure, such as power plants or traffic lights, and information technology, such as servers and software that help regulate their functions. Such projects can be made more efficient with tools to monitor the myriad analogue signals present in those environments.
Dharmendra Modha, project leader for IBM Research, said the new chips have parts that behave like digital "neurons" and "synapses" that make them different than other chips. Each "core," or processing engine, has computing, communication and memory functions.
"You have to throw out virtually everything we know about how these chips are designed," he said. "The key, key, key difference really is the memory and the processor are very closely brought together. There's a massive, massive amount of parallelism."
The project is part of the same research that led to IBM's announcement in 2009 that it had simulated a cat's cerebral cortex, the thinking part of the brain, using a massive supercomputer. Using progressively bigger supercomputers, IBM had previously simulated 40 per cent of a mouse's brain in 2006, a rat's full brain in 2007, and 1 per cent of a human's cerebral cortex in 2009.
A computer with the power of the human brain is not yet near. But Modha said the latest development is an important step.
"It really changes the perspective from 'What if?' to 'What now?'" Modha said. "Today we proved it was possible. There have been many sceptics, and there will be more, but this completes in a certain sense our first round of innovation."
10 things to know about Anna Hazare 'n Jan Lok Pal Bill.. !
1. Who is Anna Hazare?
An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War
2. What's so special about him?
He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra
3. So what?
This village is a self-sustained model village. Energy is produced in the village itself from solar power, biofuel and wind mills.
In 1975, it used to be a poverty clad village. Now it is one of the richest village in India. It has become a model for self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village.
4. Ok,...?
This guy, Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities.
5. Really, what is he fighting for?
He is supporting a cause, the amendment of a law to curb corruption in India.
6. How that can be possible?
He is advocating for a Bil, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), beurocrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.
8. It's an entirely new thing right..?
In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit thier theft (corruption).
7. Oh.. He is going on a hunger strike for that whole thing of passing a Bill ! How can that be possible in such a short span of time?
The first thing he is asking for is: the government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed.
Next, they make a joint committee to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% goverment participation and 50% public participation. Because you cant trust the government entirely for making such a bill which does not suit them.
8. Fine, What will happen when this bill is passed?
A LokPal will be appointed at the centre. He will have an autonomous charge, say like the Election Commission of India. In each and every state, Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged party to trial in case of corruptions within 1 year. Within 2 years, the guilty will be punished. Not like, Bofors scam or Bhopal Gas Tragedy case, that has been going for last 25 years without any result.
9. Is he alone? Whoelse is there in the fight with Anna Hazare?
Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more.
Prominent personalities like Aamir Khan is supporting his cause.
10. Ok, got it. What can I do?
At least we can spread the message. How?
Putting status message, links, video, changing profile pics.
At least we can support Anna Hazare and the cause for uprooting corruption from India.
At least we can hope that his Hunger Strike does not go in vain.
At least we can pray for his good health.
ANNA says "Bring back the black money"
India will the super power if.........
ANNA HAZARE says “Bring back the black money”
Do you know what will happen if that happens??????
1,456Lac Crores will come back……….
1. India will become Financially No.1
2. Each District will get 6000 crores & each village will get 100 crores.
3. No need to pay taxes for next 20 years.
4. Petrol: 20 Rs
5. Diesel: 15 Rs
6. Milk: 8 Rs
5. No need to pay electricity bill.
6. Indian borders will become more stronger than the China Wall.
7. 1500 Oxford like Universities can be opened.
8. 28,000 kms Rubber road(like in Paris) can be made.
9. 2,000 hospitals with all facilities can be constructed.
10. 95 crore people will have their own house.
No need to participate in this revolution just support Anna by forwarding this message to at least 100 Indians. Let’s make Better India for a Brighter Tomorrow…
Jai Hind….
Do you know what will happen if that happens??????
1,456Lac Crores will come back……….
1. India will become Financially No.1
2. Each District will get 6000 crores & each village will get 100 crores.
3. No need to pay taxes for next 20 years.
4. Petrol: 20 Rs
5. Diesel: 15 Rs
6. Milk: 8 Rs
5. No need to pay electricity bill.
6. Indian borders will become more stronger than the China Wall.
7. 1500 Oxford like Universities can be opened.
8. 28,000 kms Rubber road(like in Paris) can be made.
9. 2,000 hospitals with all facilities can be constructed.
10. 95 crore people will have their own house.
No need to participate in this revolution just support Anna by forwarding this message to at least 100 Indians. Let’s make Better India for a Brighter Tomorrow…
Jai Hind….
One of the Habits that make you fat
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Alligator Fat Could Fill Your Gas Tank and Fuel Renewable Resource Investment in the South
Every year, about 15 million pounds of alligator fat is dumped into landfills as a byproduct of alligator meat processing. It would certainly be better to reuse this gloopy mess for a greater purpose, no? As it turns out, alligator fat is a prime candidate for animal-derived biodiesel, according to researchers in Louisiana.
Food waste is a good alternative, and we’ve seen plenty of projects that use restaurant frying oil repurposed as biodiesel, for instance. But this does not come close to meeting the nation’s diesel needs — in 2008 alone, Americans consumed 45 billion gallons of diesel, according to the authors of this alligator study. Rendered animal fat could supplement food waste, but some animal fats are not very suitable for biofuel production.
Researchers at the University of Louisiana set about trying to determine if alligators could be a better source. Srividya Ayalasomayajula, Ramalingam Subramaniam and their colleagues knew alligator fat has a high lipid content, which could make it a strong biodiesel candidate. To test this hypothesis, the scientists obtained some frozen alligator samples from meat producers, and microwaved it to render the fat. They also used a chemical solvent.
Microwaving it resulted in a 61 percent recovery by weight, the researchers found. Just to be sure, they went ahead and refined some biodiesel, and found the oil’s fatty acid profile meets all the requirements for high-quality biodiesel — it has a little excess calcium and magnesium, but an improved refining process can dispense with that. Check out their paper for the full rundown.
Food waste is a good alternative, and we’ve seen plenty of projects that use restaurant frying oil repurposed as biodiesel, for instance. But this does not come close to meeting the nation’s diesel needs — in 2008 alone, Americans consumed 45 billion gallons of diesel, according to the authors of this alligator study. Rendered animal fat could supplement food waste, but some animal fats are not very suitable for biofuel production.
Researchers at the University of Louisiana set about trying to determine if alligators could be a better source. Srividya Ayalasomayajula, Ramalingam Subramaniam and their colleagues knew alligator fat has a high lipid content, which could make it a strong biodiesel candidate. To test this hypothesis, the scientists obtained some frozen alligator samples from meat producers, and microwaved it to render the fat. They also used a chemical solvent.
Microwaving it resulted in a 61 percent recovery by weight, the researchers found. Just to be sure, they went ahead and refined some biodiesel, and found the oil’s fatty acid profile meets all the requirements for high-quality biodiesel — it has a little excess calcium and magnesium, but an improved refining process can dispense with that. Check out their paper for the full rundown.
How to make Hyderabadi Haleem
Preparation of hyderabadi haleem
Ingredients :
* 1 kg: Mutton-boneless, cubed
* 1 kg: Cracked wheat-soaked in water for » one hour and drained
* 1 ½ cup: Yogurt
* 1 tbsp: Ginger-garlic paste
* 1 ¼ cup: Onions-chopped fine
* 1 tsp: Green chilli paste
* 2 tsp: Green coriander paste
* ¼ cup: Lemon juice
* 3-4: Black cardamoms-seeds only 3
* ½ tsp: Cinnamon-broken and powdered
* 1 tsp: Chilli powder
* 1/2cup: Oil
* 2 tsp: Salt
* Green chillies and mint leaves for garnish
Method :
1. Mix together the yogurt, lemon juice, chilli and coriander paste, cardamom and cinnamon powder, chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt.
2. Marinate the meat in this mixture and leave 3-4 hours. Add enough water to the wheat and cook till tender. When cool enough to handle, blend to a paste in a blender.
3. Heat the oil and add the meat mixture. Turn around over high heat, till opaque.
4. Add water to cover and cook, covered over low heat till tender.
5. Add the wheat paste and continue to cook another 15-20 m
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Live 3D images from orbit in space first
First 3D video transmission live from space
17 August 2011
Half a century after humankind entered outer space, an ESA-developed camera produced live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel – showing the International Space Station like never before.
On 6 August, NASA astronaut Ron Garan operated the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) camera to open a new window on the ISS through stereoscopic eyes, in high-definition quality. As Flight Engineer for Expedition 28 and a video blogger himself, Garan set up the futuristic-looking camera in Europe's Columbus laboratory. While talking about the work on board the ISS, he enhanced the sense of depth and presence by playing with an inflatable Earth globe.
Not much bigger than a shoebox, with high-definition optics and advanced electronics, the ERB-2 is the second generation of ESA's stereoscopic camera family developed by Cosine BV (Leiden, the Netherlands) and Techno System (Naples, Italy).
On the ground at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands, viewers wore polarised glasses similar to those used in cinemas and were amazed by the quality of the images. These near-real 3D images not only change the whole viewing experience, but can also be used in supporting science operations on the Station.
This premiere was a long-awaited commissioning test of the live mode transmission, proving that all systems and procedures are ready to be used for future ERB-2 live-streaming events.
Apart from broadcasting stereo images in real-time for live programmes, ESA's ERB-2 coordinator Massimo Sabbatini dreams about filming extravehicular activities. "The camera could also be used in the future outside the ISS to support the astronauts' spacewalks or other critical robotic operations. This really felt like being in space with an astronaut by your side," he said.
Coming soon to a theatre near you
Get your 3D glasses ready. The first ERB-2 images will be soon posted on the new ESA YouTube 3D channel. "If you already have a new generation 3D-enabled plasma TV at home, you'll be able to immerse yourself in the world of the Space Station without leaving your sofa. These videos will turn more people into real space fans," said Sabbatini.
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli already recorded his life on board the ISS during his MagISStra mission. His colleague André Kuipers will also contribute to the 3D immersion: he is being trained to use the ERB-2 camera during his six-month mission to ISS starting in November this year.
17 August 2011
Half a century after humankind entered outer space, an ESA-developed camera produced live-streaming 3D images for the first time in the history of space travel – showing the International Space Station like never before.
On 6 August, NASA astronaut Ron Garan operated the Erasmus Recording Binocular (ERB-2) camera to open a new window on the ISS through stereoscopic eyes, in high-definition quality. As Flight Engineer for Expedition 28 and a video blogger himself, Garan set up the futuristic-looking camera in Europe's Columbus laboratory. While talking about the work on board the ISS, he enhanced the sense of depth and presence by playing with an inflatable Earth globe.
Not much bigger than a shoebox, with high-definition optics and advanced electronics, the ERB-2 is the second generation of ESA's stereoscopic camera family developed by Cosine BV (Leiden, the Netherlands) and Techno System (Naples, Italy).
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| Live stream in 3D showing demo by Astronaut Ron Garan |
This premiere was a long-awaited commissioning test of the live mode transmission, proving that all systems and procedures are ready to be used for future ERB-2 live-streaming events.
Apart from broadcasting stereo images in real-time for live programmes, ESA's ERB-2 coordinator Massimo Sabbatini dreams about filming extravehicular activities. "The camera could also be used in the future outside the ISS to support the astronauts' spacewalks or other critical robotic operations. This really felt like being in space with an astronaut by your side," he said.
Coming soon to a theatre near you
Get your 3D glasses ready. The first ERB-2 images will be soon posted on the new ESA YouTube 3D channel. "If you already have a new generation 3D-enabled plasma TV at home, you'll be able to immerse yourself in the world of the Space Station without leaving your sofa. These videos will turn more people into real space fans," said Sabbatini.
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli already recorded his life on board the ISS during his MagISStra mission. His colleague André Kuipers will also contribute to the 3D immersion: he is being trained to use the ERB-2 camera during his six-month mission to ISS starting in November this year.
Rowthiram meaning
"Rowthiram" a pure tamil word that we all came to know through "Pudhia Athichudi" which is written by our Mahakavi Bharathiyar... (Rowthiram Pazhagu - Learn to get Anger).
I don't how many of us (Tamilians) studied this Pudhia Athichudi in their school days.
But now the movie "Rowthiram" makes all of us to know meaning of it. Which is nothing but "Anger".
Happy to share the info i know...
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Singer(s) : Vallavan
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Singer(s) : Haricharan
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Singer(s) : Vallavan
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Mankatha Audio Song Mp3
1. Vilayadu Mankatha….Singers: Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ranjith, Sucharitha, Premgi Amaran, Anita
Tamil Lyrics: Gangai Amaran,
English Lyrics: Yuvan Shankar,
Hindi Lyrics: Sucharitha
2. Nee… Naan…Singers: S.P.Charan, Bhavatharani
Lyrics: Niranjan Bharathi
3. Vaada Bin Laada…Singers: Krish, Suchithra Lyrics: Padmasree Kavingar Vaalee
4. Machi Open the Bottle…Singers: Mano, Premgi Amaren, Tippu, Haricharan, Naveen Lyrics: Padmasree Kavingar Vaalee
5. Nanbane…Singers: Madhushree, Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyrics: Padmasree Kavingar Vaalee
6. Balle Lakka…Singers: Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Anusha Dhayanidhi Lyrics: Gangai Amaren
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When a group of friends decide to do a movie marathon at home, apart from microwave popcorn and a customary fight over the comfy corner of the couch, it usually involves one of the following: a pirated dvd or a thumb drive with illegally downloaded movies from the Internet.
This casual violation of law, which even hardcore Anna Hazare supporters would gloss over, has for years been the worst enemy of studio executives everywhere. The efforts to fight this with law enforcement always ended badly for them. Technology trumped legislation each time as young consumers came up with new ways to jail break digital locks, region codes and other restrictions and altogether trump the studio suits.
While this tussle is not ending soon, a new trend that is catching on might evolve into a win-win game for both sides-full-length online movies that are both free and legal. You can now legally watch recent hits such as Aamir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots, Yashraj Films' Band Baaja Baaraat and Rock On on a number of video sites that are serving ads to subsidise the cost of these films.
YouTube's BoxOffice, which has already amassed 7.4 million views, is one such service. On BoxOffice, you can instantly stream full-length movies (some even in high definition) -all you need is a broadband connection and a PC. "With BoxOffice, we promise to feature one blockbuster movie every month to users in India for free. With over 1,500 movies in our catalogue, it is one of the most comprehensive & legitimate movie libraries on the web for movie content," said Gautam Anand, director, content strategy, YouTube Asia Pacific. The service is ad-supported. The content providers can also choose how they want to distribute their content, which markets they want to block, where they want to use movie rentals and where they want to use the adsupported model.
Yahoo's Movieplex is another new ad-supported service and they're starting out small with just eight Bollywood movies. Arun Tadanki, managing director of Yahoo India, says his company has tied up with movie production houses to bring thousands of movies online to users, and they will be uploading new titles in a phased manner.
Although the service is ad supported, the movie experience is not interrupted with pop-up ads or ad breaks. "Yahoo does not support pop up ads anywhere. The advertisement can only be played as a pre-roll before the movie," Tadanki said. This might fast evolve into an additional revenue stream for film producers, however small the opportunity might now be. "It's an evolving revenue stream from a non-paid environment and currently it works based on a sharing of the ad revenue," said Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Entertainment Ltd, which produced 3 Idiots with Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Khanna was speaking about the industry in general and not specifically about 3 Idiots."Right now, the revenue share is in favour of producers as the services are investing to promote themselves, but that will change as this platform becomes more popular," he said, adding that depending on the evolution of technology and broadband penetration, this might evolve into a new revenue stream for producers. Broadband penetration in India is growing fast and content makers are enthused by the adoption of Internet on mobile devices.
The free full-length movies are also debuting in proprietory content environments build by companies that make mobile devices such as phones and tablets. If you own a Samsung smartphone or tablet, for instance, you can watch free movies through the My Movies app. Available exclusively through the Samsung Apps application store, the service offers over 400 full-length movies in various languages, music videos and the latest movie trailers. The movies can either be streamed over a 3G connection or when the device is connected to broadband internet over Wi-Fi. "As we build this service, there will be more premium & diverse content available for our customers. We want our customers to make My Movies as their first choice when they want to view movies on demand," said Asim Warsi, director, Samsung Mobile.
With many of these premium devices, users can also connect to a monitor or TV with the TV-out feature to enjoy free movies on a larger screen. While relatively new Bollywood blockbusters showing online for free are limited, Internet has a wealth of options for those who love independent films and documentaries. Those thus inclined should check out services such as Google Video, Internet Archive, Free Documentaries and Open Culture.
Google - Motorola Mobility deal :Effect on other companies
Winners and losers in the Google-Motorola deal
Research in Motion, Microsoft Corp, Nokia and the cable television business are emerging as potential winners after Google said it would buy Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion on Monday.If other handset manufacturers shy away from Google's Android system, Nokia and RIM could stand to benefit.
Pay TV companies could also be boosted if Google, which would own Motorola's set-top box business, backs down on disrupting the cable industry.
Meanwhile, the deal is unlikely to have an impact on Apple's
Google Motorola Mobility deal and NOKIA : Nokia shares rose more 10 percent on Monday as Google's offer for Motorola rekindled speculation of a bid for the Finnish mobile phone company. Nokia did not comment on the buyout rumors.
Nokia decided earlier this year to go with Microsoft's Windows operating system instead of its MeeGo software, which is being phased out. Nokia is pinning its turnaround hopes on new Windows-based phones due later this year.
Google Motorola Mobility deal and RESEARCH IN MOTION: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is losing its once-firm grip on corporate communication to devices like Apple's iPhone and iPad, and to a lesser extent an Android-based devices.
Its shares have sunk almost 60 percent this year as the Canadian company missed its own earnings forecasts, delayed a line of phones and failed to excite with its PlayBook tablet.
Next year, RIM plans to move its BlackBerry smartphones onto the same QNX-based platform that runs the PlayBook.
An ever-tighter integration between Google's Android software and Motorola's hardware "may put additional pressure on the success of RIM's pending QNX Super phones strategy," RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky wrote.
RIM's stock rose 3.7 percent after the Google-Motorola news, but its shares still trade at less than five times the average earnings expectation for the year to next February.
Google Motorola Mobility deal and MICROSOFT: Microsoft could be a winner as manufacturers may start seeking software not run by Android, said CCS Insight analyst Shaun Collins. "(Microsoft) may be a natural haven in the manufacturer's need to sustain an operating system," he said.
Google Motorola Mobility deal and APPLE: Analysts said the deal does little to change the mobile landscape for Apple, given that Google has tried to enter the handset business through the launch of Nexus, which Taiwanese manufacturer HTC helped make. Consumers received the Nexus coolly, which did little to challenge Apple's iPhone.
"Obviously Motorola knows a lot more about handsets than Google," said Gleacher & Co analyst Brian Marshall. "So I don't see really what Google brings to the equation."
The most obvious impact will be on the multiple patent infringement lawsuits that Apple has against Android handset makers around the world. But that too is unclear. Also, Apple was already suing Motorola Mobility for patent infringement.
One immediate response from Apple could be that it may drop some Google products, such as Maps or Search, from future versions of its iPhone and iPad.
Google Motorola Mobility deal and CABLE INDUSTRY : Google has long been seen as a potential disrupter to the traditional pay TV industry, first with YouTube and then with Google TV box. Neither have quite had the negative impact on the cable business that some had predicted.
With this deal, Google is set to become one of the pay-TV industry's largest suppliers. Even if physical set-top boxes go the way of the Walkman, Motorola's encryption and conditional access software will continue to be important.
Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett wondered if owning a key supplier to the cable industry will temper Google's enthusiasm for frightening those companies.
"I think the cable industry would be delighted to see Google inside the tent, so to speak, of the traditional Pay TV model," said Moffett.
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