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Baahubali shows Bollywood what's Wrong with it : The Inability to Dream Big??

2015-10-20T20:04:00.005+05:30

We don't know how Baahubali will destroy Bhallaldeva in the concluding part of SS Rajamouli's film. What we know is how Baahubali is demolishing Bollywood's pride: by exposing its temerity to dream big, failure to craft spectacular, big-budget blockbusters and the embarrassing inability to come up to the level of Hollywood.

Like the mammoth statue in Rajamouli's film, Baahubali is falling down on many myths around Bollywood. Unfortunately, there is nobody to grasp the rope and break the fall. Since July 10, when Baahubali -- an event, not a mere film, as its fans proclaim -- was released, Bollywood is getting drenched in a waterfall of scorn. 'Shame', 'Learn from South, Beware', 'Wake up', 'Over paid', 'Hyped up'... are some of the words hurled at Bollywood by Twitter bhakts of Baahubali.

Karan Johar has been quick to salute the mother of all entertainers. He has called Rajamouli the "BAAP" of all directors in India. Even Ram Gopal Verma, has audaciously turned the knife, saying other directors may die of envy and, if Rajamouli doesn't make another film in the next few years, there may not be an industry left.

Frankly, it didn't take Baahubali to show up Bollywood for what it is. Bollywood managed to expose itself by botching up several fantasy films, costume dramas and big-budget productions. The last time Bollywood tried making a big-budget film, it turned out, as Shirish Kunder famously said and later regretted, to be a 150-crore firework that fizzled. Even Shah Rukh Khan couldn't infuse life into a video game masquerading as a movie.

Before that, Salman Khan's misadventure Veer bombed at the box office. The film, a migraine-inducing mishmash of Gladiator, Troy, Spartacus, Conan the barbarianauthored by Salman -- was so tacky and kitschy that one critic commented if "this film succeeds, we should all be a little concerned" and another found it "impossible to appreciate".

Bollywood's record with costume dramas and mythology is so appalling that even after 100 years of cinema, there isn't a single movie that has memorably captured Indian epics like Mahabharata or Ramayana on the big screen. It has left India's treasure-trove of mythology, folklore and history untouched.

When it has tried, the failure has been embarrassing. From Amitabh Bachchan's Ajooba to his son's Drona, Salman's Suryavanshito Shah Rukh's Asoka, the Hindi film industry has been a disaster while dealing with mega-budgets films that rely on VFX, innovative and expensive sets mounted on a large canvas. The result has mostly been farcical, verging on the tragi-comical.

Where are the genuine blockbusters, films that make audience dance in the aisles to their music, clap at the thundering dialogue, whistle and throw coins at the entry of the hero and watch with awe at the choreographed action? Films that pass every cinematic test-- praise from critics, adulation from audience, record-breaking earnings at the box-office-- and yet take film-making to a different stratosphere, triggering comparisons with Hollywood?

Writing about Baahubali, the Guardian asks, "the impressive results only set one to wondering why the American studios don't insist on getting more for their money".

In comparison, Salman's Veer, perhaps the last period film from Bollywood to be reviewed by a foreign critic was derided as 'hokum of the highest order'.

Film-makers south of Mumbai -- Shankar, Rajamouli, Mani Ratnam, AR Murugadoss -- have consistently produced blockbusters that raise the bar several km higher with their imagination, story-telling, VFX, choreography, cinematography, sets and fantastic set-pieces.

Bollywood, meanwhile, remains stuck to formulaic mediocrity in its smug belief that a film starring one of the big stars -- the Khans or Akshay Kumar -- is good enough to guarantee an opening. Unlike directors from the south who believe in meticulously planning details of sets, hunting new locales (Shankar loves to take his viewers to unexplored places like Machu Pichu), exploring new ideas (Rajamouli's Eega had a fly, Shankar's I had a hunchback as the protagonist) and creating something new every time, Bollywood usually relies on the more standard formulae from the south to propagate and preserve the legend of its stars who guarantee an opening.

When actors become the script and the set, films become an ode to their stars, rather than to the director's creativity and imagination. It's something that afflicts the South Indian film industry as well, which has been the source of inspiration for most Bollywood hits in recent times. So even when big money is spent, most of it is burnt on the lead actor, not on the sets or the story. The result is a series of marketing marvels, box-office wonders but creative duds like Bodyguard, Happy New Year, Kick, Son of Sardar --- films that are forgotten after the opening weekend.

While analysing Ra.One, Rediffargued that it failed because the director and its lead actor pulled it in different directions. "The director's vision was to tell his story, and SRK's was to get his 'message' (the goodness of self) across. Somewhere somehow they did not sync with each other. So at the end of the film, SRK's message comes across, but the story flops in the telling."

This usually is the problem with all star-centric films of Bollywood.

There was a time when Bollywood too had director's who dreamt big and believed in delivering a blockbuster every time they conceived a film. At their peak, K Asif (his Mughal e Azamwas India's first real epic), Raj Kapoor, Manmohan Desai and Subhash Ghai were from that great species of filmmakers referred to as 'Showmen'. Perhaps, with the help of today's technology and budgets, they might have thought and even been able to create their own Baahubalis.

But, the showmen are all gone. Today, Bollywood either has big stars who do not wish to experiment too much, or directors who want to experiment but do not have the big stars or the big budgets. Bollywood has some great story-tellers like Shoojit Sircar, Anand L Rai, Rajkumar Hirani and Anurag Kashyap; all kings of the multiplex brand cinema.

But none of them has consistently created cinema that appeals equally to those in the front rows, in the recliners of multiplexes and critics across continents; films that are monster hits in single-screens of dehat and big-screens of Delhi. Unlike Rajamouli and Shankar, they are yet to reveal the kind of magic that transforms a film audience into a screaming, clapping, whistling, madding crowd on the verge of hysteria.

Two decades ago, the Mozart of Madras AR Rehman redefined Indian music. A year later, Prabhu Deva taught Bollywood choreographers new twists, turns and dance floor moves. Let us hope Rajamouli would now inspire Bollywood. And his Baahubali is just the beginning of a new era of the big, bold blockbusters in Bollywood.

SOURCE : firstpost.com

WhatsApp Desktop Version

2015-01-25T14:58:00.000+05:30

There are rumours and then there are premeditated rumours. WhatApp’s web version was the second one. We have been hearing about the web client of the the popular messaging app for a long time now. Yesterday, the company officially announced a web app that will turn your Google Chrome browser into a WhatsApp window.

Source : iGyaan.in

It is a web app not a native client for your desktop, that means you need to be connected to the internet on your phone for the web app to work. It basically mirrors the app on your phone onto the web site. To use it, you need log onto the WhatsApp web page, scan a QR code with the WhatsApp mobile app, then get to typing your messages from there.

This is necessary, presumably, because WhatsApp uses your phone number and SMS verifications rather than usernames/passwords. This currently works on Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry, but not on iOS.

Source : iGyaan.in

One of the main limitations of the app is its dependence on the mobile network, so if your phone dies because of the low battery, the web client won’t work either. However, it is just a start, we expect the company to add more feature and support for other browsers as well as iOS in coming months.

We tried to connect our Android device with the web client, but it seems the update hasn’t reached the Indian shores yet.

Breaking : Mahendra Singh Dhoni has retired from Test cricket with immediate effect. Virat Kohli to lead India at SCG

2014-12-30T14:41:00.001+05:30

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect, as Virat Kohli will be taking over the charge, starting the fourth Test at Sydney against Australia.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was critical of his team after the conclusion of the third Test against Australia of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Tuesday. The match came to a draw as India managed to hold on to their nerves at a score of 174 for six while chasing a 384-run target.

“We have found ways to trouble ourselves. We get partnerships but lose wickets in heaps. We need to carry the momentum,” Dhoni was quoted as saying at the post-match presentation while talking about the errors that the visiting side had committed in the Test.

Dhoni however was all praise for Virat Kohliand Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 169 and 147 respectively during India’s first innings and shared a massive 262-run stand for the fourth wicket.

“Fantastic display of batting by Rahane and Kohli. Once you are set and have scored a ton, it is important to build on it,” added Dhoni.

iPhone 6 Plus Bending issue

2014-09-25T08:02:00.002+05:30

YouTube/Unbox Therapy

Steve Jobs at the 2010 press conference where he addressed the iPhone 4's antenna problems and said "no one" would want to buy a big phone.

Whenever Apple releases a new product, somebody finds something wrong with it.

Then, that problem, regardless of the size of the problem, becomes a story.

With the iPhone 6, the story is the fact that some iPhone 6 Plus owners are finding that their phones bend if they sit on them. Others find that if they try to bend the 6 Plus... they can bend it.

There's a lot of interest in this story right now.

And yet, Apple's stock is barely moving, so investors don't seem to think it matters.

Why? Because, duh, if you sit on your phone, it's going to bend, so don't sit on the phone. If you sit on anything made of glass or metal, it's generally going to bend under pressure.

Apple has had stuff like this in the past. The iPhone 4 had "Antennagate" where users found that holding the phone a certain way led to a decrease in cell signal.

Apple

Antennagate became a big, major story. Apple actually called a press conference to address it. Steve Jobs cut a vacation in Hawaii short so he could attend the press conference.

Apple gave away iPhone cases to sate upset iPhone 4 owners.

But guess what? Antennagate was nonsense. The phone worked just fine. Maybe if you squeezed it really hard in just the right place, you noticed a tiny problem. For most people it was non-issue.

Apple introduced the iPhone 4 in June of 2010. As of January this year, it was still selling the iPhone 4 around the world.

So, a design that was so controversial that Apple had a special press event lasted Apple for 4 years.

Bendgate hasn't risen to the level of Antennagate. And we don't expect it to.

We've only seen a few people complaining about it on the internet thus far. It doesn't seem to be a genuine structural problem with the phone.

Plus, as Cult of Mac points out, all phones bend... if you bend them.

So, this will be a story for a few days, some people will howl about it, but in the end it's a nontroversy.

The Hindu's open letter to The Times of India | Deepika Padukone Cleavage Controversy

2014-09-24T11:50:00.000+05:30

Blogs » By The Way

Published: September 22, 2014 20:42 IST | Updated: September 23, 2014 13:19 IST

An open letter to Times of India

Radhika Santhanam

Another point of view

Dear Times of India,

There are times when one should keep quiet. If most of the online world is lambasting you, even if you think you’re right it wouldn’t hurt to introspect a little and wonder why people are reacting the way they are. Your response to Deepika Padukone’s fuming tweet and post on Facebook against your article on her, or more specifically on her breasts, is both shocking and unexpected. You could have chosen to apologise. Or you could have chosen to keep quiet. But by doing neither and by misunderstanding the issue entirely, you’ve only dug yourself deeper into a hole.

You’ve started your article in Bombay Times (‘Dear Deepika, our point of view,’ Sept. 21) saying, “As one of the largest media houses in the world with interests in print, TV, radio and online, we approach each medium differently, as do our audiences. There isn’t a one-fits-all formula for either distributing or consuming content across various media.”

It’s true that across media houses each medium is approached differently but editorial values and ethics remain the same. There are still limits to what can be published online and what cannot. By merely brushing aside the problem by stating that “the online world… is chaotic and cluttered — and sensational headlines are far from uncommon,” you’re being unapologetic about your mistakes. ‘Yes, perhaps this may not be right but that’s how things are, so you must get used to it’ is the crux of your message. Indeed the online world is chaotic and cluttered but that should give you and every other media house more of a reason to be careful about the content being posted. Rather you shamelessly admit that you’re choosing to objectify a woman and be sensational.

It makes it worse that you are doing this — and being unrepentant about it — at a time when one of the biggest problems that plagues this country is its treatment of women. Sexist attitudes manifest themselves in different forms — leering, passing offensive remarks, gawking are all at one end of the continuum, crimes against women like rape are on the other end. You cannot cry yourself hoarse about the extreme form while believing it perfectly alright to engage in the more subtle ones. Did I hear you say hypocrisy?

You then ask: “Was Deepika’s hypocrisy for publicity?” Below the question (which you really seem to believe is not a question but the reason why the actor chose to lash out at you), you’ve printed a collage of photographs — photographs that show the actor’s breasts, her cleavage and her legs. The point you’re apparently trying to make here is that Deepika is consciously flaunting her body for photo shoots and other assignments, so why should she take offence when you’re so generously “complimenting” her?

No, TOI, there is a difference between zooming into a woman’s cleavage and making a story out of it with a headline that says “OMG! Deepika’s Cleavage Show” and posting pictures of her that she has posed for voluntarily. The first is a blatant invasion of privacy; the second is her choice. This is the same reason why Katrina Kaif was furious earlier when pictures of her in a bikini with Ranbir Kapoor in Spain were splashed across newspapers. It wasn’t the fact that she was in a bikini that angered her; it was that the pictures were taken and posted without her knowledge and permission. Consent or the lack of it is the issue you’re missing here.

Deepika’s body is her own — she can choose to do whatever she wants with it. By focussing solely on her body parts and commenting on them, you are doing exactly what women fight against everyday — objectification. Your response to her cleavage is no different from that guy on the street who whistles at a woman when she walks by — fully clothed or not — or the man on the bus who leers at a woman when her dupatta slips. What is the difference, really? They are zooming in with their eyes; you’re zooming in with your camera.

You also justify your act saying that men are objectified too. Shah Rukh Khan’s “8 pack” abs also evoke an ‘OMG!” response so what difference is there, you ask. That is not a great defence. Are you seriously saying “We objectify Shah Rukh too… we objectify everyone really… so what’s the fuss all about?”

Is Deepika doing this for publicity? I don’t know, but it can be safe to say that people are asking you the same question.

You don’t need a censor board TOI, but yes, perhaps a few editorial discussions before publishing such stories may not be a bad idea. It could save you all this outrage. Please understand that apart from ‘ownership’— the treatment of a person as an object owned by another — being a characteristic of objectification, ‘denial of subjectivity’ or the lack of consideration for the person’s feelings in question is another. The subject being discussed here was miffed with your post as well as initial response and made it abundantly clear that her subjectivity was denied. All you could have done was considered her response and feelings and apologised. Or really, just kept quiet.

Yours truly,

Some peeved woman on a Sunday morning.

TOI's Point Of View

Read TOI's reply to Deepika here : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dear-Deepika-our-point-of-view-/articleshow/43084705.cms

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Emma Watson "Beauty with Brain" - United Nations' Speech for `HeForShe` Campaign

2014-09-23T20:18:00.000+05:30

Emma Watson's moving speech about gender equality and the he for she campaign
To join heforshe: http://www.heforshe.org/

Emma Watson has become a remarkable young woman — she's even been appointed a U.N. ambassador

"To be the he for she. And to ask yourself if not me who, if not now when."

Watch Emma Watson share her history with ‪#‎Feminism‬.

Her Final Words :

"To be the he for she. And to ask yourself if not me who, if not now when."

KTM `Stunt Show` VIZAG | Sept. 20th | CMR Central | RC 390/200 Unveiling !

2014-09-18T21:29:00.002+05:30

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12 Awesome Features of iOS 8

2014-09-11T18:37:00.000+05:30

iOS 8 will be coming on September 17th for all the customers, im the mean time take a look at what it has to offer..

1. iOS 8 Has Interactive Notifications

Notifications have come a long way since the first iPhone. In iOS 8, notifications pop up at the top of the screen like they did before. The big difference is that you can interact with those notifications instantly without needing to unlock the screen or open the app. That means you can respond to text messages, calendar invitations, and email faster than ever.

2. iOS 8 Offers Predictive Texting

Using the iPhone's keyboard to write long texts or emails can be annoying, but iOS 8 should improve that experience. The new Quicktype feature is a predictive texting option that offers three suggested words to choose from. It will even look at the message you're responding to and offer "Yes" and "No" options if it's a question.

3. iOS 8 Allows Voice and Video Messages in Group Chats

Group chats are finally getting a makeover in iOS 8. This popular feature now allows you to drop or add people to a conversation and temporarily silence specific groups. It also is taking a cue from Snapchat with video, audio, and location messages that automatically delete after a short time. The location-sharing feature should seem familiar to anyone that used the Find My Friends app before.

4. iOS 8 Has a New Health App

Up until this point, health data gathered from peripherals from Fitbit or Nike could only be viewed in their corresponding apps. In iOS 8, all of your health data is compiled in one place, the new Health app. All of the most important statistics, such as calories burned, heart rate, and sleep times, are all kept and displayed in one place.

5. iOS 8 Improves iCloud

Apple's iCloud storage system had limited uses up until this point, but it can finally stand up to its competitors in iOS 8. Even stealing the name of its biggest competitor, iCloud Drive now offers the ability to store documents, spreadsheets, and PDFs. In addition, photos are automatically saved across all of your devices. Last and maybe most importantly, a family sharing feature means everything bought with the same credit card on iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store can be shared between six people.

6. iOS 8 Allows Texting and Phone Calls on iPads and Macs

If you own multiple Apple devices, then there's almost no need to take your phone out of your pocket. If you have an iPhone with iOS 8, it will connect to your iPad or Mac so that you can use them to recieve phone calls or answer texts. The only catch is that the iPad must also have iOS 8 and the Mac will require OS X Yosemite.

7. iOS 8 Has a Time-Lapse Video Mode

The iPhone's camera is actually one of the best you can get without spending a fortune on a DSLR. It already has a number of great features, but iOS 8 sweetens the deal with the ability to shoot time-lapse videos. It works by recording at a low rate of frames per second, which automatically appears sped up when watched.

8. iOS 8 Apps Get Access to Fingerprint Scanner

If you're like most people, you have a hard time remembering different passwords for all your email accounts, websites, and apps. Instead of using the same password for everything and risk getting hacked, iOS 8 will allow you to sign into your apps using the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. You won't need to worry about apps stealing your fingerprints either, because developers won't have access to the specific data.

9. iOS 8 Makes Siri More Useful

Apple had a bit of a black eye when Siri launched and couldn't do everything that it was supposed to do. It's taken some time, but Siri is finally becoming a useful feature. In iOS 8, Siri gains the ability to respond hands-free whenever you say "Hey Siri". It also adds real-time voice recognition and incorporates Shazam's song identifying capability. Siri also takes advantage of an improved Spotlight search app that returns more relevant results.

10. iOS 8 Adds Instant HotSpots

Setting up hotspots on an iPhone used to be a pain, but turning your iPhone into a HotSpot for your Mac is easy in iOS 8. The Instant HotSpot feature works with Macs updated to OS X Yosemite and lets it use your mobile internet connection. It also brings the new Handoff feature that lets you transfer your current tasks from one device to the other. For example, say you're writing an email on your Mac and you need to go to the bathroom -- instead of waiting to finish it, now you can transfer your progess over to your iPhone.

11. iOS 8 Uses Location-Based Lock Screen Apps

Why navigate through your long list of apps to find the one you need when your phone already knows what you want? The lock screen in iOS 8 adds an app button that changes based on your current location. For example, if you're out shopping, then the closest store's app will appear. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to instant access or download the app.

12. iOS 8 is Compatible with Most Apple Devices

If you're still clinging to your iPhone 4, then it's time to get a new phone, because it's the only device left behind by iOS 8. Every other Apple device that was compatible with iOS 7 is compatible with this upgraded version. That includes all iPhones since the iPhone 4s, all iPads since the iPad 2, and the 5th generation iPod Touch.

Flipkart iPhone 5s Price Error (Hurry) !!!

2014-04-01T01:55:00.002+05:30

MH370 Flight Incident

2014-03-31T20:52:00.000+05:30

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370/MAS370), also marketed as China Southern Airlines Flight 748 (CZ748) through a codeshare, was a scheduled international passenger flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport (a distance of 4,399 kilometres (2,733 mi)). On 8 March 2014, the aircraft flying the route, a Boeing 777-200ER, went missing less than an hour after takeoff. Operated by Malaysia Airlines (MAS), the aircraft carried 12 crew members (all Malaysian nationals) and 227 passengers from 14 nations.

A joint search and rescue effort, later reported as the largest in history, was initiated in the Gulf of Thailand and the South China Sea. The search area was later extended to include the Strait of Malacca, Andaman Sea, and the Indian Ocean. On 15 March, investigators believed that the aircraft had first headed west back across the Malay Peninsula, then continued on a northern or southern track for approximately seven hours.

Two satellite images taken on 16 and 18 March showed potential aircraft debris in the southern Indian Ocean southwest of Western Australia, prompting increased search activity in the area. On 24 March, the Malaysian government confirmed analyses by the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) and Inmarsat concluded "beyond any reasonable doubt" that the aircraft had gone down in the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors.

Since 22 March, there have been almost daily sightings of marine debris in the search area made by various countries' satellites.However, none of the photographed objects have been positively confirmed as belonging to the missing aircraft. Revised estimates of the flight's remaining fuel for its untracked route after losing radar contact, caused on 28 March a move of the search area to 1,100 kilometres (680 mi) north-east of the previous search area.

On 29 March 2014, the Government of Malaysia and the AAIB stated that, in accordance with the protocols detailed in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Annex 13 concerning aircraft accident investigation, an international team will investigate the loss of the flight.

Disappearance

The flight departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 8 March 2014 at 00:41 local time (16:41 UTC, 7 March) and was scheduled to land at Beijing Capital International Airport at 06:30local time (22:30 UTC, 7 March). It climbed to its assigned cruise altitude of 35,000 feet (11,000 m) and was travelling at 471 knots (872 km/h; 542 mph) true airspeed when it ceased all communications and the transponder signal was lost. The aircraft's last known position on 8 March at 01:21 local time (17:21 UTC, 7 March) was 6°55′15″N 103°34′43″E, corresponding to the navigational waypoint IGARI in the Gulf of Thailand, at which the aircraft was due to alter its course slightly eastward.^[21] Military tracking shows that the aircraft descended as low as 12,000 feet (3,700 m) after taking a sharp turn toward the Strait of Malacca. The sharp turn seemed to be intentional as normally it would have taken two minutes for the aircraft to make such a turn, and during that time there was no emergency call.

The crew was expected to contact air traffic control in Ho Chi Minh City as the aircraft passed into Vietnamese airspace just north of the point where contact was lost. The captain of another aircraft attempted to reach the crew of Flight 370 "just after 1:30 a.m." to relay Vietnamese Air Traffic Control's request for the crew to contact it; the captain said he was able to establish contact, and just heard "mumbling" and static.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) issued a media statement at 07:24, one hour after the scheduled arrival of the flight at Beijing, stating that contact with the flight had been lost by Malaysian ATC at 02:40. MAS stated that the government had initiated search and rescue operations.It later emerged that Subang Air Traffic Control had lost contact with the aircraft at 01:22 and notified Malaysia Airlines at 02:40. Neither the crew nor the aircraft's onboard communication systems relayed a distress signal, indications of bad weather, or technical problems before the aircraft vanished from radar screens. The last words that Malaysian air traffic controllers heard were those of the co-pilot saying, "All right, good night

Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been lost in the southern Indian Ocean, the Malaysian prime minister has said, following analysis of data by British satellite operator Inmarsat. However, its precise whereabouts and the chain of events remain a mystery.

What do we know about the plane's disappearance?

00:41, 8 March: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 departed from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Saturday, 8 March (16:41 GMT, 7 March), and was due to arrive in Beijing at 06:30 (22:30 GMT).

Malaysia Airlines says the plane lost contact less than an hour after takeoff. No distress signal or message was sent.

01:07: The plane sent its last ACARS transmission - a service that allows computers aboard the plane to "talk" to computers on the ground. Some time afterwards, it was silenced and the expected 01:37 transmission was not sent.

01:19: The co-pilot was heard to say "All right, good night" to Malaysian air traffic control.

A few minutes later, the plane's transponder, which communicates with ground radar, was shut down as the aircraft crossed from Malaysian air traffic control into Vietnamese airspace over the South China Sea.

01:21: The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said the plane failed to check in as scheduled with air traffic control in Ho Chi Minh City.

02:15: Malaysian military radar plotted Flight MH370 at a point south of Phuket island in the Strait of Malacca, west of its last known location. Thai military radar logs also confirmed that the plane turned west and then north over the Andaman sea.

08:11: (00:11 GMT, 8 March) Seven hours after contact with air traffic control was lost, a satellite above the Indian Ocean picked up data from the plane in the form of an automatic "handshake" between the aircraft and a ground station.

This information, disclosed a week after the plane's disappearance, suggested the jet was in one of two flight corridors, one stretching north between Thailand and Kazakhstan, the other south between Indonesia and the southern Indian Ocean.

08:19: There is some evidence of a further "partial handshake" at this time between the plane and a ground station but experts are still working on analysing this data, the Malaysian transport minister said on 25 March.

09:15: (01:15 GMT) This would have been the next scheduled automatic contact between the ground station and the plane but there was no response from the aircraft.

What happened next?

The plane's planned route would have taken it north-eastwards, over Cambodia and Vietnam, and the initial search focused on the South China Sea, south of Vietnam's Ca Mau peninsula.

But evidence from a military radar, revealed later, suggested the plane had suddenly changed from its northerly course to head west. So the search, involving dozens of ships and planes, then switched to the sea west of Malaysia.

Further evidence revealed on Saturday 15 March by the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak suggested the jet was deliberately diverted by someone on board about an hour after takeoff.

After MH370's last communication with a satellite was disclosed, a week after the plane's disappearance, the search was expanded dramatically to nearly three million square miles, from Kazakhstan in the north to vast areas of the remote southern Indian Ocean.

Then, on 20 March, Australian search teams revealed they were investigating two objects spotted on satellite images in the southern Indian Ocean and sent long-range surveillance planes to the area, followed by further sightings. An Australian ship arrived in the area and further vessels are on their way.

At 1400 GMT on 24 March the Malaysian prime minister announced that following further analysis of satellite data it was beyond doubt that the plane had gone down in this part of the ocean.

This was based on Inmarsat and UK air accident investigators' analysis of the data relayed between the plane and ground station by satellite.

More potential debris was spotted by satellites but on 28 March the main search area was moved 1,100km (684 miles) to the north-east and closer to Australia, following further analysis of the speed of the plane and its maximum range.

Malaysian officials said that the debris could still be consistent with the new search area as ocean currents may have moved floating objects. However, no debris has yet been verified as being from the plane.

Who was on board?

Muhammad Razahan Zamani (bottom right), 24, and his wife Norli Akmar Hamid, 33, were on their honeymoon on the missing flight. The phone is being held by his stepsister, Arni Marlina

The 12 crew members were all Malaysian, led by pilots Captain Zaharie Ahmed Shah, 53 and 27-year-old co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid.

Police have searched their homes and a flight simulator has been taken from the captain's home and reassembled for examination at police headquarters.

It is now believed that co-pilot Hamid spoke the last words heard from the plane, "All right, good night" - but it it not clear whether this was before or after the Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) had been deliberately switched off.

There were 227 passengers, including 153 Chinese and 38 Malaysians, according to the manifest

. Seven were children.

Other passengers came from Iran, the US, Canada, Indonesia, Australia, India, France, New Zealand, Ukraine, Russia, Taiwan and the Netherlands.

Two Iranian men were found to be travelling on false passports. But further investigation revealed 19-year-old Pouria Nour Mohammad Mehrdad and Delavar Seyed Mohammadreza, 29 were headed for Europe via Beijing, and had no apparent links to terrorist groups.

Among the Chinese nationals was a delegation of 19 prominent artists who had attended an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia Airlines said there were four passengers who checked in for the flight but did not show up at the airport.

The family members of those on board were informed by in person, by phone and by text message on 24 March that the plane had been lost.

Satya Nadella - CEO, Microsoft

2014-02-07T11:08:00.001+05:30

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/ceo/index.html

Satya Nadella email to employees on first day as CEO

Feb. 04, 2014in

From: Satya Nadella
To: All Employees
Date: Feb. 4, 2014
Subject: RE: Satya Nadella – Microsoft’s New CEO

Today is a very humbling day for me. It reminds me of my very first day at Microsoft, 22 years ago. Like you, I had a choice about where to come to work. I came here because I believed Microsoft was the best company in the world. I saw then how clearly we empower people to do magical things with our creations and ultimately make the world a better place. I knew there was no better company to join if I wanted to make a difference. This is the very same inspiration that continues to drive me today.

It is an incredible honor for me to lead and serve this great company of ours. Steve and Bill have taken it from an idea to one of the greatest and most universally admired companies in the world. I’ve been fortunate to work closely with both Bill and Steve in my different roles at Microsoft, and as I step in as CEO, I’ve asked Bill to devote additional time to the company, focused on technology and products. I’m also looking forward to working with John Thompson as our new Chairman of the Board.

While we have seen great success, we are hungry to do more. Our industry does not respect tradition — it only respects innovation. This is a critical time for the industry and for Microsoft. Make no mistake, we are headed for greater places — as technology evolves and we evolve with and ahead of it. Our job is to ensure that Microsoft thrives in a mobile and cloud-first world.

As we start a new phase of our journey together, I wanted to share some background on myself and what inspires and motivates me.

Who am I?

I am 46. I’ve been married for 22 years and we have 3 kids. And like anyone else, a lot of what I do and how I think has been shaped by my family and my overall life experiences. Many who know me say I am also defined by my curiosity and thirst for learning. I buy more books than I can finish. I sign up for more online courses than I can complete. I fundamentally believe that if you are not learning new things, you stop doing great and useful things. So family, curiosity and hunger for knowledge all define me.

Why am I here?

I am here for the same reason I think most people join Microsoft — to change the world through technology that empowers people to do amazing things. I know it can sound hyperbolic — and yet it’s true. We have done it, we’re doing it today, and we are the team that will do it again.

I believe over the next decade computing will become even more ubiquitous and intelligence will become ambient. The coevolution of software and new hardware form factors will intermediate and digitize — many of the things we do and experience in business, life and our world. This will be made possible by an ever-growing network of connected devices, incredible computing capacity from the cloud, insights from big data, and intelligence from machine learning.

This is a software-powered world.

It will better connect us to our friends and families and help us see, express, and share our world in ways never before possible. It will enable businesses to engage customers in more meaningful ways.

I am here because we have unparalleled capability to make an impact.

Why are we here?

In our early history, our mission was about the PC on every desk and home, a goal we have mostly achieved in the developed world. Today we’re focused on a broader range of devices. While the deal is not yet complete, we will welcome to our family Nokia devices and services and the new mobile capabilities they bring us.

As we look forward, we must zero in on what Microsoft can uniquely contribute to the world. The opportunity ahead will require us to reimagine a lot of what we have done in the past for a mobile and cloud-first world, and do new things.

We are the only ones who can harness the power of software and deliver it through devices and services that truly empower every individual and every organization. We are the only company with history and continued focus in building platforms and ecosystems that create broad opportunity.

Qi Lu captured it well in a recent meeting when he said that Microsoft uniquely empowers people to "do more." This doesn’t mean that we need to do more things, but that the work we do empowers the world to do more of what they care about — get stuff done, have fun, communicate and accomplish great things. This is the core of who we are, and driving this core value in all that we do — be it the cloud or device experiences — is why we are here.

What do we do next?

To paraphrase a quote from Oscar Wilde — we need to believe in the impossible and remove the improbable.

This starts with clarity of purpose and sense of mission that will lead us to imagine the impossible and deliver it. We need to prioritize innovation that is centered on our core value of empowering users and organizations to “do more.” We have picked a set of high-value activities as part of our One Microsoft strategy. And with every service and device launch going forward we need to bring more innovation to bear around these scenarios.

Next, every one of us needs to do our best work, lead and help drive cultural change. We sometimes underestimate what we each can do to make things happen and overestimate what others need to do to move us forward. We must change this.

Finally, I truly believe that each of us must find meaning in our work. The best work happens when you know that it's not just work, but something that will improve other people's lives. This is the opportunity that drives each of us at this company.

Many companies aspire to change the world. But very few have all the elements required: talent, resources, and perseverance. Microsoft has proven that it has all three in abundance. And as the new CEO, I can’t ask for a better foundation.

Let’s build on this foundation together.

Satya

Satya Narayana Nadella is the chief executive officer of Microsoft. He was appointed CEO on 4 February 2014, succeeding Steve Ballmer. Previously, he was executive vice-president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group, responsible for building and running the company's computing platforms, developer tools and cloud services

Early life

Nadella was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, in a Telugu family to anIAS officer, B. N. Yugandhar, from Bukkapuram village in Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh. who was a member of the Planning Commission during 2004–2009 under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Satya attended the Hyderabad Public School in Begumpet before attaining a bachelor of engineering in electronics and communication degree from Manipal Institute of Technology, Mangalore University,Manipal, Karnataka.

After moving to the US, Nadella earned an MS in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Nadella played cricket when younger, and cites it as one of his hobbies today. Nadella has said, "I think playing cricket taught me more about working in teams and leadership that has stayed with me throughout my career."

Nadella said he "always wanted to build things." He knew that computer science was what he wanted to pursue.^[19] But that emphasis was not available at university. "And so it [electronic engineering] was a great way for me to go discover what turned out to become a passion," he says.

Career

Nadella worked with Sun Microsystems, as a member of its technology staff, prior to joining Microsoft in 1992.^[20]^[21]

Microsoft

Nadella worked as the senior vice-president of research and development (R&D) for the Online Services Division and vice-president of the Microsoft Business Division. Later, he was made the president of Microsoft's $19 billion Server and Tools Business and led a transformation of the company's business and technology culture from client services to cloud infrastructure and services. He has been credited for helping bring Microsoft's database, Windows Server and developer tools to its Azure cloud. The revenue from Cloud Services grew to $20.3 billion in June 2013 from $16.6 billion when he took over in 2011. Nadella's 2013 base salary is nearly $700,000, for a total compensation, with stock bonuses, of $7.6 million. Satya Nadella played a major role in Microsoft's transition to cloud computing.

Previous positions held by Nadella include:

President of the Server & Tools (9 February 2011 – February 2014)
Senior Vice-President of Research and Development for the Online Services Division (March 2007 – February 2011)
Vice-President of the Business Division
Corporate Vice-President of Business Solutions and Search & Advertising Platform Group
Executive Vice-President of Cloud and Enterprise group

On 4 February 2014, Nadella was announced as the new CEO of Microsoft, the third chief executive in the company's history.

Personal life

In 1992, Nadella married Anupama, daughter of his father's IAS batchmate, K.R. Venugopal. They have three children, a son and two daughters, and live in Bellevue, Washington.Nadella is an avid reader of American and Indian poetry, and also lovescricket. The sport was his passion growing up and he had played for his school's cricket team.

10 Things to Know About Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s New CEO

1. He was born in Hyderabad, India. And moved to the U.S. after graduating from Manipal University. That an immigrant will run this most American of companies is an inspiring story in itself.

2. He’s a longtime Microsoft insider. Nadella joined the company in 1992 from onetime Silicon Valley icon Sun Microsystems; he’s been a Microsoftie for well over half the company’s existence.

3. He’s an engineer. Unlike Steve Ballmer, who was an assistant product manager at Procter & Gamble before joining Microsoft in 1980, Nadella started out as a technologist. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Manipal University and a master’s in computer science from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

4. But also a business type. In addition to his technology-oriented degrees, he has a master’s in business administration from the University of Chicago.

5. He’s been promoted again and again. Among his other high-level positions before he was appointed executive vice president for the cloud and enterprise group last year: president of the server and tools business, senior VP of R&D for the online-services division, VP of the business division, senior VP of search, portal and advertising-platform group, VP of development for the business-solutions group, and general manager of consumer and commerce.

6. He’s currently responsible for a huge, largely invisible part of Microsoft’s business. Among the products Nadella heads up: Windows Azure, Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center and the software-development tools that are Microsoft’s original business, dating all the way back to 1975. Consumers have no reason to pay attention to these areas, but they’re thriving — a big reason why Microsoft just posted robust quarterly results despite the PC industry’s struggles and Windows Phone’s failure, so far, to make much of a dent in Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.

7. He’s played a major role in Microsoft’s transition to the cloud. The company’s very name references the era of software for microcomputers. But Nadella is leading its efforts to be just as good at Web-based services as it ever was at PC software — a battle at least as important to the company’s future as anything involving phones or tablets.

8. He does have some consumer background. Though Nadella’s career has skewed toward the business side of Microsoft, he’s also worked on some offerings used by folks in their personal lives, like the Bing search engine.

9. It’s not your imagination — he does have a low profile. Nadella is not exactly a hermit — Quartz’s Leo Mirani interviewed him about Microsoft’s future in December, when Nadella was already known to be a leading CEO candidate — but his focus on unglamorous-but-important products for business use means he shows up at public events less often than colleagues like Joe Belfiore of the Windows Phone team. (Presumably that will now change.) He also seems to have lost interest in Twitter.

10. We don’t know anything about his master plan. The fact that he’s a Microsoft longtimer might indicate he’s less likely to immediately attempt to impose massive change on the company than an outsider would have been. Or maybe not. And his background in business tools may or may not say anything about the company’s interest moving forward in consumer offerings like its Xbox gaming-and-entertainment platform. Stay tuned for more thoughts once Nadella starts to outline his vision for public consumption — and don’t be too surprised if that doesn’t happen immediately.

Here’s Microsoft’s first promotional video featuring Nadella:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8JwNZBJ_wI

AMCAT Sample Question Paper with Solutions

2013-11-26T20:38:00.002+05:30

Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Test(AMCAT)

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AMCAT SAMPLE PAPER

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1CTdjP0iA_cVWlSSkI5WXE5XzQ/edit

For solutions visit the following links -

English Paper -

http://allentrancepapersforyou.blogspot.in/2012/10/amcat-english-sample-papers.html#.UpS2jcSl7Os

Quantitative Aptitude - http://allentrancepapersforyou.blogspot.in/2012/10/amcat-quantitative-sample-aptitude.html#.UpSy8sSl7Os

Logical Reasoning - http://allentrancepapersforyou.blogspot.in/2012/10/amcat-logical-reasoning-paper.html#.UpSy7sSl7Os

Computer Programming - http://allentrancepapersforyou.blogspot.in/2012/10/amcat-sample-paper-for-computer.html#.UpSy6sSl7Os

Note : Please check the Comments section in every page for solutions.

B.Tech 1,2,3,4 Years (I,II Sem) Regular/Supple Exam Time Tables

2013-11-22T23:23:00.002+05:30

DOWNLOAD THE TIME TABLES FROM THE LINKS BELOW

R10

B.Tech 2-1 (R10)

B.Tech 2-2 (R10)

B.Tech 3-1 (R10)

B.Tech 3-2 (R10)

B.Tech 4-1 (R10)

R07

B.Tech 2-1 R07

B.Tech 2-2 (R07)

B.Tech 3-1 (R07)

B.Tech 3-2 (R07)

B.Tech 4-1 (R07)

I B.Tech (R07)

For other time tables visit,
http://forum.jntuworld.com/showthread.php?28957-JNTU-KAKINADA-B-Tech-amp-B-Pharmacy-1-2-3-4-Years-(I-II-Sem)-Regular-Supple-Examination-Time-Tables-(Dec-2013-Jan-2014)

Information On Leaving Of Two Subjects(8 Credits) For Award Of Degree JNTU-K

2013-11-21T20:21:00.000+05:30

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL JNTU-K (R10) NOTIFICATION
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7aVIhvd3cPaUW5UVkxmb202NUU

Q) What is the requirement to get the degree For R07 B.Tech Students ?
Ans:
As per B.Tech (R07) regulations, one of the academic requirement to award degree is that the student should secure 216 credits (out of 224 credits registered) with the compulsory subjects as listed below:
1. All the practical subjects
2. Industry oriented mini-project
3. Seminar
4. Project works.

The above statement says that u can leave any 2 theory subjects from 1,2,3,4 Years (I & II Sem) which carries 4 credits each. At most u can leave only 8 credits. But u need to clear all practical subjects (Labs), Mini & Major Project & Seminar.Sample CMM (after leaving 2 subjects) ==> http://i.imgur.com/BSrag.jpg

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICAL NOTIFICATION - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7aVIhvd3cPadmZhSEZVRW96VmM/

Q) Whats the Process to leave 2 subjects & get the degree ?
Ans : After official notification si released or after declaring 4-2 results, u need to fill the undertaking form & submit the same in ur respective college or else directly in JNTUK to get the CMM,PC within 1 to 2 working days.

Undertaking Form for JNTUK ==> http://goo.gl/aaepq

Q) When will JNTU release the notification for exception of 2 subjects ?
Ans : Within 2 to 3 days after declaring the 4-2 results. If not u can apply for exception of 2 subjects by using the previous notification which is issued for R07 regulation students.Q) Can i leave elective subjects ?
Ans : Yes u cane leave them under the exception of 2 subjects rule.Q) Can i Leave EDP (Drawing from 1st year) ?
Ans : Yes u can leave the EDP (Drawing) subject of 1st year as it is a theory subject for R07 students. Once conform the same from your college exam branch.Q) Can i leave 1st year subjects under the exception of 2 subjects rule ?
Ans : Yes u can leave 1st year subjects under exception of subjects rule to get the memos (CMM,PC,OD).
Q) Can B.Tech R07 Lateral Entry Students leave 2 subjects under the exception of 2 subjects rule?Ans : Yes they can.

Q) Can i leave the 1 or 2 subjects now itself & apply for the undertaking form ?
Ans : You can apply only after respective JNTU regions releases the notification on the exception of 2 subjects rule. (Which will be done within 2 to 3 days after declaring the results).

Q) What Does Practical subjects mean ?
Ans : Practical subjects are Labs in each semester.

Q) Can we leave lab based subjects (Theory subjects) ?
Ans : Yes u can leave lab based subjects as exception of 2 subjects.
Example : If a student of R07 regulation has a backlog in MICRO PROCESSOR Theory subject then he can leave that subject. But he can't leave the Micro Processor Lab.

Q) Does JNTU mention any FAIL or Star Mark in the certificates if i leave 1 or 2 subjects ?
Ans : For JNTU-KAKINADA students In the PC there will not be any indication of Fail. But on the concerned semester marks memo "Fail" will be indicated and also on Consolidated Marks Memo (CMM) "Fail" will appear for those one/two subjects.

Note: Star Mark(*) indicates that those 2 subjects marks are excluded while calculating the total %.

Q) If i clear all the subjects & secure 224 credits will i get any star mark in my CMM?
Ans : Yes u will get the star mark in the subjects in which u secured least marks. Star Mark indicates that those 2 subjects marks are excluded while calculating the total %. You can see a sample CMM from the below.

Sample CMM ==> http://i.imgur.com/murPi.jpg

Q) What is the Difference between the students who secured 216 credits & 224 credits?
Ans : For the students who secures 216 credits (failed/leaving 2 subjects) they will exclude those 2 subjects only in which he failed while calculating total %. where as for the students who secured 224 credits JNTU will exclude 2 subjects in which he/she secured least marks.

Sample CMM
Students Who cleared all subjects & Secured 224 credits ==> http://i.imgur.com/murPi.jpg
Students Who left 2 subjects & Secured 216 credits ==> http://i.imgur.com/BSrag.jpg

Q) What happens if i fail & leave those one/two subjects. Does it effect my carrier ?
Ans :

Many of the companies recruits only the students who does not have any active backlogs/arrears.
Suppose a CSE student fails in Operating Systems and Computer Organization courses and applies for a PC, this may affect in getting a job. An ECE student who failed in VLSI and DSP subjects may not get admission in M.Tech in VLSI/DSP specializations.Similarly for other branch students.
If a candidate is in urgency to submit the PC for Visa, for higher studies then he/she may apply for PC even they acquire 216 or 220 credits, because that may not affect them.
Therefore if there is no urgent requirement for PC, it is better, the students pass all the subjects and take PC. The students have the option to apply for PC at any time if it is required. They have to apply through 'Tatkal' if they require it immediately.

Q) I had applied for the CMM,PC by filling the undertaking form, can i attend for supple exams ?
Ans : No u can't attend for the supple exams of those subjects that u had applied in the exception of 2 subjects rule.

Q) What all the certificates/memos will be issued after 4-2 results ?
Ans : After declaring the results JNTUK will issue 4-2 Semester indiviual memo, CMM, PC & OD.

CMM: Consolidated Marks Memo/credit sheet (which contains marks of all years)
SAMPLE CMM ==> http://i.imgur.com/murPi.jpg

PC: Provisional Certificate
Sample PC screenshot is available in the below link. image is re-sized , Just click on it for the orginal resolution.
SAMPLE PC ==> http://i.imgur.com/PXPm1PT.jpg

OD:
JNTUK : U can apply for OD after notification is issued. (Which will be issued next year). If you are in a urgent need of OD then u can apply for OD in pre-convocation mode.

Sample OD @ http://i.imgur.com/SSV02yB.jpg

R10 students should secure 200 credits(out of 208 credits registered)

Note:
These guidelines and rules are for R07 students, there is a chance that the same will be applied to R10 students. The above information provides little knowledge and information regarding the queried topic. Hope this post helps..

All the above information is collected from different colleges exam branches & given according to our best knowledge. Do verify with your respective college exam branches/exam cell before u proceed further

Source - www.vijaya4all.blogspot.in

A R Rahman Live In Concert - Visakhapatnam,Kolkata,Jaipur,Ahmedabad

2013-07-30T18:16:00.000+05:30

What makes a live concert by AR Rahman special is its scale and grandeur that is rare to find amongst other Indian musicians. With his latest tour, called RahmanIshq — the title is a conceptual extension of his recent single Infinite Love — the music maestro will venture into cities that aren't the usual concert favourites. Starting with Sydney's Allphones Arena on August 24, the concert will tour Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam and Jaipur in October. He will joined by his team, comprising musicians such as Sukhwinder Singh, Javed Ali, Ranjit Barot, and Vijay Prakash among others.

The announcement was made by Rahman at a press conference in Mumbai on Monday night.

The tickets will be available from August 15.

The India schedule follows:

Kolkata

(Salt Lake Stadium, October 1)

Visakhapatnam

(Indira Priyadarshni Cricket Stadium, October 12)

Jaipur (Bhawani Niketan Education Trust, October 20)

Ahmedabad (Sardar Patel Stadium, October 27)

JNTU-KAKINADA : Question Paper Pattern, Distribution & Weightage of Marks [Theory & Practical Subjects] For R13 Regulation

2013-06-16T10:13:00.002+05:30

Distribution and weightage of Marks for all theory subjects:
The Assessment of a student’s performance shall be evaluated as suggested below:
1)For theory subjects the distribution shall be 30 marks for Internal Evaluation And 70 marks for the End - Examinations.

2)Out of 30 internal marks, the division shall be as shown below:

15 marks shall be assigned for subjective examination
5 marks for objective “On Line” examination
5 marks for tutorials
5 marks for Assignment

3) For theory subjects, during the semester there shall be 2 descriptive tests. Each test shall consist of 90 minutes duration for 30 marks. . Each descriptive question paper shall contain 3 questions for 30 marks. The descriptive examination marks for 30 shall be scaled for 15. The best of the two tests shall be taken for internal assessment. The first test is to be conducted from 1-3 units and second test in 4-6 units of each semester.

4) For theory subjects, during the semester there shall be 2 objective online tests. Each test shall consist of 20 minutes duration for 20 marks. . Each Objective question paper shall contain 20 objective type questions for 20 marks. The Objective examination marks for 20 shall be scaled for 5. The best of the two tests shall be taken for internal assessment. The first test is to be conducted from 1-3 units and second test in 4-6 units of each semester.

5) For theory subjects, during the semester there shall be a minimum of 10 tutorial classes conducted covering the complete syllabus of each subject. There shall be continuous evaluation of each tutorial and the final evaluation shall be for 5 marks. A record of conduction and evaluation of the tutorials for each subject shall be maintained.

6) For theory subjects, during the semester there shall be a minimum of 6 assignments covering the complete syllabus of each subject. There shall be continuous evaluation of each assignment and the final evaluation shall be for 5 marks. A record of conduction and evaluation of the assignments for each subject shall be maintained.

7) For theory subjects, there shall be an end semester examination for 70 marks. The question paper shall contain 6 questions, out of which the first question shall be compulsory. All the questions, including the compulsory question, shall contain the entire syllabus. The student shall answer 4 questions, including the compulsory question. The compulsory question shall carry 22 marks and the remaining questions shall carry 16 marks each. Each question may consist of sub divisions as per convenience.

Distribution and weightage of Marks for all Design / Drawing subjects:
The Assessment of a student’s performance shall be evaluated as suggested below: For the subject having design and / or drawing, (such as Engineering Drawing, Machine Drawing), the distribution shall be 30 marks for internal evaluation and 70 marks for end semester examination. There shall be two internal tests in a Semester and the best of the two shall be considered for the award of marks for internal tests.

1) Out of 30 internal marks, the marks shall be awarded as follows:

Day to day work 20
10 marks to be awarded by conducting an internal mid examination.

2) The external examination shall be conducted for 70 marks.

For subject like engineering drawing the pattern of external examination shall be similar to theory examination.
For subjects like Machine Drawing, external examination pattern shall be as mentioned below:
Part-I: Should contain 3 questions out of which 2 must be answered for 20 marks.
Part-II: Assembly drawing should contain 50 marks which is compulsory.

Distribution and weightage of Marks for all Practical Subjects:
The Assessment of a student’s performance shall be evaluated as suggested below: For practical subjects there shall be continuous evaluation during the semester for 25 internal marks and 50 marks for end semester examination.
1) Out of 25 internal marks, 15 marks shall be awarded as follows:
- Day to day work 10 Marks
- Record-5 marks and
- 10 marks to be awarded by conducting an internal laboratory test
2) The external examination shall be conducted for 50 marks and shall be awarded as follows:
- Procedure for conducting the experiment – 10 marks
- Viva-voce – 10 marks
- Calculation and result – 30 marks

Google's Project Loon : Internet through Balloon

2013-06-15T19:53:00.000+05:30

Google Balloon Internet

Google Project Loon is using Balloon powered internet access to distribute internet access to remote areas of New Zealand. The amazing new Google’s project Loon is an effort to grant internet access to everyone across the globe, wherever they are – in jungles, mountains or any remote areas where you can imagine in future.

This amazing feat is achieved by floating hundreds of balloons into the sky, which will rise to heights at the edge of the space, at altitudes even much higher than at which airplanes fly. Loon Balloon internet subscribers have an antenna in their building which connects to the balloon internet network, while they continue to fly across the sky.

The Google balloon have already started flying…

Intelligent software predicts wind speeds and controls balloon movement. It is powered by solar panels and uses this renewable energy to charge the battery at night.

Each balloon covers a 40 km area and provides internet speeds equivalent to 3G net speeds. Google has launched 30 balloons, and started testing Project Loon with a select group of pilot testers in Christchurch and Canterbury in New Zealand.

So if you spot this balloon antenna below in your neighborhood, you can be sure they are subscribing to Google balloon internet. They are inviting New Zealanders looking to test the balloon internet and you can request an invite.

Project Loon : The Technology

Internships Mandatory for all Engineering Students

2013-05-28T10:41:00.001+05:30

The All India Council for Technical Education has made it mandatory for all engineering students to undergo internships to up employability levels. AICTE chairman SS Mantha said the initiative was part of the national employability enhancement mission (NEEM).

At the regional workshop on 'AICTE-CII Survey of Industry-Linked Technical Institutes 2013' on Friday, Mantha said the idea of NEEM was "not to create jobs, but to improve employability". Students in the fifth, sixth and seventh semesters will have to do an internship for anything from three to 24 months. The AICTE is coming up with a plan to register external agencies who can liaise with industry to get internships for students. The registration process will begin in mid-June. "There will be no guarantee for jobs, but students will become employable," he added.

AICTE has also signed a memorandum of understanding with BSNL to train third and fourth year engineering students in communication and related fields at 43 training centres across the country. The AICTE will pay for the training to the colleges, which will direct the funds to BSNL. "BSNL has some of the best training centres with world class equipment," Mantha said. The students will undergo 400 hours of training at the centres. Similar collaborations are being worked out in other disciplines of engineering with micro, small and medium enterprises, Mantha said.

Another initiative, also under NEEM, to reward and challenge students with potential is the 'Student Innovation Promotion Scheme'. Four regional-level workshops will be conducted, and 10,000 to 15,000 students will be invited to one of them, to work on projects on the spot. MSMEs will be asked to evaluate the project and selected students will be pushed to the next level of design or technology.

The AICTE also plans to start a placement portal to link students with industry. Students will be able to upload their biodata in a set format, and industry will be able to search for applicants that meet their requirements. A research portal where all projects by UG and PG students will be put up is also being planned. Both portals will have links on the AICTE website.

Source : TOI

Google Vs. Microsoft

2013-05-21T21:19:00.003+05:30

Microsoft has made a lot of noise recently with their “Scoogled” campaign, accusing Google of taking every bit of information they can get their hands on – your searches, your emails, your IM’s, etc and storing it and using it. They use it to give you ads; they use it to track your interests; they use it to “turn you into the product”, to use the accepted phrase of the day. Microsoft’s counter is to try and turn your fears into Google-phobia. They’re trying to scare you away from Google.

And it’s kind of…what’s the word? Oh yeah, stupid.

Because what Microsoft doesn’t address in this campaign is the fact that, anecdotally anyway, in many ways Google is better than Microsoft’s equivalent services.

Google It

Google search is far and away Google’s bread and butter. They’ve been doing it forever. So long, in fact that “Google It” has replaced “Look it up” in modern vernacular. Now, I know what you’re thinking – just because they’ve been doing something for forever doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. Except in this case, it does. Google’s search results are very simple, very clear, and very refined, almost to the point of anticipating your needs.

Microsoft counters with Bing. Bing is pretty. Which is great if you fancy form over function. Bing’s results, at least in my experience, are rarely any more accurate or easy. So I stepped up to the plate. . I took the Google vs. Bing challenge and in a blind test of 5 searches, I chose Google over Bing twice, with two draws. Close, Microsoft. And I’m not saying that’s the definitive litmus test. But…

“Let’s Bing it”
–No one. Ever.

Maps are another area where Microsoft falls short. For me this is actually a closer horse race than searches. But in the end, I prefer the Google mapping experience. Microsoft does offer a very nice “Bird’s Eye view” which is similar to Google’s 45 degree view, but in thus case Microsoft offered it first, and they also offer the option to rotate the 45 degree view. There are just some things that aren’t clear from straight up. So in the specific case of wanting the 45 degree view, advantage Microsoft. But that’s pretty much where Microsoft’s reign comes to an end.

Remember, in this case, we’re talking about Bing Maps, not Nokia Here. Turn-by-turn directions on Google have a much better user interface, both in browser and on mobile. But where Google truly trumps Bing is in information gathering for those maps. Namely, traffic and business searching. I can relate numerous tales of when I have sat in a parking lot in front of an empty dark storefront clutching my Lumia (whichever) and cursing the gods of Bing. I have stopped by more closed (permanently) stores and restaurants than OSHA and the health inspector combined.

If you’re wondering who OSHA is, Google it. See what I did there?

At least Microsoft has the prettier logo…

Don’t Shoot The Messenger

Finally, I saved Microsoft’s biggest ball drop for last. Messaging and video chat. Microsoft picked up Skype two years ago, and never really did anything with it. At the same time Apple was rolling out Face Time – except of course to AT&T customers, Microsoft seemed to be searching for it’s own FaceTime type thing. The difference is, when Microsoft bought Skype, they just let it sit there. Like “Hey everyone, here’s Skype. Use it. Please?”

In some circles, Skype is a great way to go, especially for video chat. We at Pocketnow use it all the time. But now, Google has pushed out Hangouts, the artist formerly known as “Talk”, which allows for video conferencing with multiple parties, with future SMS and Google voice integration, which trumps the video/text of Skype. What’s more, Google has integrated it into Google Plus and Android, making it available to everyone, no extra app downloading necessary. Microsoft on the other hand, integrated Facebook chat into their OS-level messenger platform but not their own product, Skype.

‘Absurd’, Party of One. Your table is ready.

Having said that, while it can be argued that Google has handled their messenger services better, it cannot be said definitively that Hangouts are “better” than Skype. At this point, it’s really too early to tell whether Hangouts are better, because hangouts are about a week old at this point and we can’t hedge our bets against promises of future upgrades (right Palm?). So in terms of the messaging service itself, we’ll call it a draw. But the fact that Google did not rest on their laurels and have made significant inroads with Hangouts, while Microsoft has almost forgotten that Skype exists means the advantage will likely be Google’s very soon.

Of course, a lot of this is anecdotal and subjective. “Better” is hard to quantify. But it still stands that while Google has continued to innovate and push their respective services forward, Microsoft has never really done that, relying instead of gimmicky marketing and schoolyard name calling. Shocking that Microsoft has fallen behind with that model, no?

So I’ve told you my stories. How about yours? Any Microsoft love out there? Anybody Bing it on the regular? Sound off in the comments and let us know your success and/or failure stories.

Bookies provided women to Sreesanth, Chandila (IPL spot-fixing)

2013-05-18T09:20:00.000+05:30

It was learnt that two bookies, Manan and Chand, "arranged" women for Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila on at least three occasions.

In a sensational revelation it was learnt that the Rajasthan Royals players, who were allegedly involved in spot-fixing in IPL, were supplied with women by the bookies.

According to TV reports, the transcript of the taped conversations between the players and the bookies revealed that the bookies used to arrange women for those players involved in spot-fixing.

It was learnt that two bookies, Manan and Chand, "arranged" women for Sreesanth and Ajit Chandila on at least three occasions.

It was also reported that when S Sreesanth was arrested from a Mumbai hotel, he was found along with a girl in his hotel room.

The transcript also revealed that another player who is not involved in spot-fixing also availed the escort service provided by the bookies.

On Thursday paceman S Sreesanth and two other bowlers belonging to the Rajasthan Royals IPL team who were arrested for spot-fixing, received up to Rs 60 lakh for one over for giving away runs as per arrangements with bookies with underworld connections abroad.

The sensational arrests of the three players in the early hours of the morning on Thursday in Mumbai by the Special Cell of Delhi Police has cast a shadow over the ongoing IPL tournament and the players have been suspended by the BCCI.

At a crowded press conference here, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said that the Special Cell had hundreds of hours of recordings of phone conversations between the players and bookies, 14 of whom have also been arrested. More arrests are on the anvil but the role of no other player, Indian or foreign, has come to light.

The players and bookies, who have been brought to Delhi, have been charged under section 420 (cheating) and 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) but they are also likely to be booked under the stringent MCOCA, Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, which could land them in jail without bail and their confessions before a DCP level officer will be admissible in court.

Kumar gave a detailed account of the conversations that took place between bookies and the arrested Rajasthan Royals players -- Sreesanth and spinners Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.

Kumar revealed explosive details of the modus operandi followed by bookies and the cricketers, giving audio-visual proof of three IPL matches which were manipulated.

Kumar revealed how bookies gave the caught players specific approval codes which were used to signify a compromised over during the matches.

JNTU-Kakinada : Change In Syllabus & Examination Question Paper Pattern From 2013-14 Academic Year Onwards

2013-05-17T09:44:00.000+05:30

JNTU-KKD : 7 Question Will Be Asked Out Of Which 5 Should Be Answered. 1 Question Will Be Marked To Be Answered Compulsorily.

This Pattern Was Proposed To Make The Student Learn All The Units For The Better Understanding Of The Subject. These Changes Will Be Brought Into Effect For The Batches Joining In 2013-14 Academic Year (Next Academic Year B.Tech Joining Batch Will Have This Type of Question Paper)

Source : Eenadu,Main Edition(6th Page), 13th May, 2013

Top Ten Songs (India) - 2013 | Songs You Must Hear !

2013-05-16T00:31:00.001+05:30

BOLLYWOOD Chartbuster Albums - Aashiqui 2,Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

1-Tum hi ho Aashiqui 2

Watch the Full Song here :

Badtameez Dil
Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

Sun Raha Hai
Aashiqui 2

Balam Pickari

Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani

Slowly Slowly
Go Goa Gone

Chahun Main Ya Na
Aashiqui 2

Saadi Galli Aaja
Nautanki Saala

Piya Aaye Na
Aashiqui 2

Babli Badmash
Shootout at Wadala

Laila
Shootout at Wadala

For the videos of the above songs visit : http://www.youtube.com/user/tseries

Source - Radiomirchi
TAMIL
Chartbuster Albums - Mariyaan,
EthirNeechal,
NH4

Song Title

Last Week

Peak Position

Weeks On Chart

Chart Movement

Nenje Yezhu
Mariyaan

Come Na Come
Soodhu Kavvum

-1

Ethir Neechal
Ethir Neechal

Boomi Enna Suthudhe
Ethir Neechal

-1

Yaaro Ivan
Udhayam NH4

-3

Aaha Kaadhal Konji Pesudhe
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal

-2

Stop The Paatu
Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal

Kasu Panam
Soodhu Kavvum

Velicha Poove
Ethir Neechal

-2

Ora Kannala
Udhayam NH4

TOLLYWOOD
Chartbuster Albums -
Gunde Jaari Gallanthayinde
Iddarammayilatho,
Greeku Veerudu

Song Title

Last Week

Peak Position

Weeks On Chart

Chart Movement

GUNDE JAARI
GUNDEJAARI GALLANTHAIYINDE
TIMES MUSIC

BANTHI POOLA JANAKI
BAADSHAH
ADITYA MUSIC

VIOLIN SONG
IDDARAMMAYILATHO
ADITYA MUSIC

NEW ENTRY

NEELAAKASHAMLO
SUKUMARUDU
ADITYA MUSIC

-1

I HATE LOVE STORIES
GREEKU VEERUDU
ADITYA MUSIC

O NAADU WASHINGTON
GREEKU VEERUDU
ADITYA MUSIC

NEELA YAVARU
SWAMY RARA
SAREGAMA

-2

RUN RUN
IDDARAMMAYILATHO
ADITYA MUSIC

NEW ENTRY

NEVINNADI NIJAMENA
GREEKU VEERUDU
ADITYA MUSIC

-3

DAIMOND GIRL
BAADSHAH
ADITYA MUSIC

-3

JNTU-KAKINADA : 1 To 4 Years B.Tech (R10) Syllabus Books

2013-05-07T08:57:00.000+05:30

Download Links :-

B.Tech 1st Year (1-1 & 1-2 Semester Syllabus) : http://jwfiles.net/jfsdpmwx9ufo/R10_B.Tech._I_Year_Course_Structure___Syllabus-jntuworld.com.doc.html

B.Tech 2nd Year (2-1 & 2-2 Semester Syllabus) :
CSE - http://jwfiles.net/i0fjk3ukzw4s/B.Tech_CSE__-II_YEAR.R10.pdf.html

CIVIL - http://jwfiles.net/jn0n10xy8nie/B.Tech_Civil_Engineering__-II_YEAR.R10.pdf.html

ECE - http://jwfiles.net/86g0rbl0tpsv/B.Tech_ECE_-II_YEAR.R10_Students.pdf.html

EEE - http://jwfiles.net/fuaqhd76sd7p/B.Tech_EEE_-II_YEAR_R10_JWFILES.pdf.html

MECH - http://jwfiles.net/ipwft6sfs9en/B.Tech_Mechanical_Engineering__-II_YEAR.R10.pdf.html

Other Branches - http://forum.jntuworld.com/showthread.php?6147-JNTU-KAKINADA-1-To-4-Years-B-Tech-B-Pharmacy-(R10-Regulation)-Course-Structure-Syllabus-amp-Academic-Regulations

B.Tech 3-1,4-1 Semester (R10) Syllabus :

http://forum.jntuworld.com/showthread.php?6147-JNTU-KAKINADA-1-To-4-Years-B-Tech-B-Pharmacy-(R10-Regulation)-Course-Structure-Syllabus-amp-Academic-Regulations

`PSY-GENTLEMAN` Lyrics with English Translation

2013-04-26T16:56:00.002+05:30

The song maintains Psy's K-pop electro style and Korean/English lyrics that made "Gangnam Style" such as monster hit among the populace: the video for "Gangnam Style" reached over 1.5 billion views on YouTube. The lyrics are classic Psy with a line that is sure to be repeated by many fans of the Korean rapper. And, of course, there is a new dance for many to try to imitate. Lyrics to "Gentleman" are below for those who want to sing along:

Original Lyrics:

Alagamun-lan, weh, wakun, heya, hanun, gon
Alagamun-lan, weh, makun, heya, hanun, gon
Alagamun-lan, ari, gari, hanon, kari, he
Alagamun-lan, we-like, we like party, hey
Ichiba, varriya, is hara moru, mashi sondori, yama, varriya
Yougun, pegi, tur, equa, machen, varriya
Noga, onku, pega, haga, kunge, nande, varriya
Damn girl, you’re so freakin sexy

I-I-I I’m a, I-I-I I’m a
I-I-I I’m a, mother-father-gentleman

Alagamun-lan, weh, mikuneya, hana, gon
Alagamun-lan. weh, sikuneya, hana, gon
Alagamun-lan, pali, pali, wasa, nelly, neh
Alagamun-lan, nali, nali, nasa, pali, hee
Ichiba, varaniya, nori, moli, holy, daddy, chunga, ri
Varriya, get feeling, feeling good, brutake
Varriya, gachu, gunya, sorinage, sorinage
Varriya, damn girl, I’mma party, morphine

I-I-I I’m a, I-I-I I’m a
I-I-I I’m a, mother-father-gentleman

Gonna make you sweat
Gonna make you wet
You know who I am, west side
Gonna make you sweat
Gonna make you wet
You know who I am, west side

I-I-I I’m a, I-I-I I’m a
I-I-I I’m a, mother-father-gentleman

Full Translation:

I don't know if you know why it needs to be hot
I don't know if you know why it needs to be clean
I don't know if you know, it'll be a problem if you're confused
I don't know if you know but we like, we we we like to party

Hey there
If I'm going to introduce myself
I'm a cool guy with courage, spirit and craziness
What you wanna hear, what you wanna do is me
Damn! Girl! You so freakin sexy!

Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman
I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman

I don't know if you know why it needs to be smooth
I don't know if you know why it needs to be sexy
I don't know if you know darling, hurry and come be crazy
I don't know if you know, it's crazy, crazy, hurry up

Hey there
Your head, waist, legs, calves
Good! Feeling feeling? Good! It's soft
I'll make you gasp and I'll make you scream
Damn! Girl! I'm a party mafia!

Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a...
Ah Ah Ah Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman
I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman

Gonna make you sweat.
Gonna make you wet
You know who I am Wet PSY

Gonna make you sweat.
Gonna make you wet.
You know who I am
Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! Wet PSY! PSY! PSY! PSY!
Ah I'm a mother father gentleman

I'm a, ah I'm a
I'm a mother father gentleman
I'm a, ah I'm a, I'm a mother father gentleman

Mother father gentleman

B.Tech 3-1(R10) Supply Exam Time Table

2013-04-15T08:12:00.001+05:30