NEXUS- LINKING YOU

"Logorama" : Oscar Nominated Short Film (Animated)

2010-02-18T22:34:00.005+05:30

"Logorama", an Oscar nominated animation short film is about the World of Brands that we are living in.The movie displays how the world is completely flooded with Logos of the brands and how our everyday life is hijacked by them that we cant escape their fury.

After watching the movie we get to understand that, right from the time we get up to the time we go to sleep we are surrounded by brands and logos.Every thing we do in our daily life from eating breakfast to lunch and dinner,from working in a company to taking a vacation, shopping to entertainment is associated with a brand and a logo. Every decision we take is based on them.They govern our life, making us choose them instead of we choosing them. They are a way of life.

"who says that we are in control"??....we are what the brands make us do!

MacBook Air: World's thinnest Laptop

2008-01-16T22:18:00.000+05:30

Apple launches it's ultra thin notebook 'MacBook Air'.It is uber thin.

Features if MacBook Air:

Height:0.16-0.76 inch (0.4-1.94 cm)
Width:12.8 inches (32.5 cm)
Depth:8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
Weight:3.0 pounds (1.36 kg)

Intel Core 2 Duo processor
1.6 GHz
2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM onboard
80GB 4200-rpm Parallel ATA hard disk drive
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT LED backlit display
Built-in iSight camera
Multi functional touch pad(pinch in pinch out etc)
No CD ROM

Courtesy: Apple.com

World's cheapest Laptop @ Rs 13,990

2008-01-16T22:01:00.000+05:30

After the TATA NANO, HCL is ready to shake the market with its world's cheapest laptop called MiLEAP X - My internet Leap. The notebook or leaptop as HCL puts it runs on Linux operating system, has a 7-inch LCD screen and weighs about 1 kg.

HCL also launched the MiLEAP Y with Windows Vista operating system at Rs 29,990.

Both the models have network ports, are Wi-Fi ready, have the option for data card.

Courtesy: financialexpress.com

Top 3 F1 team cars for 2008

2008-01-15T19:35:00.000+05:30

Ferrari launched their 2008 F1 car.

McLaren unveiled their MP4-23.

BMW Sauber

No country for old men(Probable oscar nominee)

2008-01-14T13:41:00.000+05:30

No country for old men is a novel by Cormac McCarthy and really starts well with the voice of Tommy Lee Jones which builds up quite nicely for the rest of the movie.

Movie is nicely made with a very simple story. Story line grips us but completely makes us wander at the end. The movie ends abruptly and the last twenty minutes has nothing to offer.

Few of the scenes are really interesting and make us sit on the edge of the seat but offers a unique kind of comedy at times.

P.S - There is no background music but it does wonders and some how it intensifies few of the scenes brilliantly.

Force India drivers line up

2008-01-11T22:13:00.000+05:30

Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil to lead team Force India in its debut season. Liuzzi confirmed for test and reserve driver role for Force India.

courtesy: forceindiaf1.com

TATA NANO: world's cheapest car

2008-01-11T21:45:00.000+05:30

The people's car is priced at 1 lakh Rupees i.e $2500/£1,300.
Top speed: 70km/hr
Engine rear-mounted 623cc, 33bhp multipoint fuel injection engine
Transmission continuous variable transmission
Fuel consumption 50mpg
Body sheet metal with crumple zones
Extras air conditioning and airbag optional. No radio, no power steering, one windscreen wiper

Atonement movie review (Probable Oscar Nominee )

2008-01-04T14:17:00.001+05:30

Atonement is based on a british novel and is one of the contenders for best picture academy award.

The movie starts well with interestingly film-making and stupendous background score. The story grips you for a half an hour with subjects like love,cheating, crime and misunderstanding. Slowly the story is dragged to last ten minutes of some relief atlast.

Though the movie fails to make an impact, the performances of the actors is above par.

Atonement is only watchable once and I do not see a chance of it wining the academy award for best picture this year.

Trailer:

Hollywood movies to watch out for in 2008!

2008-01-03T14:17:00.001+05:30

Incredible hulk
Rambo
Indiana jones 4
The dark knight
Cloverfield
10,000 B.C
One missed call
Scary movie 5
21

Kevin marries his pop singer girl friend

2007-12-31T18:41:00.000+05:30

England star batsman Kevin pietersen got married to his pop singer girlfriend Jessica taylor on sunday.

Pietersen had spent the night before the wedding enjoying a quiet meal
with his family and best man, England colleague Darren Gough, 37, in a
private room at the hotel

The guests list include Michael Vaughan, England one-day captain Paul Collingwood, fast bowler Matthew Hoggard and veteran wicketkeeper Paul Nixon

Six pack myth

2007-12-30T12:34:00.000+05:30

Few basic and quintessential things to get the most coveted six pack abs

1. Loose Fat

Exercising is important but a good diet is very important for loosing all the fat.

2. Over all work out

Do not just focus on abs, instead focus on the whole body workout like biceps,triceps etc. Do not waste too much time on training the abs.

3. Increase the metabolic rate

Stessing on the over all workout helps in increasing the metabolic rate which inturn helps in reducing the fat.

4. Take Vitamins and protein

Food which is highly rich in vitamins and protein should be taken.

Force India, Formula one team

2007-12-25T11:21:00.000+05:30

Dr. Vijay Mallya together with the Mol family has established a joint-venture company called Orange India Holdings (OIH). OIH acquired Spyker Cars N.V formerly Midland F1 Racing and before that Jordan Grand Prix in Ocober 2007. Post approval of the FIA, the team has now been renamed as the Force India Formula One team

Force India Formula One team is a representation of the new young fast paced global Indians and F1 fans from across the world.

The team’s journey will start with the 2008 season, at the Melbourne Grand Prix when the team’s newly designed livery, will be launched on track for the first time.

Courtesy: forceindiaf1.com

Steps to reduce Jet lag

2007-12-24T11:02:00.000+05:30

Few are lucky not to be affected by Jet lag but most of us do suffer from it. Avoiding Jet lag is not very hard, infact it is very simple and few of the simple steps to reduce Jet lag are:

1. Pre-flight activites

Make sure everything is in order and in normal conditions. Do not make yourself stressed out. Get plenty of exercise and avoid sickness like flu.

2. Drink lot of water

Keeping yourself hydrated is most important. The humidity in the aircraft hovers around 15%.Compare that with the humidity in the world’s driest place, the Atacama Desert, where it hovers around 16%.

3. Reset your internal clock.

The moment the flight attendants announce the time in your new destination, set your watch. This makes it easier to force yourself to stay awake if you’re arriving in the evening or to catch a nap if you’re arriving in the morning.

4. Take a nap before you leave

Try to sleep well and avoid sleeping too much or too less on the flight.

5. Eat carefully

Pressurized cabins can have odd effects on your gastro intestinal system.

6. Keep moving

Blood clots are a serious health threat on long flights. Force yourself to get up and move around the cabin on a regular basis. Flex your legs and rotate your ankles while you’re seated. Do knee bends and spend layovers walking through the airport.

7. Warm up.

Elevating your temperature can help reset your circadian rhythms (day/night cycles). Exercising, grabbing a sauna or relaxing in a warm bath helps that process.

Che Guevara

2007-12-18T18:32:00.000+05:30

We might have seen this person in the pic many times and wonder who he is?

He is Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, El Che or just Che was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.

As a young man studying medicine, Guevara travelled rough throughout South America, bringing him into direct contact with the impoverished conditions in which many people lived. His experiences and observations during these trips led him to the conclusion that the region's socio-economic inequalities could only be remedied by socialism through revolution, prompting him to intensify his study of Marxism and travel to Guatemala to learn about the reforms being implemented there by President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán.

While in Mexico in 1956, Guevara joined Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement, which seized power from the regime of the dictator General Fulgencio Batista in Cuba in 1959. In the months after the success of the revolution, Guevara was assigned the role of "supreme prosecutor", overseeing the public show trials and executions of hundreds of military and civilian leaders associated with the previous regime.After serving in various important posts in the new government and writing a number of articles and books on the theory and practice of guerrilla warfare, Guevara left Cuba in 1965 with the intention of fomenting revolutions first in Congo-Kinshasa, and then in Bolivia, where he was captured in a military operation supported by the CIA and the U.S. Army Special Forces.Guevara was summarily executed by the Bolivian Army in the town of La Higuera near Vallegrande on October 9, 1967.

After his death, Guevara became an icon of socialist revolutionary movements and a cultural icon worldwide. An Alberto Korda photo of him has received wide distribution and modification, appearing on t-shirts, protest banners, and in many other formats. The Maryland Institute College of Art called this picture "the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century."

Narain Karthikeyan rolls

2007-12-17T11:36:00.000+05:30

Narain Karthikeyan has another win in his kitty but this time its A1GP race at Zhuhai (China), which makes him the first Indian to ever win an A1GP race.With this win he has won all the major races except the F1.

"Things are happening in F1 and a win in A1GP came at the right time.This has come as a much deserved victory for the team and is good for my confidence," said Narain.

Narain started third on the starting grid had two very good pit-stops overtaking New Zealand's Reid in the second pit-stop and went flat out to the chequered flag."We had excellent pit stops that really paid off and contributed to our victory. It is early in the season and we have already secured points and now have a win. I look forward to racing the rest of the season and bringing home more victories," added Narain.

pictures: a1.gpupdate.net

Two Indians killed in Lousiana Campus

2007-12-15T11:39:00.000+05:30

Two Indian PhD students from Louisiana State University campus at Baton Rouge were killed on Saturday morning and the New york police are looking for three or four young “black” males in connection with the murder.

31yr old Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma and 33yr old Kiran Kumar Allam were found shot dead in the latter’s apartment.Each were shot one bullet in the head.The double murder came to light when Allam's pregnant wife found the bodies and made a distress call to the university authorities, said Swati Badgi K Rao, Cultural Secretary of Indian Students' Association in the US.

Allam was from Hyderabad and was pursuing a doctoral degree in chemistry.Allam was the son of noted Telugu author Allam Rajaiah while Komma belonged to Kurnool and was studying biology.

Source: IBNLIVE.com

Shane Warne,highest paid in IPL

2007-12-15T10:32:00.000+05:30

Shane Warne will be the highest paid cricketer in the BCCI-sponsored Indian Premier League (IPL) with USD 400,000. His retired fellow mate Glenn McGrath and Mohammad Yousuf will earn USD 350,000 and USD 330,000 respectively.

Former Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming has been offered USD 350,000 while 10 other cricketers were offered in the USD 225,000.Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar (USD 225,000) and captain Shoaib Malik (USD 300,000) have also confirmed their participation in the league along with retired Sri Lankan star SanathJayasuriya.Muttiah Muralitharan has also been offered 250,000 dollars.

BCCI is in talks with australian captain Ricky Ponting and wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist and the board did not disclose the names of any Indian cricketers who have been offered the contract.

How about day & night Test match?

2007-12-14T13:57:00.000+05:30

To meet the global audiences demands and interests, cricket is being modified and Twenty20 is the best example for it.

Now cricket Austalia is all set to revolutionize test cricket making it day and night.Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said,"we can have few trail day and night test cricket and maybe before the end of the decade".

Many of the cricket lovers may be dissapointed with this idea which looses the 130 year old legacy but administrators hope it may tap the needs of the growing audiences.

The matches can be scheduled in between 2pm-9pm or 3pm-10pm which may entertain many audiences to watch it on tv too. This will definitely help many cricket lovers throughout the planet watching on TV.

But there is a catch. The ball which can be seen in the night and which can endure for long time is the biggest problem, says one of the officials.

Source:timesofindia

Dus kahaniyan

2007-12-13T11:37:00.000+05:30

Experimental and something new in the Indian cinema. Ten stories in one movie. Each story lasts for about ten minutes. The movie boasts of six directors,ten stories and one cineamtic journey.

Sounds exciting but the movie fails to impress on the whole. The best among the lot comes at the last. The last 3 stories stand out and makes us appreciate few things, the 3 stories include - (Shabana Azmi and Naseerudin Shah's - Rice plate,Nana patekar's - Gubbare,Sanjay dutt and Sunil Shetty's - Rise and fall).

Dus kahaniyan is worth a watch for these three stories.

Rating: 3/10

Indi test squad for Aussie tour

2007-12-13T11:14:00.000+05:30

BCCI announces 16-member Test squad for four-match Australia tour.

Pankaj Singh and Virendra Sehwag has been included for the series.

India team will leave for Australia on December 17 and will play their first tour match on December 20.

Squad:

Wasim Jaffer, Virendra Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Saurav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(wk), Dinesh Karthik, Anil Kumble (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Pankaj Singh, Ishant Sharma and Irfan Pathan.

Sunday inspired from telugu film

2007-12-12T12:45:00.002+05:30

Rohit shetty, the director of the susprise hit 'GOLMAAL' is back with his new movie "SUNDAY".

Golmaal was a inspired from of a telugu movie "Appu chesi pappu kudu" and now Sunday seems to be inspired from another telugu movie "Anukokunda oka roju".

Rohit sheety definitely has one eye on Tollywood.

Alonso ties with Renault: Reports

2007-12-10T17:47:00.000+05:30

A spanish newspaper claims that Fernando Alonso is all set to agree the Renault deal for 2008 season. The deal makes him the highest paid in Formula one overtaking the current world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari.

Brazilian rookie Nelson Piquet Jr will be his team-mate, while Alonso's initially two-year contract - estimated at $50m per season - will assign him minimal sponsor commitments, contain an 'exit' clause, as well as clear number one status.

Beowulf 3D takes you to new high

2007-12-07T23:49:00.000+05:30

If you are in Hyderabad consider yourself lucky to experience the magic of Beowulf 3D on the big screen, If you not then make an attempt to come by coz you are missing something. In a line Beowulf 3D takes you to a new high.

Its a 2 hours breathe taking joy ride with completely amazing life like animation and And..... 2 hours 3D MOVIE.

Beowulf boasts of some big names like Ray Winstone recently seen in Departed,Anthony Hopkins and Angelina Jolie but it is as normal as any other movie with a descent story line if seen on PC or TV. So take a step forward and make an attempt to watch the aura of Beowulf 3d in the theatres to get the dose of the thrilling and more over exciting movie experience.

P.S Beowulf 3D must watch for all the movie lovers.

New trailers

2007-12-04T23:54:00.000+05:30

I Am Legend - Trailer

JUNO - Trailer

P.S I love you - Trailer

Hitman - Trailer

Hyundai i10 has the edge over others

2007-12-03T12:43:00.000+05:30

The new and fresh i10 has definitely made news since it's arrival. It's manufacturers were so confident of it being hit in India that they launched i10 first in India, world preimere, as they put it.

i10 was recently voted best among its competeters - Chevy's Spark and Maruti's Zen Estilo in the compact car segment by NDTV's Car and Bike show and rated 9 out of 10 in theindiastreet.com.

Hyundai came up with power blended with performance and named it i10. Though it comes out with a heavy price tag when compared to others, it certainly stands out in many areas.

VEHICLE SUMMARY

Model: Magna (O)
Car Body Type: Hatchback
Segment: B+ Segment
Top Speed: 150

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement: 1086cc, In-line, 4 cylinder
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 66.7ps@5500rpm
Maximum Torque: 10.1kgm@2800rpm

DIMENSIONS
Length: 3565 mm
Width: 1595 mm
Height: 1550 mm

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Seating Capacity: 5
Tyre Size: 155/80 R13
Steering: Power
Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Drum
Gears: 5 Manual
Ground Clearance: 165.00
Kerb Weight: 860.00
Fuel Tank: 35.00

Figures: maxabout.com

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