tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273146855388090762024-02-02T09:50:14.607-08:00Help2allHelp2all provides latest information 4 all....adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.comBlogger576125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-90343270316666432512014-04-05T11:22:00.001-07:002014-04-05T11:22:11.464-07:00PGMET to be conducted on April 27<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Vijayawada: The Post-graduate Medical Entrance Test will be conducted again on April 27th between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. NTR University of Health Sciences Vice-chancellor T Ravi Raju announced on 4th April.</div>
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Students, who had applied earlier, need not apply again but have to download new hall-tickets from the varsity’s website. All the details relating to the exam will be uploaded on the website Saturday. Those who didn’t apply earlier can do so now. </div>
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“Earlier, about 14,800 candidates took the test. This time, the number remains the same but we are inviting applications from fresh applicants,” the V-C said. He asserted that extra care was being taken to prevent any sort of malpractice. PGMET results were annulled and a decision to hold the exam again was taken after a massive fraud was unearthed.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-83205281144337447852014-04-05T11:17:00.001-07:002014-04-05T11:17:52.083-07:00Recruitment of Probationary Officers - 2014 at State Bank of India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment as Probationary Officers (POs) in State Bank of India.</div>
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Vacancies:</div>
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Total Vacancies for General: 1837 </div>
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Total Vacancies for PWD: 60</div>
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(A) Academic Qualifications: Graduation in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification. Those who are in the Final year of their Graduation/Semester may also apply.</div>
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(B) Age Limit:21 - 30 years</div>
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Application Fee: Rs.500/- (for SC/ST Rs.100/-)</div>
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Candidates will be required to register themselves online through Bank's website www.statebankofindia.com , www.sbi.co.in . After registration candidates are required to pay the requisite application fee through offline mode by generating the cash voucher/ challan form (or) through online mode by using debit /credit card / Internet Banking.</div>
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Selection procedure:</div>
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Selection procedure consists two Phases.</div>
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Phase-I: Objective (200 marks) & Descriptive (50 marks) Tests </div>
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Phase - II: Group Discussion (20 marks) & Interview (30 marks)</div>
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Online Application starts from: 07.04.2014</div>
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Fee Payment - Online: 07.04.2014 to 25.04.2014</div>
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Fee Payment - Offline: 10.04.2014 to 28.04.2014</div>
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Website:<b><u> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_1697955351">http://www.sbi.co.in/webfiles/uploads/files/SBI_PO_RECRUITMENT_ADVERTISEMENT</a></u></b></div>
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The Objective Test will be online. Immediately after online Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered. The Objective Test with 2 hour duration consists of 4 Sections with 50 questions each as follows.</div>
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a) Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.)</div>
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General 4</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-73490894342485281282014-04-03T11:11:00.002-07:002014-04-03T11:11:36.601-07:003 simple tips for your Outlook inbox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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WASHINGTON: The refreshed and ultra-polished Outlook.com is not only a revamped gift from the past, but is reportedly easier to maintain and neater like any other modern-day emailing service.</div>
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Outlook is full of intelligent features with a modern UI-style layout and social integration.</div>
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To keep the Outlook inbox well organized, users could simply schedule 'Sweep,' which helps in easy cleanup of the inbox as the feature automatically deletes messaged from specific senders or sends them to a different folder, PC World reports.</div>
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Another way that Microsoft has incorporated to give Gmail a run for its money is introducing OneDrive integration for Outlook.</div>
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Users don't need to worry about sending large attachments as they can simply send a link of their OneDrive documents to their contacts.</div>
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One could also change the way their inbox appears by categorizing emails into several predetermined types, akin to Gmail's recently launched feature, into unread messages, messages from contacts, groups, newsletters, or social updates.</div>
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source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-46100601357762721352014-04-03T11:07:00.006-07:002014-04-03T11:07:45.304-07:00TCS top enterprise mobility services provider: IDC<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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BANGALORE: Indian IT bellwether Tata Consulting Services (TCS) has been evaluated as leader in enterprise mobility services by industry market researcher IDC for securing highest scores in customer satisfaction, innovation and productivity. </div>
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"Of the 14 mobility service providers evaluated on 117 parameters, customers rated TCS high in resource scalability, HTML (hyper text mark-up language) skills, thought leadership and ability to improve," the US-based International Data Corporation (IDC) said in a statement here Monday. </div>
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Though enterprises worldwide are investing more in building mobile applications as part of their mission-critical business objectives, skills shortage and rising mobile infrastructure costs are impeding them from achieving their mobility goals. </div>
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"As a result, enterprises are looking to service providers like TCS for mobility expertise and guidance to build, test and manage mobile applications moving forward," IDC spokesperson Pete Marston said, citing the report. </div>
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The Mumbai-based global software major helps its global customers in telecom space to leverage mobility to develop new business models, reach new subscribers, create new channels and improve business processes and workplaces. </div>
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"As we are a customer-centric organisation, focused on our customers' success, they have evaluated our execution capability in enterprise mobility services very high," TCS digital enterprise global head Satya Ramaswamy said on the occasion. </div>
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The company's mobility delivery centres serve about 250 clients across geographies with products and services and partnerships, leveraging the power of mobile devices. </div>
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"Our mobility offerings extend beyond smart-phones and tablets into the emerging class of wearable computing devices. We foresee mobility and pervasive computing as a dominant force along with big data and analytics, social media, cloud and artificial intelligence and robotics," Ramaswamy noted. </div>
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The IDC's vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. </div>
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TCS' digital enterprise unit is based in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, in the US west coast. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-48640125394652391222014-04-03T11:07:00.003-07:002014-04-03T11:07:14.497-07:00Quick Heal to support Windows XP users after April 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MUMBAI: Anti-virus major Quick Heal Technologies said it would support Windows XP users for at least two years after Microsoft's April 8 deadline when it would no longer support the operating system.</div>
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Until 2011, XP ruled, with a market share of 43.29%. Despite being an old operating system, XP still stands out as the second most popular operating system and continues to have a marketshare of 29.53%, which is roughly equal to 500 million computers.</div>
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"It is possible that hackers may have found vulnerabilities in Windows XP and that they are just waiting for April 8. The concern is that even if Microsoft discovers them in the future, it's not going to release any security fixes for them. Depending on the severity of these risks, cybercriminals might triumph," Quick Heal Technologies chief technology officer Sanjay Katkar said.</div>
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"We advise all our users to be aware and upgrade. If that's not possible, then they should take as much precaution as they can to safeguard their machines," he said.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-70482322033444665232014-04-03T11:06:00.004-07:002014-04-03T11:06:46.334-07:00Snapdeal to launch SafeShip platform to rival Flipkart and others<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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BANGALORE: Online marketplace Snapdeal is all set to open its logistics platform SafeShip to other e-commerce companies as a service, within a few weeks, marking its entry into the fast growing logistics market. </div>
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The software platform developed by Snapdeal will help sellers choose the best courier options to deliver products to customers. The Gurgaon-based company has offered this service to sellers on its marketplace for over a year now, before deciding to throw it open to rivals for a fee. </div>
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Market leader Flipkart has taken the physical route by launching its own logistics arms — eKart that is open to rivals as well. "Our sellers have saved immensely due to SafeShip and we want to transfer the same benefit to others in the industry," said Rohit Bansal, chief operating officer and cofounder of Snapdeal which hosts over 20,000 sellers on its marketplace. In February, the company received funding of $133 million led by eBay. </div>
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"We see ourselves as a technology enabler for businesses," said Bansal who estimates that both sellers and logistics providers have been able to save 'up to one third' of the cost of shipment by using the Safe-Ship platform. On an average shipment rates for goods sold by online retailers in India is about Rs 55 to Rs 70 for a package under one-kilogram. </div>
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Cash-on-delivery shipments have an additional charge, which is typically a percentage of the product value. Snapdeal declined to disclose the rates it has fixed with its courier partners. Experts are of the view that it makes sense for online retailers to open out such technologies and earn revenue from them. </div>
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"While large competitors (of Snapdeal) might not opt to use (SafeShip), there is a large market made of small and mid-scale retailers who want to scale and need such technologies," said Ashish Jhalani, head of eTailing India. </div>
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"The beauty of a technology platform is that it can figure out bottlenecks quickly and do the routing according to quality and number of orders unlike a physical network," he said. Logistics has been a major challenge for online retailers in India who have had to craft their own strategies in the absence of established systems to handle cash-ondelivery and same day shipments. </div>
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But now many of the logistic firms have strengthened their offering. A study by advisory firm Technopak showed that online retail will add $5 billion (about Rs 30,000 crore) annually to the coffers of logistics companies by 2021. DotZot, DTDC's logistics arm, which was launched less than a year ago, is estimated to have earned revenue of about Rs 20 crore this fiscal and is targeting Rs 100 crore by 2013. </div>
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Flipkart has the largest delivery network among online retail companies that handle their own logistics in India. The Bangalore-based company delivers to 150 cities. In comparison, online fashion retail leader Myntra uses its own network to reach 30 cities. </div>
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WS Retail, which eKart is a part of, earned total income of Rs 1,345.63 crore in fiscal 2013 and showed a profit of Rs 2.03 crore, according to documents with Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Snapdeal's logistics bill for this fiscal will be about Rs 250 crore, according to Bansal. </div>
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Third party logistics players said open platforms like SafeShip will benefit the industry which is growing at over 120% year on year. "By aggregating third party logistics players in a common platform, an online seller will not get arbitrary rates for a shipment. The algorithm will decide the best courier company based upon price and quality of service," said Sanjiv Kathuria, CEO of e-commerce logistics firm DotZot which works with Powership, a global platform by eBay, which has empanelled four logistics players BlueDart, DTDC, Fedex and Aramex to pick up and deliver on behalf of sellers for a fee, at rates starting from Rs 38 for a 250 gm packet. </div>
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Sellers too are enthused about such platforms as almost 10% of a price a product sold online constitutes is from the cost of shipping it. "We sell about 250 orders per day averaging about Rs 700 each. Such platforms really help us in pricing the product better," said Ankur Aggarwal, a Surat-based seller of sarees and suits on online marketplaces such as Snapdeal. </div>
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Snapdeal is yet to decide whether SafeShip will be offered on a licensing fee model, a fixed priced product , or as a pay as you go model as charged by Amazon for its cloud service. It will also open its fulfilment centres to other sellers. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-21292289789941592362014-04-03T11:06:00.001-07:002014-04-03T11:06:06.648-07:00Wipro in talks with colleges to launch analytics courses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As demand for talent in niche technology areas such as data analytics gets fierce, some software companies are turning to universities and colleges to keep up with the digital revolution. Wipro Technologies, India's third largest software provider, is in talks with several engineering colleges and universities to introduce courses in data analytics as part of their curriculum. </div>
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Its goal: to expand analytics talent pool in the country and adapt to the changing business and technology landscape in India's $108-billion information technology industry. "The reality is that Indian companies are scrambling for good talent in areas such as analytics, cloud and mobility," said an industry source with direct knowledge of Wipro's initiative, which is expected to be in the final stages of approval. </div>
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Once introduced, the programme will help Wipro introduce tailored courses in topics that are important to its ongoing business and reach out to a wider talent pool at the time of campus placements. </div>
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"It's the first of its kind in the Indian software sector, although students who undertake the programme are under no obligation to work for Wipro," the source added. The initiative is an extension of the company's Wipro Academy of Software Excellence (WASE), where it offers science graduates an opportunity to do a Masters degree from the Birla Institute of Technology in Pilani. </div>
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ET couldn't independent verify the names or number of colleges where Wipro will offer courses. The move comes at a time when India's top software outsourcing companies are trying to build expertise in "Smac" - the acronym for social, mobility, analytics and cloud - that is expected to be a major source of their revenue in the coming years. </div>
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Partnering with startups to expand expertise As traditional outsourcing services such as application development, maintenance and testing gets commoditised, these companies expect their clients in the US and Europe to step up investments in new technologies, but the dearth of talent worries them. </div>
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A 2011 Mckinsey report predicted that IT industry will face a significant shortage of analytics talent, particularly of people with deep expertise in statistics and machine learning. The consulting firm said it expects a 50% to 60% gap between the supply and demand of people with deep analytical talent. Over the past few quarters, software services companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and HCL Technologies have been partnering with startups and running in-house training programmes to expand their expertise in these technologies. While Wipro recently partnered with Chennai-based startup Orangescape, Noida-based HCL Technologies, India's fourth-largest technology firm, works with several startups. </div>
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Technology advisory firm Gartner estimates that the global business intelligence — which includes analytics — market will be $17.1 billion (Rs 1,02,000 crore) by 2016. TCS, India's largest software provider, recently organised a two-day gathering with college deans and principals to speak to them about what the industry wants from academic institutions. </div>
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Infosys , HCL Technologies and Mindtree said they do not have such partnerships at the moment, while a Wipro spokeswoman declined to comment. In a note last week, Mumbai-based brokerage firm Kotak said Wipro is working on three large analytics contracts, each with potential to return $50-100 million over 3-5 years. </div>
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Wipro gets 7.2% of its nearly $7-billion (Rs 42,000) revenues from analytics practice, the brokerage said. Data analytics company Mu Sigma in 2012 set up the Mu Sigma University that picks fresh engineering, computer science, and science grads from Tier-1 & Tier-2 colleges across India and the US and puts them through a training programme in analytics. "The kind of talent — people with the right skill set, tool set and mindset — that are required to address the challenges businesses face has been hard to find," said a Mu Sigma spokesperson. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-44031097991260721172014-04-03T11:05:00.003-07:002014-04-03T11:05:39.033-07:00Juniper to cut 6% jobs, focus on high-growth business<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Network gear maker Juniper Networks Inc, which is under pressure from investor Elliott Management Corp to slim down, said it plans to reduce its global workforce by 6% and focus on its high-growth businesses. </div>
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Juniper said most of the cuts would impact middle management positions and that it expected to incur cash charges of about $35 million in the first quarter, related to severance and other expenses. </div>
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The company had 9,483 full-time employees as of December 31. </div>
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Juniper also said it would stop development of the application delivery controller technology, which helps remove excess load from servers, resulting in a non-cash intangible asset impairment charge of about $85 million. </div>
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The company said it plans to consolidate its facilities, disposing of about 300,000 square feet of leased facilities, and record restructuring charges of about $70 million beginning in the second quarter. </div>
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Juniper added that it expected to record other non-cash asset write-downs of about $10 million in the first quarter and that it expects to carry out more restructuring in the second quarter. </div>
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Hedge fund Elliott said in January the stock was "undervalued" and could be worth $35-$40 if Juniper focused on revamping its core business of making routers and switches for mobile carriers such as Verizon Communications Inc and AT&T Inc. </div>
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The company said in February it expected to initiate a substantial cost reduction plan resulting in annualized operating expense savings of $160 million. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-88538439320479683292014-04-03T11:05:00.000-07:002014-04-03T11:05:03.304-07:005 ways to use Microsoft OneNote on Windows Phone 8<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Among the free Microsoft Office Mobile apps on a Windows Phone 8 device is a version of OneNote, the remarkably versatile and Evernote - rivaling note-taking tool that can handle voice transcription and sync notes across other devices - among other things!</div>
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Back in 2010, when Windows Phone was first unveiled, an advertising campaign soon followed which demonstrated mobile OneNote's sync capabilities. These are only the tip of the iceberg of what can be achieved with this flexible little app.</div>
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Personally speaking, I use it for making notes on the fly, jotting down bits of overheard dialogue that I think might prove useful in any scripts I'm writing. It also proves useful as a way to manage an itinerary.</div>
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Upon further investigation, however, it seems that there are many other ways to use Microsoft OneNote on Windows Phone 8</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-1797211757807076302014-04-03T11:03:00.003-07:002014-04-03T11:03:56.486-07:00Is Google plotting an 'Android Silver' support service for select devices?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Google may be plotting a new premium support initiative centred around selected Android devices, according to rumours on Wednesday. AndroidPolice has obtained internal Google documents explaining an 'Android Silver' programme, which could feature a maximum of five devices running the latest version of Android, and very few UI changes. </div>
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Those who sign up, according to the report, would be entitled to set-up support from well-trained staff at carrier stores, as well as help transferring data and making their first purchase on the Play Store. </div>
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After leaving the store, Android Silver members would have access to a Hangout Assistant (like Amazon's Mayday) who could answer questions and troubleshoot problems 24/7, the leaked document says. </div>
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The rumour, which purportedly originates from documents shown to Google employees in December, also speaks of a Never Lost feature, which would allow Android Silver members to track and wipe their device. </div>
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Beyond that, the suggested Never Lost feature would help users navigate back to their lost device, remote back up data and even offer a loaner phone until the old one could be found or replaced. </div>
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The concierge-style service is by no means certain to happen. The originator of the report gives it a "6/10" in the rumour stakes, but it's certainly interesting to see Google thinking about upping its support game. </div>
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The insistence on up to date Android and limited UI changes could perhaps encourage OEMs to act promptly when pushing updates, in order to be part of Google's premium range. That of course, would help to ease Android's problem with crippling fragmentation. Right now, it all remains conjecture. Interesting conjecture, but conjecture nonetheless.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-85343975581095226902014-04-03T11:02:00.002-07:002014-04-03T11:02:27.003-07:00PGMET Cancelled, Date for Re-exam to be decided Soon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-3662905589182699512014-02-12T23:05:00.002-08:002014-02-12T23:05:38.610-08:00Google doodle celebrates Sarojini Naidu's 135th birthday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Google marked the 135th birthday of freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu, also known as 'The Nightingale of India' by posting a doodle on its India home page.</div>
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Born on this day in 1879 as Sarojini Chattopadhyaya in Hyderabad, she joined the freedom movement after the partition of Bengal in 1905. She presided over the annual session of the Indian National Congress at Kanpur in 1925.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-38899773360601674842014-02-06T09:00:00.000-08:002014-02-06T09:00:04.704-08:0040 Junior Officers Posts @ Can Fin Homes Limited<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Applications are invited for the following posts on contract basis:</div>
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Junior Officers: 40 Posts</div>
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Qualifications: i). Graduate in any discipline with knowledge of computer operations. ii). The candidate must be able to speak, read & write in the local language (apart from English) of the region/ area of the branch for which he/she applies for. He/she should hail from the same region/area of the branch for which applications are invited. Others need not apply.</div>
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Fee: DD of any Bank for Rs. 100/-(nonrefundable) favoring "CAN FIN HOMES LTD". </div>
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How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach "The Asst. General Manager– HRM Can Fin Homes Ltd., Registered Office: No.29/1, Ist floor, Sir. M N Krishna Rao Road, Basavangudi Bangalore – 560 004". Karnataka State.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-60016828183191128552014-02-06T08:54:00.002-08:002014-02-06T08:54:57.018-08:00116 Manager Technical & Manager (Security) Posts @ Canara Bank<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Manager Technical (Electrical/ Mechanical): 75 Posts</div>
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Manager Technical (Chemical): 04 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME/ M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering. </div>
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Manager Technical (Logistics): 03 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME/ M.Tech. in Transportation Engineering.</div>
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Manager Technical (Metallurgy): 03 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME/ M.Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering.</div>
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Manager Technical (Structural): 03 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME / M.Tech. in Structural Engineering.</div>
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Manager Technical (Textile): 03 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME/ M.Tech. in Textile Engineering.</div>
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Manager Technical (Thermal): 04 Posts</div>
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Qualification: ME/ M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering.</div>
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Manager (Security): 21 Posts</div>
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Qualification: Graduation or any equivalent qualification.</div>
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Application Fee: Rs. 100/- for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates and Rs. 500/- for all others.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-38461446279012116362014-02-03T09:03:00.001-08:002014-02-03T09:03:10.236-08:00At 10, Facebook battles to stay young and cool<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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San Francisco: Sixteen-year-old Owen Fairchild doesn't hang out at Facebook as much as he did when he was just a kid. </div>
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"I've moved on," the teenager said. "I go to Tumblr a lot more; there is a lot of funny stuff. SnapChat is super-fun because you can send really unattractive pictures of yourself and they will delete after a few seconds." </div>
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"I think Facebook is still very popular even though some people might be losing interest," said the 11th-grade student at Alameda Community Learning Center, a charter school in Alameda across the bay from San Francisco.</div>
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"There is no talk among my friends saying Facebook is for old people." </div>
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Facebook, born on a college campus a decade ago, has grown to 1.23 billion active users worldwide. </div>
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A social networking trend set in motion by Facebook has been accelerated by soaring popularity of smartphones that let people share images, videos, thoughts or observations at any moment. </div>
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Facebook's demographics appear to be shifting as adults, even seniors, use the network to catch up with long-lost friends and stay connected to family and colleagues. </div>
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Breaking from Facebook served as a detox period during which she and friends got a better handle on what was a daily habit, the college junior said. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-61463122726586886002014-02-03T09:02:00.003-08:002014-02-03T09:02:33.091-08:00Google to make 'strategic' investments in Android, Chrome<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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New Delhi: Pumped up by robust demand for content, apps and devices across its platform, search giant Google is set to make "strategic" investments in Android, Chrome, YouTube and Enterprise, among others, to further shore up revenue. </div>
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The company, headquartered in Mountain View, California, said last week that consolidated revenue rose 17 per cent to USD 16.86 billion in the October-December quarter, helped by strong demand for content, apps and devices. Net income climbed 17 per cent to USD 3.37 billion.</div>
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Google said it will continue to invest in three major areas. These include core ads (search and display advertising) and businesses that demonstrate high consumer success, such as YouTube, Android/Play and Chrome. </div>
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It will also invest in new businesses towards driving adoption and innovation like social, commerce and enterprise. </div>
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Speaking to analysts last week, Google Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette said the firm will continue to invest for the long term and its infrastructure continues to be a key strategic area.</div>
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"Our free cash flow, in consequence of all this, was USD 3 billion. So there you have it, strong results and an optimism that provides us the confidence to fund strategic growth opportunities, including Android, Chrome, YouTube, Enterprise, just to name a few," he told analysts. </div>
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In the fourth quarter of 2013, capital expenditure was USD 2.26 billion, a majority of which was used for production equipment, data-centre construction and real estate purchases. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-85276694780130552942014-02-03T09:02:00.001-08:002014-02-03T09:02:05.261-08:00Gamemakers protest over King's 'Candy' trademark move<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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London: Gamemakers have slammed King.com for making the word 'Candy' a trademark and have joined together to mount a protest called 'Candy Jam'.</div>
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The angered game developers are now producing lots of different games that use the word "candy" in their title and so far, more than 100 games have been developed, the BBC reported.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-84394256107580951552014-02-03T09:00:00.005-08:002014-02-03T09:00:43.351-08:00LPG cap hiked from 9 to 12; Aadhar-linked subsidy scheme suspended<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme, where consumers in 289 districts in 18 states got cash of Rs 435 in their bank accounts so that they could buy cooking gas at market rate, has been put on hold because many complained that they were not get the benefit in absence of either an Aadhaar card or a bank account linked Aadhaar.</div>
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"There were certain issues on implementation on the ground because at places the seeding between Aadhaar number and bank account was not completed. Therefore to ensure that customers are not at inconvenience in the interim it has been decided that a committee will be constituted which will review only the implementation of DBTL. Pending the review, consumer will get subsidised cylinders as he was getting earlier," he said.</div>
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After today's decision, households will get one cylinder extra, on top of the quota of 9 cylinders, in February and March and from the fiscal year beginning April, they will be entitled for 12 cylinders -- one cylinder per month at subsidised rates.</div>
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The move to raise the quota of subsidised LPG came days after Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to increase the quota of subsidised LPG to 12 cylinders of 14.2-kg each.</div>
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Moily said 89.2 percent of the 15 crore LPG consumers use up to nine cylinders in a year and only 10 percent have to buy the additional requirement at the market price.</div>
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After the quota is raised to 12, about 97 percent of the LPG consumers would be covered by subsidised LPG, he said.</div>
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The government had initially capped the supply of subsidised domestic LPG cylinders to six per household annually in September 2012 in a bid to cut its subsidy bill. The quota was raised to nine in January 2013.</div>
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Consumers, who have exhausted their quota, have to buy LPG at the market price of Rs 1,258 per cylinder. Subsidised LPG costs Rs 414 per cylinder in Delhi.</div>
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Asked whether the review of DBTL is in view of Supreme Court observation, Tewari said, the court is adjudicating in the matter. It would be in appropriate to comment on sub-judice matter.</div>
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"This decision is a standalone decision and this decision of review is only confined to LPG, the subsidy of which was transfered through DBT paradigm," Tewari said.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-64829782412811184742014-02-03T09:00:00.001-08:002014-02-03T09:00:03.992-08:00Govt may tinker with tax rates to boost economy: Chidambaram<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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New Delhi: Government Monday indicated that it may tinker with the excise duties and service tax rates in the interim budget in an apparent bid to boost economy but may not pursue key reforms legislations due to lack of political consensus.</div>
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Addressing a press conference on the eve of Parliament session, Finance Minister P Chidambaram Monday said his vote-on-account budget to be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 17, will be short, between 12 and 18 pages, on which he would prefer a debate.</div>
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"In 2004, Mr Jaswant Singh made a 12-page speech. In 2009, Mr Mukherjee made an 18-page speech. So I have two numbers to choose from between 12 to 18. We can make any proposal short of amending any law.</div>
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"We cannot propose amendments to the Income Tax Act, Customs Act or the Excise Act. But any proposal short of amending a law can be made. We can also outline vision for the future," he said.</div>
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Replying to questions, he said, whatever changes are required to be made to excise rates or service tax rates without an amendment to the law "are being made and will be made".</div>
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"We have made a couple of changes last week. We will continue to make those changes until the term of this government if they do not require Parliamentary legislation or sanction. We will have to notify the changes and place the notification in Parliament."</div>
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As regards the Insurance Bill, which seeks to raise FDI cap in the sector from 26 percent to 49 percent, Chidambaram said it was not likely to be taken up in Parliament session beginning February 5, the last one of the current Lok Sabha.</div>
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"In the Insurance Bill they (opposition parties) have made it very clear it will not pass it (in the upcoming session)", he said, adding that there is no consensus among states on the Goods and Services Tax (GST).</div>
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In view of heavy agenda before the last session of 15th Lok Sabha, which will have only 12 sittings, the government is not likely to push the Direct Taxes Code (DTC), which seeks to replace the over 50-year-old Income Tax Act, 1961.</div>
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The GST Bill, which has been pending for long, aims at overhauling the indirect taxes regime by subsuming various levies such as excise and service tax.</div>
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As regards the Sebi amendment Act, which aims to empower the capital market regulator to effectively crack down on ponzi and other illegal collective deposit schemes, Chidambaram said, "(it) is very high on the priority list. I raised in all party meeting I pointed out the bill was promulgated twice".</div>
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The Minister wanted the Standing Committee on Finance on Sebi amendment bill to submit its report by tomorrow or the first day of the session to enable Parliament to approve it.</div>
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"We will be doing great disservice to thousands of depositors whose money is stake at collective investment schemes which were not adequately regulated. It's imperative that this bill is passed", he said, but regretted that no one assured that they will allow the bill to be passed.</div>
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The amendment bill seeks to provide the commodity market regulator FMC more financial autonomy, encourage participation of institutional investors and facilitate introduction of new products like options and indices.</div>
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Replying to questions on the Shah Commission, he said the Cabinet has referred this to Committee of Secretaries (CoS) to sit together and draw up the action taken report (ATR).</div>
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The report of the Shah Commission, appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, will be placed before Parliament together with an action taken report, Chidambaram said.</div>
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The Justice M B Shah Commission had probed illegal mining in various mineral-rich states since January 2011. It had submitted 5-volume final report to the Union Mines Ministry five months back and as per rules, it needs to be tabled in the Parliament within six months of the release to the government. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-18515253932042439682014-01-25T11:07:00.001-08:002014-01-25T11:07:05.742-08:00'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' sweeps Filmfare Awards 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Mumbai: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra`s sports biopic `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag` scored six wins at the 59th Filmfare Awards including best film, best director and best actor for Farhan Akhtar.</div>
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The film based on the life of athlete Milkha Singh, won an award for lyricist Prasoon Joshi for penning hit inspirational number `Zinda` and Dolly Ahluwalia for best costume. `BMB` also won an award in the best production design category.</div>
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`The Luncbox`, which won the Critics Week Viewers Choice Award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival, was victorious in three categories- best debut director for Ritesh Batra, best film (critics`) and best supporting actor for Nawazuddin Siddiqui.</div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-46121022455594361502014-01-25T11:06:00.001-08:002014-01-25T11:06:43.821-08:00Google apologises after online services stumble<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Earlier on Saturday, most Google users who use logged-in services like Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents found they were unable to access those services for approximately 25 minutes," Google engineering vice president Ben Treynor said in a blog post.</div>
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Google did not disclose the full extent of the Gmail glitch but the brief outage was believed to have affected millions of people, including those using the service at work. </div>
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Complaints were posted online from Europe, Canada, the United States and elsewhere. </div>
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An online Google Apps tracking dashboard, which indicated that a dozen services -- including Gmail and its social network Google+ -- had experienced problems.</div>
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"Whether the effect was brief or lasted the better part of an hour, please accept our apologies-we strive to make all of Google's services available and fast for you, all the time, and we missed the mark today," Treynor said. </div>
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Rival Yahoo, whose own Web-based email service experienced a massive outage in December, was quick to join a chorus on Twitter spreading word of the Gmail issue. </div>
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adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09857964476164369374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27314685538809076.post-56902942308150569512014-01-25T11:03:00.002-08:002014-01-25T11:03:38.620-08:00After fractured, contentious politics, 2014 must become year of healing: President<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In his address on Saturday, he said, “The government sometimes becomes a noisy democracy." But also added that a 'populist anarchy cannot be a substitute for governance'. </div>
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He said the turbulent times were a resultant of the political rut the country finds itself in, and said, “Corruption is a cancer that erodes democracy. If Indians are enraged it is because they are witnessing waste of resources.” </div>
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Perhaps in a sense of foreboding in the election year, he warned the voters that a fractured government could be "catastrophic" for India as the nation (and the government) will then be held at ransom by "whimsical opportunists." </div>
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In a worried tone he said that the democracy was in a chaos, and laying emphasis on the elections ahead said there was a chance for every voter to guide into out of the negativity. </div>
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The President said he was not a cynic because he knew that democracy has a marvellous ability to self-correct. </div>
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"It is the physician that heals itself and 2014 must become a year of healing after the fractured and contentious politics of the last few years," he said. </div>
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The year 2014 was a "precipice moment" for the nation had the chance to re-discover a sense of national purpose and patriotism. </div>
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"1950 saw the birth of our Republic. I am sure that 2014 will be the year of resurgence." </div>
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"Give them a chance and you will marvel at the India they create. This chance will not come if India does not get a stable government. </div>
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"A fractured government, hostage to whimsical opportunists, is always an unhappy eventuality. In 2014, it could be catastrophic. Each one of us is a voter; each one of us has a deep responsibility; we cannot let India down. It is time for introspection and action," he warned. </div>
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"Each one of us is a voter; each one of us has a deep responsibility; we cannot let India down. It is time for introspection and action," the President said.</div>
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Talking about the turbulent situation in South Asia where terrorism and communal forces never cease to spare a chance to disturb region's peace, but the said the nation's armed forces are more than adept to crush any such ulterior motive. </div>
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"Communal forces and terrorists will still seek to destabilise the harmony of our people and the integrity of our state but they will never win. </div>
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"Our security and armed forces, backed by the steel of popular support, have proved that they can crush an enemy within; with as much felicity as they guard our frontiers. Mavericks who question the integrity of our armed services are irresponsible and should find no place in public life," the President said. </div>
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He said that the time was ripe for resurgence and reigniting our tradition of ideas exchange, philosophy, intellect, that has stagnated of late. </div>
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"Destiny has given us another opportunity to recover what we have lost; we will have no one to blame but ourselves if we falter," he said. </div>
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"We do feel angry, and rightly so, when we see democratic institutions being weakened by complacency and incompetence. If we hear sometimes an anthem of despair from the street, it is because people feel that a sacred trust is being violated." </div>
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The President said that democratic rights were not a privilege but a necessity and anyone violating others' rights was committing a crime against the nation. </div>
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"...For those in power democracy is a sacred trust. Those who violate this trust commit sacrilege against the nation," he said. </div>
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Speaking about the economic health of the country, the President said the slowdown of economy in the last two years can be some cause of concern but none for despair. </div>
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"The green shoots of revival are already visible. The agricultural growth in the first half of this year has touched 3.6 per cent and rural economy is buoyant," he said. </div>
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He said that there was space for argument in a democratic set-up, but the country of late India has grown into a 'sometimes noisy democracy.' </div>
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Arguments were necessary, he said, and added, "This is welcome, for we solve problems through discussion and consent, not force. But healthy differences of opinion must not lead to an unhealthy strife within our polity," he said. </div>
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Reflecting upon present times he said that the country must churn out answers from the questions that had emerged in the recent past. </div>
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"To do otherwise would be to condemn our nation to the misery of a stagnant mire. But we should not indulge in the easy option of mindless imitation, for that can lead us to a garden of weeds." </div>
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Needing to reach a target of 293, India made 277 at the loss of nine wickets despite valiant efforts by captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and first ODI-centurion Virat Kohli , and New Zealand kept producing timely wickets to pull India back every time they brought some semblance of parity to the chase.</div>
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Applications are invited for the following posts:</div>
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Medico Legal Officer: 01 Post</div>
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Qualifications:i). A recognised Medical qualification included in the First or Second Schedule or Part II of the Third Schedule (other than Licentiate qualifications) to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. Holders of educational qualifications included in Part II of the Third Schedule should also fulfill the conditions stipulated in sub-section (3) of section 13 of the I.M.C. Act, 1956. ii). Postgraduate degree/ diploma qualifications in the speciality concerned. iii). 3 years work in a responsible position connected with their speciality after post graduation in case of post graduate degree holders and 5 years work after postgraduate diploma in a responsible position connected with speciality in the case of post graduate diploma holders. iv). Knowledge of Konkani. </div>
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Senior Physician: 02 Posts</div>
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Qualifications: i). A recognised Medical qualification included in the First or Second Schedule or Part II of the Third Schedule (other than Licentiate qualifications) to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. (102 of 1956). Holders of educational qualifications included in Part II of the Third Schedule should also fulfill the conditions stipulated in Sub-section (3) of Section 13 of the said Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. ii). Postgraduate degree, failing which post-graduate diploma, in speciality concerned. iii). Work in a responsible position connected with the speciality concerned for 3 years after post graduation degree or five years after post graduation diploma. iv). Knowledge of Konkani. </div>
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Junior Consultant: 03 Posts</div>
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Pediatrician: 02 Posts</div>
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Qualifications: i). A recognised Medical qualification included in the first or second schedule or Part II of the third schedule (other than Licentiate qualification) to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. (102 of 1956) Holders of educational qualifications included in Part II of the Third Schedule should also fulfill the conditions stipulated in sub-section (3) of section 13 of the said Indian Medical Council Act, 1956. (ii) Postgraduate degree, failing which postgraduate diploma, in the speciality concerned. iii). In case of Diploma holders, work in responsible position connected with the speciality concerned for 2 years after post graduation diploma. iv). Knowledge of Konkani. </div>
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Qualifications: i). Degree in Social Service or Social Welfare or Social work or Sociology or Psychology or equivalent. ii). 5 years experience in Social Work in any Government recognised social welfare organisation. (iii) Knowledge of Konkani.</div>
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How to Apply: The completed application in the prescribed format along with all relevant documents should reach the office of the Commission, EDC House, Block ‘C’, 1st Floor, Dada Vaidya Road, Panaji-Goa 403001.</div>
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