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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

China introduces new software to check corruption

Beijing: With corruption among official ranks emerging as a major menace, a Chinese provincial government has introduced a computer software which continuously monitor the work of officials.
"If an official violates the protocol when dealing with a case, a red light will flicker," Ding Haiyang, head of the discipline department of the bureau told official Xinhua newsagency.

The system enables public to follow their case, know the result of the official's work on a website and make complaints online, Ding said.

"Since the system was installed, every official has tried his best to finish his part of his work in time and hand it to colleagues in the next step.
A survey shows most Chinese believe relations with the U.S. worsened last year, and the overwhelming majority blame Washington for the decline.

The figures published in the official China Daily newspaper on Monday come just ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to the U.S. this week.

The figures say 53 percent of those responding saw relations with the U.S. getting worse last year. Just over 80 percent blame the deterioration of ties on Washington.

Now, Google can solve Sudoku!



A new mobile phone ‘app’ from Google can now solve Sudoku, the popular maths puzzle which took the world by storm with its simple grid of digits and empty boxes - no matter what the level of difficulty.

In fact, any cell phone can now solve the puzzle, thanks to the latest version of ‘Google Goggles’ which uses a cell phone’s camera to capture a picture of any Sudoku and then sends it back to Google.

Living Cells Used to Create 'Biotic' Video Games

 

The digital revolution has triggered a wild proliferation of video games, but what of the revolution in biotechnology? Does it have the potential to spawn its own brood of games? Stanford physicist Ingmar Riedel-Kruse has begun developing "biotic games" involving paramecia and other living organisms. He hopes the games lead to advances in education and crowd-sourcing of laboratory research while helping to raise the level of public discourse on bio-related issuesUsing living organisms, the group created three games that mimic some classic video games.
Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2011

  1. Best Cinematography: Ayananka Bose - Kites
  2. Best Sound Design: Dileep Subramaniam - My Name Is Khan
  3. Best Editing: Pranav V Dhiwar - Dabangg
  4. Best Action: Vijayan Master - Dabangg
  5. Best Art Direction: Guzaarish
  6. Best Choreographer: Farah Khan for Sheila Ki Jawani - Tees Maar Khan
  7. Best Song Of The Year: Munni Badnaam - Dabangg
  8. Best Dialogue: Rajat Arora - Once Upon a Time in Mumbai
  9. Best Story: Shibani Bhatija and Karan Johar - My Name Is Khan
  10. Best Actor In A Comic Role (Male/Female): Boman Irani - Well Done Abba
  11. Best Actor In A Negative Role (Male/Female): Ronit Roy - Udaan
  12. Best Playback Singer (Male): Mohit Chauhan - Pee Loon - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai
  13. Best Playback Singer (Female): Richa Sharma - Sajda - My Name Is Khan
  14. Best Music: Sajid-Wajid - Dabangg
  15. Best Lyrics: Gulzar - Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji - Ishqiya
  16. Best Lifetime Jodi: Rishi Kapoor - Neetu Singh
  17. Best Background Music: Sandeep Shirodkar - Dabangg
  18. Best Screenplay: Abhinav Kashyap - Dabangg
  19. Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Arjun Rampal - Raajneeti
  20. Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Prachi Desai - Once Upon A Time In Mumbai
  21. Lifetime Achievement Award: Shatrughan Sinha
  22. Most Promising Debut (Male): Ranveer Singh - Band Baaja Baaraat
  23. Most Promising Debut (Female): Sonakshi Sinha - Dabangg
  24. Most Promising Debut Director: Abhinav Kashyap - Dabangg
  25. International Male Icon: Ranbir Kapoor
  26. International Female Icon: Deepika Padukone
  27. Jury Award For Best Film: Udaan
  28. Jury Award For Best Director: Vikramaditya Motwane - Udaan
  29. Best Marketed Film - My Name Is Khan
  30. Jury Award For Best Actor (Female): Aishwarya Rai Bachchan - Guzaarish
  31. Jury Award For Best Actor (Male): Hrithik Roshan - Guzaarish
  32. Best Director: Karan Johar - My Name Is Khan
  33. Best Actor Female: Vidya Balan - Ishqiya
  34. Best Actor Male: Shah Rukh Khan - My Name Is Khan
  35. Best Film - Dabangg

Sunday, January 9, 2011

20 Amazing National Geographic Wallpapers HD

20 Amazing National Geographic Wallpapers HD
20 JPG | 1600x1200 | 9.96 MB

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