Screen Awards ’08

January 12, 2008 at 1:58 pm (A R Rahman, informative, movie reviews) (, , , , , )

‘Taare Zameen Par’ sweeps Screen awards
Aamir shared the best director award for the film with Shimit Amin for `Chak De! India’ starring Shahrukh Khan. He additionally won awards as Best Supporting Actor and for Best DialoguesThe three other awards won by Aamir’s film were – Best Story (Amol Gupte),
Best Child Actor (Darsheel Zafary) and Best Lyricist (Prasoon Joshi).
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Screen Awards – Full list :

Best Film: Chak De India
Best Director: Shimat Amin for Chak De India and Aamir Khan for Taare
Zameen Par
Best Actor: Shahrukh Khan, Chak De India
Best Actress: Kareena Kapoor, Jab We Met
Best Actro in a Supporting role: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par
Best Actress in a Supporting role: Chak De girls
Best Actor in a Negative role: Pankaj Kapoor, The Blue Umbrella
Best Actor in a Comic role: Irfan Khan, Life In A Metro

Best Music Director: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Background Score: A.R.Rahman, Guru
Best Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi, Taare Zameen Par
Best Playback singer male: Soham, In Dino (Life In A Metro)
Best Playback singer female: Shreya Ghosal, Barso Re (Guru)

Best story: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Screenplay: Anurag Basu, Life In A Metro
Best Dialogues: Amol Gupte, Taare Zameen Par
Best Choreography: Farah Khan, Dhoom Tana(Om Shanti Om)
Best Editing: Amitabh Shukla, Chak De India
Best Sound: Biswadeep Chatterjee, Eklavya,The Royal Guard
Best Cinematography: Sudeep Chatterjee, Chak De India
Best Action: Tinu Verma, Apne
Best Special Effects:Red Chillies VFX
Best Art Direction: Nitin Desai, Gandhi- My Father

Best Debut Male: Ranvir Kapoor, Saawariya
Best Debut Female: Deepika Padukone, Om Shanti Om
Best Debut Director: Aamir Khan, Taare Zameen Par

Critic’s Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Chenni Kum
Critic’s Best Actress: Tabu, Chenni Kum
Special Jury Award/Best Child Artist: Darsheel Safary, Taare Zameen Par

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TATA’s 1 Lakh Rupee Car – Tata Jeh

January 12, 2008 at 1:42 pm (informative) (, , )

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VEHICLE SUMMARY
Name: Jeh – 1 Lakh Rupee Car
Model: Petrol
Car Body Type: Hatchback
Segment: A Segment
Top Speed: 90
Fuel Consumption:
Highway
26.00
Fuel Consumption:
City
22.00
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Displacement: 796cc, 3 cylinder
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 33bhp
Maximum Torque: 0

OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
Seating Capacity: 4
Tyre Size: 0
Steering: No Power Steering
Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Drum
Gears: 4 Manual
Fuel Tank: 30.00
Body Color Bumpers:
Tachometer: No
Alloys: No
ORVM Indicator:        No
Xenon Headlamps: No
Headlamp Washer: No


 

COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
AC: AC
without Climate Control
Power Windows:  
Central Locking: Manual
Remote Boot: No
Remote Fuel Filler: No
Rear Wiper: No
Rear Defogger: No
Steering Adjustment (Rake/Reach): No
Driver Seat Adjustment: Manual
Leather Seats: No
Door Mirror: Driver Side
Tinted Glass: No
Rear AC Vent: No
Folding Rear Seats: No
Sun Roof: No
Buttons/Controls on Steering: No
Auto Viper: No
Auto Headlamp: No
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SAFETY
Airbag: No
Parking Sensors: No
Fog Lamp:  
Traction Control: No
EBD: No
ABS: No
ESP: No

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Top 10 most expensive cars

January 7, 2008 at 10:16 pm (informative) ()

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Maybach 57 S – U$S 430.000
Velocidad máxima: 275 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 5 segundos
Potencia: 612 CV
Longitud: 5,70 metros

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Porsche Carrera GT – U$S 440.000
Velocidad máxima: 330 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 3,9 segundos
Potencia: 612 CV

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Maybach 62 – U$S 448.153
Velocidad máxima: 250 km/h (limitada electrónicamente)
Aceleración 0-100: 5,5 segundos
Potencia: 550 CV
Longitud: 6,2 metros

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Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren – U$S 452.750
Velocidad máxima: 334 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 3,8 segundos
Potencia: 626 CV

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Koenigsegg CCR – U$S 545.568
Velocidad máxima: 388 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 3,2 segundos
Potencia: 806 CV

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Saleen S7 Twin Turbo – U$S 637.723
Velocidad máxima: 390 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 2,8 segundos
Potencia: 750 CV

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Leblanc Mirabeau – U$S 643.000
Velocidad máxima: 370 km/h
Potencia: 700 CV

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SSC Ultimate Aero – U$S 654.500
Velocidad máxima: 420 km/h (estimada)
Potencia: 1046 CV

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Pagani Zonda Roadster F C12 7,3 Clubsport – U$S 667.321
Aceleración: 0-100: 3,6 segundos
Velocidad máxima: 345 km/h
Potencia: 650 CV

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Bugatti Veyron – U$S 1.192.000
Velocidad máxima: 402 km/h
Aceleración 0-100: 2,5 segundos
Potencia: 1001 CV

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Cigarettes Toxicology

January 6, 2008 at 12:44 pm (informative) (, , , , , , )

There are over 4,000 chemical compounds present in cigarette smoke, and many of these compounds are confirmed carcinogens. Perhaps this list of ingredients that are found in cigarettes is enough to make you want to quit smoking for good!

Just Look At These Toxins In Every Puff:

carbon monoxide : car exhaust
nicotine : bug sprays
tar : material to make roads
arsenic : rat poison
ammonia : cleaning products
hydrogen cyanide : gas chamber poison
cyanide : deadly poison
acetone : nail polish remover
butane : cigarette lighter fluid
DDT : insecticides
formaldehyde : to preserve dead bodies
sulphuric acid : car batteries
cadmium : used to recharge batteries
freon : damages earth’s ozone layer
geranic acid : a fragrance
methoprene : a pesticide
maltitol : a sweetener not permitted to be used in foods in the U.S.
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Is Smoking Bidis Safe?
Advantages of smoking
Diseases caused by smoking
Tips On How To Quit Smoking

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World’s Thinnest Mouse

January 5, 2008 at 8:01 pm (informative) ()

The world’s slimmest mouse is just 5mm thick, 53mm wide and 93mm tall.
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Keyboard Shortcuts

December 21, 2007 at 8:45 am (informative) (, , , , )

Some of the most useful keyboard shortcuts for our favorite web services.

WordPress :

All letters uppercase – effectively, it means you have to press Alt+Shift+key

Alt+P – publish
Alt+B – bold
Alt+I – italic
Alt+Q – Blockquote
Alt+T – more (Read More tag)
Alt+U – ul (Unordered list)
Alt+O – ol (Ordered list)
Alt+L – li (list item)
Alt+A – link
Alt+C – code
Alt+S – ins
Alt+D – del

Gmail :

c – compose a new mail
/ – puts your cursor in the search box
k – move to newer conversation
j – Move to older conversation
n – next message
p – previous message
o or Enter – open a conversation
u – return to conversation list
y – archive a conversation
m – mute (archive and make all future messages from this conversation skip the inbox)
x – select conversation
s – star a message or conversation
! – report spam
r – reply to a mail
a – reply to all recepients
f – forward message
Esc – escape from input field
ctrl+s – save draft

key combinations:

tab then Enter – send message
y then o – archive your conversation and move to the next one.
g then a – go to all mail
g then s – go to starred conversations
g then c – go to contacts list.
g then d – go to drafts
g then i – go to inbox

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