84th Annual Academy Awards - Winners

Oscar Awards 2012 - Winners at a Glance

Best

Picture : The Artist

Actress : Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady

Actor : Jean Dujardin - The Artist

Director : Muchel Hazanavicius - The Artist

Supporting Actor : Christopher Plummer - Beginners

Supporting Actress : Octavia Spencer - The Help

Original

Song : Bret McKenzie,"Man or Muppet" from The Muppets

Score : Ludovic Bource - The Artist

Screenplay : Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris 

Adapted Screenplay : Nat Faxon, Jim Rash  and Alexander Payne - The Descendants

Short

Animated : The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.Morris Lessmore

Documentary : Saving Face

Live Action : The Shore

Feature

Animated Feature : Rango

Documentary Feature : Undefeated

Sound

Mixing : Tom Fleischman and John Midgley - Hugo

Editing : Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty - Hugo

Film

Visual Effects : Rob Legato,Joss WIlliams,Ben Grossman and Alex Henning - Hugo

Film Editing  : Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall - The girl with the dragon tattoo

Foreign Language Film :  A Separation 

Makeup : Mark Coulier and J.Roy Helland - The Iron Lady

Costume Design : Mark Bridges - The Artist

Art Direction : Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo - Hugo

Cinematography : Robert Richardson - Hugo 

Great Picture

Wow !! what an effort to picture this ... All credit goes to the photographer and the crew for risking their life for  these kind of amazing and wonderful pictures, Kudos !!!! 

Bentley Continental GT V8

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Bentley has launched the new Bentley GT V8 at the Detroit Motor Show and looks amazing ....

Engine Capacity : 5998cc

Max.Power :  567bhp / 423Kw / 575PS @6100rpm

Acceleration : 0-100 km/h within 4.8 seconds

Top-Speed : 314 km/h

One great feature about this car is its Engine management system which automatically shuts down and 

starts up four out of its eight cylinders as required, which results in greater fuel economy. 
This is one of the reasons why Bentley Continental GT V8 is 40% more fuel efficient than its predecessor.

Kerala, God's Own Country !!

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Kerala, popularly known as God's Own Country has very picturesque locations and beautiful nature. Sharing some photos on a recent trip to Kerala. The houseboat ride on backwaters of Kerala was an awesome experience. Food served of your choice on board makes your taste buds lingering for more. Truly ,God's Own Country lives to its reputation

Beautiful Blue Mountain

   Beautiful blue mountains 

Digital Age

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How true !!!!! In this Digital age of ebay's and Amazon's ,we may not be surprised to see the above in local supermarkets .......

Amazon launched in India

US online retail giant Amazon.com has made its first foray into India with launch of a shopping website, Junglee.com, as it tests the waters for a possible full entry into the nation's e-commerce market.

India's e-commerce business is set to boom as incomes and consumer demand climb in a country of 1.2 billion people with a steadily ballooning middle class, analysts say.

Junglee, which means "wild" in Hindi, is a modified version of the world's top online retailers shopping portal,allowing customers to search for different products and compare prices.

Some of Amazon's biggest competition in India will come from e-commerce portal ebay.com and Flipkart.com. Flipcart.com set up in 2007 by two ex-Amazon employees and based in the southern city of Bangalore, that sells a range of goods from books to television sets, analysts say.As an Indian company Flipkart is exempt from the restrictions that prevent Amazon launching a full-service site.

Technopak forecasts the e-commerce market, which includes travel and financial services, will grow to $200 billion by 2020 from $10 billion in 2011.

Squirrel in Nature !!!!!

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           Nature is so beautiful with all these creatures !!!! Love this !!!

Bluetooth Vs Wi-Fi

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Best Drunken Conversation !!!!

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Just for Fun .....Best Drunken conversation !!!!! The conversation ..ahhh...sorry ...the image says it all :)

ERGONOMIC TIP: Do not Sit on Your Wallet!!!

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ERGONOMIC TIP: Do not Sit on Your Wallet!!!
This is something which we are not focusing in our daily life but can produce multiple problems in spine especially for those who have long sitting hours. Make sure that when you sit in your office chair your wallet should be not in your back pocket(Not only Wallet don’t sit with anything in your back pocket).

Your wallet can be real pain for your back and the waist, and it can even lead to shooting pains down the legs.Sitting on a wallet for prolonged hours every day can compress sciatic nerve which passes beneath piriformis muscle and leads to piriformis syndrome, low back pain & self-inflicted sciatica.

The wallet acts as a wedge that forces the pelvis, spine and body out of alignment.Just as you would not sit on a brief case or a rock for an extended period of time, you should not sit on your wallet.Anyone who drives more than a half hour sitting on a wallet is a candidate for sciatica or back pain. 

The healthiest option is to move the wallet to your front pocket.

If it’s must to keep your wallet in your back pocket, you should remove it before you sit down.

Most Inspiring Quotes from Steve Jobs

Most Inspiring Quotes from Steve Jobs .............

"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.  You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.  Don't be trapped by dogma -- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice."

Maruthi Swift DZire 2012

Maruthi Swift Dzire 2012

Engine Capacity: 1197cc, K-Series VVT
Car Body Type : Sedan
Top-Speed : 168
Max Power: 86Bhp @6000rpm
Max Torque : 114 Nm @4000 rpm
Transmission : Manual 5 speed / Automatic available in higher version


Maruthi Suzuki  is known for fuel efficient cars and good service.With the new K-Series VVT engines
the all new 2012 Swift DZire gives a fuel efficiency of 19.10Kmpl.Over 150 new features
added including the alloy wheels and plush interiors.The reduced boot space in the new version
makes it even more compact sedan.There is also an option of Automatic transmission available in higher version
The price tag of this sedan is sure to attract the consumers.

Mercedes M-Class 350 CDI 4MATIC

    

Mercedes - M Class 350 CDI 4MATIC

Engine Capacity : 2987 cc

Acceleration : 0-100Km/h in 7.6 secs

Top-Speed : 220 Km

Transmission : Automatic 7G-TRONIC

Drive : 4 Wheel drive

Mercedes M-Class 350 CDI 4MATIC, the BlueEFFICIENCY diesel engine, is designed to run quietly and offer good fuel efficiency which results in low emissions. The enhanced 7G-TRONIC automatic transmission selects gears directly and very briskly, ensuring greater pulling power and optimum acceleration. The 4MATIC comes from the four wheel drive that allows all four wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously.