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TriViASaturday, October 22, 2011
The genesis of the awards ceremony, which also serves as a fundraiser for the downtown San Jose Tech Museum, was the 1990s United Nations study, "The State of the Future at the Millennium," which focused on challenges facing the planet and the importance of assisting the developing world. The museum has since highlighted the work of hundreds of global entrepreneurs, academics and nonprofit workers using technology and innovative business plans to improve the lives of millions.
The first honor, the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award, went to Jeff Skoll, who was hired by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar to become the online auction company's first employee and first president in 1996. (Previous winners include Bill Gates, Al Gore, and Jordan's Queen Rania Al Abdullah.)
The Tech Awards also honored fifteen laureate organizations from around the world, which competed for five $50,000 cash awards funded by Microsoft, Intel, Nokia and other major tech firms. The winners, announced at Thursday's ceremony, were:
AguaClara, an initiative of Cornell University that was honored for building gravity-powered water-treatment facilities that provide safe drinking water to 20,000 people in five communities without the need for electricity.
PhET Interactive Simulations, the University of Colorado's group that teaches students from elementary school to universities via animated "science projects" that have been translated into 64 languages.
Universal Subtitles, a collaborative platform for captioning online videos that brought 25,000 videos on subjects such as the Arab Spring and the Japanese Tsunami to the deaf and hard of hearing in its first nine months.
We Care Solar, whose "solar suitcase" provides lighting and power to clinics in Africa, Asia, and Central America that might otherwise be forced to deliver babies and conduct other medical care by candlelight.
Eko Financial Services, which aims to democratize financial services by allowing 800,000 clients in India, such as migrant workers, to access bank accounts via inexpensive mobile phones.
Posted by Team BizdomTriViAThursday, October 20, 2011
A customer uses the Scan It! Mobile app on her Android phone to scan groceries at the supermarket. Retailers are in the midst of the technology revolution. Research firm VDC Research estimates retailers worldwide will spend 12 percent more on installing self-check-out kiosks -- which require fewer staff -- by 2015. Outlets are piloting the program that allows shoppers to use their smart phones to scan groceries as they pull them off the shelves -- a move that could lead to even fewer check-out clerks.
Posted by Team BizdomNewsThursday, October 20, 2011
The diversified business group, ITC Ltd, through its Papers and Speciality Papers Division (PSPD), has roped in Infosys, Google, Mahindra Satyam and Dr. Reddy's into the WOW (wealth from waste) initiative.
The group has also dovetailed the corporate social responsibility (CSR) activity of the company into its overall business plan, according to Division Chief Executive, ITC PSPD, Mr Sanjay Singh.
“By linking CSR activity into the overall business plan, we ensure it gets greater focus; also there is something to look forward to by the company. Both the farm forestry and WOW initiative have now been linked,” he said.
Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Singh said that within a short span, the collection of dry receivables is touching 4,000 mt a month. It is proposed to take this up to 6,000 mt a month during the current financial year. By covering the entire south, ITC expects to manage a collection level of about 15,000 mt a month. That would be sufficient to run a mill.
Mr Jogarao Bhamidipati, Division Head (Commercial), ITC PSPD, said that 20 major groups with over 200,000 employees like Infosys, Microsoft, Google, Mahindra Satyam, Dr. Reddy's Labs have agreed to join the WOW initiative where the waste is segregated and collected. By paper waste segregation, this would be better suited for recycling.
The Chairman of Ramky Group, Mr Ayodhya Rami Reddy, said that the company now works with over 35 municipalities and 35,000 hospitals and over 800 corporate houses across the country and is keen to play a role in ITC's WOW initiative .
1)WITH WHICH COMPANY WOULD YOU ASSOCIATE THE OPTIMUS RANGE OF SMART PHONES?
2)THIS TAIWANESE MULTINATIONAL COMPANY HAS RECENTLY STARTED MAKING MOBILE PHONES NAMED LIQUID AND STREAM?
3)
IDENTIFY THE WEBSITE THAT THIS MAN CREATED.
5)THIS IS A COMMON ERROR MESSAGE IN THE INTERNET.RECENTLY A SOUTH INDIAN MOVIE WAS MADE WITH THE SAME TITLE.IDENTIFY THIS ERROR MESSAGE OR MOVIE TITLE.
6)IN VIDEOGRAPHY WE OFTEN FIND FIGURES LIKE 720p,1080p,ETC.WHAT DOES 'p' MEAN?
7)
THIS MAN CREATED A WEBSITE THAT WE ALL USE FOR OUR TCS IT WIZ RESEARCH.
8)THIS COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1970 BY ALVIN.B.PHILIPS,AFORMER MOTOROLA EMPLOYEE.THIS COMPANY IS ONE OF THE LEADIND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND STORAGE DEVICE MAKERS.
9) Linux-based open source mobile operating system project.t was first announced at Mobile World Congress in February 2010 by Intel and Nokia in a joint press conference.AMD,ACER AND NOVELL ALSO SUPPORTS THE PROJECT.
10)
IDENTIFY THE LOGO.
11)WHAT IS NOMOPHOBIA?
12)THE SHORTY AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPERS OF WHICH WEBSITE.
13)THIS TECH SAVVY HEAD OF THE STATE USES TECHNOLOGY TO REACH OU TO HER PEOPLE.
14)
IDENTIFY THE LOGO.
15)
THIS COMPANY IS THE PIONEER IN PEER-TO-PEER FILE SHARING WEBSITE.
Posted by Team BizdomNewsWednesday, October 19, 2011
The company that had stopped selling the brand in 2004 plans to re-launch Duke in four flavours — raspberry, masala soda, gingerade and ice cream soda in 200 ml retro style returnable glass bottles for Rs 10 and a 500 ml PET bottle for Rs 25.
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TriViAWednesday, October 19, 2011
OCM India Limited, a leading men’s apparel fabric manufacturer & retailer of India and a part of WL Ross & Co. LLC, unveiled an image makeover with a fresh and new brand identity. This is the first version of OCM's brand revamp ever since the company's beginnings in 1924.
The new OCM brand identity was uncovered by Mr. SK Singhal, Chief Executive Officer, OCM India Limited, to stir up the evolution that company has gone through in last 86 years of its existence. Mr. Singhal joined OCM at the helm of affairs in March ’11 to take the company to next level with his visionary approach. Prior to this, he served the textile major Raymond for over 30 years.
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TriViAMonday, October 17, 2011
The historic United Artists building at Broadway and 9th Street in downtown Los Angeles was sold by Wescott Christian Center Inc. to Greenfield Partners for $11 million. Silent film stars Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin were among the founders of United Artists, a movie production company.
Posted by Team BizdomTriViAMonday, October 17, 2011
The spicy and wild pizza is a satirical comment on the sex parties with "bunga bunga" erotic dances that Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is said to have hosted at one of his villas.
The Italian version of Wikipedia has closed in protest at a plan to introduce a gagging law widely seen an attempt to spare the Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, further embarrassment following the publication of his wiretapped conversations in the media.
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TriViAFriday, October 07, 2011
A man holds his iPhone with a lit candle during an 'iVigil' outside the Apple store (back) with its logo lights switched off in Hong Kong on October 6, 2011. Apple's Steve Jobs has died from cancer at the age of 56, a premature end for a visionary who revolutionized modern culture and changed forever the world's relationship to technology through inventions such as the iPad and iPhone.
Posted by Team BizdomNewsWednesday, October 05, 2011
Tiger Woods has his first major endorsement since his downfall two years ago, announcing a deal Wednesday with Rolex to be one of its ambassadors.
Woods had lost five major endorsements in the two years since he was exposed for serial adultery and eventually divorced. He previously had a watch deal with Tag Heuer, which dropped him two months ago. Woods has lost endorsement deals with AT&T, Accenture, Tag Heuer, Gatorade and Gillette since his downfall.
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TriViAWednesday, October 05, 2011
“Something BIG is coming”. This is the message from Samsung in their latest “Unpacked” video. The video for the Samsung Unpacked event on October 11 in San Diego said, "Another perfect combination is just around the corner."
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NewsWednesday, October 05, 2011
Denmark has introduced what is believed to be the world's first fat tax - a surcharge on foods that are high in saturated fat.Butter, milk, cheese, pizza, meat, oil and processed food are now subject to the tax if they contain more than 2.3% saturated fat.
The Danish tax amounts to 16 Danish kroner ($2.83) per kilogram of saturated fat in a product. Copenhagen officials expect the levy to generate almost 2.2 billion Danish kroner ($390-million) for the government.
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TriViATuesday, October 04, 2011
The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has unveiled a new corporate logo to represent the progress of the industry in the international arena as a provider of world class jewellery designs and establish brand India as a jewellery design destination.
Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard's (HPQ) new CEO, will be paid $1 a year and receive a nonqualified option to purchase 1,900,000 shares of HP common stock. The most famous $1 CEO was Steve Jobs, who recently stepped down from that post as he continues to struggle with his health. Jobs also owns about 5.5 million Apple shares, so his incentive was fairly clear. He has made the most of that by leading Apple to spectacular success.
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TriViASaturday, October 01, 2011
Current England long jump champion and London 2012 hopeful J. J. Jegede attempts an exhibition jump over three Limited edition 2012 MINIs on September 28, 2011 in London, England. This world first is taking place to celebrate the launch of the MINI London 2012 Edition models, of which only 2,012 will be produced.
