Preity Zinta became the Indian ambassador for the joint United Nations Programme on HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS).
Virat Kohli has been signed as the brand ambassador for watchmaker Fastrack.
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AMUL's moppet man passed away
Eustace Fernandes, creator of the Amul moppet famously known as "Amul Girl" has passed away. This post is a tribute to him for giving us all, an adorable character. For reader's knowledge, he not only created the 'Amul moppet' but also the famous 'Limca waves' giving one a feeling of freshness.
One of the first Amul hoardings
Mongoose Cricket Bat
Hey folks, now there will be a mass destruction weapon in the hands of Batsman, hopefully it can be seen in IPL 3. The Mongoose cricket bat specifically designed by Mr Marcus Codrington Fernandez to meet the new distilled demands of Twenty20, was unveiled first at Lord’s.
The Mongoose bat with a handle as long as the blade, MCC has given its approval to this bat’s design as well as ICC. It will be a nightmare for bowlers & fielders too, means even if the balls hit on the tip of the bat too it can easily cross the ropes. The first person to use this bat was former Australian batsman Stuart Law during a county Twenty20
Chennai Super Kings' Matthew Hayden is signed as a Brand Ambassador for it.
IPL 3 trophy unveiled & News Bytes
Along-with Rohit Sharma, Lalit Modi has unveiled IPL 3 winner's trophy.
NEWS Bytes:-- HDFC Standard Life has announced its second year of association with Rajasthan Royals.
- Gaming Company Indiagames got the official gaming license for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2010.
The state of Paranoia
After hearing above line from someone I would have straightway tracked my mind towards “Only the Paranoid Survive“and the toward “Andrew S. Grove”, but recently someone connected this to an urdu ghazal……..
This person is a Kind-of-expert in urdu language, esp. Awadhi (the sweetest form of hindi, as we nawabi people says)
He quoted me a very interesting classic ghazal from some Siraj Aurangabadi…
Khabar-e-tahayyur-e-ishq sunn, na junoon raha na pari rahi
Na toh tu raha na mein raha, jo rahi toh bas ye be-khabari rahi
Crux of this is: The only thing which is left now is the state of self-unconsciousness: where neither you exist nor I.
On further discussion he explained me that the state of “be-khabari ” or “Self-consciousness” is also a state of paranoia. This term paranoia was derived from the Greek term Paranous, which roughly meant "beyond the mind" (para = outside; nous = mind).
This person is a Kind-of-expert in urdu language, esp. Awadhi (the sweetest form of hindi, as we nawabi people says)
He quoted me a very interesting classic ghazal from some Siraj Aurangabadi…
Khabar-e-tahayyur-e-ishq sunn, na junoon raha na pari rahi
Na toh tu raha na mein raha, jo rahi toh bas ye be-khabari rahi
Crux of this is: The only thing which is left now is the state of self-unconsciousness: where neither you exist nor I.
On further discussion he explained me that the state of “be-khabari ” or “Self-consciousness” is also a state of paranoia. This term paranoia was derived from the Greek term Paranous, which roughly meant "beyond the mind" (para = outside; nous = mind).
Tata Crucible Lucknow 2010 - Campus Quiz
News from Lucknow chapter of 2010 is that a record 450 + teams have participated in the campus edition of Crucibles.I think that is a record number.Perhaps Lucknow is the only instance of a venue where twice two prelims have been conducted for a quiz.
Some of the domains from which questions were asked in TC Lucknow as follows :-
1. Crowd sourcing
2.Golden Arches Theory
3.Universal Post union Logo
4.Smart basics - Ginger
This coverage of the lucknow edition has been in a shrinked manner.Will post in detail once our Lucknow correspondent resumes normal service.
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IPL Diary
-Channels such as Colors and HBO have lined up a slew of cricket-related shows. Colors has announced four ‘cricketainment’ shows under the tag, IPL Tadka Maar Ke. HBO has announced Hollywood Premiere League, a take-off on IPL — all to capitalise on the cricketing fever.
- Indian Premier League 3 has DLF, Vodafone, Fly Kingfisher, Hero Honda, Maxx Mobiles, Karbonn Mobiles and Citibank as its primary sponsors.
- IPL and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) have struck an agreement with vRock Mobile Communications for worldwide SMS, MMS and IVR rights for a period of five years. vRock Mobile Communications (VRMPL) is a private limited firm based in Gurgaon founded by Ramesh Awtaney, Vivek Gupta and Jatin Ahluwalia.
- ITV, the oldest television network of United Kingdom, got the exclusive broadcasting rights for DLF-IPL III.
- Linc Pens has inked a sponsorship deal with the Rajasthan Royals.
-Leading brands from United Spirits — Whyte & Mackay, McDowell's No1, in addition to Royal Challenge, — continue to be the key sponsors for the Royal Challengers team. In addition, Reebok is the team apparel sponsor on field and Indigo Nation is the formal attire sponsor.
- Karbonn Mobile has signed a 2 years deal as IPL’s ‘Official Partner Mobile Phone’ and the title sponsor of the new property Karbonn Mobiles IPL Nights , which will be aired on MTV.
Karbonn Mobiles is a JV between Delhi-based Jaina Group and Bangalore-based UTL Group. The company has roped in Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli as brand ambassadors.
- Mountain Dew will be the Kings XI Punjab's official beverage partner, they also rolled out a new campaign called as “Dar ki Wicket Girayega to Hamare Saath Khelega.”
- Idea Cellular which is associated with Deccan Chargers and the Delhi Daredevils launched a TVC for its new “ungli cricket” which is a game where users will play cricket using SMS.
- Lionel Richie, American singer will be a part of the DLF-IPL Season III opening gala dinner on March 11 at the Tote On the Turf, Mahalaxi Race Course on Thursday and the opening ceremony on March 12 at the D.Y. Patil ground.
- Royal Challenger’s has joined YouTube as a premium sponsor for DLF IPL 2010 matches that will be streamed live on the site. Other top brands taking the sponsorship slots include Airtel and Coca-Cola. While HP, HSBC India and Samsung are among the other companies to have done a deal with YouTube.
-Apalya Technologies, owners of the “MiMobiTV” service, is the exclusive live video streaming provider for all Indian Premier League (IPL) matches for the next three years, including the forthcoming 2010 IPL season. The rights granted cover live video streaming for all mobile platforms worldwide for the IPL on an exclusive basis.
-UFO Moviez will show DLF IPL 2010 matches live on gigantic screens in cinemas across India. The matches will be screened in High Definition Digital format without commercial interruptions.
- Indian Premier League 3 has DLF, Vodafone, Fly Kingfisher, Hero Honda, Maxx Mobiles, Karbonn Mobiles and Citibank as its primary sponsors.
- IPL and its licensing partner Global Cricket Ventures (GCV) have struck an agreement with vRock Mobile Communications for worldwide SMS, MMS and IVR rights for a period of five years. vRock Mobile Communications (VRMPL) is a private limited firm based in Gurgaon founded by Ramesh Awtaney, Vivek Gupta and Jatin Ahluwalia.
- ITV, the oldest television network of United Kingdom, got the exclusive broadcasting rights for DLF-IPL III.
- Linc Pens has inked a sponsorship deal with the Rajasthan Royals.
-Leading brands from United Spirits — Whyte & Mackay, McDowell's No1, in addition to Royal Challenge, — continue to be the key sponsors for the Royal Challengers team. In addition, Reebok is the team apparel sponsor on field and Indigo Nation is the formal attire sponsor.
- Karbonn Mobile has signed a 2 years deal as IPL’s ‘Official Partner Mobile Phone’ and the title sponsor of the new property Karbonn Mobiles IPL Nights , which will be aired on MTV.
Karbonn Mobiles is a JV between Delhi-based Jaina Group and Bangalore-based UTL Group. The company has roped in Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Manish Pandey and Virat Kohli as brand ambassadors.
- Mountain Dew will be the Kings XI Punjab's official beverage partner, they also rolled out a new campaign called as “Dar ki Wicket Girayega to Hamare Saath Khelega.”
- Idea Cellular which is associated with Deccan Chargers and the Delhi Daredevils launched a TVC for its new “ungli cricket” which is a game where users will play cricket using SMS.
- Lionel Richie, American singer will be a part of the DLF-IPL Season III opening gala dinner on March 11 at the Tote On the Turf, Mahalaxi Race Course on Thursday and the opening ceremony on March 12 at the D.Y. Patil ground.
- Royal Challenger’s has joined YouTube as a premium sponsor for DLF IPL 2010 matches that will be streamed live on the site. Other top brands taking the sponsorship slots include Airtel and Coca-Cola. While HP, HSBC India and Samsung are among the other companies to have done a deal with YouTube.
-Apalya Technologies, owners of the “MiMobiTV” service, is the exclusive live video streaming provider for all Indian Premier League (IPL) matches for the next three years, including the forthcoming 2010 IPL season. The rights granted cover live video streaming for all mobile platforms worldwide for the IPL on an exclusive basis.
-UFO Moviez will show DLF IPL 2010 matches live on gigantic screens in cinemas across India. The matches will be screened in High Definition Digital format without commercial interruptions.
Abhishek for Videocon d2h while Akshay for LG
Videocon has roped in Abhishek Bachchan to endorse its direct-to-home (DTH) service Videocon d2h as brand ambassador, which is having a tagline "Direct Hai To Right Hai".
On another front, LG Electronics India got Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador for its LG Flat Play Display (FPD) segment.
QUIZON 10
Hi Bizdom Readers,
On quiz front I am continuing the Quizon series which is here with its 10th shot i.e. QUIZON 10. The answer key will be replied to those who care to reply.
Note: - Kindly send your try to bizdomonline@gmail.com, and also note that this id will be a common email id for all quizzes, queries n other things related to “Bizdom” from today onwards. You are welcome to shoot your mails at bizdomonline@gmail.com.
So, lets start the quiz……………….Happy Quizzing
1- What’s a common connection among all these pics?
2- To advertise its company’s product, the owner encouraged his franchisee to take to the air waves with their own campaign. Following his directive, two franchisees decided to target kids by sponsoring a local children’s show, Bozo’s Circus. When station cancelled the show after 4 years, the franchisees hired a television announcer to create a new clown persona for local ads. It marked the birth of which legendry icon?
3- Founded in 1998, it’s a British manufacturer but subsidiary of a different nation’s company. The concept of the company is to make its product in the same line as luxury watch manufacturers. Which company?
4- He was a retired flight operation manager at Indian Airlines named Mr. Harpal Singh. He got something first from the Iron lady of India
5- Name the company.
6- “Yuksom breweries” is owned by a Bollywood's illustrious gangster who also has Rhino Breweries in his kitty. The brands of Yuksom are Dansberg, Hit and He-Man; this may give you some idea about him.
7- Whose logo is this?
8- It was founded in 1847 after the name of the founder’s son. Some of the company’s earlier logos have an elephant & the swastika. Which company I am talking about?
9- He pegged himself as “Conservatively flamboyant”, an unconventional Englishman who made American Conventions his life’s study. This Oxford
10- He was born in the home of Sanjay Gupta in 1980 but Pratap Mulick & Parshuram Sharma takes care of him till 1995. Presently he lives in Mahanagar city as an employee of a TV Channel. He was also adapted into a Live action TV show but the show never made it to the TV, on his side he has his first animated movie which is soon to be release. Who is he?
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