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The GuestQuiZMAster (GQM): Ajay Rao

For this week we have a quizzing stud, Mr. Consistent, he has been winning Tata track of “Tata crucible- Bangalore Edition”, since 2008. Also in the past he has conducted many quizzes. Hope to see more of those quizzes from him in the near future.

1. Connect Hugh Hefner, Paul Allen and Bill Gates. [Hint: answer is not so simple]

2. The founders of this company felt that sportswear companies were profiting from the authenticity of New York street fashion without giving enough back to the African American community. The brand has grown into a multimillion dollar one over the years and the company insists they are not intentionally exclusive, and their marketing targets all people. Which one?

3. This classic Indian fabric and home furnishing brand sports a logo referred to as the ' kantachap', where it is depicted that the value of quality is higher than that of money. Which is this famous Indian brand in question?

4. It was created in 1992 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission by power plants. The program was developed by John S. Hoffman, inventor of the Green Programs at EPA, and implemented by Cathy Zoi and Brian Johnson. Even though it was initiated as a voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy efficient products, starting with computer products, it has been widely adopted by various electrical and electronic product manufacturers. What now ubiquitous “green” initiative is this?

5. Who am I..?

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Ferrari recalls 1,250 cars after some catch fire

Italian automaker Ferrari announced that they had recalled all versions of their model 458 Italia sports car produced before July 2010 after four of them caught fire.

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Dolce & Gabbana Celebrate Naomi’s Career

Naomi Campbell is teaming up with Dolce & Gabbanna to create a line of t-shirts that celebrate the supermodel’s 25 years in the fashion.

The t-shirts come in 14 different styles and feature signature images of Campbell shot by various renowned fashion photographers. They will sell for $200 each.

All of the proceeds will go to “Fashion for Relief”, which raises money within the fashion industry to help those in times of need and places in need.

Mango wine

Grape-based wines may soon have to compete with wine made from mangoes. Scientists at the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticultural Research in Lucknow have produced wines using three types of mango native to Uttar Pradesh - Dussehri, Langra, and
Chausa.

“We thought if France, Italy or Australia had made a mark for themselves as leaders in the wine industry, essentially because of their abundant grape produce, why don’t we try out our skills with the huge quantities of mango grown in this region?” said Neelima Garg, who led the research team. “Just as each of the mango varieties taste different, each of the wines too varies in taste as well as in flavour,” added Garg, who has been working on the project for the past two years.

The main problem researchers in Lucknow faced was treating the viscous mango pulp to make it thin enough to pass as wine. “The process of fermentation is not very tough, as mango contains huge quantities of sugar, which is the basic source of alcohol, but balancing the viscosity is what needs to be done very carefully,” she said.mangowine

The alcohol content in the slightly yellow, sweet drink is 8-9 per cent, which is lower than the alcohol content of a typical wine made from grapes, that generally ranges from 10-15 per cent. Researchers in Lucknow and elsewhere are hoping that India’s ‘wine adventure’ could include more exotic wines made from mangoes, blackberries or even apples.

Manish Kasture, for example, who is part of a team of scientists based at Dapoli University in Maharashtra, is applying for patents on wine made from cashew apples and blackberries.

More on fruit-based wines

Desi fruit wines: Himachal Pradesh has been producing fruit-based wines for several years now, with commercial success. Established wineries operating from Solan, Mandi, Palampur and Shimla have a portfolio that includes wines from from apple, plum, pear, peach, apricot, kiwi and strawberry.

Around the world: Elsewhere in the world, fruits that are commonly used to make wine include elderberries, raspberry, litchi,
cranberry, cloudberry, apricot, watermelon, pomegranate, loquat and huckleberry. Pineapple wine is popular in Hawaii and Japan, while cherry wine, called Kijafa, is popular in Finland.

Kohinoor Premium Banking Centre

After wooing the urban poor here with its 'One Rupee Bank' account, State Bank of India (SBI) is now aggressively targeting the crorepatis.

The government lender has inaugurated first-of-its-kind branch for high networth individuals (HNIs), where it takes minimum Rs. 1 crore to open an account, and that too on an invitation only.

Kohinoor Banjara Premium Banking Centre (named after the famed Kohinoor diamond that was discovered here), spread over 4,000 sq ft, offers specialised banking facilities like relationship managers, 24/7 lockers, extended banking hours, doorstep pick-up and drop facilities, in addition to pampering customers with five-star amenities at the branch.

"We have opened as many as 50 accounts so far. We are confident of opening another 150 by the end of the current fiscal," SBI Chief General Manager Shiva Kumar told PTI.

LoGO TaLe: Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids launched in September 1996, owned by Discovery Communications with programming for children education and with an emphasis on real-life adventures, nature, science and wildlife from all over the world has changed its logo.

It has transformed itself from programming service to little plastic dinosaurs to night goggles. To extend its  merchandise Discovery Communications partnered with toy maker Hasbro to roll out The Hub.

Trivia:-

• In 2002, Discovery Kids aired its first reality show called 'Endurance'.
• In between 2002 and 2006, Discovery Kids partnered with NBC which came to an end when later came out with Qubo.

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Original Symbols...... The first two logos of which company?

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