Kawasaki Ninja 650R

This is could be the best news yet for the motorcycle enthusiasts this year craving for a suitable motorcycle which is not so powerful like litre-class motorcycles or the slightly underpowered quarter litre motorcycles. India’s second largest two-wheeler company Bajaj Auto and Kawasaki on Wednesday launched the highly anticipated Ninja 650R.

The famous motorcycle deftly combines ample power (72 PS), serious torque (66 Nm), perfect ergonomics, nimble handling and supersport styling. It will be sold and serviced exclusively through Bajaj Probiking, India’s largest dealership network for premium motorcycles. At a price of Rs. 4.57 lacs (ex-showroom Delhi) the Ninja 650R is expected to create a new market for riding enthusiasts seeking a premium sports motorcycle. Already the motorcycling forums are abuzz with the great pricing strategy from Bajaj.

The motorcycle is already expected to heat up the things for the mid-size sportsbike segment and apart from its inimitable road presence and performance the Ninja 650R comes with a host of features such as triple petal disc brakes, MotoGP display, daylight running lights with hazard indicators, under-slung exhaust and a twin cylinder engine tuned for 91 Octane fuel to make it best suited for India and its diverse riding conditions. The motorcycle has a proper 649cc liquid-cooled twin cylinder motorcycle that aims to balance sportiness with every-day ridability and long distance comfort. The motorcycle is a liquid-cooled, DOHC, eight-valve fuel-injected twin cylinder engine with focus on ridability and is also equipped with a 180-degree crankshaft-driven balancer shaft.

According to reports, Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto said "We conceived Bajaj Probiking 6 years ago with the objective of making it the default destination for motorbike enthusiasts looking for looking for premium and performance bikes. The Ninja 650R is the next step in realizing that objective." He added, "The Kawasaki Ninja 250R has been a success with 1500 of these speed machines sold to date. It is now joined by its larger sibling to rule the roads."

Yoshiro Segawa, Managing Director (designate), India Kawasaki Motors, stated "After setting up a wholly owned subsidiary in India, we have chalked bigger plans for the performance aficionados of the country. We are pleased to present the stylish Ninja 650R for the Indian performance bikers. With the launch of this bike, we together with Bajaj Probiking are set to redefine the premium sports bike market in India." Available exclusively through Bajaj Probiking showrooms in 30 cities, the Kawasaki Ninja 650R will be backed with Probiking service capabilities and spare parts availability.

Super 30 Rocks Again...

Super 30  is an Indian educational program that started in Patna, Bihar, India under the banner of 'Ramanujan School of Mathematics', by Anand Kumar. Established in 2002, the program selects 30 meritorious and talented candidates each year from economically backward sections of society and trains them for the IIT-JEE, the entrance examination for Indian Institute of Technology.Time Magazine has selected mathematician Anand Kumar's school - Super 30 - in the list of Best of Asia 2010. Super 30 received praise from United States President Barack Obama's special envoy Rashad Hussain, who termed it the “best” institute in the country. Newsweek Magazine has taken note of the initiative of mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 and included his school in the list of four most innovative schools in the world.Anand Kumar has been awarded by top award of Bihar government Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puraskar in November 2010.

Super 30 founder to start school!

Super 30, a distinctive programme that coaches students for the IIT entrance exam, has seen unparalleled success in the number of students that make it into the prestigious IITs each year. Its founder, Anand Kumar, selects 30 students from economically weaker families, provides them with food and boarding, and tutors them for a year as they prepare for the IIT JEE.

By 2011, 236 out of 270 Super 30 students made it into the IITs. We bring to you an exclusive interview with the man behind the success of Super 30. Pioneer, visionary and guru, Anand Kumar, as he talks of his inspirations, his plans for the future, his take on education in India, and the Indian Teaching Service he hopes to see become part of India’s blueprint for education.  An Interview With Anand Kumar

How does it feel to see the running success of Super 30? It makes me extremely happy. Many of these children left their homes, their villages, to come follow their dream; and to see this kind of result makes me very glad. This is the chance they need to break out of poverty and build a future for themselves.

What has been your inspiration to set up Super 30? Growing up, I had a keen interest in Mathematics, and spent many hours working on my subject. After graduation, I applied and got admission into the University of Cambridge. But my financial situation, and my father’s medical condition were factors that held me back, and I had to let go of the opportunity. It made me realize that there were many students in India facing the same situation. Despite being gifted students, with a strong academic inclination, poverty and inaccessibility to quality education held them back. If there was a way to help them, I knew I had to find it.

Who has been your role model? There have been many, but most outstanding in my memory, remains my father, Rajendra Prasad. He passed away around the time that my admission into Cambridge came through. He always said “ Son, whatever you do, do it wholeheartedly. Put your heart and mind into it. He had a good heart, and encouraged in us, the idea of giving back to society.

What advice would you give our readers that are aspiring IIT-ians? I would advise them to read voraciously, and be thorough with the basics. One must never memorise or “ratto”; that is not learning. Instead, study the basics, and understand them fully. As you develop on this, use your imagination and then apply to new learning.

If you could be India’s Education Minister, what changes would you bring into the system? To begin with, everyone must understand that education is not a commodity to be bought and sold. Right now, there are expensive private schools, and there are Government schools, and there is a great divide between them. Quality education is being sold to the highest bidder. That has to change. Education - quality education - must be accessible to everyone. Government schools must impart education of the same standard available at private schools. And excellence in quality of education must begin right from primary schools. Secondly, the IITs that now allow only 2 attempts at entrance admissions, must make allowances for children from less privileged backgrounds, and give them 3 attempts at clearing the IIT entrance exams. You spoke of primary schools; what changes do you think we need to see in this sphere of education? As I said, the quality of education must improve, and this begins right at primary school level. Most importantly, we have to attract and retain good teachers. It is the teacher that can transform a student, and it is imperative our schools have good teachers. We need to change the existing policies, and re-look at the salaries we give them, the facilities and tools to aid them in the classroom. Why don’t we have something similar to the IAS, and IFS? The ITS “ Indian Teaching Service. Something as prestigious, to attract and build talent in the education sector.

In your opinion, why aren’t there more schools like yours? Is this a difficult model to replicate? Super 30 is a school that takes no donations. In this sense, yes it can be hard to sustain. But we have created a prototype, and we encourage the government, and corporate business, to replicate this model. In fact, several State governments have expressed interest in setting up something similar, drawing inspiration from the success of Super 30.

Any plans to expand Super 30 into Super 50 or Super 100? Yes, why not? Super 30 started as an experiment with 30 students who showed potential. We had no idea the name would become so popular. If there are more children with the talent and determination, then there is always room for more.

What do you see yourself doing over the next few years? Any plans beside Super 30? Well, it has been a dream of mine to run a school for children from lower income families, and from villages where quality education is not available. I plan to set up this school, for children from the 6th to the 12th standard. I am looking for land right now, for the school premises, and for a hostel for the children to stay. I want to give them a chance to think of going abroad, to study medicine, to attend Olympiads, and meet other students excelling in different fields of academics.

Limitless (Movie)

Limitless, truly limitless.

 

Its an a nice sci-fi,fiction(can be real) movie by Niel Burger, director of The Illusionist movie.
This movie is mainly focused on character, who takes the drug to enhance the brain capacity than original one.
Our brain only use 20 % of its total capacity,by taking this drug it can enhance to 100%,this unleashed all the hidden memories,experience,imagination.
This movies shows, how the life changes after taking this drug.
Nice performace by bradly cooper.
must watch movie.

Wiki: Limitless  IMDB : Limitless

The Prestige (Movie)

Google Wallet (Article)

Google Wallet

In the past few thousand years, the way we pay has changed just three times—from coins, to paper money, to plastic cards.

Now we’re on the brink of the next big shift.

Introducing Google Wallet

Google Wallet is an Android app that makes your phone your wallet. It stores virtual versions of your existing plastic cards on your phone. Simply tap your phone to pay and redeem offers using near field communication, or NFC.

Payments, offers, loyalty, and so much more

Google Wallet has been designed for an open commerce ecosystem. It will eventually hold many if not all of the cards you keep in your leather wallet today. And because Google Wallet is a mobile app, it will be able to do more than a regular wallet ever could, like storing thousands of payment cards and Google Offers but without the bulk. Eventually your loyalty cards, gift cards, receipts, boarding passes, tickets, even your keys will be seamlessly synced to your Google Wallet. And every offer and loyalty point will be redeemed automatically with a single tap via NFC.

The future of commerce starts today

Google Wallet is coming soon. When it launches, you’ll be able to use Citi® MasterCard® cards and the Google Prepaid Card with Google Wallet. You’ll be able to tap to pay at hundreds of thousands of merchants.
At launch, Google Wallet will be compatible with Nexus S 4G by Google, available on Sprint. Over time, we plan on expanding support to more phones.
This is just the beginning, but we believe that, in time, your phone with Google Wallet will be the one thing that holds everything you need to carry.

 

http://www.google.com/wallet/

Source : www.google.com

IIT Toppers (Article)

For the second successive year, Andhra Pradesh has bagged the top rank in the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IITJEE)- 2011, results of which were announced on Wednesday.

Prithvi Teja from Andhra Pradesh stood first at the all-India level

Immadi Prithvi Teja from West Godavari district in coastal Andhra Pradesh stood first at the all-India level, competing with over five lakh students who appeared for the IIT-JEE conducted on April 10. And it was a windfall for the state, which garnered the lion's share of the ranks for admission into the IITs. If all categories are taken together, Andhra Pradesh accounted for nearly 40 of the top 100 ranks, including seven among the first 10 ranks in the open category at the all-India level.

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Apart from Prithvi Teja who bagged the first rank, the other top rankers are: Y. Mithun (second), Saimanth Reddy (third), Sai Kiran (fourth), Kunal Saha (sixth), T. Bhargava Reddy (eighth) and Janga J. Varun (ninth). All of them had their education in the Andhra Pradesh state syllabus, both at the school as well as intermediate level. It's a dream come true for Prithvi Teja hailing from an upper middle-class family in the temple town of Dwaraka Tirumala in West Godavari district. His father, Immadi Srinivasa Rao, runs a small jewellery shop in the town and mother Rani is a homemaker.
Prithvi Teja did his schooling from the Vishwa Bharati Residential School at Gudivada, located between his hometown and Vijayawada. A brilliant student throughout, he scored over 96 per cent in Class X. To prepare for the IIT entrance test, he attended the Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy in Vijayawada.
"Right from day one, he had a lot of confidence in himself. He, no doubt, worked hard but was never under pressure. He used to relax after studies and even played cricket. I'm extremely happy that he achieved his goal with ease," father Srinivasa Rao said.
Interestingly, for the first time the Sri Chaitanya Group of Institutions has produced the top ranker in IIT-JEE, as it is mostly famous for medical entrance coaching. "We have proved that we are the best in producing IIT rankers, too," said B. V. Rao, chairman of the Sri Chaitanya Group, which also produced the eighth and ninth rankers at the all-India level, apart from Prithvi Teja.

Fast and furious 5 (Movie)

Fast and furious 5 : Truly Furious

Review :

The franchise which began on a high note with Fast and Furious and then went off course with the last two sequels (Tokyo Drift, 2 Fast 2 Furious) seems to be back on track in it's fifth version. And there are three reasons why this one works so well.

First, the film has been shot against the picturesque backdrop of Rio, with most of the planning by the glitzy gang being done in the dingy, overcrowded favelas (slums) of the sprawling city. The shoot-outs and the brazen chases are a treat to watch as Diesel and his gang leapfrog across the tenement skyline in gravity-defying splendour.

Secondly, the film has two action giants pitted against each other, which means you are going to get total value for money in the kick-butt department. As if Vin Diesel's bald and brawny machismo wasn't enough, there's hard-rock Dwayne Johnson standing tall as his worthy opponent. The eye-ball to eye-ball confrontations and the gritty physical encounters between the two are the stuff dream AXN cuts are made of. Add to this all that guy bonding between the two (they end up as frenemies) and you have a cops-and-robbers duo that grabs eyeballs from their very first encounter.

And finally, the Fast and Furious franchise works only when its cars revv up furiously and the daredevils drive off to hell....There are enough brazen races here to send your testosterone into a tizzy and keep you glued to your seats, seat belts on. Yes, these guys can do anything with their cars and the cars are archetypal dream machines. Keep guessing the names and go gung-ho on the vroom quotient

(Source : Times Of India)