mAtHaN ThE QuIzZer..(1-12-09)

1. Nestle is trying to acquire the nutrition business of which company in India ?
Ans. SPECIALITY FOODS

2. What is the name of the Japan stock exchange?
Ans. NIKKEI

3. Timber Land a US based company has joined hands with which Indian company for the distribution of their foot wear and apparel in India?
Ans. RELIANCE BRAND (part of RELIANCE RETAIL)

4. LG South Korea’s second largest electronic maker has stopped manufacturing which product as it fully outsourced to a local Taiwanese firm?
Ans. PERSONAL COMPUTERS

5. Which British sportswear brand is planning to open 10 exclusive stores in India by the end of this year?
Ans. ADMIRAL

6. Who is the present women javelin champion ?
Ans. STEFFY NERIOUS (GERMANY)

7. Which former Jharkhand chief minister was arrested from WestSinghbhum district by the vigilance bureau in a disproportionate asset case?
Ans. MADHU KODA

8. Expand IAEA?
Ans. INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

9. Which English word has been voted as the top English word of this year?
Ans. TWITTER

10. Which Tennis ace was fined $175000 and put on probation for two years for her foul- mouthed tirade at the US open?
Ans. SERENA WILLIAMS

qUoTeS......

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington

bEtZ FiLm BuZz....(TuM MiLe)

Tum Mile
Cast : Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan
Director :Kunal Deshmukh Producer : Genre :Romance Release Date :13-11-2009

Tum Mile was promoted as India’s first disaster film based on the 26 July 2005 deluge but it has more romance than disaster which is disappointing.

Residing in the picturesque Cape Town, Emraan’s character Akshay is a painter-cum-delivery boy who hangs with his best friend, Vik (RJ Mantra) as they struggle to make ends meet. He falls in love with the uber rich Sanjana (Soha) who leaves her not-so-loving boyfriend for him. They start living together in a fancy sea-facing apartment (Soha pays the rent) and she becomes his muse. Emraan gets a new job in Sydney and asks Sanjana to accompany him. She refuses to give up her life in Cape Town for him so they part ways. Fate reunites them on 26 July 2005 and they fight against all odds to save each other.

The biggest setback of Tum Mile is that it focuses more on the done-to-death romance than on the disaster sequences. We have had enough of live-in couples, their joys and woes and love triangles. Also, Emraan and Soha don’t have any real intimacy or chemistry so you don’t root for the couple and Soha is not ‘muse material’.

The film has a non-linear narrative, but you can predict what will happen as the story moves between the flood scenes to their past relationship in Cape Town. The pace is laborious and yawn-inducing. There are ‘haath hi saathi’ jokes, so you can gauge the dialogue is not sparkling or original.

Some scenes are very silly. Does an Indian electrician visit people’s houses in South Africa to check if their meter is working? That is classic Abbas-Mustan and Subhash Ghai kind of cinema! In another scene, Emraan and Soha take refuge in a restaurant during the flood and after having a little conversation, they decide it’s time to leave and go back to the flooded roads. Weren’t they sitting there to be safe? And the key-lost-in-the-water scene is straight out of Titanic.

On the bright side, Cape Town is breathtakingly beautiful and the production values are excellent. The songs, especially Tum Mile and Tu Hi Haqeeqat are crowd-pullers and come as a welcome relief with fantastic videos. Tum Mile is bright and lively while Tu Hi Haqeeqat is romantic and captures Cape Town beautifully.
The flood sequences are the saving grace of Tum Mile. It could have been a much better and gripping film but, alas, it isn’t.

qUoTeS....

"Knowing oneself is the best way for self development"

d&p

mAtHaN ThE QuIzZeR.....(30-11-09)

1. Which cricketer has won the CEAT international cricketer of the year award for his performance with the bat in 2008-2009 season?
Ans: GAUTAM GAMBHIR
2. Which Tennis ace has won the world tour finals trophy in London?
Ans: NIKOLAY DAVDENKO
3. Which software technologies from Bangalore got a customer from a Californian company to develop a mobile solution for a Green cemetery?
Ans: ENDEAVOUR SOLUTIONS
4. Which is the Switzerland’s biggest bank by asset?
Ans: UBS
5. Who is the president of Brazil?
Ans: LUIZ INACIO LUIA DA SILVA
6. Expand IMEI?
Ans: INTERNATIONAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT IDENTITY
7. Who is the CEO of bank of America?
Ans: KENNETH LEWIS
8. Wilmar edible oil is owned by which company?
Ans: ADANI GROUP
9. “MAKING MORE POSSIBLE” is the punch line of which company?
Ans: ABN AMRO
10. Expand “SIP”
Ans: SYASTAMATIC INVESTAMENT PLAN

mAtHaN The qUiZZer ( 25-11-09)

1.IDENTIFY LOGO
ans: BIAL

2.Which company has bagged a Rs.5600 crore contract from an arm of Jay Prakash Association for setting up 1980 MW thermal power plant in U.P?
ans: BHEL

3.who is the new CEO of HDFC Standard Life who has recenty resigned from Infosys BPO?
ans: Amitabh Chaudhary

4.HCL Security has signed an agreement with which US technology firm for developing IP based safety and security solution?
ans: CISCO

5. 1st indian opening pair to post double century stand ?
ans: Gambir and Sehwag

6. Expand NAFED.
ans : National Agricultural coorperative marketing Fedaration of India

7. Which bank expects to receive approval from RBI and Doha govt. to set up a branch in Doha , in the 1st wek of december.
ans: STATE BANK OF INDIA

8. Who is the ceo of FORD MOTORS?
ans : Alan Mullaly

9."Indian earth observation visualization" is the tagline of which organization?
ans: ISRO

10. Who is known as the " Indian WARREN BUFFET " , who is in the 58th position among the Indian Billionaires according to Forbes magazine?
ans: Rakesh jhunjhunwala

BrEaD pUdDinG......(25-11-09)

Ingredients:
• 2 cups Milk
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 2/3 cup Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 3 cups Bread Crumbs
• 1/2 cup Raisins or berries

How to make Bread Pudding:
• Boil the milk over medium heat.
• Add in butter, continue stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.
• Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute.
• Slowly add milk mixture.
• Place bread crumbs in a lightly greased casserole.
• Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired.
• Pour batter on top of bread.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.

qUoTes...

TrUtH Is wHaT StAnDs ThE TeSt oF ExPeRiEnCe....

DiGeStING truth.....

I am stupid
I am useless
I am crazy
I am waste
But the most beautiful part is that I know it!

So,
I know I am stupid
I know I am useless
I know I am crazy
I know I am waste
But what I dont understand is how others know it!

So everyone thinks,
I am stupid
I am useless
I am crazy
I am waste
But the truth is I am this and much more!

-LeEyA

mAtHaN ThE QuiZzEr.... (24-11-09)

1. Name the first Indian women who will skei to South pole?
ANS: Reena Kaushal

2. Who was named as the year’s favorite artist by the American Music Awards?
ANS: Taylor Swift

3. Which health care has launched a web based solution that allows doctors in remote location to send scans to a central data centre where it can be analyzed and sent the results within 2 to 4 hours?
ANS: GE Health care

4. Which is the richest cricket board in the world?
BCCI

5. Which company will buy networking and carrier ethernet business of bankrupt Nortel for $769 million?
CIENA CORPORATION

6. HCL Technologies has bagged a service contract worth $ 200 million from which UK based Insurance company?
EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY

7. Which company has announced the acquisition of Vishakapatnam based alcoholic beverages maker Tren Distilleries for Rs.13.42 crores?
UNITED BEVERAGES

8. Name the South Korea’s biggest steel maker that has announced setting up of 60000 crore steel plant in Karnataka?
POSCO

9. What new range of doll was released by Barbie to celebrate its 50th anniversary ?
NEW BARBIE WEARING BURQA(traditional Islamic dress)

10. What was the name of Pakistan’s first indigenously assembled compact Jet?
JF – 17 THUNDER JET

“.....To qUeNcH ThE tHiRsT.....”

I wish to travel so many places
Stay at not one place for too long
Understand their culture, language.
Gain knowledge through experience.
I wish to travel all over the world
From snake boats to shikars
From shikars to gondolas
I want to wonder at the marvel of nature
Marvel of human arts & architecture
Wonder at the human ideocracies & blunders
Know different people, different minds.
It is hard to pinpoint what I want but all I know is
I want to taste all the wines to quench the thirst to know more



LeEyA........

BeTz FilM BuZz.....

Movie- Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahni

The movie produced by and directed by Rajkumar Santhosi has Katrina Kaif doing her first full time comedy role. The film revolves around Prem (Ranbir Kapoor) who does nothing with his life and is the President of a local 'not happening' club-the Happy Club. Then comes the Jenny (Katrina Kaif) whom Ranbir falls in love with but his heart breaks when he finds out she already is in love with Rahul (Upen Patel). A typical bollywood love story mixed with comedy is what the movie is all about. The good chemistry between Ranbir and Katrina is one of the plus of this film. The Music by Pritam is commendable. On a whole a movie to be watched if you’re not looking for something serious.

ERGONOMICS

Ergonomics deals with the understanding of interactions between human beings and other elements of a system, and is the profession that applies theory principles, data and methods to design in order to optimize human well – being and the overall system performance. If good match is achieved between the humans and the system in which they work, the stress on people is reduced; people feel more comfortable, do things more quickly, easily and make fewer mistakes. Ergonomics can be considered as an intervention in an organization which helps companies design the workplace better in terms of human factors, making it a worker friendly environment.

eGg SaNdWiCh....

Ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 2 slices of cheese of your choice (American works nicely and is cheapest)
• Mayo
• 4 slices of bread (use your favorite)
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1. Start off with toasting the bread, let it cool before you apply the mayo to it.
2. Heat up a pan to cook your eggs over medium heat.
3. Spray with non-stick spray.
4. Scramble the eggs up in a bowl, and pour into pan.
5. Cook the eggs as if you were making an omelet.
6. Cut the eggs with your food flipper into two parts, and make those two parts square!
7. Place cheese on top of each part, and cover with lid until cheese is melted.
8. While cheese is melting, it is now a good time to slap some mayo on that cooled down toast.
9. Place those rad egg squares on the toast, and make into a sandwich.
10. You can also put onions in the eggs, spam, ham, sausage, kielbasa, peppers, whatever floats your boat. It's like an omelet in sandwich form, be creative!!!

QuOtEs............

"Every development starts from self development. Man is learning and developing from situations and circumstances". -Anonymous

mAtHaN tHe qUiZzEr !!

1. Which Cyprus player defeated Pankaj Advani at the world snooker Championship at Hyderabad?
Ans: Anthony Brabin

2. Which European carmaker acquired Porche and become the world’s number 1 car motor company pushing the japans Toyota to second place?
Ans: Volkswagen

3. Who is the world’s second youngest Grand Master?
Ans: Parimarjan Negi

4. Which is the intermediate ballistic missile that India will be testing it for the first time in night conditions?
Ans: Agni 2

5. Which is the movie made a record by bagging 72.7 millions on its first day release by beating batman and transformers?
Ans: The twilight: the new moon

6. Which Holly wood Actor was rated twice as the Sexiest Man alive by peoples magazine in 2003 and 2009?
Ans: Johnny depp

7. United Spirits is focusing which sport as a platform for promoting its McDowell’s Celebration Rum?
Ans: FootBall

8. DENA bank will be merged with which Bank for 5 lakh crore in the current fiscal year?
Ans: Canara Bank

9. Which Airline company is the official partner of 2010 world cup football? Ans: Emirates

10. Mittal has paid $110 million to double its stake in which African focused Energy Company?
Ans: OPHIR ENERGY PLC


23-11-09

hOmE MaDe cAkE....

Ingredients

Plain flour - 1 and 1/2 cup

Powdered sugar - 1 cup

Egg - 1

Refined oil or plain butter - 1/2 cup

Baking soda - 1 tsp

Milk - 1 cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

Method

Mixture Preparation

1. Beat the egg very well until it becomes lighter and looks like double the original quantity. (As you do while making omlete )

2. Mix sugar and oil together and stir them pretty hard till the mixture becomes light and fluffy.

3. Add the beaten egg to this mixture. Mix well to blend all ingredients thoroughly.

4. Now prepare a mixture of plain flour (maida) and baking powder and sieve it to avoid any lump.

5. Now gradually add this maida mixture, to the batter prepared by mixing sugar, oil and egg.Note: As you stir the mixture, it will become dense. Add some milk in small amount to make it smooth. Keep on repeating the process of adding maida and then milk as required, till batter is well blended (It should look fluffy/ soft).

6. Add Vanilla essence to the batter and again blend thoroughly.Cake Preparation

7. Grease the baking tin (or cake tin) with oil and dust it by sprinkling maida over greased surface evenly.Note: Use baking tin of 6 inch in diameter, so that it can easily get into the pressure cooker.

8. Pour the mixture into the greased baking tin.Note: Baking Tin should be made of Aluminium

9. Heat the pressure cooker on high heat for 2 minutes.Caution: If baking tin comes into direct contact of the base of cooker, it can harm ( overbake ) the cake.

10. Now put the cake tin containing the cake batter, inside on cooker dish.( Do not put water inside the pressure cooker)

11. Close the cooker lid and do not put the whistle on the lid. Lower the flame from high to low after 2 minutes.

12. Let it cook for 40 minutes, and then switch off the heat. Do not open the lid immediately.

13. After 10 minutes open the lid to check whether the cake is done. Put a skewer inside the cake.

14. If the mixture will not stick on it, means that cake is done.Note:You can make the cake without egg. Just add 1/2 cup refined oil more.Make sure that you stir it pretty hard, till you find air bubble in the batter.