Sunday, December 21, 2008

Snap 2008 Answer Key

Snap 2008 Answer Key

SNAP Answer Key | Solution Key

SNAP Exam’s (held on 21st December 2008) Answer key will be put up on competeindia.com shortly.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Miss World: Miss World Pageant

Miss World: Miss World Pageant

Miss World 2008 Contestants

Millions of women across the globe aspire for the title of Miss World. They work hard to bag the most prestigious beauty

pageant in the world. The year-long event is held in several stages. Hundreds of contestants compete in the initial stages.

The numbers shrink to a few more than a dozen on the final day. 110 contestants are expected to participate in Miss World

2008 contest.

Country Contestant Age Height
Albania Egla Harxhi 17 175
Angola Brigith dos Santos 18 180
Antigua & Barbuda Athina James 18 180
Argentina Agustina Quinteros 17 176
Aruba Christina Trejo 20 175
Australia Katie Richardson 20 178
Austria Kathrin Krahfuss 23 177
Bahmas Tinnyse Johnson 21 176
Barbados Natalie Griffith 18 168
Belarus Volha Khizhynkova 21 184
Belgium Alizée Poulicek 21 175
Belize Charmaine Chinapen 21 174
Bolivia Jackelin Arias 18 177
Bosnia & Herzegovina Herzegovina Tanja Vujicic 18 178
Botswana Itseng Kgomotso 19 178
Brazil Tamara Almeida 22 174
Bulgaria Julia Yurevich 19 177
Canada Leah Ryerse 20 178
Cayman Islands Nicosia Lawson 25 175
Chile Nataly Chilet 23 175
Mei Yan Ling China PR 24 180
Chinese Taipei Jamie Lin 24 173
Colombia Katherine Medina 17 180
Congo DR Christelle Ndila 18 174
Costa Rica Amalia Matamoros 19 175
Croatia Josipa Kusic 20 182
Curacao Norayla Francisco 23 181
Cyprus Mari Vasileiou 18 168
Czech Republic Zuzana Jandová 20 180
Denmark Lisa Lents 21 177
Dominican Republic Nathali Montes de Oca 21 175
Ecaudor Marjorie Cevallos 22 183
Egypt Sanaa Ismail Hamed 24 175
El Salvador Gabriela Gavidia 18 173
England Laura Coleman 22 175
Ethiopia Hibret Fekadu 18 180
Finland Linda Wikstedt 19 174
France Laura Tanguy 20 175
Georgia Khatuna Skhirtladze 18 177
Germany Anne Katrin Walter 21 172
Ghana Frances Takyi-Mensah 22 180
Gibraltar Krystel Robba 22 178
Greece Angeliki Kalaitzi 24 173
Guadeloupe Frédérika Charpentier 23 175
Guatemala Maribel Arana 23 174
Guyana Christa Simmons 23 173
Honduras Gabriela Zavala 23 183
Hong Kong Skye Chan 24 168
Hungary Szilvia Freire 24 174
Iceland Alexandra Ívarsdóttir 18 180
India Parvathy Omanakuttan 21 175
Indonesia Sandra Angelia 22 168
Ireland Sinéad Noonan 21 175
Israel Tamar Ziskind 23 176
Italy Claudia Russo 25 178
Jamaica Brittany Lyons 19 166
Japan Mizuki Kubodera 21 173
`Kazakhstan Alfina Nassyrova 20 175
Kenya Ruth Kinuthia 22 184
Korea Choi Bo-in 22 169
Latvia Ina Avlasevica 20 180
Lebanon Rosarita Tawil 20 178
Lithuania GabrieleMartirosianaite 17 176
Macedonia FYRO Suzana Al-Salkini 24 176
Malaysia Soo Wincci 23 170
Malta Martha Fenech 17 170
Martinique Elodie Delor 18 183
Mauritius Olivia Carey 19 170
Mexico Anagabriela Espinoza 20 180
Moldova Iana Varnacova 17 180
Mongolia Anun Chinbat 23 173
Montenegro Mariana Mihajlovic 18 180
Namibia Marelize Robberts 21 180
Netherlands Carmen Kool 22 178
New Zealand Kahurangi Taylor 17 180
Nigeria Adaeze Igwe 18 173
Northern Ireland Judith Wilson 23 180
Norway Lene Egeli 21 178
Paraguay Gabriela Rejala 19 173
Peru Annmarie Dehainaut Velezmoro 18 175
Philippines Danielle Castaño 18 174
Poland Klaudia Ungerman 20 180
Portugal Andréia Rodrigues 24 175
Puerto Rico Ivonne Orsini 20 175
Russia Ksenia Sukhinova 21 178
Scotland Stephanie Willemse 19 180
Serbia Nevena Lipovec 19 175
Seychelles Elena Angione 22 168
Sierra Lione Tyrilla Gouldson 24 188
Singapore Faraliza Tan 22 175
Slovakia Edita Krešáková 19 180
South Africa Tansey Coetzee 23 174
Spain Patricia Rodríguez 18 179
Sri Lanka Rochelle Correa 24 180
St Lucia Joy-Ann Biscette 22 173
Swaziland Tiffany Simelane 20 172
Sweden Jennifer Palm Lundberg 22 176
Tanzania Nasreem Ndiye 22 174
Thailand Ummarapas Jullakasian 23 173
Trinidad & Tobago Gabrielle Walcott 23 170
Turkey Leyla Tugutlu 19 175
Uganda Dora Mwima 18 175
Ukraine Irina Zhuravskaya 18 177
United States Lane Lindell 18 177
Uruguay Fatimih Dávila 20 176
Venuzuela Hannelly Quintero 22 176
Vietnam Duong Truong Thiên Lý 19 169
Wales Chloe Morgan 22 175
Zambia Winfridah Mofu 19 172
Zimbabwe Cynthia Muvirimi 25 170

Source: pageants.india-server.com

DDA: DDA Results - www.dda.org.in

DDA: DDA Results - www.dda.org.in

DDA housing scheme results out, over 5000 flats allotted

Here's a piece of good news for the applicants of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) housing scheme. The two websites that were displaying the results of the draw are now opening. Earlier, many were facing problems while logging onto the sites. The sites - www.dda.org.in or www.urbanindia.nic.in, were not opening till afternoon.

Besides the sites, the DDA has also promised to publish the results in major newspapers on Wednesday.

Earlier in the day, a number of calls were received at NDTV.com with people complaining that they were unable to view the results on the DDA website and asking for an alternative way to do so.

It was a day many in Delhi had been waiting for with fingers crossed - the DDA allotted 5,000 flats through a computer lottery. At the Vikas Sadan office where applicants had been collecting since morning, the display of results had mixed news. An exultant Ratnesh Kumar Maheshwari, whose name appeared in the list, said, Earlier, I used to stay in a rented house. But now, I'll have a flat of my own.

On the other hand, Harish Kumar, whose name did not figure in the list, said he was not lucky this time. I will try next time because it is still affordable, he said.

The lottery process, which began at 12 noon, saw hundreds of applicants protesting and shouting slogans outside the DDA's office at Vikas Sadan. The protesting applicants said they were told that the draw would be shown live to them on a screen to ensure transparency. But they were not being allowed inside the building. Instead, they' d been asked to check the result at 3 pm on the DDA website.

The 5,000 DDA flats range from Rs 7 to 77 lakh in cost. They've been built in some of Delhi's most-wanted colonies like Dwarka, Rohini and Vasant Kunj.

The fact that they are 50 per cent cheaper than market rates for these areas makes them priceless. And to avoid any controversy, the lottery was supervised by IIT teachers.

Source: ndtv.com

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova named new Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa

Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova named new Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova is the new Miss World.

Sukhinova was crowned after a two-hour spectacle in Johannesburg Saturday that combined elements of travelogue and reality show, and the kind of flag-waving usually seen at sports events. She beamed as she was crowned.

Sukhinova also had won the contest's top model award and was third in the swimsuit competition. She was a crowd favorite — though not as popular as hometown beauty Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee. Coetzee made the final five.

Second runner up was Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott. First runner up was Miss India, Parvathy Omankuttan.

Source: http://www.dailypress.com

American Idol Season 8 2009

American Idol Season 8 2009

The eighth season of American Idol will premiere on January 13, 2009. Judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Randy Jackson will return to judge once again, along with Ryan Seacrest as host. Kara DioGuardi was announced as the fourth and newest judge to the 'Idol' panel.

Media sponsorship
American Idol is often noted for advertising its sponsors during the show's runtime. Being the number-one-rated show in the United States, it costs around $700,000 for a 30-second commercial.

Apple iTunes has joined as a Season 7 major sponsor in the U.S., and Ryan Seacrest notes during the program that all performances are available via iTunes. Video is regularly shown of contestants learning their songs by rehearsing with iPods. Coca-Cola is a major sponsor in the U.S., and all the judges, hosts, and contestants are seen consuming beverages out of cups bearing the Coca-Cola logo, although video evidence suggests there is actually no beverage in the judges' cups at all.[38] The sponsorship also depicts contestants and host Seacrest gathering for a "Keeping it Real" segment between songs in the "Coca-Cola Red Room," the show's equivalent to the traditional green room. (During rebroadcast on ITV in the UK, the Coca-Cola logo is obscured in the shots.) In seasons 1 through 4, after every Wednesday results show, the host and remaining contestants meet in the Coca-Cola Red Room to discuss next week's theme; the footage of this meeting is shown at the start of the following Tuesday's performance show. The red room was removed in Season 7 at the beginning of the top 12 when American Idol switched to a new stage. Highlights of the show were also featured on the official American Idol web site with a Coca-Cola logo surrounding them.

Text voting is made possible by AT&T Mobility, formerly Cingular Wireless. AT&T created an ad campaign that centered around an air-headed teenager going around telling people to vote. This kind of branding to American Idol enabled AT&T to become the favored system to vote for many Americans (Jenkins 87).

Kellogg and Pop-Tarts are also two major sponsors, especially of the cast tour that follows the end of every season.[40] Products from the Ford Motor Company also receive prominent product placement; contestants appear in Ford commercials on the results shows, and the final two of Seasons 4, 5 and 6 each won free Mustangs. Previous contestants Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Hicks have also been tapped to do commercials for Ford. Also, in the top 24's studio, in the red room there is a glass table with a Ford tire inside of it. The camera routinely captures the logo. Carrie Underwood previously did commercials for various chocolate brands. Jordin Sparks, the winner of the sixth installment of 'Idol', filmed a commercial promoting the new "American Idol Experience" section of the Florida theme park, Disneyworld.

Contestants will occasionally don Old Navy clothing during performances,[40] and celebrity stylist Steven Cojocaru appeared in two previous seasons to assist contestants with picking out wardrobe pieces from Old Navy. Clairol hair care products also sponsors the show, with contestants usually getting Clairol-guided hair makeovers after the first two or three episodes during the round of 12.

Source: wikipedia.org

Katrina Kaif is the hottest babe on Google

Katrina Kaif is the hottest babe on Google

Looks like Katrina Kaif has finally won the 'Race'! As per a new Google report, Indians couldn't have enough of the leggy beauty on big screen so they spent most of the 2008 searching for this Bollywood siren on the Web.

Recently declared as Asia's sexiest woman, Katrina Kaif has yet again pipped former beauty queen and Bollywood heart-throb Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the most searched for person on the Web, according to Google's India Zeitgeist list for 2008.

Interestingly, Katrina has also outdone her boyfriend and godfather Salman Khan when it comes to being googled on the Net! As for Salman, he may not have been able to set his account straight with Shah Rukh Khan in real life but on the world wide web he has elbowed King Khan, and remains the most searched for actor in India. Shahid Kapoor makes his debut on the list while Genelia D'Souza of Jaane Tu Jaane Na has been declared as one the fastest rising searched for terms on the Net besides Beijing Olympics and IPL!

Bollywood remains one of the most popular Internet search terms ahead of Tamil Cinema when it comes to netizens' interest on movies. As with most of the awards ceremonies, one name that is conspicously missing is none other than Aamir Khan's. After all, Aamir was never in the rat race, more so if it was run on people's keyboards!

Source: movies.ndtv.com

Katrina Kaif is the hottest babe on Google

Katrina Kaif is the hottest babe on Google

Looks like Katrina Kaif has finally won the 'Race'! As per a new Google report, Indians couldn't have enough of the leggy beauty on big screen so they spent most of the 2008 searching for this Bollywood siren on the Web.

Recently declared as Asia's sexiest woman, Katrina Kaif has yet again pipped former beauty queen and Bollywood heart-throb Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as the most searched for person on the Web, according to Google's India Zeitgeist list for 2008.

Interestingly, Katrina has also outdone her boyfriend and godfather Salman Khan when it comes to being googled on the Net! As for Salman, he may not have been able to set his account straight with Shah Rukh Khan in real life but on the world wide web he has elbowed King Khan, and remains the most searched for actor in India. Shahid Kapoor makes his debut on the list while Genelia D'Souza of Jaane Tu Jaane Na has been declared as one the fastest rising searched for terms on the Net besides Beijing Olympics and IPL!

Bollywood remains one of the most popular Internet search terms ahead of Tamil Cinema when it comes to netizens' interest on movies. As with most of the awards ceremonies, one name that is conspicously missing is none other than Aamir Khan's. After all, Aamir was never in the rat race, more so if it was run on people's keyboards!

Source: movies.ndtv.com