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Sameer Mishra Wins Spelling Bee

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May 312008
 
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Statistic of the Day – Desis in Spelling Bee 2009

15 Desis Make it to Spelling Bee Semifinals

Desis Fare Well in Spelling Bee 2009 Early Rounds 

Indian-American Sameer Mishra has won the 2008 Spelling Bee competition.

Sameer Mishra is a 13-year-old, 8th grade student at the West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The word that earned Sameer the coveted championship was “guerdon,” a noun meaning a reward.

As the Bee Champion, Sameer Mishra took home $35,000 in cash, a $2,500 savings bond and other prizes.

There were at least four Indian-Americans in the top 12 of the competition.


Sameer Mishra: Bee Champion
(Photo courtesy: Spelling Bee)

The second place in the 2008 Spelling Bee went to 12-year-old Sidharth Chand, a 7th-grade student of the Detroit Country Day Middle School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Kavya Shivashankar tied for the 4th place and Jahnavi Iyer Continue reading »

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Sun Dickheads Drag Down Servers, Again

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May 282008
 
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The bozos at ailing IT firm Sun Microsystems have done a bad job on servers yet again while rivals HP, IBM and Dell turned in a decent performance.

In the first quarter of 2008, Sun’s server market share by revenue fell by 1.8% even as the worldwide server market grew 3.5% to $13 billion, according to market researcher IDC.

This marks the second consecutive quarter of revenue share decline in servers for Sun, according to the IDC numbers.

IDC estimated that over two million servers were shipped for the second consecutive quarter and a unit shipment growth of 7.8% year over year in 1Q08.

In contrast to Sun’s poor showing, its rivals HP, IBM and Dell increased Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 7:32 am

Pentax Debuts 10MP Waterproof Digital Camera

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May 272008
 
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Pentax has launched a 10-megapixels Optio W60 waterproof digital camera priced at $329.95.

Optio W60′s design is said to allow the camera to be operated in up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at temperatures well below freezing.

Besides the waterproof feature, the compact Optio W60 digital camera is dustproof against dirt, sand and dust, and comes with Continue reading »

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IBM Screws USA, Opens Another Indian Center

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May 272008
 
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IBM screwed American information technology workers by opening a Global Delivery Center in Pune (India) to provide its automotive clients worldwide with business consulting and application services.

The Pune center will focus on product lifecycle management, manufacturing productivity, business consulting, human capital management, financial services, technology services, and solutions for small and midsize automotive manufacturers. 

The new center is IBM Global Services’ fourth site in Pune.

IBM’s Pune center will also address requirements from the company’s clients in the travel, transportation, chemical, petroleum, energy and utility industries.

IBM plans to expand its workforce in Pune Continue reading »

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 Posted by SearchIndia.com at 11:17 pm

Sanjaya to Peddle Nationwide Insurance

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May 272008
 
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Sanjaya Malakar, an interesting former contestant on American Idol will feature in a new ad for insurance and financial services company Nationwide.

Sanjaya will be the next star in the Life Comes at You Fast campaign, which has previously included Kevin Federline, Fabio and MC Hammer.

In the Nationwide ad, Sanjaya visits a monastery in India to seek advice and is told that he needs a retirement plan, and some work on his hair, which was one of the highlights of his American Idol appearance.

Nationwide said this is the third year it has created advertising targeting the South Asian market.

Sanjaya’s ad is one of six new spots to specifically target the South Asian market.

Tariq Khan, Nationwide’s vice president for Market Development and Diversity said:

The rapidly growing South Asian market is very important to us. The creative work in these print ads and TV spots reflect traditions and situations that South Asians can relate to.

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Ram Bhaktas Victorious in Karnataka Assembly Elections

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May 252008
 
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BJP, the party of Ram Bhaktas notched up yet another electoral victory – this time in the South Indian state of Karnataka – but fell just three seats short of a clear majority.

Here’s the latest Karnataka Election tally:

Party        Seats Won     Seats Won
               2008          2004
              
BJP            110            79   
Congress      80            65
JD (S)          28            58
Independents  6            13   
Others           0            10
Total          224           225

In 2004 Assembly elections too, none of the major parties got a clear majority. Initially Congress and Janata Dal Secular formed a coalition Government which however did not last long. HD Kumaraswamy withdrew support to Congress-Janata Dal coalition Government in January/February 2006.

Janata Dal (S) joined hands with BJP and formed the Government. As a result the first time member of Karnataka Assembly HD Kumaraswamy Continue reading »

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