Golden Globe Winners

Best Actress (Drama)
Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road





Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Colin Farrell, In Bruges





Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky






Best Supporting Actor
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight




Best Supporting Actress
Kate Winslet, The Reader




Film Winners:

Best Motion Picture (Drama): Slumdog Millionaire
Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical): Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Actor (Drama): Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actor (Comedy or Musical): Colin Farrell, In Bruges
Best Actress (Drama): Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
Best Actress (Comedy or Musical): Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
Best Foreign Language Film: Waltz with Bashir
Best Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Screenplay: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Score: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Song: “The Wrestler,” The Wrestler by Bruce Springsteen

Predix tally: 10/14

Television Winners:

Best Drama: Mad Men
Best Comedy: 30 Rock
Best Actor (Drama): Gabriel Byrne, In Treatment
Best Actress (Drama): Anna Paquin, True Blood
Best Actor (Comedy): Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Best Actress (Comedy): Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Best Miniseries or TV Movie: John Adams
Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Paul Giamatti, John Adams
Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie: Laura Linney, John Adams
Best Supporting Actor: Tom Wilkinson, John Adams
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Recount

Predix tally: 7/11 (yikes)

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o level results

A MONTH before the O-level examinations last October, Haw Sue Hern, 16, who topped this year's results, was playing card games, badminton and jogging.
Consistent hard work and revision gave the CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School a breather before sitting for the papers.

Sue Hern emerged top among the 36,640 O-level students who took the exams last year, with a score of 10 A1s.
The results, released on Monday, showed that 99.9 per cent O-level students received certificates. 80.3 per cent or 29,592 had five or more O-level passes. 94.6 per cent or 36,675 had three of more 0-level passes.

Nearly a third (32.4 per cent) or 4,253 of the secondary four Normal (Academic) students sat for one of two 0-level exams. Of these, 90.5 per cent got at least one O-level pass.

Of the 3,087 private candidates who sat for the O levels last year, 2,739 or 88.7 per cent were awarded certificates.

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Results of the 2008 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) Examination

1.The Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) Examination is conducted jointly by the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) and the Ministry of Education (MOE).

2.There were 36,640 school candidates in the 2008 O-Level Examination. Of these, 36,596 or 99.9% have been awarded certificates. In the 2007 O-Level Examination, there were 38,450 school candidates of which 99.9% were awarded certificates. An information sheet on students and schools with good performance is at Annex A (116kb .pdf).

3.The results of the 2008 and 2007 O-Level Examinations for school candidates are as follows:


4.This year, 4,254 or 32.4% of the 2008 Secondary 4 Normal Academic [Sec 4N(A)] students sat for 1-2 subjects in the O-Level Examination. 90.5% of these students obtained at least one O-level pass.

5.A total of 3,087 private candidates sat for the 2008 O-Level Examination. Of these, 2,739 or 88.7% have been awarded certificates.

6.School candidates have been issued their results by their respective schools from 2:00 pm today. Private candidates will be informed of their results by post. Private candidates may also access their results through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website from 2:00 pm today.

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Recruitment of Officers and Clerks Canara Bank 2009

Recruitment of Probationary Clerks, Probationary Officer (PO), Investment Officers (On Contract) and Specialist Officers in Canara Bank


CANARA BANK - RECRUITMENT 1170 POST
Probationary Clerks, Probationary Officers, Investment Officers and Specialist Officers

Canara Bank
(A Government of India Undertaking)
112, JC Road, Bangalore - 560002

Job Description :
Recruitment of Probationary Clerks, Probationary Officer (PO), Investment Officers (On Contract) and Specialist Officers in Canara Bank
Online Applications are invited for recruitment of 1170 various posts of Clerks and Officers in various grades in Canara Bank.


Probationary Clerk : 400 posts
Age : 18 – 28 years

Probationary Officer [JMGS–I] Generalist : 300 posts
Age : 21 – 30 years

Investment Officer [on Contract] Contract : 400 posts
Age : 21 – 30 years

Official Language Officer [JMGS-I] : 10 posts
Age : 21 - 28 years

Manager – Security [MMGS-II] : 15 posts
Age : 21 – 40 years

Manager – Law [MMGS-II] : 10 posts
Age : 21 – 32 years

Manager – Computer Programmer [MMGS-II] : 10 posts
Age : 21 - 30 years

Senior Manager – Chartered Accountant [MMGS-III] : 25 posts
Age : 21 – 35 years

Fee : Rs.300/- for Officers and Rs.200/- for Clerk (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PWD) in the form of Demand Draft issued by any Scheduled Commercial Bank in favour of Canara Bank –Recruitment Project – 2009 payable at Mumbai.

Apply : Apply online from Canara Bank Website. After applying on-line, the registered candidates should obtain a system generated Print-out of the application. System Generated Print-out of the Application complete in all respects should be sent by ordinary post only in a cover superscribing “Print-out of Application for the post of _________________ in Canara Bank. The application should be sent to the address printed on the Registered “print-out” of the application :

Probationary Clerk : Canara Bank Recruitment of Probationary Clerks–Project 2009, Post Box No. - 9054, Goregaon [East], Mumbai – 400063
All other posts of Officers : Canara Bank Recruitment of Officers–Project 2009, Post Box No. - 7461, Jogeshwari [East], Mumbai – 400060

Note :

Web site link open for on-line registration : 24/01/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 29/01/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 09/02/2009 for Investment Officer

Last date for receipt of system generated print-out application with DD & other documents : 31/01/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 07/02/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 16/02/2009 for Investment Officer

Last date for receipt of system generated print-out application with DD & other documents from Far-flung areas : 09/02/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 14/02/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 23/02/2009 for Investment Officer

Tenetative date of Wrtitten Test : 15/03/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, 29/03/2009 for Probationary Clerks

For Details Visit : http://www.canarabank.com/English/Scripts/Recruitment2009.aspx




OLD Recruitment

Important Dates :
1. Web site link open for on-line registration : 24/01/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 29/01/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 09/02/2009 for Investment Officer
2. Last date for receipt of system generated print-out applicationwith DD & other documents : 31/01/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 07/02/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 16/02/2009 for Investment Officer
3. Last date for receipt of system generated print-out application with DD & other documents from Far-flung areas : 09/02/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, upto 14/02/2009 for Probationary Clerks and upto 23/02/2009 for Investment Officer
4. Tenetative date of Wrtitten Test : 15/03/2009 for Probationary Officers and Specialist Officers, 29/03/2009 for Probationary Clerks

Online Applications are invited for recruitment of 1170 various posts of Clerks and Officers in various grades in Canara Bank.
1. Probationary Clerk : 400 posts, Age : 18 – 28 years
2. Probationary Officer [JMGS–I] Generalist : 300 posts, Age : 21 – 30 years
3. Investment Officer [on Contract] Contract : 400 posts, Age : 21 – 30 years
4. Official Language Officer [JMGS-I] : 10 posts, Age : 21 - 28 years
5. Manager – Security [MMGS-II] : 15 posts, Age : 21 – 40 years
6. Manager – Law [MMGS-II] : 10 posts, Age : 21 – 32 years
7. Manager – Computer Programmer [MMGS-II] : 10 posts, Age : 21 - 30 years
8. Senior Manager – Chartered Accountant [MMGS-III] : 25 posts, Age : 21 – 35 years
Application Fee : Rs.300/- for Officers and Rs.200/- for Clerk (Rs.50/- for SC/ST/PWD) in the form of Demand Draft issued by any Scheduled Commercial Bank in favour of Canara Bank –Recruitment Project – 2009 payable at Mumbai.
Apply online from Canara Bank Website. After applying on-line, the registered candidates should obtain a system generated Print-out of the application. System Generated Print-out of the Application complete in all respects should be sent by ordinary post only in a cover superscribing “Print-out of Application for the post of _________________ in Canara Bank. The application should be sent to the address printed on the Registered “print-out” of the application :
• Probationary Clerk : Canara Bank Recruitment of Probationary Clerks–Project 2009, Post Box No. - 9054, Goregaon [East], Mumbai – 400063
• All other posts of Officers : Canara Bank Recruitment of Officers–Project 2009, Post Box No. - 7461, Jogeshwari [East], Mumbai – 400060
For more information and Online submission of the Application visit Canara Bank website at http://www.canarabank.com/English/Scripts/Recruitment2009.aspx

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FMS 2009 Analysis, FMS 2009 Answer Key

FMS 2009 paper seemed to have been lot tougher than last year. After the exams it's time to find out the solutions to the FMS 2009 question paper and expected cut-offs.

PagalGuy FMS 2009 Paper - Discussions and Analysis

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/other-exams-xat-fms-jmet/36647-11th-january-fms-2009-paper.html [link]

FMS'09 Answers by TCY Online
www.tcyonline.com/india/mba_analysis.php [link]

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Palm Pre

Palm's new WebOS passed its first test: it looks good. But will the device attract legions of developers?

Just hours after Palm showed off its new operating system running on the Palm Pre, details are still rolling in about the unit and its software. One important factor that will have to be addressed is application development and distribution. Palm has confirmed plans to administer some sort of central store for application downloads. But there still is scarce information about how that will actually work.

Palm's Stephane Maes said that Palm will not attempt to approve every single application developed for WebOS, as Apple does for iPhone applications.

"Certainly, we want to let a thousand flowers bloom," he said. "Every now and then there are a few dandelions we'll want to winnow out."

Unable to let the clichéd misquote of Mao Zedong pass (he actually persecuted many of those who dared let their ideas bloom), let's move on to ask the more important questions that went unanswered this morning.


If Palm is retaining some right to refuse applications, how will those choices be made? Apple has faced its fair share of criticism over nebulous policies for approving or rejecting applications for the App Store, which have frustrated many developers even as they've flocked to the App Store.

Even if Palm takes a laissez-faire approach to the types of applications created for WebOS, will the Palm Store be the exclusive venue for those applications, or will Palm allow competition between the types of online stores that sell current Palm OS applications and its own?

How will the WebOS SDK work? The Mojo SDK is available as a private prerelease, according to a message posted by Palm on its developer home page, and will be a public download later in the year.
Developers will use Mojo, WebOS's application framework, to develop WebOS applications using standard technologies such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. That means it will likely be much easier for application developers to get up and running on WebOS as compared to the time needed to learn platforms such as Android, the iPhone, or BlackBerry. Palm also says there will be a way to migrate older Palm OS applications to WebOS, but doesn't say how that will work or how it might affect performance.

Palm, a mobile computing pioneer, is well-versed in running a development organization but times have changed since the Palm OS was the PDA world's dominant operating system. It is unclear whether the company will be able to reclaim developers who have moved onto the iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, or Android.

These are crucial questions to consider in judging how WebOS and the Palm Pre will play in the current market, not the least being that developer support is a key factor in making a smartphone a more attractive product. At least one Palm developer contacted us urging Palm to resolve these issues sooner rather than later.

Bill MacAdam, director of product development at auto industry software developer GigglePop and longtime Palm OS developer, wants very much to known what Palm has in mind regarding application distribution.

"We very much need to maintain the existing distribution model where the installation of software can take place without going through a store," he wrote in an e-mail. "While a store is a convenient place for consumers to purchase applications, it doesn't work well for business / enterprise applications. It is also very important that we have a very specific roadmap to help us with the transition."

Palm's a little late to the Smartphone 2.0 game, but it got off to a good start with the Palm Pre roll out. Obviously, it will take much more than a flashy demo to get Palm back on track. How the company handles application development will loom large in its success or failure.

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Costa Rica endures strong earthquake; two deaths reported in national park

Two children who sold candy to tourists inside a national park in Costa Rica were killed today when a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Central American nation.

The quake, whose epicenter was about 20 miles north of the capital city of San Jose, also injured several others.

The two girls were buried in a landslide within Poas National Volcano Park, Reuters news agency reported.

Several buildings in San Jose were damaged and local television footage showed buildings with shattered windows and damaged walls. There were no reports of widespread injuries.

Costa Rica is known for its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife, luring visitors from around the world. I've been there many times but only once was I concerned about natural disasters: while fishing Lake Arenal while its namesake volcano burped out rocks and rained ash upon my group.

My condolences to the victims' families and good wishes to anyone affected by the earthquake.
source : visit

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