grandeur of Kingdom of Dreams Gurgaon has also been captured Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra 2011

Kingdom of Dreams, the ultimate entertainment and leisure destination, celebrated their one year anniversary with never before seen revelry and grandest celebrations. 

 

To mark the successful completion of one year, Kingdom of Dreams was decorated in a carnival inspired theme with numerous exciting events to offer best family entertainment. Kingdom of Dreams thanked everyone for their splendid support in making this dream come true; all entertainment lovers Delhi-NCR had been invited to be a part of the spectacular celebrations of the year.

 

Kingdom of Dreams gave their patrons an opportunity to experience Bollywood musical performances, dances, folk events, appetising cuisine, and live contests with special offers throughout the day.

 The grandeur of Kingdom of Dreams has also been captured on the multiple awards winning show Inside on National Geographic Channel. The documentary unveils how Kingdom of Dreams brings together the best of modern technology and wizardry integrated perfectly with traditional Indian performing arts, cinematic entertainment and India’s rich cultural heritage. Inside: Kingdom of Dreams premiered on National Geographic Channel on 17th September 2011 at 10 pm.

Kingdom of Dreams hosted the special screening of the documentary film inside Culture Gully and Nautanki Mahal for the guests in the evening.

 

Marking this happy occasion Shahrukh Khan, brand ambassador of Kingdom of Dreams stated, “Kingdom of Dreams! Yeh Nahin Dekha toh Kuch Nahin Dekha! I would like to extend my congratulations to Viraf, Sabbas, Andre and Anumod on the first anniversary of this spectacular destination. As an Indian I am very proud to state, that we have been able to create such an iconic destination for people, which combines the best of entertainment with the latest technology available in the world.”

 

Speaking on this special moment, Viraf Sarkari, Director, Wizcraft International Entertainment said, “It is a very proud moment for all of us. Kingdom of Dreams is a distinctive, live entertainment destination that is sure to make every Indian very proud. Incredible in scale and scope, it has been conceptualized to offer a magical Indian experience like none other. We are happy to announce that our efforts have paid off and by completing one successful glorious year; we continue to build a landmark.  

This would not have been possible without the great support of the entire team of Kingdom of Dreams. The brilliant team has worked tirelessly for months into the making and functioning of the future of Indian entertainment. We hope to bring millions of fans of the Indian cinema and entertainment industry to Kingdom of Dreams from around the world.

GATE 2012 Exam Application Form GATE 2012 Online application starts on Monday 2011

 

 

 

• Bachelor's degree holders in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy and those who are in the final Year of such programmes.

• Master's degree holders in any branch of science/mathematics/statistics or Equivalent and those who are in the final year of such programmes. However, if the degree is in Master of Computer applications, the candidate should have had course in mathematics at the Bachelor's or Master's level.

• Candidate in the second or Higher year of (post B.Sc) four year integrated Master's degree programme in Engineering/Technology or in the third or higher year of the 4-year integrated Master's degree/Dual degree programme in Engineering/Technology.

• Candidates with qualifications obtained through Examination conducted by professional societies recognised by UPSC/AICTE as equivalent to B.E/B.Tech.

GATE 2011 Examination Details :

• The Examination is a single paper of 3 hrs duration and of 150 marks. There will be 30 questions of 1 mark and 60 questions of 2 marks.

• A candidate is expected to answer the paper appropriate to the discipline of his/her qualifying degree. However, the candidate is free to choose any of the papers as his/her admission plan.
• You have to choose te subject and study as per the syllabus mentioned in the GATE brochure.

About RESULT

• Results of qualified candidates in GATE 2011 will get All India Rank and percentile score. For, example a percentile score of 99 % means you are in the top 1% category of the candidates who appeared for GATE.

• Candidates who get less than 70 percentile get no score card.

• GATE scores are valid for 1 year only. You may reappear in the GATE exam if you are not satisfied with the earlier score and the new score will be used for admission purposes. 

If you look deeply into the preparation process you will feel why ONLY is the right word to use. There are many subject to cover, apart from General Aptitude and Mathematics there are at least 10 or more subjects to be covered. Based on this you equally assign work to each subject you get hardly 15 days for each. During this time you not only need to cover subjects but also practice the questions from previous years and question banks. With all these ones head do you think that you have enough time to open book and start preparing?
If you have higher goals, then you have sleepless nights ahead of you. It’s not that we competing with only our class that have more half students worthless. The whole nation is after it, students dropped a year or two, dedicated themselves for GATE preparation to see IITs not sleeping for quite a long time even before the GATE notification itself.
With all these facts and tight time frame, if we still sit in front of TV sets watch dramas, movies, cricket, favorite shows all, we will sit there forever in our lives. If you and I want to see ourselves in a different world and in a different position in coming days, we need to leave our comfort zones. The time has come to decide what we do in future. We have to make choice between our TV sets, friends that leave us soon, other time wasters on internet and a career that makes everyone proud, a achievement that not only contribute in personal growth but also make nation cherish.
Time move faster than anything, I posted GATE 2012 preparation guide in May and GATE 2012 notification on 25 August. The time moved fast and in few days you will appear GATE exam. Time will go and it all depends on you what you make out of it. You use it and make everyone proud or just hid yourself and lock in TV changing TV channels or taking bike out and not coming back with the fear of getting scold if your dad sees you.

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Skirting sexism in the workplace Reporting on the ICC Do single-sex schools lead to sexism 2011

So: male judges get their last name, while female judges get their first name.  That’s tacky — and it’s not limited to this journalist and this newspaper.  Here is an article from Kenya’s Daily Star (my emphasis):

On Tuesday, Judge [Daniel] Nsereko agreed with the Pre-Trial Chamber and Mr Moreno-Ocampo that there was no evidence that investigations against the suspects were ongoing.
“The Appeals Chamber does not consider that Kenya’s intended submissions would provide any new or additional information which would assist it in resolving the issue of the admissibility of the appeal,” he ruled.
The ruling means that the Ocampo Six now have to depend on their defence teams to convince the Pre-Trial Chamber that their clients were not the planners, financiers and executors of the poll chaos.
[snip]
Meanwhile, Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova, acting as a single judge on behalf of Pre-Trial Chamber II, on Tuesday rejected Mr Ruto’s request to skip part of confirmation of charges hearings.
Judge Ekaterina said should Mr Ruto decide to waive his right to be present during the entire hearing, he should submit a new written request to that effect. She said he should either choose to attend all sessions or skip all of them.

A dissenting judge of the International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber who voted against dismissing Kenya’s appeal for admissibility of post-election violence cases says the pre-trial chamber rushed the decision on admissibility. Judge Anita Usacka, a Latvian, published her dissenting opinion yesterday.
She thought that too much weight was placed on expeditiousness of the proceedings to the expense of Kenya’s sovereign rights and principle of complementarity. She said despite Kenya’s plea for a few months to show additional proof of ongoing investigations, the pre-trial chamber judges led by Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova overlooked these and went on to issue a final decision on the matter within eight weeks of the filing.
She said Ekaterina‘s assertions that the proceedings needed to go ahead quickly were misplaced as suspects were neither in detention nor their right to be tried without undue delay will not have been compromised at the very stage “It must be concluded that the expeditiousness was unduly emphasized and given too much weight in the pretrial chambers, especially in comparison to appellant’s sovereign right to investigate and prosecute the case itself,” she said.
Anita also accused the pretrial chamber of not giving due regard to the fact that this was the first time such a challenge was being filed and that there were too many “uncertainties” on many legal issues not previously handled in the court’s jurisprudence. These included among other things definitions of a “case”, “investigations”, “prosecutions” among others and which the judge accused the pretrial chamber of unilaterally fixing meanings without giving parties chance to contribute.

In their separate filings at the court supplemented by oral presentations by their lawyers at an open court session presided over by Ekaterina Trendafilova, William Ruto, Joshua arap Sang and Henry Kosgey all argued they ought not to have any business at the Hague in the first place.
This plea was largely based on the dissenting opinion of judge Hans Peter Kaul earlier this year in which he refused to admit the case arguing the “state or organisational policy” threshold was not met.
Further, the defence of Ruto whose oral presentation was made by his lawyer David Hooper, announced intention to file a separate admissibility challenge away from the confirmation of hearing proceedings. Sang’s oral presentation was made by Katwa Kigen and Kosgey’s by George Oraro. “The defence submits that the dissenting Judge’s finding on this issue reflects the intention of the drafters of the Statute, the view of a majority of leading scholars, and the current status of customary international law,” Ruto’s and Sang’s joint submissions read.
During the March decision on which the three are basing their arguments, two of the judges including Ekaterina were satisfied that the “state or organisational policy” was met by stating that the organisation need not be a state entity but capable groups as well.
Kaul however insisted for a body to qualify to be pursuing organisational policy, it must have state-like characteristics which he found missing in the case against the three who were then not members of government.

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  The 2011 IEEE International Workshop on Open-source Software for Scientific Computation will be held on Oct 12-14, 2011, in Beijing, China.
Important dates:

• Optical Society of Southern California

• Paper submission: July 24, 2011
• Acceptance notification: August 24, 2011
• Camera ready: September 14, 2011 

University of Moratuwa defeated Old Senanayakians SC by three goals to one in their Pioneer Shield hockey fixture at the Malay SC ground on Monday. At half time the undergraduates led 
1-0.

In the 20th minute of play, University were awarded a penalty which was goaled by N. Fernando.
After the turn around, centre half W. Weerakkody added the second to make it 2-0 and in the 50th minute, forward S. Subasinghe goaled the third for the undergraduates. 
The only goal for OSSC was in the 58th minute off the stick of centre half Nilina Ubesiri.


Now the Oxford Speedway Supporters Club (OSSC) hopes a campaign to being speedway back to Oxford will secure the future of the site as a stadium. Its members are now urging fans to get their opinions across to councillors. OSSC chairman Gavin Beckley

Durga Puja Aarti wallpapar Hindus will gather for Durga Puja festival celebration 2011

Next weekend, about 300 Hindus from throughout the Midwest will celebrate the biggest festival for Hindu communities of the Bengali tradition.
Events will begin on Friday and continue through Oct. 2 at the Lenexa Community Center, 13420 Oak.
Activities will include worship services, cultural programs, feasting, family get-togethers and greeting exchanges.
“It could be compared to the Christian celebration,” said Anand Bhattacharyya, a member of the Kansas City Hindu community. “Though it is primarily a religious service, its social and cultural aspects are also significant.”
For 15 years, the celebration has brought together ethnic Bengali families from India who live in the Kansas City area as well as Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
The main worship service, which is free and open to the public, will be from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 1. A fee will be charged for meals and cultural events Friday. Call 913-681-3870 for more information.
Hindus worship Durga as the highest manifestation of the universal power of God. The image most commonly worshipped during Durga Puja depicts Durga with 10 arms, surrounded by her children, slaying a demon coming out of a buffalo

Durga Aarti
 Jai ambe gaurii maiyaa, Jai shyaamaa gaurii Nishadina tumako dhyaavata, Hari brahma shivajii

"Glory to you, O divine Mother Gauri, glory to you, O Parvati, who are so rich in maiden grace (virgin beauty), the object of daily meditation by Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva!"

Maanga sinduura viraajata, Tiko mriga madako Ujjvalase dauu nainaa, Chandravana niiko

"O Ambe! On your forehead is a resplendent mark of vermilion along with a mark of musk (signifying good luck). Your twin eyes are bright and your face beautiful as the moon."

Kanaka samaana kalevara, Raktaambara raaje Raktapushpa galamaalaa, Kanthahaara saaje

"Your body with a tinge of gold is splendidly dressed in red attire; on your throat lies a wreath of red blossoms like a beautiful necklace."

Kehari vaahana raajata, Khadaga khappara dhaari Sura nara munijana sevata, Tinake dukha haari

"Your vehicle, the lion, is, O Mother in keeping with your splendid form; you bear a sword and a skull in your hands, and on you attend the gods, men, hermits and your votaries whose grief you drive away."

Kaanana kunadala shobhita, Naasaagre motii Kotika chandra divaakara, Sam raajata jyotii

"You are adorned with rings on your ears and with pearl on the tip of your nose, your radiance looks as splendid as that of myriad of suns and moons."

Shumbha nishumbha bidaare, Mahishaasura ghaatii Dhuumra vilochana nainaa, Nishadina madamaatii

"O slayer of the demon Mahisha, you tore apart the bodies of Shumbha, Nishumbha and Dhuumravilochana. (In the battle waged against them) your eyes reflected a frenzy of fury everyday and night."

Brahmaanii rudraanii, Tuma kamalaa raanii Aagama-nigama bakhaanii, Tuma shiva pataraanii

"You are the beloved consort of Brahma, Rudra and Vishnu. The Vedas and the Shastras describe you as the queen consort of Shiva,"

Chausatha yoginii gaavata, Nritya karata bhairon Baajata taala mridanga, Aura baajata damaruu

"Sixty-four Yoginis chorus your praise and glorify you, while Bhairava (Shiva) dances in tune to the accompaniment of the sound of tambour (mridanga) and drum (damaru)."

Tuma ho jaga kii maataa, Tuma hii ho bhartaa Bhaktana kii dukha hartaa, Sukha sampati kartaa

"You are mother of the universe, its sustainer, reliever of your devotees' affliction and bestower of happiness and prosperity."

Bhujaa chaara ati shobhita, Vara mudraa dhaarii Manavaanchita phala paavata, Sevata nara naarii

"The four arms you have adorned your person, while the hand raised in benediction reveals your benign aspect. Those among men and women who wait on you and worship you have all their cherished wishes ever fulfilled."

Kanchana thaala viraajata, Agaru kapuura baatii Bhaalaketu mein raajata, Kotiratana jyotii

Navratri

Dandiya, the most awaited traditional dance festival of India.

Navratri, the festival of nights, lasts for 9 days with three days each devoted to worship of Ma Durga, the Goddess of Valor, Ma Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth and Ma Saraswati, the Goddess of Knowledge. During the nine days of Navratari, feasting and fasting take precedence over all normal daily activities amongst the Hindus. Evenings give rise to the religious dances in order to worhip Goddess Durga Maa.

1st - 3rd day of Navratri
On the first day of the Navaratras, a small bed of mud is prepared in the puja room of the house and barley seeds are sown on it. On the tenth day, the shoots are about 3 - 5 inches in length. After the puja, these seedlings are pulled out and given to devotees as a blessing from god. These initial days are dedicated to Durga Maa, the Goddess of power and energy. Her various manifestations, Kumari, Parvati and Kali are all worshipped during these days. They represent the three different classes of womanhood that include the child, the young girl and the mature woman.

4th - 6th day of Navratri
During these days, Lakshmi Maa, the Goddess of peace and prosperity is worshipped. On the fifth day which is known as Lalita Panchami, it is traditional, to gather and display all literature available in the house, light a lamp or 'diya' to invoke Saraswati Maa, the Goddess of knowledge and art.

7th - 8th day of Navratri
These final days belong to Saraswati Maa who is worshipped to acquire the spiritual knowledge. This in turn will free us from all earthly bondage. But on the 8th day of this colourful festival, yagna (holy fire) is performed. Ghee (clarified butter), kheer (rice pudding) and sesame seeds form the holy offering to Goddess Durga Maa.

Mahanavami
The festival of Navratri culminates in Mahanavami. On this day Kanya Puja is performed. Nine young girls representing the nine forms of Goddess Durga are worshiped. Their feet are washed as a mark of respect for the Goddess and then they are offered new clothes as gifts by the worshiper. This ritual is performed in most parts of the country.