OSCAR AWARDS 2009 WINNERS

Actress in a supporting role --> Penelope Cruz(VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA)

Writing(Original Screenplay) --> MILK(Dustin Lance Black)

Writing(Adapted Screenplay) --> SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Simon Beaufoy)

Animated Feature film --> WALL-E(Andrew Stanton)

Short Film(Animated) --> La Maison en Petits Cubes(Kunio Kato)

Art Direction --> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON(Donald Graham Burt (Art Direction); Victor J. Zolfo (Set Decoration))

Costume Design --> The Dutchess(Michael O'Connor)

Make up --> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON(Greg Cannom)

Cinematography --> Slumdog Millionaire(Anthony Dod Mantle)

Short Film(Live Action) --> SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND),Jochen Alexander Freydank

Actor in a supporting role --> Heath Ledger(THE DARK KNIGHT)

Documentary Feature --> Man On Wire(James Marsh and Simon Chinn)

Documentary Short --> Smile Pinki(Megan Mylan)

Visual Effects --> THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON(Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron)

Music(Song) --> Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)

Music(Song) --> Slumdog Millionaire(A.R.Rahman)

Film Editing --> Slumdog Millionaire(Chris Dickens)

Sound Mixing --> Slumdog Millionaire(Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty)

Sound Editing --> THE DARK KNIGHT(Richard King)

Foreign Language film --> Departures

Directing --> Slumdog Millionaire(Danny Boyle)

Actress in a leading role --> Kate Winslet(The Reader)

Actor in a leading role --> Sean Penn(Milk)

Best Picture --> Slumdog Millionaire

Sony XB Series headphones launched

Sony has launched a new range of headphones that comprises of five new models. The Sony XB Series - the XB standing for "extra bass" is designed exclusively for listeners who like their bass heavy. It consists of three circumaural style headphones and two in-ear style, with brushed metal accents and exclusive Bass drivers.The five-model XB range is headed by the closed-type MDR-XB700, with extra-large 50mm dome-type drivers, 'king sized' synthetic leather ear cushions and an extra-wide headband to spread out weight. The MDR-XB700, MDR-XB500, MDR-XB300 are wide headband headphones, while the MDR-XB40EX and MDR-XB20EX are in-ear headphones. These latter in-ear models claim to deliver good bass due to 'direct vibe' acoustic design that minimizes sound spillage. The vertical driver orientation (with MDR-XB40EX only) claims to deliver extended bass without compromising listening comfort.

BUSINESS QUIZ - 1

1. Earlier name of windows vista --> Longhorn
2. Formula-1 hotels are from which company --> Accor
3. Kiwi shoepolish & Brylcream is associated with which company --> TTK Healthcare
4. Low calorie drink produced by coke --> Tab
5. To which stable does nature fresh ata belong --> Carlgill Foods
6. What is called as G-Whiz in London --> Reva
7. Voyager is brand from which automobile company --> Mahindra
8. Which iconic pen brand is advertised as 'the signature pen' --> Sheaffer
9. The premier brnds like Vesace & Valentino will be launched in India under which watchmakers brand name --> Timex
10. Old name of Lenovo --> Legend
11. "The next big thing to being naked" is which brand --> Jockey
12. "Just Do It" is a famous line from which brand --> Nike
13. Which brand carries the tagline 'Travel made easy' -->Samsonite
14. Who is chairman & CEO of Worldtel --> Sam Pitroda
15. Which company owns Atom brand of Air Conditioners --> Hitachi
16. Which global giant acquires Daksha a BPO firm --> IBM
17. Who is CEO of Oracle --> Larry Ellison
18. Pierre M. Omidyar started which online entity --> Ebay
19. Which brand of apparel would you find at Barista --> Lacoste
20. Alot can happen over coffe says who --> Coffee Day
21. Money plant is the ATM network of which bank --> Karnataka Bank
22. Who has traing symbol KP on NYSE --> Coca Cola
23. Tony the tiger is the mascot for which brand --> Kelloggs
24. Which company, founded in 1962 has a mission to lower the world's cost of living --> Walmart
25. Which was the first watch brand to go to the moon --> Omega
26. Which car is advertised as Beauty meets Power --> Audi
27. In a pencil what does HB stands for --> Hard Black
28. Which brand was created by Adi Dassler --> Adidas
29. Which online major was created by Jeff Bezos --> amazon.com
30. Who promotes thwmselves as like.no.other --> Sony
31. How do we know International Business Machine better --> IBM
32. "Intelligence everywhere" is the punchline of --> Motorola
33. Connect Apex, Tractor, Utsav & Touchwood to a company --> Asian Paints
34. Which farma giant makes AViagra --> Pfizer
35. Who is creator of dilbert --> Scott Adams
36. Ronald is the mascot for which fast food chain --> McDonald
37. The famous double decker buses on the streets of London were called what --> Route Master
38. Who owns the Angels baseball & Mighty Ducks hockey teams --> Walt Disney
39. What did Peter Kramer & Lou Ottens invent at Philips --> Compact Disc
40. Which company currently owns Body Shop --> Loreal
41. Which best-selling book is Confessions of an Advertising Man --> David Ogilvy
42. RK Laxman common man represents which budget airline --> Air Deccan
43. What does SUN stands for in SUN Microsystems --> Stanford University
44. If yo are a Mxtasy world member, you are a member of what --> Planet m
45. Tiger Airways is a subsidiary of which Airline Compay --> Singapore Airlines
46. Bespoke is a custom made shirt from which famous brand --> Arrow
47. Anne M. Mulcahy is the chairman & CEO of which famous US corporation --> Xerox
48. Which brand gets its name from Ishibashi which literally means "stonebridge" in Japanese --> Bridgestone
49. Which brand gets its name from the words excellent & oxide --> Exide
50. Which business house owns the music company Saregama --> RPG GROUP