Lateeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh !! It's already 10 minutes past 4 o'clock and I'm still not asleep !! If Ma were to find out, she'd kill me just here .......

I have been on Blogger for 2 hours with nothing doing........damnit :P ......why do people like me exist ?? To waste hard-earned resources ??

I did not complete my Science HW - Covalent Bonding, my new <3 but still.......I did not go along with that :P

Before I feel more guilty..........I gotta sleep.........& I feel Ma's approaching........ahhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!

THE INK CONFERENCE

THE INK (Innovation and Knowledge) CONFERENCE 2011 was organised by TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) in association with Facebook on Indiatimes Live from December 8th - 11th at Jaipur. The 2nd INK conference themed "Power of the Journey" had many notable speakers and some fantastic ideas worth spreading. Though I could only catch up with the last day's speeches, I still enjoyed a lot and gained lot of knowledge.

INK 2011 ended with a Shadowgraphy presentation about the conference. You can see it at their website live - http://ink.live.indiatimes.com/

After the end of the conference, log on to http://inktalks.com/ for viewing the talks.

And believe me............you will be enthralled..........!! So log onto the website and catch up with new and amazing ideas !!!

LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS QUIZ 2011

I had participated in the Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 at the City Levels in St. Agnes School, Kharagpur with Aritra Dasgupta. Our school Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT, Kharagpur had emerged the Winners this year defeating DAV Model School; KV, AFS, Salua; KV, No. 02, Kharagpur, SER Mixed HS School & St. Agnes School (Home Team) – all of whom were brilliant quizzards.

The Limca Book of Records Quiz is organised by Coca Cola India Limited in association with Derek O'Brien & Associates (the quiz is conducted by these people). The theme of this year was "INDIA AT HER BEST".

After winning the Inter School Round and emerging as City Winners from Kharagpur, Aritra and myself had been selected for the National Semi Finals which was held at Reliance World, Sarat Bose Road, Kolkata (City Winners from Haldia & Kolkata were also there). There were 79 other schools from different cities like Dehradun, Ghaziabad, Calicut, Mumbai etc. DOB&A were good enough to provide the questions of the Semi Final Round on their website (after the semis obviously !!) and I have put them down here with their answers.

Take a look at some great quizzing questions and try to answer them yourself before checking out the answers. If you are really in a quizzing mood, take the test in 30 minutes and then mail me at anweshtm@gmail.com for the evaluation and answers.

So, here comes your first question..........

Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 - Semifinal Round Q&A

Q1. Among Indians, who has taken the most number of ODI wickets?

Q2. Ustad Sultan Khan is credited with the revival of which Indian musical instrument?

Q3. With which superhero would you associate: Swamy a scientist, a dog named Moby, and a city called Arya Nagar?

Q4. The international airport serving Ulan Bator, Mongolia, is named after which famous ruler?

Q5. Along with Shankar Jaikishan who has won the most Filmfare Awards for Music Direction?

Q6. Which is the whale's closest land-dwelling relative?

Q7. Which former Indian PM originally failed in the entrance examination for Oxford University but was eventually accepted at Somerville College?

Q8. Introduced by the International Diabetes Federation, the ____ circle is the global symbol for diabetes. Fill in the blank with a colour.

Q9. The Greek word for which rodent means shadow-tailed, referring to its bushy appendage?

Q10. Who is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?

    a) Queen Elizabeth II

    b) Archbishop of Canterbury

    c) Pope Benedict XVI

Q11. With nearly 14 million users, which of these is the most popular game in Facebook?

    a) The Sims Social

    b) Farmville

    c) CityVille

Q12. The adjective cutaneous literally means "of the ___":

    a) Heart

    b) Skin

    c) Eyes

Q13. What first appeared on Indian television in 1976?

    a) Soap Serials

    b) Advertisements

    c) Live Cricket

Q14. Who was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Govt. of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing a village named Ralegan Siddhi as a model for others?

Q15. The Victorian prose version by Kisari Mohan Ganguli, published between 1883 and 1896, was the first complete English translation of which epic?

Q16. In Microsoft Word, if you have to redo the last operation, you have press Cltr +____.

Q17. Which is Europe's second longest river after the Volga?

Q18. The first fragrance stamp released by the Indian Postal Department in 2006, had what fragrance?

Q19. Who defeated Miami Heat to be crowned the 2011 NBA Champions?

Q20. Which country is the world's largest tea-drinking nation?

Q21. The 15th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, is now known as the _____ _____. Fill in the blanks. (Two word answer)

Q22. Which Indian Bollywood actress, apart from Aishwarya Rai, has her wax statue at Madame Tussauds?

Q23. The longest running train in India is named after which spiritual leader?

Q24. The rupee symbol first appeared on coins or notes?

Q25. Which Indian ruler wrote three Sanskrit plays – Nagananda, Ratnavali and Priyadarsika?

Q26. What is the term used to describe unconsolidated debris material left by glaciers?

Q27. Which is the second-most abundant element in the Earth's crust, after Oxygen?

Q28. Which edible oil, popular in South Asia, is only approved for 'external use' in USA?

Q29. In marriage ceremonies of the Incas of Peru, couples were considered officially wed only after they exchanged…

    a) Rings

    b) Garlands    c) Sandals

Q30. ISRO's specially designed spacecraft 'Aditya' will be used for studying the outer layer of which celestial body?

ANSWERS :-

1. Anil Kumble
2. Sarangi
3. Mighty Raju
4. Genghis Khan
5. AR Rahman
6. Hippopotamus
7. Indira Gandhi
8. Blue
9. Squirrel
10. Elizabeth II
11. CityVille
12. Skin
13. Advertisements
14. Anna Hazare
15. Mahabharata
16. Y
17. Danube
18. Sandalwood
19. Dallas Mavericks
20. India
21. President’s Bodyguard
22. Kareena Kapoor
23. Swami Vivekananda
24. Coins
25. Harsha
26. Moraine
27. Silicon
28. Mustard
29. Sandals
30. Sun

Credits - Derek O'Brien & Associates

AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER

This is a picture of myself using the Nikon D70 DSLR camera at Yumthang enroute to Yumesemdong (Zero Point) in North Sikkim, Sikkim, India. The river is known as the Yumthang river and is a tributary of Teesta river. This photo was shot by my uncle on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at 08:05 AM.

This is my call-pic (akin to call sign) when I am into photography.........and so, I thought of sharing this with you.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 CARDS

Well, 2012 is approaching fast with just 21 days left in 2011. And this makes me get up from bed. That is, to say, I need to be on schedule to make my own Happy New Year Cards. I have been collecting recipient's details from the start of the month but still lot of work needs to be done. Selection of photos, print media standardization, buying stamps and finally putting those cards into some obnoxious envelopes and posting them through the not-very-fast Indian Postal Service !!

Let's see if I can make it on time.......

By the way, what are your plans for the winter hols, Christmas and New Year ?? I'll be missing home on Christmas as I will be leaving for New Delhi but I won't miss the New Year Eve party at my home.

Now, let me get back to my project........codenamed "OPERATION HNY-2012" !!

See you soon.........till then, bye bye, stay safe, be well & keep travelling on your favourite TT-XPRES :)

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

10th December is celebrated as the Human Rights Day, all over the world.

The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations. The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member states and any other interested organizations to celebrate the day as they saw fit.

The day is normally marked by both high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. In addition, it is traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize are awarded. Many governmental andnongovernmental organizations active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day, as do many civil and social-cause organisations.

The theme for 2006 was the struggle against poverty, taking it as a human rights issue. Several statements were released on that occasion, including the one issued by 37 United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders

“	Today, poverty prevails as the gravest human rights challenge in the world. Combating poverty, deprivation and exclusion is not a matter of charity, and it does not depend on how rich a country is. By tackling poverty as a matter of human rights obligation, the world will have a better chance of abolishing this scourge in our lifetime....Poverty eradication is an achievable goal.	”
—UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, 10 December 2006

The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights occurred on 10 December 2008, and the UN Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign leading up to this anniversary. Because the UDHR holds the world record as the most translated document (with more than 360 language versions available), organizations around the globe used the year to focus on helping people everywhere learn about their rights.

You can find more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_Rights_Day

NOBEL PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY

Today is an important day for the World, especially Scientists.

10th December, known as Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen is the day when the Nobel Prize Presentation Ceremony is held every year at Stockholm, Sweden with the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded at Oslo, Norway.

The Nobel Laureates this year are :-

Year	Physics	Chemistry	Physiology or Medicine	Literature	Peace	Economics

2011

Saul Perlmutter; Adam G. Riess; Brian P. Schmidt

Dan Shechtman

Bruce Beutler; Jules A. Hoffmann; Ralph M. Steinman

Tomas Tranströmer

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf; Leymah Gbowee; Tawakel Karman

Thomas J. Sargent; Christopher A. Sims

You can find more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize

WELCOME TO TTXPRES

Welcome friends to THOUGHT - XPRESS !


As you must have read the description, I won't bore you with those details again and again. Well, this is just an opening post to tell you that I am alive.......i.e. to say........I am with you all.


So, I will be posting new stories and updates and I hope you all will be keen to catch up with them.


COUNTDOWN....................

SO..........LET US EMBARK ON OUR TT-XPRES !!!


P.S. - You can mail me feedback / complaints / suggestions directly at anweshtm@gmail.com