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Super Model In Its Making

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Super Models
Prasad Bidappa, the well – known fashion guru from Bangalore says that Bangalore has the stunning crowd. Now a days all youngsters are making it big in modeling. 

Splash Super Model Search, showcased beautiful and handsome group of models. The search for a super model was really a tough game, as all the models were amazing.

At last 12 models made it to different categories of crowns but the most coveted crown of the, super model was worn by Coorg hoties, Dayana Erappa and Karan Medappa.

Although modelling is everyone’s most loved profession. The people who really pursue it as a career are very few. “Unless you are really determined and passionate about the field, you cannot grow in modelling as a professional,” says super model Priya Nayak, who judged the hunt. She also added, “ India’s fashion industry is really doing well these days. And the models that we have here are mind blowing.”

Dayana Erappa, the winner said that now modelling is only a hobby for her. In future if it’s really giving her good opportunities, she would think of taking it up as a career.

When asked, if the profession should be practiced as a career or a hobby, Prasad Bidappa said, “ I would suggest that first carry it out like a hobby, because you have to make sure if the market will accept you or not. Once you get the market’s focus it’s advised to practice as a career.” He added, “ Indian fashion industry is really booming and it has the beautiful models, designers, designs etc.”

While others had the thought that India’s fashion Industry is really doing well, the American fashion designer, Tom Mclellon, who judged the show said, “ I would say that India is a great place and has beautiful people and designers but the country, is yet to reach International heights. Because a shoot or a show in New York would get over in like hours, as money is time there. But here it’s not like that.” Hence India is yet to reach the top level.

The event had Priya Nayak, super model from Bangalore, Raza Beig, CEO of Splash and Tom Mclellon, American fashion designer picking the winner.

source: http://www.living.oneindia.in / by Sruthi Appu / Oneindia> Living> Cosmopolitan / Monday Aug 09th, 2011

Yasmin Ponnappa Covers Vogue India Beauty July 2011

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Yasmin Ponnappa of Elite Models India gets different makeup and hair looks (Madame X, Ms Enigma, Ms Avant Garde, & Ms Elegant)  for Vogue India Beauty July 2011.  ”Polished make-up and perfect hair give these times looks a contemporary turn”.  Photography by Susanne Spiel and styling by Petals Deas. 

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source: http://www.e4pr.blogspot.com

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Explorers Discover 3 Billion-year-Old Life Forms Off the Coast of Michigan

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In mysterious sinkholes beneath the waters of Lake Huron, scientists have been exploring strange pockets of life that shouldn’t exist on present-day Earth. The microbes researchers have found would have been perfectly comfortable on the Earth of 3 billion years ago, before we had oxygen in the atmosphere.

How did the bottom of Lake Huron get riddled with sinkholes that time forgot? Find out, and see a video of life that hasn’t existed for billions of years.

The sinkholes at the bottom of the lake are pockets of de-oxygenated water that have pooled beneath the fresh waters above. So all the creatures who live in the sinkholes might have evolved at a time on Earth when no oxygen was available. In a recent Earth magazine article about the ongoing exploration of these sinkholes, first discovered a little over a decade ago, Lindsey Doermann writes:

These pockets of water teem with microbial life similar to that found around deep ocean hydrothermal vents or beneath ice-covered Antarctic lakes, not the kinds of microorganisms normally found in our own backyards . . . Before long, the true importance of these oddities became apparent: “These ecosystems in Lake Huron are analogs of the Proterozoic,” says Bopi Biddanda, a microbial ecologist at Grand Valley State University in Michigan and one of the leaders of the sinkhole science team. “They could be windows into communities that existed 3 billion years ago.”

 

Though it’s possible the creatures in the sinkholes are direct descendants of creatures who lived on pre-oxygen Earth, it’s more likely that they evolved from more recent organisms to thrive in an oxygen-free ecological niche. Either way, they are the closest we’ll get to seeing life from Earth’s distant past.

But how did those sinkholes get there in the first place? As you can see from this diagram, what’s happened is that freshwater from the Earth’s surface has sunk below ground, and eventually worked its way back out beneath the lake. As the water slowly eroded the lakebed, it created sinkholes of freshwater — lakes within lakes, if you will — where anaerobic or oxygen-free ecosystems began to thrive.

 

In this incredible video of the sinkholes, you can see the oxygen-free freshwater bubbling up from the lake bottom. All life on Earth may have once resembled these strange, algae-furred fingers reaching up from the sinkholes. It wasn’t until about 2 billion years ago that the planet began to have a significant amount of oxygen in its atmosphere. The shift to oxygen was caused by cyanobacteria like what you see in this video, who emit oxygen as part of their digestive cycle. As cyanobacteria took over ancient Earth’s seas, geologists believe that they caused the planet’s first climate disaster, killing off all the life forms that didn’t metabolize oxygen. Essentially, oxygen was a poison gas to them and made the planet unlivable. Lucky for multicellular organisms, oxygen ushered in a new era where life proliferated and diversified in dramatic ways, eventually leading to the world we live in today.

source: http://www.i09.com /by Annalee Newitz / Lost World / Geology> / Jul 18th, 2011

Film Review: Krishnan Marriage Story ( Kannada)

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A scene from Krishna Marriage Story

Krishnan Marriage Story(Kannada)
Director: Nuthan Umesh
Cast: Ajai Rao, Nidhi Subbaiah, Jai Jagadish, Vinaya Prasad
Rating: 60%

This film had a lot of expectations riding on it. Firstly, the title misled a lot to believe that this was the sequel to 2010’s superhit Krishnan Love Story. Secondly, the lead pair, Ajai Rao and Nidhi Subbaiah, has had good outings at the box office. Thirdly, the songs of the film have become pretty popular on the charts.

Does the film manage to match the expectations? Mostly yes, but there are a few let-downs as well. This film, which is much like the family entertainers genre that Yashraj and Rajshri Productions had set up in the 1990s, comprises of a typically happy joint family, with picture perfect people. The eligible bachelor in the family is to wed and the story revolves around his ‘perfect’ bride.

The film seems to have been shot through rose tinted glasses, for each scene is beautifully shot and the actors look their best. And the locations too add to the charm of the film. A slight hitch to the happy story is what makes for the twist towards the end. (Though it is quite predictable!)

Nuthan Ramesh’s freshness when it comes to handling a much used subject needs to be commended. A flashback scene that has the protagonists as youngsters and the scene where Ajai proposes to Nidhi are rather endearing. Ajai has done a good job.

Nidhi has a tailor-made role in which she doesn’t fail to impress. The formidable ensemble, led by Vinaya Prasad and Jai Jagadish, has chunky roles that they justify with their acting.

On the flip side, the film drags a bit towards the end, especially with their emotional scenes and the artiste who dubbed for Nidhi for the climax is quite a disappointment.

Directors, who have cast actors who have a good hold on Kannada, should let them dub for themselves to keep their characters alive. This is the best example of how bad dubbing can spoil a good scene.

source: http://www.dnaindia.com / Home>Entertainment/ Jul 16th, 2011

Appaiah Gowda Memorial to Honour Freedom Fighter

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MADIKERI:

Freedom fighter Guddemane Appaiah Gowda, who led the “Katukai battle” (Amara Sullya Dange) against the British in 1837, is one of the greatest heroes Kodagu has produced, said Lt. Gen. (retd.) B.C. Nanda on Wednesday.

Unveiling a plaque to mark the construction of a memorial for Appaiah Gowda at the Nehru Park here, Gen. Nanda said Kodagu has produced many freedom fighters who fought against Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan or the British, and all of them had great pride in the culture of the region. The “Beerakallu” (stone memorials) found in many parts of the district symbolised the valour of the freedom fighters of the past, he said.

The educationist and philanthropist Kurunji Venkataramana Gowda announced that he would donate Rs. 1 lakh for the construction of the memorial. He donated Rs. 50,000 as the first instalment to the Madikeri MLA, K.G. Bopaiah, who presided over the occasion. He also offered 27 acres of land at Mekeri near here for starting an educational institution.

Precedent

Appreciating the decision of the committee to erect a memorial to Appaiah Gowda, the educationist M.M. Chengappa said that the late freedom fighter had set a precedent for the freedom movement in the country.

The Deputy Commissioner, P. Subramaniam, hailed Appaiah Gowda as the “Father of the Freedom Struggle” in Kodagu. Gowda’s heroics should inspire the youth to develop patriotism and enlist themselves more in the armed forces, he said.

Stating that Appaiah Gowda was a symbol of patriotism, self-respect and pride for Kodagu, Mr. Bopiah said the ideals of the late leader still inspired all. Appaiah Gowda, who was hanged by the British in 1837 in front of the Madikeri Fort for leading protests against the colonial power, did not want outsiders to have a say over the affairs of Kodagu, said Mr. Bopiah.

Although a memorial for Appaiah Gowda was deemed necessary in the region from as early as 70s, it is good that it has materialised at least now, he added.

The working president of the Guddemane Appaiah Gowda Memorial Committee, T.P. Ramesh, and the former Madiker iMLA D.S. Madappa spoke

source: http://www.thehindu.com / Staff Correspondent / Karnataka – Madikeri / online edition / Thursday May 19th, 2005

Eight State Players Find Place Among Probables

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Bangalore:
Eight Karnataka players found a place in the list of 48 probables announced by Hockey India on Saturday for the next phase of the national camp that is currently underway at the Sports Authority of India campus here.
Goalkeeper Bharat Chetri, defender and drag-flick specialist VR Raghunath, midfielders Arjun Halappa and Vikramkanth, and forwards SV Sunil, Amar Aiyamma, Nithin Thimmaiah and Pradhan Somanna made the cut from the original number of 90. 

The national camp took off under new coach Michael Nobbs on July 3 while HI selectors AB Subbaiah, BP Govinda, Col Balbir Singh and Thoiba Singh conducted a three-day selection process from July 13 before announcing the shortlist.

The shortlist is further expected to be pruned to 18 by the beginning of next month at the conclusion of the first phase of the camp towards the end of this month. The second phase is scheduled to kick off on August 8. The 18 campers will continue to train at SAI until August 28 before flying to Ordos, China for the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy from September 3-12.

Newly-appointed coach Nobbs left for Australia on Saturday and is expected to rejoin the camp by the end of the month, provided he procures his work visa. In his absence, SS Grewal will oversee the camp.

The shortlist: Goalkeepers: Bharat Chetri, Adrian D’Souza, PR Sreejesh, Kamaldeep Singh.

Defenders: Rupinder Pal Singh, Sandeep Singh, William Xalxo, VR Raghunath, Harpreet Singh, Gurjinder Singh, Diwakar Ram.

Midfielders: Sardar Singh, Gurbaj Singh, Vikram Pillay, Arjun Halappa, Vikas Sharma, Vikramkanth, Bharat Chikara, Danish Mujtaba, Prabodh Tirkey, Vikas Pillay, Birender Lakra Jr,  Ravi Pal, Ignace Tirkey, Manjit Kullu, Kothajit, Manpreet Singh, Ajitesh Roy.

Forwards: Rajpal Singh, SV Sunil, Tushar Khandker, Amar Aiyamma, Mandip Antil, Shivendra Singh, Bikas Toppo, Sarvanjit Singh, Roshan Minz, Nithin Thimmaiah, Prabhdeep Singh, Banmali Xess, Akashdeep Singh, Gurvinder Singh Chandi, Pradhan Somanna, Prabhjot Singh, Yuvraj Valmiki, Dharamvir Singh, Chinglinsana, Ramandeep Singh

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Home> Sports / DHNS / Jul 16th, 2011

 

Augustin retains Karnataka State U-25 Chess Championship

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Master Augustin A, a fourteen year boy from kodagu retained the Karnataka State under 25 Chess Championship for the second consecutive year.
Augustin defeated top seeded Sriram Sarja in the sixth round and Balkishan A of Bangalore, third seed of the tournament on the way to the title. He scored a full eight points out of eight rounds. Sameer Ghotane of HDFC Bank scored six and half points and finished second.

 

Augustin and Sameer Ghotane  will represent Karnataka State in the National Under 25 Chess Championship 2011 to be held at Indore, Madhya Pradesh in August.

source: http://www. karnatakachess.com / United Karnataka Chess  Association

Femina Miss India Contestant – Dayana Erappa

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DAYANA ERAPPA – PROFILE
Dayana Erappa (Picture credit: Jitu Savlani)
Name: Dayana Erappa
Age: 20 years 

Height: 5’11’’

Weight: 54 Kg

Vital statistics (in inches):32-26-36

Place of birth: Coorg

City: Bengaluru
Crowned: RMKV Femina Miss Photogenic/photo.cms?msid=7971985

School

Profession: Model/Student

Relationship Status: Single

College: Baldwin’s Methodist College

The last movie that made you cry?
Guzaarish

If a star were to give a solo performance for you, whom would you prefer and why?

Salman Khan, because he does everything with style, class and panache
The weirdest thing you have ever tasted…
Nothing as yet. 

What gives you a high?
Music

If you win Miss India, what would be your first big splurge?
I would like to help the disadvantaged children.

One law you would like to break…
Break one law and you break them all.

Your best kept secret…
It’s a secret.

A tune you cannot get out of your mind…
There are a lot of tunes which cannot get out of my mind

Coolest pick up line you have ever heard?
Is your dad an alien? I answered no and then he said, “because baby your out of the world.”

What is the craziest rumour you have heard about yourself?
That I will win the Miss World crown

Do you have a tattoo or a piercing in a secret place? Where?
No

What is the sexiest single article of clothing a woman can wear?
A saree.

Your craziest experience in life so far?
In the middle of the night, when me and my friends randomly drove around and we found ourselves in Kerala next day and stayed back for a week.

How sexy is intellect?
Very much, matter of the mind can be a real turn on.

Is nude photography an art form or an entertainment? Or it can be both?
It can be both

With which celebrity would you like to go on a vacation…
Salman Khan

Do you think live-in is a good way to check out a relationship?
Yes

Your body to you means…
To me a lot

A man’s most attractive feature…
His chivalry

Success or riches?
Success 

One word in which you would like to be described to a guy…
Simple

Favorite Actor: Salman Khan

Favorite Sportsman: Michael Jordan

Favorite Movies: 127 hours

Love is…the nature of bliss

Food is…it rules the mind

Sex is…it is the most important thing in the world and the whole world runs on it.

Modeling Assignments: Colombo Fashion Week, Splash show in Dubai, walked for well known designers of India

TV ads: Krishnaiah Chetty &Sons

source: http://www.feminamissindia.indiatimes.com / Miss India > Contestant Profiles > Miss India / FEMINA MISS INDIA.

An Indian and a Pakistani Fight Together for a Grand Slam of Fairy-Tale Coincidences

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India’s UN envoy Hardeep Singh Puri shakes hands with Qureshi as Bopanna (second from left) and Pakistan ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon look on in New York. Jay Mandal/ On Assignment

Sept. 9: If there ever was a Grand Slam of political correctness, it will unfold tomorrow at Flushing Meadows.

Before you say “Yuck!” and turn the page, consider the conspiracy of coincidences.

• An Indian and a Pakistani will play in a Grand Slam final at the US Open on Friday.

• Forgot to mention: they will play on the same side.

• On the stands will be the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors to the UN. They were there on Wednesday night when the two stormed into the final.

• Sania Mirza, whose marriage raised the question which cricket team will she support, and her husband Shoaib Malik can finally support the same team. And they play her game.

• Finally, did you notice that the match is taking place on the eve of Id and Ganesh Chaturthi, which fall on the same day this year?

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi may or may not win the US Open men’s doubles final on Friday.

But the 30-year-olds will add the taut thwack of the tennis racquet to the coliseum of sport diplomacy that so far has been echoing with the zing of the ping pong and the thud of the willow smacking leather.

For the good souls who refuse to give up and religiously light candles on the Wagah border each year, Bopanna and Qureshi, dubbed the “Indo-Pak Express”, may seem like a made-to-order dream come true.

Bopanna, who traces his roots to Coorg, and Qureshi, born in Lahore, first played together in 2003 but did not become devoted teammates until this year, when they played under the slogan “Stop War, Start Tennis”.

Both acknowledge the burden of expectations they carry. “It’s a great feeling to know that you can make a difference,” Bopanna said. “Hopefully, this will encourage a healthier relationship between India and Pakistan.

Qureshi concedes that the peace initiative has changed their lives. “I think what changed both our careers was when we became ambassadors of peace…. The first time we initiated our campaign about Stop War and Start Tennis, I think, was the main week everybody started to take notice of it,” Qureshi said.

Peace and Sport, an organisation in Monaco which promotes reconciliation through sport, supplied them with T-shirts and sweatshirts with the slogan: “Stop War, Start Tennis.”

Joë Bouzou, president and founder of Peace and Sport, said of the new Indo-Pakistan tennis alliance: “Their story of friendship through sport is a real inspiration for youngsters.”

But don’t take the bilateral bond too far. The two do not profess to be similar.

“We don’t have many things in common, to be honest,” Qureshi said. “He likes spicy food; I don’t. He likes to dance to slow songs; I don’t. He’s got a big game; I don’t.”

The pair’s advance has come at a time Pakistan is going though crises on multiple fronts: the war on terror has bitterly divided the country, floodwaters are ravaging its hinterland and the lone shining beacon of cricket is now caught in a “spot-fixing” scandal.

“I can’t thank Rohan enough for being my partner and playing with me. Pakistan has been going through a lot for the last two or three years from all the terrorist attacks and the flooding now for the last few months and the cricket scandal also,” Qureshi said.

Bopanna pointed to one tangible accomplishment. “We are glad that our journey is bringing people together and also having a positive impact,” he said.

Yes, they did make some twain meet. Among the spectators yesterday when Bopanna and Qureshi beat Eduardo Schwank and Horacio Zeballos to advance to their first Grand Slam final were the Indian and Pakistani ambassadors to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri and Abdullah Hussain Haroon, respectively.

It was the first time that any two diplomats from India and Pakistan had sat together to watch them play. “It was a beautiful thing to see,” Qureshi said

Perhaps aware of the role chance as well as compulsions play in such pairings, Puri was somewhat circumspect. He merely chose to say that “this is sports, but it shows the great potential”. Haroon was more forthright: “Hardeep and I are in the New York area and we are always looking for avenues to open and this is a magnificent one.” 

But both will be aware that sport diplomacy — which mesmerised people in 1971 when an American team played ping pong in China in what was immortalised as the “ping heard around the world” — has set up false dawns in the past in the subcontinent.

The wily Zia-ul Haq twice scored brownie runs on the cricket pitch (see chart)but failed to pull India and Pakistan out of the rut of mistrust.

The tennis truce has come at a time Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is spearheading a peace initiative with Pakistan. It may appear ironic that Singh’s decision not to attend the UN General Assembly this month and risk another fruitless meeting in New York with the Pakistani leadership may actually help his cause of peace with Islamabad.

The high-decibel publicity for the Indo-Pak Express at the US Open this week appears to have resulted in an inevitability that the two countries must now make some progress towards tennis diplomacy to supplement their ongoing joint efforts for more people-to-people exchanges.

Some tennis buffs may feel that it is just as well, therefore, that the Prime Minister is excusing himself from the General Assembly and, instead, sending external affairs minister S.M. Krishna in his place to New York. Tennis is as close to Krishna’s heart as politics.

It may thus turn out that as it gets closer to another meeting between Krishna and foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, tennis may act as a guarantee against a fresh round of accusations of bad faith.

Among Americans who are never lagging in offers of overt and covert help in taking forward the India-Pakistan peace process, there are already whispers about the Bopanna-Qureshi tango and the presence of their respective UN ambassadors eventually leading to a match with a court on their volatile border.

But the Indians are acutely aware that like in almost everything else, in tennis too, it is not a relationship of equals between India and Pakistan. Pakistan simply does not have many top tennis players, so Qureshi turned to someone with whom he has subcontinental compatibility.

Forget such nitpicking for a day and let Sania have the last word.

Sania tweeted using Bopanna’s nickname Bofors (yes, the gun that helped beat back the Kargil invaders): “wooowwww!! U guys on fire:) well done bofors… Sports and love can bring ANYTHING together… who would have thought Indians and Pakistanis would be cheering for the same team to win!”
WITH INPUTS FROM NYTNS, ARCHIS MOHAN AND OUR SPORTS BUREAU

source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / Front page> Story / by K.P. Nayar / Friday Sep 10th, 2010

Maj Gen Chengappa is New IG AR (S)

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Imphal:

Major Gen BK Chengapa who earlier commanded the 14 Garhwal Rifles in Manipur has taken over as the IG AR (South) from Maj General BS Ghotra who has been posted to a coveted appointment at Integrated Defence Headquarters.


Incoming IG AR (S) Maj Gen Chengapa shakes hands with his predecessor BS Ghotra

In a statement, PIB (Defence Wing) said that Maj Gen Chengapa hails from Coorg in Karnataka and his earlier association with Manipur has enabled him to experience the rich socio-cultural dynamics of the State.

The new IG is a veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war and has experienced CI Ops in JK and the North East as well as at the battle field of Siachen, said PIB.

Gen Chengapa had also commanded the 25 Sector AR at Arunachal Pradesh.

Prior to his present assignment as the IG AR (South) Gen Chengapa was the Head of Faculty as the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.

source: http://www.e-pao.net / The Sangai Express / Home> Headlines / Aug 29th