Olympics 2012: Vijay Kumar wins silver to give India second medal at Games

Olympics 2012: Vijay Kumar wins silver to give India second medal at Games

Army sharp shooter Vijay Kumar on Friday fought a nerve-wracking battle with five other top marksmen to clinch the silver medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games in London.

Kumar beat back the challenge of world champion Alexei Klimov of Russia, Chinese

duo of Ding Feng and Zhang Jian and German Christian Reitz in the 40-shot final to finish runner-up in a thrilling finale behind Cuba's Leuris Pupo who shot his way to the gold with a world record equalling score of 34. The 26-year-old army subedar from Himachal Pradesh found the target 30 times out of 40 attempts in the series comprising eight rounds of five shots each.
Kumar started with a bang, hitting the target all five times and kept himself in the hunt for a medal by consistently finding the target.
After a perfect five out of five at the start, Kumar, a double gold medallist in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, found the target four times in the second and third series, but missed it twice in the fourth.
He came back strongly by finding the target four times in the next three rounds and assured himself of a silver. In the last round after Pupo shot four to clinch the gold, Kumar seemed to relax a bit and missed three targets.
The bronze medal was won by Feng with a tally of 27.

 

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Indian Against Corruption: Team Anna to to call off fast tomorrow, pitches for a political alternative

NEW DELHI: Team Anna on Thursday blinked in the battle of attrition with the government by announcing plans to end the indefinite fast Friday evening as it pitched for an alternative to the current political system.

Anna Hazare's announcement on calling off the agitation demanding Lokpal Bill at 5pm tomorrow came on a day when a group of eminent personalities, including jurist V R Krishna Iyer and former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, appealed for an end to the fast as the health of Arvind Kejriwal and two others deteriorated.

"We will end the fast tomorrow at 5pm," Hazare said at the end of an address in which he enunciated the civil society's approach to forming a political alternative.

The end to the fast also comes in the wake of the government's steadfast attitude in not engaging with Hazare and his team, a year after both sides were involved in drafting a law and Parliament adopting a "sense of House" resolution on passage of Lokpal Bill.

On the earlier occasions in April and August last year, the government appeared to have come under pressure from Hazare's protests which drew huge crowds in the capital and elsewhere.

The protest fast has been marked by low turnout, contradictory statements and levelling of wild charges against government and its functionaries. While Hazare refused to attack Pranab Mukherjee after he became President, his team members continued to level allegations against him.

Talking about providing an alternative to the current system, Hazare ruled out launching or joining a political party but asked people to come out with ideas on how the alternative can be provided.

"It is time for us to think of an alternative. We want a political alternative. But I will not launch or join a party. People should decide who should be given tickets and how to achieve that alternative system," he said.

Questions still remained as to what Team Anna would do regarding the political alternative and whether they would launch a party themselves. 

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Deal Journal Australia

Country Road Buys Witchery Group For $180 Million

Australian retailer Country Road is buying Witchery Group from Gresham Private Equity for 172 million Australian dollars (US$180.2 million), looking beyond the nation’s current subdued consumer spending environment.
The Witchery Group is a fashion retailer with Witchery and Mimco stores across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa and the United Kingdom.  In fiscal 2011, Witchery Group generated about A$266 million in revenue and about A$34 million in normalized earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

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“The acquisition of Witchery Group creates one of Australia’s largest specialty fashion retailers with complementary brands and a strong position in the mid to upper tier specialist retail sector,” Country Road Chairman Ian Moir said in a statement.
The retailer reckons the acquisition could create significant shareholder value through synergies estimated around A$10 million on an annualized basis over four years.
Country Road will partly fund the purchase through a A$92 million capital raising which will allow shareholders to buy one new share for every two existing shares at an offer price of A$2.66, a 19% discount to the stock’s closing price Tuesday. The deal will also be funded through a new A$92 million five-year senior bank facility.
Rothschild-advised Country Road said its 88%-shareholder South African company Woolworths Holdings will take part in the capital raising and contribute about A$81 million of new equity.
“Woolworths South Africa obviously feel like it’s a good deal if they’re going to fully subscribe,” Country Road’s third-largest shareholder Nestor Hinzack told Deal Journal Australia, adding that he is supporting the equity issue.
“If the synergies stated come through, it’s a good deal and it’ll really broaden Country Road’s presence in the market,” added Mr. Hinzack.

 

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Friendship Day: what it is about

New Delhi: Friendship Day celebrations are held on different dates in different countries of the world. The first World Friendship Day was proposed on 30 July 1958 in Paraguay. On 27 April, 2011, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared 30 July as official International Friendship Day. However, in India, Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August. 

Friendship Day was originally proposed by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards in 1919, intended to be the first Sunday of August and a day when people celebrated their friendships by sending cards. The first Sunday in August was chosen as the centre of the largest lull between holiday celebrations but it faced consumer resistance, given that it was rather too obviously a commercial gimmick to promote greetings cards

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JNTU results 2012 out: check here

Hyderabad: The results of B.Tech 1st year (R05,07,09) examination results held by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, have been declared for the year 2012. The last date for recounting or revaluation is August 4, 2012.
Students can log on to http://jntuhome.com/jntu-hyd-b-tech-1st-year-regular-supple-r09-r07-r05-results-june-2012/. They can also log on to http://jntuhresults.in/ or http://jntuconnect.net/results/ to get their results.

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digital principles and system design two marks

 

Multiplexing means transmitting a large number of information units over asmaller number of channels or lines.60.What is Demultiplexer?A Demultiplexer is a circuit that receives information on a single line andtransmits this information on one of 2

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possible output lines.61.Give the truth table for a half adder.Input OutputX Y Sum ( S ) Carry ( C )0 0 0 00 1 1 01 0 1 01 1 0 162.Give the truth table for a half Subtractor.Input OutputX Y Borrow( B ) Diffe ( D )0 0 0 00 1 1 11 0 0 11 1 0 063.From the truth table of a half adder derive the logic equationS = X

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YC = X . Y64. From the truth table of a half subractor derive the logic equationD = X

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YB = X

1

. Y65.From the truth table of a full adder derive the logic equationS = X

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Y

⊕⊕⊕⊕

ZC = XY + YZ + XZ66.What is code conversion?If two systems working with different binary codes are to be synchronized inoperation, then we need digital circuit which converts one system of codes to theother. The process of conversion is referred to as code conversion.67.What is code converter?It is a circuit that makes the two systems compatible even though each uses adifferent binary code. It is a device that converts binary signals from a source codeto its output code. One example is a BCD to Xs3 converter.68.What do you mean by analyzing a combinational circuit?The reverse process for implementing a Boolean expression is called asanalyzing a combinational circuit. (ie) the available logic diagram is analyzed stepby step and finding the Boolean function69.Give the applications of Demultiplexer.

 

i) It finds its application in Data transmission system with errordetection.ii) One simple application is binary to Decimal decoder.70.Mention the uses of Demultiplexer.Demultiplexer is used in computers when a same message has to be sent todifferent receivers. Not only in computers, but any time information from onesource can be fed to several places.71.Give other name for Multiplexer and Demultiplexer.Multiplexer is other wise called as Data selector.Demultiplexer is otherwise called as Data distributor.72.What is the function of the enable input in a Multiplexer?The function of the enable input in a MUX is to control the operation of theunit.73.Give the truth table for a full Subtractor.Input OutputX Y ZBorrow ( B)Diffe ( D )0 0 0 0 00 0 1 1 10 1 0 1 10 1 1 1 01 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 01 1 0 0 01 1 1 1 174.Give the truth table for a full adder.Input OutputX Y Z Sum ( S ) Carry ( C )0 0 0 0 00 0 1 1 00 1 0 1 00 1 1 0 11 0 0 1 01 0 1 0 11 1 0 0 11 1 1 1 175.From the truth table of a full subtractor derive the logic equationS = X

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Y

⊕⊕⊕⊕

ZC = X

1

Y + YZ + X

1

Z76.What is priority encoder?A priority encoder is an encoder that includes the priority function. Theoperation of the priority encoder is such that if two or more inputs are equal to 1 atthe same time, the input having the highest priority will take precedence.77.Can a decoder function as a Demultiplexer?

 

Yes. A decoder with enable can function as a Demultiplexer if the enable lineE is taken as a data input line A and B are taken as selection lines.78.List out the applications of multiplexer?The various applications of multiplexer area. Data routing.b. Logic function generator.c. Control sequencer.d. Parallel-to-serial converter.79.List out the applications of decoder?The applications of decoder area. Decoders are used in counter system.b. They are used in analog to digital converter.c. Decoder outputs can be used to drive a display system.80.List out the applications of comparators?The following are the applications of comparatora. Comparators are used as a part of the address decoding circuitry incomputers to select a specific input/output device for the storage of data.b. They are used to actuate circuitry to drive the physical variable towards thereference value.c. They are used in control applications.81.What are the applications of seven segment displays?The seven segment displays are used ina. LED displaysb. LCD displays82.What is digital comparator?A comparator is a special combinational circuit designed primarily tocompare the relative magnitude of two binary numbers.INPUTSA BA>B A=B A<BOUTPUTSBlock diagram of n-bit comparator

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the positive or negative going transition of the pulse based on the triggering of thepulse.176.Define bit time and word time.The time interval between clock pulses is called bit time.The time required to shift the entire contents of a shift register is called wordtime.177.What is bi-directional shift register and unidirectional shift register?A register capable of shifting both right and left is called bi-directional shiftregister.A register capable of shifting only one direction is called unidirectional shiftregister.178.Define equivalent state.If a state machine is started from either of two states and identical outputsequences are generated from every possible set of sequences, then the two states aresaid to be equivalent.179.If a shift register can be operated in all possible ways then it is called as-----------Ans: Univerasal register: It can be operated in all possible modes with bi-directional shift facility.180.What is gate delay?If the change in output is delayed by a time

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with respect to the input. Wesay that the gate has a propagation delay of 

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. Normally propagation delay for 0 to 1output (

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1) may be different than the delay for 1 to 0 changes (

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2).181.Define state reduction algorithm.State reduction algorithm is stated as “Two states are said to be equivalent if,for each member of the set of inputs they give the same output and send the circuiteither to the same state or to an equivalent state. When two states are equivalent,one of them can be removed without altering the input-output relation.182.What is meant by level triggering?In level triggering the output of the flip-flop changes state or responds onlywhen the clock pulse is present.183.Write the uses of a shift register.i) Temporary data storage.ii) Bit manipulations.184. What is meant by flow table?During the design of asynchronous sequential circuits, it is moreconvenient to name the states by letter symbols without making specificreference to their binary values. Such a table is called a flow table.

 

185. What are the problems involved in asynchronous circuits?The asynchronous sequential circuits have three problems namely,a. Cyclesb. Racesc. Hazards186. Define cycles?If an input change includes a feedback transition through more thanunstable state then such a situation is called a cycle.187. Define primitive flow table?A primitive flow table is a flow table with only one stable total state ineach row. Remember that a total state consists of the internal state combinedwith the input.188. Define merging?The primitive flow table has only one stable state in each row. The table can bereduced to a smaller numbers of rows if two or more stable states are placed in thesame row of the flow table. The grouping of stable states from separate rows intoone common row is called merging

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