Monday, September 30, 2013
Actress from Philippines Crowned Miss World 2013
Philippines’ representative Megan Young becomes the “most beautiful woman in the world” as she wins the Miss World 2013 title during the pageant's coronation night on September 28 (Saturday) in Bogor, Bali, Indonesia.
A 23-year-old Filipina-American actress turned beauty queen, overtook 126 candidates from all over the globe, earning first ever Miss World title for the Philippines.
Young was one of the favorite, as she won also won the Top Model challenge event and excelled in the Beach Fashion pre-pageant challenge, where she was among the 11 finalists earlier this month.
In the question and answer portion where the candidates were given 30 seconds to tell the judges why they deserve the crown, Young expressed her belief in a “core value of humanity” which guides people's actions. She hopes to use this to show others how they may contribute to society.
For the “Beauty with a Purpose” challenge, Megan chose to extend aid to flood victims in the Philippines.
The new Beauty Queen will be departing to London where she will reside during her reign, according to the tradition of the pageant.
Here are the winners:
MISS WORLD: Megan Young (Philippines)
1ST PRINCESS: Marine Lorpheline (France)
2ND PRINCESS: Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter (Ghana)
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Sri Lanka Postal Code Finder Beta version has been released!
A simple mobile web site has been brought to light for finding a postal code in Sri Lanka with some with some useful features.
Features
- Postal Code Lookup
- Reverse Postal Code Lookup
- Locate Requested Postal Code on Map
- Get Directions to Requested Postal Code
- Save and Bookmark
- Find current location
- Share on Social Networks
- Mobile Device Optimization
and MTC..................................
Find it here.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Microsoft buys Nokia
Microsoft has bought Nokia’s struggling mobile phone business for €5.44bn (£4.61bn) in an effort to “accelerate” its challenge to the dominance of Apple and Google.
The deal will see Nokia’s current chief executive, Stephen Elop, join Microsoft and makes him favourite to replace Steve Ballmer, who announced his retirement last month. Labrokes said he was now 4/6 favourite to take the role, with Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg 7/1 and former Microsoft executive Steve Sinofsky 12/1.
Nokia’s chairman, Risto Siilasmaa, admitted that the Finnish company’s effective exit from the mobile phone business it pioneered was an “emotional” decision but made financial and strategic sense.
He said it lacked the resources to properly promote its Lumia smartphones, which use Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, in a sector dominated by the Apple iPhone and handsets running Google’s Android software, particularly Samsung’s Galaxy range.
He said: “The industry is becoming a duopoly with the leaders building significant financial momentum. Nokia alone doesn’t have the resources to fund the required acceleration.”
The struggles of Nokia’s mobile phone business, which accounted for around half the group’s revenues last year, have weighed heavily on profits. In the first half of this year underlying margin was 4pc, it said, but would have been 12pc without having to battle in the fiercely competitive sector.
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