Kanneththi Chudake Kanyamani
Panneththi cheppake A mAAtani...
Nenante Koddiga Neekundani.. Nakkuda Telusunu gaani...
Chi kotti pommane Ammayini.... Chepatta Galige Dammundani...
Na Pattudalane... Chupetti Ninnu AAkattu kunta raavey...
Anduke... Anduke... Antha Suluvuga... rAAva....
AAtavoo Vetavoo... Anthu Teliyani Prema...
I Dont Want Love.. Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
U Dont Give Now... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do....
But I Wont Live... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
Let Me Show How... ll2ll

Want Some More Kicka... Want Some More Kicka
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Kanneththi Chudake Kanyamani
Panneththi cheppake A mAAtani...
Nenante Koddiga Neekundani.. Nakkuda Telusunu gaani...

Kick Kick.. O....
Kick.. Kick.. He want Some More Kick... ll2ll

Tauba Tauba Tauba... Dont Say I Love..U....
Oh O No No No Dont Say I Love..U....
Oh Papa vadu papa Mundundi nee pai Paapa
O Pyaari Madhu baalaa....Tu Hi Vuski Laila....

Roja Puvvu Otandinchi.... I L U ante...
Najjugga Nuvv Spandinchi I Do anavadde...
Deenanga De De antu Daanam Immante...
Ponile Le Le antu Dil Isthavante...
Valapu naina Gelupu naina Korukunte chaalade...
Praanamaina Pandemesi.. Orakunte Nachhade...

I Dont Want Love.. Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
U Dont Give Now... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do....
But I Wont Live... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
Let Me Show How... ll2ll

Get Him Some More More..Kick.... A..
One More Kick... One More.. Kick.... One More More... Kick..

Ta na na tha Tarara Ra Ta...
Ta na na tha Tarara .ra tara......
Tarara tha tharara tharara...
Tarara tha tharara tharara...Tararara Tarara.....
Juttantha peekkunentha Pichhekinchinde....
Yitte chey Jikkavante Em Bavuntunde...
Risk antu Em Lekunte Ishq Aina Chede...
Luckkelli Laakkocchesthe Kick Emuntunde...
Na daarikaade.. Na teerukaade..
Take It Easy Policy...
Na Tikka Naade... Na Lekka naade...
saadistha Yedo Plan Yesi....

I Dont Want Love.. Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
U Dont Give Now... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do....
But I Wont Live... Na Dee Na Dee Na Do...
Let Me Show How... ll2ll

Want Some More Kicka... Want Some More Kicka
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He Want Some More Kick...a... ll2ll

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Words frequently used in media

Words frequently used in media

Damsel: a young unmarried woman
Choke: strangle, throttle, stifle, suffocate, garrote, obstruct, clog, block
Stuff: material, substance, matter, things, objects, bits and pieces, possessions, belongings
double whammy
a combination of two unfortunate or negative circumstances or events

heist
–noun 1. a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
–verb (used with object) 2. to take unlawfully, esp. in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels.
3. to rob or hold up.

in•iq•ui•tous
characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful.

fret
–verb (used without object) 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals.
3. to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing away, etc.: The river frets at its banks until a new channel is formed.
4. to become eaten, worn, or corroded (often fol. by away): Limestone slowly frets away under pounding by the wind and rain.
5. to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook.
–verb (used with object) 6. to torment; irritate, annoy, or vex: You mustn't fret yourself about that.
7. to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, rust, corrosives, etc.: the ocean fretting its shores.
8. to form or make by wearing away a substance: The river had fretted an underground passage.
9. to agitate (water): Strong winds were fretting the channel.
–noun 10. an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
11. erosion; corrosion; gnawing.
12. a worn or eroded place.


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Fret
—Synonyms 1. fume, rage. 6. worry, harass, goad, tease. 7. erode, gnaw, corrode, abrade, grind, rub, rust. 10. harassment, agitation, worry.



salvo:
1. a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
2. a round of fire given as a salute.

3. a round of cheers or applause.

op•por•tun•is•tic
adj. Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

pang
1. a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing: a pang of remorse; a pang of desire.
2. a sudden, brief, sharp pain or physical sensation; spasm: hunger pangs.
—Synonyms 1, 2. twinge, ache, throb, prick, stab.
blush
To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
To become red or rosy.
To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.

n.
A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn.
A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush.
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lead the pack: to be first or best of a group.
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kick•off /'k?k??f, -??f/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kik-awf, -of] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. Football. a place kick or a drop kick from the 40-yd. line of the team kicking at the beginning of the first and third periods or after the team kicking has scored a touchdown or field goal.
2. Soccer. a kick that puts a stationary ball into play from the center line of the field at the start of a quarter or after a goal has been scored.
3. the initial stage of something; start; beginning: the campaign kickoff.













dupe
An easily deceived person.
A person who functions as the tool of another person or power.
bee•line
–noun a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for): The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator.

flip-flop
–noun 1. Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
2. a backward somersault.
3. Also called flip-flop circuit. Electronics. an electronic circuit having two stable conditions, each one corresponding to one of two alternative input signals.
4. any of several similar devices having two alternative states, the change of state being caused by some input signal or by some change of input.
5. the sound and motion of something flapping, as a wind-blown shutter; a banging to and fro.
6. any backless, usually open-toed flat shoe or slipper.
7. a flat, backless rubber sandal, usually secured on the foot by a thong between the first two toes, as for use at a beach, swimming pool, etc. Compare thong, zori.
8. (in advertising) a display or presentation, usually on an easel, consisting of a series of pages hinged at the top and flipped over in sequence.
–adverb 9. with repeated sounds and motions, as of something flapping.
–verb (used without object) 10. Informal. to make a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy: The opposition claimed that the President had flip-flopped on certain issues.
11. to execute a backward somersault.
12. to flap; bang to and fro: The door flip-flopped in the high wind.

volte-face
–noun, plural volte-face. a turnabout, esp. a reversal of opinion or policy.






nip something in the bud
to prevent a small problem from getting worse by stopping it soon after it starts. The strike was nipped in the bud by some clever negotiation.

in•cog•ni•to /??nk?g'nito?, ?n'k?gn??to?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-kog-nee-toh, in-kog-ni-toh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, adverb, noun, plural -tos for 3, 5.
–adjective 1. having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions.
–adverb 2. with the real identity concealed: to travel incognito.
–noun 3. a person who is incognito.
4. the state of being incognito.
5. the disguise or character assumed by an incognito.


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in•cog•ni•to
–adjective 1. having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions.
–adverb 2. with the real identity concealed: to travel incognito.
–noun 3. a person who is incognito.
4. the state of being incognito.
5. the disguise or character assumed by an incognito.



—Synonyms 1. disguised, undisclosed, unidentified.
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a difficult problem to solve. A company whose product has sold well in the States may find the European market a tougher nut to crack.
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open book
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This Main Entry: open book
Part of Speech: n
Definition: something or someone that is easily understandable; something that is very clear; someone who conceals nothing
Example: Her life is an open book.
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blushes
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This blush (blush) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. blushed, blush•ing, blush•es

To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
To become red or rosy.
To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.

n.
A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn.
A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush.
Blusher.


[Middle English blushen, from Old English blyscan; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

blush'ful adj., blush'ing•ly adv.
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blooper
–noun 1. Informal. an embarrassing mistake, as one spoken over the radio or TV.
2. Radio. a receiving set that generates from its antenna radio-frequency signals that interfere with other nearby receivers.
3. Also, bloop. Baseball. a. Also called looper. a fly ball that carries just beyond the infield.
b. a pitched ball with backspin, describing a high arc in flight.

—Synonyms 1. error, blunder, slip, gaffe, goof.

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bludg·eon /'bl?d??n/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bluhj-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
–verb (used with object) 2. to strike or knock down with a bludgeon.
3. to force into something; coerce; bully: The boss finally bludgeoned him into accepting responsibility.
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re·tort1 /r?'t?rt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-tawrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object) 1. to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to.
2. to return (an accusation, epithet, etc.) upon the person uttering it.
3. to answer (an argument or the like) by another to the contrary.
–noun 4. a severe, incisive, or witty reply, esp. one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
5. the act of retorting.


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[Origin: 1590–1600; <> -t-]

—Related forms
re·tort·er, noun


—Synonyms 1. retaliate. 4. riposte, rejoinder, response.

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cudg·el /'k?d??l/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhj-uhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -eled, -el·ing, or (especially British) -elled, -el·ling.
–noun 1. a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
–verb (used with object) 2. to strike with a cudgel; beat.
—Idioms3. cudgel one's brains, to try to comprehend or remember: I cudgeled my brains to recall her name.
4. take up the cudgels, to come to the defense or aid of someone or something.


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[Origin: bef. 900; ME cuggel, OE cycgel; akin to G Kugel ball]

—Related forms
cudg·el·er; especially British, cud·gel·ler, noun

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Pan·the·on /'pæn?i??n, -?n or, especially Brit., pæn'?i?n/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pan-thee-on, -uhn or, especially Brit., pan-thee-uhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d. 609.
2. (lowercase) a public building containing tombs or memorials of the illustrious dead of a nation.
3. (lowercase) the place of the heroes or idols of any group, individual, movement, party, etc., or the heroes or idols themselves: to earn a place in the pantheon of American literature.
4. (lowercase) a temple dedicated to all the gods.
5. (lowercase) the gods of a particular mythology considered collectively.


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[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME panteon < L Panthéon < Gk Pántheion, n. use of neut. of pántheios of all gods, equiv. to pan- pan- + the(ós) god + -ios adj. suffix]

—Related forms
pan·the·on·ic, adjective

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panache
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pa·nache /p?'næ?, -'n??/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[puh-nash, -nahsh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache.
2. an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, esp. one worn on a helmet or cap.
3. Architecture. the surface of a pendentive.


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[Origin: 1545–55; var. (after F) of pennache < MF < early It pennachio < LL pinnaculum, dim. of pinna wing; identical in form with pinnaculum pinnacle]
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fit the bill:-
to have the qualities or experience which are needed. I'm looking for someone with several years of publishing experience and you seem to fit the bill. The city needs a strong leader, and the new mayor just doesn't fill the bill.

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a·buzz /?'b?z/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-buhz] Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective 1. buzzing.
2. full of or alive with activity, talk, etc.: The company was abuzz with rumors about the new owner.
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o·ver·board /'o?v?r?b?rd, -?bo?rd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [oh-ver-bawrd, -bohrd] Show IPA Pronunciation

–adverb 1. over the side of a ship or boat, esp. into or in the water: to fall overboard.
—Idiom2. go overboard, to go to extremes, esp. in regard to approval or disapproval of a person or thing: I think the critics went overboard in panning that new show.


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the corridors of power
the highest level of government where the most important decisions are made. His laziness became a legend in the corridors of power.

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plum·met /'pl?m?t/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pluhm-it] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
2. something that weighs down or depresses.
–verb (used without object) 3. to plunge.
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dik·tat /d?k't?t/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [dik-taht] Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. a harsh, punitive settlement or decree imposed unilaterally on a defeated nation, political party, etc.
2. any decree or authoritative statement: The Board of Education issued a diktat that all employees must report an hour earlier.

Origin:
1930–35; < G: lit., something dictated < L dictatus, ptp. of dictare to dictate

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fledg·ling /'fl?d?l??/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[flej-ling] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a young bird just fledged.
2. an inexperienced person.
–adjective 3. young, new, or inexperienced: a fledgling diver.

Also, especially British, fledgeling.


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[Origin: 1820–30; fledge + -ling1]


—Synonyms 2. novice, tyro, beginner, freshman, greenhorn

good words

Inspirational quotes

phoenix

Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Japanese Proverb
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Plato
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi
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Be civil to all; sociable to many, familiar with few; friend to one' enemy to none.

Benjamin Franklin
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The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

E. Phillpots
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One person can make a difference, and ever person must try.

John F. Kennedy
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We must make the choices that enable us to fulfill the deepest capacities of our real selves.

Thomas Merton
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Some like to understand what they believe in. Others like to believe in what they understand.

Stanislaus
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Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly.

Unknown
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You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves you too full to embrace the present.

Jan Glidewell
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Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage.

Anais Nin
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Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace.

Albert Schweitzer
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Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

Socrates
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Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and

to play and to look at the stars.

Henry Van Dyke
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When you do the best you can, you never know what miracle is wrought in your life, or in the life of another.

Helen Keller
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We do not remember days, we remember moments.

Cesare Pavese
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Time itself is an individual gift. It is wise to cherish it carefully and give it away generously.

Maya Angelou
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When we seek out the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

William Arthur Ward
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The easy way to teach children the value of money is to borrow from them.

Anonymous
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Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not find peace.

Albert Schweitzer
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There is sufficiency in the world for man's need, but not for man's greed.

Mohandas K. Gandhi
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One person can make a difference, and every person must try.

John F. Kennedy
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It is never too late to be what you might have been.

George Eliot
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inspiring quotes

Don’t let the low times keep you down. Learn from them and reach for the high times. – David Wiemers

“I do not have superior intelligence or faultless looks. I do not captivate a room or run a mile under six minutes.
I only succeeded because I was still working after everyone else went to sleep. ” - Greg Evans

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. ”
— Martin Luther King, Jr

“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.”
— W. Edwards Deming

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. ”
— George Bernard Shaw

“If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. ”
— Albert Einstein

The most important opinion is the one you have of yourself, and the most significant things you say all day are those things you say to yourself.
- Zig Ziglar

“We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.”
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.”
— Orison Swett Marden

“Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do.

Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.“
- Ella Fitzgerald

“Keep company with those who make you better.”
— English Proverb

“Practice hope. As hopefulness becomes a habit, you can achieve a permanently happy spirit. “ — Norman Vincent Peale

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.“
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." - Henry Davi thor

“Frequently, the difference between success and failure is the resolve to stick to your

plan long enough to win. - David Cottrell


“Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision.

It’s the fuel that allows common people obtain uncommon results.” - Andrew Cargegie


“Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities.

They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” - John Maxwell

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The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. - Harvey
S Firestone.
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As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

William Hazlitt
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Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

Chinese Proverb
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We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think.

Swami Vivekananda
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No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.
- Norman Vincent Peale
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When you really want something to happen, the whole universe conspires so that your wish come true"
- Paulo Coehlo
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If we have not peace within ourselves, it is in vain to seek it from outward sources.

La Rochefoucauld
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We do not remember days, we remember moments.

Cesare Pavese
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It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

Publilius Syrus
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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

William James
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There is something in humility which strangely exalts the heart.

St. Augustine




* Religion is the intellectual resolution of the unknown.
Buckminster Fuller

* The deepest craving in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
William James

* He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.
Johann W. Von Goethe

* We teach people how to remember, we never teach them how to grow.
Oscar Wilde

* Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
Francois Voltaire

* We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.
Virginia Satir
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* Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Epictetus

* Failure is not the only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
Jules Renard

* One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Jane Austen

* Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done and why. Then do it.
Robert Heinlein

* Far from idleness being the root of all evil, it is rather the only true good.
Soren Kierkegaard
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BCJ Entrance Test material 2009, Osmania University

This material is prepared by BCJ Entrance test (Osmania University) Topper

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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

Benjamin Franklin
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Osmania University BCJ 2009 entrance test syllabus: -

BCJ (Bachelor of Communication & Journalism)

Part A (40 marks)
Comprehension of a passage (15 marks) Language skills (25 marks) (sentence construction, spellings, antonyms and synonyms, logic and reasoning)
Part B (60 marks)
Media awarenewss (20 marks) current affairs (20 marks) General awareness ( 10 marks) words frequently used in media (10 marks)

Current Affairs Plus

Attitude Skill Knowledge

M.R. Narayan Swamy is the author of 'Inside An Elusive Mind', the only biography of Prabhakaran

V Prabhakaran (LTTE) was known as "Sun God".

The LTTE invented the suicide belt and pioneered the use of suicide bombing as a tactic.

The Telegraph newspaper which exposed the Britain MPs' expenses scandal, reportedly paid thousands of pounds to gain confidential information about MPs’ claims.

What is the estimated Indian money in Swiss banks?
Indians' Money - 70,00,000 Crores Rupees

BRIC countries are: Brazil Russia India and China

Press Council of India chairman: GN Ray


Editor of Economic and Political Weekly : C Rammanohar Reddy

PAST PRESENT column in Hindu is by RAMACHANDRA GUHA

Thirteenth Finance Commission chairman: Vijay Kelkar

The United Nations declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy

Journalist Jarnail Singh who hurled a shoe at Home Minister P Chidambaram at a press conference, is a senior reporter with Dainik Jagran.

According to the UNICEF report 'State of the world's children' released on January 17, 2009, what is India's percentage of child marriages of the world?
40 per cent

Central Excise Day - Feb 24

Lal Bahadur Sastri National award for Excellence in Public administration,academics and management award 2008 was presented to-
E Sridharan (MD, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation)

Who is the editor of Siasat urdu daily?
Zahid Ali Khan

Times of India editor for Hyderabad market?
Kingshuk Nag

Fareed Zakaria is the editor of the Newsweek International

Pinki Sonkar acted in Oscar award winning documentary ‘Smile Pinki’.

Editor of the ‘Screen’ weekly – Priyanka Sinha

First model E-court launched: The first model e-court in the country was launched in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on February 8, 2009.

India ranks 94th in the Global Hunger Index of 119 countries. The report was brought out by the United Nations World Food programme

DNA is a 50:50 joint venture between Essel, the company behind the Zee group, and the Bhaskar Group, the publisher of India’s second most read Hindi daily, Dainik bhaskar

iNews tagline : on your side

Teja telugu weekly editor: Dolendra Prasad

Colors TV channel is a joint venture between Viacom and Network 18

Which famous corporate headquarters is known as Bush House?
BBC

26/11 Mumbai attacked book by Harinder Baweja

World Water Day, 22 March 2009 theme: Shared Waters, Shared Opportunities

The Economic and Political Weekly, published from Mumbai

The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.

International Customs Day 26 January 2009 theme: “Customs and the environment: protecting our natural heritage”
WCO Headquarters, Brussels

Boob tube, American and Canadian slang for a television set

17 May 2009, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
Theme 2009
This year, to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, ITU Council adopted the theme: Protecting children in cyberspace. The theme of this year’s WTISD aims at ensuring that children can safely access the Internet and its valuable resources without fear of falling prey to unscrupulous predators in cyberspace.

Media favorite: Bolt edges Phelps in 2008 athlete of the year poll

Indian-American Sonal Shah, who formerly led the philanthropic arm of Google, has been appointed head of the new Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation in the Obama administration.

1. India’s largest news agency – PTI (Press Trust of India)
2. Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) – Pune
3. The highest contributor to central exchequer – corporate tax
4. Compulsory AIDS test before marriage introduced by Goa state
5. First banking district in the country – Ernakulam
6. RK Raghavan Committee was appointed by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry to look into the issue of ragging and suggest means for its prevention in educational institutions.
7. Tenth schedule: The Tenth Schedule provides for the disqualification of people’s representative on the ground of defection.

8. The Ninth Schedule in the constitution was originally enacted in 1950 in order to place beyond challenge certain laws, particularly those relating to agrarian reforms.
9. Durand line is between India and Afghanistan
10. National cricket academy is in Bangalore
11. First country to introduce grading for public issues – India
12. How many countries are there in NSG(Nuclear Suppliers Group) – 45
13. Sameera Salim: first woman from Pakistan planning to go to space travel
14. Budget deficit means the receipts minus total expenditure on both revenue and capital account


The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation. KHALIL GIBRAN

15. Liberhan Commission – Babri masjid demolition
16. Which state has highest number of borders in India – Asom
17. Paul Krugman – New York Times columnist
18. The Week is published from Kochi.
19. OUTLOOK weekly is published from New Delhi
20. A blog is a web page made up of usually short, frequently updated posts that are arranged chronologically-like what’s new page or a journal.

Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do. This is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain. MARK TWAIN









Preparation Plan: broad areas to be covered include:-

Ø National
Ø International
Ø Persons in News
Ø Places in News
Ø Awards
Ø Appointments
Ø Sports
Ø Science & Technology
Ø Economy
Ø Political
Ø Geography
Ø Meetings
Ø Committees
Ø Defense
Ø Space
Ø Nobel prize
Ø Booker prize
Ø Padma awards
Ø Film awards
Ø Economic survey
Ø RBI credit policy
Ø Constitution amendments
Ø Court judgments
Ø Joint declaration with heads of foreign states
Ø Human development index
Ø Watch Television / Listen to radio

v Daily reading of newspapers
v Planned preparation
v Scientific reading
v Study with examination point of view.


Current Affairs:-

To crack BCJ you need to have command over current affairs. Current affairs play a key role.

The perfect 10 steps:-

1. Contemporary issues: - Issues of the Nation, State affairs. Affairs of our neighbours.
2. Defence system: - Airforce, Navay and military developments. Agreements with different countries. Research and development.
3. Committees and Commissions: - National and State level committees and its reports and their heads etc.
4. National and International meetings: - National, International bilateral, trilateral and multilateral meetings.
5. Space: - Satellite launching, ISRO, DRDO etc.
6. Reports: - Various agencies reports like, UNO, UNDP, WHO etc. India’s position, AP’s position. Indians place in various magazines like Time, Forbes
7. Places, Persons and appointments: - State, National and International level appointments. Persons and places in news.
8. Awards, achievements: - Nobel, Magsaysay, Pulitzer, Booker prizes. Oscar, Filmfare, Nandi awards etc.
9. Sports: - National and International level sports. Award winners from AP and India.
10. Miscellaneous: - Headline News which occupy front page of news papers. Books and authors. Major controversies.



Read news papers, magazines watch Television and listen to Radio.



The harder you fall, the higher you bounce - AMERICAN PROVERB





All things pass…Patience attains all it strives for – MOTHER TERESA



The only disability in life is a bad attitude
– Scott Hamilton


COLUMNS & COLUMNISTS

Online and offline – K Narayanan (The Hindu)
Out of London – Hasan Suroor (The Hindu)
State Craft – Harish Khare (The Hindu)
Realty check – Siddharth Vardarajan (The Hindu)
Cambridge Letter – Bill Kirkman (The Hindu)
Men and Ideas – Guru charan Das (The Times of India)
Media Matters -Sevanti Ninan (The Hindu)
Politically incorrect -Shobhaa De (The Times of India)
Indiaspora -Chidanand Rajghatta (The Times of India)

Some of the most important news papers published in different countries

Daily Mirror UK
Daily Express UK
Daily Mail UK
Guardian UK
New York Times USA
Daily News USA
Washington Post USA
Toronto Globe & Mail USA
People’s Daily China
Asahi Shimbun Japan
Dawn Pakistan
Jang Pakistan





News Agencies / Head quarters

AP Associated Press New York
IRNA Islamic Republic News Agency Tehran
PPI Pakistan Press International Karachi
PTI Press Trust of India Mumbai
SPA Saudi Press Agency Riyadh
TASS Telegraph Agency of the Moscow
Sovereign State
UPI United Press International New York
XINHUA Xinhua Beijing
AFP Agence France Presse Paris


MEDIA TERMINOLOGY

*Banner: The main headline stretching right across the top of a page over all the columns.

*Blow-up: An enlargement.

*By-line: Name of a reporter of contributors printed above the story.

*Credit lines: A line acknowledging the source of a story.

*Crusade: A campaign by a newspaper to bring pressure to accomplish a specific social mission.

*Edition: The total copies of a newspaper printed at one run

*Free-lance: A journalist not on the staff of any newspaper but usually contributing to several newspapers.

*Lead: The main story in a newspaper or the first paragraph in a news story giving the main facts.

*Spot news: News obtained on the scene of the event, hence fresh, live news. Usually used to refer to unexpected events.

*Tabloid: It is the page half the size of a broad sheet, usually applied to newspapers of page size.

*Tip-off: As information passed on to a newspaper by the public

*Yellow Journalism: Refers to a newspaper or journal specializing in highly sensational stories

• Caption: words accompanying picture or graphic.

* Dateline: place from which story was filed usually applied to stories from abroad






Ads / Captions / tag lines :-

Journalism of courage The Indian Express
Connecting people Nokia
Count on us Maruti Suzuki
Because you are worth more Timesjobs.com
Speak out OUTLOOK
Keep walking Johnnie Walker
God’s own country Kerala
Be the first to know CNN
Growth is Life Reliance
Putting News First BBC World
The complete man Raymond
Connecting India BSNL
Read to lead The Financial Express
Incredible India India Tourism
What ever it takes CNN-IBN
Sabse Tej Aaj Tak


News papers/TV channels / magazines & editors

Tehelka Tarun Tejpal
Outlook Vinod Mehta
The Hindu N Ram
Hindustan Times Vir Singhvi
CNN-IBN Rajdeep Sardesai
Times Now Arnab Goswami
India Today Aroon Purie
India Today (telugu) Prabhu Chawla
Tribune H K Dua



TV programmes

Big Fight - NDTV 24x7 (Barkha Dutt)
Devil’s Advocate – CNN-IBN (Karan Thapar)
India Tonight - CNBC India (Karan Thapar)
Indian Idol – Sony
Nenu Saitham ETV2
Ghantaravam ETV2
Neti bharatam ETV2
Neralu Ghoralu ETV2
Vikata Kavi TV9
Naveena TV9 (anchor: Jhansi)

NEWS PAPERS & SUPPLEMENTS

Pratibha plus Eenadu
Quest The Hindu
Sadhana Andhra Bhoomi
Diksoochi Andhra Jyothi
Cheli Vaartha
Opportunities The Hindu
Brand Equity Economic Times



DAYS
National Press Day November 16
Anti-Terrorism day May 21
Earth day April 22
National Technology Day May 11
World Book day April 23
World Health day April 7
World tourism day September 27
World water day March 22
World Press Freedom Day May 3rd
World Human Rights day December 10
Small Industry Day August 30
World Vegetarian Day October 2
World AIDS Day December 1
Anti Tobacco Day May 31



Top dailies in India

Dainik Jagran Hindi
Dainik Bhaskar Hindi
Malayala Manorama Malayalam
Anand Bazar Patrika Bengali



Books and authors

The World is Flat Thomas Friedman
The Alchemist Paulo Cohelo
Freedom is not Free Shiv Khera
How to Know God Deepak Chopra
Argumentative Indian Amartya Sen
Harry Potter (series) J K Rowling
One night @ the call center Chetan Bhagat
In the line of Fire Pervez Musharraf
A suitable boy Vikram Seth
War & Peace Tolstoy
Midnight’s Children Salman Rusdie
Algebra of infinite justice Arundhati Roy

Abbreviations

IBSA India Brazil South Africa
SAFTA South Asian Free Trade Area
NACO National AIDS Control Organisation
NCMP National Common Minimum Programme
DRDO Defence Research and Development
IRDA Insurance Regulatory Development Authority
CNN Cable News Network
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
PCI Press Council of India
LCA Light Combat Aircraft
BAFTA British Academy Film Awards
NREGP National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme
CAS Conditional Access System
ULFA United Liberation Front of Asom
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
CSO Central Statistical Organization
GLONASS Global Navigation Satellite System
ESMA Essential Services Maintenance Act
NRSA National Remote Sensing Agency
CRR cash reserve ratio
SLR Statutory Liquidity Ratio

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