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Monday, March 19, 2012

Kohli-inspired India spank Pakistan

Virat Kohli smashed a 148-ball 183 as India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka.

 

Dhaka: Virat Kohli smashed a career-best 183 to power India to a crucial six-wicket victory over Pakistan in the Asia Cup one-day tournament in Dhaka on Sunday.

The in-form batsman hit one six and 22 fours in his explosive 148-ball knock. It was his third century in four matches and helped India achieve the stiff 330-run target with 13 balls to spare.

Nasir Jamshed earlier hit a 104-ball 112 for his maiden one-day century and Mohammad Hafeez made a 113-ball 105 to help Pakistan post a challenging total.

Pakistan made it to the final despite the defeat, finishing their league engagements with nine points from three games, while India (eight points from three games) and Bangladesh (four from two) are still in contention.

 

Bangladesh need to win their final league match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday to knock India out.

The day-night match was the first between the two teams since the high-profile World Cup semi-final at Mohali last March, which India won on their way to clinching the showpiece title.

Kohli and opener Sachin Tendulkar put India on course for the remarkable victory with a 133-run stand for the second wicket after the second-ball dismissal of Gautam Gambhir.

Tendulkar, who became the first plaer to score 100 international centuries on Friday, looked in good form.

He hit a brisk 48-ball 52 with the help of one six and five fours before being caught by Younis Khan in the slips off spinner Saeed Ajmal.

Kohli, whose previous best was an unbeaten 133, received valuable support from Rohit Sharma who made an impressive 68 in a 172-run stand for the third wicket.

Left-handed Jamshed and Hafeez earlier dominated the Indian batting attack as they added 224 runs, Pakistan's best for the opening wicket against India in one-day internationals.

Pakistan scored 73 in the last 10 overs, with Younis hitting a 34-ball 52 with the help of six fours before falling to a superb one-handed catch by Suresh Raina in the covers off paceman Praveen Kumar.

Shahid Afridi (nine) completed 7,000 one-day runs before being caught by Kohli off Irfan Pathan.

Hafeez was the first to complete his century, pushing Kumar to mid-off for a single. He struck one six and nine fours before being trapped leg-before by seamer Ashok Dinda.

Jamshed reached the century in Kumar's next over with a single and then hit the bowler for a six. He also cracked 10 fours.

India, who failed to defend 289 in their last match against Bangladesh on Friday, again put in a below-par performance with none of their bowlers able to keep pressure on the Pakistani openers.

[Denmark] Senior Researcher in Life-cycle-Assessment (LCA) of Waste Management at Technical University of Denmark


DTU Environment would like to hire a senior researcher in the field of life cycle assessment of waste management. The duties of the position, among others, to develop a second generation of LCA-model for waste management, applying the model to important issues in waste management, the launch of a model for international research and community consultation, project coordination, and to provide teaching and training.

Requirements
  • You have a PhD (or equivalent) as well as academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding a position as a researcher or postdoctoral
  • You have documented scientific production at the level of associate professor in the field of LCA-modeling in waste management
  • You have deep knowledge about waste management, waste management process modeling and related environmental aspects
  • You have deep knowledge of LCA include issues such as databases, assessment documentation, and the impact of uncertainty
  • You are well organized, result oriented and able to work independently and in a study group
  • You are experienced in the user instruction, training and consultancy waste LCA-model
  • You have documented experience in national and international research cooperation
In the assessment of candidates for consideration will be given to:
  • scientific production and research potential in the international level
  • innovative skills and the ability to generate new ideas
  • ability to communicate at all levels
  • experience in teaching and education
  • ability to promote and utilize research results
  • basic all-round experience, preferably including international experience
  • ability to contribute to the development cooperation department of internal and external
Level : Undergraduate
Provider : Technical University of Denmark
Location : Denmark
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[UK] International Development Scholarships for Chinese, African, Eastern European and Latin American at Cranfield University


Cranfield University, School of Management is More than a business school; a school of management. Our founders believed that practical management can only sensibly be taught to people who have business experience and that if an MBA is to help a manager achieve a more rewarding and successful career, it must focus on people skills. Developing leadership and team working abilities is central to the Cranfield experience and is the reason we describe ourselves as a School of Management.

This scholarship is restricted to self-funded candidates, and we encourage applicants from developing regions below to submit Scholarship for International Development: China, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Africa.
Requirements
We are accepting applications from talented MBA candidates from all backgrounds. The diversity of national experiences, work and life that are important to the development and experience.
Professional experience and personal qualities are equally important to us. We want students who will challenge us and their classmates, people who know their own minds and strive for both personal and team success. We want to know how ambitious you are, how determined you are, your potential to develop and make a difference. We are looking for:
• Minimal post-qualification work experience of three years
• A good degree and / or professional qualifications
• A good balanced GMAT score or a good score in the Cranfield admission tests
• Evidence of a good standard of English
Level : Master
Provider : Cranfield University, School of Management
Location : UK
Application Deadline : April 15, 2012

Sunday, March 18, 2012

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust - MARINE ENGINEERS & PILOTS

VOCPT is looking for suitable and dedicated MARINE ENGINEERS & PILOTS to join the team of officers. V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, one of the Major Port Trusts in India certified under ISO 9001 – 2008, ISO 14001 – 2004 & ISPS compliant Port is located in the Gulf of Mannar with 13 berths, 540 KMs Southwest of Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu.



SENIOR MARINE ENGINEERS
Qualification & Experience:
Must hold a MOT First Class Motor Certificate issued under Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Four years experience as Chief Engineer or five years combined experience as Chief Engineer and Second Engineer on board a foreign going ship. AGE LIMIT FOR THE ABOVE POST IS 44 YEARS (As on the last date of receipt of application)

MARINE ENGINEERS
Qualification & Experience:
Must hold a MOT First Class Motor Certificate issued under Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. One year post qualification experience as Chief Engineer /Second Engineer on board a foreign going ship. AGE LIMIT FOR THE ABOVE POST IS 40 YEARS (As on the last date of receipt of application)

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Qualification & Experience:
Must hold a certificate of competency as master of foreign going ship issued by the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India or an equivalent qualification recognised by the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India. One year post qualification experience as Master / Chief Officer of a foreign going ship. AGE LIMIT FOR THE ABOVE POST IS 40 YEARS (As on the last date of receipt of application)

Last Date : 31st MARCH, 2012

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The Best Jobs For Young People

It’s hard out there for a young person today. For the last few years, youth in the U.S. have been barraged with bad news: An unemployment rate that reached 18.1% for the 16-to-24 set in 2011, rising education costs, shifting market demands and declining middle-class jobs.

Providing a light in the fog, jobs expert Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of just-released 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills, crunched the data to uncover the 15 best jobs for young people in America today. He first examined jobs with a large concentration of workers ages 16 to 24 (at least 15%), which represent more opportunities for initial entry and upward mobility, and ranked them by a combination of median annual earnings, the job’s projected growth and the annual number of openings, as tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The list is dominated by good-paying health-care jobs with flexible hours, and many require less than a bachelor’s degree.

Topping the list at No. 1, dental assistant came out as the best job for young people in the current market. The position requires only moderate-term on-the-job training and entails preparing patients and dental equipment and keeping track of inventory and medical records. Earning $33,470 annually, 17.6% of these workers are younger than 25, and the function is increasingly in demand. The job is expected to grow 35.7% and boasts 16,100 openings each year.

Almost half of the jobs on the list are in health care, the fastest-growing sector in the economy. Medical assistants (No. 3) earn $28,860 and have 21,780 openings each year; physical therapist assistants (No. 4) earn $49,690 and are expected to grow by 33.3%; home health aides (No. 5) earn $20,560 and feature 55,270 annual openings; pharmacy technicians (No. 7) earn $28,400 and have 18,200 openings; and surgical technologists (No. 8) earn $39,920 and are growing by 25.3%.

Many jobs on the list also feature strong job security. “Almost every one of these requires physical contact,” says Shatkin. “You have to show up to do them. So they’re not being shipped overseas, and they can’t be done by a robot.”
 
Several of the positions require manual labor or physical fitness, something that young people are especially equipped for. Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors (No. 6) earn $31,090 and require only previous experience. Construction laborers (No. 10) make $29,280 and are trained on the job, needing just good health and basic equipment and maintenance skills. Coaches and scouts (No. 14) earn $28,340 and can leverage sports knowledge and a history as a student athlete to begin immediately working with school or professional sports teams.

For young workers, who are often pursuing higher education or still figuring out their career direction, most of these jobs require limited training, are easy to get into and can be done on a part-time basis. “The part-time option is good for people who want to attend classes while they’re doing them,” says Shatkin.

Most don’t have much advancement potential—except possibly customer service representatives (No. 9), which often feed into managerial positions—but Shatkin says they offer an opportunity to experience the environment of the job. Starter jobs like dental assistants or pharmacy technicians can serve as low-risk ways learn about the field before investing time and money into a professional education. And because they feature high turnover, there are typically tons of openings.

“Young people may not have figured out what their priorities are yet,” says Shatkin. “They may use these jobs to discover what they like and where they fit.”

Explosions rock Syrian capital

Green tape cordons off the scene following twin bomb attacks on security buildings in the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday.
Deadly explosions rocked parts of Damascus on Saturday with some of the targets being Syrian government facilities, witnesses and state television reported.
 
At least 27 people were killed and 97 others were wounded in two blasts, state TV reported, quoting Syrian Health Minister Wael Halki.

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) said early indications were that two booby-trapped cars exploded in crowded areas. It put the death toll at 24, with 140 people injured and serious damage caused to surrounding buildings.

One explosion occurred near the customs criminal investigations department, witnesses said. Another struck near the Air Force intelligence headquarters in Tahrir Square in a different area of the city.
State TV reports blamed the explosions on "terrorists."

The explosion by the customs criminal investigations department was only a short distance from Umayyad Square, where state media reported Friday that huge numbers turned out to demonstrate in support of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

The blast near the Air Force intelligence headquarters was close to where twin bombings struck the offices of two security branches in Damascus in December. The government blamed terrorists inside and outside of Syria, but the opposition called the attacks the work of the regime. The capital was hit by another blast in January.

The Local Coordination Committees (LCC) of Syria, an opposition activist network, reported seeing a large white cloud of smoke hanging above Damascus Friday.

Twenty-two people were killed elsewhere in Syria Saturday, the LCC said, including a child, two military defectors and two people under torture. The child, 11, died in the city of Raqqa when security forces fired on a funeral procession, the LCC said.

Eight other deaths occurred in Raqqa and five in Homs, the LCC said, with others reported in Jabal al-Zawiyah, the town of Tremseh, in Hama province, and Inkhel, in Daraa province.

Opposition activists also spoke about the aftermath of an attack in the Rifai district of Homs province this week, in which they said at least 32 children and two women were found, most of them injured.

"The children were tortured -- beaten, abused, fingers cut off, and shot by thugs," said Waleed Faris. Faris is a pseudonym.

An activist identified only as Abu Faris was part of a rescue operation in Rifai. He described seeing abandoned neighborhoods, "tens of bodies" and "horrific corpses, shot, mutilated -- everywhere."

The latest violence comes a day after Kofi Annan, special joint U.N-Arab League envoy, briefed the U.N. Security Council Friday on the Syrian crisis via a private teleconference.

Speaking to reporters afterward from Geneva, Annan said he was working hard to stop the yearlong violence in Syria and "get unimpeded access" for humanitarian relief.

"I'm doing my best with the support of everyone to try to find a peaceful solution," Annan said. "The Syrian people want to get on with their lives. They are tired and they suffered a lot."

He said U.N. humanitarian agencies are to arrive in Syria this weekend "if they are not there already, to start their mission with the Syrian government."

The former U.N. secretary-general said the situation in Syria is "much more complex" than that in Libya or other nations. "It's a conflict in a region of the world that has seen many, many traumatic events. I think we need to handle the situation in Syria very, very carefully," he said. "Any miscalculation that leads to major escalation will have impact in the region."

Asked about the prospects of a coalition government, Annan said such a development would have to emerge from talks among Syrians.

U.N. Security Council members are backing Annan's efforts, said Mark Lyall Grant, the British ambassador to the United Nations and the current council president.

Grant didn't disclose details about the meeting but told reporters the session was "comprehensive."
Bashar Jaafari, the Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, also told reporters that "Syria is committed to making Mr. Annan's mission successful."

Annan met last weekend with the Syrian president in Damascus and the Syrian opposition in Turkey in an effort to end the violence that has swept the nation since Syrian security forces cracked down on protesters a year ago. He described the atmosphere in the talks as "welcoming and correct."

Most reports from inside Syria indicate the regime is slaughtering civilians to wipe out dissidents seeking al-Assad's ouster. The al-Assad family has ruled Syria for more than four decades.

But al-Assad's regime has said "armed terrorist groups" are behind the bloodshed in Syria and says it has popular support for its actions.

The Syrian government Friday underscored its position on terror in letters to top U.N. officials, including U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. It said it was protecting its citizens from "terrorists" who are slaughtering and murdering "innocent citizens."

The government said Syria is working to find a political solution to the crisis and wants to cooperate with Annan.

More than 8,000 people have died in the conflict, according to the United Nations, but opposition activists say the overall toll is more than 9,000, most of them civilians.

List of Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international centuries


List of Sachin Tendulkar's 100 international centuries

Mirpur: Mar 16, 2012

Sachin Tendulkar on Friday became the first-ever cricketer to score a record 100 international centuries when he scored a fine 100 not out during fourth Asia Cup match against Bangladesh at Mirpur.

The Little Master took 138 balls to reach the triple figures, and hit 10 boundaries and 1 sixes during the knock.


The right-handed batsman, who bats in the middle-order in Test formats and opens in the One-Day Internationals, is also the leading run-getter in both the formats having scored 15470 and 18, 260 runs respectively across the formats.

Tendulkar made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1989 and hit his first Test century against England in 1990 at Old Trafford.

The master blaster brought up his 50th international ton in 2000 during the Nagpur Test against Zimbabwe.

On February 24, 2011, Tendulkar became the first-ever cricketer to hit 200 runs in a one-day match. His innings included 25 boundaries and three sixes, and came from just 147 balls.

Here is the list of Sachin Tendulkar’s hundred tons in international cricket:




Sl no
Score
Against
Format
Ground
Date
1
119*
England
Test
Manchester
9-Aug-90
2
148*
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-92
3
114 
Australia
Test
Perth
1-Feb-92
4
111 
South Africa
Test
Johannesburg
26-Nov-92
5
165 
England
Test
Chennai
11-Feb-93
6
104*
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo (SSC)
27-Jul-93
7
142 
Sri Lanka
Test
Lucknow
18-Jan-94
8
110 
Australia
ODI
Colombo (RPS)
9-Sep-94
9
115 
New Zealand
ODI
Baroda
28-Oct-94
10
105 
West Indies
ODI
Jaipur
11-Nov-94
11
179 
West Indies
Test
Nagpur
1-Dec-94
12
112*
Sri Lanka
ODI
Sharjah
9-Apr-95
13
127*
Kenya
ODI
Cuttack
18-Feb-96
14
137 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Delhi
2-Mar-96
15
100 
Pakistan
ODI
Singapore
5-Apr-96
16
118 
Pakistan
ODI
Sharjah
15-Apr-96
17
122 
England
Test
Birmingham
6-Jun-96
18
177 
England
Test
Nottingham
4-Jul-96
19
110 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo (RPS)
28-Aug-96
20
114 
South Africa
ODI
Mumbai
14-Dec-96
21
169 
South Africa
Test
Cape Town
2-Jan-97
22
104 
Zimbabwe
ODI
Benoni
9-Feb-97
23
117 
New Zealand
ODI
Bangalore
14-May-97
24
143 
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo (RPS)
2-Aug-97
25
139  
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo (SSC)
9-Aug-97
26
148 
Sri Lanka
Test
Mumbai
3-Dec-97
27
155*
Australia
Test
Chennai
6-Mar-98
28
177 
Australia
Test
Bangalore
25-Mar-98
29
100 
Australia
ODI
Kanpur
7-Apr-98
30
143 
Australia
ODI
Sharjah
22-Apr-98
31
134 
Australia
ODI
Sharjah
24-Apr-98
32
100*
Kenya
ODI
Kolkata
31-May-98
33
128 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo (RPS)
7-Jul-98
34
127*
Zimbabwe
ODI
Bulawayo
26-Sep-98
35
141 
Australia
ODI
Dhaka
28-Oct-98
36
118*
Zimbabwe
ODI
Sharjah
8-Nov-98
37
124*
Zimbabwe
ODI
Sharjah
13-Nov-98
38
113 
New Zealand
Test
Wellington
26-Dec-98
39
136 
Pakistan
Test
Chennai
28-Jan-99
40
124*
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo (SSC)
24-Feb-99
41
140*
Kenya
ODI
Bristol
23-May-99
42
120 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo (SSC)
29-Aug-99
43
126*
New Zealand
Test
Mohali
10-Oct-99
44
217 
New Zealand
Test
Ahmedabad
29-Oct-99
45
186*
New Zealand
ODI
Hyderabad
8-Nov-99
46
116 
Australia
Test
Melbourne
26-Dec-99
47
122 
South Africa
ODI
Baroda
17-Mar-00
48
101 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Sharjah
20-Oct-00
49
122 
Zimbabwe
Test
Delhi
18-Nov-00
50
201*
Zimbabwe
Test
Nagpur
25-Nov-00
51
146 
Zimbabwe
ODI
Jodhpur
8-Dec-00
52
126 
Australia
Test
Chennai
18-Mar-01
53
139 
Australia
ODI
Indore
31-Mar-01
54
122*
West Indies
ODI
Harare
4-Jul-01
55
101 
South Africa
ODI
Johannesburg
5-Oct-01
56
146 
Kenya
ODI
Paarl
24-Oct-01
57
155 
South Africa
Test
Bloemfontein
3-Nov-01
58
103 
England
Test
Ahmedabad
11-Dec-01
59
176 
Zimbabwe
Test
Nagpur
21-Feb-02
60
117 
West Indies
Test
Port of Spain
19-Apr-02
61
105*
England
ODI
Chester-le-Street
4-Jul-02
62
113 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Bristol
11-Jul-02
63
193 
England
Test
Leeds
22-Aug-02
64
176 
West Indies
Test
Kolkata
30-Oct-02
65
152 
Namibia
ODI
Pietermaritzburg
23-Feb-03
66
100 
Australia
ODI
Gwalior
26-Oct-03
67
102 
New Zealand
ODI
Hyderabad
15-Nov-03
68
241*
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-04
69
141 
Pakistan
ODI
Rawalpindi
16-Mar-04
70
194*
Pakistan
Test
Multan
28-Mar-04
71
248*
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
10-Dec-04
72
123 
Pakistan
ODI
Ahmedabad
12-Apr-05
73
109 
Sri Lanka
Test
Delhi
10-Dec-05
74
100
Pakistan
ODI
Peshawar
6-Feb-06
75
141*
West Indies
ODI
Kuala Lumpur
14-Sep-06
76
100*
West Indies
ODI
Baroda
31-Jan-07
77
101 
Bangladesh
Test
Chittagong
18-May-07
78
122*
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
25-May-07
79
154*
Australia
Test
Sydney
2-Jan-08
80
153 
Australia
Test
Adelaide
24-Jan-08
81
117*
Australia
ODI
Sydney
2-Mar-08
82
109 
Australia
Test
Nagpur
6-Nov-08
83
103*
England
Test
Chennai
11-Dec-08
84
163*
New Zealand
ODI
Christchurch
8-Mar-09
85
160 
New Zealand
Test
Hamilton
18-Mar-09
86
138 
Sri Lanka
ODI
Colombo (RPS)
14-Sep-09
87
175 
Australia
ODI
Hyderabad
5-Nov-09
88
100*
Sri Lanka
Test
Ahmedabad
16-Nov-09
89
105*
Bangladesh
Test
Chittagong
17-Jan-10
90
143 
Bangladesh
Test
Dhaka
24-Jan-10
91
100 
South Africa
Test
Nagpur
6-Feb-10
92
106 
South Africa
Test
Kolkata
14-Feb-10
93
200*
South Africa
ODI
Gwalior
24-Feb-10
94
203 
Sri Lanka
Test
Colombo (SSC)
26-Jul-10
95
214 
Australia
Test
Bangalore
9-Oct-10
96
111*
South Africa
Test
Centurion
16-Dec-10
97
146 
South Africa
Test
Cape Town
2-Jan-11
98
120 
England
ODI
Bangalore
27-Feb-11
99
111 
South Africa
ODI
Nagpur
12-Mar-11
100
114
Bangladesh
ODI
Mirpur
16-Mar-12