Monday, June 1, 2009
Kavya casts a spell
Persistence finally paid off for 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar, the 2009 champion of the 82nd annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. The unassuming teen from Olathe, Kan., has been a three time Top 10 finisher in the contest since 2006 last year, she placed fourth. This year she became the ninth Indian American to win the bee.
Shivashankar was among 11 finalists at the contest that started out with 293 spellers – the largest number in its history. The tension was palpable at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., May 28 when only three contestants remained: Shivashankar, Aishwayra Pastapur of Springfield, Ill., and Tim Ruiter from Reston, Va.
Pastapur, the first of the three to be knocked out, misspelled "menhir" and departed teary eyed. She will receive $7,500 in prize money. Ruiter misspelled "maecenas," but remained calm.
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Shivashankar was among 11 finalists at the contest that started out with 293 spellers – the largest number in its history. The tension was palpable at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C., May 28 when only three contestants remained: Shivashankar, Aishwayra Pastapur of Springfield, Ill., and Tim Ruiter from Reston, Va.
Pastapur, the first of the three to be knocked out, misspelled "menhir" and departed teary eyed. She will receive $7,500 in prize money. Ruiter misspelled "maecenas," but remained calm.
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Labels: contest, finalists, grand hyatt, indian american finalist, kavya shivashankar, National Spelling Bee, prize money, Scripps National Spelling Bee, winners
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards
Mohsin Hamid, Vijay Prashad and Sun Yung Shin are among the winners of the 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards, to be presented by the Asian American Writers' Workshop at a ceremony on December 8.
The event is scheduled to be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Film Center at New York University, 36 East 8th Street, New York. A VIP reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Deutsches Haus at NYU, 2 Washington Mews, New York.
Hamid receives the fiction award for "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" (Harcourt), the story of Changez, a Pakistani who goes to America to get a good education and make money, and ends in violence.
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The event is scheduled to be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Film Center at New York University, 36 East 8th Street, New York. A VIP reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Deutsches Haus at NYU, 2 Washington Mews, New York.
Hamid receives the fiction award for "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" (Harcourt), the story of Changez, a Pakistani who goes to America to get a good education and make money, and ends in violence.
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Labels: 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards, Asian American Writers, fiction award, Mohsin Hamid, New York University, Reluctant Fundamentalist, Sun Yung Shin, Vijay Prashad, VIP reception, winners
Thursday, July 31, 2008
United Arab Emirates based Indian-owned firm among top nanotech awardees
A small United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based company owned by an Indian, that produces raw materials for the paint industry, is among this year's list of winners of a top nano technology award given by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Gold Valley Chemical Company (GVCC), based in the emirate of Ajman in the UAE, figures among the 50 winners of the 2008 Nano 50 awards announced this month by Nanotech Briefs, the digital publication forum of NASA.
GVCC has been selected for developing a product that incorporates nano technology in its design and operation, "with significant current or near-term commercial applications".
According to GVCC president Adolph Dias, the product that his company has developed White gold - significantly enhances the quality of titanium dioxide, a major chemical used in the paint industry.
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Gold Valley Chemical Company (GVCC), based in the emirate of Ajman in the UAE, figures among the 50 winners of the 2008 Nano 50 awards announced this month by Nanotech Briefs, the digital publication forum of NASA.
GVCC has been selected for developing a product that incorporates nano technology in its design and operation, "with significant current or near-term commercial applications".
According to GVCC president Adolph Dias, the product that his company has developed White gold - significantly enhances the quality of titanium dioxide, a major chemical used in the paint industry.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: company, emirate if Ajman, Gold Valley Chemical Company, Nano technology, Nanotech Briefs, NASA, UAE, white Gold, winners
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