Current Affairs , General Knowledge of November 2013
Pakistani Folk Singer Reshma Died
Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma died in Lahore.She is known for her popular songs such as Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar.Reshma was born in 1947 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, in a Banjara family.She has no formal education in music, but at the age of just 12 years, she was seen singing at the Shahbaz Qalander’s shrine.
Thereafter, her iconic song Laal Meri was recorded on the state-run Pakistan Radio.With this, she became the most popular folk singer of Pakistan.
Reshma appeared on the television in the year 1960 and recorded songs for not just Pakistani film industry, but also the Indian cinema.
Reshma won various national awards such as Sitara-i-Imtiaz as well as Legends of Pakistan, by the President of Pakistan.
Reshma performed in India during 1980s when exchange of artists was allowed between India and Pakistan.
Kinect Sign Language Translator Developed By Microsoft and Chinese Researchers
US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language – and vice versa.In collaboration with researchers in China, Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype system that understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to spoken and written languageand vice versa.
The translator uses a computer and a Kinect camera that recognises signing gestures, then gives a spoken and written translation of languages for people who can hear.
The system captures a conversation both sides: the deaf person is shown signing, with a written and spoken translation being rendered in real-time, while the system takes the hearing person’s spoken words and turns them into accurate, understandable signs.
The project was collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Union University, and Microsoft Research Asia.
Black Holes Discovered in Star Cluster M62
Scientists discovered a black hole in a collection of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, which is about 22000 light years from Earth.
The globular cluster in which black hole was spotted is known as M62. The globular cluster M62 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The discovery was done by the team of astronomers led by a Michigan State University professor. Black holes are stars that have died, collapsed into themselves and possess such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from them.
Prior to this discovery, astronomers had assumptions that the black holes did not exist in globular clusters- some of the oldest and densest collections of stars in the universe.
There are numerous stars in such a condensed area that they often interact with one another. Massive black holes will have most violent encounters.
Ali Jawad Won Gold at the Asian Open Championships
Ali Jawad, a British Paralympic powerlifter and Crohn’s and Colitis UK champion, won a gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championships with a world-record lift.
Ali lifted 185.5kg in the 59kg class in Malaysia to better his record by 10.5kg.
The championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jawad had won gold at the 2007 Powerlifting European Championships in Greece and became World Junior Champion at the 2008 championships in the USA.
But at the London Paralympics 2012, he lost the bronze medal to Chinese lifter Wang Jian.
Pakistani Folk Singer Reshma Died
Legendary Pakistani folk singer Reshma died in Lahore.She is known for her popular songs such as Lambi Judai and Dama Dam Mast Kalandar.Reshma was born in 1947 in Bikaner, Rajasthan, in a Banjara family.She has no formal education in music, but at the age of just 12 years, she was seen singing at the Shahbaz Qalander’s shrine.
Thereafter, her iconic song Laal Meri was recorded on the state-run Pakistan Radio.With this, she became the most popular folk singer of Pakistan.
Reshma appeared on the television in the year 1960 and recorded songs for not just Pakistani film industry, but also the Indian cinema.
Reshma won various national awards such as Sitara-i-Imtiaz as well as Legends of Pakistan, by the President of Pakistan.
Reshma performed in India during 1980s when exchange of artists was allowed between India and Pakistan.
Kinect Sign Language Translator Developed By Microsoft and Chinese Researchers
US software company Microsoft recently developed a new cost-effective sign language translator that converts signs into spoken and written language – and vice versa.In collaboration with researchers in China, Microsoft created the Kinect Sign Language Translator, a prototype system that understands the gestures of sign language and converts them to spoken and written languageand vice versa.
The translator uses a computer and a Kinect camera that recognises signing gestures, then gives a spoken and written translation of languages for people who can hear.
The system captures a conversation both sides: the deaf person is shown signing, with a written and spoken translation being rendered in real-time, while the system takes the hearing person’s spoken words and turns them into accurate, understandable signs.
The project was collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Union University, and Microsoft Research Asia.
Black Holes Discovered in Star Cluster M62
Scientists discovered a black hole in a collection of stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, which is about 22000 light years from Earth.
The globular cluster in which black hole was spotted is known as M62. The globular cluster M62 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The discovery was done by the team of astronomers led by a Michigan State University professor. Black holes are stars that have died, collapsed into themselves and possess such a strong gravitational field that even light cannot escape from them.
Prior to this discovery, astronomers had assumptions that the black holes did not exist in globular clusters- some of the oldest and densest collections of stars in the universe.
There are numerous stars in such a condensed area that they often interact with one another. Massive black holes will have most violent encounters.
Ali Jawad Won Gold at the Asian Open Championships
Ali Jawad, a British Paralympic powerlifter and Crohn’s and Colitis UK champion, won a gold at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Asian Open Championships with a world-record lift.
Ali lifted 185.5kg in the 59kg class in Malaysia to better his record by 10.5kg.
The championship was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jawad had won gold at the 2007 Powerlifting European Championships in Greece and became World Junior Champion at the 2008 championships in the USA.
But at the London Paralympics 2012, he lost the bronze medal to Chinese lifter Wang Jian.
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