KAZUO HIRAI TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT (IMAGE- KAZUO HIRAI)

Sony announced that the prsident of SONY COMOUTER ENTERTAINMENT would soon step down. People speculate that Harrison (president) is a a victim of poor sales of PS3 though Sony has denied this. KAZUO HIRAI would replace him this march.

U.S TO SEND NANO ROBOTS TO BATTLE FIELDS?

Unconfirmed Sources have reported that a secret project being implemented by the U.S defense to employ Nano robot’s in the battle field rather than soldiers, these robots are well designed and crafted with state of the art technology to function in almost all environments, the advanced AI prioritizes their mission and can help the in taking decisions instantaneously. In addition to the advanced AI they have all the resources that marines have. They have advanced sensors which enable them to see 16 km away.

Nano bots are too small to be noticed by the naked eye and hence impossible to be detected by radars. The worst is yet to come! These robots can even reproduce mechanically.
(Personally I feel this piece of information is fascinating but wish its just a fiction.)

M.I.T STUDENTS MAKE A GIANT LEAP IN BIOLOGY

During 19th century scientists use Bacteriophages (these is a virus that feeds on bacteria) to cure diseases, but after 1930’s scientists began to focus on Antibiotics. Students of M.I.T have combined a genetically designed Bacteriophage with the conventional Antibiotic and have created a revolution in synthetic biology (a field that has been neglected for years). The new technique enhances the efficiency of medicines by 30,000 times and this technique is cheaper than creating new drugs
Initially the problem was that not all Bacteriophages could eat all bacteria but the Students of M.I.T were smart enough to make any Bacteriophage to kill any bacteria

LORDS CRICKET GROUND TO BE RENOVATED

MCC has announced that THE LORDS Cricket Ground would be redeveloped at a whooping cost of 200million Pounds. All stands other than the 1890 pavilion, The New Grand Stand and Mount Stand would be replaced in a span of 10 years time. The renovation includes the construction of an Underground Tennis Court and the installation of Flood Lights on the Ground. The seating capacity is to be increased to 39,000 seats. The renovation of the Ground is expected to start from the Next year.

The ground owned by the Marylebone Cricket Club( MCC), is the home of EnglandCricketBoard(ECB). The InternationalCricketCouncil(ICC) headquarters was situated in this place from 1909 to 2005.

BIASED US POLICY

U.S was for is under spot light again for wrong reasons, the relaxations of rules to improve the U.S – China relationship has sparked criticism all over the world. The new policy allows china to receive weapons and sensitive technologies (looks like U.S is trying to make quick bucks to evade the recent economic recession). Clearly the new policy is biased and such an move would cause instability in Asian countries

SIZZLING SACHIN SILENCES HIS CRITICS AGAIN.

Sachin has once again proved his Critics Wrong by scoring an eventful Half-Century, his First of the series. Sachin found a semblance of Form on Hobart as he walked out to Shrug off the shadows of Doubt that had enveloped him in the Tri-Series so far. Before this Match, Tendulkar scored only 128 Runs in Seven innings at a pathetic average of 18.28. Tendulkarr's brilliant 63 of 54 balls that included 10 Fours guided India to a Comfortable 7-Wickets Victory over SriLanka and secures a berth in the Finals. Australia is the other team to reach the Finals.

MOVIE THEATRE SHUT DOWN IN CHENNAI

On the afternoon of February 22, 2008- The Chennai City Police has shut down the JAYAPRADHA Movie Theatre in Chennai. The theatre, located on Peter's Road is owned by the actress turned Politician Ms.Jayapradha M.P. The Reason behind the Shut Down is the failure of payment of a hefty Tax amount of Rs.20 Lakhs to the Corporation. The Case had been filed but the Verdict went against Theatre to stay open for Business. The theatre had been screening screening 2 films- Tamil Film 'Paruthiveeran' and Telugu film 'Krishna'. The Squad emptied all the Film Reels from the Film Box located in the Manager's Room.

INDIA REJECTS PAKISTAN'S INVITATION.

The Indian Board has rejected the Pakistan's proposal for a short 3-Match One-Day series in Mid-March. All the 3 Matches were scheduled to be held in Lahore. This move was being taken by the Pakistan Board since the Australia tour to Pakistan was shortened but India felt their Player's schedule was too tight to accomodate a short tour in Mid-March." The players have had a long and strenuous tour of Australia and will return only on March 8 or 9," said Niranjan Shah, the board secretary for BCCI. The South Africa tour of India is scheduled to start on March 20 with India A taking on the South Africans and the first Test Match between India and South Africa is to be held in Chennai on March 26. However the Indians are likely to tour Pakistan for a short One-Day Series before the Champions trophy in september-October 2008.

PEACE TALKS FROM TALIBAN

As a surprise move, the Pakistani Taliban Fighters who battles with the Government forces in the North West region of Pakistan said that they are ready for a Dialogue winner's of Last week's election and called on them to Overthrow the President Musharraf's- WAR ON TERROR. The PPP(Pakistan people party) which is expected to lead the new coalition government called for an end of Military operation against the Insurgents in the Soutwest Baluchistan.

The spokesman for Tehrik-E-Taliban told the press by telephone that his group welcomed the electoral victory of anti-Musharraf parties and was eager to talk with the winners in bringing Peace to the lawless Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Pakistani Talibans are battling the government forces in the NorthWest Frontier province although a Cease-fire has reduced the level of fighting. Militants in Baluchistan have been fighting for Self-Rule and a greater share of the Natural Gas available in the area.

TAMILNADU CM WRITES FOREWORD FOR RAJNIKANTH BOOK

Rajnikanth, the living legend of Indian cinema is one of the most admired personalities in India. Despite at the Pinnacle of his Carrier, Rajnikanth is the most loved by the people for his Humble nature and simplicity. Dr. Gayathri Srikanth has come up with a book titled 'Rajni paera ketale'. She also plans to release an English version of the book titled 'The name is Rajni'. There is a Buzz that Mr.Amitabh Bachchan, a good friend of Rjnikanth will release the book in a fucntion that is to be Held on March 1, 2008 in Chennai. Dr.Karunanidhi, the Chief Minister of TamilNadu has written the Foreword for Rajni book. The book also contains a message to the SuperStar by his Colleague and one of the veteran Actors of Indian Films- Dr.Kamal Hassan.

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 TIPS

Encrypting : it’s a process of changing the text to a format which makes it difficult for other to understand. This is basically to prevent unauthorised personell from understanding the contents of the document


· to encrypt follow the instructions
Toolsà Protect Document

· To decrypt the file
Wite down the user accounts of those personell and select start enforcing protetion.
(only users whose user names are mentioned will be able to decrypt the file)

· To unprotect a document
toolsà unprotect the document

· Protecting a power point file with a password
open the file you want to protect and do the following

Tools à OptionsàSecurity, enter the password.

MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS OF INDIA- NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS

Nilgiri Mountain Railway(NMR)- the oldest mountain Railways in India, connects the town of Mettupalayam and Udhagamandalam(Ooty). The NMR covers a distance of 46Kms and runs on Steam Locomotives upto Coonoor. It uses rack and Pinion system to climb the steep gradient from the place Kallar to Coonoor. It is one of the steepest Railway lines in the World. The line was opened in the year 1899 by the British. There is only one train(As of Feb-2008) a day starting from Mettupalayam at 7.10AM and at reaches Ooty at noon. In return, the train starts from Ooty at 3PM and reaches Mettupalayam at 6.30PM. Coonoor is the main Intermediate station on the line and between Mettupalayam and ooty. There are Four trains a day each way from Ooty to Coonoor.

In 2005, UNESCO added NMR as 'The World Heritage Site'. NMR stations have Computerised Reservation ticketing systems but still issues the Old-Style Manual tickets to preserve the Worl-Heritage Status. It is advisable to book tickets for NMR during during Peak season. The First class fare from Mettupalayam to Ooty is Rs.135 and the Second Class Fare is Rs.20.

ANCIENT LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD- TAMIL

Tamil is one of the oldest languages of the World and its History dates back to 2200 years before. The orgin of the Language is yet to be known but it flourishes as a an independent language with a Rich Literature. It is one of the Oldest Dravidian Languages and the early literary works in Tamil were preserved in Palm Leaf Manuscripts. The earliest existing Literary test is 'Tholkappiyam'. Tamil Literature has been categorised into 5 periods) namely Sangam(100BC-300AD), Post Sangam(300AD-600AD), Bhakti(600AD-1200AD), Medieval(1200AD-1800AD) and Modern(1800AD-Present).

Tamil is the official language of the TamilNadu state in India and Union Territories of Pondicherry. Currently there are sizeable Tamil speaking populations in SriLanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Fiji, Mauritius, Australia, USA, Canada, UK and in other European countries. Tamil is the First Legally recognised CLASSICAL LANGUAGE of India.

NAYANTARA'S COMEBACK TO MALAYALAM FILMS

After a big success in her recent Tamil Movie ' Billa', Actress Nayantara is all set to make a come back to Malayalam opposite Prithviraj in the film 'Twenty:20', which stars 69 Cine artists. Her Super Hit Malayalam Film 'Thaskaraveeran', starring Actor Mammootty in the lead directed by Mr.Pramod Pappan is now being dubbed in other Indian Languages. Actress Nayantara made her debut with the Malayalam film (Manasinakkarae) and then moved on to Tamil(Kollywood) and Telugu(Tollywood) Film industry.Nayantara is one of the leading actresses in the South-Indian Film Industy.

CHINESE GRAND PRIX

The Chinese Grand Prix, held in the end of October is a round of the F1 World Championship. It is the most expensive F1 Circuit facility and is currently held at the Shangai International Circuit, Shangai. The First ever F1 race was held in China in the year 2004 and it is announced that the Shangai International Circuit has signed a contract with the F1 Management to host the Chinese Grand Prix from the year 2004 until 2011. In 2004, the Debut Chinese grand prix was won by Ruben Barrichello on September 26, 2004

DOUBLE ROLE FOR ACTRESS ASIN IN DASAVATHARAM

Asin, one of the lead ladies in Kamal Hassan's starrer Dasavatharam, is all set to act in a Double-Role. This will be her first experience of doing a double role, not often a chance that Actress gets and she must be on Cloud-Nine. One of the Asin's characters in Dasavatharam needed to wear a Madisar(one of the Saree styles). Former Actress Gauthami helps her get dressed in Madisar. Veteran Actor KamalHassan is teaching her the 'Right' Iyengar accent.

VINTAGE TRAMS OF KOLKATA

Calcutta Tram ways was developed during the period of British in India. The first Tram Car tram Car was rolled introduced in Calcutta( now Kolkata) on 24 February 1873 with Horse Driven Coaches running between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat. Due to poor Patronage, the service was shut down and it was reintroduced when the Calcutta Tramways company came into existance in 1880. The Trams started running on electric tracks in the year 1902. The electrification process resulted in an increase in Patronage for Trams. In 1943, Calcutta had a complete network of Tram service across the city.

In 1927, the Calcutta Tram ways company was reorganised under a new name, Calcutta Tram ways worker Workers Union. After the independance of India, the Trams were nationalised under the Calcutta TramWays act of 1967.

At present, Kolkata is the only city in India to have a Tram Networ under the administration of the Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC). The Old-Charm of the Trams attract lot of people. It is an environment and Eco-Friendly transportation mode. Since its inception, the Trams served as a Cheapest mode of Transportation in Calcutta(Kolkata).

QUEEN OF THE ARABIAN SEA- KOCHI

Kochi, popularly called as Cochin is the second largest city in the state of Kerala, India. Kochi is one of the important sea ports of the country and is located in the District of Ernakulam. In early days, Kochi was an important Spice trading centre. Kochi, called as 'Queen of the Arabian Sea' was the First Site of the European Colonial Settlement in India occupied by the Portugese in 1503. The City was later occupied by the British and became the First Princely state to join the Indian Union after Independence in 1947. Kochi is the commercial Hub of Kerala and is a growing centre for IT, trade and tourism. Kochi City is a blend of Tradition and Modernity.

Places to see: Kochi port, back waters, Ship yard, Chinese Fishing Net Bridge, infopark.

How to get there: Kochi is well connected to all the major cities in India by Rail, Road and Airways. Kochi sea port is one of the Busiest and Major Ports in India.

SHRIYA- The Number Uno actress of SouthIndian Film Industry

Shriya Saran is now the number Uno actress of the south Indian Film Industry and has moved into one of the posh residential areas of Mumbai- Lokhandwala Complex.

“I moved over a week ago and I am still getting used to the place. While shooting in Turkey for Mission Istanbul, I picked up a lot of stuff. It’s perhaps time to unwrap all of them. ”, says Shriya.“The entire planning is done by my mom and dad. We didn’t want to go for a professional decorator. That will help the place retain a homely touch”, added Shriya.
Currently working on Tamil film Kanthaswamy that stars Vikram in the lead and Apoorva Lakhia’s Hindi film Mission Istanbul, Sangeeth Sivan’s Ek in Hindi and Ashok Amritraj’s The Other End of The Line in English, Shriya is all very excited about her future offerings.
She is now trying to strike a balance with films in other languages as well. “For me, the language doesn’t matter. If a role excites me, I will do it. Be it small or opposite anyone, if the character has something towards which I can contribute, I will have no hesitation in signing it, whatever the language.” Added the Petite actress.