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Florida Koran burning ceremony

2010-09-09T17:24:00.003+05:30

NEW DELHI: India condemned Thursday a planned Koran burning ceremony in Florida, calling on US authorities to take “strong action” and for Indian media to impose a blackout on images of the event.

| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | “The US authorities have strongly condemned the statement of the pastor, religious leaders all over the world have condemned this proposed action, we too condemn the proposed actions of the pastor,” Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram said. “We hope the US authorities will take strong action to prevent such an outrage being committed,” said P. Chidambaram.

| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | “While we await the actions of the US authorities we appeal to the media, both print and visual media, to refrain from telecasting visuals or publishing photographs of this deplorable act.” India has the world's third largest Muslim population after Indonesia and Pakistan. –

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Honda to launch diesel cars in India by 2012

2010-09-09T16:55:00.003+05:30

For a long time cars like Honda City and Honda Civic have been favourites and churned up good figures. But recently there has been a flood of new launches that have posed a serious threat to the almost monopolistic models by Honda. Cars like Volkswagen Vento and Fiat Linea are some of the biggest challengers to the supremacy of Honda City, one of Honda's highest selling models. Also, till now there has been no diesel car launched by Honda, which is one of its disadvantages.

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However, this is about to change as Honda Siel Cars India will launch two diesel engine options by 2012. According to sources Honda would bring the diesel engine to Indian after its launch in Europe and it would be fitted into cars like City, Jazz and the new small car Honda is developing.

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The engine is a new 2.0 litre CRDI diesel unit. Right now Honda offers Honda Accord and the Honda CR-V in 2.2 litre diesel versions in the overseas market. And diesel engine variants are important on the portfolio of every carmaker wanting to make it big in the Indian market as Indian buyers buy more diesel cars than petrol.

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The current Honda portfolio includes cars like CR-V, City, Civic, Accord and Jazz. Out of these three cars are likely to get the new diesel engine. The car is available in three variants out of which Honda City 1.5 E MT and Honda City 1.5 S MT are equipped with 1.5L, 1497cc, i-VTEC petrol engine with the 5-speed manual transmission gearbox that is able to produce 118PS power at 6600rpm and 14.9Kg-m torque at 4600rpm.

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The Honda City 1.5 S AT too has the same engine and specification and it has automatic transmission gearbox. The Honda City is priced between 833,500 - 997,500 (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The car is available with three variants and all its three variants are powered by the same 1.2L, 1198cc, 4-cylinder, i-VTEC petrol engine with 5-speed manual gearbox that produces immense power. Its 1.2L, 1198cc power-plant produces 90bhp power at 6200rpm and 110Nm torque at 4800rpm. Honda Jazz is priced between 731,000 - 7,76,455 (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

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G Satyamurthy recollect chettiar of Tamil nadu

2010-09-05T11:00:00.004+05:30

C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar 's contribution to the Tamil literary world is substantial. G. Satyamurty recollects the tremendous work done by this scholar from Coimbatore

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There was no activity related to Tamil and religion in Coimbatore for more than five decades that he did not associate himself with. The author of more than 60 published works and many more yet to see the light of the day, C.M. Ramachandran Chettiar's writings included short stories, essays, poems, drama and a book on history. Fondly called “Kovai kizhar”, he was a Tamil encyclopedia. Marudhachala Adigalar of Perur Aadheenam, in his preface to a recent book on Chettiar, authored by C.R. Elangovan, points out that Chettiar's contribution to the literary world was notable.

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He was the first to write a history of Kongu Region. His “Siruvar Sivagnanam”, is on Saiva philosophy. His “Idhuvo Engal Kovai” and “Engal Naatuppuram” delineate the culture and lifestyle of Coimbatore. His “Koyil poonaigal”, “Kaaterumai” and “Veeteli” ridicule the foibles of society. Lamentably, a number of his works are still in manuscript form in Perur Tamil Kalloori library.

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Elangovan describes him as a historian, epigraphist, excellent litterateur and an administrator of spiritual institutions, and regrets that much of Chettiar's service to Coimbatore and the literary world remains unknown to this day. Born on Nov 30, 1888, in an affluent family , Chettiar began his education in London Mission School, Coimbatore. He did his B.A at Presidency College. His love for Tamil was nurtured by U.V. Swaminatha Iyer, affectionately called “Thamizh thatha”, who was a doyen of Tamil literature in the early part of 20{+t}{+h} century.

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Chettiar won accolades even as a college student for his speech on “Kamba Ramayanamum , Kandhapuranaum” which he delivered in the presence of Maraimalai Adigal, another savant of the Tamil literary world. He contributed substantially to the promotion of education—by helping establish schools and libraries. A member of the Chennai Manuscript Centre and also Thanjavur Saraswathi Mahal Library, he was an expert in reading and publishing works written on palm leaves. He headed the District Library Authority, too. He became a member of the Senate of Madras University in 1943 and 1946. To Read More>>>>>

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Frog Bite Productions team

2010-09-04T20:34:00.004+05:30

New York premiere of the provocative new documentary, 3 BILLION AND COUNTING (102 minutes), directed and produced by Dr. D. Rutledge Taylor.Sure to spark outrage, Dr. Rutledge, a California physician specializing in preventative medicine, chronicles the effects of the world-wide ban on the pesticide DDT in 1972, a ban inspired by the first enviro-bestseller, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962). Rutledge's five-year-long effort is driven by his revulsion at millions of deaths, mostly of women and young children, in Africa and South East Asia, by the mosquito-borne disease, Malaria.

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According to a recent World Health Organization report, Malaria kills one million people annually, a disease, Rutledge confirms, that is wholly and immediately preventable. A naturalist and a die-hard advocate of preventative medicine, Dr. Rutledge, in the long tradition of American debunkers, wanted to see first hand the extent of Malaria's worldwide impact, and to discover why policies are still in place that exacerbate the epidemic.

| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | Dr. Rutledge and his Frog Bite Productions team, Co-Producer, Helen Udy, Cinematographer Aaron Krummel, and Project Coordinator, Russell Boast, take us on a 40-day investigative journey to South Africa, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Northern and Southern India, Bali, Indonesia, and Malaysia where they interview African and Indian Government officials, NGO's, charitable organizations, scientists, politicians, doctors, victims, and survivors. What they discover is a tangle of red tape, misguided prevention policies, and treatment that is ineffective in the face of continual re-infection. Above all they find willful deafness to the pleas of local populations to help them eradicate the mosquitoes that deliver the deadly cargo.

| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | Dr. Rutledge and crew head for Washington, D.C. to document how the ban came about and to shed light on the politics of domestic and international environmentalism and its role in the death and suffering of billions. Dr. Rutledge confirms evidence that the research leading to the world-wide ban on DDT was precipitous, uninformed and fraudulent. America's decision makers -- political leaders and environmentalists -- buried evidence that contradicted their decisions. Dr. Rutledge builds a solid case that indicts our policies, regulatory agencies and uncovers deceit at the highest levels....READ MORE.>>>>

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Indian action !!!AVATAR & IRON MAN level

2010-09-04T20:04:00.003+05:30

It's been a pretty long time since we have seen action man, Sanjay Dutt in a full-fledged action role. Most of his films in the recent past have been comedies or thrillers. Even the upcoming project KNOCK OUT is more of a thriller and not a totally action oriented movie, as can be seen from the promos that have been unleashed across all television channels and web portals. So, what is the reason behind deadly Dutt not doing his well loved 'dhishum-dhishum' action roles? Well, Dutt admitted not signing action oriented films and he has a pretty solid logic behind doing roles that are a complete departure from his image. He feels that action movies are going through a bad phase in Bollywood and that movies have to reach the level of the action of IRON MAN or AVATAR to be appreciated by the global audience. He lamented the fact that Indian cinema does not have an international market unlike other countries like China and Korea and felt that this was the reason for the pathetic show of action movies in the past. He also stressed on the need for a change of way films are made in Bollywood so that they could appeal to the global audience and also in India.

| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | Well, some sound logic behind Dutt's not doing action films, yet we await his return to what he does best!

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Crackdown electronic security in India

2010-09-04T16:44:00.004+05:30

India says it will extend its electronic security crackdown on Blackberry cellular phones to include all online communication companies like Google and Skype. Security concerns have prompted India to demand access to encrypted data transmitted online.

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The first target of India's demand for access to encrypted data was Research in Motion, the Canadian company that makes the Blackberry cellular phone. Although the government did not carry out a threat to block Blackberry messaging services by August 31st, it has said that its concerns must be addressed within two months.

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India Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday negotiations are continuing with Research in Motion, or RIM, for access to data transmitted by the Blackberry. "RIM has agreed to provide access to some of the communications that are transmitted through the RIM systems, and these have been operationalized with effect from September 1 2010. Discussions on technical solutions for further access are continuing, and the matter will be reviewed within 60 days," said Chidambaram.

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Officials say it not just Blackberry's makers who will have to give the government access to their user content, but also other communication services like Google, Skype, MSN Hotmail and Nokia. "All people who operate communication services in India should have a server in India, as well as make available access to law enforcement agencies whatever communication passes through the telecommunication network in India and that has been made clear not only to Research and Motion or Blackberry, but also to other companies," said G.K. Pillai, India's home secretary.

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Placing a server in India allows the government easier access to user content. India's demands were raised following concerns that terrorist organizations use internet and mobile phone services that security agencies cannot intercept. Security analysts say the terrorists involved in the November 2008 attacks in Mumbai had used mobile and satellite phones to coordinate the raids. India has been the victim of frequent terror attacks. It is also battling insurgent groups in Kashmir and in the northeast. India is one of the world's fastest growing telecommunications markets. Blackberry has more than one million users in the country.

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fictitious offer through multiple media

2010-09-04T16:29:00.002+05:30

KOLKATA: Reserve Bank of India on Friday said fraudulent and fictitious offers though e-mails, mobile phones and SMSs had increased significantly in the last two years despite public awareness by RBI.

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"Such fictitious offers had increased in the last two years," RBI general manager C L Nag said here today while addressing media on steps of the central bank in this regard.

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He did not give the number of complaints against such fictitious offers it has received, saying most of these were informal.

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Nag said several circulars since 2000 had been issued by RBI on such offers and urged people not to be lured by them in which money is asked upfront terming as processing fee, transaction fee, tax clearance and others.
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Property Developers Ltd., Srilanka Liquidation process

2010-09-03T20:08:00.003+05:30

Depositors of two unregistered Deposit mobilised subsidiaries of Finance & Guarantee Co. Ltd of Ceylinco, last week formed two Boards of Trustees to liquidate the assets of the companies, in a move to escalate the repayment process.

Depositors of F&G Property Developers Ltd. (PDL) and F&G Real Estate Co. Ltd. (RECL) set up two Boards of Trustees with five key persons common to both, in order to escalate the repayment process for creditors of the companies, by disposing assets.
“Our aim is to escalate the repayment process, at least within one-and-a-half years” said President- Depositors Association, Ms. Nilani Goonetillake. She highlighted that five key persons had been selected after submitting a list to the Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Department.
“We selected a list of people with clean records and clean hands, including bankers, lawyers and valuers, mainly people who could run a better business, as resettling depositors is a very hard task in hand” she added, noting the basis of selecting the Trustees.
The five key persons include former Chairman- Lankaputhra Development Bank, Sarath De Silva, former Chief Valuer & Chairman- Valuers Association, S N Wijepala, former Auditor General, S.C. Mayadunne, former Commissioner of Inland Revenue B. D. U. Jayanetti, along with four depositors (two each from PDL and RECL.) former Chief Accountant- Central Bank, Lionel Katuwawela, Finance Manager- Alliance Development Trust, T.D. Nesakumar (representing RECL), former President- J. Walter Thompson (Pvt) Ltd., Ms. Nalini Goonetillake and Member- Depositors Association, Ms. Chanda Nalini (representing PDL) were appointed as the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees also signed the Trust Deed documents with the Directors of F&G Subsidiaries, including Mervy Jayasinghe, K.A.S. Jayatissa, Mala Sabaratnam, Mohan Perera and four others. However, Chairman- F&G Group of Ceylinco, Lalith Kotelawala didn’t turn up for the event.
According Ms. Nilani, both companies have accumulated a liability of approximately Rs 8.2 billion to date from 4,100 depositors, and the Board of Trustees are yet to discuss how the properties and assets will be disposed from time to time, at the highest value, after a revaluation of the total assets.
“Our objective is to include all properties after revaluation, and decide what needs to be released from mortgage bonds, and what needs to be disposed immediately to settle a percentage of the total liabilities immediately, while improving the recollection procedure of some outstanding payments by debtors who bought land from these companies” said Nilani Goonetillake, in response to a question by The Bottom Line.
Meanwhile, pointing out the successive repayment plans after months of many such plans which came in to effect by many Managing Agents, to the failed entities of F&G, another depositor, Saman Egodage said it is merely another repayment scheme that will payout depositors in little portions after years of talks.

“I doubt the success of their plans, and whether these Board of Trustees will actually come up with a proper plan. People like Sarath de Silva of Lankaputhra Bank was earlier appointed to restructure The Finance Company PLC, but they couldn’t do anything about it, and it was handed back to Merchant Bank PLC, and now F&G subsidiaries, earlier under Merchant Bank Management, are back to people like Sarath De Silva, who was virtually running dud banks such as Lankaputhra before. It will be the depositors who get carried away by all these reappointments and new repayment plans. I doubt whether these Board of Trustees are really with clean records of running profitable companies” said Egodage, explaining his views of the F&G depositors new move.

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The American Red Cross - Zydeco season

2010-09-03T19:37:00.004+05:30

It is Zydeco season again and Opelousas, which bills itself as the "Zydeco Music Capital of the World," is going all out Saturday to celebrate the music that keeps the city — and fans around the world — dancing. That morning, as part of the city's ninth annual Zydeco Breakfast, Corey "Lil Pop" Ledet and his Zydeco Band will put on a free concert under the oaks on Courthouse Square from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and local merchants will offer food and special events.
| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | "The city of Opelousas is proud to host this cultural event that sets the tone for the day of the Original Southwest Zydeco Festival," said Opelousas Mayor Donald Cravins. "The Zydeco Breakfast offers a unique way to spend a Saturday morning surrounded by good music, good food and a great atmosphere. As soon as the program ends, visitors are invited to head out to Plaisance for this year's Zydeco festival that features 10 bands for $10, including Grammy winner Buckwheat Zydeco.
| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | Melanie Lee-Lebouef with the Opelousas Tourism Office, which is hosting the Zydeco Breakfast in cooperation with the Opelousas Main Street program, said this year's breakfast should help get everyone off to a great Zydeco start. Wanda Juneau with the Back in Time restaurant will again be offering a special Zydeco tribute menu that morning with dishes such as the Clifton Chenier ham, egg and cheese casserole; the Geno Delafose croissant; and more.
| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | "We started this about 10 years ago and the city joined in," Juneau said. "It is always very well-attended. We are busy from the moment we open the door." Almost all the downtown merchants will be open that day with special offerings.
| Forex || Online marketing | | Forex Marketing | | Online Forex | |Dataentryjobs | "The Brass Rail will have its famous Zydeco Bloody Marys on the square and the Main Street committee will be there with boudin. There will also be sausages and biscuits and much more," said Lee-Lebouef, who urged people to bring their lawn chairs and make a morning of it. "My love for the Creole and Zydeco music was instant and hard to ignore," said Ledet, who said he made a point of studying the music of such Zydeco pioneers as Clifton Chenier, John Delafose and Boozoo Chavis. ...To Read more.>>>>>

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Cash machine High Tech devices

2010-09-02T17:50:00.004+05:30

High-tech devices attached to cash machines allowing criminals to clone debit and credit cards have been discovered for the first time in south Wales.
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It is feared that the machines have been used to gain the details of hundreds of accounts by tricking people in the city last Friday and Saturday into allowing their cards to be copied electronically.