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Butt, again…
Puffing a cigarette at an IPL match has once again cost King Khan a controversy. This time he's in a tight spot with the anti-smoking lobby, which is trying to ensure that television footage of the actor is not broadcast. And the reason- an icon's smoking increases the chances of children and other non-smokers picking up the habit as they try to emulate their heroes. Well, the issue is worth debating; but is it a cause so dear that we would cross continents to make sure that 'no one smokes', while we have hordes in our country who smoke day in and night out? Or is it the actor's standing as role icon for the youth that his this one act can cause a storm in a teacup? Says Hemant Goswami, from the Burning Brain Society and member of the Tobacco Free India Coalition, "The 2003 law of South Africa regulates public smoking, but Shah Rukh Khan has violated the law there too. Though the South African activists have filed a complaint against him; our concern here is his celebrity status and his influence over youngsters. Being a public figure such an act of irresponsibility is not called for as it can influence many a young mind." On SRK's stand he says, "It is not for the first time that the actor has done something of this sort and this is in no way an innocent act but a perverted way of promoting something that can cause harm. He very well knows that he is blindly followed by the youngsters, still he has the heart to come in open and smoke, thus sending across a destructive message of 'smoking is cool'." For Col Ravi Bedi, chief functionary of Youth Technical Training Society (that runs from Karuna Sadan-11) it's a cause of concern but not 'the' only burning issue. He says, "There are issues more worrisome than SRK smoking in public. We have global warming taking a toll on our climate, warm air of ACs resulting in the soaring temperature, our natural resources drying up and worse things, why don't we bang on these issues the way we are protesting SRK's smoking. Maybe we can make our world a better place to live in." Suveechi, director Aadeep, says, "People like us are trying to organize people in bits and pockets and educating them to make healthy options in life, and here actors like Shah Rukh are acting negligent. Here it's not an issue about smoking or non-smoking, but about being a public figure. And SRK is an idol for youngsters, who copy him mindlessly. His one act can start a trend of sorts, especially for them. Being a public figure, it is his moral responsibility to act sensible and not do things that can send across a wrong message." Actor Nakul Mehta (Haal-E-Dil fame) says, "Being a public figure, I realise the importance of one reckless act. Though I don't say he is absolutely wrong, but yes, one has to be little careful." He adds, "I don't deny SRK's fault, but these NGOs like the National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication too are trying to get in the limelight because of this issue." jigyasachimra@tribunemail.com No Smoking
South African National Council Against Smoking (NCAS), in its letter to National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE), said that while smoking in public places is still not banned in South Africa, in the Department of Health there was active lobbying for the concept of no-smoking in public places. The NCAS has also assured that they would lobby with the chief executive officer of the Wandereres stadium Alam Kourie to enforce the 'no smoking in enclosed areas' law. "We have also asked the stadium management to make no smoking announcements through the match and during drinks breaks. If Khan does it again we will ask the management to caution him or we will seek his removal from the stadium," NCAS's convener Peter Ucko informed NOTE.
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— Dharmendra, actor
— Rajesh Khanna, actor and politician
— Vinod Khanna, actor and politician. —TNS
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In the right light
Just as the Indian Premier League (IPL) was getting South Africans worried about Bollywood’s obsession with the fair-skinned actresses, two dusky beauties were chosen at Cape Town and Durban games over the past few days to participate in the Miss Bollywood contest. Neresha Chetty of Durban was selected to represent the Chennai Super Kings in the search for Miss Bollywood SA from the crowd attending the IPL match between the Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils, at Sahara Kingsmead on Thursday. A day earlier Carla Dennis was picked from the crowd in Cape Town during the match between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Rajasthan Royals held at Sahara Park Newlands in Cape Town, South Africa. The IPL is choosing a winner at each game who will go through to the finals round to choose a single Miss Bollywood SA who will win 50,000 rands and a trip to India as the guest of Shah Rukh Khan to star in a movie with him. Written off by some as a publicity stunt by the IPL, the competition appears to have angered some would-be Bollywood stars. “Who and how are the winners decided? By a cameraman who could be choosing someone he knows?” a disgruntled Shazia Karim of Cape Town said. Karim said she had been trying to land a local movie role unsuccessfully for three years now, despite formal training in film studies. “It looks like ‘light is right’, just like it’s always been in Bollywood. “I went to every game in Cape Town so far in an attempt to get spotted, but all they showed on the screen were light-skinned Indian and white girls all the time. Maybe I should head to Chennai for a role there,” Karim quipped. There was also some concern about why there had been no indigenous African winners so far, although organisers at the stadiums were quick to point out that young African women attending cricket games were few and far between. IPL organisers did not react to a question about this. —IANS
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Back to roots
For actor-politician Sanjay Dutt, it was a journey down memory lane today when he visited the birthplace of his mother Nargis, famous Bollywood actress of yesteryears. “I am infused with fond memories of my mother while visiting her birthplace in Kolkata. It also thrilled me with a nostalgic feeling. It’s a very emotional moment for me. I thank the people of Kolkata,” he said. Nargis, earlier known as Fatima Rashid, was born on June 1, 1929 at her Indian Mirror street residence in Central Kolkata. The dilapidated two-storey house now has lost all its glory but is full of old memories that still draw people’s attention. Nargis was the daughter of an Allahabad-based Muslim singer Jaddanbai who introduced her into films as child actress Baby Rani. Her brother Anwar Hussain also became a film actor. The actress ruled the silver screen for nearly three decades since the early 40s. Her legendary beauty and talent captivated audiences in films like Awara, 420 and Mother India to name a few. She became a social worker and a member of the Rajya Sabha after retiring from films. —PTI
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Barely there
Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh grabbed headlines when he went nude for a scene in Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming film Jail. Bhandarkar, who is known for his hard hitting films, has already experimented with male sexuality in Page-3 and Fashion and with Jail he has gone a step further. The three-times national award winning director believes that the Indian audiences are mature enough to accept male nudity if shown in an aesthetic manner. “Why cannot a nude scene be part of our films if the script requires so? World cinema and Hollywood films have had actors shedding their clothes according to requirements of the story,” Bhandarkar said. Jail sees Neil play a prisoner and the naked scene comes as a part of a torture sequence where his character is told to strip off by the policemen. “The scene was not an attempt to shock anyone. It is an integral part of the film. It was not an easy one to shoot but I have tried my best to depict it in an very stylised and aesthetic fashion. It is not a typical nude scene,” Bhandarkar said. However, Neil is not the only one to go buff for a scene, his good friend John Abraham has already stripped of for a similar torture scene in Kabir Khan’s New York, which also stars Neil. It may be Abraham’s first ‘full monty’ but the actor has never shied away from showing his well-toned body, which has won him legions of both female and male fans. The 36-year-old had earlier enlisted the help of Hollywood’s celebrity fitness trainer Mike Ryan to build a beach body for his gay comedy Dostana, which saw Abraham emerging out of the sea, wearing a pair of tiny bathing trunks. His latest film New York, which revolves around the lives of three friends, Katrina Kaif, John Abraham and Neil Nitin Mukesh, is slated to hit the theatres in June this year. The Bollywood hunk has stripped off for a sequence in the film where he is shown lying naked in the police custody screaming about his innocence. When asked is this the new trend starting in Bollywood, Abraham jokingly remarked, “Oh really... I didn’t know everybody is doing it.” Reminded about Neil Nitin Mukesh’s Jail act, Abraham said, “I don’t think any body is copying it. It becomes necessary when it is the call of the director and demand of the script,” he said. Earlier Ranbir Kapoor had dropped his towel in a song sequence in his debut film Saawariya. Though the film tanked at the box office, the song became popular thanks to Kapoor’s ‘towel dance’. But like all Bollywood trends, the buck stops at the audience who in this case seem to be opening up to the idea of seeing their heroes strip on screen. |
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She has been linked with three actors - Hurman S. Baweja, Shahid Kapur and Hollywood star Gerard Butler of 300 fame - all within a span of one year, but the mystery behind Bollywood’s svelte actress Priyanka Chopra’s actual love interest continues. The rumour mills started working overtime after Butler, whom she met at the launch of the Atlantis hotel in Dubai last year, was quoted as saying in a leading daily: “I don’t mind getting married to an Indian girl. Too bad Priyanka already has a boyfriend”. Now, who that boyfriend is, remains to be known. Though rumours of a romantic liaison between Shahid and Priyanka have been in the grapevine lately after their joint appearance at filmmaker Tarun Mansukhani’s birthday party in Mumbai last week, neither has confirmed the development. The two will be seen together in Vishal Bharadwaj’s Kaminay. Even when news of her affair with her “Love Story 2050 co-star Hurman was doing the rounds, Priyanka remained politically correct. While Hurman was very vocal about their relationship as well as their break-up, the actor chose not to speak about it. Now, the news about the friendship between Priyanka and Butler, who is currently in Jaipur, is raising eyebrows. But the source clarifies: “He (Butler) is in Jaipur with four of his friends as part of an India tour. Butler, who played the role of King Spartan in 300, has also been linked to former Friends star Jennifer Aniston. —IANS
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Talepiece
The ongoing recession has certainly changed Brit men’s underwear choices, for the sales of Y-fronts have increased by 35 per cent. According to retailer Debenhams, sales of Y-fronts are outperforming than that of trendy boxers and trunks. Last month, Y-fronts outsold boxer shorts for the first time since the early 1990s —- the last time Britain was in recession.Moreover, they prefer to buy standard white styles rather than the high fashion versions of previous years.“These are the sort of pants our fathers wore,” the Scotsman quoted store’s spokesman Ed Watson as saying. “They provide a much greater sense of security than boxers, and in these troubled times, perhaps that’s what men need to feel,” he added. —ANI
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Art cause
Time to shake off a few perceptions, rejig popular notions or plain rethink over stereotypes. Stereotypes; of artists speaking of their frivolous latest muse, elite bunch focusing over drawing room collections, sophisticated curators swearing by originals or stiff Sotheby’s and Christie’s London. Art is what art does! As in the artist Savi Savarkar’s works. “My subjects are untouchability, child labour, eunuchs, caste system,” he lets you know, just in case. In city for a discussion on photography at Alliance Francaise, Savi Savarkar, renowned painter, will cover non-conventional aesthetics. “I will be giving a lecture on non Brahamanical aesthetics and touching related topics.” But for now, he speaks of his art, his works, and things close to his heart. “My inspiration comes from Dr. Ambedkar, Kabir, Buddha…” Savarkar attributes his bent of art and works to his post conversion background. “My grandfather even principally accepted Buddhism, the fact that we are not untouchables. Somewhere that time, there was social and psychological revolution of Dalit community and psychological part is most important.” He adds, “It’s not in my hand where I was born, it’s in my hand where I die…” Known as the first Dalit artist in the country, Savarkar, refuses to be blinded by superficial development, gloss, words like global village and cosmopolitan culture. “Every fifteen minutes there’s an atrocity against Dalit and I don’t say this, the figures by commission on Dalit human rights say it,” he throws statistics like pots and pans. Just a while ago, he answers a fellow journalist, “Which is the biggest building in Chandigarh, suppose even if I own it, people will still say it belongs to an untouchable.” He adds, “Followers of caste system are mentally ill.” Could anything be truer? Anybody agree more? A faculty in University of Delhi in the College of Fine Arts, he sure feels art can be taught? What about art being inborn, inherent rhetoric? He shrugs, “No, it’s nothing the case, art can be taught. Nobody’s a born artist from mother’s womb. Were you a born journalist?” No. Having been to half a dozen countries, last visit to Mexico, he speaks of the current one. “I have been to Chandigarh before but that was like a stopover to Himachal, this is my first of its kind proper visit to the city,” and it’s time for his lecture, date with the audience, chance to see more of Chandigarh. manpriya@tribunemail.com
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If there’s one time when the wardrobe needs an update, it’s now. When the fashion world has taken a leap and understated elegance has come to take a whole new meaning. With the trend-o-meter pointing at asymmetrical designs and pleating, Madame, the leading brand of women western wear, not only understands the change but also bring to the best in its Spring/Summer 2009 collection. Bringing the cool fabrics like cotton, viscose and elastane, among others, there are tees, shirts, tunics, tops and doll tops to choose from. Another entrant is party hip-hops. Playing with a color palette of wine, purple, peacock and other greens, at Madame the silhouettes are bordered on innovative patters. While there’s play of satin trims, the hemlines are chick with simple stitch lines. Amongst the must-picks are those with big belts and kimono line tops. But for those who like street fashion, there’s a trendy, suave, and elegant range that fits all budget. In this, while there are tees with abstracts prints, the others bring out the floral best. Designed with young, cool and vibrant styling, the ensembles here are graceful and sophisticated. What’s more is that the collection is at its vivacious best and can be mixed and matched to perfection. Akhil Duggar, creative director, Madame, tells us, “Keeping in view the present global trend, the collection is sure to bring a whiff of change in the existing fashion scene. Besides, we are expecting a fairly large footfall this summer owning to the advent of an early and long summer season.” The collection, Duggar tells us, has been designed after getting adequate feed back from the customer. “Our patrons have been visiting us with their various fashion requirements and we have been able to meet up to their expectations time and again. We have always gone the extra bit to quench their ever lasting desire to look charming,” smiles Duggar, sure that the collection will enthrall the aesthetic sense of the fashion conscious young ladies. — TNS
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The Ray Ban Optical Collection is now available for the first time ever in India after flooding markets across the world as a huge success in prescription eyewear. It is a combination of fashion with technology backed by the heritage of the brand Ray Ban. The collection is available in all leading optical stores from April 09. RX 5154: The timeless Ray-Ban appeal is at its most irresistible in this model that became the symbol of an entire generation, synonymous with the anti-conformist intellectual spirit of the 1960s. Attention to technical detail combines with sophisticated styling to make Ray-Ban 5154 (Clubmaster) a genuine eyewear classic. A model that will satisfy the requirements of the most demanding users thanks to styling that is restrained yet sophisticated. RX 5184 This Ray-Ban Wayfarer model RX 5184 is made entirely from injection-molded acetate. Available in an array of vibrant colors, this model is a tribute to a model that became an icon of the anti-conformist rock spirit from its launch in 1952. The eyewear of personal preference for many of music’s most enduring stars. In this model the strong colors accentuate the unique beveled outline of the front. This is the most appealing model for the youth due its modern shape. Prices: Rs. 6100. —TNS
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Going places.....
Come summers and there are number of activities lined up for children. A three-day fest starting April 30 would see Children’s Community Theatre Workshops and Play Productions at Plaza-17, at 5. 30 pm. Sabina Singh, president, Vatika School will inaugurate the festival. Day one would see staging of the play Raja Ki Sair at Vatika high School for Duff and Dumb-19, Ye Kya Ho Raha Hai at G.M.S.S.S.Sector 35-D; Day two would see Mix Masala at Jawahar Novedya Vidyala-25, Garbad – Garbad at G.M.S.S.S.-20-D and last but not the least last day (May 2), would see Main Jaisa Hoon at The British School, Mohali.
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up Glare guide Shahnaz Husain Sunglasses make a fashion statement, so they are very much a part of style and glamour. Sunglasses never lose their popularity and with such a wide variety of styles available, selecting the right one can be a problem. Designer glasses have flooded the Indian market, so if you go for one of the big names, you have to spare a thought for your pocket too. Buying the right sunglasses means you have to choose a frame that complements your face and the colour of your skin. They also have to conform to the shape of your eyebrows, otherwise you may end up looking like you have two sets of eyebrows. If you have a sallow complexion, avoid frames with yellow or orange tones. A pink or a dark brown may be suitable. If you buy one, make sure that they are really light. Heavy frames can put pressure on either side of the nose and even leave marks. When it comes to the lenses, be sure that they are of good quality, without any distortions or scratches. You can go for tints in soft colours, like rose, mauve, apricot, pale blue or olive green. Go for lenses which provide protection from UV radiation. Take the shape of your face into consideration. The general rule to follow is that you should avoid roundish frames if you have a round or plump face. Try frames with interesting angles or geometric shapes. For long or oval faces rounded frames are better. For a long face: Choose a large frame with a straight line at the bottom and rounded or oval shaped sides. For a round face: Avoid frames which round off at the sides or bottom. Straight lines or angular frames are better. The angle should be towards the nose and not away from it. For a square face: Say no to square or rectangular frames. Curved ones are better. For a heart shaped face: Avoid angular shapes and go for ovals straight across the width of the face.
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Whodunit!!!
An unidentified blogger has created disharmony on the IPL pitch by revealing team strategies of Kolkatta Knight Riders along with a good dope on sumptuous and salacious gossip. This certainly isn't the first incident of people faking it on blogs or sending mails through fake identities. It's just that everything that happens at the IPL would makes for news. Nevertheless, no matter how we choose to look at it, publicity gimmick or a conscious damaging strategy, blogging crime is the issue of concern for many. We toss up a debate amongst regular bloggers on whether we need strict cyber laws?
Ashish Raina, working with the software division of Pitney Bows looks at it as a very subjective issue. "This will go directly against the freedom of speech. Blogs are about freedom of expression, which makes it popular and readable." All the same, he feels that cyber laws in India and abroad are very vague. "China has formulated some laws for blogging. The question is who is following them. People like to read strange and weird stuff. 'Weird' is in. So much so, many wannabe writers post sensational stuff on blogs and end up with people reading it." What requires immediate attention and action is the need for moral policing? "Cyber crimes take place due to the ignorance of people," remarks Pallav Sehgal working with an IT firm. There are thousand blog service providers, where will you draw the line." "It is easy to detect any unidentified blogger through an Internet Protocol address." Adds Ashish, "Anybody with an Email account can create a blog. At the same time, when someone creates a blog, they sign an agreement, which is redirected to the service provider, who will decide on the continuity of the blog. This is yet another piece of information that people are not familiar with." Even when bloggers debate over the moral policing aspect, there seems to little or no affect on the readability. "Why would it affect the readability," provides Shrey Khetarpal, who writes on movies on http://shreykhetarpal.blogspot.com/ "Who doesn't want to read gossip? Anything salacious makes for a good reading. Whether, it is Amitabh Bachchan sharing his views or the unidentified blogger spill the beans. It is for the readers to decide what they want to read and what they wouldn't want to see on the blog. I think, we can do without blogs that malign others image or are made consciously to gain cheap popularity." But, when it comes to freedom of expression, and how it should be carried out, people wouldn't want anyone telling them this. " Readers should report blogs, which are offensive. Other than this, we cannot do anything else," winds up Shrey. jasmine@tribunemail.com |
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iPods and mobile phones may soon become theft proof, thanks to the unique sounds made by our ears. Southampton University researchers have discovered that they can identify individuals from the faint sounds made deep inside the human ear. And, therefore, by using this technology they're developing security devices. Personal music players could be fitted with antitheft devices that detect "acoustic fingerprints" so they only work when they are being used by the registered owner. "The sounds produced are not audible to the human ear and people are unaware they are being produced in their own ears," said Dr Stephen Beeby, a reader in engineering at Southampton University who is leading the research, as saying. "With a sensitive enough microphone, these sounds can be captured with a standard computer sound card and the signal can be analysed. We found that they were different from person to person, which gives us a really nice biometric tool," he added. As for how the technology works: it uses extremely faint sounds that are produced inside the human ear called otoacoustic emissions. The emissions are produced by hair cells in the cochlea, which are responsible for detecting sound waves and turning sound into the electrical message that is received by the brain. It is believed that hair cells vibrate to help amplify the signal they receive through the ear. While doing so, they produce their own sound. However, the human ear can't detect the noise, but sensitive microphones can do so. The researchers found that when they compared the sounds produced by hair cells in different individuals they were able to distinguish them. - ANI
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Machine hang-ups
Amitpal singh Grewal You may have experienced having your computer occasionally hangs-up, or may re boot itself for no apparent reason. This can be annoying, and can mean you have lost valuable work that you were in the process of creating. If this has happened once, then your chances of explaining the cause are remote in the extreme. If you find it happening regularly, then it is clearly in your interest to find and fix the problem. There are a few things you have to check for yourself that may save you a trip to the repair shop. With most modern computers, the system comes with built in circuitry to monitor the state of the computer. One of the checks built into your system is to test the operating temperature. The computer may shut down if this moves outside the desirable operating range. For your system to run at the correct operating temperature it is important that air circulates freely in and around the case. If you own a laptop or have the computer case installed inside an enclosure, then this may be the first thing to consider changing. Similarly, I have seen computers covered with books, manuals and paper documents. These again can obstruct air circulation, and these items should be removed. Take a look at the slotted vents in the sides of the case. These slots can become blocked by an accumulation of dust. Because the computer is usually always drawing some power, it has a constant electrostatic charge. A computer is second only to a vacuum cleaner in its ability to suck in dust and other stuff which results in a mess up. Taking the cover of the case will also show the dust build-up inside the computer. Be careful removing dust accumulations from internal components. This is probably best done with a soft art brush or low-pressure compressed air. Next, take a look at the internal cooling fans. All Modern age computers usually have a cooling fan fitted on top of the processor. This fan should be clear of dust, and running freely, without noticeable scraping noises, when the computer is operating. It is OK to start the computer with the case cover removed, just be careful not to dig things into the various components. There will also be a cooling fan inside or attached to the power supply. This again should be free of dust and running freely. Some modern high power computers have an additional case fan. This will be screwed on over one of the slotted case vents, and typically be running from a cable connected to the motherboard. Not all machines have a separate case fan so if it is there apply the same checks to this fan also. If you identified any faults and all the above-mentioned procedure dose not work, this possibly will call for a trip to your local repair shop. If the fan speed has reduced I would suggest that the CPU heat sink be removed and re-placed with a new heat sink, Like all machines be it outdoor or in an AC Cabinet it still requires servicing from time to time for keeping it running for good performance. amitpalsinghgrewal@gmail.com
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Nitty-gritty for netizens
Twitter away The "micro-blogging" site Twitter (twitter.com), which lets you share no-more-than-140-characters-long updates with designated friends or the Web at large, has been in the news a lot lately - such as when Oprah Winfrey began using it on Friday. Why the fuss? This free service has turned out to be a handy little communications tool, combining the simplicity of e-mail with the instant publicity of blogging at an easy-to-navigate site that happens to work pretty well on a phone, too (m.twitter.com). Some people use Twitter to stay in touch with a small group of friends (a good reason to "protect" your updates from public view); others employ it to broadcast their musings to whoever might be interested. That leaves room for a lot of drivel but also plenty of interesting reading, as I've found over my last year or so of Twittering. I started out using the site -- you can find me at twitter.com/robpegoraro - as a sort of public notebook to document weird, funny or annoying things seen on the job, but I've since found it's also a convenient way to connect with readers, sources and other journalists. Label it right
If you're having a long conversation with somebody over e-mail, it's easy to click the "Reply" button over and over without ever changing the original subject line. But unless the both of you have one-track minds, that subject header will soon have little to do with the contents of each new message. That, in turn, means that the next time you're trying to find the e-mail your friend sent you about, say, neighborhood bakeries, you'll have to remember that it arrived under the same "Re: baseball" heading as the previous 25 e-mails to carry that subject, some of which may have mentioned bakeries in other contexts. Instead, treat the subject line like the headline-writing opportunity it is: Think of something creative, specific and memorable that will both get the other party's attention and make it easy to identify that message out of a list of hundreds later on. Your recipients will appreciate the effort. Performance check
Are you getting the download and upload speeds you've been paying for? Don't take your Internet provider's word for it; put a radar gun on your broadband at a speed-testing site. Try, for example, Speedtest.net, a service of the Web-diagnostics firm Ookla, or the suite of tools provided by the news-and-discussion site DSLReports.com at dslreports.com/stest. Each will gauge your download and upload rates by sending data to and from your browser, then report back their findings; repeat these tests (with no other Internet applications active) a few times, and you should have a good feel for your connection's performance. Both of those sites also provide simpler speed-testing tools for use on an iPhone or another broadband-enabled phone. - Rob Pegoraro, |
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Chinese scientists are preparing for the market launch of robots developed to look after lone elderly people. According to Li Ruifeng, a member of the project with the Harbin Institute of Technology, a 1.6-meter tall robot would cater to the needs of the elderly with specifically designed functions. These would include getting food, medicine, sounding alarms in case of water or gas leakage, sending texts or video images via wireless communications, and even entertaining their owners with a song or by playing chess, say reports. Li said steps were being considered to make the robot, developed independently in China, fall under the affordable price range of 4,000-7,000 U.S. dollars. He said: "We are working on testing the precision functions and ways to reduce the cost in preparations for an anticipated market launch of the robot in two to three years." — ANI
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Actor and filmmaker Feroze Khan’s demise in Bangalore on Monday 
morning had his contemporaries taking a trip down memory lane. Here, they share with Lifestyle the times spent with him:
"We worked together in Safar in 1971, based on Bengali film Chalaphal. Feroze was a conventional hero of the film and Sharmila was our heroine. In those days, he was not his stylized self of the middle and late 70s. Feroze performed remarkably well.
"Feroze gave me my best parallel character in Qurbani in 1980. He was a director who never allowed the camera only to photograph him and gave equal footage to all of us, including Zeenat Aman and Amjad khan. His picturisation of the song sequence on Zeenat and me, Hum tumhe chahate hain aise was sensitive and imaginative. 
Call it simple commerce or a love for realism, Bollywood has embraced male nudity and with a number of actors shedding the proverbial fig leaf, going full monty is no longer a taboo.