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Archive for February 18, 2007
February 18, 2007 at 8:33 am
· City
indianexpress: PUNE’s crumbling infrastructure is the greatest leveller for the citizens, activists, film stars, ministers and visiting foreign dignitaries.
Now, a Marathi film —Raj ka Ran — portrays the big city problems created by bad politics. The film has liberal doses of Pune’s dug-up roads, traffic chaos, wheezing PMT buses and the Pune Municipal Corporation’s general body hall.
Directed by Pramod Joshi and produced by Chandrakant Behere, the Rs 50-lakh film which stars Sachin Khedekar, Mrunal Kulkarni, Vikram Gokhale and Sandeep Kulkarni also has familiar faces from Pune’s political arena. For, acting in important roles are BJP MLA Girish Bapat, Congress spokesperson Dr Satish Desai and former mayor Shantilal Suratwala.
The number game, the politics for getting the mayor’s post and the standing committee chairmanship along with strategies adopted by politicians form the film’s plot. Also thrown in are references to Pune’s development plan, Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) scam and the ULC scam.
BJP’s city unit president Girish Bapat plays chief minister, Desai, who is co-opted member of the Pune Municipal Corporation, is Pune’s Mayor and Congress leader Suratwala plays a dubious corporator who votes against the party and gets killed in the bargain.
Behere wanted the “reality element” and approached the politicians. Desai says it was not difficult to play his rival’s junior. “In the movie, Bapat is the high command and I pictured him as MP Suresh Kalmadi, so my role was easy,” says Desai.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:32 am
· City · Special Mention
indianexpress: * On January 21, District Superintendent of Police (Pune rural) Vishwas Nangare Patil checked out 35 lodges on Sinhagad road; he found 102 couples who had taken rooms there. Among them were at least eight former bar dancers who had taken up prostitution as their mainline activity following the dance bar ban.
* On January 23, Nangare Patil raided Golden Dream bar at Wadgaon Maval on Mumbai-Pune highway which was operating as an “illegal dance bar-cum pickup joint”. The 11 prostitutes arrested that day were former bar dancers.
* On February 4, the DSP raided a farmhouse in Mantarwadi — this time the target was a tamasha theatre. A total of 21 girls, some of them as young as 12 and 13 years old, were picked up. Clearly, the farmhouse was doubling up as prostitution den.
Post dance bar ban in the state, the police in Pune is facing a new challenge in the form of well-organised flesh trade rackets mushrooming in rural outskirts of Pune.
These rackets have been operating under various garbs — entertainment shows and musical performances in bars and hotel permit rooms; in folk art theatres, they took on the label of tamasha. According to the police, helping this thrive to a large extent is the disposable income that is available with youngsters in Pune.
“Earnings of people in the city have increased considerably with its emergence as an IT destination. Residents of the city go out of the city in search of ‘fun’ as chances of running into acquaintances get minimised. With in the fringe areas increasing due to the emergence of industrial estates and SEZs, farmers too are flush with liquid cash,” he told Pune Newsline.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:30 am
· City
indianexpress: THE Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) kickstarted its participatory budget exercise for 2007-08. Municipal Commissioner Nitin Kareer on Saturday visited four zonal offices—Dhole Patil ward office, Ghole Road ward office, Kasba Peth ward office and Tilak Road ward office to consider suggestions and objections from citizens.
Kareer said citizens can give written applications suggesting developmental works in their wards to the extent of Rs 15 lakh. The application forms which include space for name, address and other details are available at all 14 ward offices. The form also explains how citizens can make suggestions for development work, based on which they can give their own suggestions. “These applications should be submitted at the ward offices in the next 15 days,” he said.
A meeting will then be conducted between the civic administration and citizens to finalise the suggestions and prioritise the works.
The civic administration will have a temporary budget for four months due to the civic elections. Kareer said efforts will be made to implement citizens’ suggestions through the temporary budget.
To help citizens keep a follow-up on the works suggested by them, Kareer said a time-table of tenders, work order and deadlines will also be released along with the budget.
Meanwhile, the citizens’ demands and suggestions loomed large on adequate and regular water supply, expediency in road widening and laying of storm water drains among others
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February 18, 2007 at 8:29 am
· City · Environment
indianexpress: NATURE buffs can look forward to the Kirloskar Vatavaran Film Festival, which promises to showcase around forty films on environment, wild life, energy and water.
The festival, which will be showcased between February 22 and 26, is being organised by the Kirloskar group in association with CMS Environment, New Delhi and the Aashay Film Club, Pune, and will be held at the Pune Expo 07 Seminar Hall. The festival is an attempt to explore nature and analyse topical issues related to the environment, in tune with the main theme of the Pune Expo ‘07 business exhibition — environment and energy.
Some of the highlights of the festival include the opening film In The Pink, directed by Ashima Narain, a documentary that offers footage of flamingoes of Mumbai, as well as the closing film Nagarahole-Tales from an Indian Jungle by Shekhar Dattatri. Of special note would be the film Birds Through My Window, written, shot, directed and edited by 10-year-old brothers Rudransh and Devansh Mathur. This effort has won them the ‘Best Children Film Award’ in the Vatarvaran Film Festival 2003.
Environmentalist Debi Goenka will inaugurate the festival. Also present on the occasion will be Vijay Verma, senior vice-president, Kirloskar, MCCIA vice president GA Sathe, Ashwini Sinha (CMS Environment, New Delhi) and director of the opening film, Ashima Narain.
The festival is open to all. Entry passes will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis at Aashay Film Club, Pathfinder, near Neelayam Talkies, Sadashiv Peth.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:28 am
· Business · City
indianexpress: APART from automobiles, IT and ITES, Pune is emerging as a thriving hub of food-processing units. Apart from a vibrant domestic market, food products of every kind is being exported from here across the world.
The Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) released the first study on the sector in Pune which said there were 1,700 food processing units registered in Pune district. Of these, the chamber was able to carry a survey of 450 units which accounted for a turnover of Rs 1,800 crore employing 30,000 people and employing plant and machinery worth Rs 300 crore,
Manasi Phadke, economist and economic advisor, MCCIA said, “The unorganised sector would have double the number of units and almost Rs 1,800 crore in turnover.” Spices accounted for 33 per cent of the business, bakery and confectionary 18 per cent and dairy 15 per cent.
Around 40 units were exporting food products worth Rs 150 crore. Around 80 per cent of the units were micro units while there were 10 large units. The large units accounted for Rs 1,000 crore turnover
These units are into segments such as spices, dairy, fruits and vegetable processing, bakery and confectionary, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat, meat and poultry, snack foods, ice creams and edible oils. The export basket included jams, jellies, sauces, dehydrated vegetable bits, instant mixes, dairy products, frozen pulps, spices and spice gravy mixes. The destinations were the US, the UK, Canada, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:26 am
· City · Mishaps
indianexpress: THE wall of a seven-month-old amphitheatre at a Pune Zilla Parishad-run primary school at Adhale Budruk village near Talegaon-Dabhade caved in on Saturday, killing two girl students and seriously injuring two others.
Local resident Nathubhau Ghotkule said the amphitheatre and a classroom was constructed under the Sarva Shikshan Abhiyan by Kailash Hagavane who was awarded the Rs 2 lakh contract.
The dead were eight-year-old Ankita Rajendra Ghotkule and five-year-old Bhagyashri Khandu Ghotkule. Ankita died on the spot and Bhagyashri a few minutes after she was taken to Birla Hospital in Thergaon. The injured include Rohini Suresh Katake and Tejashri Raju Ghotkule, both standard III students who have been admitted to Talegaon General Hospital.
The four girls were playing in the amphitheatre after school hours when the wall caved in, trapping them. They were pulled out by villagers and shifted to hospitals. Zilla Parishad president Satish Khomne, chief executive office Purushottam Bhapkar, Deputy CEO Sukhadeo Bankar and school board chief Shivaji Pandhare have rushed to the spot.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:23 am
· Technology
techtree: Netgear has introduced the first Intel Viiv technology-verified digital media adapter (DMA), called the Netgear Digital Entertainer (EVA700), bringing home computers and home entertainment systems together.
The company says that the Digital Entertainer (EVA700) enables consumers to stream digital media content, applications, and services from PCs, network storage devices, USB devices, and the Internet via a home network to TVs and home entertainment systems.
Netgear has also received Intel Viiv technology verification for its best-selling RangeMax Wireless Router (WPN824) and 54 Mbps Wireless Router (WGR614), which enables an easy installation process with the Digital Entertainer and Intel Viiv technology-based PCs.
On this occasion, Atul Jain, Country Manager - India and SAARC region, Netgear Technologies, said, “We have dedicated considerable effort to ensure options for high-quality video streaming for hours of uninterrupted video playback, so digital media and services can be delivered from the PC to home theaters across multiple rooms. Like other Netgear products, our Digital Entertainer and wireless routers verified to work with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs are characterized by their elegance, reliability, and simplicity.”
The Netgear Digital Entertainer (EVA700) enables TV viewers to access digital videos, music, and photos stored on the Intel Viiv technology-based PC via their home network. It also supports services and applications through the Intel Viiv Zone, which will provide over time a growing choice of on-demand, Internet-delivered premium content, including music and music videos, information services, sports and TV shows, full-length movies, and other entertainment.
Besides, other Intel Viiv technology features supported include the ability to wake a sleeping PC from the Digital Entertainer, and simplified device set-up via Intel Hub Connect Technology, which also requires a verified router such as the WPN824 and the 54 Mbps WGR614.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:22 am
· Technology
techtree: Abacus Peripherals has announced the India launch of its Sparkle 7300 GT AGP 512MB DDR2 graphics card.
Based on Nvidia’s GeForce 7 GPU series, the Sparkle 7300 GT AGP 512MB DDR2 graphics card comes equipped with powerful GeForce 7300 GT chip to deliver an entire realm of fantasy gaming experience to your desktop.
According to the company, with the advanced DirectX 9.0 and Shader model 3.0 rendering architecture, the card can deliver stunning, high-definition video, and ultra-realistic gaming effects at mainstream price points without compromising performance.
The Sparkle GeForce 7300 GT AGP graphic card features high core speed at 350MHz with extreme 512MB 128-bit high speed GDDR2 memory. It is optimized for Windows Vista operating system.
Further, using the Nvidia PureVideo technology, it promises to bring stunning, high definition video, and superb picture clarity with minimal CPU usage.
The other Nvidia technologies used in the card include CineFX 4.0 engine for advanced visual effects at high speed; Intellisample 4.0 technology for delivering ultrarealistic visuals, with no jagged edges; UltraShadow II technology for enhancing the performance of bleeding-edge games; ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) for compatibility, reliability, and stability; nView Multi-Display Technology for ultimate viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors; and Digital Vibrance Control 3.0 Technology to adjust color controls digitally.
In addition, the Sparkle 7300 GT AGP 512MB DDR2 features an integrated HDTV encoder for analog TV-output of up to 1080i resolution. Moreover, the card allows earlier AGP system owners to experience the GeForce 7 series’ performance at a lower price.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:20 am
· Technology
abcnews: Linkscanner Pro does a superb job of ferreting out sites defaced with dangerous hacker code, but for complete antiphishing protection, you’ll still need a second program, such as the free Netcraft toolbar.
Linkscanner Pro overlays its ratings atop Google, Yahoo, and MSN search results; the only tool we reviewed that worked with Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer; offers some configuration; is a standalone application, not a plug-in, that works with your browser; allows you to view site content without the malicious code installation.
Linkscanner Pro missed some suspected nonexploit-hosting phishing sites in our tests; help and support should be available in the program not just on the Web site.
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February 18, 2007 at 8:19 am
· Technology
washingtonpost: Five science satellites blasted off on a single rocket into a golden sunset Saturday on a mission to figure out the source of powerful geomagnetic substorms in the Earth’s atmosphere.
The launch at 6:01 p.m. from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station came a day after it was scrubbed Friday after strong upper winds forced officials to wait 24 hours, said Rani Gran, NASA spokeswoman.
A Delta II rocket lifts off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007. The rocket is carrying the THEMIS (Time and History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) payload. (AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove) (Peter Cosgrove - AP)
Scientists hope the $200 million Themis mission unravels the mystery behind the storms that can damage communications satellites, disable power grids and shoot high levels of radiation down on spacewalking astronauts and airplane passengers flying over northern latitudes.
Scientists believe they also periodically intensify the spectacular light shows seen in the northern lights, or aurora borealis.
“For 30 years, people have tried to understand what causes the onset of these substorms,” said Vassilis Angelopoulos of the University of California, Berkeley, principal investigator for the Themis mission. “Finding out the origin … has been so elusive.”
It is the most probes NASA has ever launched on a single rocket. However, last year a joint venture of Taiwan and the U.S. National Science Foundation launched six weather microsatellites on one rocket.
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