HINDI MOVIE KHILADI 786 COMMING SOON

HINDI MOVIE Khiladi 786 

DIRECTED BY:        ASHISH R MOHAN

PRODUCED BY:       AKSHAY KUMAR,HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

WRITTEN BY:          HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

STORY BY:                HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

STARRING:              AKSHAY KUMAR,

ASIN

MITHUN CHAKRABORTY

HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

PARESH RAWAL

RAJ BABBAR

MUSIC BY:               HIMESH RESHAMMIYA

STUDIO:                   HR MUSIK

DISTRIBUTED BY:            FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES

           HARI OM ENTERTAINMENT CO.

RELEASE DATE(S):           DECEMBER 7, 2012

COUNTRY   :                       INDIA

LANGUAGE            :           HINDI

BUDGET:                            35 CRORE (US$6.62 MILLION)

KHILADI 786 MOVIE  MARKS THE RETURN OF AKSHAY KUMAR TO HIS FAMOUS KHILADI FILM SERIES AFTER 12 YEARS SINCE HE ACTED IN KHILADI 420.

HINDI MOVIE KHILADI 786 IS AN UPCOMING ACTION MASALA FILM DIRECTED BY ASHISH R MOHAN. FEATURING AKSHAY KUMAR & ASIN IN THE TITLE ROLE; MITHUN CHAKRABORTY, PARESH RAWAL AND HIMESH RESHAMMIYA WILL ALSO APPEAR IN PIVOTAL ROLES. IT WILL BE PRODUCED BY FOX SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES, HR MUSIK LIMITED AND HARI OM ENTERTAINMENT. THE FILM MARKS THE RETURN OF AKSHAY KUMAR TO HIS FAMOUS KHILADI FILM SERIES AFTER 12 YEARS[1] SINCE HE ACTED IN KHILADI 420. THE MUSIC RIGHTS ARE SOLD TO HR MUSIK, AND MOVIE IS SCHEDULED TO RELEASE ON 7TH DECEMBER 2012. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND FILM IN WHICH AKSHAY KUMAR WOULD BE PAIRED OPPOSITE ASIN AFTER HOUSEFULL 2. AKSHAY KUMAR WILL BE MATCHING STEPS WITH POLISH-GERMAN MODEL CLAUDIA CIESLA IN "BALMA" ITEM SONG. THE FIRST TEASER OF MOVIE WAS RELEASED ONLINE ON 4TH OCTOBER. IT GOT 1.5 MILLION VIEWS IN 5 DAYS AND SOME INDUSTRY WATCHERS EXPECT THIS FILM TO BE THE BIGGEST OPENER OF AKSHAY KUMAR'S CAREER. THE NEXT TRAILER OF KHILADI 786 WILL BE ATTACHED WITH SON OF SARDAAR ON THIS DIWALI.

TEN REASONS FOR SANDY

TEN REASONS FOR THIS SANDY

1. Sheer size

A TYPICAL HURRICANE SPANS ANYWHERE FROM 30 KM TO 100 KM FROM ITS EYE TO THE POINT WHERE WINDS ARE HIGHEST, SAYS RYAN MULLIGAN, A COASTAL ENGINEERING EXPERT AT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY WHO STUDIES HURRICANES. AS OF MONDAY NIGHT, HURRICANE SANDY MEASURED 280 KM, ALMOST TRIPLE THE AVERAGE SIZE. SO WHILE SANDY IS ONLY A CATEGORY 1 STORM ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE, WHICH RUNS UP TO CATEGORY 5, THAT FIGURE IS DECEPTIVE: THE CATEGORY OF A STORM DOES NOT ALWAYS DIRECTLY RELATE TO HOW MUCH DAMAGE IT WILL CAUSE, WARNS THE U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

2. Storm path

WHILE FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST ARE OFTEN BATTERED BY HURRICANES, IT’S RARE FOR STORMS TO CHURN INLAND NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS, A SPIT OF LAND HALFWAY UP NORTH CAROLINA’S SHORE, SAYS MULLIGAN. STORMS THAT PASS THE CAPE TYPICALLY BEND EASTWARD AND HEAD OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, SOMETIMES CLIPPING NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND ALONG THE WAY. BUT AN UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION OF LAND-BASED WEATHER SYSTEMS IS INTERACTING WITH SANDY, DRAWING THE STORM OVER NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

3. Double-whammy

PART OF THAT UNUSUAL CONFIGURATION IS THE LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT COLD AND RAIN TO TORONTO ALL WEEKEND. THAT SYSTEM IS DOING MUCH MORE THAN HELPING TO DRAW SANDY INLAND, HOWEVER: IT’S ALSO FEEDING POWER TO THE HURRICANE. “THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION WHERE THE TWO ARE KIND OF MERGING,” SAYS PETER KIMBELL, A WARNING PREPAREDNESS METEOROLOGIST WITH ENVIRONMENT CANADA. THE “FRANKENSTORM” — NOW A POST-TROPICAL STORM RATHER THAN A HURRICANE, BUT NO LESS DANGEROUS — IS EXPECTED SIT OVER NORTH AMERICA FOR DAYS, DUMPING DOWN RAINFALL.

4. Freezing cold

IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF SOME U.S. STATES ARE EXPECTING UP TO THREE FEET OF SNOWFALL. COMBINED WITH POWER OUTAGES, THE COLD COULD BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS. WITH SNOW ALREADY FALLING, THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 24 COUNTIES ON MONDAY.

5. Impact zone

SANDY’S UNUSUAL ROUTE PUTS UPWARDS OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE ALONG ITS STORM PATH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL ON THE SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY COAST THAT INCLUDES THE MOST DENSELY POPULATED AREA OF THE U.S. “THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE IS PARTICULARLY BAD,” SAYS MULLIGAN. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WREAK HAVOC AS FAR NORTH AS CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, AND AS FAR SOUTH AS CHINCOTEAGUE, VIRGINIA. “IT’S GOING TO CAUSE A STORM SURGE WHICH WILL BE (THE) HIGHEST OR WORST-CASE IN NEW YORK HARBOUR, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD THING,” HE SAYS. THE AREA IS LOW-LYING AND FILLED WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.

6. Storm surge

THE NEW YORK HARBOUR STORM SURGE IS FORECAST TO PEAK ANYWHERE FROM 1.8 METRES TO 3.3 METRES. NYC’S HARBOUR IS FUNNEL-SHAPED AND ONLY 5 METRES TO 7 METRES DEEP IN MANY PLACES, WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE WAVES TO AMPLIFY, SAYS MULLIGAN. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CALLED THE SURGE “LIFE-THREATENING,” AND CITY OFFICIALS WARNED THAT A DELUGE OF SALT WATER COULD CORRODE SUBWAY BRAKES. OTHER COASTAL AREAS WILL ALSO BE BATTERED. A BIG CHUNK OF ATLANTIC CITY’S BOARDWALK WAS WASHED AWAY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

7. High tide

A FULL MOON OCCURRED MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE PHASE OF THE LUNAR CYCLE MEANS TIDES ARE HIGHER THAN USUAL, CONTRIBUTING TO THE HUGE STORM SURGE.

8. Leafy peril

WHILE TREES IN ONTARIO ARE MOSTLY BARE BY NOW, FURTHER SOUTH THE LEAVES ARE STILL ON THEIR BRANCHES. THAT’S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE LEAVES HELP CATCH WIND, CONTRIBUTING TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT TREES WILL BLOW DOWN AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND CARS, SAYS GEOFF COULSON, ANOTHER WARNING PREPAREDNESS METEOROLOGIST AT ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

9. Already deadly

WHILE MUCH OF THE WORLD’S ATTENTION IS FIXATED ON NORTH AMERICA, SANDY HAS ALREADY PROVED LETHAL, KILLING 69 PEOPLE IN THE CARIBBEAN. IN SANTIAGO, CUBA’S SECOND-LARGEST CITY, RESIDENTS REMAINED WITHOUT POWER OR RUNNING WATER FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY. WITH 11 PEOPLE DEAD, SANDY WAS CUBA’S DEADLIEST STORM IN SEVEN YEARS.

10. Not going anywhere

SANDY IS ALSO MOVING PARTICULARLY SLOWLY. “SANDY AND WHAT’S LEFT OF HER IS GOING TO LINGER,” SAYS COULSON. ANY ISSUES THE STORM IS CREATING OVER THE EASTERN SEABOARD RIGHT NOW AREN’T GOING TO DIMINISH SOON, HE ADDS: “THEY’RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH A LOT OF WEATHER OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS.” EVEN THE CANADIAN RED CROSS AND ONTARIO’S MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY SAFETY IS URGING ANYONE IN THE STORM’S PATH TO GET TOGETHER ENOUGH SUPPLIES FOR 72 HOURS.

FLOODS POWER

MEGASTORM SANDY

MEGASTORM SANDY BATTERED THE US EAST COAST TUESDAY WITH FIERCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS, KILLING AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE AND CAUSING A POWER PLANT EXPLOSION, BESIDES UPROOTING TREES, POWER LINES AND PLUNGING MUCH OF MANHATTAN IN DARKNESS.SANDY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST STORMS EVER TO HIT THE US, BATTERED THE COASTLINE OF NEW JERSEY, WHERE A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIAN FAMILIES RESIDE, WITH 80 MPH WINDS, PUSHING SEAWATER UP BY AN UNPRECEDENTED 13-FEET IN NEW YORK CITY.FLOODS INUNDATED LARGE NUMBER OF AREAS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY AND AN EXPLOSION AT A SUB-STATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN'S MIDTOWN LEFT 500,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER.EYEWITNESSES SAID A HUGE BALL OF BLUE LIGHT EXPLODED OVER MANHATTAN LAST NIGHT BELIEVED TO BE A POWERFUL BLAST AT CONSOLIDATED EDISON STATION.THE US NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) DECLARED AN ALERT AT THE OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT IN NEW JERSEY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN A REGULARLY SCHEDULED OUTAGE, AS THE WATER LEVEL REACHED THE MINIMUM HIGH LEVEL CRITERIA."WATER LEVEL IS RISING IN THE INTAKE STRUCTURE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF A RISING TIDE, WIND DIRECTION AND STORM SURGE. IT IS ANTICIPATED WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO ABATE WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS," THE NRC SAID.ACCORDING TO NRC, NO PLANTS HAD TO SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF THE STORM ALTHOUGH SEVERAL PLANTS WERE ALREADY OUT OSERVICE FOR REGULARLY SCHEDULED REFUELLING AND MAINTENANCE OUTAGES. ALL PLANTS REMAIN IN A SAFE CONDITION, WITH EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED AND NRC INSPECTORS ON-SITE.

THE STORM LEFT A TRAIL OF DEATH, AND THE TOLL IS EXPECTED TO MOUNT. TWO PEOPLE PERISHED IN MENDHAM, NEW JERSEY, WHEN A TREE STRUCK THEIR CAR, OFFICIALS SAID.IN NEW YORK STATE, AT LEAST SIX PERSONS WERE KILLED, INCLUDING A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO DIED WHEN A TREE FELL ON HIS HOUSE. TWO PEOPLE DIED IN OTHER INCIDENTS.IT ALSO FLOODED GROUND-ZERO, THE SITE OF THE 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS HERE. THERE WAS ALSO REPORT OF DAMAGE TO FACADE OF A BUILDING IN MANHATTAN. TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND A WOMAN IN MARYLAND DIED AFTER HYDROPLANING INTO A TREE, OFFICIALS SAID.AUTHORITIES EVACUATED MORE THAN 200 PATIENTS AND STAFF OF A NEW YORK CITY HOSPITAL AFTER ITS BACKUP GENERATOR FAILED WHEN THE POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT BY THE SUPERSTORM.ACCORDING TO INITIAL ESTIMATES, THE DEVASTATION HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF USD 10-20 BILLION. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CANCELLED HIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE MID-WAY AND RUSHED BACK TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO PERSONALLY MONITOR THE SITUATION.

"I AM NOT WORRIED AT THIS POINT ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE ELECTION. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON FAMILIES, AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY AND ON TRANSPORTATION," OBAMA TOLD REPORTERS AT A WHITE HOUSE NEWS CONFERENCE SOON AFTER HE HELD A SITUATION ROOM MEETING ON THE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS. "YOU KNOW, THE ELECTION WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF NEXT WEEK. RIGHT NOW, OUR NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAVING LIVES, THAT OUR SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAMS ARE GOING TO BE IN PLACE, THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET FOOD, THE WATER, THE SHELTER THAT THEY NEED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, AND THAT WE RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK," OBAMA SAID. MITT ROMNEY, HIS REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER IN THE NOVEMBER 6 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, ALSO CANCELLED HIS CAMPAIGN.SANDY IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE BECAUSE IT'S DRAWING ENERGY FROM TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES AND NOT THE OCEAN, MAKING THE TRANSITION TO A SUPERSTORM THAT MAY PUSH A WALL OF WATER ASHORE IN THE NORTHEAST AND LASH THE EAST WITH WIND AND RAIN.

JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT IN NEW YORK CITY AND OTHER AIRPORTS IN THE REGION HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN WITH MORE THAN 13,000 FLIGHTS BEING CANCELLED IN THE STORM AFFECTED AREAS.NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY REGISTERED A RECORD LEVEL OF RAINFALL AND SHUT DOWN MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES.EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA AND RHODE ISLAND. THE STORM AFFECTED MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE ALONG THE ENTIRE EAST COAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SANDY STORM

80 MPH WINDS AND 13-FEET WATER LEVEL IN NEW YORK CITY

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND MITT ROMNEY SUSPENDED THEIR CAMPAIGNING WITH JUST OVER A WEEK TO GO BEFORE ELECTION DAY.AT THE WHITE HOUSE, OBAMA MADE A DIRECT APPEAL TO THOSE IN HARM’S WAY: “PLEASE LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE SAYING. WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO EVACUATE, YOU NEED TO EVACUATE. DON’T DELAY, DON’T PAUSE, DON’T QUESTION THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE BEING GIVEN, BECAUSE THIS IS A POWERFUL STORM.”THE STORM WASHED AWAY A SECTION OF THE ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK IN NEW JERSEY. WATER WAS SPLASHING OVER THE SEAWALLS AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK MAYOR MICHAEL BLOOMBERG SAID LATE MONDAY THAT THE WORST OF THE RAIN HAD PASSED FOR THE CITY, AND THAT THE HIGH TIDE THAT SENT WATER SLOSHING INTO MANHATTAN FROM THREE SIDES WAS RECEDING.STILL, AUTHORITIES ALSO FEARED THE SURGE OF SEAWATER WOULD DAMAGE THE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES IN LOWER MANHATTAN THAT ARE VITAL TO THE NATION’S FINANCIAL CENTRE.WATER BEGAN POOLING IN RAIL YARDS AND ON HIGHWAYS NEAR THE HUDSON RIVER WATERFRONT ON MANHATTAN’S FAR WEST SIDE. ON COASTAL LONG ISLAND, FLOODWATERS SWAMPED CARS, DOWNED TREES AND PUT NEIGHBOURHOODS UNDER WATER AS BEACHFRONTS AND FISHING VILLAGES BORE THE BRUNT OF THE STORM. A POLICE CAR WAS LOST RESCUING 14 PEOPLE FROM THE POPULAR RESORT FIRE ISLAND.

IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN, RESCUE WORKERS FLOATED BRIGHT ORANGE RAFTS ON FLOODED STREETS, WHILE POLICE OFFICERS WITH LOUDSPEAKERS TOLD PEOPLE TO GO HOME.“NOW IT’S REALLY TURNING INTO SOMETHING,” SAID BRIAN DAMIANAKES, TAKING SHELTER IN A BANK VESTIBULE AND WATCHING A TRASH CAN BLOW DOWN THE STREET IN BATTERY PARK.A CONSTRUCTION CRANE ATOP A LUXURY HIGH-RISE IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN COLLAPSED IN HIGH WINDS AND DANGLED PRECARIOUSLY. RESIDENTS IN SURROUNDING BUILDINGS WERE ORDERED TO MOVE TO LOWER FLOORS AND THE STREETS BELOW WERE CLEARED, BUT THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPORTS OF INJURIES.THE FACADE OF A FOUR-STORY MANHATTAN BUILDING IN THE CHELSEA NEIGHBOURHOOD CRUMBLED AND COLLAPSED SUDDENLY, LEAVING THE LIGHTS, COUCHES, CABINETS AND DESKS INSIDE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET. NO ONE WAS HURT, ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE FALLING DEBRIS HIT A CAR.

THE MAJOR AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGES CLOSED FOR THE DAY, THE FIRST UNPLANNED SHUTDOWN SINCE THE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS IN 2001. WALL STREET EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSED ON TUESDAY. THE UNITED NATIONS CANCELLED ALL MEETINGS AT ITS NEW YORK HEADQUARTERS.NOT ONLY WAS THE NEW YORK SUBWAY SHUT DOWN, BUT THE HOLLAND TUNNEL CONNECTING NEW YORK TO NEW JERSEY WAS CLOSED, AS WAS A TUNNEL BETWEEN BROOKLYN AND MANHATTAN. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE, THE VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE AND SEVERAL OTHER SPANS WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS.

AUTHORITIES HAD WARNED THAT NEW YORK CITY AND LONG ISLAND COULD GET THE WORST OF THE STORM SURGE: A 3-METRE ONSLAUGHT OF SEAWATER THAT COULD SWAMP LOWER MANHATTAN, FLOOD THE SUBWAYS AND DAMAGE THE UNDERGROUND NETWORK OF ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES THAT ARE VITAL TO THE NATION’S FINANCIAL CAPITAL.

SANDY STORM IN U.S......

STORM SLAMS INTO ATLANTIC COAST, SENDS SURGE    

           OF SEAWATER AGAINST NEW YORK

SUPERSTORM SANDY SLAMMED INTO THE NEW JERSEY COASTLINE AND HURLED A RECORD-BREAKING SURGE OF SEAWATER AT NEW YORK CITY ON MONDAY, ROARING ASHORE AND PUTTING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ON HOLD A WEEK BEFORE ELECTION DAY. AT LEAST 10 DEATHS WERE BLAMED ON THE STORM.SANDY KNOCKED OUT POWER TO AT LEAST 5.2 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE U.S. EAST, AND NEW YORK’S MAIN UTILITY SAID LARGE SECTIONS OF MANHATTAN HAD BEEN PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS BY THE STORM, WITH 250,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AS WATER PRESSED INTO THE ISLAND FROM THREE SIDES, FLOODING RAIL YARDS, SUBWAY TRACKS, TUNNELS AND ROADS.JUST BEFORE ITS CENTRE REACHED LAND, THE STORM WAS STRIPPED OF HURRICANE STATUS, BUT THE DISTINCTION WAS PURELY TECHNICAL, BASED ON ITS SHAPE AND INTERNAL TEMPERATURE. IT STILL PACKED HURRICANE-FORCE WIND, AND FORECASTERS WERE CAREFUL TO SAY IT REMAINED EVERY BIT AS DANGEROUS TO THE 50 MILLION PEOPLE IN ITS PATH.

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ANNOUNCED AT 8 P.M. THAT SANDY HAD COME ASHORE NEAR ATLANTIC CITY. IT SMACKED THE BOARDED-UP BIG CITIES OF THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, FROM WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE TO PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, WITH STINGING RAIN AND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 135 KPH. THE SEA SURGED A RECORD OF NEARLY 4 METRES AT THE FOOT OF MANHATTAN, FLOODING THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT AND SUBWAY TUNNELS.THE 10 DEATHS WERE IN NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA AND CONNECTICUT. POLICE IN TORONTO SAID A WOMAN WAS KILLED BY A FALLING SIGN AS HIGH WINDS CLOSED IN ON CANADA’S LARGEST CITY.AS IT MADE ITS WAY TOWARD LAND, IT CONVERGED WITH A COLD-WEATHER SYSTEM THAT TURNED INTO A FEARSOME SUPERSTORM, A MONSTROUS HYBRID CONSISTING NOT ONLY OF RAIN AND HIGH WIND BUT OF SNOW. FORECASTERS WARNED OF 6-METRE WAVES BASHING INTO THE CHICAGO LAKEFRONT AND UP TO 0.9 METRES OF SNOW IN WEST VIRGINIA.STORM DAMAGE WAS PROJECTED AT $10 BILLION TO $20 BILLION, MEANING IT COULD PROVE TO BE ONE OF THE COSTLIEST NATURAL DISASTERS IN U.S. HISTORY.

ANGRY_BIRDS_STAR_WARS:LUKE & LEIA

ANGRY BIRDS  VIDEO COMING SOON....... 

         ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS IS RELEASING THIS                          

                           NOVEMBER 8TH

ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS IS RELEASING THIS NOVEMBER 8TH, AND WE’VE ALL BEEN EAGER TO SEE WHAT NEW, AND STAR WARS INSPIRED ARTIFACTS COME INTO THE MASSIVELY POPULAR FRANCHISE. ROVIO RELEASED THEIR FIRST GAMEPLAY TRAILER TODAY, SHOWING LUKE AND LEIA BIRDS AND THEIR POWERS! DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT IF YOU’RE A FAN, RIGHT BELOW:

ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS WILL BE OUT ON NOVEMBER 8. HTTP://ANGRYBIRDS.COM/STARWARSBUT DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL BE SLINGING BIRDS AND WAVING LIGHTSABERS AROUND IN NO TIME! UNTIL THEN, WE’LL HAVE ANIMATIONS, COMICS AND FAN ART TO KEEP YOU GOING ON OUR HTTP://ANGRYBIRDS.TUMBLR.COM PAGE. OFFICIAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER COMING ON NOVEMBER 5.ANGRY BIRDS STAR WARS COMING ON NOVEMBER 8, TO IOS, ANDROID, WINDOWS PHONE, KINDLE FIRE, MAC, PC & WINDOWS 8.

GOOGLE NEW NEXUS 10 TABLET

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES THE NEXUS 10 BY SAMSUNG,    NEXUS 7

GOOGLE ANNOUNCES THE NEXUS 10 BY SAMSUNG, NEXUS 7 32GB AND WIFI+3G VARIANTS | UNLEASHTHEPHONES .DESPITE HAVING TO CANCEL THEIR SCHEDULED PRESS EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY, GOOGLE HAS GONE AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE NEXUS 10 BY...MY FRIEND….

DESPITE HAVING TO CANCEL THEIR SCHEDULED PRESS EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY DUE TO HURRICANE SANDY, GOOGLE HAS GONE AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED THE NEXUS 10 BY SAMSUNG, WHICH HAD BEEN LEAKED LAST WEEK. IT RUNS ANDROID 4.2 JELLY BEAN OUT OF THE BOX; SPORTING A WHOPPING 2560×1600 DISPLAY (THAT’S 300PPI) AND A DUAL-CORE 1.7GHZ SAMSUNG EXYNOS SOC, 2GB OF RAM, NFC AND EITHER 16GB OR 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE FOR USD399 AND USD499 RESPECTIVELY, THE NEXUS 10 SEEMS TO PACK SOME REAL HARDWARE FIREPOWER UNDER THE HOOD.ALONGSIDE THE NEXUS 10, GOOGLE ALSO ANNOUNCED A COUPLE OF NEW VARIANTS OF THE NEXUS 7, ONE WITH 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE FOR USD249 AND THE OTHER WITH 32GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE AND A HSPA+ CELLULAR RADIO (IN OTHER WORDS, THE LONG-AWAITED 3G MODEL) FOR USD299. THE 8GB NEXUS 7 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED, LEAVING THE 16GB MODEL TO OCCUPY THE USD199 PRICE POINT, WHICH WILL HELP THE NEXUS 7 COMPETE FAVOURABLY AGAINST ENTRANTS LIKE THE IPAD MINI THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

Terrorism_Has_No_Religion

DO YOU Believe THAT TERRORISM HAS A RELIGION..........

YES OR NO 

AND WHY 

PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION

TERRORISM IS THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF TERROR, OFTEN VIOLENT, ESPECIALLY AS A MEANS OF COERCION. IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HOWEVER, TERRORISM HAS NO LEGALLY BINDING, CRIMINAL LAW DEFINITION.COMMON DEFINITIONS OF TERRORISM REFER ONLY TO THOSE VIOLENT ACTS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO CREATE FEAR (TERROR), ARE PERPETRATED FOR A RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR, IDEOLOGICAL GOAL; AND DELIBERATELY TARGET OR DISREGARD THE SAFETY OF NON-COMBATANTS (CIVILIANS). SOME DEFINITIONS NOW INCLUDE ACTS OF UNLAWFUL VIOLENCE AND WAR. THE USE OF SIMILAR TACTICS BY CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROTECTION RACKETS OR TO ENFORCE A CODE OF SILENCE IS USUALLY NOT LABELED TERRORISM THOUGH THESE SAME ACTIONS MAY BE LABELED TERRORISM WHEN DONE BY A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED GROUP. PERHAPS, IT IS LESS OPPRESSIVE IN ITSELF THAN THROUGH THE EFFECTS OF THE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO PROTECT ITS LIKELY VICTIMS.

THE WORD "TERRORISM" IS POLITICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY CHARGED, AND THIS GREATLY COMPOUNDS THE DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING A PRECISE DEFINITION. STUDIES HAVE FOUND OVER 100 DEFINITIONS OF “TERRORISM”. THE CONCEPT OF TERRORISM MAY ITSELF BE CONTROVERSIAL AS IT IS OFTEN USED BY STATE AUTHORITIES (AND INDIVIDUALS WITH ACCESS TO STATE SUPPORT) TO DELEGITIMIZE POLITICAL OR OTHER OPPONENTS, AND POTENTIALLY LEGITIMIZE THE STATE'S OWN USE OF ARMED FORCE AGAINST OPPONENTS (SUCH USE OF FORCE MAY ITSELF BE DESCRIBED AS "TERROR" BY OPPONENTS OF THE STATE).

TERRORISM HAS BEEN PRACTICED BY A BROAD ARRAY OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR FURTHERING THEIR OBJECTIVES. IT HAS BEEN PRACTICED BY BOTH RIGHT-WING AND LEFT-WING POLITICAL PARTIES, NATIONALISTIC GROUPS, RELIGIOUS GROUPS, REVOLUTIONARIES, AND RULING GOVERNMENTS. AN ABIDING CHARACTERISTIC IS THE INDISCRIMINATE USE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST NONCOMBATANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF GAINING PUBLICITY FOR A GROUP, CAUSE, OR INDIVIDUAL. THE SYMBOLISM OF TERRORISM CAN LEVERAGE HUMAN FEAR TO HELP ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.

ANOYMOUS THREATENS

SHUT DOWN ZYNGA, FACEBOOK ON NOVEMBER 5

AFTER THE GAMING GIANT ZYNGA, KNOWN FOR FACEBOOK GAMES FARMVILLE AND CITYVILLE, ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO SACK 5 PER CENT OF ITS EMPLOYEES, THE ONLINE HACKTIVIST GROUP ANONYMOUS HAS THREATNED TO TAKE DOWN ZYNGA AND FACEBOOK ON NOVEMBER 5.

ANONYMOUS IS TARGETING ZYNGA FOR THE "OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT" OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR ACTIONS AGAINST MANY DEVELOPERS. THE GROUP FURTHER SAID, "WITH A BILLION DOLLARS CASH SITTING IN A BANK WE DO BELIEVE THAT SUCH ACTIONS ARE AN INSULT TO THE POPULATION AND THE BEHAVIOUR OF CORPORATIONS LIKE ZYNGA MUST CHANGE."

LAST WEEK, ZYNGA CEO MARK PINCUS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD LAY OFF 5 PER CENT OF ITS MANPOWER, SHUT DOWN ITS OFFICE IN BOSTON AND SLASH THE STAFF AT THE COMPANY'S AUSTIN BRANCH.ANOYMOUS IN A YOUTUBE VIDEO ANNOUNCED ITS ATTACK, BUT YOUTUBE HAS REMOVED THE VIDEO SAYING, "THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED AS A VIOLATION OF YOUTUBE'S POLICY ON DEPICTION OF HARMFUL ACTIVITIES."ZYNGA CUSTOMERS AND FACEBOOK USERS, WE ARE ANONYMOUS. DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS ANONYMOUS HAS BEEN TARGETING ZYNGA FOR THE OUTRAGEOUS TREATMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR ACTIONS AGAINST MANY DEVELOPERS.WE HAVE COME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ACTIONS OF ZYNGA WILL RESULT IN MASSIVE LAYOFF OF A THOUSAND PEOPLE AND LEGAL ACTIONS AGAINST EVERYONE THAT SPEAKS TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS PLAN.IT WILL ALSO COME TO END OF THE US GAME MARKET AS WE KNOW IT AS ALL THIS JOBS WILL BE REPLACED IN OTHER MORE CONVENIENT FINANCIAL COUNTRIES.WITH A BILLION DOLLARS CASH SITTING IN A BANK WE DO BELIEVE THAT SUCH ACTIONS ARE AN INSULT TO THE POPULATION AND THE BEHAVIOUR OF CORPORATIONS LIKE ZYNGA MUST CHANGE.ANONYMOUS COULD NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN SO IT'S STARTING TO RELEASE CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS WE HAVE LEAKED ON THIS PLANAS WE SPEAK WE ARE PLANNING TO RELEASE ALSO ALL THE GAMES WE'VE TAKEN FROM THEIR SERVERS FOR FREE.THAT BEING SAID WE WILL STOP THE IDEA OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH GAMES IF ZYNGA WILL CEASE IMMEDIATELY THE PLAN.

WOMEN IN INDIA

ARE WOMEN SAFE IN INDIA?

Do You Think About That Indian Women Are Safe Or Not Please Give Your Openion.

AS A 23-YEAR-OLD MEDIA PROFESSIONAL WALKED TOWARDS HER OFFICE ON A CHILLY MORNING IN BANGALORE, SHE CAME FACE TO FACE WITH HER ASSAULTER — A BIKE-BORNE MAN, WHO SLOWED DOWN AS HE GOT CLOSER TO HER, SPAT ON HER AND SPED OFF. SHAMEFACED AND SEETHING WITH ANGER, SHE FORGOT TO NOTE DOWN THE BIKE'S REGISTRATION NUMBER. "I WAS SHOCKED AND BEFORE I COULD REGAIN MY COMPOSURE, HE HAD SPED OFF. AT FIRST I ASKED MYSELF IF MY CLOTHES HAD INVITED SUCH AN ACTION. BUT I HATE HIM NOW FOR MAKING ME QUESTION MYSELF. IT WAS NOTHING LESS THAN A TALIBAN-ESQUE ASSAULT ON A WOMAN," SHE SAYS. WOMEN, CAREFUL OR NOT, ARE NOW BECOMING THE TARGET OF A SECTION OF MEN WHO LEER, JEER AND DO NOT HESITATE TO MAKE THEM FEEL VULNERABLE, AND, WORSE, ATTACK THEIR DIGNITY . A RECENT STUDY STATES THAT INDIA IS THE WORST COUNTRY FOR WOMEN AMONG THE G20 NATIONS. THE REPORT SUGGESTS THAT INDIAN WOMEN ARE NOT FREE FROM VIOLENCE. THIS IS APPARENT FROM THE TROUBLING VISUALS THAT THE GUWAHATI INCIDENT HAS SHOWN US. THE NATIONAL CRIME REPORTS BUREAU 2011 SHOWS THAT BANGALORE COMES SECOND IN THE COUNTRY FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST WOMEN. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, BANGALORE HAS 1,890 CASES, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 5.6%, AFTER NEW DELHI (13.3%). WHY DO INDIAN MEN USE SEXUAL VIOLENCE TO ROB A WOMAN'S SECURITY?

ACTIVIST ARUNDHATI GHOSH SAYS, "THERE ARE MANY INDIAS AT PRESENT. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR A SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY AND SEXUALLY REPRESSED INDIA TO LIVE WITH THE MODERN, INDEPENDENT INDIA. BACKWARD IDEAS ABOUT GENDER AND SEXUALITY OVERPOWER THE INDIA IN WHICH WOMEN WANT TO LIVE ON THEIR OWN." PSYCHOLOGIST VIKRAM PRABHU SAYS THAT PATRIARCHY ALLOWS MEN TO COMMIT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN. "IT OCCURS WHEN A MAN SEES A WOMAN AS INFERIOR. THIS HAS BECOME COMMON IN URBAN AREAS WHERE MEN CAN TAKE REFUGE UNDER THE MASK OF ANONYMITY. IT IS MALE CHAUVINISM, WITH THE MAN FORCING THE WOMAN INTO SUBMISSION."THE MAIN ACCUSED IN THE GUWAHATI MOLESTATION CASE, AMAR JYOTI KALITA, REPORTEDLY DEFENDED HIS CASE BY STATING THAT THE GIRL WAS INTOXICATED. WHY DO WE AS A SOCIETY FIND FAULT WITH THE WOMAN? "INDIAN SOCIETY HAS ALWAYS PRIDED ITSELF ON A STRONG MASCULINE FIGURE," SAYS VIKRAM, ADDING, "IN OLD MOVIES, THERE ARE SEQUENCES OF THE HERO JEERING AT A WOMAN. MASKED UNDER THE ACT OF 'COURTSHIP', THIS IS SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND LEGITIMIZE SUCH ACTS." AND THESE IMAGES CHANGE THE WAY WOMEN ARE BEING PERCEIVED, SAYS FRANKLIN JOSEPH, WHO CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS TO EMPOWER WOMEN. "WHEN A FAMILY WATCHES A FILM IN WHICH A MAN BEATS UP A WOMAN, AND A FATHER HAS NO ISSUES WATCHING IT, THE SON GETS A SUBCONSCIOUS MESSAGE THAT IT'S OK FOR HIM TO COMMIT THE SAME ACTS. MOTHERS USUALLY HAVE NO SAY ON THE MATTER AND THE SILENCE IS PROOF OF THE POWER OF THE MAN," SAYS FRANKLIN.ACTIVISTS BELIEVE THAT INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA DO NOT OFFER ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO REPORT ON CRIMES. SAYS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST TEESTA SETALVAD: "WE ARE GUIDED BY WEAK LAWS, AND WOMEN ARE NOT GIVEN ENOUGH SUPPORT IN THEIR FAMILY TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT. SO, WOMEN FACE THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS."

FEMINISM IN THE WEST HAS BROUGHT ABOUT CHANGES: THE BRA-BURNING RADICAL FEMINISTS OF THE 60S PROTESTED AND REFUSED TO HIDE BEHIND AN APRON. HAS THE FEMINIST CAUSE IN INDIA FAILED TO ESTABLISH A WOMAN'S PLACE IN SOCIETY? ARUNDHATI DISAGREES AND SAYS, "IT IS BECAUSE OF FEMINISM THAT WOMEN LIKE ME ARE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT. IT IS NOT THE FEMINIST CAUSE, BUT THE MEN WHO HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH THE CHANGING WOMAN. IT IS TIME TO STOP WORSHIPPING THE SITAS AND PARVATIS, AND TO BRING THE KALIS OUT.

HINDI MOVIE CHAKRAVYUH

CHAKRAVYUH  REVIEW:

CAST: ARJUN RAMPAL, ABHAY DEOL, MANOJ BAJPAYEE, ESHA GUPTA, OM PURI, ANJALI PATIL

DIRECTOR: PRAKASH JHA

HOW MANY TIMES WE SEE A BOLLYWOOD FILM BRINGING UP A BURNING ISSUE LIKE NAXALISM TO THE FOREFRONT? DIRECTOR PRAKASH JHA’S ‘CHAKRAVYUH’ DOES IT BUT THEN IT ALSO CONSIDERS THE RESTRICTIONS OF MAINSTREAM FILMMAKING.

ON THE OUTSET, THE FILM IS A STORY ABOUT TWO FRIENDS ADIL KHAN (ARJUN RAMPAL) AND KABIR (ABHAY DEOL). THEIR FRIENDSHIP RECEIVES A SEVERE JOLT WHEN KABIR DECIDES TO LEAVE THE POLICE ACADEMY AFTER REALISING THAT HE COULDN’T COPE UP WITH THE QUINTESSENTIAL ‘POLICE’ ATTITUDE. LATER, ADIL EMERGES AS A RESPECTED POLICE OFFICER WHO TAKES UP THE JOB OF POLICE SUPERINTENDENT IN NAXALISM AFFECTED AREA NANDIGHAT (ANY RESEMBLANCE!).

ADIL’S REUNION WITH KABIR, WHO IS A FAILED BUSINESSMAN, PROMPTS HIM TO PLANT KABIR AS A MOLE INSIDE THE ENEMY CAMP. THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS WHEN KABIR STARTS STRUGGLING BETWEEN TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES.

BE IT ‘DAAMUL’ OR BE IT ‘AARAKSHAN’, JHA HAS ALWAYS COME UP WITH A FILM THAT IS BASED ON AN ‘ISSUE’ BUT IS POLITICALLY CORRECT. THIS TIME AGAIN, HE HAS TRIED HIS BEST TO NOT HURT THE POPULAR SENTIMENTS. THE POLICE HAVE BEEN SHOWN FROM ALL SIDES BUT THE MAN WHO IS AT THE HELM OF AFFAIRS IS MORALLY UPRIGHT AND KNOWS HIS LIMITATIONS. THERE IS A DELIBERATELY PUT SCENE IN THE FILM WHERE ADIL REFUSES AN OFFER FROM A BUSINESS TYCOON MAHANTA (KABIR BEDI), WHILE THERE ARE OTHER POLICEMEN UNDER ADIL’S JURISDICTION ONLY WHO ARE PROTECTED AND SYMPATHISED BY HIM, SO THAT CONFUSES THE AUDIENCES ABOUT HIS ACTUAL STAND.

NOW, COME TO THE OTHER SIDE. MANOJ BAJPAYEE IS THE DREADED NAXAL COMMANDER RAJAN, WHO DOESN’T SOUND IDEOLOGICALLY EQUIPPED BUT IS THE LEADER AT THE GROUND ZERO. IN ANOTHER NUANCED PERFORMANCE, BAJPAYEE CONVEYS THE CONVICTION OF SOMEONE WHO HAS LOST ALL HIS FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT. HIS DIALECT IS FINE, BODY LANGUAGE AND RUTHLESSNESS IS FINE, BUT WHAT DISTURBS IS HIS APPROACH TOWARDS THE PEOPLE HE SYMPATHISES WITH. OF COURSE, HIS LAWS ARE DIFFERENT BUT WHO WILL EXPLAIN THE REASONS BEHIND SUCH SELF STYLED OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND. HE HAS BEEN SEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH IDEOLOGUES BUT THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION REMAINS THE AVAILABILITY OF ARSENALS RATHER THAN THE FAITH WHICH COULD DRIVE THE LOCAL PEOPLE AGAINST THE FORCIBLE EVICTION.

HOWEVER, JHA’S HANDLING OF THE HUMAN SIDE OF NAXALITES IS PRAISEWORTHY. HE CLEARLY KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A NAXAL AND A HUMAN WHO IS ALSO A NAXAL. THEIR LIVES WITH GLIMPSES OF POVERTY HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED WITH APPARENT OBJECTIVITY. NAXAL COMMANDERS CAN LOVE, CAN BE HIT BY GREED AND CAN DANCE TOO.

CAPITALISM DOESN’T GET INTO A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH COMMUNISM IN ‘CHAKRAVYUH’, AND THAT MAKES IT INTERESTING. THERE ARE TWO FORCES FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER BUT THEIR GOALS ARE NOT GLOBAL. IT’S MORE OF A WAR BETWEEN TWO LEADERS, ONE OF WHICH BELIEVES THAT THE GOVERNMENT MACHINERY IS ALWAYS RIGHT.

WHO IS INNOCENT AND WHO IS DELIBERATELY BECOMING INNOCENT IS ANOTHER QUESTION. HOW CAN THE PATH OF GUN BE JUSTIFIED? WHY THE MINISTERS SHYING AWAY FROM TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THEY CLEARLY REPRESENT THE POPULAR NOTIONS? HOW CAN BE A MINISTER WHO IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT OUTER INVESTMENTS IN HIS AREA AND WHO DANCES WITH ‘ADIVASIS’, NOT GO FOR THE HEALING THERAPY. IS THEIR ANY CHANCE OF FINDING A MIDDLE WAY? BUT, AS I SAID THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS OF MAINSTREAM BOLLYWOOD FILMMAKING. RESTRICTIONS THAT DROVE PRAKASH JHA TO CAST THE SHORT PANT WEARING ESHA GUPTA AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND SAMEERA REDDY AS A ‘KUNDA KHOL’ ITEM GIRL.

ARJUN RAMPAL’S IMAGE AND DIALOGUE DELIVERY MAR HIS CHANCES BUT IT IS ONE OF HIS BETTER PERFORMANCES, IN FACT HE HAS A GIVEN ABHAY DEOL A RUN FOR HIS MONEY IN DOUBLE SHOTS. ABHAY DEOL IS SATISFACTORY BUT WE HAVE SEEN HIM DOING BETTER IN EMOTIONAL SCENES. THE DIRECTOR COULD HAVE WORKED A LITTLE MORE ON BRINGING OUT HIS HEADSTRONGNESS AND CONVICTION ON THE PATH OF VIOLENCE. IT SEEMS THAT HIS SOFT CORNER FOR JUHI (ANJALI PATIL) IS MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS CHANGE OF HEART THAN THE PLIGHT OF ADIVASIS AND ATROCITIES OF POLICE.

ANJALI PATIL IS THE SURPRISE PACKAGE OF ‘CHAKRAVYUH’. SHE HAS COME UP WITH AN AUTHENTIC PERFORMANCE. SHE IS VULNERABLE, MANIAC, IDEOLOGY DRIVEN, ALL AT THE SAME TIME. PATIL IS JHA’S PERFECT PORTRAYAL OF A NAXALITE.

‘CHAKRAVYUH’ HAS SOME AMAZING SCENES. THE FIRST GUN BATTLE BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE NAXALS IS SHOT WITH FANTASTIC IMAGINATION. IT COMES AS A DISTURBING SURPRISE. THE GRANDEUR HASN’T BEEN COMPROMISED ON. THE HANDLING OF THE CROWD SHOWS THE STORYTELLER’S CONTROL ON THE SETS.

OVERALL, ‘CHAKRAVYUH’ IS A WELL INTENTIONED AND FINELY CRAFTED FILM, WHICH SHIES AWAY FROM TAKING ANY STAND. A GOOD WATCH FOR THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT INDIA HAS PROGRESSED A LOT AND THINGS GO JUST FINE IF YOUR STOCK EXCHANGE FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY. AND YES, CLAPS FOR THE LAST ULTIMATE VOICE-OVER OF THE FILM.

PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK C2

PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK C2

 MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 PRO 64-BIT OPERATING SYSTEM

PANASONIC HAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE TOUGHBOOK C2, A SEMI-RUGGED CONVERTIBLE TABLET PC THAT IS PANASONIC'S FIRST TOUGHBOOK MODEL OPTIMISED FOR THE NEW MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 PRO OPERATING SYSTEM. THE DEVICE INCLUDES A THIRD-GENERATION INTEL CORE PROCESSOR, AND DELIVERS APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE. PANASONIC CLAIMS THAT THIS NOTEBOOK IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE IN THE FIELDS OF HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, FIELD SALES, AND IT DEPARTMENTS.

THE KEY FEATURES OF THE PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK C2:

·         MICROSOFT WINDOWS 8 PRO 64-BIT OPERATING SYSTEM WITH MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL OPTION AVAILABLE

·         INTEL CORE I5-3427U VPROTM (3MB CACHE, UP TO 2.8 GHZ) WITH INTEL TURBO BOOST TECHNOLOGY

·         5-POINT CAPACITIVE MULTI-TOUCH 12.5-INCH, 500 NIT, DAYLIGHT-READABLE HD DISPLAY WITH AN ANTI-REFLECTIVE/ANTI-GLARE TREATMENTS, AND IPS TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE A WIDE VIEWING ANGLE

·         DIGITISER FOR NOTE-TAKING AND SIGNATURE CAPTURE WITH AN ELECTRONIC PEN

·         IMPROVED TRIPLE HINGE DESIGN THAT PROVIDES DURABLE SUPPORT WHEN ROTATING THE SCREEN TO TABLET MODE

·         BATTERY DELIVERS APPROXIMATELY 11 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS USE DEPENDING ON USAGE CONDITIONS (APPROXIMATELY 15 HOURS WITH OPTIONAL LONG LIFE BATTERY)

·         BRIDGE BATTERY ALLOWS THE MAIN BATTERY TO BE SWAPPED WITHOUT POWERING DOWN THE DEVICE

·         APPROXIMATELY 1.80KG MAGNESIUM ALLOY DESIGN

·         HIGH-DEFINITION 720P WEBCAM WITH BUILT-IN MICROPHONE AND OPTIONAL 3MP REAR FACING CAMERA

·         REDESIGNED ERGONOMIC Y-SHAPED HAND STRAP FOR CARRYING IN BOTH LANDSCAPE AND PORTRAIT MODES

·         EMBEDDED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDING WI-FI 802.11A/B/G/N, BLUETOOTH AND OPTIONAL 4G LTE OR 3G GOBI MOBILE BROADBAND

·         FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS INCLUDING THE OPTIONAL INCLUSION OF A SERIAL PORT, VGA (HDMI PORT COMES STANDARD) OR MODEM PORT, AS WELL AS OPTIONAL NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS (NFC) OR SMARTCARD READER FOR USER AUTHENTICATION

·         AMBIENT LIGHT, MAGNETIC, ACCELERATION AND GYRO SENSORS TO ENABLE THE NEW WINDOWS 8 FUNCTIONALITIES

·         USB 3.0 PORTS: INCLUDES TWO BACKWARD-COMPATIBLE USB 3.0 PORTS THAT ALLOW FILE TRANSFER SPEEDS UP TO 10X FASTER THAN USB 2.0 PORTS.

·         THE WAY WE USE TECHNOLOGY ON THE JOB IS EVOLVING – TODAY'S MOBILE PROFESSIONAL DEMANDS FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY IN ADDITION TO POWER AND FULL FUNCTIONALITY," SAID KYP WALLS, DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, PANASONIC SYSTEM COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. "WE ENGINEERED THE TOUGHBOOK C2 TO GO WHERE OUR CUSTOMERS GO AND TO DO WHATEVER THEY NEED IT TO DO, WITHOUT THE CONCERNS THAT ARE INHERENT WITH A LESS RELIABLE NOTEBOOK OR TABLET."

PANASONIC STATES THAT IN ORDER TO OFFER IMPROVED RUGGEDNESS OVER PREVIOUS MODELS OF ITS TYPE, THE TOUGHBOOK C2 IS DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND A VARIETY OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS. ITS MAGNESIUM ALLOY CASE AND SHOCK-MOUNTED FLEX-CONNECT HARD DRIVE ALLOW IT TO HANDLE UP TO A 30-INCH DROP TO SIX SIDES AS WELL AS A 12-INCH DROP FROM 26 ANGLES. THE COMPUTER ALSO FEATURES A SPILL-RESISTANT KEYBOARD (UP 6 OUNCES).

COMMENTING ON THE AUDIENCE FOR THE NEW NOTEBOOK PANASONIC CLAIMS, “THE TOUGHBOOK C2 IS BUILT TO BE THE IDEAL MOBILE POINT-OF-CARE SOLUTION FOR NURSES, DOCTORS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. ITS LONG BATTERY LIFE IS DESIGNED FOR A FULL WORK SHIFT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR RECHARGING OR DOCKING, WHILE ITS COMBINATION OF BRIDGE BATTERY AND OPTIONAL LIGHTWEIGHT BATTERY OFFERS PROFESSIONALS AN EVEN LIGHTER ALTERNATIVE WHILE STILL ALLOWING FOR CONTINUOUS UNINTERRUPTED USE. THE REDESIGNED HAND STRAP ALLOWS IT TO BE CARRIED COMFORTABLY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. ITS FANLESS DESIGN MEANS NO AIR IS DRAWN IN OR OUT OF THE DEVICE, MINIMIZING THE SPREAD OF AIRBORNE PATHOGENS.”

THE PANASONIC TOUGHBOOK C2 IS AVAILABLE THIS DECEMBER FROM AUTHORISED PANASONIC RESELLERS STARTING AT $2949 (APPROXIMATELY RS 1,58,00). THE TOUGHBOOK C2 INCLUDES A STANDARD THREE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY.

iBall Launches DUAL-SIM TABLET

iBall 3G 7334 DUAL-SIM TABLET

iball HAS LAUNCHED THE IBALL SLIDE 3G 7334 DUAL-SIM TABLET PC IN INDIA. ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY, IT IS THE FIRST DUAL-SIM TABLET PC IN THE COUNTRY, AND ALSO THE FIRST IN INDIA WITH BUILT-IN FM TRANSMITTER.

THE IBALL SLIDE 3G 7334 ANDROID TABLET WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET THIS WEEK, A TOP COMPANY OFFICIAL SAID TODAY. "IT IS THE COUNTRY'S FIRST DUAL SIM AND FM SUPPORTED TABLET EQUIPPED WITH CAPACITIVE MULTI-TOUCH AND SEVEN INCH SCREEN AND LATEST 4.0 ICE CREAM SANDWICH OPERATING SYSTEM WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET THIS WEEK," SHAILESH AGRAWAL, CEO (RAJASTHAN), IBALL, SAID IN A STATEMENT.

"IT ALSO HAS THE FEATURE OF VIDEO CALLING, DUAL CAMERA AND IT COMES WITH 8GB OF BUILT-IN MEMORY. IT IS PRICED AT RS 10,990," HE ADDED.THE TABLET COMES EQUIPPED WITH TWO CAMERAS: A 2.0-MEGAPIXEL CAMERA AT THE BACK AND A VGA CAMERA AT THE FRONT. THE CAMERA IS CAPABLE OF TAKING 360-DEGREE PANORAMIC PHOTOS AND SPORTS MULTI-SHOT FUNCTIONS. THE DEVICE ALSO SUPPORTS 3G VIDEO CALLING. THE TABLET HAS A 7-INCH HD WSVGA CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1024 X 600 PIXELS AND SUPPORTS MULTI-TOUCH. IT ALSO SPORTS GPS WITH A-GPS.

AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI

LEADER  OF AL QAEDA  

LEADER  OF AL QAEDA  AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI IS CALLING ON MUSLIMS TO KIDNAP WESTERNERS, CITING THE SUCCESS IN THE ABDUCTION OF AMERICAN AID WORKER WARREN WEINSTEIN IN PAKISTAN.

IN A TWO-PART, MORE THAN TWO-HOUR VIDEO POSTED ON JIHADIST WEBSITES, AL-ZAWAHIRI CALLED FOR THE ABDUCTIONS AS PART OF A VOW NOT TO "SPARE ANY EFFORTS" TO FREE SHEIKH OMAR ABDEL-RAHMAN, THE MASTERMIND BEHIND THE 1993 WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING.

"GOD THE GREAT AND ALMIGHTY GRANTED US SUCCESS TO CAPTURE THE JEWISH AMERICAN WARREN WEINSTEIN," AL-ZAWAHIRI SAID IN THE VIDEO POSTED WEDNESDAY, ACCORDING TO THE TERROR MONITORING GROUP SITE INTELLIGENCE.

"WE ARE SEEKING, BY THE HELP OF GOD, TO CAPTURE OTHERS AND TO INCITE MUSLIMS TO CAPTURE THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE FIGHTING MUSLIMS IN ORDER TO RELEASE OUR CAPTIVES."

ALSO IN THE VIDEO, AL-ZAWAHIRI CALLED FOR SHARIA LAW TO BE INSTITUTED IN EGYPT, AND HE QUESTIONED EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSY FOR HIS STANCES ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING ISRAEL.

"I CALL ON EVERY FREE AND HONORABLE (PERSON) IN EGYPT TO PARTICIPATE IN EVERY PROTEST AGAINST THE ISRAELI EMBASSY, AGAINST THE PEACE TREATY WITH ISRAEL, AGAINST THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN LAND, AND AGAINST EVERY SIEGE OF GAZA," AL-ZAWAHIRI SAID. "ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS AND MASSES MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THOSE PROTESTS AND THE FIRST TO SACRIFICE FOR THEIR SAKE."

 AL QAEDA'S NEW BREEDING GROUND: MALI KING: AL QAEDA IS 'A GREATER THREAT' NOW OBAMA'S EVOLVING LANGUAGE ON AL QAEDA

THE VIDEO IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES RELEASED BY AL-ZAWAHIRI, WHO WAS AL QAEDA'S NO. 2 LEADER UNDER OSAMA BIN LADEN. HE TOOK OVER LEADERSHIP IN JUNE 2011 FOLLOWING BIN LADEN'S DEATH, ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS POSTED ON JIHADIST WEBSITES.

IN THE LATEST VIDEO, AL-ZAWAHIRI APOLOGIZED TO ABDEL-RAHMAN, DUBBED "THE BLIND SHEIKH," FOR HIS IMPRISONMENT.

THE EGYPTIAN-BORN ABDEL-RAHMAN WAS CONVICTED IN 1995 OF CONSPIRACY. HE IS SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE AT A FEDERAL PRISON IN NORTH CAROLINA.

AL QAEDA CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUGUST 2011 ABDUCTION OF WEINSTEIN FROM HIS HOME IN THE PAKISTANI CITY OF LAHORE.

MONTHS LATER, AL-ZAWAHIRI MADE A NUMBER OF DEMANDS OF THE UNITED STATES IN EXCHANGE FOR WEINSTEIN'S RELEASE. AMONG THE DEMANDS WAS THE RELEASE OF ABDEL-RAHMAN.

YASH CHOPRA

YASH CHOPRA MINI BIOGRAPHY

DATE OF BIRTH

1932, LAHORE, PUNJAB, BRITISH INDIA [NOW PAKISTAN]

DATE OF DEATH

21 OCTOBER 2012, MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (DENGUE FEVER)

MINI BIOGRAPHY

LABELED THE ETERNAL ROMANTIC AND WITH ONE OF THE BEST MUSICAL SENSES IN THE BUSINESS, YASH CHOPRA IS ARGUABLY INDIA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL DIRECTOR OF ROMANTIC FILMS. ALTHOUGH HE MADE ACTION-ORIENTED FILMS LIKE THE EVER-POPULAR DEEWAAR (1975), IT IS IN TACKLING LOVE AND ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS THAT HE HAS BEEN AT HIS BEST. ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING COMMERCIAL INDIAN DIRECTORS WHO STARTED THEIR CAREERS IN THE 1950S, HE HAS SUCCESSFULLY MOVED WITH THE TIMES FROM THE SOCIALLY SIGNIFICANT DHOOL KA PHOOL (1959) TO THE YOUNG AND COOL DIL TO PAGAL HAI (1997).

YASH CHOPRA WAS BORN IN LAHORE IN 1932, TO AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE PWD DIVISION OF THE BRITISH PUNJAB ADMINISTRATION, THE YOUNGEST OF EIGHT CHILDREN. HE BEGAN AS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO I.S. JOHAR BEFORE WORKING WITH HIS ELDER BROTHER, THE LEGENDARY B.R. CHOPRA; WHILE ANOTHER BROTHER, DHARAM CHOPRA, WORKED AS HIS CAMERAMAN. HE WAS GIVEN HIS FIRST DIRECTORIAL OPPORTUNITY WITH DHOOL KA PHOOL (1959), A MELODRAMA ABOUT ILLEGITIMACY; IT BECAME A HIT AND EVEN NOW REMAINS POPULAR TODAY. ENCOURAGED BY THIS SUCCESS, THE CHOPRA BROTHERS MADE A FEW MORE MOVIES TOGETHER, THE MOST NOTABLE BEING WAQT (1965), INDIA'S FIRST MULTI-STARRER; AND ITTEFAQ (1969), A THRILLER. ON THE PERSONAL FRONT, CHOPRA MARRIED PAMELA CHOPRA (NÉE SINGH) IN 1970, AND THEY HAD TWO CHILDREN, ADITYA CHOPRA AND UDAY CHOPRA, BOTH WORKING IN THE FILM INDUSTRY TODAY.

IN 1973, THE CHOPRA BROTHERS SEPARATED, WITH YASH CHOPRA FOUNDED HIS STUDIO, YASH RAJ FILMS, AND LAUNCHED IT WITH DAAG: A POEM OF LOVE (1973), A SUCCESSFUL MELODRAMA ABOUT A POLYGAMOUS MAN. HE THEN ENTERED ONE OF HIS BEST PHASES WITH TWO AMITABH BACHCHAN CLASSICS: DEEWAAR (1975) AND KABHI KABHIE - LOVE IS LIFE (1976). THESE MOVIES SET THE STANDARD FOR THE 1970S AND 1980S, ESTABLISHING BACHCHAN AS THE GREATEST AND MOST BELOVED INDIAN FILM STAR OF ALL TIME. HIS RESPECTIVE ROLES--A BITTER CRIMINAL AND A SENSITIVE, BROODING POET--ARE CONSIDERED TO BE HIS GREATEST PERFORMANCES, ALTHOUGH COMPLETE OPPOSITES OF EACH OTHER.

IN THE 1980S, CHOPRA WENT THROUGH A ROUGH TIME. TWO OF HIS MELODRAMAS, SILSILA (1981) AND FAASLE (1985); AND TWO ACTION-ORIENTED FILMS, MASHAAL (1984) AND VIJAY (1988), FLOPPED AT THE BOX OFFICE, ALTHOUGH THE LATTER BECAME A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CLASSIC YEARS LATER. HOWEVER, HE MADE A COMEBACK WITH HIS MUSICAL LOVE TRIANGLE CHANDNI (1989). THE FILM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, WITH GREAT PERFORMANCES BY ESTABLISHED HEROINE SRIDEVI AND ACTION HERO VINOD KHANNA. THEN CAME WHAT CRITICS AND CHOPRA HIMSELF CONSIDERED HIS BEST FILM, LAMHE (1991), A BEAUTIFUL FILM ABOUT CROSS-GENERATIONAL LOVE. IT COULDN'T SURVIVE THE BOX OFFICE, HOWEVER, DUE TO ITS INCESTUOUS NATURE.

 PARAMPARA (1992), DONE FOR AN OUTSIDE PRODUCER, WAS A MISFIRE, BUT THEN CAME THE BOX-OFFICE HIT AND TREND SETTER DARR (1993). STARRING THE THEN-DÉBUTANT SHAH RUKH KHAN, IT SHOWED A SYMPATHETIC LOOK AT OBSESSIVE LOVE AND AN EMOTION OFTEN OVERLOOKED IN LOVE--FEAR--AND ITS SUCCESS CATAPULTED KHAN TO SUPER-STARDOM. IN 1995, CHOPRA TURNED TO PRODUCTION AND ADITYA CHOPRA MADE HIS DIRECTORIAL DEBUT WITH DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE (1995), WHICH HAD THE LONGEST-RUNNING INITIAL RELEASE IN CINEMA HISTORY. HE DIRECTED ONE MORE FILM, DIL TO PAGAL HAI (1997), A LOVE STORY SET AGAINST THE THEATER, WHICH BECAME A HUGE SUCCESS AND A CULT HIT, BEFORE HE RETIRED FROM DIRECTING. HOWEVER, IN 2004, HE MADE A GRAND COMEBACK WITH VEER-ZAARA (2004), A TOUCHING CROSS-BORDER LOVE STORY, WHICH HE SAID WOULD BE HIS LAST DIRECTORIAL EFFORT.