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Eight Below

It goes without saying as to who MAN'S BEST FRIEND IS but for those of you who still regard DOGS as untouchables ,i'm sure this movie would atleast bring about a certain change in opinion. DOGS are sometimes or ,should i say ,most of the times are human's solace at times of grief & despair ,having a canine as a guardian is better whereas having them as a companion is a whole different world altogether. " One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he/she doesn't try to find out why." PLOT : " A true story of how a group of sled dogs left abandoned in Antarctica fight for survival. " Never have i cried so much whilst watching a movie , "Eight Below" is one such masterpiece that presented such a moving theme coupled with an heart wrenching screenplay. Directed by Frank Marshall of "Alive" & "Congo" fame ,this must be one of the best canine related movies ever ma...

Indian Wax Museum

Siddhagiri Museum , Kolhapur - it's on the outskirts of Kolhapur , on the way to Belgaum ..worth a watch. All statues are made out of wax.

Cancer from Car's AC

Message received as email forward..Users discretion solicited Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the AC after a couple of minutes. Here's why: According to a research, the car dashboard, sofa, air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin  (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car). In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer.Can also cause miscarriage. Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50mg per sq.ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene.If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptab...

Singam Movie Review - A Racy Entertainer

"Saamy" was a turning point in director Hari's career so was "Kaakha Kaakha" for actor Surya and both the films were cop stories. When Hari and Surya decided to join together for another cop story they were treading on thin ice as viewers generally compare this film with their previous cop stories. Singam (Lion) to be honest has no resemblance to any of these two movies though the story has some resemblance to "Kaakha Kaakha" and "Anjathey". The movie is an absolute entertainer and thanks to director Hari for providing a racy entertainer with the treatment given to the ordinary storyline and also to editor V T Vijayan for his slick editing. The base of the story is nothing new but seen numerous time before where the bad guy Mayilvaganam (Prakash Raj) is involved in crimes like extortion and kidnapping. In one extortion case Mayilvaganam gets entangled and is released on conditional bail that he needs to sign at a police station in Tuticourin ...

Remember Me

There is a scene in the film "GODFATHER" where the Don asks his son the following question DON : "Do you spend time with your family ? " SON : "Yes father. " DON : "Good ,because a man is never complete without spending time with his family." The last phrase in this conversation is the point which needs to be given a closer look ," A MAN IS NEVER COMPLETE WITHOUT SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. " In our daily life in this competitive world we tend to loose out on the things that must be valued the most ,Family is one such comfort that is overlooked the most out of these. Lots of pressure ,lots of stress for working parents to bring up their children with proper education ,decent lifestyle in a healthy environment but parents so often than not fail to provide the one thing their sons & daughters want ,"Their parents spending time with them." PLOT : " The plot revolves around a brother & sister who y...

Kites Movie Review

A movie that took over two years to make with an international star cast to bring in the hype it required and directed by Anurag Basu who had made brilliant films like "Gangster" and "Life in a Metro" to his credit. The story of the film was written by the man with a midas touch of Bollywood Rakesh Roshan who wanted his son Hrithik to be back in the box-office steam but in the end the effort put in by every individual has provided futile. The movie is not too lengthy as it has a running time of less than 2hrs and 10mins which meant that the screenplay needed to be absolutely crisp but one couldn't articulate what the makers had in their mind when they sat down to write the screenplay. Jai (Hrithik Roshan) is a salsa dance trainer in Las Vegas and also simultaneously involves himself in the American Green Card scam by marrying the illegal immigrants for a sum so that they are awarded US citizenship. In the school where he teaches salsa there is Gina (Kangana Rana...

Indian Scientists bring Artificial life to life

Three Indian-origin scientists are part of a team that has for the first time created a synthetic cell, controlled by man-made genetic instructions, which can also reproduce itself. The 24-member team included Sanjay Vashee, Radha Krishnakumar and Prashanth P. Parmar. 'We call it the first synthetic cell,' said genomics pioneer Craig Venter, who oversaw the project. 'These are very much real cells.' Developed at a cost of $30 million by the researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute, the experimental one-cell organism opens the way to manipulation of life on a previously unattainable scale, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to experts, scientists have been altering DNA piecemeal for many years, producing genetically engineered plants and animals, but the ability to craft an entire organism offers a new power over life. However, the achievement documented in the journal Science, may stir nagging questions of ethics, law and public safety about artificia...

How cellphone signals work

                                   

A Powerful message on using mobile phone while driving

Charge your mobile phone with a laptop/PC

Have you ever had the dreadful experience of taking separate chargers for each and every gadget , while you travel? Here is a trick to get rid of atleast the mobile phone charger from your baggage when you travel next time.I stumbled upon this video on metacafe , which  explains about  how to charge a mobile phone from your laptop or PC with a USB cable.This trick is easy enough to give it a try.All you need is a USB cable,wire cutter,soldering machine and a multimeter. Except soldering machine and multimeter , you could find rest of them in your house.I think it is worth to buy (or better borrow ) the multimeter or a soldering maching for this cause.Check out the video for the trick.                                                  ...

How to Train Your Dragon

Misconception - A mistaken thought ,idea ,notion or misunderstanding. We as people are prone to mistake or misunterpret whatever we see or hear ,thats human nature ,isnt it not ???? Infact we have abundant lists of common misconceptions , just click here if you wanna know what they are .So why are so erroneous in our judgements ??? The answer is simple ,we humans make life harder for ourselves & make even the simplest of matters complex... PLOT: " A viking colony's misconception's of dragons have resulted in a bloody conflict between dragons & vikings ,a young boy & a dragon form an unlikely bond that might end this conflict but is it too late ??? " Well first things first ,this is a 3D film & secondly its an animated film ,well then this makes the first animated 3D film i have seen. I was literally left with no other movie to go this weekend & i ended up watching " How to train your Dragon ".I'm now exteremely happy with my decision...

Issuing cheque with alteration may cost you dearly

If you have written 'hundered' instead of 'hundred' on a cheque, don't just strike off the additional 'e' and issue the cheque. Use a fresh leaf instead, or it could cost you Rs100-550. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified banks in a recent circular to not accept cheques that have corrections or alterations in anything but the date. The measure has been taken to "help banks identify and control fraudulent alterations". The banks have started informing customers about the policy change through mailers. If you issue a cheque with corrections, you will be slapped with cheque return charges that are Rs100-250 for public sector banks and Rs350-550 for private banks. "It is consumer protection that the RBI is looking at. Many a times cheques are stolen and encashed by other parties by making corrections," said S Govindan, general manager (personal banking and operations), UnionBank of India. He said the move is essential...

Sura Movie Review - As bad as it can get...

A typical masala fare which has all gone wrong is the verdict on Vijay's 50th film "Sura". The movie is 3 hours long and to compliment it the story and screenplay is boring and the acting from the lead actors to be honest is nothing more than ordinary. Vijay's movie normally has the reputation of catering to his huge fan-base but this "Sura" looks like it has even disappointed his die-hard fans. A landmark film of his career the actor should have been more cautious before giving the green signal as his previous films in "kuruvi", "Villu" & "Vettaikaran" did not yield the desired box-office results. The story in Sura is nothing new but the same old dusted larger than life good wins over evil formula. Sura (Vijay) is a fisherman who loves his people in the hamlet in which he lives in and Samuthrarajan (Debutant Devgill) is a minister who is also a smuggler and is keen to grab the land from the fisher folk. Samuthrarajan in his...