Berlin architect to rebuild WTC site :
(28/02/03)
A
complex of angular towers and a spire that would be
among the world's tallest structures has been officially
selected as the design for the World Trade Center
site in New York. Berlin-based architect Daniel Libeskind's
project is centred around the excavated pit of the
former World Trade Center. It beat the other finalist
team, led by New York-based architects Rafael Vinoly
and Frederic Schwartz, which proposed two decorative
steel towers in memory of the twin towers destroyed
in the 11 September 2001 hijacked plane attacks. The
architect says that having calculated the arc of the
sun, a wedge of natural light would funnel visitors
to the memorial site, and that every September 11
between 8:46 a.m., when the first tower was struck
by a plane, and 10:28 a.m., when the second tower
collapsed, no shadows will be cast by his buildings.
(Courtesy
BBC,
CNN)
Norah Jones wins five Grammys : (27/02/03)
Norah
Jones was the big winner at the 45th Annual Grammy
Awards, personally taking five awards in her first-ever
Grammy appearance, including the coveted album of
the year award for Come Away With Me, while her album
earned three additional trophies. "I feel really
blessed and really lucky," said Jones after winning
for album of the year. The 23-year-old daughter of
internationally renowned sitar player Ravi Shankar
also received honors for pop vocal album, best new
artist, and record of the year and female pop vocal
performance for "Don't Know Why." Jones
won every category in which she was nominated, tying
Lauryn Hill (who did it at age 23 in 1999) and Alicia
Keys (who did it at age 21 in 2002) for the most wins
by a female artist in a single night. In addition,
Jones's Come Away With Me proved a success for many
of those involved in its creation. Jesse Harris won
the song of the year award for penning Jones's "Don't
Know Why," while Come Away With Me was named
best engineered non-classical album, and it won the
producer of the year honor for Arif Mardin. (Courtesy
Launch.com)
Ranbaxy launches Abcavir : (05/02/03)
Ranbaxy Laboratories announced the launch of the next
generation anti retroviral (ARV) product Abcavir for
the first time in India. The product is to be marketed
under the brand name VIROL as 30 mg. formulation.
Abcavir is a NRTI(Nucleoside Reverse Trascriptase
Inhibitor). (Courtesy
The Hindu)
Surprise crackdown on software piracy : (03/02/03)
In the last few weeks, computer distribution dealers
like Logtech Trivandrum have been exposed for the
unauthorised distribution of pirated software on their
machines. The 'sting' operation was conducted by agents
of Microsoft Corporation after 'dressing up' as prospective
customers. They ordered for systems from the dealers
just like regular customers. The unsuspecting technicians
installed pirated software, originally from Microsoft
itself, including the Operating System and the Word
Processing Software (Office). The dealers received
notices from the Law and Corporate Affairs wing of
Microsoft India a few days later. Faced with the prospect
of imprisonment and a fine upto Rs. 2 lakh, the dealers
plead guilty. They had to pay Rs. 30, 000 towards
costs incurred by Microsoft and were made to sign
a MoU against installing such pirated software henceforth.
This does mean a lot to computers users across the
city who have been taking use of the lax regulations
on the pirated software issue. If this anti-piracy
wave in enforced, computer buyers would have to pay
sums from 20, 000 to 40, 000 Rs for legal software
which used to come bundled with their computers. It's
a definite signal for switching towards open source
products like Linux or Lindows OSes, Office Suites
like Star Office (SOT) or Lotus Smart Suites etc.
(Courtesy
The Hindu)
SUT Hospital get a state of the art Catheter Lab :
(01/02/03)
A tehcnologically advanced Catheter Lab has started
functioning at the S. U. T. Hospital this week. The
hospital has invested Rs. 2. 5 Lakhs for the same.
Modern techniques for Angigraphy, Angioplasty and
Stenting have been implemented. As an incentive, the
hospital has offered free Angiography test for needy
patiets registering in February. (Courtesy
Malayala Manorama)
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