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Two minor intensity bomb blasts took place on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express as it was approaching platform number 9 at the Chennai Central Station, killing one and injuring at least 10 others. The explosions took place on coaches S4 and S5 of the train.

At least 10 people are injured and one passenger is said to be critical. Police teams rush to spot.

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Finally, there's clarity on the relationship status of Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji. The Yash Raj Films (YRF) head honcho and actress exchanged vows in a small affair held in Italy on Monday, said an official announcement.

"We are happy to announce that Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji got married last night. The wedding was a very small intimate affair with very close family and friends," Rafiq Gangjee, vice-president (marketing and communications), YRF, said in a statement.

"We wish the couple a very happy married life," Gangjee added.

For Aditya, who is the elder son of late filmmaker Yash Chopra, it is his second marriage. He was earlier married to Payal Khanna.

Technial Writers [Reminder] STC India - Chennai One-day Regional Conference on April 26, 2014 @ HCL, Chennai Campus

Hello All,

The India chapter of Society for Technical Communication is pleased to announce a free webinar for Technical Communicators and Technical Editors. Please find the details below.

Webinar: Language Review – a Documentation manager’s Perspective

The session covers the importance of editing for the individual writer, other stakeholders, and the organization. It touches upon peer review and expectations from an editor. The speaker will also dwell on present day editing.

About the speaker

Surag Ramachandran is working as a Documentation Manager at the Financial Services Global Business Unit (FSGBU) of Oracle. In FSGBU, Surag works with the Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications (OFSAA), which focuses on the development of analytical applications for the Financial Services Industry.

Surag heads the international documentation and course curriculum team of 13 writers, who develop the end user documents and elearning materials for around 60 applications in OFSAA. Surag has developed the documentation processes for OFSAA and has built the documentation team from scratch.

Before moving to Oracle, he worked with Honeywell and has an overall industry experience of 15 + years in the field of technical writing.

Surag has presented in several STC conferences and has also contributed to the newsletters and magazines in the field of technical writing. Surag is a published author of short stories and also writes for kids in children’s magazines. He also pursues the hobby of making short videos and web series.

Date: Saturday, 10^th May, 2014

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Registration: Please register at: http://www.stc-india.org/events/webinar-on-language-review-a-documentation-managers-perspective-by-surag-ramachandran/

It is a FREE webinar; however, registration is mandatory to receive the webinar details. For any questions, contact Radhika Hari atstcindiaeditingsig@gmail.com.

The last date of registration is Friday, 9th May, 2014.

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Radhika Hari

STC India Editing SIG Owner 2014

On behalf of STC India

1ST STC INDIA CHENNAI: ONE-DAY REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE YEAR 2014 @ HCL, AMBATTUR

http://www.stc-india.org/events/1st-stc-india-chennai-one-day-regional-conference-for-the-year-2014-hcl-ambattur/

Editing is the latest SIG of STC India

STC India Editing SIG plans many events for 2014 – its inaugural year. Technical Editors and Language Reviewers please register with Radhika Hari at harir66@yahoo.com as a contributor to upcoming events.

Events on the cards are:

·         Webinars addressing both writers and editors

·         Articles for INDUS on any aspect of language and editing

·         Survey of the industry on editing practices – Two reviewers required for Questionnaire

·         Editors and Language Reviewers meet up (virtual only) – Moderator and Session Topics to be worked out

·         Intensive language workshops in various metros – Trainers required

We welcome your suggestions as well to broaden the SIG's horizon

 

Radhika Hari

Consultant Writer | STC India Editing SIG Owner 2014

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STC India Webinar By Makarand Pandit on Saturday, 29th March

Hello All,

The India chapter of Society for Technical Communication is pleased to announce a free webinar for technical communicators. Please find the details below.

Webinar Title: “Moodle Introduction”

Moodle is an open source Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. The webinar includes history and evolution of Moodle and its significance. The webinar also covers a live demo of how to set up courses, activities, resources, create interactive quizzes, and manage users using Moodle.

About the speaker

 Makarand Pandit, fondly known as Mak, is the MD and CEO of Technowrites Pvt. Ltd. He is a successful technical communicator, instructional designer, project manager, and trainer; with over 20 years of experience. He is a spiritually inclined person with commitment to the community. Past owner of TWIN, a founder member of STC India chapter, and the first Indian to become STC Associate Fellow. Mak is nominated for the office of STC Director for the year 2014. His hobbies have changed over last few decades from Palmistry, to Film-making, Gardening, and Bodybuilding.

Date: Saturday, 29^th March, 2014

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Registration: Please register at: http://stcindiawebinarbymak.doattend.com/

It’s a FREE webinar; however, registration is mandatory to receive the webinar details. For any questions, contact Mrini Gorla at mrini.gorla@adp.com.

The last date of registration is Friday, 28th March, 2014.

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Mrini Gorla

STC India Webinar Manager

On behalf of STC India

9 Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime

Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come.  1. The Post Office Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills. 2. The Cheque Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with cheque by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process cheques. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the cheque. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business. 3. The Newspaper  The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.  4. The Book  You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book. 5. The Land Line Telephone  Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes 6. Music  This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies." 7. Television  Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.  8. The "Things" That You Own  Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, andGoogle are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert. 9. Privacy  If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.