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EPLFC aka Ernakulam Public Library Film Club will be doing a public screening of Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu monogatari on 29^th April, 2010(Thursday) at 6 PM.

Plot

In the beginning of the springtime in the period of the Japanese Civil Wars of the Sixteenth Century in Lake Biwa in the Province of Omi, the family man farmer and craftsman Genjur travels to Nagahama to sell his wares and makes a small fortune. His neighbor Tobei that is a fool man dreams on becoming a samurai, but he can not afford to buy the necessary outfit. The greedy Genjur and Tobei work together manufacturing clay potteries, expecting to sell the pieces and enrich; however, their wives Miyage and Ohama are worried about the army of the cruel Shibata that is coming to their village and they warn their ambitious husbands. Their village is looted but the families flee and survive; Genjur and Tobei decide to travel by boat with their wives and baby to sell the wares in a bigger town. When they meet another boat that was attacked by pirates, Genjur decides to leave his wife and son on the bank of the river, promising to return in ten days. Genjur, Tobei and Ohama raise a large amount but Tobei leaves his wife to buy the samurai outfit and seek fame and fortune. Meanwhile the female aristocratic Lady Wakasa and her servant ask Genjur to bring her shopping to her fancy Kutsuki House. Sooner Genjur and Tobei discover the price they have to pay for their ambition.

Ugetsu monogatari Trailer

Details for Ugetsu monogatari

• Title: Ugetsu monogatari
• Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
• Rating: 8.1
• Year: 1953
• Tagline:
• Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
• Color: Black and White

EPLFC Announcement

ILUG Cochin will be conducting a meet this sunday(25^th Apr, 2010). The meeting is from 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The agenda for the meeting is The Free Software Movemement in the next decade. and the technical pesentation will be Power of ImageMagick.

Details

1. Introduction to Free Software and GNU Movement.

Discussion on Free Software Licenses, Open Source Software.

We start of with our regular discussion on Free Software and related topics. This is important for new users.

2. Agenda : The Free Software Movement in the next decade.

- Looking back at the Last 10 years, how do we the see the road ahead for one of the biggest revolution that has taken place for mankind.

- What are the new challenges and goals.

- How does the community need to look forward to the coming years.

- Changing role of User Groups.

3. Technical Presentation: Power of Imagemagick.

ImageMagick is a software suite to
- create, edit, and compose bitmap images.
- read, convert and write images in a variety of formats,
- translate, flip, mirror, rotate, scale, shear and transform images,
- adjust image colors,
- apply various special effects,
- draw text, lines, polygons, ellipses and Bézier curves.

More Details

Venue

Make a Difference(MAD) is an organization of young people working with underprivileged children to provide them with quality education. MAD was started in 2006 in Kochi when three college students got together to teach English to children in an orphanage. The concept quickly gained ground and within a short span, MAD developed into an organized network providing an easy platform for college students and young professionals to reach out and make a difference.

MAD volunteers believe in bridging the gap in society through education; to make a difference in the lives of thousands of children in street shelters, poor homes, and other child-support establishments. MAD’s volunteers work towards providing these children with quality education to empower them to take control of their lives and follow their dreams. The MAD syllabus focuses on life skills through improved communication skills, computer skills and personality development.

Join Us

Make a Difference wants committed individuals to join the cause. MAD Cochin is holding its annual recruitment drive on the 25^th of April. Interested candidates can register at MAD’s website: http://www.makeadiff.in/joinmad.php. Please register on or before 23^rd of this month.

ICE-FOSS 10 is being held at FISAT Engineering College, Angamaly on 19 Apr 2010, 10:00 AM. This is a 2 days event.

ICE-FOSS is Conference for Enthusiasts of FOSS

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The Free Software Cell of FISAT Engineering College (Angamaly,Cochin,Kerala), FFSC is organizing a national level FOSS Conference “ICE-FOSS ’10″ on April 19th, 20th and 21st. We are highly elated to invite you and your community for the event. It will be highly cordial of you if you could ensure your participation by registering online at http://www.icefoss.in.

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Open Coffee Kochi is being held at Loungevity, The Avenue Regent, MG Road on 21 Apr 2010, 06:00 PM. This is a 3 hours event.

The idea of the event is an informal networking between people who are working in the IT and Outsourcing industry. There is no agenda or program, it’s just a get-together to meet and get to know other people.

The promotion of a company or single person is not allowed, but we will organize some interaction to bring demand and supply together … so don’t forget to bring your business cards with you.

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EPLFC aka Ernakulam Public Library Film Club will be showing Walter Salles’s Central do Brasil on 18^th April, 2010(Sunday) at 10 AM.

Plot

Dora, a dour old woman, works at a Rio de Janeiro central station, writing letters for customers and mailing them. She hates customers and calls them ‘trash’. Josue is a 9-year-old boy who never met his father. His mother is sending letters to his father through Dora. When she dies in a car accident, Dora takes Josue and takes a trip with him to find his father.

Central do Brasil Trailer

Details for Central do Brasil

• Title: Central do Brasil
• Director: Walter Salles
• Rating: 8.0
• Year: 1998
• Tagline: He was looking for the father he never knew. She was looking for a second chance.
• Genre: Drama
• Color: Color

Malayalam Wikimedia Meetup is being held at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamasserry on 17 Apr 2010, 02:00 PM. This is a 3 hours event – so it ends at 17 Apr 2010, 05:00 PM.

Wikipedians from any part of India or the world and anyone who is interested in Wikipedia! Meetup is open to members of all Wikimedia projects and Wikipedians from Malayalam laguage.All are welcome, and we are especially interested in seeing newcomers to join the experienced Wikipedians/Wikimedians

Please sign up also at http://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meetup-2010_April

Note: It is mandatory to confirm your availability for the Kerala Wiki Meetup by signing in the Malayalam wiki meetup page.

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EPLFC aka Ernakulam Public Library Film Club will be doing a public screening of Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde on 11^th April, 2010(Sunday) at 10 AM.

Plot

A bored small-town girl and a small-time bank robber leave in their wake a string of violent robberies and newspaper headlines that catch the imagination of the Depression-struck Mid-West in this take on the legendary crime spree of these archetypal lovers on the run.

Bonnie and Clyde Trailer

Details for Bonnie and Clyde

• Title: Bonnie and Clyde
• Director: Arthur Penn
• Rating: 8.1
• Year: 1967
• Tagline: “The strangest damned gang you ever heard of. They’re young. They’re in love. They rob banks.”
• Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
• Color: Color (Technicolor)

EPLFC Announcement

Adobe Flex Launch Event is being held at Hotel Woods Manor on 10 Apr 2010, 10:00 AM. This is a full day event.

The Kerala Adobe user group in association with Bridge, India will conduct a launch event for Adobe’s latest product and technology releases at Hotel Woods Manor, Cochin on April 10. The products and technologies in focus includes the Flash builder 4, Flex 4, ColdFusion builder and the soon to be released Adobe CS5 software suite, which includes Adobe’s flagship product, the Adobe Photoshop. The details are available on http://godsowndevelopers.com/kad/launchevent/

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