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Thursday, February 19, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

GOT PLANS?Spend time at these animal homes

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 32

FAMILY AFFAIRPitt and Jolie at Oscars

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Whats up with the big budget Rajini-starrerEnthiran? There is good eight months for

director Shankars magnum opus movie to release

but every fortnight there are stills of the moviebeing leaked on the net.The latest set of five stills shows the Superstar onthe sets with stunt director Peter Hein and Shankar.But, unlike the previous leaks, this one only raisesmore doubts on what exactly is the actors role.Rumours are rife that the Superstar plays a dual role one of a scientist and that of a robot. While theinitial set of pictures showed Rajini romancing Ashin Machu Picchu, the current set has a more rigidor the Star Wars looks, which only makes onewonder about Enthirans storyline.The initial leaks saw the director getting red andsuspending a few assistants. In fact, Shankar hadwarned action on the mischief-monger. But, withat least three sets of stills releasing so far, it makesone wonder if it is a publicity stunt.

Ergo Correspondent

Enthiranstills popup againIs this a publicity stunt?

A few places in

Chennai whereroadies canshop for ridergear

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Flying for fun was the motto behind MadrasFlying Clubs inception. But with changingtimes that has taken a backseat.

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ERGO Thursday, February 19, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Painting is a poetry that is seen ratherthan felt, said legendary artist

Leonardo da Vinci once. So, heres yourchance to see the paintings of childrenwho participated in The Hindu YoungWorldpainting competition. Thecompetition, held last December as partof The Hindu Newspaper in EducationInitiative, saw thousands of kidsparticipate with enthusiasm. Apart fromawarding the winners, the organisershave decided to display the bestpaintings done by the students, both

from the preliminary and final rounds,at Apparao Galleries in Nungambakkam.Around 45 works of art are on display.The revenue generated from the salewill be given to a charitableorganisation. The exhibition-cum-sale ison till February 22.

Brush

with fame

The kittens like playing soccer

with ping-pong balls. The pup-pies are happy to crowd around

you and give you celebrity treat-ment. The adult dogs wag their tails

until you start to worry they mightfall off. Its an unconventional way toentertain oneself over the weekendand bring in a whole lot of joy tomany eager animals that want noth-ing more than a little human affec-tion.

Your company is top priority ofcourse, but they wont say no to apure vegetarian snack either. Theyprefer very simple foods like bread,milk and plain biscuits (chocolate ispoisonous to animals, so please becareful about that and when indoubt, settle for good old Marie bis-cuits) and most of them can be handfed.

If youre going as a group and foodquantities are large, it helps to in-

form the shelter in advance so theycan ensure that nothing is wasted. Asfor toys, odds and ends like shoe lac-es, a tiny ball of string, table tennis orbouncing balls and frisbees are theirfavourites. Steer clear of chokinghazards like marbles that are espe-cially dangerous around kittens.

Please remember to take somephotographs, preferably with you inthe frame and send them [email protected]. The pictures couldeven be taken with a mobile phonecamera as long as they are of highresolution (file size of 300 kb orabove). Well feature the best of them

with credit in next Thursdays issue.Have an awesome weekend!

Addresses

Animal Welfare and ProtectionTrust (AWPT): #3/ 140, Kalaignar Ka-runanidhi Street, Santhoshapuram,

Velachery - Tambaram Main Road.For directions, please buzz Mrs. Pad-mavathy at 22781381.

Blue Cross: Old no 72, VelacheryRoad, Guindy, Chennai-32. If yourecoming from Tata Concordes side,keep going straight past the swim-ming pool and Ashram School until

you see a bakery and Gulmohar Ave-nue and take the right after that.

Youll see their board too, right nextto the Madras Riding School andbang opposite the forest departmentnursery. Call 22300666 for more di-rections.

SRIYA NARAYANAN

[email protected]

SPB musical niteSacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School, as part of itsongoing centenary celebrations, is organising a musical evening byplayback singer Dr. S.P. Balasubramanian on February 21. Tickets priced Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000, are available at the school office, Landmark, FruitShop on Greams Road, Gangothri and Nilgiris outlet.

Got Plans?If youre looking for a funway to spend your weekend,drop in at these four-leggedcuties who just might

not let you go

PHOTO:V.

GANESAN


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The Chennai sky has no place foramateurs. The founding membersof the Madras Flying Club, estab-lished in 1930, will be horrified to

see the changed scenario.Back then there was a red-clay run-

way and flying was a weekend recre-ation. Only because of this club theMadras Airport was built here, we aretheir forefathers. But now we havebeen pushed to the farthest corner,says Captain Sebastian Joseph, honor-

ary secretary of the club.Unlike those days, the club hardlysees any amateurs flying or hobby fly-ing by enthusiasts.

The spiralling cost of flying and redtapism make it difficult for flyers to takeoff just for the fun of it, says a veteranand chief flying instructor N.K. Singh.

Flying highKeeping with the changing times the

club has found itself a new job. Today,it is the only recognised centre in TamilNadu to train and certify budding pi-lots. Armed with three Cessna-152, oneCessna-172 and two Indian made Han-sa III, the club is currently issuingCommercial Pilot Licences to at least

60 students every year. Costing approx-imately Rs. 12.5 lakh and running overtwo and half years, the course is abso-lutely must for anybody who wants toget into the aviation sector as pilots.But the whole thing though comes witha catch.

The boys are getting trained in two

or four-seater non-pressurised air-crafts, but there are no jobs in the seg-ment. As a transport or cargo pilot you

will be flying mostly Airbuses or Boe-ing, but none of the flying schools inIndia, including ours, have those facil-ities, explains Captain Joseph, who isan Airbus instructor with state carrier

Indian. Apart from Indian and Jetnone of the other carriers in India havetraining facilities in the country. So thestudents end up going abroad andspending more to get some valuableflight time on the two aircrafts.

Ground rulesTo get a commercial license from the

Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) a pilot needs to have minimum200 hours of flight time and over 100hours of solo including cross-countryand night flying experience.

Cross country is a difficult proposi-

tion in Chennai due to the constant airtraffic pressure. So for the last few yearswe have moved to Vellore and use theairstrip there, says N.K. Singh.

A Private Pilot Licence (PPL) can alsobe acquired at the club after complet-ing 50 hours of flying including 20hours of solo, but there are not manytakers. Costing Rs. 5,000 per hour offlying, the PPL will arm you with thepower to fly anywhere with anyone aslong as you have an airplane at yourdisposal. Here also the club is ready tocome to your help and you can chartera two-seater Cessna-152 for Rs. 6,000 ora four-seater Cessna-172 for Rs.8,000(per hour).

It is one of the oldest flying institutes in India, but a number offactors make it difficult for enthusiasts to take off

AYON [email protected]

Madras Flying Club students manoeuvre their aircrafts at the oldMadras Airport in Chennai. PHOTO: R. RAVINDRAN.

Flights of fantasy!

Thursday, February 19, 2009


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ERGO Thursday, February 19, 2009VILLAGE04

Jet cuts international routes,

plans leasing aircraftJet Airways has cut three of its biggest loss-making internationalroutes and plans to lease four wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft,besides phasing out three Boeing 737 planes. The carrier, whichwas taken last month by Kingfisher as the largest airline,discontinued the Amritsar-London-Amritsar route in December,Bombay-Shanghai-San Francisco and Bangalore-Brussels sectors inJanuary as part of its network rationalisation exercise. Thesewere the highest loss-making routes. This will, therefore, help usreduce losses, Jet Airways CEO Wolfgang Prock-Schaeur said.

PTI

Australian shark attackdiver to lose legAn Australian navy diver who fought off a shark in a rareattack in Sydney Harbour is due to undergo surgery onWednesday to amputate his leg.Able Seaman Paul de Gelder, 31, was taking part in adefence exercise near an upmarket residential area of theharbour in Australias largest city when he was attacked

last week, losing hisright hand.De Gelder thankedthe three colleagueswho pulled him fromthe jaws of thethree-metre bullshark, and theparamedics anddoctors who treated

him.The attack took placenear the GardenIsland Naval Base inWoolloomooloo Bay,which is lined withseafood restaurantsand celebrityapartments.

AFP

Whos thedad?The grandmother of ababy girl born lastweek to a 15-year-oldmum and - reportedly -a dad who is only 13,says she cant wait fora DNA test to settlethe paternity.Social services agreedto do it for the sake ofthe children, Penny,mother of 15-year-oldChantelle Steadman

said after claims herdaughter slept withboys other than AlfiePatten, who at 13 hasbeen reported as thesecond youngest dadin Britain.The sooner its done the sooner Chantelle and Alfie canget on with being parents, she said insisting the testwould prove the baby-faced schoolboy is the father ofone-week-old Maisie Roxanne.

IANS

Three Nepalese sherpabrothers are preparing toset a new world record byspending 24 hours in thedeath zone on the sum-mit of Mount Everest.

Pemba Dorje Sherpa, 30,and his two younger broth-ers will spend one day and anight hunkered down onthe worlds highest peakduring the coming springclimbing season.

We will stay awake for 24hours and pray for worldpeace at the top of the sum-

mit, said Pemba, who cur-rently holds the record forthe fastest ascent of Everestat eight hours and 10 min-utes. Its going to be tough.

We will need lots of powerand energy to adapt to theharsh weather conditionson top of the mountain,Pemba told AFP in Kath-mandu. The three brothers

will carry a gold-platedBuddha statue, as well asChristian, Hindu and Mus-lim religious symbols, whenthey start off on their jour-

ney on April 5. The mseason on Everest getsder way in late April May when a small winbetween the spring summer monsoon othe best conditions making the 8,848-m(29,028-foot) ascent.

The current summitdurance record is heldthe late Nepalese mtaineer Babu Chhiri, spent 20 hours on toEverest in 1999 witsupplemental oxygen.

Chhiri died in 2001 whe fell into a crevasse ing another Everest asc

Nepalese brothers plan 24-hourstay on Everest summit

Death zone, not a matter for the trio

Think twice before snapping

pics of British bobbiesTourists better think twice now before snapping pictures of theiconic British bobby. A new British anti-terrorism law went intoeffect yesterday that could effectively bar photographers fromtaking pictures of police or military personnel a move thatprompted some 200 photographers to protest outside of ScotlandYards headquarters. Although the measure aims to preventterrorists from taking reconnaissance shots, photographers say itcould be misused at a whim to stop any pictures from being taken especially images involving police abuse and demonstrations.

PTI

Hair todayAn Indian grocer is aiming to get hisear hair as long as possible. After yearsof growing it, Radhakant Baijpais hairnow stands at 25 cm.


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As dusk falls on Cambodiascapital, security guards atthe Tuol Sleng genocidemuseum huddle together

at the ticket office to protectthemselves from ghosts.

At night, we can see a blackshadow walking, says Kim Sok, a25-year-old guard at the mu-seum, which served as the mainprison for the 1975 to 1979 KhmerRouge regime. We just stay closetogether so we can take care ofeach other.

Here, at prison code-namedS-21 under the supervision of for-mer mathematics teacher KaingGuek Eav, alias Duch, more than

15,000 prisoners were torturedbefore being hauled to a killingfield on the outskirts of PhnomPenh.

After the UN-backed KhmerRouge war crimes tribunal beganon Tuesday to try Duch forcrimes against humanity and warcrimes, nowhere seems as haunt-ed as his notorious former prison.

Belief in spirits is widespreadthroughout Cambodia and thereis particular fear of those whodied violently without a properBuddhist burial.

Consisting of four buildingsand a dusty field, Tuol Sleng wasa high school until the KhmerRouge made it the centre of a net-

work of 70 prisons throughoutthe country.

Documents at Tuol Sleng re-veal leaders ordered suspectedenemies of the regime to betortured into signing statementsthat they were agents of the CIA,KGB and of neighbouring Viet-

nam. When I arrived here, Ifound lots of bloodstains, hand-

cuffs and spools of string in thehouse. I realised that they werefor torture, says Sokha, a 55-

year-old homemaker whosehome is next to Tuol Sleng.

Cambodians who work at the

museum or live nearby say theplace will remain haunted until

the regimes leaders arepunished.

Khmer Rouge Brother Num-ber One Pol Pot died in 1998, butDuch and four other survivingregime leaders are due to be tried

for war crimes and crimes againsthumanity.

Three decades after he vived electrical shocks and bings, former Tuol Sleng prisChum Mey said he still wakesobbing every night.

Sometimes, the spirits mme dream about them andme for help, says the 79-yold, who was allowed to livthe Marxist regime because

was deemed a useful mech

Khmer Rouge (RedKhmer): It is the communruled political party ofCambodia, which it renamethe Democratic Kampucheafrom 1975 to 1979.

Why is it notorious: Up ttwo million people died inCambodia under the regimbecause of overwork,starvation, execution andtorture.

Why it is in news: Threedecades after the fall of thKhmer Rouge, the U.N.-assisted tribunal has openea procedural session to lay

the groundwork for a fulltrial. Duch, one of the fivedefendants from the close-knit ultra-communist regimis charged with crimesagainst humanity.

A view of one of the mass graves at Choeung Ek Genocidal Center. (Inset) Duch. PHOTOS: AFP

Ghosts of Khmer Rouge

victims haunt Cambodia

A dress that can be worn in 100 different ways

Buy one, get 99 free!

Afashion designer has created a

unique dress, named Zipper,which he claims can be worn in100 different ways, an innovationhailed as the ultimate outfit inthe wake of the global finan-

cial meltdown. In fact, thehandmade black and silverdress is made of 120separate zips that can beadded, removed or par-tially undone to createendless possibilities it canbe adapted to create any-thing from a belt to a full-length evening outfit. Theneckline, dress length andsleeve length are all easily ad-justable.

And by removing zips fromthe middle of the outfit it caneven become a two-piece mini-skirt and crop-top, The Daily Tel-egraph reported. The dress wasinfluenced by the constant chang-es and demands that fashion es-tablishes every season. The idea

was to create a single dress that couldeasily be reconstructed over and over

again to comply with hundreds ofvariations.The Zipper dress can beadapted from a full-length night

dress, to a t-shirt, a miniskirt or

even a belt.Each one of them can beeither separated from the

rest of the dress or opento play and reveal layers or

skin beneath.I believe the concept is par-

ticularly poignant in the currenteconomic crisis because you canbuy one dress and get a hundreddifferent fashion possibilities, de-

signer Sebastian Errazuriz was quot-ed as saying.

The 31-year-old designer is current-ly in talks with developers about put-ting the dress into mass productionso it can be sold at a reasonable price.He has held 40 exhibitions, includingshows in Tokyo, New York and Paris.

PTI

Made in Brazil

Models shounderweardesignsduring thethird editioof theBrazilianUnderwearDay onFebruary 17

at Brasiliasbus stationTheUnderwearDay is a NeYork Citycreation todevelop theBrazilianunderwearindustry.AFP PHOTO


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India is so behind schedulethat it will take a miracle forNew Delhi to host the Com-monwealth Games in 2010.

Budgets are skyrocketing and theinfrastructure is coming up at asnails pace for the four-yearlyGames to be held in the Indiancapital from October 3-14 next

year.What is actually needed for it

to materialise without us embar-

rassing ourselves, is a miracle.And even more money, a reportsaid. What we face is a raceagainst time. The ambitious air-port project is facing a cashcrunch. Roads and flyovers that

were to be completed by 2008have hit a dead-end. The venuesare officially 40 percent com-plete, but walk by them and all

you can see is a mess.The report added that a con-

tractor had yet to be found toconstruct a flyover near theGames village, and work on theelevated corridor connecting thevillage to the main stadium hadbarely begun. And even if it allsomehow works out, theres thatother big question. How on earth

will we pay for the Games? it

asked. Government figures esti-mate an expenditure of US$ 1.5billion, up from the original bud-get of US$ 800 million, on spruc-ing up New Delhi with newinfrastructure and stadia.

The report took a swipe at Indi-an Olympic Association chief Su-resh Kalmadi for suggesting thatmoney earned through suchmeans as sponsorship and TVrights will be returned to the go-

vernment. Its a promise the go-vernment might hold him to andits also one he might find diffi-cult to keep, the report said.Even before the global economicdownturn happened, sponsors

were wary. Now, its muchworse.

The economic slowdown hasalready forced the Games Villagebuilder to ask for a bailout fromthe government, the report stat-ed. It is feared that New Delhimay face the same fate as Mon-treal, which passed on the expen-diture incurred for the 1976Olympics to the citys tax-payers.At this point, in election year, nogovernment will talk of levyingany cess (extra tax) in future forthe Games, it said. But history

has shown us it is a very real sibility that we, the taxpamight well foot the bill for Indbiggest show.

Kalmadi said last month heconfident New Delhi would a successful Games which feature some 8,500 athletes f71 nations drawn from the Cmonwealth. Most of the intructure would be readyDecember, he said. F

March 2010 onwards, we hophave test events.The Commonwealth Ga

Federation (CGF) has raised cern over the slow pace of w

which has already forcedworld badminton championsin August this year to be shifteHyderabad. New Delhi is theond Asian city to be awardedCommonwealth Games afterMalaysian capital of Kuala Lpur hosted the 1998 editionports from Australia last msaid Melbourne, hosts of the Games, were willing to step New Delhi was unable to onise the Games. New Delhihosted the Asian Games twic1951 and 1982.

India lags behind in CWG preparations

Upgradation work in progress at the Indira Gandhi Indore Stadium in preparation for theCommonwealth Games 2010, in New Delhi. PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT

Miracle needed

ERGO Thursday, February 19, 2009SPORT06

Sania-Santangelo in Dubaipre-quartersSania Mirza and her Italian partner Mara

Santangelo advanced to the doubles pre-quarterfinals of the USD two million DubaiTennis Championships aftergetting a walkover from PolandsUrszula Radwanska and StefanieVoegele of Switzerland in the firstround in Dubai. An injury toRadwanska forced the Polish-American pair to give away thematch to their opponents. Saniaand Sanatangelo now have atough job at hand as they face topseeded pair of Zimbabwean CaraBlack and American Lizel Huber inthe second round. Sanias singlescampaign had ended on Tuesdayafter losing her second round match to KaiaKanepi of Estonia.

PTI

Benaud announcesretirementLegendary cricket commentator RichieBenaud announced on Wednesday that hewill retire next year, ending nearly half-a-century of broadcasting which made him an

icon in thesport. Ill bedoingAustraliancricket nextyear, 2010, butI dont do anytelevision at allanywhere elsenow and whenI finish next

year, then Illbe doing otherthings,

Benaud, 78, told local radio. Thatll be nomore television commentary.The former Australian captain has worked inthe commentary box since retiring from Testcricket in 1964, appearing extensively onAustralian and British television. Famed forhis bowl haircut, beige jackets and engagingcommentary, Benaud hung up themicrophone for British television followingthe 2005 Ashes. He received a standingovation by the crowd at Lords aftercompleting his final commentary stint therethat September. Benaud has been abroadcaster so long that many are unawareof his achievements as a cricketer. Benaudwas appointed captain of Australia in 1958,and claimed 248 wickets in 63 Tests, whilehitting three centuries. A leg-spinning all-rounder, he was the first man to completethe Test double of 2,000 runs and 200wickets. He remains one of only 10Australians to have scored more than 10,000runs and taken over 500 wickets in first-classcricket. But he won greatest acclaim for hisbold captaincy, leading Australia to Ashesseries wins in 1958-59, 1961 and 1962-63 andnever losing a series as skipper.

AFP

Madugalle to oversee Ind-NZ seriesThe ICC on Wednesday appointed Sri Lankan Ranjan Madugalle as match referee for thetwo Twenty20 Internationals and the five-match One-Day International series between Inand New Zealand, starting next week. The Twenty20 matches would be officiated by locumpires, while the one-day series will have elite panels Rudi Koertzon of South Africastanding in with a local appointment.


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I want to fully utilise this chance. Definitely I wantto be a part of Twenty20 World Cup team and this is

the chance to prove my mettle. I am confident to perform asper teams need.

Ravinder Jadeja

If 2009 saw the U.S. get-ting its first colouredPresident then F1 can al-so brace up to see its first female driver

during the next season. An American teamis at last taking the F1 plunge and will beracing from next year, IndyCar driver andSports Illustrated cover girl Danica Patrickis a candidate to fill one of the two driverseats.

USF1, which will be officially unveiled onFebruary 24, will have a staff of around 100, abudget of US$ 99 million and an aim to puttwo American drivers on the starting grid. The

team is looking at testing a number of candi-dates, including the 26-year-old Danica.Shes great. She gets a lot of press, USF1

technical director Ken Anderson said. I dontknow if its something she wants to do. Wed cer-tainly love to test her and go from there.

The others in the fray include Nascar driver ScottSpeed, who raced 28 times for F1 team Toro Rossofrom 2006-07. The team will be based in Charlotte,North Carolina, and is looking for a secondary base inEurope, most likely sharing Epsilon Euskadis head-quarters in northern Spain.

If Danica gets behind the F1 wheel it maygive the very-expensive motorsport a life-line which has been reeling under reces-sion with officials and teams takingeffective cost cutting measures.

Any layman can dictate that anall-new American grand prix team

would go all out to have the 26-year-olds name etched on their driverslist for pure financial reasons. Dan-icas debut Indycar victory at Mote-gi, Japan, in April last year broke thegreat fairer-sex myth and gaveprofessional motorsport its first fe-male icon.

Formula One earlier hadtried a female competitor in1992 but Giovanna Amati hadfailed to qualify in threeattempts. Experts hopeDanica will have bettersuccess rate.

ERGO [email protected]

PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

Fast andvivacious

DanicaPatrick maywell be F1sanswer torecession

Femmefatale


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ERGO Thursday, February 19, 2009ROADSTER08

At a glance

- A number of leather dealers inPeriyamedu and St. Thomas Mountcustomise riding jackets, gloves and evenfull riding suits.- Indian brand Cramster is available atDollars and Pounds in Adyar. (ExclusiveCramster store is in Bangalore. Also visitwww.cramster.in to see the rider gear).- Some motorcycle showrooms in city alsosell riding gear.

Buy safety

Tough MercMercedes-Benz has launched an armour-plated version of the sleek new E-Class sain Germany. Outwardly identical to the standard model, the beefed-up E-Guardlimousine features metal plates and aramide plastics in the bodywork which is tougenough to withstand the blast of a hand grenade.


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As a dress code is a must to school and weaponsmandatory to a war so are the safety gear for abiker.

And if you are one of the serious bikers clock-ing those kilometres and riding to challenging destina-tions, a full biker safety gear is a must. These include arider jacket, gloves and shoes.

So, where does one shop? Avid bikers usually shoponline as there are a number of international and a

few Indian brands avilable. But for those denizenswho prefer to walk-in and shop in Chennai, Ergo offersyou some tips.

T.S. Rangarajan, an active member of Madras Bulls,Chennais Royal Enfield motorcycle club, is a die-hardbiker who had even rode to Leh, not once but twice.And when it comes to safety, Ranga makes no compro-mise.

Four years ago, I got my riding jacket (leather) cus-tom-made from a dealer in Periyamedu for Rs. 2,600. Ithas proved good during rough rides including nippyweather, avers the biker.

But Ranga says that the jacket doesnt have ade-quate padding to withstand a fall. If you are lookingfor thorough safety on road, one should make no com-promise but must shell out those big bucks and get thebranded riding gear that comes with good padding,adds the biker who bought his Fieldsheer riders pantsfrom the U.S.

Shop hereAn array of leather shops in Periyamedu, opposite

Jawaharlal Nehru Football Stadium, deal with riderjackets, pants and gloves. Customers may not be ableto find readymade riding clothing, but full riding suits,padded jackets and gloves can be stitched according tothe clients requirements upon prior order, says Mo-hammed Suhail, a leather dealer in Periamedu.

Besides Periamedu, St. Thomas Mount is anotherplace where one can get some customised jackets.Those who prefer premium readymade riding gear cantry Indian brand Cramster, which is available at theDollars and Pounds store in Adyar. Cramster has anexclusive store in Cunningham Road, Bangalore.

One can also try their luck for riding gear at KasiChetty Street in Sowcarpet.

A few two-wheeler showrooms in the city also sellrider jackets and gloves produced by the respectivebrands they deal with.

For avid bikers in Chennai whoprefer to shop for rider gear,including jackets, gloves andshoes, these are a few options


Four years ago I got

my leather riding

jacket custom-made

from a dealer in

Periyamedu for Rs2,600. It has proved

good during rough

riding conditions

including nippy

weather

Mahindra on waterMahindra Group, famous for its automobiles and farm equipment, is now foraying into wetterritory - manufacturing fiberglass powerboats and catamarans. It enters the high-potential,exclusive leisure boating industry under the brand name of Mahindra Odyssea and initially plato offer state-of-the-art, custom-designed power boats ranging from 20-40 feet.


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ERGO Thursday, February 19, 2009FLICK10

Salman drops his

shirt againTaking forward his well-knownlegacy of taking off his shirt,Bollywood star Salman Khan has doneit again - this time on Zee TVs realityshow Lux Dance India Dance.

When one of the contestantsrequested Salman to take his shirt off,he said: Main har bar shirt utaartahoon. Abhi shirt utaarte utaarte mainthhak gaya hoon. Abhi main pantutarta hoon. (I always take off myshirt. Im tired of doing it. Now I wantto take off my pants).

However, Salman ultimately obligedhis fans and took off his shirt to showoff his well-toned body. He has beenworking out aggressively for hisupcoming historical drama Veer.

IANS

Im just a

bathroom singerShe plays an aspiring singer in

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehras much-awaited Delhi-6, but SonamKapoor says that in real life she isjust good enough to sing in thebathroom.

I love music and Impassionate about it. But Im justa good bathroom singer, Im notat all a competent singer,Sonam told IANS. Sonam starsopposite Abhishek Bachchan inDelhi-6, which releases Friday.

IANS

Brad Pitt and AngelinaJolie will join an exclu-sive club when theystep out at the Oscars

on Sunday as only the sev-enth couple ever to be nomi-nated for acting honours inthe same year.

But while the coupleshould add a high-voltage joltof old-fashioned Hollywoodglamour to the Oscars redcarpet, history suggests thatthe duo is likely to finish thenight empty-handed.

Pitt, 45, is nominated in thebest actor race for his perfor-mance as a man who ages inreverse in The Curious Case of

Benjamin Button.Partner Jolie, 33, is nomi-

nated for her performance asan anguished mother tryingto uncover the fate of her ab-ducted child in period dramaChangeling.

It is believed to be the firsttime in 42 years that a couplehave arrived at the Oscars inthe running for actingawards: Richard Burton andElizabeth Taylor were the lastin 1966 for Whos Afraid ofVirginia Woolf?

On that occasion, neitherBurton nor Taylor was suc-cessful.

Three years earlier British

duo Rex Harrison and his wife Rachel Roberts wereboth nominated for their re-spective performances inCleopatra and This SportingLife, yet just as for Burton andTaylor, an Oscar remainedelusive.

Similarly, husband and

wife nominees Elsa Lanchester and Charles Laughtongiven nods in 1958 for theirperformances in Billy Wilders Witness for the Prosecution were both overlooked.

One of the few acting couples to have tasted success onOscar night were Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner. Sinatra

won a best supporting actostatuette in 1954 for his performance in From Here toEternity.

While Sinatra celebrateGardner, nominated for Mo

gambo, lost out to AudreyHepburn, winning her firsOscar for Roman Holiday.

In 1940, Laurence Olivieand soon-to-be second wife

Vivien Leigh arrived at the Academy Awards just monthbefore tying the knot.

Leigh was riding high fromthe success ofGone With theWindwhile Olivier had cameto the attention of US audiences with his performanceas the brooding Heathcliff inWuthering Heights.

Olivier would have to waifor his first Academy Awardhowever, losing out to RoberDonat for Goodbye Mr ChipsLeigh meanwhile won for herlegendary performance aScarlett OHara.

The first couple to be jointly nominated for best actoand actress Oscars were thelegendary Alfred Lunt andLynn Fontanne, who bothpicked up nods for 1931 filmThe Guardsman. Both cameaway empty handed.

AFP

Its a family affairfor Pitt and Jolie at Oscars

AFP

PHOTO

It is believed to be the first time in 42 years that a couple

have arrived at the Oscars in the running for acting awards

Jolie looks for houseAngelina Jolie is busy these days as she is lookingfor an apartment in New Yorks Upper West SideJolie and her partner Brad Pitt already have amansion in Long Island but plan to make a movethe New York city.


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Win or lose at Sundays Oscar ceremony, British actressKate Winslet will enter Academy Award history.

Winslet, 33, will either walk past her chief rival, MerylStreep, to collect her first Oscar for her performance as a

woman with a secret Nazi past in The Reader, or share the du-bious title of biggest loser for having been nominated for thecoveted honor, and lost, six times.

The betting in Hollywood ahead of the Feb. 22 ceremony forthe worlds top film awards is that Winslet should be getting her

acceptance speech ready.I think it is her time. When Academy members are voting, they

are going to be thinking not just ofThe Readerbut ofRevolutionaryRoad, said Hollywood.com movie critic Pete Hammond, when

talking about the two movies starring Winslet that were re-leased within weeks of each other in 2008.

That is pretty daunting when you have two greatperformances like that back to back, Hammond

said.

The three other best actress nomineesare Anne Hathaway as a resentful sisterin Rachel Getting Married, Melissa

Leo in border smuggling dramaFrozen River and Angelina Jolie

playing a mother searchingfor her child in Changeling.

Winslet, who parlayedart house success into

international star-dom in Titanic in

1997, has alreadypicked up twoGolden Globesfor her role asa German

woman with ateenage lover and

a secret in The Reader

and as a frustrated 1950sAmerican housewife in Rev-olutionary Road.

She has also won BAFTA andScreen Actors Guild Awards, and in

emotional speeches, she has expressedshock at her wins after smiling bravely from

her seat so often in the past.Kate is way overdue. One more loss and she will

be tied at six as Oscars biggest losing actress withDeborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter. And at the ageof 33, that would be terrible, said Tom ONeil ofawards website TheEnvelope.com.

Kate has a solid lead. She is in a Holocaustmovie, speaking with a foreign accent, she agesdramatically and she looks great naked allkey elements for a win, he said.

Reuters

Kate Winslets elusiveOscar finally within reach

Menons choiceThough director Gautham Menon partedways with composer Harris Jayaraj afterthe release of his latest flick VaaranamAayiram, it seems he is still holding on tothe same lyricist. Poet Thamarai, who gavemost of the stupendous lyrics for Menonsfilms, will be penning the lyrics for hisupcoming venture Vinnai ThaandiVaruvaya. The movie starring Silambarasanand Trisha is expected to see some mind-blowing songs as the music is composedby none other than A.R.Rahman.

Raavan team in KolkataWe hear that the entire team of Raavan isstationed in Kolkata to shoot the climax ofthe movie. The scenes would be mostly shoton the streets and in a village on theoutskirts of Kolkata. The entire unit iscamping at the Rajarhat Resort in Kolkatatill March 1, while Aishwarya and Abhishekwill stay at the Lakeside Villas.

Kate Moss slams TomKatSupermodel Kate Moss has slammed celebrity couplesfor misusing their stardom, after she saw Tom Cruiseand his wife Katie Holmes jump the queue using theirA-list status at a New York fashion event.

Cine CityOscar dreams


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Wednesdays Query:

Apart from Taj Mahalwhat would you liketo choose as asymbol of love? For me its my home and Improud of it.

Dev, Shankar Ganesh,TCS

My sweet lovers smile willalways be the best symbol oflove.

Rajesh,Wipro

Each and every holy place is asymbol of love.

Sruthi,

Accenture

Railway track because most ofthe love ends there.

Kuppusamy Nattudurai,

CSS Corp

Heart, care, affection thesethings cannot be seen only felt.Anandkiran,

Cognizant

The film Roja.Anu,

Accenture

Konark Sun Temple for itsethnic architectural beauty anddivinity perfectly symbolises love.

Rekha, Uma,

Shiv, Sreenath,

Madhavan, (Accenture)

Its everyones mom.Mohan Kumar,

TCS

For me its my bike.Arun,

CSS

Mobile phone, it connects mewith her.

Sham, (Infosys),

Lexsminarayanan,

Alamu, (TCS),Vinoj, Allsec,

Mahesh, (Birlasoft),

Basheer Ahamed,(TCS-eserve)

A complete white crane.Vishal Mishra,

CSS

Love doves

Senthil,

Wipro

Ring - have a direct connectionwith heart.

Akil,TCS

The book "Who will cry whenyou die"

Priya,HCL

A single red rose.Viji, Indu, Kani,

Vimal Vetriselvan,

Deena, (TCS),Pandiyan, (CSS),

Anu, (Cognizant),

Hashim, (Allsec),Sonisha, (Wipro)

Ram Sena partys office.Elampooranan A,

HCL

Marina beach.Anand K,

(Infoview Technologies),

Arun Kumar, BenyRaja, Jerome,

(Allsec)

Nature.Kanchana, Viji,

Pandyganesh, (Ford)

Any place where we go withour beloved is a symbol of love.

Shrimathi,

TCS

A single drop of tear shed forothers is perfect symbol of love.

Sai,

TCS

Teddy bear and black forestcake with strawberry topping.

Deepan,

TCS

Todays Query:What is the onesuperstition orsentiment you alwayshold on to?

Suba Rajaram from Cognizant has nominated her friends asPartners in Crime. This pic was clicked at Chariot Resort.

Anand Sundararajan from HCL Technologies has nominated hiscolleagues as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at Thrissur.

Jeen Edwin Raj from HCL Technologies has nominated hiscolleagues as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked atPondicherry.


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1) Running racela kaal evalavu vegama odinaalum, ! Price kaikuthaan kedaikkum!!

2) Kaakaa kaa ..kaa nu katharadhala adha kaakaa-nu kupidarom.. Aana maadu maa .. maaa nu katharadhala adhamama-nu kupidamudiuma.

3) Engineering Collegela padichu Engineer aagalaam ...... Presidency Collegela padichu president aaga mudiyu-maa??

Jabaraj J, Ramco Systems,

Dear Suja,I wish you many manyhappy returns of the day.May all your dreams cometrue.

Regards,

Pradeep Sreedharan,

TCS

Hey Abi,Wish you many more happyreturns of the day.Its so good to knowsomeone special, who

shares,My secrets, mylaughter, my dreams andmy cares,Someone throughgood times and bad, whentheres tears,Its so good toknow you my friendthrough the years.

With Love,

Ramya

Dear Anu,Best wishes as you tie thewedding knot,A little poem I read,dedicated to you,Love one another and youwill be happy.Its as simple... and asdifficult as that.

Side by side, Rarely apart,Hand in hand, Heart toheart

Regards,

Amritha

Hey Arjun,Many more happy returnsof the day. May all yourdreams come true this year.Have a rocking and a funfilled birthday.

With Regards,Vikas

Belated Wishes Dear Anuja,May your path be strewn

with flowers,Memories, friends andhappy hours.May Blessings come fromheaven above,And fill your life with Peaceand LOVE.Happy birthday.

With Luv,Anitha & Susi.

Hi Karthick,Wish you many more happyreturns of the day, may allyour dreams come true, iwish you all success in yourlife, love you so much.

With love,Sri

Balaji VG from AdventNet has been nominated as OfficeAngel by Manoj T.

Balaji is a sweet, kind, funny and helpful person. Everyone in

our team love him very much, he is a "Smile Icon". He always

has a pleasant smile on his face.He is one of the best person Ive ever met in life.

Ramkumar K from Changepond Technologies Ltd doodled this.

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B.C

BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

Ganesha finds you under some sort of tensionrelated to work, which may keep you a little lowOn the personal front, your relations with belovemay remain bit stretched but there is alwayssolution to the problem.

Health may be the cause of concern today howeluck is supporting you at work. You may not be a very good mood and it is not even advisable tpush yourself hard for the work todayLovers arelikely to remain in good mood.

It is time to expect rewards of past efforts. Work

may become bit demanding causing anxiety but the rewards will be satisfactory, you may wear son the face. In relationship matters, you could bmore forgiving and easygoing.

Ganesha finds you much more concerned aboutyour public image. At a smaller scale, you can bworried about how others will look at your actioand reactions. At home, if you have the partnerwaiting, they will play the role of stress reliever

You may have a tight schedule today but beingmethodical, you may be able to handle the daywell. Love relationships may require more effortsand misunderstandings must be avoided, advisesGanesha.

Luckily you are likely to learn new things conceryour work. You will be happier to develop new

skills. If you propose someone, answers could bepositive. If already in love or if married, you mayenjoying the fragrance of love today.

Ganesha finds you thinking seriously about domematters. At the same time, you may be slightlyleast bothered about work and related mattersthe personal front, you may demand attention frothe beloved one or life partner.

Meetings arranged today may go well so if youhave not planned one, go ahead and do it. Youmay be active physically and mentally. On thepersonal front, you may remain expressive and syour views or ideas with your beloved one.

At the beginning of the day, you may not feelenergetic but as the day progresses, you may taincomplete tasks and work very hard to finish th

Ganesha feels that you may be favoured by yourpartner/beloved one.

Today, you may feel very energetic. New creativeideas may be shimmering on the back of your mGanesha feels that you may keep your personal aside or may ignore domestic needs. Emotionalattachment with your beloved may remain stable

You may try to read something new to developmore insight on the subjects of your liking. You prefer isolation at work or at office. You do notseem to be much interested in emotionalinteractions with your beloved one.

Ganesha finds you becoming surprisingly practicatoday. You will be attentive enough at work plaand may not miss out on opportunities. Ganeshafinds you much involved in the relationship but ymay need to put in more efforts to woo your be

Words worthLangsuir (lang-soo-er) a female vampire that preys on newborn children. The langsuir (a Malayan monster)wears a green robe, has long black hair that covers the hole on the back of her neck (through which shesucks the blood of children), emits a whinnying cry, and can take the shape of an owl. All in all, a terrifying creature.Another Malay vampire is the penanggalan, which also preys on newborns but has the form of a human head with astomach sac attached.


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