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Wednesday, July 2, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

MY FITNESS MANTRASuperstar reveals thesecret of his youth

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 128

YAMAHA RD 350

seems to get better with age,though quoted at Rs 1 lakh

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The real estate market in Pu-ducherry has witnessed atremendous boom over thepast few years, catalysing

rapid urbanisation in andaround the Union Territory.

The real estate market re-mains fairly fragmented, mostly

characterised by the presence ofseveral small players. With anumpteen number of builders ac-tively engaged in the construc-tion process, the town willinaugurate many modern-dayfacilities in the near future.

Cee Ess Foundations, one ofthe leading builders of Pudu-cherry, are constructing a groupof apartments with facilities onpar with those in leading met-ros. We are providing piped gasconnections, an electric chim-

ney and generator to all housesin the apartment, says C.Seetharamane, proprietor, CeeEss Foundations. We are alsoadding two new features to en-hance the lifestyle of the people.Each apartment will have asloped roof made of heat-proof

metalloid sheets over the terraceto ensure cooling inside thehouses even during summer.Besides, each apartment willhave an atrium similar to thosein hotels, with a polymer roof-top, he adds.

Seetharamane dreams of con-structing taller buildings in Pu-ducherry in the future, as onlyflats with three or four floors arepermitted now. If the Floor Ar-ea Ratio or FAR is increased, Pu-ducherry would have many tall

buildings with a lot of openspaces around them, which willmake parking easier, he says.This would reduce the numberof parked vehicles in the tinystreets of the beautiful town, hesays.

Buildings are coming up fast

not just within the town limitsbut also in the outskirts of theUnion Territory. Puducherry

will soon house a satellite town-ship with about a thousandhouses in the near future. Peo-ple nowadays prefer to live in apollution-free atmosphere and,hence, the idea of Anugraha Sat-ellite Township, says Manirath-inem, proprietor, Anugraha

Associates.The township will have a

thousand houses in the elite,elegant and economy catego-ries. The first phase of our pro-

ject with 300 houses will becompleted by the first week ofNovember, he says.

There is adequate land spaceavailable in the outskirts of Pu-ducherry and many real estateagents are preparing plotlayouts. The plots are availableat competitive rates, temptingland investors. However, Mani-rathinem feels that land brokersartificially raise the cost of theland which could otherwise beavailable at a much cheaperprice. Broker involvement is ahindrance for those who wish tobuy and sell land, as these mid-dlemen raise the price of land inorder to avail of commissions,he says.

Other notable builders in Pu-ducherry include Sree Nivas

Buildtech (India) Pvt Ltd, A andB Constructions, Alpha Founda-tions, Classic Builders and Jana-ni Homes.

Nanthini Dominique

Realty checkWith adequate land space and presence of umpteen small players, the real estate scene in Puducherry is booming

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Yamaha RD 350 was the veryfirst sports bike to be as-sembled in the country andhit the roads as Rajdoot 350

from the year 1983 under the Es-corts banner. The two-wheelerwas a monster on road with its

350 cc, 30.5 bhp (the high torqueinduction, later reduced to 28bhp for better fuel economy), twostroke and twin cylinder thatclocked top speeds more thanany motorcycle produced in In-dia even to this day.

The RD, as its widely known,went out of production in 1987,but has a cult following to thisday. As a result the RD has be-come one of the most sought af-ter machines around the country.

Believe it or not, the RD feveramong enthusiast has made thetwo-wheeler the most expensivesecond hand vehicle (assembledin India) to be sold here. A fully-restored Yamaha RD 350 comeswith an astounding price tag of Rs1 lakh.

Twenty six-year-old Ashok, anRD enthusiast from Choolaimedu

who owns three RDs, attributesthe rocketing RD rates to hard-core RD passion and shroudbusiness deals.

Five years ago I bought myfirst RD 350 for just Rs 10,000. Atthat time there were not manytakers for the vehicle may be due

to its fuel consumption, rocketingspeed and its traditional troubleof poor braking. Today, the RD issold like a rare piece of jewel-lery, the youngster chuckles.

Second, third, fourth and eveneighth hand stock RD 350s arebought by ardent and businessminded souls starting from Rs40,000 to close to the magical sixdigits.

Some business-minded menlike Sunder Ram of Anna Nagarbuy dilapidated RDs for a lesserprice (from Rs 10,000 to Rs20,000), restore them to show-room charm and sell it to enthu-siasts across the country viainternet. Ram adds that the pricesin Chennai are less compared toother metros like Bangalore,

Mumbai and Delhi were there aremany active Yamaha RD 350clubs.

Interestingly, an ardent RD fanin Pune even substituted the 350for a decorated car for his mar-riage procession a couple of yearsago.

The rocketing second saleshave subsequently increased the

price of RD parts in the spare-parts market as well. The partsare rare to source in the city and ifavailable they come in exorbitantrates, laments Prasanth fromKerala who recently bought anRD from a mechanic in Egmoreand is hunting for spares.

An RD 350 mud guard which isworth Rs 200 only is sold here forRs 2,500 and more.

A pair of stock silencers for thevehicle is sold for a shocking Rs15,000 and an original headlightsfor the machine which is lessthan Rs 300 is sold for nearly Rs5,000 a piece.

Looks like to own and ride thelegendary super speed RD, oneneed guts as well as big bucksthese days.

Yamaha RD 350, the original Rajdoot, seems to get better with age.A fully-restored vehicle has a market rate close to Rs. One lakh.PETLEE [email protected]

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has been most difficult to turn a few down. As most of youknow, we have arranged a live orchestra for Singing Sensations(vocal competitions) and have to communicate to them the listof songs of all the competitors. So it was imperative to draw theline on the number of registrations.

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Wish you did not haveto hop across thecoast to attend a

wedding? Weddingwebcasts are the way to go,and are certainly gaining inpopularity. Some websiteowners like Premanand, di-rector, vrjustmarried.com,which is based in Chennai

say that except for twomonths in the Tamil calen-dar, they receive up to 20calls a month to host wed-ding webcasts.

What is offered?

Impel, located in ShenoyNagar, offers wedding web-casts at a premium rate ofRs. 15,000 with an additionaldeposit of Rs. 2,500 at thetime of registration. Senthil,who runs Impel, says that

unlike foreign wedding web-cast services, they dont havea pay-per-view charge.

Through this scheme, theyoffer 3 to 5 hours of live tele-

cast, ten days of on-demandwedding footage, live sup-port, guest book, separatedomain that includes photo

album, wedding invitationand live telecast

As a testament to thistrend, Senthil says, There

was a wedding coverage wehandled near Thiruvaiyaru,near Tanjavur. There is noInternet connectivity there,so we captured the weddingvideo through Blackberry,

which was transmitted torelatives in Singapore andthe USA.

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So, your Shaadi.com moment is justaround the corner and youre look-ing at ways of making sure everybo-dy remembers your special day.

Here are a few pointers on how to perso-nalise your wedding and add touches likeonly you can:

Its on paperThe wedding invite is first on a long list

of wedding preps. Begin by choosing a

colour scheme that you want to replicateat the venue.

You could opt for a scheme that com-bines your favourite colour with his.Done with subtlety, you will achieve so-mething novel.

Next up, getting the right material toprint the invite on. Texture, metallic fin-ishes there are endless options. Choosea fun fold as opposed to a traditional flip-open card.

Bring on the foodWe leave the choice of cuisine entirely

up to you. But, what can make things in-teresting is the presentation. Keep thetraditional ceremony, well, traditionaland have a theme reception.

Go all the way, from colour coordinat-

ed cutlery to uniquely christened disheson the menu. You could print out yourfavourite recipes and leave copies for

your guests to take home.

Wheres the party tonight?The pre-wedding ceremonies are

where you let your hair down (not litera-lly, we dont want to upset the stylists)and enjoy the company of friends andfamily.

Ditch the drama, go video. Get a pro-fessional to put one together of your livesor, better still, get your friends to makeone for you.

At a mehendi, you can give the DJ amiss and rent a jukebox instead.

Thank you!What your guests take home will serve

as a reminder to your beautiful wedding.

Custom-made need not spellpensive. Pretty bags, candles sunique moulds, photographs

en with your guests... It woulgreat if you could take timeand pen a personal note to go it.

DIVYA M. CHANDRAMOULI

A littleof you in

everything

Blossoming ChoicesMore and more brides are finding there isnot a more beautiful way to decorate theirwedding cakes than with flowers. Cakes canbe dressed up with freshly cut blooms for avibrant look, or decorated with candiedpetals for old-fashioned elegance.

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No read meatMonkeys will not eat red meat orbutter.

Army expels lesbian from jobNepal Army has court martialled a female soldier on

grounds of Lesbianism after withdrawing the jail termimposed upon her following protests by gay rightsgroup. Bhakti Shah, a junior staff has been expelled bythe army for having sexual relationship with anotherfemale in the Bhaktapur Army Training Centre.Con-demning the act as immoral, the Army Court decidedto slap 60 days imprisonment and expulsion from the

job but had to withdraw the jail term after protests bygay rights group.

PTI

Prince Charles running Aston Martinon white wine!

Prince Charles is doing his bit to save the planet by runninghis famous Aston Martin on white wine. The prince has con-verted his Volante DB6 to allow it run on bioethanol madefrom surplus British wine. The heir to the throne approachedGloucestershire-based firm Greenfuels about the wine planlast year. Bioethanol is more environmentally friendly be-cause you grow a crop then harvest it, The Sun quoted ma-naging director James Hygate, as saying. There is also nodoubt that with his Aston Martin running on bioethanol ratherthan conventional petrol it will go faster, he added. The 59-

year-old Royals scheme was revealed as Clarence House published his annual ac-counts. For the first time, he also published statistics on how green he has become -slashing his greenhouse gas emissions by 18 per cent in the past 12 months. The

Prince achieved the enviable position by off-setting his payments to the Inland Reve-nue with a series of green purchases, including a converter for his Aston Martin toallow it to run on bioethanol and installing woodchip boilers in his home.

ANI

The SOS signal turns 100SOS the Morse code signal that has saved thousands of lives over the years, has

turned 100 years old on Tuesday. It was adopted globally as the recognised distresssignal for ships at sea exactly a century ago on July 1, 1908. Until then, the mostcommonly used signal was the CQD, which held the danger of being interpreteddifferently. After a lot of discussions, the SOS, which consisted of three dots, three

dashes and three more dots was selected, reports TimesOnline. The signals success began a year later in 1909

when the Cunard liner the SS Slavonia was stricken off the Azores, and sent out an SOS signal. Tragedy was averted

and no life was lost. However, some ships and boats con-tinued to use the CQD. The need for a universal code waseventually recognised with the tragedy of the Titanic in

April 1912. After the ship hit an iceberg, its radio operatorssent out both the old CQD and the new SOS signals. How-ever, ships in the area ignored both thinking the Titanic

was having a party. It was only after the loss of lives mea-sured up to 1,500 that the new SOS distress signal wasrarely ignored.

ANI

Drunk Swede tries to row

back home from DenmarkA heavily inebriated 78-year-old Swede, who did nothave enough money to travel home from Denmark onthe ferry, stole a rowing boat and tried to row backhome. The sprightly pensioner stole a skiff at the wee-kend in the Danish port city of Helsingor and startedrowing the five-kilometre stretch of the Oresund backto Helsingborg in Sweden. The man said he thought thecurrent would take him across to Helsingborg.

DPA

AMalaysian odd-job man

with 18 children has finally won permission to take afourth wife, after being

knocked back repeatedly becauseof his low income, reports said onTuesday.

A judge in the conservativenorthern state of Terengganu fi-nally relented after being con-vinced that the new wife,34-year-old Suzi Sulong, was tru-ly in love with Mohamed NorAwang, who is 16 years her se-

nior, The Star daily said.To be frank with you, before

this proceeding, I met your futurewife and her family and urged

them to look for another candi-

date as you already have three wives, Judge Sheikh Ahmad Is-mail Hakim said in the Islamicsharia court.

But Suzi told me that no mancould replace you in her heart,he reportedly said.

Mohamed, 51, already has 18children with his first three wives who consented to the newmatch.

His appeal to the court to mar-ry again had been rejected threetimes previously as his 3,000-ringgit (937-dollar) monthly in-come from doing odd jobs wasruled as insufficient to supportsuch a large family.

Mohamed also told the court

that his work performance wouldbe affected if the court deniedhim permission to marry again.

He was pictured beaming in lo-cal newspapers, flanked by his

wives in front of the court, andhas said he plans to wed beforethe Muslim fasting month of Ra-madan starts in September.

Muslims in Malaysia are al-lowed to marry up to four wivesbut Islamic courts must approveit before they can take place.

Activists say polygamy is crueland has deviated from its originalpurpose in Islam, which was toprotect widows and orphans.

AFP

Man wins nod for fourth wife

The judge was convinced by the love of hisnew wife and gave him permission for

marriage

Court rejected his appeal three times previously as his income was insufficient

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As Sydney prepares for a visitby Pope Benedict XVI andhundreds of thousands ofCatholics, the citys broth-

els are readying themselves for anexpected surge in demand for

sex. Any time Australias biggest

city hosts a major event fromthe 2003 Rugby World Cup to theAsia Pacific Economic Coopera-tion (APEC) summit last year itis boomtime for the sex industry,insiders say.

And with 225,000 foreign andAustralian pilgrims expected in

Sydney for six-days of events cel-ebrating the Catholic faith fromJuly 15-20, they expect WorldYouth Day to be no different.

Extra workers

Sydney brothel Xclusive is put-ting on extra workers to providesexual favours to lonely tourists

and Sydneysiders during event.We will get a lot of tourists,pilgrims and we will still get thecurious, a spokeswoman for theBondi Junction bordello told AFP.

"The World Council of Church-es, when they had their congressin Canberra back in the 1990s,that was the best business period

ever.Obviously were not promotingit at your traditional Catholiccommunity and its unlikely we

will get priests through. But

therell be lots of tourists in townand therell be lots of people intown.

Xclusives manager, a 30-so-

mething blonde who would onlygive her name as Catherine, saidshe was taking extra girls and

would probably take on anotherreceptionist to handle the in-

creased demand.Catherine believes the broth-

els proximity to some of the major events, including the Popes

final mass which is expected todraw up to 500,000 people tonearby Randwick Racecourse onJuly 20, could bring customers toher door.

Visitors need not worry abreaking the law as brothelslegal, and they could be madfeel at home by sex wor

speaking a range of languagecluding Spanish, Greek, Marin, French, Thai, Arabic, KorNepalese and Italian.

Bordellos brace

themselves for

increase in visitors

A sex worker poses in a room at the upmarket Xclusive brothel in Sydneys Bondi Junction on Tuesday. The brothel is not offerpapal packages, but it is putting on extra sex workers to provide sexual succour on Worth Youth Day. AFP PHOTO

Sydney brothelXclusive is puttingon extra workersto provide sexualfavours to lonelytourists andSydneysidersduring event

Aussie sex industry awaits a holy boost

The worlds longest ca-ble-stayed bridge hasofficially opened in east-ern China, linking the twobanks of the Yangtze Riv-

er, state media reportedon Tuesday.The Sutong bridge,

which spans 1,088 metres(3,570 feet) over Chinaslongest waterway andlinks the cities of Suzhouand Nantong, officiallyopened with a ceremonyMonday after a month-long trial, the ShanghaiDaily reported.

The six-lane bridge isexpected to boost eco-nomic growth in the re-gion and cut the traveltime between Shanghaiand Nantong to one hourfrom the previous fourhours, the report said.

Up to 30,000 vehicles a

day crossed the bridgeduring the trial, the Xin-hua news agency repor-tedThe bridge, whichovertakes Japans 890-metre Tatara Bridge as thelongest of its kind, is a featof modern Chinese engi-

neering, the projectschief engineer said. Thebridge joins the nationalhighway network on bothbanks. The bridge is sup-ported by soaring steeland concrete towers.

AFP

Up to 30,000 vehicles a day crossed

the bridge during the trial

Worlds longestcable-stayed bridge opens

A sand sculpture sits at the opening night of the sand sculpturefestival, on the beach of Blankenberge, on Monday. This yearsedition of the sand sculpture festival is The Sandcastle. AFP PHOTO

Dream castle

Titanic price for life jacketA life jacket from the Titanic sold for US$68,500 in New York. The life vest from thesunken ship is believed to be one of sixremaining today.

This day, that yearIt was in July 2, 1961 that writerErnest Hemingway died at his homein Ketchum, Idaho, of a self-inflictedshotgun wound.

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Jeev, Randhawa slipJeev Milkha Singh slipped threeplaces to 78 but still managed toretain his status as the highestranked Indian golfer while JyotiRandhawa, the only other Indian inthe top 100, slid asmany rungs to be 81st.Jeev, who finished tied21st in the Open deFrance and could notqualify for the BritishOpen, was ranked 75thin last weeks chart.

Randhawa, whofinished a lowly tied65th in France, alsocould not hold on to hisprevious ranking of 78and slipped to 81. Thenext Indian on the chartis Orlando-based ArjunAtwal (191) who isplying his trade on theNationwide Tour thesedays hoping to securehis PGA Tour card forthe next season. Indian Masterswinner S S P Chowrasia is ranked202, while Delhi lad Shiv Kapur, whoshared the 21st place with Jeev inFrance, is at 280.

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IOC proposes jointinter-Korean marchInternational Olympic Committeehead Jacques Rogge has proposed ajoint march by the two Koreas at theopening and closing ceremonies ofthe Beijing Olympics next month,officials said Tuesday. The proposalwas made in a letterRogge sent last monthto South and NorthKorean officials, a(South) Korea OlympicCommittee spokesmansaid. Our committeehas yet to respond toRogges letter but weare positive about the

joint march, he said.Our side will try tocontact North Korea onthis issue. The twoKoreas, still technicallyat war since their 1950-53 conflict, marchedtogether at theOlympic openingceremonies in 2000 and 2004. Theyagreed in principle during theirsecond-ever summit last year to fieldjoint athletic and supporter squadsfor the Beijing Games. But talks havecollapsed. Time is running short. Itis almost impossible to field jointathletic and cheering squads, thespokesman said.

AFP

It was a great joy for all the Spanish and fme. I sent a message (of congratulations)

(Iker) Casillas. At last, justice has been done.Rafael Nadal on Spains Euro triu

It was only fitting that Eu-ro 2008 signed off with aclassic final after three

weeks of consistently

high-quality, attacking, en-tertaining football thathelped make it one of thebest tournaments for years.Only a few games, most ob-viously the Spain v Italyquarter-final, were stran-gled by fear of failure and inSpains case, having lost soregularly at that stage; that

was understandable.Otherwise there was a real

commitment to attack, fromall areas, and Spains finaltriumph was a just rewardfor their superiority at someof the most basic aspects ofthe game -- accurate pass-ing, instant control and

sharp movement. Much ofthe pre-tournament talkhad been of the likely impactof the strikers but, David Vil-las first-game hat-trickapart; it was midfielders

who generally ruled theroost. Most of the teams

who came to the tourna-ment as 4-4-2 finished as 4-5-1, including both final-ists. observed ArsenalsFrench coach Arsene

Wenger.

Hugely impressedMany of the most effective

sides Spain, Russia andNetherlands in particular

also employed fullbacks who were virtual wingers,often swamping the opposi-tion. Andy Roxburgh, thehead of UEFAs technicaldelegation, said he had beenhugely impressed. Youhave the classic countercoming from the back butalso from midfield areas, akind of collective counter

where they win it in midfieldand a group of players breakat speed, catching out de-fenders, he said. The bestteams are now trying to ex-ploit the space when it isthere by playing a high in-tensity game, running at

MemoraEuropean Champio

Stylish winners Spain suup attacking tourname

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Akhtars fate to be decided on FridayThe Lahore High Court today adjourned till July 4 the hearing into Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtarspetition seeking a stay on the 18-month ban imposed on him. The beleaguered bowler wasoriginally banned for five years by the Pakistan Cricket Boards disciplinary committee. The ban waslater reduced to 18 months by an appellate tribunal, which also fined him Rs seven million.


GOALS HAVE BEEN SCORED BY PORTUGUESE MIDFIELDER DECO IN HIS 12 YEAR LONG CLUB CAREER. IN

12 YEARS HE HAS PLAYED FOR 5 CLUBS AND NOW CHELSEA WILL BE HIS 6TH CLUB. IN 56 INTERNATION-

AL APPEARANCES HE HAS SCORED 4 GOALS.60

Portugal midfielder Deco hassigned for Chelsea, the EnglishPremiership club said, for eightmillion pounds. Deco, the mid-

field maestro of Portos 2004 Euro-pean Champions League-winning

campaign, leaves Barcelona, with whom he also won the ChampionsLeague two years later, after the Cata-lan club said he did not feature intheir plans. Stamford Bridge have nowconfirmed the 30-year-old has agreedthe move to become the clubs firstsigning since Luiz Felipe Scolari was

appointed manager. The Brazil-bornplayer is the clubs first signing sincethe appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolarias manager and he is believed to havecost around eight million pounds.

Deco told Chelsea TV: It is good for

me to be here and first of all I am veryhappy to be in Chelsea. I am sure Ihave come at the right time to do greatthings and be able to help Chelsea goback to the way it was and come backto being the first one, not only in En-gland but also to win the ChampionsLeague that has been their dream for

so long. Decos move will see himlink up once again with Scolari, hisnational coach at Euro 2008, and an-other Portugal team-mate in Jose Bos-ingwa, who signed for the club earlierin the summer. The two-time Cham-

pions League-winner had been linked with Inter Milan, where his formerPorto boss Jose Mourinho is nowmanager, but the Italians appear tohave been put off by the price. Chel-sea, however, seem to have negotiatedthe fee down to sign Deco.

AFP

Chelsea signDecoBrazilian born midfielder to join Scholari at Blues

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lehips

ace. The only real area oflay that was sub-standard

was the delivery of free kicksnd corners, which far too

ften failed to clear the firstefender, resulting in very

ew headed goals. Manyeams, when awarded a freeick in what traditionally

would have been a danger-us position, simply took a

ouch and resumed their pa-ent build-up.

otal football

There was little patiencebout the Netherlands, whoharged out of the blocks toive one of the best attack-

ng performances of theroup stage and were thenn the receiving end of aimilarly effervescent dis-

lay by Russia in the quar-er-finals. There was talk ofTotal Football as the

Dutch swept past worldhampions Italy 3-0, helpedy Wesley Sneijders con-

ender for best goal of theournament. But they werendone by an even more ad-enturous show as Russia,who also sparkled againstweden, ground them down

with their Andrei Arshavin-nspired attacking for a de-erved 3-1 win. Then it was

Russias turn to chase sha-ows as Spain eventuallyassed them into exhaus-on then picked them off

with three well crafted sec-nd-half goals in a terrificemi-final where barely aackward pass was made.

Germanys high point washe thrilling 3-2 quarter-fi-al win over Portugal when

he advanced midfield rolef Michael Ballack inspired

hem to one of their besterformances for years. In

he final it was Spains cut-ng edge passing, and a top-otch finish by Fernandoorres, rather than Germa-ys powerful running, thatttingly secured the trophy.

Reuters

It is good

for meto be hereand firstof all I amveryhappy tobe inChelsea

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It wasnt just an audio launch of an eagerly awaited movie butan occasion where friendship was honoured. The audiolaunch of Kuselan, held at Le Royal Meridian on Monday,

witnessed some emotional moments.Kuselan is a movie about friendship. So, director P. Vasu and

his team decided to honour their friends by giving away CDs tothem on the occasion of the audio launch.

Director K. Balachandar, the producer ofKuselan, invited acedirector Bharathiraja on stage and presented him the CD with the

words, He is my close friend. Bharathiraja, who received theCD, said, I consider these words more prestigious than a Pad-mashri award.

Superstar Rajinikanth presented a copy of the audio to hisfriend Murali, director P. Vasu to his friend Leo Christopher andmusic director G.V. Prakash gifted a copy to his friend Vijay.

A.R. Rahman, speaking on the occasion, said: G.V. Prakash has

worked very hard for this project. His parents prayers have reallyhelped him. I pray to God that he may bless this young man tocome up with good scores in all his forthcoming projects.

Rajinikanth revealed the secret behind his youthful appear-ance. People are under the impression that I take special herbsfrom the Himalayas to stay fit. The truth is my control over diet. Iavoid all white foods like salt, sugar, tablets, rice, curd and ghee.

You can eat anything till you attain 40 years, but after that youshould have control over what you eat. I am healthy and will bealways healthy, he said.

The Superstar concluded the show with an entertaining speechhonouring his mentor K. Balachander, director P. Vasu and, espe-cially, the technicians. He donated Rs. 15 lakh for the techniciansand their families. P. Vasu, K. Balachander and Pyramid Saimiragroup have also decided to contribute a portion of their remuner-ation for the technicians.

Except Nayanthara, Meena and Pasupathy, the entire cast andcrew of the film were present at the occasion.

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Friends forFRIENDS

The audio launch of Kuselan became an ode tofriendship. Plus, Superstar reveals how he looks young

Jayamkondan to release

next weekJayamkondan, produced by Sathyajothy Films hasbeen directed by a debutant Kannan, a formerassociate of Mani Ratnam. Jayamkondan features

Vinay, Bhavana and VJ-turned-actress LekhaWashington in prominent roles. The movie hasmusical score by Vidyasagar and lyrics by Valee, NaMuthukumar, Kabilan and Yugabharathy. This film islikely to be released next week.

Malavika outof KarthigaiMalavika who wasdoing a prominentnegative role in thefilm Karthigai

walked out of thesets on June 18alleging sexualharassment on thefilms producer.Sarath Kumar,president of TamilNadu Film ArtistesAssociation tried tosort out the issuebetween the bothbut it did not yieldany result. Veera,the director of thefilm said talks are onwith another actressto replace Malavika.The movie will be released in August.

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Musical birthPregnant Nicole Kidman has planned a musicalbirth for her first biological child. She wants toplay her carefully selected tunes in the privateroom of the hospital during the big day.

ANI

Royal matchThe king and queen of Spain will be rubbingshoulders with Hollywood actor Harrison Ford andformer U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger inthe VIP seats at Sundays Euro 2008 final.

Reuters

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BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

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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

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On the professional front, work calls for yourconsideration. If you do not pay heed now, you end up trailing behind. Take things as they comePost lunch time, things are in your favour. On thromantic life, things will be smooth.

Actions made in haste may lead to future regretBefore reaching a conclusion pay thorough attento all details. The ideal solution is to prioritise anot try to accomplish everything at once. Eveningyou will have a pleasant time with loved ones.

Some problems at hand may seem to be taking

longer than usual to be resolved. Do not dwell othem and look forward to the positive things. Bevigilant about circumstances surrounding you. Thwill not be nay incidents in love life.

You may end up devoting more than required tito futile negotiations. Ganesha observes that thiwill take a turn for the good after lunch. Watchyour actions. On the personal front, you arerequested to pay attention to partners emotions

The day will make you its slave. You may be unto change the situation however work will take most of your time. Ganesha sees a lot of action your love life today. You may spend some romanmoments with your lover like a long drive.

Ganesha sees you giving suggestions to everyonethe workplace. Others may not take your ideas i

their stride. You will give sufficient considerationyour tasks and will be able to meet deadlines. Msure that critical words do not hurt your loved o

Try to unwind before you begin your work routinGanesha envisions a busy day for you. You willhave to manage interpersonal communication. Ywill be drained by late evening. Your beloved wihave come up with different ways to cheer you u

Zeal and vitality will be the flavour of the day.Ganesha observes that you will feel like succeedin everything in one day. Your personal life may for notice and impatience may not warranteepositive results. Creativity will add spice to your

Ganesha envisions an uneventful day. You will bable to strike a balance personally as well asprofessionally. In such state of affairs, Ganesha s

this as an ideal time to spend with family andfriends. You may arrange a gathering for near o

You maybe unable to do justice to your domestiwell as professional life. The day will be construfor you as you remain calm and composed. This continue towards the evening where you will enspecial moments with your beloved.

Ganesha feels that this will be an enriching day you. Growth and achievement will be yours todaLove life will bring a lot of joy and you will beunable to decide whether personal or professionlife is better. Take pleasure in this day.

Ganesha observes that better opportunities toinnovative things come naturally to you today. Ywill be full of zest to handle all the changes. Onthe personal front, you may feel the need to buiup novel skills. You are in a buoyant mood.

Words worth"Nacket" (nack-it) a rude and impertinent boy. From Frwords meaning the tennis court keepers boy. Anothenacket, of obscure origin, means a light lunch, a snacktwo words should be easy to keep straight, unless youcannibal, in which case there is a pleasant congruence.

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Want to buy an antique? The placethat first comes to ones mind isPuducherry.

With not less than a hundredshops bordering the ECR, Puducherry

welcomes each of its guests with loads ofinvaluable treasures that date back to thecolonial period.

These priceless memories speak vol-

umes of the times passed detailing theculture, tradition and lifestyle of our ownfaceless ancestors.

The market for antiques has slowlyblossomed with more and more peopleshowing interest in age-old articles, lead-ing to the opening of numerous shopsand outlets dealing with a variety of prod-ucts ranging from furniture to jewellery to

watches and utensils.Pradeep Kumar Jain, proprietor, Rama-

nas Art Gallery, feels that people preferutility antique pieces, which include fur-niture like beds, tables and chairs, whencompared to decorative showpieces. Theincreasing numbers of heritage hotels inPuducherry has increased the demand forantique furniture.

Heritage hotels always furnish with

antique furniture to provide a perfect tra-ditional ambience, says Pradeep. Whilethe locals show much interest in furni-ture, domestic and foreign tourists usual-ly buy decorative artefacts and curios asthey are easy to carry, he says.

The outlet offers a wide range of coloni-

al French, Tamil and English furniture,bronze and granite statues, chandeliers,and ceramic and porcelain pieces.

Beautiful and highly decorated doors,columns, arches and many other colonialfurniture and brass, glass, bronze and ter-racotta figures from across the countrycan be found at Art Antiqua, another well-known antique shop in Puducherry.

They also have reproduced pieces of

art. We collect pieces of wood fromdemolished buildings and make reductions resembling true antique piec

says Jagat Kandoi, proprietor, Art Aqua. These reproduced pieces are liked by many people, he says.

Art Antiqua also has old coins, nand documents for people with a speinterest in them.

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Heritage hotels, tourists and locals wanting a piece of history have led toa prospering antique goods trade in Puducherry

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Puducherry is a unique confluence ofancient heritage and modern advan-

cements, where the Indian essence isfound with a French flavour.

Often referred to as a little piece ofold France in India, Puducherry hasmanaged to retain its French aura withEuropean classical style buildings inthe French quarters along the beach.

The street facades are constructed

wall-to-wall with high garden walls andelaborate gateways. These are dividedinto smaller panels by pilasters (rectan-gular column projecting from a wall)and cornices (horizontal moulded pro-

jection crowning a building).There are also wooden balconies

supported by simple ornamental ironbrackets and continuous ornamentalparapets over many of these buildings.

The interiors of the houses are moreornate than the exteriors, with highceilings, tall arched doors and win-dows, vaulted staircases. The only ma-

jor feature that differentiates theoriginal Parisian villas is the use of flatterraced roofs instead of pitched roofs.

It is not just the French quarters thevernacular style houses in the Tamil

quarters are also characterised by richarchitectural patterns.The street facades have a thalvaram

(street veranda with a lean-top roofover wooden posts) built as a social fa-vour enabling pedestrians to take rest,and a thinnai (a semi-public verandaspace) with masonry benches for vis-itors and pilgrims.

All the houses look very much similaryet different in their own ways. All thehouses have a central courtyard calledthe mutram around which the otherrooms of the houses are situated.

Several houses across the town havealso combined features of both Frenchand Tamil styles of construction theground floor has Tamil architecture,

while the first floor is designed inFrench style.

The architecture inPuducherry is French, Tamilor a confluence of the two

Bricks old

and new Old is gold, and sold

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Located on the eastern coast, 160 kmfrom Chennai, the tiny peaceful ter-ritory of Puducherry welcomes itsguests with open arms for a perfectrejuvenation.

For people from the IT sector thiscould be heaven, as these stressed outlots are peace-seekers and would doanything to take their mind off work.

Puducherry is the perfect place torelax if you are stressed out, and youcan witness hundreds of IT profes-sionals from many metros enjoyingtheir weekends here, says R. Praba-kar, CEO, Hotel Mass.

The peaceful ambience of Pudu-cherry coupled with its French touchmakes it an ideal destination for folksfrom busy cosmopolitan cities.

There is not much of sightseeinghere, but the three main factors thatpull people to Puducherry are its In-do-French culture and heritage, SriAurobindo Ashram where you can

meditate for hours peacefully forget-ting everything else, and the townscoastal location, says Prabakar.

Suresh, manager, Hotel De Lorient,l h ld h i

away from the hustle and bustle of thecity. They grab every opportunity totake a break from their busy schedulesto relax leisurely at the seaside town ofPondy as it provides 100 per cent re-pose, he says.

The diverse attractions of the quietand serene territory include a coas-tline of 32 km, palm-fringed beaches,

backwaters, fishing villages, resorts,the famous Sri Aurobindo Ashram, theinternational city of Auroville and theFrench boulevard town with itsFrench heritage, to name a few.

The Union Territory also enjoysmany tax concessions even after theintroduction of VAT, making it themost preferred relaxation spot, hesays.

No IT folk would miss a trip to Pu-ducherry, as it a place where one cansink in the tranquillity of its peacefulambience, says Hari Krishna, part-ner, Ajantha Sea View. Many corpo-rate houses also choose Puducherry tosign up any new venture as they cancombine the business visit with a cou-ple of days of rejuvenation and relaxa-i h

A tranquil ambience coupled with taxconcessions make Puducherry an ideal weekendgetaway for IT professionals from metros

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- If the balls are equidistant atthe end of the game, no pointsare scored by either team.

- When both teams have nomore balls, points are counted.

- The winning team receives asmany points as it has balls nearerto the jack than the best of the

opposition.- If the jack is knocked out of

play and if both teams have ballsleft to play, the end is void. It isalso void if neither team has ballsto play.

- If one team has balls and theother does not, then the team

with balls receives 1 point foreach of the balls they have toplay.

- The game continues until oneteam reaches 15 points (13 inFrance).

Ptanque, a French game, isthe favourite pass-time ofPuducherry youth. Thegame is very similar to

shot-put (where people throwmetal balls and decide the winnerbased upon who throws the ballat the maximum distance). P-

tanque is played with 12 metalballs and six players three ineach team (pointeur, milieu andtireur) and two balls per player.

While standing with the feet to-gether in a small circle, the playerhas to throw metal balls weighing500-750 gms as close as possibleto a small wooden ball called acochonnet (jack).

The game is normally playedon hard dirt or gravel, but can al-so be played on grass or othersurfaces.

Here goes the game:- The team that starts is decid-

ed by tossing a coin.- One team member draws a

circle on the ground, 35-50 cm indiameter.

- The first player throws thejack 6-10 metres away and at least

1 metre from the boundary.- He or she then throws the first

ball (both feet must remain in thecircle and on the ground until theball lands), placing it as near tothe jack as possible.

- An opponent then tries tothrow his or her ball nearer to the

jack or to knock away the leadingball.

- Then, players from whicheverteam are not closest to the jackplay until they get a closer ball orrun out of balls to play.

A French game has caught the fancy of the Puducherry youth

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