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Wednesday, November 26, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 225

GOING FOR THE KILLIndia look for a series whitewash

0810KARANSCALLThree-film contract

for his directors

Angry in the movieHas your movie-going experience ever been ruined by that late-comer who insists onbeing told what happened so far? Or that irritating toe-stamping bulldozer who left youclutching your foot whole day. Or the couple who proved a more entertaining watchthan the movie. Tell us about one such irritating incident you experienced inside amovie hall. Mail it to us in less than 150 words with the subject line MOVIES, if possiblewith your photograph (at least 1 MB), to [email protected] before Thursday noon.

A number of crimes on the East Coast Road go unreported. Petlee Peter investigates PAGE 03

PHOTO: N. SRIDHARAN


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ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

No buzzing phone calls and no annoyingclients keeping the other person on hold forhours together. This Thursday, office cubicleswill be calm and relaxed. A day when one willgleefully sift through emails readingappreciation and thanks for the servicesrendered, quite different from the regularweekend holiday.November 27 or the fourth Thursday ofNovember is Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. atraditional harvest festival where everybodytakes rest from work and makes it a point tostrengthen existing relationships, sometimes byjust a Thank You note. Though ThanksgivingDay is a very western tradition, it is an occasion irrespective of geographical borders tothank the person who is remotely handlingservices he/she has benefited from.

Party timeIncreasingly, in India, for many teams workingon outsourcing projects, it is another occasionto celebrate.Pratheesh John, senior analyst, HCLTechnologies, Perungudi, has been in the U.S.process for the last one year. His team of 10handles 10 to 15 calls a day, offering solutionsto the umpteen queries clients have oncomputer servers. Apart from it being declareda company holiday, John is planning a surprise.It is rest from work and I have decided totake my team out on a treat to PizzaHut orsome other restaurant.A sweet little thank you note in the inboxfrom the client is the most popular surprisethat makes the day for most professionals.It is an extended weekend for many teams atPerot Systems. In fact, Wednesday will also bea lean day. Our clients will be in holiday modeand thank you notes start pouring from thenight itself, says K. Sridher, web designspecialist.Meanwhile, many other teams have chalkedout programmes to Ooty, Kodaikanal or theirhome town for the four-day weekend.It is not difficult to say thank you!

Ergo Correspondent

Thank God its Thursday

Greasy, crispy chickenpakoras might not bethe most hygienicfood you find on the

street side, but few foodies

can resist the enticing smellof the goodies. This deep-fried marinated chickendelicacy will always find a

way to you irrespective ofhow often your folks havetried to convince you togive it up or even if yourmoms a great cook and canconjure something as tastyat home.

If you are living close orknow M. Luqman Alis Am-rin Biriyani on TriplicaneHigh Road, your addiction

will probably in-crease manifoldand all those pa-rental advice long

forgotten as youmake a trip to theshop almost everyafternoon. Affor-dable and cookedin the most hy-gienic way possi-ble, Luqman sells a

staggering 30 kg of the del-icacy everyday. Some-times, during the evenings,I just cant keep pace asmore and more customerscome. I have a regular cli-entele who are even readyto wait for half and hour fortheir share, but not all arethat patient, Luqman says.

But sparing a thought for

his customers, you can sayit takes a Herculean effortfrom even the most patientfellow to wait and not drool

when yummy pakoras arebeing gorged by everyonearound you. So reach earlyand make sure you get yourshare of the spoils becausepakoras run out fast. Apartfrom pakoras, Luqman alsospecialises in biriyani andundertakes party orders.

Amrin Biriyani in Triplicane has peoplestanding in queue for its crispies

ERGO CORRESPONDENT

[email protected]

Plateful of pakoras

Amrin BiriyaniOld No. 136, New No.214, Triplicane HighRoad.Chennai - 600005.

Mobile: 9884382635

PHOTOS: R. RAVIN

Thanksgiving at Asiana Asiana Hotel is hosting a Thanksgiving Special on

Thursday at Wild Fire. Enjoy a four course sumptuousmeal for Rs. 1050 including a glass of wine. For detailsand reservations call 6741 1000.


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Anumber of crimes on the

East Coast Road in recentmonths have gone unre-ported, according to relia-

ble sources.While some incidents of crime

on the stretch get reported, espe-cially on the beach stretch andadjoining areas, a number of seri-ous offences are covered up bythe police a move reportedly togive a clean chit and portray theECR as crime-free zone. Appar-ently, only 25 percent of the of-fences come to light and the restare ingeniously buried.

Sample some of the crimes that were reported: on November 19,a cabbie from Mylapore wasfound dead in an open field be-hind the Mayajaal complex withhis throat slit and a stab woundon his chest. There are still noleads in the case. A Tamil actorshouse on ECR was broken into afew months when he and hisfamily had gone on a holiday to

Thailand. Cops are still clueless.But at least a couple more

crimes were hushed up: a ne-phew of an actor-politician andhis friends were robbed of theirlaptops and other belongings. Anewly-wed couple was robbed ofeverything valuable, includingthe thali, after they took a strollon the beach, a little away fromthe beach resort where they were

staying.The list of offences, mainly un-

reported ones, goes on and on.Apart from these, a number of

cases of couples being harassedand women molested on thesands of the ECR go unreported.

And, in some incidences, even ifthe victims approach the copsthey back off following hostiletreatment by latter.

Taunted with questions like:What is your business on ECRor What is your connection withthis girl, the victims are literallybeing shooed away by the cops.

A former Assistant Commis-sioner of Thoraipakkam reminis-ces about a case sometime ago

where a girl was raped by a grof fishermen after her compa

was tied up.Initially, the girl came forw

to lodge a complaint but sooncided not to and the case closed, says the officer. He says that a minimum of fivecidences of crime, both bigsmall, happen on the ECR strevery week.

Many people, mainly coudont realise the danger that await them on the ECR followtheir quest for isolated locato spend some leisure time,officer added, admitting thatof cases go unreported andalso hidden by the khakis.

PETLEE [email protected]

Taunted with questions like: What is yourbusiness on ECR or What is your connectionwith this girl, the victims are literally being

shooed away by the cops.

Crime rate on the ECR is far higher than what the records might show

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Chinese in ChennaiChina Town is organising a Chinese festivalChinese Winter Festival till November 30.The food festival is open for lunch and dinner.China Town is at 3rd Floor, #76 Cathedral Road,Chennai 600 086. Phone: 2811 2246


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ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 2008KALEIDOSCOPE04

Fancy smothering your-self with chocolate? Per-haps, we all havethought about it some

time or the other. And now,you dont have to go to WillyWonkas factory to do it!

This week, Sheela fromunisex salon Bubbles Spa in

Alwarpet tells us about thechocolate pedicure. Everybo-dy loves chocolate. Now takethat chocoholic status onestep further the chocolatepedicure. Chocolate has an-

tioxidants and its anti-ageingproperties will keep your feetsmooth and young. Not onlyis the pedicure relaxing, theantioxidants found naturallyin chocolate help protect theskin from free-radicals, pol-lution and sun damage.

In this therapy, chocolatepowder is heated and when

warm applied to the feet. Fif-teen minutes later, after itdries, it is peeled off like amask. This therapy removesdead cells and helps in tight-ening the skin. The chocolateritual is done after a normalpedicure as an add-on packto keep the feet baby smooth.

At Bubbles Spa, they usethe Shahnaz Hussain choco-late powder for the therapy.Cocoa is the main ingredientused in this process. If doneregularly, one can get fantas-tic results.

The striking aspect of thistherapy is that its most bene-ficial for dry skin and helps inclosing the pores. Moreover,as chocolate is a naturalproduct it is relatively safe touse on most skin types.

To get one chocolate ped-icure for yourself, you willhave to pay Rs. 450. BubblesSpa can be contacted at 044 -4217 2040.

The chocolatepedicure atBubbles Spamakes for a

pair of yummy-feeling feet

V. LOKPRIA

The chocolate affair

PHOTOS: R. RAVIN

PigsAlmost half the pigs inthe world are kept byfarmers in China.

A model showcases the creation Aroosah byMalaysian designer Dezzaine during the IslamicFashion Festival in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.AFP PHOTO

The new ball to be used during the FIFAConfederations Cup is presented at a ceremony inJohannesburg, South Africa. AFP PHOTO

METRO SEXUAL


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That dot on the forehead occupies pride of the place at Sri Binddi in Fountain Plaza

Stuck to the sticker

Address:Sri Binddi131, Pantheon Road,Fountain Plaza,Chennai 600 008Ph: 044 - 6519 8904Store timings: 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Closed on Sundays)

PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN

The walls almost look liketheyve been plastered withsome kind of wallpaper some pretty, stone-studded

variety at that. It doesnt takelong to realise youre surroundedby bindis bindis on the walls,bindis on the shelves, bindis onthe counters, bindis in the show-case. Popularly known as justBindi Shop, Sri Binddi has stuckquite faithfully to what it started

with 15 years ago. (The double Dbecause owner Vassant B. Modi isa firm believer in vaastu, the minipyramids that you see on the ceil-ing and counters being furthertestimony.)

Instead of bowing to the pop-ular trend of everything-under-one-roof, Sri Binddi has nothingbut bindis of all shapes, sizesand varieties. I wanted to holdon to only one thing, says Modi.

Priced between Rs. 3 and Rs.600, choice, clearly, is a toughtask. The bindis come with Swa-rovski, stones and kundan workand could range from tiny ones asbig as a dot to the more elaborateones that are an accessory ontheir own.

We source the bindis from allover the country, chiefly Mum-bai, Delhi and Kolkata. Nothingfrom Chennai though, as only theplain latex ones are availablehere, says Modi. Besides, thestore also makes it own bindis.We can even make bindis in fiveminutes, right in front of the cus-tomers eyes, he adds.

Celebrity clients include actors

Radhika Sarath Kumar, Sanghavi,Sridevi Vijaykumar andPoornima.

The wedding season is thebusiest time, and the stores sa-lespersons, Shireen and Jeeva,are on their toes throughout. Ac-cording to Modi, the two havebeen with the store since everand are probably another reason

why customers keep comingback.


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ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 2008VILLAGE06

Britain starts issuing ID cardsto foreignersAs part of measures to crackdown on illegalworkers, the UK on Tuesday started issuing identitycards to foreigners, incorporating their facial imageand fingerprints to securely lock them to oneidentity. For the start ID cards are being issued topeople making applications to remain in the UK asa student or based on marriage. This will befollowed by identity cards for British workers insensitive roles and locations in 2009 and to youngpeople in 2010.

PTI

Japan hopes to get N Koreanuke talks on paperJapan on Tuesday welcomed plans to hold the next roundof six-party denuclearisation talks from December 8 andreiterated its hopes to put in writing a verbal agreementon verification methods, including the collection ofsamples, reached between Washington and Pyongyang.Since we have heard that the United States and NorthKorea have agreed on the collection of samples and other

verification details, wehope those would befirmly put in writing,Japanese ForeignMinister HirofumiNakasone told reporters.US Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice saidthe next round of six-

way nuclear talks will beheld December 8 inChina. The talks amongNorth and South Korea,China, Japan, Russia andthe United States havebeen stalled since thechief envoys last met inBeijing in July.

PTI

China warns toy makers on

quality before ChristmasChinese toy makersmust make sure theydo not accept ordersbased on unsafeforeign designs, theForeign Ministry saidon Tuesday, as thecountry seeks to assurequality ahead ofChristmas. Millions ofChinese-made toyswere recalled last yeardue to excessive levels

of lead in paint andother safety concerns,the latest in the strongof scandals over themade-in-China brand, which has also included tainted petfood, milk and medicine. The Chinese government paysgreat attention to toy quality and demands toy makerskeep the bar high for quality too, Chinese ForeignMinistry spokesman Qin Gang told a news conference.Related Chinese quality departments continue to increasequality checks on toys, especially those which areexported.

Reuters

Its boutiques may be starvedof customers but the side-

walks of Tokyos Ginza shop-ping district were crowded on

Tuesday as people eager for achance to become rich overnightlined up for Jumbo lottery tick-ets.

A chance to beat the recessionwith a top prize of 200 millionyen ($2 million) lured thousandsfrom the suburbs to stand in linefor hours, despite consumer con-fidence hitting an all-time low inOctober and falling householdspending.

The mostly elderly hopefuls were set on buying tickets atbooth No.1 on a Ginza street-cor-ner, as they believe it is partic-ularly lucky. A neighbouringlottery ticket booth did not havea single customer.

The recession makes me wantto win even more, said MegumiMizuno, a 53-year-old who saidshe was not working, as she ap-proached the ticket booth.

Blue-clad security guards orga-nised the crowds into orderlyqueues, while women holdingplacards and microphones reeled

off statistics about the number oflucky winners.

Many said they planned to buydozens of the 300 yen ($3) tick-ets.

I live on a pension, but I do itbecause its fun, said 70-year-old Takayasu Oki, who said he

was going to buy 100 tickets. Idont fritter away money on any-thing else.

A Buddhist monk stood chant-ing quietly nearby with a bowlheld out in front of him seekingofferings.

Reuters

A chance to beat the recession with a top prize of 200 million yen ($2million) lured thousands from the suburbs to stand in line for hours

Japanese try their luck in lottery

Israel again seals off GazaIsrael again sealed off the Gaza Strip on Tuesday inresponse to rocket fire, one day after humanitarian

supplies were allowed in for the second time since aNovember 4 surge in violence. After rockets werefired at the Israeli territory, Defence Minister EhudBarak decided, following consultations with securityservices officials, that the crossing points will beclosed on Tuesday, the defence ministry said.Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocketat southern Israel on Monday, causing no casualtiesor damage, a military spokesman said.

AFP

Eye-blowingA Chinese man has been showing ohis talent for blowing up balloonsusing only his eyes.


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ONE LOOK IS ALL IT TAKES

News and newsmakers in picture

Boris Becker poses with twodancers on the red carpet of theLaureus Media Awards ceremonyon November 24, 2008 in thesouthern German city of Munich.

AFP PHOTO

Kate Moss attends the switchingon of the Christmas lights atthe Stella McCartney Store onMonday in London, England.GETTY IMAGES

US actress Kelly Rutherfordarrives at The 36thInternational Emmy Awardson Monday in New York. AFPPHOTO

US actress Andrea Roth arrivesat The 36th International

Emmy Awards on Monday in

New York. AFP PHOTO


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ndia will approach Wednes-days fifth One-Day Interna-tional against England as the

start of a new series afterclinching a decisive 4-0 lead, withthe tourists out to salvage somepride. A 7-0 whitewash will cata-pult India to the second spot inICCs ODI team rankings. Indianvice-captain Virender Sehwagsaid coach Gary Kirsten wants thehosts to play with the same in-tensity even though the seven-match series had been comforta-bly won already.

Gary said we should see theremaining matches as a three-match series and try to win themall, Sehwag said ahead of theday-night match at the Barabatistadium in this coastal easterntown. India are expected to throw

in new faces for the rest of theseries as the selectors attempt tobuild a strong base for the 2011

World Cup, to be hosted in South Asia. National under-19 captainand top-order batsman

Virat Kohli, left-arm spinner Pra-gyan Ojha and recalled all-roun-der Irfan Pathan could make their

first appearances in the series onWednesday. There could be a fur-ther reshuffle for the last twomatches, in Guwahati on Satur-day and New Delhi on December2. Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda andprolific middle-order batsmanCheteshwar Pujara may get a lookin along with a few others prom-ising youngsters.

Testing timesEngland, meanwhile, will use

the remaining games to get usedto the fervent atmosphere inSouth Asian cricket ahead of the

World Cup, and save themselvesfrom further criticism at home.Some of the lads have not played

a great deal in India, played infront of these type of crowds withthe attention on cricket you getover here, said all-rounder An-drew Flintoff. The World Cup isover here in a few years time, sothe more opportunities to play

out here and develop your skillson these type of wickets, the

more it will be beneficial tothis group of lads. Flintoffsaid a good display in the re-maining one-dayers will helpEngland gather momentum

for the two-Test seriesstarting in Ah-

medabadon

December 11. We have got threegames left in this series and weare going to have to get someth-

ing out of them, the Lancashirestar said. We cant win the se-ries, so its down to our own per-sonal pride and also trying to gainsome momentum going into theTest series.

Gearing up for the Testseries

Flintoff, however, warnedteammates not to think of theTest matches just yet. I think it

would be dangerous to thinabout anything other than theseone-day matches because wecould get found out even more,he said. The way India haveplayed, theyve been ruthless.They have outplayed us in every

department. They are very welldrilled and have learnt a lot ofnew skills with bat and ball, and

we have been found wanting a lit-tle bit.

AFP

Eyeing theNo. 2 slot

ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 2008SPORT08

Flintoff bats for IPLAndrew Flintoff has blamed Englands dismalshow in the ongoing one-day series squarely ontheir non-participation in the Indian PremierLeague, which he believes has helped Indianplayers develop their game by leaps and bounds.I think through playing the shorter form of thegame they (India) have developed new skills withboth bat and ball, and wehave been found wanting a

little bit, Flintoff said. Theirgame has developed throughplaying Twenty20 cricket, youjust have to look at the waythe guys hit the ball and thepositions they get into. Youalso look at the bowling skillsthat Zaheer Khan and IshantSharma have too. They are developing slowerballs and yorkers.The England all-rounder also sought to clarifythat the reason for his teamamtes keenness toplay in the IPL was not just the big bucks theycould earn through it. A few of our players arekeen to go to the IPL. The thing that most peoplewrite about when they mention the IPL is thefinancial rewards, but it should also be looked atas something that helps with a playersdevelopment, Flintoff told Independent.

PTI

SA want Australia to rotateBoxing Day TestSouth Africa Cricket officials on Monday said theywill not tour Australia during Christmas holidaysin future if Australia do not agree to visit theircountry for the Boxing Day and New Years Tests.CSA chief executive Gerald Majola was miffed atAustralias refusal to rotate the two big Testsevery four years.

We would like to tour there anytime, including Boxing Day,provided they are prepared tocome to us one Boxing Day aswell. We have no issues comingto Australia on Boxing Day. Theproblem is, Australia do not wantto leave Australia on Boxing Day,which in our country is also our

peak period. In fact, we would choose to playthem Boxing Day and (then) alternate, thats thefirst choice. They are not prepared to do that,Majola was quoted as saying by Herald Sun.

PTI

Thangaraj passes awayIndias legendary goalkeeper Peter Thangarajpassed away in Bokaro Monday night following aheart-attack. He was 74. Thangaraj, nicknamedlamp post during his playingdays, is survived by his wife, ason and three daughters.He belonged to the golden eraof India football and was partof the team that won gold inthe 1962 Asian Games inJakarta and finished runners-up in the 1964 Asia Cup in TelAviv. Thangaraj also played inthe 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics.India finished fourth in Melbourne, whichremained its best performance in the mega event.

IANS

Spreading awarenessIndia and England cricketers will meet HIV affected youngsters on World AIDS Day - as part of the ICC activities to celebrate five yearawareness about the dreaded disease. Players taking part in majointernational matches will wear red ribbons, as a global show of supeople living with HIV, while the India and England teams will meepeople affected by HIV ahead of the seventh ODI in Delhi, an ICC

India look to sweep England one-day series

PHOTO: AFP


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I think Dhoni had the right to be annoyed and I think he has put for-ward his views fairly clearly. The nation has understood that Dhoni was

annoyed because there was a leak not because A player was selected and Bwasnt,

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

As the 2008 tennis season endedin this unlikely city with Fer-nando Verdasco buried under apile of delirious teammates, the

inescapable conclusion was that ithad been a great year for Spaniardson the road. Rafael Nadal left the is-land comforts of Majorca and hustledto his fourth straight French Open ti-tle, his first Wimbledon title and hisfirst Olympic gold medal.

Although the Davis Cup no longercarries the same weight in the UnitedStates, La Copa Davis still meansplenty in other parts of the world, in-cluding Argentina, where it sharedthe front pages with Diego Marado-

nas debut as the coach of the Argen-tine national soccer team. But in theend, David Nalbandian and the Ar-gentines did not receive the kind ofattention they were counting on astheir bid to win tennis premier teamtitle unravelled once more.

Fractured ArgentinaInstead of dissecting a historic

sports triumph, their chroniclers were left to dissect fractured teamunity, Nalbandians prickly personal-ity and the decision of the team cap-tain, Alberto Mancini, to resign andlet someone else attempt to inspire

Argentina to its first Davis Cup. Ithink for all of us to pull in the samedirection requires an effort; it hap-pens, but it demands a lot, Mancinisaid in a news conference at whichthe questions and answers were fullof emotion. Im not just talkingabout tennis players. Im talkingabout the country as a whole.

Spanish success

Spanish teams, for the moment, donot have such problems after a year in

which the mens soccer team won theEuropean championships and themens basketball team gave the

American Redeem Team a scare inthe Olympic final. Now, Spains DavisCup squad has managed to win de-spite the absence of Nadal. Im reallyproud to share this prize with these

players, the departing Spanish cap-tain, Emilio Sanchez Vicario, said.For me, its the biggest prize of mylife. Spain has won its three cups in2000, 2004 and 2008, all Olympic

years, which is probably no coinci-dence considering that overstuffedOlympic years put a major strain ontennis stars and inevitably favour thenations with the biggest reserves ofable and willing talent. Spain is not asdeep as it was several seasons ago,but it still had much better backups inFeliciano Lopez and Verdasco than

Argentina could muster when its newstar, Juan Martmn Del Potro, pulledup lame during his opening-day loss

to Lopez. It is hardly a surprise thathealth problems were a major factorin mens tennis this year. Nadal bare-ly played after September. Roger Fe-derer, whose intelligent schedulingand attention to detail had kept himrelatively injury free for years, la-boured through a challenging season.

NYT News Service

Spanish

playerscelebrate theirDavis cuptriumph atIslas Malvinasstadium inMar del Plata,Argentina.PHOTO: AFP

Matadors dominateDAVIS CUP VICTORY CAPS GREAT YEAR FOR SPANIARDS


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ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 2008FLICK10

After being let down by di-rectors whom his produc-tion house, DharmaProductions, nurtured to

directorial success, Karan Joharhas now made it mandatory forall filmmakers working for hisbanner to sign a three-moviecontract each.

This includes Kajols cousin Ayan Mukherjee, who has just

started directingWake Up, Sidwith Ranbir Kapoor and Kon-

kona Sen Sharma for Karansbanner. Barring Rensil DSil-va, who comes from an es-tablished ad world and wehave decided to keep himbound for only one project,all the other directors arebound by a three-film con-tract, Johar, whose latesthome production Dostanais spinning gold at the boxoffice, says.

Ive my own little Whistling Woods (Sub-hash Ghais film school)in my productionhouse. My endeavour isto establish an academyof directors who wont

just make one movie forus and move on. I hopetheyll stay with us andmake more movies.

I want to encouragenew-age cinema. Imreally happy to cultivateall this talent. Ive hadfirst-time directors start-

ing with Nikhil Advani inKal Ho Naa Ho and So-

ham Shah in Kaalto TarunMansukhani in Dostana

and Ayaan Mukherjee inWake Up, Sid and weve just

signed Siddharth Malhotra, headds. Johar, who has directed hitslike Kuch Kuch Hota Hai andKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, says

it is important to be professionawith people at work.

One must be professionaabout work. Yes, theyre contractually bound to make three film

with us. But theres an inherenloyalty to the banner in them

And Ive complete faith that thesnew directors wont move ofrom our banner.

But didnt he feel the same waabout Nikhil Advani and SohamShah before they moved on?

Shall we move on? Johar retorts. Why cant we enjoy th

positivity? Im very excited abouRanbir and Konkona as a pair i

Ayans film. Theyve an inherently unusual on-screen chemistry

And now my latest director Siddharth Malhotra, who is developing a screenplay for us.

Siddharth is late Premnathgrandson and Prem Kishens sonIm very friendly to that familyOur families go back a long way. dont have a biological child. Buall the directors who are makinfilms for me are like my childrenI give them full freedom to makfilms the way they want. Whethey go on the sets, they take theiown energy there. I want directors who have their own voice,

says the filmmaker.Dino Moreas brother Santinis also working with Johar.

He (Santino) is my assistanon My Name Is Khan. Boney Kapoors son assisted us on Kal H

Naa Ho. And now David Dhawans son, Varun, is also workinwith me. These industry boys arvery hardworking. Theyve seeboth the ups and downs in thentertainment industry, so thevalue the opportunities they get.

If any of my children want tleave home, Ill tear up the contract. But the legalities are important in the current corporatclimate, Johar says.

IAN

Karan Johar on future films from DharmaProductions and the three-movie contract toprevent runaway directors

SUBHASH K. JHA

I am unlucky in loveFormer Miss India and Bollywoodactress Celina Jaitley, who turned 27recently, says she has been unlucky love but hopes god will bless her wmore romance in life.

Signed, sealed,delivered


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Tom Cruise earned flak years ago when heenthusiastically declared his love for Ka-tie Holmes on The Oprah Winfrey Show,but now the actor is more reflective and

says he could have handled things better.

Mirror.co.uk reports him saying: Thereare things that I could have done better. Icould have handled things better. I wassurprised at the criticism, but it broughteveryone closer together Katies entirefamily and my family.

Going through that stuff is not pleas-ant and I think it hit an extreme, butKates a very sure and confident andstrong woman. She gets it, you know.

She is incredibly wise and very, verystrong and confident, even though she is a

very gracious and elegant person, he said.As a father and husband you want to pro-

tect your family and tell them not to worrybecause it is all going to be okay. You just learnfrom it and move on and I know that. I have ablessed life because I have a happy family andchildren that I adore and everyone knows how

I feel about Kate. It just brought us even closertogether, he added. IANS

Denzel Washington has picked Mila Kunis to co- star with him in a disturbing action thriller in which

they team up to save humanity in a near-future Amer-ica faced with catastrophe.

Kunis is a veteran of hit TV series That 70s Showand made her feature film debut in Forgetting Sarah

Marshall. Kunis mostrecently starred oppo-site Mark Wahlberg in

Max Payne. In the newmovie, The Book of EliWashington, she willportray a character

who first tries to stop Washingtons charac-ter from saving hu-manity but ultimately

joins him in his quest.

DPA

Washington,Kunis in action thriller

Six-pack seasonAfter Dhanush, Vishal and Suriya, its nowthe turn of actor Shaam to flaunt a six-pack. We hear that the actor, who madehis debut in the film 12B, is working hardfor his own six-pack abs. He is currentlyworking on two projects Anthony YaarandAgam Puram. It is also said that actorPrithviraj has worked out a six-pack for hisupcoming flick, Ravaana.

Kajol to be honouredKajol will be honoured by iCONGO, aconfederation of NGOs and KhemkaFoundation, for helping educateunderprivileged children.

SRK to be Datuk on Dec 6Shah Rukh Khan is set to be conferred theMalaysian title of Datuk, akin to the Britishknighthood, on December 6 and he isexpected to receive the honour in traditionalMalaysian attire.

Cine City

Sathyaraj to playyoungsterIf Internet buzz is to be believed, actorSathyaraj will be seen playing a 25-year-old in the film Sangamithra. Thefilm is about a 16-year-oldboy who ruins the life

of a girl. The boythen grows up,realises his mistakeand devotes his lifeto her. Sathyaraj isslated to play fourstages in this film,falling in the agegroup of 25 to 65years.

That couch-jumping day


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ERGO Wednesday, November 26, 200812

Tuesdays Question:

Which is the best way totackle and controlChennais trafficproblems? Yellarayum vanathula vandi ottasollalam.

Nirmala,

Perot Systems

Work from home options for most ofIT employees.

Vimal Prashanth(Patni Computers), Krish

(Wipro), Senthil Raghu(HCL)

We can increase the petrol price towhich will reduce usage of vehicles.

Yacub(Patni Computers), Srinivasan D(Verizon)

We can bring traffic police fromother countries, so that they do thetraffic regulation well or our trafficregulators should strictly follow therules to clear traffic.

Murugan,RSI

Vettiya ooru suthravanga ellam

veetla irunthavae half traffic controlaagum.

Shanu Samrat,TCS

Use two-wheelers instead of cars. Usecars for long travels.

Ganesh,

CGSL

Place road thorns before thepedestrian crossing. It activates as andwhen the orange light is signalled. Sothat people who even try running afterred signal gets his tyres punctured. Atemergencies like ambulance to beallowed, a manual/automatic triggercould be provided to traffic police

Suseel,

CTS

Metro Rail from Redhills, Avadi,Manali to Mahabalipuram (via OMR) &SV Chataram

Magesh,

Polaris

Bring in more satellite towns.Balaji Jegannathan,

Infosys

Better to become Spiderman and flywherever you want.

Radhika,

Polaris

An electronic debit card should beplaced in each vehicle. A machine to

read the same should be placed at

main junctions in Chennai. Each time avehicle passes through those junctions,that card should be debited for anamount more than average publictransport cost. This is very successful inSingapore

Jai, CGSL

Construct more bridges & completethe work as soon as they can.

Shakeeb Aadil(HCL), Bala, Arunkumar Raja(CGSL), A.Arunkumar (Sify), Rakshita

Sreenivasan, R Balasubramanian (Wipro),

Sasi (VDSI), Satish (Ramco Systems), KailashU (Optimus)

Strictly implement separate lanesystem on all main roadsLane 1: 2-wheelers & autoLane 2: Cars and LMVLane 3: Bus & HMV

Santhosh Kumar

To make use Public Transportationwill reduce traffic drastically, providedfrequent, comfortable publictransportations are to be increased stillacross all busy routes.

Ramesh N (R Systems International Ltd),

Mushtaq Ahmed (Perot Systems), Siva(HCL)

Stop all the vehicles and go bynataraja service or cycle service....

Muthu Velayutham(Wipro), M.Aravind

(Capgemini), Kannan (Sify), Dominic Xavier(CGSL), Gowrisankar(Ramco Systems),

M.Saravanan, D.Siva(PMC), ManikandanN(Wipro)

Cameras in signals needs to beincreased to monitor the trafficviolators. (Warning / punishmentsneeds to be sent to the vehicle ownersin regards with contact addressavailable in RTO office).

Saminath. G,Sify Technologies Ltd

Office timings can be changed forPrivate and Government firms; so thateveryone will be able access the banks,TNEB office, telephone office etc inthe early hours.

Sanjay G, Tata Consultancy Services

Avoid digging roads. Start early tooffice to avoid traffic jams. Dontcomplain things.

Gayathri Bheemannan,

Infosys Technologies Ltd.

Todays Query:

If Nayanthara were yourboss, how would youimpress her?

Please send SMSes with your names, for the

purpose of cross-verification. To feature your

query, email it to [email protected] with

the subject line Mobile Query.

Syed from Systems Technology Group has nominatedhis colleagues as Partners in Crime. This pic was clickedat a Farm house in OMR.

Lakshmi Narayana from Satyam computers hasnominated his team mates as Partners in Crime. Thephoto was taken at Aliyar dam.

Reddi from Hexaware Technologies has nominated his Ampere team as Partners in Crime. The pic was clickedat Kodaikanal.


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Nee evalau gundaa irudhaalum unnai thuppaakki le podamudiy-uma???

Kavya SadasivanTata Consultancy Services

1) Teacher: Nee yenda Nan varum pothu mattum kannadipodura?

Student: Doctor than solli irukkaru "Thala vali" varum pothumattum kannadi podunnu.

2) What is the difference between "Ethanol" and "Methanol" ?Ethanol kudicha naama 4 peru munnadi aadalam...

Methanol kudicha nammakku munnadi 4 Peru aaduvanga..Rajapandi.R

HCL Tech ltd

Dear Seetha,Wishing you a blessed birthday!!May all your wishes come true .

With love,ADB .

Dear Prabakar(PEROT SYSTEMS),Warm wishes for your married life..Wish you a wonderful future withhappy times, good health

with love,Venkatesh, Wipro

Hi P.S.Praveen (EDS)Wishing you all the great things in life,hope this day will bring you an extra

share of all that makes you happy. Mayyour nights be filled with comfortingdreams. Days have passed into years,you have become better with time.Youhave continued to become better andbetter with each birthday. Keep it up!!!

Best Wishes!Raja Deepak (iGate)

Sundararajan (Infosys)

And the rest of the RG Gang!

Dear Shiv,A Love Filled Birthday Wishes.Your Dream. My Good luck... Your HardWork.My Prayers. They all will definitelyblend giving you the strength to reachgreater heights.

Ever Yours, Shija

Hi Varsha,Wishing you many more happy returns

of the day ! May god bless you forever.:)Cheers,

Sify (friends)

Ganesh

Dear Vinoth,A heartfelt birthday wishes to you mydear. May this birthday brings you allthe good in the earth.Expecting you to spend the dinner withme on your birthday(26.Nov.2008).

With Love,Lakshmi

Hi Mani (SP)"A birthday, and now a day that roseWith much of hope, with meaningrife--A thoughtful day from dawn toclose:The middle day of human life".says Jean Ingelow. Wish you advancehappy birthday to you. May thisbirthday brings all sorts of happiness in

your life. Happy birthday to u. Withwarm wishes from your everlasting

friends...TCS

Hi GovindhWish you many more happy returns ofthe day. Let all your dreams come true.

By,

Wave12

Dear Janani,On your birthday, we wish that all yourdreams come true.We wish for you favorite people toembrace,loving smiles and caring looksthat earthly gifts cannot replace.Happy Birthday Janani!! JJJ

With Lots of Luv,

Brindha, Daisy, Deepa, Furzana, Kavin,Meena, Narmadha, Vennila

Dearest Ucha,Haaaaappppy Bday!! J J JWish you the very BEST that life canoffer you. Have a wonderful day and agr8 year ahead! May all your dreamscome true, dear Doop Dopa!

Love you loadMiss you mo

Dope Doc

Dear Pratheepa,Maturity has more to do with whattypes of experiences uve had, and whauve learned from them. Hope yourBirthday gently breezes into your life a

the choicest of things and all that yourheart holds dear Have A Fun- Filled Daymy Dear!!!!

With Love, uRaghu, C

Dear Manivannan,Wish you a many more happy returns othe day. May God bless your future witlots of surprises. Keep Rocking!!

With Love, Karthika, Krithika, LuxmManikandan, Merlin, Rajesh, Rekha, Rohi

Samundeeswari, Sankar, Sathish, Sudh

Suganthi, Vidhya, Vijay Balusamy and VimTeam TC

Dear Evangelinannaberyl ,Happy bday 2 u happy bday 2 u happybday 2 u my dear. Happy bday 2 uhope this day become the mostmemorable day of ur life and ur all

wishes comes true. Very happy birthdayto you.Hearty wishes fromFrien

Kumaran System

Dear Sekar,Some people give the gift of peace andtranquility to every life they touch.Theyare always who they really are.They areblessedly reliable,dependablygood,predictably pleasant,loved andtreasuredby all who know them.U areone of those people.HappyBirthday!

With lotz of Luv,Mamth

T

Dear Fiaz Zeeshan,We all Wish you a Happiest Birthday:)God bless you and Happy to share thiswonderful moment with U." A birthday is just the first day ofanother 365-day journey around. Enjoy

Prem, Dinesh, Nehru, She

Bindu and Colleagu

Dear Sonia, Wishing u a day soft as silk, white asmilk, sweet as honey & full of money.may all ur dreams come true.HAPPY B Day 2 u.

With lots of care & affectioVIBGYOR friends, Hexaware Technolog

Dear Bro,Happiness is to have someone specialand lovable in our life and I am reallylucky to have you as my sweet brother.May God bless u with all happiness andwealth. Many more happy returns of thday Ammu...

CheeEzh

Elayarani T of HCL Tech-nologies has been nominat-ed as Office Angel by herfriends.

She is a jovial and coolperson. Never gets tempered in

any situation and keeps on

going fine with everybody.Very enthusiastic and energetic

that makes her take part in

all the events. She is dedicatedtowards work. Cracks jokes

then and there to get away

from tensions.

Kanchana Dhandapani ofSatyam 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

Career growth will flourish today. Responsibilitiemay increase. You will have a great time thoughHowever it will be advisable if you dont actoverconfident. You may have to ignore love life a day as work pressure may be immense.

Something or the other might keep distracting yoat work today. However, you may regain yourbalance later. You will adapt a practical approacwork. This may be good professionally, but you cause some disturbances on the love front.

You will have to extra cautious from people who

are jealous of your professional expertise. They mtry to find faults with your work. However Ganesassures that you will find the desired peace andcomfort in the arms of your beloved.

You will feel enthusiastic about your work. Keepin mind your emotional nature, it would beadvisable if you treat everyone with compassion.However, being emotional with your beloved wildefinitely win you good times in return.

You may begin work with your battery completecharged up. You will be able to meet deadlines. day can be used for important meetings. You mbe in a mood to make merry with beloved but wyou need is an emotional bonding.

You may experience a gush of creative ideas in head today; however they might not materialise.

Ganesha assures you that they might be useful lon. In the second part, you may want to focus odeveloping you professional skills.

Every word you use today will carry a specificmeaning. Ganesha foresees you focusing on targrelated to work. The day may drain you out andyou may want to rush home to relax. In any casethe best modes to relax are to stay indoors.

Miscommunication might happen today. Ganeshawants you to be careful with words. Neverthelesbeing straightforward might not help as well. Thbest way is to learn diplomacy. You may shareincidents about professional life to your beloved.

Today it may be very crucial for you to manage so that you are able to finish everything you takon hand. Professional life is great today. Ganesh

feels you may get in the mood of motivatingcolleagues. Get ready for a romantic evening.

You may review all your pending work today. If work with added efforts, all the pending work wget done by the end of the day. However, workwith strong determination. Less attention to lovemay result into discontentment, warns Ganesha.

You may feel the need to arrange a meeting forsome specific discussionsHowever you might feeldrained out by the end of the day. In addition tthis, your beloved might feel ignored. Balancepersonal and professional life.

Excess work load will not be able to alter yourattention at work. You may work aggressively fobetter working experience and growth on theprofessional front. Ganesha thinks you hard workwill pay good rewards, gradually.

Words worth"Hagioscope" (hag-ee-uh-skohp) an opening cut inthe wall of a church to let worshippers in a side aisleor chapel see the elevation of the host during theservice. This is also called, less graciously, a squint.

Terminal loverA Japanese tourist liked Mexico Cityairport so much when he arrived thathes still there - after three months.


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Mobile lifesaverAn American claims that a mobilephone in his chest pocket saved his life,after it stopped a bullet.

ABrit Labrador possessing a

unique surfing talent is mak-ing waves, and has becomean attraction of sorts by rid-

ing waves on its local Tynemouthbeach.

Harvey, 3, has become a regularsight on Tynemouth beach nearNewcastle-upon-Tyne with hisowners.

It was this summer that ownerScott Pearson, 43, and his sonJames discovered Harveys extraor-dinary talent while they paddled

out to sea and Harvey attempted to join in.

After a few failed attempts, Har-vey somehow learned to balance onthe slippery board and now enjoyssquatting on it and riding to shore.

Impressed by his rare talent alocal surfing company donated asponge board for Harvey, which ismore buoyant and therefore easierto use.

Harvey has now become a firmfavourite with passers-by.

He added: Hes the coolest, most

exceptional dog Ive ever comeacross. He was only about sixmonths old when he started goinginto the water but he never showedany signs of wanting to jump on aboard. He has always loved being inthe water and has no fear of the sea.

Hes a real natural and now eve-rytime he is out on his board peoplestop and watch in amazement.

James, a resident of nearby Gos-forth, is currently trying out for theBritish surfing team.

ANI

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