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Thursday, October 16, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 198

Check your wallet to see if the creditand debit cards in it are yours

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Adiga makesChennai proud

On Tuesday evening, when a motleygroup of book enthusiasts gatheredat British Council for a review of the

short-listed winners of the Man BookerPrize 2008, Aravind Adiga was the darkhorse for a majority of them. In fact, forthe Guess the Booker Winner contest,which the library has been running forover a week, only 18 people had votedfor Adiga. This, out of the 160-odd votescast. Was it a mere guess or had thevoters actually read the book to havevoted him their favourite is not clear.However, for the judges of thisprestigious literary award, whoannounced their decision in the weehours of Wednesday, the 33-year-oldMumbai-based journalist was a favourite.Adigas debut novel, The White Tiger, wasdescribed as a perfect novel by the

judges, thus declaring him winner of theprestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction

for 2008.Far away from all the joyous greetingsthe writer has been getting was thehappiness of Chennaiites. Apparently, theauthor was born in Chennai in 1974, latermoving to Mangalore and Australia. Amajority of the publishing houses andwriters we contacted were not aware whothis overnight hero from Chennai is. Famedoesnt reach all corners, obviously.

Ergo Corresponden


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Ever felt furious while watch-ing a movie or ad where themakers used animals care-lessly or condoned cruelty?

Krishnan Seshadri Gomatam, di-rector of Kollywood movie Mud-hal Mudhal Mudhal Varai, is aclass apart. The movie, dubbedby audiences and reviewers asrefreshingly realistic and dar-ingly different features the leadcharacter, Sindu, as a girl with azest for life.

He reveals that the main char-acter (played by Anuja Iyer) loveslife. Weve shown her as some-one whos fond of plants and ani-mals and though shes from anaffluent family, she takes care ofstreet dogs. The social angle suit-ed my script.

Gomatam explains that thecomfort of the animals on screen

was his top priority and evenroped in a real-life animal welfareactivist (Anjali Sharma, featuredin this column dated July 31) tohelp. Anjali, who feeds dozens ofhomeless dogs everyday, waspresent during the shooting sothe heroine could watch andlearn.

Anjali refused to be on camerabut was happy that these dogs gotsome screen time, says the di-rector who believes that people inthe creative arts can bring aboutpositive social change throughsubtle messages in their work.Devika Khazvini who runs theCattitude Trust motivated me, as

did my friend from Bangawho cares for many cats.

So whats next? M3Vwas niche audience. A film for maudiences is up next, he saysferring to a project thats stthe pipeline.

Well be in touch and hwishing him luck.

Movie director Krishnan Seshadri Gomatam combines

creativity and compassion in his successful debut ventureSRIYA NARAYANAN

[email protected]

Director Krishnan Seshadri

Gomatam (inset) and astill from his film

Compassionat the cinema

This female pup isjust over a monthold and is readyfor [email protected](Subject line:Attention - Kiran)

LOOK INTO MY EYES

These button-eyed kittens are threemonths old and are waiting at AnimalWelfare and Protection Trust (AWPT).Email: [email protected]

ERGO Thursday, October 16, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

Wah, janab!Enjoy and relive the luxury andflamboyance of the bygone grandeur atNavratna, Le Royal Meridien, which will behosting Dastak-e-Avadh, a festival ofexceptional and enigmatic Lucknavi cuisine.The festival is on till October 20. The poeticcharm and elegance of the Nawabi eracombined with the exquisite Avadhidelicacies is a dining experience to beremembered. Some of the dishes from themenu include appetizers such as badamshorba, a mildly spiced almond soup, maincourse such as kasturi jhinga which arejumbo tandoori prawns with kasturi methiand for the vegetarians, saalan taalmakhana, where puffed lotus seed will be

served with raw banana and spices in rich,yoghurt gravy. And the chef especiallyrecommends nurgh bannu kebab, wheresucculent boneless pieces of chicken aremarinated in rich cardamom flavouredsauce, egg coated and cooked in tandoor.

Wardrobe watch Amethyst presents Anuradha Vakils shimm

gota, sensuous silhouettes and age-old weaves bleed together in a contemporary language from 11 to 6 p.m. till October 21 at 14/ 30, Padmavathi RJeypore Colony, Gopalapuram, Chennai.

What, when, where?

Event: Lucknavi food festivalTimings: 7 pm to 11 pm, till October 20

Venue: Navratna, Le Royal MeridienContact: 22314343/ 43534545


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Thursday, October 16, 2008

Plastic money fraudstershave found a new and in-genious method to tricktheir victims. Shockingly,

the culprits replace the victimscredit or debit cards with almostsimilar-looking dummy cards,i.e., card previously stolen.

The smart exchange is usuallyrealised very late by the victim,which simultaneously gives moreworking time for the thief withthe stolen cards. Police say it is along chain, where one victimscards are replaced by those stolen

previously from another.Chennai City Police say this

kind of card exchange fraud isprevalent in northern India, anda software professional fromChennai became the recentvictim.

Gopi Krishna (name changed),a software professional from Pe-rungudi, was returning from Del-hi to Chennai in Tamil NaduExpress on September 29. Whenhis train passed Bhopal, he re-ceived two SMSes on his phoneregarding purchases made inGhaziabad in Uttar Pradesh usinghis credit and debit cards. Krish-na checked his wallet but foundhis four credit and two debit

cards intact. But when he re-ceived another SMS, he took outhis cards and examined them,only to receive the shock of hislife.

All his six cards had been re-placed with other cards with thenames of different people. Bythen, the culprits had swiped hisfor over Rs. 1.30 lakh at differentplaces in Ghaziabad.

A panicked Krishna called bothhis banks and blocked his cards.Upon reaching Chennai on Octo-ber 1, he lodged a complaint withthe City Police Commissioner.

Upon investigation it wasknown that the dummy cardsplaced in the victims wallet by

the culprits belonged to peoplewho had lost their cards and cashin similar fashion.

The owners of the cards Krish-na received have also beentricked by similar-looking cardsand had lodged police com-plaints in their respective areas.

We got to know that it is a longchain of credit card exchangefraud. A thorough investigation ison, informed a top investigatingofficer.

The culprits are smart to placesimilar-coloured dummy cards,so that the victim will take a whileto realise it and, in the meantime,they can wipe his account clean,the officer added.

PETLEE [email protected] The owners of

the cardsKrishna receivedhave also beentricked bysimilar-lookingcards and hadlodged policecomplaints intheir respectiveareas

Credit card exchange fraud,in a chain

Check your wallet to see if the credit and debit cards in it are yours

Kebabs, ahoy!The Accord Metropolitan is orga-

nising a delectable kebab festival tillOctober 31 at Pergola, their roof toprestaurant. To make reservations,call 2816 1000.


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ERGO Thursday, October 16, 2008VILLAGE04

G8 summit on financial crisisThe Group of Eight world industrial powers will holda special summit this year to find ways out of thecurrent financial crisis, German Chancellor AngelaMerkel said on Wednesday. Developing countrieswould also be invited to sit down with the worldsrichest nations Britain, Canada, France, Germany,Italy, Japan, the United States and Russia and findways of preventing a similar meltdown fromhappening again, Merkel said in a speech to theBundestag, the German lower house of parliament.Merkel said as EU leaders were gathering in Brussels.

AFP

MySpace Karaoke puts amateurcrooners on cameraMySpace on Tuesday launched an overhauled karaokechannel that lets amateur crooners post online video ofthemselves in all their vocal glory.The MySpace Karaoke redesign includes improvedrecording, upload and website navigation capabilities. Inthe six months since its launch the channel has attractedmore than four million visitors and amassed a half-millionrecordings making it the largest karaoke venue in the

world, according toMySpace generalmanager Nimrod Lev.MySpace hasarranged licensingdeals with musicpublishers to spareusers of its karaoke

channel from hasslesregarding songcopyrights. Thoselicensing restrictionshave resulted inMySpace Karaokeonly being availablein Canada and theUnited States.

AFP

Six Indianscities amongleading BPOsSix of Indias citiesfeature among the topeight emerging globaloutsourcing cities.Bangalore, Chennai,Delhi (National CapitalRegion), Hyderabad,Mumbai and Pune arethe cities, says a studyby CyberMedia GlobalServices and Tholons, a

global investment advisory firm. Dublin (Ireland) andMakati City (The Philippines) are the two other cities.Indias representation in the top 50 Emerging GlobalOutsourcing cities has grown to four, from last yearsthree, with the addition of Jaipur to the list at number 31.The other Indian cities in the list include Kolkata atnumber six, Chandigarh at 12 and Coimbatore at 17, saysthe study.Cebu City (The Philippines), Shanghai and Beijing lead thelist of top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing cities. ThoughIndias domination of the BPO sector continues, theChinese are fast catching up.

PTI

Dont be surprised if

your postman exhibitsskills of a professionalmarketing executive to

sell schemes. Postmen andfront-line officers of IndiaPost are set to undergo amanagement training pro-gramme in a leading B-school to bring about achange in their attitude andto develop a professional ap-proach in selling productsand services successfully.

The focus of the trainedstaff will be on rural popu-lace who have little knowl-edge on products like postalsavings account and postalinsurance.

An understanding hasbeen reached between Min-istry of Communication andInformation Technology and

Xavier Institute of Manage-ment, Bhubaneswar (XIMB)in this regard, with both

working for over three

months to design the coursemodule.The idea is to help officers

learn modern managementtechniques and concentrateon rural India where they al-ready have the advantage ofreach and established cred-ibility over their competi-tors, said programmedirector of XIMB, Niraj Ku-mar.The latest initiative isbeing attributed to a com-prehensive circular issued bythe Department of Post in Ju-ly 2007, asking its front-linestaff to reorient themselvesin line with the present dayrequirements of the market.

PTI

The humble postman to getmanagement school trainingto market postal schemes

Look whos talking B-School lingo

The idea is to help officers learn modern managementtechniques and concentrate on rural India where theyalready have the advantage of reach and established

credibility over their competitors

Frankfurt Book Fair opensThe Frankfurt Book Fair opened for business onWednesday, with world publishers to spend five

days trading book rights and discussing how tocope with the internet age. Some 280,000 visitorsare expected at the annual event, which is beingheld in Germany for the 60th time. This yearTurkey is guest of honour. Publishers from 100countries are exhibiting books in a bid to drum uptranslation and export deals. Among key issuesworrying the traditional book trade is the spreadof digital publishing, especially of non-fiction.

DPA

Call me cutoutA woman has officially changedher name from Jennifer toCutoutDissection.com - in a bidto protest animal dissections.


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The BBC is now in its laststages because budget cuts

will make it increasingly dif-ficult to maintain standards,

the corporations world affairseditor has warned.

John Simpson, one of BBCslongest serving news reporters,said the corporations future isbleak as the world service waspaying the price of the licence feebeing chopped away.

The future? Well, I dont think

that its going to look very goodfor the BBC.

I think the BBC we haveknown, for good or worse, is nowin its last stages, the veteran cor-respondent, whose career at theBBC spans more than 40 years,told an audience at the Chelten-ham Literature Festival.

According to Britains DailyTelegraph, the sixty-four-year-old foreign correspondent, whohas visited 120 countries, said theBBC was already cutting back onoperations across the board, as aresult of the effective cut in thelicence fee.

The grim assessment of the topeditor, who fears that he may be

sacked soon in horrible circum-stances, comes as the corpora-tion has been forced to cut 2,500posts and slash budgets for newsand current affairs as the result of

the lower than expected licencefee settlement.

Simpsons warning comessoon after Terry Wogan, the vet-eran Radio 2 presenter, claimedthe corporation had lost it stand-ing as the finest broadcaster inthe world.

PTI

AFP

John Simpson,one of BBCslongestserving newsreporters,said thecorporationsfuture is bleakas the worldservice waspaying theprice of thelicence feebeing

choppedaway

BBC in its last stages

The next time Sachin Ten-dulkar sends the leatherflying out of the park when

India take on Australians inthe second cricket Test at Mo-hali on Friday, the power be-hind his shot may well comefrom hot milk with a dash ofturmeric mixed in it.

Tendulkar has a specialpreference for hot milk for hisbreakfast the day he has toplay a match. Last time too hehad asked for it and wheneverhe asks for it we give it to himwith some turmeric which hemixes in the milk, RamitKohli, senior chef at the Taj,where the two teams are cur-rently staying, told PTI inChandigrah.

He said Tendulkar also rel-ishes bananas, banana shakesand eggs for breakfast.

Kohli said in routine the Tajserves the players powerbreakfast which is high in ca-loric value and includes a lotof fibres and energy drinks.

We give them a mix ofcontinental which containschicken or fish, baked beans,breakfast cereals, high calo-ries like multi-grain breadmuessli, choice of cheese

spreads and fresh variety ofcut fruits and juices, he said.

However, on specific re-

quests made by any playerthe hotel supplies them wha-tever food they order.

For example, the Indianteam had a lot of crispy par-anthas without oil while the

Aussies relished dosas al-though their skipper RickyPonting had poached eggsfor breakfast on Wednesday.

At the hotels Al Fresco,which is an open area, playersusually enjoy a range ofgrilled varieties.

Chicken satays, Indone-sian and Thai food is also indemand with the cricketers.Mongolian barbeque, too, isin hot demand, he revealed.

PTI

More about the likes of Indian and Aussie cricket teams

Tendulkar has a special preferencefor hot milk with turmeric

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama laughswith a supporter after her granddaughter mistookhim for John McCain saying hello John McCain

at Oregon. AFP PHOTO

How can I be McCain!

Bargain yachtA luxury yacht has been sold forjust $37 (GBP20) after the ownermade a mistake on an internetauction website.

This day, that yearIt was on October 16, 1951 thatLiaquat Ali Khan, the Prime Ministerof Pakistan, was shot dead whileaddressing a public meeting inRawalpindi.


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Rafael Nadal thrilled a sold-out home crowd with a co-meback performance to

win his 78th match of theseason as he began the chase fora second title at the Madrid Mas-ters. The top-seeded world num-

ber one who claimed his onlytrophy in the capital in 2005, onTuesday rallied past upcomingLatvian Ernests Gulbis 7-5, 3-6,6-3 riding a late break in the finalset to victory. Nadal, holder ofeight titles this season includingParis, Wimbledon and the Olym-pics, has stalled in the quarter-final at the last two Madrid edi-tions.

He was playing for the firsttime since leading Spain in-to the Davis Cup finalagainst Argentina three

weeks ago. TheSpanish herofailed to con-vert on his

first matchpoint against the 20-year-oldGulbis, but reached the thirdround on his second opportunity.It was a very tough match andimportant one to win, said therelieved Nadal. Gulbis is young

with a great future ahead ofhim. He fought back well inthe second set, winningthe important games. Ipulled out my bestgame when I had to.It was tough to attackhim, and this wasmy first match in afew weeks to I havethings toimprove.

Nadal will playon Thursdayagainst French15th seed RichardGasquet, a winnerover Mardy Fish 6-7(3/7), 6-4, 6-3. Scot

Andy Murray stormedto the third round asgood fortune ran out forItalian lucky loser Simone Bolelli6-0, 2-1 retired. The Italian, whoearned a place in the draw whenMarat Safin withdrew with injury,threw in the towel after 47 min-utes after treatment on an upperarm and shoulder.

Blake disappoints American James Blake main-

tained his dismal, winless record

in Madrid with the frustr11th seed crashing out to form Frenchman Gilles Si3-6, 6-1, 6-4. Simon, winnetwo titles since July, pounce46 unforced errors to hand Bhis fifth loss in the Spanish

ital and put the American in gdanger of dropping in the racthe season-ending Masters in Shanghai. The 16th-rankemon is riding a wave of form

winning Indianapolis andcharest in recent months. Blapotential for a spot in Chinendangered if Swiss Stan Wrinka can do well this week wstanding tenth in the points one spot behind the fading BlIn first-round matches, Gernys Philip Kohlschreiber stopSpanish hero Carlos Moya 6-2 while Marcel GranollerSpain beat Frenchman Paul-Hri Mathieu 6-4, 6-4. Week

Vienna finalist Gael Monfils

tinued his indoor success abeat Italian wild card Fabio

nini 6-2, 6-4. Stockholm sfinalist Jarkko Nieminen

versed a run of three loagainst Mikhail Youzousting the Russian 3-6, 6-2. The 2005 semnalist Robby Ginepri oUS beat Frenchman

chael Llodra 6-4, 6-4, Swede Robin Soderling ad

another French loss with hisfeat of Florent Serra6-3, 6-4.

AFP

ERGO Thursday, October 16, 2008SPORT06

Gill requests FM to allowduty-free import of pelletsSports Minister M S Gill has requestedFinance Minister P Chidambaram to extendduty exemption to air pellets, saying such amove would help the country unearthchampion shooters in the future. In a letterto the Finance Minister, Gill thanked himfor exempting, in the previous budget, theimport of air weapons by renownedshooters from any customs duty. However,he rued the absence of such concession toimport of air pellets, saying, it has becomequite unaffordable for most of theupcoming shooters. Gill said India hasemerged as a shooting powerhouse andcited Abhinav Bindras gold medal feat atthe Beijing Olympics as a testimonial to the

fact.In view of the growing popularity ofshooting as a sport among the younggeneration, it would be highly desirable toextend duty exemption to air pelletson the same lines as has been donein case of air weapons, Gill wrote.The Sports Minister also cited thatMember of Parliament Naveen Jindal,himself a shooter, has been pursuingthe same issue for quite a while.After consultation with all thestakeholders, including National RifleAssociation of India, I have no hesitation inendorsing their request, Gill said. Thisstep will go a long way in promotingshooting in the country and help ingenerating many champions, he added.

PTI

Champions Trophy mayhave permanent venueThe International Cricket Councilmay fix the Champions Trophy toa permanent venue instead ofstaging it in different countriesowing to volatile securitysituation across the world if itsExecutives Board accepts themember nations proposal to thiseffect. Sources in the PakistanCricket Board said the proposal isto have the event every two yearsin Dubai Sports City, where a newstadium is due to be completedlater this year and the ICC has also openedits Global Cricket Academy.

The proposal to have a permanent venuecame up because of the prevailing securitysituation globally, one source said. Somecountries feel the format of the competitionshould also be changed to make it moreinteresting, he said. The ICC ExecutiveBoard at its meeting in Dubai discussed theproposal to have the tournament at onevenue every time instead of rotating it. Thesource, however, said the ICC would stick toits programme of reviewing afresh thesecurity situation in Pakistan after the Indianteam completes its tour of Pakistan earlynext year.

PTI

Asifs counsel object to IPLs procedureSuspended fast bowler Mohammad Asifs legal counsel has expressed confidence thatclient will be cleared of the doping offence, claiming serious discrepancies in theprocedure followed by the Indian Premier League in the positive dope tests.

GASQUET,MURRAYHAVEEASY

WINS

Nadalroars off to victory

PHOTOS: AFP


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The belief that I have in my team, and the belief that the team has in meis what matters the most. When I decide to make a final bow, Ill go on

my own terms.Anil Kumble

The Formula One cartel will take a short hopover the East China Sea from the cool sur-roundings of Mount Fiji to hot and sultryShanghai for the penultimate round of the

2008 Formula One season. The Chinese Grand Prixat the Shanghai International Circuit has been onan area of reclaimed marshland some 40km fromthe centre of Chinas most densely populated city.

With McLarens Lewis Hamilton and FerrarisFellipe Massa locked in an intense battle for the

drivers championship (five points separate thetwo) and a revitalised Fernando Alonso in his Re-nault looking forward to upset all predictions, therace is expected to take an altogether new dimen-sion. Hamilton, who had a horrific weekend in Fiji,

will be eager to shrug off his recent error-pronedriving which had also robed him of a driverschampionship at the fag end of the last season.

Robert Kubica of BMW (72 points) also has thechance of spoiling the party for both McLaren andFerrari and a win at Shanghai will make the lastrace at Sao Paulo more interesting.

Nine of the 11 teams competing at this yearschampionship have registered themselves in thepoints table and for the wooden spoon holdersForce India and Super Aguri-Honda, Shanghai willprovide them another chance to redeem their sea-son. Although the ultimate result of Japan wasdisappointing, we could see that the level of per-

formance we demonstrated in Monza, which al-lowed us to go through to Q2, had returned. We

need to keep this motivation and improved paceuntil the end of the season and not let our heads godown. There is so much to still keep working for,

Vijay Mallya, chairman and managing director ofForce India said.

Rookie Adrian Sutil, who was running at the 10thposition in Japan before a tyre puncture robbedhim of a possible championship point, said:Shanghai is a very interesting circuit for the driv-ers, with a modern layout. I think with a whole

years experience behind us we have started to per-form much better and I hope in the last two races

we can actually last the distance and grab some

much-needed points.Giancarlo Fisichella, who had a podium finish in

2006, hopes to continue his love affair with thecircuit. Shanghai is a great circuit and I have hadsome good results there. Ive competed in everyrace since it came onto the calendar in 2004 andactually finished in all of them, so I will want tokeep up this record. My best result was a podiumin 2006 and in 2005 the points I got from fourthposition secured Renault the manufacturers title,so Ive got good memories there, he said. I think

we now have to keep pushing until the end of theyear. Ive gone too long without points and I dontwant to get to the end of the year without any onthe board.

The Chinese Grand Prix willbe keenly watched for the

surprises it might throw up

AYON [email protected]

Table-toppers and gate-crashers


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Rajendirans odd two-wheeler might be afamiliar sight for many, but its the flyingbicycle that is his dream

ERGO Thursday, October 16, 2008ROADSTER08 Toyota IQToyota Motor introduced its new compact car IQ at a previein Tokyo on October 15, 2008. Toyota will begin selling in Jathe four-seater on November 20 with prices ranging between1.4 million yen (13,700 USD) and 1.6 million yen (15,700 USDincluding five percent consumption tax. AFP PHOTO

THE BICYCLE MAN

Rajendirans third bicycle, whichis on the verge of completion

Rajendiran showing some sketches ofhis dream cycle PHOTOS: PETLEE PETER


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If a bicycle is to be modified,the maximum you or I mightdo is fix some glinting acces-sories and a gear system. But

here is a Chennaiite who we cancall the Godfather of Cycle Cus-tomisation. Ergo introduces G.Rajendiran of Villivakkam, a 45-year-old lathe worker whodoesnt prefer simply pedallingregular bicycles but has designedrides for his own in a way thatonly he could explain (see pics).

Rajendirans first innovative

cycle, which is longer than a San-tro car, stunningly has 10 shockabsorbers, 6 sprockets, 2 chains,a back pedal, an interesting

wheel alignment and seatingand weighs a total of 70 kgs. Thecycle might be familiar to manyof Chennais roadies as its oftenRajendirans ride to commutebetween work and home.

The cycle man says his obses-sion began after a dream in May,1998. Immediately after that Istarted gathering junk from Pu-dupet and soon started workinglate nights in my lathe shed. Icompleted the first cycle in sixmonths and it cost me about Rs.3,000, adds Rajendiran, whonow has four innovative cycles,of which two are yet to hit theroad.

Interestingly, the cycle manclaims that his fourth cycle (stillin the workshop) sporting paral-lel wheels (see pic) can fly when

completed. It can take off to upto 50 feet. Only 20 per cent ofthe job is complete as I didnthave enough funds to pursue it,laments Rajendiran, who says heneeds Rs. 50,000 more to com-plete his dream cycle. This bicyclebuilder asserts that he prefers towork all alone at night inside hisbrothers lathe shed in Villivak-kam. I dont get any assistancefrom anyone as there is a possi-bility of my ideas getting leakedout, informs Rajendiran aftershowing us a bunch of plandrawings on his dream cyclewhich he is determined to com-plete.


Volvos R-DESIGNVolvo Car India launched Volvo XC90 R-DESIGN in New Delhi on Wednesday. VolvoXC90 R-DESIGN comes with the powerful 32valve V8 4.4 litre petrol engine delivering315bhp and 440 nm torque.

Rajendirans first bicycle, whichis often seen on the road

The unfinished cycle whichRajendiran claims will fly


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ERGO Thursday, October 16, 2008FLICK10

Harrison Ford has brushed asiderumours that his Indiana Jones co-star Shia LaBeouf will take overhis role as the action hero in

the films new instalment.The rumours started when the Star

Wars actor was seen passing his signa-ture archaeologist hat to LaBeouf,who plays his son in 2008s IndianaJones and the Kingdom of the CrystalSkull. Ford, however, has insisted that thegesture was not a symbolic one. No,thats never been (the idea)... I think it justdoesnt work that way, Contactmusic quot-ed him as telling Moviefone.

ANI

Harrison Fordkicks rumoursof ShiaLaBeouf takingover hisIndiana role

HBO Films president leaving to start companHBO Films president Collin Callender will leave HBO by the end of thisyear to start his own entertainment production company, he told theNew York Times in an interview on Tuesday. Two executives who haveworked with Callender in overseeing the production of films and mini-series at HBO will split his duties, the company told the paper.

Reute

Trembling in their shoes, literally

George Clooney and Ewan McGregor were left trembling aftera huge earthquake shook the foundations of their new filmssets.The duo was shooting in Puerto Rico for their anti-war satire,Men Who Stare At Goats, when they were hit by a strongquake.Though the officials reported no injuries, the quake was said tobe the countrys strongest in 20 years.Interestingly, the quake came on the 90th anniversary of themost major earthquake ever recorded in the Caribbean thatkilled 118 people, reports Contactmusic.The forthcoming movie, which stars Clooney sporting an unusuallook, including a moustache and long hair, was chosen to beshot at the island for its closest resemblance to a war zone.

ANI

New Year in Dubai

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have turnedto Dubai to welcome the New Year instyle.

The star will be hosting a lavish party towelcome 2009 at Dubais new Atlantis ThePalm Resort.

According to U.S. TV news show Extra,the A-list couple is hoping to make the NewYears Eve party a grand star-studded affair.

Atlantis is built on an artificial islandcalled Palm Jumeirah. The 1.5-billion-dollarresort boasts of beaches, water parks,nightclubs and even a Nobu restaurant.

ANI

The fedora isntheaded anywhere


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S

ir Paul McCartney has saidthat his new album, Electric

Arguments, could ruin hiswhole career. The ex-Beatle

has completed work on the newalbum, an ambient record withhis side project, The Fireman.

The 66-year-old veteran hassaid that the album is a result ofrigorous improvised sessions, re-ports the China Daily.

I had to make a disclaimer tothe engineers. I said this couldbe the most embarrassingmoment of my life. It wasthrilling, but it could havebeen a terrible mistake. Icould ruin my whole ca-

It could have

been a terrible

mistake

PaulMcCartneyfears newalbum couldruin hiscareer

reer, he said. Macca, who com-posed most of the early Beatleshits with the late John Lennon,also said that he hates workingalone. He said that it gets toolonely if you dont have othermusicians to discuss ideas with.

He added: I like having a collab-orator. Otherwise, I get the feel-ing of being an absentmindedprofessor alone in his laboratoryall day. I did the first solo McCart-ney record all on my own. Itseemed a bit lonely.

Theres a track on there thatsabout 10 minutes long.

Try playing maracas for10 minutes in a row on

your own. I was stand-ing in the room

thinking, Thats it Ive really lost

the plot, hesaid. {Zsqf}

ANI


Madonna to divorce: reportMadonna is to divorce her British film director husband GuRitchie, the Sun reported on Wednesday, saying anannouncement was imminent.After months of media speculation about strains in theeight-year marriage, Britains Sun tabloid cited a highly-placed source as saying the split was being pushed for by40-year-old Ritchie.Its very sad. They were a great couple and brilliantparents. They just couldnt live together any more, said thunidentified source, adding that they cant bear to livewith the pretence any longer.Madonnas spokeswoman Barbara Charone said: Were nogoing to know anything until the US wakes up, addingthat she was not even clear if there would be an

announcement at that stage.According to The Sun, Ritchie famous for gangster filmsincluding Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels hasbecome frustrated, seeing her as a dead weight around hneck and now wants a divorce to be agreed quickly.Guys said if they were going to split, it has to be now and their marriage will finally be over in a matter ofweeks, the source told The Sun.The newspaper said that a statement confirming theirmarriage is over has been prepared and is set to bereleased imminently.

AF

3 years prison for

Anne Hathaways ex

A

n Italian businessman who

dated Hollywood actressAnne Hathaway andadmitted to a fraudulent reaestate scheme based on linksto the Vatican should getthree years in prison, hislawyer said on Tuesday.Raffaello Follieri (30) pleadeguilty in September to ascheme in which hefraudulently obtained morethan $2 million bymisleading investors tobelieve he had Vaticanconnections that enabledhim to buy the RomanCatholic Churchs unwantedU.S. real estate properties ata discount.

Reute

Alicia Keys leads American Music Award nomineesR&B singer Alicia Keys picked up five nominations for the American Music Awards, while rockbands Coldplay and the Eagles scored four each, organisers said on Tuesday. All three willcompete for artist of the year, alongside rapper Lil Wayne and R&B star Chris Brown, who havethree nominations each.

Reuters


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Wednesdays Question:

Which celebritys shoeswould you like to stepinto for a day, and why? I would get into the shoes of actorVadivelu. I could make everybody happy.

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Id like to step into Vadivelus shoes tosee, epdi usupethi usupethi odamburanagalamagudhunu ,

Bragadeesh,

VDSI Its none other then de master ofmasters, A R RAHMAN. Coz I am morethan great fan of him. I jus wanna knowwhether he has some magical powers in

him. Manivannan P CGSL The one and only A.R.Rahman... Coz heis my music God.

Robz, Wipro

John abraham. So that i cn spend awhole day wid bipasha basu. (sorry john,bips deserves a beter guy lyk me)

9840594953 I like to get into the shoes of ragavalawrance because at present he is actingwith five heroines-

Jefferson,

RR DONNELLY

I would like to step into RAMARAJAN

shoes. Because it is very colorful one.9841911183 I would like to wear superman shoes....Because where ever i want to go i can flyknow.. Using his shoes.....( to my officealso )

Nirmala ARS TEAM

perot systems

I would say Ajith. Though im not agreat fan of him, a days shoot withNayantara will be my all time dream cometrue.

-dilip_kumar02 (Infosys)

It would be David Bekham, cos iwanna dropped from my work and getpaid for sitting IDLE :)

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Big B as he is the only mascot ofmanliness and is a personification of style

n fashion world. Syed magdum peer,Hexaware Technologies

Any hollywood actor who s playing ahero with cameron diaz in the cast at

present.. 9894369726 Would like to be Jackie chan ...coswanna hit and kick my pm like he hits hisenemies in movies

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I wud like to be in our Chennai Mayorsshoe and Ill issue strict orders to thestaffs of chennai corporation those whoare not doing their cleaning job as properand not helping to keep thesingarachennai as clean.

Dhananjayan,

Scope international

My idea of a magnetic celebrity..KaranJohar...down to earth,no airs,heart

warming smile n a man passionateabout his work.

Shirley,

Hexaware Technologies.

Superstar. So that we can go indifferent path(En vazhi thani vazhi).

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I would like to step in Osama BinLadens becos cannot get that in any ofthe stores -

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I would like to step into our SuperStar Rajinikanths (BABA) Shoes tomake a cost cutting in Deepavali

Cracker... 9884484475

NO ONE, Because I feel myself as acelebrity -

Jags, Polaris

I want to be sachin and want to feelhow it is when he breaks laras record!

Rafiq,

Wipro

Any of software companys boss! Sothat i can increase the salary of all

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I would choose erstwhile president ofUS Bill clinton for his charismatic lookand captivating speech.

Mahmood Lebbai, TCS

I like 2 be a any 1 of governmentemployee, bcoz no tension, no deadline, no firing, and i wanna take rest..

Sivaa.G, Birlasoft

I like to become jothika so that i can

live atleast one day with surya. . . .Merlin, TCS I would like to be rajni to feel how itis to be adored by fans and also to feelthe pain when fans demand u to dosomethin against ur will.

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I want to have Steven Gerrards shoesas he is always scoring goals when histeam needs with his shoes and I believethat his legs are Gods gift:)

SAN

T Rajendar . . To know how much heis criticised by his near and dear .

Jhenu, TCS

Definitely Imran Khan at this point.Look at all the girls he can get.

Ranjit Kumar L

Ergo Pick I want to be my girl friend. . Becauseshe thinks that she is a celebrity andsays this guy is following me.. Thats guyis trying to propose. . My neighbourpeeps into my room. . Watchman islooking . . Auto driver is looking . . Andthe list goes on and on . . .

Sam- ATW, Perotsystems

Todays Question:

What is the one songthat you would like tosing to your boss, so

that he gets the hint?

Sonu Mahla of Infosys Technologies nominates her team matePartners in Crime. They clicked this pic at Blue Lagoons.

Pramod of CSS Corp nominates his team members as partnerCrime. They clicked this pic at Yelagiri Hills.

Sivan Sashidharam of Hexaware Technologies nominates his frias Partners in Crime


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Ergo is really doing a nice job by providing lots of useful information.The one thing I love is that Ergo has given lots of information aboutthe concerts yet to happen. And I have attended many concerts basedon the time and date given in Ergo, which were really good.

But several times Ive regretted seeing the news about conductedconcerts published after the event is over. Likewise, even today (Tues-day, October 15) I felt I could have attended the concert which wasmentioned in page 2, but I did not know about it.

So it would be really great if Ergo gives news about these happen-ings in advance so that we can attend these. Giving them in a smallcolumn will be more than enough.

Since this is the only source for us to get information about all thesehappenings it would be really fantastic if this is done... Thank you...

Ergo is rocking in the software industry.S. Vinoth Khanna, Satyam Computer Services Ltd

Gold vachi gold chain pannalam ana cycle vachi cycle chain pannamudiyuma????

Iron boxaala iron panna mudiyum Aana pencil boxaala pencilpanna mudiyaadhu!!

Senthil Arjunan, California software limited

On a rainy day Tamil teacher to an new NRI student of his class.Teacher: Translate Malai Paeyeuthu into your beautiful English.Student: Pardon! Please come againTeacher: Ok. Listen Malai Paeyee Ithu.Student: Very simple This is a mountain ghost.

Nixson T Mathew, Infosys

Dear Sangeetha,Growing old is mandatory; growing up isoptional. Wishing you all the best in theyear to come. May your days be filledwith sunshine and beautiful colours. Andmay your nights be filled with comfortingdreams and wishes to come. We arewishing you many more happy returns ofthe day. Have non-stop happiness in yourlife. We will be with you forever :-)

Best Wishes from, Jeyanthi, Geetha, Srimathi,

Rathna & Kalaivani, TCS

Hi JPR,May your special day be filled withmemories and flowers, friendship and

happy hours. Lots of people are thinkingof you on your birthday; I just wanted tolet you know Im one of them. Have awonderful day!M.Kumaresan, Tech Mahindra, Friends, New Age

Software and Solutions, Karthik Ramakrishnan,

HCL Technologies, Senthil Kumar M, SatyamComputer Services

Dear Karthi,Wish U Many more happy Returns of theday. May the gift of blessings fill yourbirthday and the year ahead witheverlasting joys. Have fun & enjoy yourday.

With lots of love & care,

Venkatesh (TCS)

Hi Chandrasekar,Wish you many more happy returns of theday. At least this year spent some moneyand confess to your Hi...girl.

Warm Regards, Santhosh, CMS

Hi ALCATEL Guys,Happy Journey to the Gang going toKodaikanal this weekend. Njoy the days &

Have fun. Happy JourneyVijayasankar

Dear Karthika,Today is a lovely and extra-special day,With all my heart I pray that every dreamof urs come true ! Be happy and smilealways ! Wishing u a very very happybday !!!

Luving Husband,Girish.

Dear/Dearer/Dearest,How do you expect us to remember yourbirthday when you never look any older?

Belated Happy Birthday.

With lotsa luv, Satka and Satki Polaris

Dear Raghu,Belated Birthday Wishes Buddy. May godbless you a happy & prosperous life.

Sakthi, Madhan, Deepak, Arun, Saravanan,

Muthuhari, Ramesh, Siva, Sheikh, Ram, Arun,

Sudhakar & 807,808,809 Batch Mates, SatyamComputer Services.

Dear Chandru (The School Boy),May the gifts of peace, hope, love, healthand happiness be yours throughout theyear to come your way. Have a colourful& cheerful Birthday.

Cheers from all of us @ Payments, Citigroup

Global Services Ltd

Hi Riku,May each hour & minute be filled withdelight and Wishing u many more happyreturns of the day !!!! Have a nice yearahead, God bless you.

Guess who ????????????

Hexaware Technolog

Hi Goutam(Family man),Many More Happy Returns of the Day,We wish for you that whatever you wanmost in life, it comes to you, just the wayou imagined it or better.

With Lots of Luv, Mona, Muthu, Sai, HariHexaware Technolog

Dear Jai & Suba,Wish you many more happy returns of tday. Hope all ur wishes come true.Birthdays are ordinary days sprinkled witstardust.

With lots & lots of l

Priya & fam

Hi Anver,Many more happy returns of the day.

Wish you all success.Cheers, Sajini, Manju, Nagarajan, Senthilkum

Chandrasekar, Ghouse, Muthukrishnan, Sel

Srinvas, Selvam, Nithya, Sajith, Hemanth a

Srikanth, TATA Consultancy Servi

Hi Satish,On your birthday I wish you muchpleasure and joy. I hope all of your wishcome true.Happy Birthday to you..

Lotus Notes Team, CSS Co

Hi Priyapathi,Wish you many more happy returns of tday. May each day be filled with joy anddelight. God will make all your dreamscome true and he will be always lead yoin a joyfull way. Pirantha Nall Valthugal

Priyamudan, Lakshmiramesh, Hexaw

Technolog

Hi Kavi,Happy Birthday our dear friend! Let allyour sorrows turn into joy. I wish yougood health, good friends (you alreadyhave), long life, and no bad days in youlife.

With tons of Luv, InterGlobe Frien

Hi Nantha (Nandu/ Gundu),Wish you a very happy and safe journeyBon voyage!

Anite team, CSS Co

Dear Sangu,Wish You Many more Happy Returns ofthe Day. We feel very happy to wish youon this special occasion. Hope we arefilling yr mind with joy and pleasure ashow you make to feel us when we arewith you. May all the seasons of yourheart be evergreen.

Ur EverLoving Friends from, Hexaware, HCL

MM Technolog

Dear Moni (Gomathi),Enna Gomos ithu, For you the candlescost more than the cake. Any way happycandle day sorry BIRTHDAY.Bring BIG cake to light thiscandlessssssssssssCheers 125 TCS MOST DECENT GUYS (Capta

Shilpa, Kadalai Kamal, Ladder Senthil, Big Ba

,Slim Deepa, Blade Dine

Dear Karthi,Wish U Many more happy Returns of thday...May the gift of blessings fill yourbirhtday and the year ahead witheverlasting joys. Have fun and enjoy youday.

With lots of love and ca

Venkatesh (TC

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Ringing hellA British bell ringer has beenleft partially deaf after holdingthe post for 25 years.

So you think you would make a terrific photographer but never really had theplatform? Mail us your best work and well publish it in this space, with credit.E-mail: [email protected]

Mithun Sarkar

of TCS clickedthis picture ofthe Ichamatiriver in WestBengal on alow tide day.The boats seemto be movingon the muddybanks.


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Thursday, October16, 2008

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

If you will begin any project today, it will surelyreach to desired end in due course of time. If anproject is ongoing, you may take importantdecisions. You may shower your lover with sweewords, which in turn will care you.

You will be very firm in your decisions but ensurthat others do not take this as your reluctance. Dfavours technically complicated work. On thepersonal front, You will be in a mood to cheer uyour partner with all possible ways and means.

Today, you may work very hard to achieve a spe

target but unfortunately you may not be able tofinish it. There can be some technical problems. home, you may have cool time with your familymembers which is the complimentary factor.

You may have investigative mind today so it wilhelp you solve technical quests. If you have to tto authorities, this is the right day. You may remhighly emotional. Your partner may treat you nicand you will spend money to woo sweetheart.

Today you may be very determined so may notwaste single minute behind chatting, but may jukeep your head in work. There can be positivechange in your work profile. You may treat yourbeloved one or life partner very nicely.

This is a favourable day for counting things inpercentages, like which project has reached to

which level. You will remain practical regardingwork. At home, Ganesha finds you having goodtime with life partner. A favourable day to propo

You may be put in charge of organisingconferences. So you will remain busy through outhe day. By the end of the day you may be tiredand may just want silent company of your partneor beloved but may not wish to discuss anything

The day indicates mental pressure so you may bpaying too much attention to your work. Youranalytical abilities are good today. In relationshipmatters you may be adjusting and loving. This inturn will make your partner shower love on you.

You may be confused about one or the other mtoday. Generally you finish off work in time buttoday you may require more time to think over

various technical solutions. In love life, you may submissive. Let your partner plan the evening to

If you want to discuss any important issue at offiyou are advised to reorganise it. Day is favourabfor inclusion of team member. You may be verytender today. Your partner may wish to express or herself to which you will respond sympathetic

You may have important meetings. Technical womay need to be handled carefully. It is day to reissues related to your systems and softwares. Inpersonal life, the case is reversed, ensure that this no issue created because of your carelessness.

You may be thinking about some technical stuffwhich might be bothering you. Day doesnt favopermanent solutions but you can surely fix theproblem. Day favours love affairs so if you want propose or go for the first date, just go ahead.

Words worth"Jectigation" (jeck-ti-gay-shun) a wagging or tremblingmovement. From a Latin wordmeaning to throw.

Lazy dog walkerA man from Newcastle, north east England, hasbeen named as one of the laziest men in theU.K. -- after he was found walking his dogwhile sitting in his car.


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The fast dwindling forest cov-er (Forest Survey of India2008 report states Indiasforest cover at 20.06 per cent

of the countrys total land area) inIndia is creating panic among na-ture lovers across the globe. Thesudden drop has adversely affect-ed the large variety of wildlife in

Indian forests (the 2008 censussays the number of tigers standsat 1411 in India, a dramatic fallfrom 3600 tigers in the 2002 cen-sus.) and the government andvarious NGOs, including the

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), arefinding it increasingly difficult toprovide a safe, conducive envi-ronment to the endangered spe-cies.

But all is not lost and a syste-matic and dedicated approach to

wildlife conservation can preventa catastrophe. WWF India speciesdirector Sujoi Banerjee says:WWF India is working on a hostof species, ranging from mam-mals such as tiger, lion, elephant,hi il i i h d d d

the black-necked crane and sau-rus; reptiles like gharials andcrocodiles, and amphibian andmarine species, including the tur-tle and tortoise. I am happy withthe work of the species conserva-tion programme, and the guys inthe field are very passionate anddedicated and are executing

works which have a great conser-vation impact on the site we are

working in.

Facing a lot of hindrance intheir field work, various conser-vation agencies are increasinglyfinding it difficult to continue

with their work. Despite the bestof efforts, wildlife is under con-stant threat, and so are their hab-itats. It is sometimes quitefrustrating to learn about wildlifebeing killed in road-rail accidentsor by poaching. We are helplessin dealing with these problems

and the recent rise in numsometimes leaves you dejeand disheartened, Bansays.

Calling the government private players to play a mpositive role in conservationtivities, WWF India along various other bodies has drout a roadmap to make Inforests healthier for their inhtants. I feel that conservatio

forts need to be up-scaled aserious thought and succeaction with due support in teof logistics and funding neebe provided if we want to seemals in the wild beyond thehalf of this century, Banopines. I also feel that priparties should come forwarsupport conservation. In todtime, we have large indushouses which are undertakinkeovers of international comnies. But their contributionconservation of forests and wlife is null. If the private seeven commits as low as 0.5its turnover for conservathere will be no dearth of mof i ildlif i I

AYON [email protected]

Despite the best ofefforts, wildlife isunder constantthreat, and so aretheir habitats

Private parties should come forward to support wildlifeconservation, says WWF India species director

All is not lost, yet

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Say no to noseAfter shedding his cap, singerturned actor Himesh Reshammiyahas now done away with his nasaltwanged singing style in his newfilm Karzzzz.Yes, the song Ek Haseena Thi isthe first song I have sung withoutany nasal twang. Since it was aKishore Kumar song, I did notchange its style, Himesh told PTI.Normally, I sing songs in highoctave. That gives it a nasal twang,but for this song, I sang in mediumoctave, he explains.Karzzzz, a remake of Subhash Ghais 1980blockbuster Karz is scheduled for releasethis Friday.

PTI

Gecko glue 10 timesstickier than Spidey suitLiming Dai of University of Dayton, Ohio,and Zhong Lin Wang of Georgia Institute ofTechnology have revealed that they havesuccessfully used nanotubes to make a

material that is 10 times stickerthan some gecko lizards feet, andcan also be easily unstuck with atug in the right direction.Geckos superhero toes are coveredin microscopic hairs, known assetae, with even smaller branches atthe tips, called spatulae, whichensure that its foot has a largesurface area in contact with anysurface, maximising the weak butever-present attraction betweenadjacent molecules known as theVan der Waals force.Liming Dai and Zhong Lin Wang said thatthey developed their artificial setae bygrowing nested carbon nanotubes on asilicon wafer.

ANI

Roberto Saviano is tiredThe author of a hard-hitting bestseller onthe Camorra plans to flee Italy afterlearning that the Naples-area mafia wantshim dead by Christmas, a news report saidWednesday.I will leave Italy, at least for awhile, thenwell see, Roberto Saviano, author ofGomorra, told the daily La Repubblica. Ithink I deserve a break.La Repubblica had reported on Tuesdaythat the Camorras most powerful Casalesiclan, one of the most violent, had decidedto kill Saviano and his bodyguard byChristmas because his book has made agreat deal of noise, created a mess.Filmmaker Matteo Garrones screen versionof Gomorra won second prize at the Cannesfilm festival in May and is in the runningfor an Oscar.I want a life, I want a home. I want to fallin love, to drink a beer in public, saidSaviano, who has lived under policeprotection for two years.

AFP

Arm baitA German fisherman got the shockof his life when he thought hedhooked a big fish - and found itwas a severed arm instead.

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