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Monday, April 27, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

DESI GIRLhas a mystery boyfriend!Who is it?

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 77

CRICKETING HEIGHTS

British fans play a ECB-recognisedT20 at the Mt.Everest base camp

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City policehave drawn aninnovative plan

to trap chainsnatchers.Petlee Peterreports.

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AGAINST

THE ODDSIn her weekly column on entrepreneurs,

Liffy Tojan Thomas profiles two entrepreneurswho made it big, even though they did not

have any fancy degrees to back them.

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On behalf of Team Ergo,We wish Liffy Thomas and Tojana very happy married life.

P.S: Your leave has been extended,but not indefinitely! Enjoy. :)

UNDERCOVER

COPS

PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR

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ERGO Monday, April 27, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Classroom withKAMAL HASSANKamal Hassan will don a new character, thatof a professor the coming month.Raajkamal Films International in associationwith Indian Institute of Technology, Madras,has organised an international workshopand seminar on screenwriting in South Indiabetween May 29 and June 3.Its a strictly instructional event. Basiceducation is compulsory and candidatesneed to demonstrate their seriousness to getselected, a pressrelease issued onbehalf of theworkshop quoted the

actor-director-screenplay writer.K.Hariharan, Directorof the L.V. Prasad Filmand TV Academy,Anjum Rajabali,Professionalscreenwriter and headof departments ofscreenwriting at Filmand TV Institute, Puneand Whistling Woods, Mumbai and AtulTiwari, Professional screenwriter cumplaywright along with Mr. Hassan willconduct the workshop. Also Veteran frenchscreenwriter and actor, Jean Claude Carriere,who was a president at the French state filmschool, La Femis, will interact through videoconferencing. Jean has co-scripted films likeThe Milky Way and Phantom of Liberty.To apply, students must send a copy of theirresume, a passport-size photograph alongwith a 200-word synopsis on their favouritefilm and a list of their five favourite films [email protected]. Twohundred and fifty participants will beshortlisted to attend the workshop. Lastdate for sending in the entries is May 5.

Chinese ComboChin Chin, the Chinese Restaurant at The ResideG. N. Chetty Road is offering a Chinese combo mlunch between 12.30 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. fromMonday to Friday. The Vegetarian combo is pricat Rs. 210 and non-veg at Rs.250 net.

Kitty CornerThese mischievous kittens are justover two months old. They enjoyperching on swings and cane chairsand participating in impromptugames with their siblings. There arethree females and one male in thisfurry family. For adoptions, contactShobhana at 24670106.

MittenWith an impishexpression, Mittenenjoys playing withher siblings andclimbing ontopeoples laps. EmailRanjan [email protected]

Dawn the DalmationThis dark-eyed adult dog was givenaway by her owners but she hopesthat there is a silver lining aroundthe corner. To become her newowner, call AWPT at 22781381 or9962968265.

RoscoeWith a lions mane,Roscoe is quite themajestic littlepuppy. If yourhome seems likethe perfectkingdom for thiscutie, call AWPT at22781381 or9962968265.

The TwinsThese gorgeousmongrel puppieshave capturedeveryones heartsince their rescue afew days ago. Thetwins hope thattheir happy endingis on its way in theform of a lovingfamily. Call AWPT at22781381 or9962968265.

CrusoeHe is referred to as Crusoe of theever-wagging tail and repays hisfeeders with loads of love andaffection. Call AWPT at 22781381or 9962968265.

TAKE ME HOME!Some of the street animalsrescued, sheltered andlooking for a home.Longing for a pet? Contactthe numbers/ emails ASAP.

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Priced catchA burglar who was ab-

sconding for 10 years

was arrested recently.Reliable sources say thatthe man was detained at afarm house on East CoastRoad and a negotiationhappened in the name of aninterrogation. The culprits wifehad cried and created a scene in theNeelangarai station driving the khakis tomake the arrest public. The arrest was even a much boastedissue in a recent police press meet.

Who is next?The recent arrest of a lady Regional Passport Officer has

sent shockwaves even among the police circles in the city.There is a buzz that the axe might fall next on a senior ladyofficer whose husband is her right hand man for variousdealings.

Awaiting light post electionsA good number of khakis are literally in queue for lucra-

tive postings to be allotted after the upcoming elections byinfluential politicians and family members of the statesfirst family. One top cop who received a punishment trans-fer recently is awaiting his turn post elections following abig politicians promise to get him back to his earlier post inthe city.

Advice for good returnsVehicle thefts are a chance to churn some good bucks for

some corrupt cops. The khakis advise victims not to registera complaint pointing out the delay in getting back the reco-vered vehicle. Will find the vehicle and hang it over as soonas possible provided you take care of us, is the word ofadvice for victims.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Aspecial team of womenconstables are gearing up

to go undercover to nabchain snatching offenders

in Chennai city. These well-trained cops will soon startwork at some snatching proneareas in the city which has beenidentified by the Chennai CityPolice.

The name for the operationand an official word about it willbe out after the elections.

According to reliable sources,over 80 women have beenpicked from various policezones in the city and are await-ing a training session to tackleand apprehend chainsnatchers.

The new operation is the re-

sult of escalating chain snatch-ing incidents in the cityespecially from the beginning of

2009 and the city police coulddo very little to bring the crimerate down.

These trained constables will go on duty in civil clothesinto given locations in the city.

A back up police team will keeptrack of each constable fromclose quarters and will act im-mediately after a crime is com-mitted, said a seniorintelligence officer attached tothe police commissionerate.

The operation was proposedthis February 2009 and has gonethrough various stages for ap-proval.

The task should be operation-al after the elections as the en-tire police force will be busy onelection duty throughout the

state, he added.Some locations on East Coast

Road, Anna Nagar, Thiruman-

galam, T Nagar, Saidapet havebeen identified as chain snatch-ing prone areas. A plan will becharted-out to lay traps for mo-torcycle-borne offenders andarmed robbers as well.

The long stretch on the ECRtill Thoraipakkam which comesunder the Adyar police limits islikely to fall first under the po-lice scanner as part of the oper-ation. Some roads in the AnnaNagar and the Thirumangalamarea will be next.

Adding strength to the wom-en police team will be the pos-sible inclusion of someexperienced constables whohad worked in anti eve-teasingsquads in the city, police sourc-es added.

Women constables to pose like potential chain-snatchingvictims as police draw up a novel plan to apprehendmotorcycle gangs striking fear over the city

PETLEE [email protected]

There has been a spurt in motorcycle gangs involved in chain snatching incidents around thecity since January. Now police have a ploy to trap them.

Undercover Cops

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ERGO Monday, April 27, 2009KALEIDOSCOPE04

In a small investor friend-

ly move, the Reserve Bankof India in its Annual Pol-icy Statement for 2009-

2010 has instructed banks tocalculate interest rates on

your money kept in savingsaccounts on a daily basis rath-er than the current practice ofcalculating interest on savingsbank accounts on the mini-mum balances held in the ac-counts during the period fromthe 10th day to the last day ofeach calendar month.

Benefit to you: the currentrate of interest prescribed bythe RBI is 3.5% per annum.But most of the account hol-ders rarely get to earn this in-

terest as the minimumbalance is the basis of interestcalculation. Thus for exampleeven if your account had abalance of Rs. 75,000 from10th to 29th and you withdrewRs 74,500/- on 30th and re-de-posited it on 31st, the interest

would be calculated only onRs 500. If you had not with-drawn you would have re-ceived Rs 218.75 as interestbut what you actually get isonly Rs 17.5.

Although on a broad basis,both the amounts look ridicu-lously low; considering the

current inflation and wother investments return.any interest on idle moneybonus and especially sinc

of us need to have some licash at our disposal.

Benefits to the banks:new system will initially to a higher cost of payoubanks, but on the long more and more custom

will retain money in saaccount thus reducing thependence of banks deposits.

The second benefit walso be that NRI accocould see higher inflows banks in most countrienot even give 2% interest

Why now? This decisiothe RBI has been easilycepted by banks and IBA

dian Banks Associationthe level of automation is high now and its easier toecute the calculations.

What should you do? Cbined with that fact thatcan use any banks ATMof cost, this new directivehelp you earn some moneidle cash lying at your ho

It even makes sense toposit you piggy bank mointo an SB account and keep a bare minimum in in hand.

After all better somethan nothing.

PRADEEP [email protected]

EVERY DAYWILL BE

INTERESTINGRBI directs banks to calculate interest rateon a daily basis from 01 April 2010

The decision by theRBI has been easily

accepted by banks andIBA (Indian Banks

Association) as the levelof automation is very

high now and itseasier to executethe calculations.

My friends car met with an accident afew days ago. A bus rammed into the rearside of the car. He has been going to thepolice station to get an FIR so that he canclaim the damage from his insurancecompany. Is there a faster way to getthings moving?

T. Somasundaram, Vellore

Dear Somasundaram, Your friend does not need any police

FIR or complaint letter for claiming theinsurance. All that he/she needs to do is to

call up the insurance company and informabout the accident and fill up a claim formdescribing the incident. It is as simple asthat. All general insurance companies fol-low the same policy. The insurance policy

will have a call center number where youneed to inform. They will arrange for asurveyor to come and inspect the vehicle.In fact they will send the surveyor to yourgarage at their own cost. A police com-plaint or FIR is only needed if there is anythird party damage to property or life. Alsoin case there is any loss of life in the in-cident an FIR will surely be needed forclaiming both the general insurance as

well as Life insurance damages.Do you need some unbiased and

professional solutions to your personalfinance issues related problems? Ask Doctor

Finergo. Mail your queries [email protected], Put subject as Doctor.

Q1: Which agency frames the Annual Pol-icy document relating to the Economy?

a.RBIb.Finance Ministryc.Economic Affairs committeed.State Bank of IndiaQ2: Which blue chip company recently

declared a 1:1 bonus?a.Wipro

b.Satyamc.Indian Oild.TCSSend your answers to [email protected] or

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example if you choose A as the answer to

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The next time you are dinningat Kerala Hut, dont be sur-prised to learn that the gen-tleman (mostly) in tucked

shirt and trousers at the cashcounter or sometimes clearingyour table is the person behindthe increasing number of Keralafood joints in the city. Thats Ab-hilash Mathew, 30, a newcomerto Chennai but raring to go withhis restaurant business.

A three-year stint of having torebuild a sinking restaurant fromscratch, plus a couple of as-signments at Engineeringcollege canteens inKerala is all what thepre-degree (PDC)

and ITI (electron-ics) trained Math-ew had when hecame to Chennaifour years ago.

Besides Math-ews humble quali-fication, what isinteresting to see is theslow but steady growth ofhis two-year venture. That is, ifwe were to talk about the growthof a business by its sheer num-bers there are three Kerala Hutjoints and the fourth is getting

ready to open.I only heard about Chennai. I

thought let me go see the placeand decide if I can do someth-

ing, Mathew recalls how heworked for a year and a half withKumarakom Restaurant beforefloating the idea of starting hisown.

I was ready to take risks andthats how Kerala Hut started in asmall way in Royapettah inMarch 2007.

Today, Kerala Hut, thoughsmall in size, has opened at primelocations in Shenoy Nagar and

Alwarpet. I am opening thefourth in T. Nagar, he says.

Whats taking Kerala Hut plac-es? There are many entering thebusiness with money, manpowerand logistics but discontinue af-

ter a rough patch, he says. Idont say I am making good mon-

ey from the restaurants, but Ihave the patience and I take risks.I came with nothing so I know

what it is to wind up and leaveafter a fall.

If a restaurant has to draw cus-tomers with its cuisines, Mathewcredits his younger brother AlbinMathew for managing the showbehind the scenes. Mathew alsothanks his grandparents for theirblessings.

But how easy is it to keep open-ing branches without looking atany great profit? Once you targetthe right group with the right atti-tude, the brand will do the talk-ing. I am confident, he says.

Among his next plans, one is tolook at serving lunch to corpo-

rates.

Sofa was his magiccarpet

From schooling till Plus Two tocoming from a middle-class fam-ily, Abdul Wahab has come a long

way. His venture Eco Furn is to-day one of the major furnituredealers in Tamil Nadu, manufac-turing and supplying wares toaround 30 dealers. Plus, Furn

World, his chain of retail outletsin the city, is expanding.

Like most Indians looking atworking in the Gulf to earn quick

money, Wahab too had similardreams. To fulfil them he worked

three months in Kuwait, but thepicture there was not all rosy.I saw many families who were

in Kuwait for years left with verylittle savings. Thats when I de-cided I must rather look at start-ing a business in India, herecalls.

He started his first interior andfurniture business in 1991, withan initial investment of Rs. 50,000borrowed from friends.

I was lucky there was no turn-ing back in the business, though Idid face hardships, says Wahab.

Till 1997, I was welding, bind-ing and doing all the nitty-grittyof designing furniture.

However, it was the comand metal sofas for middle-c

homes that paved way for furgrowth.I sold at least 100 such so

a good number considering ita new product. Since then t

was no turning back.How does he keep himsel

ing? Confidence is very imtant to run any business. I very clear what I was doing

was willing to innovate. (This column celebrates the s

of entrepreneurship. You too have heard or seen of simil

greater entrepreneurial storordinary people. Do ping

[email protected] with a s

brief on t

Becoming an entrepreneur is not always the preserve of those with a Management or Engineeringdegree from a prestigious institution. Nor does higher education guarantee success in ones businessventure. Its a combination of hard work, ability to take risks and appetite for learning that hasdetermined success for many people. Ergo profiles two such entrepreneurs from Chennai:

Degrees dont matter for some

Abhilash Mathewproprietor of KeraHut. PHOTO: S.S. KUMA

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Heidi wants a baby girlSupermodel Heidi Klum, who is pregnant withher fourth child, is hoping to have anotherdaughter.Wed be happy with either. But it would be a lieif I said we all were not hoping for a little girl,she said.Heidi revealed that her daughter Leni, whom shehas with ex-boyfriend Flavio Briatore, reallywants to have a sister, aceshowbiz.com reported.This will be Heidis third child with singerhusband Seal.

IANS

Obama enjoys highestapproval in 20 yearsUS President Barack Obama, who is approaching his first100 days in office, is enjoying the best presidential jobapproval rating at this point in 20 years, a new opinionsurvey showed.The poll, by ABC News and The Washington Post, indicated69 per cent of Americans approve of the job he is doing,which is the highest evaluation in about two decades.But the President faces a partisan divide. While 93 per centof Democrats approve of his activities, only 36 per cent ofRepublicans do so, the poll showed.

Fifty-four per cent say Obamasdoing a better job than theyexpected, far above formerPresidents George W Bush andBill Clinton at their 100-daymark.

They got a 39-per cent and 35-per cent better-than-expectedrating, respectively.Sixty-three per cent say Obamahas accomplished a great deal orgood amount in his first threemonths, according to the survey.Just 37 per cent said that aboutClinton.

AFP

Facebook costs woman jobA Swiss insuranceworker lost her jobafter surfingpopular socialnetwork siteFacebook while offsick, her employersaid.The woman saidshe could not workin front of acomputer as sheneeded to lie in thedark but was then seen to be active on Facebook, whichinsurer Nationale Suisse said in a statement had destroyed

its trust in the employee.This abuse of trust, rather than the activity on Facebook,led to the ending of the work contract, it said.The unnamed woman told the 20 Minuten daily she hadbeen surfing Facebook in bed on her iPhone and accusedher employer of spying on her and other employees bysending a mysterious friend request, which allows access topersonal online activity.Nationale Suisse rejected the accusation of spying and saidthe employees Facebook activity had been stumbledacross by a colleague in November, before use of thesocial network site was blocked in the company.

Reuters

Increasingly popular sports clubs andgyms for women in Saudi Arabia faceshutdown because the government onlylicenses mens clubs, a Saudi newspap-

er reported on Sunday.Dozens of privately-established women-

only gyms around the country, whichstrictly separates men and women outsidefamily venues, could be closed becausethere is no regulatory authority for them,the Arab Newssaid.

While the General Presidency for Sportand Youth Welfare has the authority overmens gyms, it has not been allowed to reg-ulate those for women, according to the re-port.

That means that the womens gymsspringing up in major cities are unlicensedand illegal, according to the report.

Female Saudi fitness fans frequently

complain of the lack of places to exerciseoutside the home, since they cannot go tomens clubs.

Some investors have opened women-on-ly gyms calling them beauty salons or, inone case, a natural treatment clinic, Arab

Newssaid. Lawyer Abdulaziz al-Qasim toldthe newspaper that no government depart-ment wants to take responsibility for theissue, lest they be attacked by conservativeIslamic clerics, many of whom opposesports activities for women.

The result, he said, is a move by the Min-istry of Municipal and Rural Affairs to shutdown the existing gyms.

Its clear that one department is nowtaking the decision to put an end to theincreasing number of unlicensed clubs, hesaid.

AFP

Miley Cyrus has a crush onClooneyHannah Montana star Miley Cyrus said that she hasa crush on her co-star George Clooney.Cyrus was in London for the premiere of her newfilm Hannah Montana: The Movie in LeicesterSquare and the 16-year-old said that she has aweird celebrity crush on the 48-year-old actor,reported contactmusic.com.However, Cyrus added: But I refuse to date actorsas a rule. Theyre too good at lying - its their job.

IANS

Quit clowning aroundA circus clown has been banned fromwearing his oversized shoes after hefell from a high wire and hurt his foot.

Gyms for Saudi women face closure

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It will be a long and arduous

wait for results for those whotested their political fortunesin the first phase of Assembly

and Lok Sabha elections in And-hra Pradesh.

Many are taking the opportu-nity to take off on pleasure tripsto Manali or other hill stations

and even abroad.With the voters choice storedin electronic voting machines(EVM), 2,148 candidates willhave to wait for a month to knowtheir fate on May 16, and with no

wave in favour of any party andno clear winner predicted, thecandidates are on tenterhooksand working out plans to un-

wind before the D-day. After the gruelling campaign

in the heat and dust over the lastfew weeks, majority of the candi-dates of the first phase are eitherunwinding with their family orplanning holidays and pilgrim-age trips.

While some candidates areheading for hill stations in India,others are planning trips abroad.There are still others who will bevisiting shrines to pray for theirsuccess.

However, they will have towait at least till the second phaseof elections gets over on April 23.

Going all out for the secondand final phase, the ruling Con-gress, main opposition TeluguDesam Party (TDP) and actor-turned-politician ChiranjeevisPraja Rajyam Party have drawnin their prominent candidatesfor the campaigning.

As soon as the first phase wasover, the candidates spent time

with their family but the nextday most of them packed their

bags for campaigning for thesecond phase.

PRP leader T. Devender Goud,who contested for Malkajgiri LokSabha and Ibrahimpatnam As-sembly seats, headed for coastal

Andhra to campaign. He hasplans to visit Tirupati to seek di-vine blessings.

There are others who plan tovisit Shirdi and other pilgrimagecentres to pray for their success.

Sudish Rambhotla, the TDPcandidate for Secunderabad LokSabha, is planning a trip to Sin-gapore or Switzerland after thesecond phase. I had to put mytrip on hold as the party wanted

me to campaign, he said. Actress Jayasudha, who con-

tested from Secunderabad Can-tonment Assembly constituencyon a Congress ticket, will be tak-ing off to Singapore.

Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekh-

ara Reddy is planning a holidaytrip along with his family mem-bers. After the 2004 elections, healong with his family membershad gone to Ooty to unwind.

TDP chief N. ChandrababuNaidu and actor Chiranjeevi are

also likely to head for holidaytrips. The campaigning in thescorching sun has already takenits toll on all the three leadingcampaigners for their respectiveparties.

IANS

Those whohave beentogether in theUPA might becontestingseparately butafter electionswe will sittogether. Wewant to workunder theumbrella ofthe UPA

Sharad Pawar

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Politicos tide over tensionwith pleasure trips

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ERGO Monday, April 27, 2009SPORT08

Abrisk 34-ball 45 from Da-

vid Kirtley helped TeamHillary to register a 36-runwin over Team Tenzing at

the highest game of cricket everplayed at the Mount EverestBase Camp in Gorak Shep,5,165m above sea level recently.

Kirtleys innings studded withfour sixes helped Team Hillary topost a comfortable 152 for five intheir stipulated 20 overs in thisofficial T20 game, which re-ceived patronage from the En-glish Cricket Board (ECB). Inreply, the home team wereknocked out for 116 with an overto spare.

Both the teams trekkedthrough the gruelling Himalayan

stretches for nine days to reachthe First Base Camp, where animprovised pitch was set up on afrozen lakebed. With show-capped mammoths on every

side, the ground indeed was apretty sight but the players didhave a difficult time. An in-creased heart rate by 30 per cent

due to extreme altitude and slip-pery underfoot conditions makeit extremely difficult for the clim-bers, let alone those undertak-ing 20 overs of vigorous cricket.

Describing the conditions upthere, team leader and highestscorer Kirtley said: This is one ofthe biggest physical challengesthat anyone of us have ever un-dertaken. We are all just ordi-nary people, taking that extrastep to achieving something ex-tra-ordinary.

Glen Lowis and Kirtleygave Hillary a rollicking start,posting 82 for the first wicket.However, Aussie spinner NickToovey removed Kirtley and the

visitors innings wobbled as Lo-wis and Cheltenham CC skipperWill Simmons fell in quick succes-sion. Some late blows from ChrisPalmer and Charlie Campbell

helped Hillary past thmark.

The pick of the bTenzing was Mark W

claimed two for 32 froovers. Particularly impter his opening threewent for 16.

Tenzing had a wobCharlie Campbell caugcaptain James Butlerfront for a duck and Bcastled Chris Beale w

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Rooney to get mega contractManchester United will offer Wayne Rooney a mega six-yeacontract this summer. Rooney has two full seasons left on hcurrent deal with Manchester United after signing a 100,00pound-a-week package 3 years ago. United plan to begindiscussions on a fresh mega-bucks agreement, giving Rooneparity with stars like Ferdinand and Ronaldo, The Sun repor

Daredevils in Liverpool buy-out

talksEnglish Premier League club Liverpool is in talks with thebillionaire owners of an Indian Premier League cricketteam that could lead to a massive investment and aneventual buy-out.

Representatives of the GMR group, whorun the Delhi Daredevils IPL side, wereguests at last weeks clash with Arsenal.GMR chairman Grandhi Mallikarjun Rao isworth an estimated 4.2 billion pounds andthe senior official he sent to Liverpool inmidweek is known to be a supporter ofthe club, News of the World reported.Hicks started the talks initially with a viewto securing a sponsorship deal, butBangalore-based GMR have made no secretof their desire to branch out into other

sports.

Rao (58) made his millions in the airport and constructionindustry and recently formed a subsidiary company toinvest in sport, with English football considered the mostattractive.A Liverpool source said: The GMR group were invited byHicks and their representative watched the Arsenal matchin the directors box with Hicks son Tommy. It was quiteclear the representative was a fan.When you look at the companys commitment to sporttheyre exactly the type of partner Tom would be lookingfor.Liverpools American owners have been scouring the globefor finance to stave off the threat of having to sell theclub on the cheap in July.

ANI

Flop KP and crock Flintoff

dominate IPLKevin Pietersens inability to inspire an abject Bangaloreside and Andrew Flintoffs injury grabbed the headlinesafter a frantic opening week of the Indian PremierLeague.The duo are the most expensive IPL players this season,after being bought for 1.55 million dollars each at thepre-tournament auction.However, Challengers lie bottom of the table after losingthree of four matches.Captain Pietersen has been unable to inspire the team andwas twice out for a duck in four innings, leading many toquestion his hefty price tag.Its a long competition and if we can win the next ninegames well be okay, Pietersen said.We just need to get winning, its a habit and as soon asyou start winning everything starts to become okay.Flintoff returned home for ankle surgery after featuring injust three matches for Chennai, raising doubts over

whether he should have committed to the IPL at all.Having insisted that playing in the IPL would benefit hisfitness, Flintoff faces criticism for putting cash before

country, although Pietersen has defendedthe duos participation in the Twenty20extravaganza.Its going to be difficult for boards to pullplayers out of tournaments like this whenyoure playing with the best players in theworld, Pietersen told the LondonGuardian newspaper.You cant have one rule for some andanother rule for others. But its a hugeblow come the summer for England.The tournament has largely passed without

a hitch although a fierce row between suiteholders at theWanderers stadium in Johannesburg and the IPL overrights to the boxes was resolved only after protractednegotiations.

AFP

British cricket fans took the gentlemans game to new heigBase Camp of Mount Everest. An improvised sand pitch wa

TEAM HILLARY SKIPPER

GLEN LOWIS (LEFT)

SAVOURING ALL THE

ATTENTION AS

TEAMMATE DAVID

KIRTLEY GOES BERSERK

WITH THE CHAMPAGNE

BOTTLE.

PHOTOS: GEORGE

POWELL/TG

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t kept low.Waters and Gareth Wesleyn led a fight back thatught Tenzing back into the

me. But a foolish run outant the end of Waters (23) be- Wesley was also bowled atsame score. Medium pacer

m Sharland knocking downsleys off stump. The hostser recovered from the set-k and when Palmer bowledonly two maidens of the day,required rate crept above 10the first time.an of the Match Campbellrned in the 15th over and

duced two beauties to re-ve captain Haydn Main andid Christie for a second ballk. Though vice captain Ga- Lewis, and Mike Prestonshed a few late boundaries,

was too little too late.An ecstatic Glen Lowis, thewinning skipper said: It hasbeen truly one of the mostmemorable experiences of

my life. I can not thank all ofthe people involved enough.From Kirt and Wes to themedics and the Sherpas,

thank you for helping usachieve this world record.

Though dejected at losingthe game, Main had a word ofpraise for all involved. BothTenzing and Hillary are full ofinspirational people and itsbeen our strength as a teamacross the whole Expedition thathas made this record a reality,he said.

The battle of altitude betweenthe two teams are said to haveraised 250,000 and the amountis to be donated to two charities,the Himalayan Trust UK and theLords Taverners.

Brief Scores:Team Hillary, 152/5 (D. Kirtley

45, M. Waters 2/32), beat TeamTenzing, 116 all out (M Waters23, CCampbell 3/23) by 36 runs.

ing heights


I have talked to people about giving up bowling, or bowling in as fewforms of the game as possible. I havent talked about this publicly

before, but if I had to choose one thing, I would probably give up Test cricketbefore bowling.

Jacob Oram

STAR BATSMAN DAVID KIRTLEY ON HIS WAY TO A

QUICK FIRE 46.

y when they played a T20 game at Firsta frozen lakebed for the game

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ERGO Monday, April 27, 2009FLICK10

Oprahs ahamomentcatchphraselands her inlegal dispute

Oprah Winfrey is at thecentre of a legal battlewith the bosses of aninsurance company overthe use of her signaturecatchphrase the Ahamoment.

The talk show queen is

known to use the popular phrase for a revelation on TheOprah Winfrey Showand in her O magazine, reportsContactmusic.

However, now the same catchphrase has landed themedia mogul in a dispute with executives at Mutual ofOmaha Bank.

Oprah had opposed the companys advertising campaignfeaturing the slogan, Official sponsor of the ahamoment and her lawyers fired off a cease and desistletter to the bank claiming she owned the rights to thecatchphrase.

Her lawyers also asked bank executives to call off plansto run their promos, fearing the stars fans may be misledinto thinking she was affiliated with them.

However, the Mutual of Omaha Bank, in turn slapped alawsuit against Oprah, alleging she abandoned anyrights she may have to the phrase by failing to police thealleged mark when other businesses used it in advance.

According to TMZ.com, the suit was filed in a federal

court in Nebraska on April 22 and bank lawyers haverequested the judge allow them to continue with theirpromotional campaign.

AN

She has been linked with three actors

Hurman S. Baweja, Shahid Kapur andHollywood star Gerard Butler of 300fame - all within a span of one year, but

the mystery behind Priyanka Chopras actuallove interest continues.

The rumour mills started working over-time after Butler, whom she met at thelaunch of the Atlantis hotel in Dubai lastyear, was quoted as saying in a leading dai-ly: I dont mind getting married to an Indiangirl. Too bad Priyanka already has a boy-friend.

Now, who that boyfriend is, remains to beknown.

Though rumours of a romantic liaison be-tween Shahid and Priyanka have been in thegrapevine lately after their joint appearanceat filmmaker Tarun Mansukhanis birthdayparty in Mumbai last week, neither has con-

firmed the development.The two will be seen together in Vishal

Bharadwajs Kaminay.Priyanka has always main-

tained silence on her privateaffairs. Till date, she hasnever gone public

about her personal life and she will continue

to do so, a source close to the actress said.Even when news of her affair with her

Love Story 2050 co-star Hurman was doingthe rounds, Priyanka remained politicallycorrect. While Hurman was very vocal abouttheir relationship as well as their break-up,the model-turned-actress chose not to speakabout it. Now, the news about the friend-ship between Priyanka and Butler, who iscurrently in Jaipur, is raising eyebrows.

But the source clarifies: He (Butler) is inJaipur with four of his friends as part of anIndia tour.

He came to Jaipur and knew that Priyankawas shooting and staying at Shiv Vilas forher film Whats Your Rashee?. So he came tothe sets to meet her as they are good friendsand to see what an Indian film shoot lookslike. He also met all important people on the

sets and was also introduced to Ashutosh(Gowariker) and Haurman. Priyanka and himare just friends only, the source said.

Butler, who played the role of King Spar-tan in 300, has also been linked to for-

mer Friends star Jennifer Aniston,which he has denied.

IANS

PTI

Who is

PriyankaChoprasmysteryboyfriend?

Jay Leno released from hospitalJay Leno was released from hospital on Friday, one daafter checking in with an undisclosed illness that forcethe comedian to cancel a taping The Tonight Showfofirst time in 17 years as host. Lenos spokesperson DickGuttman said the popular TV talk show star was heldovernight on Thursday for observation.

Rihanna wants $1m borrowedjewellery back from cops

Rihanna wants LAPD to return the nearly million-dollarworth jewellery taken into evidence for investigationin her alleged beating case.The singer, who was allegedly punched, choked, andbitten by her former boyfriend Chris Brown before theGrammys, had borrowed the expensive accessories fromfour jewellers, who now want it back.The R&B lady was said

to have been trying torecover the bling fromthe officials since lateMarch.Since there appears tobe no evidentiary valueto the continuedholding of this jewelry... we respectfully (ask)the court to order thereturn of this propertyto (Rihanna) withoutfurther delay, Peoplemagazine quoted herattorney Donald Etra aswriting in a courtrequest.

ANI

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Charmis noto BollywoodActress Charmi, whowas last seen as an

eye-candy in Tamilflick Laadam, hasreportedly rejectedoffers fromBollywood. Theactress, though, doesnot have great offersin Tollywood orKollywood andremains positive andhas said that she willstrike back soon.And she is beenappreciated by herco-stars for herconfidence levels.


Dhanush, Jawaharteam up againIt seems director Jawahar ofYaaradi Nee Mohinifameand actor Dhanush were so

enthralled by the TelugumovieArya, starring AlluArjun and Anuradha Mehta,that they decide to remake itin Tamil right away. Themovie, titled Kutty, hasDhanush and Shriya in thelead. An out-and-outromantic flick, Kuttywill seeDhanush donning the role ofa college student. Devi SriPrasad, who gave somemind-blowing songs(especially Feel My Love) inthe original, has been ropedin to compose songs for theremake too.

Madonnas the momWith earnings of $110 million in 2008, Madonna topped Forbes list of Hollywoodshardest working mothers, followed by actors Reese Witherspoon and Gwyneth Paltrow.The pop singer and mother of three grossed $105 million on her tour and sold nearly amillion albums in the United States. Madonna also signed several lucrative endorsementdeals last year, according to Forbes.com.

Reuters

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SUBHASH K. JHA

Actor and co-owner ofPunjab Kings XI, PrietyZinta (L) hugs fellow actorAkshay Kumar during theIPL match between DelhiDaredevils and PunjabKings XI at The NewlandsCricket Stadium in CapeTown last Sunday. AFPPHOTO/ MANAN VATSYAYANA

Akshay Kumar, who vowed notto be a part of any Indian Premier League

(IPL) game in South Africa, was recently seenat a match with friend Preity Zinta. The actor

says he went to Cape Town just to cheer for the DelhiDaredevils.

Akshay was seen at the IPL match between Delhi Darede-vils and Preity Zinta-owned Kings XI Punjab last Sunday. Ear-lier, he had refused to be a part of the match even though palsPreity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty own two teams in the IPL.

I had no intentions of going. But the Delhi Daredevils did it. Al-though this year Im no longer professionally or financially associatedwith the team I had to go for their sake to the IPL match on Sunday. There Imet up with my buddy Preity Zinta and naturally the cameras went berserk. Sowhat if her team was playing against the Delhi Daredevils? Off the field were stillthe best of friends. But thats it. I wont be attending any of the other matches,Akshay said.

Akshay is now in Singapore to resume the shooting of Priyadarshans Dan DanaDan.

First it was Preitys darshan, now I go for Priyadarshan, he said.Somehow Ive always had one Darshan or the other in my life, he quipped about the

contribution of Suneel and Dharmesh Darshan and Priyadarshan to his career. IANS

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Fridays Question:

If you had to rename Tata Nano, what wouldyou rename it and why? Tata bye-bye, just to say bye to other cars.

Sunil TCS-eserve, Jack, Jai, Angel, Pradhi, Divya Cognizant

Zeus Its d name of a Greek god and this name would suit best forthe 1 lakh small car.

Don Allsec

Green pitch bcoz generates very less pollution.Aakash CSS

Kutti car bcoz of its size.Karthika RR Donnelley

Tata Echo, bcoz every one talking about this car.Prakash Raj Nischintha CSS Vonage

Tata puppy since it looks pet car to hang out with.Manjari, Arjunsingh TCS-eserve

Tata Auto, as the only difference is auto is three wheeler and Nano isfour wheeler.

Yacub Patni

Chotu bcoz its small.Kavitha Cognizant

Tata Compacta because its so compact pa.

Vijayshankar.K (Citi) TCS

Tata Minijet because its compact with a good speed. Nisha Rameshkumar TCS

Kutti Raja. Because it is respected and welcomed by almost all Indians. Arunkumar, Babu, Allsec

Tata hurray! To tell our cheers for the new economical invention.Nisha Vijayshankar TCS

Tata Own-O.M.Srinivasan Allsec

Chota Sceneo because this car is very small and putting lot of scene.Sureshkumar.K Wipro

Candy, bcoz when you look at it, you feel like eating it, it looks verycute.

Soumya HCL

Deluxe Share Auto. Nano is an upgraded version of share auto. Notmuch to choose between them.

Raj Sreenivasan Wipro

Oru latcha latchiya car.Sripradha Chakravarthy Infosys

Trafficano bcoz Indian roads will be traffic jammed after its launched.Murugan, Haroon Technosoft

Todays Query:What is your message to all those who arecontesting for election?

Saravanan from Wipro has nominated his friends as Partners inCrime. This picture was clicked at Echo point during their Munnartrip.

Shankar Poongavanam from Systems Technology Group hasnominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This picture was clickedat Kishkinta Amusement park.

Karthikeyan from ICON has nominated his friends as Partners inCrime. This photo was clicked during a get-together.

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April 27 Dear KavikuzhaliOn your birthday we wish you muchpleasure and joy; We hope all of yourwishes come true. May each hourand minute be filled with delight,And your birthday be perfect foryou!

Ravendran Raj

ASE-Trainee, Tata Consultancy Services

Hai Miss Hellloooooooo (Meow),Many more happy returns of the daymiss M.Goms, Yenna thirutu poona

mari mulikara... Today is yourbirthday and inaiku avadhu konjamsiri.. May this day brings youbeautiful (Hey wait a minute "NeyeAlaga Dhana Iruka") Ok apa may thisday brings you best ever happinessand nice cool smile on your face...Advertisement elam paniirukan...soexpecting Treat...Miss....dont forget...

Yours,

M. Abdul Rahman, TCS

Dear Taj...Iniya pirantha naal vaazhthukal...Then as usaul nee adikira lootiyacontinue panu mousiee..yentha cityku ponalum yengala maranthudatha.Keep rocking...Wish U all Success..hey treat-ayum maranthudatha...

With loads and lots of loveDhanyaa, Arathi (HCL technologies),

Subathra (RRD), Nithya (The 7th July

Team) and Shahin...

Hello Mr.Sharma [Magesh],Many more happy returns of theday!! May you acquire all u r desire& each passing year be filled with

joy. HAPPY BDAYVijayasankar, Wipro

Dear AJS,Belated birthday wishes to you!! MayGods blessings be with you allthrough you life!! Wishing you allfun and happiness!!!

Friends, New Age Software and Solutions

Dear Mozhi,Many many happy returns of theday!! Wishing you a super duperbirthday!!! Enjoy and have fun!!

Friends, New Age Software and Solutions

Dear Aadhi,Wish you many more Happy Returnsof the Day & wish you all success inall your endeavors in the comingdays and May god send manyblessings to you. Have a memorablebirthday.

Loving Sisters,

Dorothy Judy, Kalai, Divya, Deepika

Dear Shiva Sakthi,Many More Happy Returns of the dayfrom miles away!!! May all yourdreams and wishes come true...

Love,

Vinodh, Sainthavi, Thawin and

The Entire Family

Belated Wishes

April 23 Hi Ram,Recipes for a Perfect MarriageAdd loving emotion to lifelongdevotion, Sprinkle with tendernessstraight from the heart,Simmer it over the flames of yourpassion, Blend well for a marriage

thats strong from the start.Top with two servings of friendshipand laughter, place of a helping ofhope on each generous slice, thenenjoy life that most newlyweds dowith a blend of togetherness,sweetness, and spice!C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s!!! BestWishes on Your Wedding!

Thanks and Regards

Navic Team, CSS Corp India Pvt ltd

Dear Sincere Sigaamani,Coffee sapida neram ila. Lunchpogavum neram ila. Eppa keataluum."Naa romba busssssy" sollumsigamaniyea!!"Enniya piranthanalValththukkal" Treat kodukkamal

yemathirathigga!!! Endru natpudan,

Message24 Team, Financial SoftwareSolutions

Dear most Friend,Wishing you many more HaPpYRe"Turn" s of the day. "Hope yourBirthday gently breezes into your lifeall the choicest of things and all thatyour heart holds dear Have A Fun-Filled Day..

Well-Wisher: Vijay with SIT Team

Dear Two Minutes Karthick &Choclate Mama,Belated birthday wishes to you, Manymore happy returns of the day..Suggestions for you...1. Try to reduce your Thoppai2. Move your hands while walking3. Avoid two minutes4. Change your TVS-XL to Pulsar220CC with in your Retirement5. Etc.,

Regards, Non-Tandem Testing Team,

Financial Software Systems [P] Ltd.

April 24 Dear Suganya (Mandek),Many More Happy Returns of TheDay.Let All Your dreams Come True ThisYear. Keep Smiling..)

Regards,Saravanan & Friends, TCS

Dear Gayu,Every year that passes is anotherstepping stone to greatness. May this

birthday start a new turn in your

world. May it also bring forthinevitable joy, happiness and favouryour way. Many More Happy Returnsof the Day.

With Luv

Sakthi Jagadeesan, TCS

Dear Gayu,It must have been a rainy day whenu were born, but it wasnt reallyrainy, The sky was crying because itlost his most beautiful angle.May all UR wishes come true. ManyMore Happy Returns of the Day.

With Luv,

Shyam, Polaris

Dear Bharat,Its the Day Of Cakes & Candles,Snow And Songs Celebrations &Decorations, Laughter And Love..Its Ur Birth Day !!HAPPY BIRTH DAY

Regards,CETS TEAM.

Saravanan, Devanand, Arul, John, Vinoth &

CETS TEAM STAFFS.

My Dear Brother ImthiyasWish you a Happy Birthday.

Regards

Imran Datamark Prod Pvt Ltd

Dear Imthiyas

Many More Happy Returns of theDay. Wishing you a Happy BirthdayDude. Wishing you to get all goodthings in ur life.

By true friend

Mufis

To my dear brother, Bharat, (CSS)Wish you a very Happy Birthday, Lifeis full of surprises.God gave me a surprise by giftingyou as my brother. May God showerall happiness and success to you inlife. We all love you.

Aruna (CSS), Manoj, Mummy, Papa,

Madhu, Giriraj, Kausshik. Sharann andNanu

Dear Vipin,On this special day, I wanted to send,A most special greeting. To a mostspecial friend.I want to recall, The adventuresweve had, The friendship weveshared, Through the good times andbad.A time to have new hopes anddreams. I wish you a Very Happybirthday. May god bless you.

Your true Ever loving friend...

Dear Papu,Hey, u r 1 year older now,1 yearsmarter now, 1 year bigger now, andnow u r 1 year closer to all yourwishes.May god bless you with his choicestblessing Happy birthday Papu !!!

Regards

Janu, Infosys

Dear Ranga Nathan Raman aliasSachin of our team,

Many more happy returns of theday!!! May god bless u with allsuccess in every aspects of ur life.

Rega

Jose Anand, Nithu, Archana, Info

April 25 Dear Sister,"Your birthday is a special time tocelebrate the gift of you to theworld

Wishing you many more HaPpYRe"Turn" S of the day.....BossWell-Wishers: Vijay with SIT Team.

Hi Parthee,Let the GOD decorate each GoldenRay Of The Sun reaching u withwishes of Success, Happiness andprosperity 4 U, Wish you a superduper Happy Birthday

L

KBC Visteon Olympia Tech P

Dear Andrews,On your birthday We wish you mucpleasure and joy;We hope all of your wishes cometrue.May each hour and minute be fillewith delight,

And your birthday be perfect foryou!Cbeyond Team, C

April 26 Dear Vijay BabuTeam DTCC Wishes you many morehappy returns of the day. Have agreat day and wonderful year ahea

Cheers fr

Team DT

Hi Viji,Iniya Piranthanal valthukkal... Indrupol endrum punnagaiyoduiruppayaga... Have a great Lifeahead... Wish you many more happreturns of the day.... Makkale, Viji ypathi sollanumna ava nalumtheinchava (I mean No: 4.Veeralakshmi Roller coaster labayapadave matta Powder podavmatta Chocklate sapidave mattaIce cream sapidave matta Ippa Nasonna ellame Poi Poiyai thaviravera ethuvum illai

IppadMuthu, Arun, Usha, Bowya, Bharathi, Ka

Akka(Miss Sincere), Mr OS(Venkat), Sim

(Super star of Kerala), Saravanan, RKumar(Malai Maadu), Paasamalar Su

Wi

Hi Kalpana,"Wish you many more happy returof the day""A true friend remembers yourbirthday but not your age"

Regards, Lok

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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

Its a pleasing day. Financial rewards await you work. Though the prizes may also be intangible nature, they may definitely add brownie points tyour PMS sheet. Exchange sweet nothings with ysweetheart to spice up your love life.

A power day for you, which will see your innatequalities come to the fore. By getting moresystematic at the workplace, you will complete ytasks dot on schedule. On the love front, you neto be diplomatic to hold on to a sense of harmo

Ganesha advises you to give your efforts the rig

direction today as there are chances that your hawork may go in vain. Beware of colleagues whomay try to tarnish your image. On the love front,you may try to cast a spell on your partner.

Its a perfect day for group activities. You will bethe right frame of mind to perform well inmeetings. Your diligence and commitment to woshall reward you in future. The road to relationsbliss looks stress-free today.

Your creative spirit will demand freedom. Gettinginnovative is the right way to work today, suggeGanesha. Do not confront your boss at any cost.the love front, you may not be able to devote mtime to your sweetheart.

With a practical attitude, you will excel at yourwork. You will finish tasks on time. Though

travelling is not on the cards, Ganesha sees yougetting busy drawing up plans for a trip with yofamily or beloved.

Lessons you have learnt from your seniors or bowill guide you in performing well at work today.You will find yourself solving complex issues. Yolove life will blossom as you will spend more qutime with your sweetheart.

Today, you may not be in a mood to stretch houat the office. You will be making a mistake if yoignore your health at this time. The moral suppoand positive vibes you receive from your belovedshall make this world a better place to live.

A complimentary day for you, predicts Ganesha. will utilise your time at office in the best possiblmanner. But, be sure to take care of your health

Its not fair to get too busy with work; give somtime to your love mate as well.

Your professional life may offer you a plethora oopportunities today. Put in more efforts to getincentives and perks at work. Creative ways inwhich you will express your feelings will make ypartner fall in love with you all over again.

Focusing on your shortcomings can help youimprove your skills. Today, you may find yourselfcontemplating over matters related to work. Afteyou call it a day at office, you will be in a hurry rush home to spend some time with your family

Your creative zone will be very much emphasisedtoday, so you may change your modus operandiwhich will help you handle every aspect of workvery easily. On loves landscape, yourunpredictability may leave your partner puzzled.

Text generationTwo US men wracked up a $26,000 phone bill aftertrying to break a texting record - sending a total of217,000 messages between them.

Diamond for saleA rare blue diamond is expected to fetchup to $8.5 million when it goes under thehammer in New York next month.

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Actress Charlize Theron (R)arrives with her boyfriendStuart Townsend at La Fenicetheatre in Venice for thewedding dinner-party ofMexican actress Salma Hayekand French businessmanFrancois Henri Pinault.AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE

A model presents an outfit during a fashion showorganized by Dennica Abdo, publisher of the Britishpublication Fashion Meets Music (FMM) in Los Angeles.AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD

A member of the Japanese performance group Medaman-Medaman" uses a magnifying glass while wearing a large eyeballat the Roppongi Hills shopping mall in Tokyo.AFP PHOTO / YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

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