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ERGO Thursday, January 22, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Livegospel

concertIf you are aphilanthropistinterested in listeningto gospels, thenthere is a better wayto celebrate RepublicDay. ComposersCharles Anthony andPraveen Anthony andplayback singer Arunjoin hands toorganise a Chennai-level gospel concert

to raise funds forHome for Destitutes.The musical showscheduled on theevening of January26 also has singersNrithya Andrews andRam performing. Theconcert, presented byV2 Trinity Records, issponsored by V.G.PGroups. Tickets areavailable at thevenue on the day ofthe show.What: Gospelconcert (fund raiser)When: January 26,6.30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Kristu JyothiChurch Ground,Poonamallee Road,Ramapuram (nearChennai TradeCentre). For detailscall 99621 63592.

Aburst of colour, flashes of

scenery and picture post-card moments. Suchitra V.Srinivasan loves nothing

more than a weekend spent watching South Indias birds intheir natural habitat.

Although she uses what shecalls a camera for beginners, aCanon Powershot S3 IS, the pho-tographs on her birdwatchersblog could easily pass off as so-mething out of a published bookon wildlife.

For Suchitra whos a freelancecopy editor by day, her photoblogpicturesofbirds-tropical.blogspot.comis not just a collage of pretty pic-tures. She hopes visitors to her

website will come to appreciatethe joy of watching nature at itspurest, most undisturbed best

and that people will think twiceabout buying caged birds as pets.

The caged bird trade has beenresponsible for endangeringmany species of birds in the wild.The number of birds sufferingdue to this pet trade is huge.

More than a million birds are tak-en from their homes in the wildand sold across the world. It doesnot matter even if they are notendangered.

If this continues, they will be-come endangered soon, shesays, simultaneously sending aphotograph of a rose-ringed pa-rakeet perched on a coconut tree.This one was happily posing forme.

Suchitra, who is also activelyinvolved in Chennais animal

welfare scene, strongly believesthat photography can changepeoples attitudes towards birdsand animals. While she discour-

ages birds being kept as petreasons mentioned above, squite the cheerleader for shadoptions.

I have two dogs and a camy own that I adopted fromBlue Cross of India shelter,

lachery. They are great compI have also had them steriand vaccinated. The two aldian dogs, Coco and Blackiefeatured proudly on her siright next to her About Me tion.

If a photograph can spethousand words, her online pfolio of South Indias lush lascape and thriving wildlife seto say that mother nature is mbeautiful when shes left alon

Suchitra Srinivasans camera is both her favourite pastime well as an instrument for changing attitudes for the better

SRIYA [email protected]

Free as a bird

I have a story to tellTrue Dummy a fable of existence by Ashish Jaiswal will be released today at Crossword, Kuppu Arcade,Venkatnarayana Road, T. Nagar at 6 p.m. The book isAshishs debut into the world of story-telling.

PHOTO:SUCHITRA

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SRINIVASAN

Arun

Praveen Anthony

Charles Anthony

A parakeet athome in the wild


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Thursday, January 22, 2009

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man in Anna Nagar wholocked up his wife for overa year and tortured her

was arrested by the citypolice. The situation came tolight after the victim managedto call her mother in AndhraPradesh, who subsequentlycontacted the police here.

Police sources said the ac-cused, Sunil Kumar (36), a con-struction contractor residing inF-Block, 18th Street, Anna Na-gar West, had locked up his wifeTejaswi (26) inside a room intheir house and subjected her torepeated torture. The couple,

both hailing from Paramaneri inChittoor in AP, were married in2001 and have two children.

Sunil, who had settled withTejaswi in Chennai a few yearsago, had repeatedly subjected

her to torture demanding moredowry. Sunil is an alcoholicand a suspected drug user andkept Tejaswi inside a room forover a year and continued abus-ing her physically, including in-

juring her with cigarette butts,said a lady investigating officerfrom Anna Nagar police.

She also added that on Mon-day the victim managed to callher mother Visalakshi, who is aschool teacher in Chittoor. Visa-lakshi rushed to Chennai, only

to find the door of her daters home locked from outShe then lodged a comp

with the City Police Comsioner on Tuesday, follow

which immediate police ac

was taken. Tejaswi was resand sent to a hospital for trment, while Sunil Kumar arrested. Police seized 60 soeigns of gold and six kgs of sfrom him.

A case under IPC section(A), for cruelty by husband

wards wife, was regiagainst the accused.

Sunil was produced at acourt, remanded to police tody and sent to Puzhal Pri

PETLEE [email protected]

Man locks up and tortureswife for a year, arrested

Groom yourselfA workshop on self-grooming and beauty will be conducted by aspecialist on January 24 and 26. Saree-draping, yoga, mehendidesign workshops and other grooming tips will be offered. Fordetails call Neeva Evenetz at 98840 49371/ 98840 61700.

The Embassy of Mexico, New Delhi, and the Indo Cine

Appreciation Foundation are organising a MexicanFilm Festival. All films start at 6:30 p.m. at the SouthIndian Film Chamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai, Chen-

nai 600 006. For further details, contact 98410 51956.

Schedule

January 26: Bad HabitsJanuary 27: Pans LabyrinthJanuary 28: Silent NightJanuary 29: Carnival of Sodom

Go Mexico!

Bad Habits

Silent Night

His Holiness...

After a stop at Puducherry, the Dalai Lama made avisit to Chennai on Wednesday, where headdressed journalists and students of MadrasUniversity.PTI PHOTO


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ERGO Thursday, January 22, 2009VILLAGE04

Google cancels print ad programmeGoogle Inc. on Tuesday announced it was cancelling its printadvertisement programme in which it sought to bring itsauction-like ad buying system to hundreds of newspapers.The company said the programme, which started inNovember 2006, had not created the hoped-for impact andthat its cancellation would allow the firm to focus on moresuccessful ventures as it tries to cut spending.It is important that we focus on products that can benefitthe most people and solve the most important problems,director of Google print ads Spencer Spinnell wrote in aposting on a company website.

DPA

Israeli army says Gaza

pullout completedIsraeli troops have completed their withdrawal from theGaza Strip after a 22-day offensive against the IslamistHamas movement, an army spokesman said on Wednesday.The last soldier left the Gaza Strip this morning, thespokesman said. However, the army remains deployed allaround the Gaza Strip to meet any eventuality. Thepullout began Sunday after Israel declared a ceasefire andPalestinian militants matched it. Hamas gave Israel a weekto remove all troops and open crossing points into Gaza orface renewed hostilities. Palestinian health ministry figureslist more than 1,300 people dead, including 410 childrenand about 100 women. Another 5,300 people werewounded 1,855 of them children and 795 women.

AFP

Obama orders 120-day halt toGuantanamo prosecutionsUS President BarackObama on his firstday in office orderedthe suspension ofprosecutions at theUS prison camp atGuantanamo Bay,Cuba, for 120 days,news reports said onWednesday. Theorder, one ofObamas first actsafter taking office

Tuesday, was givenorally by DefenceSecretary RobertGates to the Guantanamo prosecutors office. TheWashington Post, citing a motion filed at the US Navybase, said the order delaying proceedings until May 20,would allow Obamas administration to review the legalprocesses at the prison camp and the cases pending there.Obama had been expected as early as this week to orderthe closure of the detention centre for terrorist suspectsand begin exploring ways to deal with the 250 detaineeswho remain at the camp.

DPA

Aresident of Srinagar has

succeeded in growing or-anges in the backyard ofhis house.

Kashmirs climate is not suit-ed for cultivating oranges as thetemperatures in the valley fall tosub-zero levels during winterwith frost being common to

which oranges are sensitive.However, Abdur Rashid Ba-

dyari has succeeded in growingthe lone orange tree in Srinagar.

Badyari has a hobby of plant-ing a variety of plants since hischildhood days. Some yearsago, Badyari bought a fewplants along with an orangeplant from outside the state andplanted it in the backyard of hishouse, knowing very well thatthe valleys climate is not fa-vourable for the growth of anorange tree.

But, astonishingly, his orangetree not only grew but also

bloomed to bear fruit, astonish-ing his friends and neighbours.

Earlier many people, includ-ing my friends, thought of thistree as an artificial one. But

when they came and saw the or-ange tree, they started appre-ciating it. I feel very happy, saysRashid Badyari.

The tree, at present, hasabout 100 oranges hangingfrom its branches, that too inthe winter season, to the bewil-derment of local horticultureexperts.

They maintain that the cli-mate of Kashmir valley is notcongenial for growing oranges.

It is not possible to grow or-anges in Kashmir valley because

ours is a temperate area wherewe can cultivate apples, plums,apricots, cherry and walnut. Wecant grow oranges as the

weather is not like Nagpur, but we can grow something likerough lemon, said M.S. Qasba,Director, Horticulture Depart-ment, Kashmir.

The Kashmir Valley is not acitrus belt. Its summers areusually cool, and the winters ex-perience snow and are freezing.Oranges are sensitive to tem-peratures below four degreescelsius and that is why an or-ange tree that seems to be defy-ing natural laws baffles the localagricultural experts.

ANI

Horticulturists baffled at seeing one ina climate more conducive to growingapples, apricots and cherries

The lone orange tree of Srinagar

GM to be out of cash without rest of govt. loanThe largest US automaker, General Motors Corp., said on Tuesday itwill run out of cash if it does not get the second part of the federal

bridge loan next month. GM President Fritz Henderson said thesituation was dire for the troubled carmaker, which received a four-billion-dollar emergency loan last month and is due to collectanother instalment of the bridge loan in February. If we dont getour second instalment of funding, well run out of cash. Its justthat simple, Henderson said at a conference sponsored by thetrade publicationAutomotive News. We have finalised thedocumentation with the second draw and frankly we anticipatereceiving it, Henderson said.

AFP

Stolen sharkA 30-year-old man has been charged withstealing a shark from a New York pet shop.Elbert Starks allegedly took the mammal fromaquarium at a Long Island pet store and thensmuggled it out under his jacket.


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Mubarak, Obama

Two to tangoThe swearing in of Obama asthe President of the UnitedStates of America has set theball rolling, quite literally.The President and First Lady,along with the vice presidentand Second Lady will attendaround 10 official inauguralballs. If that sounds too much,then the President will speakbriefly at all 10 balls and boththe Obamas and Bidens will

have at least one dance at eachof the official balls.

Obama ClockBarack Hussein Obama becamethe 44th President of theUnited States even before hewas administered the oath ofoffice, thanks to a clause inthe American constitution.According to the 20thamendment of the USconstitution, the term ofPresident Obama begins atnoon on January 20.However at 12 in theafternoon, Obama was yet tobe sworn-in.Obama took the presidentialoath of office minutes afterthe clock struck 12 and so,

according to the constitutionalclause, he was already thePresident even before beingsworn-in by Chief Justice JohnRoberts.

PTI

Collectors prideIf you want to catch onemore glimpse of the stunningjewellery that MichelleObama adorned for theinaugural ball (designed byLoree Rodkin), then head toSmithsonian Museum. Allpieces worn by the First Ladywill become part of thepermanent collection of theSmithsonian Museum.

Spelling luxuryThe two Obama girls would sure enjoy their stay at the White houseas they would never have to wait in line for a movie ticket again.They will be able to enjoy the latest films in the cushy, 40-seat movietheatre, in the East Wing of the White House.The first family will also have a yacht called, The Sequoia. A part ofthe American history, the yacht will continue to serve the Obamas.John F Kennedy had celebrated his final birthday on board TheSequoia and Richard Nixon had played God Bless America on theships piano after deciding to resign.If the 132 rooms of the White house were not grand enough, theObamas will also be able to enjoy the comforts of a vacation home. Itis the secluded Camp David, where families from the Roosevelts to theClintons have relaxed and hosted foreign dignitaries.

PTI

What they said that you never heardMillions may have lauded Barack Obamas inaugural speech but whatremained unheard was what was said by a First daughter to her father,and between the new President and his predecessor after the swearing-inceremony.According to a lip reader, the first African-American President of theUnited States, just after the ceremony, asked George W. Bush: You OK?As to what was Bushs reply, according to the Sun, the lip reader said: Srelieved.The 43rd President had later informally handed over his former WhiteHouse residence to Obama saying: Its all yours now - good luck.And while thousands cheered the hope brought about by their newleader, seven-year-old First daughter Sasha was said to have told herPresident-dad: That was a good speech, perfect.

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Menu 0186Heres a glance into the menufor the luncheon the JointCongressional Committee onInaugural Ceremonies arrangedto honor Barack Obama andJoe Biden.First course: Seafood stew,duckhorn vineyards 2007sauvignon blancSecond course: A brace ofAmerican birds, pheasant andduck, sour cherry chutney,molasses sweet potatoes,goldeneye 2005 pinot noirThird course: Apple cinnamonsponge cake, sweet creamglace, korbel natural `Special

Inaugural Cuvee sparklingwinehttp://inaugural.senate.gov/luncheon/

After Tuesdays historic inauguration its back to work for Barack Obama.A sneak-peak into some things we thought were interesting

Our seven-year-old imaginations soaredas we played in the enormous, beautiful

rooms; our dreams, our games, as romantic as hersurroundings. At night, the house sang us quietsongs through the chimneys as we fell asleep.Daughters of George W. Bush share memories while asking Sasha and Malia to

have fun at the White HouseToday I say to you that thechallenges we face are real. They are

serious and they are many. They will not bemet easily or in a short span of time. Butknow this, America: They will be met.

Barack Obama

PHOTO:AFP


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Adominant Roger Federer

set up a Australian Openthird-round clash with Ma-rat Safin Wednesday as top

seed Jelena Jankovic and defend-ing champion Novak Djokovicshowed glimpses of their best

form. The tennis big guns werejoined in the next round by Serbglamour girl Ana Ivanovic andRussian third seed Dinara Safina.

Swiss great Federer, who isseeking a record-equalling 14thGrand Slam title here, let loose

with some instinctive shot-mak-ing as he beat Russian qualifierEvgeny Korolev 6-2, 6-3, 6-1. Imhappy the way it went. He wasalso a good opponent to playagainst and there were a lot ofgood shots, Federer said, beforelooking ahead to the Safin clash.We go way back. Him, of course,being a former number one,same for me, former Grand Slamchampion, its an intriguing

match-up.

Mouth-watering clashThe Swiss has beaten Safin

nine times but lost out in a classicsemi-final here in 2005, when theRussian claimed the title. Safinbooked his date with destiny bydowning Spains Guillermo Gar-cia-Lopez 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. Im look-ing forward to it, he said of theFederer match. We know eachother pretty well. He knows howto play against me; I know how toplay against him.

The top-seeded Jankovic bat-tled past Belgian Kirsten Flipkens6-4, 7-5 as she upped the ante inher quest for a maiden Grand

Slam. Its good to have someonepush you so you know what youhave to work on when you stepback on the practice court, saidJankovic, who will play Japaneseveteran Ai Sugiyama on Friday.

Muscle powerDjokovic dismissed Jeremy

Chardy of France 7-5, 6-1, 6-3 inimpressive style and appears tobe hitting form after a slow startto the season and occasionallapses in his opening match hereagainst Italian qualifier AndreaStoppini. I feel very nice andcomfortable on this court, hesaid. The first round was tricky, Ididnt play such great tennis, but

today was another story. Hope-fully it can get better in the nextmatch.

Third seed Safina recoveredfrom a slow start to dominate fel-low Russian Ekaterina Makarova6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-0 while fifth seed

Ivanovic overcame early nervesto crush Alberta Brianti of Italy6-3, 6-2. She has lost only oncethis year, to compatriot Elena De-mentieva in the final of the Syd-ney International, and is one ofthe favourites after a break-through 2008. Next up for Safinais Estonian 25th seed Kaia Kane-pi, who ended Austrian PatriciaMayrs hopes by advancing instraight sets.

Ivanovic made the final herelast year where she lost to MariaSharapova, but her late-seasonform in 2008 left plenty to be de-sired. The 21-year-old thoughseems to be getting into hergroove in Melbourne,

where she feels at homewith family and friendsliving here. It helpedher produce a con-vincing display

PHOTO: AFP

Jankovic and Djokovic hit form

Federer in charge

against Brianti. I think I im-proved a lot since my first matchand Im very pleased with that,said the former world numberone. But there are still some ar-eas that I have to work on andimprove on. As you progress

through the tournament youcome against tougher opponents,so you automatically raise yourlevel. I think I still have to work alittle bit on my serve.

AFP

ERGO Thursday, January 22, 2009SPORT06

Haddin must be pushed:RixonFormer Australian wicket-keeper SteveRixon feels Brad Haddin should bepromoted up the batting line-up to providethe right-hander ample opportunity toshowcase his pyrotechnics. With Australiacontinuing to experiment with theiropening position, Rixon has urged thenational selectors to push Haddin up theorder and not to waste him at the numberseven slot. Unless the selectors are seeingsomething Im not seeing, Id hate to seeBrad continue to be pushed down theorder. Brad is one of the worlds beststrikers of the ball and the guy most teamsalways want to get out, he said. He

would be perfect during these power playsbecause in a situation like that hes the kindof guy who can score quick runs. Rixon,who was coach of the New Zealand cricket

team from 1996 to 1999,was of the view thatHaddin too can shine upthe order like hispredecessor AdamGilchrist. Just becauseGilly (Adam Gilchrist) wassuccessful openingdoesnt mean anotherkeeper cant be, he

said. Haddin, 31, has been run out in boththe one-dayers in Melbourne and Hobartafter scoring a rapid-fire 19 off 12 balls and23 off 26 balls.

PTI

Mirza crashes outIndian icon Sania Mirza crashed out of theAustralian Open Wednesday but said she

was just happy to be backafter a painful six monthson the sidelines. Her 6-3,6-2 loss to Russian 10thseed Nadia Petrova wasonly her second matchback and even winningonce here was goodenough for Mirza, who

shoulders the hopes and expectations of asports-mad nation.But the 22-year-old vowed to bounce backas she works to once again to match hercareer-high of 27 after recovering from aserious wrist injury. Im just happy to be

back and doing what I love doing, playingtennis and competing, she said. There wasa big crowd out there and I havent playedlike that for six months. Of course Imdisappointed at losing but I will try and takepositives from this. I will try and get into thetop 30, of course, but the last five or sixmonths have taught me to live for themoment so I dont want to get ahead ofmyself.On her game against Petrova, she concededshe was simply outclassed by a better player.When youre playing the world number 10you expect her to raise her game underpressure and that is exactly what she did,she said of her opponent.

AFP

Armstrong has a goLance Armstrong cranked up the speed in a bid to further test his form in the secondstage of the Tour Down Under, won by Australian Allan Davis on Wednesday.Armstrong was among several riders to have a go at attacking the peloton late in thday after a three-man breakaway had been reeled in with less than 50km to race.


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If Steve Harmison is bowling well and at 90mph, hes the first name onpretty much any team sheet in the world. Ive spoken to him a couple of

times since weve come back from India and he has a clear understanding of wherehe needs to go to bowl consistently at that sort of pace.

Andrew Strauss

With cash-strapped Amer-ican insurance giant AIGreluctant to renew itsshirt sponsorship deal

with Manchester United after itsexpiry at the end of the 2009-10season, the English giants arelooking for a possible tie-up withIndias business conglomerateSahara group that sponsors boththe Indian cricket and hockeyteams.

According to sources close toSahara, the company has re-ceived a detailed proposal fromUnited and the company at pre-sent is going through all the in-formation and verifying the prosand cons before taking a finalcall. We are excited and it opensa world of opportunity.

But before going for any busi-ness deal there are at least a thou-sand factors that you have toconsider and we are goingthrough that now, the sourcesaid.

Along with the business pro-

posal, Sahara has received a Unit-ed jersey with the Sahara logoembossed on it and also a list ofphotos with football greats

Wayne Rooney and ChristianoRonaldo wearing jerseys with thelogo. It is nice. The logo is moreor less similar to that of the Indi-an cricket team with little tinker-ing, the source added.

Confirming their talks with theIndian company, ManchesterUnited spokesperson PeterTownsend said: The club is indialogue with a select number oftop companies worldwide. Unit-

ed has so far received sufficientinterest to be confident it can im-prove on its current 19-million-pound annual partnership with

AIG.As part of the deal with Sahara,

the Manchester club is also will-ing to open a few training acade-mies across the country.

Sahara spokesperson AbhijitSircar also confirmed the compa-ny being approached and said:We received the proposal a fewdays ago and are closely lookingat it. At this stage I cannot divulgeany more details.

The English club is alsolieved to have got in touch another India company, THowever, company officialsfused to comment on the ma

The shirt deal is from the son starting in 2011 and afrom Sahara and Tata it islieved that Manchester Unhas also got in touch with bness houses in China, MalaSouth Korea, Indonesia andUAE. They are also negotiatideal with one of their presponsors, Saudi Telecom, f

wider role.

The AIG logo on Manchester Uniteds jersey might soon be replaced by that of Sahara.

Tata, too, is a likely replacement

Man U wants Sahara

AYON [email protected]


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ERGO Thursday, January 22, 2009ROADSTER08

Ninja for IndiaPune-based Bajaj Auto will launch sportbike Ninja 250 from technology partnerKawasaki in the next four to five monthThe Ninja for India is expected to bepriced above Rs two lakh.

Modifying the throttle bodycan inject more fuel into yourcar engine and, hence, producemore power

Air, spark and fuel together react toburst and generate energy. It isimportant that airflow is regulat-ed and controlled with precision

and this is achieved with the help of thethrottle body.

The throttle body sits between the airfilter and the intake manifold, regulat-ing air in response to the accelerator.The throttle plate inside the throttlebody is called the butterfly valve andthis controls the airflow.

We can modify the throttle body, too,for that extra increase in performance.Roadster does not let go unnoticed anypart that is instrumental in extractingraw power from your engine. What is it

with a throttle body enlargement, youmight ask. This is a process in which thediameter of the TB (throttle body) is in-creased by shaving it by 40mm or

50mm based on the type of car. Doingthis modification will increase the air-flow into the engine and the air masssensor will detect the extra air intakeand communicate with the ECU to in-

ject more fuel. Hence, extra power isgenerated. Injection of more fuel thanstock configuration allows translates tobad fuel efficiency, a sacrifice that weneed to make for that extra torque.

There are bolt-on kits for hassle-freeupgrade and you dont have to break

your head on making a right modifica-tion on the stock throttle body.

It is best if the car is installed with afree-flow exhaust. Its even better if theengine is ported and polished tosqueeze that extra juice out of a TB en-largement mod.

Throttle

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Italian bike maker DucatiMotor Holding will openits first showroom inMumbai this summer.

We want to have oneshowroom in every metro,CEO Ashish Chordia of Pre-cision Motor, the distributorof Ducati in India, told re-

porters in Mumbai on Tues-day.

After Mumbai, show-rooms would come up inDelhi, Chennai, Kolkata,Hyderabad and Bangalore inthe next one year, he said.

In 2008, Ducati sold 45,000bikes globally and it hasbeen a good year, DucatisCEO and President GabrieleDel Torchio said.

India will not be a majormarket for Ducati now. But it

will be five years from now,he said.

PTI

The famousItalianmotorcyclemakers

showroomwill comeup inMumbai thissummer,followed byChennai

Gabriele Del Torchio, CEO, Ducati (right) with Ashish Chordia, CEO, Precision Motor India PrivateLtd, at a press conference to announce Ducatis foray into the Indian market. PHOTO: RAMESH SHARMA

Ducati coming to India


Big FordFord launched its new version ofEndeavour in Mumbai onWednesday. The SUV will beavailable in three variants, the 3.0litre 4X4 thunder+, 2.5 litre 4X2Limited Edition and 2.5 litre 4X2 XLT.

Managing Director, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Rajiv Bajaj flankedby CEO, Bajaj two-wheelers, S.Sridhar (R) andConsultant, Bajaj Auto, Ishikawa Tomataka (L) duringthe launch of all new XCD 135 DTS-Si motorcycle inNew Delhi Wednesday. The 10.5 motorcycle will bepriced at Rs. 45,000 (approximate ex-showroom) inDelhi.PHOTO: S. SUBRAMANIUM

A new ride

Other Ducati models spotted at the conference.


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ERGO Thursday, January 22, 2009FLICK10

Shahidwants to bebest amongbest

Bollywood eyecandy ShahidKapur says he onlywants to compete

with the crme-de-la-crme in theindustry.

Why should Icompete with any

one person? I would like to compete with the best andwant to be the best among the best. That is where I wantto reach ultimately, Shahid said.

However, the actor doesnt mean competition in theliteral sense.

A lot of times I see a great performance and getinspired to work better. I feel competition is a wrongterm, I think its more about professional camaraderie andappreciation of someones work and finding reasons towork harder the next day, he added.

IANS

Randeep Hooda:Bollywoods nextserial kisser?

After having locked lips in Ru BaRu and yet-to-be-releasedKarma, Confessions And HoliandRang Rasiya, actor Randeep

Hooda seems the next in line tobe crowned Bollywoods serialkisser after Emraan Hashmi.

But Randeep says he has nosuch plans. I dont aspire tobecome Emraan Hashmi at all.With all due respect to him, he issafe with his crown. I am notaspiring at all to be there, hesaid.

Randeeps forthcoming filmRang Rasiya opposite NandanaSen is slated for a Februaryrelease.

IANS

Juhi Chawla has coloured her hair blonde for her rolein Zoya Akhtars directorial debut Luck By Chance.

Juhi, last seen in Ravi Chopras Bhootnath, willplay veteran actor Rishi Kapoors wife in the film.

Playing Minty was so much fun! And moreover I gotto colour my hair blonde, which was something I hadnever done before, said Juhi.

When Zoya offered me the role I was extremelythrilled. Even though I was told it was not a big role, Ididnt mind as it was different from all the other charac-ters I have played before, and that was the most excitingpart, she added.

Luck By Chance, releasing Jan 30, stars Farhan Akhtarand Konkona Sen Sharma and has a much-hyped guestappearance by superstar Hrithik Roshan.

IANS

Juhi Chawla dons blonde look for

Luck By Chance

Blonde and beautiful

A still from Rang Rasiya


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Supermodel Kate Moss is allegedly contem-plating a career shift to become a singer.

Kate, who was recently presented witha 26,000-pound Steinway piano from beau-

Kills frontman Jamie Hince, may try her hand atmusic to fulfil her life-long ambition, according tofriends.

Kate cant play a single note on the piano butJamie has promised her that he will teach her toplay and theyll form a duo -together as he did withhis [The Kills] bandmate Alison Mosshart, the Dai-ly Express quoted a source as saying.

She has mentioned wanting to name it TheMossys for a laugh. It will be completely differentmusic, though, to his Kills stuff - something muchmore romantic and ballad-based.

Kate has always been nervous about flaunting hermusical talents and doesnt want to make it tooserious just yet, as the pressure might put her off forgood. Its all just a fun experiment at this stage, thesource added.

ANI

Kate Mosseyeing musiccareer?

Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham is ex-tremely critical when it comes to her body,according to a pal.

The singer-turned-fashion designer is no-toriously concerned about what she eats andretaining her bird-like proportions.

Yet despite her best efforts, she remainsfiercely self-critical and spent a long timeagonising over the end results of the Armanishoot.

She adores the pics but she is extremelycritical of her body and finds fault with eve-rything. She says her stomach has been re-

worked with make-up and lighting and she isgrateful for that, the Daily Express quoted a

source, as saying.She is also very worried about her postureat the moment and is doing a lot of stretchingand realigning to try to look less round-shoul-dered, the source added.

ANI

Posh is her

own critic

Mozhi likely to be remadeAfter the success of the Ghajiniremake, it is heardthat there are plans to remake Mozhiin Hindi. Themovie directed by Radha Mohan was a box office

hit in Tamil. If Internet buzz is to be believed, theHindi venture would feature either RaniMukherjee or Kareena Kapoor in the lead role.Nana Patekar is expected to do the role enactedby Prakashraj in Tamil.

TN07 AL 4777 ready for releaseActress Meenakshi, who made her debut inKaruppasamy Kuthagaikkarar, turns a glam dollwith TN07 AL 4777. The movie starring Ajmal,Pasupathi, Simran and Meenakshi will hit thetheatres by the end of this month. Ajmal, whoentered tinsel town through Mysskins Anjathey,dons the lead role in the movie. Vijay Antonyscores music for the film.

Shia Labeoufs driving licensesuspended

American actor Shia LaBeouf has had hisdrivers license suspended for at least oneyear due to his July 27 car crash.

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WednesdaysQuestion:

If you are the CEO ofyour company, whatwould be your cost-cutting measures? I will cut unwanted telephonelines, anga than pa kadalapodurathu start aaguthu.

Hariharan,

Infoview Technology

I will stop operating the liftsthen I ask them to add morewater in the milk and A/C worksonly 2-3 hours in a day.

P.SenthilNathan,

Ajuba Solution

Ill reduce over time workingfor employees;It will cut cost for spendingmoney on power, transportation.

Levi,(Infoview Technologies),

Gopinath.R, Kalaivani.R,

Kumari.R, Sarah Joyce.D,

Gomathi.P, Manimala.V,Durga.S, Sudha.J ,

Vanarani.N, Senthil.K(PMC)

I will ensure everybody switchesoff their computers when theyleave.

Ahalya,Sathya Priya,

(Tata Consultancy Services),

Sanjay,(Allsec)

I will not allow operating oflifts except for handicapped andpregnant women.

Mahesh,

HCL

I will reduce unwantedmanpower.

Ashik,Wipro

I will not provide official mobilephones and vehicles to the staffswho utilise for their personal useas well.

Aparna,

HCL

Ill switch off the lifts and makethe employees to climb throughsteps and Ill tell them this alsohelps to reduce your weight andlook slim.

R.Bhanupriya,TCS, e-serve

No need for board of directorsand MD

Gunah,

HCL

No night shifts, so no cab.Elavarasi S,

Tata Consultancy Services

No point in cutting costs afterinvesting. So get rid of peoplewho suggest on cutting downcosts.

Harin,

Wipro

Process improvement approachand innovative marketingapproach to bag moreengagements.

Vimprash,Patni Computers

Reducing the salaries of thosewho are sitting without any worklike team leader, accountmanager.

Perot Systems

To arrange rickshaws instead of

buses for mode transport.Hitesh,

Wipro

Ill ask people to come officeonly if they have work in projects,So that I can reduce the cost ofpower, coffee, and transport.

Mohan,Ramco Systems

Will bring the rule "No workafter 6 pm".

Monika,iNautix

Will reduce the working time to6 hours.

Javid,

Cognizant

Work from home.Godwin (Changepond),

Raja (Infoview Technologies),

Prashanth (Patni Computers),

Ram (Perot Systems),Vinoth (Thinksoft)

Todays Query:Which is yourfavourite motorbikeand why?

Krishnan V.S. from Wipro has nominated his friends as Partners inCrime. This pic was clicked at Kodaikanal Green Valley.

Neetha S. Thomas from Hexaware Technologies has nominatedher colleagues as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at HotelCascade.

Anbu from Perot Systems has nominated his friends as Partners inCrime. This pic was clicked in Hogenakkal.


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Police : Yenda raskal thirutu rail yaeriya Madras vanda?Man : Ayya adhu thirutu railnu sathiyama yenaku theriyathunga..Govt. railunu than nenachen.

Lakshmi KSatyam computers

Dear Manu MathewWish you Many More Happy Returns of the day. May this brings you alot of Happy and Prosperous Moments in your life.

From

DCMS Team (Financial Software & Systems, Tidel Park)

Dear Mercy Deborah Annam DevasagayamGod bless you & Keep you God smile on you & Gift you God look youfull in the face and make you prosper. Let the god decorate eachgolden ray of the sun reaching u with wishes of success, happiness andprosperity 4 u, wish you a super duper happy birthday.

From Rockers

Accenture

Dear Krithika,Wish you a Many more happy returns of the day my dear sister , Wishyou all success and happiness from this moment, I wish you awonderful life filled with love and happiness, May God bless you withlots of happiness and joys in your life and your dreams will come true.

RegardsUr Brother

Ram

Cognizan

Dear HarishU know better than me, Wish you many more Happy Returns of theDay. We wish that you travel to Onsite (long term) for this project :)

Team Worldsource

Tata Consultancy Services

Belated Wishes Dear Vino & Priya,The sweetness of sharing a dream made for two is one lifes greatesttreasures. As you happily look forward to all youre dreaming of, mayyou be blessed with love and happiness forever! As you start yourmarried life together hand in hand, may all the things youre hopingfor turn out the way youve planned. Happy married life!!!

With lots of Love & Prayers

Enterprise Testing TeamWipro Technologies

Hi Dominic,The most important single ingredient in the formula of success isknowing how to get along with people. We are proud to say that youhave always been successful in handling this formula. There is no bettertime than now. The time to live is now. The time to dream is now. Thetime to imagine and forget the past is now. The time to shine is now.The time to bleed, sweat, and determine yourself for the things youwant most is now. May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.We wish you all success in your career and Thank you so much for the

support and encouragement you have given to us... Well Miss You. Wewish to see you again as our manager. Today is your day! Yourmountain is waiting. So... get on your way!

Cheers

SD, RDS, NMS

SP Team

Dear Venky,Wish you a belated happy birthday. May this birthday bring you GoodHealth, Friendship, Wealth and Happiness. We wish you that whateveryou want most in life it come to you more than he way youimagined!!!!!!!! You are not spl only on this day but ur our ever greenherooooooooo.

With luv,

Hashini, BhavaniSasthan, Saravanan

Mrs. Ramesh & Mrs. Venky

Indus R Systems

Mukunda CP from iSOFT, an IBAHealth Group Company, has beennominated Office Angel by Gow-rishankar Sivalingappa.

He is a cool, energetic, and helpingperson. His presence in our team is

always a blossom as we feel we are

back to our college days.

Kiruthiga GayathriM from TataConsultancyServices doodledthis.

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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

You may take initiative in meetings and projectstoday. Ganesha finds you very confident today. Ymay remain lively at office and home. Personal lseems very charming and promising today, by thGrace of Ganesha.

Ensure that you do not put in your efforts in wrodirection today. You may be distracted from theprime responsibilities or fixed targets. Your persolife may remain in perfect balance and you mayhave a wonderful time with your beloved one.

It is a time to participate in activities that involv

many people. If you are to present something inmeeting, you will be able to do it impressively. Ymay sideline your love life or married life while yare focussing much on career and social relation

Today, your entire focus may be on the career arelated matters. You may wish to progress moreand more. To progress further you may need totake more stress and work harder. Personal life remain a little stressful.

Today you may seek attention from others, ingeneral. At office, your opinions may be considevery seriously which will make you feel veryspecial. On the other hand, you may be trying woo your beloved one in best possible manner.

You may be busy dealing with technical part ofyour work but if your work doesnt have such a

scope, you will be dealing with something that icomplex and difficult to resolve. At home, you m

just enjoy routine life without any ups and down

This is a perfect day to establish good publicrelations at work.It is perfect day for beginning relationships. Ongoing relationships or married limay also see good times. You may be on the clnine in the seventh heaven in personal life.

You may need to work harder than usual, to finoff a particular task. Complexity of the matter mtest your patience. At home or with beloved, yomay need to control over criticism and anger, elyour relations with dear ones may be strained. A

work, you may take projects to next stage. To cathis further, you may require some guidelines ortechnical support. You could be loving but very

demanding while you are in the company ofbeloved one.

You may be impatient to see the result of aparticular work or project. Give more time to it athe time of completion of work is little far. On personal front, you may find everything in perfecrhythm, by the Grace of Ganesha.

You may be quick in thinking and actions both.Your energy levels would be very high so you mbe able to deal with good amount of work loadthe personal front, you may need to remain inharmony and should avoid anger or aggression.

Today you will be handling your work very nicelyYou may start work at right time and lead it to tright level at right time too. If you wish to proposomeone, day is good but if you are married orgoing around with someone, the day is better.

Words worthQuantophrenia (quahn-to-free-nee-uh) anobsessive reliance on mathematical methods orresults, especially in social science research wherethey may not be strictly applicable.

Cat manA man in New York is being held on a charge of harassment - afterhurling his pet cat at his wife during a heated argument. Neitherthe cat nor the woman were injured - but the man is now facingcounts of criminal mischief, harassment and cruelty to animals.


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