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Wednesday, October 22, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

TOO GOOD FOR

THE CRITICSThe place to be for Bengali food

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 202

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Worried about how your Diwali sweets the mysurpa, athirasamand chocolates will sit on your already-expanding waistline?

Ergo tells you the cure. Plus, a glance at the Diwali offers intown. Happy Gorging, Happy Shopping, Happy Diwali!

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ERGO Wednesday, October 22, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

Chennai is symbolised by its beaches, andF5 Ventures has set the shores as stageand the sea as backdrop for the CorporateBeach Sports Festival. The event is a

combination of beach cricket, beachfootball, beach volleyball and beachthrowball.Teams will compete on a league-cum-knockout basis. The matches will be playedon modified rules set applicable for beachgames. The games are open for both menand women in any combination exceptthrowball, which is to be represented by anall-women team.To add to the fun and excitement of thesporting festival, there would be a cheeringplatform and a DJ playing to the crowdsmood. Also, there are loads of prizes andtrophies to be won. Who can participate: The event isexclusively for the corporate houses ofChennai and participation will be restrictedto 32 corporate teams.How to register: Participation is open tillNovember 7 and details are available onwww.F5ventures.com or contact 9840 220110 or 93823 14839Date of the event: The competitions wouldbe held in November end.

Sun, sea, sandand sportsGet set for the CorporateBeach Sports Festival inNovember

Where in Chennai can one geta taste of chingri malai cur-ry or a plate of fried hilsa?Hardcore Bengalis need no

introduction to Sree Annapurna ofCalcutta.

Located near the Police Commis-sioners Office on Pantheon Road,this small eatery serves Bengali foodthe authentic way.

Anup Banerjee started this eateryin 1991 after the success of BengalCanteen on Wallajah Road.

Sree Annapurnas traditional Ben-gali thali, served for lunch and din-

ner, draws a good number ofvisitors. In fact, on Sunday after-noons there is a mad rush here.

My kitchen staff is fromCalcutta and they knowsome of the best-kept se-crets of Bengali cooking,says Banerjee. The place al-so plays Bengali music, set-ting the right ambience andmood.

Fishy!For a Bengali, no meal is complete

without fish. Keeping with tradition,the restaurant prepares about 10 to12 varieties of fresh-water fish on adaily basis. Fried hilsa a fresh-wa-ter fish smoked in banana leaves

and prepared with mustard paste is one of the most opted for items onthe menu.

Banerjees loyal clientele includescustomers from the eastern prov-ince of the country who come fortreatment to Sankara Nethralaya. Itsproximity to Egmore Railway Sta-tion, hospitals and word-of-mouthpublicity has made this joint a fa-vourite among Bengalis. I serve mycustomers what I eat at home.Healthy food is the USP, says Baner-

jee. (Too Good for Critics is a weekly

column to celebrate Namma Chennais

Kaiyendi Bhavans and small eateries.

If you can think of a similar place,mail us at [email protected])

If you are craving for an authentic Bengali meal, this

restaurant is not to be missedV. LOKPRIA

Address: Sree Annapurna of Calcutta, 23, Pantheon Road,Near Police Commissioners Office, EgmoreMust-try items: Bengali thali consisting of rice, dal,vegetables and fish curry (price: Rs. 40); fried hilsaPh: 044 28523037

PHOTOS: S.S. KUMAR

101 new designsSonata has introduced 101 new designs for the festivalseason. The Star Collection and Office Wear Collectionare a series of young and trendy watches, available atSonata, World of Titan showrooms and authorised Sonatadealer outlets. The watches are priced from Rs. 275.

Of fried hilsa andchingri malai


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Chennais budding fashionscene has a new high-profile

entrant. On Monday evening,Khader Nawaz Khan Road playedhost to the opening of Espritsfirst flagship store in Chennai.

Actor Madhavan was chief guest.Till now restricted to a small

section in Lifestyle at Chennai Ci-ti Centre, the flagship storepromises to offer customers morein terms of clothes and accesso-ries for men and women.

The Esprit flagship store is lo-cated at No. 8, Buva House,Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nun-

gambakam.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

this legiyam days ahead of Diwali. When we distribute sweets tofamily and guests, we serve asmall lump of this legiyam along

with it. When we were kids, weused to poke fun at grandma,quipping that she did not guaran-tee the food she prepared. Butnow we realise how good a med-icine it is, says L. Kalyani, a pro-fessional.

Krishnamoorthi of Sri Mee-nakshi Caterers, who is in theproduction of Diwali legiyam forthe past 28 years, says thatthough this legiyam is availableall the year round, they specifical-

ly call it Diwali legiyam because itis a part of the Diwali tradition.Earlier, it was a must in house-holds to prepare this concoctionalong with sweets. Now, most ofthem buy sweets and readymadelegiyam from shops. We prepareit in powder form, called Diwalipodi, and also in semi-solid formcalled legiyam, saysKrishnamoorthi.

So, eat whatever you want butdont forget this legiyam.

Diwali, the festival of lights,is always accompanied byan abundance of sweets.

Whether its from youraunts and uncles from the neigh-bourhood who visit your houseon the special day or the homesof friends where you hang out onthat day, you will be flooded withhomemade jalebis, mysurpas,athirasams and murukku varie-ties. Irrespective of whether youare a fitness freak or calorie-con-scious person, abuse of the stom-

ach is the order of the day.Here comes to your rescue the

Diwali legiyam, a concoctionwhich helps cure indigestion. Insome households, it is a must toswallow this legiyam first thing inthe morning on the day of Diwali.A mix made of dry ginger, athi-mathuram, valmulaku, omam,patta, sombu, elaichiand jaggery,this legiyam helps to prevent andcure indigestion.

My grandma used to prepare

The humble legiyam is an age-old

cure for Diwali excessesV. [email protected]

Grandma says so

RECIPEIngredients:Omam - 100gSukku - 10gKandathippili - 10gBlack pepper - 10gSiddharathai - 10g

Cardamom - 5gJaadhikkai - 1/2Adimadhuram - 10gJaggery - 250gGhee - 100gHoney - 50gMethod of Preparation:Powder each of the above,except ghee and honey,separately and mix themusing a blender. Add heatedghee and honey and mixwell.

Esprit spirit

PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN


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ERGO Wednesday, October 22, 2008SOUNDS & LIGHT04

coming from office, too. Whats Diwali without the

high-calorie foods andsweets! Sweets are good toeat but do keep in mind thecalorie factor while consum-ing them, says Malathi Mo-han, Dean, Academy ofFitness Management. Manypeople think that fasting canprecede or follow feasting.They think that by avoidingsome regular food, they canfill up with festive goodiesand be none the worse for it.

We dont want to get prea-chy. But, if you plan to forgetall your sweet-tooth resolu-tions, at least till the festivalsare over, we suggest you keepthis time-table (see box) in

mind before you gorge onsweet delights. Happy Diwali!

Okay, its festival seasonand we hear that a ma-

jority of you gorged onplenty of sweets that

your company gifted as partof the Dussehra and AyudhaPuja celebrations. Now, itsthe turn of Diwali and weknow the festivities just getmerrier.

Apart from competitionsand events planned for thefestival of lights, gifting is verymuch an integral part of thetradition. Clients/ customersusher in prosperity with mith-ai boxes (let good sense pre-vail while choosing the gift),

fresh homemade delicaciesare planned at home and, ofcourse, there are more sweets

A festival without sweets is almostunimaginable. But you can certainlykeep a tab on the calorie content

LIFFY THOMAS

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Happy calories for Diwali Exercise regularly as you do on normal days. A brisk walk for around 45 minutes is ideal. Thisapart, simple floor exercises on the gym ball or treadmill (if you have one at home) for 20 minutesshould burn the necessary calories, says Kavitha Ramachandran, Nutrition Specialist and BranchManager of Talwalkars, Nungambakkam.

Prefer jaggery-based sweets over the sugar ones as the nutritional value of jaggery is higher thansugar.

Its raining and you might not be too thirsty for water. However, a higher water intake will fillyour stomach partially and you end up eating less, thus minimising the calorie intake. Fresh juicesare a healthy alternative during the season, Kavitha suggests.

Finally, if you are not ready to give up on sweets, get back to your gym routine as soon as thefestive fever is over.

If you are conscious about your increasing waistline, do keep these pointers in mind

Calorie countAccording to Dietary Guidelines for Indiapublished by the National Institution ofNutrition, 1 gram of ghee has 9 calories and1 tablespoon of ghee has 15 grams of ghee.


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Tommy Hilfiger has something specialin store for you this Diwali. At theexclusive Tommy Hilfiger store onCenotaph Road get a trendy laptop bagfree on purchase of Tommy Hilfigertime wear.Check out the bargain section, whichhas a special offer of 2 for Rs. 1190. Inthis offer valid till November 15, youcan lay your hands on any two garmentsat a flat price of Rs. 1190 only.The Tommy Hilfiger flagship store is atNo. 5, Cenotaph Road, Alwarpet,Chennai 600 018. Ph: 65719590/ 91.

Diwali with Tommy Hilfiger

Heres a great gifting idea if youplan to celebrate Diwali withoutmuch noise. Apple has launched anew range of iPod nano for thefestival in eight colours. Perfect formusic, movies and games, you can

pick iPods ranging from a 1GB iPodshuffle, starting at Rs. 2,300, to a 32GB iPod Touch at Rs. 21,100.All products are available at AppleAuthorised Resellers. For the list ofresellers, visit http://www.asia.apple.com/buy/locator

The shelves at Amethyst are deckedup for Diwali.Label Divine Design, with itscollection of Anarkalis in crushedcotton, brasso and brocade, andtunics with mirror-work belts, comesin shades like Lotus pink and nudes.Charu Parashars ethnic line in

shades of wines in fabrics like tussarand silk, some with gold and silverpiping, is an apt festive line. Theresalso Anuradha Vakils line, chieflycharacterised by subtle gota work.Amethyst is at 14/30, PadmavathiRoad, Jeypore Colony,Gopalapuram. Ph: 28351143/28311917.

Destination AmethystA gifting idea


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Like his predecessor PervezMusharraf, Pakistan Presi-dent Asif Ali Zardari has be-come a favourite of sorts

with those churning out spoofnews items.

After reams of fiction and non-fiction were devoted to Zardarismeeting with gorgeous Republi-can vice-presidential nomineeSarah Palin, writers are having afield day generating spoofs on thenew president.

Pakistani President Asif AliZardari has issued a warning tothe United States that it had bet-ter stay out of Pakistani territory,reads a news item on thespoof-.com.ut. We are tired of the

Americans coming over here andacting like they own the place,the spoof news report quoted

Zardari as saying. US PresidentGeorge W Bush reacts to the

warning by calling the President aPakistani dude who doesnt re-alise who he is dealing with.

And let me say that when I getthrough bombing his country,parts of it are gonna end up inIndia, parts are gonna end up inthe Arabian Sea, and parts aregonna be strewn all over westernChina from Tibet to the Haemo-globin Mountains, is Bushs fic-tional retort. The spoof news itemconcludes with a note from theeditor clarifying that the Hae-moglobin with mountains arethe Himalayan Mountains.

Another spoof news item

clocking hits on the website isabout Zardaris meeting withManmohan Singh in New York on

the sidelines of the UN GeneralAssembly last month.

I want to become a famousleader just like him and I am will-ing to make major concessionson the Kashmir issue just to sit athis feet and drink from his foun-tain of intelligence, it quotesZardari as saying.

The Pakistani media, obviouslynot amused, was flown back toIslamabad in a huff.

Some of the spoof news itemsare also linked to recent reportsin the British media about Zarda-ri suffering from severe mentalhealth problems.

The Pakistan Peoples Party hasdenied these reports and said

there is nothing wrong with Zar-daris mental health.

PTI

After reams of fiction and non-fiction were devoted toZardaris meeting with Sarah Palin, writers are having a fieldday generating spoofs on the new president

Zardaris the new favouriteamong spoof writers

Scientists have created theworlds most relaxing room a large-scale multi-media spacethey claim aims to calm even the

most stressed out of minds. According to them, the room will help motivate differentgroups of people to combatstress, including, for example,students facing exams and busi-nesses wishing to lower theiremployees stress-related ab-

senteeism.The scientists are showca

the room at the UniversitHertfordshire in New York

week. And, during the egroups of up to ten visitorstime will be invited to enterspace, lie on soft matting rest their head on lavenscented pillows.

In each 15-minute sespeople will be bathed in a cing glade-like green light, lito a specially-composed soing soundtrack, and look completely clear artificial sky, the ScienceDaily repo

The music that will be plfeatures a solo soprano vchosen for the soothing proties of the human voice, toger with a Tibetan singing bused in meditation and a sensemble.

In each 15-minutesession, people willbe bathed in greenlight, listen to asoothing soundtrack,and look at acompletely clear

artificial blue sky

Worlds mostrelaxing room

A click of a spider in its web in Ramnagar in Uttarakhand on Monday. PTI PHOTO

My website

Donkey jailedA donkey has been jailed forstealing corn on the cobfrom a field.

This day, that yearIn an extraordinary sequence of events on October 22, 1988, a dog fellfrom a Buenos Aires building killing a woman. Another woman whowas watching was knocked down and killed by a bus. A man who sawboth incidents died of a heart attack.


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ERGO Wednesday, October 22, 2008SPORT08

We want WarneAdamant that a happily retired ShaneWarnes comeback is the only solution tothe Australian cricket teams bowling woes,a newspaper in Australia has launched anonline petition for garnering public supportto force the legendary leg-spinner to thinkof a return. Theres no polite way to spinthis. Australian cricket needs a helpinghand. Our stocks of quality front-linebowlers are low. We dont have a spinnerworthy of the title. Its time to send out anSOS to SKW. Shane Warne, its time you

came out of retirement, the DailyTelegraph wrote in its petition, which wasopened for signing on Monday. Australiaare trailing 0-1 in the ongoing Testseries against India after losing thesecond Test in Mohali by a massive320 runs, one of their worst defeatsin recent memory. The Indianbatsmen thrashed the Aussie attack,which has part-timers Cameron Whiteand Michael Clarke as frontlinespinners. Even Warne was never muchof a success on the Indian tracks but thenewspaper, in its petition, said thetalismanic bowler can still give a lot to theteam as he showed by leading underdogsRajasthan Royals to the Indian PremierLeague twenty20 title earlier this year.

PTI

Ponting, Lee at oddsAustralian skipper Ricky Ponting and his starpaceman Brett Lee clashed on field in India

as their team faceddefeat in the second Testin Mohali, reports saidon Tuesday. Pontingsparked an outburstfrom the fast bowler onthe fourth day of theTest on Monday whenhe used all other bowlersexcept Lee in the session

before lunch, Australian media said. TheSydney Morning Herald, which also carried afront-page story headlined How verydisaPonting... Aussies crack under pressureon the teams dismal hope of winning the

Test, said Lees clash with his captain wasvery uncharacteristic of the paceman. But itadded that when all other bowlers weregiven a crack at the Indian batsmen, itbecame too much and he vented hisfrustration. By chance his captain wasfielding a few yards away and Lee took thechance to remind him that he was fit, eagerand had in his time claimed a few scalps more than the rest put together, as a matterof fact, the paper said. Lee is the onlyexperienced Test bowler in Australiasbeleaguered team and told Ponting he wasunhappy at being repeatedly passed over,The Australian said. Ponting walked acrossfrom cover in what became an increasinglyanimated conversation as the captain stoodwith his arms out and his palms up, it saidin a report from Mohali. When Ponting latertried to talk to Lee, the fast bowler keptwalking away from his captain, it added.

AFP

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ndia completed a crushingvictory over Australia by a rec-

ord margin of 320 runs in thesecond Test at Mohali onTuesday to seize a 1-0 lead in thefour-match series. Left-arm pace-man Zaheer Khan grabbed three

wickets in four balls and Australia,chasing an improbable victorytarget of 516 runs, were dismissedfor 195 before lunch. It was only

Australias second defeat in 28Tests since their 1-2 loss in the2005 Ashes series against En-gland. Both reverses have comeagainst India.

We were outplayed, Australiacaptain Ricky Ponting told report-ers. In batting, bowling andprobably in fielding as well, we

were completely outplayed.It was Indias biggest ever Test

win by runs, bettering their 280-

run success over South Africa inKanpur in 1996. Khan struck in

the first over to dismiss Brad Had-din and snuff out any slim Austra-lian hopes of salvaging a draw.

Australia vice-captain MichaelClarke top-scored with 69 beforebeing the last man out, pulling legspinner Amit Mishra to mid-wick-et. Mishra finished with a matchhaul of seven for 106 after claim-ing five wickets in the first inningson his Test debut. An off-colour

Australia, reduced to 141 for fiveovernight, subsided against paceand spin on a slow Mohali pitch.Khan struck his first blow when hebowled Haddin on his overnightscore of 37 with a perfect off-stump yorker. In the next over, heforced Cameron White (1) to edgea drive to give wicketkeeper Ma-hendra Singh Dhoni a low catch

and he bowled Brett Lee first ballto be on a hat-trick. Clarke, who

added 84 runs for the sixth wicket with Haddin, put on another 50for the ninth with Mitchell John-son (26) before Mishra had thetail-ender caught and bowled.

Milestones

Harbhajan Singh took fivewickets in the match to leave him-self one short of becoming thethird Indian bowler to claim 300Test wickets.

Sachin Tendulkar claimed the world record for most Test runsand Saurav Ganguly struck 102 inhis farewell series to help Indiaamass 469 in their first innings.The first test in Bangalore endedin a draw. The third Test starts inNew Delhi on October 29.

Reuters

Indian players celebrate a wicket the on fifth day of the 2nd Test at the PCAStadium in Mohali. PHOTO: S. SUBRAMANIUM

Historicwin for

Womens boxing for Olympics?After months of discussion and lobbying, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) has finalsent an application to the IOC seeking the inclusion of womens boxing in the 2012 OlympicGames in London. AIBA head office officially submitted to the International Olympic Committ(IOC) its application to include womens boxing in the 2012 Olympic Games, AIBA PresidentChing-Kuo Wu said in a letter informing of the development to all affiliated national bodies.

AUSSIES WILT UNDER INDIAN THUNDER


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After years of inspiring footballfans around the world, FC Bar-celona will on Wednesday facethe lesser-known Swiss club

which claims to have been the inspira-tion behind the creation of the Span-ish giants. Swiss champions FC Baselhave organised an exhibition at theirstadium museum ahead of the Cham-pions League Group C encounter,showing how businessman and for-mer Basel player Hans Gamper mi-

grated to Spain before founding FCBarcelona in 1899.

According to legend, Gamper mayeven have based Barcelonas strikinghalf red, half blue team strip on Baselsnear identical colours which had beenin use since the Swiss clubs ownfounding six years earlier. Sadly thereis no historical document proving thatBarcelonas shirts were based on FCBasels, but the circumstantial evi-dence is quite compelling, SwissSport Museum collection leaderHans-Dieter Gerber said. The factthat Gamper went to Spain and set upFC Barcelona who started playing

with the same distinctive colours hehad played in while captaining Baselsuggests the story is at least credible.

Wednesdays match will take place109 years to the day since Gamperstarted FC Barcelona by placing anewspaper advert asking players tocome forward. Known in Spain by theCatalan version of his name, Joan,Gamper himself went on to makenearly 50 appearances for the side,scoring more than 100 goals. His im-portance to the clubs early years hasbeen recognised with a life-size wax-

work at Barcelonas own stadium mu-seum and in the pre-season JoanGamper friendly tournament held ev-ery year since 1966.

Well-remembered

Gamper is very well rememberedin Barcelona as a Swiss man who came

to our city and always helped outwhen there were historical or politicaldifficulties, Barcelona fan clubs co-ordinator Victor Beceiro i Friedmannsaid at the exhibition opening. Amongthe items on display at the St JakobPark museum is a receipt for 100 FCBasel poster prints bought by Gamperduring a visit back to his homeland in1908. At that time, Barcelona wereclose to financial ruin, promptingspeculation that Gamper, then serv-ing his first term as the clubs presi-dent, may have used the Basel postersto help drum up publicity for thestruggling Spanish side. Decades laterBasel provided the setting for some ofthe Barcelonas earliest internationaltriumphs. First was an Inter-City FairsCup semi-final victory over Birming-

ham in 1958 with Barcelona going onto celebrate the first of a record threevictories in the unofficial forerunnerto todays UEFA Cup competition.Barcelonas first official European tro-phy was also won in Basel with the oldSt Jakob Park hosting their 4-3 winover Fortuna Dusseldorf in the 1979Cup Winners Cup final. But whileBarcelona went on to overcome theirearly difficulties and achieve football

greatness, there was no such happyending for Gamper. Banished fromSpain after being accused of fosteringCatalan nationalism, he returned toSwitzerland and committed suicide in1930 after losing his fortune as a resultof the previous years Wall Streetcrash. When I was researching for theexhibition, Gampers granddaughterin Spain told me that his name hadlong been taboo within the family be-

cause of the suicide, which was veryhard to accept in such a strongly Ca-tholic country, said Gerber. Withchanging attitudes, and the distanceof time, that seems to be changing andhopefully the exhibition and themeeting of his two former clubs on

Wednesday can help remind people ofGampers importance to the joint his-tory of both teams.

Reuters

Swiss club FC Basel inspired BarcelonaBarca meet their makers

Pakistan to dump LawsonPakistan cricket chiefs have called time on national coach Geoff Lawson, saying the former Australian pacemanscontract will not be renewed next year. The day Lawsons contract expires, he will be no more with the Pakistanteam, the newly-appointed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said at his first press conference onMonday.


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ERGO Wednesday, October 22, 2008FLICK10

TomKats kitten has owndressing room!

Hollywood star couple Tom Cruise and KatieHolmes two-year-old daughter has her own

private dressing room at the New Yorktheatre.The theatre is the same where Suris

mum is making her Broadway debut.Holmes is combining her run in

Arthur MillersAll My Sons with herrole as a mum, and has kitted out aroom backstage at the GeraldSchoenfeld Theatre, so little Suri is neverbored.

Its a great schedule, because (Suriand I) get to spend the whole daytogether and then I go and do theplay. Then I come home and we playsome more! Contactmusic quotedKatie, as saying.

We have a dressing room that istransformed into a playroom. It has alittle piano, she added.

ANI

Not Hugh on

the ideaHugh Grant has walked out of

Universal Pictures Lost for

Words following creativedifferences.The 48-year-old actor was

roped in last summer to play aBritish thespian approached tostar in a film by a Chinesedirector, and after a flirtationwith her translator, the actorfalls for the director.

This was a case of creativedifferences, Variety quoted aspokeswoman for Grant, assaying.

They were not able to get a script everyone agreed on butits our understanding that Working Title is moving ahead withthe project and Hugh wishes them well, she added.

Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang was to star opposite the actor inthe film.

ANI

Jurors in Britney Spears trial for driving without a

valid license ended a second day of deliberationson Monday without a verdict and indicated theycould be deadlocked.

After retiring to consider their verdict in the misdemea-nour case last Friday, jurors returned to court on Monday to weighevidence against Spears, who was not required to attend during thetwo-day trial last week.

Jurors indicated earlier Monday they were stuck at 10-2, withoutrevealing which way they were leaning.

Van Nuys Superior Court Judge James Steele requested the jury con-tinue deliberating before they were released for the day. The jurors willresume deliberations on Tuesday.

The trial went ahead after the singer rejected a plea deal that wouldhave seen her fined 150 dollars and given one years probation.

The case stems from an August 2007 incident when paparazzi trailingthe singer caught her bumping a car in a parking lot and driving away.

Prosecutors say Spears was later discovered not to have a validCalifornia license. She was charged with a misdemeanour - puni-shable by jail or a fine - but for a first offense Spears is unlikely

to receive a custodial sentence. Spears defense argued thestar held a valid Louisiana license at the time of the incidentand was not legally required to hold a California permitbecause she was not living permanently in the state atthe time.

She is a Louisiana girl, born there, lived there, and

going back there as soon as things are straightened

out here, defense lawyer J. Michael Flanagan told jurors in closing arguments.

Spears - who hit rock bottom in January whenshe was twice rushed to hospital for psychiatric

treatment after losing custody of her two youngsons - appears to have got her career back on

track. Her new single Womanizer topped Bill-boards Hot 100 singles chart last week, her firstNo.1 on the ranking since 1999s Baby OneMore Time.

AFP

The August 2007incident caught the

singer bumping acar in a parkinglot and drivingaway

Britney Spearsjury cannotreach verdict

Body of LiesSome performers in the exterior TurkishCafe in Munich Scene were stage-readingactual Arabic newspapers. The more-attentive among them were indeed readfrom right to left (most noticeable whenthey turn a page).

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there, and goingback there as soonas things arestraightened out here

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American socialite Paris Hiltonis reportedly on texting termswith Prince William, and haseven invited him to the openingof her new nightclub in Las Ve-gas.

Sources have revealed thatthe two have been sending textmessages to one another after

swapping numbers at MayfairsWhisky Mist last week.

Paris and Wills really hit it offin the club, the Daily Mirrorquoted a source as saying.

William gave her his Blackber-ry number and email address af-ter Paris thrust him hers.

She then sent him a cheekytext the following day, basicallysaying thanks for a super-funevening. Some of Williamsmates saw it and have beenteasing him ever since.

The royal set finds the wholething totally hilarious and hasbeen encouraging him to go toVegas for the opening of Parislatest venture, the source add-

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Double delight for SimranActress Simran will have a gala time this Diwali.Reason? The actress will have couple of hermovies releasing on the festive day. Simran,who stayed away from the film industry aftermarriage, is on a comeback mode now. She is

sharing screen space with actor Suriya inVaranam Aayiram and Bharath in Seval, bothDiwali releases. Simran has a prominent role toplay in both the films and she also has songsequences in these movies.

Subramanaipuram,

a hit in KeralaVery few Tamil films manage to run successfullyfor 100 days in Kerala. The last film to run inpacked houses for 100 days was Vijays Pokkiriand the next in line is Subramaniapuram. Themovie has already completed its 75 days and ismoving towards a definite 100-day run. Thefilm directed by debutant Sasi Kumar has Jaiand Swathi in the lead roles.

Cine City

I dont believe in guilt. I believe in living on impulseas long as you never intentionally hurt another

person, and dont judge people in your life. I think youshould live completely free.

Angelina Jolie

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ERGO Wednesday, October 22, 2008SCAN12

Mondays Question:

If you could become thepresident of a country fora day, which countrywould you choose andwhy? I want to be a President of Pakistan,because to join Pakistan and India as theone country to destroy the terrorism.

A.Arun Kumar,

Sify Technologies

I would like to be the President ofUnited States, so as to have my weddingreception on the same day evening inwhite house and fly back to India.

Noor Malik,

Wipro

I would preferably like to becomePresident of Switzerland since it is one ofthe coolest country where everybody will bcool in all senses.

Senthil.N,Wipro

Ill become the President of Britain. So

that India can rule them atleast for a dayBoobalan

Allsec

I will choose India, Bcoz im very proudto be in the great Abdul Kalamsposition...for atleast one day.

Loganathan.Perot Systems

I will choose Singapore becoz bestinfrastructure, anti corruption, latesttechnology

Sundar Narayan,Polaris

"I would lik to becom the President ofIndia.. Bcos.. To prov tat how an youngstrcan chang India if he becam the Presidnt

of the Country."Rajasekar

TCS,

Siruseri

I would become the president ofZimbawe. And ask my FM to infuseliquidity to the markets (if there is one) tostay insulated from financial crisis. As it isFMs all over the world are doin just that

Raja, TCS

None other than our country India, tosign up healthy projects or bills

Vinoth P, CTS

I would choose Czech... Feed the thinpencil legged children and adults with lotof food to eat for the day and store for

the forthcoming days.. Get them diagnosed

of their diseases and give themmedicines.... Give them ample clothes andsign contracts for building schools andhouses for them

Padma Gopal, CTS

I would like to be President of Pakistan.Because I can forward friendship handtowards India

Pavva, Interglobe

India, To impose a act for companies notallow its workers more than 8 hrs underany circumstances

Shiva

Ofcourse INDIA. a lovely country withinteligent n caring ppl

Girija, Ford

I want to be the President of India, tomake both Houses of Parliament tofunction without adjournments,interruptions atleast for ONE DAY

B.Srikanth

Certainly Indian Presidency is my choice.But not for day for at least a decade. I willrule India to rule the world

SATISH , Wipro

Pakistan! On that day, i will declarepeace towards India

Ashok

I would like 2 become the president ofINDIA for a day.. So tat i could try doinsomethin wat our action king did in"Mudhalvan" as a CM for a day

MANIVANNAN PCGSL

I would like to be the prez of Englandcuz i would be the first prez andremembered in history

Sunil S. Dell process, Sutherland, Perungudi

I ll be president of India were they ve noreal job... Except dos saying yes for wat theprime minister says

Joe

Obviously it is our nation, the great

India. Because The chair has been sat byour great ex-president APJ Abdul Kalam

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"France" because there is no mosquitoesVijay

Todays Question:

The best prank that youhave played on yourfriend.Henceforth, only SMSes with names of senders will

be accepted, for the purpose of cross-verification.

Moreover, readers are requested to refrain from

sending obscene and objectionable messages.

Suresh of HCL Technologies nominates his team as Partners iCrime. This photo was clicked at Botanical Garden in Ooty

Sandipan Chakraborty of Hexaware Technologies nominates hfriends as Partners in Crime. This photo was clicked at Pondicher

Parvarthavarthini of TCS nominates the MES Team as PartnerCrime. This picture was clicked amidst the lush greens of Kodaika


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CRACKER OF A DIWALINo Diwali is complete without fireworks. Whats your most

unforgettable memory associated with Diwali firecrackers? Writein to us at [email protected] with the subject line CRACKERSbefore Wednesday evening. Space is a constraint, so kindly limit

your contribution to 150 words.

Scenario: A couple was going on a bike at a high speed. Suddenlythey saw a STOP sign. The guy tried to apply the brakes, but itfailed (no brake).

Question: They were able to stop the vehicle at the correct point.How did they do it? Any guesses?

Answer: They had KITKAT with them. Have a KITKAT, have abrake.

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- Thiruvalluvar 1300 kural yezhudhi irundhalum, avarala orukuralil dhaan pesa mudiyum!!!!

- Yenna dhaan oruthan kunda irundhalum avana thuppaakkikulla poda mudiyadhu!!!

- Pongalukku government la leave koduppanga aana idly, dho-saikku koduppangala????

Cheers!!Gurumanickam

Wipro Technologies

Dear Praki,Wish you many more happy returns of theday and may this year bring u lot ofhappiness and prosperity.Be cheerful as always with your favouritelavender and Keep that saying alive - Adivanga poringa :-) .

Best Wishes fromInfosys Technologies Ltd.

Sugi sweetyThis is the day very close to my heart...ibelive that u jus born for us...wishn u ahappy bday dear....

urs loving

venkat and viveka

Polaris Software Lab Ltd

Dear Mahi Kutty,Happy Married Life and Best Wishes for allyour future endeavours. Naanga ungalaromba miss panna porom. Keep mailing...Keep smiling..

Team WorldSource, TCS

Dear Saran,Belated Happy Birthday!!! May God bless uwit all success in ur life :-) Don forget togiv us treat...

Cheers

IT RDS Team,css corpBhu,suvi,Raji,lakshmi,Prosper,Paul

Dear Angelin,"Real generosity towards the future lies ingiving all to the present".Wish u manymore happy returns of the day !!!

Hearty wishes fromIbrahim,Tamojit,Kiruthiga(CI Team),

Excelacom Technologies.

Dear Ramesh,I wish you a very colorful BIRTHDAY withlots of Fun and Success to be followed.. Ontiz wonderful day, May God Shower hisEndless Blessings Today and Everyday.. Letall your dreams come true and A speciallove that shall never depart..

With Lots of Care

Poorni

Sutherland Global Services Dear Bavithra,Many More Happy returns of the day, Godbless you.:) May the coming

year be the best in yourlife.....:)Regards,

M.sivakokila, Wipro Technologies

Dear GS,Wish you a happy birthday . May the yearahead bring more success and laurels toyou. God bless you.

Best wishes fromKarthikeyan & IndiaExpress Team

Newage Global

Hi Prathap and Eva,We wish you both a Very Happy andJoyous Birthday. Let this Birthday be veryspecial and cheerful to you both. Have funand enjoy the day. Dont forget to treatour team for the day.

With lots and lots of Love,RealNetworks, Cybernet Slash Support

Dear Revolver/ Acid / Manager,Your "Revolver threatens all of ussurrounding you at Gun point, making youthe obvious lead! You are the Acid test

to define how it feels to have a greatfriend! You are the one and onlyManager for timely deliverablesdeadlines. But, just your presence bringsout the Angel(ine) in all of us. Wish yoa birthday the way you greet all of useveryday A smile bright and shiny. Thisa special day as special as you and on thibeautiful day, Wish U GOOD LUCK in allyour endeavors.

CheeFriends, Romans and Country men ExcelaCo

technolog

Dear Sarvesh (Pahadi Billa),Wish you a many many happy returns ofday.May god bless you !!!! Have a blast oyour first birthday in Chennai..(Kyuki Shirteri saaf thi aur shoes tere polish the)...

CheAmit,Mohit,Gayathri,Manpreet,Poo

Rajdeep,Rosy,Shikha,Anant,Tea Group, Finan

Department,UKCD,Cooking Department,KanCo-

Wipro Technolog

Dear Philip,"May Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trialskeep u Strong, Sorrow keeps u Human,Failure Keeps u Humble,Success keeps u glowing HAPPYBIRTHDAY TO OUR STF CHAMPION "PHILKINGSTON FERNANDO

With Lo

FinRussFrien

Infosys Technologles L Dear Santhosh & KalpanaAdvance Marriage day wishes. Wishing yboth a scintillating married life .

With best wish

Natraj ,Raja,Peeyush Kalpana and Arun Prasa

Accent

Hey Ming-ku,Belated birthday Wishes :-) May all urwishes come true.

Ever loving frien

Priya n Sud

Dear Angelin,"Real generosity towards the future lies giving all to the present".Wish u manymore happy returns of the day !!!

Hearty wishes fro

Ibrahim,Tamojit,Kiruthiga(CI TeamExcelacom Technolog

Dear M24 Scientist (Sathish Kumar)On this Day that Year, Sun said "I will norise today" Ocean said"there will be nowaves today" Wind said "I will not blowtoday" Universe Said" Its horrible day"Why??? Because its ur Bday!!! Many MoHappy Returns of the Day

By Message 24 Team, FSS, Tidel Pa

Dear Baba & RanjaniAdvance Marriage day wishes. Wishing yboth a scintillating married life .

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Natraj,Rajkmuar,Siva Kumar Raju,RadKrishnan,Vijayan,Rajesh [Sco

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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

Today you may be feeling very confident. This minspire you to do some experiment with your woCombination of creativity and intellect is necessato achieve success in your endeavours. You may very expressive in case of love and related matte

Your concerns for domestic matters may remain high. So, you may not be able to pay due attentto your office work. You are a sincere professionbut your sincerity must be displayed properly. Enthat you dont hold any grudge for your life part

Important communication with eminent people is

highlighted today. You may also indulge indocumentation and data collection. You may try please your beloved. Ensure that you are able toexpress your love while you are with your mate.

If you have been thinking to change job, you macompare money with the effort that you have beputting in at work. In case of love relationships, must not sound authoritative, as your partner maexpect you to be fragile and cooperative.

You may remain assertive today. Ganesha finds cheering up everyone. Those who are jealous ofyour professional success will have to accept youexcellence gracefully. Personal life may go smootyou dont have ego problems with your spouse.

You are very logical by nature but today theseabilities are as if vanished! Ganesha feels that y

wouldnt be able to take correct decisions relatework. In love life, your attempt to woo your partmay end up being a futile exercise.

As part of your job, you might have to deal withgroup of authoritative people. Your innate qualitbalance between things may help you keepeveryones ego in perfect equilibrium. At the enof the day, you want to share time with life part

The day may begin with lots of thoughts aboutwork. You may avoid side-talks and time-passactivities at work. Ganesha finds you talking moabout work, even while you are in the company the person you love the most!

Luck factor is stronger today so you can definiteltake risks at professional front. Ganesha indicatepositive changes in the environment at office. Lo

may think of taking a short term break from worPlan a long distance tour together.

You may find some flaws in your system at workSome technical problems may also bother you. Tabout bringing in radical change in your modusoperandi. Love life may remain passionate as yomay need nurturing from your partner.

You might have to let others take the commandand take a back-seat for a while, at office. Remlow profile to maintain good inter-personal relatat office. You may please your beloved by agreeto what he or she expects from you.

You may be very serious about your work. Ganesforesees you spending more time in problem fixiLove life may dry out if you are unable to payattention to your partners expectations henceGanesha advises you not to ignore it at least.

Words worth"Macushla" (muh-koosh-luh) an affectionate formof address, used in Irish English. It comes from theIrish words mo, meaning my, and cuisle, pulse; asimilar Irish word is acushla, from the phrase achuisle (moi chroi), O pulse (of my heart)!

Bed headsPeople are at their most creative bestlate at night, with 10.04 p.m. the mostlikely time for a brainwave.


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