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ERGO Monday, January 19, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

Mongolian

Film FestivalThe South Indian Film Chambers,

from Monday, January 19, will playhost to the Mongolian film festival.Organised by the Embassy ofMongolia in New Delhi, Consulateof Mongolia in Tamil Nadu and theIndo Cine Appreciation Foundation,the three-day fest will witness thescreening of three movies starting at6.30 p.m. everyday.The film festival will be inauguratedby Voroshilov Enkhbold,Ambassador of Mongolia in India.C.V. Karthik Narayanan, Consul ofSerbia and Montenegro, Chennai,will be the chief guest. Actor LekhaWashington will also be present.Venue: South Indian Film ChamberTheatre, 606, Anna Salai, Chennai600 006.Screening schedule:Date Title TimeJan 19: The Love Such a Love, 6.45p.m.Jan 20: The story of the weepingcamel, 6.30 p.m.Jan 21: Tsogt Taij / Choghtu Tayiji,6.30 p.m.

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ecently, some of us fromTrimble Navigation, an ITcompany in Tidel Park, vol-

unteered to visit Hands ofCompassion, a home-cum-school. The place shelters about110 children, between the age oftwo and 16 years, from Tamil Na-du, Gujarat, Manipur, Assam and

Andaman.All these children are victims of

the earthquakes, the tsunami andterrorist attacks.

Preparation for the visit starteda couple of weeks ago. One of

Trimble employees went to theorphanage and gathered detailson what was required for the chil-

dren. We pooled in cash and essen-tials like sleeping mats, bedsheets, towels, dresses, shoes,soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,pillows, toys, notebooks, crayons,etc., along with cash.

It was an occasion to remem-ber. We spent quality time withchildren, conducted games anddistributed eatables. It was fun tosee them participate so actively.

We were told that the mwe contributed would be useprovide care to children suffe

from certain deficiencies. Afor eye and dental check up

well as to purchase medicinIf you think you would lik

make a difference in their lplease contact Sumathy (orpage representative) at 922472. Or, visit Hands of Cpassion, Vaanian ChathiRedhills, Alamathi Road, Che 600054.

(Contributed by Tanvi R

Helping hands

The ideal pairThese days, the husband of a

senior lady police officer, who is alawyer, is working together withhis wife to make some big bucks.The man is known to be referringlucrative cases to the wife andvice-versa. It is also known thatthe lady cop even refers complai-nants to her hubby for a compro-mise, all for a fee. Police circlesrefer to the duo as the idealcouple.

A cops paltrapped

A smuggler, who was out onbail sometime ago, started an ITfirm with another cyber crime ac-cused he met in prison. Recently,the former was in the news after

he was arrested on charges ofthreatening a computer agent.Reliable sources say the man is

good friends with a top cop in thesuburbs. Therefore, the victimscomplaint wasnt accepted there.Following the victims complaintto the city police, a case wasbooked against the accused as ifthe crime had happened in thecity limits and he was later sent toprison.

Breathing a sighof relief

The present top cop of the cityis a little publicity-shy comparedto his predecessor, who preferredto be in the spotlight most of thetime. As a result, the PR depart-ment staff of the CoP office isbreathing a sigh of relief a

much-needed break from regpress meets and camera uning ceremonies in the city.

Juvenile watchPolice have launched an o

ation to keep track of juvenilfenders released from juvehomes to monitor their activ

An officer is appointed to track of nearly 200 teenagers.surveillance system to watchmer juvenile offenders is onper but was never implemetill recently.

Write, delete, repeat!Luxor has introduced Pilot Frixion with metamocolour ink technology.The speciality of the pen is that the ink disappears when exposed to heand reappears when kept under freezing temperature. The pens areavailable in eight colours and priced at Rs. 95.


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Monday, January 19, 2009

She is the agony aunt for manybruised souls in Chennai. No mat-ter how serious the problem is, alistener can pour out his heart to

her. With no identity other than hervoice, Ragasiya Snegidhi (meaning se-cret friend) is as popular as any other RJin town. But now, to the surprise of hermany fans, this week the RJ is finallyrevealing her name on the show, airing

between 9 p.m. to midnight.Hosting the showRagasiyamaion BigFM for the past two years, this bubbly RJsays the USP of the programme wasconcealing her name. But now I feel itstime to reveal my name.

The idea behind concealing myname was that no one would like to re-veal their sorrows or feelings of guilt toanyone, including their friends. So wethought that instead of making themtalk to a popular RJ it would be better ifthey talk to someone whose identitythey dont know. That really workedwell and we started receiving around

100 calls per day. Now we have com-pleted two years successfully. So itstime for the listeners to know my identi-ty and there are other surprises, too.

While starting the show, it was reallydifficult for me to handle the callers. Butnow I am used to it and know how totackle them and their problems, shesays. Most of the callers have problemsin their love lives. Misunderstandings,silly fights and even possessivenessmight be the reasons for the feud. I al-ways sound positive and try to make

them understand the situations. Ex-treme cases like extra-marital affairs,

Hosting the showRagasiyamaion Big FM forthe past two years, thisbubbly RJ says the USP ofthe programme was

concealing her name.

The mask is off

THIS WEEK!

pre-marital sex and puppy love alsopop up. I try my level best to give so-lutions as the decisions lie in theirhands.

Even without disclosing hername, she remains the favourite ofmany. You might be surprised if Isay I have a lot of fans. There arepeople who are trying to trackmy details through various so-

cial networking sites. Andsome have even come up withproposals to marry me. Forinstance, one personcalled me and said that Ihave a very sweet voiceand I talk so caringly thathe wants to marry me.

And another even kissedme over the phone!

The RJ says thateven she is amazed byher own popularity.Once I was quite illand after my show

went to a medical shopto buy pills. Usually, Ileave office 15 minutesbefore the show ends, as

we only play songs in the lastsegment. When I went to the medicalshop, the salesman was listening to myprogramme. He didnt bother to ask

what I wanted and when I asked him torush he was annoyed! Finally, when hesaw our office cab, he inquired about allthe RJs, especially Ragasiya Snegidhi,and conveyed his wishes to her. I wasvery happy but still couldnt tell him it

was me.A graduate in English Literature, the

RJ loves what she does. I involve my-self in this show. Once I enter the stu-dio I switch off all the lights to getinto the mood. I believe this hashelped me a lot.

I have three favourites in life;Rajinikanth, Silk Smitha and, ofcourse, namma Chennai, she adds.

Ragasiya Snegidhi, the RJ with no name from BigFM, plans to reveal her identity this week.V. Haripriya caught up with her fora tte--tte recently

Whats your score?Sathyam Cinemas has tied up with Sweden-based global gamingfactory X AB and Smartlaunch Systems A/S of Denmark to launchthe GameTheGlobe.com international ranking system for gamersat its gaming zone Blur. The system already serves tens ofthousands of players in the US and Europe and is growing rapidly.


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ERGO Monday, January 19, 2009KALEIDOSCOPE04

The Satyam imbroglio hasbeen hogging the limelight

for the last fortnight on everynewspaper, television chan-

nel and website worth its salt. Weare not going to discuss or analysethe aftermath of the episode forthe company and its employees,but rather look at Corporate Go-vernance and what it means to usindividuals and its effect on yourmoney.

Corporate governance literallymeans how a corporate is go-verned. That is: the set of rules,processes, policies, ethics, stan-dards, reports and internal laws by

which the day-to-day running ofany company are dictated. It is alsothe link for the stake holders of acompany. They include individu-

als/organisations that are affecteddirectly or indirectly by the activ-ities of the company, such as sha-reholders, directors, employees,customers, suppliers, lenders, go-vernment and the general public.

Effect on our investmentsAs investors, most of our invest-

ments are directly or indirectlychannelled into the stock markets,

which is nothing but investing into various organisations. Depend-ing on the visible and self-reportedactivities of these organisations thestake holders take multipledecisions.

For example, a fund managermight increase his investment ex-

posure, a supplier might extendhigher credit, a lender may lendhigher amount and potential em-ployees would be willing to joinand so on.

If an organisation is transparentand follows ethical corporate go-vernance at all times, the stake hol-ders can benefit from its growth.But they could also hurt them-selves if the company or its em-ployees behave contrary to theirown set standards.

And each one of us is respon-sible for maintaining corporate go-vernance standards of theorganisation we are associated

with.

Understanding corporate

governance and your money

PRADEEP YUVARAJ

Dictating rules,policies, standards

HDFC reduces home loan rate

HDFC, one of the biggest players in the home loansmarket, has cut housing loan rates. The new rates areas below: 9.75 % for all loans up to Rs. 30 lakh rupeesand 10.75% for all loans above Rs. 30 lakh rupees. Thisis a steep drop from the earlier rates of 10.25% and11.25 % respectively.

30 per cent dividendFranklin India Blue chip fund has announced a divi-

dend of 30% on its open ended diversified equity fund.This would mean that for every unit of face value Rs.10 you hold, you would get Rs. 3 added to your ac-count.

The fund has shown better performance as com-pared to the SENSEX. The record date for the dividend

is Jan 21, 2009. Meaning, you would get the additionalRs. 3 only on the number of units you hold as of Jan 21.

New IPOsUnfazed by the ongoing turmoil in the financial

markets four companies have filed their Red HerringProspectus with SEBI. They are Pradip Overseas, SeaTV Network, Great Eastern Energy Corporation andTexmo Pipes and Products.

1. When the RBI cuts the CRR rate, what is it talkingabout?

a. Compulsory Return Rateb. Currency Reduction Rationc. Cash Reserve Ratiod. Credit Rate of Reserve bank2. IBN is the symbol for the ADR of which

company?a. CNN IBNb. IBM Indiac. ICICI Bankd. Indian Bank

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At a glance

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Ask a queryI have around 1000 shares of Satyam, which Ibrought for around Rs. 226. I do not know what to doas it is not even worth Rs. 24, 000.

Syed Jainulavudeen, Velachery Any stock market investment has to be long-term

and has to be based on fundamentals. You need to doyour research in the business papers/magazines andtry to understand various factors like the new man-agement, government response, the companys cus-tomer profile, etc. Once you are clear of these issuesand if you feel confident of a better future you candecide your course. From a logical point, if the 24,000is not of urgency now as you have lost close to Rs. 2lakh already, just let it stay till you recover more.

(Queries related to personal finance can be sent to

[email protected])Corporate governance is all about following the rules,policies, customs and laws


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Successful inventors, entre-preneurs and writers saythey are often asked wheretheir big ideas came from.

They will acknowledge that ser-endipity often plays a role. Butequally as important, they say, ishaving an open mind especiallyin tumultuous times like these.Big and small ideas are out there,they say, if you are looking forthem.

Magic or scienceConsider the experience of Lo-

pa Mehrotra, who was studyingto be a political scientist. One hot

summer day she was watchingher six-year-old daughter playingoutside. Look, her daughtersaid, as she scraped two grayrocks on stone and watched themturn white. Its magic.

I said, Actually, its science,Mehrotra said, explaining howthat moment inspired her to cre-ate TestToob.com, a social net-working site that allows studentsto showcase scientificexperiments.

Sound of musicJacques Heim, who founded

Diavolo Dance Theater, was inAspen, Colorado, with his dancecompany, using an elementary

classroom as a dressing room.Naturally, it was full of toys, herecalled. He saw a box of blocks,including three in particular thatcaught his interest: Identical five-sided pyramids that created acube. I was inspired by the ge-ometry behind it, he said, andplayed with it for months.

Ultimately those cubes led to aperformance piece called For-eign Bodies, set to music by Esa-Pekka Salonen, music director ofthe Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Members of Diavolo, based inLos Angeles gymnasts, actorsand dancers use everyday ob-

jects, like doors, stairs and chairsfor dramatic movement, as wellas the three mobile pyramids forForeign Bodies.

His choreography, Heim said,is influenced by what he can see,feel, touch and hear. I believe if

you have the child inside you andyou walk down the streets, thingshappen to you, he said. Intui-tion. Thats how I operate.

The Physics of NascarDiandra Leslie-Pelecky, a phys-

ics professor, said she got her

idea when she was changing thechannels one day and happenedupon a car race. Without warn-ing, she recalled, one of the carshit an outside wall. None of thecars had bumped, she said, andthere were no engine failures orflat tires. So what happened?

It was not idle curiosity. Tosolve the problem, she immersedherself in racing by spendingtime with pit crews, crew chiefs,mechanics and drivers, and even-tually wrote, The Physics of Nas-car. The book traces a race car

from its design to its race to thefinish line.

Whether it is a festival, a con-cert, a speech, a convention or abook, creative thinkers say, youhave to actively look for inspira-tion, and that takes time.

Carving out time to find inspi-ration may seem unrealistic to asmall-business owner working 90hours a week. But Kimel said itmust be done to find and keep acompetitive edge.

You cannot afford to say, Idont have the time to get out of

my little circle here to unders whats going on, Kimel You cant make the mistakthinking the only place ylearn is from colleagues whodoing exactly what youre doi

But what if you are not ative? Hang out with creapeople who are interested inkinds of things you hope to tribute to, advised Sandy Goerg, an author and philosopGoldberg suggested, Dontglect thinking when yourethinking, for example, on a

When people ask her ahow she comes up with an i

Jane McGonigal, a top gamesigner and future forecaster, them, You have to systematiexpose yourself to things out

your domain because the brthrough ideas will come fromeas where you are constrained by doing the d

job.Otherwise, you are doing w

others in the field have doneit won be a breakthrough.

As a researcher of alternatality games, McGonigal focon how games can help the

world.In her research, she has

found a connection betwgamers and the science of ha

ness, which led her to a momof inspiration. Games give new models for looking at

world, she said. They are thetimate happiness engine, cause they work better reality -- there are better insttions, better feedback and bcommunity.

In the end, McGonigal saidexperience and research taher this: We dont have to bmous or rich. But we have tgood at something. We are piest when we are applyingsignature strength.

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Inspiration to start a newventure small or big canbe found in many places,but you need to be lookingEUREKA

Are you going for Proto.in?The fifth edition of Proto.in will open curtains this time in Bangalore on January 23

and 24.Around 15 start-ups will showcase some of their best innovations. Besides, this year

will have the edition introduce new events. Like, Shotgun Startups will see teams oftechnologists, programmers, designers, and product architects compete with eachother to build a product in 24 hours, and also to get them voted by the audience.Theres lot more planned this edition, so make sure you register for the event to beheld at NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore. Log on to www.proto.in to learn alot more.

Ban Jao Biyani After business plan competitions that give you

an opportunity to be mentored, now it a realityshow modelled on the similar lines. Ban Jao Biya-ni is being hosted by CNBC Awaaz in association

with Future Group, where the short-listed entre-preneur gets an opportunity to be mentored byKishore Biyani. So, if you have what it takes to be awinner, register for the selection process atwww.banjaobiyani.in.comW

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ERGO Monday, January 19, 2009VILLAGE06

Too low, too slowIn his first statement on the Airbus crash landing on theHudson River, captain Chesley Sullenberger toldinvestigators the plane was too low, too slow to reachthe next airport after its engines were hit by birds. Themachine had also been too close to too many buildings,too populated an area, said the former US Air force pilot,who said he wanted to avoid a catastrophe last Thursday.He steered the Airbus 320 plane operated by US Airways toland in the river without breaking up, saving the lives of all155 passengers and crew. The pilot was being questionedby the US National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB).

DPA

Putin painting auctioned forover USD 1 millionIts no Picasso, but a painting by Russian Prime MinisterVladimir Putin has sold for more than a million dollars at acharity auction in his hometown of St. Petersburg. Putinspicture of a frost-rimed window in a traditional log hutwas among artworks by well-known Russians from variouswalks of life that were auctioned on Saturday to raise

money for a hospital,a church and acancer clinic in thecity. Moscow galleryowner NatalyaKurnikova snappedthe painting up forUSD 1.1 million. Shesaid she bought itbecause it could be

the first and lastpainting of its kind.Putins paintingbrought in more thanany of the others onauction. A paintingby opera singer AnnaNetrebko fetchedUSD 34,000.

PTI

Zimbabwes first lady allegedlyassaults British photographerA British photographer said on Sundayhe had been beaten up and punchedrepeatedly by the wife of ZimbabwesPresident Robert Mugabe as he wastrying to snap photos of her in HongKong.Grace Mugabe (43) flew into a ragewhen she saw photographer RichardJones waiting outside as she left thefive-star Kowloon Shangri-la Hotelwith a female friend and a bodyguard in the southernChinese city on Thursday.Jones was about 20 feet away from Mugabe when she

told her bodyguard to attack him, said Michael Sheridan,The Sunday Times correspondent who joined thephotographer seconds after the assault.The bodyguard grabbed Mr Jones, wrestled with him,attempted to take his camera. He then held him whileMrs. Mugabe struck him in the face repeatedly, Sheridansaid.Jones said he went to see a doctor afterwards and wasdiagnosed as suffering from numerous bruises, cuts, andabrasions to his head and face.The cuts and bruises allegedly caused by the First Lady...were due to the diamond rings on her fingers, he said.

AFP

Apetition has been moved ina lower court in Kochi seek-ing action against formerUN Under Secretary Gen-

eral Shashi Tharoor for allegedlyinterrupting the national anthemat a function in Kochi last month,a charge denied by him.

Additional Chief Judicial Ma-gistrate Cherian Kuriakose post-ed the case to Jan 31 for recordingthe statement of the petitionerJoy Kaitharath, General Secretaryof the State Human Rights Pro-tection Centre, and the witness.

The court, however, declined toforward the matter to police.

However, Tharoor refuted theallegation that he had shown dis-respect to the national anthemand dubbed as motivated liesreports appearing in a section ofthe media.

The petitioner alleged thatTharoor had intentionally pre-vented the singing of the Na-tional Anthem and causeddisturbance to the assembly en-gaged in singing the anthem onDec 16 at a function at Le Meri-

dian.The petitioner stated tha

did not lodge a complaint the police since he apprehenthat they will not register a against an influential perso

The allegation is totally fThere was no interruption onational anthem. At no poinmy life have I ever interruptedsinging of National Anthemshown disrespect to any natisymbol, Tharoor said in a stment in Thiruvananthapuram

The UN Under Secretary General accused ofinterrupting national anthem

Shashi Tharoor in anthem trouble

Al-Qaeda threatens Germany over Afghanistan presenceA presumed member of Al-Qaeda threatened Germany withreprisals for its presence in Afghanistan in a video made

public late Saturday by the US centre for surveillance ofIslamist sites SITE. In the 30-minute video message, anindividual calling himself Abu Talha Al-Alamani said theGermans were gullible and nave if they thought theycould escape unscathed when they are the thirdoccupation force in Afghanistan. SITE said the video, inGerman with Arabic subtitles, had been produced by Al-Qaedas production unit As-Sahab and was dated October2008.

AFP

Non-stop laughingA Chinese couple is seeking a cure ftheir young daughter who has beenlaughing non-stop for 12 years. Theproblem began when the girl was jueight months old.


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Indian author Aravind Adigasdebut novel, The White Tiger,

which went on to win theprestigious Booker prize in

2008, has raised hackles in Nepalover what is being regarded as thebelittling stereotyping of Nepalis.

Many English-educated urbanIndians have a distorted view ofNepalis, said an article in theKathmandu Post daily on Sun-day, calling the novel shockingand blatantly representing Ne-palis.

The author of the article, Dee-pak Adhikari, objects to the factthat though the novel has severalNepali characters, all of them re-main nameless and marginalised.

They are also stereotyped neg-atively, portrayed either as slant-eyed Nepali security guards ofno consequence or Chinese-eyed prostitutes.

As the novel begins to unfold,the protagonist Balram Halwai is

taken to a brothel that housesfour light-skinned Nepali wom-en in gorgeous red petticoats.

The same imagery of Nepaliwomen as prostitutes is rein-

forced at the end of the novel when Halwai visits anotherbrothel in New Delhi and is toldby the pimp that he looks as if hecan afford a Nepali beauty.

Halwai finds the Nepali in-mates really good-looking: very

light-skinned and with those Chi-nese eyes that just drives us Indi-an men mad.

Adhikari says many urban Indi-ans think Nepalis are modern-day slaves women languishingin brothels and youths keepingvigil... While conceding that Ne-pali women are trafficked to Indiaand unemployed men cross theborder in search of jobs, Adhikarisays it is an attack on the Nepaliidentity to present them asnameless generic specimens.

Granted, a novel is a work ofimagination, he says. But whena novel gets a prestigious award,it climbs further up on the be-stseller list. And readers may

come to identify Nepali men with wily security guards and Nepali women with those who sell sexfor livelihood.

IANS

Kathmandu Post calls Adigasnovel shocking for its distortedportrayal of Nepalis

The White Tiger under attack

Satyams disgracedfounder Ramalin-ga Raju has beatenUS President-electBarack Obama on In-ternet popularitycharts in India, and isclosing the gapabroad, too.

Googles searchvolume index showsRaju and Obama

were generating almost equalsearches from India during thefirst six days of the year, withObama leading by a small mar-gin. However, Raju jumped upthe charts on January 7, when headmitted to a massive fraud ofabout Rs. 7,800 crore. The searchvolumes for Raju are estimated tohave been over 10 times morethan that of Obama on January 7,

after which it hasbeen declining con-

sistently but Raju isstill holding an edgeover the US Presi-dent-elect. In termsof cities, the maxi-mum search volumehas been from Hyd-erabad, where bothRaju and Satyam arebased. As regards

searches for Obama, Tamil Naduhas been on the top. For cities,the maximum search volume forObama has come from Chennai.Outside India too, Raju has gen-erated significant search volumesfrom UAE, Singapore, Finland,US, Poland, Australia, UK, Cana-da and Germany, but has laggedbehind Obama.

PTI

Ramalinga Raju rivals Obama in termsof Internet search popularity

Raju ban gaya popular

An undated hand out photo released on Sunday shows one of Australiasdeepest residents, a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt, or ascidian, standing half ametre tall on the seafloor on the Tasman Fracture Zone at a depth of 4006metres. The animal feeds opportunistically, triggered when a fish or any otherswimming organism touches it. The animal is then trapped by the funnel-likefront section, which collapses around the prey item. AFP PHOTO

Hungry squirt

Websites of the dayHilarious real-life newspaper headlines:http://funnies.paco.to/Headlines.htmlEverything you need to know about the historyof body art: http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

This day that yearIt was on January 19, 1966, Indira Gandhiwas elected prime minister of India insuccession to Lal Bahadur Shastri who haddied on January 11. Shastri had succeededGandhis father, Jawaharlal Nehru.


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Kenyan Mugara wins MumbaimarathonKenneth Mugara led a Kenyan sweep in the mensevent of the Mumbai marathon on Sunday in thecitys first international sports event since themilitant attacks last November.Almost 35,000 peopleparticipated in five separateevents in the annual run throughthe streets of south and centralMumbai, taking them past twoof the three landmarks whereIslamic gunmen laid siege, killing179 people. Mugara clocked acourse record time of 2:11.51ahead of David Tarus in second and John Kelai,winner of the previous two editions, third.Ethiopias Haile Kebebush won the womens racein a time of 2:34.08 with compatriot Marta Marcossecond and Kenyas Irene Mogaka third.

Reuters

KKR looking for alternativehome venuesThe Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) andKolkata IPL franchisee owners Red Chillies are at

loggerheads over the fundamentals related to thehosting of the Kolkata Knight Riders home gamesat the Eden Gardens. A difference of opinion overthe financial settlements between the two partiesmay see the Kolkata team playing a few of theirhome matches at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttackand also possibly far away from home in Gujarat.After inspecting facilities in Cuttack, Knight Ridersofficials are also in talks with Gujarat CricketAssociation president N. Amin for a possible shift ofvenues. Personally, I am in good terms with a fewof the top Knight Riders officials and we want tohost at least two of their games. There is a lot ofenthusiasm here about cricket and our stadiums arealso of international standards, Amin said. Wehave already approached the Rajasthan Royals toplay a few of their home matches here and theirofficials came and inspected the venue and facilitiesoffered.

Meanwhile, the CAB seemed not to be perturbedby the current development and presidentJagmohan Dalmiya feigned ignorance and said: Ihave no knowledge about it. The former BCCI andICC president had a marathon meeting with KKRtop official Jay Mehta last week to sort out thedifferences.But according to CAB sources the association hasresigned to the fact that some matches will beshifted out of Eden Gardens and Barabati is thelikely replacement.

Ergo Correspondent

India brought in uncapped Sau-rashtra all-rounder and un-der-19 World Cup winnerRavindra Jadeja for the away

series against Sri Lanka, where thevisitors will play five ODIs and oneT20 International. Jadeja, who wasinstrumental in Saurashtras suc-cess in the recently-concluded Ran- ji Trophy (Saurashtra reached thesemi-finals before going down toeventual champions Mumbai),shined both with the bat and ballduring the tournament, scoring739 runs at 67.18 to finish sixth onthe run-scorers list. The slow left-

arm orthodox picked up 42 wick-ets. An integral part of Indias un-der-19 World Cup winning team,Jadeja also showed his mettleplaying for the winners, RajasthanRoyals, in the inaugural IPL anddrew praise from team captainShane Warne for his all-round abil-ities.

The Krish Srikanth led selectioncommittee dropped opener and Ja-dejas World Cup winning skipperVirat Kohli, while off-spinnerHarbhajan Singh was rested as hewas recovering from a hamstringinjury. The other notable change inthe side is the comeback of UttarPradesh pacer Praveen Kumar whowas unexpectedly dropped form

the ODI side for the home seriesagainst England. However, Kumarhad a listless Ranji Trophy final,going wicket-less against Mumbaiin Hyderabad. Pathan brothers Yusuf and Irfan retained theirplace in the 15-man squad alongwith left-arm spinner Pragyan Oj-ha, who will lead the spin depart-ment in Bhajjis absence. Dambullais scheduled to host the first twoODIs on January 28 and 30, fol-lowed by the next three in Colom-bo on February 2, 5 and 8. The onlyT20 match will take place in Col-ombo on February 10. The Indianteam will meet in Chennai onJanuary 25 before leaving forSri Lanka.

The Indian team will as-semble in Chennai on Ja-nuary 25 and practiseunder lights at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadi-um. They would thendepart for Sri Lanka thenext day, BCCI joint secre-tary Sanjay Jagdale said.

Squad: Mahendra SinghDhoni (capt), Virender Seh-wag, Gautam Gambhir, Sa-chin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh,Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina,Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Path-an, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Shar-ma, Munaf Patel, PragyanOjha, Irfan Pathan, Praveen Ku-mar.

Ravindra Jadejarewarded for good RanjiTrophy showing

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Bhajjiout,Jadeja in

Man U go on topDimitar Berbatovs last-minute winner for Manchester United put the Red Devils of the Premier League after a 1-0 victory at Bolton while Chelsea netted twice inthe last three minutes to salvage a 2-1 win at home to Stoke. With Liverpool noaction until Monday, when it hosts neighbour Everton, Alex Fergusons defendinchampions had the chance to go top for at least 48 hours.


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There is no possibility of a shift in venue for the Commonwealth Games andthere is no reason to do it. I dont know why this issue comes up. There

should not be one percent of doubt about Delhi staging the Games.Lalit Bhanot, general secretary of the Delhi Commonwealth Games organising committee about speculations of the Games being moved

from Delhi to Melbourne because of slow construction work in Games sites

Mens tennis has moved swiftlyfrom one dominant player totwo, then the Big Three andnow the Big Four, making this

years Australian Open the least pre-dictable in recent history. World num-ber one Rafael Nadal is seeded top,Novak Djokovic is defending championbut Britains Andy Murray is some boo-kies favourite, rankling three-time win-ner Roger Federer.

Murrays the favourite? Good forhim, but it doesnt help him a lot, saidthe Swiss. Federer heads into the sea-sons opening Grand Slam without thetop seeding for the first time since 2004but encouraged by his US Open win inSeptember. The Swiss also lifted theKooyong Classic trophy on Saturday ashe goes in search of Grand Slam titlenumber 14, which would equal the rec-ord set by Pete Sampras. Im playing

well, Im feeling well, he said. Its go-ing to be interesting. I think its an in-

teresting year ahead of us. Thats whyIm excited.

Young Brit

However, Federer has already losttwice this year to Murray, whose red-hot form is raising genuine hopes thathe may be about to end Britains 73-

year wait for a Grand Slam title. Murrayhas also smashed past Nadal and de-fended his Qatar Open title in a rip-roaring start to the year after dominat-ing the latter part of last season. Imgoing into each match confident, not asmany nerves, Murray said. In the pastIve been a little bit erratic with my per-formances. I feel like now Ive sort ofbecome more consistent. Thats made abig difference.

Murrays physical fragility may be a worry in the 128-man draw, oftenplayed in brutal heat, after a back prob-lem flared during the Doha semis. He

was also a first-round loser last year to

eventual runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.I feel good going into the AustralianOpen but after what happened last yearI dont want to get too carried away, he

said.

MatadorMeanwhile, Nadal has made a slow

start to the only season he has begun asworld number one, going down to thein-form Gael Monfils in Doha after hisloss to Murray at an exhibition event.The Spaniard, who took an extendedbreak at the end of last year with chron-ic knee tendinitis, admits he is lackingmatch practice as he looks to improveon last years semi-final appearance.You never know, no? Hopefully yes,he said, when asked if he was ready forthe Open. But I was two months out ofcompetition, so maybe I need a fewmore matches to get my rhythm.

Djokovic is breathing down Federersneck for the second ranking but also

has made an unedifying start to the sea-son. The Serb blamed a change of rac-quet after losing to Ernests Gulbis inDoha, and was then ousted in the Syd-

ney International semis by FinlandsJarkko Nieminen. (My games) not 100percent, but its getting there, Djokov-ic said. Sixth-ranked Tsonga dazzledMelbourne with his run to the final last

year, but his build-up has been hit by aback injury which forced him out of theSydney International. Czech player Ra-dek Stepanek is buoyed by his BrisbaneInternational win over Spaniard Fer-nando Verdasco, while Marin Cilic wasvictorious in Chennai and ex-numberone Lleyton Hewitt may be a dangerousfloater on home soil. Federer opens hiscampaign on Monday against AndreasSeppi while Djokovic is playing AndreaStoppini. On Tuesday, Nadal facesChristophe Rochus and Murray plays

Andrei Pavel.AFP

No clear favourites

Big Four leave Australian Slam wide open


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Why wont the tale of apotbellied chef whotakes on the evil kung fuexploiter, and wins, not

appeal! No, were not talkingKung Fu Panda. After that hea-dache-inducing Salaam Na-maste, Nikhil Advani returns todirect some mindless, action-packed fun and comes up with a

winner in Chandni Chowk to Chi-na, Warner Bros Bollywood fo-ray.

Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is a dis-satisfied vegetable-cutter in a

roadside restaurant in DelhisChandni Chowk who takes hischance with every astrologer andlottery ticket. Mithun Chakrabor-ty (as Dada, who else) is his men-tor whos brought him up and

who repeatedly keeps stressing tohim the power of fist over palm. Agreedy astrologer who calls him-self Chopstick (Ranvir Shorey)makes Sidhu believe that richesawait him if he accompanies twovisiting Chinese men to theircountry, conveniently ignoringthe need to warn him that theChinese villagers see Sidhu as areincarnation of an ancient heroand expect him to rid them ofdiamond smuggler Hojo (Gordon

Liu), whos been exploiting them.Sidhu goes to China and dis-covers Chopsticks trickery, butonly after Hojo learns the truthand then leaves Sidhu for dead.The action man in Sidhu, expect-edly, soon awakens with a littlehelp from the right sources. Toput it another way, Sidhu be-comes Akshay Kumar.

Akshay Kumar is brilliant, es-pecially as the simpleton duringthe first half of the film, beforethe transformation happens. Thechildren, especially, will love him.

The revelation, however, isDeepika Padukone in a doublerole as Sakhi and Meow. She per-forms her stunts with the easeand confidence of a Lara Croftand, at the same time, is good

with the song-and-dance.The action is larger-than

and completely unimaginbut thoroughly entertaining. else would you explain S

whipping up a semi-tsunami the power of his cosmic suteven churning a tornado by sning two hapless goons likmerry-go-round! Its the kinfunny action that you woueven see in a Jackie Chan mSidhus cooking skills proveultimate weapon, too.

The setting of the Chineselage, beside the films leads cacterisation, gives you a stsense of dj vu, as if yo

watching the non-animated

sion of Kung Fu Panda. Thalso a Master Shifu-like taskmter in the form of Chiang (R

Yuan).Some scenes are so ridicu

that they end up being fuTheres this one particular scin a gadget-manufacturing of Tele Shoppers Media in C

where the factory workerdancing and explaining the pucts like the way they do in budget TV commercials, Hindi translation! We lovedChurake dil mera dancequence involving Sidhu Chopstick.

The assassin called M(Deepika Padukones evil ava

in one scene, tries to kill Sidhseducing him after watchindozen Bollywood masala olShes not supposed to know di and she neednt have takenpains, but its the makers wapaying tribute to Bollywood,ing in a small way what anShanti Om orMain Hoon Naon a much bigger scale.

Lots of ridiculouslyentertaining stunts, visuals ofthe Great Wall of China, and

some much-loved Bollywoodclichs are ingredients inChandni Chowk to China

SHALINI SHAH

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Film: Chandni Chowk toChinaDirector: Nikhil AdvaniCast: Akshay Kumar,Deepika Padukone, GordonLiu, Roger Yuan, MithunChakraborty

ERGO Monday, January 19, 2009FLICK10My dream best friendParis Hilton has revealed that her dream bestfriend is none other than the gorgeousAngelina Jolie. The hotel heiress has revealedthat she would like Jolie to be her best matebecause the Tomb Raiderstar is strong and uher popularity for noble causes.


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his bloated and dishevelledappearance at a Miami nightclub,Joaquin Phoenix looked happybut unkempt as he gave his firststage performance at a Las Vegasclub.

This is me saying this is who Iam. This is my story, the actor-turned-aspiring rapper told Peo-ple magazine before taking thestage at the nightclub club Lavoand performing three songs fromhis upcoming yet-to-be-titled al-bum.

The Academy Award winningactor announced his retirementfrom acting in October last yearso that he could dedicate his timeto a career in music. Since his an-nouncement Pheonixs appear-

ance has dramatically

transformed since he announcedhis retirement from acting as he went from well kept todishevelled.

The 34-year-old Phoenix sport-ing long unkempt hair, a beardand a ripped gray hat rapped tothe sounds of a drum beat andencouraged the crowd to dance.Concerns are mounting aboutthe 34-year-olds health, sanityand well-being because the actorhad a troubled 2008 and was inrehab for alcohol abuse. His well

wishers are now worried that hemight meet the same fate as elderbrother River Phoenix who diedof an overdose of heroin and co-caine at the age of 23.

PTI

Joaquin Phoenixmakes singing debut

Ayan audio launch todayAfter the success of Vaaranam Aayiram, Suriyasnext flick Ayan is gearing up for release. The filmstarring Suriya and Tamanna is directed by K.V.Anand, who earlier gave a decent familyentertainer Kana Kandein. Music director HarrisJayaraj, who gave hit numbers for Suriya in Kakka

Kakka, Ghajiniand Vaaranam Aayiram hascomposed the music for the film. The audio launchof the movie will be held on Monday. It is alsoheard that Sun Pictures has bagged the rights todistribute the film.

Trisha in Dhanushs next?The Dhanush-Vettrimaran team, which churned outthe hit movie Polladhavan, is planning a comeback.The yet-to-be-titled movie, to be shot in Madurai,revolves around the life a local youth and anAnglo-Indian girl. If Internet buzz is to be believed,Trisha might play the role of the Anglo-Indian girl.This the first time Dhanush and Trisha are pairingonscreen. The shooting of the movie will start inthe second week of February and it will bereleased later this year.

Winehouse to launch record companySinger Amy Winehouse is spending a whopping 1 million pounds tolaunch her own record company, according to reports. Named thebusiness Lioness, she has already made her first signing - her uber-talented 12-year-old goddaughter Dionne Bromfield.

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Hi Gokila,You think youre special because itsyour birthday today. Thats completenonsense... youre special every day...In this world, where everythingseems uncertain, only one thing isdefinite. Youll always be our friend,beyond words, beyond time andbeyond distance. ....May today be filled with sunshineand smiles, laughter and love......Many Many More Happy Returns ofthe Day......

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Senthil is a nice, cool and a jovial guy who makes our workplace lively. He

is a good mimicry artist too. Belated birthday wishes (Jan 18), Senthil

Suguna Jayapalan from CognizantTechnology Solutions dodled this.

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B.C

BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

Its day to expect and look forward to rewards oefforts. New technology may attract you more ththe older one so you may try to use newprogrammes, applications or even softwares. Lovlife may be hunky-dory because of your friendly.

Administrative jobs may keep you occupied.Alternatively, you might have to check deadlines projects. To keep balance on love life, you mighthave to put in special effort as your complete fomay be on profession only.

Its a busy day due to various interactions,

meetings, dealings etc. Your communication mayquick and to the point as you may have lesser tand greater jobs to do. Evening time is going toprecious in the company of beloved.

If someone else handles your responsibility, you feel bit insecure. Your conscious may bite if youhurry up with routine work so do everythingprecisely and take your sweet time. Love is callinyou in the evening.

Day to understand other peoples needs andproblems. You will be bit upset due to lack ofsupport from others but in few days things will sfalling in place, so keep worries aside. Try to remas cool as possible with your sweetheart.

Focus on your own job first before helping otheris time to have a look at schedule and make

necessary changes. Your heart may be full of lovbut you might have to seek for right words toexpress them in front of the beloved.

Time to take up vital activities on hand and keemundane tasks aside. Define a refined goal and clearer about what you want to do on the careefront. Fantastic day for flirting but better be serioabout ongoing relationships, advises Ganesha.

You will be very much attached to your work. Yowill not let anyone else handle your job due toincreased possessiveness. Try to be liberal to peoworking under you. Lovers can expect to enjoy eothers company and dine together too.

You are open to other peoples views and opiniowhich will help you think differently. You will heyour subordinates too, with technical matters. Yo

beloved one may send you a nice message whicwill make you feel very good.

The day indicates multi-tasking. You will havepragmatic approach so there will not be problemhandling everything at once. Share work withothers. When burden is shared, everything is fineJoy and good times await you in love life.

You will feel that positive changes are coming uYou will now see the path clearly and decide thdestination you want to reach, in the current jobTime is good for lovely interactions with spouse beloved and it is best day to exchange gifts.

Efforts do not always pay result in time. Sometimone has to wait for good things. Your jobresponsibilities may be handled very nicely.Compromising attitude will work wonders inpersonal relationships, specifically if you are in lo

Words worthNaufragate (naw-fri-gate) an obsolete and rare verb meaningto wreck. If something is naufrageous, it is in danger ofshipwreck; if it is naufragous, it causes shipwreck. These allderive from a Latin word meaning to suffer shipwreck.

Hide and seek crookA crook tried to escape the police byrolling himself up in a giant rug andpropping himself up against a balconywall while cops searched the flat.


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Hunt for lost loverA 72-year-old woman has begun asearch to find a stranger who once her "I love you" - 40 years ago

Tom Cruise poses for aphoto during a pressconference in Seoul onSunday. Cruise is inSeoul to promote hisnew film, Valkyrie, on

the real life story onan attempt toassassinate AdolfHitler by a groupof German officers.Cruise, who fails toassassinate AdolphHitler in the movie,said he grew up reallywanting to kill theNazi leader..AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE

Action during the mens snowboard cross final at the FIS Snowboard World Championships inf l d

An elderly womanparticipates in the

Standard CharteredInternational Marathon

in Mumbai on Sunday.PTI PHOTO

I know a lotof people

are always sayinglike this seems like atough generationright now withMurray, Djokovic,Rafa and everything.I dont think its thatmuch stronger thanwhen I came about. We had Agassi,Roddick, Hewitt, Safin, Ferrero,Nalbandian, all these other guys Itsnot just now that we have really fourgreat players again. I think they werethere before, but there were justdifferent names.

Roger Federer on how tennis pundits have shortmemories and need to get things in perspective

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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