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PRINCE PHILIP HAS EMERGENCY PROCEDURE The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital after sufferingchest pains, Buckingham Palace has said.FL

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TDP leader M Narasimhulu wanted to hang himself in publicfor the cause of Telangana and invited premier Telangana

protagonist K Chandrasekhar Rao to join him in the ‘last act.’The police whisked away the ‘voluntary martyrs’ and thus

ended a curious drama before the Assembly.

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Hot drink isbecoming hotterthis winter. Whilethe police, obvi-

ously under instructionsfrom their political bosses,tighten noose over bars,pubs and restaurants, theAP Wine DealersAssociation has gonethrough the other door andsought favour on a 13-point demand whichincludes exclusion of policein the liquor shops checks.

The demands givesomething to the govern-ment to think about thisNew Year. If the govern-ment accepts all of them,the wine dealerswill have a greatrun (see box).The dealerswanted to dis-own any respon-sibility of thosebelow 21 yearsbuying liquor.

“Do we haveto ask for thebirth certificateof a youngsterwho comes tobuy a bottle? Is itour job?” asks awine dealer.Another irksomeclause not clari-fied so far is howfar the God’sabode must befrom a wineshop.

The mem-bers of the asso-ciation led by itsgeneral secretaryD VenkateshwarRao met theExciseCommissionerSameer Sarmaand put forth thedemand.

And, there isa hidden blud-geon on thedemand chart. Ifthe shops areforcibly closed,the fee paid bythe sellers has tobe reimbursedfor the period.

This is aimedat political par-ties that forceclosure of shopsfor protests,bandhs and har-tals. “Whyshould we payfor closedshops?” is thequery of theassociation.

POPULATION LICENSE FEEA. up to 10,000 `4 lakhsB. 10,000 to 1 lakh `8 lakhsC. 1 lakh to 3 lakhs `12 lakhsD. 3 lakhs to 7 lakhs `16 lakhsE. 7 lakhs and above `20 lakhs

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011 3Campaigns, hard news and spirit of Twin CitiesHyper Local

Wine dealers’ New Year gift to govtThe 13 Hot demandsn Shop owners who get the excise

license must also get licenses forgodowns.

n If a consumer below 21 years of agepurchases liquor the penalty should belevied on the faulty consumer and notthe shop owner.

n The shops should be allowed to beopen by 7 am for cleaning. Presentrules allow them to open by 10 am.

n If the shops are forcibly closed, thenthe fee paid by the sellers has to bereimbursed for the period.

n The owner of the venue (if rented)should not have any right to come inthe way of the renewal of the shop.

n The distance of the liquor shop from aTemple, Masjid and the Church has tobe clarified properly. At the same timethe definition for a Hospital should befinalised.

n The venue should not have compul-sions, like size of rooms, roofs, heightof walls, privacy factor etc. The outerwall compulsion should be highenough so that the public cannot seeconsumers.

n Unnecessary bank guarantees shouldbe restricted.

n All the retail and bar licenses shouldbe allowed to be converted to Exciselicenses.

n The MRP should be decided in such away that the retailer gets a good mar-

gin to take care of all expenses.

n Some retailers stack and sell belowpar putting other sellers at hardship,this should be avoided.

n The license should be given with every10,000 mandal population as basis.

n A license holder must be able to selland serve the liquor in the samepremises. It has to be Bar cum retail(FL23) License.

The association leader Rao toldPostnoon that they wanted the pre-2005system to be brought back where alicense was given on a fee rather thanthe bidding system. Before 2005 thebase fee used to be `16 lakh, now it hasgone up to `1 crore. “This has led tounhealthy competition.”


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Not too long ago billboardsdotting roadsides in theCity would flaunt beautiful

women selling all sorts of products– furniture, phones, cars andeverything under the sun.However, the scene seems toundergoing a change these days.The focus seems to be movingaway from these products to polit-ical parties. Everywhere along theCity roads you’re bound to findposters glorifying leaders fromvarious political parties and theirmottos, or some wishing them aHappy Birthday or congratulationthem for some achievement or theother – clear signs of the politicosgearing up for elections.

Although there’s still sometime before elections kick off, par-ties are making sure that theymake an impression on the gener-al public in advance. Visibilityseems to be the keyword for theseparties. However, there’s a flip sideto this political drama. Whileadvertising on billboards isacceptable, many political parties

are taking the easy way out andplacing their banners and flexiesbetween dividers, under flyovers,on walls and traffic junctions,causing a huge inconvenience tocommuters.

“We all want to convey seasonsgreetings to citizens. The govern-ment does not give us space forthis so we find this as the bestmedium to communicate” saysPrajal Nagesh, Cantonment incharge from TRS.

However, most of these ban-ners and flexies are illegal andbeing placed without the permis-sion of the GHMC. “Parties need totake prior permissions and pay therequired fee to place their banners.Some banners that parties put upare with permission but weremove the ones that have notsought prior permission. We keepa constant check and at night weremove the unauthorised ones,”says K Narsing Rao, assistant engi-

neer, advertising wing GHMC.However, citizens complain

that these banners are causingproblems especially while driving.“It’s absurd that political partiesare placing their banners and flex-ies all over the City. A huge bannernear Big Cinema makes drivingdifficult for motorists. When I wasdriving past I could not see whatwas on the other side,” says PavanKumar, a marketing executive.

Traffic police department has

taken note of several such bannersand is discarding them regularly.“It’s purely the GHMC’s work tokeep a watch and remove unau-thorised posters but few areplaced in such places that theyobstruct traffic. Recently, a fewaccidents have also taken placedue to these banners,” says CVAnand, Additional Commissionerof Police (traffic).

Senior politicians analyse andquip that this is the best way to getpublic attention and stay in thelimelight. This form of publicityworks best for local and small levelpoliticians.

“These days everybody wantspublicity and this is the cheapestmedium to advertise. Secondlysmall level politicians find this asthe best medium to gain publicattention. We have a culture ofbeing loud and in a desperateneed for publicity they resort tocheap tactics. During electionssuch things are common but oth-erwise it’s very inconvenient.Citizens should pressurise theGHMC only then will they dosomething,” says JayaprakashNarayan, MP, Lok Satta party.

Md Inkeshaf [email protected]

HYDERABAD: Owners ofCity bars, restaurants andpubs, who had upped theirante on Friday at the policecommissioner’s directive hold-ing them responsible for peo-ple hauled up in streets fordrinking more than the per-missible limit, have surren-dered to police decision.

In a meeting convened bythe Commissioner AK Khanyesterday, owners have report-edly assured the commissionerthat they would comply withthe conditions of the policedepartment. However, theystill carp at clauses like pro-curement of breath analysers,dropping facility for drunkenindividuals.

Postnoon News

It took nearly three hours todouse the flames thatengulfed the third floor of the

Swapnalok Complex on SD Road,Secunderabad on Friday night.Fortunately, there were noreported casualties in this firethat broke out due to a short cir-cuit. The fire personnel, whowere quick to respond, managedto rescue nearly 20 people whowere trapped on the terrace of thefive storey building.

According to fire personnel,around 8.30 pm, a few workers onthe ground floor of the complexnoticed smoke gushing out of thewindows of the third floor, whichhouses Admiral Logistics andShip Cargo Services and alertedthe fire control room andMahankali police. Fire personnel

along with six fire tenders fromSecunderabad, Begumpet andother areas rushed to the spotand began fire fighting exercise.

Around 20 people who wereon the fourth and fifth floors hur-ried on to the terrace of the build-ing and they were brought downby the fire personnel using a rearstaircase.

(Inputs by D Sree Charan)

Now motorists battle political ads

20 rescued in fire Pubs, restaurants surrender to police diktat

GV KRISHNAIAH, AP Hotels Association President

We welcome the steps beingtaken up by AK Khan for

road safety and curbing drunkendriving. I think bars and pubsshould ensure the safety of cus-tomers and only financiallly welloff individuals should visit theseplaces. But, rules like usage ofbreathalysers that are expensivefor bars should be removed.

PRADEEP DUTT, Secretary, Hyderabad StarHotels Association.

We will extend our coopera-tion in their endeavour to

prevent accidents and drunkendriving. Majority of the rules aredevised to keep a check on smalland medium level bars andrestaurants and not star hotels.But we still object to rules likecancellation of licenses.

PICS: N SHIVA KUMAR

PIC: SRINIVAS SETTY


U Srinivas [email protected]

T-TDP leaders M Narasimuluand Erraballi Dayakar alongwith 100 TDP workers were

today arrested as they threatened tocommit suicide for the sake ofTelangana at the Telangana mar-tyrs’ memorial before the Asse mbly.

Brandishing a rope Narasim -ulu invited the TRS leader KChandrasekhar to join him incommitting suicide for the causeof T State. The TDP team ridiculedKCR for trying to appropriate theT State issue is if only he cared. "Iam ready to hang myself, If youhave guts please come to sacri-fice, KCR,” Narasimulu declaredamid hooting and howling fromTDP workers.

Addressing the gatheringNara simulu and Teegala KrishnaReddy said KCR was like the for-mer chief minister Chenna Reddywho became chief minister twiceusing the Telangana issue.

Narsimulu charged KCR withtrading in Polavaram and ofamassing huge sums of money. Hewarned people that Telangana willnot be a reality if people left it to

KCR. He said the TRS leader hadbargained with PM and Sonia forPolavaram and “sold the interestsof Telanagna.”

On the other hand, the policewere expecting some Telanganaactivists to troop in at the Gun Parkwhere the TDP leaders were creat-

ing chaos. But after seeing thepolice arresting Narsimula andDayakar under preventive mea-sures for maintaining law andorder in front of the Assembly, theydesisted. They demanded that KCRshould have taken an all-partyteam to the prime minister for

negotiating Telang ana instead oftrying to work out solo.

On the other hand, someTelangana MLAs criticised the actof T-TDP leaders as slavery ofChandrababu Naidu and theywere not serious about Telangana.

They said that they are not both-ered about the allegations of the T-TDP leaders.

KCR was at his residence inBanjara Hills after a long gap. Hecame from his farmhouse that is onthe outskirts. KCR has been sile ntsince two weeks. He paid scantattention to the TDP challenge.

Suicide threat leads to arrestsPICS: N SHIVA KUMAR

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Christmas is around the cornerand everyone is knee deep inChristmas celebrations. And

no Christmas is complete withoutcarol singing. Carols were first sungin Europe thousands of years ago,but these were not sung for justChristmas. They were pagan songs,sung at the Winter Solstice celebra-tions as people danced round stonecircles. The word Carol actuallymeans a dance or a song of praiseand joy. Carols used to be writtenand sung during all four seasons, butonly the tradition of singing them atChristmas has really survived.

There are old and new carolsinging groups in the city. TheTabernacles, a well known gospelsinging group in the Twin Cities arethe oldest carol group in the city. Thisyear they had their 44th AnnualChristmas Concert at Rail Kalarang,Bhoiguda, Secunderabad on the22nd of this month. The ConductorMr. Kenneth V Gibson lead the group

and presented Western Classical car-ols from Mozart, Beethoven, Haydnand other contemporary Christmascarols.

Ms Rhoda Vijaya, Secretary ofThe Tabernacles said that every year

The Tabernacles donated the pro-ceeds of the concert to a charity. Thisyear too the proceeds/donationsreceived went towards the cancerpatients of ‘Pain Relief & PalliativeCare Society’. Frederick Michael,

Convener, The Tabernacles said “Ourcarol singing for this Christmas hascome to an end and we are all set forthe midnight prayers and to cele-brate the Christmas”. EbenzerDevaraj, Director of Youth for Christsaid, “Every year we wait for the holymonth of December. We had alreadysung at more than hundred house-holds in Twin Cities. St Thomas SPGhad concluded their carol singing onDecember 22. Our group consists ofyoungsters between the age group12-15 years. Our carols are sung inEnglish and Tamil.” Carol singingmight have come to an end but thereare a lot of other festivities to lookforward to.

Sana [email protected]

Heal a Child Foundation,organised the Rock andRoll Retro Evening at

HICC last night. AsmitaMarwah, Elahe Heptollah, AnilKumar and his wife Seemaamong others were seen com-ing together for a good cause.However, it was the ‘other peo-ple’ who seemed to steal thelimelight this time. No, we arenot talking about someonenew gracing the P3 circuit, butmore so about the rock bandfrom Mumbai called ‘TheOther People’.

The event organised by Heala Child Foundation in collabo-ration with X travel was anattempt at raising funds to aidfinancially unprivileged familieswhose children require Inte -nsive Care Support. The founda-tion provides monetary help toall children with any emergencyhealth condition, with a specialfocus on new-born babies andthe girl child.

“I am so grateful to havebeen a part of this venture. I amglad that I have been able to domy bit. At the end of the day, its afulfilling experience”, said Elahe,a film maker and one of thetrustees of the foundation.

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They say don’t judge a book by its cover andit holds true in the case of Pragati Tiffincenter. It might not be located in an up-

market area or look very classy but serves one ofthe best dosas in the city. Situated on the foot-path just opposite to Pragati Degree College inKoti it is famous for its huge variety of dosas.They start making dosas from morning 7 am andgo on till late evening. They serve unimaginablevarieties of vegetarian dosas in a plethora ofinnovative combinations. All are served with thestandard coconut chutney and distinctivelyflavoured, spicy sambar.

Beside the dosas their menu includes idli,vada, upma, uttapam and you can finish off your

meal with sugarcane juice. The centre’s most pop-ular choices are it’s butter dosa and butter paneerdosa. Their generous serving of butter is definitelynot for the diet conscious people. The paneer dosa

is simply deli-cious, priced at anaffordable rate of Rs 25. One dosa here is enoughto satiate even your appetite for lunch.

Swetha Agarwal, a food enthusiast says, “ I amregular customer here, I complete my morningwalk with a plate of paneer dosa or a bowl of idlisambar from Pragati.”

The tiffin center owner, Kommariah says, “ It’sbeen more than 10 years since we have beenserving the citizens of Hyderabad. We have cus-tomers range from IAS officers to business manto college going students. Sundays are the busi-est days for us.” A brilliant blend of flavours,colours, seasoning, fragrance, taste, and visualappeal, these special dosas are very unique. At avery affordable rate, Pragati Tiffin center breaksthe usual masala dosa monotone.

Carols herald festivities

Shaking a leg for a cause

Pragati: An everyday dosa festFOODTREETS

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Astudent of St. Mary’sHyderabad, Armaan Farid isa true blue Hyderabadi who

believes in luck and hard work. Atthe age of 18, this youth author isall set to make his mark in the liter-

ary world.Three years in the making

‘Stories from the Heart of aDreamer’ is finally ready to tell atale. Armaan talks about his bookof dreams with us in a tête-à-tête.Where did the idea to write anovel come from?

I have a crazy passion forEnglish and have always beenamazed by the power of words.How would you describe stories?

Stories from the Heart of aDreamer has seven stories rangingfrom a multitude of genresWhat inspires you?

Music has always been myinspiration. More than anything oranyone music has been my source

of energy and motivation.Any writers that you particularlyadmire?

John Osborne, he has been agreat source of inspiration. As a first-time author what werethe challenges that you faced?

As a first-time writer and con-sidering my age I did face a fewproblems. At the beginning I didnot find any publishers. But I didnot give up hope and chased mydreams and today I have APKPublishers who are publishing mybooks. However, I was most fearfulwhen my book was beingreviewed; that was indeed thescariest period but the result issomething I will cherish all my life.

A passionate writer on writing

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HYDERABAD: Event manage-ment industry is growing by leapsand bounds in the City. Be it theengagement function of RamCharan Teja and Upasana or be ita corporate congregation in theHyderabad International Conv -ention Centre, it’s the event man-agers who design the virtualscreenplay to the minute detail.

Almost every business usesthe services of event manage-ment industry. The eventmanagement industry is seenas a sunrise industry in theservice sector.

Main reason for the growth inthe industry is sudden spurt inlive entertainment shows, corpo-rate events like product launchesand dealers meetings, exhibi-tions, conferences, and seminars.The market for event manage-ment in India is growing at 25 percent and will reach Rs 2,300 croreby 2012. As of now, it is a Rs 1,800-

crore market. It is also movingfrom unorganised frame work toan organised market, said RakhiKankaria, Director, RachnoutsavEvents. The event market size inHyderabad is estimated to bearound Rs. 250 crore to 300 crore.

Talking about the industrychallenges, she said that industrywas not getting trained manpower. Education is unable toprovide the quality humanresources for the event manage-ment industry.

English language skills,practical exposure and industryknowledge are lacking in themanpower. “To fulfil the needand to address this issue, we aregoing to start a professionalinstitute with three courses onevent management and wed-ding planning.”

Event management is notjust a few days’ business. It isspread throughout the yearwith the corporate events.Indian marriages are quitelong. They start from wedding

card and ends with first night.Sometimes, this all may takeup to six months, sagai sebadhai tak.

On the difference betweenmiddleclass wedding and highprofile wedding, she said, “Wetake care of every detail fromcard design to delivery, logisticsfor the invitees in high profilewedding. This all comes in apackage. With the middleclassmarriages, we promise thateverything goes smoothly at thevenue. The card distributionand all other events have to betake care by the customer itself.Middleclass wedding holds 27per cent share of the total wed-ding turnover.”

Technology is the key forwedding planning — LED dis-plays to Mehndi functions andwebcasting solutions for the mar-riages to enable guests and par-ents from different parts of theworld to watch the event. “Thecorporate events generatearound 70 per cent of theturnover, and the rest 30 per centis generated by wedding plan-ning. However, weddings are big-ger in volumes,” she said.

HYDERABAD: India will be a developednation by 2050. Its growth is driven byenergy. If India has to become a devel-oped state, it has to increase its per capitaelectricity consumption manifold. At leastsix to eight times more energy than what itconsumes now. That is from 1,80,000 MWto one million MW, said R Chidambaram,principal scientific adviser to the Centredelivering the Yarlagadda Sreeramulueighth endowment lecture on ‘India’sTechnology Needs: Nuclear to Rural’ hereon Friday.

“According to the United Nations, theHuman Development Index (HDI) is a rel-ative measure of life expectancy, adult lit-eracy, and per capita gross national prod-uct. In my opinion, per capita grossnational product and life expectancy canbe replaced by per capita electricity con-sumption. If we produce more energy,more goods will be produced. The energywill not only help industries and urbanconsumption but also improve the vil-lages to a great extent by providing betterhealth care, better water supply and sani-tation which in turn increase lifeexpectancy. Gender equality and reduc-tion of infant mortality rate can only beachieved by female literacy,” Chidam -baram envisioned.

India needs all kind of energies.Developed countries can have a relaxedview on establishing nuclear powerplants. “But countries like India andChina, which have huge energy require-ments, have to develop their nuclear pro-

grammes rapidly. It can be the icing on thecake for the developed world, but for Indiait is bread and butter,” he added.

Talking about the Kudankulam planthe said, “It can produce 900 MW of elec-tricity which can be supplied to four mil-lion people in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.There should not be any worries on safety.There are16 such reactors operating with-in Russia and nine outside. Two such reac-tors recently began commercial opera-tions in China. The United Kingdom isdeveloping eight reactors. Abu Dhabi isalso developing nuclear reactors with thehelp of South Korea. India has an excellenttrack record with nuclear safety becauseof its trained operational engineers andthe strong regulations that are in placehere.” He was confident that theKudankulam nuclear plant will beginoperating soon.

Event management industryset to grow to `2,300cr

Rakhi Kankaria

Per capita power use togrow to a million MW

R Chidambaram

KOLKATA: Polaris India, themulti-terrain vehicles major,plans to launch electric cars inthe country after solving issueslike infrastructure.

The company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PolarisIndustries Inc, is eyeing to clock atotal of Rs.5 billion revenue by2016 from the Indian market.

Once we launch the electriccars, then we will decide whetherit will be on the road or off-roadvehicle. The products are readyfor the international market.Issues like infrastructure, batteryand other problems are there,?Polaris India managing directorPankaj Dubey told reporters hereSaturday.

The auto major has electriccars - Gem and Breeze - for theUS and European markets.

Dubey was in the city for thelaunch of the company’s all-ter-rain-vehicles (ATVs).

The company is looking ataround 50 percent of its rev-enue from the utility car seg-ment used in mining andindustrial purposes.

Polaris plansto launchelectric cars

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560 Indian Odissidancers performto try and getinto theGuinness Bookof World Recordsduring theinauguration ofthe InternationalOdissi dancefestival inBhubaneswar onFriday

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POISED FOR A RECORD

The army will support the demo-cratic process in the country,

assured army chief General AshfaqParvez Kayani as he dispelled specu-lations of any kind of militarytakeover a day after Prime MinisterYousuf Raza Gilani had insisted thatso conspiracies were being hatched tooust the electedgovernment.

GeneralKayani reiteratedthat the army hadand would con-tinue to supportthe democraticprocess “The army is(aware) of its consti-tutional obligationsand responsibili-ties,” a statementon Friday quotedKayani .

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011 9Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCEONE DEAD, 200 DRIVERSTRAPPED IN CAR CRASHATHENS : One motorist was killed whilearound 200 other drivers were trapped forhours in a multiple car crash during a heavysnowstorm in Greece, officials said.Due to the icy roads, a truck tipped over on anational road near Kozani city in northernGreece Friday, causing a multiple car crashand blocking the highway for hours, Xinhuareported.

UN CHIEF CONDEMNS KILLINGOF WORKERS IN SOMALIA

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemnedthe killing of two World Food Programme(WFP) officials and a member of a partnerorganisation in Somalia.A gunfire attackwhich killed the three people took place inMataban town of Hiiran province. The workerswere monitoring food distribution in campsfor internally displaced persons in the area.

AMATEUR BULL FIGHTFESTIVAL OPENS IN COLOMBIABOGOTA: A six-day amateur bull fight fes-tival described by locals as an “explosive andsometimes lethal mixture of alcohol, drugs,music, violence and machismo” has opened inColombia.The festival commonly known as‘Corralejas’ opened in the state of Sucre.Everyyear, hundreds of amateur bull fighters risktheir lives jumping into an arena to taunt bullsweighing over 450 kg.

RUSSIAN SATELLITE CRASHESSHORTLY AFTER LAUNCHMOSCOW : A Russian communicationsatellite Soyuz-2 crashed on Friday shortlyafter being launched in northern Russia, RIANovosti reported.A Meridian satellite launchedfrom the Plesetsk space centre in northernRussia on board a Soyuz-2 carrier rocket,crashed near the Siberian city of Tobolsk min-utes after liftoff, said a Russian defence min-istry source.

Supporters of the Mouvement du 23 Juinparty demonstrate in Dakar, Senegal AFP

Elephants dressed in Santa costumes performfor students in Thailand AFP

Al-Qaida behind Damascus blasts?A picture released by the SANA shows government supporters in a demonstration to denounce the suicide bombings AFP

Aftershocks rattled New Zealand’sChristchurch on Saturday, a day aftertwo quakes sent terrified people flee-

ing into the streets, 10 months on from adevastating quake that claimed 181 lives.

The strongest aftershock, a shallow 5.1magnitude tremor, struck early Saturday6:37 am local time, just 21 kilometres (13miles) from the earthquake-devastated city.

It was part of a swarm of 25 earthquakesof magnitude 3.0 or stronger to shake the

already fragile city overnight, and sets up atense Christmas period for Christchurchresidents. Two shallow quakes of magnitude5.8 and 5.9 and a series of aftershocks struckon Friday as malls were packed with after-noon Christmas shoppers, sending stocktumbling from the shelves and turning thefestive mood to panic.

The quakes, which temporarily closedthe international airport and disruptedcommunications, were the latest in a seriesthat began 15 months ago and havedestroyed much of the inner-city.

Local news media reported people flee-ing in fear as the quake and a first wave ofaftershocks rattled the city, leading to lique-faction and flooding in some suburbs worsthit by previous earthquakes.

“You can’t underestimate the ongoingstress this has created for people,”Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said, whilePrime Minister John Key described theimpact as ‘frightening and disheartening’for the beleaguered residents.

Two huge explosions tore throughthe Syrian capital Damascus, leav-ing dozens dead and up to 100wounded in an attack which offi-

cials and state television blamed on al-Qaida suicide bombers.

Opposition activists however pointedthe finger at the regime of Bashar al-Assad,accusing it of plotting the blasts to rein-force its narrative that, rather thanprotesters seeking democratic reform, thenine-month uprising is being driven byIslamists bent on chaos.

The car bombs were detonated shortlyafter the arrival of Arab League observersin Damascus to monitor the regime’spromise to end its bloody crackdown onthe protest movement. It is the first timelarge bombs have been detonated in thecapital since the revolt began in March.

Officials said around 40 people, mostlycivilians, were killed. “We said it from thebeginning, this is terrorism. They arekilling the army and civilians,” said the

deputy foreign minister, Faysal Mekdad.But opponents of the regime were

quick to question this. Omar Idilbi, amember of the opposition group theSyrian National Council, described theexplosions as ‘very mysterious’ becausethey happened in heavily guarded areasdifficult to reach by car.

“The presence of the Arab Leagueadvance team of observers pushed theregime to give this story in order to scarethe committee from moving aroundSyria,” he told the Associated Press.

It was also “an attempt to make theArab League and international publicopinion believe that Syria is being subject-ed to acts of terrorism by members of al-Qaida,” he said.

The blasts appear to have caused sig-nificant damage to two security buildings,the state security directorate and a branchof military intelligence, in the heart ofDamascus, where an advance party of 13Arab League observers arrived on

Thursday. State TV showed scenes of muti-lated bodies, burnt-out cars and damagedbuildings in the upmarket district of KfarSousa.

Syrian officials have insisted for manymonths that al-Qaida inspired groups areconducting sectarian attacks on membersof the country’s ruling Allawite sect andother minorities. State media commenta-tors repeated that line, while broadeningthe list of potential culprits for the bomb-ing to include Israel and the US.

Ahead of the Arab League delegation’sarrival, Syrian foreign minister WalidMuallem predicted that the regime’sclaims would be vindicated.

“There are many countries in the worldwho don’t wish to admit the presence ofterrorist armed groups in Syria,” he said ata press conference. “They will come andsee that they are present.”

State media had warned earlier thisweek that Syria had received informationfrom Lebanon about an imminent attack.

Pak General Kayanidispels stories ofmilitary coup

Christmas Eve aftershocksrattle New Zealand

Residents free a trapped car after theDecember 23 quake in Christchurch AFP

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201110The games people playPlaying Field

Arsene Wenger willspend the next weekmulling over whetherto try to get back

Thierry Henry to Arsenal, butinsists he has yet to make anenquiry, reported Skysports.

Henry, during his eight-yearcareer at Arsenal, netted a clubrecord 226 goals before leavingfor Barcelona in 2007.

The French striker has spentthe past 18 months with NewYork Red Bulls, but recentlytrained with the Gunners fol-lowing the end of the MajorLeague Soccer season.

The 34-year-old also had astatue of him unveiled at theEmirates Stadium and there hasbeen talks of a short-termreturn to the Premier Leagueclub.

“Short-term is ideal for us,

but I haven’t made any enquiryyet. Thierry is not here at themoment. It has never come up

in conversation!” ArseneWenger was quoted as saying.

Wenger will see his attack-

ing options depleted in the NewYear when Marouane Chamakhand Gervinho head off to partic-ipate in the African Cup ofNations.

The Gunners boss admitssigning Henry on a two-monthloan deal could be the idealoption to provide cover for lead-ing scorer Robin van Persie.

However, Wenger has yet tomake a decision on Henry andwill use the Christmas period tomull over the merits of seeingthe forward back in an Arsenalshirt.

“That’s why I haveChristmas Day off - I have tothink about that,” said Wenger.

“The first of January is thevital date for us. We have sevendays to make decisions and Iwill make a decision in the nextseven days on players.”

LONDON: Chelsea havebegun talks with Bolton over apossible move for Englandinternational defender GaryCahill, it was confirmed onFriday.

Cahill is out of contract atthe end of the season andWanderers must sell the playerin the January transfer windowor risk allowing the 26-year-oldto leave for free in the summer.

Chelsea manager AndreVillas-Boas indicated theLondoners were interested inCahill earlier this week and

Bolton confirmed on Friday thattalks were now under way.

“Regarding Gary Cahill,there has been dialoguebetween ourselves and Chelsea.He is a top player and is fully

focused on Bolton,” a briefstatement on Bolton’s Twitterpage read.

Bolton manager OwenCoyle also confirmed thatanother Premier League sidewere in the hunt for Cahill. BothTottenham and Arsenal havebeen linked with the player inthe past. “There’s nothingsigned and sealed at themoment but it’s fair to say therehas been dialogue here andthere,” Coyle said.

“I think it’s fair to say there’sinterest in Gary and there will be

and that doesn’t surprise me.“I know that Andre is an

admirer of Gary because he’s aterrific player so if there’s busi-ness to be done it will be done inthe right manner for the footballclub and for Gary.

“I’ve got to be upfront andtell you as I always do but that’sthe situation, and Gary knowsas well that there are two hugegames before January 1st beforeanything could happen.

“I’ve said from day one, GaryCahill could play for anybody.”

EVENING STANDARD

TITBITS

DIOUF SIGNS DONCASTER DEALLONDON: Senegal international El-HadjiDiouf signed a new 18-month deal with strug-gling Doncaster Rovers on Friday despite theclub staring at relegation into the third tier ofEnglish football. The 30-year-old Diouf, whowas released by Blackburn last season, origi-nally joined Rovers on a three-month deal atthe end of October. But he will now stay atthe Yorkshire club, who are second from bot-tom of the Championship, until the end ofnext season. “He’s probably the best signingthis club has ever made,” Rovers managerDean Saunders told the BBC. “The way every-body has taken to him here, I think he’shappy.”

VAN DER VAART’S INJURYWORSENS SPURS CRISIS LONDON: Tottenham’s injury crisis deep-ened on Thursday night with the news Rafaelvan der Vaart is likely to miss the club’s nextthree games with a hamstring injury. Van der Vaart has played a key part inTottenham’s impressive form recently, butstruggled to make an impact in the 1-1 drawagainst Chelsea and had to come off at half-time after complaining of a hamstring injury.It is not the first time the Dutchman has spenta spell on the sidelines due to a hamstringcomplaint, and he is now doubtful for theupcoming games against Norwich, Swanseaand West Brom, manager Harry Redknappconfirmed after the game, and he said: “I’dthink he would be out for the festive period.”

BARCELONA, MADRID DUEFOR LAST EIGHT SHOWDOWNMADRID: Holders Real Madrid andBarcelona are in line to meet in the quarter-finals of the Spanish Copa del Rey, if both canwin their next round ties, following Friday’sdraw. After both giants brushed aside third-tier opposition in the last 32 in midweek, thedraw for the last 16 pitted Madrid againstMalaga, and Barcelona against Osasuna. Ifthey come through these two-legged ties inearly January then there will be another two-legged Clasico to look forward to later nextmonth. The draw has been made all the waythrough to the semi-finals, with Valencia,Sevilla, Levante and Alcorcon all in the samehalf of the draw as the two juggernauts.

Wenger to spend X’masweighing Henry comeback

MANCHESTER: EvergreenRyan Giggs will shortly discusshis Old Trafford future withManchester United boss SirAlex Ferguson, buoyed by stilldelivering high standard per-formances at the age of 38.

Ferguson described theWelshman’s contribution toUnited’s 5-0 win at Fulham inmidweek as “incredible”, and italso featured the midfielder’sfirst Premier League goal of theseason.

That extended his record ofscoring in every campaignsince the inception of thePremier League in 1992.

“It’s almost that time whenI’ll sit down with the managerand see what his plans are forthe future and I’ll see how I’mfeeling,” Giggs toldmanutd.com

“At the moment I feel reallygood and I’m enjoying thingsmore than ever, so we’ll justhave to wait and see.” AFP

Giggs to discussfuture with FergieFerguson called Welshman’s contribution toMan Utd’s 5-0 win against Fulham incredible

Chelsea in talks with Bolton for Cahill

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201111The games people playPlaying Field

MELBOURNE: Australia lookset to go in against India with arevamped top order for theBoxing Day Test, with openerEd Cowan Saturday named tothe team alongside big-hitterDavid Warner and ShaunMarsh.

In-form newcomer Cowanwas one of three additions to a13-man Australian squadnamed last week for theMelbourne Cricket GroundTest beginning Monday, afterbatsmen Phillip Hughes andUsman Khawaja were dumped.

The two other additions --Marsh and bowler BenHilfenhaus — also made thefinal eleven but all-rounderDan Christian failed to makethe cut.

"I'm confident we've gotthe best eleven to win this Testmatch in these conditions,"skipper Michael Clarke said.

"I can use Michael Hussey,Ricky Ponting and myself tobowl a few overs. David Warnercan bowl a few legspinners. Ifeel we've got the right elevento give ourselves a chance ofwinning this Test match.

"Dan Christian offers a lotwith both bat and ball butunfortunately for him rightnow we can't fit him into theeleven."

Clarke backed the selectionof Hilfenhaus to spearheadAustralia's pace attack.

"His control, he's a verygood new ball bowler. He canbowl long spells. He's had suc-cess against India as well.

There's a few reasons wedecided to go with Hilfy," hesaid.

Australia, fresh from ahumiliating defeat to lowlyNew Zealand in Hobart thismonth, will be missing all-rounder Shane Watson who isinjured (hamstring/calf) whilefast bowler Ryan Harris wasnot named in the squad.

Coach Mickey Arthur saidHarris and Christian would"stay around the group" untiltheir Twenty20 Big BashLeague commitments took

them away later in the week."And Shane Watson will

also be with the group inMelbourne in order to buildworkloads and hopefully be fitfor consideration for selectionfor upcoming Test matches,"Arthur said.

India, ranked two placesabove Australia at second inTest cricket, are aiming to wintheir first series Down Underafter failing in nine previoustours over 64 years.

Their batting line-upboasts two of Test cricket's

greatest run scorers -- SachinTendulkar (15,183) and RahulDravid (13,094), withTendulkar bidding for his100th international century onthe Australian tour.

The Australian team is intransition with several inexpe-rienced players alongsideRicky Ponting, 37, and MikeHussey, 36.

Warner has just two Testsunder his belt while Marsh,who has suffered back trouble,has three.

Clarke said he was confidentMarsh was fit to play despite hisback problems.

"His back is fine," he said."He's taken it easy yesterdayand today to make sure he'sfully recovered and ready to gocome Boxing Day.

"I'd imagine you'll seeShaun out here tomorrow fac-ing some bowlers or at leasthaving some throwdowns. He's100 percent ready to go."

It is hoped that right-hand-ed Cowan will add some ballastto the top order. The 29-year-oldhit 109 for the Chairman's XIagainst India along with twocenturies in this season'sdomestic Sheffield Shield andone for Australia A against thetouring New Zealanders.

Australia: Michael Clarke(capt), Brad Haddin, Ed Cowan,Ben Hilfenhaus, MichaelHussey, Nathan Lyon, ShaunMarsh, James Pattinson, RickyPonting, Peter Siddle, DavidWarner, Mitchell Starc (12thman). AFP

MELBOURNE:Last BoxingDay, the biggest day onAustralia's cricket calendar,Andrew Strauss sent theAustralians in on a pitch witha little bit of juice in it. Theydidn't last 50 overs. ChrisTremlett and James Andersonskittled the Australians for 98.They never recovered,England secured the Asheswith that victory, and theArgus review was commis-sioned in the weeks that fol-lowed.

Fast forward 12 monthsand the Australians have beenbowled out for 47 in aninnings against South Africa.They have lost a Test to NewZealand in challenging condi-tions at Bellerive Oval. Theirbatsmen continue to fail. OnlyDavid Warner and ShaunMarsh, the two newest mem-bers of the top order, haveaveraged more than 40 in the

past year.And now they are back at

the MCG. It is still the biggestday on Australia's cricket cal-endar. They are still strugglingagainst the moving ball, thereason behind their battingcamp over the past few days.Zaheer Khan and IshantSharma are skilled movers ofthe ball in the air and off thepitch. But the captain Michael

Clarke still believes his bats-men should play their naturalgame, even if they are sent inunder cloudy skies.

"I think it's important if webat first that we play our natu-ral game," Clarke said. "I thinkyou have the confidence toback your own ability. We'vedone plenty of work so it's notfrom lack of training ... Ourpreparation has been spot on.Now it's about getting outthere and enjoying everyminute of it. I have no con-cerns if we bat first on thatwicket and there's a bit ofmovement. I'm confidentwe're ready for it.

"I make no bones about it,we've had extra time as a bat-ting unit because we knowwe've got to get better at fac-ing the new ball if there's a bitin the wicket. We want toimprove.”

ESPNCRICINFO

Batsmen ready, says Clarke

Ed to open for Oz

Bhajji batsfor SachinKOLKATA: Discarded Indianoff-spinner Harbhajan Singhon Friday exuded confidencethat master batsman SachinTendulkar will complete a cen-tury of international hundredsin the Boxing Day Test atAustralia's Melbourne CricketGround (MCG).

"I am confident he will gethis century of internationalhundreds in the first Test matchof (India's) tour to Australia.That will be a proud momentfor all of us," Harbhajan said ata function here.

Dallas readyto rumble

LOS ANGELES: The much-anticipat-ed NBA season is in our midst and inthe short build up to a rushed seasonmany faces have switched teamsincluding those on the reigning cham-pion Dallas Mavericks.

"I think our goal cannot be to be thebest team right now," Germany's DirkNowitzki said. "Our goal is to get betterand also better game to game.Hopefully by April, May and June wecan be back to where we were last year."

After almost having to cancel theseason, the league and players unionagreed on a last-minute collective-bar-gaining deal which resulted in anabbreviated 66-game schedule, begin-ning Christmas Day.

Because of the lockout teams havehad a little more than two weeks andjust two exhibition games to get ready.

"We weren't really blessed with thatmuch time to do it any different unlessyou wanted less games, so it kind of iswhat it is," said Los Angeles Clippersnew guard Chauncey Billups.

"The good thing about it is we're notthe only team that's dealing with it;everybody is. All the things we're com-plaining about, they're dealing with ittoo."

Dallas caught fire last year and beatthe Miami Heat for the NBA title butthey have a big hole to fill with the lossof Tyson Chandler and Jose Barea.

Fortunately their core playersremain the same and will be pleased toaccept their championship rings infront of the Heat at home in one of fivegames on opening day.

That's why Dallas is one of fiveteams, including the Chicago Bulls, theHeat, Memphis Grizzlies andOklahoma City, who have the bestchance at winning the title.

Not included in that list for the firsttime in several years is the Los AngelesLakers who actually helped strengthenthe Mavericks by giving them LamarOdom in a panicked trade after theleague nixed the Chris Paul deal to theLakers.

The trade was heavily criticized byLakers star Kobe Bryant who shouldhave more to say when Los Angelesfaces the Mavericks for the first timethis season on January 16.Without leg-endary coach Phil Jackson, the often-injured Andrew Bynum suspended forthe first four games of the season, andBryant suffering a right wrist injurybefore the season has even begun, itseems the only way the Lakers can go isdown. AFP

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 12

NATHAN LYONAge: 24 years 31daysRole: Right-handbat, Bowling style Right-arm offbreakTests: 7Wickets: 22Best figures:5/34 (innings),7/88 (match)Average: 24.59Economy: 3.07

MICHAEL HUSSEYAge: 36 years

208 daysRole: Middle-order

batsmanLeft-hand bat

Tests: 66Runs: 5196

HS: 195Average: 50.44

100s: 1550s: 26

BRAD HADDINAge: 34 years

59 daysRole: W. keeper

batsmanTests: 39

Runs: 2171HS: 169

Average: 36.18100s: 350s: 10

PETER SIDDLEAge: 27 years

26 daysRole: Bowler

Right-hand batRight-arm fast-medium

Tests: 27Wickets: 91

Best figures: 6/54(innings), 7/113

(match)Average: 31.36Economy: 3.04

BEN HILFENHAUSAge: 28 years

281 daysRole: Bowler

Right-hand batRight-arm fast-medium

Tests: 17Wickets: 55

Best figures: 4/57(innings), 5/70 (match)

Average: 34.65Economy: 3.02

MITCHELL STARCAge: 21 years

325 daysRole: BowlerLeft-hand bat

Left-arm fast-mediumTests: 2

Wickets: 4Best figures: 2/30

(innings), 2/77 (match)Average: 50.00Economy: 3.57

RICKY PONTING Age: 37 years2 daysRole: Top-orderbatsmanRight-hand batTests: 158Runs: 12656HS: 257Average: 52.29100s: 3950s: 58

Aussies, when they take us onat the Boxing Day Test, will be trying to prove

they aren’t ‘down and under’ yet

SHAUN MARSHAge: 28 years165 daysRole: Top-orderbatsman, Left-handbat, Slow left-arm orthodox bowlingTests: 3Runs: 284HS: 141Average: 56.80100s: 150s: 1

MICHAEL CLARKE (C)Age:

Role: Middle-orderbatsman, Right-hand

bat, Slow left-arm orthodox bowling

Tests: 76Runs: 5283

HS: 168Average: 46.34

100s: 1750s: 21

DAVID WARNERAge: 25 years

55 daysRole: Opening bats-man, Left-hand bat,Legbreak bowling

Tests: 2Runs: 153HS: 123

Average: 76.50100s: 150s: 0

JAMES PATTINSONAge:

21 years 232 days

Role: Bowler,Left-hand bat, Right-arm fast

medium bowlingTests: 2

Wickets: 14Best figures:

5/27 (innings),8/105 (match)

Average: 14.00Economy: 3.22

REDEMPTIONSEEKERS OF

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 13Test Debuts

ED COWANAge: 29 years

188 daysRole: Opening

batsman, Left-handbat, Legbreak bowling

DANIEL CHRISTIANAge: 28 years

231 daysRole: Allrounder,Right-hand bat,

Right-arm fast-medium

TALK BACKORR accidentsThough I sympathise with the parents ofthose kids who died in Outer Ring Roadaccidents, the equal share of blame theyshare cannot be ignored. Theyoungsters are pampered withmoney and vehicles andallowed to follow a luxuriouslifestyle but are not taught thebasic responsibilities they mustfulfil — for themselves and oth-ers. Why do parents buy all thosepowerful vehicles for their kidsknowing well ahead that they will be usedonly for dangerous reckless driving? A littleprudence can avoid disasters.

Alam HussainHakimpet

Check autorickshawsThe traffic police have been launching sev-eral initiatives to promote road safety but

one thing that goes unchecked inthe city is the exto rtion by autodrivers. They refuse to go by meteror use tampered meters. Theyrefuse to take passengers forshort distances, especially withinminimum charge, unless a muchhigher amount is assured. Manyof them have also scratched

out the details of police helplinesthat have to be mandatorily carried whereit’s visible to the passenger. The copsshould address basic issues the commonman the most. Vasundhara Vijay

Yousufguda

Idiotic directiveBy issuing a directive to the bars holdingthem responsible for drunk driving of theircustomers, the city cops have added anoth-er feather to the cap of theirincompetence. What willcome next, prosecution of par-ents for children bunkingclasses? The police should stickto their job of cracking downon law breakers rather than goaround terrorising businessmen who shellout lakhs for liquor permits. Irresponsibleindividuals must be made to pay for theirviolation. The police need to understandthat these initiatives will do more harmthan good. Robert Samuel

Trimulgherry

Arrogance of policeHow can the police come out with suchinstructions to bar owners, holding themresponsible for drunk driving by their cus-

tomers? Already the cops are col-lecting enough bribes from themunder one pretext or the other.This new rule will only addanother tool to extort money.Moreover, there is every likeli-

hood of business rivals taking advantage ofthis rule to destroy the business of theircompetitors. I think the good publicity fortheir campaign against drunk driving hasgone to their heads and they are acting likethis.

ShivaprasadRahematnagar

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201114Fair, free and forthrightComment

I’ve got some really cranky neighbours.The family, living across the road in a tinycottage-like home, looks picture-perfect— but only from a distance. I can hear

the couple’s roaring fights every other day.The lady of the house is grumpy all the time,although I get to see little of her. When shewalks outside the main door to dump thewaste in the trash can, she’s always angryabout something. The husband hardly eversmiles, too — even when he’s taking his sonto the club for a game of badminton onSunday mornings.

But in winter, as the nip in the air becomesstronger and one can feel the cheer ofChristmas, Mr and Mrs Grumpy transforminto Mr and Mrs Smiley. They smile at us,their neighbours, who they ignore or lookthrough the rest of the year. What’s more,they even send across a Santa Claus-size bagof goodies with kalkals, sweets, fried yum-mies and homemade cake.

They’re Christians and this is a wonderfultime of the year for them. But across thestreet, in a three-storeyed Gujarati home inthe corner, there’s caroling and the sounds ofmerrymaking almost every evening leadingup to Christmas. They’re Hindus but theylove this festival and their kids insisted ondecorating a tree and celebrating. So theydid, in style.

I know that sentiment all too well. After all,my own excitement for Christmas comesfrom my schooldays when we sang carols,decorated a Christmas tree, exchanged gifts,put up a skit about Jesus and felt emotionalon Christmas Day. It was one of the biggestparties before we closed for winter vacationto reopen in a brand new year.

It’s tough to escape the Christmas moodwherever one turns. My sister turned up inChristmas colours a few days ago for anoffice party, where they would exchange gifts

in the Secret Santa game. Every person in theoffice, irrespective of faith, participates inthe game and there’s fun, laughter, cheer andlove. This probably was what Christmas wasmeant to be.

Festivals, especially in urban India, haveincreasingly evolved as one-India celebra-tions. People of all faiths participate inGanesh Chaturthi puja, Id celebrations andChristmas. It might be the best way to survivea culturally diverse and demanding society —to open our hearts and accept the happy andbright.

Cultural oneness is also the answer to allthose who are trying to polarise society. Theseindividual acts of faith have begun to mattermore than the attempts of those with a funda-

mentalist outlook to drive home the pointthat their faith is better.

With increasingly universal values, Indiansare less finicky about religious differencesand are beginning to realise that they can cre-ate a belief system that suits them by choos-ing the best from everything that’s available.It’s fusion at its very best.

The urban cultural potpourri is makingroom for more and more. Think Halloween,Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day. Whenthese western influences reach Indian shores,they mutate into local celebrations with thatunique Indian touch. The best part? No one’scomplaining as long as everyone’s having agood time.

Merry Christmas!

Soul CurrySumaa Tekur

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TESTING TIMES FORChiranjeevi

After waiting for aeons onthe fringes after the

merger of Praja Rajyamwith the Congress, actor-

turned-politician Chiranjeevihas got his first real taste of

power with his induction intothe party panel for co-ordina-tion with the government. The

megastar had to resort to somereallife drama before the latest

no-confidence motion to get his(and his followers’) support

recognised by the party. Atough task lies ahead of him in

getting the party-governmentact together before the by-polls

and uniting the State leadersfragmented by regional, politi-

cal and business interests. If hedoesn’t shine in this job, it is

only a matter of time before heis marginalised again and peo-

ple who support him shift toother camps. What the State

needs now is a statesmanpolitician with long-term vision,who can offer a way out of thepolitical and economic turmoil

that has dented the State’simage. Can Chiru vanquish vil-

lains and emerge victorious?Only time will tell.

WHY WE LOVE...Christmas

The spirit and the spirits arereasons to cheer as stree -ts, houses and shops are

bedecked for the arrival of SantaClaus with his bag of goodies. Theholiday feeling sets in and every-

one is in a benevolent mo od,ready to give and forgive — not

to forget the mouth-wa te r ing del-icacies. The biggest fans are chil-dren. The season also serves as a

gentle reminder to skeptics andan encouragement to optimists,

that one man can change heartsand make a difference.

With increasingly universal values, Indians

are less finicky aboutreligious differences andare beginning to realise

that they can create abelief system that suits

them by choosing thebest from everything

that’s available. It’sfusion at its very best

In our hyper-connected world, editors and jour-nalists are expected to be constantly wired-in tovarious news ‘aggregators’ online such as Twitter

and Facebook to receive and broadcast updatesand news. However, on such informal platforms,scribes who started accounts to air substantialopinions, have over time descended into airingpersonal views, rants and eventually, inane person-al information like needing a new toothbrush orthat their dog has constipation and even, constantself-promotion. With increasing followers, self-indulgence amongst news-people seems to be theorder of the day.

While the editors and reporters of national dailiesand magazines were once deeply admired for theirwork and retained a sense of esteem, today easyaccess on social sites has whittled down that per-sonal space and distance to the old adage of famil-iarity breeds contempt. The trend of dumping per-sonal information and rants on social media seemsto be more in vogue with Indian journalists thanthose abroad, who practice more restrainedengagement with the public. Anderson Cooper, arenowned journalist with CNN, for instance, active-ly promotes not revealing his private life andprefers to maintain his neutrality as a member ofthe media. His twitter profile demonstrates hisresolve, and he remains limited while replying totweets. There are exceptions of course, but mostjournalists abroad really keep it short, availing ofopportunities such as separating public and per-sonal posts on Facebook.

The highlight of my pastime following individualjournalists online came when an editor of a nation-al business paper arrived at our college for place-ment season. Amidst interviews, she proceeded topass snarky comments about the college, the stu-dents and also a long, ‘yaaawwn’. Perhaps it was adevil-may-care attitude being on the giving end, ormerely being unaware of the fact that several of ussubscribed to her were receiving real time updates.

Instances such as this can be viewed at as anexceptional ability to tweet about one’s dinnerplans, minor irritations with the neighbour nextdoor, what one is eating at dinner watching thefamily dog perform tricks and still managing to pullout the next day’s edition. However, what it reallydoes is to bring down the image of the fourth estatefurther. Perhaps, the principle of instant gratifica-tion through constant communication and onlineaddiction for ordinary mortals applies to journal-ists too. But vested with more societal responsibili-ties, it can’t become an excuse for the latter set. AsPrasanth Radhakrishnan, a sub-editor with a lead-ing national daily feels, it really boils down to theintended use of social media. If gaining perspectiveis the objective, then subscribing to wires, websitesand people who curate things of value for dissemi-nation is the better option. However, if the purposeis purely for the grapevine, then one tends to sub-scribe to individuals. With this, pruning yourTwitter and Facebook subscription lists shouldbecome an easier task!

The writer is a journalism graduate, currently inbetween jobs and likes cheesecake

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201115Fair, free and forthrightComment

Gen Why?Sharada Annamaraju

Have you done your Christmasshopping yet? Like mostmen, I normally leave it to

the last minute, with often dire con-sequences. My wife will not let meforget my all-time worst gifts:polyester pyjamas (yes, inexcusable,but I was in a rush, honest), slipperswith plastic beading (what's wrongwith that? A lot, apparently) and asaucepan (never again).

That was a premarital gift whichelicited the response: "Well, I sup-pose I could always take it with mewhen I leave you." The saucepan(and wife) are still with me 10 yearson. And so is the worst gift list,which returns to haunt me year afteryear, like an anti-festive refrain.

That is why I love Scrooge andabhor Christmas, a bogus Victorianinvention which is designed tomake us all spend money on uselessfripperies.

Shopping always fills me withexistential angst at the best of times.At the worst of times (Christmas) itis intolerable.

To buy too much or too little? DoI go for quality or quantity? Why

join the Gaderene rush to spend,spend, spend on presents whichcould easily be bought at vast dis-counts in the January sales?

Bah, humbug! Every year I make the same vow:

to buy my presents in January andrecycle them 11 months later. Everyyear I fail to honour it.

I suppose the easiest optionwould be not to exchange gifts atall. There is a lot to be said formiserliness. After years of profligacyand mortgaging ourselves to thehilt, surely we should be encour-aged to save. By earning money and

depositing it in a bank, Scrooge wasmaking credit available to otherswho genuinely needed it. As the oldjoke has it, the difference betweenmiserliness and philanthropy is thatthe philanthropist serves a favouredfew while the miser spreads hislargesse far and wide.

The problem is that if everyonebecame Scrooge-like, the economywould come to a shuddering halt.But I believe there is a halfwayScrooge house when it comes toYuletide: This year, for the first time,my wife and I both elected andbought each other cut-price gifts inadvance.

So I have bought her a yellowjumper and she has bought meleather gloves. How boring is that?

But thank God we have got it outof the way. It certainly takes thepressure off. So there will no maritaldisharmony or barely disguisedlooks of disappointment, aroundthe (plastic) Christmas tree.

I have also asked for socks fromthe in-laws. I'm not being ironic — Iwish. It just gets them and me offthe hook.

If you have left your Christmasshopping to the last minute, good/bad luck. To borrow Gregg Wallace'scatchphrase from Masterchef: Itdoesn't get tougher than this.

The Evening Standard

Note to scribes:Let’s not get personal online

Shopping and the existentialangst of the festive season

YuletiredSebastian Shakespeare

Urban sketchesViswaprasad Raju

Paradise Lost: Going insearch of our green past

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201118Realty Initiative

Osama [email protected]

There are very few housingoptions available for themiddle-class. With new

projects boasting of advancedfacilities being developed for theelite, the not so rich find it easierto acquire accommodation withthe government providing sub-sidised and cheap housing.Where does that leave the mid-dle-class?

Fortunately, there are nowaffordable options availablewithout the quality being com-promised. Rajiv Swagruha, anautonomous body from theGovernment of Andhra Pradeshhas built top-quality housingkeeping the urban middle-classin mind. Currently there areseven such projects inHyderabad.

The primary question thatarises is that why should oneinvest in Rajiv Swagruha overother equally good projects inthe city? Bharat Reddy, generalmanager (marketing) says, “Theflats here are priced 25 per cent

lesser than other commercialflats. We are reliable and providefacilities that can even put thebest flats to shame. But moreimportantly, as the land is pro-vided by the government, it is lit-igation free and follows all con-struction norms.”

The flats have a lung spaceof 65 per cent which gives amplearea for owners to move around.There are plenty of parksbetween blocks and 10 per centof the space is for commercialpurposes including a club house.The facilities include 24/7 back-up generator, solar water heat-ing, walking tracks, two lifts bothfor passenger and cargo, round-the-clock security, centralisedLPG gas, 24/7 municipal waterapart from a host of others.However, the highlight remainsthat the flats are far more afford-able here and rest assured, it is asecure investment.

Upon purchasing a flat here,housing loans are as easy as buy-ing a loaf of bread from thesupermarket. State Bank ofHyderabad and State Bank ofIndia have adopted these flats.

The interest rate too is 0.5 percent cheaper and there is a waiv-er on the transaction fee aswellThis by itself multiplies intofurther savings.

“Don’t believe us until yousee the flats because seeing isbelieving,” advises Bharat. It wasonly after Postnoon visited theSahabhavana Township inBandalaguda that we realisedwhat that meant.

The sheer size of the town-ship startled us. The four cate-gories of units- three bedroom,two-and-a-half bedroom, twobedroom and single bedroomswere rightly divided into blockswithin the compound. We werefortunate to look at all the modelflats are we are undeniablyimpressed. They were spaciousincluding the single bedroomflat.

The highest quality of fit-tings is used here from theJaguar toilet accessories to theKajaria anti-skid tiles. In fact, tomake it ‘earthquake proof’ theyused 14 per cent more steel. Thehighlight however is the sliding

glass doors to the enormous bal-cony. The senior citizen block isimpressive as well. It houses sin-gle bedroom units which havebeen made keeping theirrequirements in mind. Apartfrom the usual anti-skid tiles andthe handles to assist the old inthe toilets, they have a panicbutton strategically placedthroughout the flat in case thereis an emergency.

On the ground floor, there isa clinic with a nurse available24/7 and a pharmacy. They evenhave a beautiful park to whichonly the residents will haveaccess to.

Established in 2007, RajivSwagruha is a self-financed pro-ject that is demand driven. Itbuys land from the governmentat market price and does notspend much on advertisements.The flats range from Rs 6.5 lakhsto Rs 3.5 lakhs and some of theunits don’t have common walls.“At that price, anybody earningRs 6,000 to Rs 50,000 and abovecan afford a unit here,” concludes Bharat.

Afford a home and happinessHow many units were built inHyderabad? And how manydwellings are there in eachunit?

We have taken up five town-ships. In all, we proposed to build9,000 units and 5,000 are com-plete, two in advanced stage whichare 4,000 units.What is the investment andcost margin?

We don’t calculate in terms ofinvestment as it is a social initia-tive. The cost margin we realise isfive per cent. The total investmentinto the projects across the State isRs 1,300 crore.

The cost range of dwellings isRs. 6.3 lakh to Rs. 36 lakhs. Thereare no hidden costs like water,electricity, VAT, service tax, etc. Ourprice is inclusive of all. In ourtransactions, the buyer doesn’t feelcheated, as ours is a transparentcosting formula.How did the governmentrealize its investment?

There is no investment fromgovernment. We are taking loanfrom banks and then we are col-lecting money from buyers torepay to the banks. We are not intoreal estate business. Our intentionis to maintain that unit is afford-able to the middle income group.How many applicants with-drew?We have received 1.76 lakhs appli-cations out of which 21,000 havewithdrawn. They booked due tobusiness aspirations, as RajivSwagruha houses have 25 per centcost difference compared to openmarket. We are refunding theirdeposits of those who withdrew ininstalments. How many more units arethere in the pipeline? We are targeting 1.76 lakh houses.In the first phase, 16,000 housesare being built. As many as 6,000of t hem are independent houses,mostly in tier II and III cities.What is the patronage like inthe City and districts?

While the response is excellentin districts, it is picking up in theCity. Frequent agitations hamperedthe bookings. But we would becomfortable when we get 500bookings a month, while it is 200as of now.

A Saye [email protected]

HYDERABAD: ManagingDirector AP Rajiv SwagruhaCorporation Ltd says there areno hidden costs like VAT, ser-vice tax, water, electricity, etc,says Shalini Mishra, ManagingDirector in an interview.

No hiddencosts: MD

PICS: A SUDHEER REDDY

We’re not talking 80s untouched wilderness, but shapelybold brows are back! When it comes to eyebrows, celebs,models, and make-up artists believe that big is beautiful

According to a make-up artistfor designers Derek Lam andJoseph Altuzarra, “The eye-

brows are like hangers that hold upthe eyes.” Every year autumn’sstrong lip colours and rich fabricsinspire make-up artists to put astronger emphasis on the eyes and

the brows. This year, strong browswere sported by models whowalked for Carolina Herrera,Victoria Beckham, Alexander Wangand Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. Whatyou saw on the ramp was darkerand thicker but let’s keep it downto something more wearable with-

out looking like Ernie or Bert oreven Groucho Marx for that matter.

A strong brow can dramaticallychange the overall look of yourface. Now, if you are new to thestrong brow look, it can prove tobe a daunting task but it mayslowly grow on you.

BROW WOW

n‘Strong’ does not equal to ‘unruly’ eyebrows. You still need to groom them a little and trim the longends occassionally.

nInvest in a good brow pencil or powders. Filling in the sparse areas with an eyebrow pencil or apowder are two ways that darken and give them a definite shape. Go about a half to a whole shade

lighter than you first think though picking a colour that’s too dark will overpower your eyes.Here are a few suggestions:

8Revlon ColorStay Brow Enhancer 8Brow Shaper by Clinique

nGet an arch. Even if you are not much of a brow shaper, you need a little bit of an arch to to wearthe strong brow. And that counteracts any heaviness your brow may have visually.

nDraw your shadow on with a soft, super thin angle brush. Draw your shadow line at the bottom lineor at the edge of your eyebrow and then blend up into the brow. Then with a clean eyebrow brush,brush through so that the shadow blends into your skin, looking more natural. The more you brush,the softer the brow will look.

nThe key to making this trend work is keeping the rest of the face clear of colour and making thebrows the focal point of the whole look.

nStand arm’s length away from the mirror to get a proper perspective of balance tocheck your brow handiwork. Keep the rest of your make-upin nude tones to make a strongstatement.

Here’s how to get the look of the season

Famous faces sporting the strong brow

ElizabethTaylor

JenniferConnelly

Natalie Portman

CamillaBelle

CareyMulligan

COMPILED BY SANA MIRZA

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201119Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

20Technology SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011

Website of the weekVideogame review

The spnKiX MotorizedSkatesIguess those Segways were not enough

for us, and we had to come up withsome form of single human transportation.The spnKiX are capable of doing about 10miles per hour, and they can only travelabout two or three miles before the batteryruns out. Want to go further? Well, you willhave to wait about two hours as the lithiumion battery charges

MAME: Arcade Game EmulatorWe thoughtthis day wouldnever come, butMAME — theMultiple ArcadeMachineEmulator thatwould let you-

play retro games is now available forfree in the Apple app store. Not onlythat, but it’s compatible with iCade.Peace out!

The Good:nCompelling narrative nGreat voice actingand dialogue nMasses of NPCs makeLiberty City feel alive.

The Bad:n Touch-screen controlsmake even simple tasksa chore.

www.worst-job.comIf you think your 16-hour-day is the worstjob, log onto this web-site and you will be inchurch thanking God.This website lists weirdjobs that are bestavoided, but also giveyou an insight into justhow great your jobreally is.

App of the week

Grand Theft Auto III: 10 YearAnniversary Edition

Retro USB MouseHey you, 1980s kid – do you miss

Theera of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesand Ghostbusters as well? Well, if youanswered in the affirmative, then youmight be interested to know thatThinkGeek has obtained a time machineand returned to the1980s and has comeup with the Retro Mouse.Yes sir, the nameitself gives the game away, where it sportsall the trappings of a modern mouseunderneath the hood, although it comesdressed ready to party like it is 1980.

Osama [email protected]

Now lets talk about the threestalwarts in the smartphoneindustry— the iPhone,

Blackberry and the Android. Who isthe ultimate winner? Who is the bet-ter of the three? Three enthusiasts,one for each, battle it out in the ulti-mate war of the smartphones.

“The iPhone is the envy of thecommon man, the Jacob diamond ofall diamonds,” says Mir ShajiAli(right). As a die-hard iPhoneenthusiast, his vision is blurred andhe cannot see beyond the iPhone.“Tell me, how many phones canmatch up to the sheer magnificenceand efficiency of the iPhone. It issuperior in every way. There are amillion applications. What does thatsay? You will never be bored.Thetouch screen, well, it is extraordinaryto say the least. Your fingers just slide

on a smooth screen!” exclaims Shaji. Defending his phone, he adds,

“Android is just weird. The battery ofany Android-powered phone isbeyond pathetic. It sucks the life outof a phone. The screen resolution isblah! On the other hand a Blackberryis nothing beyond the Blackberrymessenger (BBM). Take that out andwhat you have is a plain overpricedphone. There are not as many appli-cations in Blackberry to entertain youas well.”

“That is so not true! Blackberry isa great phone and it has everythingto keep you busy,” defendsBlackberry fan Samah Baig (top).“The best thing about the Blackberryis the BBM. It is what you are payingfor. You can send messages, pictures,videos— all for free. The convenienceof an e-mail is so much better too.Unlike an iPhone, you don’t end upmaking silly mistakes with the auto-correct option and post it on the web.You have to know exactly what youtype because of the superior keypad,”she adds.

“iPhone has a similar app to aBBM called Whatsapp but even thatcan’t compete primarily because youneed Internet for that while BBM is,well, Internet-free! Android? What’sAndroid?” quips Samah.

“Wow! That is being ignorant.Android is the fastest growing operat-ing system in the world. That speaksfor something, doesn’t it? What I loveabout Android is that there are a lotof customising options. Most of theapps are free in the Android Market.Some of the important apps usefulfor office are free unlike the iPhone.

Android-powered phones have afaster CPU,” says Nitin Singh (left),who loves his Android phone somuch that after work, he shoves hisiPhone into the drawer only to usethe Android.

“The iPhone is made such thatyou are only tuned to iTunes. If Iwant to choose what I want to, I can’t.That is exploitation. Besides, I can’tadd any external memory to it.However, where it lags behind anAndroid is that you can’t customise itat all for free. Blackberry is dying.What more can I say?” says Nitin.

Android or not, none of thesephones can be ignored. With so manylucrative user applications optionsavailable on all of them the customeris the king here. And it all boils downto who likes what more.

THE WAR OF THESMARTPHONESWhich is the best smartphone? This debatewill never die down as long as technologyexists. Call it rivalry or just plain jealousy,neither of them can live without eachother. They are constantly challenging eachother only to provide consumers with morethings to play with

Healthy hair needsHEALTHY EATING

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 201121Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

Introduce avariety inyour diet

Dr Suneetha Sapur

I am 38 years old and have been diag-nosed as pre diabetic, please tell mehow to manage my diet.

For pre diabetic condition lifestylemodifications are very important. I rec-ommended you to meet a nutritionistfor a personalised diet plan. However, Ifollow these general guidelines. Eat a variety of foods: For better con-trol of blood sugar instead of usingonly rice include other grains likewheat, jowar, ragi or unpolished ricein your diet. More of whole grains: Include wholepulses like chole, rajmah, moong etcand also other dals like moong dal andchanna dal in your everyday diet.Use less oil: A diabetic person is at ahigher risk of heart disease. It is advis-able to reduce consumption of oil.Restricted amount of oil for cookingand not preparing the vegetables infried forms will help. Traditionallyused oils like groundnut and til oilsare good for health. Ghee, butter,coconut oil can increase cholestrol.Use less salt: Usually Indian diets arerich in salt, especially using pickles,papad and adding more salt to food isquite common. People with diabetesmay also get Hypertension. It is betterto use salt in moderation by restrict-ing the intake of pickles, papad andadding less salt while cooking food.Use of Eggs/Nonveg: Fish contain aspecial type of oil which helps inblood sugar management, so con-sumption of fish is encouraged 3-4times a week. Chicken is also good.Simple sugars: Certain foods increaseblood sugar levels, especially foodswith high sugar content. Few fruitsalso contain simple sugars in excesslike banana, mango, sapota,seethaphal, jack fruit. Avoid fruitjuices.Dietary Fiber: Dietary fiber is thatpart of the food which is not digested.Fibre in vegetables, fruits, legumesand fenugreek seeds are effective incontrolling blood sugar and also helpin reducing cholesterol levels.

(The writer is the director ofAkkshaya Foundation and a consul-

tant nutritionist at LV Prasad EyeInstitute, Hyderabad)

Ranjani [email protected]

It’s always been said that yourhair is a reflection of yourhealth. The more lustrousand gorgeous your locks ,the

healthier you are from within. It’slittle wonder then that guys areattracted to women with beauti-ful hair. Subconsciously it’s a signof sensuality and fertility tothem. And as they rightly say youare what you eat. So the healthieryour eating habits the betteryour skin and hair will be. So ifthat hair fall has been botheringyou then you know what to do.

First of all rule out factors likedandruff, infections and hor-monal imbalances. Next, revampyour eating habits. Limit thetrans-fats and greasy stuff andstep up on the greens, pulses,dates, sprouts and fresh fruits forlustrous long locks. “Healthy hairrequires healthy eating. Thehealthier you are from within thebetter your hair will be. Also ahigh protein intake is extremelyimportant for gorgeous lookinghealthy hair,” says Dr AsnaAnjum, a dermatologist.

Foods like chicken, fish,eggs, pulses, legumes, nuts anddairy products are rich sourcesof proteins. So upping yourintake of these foods is bound tohelp you flaunt a head full ofgorgeous looking hair. Freshfruits, green leafy vegetables arealso essential. No matter howmuch you hate that palak, methiand other greens, realise this –they have a high amounts ofbiotin, a vitamin required byhair. So find interesting ways tocook them to make them morepalatable and give your hair itsdose of nutrition.

What’s more a high proteinintake also helps burn fat fasterconsequently helping keep yourweight under check. Talk aboutkilling two birds with one stone.

“Anaemia can also cause dif-

fused alopecia, a condition inwhich there’s a gradual thinningof hair all over the scalp. Soupping your iron intake isimportant. Foods like palak,dates, sprouts, beetroot andpomegranate are good sourcesof iron,” explains Dr Asna.

Here are two recipes to helpyou get that beautiful mane thatyou’ve always wanted. Not to for-get an occasional oil massageand reducing the use of harshchemicals on your delicate locks.

Clean the palak well and then boil it for five minutes. Drain the waterand once the palak cools down make a puree of it in the blender and

set aside. In a wok fry some onions, garlic, chillies and tomato till theyturn soft. You can make a paste of this if you like for a smoother gravy oruse as is. Now add the masalas to this mixture and stir well. Now add thepalak puree and cook for 10 minutes. Add the chicken cubes and cook for20 minutes or till the chicken is cooked. Serve hot with rotis or rice.

1 kg Chicken 2 bunches Palak, chopped 2 Tomatoes chopped 2 Onions chopped Green Chilies chopped Garlic chopped

1 tsp Cumin Powder 11/2 tsp Chili Powder 1 tsp Coriander Powder 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder Turmeric Powder Salt to taste & Oil

PALAK CHICKEN

Ingredients

Method

Ingredients250 gms beetroot peeled and diced400 gms green beans steamed1 large apple, peeled, cored and diced2 tsps cider vinegar1 tsp olive oil

MethodCombine all the ingredients in a large bowl and toss with some salt and pepper powder and serve fresh. It can be a great appetiser or a meal in itself.

BETROOT AND APPLE SALAD

B-TOWN TWEETIES

@reddysameeraChristmas in Bandra is solovely! all the churches are litand the festive spirit is in theair! its gonna be a fun week-end! :)

@imarshadwarsi Preparation for the ChristmasLunch is in full swing. ChefMaria has made the Kitchen ano entry zone for Zeke Zene nme...

@FarOutAkhtarThank you all.. Our film hastaken a super start and yoursupport has everything to dowith it...

@udaychopra So shooting wrapped yester-day and I fall sick today..whattiming! And now I feel miser-able that I’m stuck in bedwhile New York City beckons.

@SrBachchanT 600 -Talk on twitter isaddressed. Many against theugly side of it, the abuse thatcomes..Man ! If you’re nottough to take it, get off !

@NeilNMukeshGood morning friends. Have along day of interviews for thepromotion of PLAYERS. Lookingforward to seeing my teamagain :)

@iamsrk Starting work out...its beenmonths on the road...filmsdone...a few days with kids &at home. Read some &write abit. Love to u all.

@juniorbachchan Sports day for the speciallyabled. Amazing to see the kidscompete and excel. Then wentaround the school after godknows how many years.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011 22The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Ronit Roy, appreciatedfor his role as a strictfather in Udaan, is

now set to play police offi-cer Raja Tambat in directorSanjay Gupta’s Shootout AtWadala. But he is mostexcited about sharing theframe with Anil Kapoor.

“Yes, I will play RajaTambat in Sanjay Guptasfilm Shootout AtWadala...Proud to co-starwith Anil Kapoor, who I’veidolised since many yearsfor his dedication towardshis craft. He plays IsaqueBagwan...,” Ronit posted onTwitter.

Anil has been a reveredactor in tinsel town, but hebecame a bigger name after

featuring in Danny Boyle’sOscar-winning filmSlumdog Millionaire. Thesuccess of the film helpedhim bag a role in AmericanTV series 24, as well as acameo in the recentlyreleased MissionImpossible: Ghost Protocol.

In Shootout At Wadala,a prequel to 2007 filmShootout At Lokhandwala,Anil plays a police officer.The film is based on the1982 incident in whichgangster Manya Surve wasshot dead in Mumbai.

Ronit admits the scriptdrew him to the project.

“Sanjay Gupta narratedthe film to me. It blew mymind away. A film whichhas the potential to beIndia’s answer to ‘TheGodfather’. All roles in thefilm - MINDBLOWING-John Abraham as ManyaSurve role of a lifetime,”added Ronit, who becamea big name on the smallscreen thanks to shows likeKyunki Saas Bhi KabhiBahu Thi” and “KasautiiZindagii Kay.

These days he is seenon Sony EntertainmentTelevision’s Adaalat.

IANS

PET DOG Bollywood megastar Amitabh

Bachchan must have posedfor thousands of photo-

shoots. But this, with his pet dogShanouk, was unique!“Did photoshoot with

Shanouk, my Piranha Dane forcover of a magazine on dogs by

the ebullient Farzana Contractor,wife of BusyBee (Behram

Contractor)!!” Amitabh posted onhis Twitter page.

The 69-year-old, who lovesspending time with his dog, even

posted one picture out of thephotoshoot, and wrote: “That pic-

ture is of Shanouk, my PiranhaDane...Shanouk - a warm gentle

breeze on a cold winter morn-ing...” Recently, Big B had sharedhis thoughts on how his dog had

been feeling ignored ever sinceAbhishek and Aishwarya had a

baby. But one can guess, the spe-cial photoshoot must have taken

care of the pet’s feelings. IANS

Big B does aphotoshoot with

I didn’t recommendPrateik, says RahmanComposer AR Rahman has quashed rumours that

he put in a word for actor Prateik in upcomingfilm Ek Deewana Tha.

“There is no truth to the fact that I recommendedPrateik for the movie. I think he is naturally talented asI previously worked with him in Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na.He is very charming and I think he has a great future,”said Rahman.

In Ek Deewana Tha, Prateik has been cast oppositeBritish model Amy Jackson. The film, directed byGautham Menon, is a Hindi remake of his own Tamilfilm Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.

Proud to co-starwith Anil Kapoor:Ronit Roy

Response toDon 2 betterthan expected:Kunal Kapoor

Actor Kunal Kapoor, who plays a keyrole in Farhan Akhtar’s much-awaitedfilm Don 2: The King is Back, says the

film has got a promising reception. “The response has been superb. We

expected a good response, but I think it’sbeen far beyond anyone’s expectations,? the34-year-old actor said at a special screeningof the film.

Don 2: The King Is Back released in 41countries onFriday, and hit the screens inBritainon Thursday.

“Everyone liked it. I think you knowonce the movie works, people like thingsabout the movie, then they like everythingabout the movie,’’ said Kunal, who hasshared screen space with superstar ShahRukh Khan for the first time in the movie.

Kunal made his Bollywood debut withMF Hussain’s Meenaxi: A tale of two cities,but tasted success with Rang De Basanti thefollowing year. He has worked in films likeHattrick, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, AajaNachle besides making special appearancesin Bachna Ae Haseeno and Welcome ToSajjanpur, and was last seen in Lamhaa.

Abhishek’s survivaltips for SonamSix films-old actress

Sonam Kapoorhas been receiv-

ing useful profession-al tips to survive inBollywood, thanks toher Players co-star,Abhishek Bachchan,who has spent over adecade in showbiz.

“He thinks I am alittle bit too naive forthis industry andhe said — ‘Youneed tobecomesmarter,Sonam. Thisindustry willspare nobody.You have tobe smart andnot say or dowhateveryou feellike,’”Sonamsaid while

promoting her latest film at a radiostation. The pampered and sensitive

26-year-old daughter of actor AnilKapoor added: “Generally, wheneversomebody hurts me, you can see iton my face. I cannot hide anything.

So he (Abhishek) kept telling me tobe smart.”

Sonam and Abhishek were earli-er paired together in Rakeysh

Ompr akash Mehra’s Delhi 6.Their next, herseventh film

Players, the offi-cial Hindiremake ofHollywood filmThe ItalianJob, willrelease onJanuary 6next year. Italso featuresBobby Deol,Neil NitinMukesh andBipasha

Basu. IANS

Fast, but lacks the paceFor an action-suspense thriller, Don 2 hits the mark with grandeur andstyle, but it has some predictable twists. All in all it fails to translateinto a nail-biting experience

With all the hullabaloo sur-rounding the release ofFarhan Akhtar’s sequel The

Don is back, one is bound to think itwould be a thriller that would keepus on our toes. An hour into themovie and we realise otherwise. Themovie begins with our undisputeddrug lord Don surfacing in Thailand,having already established hissupremacy in the Asian underworld.His focus now lies in expanding hisempire across Europe as well. Forthis, he seeks the help of Vardhan(Boman Irani), an old enemy whoDon initially puts behind bars butthen as the script requires, meticu-lously plans Vardhan’s escape from aprison in Kuala Lumpur. Don, then,engineers his own arrest by surren-dering himself to the delight ofInterpol officers (Priyanka Chopra)and her boss Mallik (Om Puri) whohave been on his trail for the pastfive years. Don and Vardhan, forgettheir differences and are plotting amajor heist in icy Berlin. How theymanage it what essentially forms therest of the story.

But, who puts in two arch-ene-mies together in the same prisonanyway? One a glamourous master-

mind and the other a resentful scum. Farhan Akhtar is definitely an

intelligent filmmaker but with thisfilm, he presents us with an almostboring script. The plot is weak and isnothing that we have not seen

before, robbing a bank which safe-guards the plates used to print cur-rency notes. But for the devious Don,no mission is impossible. The dia-logues lack the required punch,sounding quite lame, especially theones mouthed by the Don himself.The action sequences may very wellbe the USP of the film and have beendone with absolute finesse. The lightmoments in the film are few and farbetween. The music is mediocre andnot a patch to the former hit tracks.

Don 2 has a large supporting castbut they all fade into the backgroundas King Khan steals the spotlight yetagain with his wit, dreadlocks andhis mischievous grin. PriyankaChopra, an important character inthe first film, is barely needed in thisone and her role does nothing toexcite the audience. Boman Iraniwho is known for his witty one-linersand comic timing, looks menacingin parts but seems lost.

The film excites and providesyou with the much needed thrillsthat are required for an action enter-tainer but nothing that will leave youat the edge of your seat gasping forwhat comes next.

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It’s been on ice at Disneyfor years, but it nowseems that a thaw is

approaching Uncle Walt’sversion of The Snow Queen,

which has just scored aNovember 2013 release date,

under the new monikerFrozen. That whole clever

‘thaw’ line doesn’t reallywork when paired with thattitle, but give us a break, eh?

It’s Christmas.The story, of course, is

Hans Christian Andersen’sand involves Kay, whose

mind is twisted when hisheart and eyes are pierced

by shards of an evil troll mir-ror. He’s then willinglyabducted by the Snow

Queen, who travels theworld with the winter weath-

er. Kay’s playmate, neigh-bour and sweetheart Gerda

however, still believes in himand sets out on an epic quest

to retrieve him from theSnow Queen’s palace.Animator Glen Keane

(The Little Mermaid, BeautyAnd The Beast, Aladdin) was

working on the project asearly as a decade ago, butabandoned it in favour of

Rapunzel, which emergedthis year as Tangled.

Adjective-based names areapparently all the rage for

Disney’s current crop offairytale animations.

Disney’sSnow Queen

defrosted

There was a time when The BTeam was a cop comedystarring Will Ferrell and

Mark Wahlberg, before a certainA-Team caused a name-switch toThe Other Guys.

But with The Other Guys nowcome and gone, and The A-Team

a distant, tank-flying memory,The B Team is back, this time inthe form of a spy spoof beingdeveloped by Seth Rogen.

It just goes to show you can’tkeep a good name down.

Or something. This projectactually pre-dates those others,

and its title was presumably influx there for a while.

Development being as slowas it is though, it’s fair gameagain. The story in this case isabout a ‘top secret-agent’ whogets kidnapped and has to be res-cued by his back-up gang ofresearchers and techies, who presumably aren’t quite as ‘top’ as he is.

Seth Rogen joins the B Team

Director Brad Bird snubbed the chance to film thenew Mission: Impossible movie in 3D because he is“not exactly convinced” by the new technology.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol features the fran-chise’s lead Tom Cruise in his most daring stunts yet,including scaling the world’s tallest building in Dubai. Butrather than showcase the impressive action shots in 3D,Bird kept his filming to more traditional methods. He tellsBBC’s Newsbeat, “I think that any time you have a new toy,people feel excited about it and then they overuse it. Iremain interested in 3D but I’m not exactly convinced yet.What I’m more interested in is really high resolution, andreally big screens.”

Director not convinced with 3D tech


SalmonFishing to open

Palm Springs Festival

Salmon Fishing inthe Yemen, star-

ring EwanMcGregor and

Emily Blunt, will open thePalm Springs

International FilmFestival on January 5,

organisers said onThursday. The showing

will mark the US debut ofCBS Films’ British come-dy, which was directed by

Oscar nominee LasseHallstrom (My Life as a

Dog) and written by Oscarwinner Simon Beaufoy(Slumdog Millionaire).

Two other McGregor filmswill also be shown at the

festival: There will be aspecial presentation of

Haywire, a StevenSoderbergh-directed

action film also starringMcGregor, Michael

Fassbender, AntonioBanderas, Michael

Douglas, Channing Tatumand Bill Paxton; and the-

drama Perfect Sense,which co-stars Eva Green,

is on the lineup, as well.

Will Smithreunites withcast of FreshPrince...

It’s a (reunited) family affair for the cast of TheFresh Prince of Bel-Air! Will Smith, the Fresh Prince

himself, posted a picture of many cast membersfrom the show, which went off the air in 1996, on hisFacebook page on Thursday,with the caption, There’snothin’ like spending Holidays with fam. The photoshows Smith posing with a part of his TV family, theBanks: James Avery(Uncle Phil), Karyn Parsons(Hillary), Alfonso Riberio (Carlton) and Tatyana Ali(Ashley). A third man in the photograph, which wastaken at a charity event for Sweet Blackberry, whichwas founded by Parsons, was not identified.

Actor Elijah Wood is baffled bythe increase in big money

blockbusters, insistingthey're failing to attract audiences.

The Lord of the Rings star has beenwatching box office trends, and

he's worried by the lack of cinema-goers turning out to see high-pro-

file releases. He tells Britain's Guardian

newspaper, "It's like there's nomiddle class of movies any more.

It's either minuscule budgets or it'sf**king $200 million. You don't

need to spend that much money!"And it's sort of failing.

A lot of films have come outthis year that were supposed to be

huge and haven't been. That's abad trend. I'm biased, but the

thing that separates Rings fromthat crop is that it felt like the

world's biggest independent film.”

Wood worried aboutdecline in successful

blockbusters


The 38-year-old actress –who has three movies,Young Adult, Snow Whiteand The Huntsman and

Prometheus, set for release in thecoming months –loves using hertime off work to rest, as well asfitting in entertaining friendsand seeing the world. Asked howshe spends her time off, she said:“It just depends, like now, if I

have a moment, I sleep. I’m sodesperate for sleep. I like thesame things other people like. If Ihave a chunk of time, I love totravel. I really take advantage ofthat, pack the suitcase and gosomewhere I’ve always wantedto go to get some culture. Orsometimes just making a bowl ofpasta and inviting 10 people overand staying round the table until

3 am drinking red wine and hav-ing great conversation.’’ TheOscar-winning actress is also abig fan of watching movies. In aninterview with Total Film maga-zine, she added: I love watchingmovies. I haven’t been able towatch a lot of movies recentlyand I can’t wait to go home andhave the screeners come in andjust couch up.

Charlize Theron needs some sleep

Adam Lambert and his boyfriend,Finnish reality star Sauli Koskinen,were both jailed in Helsinki early on

Thursday morning after reportedly gettinginto a dispute that led to a physical alterca-tion at a bar. Lambert, 29, a formerAmerican Idol runner-up, and Koskinen, 26,a winner of the Finnish version of BigBrother, were held for questioning as localpolice looked into four possible assaultoffenses, according to the HollywoodReporter.They were released Thursday after-noon. Koskinen then blogged about theincident, suggesting the pair had patchedthings up.

Adam Lambertand boyfriendheld for bar brawl

The Avengers has anew superpower: 3D.

Walt Disney Studios saidon Thursday that themovie will be released inthe format when itdebuts on May 4. Themovie had previouslybeen slated for 2D only.In the same announce-ment, Walt DisneyStudios said another,untitled Marvel moviehas moved up from awide release on June 27,2014, to a release onApril 4, 2014. There hasbeen speculation thatthe sequel to CaptainAmerica might arrive in2014. Also, Disney shedsome light on a previ-ously untitled moviescheduled for aNovember27, 2013,release. It will be calledFrozen.

Disney switchesMarvel’s Avengers

to 3D

It’s been a drama-filled first season of The X Factor, but in theend it came down to three: Melanie Amaro, Josh Krajcik and

Chris Rene squared off in Wednesday’s final round of competi-tion for the grand prize – a $5 million recording contract. Simon

Cowell said the trio represented the most talented group offinalists of any singing competition he’s done. Melanie won! Thesinger, who was at one point sent home and then brought back

to the competition, wasspeechless. Oh my god!

Oh my god! Oh mygod! was all she

could get outthrough tears

before falling toher knees to pray.

America, thankyou for giving

this girl anopportunity,

Simon said on herbehalf. She is a star.After attempting to

sing, host SteveJones tried to get anemotional Melanieto say a few words.

“Thank you somuch!”she

said. “I don’tknow what

to say.Thank you.

God isgood.”

MelanieAmaro winsThe X factor

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011 28The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Kajal joinsTarak, SrinuVaitla’s film

Kajal has had her share of ups anddowns in 2011. Two of her films,

Mr.Perfect and Singham werehuge hits while another film

Dhada failed to make a splash at box-office.However, 2012 promises to be an exciting

year for the actress who will soon be seen inThe Businessman opposite Mahesh Babu and

Ram Charan Tej in VV Vinayak’s upcomingfilm. Now, we hear that Kajal is going to team

up with Tarak once again for an upcomingfilm to be directed by Srinu Vaitla. The duohad earlier acted together in Brindavanam

back in 2010 which was a huge hit. This unti-tled film is going to be yet another huge pro-ject for Srinu Vaitla who’s on a high, post the

stupendous success of Dookudu. GaneshBabu is going to produce the film which willgo on floors in February. Thaman is going to

compose the music.

Sunil has always been on the heavier side since he firstcame to limelight in Vijaybhaskar’s Chirunavvutho buthe has been trying to lose ever since he signed S S

Rajamouli’s Maryada Ramanna. Now, he’s all set to shockeveryone in his upcoming film Poola Rangadu. Recently,when the pictures of this film were leaked on the Internet,people couldn’t believe that Sunil is showing off his six-pack and he’s being appreciated for putting in a lot ofefforts for building his body. Directed byVeerabhadram, the film has Sunil and Isha Chawlain lead roles. The film will hit the screens onJanuary 14.

Sunil joins the six-packbandwagon

Rajamoulipraises PuriJagannadh

Celebrities areknown to makeinteresting state-

ments at audio launches,but no one would haveexpected to see two ofthe biggest directors inTelugu film industrybringing the house downwith their comments.Recently, Puri Jagannadh,who compered the audiolaunch of Mahesh Babu’sThe Business Man, grilledMahesh Babu through animpromptu interviewmuch to the delight of hisfans. Later, SS Rajamouliconfessed that he wouldlove to work with MaheshBabu soon and wishedthat Business Manbecomes a huge hit at thebox office. Praising PuriJagannadh for his style offilmmaking, Rajamoulisaid, “My wife scolds mefor taking two to threeyears time to make onefilm and suggests that Ishould learn how to com-plete films soon fromPuri Jagannadh. I wish towork as his assistant tolearn the trick of makingfilms quickly and deliver-ing blockbusters withcatchy one-liners.”

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011 29Telly sitcoms, news and movie listingsChai Time

1200 Movie - AlasyamAmrutham

1530 Movie - Andarivaadu1900 Movie - Awara 2330 Comedy Junction0700 Silver Screen0800 Ayurvedam0930 Movie - Josh

1200 Movie - Avunu ValliddaruIshtapaddaru

1530 Movie - Broker1800 Movie - Varsham2100 Movie - Shankar Dada MBBS0830 Golden Hits0900 Vivaha Bhandam0930 Praja Vedika1000 Movie - Konchem Ishtam

Konchem Kashtam

1400 Abhishekam1430 Aadade Aadharam1500 Antahpuram1530 Aakasa Ganga1600 Prema Mandiram1630 Jagadeeswari1700 Ali 369 1800 Mahaveera Karna1900 Kumkuma Rekha1930 Manasu Mamata2000 Chandra Mukhi2030 Bharyamani2100 Etv News 2130 Genes2245 Movie - Antha

Manamanchike0800 Movie Mirchi0830 Pelli Sandadi0900 Panchatantram0930 Highlights Of Paaduta

Theeyaga1030 Atm

1300 Movie - Devadasu1730 Chittam Chittam

Prayaschittam1800 Veera Naari Jhansi

Laxmi Bai1900 Chinna Kodalu1930 Movie - Nanna2300 Luckku Kickku

‘Blades Of Glory’ at 2200Hrs on AXN

1400 Top Chef - Just Desserts 1600 Live To Dance 1800 The X Factor1930 Criss Angel Mindfreak 2100 Live To Dance 2200 Movie - Blades Of Glory0700 Infomercial/30 Min0725 Sky Teleshopping0825 Infomercial/30 Min0900 Sky Teleshopping0930 Winter Wipeout1030 Ebuzz1100 Winter Wipeout1300 Top Chef - Just Desserts

‘Mahima Shani Dev Ki’ at2000 Hrs on IMAGINE1430 Nach Le Ve With Saroj

Khan1830 Ek Nayi Ma Ka Safar 1900 Chandragupt Maurya 2000 Mahima Shani Dev Ki2100 Chandragupt Maurya 2200 Gajab Desh Ki Ajab

Kahaaniyaan0800 Prannath Ji Maharaj0900 Dwarkadheesh Bhagwan

Shri Krishn 0930 Beendh Banunga Ghodi

Chadhunga 1000 Ramayan1030 Chandragupt Maurya 1230 Nach Le Ve With Saroj

Khan ‘Adaalat’ at 2000 Hrs onSONY

1230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1500 CID2000 Adaalat2100 Comedy Circus Ka Naya

Daur - Grand Finale2200 CID2300 Crime Patrol - Dastak0730 WWS Sky Shop0830 Babosa Mere Bhagwan0900 Parvarish - Kuch Khatti

Kuch Meethi 1200 Movie - Sooryavansham

‘[V] Steal Ur Girlfriend’ at1900 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]

1400 [V] Humse Hai Life1430 [V] Steal UR Girlfriend1530 [V] Trailers1555 [V] Fresh Songs1600 [V] Zabardast Hits1700 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1900 [V] Steal UR Girlfriend2000 [V] Love Net2100 [V] Style Junkie2130 [V] Trailers2155 [V] Fresh Songs2200 Love Kiya To Darna Kya2300 [V] Steal UR Girlfriend2355 [V] Fresh Songs0700 [V] Trailers0730 [V] Zabardast Hits0800 [V] Mind Blasting

Mornings1100 [V] Fresh Songs1200 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance

‘Et Insight’ at 2030 Hrsonly on ET NOW1400 Business Saturday1430 Brand Equity1500 The Market Makers1530 Zigwheels1600 Brand Equity Special1630 Starting Up1700 Business Saturday1730 Google Enterprise

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‘Identity’ at 2000 Hrs onlyon BIG CBS PRIME

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‘Don’ at 1400 Hrs onZOOM1400 Movie - Don1730 Zoom Barabar Jhoom Top

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‘Badmash Company - EkShararat Hone Ko Hai’ at2030 Hrs on COLORS

1300 Movie 1600 Movie 1700 Movie 2030 Badmash Company - Ek

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Shararat Hone Ko Hai 1300 Movie

‘Chidiya Ghar’ at 2100Hrs on SAB TV1430 Chidiya Ghar1500 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya1530 Lapataganj1600 FIR1630 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi

Si Love Story1700 Gutur Gu1800 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah2030 Gutur Gu2100 Chidiya Ghar2330 FIR

‘Stan Lee's Superhumans’at 2000 Hrs on DISCOVERY CHANNEL

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MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

‘Ek Hazaaron Mein MeriBehnaa Hai’ at 2000 Hrson STAR PLUS1300 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 1530 Diya Aur Bati Hum 1700 Star Event - Airtel

Superstar Awards 2000 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai 2100 Master Chef India 2200 Masterchef India -

Zaykebaazon Ka Safar 2230 Survivor India- Pehli Jhalak 2330 Masterchef India -

Zaykebaazon Ka Safar 0700 Diya Aur Baati Hum0730 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 0800 Superstar Preview0830 Ruk Jana Nahi1000 Survivor India - Pehli

Jhalak

Bigg Boss 5-Aapka FarmanStoryline - Sanjay Dutt willchat with the houemates anddiscuss the happenings ofthe week. To know the inter-esting twist in this weekseviction & to catch the exciti-ment of this festive season.

‘Bigg Boss 5-Aapka Farman’ at2200 Hrs on COLORS

Storyline - Comedy Circus KaNaya Daur Grand Finale willtake you on an amazingrollercoaster ride of unbe-lievable punches and stressbursting performances byour talented comedians.

‘Comedy Circus Ka Naya Daur’ at2100 Hrs on SONY

Comedy CircusKa Naya Daur

‘Surviving Disaster’ at2130 Hrs on DISCOVERYSCIENCE

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With Mike Brewer1030 Discovery Science Presents1130 Surviving Disaster1330 What's That About?

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Factory

1500 Harold & Kumar Escape FromGuantanamo Bay

1650 American Pie - The Wedding1855 Laws Of Attraction2100 Legend Of The Fist - The Return

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‘Shobha Somnath Ki’ at1930 Hrs on ZEE TV

1300 Afsar Bitiya 1530 Movie - Tarzan – The

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‘Legend Of The Fist - The Return Of Chen Zhen’ at 2100 Hrs on HBO

‘Varsham’ at 1800 Hrs onGEMINI TV

‘Nanna’ at 1930 Hrs onZEE TELUGU

‘Awara’ at 1900 Hrs onMAA TV

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2011Weekly look into your future 30Chai Time post noon

How to Play KakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is alsosuitably different. The key question: “How do you play Kakuro?”, wellhere are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike insudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells likein a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells willcontain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro,the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly:In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you

will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14.Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is donethrough elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work outthe answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid com-binations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two - it contains two numbers, 30 and11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

KAKUROACROSS1 Danger warning6 Wonderland bird10 Lower California14 Sayings of Jesus15 Scott Turow book about

his first year in lawschool

16 Arabian Sea nation17 Author Ezra located his

basset?20 "Boston Legal" Emmy

winner James21 Manhattan neighbor-

hood with galleries22 "Told you!"23 Homer's exclamation25 Certain aircraft engines27 Twelve32 Brooks Brothers item33 Saintly Philip34 "Waiting For the Robert

___"36 Lucy's TV accomplice40 Actor Nicolas hired a

wise guy?43 Bolt and hitch44 Golden Fleece-bearing

craft45 Terror group in

"Mississippi Burning"46 Perfect start?48 Shrinks' appointments50 Sways at high speed54 Morse code sound55 "Right you ___!"56 Prison sentences58 Bahamas hot spot63 Noted ode poet defeats

"A Vision" author?66 Concludes67 Magma exposed68 A la King?69 "The Banana Boat

Song" word70 ___ out a living

(scraped by)71 Faucet problems

DOWN1 Yodeler's range?2 Shoe-tying maneuver3 Cuban water4 Fruit covering

5 Coped6 ___-wop (music style)7 Difficult burden8 Words before "iniquity"

or "thieves"9 Passe10 "Get off the stage!"11 Tickle one's fancy12 Youngest of the musical

Jacksons13 Large part of Chile18 Fresh alternative19 How bears prefer their

waffles?24 Wyeth model26 Fast water transport27 On a single occasion28 Patricia who co-starred

in "The Fountainhead"29 As a result30 French seaport near

Rouen31 Comes closer to

35 Provoked, with "on"37 Seraph's circle38 Richard of "A Summer

Place"39 Contact or zoom41 Certain fishermen42 Silk dyes47 Lacking the skill49 Was an obedient dog-

gie, in a way50 Like old mud

on one'sshoes

51 Gladiator'svenue

52 "Is thedefense ___to proceed?"

53 Expressaloud

57 Put away fora rainy day

59 Nostradam

us, supposedly60 Bombay wraparound

dress61 Leave ___ (be a good

restaurant patron)62 Finds a function for64 General ___'s chicken65 Small fry

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in a crisisalmost always

acts subconsciously

and thenthinks of the

reasons for hisaction.

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Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius PiscesThe Emperor

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The Wheel of Fortune

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Four of Swords

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Two of Cups

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Queen of Swords

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King of Swords

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Date 25-12-2011

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PICS: A SUDHEER REDDY

Sowmya

Philip and Keerthi

Dieter, Asmita Marwa and Anugita

Dinanne and Lisa

Jyothi and KamleshSarabjit Singh and Bina

Nicole and Darshan

The Heal-a-Child Foundation hosted a Rockand Roll evening at HICC. The charity eventwhich saw musicians belting out popularnumbers by the Bee Gees, Elvis Presley,Frank Sinatra, etc, was a hit with guests.

HEAL THE WORLD

Neelima, Tanuja

Rachna and Karen Bhatia

postnoon e-paper for 24 december 2011

Documents

christmas evehead

exhibition of paintings

christmas eve live gig

christmas kismetdj kanna

banjara hills

christmas eve withmegha

various christmas goodies

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