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Friday, August 29, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

NAMMA T-SHIRTWhat do you want on Chennaist-shirt?

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No . 16 9

Tishani DoshiMakes debut as novelist

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A LEGACY LIKE NO OTHER PAGE 04

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cover alone can support 40 peo-ple at a time and it is quite safe.

And the second attraction thealcoholic herbal drinks which Viswam claims will leave you with no hangover. I had an Arrow Missile, a mojito which contained white rum, 7up, sugar, cuminseeds, mint, chilly powder and alime wedge. While the drink wasrefreshing as promised, it was al-so slightly spicy. And the Telugusignicance does not end there

even the recommended food onthe menu was piquant, starting with the Iyer podi garlic idly, andthe salsa sauce that was serve with the vegetable bunker roFor most of it, I was drinking m Arrow Missile the snuff smoke.

The dcor of Bunker Bar is tatefully minimalist. Each drinkinbooth has high-backed wall sofas with hypnotic swirl designs ocushions, cordoned off from oth-er tables with similar designecurtains which leave a neutralclean environment that anyone will enjoy. Plus, the space is th

biggest advantage to Bunker BarEven if there isnt enough placto sit, rest assured that this will bea great place to bring a birthdayin.

A whisper to the womenIn case you were unhapp

about the once-a-week sloshersfest at 10 Downing Street or OPM on Wednesday nights, Ladies Nights opened this Thursday to the public at Bunker Ba where free drinks (Indian liqueuonly) are available between 8 and10 pm. Stags will have to cougup Rs. 750 as cover charge. Fmore information, call 2815883328158899.

Bunker Bar and its unique danceoor. PHOTOS: R.RAVIN

Bunk up atDee Cee Manor

My drink, Arrow Missile. Lookclosely and you will ndmasala powder sprinkled

Thank goodness for moreclubs. Recently, at least inthe last three months, threenew clubs have mush-roomed in the city Vertigo (Dec-can Plaza), OPM (AccordMetropolitan) and the more re-cent Bunker Bar at Dee Cee Ma-nor located in G.N. Chetty Road,

T.Nagar.

Bunker Bar is an un-derground watering hole for those wholike their space,especially 1,700sq ft of it. Thereare two attrac-tions to this

place, one being the danceoor

which is merely afour inch elevation from

the ground. However, it doeshave a see-through glass under which several alcohol bottles arelaid out on a satin red sheet. P. Viswam, assistant food and bev-erage manager is quite excitedabout this and says, This glass

Once upon a timeThe World Storytelling Institute is offering a one-dayworkshop in Introduction to Storytelling. The sessionwill be held on August 31 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at18, Radhakrishan Salai, 9th Street, Opp. Chennai CityCentre, Mylapore. For details, call 98403 94282.

Bunker Baris an undergroundwatering hole for

those who liketheirspace, especially

1,700 sq ft of it

Bunker Bar is the latest club in town to watch out for Shruti K. Neelakantan, a Class XII student of Sri Sankara Se-nior Secondary School, isthrilled to bits. While her class-mates will be burning the midnightoil to prepare for the Quarterly exam-inations, she makes an escape to the

Earths coldest region. Tomorrow she packs her bag to go on a voyageto the Arctic. My rst overseas trip which I have earned myself, she ex-claims with joy.

Shruti is amongst the 28 other students fromacross the world, one of the two chosen fromIndia, to be selected for the Cape Farewell Youth Expedition 2008. Selected by the BritishCouncil in collaboration with Cape Farewell inBritain, she will be accompanied by studentrepresentatives from Canada, Brazil, Ireland,Mexico and the UK. The 22-day trip (Septem-ber 1 to 22) will also require her to travel two weeks on a ship.

I will get to see ice caps melting. The wholethought about the Arctic is so thrilling, saysthe chocoholic who loves music and cooking.

A nine-minute video on global warming, where she could take help from four friends,earned the winning points for Shruti. We took the idea from Captain Planet , with each of ustalking on the ve elements of the earth, saysthe Indian Climate Campaigner whose mostrecent campaign was for 8888.

Though she will be bringing home lessons onglobal warming, for now Shruti is looking forward to an encounter with the polar bear.

Ergo Correspondent

City girl selected to visit the Arctic for campaign on global warming

ChennaisCaptain Planet


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Friday, August 29, 2008

My favourite teacherTeachers Day is round the corner and

The Accord Metropolitan has an essay contest for students from Classes IX to XII. Topic for the contest is: The teach-er you admire the most, and should beemailed to [email protected] with name, school, age, classand mailing address of the participant.Essays should not be exceed 250 wordsand must reach by September 3. The winning entry gets to stay one night atThe Accord Metropolitan with his/herfamily of four and the teacher will beawarded a gift coupon. For details, call2816 1000.

Ode to the Bard A reading from William Shakespeares

Othello will be conducted at Anoki,Chamiers, Chamiers Road at 7 p.m.

Aradhana Natabyal, Malathi Muralik-rishna, Vasudev Menon, Suresh Koul, Arjun Vasudev and Ajit

Chitturi will be part of the readings.

For details, call 98401 27103/ 42858848

Run Chennai RunRemember to put a reminded on your

alarm this Sunday. The Marg ChennaiMarathon starts from 6 a.m. at War Me-morial near Island Grounds. The regis-tration is still open, so log on to www.givelife-chennaimarathon.com or

www.margchennaimarathon.com.Chennai Marathon for Men and Women(18 years and above 21.09 kms)assembling time 6.00 a.m.The City Run (7 kms) assembling time

7.30 amJunior Run (for school children 7kms) assembling 8.00 a.m.Masters Run (3 kms) assembling time8.30 a.m. Wheel-chair Run (300 mts) assembling time 7.00 a.m.

Chinese lmsThe Embassy of the Peoples Republic

of China, New Delhi and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation are organising a Chinese Film Festival. It will feature six Chinese lms at South Indian FilmChamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai. 2 Be-come 1 is a 97-minute movie directed by Tin Sun Yut Dui, which will be screenedon September 3.

Other lms to be screened include:The Birthday (Sep 3; 7.45 p.m.), Beauti- ful Homeland (Sep 4; 6.15 p.m.),

Call for Love (Sep 4; 8 p.m.), Full MoonOver LiangZhou (Sep 5; 6.15 p.m.) andTurpans Love Songs (Sep 5; 8 p.m.).

A quick reminder of events and happenings

Chalk your weekend AND LET THE GAMES BEGIN The ETA Star CorporateOlympiad kicks off Satur-day with the bowling cham-pionship at Du Bowl,Egmore. Ergo is the mediapartner for the sports eventthat has over 35 companiespitting their skills in around60 disciplines over the nexttwo months.

If your company tops anevent, be sure to contact usvia [email protected]. We will proactively cover theevent over the next 60 days,highlighting the success sto-ries. Do remember to sendus the photos as well.


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Tucked in a corner of Myla-pore is a family like no oth-

er, who attend the Sunday mass at a nearby church andmake a living out of mirudhan-gams.

Surprised? The legacy started atTanjore in the early twentiethcentury and has been carrieddown the generations and foundts way into modern Chennai in

1990s. Walk into Apparsaamy Koil Street (a lane adjacent toSaptaswara Musicals) in Myla-pore and ask for Johnsons Mi-rudhangam Kadai, and you aresure to be directed to a smallspace below one of the houses. A cluster of carved wood can befound lying around.

Johnson, youngest of four

brothers, was the third person inthe family to set shop in Chennai.

The familys rst shop wasopened by his brother Guna in1991.

Right now, the extended fam-ily, including his brothers and in-laws, own six shops in the Myla-pore area.

Johnson says: We were alltrained by my dad and his broth-er. Before setting up the shops, we used to work from home.Johnson has 25 years of experi-ence in the eld even though he

set up his shop only a few yearsago.

Rich legacy

The legacy of Johnson and hisbrothers date back to over a cen-tury ago to the shores of the RiverCauvery in Tanjore, where theroots of Carnatic music lay. Tra-ditionally, the family has becomesynonymous with manufacturing and repairing mirudhangams foran exalted list of musicians, in-cluding T.K. Murthy, Umayalpu-ram Sivaraman, Thiruchur

Narendran, Neyveli Narayananand Erode Nagaraj to name a few.

The materials for making theinstruments are bought fromTanjore. There are three kinds of animal skins used: cow, goat andbuffalo skins. Apart from these,the other important materialused is the kittangal a rice mix-ture. This makes the black in thecentre of the mirudhangam.

They accept custom orders anddesign mirudhangams according to the singers voice or their pref-erence. Some people buy the ba-

sic carved wood from Panruttiand bring it to us for the other

effects like adding the skins andthe black centre. When people

get used to the skins we providethey keep coming back to us.

Price listThe price of the mirudhangams

varies with size and ranges between Rs.3,000 for kids Rs.8,000 for professionals. Therare three grades of wood qualityand usually for bhajans and thelike, third quality wood is usedand for concerts rst quality ispreferred. Our labour chargesrange anywhere from Rs. 250 tRs.600 for repair work. For making the entire instrument, thecharge is xed at Rs.1800, sayJohnson.

Apart from Mirudhangam, they

also do repair work for dholakand tabla.

Anusha Parthasarathy and Nandhini Ramkumar prole themirudhangam factory of Namma Chennai, in the processtracing a legacy that began a century ago

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Tishani Doshi doesnt quitematch the general perception of an author. You are most likely tomistake this 31-year-old writer,poet, journalist and dancer foran actor or model at rst sight.Born in Chennai to a Welshmother and an Indian father, shehad her education from QueensCollege and Johns Hopkins Uni- versity in the US.

Tishani was conferred theEric Gregory Award in 2001, which is awarded to poets, andher rst collection, Countries of the Body , won the 2006 For- ward Poetry Prize for best rstcollection. The opening poem,The Day We Went to the Sea, which is based on the 2004tsunami, won the 2005 BritishCouncil supported All India Poetry Competition.

Her most talked-about work, however, is her contri-bution to Muttiah Muralith-arans biography.

Besides, she has alsotrained in contemporary

dance under the lateChandralekha.

Tishani on her career,experiences and future

plans:Cricket connection

I had met Muralitharan inSri Lanka and his enthu-

siasm impressed me. I thenrealised that he hasnt been

given a fair share in the media.I wanted to know about racism

in cricket and he is one of thefew candidates. But Muralitha-ran proves to be a loveable crick-eter and a link between Ceylonand the Tamils.

In the biography I have cov-ered his childhood days and todo the same I travelled to SriLanka. I met his parents and

friends and also visited hisschool and learnt that he was thenaughtiest of all siblings.

He had spent his childhood ina boarding school with a brotherand his other two brothers stud-ied in day school. When I askedhis mother why she chose tosend Murali to boarding school,she said he was the naughtiest.

The biography will take sometime to come out. Muralitharan wants it to be released after heretires and I dont see that hap-pening any time soon as his ca-reer is on a high.

The Pleasure SeekersMy rst novel, The Pleasure

Seekers , should release in 2009 if things go well. It is a love story that involves three generations.It is a story about two children inthe 60s who are in love and how one of them travels to anothercountry for it. The story is very loosely based on the life of my parents. But it is ction.

Tishani, the dancerThe ve years that I spent

dancing became the most im-portant days of my life. After a casual meeting with Chandra-lekha, she asked me to join herand I did so. I was not a dancerbut I surrendered myself to herand working with her gave meimmense satisfaction. Chandra-lekha has always been a sourceof inspiration and I can say thatdancing has made me a better writer.

Future plansRight now I am working on thenal edit of the novel. Apartfrom this, my second collectionof poems is in the pipeline. I would still like to discover myself further and would love to do so-mething other than writing.

VIPASHA SINHA

Tishanis trystFriday, August 29, 2008

Top Ten FictionBrida Paulo Coelho.

Price Rs. 295Sea of Poppies Amitav

Ghosh. Rs. 599 A Prisoner of Birth Jef-

frey Archer. Rs. 270The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Chetan Bhagat. Rs. 95The Kite Runner Khaled

Hosseini. Rs. 315Shantaram Gregory Ro-

berts. Rs. 475Six Suspects Vikas Swa-

rup. Rs. 495 A Thousand Splendi

Suns Khaled Hosseini. Rs.395

The Alchemist PauloCoelho. Rs. 195

Unaccustomed Earth Jhumpa Lahiri. Rs. 450

Top Ten Non-Fiction

The Secret RhondaByrne. Rs. 550

The Last Lecture Randy Pausch. Rs. 295

Mario de Miranda Rs.2,700

Cold Steel: The Multi Bil-lion Dollar Battle for a Glob-al Industry Tim Bouquet &Bryon Ousey Rs. 650

Greatness Guide 2 RobinSharma. Rs. 195

Lonely Planet India - Rs.1095

7 Habits of highly EffectivePeople Stephen Covey. Rs.395

We are Like That Only Rama Bijapurkar. Rs. 495 Aids Sutra Rs. 395Blue Ocean Strategy W.

Chan Kim. Rs. 1355Courtesy: Crossword

Why am I being urged touncover the meaning of life?Is it my plight? Or is it thecurse of being a writer?writes G.B. Prabhat in the

translation of his father G.S.Balakrishnans Tamil shortstory, One Stones Throw,One Thousand Droplets.The short story is one of the27 short stories that havebeen compiled andtranslated into English by

Prabhat called Intimate Moments and Other Stories . It is always special to read a bookauthored by a Tamil writer as their writing stylestands out distinctly from others. Take forexample, R.K. Narayanan, whose style can bedistinguished by a fan even if he just hears asingle sentence from one of his books.Intimate Moments, which is the rst story inthe book, takes the reader to a whole newlevel with subtle hints of irony and its well-written portrayal of divorce. The story revolves

around a sudden coincidental meeting of twopeople, who were once husband and wife.

There are other light reads with hints of

humour that make the readers think, likeHanuman the Fourth and The Night of MyDesire. Then there are those that talk aboutlifes realities like Feet of Clay and Violet.There are also stories that talk about peculiarcharacters in society, like Doting Diktats, whichis about a man who was extremely conservativeand always did the right things.Not only have the stories been well-translated,but the writers avour in each of the stories isleft intact. The writing ows smoothly, allowingthe reader to relate to each of the 27 stories.Some of the stories G.S. Balakrishnan writes areon himself and his family, which is new andquite surprising to read.Having a father who is a literary genius is botha gift and a problem, he says in the forword.Intimate Moments and Other Stories is a must-read for any one who wants to explore Indian

writing. Anusha Parthasarathy

Book: Intimate Moments and Other StoriesTranslation by G.B. PrabhatPrice: Rs. 195

The poet-journalist-dancer onMuttiah Muralitharan, her rst novel and the late Chandralekha

Best sellers list

Book Review


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Village06

Mahogany The only wood used by famed Londoncabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale wasmahogany.

Worlds highest sightseeing spotThe worlds highest sightseeing spot on the 100th oorof Chinas tallest skyscraper will be opened to thepublic on Saturday. The observation deck is 474mabove the ground in the Shanghai World FinancialCentre. Those wishing to experience a birds-eye viewof the city will have to pay 25 dollars each, reports theDaily Telegraph. The construction of the buildingnished earlier this year, but has not been opened tothe public as yet. It is the tallest building in China, andhas 101 oors for a total height of 492m. Besides theobservation deck, the building also boasts a luxuryhotel, shops, and 70 oors of ofce space. Until now,the highest similar venue has been the Sky Pod of theCN Tower in Toronto at 447m high.

ANI

Flying is a headache, literally, formany travellersHeadaches associated with air travel appear to be ahuge and painful problem, Israeli researchers report.In a study of 906 men and women who had travelledmore than once by plane, nearly 6 percent reportedthat they experienced headaches associated withying. Based on 3.3 billion seats available each year oncommercial ights, with 70 percent occupancy, Dr.Israel Potasman and colleagues from Bnai Zion MedicalCenter in Haifa estimate that more than 100 millionpeople suffer from ight-associated headachesannually. This nding has enormous impact both interms of suffering and economics, they write in themedical journal Cephalalgia.

Reuters

1,000 pounds for Charlesand Diana wedding cakeA 27-year-old piece of wedding cake from themarriage of the Prince of Wales Charles andDiana, Princess of Wales has fetched 1,000pounds at an auction. The cake piece wasoriginally given to Moyra Smith, a member ofthe late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mothershousehold at Clarence House, who preservedthe topping in cling lm and kept it in ametal tin. The nine-inch square piece of icingand marzipan, bought by an anonymousbuyer, has the royal coat-of-arms and iscoloured in gold, silver, red and blue.

ANI

BBC forced to make musicianskeep volume downThe BBC has been forced to make musicians keep thevolume down to comply with an EU safety directive toensure performers are not exposed to excessive levels ofnoise. EU noise control ofcers have been monitoringrehearsals to ensure orchestras keep below 140decibels. They are demanding that performers ease offon extra-loud crescendos during the Proms concertsseries to protect their hearing. Proms is short forpromenade concerts, a term which arose from theoriginal practice of audience members promenading, orstrolling, in some areas of the concert hall during therecital.

PTI

Sony Corp said on Thursday it would launch the worldsthinnest liquid crystal dis-play (LCD) TVs this year,broadening its product line-upahead of the critical year-endshopping season.

The new 40-inch model, whichis 9.9 mm thick, is estimated tosell for 490,000 yen ($4,478) in Ja-pan, Sony said.

The Japanese electronics andentertainment conglomerate willalso offer the worlds rst LCDTVs that display 240 frames persecond, compared with 120frames for Sonys existing mod-els.

More frames in a given timemake fast-moving images insports programmes and actionmovies look seamless.

Sony, the worlds second-lar-gest LCD TV maker behind Sam-sung Electronics Co Ltd expects a46-inch model with the 240 framefunction to sell for around400,000 yen.

Both models will go on sale inJapan on November 10, closely followed by overseas launches.

Sony said a slowing economy has had little effect on its LCD TV sales, and that the maker of Bra-via brand at TVs is on track tohit its target to sell 17 million LCDTVs in the year to March 2009.

Sony shares were down 0.7 per-cent at 4,140 yen, outperforming the Tokyo stock markets electri-cal machinery index IELEC. which fell 1.1 percent.

Reuters

Worldsthinnest LCD

New Bravia 40-inch LCD televison (ZX1 series) which is 9.9millimeters thick. AFP PHOTO


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This day, that yearIt was in August 29, 1966 that TheBeatles, one of the most popular Rockand Roll bands of all time, made theirlast scheduled public performancebefore the group disbanded in 1970.

Tango in red

The Brazilian couple of Nilza and Pablito dancesduring the rst day of the qualifying round of theStage Tango competition at the 6th edition of theTango World Championship in Buenos Aires onWednesday. AFP PHOTO

Shoe soles made of oldtyres, breathable jackets which used to be plasticbottles and T-shirts de-rived from old rags.

The world of outdoor andsporting fashion has discovered

that recycled products are notonly kinder to the planet - they sell well too.

The latest advertising blurbsfrom many outdoor wear com-panies boast that products suchas garments, shoes and acces-sories are made exclusively orpartly from reusable materials.

Recycling and sustainabilityRecycling and sustainability

were also among the key themes at a recent outdoorclothing trade show in thesouthern German town of Frie-drichshafen.

Nowadays there is hardly anything that hasnt been recy-cled, said Ralf-Stefan Beppler,a journalist who writes about

outdoor equipment and is at-tuned to the latest trends.

Breathable jacketsThe rst tests with recycled

eece occurred in the 1990s,but the material turned out to

be too hard and customersdidnt accept it. Things have gotmoving again because the tech-nology is there and modernconsumers are more aware of environmental issues. It wasabout time that the producersof man-made bres and theircustomers woke up to what ishappening, said KristinGrosse-Boelting who heads aresearch centre on garmenttechnology and economics atthe University of Muenster.

The recycled material endsup as fabric or as the mem-branes used in waterproof orbreathable jackets.

According to Beppler, it ismainly the smaller rms whoare taking the initiative and

switching to recyclable products.

Among those at the forefronis the Patagonia company in theUnited States.

In their jackets they are uing a recycled polyester mem

brane which can itself brecycled, said the expert.Other familiar names are key

ing into the trend as well. Shocompany Timberland has product line with soles madpartly from recycled rubber.

The uppers, cushions ansoles of a new range of inlinskates for 2009 from K2 are sto be made from fully-recyclable material and T- shirt-maker Anvil in the US has a mo which utilises scrap materials

Shoe rm Keen makes bagand rucksacks with inner linings made from recycled polyester using reinforcemenmaterial recovered from scrapshoe rubber.

The latest ads from many outdoor wear companies bothat products such as garments, shoes and accessoriesmade exclusively or partly from reusable materials

Recycle and reare the keywor

Thousands of primary schoolsare being provided educa-tion through radio in Punjab,as part of the Sarva Sikhsa Ab-hiyan (education for all) by thePunjab government.

To make the initiative suc-

cessful, radio sets have beenprovided to 13,000 primary schools in the State.

The objective is to make edu-cation accessible to those chil-dren who cannotattend a regularschool.

Launched on Au-gust 7, Learning Through Radio pro-gramme of the SarvaShiksha Abhiyan ismeant for students of the government pri-mary school. It in-cludes generalknowledge, languag-es, and regular curri-culum.

Government schoolteacherstoday impart lessons to the pri-mary schoolchildren through All India Radio as an attempt toimprove the quality of educa-tion provided at the State-runschools.

At 12-noon everyday, stu-dents at primary schools inPunjab have a guest-a Radio setStudents tune in to the half-an-hour programme relayed from

the Jalandhar station of the All India Radio.

Schoolteachers fromdifferent districts are se-lected to undergo atraining programmeunder the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Learning throughRadio, will add anotherpositive dimension toimprove the standard of primary education inPunjab.

ANI

As part ofSarvs SikshaAbhiyan,primaryschoolchildren inPunjab aregiveneducationthrough radio

Learn thru radio


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Ai-eee! Acer slays the EEE PC with its own mini-laptopStanding next to the Eee in the UMPC toilet and giving it stage fright is

Acers Aspire One. Its available with a whopping 80GB hard drive, yet has acase barely bigger than its 8.9inch screen - thats like cramming a piano into a sock. An 8GB solid state drive version is also available should you wantto keep the cost, and risk of it breaking when dropped, down. It can runLinux or Windows XP, weighs less than a kilo and has a pretty decentbattery life of 6-hour. Its out now in blue and white, and will soon beavailable in, ahem, pink or brown. Nice.

Rs 17,000*, www.acer.com

Virus at ISSNASA conrmed on Wednesday that aworm type computer virus sneaked aboardthe International Space Station only to betossed into quarantine on July 25 by securitysoftware.

IE 8.0 unveiled, tocontest FF 3.0

Microsoft has unveiled atrial version of a new In-ternet Explorer de-signed to ght the

growing challenge from Firefox.But the new browser from thegiant software company wonthave it easy.

Developers for the open-sourced Firefox released a trialversion of a new application forthe Internet, Ubiquity, whichmakes it easier to access andshare information that com-bines intuitive commands with

browser functionality. Micro-softs new Internet Explorershowed off improved privacy and security features that giveusers greater control over theirbrowsing history, cookies andother data. The browser boastsInPrivateBrowsing, which al-lows users to surf the visit being logged in the browser history,and InPrivateBlocking thatprevents sites gathering infor-mation about their visit.

It also includes a browsing tool called an accelerator,

which allows users to highlighttext on a Web site and access avariety of functions, including different search engines, lan-guage translation or map

displays.Ubiquity offers a similar ser-

vice but with a much widerrange of commands. Initial re-views found that IE8 also loaded

web pages signicantly fasterthan its predecessor, IE7, andthat it matched Firefox forspeed.

Microsoft is anxious to boostuse of its browsers, which have73 per cent of the browser mar-ket compared to Firefoxs 19 percent share.

Prior to the launch of Firefox four years ago, Internet Explorerhad over 90 per cent of the mar-ket, and Microsofts fading pow-er on the Internet is a chief strategic concern.

Firefox made its biggest gainin June when more than 8 mil-lion people downloaded a new version in the rst 24 hours of release.

DP

iPhone 3gesus! Apples phone is cheaper, faster, ner This is what youve been waiting for. The iPhone price has

been slashed, its 3G-equipped for faster downloads and,most crucially, a bit thinner around the bezel. The iPhone 3G- or 3Gesus Phone, as weve been calling it - switches be-tween EDGE and 3G to get the swiftest connection, withspeeds of about 1.8Mbps possible over the network of Ap-ples chosen phone chum, O2. It also has built-in GPS, forpotential satnav-type japes and, courtesy of Loopt, the stalk-er-friendly ability to detect if any of your contacts are nearby.Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync handles push email, so youneed never again miss the chance to enlarge your man-hood. Oh, and the back is now made of plastic and comes ina choice of black or white. How retro.

Pricing varies, www.apple.com

Moving onSing along while you are at it Creative is trying to woo the masses with its

MP3 player MuVo T200. Embedded with anew ready thumb drive technology to down-load the les easily and wirelessly, the por-table player has high le storage capacity with loud music that can be heard withoutearphones. Say what?

Rs 3,399, 2GB; Rs 4,999, 4GB, in.creative.com

T3 Select: the juiciest technology snippets fromT3 Magazineof Infomedia


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Tibetan antelope popularly known as Chiru, blue sheep,

wild Yak and many other rareand threatened species in thehigh-altitude Himalayan regionhave greater hope of survival withwildlife experts and armed forcesjoining hands for their conserva-

tion. A research project has beeninitiated by Wildlife Institute of In-dia (WII) in collaboration with for-est department of Jammu andKashmir, ITBP and Army in Chang-thang Wildlife Sanctuarys Chang-chenmo valley in Ladakh to identify threats and management issues forthe survival of these animals.

The idea is also to study the hab-itat characteristics and seasonalmovement patterns of these ungu-lates which are on the verge of ex-tinction due to massive destruction

of their habitat and hunting by poachers. For instance, wild Yak

presently exists only in the Chang-chenmo valley in Ladakh in the en-tire Himalayas and are rarely sighted says K Sankar, senior scien-tist at the Dehradun-based WII whoalong with his colleague GS Rawathas undertaken the four-year-study.In other areas in Himalayas, thebulky animals that weigh about1,000 kg and have long black hair with curved horns on their head aredomesticated and their breed is notpure. The wild gene of yak is thusvery important for future geneticstudies for diseases resistance etc.The study aims to evolve a long-term population and habitat mon-itoring protocol for Yak as other fau-na in the region, says Sankar. Sincearmy and paramilitary forces per-

Army comes in to conserve rarewild animals

PHOTO: AFP

Helping hand

Tibetan antelope (Endangeredspecies)Scientic name: PantholopshodgsoniiHeight: 1.2 metres (4 feet)The coat is grey to reddish-brown, with a white underside.The males have long, curved-back horns which measureabout 50 cm (20 inches) inlength. There are less than75000 individuals left in wild,down from a million 50 yearsago.

sonnel are always on patrol in in-accessible mountain terrain where

temperature plummets to as low asminus 40C during winter, they cando the job better then any wildlifeexpert, explains Sankar.

PTI


BackPackers10

started to gain in popularity amongst the locals and the civicbody has built a small park withrest rooms and charge you anominal sum for all the facilities.

Unlike other tourist spots, Ez-hattumugham is still free fromugly constructions and shops andhotels are yet to spring up at ev-ery corner, giving the place a raresense of calm. But one wonderhow long it will stay like that.

The Chalakudy River ows lazi-ly through the area before form-ing a waterfall at Athirampalli,eight km from Ezhattumugham.It can be a perfect place for a fam-ily outing, where you can simply pass a day playing or just relaxing in Chalakudys cool pristine wa-ters.

(The writer works as a Manager with Financial Software & Systems)

On a recent visit to Ernakulam, I was lucky enough to spendsome time at Ezhattumugham(35 km form Cochin) one of thefew places in Kerala which is stilltucked away from the eyes of themarauding tourists. We took a carfrom Cochin and drove along NH47 before taking one of themany side roads at Karayam Pa-rambu near Angamaly before re-aching our destination afterseveral detours. Road signs are ascarcity and very few know aboutthe place and we would havebeen lost if not for a few helpfullocal residents.

Ezhattumugham is located inthe mouth of seven streams andthe place provides you with asense of privacy and abundantnatural beauty. It has slowly

MURUGAKUMAR

On a nature trail

Where is it?Ezhattumugham is 35 km away from Cochin and is a part of the Vettilapparai Estate owned by the Kerala Government.How to go?The best way to reach the place is to take a car from Cochin. Thereare bus services available from Angamaly and Chalakudy via Mook-kannur, but they are infrequent.Places to see? Athriapalli Falls and Vazhachal FallsOnline booking:http://www.naturenest.com/naturePackage_4.htm

Hello Backpackers,Send us pictures of your team or familyouting with a small write-up on theplace, mentioning why the trip wasspecial, how you got there or anytravel experience for that matter.Email: [email protected]


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Since its introduction in 1853 IndianRailways has become the easiestand the most widely used travelmedium in the country. Coveringthe length and breadth of the country;Indian Railways covers a total length ofmore than 63,327km making it one ofthe most extensive railway networks in

the world. Sikkim, Arunachal Pradeshand Meghalaya are the only states inthe country apart from the two islandsof Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshad-weep that are not connected by theRailways.

India altogether has 6,853 Railwaystations and Ib station in Orissa has theshortest name while Sri Venkatanara-simharajuvaripeta in Tamil Nadu hasthe longest name. Apart from the nor-mal freight, passenger and suburbantrains, Indian Railways also has a fewmodern day luxury trains like the Pal-ace on Wheels and Golden Chariot. Buta host of toy trains specially built formountainous terrains give Indian Rail-ways its most unique feature. We takea look into the various toy trains that

run in the country.

ERGO CORRESPONDENT

Chugging ALONG

Matheran LightRailway

The Matheran light railway has an in-teresting history. Abdul Hussain, son of business tycoon, Sir Adamjee Peerbhoy,started the construction of Matheran railway. The construction of Matheran lightrailway started in 1904 and the two feetgauge line nally opened to trafc in 1907.The One Kiss Tunnel is the most notablepoint in its journey when the train passesthrough a tunnel which gives couples only enough time to steal one single kiss.

Nilgiri MountainRailway

Running since 1899 Nilgiri MountainRailways has one of the steepest railway tracks in Asia. The main feature of theNilgiri mountain railway is its unique rack system and the equally unique and com-plicated locomotives. It covers a total dis-tance of 46 km between Mettupalayamand Ooty and is also a World HeritageSite.

Kalka-ShimlaRailway

Kalka-Shimla runs on one of the mostfascinating landscapes and runs on a nar-row gauge only 0.762 m wide. It covers a96 km stretch between Kalka and Shimlaand passes through breathtaking land-scapes of the majestic Himalayas, tun-nels, bridges and lush green valleysembroidered with pine and oak trees.

The DarjeelingRailway

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway isone of the most fascinating and superbengineering feats of the world. The Dar- jeeling toy train runs 83 km between Sili-guri and Darjeeling and takes about eighthours to complete the journey. It runs ona narrow gauge, only 0.6096 m wide butthe journey offers an exhilarating experi-ence, travelling through innumerableloops and tunnels. Its a UNESCO WorldHeritage Site.

Longest journey The Himsagar Express, between Kanyakumari and JammuTawai, has the longest run in terms of distance and timeon Indian Railways network. It covers 3,745 km (2,327miles) in about 74 hours and 55 minutes.

The Kangra Valley Railway

The Kangra valley railway is one of themost fascinating railway networks in India. A train that travels through the breathtaking valleys of the Himalayan region, the Kangra Valley railway is truly unmatchable. Theunique line of Kangra Valley Railway has just two tunnels, one of which is only 250

feet and the other 1,000 feet in length.


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When it comes to aunt-ing ones love for onescity on a t-shirt, I LoveNew York is probablythe most successful logo aroundthe world, spawning copycatslike I Love London and more.The I Love New York t-shirts(with a capital I followed by ared heart and NY in AmericanTypewriter font) are souvenirsany tourist to the Big Applewouldnt come back without.Milton Glaser was the man whodesigned the logo for an adver-tisement campaign.

In India I am a Mumbaikar ishigh on recall value when itcomes to Mumbais t-shirt. Simi-larly, Bangalore My World(with a majestic Vidhan Soudhaspicture on it) and Id Rather BeIn Bangalore are quite popular.

Kapi and kolamWhat should namma Chen-

nais t-shirt capture the bustleof Chennai Central, the colour ofMylapores Kapaleeswarar tem-ple, the legendary lter coffeeor Chennais music scene whereboth Rock and Margazhi nd pa-tronage?

Recently, Chennai celebratedMadras Week with a host ofevents and contests. Among thelatter is a t-shirt design contestthat is held every year. Accord-ing to organiser Vincent DSou-za, We invite the winner tobetter the design that he/she hasentered for the contest or evencome up with a totally new de-sign for next year. We are notprofessional designers but we dogive in our inputs to the design-er. At the end of it, about 100-200 t-shirts are printed for nextyears Madras Week and circulat-ed. Architecture student Apar-na won the contest this year.Previous designs include the ko-lam and kapi t-shirts with Nam-ma Chennai inscribed on them.

Says designer Sidney Sladen:The trick is to get somethingthat one can easily remember. Iguess thats why I love NewYork is so popular. ChennaiRocks is one t-shirt slogan I canrecollect and that would be mypick for a Chennai t-shirt.

Make your ownGetting your own customised

Chennai t-shirt is easy as all you

need is a soft copy of what youwant printed on it. There arestores that cater to both bulkand individual orders. ImranKhan of Cuir Galerie and Falconin Spencer Plaza says, A vestar hotel recently placed an or-der for 200 Chennai t-shirts togift to visiting dignitaries.

Weve been asked to do a col-lage of prominent Chennai land-marks, like Central Station, theKapaleeswarar temple and St.Thomas Mount. On whetherthere have been many individualorders for Chennai-themed t-shirts so far, No comes the re-ply. Chennai-based DilSeBol.comis a site where you can get yourt-shirt customised.

T-shirt makers Myntra Designsent us their instant designs forChennai t-shirts. One designgoes Film City Namma ChennaiOde to Rajini and Kamal Land.

If you have an idea for Chennaiown t-shirt, just send it to us

feedback@goergoYou can either send us a JPE

version of your own logo or desior just a description. The best one

shall be published in these columnnext w

Kapaleeswarar Temple, Filter CoffeWhat should namma Chennaist-shirt aunt?


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God will not lift a little ngerfor you, please know, be-cause whatever he has to

do, he has done it. His work is not pending. He has done afantastic job over the creation,isnt it? He has done a fantasticjob. There is nothing to com-

plain. He has put himself intoyou; beyond that he cannot do

anything. Now you go on asking,

O god! Give me money, give methat. God will not do anything because his job is nished now itis your job.

Let us say, you are in the foot-

ball team for India for the next world cup and you are with thecoach. He puts everything into you; everything he knows aboutfootball, he puts them into you.So many years of intense training happens and everything that youneed to know about football you

God has done everything he can do for you. He created a fantastic world for you that you would neverimagine. He has put his own being into you in so many ways. And now, it is your time to play the game.


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nese men and women betweenthe ages of 45 and 74 from theHokkien or Cantonese dialectgroup. All of the subjects werecancer-free at the outset.

Those who used incense heavi-ly had higher rates of a type of cancer called squamous cell car-cinoma, which refers to tumorsthat arise in the cells lining theinternal and external surfaces of the body.

The risk was seen in smokersand nonsmokers. Study partici-pants who used incense in theirhomes all day or throughout theday and night were 80 percentmore likely than non-users to de-velop squamous cell carcinomaof the entire respiratory tract.

Reuters

Burning incense sticks or agar-bathis may create a sweetscent, but regularly inhaling thesmoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract,researchers have found out.

In a study of more than 61,000ethnic Chinese living in Singa-pore who were followed for up to12 years, the investigators founda link between heavy incense useand various respiratory cancers.A common practice

Incense has been used for mil-lennia in many cultures religiousand spiritual ceremonies. In Asia,people commonly burn incensein their homes a practice that isbecoming more popular in West-ern countries as well. Incense isusually derived from fragrant

plant materials, like tree bark,resins, roots, owers and essen-tial oils. Past research has foundthat burning these materials canproduce potentially cancer-caus-ing substances, including ben-zene and polyaromatichydrocarbons.

For their study, the researchersfollowed 61,320 Singapore Chi-

Burning agarbathis canproduce carcinogenslike benzene andpolyaromatichydrocarbons, says a

new study

Agarbathis andcancer risk

CucumberAnyone allergic to pollen oraspirin should avoid eatingcucumbers. They can cause anupleasant mouth itch.

do for you. He created a fantastic world for you that you would nev-er imagine. He has put his ownbeing into you in so many ways. And now, it is your time to play

the game. But you look at Godand ask, take care of my chil-dren, take care of my business,property, make me pass my ex-amination. If you are such whocannot pass an examination, why join college or school. If you aresuch an idiot, you cannot run a

business, why do you start thbusiness? If you are such a foo you cannot bear your children why did you bear them? He hagiven you the intelligence; he ha

given you the body; he has give you everything to run the stupidthings in life, isnt it?

Everything that you need nowhas been given. So, it is your turnto play the game now. Match hasstarted, coach cannot interferenow.

Time to play

came to know. Now the time toplay the match has come and youare in the football eld. When theball comes to you, if you look atthe coach, what to do!

Thats what you are doing now.God has done everything he can

SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV


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Out of shape wives beware! Married men arenow spending more on their looks to be-come trimmer, tter and sexier and in themeantime are also attracted to women withsimilar characteristics.

Health experts in the capital city are of theopinion that there is an increasing concernamong married men to look slimmer andsmarter, an obsession they attribute to theevolution of MNCs and increasing westernisa-tion of the Indian culture.

On the ip side, there has been ironically adownward shift in the ever so looks consciousIndian women as they generally get busy withtheir household affairs ignoring their looks,resulting in being out of shape.

Today, the prosperity among Indian menbegins at an early age, where they are slightly balding, condent, mature and wealthy. Atthis prime of their career, they are going for

cosmetic surgeries, skin toning, facials andmassage, which we have never heard from

them (men) earlier, says eminent Plasticand Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr Devansh, Max Healthcare hospital.

Its natural to be attracted by a young secretary or a female employee in yourofce who works closely with you taking care of your business and projects,adds another plastic surgeon Dr RKhajanchi, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

However, experts say there aremany cosmetic therapies andprocedures available through which a woman can regainher looks and shape, whichincludes botox, llers,tummy tucks and lipo-suction.

PTI

Married men are going for younger look

Out of shape wivesbeware!


Ilive with a group of women,

some working and some stu-dents, who are unanimously adamant on receiving gifts from

their boyfriends. What classies as agift varies of course.

What we wantOne of them, lets call her Sakina,

was visibly annoyed and in tearswhen she complained that despitecompleting almost a year with herboyfriend, he had not gifted her any-thing expensive.

Its not about how costly the pre-sent is. Its about saving up enoughmoney to buy me something that Ireally like, she sniffed. And thenthere is Ramya who will bring back asouvenir from each of her vacationsabroad to gift her out-of-station boy-friend and all she wants in return is aphone call or a visit from him.

I know he is working and a stu-dents life is easier, but I dont think it takes much time to SMS.Alsothere is Nalini who just wants to beleft alone. I come home extremely

stressed, more from the ofce gossipthan the workload itself. The lastthing I need is my boyfriend calling up to whine about his work or hisfamily.

What they say

Why is it that women are forevedissatised with the gifts they getThe men have all the answers. Oneof them said, Whatever I get, itnever enough because a woman re-acts optimistically to a gift accord-ing to her mood.

And to the fact that they never cal when they are supposed to, anothersaid, I completely agree with thfact that SMSs should be replied tophone calls should be returned andall that. But if I do not, then I am justired! There is nothing more to it.

And Nalinis boyfriend respondedto her statement with, Women want everything. If I was the sort toignore her and give her all thspace she needed, I am an incon-siderate workaholic. If I ask how heday was and tell her how mine is, am a weepy romantic. Either way lose.

Mediator musingsRamya Jayachandran, a well-spo

ken critic on the milestone act ogifting says, Gifts are a symboBoth entities in a relationship needto understand that it is important togive the other person what they val-ue the most. It may be knee-pads forthe soccer player or a birthstone

ring for the girlfriends birthday. Oit may be something as simple asmaking a card. Its really about thetime and the effort put in to makethat gift special.

MITHRA [email protected]

I want my gift

Boiling pointVegetables that are boiled actually lose some oftheir water content. They will weighless after boilingin water than they did before. This is caused by theheat, which breaks down the cell walls and allowssome of the water to leak from the plants cells.

EggsEggs will age more in one day at roomtemperature than in one week in therefrigerator.

Where gifting is concerned,its never quid pro quo

Men nowadays aregoing for cosmeticsurgeries, skin toning,facials and massage,which we have neverheard from themearlier


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Acid test for ScholariChelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari should enjoyhis rst taste of a London derby on Sunday, withthe Premier League leaders hosting unsettledTottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. TheBrazilians side have yet to concede a goal in twoleague games while Spurs, undermined byBulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatovs determinationto leave, have suffered two stinging defeats. Withchampions Manchester United playing the UEFASuper Cup with Zenit St Petersburg in Monaco onFriday and absent from the weekends domesticprogramme, the spotlight falls on early pacesettersChelsea and Liverpool. I am happybecause we have played two games andwon two games, but it is difcult,Scolari said on Wednesday. We nowhave a big derby on Sunday and all theteams are very good. Chelsea thrashedPortsmouth 4-0 in their opening match ofthe season but were more restrained inwinning 1-0 at Wigan last weekend.Pending the signing of Brazilian forward Robinhofrom Real Madrid, and following the departure ofAndriy Shevchenko to AC Milan, the WestLondoners remain short on strikers although DidierDrogba could be back from injury to play at least apart in Sundays game.

AFP

Cyprus hails landmark winFootball-mad Cyprus celebrated on Thursday afterAnorthosis Famagusta made sporting history bybecoming the rst Cypriot side to reach theChampions League group stages. Around 4,000 fansgathered outside Larnaca airport early Thursdaymorning to welcome their heroes after Anorthosisqualied 3-1 on aggregate following a 1-0 reverseagainst Olympiakos in Athens.

AFP

Aussies wary of BangladeshAustralia appear to hold all the aces, but theywont be underestimating Bangladesh in theirthree-match one-day series starting on Saturday. Allthree games are being played in Darwin, the series

originally scheduled as aChampions Trophy warm-upbefore that tournament waspostponed due to securityconcerns over the host countryPakistan. Despite being withoutcaptain Ricky Ponting, openerMatthew Hayden and leadingpaceman Brett Lee, the

defending World Cup champions are expected tobe far too strong for Bangladesh. However,Australian seamer Nathan Bracken said theywouldnt underestimate their opponents, havingbeen beaten by them in Cardiff in 2005. Theyvedone it before so, yeah, weve got to go out andplay well, he said on Wednesday. Were off abreak, were I guess under a bit of pressure and itsup to these guys now. Its up to us to put ourhands up and perform well and basically if theyplay good cricket we have to match it. Only twoof the Australians who played in the Cardiff match,Australias only defeat in 13 one-day matchesagainst Bangladesh, are in their 13-man squad forthis series interim captain Michael Clarke and hisdeputy, Mike Hussey. Bracken said he expected theconditions in Darwin to suit his swing bowling.

AFP

A lex Ferguson is likely to useFridays European SuperCup match against Zenit StPetersburg as the perfectopportunity to revitalise his Man-chester United team after a tricky start to the season. Zenit will belooking for another British scalpin the traditional match betweenthe winners of the previous sea-sons Champions League andUEFA Cup, which the Russianside clinched with victory in theMay nal against Scotlands Ran-gers. United have been hit by injuries, suspensions and Olympic

call-ups this month but Fergusonis hoping club skipper Gary Ne-ville, t after a series of career-threatening injuries, Nani, whohas had a league suspension, andBrazils Anderson, just back fromthe Beijing Games, will play a parton Friday.

Going for a winI think well view the Super

Cup as a one-off and we want to win it obviously, Ferguson saidat a press brieng at UnitedsCarrington training ground be-fore leaving for Monaco. But it isalso an opportunity to play An-derson, back from the OlympicGames, Nani whos available

from suspension, and if possibleGary Neville. I think those three will all gure in Fridays game.Patrice Evra and Wayne Rooney will also be involved. After that itdepend whose back from injury if Owen Hargreaves has main-tained his training performanceshe will play. I think well play astrong team but therell certainly be some changes.

United will, be without the in- jured Michael Carrick, CristianoRonaldo and Ryan Giggs who hasa hamstring problem. Andersonand Carlos Tevez, who missedUniteds disappointing 1-1 draw against Newcastle United in theopening league game of the sea-son because of a family bereave-

ment, returned to the side forMondays 1-0 win at Portsmouth.Ferguson will be hoping they alsofeature against the Russianchampions at the Stade Louis II.

Impressive ZenithZenit, who scored some im-

pressive victories ontheir way to lifting theUEFA Cup, shouldhave their latest ac-quisition, Portugalmidelder Danni,available. He joinedZenit for a Russian

league record 30 millioneuros ($44.12 million) fromDynamo Moscow this week and is expected toplay against United.Danni looked good intraining and hell get achance against Man-chester United provid-ed that all the paper work is done on time,Zenit coach Dick Advocaattold reporters. Unsettledplaymaker Andrei Arsha-vin, who could still moveabroad following his neshowing at Euro 2008, isalso included in thesquad. Arshavin is y-

ing with us to Monacobut I havent decided yet if he would play or not, said Advo-caat, mindful of thefact that the sum- mertransfer window is closing shortly.

Arshavin, who has been strong-ly linked with a move to Totten-ham Hotspur in England for thelast two months, missed Zenitslast league match on Sunday.Zenit won 3-0 at Krylya Soviet-ov Samara to move back intotitle contention.

They trail league leaders Ru-bin Kazan by 11 points with 11matches left.

Reuters

BATTLE FOREUROPE

AndreiArshavin

PHOTO: AFP

Ferguson plans to eld strongteam in Super Cup

Kaneria yearns for Test actionPakistani leg spinner Danish Kaneria on Thursday expressed frustration at not playingTest cricket for more than eight months since he toured India in last December andurged his board to increase the Test schedule. Just imagine my last Test appearancewas in India in December. Sometimes it is frustrating. How can a country go withouta Test match for eight months? he asked.


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A fter a series of debacles, ForceIndia is slowly creeping back to win some respectability in theF1 circuit. The elder statesmanof the team, Giancarlo Fisichella, n-

ished a strong 14th at the recently-concluded European Championshipsin Hungary and on Thursday testdriver Vitantonio Liuzzi surprisedeveryone, driving a hiccup-free 99laps on his way to post the eight-fas-test time at a free practice session atAutodromo Nazionale di Monza in

Italy.Happy with his effort, Liuzzi said:

We tried to get a good set-up for therest of the test and the race in just acouple of weeks time, and I think wecan be happy with how it went. Racedrivers Adrian Suti and Fisichella areexpected to take over for the rest of the test sessions scheduled for thenext two days.

We had a difcult race in Hungary,

where the conditions were very hot. We had some problems with the gearbox and our strategies didnt work so-metimes, but we have to keep focusand keep moving forward, ItalianFisichella said about his home Grand

Prix. Scheduled for September 14, theItalian Grand Prix, where MichaelSchumacher had set a track record of 1:21.832m in 2003, is one of the fastestcircuits in the F1 calendar with very few hairpin turns, making it a driversdelight.

The Vijay Mallya-owned team areexpected to continue with their pro-gress and the chief technical ofcer of the team, Mike Gascoyne, alsoechoed Fisichellas view and eggedhis team to look forward. Adrain washonest enough to admit that he madea mistake at Hungary. Giancarlo did well and its a big bonus for us and Iam condent of a better showing atMonza, he said.

Chief race and test engineer Do-

minic Harlow,too, was pleased with the output.With the aero congurationfor Monza being dramat-ically different to any other

track we visit on the calen-dar, Thursdays pro-gramme focussed onevaluating different set-upsand wing levels specically for the Italian Grand Prix.

Grip levels are low at themoment, and the tyres we areusing are very hard for the con-ditions, but everyone has thesame issue so we will work overthe next days to optimise per-formance, he added.

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Winning bonanzaOlympic bronze medallist Vijender boxed his way to his rst endorsementdeal with Bajaj Allianz on Thursday. Meanwhile low-cost carrier SpiceJetFriday announced life-time free travel for Indian boxer.

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US blogger arrested for leakingGuns N Rosesnew songs online

US federal police on Wednesday arrested a blogger forposting songs from a yet-to-be released Guns N Roses albumtitled Chinese Democracy online without the rock bands

permission. Kevin Cogill, who uses Skwerl as an Internetname, is charged with violating copyright laws by putting nineof the bands unreleased songs on his ww.antiquiet.com websitefor visitors to hear. Skwerl wrote the following message on his

website in June when he invited visitors to listento the unreleased Guns N Roses songs: Ialways said that the more that Axl andGeffen jerked around trying to gure outhow to release this nally nished albumthat weve all been waiting over 13 years for,the greater the chances would be that itwould slip out of a pressing plant or ofce

somewhere and wind up in the hands ofsome asshole with a blog." Cogill couldbe sentenced up to ve years in prisonif he is convicted as charged and themotive is determined to be nancialprot.

AFP

Supermodel Kate Moss 1.5 million pounds worth solid gold sculpture is to be un-veiled at the Nereid Gallery of the BritishMuseum.The 50-kg magnicent statue has been cre-

ated by the famous sculptor Marc Quinn. Marchas earlier also made a white painted bronzestatue of the star. The artist said that Mossiconic beauty was the inspiration behind thecreation.

I thought the next thing to do would be tomake a sculpture of the person whos the idealbeauty of the moment, but even Kate Mossdoesnt live up to the image, The Daily Expressquoted Quinn, as saying.

The London born artists creation is being counted as the largest gold statue to be made inthe world since the time of ancient Egypt.

Quinns latest work, which is thought to alsoshow Moss in a yoga pose, is part of a collection,entitled Statuephilia, by contemporary artistsgoing on display at the British Museum.

The exhibition is the subject of a Channel 4documentary The Sculpture Diaries to bebroadcast in the autumn.

ANI

The 50 kg solid gold sculpture worth 1.5 million pounds is being counted asthe largest gold statue tobe made in the world sincethe time of ancient Egypt

The statue would be unveiled atthe Nereid Gallery of the BritishMuseum on October 4

Britney look-alike, a malePop princess Britney Spears impersonator is not an ordinary look-alike, for ithappens to be a male by the name of Derrick Barry.

Kate Mossgolden glory


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Music legend Paul McCartney is to stage his rst ever concert in Israel next month,four decades after the Beatles were barred from playing there, he said on his website Thursday.

The former Beatles star will play a Friendship First concert in Tel Aviv onSeptember 25, as part of a series of one-off gigs in places he has never visited before.

Ive heard so many great things about Tel Aviv and Israel , but hearing is one thing andexperiencing it for yourself is another. We are planning to have a great time and a greatevening, he said.

We cant wait to get out there and rock.The Beatles drew up plans to play in Israel at the height of Beatlemania in 1965, butthey were cancelled after sponsors failed to raise enough money, and lawmakers voicedconcern that they might corrupt young Israeli minds.

McCartney also nearly performed in Israel in the late 1970s, when concerts with hispost-Beatles band Wings were cancelled due to problems with the venues, he said.

In January Israel apologized in letters to the two surviving members of the Beatles McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr and asked them to play at the nations 60thbirthday bash in May.

. The Tel Aviv concert will be staged in the citys Hayarkon Park. AFP

Chocolate bloodChocolate syrup was used for theblood in the famous shower scene inthe Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho.The scene lasts for about 45 secondsin the movie, but took 7 days to lm.

RGVs claimsAn Indian lmgoer reportedly rented out anentire cinema to disprove directors Ram GopalVarmas claim that his latest horror movie is soscary no one can watch it alone. Pavin Ponannabooked all 227 seats at a Bangalore multiplex foran evening screening of Phoonk .

Cine City

Congrats! WallEwinners

The following are the winners of the WallE con-test run by Ergo.

August 22: Sirisha (TCS),M.Loganathan (Infosys), S.Sathish Kumar (Change-pond Technology), Sujoy Roy (Wipro) and Sarantel(Wipro).

August 25: E.Srinivas(TCS), Binu (TCS), IndiraBoorla (Wipro), R.Satish(Changepond Technolo-gy) and Thirumurugavelan(Birlasoft).

August 26: K.S.Karthi-keyan (Satyam Comput-ers), Vaibhav Singhal(Hexaware Technology), Vijay (TCS), Vimal Vargh-ese (TCS) and Raja Mana-valan (Birlasoft).

August 27: Maran (Wi-pro), Indhumathi (TCS),

Selviaruna Radha (iNau-tix), Vijayshree (Birlasoft)and Subhalakshmi Ram-kumar (Wipro)

August 28: Arivukkarasu(Wipro), Gobiganesh (Ve-rizon), Rajsekhar (Sa-tyam), Ankit(CTS-Siruseri) and Kalpa-na (TCS).

The winners will get twotickets each to the WallEscreening at the Inox mul-tiplex in Citi Centre thisSunday. Winners can col-lect the tickets at Ergo of-ce situated with TheHindu Newspaper com-plex on Anna Salai (next toP.Orr and Sons) on Satur-day or Sunday between 11a.m. and 6 p.m. The ticketsare available in limitednumbers for the 4 p.m.and 7 p.m. shows and willbe handed out on a rst-come-rst-served basis.

Happy Bday,PrasannaActor Prasanna celebrated hisbirthday in advance on Monday,though it actually falls on August 28.The actor who made his debut in SusiGanesans 5 Stars shot to fame withhis performance in Azhagiya TheeyaeHis anti-hero role in Anjathey wasalso well-received. At present, theactor is doing Achchamundu

Achchamundu with Sneha.

THE FORMER BEATLES STAR WILL PLAYA FRIENDSHIP FIRST CONCERT INTEL AVIV ON SEPTEMBER 25

McCartney to perform in IsraelThis is his rst ever concert in Israel, four decadesafter The Beatles were barred from playing there

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1. An expert is someone who takes a subject youunderstand and makes it sound confusing.

2. Where theres a will, there are ve hundredrelatives.

3. When everythings coming your way, youre inthe wrong lane.

4. Join the Army, meet interesting people, killthem.

5. Death is hereditary.

TOP 5 ONE LINERS

Shake your legs on somegroovy desi numbers at theDesi Night at OPM.

Where:OPM, The Accord Metropolitan,35 GN Chetty Road,T Nagar When: August 29

Desi night@OPM

Lillete Dubey directed play Dance Like A Man, is a play isabout a dancer couple and theirfamily with the recent and an-cient, history of India in personalterms, probing three generationsof conict.

Where:Lady Andal School,7 Harrington Road When: August 29, 7 pmContact:28363403

Dance Like A Man

Pamper yourself with AcaciaTouch package, a Hawaiian mas-sage Acacia Touch is a packagedesigned specially using Decleorproducts to provide radiance andboost to your complexion.

Where: Aura, The Park 601 Anna Salai

Aerobics of delivery personA United Parcel Service delivery person typicallymakes up to 300 pickups or deliveries a day.That compares to someone doing 600 sets ofstep aerobics a day.

Greetings .Anbulla Arnold ,Neenga rasikira Ilayarajavin isai polainnalum inivarum ovoru naluminimayaga amaya manamarndhavazhthukal. Happy Bday...

Inganam, Nanbarkal pattalam,Wipro Technologies

Dear Muthu Anna,Some things are left undone, somewords are left unsaid, some feelingsare left unexpressed, though we aredepart,d ue some reasons, i never leftu unwished ` Happy birthday dearAnna.

Your lovable Sister, V.Radha,IBM DAKSH

Dear Chandrika Parimala ,Happy Birthday!!!! From Today Newlife should start for your best!!!

By ever loving Arunkumar.C,Steria India Ltd

Dear Anu ,May this day be the beginning ofanother special year. Let this birthdaybring you lot of joy and happiness inyour life! A Warm Birthday Wishesfrom All of us!

Warm Regards,FastService ASG Team(HCL)

Dear Bala ,Friends are like Rainbows... Theybrighten your life after youve gonethrough a storm. You ve always beenthe best friend to us. Wishing you avery happy, colourful and joyful

Birthday and a successful year ahead!Ur ever loving friend Saumya, WiproTechnologies

Dear Ganesan ,We wish you a wonderful birthdayand colours of joy and fun ll theentire life. May all your dreams cometrue.Cheers, CAT Mfgpro Team Satyam Computer

Services Ltd.Dear VJ,Advance Happy Birthday To You.. Havea Great Year Ahead..

Love ICPRP Team,Hexaware Technologies

Hi Regi ,It is a lovely and special day today justbecause it is your birthday. May everydream of yours come true. Many morehappy returns of the day dear....!

With Love, Vidhya & Uma,Wipro Technologies

Hi Brinda ,Wish u many more happy returns ofthe day. May all ur dreamz come true.

Luv, Ajay, Kalpana, Zubin & Mahesh,Steria & Satyam

Dear Shirish ,On your birthday I wish you muchpleasure and joy, I hope all of yourwishes come true. May each hour andminute be lled with delight, wishingyou a Birthday thats sweet andbeautifulJust like you! Many MoreHappy Returns of the day!

Best Wishes from CFB TEAM & TCS

[email protected]

Dear Kavitha ,May your special day be lled withmemories and owers, friendship andhappy hours. Wishing you all the funand excitement that only birthdays canbring. Youre Older today thanyesterday but Younger than tomorrow,Happy Bday! Wishing all the best foryour birthday. You were born to Party!Cheers,

Your Lovable Nokia AS Team , TCS Dear Baskar ,You Turn Not Older With Years, ButNewer Every Day. Wishing you aSparkling and Scintillating Birthday..

Vadapalani Room Guys,

Vinod(Wipro), Anbu , Arun , BashaHi Vidhiya ,Friends will come and friends will go,The seasons change and it will show,, Iwill age and so will you,, But ourfriendship stays, strong and true.Advance Birthday wishes my friend

From PasserBy Dear Suji ,Todays the day we get to say we arehappy You were born. Let all yourdreams come true this year. Many morehappy returns of the day.

Wipro friends Hi Ganesan ,May Gods Choicest Blessings shower onyour Family! Happy WeddingAnniversary

With Love,

Pratheesh H, Ganesh S, John, Ganesh C,Thilip, Technosoft Global Services Pvt., Ltd Hey Raghu ,Wish you a plenty wishes from Pradeep,Gani and Arya on your Bday. We allwish you lots of joy follow you and abright future. We will missssssss you.

Cheers, Pradeep(Satyam), Gani and AryaDear Wills ,God has decorated a life of prosperityfor you. May the Sep 1st 2008, be thebeginning of it for the couple. All thebest dear.

By yours, Lloyds-Telephony Team - TCS Dear Deepan ,A birthday is just the rst day ofanother 365-day journey around thesun. Enjoy the trip friend! Yourbirthday makes this day special...Justlike you. (Advance) Happy birthday.Have fun lled years ahead!

Warm Regards, Vaidhegi, Govind(TCS),Sangeetha,Ashok, Sreevidhya, Lavanya,

Rajkumar, Manoj, Jayachitra, Nagappan,Suguna, Parameswari, Priyanka, Gopi,

Shenbaga, Karthik, Baby, Shrin, Sridevi and Ashok Moorthy

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Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattn

You may remain highly creative today. Pace may slow down as you may be in a mood tothings very easy. You must avoid ego conicsuperiors. You will be able to express your ldramatically in front of your beloved, says G

Although it is a favourable day for you, younot be in a mood to do hard work. Probably are not in a mood to put in any extra effort tsomething different. Your relations with belomay get strained if you display inexibility.

Ganesha nds you communicating with highauthorities. You may need to be careful aboulanguage when you draft email. You need tocareful of misgivings on professional and pefronts. You will be able to please your partn

Others may nd you acting bit more authorittoday. Ensure that your relations do not get sbecause of the same. Besides this, it is a smday at work. You may wish to enjoy nice budinner with your life partnerone, feels Ganes

You may be very assertive, creative and overenthusiastic today. Others may count on you important decisions. In personal life, your pamay nd you very charming. You may remavery romantic mood today, says Ganesha.

Ganesha nds you running after a mirage toYou may fail to judge whether you are workright direction. Technical difculties may punerves. Lovers may spend money but ensureyou dont burn a hole in your pocket.

Important meetings will go well today. You mood to showcase your talents and you will rewarded well for the hard work. You may ncontrol your ego while you are talking to spbeloved one as only this can spoil your moo

Ganesha nds you taking your day to day woeasy. You will be focussed while youre at dthere are least probabilities of goof ups. If yat a higher position, you may not allow indiLove life may take back-seat for a while.

You will be full of energy today. Because ofyou will be able to nish off your work in tYour relations with superiors may improve. P

life may remain cool and hassle free. Ganeshyou in a mood to treat your life partner very

Ganesha nds you getting frustrated over petmatters at ofce. Ensure that your outbursts create problems at ofce. Control anger. Youremain very romantic hence may wish to spemore time in quite environment with beloved

Ganesha suggests you not to waste time behfalse arguments at ofce. You may feel that are trying to tarnish your image. But you wilthe heart of others by your friendly nature. Ymust avoid conicts with beloved today.

It is day to put in more efforts to prove yourabilities. While you are in process to nish owork, ensure that your health doesnt suffer. love life may require nurturing, for Ganesha that you may hardly have time for your love

Words worth"Dactylonomy" (dack-tuh-lah-nuh-mee) the science ofcounting on your ngers. A nice saving term for peoplewho are bad at math. "Im a dactylonomist, actually. Itsvery difcult to be a good one." Chisanbop is a Koreanmethod of using the ngers as an abacus; on the lefthand each nger is counted as ten and the thumb as

fty and on the right hand the thumb is ve and thengers each one. So counting 22 would involve pressingdown the st two ngers on the left hand and the rsttwo of the right; adding the thumb of the left and theremaining two ngers of the right add 52; then you canread the total, 74, from your pressed-down ngers.Chisanbop comes from Korean words meaning ngercounting method.


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The EMU train journey from Thiruninravur toChennai Central on August 28, 2008, is someth-ing this 28-year-old mother is unlikely to forget.Her daughter was born in the train compart-ment during the journey.

According to Railway Police, Chitra of RajanKuppam near Thiruninravur was nine monthspregnant. Following discomfort and pain, Chi-tra, along with her father, had boarded an EMU

train at 5.30 a.m. on Thursday to reach a hospi-tal in Chennai. During the course of the journey,she developed severe labour pain. A few femaleco-passengers in the compartment came to heraid but before the train could reach the destina-tion she gave birth to a baby girl in the traincompartment itself.

The Railway Police were informed and whenthe train reached platform no. 13 at Central Rail- way Station, a Railway Police team consisting of sub-inspector Gnanaraj and RPF constablesNirmala, Sridharan and Mani helped Chitra andher newborn into a waiting ambulance. Themother and daughter were taken to EgmoreChildrens Hospital and they are known to be ingood health.

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EMUcompartmentbecomesdelivery roomBaby girl born in train that reached Chennai Central

Anything for TintinA diehard Tintin fan inBristol is all set to drive5,000 miles to recreatethe characters journeyin Herges 1939 comicThe Land of Black

Gold.Businessman Barrimore England-Davis, 33, isdoing all he can to make his expeditionlook exactly like that of Tintin. He has spent6,500 pounds on a classic red Willeys jeep,which resembles the one Tintin drove.Dog Snowy will accompany Barrimoreduring the latters six-week tour of Europe

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Naked art bannedA council in Australia is running an artcompetition but has banned all entriesfeaturing nudes.

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