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Wednesday, March 11, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

MR. AND MRS. BACHCHANin a light-hearted tte--tte

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 46

TOO GOOD FOR THE CRITICSHouse of Biriyani for the real taste of Ambur

0210

KrishnansAkshayapaathramMeet this 27-year-oldformer restaurantcaptain of Taj Hotels inBangalore, who quit hisdream job to take upsocial responsibility of avery rare kind.

09 Tendulkar to sit out next ODI

The hullabaloo over the recent auction

of Gandhijis personal possessions took

the country by storm. Ergo looks at the

not-much-publicised part of the saga

the common mans unspent thousands

that were originally raised for the auction.

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MONEY

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ERGO Wednesday, March 11, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

MathemagicianNamma Chennai-based theatre group DIAwill be hosting a play by well-knowntheatre critic Gowri RamnarayanMathemagician, featuring actorV.Balakrishnan, at the Sivagami Petachiauditorium on Luz Church Road thisSaturday.A press release issued by the group said theplay explores the human mind directing allits energy for gaining political andeconomic supremacy. But at what cost?As I was writing mathemagician, saidGowri Ramnarayan, I thought I waslooking at issues universal andcontemporary in a prehistoric settings suchas ravages of empire, child abuse when Ifinished writing it, I realised that it is astory about the human need for love.The play will have two shows at 3:30 p.m.and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at Rs. 200,Rs. 100, Rs. 50 and will be available atLandmark, Nungambakkam. Contact9381911977 or 98400 89030 for furtherdetails.

You can liken it to that small book store that holdsits own against the super stores.

All of 300-sq-feet and situated on Fourth Ave-nue in Anna Nagar, where new restaurants keep

mushrooming every week, House of Biryani is thesmall store that every one loves, the meat-eaters thatis. From the time it was set shop in 2005, it has been afavourite haunt not just for the average joe but alsosome high profile politicians and even owners of fa-mous restaurants that you can find in travellersguides.

K.Micheal Raj, who owns and runs the House ofBiryani now, joined the eatery when it launched in2005 as a cashier. Preet Bindra, an enterprising leatherdealer, was the person who launched the store. Dur-ing his trade travels to Ambur, he was quite impressedby the reputation for original Ambur Biryani, a spe-cialised preparation of the local muslims there. Thebiryani has a distinct taste and is cooked in the dumstyle of preparation. Its accompaniment, the uber

tasty yennai kathirikai (roughly trans-

lates to oily brinjal but tastes better than itsounds), made Bindra see a businessplan.

Though the initial plans were for start-ing a Punjabi dhaba, we somehow feltthat a pure Biriyani store would click.

And we were right, recalls Micheal. Bin-dra brought a Muslim cook from Ambur,Mehboo Basha, to help create the taste oforiginal Ambur Biryani. Basha hadmagic in his hands but his lungs were no

good. A chronic alcoholic, he died within a fewmonths of hooking a large clientele. But Micheal Raj

was a quick learner. He learnt the tricks of the tradequickly and when Bindra felt he has had enough of theeatery business, Micheal stepped up to buy the storeand run it himself. He had been saving money forthree years, setting aside a sizeable portion of the sala-ry that the Sardar paid him.

Today House of Biryani has become synonymouswith good taste. There are not enough chairs to seathis clients at times. But Micheal greets every one witha smile. There are of course his VIP customers. Carsthat swerve in front of his shop and the driver runs outcarrying a hot case. Its for Ayya, he says. Lok SabhaMP S.Thirunavukkarasar lives just a few buildingsaway. And House of Biryani supplies are regular forthe family.

Micheal plans to install air-conditioners in his ea-tery soon. And maybe even change the furniture.

House of Biryani undertakes orders for parties. You can

call Michael on his mobile at 98412 49881. ChickenBiryani costs Rs.60 while Mutton Biryani, available only

in the afternoons, cost Rs.75. There are also some killerkebabs for Rs.20.

Too Good for Critics is a column that celebrates the

spirit of roadside and small eateries. If you have anysuggestions, mail us at feedback@goergo.in.

KARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN

karthik@goergo.in

Taste of success

Once upon a timeThe World Storytelling Institute is organising a workshop on March 15 fr10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those interested can drop in at 18, Dr. RadhakrishnanSalai, 9th Street, Third Floor (Opp. City Centre), Mylapore. The fee is Rs.700. To register call Eric Miller at 98403 94282/ 4208 0890. Website:www.storytellinginstitute.org

The story of the small eatery House of Biryanis success is as muchin its taste as it is in the enterprising ways of its young owner

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Yes, dont we just love FountainPlaza! Not our fault that wekeep going back to it againand again. This weeks shop-

ping haven is a store called Ice.Ice has been in Fountain Plazasince a decade and is a goodplace to find things quirky andinteresting in terms of party and

casual wear for men and wom-en and accessories like sunglass-es, belts, bags, hats, junk jewellery, bandanas and thelike.

Besides college-goers and theparty-going crowd, Kollywooddesigners, too, come here withtheir shopping bags, says Yo-gesh Mahtani of Ice.

In womens wear, one canfind a variety of strappy dresses,skirts, halters and knit tops.While the dresses are priced be-tween Rs. 700 and Rs. 1,000, tops

come betweenRs. 200 and Rs.1,000 and skirtsbetween Rs.

300 and Rs. 600.In accesso-ries, bags arepriced in therange of Rs.500 to Rs.1,000 andbelts cost be-tween Rs. 200and Rs. 500.

Most of thegoods arebrought infrom China,Bangkok and

Mumbai, informs Yogesh.We love the little accessories,

be it the raw leather neckpiecesor skull-print gloves (both reg-ular and fingerless). The glovescost between Rs. 195 (finger-less) and Rs. 200 (regular).The store also has agood collection of col-ourful frames.Over-sized finger-rings are nice, too.

(If you know of a place

that stocks or sellssomething unique, do

write to us at

feedback@goergo.inwith the subject line

WINDOW

SHOPPER.)

The clothes and

accessories at Ice

are as cool as the

store name

Ice, Ice, baby!

Address:IceNo. 204 & 205,

Fountain Plaza,Pantheon Road,Egmore,Chennai - 600008Ph: 044 - 42148260Storetimings: 10a.m. to 9 p.m.from Monday toSaturday. 11a.m. to 6 p.m.on Sunday

PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN

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Resigning a cushy job toserve food for the destitutemay look like the plot forart cinema. Not many

would opt for it.N. Krishnan from Madurai has

been serving three meals a dayfor more than 300 mentally-illdestitute persons for the last sev-en years. The 27-year-old formerrestaurant captain of Taj Hotelsin Bangalore quit his dream jobto take up social responsibility ofa very rare kind.

During my tenure in the hotelindustry I have served a plate offried rice for Rs.1,000 and seenmy guests eat a small portion anddiscard the rest. Now I serve peo-

ple for whom even the leftovers isa feast, he says.Life would have been different

for this youngster had he accept-ed the offer his firm provided to

work in Switzerland.Krishnan, who was ready to go

to Swiss, had gone to Madurai toseek the blessings of GoddessMeenakshi along with his family.On the way to the temple he sawan old man eating his own faeces.Shocked, he bought a pack ofidlies and gave to the man. Againin the noon he went back to thesame old man with a pack of curdrice. The man had eaten everyth-ing without uttering a single

word.

If he had said thank you, I would have forgotten the inci-dent. But his silence stirred me.

After a weeks time, I made up mymind to serve homeless and re-signed my job.

After reaching Madurai, Krish-nan has told his parents that he

was on a three-month holidaythere. He started searching formentally-ill persons and provid-ed them with breakfast and lunch

with the money he had saved. Buthe couldnt keep it a secret forlong. His parents soon came toknow about everything. They hadtried convincing him to go backto work. But Krishnan did notoblige them. He took them along

with him to see what he was ac-tually doing.

His parents were surprised to

see what their son did. Touchedby what they saw, they promisedto provide him food until theirlast breath.

Krishnan now has a roomsponsored by like-minded per-sons that he uses as kitchen. As-sisted by six others, he preparesthree meals a day and distributesthe food in an Omni van spon-sored by LIC officials. I am veryparticular that I will not give foodto beggars. Beggars will always bechoosers as they will never eatfood without side dish. I servefood to mentally-ill people

whom cannot distinguish between food and garbage.

Last year, Krishnan was award-

ed the Real Heroes Award byCNN-IBN in collaboration withReliance Industries.

Krishnan has so far rehabilitat-ed 45 destitute people and helpedto arrange for the adoption of 26kids given birth by women on theroad. He has also performed lastrites for 160 unclaimed bodies.

Apart from serving food, he alsodoes hairdressing for the home-less. Though Krishnan startedserving one person, it has now ex-tended to more than 300 persons.In order to organise the works hedoes, he has formed a trustnamed Akshaya.

Though the initial days weredifficult, from 2003 I started re-

ceiving sponsors. Per day it willcost Rs.12,000 to prepare threemeals a day. The trust has spon-sors for 25 days in a month now.

With the fund provided by SudhaMurthy of Infosys foundation,Mukesh Ambani of Reliance andTVS Groups, the trust has boughtthree-acre land in the outskirts ofMadurai recently.

In future I want to replacethese hapless people from theroadsides and give them a safeplace to stay.

Krishnan can be reached atramdost@sancharnet.in or9843319933.

Amritha Sridharan of TCSreferred N.Krishnan to Ergo.

Twenty seven-year-old former restaurant captain ofTaj Hotels in Bangalore quits his dream job to take

up social responsibility of a very rare kind

V.HARIPRIYAharipriya@goergo.in

If you cant feed a hundredpeople, then feed just one

Mother T

During my tenure in the hotel industry I haveserved a plate of fried rice for Rs.1,000 and seen my guests

eat a small portion and discard the rest. Now Iserve people for whom even the leftovers is a feast"

Krishnans

AKSHAYA PAATHRAM

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Mahatma Gandhis belong-ings may at last be re-turning to where theybelong and all must

stand up and bow for Vijay Mal-

lya for being such a good philan-thropist. But in all this milieu ofthe Delhi High Court injunctionand American Justice Depart-ments enquiry into the validity ofthe auction, one should not for-get the common Indian whocame out and supported whole-heartedly the cry from Gandhisgreat grandson, Tushar Gandhi,to save Bapus belongings.

Within a week, Tushars Ma-hatma Gandhi Account Fund,04200100021002, Bank of Baroda,Vile Parle (West), Mumbai re-

ceived over Rs. three lakh, withcontributions ranging from Rs. 10to a few thousands. The only bigsum (Rs. one lakh) came from an

unknown patron.While making his pledge, Tush-ar, who runs the Mahatma Gand-hi Foundation in Mumbai,promised to return any unusedamount to the donors. Though atedious task, Tushar says he hasstarted the work in right earnest.We are trying to identify thenames of the donors and will getin touch. Anybody who has thedeposit slip can approach us andwe will try to hand over the mon-ey, he says. I collected the mon-ey for one particular goal andwhen it was not needed I think Iam obliged to return it. But I mustadmit a lot of other ideas arepouring in.

Elaborating on the options, hesays: The amount could be used

for some other charitable pur-pose and issues present in mod-ern India that might have beenclose to the great mans heart.But Tushar is not willing to takethe moral responsibility and says:In a weeks time I want to findout most of the donors and tryhanding the money back but ifthey refuse we can look into otheroptions. I am indebted to everyIndian for his or her support.

Completely appalled by the go-vernments role in the wholematter, Tushar says: Their han-dling of the situation has beenamateurish and shows the confu-sion and opportunism that runsthrough the power corridors in

Delhi. It was a proverbial miraclethat Mallya got it for us but thegovernments one-sided ap-proach of trying to stop the auc-tion without any basis wouldhave never worked.

He now wants to take the cru-sade to the next level and pres-surise the government to comeout with an ordinance that willprohibit transaction on articlesrelated to Indian history in anycorner of the world. An ordi-nance is a must to stop such trad-ing of our national heritage. Theinternational community shouldknow we are serious about it. Inmy personal capacity, I wouldeven lobby to get the Kohinoor

back but I dont trust any Indiangovernment to go anywhere nearthat.

The prospect of a cooperativefund pledged to bid back the her-itages also doesnt seem attrac-tive to him. I dont want to bethe lone crusader on this frontand I wont be happy to buy thesethings back.

This auction has also set thebenchmark high and from nowonwards the bids will be outlan-dish. Without proper backing itsnot possible to generate suchcash, he adds.

Tushar had earlier landed introuble when, in 2001, he handeda U.S.-based licensing company,

CMG Worldwide, the sole cmercial right to use Gandname for $51,000 (about Rlakh) per year. He had defenhimself then saying: He ismy great grandfather. You candeny that. In that capacity Ihave the right to grant such mission. All 54 Gandhi famembers have that right. Tprobably approached me sinam more in the public eye.opposition forced him to bout and return the two chegiven to him by CMG.

He seems to have learnt a blesson and has decided to away from any controversy time round.

The auction of Gandhisbelongings might have gotmuch attention and news

space, but what manydont know is that even thecommon man raised an

amount to buy them back.Now, Mahatmas greatgrandson plans to return it

AYON SENGUPTA

ayon@goergo.in

Money not spent

As the world gawks inastonishment at the

enormous US$ 1.8 mil-lion paid by Vijay Mallyafor a few earthly posses-

sions of Mahatma Gand-hi, the man himselfmight be laughing so-mewhere up if we are tobelieve in the concept ofhell and heaven.

As critics and scholarsgo over each other tofind a possible frown inBapus face for the mate-rialistic hankering overhis properties, oneshould essentially notforget that he was a ba-nia himself. Books onhim, particularly one by

Anu Bandyopadhyayacalled Bahuroopee Gand-hi, has a chapter on

Gandhiji as an auctio-neer. The chapter quoteshim as saying: I am abania and there is nolimit to my greed. He al-so writes: I have seennothing wrong aboutthese auctions. They setup a healthy rivalry andare innocent methods ofevoking the generousimpulse in man or wom-an for a noble cause.

There are instancesthat show that whiletravelling to England for

the fourth time as a deckpassenger, one of hismany friends bestowedupon him an expensiveshawl worth Rs. 700.Gandhi auctioned it forRs. 7,000 and says: Thatis all that a sole repre-

hensive of the poor cando. From the number ofshawls presented to himby his friends he couldhave run a shop, he adds.He used all such moneyfor Harijan upliftment.

The book also narratesthat once in Calcutta therich Zamindars offeredhim all the niceties of the

world but on every occa-sion Gandhi gave hispersonal belongings tothe highest bidder,saying: Dont you thinkthat in auctioning thingsI am belittling the love

with which they are be-

ing given. I cannot affordto carry these caskets

with me. For, I carry notrunk with me, nor have Iany provision in the ash-ram to keep them.

He understood the val-ue of money and theneed for it for the down-trodden. Once, he rec-orded a speech God isTruth to a gramophonecompany. In half anhour, he made Rs. 65,000and donated it to HarijanFund.

Bapu the baniaErgo Correspondent

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Singapore to get first

casino complexWorkers in Singapore are toiling around the clock,seven days a week, to build the countrys firstcasino complex. The Marina Bay Sands is scheduledto open in December and apart from casinocomplex it will comprise a convention andexhibition centre, some 300 shops and luxuryboutiques, a museum and three hotel towers, eachof them 200 metres high, with a combined 2,600beds.

DPA

Gangsters recruitingwomen via webWest African criminal syndicates are seducing Singaporeanwomen via social networking websites to turn them intodrug mules, police say. The gangs are mostly run byNigerians pretending to be businessmen who court theirvictims with promises of love, friendship, free holidays orcash rewards, according to Singapores drugs police. Inreturn, the Singaporean women would fly to a designatedcountry to collect the drugs and deliver them to another

place, the CentralNarcotics Bureau (CNB)said in a statement.CNB has been watchingfor the presence ofthese syndicates andmonitored them closelywhen these cases

surfaced, a statementfrom the agency said. Itsaid four Singaporeanwomen arrested in 2007for drug smuggling hadbecome acquainted withtheir Africancounterparts throughthe Internet.

AFP

NYT sells HQin leasebackdealThe New York Timeshas sold its landmarkheadquarters for $225million in a deal thatwill see it leasebackthe office space for astarting rent of $24million a year, themedia conglomerateannounced onMonday. The media

company had moved into 21 floors of the Renzo Pianodesigned building in 2007, but it was forced to sell itsspace as plummeting ad revenues coincided with the creditcrunch to seriously impair the companys financialperformance. The space was bought by New York-basedreal estate investment bank WP Carey & Co, which wasable to clearly understand our company, our facility andour objectives, Janet L. Robinson, president and chiefexecutive of the New York Times said in a statement.Under the agreement, The New York Times can lease thebuilding for 15 years and has an option to repurchase itfor $250 million in 2017.

DPA

Whom would top Cana-dian executives - CEOsand presidents - opt tobe their leader in the cur-

rent economic crisis? Accordingto a survey of 100 Canadian presi-dents and CEOs, their top choicefor leader with the most desirableleadership style to lead in the cur-rent turbulent economy is BarackObama followed by WinstonChurchill.

And what would these top ex-ecutives recommend to globalbusinesses to weather the eco-

nomic downturn? Targeting newrevenue opportunities should bethe top tactic by businesses to

weather the economic crisis, ac-cording to them. They said this

was the most important initiativebeing undertaken in their owncompanies. In the survey by theBedford Group, these top exec-utives also identified investmentin top talent as a priority to en-sure success in these troubledtimes.

About 38 per cent CEOs saidthey would upgrade even mar-

ginal contributors with top tain their own organisations. A70 of respondents said engastaff with a clear vision forcompany should be the fumental goal when layoffs arequent and employee moralow.

Highlighting the significana strong internal team, they companies should focus on ployees and their core compecies as the most imporinitiative during a recession.

CEOs opt forObama as boss

Penniless man walks 34 days

to reach homeA man walked 800 km over 34 days to reach home to join his70-year-old mother for the Lunar New Year celebrations afterhis money was stolen, a newspaper reported. Li Haitao, 30,walked from Beijing to Zhengzhou from February 3 to March9 to spend the Spring Festival with his mother, said the DaheDaily. Li found that 2,000 yuan kept in his pocket had beenstolen on January 21 before he could pay for a ticket at therailway station at Baotou in north Chinas Inner MongoliaAutonomous Region.

Xinhua

Titan tongueAn Italian coffee taster for Costahas had his tongue insured for$14.2 million.

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Brain sur-gery for

weightloss? Carol

Poe, 60, mother of two is onlythe second person in the USto undergo deep brain stim-ulation for weight loss aftertrying everything from dietsto having her stomach sta-pled.

Last month, she tookpart in a clinical trial at

West Virginia Universityhospital, in which neuro-surgeons drilled into herbrain and used electricity

to control her feelings ofhunger and satisfac-

tion. Poes story willbe told onABCtelevi-sions Nightline pro-gram on Monday,March 9.Dr Julian Bailes,

chairman of West VirginiaUniversitys department of neu-rosurgery, said Poe was a goodcandidate for the radical treat-ment. This is a frontier ofmedicine...to be able to gen-erate tiny pulses of electricityin these deep nuclei of the

brain, and to see what ef-fect they may have on

behaviour, includingin this case the beha-viour of eating and the is-sue of uncontrolled appetite,he said. Bailes said that the West

Virginia University hospital was theonly one in the United States, andthe only centre he knew of world-

wide, using the deep brain stimula-tion technique specifically on obesepatients. He said the first patientunderwent surgery in November2008. The second, Poe, took place inFebruary. Poe was awake during thethree-hour surgery, in which wirescarrying an electrical impulse wereinserted into her brain in the region

where the stomach is controlled,and linked to two pacemaker de-vices implanted in her chest. Thevoltage going into her brain isturned up slowly over futuremonths to give Poe the sensation offeeling full.

We hope her sensation is a sen-sation of satiety, a sensation of full-ness, a lack of compulsion toconsume excess calories, Bailestold Nightline. Poe told Nightlineshe had already lost three pounds.When I eat, I get full faster. I justdont have the cravings like Iused to have, she said.

Reuters

Poe, who weighed230 pounds beforethe surgery, said thatat her heaviest she

weighed about 490pounds

US television series Law & Orderhas become the first networktelevision show allowed to film atthe United Nations, a UN spokes-woman said. Crew ofNBCs Law &Order: Special Victims Unitserieswere at UN headquarters on Sat-urday to film part of an episode tobe broadcast on March 24, UNspokeswoman Marie Okabe toldreporters.

This collaboration marks thefirst occasion a network televisionshow has been granted access tofilm at the United Nations, shesaid. The United Nations has typ-

ically stayed away from the spot-light of commercial television andcinema and has a history of refus-ing to allow the building to beused for commercial purposes. It

turned down Alfred Hitchcocksrequest to film in the delegateslounge for the 1959 North by

Northwest. But it allowed SydneyPollack to shoot part of his 2005film The Interpreter, at the green-ish blue skyscraper. Pollack start-ed filming in March 2004 -- duringthe tenure of former UN Secreta-ry-General Kofi Annan -- and wasgiven access not only to thelounge but also to the General As-sembly, Security Council, carpet-ed corridors, back rooms andgardens. Scenes for the Law & Or-der episode were filmed at thetraffic circle outside the UN secre-tariat building, the visitors en-trance plaza and the public lobby,Okabe said.

Reuters

Law & Orderfirst TV show to be filmed at UN

A Chinese farmer consoles his milk cow after he sold his cattle to an abattoir,following the closure of his dairy farm due to the falling demand for fresh milk, inXian, northern Chinas Shaanxi province. PHOTO: AFP

Bye Buddy

Website of the dayFind out where Hollywood is makingmovies:http://www.theyfilmhere.com/

Land for babiesA village in northern Austria, worriedby its dwindling population, isoffering free land to all who pledgeto start a family in a decade.

Momhasbrainsurgeryforweightloss

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Captains pledgePakistan captain Younis Khan on Tuesdayurged the top players to participate in thenational one-day tournament beginningThursday, hoping it would help cricketrecover some of the ground it lost after therecent attacks on the Sri Lankan players inLahore.Cricket has taken a big blow after theincident in Lahore, that is why it is soimportant for all the top players to play inthis competition, Younis said. Younis, whowill be leading the Habib Bank team, saidone had to learn from past experience butwas of the view that cricket must not beallowed to die in the country as it was astrong binding force and a lifeline for manyyoungsters. I think this one-day

competition is being held at a significanttime and the playersneed to convey a clearmessage that cricket willgo on in Pakistan, hesaid.Apart from Younis, allthe countrys top playershave confirmed theirparticipation for theirdepartmental sides andassociations. The boardhas also allowed theplayers signed up withthe rebel Indian Cricket

League to play for their teams with seniorbatsman Mohammad Yousuf set to lead theWapda team in the first round againstHabib Bank.

PTI

Centralised security for IPLAsserting that security of the players wasparamount, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on

Tuesday said the coveraround the participatingcricketers at theTwenty20 event would becentrally-managed andthe budget for it 10 timesmore than last year.Security is paramountfor us. Players, officialsand fans are all veryimportant. Playerssecurity was the

responsibility of the teams last year but thistime we have gone venue by venuemanaging the security centrally. Of course

we will coordinate with the teams, Modisaid at a function to unveil the new logo forIPL second season that starts April 10.Ahmedabad and Visakhapatnam are the twonew venues added to the IPL season II andModi said talks were also on to get Nagpurand Dharmshala on the roster but he didntgive out the much-awaited schedule, sayingit was still being fine-tuned. We are talkingto Dharmshala and Nagpur is also in fray.Schedule is still being fine-tunes as I speak,he said. Explaining the security plan, Modirevealed the IPL will not leave to the teamsthis year and take control of thearrangements centrally.

PTI

B

atters let India down as adominant England steam-

rolled Jhulan Goswamisteam by nine wickets in theICC Womens World Cup crickettournament at the North SydneyOval on Tuesday. Put into bat, In-dia folded in 48.4 overs managingjust 169, a score they largely oweto Mithali Raj (59), Amita Sharma(33) and Anagha Deshpande (32).

England subsequently rode anunbroken 125-run second-wicketstand between opener Caroline

Atkins (69) and Claire Taylor (69)to cruise to a facile nine-wicket

victory with 11.3 overs to spare.Englands second successive victo-ry puts them on top of Group B,assuring them a place in the Su-per Six, while India is second withone win and one defeat. Indiawill go head-to-head with bot-tom-placed Sri Lanka at Bank-stown on Thursday, whileEngland meet third-placed Pakis-tan at the North Sydney Oval. Ear-lier, India slipped from 92 for

three to 126 for nine in just 14overs before a late onslaught by

Amita Sharma lifted them to 169all out in 48.4 overs. Amita hit fivefours and a six in a 24-ball 33 be-fore being the last batter out.While wickets fell like nine-pinsfrom one end, former captainMithali Raj stood tall before be-coming the eighth batter to de-part at the score of 123. Raj scoreda fine 59 off 90 balls and includednine fours.

PTI

Indians outdone in every department

Englands Caroline Atkins plays a sweep shotduring their group league match against India the ICC Womens World Cup in Sydney onTuesday. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

England battersIndian eves

Aussie help for WindiesIf West Indies hold out on the final day of the fifth Test to secure their first series win over England in 1years they will have a little man from Attadale, Western Australia to thank. Brendan Nash scored his maidTest century on Monday to help his team to 544 all out, two short of Englands first innings. Before movito play for Jamaica in 2007, Nash played his cricket for Queensland in Australias domestic competitions aworked as a professional for Monton and Weaste in the Central Lancashire League.

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May I reassure you that the organising committee (CW Games) and government of India are com-mitted to provide an absolutely safe and secure environment for athletes, officials and visiting

dignitaries during the Commonwealth Games. I appeal to you to have full confidence in our preparationsand stand united to defeat any attempt to destabilise global camaraderie and goodwill.

IOA chief Suresh Kalmadis e-mail to all participating nations of the 2010 Delhi Games

Sachin Tendulkar has been ruledout of the fourth One-Day Inter-national against New Zealand inHamilton on Wednesday, boost-

ing the home sides hopes of turningtheir fortunes around. India are 2-0up in the five-match series after thesecond game was abandoned dueto rain and a win in Hamilton wouldseal a series win.

Star batsman Tendulkar hit a bril-liant 163 in Christchurch in leadingIndia to a massive total of 392 forfour in a comprehensive 58-run vic-tory on Sunday. The Little Masterretired hurt with a bruised abdomenand Indian management confirmedon Tuesday he will miss the Hamilton

game.

Uncertainty loomsThey said it was uncertain if he

would play in the series finale inAuckland at the weekend, althoughhe is believed likely to return for thethree-Test series starting next week.New Zealand coach Andy Moles saidthe absence of Tendulkar in Hamiltonwould be bittersweet. Its great forus hes out but for the cricket lovers itsa sad loss, Moles said. Tendulkar is ex-pected to be replaced by Rohit Sharma,while pace bowler Ishant Sharma mayreturn to the side, subject to a fitnesstest, after suffering a shoulder injurywhile fielding in a Twenty20 match lastmonth.

The talented Indian batting lineupstill includes Virender Sehwag, YuvrajSingh, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoniand Suresh Raina, all of whom have tor-mented the often wayward New Zealandattack.

Hard nuts to crackNew Zealand vice-captain Brendon

McCullum admitted all the momentum

was with India but his side aredesperate to get back into

the series. We know nowthe only option for us is towin, McCullum told re-porters. Weve got to dosomething pretty specialto turn it around.

New Zealand havedropped young pacemanTim Southee after beingbashed for none for 105off 10 overs in Christchurch.

New Zealand have lost theirtop performing seam bowler

Ian Butler to a thigh injurysuffered in the last match. But

the good news is that captain

Daniel Vettori is back after mis-sing the last game to be with hiswife for the birth of their first child.

All-rounder Ewen Thompson, yet tomake his ODI debut, has been broughtinto the 12-man squad. New Zealandopening bowler Kyle Mills, usually oneof New Zealands best performers, ad-mits he must turn his form around af-ter being battered by India. Ive letthe side down in the last couple ofgames.

I havent started off as well as I nor-mally have, Mills said. These gamesthey seem to have got on top of meand I do feel like theyre targeting mea little bit, so I have to try to stay astep ahead and the responsibility fallson me as leader of the bowling

attack.In the three one-dayers against In-dia, Mills has captured only threewickets at an average cost of 57.60runs, while conceding 7.20 runs anover. Another heavy scoring match isanticipated at Napier, with the pitchexpected to offer little for the bow-lers.

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Sachin Tendulkar (left)grimaces as he receivestreatment to a stomachinjury during the thirdOne-Day International inChristchurch on Sunday.PHOTO: AFP

Going for the killTENDULKAR OUT FOR

HAMILTON ONE-DAYER

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Why is it that no unitmember is ready to tell whatRavaana is going to be like?Abhishek:Because, he (Raava-

na) is not a cool guy to mess with(bursts into laughter).Aishwarya: I will answer

that its because of a few rea-sons. The film is director ManiRatnams dream project and atough one, too. Its not a mod-ern-day Ramayana, but Manisown interpretation of the epicset in todays time. So, all castand crew need to focus intenselyon their roles to understand thecharacter and interpret it on-

screen. There must not be anyinterferences. Besides, its notthe right time to promote thefilm we are still shooting for it.If we talk to media about it now,there are ample chances that

journos will misinterpret the en-tire thing and, hence, it will send

wrong vibes to the audience.And an additional reason for menot talking to the press is be-cause of my tight schedule. If youever work for Mani in future, you

will understand he keeps hisshooting schedules so tight-knitthat you can hardly get time torelax on sets. Even our sleep istime-bound while shooting.Then, I am playing Sita in both

Tamil and Hindi versions, whileother actors will differ in the twoversions. So, I am undergoingdouble pressure and after longhours of lights, camera, sound,action I feel totally drained out.

But, despite your tightschedule, you made it to theDelhi 6 premiere andFilmfare Awards.Aishwarya Thats what love-

makes you do, dear. I wanted tobe with Abhishek my best paland hubby to encourage himon the release of his new film.

And, Filmfare Awards is the Os-car of Bollywood. So, I reallycouldnt afford to miss on that.

So is Aishwarya playing Sitaand Abhishek Raavana?Aishwarya: My name in the

film is not Sita (at least, as ofnow). But the character I play

will have traits of Sita.Abhishek: Yes, I am playing

Raavana.

In Ramayana, Sita is faithfulonly to Ram. But here at theshoots, we are seeing Sitadancing with Raavana.Abhishek: Actually, I bribed

the scriptwriter so that I am al-lowed to romance my wife on-screen, no matter what roles weplay.

Aishwarya: On a more seriousnote, I told you its a Mani Rat-nam film and to know the truthaudience will have to wait for therelease of the film.

This is your sixth filmtogether. Any complaintsagainst each other as co-actors?Abhishek: Sachch bolke biwi

ke haathon pithna nehi hai!(laughs aloud) No honestly, nocomplaints. Ash is the best co-actor one can ever get. She is oneof the biggest stars of Bollywoodand a name in Hollywood. Still,she is so down-to-earth. Shemakes her co-actor comfortable

from Scene 1, irrespective of thefact whether he is a star or a new-comer.Aishwarya: Abhishek and I

have never been paired the con-ventional way as in, as man and

wife onscreen. Starting fromDhai Akshar Prem Ke, where we

were pretending as husband-wife, to Kuchh Na Kaho, where Iam someone elses wife and stillfall in love with him, or Umrao

Jaan , where its a failed love sto-ry, and Sarkar Raj, where he is amarried man, we hardly got to beromantic on screen. Even in Gu-ru, its all about the protagonistslife story. I really wish someoneto cast us as a romantic pair.

Hopefully, thats going to hap-pen in Rajeev Menons Dhun.

We heard that Dhun is aremake of Amitabh-Jayastarrer Abhimaan?Abhishek: The script is some-

what similar, but its not a re-make. How can one even think ofremaking a masterpiece likeAb-himaan! Its a musical love story.

Abhimaan is often said to bebased on the real-life storyof Amitabh and JayaBachchan Abhishek: Its surprising that

the media knows more about myparents than I do.

Aishwarya: I dont think itsgood to mix reel and real life.

How much chances are therefor an Abhimaan-likesituation in your life?Abhi-Ash: Zero percent.Abhishek: Let me clarify, we

are all grown-ups and hardcoreprofessionals. Be it pa or ma, orme or Ash, we have learnt to keepour work outside before gettinghome. There is no competitionand cant be. We are all differentindividuals with our respectivestyle of work.Aishwarya:We are all very se-

cure about our professional aswell as personal life.

Arent you a little upsetabout not getting a PadmaShri like Ash?

Abhishek: Not at all. I donthink I have done anything to dserve that honour so far. On second thoughts, I have got Padma Shri whatever belongto me is Ashs and vice-versa. Sher award is mine as well.

So, are you happy for her?Abhishek: I wish I could ex

plain my happiness for her. I amso proud that my girl has got thhonour she deserves for years.Aishwarya: Abhishek is m

source of inspiration. He is a

ways so supportive. Wheneveram confused and dont knowhat to do, I look at him and hsolves the duality in me like magic. He is the real Padma Shri anIm his Padma Shrimat(giggles).

You will soon complete twoyears of marriage. Anyspecial plans for youranniversary?Abhishek: Thats for us to d

and us to know.Aishwarya: I am sure loads o

pleasant surprises are awaitinme.Abhishek:And for me, too.

Trans World Featur

Abhi is the real Padma

Shri, Im his shrimatiBachchan Jr. andwife Aishwaryahave turnedmythological these

days, thanks to

Mani Ratnams

Raavana, where

they play the titlerole and Sita

respectively. The

film is now being

shot in Kolkata. A

light-heated tte--

tte with the duo:

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Madonna has reportedly filed anapplication to close the sea andairspace near Helsinki, Finland,to block fans without tickets from

having a peep of her concert.The Queen of Pop was allegedly ey-

ing Jatkasaari island as theprobable venue to host a gig

for 80,000 people, and subse-quently made the applica-tion.

Madonna couldnt finda stadium in Finland bigenough for all her fans soinstead shes taking overan island, the Daily Starquoted a source as saying.

But to stop people watching from the water onboats, she and the promotershave applied to close thesea. Shes also worried peo-ple will hire helicopters to

watch from the sky so shewants to close the airspaceover the site as well, thesource added.

Meanwhile, her reportedmove has evoked fury fromlocals, who are fearing theenormous turnout.

One local said: Whodoes Madonna think she is?To have 80,000 people insuch a small area is a joke. We dont have the facilities

to cope with so many peo-ple.

ANI

No freetickets here!Madonna wants sea, airspace

around Finnish gig venue closed

Maddys nextWithin a few days after the release of thethriller Yaavarum Nalam, Maddy is back with ahorror movie. Titled Naan Aval Adhu, the filmfeatures Madhavan, Sada and Shamita Shetty inlead roles. Directed by Kona Venkat, the moviehappens to be a partial remake of Ram GopalVarmas Hindi flick, Darling. The movie to bereleased on March 27 brings Madhavan andSada together after Priyasakhi. It is also said

that Madhavans Guru En Aaalu would bereleased on March 20.

Pandiarajansshort filmDirector-actor Pandiarajans short film IruThuligalhas been selected for special screeningat the International Childrens Film Festivalslated to be held from April 7 to 13 in Lucknow.The short film, which stresses the importance ofadministering polio drops, has Pandiarajanplaying the lead role along with Master AshwinKumar. The actor, who was last seen inMysskinsAnjathey, made his debut as an actorinAan Paavam, which was also directed by him.

Jacko sends special taped message to Jade GoodyCancer-stricken Jade Goody has been boosted by a special taped message sent toher by Michael Jackson. The Heal the World hit-maker had recently called Goodyto wish her well but she could not receive his call, as she was at the baptismceremony of her sons Bobby, 5, and Freddie, 4. Therefore, the King of Pop latersent her a recorded message.

Cine City

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Sarang from Inautixhas nominated his friends asPartners in Crime. This pic was taken at AlappuzhaBeach in Kerala.

Gnanasekaran Ebinezar from Verizon has nominatedhis friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clickedat Wayanad.

Suveer from Sella Synergy India Pvt. Ltd. hasnominated his team Estero Merci as Partners in CrimeThis pic was clicked when the team won the Team ofthe Month award.

There was once a guy who suffered from cancer... a cancer that couldnt be treated. Hewas 18 years old and he could die anytime. All his life, he was stuck in his house beingtaken cared by his mother. He never went outside but he was sick of staying home andwanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission. He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and lookedthrough the front door for a second as he walked. He stopped and went back to look intothe store. He saw a young girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. Heopened the door and walked in, not looking at anything else but her. He walked closerand closer until he was finally at the front desk where she sat.

She looked up and asked, "Can I help you?" she smiled and he thought it was the mostbeautiful smile he has ever seen before. He said, "Uh... Yeah... Umm... I would like tobuy a CD." He picked one out and gave her money for it.

"Would you like me to wrap it for you?" she asked, smiling her cute smile again. Henodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it tohim. He took it and walked out of the store. He went home and from then on, he went tothat store everyday and bought a CD, and she wrapped it for him. He took the CD homeand put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out and he really wanted to but he

couldnt. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her.So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store. He bought a CD like hedid everyday and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with itwrapped. He took it and when she wasnt looking, he left his phone number on t he deskand ran out...

RRRRRING!The mother picked up the phone and said, "Hello". It was the girl! She asked for the

boy and the mother started to cry and said, "You dont know? He passed away yester-day..." The line was quiet except for the cries of the boys mother. Later during the day,shewent into the boys room as she wanted to remember him. She thought she wouldstart by looking at his clothes. So, she opened the closet and was face-to-face with pilesof unopened CDs. She was surprised to find them there and picked one up, sat down onthe bed and opened it. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, apiece of paper fell out.

His mother picked it up and started to read it.It said, "Hi. I think you are really cute. Do u want go out with me? Love, Jacelyn"She opened another one.Another paper, similar to the first one, fell out. It said, "Hi. I think you are really cute.

Do u want go out with me? Love, Jacelyn."Senthil Jayachandran, Wipro

I drift,

All alone, dreary and desolate,Amidst empty words and broken promises,Forgotten deeds and shattered dreams.Soothing words no longer whisper in my ears,Hear the vultures call instead.Gentle touches no longer caress me,Instead, cruel hands drag me down.Fate has surrendered me to Despair.Thorns that bleed my heart and drink my soul,I have found.Thoughts that curse my mind and feed on my tears,I am left with.

Will you smile, to hear me cry?Will you laugh, to see me die?Victim of situations,Sacrifice, at the Altar of Society, I know not.Oh Sweet Agony!Leave me alone,Give me peace..

Let me sleep, forever.

DARK WHISPERS

-Anne John,

via e-mail

Loveandbeloved

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Sardar : You cheated me.Shopkeeper: How ?Sardar : You said this is American made radio. But when I put it

On, it says All India Radio.N.Asif Ahmed

Sify Technologies Limited

Hi Dear UC Paru,It must have been a rainy day whenyou were born but it wasnt reallyrain, sky was crying because it lost hisbeautiful angel. Happy Birthday DearParu.

With lots of Love

Akhila, Irfana, Rekha

Madhura,Wishing you happiness on yourbirthday and always be my dearSweet Niece!! Happy Birthday!!

Love,

Rohini, Cognizant

Dear Sasi RekhaWish you a many more happy returnsof the day. Its a nice feeling whenyou know that someone likes you,someone thinks about you, someoneneeds you; but it feels much betterwhen you know that someone neverever forgets your birthday."Happy Birthday

Cheers,Rajesh, Bala, Jimmy, and

Vignesh, Wipro

Hi Adi,"Inniya Pirandhanaal Vazhthukaal"Hoping... (blank nuvve fill chesko.malli mem edanna rasam ante"abba" antav) and just wishing youmany many happy returns of the day.

ur frnds, TCS

Dear Rajeev [Amul Baby],A warm happy birthday to a young,cute, smart, charming, clever, Lazy,Lovable chatty guy, Rajeev.[Acts like sincere hard working busyguy but he know only LSLRTcommand in UNIX]Jus wanna wish you happy birthdayin different Indian languages....Pirandanaal vaazhthukkal - TamilPirannal Aasamsakal - MalayalamJanmadina sushi kankshalu - TeluguHuttu Habbada shubhashaygalu -KannadaJanam din Mubarak ho - HindiWadhdiwasachya Shubhechha -MarathiJanam din diyan wadhayian - PunjabiJanam ghaanth ri badhai, khoob

jeeyo - RajasthaniWish u a Many Many Many morehappy returns of the day.It must be a rainy day when u wereborn cuz the sky was crying for losingone of its precious stars.May god continue to give uabundant happiness, Love, Fun,Peace, Success, Joy, Wealth and Goodhealth in your life. Have a fun filledBirthday and let all your dreams[Only good ones] come true.Hnnnnnaa Birthday da ..

With lots & lots of love n hug fromRanjani, Ram & Santhosh

HCL Technologies

Dear Evance,May God shower his blessings onyou, today and for evermore!!!Wishing you a super duper birthday!!Have a great year ahead!!!

Friends,New Age Software and Solutions,

Ashok Nagar.

Dear Kavitha,Smiles and laughter, joy and cheerNew happiness that stays throughoutthe yearHope your birthday brings all these

and moreFilling life with surprise and joysgalore!Belated Birthday Wishes!I look forward to enjoying ourfriendship for many more of yourbirthdays.

With Love,

Abirami KTata Consultancy Services

Hi Revathi (kuppi),Wish u a very Happy Birthday.May god bless your future with lotsof happiness.

Regards,

Sangeetha, Prem, Ramya

Dear selva,Wish you a very happy birthday.May God bless you with everlastinghappiness and success.

From your Love,

Soundari. G,TCS Siruseri.

My Dear Chellam (Dapsa),Wish u Very Happy birthday da...God Bless you my friend. I like somuch da sweeti...May all your dreams come true andhave the day filed with happymemories and wonerful moments.

By your Friend

Paya (u guess)

Dear Kamakshi,"On your birthday I wish you muchpleasure and joy;I hope all of your wishes come true.May each hour and minute be filledwith delight,And your birthday be perfect foryou!"

Friendly Forever,

C.Yuvaraj Chowdry,

HCL Technologies Ltd.

Thank You Dear,My Dear Sonali , Thank You verymuch for the gift and the message.I liked it very much. Thank You somuch for making my Birthday soooomemorable .The Best BirthDay I ever Had. :-)Thanking You. Lv U. AKOYFH

Urs

Praneeth, TCS

Tuesdays Query:

The biggest Holi prank you playedon your friend? Threw chocolate syrup on my friend. It gets difficultwhen it gets dried and hard to remove.

Senthil, Wipro

During school days we used to sparkle ink on friendsduring Holi. But in office we use ballpoint pens only.

Raj, Wipro

Me and my friends targeted one girl in my group,caught her and dipped her in a drum of coloured water.

Chital, Accenture

When I was in class VIIIth, Holi celebration was notallowed in school campus but we wanted to play. So webought packet water chilled and poured on dear friendsand celebrated Holi. Later we had enquiry punishmentwho cares, we kept rocking.

Priyang, TCS

Todays Query: Today is Dreams Day. Share yourwackiest dreams here.

Art featured in thiscolumn will receivegift coupons fromFruit Shop onGreams Road. Sendin your addresses sothat we can post thecoupons.

A.Maria Rajivof TCS E-Serve doodled this.

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Dancing driverA Romanian truck driver is in troubleafter filming himself dancing behind thewheel while driving along a motorway.

So you think you would make a terrific photographer but never really hadthe platform? Mail us your best work and well publish it in this space,with credit. E-mail: clickpick@goergo.in

The vibrancy andbrightness make up for ahappy mood, says BhagathKumar Bhagavathi of HCL.He likes to trek,photograph and travel.

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Office work may be so hectic that you may end neglecting duties at home. Your home ministermight reprimand you for that. The day is a fastpaced one and may prove to be tiring. A short tat the end of the day may rejuvenate you.

Your day will begin a bit later than usual, hencethere will be a rush in the morning. Ganesha thtoday you should utilise techniques to reduce effand increase production. Love life will be smoothtoday, hence no worries on that front.

Let your desires fly freely. Ganesha feels that the

moment you limit your dreams, they can never tinto a reality. Hold on to two things, hard work persistence. On the romantic front, you need toknow the needs of your partner.

Whilst you are preparing to form a betterimpression at your work place, Ganesha suggestyou finish off the pending work. Also, you need maintain your cool under any circumstances. Watout on the personal and romantic front.

A routine day, it seems. There arent many ups adown in the day, at least on the professional froSurprisingly, your colleagues may be laden withwork, but not you. You may want to wind up wearly and take some time out for someone speci

You may require using a lot of strength today. Aimportant lesson this day may teach you is that y

cant always win, but defeat is a sure way tosucceed. Love life may be very exciting. Arrange surprise party for your loved one.

It is said that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Yneed to keep rolling, says Ganesha. If things seestuck, this is the right time to give it a push. If tneed be, do not hesitate to ask for help from yofriends or loved ones.

It is a challenging day for you as your colleaguemight compete with you. Healthy competition isgood for you. An interesting day at the office wiend with a nice and warm evening with someonspecial. To make it more special, is up to you.

Office will be boring and mundane. Not that woload is heavy, but the atmosphere will be dull. Iwould be great if you take the onus of cheering

the office. A quick break with colleagues or anextended tea break may do wonders.

Had you been Aladin or Alibaba, Ganesha wouldnot have been saying this. Ganesha feels you reneed to pull your socks and start getting a bitserious about your career and goals.The later paof the day is quite relaxing.

You will feel extremely lucky today. Apart frombuying a lottery ticket, you can try your hand atanything you want. On the work front, you may be required to put in a lot of efforts today. In thevening, Ganesha foresees you in a fabulous mo

Bulls eye! That is where exactly you should hit!day demands targets and deadline completions, time for you to buckle up. Just for today, observone rule, once youre with your family or spouseto keep away from office talk as much as possib

Words worthZoilist (zoy-list) a critic, especially one who is undulysevere or who takes joy in faultfinding. From the nameof Zoilus (c.400 - c.320 BC), an ancient Greek whomanaged to criticize both Homer and Plato.

Poodle powerA poodle has become a localcelebrity in a Chinese citywhere it goes for a walk everyday - on two feet.

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Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, along with supporters of BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), celebrates Holi in Amritsar on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO

This file picture shows Denmarks national symbol, thestatue of Little Mermaid, sitting on a rock in theCopenhagen harbour in Churchill Park, one arm missing.The sculpture is likely to head out to sea for the firsttime in nearly a century next year for a controversialvisit to China. The Copenhagen city council is expectedto vote on Thursday to let the statue, inspired by acharacter created by Hans Christian Andersen in an 1837fairytale, leave its historic perch to go on display at the2010 Shanghai World Expo. The decision is contentious

in Denmark, where Edvard Eriksens 1913 sculpture,measuring 125 centimetres (50 inches) and weighing 175kilos (385 pounds), is considered a national heirloom andis today one of the Scandinavian countrys main touristattractions. According to a recent poll, six out of 10Danes think the sculpture should stay home. AFP PHOTO

This Moran ArtsFoundationhandout photoshows Part B ofthe winningentry forAustralias richestportrait prize, theDoug MoranNational PortraitPrize. The oil andaerosol on linendouble portraitshows Australianrocker JimmyBarnes who hasacknowledgedbattles withdrugs andalcohol. Thepainting won150,000Australian dollarsfor New SouthWales Highlandsartist Ben Quilty.AFP PHOTO

Actors Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland pose as they arrive for theGerman premiere of their film Monsters vs. Aliens on Monday in Berlin. AFP PHOTO