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Tuesday, September 23, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 184

Meet the billiards champ who doesnot mind burning the dancefloor

Im going to contest against Vijayakanth in theelections as an independent candidate and defeat

him in his own constituency, comedy actor Vadiveluhas thundered in the wake of the attack on his houseon Sunday. Police have filed a case and chargedDMDK leader and actor Vijayakanth and 30 of hispartymen.Speaking to mediapersonsoutside the Saidapet Courton Monday morning, thecomedian asserted thatcaptain had instigated theSundays attack. I refusedto act in two ofVijayakanths movies thathad a few politically-tainteddialogues that I had tomouth, Vadivelu pointedout as the reason behindVijayakanths grudge. Ihave more clout than him.The comedy actor was atthe Saidapet court toappear in a case involvinghim and 13 DMDKfunctionaries over a confrontation between twoparties on September 12, 2007 over the partymenscars being parked outside Vadivelus office. AlthoughVadivelu appeared, the 13 accused failed to turn upand a non-bailable warrant has been issued againstthem by the court.Meanwhile Tamil actor and DMDK founderVijayakanth, in a press met in city said that the casesagainst him and his functionaries were false. Headded that Vadivelu was being provoked by hispolitical opponents.

Imsai Arasan, the MLA?

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ERGO Tuesday, September 23, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

Faith Healer certainly is a testof endurance. The play, di-rected by Mithran Devane-sen was staged over the

weekend at Sivagami Pethachiauditorium, to a not-so-receptive

audience. Infact, some

walked out.Faith Healer,

written byBrian Friel is acelebratedaward-winningplay, but didnot work purelybecause of the

weighty socio-geographicalreferences. Theplay is a series

of monologues, in four parts, per-formed by the faith healer FrankHardy (P.C. Ramakrishna), his

wife Grace (Tehzeeb Katari) and

his manager Teddy (Karthik Sri-nivasan /TMK). Each of themonologues are perspectives ofthe trios travels across Wales andScotland, and their return to Ire-

land. All three speak about thesame places and specific inci-dents. The brilliance in the script

lies in their shifting narratives, which leads the audience to ask: What really happened?

P.C. Ramakrishna is a reliableactor to watch. With very little ef-

fort put in, and the actors domit to mere eight weekpreparation, he brought out aportrayal of Frank Hardy. Whe says with deliberation,

ways knew when nothing wasing to happen, regarding accidental nature of faith heaP.C delivers that line with a tkle in his eye. And of courshelps that the actor speaks sounds like Sean Connery.

The weakest link was TehKatari as Grace, whose burhysteria at the end of her p

was almost laughable. She maged to build up little sympregarding Franks treatmen

wards Grace. Karthik SrinivasTeddy was the only energcharacter on stage, but anypression that showed was puthe immense concentration

was obviously putting in toting the Cockney accent r

which according to a fsounded Australian.

The play, which will be st

in Pondicherry next, can onlrecommended to the discertheatre enthusiast. Or at lread a synopsis of the play be

you watch it.

The Irish play was performed by notable stage actors,who delivered with little panache

MITHRA [email protected]

P.C. Ramakrishna in FaithHealer PHOTO: N. SRIDHARAN

The play can onlybe recommendedto the discerningtheatreenthusiast. Or atleast, read asynopsis of theplay before youwatch it.

Faith Healer fails

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Cognizantleads athalf-way

markI

t is close to the half-waymark of the ETA Star Cor-

porate Sports Olympiad2008 and Cognizant is neckand shoulders above therest in the number of goldmedals won.

The fourth weekend sawparticipants from AspireSystems, VDSI and Cogni-zant bag the honours in theBadminton Mens Singles,Badminton Womens Sin-gles, Snooker Mens Sin-gles and Pool WomensSingles events. The wee-kend also saw the league

stage games in cricket andfootball.

Sai Sankar Kunapareddiof Aspire Systems baggedthe gold in the BadmintonMens Singles, while Mad-hu Velayutham. N of VDSIwon the silver and Jayara-man of Ajuba Solutionsand Thirumurgan M ofVDSI shared the bronze.

S.Vedhashree of VDSI

bagged the BadmintonWomen Singles gold, while

Abitha Padmanabhan ofCognizant bagged silverand Sathya Rajavel of Pay-pal and CH.Swati of Che-moil got the bronzemedals.

In the snooker MensSingles, Aaron Pinto ofCognizant won the gold,Gopinath.K of Syntel thesilver and Tyron V.Rayenthe bronze.

In the Pool Women Sin-gles, Sangeetha Krishnanof VDSI bagged the gold,Shanti.V of RMP Infotecthe silver and Deepa PS ofKeane the bronze medal.

At the end of the fourthweek, the top three medaltally is thus: Cognizant 10Golds, 4 Silvers and 4Bronzes; Ford Technology 5 Gold, 1 Silver and 2Bronzes; and VDSI 3Golds, 7 Silver and 8Bronze medals.

At the end of thefourth week, thetop three goldmedal winningcompanies are:Cognizant 10Gold medals; FordTechnology 5Golds; and VDSI 3 Golds


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Iam a trained break danc-

er. As of now, self-pro-claimed but if I am calledin for any TV reality

show, I would love to showcasemy dancing skills, says WorldBilliards Champion PankajAdvani.

The 23-year-old cueist also en-joys watching Hrithik Roshan andShahid Kapoor dance on screen.Who knows, some day Pankaj

could be one of the sportsmen-turned dancers on a reality show.

On a professional note After winning against the best

players from across the world in

the IBSF World Billiards Cham-pionship in both formats, Pankajis on a career high. Be it the pointor the time format, he equally en-

joys both. Both the formats are acontrast to each other but eachone has its own importance.Time format is a longer version,more like test cricket and puristsgenerally advocate this format

whereas point is more like 20-20cricket, which is sharper andshorter, explains the Khel Ratnarecipient, adding: I have to ex-plain billiards in terms of cricketto make it easy to understand forthe common masses.

He is the first and only player tohave achieved a grand double of

winning both the points andtimed formats at the IBSF WorldBilliards Championships twice

At the age of 10, Pankaj was in-troduced to snooker by his elderbrother Shree in a parlor in theneighbourhood where he used toplay. Eventually he gained inter-est in the game. For serious train-ing, he later joined Karnataka

State Billiards Association. Therehe was recognised by his coach,

Arvind Savur, a former nationalsnooker player.

In 2000, he played his first in-ternational match and now has 5

world titles to his credit. I wasjust 15 when I played my first In-ternational match in England, atthat point of time; I was too

young to understand anything. When I was younger, there hadbeen times when I cried after los-ing a match but as I grew strongermentally and in my game as wellsmiles Pankaj but, even today Ihave butterflies in my stomachbefore any game. I would be lyingif I say I dont, its just that now I

channelise my nervousnesperform better

Pankaj strongly advocatesentry of snooker in Olympicsalso believes that competit

wise World Championships more challenge.

The introvert kid from Balore now stands confident asbest cueist of the country. Wasked about his biggest comitor, he smiles: On that greeble, you are your bigcompetitor.

Moving with the flow, Palives for the moment and as fhis future plans are concerne

would like to continue playinnatural game.

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Remember hanging on the foot-board of the bus or sitting on theroof of the MTC bus celebratingBus Day? Or, from a distance,

seeing rows of trucks transport heavygoods. One pioneer in the automobilesector was Ashok Leyland, which re-cently celebrated its Diamond Jubilee.From a humble start by assembling

Austin cars and trucks to manufactur-ing larger utility vehicles, the companyhas come a long way. We cannot tell thecomplete story of its journey in one ar-ticle, but its a milestone to cherish.Here are some nuggets of informationabout an old player in the Detroit ofSouth Asia.

Birth of a sector

Raghunandan Saran was the founderof Ashok Motors Ltd. and the nameAshok was named after his son. Thecompany, incorporated in September1948, was established in a fishing villageof Ennore, just north of Madras, whereit acquired 124 acres of land from C.Narayanaswami Pillai.

Varalakshmi Devi, one of the oldestshareholders and daughter of Naraya-naswami Pillai, is in her 80s now anddoes not recall anything about the landher father sold to the Sarans. My father

was working as a station master and we were five children staying in Nellorewhen he sold the land, says Devi, whohas around 2,000 shares of the compa-ny.

Later, in 1950, the company acquiredthe rights to manufacture Leyland veh-icles in India. Thus, the name of thecompany was changed to Ashok Ley-land in 1955 heralding another mil-estone.

Historian S. Muthiah recalls the com-panys strong British connection sinceits origin and a unique record of payingdividends.

Those were the days

* Old-timers recall the hands-ontraining Ashok Leyland emphasises on.The staff had to spend three to fourmonths in each place and it was old-fashioned British training which wasimparted in each of the places.

* R.J. Hancock, Managing Director of Ashok Leyland (1973-76), recalls how

he found that during power shortagesthe workers worked with no fans, andvery little light, trying to save electricity,

while the staff was going back to plushoffices with air-conditioners. The nextday, We suffered like the workers did.But I noticed that one of the seniormanagers had decided to ignore my in-struction (to turn off the air-condition-ing). The next day there was a big holein the wall where his air-conditionerused to be.

* A. Ramaswami Mudaliar, firstChairman of Ashok Leyland (1955 72)used to call for an almanac (panchan-gam) at the end of every meeting tochoose an auspicious day for the nextBoard meeting. All this rather amusedthe British directors, but they soon be-

gan to appreciate the Indian mindseton matters of faith and they participa-ted enthusiastically.

* S.G. Subramanian, then one of thetwo sales engineers who needed to onlysit at their desks to find orders pouringin, remembers test driving a rail-busbetween Mambakam and Tambaram

with a horzionatl 680 underfloor enginepowering it. It worked well but the rail-car application was not pursued. It,however, later made an appearance inCeylon, where it was a success for a

while. Compiled by Liffy Thomas with inputs

from Moving India on Wheels The Story

of Ashok Leyland, authored by S.

Muthiah and K.N. Gopalan

Where theres a wheel

THERES A WAY

(Clockwise) Ashok Leylands first Titan double-decker exports were to Dhaka in Bangaladesh in 1975 where several of them are still running; In the AustinA40 body mounting shop of Ashok Motors, in 1949 and Leylands longest connection in India has been with Bombays most recognised symbol, BEST.

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QUIZ TIME1. Which year did India get

its first car?

2. Name the factory whichbuilt Indias first steam car.

3. This company was incor-porated in Madras in 1948.Name the company.

4. This Chennai-based com-pany started as a transportcompany and was the secondmain dealer of Ashok Leyland.Name this group.

5. Expand B.E.S.T. (we arereferring to the BEST buses ofMumbai)

(This is just a fun quiz. If you

know the answers send them [email protected]. The winning

entries will be published in these

columns)


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ERGO Tuesday, September 23, 2008VILLAGE06

Chinese consumers shift to soymilkChinas widening contaminated milk crisis hasprompted some consumers here to shift to soymilk, an industry official said on Monday. VV Foodand Beverage Co, Chinas largest soy milk producer,expects its sales to rise 15 percent in the fourthquarter from a year earlier, said companyspokesman Ding Jinli. We are doing quite well inrecent weeks, Ding said. VV plans to expand itssoy milk product line in the fourth quarter.

AFP.

Zardari to get 3 million poundsfrom sale proceeds of Surrey PalaceOnly a few legal formalities are left after which newly-elected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari would pocketnearly three million pounds from the Pakistani exchequer,the sale proceeds of Surrey Palace - the Rockwood House -which was sold through a liquidator in 2004 after Zardariand his slain spouse Benazir Bhutto were found guilty of

corruption. The totalworth of the mansiontoday is estimated to bearound 8.5 millionpounds. That sum (threemillion pounds) will addthe fortune of Zardari,who had only lastmonth received 32million pounds in frozen

assets released to him bythe Swiss authorities,after Genevaprosecutors dropped themoney-launderinginvestigation againstZardari at the request ofthe PPP-led alliancegovernment.

ANI

McCain ridiculed over 13 car fleetBarack Obamasbackers on Sundaybranded RepublicanJohn McCain as out oftouch and guilty ofbetraying US workersafter it was reportedhis family owns 13cars, including severalforeign models. TheRepublican presidentialhopeful and his familyhave already facedridicule and criticismfrom Democrats over a

property portfoliowhich includes sevenhomes. The UnitedAuto Workers union(UAW) accused theArizona senator in aconference call organised by Democrats of not telling thetruth about always buying American cars, as the familyfleet reportedly includes a Honda and a Volkswagen.When hes in the midwest, he tells voters he supports theindustry, UAW president Ron Gettelfinger said, referringto economically bereft battleground states.

AFP

It is the cost factor that firstattracted them here for edu-cation, with the fee structureabout one-third of that in the

US or UK.But for Indian students, en-

rolled in educational instituteshere, this cosmopolitan city statehas become more than a secondhome.

After living here for almostthree years now, I have realisedthat it is a very safe place, saferthan India. I feel extremely securehere and my parents back homedo not have to worry for me, An-vi Shan, a Mumbaikar who is now

pursuing a course in Hospitalityand Tourism Management inEast Asia Institute of Manage-ment said.Cultural compatibility,proximity to the home-state aresome of the other factors that arepropelling many other studentslike Avni throng Singapore.

As per the 2007 records, Singa-pore has 86,000 students from120 nationalities pursuing vari-ous courses here. Seventy-fiveper cent of the total student-pop-ulation here is from foreign coun-tries and Indian students are onlysecond to their Chinese counter-parts in numbers here.

Initially, it was only the feesthat attracted us to this place. Af-ter coming here, life seems to beso easy here. Finding an accom-modation, or education loan, get-ting a student pass et al is not at aproblem. Thanks to no red tape,

we get our passports and visas re-newed within minutes, PankajKhanna, from the ManagementInstitute said.

It is a good blend of the Eastand the West. Culture-wise theeastern part helps, while for us,the youths, Western part at-tracts, he added.

PTI

Indian students say this cosmopolitan city state has becomemore than a second home for them

Singapore is the home for them

Israeli woman gives birth to bigbabyAn Israeli woman gave birth Sunday to a big but healthbaby boy who weighed in at 5.25 kilos, Israel Radioreported. The 26-year-old mother, who had a naturalchildbirth, said she and the baby were doing well. Ifeel great, said the woman, a resident of northernIsrael who gave birth in Tiberius just off the Sea ofGalilee. It was not a very hard, she added, saying thatthis was her second child. The broadcaster reported thatthe birth apparently broke a local record.

DPA

AerophobicIf a person is aerophobic, theyhave an irrational fear of drafts.


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Shanghai, once home to the

worlds biggest bicycle in-

dustry, began testing a Pa-ris-style rental programme

on Monday to encourage peopleto get back on bikes, officials said.

The programme was launchedto coincide with World Car FreeDay on Monday and is part of thecitys preparations to host the2010 World Expo, whose theme isBetter City, Better Life, ShanghaiMetro said.

The limited trial began at ametro station near a high-tech re-search centre in the Pudong areato encourage people to bike be-tween the station and their offic-es, Shanghai Metro said.

If successful, the programmewill be expanded to 800 stands

outside metro station exits andon 2,700 other sites in businessand residential areas by 2012, theShanghai Morning Post reported.

To use the system, riders must

pay a 200 yuan (29 dollars) de-posit and are charged one to

three yuan an hour on a progres-sive system designed to encour-age short rents and quickturnover. The first half hour isfree.The bicycles are being sup-plied by the Shanghai Forever Bi-cycle Company, one ofShanghais oldest bicycle brands.

Shanghai-made Forever, Phoe-nix and Flying Pigeon brand bicy-cles used to dominate the citysroads, but as China has becomemore affluent cars have takenover.

The city recently banned bicy-cles from travelling on select ma-

jor roads to prevent them fromslowing down motorists.

The Shanghai programme uses

technology similar to Paris suc-cessful Velib scheme, which waslaunched last year and has sincebeen emulated by other cities.

AFP

Shanghai to test the Paris-stylerental programme to encouragepeople to get back on bikes

Bicycle rental programme toattract riders


ABrit man has been living thepast 10 months without cashonly to see if it is possible to livein a cashless society.

The pledge of not using use anycurrency with the Queens headon it, including notes, coins andeven stamps for a year after a

drunken bet made by James Allenlast December in a pub that didnot accept cards.

A web content editor by profes-sion, Allan said that he wanted tosee if it was possible to live acash-free life, although he admit-ted that he thought his friend wasthe subject of the bet and nothimself.

He only used credit and debitcards to buy goods and services.

It was all right at first becauseI had a very supportive girlfriendwho bailed me out, but when therelationship went awry in Janu-ary, I realised how difficult it wasgoing to be, the Telegraph quot-ed Allan, as saying.

The 25-year-old Briton did facesome low points, including not

being able to use supermarkettrolleys because they require a 1pound coin to unlock them, andhaving to walk past a 50 poundsnote he found lying in the street.

He was also forced to walk 10miles across London one nightbecause he could not find anywh-ere to top up his Oyster card,

while he has often had to makeextra purchases in corner shopsto meet the minimum 5 pound-spend needed to pay by card.

ANI

A Brit man lived 10months without usingany currency with theQueens head in it

Its possible to live with out cash

Beijing Olympic medallist, boxer Vijender Singh strikes a pose at the ramp duringdesigner Rohit Bals show on the last day of the India Couture Week08, in

Mumbai on Sunday. PTI PHOTO

Boxer model

Electric fishOver 500 varieties of fish are able togenerate appreciable amounts ofelectricity.

This day, that yearIt was in September 23, 1845 thatstandardised rules were establishedfor baseball.


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ERGO Tuesday, September 23, 2008SPORT08

Islamabad blasts justifyCT pull-outAustralian cricket captain Ricky Pontingshudders to think what might havehappened had his team been in Pakistanand said Saturdays blasts in Islamabad havejustified his countrys decision of opting outof the Champions Trophy, which waseventually postponed.The Champions Trophy was scheduled to beheld in Pakistan from September 12-28 butwas postponed after a number of countries,

including Australiaand South Africa

raised security doubtsand Saturdays suicideattack only confirmedthe worst. Itsdevastating for thepeople involved, hesaid adding I mean,wed be talkinghypothetically, of usbeing in the hotel orEngland or SouthAfrica being in thehotel, Ponting was

quoted as saying in The Age prior to theteams departure for the four-match Testseries against India. Ponting felt they didthe right thing by acting on the advice ofAustralias security experts and theDepartment of Foreign Affairs.

PTI

Akhtars career hangs inuncertaintyUncertainty looms large over Pakistanspeedster Shoaib Akhtars career after hislawyer failed to show up in Lahore Highcourt on Monday, prompting the Court to

adjourn theproceedings untilOctober 3. The HighCourt issued notice tothe pacers lawyer tomake a mandatoryappearance in thecourt at the next dateso as to start theproceedings on thePakistan Cricket

Boards application toget directives ifAkhtar can play

domestic or international cricket withoutpaying a seven million rupees fine.The PCB has now asked the court to give aclear cut order if legally Akhtar can play inthe national Twenty20 championshipstarting from October 4 and on his selectionin the national team in case if he does notpay the fine first. The fine was imposed onAkhtar by an appellate tribunal of the PCBin June while reducing a five-year ban on to18-months. Akhtar, later, filed a writpetition with the Lahore High Court benchchallenging the ban and fine. While thecourt has suspended the ban in an interimorder, it didnt issue orders on payment ofthe fine.

PTI

Barcelona registered theirfirst league win of the sea-son and they did it in style

with a 6-1 demolition of10-man Sporting Gijon on Sun-day. Barcelona started the matchin the unusual position of thirdfrom bottom after struggling to

convert chances but they let offsteam by running riot in Gijon.Two goals inside five minutesfrom Xavi and Cameroon strikerSamuel Etoo put Barca in controland an own goal made it 3-0.

Andres Iniesta then capped abrilliant move with a delicate fin-ish and Argentine Lionel Messiscored twice in the final five min-utes to push the Catalans up toninth. It was Pep Guardiolas firstleague victory since replacingFrank Rijkaard in the summerand Barca are now just threepoints behind the leaders.

Real winReal Madrid moved to within a

point of the leading quartet witha 2-0 triumph at Racing Santan-der. Midfielder Ruben de la Red,back at Real after a successful

seasons loan at Ge-tafe, scored his

first league goalfor the cluband Ruud vanNistelrooyproduced adeadly finishas the cham-

pions rose tosixth in the ta-

ble. The cleansheet will also please

coach Bernd Schuster who crit-icised his team for conceding fivegoals in their opening two leaguefixtures. At the beginning of the

season there are always problemsthat emerge that you need to

work on, said Schuster. We areworking day by day and the mostimportant thing is that the atti-tude is right. I thought we weremuch better tonight.

Four teams share top spot inSpain including title dark horses

Villarreal and Valencia, who rec-orded victories over Numanciaand Osasuna, respectively. Villar-real, who earned a creditable 0-0Champions League draw at Man-chester United on Wednesday,came from a goal down to defeatNumancia 2-1 with Jose Llorentescoring the winner with his firstgoal for the club. It is no surprisethat Barcelona lost here and it

was a difficult game, said Villar-real coach Manuel Pellegrini.Patience was the key.

Top of the table

Valencia lead the standings ongoal difference after a late JuanMata goal downed 10-man Osa-suna at the Mestalla. Mata struckseven minutes from time for thebreakthrough after Osasuna hadbeen reduced to 10 men with Ce-sar Azpilicueta received hismarching orders just after thehour for a second booking. Be-ing top is not that significant asthere are various teams with sev-en points, said Valencia coachUnai Emery. The most impor-tant thing for us is that we areimproving and collecting pointsfrom difficult games like this one.

We knew it was a test of patiencebecause Osasuna are hard toopen up.

AFP

Messi scores twice

BarcaHIT A SIX

Atwal finishes tied 14thA place among the top 10 slipped through Arjun Atwals fingerfollowing a couple of late bogeys and the Orlando-based Indiansigned off with two-under 70 to finish tied 14th in the OregonClassic. Atwals front nine was an incredible string of par shotsintercepted by the seventh hole birdie.

FC Barcelonasplayers celebrate

during theirmatch against

Sporting Gijon atthe MolinonStadium inGijon. AFP


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Indias Independence Cup win inDhaka in 1998 looked highly un-likely after arch-rivals Pakistan,batting first, had posted a mam-

moth total of 314. Saeed Anwar (140)and Ejaz Ahmed (117) made centuriesas the Indian bowlers were pasted allover the park.

But there was some hope as theDhaka pitch was a flat one and looked

a batsmans paradise even after 50overs had been bowled. With the ex-plosive Sachin Tendulkar and SouravGanguly opening the batting, the In-dians needed some quick runs to turnthe tide in their favour. The two puton 71 for the first wicket in 8.2 oversbefore a clever bowling change by Pa-kistan skipper Rashid Latif did thetrick. Shahid Afridi was brought inand he bowled a googly, forcing Ten-dulkar into an expansive drive. AzharMahmood completed the formality.It was a huge total. But Sachin andSourav gave us a great start and all ofus knew the total was achievable,says Hrishikesh Kanitkar, one of themembers of the side. After Sachinsdismissal Robin Singh was sent in to

keep up the momentum and he com-bined well with Sourav and they tookthe score to 250. They literally toyed

with the bowling and scored at will

PHOTO: V.GANESAN

and we were sitting pretty, but onceRobin was dismissed we lost a fewquick wickets.

India lost skipper Mohammed Azharuddin, Ganguly, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Ajay Jadeja and keeper NayanMongia in quick succession and it

was left to newcomer Kanitkar and Javagal Srinath to see them home.

I had no pressure. Azhar hadasked me to play each ball accordingto its merit and I knew we could win if

we kept our nerve. I just wanted toscore from every ball, Kanitkarecalls.

It was down to the last over, andwith three needed from two balls, Ka

nitkar took guard. Saqlain Mushtaq a bowler who, with Muttiah Muralith-aran, saved off-spin from extinction had the ball. The ball pitched between middle-and-leg and Kanitkaslog-swept it. It was a bit uppish but isailed out of the reach of the mid

wicket fielder. A boundary!The players rushed in and India

had snatched victory from the jaws odefeat. That win brought instanfame for me. I have talked about it somuch. I will try to keep it short thistime. Srinath was batting along withme on the other end. He told me wha-tever happens just dont miss theball. So the only plan was to watchthe ball and make a good connection

with the bat. I wasnt looking for a

boundary or six or anything like that. was just telling myself to watch thball, and the rest is history, he ends

Three needed offtwo deliveries andSaqlain Mushtaqat the bowlersend HrishikeshKanitkar on thatIndependenceCup final

Asif trains with ICL rebelsSuspended from the national team, embattled pacer Mohammad Asif is keepinghimself busy training with the Pakistani rebels of the Indian Cricket League (ICL) asthey prepare for the new season that gets underway next month. Asif played in apractice game at the Model Town ground against the ICL rebels, whose ranks areexpected to expand this season with some more signings.

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ERGO Tuesday, September 23, 2008FLICK10

Period drama Mad Menscooped the top honour atthe 60th Emmy Awards inLos Angeles on Sunday as

politics took centrestage at theUS television industrys annualequivalent to the Oscars.

The critically acclaimed cableseries about the workings of aNew York advertising agency inthe early 1960s was named out-standing drama series at a star-

studded ceremony at the NokiaTheatre.

However the other big winnersof the evening were two political-ly themed productions: the ac-claimed historical drama John

Adams about the second presi-dent of the United States and Re-count about the contested 2000election.

Home Box Offices seven-part John Adams, starring Paul Gia-

matti in the title role, set a newrecord after picking up five topawards including outstandingmini-series and a virtual sweep ofthe acting prizes.

Giamatti took home the hon-ours for outstanding lead actor ina mini-series or movie, with Lau-ra Linney emulating the honourin the lead actress category. It

was the third Emmy of Linneyscareer.

Britains Tom Wilkinson,meanwhile, nominated for an A-cademy Award earlier this year inthe thriller Michael Clayton, wonbest supporting actor.

Meanwhile Linney, who playedAdams wife and confidante Abi-gail, could not resist a politicalbarb after collecting her prize.

Linney said the mini-series wasa tribute to the great communityorganisers that helped form ourcountry, a clear reference toDemocratic presidential candi-date Barack Obama, a formercommunity organiser.

Recount, a drama depicting theevents following the 2000 presi-dential election, won in the out-standing made for televisionmovie category.

Other acting awards, mean-while, saw wins for two of Holly- woods most established names, with Glenn Close scooping the

lead drama actressprize for her por-trayal of a ruth-less litigator inDamages.

Close, per-haps bestknown for her

performanceas a psycho-pathic stalker

in the 1987film Fatal At-

traction, had al-so won an actingEmmy in 1995.

It was a caseof seventh

time luckyfor veteran

actorand

activist Alec Baldwin, who the first Emmy of his career inoutstanding lead actor in a cody for 30 Rock, where he platelevision network executive

Mad Men gets top honour at 60thEmmy Awards, while political

productions John Adams and Recountare other big winners

Outstanding Drama Series:Mad MenOutstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series: BryanCranston, Breaking Bad

Outstanding Lead Actress ia Drama Series: Glenn ClosDamagesOutstanding Comedy Serie30 RockOutstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series: AlecBaldwin, 30 RockOutstanding Lead Actress ia Comedy Series: Tina Fey,30 RockOutstanding Mini-series:John AdamsOutstanding Made ForTelevision Movie: RecountOutstanding Lead Actress ia Mini-series or Movie:Laura Linney, John AdamsOutstanding Lead Actor in Miniseries or Movie: Paul

Giamatti, John Adams

Producer/writer Matthew Weiner (R) and co-producers ofMad Men

Actor Alec Baldwin with his Emmy for Best Actorfor 30 Rock

Actress Tina Fey accepts tEmmy for Best Actress,Comedy for 30 Rock

Actor PaulGiamattiacceptsthe Emmyfor Best LeadActor, Miniseriesor Movie for JohnAdams. AFP PHOTO

OfMadMen andPresidents

George Michael says sorry to fansGeorge Michael apologised to his fans on Sunday after beingcautioned for possession of drugs in London.I want to apologise to my fans for screwing up again, and tpromise them Ill sort myself out. And to say sorry to everyboelse, just for boring them, he said in a statement.


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EVERYTHINGS FAIRFOR MY FAIR LADY

B

rad Pitt and George Clooney were once the bestof mates, but it took only a role in the remakeofMy Fair Ladyto bust them apart.

The two Hollywood heartthrobs, who have

been quite successful with their reunion in their lat-est movie Burn After Reading, are now fighting over

who gets to play the role of Henry Higgins in theremake of the classic.

We both badly want a particular role and neitheris backing down, News.com.au quoted Clooney ashaving told a friend.

For Pitt, landing the role of Henry Higgins would bea dream come true, as he has been fascinated by thestory since he was a child, and he has even gone so faras to tell Clooney to back down and give the role tohim.

The Troy star is so enthusiastic about the moviethat he wants his wife actress Angelina Jolie to playthe part of Eliza Doolittle.

But Clooney has no intentions of backing down, ashe too is eager to land the role.

Its sort of become an intense competition be-tween us now and it just keeps escalating. For now

were both so angry were not even in contact anymore, Clooney added. ANI

Role causes rift between BradPitt and George Clooney

Sibiraj turns villian?We hear that actor Sibiraj wasapproached to don the negative rolein an upcoming flick Kavasam, inwhich Prasanna plays the lead.

Sandaikozhi to be

remade in HindiSandaikozhi, the blockbuster starring Vishal andMeera Jasmine, is being remade in Hindi. AbhishekBachchan will play the lead and Amitabh Bachchanplays the role played by Raj Kiran.

Naan Kadavul sold outfor Rs. 16 croreZee Tamil, a soon-to-be-launched channel, has baggedthe rights of Balas Naan Kadavul, starring Arya andPooja in lead roles. Shooting was completed a whileago and the film will hit the screens by next month.Meanwhile, Zee Productions has signed director Balafor a new project. Sources say that Bala has beenoffered a remuneration of Rs. 4 crore for the project.

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Ilearnt today that giving ad-

vice is not easy and it has avery prolonged effect on peo-ple. I discovered this when I

got a call from a crazed fan in themiddle of the night, waking mefrom my slumber.

In the serial Kana Kaanum Ka-langal, I play the role of a schoolteacher who gives light-hearted,value-based advice to students.People of all ages like them andappreciate me for the same.Once, at around 1 a.m., I got acall from a guy. It took me some

time to realise that there was so-meone on the other line as I washalf asleep. He repeatedly askedif he was talking to the right per-son. Later, when I confirmed it,he told me that he was a diehardfan of mine and that everyone inhis family liked my comedy andthe small anecdotes I gave.

I was really annoyed that he

was telling me all this at such atime. But, I didnt lose my pa-tience and asked him what he

wanted, to which he replied, Ad-vice me on something rightnow. I was totally taken abackby the fact that an almost crazyman was calling me in the mid-dle of the night asking me toshower him with immediate ad-vice.

I told him not to disturb peoplewho are asleep, especially in themiddle of the night. He laughedout loud and hung up. But I was

awake for the rest of the night, wondering how I had affectedhim so much that he had to callat such unearthly hours for thesake of a silly advice. Only thendid I realise the power of my rolein that serial. This is one of themost unforgettable incidents ofmy life.

As told to Swetha Ganesan

Dear Diary: Jeeva

ERGO Tuesday, September 23, 2008SCAN12

PICK OF THE DAY

HBO

Return to paradise 9 pmThe past comes back to haunt agroup of friends when one of them

is sentenced to death for a crimewhich they were all involved in.

PIX

Rain Man 10 pmOscar-winning drama about a self-centred young man who discovers

that he has been disinherited infavour of his autistic older brother,Raymond, who he never knewexisted.

Zee Studio

Snow Dogs 10-30 pmWhen a Miami dentist, Dr. TedBrooks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) inherits a

team of sled dogs, hes got to learnthe trade or lose his pack to a crustymountain man, Thunder Jack (JamesCoburn).

Star World

According to Jim 8-30 pmDanas first task at the ad agency isto cast the perfect TV family for a

Disney cruise commercial. Cheryland the kids get the job.

All time favouriteAccording to geocities.com, Amitabhbachchans favourite screen name isVijay, which he had as his charactername in over 20 movies.


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1. Talk to someoneIf youve got a close friend - maybe a personwho has known you for years - or evensomeone in your family, talk things out withthem. How you play this depends on you butoften the simple act of talking about yourfeelings helps diffuse them

2. Write about itIf talking to someone is too much for you orif your anger fits have got so bad that no-one will talk to you any more, then write itdown. Write or type away without editingwhat you write. Just write constantly forbetween 5 and 15 minutes.

3. Get some exerciseAnything from a brisk walk to a workout in

the gym. Exercise releases "feel good"substances in our body called endorphins, sochances are that this will help you feelbetter.

4. Learn to breatheTake a long, slow deep breath in. Linger ovethis and hold your breath for a second ortwo. Then exhale slowly and completely. Dothis five or six times and youll be amazed athow calm and relaxed you start to feel versuhow you were before.

5. Take up relaxationThis can take many different forms. Maybetheres a local yoga class you can attend. Orget hold of a relaxation or meditation .Findyourself some space to chill.

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Where:Taj Connemara,Binny RoadWhen: Sep 27, 7 pm

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Art World is organising an exhibi-tion of paintings by Amitabh SenGupta at Saralas Art Centre.

Where: Saralas Art Centre1,12, Ganseshpuram , 3rd

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Amitabh SenGuptas artexhibition

Jailed assA donkey in Egypt has been jailed forstealing sweetcorn from a fieldbelonging to an agricultural researchinstitute in the Nile Delta.

GreetingsHi Varun (Satyam) Belated birthday wishes da!!May God bless you with health, happiness, wealthand let all your desires come true on this beautifulyear ahead!! Sorry da, forgot to call you on your

bday :) hope I will be excused. With love, Guess!!

Dear Rajesh,We wish you belated birthday wishes and a greatyear ahead. How do you expect us to rememberyour birthday, when you never look any older?

From BI&A (Unisys), Hexaware Technologies (HT-5)

Dear Santhosh,Wish you many more happy returns of theday.May the coming year be the best in yourlife.God Bless you. Warm Birthday wishes from

Team BI. Wishes, FunClub Business Implementation,Software Solutions, Scope International, Karapakkam.

Dear Sornaka (Nisha),"Smile while you still have a teeth!" May this daybrings you all things that make you smile. HappyBirthday to U !!!

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Dear Jaya, Sumeet and Babu,Wishing the trio a very happy bday!! Jaya, Preparemore n more PJs going fwd! Babu, The menu inlife is diverse.. not just Fruit Salad.. Sumeet, Wehighly appreciate your silence!!

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have a Wonderful Year ahead.From, Ramya, Girish & Janani, HewlettPackard

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journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.We wish u a happy birthday.

Regards, Anooj, Amutha, Divya,Nisha, Wipro

Dear Girish,We wish you a many more happy returns of theday. We hope all of your wishes come true.May God bless you and your family withHappiness, Wealth and Health.

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Prized coffinAn Italian raffle winner has chosen not to collect hitop prize - a VIP coffin. The morbid prize, which cocomplete with a pillow and an antique brass readinlight, was up for grabs in a draw held by tourismchiefs in Borgo Magna in the city of San Marco.

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Tuesday, September23, 2008

B.C

BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

You may remain in good humour. Your moreattention will be on your prime responsibilities. Bis to deal with pending tasks. You may be in amood to chill and may not prefer to socialise, asyou want to relax at home sweet home.

You are very active and creative ideas may befloating on your mind. If you go with the flow ofyour mood, you may be able to handle work nicAt home, you may either have many guests or ymay wish to socialise to meet friends and relativ

The day doesnt favour highly technical activities

you take up any complex task, you may getconfused. Best is to work on simple things. Youmay shower beloved with sweet words and inreturn you may be showered by eternal love.

Your presentation skills may be very good. It is afavourable day for sorting out technical issues.Superiors may appreciate your work. Life partnermay be cooperative which will make you feel nicGanesha finds this to be best day of the month.

You should avoid working on risky projects. On tpersonal front, you may remain passionate and mwish privacy with your beloved or life partner. Thday favours personal life in general but on the jofront, you may have sense of insecurity.

It is a favourable day for negotiating promotion.Day also favours you for beginning new projects

personal life, you may remain flexible and incheerful mood so your partner may also be in avery good mood. Its a good day for you.

The day favours beginning of new job. You canchoose this day for taking or giving interviews. Ymind may be highly active. Your beloved one marequire more attention but due to work pressureyou may probably not give due attention.

Your subconscious mind will find ways to yourinternal conflicts. You may be confused about aparticular aspect of your work but in second halfyou will be clear about it. Ganesha finds yourpersonal life going as per routine today.

It is active day but you may need to keep emotiaside. You can be highly attached with a projectbut unless you detach yourself, you would not be

able to perform. Your personal life may passthrough a dull phase today, hence avoid conflict

You may need to be careful of those who are jealous of you. Your prime objectives may changand you might have to deal with trivial activitiestoday. You may have a wonderful time with lifepartner or beloved one, says Ganesha.

You may remain totally occupied with work. Youmay plan your schedule for the days to come. Ypriorities at work may change. You may need tocareful of disappointing your beloved one or lifepartner. In short, it is a day to handle with care.

You can begin learning new techniques today. Ifyou develop a new skill, it will be very helpful infuture. Your love life may thrive today. The dayfavours conception, if you are planning for the bGanesha wishes you good luck.

Words worth"Taniwha" (tan-i-wah) a mythicalmonster that, according to Maorilegend,lives in very deep water.

Hairy commitmentMetallica frontman James Hetfield has reportedly promised to shave off his bein tribute to a fan who refused to shave until the rockers released a new albuLos Angeles-based Mick Cassidy finally shaved off his beard this month, afterMetallica released their 12th album, Death Magnetic - their first in five years.


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Gone are the days when girls spenthours pampering their tresses.Its an easy-to-handle hairdo thatis ruling young minds now. Na-

jeeb Ur Rehman, National TechnicalHead, Schwarzkopf Professional, talksto Metrosexual and provides some

time-saving hair care and hairstylingtips suited for the season.

The 36-year-old veteran is one of themost popular hairstylists and trainersin India. He was the winner of theQueens Cup in 1999, one of the biggesthairdressing awards worldwide, and al-so the official hairstylist of the cast ofthe movie Monsoon Wedding.

Hair lengthThis season, the hair length varies

from medium to short to medium tolong, says Rehman. This gives you anoption of tying it up at work or leaving itdown for special occasions.

If you want it even easier, go the Vic-toria Beckham, Rihanna and our veryown Bipasha Basu way. The asymmetri-

cal bob is in. The hair is long in the frontand gradually shortens at the back. Itgoes well with round and square faces.

Thinking about straightening yourhair? Wait, as natural waves are back.Straightened hair has been a rage sincea while now but its the natural wavylook that is in at present.

ColoursThe colour for this season is beige

gold. If you want a darker shade, ashblonde would look best. Full hair cantbe coloured pink, blue or red, so col-oured streaks are the next best thing forthe funk in you.

Your hair is your best adornment, sotreat it well and ensure that no day is abad-hair day. Its just about the right

cut, right colour and regular care.

Schwarzkopf Professionals National Technical Head on the seasons latest trends

VIPASHA SINHA

Dos

Use a shampoo that suits yourhairDifferent hair textures need hairconditioners accordingly.For the finishing, use cream-basedmoisturisers on dry hair. For thosewith thin hair, Najeebrecommends Osis Grip.Consult a specialist in case of anyhair issue.Donts

Oil. Weather conditions today donot suit oily hair.Wrong shampoo. It harms hairquality.Dandruff. It can lead to hair loss.

Every day a good hair day

Sleeping targetA burglar who celebrated getting away with a

jewellery heist with a stolen bottle of champagne hasbeen caught by German police after he was foundsleeping off his hangover in his parked car.

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