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Monday, June 8, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE
FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 105
Paes conquers ParisLeander Paes credits his thirdFrench Open title to tennis legendand one-time mixed-doublespartner Martina Navratilova
ANGRY
OLD MANManoj Kumar returns to directingwith an Indo-Pak love story. Andhes still not forgotten the dirtything that Shah Rukh did.
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RECESSION! WHATS THAT?Dosa Calling and 36 Degrees defiedpopular caution
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Cops and motorcyclesA motorcycle theft lobby is known to beoperating in Ambattur and adjoiningareas. Reliable sources reveal that manytwo-wheelers have gone missing fromthe areas and some policemen are
involved in the thefts. A few monthsago, a motorcycle parked near a policestation there mysteriously went missingand the station authorities refused toregister a case.
What can he do?A senior cop who has been posted to abig chair in the city has vast experiencein the field of intelligence services. Afew envious khakis in the force aresecretly taunting the senior. What canan intelligence man do in a law andorder situation? they mutter.
Unwritten codeTheft at cellphone shops are known to
be happy affairs for some policepersonnel. The reason if the case iscracked and lost property is recoveredthere is an unwritten police code thatsays that a high-end mobile phone is thereward for the hardworking officers.Due to this the tainted khakis turn up-to-date cellphone users.
The launch of the second edition ofthe Meera Isaiaruvi Tamil Music
Awards held in the city on Saturdaysaw playback singers and lyricists ofthe Tamil film industry sway to a dif-ferent tune. Singers including Naresh
Priya Rajesh.Themed Celebrating Excellenc
Music the awards recognise the mpopular songs and albums of the 2008-09. The awards cover film, natic and folk songs.
Iyer, Benny Dayal, Rahul Nambiar,Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Shwetha Mo-han, Madhumita, Srilekha Parthasa-rathy, Sumangali, Charulathamani,Suchitra and Mahathi walked theramp wearing clothes designed by
Brunch onThe Raintree has introduced Sunday Brunch promising to bond the familywith fun, frolic and food. The ambience is a European Street, the famedBombay Chowpatty and namma Chennai, all rolled in one. Chaat counter,pav bhaaji, egg counter, dosa counter...are some of the main attractions.Brunch is on from noon to 3.30 p.m. For reservations call 4225 2525.
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At the time of recession, allone can think of is to saveones earnings and notstart any business ven-
ture. However, in the last two
months, two new food jointshave opened. Ergo spoke to K.Kumar of Dosa Calling, a speci-ality restaurant in Kilpauk, andShamaz and his partners of 36Degrees, a swanky new restau-rant on Santhome High Road,to find out their ambitions be-hind starting afresh in times ofrecession.
Dosa CallingLittle did the four NRIs know
that the song London Callingwould inspire them to say
goodbye to their well-placedjobs in an overseas five-star ho-tel and come to India to starttheir own hotel company, Se-
rene Restaurant and Hotels Pvt.Ltd.K. Kumar, Raj Nanda, Gop-
inath and Hafidh are very hap-py about their 40-day-oldmaiden venture, Dosa Calling.
In spite of having more thana decades experience in thehospitality industry, it tookthem one year to make theirdream come true with an initialinvestment of about Rs. 1.5crore out of their personal sav-ings. We designed a businessmodel that would not get af-fected by recession. From ourresearch, we observed thatthere was a dip only in luxurygoods and fine dining. Al-though we have a fine dine, ourprices range from Rs. 23 to Rs.
80. We serve about 30 varietiesof exotic dosas made of fivekinds of batter apart from othersouthern snacks and desserts.
With a beeline of foodies onSunday evenings, Kumar is sat-isfied with the way the business
has picked up. He says the se-cret is good service in a swanky western ambience chefs inclassy uniforms and an openkitchen where one can see thedosas being prepared. From Ju-ly onwards, they will have anexotic combination of dosaspertaining to one particular re-gion.
In a years time with NRIfunding of Rs. 4 crore, they planto take Dosa Calling to Banga-lore, Pune, Pondicherry andHyderabad and also open amulti-cuisine restaurant Wok:The Indian Way and a north-ern frontier and Chettinad spic-es fusion Inde.
Its during recession that weare able to negotiate better rentrates with the landlords for anideal price for lease of aboutseven years, they say. Howev-er, the only qualm is recruitingqualified chefs, but they haveback up plans for the same.
One can call 4554 6060 andsnacks can be home-deliveredin pizza boxes and chutneys inair-tight containers.
36 DegreesThe trio of Shiham V.P., Riyas
P.P. and Shamaz Mohammedof 36 Degrees were and are con-fident that the business will do
well in spite of the challengingtimes in the market. Shamaz,one of the partners who feels
that the food industry has notbeen adversely affected, says:People in Chennai drive downto any part of the city for goodfood. We have not compro-mised on our food quality andquick service, and hence are
confident of attracting foodconnoisseurs right from thestart.
While Shiham and Riyas havea hospitality industry back-ground, Shamaz is into timberand interior design. Shamaz,
who is also related to Shiham,says: We met Riyaz when he
was a partner of a coffee shopin Dubai and he expressed a de-sire to start his own in India.Hence, we took off from thereand opened a food joint out ofour savings. The initial invest-
ment was about Rs. 40 lakh.They have branded it 36 De-
grees: At 36 degrees u go minus.The name strikes a chord withevery Chennaiite as the averagetemperature of the city is 36 de-grees but one feels cool inside
our restaurant, says Shamaz.The business is quite encourag-ing and they expect it to im-prove considerably onceschools reopen.
As you enter the cool 1,200 sqft, 40-cover fruit cream joint
with low and soft sofas, one canchoose from a variety of milkshakes, fruit juices, all-veg piz-zas and grills. Their signaturedish, however, is the fruitcreams dry fruit faloodacream, kiwi cream, strawberrycream and so on.
On why they have stuck topure vegetarian, he says: Rightnow, we dont want to clutterour menu card with a large va-riety of dishes and hence havestuck to vegetarian. But we maystart non-veg items in due
course.The three plan to soon openanother branch at Gopalapu-ram and Anna Nagar and amulti-cuisine restaurant at As-cendas IT Park and extend theircurrent outlet on SanthomeHigh Road into an outdoorrestaurant.
Home delivery service can beavailed of by calling 2495 4200.
These entrepreneurs found the recession the best time to open up restaurants
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Vision in times of recession
New movesTwilite Corpos is conducting dance classes for children, corporatesand ladies in T. Nagar. Classes will be taken in batches and fordifferent age groups, to help one reduce weight and build upconfidence. For details call 9790983380/9884331103.
K. Kumar of DosaCalling in Kilpauk.PHOTO: S. THANTHONI
Shamaz (extreme right)and Riyas of 36 Degreeson Santhome High Road
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There has been a lot of talk sincethe last few years on renewableenergy sources, particularlysince India started discussions
with the USA on the nuclear agree-ment. Previously, talk on wind tur-
bines was limited to companiestalking about putting up one for tax-saving purpose.
The sudden jump of crude pricesto over US $145 sparked the renewedview on renewable energy. Experi-ments with bio-fuels have backfired,
with the conversion of food into fuelcreating a virtual rise in prices andreal rise in political sentiments. Crit-ics now argue that bio fuels consumemore of earths resources than non-renewable fuels. Nuclear energy,however clean, is also exhaustible.
So what is the way out? Solar andsolar-related sources seem to be thebest alternative for long-term sus-
tainability. But the current methodsof conversion of solar energy to us-able energy (electricity, steam) areless efficient. The new RenewableEnergy Policy of the Government ofIndia, which envisages every build-ing beyond a certain square feet ofconstruction to have energy beinggenerated used in the form of solar
panels, solar heaters and mini-windturbines, is a welcome measure. This will help reduce the price of theitems and also increase their effi-ciencies by increasing the R&Dbudgets.
Apart from this, we can all contrib-ute to the revolution by consumingless power. Suggestions to turn offlights, ACs, fans and the omnipres-ent computer before leaving the of-fice need to be implemented morediligently now than ever before. Canbusiness leaders start thinking ofhaving more video conferences thancommutes to the airport? Can wehave the office ACs running at a few
degrees higher temperature? Habout reusing things more oftenopposed to recycling, as recyclinso consumes energy)? The abmentioned things are going to part of our lives sooner than latesupplies are running out.
So why an article on renewenergy in a personal finance
lumn? Imagine the opportunitieinvestment in the field. Wind, scommunication infrastructure,signer townships (to reduce cmute), water purification and rsystems, LPG & LNG (though nrenewable, they burn clean hence will substitute petrol andsel to a larger extent), energy edtion and electric vehicles are some of the areas where we canaggressive growth of companies
Do we have Indian companiethe above fields? Oh yes, and I wdefinitely invest in those compaHappy investing in a cleaner, grer, sustainable energy future!
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She may not evenknow how to eat achocolate croissantproperly, but three-
year-old Suri Cruiseseems to have becomethe worlds youngest su-permodel after catchingthe attention of top de-signers queuing up todress her.
The daughter of actorsTom Cruise and KatieHolmes already has a
wardrobe full of clobberfrom Burberry, Dior andCavalli.
The tot was recentlyspotted wearing a 60-pound Ralph Lauren Il-lyana dress - and thefashion house franticallyrushed out a statementconfirming the fact.
She has even had a pairof Christian Louboutinshoes custom-made aftera mould was taken of her
tiny feet. On a shoppingtrip to Los Angeles withher mum, Suri wascaught wearing a trendyruffled orange frock withfashionably clashing Ma-ry Jane shoes.
Shes probably theonly supermodel whogets away with eatingpastry, the Mirrorquot-ed an onlooker as saying.
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Katie Holmes with her daughter Suri Cruise. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP
Suri Cruise becomesyoungest style icon
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Kareena Kapoors look in Kbakkht Ishqis being touteher most glamorous everher make-up artist Ma
Bhat says that apart from lookintra glam, she will also sport a Badoll look in the action thriller.
One of Kareenas looks in theis inspired by Barbie doll, Bhat
In Kambakkht Ishq, Kareena alongside superstar Akshay Ku
who plays a Hollywood stuntmaalso stars Hollywood biggies likevester Stallone, Brandon RouthDenise Richards.
According to Bhat, Kareenasferent looks in the film have a lodo with the progression of her cacter.
At first she has a plain Jane lfollowed by a cute girl-next-look and then she ultimately tinto an ultra-glam diva as she plamodel in the film, she said.
Bhat said that Kareena has bmade to wear minimum makand tied ponytails for the first paher character, while she leaveshair open and sports little glosher second look.
But later Kareenas eyes are accentuated with different coloshe added.
For her glamorous look, I metallic liners in colours like ccoal, blue, green, grey and plaround with a lot of shimmer oneyes.
But what remained permanenKareena throughout the film wacreamy baby pink lip colour thhave not used on anyone yet, Bsaid.
She is a girl. Like every othershe enjoys getting ready and guess she enjoyed slipping intoglamorous character. She likeget ready for it like any other girage would have, she said.
Kareenas
newavatarBollywood bombshell tosport Barbie doll look in
Kambakkht Ishq
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Stefani dismisses Rossdale splitreportsNo Doubt singer Gwen Stefani has shot down reports claimingthat her marriage to Gavin Rossdale is on the rocks amidallegations the former Bush frontman has been cheating onher. According to online gossips, Stefani was on the verge ofdivorcing Rossdale after reportedly catching him romancingother women, reports Contactmusic.Rumours claim the stars, were holding off on announcing theirsplit until after Stefani finishes her current US tour with herreunited band.
ANI
90-year-old gets high schooldiplomaA 90-year-old woman received her high school diploma, 73years after she dropped out from the institution duringgreat depression to financially assist her parents.Eleanor Benz left the Chicago Public Schools Lake ViewHigh in 1936 during her senior year to take a job and helpher parents.This week, at her 90th birthday party, Benz familypresented her with the diploma, a 2009 gown, a cap with a
1936 tassel and a woodenreplica of Lake View in the1930s, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.I was overwhelmed by itall, Benz said.I was ecstatic. My diplomais dated February 1, 1936
and signed by Olice Winter,the then principal. I feelblessed, she said.Benzs children arrangedher diploma after she toldone of them recently thatnot graduating from highschool was her greatestdisappointment.
PTI
Snakeshares bedwith coupleA Chinese couplewas stunned whenthey woke up tofind that a 2-meter-long snakewas sharing theirbed with them.The two fromXiangfan, Hubeiprovince, did notknow what to do
with the snake anddecided to call thepolice, reports theChina Daily.The couplesurnamed Zhangdiscovered thesnake under theirquilt at about 1 am.After the police arrived, they captured the non-venomoussnake, but they could not find an explanation as to how itgot into the bed.
ANI
Big Brother star SophieReade has revealed thatshe has eyes only for Man-chester Uniteds Cristiano
Ronaldo even though she cheersfor rivals Liverpool.
The 20-year-old glamour mod-el said she found the Portuguese
winger extremely attractive andthinks he has a brooding Span-ish charm.
I would like Cristiano Ronaldo
wrapped up please, The Sunquoted her as saying in a recentinterview with Playboy.co.uk.
The busty blonde, who has pre-viously posed for the magazine,further said she would not haveto worry about the soccer acepleasing her in the bedroom. Sheadded: He is incredibly athleticso I wouldnt have to worry abouthim flaking out on me.
ANI
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German man sets record forspeed-kissingA German man has set a new record in speed-kissing, after smooching 111 women in 60 secondsoutside a Berlin disco.Michael Basting, 31, secured an entry in theGuinness Book of Records after lining up the ladieson the pavement for a quick peck on the cheek.Basting, from Bavaria in southern Germany,managed almost two kisses a second, beating theprevious record holder from Australia.
DPA
Buddhist bittenA Buddhist in the U.S. has been bitten by avenomous copperhead snake - despitefighting all his life to free captive animals.
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Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahmanwas conferred an honorary docto-rate by the Aligarh Muslim University(AMU) at its 59th convocation. The
musician, who said he was overwhelmedwith the honour, urged more young peopleto join creative fields like arts and media.
In a world of mass killings, terrorism andviolence, we need positive emotions, saidRahman.
Rahman also urged the youth to learnand join him in building a strong, harmo-nious India.
I find a transcendent language that allcan understand that can bring all together -
a language that awakens in each of us anawareness that all energy is spiritual energyand the fate of one is linked to the fate ofall, said Rahman.
Quoting Nelson Mandela, he said:Education shall be directed to the full
development of the human personal-ity and strengthening of respect for
human rights and fundamentalfreedoms. Education alone caneradicate poverty.
Along with Rahman, eminentUrdu writer Gopi Chand Na-rang also received an honor-ary doctorate.
West Bengal Governor Go-pal Krishna Gandhi was thechief guest along with Jus-tice A.N. Ahmadi.
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S ydney Dupree came to LosAngeles because, as a youngmale-to-female transsexual,she found Memphis hostile.
She came to the transgender job
fair because jobs are hard for herto find, even in Los Angeles.Dupree has been frustrated by
discrimination and employerswho turn skittish when confront-ed with documents identifyingher as male, both typical reasonswhy the transgendered struggle
to find and keep jobs, especiallyduring a recession.
I did what I had to do to sur-vive, Dupree said with a shrug. Ihad to get out of Memphis. I justleft on a bus.
The fair featured 17 public andprivate employers willing to re-ach out to the transgender com-munity, held in the centres smallcourtyard after a morning raincleared.
It was organized as part of the
centres annual Trans-UnityPride celebration, billed as thenations largest, and began with aseminar educating employers onthe legal rights of transgenderedemployees and such tricky issuesas restrooms.
Reuters
LA conductsTRANSGENDERjob fair
A baby white tiger is held by its minder at the zoo in the eastern German townof Aschersleben. The young tiger was born on April 5, 2009 in the zoo. PHOTO: AFP
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Zebra crossingA father in Dorset, England stuns hislocals at a nearby pub by his modeof transport - a zebra.
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Nadal may missWimbledonA damaged right knee could keep Spanishtennis player Rafael Nadal out of thisyears Wimbledon. Toni Nadal, the reigningWimbledon champions uncle and coach,said the 23-year-old had a damaged rightknee and was doubtful for the Grand Slamwhich starts on June 22.We have taken him out of the Queenstournament (June 8-14) and will do
everything possible to get him there, butthis is subject to medical tests, Toni Nadalsaid. There is something wrong with hisknee but right now we are uncertain what
the problem is.Swede RobinSoderling knockedNadal out of theFrench Open thisyear. The latestinjury scare is notconnected withthe persistenttendonitis
suffered by the player. Nadal is currentlyresting at his hometown of Manacor onthe island of Majorca and will undergodetailed medical tests from Monday.
ANI
Englands Ashes worriesEngland are worried that key top orderbatsman Kevin Pietersen may struggle to befit for this seasons Ashes series at home toAustralia. The ex-England captain was ruled
out shortly beforethe start of thesides humblingfour-wicket loss tothe Netherlands inFridays openingmatch of the ICCWorld Twenty20 atLords with arecurrence of theinjury he firstsustained in theCaribbean earlier
this year.Pietersen has undergone an injection in abid to make sure he is fit for Englandsmatch against Pakistan at the Oval onSunday a game they effectively have towin if they are to get through to the SuperEight second stage of the World Twenty20.But England coach Andy Flower believesPietersen may need several months rest toregain full fitness and if that is the casehe would miss the first Ashes opener inCardiff starting on July 8 and possibly theentire Test series as well. They are terribleinjuries, said former Zimbabwe batsmanFlower. I had an Achilles problem forabout five years when I was playing andthey are very difficult to get rid of. Theycan hang around for a long time and withour schedule you dont get huge chunks of
time off. I think you need months off toget rid of those sort of problemsaltogether, said Flower.
AFP
Jeev tied seventhJeev Milkha Singhs one-over 73, which gave him a share of the seventh spot, was the best amthe Indians at a drenched Celtic Menor Resort in the yet-to-be-completed penultimate round othe Wales Open golf tournament in Newport. Among the other Indians, Shiv Kapur was the nebest-placed after Jeev at the tied 33rd spot after carding a 74 which took his two-day total toone-over 214.
As he battled a freak injuryand nerves in the FrenchOpen mens doubles final,ace Indian tennis player
Leander Paes said an inspiring eyecontact with his legendary formermixed doubles partner MartinaNavratilova lifted his spirits.
Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhyrallied from a set down to clinchthe French Open title which wasthe Indians ninth career GrandSlam. Paes got hit between hiseyes by a return volley during thematch and required treatment.The 35-year-old said Navratilo-vas presence in the audience gal-lery helped him get over thesetesting moments of the match.
Whenever I look at a personlike Navratilova, she gives me alot of inspiration. It was strange
that just at the end of the secondset when we were getting a bitnervous and a bit edgy, shecame out there and was justmaking eye contact. Lukasserved three doubles faults earlyin the third set. I told him at one
point, Martina is out there.Come on. Have a look at her.Shes inspiring us. Paes de-scribed Navratilova, a 20-timeWimbledon champion withwhom he won the 2003 Wimble-don and Australian Open mixeddoubles titles, as his soulmateand said the American has beenby his side through some of themost trying times of his life.
Martina has been a soulmatefor many years. Weve beenthrough a lot in life, especiallyme in the last eight years. Shesbeen along with me, supportingme, guiding me at times, Paessaid. When I was diagnosed
with cancer and she basically stathe game and didoubles until I cadded.
Paes also launents in the Fren
Dick Norman andie. Dick and Wally huge and mfor us. They didgetting to thewhose career count stands at 4
Reflecting on with Dlouhy witished runner-up ros last year, Pstarted playing tland Garros lastthen to the chamade it a point come back and tryear.
Old wPaes thanks soulmate Navratilova
Leander Paes(foreground left)
celebrates with tennislegend Martina
Navratilova(foreground right) eyedby Bill Gates after theFrench Open doubles
final. PHOTO: AFP
Barcelona star Dani Alvesdoes the trick for Brazil intheir South Americanqualifiers. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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razil leaped to the top of the South American qualifying table
for the 2010 World Cup with a 4-0 rout of host Uruguay whileformer leader Paraguay fell 2-0 at home to Chile.Brazil won at Centenario Stadium for the first time since
1976 on goals by FC Barcelona star Dani Alves in the 11th minute,AS Roma cenral defender Juan in the 35th, Sevillas Luis Fabiano inthe 52nd and AC Milan star Kaka on a penalty kick in the 74thminute. Goals by Matias Fernandez in the 12th minute and Hum-berto Suazo in the 50th gave the Chilean a critical away triumphthat put them only one point off the pace of Brazil and Paraguay,
which now trails on goal difference.Together with Argentinas 1-0 triumph over Colombia at Buenos
Aires, the four top teams have separated themselves with fivematches remaining to decide the four squads which will qualify forthe showdown in South Africa.
Brazil stand on 24 points, moving atop Paraguay by virtue ofsuperior goal difference, with Chile are next on 23 points and
Argentina fourth with 22.The Uruguayans are fifth, five points back of Argentina but only
one ahead of Venezuela and just three atop Colombia and Ecua-
dor, which has a match in hand.The leaders are not out of reach but even if they hold onto theirspots, the remaining six teams have World Cup hope. South Amer-icas fifth-place finisher will meet North Americas fourth-placeteam for another 2010 World Cup bid.
Uruguay knew extra heart-break from a fifth-place finish in 2005,losing out on a World Cup trip to Germany in a playoff against
Australia.Daniel Diazs goal in the 55th minute gave Argentina a crucial
home victory, stretching the gap on lower rivals for coach DiegoMaradonas side and staying within reach of the top spot. Bolivianheartache continued with a 1-0 home loss to Venezuela on an owngoal in the 32nd minute.
Ecuador, level on 14 points with Colombia, will try to move up with an away victory Sunday at doormat Andean rivals Peru inLima.
AFP
Brazil leaps atop World Cupqualifying table
Monday, June 8, 2009
Weightlifting accounts for a major share of medals in the Commonwealth Games but SAI and SportsMinistry have not provided enough basic equipments, food supplements during the past four of the
camp that started in February. We are also finding it difficult to get the recommended number of coachesbecause they are not being given lucrative money for the one and half years of assignment.
Indian Weightlifting Federation General Secretary Baldev Raj Gulati
rhorse marches onnch Open triumph
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Memoirs of a9-year-old
SlumdogMillionaires nine-year-old star RubinaAli is ready to tell her
life story.According toreports, the Mumbairesident, who playedthe young Latika indirector DannyBoyles Oscar-winningmovie, is penning a memoir.
The book, Dreaming: My Journey to the Stars, willchronicle her story of growing up in the Mumbai slumsinstead of her rise to fame, reports Us magazine.
Rubina brings alive a world of wastelands and rat-infested shanty dwellings, and shows us her home, awooden shack with a tarpaulin roof, where she grew upwith her beloved father and siblings, said a statementreleased by Transworld Publishers.
The tome will be released in the UK in mid JulyProceeds from the book will be donated to Ali and
Medecins du Monde, a French medical aid organisation. AN
Oh, b-boying!
Choreographer-director Farah Khan, a judge ontelevision reality show Entertainment Ke LiyeKuch Bhi Karega, has promised a group ofcontesting 15 girls and boys a chance to be partof one of her films.
I have promised a group of very talentedyoung girls and boys who performed b-boying (atype of break dance) that I will give them achance in my film whenever I am working onsomething where I can use their talent, saysFarah.
A street dance style that evolved as part of thehip hop movement among African-American andPuerto Rican youths in Manhattan during theearly 1970s, b-boying has now caught the fancyof youth in several cities.
Farah says the act by the Mumbai-based groupinvolved innovative hip-hop, awe-inspiring stuntsas well as acrobatics, making it fascinating towatch.
The act they did has never been seen beforein Indian cinema and that is also one reasonwhich attracted me to give them my word,adds Farah.
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Bollywood veteran ManojKumar is upbeat about
donning the directors hatonce again in his golden
jubilee year in the industry foran Indo-Pak love story.
The actor-turned-filmmakermay have moved on from theOm Shanti Om controversy, butmaintains that what Shah RukhKhan did was dirty.
Though I had three subjectsin mind, I decided to first gowith Indo-Pak: A Love Story. Thefilm will not revolve only aroundpatriotism. It will have a humanand romantic angle, says ManojKumar. The film will highlightthat there are a lot of commo-nalities between the two coun-tries. We have the same
features, our food is similar and,after all, a few years ago wewere one single country, saysthe 71-year-old actor, who wasknown as Mr. Bharat for his pa-triotic films like Upkaar, Sha-heedand Purab Aur Paschim.
Asked if he still had angrudges against Shah RukKhan for the spoof on him in Frah Khans 2007 film Om Shan
Om, he says he has moved obut asserts that what Shah Rukhad done was wrong.
Shah Rukh did a dirty thinWhen I reacted he then visiteme, apologised and said he wremove the scene from the filmbut he did not keep his promisIt was not that I get angry witpeople on everything, but I havto protect the image of ManKumar. Later when he removethe scene, I dropped the mater, Manoj Kumar said.
Manoj Kumar says he woulike to cast new faces in his neventure though he likes AamKhan best among the current lof heroes.
I like Aamirs work and Iparticularly happy that he is ding less and only meaningfwork, but for my film I wafresh faces, the Padma Shawardee said.
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Manoj Kumar on OSO and turningdirector again for Indo-Pak love story
It was not that I getangry with people oneverything, but I haveto protect the imageof Manoj Kumar
SShhaahh RRuukkhh ddiidd aa ddiirrttyytthhiinnggRUCHIKA KHER
Susan Boyle signs U2s financial wizardBritains Got Talentrunner-up Susan Boyle has reportedly roped in U2sfinancial wizard to manage her career.The 48-year-old and her family allegedly signed legendary showbiz guruOssie Kilkenny, who turned the Irish rock band into multi-millionaires.
ANI
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In a bid to shoot down split rumours, Angelina Jolie isreportedly considering sealing her relationship with BradPitt.
According to pals, the stunner has given in to Pitts pleasto get married.
Friends say that the star pair could wed by the end of thesummer once their current filming commitments are doneaway with.
A close friend of the pair said: Usually its Brad who wantsto talk marriage. But this time it was Angie. An aide sent themall the Press clippings about their relationship problems andAngelina said it was probably best if they married to put anend to the stories. Brads face lit up he was thrilled.
Rumors were buzz that Brad (45) had rekindled his friend-ship with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston (40) to Angelinas fury but the pal denied this, reports The Mirror.
The friend adds Brad and Angelina have earmarked NewOrleans for the wedding, and their six children would beinvolved in a big way.
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Nayans tattooA rumour that is making rounds in AndhraPradesh is the secret wedding between actorsNayanthara and Prabhu Deva. Whencontacted, Nayanthara has reportedly said that
Prabhu Deva is a good friend of hers.Meanwhile, sources reveal that Nayan sports atattoo Prabhu Deva on her right wrist. Thefirst letter P is written in English, while otheralphabets are in Tamil.
Karunas backas heroAfter donning the lead role in Dindigul Sarathy,Karunas plays hero inAmbasamudram Ambani.The movie, which hit floors yesterday, is about ayoungster who thrives to become rich throughhonest means. He is paired up with Navneet KauofArasangam fame. The music is composed byKarunas and lyrics by poet Vairamuthu. Themovie to be directed by Ramnath is beingproduced by John Britto.
Cine City
De Niro accosted by drunk fanActor Robert De Niro was accosted by a drunk female fan onthe set of his new film Stone in Michigan. The woman, nameby TMZ.com as Carlyn Campbell, allegedly barged into the sebefore police were called to remove her. Campbell was lateradmitted to a local hospital.
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Fridays query
Which cartoon characterdo you relate to andwhy? Winnie the Pooh. I look similar to thatcharacter
Xavier IBM
Tweety its a happy bird which keepsitself cool n people come to rescue if it isin trouble
MP.Roselin Allsec Turk, I honestly resemble the characterLakshmi, Arun Easikkappan Wipro
Tom and Jerry bcoz me and my hubbyalways fight like that
Vennila TCS-eserve
Jerry. My expressions and activities aresimilar to JerrySinduja.C IBM, Sindhujaa, Deena Wipro, Ashok
TCS, R.Viswanathan Hexaware
Timon. My way of talking and humouris similar to him
Sugan.P IBM, Senthilganesh TCS
Spider man. I like to be a night timehero. He has excellent power
Francies Raj.S Perotsystems, Thirumal 3i-
infotech
Rocky, office assistant in Microsoftoffice 2003. He guides in English, mathbesides mesmerizing us with his amusinganimations
Deepak Vasudevan Verizon
Tom since it always thinks innovativelyto catch jerry though it fails. Thats thespirit. My way of thinking/workingshould be always innovative
Saranya.M Cognizant
Mowgli, its exactly my photocopy. Welook like twins and of same character
Smruthi Gopi Allsec
Mickey mouse. My sound effects aresimilar to Mickey Mouse
Shantha IBM, Rajesh Wipro
Bugs Bunny its intelligent, witty and agood prankster like meSenthil Arjunan Calsoft Ltd, M.Srinivasan Allsec
Laurel because my friends say I looklike that
Karl Antony Allsec
Popeye because I love Olive oylNandagopal.C, Kasthuri TCS
Heman: Mighty, save people andpunish culprits
Jerin Anand TCS
Dora my actions are similar to herJabha.J IBM, Renuka Allsec, Shobi Wipro
De De (Dexters sister). Ellorayumbayangarama mokka pottu azha vappen
Priya.G IBM, Abhinetri TCS
Calvin, cause as a kid I had a ghost asan imaginary friend (Hobbes)Vinay Perotsystem
Todays query:Who is your favouriteauthor and why?
Bhrigu Khanna from TCS eServe has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. The picture wastaken at Times Square, New York.
Hiresh from Technosoft has nominated his team mates as Partners in Crime. The picture wasshot in Kodaikanal during their first team outing.
Janarthanan from HCL Technologies has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. The picture was clicked during their outing to Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Lady: Hello sir, idhu ladies compartment-nu yathana thadavai solradhu, Solliyum kaadhula vaangadhamaadhiri yaeruringa? Man: Naan T.T.R...
Man-1: Do you know my friend can drive 12 cars at a time? Man-2: Really?Man-1: Yes, he is an electric train (12 CAR) driver...
Mohamed Yusufdeen J,
HCL Technologies
Dear Guru & Hamsa,Wish you both a very happyBday. Wish you both have agreat year ahead and all successyou are looking forward.
Veena M, TCS
Dear Shreyas,A birthday is just the first day ofanother 365-day journey aroundthe sun.Enjoy the trip We hope that forevery candle on your cake youget a wonderful surprise;
The more candles, the bigger thewish!!!!Wishing you a very warmBirthday.
From COE Batch-19, Wipro
Hai Guys,Congratz to NSC team. Rock asusual.
Lukeson, Wipro Hi Jandhu,Iniya Piranthanal nalvaazhthukkalde, May wish you all your dreamscome true! Dont think that youare getting older, instead you arebecome so brilliant de. GoodLuck for your future life, Godbless you.
Cheers,
Bunn, Boooms, Cubee, Jo-joo, Lux,
DhivaaWipro Technologies.
Belated wishes Dear Karthik,Your birthday is a special time tocelebrate the gift of you to theworld.Belated wishes to you. May godbless you.
Best Wishes,DSU TEAM, Infosys BPO Limited
Hi Raghavan,Wish you many more happyreturns of the day! May Godbless you with all happiness andall your dreams come true!!!!From,
Your Best friend.
Dear Thala Lakshmanan,On your birthday we wish youmuch pleasure and joy, Birthdayis a beginning of a new year,may this year be filled with joyand success. We hope all yourwishes come true. May each hourand minute filled with delight,And your birthday be perfect foryou. Ayiram irunthalum thalathala thaan !!!!Wishes from: Indrani C, Ilavazhuthi V,
Kalaivani S, Supriya Nair, Subba
Reddy, Sasikumar A, Jonathan D,
Prabakar D, Vaidyanathan S,Chandrasekhar A, Vinoth N, Dennis
Vimalan, Sangeetha R and Navia A,
Scope International, Karappakkam
Palaniselvan from HCL Technolo-gies has been nominated Office An-gel by his team members.
Palaniselvan could be only spottedwith his bright smile and energizinglaughter. He is an excellent peoplemanager and a great friend who canbe approached at any time for any is-sue.
Vidyasankar Sundararamanfrom Patni Computersdoodled this.
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Not too young, too tallA ten-year-old boy from Gloucester,England was refused a discountedchilds meal - because he was too tall.
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B.C
BORN LOSER
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT
PREVIOUS
ISSUES
SOLUTIONS
ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20
GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa
It is a favourable day for career progress. Superiomay appreciate your work and give you moreresponsible work. However, being overconfident harm you a lot. You may not get ample time wiyour beloved due to your busy schedule.
You mind may be wandering in all directions whthe day begins. Remain practical, everything willwork out just fine. This may seem to be the perkind of attitude to achieve good results on thecareer front.
Routine activities may take up a lot of time toda
This might dissolve your interest for important taInitiations from your end will be seen only afterlunch, feels Ganesha. On the love front howeverthere will be no problems.
A very smooth beginning of the day. Ganeshathinks you will be very easy going today. Sinceeveryone around you perceives you as an emotiperson, treating them in a different way may givthem a shock.
You will kick start your day with a powerful charup morning. This may help you in finishing off ywork quickly or improving your performance inmeetings. However, Ganesha warns you not toexperiment with your beloveds mood.
Creativity may bloom today but you may not beable to turn your ideas into projects. Dont get
disheartened though, says Ganesha. Make sure tyou store these ideas as they may prove to beuseful later.
Your communication skills will flourish today. Yowill be able to focus at the right thing at the rigtime. Hence, you may remain extremely busy atwork. Try taking your beloved out for dinner, smGanesha.
Today the day may play tricks on you. Ganeshaadvises you to be careful with any kind ofcommunication, especially with strangers. Being direct or straightforward might work against youultimately causing harm to your work.
Your career graph is doing amazingly well, butGanesha does not like the over confidence you hdeveloped. Today, try finishing all your important
work as you are likely to forget. Also, if you getchance, do not hesitate in helping colleagues.
As the day starts, you may want to contemplateabout your pending work. If you remain focusedyou may be able to finish off everything before tday ends. Ganesha feels that as for today, it ismore important to pay attention on the career fr
The day may begin on a positive note. Since youcan handle meetings well, you should not hesitain calling for meetings, if the need be. Ganeshafeels that the professional in you may forget to due attention on love life.
Heavy workload will not bother you. Ganeshacongratulates on your concentration and hardworking attitude. You may have new goals orambitions in mind. The best time to achieve thatnow.
Words worthNidor (nye-der) the smell of burning fat, or any strong meat-cookingsmell. It has been applied, unfortunately, to the smell of burningmartyred flesh: The nidor of a human creature roasted for faith.
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A visitor attends the open days of the Royal Netherlands Army at theBernhardkazerne in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. PHOTO: AFP
A motorcyclist performs during the Red Bull X Fightersfreestyle motocross show at Croatian capital Zagrebs mainsquare. AFP PHOTO/ HRVOJE POLAN
