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B I TS
to
NANDHINI RAMKUMAR
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T
he phone bell hasn’t stopped ringing
at Priyamani’s house in Bangalore
when we caught up with the over-
joyed actor on Tuesday.
“I am thrilled to bits. I never expected to
get such a coveted award,” said the charm-
ing actor when we got her on line.
She was watching the television while
chatting to us, squealing each time her
name scrolled in the news ticker. The 24-
year-old was on cloud nine talking about
bagging the National Award for “Paruthi-
veeran”.
“I owe this 200 per cent to director
Ameer,” she said. “Ameer was a fantastic
director and an excellent technician. He is
a tough taskmaster and will not stop
shooting till he gets at least something
close to his imagination.”
Tough lessons
Getting the village slang, she said, was
the most difficult part of the film. Talking
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about her co-star Karthi Shivakumar she
says, “He has great confidence. Though it
was his first film his acting skills were
amazing.”
Though Priyamani has tried to shake
away from her rural heroine image post
Paruthiveeran, most notably in her recent
movies like Malaikottai, Paruthiveeran
and ‘Muthazhagu’ role she played remains
one of her favourites.
The climax of the film was critically ac-
claimed, though the rape sequence
shocked some of the more conservative
audiences. Talking about her experience,
she says: “Though initially I was a little
hesitant, I trusted Ameer to portray it in a
non-vulgar fashion. I was speechless when
I first saw its representation on screen.”
The National Award came in as a pleas-
ant surprise, she insists saying she had no
inkling when she signed the project.
“I had signed the movie even before
reading the script. I just thought it was
another interesting movie. But it was only
during the photoshoot that I understood
that this was going to be different. ” ■
02 NAMMA CHENNAI ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Rudraksha sale
The Indo Nepal Organisation is
organising an exhibition-cum-sale of
rudrakshas. Drop in at C.P. Art Centre,
Alwarpet to pick your favourite.

Former rowdy
hacked to death
A history sheeter, who
reportedly turned a new leaf,
was murdered in full view of the public near
Ambattur on Monday night.
Thirumullaivoyil police said the victim was
Murugan alias Pattarai Murugam of
Sozhapuram near Ambattur, who was a local
rowdy a sometime back but had turned a
new leaf and ventured into business.
Murugan’s marriage was fixed for June 13
and he was in the process of inviting his
friends and relatives.
On Monday night, Murugan was returning
on his motorcycle after inviting a relative in

PHOTOS: R.RAVINDRAN
Ambattur when six men stopped him outside
the Sozhapuram Main Road opposite the
Kannan Theatre and attacked him with
sickles and knifes. The gang fled after
seriously injuring him. Murugan was rushed
to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
Thirumullaivoyil police booked a case of
murder and investigations led them to a
gang in Ambattur, whose leader Raja was
brutally murdered by Murugan in 2005. Two

A meal with a
men from the gang T Rajendran (22) and
Vijay (23) were arrested and a manhunt has
been launched to trace the remaining four.

One arrested for illegally

selling foreign liquor
Police on Monday, arrested a 29-year-old-
man on charges of illegally selling foreign
and expensive Indian liquor from home.
Nearly 350 bottles were confiscated.
According to Egmore police, Samsuddin of
Pudupet was arrested following a tip off. He
difference
had smuggled the foreign and some top end
Indian alcohol bottles from Puducherry and THARINI VISWANATH
was selling it for a higher price.

C
raving for some au-
thentic Gujarati food?
Try Gujarati Mandal
tucked away in
Broadway Street, Parrys’
Corner. Run by Manoj
Chopra and his father,
this small joint provides a
meal with a difference.
Open from 11 to 2.30 for
lunch and from 7 to 9.30 p.m.
for dinner, Gujarati Mandal offers
an unlimited thali for only Rs. 45.
And what a meal it is! The phulka
rotis are soft and smeared with
ghee, the bindhi fry deliciously
spicy and there is a choice be-
tween sweet and spicy sambhar.
They also serve a variety
of side dishes that in-
clude channa, rajma and
Bengal gram so that the
same fare is not repeated
everyday. For dessert,
there is a choice between
gulab jamun, basandhi,
shreekhand and aamras.
Something for
everybody
What is unique about the place
is that it caters to everyone’s
tastes. There is a choice between
sweet because of which, it is a hit with
and the working people.” Indeed, the
spicy be it place is packed with workers and
the sambhar or professionals from all walks of
the sabji. There is also a helping life, Gujaratis and south Indians
of cut vegetables, sugar and pick- alike.
le on the table so that the cus-
tomers can spice or sweeten their The Sweetshop
food, depending on their palates. Gujarati Mandal also has a
To reach Gujarati Mandal, one sweetshop that sells jilebis, khak-
needs to sidestep off ras, methi theplas, samosas and
the main road into even bhajjis. While the sweets
one of the small lanes and khakras are priced at Rs. 120
behind the High per kg, the bajjis and samosas are
Court. However, priced at Rs. 7 apiece. So the next
those who eat there time you are in the mood for so-
don’t consider this a mething authentically Gujarati,
problem. be it meal or snack, you know
“We don’t mind where to go! ■
the distance because (‘Too Good for Critics’ is a
of their quick and ef- column that profiles the street food
ficient service.” says Vandana culture of Chennai. If you have any
Rangarajan, a regular. “It is not recommendations – from kaiyendi
very often you get such whole- bhavans to small eateries – shoot
some food for such cheap rates, you mail to feedback@goergo.in)
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Eating right
Busting certain health food fads
DIVYA M. CHANDRAMOULI
divya.c@goergo.in

A
tkins and GM, granola and ol-
ive, you’ve tried everything to
lose the excess and it just
doesn’t seem to work. If this
sounds all too familiar, you might
want to check if you’re actually eating
right in the name of eating healthy.
“Everybody’s turned health con-
scious but people still don’t seem to
know what to look for,” says Dr. Tus-
na Park, weight-loss specialist.
Dr. Park helps us break down cer-
tain myths on foods that might seem
healthy but are not.

.................................................
The good oils
Not all
oils are bad
for you.
Vegetable
oils hold un- Everybody’s
saturated
fatty acids turned health
that are conscious but
good for
your body. people still
In fact, oils don’t seem
such as gin- to know
gely, mus-
tard, groundnut and ricebran are what to look
readily available Indian substitutes to for
olive oil. All of these oils contain
more monounsaturated fatty acids
that keep the bad cholesterol down ................................................. fresh fruit juices are canned juices
and the good cholesterol up. The oils which contain additional sugar and
you need to stay away from are coco- Go nuts preservatives. Skip the juice, stick to
nut and palm as they contain saturat- Dry fruits such eating the fruit.
ed fatty acids that increase bad as dates, raisins
cholesterol. Refined oils are proc- or figs can just .................................................
essed through heat and chemicals add to your sugar Turn a new leaf
that robs them of their goodness. intake and in- Tucking into a
crease weight salad isn’t a bad
................................................. gain. Replace idea at all, but, do
Granola gains them with watch for the
So, you healthy nuts such as almonds, wal- dressing of your
thought a nuts and pistachio – they’re low on choice. Binging
granola bar carbs and contain essential oils that on veggies
was the best are great for your body. doused in Thou-
evening sand Island or
snack to ................................................. Ranch might ruin
grab. Juice-aholics beware the weight loss plan. A little dressing
Wrong. Turning a fruit will keep the flavour and do you no
Many ‘pro- into juice might harm.
tein’ or gra- just be a waste of Also, guard against salads such as
nola based time and effort. the Pasta and Caesar salad as with
bars exceed The fruit’s fibre these the calorie count can reach up
30 grams of helps to release to 500! The vegetarians should in-
carbohy- glucose slowly in- clude cottage cheese, tofu, mush-
drates as they include raisins and to the blood room and greens, the eggetarians can
dates. Munch on a fistful of ground- stream – turning that into pulp will try an egg salad and for those who
nuts or roasted soya nuts instead and just mean that the extra glucose will crave meat, chicken and fish are ex-
you’ll be good to go. deposit itself as fat. Even worse than cellent options. ■
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

‘‘
Formal education will make you a living;
self education will make you a fortune
Jim Rohn

iPhone 2.0
unveiled
It is faster and costs just $ 199

쒀
A model presents a creation by designer
Mara-Mac during the Rio Fashion Week
Spring-Summer 2008-09 collection, at the
Marina da Gloria on Monday in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. AFP PHOTO

Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., introduces the new iPhone 3G and 2.0 software
update during the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, CA, on Monday.
쑺 Jobs also announced Apple’s goal of distributing the iPhone in 70 countries around the world
Trevor O’Hoy, and its new retail price of $199. AFP PHOTO
chief executive

A
of Foster’s pple, on Monday, unveiled
Group Ltd, a new version of its popular
resigned on iPhone gadget that runs on
faster 3G networks and
Tuesday as the
Australian drinks more importantly, sells for much
lower prices than its predecessor.
giant slashed its
profit outlook Apple CEO Steve Jobs told the
and booked company’s annual Worldwide
massive
writedowns on
Developers Conference in San
Francisco that expanding the
its wine iPhone to run on 3G networks
business. was one of several challenges his
company wanted to surmount for
AFP PHOTO
the device, which hit the market
just one year ago.
The announcement of the new
3G iPhone was widely expected
STOCKTRACK before the event, but Jobs did sur-
prise thousands of Apple fans
14889.25 4449.80
with the price as he confirmed re-
ports that a new 8-gigabyte
iPhone will sell for only 199 dol-
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The announcement of the new 3G iPhone was widely
expected before the event, but Jobs did
surprise thousands of Apple fans with the
price as he confirmed reports that a new 8-gigabyte
SENSEX NIFTY iPhone will sell for only 199 dollars
lars. That compares to the origi-
nal 8GB iPhone at 399 dollars.
Airtel to bring
In 70 countries soon
A new 16 GB 3G iPhone would 3G to India,
sell for 299 dollars, Jobs said, add-
ing that the new iPhone is booking on
launching on July 11 in 22 coun-
tries, and will be made available
in a total of 70 countries world-
A fter announcing a tie-up
for bringing iPhone, Bharti
Airtel and Apple, on Tuesday,
wide in the next few months.
extended their partnership to
Apple, which in recent years
launch the 3G version of
has transformed itself from a
iPhone in India later this year,
niche computer company to a
for which booking has already
consumer electronics maker with
started.
best- selling iPod and iPhone de-
Soon customers will be able
vices, apparently wants to cut the
price and expand its user base to
to purchase iPhone 3G at Air-
tel Relationship Centers. De-
capitalise on the momentum it
tails of pricing and availability
has so far generated with the
will be announced at a later
iPhone. ■
date.
Xinhua
iPhone 3G combines all the
features of iPhone with 3G
networking, which is said to
be two times faster than the
first generation iPhone. ■
PTI
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Music to whose ears Northeast

Headphones damaging young Australians’ hearing: survey airline to
take off
M
ore than 70 per cent of
young Australians show
early signs of hearing
loss, with loud music
played through headphones be-
next year
lieved to be a major cause, a sur-
vey released on Tuesday showed.
The Australian Hearing survey
found that tinnitus, or ringing in
the ears, was more prevalent
among 18 to 34-year-olds than el-
derly people, even though it is
seen as one of the first signs of
hearing loss.
The figures, based on a survey
of 1,000 people, showed Austra-
lians who reported using head-
phones to listen to loud music or
going to loud bars at least once a
week were risking hearing loss,
Australian Hearing said.
“Listening to loud music
through headphones is thought listen to music through head- ence hearing loss, the next most
to be more detrimental to hearing phones regularly and 60 per cent vulnerable group was teenagers.
than other sources of leisure of these people often have the Australian Hearing spokesman
noise,” Australian Hearing said. volume above safe levels.” John D’Arcy said there were re-
“Despite this, more than two It found that while the elderly sponsible steps people could take
thirds of respondents said they were the most likely to experi- to minimise the risk of going deaf
from loud music.
Dozen more airports to be
“Set the volume of your MP3
player at a level that allows you to
constructed in the region
Listening to loud music through headphones is
hear someone at arm’s length
thought to be more detrimental to hearing
than other sources of leisure noise
without them having to shout,”
he said. ■
C ome 2009, the seven sister states in the
Northeast will come closer with greater
air connectivity.
AFP The North-Eastern Council has set in
motion a process to run a commercial air-
line between the land-locked states of the
region. A global tender for the proposed
airline, floated in May, will close on June
30.
NEC adviser (T&C) M S Sodhi said the
North-Eastern Council would give subsidy
to make the commercial air service eco-
nomically viable.
At least a dozen more airports would be
constructed in the region during the 11th
Five-Year Plan in addition to the existing
11 airports, the official said. Also detailed
Sony computer sets project reports to revive the nonfunctional
airports like Rupsi, Kamalpur, Passighat
milestone Malaysians use Net and Tezu were being prepared by the Air-
ports Authority of India.
A supercomputer built with
components designed for the to rant over fuel “Though the tender process needs time
and has to be approved by several minis-
Sony PlayStation 3 has set a Malaysians have turned to the Internet to vent tries at the Centre, NEC intends to launch
new computing milestone. their anger at one of the biggest hikes in fuel pric- the airline service by January 1 next year,’’
The IBM machine, code- es, and some are using it to rally support against Sodhi said.
named Roadrunner, has been the measure in a country with tight restrictions on The basic objective of the airline would
shown to run at “petaflop street protests. be to provide air connectivity to all the
speeds,” the equivalent of one Much of the rage was directed against Prime state capitals in the Northeast as well as
thousand trillion calculations Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, already fight- other airports in the region including Bag-
per second. The benchmark ing for political survival since leading his ruling dogra in north Bengal.
means the computer is twice as nimble as the coalition to its worst election showing in March. Further, it has plans to provide a sched-
current world’s fastest machine, also built by IBM. “We used to think you were nice. Now you are ule with a minimum frequency which al-
It will be installed at a US government laboratory just nasty, plain nasty,” read a post from someone lows for travel from one destination to
later this year where it will monitor the US nuclear calling himself a “hungry Malaysian” on rockybru- another as well as to utilise the existing
stockpile. It will also be used for research into .blogspot.co, arguing there was going to be less airline schedules to provide connectivity
astronomy, genomics and climate change. food on the table for millions of poor people. on trunk routes. ■
WENN WENN PTI
06 VILLAGE ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Tricks on tracks
A depressed man tried to end it all by
getting run over by a train in Italy. But
he laid down on the wrong set of
tracks.

A
major Iranian state-owned company has told its single employees
to get married by September or face losing their jobs, the press
reported on Tuesday.
“One of the economic entities in the south of the country has
asked its single employees to start creating a family,” the hardline Kay-
han daily reported.
The paper did not mention the name of the company but the reformist
Etemad newspaper said that the firm is the Pars Special Economic Ener-
gy Zone Company – which covers Iran’s giant gas and petrochemical
facilities on the shores of the Gulf.
“Unfortunately some of our colleagues did not fulfil their commit-
ments and are still single,” Etemad quoted the company’s directive as
saying.
“As being married is one of the criteria of employment, we are an-
nouncing for the last time that all the female and male colleagues have
until September 21 to go ahead with this important and moral religious
duty.”
Sexual relations outside of marriage are illegal in Iran – for the most
part a traditional society where young people normally are encouraged
by their families to marry in their 20s and swiftly bear children. The
directive – signed by the head of security of the “Pars Special Economic
Energy Zone” – also used some of sayings (hadith) of the Muslim Proph-
AFP PHOTO

et Mohammed to encourage employees to marry.

It said employees’ contracts will be annulled by October 22 if they are
still found to be single.
The workers are usually young males seeking to earn a good income
and the decree appears aimed at making them marry to ensure they
eschew sexual temptations during their stay away from home. ■
? AFP

The company to annul the contract if the

Marry or be fired
Iranian state-owned company has told employees to get married by September
employees are still found to be single

Cigarettes whisked out of sight

You can browse the latest porn magazines at Canadian shops,
but tough new laws mean that cigarette packages are simply
too suggestive. Shop owners in Ontario, Quebec and a few
other provinces must now hide
tobacco products from their
customers under rules that will
cover most of Canada by year-
end as the country tries to
Horses to have single passport in EU stamp out smoking by young
people. The provincial
Horses, donkeys and other members of the ‘equine’ family in
the European Union (EU) will have a governments want to discourage Paul Burrell to
the habit by "de-normalising"
single passport next year. Under new
rules, all equidae will now have to the presence of cigarettes, which sell ’Di-cut’
typically enjoyed prime placement behind the cash register.
acquire their individual passports
within six months after their birth. Reuters jewellery
When the passport is issued, the Princess Diana’s former
animal will be tagged with an
electronic chip.
Imre Nagy’s secret trial tapes played butler Paul Burrell is set to
cash in on the late royal’s
Xinhua publicly memory once again - by
selling jewellery based on
Audio tapes of the 1958 secret trial of Hungary’s executed Prime
the items the princess used
Thief buries 1.5 million euros in park Minister Imre Nagy started to be played in public for the first
time on Monday. The trial took place after the crushed anti- to wear. Burrell, 50, will
A Serbian bank clerk who stole nearly 1.5 million euros from sell his range of ‘regal’ and
Soviet uprising of 1956 and
his bank left a note reading “I’m sorry,” and buried the loot ‘princess-cut’ diamond
lasted for a week. The 52-hour
in a park and waited at a cafe for police to arrest him. jewellery to viewers of
tapes are being played at the
Aleksandar Spasic on Saturday walked out of the Raiffeisen ShopNBC later this week.
exact time corresponding to the
branch office in the central town of Kragujevac with the “Diana wore big formal
original trial. Imre Nagy and
money stuffed in his briefcase, state news agency Tanjug pieces for royal events. But
three associates were sentenced
reported. “I am sorry, but I had to do it,” said the note he privately her taste was
to death by hanging on charges
left for his boss. Spasic was arrested on the same dayat a cafe much more understated.
of treason and plotting against
after he called police and asked: “How long do I have to wait She liked simple designs,”
the Soviet regime.
for you?” he says.
Xinhua
Reuters ANI
 Wednesday, June 11, 2008
07
This day that year Pregnant man
It was in June 11, 1973 that women The world’s first pregnant man says
in Pennsylvania were licensed to box he and his wife may have more
or wrestle after a ruling by the children in the future.
Justice Department of the State of
Pennsylvania.

Designers
Munnabhai protest
sweeps awards against
Four awards
PETA
for ’Lagey
Raho
Munnabhai’

Best actor: Soumitra

Chatterjee

Best director: Madhur

Bhandarkar

S
anjay Dutt starrer Lagey
Raho Munnabhai which
brought to fore ‘Gandhigi-
ri’ by invoking the values
of Mahatma Gandhi, swept the
54th National Film Awards for
2006, by winning four honours,
including the best popular film.
Award list:
Best film: Khosla Ka Ghosla
Best actor: Soumitra Chatter-
jee (Podokkhep- Bengali) Ac-
Ramp Age
tress: Priya Mani (Paruthiveeran
- Tamil)
Best director: Madhur Bhan-
darkar (Traffic Signal) Lyrics:
Swanand Kirkire (Lagey Raho
Munnabhai)
Screenplay: Rajkumar Hirani,
Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat
Joshi (Lagey Raho Munnabhai)
Supporting actor: Dilip Prab-
havalkar (Lagey Raho Munnab-
hai) and Shevri (Marathi)
Best audiography: Omkara,
Feature film: Pulijanmam
(Malayalam)
Indira Gandhi award for the
best first film : Kabir Khan’s Ka-
bul Express (Hindi) and Madhu
Kaithapuram’s Ekantham
(Malayalam)
Female playback singer: Aarti
Anklekar Tikekar (Antarnad –
Konkani) ■
PTI
A ustralian fashion and farm-
ing figures Tuesday hit back
at animal rights activists’ claims
that wool production was cruel
to sheep, saying bans on wool
exports were misguided and
hurting farmers.
The US-based group People
for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) has cam-
paigned for years against mu-
lesing – the Australian practice
of cutting a slice of flesh from a
sheep’s rump to prevent the
animal dying of flystrike.
PETA’s efforts have seen ma-
jor fashion companies such as
Adidas, Hugo Boss, Amber-
crombie & Fitch and Victoria’s
Secret shun the Australian
product and some foreign re-
tailers refuse to sell clothing
made with wool from Down
Under. Sydney’s Daily Tele-
graph tabloid has launched a
campaign to counteract PETA’s
claims, telling the group to back
off from farmers who are al-
ready struggling against the
worst drought in a century.
Fashion designer Jayson
Brunson said the PETA cam-
paign was misguided because
the industry had already agreed
to ban mulesing by 2010 and
the boycotts were bringing un-
necessary pain to farmers.
Brunson said fashion designers
and farmers were sympathetic
towards PETA but that mules-
ing was so far the only way to
prevent the sheep from dying
from ‘a very horrible death.’
Some 11.5 per cent of Austra-
lian wool growers have already
ceased mulesing, which pre-
vents flies from embedding in
wool near the sheep’s backside
and laying maggots which
eventually eat the animal’s
flesh.
But Agriculture Minister To-
ny Burke said if mulesing
ceased immediately, there
would be an immediate rise in
the number of sheep dying
from flystrike. ■
AFP

Sydney’s Daily Telegraph tabloid has

쒀 Models present creations by designer Mara-Mac during the Rio Fashion Week launched a campaign to counteract
Spring-Summer 2008-09 collection, at the Marina da Gloria on Monday in Rio de PETA’s claims
Janeiro, Brazil. AFP PHOTO/VANDERLEI ALMEIDA
08 SPORT ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Beijing bans fireworks

Fireworks will be banned across Beijing during the Olympic Games,
the local safety watchdog said on Tuesday, in the latest security
measure for the host city before the August event. Fireworks,
which are extremely popular in China but are often of dangerously
poor quality, will be banned from July 1 to October 8.

Tough group for India

Hosts India received a horror draw alongside
Central Asian powers Tajikistan and
Turkmenistan on Monday for the second
edition of the AFC Challenge Cup 2008. The
eight-nation
competition will be
played here in
Hyderabad from July 30
to August 10. Bob
Houghton’s India, who
will play Bhutan in the
semi-finals of the The overburdened
ongoing South Asian
Football Federation Aussie pacer might
(SAFF) Championship in
Colombo on June 11, be headed for
will have to negotiate a difficult path
through Group A which apart from a breakdown
defending champions Tajikistan also has
surprise qualifiers Afghanistan.
DPR Korea, who defeated Turkmenistan 1-0
on Saturday in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualifier and put themselves in a strong
position for the fourth and final round,
were drawn in Group B with Myanmar,
Nepal and SAFF Championship semi-finalists
Sri Lanka. India and Tajikistan are both
ranked 163rd in the latest FIFA World
Ranking much lower than Turkmenistan who
are 150th while Afghanistan are the lowest
ranked side in the tournament at 182nd. The
winners of the AFC Challenge Cups 2008 and
2010 will have direct entry to the 2011 AFC
Asian Cup in Qatar.
Ergo Correspondent

Sharath Kamal eyes

Olympics glory
The country’s top paddler Achanta Sharath
Kamal has set himself a moderate target of
reaching the quarterfinals in the Beijing
Olympic Games but the lanky table tennis
Lee wants no rest
player from Tamil Nadu reckons he has to

be at the top of his game to advance that
far. National coach Aleksey Yefremov
recently said his ward has it in him to reach
the last 16 stage in Beijing but Sharath says
it would not be a stroll in the park.
“I would give myself a good chance to
make it to the last 16. But to put up that
kind of performance, I should be in the best
of my form to exploit every possible
opportunity that comes my way,” Sharath
said from Spain, where he is undergoing a
special training programme. Though the
paddler is leaving no stone
unturned in his preparation for
Beijing, Sharath says he would need
to pull off at least a couple of upset
wins over higher ranked opponents
to reach the last 16.
“I should pull off two upset wins at
least, to make it happen – one in
the top 50 and another in the top
25 level,” the world number 79 said. The
Indian, who booked his Olympics berth in
March this year, exuded confidence on the
way he is shaping up and said, “I am very
much satisfied with the way my preparation
is going on.”
PTI
O
verburdened he might be,
but Australian pace spear-
head Brett Lee says he
does not want to sit out of
even one international match for
his country as he continues to be
haunted by the memories of be-
ing reduced to a 12th man before
the 2005 Ashes series.
The workhorse
Even as skipper Ricky Ponting
expressed concerns about the in-
creasing workload on Lee after
the retirement of Glenn McGrath
and Shane Warne, Lee said he
was more than willing to take the
extra burden as it was better than
sitting out. “I’ve always said I
would love to play every single
game for Australia. I hate being
away. I think it’s because of my
background and my history as
well.
“I had 18 months where I car-
ried the drinks and I got so fed up
with being 12th man,” said Lee,
recalling the 18-month period
before the 2005 Ashes when he
was either left out of the squad or
made 12th man. It was during
that frustrating period that he
pushed his body hard and made
himself fit enough to bowl long
spells.
“You have to be aware of
what’s going on – you have to be
smart about it. I’m just trying to
keep my body as fresh as I pos-
sibly can,” he added.
Tait to the rescue
Having recovered from the
mental and physical exhaustion
that forced him to quit cricket
earlier this year, Australian fast
bowler Shaun Tait says he is
ready to make a sooner than ex-
pected comeback to ease the
growing burden on fellow pacer
Brett Lee.
Tait, who was targeting a re-
turn to active cricket next season,
says he is ready to make himself
available this year itself if the se-
lectors called him urgently, for
Lee’s sake.
“If they called me tomorrow
and said, ‘be ready in three
weeks’, I’d do it,” Tait was quoted
as saying by the ‘Daily Tele-
graph’.
“I don’t know what frame of
mind the selectors are in. I know I
can’t waltz back into an Austra-
lian cap but I am keen to get back.
I am definitely coming back to
play. It is a matter of when,” he
added.
The 25-year-old shockingly
quit the game in January citing
physical and mental exhaustion
but says he is back to being in a
good frame of mind now after ex-
tensive training.
At the time he quit, Tait was
seen as Lee’s pace partner. Lee
has had to bowl a majority of Aus-
tralia’s overs since then as both
Mitchell Johnson and Stuart
Clark have been inconsistent at
best.
With Australia still in search of
a good spinner after Warne’s re-
tirement, Ponting has had to turn
to Lee for wickets more often
then not, raising concerns that
the affable pacer might just be
heading for a breakdown. ■
PTI
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09
PCB takes stock of security plans
With the Asia Cup drawing closer, a concerned Pakistan Cricket
Board met the country’s top police officials to take stock of the
security arrangements for the tournament to be staged in
Karachi and Lahore from June 24

ITALIAN JOB
N
etherlands romped to a stunning 3-0 win over
world champions Italy in the first clash of the
heavyweights at Euro 2008 in the Stade de Suisse
at Berne on Monday. A controversial goal from
Ruud van Nistelrooy, a superbly executed volley by
birthday boy Wesley Sneijder and a breakaway third
from the head of Giovanni van Bronckhorst late in the
game produced the first major upset of this year’s finals.
Ecstatic
“To win 3-0 against Italy, a team with so much experi-
ence and quality in their team, we didn’t expect that,”’
said Netherlands coach Marco van Basten. “It was a
truly good team performance from the whole team.”
The win was the first by the Dutch over Italy since the
1978 World Cup finals and put them top of Group C
after France and Romania drew 0-0 in the day’s first
game in Zurich. It was the biggest margin of victory by
Netherlands over Italy as they consigned their devas-
tated opponents to their worst loss at European Cham-
pionship finals.
Italian coach Roberto Donadoni, who had presided
over their heaviest tournament defeat since the 4-1 loss
to Brazil in the 1970 World Cup final, just wanted to
look ahead. “I don’t want to say that it’s the worst Italy
performance of my time in charge,” he said. “We let in
two goals by making mistakes. We haven’t started well
but we must look forward.”
Turning points
The match in Berne turned in five dramatic minutes
in the first half when Marco van Basten’s side scored
twice, although the first should not have been allowed
to stand. Striker Van Nistelrooy looked clearly offside
when he turned in a shot from Sneijder, who was cele-
brating his 24th birthday, after 26 minutes. Despite
09
vehement Italian protests to the linesman, Swedish ref-
SHOTS WERE ON
eree Peter Frojdfeldt ignored their calls to the delight of
the vast swathes of orange-clad Dutch fans in the stadi- TARGET FOR THE
um. Later there was confusion over whether Italy defen- DUTCH IN THEIR
der Christian Panucci played the Dutch striker onside EURO 2008 OPENER
after the fullback fell and went off the field of play be- AGAINST ITALY.
hind the byline. Austrian referees’ commission chair- THE ITALIANS HAD
man Gerhard Kapl was quoted on Web site 5 SHOTS ON
www.sportal.at saying: “The injured player behind the TARGET. WORLD
goal counts as a player on the field and therefore it was CHAMPIONS ITALY
not offside”. ALSO WON 5
Donadoni took the decision calmly despite the con-
CORNERS, WHILE
troversy. The Dutch had more to cheer five minutes
later when they doubled their lead with the best goal of THE DUTCH HAD 3.
the tournament so far. It began when a corner by An-
drea Pirlo at the other end of the field took a deflection
off a Dutch player before being cleared off the line by
Giovanni van Bronckhorst. He then ran 50
metres to continue the move after Sneijder
and Rafael van der Vaart had taken it out of
the Dutch defence. Van Bronckhorst
sent a huge cross-field pass to Dirk
Kuyt who headed the ball back for
Sneijder to volley home brilliantly
between Italian keeper Gianlui-
gi Buffon and his near post.
Italy had chances and Luca
Toni should have given them
the lead after 12 minutes but
headed wide, while Antonio
Di Natale’s shot was smothered
by Edwin van der Sar before the
break. They must now improve
quickly if they are to reach the last
eight. ■
Reuters

FLYING
DUTCH
THRASH
WORLD
CHAMPIONS
ITALY
AFP
10 FLICK ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

‘‘
I phoned my grandparents and my
grandfather said ’we saw your movie’.
’Which one?’ I said. He shouted ’Betty, what
was the name of that movie I didn’t like?
Brad Pitt

AFP PHOTO
Will Smith’s fake slap turns
real for Charlize Theron
Hollywood superstar Will Smith left actress
Charlize Theron shocked when he slapped her for
real on the set of new movie ‘Hancock’, rather than
pretend to hit her. A scene in the forthcoming
superhero film requires Smith to slap Theron.
Theron claims that it was while performing the
same scene that Smith actually hit her. She even
revealed that Smith was not ready to accept that
his slap was a real one. “He tried to fake slap me
one time, but the fake one just didn’t happen.
We’re still debating this one. I think he just hit me!
But Will claims I leaned into his hand and that’s
how it happened. I was so shocked! I was like, He
just slapped me!” Contactmusic quoted her as
saying.
“But he said, I did not slap you. I had my hand
there and you turned into it,” she added. Theron,
however, insisted that the incident did not sour
their relationship. “We’re just like kids, it’s so much
fun. He’s not a woman beater!” she said. ■
ANI

A
ngelina Jolie is worth every penny of the
millions of dollars she commands per mo-
vie, says a movie critic.
According to the Hollywood Reporter,
the star earns a cool 12 to 15 million dollars every
flick.

Jolie ‘worth However, Us Weekly’s film critic Thelma Adams

says that the money is certainly not a waste.
“Overall, she is worth the millions that she’s
paid. She really is a good actress, and one of the £100k

every penny
sexiest women alive. Plus, she’s got the kids and
Brad Pitt. She’s a triple word score!” the critic tells holiday
the mag.
Jolie’s animated flick Kung Fu Panda raked in gift for
60 million dollars in its opening weekend, and
’stressed’
of the
her last film Beowulf, was also No. 1 with 28 mil-
lion dollars in earnings.
Having the actress in a movie, Adams points Kate Moss
AFP PHOTO

out, provides a “certain cache - a little bit more Kate Moss’

glamour. billionaire friend

millions
“Right now, she could have a cameo in a video
and get tons of attention,” Adams says.
“Kung Fu Panda would have made a ton of
money either way - it was such a huge family film
- but it wouldn’t have broken a sweat in Cannes
Sir Phillip Green
has gifted the
stressed catwalk queen with a 100,000 pound
holiday with rocker beau Jamie Hince after she lost
out on some modelling contracts. According to the

she earns’ except for Angelina on the carpet pregnant with

twins,” says Adams. ■
ANI
sources, the 34-year-old model rang her pal Green
complaining of feeling “a bit run down”. So, the
Topshop tycoon decided to cheer up his friend and
dished out 100,000 pounds to fly Moss and her
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rocker beau to Majorca for three days of luxury

holiday.
The star earns a cool 12 to 15 million dollars every flick ANI
 Wednesday, June 11, 2008
11
My Baby
Hollywood actress Jessica Alba has Lost for words
named her newborn daughter Honor Hugh Grant and Ziyi Zhang have signed up
Marie. to star in comedy "Lost for Words."
ANI ANI

Cine City
Jayam Ravi’s connection
with Kamal Hassan
So far, no one would have got to know that
Jayam Ravi has worked with Kamal Haasan for a
project until the audio launch of Jayam Kondan.
Jayam Ravi was one among the celebrities who
were invited to release
the audio.
Speaking on
the occasion,
this tall
young man
started
revealing a
secret that
Kamal Haasan
wouldn’t have
known about
that. He had
worked as
Fans of the former ‘Beatle’ may bid for assistant
director for
the new hand-wired Vox AC15H1TV Director Suresh
Krishna on the flick
‘Aalavandhan’.

A
guitar amplifier signed by Sir Paul McCartney has been put
up for sale at an eBay auction aimed at supporting a charity
that combats the threat of landmines.
The auction started on Monday, and will be on for 10
days.
Fans of the former ‘Beatle’ may bid for the new
hand-wired Vox AC15H1TV during this period.
Musicians, including ‘The Beatles’, have used
Vox amps for over five decades.
McCartney is among celebrities who
have been demanding a ban on cluster
munitions. “Cluster bomblets and anti-
personnel mines, are unacceptable Vishal joins
when they kill and injure innocent civil-
ians including children. I call upon indi- hands with
viduals, organisations and politicians to
do all they can to remove and reduce the Udhayanidhi
impact of these weapons for future gen-
erations,” the Daily Express quoted him Stalin
as saying.
“When a war is over I think it’s a co-
wardly thing to leave the war behind
Actor Vishal and
you in minefields that hit women
Udhayanidhi Stalin
and children and the most vul-
are close friends over
nerable,”’ he added.
the time before
An eBay spokesman said:
they could get into
“The sale of a signed Paul
tinsel town. Since
McCartney amp on eBay
Kuruvi didn’t do
UK is a unique opportuni-
good favours
ty for a true fan to own
for
this one-off item. He
Udhayanidhi, he
added: “With the pro-
has now
ceeds going to a charity
planned to join
close to his heart, we
hands with Vishal
hope it raises a large
as his next venture.
amount of money for the
The film will be
No More Landmines
directed by Boopathy Pandian and it’s well
campaign.”
known that this duo had worked out the success of
Fans wishing to gain
Malaikottai. At present, Vishal is busy shooting for
more information about the
the film Sathyam and would be completed soon.
auction may visit
Also Boopathy Pandian is penning down storyline
www.ebay.co.uk/vox. ■
AFP PHOTO

for his next project with Vikram titled ‘Raja Vesham’

ANI
www.cinesnacks.com
12 SCAN ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

50 Trials
According to IMDB, in the movie, Ram
Gopal Varma Ki Aag , It took 50 trials
before Amitabh Bachchan decided upon a
light brown colored soft contact lens for
the left eye and blue for the right

PICK OF THE DAY

HBO Star Plus Zoom PIX

The Lake House – 9 pm
Doctor Kate and architect Alex have
both lived in the same lake house.
By a twist of fate, they start to
write to each other, and fall head
over heels for each other. The only
snag is that she’s writing from 2006,
and he’s writing from 2004.
Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se
Tez Hain – 11-30 pm
It is a studio-based game show in
which succeeding contestants
compete for a large sum of money
by attempting to answer questions
taken from primary school class
materials.
Zindaggi Rocks – 9-30
The film highlights the love story
between Dr. Suraj, the shy, cynical
workaholic and Kria , a magnificent
woman, and a singer. It’s an urban
drama that revolves around the
lives of two individuals, very
different from each other.
Crimes of the Heart – 10 pm
Three sisters with quite different
personalities and lives reunite when
the youngest of them, Babe, has
just shot her husband. The oldest
sister, Lenny, takes care of their
grandfather and is turning into an
old maid, while Meg, who tries to
make it in Hollywood as a singer.

Behind The Scenes - Thaka Thimi Thaa …

SWETHA GANESAN AND (a crane used for the cameras to
MONISHA MOHANDAS move around the auditorium)
was set up to catch the audience

F
or the first time, we decid-
ed to take a chance and go
behind the scenes of a real-
ity dance show.
Jaya TV’s dance reality show
“Thaka Thimi Thaa” is shot live
– so no retakes! To go behind the
scenes of such a programme
was a truly unique experience.
As we stepped into Narada
Gana Sabha to see the shooting
of the show’s 250th episode, we
knew immediately that the at-
mosphere was getting charged
up and unlike anything we have
seen before. There were 10
teams participating and each
had a dance master doling out
some last minute advice. Not far
from them, the carpenters and
electricians were shouting out
commands to set the stage for
the show. We reached the ven-
ue, two hours before the shoot
was to begin. This way we en-
sured that we got to see prep-
arations, rehearsals, make-up,
tensions and what not.
Rehearsals for various dance
forms - Bharathanatiyam, Kath-
ak, Kuchipudi and Kathakali -
were happening at the stage. We
were a little concerned on how
the technical staff would find
time to answer our queries.
They were nice enough to an-
swer some questions though.
We gathered that the shots were
being captured by five ‘D50’
type cameras and a ‘Jimmy’ jeep
response. Tension prevailed
among the technicians as they
busily arranged the LCD
screens, cameras, speakers.
Some looked after the light ar-
rangements, and others were
busy with the stage set-up.
Around 5:30 p.m, an hour be-
fore the programme was about
to begin, the make-up man
walked in - brushes in
one hand and powd-
er on the other. Af-
ter hurried
application of
blushes, foun-
dation and eye-
liners, the
dancers were
ready to go.
Just minutes
were left for the
show to com-
mence but everyth-
ing seemed chaotic at
least for the uninitiated.
We were uninitiated but the par-
ticipants were not. They seemed
cool, confident and almost wait-
ing for the chaos to subside.
As we sat down to
don the role of
audiences, we found
a great silence Slowly, around 6 p.m., we script writer and co-ordinator of of audiences, we found a great
peeped at the auditorium the show, and Radhika Shura- silence enveloping the auditori-
enveloping the through the curtains and could jith, director, were the ones who um. Nobody could have guessed
auditorium see the seats getting filled up. did the major chunk of the work. just how noisy things were just
Mr.Churchill Pandiyan, the As we sat down to don the role minutes ago. ■
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
13
Big loss
Choked proposal Football authorities have banned a
A Chinese woman passed out after whole team after they lost 54-1 in a
accidentally swallowing an engagement promotion derby.
ring her boyfriend had hidden in a
cake.

Blends with Trends

The League Club
When it’s time to un-
wind, do so in style at
the League Club. With
a range of health and
recreation facilities, the
Leauge club can reduce
your stress, calm your
mind and tempt your
taste of indulgence.
Where: Point S
Samyar Garden,
7th Avenue,
Ashok Nagar

Missed Call Barton Fink

Engage yourself with the finest of Spir-
its, Wines, Cocktails and Mocktails with
Tandoor and Chinese Platter’s at Regal.
Where: Raj Park, TTK Road
Alwarpet
When: June11
Contact: 4225 7777

Night Riders

A Chennai based artiste C Douglas is
showcasing Ashvita Art Gallery
named Missed Call which contains a
series of paintings.
Where: Ashvita Art Gallery
Dr RK Salai Mylapore
When: June 11
Contact: 4210 9990
In 1941, a newly successful New York playwright accepts an offer to
write movie scripts in LA, and finds himself with writer’s block
when required to do a B-movie wrestling script.
Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer’s
block. This movie is screened at the Alliance Francaise of Madras.
Where: Alliance Francaise, College Road, Nungambakkam
When: June 11, 6.30 p.m.

TOP 5 DAYS THAT OUGHT TO EXIST

The movie Night Riders is screened
at South Indian Film Chamber
Theaatre. The movie is directed by
Martin Holly. It is an adventurous
drama about horse smuggling in
the area of the borders between
Poland and Slovakia shortly after
the 2nd World War.
Where: South Indian
Film Chamber Theatre,
Anna Salai
When: June 11, 6.15p.m.
SMELLY CAT DAY
Smells are a part of life, people! Maybe its
time you gave your body odour another
chance. Go odorant and appreciate smelly
socks odour!
MISSED CALLS DAY
Randomly give people missed calls and
don’t pick up when they call back.
A good time to do this would be when
they are especially busy.
But make sure they don’t have access to
this paper or they might use our #5 on
you.
HOPPING MAD(LY) DAY
You don’t have to envy rabbits anymore.
Bounce to work and bounce back. Bounce
around all day if you can manage it. Take our
word for it - it covers a lot of space!
HOWLERS DAY
Why should howling be restricted only to the
howler monkeys? Go up to your boss and howl
your greetings to him/her.
We guarantee it’ll get easier as you go.
KILL-SOMEONE-TODAY-DAY
We have all wanted to kill someone at some
point of time. So why not do it today? Take a
hatchet and go after someone.
Or use a poisoned dart. Be warned: someone
could get hurt.
Tharini Viswanath
Vipasha Sinha
14 TRAFFIC JAM ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Most spoken language

Based on population, Chinese Mandarin is the
most commonly spoken language in the
world. Spanish follows in second place,
English is third, and Bengali is fourth.

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Word’s worth
Baby Lego "Youf" (Yowf) to bark in
A Swedish couple has won the right to a muffled way.
name their baby son Lego after a legal
battle.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

During the beginning of office, you might feel you
are heading in the wrong direction. Don’t worry,
you will find the right direction as the day
progresses. On the romantic front, Ganesha feels
you will pay more attention to your relationship.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

You may feel quite relaxed at the start of the day,
but later on work will start piling up. You may have
to constantly follow up with colleagues or other
associates through email. The day will end in the
beautiful company of your beloved.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

Not a heavy day at work, but it will be hectic all
BORN LOSER the same. Ganesha thinks you are very good at
collaborating two separate elements at work. On
the personal front, it would be best to give cent
percent attention to your beloved.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
Today you will be able to concentrate on work very
efficiently. Ganesha encourages you to try and
balance you personal and professional life. If you
are successful at doing that, your beloved will
shower you with love.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
You will be attending a lot of meetings today.
Surely you will be able to impress other by your
charm, but you will also learn few important things
about your colleagues. Important decisions and
discussions regarding your career may happen today.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
Ganesha foresees a work loaded with
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT responsibilities. In the first half, you will be dealing
with authorities for some important activities. Hence,
by the time the day ends you will want to rush to
meet your sweetheart.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
The day may begin on a dull or sour note. However
office will surely refresh your mood. You will end up
talking to a lot of people by various modes
including SMS and internet. Love life will be
charming as ever.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
The day will begin on a happy note, but it might
not ring forever. Think only in the positive direction
and avoid negative ideas. At work you may be
dealing with technical issues. It will be best if you
remain positive and happy with your beloved.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
A long awaited change will be noticed in your work
today. You will be positively able to make changes
in your routine and professional life. Try not to get
into any kind of arguments today. Hence, instead of
being direct with people, try to use diplomacy.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Like to play with numbers? Today is your day! Also,
it is a good day to review your past actions and
activities at work. You will be able to utilize logic
perfectly today. However, use it in front of people
who can understand it.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS Ganesha feels you need a break. Due to a bored
routine, you may displace on anger on your
ISSUE’S colleagues. However, things will be pretty smooth
towards the end of the day. Love life won’t upset
SOLUTIONS you today.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
A tough day at work today where things will not
come easily to you. You will have to remain very
tactful or you may be burdened with other’s work
as well. If you get free time, it would be good for
your mood to spend time with your beloved.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Dog mushing
The official state sport of
Alaska is dog mushing.

쑸
Short kurtas with Chinese collars
are surely the ’in’ thing these days.

쑺
The Navigator store sure had the
shirts in different colours. If ’khaki’
is not your kind of thing, then
maybe you can opt for cool blue

Starting this week, Ergo

will feature the trendiest
looks for both men and

Runaway women every Wednesday

on ’Look of the Week’. We
shoot off this column with
a traditionally modern look

bride for the urban men, also

called the ’Tashan’ look. It
goes well with messy hair,
a stub and sports shoes.
Go, get tough!
쒀 Cargos are cool
though we would
not recommend
the multiple
Falls in love with the pockets thingie.
Surely not the one
marriage party with 12 pockets!

barman, dumps her

just-wed husband

W
hen Andrea McMillan was heading to
Cuba for her beach-marriage, she
might not have heard the phrase: ‘One
can find true love anywhere and any-
time’.
For that’s what happened with her when she
met barman Jose Miguel at her wedding and
cupid struck.
The 34-year-old dumped her newly-wedded
husband for the man she felt “love at first sight.”
After she married Carl Taylor, 30, in a 4,000
pounds wedding ceremony and flew back home
to the UK, love-struck Andrea ditched her hus-
band and went back to Cuban capital Havana to
be reunited with Jose weeks later.
And now, the couple is set to tie the knot next
month near the four-star hotel in Holguin
where Andrea and Carl tied the knot and Jose
handled the bar.
Narrating her made in heaven union, Andrea
insisted that she was a reluctant bride and was
under many doubts the night before she mar-
ried Carl.
“I cried myself to sleep. I had to down a few
pina coladas to go through with it. I told Carl I
didn’t want to marry him but he said it was
pre-wedding nerves. Our friends had saved to Clothes sponsored by: Navigator,
fly out with us so I felt I’d no choice but to do it,” Kasi Arcade, T.Nagar
The Sun quoted Andrea, as saying. Model: Arun Eswaran
And now, Jose has left his Havana job and is Compiled by: Anusha Parthasarathy, Vipasha
planning to join carer Andrea in the UK once his Sinha, Anita Thomas
visa is sorted out. ■ Photos: R.Ravindran
ANI