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Wednesday, January 28, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

POWER OF GREENE-learning makes inroads

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 16

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Saranya Mohan ofYaaradi Nee Mohini fame on new releases, Nayanthara and Fazil PAGE 10

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Its a blessing to have a restau-rant around ones neighbour-hood or ofce, especially more if it serves food thattastes like home food. S.R. Foodsat Karpagam Avenue in R.A. Pu-ram is located amidst a residen-tial area.

The joint was started in 2005 by Dhayalan Divakar mainly for of-ce goers, where he started by serving only South Indian break-fast, lunch and dinner.

I chose this areabecause I knew there was a huge potentialfor corporates and our

rst client was ICICIBank (corporate of-ce), which is downthe road, says Diva-kar. Within a yearstime, our businesspicked up and westarted getting many

North Indian clients too fromTVS Infotech, Sundaram Towers,Tripple C Constructions and afew more. So we introducedNorth Indian thali for lunch.

Food galore When it comes to breakfast,

you have idlis, dosas, vada, pon-gal, suji kichdi, puri with potato served with coconut chutney.

Plus, chutney made of ginger oronion urud daal and sambar. Thebreakfast is priced from Rs. 12 toRs. 25.

Divakar says, The podi dosai

and onion dosai are the most pre-ferred. While the South Indianthali is priced at Rs. 30, the NorthIndian one is Rs. 35.

In the evening, they havesnacks like samosa, kachori andboiled chundal (lentils). The din-ner is very light when comparedto the lunch. Divakar adds, Wechange the menu every day to

add variety. What I liked about the food isits preparation it is not oily orspicy but very light, served in suf-cient quantity. Vinod Kumar, re-

lationship manager at ICICIBank, who has been a regularto the place for the last two

years, says, The food is tasty anvery homely. I liked the dry potato sabji, raw banana chips andpayasam. The service is very faand the price is reasonable.

They also do catering for thBritish Council library, Judicial Academy and Ashok Leyland. AsDivakar about his future plansand he says, We plan to star

cafeterias in ofces and ventureinto outdoor catering soon.(Too Good for Critics is a wee

column to celebrate NammChennais Kaiyendi Bhavans a

small eateries. If you can think ofsimilar place, mail us

feedback@goerg

S.R. Foods light and tasty meals are a hit with ofce-g

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How about somequick lunch?

How to get there: Walk straight from ICICI Corporate ofce,located at R.A. Puram. It is on the 3rd street of KarpagamAvenueBest time to go: From 8 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., they servebreakfast. Although the lunch starts at 12.30 p.m., and youare busy in a meeting, dont worry as this is one outlet whereyou get lunch till 3.30 p.m.My favourite: Potato palak and payasamPhone: 4203 5000/ 4210 0551

ERGO Wednesday, January 28, 2009NAMMA CHENNAI02

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View from LadakhWander Lust an exhibition of photographs on canvas byVarun Gupta during his travel to Ladakh will open todayat Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan. The exhibition ison view till February 14 at Goethe-Institut, No 4, RutlandGate 5th Street. Ph: 2833 2343/ 1314

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Picture this: Motorola is launching a new mod-el, before which it wants to train its em-ployees across the world about thenitty-gritty of the new handset.

The typical scenario: A team from the companysheadquarters ies down to each of their major loca-tions to take the staff through gruelling hours of Power Point presentations, written notes, discus-sions and so on. Thats the traditional classroomtraining each of us has got accustomed to. The new scenario: The mobile major decided to cash in onsomething more cost-effective. It got an e-learning tool developed, which it installed in its main server whereby all the sales staff were asked to take les-sons and also undergo tests after that. While for thestaff it was exi and interactive hours of training that could be taken at ones pace and convenience,for the company it was channelising money, energy and time on a long-term initiative.

Green 2009

Welcome to green IT or green 2009 a mantramost companies are chanting these days to combatrecession or as a cost-cutting measure. E-learning has increasingly been found to be an effective train-ing tool companies have resorted to in these toughtimes.

Green learning has been part of the Indian psy-che since years, but what is more interesting is tosee companies convert from the traditional Instruc-tor Led Training (ILT) to e-learning, thus saving onthe training cost, reducing carbon footprint, among others benets, says Dr. Prabal Mall, content head,Expertus Infotech. On an average, a company spends between Rs. 10,000 and Rs. one lakh on atrainer. In e-learning, around four hours of ILTtraining is converted into an hour of interactivelearning.

BPOs, IT services, technology and pharmaceu-tical companies have adopted e-learning in a major way. The Tatas have embarked on green learning ina big way.

Almost all major companies have implementedgreen learning initiatives, but it is still at a nascentstage in India. It has to gather momentum, saysShailesh Mehta, CEO, Gurukul Online Learning So-

lutions. Today, over 15 corporates have adoptedgreen learning enterprise wise or division wise.Go green seems to be the way ahead!

LIFFY THOMAS

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Go Green It reduces use of paper and manual work aseverything is online Reduces cost incurred in classroom training,which requires companies to invest on travel,stay, etc. E-learning content is reusable or can bemodied, thus reducing cost of learningmaterial It is fun and interactive. Also, there is nocompulsion to sit in a classroom one cantake it according to ones pace Social networking sites or blogs can also beused for training purpose

GreenIS IN

At a time when companies are nding it difcult to keep purse strings tight, greenlearning only promises to show the way


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ERGO Wednesday, January 28, 2009KALEIDOSCOPE04Cheesecake world recordThe worlds largest cheesecake has been made in MexicoCity. 55 cooks spent 60 hours making the massive twoton cake that contained almost a ton of cream cheese,the same amount of yogurt, 350 kilograms of pastry, 250kilograms of sugar and 150 kilograms of butter.

In what is the rst case of immortality in aliving organism, scientists have recog-nised Turritopsis nutriculaas as the onlyknown animal that is capable of rejuv-

enating itself.According to a report in the Times , jellyf-

ish usually die after propagating, but Turri-topsis reverts to a sexually immature stageafter reaching adulthood and is capable ofrejuvenating itself.

The 4-5mm diameter creature, technicallyknown as a hydrozoan, is the only knownanimal that is capable of reverting to its ju-venile polyp state.

Theoretically, this cycle can repeat inde-nitely, rendering it potentially immortal.

Found in warm tropical waters, Turritopsisis believed to be spreading across the worldas ships ballast water is discharged in ports.

Though solitary, they are predatory crea-tures and evolve asexually from a polypstage.

The switching of cell roles is usually seenonly when parts of an organ regenerate.However, it appears to occur normally in thelife cycle of the Turritopsis.

ANI

Worlds only immortal creature

Hackers gained access tocondential details pro-vided by 4.5 million peo-ple to Monster.co.uk, theonline recruitment site.

It is the most extensive breachof condential data since HMRevenue and Customs lost thedetails of 25 million child bene-t recipients in 2007.

The victims are mainly pro-fessional staff seeking work inthe economic downturn.

Registrations at the site,which allows employers to

browse thousands of CVs on-line, have soared as redundan-

cies have risen.Monster.com refused to com-

ment on how much informationhad been taken but The Timesunderstands that the personaldetails of millions of people canbe downloaded in under anhour once a hacker has gainedaccess.

Security analysts told that theplundered data from the site would be used by organisedgangs to open fake bank ac-counts or take out loans in thenames of unsuspecting custom-ers.

ANI

Hackers steal details of 4.5 millionfrom Monster job site

Customers gaze at Japanese auto giant Honda Motors convertible sports carS2000 at the Honda headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday as Honda announced thecompany will discontinue production of the S2000. AFP PHOTO

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The stores launch saw a lotof fanfare, what with ShilpaShetty endorsing it on herrecent Chennai visit. Uniq,the three-week-old exclu-sive accessory store of actor

Sona Heiden (of Kuselanfame), resists the temptation of becoming an all -under-one-roof

clothes and accessories provider and keeps the accessories (formen and women) as centrepiece. Situated bang opposite J.B.A.S.

College (S.I.E.T), it cannot be missed.From pretty trinkets like earrings, neckpieces, bangles and rings to

wrist watches, glasses, handbags, clutches, shoes, hats, head bands,scarves and boots, its all here. So if it is a fuchsia pair of sandals that you pick

here, nding a giant tote or a mini clutch of the same shade under the same roof shouldnt be a problem.Neckpieces range from the bohemian beaded variety to braided leather ones and

the more classic ones in silver and gold. Bags are amix of funky gigantic totes in golden and black totiny metallic and sequinned purses.

We love the footwear. From suede strappy num-bers in parrot green and pink to red satin pumps with dramaheels, neon peep-toes and court shoes, wedges and knee-high boots, choice is plenty. Its a case of Cinderellas glass

slippers though. The size you see is the size thats available, so youre either lucky to t into the pair you like or move on tothe next.

Also, the tie section, though limited, offers some ratherinteresting designs (read guitars and smiling suns).

The accessories have been handpicked by Sona herself during her travels in India and abroad and the store claims tohave no more than one in the same design or colour. So noembarrassing mirror-image moments. Uniq!

Address:Uniq59/28, Kavignar Bharathidasan Road,Teynampet, Chennai - 600 018Ph: 044 - 4200 0030

Website: www.uniq.co.inStore timings: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN

This exclusive accessory store in Teynampet has an eclectic mix of funky and chic


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Wikipedia, an encyclope-dia with millions of arti-cles contributed indozens of languages,may soon tighten rules on onlineediting after vandals changed en-tries on two US Senators towrongly report they are no more.

Jimmy Wales, the Founder of the site, proposed the new Flagged Revisions policy on whocan edit its pages after the van-dalism of the entries on US Sen-ators Ted Kennedy and RobertByrd, the media reported.

According to the proposal,which was approved 60-40 by

participants in an online poll,rst-time or anonymous userswouldnt be allowed to make in-stant editing unless approved by the trusted users rst.

This nonsense would havebeen 100 per cent prevented by Flagged Revisions, Wales wroteon the Wikipedia user forum

page, posted online, sparking aheated debate. Wales expressedconcern that the new procedure

could delay the publication of some items but said he believed it was necessary.

However, he gave opponentstwo weeks to come up with an-other proposal. Those who arein the minority who are opposedto this are invited to make an al-ternative proposal within thenext seven days, to be voted uponfor the next 14 days after that, Wales was quoted as saying.

Wikipedia prides itself on al-lowing anyone with an Internetconnection to contribute or editcontent. It attracts roughly six million visitors a day. Kennedy, who is suffering from brain can-cer, collapsed at a luncheon last week after the inauguration of Barack Obama as American Pres-ident on January 20 and was hos-pitalised.

But he was discharged withinhours. However, his Wikipediaentry was changed shortly after-

wards to say that he had died, but was corrected within minutes. PTI

Jimmy Wales proposed the newFlagged Revisions policy on who canedit its pages after the vandalism ofthe entries on US Senators TedKennedy and Robert Byrd

Wikipedia may tighten rules ononline editing

Jimmy Wales,founder of Wikipedia.

PHOTO: S. GOPAKUMAR

ERGO Wednesday, January 28, 2009VILLAGE06

Father of 11 at 111A reptile in New Zealand has become the proudfather of eleven at the age of 111, ve years afterhaving a cancerous tumour removed.

Airports testing radar that couldspot birdsSome of the busiest US airports will soon begin testingexperimental radar systems designed to track ocks of birdsand help pilots avoid the type of collision believed to havecrippled a US Airways jet nearly two weeks ago. Proponentssay air trafc controllers could someday use the technologyto delay takeoffs, reroute ights before they leave theground, and perhaps even radio warnings to pilots to takeevasive action. The new technology uses a combination ofinexpensive marine radar antennas, much like the kind usedon shing boats, and powerful computer software tomonitor birds as they gather and soar as far as 10kilometers away from an airport.

PTI

Apple wins patent for iPhonetouch screen controlsApple has won a US patent for touch-screencontrols and gained a potential legal weaponagainst iPhone competitors. US Patent 7,479,949 isawarded to (Steve) Jobs et al for a method ofdetecting one or more nger contacts with thetouch screen display to command computingdevices. A multi-page patent available online atthe US Patent and Trade Ofce on Monday detailsiPhone or iPod Touch commands such as nger orthumb swiping, twisting, or spreading to ippages, rotate views, or enlarge images. The patentwas issued last week, a day before Apple onJanuary 21 announced record-high quarterlyprots.

AFP

UK report suggests hospitalsserve less meatBritish hospitals will be asked to offer more patients meat-free meals to save the planets health, a health ofcial said.A report on the environmental impact of Britains publiclyfunded health service will recommend that hospital menusoffer less milk and meat and more locally sourcedvegetables, Dr David Pencheon, the head of the NationalHealth Services sustainable development unit said onMonday. Pencheon said that less pork, beef, and cheesecould be good for patients health - and good for theplanet, too. The NHS has a duty to set an example: that itsperfectly possible to eat healthily without as much meat,he said.

PTI

The day when White Houseemails did not workIn less than a week of entering the White House, the technology-savvy team of US President Barack Obama was stuck for major partof the day, with their email was not working. They could neitherreceive nor send email, thus making them almost dysfunctional. TheObama Team has been used to doing most of its work throughemails and blackberries. Theres only one e-mail system at the WhiteHouse at a time, and unfortunately, its not working, White Housespokesperson Robert Gibbs told reporters during the course of hisdaily press brieng.

PTI


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School kids in Britain have been givenaccess to a 20-page booklet that pro-vides them with tips on cannabis use.Titled Know Cannabis, the book-let, according to The Telegraph, spells outhow the drug can make you feel relaxedand makes music sound better as well aswhether to use bongs or buckets and how to roll a joint.

The paper further goes on to say that it isnot until page 14 that the document pointsout that the drug is illegal but is being handed out to young teenagers preparing for their GCSEs at schools in the NorthEast. It comes as the drugs were yesterday reclassied from Class C to Class B.

Aimed at youngsters, it includes adviceon how best to take the drug.

The booklet begins by telling youngstersto Know the effects, how it is used, therisks, and how to avoid them. The bookletis produced by Merseyside-based HIT,

which provides social marketing cam-paigns on drugs and alcohol and sexualhealth, which said it did not mean to en-courage drug use and would be happy tolisten to any complaints.

The Department for Children Schoolsand Families said it did not dictate whatchildren were taught about drugs and con-tent of drug education are taken at locallevel.

ANI

Titled KnowCannabis, thebooklet spells outhow the drug canmake you feelrelaxed andmakes musicsound better aswell as whetherto use bongs orbuckets and howto roll a joint

Booklet advices Brit school kidsabout tips on cannabis use


A woman gave birth to eightbabies in Southern Califor-nia, the worlds second live-born set of octuplets.

The mother, who was not

identied, yesterday gave birthto six girls and two boys weigh-ing between 820 grams and1.54 kilograms, doctors at Kais-er Permanante hospital said.

Its a surprise, Dr KarenMaples said. Eight newbornsare in stable condition andtheyre doing quite well.

Doctors estimated the wom-ans delivery lasted only veminutes. They were allscreaming and kicking aroundvery vigorously, Harold Henry told the TV station KCAL9.

The rst live-born octuplets were born in Houston in 1998,and one baby died about a week later. The surviving si-

blings girls Ebuka, Gorom,Chidi, Chima and Echerem,and their brothers Ikem andJioke celebrated their 10thbirthday in December.

Their parents, Nkem Chuk- wu and Iyke Louis Udobi, saidthey are astonished and grate-ful that their children havegrown up to be healthy and ac-tive kids who are now in thefourth grade.

PTI

Woman in California gives birth to octuplets

A lioness and her two cubs play in deep snow on Monday at the Dyreparken zoo inKristiansand, southern Norway. AFP PHOTO

A family matter

Plumber saves day A plumber was called in to retrieve adistraught womans $70,000(GBP50,000) diamond engagementring after she accidentally ushed itdown the toilet.

This day, that yearIt was on January 28, 1986 that sevenastronauts died after the spaceshuttle Challenger exploded 72seconds after lift off from CapeCanaveral.


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Roddick, Zvonareva storminto

semis

A n exhausted Novak Djokov-ic surrendered his Austra-lian Open title on Tuesday when he withdrew from hisquarter-nal with Andy Roddick,but it was full steam ahead forice-cool Vera Zvonareva. The Ser-bian third seed was trailing 7-6(7/3), 4-6, 2-6, 1-2 in furnace-likeconditions on Rod Laver Arena when he turned pale and couldnot continue, handing Roddick his fourth Australian semi-nalappearance.

In an Open that has producedplenty of surprises, Djokovic be-came the fourth player to pull outof the quarter-nals either in- jured or ill, following in the foot-steps of Zheng Jie, Victoria Azarenka and Gael Monls. Heblamed his retirement on crampsand the heat, with the mercury reaching 35 C (95 F).There appearsto be littlerespite instore with

forecast-ers warn-ing the

city is this week heading for its worst heatwave in 100 years, with40 C temperatures predicted ev-ery day.

Tough actPeople could see that I was

struggling with movement, themain reason is cramping andsoreness in the whole body, saidDjokovic, adding that organisersneeded to look again at their heatpolicy. Thats something wehave to discuss in the future. Of course, its concerning a lot of players, he said. As a tourna-ment or as a tennis fan, you dont want to see a player retiring. Youdidnt pay a ticket to come to seesomebody retiring the match.

The seventh seeded Roddick,looking for another Grand Slamtitle to go with his US Opencrown in 2003, was playing high

class tennis when Djokovic withdrew and may well

have progressed re-gardless. But he

said he still hada hollow feel-ing. I feel for

Novak be-cause he

worked sohard to

win the title and for him not tget a fair chance to defend it, ittoo bad, Roddick said, but addedthat he was happy to go through

Roddicks next opponent wibe either 13-time Grand Slamchampion Roger Federer, whohas often been the Americannemesis at major tournaments,or exciting young Argentine JuaMartin del Potro. Like many others here over the past nine days

Russian surgeFrances Marion Bartoli als

felt the effects of the searing heain her match against Russian seventh seed Zvonareva, bendingdouble and sucking for breathShe started strongly but rapidly wilted, crashing 6-3, 6-0 in a onesided drubbing to a player who isin her rst Grand Slam semi-nain 25 attempts. Zvonareva declared herself ready to win thtournament. If Im coming fothe tournament, Im pretty con-dent in myself, she said. Barto

agreed that Zvonareva could goall the way here, where she is yeto drop a set and has held heopponents to 6-0 in four of the 10sets she has contested. Shes almost like a ball machine, she jusputs it back at you all the tim with interest, the Frenchwomansaid. Zvonareva next plays eithethird seed Dinara Sana or Aus

tralian wildcard Jelena Doki who is on the comeback tra

after years of depression folowing the antics of her in

famous father Dam

ExhaustedDjokovic out

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ERGO Wednesday, January 28, 2009SPORT08

A hitAs bets a man playing the lead role in ShaneWarne The Musical , comedian Eddie Perfectsrst action upon arriving for his interview is tolight up a cigarette. After all, his warts-and-allproduction about the wayward cricketer isbilled as a new breed of Aussie music theatrethat smokes, drinks, carries a few extra kilosand still brings home the Ashes.The musical has been a smash hit since itopened in Warnes hometown of Melbournelast month, drawing in a blokey audience ofsports lovers who Perfect says would not

normally be seen dead at a musical. Chants ofWarney, Warney regularly erupt in thenormally sedate Athenaeum Theatre as the

crowd watch musicalnumbers such as Weregetting guys dragging theirgirlfriends to the theatre,which is the opposite ofhow it usually works,Perfect said. You see youngblokes making their way totheir seats carrying armfulsof beers for their mates, just

like they do at the cricket. It upset a few of thetraditional musical theatre people but I thinkits great. Its like Reformation theatre whenpeople were buying oranges to throw at theactors why shouldnt they have fun?

AFP

Bhupathi-Knowles advanceOn a sweet-sour day for India, Mahesh Bhupathiand Mark Knowles cruised into the semi-nals ofmens doubles but the top-seeded mixeddoubles pair of Leander Paes and Cara Blackwere shocked in the second round of theAustralian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday. Thethird-seeded Indo-Bahamian duo of Bhupathiand Knowles overcame a second set decit tobeat the Spanish pair of Feliciano Lopez andFernando Verdasco 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in one hour and28 minutes. The quarternal clash saw Bhupathiand Knowles break the Spanish pair thrice whiledropping their own serve twice. The winnersplayed a controlled game, committing just fourunforced errors to 11 of their opponents. Theynext play Lukasz Kubot of Poland and OliverMarach of Austria.However, Paes and Black, the reigning US Openchampions, were outplayed 1-6, 5-7 by the un-seeded Swiss-South African combine in just 64minutes.Among the juniors, top seed Yuki Bhambricontinued his impressive showing as he reachedthe pre-quarternals of the singles and

quarternals of the doubles with ChineseTaipeis Liang-Chi Huang.PTI

Arshavin on his way to ArsenalZenit St. Petersburg says it has agreed with Arsenal on a transfer price for Russia midelderAndrei Arshavin, but his move to the Premier League club is being delayed by the players wagedemands. Zenit refused to disclose the price agreed for Arshavin, but club spokesman AlexeiPetrov said Monday the price reects the players real market value.


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Theyre (South Africa) doing a lot of things well. As Ive said weve been inpositions every game to try and capitalise on things and weve let them slip.

Weve shown glimpses of some very good cricket but the distance between our goodcricket and our bad cricket is too vast.

Ricky Ponting

A ce Sri Lankan spinner MuttiahMuralitharan is poised to com-plete a record bowling doubleduring the one-day series

against India starting on Wednesday.The off-spinner is just three wick-

ets short of surpassing former Pa-kistani paceman Wasim Akrams

world record of 502 one-day scalps, having grabbed 500 in324 matches so far.

Muralitharan, already theworlds leading bowler in Tests

with 769 wickets in 125matches, will become only the second player after Indianbatsman Sachin Tendulkar to

hold two major cricketing records. Tendulkar is the toprun-getter in both Tests(12,429) and One-Day Inter-nationals (16,422).

Muralitharan will onceagain be the focus during theve-match series against In-dia as Sri Lanka pin theirhopes on him to avenge their3-2 defeat against MahendraSingh Dhonis men at homelast August.

The off-spinner appeared ingood form in a recent series inPakistan, taking six wickets inthree matches which Sri Lanka 2-1.The spinner said he was focusedmore on winning matches for his

team than the world record.The milestones are not that im-portant for me. Winning as a team isfar more important. If these miles-tones come along, I am happy, Mu-ralitharan said in a recent interview.

Mendis mania

India will have to deal with a pair of quality spinners as Ajantha Mendishas formed a formidable combina-tion with Muralitharan since making his one-day debut in the West Indieslast year. Unorthodox spinner Mendisplayed a major role in his teams 2-1Test series victory over India at homelast year when he claimed 26 wickets-- the highest by a debutant in athree-match series.

India opener Gautam Gambhir,one of the few batsmen to keep Men-

dis at bay in the Test series, said theteam were better prepared this timeto counter the Sri Lankan. We didnot know what was coming out of his

hand and how much variations hehad, said Gambhir. But when you play constantly against th

same bowler, tackling him becomes easier. This time, we wistart on an even platformagainst him.

Mendis recently becamthe fastest to complete 5 wickets in one-dachieving the feat in only 1matches. He has alclaimed 19 wickets in s

one-Dayers against IndiSri Lankan captain MaheJayawardene was happy hteams faltering battinline-up came good in Pakistan where they posted 30for ve in the decidimatch in Lahore on Saturday. The batting has startedto click again and this is good sign before we take oIndia, said Jayawardene.

Star studded

Indias batting will be boosted by the return of Virender Seh

wag and Tendulkar, who botmissed the last one-day series in

Sri Lanka due to injuries.

The tourists also hold an edge inpace bowling with Ishant Sharma andZaheer Khan in impressive form. Theduo were instrumental in Indias re-cent home Test series wins against Australia and England.

India is shaping well in both formsof the game, said Jayawardene. Webeat them in the Tests, but lost theone-day series.

Hopefully, we will turn thingaround this time.

The Sri Lankan captain is himselsearching for form with 28 being histop score in the last 12 one-dayersThe series was nalised to partly lthe gap created by Indias cancelledtour of Pakistan in January-Februaryfollowing the Mumbai attacks in No-vember.

Mendis and Murali offer a potent threat to the famed Indian batting line-up

Muraliset for record double


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ERGO Wednesday, January 28, 2009FLICK10

With plenty of offersin her kitty, SaranyaMohan is on cloudnine. The remix of

Paalakattu pakkathile fromYaaradi Nee Mohini workedwonders for her. Climbingthe success ladder slowly yetcarefully, this petite girlfrom Alleppey revealsNayanthara was a sister g-ure for her on the sets ofYaaradi Nee Mohini .

After I was selected forthe movie, director Jawaharasked me to come to the setsto get acquainted with thestars. I was so tensed that I

just kept myself away fromthe crowd. Also, I didntknow a single word of Tamil.I was praying to all gods togive me strength, she says.

Suddenly, Jawahar sirbrought Dhanush andNayanthara to me. I was re-ally awestruck. To tell thetruth, I was seeing Nayan-thara for the rst time offscreen. I thought being sucha star she would never talkto me. But, to my surprise,

she was so cool and treatedme like a little sister. Fromday one to the end of theschedule, she was my sup-port on the sets, recalls Sa-ranya, who is also a trainedclassical dancer.

Introduced by director Fa-zil in Vijay-starrer Kadhaluk-ku Mariyadai to do the roleof Shalinis little niece, Sara-nya says her introduction toFazil was an unexpected

one. After taking part in adance contest during class III,my family and I were return-ing home. On the way mydad showed us Fazil uncleshouse and my sister Sukanyawanted to see the director.So my dad took us inside thegate and a discussion for amovie was going on there.We met Fazil uncle and hesaw all my certicates andnoted down my address.Two days later he sent twoof his assistants to book mefor his next movie, Ani

yaththi Pravu, the Malaya-

lam version of KadhalukkuMariyadhai.After donning sister roles

in three movies, Saranya hasgraduated to being the leadlady. In Panchamirtham and

A Aa E Ee she played the her-oine. Her future projects are

Aarumugam, Eeram andVennila Kabbadi Kuzhu.

A nal-year student of En-glish Literature, Saranyathanks all her friends whohelp her pass each semesterwithout any arrears. With-out my friends, I cant jugglecollege and cinema. In thecine eld, my friends areBhavana and Monica, says

Saranya, adding that therst Tamil word she learntwas aama (yes).

On her future plans, Sara-nya says she would continuedoing movies sans glamourtill she gets good offers. Af-ter that shed be looking af-ter the YKB Dance Academyrun by her parents, Y.K.B.Mohan and KalamandlamDevi Mohan, in her home-town.

Saranya Mohan on Yaaradi NeeMohini, balancing college and cinema, and playing leading lady

V. HARIPRIYA

[email protected]

Nayan, my sister

Favourites:Stars: Mohanlal, ShobanaColour: PinkFood: ChappathiMovie: ManichitrathazhuPlace: Hometown Alleppey

Surprise bday party On the sets of Mahesh, SaranyaMattrum Palar , actor Shakthi hadsurprised Saranya Mohan by arranginga small birthday party.


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Vogue editor Anna Wintour consideredBritish actress Sienna Miller for the coverpage but felt that the actress is too toothyand staffs were worried that she had toomany llings and unruly hair.

Mirror.co.uk reports that these claimswere revealed in a behind-the-scenes docu-mentary. The documentary also shows howMiller was airbrushed for the shoot back in2007 with reputed photographer Mario Tes-tino. They took one photo of her and super-imposed it on a separate picture of her body.

Millers publicist said: Sienna Miller is therst person to admit that her photos are al-ways retouched - no one is ever thatperfect.

Patrick OConnell, the head of communi-cations, added: While some retouching is afact for any cover, no one is more convincedof Ms Millers beauty than Vogue . The factshe appeared on the magazines Septembercover, our most important issue of the year,is a testimony to this truth."

IANS

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Broadway impresarioJames L. Nederlander hasinked a deal with MichaelJacskon to turn the popstars classic horror spoof Thriller into a stage musical.

According to a press state-ment issued Monday, the Ne-derlander Organisation willproduce a musical based on the

songs groundbreaking video,in which the former King of Popturns into a werewolf while on adate. The production will fea-ture songs from Jacksons al-bums Thriller and Off theWall .

This musical will be the ex-clusive Michael Jackson-au-thorised version of Thriller andJackson will participate in every

aspect of the creative process,said Nederlander in a state-ment.

I love the idea of making Thriller a musical. Girl meetsboy, they fall in love, boy has

big secret, now what? said Ne-derlander, whose company owns nine Broadway theatres.

DPA

Thrillerto beturnedintomusical

Golden markVijay has just hit a half century. Immediately afterannouncing his 49th lm Vettaikaran , sources saythat the Ilaya Thalapathy has also decided thedirector for his 50th movie. If Internet buzz is true,the director would be Raja, brother of Jeyam Ravi.We are yet to hear about the details about the restof the cast and crew. Meanwhile, VijaysVettaikaran, directed by Babu Sivan and producedby AVM, will go underway in February. Lets hopethat Lady Luck will knock on Vijays door with his

upcoming releases.

Language switchIts time for Tollywood lovers to rejoice. With

Abhiyum Naanum being a blockbuster inKollywood, Prakash Rajs Duet Movies plans toremake it in Telugu. Although Trisha will beretained, Jagapathi Babu will replace Prakash Raj.As per hearsay, Trisha has been allotted three daysfor the movie and the shoots are said to bescheduled in Ooty.

Lindsay Lohan harming herself?Actress Lindsay Lohan has lost an astonishing amount ofweight in just a short while after her break-up with girlfriendSamantha Ronson and her friends are now concerned for herbecause she has got mysterious scratch marks on her body.

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Tuesdays Question:Is the movie Slumdog Millionaire worth the hypecreated? Denitely! Because it beautifully portrays the dark side of India in an unseenway.

Raghavendran, Prosper, DineshCognizant Technologies

It was a very good lm but of course not as excellent the hype created.Vimprash,

Patni Computers

No, Not that much our Indians directed as much good lms. But that is nothighlighted by the Oscar

Prasanna Chakravarthi,Wipro Technologies

No, because its not realistic. Some parts can be appreciated but certainlynot worth the Oscars.

Chital, Accenture

No, The initial part is pacy and promises a lot, but fades later, whatdisappoints me is, the director has projected India as entirely slum bound inthe entire movie, nothing extra ordinary, can watch once.

Thouhid,Cognizant Technologies

People will accept this hype after Gulzar and Rahman win Oscar on Feb 22.Prasad,

TCS Slumdog Millionaire doesnt deserve 10 Oscar nominations. It was anordinary ick with some good performances by the child artists. SDM had ameasure of all things from rags to riches, lovers from puerility. But one is leftustered of what exactly the movie wants to convey. Though Jai ho isntRahmans personal best, it still makes me happy.

Ramya,Tata Consultancy Services

Taare Zameen Par is far better than Slumdog. Its shocking to see Slumdoggetting awards. City of God and Children of Heaven are true world cinemas.

A.G. Sivakumar, Athena PA/S1

Ya. Its more than that, simply superb.Rajeshkumar,

Tata Consultancy Services

Yes of course. Rahman has given his best. If we need to compare the scoreof SM with The Departed then we may need to compare Titanic and Benharwith more lms in the past. As well as theyve just shown the real picture ofslums in Mumbai and the happenings there. So Rahman and Danny are worthgetting Oscar.

Robin M,Wipro

Yes denitely. God ARR bgm for the chasing sequences are terric.Prasad,

Thinksoft

Todays Query:Give a punch dialogue to congratulate Vivek forwinning the Padma Shri award?

Kannan Dharmalinkam from HCL has nominated his team asPartners in Crime. The pic was taken during their trip toPondicherry.

Anandan T.G from eNoah has nominated his team as Partnersin Crime. This pic was clicked at Queensland.

Mahesh and Meenakshi from Cognizant have nominated theirproject mates as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked in Yercaud.


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Sardars Letter to Bill Gates:Dear Mr. Bill Gates, We have bought a computer for our home & we have found some problems, which I

want to bring to your notice,1) There is a button "start" but there is no "Stop" button. We request you to check this..2) My Child learnt "Microsoft Word", now he wants to learn "Microsoft Sentence" So when u will provide

that?One Personal Question : How is that ur name is Gates but u r selling "windows".

Vishum, TCS

Dear Chandramukhi CharuSambhar Suvaikanumna paruppu venumCharu sirikanumna murukku venumWish u many more happy returns of theday....Keep laughing and make others laugh

Team Worldsource Tata Consultancy Services

Hi Jana ( Co-Ordi ),We the Sonatans wish you many more happybirthday. All cheers for you buddy.

From, Dear friends,Gopi, Arun, Guptha,

Srini, Prabhu & Vivek.Wipro Technologis

Dear Dan-Team LeaderIf Wishes come in Rainbow colors........ Wewould send u the brightest one to say...........Hope you have a "BIRTHDAY" thats aswonederful as you are !!!!!!!!!!!! We Wish UA Very Happy Birthday.......Keep Roking!!!

Wishes From,Gershome, Srini,

Kevin & ATG RockersVinoth, Praveen, Arun,

Shushma, Serena, Sai, Raa Allsec tech

Hi Thala,We are looking for you birthday treat.enjoyyou life and take care. Regards. Treatsangam.Hi Thala, We are looking for youbirthday treat.enjoy you life and take care.

Regards.Treat sangam.

Dear MuraliHappy 2nd Wedding Anniversary inadvance!!Enjoy and have a great time with ur lovelykidSending you warmest wishes on theupcoming special day!!

Tons of LuvSr

Infosys Dear Sathiya priya,Many More Returns of This Day!May The Almighty Give U All The ThingsMay Your Good Time Multiply!!

Wishing U for the Successful Life!!! ByParthi,

TCS

Dear Adithya,A smile is a curve that sets everythingstraight and wipes wrinkle away.Hope you share lots and receive lots for daysto come. Kick off your shoes;Take a break;Dance and shake;Light the candles;Cut the cake make;It is a day that is simply great.Happy birthday. I know that u will give metreat in a big hotel.

With LoveKashish

Vasu of Tata Consultancy Services has been nominated asOfce Angel by his friends.

He is a person who can be spotted with his bright smile and energizing laughter. Excellent people manager and a great friend

who can be approached at any time for any issues.

Vinothini Pachaiyappanof Infosys has doodledthis.

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First 3-D pornoThe worlds rst ever pornographic 3-D movie is set tostart shooting later this year. Producer Stephen Shiu Jrsaid his company One Dollar Production will beginwork on 3D Sex and Zen in April.

Manasa from TCSclicked this pictureduring the Pongalfestivities at her hometown in Nellore.Hobbies: Painting,singing andphotography

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Its likely to be an average day for professiowork. Mundane tasks may consume lot of timstill your concern for quality of work may rehigh. In second part, you may be worried abpending work. Handle love with care.

At the beginning of the day you might have lot of hard work. As the day progresses, youfeel worked up. In second half, you will be concerned about love life so you may not splong hours at ofce.

You will be developing good professional skrst half of the day and second part is all abputting those skills into practice. The day demore mental hard work. In second half, you need to ensure that your love life is not side

Ganesha augurs you enjoying good time at wthe beginning of the day. In second half youscope of proving your professional skills. Timgood for working on new assignments. Lovemay strike better level of understanding.

Constant thinking process may keep you busIn later part of the day, you may be highlyconcerned about domestic affairs and speciabout relationships. You will be very seriousmatters related to heart, feels Ganesha.

In rst half of the day, you may talk more anless, but in the second half you may work mtalk less. Ganesha nds you exchanging swedialogues with sweetheart. Later, you may ennice dinner with your beloved or life partner

At the beginning of the day, your focus will yourself but as the day progresses, you may thinking about job security. Your relations wmay strengthen up because of a positive eveday to count on people you love the most.

Even if the day doesnt begin with any goodnot to worry, as later part of the day favours You may be appreciated by peers and superiyour decision and understanding. You will bto share precious time with your beloved.

Ganesha foresees you keeping very busy witvarious activities at ofce. Later part of the dunfavourable for important professional deci

but at the same time it is a good time for loYou may spend a good time with life partne

You may remain energetic in rst part of thebut later your focus may shift to gains. You want to be more organised in work. If you asame rules in personal life, they may not wolover may demand lot of attention.

You will be sharing your views about your wwith the team members. It might be slightly to convince everyone on each point but you hard to prove your points. In love life you wable to strike perfect balance with your partn

Ganesha feels that your mood may change insecond part of the day. First part is totallyuneventful. Ganesha feels that you will sharesentiments with someone very close and if yin love, you will spend great time with belov

Words worthPhilostorgy (-luh-stor-jee) natural affection, suchas that between parents and children. From aGreek word meaning tenderly loving.

Church roof crashEmergency services had to rescue a man fromhis car after he crashed it into a church roof inLimbach-Oberfrohna, Germany on Monday.


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Actress Jessica Alba watches the LosAngeles Clippers take on the Portland TrailBlazers at Staples Center on Monday in LosAngeles, California. AFP PHOTO

Miss India Parvathi Omanakuttan meetssinger KJ Yesudas at a cultural programmein Kochi on Monday. PTI PHOTO

Bollywodd actors Nisha Kothari and PunitRajkumar enacting a scene duringshooting of lm Raj at the Taj Mahal inAgra on Tuesday. PTI PHOTO

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