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Billa, Devar Magan and many others
worked as a star for a day.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE
MENDISready to take on Indian quartet
FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 143
DARK KNIGHTReaders tell us what they feel
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The Big Cover-up?PETLEE PETER
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n the wake of the serial murders
rocking South Chennai thesedays, another security guard de-ployed at an apartment complex
in T. Nagar was found dead, allegedlyunder mysterious circumstances, inthe early hours of Friday, July 18. Thenews itself has been covered up.
Police assert the man died of aheart attack. But residents arent con-vinced. Sources revealed that the po-lice party that reached the spot got awritten statement from the secretaryof the apartment, stating that it was acase of natural death and also that hewas suffering from health ailments.
The guard was identified as Bhoo-palan (60), a resident of NeelakandaMehta Street in T.Nagar. Employedwith city-based Greams Security Bu-reau, he was deployed at the apart-ment complex on Thanikachalam
Road on Vaidyanathan Street junctionright behind Raj Plaza Hotel in T.Nagar.
On the night of the incident, Bhoo-palan was on duty at the apartmentcomplex with two other guards. He
was last spotted around 12.30 a.m. Around 4.30 a.m., one of the guardsfound Bhoopalans dead body withtraces of blood around his nose andmouth.
Residents informed the Mambalampolice, who rushed in and recoveredthe body and sent it for autopsy. Theysuspect that the police are trying tohush up the incident in a bid to pre-vent the death from joining the list ofmysterious murders that have rockedChennai since June 24, 2008. The resi-dents statement was taken under thesupervision of the area Assistant Com-missioner Vijayaraghavan. He also
warned against taking the news to themedia.
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Man killed inroad accidentA 28-year-old man died afterthe motorcycle he was ridingmet with an accident in Egmore on Mondaynight.According to police, the deceased wasKrishnamoorthy, a mechanical engineerfrom a private firm in Chintadripet. At thetime of the incident, Krishnamoorthy wason his way back home from work when hisbike lost control and skid on the flyoverparallel to the Egmore museum complex.His head hit the railing and sustained severeinjuries. He wasnt wearing his helmet atthe time of the accident, police added.The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital,
only to be pronounced brought dead.
2 guards held for rumoursabout psycho killerTwo security guards from Ashok Nagar,who allegedly spread rumours about themspotting a mysterious man with adangerous weapon, were arrested by policeon Monday night.Police sources said guards Natarajan andAzhagesan, attached to an apartmentcomplex and an ATM kiosk on 14th Avenue,Ashok Nagar, respectively, had spread panicin the area on Sunday night after theyclaimed to spot a suspicious-looking manwho then attempted to kill Natarajan.Police reached the spot and conducted an
initial inquiry and then found that the menhad cooked up the story and narrated it toa private television channel.KK Nagar police booked the duo forspreading rumours and creating panicamong the public. They were later sent toPuzhal prison.
Those residing in and aroundTriplicane or those regularto the Sri ParthasarathySwami temple would recall
an eat-out in the locality by thename Gopalakrishna Bhavan.But, some three years ago the eat-out closed shutters and therecame Sri Krishna Bhavan.
Besides occupying vantage po-sition, the restaurant attracts agood numbers of foodies with itspocket-friendly cuisine and ex-cellent food. Whether it is for rav-enous tourists or regularcommuters, the place provides
great solace once you step in. After all the hustle and bustleoutside coming here is a contrastas it soaks in all the noise.
Above all the place is special forthe interesting cuisines it serves Kancheepuram idli, caulifloweroothappam, adai aviyal and gheeidli (14 pieces soaked with ghee).
Kancheepuram idli is a must-have dish in the temple city of
Kancheepuram, which is about 60kms from greaterChennai. Sri KrishnaBhavan, in a way, hasbrought in more va-riety in its menu byserving Kancheepu-
ram idli with chut-ney, chilli powderand sambar.
Aviyal is a regularitem in orthodox
families of South India. The vege-table dish is usually served duringimportant festivals like TamilNew Year or Ugadi, but here youget the traditional cuisinethroughout the year.
Other services
Sri Krishna Bhavan also offersoutdoor catering for wedding andother occasions. In fact, theyeven offer to come to the venueand prepare the food.
Quite praiseworthy consider-ing that most restaurants cookfood and bring it to the marriagehall. You can see a number of
temple priests and other staffstopping by to get a quick sip ofcoffee or some evening tiffin.
(The writer is an employee of
Verizon Data Services and isregular to the restaurant during his
weekly visits to the temple. He
blogs at http://lavanyadeepak.blogspot.com
Too Good for Critics is a weekly
column to celebrate NammaChennais Kaiyendi Bhavans and
small eateries. If you can think of a
similar place, mail us [email protected]. We welcome
our readers to contribute articles for
the column.
Sri Krishna Bhavan at Triplicane serves some unique fareworth checking out says our reader Deepak Kumar
DEEPAK KUMAR [email protected]
PIPING HOTKancheepuram idlis!
A quick refill at Sri Krishna Bhavan is just what you need onsunny day. PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN
How to get thereSri Krishna Bhavan isopposite Sri ParthasarathyTemple, No 3, South MadaStreet, TriplicanePh: 044-28440088Innovative Items:Kancheepuram Idli,cauliflower oothapam
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those with at least two years of work experience, says Muralid-har S, a current student of GreatLakes Institute of Management(GLIM). GLIM, for example, callsit the Meet the Dean session,
which it is hosting in Mumbai,Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi andChennai. Prof Bala, Founder andDean of GLIM, will be answeringqueries regarding the institute, itsprogrammes and even businesseducation in general. In all these
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Facebook Inc. is making
sweeping changes to the worlds largest social net-working site, aiming to give
users more control and to curbnew forms of spam, company of-ficials said.
Facebooks redesign aims tomake user profiles more dynamicby giving more prominence tothe newest information, and it iscracking down on applicationsthat violate privacy or user-con-trol guidelines.
Users should have control oftheir information when and
where they want, said Ben Ling,the head of Facebooks platformproduct management. Usersshould share things because they
want to share them.
Cleaner pagesFacebook will offer members a
cleaner and simpler set of theWeb pages which make up perso-nal profiles. These profiles, which
can be organised into tabbedpages, let users share titbits oftheir lives with select groups offriends or colleagues.
Previously, members could ed-it largely static parts of their pro-
files such as birth date, educaor music interests. Faceboomaking significant changes, in terms of what informationprominence and what gets ied, said Gartner analyst
Valdes, adding that the chamay seem abrupt to many uThe company is trying to einate some of the toxic threathe Facebook experience.
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Orangutans in Taekwondo (R) and boxing (L)outfits perform during an event in supportof South Korean Olympic athletes in Busan,450 kilometers southeast of Seoul onTuesday. The event is part of efforts toboost support for South Korean team ahead
of the Beijing Olympic in China. AFP PHOTO
HD radio yet to become popularDigital and high-definition radio keeps advancing,
but its yet to cause a stir with consumers.Prices on some of the best available radio models
have tumbled below $100 and HD radio is struggling tofind an audience, courtesy the Internet and satelliteradio which are considerably more popular.
It has been four years since the first high definitionradio hit store shelves and sales are still miniscule. Atotal of 300,000 HD radios were sold in 2007 and aprojected 1 million units are expected to be sold in2008, which is a very tiny fraction of the 70 millionradios which are sold a year annually.
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Dark Knight sells on eBayThe Dark Knight movie create
quite a stir over the weekend, and apparently 4,366 theatres were nenough for all the fans who wanted see the movie.
Those looking for tickets turned eBay and Craigslist where desperafans sometimes paid five times thface values to see the latest instalmeof the Batman series. The hottest ticets were those for Imax theatres, wimany of the scenes specially beinshot for the large screen.
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A model walks the runway at Vix Swimwear2009 collection fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim at the Raleigh Hotelon Monday in Miami, Florida. AFP PHOTO
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Websites of the dayFascinated by plane crashes? Check thisout: http://www.planecrashinfo.com/Read up on the International CenterFor Research On Women here:http://www.icrw.org/
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Employees of R Systems Interna-tional Ltd on Old MahabalipuramRoad sure know how to have fun.Those who had visited their office
last Friday will vouch for that.Funfest Club, created by R Systems,
a CMM Level 5 company with devel-opment and support centers in Chen-
nai, Pune, Noida, Singapore, Europeand United States, had organised a starof the day programme in lines with itsmotto of bringing people together.
All the employees working in differentprojects selected different moviethemes, dressed up as characters fromthe movie and enacted that at work-place, with comical results (without af-fecting productivity that is). Theyenacted sequences with dialogues fromthe movies: Ramayana, Dasavatharam,
Anniyan, Munnabhai/Vasool RajaMBBS, Sholay, Kakka Kakka, Baratha Vi-
las, Chinna Koundar, Baadsha, Indian,Michael Madana Kamarajan, Billa,
Chennai 28, Virumandi, Devar
Magan, Yejaman, etc.The companys HR representative,
Jitha M.C., who sent us the email detail-ing the event and the photographs, saysit was a grand success that brought in alot of energy and enhanced team spirit.She writes: The whole work atmo-sphere was great with colourfully
dressed people living as the movie char-acters and behaving in the same way.The maharishi in the Ramayana of-
fered his theerth (soft-drink) to anybodyhe came across.
The Anniyan was walking aroundmaking sure that nobody did any mis-takes that day. The Virumandi was por-traying his character boldly with his bigmoustache. Lord Ram was seen busythroughout the day managing hisschedules with his latest gadgets andthe modern Sita was very keen working
with her spectacles on.Have any interesting event at your office
that you want to popularise through Ergo?
Send us a mail to [email protected]
Chinna Koundercoding away!
Fun at workplace, R Systems style
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more systems towork on
The Anniyan teamwas scary enough.They were placedsecond.
Maharishi offering softdrinks as theerth andSita working with herspectacles. Looked likethe judges wereunanimous in theirdecision to declare theRamayana team aswinners.
Munna Bhai MBBS and crew
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Bringing music from Nazi deathcamps to lifeCollecting music written in internment camps beforeand during World War II may not occur to everyonebut that has been Francesco Lotoros quest since 1991.Lotoro has amassed some 4,000 pieces, all composedbetween March 1933, when the Nazis Dachau deathcamp was opened soon after Hitler won absolutepower, and the end of World War II in 1945. But whilemuch is from Nazi camps, Lotoros collection coversinternment camps from both sides of the war.
AFP
Singapore cancels ASEANsong-and-danceSingapore has cancelled ASEANs traditional night of skitsand stage acts by ministers at the end of their annual talks,ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said on Tuesday.He said he did not know why the Singaporeans haddecided to pull the plug on what he described as one ofthe highlights of the sometimes dull annual foreignministerial meetings. Thats the privilege of the host, hesaid. It was the decision of the host not to (keep the
tradition) but I agree itwas one of thehighlights. He saidsome of the ministershad taken it tooseriously in previousyears. Singaporeanofficials refused to
publicly confirm that thegala dinner at thepresidential palace onWednesday would be astrictly formal eventfeaturing professionalentertainment but noministerialperformances.
AFP
Chavez may hug king,
wont shut upVenezuelas PresidentHugo Chavez said onSunday he would liketo give the king ofSpain a hug when hevisits Europe nextweek, but theoutspoken leader,referring to adiplomatic spat lastyear, said he will notshut up. King JuanCarlos sparked a furor
in November byshouting Why dont you shut up? at Chavez when hetried to interrupt a speech by Spanish Prime Minister JoseLuis Rodriguez Zapatero at the Ibero-American summit inChile. Ties have improved since then and the Spanishgovernment said last week that Chavez will meet the kingon a visit to Spain next week. Id like to give the king ahug, but you know, Juan Carlos, that I am not going toshut up, a smiling Chavez said on his weekly televisionshow before setting of to Russia for the first leg of histour. We will keep talking for ourselves, for a just andequal world, the left-wing president said.
Reuters
Mahatma Gandhis
assassination in1948 forced theNobel Prize Com-
mittee, which had unani-mously decided to conferon him the top honour af-ter short-listing the Indianleader for five times, toabandon the plan.
Gandhi was short-list-ed for the Nobel Prize fivetimes, Norwegian NobelCommittee chief Ole Dan-bolt Mjos has revealed.
For the first four, ma-jority opinion made sure
he did not come by theprize.
But then, at the end of1947, the Nobel Commit-tee finally reached a unan-
imous decision that, come1948, the Indian national-ist leader would be the re-cipient of the prize, hetold The Daily Star here.
But, Mjos said, as events were to turn out Gandhi was assassinated in Janu-ary 1948 upsetting the No-bel Committee plan at thelast moment.
Nobody was conferredwith the Nobel Peace Prizein 1948, the website of theCommittee shows. The
Nobel Committee chief
was asked why Gandhi, theman from whom MartinLuther King Jr. and NelsonMandela learnt about non-violence, never deemedqualified to be a Nobel lau-reate.
Asked could he not havebeen honoured posthu-mously in the way formerUN secretary general DagHammarskjoeld was in1961, Mjos did not give aclear answer, the reportsaid.
But, he added that theposthumous honour forHammarskjoeld was aone-time affair and is notlikely to be repeated.
PTI
Nobody was
conferred withthe Nobel PeacePrize in 1948
Gandhis assassination denied him Nobel Prize
Vietnam to host Mrs WorldPageant next yearVietnam will host Mrs World Pageant 2009, abeauty contest for beautiful and successful marriedwomen around the globe, next November, localnewspaper Saigon Liberation reported on Tuesday.Nearly 100 contestants from many countries andregions will participate in the event to be held insouthern Ba Ria Vung Tau province. Vietnamsuccessfully hosted Miss Universe 2008 in mid-Julyin central Khanh Hoa province.
Xinhua
Hemingway look-alikeA Florida man has won an Ernest Hemingwaylook-alike contest. Tom Grizzard, 69, beat 141other contestants at the competition which toplace at Hemingways favourite watering holeSloppy Joes Bar in Florida.
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The dazzling cream, white orivory wedding dresses sup-posed to be kept in a lockeras a mark of the special day,
are being destroyed by brides
Down Under - as a part of newtrend called Trash the dress.The movement is based on the
idea that A) the brides daughter will probably not wear her dress
and B) the bride is committed toher husband so she will neverneed her dress to get married inagain.
According to the Australian Bu-
reau of Statistics, more than1,00,000 marriages take placeeach year, and brides are nowlooking for wedding photographythat goes beyond a passionate
embrace. Adam Cavanagh, ovanagh Photography was onthe first photographers to the trash the dress trend in tralia, and says that while tring a wedding dress might almseem sacrilegious, brides areting down and dirty in
dresses in the name of art.The Sydney based photo
pher says that while some mahorrified at the thought of tring a beautiful gown, its mabout creation than destrucand the chance to do thing
your dress that you wouldnt mally do on your wedding d
Totally destroying the dreis not for everyone. But the behind it is you are committe
your husband, you are not gto get married again and thissymbol of committed you areing to be, News.com.au quhim, as saying.
Playing in the mud, frolicin the surf, paintball fields,
ting, ripping and setting tdress on fire are just some o
ways brides are showingcommitment.
As part of new trend, brides aredestroying the wedding dresses
Selfridges, the UK department store, is launching a43,000 pounds teddy bear with eyes made of emerald
and diamonds and a nose of solid 24-carat gold. Thelimited edition bear, which will be part of the stores
first ever toy collection, isthought to be the most expen-sive in the UK.
Selfridges will be selling thebears, made by the manufactur-ers Steiff, from next month in thehope it will catch the eye ofthose with an expensive taste inChristmas presents.
The bears fur is entwinedwith Gold Leaf and it comes with
a Mont Blanc pen with an ink pot filled with liquid gold.Selfridges buyers are hoping the lavish gift will ap-
peal to holiday-makers from the Middle East, who tendto come to Britain from April to September as well asthose shopping for Christmas 2008.
Weve never had a toy department and we feel nowis the perfect time to launch one as we want to give ourcustomers the complete shopping experience, the Tel-egraph quoted.
ANI
Selfridges to launch43,000 teddy bear!
Wheres papa gone?
A young Chinesetourist poses for afamily photobeneath a portraitof the late leaderMao Zedong nextto TiananmenSquare in Beijingon Tuesday. Thecapital has goneinto fortress modefor next monthsGames, with policecheckpointschoking roadtraffic into Beijing,tightened securityacross the city,and even surface-to-air missiles setup near Olympicvenues. AFP PHOTO
TV murder realityU.S. police were able to solve a crime after finding similarities toan episode of popular crime show, CSI. A man reportedly took hisown life but tried to make it look like murder when he tied thegun he used to balloons in an attempt to hide the evidence.
Trash it to showcommitment
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Somdev excelsIndian qualifier Somdev Dev Barman set upa second round clash with second seedBobby Reynolds after after carvingout an impressive straight sets winover Jamie Baker at the USD 50,000ATP Challenger tournament.Devbarman piped his Britishopponent 7-5, 6-2 in the openinground of the hard court event.Reynolds beat Japanese ToshihideMatsui 6-4, 6-4. However, DevBarman crashed out of the doubles eventafter losing the first round along withAmerican partner Rylan Rizza. The Indo-Amrican pair fought well but lost 2-6, 6-3,6-10 to Victor Estrella of Dominica Republicand Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico.
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Parija advancesIndia had a mixed day in the filed at USD15,000 ITF event in Rabat, Morocco as ParijaMaloo advanced to the second round evenas her compatriot and National Gameschampion Parul Goswami was knocked out.Seventh seed Parija rallied from a set downto beat Giorgia Mortello of Italy 2-6, 6-4,6-4 in the first round of the clay courtevent. Parul, seeded fourth, went down 1-6,5-7 in her opening round. It was secondsuccessive first round bashing for Parul, whohad crashed out of the Casablanca eventlast week. Parija was also sent packing inthe first round in the same event inMorocco. Parija will now lock horns withlocal favourite Lina Bennani, who defeatedAna Miguel-Ivern of Spain 6-1, 6-4 in herfirst round match.
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Hayden game forChampions TrophyThe lure of adding one more silverware tohis cabinet by winning theChampions Trophy could spurAustralian opener MatthewHayden into saying yes totravelling to Pakistan but only ifhis safety is assured there. Wereon the eve of competing in whatsknown as the second World Cup.We dont want to walk away. Its certainlyone that I want to be involved in if it meansthat my safety is not compromised, Haydenwas quoted as saying by Sydney MorningHerald. Following a security briefing inDubai on Sunday, the ICC board has said it
would make a final decision on Thursday onPakistans status as hosts. Hayden, whowasnt part of the 2006 edition of thetournament in India which Australia won,said he would make his decision based onsecurity briefings by Cricket Australia.Captain Ricky Ponting had indicated lastmonth that some of his players were uneasyto tour Pakistan because of the securitysituation there. All-rounder AndrewSymonds had expressed reservations butShane Watson and Nathan Hauritz statedthey were willing to tour.
PTI
Unorthodox Sri Lan-
ka spinner AjanthaMendis, who has con-founded batsmen with his
range of variations without a perceptiblechange in his action, has become the talking pointahead of the test series against India. Mendis, 23,destroyed India with a haul of s ix wickets for 13 in thefinal of the Asia Cup one-day competition and shouldmake his Test debut in the series starting on Wednes-day in Colombo. Lets face it, we were just cluelessagainst him and his variations and it was tough onthe batsmen, Indias one-day captain MahendraSingh Dhoni told a news conference following the100-run cup defeat earlier this month. We wereplaying him for the first time and the batsmen justcouldnt pick him.
Mendis, who has played eight one-day internation-als, bowls a mixture of off-breaks, leg-breaks, goo-glies, top-spinners and a new variation dubbed the
carrom ball, which he flicks with the third finger,that batsmen have found difficult to pick. I dontknow where we find these people but once in a
way, once in 10 years, we get these specialbowlers coming from nowhere, Sri Lankas1996 World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ra-natunga said during a promotional event inMumbai. I think we are blessed with them.
Big-spinning Muttiah Muralitharan, 36,who holds the world record for most numberof test wickets (735), perplexed batsmen the
world over with the doosra, a delivery thatspins the opposite way from the conven-tional direction. He is another sen-sation. Like Murali, he is another as much as I am not comfortable
with the word freak bowler.He is a freak, said Ranatunga,
whose leadership has often
been credited for Muralith-arans development into a world-class spinner.
Great battle aheadHe (Mendis) has five
different deliveries andhe is mastering onemore,Ranatunga, nowSri Lanka Cricket (SLC)board chairman, said, hiseyes brightening as he
went on to describe the newsensation. It is very interesting: thebatsman will have to be at him allthe time. You cannot lose concen-tration. Sri Lanka, who host In-dia for three Tests followed by afive-match one-day series,named Mendis in their 14-man
squad for the first test on M
day. Indias Test captain Anil Kble was confident that his fa
middle-order would cope with Mewho was promoted to the rank of second
tenant in the Sri Lankan Army after his Asia performance. Our middle order has more 30,000 test runs and four of them have played mthan 100 tests, Kumble told reporters in Colomreferring to Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, RDravid and VVS Laxman, who has actually playetests.
In Tests you get more time to figure out the bler. It will be challenging, but I am sure our bats
will cope, said Kumble, himself an unconventileg-spinner. Ranatunga expects Mendiss battle the Indians, traditionally considered good playespin, to be riveting. I think the way they handle
will be a key factor, Ranatunga said. I think it wa challenge for this young man... Itll be interesti
see how he fares against players of the calibrTendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman and Dravid
AcademyMendis would have the benefit o
experienced Muralitharan bowling the other end in tests, Ranatunga In my time we didnt have so mmatch-winning bowlers, he ad
Mendis, born in Moratuwa, a city onsouth-western coast of the island,
reportedly fast-tracked after hisconventional skills were
ticed last year by coaof the national cr
academy when heplaying in the B sion league. Fthe day we spo
him, he had avariations. only was
gifted, healso calm anways realisten,
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cademy says. Meannounced his arriva
the international s with three for 39 oovers against the Wesdies in a one-day serithe Caribbean in Apr
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Roller cricket gaining popularityClose on the heels of roller basketball introduced by some enterprisingyoungsters of Kerala, roller cricket has now taken shape in the state and hproduced innumerable sportspersons. The rules of roller-cricket are the samas that of cricket. However, the number of players participating in a teamhas been fixed at seven and all the players are on roller-skates.
Alleyesonagreat
battle
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In a sport littered with precocious prodigies,41-year-old swimming mum Dara Torresshatters the mould. Torres was a talentedteen herself when she won her first Olym-
pic swimming gold in Los Angeles in 1984.Now shell tackle her fifth Games campaign inBeijing alongside teammates and rivals youngenough to be her children.
US superstar Michael Phelps, 23, calls Torreshis sort-of mom. Torres, whose daughterTessa was born in 2006, says she prefers tothink of herself as a big sister or maybeaunt to her teammates. Its nice to be able
to be there for the kids if they have questions,Torres says. They probably feel comfortabletalking to me. I feel like Im on their level onone hand, but I have all this experience on theother hand that Im maybe not on their level.Ill take that as a compliment that Phelps refersto me as the mom, but I dont know if the kidsthink that.
In search of her 10th medalTorres owns nine Olympic medals, starting
with that first relay gold in 84. Her five medalsin 2000 capped a comeback from a seven-yearretirement. When she launched her latest re-turn, Torres was aiming for another relayberth, and she surprised herself with a victory
in the 100m freestyle, ahead of American rec-ord-holder Natalie Coughlin, at the US trials. I
was shocked when I touched the wall. Icouldnt see the scoreboard, Torres said.With my age and everything, I said what doesthat say? Then I heard the announcer and Icould kind of see it blurry. They need to makethose numbers a little bigger up there for peo-ple my age. After winning the 50m free at thetrials, Torres has elected to forego the 100mfree individual event in Beijing, preferring tofocus her energy on the one-lap sprint and re-lays.
Torres was 16 when she set a 50m free worldrecord in January of 1983. The following yearshe was part of the US 4x100m free relay in Los
Angeles that delivered her first Olympic gold.Over the course of her first career, she wenton to capture 4x100 free relay bronze at theSeoul Olympics, and 4x100 free gold as part ofa world record-setting team in Barcelona.Torres then left swimming, concentrating on aburgeoning career in modelling and media,until launching her first comeback in 1999,
which ended with her five-medal haul in Syd-ney that included three individual bronze (50mfree, 100m free and 100m butterfly). As in herfirst return, Torres knows that her second co-meback is bound to prompt speculation in a
sports world weary of doping scandals.
Doping speculationsThis time around, after discussion with her
coach Michael Lohberg, Torres has met thatissue head on, volunteering for a US Anti-Dop-ing programme that tests a select group of ath-letes far beyond the World Anti-Doping
Agency requirements. When Michael and I were in Rome, and I had some pretty fasttimes, we sat down and said OK, now peopleare going to start talking, Torres says. I
wanted to be proactive.
She told USADAs Travis Tygart that shewanted extra testing. I told him I wanted to bean open book, Torres says. You can DNA testme, blood test me, urine test me, whatever you
want to do, just test me. I want people to knowI am doing this right, that I am 41 years old andI am clean and I want a clean sport. Havingdone what she can to dispel doubts, Torressays there is only one downside to her history-making bid. Its sort of bittersweet for me be-cause I made my fifth Olympic team, but Imgoing to be away from my daughter for amonth, and thats going to be real hard emo-tionally, she said. Im happy Im going toBeijing.
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Serena for OlympicsSerena Williams plans to keep playing through a left knee injury despite advicefrom a doctor and her father that she rest with less than three weeks beforethe Beijing Olympics. She figures her injured knee will be old news" by thetime the Olympic tennis competition begins August 10.
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Eva Longoria has credited herbasketball star husband TonyParker for her new short haircut, ashe was the one who cut it for her.Longoria revealed that her role asGabrielle Solis, on the hit US TV showDesperate Housewives, required her tocut her hair for the role, and she saidno one was more thrilled by the newsthan Parker.
Tony cut my hair. Well, my hairdresser KenPaves fixed it. Tony has been wanting me tocut my hair. Ken came over and set it up forTony and said, You do the first cut. So Tonycut about half of it and then Ken fixed it,China Daily quoted her as saying.
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The makers of Top Gun areplanning a sequel to the 80ssuper hit and, according to thegrapevine, Tom Cruise may just besporting his aviator shades once again.
The sequel will have Cruise in his originalrole of pilot Maverick but this time hewould be an instructor dealing with atroublesome trainee.
The idea is Maverick is at the TopGun school as an instructor and thistime it is he who has to deal with acocky new female pilot, The Sunquoted an insider, as saying.
The outline script is already readyand all that is needed is the nod fromCruise himself.
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Maverick to fly again
Ironic but true that the portrayalof Joker by Heath Ledger is thebest swansong possible. Even af-ter coming back home afterwatching the movie, Jokers me-nacing Hi was still ringing inmy ears.
Christopher Nolan does agreat job. All the actors wereperfect and did justice to theirrespective roles. Only drawbackwas the ending as I expected astunning climax. Still, a spectac-ular movie. Must watch
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Gothams favourite caped crusader returns inthis sequel for the ages.
But does the movie live up to the hype? Yes.From the dark streets of Gotham to serene HongKong, the movie takes us through an exhilarat-ing ride. A new bat suit, an improved batmobile,and action-packed chase sequences are some ofthe things to look forward to in The DarkKnight. Heath Ledgers portrayal of the psychot-ic clown Joker was extraordinary.
This combined with stunning visual effectscompletes the ingredients for a great movieouting.
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For all those who went dumbstruck watching Christopher Nolanslast venture; for all those who thought what more can a directordeliver, who has just touched the apex of modern film making withThe Prestige; the answer comes in the form of The Dark Knight.The transition of a comic legend to the big screen has never been sopowerful and influential both visually and psychologically.
For the entire time that you are going to be in the theatre tryingto take a glimpse of batmans marvels, you will find yourself gapingat the sheer brilliance of the character portrayal of the cynicalJoker. Heath ledger just deserves all the awards that Hollywoodcan offer for his role in this flick because this joker is not like anyother renditions of the past. As the critics agree, he deserves aposthumous Oscar win.
Finally, after going through this two and a half hour ride, youwill come out with the realisation that you have just seen amasterpiece of your time that will go in as an all-time classic.Nolan handles the story as more than just a comic story adap-
tation, this movie talks about chaos, anarchy and even orderin the world that are blended so smoothly in the dialogues.So catch up with the Joker as soon as you can and youwill be forever indebted to Christopher Nolan forbringing to us such an epic.
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This movie can be referredto a card game.
When there are nooptions in the cards we get,Joker will help. The samehappens here, Hero failsand Joker wins in real (Maybe in the movie, finallyjoker fails). Hats off to thebrilliant performance ofHeath Ledger,cinematography and music.
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Miley Cyrus grows upMiley Cyrus, the teen sensation of Disney ChannelHannah Montana, is releasing a new album calledBreakout. Its grown up. I wrote all the songsexcept two, said Cyrus (15) of the new album.
Who cutLongoriastresses short?Top Gun sequel in the pipeline; Tom Cruise to reprise his role
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Prasanna, after the much acclaimed anti-hero role in Anjathey, is working on his
next flick Achchamundu! Achchamun-du!, to be filmed entirely in the United
States. The movie, directed by Arun Vaidhyanathan, has Sneha play-ing the female lead. The shoot-ing of the film commencedon May 28 in New Jersey.
John Shea
Apart from Prasanna andSneha, the movie also has anEmmy award-winning artiste,John Shea, playing a promi-nent role. John Shea be-gan his film career with
Missing, which won the Acade-my Award forBest
Screenplayin 1982.The actorhas manyfilms to hiscredit, including Honey IBlew Up the Kids, Hussy,Windy City, The Insurgentsand Framed. Achcha-mundu! Achchamundu!
will be his first interna-tional feature film.
Red One
For thefirst time
in Indian cinema, Red One camera is being used forfilming. This futuristic HD 4K resolution camera has only
been used in a handful of Hollywood productions.Vouched for by directors like Peter Jackson and Steven
Soderbergh, Red is the next-generation technologythat will combine both the quality of 35mm and the
adept ability of digital editing/transfer systems.
Visual effectsSahara QED will be working on the visualeffects of the film. The visual effectssupervision will be led by Jon Labrie andMadusudanan N. Labrie has several blockbuster hitssuch as Broken Arrow, Independence Day and TheFrightenersto his credit. Madusudanan has carved a
niche in the global film industry in productions like TheReturn of the King (The Lord of the Ringstrilogy), Spider-
Man 3 and Click. He has also worked for Alaipayuthey,Aalavandaan and Baba.
Rehearsals
Achchamundu! Achchamundu!is also the first Tamil film to becompletely rehearsed before the actual filming.
Distribution
The film is to be dubbed tentatively in Spanish, French, Ger-man, Creole, Mandarin, Mende / Temne, Arabic, Bengali, Bur-
mese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan and Urdu and to be released in 18different countries in a span of six months from the date of
release in Tamil. The film will have an international film festivalpremiere, contending in the mainstream cinema category.
Meenakshi in SundarCs nextMeenakshi, who made her debut inTamil with Karuppasamy Kuthagaitharar,will romance Sundar C. in her next film,Perumal. The young actress from Kolkatawon appreciation for her maidenventure. Directed by Vincent Selvah,Perumalfeatures Sundar C., Meenakshi,Namitha and Vivek. The movie has amusical score by Srikanth Deva.Interestingly, Chief Minister M.Karunandhis grandson and M. KMuthus son, Arivunidhi, makes hisdebut as singer with the film.
Batman ForeverVal Kilmer learned he was the new Batmanin Batman Foreverwhile he was literally ina bat cave in Africa, doing research for TheGhost and the Darkness (1996) He acceptedthe role without reading the script.
Men in BlackIn Men in Black, the line Will Smith says after
jumping on the double-decker bus, It just beraining black people in New York, wasimprovised on the set, but the producers like itso much that they kept it.
Cine CityTHE FIRST MOVIE IN INDIAN CINEMA TO USE RED ONE
CAMERA
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Watch the worlds deadliest animals come alive on Nat Geo
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world come home to you on National Ge-ographic channel. The show that premierstoday at 9.00 pm, features 7 episodes of an
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The show has visuals that will enthral, exciteand educate the audience with informationabout the natural habitat and lifestyles of theseanimals. Animals that inhabit the largest conti-nent- Asia, have evolved into the toughest of thelot, you can find the anything from white-lipped
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jungles will send shivers down your spine even ifyou are watching them on-screen.
Viewers can also test their wild life knowledgeand win a trip to the Jim Corbett National Park.
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Bones 10 pmBooth and Brennan investigate adeath due to an explosion in a
hotel. Things get complicated whenthe main suspect of theinvestigation appears to beprotected by diplomatic immunity.
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Next 7 pmLas Vegas showroom magician CrisJohnson has a secret which torments
him: he can see a few minutes intothe future. Sick of the examinationshe underwent as a child and theinterest of the government andmedical establishment in his power.
Animal Planet
The Jeff CorwinExperience 9 pmPeru: Bear Necessities. Its estimated
that 20,000 bears roamed Peru justa few decades back. Jeff journeys toPeru to help save the elusivespectacled bear, South Americasonly bear species and its largestcarnivore.
Zee Cafe
The Best of Friends 7-30pmIts about friendship--for when
youre young and single in the city,your friends are your family. WatchMonica, Rachel, Phoebe, Chandler,Joey and Ross learn about life fromeach other.
Gerry ButlerAccording to TV.com, Gerard Butlersnickname is Gerry, which ironically isthe name of his character in his latestflick P.S I Love You.
Channel: National Geographic ChannelWhen: Every Wednesday, 9:00 pm
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Kirtilals Kalidas Jewellers is organising aNecklaces & Studs Mela. Its a unique andfirst of its kind Neckline 2008. Jewellery
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which is specially designed to suit custom-ers taste and preference.
Where: Kirtilals, C.P. RamasamyRoad, AlwarpetWhen: Till August 3rd,11.00 a.m. 9.00 p.m.
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Sri Lankan Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai, Indo Cine Apprecia-tion Foundation and Madras Film Society in association with theFederation of Film Societies of India are organising a Sri Lankan FilmFestival at the South Indian Film Chamber Theatre. A movie namedSooriya Arana is screened at their theatre. Sediris, a hunter in a remotevillage accompany his 10 year old son Tikira, on hunting in order toteach him the trade. Other villagers do not enter the forest as Sedirishas scared them with false rumours of ghosts
Where: South Indian Film Chamber Theatre, Anna SalaiWhen: 23rd July, 6.30 p.m.
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Fancy treatsThe most expensive chocolates in the world have gone on sale atHarrods department store in London. The sweets cost US$ 10,000 a boxand every set is personalized for the buyer, with each candy wrapped insilk and leather and some even being encrusted in crystals.
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Barney Rubble in The Flintstones
Barney Rubble was usually the calming Yin to Fredsraging Yang and his affable, jovial manner usuallyinfluenced Fred to more thoughtful decisions. And
while he was never looking for the next big scheme orthe next best thing, as did Fred, Barney was certainlythe next best thing to Mr. Flintstone.
Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes
Famous is the phase Elementary, my dear Watsoneven though to Dr. Watson it was usually anythingbut elementary and had to be explained in detail forhim and the reader to understand. Dr. Watson wasthe perfect sounding board helping Holmes workthrough the crime. Besides, without Watson who
would do the narration?
Donkey in Shrek
Donkey provides the softer side to his main guy. Hehelps Shrek relate to the world and helps the audience relate to Shrek by breaking down the wallsand peeling the onion that is Shrek. Once you addin the humour along with the unquestioning loyaltythe annoying habits of Donkey just dont seem so big
You have to appreciate Donkey, just as Shrek finallydoes. He provides the heart Shrek always neededeven if his big mouth came along with it.
Sam Gamgee in Lord of the Rings
Sam Gamgee should be a synonym of the word loyalHis credentials include: fighting a giant spider, bat-tling numerous Orcs, leaving his home and following
Frodo half way around Middle-Earth and literallycarrying a unconscious Frodo on his back up amountain filled with lava. Maybe blind loyalty isntthe best thing for a sidekicks own safety, but if he is
your sidekick, you have to appreciate it. You mightsay it is precious.
Robin in Batman
When you hear the word Batman, in the back o your head you most likely say to yourself andRobin. If the name Batman seems to conjure theafterthought and Robin with little consciousthought then you have to be doing something rightas his sidekick, which acrobatically vaults you to the#1 sidekick. While Robin is important, it seems theperson portraying Robin isnt particularly importantBatman has had several different people in the Robinuniform including a female.
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Secret recipeA hotel is making all of its employeesign a secrecy clause protecting a recfor sticky toffee pudding. This wasafter a couple tried to steal the recipand post it on YouTube.
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BORN LOSER
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT
PREVIOUS
ISSUES
SOLUTIONS
ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20
TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20
GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa
Routine activities may take up a lot of time todaSo be more attentive. This might dissolve yourinterest for important tasks. Initiations from yourend will be seen only after lunch, feels Ganeshathe love front however, there will be no problem
Your mind might go for a world tour today.Ganesha warns you against thinking in too mandirections. It would be better to handle one thina time. To overcome such moments at work, youmight be over expressive to your beloved.
Logical thinking is fine, but incessant brooding o
pondering might not prove to be useful. You shonot try to push yourself for something which isimpossible. Try to streamline your thoughts in aproper direction. Love life will be smooth today.
Luck will favour you in the second part of the daThe first part of the day might be eaten up byimpractical thoughts. Ganesha insists you to notreact impulsively in meetings. Even on the persofront, take proper care of your partners emotion
The so-called dull and slow paced day will seemactive only when the evening is closer. Obviouslythe later part of the day will keep you busy. Sinyou are a true romantic at heart, you might feelexpressing your love in a very dramatic manner.
You will be doing a variety of work in the first pThis might agitate you. In such circumstances,
Ganesha advises you to be careful when dealingwith superiors. However personal life is hassle frOn the whole, the day seems to be average day
Today your work will be heavy from the momenyou step into the office. Important activities migtake up your time. This might take a toll on youenergy levels. A splendid evening with your loveone will be able to recharge you, smiles Ganes
You might feel like conquering the North Poletoday. You may have a strong urge to take upchallenging tasks today. Unfortunately, you mighnot be able to spare much time as your schedulwill be very tight. Try something new after lunch
Ganesha finds you composed today. You will beable to handle office work very smoothly and ontime. Old creative projects may now start coming
conclusion. Thankfully you will be able to spare for family and close friends.
You will feel very brave today as you wont mindtaking up challenges. Your strengths will behighlighted in front of your superiors. You mayspend time with beloved. If your beloved is out station, you may exchange sweet dialogues.
Progress is on the cards today. Before lunch, youwill be involved in some important communicatioPost lunch, you may deal in some other importawork. Ganesha thinks that you might want to enthis delightful day over a romantic dinner.
You will be able to clear your confusions at workwith firm decisions. Ganesha thinks persistent hawork will help you gain clarity at work place. Yomight spend a wonderful evening with yoursweetheart. This will help you to rejuvenate.
Words worth"Canescent" (kuh-ness-unt) hoary, grayish or dull white, like thehairs on the leaves of plants. Although this looks like it shouldbe related to canine, its from a Latin word meaning to growhoary. Perhaps it could be used to describe certain dinner-partystories, especially those related by ones spouse.
Holy homeA Texas man has converted his home to a church,and thanks to the transformation has saved himselfaround US$ 80,000 a year in taxes. The man claimshe made his house a church so his disableddaughter wouldnt have to travel to worship.
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