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A BYTE OF LIFE Monday, April 20, 2009

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WORST OF WOLVERINE TOO GOOD FOR THE CRITICS
Hugh Jackman recalls stabbing stunt- Aangan behind Citi Centre
woman on X-Men sets

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 73

Ergo profiles the entrepreneurs

The kiosk CEOs behind two of Chennai’s most


well-known food kiosks – Sunil
Cherian of BurgerMan and Naresh
G. Bajaj of Quick Super Bites.
» PAGE 05
PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR
02 NAMMA CHENNAI ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Kamal Hassan’s
To face enquiry
with confidence
Sunday
A
An off-record training session to face ctor Kamal Hassan, who
queries with confidence is in progress right was busy shooting in Hyd-
now for some junior police officers. The erabad for his upcoming
reason – a CBI enquiry is still on into the flick Unnai Pol Oruvan, the
police-lawyer clash that occurred on remake of Hindi film A Wednes-
February 19. Some juniors are being forced day, was in the city to announce
into mock enquiry sessions by seniors who the new office-bearers of the Ta-
are desperately trying to save their posts. mil Nadu Kamal Hassan Welfare
Interestingly, a written test is also part of Association on Sunday.
some sessions. At a function held at Sivagami
Pethachi Auditorium, the 54-
year-old actor also distributed
‘Film critics’ raise curiosity welfare aids to various homes
A recent major haul of CDs in the city and school children located in
seems to have titillated some khakis and Tamil Nadu. He distributed uni-
media men here. The CDs, which are forms, electric fans and silver
original pieces and not pirated, were on plates to the students of Adhi
display last week and were snapped up by Dravidar School in Chromepet,
those present at the venue. The feedback silver plates to Shenoy Nagar
by the few ‘lucky ones’ has made others Girls Corporation High School in
very curious. Central Chennai and 15 fans and
200 mats to a children’s home in
Rasipuram. of Dasavatharam, the magnum party “when time comes” and he
Tired of transfers An ambulance was donated on opus of actor Kamal Hassan will not be alone as there are a
A senior police officer who played a big behalf of his trust in Hosur. He which received rave reviews from billion people behind him. He al-
role in the much publicised arrest of a top also distributed sewing machines the Tamil audience, was released so added that every Indian
politician some years ago seems to be to five women from Tirupur and a on Friday. Titled Dashavatar, the should feel that they are choosing
breathing a sigh of relief now after a stint tricycle to Rajeswari of Royapu- movie aims to woo Bollywood au- civil servants, not their leaders,
of transfers – even two in a matter of three ram. R.Thangavelu, the in-charge diences too. In a recent interview, while casting votes. He also has
days. He is a relieved man now and is of Coimbatore Kamal Hassan when Kamal Hassan was asked said that he is not Congress or
presently waiting for a change of Welfare Association, gave the whether he would campaign for BJP or even Communist. ■
government in the state so that he can be welcome speech. any party in the coming elections, Ergo Correspondent with inputs
back in action. Meanwhile, the Hindi remake he said he would choose a good from Agencies

Fanta-stic

쒀 Actor and Fanta brand ambassador Genelia D’souza at ‘Bunk with Genelia’, an
event held in the city on Friday. PHOTO: S.S.KUMAR
Monday, April 20, 2009

Summer Shades at Rhapsody


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Rhapsody at Courtyard by Marriott is hosting ‘Summer Shades, its summer cocktail fest. Sip cocktails like
‘Mangorita’, The Beach and ‘Water’ (a fruity combination of white wine and fresh apple garnished with mint and
lime wedges), to name a few. For teetotallers, there’s a range of mocktails and coolers. Accompaniments include
Nimbu Jhinga, Pita bread with hummus and crunchy fried squids. Also, if you order three cocktails from Summer
Shades you get the fourth free. Priced at Rs.350 plus taxes, the special offer is valid for the whole of April between
6 p.m. and 9 p.m.

Northern spices
A restaurant for office-goers and all those who enjoy authentic makki ki roti
and sarson ka saag

DEEPA VENKATRAMAN

T
he Citi Centre food court on
Radha Krishna Salai may
have delicious widespread
cuisines but if you’re look-
ing out for a place which assures
you fast service of authentic
Punjabi food after you shop till
you drop, there is Aangan, a se-
rene restaurant located just be-
hind the mall, at Hamilton
Bridge, Mylapore.
Go on weekdays during lunch
hours and one can never see an
empty table. Hemant Gupta,
who has been running this res-
taurant along with his wife Bee-
na Gupta, says, “Specially for
office-goers, we have combo- jeera rice along with chhole and satiated half my hunger. One
meals comprising parathas or raita for Rs. 55 and North Indian bite of the soft paneer tikka mar-
thali consisting paneer subzi, dry inated with curd and spices and
How to get there: Just vegetable, one small roti and it just melted in my mouth. It is
behind Citi Centre on naan, daal and curd rice for Rs. unique for its softness and fresh- PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN
Hamilton Bridge, Mylapore 85.” ness. To beat the heat, I ended their parathas, lachas, naan and However, parking is a bit of a
My picks: Paneer tikka, As the waiter brought the pa- my wholesome meal with chilled kulcha ranging between Rs. 20 problem but Gupta has a solu-
naan with daal makhni and neer tikka (Rs 75), daal makhani and rich pot kulfi with dry fruits. and Rs. 30, paneer butter masala tion. He assures, “Considering
matka kulfi (Rs 70), corn capsicum vegetable “At one stretch, we make about (Rs 80), paneer capsicum bhurji our restaurant is behind the
When to go: During (Rs 80) and biryani (Rs 75), mak- 40 to 50 pots of kulfi at our outlet and chana masala (Rs. 75), it is mall, on producing their parking
lunch (12 p.m. to 3 p.m.) ki ki roti (Rs 20), dry aalu-gobi itself”, says Gupta. not one bit oily and gives you the area ticket, we will pay the first
and dinner hours (Rs 70) to the table, the aroma Considering it’s Punjabi food, flavour of home-made food. one hour of the parking-time.”
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Ask your query


I am planning to travel abroad next month
for a vacation. Is there any limit on the for-
eign exchange I can get from my bank? What
THE GOLDEN EGG
laying duck?
are the rules applicable?
Arun Thangavel, Adayar
Dear Arun,
The buying and selling of foreign exchange
in India is governed by FEMA (Foreign Ex-
change Management Act). As per the act there
are various ceilings for the amount of Forex
Gold lying idle in your bank locker can quite literally lays eggs
that you can purchase from Authorised Deal-
ers of RBI. The rules state that if authorised
and give you some additional income
dealers can release Upto $25000 per trip for

S
tate Bank of India has reintro-
Business travel, $10000 for one financial year duced the Gold Deposit
for personal trips, Upto $100,000 for medical Scheme (GDS). The scheme
visits and for education. aims to help investors earn in-
Also the maximum currency you can carry terest income by depositing their
in the form of notes or currencies is $2000. gold holdings at the bank. Apart
Also the maximum that you can buy by way of from the income interest what
payment in Rupees is Upto Rs 50,000/- above makes it even more interesting is the
that you can buy forex only using Cheque or add-on benefits that come with it.
Demand draft. Egg Laying?
Do you need some unbiased and professional The interest in the scheme is cal-
solutions to your personal finance issues related culated in terms of grams rather
problems? Ask Doctor Finergo. Mail your queries than in rupees. In simpler terms if
to finergo@goergo.in, Put subject as Doctor. you deposit 1000 grams for 1 year,
then you get 10 grams as interest on
maturity. This can be redeemed as

Mini Quiz cash or gold. So your 1000 grams be-


comes 1010! And we never believed
in the golden duck!
Q1: Nifty is the index of which stock market? How the scheme works
New York Stock Exchange Customers can deposit a mini-
National Stock Exchange mum quantity of gold in any form
Bombay Stock Exchange with SBI. The bank will convert the
New Delhi Stock Exchange gold into bars and assay it at the Go-
Q2: What is the booking amount for the vernment of India mint and issue a Apart from the fact that your gold But if we allow for the benefits
most basic model of Tata NANO Gold Deposit Certificate (GDC). The gets multiplied instead of lying idle, gained by fluctuations in the gold
93000 weight indicated on the GDC will be the GDS gives you the investor other price and the rupee-dollar exchange
95000 taken as your deposit. The rate of in- benefits too: the entire interest is tax rates then the return could even be
65000 terest is 1% for 3 years, 1.25% for 4 free; the value of Gold deposited is to the tune of 30% (see table)
87000 years and 1.5% for five year deposits. exempt from wealth tax; the deposits Bottomline
Send your answers to finergo@goergo.in or SMS The interest can be withdrawn an- are exempt from capital gains tax; In case you are planning to keep
your answers to 92813 98889. For example if you nually or allowed to compound an- you save the money you would have gold idle in your bank locker then
choose A as the answer to question 1 and B as nually. Upon maturity the depositor to pay to keep your gold in a locker; the SBI Gold Deposit Scheme could
the answer to question 2 type it as 1A2B and has option to redeem both Principal and the scheme also allows the de- be a better option to keep the gold
send it. Winner will be chosen by lucky draw and Interest in either Rupees or positor to avail of loans. Safe, liquid and growing.
from all correct answers and will get a Parker Gold. On a comparative basis, the 1 to Pradeep Yuvaraj with inputs from
pen. The icing on the cake 1.5 per cent interest looks meager. Nitya Varadarajan
Answers for last week’s mini-quiz
HDFC Standard Life
Asset

Word in Word
SEBI tightens FMP rules
The Securities and Exchange Board of India
has asked Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) to dis-
close their monthly portfolios on their web-
sites. This has been done with the intention of
bringing in more transparency and creating
better disclosure norms to help investors
make more informed decisions relating to
their investments in these funds. The initial
trigger for this move was the liquidity crisis
seen in Oct 2008, when many investors started
redeeming their investments in FMPS and
which led to a drop in liquidity of most funds.
Monday, April 20, 2009
05
What’s the kiosk out there?
These outlets are tiny, non-fussy and present almost everywhere. Ergo profiles two
entrepreneurs who are behind some of these friendly food kiosks in your neighbourhood

Sunil Cherian,
Chairman and CEO of
BurgerMan Foods

H
e is an “easygoing, non-fussy” per- India. PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR
son, but at work Sunil Cherian has
his own principles. He doesn’t
spend money on advertising,
doesn’t follow the rules of the family busi-
ness, and convinces corporates to let out
their waste (read extra) space, where he
does business.
There is something charming about this
24-year-old Managing Director of Burger-
Man Foods India, besides the fact that he
still goes about calling his clients ‘sir’. Bur-
gerMan outlets are dime-a-dozen in num-
ber, but that is not stopping this serial
entrepreneur from raring to go further – he
is a Partner in Mash in Besant Nagar,
which he runs with his cousins. Plus, he
helps his family in the jewellery business.
From its current 25 kiosks, BurgerMan is
looking at opening another 25 in the next
three months.
Hailing from a business house, entre- I decided to try the kiosk model,” he says. ning outside Stella Maris College
preneurship was clearly his goal but what “Kiosks were not new, but making a seri- (December 2006). ture. Of the 20 employees he recruited
surprised his family was that “his venture ous food like burger a business was a “I gave petty salaries, hired students over a period of one year, only four remain
was in the range of a tea shop.” challenge.” from catering colleges, converted my ga- with him today, and his first full-fledged
“It started as a business plan for my So, even before he could complete col- rage into a kitchen and kick-started the outlet in Anna Nagar had to be closed
MBA at IIPM. As my budget did not permit lege, the first BurgerMan outlet was run- business.” Though, now it is a different down.
story. “Most of my employees earn a five- Naresh, however, is composed and
digit salary,” he says. knows that risks and hurdles are part of
He opened the second outlet in a week’s the road to success he has to travel.
time and in 18 months he broke even. Bur- “The things that were working for me in
gerMan now boasts of a turnover of Rs. 2 the corporate world were not working
crore a year. here. I had to unlearn so much. There is no
Sunil is candid when he says that burg- better teacher than experience,” says the
ers are not the most liked food and neither 30-year-old Business Management gradu-
does he stock the best burgers, but his ate from Xavier Institute of Management,
outlets grab attention with their position- Bhubaneswar.
ing. Quick Super Bites (QSB), the standalone
“Marketing and business development kiosks he owns at Anna Nagar (two in
are the two hats I wear,” he says. The rest Shanthi Colony) and Purusawalkam (op-
are outsourced. “Our logo was designed by posite Abirami Theatre, attached to Kovai
the person of Om Shanti Om and Sivaji Pazhamudhir Nilayam), now claims to be
fame. Financial consultancy is also han- making a slow but steady growth.
dled by a second party. I have the leverage “It took us six months to see good foot-
to do what I want.” fall at our furnished outlet where we start-
Talking about the kiosk model, he says ed by serving sandwiches, salads, soups
that since it is not a building he does not and more. As that was not showing great
have to pay advance. But then, all loca- returns, I rekindled my faith on the kiosk
tions needn’t always click. “That’s why my model, shifting focus to now only serving
25 sq ft kiosks, or some which are even seven varieties of sandwich.”
smaller, come of great advantage. I have Naresh is confident that the kiosk model
moved out of at least 10 locations and I am will earn him more returns than an in-
still moving out,” he says and informs how dependent outlet.
he is next targeting pockets in Parrys and To “keep the show going” he recently
the suburbs. took up a part-time assignment. “I work as
Beside all this, what’s keeps him going is consultant in the morning and in the eve-
being the guest facility at Anna University. ning I am at my outlets – interacting with
“I just enjoy being with my target group.” customers, gauging customer behaviour,
monitoring quality and supplying raw ma-
Sandwich break terials,” he says.
QSB is mulling over opening 10 outlets
It has been a rollercoaster ride, full of in 2009 and also at giving franchise, but
learning, for Naresh G. Bajaj since he quit only to their employees. “I have given De-
his well-paying job and position as senior vindran M., who was the first to join me, a
manager (HR) with Murugappa Group in franchise. That gives them ownership and
December 2007 to pursue his entrepre- a sense of belonging,” he says.
neurial ambitions. QSB is also looking at entering the Lim-
Naresh Bajaj at the Quick Super Bites (QSB) kiosk at Anna Nagar. PHOTO: K. He has already spent Rs. 8 lakh to make, ca Book of Records by making non-stop
PICHUMANI lose and remake money in his food ven- sandwiches! ■
06 VILLAGE ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Frog lover
A French bus driver has been told to
hop it by her bosses - after stopping
her double-decker to rescue a frog in
the road.

Lindsay sets sights on DiCaprio Toy gun blast


Looks like Lindsay Lohan has had enough of women, for
she is now turning her attention to men, and the latest kills boy
guy she’s eyeing is none other than Hollywood superstar A 10-year-old boy in
Leonardo DiCaprio. Vietnam was killed and
The Mean Girls star was spotted flirting with the Titanic another seriously
actor before getting up to dance in front of him. wounded when a toy
Lindsay spotted Leo at Hollywood hotspot My House on gun they were playing
April 15, and indulged in cosy chat with the 34-year-old with exploded, state
star. media said on Sunday.
“As soon as Lindsay saw Leo she was like a bee to The accident happened
honey,” The Sun quoted a source as saying. in the southern
ANI province of Binh Phuoc
when the youngsters
were trying to install
batteries in a plastic
Indebted man kidnaps his banker gun found in their
A Spanish builder with big debts kidnapped his bank family’s garden, Tuoi
manager at gunpoint and demanded a 50,000 euro loan Tre (Youth) newspaper
plus his luxury car, police said. and other media
“He needed money urgently, the company had stacked up reported.
large debts recently,” a spokeswoman said. The 10-year-old died on the way to hospital while his
The builder accosted his bank manager in a car park near five-year-old relative was seriously burned, the newspaper
the bank in the Mediterranean resort of Marbella and told said.
him, falsely, that accomplices had taken his family hostage. Tuoi Tre quoted witnesses describing the gun as a toy and
The builder then forced the executive to drive 20 km to saying the blast could be heard from a large distance
Estepona, sign over his luxury car and transfer 1,500 euros away. It reported that police suspected there had been
to the builder’s bank explosive material in the toy gun.
account. The banker AFP
persuaded his
kidnapper to let him
call a colleague and
told him, in code, Beyonce announces US tour
that he had been Beyonce is ready to take America by a storm, as she has
kidnapped. announced the American leg of her ’I am Sasha Fierce’
Police tracked them world tour on her own website.
down to an office in The Ave Maria hitmaker will start the American tour at
the town and seized New York City’s Madison Square Garden on June 21, and
the kidnapper as will wind it with a four-night residency at the Encore
they left the theatre in Las Vegas, reports E! Online.
building. The builder The concert has been created to back up Beyonce’s hit
was later remanded album I Am...Sasha Fierce.
in custody, El Pais The American tour will feature an all-female band and a
reported. hefty, 71-costume wardrobe designed by Thierry Mugler.
Reuters ANI

‘Slumdog’ star Rubina up for sale


T
he father of Slumdog Mil- dercover reporter, plus video “We can discuss everything
lionaire child actress Rubina clips of Qureshi and his brother- about this deal when we meet.
Ali tried to sell his nine- in-law during their meeting last There’s a lot of interest in
year-old daughter for adop- week. Rubina.”
tion in a bid to escape the Mum- “Yes, we are considering Rubi- Qureshi, Ali, More and some
bai slums, a newspaper report na’s future,” Qureshi was quoted other relatives met the British re-
said. as saying. He put the reporter in porters in a Mumbai hotel, the
News of the World alleged that touch with his brother-in-law Ra- newspaper said.
Rafiq Qureshi wanted 20 million jan More. “We need two or three
rupees for the girl, who played “We are interested in securing months,” Qureshi said. More
the young Latika in the film. our girl’s future,” the star’s uncle added: “Until then we can nego-
News of the World said its re- was quoted as saying. tiate the amount. We’ll come to
porters posed as a wealthy family “If you wanted to adopt we Dubai, the girl will come and go.”
from Dubai, employing its regu- could discuss this, but her par- “It’s 20 million rupees,” the un-
lar ‘fake sheikh’ sting tactic. ents would also expect some cle was quoted as saying.
The newspaper published pic- proper compensation in return. “This discussion will not go be-
tures of the actress, her father “Whatever money is agreed by yond the three of us.” ■
and uncle posing with their un- Rajan, I will accept. AFP
Monday, April 20, 2009
07

Children’s issue
takes centrestage
Civil society groups are hoping that this election will be a ‘vote for children’

“I think there
are many
ways to serve
people and I
just don’t
PHOTO: K.R.DEEPAK
feel the need
to enter

T
politics” hey do not have vote, so While CRY has brought out a Other than calling on voters to have signed the pledge. “The
Priyanka Gandhi
their problems are of no- child rights manifesto and is in- hold poll contestants accounta- whole purpose is to sensitise the
body’s concern in the poll teracting with leaders of various ble for child rights, CRY mem- politicians. We will declare the
season. parties to communicate their bers have also held meetings signatories as ‘child-friendly
As the country votes in the demands, the BBA, along with with political parties in Mumbai candidates’ and will appeal to
general elections, the issues of National Coalition for Educa- and Kolkata. the electorate not to vote for

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children seem to have remained tion, has started a campaign to However, they have not got those who are refusing to back
largely absent from the agenda make candidates sign letters “any concrete assurance” from the campaign,” BBA founder
of the political parties. No major pledging commitment to raise most of the leaders, Sumita Kailash Satyarthi said.
party has given any concrete as- children’s issues in Parliament. Mehta, a CRY representative, “Political parties need to take
surance of tackling serious is- “As the nation goes to vote, we said. BBA, on the other hand, is a categorical stand on issues of
sues like child labour, are reminding voters that one- seeking written assurances, with children rather than going for to-
trafficking, malnutrition and fourth of the country - as many a target of making 800 candi- kenism or rhetoric,” Shanta Sin-
education. as 400 million citizens - will not dates for Lok Sabha polls sign ha, the Chairperson of the
Two leading NGOs - Child vote because they are minors. As the pledge letter spelling out National Commission for Pro-
Rights and You (CRY) and Bach- voters and candidates, we are their commitment to work for tection of Child Rights (NCPCR),
pan Bachao Andolan (BBA) - charged with the responsibility elimination of child labour, said. “It is good that the NGOs
have launched separate initia- to see that they do not slip off the abuse and trafficking and for en- are lobbying with political par-
tives to sensitise political parties political radar,” Dipankar Ma- suring security, health and edu- ties for the cause of children,”
and voters on issues that are af- zumdar, CRY Director, Youth cation for children. she felt. ■
fecting the lives of children. and Development Support, said. So far, over 130 candidates PTI
08 SPORT ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Jeev slips to tied 26


Jeev Milkha Singh brought home his second level-par card of the week to slip to tied 26th
after the penultimate round of the Verizon Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head.
Overnight tied 21st, Jeev returned 71 to take his three-day tally to two-under 211 and join
14 others at the 26th place.

ith
Disappointed w

ICL mulls ICC’s decision,


‘rebel’ league

legal o p t i o n s ready to fight it


out in court

Messi slots Barca home


Lionel Messi’s 20th league goal gave
Barcelona a 1-0 victory at Getafe while Real
Madrid beat Recreativo Huelva 1-0 to keep
pace with the Spanish leader. Messi held off
Cata Diaz’s challenge in the 19th minute on
Saturday to receive a pass in front of goal
before moving past two defenders to shoot
through the defence, with the ball taking a
deflection past goalkeeper Vladimir
Stojkovic.
It was the Argentina winger’s 33rd goal in
all competitions this season. Stojkovic kept
Getafe in the contest with a handful of
acrobatic stops, including from Messi and
Thierry Henry, but the relegation-threatened
club could only muster one shot on goal in
the pouring rain. Barcelona’s sixth straight
win improved it to 78 points – six better
than Madrid – as it tries to snap a three-year
trophy-less drought. “I feel calm going into
the last month and half of the season seeing
how the team is playing,” Barcelona coach
Pep Guardiola said. Madrid coach Juande
Ramos stretched his league unbeaten streak
to 16 games – with 15 victories – after
Marcelo’s 49th-minute goal gave the
defending champion its seventh straight
thish in
road win to match its best streak since the captain R. Sa
1961-62 season. on tr op hy to ICL India
ampi
er the ICL ch
PTI
rm an K ap il Dev hands ov
ICL chai Criticising the ICC move, Royal
FILE PHOTO
Hyderabad. Bengal Tigers’ Rohan Gavaskar
said: “The decision looks arbi-
Australia to appeal we had expected a fair hearing trary. ICL is giving a host of
from ICC.” players a chance to earn their liv-
Chennai venue choice ERGO CORRESPONDENT
feedback@goergo.in
According to ICC sources, al- ing by playing cricket and I see
though a majority of the mem- nothing wrong in it. A bigger
Tennis Australia will appeal the bers wanted to grant an unofficial player pool playing top-level
International Tennis Federation’s (ITF)

S
nubbed by the International status to the League, vehement competitive cricket will increase
decision to confirm Chennai as the venue Cricket Council (ICC) again, opposition from the cash-rich the level of the game in the long
for next month’s Davis Cup tie between Indian Cricket League (ICL) Board of Control for Cricket in In- run. Nobody should be punished
India and Australia, citing security concerns. officials are planning to ex- dia (BCCI) tied the parent body’s for helping cricket.”
The ITF confirmed on Saturday the Asia- ercise legal options to break the hands. However, giving a glim- The ICL, meanwhile, will hold
Oceania Group I second round encounter stalemate related to the ‘rebel’ mer of hope to the players the the third edition of its Twenty20
would take place on May 8-10 in the Indian League. ICC stated that the onus is on the tournament in October 2009. The
city after a “positive report from the ITF’s The ICC executive committee, home boards to select ICL players league has also initiated a perfor-
security consultants”. which met in Dubai over the past who have terminated their con- mance evaluation programme to
Tennis Australia (TA), which had been two days, rejected the ICL’s pro- tracts. develop a better talent pool and
seeking to have the tie moved out of India posal for “authorised unofficial” “In relation to the possibility of improve player performance.
to a neutral venue, would appeal the status, saying it did not meet its ICL players returning to official About 18 out of 85 Indian players
decision on Monday, with a decision criteria. “Authorised unofficial” cricket, the board reiterated to and 16 from a pool of 70 foreign
expected within the week, Australian media status would have allowed the member countries the impor- players are understood to be un-
reported on Sunday. TA had been seeking ICC to sanction ICL matches. tance of protecting the game. A der the scanner for performing
to have the tie moved as it was being Kiran More, a member of the clear message needed to be sent below their potential during the
staged during India’s elections, which have ICL’s executive committee, said that the players could not swap last edition of the tournament.
already prompted the IPL cricket the Essel Group-backed league between official and unofficial Earlier, ICL had cancelled their
tournament to be moved to South Africa as would explore legal alternatives. cricket. The future of the ICL scheduled tournament in March
the government said it could not provide “It is disappointing. As our chair- players depends on the boards of due to economic recession and
adequate security for both. The Indian man Subhash Chandra has al- their countries and they have to the Pakistan government’s refus-
tennis federation had already said it would ready stated, we will look at the decide about it,” ICC chief exec- al to clear their country’s players
hire private security consultants for the tie. legal options,” More said. “We utive Haroon Logart told media for the League, following the
Reuters
could have opted for it earlier but persons in Dubai. Mumbai terror attacks. ■
Monday, April 20, 2009
09

‘‘
There are no better people than Shaun and Jonty to tell us about the conditions. They
have worked tremendously over the past few weeks along with the third coach Praveen
Amre. Pollock and Rhodes have been working with the Mumbai Indians playing squad in Durban
and used all their expertise in getting the youngsters used to the conditions here.
Sachin Tendulkar

Vettel reigns in rain


German driver delivers maiden Red Bull victory in China

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (left) of Germany is sprayed with champagne by Brawn GP driver Jenson Button of Britain after Formula One’s Chinese
Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP

G
erman Sebastian Vettel gave richello, who was fourth. McLa- German crashed out six laps from youngest winner for Red Bull’s sis-
Red Bull their first Formula ren’s Heikki Kovalainen was fifth to the finish. Ferrari’s misery contin- ter team Toro Rosso in similarly
One win with a pole to che- finally get his season going after ued with the champions failing to wet conditions at last year’s Italian
quered flag victory ahead of failing to finish a lap in the previ- score for the third race in a row. Grand Prix, had his share of luck
teammate Mark Webber in the ous two races, while world cham- Felipe Massa’s car ground to a halt and escaped unscathed when Bue-
rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on pion teammate Lewis Hamilton during the second safety car period mi shunted into the back of his car
Sunday. finished sixth after a late spin while 2007 world champion Kimi on lap 19.
The 21-year-old claimed the sec- robbed him of a better result. Ger- Raikkonen finished 10th. Ferrari,
ond victory of his career, with Aus- man Timo Glock was seventh for who remained bottom of the con- Waiting game
tralian Webber taking his best Toyota, who slipped to third in the structors’ standings, are now suf- He emerged from the pits in
result to date, in a Red Bull one- constructors’ standings behind fering their worst start to a season third place with 19 laps to go and
two on a track that resembled a Red Bull, and Toro Rosso’s Swiss since 1981 when their cars retired only had to wait for Webber and
skidpan for much of the race. rookie Sebastien Buemi won the fi- from the first three races. Button to make their final stops to
nal point in eighth. Heavy rainfall meant the first retake the lead. With Button strug-
Continuing the good work eight laps of the race were run be- gling with his tyres, Vettel took on
Briton Jenson Button, who won So near, yet so far hind the safety car, which returned the championship leader and re-
the first two races of the season, There was heartache for Force on lap 20 after one of the string of claimed the lead on track before
finished third to extend his cham- India, still without a point since collisions and crashes in the race steering his car through the pools
pionship lead to six points over their debut last year, who had left debris strewn over the track. of water to victory. ■
Brawn GP team mate Rubens Bar- Adrian Sutil in sixth place until the Vettel, who became Formula One’s Reuters
10 FLICK ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Madonna falls from horse, hospitalised


Madonna was rushed to hospital after she fell off her horse while horseback riding
in the Hamptons. Although injuries were not serious, the ‘Material Girl’ was taken
to the hospital for precautionary measures, reports TMZ. Madonna was at the
home of photographer Steven Klein at the time and was reportedly wearing full
riding gear, including a helmet, when she fell, reports Daily Telegraph.
ANI

The tale of Heidi Klum


pregnant,
admits husband
Wolverine’s talons P utting an end to
speculation, singer Seal
has confirmed that wife
and supermodel Heidi
Klum is pregnant with their
third child.
Hugh Jackman stabbed stuntwoman on X-Men movie sets Seal confirmed the
rumours from the stage of
a concert on Thursday in
New York’s Radio City Hall,
telling the audience: “The

A
ctor Hugh Jackman accidentally music.com quoted him as saying.
stabbed a stuntwoman in the arm while “I was stunned. It was one of those things, it was topic of debate outside
filming a fight scene for the first X-Men so deep, there was a hole, there was no blood our hotel is ‘Is Heidi
movie. coming out and then like a minute later, it was like having another baby?’
The Australian actor had to wear real metal a geyser. I didn’t faint and I thought she was going Heidi and I are
talons while filming the 2000 comic book to freak out, but she just said, ‘Yes! having another baby.
blockbuster and admits handling the I have been stabbed by Wol- I mean, Heidi is
prop was quite dangerous. Jackman verine!’ Typical stuntwom- doing all the work.”
recalls one incident which left Re- an,” he added. Heidi has a three-
becca Romijn’s stunt double seri- Jackman admits that year-old son Henry
ously hurt – forcing makers to subsequent efforts to and two-year-old son
rethink how to film the scenes prevent him using real Johan, along with a
involving the superhero’s fa- metal claws were not daughter Leni (4),
mous claws. particularly successful from a previous
“On the very first film we and even involved relationship. The
had real metal claws and the him using a fake limb family cheered for
girl who was playing Mys- with one arm tucked Seal as the singer
tique, Rebecca Romijn, her behind his back. performed at
stunt double and I were doing The prop was only Radio City music
a fight sequence in the Statue used in one scene be- hall in New
of Liberty. I went to stab her in fore it was discarded. York. ■
the arm, which was part of the Jackman’s latest out- Agencies
choreography, and she’s meant ing as the superhero, X-
to move her arm away and she Men Origins: Wolverine,
forgot and the thing went right hits cinemas on May 1.
into her arm, like an inch,” Contact- ■
IANS
What one botched pedicure can do
S upermodel Kate Moss dumped her five-star salon to
get a pedicure in Chinatown but ended up getting a
fungal infection.
“Kate fancied a little pampering when she went to New
York for the launch of her clothing range in Topshop.
She normally uses beauty salons in the five-star hotels
but this time decided to pop into a parlour in
Chinatown,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted quoted a source
close to the model as saying.
“She regrets the decision now as the nail on her big toe
on her right foot has turned yellow and has become
really thick and ugly. She is certain that she has caught
a fungal infection from the cheap salon,” she said.
Moss (35) will have to lay off the booze for the
duration due to her medication.
“Kate was looking forward to letting her hair down
with her friend at a musical festival in California. But
now she knows that she
has to lay off booze for
some time due to her
medication,” the source
said.
“She is really annoyed as
she was looking forward
to wearing open-toe
sandals now that the
weather is heating up.
But now she is going to
keep her feet
undercover for a little
longer. ■
IANS
Monday, April 20, 2009

Top Ocean Adventure Movie of all time


11
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is the top Ocean Adventure Movie of all
time, according to a new list. Following Jaws to the second spot was
James Cameron’s romantic disaster film, Titanic. According to Fox
News, Walt Disney’s 1954 film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,
bagged the third title, followed by 1969’s The Poseidon Adventure.
ANI

The letter that


made Rourke cry
A
ctor Mickey Rourke has revealed that he was reduced to tears when he re-
ceived a letter from Kim Basinger, stating that she utterly loved his perfor-
mance in The Wrestler.
Rourke, who acted alongside Kim in 91/2 Weeks, revealed that letter to him
was like winning accolades.
“Coming from her, it was very special and it was very generous and heartfelt
letter. It brought me to tears, really,” Contactmusic quoted Rourke as saying.
Rourke, who reunited with Kim for the first time in 23 years on the red carpet
at the premiere for their flick, The Informers, revealed he was very nervous
about meeting her again.
“We had no screen time together in the movie (The Informers), so I was very
nervous. I hadn’t seen her in 23 years,” Rourke added. ■
ANI

‘My character
in 99 has a
wild streak’
A ctor Soha Ali Khan,
whose career is
going through a dry
spell, is now looking
forward to her
upcoming venture 99
and says that her
character in the film
has a “wild streak”.
“I play the character
of a girl called Pooja,
who is a lobby
manager of a hotel
floor. She is stylish,
confident and
vivacious and has a
wild streak,” says
Soha.
“In the film, two conmen, played by Kunal Khemu and
Cyrus Broacha, enter the character’s life and since she
wants some excitement in her life, she happily joins them.
She is a fun character at heart,” she adds.
The romantic comedy will hit screens in May. ■
AFP PHOTO
IANS

Honey, you messed the kid’s hair


A ctor Jennifer Garner has revealed that the person responsible for her daughter Violet’s messy hair is her father
Ben Affleck.
Jennifer says that Ben is the one who takes Violet to school, and does her hair by simply tying two barrettes.
“Ben (Affleck) will do the school run. He dresses her and does her hair. It’s pretty funny. You can always tell when
he has been at it, just two random barrettes hanging in there. It’s so sweet,” Us Weekly quoted her as telling
InStyle.
Meanwhile, Jennifer has also declared that she doesn’t bother much about her looks, and instead prefers keeping
it basic.
“I never go nuts with my look. It’s easy to feel like you’ve gone into caricature territory when you do,” she said. ■
ANI
12 ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Friday’s query:
Which film you would like to see on
3D? And why?
■’The Ring’ to get scare nearly to death. It’ll be a new
experience
Saranya.M, Cognizant
■Mariathai. Everyone loves to watch our Captain in 3D
Abilash, CTS
■Villu. To search and look for a meaningful story at least
in the 3rd dimension
Senthil Kumar.P, RR Donnelley, Rajkiran, Patni
■Narasimha becoz I want to see the beautiful Barani from Tata
Vijayakanth’s face in 3D effect Consultancy
Sriram, Infosys (cag), Mohan Sridharan ,TCS Services has
■Arundathi. Its picturisation is superb nominated his
Hemadri, TCS-eserve, Rajadurai, CSS friends as Partners
■Aegan, to see Ajith’s tummy in 3D view. I want to know in Crime.
how big it looks like
M.Lenin, Cognizant
■Maya Bazaar- the older one. It was amazing to see
awesome trick shots when there were no deals called
technology
Chandrasekar.SG, Cognizant
■Titanic for excellent story, romance, architecture and
cruise design
Ameen, Nittany, Abhinand, Allsec,
Jawahar, Verizon
■The Grudge, it’s more scarier to see in 3D
Sathish Suman, Perot Systems
Daniel
■Veerasamy. To see gorilla dance in 3D Anantharaj from
Suresh, Gopal, Wipro, Sivanandam, TCS-eserve
HCL
■Saw. It’s one of those rare movies where we get glued Technologies has
to our seat and wonder on script and director. All its 5 nominated his
parts are amazing and to see them in 3D would be friends as
awesome Partners in
Arun Kumar, Allsec
Crime. The
■Om Shanthi Om, because I’m crazy about Sha Rukh Khan picture was
and Deepika, in 3D I can enjoy by looking their faces very clicked at hotel
near to me Le Royal
Abhirami, IBM
Meriden.
■Karagattakaran, bcoz that’s a village super duper hit, all
the Tamil fans will be eager to see it in 3D
KB.Santhosh TCS, Velmurugan Perot Systems
■Jurassic Park in 3D will be more thrilling
Murugan, Aravind, Vallirajan, Wipro, Jai, IBM
■Kuruvi to see Vijay’s long jump in close up
Nasurudeen, P.Suresh ,Allsec
■All Ajith movies. Because I love to see all comedy movies
in 3D
Nagaraj Venkatesan,Wipro
■Fly me to the moon. very inspired movie. I just love it
Aakash, CSS
■Evil dead. So that I can watch all my friends close to me Ganesa Venkkat
Vijay Madhavan, Wipro S. from 3i-
■Ayan. It has lot of fight sequences; it’ll be more effective infotech has
in 3D nominated his
Kavitha, Cognizant colleagues as
■Billa. Because its a stylish Indian film I have ever seen Partners in
Tajdeen, Perot Systems Crime. The pic
was taken at
Today’s query: Kuruva island
during their trip
Will the Pakistani players be missed in to Wayanad.

the second edition of IPL?


Monday, April 20, 2009
13

happy....
APRIL 20 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to U....!
Mr. Treasurer (Santhosh), KBC – Visteon – Olympia Tech Park –
Wish you a very happy Birthday.. Guindy
Ethu pola pala 35th birthday kondata
Rachel on behalf of Testing
vendum….
Engaluku Treat thare vendum…. APRIL18
Batch 06, CTS, Siruseri has May god bless you…. Dear Ranjani (Shivaranjani Durai),
nominated Michael as Of- With cheers, Wishing you a very happy Birthday !
fice Angel. MI2 Team Have a wonderful year ahead.
Mike is a humorous guy Dear Sister Kathiin, God Bless You !!
and he likes to play pranks. You were born together, and With Luv,
He is also called ‘Manmad- together you shall be for Priya, Raja & Selva
han’ by friends. He is a great evermore....but let there be spaces in Polaris Software Lab, Navalur.
dancer and very good orga- your togetherness. And let the winds Dear Karthic,
niser, too. of the heavens dance between you. Many More Happy Returns of the
Advance Happy Married Life….. day.
Best wishes from your loved ones May all your dreams come true by
Papa-Bhaskar Nayak; Mum-Ilash Nayak; this day.
Sister- Jelin; Brother - Deva Have great years ahead.
Dear Ramya, With Luv,
On your birthday we wish you much Kiruba,Bala,Vishnu,Avi,Mouli,Anitha &
pleasure and joy; Kriti.
And hope all of your wishes come Mike Machi Enoch,
true. Unnakku Kadalai mandrum sarbaga
May each hour and minute be filled piranthanal Vazhthukkal. Pala
with delight, mikkugalai mulungi, pala
And your birthday be perfect for vetrikanigalai indha varudam parikka,
you! yengal nalvaltthukkal.
Wish U Many More Happy Returns of Regards
the Day. Panneerselvam & Team
Loving Wishes, CSSCorp
Art featured in this COAF LS Team, Wipro Technologies.
column will receive
gift coupons from
Dear Gopi,
Team DTCC wishes you many more APRIL17
Fruit Shop on happy returns of the day. Have a Hi Pradeep
Greams Road. Send great day and wonderful year ahead. Wish you many many happy returns
in your addresses so Cheers from of the day. Happy Birthday and may
that we can post the Team DTCC, you have all treasures and pleasures
coupons. Tata Consultancy Services that life offers.
Dear Ezhil, Yours,
May you have all the joy your heart PAS-Mechanical Team, TCS
can hold, Dear Swathi,
All the smiles a day can bring, Many more happy returns of the day.
G.Neelavannan from All the blessings a life can unfold, May you acquire all that you desire
R R Donnelley doodled this. May you have Gods best in and each passing years be filled with
everything. joy.
On this special day & forever! Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday! Wishing U all success…..
Wishes from ur team Naresh, CTS
Nokia-CCMS, TCS Hi Abdul Azeez,
Hi Manjusha, May your path be strewn with
Wish you many more happy returns flowers,
of the day! Memories, friends and happy hours.
Let all your dreams come true. May Blessings come from heaven
Treat must be given above,
With Warm Regards, And fill your life with Peace and
Route-15 Sangam Members, Accenture LOVE”
Ramshankar.M
APRIL19 Hey Ram,
HCL –BPO Services

■Harry Potter’s next series of books: Hi Vaishnavi!! From morning till night
1. Harry Potter and the Bottle of Quarter. Step by step the journey goes on, May your birthday be bright
2.Harry Potter and Avar Vitta Peter. Little by little it may seem so long. And nicer than ever before……
3. Harry Potter and his Love Letter. Forget about your past, you can’t And as years come and go
4.Harry Potter and his Repair Aana Scooter. change it, May your happiness grow
Naresh, Technosoft Forget about your future, you cant and your dreams be fulfilled
■Man-1: Andha pal doctor poli-nnu yedha vachu solrae? predict it. Even more
Man-2: Pal aadudhu-nnu sonnadhukku, Just think about present, you can Happy Birthday to you!!!
Western aadudhaa? Classic aadudhaa-nnu kaetkurarae.... handle it. With lots of luv...
Mohamed Yusufdeen, HCL Technologies Ltd. Enjoy presents every moment & be Sreedevi
Wipro Technologies
14 TRAFFIC JAM ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Scot sings to fame


Susan Boyle, a frumpy 47-year-old Scottish charity worker who
has never had a boyfriend has become an unlikely YouTube
sensation, after her stunning weekend musical debut on a
British television talent show.

sudoku

Priya from HCL


Technologies
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picture of a
sleeping monkey
during her team
outing to Ooty.
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Reading and
listening to
songs.

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Schools for sale Word’s worth
A small Japanese town with a falling Battologist (bat-tah-luh-djist) someone who
birthrate plans to auction off four repeats the same thing needlessly. From a Greek
primary schools on the Internet. word meaning ‘stammerer.’

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20


You can be remarkably successful in business and
might obtain a significant benefit, says Ganesha.
During a trip in a personal interest you could meet
an important person who may later become one of
your business partners. Personal life is uneventful.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20


Partnerships are favored today, suggests Ganesha.
All the activities that you initiate today will have
good chances to succeed. Ganesha further states
that you will be successful in business and will
manage to solve financial issues of your family.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20


Beneficial changes will occur in your life, both in the
BORN LOSER professional and the social departments. Your ways
may not please everybody, but will allow you to
achieve your goals. You will spend the afternoon
with your friends.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
You will be in a very good shape from the
intellectual point of view, and will have an excellent
cooperation with people in your circle. Ganesha fells
you can succeed in all your activities related to
family and home
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
You will be surprised by your success in the social
and financial departments. Take advantage of this
favorable time, but avoid pushing your luck, warns
Ganesha! In the afternoon, you might have to make
a trip on a very short notice.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
After a rather disappointing period of time, today
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT you will be surprised by your success in the financial
department and in your love life. Your clever ideas
will allow you to complete an important activity at
work, congratulates Ganesha.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
In the morning you will dedicate your time to
solving a financial issue for the success of a
business project. To this end you will have to make
a trip out of town. Your efforts will be fully
rewarded.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
Your financial situation will start improving. You
might receive a bonus at work, as a reward for
having completed an important project or you may
unexpectedly come into possession of an
inheritance.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
Today health ailments may force you to bring about
a change in your set goals. Your efficiency may
come down drastically, warns Ganesha. Control your
speed while driving, and also your temper. If
possible delay any kind of journey or meetings.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Today your spouse will act as a medium that will
bring gain. Work held up for a long time may be
completed within 24 hours today, forecasts
Ganesha. Situations in business partnerships will be
of gain, so you are advised to make the most of it.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS Today the time is excellent and you will experience
some financial gains before noon. Try to encash
ISSUE’S them and skip your lunch if you have to, insists
Ganesha. You can start work with great enthusiasm
SOLUTIONS if things go well.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Today there may be tension at work with regards to
designation. Ganesha advises you to maintain safe
distance from people who may invoke you to do
things you wouldn’t usually do. Children in the
family may suffer from minor health problems. sha.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Monday, April 20, 2009

Adrenaline Rush: Competitors ride under the rain, during the 32nd
edition of the Le Mans 24-Hour endurance moto race in Le Mans,
western France on Sunday. AFP PHOTO/JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER

Monster Attack: Members of the French performance group “La Machine”


operate one of two large spider robots, 12 metres tall and weighing 37 tonnes,
as it sprays water while being paraded down a street in Yokohama in
Kanagawa prefecture, suburban Tokyo on Sunday. The performance was held
to mark the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Yokohama port, Japan’s
largest. AFP PHOTO/YOSHIKAZU TSUNO

Nature’s Wrath: Bangladeshi people wait to board a boat in Shitakundo, some


16 km from Chittagong, as they travel to Shandip island, 30 km from the
Blind Faith: Supporters cheer for Congress party president Sonia Bangladeshi coast. A cyclone packing winds of up to 90 km per hour lashed
Gandhi as she arrives in a helicopter for an election rally in Bangladesh’s south-eastern coastal area, damaging houses and uprooting trees
Allahabad on Sunday. AFP PHOTO on Saturday. AFP PHOTO/MUNIR UZ ZAMAN

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