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in The Office A decked-up X-Mas with Raave’s
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Date Disasters
PHOTO: R.RAVINDRAN
My story
TiE, Chennai will host the ‘My Story Session’ today with Mr.
Parthasarathy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nu
Street Technologies. The session will be held at Harrisons
Hotel, 315 Valluvar Kottam High Road, Nungambakkam at
7 p.m. For details call 98842 84578/ 65154900.
TURTLE BURIED,
‘Can you throw a
DEER RESCUED
Dead Olive Ridley is washed ashore the Marina, while stray
shoe at Bush?’ deer is rescued from Mylapore
M onday’s shoe-throwing incident in which
a pair narrowly missed its mark, i.e.,
George W. Bush’s face, has found its fans in
PETLEE PETER
petleepeter@goergo.in
the virtual gaming world. And both Bush-
haters and sympathisers now have a pastime
C
hennai residents had a tryst
to boot. with the wild on Tuesday;
T-Enterprise, UK, in its game Bush’s Boot while the dead Olive Ridley
Camp, takes a dig at the security agents who turtle on Marina Beach was
rushed in a little too late, and is aimed at an object of curiosity, a live deer
“teaching” them how to save people from that ran helter-skelter around
random shoe-flingers. Mylapore kept the residents on
“This game was inspired by the event that their toes.
took place on the 14th December 2008, in An Olive Ridley turtle, listed as
the middle of a news conference in an endangered species under the
Baghdad’s Green Zone,” the website says. Wildlife Protection Act, was
Players take on the role of security personnel washed ashore at the Marina in a
and shoot at shoes thrown at Bush. At the decomposed state on Tuesday
end of every game, Bush’s health is morning. Morning walkers who
displayed on the health meter. ‘Protect W’s spotted the dead turtle informed
dignity by stopping the flying shoes for as the authorities, who on arrival
long as you can’ read the instructions. conducted preliminary examina-
Krona’s game, on the other hand, gives tions and buried the carcass
players a chance to vent out steam. ‘Can you there.
throw a shoe at Bush?’ the site asks. Bush
got hit approximately 3,33,200 times till 5 Hit by propeller?
p.m. on Tuesday! Ascertaining the cause of the
By the way, according to reports, a Saudi Olive Ridley’s death, K.S. Sathya-
businessman has offered to pay USD 10 moorthy, Ranger, Wildlife Head-
quarters in Chennai, suspected
million for one of those shoes. There are
that the turtle could have been hit
other takers, too. ■
by a fishing trawler’s propeller.
Ergo Correspondent “The hind limbs were badly
wounded and cut marks were vis-
ible in the abdominal area. It
might have died two days ago and
washed ashore on Monday,” said
the Ranger.
Mr. Sathyamoorthy also in-
formed that the dead turtle could
be around 20 kg with a carapace
width of 2.5ft and measured 3ft
from head to carapace.
Deer trouble
A female spotted deer that
strayed into R.K. Mutt Road in
Mylapore on Monday morning
was a surprise visitor for motori-
sts.
Following an alert from the
public, the Adyar police informed
the Forest Department author-
ities, who rushed and conducted
a speedy rescue of the animal.
The deer, believed to be five
years old, was released into the
Guindy National Park here.
Authorities point out that there
are over 200 stray deer in and
around the city, including pock-
ets near the Adyar river and Ve-
lachery. ■
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
03
Jingle, bauble all the way
A shopping session at Raave’s makes for a very pretty Christmas home
PHOTOS: R. RAVINDRAN
dream Christmas is made of. Rs. 27,000. The trees are made of Trisha and singer Vijay Yesudas
Anything you might need to do fibre and are foldable (in case are a few of the shop’s regular
up your home for December 25, you’re wondering how big a truck customers.
it’s here. you’d need to ferry the 15-footer The things are mostly sourced
The shop was started in 1995 home). from Taiwan, China, the Philip-
and is probably the largest in the Manger sets start from Rs. 900 pines and France. ■
I
t’s a week for Christmas and city to deal with Christmas deco- and the most expensive one is a
carol singers are already rations. For obvious reasons, the 12-statue porcelain set that
knocking on your door. You’re shop is open only 40 days a year – comes at Rs. 9,500. Fibre ‘mistle- Address:
probably digging around in from November 15 to December toe’ wreaths are priced between Raave’s
old cartons to pull out carefully 25, after and before which the Rs. 250 and Rs. 850. Colourful No. 18, Casa Major Road,
stowed baubles, Christmas stars, proprietors revert to their im- baubles cost between Rs. 5 and Egmore, Chennai - 600 008
shiny jingle bells, Santa sticks and port-export business. Rs. 1,500. There are also musical (Opposite Don Bosco School)
ribbons, all wrapped in dusty cel- The biggest attraction here are Santas and angels. Ph: 4214 6214,
lophane. All fine if you have a the Christmas trees. There are According to Nachi of Raave’s, 2819 3715/16
good Christmas tree to hang trees that extend to 15ft, while “Sometimes, even when people Email:
them on. All the better if you there are others whose star can already have their Christmas raaveindia@gmail.com
don’t. be fixed by a 3ft-tall kid without trees and decorations, they come Website:
Raave’s on Casa Major Road, him/her standing on a stool. Pric- here every year to buy some little www.christmasraave.in
Egmore, is probably what a es range between Rs. 1,200 and things just for luck.” Actress
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Wednesday, December 17, 2008
T
he city’s air is filled with raagams, was shuttling between Bangalore and Practice makes one perfect
pallavis, aalapanas and the sounds Chennai. One day off, one day at a
(Clockwise From Top of anklets, quite literally, just in kutcheri. It was like a one-day match. Sanjeev: Classical music is not about
Left): Vasanth case you paid heed while negotiat- Vasanth: It is a different kind of pres- practising a month or two before the
Jayaraman, Ethirajan ing the traffic at T. Nagar, Mylapore and sure for me. I am into sales. Thankfully, concert. You are tuned round the year
Ramanujam, a few other pockets. my manager is a guitarist and appre- learning various nuances.
Ramakrishnan L, The curtains are already up for Chen- ciates and understands me well. I have even taken my violin during
Vasudha Ravi and nai’s Margazhi Mahotsavam, the season Ramakrishnan: I have a ‘deliverable’ onsite projects – not for any interna-
Sanjeev V. PHOTO: of music and dance. A busy schedule for on December 31, so my boss is very con- tional performance, music is a great
R. RAVINDRAN musicians who have a flurry of kutcheris siderate. company.
. and music-related events lined up for the (Laughs) These days I only work four Ramakrishnan: We accompanists
season. And even more if you are like one hours a day in office. have to keep on listening. That’s the
of these young, talented software profes- Vasudha: I have a weekly target; so far best form of practice for us.
sionals who are juggling work and a line balancing work, music and a family has Vasudha: There is nothing like a re-
of concert schedules for the season. all been fine. hearsal for a majority of classical mu-
Liffy Thomas caught up with them in sicians.
a freewheeling chat outside Luz Church, Best compliment Vasanth: That’s why it is said classical
Mylapore, where they talk about work, All (in chorus): Satisfying ourselves is music is more an extempore!
music and how the twain meets. the greatest satisfaction we derive. Have
Sanjeev: You have to be in the good I performed to the best of my capability? Future perfect
books of your boss to juggle work and Getting a packed audience or perform- Sanjeev (firmly): I can’t think of quit-
music. ing with stalwarts comes later. ting either my profession or my music.
Vasanth, Ramakrishnan: Very true! Ethirajan, Vasanth: In fact, it is very Both work and music keep me going.
Make sure you perform well at work to difficult to hear a compliment from your Vasanth: I need to keep selling all my
come up with any excuses before the guru. life. Both go hand-in-hand
music season starts. Vasudha: When I am completely Ethirajan: Thanks to music, we have
Sanjeev: I have 22 concerts lined up drowned in to my music. When I lose two set of contacts – corporate circle
for the season. And for the last eight myself...when it looks like I am float- and friends who have grown with us
years when Margazhi approaches I am ing...it is something which I cannot ex- since our school days.
given flexi hours – I work from home. plain...that’s a personal joy which I have Vasanth: My two software friends are
Ethirajan: Last year, I was in Banga- got in many of my kutcheris and the the shade of life at work and it is a differ-
lore and I took 17 days off from work. I greatest satisfaction. ent group in my music circle. ■
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
05
Masterpieces unearthed
Two rare Italian paintings that hung in an
English village church for almost 100 years
have been unearthed as 15th century
masterpieces by Sano di Pietro, and have
been valued at around US$ 4,50,000.
U
Ranji match of the pcoming Indian motor racer Armaan Ebra- Fast cars
season against Jharkhand him will compete in next year’s F2 Series
after being cured of a which is being promoted by the FIA, the The Williams Formula 1 Team is building the offi-
back injury suffered six world body of motor sports, and billed as the cial partners to the championship and all the cars.
months ago. “I am quite feeder series to Formula One. F2 Series organiser The cars will be built very close to F1 car specifica-
satisfied with the and former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer of Motor tions adopting the same technology of a F1 car. The
performance and feel 110 per cent fit. This sport Vision Ltd confirmed the signing of Armaan engines that will be used are the Audi 1.8litre Turbo
match was very important for me as I have for the championship, which starts in April next charged engines producing 450 BHP with power
taken to the field after six months following year. boost. The gearbox will be a six-speed paddle shift
the injury I suffered on my back six months Armaan joined drivers such as Julian Jousse from gearbox, which will be very similar to that of the
ago. I have really enjoyed the match against France who finished second overall in the World present F1 cars.
Jharkhand,” Sreesanth said when asked how Series Renault and Robert Wickens, a junior Red The F2 Championship will cost 1/4th that of the
he felt to play after six months. “I will Bull driver who won a couple of A1GP races in 2007- GP2 Se- ries and half the cost of the World Series
continue to perform to my best and deliver 08, who have been the first few contracted drivers Renault Championship. All the 24 cars
result. It is up to the selector to decide.” with F2. The F2 series, which was conceptualised will be built by the Williams F1
PTI by FIA for those drivers who cannot afford Team at their factory and all the
huge budgets required for GP2 and World Se- cars will be run by the mecha-
ries Renault, will consist of eight rounds with nics and engineers appointed
16 races across Europe. It starts in April by Palmer Motorsport. Cer-
with the official test days and the races tain suspension mecha-
start in May 2009 and finishes in Novem- nisms and the gear ratios
Lehmann hopes to change ber. as well as the differential
settings will be the same
Deccan Chargers’ fortunes Big catch for all cars, thereby re-
Former Australia batsman Darren Lehmann, The winner of the F2 Championship ducing the cost and
who has been roped in as coach of Indian will get a test drive with the Williams cutting down on in-
Premier League side Deccan Chargers, feels Formula One team and the top three ventory and more im-
he can change the fortunes of the team winners will be awarded a F1 license by portantly making the
which finished last in the first edition of the the FIA. Armaan, who is undergoing cars more equal than
Twenty20 league last year. Lehmann will be training in Singapore after his very first before which then puts a
teaming up with former Australia teammate test in the new Ferrari powered car in Se- lot of focus on the driver
Adam Gilchrist as he bids to graduate into pang, for A1GP Team India said it was a rather than the expertise of
an international coach. welcome development for a racer like him the team. ■
Deccan Chargers, touted one of the who could not find enough sponsors for GP2 PTI
favourites in the IPL with explosive batsmen Series or World Series Renault Championship.
like Andrew Symonds, Shahid Afridi, “The F2 Championship is a bold and revolu-
Herschelle Gibbs and Gilchrist, won just two tionary concept and a very beneficial concept
of their 14 games that resulted in coach for most drivers including myself. I
Robin Singh being shown the door and VVS wanted to try to do the GP2 Se-
Laxman dropped from captaincy. “There ries or the World Series by Re-
was a lot of negative feeling around the nault for 2009. But had only
team last year,” said Lehmann, aware of a five per cent chance to
Afridi’s criticism of Laxman’s dour find the budgets for those
leadership. “We are trying to turn it around championships as I am
– before I even get there – into a positive not from a wealthy family,
feel through the players nor are such huge sums of
and coaching staff. I sponsorship money
want to gel the group available in India for an
to become closer and upcoming racing driver.
play a better brand of The budget for 2009 that
cricket than last season. we have to find is in the
I think Gilly is sick of me region of Rs two crore.
ringing him but we are My existing sponsors JK
planning for a positive Tyres and Amaron have
and fluent IPL side,” already confirmed their
Lehmann was quoted as support for 2009 despite
saying by The these difficult financial
Advertiser. Lehmann feels a sound times. I am presently in
performance with the Deccan Chargers discussions with BPCL for
would enhance his ultimate desire to their continued association
become Australia’s coach. with me,” Armaan said.
PTI
‘‘
Obviously the lads have put everything into it and to come out with nothing at
the end of five hard days is tough, but it was a great game of Test match
cricket. Sehwag came out and changed the momentum of the game completely and
then they played with great skill and took themselves home.
England coach Peter Moores
Poor record
Having won the Champions
League in 1999, United qualified for
the inaugural tournament of conti-
nental champions in Brazil in early
2000 after controversially pulling
out of the FA Cup in order to fea-
ture. But they failed to get past the
group stage after being beaten 1-3
by Brazilian side Vasco De Gama Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) of Manchester United works out with team mates during a soccer training session for the
and drawing with Mexico’s Rayos FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
del Necaxa. “This is a very difficult
tournament, different from what we 1999 to win the traditional show- As a seeded side, United go always been very close games so the
were used to last time, but hopefully down between European and South straight into the semi-finals of the improvement is there for everyone
we can handle it,” he said before American champions. “To win this seven-team competition on Thurs- to see, the enthusiasm is fantastic in
United’s departure. “It’s a good op- one would be even better for us,” day, where they face Japan’s Gamba Japan, the crowds are very high and
portunity for us to get the team to- Ferguson said. Despite missing next Osaka, who beat Adelaide United the stadia are fantastic. Japan is a
gether in a serious competition weekend’s round of Premier League 1-0 on Sunday in a replay of their great platform. FERGIE
because no British team has ever matches, Ferguson is not overly AFC Champions League final. De- Where we played the Urawa Reds
won it and it’s a big challenge to us.” concerned. “It isn’t the best in terms spite being strong favourites to lift was fantastic, not just the stadium DESPERATE
He said winning the trophy would
be important for the club and for
of us going for the championship
but if you ask me if we’d like to play
the cup, Ferguson expects a stiff test
in front of a home crowd in Yokoha-
but the facilities for the players to
prepare. The gyms for the warm-up
TO WIN
the club’s record. “We feel we in it again next year, I would, with- ma. He admits he has been im- were the best I’ve ever seen. It was CLUB
should have won more in Europe out question, love to be there,” he pressed with the emergence of the really remarkable.”
but having won the Intercontinental said. “You only get there by invita- Japanese game. “I don’t know a lot United’s main threat to their title WORLD
Cup back in 1999, we were the first tion if you win the Champions about Gamba but I do know that push is expected to come from
British club to do it, and that’s a League and that’s how prestigious it Japanese football over the last dec- South American champions Liga de
CUP
prestigious piece of history for us,” is for us. It’s a fantastic tournament ade has been improving remarka- Quito of Ecuador, who play Mexican
he said. to be involved in.” bly,” he said. “We’ve been to Japan powerhouse Pachuca in their semi-
United defeated Brazilian side three times and each time they’ve final on Wednesday. ■
Palmeiras in Tokyo in December Two wins away been very difficult games. They’ve AFP
10 FLICK ERGO Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Susan to Sigourney
Sigourney Weaver’s real name is Susan
Weaver, but she changed her first
name to be named after a character in
the classic novel The Great Gatsby.
M
agazine bosses accused of fabricating Holly- has decided that she’ll take her
wood actress Scarlett Johansson’s interview mum as her date to the
have come out in defence of the accusations, awards.
and blame a freelance reporter for the con- “I already asked my mum if
troversy. she can come with me. So
The U.K. edition of Cosmopolitan magazine had mummy is going to be my
put the Horse Whisperer star on its cover, accom- date,” she said. ■
panied by an interview, which her rep insists is ANI
fabricated.
In the interview Johansson’s seemingly spoke
openly about her marriage to Ryan Reynolds.
Refuting the accusations, the Cosmopolitan
editors have revealed that a freelance journalist,
who claimed to have interviewed the star, provid-
Hitler’s ‘ghost’
ed the marriage quotes to them, reports Contact-
music.
A statement read: “UK Cosmopolitan printed
on Valkyrie set
an interview with Scarlett Johansson that includ-
ed quotes from an agency journalist regarding
the actress’s marriage. We ran these quotes in
good faith with the understanding that the
F ilmmaker Bryan Singer feared that
Adolf Hitler’s ghost had taken over
his Valkyrie set after a runaway tank
interview was carried out with the approv- threatened to destroy thousands of
al of Ms. Johansson and her publicist. UK dollars worth of sound and camera
Cosmopolitan is taking the complaints equipment.
by Ms. Johansson’s publicist seriously While shooting a scene with Tom
and is investigating the matter fur- Cruise in Cougar Buttes in California, a
ther,” the statement said. ■ tank was getting out-of-control and to
ANI avoid the container from crashing the
equipment a stuntman had to be
called in.
Singer reckons that Hitler
was behind the controls of
the armoured vehicle.
“We had one tank that
malfunctioned and it
started rolling on its own.
It started rolling towards the
We ran these camera equipment and
quotes in good nothing was stopping it
because it’s a tank and it’s
faith with the meant to roll over camera
crews and other
understanding things in its way,”
that the interview Contactmusic
quoted him, as
was carried out saying.
with the approval “A very brave
guy crawled in it
of Ms. Johansson and worked the
brake system and
and her publicist. got it to stop.
UK Cosmopolitan Maybe the ghost
of Hitler was in
is taking the there!” the
complaints by director added.
In the new
Ms. Johansson’s film, Cruise
plays a real-life
publicist German officer
seriously and is who led an
assassination
GETTY IMAGES
Jackman jacked?
H ugh Jackman has been
panned by TV critics who
have raised questions on the
actor’s ability to host the
Academy Award ceremony
on February 22.
The New York Times
Jack Black
pondered if the Van Helsing
star would be able to pull
off the three-hour star-
studded evening, despite his
Emmy-award-winning
experience hosting the Tony
C
omedian Jack Black is set to
make a guest appearance in the
hit show, The Office.
Imdb.com reports that
Black will appear in an episode
which will be aired in February. It
is unknown in what capacity he
Cowgirl
will feature, but the episode, ti-
tled ‘Stress Relief’, will follow the
workers as they try to secretly
Aniston
watch a bootlegged Hollywood
movie at work. ■
IANS
J ennifer Aniston has revealed
that she would love to put
on her cowboy hat and add
‘shoot’em-up’ films to her
kitty if given the chance.
The Rachel Green of Friends
said she would love to try
her hand in different
genres, reports China Daily.
She told the USA Today
newspaper: “Would I like to
do a shoot-’em-up film?
Like a Western? I’d like to
do that, too. There’s
something else out there
that I’m going to be
possibly doing called
Bounty Hunter. It’s good.
It’s not definite yet.”
Jennifer further added that
she hit it off with co-star
Owen Wilson at the sets of
her latest movie Marley
and Me.
She said: “It was an
instant ease when we met
and started rehearsing,
and I think it’s rare.
Sometimes you actually
really like the person you
are having good
chemistry with. We
lucked out. It was
fun to be at work
and play these
people.” ■
ANI
12 ERGO Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday’s Question:
If you win a lottery of 1 crore, what would
you do with it?
■ 50 lakhs for me & my family expenses, 20 lakhs to orphanages, 10
lakhs each to Army, Navy& Air Force
Manikandan, TCS
■ Would like to donate for few good things, then will start a
business to settle
Jubair, Cognizant
■ I call my college friends and office friends to celebrate the whole G. Mani of Infosys has nominated his team as Partners in Crime.
day in Spencer Plaza till the amount ends
Krishna, Prakash, Ganesh, Uma, Geetha, Deepa - Perot Systems
■ I’ll give 10% of money for orphans and poor people, 20% of
money to children for their educational purposes. And remaining
money I’ll keep myself for constructing my dream house
Satish, Ramco Systems
■ I will spend 25% of money for my family. And spend remaining
75% for poor people, orphanage
Shobana, RRD
Today’s Query:
You wake up in the morning and see
yourself shrunk to the size of a walnut.
How would you react what would you do?
By Priyadarshini, Infosys. Manomani Kesav of HCL has nominated her team as Partners in Crmie,
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
13
Refrigerated beach
Fashion house Versace is to create the
world’s first refrigerated beach in
Dubai, so that hotel guests can walk
comfortably across the sand on
scorching days.
sudoku
Rema
Moorthy of
Indus Teqsite/
Datapatterns
clicked this
picture at
Badrinath in
the
Himalayas.
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‘‘
When I came here, I
weighed three times
more than what I am. And
why would he accuse me of
sending my money to
Pakistan? I earn and pay taxes
in Mumbai, I can show you
my PAN card,’’
Actress Katie Holmes and her daughter Suri Cruise visit ’The Adnan Sami reacted to Jagjit Singh’s criticism
Nutcracker’ at the New York City Ballet in New York City. AFP PHOTO that Adnan came here to become an actor and
he makes money here and send it to Pakistan