A BYTE OF LIFE Tuesday, March 24, 2009

TO BE LIKE
10 THE SUBWAY TAILOR
03
AUDREY P.M. Gopal Rao Gents Tailor
Deepika Padukone on her
style icon and more
FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 55

Nano arrives
PHOTO: K. ANANTHAN

T
he much anticipated launch of Tata Nano has at last happened with Tata
Motors announcing its commercial launch on Monday. The car which
would be available in three variants would be on display at showrooms
across the country from April 1.
The car comes with an 18 month or 24,000 km guarantee and is said to be
21% more spacious than other compatriots in the small car segment in the
country. Tata Motors are only rolling out a small number of cars from its
factory in Pantnagar and due to significant demand initially the Tata Nano will
be available through a booking mode.
Tata Motors has entered into an exclusive agreement with the State Bank of
India to manage the booking process. The sale of application forms and
acceptance of booking will start from April 9 till the end of day April 25. The
application forms will be available for Rs. 300, with a range of offers from select
associate Tata Group companies. The application forms will be available at
over 30,000 locations in about 1,000 cities through Tata Motors Passenger Car
dealerships, State Bank of India and its branches, its subsidiaries and asso-
ciates. ■
02 NAMMA CHENNAI
Bad staircase
A senior police officer recently suffered
a fracture following a slip and fall from
a steep British-style stairway inside the
police commissionerate in Egmore. The
stairs, with a red carpet fixed on them
rather awkwardly, had victimised many
previously. However, the officer is back
on his feet and kicking.
No cam since New Year
Traffic signals in the city with CCTV
cameras have not been working since
January 1, 2009. According to reliable
police sources, it is due to the expiry of
contract with a city-based technology
firm that was assisting the Chennai City
Traffic Police in the CCTV surveillance.
Therefore, traffic violators can heave a
sigh of relief for the time being.
Designer cop
A senior police officer has a fancy for
watches and sunglasses. The khaki
apparently has a big collection of both
and is said to be buying a pair quite
often. Also, one pair of designer
sunglasses the officer owns has a
whopping six-figure price tag.
ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Francophonie film fest
Under the Bombs, a film by Philippe Arctingi will be screened
on April 25 as part of the ongoing Francophonie Film Festival.
The film will be screened at Alliance Francaise of Madras. For
details call 2827 9803/28271477
New twist to Asin’s
missing assistant case
Actor Asin’s ‘missing’ assistant might not
be missing after all, suspect police
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feedback@goergo.in
I
n a new twist to the case of Asin’s missing assistant, police
suspect that the missing person had himself gone into
hiding in order to extort money from the actor after giving
a false impression that he is ‘mysteriously missing’.
It all started after Asin’s assistant Nalamuthu Kumaraswa-
my alias Muthu (23) allegedly went missing while he was
assisting the actor during her Hindi Ghajini filming days in
Mumbai.
Last Tuesday, his mother Sudalai Vadivu (46) of Karumari
Amman Koil Street in Gandhi Nagar, Redhills, approached
Suburban Commissioner S.R. Jangid in this regard. Following
this, special teams were formed and an investigation was
underway.
Upon enquiry, the actor’s father informed police that
Muthu was indeed working for Asin but had quit his job in
January 2009.
Police sources revealed that Muthu’s mobile phone, which
was continually out of service, was recently active at times
and he is known to have contacted some of his friends. This
has led the police to believe that Nalamuthu could have de-
liberately gone missing in order to give an impression that the
actress was responsible for his disappearance and, in turn,
extort money from her.
Following information that Muthu could be hiding in Tut-
icorin, a police team has been rushed there. ■
Cow on IT corridor
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A cow remains
firmly tethered
to an electric
pole on Six
Lane Road,
Rajiv Gandhi
Salai, on
Sunday. PHOTO:
M. KARUNAKARAN
 Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The
subway
tailor
A subway on Anna Salai houses one of the
more popular among the tailoring shops in
the business – P.M. Gopal Rao Gents Tailor
SHALINI SHAH
shalinishah@goergo.in
W
hile walking through a
pedestrian subway,
you’d probably come
across vendors selling
combs, hair clips and safety pins.
Or even people sitting with
weighing machines, offering to
check your weight for a fee. But a
tailoring shop?
No, we’re not talking a sewing-
machine-on-wheels that goes on
doing mending work from one
place to another, but a proper
(and very popular) men’s tailor-
ing unit that has been in the same
place for about four decades, du-
tifully paying rent to the govern-
ment. ‘P.M. Gopal Rao Gents
Tailor’ on Anna Salai, near the
Anna Salai-Wallajah Road signal,
doesn’t fail to make people stop
and stare. Extremely popular
among advocates, doctors, IAS
officers, politicians and the pub-
lic in general, the tailoring shop
hasn’t seen a dearth of loyal cli-
entele.
Gopal Rao started his tailoring
shop some 45-50 years ago be-
hind Bombay Halwa House on
Mount Road. He then moved to
the subway location in the 1970s.
Now, his son G. Karnan Rao is at
the helm. While the staff has kept
moving on and changing over the
years, the one person who’s been
with Karnan Rao throughout is
his uncle Narayan Rao.
Ask Karnan Rao about the rath-
03
Cool, cool
Tata Tea has launched T!ON, a refreshing
cold beverage targeted at the youth. The
energy drinks comes in three flavours –
mango rush, peach punch and apple buzz.
A 400 ml bottle is priced at Rs. 22.
The exterior view of P.M. Gopal Rao Gents Tailor in the Anna Salai subway.
R. RAVINDRAN
PHOTOS:
er unexpected location, the sub-
way, and he says, “My father
found this place, so we stuck on
here.” Does he want to move?
“The shop is on Anna Salai, a
prime location. Why should I
want to?”
Barring Sundays, the shop is
open everyday from 10 a.m. to
8:30 p.m.
Parking was never a problem as
whoever visited the shop would
park their vehicles inside Govern-
ment Estate. However, the clos-
ing of the Estate compound a
month ago for the construction of
the new Secretariat has posed a
problem, as customers now need
to plonk their vehicles on the
main road itself. But this has
hardly deterred anyone, at least
so far, says Rao.
The tailoring shop also special-
ises in wedding suits, one of the
more famous weddings being
that of M.K. Stalin, for which P.M.
Gopal Rao did the tailoring. Other
high-profile customers include G. Karnan Rao (right) and uncle Narayan Rao at work.
veteran State Congress leader
Krishnaswamy and former Su-
preme Court judge Justice Nata-
rajan.
MLAs from the MLA hostel lo-
cated nearby form a steady
stream of visitors at the shop over
the years. “Though politicians Though politicians keep coming here,
keep coming here, we have no
political preferences. All are just we have no political preferences.
customers to us,” says Rao.
And they’re happy being men’s All are just customers to us
tailors. “We are a specialist ‘Gents
Tailor’ and it’s more than
enough,” smiles Rao. ■
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009

WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS Snippets sourced

PANASONIC REVEALS ITS CAMERA ROADMAP
from T3 magazine
of Infomedia
Keep adding more megapixels, oodles of 18 Group
zoom and gimmicky features – that’s pretty
much how a digicam roadmap looks like for
most vendors. Not for Panasonic though. The
new face recognition feature allows you to
register faces of loved ones in the cam,
complete with a mug shot, name and age. Features include mega
The cam will then recognise them whenever optical image stabilisation
you click them and prioritise focus. In case and intelligent auto mode
the age of the said person is less than three, for both stills and vids
the cam will automatically switch to ‘baby’
scene mode. The new TZ7 featured below
can also capture vids in 720p AVCHD Lite
format.
TBC, www.panasonic.com

PANASONIC FT1
Waterproof to 3m,
shockproof to 1.5m, and
dustproof, this 12.1-meg
snapper can also capture
720p ACVHD vids, and isn’t
afraid of sharks.
A 25mm ultra
wide angle
Leica lens with
a 12X zoom
graces the
PANASONIC FX580 PANASONIC FS25 occasion
Another 12.1-megapixel Tanking up on oomph, this
shooter, this one comes with stylish compact packs in a
a 3inch touchscreen LCD, 5X zoom lens and photo
with intuitive touch-based frame features as well,
controls in case you’re along with a 12.1-meg
feeling touchy. sensor for lovely pics.
 Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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iTunes offers feature films in HD
Apple said it will begin offering HD films for purchase US $ 50.52

SOURCE: RBI
and rental on iTunes. Starting immediately, customers
of the service will be able to buy the films for $19.99. Pound 73.56
HD rentals will be priced at $4.99. Euro 69.11
100 Yen 52.50

Google Docs now

allows offline work
G
oogle Docs, which has so far
been an online-only service
for creating documents and
preparing presentations, can
now be used offline, company offi-
cials reported.
The offline mode can be accessed
at docs.google.com. When first ac-
tivating the service, users are direct-
ed to download Google Gears, a free
browser plug-in. Once the download
has been completed, offline access is
available around-the-clock.
The service means users do not
have to be as vigilant about saving
documents and any changes, since
those are uploaded automatically
whenever the computer has an ac-
tive Internet connection. That auto-
matic update also relieves users
from having to switch between the
online and offline applications.
Google says the offline service is
compatible with Internet Explorer,
versions 6 and higher, Google
Chrome and Firefox, versions 1.5
and higher. ■
DPA

Dell unveils world’s Apple’s Safari 4

thinnest laptop promises faster surfing
D
ell Inc unveiled its luxury marketing executive John New.
Adamo laptop calling it the “This is for the customer that has

world’s thinnest notebook
as it seeks to compete in
the high-end ultra-portable mar-
ket defined by Apple Inc’s Mac-
Book Air.
The sleek, aluminum-encased
notebook is 0.65-inches thick and
comes with a 13.4-inch screen
and a 128-gigabyte solid-state
drive. Starting at $1,999, the Ada-
mo is positioned as Dell’s new
high-end brand. Another config-
uration will sell for $2,699.
The device comes packed in a
clear case along with an optional
branded sleeve or tote bag from
designer luggage and handbag la-
bel Tumi.
The Adamo is meant “to make
a design statement, to surprise
people that this is a Dell,” said
that discerning taste, and is will-
ing to pay a little more for that.”
Dell has been working to gen-
erate buzz for Adamo, Latin for to
fall in love with. Word of the PC
began to leak late last year, and
the company hosted an event in
January in Las Vegas where it
provided a fleeting glimpse of the
laptop as it was held aloft by a
model.
Apple helped launch the so-
called ultra-portable category last
year with MacBook Air, which at
0.76 inches, previously laid claim
to the title of world’s thinnest.
The Adamo at 4 pounds is
heavier than the Air, which
weighs 3 pounds and is priced
from $1,799. ■
Reuters
A
pple’s new browser promises to be
significantly faster than its
predecessors.
According to Apple, Safari 4 will
be able to run JavaScript, a feature of
many websites, faster than n Safari 3. In-
deed, the company says the speed will in-
crease by 4.2 times.
Apple also boasts that its new browser,
now available in a beta version, will make
the competition look positively slow.
HTML websites will load seven times fas-
ter on the new Safari than on Internet Ex-
plorer 7 and up to three times faster than
on Firefox 3, it added.
The browser’s new functions include through the browser’s history and
Full History Search, which allows a com- bookmarks.
puter user to sift through headlines, web The free beta version of the new Safari is
addresses or complete texts of recently available for Mac OS X and Windows and
visited sites. Top Sites provides an over- can be downloaded at www.apple.com/
view of regularly visited websites, while safari. ■
Cover Flow makes it easier to search DPA
06 VILLAGE ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Mum bites principal

A Rhode Island woman has been accused of biting and
punching her young son’s school principal after she was
told the 11-year-old was being suspended.

Brussels sets world record in longest toilet queue Olympic

A world record in the length of a queue to a toilet
was set on Sunday when 756 people lined up to a pandas return
latrine in central Brussels to raise awareness for
the need for clean water on World Water Day. home
The event was organised by UNICEF, which gave A large number of
each participant a wristband with his or her well-wishers turned up
number in the line and T-shirt certifying at the Beijing Zoo to
participation in the event. say good-bye to eight
“The Guinness Book of Records told us we needed panda cubs who
to get at least 500 people in the queue to get the wrapped up their
record,” a UNICEF spokesman said. Olympic mission and
Reuters returned home.
The pandas had been
sent to Beijing Zoo
from Sichuan province,
Crocodile attacks toddler southwest China, to bring extra cheer to visitors during
A mother narrowly rescued her 1-year-old son from an the Beijing 2008 Olympics. The adorable cubs remained
attack by a crocodile that had escaped from a nearby farm, playful and naughty despite it being their last day in the
a police officer in Vietnam’s Mekong delta confirmed on capital.
Monday. The Olympic pandas were flown to Beijing on May 24 last
The woman was holding her son over a canal to relieve year, earlier than expected, after their home, the China
himself on Sunday when the 100-kilogram crocodile leapt Giant Panda Protection and Research Centre in Wolong,
out of the water and snapped at the child’s foot. was severely damaged in the May 12 earthquake.
The mother managed to pull her son back and outrun the “I am not disappointed at all about the pandas’ departure.
crocodile that pursued her onto land, said Nguyen Minh Actually, I am really glad to see them returning to
Quang, police chief of An Binh Ward in the province of Sichuan, where their home is,” said Quan Hao, 33, from
Can Tho. Four local men subdued the crocodile with ropes Beijing.
and sticks. The child was not injured. ANI
“It is mating season, so the crocodile was more aggressive
than usual,” Quang said.
DPA
Struggle to save beached whales
Volunteers on Monday joined rescue workers
struggling to save the lives of dozens of whales and
dolphins stranded on a beach on Australia’s west
coast, officials said.
Around 80 false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins
were found beached over more than five kilometres
in Hamelin Bay, south of the city of Perth.
“The mass stranding occurred early this morning and
of the 80 found stranded only 25 false killer whales
have been found alive,” the Department of
Environment and Conservation said in a statement.
AFP

Female-only traffic cops in Lima

A
nightmare is coming
true for many macho
motorists in the Peru-
vian capital as the en-
tire traffic police force will
soon be female.
Since surveys show female
officers in Lima to be far
stricter and - more impor-
tantly - less bribable than
males, they will be given
complete control of the
chaotic streets in the city of
some 8 million inhabitants,
the municipal traffic police
announced recently.
Their 500 male colleagues
are to be transferred to other
departments. But General
Arturo Davila, a man, will re-
main head of Lima’s traffic
police.
By South American stan-
dards, an unusually large
number of female traffic
cops have already been thun-
dering through town on
heavy motorcycles. And
tough customers they are.
While traffic violations are
often ‘fixable’ with a small
gratuity for seniors, the sen-
oras and senoritas are usual-
ly merciless and impose the
fine dictated by law. ■
DPA
 Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Websites of the day
For the answer to your every question:
http://www.answers.com/
An education for those who confuse fame with wisdom.
http://www.famousidiot.com/
RELEASING SOON
Parody on IPL, ICL
T
he India Premier League
(IPL) is not far away, but this
season audiences will also
get to see a parody on the
different cricket leagues on the
silver screen as well.
Kirki that stars Jackie Shroff,
Sanjay Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
and Sayali Bhagat along with a
bunch of youngsters is almost
ready.
“I have finished shooting for
this film, which is a comedy. It’s a
fun movie ... it’s a parody on IPL
and ICL,” said Sanjay Kapoor,
who reinvented himself as an ac-
tor in Zoya Akhtar’s debut Luck
By Chance.
“Kirkit talks about how advan-
tage is being taken of a common
man by making everything so
commercial, especially the game
of cricket,” said Sanjay, who plays
a crucial role in the film.
“It narrates how street kids
have taken on to playing cricket
due to exposure to IPL and other
leagues, which involve quick
cricket day in and night out.
It clearly states that now even
cricket has turned into business,”
Symonds lands
in new trouble
A
ustralian all-rounder Andrew Symonds
is reported to have courted trouble yet
again.
According to a media report Symonds
was shown the door at a Brisbane bar on Sun-
day night after he accidentally “broke a glass
07
Python prop prompts panic
A Monty Python film prop was mistaken for
a hand grenade in England, prompting
bomb disposal teams to be called in and
buildings to be evacuated.
The film has quite a few
debutant actors playing
wannabe cricketers
the actor added. derdog. Pick up any movie, more wary about films based on of the IPL season, which will only
Though there have been quite whether it is Lagaan, Say Salaam cricket. Won’t it be a deterrent on add on its visibility.”
a few films made on the theme of India or Aamir Khan’s old film the prospects of Kirkit? The film is produced and di-
cricket, the most recent being Awwal Number, each of the films “No, a good film is a good film rected by Shashi Pritam, a mu-
Harman Baweja-starrer Victory, has culminated in a predictable that will always work,” quipped sician who has created more than
this is the first time a parody has way,” says an industry follower. Sanjay. “Moreover, the subject 350 jingles and has also dabbled
been made on this subject. The horrific box office perfor- and timing of Kirkit couldn’t have in composing music for Bolly-
“Cricket-based movies are mance of Victory has made both been better. wood and South Indian films. ■
mostly about the win of the un- filmmakers and audiences even It will release during the peak IANS
Congrats Faustina!
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Gorilla
Faustina
celebrates
with a cake of
and was stumbling and calling out boisterous- ice and fruits
ly to his friends.” her 15th
“It’s understood Symonds was drinking on birthday in
the weekend to celebrate the end of the Shef- Guadalajara’s
field Shield season and was asked to leave the Zoo, Mexico.
Watt Bar at New Farm,” a newspaper report This year 2009
said. Symonds and his friends were shown the marks the
door of the bar after the incident. international
The flamboyant player has been undergoing year of
a second period of counselling and rehabil- Gorillas.
itation after returning to the game last month, AFP PHOTO/IVAN
following knee surgery at the start of the year. GARCIA
The 33-year-old was ordered to undergo
counselling after the ‘gone fishing’ affair in
late August, but was recalled to the Test team
in November.
A Queensland Cricket spokesman said Sy-
monds’ rehabilitation was on and he was not
banned from drinking. “He’s allowed to have a
drink and I’m sure the boys were looking after
him,” the spokesman said. ■
PTI
08 SPORT
Sridhar targets Indian
Open
Struggling with his form
after a five-month injury
lay off, ace shuttler Anup
Sridhar is targeting the
Indian Open Grand Prix to
regain his confidence and
has set his eyes on making
at least the semi-finals of
the tournament. “I’m
playing in an international
tournament in India after
quite a long time so I’m
very excited. I’m in
reasonably good shape as
well. I think if I can win
two-three good matches
that would be okay. As far
as results go, I think semi-
final and above would be good, and I think
it’s realistic as well,” Sridhar said.
“I tend to look at a situation like this as
being a huge opportunity to play myself
back into form, get my confidence back and
earn some ranking points in the process,” he
added. Sridhar twisted his ankle in March
last year but still played in the Beijing
Olympics in August before being forced to
take a break for five months. Returning to
the court, Sridhar played in the Malaysian
Super Series, Korean Super Series, German
Open, All England Super Series, the National
championship and the Wilson Swiss Super
series but he found the going tough in all
the events.
PTI
PCB peeved with BCCI
The Pakistan Cricket Board has said it would
contact its Indian counterparts and seek
advice from its government on the status of
the national players’ chances of playing in
the Indian Premier League which will now
be staged in South Africa or England.
PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt said there were lot
of issues to be cleared up regarding the
participation of Pakistani players in the IPL
which was shifted from India yesterday as it
clashed with the Indian general elections. “I
will be talking to the Indian board President
and also our government. I am sure some of
the players would now like to play in the
IPL if possible,” Butt
said. The Pakistan
government had
stopped its players from
going to India for the
IPL due to security issues
and also because of
diplomatic relations
taking a nosedive after
the Mumbai attacks in
November. Butt said he
was not in a position to
say if the government
would reconsider its stance on allowing
players to appear in the IPL now. “But if
some players are interested in playing in the
IPL and if their commitments don’t clash
with our national team commitments I will
talk to the relevant authorities,” Butt said.
PTI
ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Jhulan regains top spot
Indian women’s cricket team captain Jhulan Goswami went up a couple of notches to regain
the number one spot in the latest ICC ODI Rankings issued. Jhulan, who was the top-ranked
bowler when the women’s rankings were launched last year in October, has overtaken
England’s Isa Guha and Shelley Nitschke of Australia.
Nadal demolishes
Murray
W
orld number one Rafael
Nadal crushed Scot-
land’s Andy Murray 6-1,
6-2 to win the Indian
Wells ATP Masters series title.
Nadal, the reigning Australian
Open champion, defied difficult,
windy conditions to capture the
crown in the California desert for
the second time on Sunday, after
triumphing here in 2007. As in
the women’s final that preceded
it, the men’s championship
match was played in swirling
winds that had both players
scrambling. But Nadal, who
started the tournament as the top
seed for the first time – after Rog-
er Federer came in as the num-
ber one the past five years – kept
his focus to get the job done in
one hour, 20 minutes.
Grand performance
“I played a really good match
with those conditions,” Nadal
said. “Probably Andy didn’t play
his best because of the condi-
tions, but I think I played a really
complete match, moving very
well. I never stop the legs during
all the match, and I think that
was the key.”
Murray, meanwhile, seemed
unable to get to grips with the
situation. “I think I accepted a
little bit better than him the con-
ditions,” Nadal said, and Murray
agreed. “Rafa dealt with it very Rafael Nadal hits a return to Andy Murray in the final of the
well,” Murray said. “He hit the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California
ball cleaner and seemed to get on Sunday. PHOTO: AFP
himself in better positions than I
did. You don’t necessarily want pionship match, giving himself a I’m not going to play in those
to be doing a whole lot of defend- shot at a third title of 2009 to go conditions each week.”
ing and running,” Murray added. with those he won in Doha and The 22-year-old Spaniard, who
“You want to be in the best posi- Rotterdam. Since those successes saved five match points in a
tion possible to hit each ball, and Murray has been slowed by ill- fourth-round victory over Argen-
I wasn’t.” ness, withdrawing from the quar- tina’s David Nalbandian to keep
ter-finals in Dubai and skipping his title challenge alive, said add-
On the right track Davis Cup. Under the circum- ing the first Masters series title of
Despite the defeat, world num- stances, he said, reaching the fi- the year to his Australian Open
ber four Murray leaves California nal was a good result. “I don’t triumph made for a “dream start”
closing in on world number three feel like I’m that disappointed to 2009. He now owns 13 elite
Novak Djokovic, whose title de- just now with how the week Masters titles, and 33 ATP tour
fence ended with a quarter-final went, because I wasn’t expecting trophies – tied for 16th place on
loss to American Andy Roddick. to do that well,” he said. “Today the Open Era list with Arthur
Murray beat Federer in the semis was not my best day, but I’ll defi- Ashe and Mats Wilander. ■
to book his place in the cham- nitely get over it. I’m guessing AFP
Murray washed aside in
no time
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‘‘Barca smash Malaga

Steve’s is a career that has embraced so much and deserves to be celebrated.
His record of five consecutive ICC Cricket World Cup finals will not, I contend,
be overtaken and he will retire as the umpire to have officiated in the most Test
matches and the first to break the 100 Test mark.
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat on Elite Panel umpire Steve Bucknor

But Real stay on the hunt

B
arcelona showed Real Madrid they
will take some budging from the
top of the table with an emphatic
6-0 home win over Malaga on Sun-
day to restore their six-point cushion
over the champions. A few hours earlier
Real had defeated Almeria 3-0 at the San-
tiago Bernabeu to cut Barcelona’s lead to
three points, but Pep Guardiola’s side re-
sponded by cutting poor Malaga to
shreds.
Xavi, Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and
Samuel Eto’o were all on target in a sen-
sational first 45 minutes and Malaga
couldn’t wait for the half-time whistle.
It was more of the same in the second
half with Eto’o scoring his second on 56
minutes while marauding right back Dani
Alves (51) also netted. “It is one more
game gone,” said Eto’o. “I always have a
chance of scoring in this team. We just
want to push on now and carry on with
this form after the international break.”

Goal machines
Barcelona have plundered 84 goals this
season at an average of three goals a
game and are well on course to reach a
century before the end of the season. Ca-
meroon attacker Eto’o leads the way with
25 goals while Messi has 19 for the season
and Henry a creditable 15.
The trio were on the score-sheet
against Malaga but Brazilian Alves had
the honour of scoring the goal of the
game heading in after a sublime pass
from Andres Iniesta had carved the vis-
itors open.
“It was a great assist from Andres. I
didn’t have to do much just help it
along,” said Alves. “I don’t score many
with my head to be honest most of the
ones I have scored have been own goals.
We are not watching what Real are doing.
If we don’t slip up and keep winning it is
in our hands.”

Right behind
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
made it eight goals in his last six games
with a brace as Real Madrid eased to a
3-0 win over Almeria. Legendary Real old
boy Hugo Sanchez, now coach at Alme-
ria, grabbed the pre-match attention on
his return to the Santiago Bernabeu, but
it was Huntelaar who stole the headlines
with a clinical second-half double. Brazi-
lian Marcelo, jeered by his own fans this
season, silenced the doubters with a 23rd
minute opener before Huntelaar showed
his predatory instincts in the 52nd and
65th minutes to wrap up the points. Lionel Messi (up) celebrates with teammate Dani Alves after scoring during a Spanish League match against Malaga on
“Marcelo is growing as player day by day Sunday at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona. PHOTO: AFP
and is getting better playing on the left
hand side,” said Real coach Juande Ra- they fell to a 2-0 defeat at Real Mallorca. they are only three points above the drop. Espanyol scoring in the dying seconds to
mos. Atletico stay five points behind fourth- There are a staggering 11 teams still snatch the spoils. Espanyol, one of the
placed Villarreal with Valencia now level involved in the relegation battle with few teams to beat Barcelona this season,
Costly slip on points following their 1-0 victory over tenth-placed Racing only four points bet- are adrift at the bottom eight points from
Elsewhere, Atletico Madrid’s Cham- Racing Santander. It was a big win for ter off than third from bottom Osasuna. safety. ■
pions League hopes suffered a blow as Mallorca who surge up to 12th although Osasuna secured a 1-0 win over troubled AFP
10 FLICK
Deepika Padukone on her style icon,
action movies and ‘The Kite Runner’
MADHUSREE CHATTERJEE
D
eepika Padukone has had a
dream-run in Bollywood
with just three releases,
but the model-turned-ac-
tress says her dream is to play the
elegant Audrey Hepburn, her
style icon.
“I would like to play Audrey
Hepburn, my style icon, in mo-
vies like Breakfast at Tiffany’s or
Roman Holiday,” said Deepika on
the sidelines of the Wills India
Fashion Week (WIFW), where she
walked the ramp for Ranna Gill
and Rina Dhaka’s collections
sponsored by luxury brand Fiama
Di Wills.
After debuting opposite Shah
Rukh Khan in 2007 hit Om Shanti
Om and doing Chandni Chowk
To China with Akshay Kumar,
Deepika’s next is Love Aaj Kal
alongside Saif Ali Khan. And she
is all praise for filmmaker Imtiaz
Ali of Jab We Met fame.
“I enjoyed working with Imtiaz
Ali in Love Aaj Kal, where he cast
me opposite Saif. It was a dream
working for a sensitive director
like him. Imtiaz just seemed to
know the kind of persons we were
and brought out the best in us.
He guided (us) all through the
movie,” said the leggy beauty.
Deepika is now looking for-
ward to begin work for newcomer
Vijay Lalwani’s Kartik Calling
Kartik, which also stars actor-di-
rector Farhan Akhtar and Boman
Irani.
“It is an offbeat movie, a psy-
chological thriller. But I am not
going to talk much about it,” she
said.
The actress admits she has a
soft corner for action movies,
though all genres appeal to her.
“An action movie is something
I have always wanted to do, but I
Cinema today is changing. And as an actor, I
will never throw my hands up... will never be
happy saying this is the best character I have
portrayed. I am critical of myself, rarely happy
‘I would like to play
Audrey Hepburn’
ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Jade Goody to be buried
with sons’ pictures
Jade Goody will reportedly be buried with her sons’ pictures,
as it was one of her last wishes. The 27-year-old died peacefully
on Sunday in her sleep, while mum Jackiey Budden and hubby
Jack Tweed held on to her hands.
cannot specify any real genre that
appeals to me. Cinema today is
changing. And as an actor, I will
never throw my hands up... will
never be happy saying this is the
best character I have portrayed. I
am critical of myself, rarely hap-
py,” said Deepika.
As Indian cinema changes to
adapt new formats and content,
Deepika feels the role of women
in cinema is also changing.
“It is becoming more challeng-
ing. Even in the past, there were
movies where women did not
have to run around trees. An ac-
tress could opt to show off her
talent.”
People, she explained, have
this strange notion that if a wom-
an wears make-up, she cannot be
taken seriously.
“Take off your make-up and
only then you can do serious cin-
ema. But glamorous roles and a
glamorous screen presence do
not make one a non-actor. The
content of cinema is also chang-
ing, evolving... it is no longer the
regular boy-meets-girl,” the actor
said.
Deepika usually decides on the
projects she takes up after read-
ing the scripts.
“The movies are my call though
I run my parents through what I
am doing. But they are new to
movies, hence unfamiliar. But af-
ter Om Shanti Om and Bachna
Aai Haseeno, I have matured,”
she said.
The actor confesses that she is
not much of a bookworm. “But I
am reading The Kite Runner now
and it might turn out to be the
best book I have ever read. I have
grown up listening to all kinds of
music – from Kishore da to Mo-
hammed Rafi,” she said. ■
IANS
 Tuesday, March 24, 2009
11
Jennifer Aniston lends voice for a lamb story audio CD
Jennifer Aniston has lent her voice to an audio CD version of a children’s book, called ‘Loukoumi’s Good
Deeds’, which tells the story of a cuddly lamb. The project holds a special place for the ‘Friends’ star, as she
got a chance to work alongside her father John Aniston, reports the China Daily.

Preity Zinta Cine City

adopts 34
orphans
P
reity Zinta, who plans to adopt
children every year, said she will
finance the upbringing of 34 girls
at the Mother Miracle orphanage
in Rishikesh.
“I’ve adopted 34 girls. I’ll be looking
after their entire upbringing from edu-
cation to food, clothes, etc. You’ve no
idea how wonderful it feels to hear the
excited chatter of all these girls to-
gether,” she said.
Preity, who doesn’t intend to be a
sleeper parent, said: “These are my Arya turns baddie in Telugu
children now, my responsibility. I’ll Neni Devudni, the Telugu remake of Bala’s Naan
be constantly connected with Kadavul, has won actor Arya rave reviews and
them and I’ll visit them twice a offers from Telugu film industry.
year.” ■ The actor is making his debut in Telugu as villain in
IANS Allu Arjun’s next flick. The movie to be directed by
Gunasekhar will see Arya and Arjun get equal
importance. Though Arya has not done a baddie in
Tamil, he had roles in movies like Pattiyal and
Arindhum Ariyamalum with negative shades.

BRUCE WILLIS A ctor Bruce Willis (54) has

tied the knot with model
Emma Heming, in a Carib-

ties knot
bean island ceremony attend-
ed by his ex-wife Demi Moore
and their three daughters, his
spokesperson said on Sunday.

with model Moore’s husband, actor

Ashton Kutcher, was also at
the event in the Turks and Cai-
cos islands, the spokesperson
said.
Heming is a Victoria’s Se-
cret model.
US television said the
A-list celebrity guests in-
cluded pop queen Ma-
donna.
Moore (46) was mar-
ried to Willis from 1987
to 2000. The couple had
Karthik, now a composer
The latest Coco Cola TV commercial featuring actor
three daughters, Rumor
Vijay with a moustache has one more speciality in
(20) Scout (17) and Tal-
it. The ad created by Rajiv Menon has the music
lulah Belle (15).
composed by singer Karthik. Sources say that
After her marriage to
Karthik loves to compose tunes during his free
Willis broke up, she
time. And one day he randomly played the tune to
married Kutcher (31)
his friend Rajiv Menon. Impressed by the tune,
in 2005. ■
Menon asked Karthik to compose the jingle for the
AFP
advertisement. The lyric for the jingle is by Pa.
Vijay.
12 ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009

■ Indian Premier League vs

Monday’s English Premier League. IPL is
Question: now truly international.

Arul,
The Indian Patni

Premier League is ■ I’ll be happy if they move

the IPL out of Indian TV
out of India. In channels also. Otherwise, my
roommate won’t allow me to
not more than watch any good programme
on TV for those 45 days.
one line, express Vengadavasan,
CSS
your feelings ■ I’m very happy bcoz the
about the change match not cancelled.
Shabu S,
in venue. Perot Systems
Rathish Ashok from TCS E-Serve has nominated his team as Partners in
■ Vada poche! ■ Good decision. Crime. This pic was clicked at Kodaikanal.
Saranya M, Anand K
Cognizant, Infoview Technologies
Dhanapal,
HCL Comnet ■ Enna koduma saravanan
ithu.
■ Thank God! No change of Ganesh,
bus routes near Chepauk. TCS
Padma Gopal,
Cognizant ■ Boss evanga epavumae
epadithaan.bhayam eruntha
■ Machan saachuputaan thozil panna mudiyuma.
machan. Vinesh Kumar Damodaran,
Pari, Cognizant, Accenture
Divakar,
Patni ■ Being a cricket freak, I
cried much in my heart
■ Kelambitaangaya seeing the IPL going out of
kelambitaangaya. India. Despite lacking home
Lokeshwaran, support, Chennai Super Kings
Karthik will rock with our wishes and
Allsec prayers. Ramkumar Ranganathan from Wipro has nominated his team as
Deena, Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at Yercaud.
■ It’s disappointing that we Wipro
are not able to provide
security in our own country. ■ Real citizens of India have
Senthil, better things to ponder than
Wipro worrying about the venue of
IPL matches.
■ IPL not in India, so what? Priya,
Enga veetla TV irukku. VDSI
Murali,
HOV Services, ■ Change is strange.
J.Senthil, Prabhu,
S.Karthi, Capgemini
P.Elumalai,
Infoview Technologies

■ IPL becomes EPL or APL

(English or African Premier Today’s Question:
League).
Krishnakumar, Your favourite
Sudharsan,
Jagan, Karthi, romantic comedy
Baasha, Parthi,
HCL flick and why? Prasanna OR from Perot Systems has nominated his colleagues as
Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at Yercaud.
 Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Writers Club
■ Dear Aarthy,
Entries are pouring in, so buck up before you
miss the train. Let your creative juices flow, and My hearty Birthday Wishes to
for all you know, you might become a writer on ’U’. May this year filled with joy,
the go! Ergo invites original literary pieces in the happiness and success. May God
form of short stories, flash fiction and poems bless u dear.
from its readers. Short stories and flash fiction With True Love & Affection, Mohamed
must not exceed 400 words. So, pick up those Ghouse, RRD.
pens and start writing! Send in your entries to
my.ergo@goergo.in mentioning ‘Ergo Writer’s ■ Dear Mr. Venkat (PMO),
Club’ as the subject. And keep watching this Wish you Many more happy
space for updates. returns of day. When is the
treat? Not for the birthday but
for the engagement.
Yours, Senthil, Deepu, Arvind, Vijay
■ Dear Aarthy,
May this year filled with joy,
happiness, success and luck in
your life. This day is going to be
Art featured in this column will receive gift cou- a beautiful day in ur life since u
pons from Fruit Shop on Greams Road. Send in gonna celeb wit us. Wish U a
your addresses so that we can post the coupons. Very Happy B’Day da.
With Love Ghouse & Team, RRD.
■ Hey Venkat
Happy Birthday
Whatever Dream u r Dreaming,
may each one of them come
true. Whatever plans u r making
May they all work out for u .
Wish you all Happiness, Health
and Prosperity with many more
returns of the Day....!
Regards,
Rajkumar , Krishna , Raghu , Saba,
Bala ,Sudalai
e Services Mainframe - iNuatix
Technologies
■ Dear Rex Bruno,
Wish you a Very Happy Birthday.
!!
Let ur dreamz that are hiding in
dark come true very soon &
All the best for your COLOURFUL
future !! :-)
Enjoy your day machi. !
Best wishes from ur friend,
Karthik – Polaris
Naveen Balaji .B from Tata
Consultancy Services has
■ My Loving Kaavi Chechi and
doodled this.
Arun Athimber,
Many More Happy Returns of
the Day ‘On Your First
Anniversary’, to You
Bringing years of joy and fun.
May each year keep getting
better,
We hope the good times have
just begun.
With Love
Usha, Shiva, Pramila Aunty, Shini
and Maya Mol
■ Dear Deepthi,
Tathuvam of the day: May your birthday bring
1) Ennadhan Running race’la Kaal odnalum You as much happiness
parisu kidaikurthu Kaikudhan. As you give to everyone
2) Evlodhan Vandi fast’a otnalum pinnadi Who knows you
wheel munnadi wheel’a mundhikadhu. Happy 30th Birthday!
Mohammed Yaseer, Wipro
Loads of wishes,Vamsi, Sai, Devi,
Jeevitha, Satish
■ Hey Shanthi Rajesh
Many more happy returns of the
day. May the god bless you with
happiness and success in your
life. Have a wonderful and
beautiful birthday.
Best Wishes from
HR Team and Corporate Team
■ Dear Sreevas,
May all your hopes and dreams
come true, and may the memory
of this day become dearer with
each passing year.
Happy Marriage Anniversary!!!
Best Regards,
Panasonic Team.
R Systems International Ltd.
■ Hi taz(Mumtaz),
MANY MORE HAPPY RETURNS
OF THE DAY.
Many all your wishes come true
for the upcoming years...
Keep your silly replies always
ready..!!!
Let your smiles and joys increases
miles,
We wish you the happiest of
birthdays.
Hope your dreams come true
with your new partner.
Wishes from
B&CPR TEAM(SCB)-HCL Technologies
■ Dear Appa,
Thank you,...
for listening and caring,
for giving and sharing,
but, especially, for just being
you!
Happy Birthday to you, Pa
Loving daughter,
Rohini
Cognizant
■ Hai Jane(future team leader),
Iniya piranthanal wishes...and we
wish that you will celebrate
many more birthdays like this
with us. May GOD bless you with
all the goodness...keep
smiling...cheers...
Sam(photographer), Allsec
. and a great birthday,
■ Dear Sathis,
Good friends are like stars. You
dont always see them, but you
know they are there!!!
No matters where we are, our
wishes are with you!!!
Happy Birthday to a wonderful
friend!!! May all your dreams
come true!!!
With Love,
Aghi, Albert, Charu, Karthika,
Krithika, Lawrence, Luxmi
13
Mani S, Mani V, Merlin, Rajesh,
Rekha, Rohini, Samu
Shankar, Suganthi, Sudha, Tamil,
Vidhya, Vijay B, Vimal.
■ Hi Ajay,
Wishing you many more happy
Returns of the day… But I
should definitely say this. You
are a StupidJ.Happy Birthday.
With Regards, Banu.
■ Dear Saritha & Esacki
Success of Love ends in Marriage
Success of Marriage ends in Love
My Hearty Wishes for both the
Success and I Wish U a very
Happy Married Life!!!!!!
Esacki Mattikitteengala ?
JP , Infosys
■ Dear Meena ,
Some things are left undone,
some words are left unsaid,
some feelings are left un
expressed, but some ones as nice
you could never be left Wished.
Happy birthday dear !
Ragav
TCS
■ Dear Karthik,
On this Special day we wish you
a Very Happy Birthday. May this
birthday be loaded with full of
fun & frolic. All the Best for u r
delightful Journey. Keep
Rocking.
Best Wishes from,
Senthil, Shyam, Sami,
Rathna, Saran,
Bala, Ayub,
Sumesh Parthi. Nittany
■ Dear Alex J,
You are more special and you
deserve the best in life.
Let your life be filled with Joy
and Happiness and all you need
more.
I hope everybody in your life
bring Joy and peace as you do
for others.
Let the almighty pour rains of
wishes for your bright
tomorrow.
We wish you all the best for
your new assignment in hand
Also waiting for your treat. J
-By QMG 2007 Friends
■ Hi Suresh(D_ _ T B_ N),
Hap hap hap happy bday to you.
Let your sweet smile will remain
for ever.
"Success in life has nothing to
do with what you gain in life or
accomplish for yourself. It’s what
you do for others "
Best Wishes from S18 friends
Wipro - CDC5
14 TRAFFIC JAM ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Witherspoon bans pork

Reese Witherspoon has been forced to
ban pork from her diet, after buying
her young daughter a pet pig.

sudoku

Mother is always
special
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Word’s worth
“Haucepy (hoh-suh-pee) a kind of trap for
wild animals, especially wolves. From a
French word meaning ‘to lift up the foot.’
15
Bikini wax ban
The state Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling in New Jersey is
considering banning Brazilian waxing after two women reported
being injured in their quest for a smooth bikini line.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

You might see some fluctuations in your mood
during the day predicts Ganesha. Analyze the
situation and then take decisions. Control your
anger to see improvements in your work. Pass the
day calmly.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

You can look ahead and see rosy glows on the
horizon. Your optimism will be high but you need to
check out that it isn’t a mirage. Thinking everything
is going to be wonderful, is morale boosting but
not always helpful.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

Money matters govern the outlook since that could
BORN LOSER be the top most issue. Family matters too take up
your attention. Ganesha advises you to avoid major
money transactions since chances of losing money
possible. Avoid unwanted arguments.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
If you are tense about something in your personal
life, sort it out today itself advises Ganesha. Or else
it may affect your professional performance. Try not
to mix your professional and personal life.

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

Don’t make long-term plans today says Ganesha.
See the big picture, and thinking about what will be
really important to you in the long run. Use your
head instead of your heart.

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

Today concentrate on your health rather than social
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT life advises Ganesha. Get involved in something,
which will improve your earning power. You may
feel a little uneasy, but as the day passes your
anxiety will lower down.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
Travel to a religious place will be more beneficial to
keep your mind calm. Spend quality time with your
family. Show your near and dear ones that you care
for them says Ganesha.

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

Think of ways you can break out of an old routine.
You might find yourself really enjoying a good book
dealing with romantic fantasies predicts Ganesha.
Pass the day peacefully.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

You may experience mood swings today. Ganesha
advises you to be calm and not to take any
decisions in haste, for which you may have to regret
later. Be positive and pass the day patiently.

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

The day ahead will be rewarding for you predicts
Ganesha. Your work front will be in the spotlight.
You will do your best with hard work and effort.
There might be a situation where one or a group of
your colleagues may criticize you.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS Feelings of tenderness and love, especially for family
or children, are very strong at this time predicts
ISSUE’S Ganesha. You want to shower loved ones with
affection. Your relationships with friends are very
SOLUTIONS harmonious and positive now.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Today is a favorable day for bringing out any
concerns in your personal relationships. You will
discuss your needs and desires openly. Put time in
redecorating and beautifying your surroundings says
Ganesha.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The Sheikh Zayed mosque, the third largest mosque in the world, is located in Abu
Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mosque is named after
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, the founder and the first president of the UAE,
who is also buried there. AFP PHOTO/MARWAN NAAMANI

Actors Jack
Black (R) and
Reese
Witherspoon (L)
arrive at the
premiere of
Dreamworks’
Monsters Vs.
Aliens held at
the Gibson
Amphitheatre
on Sunday at
Universal City,
California. Jason
Merritt/Getty
Images/AFP
PHOTO