A BYTE OF LIFE Friday, May 22, 2009

R.I.P. ICL
With no players, no administrators
and more importantly no money,
ICL will be in no hurry to fall into
another misadventure anytime soon

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FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 94

Work away
from work
Five employees from Infosys have
opted for the sabbatical
programme initiated by the
company last year, viewed as a
much needed effort towards
Corporate Social Responsibility
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02 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Namma Chennai
Food

Food

CCD beats the heats

Here’s one more reason why you must hang
out at Café Coffee Day this summer. CCD
has introduced a range of seven new
beverages to beat the heat this summer.
Green apple and lemon iced tea, strawberry slush, strawberry and
mango soda, frozen banana caramel, iced cappuccino, snicker
shake...each promises to be a refreshing treat. Sip on!

Music

Rock on The night is lovely

The roof top restaurant at The Residency invites you for a fine
Some of the most happening dinning experience this summer with Italian delicacies and Indian
bands are part of the five-cities specials of the Awadhi cuisine. You can sip some vintage wine with
tour organised by Rolling Stones pasta flavoured delicately with aromatic herbs. The Crown promises
and Z3 Shirts from the House of to stun you with a breathtaking view and its relaxing indoors. For
Zodiac. This Saturday, Junkyard reservations call 2815 6363.
Groove and Them Clones will
perform at YMCA Amphi
Theatre. While Junkyard Groove
is among the few Indian bands which have staged at international
platforms, Them Clones is a Delhi-based band. For details call 99628 Workshop
06615.

Art attack
Workshop The Shristi School of Fine Arts is
conducting a six-day workshop in
Kalamkari painting. The classes will
Learn to dance be held from May 25 to 30; 10.30
a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at C1, Shivani
Block, II, No 40, East Coast Road,
Shadowz V-Rule Academy of Dance and Art is celebrating its sixth Thiruvanmiyur. For details call
year. The dance school teaches different 97908 39026.
dance styles to people from all ages. Hip hop, ballroom, salsa...the
school is sure to get you hooked to your dancing shoes. Besides
classes for children, they conduct ballroom and salsa classes for
corporates.
To know more about a dance form call 98412 27131. The academy is
located at No 231, 4th Floor, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore.

Movie

Russia calling
Torpedo Bombers (directed by
Semyon Aranovich) and Only Old
Men are Going to Battle (Directed
by Leonid Bykov) will be screened
today as part of the Russian Film
Festival. The screening starts at 6
p.m. and 7.45 p.m.
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03
Summer pick
Aavaranaa, the exclusive ethnic boutique in Alwarpet, has stocked a range
of simple clothing for the summers.
There are a wide range of salwar suits and materials ranging from simple
cottons to kota cotton, chiffon and elegant silks to pick from.

Soulful renderings
Friends of the late Vikram and Arjun have composed a song in their memory

Arjun and Vikram during some good times

DEEPA VENKATRAMAN bike. The following week, a bus ran over old son who fell from the balcony. Like- Since a majority of the audience are ex-
19-year-old Arjun’s bike when he was wise, the duo’s friends from the circle pected to be youngsters, we hope to

T
hey were no celebrities but were going to his college to write an exam. have composed a song for keyboard send out the message of prudent driv-
stars of their own in Namma Eddy from Exodus group says, “They player Vikram from Black Dahlia and ing and sensitise them about the conse-
Chennai rock circuit, but their had a huge fan following and all of former ace bass guitarist Arjun from Ar- quences of drunken driving or just
sudden loss has created a vacuum them will miss the duo.” mour of God and TWKC. plain non-abidance of road rules.”■
in the community. The Exodus, an “This is one way we can pay our trib- Addy, the guitarist from Armour of
event management group, will be orga- ute to the upcoming talented musi- God, says, “We were shocked on hear-
nising a music concert on May 23 from cians. Arjun had great potential to make ing this unexpected news. All of us
6 p.m. at Alliance Francaise in memory it big in the music world.” shared a great rapport and they were
of the two young and talented city- Armour of God, Black Dahlia, TWKC, brilliant artistes.” What, When, Where
Event: In memory of a loss, in
based musicians – Vikram and Arjun, Crossroads, Skrat, Incarcerated Crypt- During the concert, there will be a
memory of a lesson
fondly known as OurJ. ed, Peter Kaapi, Kashmora, and Ra- silent prayer meet and a short docu-
When: May 23; 6 p.m.
Last month, while Vikram (20) was on mesh will be performing on the mentary on road safety. Eddy says, “The Where: Alliance Francaise,
his way to meet his band members for a occasion. roads in the city are really bad and College Road
practice session, a lorry driver on losing Eric Clapton had composed a song some action must be taken. We don’t
control of the vehicle rammed into his Tears in Heaven for his late four-year- wish to lose any more talented artistes.

Now, a bicycle at
Summer sun on me
Rs. 2 lakh
S ome good news for avid cy-
clists. TI Cycles of India, one of
the leading bicycle manufactur-
crafted Italian bicycle with hi-end
shimano components. The cycle
comes with KVID technology and
ers, has launched ‘Criclocross helps absorbs vibration and in-
Carbon’ concept performance bi- crease the rider’s comfort. KVID
cycle in partnership with interna- Technology is usually used in air-
tional bicycle manufacturer crafts to smooth the flight proc-
Bianchi and Cannondale. The cy- ess. One of the features that make
cle is priced at Rs. 2 lakh. this performance bicycle unique
The CCC concept is a hand- is that it is fully made of carbon,
which makes it light weight and
truly topping the wish
list of a cyclist.
Enthusiasts can drop
in at BSA GO show-
room at No.29/2,
Land Marvel, MG
Road, Shastri
Nagar, Adyar to
get a glimpse of
the bicycle.
Ergo 쒀 A mechanic makes time for a nap as temperatures continue to soar in the city.
Correspondent On Thursday Chennai recorded a temperature of 36.8 degree celsius.
PHOTO : R. RAVINDRAN
04 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Big Story
Work away from work
Five employees
have opted for
the community
sabbatical
policy that
Infosys
introduced
LIFFY THOMAS
[email protected]

“Y
our 14 years of life are go-
ing to change if you adopt Helping Hands: Sriram Vepuri at Blue Cross,
a stray dog…,” Sriram Ve- Hyderabad and Nidhi Malhotra (below) at
puri explains, either The Banyan’s tailoring unit in Chennai
through examples or case studies,
depending on the audience he is ad-
dressing. four of which are currently en- “Personally fulfilling – that’s what
It is 9.15 a.m. on a Friday and the gaged in different roles – away I would call my six-month sabbatical
24-year-old Infoscion closes our from the cushy comforts of the with The Banyan and not as a break
brief telecon as if to signal that he workplace. And if the words of from work,” she says. “I write pro-
has to hurry up for an orientation these employees are to be be- posals for their different projects. It
session at the Cognizant campus in lieved, there are other col- is different from what I was doing at
Hyderabad. leagues keen on giving it a shot. Infosys; here there’s some amount of
It is another D-Day for the honor- creativity involved, too.”
ary educational officer with Blue ployees to go on a sabbatical for a Lessons from life Awareness campaigns among cor-
Cross, Hyderabad. For the first time, period of one year. Infoscions were Pramod Kumar Yadav is on a sab- porates, helping the institute in their
Vepuri is all set to enlighten a gath- provided three different options in batical with Sankalp India Founda- advocacy initiatives, writing seminar
ering of around 300 IT professionals community service – join an ap- tion (a blood donation reports, interacting with people…
about the welfare of animals and proved R&D organisation to take up organisation), while Viswanath Nidhi says her stint has been an
birds. non-commercial research activity Sridharan is on a hiatus with The In- “eye-opener”.
The technical specialist with Info- for public welfare, volunteer with a stitute of Leadership and Institution- Something which others in their
sys is donning a different role for six charitable organisation/govern- al Development, an NGO that works respective programme will vouch
months, courtesy Infosys’ policy to ment/para-governmental organisa- on leadership development. for.
encourage employees to engage with tion or take up a teaching Each of them has chosen a pro- Vepuri has been active with Blue
a community development pro- assignment at one of the approved gramme he or she is most inclined Cross even during his regular stint at
gramme. 100 Engineering colleges and 50 towards. the company. Actor-turned-activist
“All these months I have been ad- Management institutions. Nidhi Malhotra, for example, is se- Amala has been my mentor, he says.
dressing schools and educational in- It was also announced that “dur- nior project manager who has been His current projects include bringing
stitutions, but this is my first ing this period Infosys would pay 50 with Infosys for the last 11 years. out a transformation in the IT front
interaction with a corporate crowd,” per cent of the compensation they Having been brought up in Chennai at Blue Cross of Hyderabad and ini-
Vepuri explains why he is looking are earning. Post this period the em- and familiar with the work of The tiating a new service, Animal Care
forward to the 45-minute session. ployee will return to the regular job Banyan, an NGO that works for men- Management (ACM), for animals
structure at Infosys”. tally-ill women, Nidhi decided to that were adopted from the organi-
Community sabbatical It has been some good months give her mite for the institute when sation.
Last November, Infosys had is- since the company panel welcomed the sabbatical policy was intro- Some good thoughts, deeds, anal-
sued letters asking interested em- the decision of five of its employees, duced. ysis and action! ■
 Friday, May 22, 2009
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Passers-by outside a newspaper mart in Pudupet stop to look at a
poster announcing that LTTE’s Prabhakaran is alive. PHOTO. R. RAVINDRAN

Once before!
In 1989 Nakkheeran
published a similar picture
and report on the rumoured
death of Vellupillai
Prabhakaran, using an
image of Prabhakaran with
a copy of Tamil daily
Dinamalar. The daily soon
condemned the publication
for the image and initiated
legal proceedings.

Prabhakaran lives on
in a Tamil magazine
Nakkheeran reports that the LTTE supremo is alive, and has a computer-modified
image on its cover to prove its point. Or has it pulled a fast one on all?
ERGO CORRESPONDENT Tamil newspaper Dinamani agencies, were fake. firmed that the cover photo- said that the body being
[email protected] carrying a front-page article The magazine was in huge graph was a passed of as that of the LTTE
on his demise and the televi- demand on Thursday as it computer-generated image chief’s was actually that of a

C
hennai woke up on sion flashing images of his stated that Prabhakaran is used for the purpose of illus- look-alike. “Five years ago,
Thursday morning to dead body. alive after escaping via sea tration. “But all the informa- Prabhakaran had shaved off
the surprise wall posters The images on posters plas- from the attack of the Sri Lan- tion on Prabhakaran is 100 his moustache. Moreover,
and cover photo on tered all over the city caught kan forces. It also said that he per cent true. He is alive and Prabhakaran had a very
Nakkheeran magazine, of the attention of many resi- would make a public appear- healthy in a safe and undis- prominent injury mark on his
slain LTTE leader Vellupillai dents. ance soon, quashing the Sri closed location. It is true that finger, which is missing on
Prabhakaran alive and seated The magazine itself has Lankan government claims of his son Charles Antony has the body shown.
on a chair and watching im- suggested that the images of killing him. been killed in the war but the The face of the body found
ages of his corpse on televi- the LTTE leader’s bullet-rid- Nakkheeran Editor R.R. Go- rest of the family had gone is also intact, despite claims
sion with a chuckle. The den body, released world over pal was not available for com- out of Sri Lanka a long time of the Sri Lankan army that it
picture, which appears to be by the Sri Lankan govern- ments. Ergo spoke to L. ago,” Mr. Periyyah said. has been in water for over a
morphed, also shows him ment’s defence website and Periyyah, a senior sub-editor Taking about the discovery day,” he said. ■
holding the latest edition of also carried by reputed news from Nakkheeran, who con- of Prabhakaran’s body, he
06 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Sport
Star studded closing ceremony
The grand finale of Indian Premier League’s second season promises to be a gala affair with renowned musicians and
Bollywood celebrities slated to perform at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Sunday. Superstars Shilpa
Shetty and Katrina Kaif, Caribbean music legend Eddy Grant and American R&B singing sensation Akon are some of
the names who will jazz up the final.

Shakhtar Samba
Figo wants to play
in China
Former World Player of the Year
Luis Figo wants to extend his
career outside Europe and would
consider playing in the Chinese
Super League (CSL), a Chinese Slick Shakhtar prevail in UEFA Cup final
newspaper reported on Thursday.
The Portugal midfielder

A
announced his retirement from n extra-time goal from the UEFA Cup before its re- tional Pyatov.
“high level” football after Brazilian mid-fielder Jad- launch as the Europa League Wiese proved to be made of
helping Inter Milan to a fourth successive son earned Shakhtar Do- next season. Mircea Lucescu’s sterner stuff when he superbly
Serie A title last weekend. netsk a 2-1 victory over side settled first at the Sukru Sa- touched away a stinging drive
“I am still waiting for the calls from outside Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup racoglu stadium and spurned from Mariusz Lewandowski at
Europe, from U.S. or Japan,” the 36-year-old final in Istanbul to clinch the Uk- the game’s first clear opening full-stretch just before the inter-
told the Chinese sports newspaper Titan rainian side’s first European ti- when Adriano shot wide after val.
Sports. “I am also happy to accept tle. Jadson’s 15-yard shot being cleverly picked out on the The German shot-stopper kept
recruitment offers from CSL clubs,” he slipped through the grasp of cusp of the Werder area by Jad- out a Jadson free-kick early in
added. Unlike Japan, the Arabian Gulf and Werder goalkeeper Tim Wiese in son. the second period as Shakhtar
the U.S., Chinese football has not frequently the 97th minute after the teams The Ukrainians, inspired by resumed their occupation of the
attracted big name players looking to play had been locked 1-1 at the end the inter-play of their five-man Werder defensive third, the or-
out their careers. Former Italian of normal time on Wednesday. Brazilian contingent, then went ange-shirted players zipping
international and AS Roma midfielder The Germans thought they ahead in the 25th minute when passes across the pitch with be-
Damiano Tommasi currently plays for Tianjin had snatched an equaliser in the Adriano ran onto a loose pass guiling ease. Werder missed the
Teda, while former England midfielder Paul last minute of the additional pe- and delicately lifted the ball promptings of their suspended
Gascoigne had a few months at Chinese riod, only for on-loan Chelsea over the advancing Wiese. Wer- Brazilian playmaker Diego, but
second flight club Gansu Tianma in 2003. striker Claudio Pizarro’s bundled der had overturned deficits they were inches away from go-
Reuters effort to be ruled out for a foul against pre-tournament favou- ing in front when Pizarro’s
on Dmytro Chygrynskiy. Brazi- rites AC Milan and local German glanced header was repelled by
lian striker Luiz Adriano had fin- rivals Hamburg earlier in the a sprawling Pyatov.
ished coolly giving Shakhtar the competition, and 10 minutes be- Wiese pushed away a long-
Johnson ready to cede lead in the first half, before an
error by goalkeeper Andriy Pya-
fore half-time they drew level
when Naldo’s thumping 30-yard
range effort from Darijo Srna as
Shakhtar began extra-time on
Ashes leadership tov allowed Werder centre-back
Naldo to level.
free-kick was tamely palmed in-
to the net by Ukraine interna-
the front foot and moments lat-
er they took a decisive lead
Paceman Mitchell Johnson insisted on Shakhtar become the first when Jadson met Srna’s centre
Thursday that he would bear no grudges if team from Ukraine to lift a Euro- with a low drive that crept be-
veteran fast-bowlers Brett Lee or Stuart pean trophy since the break-up neath Wiese into the bottom-
Clark returned to lead Australia’s bowling of the Soviet Union, while they left corner. ■
attack during the Ashes series against will also be the last team to lift AFP
England. Johnson has impressed during Lee
and Clark’s injury-enforced absence,
spearheading an inexperienced Australian
bowling line up and marking himself as one
of the world’s best fast bowlers during this
year’s tour of South Africa. But with Lee
and Clark both named in the Ashes squad
and itching for a chance to again clash with
Australia’s oldest cricketing rival, Johnson
faces the prospect of being relegated down
the pecking order. He said there would be
no ructions in the Australian camp if he had
to cede the senior role. “Those guys are the
senior guys and they’ve got the experience
and they’ve been around to earn their
positions,’” he said. “I’ll be looking forward
to those guys taking the leadership role and
I’m not going to change anything in my
game.”
AFP

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian midfielder Jadson (centre) celebrates after their UEFA Cup triumph
Werder Bremen at Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday. PHOTO: AFP
 Friday, May 22, 2009
07

‘‘
I don’t think Delhi Daredevils are the best side in the competition. I think it is
Chennai Super Kings who look a better side. And Chennai Super Kings are
probably the favourites to win.
Shane Warne

The ICL
caves in to proached us with an application to be
released from ICL to pursue cricket
close to a year.
However, they are still trying to put
will get recognition by the end of the
year.”
with the state associations. The same up a brave front. “If a player wants to Interestingly though, a few of More’s
pressure was due to the announcement made by leave as better opportunities are avail- former teammates – Madan Lal, Sandip
the BCCI offering to take the players able we will not hold him back. Our aim Patel and Balwinder Singh Sadhu –
from the ICC back into their fold. We are happy that
many good domestic players got the
is to unearth talent and if it blossoms
we are happy. But ICL will continue and
have already severed ties with the
league. “How can you promote cricket
opportunity to play at the highest level we will keep on unearthing newer tal- without actually playing?” Sandhu asks.
and BCCI with international talent in the ICL
events. ICL will continue to bring up
ent,” ICL business head Himanshu Mo-
dy says.
Former India international Deep
Dasgupta too blames the quantity of
and nurture younger talents for future. “The search for new players will be- cricket behind his decision to switch
We wish them the best for their promis- gin sometime next month. When we sides. “I still have two or three years of
ing careers and would hope that there launched there was scepticism about cricket left in me,” Dasgupta says. “I am
AYON SENGUPTA would be no victimisation of the where we would get players from. We not sure what is happening with the ICL
[email protected] innocent.” answered the sceptics. Now again the and would love to play for my state side
The statement, though carefully same question is being raised. There is now.”

A
tame end to the “rebel” looks guarded, is a departure from ICL’s pre- enough talent in this country for us to ICL chairman Kapil Dev too may fol-
likely. The Indian Cricket League vious stand of direct confrontation. A thrive.” low suit, though for the time being he is
(ICL) has failed to keep its flag much mellowed down Subhas Chandra ICL Board director Kiran More also noncommittal. “I am still with the ICL
flying in front of repeated assault who has suffered immense financial doesn’t see the exodus as an end game. and in a couple of days I will make my
from the Board of Control for Cricket in loses in the current year may at last “Players’ interest is paramount to us. position clear.”
India (BCCI) and the International have to bow down to BCCI diktat after And our job is to bring in Indian talent With the Pakistanis already out of the
Cricket Council (ICC). In a battle of his failed attempt to find recognition in and give them a platform to perform at equation other international stars like
deep pockets the BCCI seems to have ICC. the international stage and I think we Shane Bond, Justin Kemp, Darrel Tuffey
had the last laugh with the ICL releasing The economic Frankenstein the Essel will continue in that regard,” he says. and Russel Arnold may also take the
50 of its 140 contracted players on Group owner had created a couple of “We were not here to make money with exit route.
Wednesday. seasons back has come back to haunt big names but to promote cricket. And I With no players, no administrators
In an official statement the ICL Board him as global recession and continued am not ready to jump ship because of a and more importantly no money, the
says: “A few domestic and overseas BCCI opposition has made it impossi- few failures. We are planning to move ICL will be in no hurry to fall into an-
players and support staff have ap- ble for him to even hold a match for court against the ICC and I am sure we other misadventure anytime soon. ■

The ICL started with much fanfare in 2007 with former greats like Kiran
More, Kapil Dev and Erapalli Prasanna on the Board. PHOTO: VIVEK BENDRE

Taming of the Shrewd

08 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Corne
For a few days every year,
Key red

Shrewd nude
Angelina Jolie, Cannes favourite Penelope Cruz
and former Bond girl Michelle Yeoh carried
forward the season’s nude trend. Jolie, while
quelling rumours of a rift with Brad Pitt, showed
off her multiple tattoos to advantage in a floor-
length Atelier Versace gown at the screening of
Inglourious Basterds. Penelope Cruz opted for
knee-length D&G dress during a day photo shoot.
Michelle Yeoh, on the other hand, made two
appearances in nude gowns – both Roberto
Cavalli.
 Friday, May 22, 2009
09

ered in Cannes Portfolio

the French Riviera turns as much into a celebration of fashion as films.
d carpet trends from the 62nd Cannes Film Festival:

Face of Lace
The lace trend was represented by Liking lilac
Dutch model Doutzen Kroes, actor While there’s no escaping the
Rachel Weisz, L’Oreal face blacks and reds on red carpets,
Evangeline Lilly and Cannes jury lilac emerged as a hot favourite at
president and actor Isabelle this year’s Cannes red carpet. At
Huppert. While Kroes’ grey lace the screening of Bright Star, Eva
Azzedine Alaia dress was also seen Longoria Parker shone in lilac
on Zoe Saldana during Star Trek’s Atelier Versace, while co-star
London premiere recently, Isabelle Abbie Cornish wore a lavender
Huppert worked this summer’s two gown by Australian designer Tony
key trends simultaneously – nude Maticevski.
and lace – in an Armani Prive Penelope Cruz outshone many in
creation. a lilac Marchesa gown, while
Constant Gardener star Rachel Weisz model Devon Aoki strutted in
wore a green lace Dior, while Alberta Ferretti.
Evangeline Lilly wore Valentino. Compiled by Shalini Shah
10 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Flick
Jordan ‘shuts home doors on Peter Andre’
Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has reportedly banned estranged hubby Peter Andre from stepping into
their 3-million pound mansion in Surrey. Aussie singer Peter is said to be house hunting after his TV
reality star- wife trashed any hopes of reconciliation and even reset the code on the security alarm.

‘Jacko set to undergo surgery’

The 50-year-old
King of Pop will
have a painful nose.
The news comes just hours af-
skin-shaving ter it was announced that his first
operation to four concerts at the O2 arena had
been postponed. While the open-
remove layers on ing night has been put back to
July 13, three other gigs, previ-
his chest and nose ously slated for July 10, 12 and 14,
will not be staged until March
next year
But organisers of the star’s 50

M
ichael Jackson will re- gigs denied any link between the
portedly undergo surgery two stumbling blocks.
on his skin cancer to “The date change has nothing
clear his flesh of poten- to do with his health. The truth is
tially lethal growths. the show has grown in scope and
The King of Pop had been re- complexity and size,” the Sun
ported having spots of the dis- quoted Randy Phillips, head of
ease on his upper body and concert promoters AEG Live, as
pre-cancerous cells on his face. saying.
But his spokesman dismissed Meanwhile, the postponed
the claims, insisting the singer, shows have left fans fuming.
who was due to perform his 150- Sarah Ketterer, who booked
million pound comeback shows two 100-pound seats for July 10,
in London beginning from July 8, said: “Michael Jackson has let
is in “perfect health”. down thousands of fans.”
And now, recent reports sug- Telecoms analyst Ben Wood,
gest the 50-year-old will have a said: “I’m incensed. I’m not in-
painful skin-shaving operation to terested any more.” ■
remove layers on his chest and ANI

Singer Michael Jackson (third from left) during auditions for dancers in Los Angeles. AFP PHOTO

Mickey Mouse’s voice Brangelina photographed

Wayne Allwine dies at 62 together after three
Well-known as the voice of Mickey
Mouse, American actor Wayne Allwine months
has passed away, aged 62. Allwine, who After staying away from the limelight as
had been working for The Walt Disney a couple for three months, actors Brad Pitt
Co since 1966, started lending his voice and Angelina Jolie were clicked together
to the famous mouse in 1977. He at the Cannes Film Festival. Jolie, 33, who
reportedly died of complications from is suffering from a cold, arrived in Cannes
diabetes, with his wife, an actress who on May 19 to be with Pitt, 45, at the
was the voice of Minnie Mouse, by his premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s
side. Allwine’s voice can still be heard at Inglourious Basterds. While on the red
Disney theme parks around the world. carpet at the festival, Pitt admitted that he
He also voiced Mickey in Mickey’s did not remember how he agreed to be in
Christmas Carol and Who Framed Roger the movie. “Quentin came to visit. I get up
Rabbit. He was the third person to voice the next morning and see five empty
Mickey, following Walt Disney himself bottles of wine - and something that
and Jimmy MacDonald. According to the resembles a smoking apparatus,” the
BBC, Allwine once said: “Mickey’s the Mirror quoted him as saying. “I don’t
real star. You know you just have to love know what that was about - and
the little guy while you have him, apparently I had agreed to do this film,”
because he won’t be yours forever.” he added.
ANI ANI
Friday, May 22, 2009
11
No takers for Paris Hilton’s paid appearances anymore
Paris Hilton reportedly failed to stir some dough after event coordinators shook their heads
to pay 100,000 dollars for her appearance. The millionaire hotel heiress, who recently hit
Cannes, was allegedly left without any takers. “No one bit. They aren’t about to pay her.
It’s not 2002,” the New York Post quoted one event producer as saying.

Cine City
Nandana
Sen Vettaikaran,
a Telugu
injured, remake?
If grapevine is

requires hip true, Vettaikaran is

the remake of
superhit Telugu
film Vikramarkudu.

operation The movie released

in 2006 had Ravi
Teja and Anushka
playing the lead
roles. Ravi Teja
played a dual role
in the film, that of
a petty thief and a
police officer. After
Pokkiri, Vijay will
be donning the
role of a cop again

A
ctor Nandana Sen sus-
tained a serious hip injury in Vettaikaran. The
while shooting a fight se- movie being
quence for Prince with Vi- directed by Babu
vek Oberoi but the actress is Sivan would be
determined to wrap up the film distributed by AVM
before going for surgery. Productions.
“These things happen during a
film. Cannot be avoided. My
joint has sustained a major labri-
um tear. Only surgery can rectify
it, and the soonest possible,”
Nandana told IANS.
Nandana, who was seen in
films like My Wife’s Murder, Tan-
go Charlie and Black, got tem- Suriya in
porary surgery done so that her
shooting doesn’t get disrupted. Raktha
“It was a bit complicated and
very painful. Steroid was admin- Charithra
istered directly into the injury We hear that actor
track by scanning machines. It Suriya has given his
should work for two weeks,” she consent to act in
said. Ram Gopal Varma’s
Although her worried family Hindi flick, Raktha
has advised her against it, Nan- Charitra. The movie
dana hopes to complete Prince is about late
in these two weeks before going politician Paritala
for the surgery. Ravi and his
“I don’t want the shooting to murder. The movie
suffer. But I’m suffering. (Singer) has Viveik Oberoi
Shakira was right - hips don’t playing the lead.
lie,” said the actress who was in Sources say Raktha
the news for the controversial Charitra would be a
nude scenes in Ketan Mehta’s five-hour film and
forthcoming film Rang Rasiya. ■ will be released in
IANS two parts. Suriya is
said to appear in
the climax of the
first part and will
take on from there.
12 ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Today’s Query:
Now that the Fake IPL Player has come out
the closet and called himself a bluffmaster,
what’s your take on the blog?
■ Could remember the comment that 11 fools r playing, eleven
thousand fools r watching. Utter waste of time
Divya, Janani CSS

■ It was quiet interesting to read. But he failed to keep up his words

Jayabharathi, EDS

Today’s Query:
Who is your favourite movie director and
which film of his you like the most?
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Krishnan from Sundaram Business Services

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beginning of a year filled with happy

Ashish Pareek from HCL
Belated Wishes memories, wonderful moments and
■ Dear Baboo, shining dreams!
Technologies has been
I would like to wish you a Many May your special day be filled with
nominated as Office Angel
more happy returns of the day. sweet memories and happy hours!
by his colleague
May all your dreams come true.... Happy birthday Sharmi!
Ramachandran.
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He is cool, smart guy and
want to miss uuu!!!
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With love ■ Dear Benson George,
one gets bored if he is around.
Appyy God rejoices in your life.
He is passionate towards his
HCL He believes in you...
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Watches over you...
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In His constant care.
guys who loves Chennai a lot.
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THE DAY"" May 23
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May all ur dreams come True. Aur duniya kehti Happy Birthday 2 U
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vaazhuthukal... And your birthday be perfect for
Many many more happy returns of you!
the day Vignesh Wish U A Happy Birthday and
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Bird blamed for blaze Word’s worth
A sparrow collecting cigarette butts for its Ageustia (ug-yoo-stee-uh) the loss of the sense of taste. Could be
nest has been blamed for starting a fire extended in non-medical use for someone who used to share your
that nearly burned down a shop in interests but for some reason has now sadly morphed into someone
England. who does not.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

Your warm and sympathetic attitude will lure others
to you. Ganesha foresees you giving a helping hand
to colleagues at the workplace. You may even go to
the extent of doing their work for them. Your lover
will appreciate your devotion to your family.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

Your devotion to work will be so complete that you
will immerse yourself in it. By expressing your
feelings to your beloved, you will let him/her know
your deepest emotions. With such seamless
bonding, can happiness be far behind? Not at all.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

Today, you will be compassionate towards your
BORN LOSER fellow beings. Even your colleagues will appreciate
you for your considerate attitude. You will approach
tasks with enthusiasm and vigour. Your lovey-dovey
attitude will appeal to your lover.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
Ganesha plans a fantastic day for you. Like a true
marksman, you will achieve your targets at work,
without missing a single clue. Your sweetheart will
be impressed by your willingness to compromise on
issues that were a thorn in the neck till yesterday.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
Understand the projects you plan to handle to the
last detail so that you minimise the chances of
going wrong in the future. In love life, don’t let the
differences of opinion affect your relationship, says
Ganesha.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
A great day for you is on the cards. Your amicable
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT attitude will promise healthy relationships with peers
and this will certainly add to your productivity.
Moreover, you are brimming with optimism. What
more do you require for a satisfactory day at work?
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
You will greatly impress your colleagues and
superiors with your creative inputs. This will
certainly add brownie points to your image in the
company. But everything may not be hunky dory in
your personal life.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
A lucky day for you! By wrapping up routine tasks
in a jiffy, you will have spare time to work on new
projects. Your boss will be full of praise for the
efficiency you will display in handling difficult
assignments.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
Don’t be unhappy if you aren’t able to meet
deadlines even after you have worked assiduously.
Being apprehensive about how others judge you will
only affect your productivity. Ganesha advises you to
focus only on your work.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
All days are not equal. And, this is one odd day
when things may not be that smooth. If any
important meeting is on the agenda, postpone it.
Patience is the most striking characteristic of your
sun sign, so let it guide you.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS A day to toil in office, says Ganesha. With problems
multiplying, you may lose your cool. In fact, such
ISSUE’S may be the extent of your tensions that you may
forget to place that all important call to your
SOLUTIONS beloved.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
It’s the best day to hone your professional skills,
notes Ganesha. The synergy of technology and
creativity will help you perform efficiently.
Romantically speaking, this is a great day for
singles.
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 ! ERGO Friday, May 22, 2009

Dr James Chon of the

Swinburne University
of Technology holds
up a DVD containing
new technology that
can store data in five
dimensions. The disc
holds nearly 10,000
times more data than
standard DVDs, a Hero Dog "Miley" is cuddled by owner Stacie Pitts after receiving
study published in the the 27th Annual National Hero Dog Award for saving Pitts from
journal Nature stated. carbon monoxide poisoning last year in their Arkansas home, during
AFP PHOTO/WILLIAM WEST a ceremony in Los Angeles. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON

Actress Sharone Stone

arrives for the screening
of the movie Inglourious
Basterds at the 62nd
Cannes Film Festival.
AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BUREAU