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Encouraging readingamong children will resultin their ability to learnbetter. Its this vision that istaking this Ashoka Fellowand founder ofHippocampus ReadingFoundation to the ruraland semi-urban areas.Umesh Malhotra on hispioneering efforts.

While its nice to get in touch with old school buddies, twoOrkutians have started a blog torecognise people who havestarted online communities tohelp others.

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Are you an Orkut Hero?

TERMINATOR: SALVATIONLeaves little to salvage

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Swine flue scareA senior officer with the ChennaiCorporation was all set to go for a trainingprogramme to Korea but cancelled his trip.The reason swine flu scare. Apparently,the officer and his team were warned bysome health officers days before they were

scheduled to board the plane to therepublic.

Good hero, bad politicianAn actor who recently turned politician issaid to have kidnapped a journalist with thehelp of his gang due to a long-standingrivalry. As the matter created a flutteramong media men, a top state politicianwas quick to jump in and release theabducted man. He also made a compromisebetween the two sides and closed the issuewith a piece of advice for the actor-politician.

Musical chairsTwo senior cops who were previously in thecity and now posted in other districts dueto punishment transfers are now on a questto get back to the city. Reliable sourcesreveal that both the khakis are gunning forone position and therefore the fight for theseat has intensified. The triumphant one islikely to be known in a months time.

Aseven-member team of roo-kies from Kumararani MeenaMuthiah College of Adyar, led bytheir lecturer Janani Rangarajan,

were the winners of the AgniNakshatra newbies ultimate Fris-bee tournament organised on thesands of the Elliots Beach overthe weekend.

Eight teams participated in thetournament organised by the Ul-timate Frisbee Club over the wee-kend, specifically to introducenewcomers to the action-packedsport that combines fitness andfun. All the teams had been prac-

tising for a month now. The win-

ners of the tournament Blitz-1team from KRMMC won a closelyfought finals against the Whiz-bees team from Valmiki Nagar.

Elated Janani said, We en- joyed all our matches. All of uspractised as a team only for thelast three weeks. The passion forthe game made us win the tour-nament. We are looking forwardto play the next national tourna-ment. Although Blitz-1 were the

winners in the finals, the nail bit-ing and longest match of thetournament was the semi finalsbetween Whizbees and Stall 7that well lasted for 45 minutes.

Each time Whizbees took a point,

the Stall-7 (freshers) caught up with them with their excellentdives and catches.

Gopi, captain of the Whizbees,said: We have been playing thissport to build and maintain ourfitness and the tournament wasvery thrilling.

The club has done an excellentwork in organising such a kind oftournament where we couldlearn a new sport.

All the teams - Blitz-1, Blitz-2,Noobies, Whizbees, Bharani,Ram, Chapati tum jao and Stall7(freshers) were given certifi-cates.

Blitz-1 team from Kumararani Meena Muthiah Collegecomes up trumps at the Ultimate Frisbees Agni Nakshatracompetitions for first-timers

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Are you on Orkut? Are youunique? Have you created acommunity for the benefit ofsomeone else? If your answer

is a loud YES, you might be the nextOrkut Hero.

Its not an award that Orkut hon-ours you with; its two individualseffort to encourage your efforts. Andto help those in search of people

with certain talents.orkutheroes.com is a blog started

by Zaheer Abbas, which contains write-ups about inspirational

people.Media entrepreneur Zaheer Ab-bas (27), better known as Zazo, anative of Rajasthan, joined Orkut

just to increase his network offriends and keep in touch with oldbuddies. But as he began to visitother communities, it opened hiseyes to peoples contributions to-

wards making of groups and com-munities.

Zazo felt the media has manytimes projected Orkut as a culpritbehind many nefarious activities.After going through certain com-munities I found that not everyoneis wasting their time on Orkut.

There are some who are friendly,trustworthy and successful and whohave given a lot of their time build-ing something inspirational and in-formative in the form of Orkutcommunities on different subjects,adds Zazo.

But how will others come toknow about them? The questionplagued Zazo and made him opentwo communities on Orkut Or-kuts Hall of Fame and Rated

Wow!But membership to these com-

munities is on invitation-only basis.Generally people gaze throughcommunities and join them out oftheir own interest, but these two

communities are dedicated to someoutstanding personalities for theiractivities, profession and achieve-ments, which can be a lesson in mo-tivation, inspiration and knowledgeto anyone. And we invite them,says Zazo. In case you are in searchof such people, a visit to these com-

munities with help you.Zazo is not alone in this whole

process. His sister Tarannum (23),quit her job at IBM Daksh to joinher brothers initiatives. I was veryinspired by my brothers initiativeand decided to extend my full sup-port to take it forward, says Tara

proudly.And there started their idea of ex-panding it outside Orkut. Zazothought the hard work of Orkutmembers should be appreciatedmore.

He started his blog in the year2008 orkutheroes.com and thatshow the concept of Orkut Heroescame into being.

This blog contains profiles of peo-ple who have achieved in differentfields. We select people from theiractive, useful and helpful contribu-tion to any subject of interest likeacademics, social work, etc. Due tocomplaints about fake IDs, he clar-

ifies with the friends in his/her friendlist. We see the types of communitieshe/she has joined and his/her partici-pation by sending scraps, messages andcommunity activities. After a thoroughscanning we try to approach that personeither by scrap or by email if possible.

After conducting more than 50 inter-

views and the going through responseshe got from his readers he is now intoupgrading his website.

Though I have won many notableawards for music I was more recognisedamong my online friends as a hero afterI won the Orkut Heroes award, says Sa-meep Kulkarni, a sitarist, one of the he-roes of Zazos blog. Orkutheroes.comhas become a platform for many onlinecommunities to take it further frommere online work to real meetings andgroundwork.

If you as an individual or as a commu-nity have done something motivating,

you can contact Zazo at zazo@orkuthe-roes.com

While its nice to get in touch withold school buddies, two Orkutianshave started a blog to recognisepeople who have started onlinecommunities to help others

MONISHA MOHANDAS

monishamohandas@yahoo.com

Are you anORKUT

HERO?

Tarannum Zazo, founder Orkut Heroes

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ERGO Monday, June 29, 2009KALEIDOSCOPE04

Which sectors to invest in

The government is talking bigabout infrastructural growth, but forme infrastructure is a big no. Thesector holds no value. Real estate al-so holds no good. Some technologystocks, multinational pharma sec-tors and credit ratings are worth giv-ing a shot.

Short-term or long-term stocks A value investor will never go for

short-term stocks.

Advice to first-time investors

a) You must not makeprofit in your first invest-ment. Be ready for a lossand thank God if you

made some loss. It is onlythen that you will be cau-tious while investing.

b) Dont enter the mar-ket with the aim of mak-ing money. Let it be aprocess of making money.

c) Investing in stocksmeans buying part of abusiness. Therefore, thelonger the period, thegreater the gain. Be pa-tient.

d) Investment opportu-nities do not come every-day, so keep you eyes

wide open. Do not blindlylisten to what everybody has to say.Make your own wise decisions while

investing in the market.

When one should investOnce you start earning and have a

disciplined life, be prepared to putyour money in the market.

Why one should read your bookIf you are interested in the stock

market and wish to understand thefollies an investor makes, my book isa must-read. It advices on how tospot investment opportunities andpitfalls in commodity stocks, growthstocks, PSUs, IPOs, sectors and indexstocks. It is aimed at stockbrokers,bankers, students of finance, finance

professionals and anyone deawith money.

Value Investing and BehaviFinance is published by Tata Mc

His first book Stocks to Riches: Insights into Investor

Behaviour is into its sixth reprint, two years after its release.With Value Investing and Behavioural Finance, his latest releaseParag Parikh hopes to tell a large audience that the financialmarket is a safe place for investors. The Founder-Chairman ofParag Parikh Financial Advisory Services answers basicqueries for first-time investors:

LIFFY THOMASliffythomas@goergo.in

Keep youreyes open

1: How much tax does one need to pay whenthe taxable income level is between Rs. 1.50 3.00 lakh? (For all except senior citizens)

a) NILb) 20% of income exceeding Rs.3 lakhc) 10% of total income exceeding Rs.1.50

lakhd) 5% of total income exceeding Rs.1.50 lakh2: PAN Stands for?a) Payable Account Numberb) Permanent Account Numberc) Permanent Access Numberd) Preferred Access NumberSend your answers to finergo@goergo.in or SMS

your answers to 92813 98889. For example if you

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send it. Winner will be chosen by lucky drawfrom all correct answers.

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News you can useDepositors to become shareholders ofSaraswat Bank

Indias largest urban co-operative bank Sa-raswat Co-operative Bank is on its way tomake 50,000 of its depositors into sharehol-ders in the company. Depositors who havebeen the banks oldest customers would be

made shareholders in the company. It has re-ceived 70 proposals from cooperative banksfor mergers, of which two-three are underconsideration. The bank had acquired SouthIndian Co-operative Bank and Kolhapur Ma-ratha Co-operative Bank in 2008-09.

Future Generali eyeing sales via mallsFuture Generali India Life Insurance Com-

pany Ltd will focus on selling insurance prod-ucts through malls of Future group.While theyare open to partnering with banks, their in-house network of 192 malls across the country

will take more critical roles as alternative dis-tribution channels.

The company, in the second year of its oper-ation, has no bancassurance portfolio, as mostbanks are already in tie-ups with other insur-ance companies. IRDA currently allows a bank

to sell policies of only one life insurance andone general insurance company.

TATA Motors-Bank of India tie-upBank of India has entered into an under-

standing with Tata Motors to ensure consum-er finance for Fiat cars, which are availablethrough the Tata-Fiat dealer network. Those

willing to buy Linea, Palio and Grande Puntocan get special interest rates for loans up to Rs.10 lakh at 9.75 per cent to 10.25 per cent.

Bank of India offers car loans up to 90 percent of invoice, for loans up to Rs 10 lakh fortenure ranging up to 6 years. This facility willbe available at all metro, urban and semi-ur-ban branches of Bank of India.

MusingsMy first investment: I waround 22 years old when tried my hand at the stockmarket. I bought stocks ofSehgal Paper (it does notexist anymore), which wasavailable at Rs. 6 to Rs. 7those days. My firstinvestment was the greatelesson I learnt about themarket. I lost Rs. 25 to Rs.

30,000 in the market, forwhich my father went wildLesson learnt: Never putall your eggs in one baskeand always keep your eyesopen.I hold shares of: I tradewith 15 to 20 stocks at angiven time. ICRA, CRISIL,Mphasis BFL, Oracel, SonatBharat Electronics andContainer Corporation aresome of them. I neverchange my portfolio.

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AB.Tech in Metallurgy from

IIT-Madras, a nine-yearstint with Infosys, a three- year entrepreneurial spell

with Bangalore Labs and now sixeventful years with Hippocam-pus.

Umesh Malhotra, founder ofHippocampus, is a man on themove, quite literally. The Banga-

lore-based firm is into revivinginterest in reading in children,which it achieves through

unique programmes crafted fordifferent socioeconomic strataof society.

While in cities, mainly Banga-lore and Chennai, Hippocampusis famous among children as aplaying, meeting and learningcentre.

In semi-urban and rural pock-ets of India it is winning a silentrevolution by promoting readingthrough various friendly initia-tives for children.

In cities, it mooted the idea ofstarting for-profit libraries,through which it generates mon-ey, whereas in villages it initia-tives are completely social and

work predominantly on dona-tions from people and institu-tions.

We consider ourselves an or-ganisation that conceives, pilotsand shares ideas. We today runover six libraries in Bangalore.Our efforts to take reading to ru-ral segments have us reach fromthe slums of Kolkata to Cambo-dia and we are working in villageschools from Hassan to Tiruvan-namalai, Malhotra briefs about

their reach.

Start of a journeyHippocampus Reading Foun-

dation (HRF), its social unit, works with disadvantaged com-munities to establish Active Li-braries in government schoolsand community centres or byengaging women as franchiseesof the learning centres.

In villages and slums it part-ners with NGOs to start a learn-ing centre on a collaborativeeffort. So far around 75,000children have benefited through150 libraries present in the twostates of Tamil Nadu and Karna-taka, says Malhotra. A commu-nity library in a city costsbetween Rs. 7 and 10 lakh, in ur-

ban government school with 300children it costs around Rs.30,000 and in a village it is be-tween Rs. 3,000 and Rs. 5,000.

Malhotra believes that chil-dren want to read and to inspirethem to read more, they mustenjoy it. Some of his challengesare to involve parents in all seg-ments of society as they dontread much; confronting parents who are very academically-fo-cussed and countering many

other modern distractions chil-dren have, including television

and video games.In fact, working with rural In-

dia is a lot easier than urbanslums, he says.

EmployabilityGrow by Reading, an activity-

based programme of the HRFthat enables children to assesstheir own reading levels and im-prove reading skills, is showingthe path in other states, too.

We have five women who

have accepted to take up fran-chises in Chitradurga district,

explains Malhotra. They women from self-help gro who invest Rs. 5,000 to runlearning centres all themselves.

Typically, these librariansthose with a Class XII qualition, who are trained and ployed to take up the role librarian.

Women powerInterestingly, the Ashoka

low 2008 has an all-women tsupporting the different ftions of Hippocampus.

I am actually the only besides the admin manager.women do everything from tomer management, progdevelopment, buying of bohelping schools and all that job is more to ensure that dont have too much funspoil their party.

So, whats next on the caLife is a journey for me. I hbeen lucky to do various thindont know if this is the fistop, but work has to excite m

To volunteer visitwww.readforchange.in

(This column celebrates the s

of entrepreneur

While most

associateHippocampuswith itslearning andactivitycentres, it isalso engagedin pioneeringwork in semi-urban and

rural areas topromotereading habitsin children

LIFFY THOMASliffythomas@goergo.in

We considerourselves an

organisation thatconceives, pilotsand shares ideas

Growing by reading

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Golfer Adam Scott hasfuelled rumours of a ro-mance with tennis glam-our girl Ana Ivanovic after

taking a court-side seat at herlatest Wimbledon match.

The Queenslander was a guestof the Serbian stunner andlooked on admiringly as she ad-vanced past her second-roundopponent. After the match Scottdid little to dispel appearancesthat the pair are an item, refus-ing to serve up any details ontheir relationship, the HeraldSun reports.

I met her in Australia, but Imnot going to say any more,Scott said when asked if they

were an item.Asked if hed be back to seemore of Ivanovic and Wimble-don, he said: I hope so.

With his Hollywood idol looks,success on the worlds golf cours-es, millions in prize money andlinks to stars, Scott is hard tofault as a bachelor.

And Ivanovic is not the onlytennis star he has caught the eyeof. Russian beauty Maria Shara-pova recently revealed she had acrush on the golfer.

Sharapova put the Australianat No. 6 on her list of Top 10Dream Mixed Doubles Partnerson her website.

ANI

Ivanovic serves an off-court ace

Adam Scott. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/

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Priest blames Holy Wine for drink-drivingAn Italian priest caught driving over the alcohol limit pleadedto police that it was only because of the Holy Wine he haddrunk as part of the mass, Ansa news agency reported.Police rejected the priests excuse and revoked his drivinglicence anyway.Now the 41-year-old priest is set to appeal against the ruling,saying his alcohol consumption was not voluntary since itwas part of the Catholic ritual in the four masses that he hadcelebrated during the day.

AFP

Now, use Twitter to see ISSTwo journalists have built an online service that would letTwitter users around the world to spot the InternationalSpace Station (ISS) without a telescope.The online service, built by Dutch science reporter GovertSchilling and journalist Jaap Meijers, would let peopleknow when they have to look up to see the ISS pass.People using Twitter can now receive an alert when the ISSwill be passing at the location in their Twitter profile.All they have to do is follow the Twitter account @twisst:www.twitter.com/twisst

The websiteaccompanying theTwitter messages will belaunched in the comingweek, with lots of extrainformation such as amanual Spotting theISS.

Twisst may even be thefirst service on Twitterthat sends out suchhighly personalisedinformation. Twisstsends an alert to everyfollower personally,wherever in the worldthat person may be.

ANI

ObamainspiresArsenalUS President BarackObama has become asignificant talisman inArsenal managerArsene Wengers teamtalks in their quest toend their four-year runwithout a trophy.Dutch striker Robin van Persie, who is also fascinated byObamas incredible success, admits he is trying to copy thegreat mans demeanour, reports News of The World.

Wenger has introduced Obamas Yes we can philosophyinto the dressing room.The Gunners have been trophy less since they beatManchester United to win the 2005 FA Cup, but Wengerbelieves Obamas influence can provide the missing spark.Wenger loathes excess.We fly to games in an ordinary plane, not a luxury jet.Air conditioning in hotels is banned, because its bad forsportsmen. Were not even allowed a fridge. All drinkshave to be at room temperature - ice-cold drinks are badfor you. These are things that could make that one percent difference, van Persie said.

ANI

Man survives 4 days trapped in wellAn 84-year-old man escaped with only minor injuries afterhe spent four days trapped in a well shaft on his remote

property on Canadas Pacific Coast, police said.A search dog located Bob Bennett - after a friend of theelderly man became concerned that he had not heard fromhim in several days.Bennett, who lives alone at a former mine site at BensonLake, British Columbia, on northern Vancouver Island, hadentered the eight-foot deep well shaft while searching fora water source and got trapped, Royal Canadian MountedPolice said.

Reuters

Cop chaseFive French tourists got a harrowing start to their New York visitwhen they found themselves embroiled in a wild police chase.

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Men have the sametaste when it comesto telling who theyfind hot, while wom-

en fail to agree with each oth-er, suggests a study.Led by Wake Forest Univer-

sity psychologist DustinWood, the study has revealedthat there is much more con-sensus among men about

who they think is attractive,when compared with women.

Men agree a lot moreabout who they find attractiveand unattractive than womenagree about who they find at-tractive and unattractive. Thisstudy shows we can quantifythe extent to which men agreeabout which women are at-tractive and vice versa, said

Wood.During the study, over 4,000

participants, between the agegroup of 18 to more than 70,

rated photographs of men and women (ages 18-25) for at-tractiveness on a 10-pointscale ranging from not at allto very.

In exchange for their partic-ipation, the raters were told

what characteristics theyfound attractive compared

with the average person.Before the participants

judged the photographs forattractiveness, the researchersrated the images for how se-ductive, confident, thin, sen-sitive, stylish, curvaceous(women), muscular (men),traditional, masculine/femi-

nine, classy, well-groomed, orupbeat the people looked.

Revealing those factorshelped the researchers figure

out what common character-istics appealed most to wom-en and men.

It was found that mensjudgments of womens attrac-tiveness were based primarilyaround physical features, andthat they rated highly those

who looked thin and seduc-tive.

Most of the men in thestudy also rated photographsof women who looked confi-dent as more attractive.

As a group, the women rat-ing men showed some prefer-ence for thin, muscularsubjects, but disagreed on

how attractive many men inthe study were.

As far as we know, this isthe first study to investigate

whether there are differencesin the level of consensus maleand female raters have in theirattractiveness judgments.These differences have impli-cations for the different expe-riences and strategies thatcould be expected for menand women in the dating mar-ketplace, said Wood.

Wood said that the study re-sults could have implicationsfor eating disorders and howexpectations regarding attrac-tiveness affect behaviour.

He said: The study helpsexplain why women experi-ence stronger norms than

men to obtain or maintaincertain physical characteris-tics. Women who are trying toimpress men are likely to be

found much more attractive ifthey meet certain physicalstandards, and much less ifthey dont. Although men arerated as more attractive by

women when they meet thesephysical appearance stan-dards too, their overall judgedattractiveness isnt as tightlylinked to their physicalfeatures.

Older participants weremore likely to find people at-tractive if they were smiling.

The study has appeared intheJournal of Personality andSocial Psychology.

ANI

University clutterA six-foot-long snake and a life-sizeskeleton are among the bizarre itemsleft behind as students leaveuniversity halls for the summer.

Dream jobUnemployed Britons are beingoffered the chance to apply for adream job - getting paid to go onholiday.

Women dont share viewson who they find hot

PHOTO: AFP

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Paes-Bhupathi face offA rare Mahesh Bhupathi-Leander Paes face off is on the cards on Mondayafter the two, along with their respective partners, set up a third-roundmixed doubles clash in the Wimbledon Championships in London.Bhupathi, along with compatriot Sania Mirza, beat local favourites ColinFleming and Sarah Borwell 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 in a contest lasting more than anhour. In contrast, top seeds Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Blackdidnt even have to step on the court to advance as they got a walkover

from the Slovak-Italian pair of Michal Mertinak and Mara Santangelo.Seeded 13th the Bhupathi-Sania combine was in for a tough fight from thelocals. In the first set, that lasted 51 minutes, both the pairs couldnt notcha break point and it went on serve all along.The Indians, however, ended the deadlock by winning the tie-breaker 7-4to go one up. Breakpoints were hard to come by even in the second setbut Bhupathi and Sania managed to get the better of their rivals byconverting one of the crucial two chances they got in the 36-minute affair.

PTI

If the joy and emotion that lit up

one of Wimbledons outsidecourts late on Friday was storedin a battery, it would probably

have had enough power to run themuch-talked about Centre Courtroof. Courtesy of another epic five-set encounter, Indo-Pak duo Pra-kash Amritraj and Aisam-ul-HaqQureshi set up a third round tieagainst fourth seeds Mahesh Bhu-pathi of India and Mark Knowles ofthe Bahamas, to be played onCourt 14 on Monday.

Cue scenes of delirium amongthe spectators on the outside courtas drinks went flying and strangershugged. Nobody cared aboutwho was Pakistani and who wasIndian, Qureshi, Pakistans lead-

ing player said. They were all justsupporting one team. It felt sogood. This is the first time therewere so many people from Pakis-tan watching me live. Even my 18-

month-old nephew was there.

Though by the time it was finish-ing he was sleeping, he grinned.

British youngsters, with barelyany of their compatriots left tocheer, were so roused by thematch that at the end they werescrambling for autographs andyelling; Youre our favouriteplayers now! They werent theonly ones caught up in the frenzy.

Forgetful AmritrajSo focused was the 25-year-old

Amritraj at the conclusion that heforgot what happened at the endof the match. On all six matchpoints they put in a good firstserve, he said, only to be correct-ed by Qureshi. No the last one

was a second serve. You hit a fore-hand down the line, the 29-year-old said, playfully punching hispartners arm.

Amritrajs father Vijay, twice a

Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 1973

and 1981 and who also featured inthe James Bond film Octopussy,was courtside for the encounterand despite wearing a dark suit theheat was not the only thing get-ting to him. He was pretty close tohaving a heart attack, his son joked, making Qureshi burst outlaughing. He was getting a littletight. He had one five-setter twodays ago and another one today.

Vijay was just thankful his boycame out on top. Stressful gameto watch, but a wonderful end-ing, said the 55-year-old TV com-mentator for an Asian network.

Worlds apartThough the likes of Court 11 are

a mere stones throw from theshowpiece Centre and number onecourts, those that get drawn onthem are worlds apart from thetop players. The Indo-Pak duo hadto get through two qualifyingmatches and after overcoming16th seeds Ross Hutchins and Ste-phen Huss in round one, are nowthe only qualifiers left in the draw.

Yet Qureshi, ranked 85th in dou-

bles, enjoys his lifestyle and thecompanionship among the lesstalked-about players. The funnything is I know both of them sowell, he said of their secondround opponents Philipp Marx ofGermany and Rameez Junaid ofAustralia. Two or three weeksago I was playing in Germany, andwe hung out in the evenings all thetime, Qureshi said. They alsocheered for us during our qualify-ing matches and they were cheer-ing for us on the first day. Thatsthe beauty about this sport.

Amritraj and Qureshi are also fa-miliar with Mondays opponentBhupathi, and will need to be attheir best to derail the 11-times

grand slam doubles and mixeddoubles champion. Hes a goodplayer but weve played with eachother so much. I think we have areally good shot, Amritraj said,backed up by Qureshi. We almosthave nothing to lose. We can relaxand theyll have all the pressure,the Pakistani added.

Reuters

Indo-Pak duo set to light up Court 14

Indias PrakashAmritraj (left)and PakistansAisam Ul HaqQureshi discussstrategies duringtheir doubles

match inWimbledon 2009at the AllEngland Club.PHOTO: AFP

Indo-Pak juggernaut

Shiv tied 15thShiv Kapur and SSP Chowrasia turned in identical cards of two-under 70 in thepenultimate round to be placed tied 15th and 31st spot respectively in the BMWInternational golf tournament. Shiv was nine-under 207 after hitting four birdies againcouple of bogeys in the third round. Chowrasia, meanwhile, totalled seven-under 209.

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Im not proud of the times that Ive drunk too much and been rude to someoneor broken team rules. Now Im out of that environment, that wont happen

anymore for those people in that team and for me.Andrew Symonds

Even Sir Alex (Ferguson) will need a licence if he has tocoach Mohun Bagan. If the Asian Football Confeder-ation (AFC) has its way, all I-League coaches in thecountry will need to have a minimum A licence to

take charge of their teams. Naturally, the diktat has sentIndias soccer coaches in a tizzy.

A few of Indias multiple national league-winning coach-es are likely to lose their jobs if the rules are implemented

this year. The AFC maintains that these coaches do not fitthe AFC Champions League criteria. We have to take adecision whether to allow these coaches to function in theleague, All-India Football Federation secretary Alberto Co-laco says.

The federation had earlier approachedboth the FIFA and AFC for a rapproche-ment, considering the vast coachingexperience of the persons con-cerned, but the ice didnt melt.Taking a strong stand on the is-sue, AFC Champions LeagueProject Departments commu-nication head Steve Kim says:We understand the situation.However, by 2012 all coachesshould have A licence at least.In addition, from 2013 onlycoaches with S licence will be

acceptable. There will be noexceptions.

Although the AFC has madethe coaches licensing mandatoryfor all participating teams in itspremier club competition AFCChampions League many coachesin the richer European version of theChampions League do not have thenecessary degree. Many famous Eu-ropean club managers fall in thiscategory. But theAFC is

adamant. From AFCs perspective, we are aware of thedifference between manager in English Premier Leagueand Head Coach in India. But in AFCs system, they willbe registered as Head Coach. Even Sir Alex (Ferguson)needs to have the coaching licence if he takes charge ofMohun Bagan, Kim says.

The hapless Indian coaches are now trying to find waysto hold on to their high-paying jobs. Chirag United coachSubrata Bhattacharya, who had earlier coached MohunBagan to national league glory, says: I have an AFC Clicence and for the last couple of years I have been con-

templating doing a combined A and B licence course.But I didnt know who to approach and where thesecourses are conducted. The AIFF should have been re-sponsible enough to furnish us with the necessary in-formation. For their lackadaisical approach we are nowgoing to lose our jobs.

He now plans to get his degrees in order before the nextedition of the I-League starts a few months later.

Current Bagan coach Karim Bencherifa, meanwhile, isexpected to complete his A licence diploma while vaca-tioning in Singapore. The other Kolkata side, East Bengal,plans to appoint A licence-holder Mridul Banerjee astheir coach, with present coach Subhash Bhowmick tak-ing over as technical director. I dont expect myself to goin for some diploma after tasting success at every level asa coach, Bhowmick says. Earlier I was interested butthe federation or the AFC always kept us out of the loop.

You cannot suddenly wake up and try to be too strict.The inclusion of foreign coaches in the list David

Booth, Zoran Djordjevic and Bencherifa upsets the AIFFmore. All three have handled several continental bigwigsbefore taking a plunge into Indian football, but the AFChas refused to go by reputations alone. Mahindra Unit-eds Booth, the former Vietnam and Brunei nationalcoach, must take a UEFA A licence course to be eligiblesince the FA Advanced Licence that he had has alreadyexpired. The Goan sides are better off with most of theircoaches having the necessary diploma.

National skipper Baichung Bhutia has, however, comeout in support of the men under fire. It is important tohave a licence but degrees alone dont make a goodcoach, Bhutia says. Coaches must be given one or two

years to equip themselves. The federation must supportthem in this endeavour.

The AFC too says its ready to come to their rescue.AFC provides an opportunity to coaches to get a licence

through Vision Asia, AFCs elite education pro-gramme and satellite programme (region ba-

sis). The concerned coaches can e-mail usinquiring about the details of theprogramme and enrol themselves

online, Kim says. We will givetime for head coaches to get

S license by 2012. But from2013, there would be no

exception.

AFCs mandatoryA licence policy

all set to hitIndian coaches

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From Left: David Booth, Subhash Bhowmick, Subrata Bhattacharya and Shabbir Ali. PHOTOS: THE HINDU

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Like Elvis before him, Michael Jackson is toppingthe charts in death as in life.

And the King of Pop is rivaling the King of Rocn Roll in another category as well posthumou

sales of memorabilia.More than 15,500 Michael Jackson-related item

were being offered for sale on Saturday at online auction house eBay.com, two days after the sudden deathof the singer in Los Angeles at the age of 50. Theyrange from Web domain names michaeljacksonmemorial.com, for example at hopeful prices of one million dollars or more to copies of US newspaperfeaturing front-page news of his death for as little as 99cents.

eBays home page displays a special Rememberingthe King of Pop category offering Memorabilia, MusicAutographs, Records.

The collectibles for direct sale or auction include Michael Jackson posters, dolls, ticket stubs, concert programmes, newspapers, magazines, tote bags, pinsbadges, stickers, T-shirts and other clothing.

And, of course, albums, hundreds and hundreds of albums. One of the more unusual items listed on eBay is awhite glove doubling as an invitation to a Michael Jackson party. It can be had for 50,000 dollars with the moneypurportedly going to support an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan

A rare and original black felt fedora said to have beenautographed by Michael Jackson himself has attracted 14bids, the highest 9,899 dollars.

Dozens of replica red leather jackets like the ones Jacksonwore in the music videos of Thrillerand Beat Itare on salefor prices ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Over at online retail store Amazon.com, the top 15 sellingalbums were all by Jackson including two made with hibrothers when they were the Jackson 5.

Nine of the top 10 selling albums at Apples iTunes musi

store were from the King of Pop withThe Essential Michae

Jackson leading the way. Seven of the top 10 songs beingdownloaded on iTunes were by the singer, with Man in theMirror currently the most popular. The surge in Jackson popularity was not limited to the United States. Jackson was alsoset to top the British album chart on Sunday.

His greatest hits album, Number Ones, is set for top spot andup to half a dozen of the singers other albums could also makethe Top 75, according to the Official Charts Company.

We always find where a great icon dies that theres a massive uplift in their music sales as fans want to connect andexpress their grief through the records, said Gennaro Castaldoof HMV.

Weve seen this with people like John Lennon, Elvis, JohnnyCash and Frank Sinatra over the years. With Michael Jackson inparticular, he was just on the cusp of a big comeback anywayand we were already beginning to see a lift in sales.

Jackson had been scheduled to play the first of 50 comebacconcerts in London on July 13.

AFP

Michael Jackson tops charts, memorabilia sales sur

AtributetoMichaelJacksonisheldupbyafan.PHOTO:GETTYIMAGES

Jackson children fantastic: grandfatherMichael Jacksons three children are in fantastic shape at the familys compound in

Angeles, the musical clans patriarch Joe Jackson said on Saturday. The King of Posurvived by three children Prince Michael (12), Paris (11) and Prince Michael II (7). In a binterview with Fox News aired late Saturday, the children are enjoying themselves withother kids, Joe told the networks talk-show host Geraldo Rivera.

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If you are as old as me andfrom Chennai, chances are

you would have be an awe-struck school kid who waited

and waited at the erstwhile Alan-kar theatre on Anna Salai to get aticket and watch the now Gover-nor of California stride out buttnaked in the opening sequence ofTerminator 2: Judgement Day ineasily what must be the greatestactioner ever.

Few cult movies measure up tothe Terminator franchise. Themovie firmed up the cinematicgenius of James Cameron per-haps the only director who knowshow to make really good sequels,

examples Aliens and T2: Judge-ment Day as well as the block-buster hero status of ArnoldSchwarzenegger.

Which is where the problemslie James Cameron has disso-

ciated creatively from the fran-chise. To him, the series was over

with Arnie signing off Astlavista,Baby and being lowered into thesmouldering liquid metal by

young John Connor. But Holly-wood seldom allows a good thingto be. Studio executives, greedyfor the millions, came out withthe pretty average follow-up, T3:Rise of the Machines, shunned bycritics and fans alike. At least, ithad Arnie in it.

The big question now is wheth-er Terminator: Salvation is worththe ticket price.

Blame it on Judgement Dayand the nuclear holocaust, thepuny John Connor (played byNick Stahl in T3: Rise of the Ma-chines) has metamorphed into a

grunting soldier. In playing themessianic leader of the rebellionagainst the machines, ChristianBale loses his cape and hoodfrom Batman series but not hisridiculous voice as he looks per-

petually upset and suffering froma severe hangover. He grunts his

motivational talk through radio,offering words of solace and hopefor rebel factions all over the

world who have been driven un-derground by the machines thathaunt them.

The action begins with the re-bels launching an assault on a re-search and development facilityof Skynet, the organisation thatrevolutionises artificial intelli-gence and manufactures termi-nators. Inadvertently the rebelsfree a prisoner Marcus Wright(played thankfully by a soberlooking Sam Worthington) whoseems to be following a pre-des-tined path towards the Skynetheadquarters. The third protago-

nist of the tale is a teenager KyleReese (Anton Yelchin), the to-befather of John Connor. Its best

you dont worry about this if youdont already know the Termina-tor franchise.

The machines are huntingdown Kyle Reese and John Con-

nor to crush the rebellion. Butthe rebel headquarters an un-dersea submarine comman-deered by one General Ashdown(Michael Ironside wasted in aninsignificant role) think theyhave the ultimate weapon againstSkynet.

The destinies of all the protag-onists are intertwined as theybrave the onslaught of an army ofmachines and eventually end up

with the classical explanation of:what is it that makes ushuman?

Though visually far superior toits prequels, Terminator: Salva-tion suffers from a story and ascript that shows incredible fa-

tigue in trying to reinvent and re-energise a franchise. The firstthree movies were essentiallychase-and-run thrillers. That themachines looked very humanadded to the intrigue.

But with Salvation, the fchise moves in another direc

that of post-apocalyptic draThe movie looks more likeMad Max series, more like a cing to terms with a post-aplyptic scenario. Every thing I mean every single thing lobleak and lost.

In ways similar to how therassic Park series keep runby adding more and morthrills by way of introdubetter looking dinosaurs

working on the plot the Tenatorfranchise too seems to hlost its way. There are a wbunch of new terminaaround but somehow they halook threatening.

The only cheering point fo

at least was a 30 second came you know who. So what comes by way of a digitally ged image? I was sighing of wcould have been or rather wshould not have been.

KARTHIK SUBRAMANIANkarthik@goergo.in

Leaves

little tosalvage

Monday, June 29, 2009

Back maybe in 88 or 89, he (Michael Jackson) came to Basel. I was outside of thestadium because there was such excitement that he would come. I was still very young. I

think I went there with my sister and we just listened from the outside.Roger Federer recalls a distant childhood memory of Jackson

Film: Terminator: SalvationDirector: McGCast: Christian Bale, SamWorthington, Anton Yelchin

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Fridays Query:

Recall those trade markwords/lines of yourteacher/lecturer withwhich you associatehim/her Ponds company bcoz he uses powderin such a way that no one can identify

him. Sohail, IBM

We used to call our sir as "lazy" sir.Bcoz frequently he uses that word aslazy fellow

Lavanya, IBM

Shameless creatures! (High schoolhistory teacher)

Vaishnavi Sowmya Narayn, TCS

Stop talking, and maintain disciplineand his standing style was likeShaktiman, so we used to call himMajor Shaktiman.

Rahul Karmakar, Allsec

Once in college, chemistry sir saidopen the window let the air forcecome in from that day he was Airforcemaster

Nikesh, Infosys

My PT Master used to say Make aStraight Circle

Magesh, Polaris

My HOD "karuthu kandasamy" bcozof his long lecture

Karuvarasan, TCS-eserve

"I didnt see this kind of worst batchin my life"

Roshin, Perotsystems

Enga lecturer eppoparthalum whatwhatnu solvanga adhanala avangaeppo vandhalum vathu varuthunu

comanddadipomJayaprakash, Devi, Allsec

My programming madam used to tell"wat evr gvn in d double quotes it willb printed on monitor". So we calledher double quotes

Hariharan.R, Infoview Technologies

Collared attire was mandatory in ourcollege, so if any student comes with aneck t-shirt my professor Maria Josephwould say Ur a scholar without a collar,his nickname was T.R for his rhymingdialogues

Surul Paandi, CTS

My physics professors one liner"imagine Newton s taking the class n

come to the point" so we called him"come to the point"

Saranya.M, Cognizant

In my 1st yr, our mechanical sir wasplumby. Hence v named him as"boiler" relating his appearance &subject taken (v had a boiler mechanicstopic)

Revathi, Wipro

Our maths teacher pronounces theword therefore as derbore so we calhim Durbar

Revathi, TickerPlant

My lecturer Sundaris car was seizedby the traffic police since she parked inno parking area, so we call her as noparking Sundari

Vignesh Shanmugam, Allsec

"Aaa...Yes.. YesterdaysAbsenteesss......Yes....I know.... you pakka porikki....International K.D...Taking leave aah...Bring your parentstomorrow... Otherwise you will besuspended for 1 week... Aaaa.... Yes..."This is the Trade mark words that MyPrincipal used to tell, if a student (Lethim/her studing in L.K.G or doingEngineering) takes leave without priorintimation...If we go with parents requesting himto grand leave for the next day.....thenthe dialog will be"You want leave....Y???NO...No..no....Now I have noted you...Ifyou are not going to come to schooltomorrow... You will be suspended for1 week.... Aaaa... Yes...."We used to call him "Bond".. "JamesBond"....."Suspend Bond"....

SivaFSS

My history teacher used to say "Youare physically present, but mentallyabsent

Rabikala

This is the quote used by our Senthilsir at VIT, which we made famous

during our college life. Simply ComingSimply Sitting Simply Going. DoingNothing!

Gopinath G.

Siemens Building Technologies Pvt Ltd

Todays Query:

If you would to relate yourself to a comiccharacter who would itbe and why?

Arunkumar from Cognizant Technology Solutions hasnominated his team as Partners in Crime. This photo

was near a lake at Chembra Peak, Wayanad.

Geetha Lakshmanan from Perot Systems has nominatedteam members as Partners in Crime. This pic wasclicked at their cafeteria.

Arul Prakash from Allsec Technologieshas nominatedhis team mate Thomas as Partners in Crime. This pic

was clicked at Mamalla Beach Resort, Mahabalipuramduring their office party.

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Dear Prakash,On your birthday,I wish for you the fulfillment of allyour fondest dreams.I hope that for every candle on yourcake you get a wonderful surprise.I wish for you that whatever you wantmost in life,it comes to you, just the way youimagined it, or better.I hope you get as much pleasure fromour friendship as I do.I wish we were twins,so I could have known you from thebeginning.

I look forward to enjoying ourfriendship for many more of yourbirthdays.Im so glad you were born,because you brighten my life and fill itwith joy.Happy Birthday!

Lavanya

Coastal Training Technologies

Dear Rahuf (Safarijv),Sending Bday blessings filled with love,peace and joywishing sweetest things happen rightbefore your eyes.....Happy Birthday to U.......

with love and care

SudhaKaran K. and Beyjaar Boys

and Golden Girls from

(PPS & Safarijv),HOV services

Dear DhilmaI wish you MANY MORE HAPPYRETURNS OF THE DAY...:):)Let this day brings you lots ofhappiness and success in future...May God keep you in good health andspirit.Have a blessed day dhil.

wit loads of luv n prayers

Sudha N

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Hi Suyambu,Sorry for forgetting your birthday...Wishing you many more happy returnsof the day.

Sigma TeamTCS-Ambattur

Dear Prabhu,Wishing you a very Happy Birthday.May Gods blessings be with u allthrough the Life.Wishing U all happiness and Prosperity.

Best Wishes from

iRonicz Spiders -Technologists.Tata Consultancy Services, iNautix,

fidelity-Chennai & Mumbai .

Musigma, NSN, Tata Elexi,EMC-Bangalore. Juno, Deshaw,

Commvault-Hydrabad.

Dear Nanthini,Many more happy returns of the day !!May the forthcoming year be filled

with sweet memories and happy

hours..Plz do keep enlightening the lives ofothers by involving yourself in socialservice activities as you do so now...Wishing you success in all your futureendaevours...Have a blast !!

Shiva, TCSL

Dear SM,Iniya piranthanal nal vazhtukkal.May this special day filled with sweetmemories and happy hours.The happiest moment is when we bothspent the time together.

When you are by my side I feel like theluckiest person.Missing you very much in thisbirthdayHope you remember the memories wespend together during your lastbirthdayWe will definitely join together andcelebrate your next birthdayNo words to express my feelingsMany more happy returns of the day

Yours one and only, SM,

Wipro Technologies

Dear Sharan,Your Birthday is a special day..One thats just for you..A time for doing everything youspecially like to do..

Youve been best friends with someonesince nursery schoolIts amazing how friendships last overdecades -We hope that ours too will lastforever!May your birthday and the rest of youryear be full of fun and surprisesFor We as your friends,never forget to think of you And Carefor you...!Happy Birthday Dear Friend..!!!

With love,

S20 Terrors CTS, Siruseri

To My Dear Friends Prathap (GTCB)& Prakash (WIPRO),Wish you both a many more happyreturns of the day.

May God bless you with happiness andeverything else that makes thisbirthday, a happy one for you both.

Dhananjayan ChandrasekarStandard Chartered

Hi Dinesh KumarMay this special day be filled withsweet memories and happy hours.Wishing you all the fun and excitementthat only birthdays can bring!

With Cheers,

Human Resources,Coastal Training Technologies

India (P) Ltd, Chennai

Dear Nelliyan,Wish You Many More Happy Return ofthe day.

May all your dreams come true and this

be another fantastic year for you.With lots of love

MIS TEAM

(TCS e-Serve)

Dear Shyamala and Vinoth,A successful marriage requires falling inlove many times,always with the sameperson.Wishing u both a Advanced happymarried life.

With Love,

BT ISOOH2,Wipro Technologie

Dear Laxmi Deepika (Deepu)Wish you many more happy returns ofthe day. Happy Birthday!!

From Rakhee, Sravanthi, Prasanna, Vinay,Kalyan and Shiva,

Wipro Technologies.

Dear GobiSide by side or miles apartTrue friends are alwaysclose to your heartWhether youre turning five or fifty-three You know thatIm a true friend because youre herebeside me Im here, right now,on your special daySo lets give a cheer for you,hip, hip, hooray!Im so lucky to have a friend like you.

Wiah you Happy Birthday!With cheers

Selva,Wipro Technology

Belated Wishes My Cubby!!!I Love you a lot!!! You are invaluableto me.I thank God that he sent you to me...you are my Angel.I remember the way we met andi will never forget the beautiful timeswe spent together.I want to be with you forever and keepyou happy always...

Love, Gugu

Dear Anto,The Lord bless you and keep you! Hopeyour day is a delight...From the simplest joys To the Lordsbrightest blessings!Many more happy returns of the day!!"

With love -Lokesh, Prabhu, Ravikanth,

Shyamala, Annie, Dan, Leena,

Vandana, Debbie, Canada Sales & Lydia.

Dear Satish,Your birthday is a special time tocelebrate the gift of you to the world.Hope your Birthday gently breezes intoyour life all the choicest of things andall that your heart holds dear!Have A Fun- Filled Day!

With love - Lokesh, Prabhu, Ravikanth &

Anotony.

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BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

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PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

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Your practical approach will help you handle rouactivities with ease. You are likely to take up soadditional tasks to . But this may leave you withtoo much work on your hands and your personalife stands to suffer from this overzealousness.

Assessing things in advance can help you finish routine tasks. A boost to your confidence willincrease your productivity and will keep you in agood mood. You may have to negotiate the matof heart in a practical manner.

Today domestic issues will be on the driving sea

but the professional commitments will also loomlarge. However you will manage both departmenwith ease. A favourable day provided you dont into an argument with your boss.

Your focus will be high and this may help youaugment your productivity at work. You may comacross some useful data while carrying out reseain your field. Save it for future. Today, love will a beating from ambition.

Today you will be more than willing to lend youadvice. Dont get too upset if they fall on deaf eAt workplace, you will finish work on time. Try tkeep your mouth shut when with your sweetheaas your words may do more harm than good.

Youll make separate things-to-do list for work awell as home. Ganesha feels that you are prone

being a bit judgemental at the work. As far as ypersonal life is concerned, the day is likely to bra welcome change in your love life.

You are brilliant at solving problems, and youshould remember that even if you fail to addressthem today. Office work may keep you occupiedand your beloved may not like it. Try making sotime for your beloved.

You will be able to get your work done at a verfast pace. Superiors will give you all the guidancand support you need for the disposal of pendinprojects. On the personal front, Ganesha advisesyou to let your lover call the shots from evening

Today, you will be taking up a lot of high-priorittasks. The day will be hectic and it may get diffifor you to give attention to your beloved. But if

try hard enough, you may be able to strike abalance between your personal and professional

Important meetings are lined up as they hold thkey to the door of opportunities. You are likely tlend an ear to others opinions and will showsimilar traits with your beloved. Both of you willspend a lot of quality time together.

Its about time you get rid of those files piling uon your desk. Its a favourable day today. Be onguard against those who are jealous of you. Thelove life will be a little bit of a drag, minorconfrontations may also be on the cards.

Your emotions may take over your practical sidetaking criticism as an opportunity to improve. Onthe love front, its time to celebrate. Love life wbe hassle free and you may be showered with T(tender loving care) by the one you love the mo

High wallabiesDrugged up wallabies are being blamed forcreating crop circles in Tasmania.

Girlfriend stabs beauA girlfriend stabbed her sleepwalking boyfriend -after he urinated in their wardrobe.

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The "Gorch Fock"training tall shipof the GermanNavy takes partin the so-calledWindjammerparadtall ship paradeat the Kiel Weeksailing event atthe port of Kiel,northernGermany.PHOTO: AFP

Revellers walk through a camping area in the earlyhours of the second day of the annual Glastonburyfestival near Glastonbury, Somerset. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the performance group, "Sangre Fria"(Cold Blood) drag a truck by chains attached tohooks in their back, during a "Drum Parade" inMadrid. PHOTO: AFP