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Monday, March 9, 2009A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 44

08 05 THESE START-UPS ARE HOTWINNERS OF THE TATA NEN HOTTEST STARTUPS AWARDSMASTER BLASTERLEADS INDIAN CHARGE

Sonam Kapoor on past love,media hook-ups, dad AnilKapoor and recent lessonson sugar-coating her speech.

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I WAS

IN LOVELONG BACK

I WAS

IN LOVELONG BACK


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My name is Aishwarya. I am 10 years old and study inClass V in St. Brittos Academy, Velachery. I love Bar-bie since the time I joined school and started collect-ing them. I got my first Barbie on my fifth birthday

and I have around 12 Barbies so far.I would like to share my Barbies with all my friends

during my holidays. We play various themes of Barbieand have watched all Barbie movies. I want to donate allmy Barbies to any child who wants them and cannotafford them, as I grow up. A couple of my favouriteones will be with me always.

Happy Birthday Barbie... I love you and you are abeautiful part of my childhood.

Aishu(Aishu has replied to Ergos Big Story Alert for last

Fridays issue. Though the deadline for feedback was

Thursday, we decided to make an exception in little Aishuscase. Barbie turns 50 today.)

My 12

Barbies and I

Monday, March 9, 2009

Come on Deepa, have aglass of wine, please.Its a ladys drink, mybrother-in-law told me

on his birthday last December,and out of sheer reluctance I hadit, not to disappoint him on hisD-day. It was a strong one thatburnt my throat and I decidedthat was the first and last time Iam ever going to have a sip. Witha smile and No, thanks, I used torefuse it and was really content-

ed. But one fine day, my editortold me to go for a wine-tastingevent held at Alliance Francaiseof Madras, Nungambakam, andall the bitterness and sourness

came flashing back in a jiffy.No, thanks was my answeragain as I didnt want to turn offmy taste buds, which were ac-tually enjoying the happy state.

Well certain times, there is nochoice and this was one of them.

With the thought it will be a socialgathering with hands full of wineglass, to my surprise, the event

turned out to be a formal pre-sentation on enjoying wine in thespirit of Platos banquet relatingto the historical meeting of a fa-mous Greek Pythagorean Appoli-nius and an Indian Brahmin inthe 1st century AD.

My reason for not having winehad nothing to do with my cultu-ral or racial background but it

was for only the taste. Ironically,when a question related to Brah-min and wine was asked by so-meone, I was served byChinmaya Arjun Raja, presidentof Alliance Francaise , Madras,the chilled rose or pink wine Reuilly of pinot gris grape varietyfrom Loire valley. After taking a

deep breadth of the wine, I hadone sip, and then twirled my tastebuds around the tingling wineand, to my surprise, it was not sostrong but very light and dry.

Thats because Dr. Bruno Mo-nange , the wine connoisseur and

wine maker from France, whowas presenting the wines, said itsa light pink wine with strong fla-vours and aromas of fruits like

litchi and white peaches apartfrom white grapes.

As I was celebrating within, myfirst successful trial of wine-tast-ing session; I could see

25-odd people, comprising for-eigners and Indian wine connois-seurs, admiring their glass withpride and adulation. Wine is a la-dys drink, is what I have beentold all the time, but ironically,

there were more of health-con-scious old men who were enthu-siastically asking questions onthe right proportion of intake of

wine.

Seventy-five-year-old P.S. thanam, FRM Chairman of In

American Chamber of merce, Tamil Nadu, asked, better to have this wine beforafter or during meals? To whMonange said, This wine is sual drink which can be sumed anytime of the day wcelebrating an occasion. Its

necessary to eat something wconsuming this wine, whicgenerally served cold.

My hunger pangs were satia bit after having bread thatserved to neutralise the tasguessed another wine was cing my way. I asked for just teaspoon as I remember hathis one earlier and the tastekind of turning off. Yes, my mory was not bad it wasHautes-Cotes de Bourgogne

wine made from Pinot Noir vaty and the taste was strong, pgent and made my thparched and dry. I had it agbut it was not that bad aftebut given a chance again, my

swer would be again thanks! But, overall, thankthis event, my horizons wopened about wines that suit my taste-buds.

No, thanks andwidening oneshorizons at awine-tastingsession at Alliance

FrancaiseDEEPA VENKATRAMAN

Wine and whine not really

Discount AlertAavaranaa, the saree boutique in Alwarpet, has completed threyears. As part of its anniversary sale it is offering a discount of to 50 per cent on all its merchandise till March 15. The store is No. 15, Ashoka Street, Alwarpet.

PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR


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ERGO Monday, March 9, 2009KALEIDOSCOPE04

The State Bank of India nowoffers its customers achance to avail a home loanby charging an interest of 8

per cent. Many of us were seeingthis service to have some hiddenpitfalls. SBI, in fact, does providethis facility, which functions asshown in the box:

How others functionCompare this with a few other

banks. Bank of Maharashtra, forexample, offers a five-year fixedrate of interest at 9.25 per cent,for loans up to Rs. 20 lakhs. So is

the case even with Andhra Bank.So a customer who takes ahome loan from either of the twobanks mentioned will have to paycomparatively more when com-pared to what one has to pay ifone avails the same facility fromSBI. As initially he/she will haveto pay just 8 per cent for the first

year and then 9.25 per cent forthe next 25 years, if he/she plansto repay the loan of Rs. 20 lakhs in25 years.

More recently Canara Bankhad entered this new sellinggame by giving a housing loan at8.25 per cent for the first year andthen froze it to 9.25% for the nextfour years and a different rate for

the remaining years.This facility provided by SBI orCanara Bank looks similar to themuch hyped Balloon loans inthe United States.

An added advantage being thatpremature termination is possi-ble at any point of time duringthe term with no additionalcharges. Amidst all the gloomsurrounding the recession andthe economic downturn, thisseems to be a silver lining in thedark clouds for people who hadpostponed their plans about buy-ing their dream home.

SBIs reducedinterest rate onhome loans shouldreopen your plansto get a home

SNEHA BAJAJ

[email protected]

Dream home at 8%I am Vaijanthi working for an advertising agency withan income bracket of Rs. 4 lakhs. I make an investmentof Rs. 80,000 in section 80C, should I use my fullquota?

An investment of Rs.1 lakh is definitely beneficial inthe long run and this can be looked for a long-termsaving and investment for different purposes. In a nor-mal course of life with out this section we may not makethose savings or investments.

However, utilisation of full amount depends on anumber of factors, including current life style, last yearsexpenses and expenses for the next year.

By utilising the maximum limit in ATC, the maximumtax savings that we can get in your income slab would beRs. 21,000. As you have already invested Rs. 80,000, yourtax burden would be Rs. 21,000 and a further investment

would reduce this to Rs.12,000, which would be a reduc-

tion of Rs.9,000.The decision is in your hands, but do not borrow forinvestment in tax savings.

Fortis Fixed Term Plan

Series 14 - Plan C is a close-ended income scheme.The investment objective of the scheme would be toachieve growth of capital through investments made in abasket of fixed income securities maturing on or beforethe maturity of the scheme.

DBS Chola Tax Advantage FundSeries 1 is a 10-year close-ended Equity Linked Saving

Scheme (ELSS). The objective of the scheme is to gener-ate long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolioof predominantly equity and equity-related securitiesand also to enable investors to get income tax rebate asper the prevailing Tax Laws, which are subject to appli-cable conditions.

Taurus Ethical FundIs an Open Ended Equity Oriented Scheme. Its ob-

jective is to seek growth of capital in accordance withIslamic principles. The investment strategy aims todiversify the portfolio by investing in various companiesacross sectors and themes to maximise returns and con-trol risk.

HDFC Fixed Maturity Plan14M February 2009 Sr-10 (1) is a close-ended income

scheme. The investment objective of the plans under thescheme is to generate regular income through invest-

ments in debt/ money market instruments and govern-ment securities.

Ask your query

Mutual Funds offer

News you can useICICI cuts home loan rates

ICICI Bank has announced a rate cut of up to 50 basispoints on its housing loans. The rate of interest for loansup to Rs. 20 lakh will be 9.75 per cent and 10 per cent forloan amount of Rs. 20 - 30 lakhs and above that it will be11.5 per cent.


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Around 600 nominationscovering nearly 20 industrysegments from over 40 ci-ties. The recently-conclud-

ed TATA NEN Hottest StartupsAwards 2008 were billed as one ofIndias first peoples choiceawards for start-ups. And it no

doubt generated a lot of interestamong the community for thesix months of heady competitionand extensive campaigns it saw.

Big dreams, small startsTwo among the five finalists

Lakshya Institute and Star Agri-Warehousing and Collateral

Management were special formore reasons than one, as theycome from tier-II cities, battlingmany odds that came their way.

While the former is based inPatiala, Punjab, started by fourIIT graduates (Bombay and Roor-kee), the latter is Jaipur-basedand taps the agricultural sector.

For Lakshya, however, sowing

seeds for their entrepreneurialventure in 2006 in the educationcity of Punjab has been acciden-tal; two of the members had asmall stint in Ludhiana. We

wanted a place where we couldprofess our ideas through aunique way. Our initial seminarsin the schools here got us good

response and inspired us to goahead, recalls Pulkit Jain, one ofthe founding members of thestart-up that focuses on testpreparation.

The education institute groomsClass X and XII students for en-trance examinations and works

with schools to eliminate externalcoaching and differentiates itself

through the use of interactivedigital content. Though no entre-preneurial journey is a cakewalk,the growth stories of these

emerging cities also go to showthe increasing number of young-sters who are looking beyondplacements and corporate jobs.

As Lakshya members say: Weremained in touch with ouralumnus. Many of our juniorsand batch-mates visited us in theprocess and we made them inter-act with students. We made them

realise that teaching is fun andthat nothing beats the satisfac-tion of mentoring youth by mak-ing them realise their dreams.

Many IITians have joined us inthe last two years by leaving theirhigh-paying corporate jobs andtoday act as ambassadors of ourphilosophy.

Empowering rural IndiaTalk about difficulties and Amit

Mundawala, one of the foundingmembers of Star AgriWarehous-

ing and Collateral Managemhas a lot to say. The finanoptions were limited in Jaand we had to travel to DelhMumbai to meet with officOur project would be recmended by the institution alocal level, but to get the final

we had to await approvals their headquarters situated tier-I city.

The start-up provides endend solutions in the procment, warehousing and collamanagement of agricultural cmodities. The team has founding members coming fdifferent backgrounds.

Besides family pressure (mof them found it difficult to vince their families) and ageing as deterrents (the tmembers are in their midand quit their respective jobter six-seven months), Jain rethe effort they took to glamothe profession.

In India, we have teac who are generally not by chbut by chance. Our major e

has also been to make youngbelieve in their mission and up teaching.

(This column celebrates the s

of entrepreneur

A good blend of cities and diverse sectors the five winnersof TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards show the growing

dynamism among Indias entrepreneurs

LIFFY [email protected]

THESE START-UPS ARE HOT

~ New Delhi-based Takeovercide.com provides legal, financial and management consultancy. Theyprovide solutions to different corporates through IT

~ Bangalore-based Activecubes Solutions helps firms harness information to understand customersbetter. They differentiate them by using the power of analytics to find solutions for clients.

~ The Loot, a branded apparel retail chain in Mumbai, sells branded clothing at discounted pricesthroughout the year across its 45 stores. The company makes profits through a differentiatedbusiness model, where it sources inventory at costs lower than original prices in stores

WINNERS ALL

Dont make friends who are comfortable to be with. Makefriends who will force you to lever yourself up.

Thomas J. Wa

Raring to goTeam Lakshya and StarAgri


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ERGO Monday, March 9, 2009VILLAGE06

Fake alcohol turns drinkersto homebrewA rash of discoveries of fake alcohol production ringshas driven Vietnamese drinkers to homemade vodka,state-run Voice of Vietnam radio reported.Vodka distilled at home, often made from sticky riceor corn, now accounts for nearly 80 percent of thetotal output of alcohol in Vietnam, while importedbrands make up just 4 percent, the radio quotedNguyen Van Hung, deputy head of the Vietnam Beer,Alcohol and Beverages Association, as saying.

Reuters

Man caught with cocaine leg castA 66-year-old passenger who arrived at Barcelona airport in awheelchair and with a leg cast made entirely of cocaine wasarrested as he tried to get through customs.The man, flying from Santiago, Chile, also had cocaine stashed insix cans of beer and two folding stools in his luggage, the InteriorMinistry said. Police confiscated nearly 5 kilograms of the drug intotal.Police believe the man, or his accomplices, may have broken theleg on purpose so as not to arouse the suspicions of customsofficials. Spain is the primary entry point for cocaine into Europeand is the largest consumer of the drug in the European Union.

Reuters

Filmmaker plans Eyeborg cameraA Canadian filmmaker plans to have a mini camera installed in his prosthetic eye to makedocumentaries and raise awareness about surveillance in society. Rob Spence, 36, who lost an

eye in an accident as a teenager, said his so-called Project Eyeborg is to have the camera, abattery and a wireless transmitter mounted on a tiny circuit board. Originally the whole ideawas to do a documentary about surveillance. I thought I would become a sort of super hero ...fighting for justice against surveillance, Spence said.In Toronto there are 12,000 cameras. But the strange thing I discovered was that people dontcare about the surveillance cameras, they were more concerned about me and my secret cameraeye because they feel that is a worse invasion of their privacy.I dont want to go into a locker room. I dont want to show the world me going to thebathroom either ... Im not a life-caster and I dont plan to be one, he said.

Reuters

A wink, a smile or a raisedeyebrow could soonchange the music on youriPod or start up the wash-

ing machine, thanks to a new Ja-panese gadget.

The gizmo called the MimiSwitch or Ear Switch is con-nected to a micro-computer thatcan control electronic devices,

essentially making it a hands-freeremote control for anything.

You will be able to turn onroom lights or swing your wash-ing machine into action with aquick twitch of your mouth, saidits inventor, Kazuhiro Taniguchiof Osaka University.

An iPod can start or stop mu-sic when the wearer sticks his

tongue out, like in the famousEinstein picture. If he opens hiseyes wide, the machine skips tothe next tune. A wink with theright eye makes it go back.

The machine can be pro-grammed to run with variousother facial expressions, such as a

wriggle of the nose or a smile.If the system is mounted on a

hearing aid for elderly people, itcould tell how often they sneezeor whether they are eating reg-ularly, he said.

AFP

The device could also serve as a remote controlfor appliances for physically challenged people

Now, run iPod

with a smile

Over 100 Lankan rebels killedMore than 100 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in twodays of fighting in Sri Lanka as they tried to break amilitary stranglehold, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.They died after the Army beat back a series of counter-attacks by the Tiger rebels against advancing governmentforces in the district of Mullaittivu in the northeast.As the Mullaittivu battle reached its last phase, the LTTEterrorists made several desperate attempts in vain toinfiltrate the military forward defences, the DefenceMinistry statement said.

AFP

Beer can sculptureA property developer hit by the creditcrunch is in high spirits after creatingartwork worth $14,000 out of beer ca


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The world famous can-can crets could soon disappear fParis, as the global economeltdown is keeping the

turnal clientele away from the pular late-evening shows, induexperts have warned.

The BobinO in Montparn whose stage has been the lapad for many stars, including ic

singers like Edith Piaf and JulGrco, will shut from late Marchfive months. The crisis is starand is beginning to be felt. Comnies are spending less and hesbefore booking, The Daily

graph quoted show producer GLouvin as telling Le Parisien. Lanother cabaret venue famous fofeathered beauties, is offering price admissions two tickets foprice of one in an attempt to back cash-strapped customParadis latin has decided to shuMondays to keep costs down.

The only venue that remainthe pink is the Moulin Rouge,buoyed by the publicity from Luhrmanns film, which starred

cole Kidman. After a 97 per centrate in 2008, however, businessby 10 per cent in February.

Credit crunch hits can-can cabaretsMANY CABARET VENUES ARE BEING CLOSED DUE TO LACK OF CUSTOMERS

Imagine settling down in yourown village after retirement,spending time farming or

watching a cricket match in

your private stadium. Well, yourimagination could turn into real-ity if you have some 22.5 millionpounds to spare, for an entire En-glish village, complete with twoblacksmiths, a shop and a cricketclub, has been put up for sale forthat amount. Nestled in the roll-

ing countryside of North WessexDowns, the historic English vil-lage of Linkenholt with its 22houses and cottages is part of a

2,000-acre estate, which will goon the market later this month. Among the properties includedfor sale are a cricket pitch and pa-vilion, which doubles as the vil-lage hall, a large three-storeymanor house, and a village shop,The Daily Telegraph reported.

The only property in thevillage not owned by theestate is its church, St.Pe-ters, which still holds ser-vices, on the third Sundayof each month. The estateis currently owned by acharitable trust, set up byHerbert Blagrave, a keencricketer, racehorse own-er and trainer, who diedmore than 20 years ago.

PTI

22m pounds: Priceof an English village

Animal rights activists cover themselves in blood-coloured paint in a protest inTaipei. Fur is still considered a symbol of status here despite repeated appeals byanimal rights groups while some local celebrities have come under fire for settinga bad example by wearing fur. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN

Shun fur

Websites of the dayFancy a holiday with a difference? Why not take a break inRomania, one of Eastern Europes most stunning nations:www.romaniatourism.comHow to win at poker: www.playwinningpoker.com

McDonalds emergencyAn irate Florida woman called thepolice three times after McDonaldsemployees told her they were out ofChicken McNuggets.


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ERGO Monday, March 9, 2009SPORT08

India Down TaipeiIndia claimed a decisive 3-1 win over Taiwan on Sunday to move into the third round of Davis Cup play inGroup I of the Asia-Oceania Zone. Somdev Dev Varman sealed Indias victory when he beat Taiwanese ace Yen-hsun 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 at the Yang Ming tennis centre in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan.Dev Varman, ranked 150 in the world, also defeated Taiwans Ti Chen in their first meet on Friday. Lu, rank59, stormed past Indias Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (7/2), 6-2, 6-2 in the opening day singles but struggledthroughout Sundays clash. On Saturday, Indias veteran Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes scored a hard-fought victory against Taiwans young duo Yang Tsung-hua and Yi Chu-huan 6-4, 7-6 (7/0), 6-7 (2/7), 6-2. Layear India reached the World Group play-offs for the first time since 2005, but lost to Romania and began2009 in the Asia-Oceania group one. Taiwan came back to defeat Kazakhstan and secure a group one place2009 after they lost to Australia in the first round.

Sachin Tendulkars 43rd One-Day In-ternational century hoisted India to

a 2-0 series lead over New Zealandwith a 58-run victory in Christchurch

on Sunday. Exploiting the short bounda-ries at Lancaster Park, Tendulkar strokedhis way to 163 before he was forced to re-tire hurt after apparently pulling a stom-ach muscle, though he managed to guidehis side to an imposing 392 for four off 50overs.

Its a pleasure to watch Sachins in-nings in the way he paced it, India cap-tain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in atelevised interview. He took some timeup front then later on he knew what kindof shots he could play. Hes an amazingbatsman.

Spirited chaseNew Zealand began their chase enthu-

siastically with openers Jesse Ryder andBrendon McCullum putting on 166 for thefirst wicket before Ryder called the stand-in captain through for a suicidal single inthe 22nd over and McCullum was run outfor 71. Ryder moved to his first one daycentury, which included 12 boundariesand four sixes, before Ross Taylor absent-mindedly left his ground and was run outfor seven and Martin Guptill was trappedin front by Yuvraj Singh for one.

The home side slumped to 188 for fourwhen Ryder holed out in the deep for 105,leaving the last recognised pairing ofGrant Elliott and Jacob Oram at thecrease. Oram, however, was bowled byHarbhajan for seven and Zaheer Khanbowled Elliott (18) and Peter McGlashan

(seven) in three balls to effectively the run chase in the 34th over. Kyle (54) Tim Southee (32) and Ian Butlerextracted some revenge on the Indfor their own treatment with some lblows at the end of the innings, with and Southee combining for an 83ninth-wicket in seven overs.

The onslaught, however, was

enough and the hosts were bowledfor 334 on the first ball of the 46th o

Hitting exerciseEarlier, Tendulkar smashed 16 bou

ries and five sixes and shared a brutal run partnership with Yuvraj (87) an135-run stand with Dhoni (68) to heldia post the highest one day score in Zealand. It was amazing battiMcCullum said. The way Sachin plawas outstanding and he got a lot of port from the senior players as wguess we just werent accurate enowith our plans.

New Zealands attack was hamperethe absence of captain Daniel Vetwho missed the game to attend the bof his first child in Auckland, and a mu

strain suffered by Butler after he bowled just five overs. You take Danovers and lock them away and knowhave some pretty economical othere, McCullum added. I guess Ianler going down injured half way throhis spell and Jacob (Oram) not being to bowl the full 10 as well I gueshowed we were a bit light. In the enddidnt bowl well enough.

Brief scoresIndia 392/4 (S. Tendulkar 163 not

Yuvraj Singh 87, M.S. Dhoni 67) beat Zealand 334 (J. Ryder 101, B. McCu71, K. Mills 54, Harbhajan Singh 2/5658 runs.

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Tendulkar century gives India 2-0 series lead

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates afterscoring a century against NewZealand during the third One-DayInternational in Christchurch onSaturday. PHOTO: AFP

Indiaa rompp homeInnddiiaa rroommpp hhoommeeUmpire recoveringUmpire Ahsan Raza was fast recovering Thursday after undergoing major surgery serious bullet injuries during an attack on Sri Lankas cricketers, a family member Raza was hit in the back by a bullet that seriously injured his lungs and liver, andunderwent two major operations. He played 21 first class matches as a talented wkeeper who also used to bat lower in the order.


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Injury worries for SridharHis ankle injury kept him out of the court for nearly five months and although Anup Sridhar made a comebackearly this year, the same injury and other fitness problems are still giving him sleepless nights. Sridhar twisted hisankle in March last year and after playing in the Beijing Olympics he was left on the sidelines before making acomeback early this year. He says he is learning how tough it is to return after an injury lay-off.Im learning as I go along that it is really hard getting back after an injury. I mean, while physically Im quiteclose to being 100 per cent in my ankle, there are a lot of other issues that need attention, Sridhar said. Thefive months that I was out of action took a lot out of me. I feel my general fitness needs to be at least twolevels higher than it is currently. The ankle also needs a lot of attention. Actually, I need to do a lot of work inall areas, including technical and strategy, but the most important things now are the ankle and the fitness, headded.

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I think anywhere in the world is a target, it is a question of degree and we willdo assessments of all our venues. I dont think any particular country is spared.

We are all aware of how that is likely to change the landscape on security assessmentsgoing forward and the kind of threat we might face not just in cricket but in all sports.

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat

Barcelona ended a barren run

with a 2-0 victory over Athlet-ic Bilbao and extended itslead in the Spanish league to

six points. With its first win in fourleague games, Barcelona also tookadvantage of second-place Real Ma-drids 1-1 draw with Atletico Madridat Santiago Bernabeu Stadium onSaturday, a result that ended the de-fending champions 10-game win-ning streak in the league.

Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Hunte-laar equalised in the 57th minute af-ter Diego Forlan scored in the 38thfor Atletico, which remains withouta victory over its cross-town rival inthe past 10 years. Later, Villarrealbeat lowly Espanyol 1-0. With 12rounds remaining, Barcelona had

63 points from 26 games, while Ma-drid, which had cut Barcelonas leadfrom 12 to 4 points in the previousthree weeks, had 57.

Early goalBarcelona midfielder Sergio Bus-

quets headed home from Xavi Her-nandezs floated free kick in the17th minute at Camp Nou in a dressrehearsal for the Copa del Rey finalin May. Lionel Messi doubled Bar-celonas lead 15 minutes later with apenalty awarded after Bilbao mid-fielder Carlos Gurpegui was ad-

judged to have tripped AndresIniesta.

The goal was the Argentine win-gers 18th of the season. Iniestas

shot hit the post in the 47th minute, while Samuel Etoo wasted a clearchance in the 57th and then rattledthe woodwork in the 65th and 88thas Barcelona overwhelmed Bilbaoafter halftime.

However, Barcelona captain Car-les Puyol was carried off the field ona stretcher with a sprained left anklelate in the game, sidelining him forthree weeks, including Wednesdaysgame at Camp Nou against Lyon inthe second leg of the ChampionsLeague round of 16.

Madrid derbyMadrid coach Juande Ramos left

Gonzalo Higuain, who has 14 goalsthis season, on the bench although

Atleticos Abel Resino included alhis top players in the starting li-neup. Madrid looked the morethreatening in the early stages, with

Atletico goalkeeper Leo Franckeeping his team level with twosaves from Madrid forward ArjenRobben in the 13th and 22nd andanother from Marcelo in the 35th.

Francos Real counterpart, IkerCasillas, then came to his teamsrescue with a parry from Atleticoforward Sergio Aguero in the 36th.However, Casillas could do nothing

to prevent Forlan from netting his18th goal of the season two minuteslater following a swift counterattackin which Agueros incisive passesplayed a central role. Higuain ap-peared in place of Jose Maria GutiGutierrez in the 55th minute andtwo minutes later found Huntelaar,

who fired a rising shot past Franco.Forlan hit the post with a shot twominutes later, and Atletico substi-tute Florent Sinama-Pongolle and

Aguero each spurned clear opportu-nities as Atletico continued to trou-ble the home team with its counterattacks.

PTI

Atletico, Real

share spoils

in Madrid

derby

Barca stretches leadBarcelonasArgentineanforward LionelMessi (right) fightsfor the ball withAthletic BilbaoKoikili Lertxundi DelCampo during theirLa Liga match at the

New Camp Stadiumin Barcelona onSaturday. PHOTO: AFP


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ERGO Monday, March 9, 2009FLICK10

Your characters in Saawariya andDelhi 6 are poles apart. Which onecarries your real-life traits?

Its the middle-class girl, Bittu, in Del-hi 6who is just like me full of pranks,down-to-earth and a rebel. I cant be soquiet, goody-goody and eternally wait-ing for my uncertain lover like Safina inSawaariya.

What was your reaction afterSlumdog Millionaire won theOscars?

Great I watched Slumdog Million-aireeven before it was released in the-atres and was bowled over by the film

and my fathers (Anil Kapoor) perfor-mance. Winning BAFTAs and Oscars were like slaps on the faces of peoplewho made criticisingSMtheir motto oflife. I just wish my father would have

won an Oscar, too.

Does having Anil Kapoor as afather mean loads of restrictionsin your life?

Partly. But I think not just Anil Ka-poor, any father who has a beautifuldaughter like me (laughs) will turn pos-sessive. Its a fathers right to be posses-sive and protective about his daughter,especially when she is into showbiz.

What are the restrictions?Like, whenever I go out, I have to go

with a driver especially appointed forme. And then, my mom keeps callingme 20-40 times a day to track my

whereabouts.

Dont you protest?Not in this case, for I understand their

worries. But I am a born rebel. I even joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as his as-sistant in Blackdespite my fathers ini-tial objection.

Didnt your father want you to joinfilms?

I was only 17 and he wanted me tocomplete my studies first and then do

whatever I want. But I was too stubbornand approached Bhansali through Rani(Mukherjee) and Ranbir (Kapoor). I

threw Bhansali in a puddle; on onhand, he wanted to take me as an assistant, on other hand he couldnt do sgoing against my father. So, finally, myself had to convince my father.

You were very plump in yourchildhood. How did you shed

weight?I was 84 kilos when at school. I had

very middle-class upbringing. I wanot sent to posh schools like MumbaScottish, where star-kids usually wenMy schooling was at Arya Vidya Mandir, and then I was sent to a boardinschool for classes XI and XII. While aboarding, for the first time in life, ther

were no restrictions I was a free birdI am a complete foodie and at that tim

I gorged on anything that came my wa chocs, pastries, junk food, cold drinkseverything. And the result showed

After rigorous sessions of dieting anyoga, I became THE Sonam Kapoor. Ifact, I am too thin for my 59 inchestall body.

Unlike most Bolly ladies, you aretoo sharp-tongued

Thats good for you you wonhave to hunt hard for catchy phrasesBut, off late, I have been told (dont asme by whom) to learn to sugar-coat mspeeches as no one here is ready thear the truth.

Have you ever been in love?If your read-between-the-lines ques

tion is Have you been in love witRanbir?, the answer is NO becauseven during Saawariya I think he waseeing another girl, and after the filmof course, he was all Deepikas (Padukone).

As for me falling in love, I wonname the person, but yes, I was in lovlong back. Again, I dont know if it walove or infatuation I was too younto understand all that.

What type of man are you lookingfor?

I dont want the goody-goody husband-material type. He should be a little naughty, love me loads and, mosimportantly, smell good.

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Fridays Question:

If you stand for theupcoming election, whatwould be your electionpromises?

We will shift Tamil Nadu close to Delhi to get

all the rights first from Central government toserve people, arasiyal la idhelam sadharanam.

Jacob, Antony Kannan(Sify), Arun Kumar, Jerome,

Babu (Allsec)Free Dish TV to every home.

Chakry TCS-e-serve, Philip RRDIll take necessary steps to promote happinessand peace by stopping terrorism andexploitation of poor peoples rights.

Anitha Kamesh, InfosysIll convert all mens/womens colleges into co-edinstitutions, free Tasmac through ration cards.

Lexsminarayanan, TCS-eserveOne computer per house to educate people onlatest trends.

Senthil, Wipro & Logesh, InfosysNo power cut

Anand K., Infoview Technologies, Revathy, TCS-eserveIll reduce the rate of land, each family will be

having independent house, increase andmotivate the agriculture field to reduce povertyand export food to improve our economy

John Samuel, RRDIll promise all girls that, they wont be forcedto marry as per their parents wish. Will create aseparate ministry that regulates all love matters.

Sunil, TCSIll reduce the prices and give a reasonablesalary to all the employees.

Richard Dhinakaran, TCS-eserveIll get back moon to place it under PacificOcean again.

Mukund S.C.B., Scope InternationalI will give 2 free tickets to every Namitha filmper ration card.

Pradeep, MphasisIll make Tasmac to be opened 24x7, introducebuy one half get one quarter free offer.

Dee Jay, RsystemsFree IPL tickets for all.Dhanavelan J., Verizon

Free Ferrari cars for people of TN.Siva Kumar, Allsec

Eradicating corruption from our country.Sriram K.M., TCS

There will be no difference in local bus fares(deluxe, M series, Green and Yellow boards).A/C bus fares will be reduced to 50 percent.

Kumaran, TCS

Todays Query

What is the best way tocelebrate Womens Day?

KirthigaRamachandrafrom

Accenture hasnominated hefriends asPartners inCrime. This p

was clicked inWayanad.

Joslin SujithafromCognizanthasnominatedher frieds asPartners inCrime.

PriyafromIBMhasnominated he

friends asPartners inCrime. This pi

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1) Thanga nagaiku bankla kadan kuduppanga. Aa-naa punnagaiku bankla kadan kuduppangala.

2) Ennathan kastapattu ulaichalum Maadukutheeni punnakuthaan.

Balaji Sivakumar, Tata Consultancy Services Yennadhaan Koteeswaran paiyanaa irundhalum

Maths-la subtraction pannum-bodhu kadan vaan-githaan aaganum...

Mohamed Yusufdeen J, HCL Technologies Ltd

Dear D.Sarah Joyce,Wish you a very happy birthday togem of Friend... May God Bless yourfuture with lots of surprises. May allyour dreams come true and havethe day filed with happy memories& wonderful moments.

Cheers, S.Durgalakshmi, K.Senthil,

R.Gopinath, V.Gunasekar, R.Kalaivani, N.Vanarani, J.Sudha, Manimala, Gomathi

PMC

Belated Wishes

Dear Sreenivasan P,Wish you many more happy returnsof the same day. Let your wishescomes true for forth-coming yearalso. Have a pleasant and enjoyableday/year ahead. Njoi KeepSmiling.. Treat

From, Performance Engg., Group, CSS.

Hi Archana,We May Not Be By Your SideCelebrating Your Birthday with YouRight Now, But I Want You ToKnow That we can wish and prayfor You, All The Time. Many MoreHappy returns Of the day!!May God Keep U In his careAlways!! Wishing you a fantasticbirthday. May the year continue tobe good to you.

Your close frnds,Shivu,Babu,Pavan,Raveesh,Shubha, HCL.

Dear Kiruthiga Kaanji kovil,Let the God decorate each goldenray of the sun reaching u withwishes of success,happiness and prosperity 4 u.. Wishyou a super duper birthday!!.May u grow to be toothless!..Mayall your dreams come true(plantingtrees) this year..Have a Blast!!!

Angeline,Sankar,Ibrahim,TamojitExcelaCom Technologies.

Dear Rajesh,

Belated Birthday Wishes. Behavelike a married person, dont act as aBachelor. Remember you have aJunior Rajesh. Best wishes for yourONSITE opportunity. Be ready togive following treats [KID, Birthdayand ONSITE]

Regards, Non-Tandem Testing Team,

FSS, Chennai.

HiWarm and Loving Birthday wishesfor Soumyakanta and Jagan !!!

TCS USAA Document Fulfillment team

Dear Shyamala,Belated birthday wishes!!! Wish youmany more happy returns of theday! May god bless you withhappiness, success and good health.Have a fantastic future!

Best Wishes, Shobana Gowtham

Dear Raghav,On your birthday We wish youmuch pleasure and joy;We hope all of your wishes cometrue. May each hour and minute befilled with delight, And yourbirthday be perfect for you!We all join hands to wish you agreat year ahead! Happy Birthday!Hearty Wishes from, UST Global, Chennai.

Hi Madhina (Gondu Baby)Happy Birthday .You are one of lifes PRECIOUSFinds. You are all the things , icould wish. And i think to myself ,

just how lucky i am to have u in mylife. Youll always Be Special To Me.Many More Happy Returns of theDay.

Warm regards, Halidha Thaveer

Infosys Technologies Ltd, Mcity.

Inraya dindatanrupiranda naal vizha kaanum

"madurai maaveeran",Annan jagadheesh (www.atm.com)avargaluku ennalu inaalai polponaalaga amaya anda iraivanidamprathikinrom. Tamil pol vaazhga.Iniya piranda naal nal vaazthukkal

Ikkanam. Bench Nanbargal (TCS)

Dear Usha,Youre thought about more oftenthan you probably can guess, andthoughts of you just naturally bringsmiles of happiness. Now, that itsyour birthday, may each and every

warm thought, bring a wish for allthe best in life, and all yourfavourite things.... Wish u awonderful birthday ever!!! Have afantastic birthday!!! (P.S:Kashtapattu poi ellam solli irukom,treat vekkama yemathidadha...)Unnai endrum kalaaikum

Sowdha, Vaishu, Anitha, Saranya, DeviHCL

Dear Suvi,Time is something hard to findYet we always try to make some.So we are grateful for the timeweve had together. And we arelooking forward to even more of it.Time apart is hard on the soul, butit helps us become strong.On this day, today the 06th ofMarch. We write this for you, toshow you. That we do care for you,and you are special to us. Wedecided to express these feelings asbest as we can. Through an everlasting feelings full of emotions.Wish you Many more happy returnsof the day, God bless you dear.

RDS, SD.

Dear Senthil,Wish you many more happy writtenof the day. I wish you a successfullife ahead.

JAGGU, Sutherland

Dear Prem,

This is your loving friends wishingyou a great Birthday. May all thesuccess reach you and the sweetestthings happen right before youreyes. Many More Happy Returns OfThe Day Dear.

With lots of loveRamya, Jayashree, Janani, Janaki, Sabari

Priya, Bhagya, Benita, Pradeep, Raja,

Natpu, Anitha & Neelima

Dear Vijayalakshmi,

May God shower his blessings onyou, today and for evermore!!!Advanced birthday wishes to you!!Have a great year ahead!!!God bless!!

Friends, New Age Software and Solutions

Dear SHWish you a very Happy Birthday !Janma Dinam Ashamsagal !

With Love,Ishu

Dear Jayakumar & Chandrakala(Inautix),May your engagement be thebeginning of a lifetime filled withspecial love and happiness.As you start out together alonglifes busy road. Remember, bringyour dreams with you, They lightenevery load And then you willdiscover As your journey startstoday That happiness walks withyou Hand-in-hand along the way.As you adorn each other with theRing of Love... Heres my heartfeltwish that your life be a sweet joy oftogetherness.

Loads Of Wishes, Senthil, Wipro

Dear Thiru,Wishing u a VeryAdvance Happy Birthday!

Loving Wishes, COAF LS Team

Wipro Technologies

Sridevi MuraliKrishnan

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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

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

Newtons law states Every actions has an equaand opposite reaction, and that will reflect in ylife today. Your mood could be affected by variocolours today. But you will overcome everything perform well both in professional and personal l

Get going as a raving day awaits you. This fun-fiday will add a lot of zest to your mundane life awill prove to be quite a breather. Soon as newideas start hitting you, dont forget to use yourcreativity on your sweetheart.

Ganesha suggests you should set your goals we

advance. For lovers, marriage or a seriouscommitment is on the way. Ganesha feels this isimportant phase in your life and you should becareful with actions and words.

Ganesha strongly feels that you need to gain deunderstanding of the requirements of yourcolleagues. There may not be any immediatetroubles in your love life, but things might not bsmooth for a while, warns Ganesha.

So here is the deal, pick any one personal lifeprofessional life? You will face this dilemmathroughout the day. Important meetings will keeyou very busy today. For people who have lentmoney, this will be time for recollection.

Relatives and friends may feel you are arrogant inaccessible today. Ganesha feels this is the righ

time to prove them wrong. SThrow a party for thfolks and a private dinner for someone special,smiles Ganesha.

A relative could approach you to share yourthoughts on an issue. Consider yourself lucky, saGanesha, for not many considered wise enough help. While helping others is good, be careful thdoesnt encourage snobbery.

You may end up doing new partnership deeds odeals could be inked today. This may be thebeginning of an exciting future. There may not bany exciting events in your love life but family lifwill need discreet attention.

You could be in a stubborn or determined moodtoday. Ganesha feels either of the two, if stretchbeyond a limit, can be harmful. However, friends

may advice you to be cautious and selective in yapproach.

Honesty is the best policy. You will display anindependent and open-minded approach in yourprofessional and personal life, which will beappreciated by one and all. The evening calls forcelebration, especially with your loved one.

Today, the famous Tom and Jerry scenes may coalive between you and your boss. On a seriousnote, Ganesha warns you against some hard timat your workplace. Do not let your work pressureaffect your personal life, concludes Ganesha.

Today, you could be at your charming best andattract people around you to your magneticpersonality. You may have to handle some HRaffairs that could require your urgent and undiviattention. End the day with a happy dinner.

Words worth"Vapulatory" (Vap-yoo-luh-tor-ee) an adjectivemeaning relating to flogging. Unsurprisingly, itcomes from a Latin word meaning to be beaten.

Robot teacherPupils in Japan have beengiven lessons by the worldsfirst robot teacher.


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View of a mural painting of seven-time Tour de France winner,Lance Armstrong, by Shepard Fairey (famed Obama HOPEposterist) on Saturday, on the side of the historic MontalbanTheatre in Hollywood, California, to celebrate Armstrongs returnto the bike and to unveil a new collection of his sponsor, Nike.AFP PHOTO GABRIEL BOUYS

Kevin Cross (L) helps Ileana Garcia cook several of her credit cards over a hotplate as she tries to dig herself out of credit card debt during a sermon aboutfaith-based financial management at the Miami Vineyard Community Churchon Saturday in Kendall, Florida. Cross preaches to people about the biblicalprinciples of money management with his idea of steps that should be takenfor handling finances. AFP PHOTO

This handout picture released on Saturday by GuatemalasPresidency shows US archaeologist Richard Hansen explainingdetails of a frieze found in El Mirador archaeological site, inPeten, some 650 km north of Guatemala City. A group ofarchaeologists, led by Hansen, announced the discovery of alimestone frieze chiselled some 300 years before Jesus Christbowing the evidence that the apogee of the Mayan civilizationwas much older than the experts thought. AFP PHOTO

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