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Monday, October 6, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

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FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 192

8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The story behind Kanchana Paati

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TAMANNAAHS

TIMETamannaah will soon be seen

reprising Kareena Kapoorsrole in the Tamil remake of

Jab We Met. The actorspeaks on movies, her best

critics and professionalrivalries.

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Listen to what Khusboo and Devyani havegot to say about their past and present inRadio City from 7 11 a.m. on October 6and 7.In connection with the Navrathri festival,Radio City 91.1 FM presents a nine-day

special series Nava Natchathiram onVanakam Chennai. The festive specialstarted on September 30 and featuresinterviews with nine successful womenachievers from different professions. Theshow takes us on their journey, interestsand a lot more, with RJ Gobi playing host.

The nine starsRadio Citys VanakkamChennai celebratesNavarathri with womenachievers

If youve always had a philan-thropic bent of mind, espe-cially towards the furry kindand were wondering how you

can make a difference, this listcould be a good start.

Adoption counsellingThe primary goal is to find hap-

py homes for the animals. You

can help by interviewing poten-tial owners. By observing howthey handle animals, enquiring

whether family members will ap-prove of the pet and gauging theircapacity to provide long-termcare, you can ensure that thepuppy or kitten is in safe hands.Follow-up phone calls and housevisits are a great help too.

FeedingYou could syringe-feed the re-

ally tiny kittens and pups andgive Vitamin drops and tonics tothose that need it. Another optionis to supervise the feeding afterchecking with the staff about tim-ings.

And of course, theres alwaysthe option of dropping in over theweekend and feeding the boister-ously cheerful adult dogs biscuitsand bread. Check if theresenough clean water kept in thebowls inside the kennels /cagesor outside.

Special careFor those of you who want to

be completely hands-on, yourhelp in keeping the shelter envi-ronment clean will be greatly ap-preciated. If you spot sick orinjured pups/kittens, you canseparate them and bring them tothe doctors attention or leave amessage with the attendant incharge. You could use disposablegloves (available on request at the

shelter) and rub the animals dryand change soiled paper in thecages.

Socialise cats and dogsAll shelter animals long for hu-

man affection and will be gratefulfor your company, even if its on-ly for a short while. You can walkthe dogs, play with the cats (canbe quite addictive) and check inon the ones that are particularly

lonely, like abandoned adogs.

FundraisingIf you have a network of pe

who can sponsor a days feeexpenses (Rs. 15,000), getouch with them for help.

Log onto bluecrossofindiaand fill up the volunteer foThey look forward to your port!

Here are some of the options you can choosefrom when you sign up to volunteer withan animal welfare organisation

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Painting expoSaralas Art Gallery is organising anexhibition of paintings done byM.Senathipathi from October 6 to 16.Venue: Art World, 11/2, Ganeshpuram street, off Cenotaph Road, Chennai- 1


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Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festin the world, unfolding in Ger-many in the month of Septem-ber and the first week of

October. On Friday evening, Taj Coro-mandel and Lufthansa together orga-nised their own version of Oktoberfest.

Although a small affair, the event onthe lawns of the hotel witnessed a rea-sonable turnout that included socia-lites and German nationals in the city.Some of the guests included Anand

Amritraj, Vidhya Singh and members

of the German consulate in Chennai.The fest kick-started with Bavarianband The Moonlights enthralling thepoolside audience with some nativenumbers. Popular hits like Pretty

Woman saw some guests shake a legalong with the band.

Interestingly, some guests sportedthe well-known dirndl (traditionalpeasant attire) and had some fellowguests conducting eager enquiriesabout the attire.

Apart from the free-flowing beer, thestar of the evening was some authenticGerman cuisine, made with ingre-dients specially flown down for theevening.

Oktoberfest at TajCoromandel wasChennais own wayof celebrating the

worlds biggestbeer festival

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Ale and hearty

(Clockwise from top) Women clad in dirndl, thetraditional peasant attire; cheers to Oktoberfest;the Bavarian band, The Moonlights, performs atTaj Coromandel. PHOTOS: S.S. KUMAR

Monday, October 6, 2008

Neeva Diwali MelaExperience a shopping extravaganza at The Rain Tree, Alwarpet, onOctober 10 and 11. Organised by Neeva Events, the exhibition cumsale features items like silver and gold jewellery, costume jewellery,kurtis, diyas, hand bags, kids clothing, footwear, household andlifestyle products. The expo will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

is said to be the reason behind her taking theextreme step. But some reliable sources say awell-known corrupt lady constable from

Adyar is linking the two as she holds a grudgeagainst the inspector.

The matter has gone to the top brass and isunder scrutiny.

Clean and clear?Interestingly, in the last few months there

has not been a single immoral traffickingcase registered by the city police. While thepolice stand by their statement that the cityis clean and clear of prostitution, the inside

War for a postA key post in the city police has remained

vacant for quite sometime. A top IPS officeris to fill the vacancy very soon. The officer isknown to have won a tug-of-war for the postfor which several top cops had also triedtheir luck. Apparently, the triumphant officerhad paid respect to a top state minister.

Personal grudgeA lady constable attached to the Ashok Na-

gar police station attempted suicide recently.An inspector attached to that police district

story is that the business is thriving in thecity like never before. Some corrupt officersin the anti-vice squad are known to be col-lecting a hefty monthly fee to stay off action.

United we standSome policemen who were previously part

of a special party under a former top cop inthe north zone are now a sad lot after beingsent to non-lucrative posts. Some have beenrepeatedly lamenting That was a life, man.But hope floats for these khakis as their for-mer boss had gone after saying, I will beback and we will be together.


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The Twist of Fate balloon, piloted byStephen Andrew Coffing of Albuquerque,soars over the Rio Grande during theAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiestaon Saturday in Albuquerque, NewMexico. Over 600 hot air balloons,representing 42 states and 24 countriesare participating in the fiesta. AFP PHOTO

Japans Keio University Professor HiroshiShimizu displays a design study model ofa personal electric vehicle at hislaboratory in Kawasaki, suburban Tokyoon Saturday. The eight-wheel mobilityvehicle is powered by Lithium batteryand can drive at a maximum speed of100 kmh. AFP PHOTO

Hundred years since the WrightBrothers took wing many inven-tions have taken place in the fieldof aviation. Now, a website has

compiled a list of the greatest innovationsthat have taken the world by storm. Cabin pressurisation: The average

passenger doesnt think about cabin pres-surisation until their yellow safety masksfall from the ceiling, but the reality is thatif the technology hadnt been developedduring WWII, people wouldnt be able tofly much above 10,000 ft.

Black Box: Morbid but essential, theblack box was invented in the mid-1950s,and not only helps investigators learn whya plane crashed, but how that informationcan be applied to other aircraft to preventa repeat. The Concorde: It never delivered on

its commercial promise, and it was an en-vironmental bad boy, but who can denythat breaking the sound barrier aboard acommercial aircraft is cool. Radar: Sure, the airlines are dying to

replace it with GPS technology, but fordecades its been radar that helps air traf-fic controllers locate and track planes upto 200 miles away. The jumbo jet The hub and spoke system The Very Light Jet (VLJ)

Winglets The flying wing Stealth aircraft Jetway Deicing

The list of top 12 inventions has

been amassed by aviation.com,

as reported by Wired NewsANI

Flying high with innovation

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Hi5 also translatesSocial network Hi5 has

launched a translation projectpowered by its own users. Thesite is now available not only in

American English, but also inCatalan, Danish, British English,Finnish, Hindi, Macedonian, Slo-vakian, Mexican Spanish, Colom-bian Spanish, and Swedish. Thetranslations were produced bycommunity volunteers and veri-fied by translation service Lion-bridge. Later in October 2008, thesite plans to include translatedversions of the site in Albanian,Bengali, Bulgarian, Croatian,French, Maltese, Norwegian, Ser-

bian, and several other Spanishdialects. Many of Hi5 65 millionusers live in South America.

Camera with govtinfo sold on eBay

Police are investigating theeBay sale of a digital camera con-taining Secret Intelligence Ser-vice images of terror suspects oneBay. The 28-year-old bought theNikon Cool Pix camera for $31 onthe auction website before goingon a vacation to the U.S. When hedownloaded his photos, he dis-covered images of terror sus-pects, along with their names,fingerprints and images oflaunchers and missiles. We canconfirm we seized a camera aftera member of the public reportedit, a statement from the U.K. po-lice reads.

A document marked top se-cret revealing details of MI6agents encrypted computer sys-

tem was also found amongimages.

Viagra to be soldonline

Anti-impotence drug Viagto be prescribed online forfirst time to men in the U

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More than anything else the sensation is one operfect peace mingled with an excitement that

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Sample this: You are a married,career-oriented woman jug-gling work and family. Thecompany selects you for a

three-month on-site project to theU.K. You are thrilled about thisdream assignment and leave yourtoddler at the care of a day care cen-tre, with your supportive husbandpromising to take charge of the rest.But before you settle down to thenew environment, there is some

not-great news from home.Like this one incident which leftthe Suris helpless. A notice caution-ing them that the day care centre

was closing down and their two- year-old daughter had to be takenaway in nine days!

Does this ring a bell? Have yousympathised with your married col-leagues, listening to similar stories?Its quite possible that you haveeven seen women having to make achoice between career and family.

Though the Suris did panic initia-lly, they decided to sow the seeds ofan entrepreneurial venture fromtheir adversity.

When I returned from the U.K,my husband had already opened

our first centre, recalls Preetha Su-ri, then working with Siemensas Senior Consultant.

Kanchana Paati My Grand-mas Place (named after Surismother) opened on August 15,2006, with nine children in an in-dependent bungalow.

Thanks to my exposure to thecity, its people and the marketingbackground I come from, I startedour Nungambakkam centre withinfive days, says Vridhachalam Ga-napathi Suriyanarayanan a.k.a. Su-ri, who has worked for companieslike Xerox, Canon and Toyota.

A place like your mothers...

Thats their catchline attractingmany corporate working parents.Proof of which is the increasingnumber of centres in the city AnnaNagar, Velachery and Perungudi,

while those in Ashok Nagar and Kil-pauk will come up soon. It is alsomulling over opening branches inBangalore, Hydera-

bad and Cochin.Hyderabad should beour first centre outsideChennai, which we hopeto start between January andMarch, they say.

Their emphasis in not callingKanchana Paati another school orday care centre but My Grandmas

Place is evident from the spa-cious bungalows they have re-

done for children. But, probably, what caught the attention ofmany more working parentswas a centre functioning from 8a.m. to 8 p.m. their USP eventoday.

So, was funding each of theircentres difficult? We hadsaved enough from our well-paying jobs. Money was not aproblem, says Preetha, whoresigned after 15 years of cor-porate experience to turnentrepreneur.

Was it a tough decision totake? While my husband

quit as Director ofBhrigus Software India

to take up the businessfurther, it took about a

year for me to make up mymind. I had second thoughts aboutquitting to do something on myown, explains the ManagingDirector.

Paatis team

The couple say that every staff who works with them is either amother or a grandmother. Interest-ingly, one of their first team mem-bers, Pamela Samuel, is a retiredprincipal of Chellammal College for

Women. Today, the Suris claim theyhave a good number of mothersfrom the corporate sectors working

with them. Our employees onlywork six hours a day, adds Preetha.

(If you are an entrepreneur with asuccessful business model or know

one, write to us [email protected])

A day care centre that left the Suris in a lurch prompted them to start their own,thus helping many more working parents in similar situations

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Grandmas Care For Your Child: Suri and Preethahave more plans and activities lined up forKanchana Paati. PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR

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No water in worlds

poshest new hotelThe worlds poshest new hotel that has stunningwater slides and aquariums has been labelledFawlty Towers by Brits after the places taps randry. Visitors who flocked to be among the first tostay at Dubais 750million pounds Atlantis,claimed to be left with dry taps for endless hours -even at the bar. Owing to the flawed plumbing,the holidaymakers were left with dead flushes andshowers, while some got stuck in the elevators.

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New Yorkers go caribou huntingwith Sarah PalinEven if you cant go on an actual caribou hunt withRepublican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, you cancertainly get shot trying. An artist in Brooklyn, New York,has created an exhibit where visitors can get photographedfor free - wearing a fake fur vest, brandishing a cardboardrifle - with life-size cutouts of Palin and daughter Piper. Alarge, stuffed, slain caribou is thrown in for dramatic

effect. The work byartist Dawn RobynPetrlik is entitled APhoto Op with SarahPalin and features arifle-toting Palin and herdaughter kneeling inthe snow, withmountains in the

background. A flutteringUS flag at the sidecompletes the picture.Humour is the best waysometimes to deal withvery serious issues,Petrlik told the NewYork Daily News of theexhibit.

DPA

Couple told theyre too heavy

for plane to take off!A couple weighing 38stone (241.31 kg)altogether was askedto move by thestewardess becausethey were too heavyfor the plane to takeoff. Alan Coupe andwife Jane, who wereon their way toGuernsey for a weeksvacation with their sonChris, were asked to

change their seatswhile the plane wasstill stationed at therunway. Coupe, whowas 20 stone (127 kg), shifted to the front of the plane tomaintain an even-spread of the weight, following whichthe plane took off. Mrs. Coupe, who runs a breakfastbusiness with hubby, was so embarrassed that she couldntmeet anybodys eyes. The stewardess asked one of us toget up and move to the front, so Alan volunteered tomove," Telegraph quoted the 49-year-old as saying.

ANI

Benefit scroungers havetopped the UK list of 100most annoying things for2008.

The Lactofree survey for themost irritating things this yearhas claimed that people in UKhave high disregard for benefitscroungers, followed by the creditcrunch, which stands at the sec-ond place.

Irritating tailgaters claims the

third spot, while those much-hat-ed cold callers take the fourth po-sition in the poll.

People who read over yourshoulder make many Britons fu-rious and are standing at the fifthposition.

And ironically, Prime MinisterGordon Brown also features highabove in peoples hate-list, andhas been placed at number six.

At number 7, is Fiona Phillips-the 47-year-old breakfast presen-ter who is known for her cringe-

worthy interviews, especially heron-screen gaffes.

Rounding up at number nineand ten are rising fuel prices andfalling house prices respectively.

ANI

Prime Minister GordonBrown also featureshigh above in peopleshate-list, and has been

placed at number six

Most annoying things for Britons

Australian hospital stopstreating petsDogs and cats with cancer will no longer be treatedat an Australian hospital because of concerns thepractice would be seen as inappropriate, a spokesmansaid on Sunday. Pets suffering from cancer had beentreated with the same radiation equipment used onhumans at Melbournes The Alfred hospital since2001. The hospital stopped using the cancer-treatingmachines on animals after a ban was imposed byVictorias Department of Human Services.

AFP

Must-watch for animalsAnimal lovers in Holland have launched a nationalcampaign to start up a public TV channel for animThe network, Piep, will broadcast documentariesanimals can enjoy, as well as shows for kids aboutanimal rights.

Benefit scroungers, The creditcrunch, Tailgaters, Cold call-ers, People reading over yourshoulder, Gordon Brown, Fio-na Phillips, Being bloated, Ris-ing fuel prices, Falling houseprices, The wet summer, Mid-dle lane drivers, Constipation,Bossiness, Slow internet con-nections, Being put on hold,Pregnant women smoking, So-meone nicking your parkingspot, Stepping in dog poo, Je-hovahs Witnesses, Debt com-panies advertising on TV,Skinny people who complainthey are fat, Queue jumpers,

Bullying, Noisy neighboursNosey neighbours, Peoplparking in disabled bays whenthey arent disabled, Junmail, Snobs, Noisy eaters, Doowners who dont clean up after their pets, People puttinour Olympic achievementdown, Novelty ringtones, Automated phone systemsChavs, People who walk slowly, People who take their kidto shops and let them run rio

Amy Winehouse, Sienna Millers love life, Rude shop staf

Wasps, Diarrhoea and Cristiano Ronaldo

Brits most annoying things


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The Australian govern-ment may ask the fashionindustry to use more nor-mal-sized models as it

battles to encourage a healthybody image among youngpeople, a federal minister saidSunday.

Youth minister Kate Ellissaid the government was con-sidering introducing a code ofconduct which would apply to

the fashion, advertising andmedia industries.

Its about representingpeople of all different sizesand all different looks and en-suring people know that itsOK not to (be skinny), shetold The Sunday Telegraph.

The code of conduct couldalso require fashion maga-zines to disclose which imageshad been digitally enhancedand limit the placement of ad-vertisements for diet productsand cosmetic surgery.

It talks about disclosingwhen images are being alteredso that kids arent aspiring tolook like models that dont

look like that in real life any- way, Ellis told the AustralianBroadcasting Corporation.

Its about transparency inthe media but also promoting

health, promoting heabody images and sayhealthy is beautiful.

A generation of chiwere suffering from eating orders as they tried to look catwalk models, said Ellis, wis pushing for the natiocode to be finalised by Jaary.

The minister said succode could be effective eve

it were voluntary but tha was important the goment worked with the mand fashion industries to plement change.

We need to have themboard and we need themrecognise the importancemaking sure that were seing out positive messagshe said.

But the editor of Austra Vogue Kirstie Clements pessimistic about the psaying the use of more nmal-sized women in fashmagazines had not been cessful in the past.

Its about beautiful yo

girls creating beautiful fansies. It always has been, it

ways will be, Clements The Sunday Telegraph.

Govt to ask fashionindustry to use lessBarbie models

Oz for more real models

Want to crack a job interview without any blunders? Well,then here are some things, whichthe interviewers dont expect youto do during the one on one ses-

sion. The survey carried out by acareer website over more than3000 managers and human re-sources professionals broughtforth the worst interview faux pasby job seekers that failed them toland the job.

Fifty one per cent of managerssaid dressing inappropriately foran interview was the biggest mis-take a jobseeker could make.

Complaining about a formeremployer can also land you introuble for 49 per cent of manag-ers said that it was the biggestmistake you could make.

While seeming disinterestedwas third, with 48 per cent.

Jobseekers appear disinterest-ed when they havent researchedthe company and dont have any

questions - another thing inter-viewers hate - said Connors.

Do not ask about your salary inthe first interview. Focus on sell-ing the product, which is you.

Remember to turn off yourphone before entering the room.Dont be too friendly since inter-viewers may try to draw candi-dates into a false sense ofsecurity to see if they stay profes-sional.

Avoid using slangs. Youngergeneration make the mistake oflike this, like that, which is un-professional and annoys oldermanagers.

Connor said that telling toomany personal details whenasked tell us about yourself isanother big mistake. Have a per-sonal statement of two to threeminutes prepared which high-lights your key strengths and howthey are relevant.

ANI

Crack this interview

A devotee of the Chinese shrine Toi Toi with his cheek pierced with umbrellas, lookson during a ceremony on Sunday at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. The festivalcelebrates vegetarianism and calls on devotees through acts of mortification topurify themselves as they take on the sins of the community. AFP PHOTO

Get purified

Condoms swipedFive thousand condoms have been stolen from acondom-mobile in Mexico. The vehicle, whichpromotes HIV/AIDS awareness, was swiped from MeCity but when it was recovered, the prophylactics - well as expensive sound equipment and a motor.

This day, that yearIt was on October 6, 1848 thatAustria declared war onHungary.


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From stocking crates of bot-tled water and energydrinks to popping stomach-lining tablets before their

meals, Australian cricketers aredoing all they can to beat theheat in India as they prepare totake on Anil Kumbles men in agruelling Test series.

Dealing with the stifling con-ditions is the top priority. Litresof Gatorade have been ordered.Crates of bottled water will alsobe used.

Players have their own individ-ually marked water bottles.Drinks and towels are left in Es-kies at fine leg and third man forthe bowlers, reported The DailyTelegraph, while revealing theAussie plan to tackle the heatduring the four-match Test seriesthat starts October 9 in Banga-lore.

The Australians have, on sever-al past occasions, complained ofthe debilitating heat and pollu-tion in India and Michael Kas-prowicz had famously claimed tohave lost eight kg while bowlingduring a Test in Bangalore.

And in a bid to build up theirstamina, the touring side has hitthe gym in a big way.

It is Stuart Karppinens job toensure players are at peak phys-ical fitness. Players have theirown specialist programs at train-

ing, added the report.The spicy Indian food is anoth-er aspect of the off-field chal-lenges the Aussies claim to faceand to make sure their stomachsdont trouble them during whatis expected to be a nerve-wrack-ing series, the visitors are pop-ping the necessary pills.

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ERGO Monday, October 6, 2008SPORT08

Jankovic beats Williams toreach finalJelena Jankovic won a fierce scrap withVenus Williams 6-7 7-5 6-2 on Saturdayto set up a Stuttgart Grand Prix finalagainst Nadia Petrova. Serb Jankovic,seeded second but already assured oftaking over as world number one onMonday, edged a classic encounter withthe sixth-seeded American in two hours45 minutes despite being hampered by afoot problem.

Reuters

Selectors in dilemmaover AkhtarThe national selection committee of Pakistanhas asked the Pakistan Cricket Board to giveclear directives on whether fast bowler

Shoaib Akhtar should beselected in the 15-member squad to beannounced on Mondayfor the four-nationTwenty20 event inToronto, Canada.A national selectorconfirmed they hadsought advice from theBoard since the teamhad to be finalisedtomorrow and Shoaibs

case pertaining to his payment of sevenmillion rupees fine would not be heard bythe Lahore High Court before October 8.The Lahore court is due to take up anapplication from the Board seekinginstructions on whether Shoaib should beallowed to play for Pakistan and in Pakistanwithout first paying the fine imposed onhim by an appellate tribunal in June.The tribunal had reduced a five-year ban onthe fast bowler to 18 months but insteadadded the fine.The Board wants to know if the bowler iseligible for selection without clearing thefine as it is a legal matter and the court hasalready suspended his ban till the hearing isheld on another writ petition filed by Shoaibchallenging the ban and fine.

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Welcome PhelpsSwimmer Michael Phelps was formalwelcomed home in US with a two-pronged celebration that began witparade and ended with a fireworksshow. The events cost an estimated$300,000

Chinese soccer fans

protest player suspensionTens of thousands of soccer fans marchedin the Chinese city of Wuhan, blockedtraffic and some charged a police blockade

in protest against aneight-game suspensionof a star player, a HongKong newspaper said.The Chinese FootballAssociation suspendeddefender Li Weifengand fined him 8,000yuan ($1,169) onTuesday for a scufflewith a player from theopposing team who

was given the same punishment. TheSeptember 28 game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Reuters

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McGrath, Richards,Sehwag hail SachinAustralian pace legend Glenn McGrath, WestIndian great Sir Vivian Richards and the manwho has been called a Tendulkar clone --Virender Sehwag -- are unanimous in theiropinion that Tendulkar does not need anybod

other than himself to decidewhen the time is right to call itday."I find such readings of Sachincareer to be a bit harsh,"McGrath wrote in a columnpublished in the latest issue ofThe Week magazine.Richards goes a step further an

says that Tendulkars refusal to leave theinternational stage even after playing for 19

years is based on his love for the game andinstead of being critical of his continuation,critics and fans should enjoy whatever is left ohis career.Sehwag puts it rather bluntly and saysTendulkar is "god of cricket" and shouldcontinue as long as he wants.

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Paes-Dlouhy falter

at Japan OpenLeander Paes and Lukas Dlouhys bid for asecond successive ATP title ended indisappointment after the top seeds werestunned by the Russian-German pair of Mikhai

Youzhny and Mischa Zverev in thefinals of AIG Japan Open in Tokyo

on Sunday.The unseeded Youzhny and Zverebeat the Indo-Czech pair 6-3 6-4 tcapture their second ATP titletogether. Playing a solid servicegame, Youzhny and Zverevconverted two of the four break

points that came their way and protected theiserve against four break point chances thatDlouhy and Paes earned in the 58-minuteencounter. It is the second time this year thatYouzhny and Zverev have combined to denyPaes and Dlouhy a title win, having also doneso when they claimed their maiden ATP title atHalle in June.

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Brand Mallya on a rollFormula One team Force Indias owner VijayMallya is expanding his football interestoutside India and is on the verge of inking ashirt sponsorship deal with EnglishChampionship club Queens Park Rangers,

according to media reports.Mallya, who sponsors Kolkataclubs Mohun Bagan and EastBengal, is close to agreeing afive-year USD 35 million deal toadvertise his Kingfisher beer onthe players shirts, and anaming rights deal for theLoftus Road stadium, to benamed after Mallyas Kingfisher

brand, the Daily Mail reported. Anannouncement about Mallyas involvement isexpected as early as next week, the reportsaid.

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The last time I checked, I won the Tour de France seven straightyears and was never once found to be guilty of doping despite

seven years of intense scrutiny.Cyclist Lance Armstrong hit out at organizers of the race who said his return to cycling was embarrassing.

15th victory in his 50th MotoGP and followed hissuccess before his home fans at Phillip Island last

year.Stoner powered around the 4.448-kilometre

Phillip Island circuit in a race time of 40 minutes56.643 seconds over the 120 kilometre (75-mile)

journey.Stoners fifth win of the year broke Rossis run of

five straight wins, but the Italian scored his 11thstraight podium in Australia.

Rossi had locked up the championship on hisFiat Yamaha the previous weekend in Japan buthad to fight his way from 12th on the grid after a

crash in Saturdays qualifying to overtake Haydenon the final lap to capture second spot.

I thought it would be a disaster when I wokeup this morning and I felt as if my head was go-ing to explode, but the medical people

massaged me and it wasmuch better for the race,Rossi said.

It was a very excitingrace from the beginning tothe end because I could notrelax.

Unfortunately, with mymistake yesterday when Ihad a big crash and startedfrom the fourth row, (it)made it very difficult.

When I saw Nicky becom-ing bigger and bigger I just

pushed and tried to catch him.I think second place for us to-day is the best result.

Stoners convincing victorylifted him to 245 points to all

but ensure him of fin-ishing second in this years championship with two races left in

Malaysia and Spain.AFP

Casey Stoner salvaged a home triumph out ofthe wreckage of losing his world title to Valen-tino Rossi with a dominant all-the-way victoryin the Australian MotoGP on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Australian Ducati rider claimedback-to-back Phillip Island GPs with a 6.5 secondvictory over Rossi, with American Nicky Haydenthird on his Repsol Honda.

Stoner, who lamented his two crashes at theCzech and San Marino MotoGPs in August, whicheffectively handed his world title to the resurgentRossi, gave none of his rivals a chance after he ledfrom the pole to the chequered flag.

Before the race I didnt know what to expect,Stoner said. A lot of people were going quick, but Igave it my all and managed to pull a gap in themiddle of the race.

Its awesome to do it here again, two from two atPhillip Island its brilliant to win in Australia.

It was Stoners

AFP

Stoner wins Aussie MMoottooGGPP


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ERGO Monday, October 6, 2008FLICK10

In the highly competitive world of Kollywood, the veryyoung Tamannaah has managed to be cast oppositeKollywoods top heroes like Suriya, Dhanush and Bha-rath.

Ask her how it happened, and she smiles. I was a greatfan of Suriya, especially after watching Kakha Kakha.When K.V. Anand sir approached me for Ayan opposite

Suriya, I grabbed the opportunity. I am enjoyingworking with K.V. Anand and Suriya. Its a dream

come true.After watching Happy Days Dhanushcomplimented her work in the movie andnow she is acting in Padikkathavan withhim. Padikkathavan is a comedy, Ta-mannaahs first.

Besides, Tamannaah is very excited

about acting in the Tamil remake ofJabWe Met. The pretty girl from Mumbai is

playing Kareena Kapoors part.I loved Kareenas role in the original. Even

before I was signed on for the remake I made surethat everyone I am close to watched the movie. I was

overwhelmed when I was offered Kareenas role later. HereI am starring opposite Bharath, she says.

Tamannaah has her hands full nowadays, with projectsincluding Ayan with Suriya, Padikkathavan with Dhanush,Anandha Thandavam with new-comer Sidharth and a Telu-gu film, Koncham Ishtamga Konsham Kastamga.

When asked about media speculation of deliberatelyavoiding the role in Puli, she says, I respect S.J. Suryah alot, having worked with him in Viyabari. These talks arebaseless. I was busy with my other shoots and that is why Idid not sign Puli. He knew the reason and totally under-stands.

Despite her busy schedule, she manages to stay fit. I

make sure that I exercise everyday in my gym. Apart fromthat, I maintain a diet. I drink lots of water. I have a SouthIndian diet. I eat well. I make sure that my stamina doesntgo down. I sleep well when I get time.

My dad is my best critic. He liked Kalloria lot because Iwas without make-up and I really expressed myself, shesays.

However, she claims that she is not just daddys girl, add-ing that her parents are there for her always.

Tamannaah denies the rumour that she and Illeana donot get along. I wouldnt mind working with her if I getthe opportunity and time, she says.

Tamannaahs dream is to act in Gowtham Menons mo-vie. Ask her why and she tells you she doesnt know.

The young actoron co-stars,controversies anddream projects

K. MALATHI

TTaammaannnnaaaahhsswwiisshhlliisstt

Broadways tributeBroadway theatres will dim their lights on Fridto honour the late Paul Newman, who first setfoot on a Broadway stage in 1953. The legendfilm star died of cancer last week at age 83.

Re

I wouldnt mindworking with her(Illeana) if I get theopportunity and time


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Weve heard how GoldieBehl, during a conver-sation with buddy Abh-ishek, narrated the

story of a breed of ancient war-rior kings whove been assignedthe task of preventing evil fromtaking over the world. Abhishek,it seems, convinced Behl tomake the film and promised toact in it to turn idea to reality.

After watchingDrona, you won-der why.

Theres a miserable Aditya(Abhishek Bachchan) whosmeted out step treatment by hisstepmom (Navneet Nishan) anda SRK-look-like of a brother.

A chance encounter with ma-gician Riz Raizada (K.K. Me-non), an asura in human formfollows, and he is chased down

the street by a bunch of black-

hooded evil incarnates. EnterSonia (Priyanka Chopra) leather, black eyeshadow, flow-ing chiffon, et al and the goonsare driven away. Temporarily.

The rest is about how Adityadiscovers that he, in fact, is aDrona, a race of people as-signed the task of protectingamrit from falling into thehands of the asuras.

The film has its plus-points.There are some eye-catchingspecial effects and stunts, andthe change in landscapes isbrought about with sheer bril-liance. This interspersed withthe narration of myth in graphicnovel form would havemade for an interesting

watch. If only Abhishek sleep-walks

through his entire role peren-

nially grumpy, hardly larger-than-life as the role demanded,never making the transitionfrom Aditya to Drona. Close-upshots of his kohl-lined eyes, atmoments supposed to showDronas strengthening of deter-mination, serve no purpose.

Priyanka Chopra carries herwarrior role with conviction andis good in the stunt sequences.Soon, she too is reduced to thedamsel in distress.

K.K. Menon has always beenknown as an actor of subtlety.However, Riz Raizada, the gar-ish, evil magician who com-

bines sadism with a distorted

sense of humour, is reduced to apoor imitation of the Joker. AndJaya Bachchan seems to havetaken a liking to playing thelonely woman in the castle wait-ing for the kadmon ke aahatofher long-lost son (rememberK3G?).

The clich called suspensionof belief is applicable to all fan-tasy films only as long as therealm of fantasy has somethingbetter to offer.

SHALINI SHAH

[email protected]

Film: DronaDirector: Goldie BehlCast: Abhishek Bachchan,Priyanka Chopra, K.K.Menon, Jaya Bachchan

Karthik Kumar to do

negative roleAfter Poi Solla Porom, Karthik Kumars nextventure is Ninaithale Inikkum. A remake ofMalayalam film Classmates, NinaithaleInikkum has Prithviraj and Priyamani in thelead. Karthik Kumar will be donning thenegative character played by Jayasurya in theoriginal. Though Karthik had been part ofseveral films in the past, he has beenbranded as an actor who was considered fitto play an NRI or a foreign-returned youth.Poi Solla Porom was a welcome change forthe actor.

Santanas wishCarlos Santana is on tour and has an album coming out, but in an interview withRolling Stone posted online on Friday the rocker said he sees himself one day headingup a church in Hawaii. Santana also told the magazine about the pain of recentlygoing through a divorce from his wife of 34 years, Deborah.

AADDRROONNEE ccaalllleeddDDRROONNAA


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ERGO Monday, October 6, 2008SCAN12

Fridays question:

What is the first thoughton your mind when youwake up on a Mondaymorning?When would Friday evening come??

9994238373

Why God made Monday??Sarat Rajan, TCS

Just 5 more days for the next weekend

Kp of Cochin

1st thought is to find a safe reason forproject delay in status meeting... 2ndthought i wish my managers car getpunctured every Monday.

Madhan HCL Tech

How nice it will be, if this is a Saturdaymorning!9962456567Should I brush ?

9940050318

Can it be another days off and can i goto sleep again

Rebecca allsec

- Oh lord, 5 days to go for theweekend!!!- let me call up my office and let them

know Im sick (start the week with a lie)- Its not Monday today - its Mournday- Wake up on a Monday morning? I losemy sleep every Sunday night.

9840155659

I would like to get a call from mycolleques, says, "Today is holiday da,come will go for movie".

Francis, TCS

Which shift im in? Plan for the comingweekend.

Vimal Raj

Why company is not giving Sunday andMonday as holiday.

Satys, Interglobe

Do i really need to go to the office,thereby spoiling the mood of others onthe very first day of the week?

Nataraj, Changepond Tech.

5 more days to kill for the next weekendJaya Bharathi, EDSAyyo kadavuleMonday vandhuducheInnaiku saturday va matthidu.

S.Ramesh Changepond tech

Oh my god, let there be a bomb alert inmy office.. So tat my pl calls me up n tellnot to come to office..

Deepa , TCS

Atleast today i should complete my workwithout backlog.

Ruba

To check the calendar for any function/festival leave in this week days

Pradha K, Changepond tech ltd.

How nice it would be if Saturdays andSundays are there, thrice a week?

Chandramohan, Hexaware

Oh god give me enough power to changethis Monday to Friday!

9790609693

Bit lazyness to move to office, butenthusiastically plans for the upcomingweekend with spirit

Kumaresan G, Wipro Technologies.

Iniku school ku poganum, offshoreteacherum thituvanga,onsite teacher umthittuvanga.

Ann, HEXAWARE

Why there is such a long gap betweenMonday and Friday. Check calendar forany national holiday that week.

Vicky, csscorp

Vow if i work for 5 more days, I get 2 days

to spend at my own pace.Viswanathan Iyer,Cognizant.

Sun raises everyday then y cant we calleveryday as Sunday.... At least Monday wecan consider na.

9962001668

Oh my weekend is over.Nithya Priya S

One week less to get the next salary creditR Suresh, CGSL

First thing. Book tickets for the movies fornext weekend. Its always full onweekends, u know

Shinodh from CGSL

Do I want to wake up;-)Kohila TCS

I will compromise myself. We should needto wait for another 5 days for Saturday.

SIVA- PSI Team Perot Systems

Expecting when friday evening will comeViji, Satyam ComputersAnother revolution 9*5 (9 hrs & 5 days)begins.

Venkatesan, Technip.

Oh god! Why cant we have 5 days for theweekend and 2 days as weekdays?

9840524650

Can see two extremes of life in consecutivedays, nethu sorgam inaiki(monday)naragam!!Huh.

Vijay Krishnan, Thinksoft.

Isnt today a holiday? Sleep for anotherone more hour

Santhoshkumar, Satyam

Oh god at least I Should reach Office Ontime tday

Praveen kumar.Allsec Technologies.

Oh oh I will sleep for ten more minutes. Its

better i be late than taking off todayVikas IVS InfosysNo sweet dreams for the next 5 days

Ezhil, HCL

Oh! God when the next weekend willcome (for getting hangover)

Satish Ramco systems

Freedom at last. No taking wife out. Donthave to listen to her. Come back late afterhanging out with friends and say projectmeeting

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Todays Query:The most irritating behaviour of moviegoers in movie halls?

Todays Ning UpdatesGroup Alert : Vinod Philip has created the group Changepon

Technologies. Active Forum Questions : The right to education campaign fo

corporates conducted by CRY posted by Diwakar of TCSIs Sakarakatti the first light-hearted romantic movie in Tami

posted by Mathivanan of TCS.Log on and register at goergo.ning.co

Navaskhan SM of TCSdoodled this.

Send us your favourite clicks of your office colleagues/ gang andget it featured in my.ergo pages. Email us at [email protected]

with the subjectline: "Partners in Crime"

Ashwani Gupta of Citigrouphas nominated the "GangstaGuys" as partners in crime.They clicked this pic at Yela-giri Hills.

John of Infosys Technologieshas nominated his gang aspartners in crime. Theyclicked this pic at VandalurZoo.

Prasanna Venkatesh of SCMMicrosytems has nominatedhis colleagues as partners incrime. They clicked this picat Yercaud.


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Hi,I would highly appreciate if you can brand your news paper in a

better way. We could see a lot and lot amount of tips which arerelated to sex and adultery. It would be great and appreciated ifthese articles could be avoided.

Vijay Mathews

We cater to office-going audience, adults who have relationshipsand are mature enough to handle such content what say?)

Thookathula kosu kadikaamal iruka enna vazhi....????its very simple...kosu thoonguna pinnadi neenga thoonkuga..!!!!!!!

Suriyaprabha from TCS

Dear Annam,Wishing you a day as special as youare.Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Regards,Aswini & Durga

Congruent Solutions Pvt Ltd

Hi Rajagopalan, (Admin - AMB4 )Wish you many more happy returnsof the day.Have a great day and wonderful yearahead.

Shanmugam A

HCL Technologies Ltd

Dear Shivanarain,Wishing you a fantastic Birthday.May the year continue to be good toU.U r not getting older, u r gettingbetter.May this year bring with it all thesuccess & fulfillment that ur heartdesires.Happy Happy Birthday

Ur Beloved friends,

Rani, Vinu, Sowmy, Shobi n SumiDear Satya,Wishing you many more happyreturns of the day. Happy BirthdaySatya!!Dont think of yourself as gettingolder :-) . . . You are, of course, butits best not to think of it! Happy

Birthday!Manoonmani, Satyam Computers

Hi Priya(FSS),Many more happy returns of the day.Dear I am so lucky to have you. Bythis happiest moment, I promise inbehalf of ergo readers that I will notsmoke anytime in my life, this oneshould be the greatest gift I can giveit for you on your birthday.

Regards

Manivannan Aasaithambi(Slash Support)

Dear RenukaDeviWish U Many more Happy Returns ofthe day.!!May the gift of blessings fillyour Birthday and the year aheadwith Everlasting joys..!! Have fun andenjoy your day!!

With Lots of Love and Care,

Jennifer(Wipro),Nathiya,Pavithra(CSS),Priya(TCS)

Dear Heart Breakers,Hearty Congrats to "Heart Breakers"for their first year anniversary andwish them to continue their journeywith lot of joy. "Heart Breakers"include "Rajkumar, Kumar,Loganathan, Raviraja, Ravikumar,Nithyanantham, Karthic andSarvesh".

Gayathri NHCL Technologies

Dear Pinky,Belated Happy birthday.We all wish you the best for yourdays ahead.Actually saturday ko ergo nai aatahai, so late ho gaya.

Paras kaushik, TCSDear rekha(kaki),Someone like "TAKI" , someone like"SAKI" ...But i like you my"KAKI"...HAPPY BIRTHDAY".....God Bless You My Dear...

With lots of love,

Hema.Dear Renu,"Birthdays are natures way of tellingus to eat more cake." Where is ourcake????"You are only young once, but youcan be immature for a lifetime."

Many more happy returns of the day.May all your wishes come true thisyear..

From Friends,

Krishna, Suresh, Arthi, Portia and Nimmy

(CSS Corp)Hey Subhra,Many more happy returns of theday.Have a gr8 year ahead.Cheers!!

Old Testing Team Buddies,

TCSHi Vidhya,Wish you a very Happy and HeartiestBDay. May all your dreams becometrue ..."

Regards

EzhilDear Sriram,

Smile is a curve that sets everythingstraight and wipes wrinkle away,hope u share a lots and receive a lots4 days 2 come.Many More Happy Returns of theDay

From,R10 Friends,

Cognizant

.Hii Raj Kumar Anna (HP) ,Happy Birthday na..Wish you live long with success, joyand happiness..May you be the same activeparticipant in Chennai RulezCommunity in Orkut.. Ha ha ha!!Stay Happie, BeYoung (ungalukukalyanam agiduchunu solla

maatom)..!! With Love,Savi Kutty (HCL Technologies), Arthi Kutty,

Amulu Kutty..

Jayu Kutty ( Satyam Computer Services)

Kanmani (Wipro )Brindha (TCS)

Hiii RohithaHappy Birthday dear. Wishing you allsuccess in life, may all your desirescome true.

Lot of love,Vaishu,

Gayu.

Is there an angel in your office - ideally it could be a behind-the- scenes staff - an office attender or a cleaner. Someone

who is there all the time, helping, but their presence is takenfor granted. Feature them here, and give them their due.Send your emails to [email protected] with subject line:"Office Angel"

Harish has been nominat-ed as Office Angel by JeffreenaMiranda of Infosys Technol-ogies Limited, Chennai.

Beyond Talent and HardWork there should be a positive

driving force behind for any

success, and this 2 successfulyear of my journey in this IT

field is due to one of my friend

who had been my driving forcein my initial days at work. He

knows how to teach me, how toget me away from a struggle,

how to refresh me midst of the

work pressure and how torejuvenate me in troubles and

he also did that. I thank him

for being my angel at my workplace.


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Tubular getawayAmerican authorities are on the hunt for an armedrobber who used an inner-tube as getaway transporThe man stole money from a security guard outside Bank of America in Seattle, Washington and proceeto jump into a river and drift off on the floating de

So you think you would make a terrific photographer but never really had theplatform? Mail us your best work and well publish it in this space, with credit.E-mail: [email protected]

Ramesha J.S. of WiproInfotech (NetworkEngineer) clicked thispicture during a recentphoto shoot at TadaForest near SriKalahasthi. If you likedthe picture, do spot thedifference between thehome and forest spider.Hobbies: Travelling,photography andblogging(www.lensart.ning.com)

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B.C

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

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

Its a lucky day to for career progress. You mayreceive acknowledgement from superiors.Responsibilities may increase but you will be dulrewarded for the same. Beware of overconfidencLove life may be kept aside amid busy schedule.

You would not be able to focus on work at the start however you will regain the balance. You wremain practical towards everything that you deawith. This can be a good attitude at work but inlove life it may create disturbance.

Beware of those who are jealous of your

professional progress. Others may try to find flawin your work. In later part of the day, frustrationmay mount. Ganesha assures that you will findrequired peace of mind in company of your spou

You may be taking your routine office workeasilybut as the day progresses, you will feelenthusiastic. You are advised not to be toopractical. The emotional self will help you woo person you love the most in later half of the day

At the beginning you may be very much chargedso may finish off office work quickly. Meetingsarranged may be successful. You will be in a moto share your thoughts with your beloved one buyour partner may need emotional touch today.

You may have lot of new ideas related to work it may not materialise today. Ganesha suggests y

not to be disheartened. In second part you maydevelop professional skills. Your beloved may expyour attention but you may not be able to pay!

Every dialogue that you establish today is for apurpose. You will be focussing on targets relatedwork. In later part you may feel drained and wisto push off home as soon as possible. To chill, ymay either take rest or speak with your sweethe

Be careful while talking to people around you. Ifyou remain too straightforward with others, theywill also be least bothered about your problems.short, its a day to handle with care. In the evenyou will be sharing your ideas with the beloved.

All is well on the career front today, except youroverconfidence. Ganesha suggests you to take uimportant tasks on hand right in time so that yo

dont have to rush later. You will try to motivatecolleagues. You will have merry time with belove

At the day start, you may be thinking about targIn the later part you may try to achieve all thosetargets. Ganesha feels that you will be able toaccomplish with help of strong determination. Yomay pay less attention to love life.

You may feel the need to call for a meeting forsome specific discussion. In later part, you may fa bit tired. Your beloved may feel ignored, for ywill not be in a mood to have long conversationGanesha suggests you to handle this with care.

You will remain completely focussed on work. Ytarget would be to reach at a better level on thecareer front. Ganesha finds you receiving good vabout progress in later part of the day. Lovers menjoy greater intimacy by the Grace of Ganesha.

Words worth"Barathrum" (barr-uh-thrum) a deep pit in Athens,into which condemned criminals were thrown todie. There are as yet no barathrums in Texas. Also,any pit or abyss.

Soldier sent to SiberiaA young Russian soldier who made a rap video about poorconditions in his barracks and posted it online has incurred thewrath of army heads - and sent to Siberia as punishment. In thevideo, Lieutenant Vitaly Efremov complains about his frustrationwith his dilapidated accommodation near St Petersburg.


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Australians who sound likeCrocodile Hunter Steve Irwincould soon be a relic of thepast, a report said Sunday. Cit-

ing a new book by Australian Na-tional University academic BruceMoore, the paper said the change

would come about as the need for Australians to distinguish them-selves from their British forebears

faded.Australians are becoming more

confident with the standard Austra-lian accent -- and that means theresno longer the need for those sorts ofextreme sounds, lexicographerMoore said.

Words like mate would no longerbe pronounced mite as some of theunique characteristics of Australianspeech disappeared, he said.

Meanwhile, the so-called cultivat-ed Australian accent would vanishas fewer people mimicked the En-glish accent and moved toward astandard Australian accent, Mooresaid. Theres no doubt the broadaccent does carry cultural values. Ido not doubt that. Thats why its

used in advertisements, saidMoore, whose new book is titledSpeaking Our Language: The Storyof Australian English.

But in the future that extremeform of it wont be so necessary be-cause the standard accent will carrythose same values.

Moore said the broad accentscame from the need for cultural dis-tinction in the late 19th century

while the posh accents evolved fromthe use of what is commonly knownas Queens English in education inthe late 1800s.

AFP

The Australian nasal twang could be on its way out

Theres no doubt the broad accentdoes carry cultural values. Thatswhy its used in advertisements

Good day to you, mate

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Shiny disco eggsResearchers at the University ofVigo in Spain have found thatfemale birds sacrifice their healthto lay colourful eggs.The colour blue in many birdseggs comes from the compoundbiliverdin - a breakdown productof the heme unit inhaemoglobin - that circulates freely in theblood.However, biliverdin is not just a pigment, itis also an antioxidant used by the body toprevent cellular damage.Previous studies have shown that whenfemales lay vibrant blue eggs, their partnersare more likely to stick around and helprear the young one.

Therefore, researchers thought that sincethe blue colour comes from an antioxidant,it is an indication to male partners of thefemales health status.

ANI

Pig out on thisA 15-year-old girl, who asked for piglets forher birthday, has become Britains youngestpig farmer.Emma Cianchi actually wanted to keep thetwo Berkshire piglets as pets, but after

attending a course on pig-rearing, she is nowbreeding them in a field atthe back of the familyhome at Preston-on-Wye,near Hereford.The teen girl, who has 20rare-breeds, spends an hourevery day looking after the growing herdbefore and after school.Im not sure what first attracted me tokeeping these animals. It certainly wasntthe early mornings I would have to get usedto - or the weird looks my friends wouldgive me when I told them what I was doing- and it definitely wasnt the money I wouldmake. Im still waiting for that. My friendsthink Im mad, the Telegraph quoted her assaying

Worlds tallest fatherWorlds tallest man has become the worldstallest father after the birth of his firstchild, who is said to be on the middleground between his colossal father andaverage-sized mother.Bao Xishuns son, born on October 2, is onlyslightly taller than the average newborns

measuring 22 inches (56centimetres) long at birth,the senior doctor at Zunhua

Hospital in Hebei provincesaid.The Chinese couples son,who weighed 4.2 kilogramsat birth with a touchheavier than average, fellshort of the 29.5 inches (75centimetres) claimed as arecord birth length last year,also in China.

ANI

Hate losing an argument withyour partner or a heated polit-ical debate with friends? Well, anew university course aimed atboosting powers of persuasionmight just do the trick for you.

Called For The Sake Of Argu-ment, the free day course is be-ing hosted by Professor LaurenceGoldstein at the University ofKent.

Arguing is an intrinsically en- joyable activity. Sometimes aview may be put forward that isso subtle and so persuasive that it

b d j lik k

Daily Express quoted him, as say-ing.

It is a useful skill for politic-ians, journalists and businesspeople. In fact it is invaluable foranyone who wants to persuadeothers rationally, he added.

One of the persons enrofor the course is Helen Ambr23, of Canterbury, who wantry the course to help her sup to her husband.

She says, If I can learn ho win arguments with him thcan watch Strictly Come Danand The X Factor instead

watching the football or mathe tea.

Then the course will hbeen well worth my time. Imtelling my husband Im gothough - otherwise it wouldb l

Arguing is anintrinsically enjoyableactivity. It is a usefulskill for politicians,

journalists and

Learn to win an argument

Frog hops into townA town in Ukraine is marking its 29birthday by unveiling a statue of afrog. The concrete sculpture was choafter a neighbouring villageconstructed a smaller frog in bronze

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