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Tuesday, September 16, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

WORD POWERJoin Senthils A2Z Club

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 179

BALAJI BANTERInterview with the Radio One RJ

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The Last Lear released this week, with the premiere shiftedfrom Mumbai to Kolkata. Amitabh Bachchan speaks onplaying an actor, The Unforgettable Tour, controversies,his phobias and obsessions. Plus, a review of The Last Lear.

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BACHCHANBulls EyeAce Indian archer Dola Banerjee shocked the world winning the WorldCup in Dubai. Dola, the first Indian archer to bag a World Cup medal,talks about her victory.

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ERGO Tuesday, September 16, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

Afire has broken down in a commercialcomplex or a few groups are fighting abitter battle in your locality. Wondered howyou could be of help! Now, just dial 108during any such eventuality.Tamil Nadu has a new emergency servicenumber. On Monday, the Government ofTamil Nadu launched EmergencyManagement and Research Institutes (EMRI)108 ambulance service. Around 20ambulances will offer different servicescovering police, fire and medical aid free ofcost. The toll free number can be dialled forany emergency be it medical, police and fireand can be accessible from a landline,mobile, local telephone booth without anyprefix or suffix. You could dial the numberany time of the day for any emergency. Theservice promises to reach them at theearliest.

How it works

When a caller calls 108 to report anemergency, the call centre gathers all thenecessary information before reaching out tothe place. The ERCP and the emergencymedical technicians in the ambulance willprovide free pre-hospital care whiletransporting the victim to the nearesthospital.

The toll free number canbe accessible from alandline, mobile, localtelephone booth withoutany prefix or suffix.

Emergency!Dial 108

Archanas Creation is taking or-ders for designer dandiya sticksand puja thallis for the Dussehrafestival. The colourfully decorat-ed sticks are priced at Rs. 60 perpair. If you have a bulk order, theyare even ready to customise ac-cording to your requirements.ContactArchana at 93812 02785.

Bhupendra Rag Tarang, an or-chestra group, conducts pro-grammes for navarathri as well assells dandiya sticks.Make sure you place your orders

well in advance. For details, con-tact 93809 62595.

Looking for trendy, light andfriendly sticks (ones that will nothurt you accidentally while danc-ing)? Priyanka Bhatt will be stock-ing fibre glass dandiya sticks. Fororders, call 98410 14925.

Check out the little shops inand around Kapleshwar Temple

in Mylapore. The stores stocpretty dandiya sticks. May be yocould bargain!

Sowcarpet is another pocket iChennai that is famous for all thfestival shopping. Especial

check shops in Narayana MudaStreet and Permai Mudali Stree

NINE DAYS OF DANCINGNavarathri is roundthe corner and if

you are planning totake part in thedandiya raas, hereare some placeswhere you could

shop for sticks.

Hasya A of Intelenetbagged gold in the wom-ens carom competition atthe ETA Star CorporateOlympiad, while the silver

was won by Malathi Chan-drababu of CLRI. In themens section D. Charles Gil-bert Vincent of ETA Engi-neering emerged the overallchampion. V.Srinivasan of

Adventnet settled for the sil-

ver while the bronze went toM. Noel Johnson (Steria).

There was immense rival-ry in the team competitionand after a close fight V. Sri-nivasan and T. R. Prakashanof Adventnet got the betterof K. Prasanna and SaswatKumar Das of HCL to baggold.

The womens team goldwent to Vanitha Sugumaranand Parul Saxena of VDSI,the silver was won by Ma-lathi Chandrababu andSushella Das of CLRI.

ERGO CORRESPONDENTHHaannssyyaa bbaaggss ggoolldd

Winners of the team carom competion


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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

You know you are about to

witness a rare show when you are ushered into anauditorium where there are

no chairs. People seat themselvescomfortably anywhere on the as-cending steps. The director be-gins by saying, We believe thattheatre is a form of travel. Wewould like to take you to anotherworld.

And he did keep his word.Lakshmans Dream, but to-

night were playing Indrajitstaged by Indianostrum Theatrealong with Purisai DuraisamiKannappa Thambiran Paramba-rai Therukoothu Mandram at Al-

liance Francaise over the

weekend was an eye-opener. Ittook the audience to the timewhen theru-k-koothu was the on-ly form of entertainment andshowed the arts plight now. Theplay begins at Purisai Theru-k-koothu Payirchi Palli, where stu-dents are practising for their up-coming show.

But one of the actors is indig-nant and wants to leave the troopand return to his hometown.

When questioned, he vents hisanger on the art not being appre-ciated and only a small crowd ofsenior citizens watching theirplays. His rage is triggered by theothers making fun of him as heplays Ravana in the play and he

stomps away, only to be cooled

down later.

Coming alive on stageVasanth, as Ravana, has done a

laudable job with his character;as a student, as the angry youngman and as the gallant villain. Hissharp intake of breaths to showanger, his loud voice and his al-most real tussle with Kumar

would have been an eyeful to anytheatre lover. Kumar, who playsIndrajit, must be appreciatedequally for his exuberant por-trayal of the legendary war hero,

who in the end, is defeated byLakshman.

As the students practise, theirmaster enters, asks them to give

him a final show with the cos-tumes and settles on a table asthe students obey. He practiseshis song and suddenly is visitedby a rather sarcastic and highlyplayful death. Death does akoothu for him and takes hislife, leaving the students stunned.

As the students weep beside him,Cordis Paldano, who plays Laksh-man, spirals into a dream wherethey rehearse with their master.

Superb castSambandham Thambiran, as

the teacher, excels and leaves noroom to question his veteran sta-tus. Gowri, as Hanuman, does aclean job of the show, her voiceresonating throughout the audi-torium through dialogue and

songs. Aseema provides stable

support through out the play.But, the pick of the day wasCordis Paldano, who plays Laksh-man. He is a newcomer in theschool, who does not know muchTamil and reverts to Hindi when

words fail him.In the beginning of the play he

is shown as a comedian, whosoothes Vasanth and has the oth-ers and the audience in peels oflaughter with his portrayal ofKoothu in my blood, howKoothu is a part of what a mandoes every minute of his life. To-

wards the middle, in the d

sequence, he is shown as a who sees death dancing bhim and forgets all his lines parts in the rehearsal.

Towards the end, he is shas a serious man who playsrole to the T.

Raghavan, on the taalam Kesavan on the mridangam vided the necessary rhythmthe entire show. Overall, anpertly sketched musical, toge

with great acting and simplefitting costumes put togethertotally realistic package.

Lakshmans Dream, but tonight were playing Indrajit was an eye-opener

ANUSHA PARTHASARATHY

Katchy k koothuA scene from the play. PHOTOS: S.S. KUMAR

But, thepick ofthe daywas CordisPaldano,whoplayed

Lakshman.


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ERGO Tuesday, September 16, 2008KALEIDOSCOPE04

Bored navigating thosechoc-a-bloc roads on your

route bus to work? Daydreaming, reading a maga-zine or listening to songsfrom your iPod are mundane.

What about improving yourvocabulary by ganging up

with some of your bus-mates!Thats exactly what Senthil

Anand S, an engagement ex-ecutive with Aspire Systems,initiated to make his trips to

and from work more fruitful.Just that today it has extend-ed to an online communitycalled A2Z Club (Amateur to

Whiz).

It started with an urge tolearn new words, says Sen-thil, who picks new wordfrom the mini-dictionary hecarries to work to laterbrowse them online. Four ofmy friends in the bus wouldgather to coin new words andusages. He took this one stepforward by sending SMSes tohis friends keen on learningnew words. But as the mes-sage wouldnt remain in onescellphone inbox for long, hedecided to take it online.

From word, meaning andusage of a word a day, today ithas new additions like pro-nunciation, idiom and syn-

onymous sent five days aweek.

Interestingly, Senthilboasts of having around 130people subscribing to his e-newsletter, majority of themfrom companies like Accen-ture, Wipro, Cognizant andL&T. If that was motivatingenough to keep his two-hour

journey on the bus going,then recently his companystraining department integrat-ed all the freshers into theclub to enhance their vocabu-lary.

His inspiration? Apartfrom browsing online, I sub-scribe to Joel Ousteen as

well, he says.If you would like to join the

club, mail him at [email protected].

A2Z Club is an extension of all thewords Senthil browses and learns ofon his bus ride to and from work

A WORD A DAY KEEPSBOREDOM AWAY

LIFFY [email protected]

HCL-ites celebrate Onam with pookalam and theme dressin

An Onam of chipsand payasam

The people who took part in real zestwere mostly Tamilians who brought th

real flavour of Gods own country

As part of Pon Onam Festivities2008 HCL Technologies conducteda few competitions.

The pookkalam contest drew en-thusiastic participation. Theme dressingmeant that most of the people wore thetraditional Malayalee attire to work, thisbesides decking up their bays with fes-toons and flowers to bring in the festive

flavour.Teams took pains to decorate theirbays in line with the Onam spirit. And thebeauty of the celebrations was: people

who took part in real zest were mostlyTamilians who brought the real flavour ofGods own country and pepped their Ma-layalee friends.

Our Malayalee friends, (though only afew were present as most of them were ona long weekend) had brought payasamand chips to share along with other mem-bers. Selvas team was adjudged as the

winning team. The teams bay decorationwas simply out of the ordinary and theirpookkalam was simply amazing. Not toforget that their entire team memberstrooped in traditional Malayalee attire.

Arun Kumar S.

Communications Manager,

HCL Technologies Limited

I am certainly not one of those who needto be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am

the prod.Winston Churchill

PHOTO:R.R

AVINDRAN


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If you have an ear for Carnaticmusic but never really hadthe chance to get into it,heres something that may fit

your bill. The YouthAssociation for Carnatic

Music (YACM) is anorganisation thatpromotes classical musicto todays youngsters.So what if you are anIT professional?Ethirajan, the vice-president, is also oneand is currently

working for WIPROTechnologies.

The beginningYACM was founded in1985 by veteran Carnaticmaestros Vijay Siva,Mannarkoil J. Balaji and

R.K. Sriram Kumar when theywere aspiring musicians. Itprimarily conducts workshops,concerts, carnival, games,quizzes and other entertainmentprogrammes for the benefit ofthe music students.YACM, which recently

celebrated its 23rdanniversary, picksyoungsters below

30 years of agewho have alreadycarved a niche forthemselves in themusic field tomanage itsactivities. A setof youngstersare elected fora term of twoyears andthen replacedby a newbatch.

Our batch took

up office on October 14, 2007,

explains Ritvik, the currentpresident, who is a Carnaticvocalist trained under T.M.Krishna. This year we decidedto shift the focus of YACM a li ttlefrom its main objective. Weconcentrated more onpromoting Carnatic musicamong children in schools sothat they develop an ear for it ata younger age.Some notable musicians whowere products of YACM are T.M.Krishna, Bombay Jayashree,Sanjay Subramaniam,Poongulam Subtamaniam, V.Selva Ganesh, V.U. GaneshPrasad and GayathriVenkatraghavan.

NewsletterDhwani, a monthly newsletterpublished by YACM talks aboutvarious aspects of classical musicincluding musicians, mythologyand its impact on classical music,events that regularly take placeat YACM and interviews withleading vocalists andinstrumentalists.YACM created waves duringthe 90s, especially in ourmillennium show featuringprominent Carnatic musicians as

well as aspiring ones. The show

was a hit and gave YACM therecognition it needed. We try toinvent innovative methods ofmusic presentation to interestyoungsters, says Karthika V.Nath, editor of Dhwani, who isalso a vocalist trained underBombay Jayashree.

Building a RasikaYACM, this year conducted anevent, BAR Building a Rasika,where its members visitedvarious city schools andexplained to the students, thetruths and history of Carnaticmusic and cleared theirmisconceptions. They targetgroup being students from

Classes III to X.Through YACM, we have hadopportunities to meet the best inthe industry and learn fromthem. We have learned torespect and appreciate Carnaticmusic all the more since we learnhands-on from the stalwartsthemselves, says Ritvik adding,It has such a rich past and we, asoffice bearers, are working twiceas hard to maintain itsmomentum and at the sametime, diversify its activities.

Over the past two and a half decades, Youth Association for

Carnatic Music has nurtured new talent in traditional musicANUSHA PARTHASARATHY

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Timeline

1985 Founded for thepurpose of promoting Carnaticmusic amongst the youth, andproviding a platform fortalented youngsters.

1985 Began conducting youthconcerts every month

1985 Build- a- Rasika wheremembers promote carnaticmusic in schools was started

1985 Lecture demonstrationsbegan

1986 Cricket kutcheri everyJanuary was introducedEarly 1990s Sivarathricelebrations were announced

1993 - A unique programmefor schools, where the studentsare asked to present creativeprogrammes related to classicalmusic. This was conceived,developed, organised andexecuted by the students.

2000 Millennium show

2007 October; Current batchtakes office

2007 Thiyagaraja Aradhanaicelebrations were introduced

2008 - Chamber concerts wererevived

2008 Revived Build-a-rasika

2008 Andra series of concertsto co-incide with Telugu newyear. This gave a platform forsingers from Andra in Chennai.

2008 Svanubhava, a 5 dayfestival from Aug 5th 10thheld in association withMatrka, an association formedby Bombay Jayshree and T.M.Krishna. It was done for musicstudents and housed 850 musicstudents every day of theconcerts.


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ERGO Tuesday, September 16, 2008VILLAGE06

Brangelina plan to start ownnation someday!Hollywood actor Brad Pitt jovially revealed that heand his partner Angelina Jolie have travelled aroundthe world so much that they are planning to starttheir own nation someday. The Mr. and Mrs. Smithactor says that travelling around different countries isone of his passions, and having homes in most ofthem makes it a lot easier, reports the China Daily. Iconsider myself a citizen of the world these days. Weare going to start our own country, Pitt said.

ANI

Global warming shrinks NewZealand glaciers to record small sizeNew Zealands glaciers have lost 2.2 billion tonnes ofpermanent ice in the last year and shrunk to their smallestvolume since record-keeping began 32 years ago, accordingto a study published on Monday. Its one of the clearestsigns that our climate is warming, Jim Salinger, principalscientist of the National Institute of Water andAtmospheric Research (NIWA), told reporters. He said thatwith a predicted increase in New Zealands averagetemperatures of up to 3 degrees Celsius this century, the

glaciers wouldcontinue to shrink.It will be difficultfor them to growagain, he said.NIWA has beenmonitoring 50

glaciers in theSouthern Alps for32 years, andSalinger said thatthe ice loss in the12 months endingin March was thefourth highestrecorded.

DPA

Orange Pekoe is the perfect tea togo with the English BreakfastOrange Pekoe tea hasbeen declared as thebest tea to drink witha traditional Englishfry-up. The tea, whichcomes from Sri Lanka,scored over other teaslike Russian Caravanand Assam Large Leaf,because it retains itsflavour against thetaste of food likebacon, egg and

sausage. The findingcontradicts the popularbelief that Englishbreakfast tea wasfound not to make themost of the classiccombination of friedeggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, mushrooms, andbaked beans. Supervised by Whittard of Chelseas teamaster Giles Hilton, the search for the perfectaccompaniment to a stodgy breakfast was conducted tomark 100 years since the invention of the tea bag.

ANI

Want to win over your

date? A new book by LeilLowndes titled How toMake Anyone Fall in

Love With You offers some tipsthat would help seduce, andmake anyone fall in love withyou.

* The winning formula for se-ducing your date requires noth-ing but looking into his or hereyes and stay glued to a littlelonger than necessary. This is agood technique for men, as wom-en always want to feel that a manis absolutely fascinated by them.

* A simple smile can be mosteffective way to win over yourdate. A soft smile would be mostappropriate to seduce him or her.

* For men, taking your date toan expensive restaurant with an

elegant, upbeat, atmosphere

would work tremendously as women tend to judge a man onthe first place he takes them, re-ports The Independent.

* How to get dressed for thedate is crucial. Men must be co-ordinated and dress affluently, as

women love good quality clotheson men. On the other hand wom-en need to dress alluringly butnot in a vulgar way.

* While chatting with your date,let your eyes do some travelling -but only on safe ground at first-over his or her face, concentrat-ing on their eyes.

* Before going on a date, firstfind out what pulls your datesstrings and then plan an adven-turous date.

* To impress your date, you

need to share his or her convic-

tions and show that you feel themdeeply.* The most valuable tip for

men, whatever your date is dis-cussing, simply ask her, How do

you feel about that? Women loveto talk about how they feel.

* Another important techniquefor women, make sure you laughat your quarrys jokes and, whenin a group, be the first to laugh. Itbrings you closer together

* For men the ideal time to aska woman for a date is when shehas said something relevant toher personality. For example, ifshe says something spiritual, saythat youd love to hear moreabout that, perhaps over dinner.

ANI

Top five techniques ofseduction revealed

New Zealand blew whistle ontainted China milkChinese officials failed to recall contaminated milkformula linked to the sickness of more than 400 babiesand at least one death when asked by dairy giantFonterra, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark saidon Monday. Sanlu Group, a milk powder producer 43percent owned by New Zealand based Fonterra, wasordered to halt production last week after a preliminaryinvestigation found the chemical compound melaminein its powder was causing kidney stones in infants.

Reuters

GrasshopperA grasshopper can leap over obstac500 times its own height. In relationits size, it has the greatest jumpingability of all animals.


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ndias faction-ridden andhighly competitive fashion in-dustry is getting ready for four

rival fashion weeks this sea-son to showcase the countrys tal-ent, designers say.

Since India held its first fashionweek eight years ago, event orga-nisers have split into differentgroups with each trying to outdoeach other this year by holdingnear-simultaneous shows.

The first event, Couture Week,gets underway in Mumbai onTuesday with the countrys veter-an designers presenting luxuryclothing aimed at the Indian

wedding season, when demandfor extravagant outfits peaks.

Next month, three other fash-ion extravaganzas take off inquick succession two of them

overlapping after the latest splitwithin the Fashion Design Coun-cil of India.

Designers have this crab men-tality of trying to pull everyone

The first

event,CoutureWeek, getsunderwayin Mumbai

on Tuesdaywith thecountrysveterandesignerspresentingluxuryclothingaimed at

the Indianwedding season

Rival fashionweeks vie forthe business pie

Troubled popstar Amy Wine-house is shocked to see how

drugs have ruined her looks, andshe even refused to attend herbirthday party because she feltshe looked pretty ugly.

Although Winehouses pal Re-mi Nicole had organized a hugebash for her, she was adamant onnot attending the party.

Though three cabs were calledat her Camden home, she did notagree to attend her birthday par-ty.

After much convincing Wine-

house and a huge row, Nicoletook the third cab home.

Amy was standing in front ofthe mirror telling everyone howrough she looked, unfortunatelyher lifestyle has had a major af-

fect on her appearance and itsonly just started to sink in, Brit-ish tabloid The Sun quoted a palas saying.

She kept saying she was uglyand was in an awful state, theycouldnt get her out, Remi had or-ganised the night and made ahuge effort. They had a hugerow, the pal added.

The guests at Winehouses par-ty including Adele, Mark Ronsonand Amys mother Janis were left

with no choice but to eat her gui-tar shaped cake without even see-ing the birthday girl.

Amy can be very selfish there was no convincing her andshe ruined the night for everyone,including herself, the pal said.

ANI

Winehouse feels too uglyto attend birthday party

Street performers dressed as giant kangaroos lead the Australian Olympic Teamhomecoming parade through the streets of Sydney on Monday. Australia placed sixth ithe medal tally at the Beijing Games; winning 14 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze. AFP PHOT

Hearty welcome

Silly PuttySilly Putty started as a mistake ina New Haven laboratory, andturned into a consumer hit inthe 1960s by sheer chance.

This day, that yearIt was in September 16, 1940 thatPresident Roosevelt signed theSelective Service Bill which made allAmericans between 21 and 35 liableto be called for military service.

down, Harmeet Bajaj, fashiondirector of womens magazineMarie Claire, told AFP.

With so many events, design-ers will try their best to outdoeach other, but buyers could endup confused.

The build-up to this yearsfashion season has seen a seriesof spats, leaked emails, allega-tions of financial bungling andeven a court case, but rival orga-nisers are putting on a brave face.

We have set stringent stan-dards for participating designersand except one or two, have allthe top names in the industry,said Sumeet Nair, consultant forDelhi Fashion Week, which startson October 14. The following day,in the same city, India Fashion

Week which has billed itself as

the countrys biggest fashiontrade event will begin. And on October 20 the Lakme

Fashion Week will get underwayin the financial hub of Mumbai

seeking to integrate India the global fashion world anddefine the future of fashion

Indias fashion scene has been criticised for being bigtalk and low on talent, but yodesigners are gradually makimark globally.

After roping in rival desigIndias competing shows are vying for domestic and intetional buyers, with Delhi Fas

Week alone expecting up tobuyers.

With so many shows haping, a buyer will have manytions to choose from, saiddesigner Ashish Soni.

Others feel the rivalry will business.

If these people cant get act together, buyers canno

expected to spend hundredthousands of dollars on clothes, said Marie Claires fion director Bajaj.



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ERGO Tuesday, September 16, 2008SPORT08

Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo mayreturn after injury for Manchester Unitedwhen the English champions begin theirChampions League defence in their open-

ing Group E encounter against Villarreal onWednesday. Ronaldo is training now, hes withthe first team. Hes come on leaps and boundsand I may take him with us, who knows? man-

ager Sir Alex Ferguson told Uniteds website(www.manutd.com) on Sunday. United, aimingto become the first club to win consecutiveChampions League titles since the elite competi-tion was reformed in 1992, will be without thesuspended Paul Scholes and midfielder MichaelCarrick, who injured his ankle on Saturday. In theother Group E match on Wednesday, Scottishchampions Celtic are favourites to win theiropening home match against Danish ChampionsLeague debutants AaB Aalborg.

Liverpool will hope to capitalise on their firstleague win over United under coach Rafa Benitezwhen they travel to Olympique Marseille onTuesday. Now we will go to Marseille in a goodframe of mind. That was our best performance ofthe season and we now feel we can go into aChampions League in good heart and spirit, Li-verpool coach Rafa Benitez told reporters after

Saturdays 2-1 win. The 2005 Champions Leaguewinners have fitness concerns over captain Ste-ven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Javier Masche-rano. Also in Group D, Dutch champions PSVEindhoven host Athletico Madrid.

Chelsea return

Chelsea, beaten by United on penalties in thisyears Champions League final in Moscow, have ahome tie against Girondins Bordeaux and will bebuoyed by the return of midfielder Michael Bal-lack. He will play on Tuesday but I do not knowwhether it will be for 45 minutes, 60 or 70, Chel-sea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said after Sat-urdays 3-1 win over Manchester City. The returnof the German captain, who has not played sinceAugust 24 and missed the start of his countrysWorld Cup qualifying campaign, is a welcomeboost for the Londoners who must navigate

Group A without injured midfielder Michael Es-sien. Englands remaining representatives Arse-nal launch their Group G assault away to DynamoKiev on Wednesday with Porto at home to Fener-bahce in the same group. Barcelona were dealt ablow ahead of their Group C opener at home toPortugals Sporting on Tuesday when AleksanderHleb was ruled out for three weeks after sprain-ing his left ankle in his sides 1-1 draw againstRacing Santander. Nine-times champions RealMadrid have no major injuries ahead of theirGroup H opener against Belarussian debutantsBATE Borisov on Wednesday after scraping a 4-3win over Numancia.

AFP

RONALDO

Goa to host 36th National GamesGoa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat and President of Indian Olympic Associa(IOA) Suresh Kalmadi have signed a contract awarding hosting right of 36thNational Games in 2011 to the coastal state. Earlier, Goa narrowly missed thehosting right of the National Games in 2005.

SET FOR RETURNEUROPEAN BATTLE BEGINS


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Usually, they have nerves of steel,

Dola adds.But at the pressure cooker situationin the final it was Dola who showednerves of steel, while her Korean op-ponent floundered in the final hurdle.

Young Choi had a slender one-pointlead in the final after shooting nine inthe 12-arrow contest, and all she hadto do was stay cool. But she shot sev-en, nine and eight on her last threevisits, while the Indian had efforts ofeight and two nines. Speaking abouther moment of glory, Dola says: I

was confident, but at the same time Iwas a bit surprised that she managed just eight in her last attempt. Ithought she would go for a 10 and

take the gold. The Koreans are mas-

ters and you will rarely see themfalter.It was a miracle win and India, at

last, had made its mark at the worldstage in archery. When they an-nounced my name on the micro-phones, I was still standing indisbelief. I was under pressure in thesemi-final against the Russian. I badly

wanted to win and secure a medalfirst. So to me winning the semi-final

was tougher. Being in the final meant winning either gold or silver, shesays. The best thing I did was that Idid not put myself under any sort ofpressure. That gave me the confi-dence to shoot freely.

DOLA BANERJEE RECALLS HER VICTORY AT THE2007 ARCHERY WORLD CUP IN DUBAI

Taking a bow

Dola Banerjee created history

when she claimed the goldmedal in the womens individ-ual recurve competition at the

archery World Cup finals in Dubai in2007.

Although the Indian, since then,

has failed to live up to expectations,she feels the win will spur her to dobetter in future events. It was a greatwin. Although I failed to continue thegood form in the Olympics, I am con-fident that I can compete with andbeat the best in the world, Dola says.

The Indian archer downed SouthKoreas Eun Young Choi 110-109 inthe final after brushing aside RussiasNatalya Erdyniyeva 108-106 to reachthe title round. The last two matcheswere nail-biting. The South Koreansare always tough to beat because theycome from a well-defined system.They train hard from a very young ageand get the best modern facilities.

AFP


Atwalfinishestied 18thArjun Atwalsigned off with abogey-free three-under 68 to finishtied 18th in theAlbertsons BoiseOpen on theNationwide Tour.After his rounds o66 and 68, Atwalwas very much intitle contention

before a poorthird round of 73 his lone over-par card of the week putpaid to his hopes. The Orlando-based Indiafired 68 in his final round to total nine-under 275, which was enough for a top 20finish. Atwal had a perfect birdie-birdiestart to his campaign and he picked up onemore shot on the seventh to take the turnat three-under. His back nine was a stringof nine par shots, where he alwaysremained in control of things but neverreally managed to pick up a shot. AmericanChrist Tidland blasted seven-under 64 toaggregate 264 and lift the title, four shotsahead of Scott Piercy, who shot a

sensational 61. PT

Warne flays SymondsLegendary Australian spinner Shane Warnehas lambasted temperamental all-rounderAndrew Symonds for showing disrespect tothe national team and urged him not tothrow away his international career andreturn as a better person. Warne wascritical about Symonds gone fishingepisode and said the volatile all-rounder halet his team down by not attending theimportant team meeting in Darwin.

Symonds was sentpacking fromDarwin during theBangladesh ODIseries and was alsodropped from the

15-member squadthat tours Indianext month. Warnesaid Symondsshould have lentsupport to his one-time best friendMichael Clarkeespecially in theabsence of senior

members like Ricky Ponting and MatthewHayden. I would have thought that ifAndrew Symonds and Michael Clarke weregood friends, then Symo would have morerespect for Clarke than that, Warne said. think its disappointing that he put a youngcaptain like Clarke in that position.

PT

Its been almost a month now that the Pakistan Cricket Board iswithout a chairman, its absolutely imperative for the president

to announce the chairman as soon as possible.Inthikab Alam


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As a fan of Amitabh Bachchan, The LastLear is recommendable, but only for that.Also, following the smouldering appeal ofArjun Rampal in Rock On!!, the actor seemsto be getting better at his craft.

Story-wise, Harish Mishra (Bachchan) is athespian, renowned as a Shakespearian actor.He is living in an era that has welcomedcinema and its magic of transforming reality.As he grows bitter, his observational skills arerestricted to scrutinising passers-by from hiswindow and performing passages fromShakespeares play in the privacy of his roomand so on. Enter Siddharth (Rampal), a filmdirector who tries to win Harishs trust sothat he can convince the latter to debut inhis film. Harishs co-star, Shabnam (PreityZinta), was a model and is new to acting.Through Harish, she learns theatretechniques to overcome her inhibitions.Vandana (Shefali Shah) is Harishs caretaker,whose laments lead her to memories of themoment she was introduced to theatre.

Essentially the film works in niche ways:Calcutta and its cobbled streets could not bemore attractive, Amitabh Bachchan and hispassion for theatre work for theatre fanatics.Where the film fails is in bringing inunnecessary characters and taking too long(sometimes till the end) to explain theirpurpose in the film. Pathos for Harish isdeveloped through other characters in thefilm who have forgotten their worries togrieve for Harish who is now in a coma.However, the film distracts from that.

Mithra Suresh

The Last Lear, oh dear!

You are just back from TheUnforgetable Tour. How wasthe experience?

Its lovely. I still cant believethat people all over the worldlove me and Bollywood somuch.

Are you satisfied with yourperformance during thetour?

More or less, yes. The youngfolks like Abhishek (Bachchan),

Aishwarya (Rai Bachchan) andRitesh (Deshmukh) forced me

to take the stage everywhere.But trust me, dancing is not so-mething I look forward to. Its apain for a 66-year-old man toshake his waist and dance. Be-sides I dont know why but Ihave been frightened of dancingsince 1969 and the fearcontinues.

Where did you get the ideaof blogging? And do you

write the blogs yourself ordo you get it written bysomeone else the waySalman Khan does?

Really? Salman gets his blogswritten by someone else! I neverknew that. As for my case, I am

irony of life is when you desiresomething you cannot afford itand when you are able to affordit you are too old to use it. Now Idont need all gadgets but its

satisfying to know that at least Ican afford them.

Critics are saying that youhave given your bestperformance in The LastLear. Do you think so, too?

I dont think it is just to cate-gorise my films and label themas good, bad or best. It is nothealthy for the career of an ac-tor; it limits his creativity. I havedone over 150 films so far and if

you ask me all of them havebeen my best performances ir-respective of box office results.

You are playing aShakespearean theatreactor in the film. Howdifficult is it for an actor toplay an actor?

The craft of a theatre actor issuperior to that of a film actor.

This stage actor Harish Mishra has a huge ego and arrogancein him. It is psychologically verydifficult for a film actor to por-tray such a character. Peoplefrom stage are a bit louder than

normal people. Mishra, toomoves his hands while talkingHe speaks as if his real life, toois an extension of the stage.

Any regrets that theMumbai premiere wascancelled?

It would have been better if could share my film with thMumbai audience. But there arno regrets as the premiere is being held in Kolkata, my secondhome, where I started my actingcareer.

You apologised to RajThackeray on behalf of your

wife Jaya. But do you reallythink he acted rationally bycancelling the premiere ofThe Last Learin Mumbai?

That chapter has ended. All would say is that I am con

vinced that I am not alone. Alpeople of India are with me andas long as I have the strengthfaith and support of the peoplnone can harm me.

Trans World Feature

The Big Boss of Bollywood is just back from his Unforgettable Tour and has immediately donnedthe actors uniform to promote his recent release, The Last Lear. An interview with AmitabhBachchan during the premiere of his film in Kolkata:

I have been frightened ofdancing since 1969

Becki Newton, John Legend named Most Stylish NewYorkers of 2008Ugly Betty star Becki Newton and singer John Legend have been named The MostStylish New Yorkers of 2008 by US Weekly.At a ceremony hosted by Tyra Banks, the American publication honoured the 25 bdressed stars, all hailing from New York.

Film: The Last Lear Director: Rituporno Ghosh Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta

SREYA BASU more comfortable writing themdown myself. You can come andsit with me everyday when Iblog to crosscheck. But I amsure you will be bored. As forthe idea for blogging, Abhishekand I had been thinking forquite sometime to do someth-ing for our fans and well-wish-ers. Abhishek suggested aBachchan family website sinceall four of us Abhishek, Aish-

warya, Jaya and me are actorsand have our respective fan fol-lowing. But I thought blogging

would be more direct andpersonal.

We heard that you are agadget freak, too?

I guess you asked this ques-tion eyeing my new iPhone!This is a gift from filmmaker Ra-vi Chopra after the completionof his film, Bhootnath. Yes, ofcourse, I was, am and will al-

ways remain a gadget freak. Inmy childhood I was obsessed

with cameras but could not af-ford one. After much persuasionmy father Harivansh Rai Bach-chan bought me a box camera

which I treasured for years. Ini-tially I clicked trees and natureand as I grew up started notic-ing prettier things motorbikes,sleek cars and cool girls. But the


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Daniel Radcliffe owns up thatletting his Broadway debut

with Equus pass would havebeen moronic.

Preparing as a troubled youngteen in Peter Shaffers psychologicaldrama, the Harry Potter star wouldbe seen playing the central role ofAlan Strang, who suffers from astrange sexual fascination withhorses.

For me, it seemed I would haveto be really moronic not to take thepart... The stage is much more a testof nerve (than film) and seeingwhat you are made of. It would bevery easy to do simple stuff. Itdoesnt really interest me thatmuch..., Contactmusic quoted himsaying.

Wanting to test his abilities, Rad-

cliffe further added: Every actorhas limits. Its sort of testing outwhere they are. Luckily, I haventfound them yet. I suppose the thingIve learned is that I think I am morecapable than I thought I was...There are a lot of actors whothink you can just go on stageand do it you cant.

While Radcliffe hopesthe play to be as success-ful in US as it was in Bri-tain at Londons WestEnd last year, the play it-self shall open on Sep-tember 25 running untilFebruary 8, 2009.

ANI

Turning down Equuswouldve been moronic

Vijayakanthturns todirectionCaptain Vijayakanth isplanning his maidendirectorial venture. Thefilm, to be titledVirudhagiri, will have theactor donning the role of

an honest police officer.Vijayakanth, who floated apolitical party DesiyaMurpokku DravidaKazhagam, started hispolitical campaign in the

last Assembly elections fromVirudhagireeswarar temple atViruthachalam. He went on towin the Assembly election fromViruthachalam, so he has titledthe movie Virudhagiri. Vijayakanthmade his debut with Thoorathu IdiMuzhakkam and has acted in 150

films so far. His 100th film, CaptainPrabhakaran, went on to become ablockbuster. At present, he is acting

in Engal Asan.www.cinesnacks.com

Paris Hilton, Ryan Seacrest to co-produce TV seriesSocialite Paris Hilton has teamed up with radio and TV host Ryan Seacrest(American Idol) for developing a new TV series. According to reports, the 27-year-old heiress will produce a new scripted series along with Seacrests productioncompany.

ANI

Cine City

CM to launch audio ofAbhiyum NaanumWe hear that the CM M. Karunanidhi willlaunch the audio of Abhiyum Naanum andit would be received by his daughter, MPKanimozhi. Since the film is about therelationship between a father anddaughter, Prakash Raj had approached theChief Minister to launch the audio and theCM had accepted the invitation. The audiolaunch will be held on September 27 andthe film is slated to hit the screens by nextmonth.

www.cinesnacks.com

Every actor haslimits. Its sortof testing outwhere they are


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Office Office 10 pmRib tickling satire on theexperiences of the common man

and a conniving, cutthroat andlackadaisical system. Pankaj Kapurand his co-stars command many alaughs in this half hour comedyshow.

Zee Cafe

The Tonight Show withJay Leno 11 pmEmmy Award winning American

latenight talk show hosted by JayLeno. Format of the show has anopening monologue by Jay Lenofollowed by comedy routines,interviews and performances.

Star Vijay

Super Singer 2008 9 pmA Mega talent hunt for the BestVoice of Tamil Nadu.

Discovery

Deadliest Catch Season 4 8 pmCaptain Keith Colburn has

continued setting and hauling the50 pot man killer strings.

How did you get into RJing?

RJing was an accident. It wassinger Vinaya who asked me togive RJing a shot since I jabberedand had the gift of the gab. WhenI gave it a shot I did not know theABCD of RJing. Luckily, I got se-lected, got into the groove andlearnt the craft and tricks of thetrade.

What were you asked to doduring your selection test atRadio One?

John Vijay, programming headof Radio One, called me for the

auditions. I had a very funny taskto perform I was asked to speakon the topic I lost my slippers inSpencer Plaza.

I pulled it off successfully andgot accolades for myperformance.

How has the transition beenfrom satellite jockey toproducer of a radio show?

The journey has not been

smooth. I had my own share ofups and downs. I took everydayas a learning experience. When I

was a satellite jockey I had to runaround to report on the happen-ings of the city.

Then I slowly got promoted asRJ. I had a small segment in Su-chis show called Bullet Balajiand another one in Anus showcalled Sapad Raman. My boss

was impressed with my work; Imoved up the ladder and becamea producer.

What is Balajis speciality?I love interacting with people

and perform well under extremepressure. Once given a work peo-

ple can be rest assured that it willbe done without flaw. Thats Ba-laji for you. (gives a 100-wattsmile)

Is acting on the cards?Yes, definitely. My aim is to be-

come an actor and I am workingevery inch towards it.

If not an RJ(The answer is instantaneous)

Wedding planner.

Whats that one thing youalways wanted to do?

The casinos in Las Vegas havefascinated me since childhood, soI want to go to Las Vegas to try my

hand at gambling.

How difficult is it to multion radio as a medium?

I wont say it is difficult your energies must be chanised in the proper directionthat you dont waste time energy. Its very interesthough. Its very difficult to msomeone listen to you. One nto have that voice and stuspeak so that people sit up listen.

Your wish listMy wish list comprises

one thing a small part in Mratnam Sirs movie.

Ergo Blitz was made more fun, thanks to RJBalaji. The versatile RJ-cum-producer travels

back to his initial days with Radio One

V. LOKPRIA

Favourite movie: SarojaBalaji in one word: PlayfulPhilosophy of life: Take eachday as it comesFavourite sport: Cricket,

cricket and more of it

Boeing bollywood debutAccording to bollywood hungama, the makers ofHijack hired a Boeing Tristar 737 for 14 days to shaction sequences at a cost of over four crore. Its tfirst time a Hindi film has rented out a Boeing Tris737 and a runway in Dubai for 14 days.

I lost myslippers inSpencer Plaza


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Michael Phelps roars in triumph and relief afterAmerican team mate Jason Lezak overtook Frances AlainBernard on the final leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

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A collection of paintings and videos are exhibited at Art woby well- known artist Amitabh Sen Gupta. The main themethe exhibition is the historical elements like ancient scripsigns and symbols etc.

Where:ARTWORLDGaneshpuram 3rd Street,Off. Cenotaph Road,TeynampetWhen:Till Sep 25,10.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.

A collection ofmemories

The Alliance Francaise of Madrasis organising a rock concert wherePublic Issue, Blind Image andSubstance will be performing oneafter the other. The teams werepart of the day - long music festiv-al Fete de la Musique and theyare back here to rock you onceagain.

Where:Alliance Francaise of Madras,College Road,NungambakkamWhen:Sep 20

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Westside, stylish fashion brandfrom the house of Tatas, brings to

you a new collection with the lat-est trends of the season at amaz-ing prices with the launch of itsNew Trendy collection. You canchoose from a wide array of casu-al, formals and very classy ethnic

wear.Where: Westside outlet,

Spencer plaza, Anna Salai

New and Trendy

Magic in schoolsA psychologist has called for British children tobe able to follow in Harry Potters footsteps andstudy magic at school. Professor RichardWiseman says conjuring boosts childrens self-confidence and social skills.

Dear KOKI (Kokhila, ScopeInternational),Wishing you many morehappy returns of the day.May god bless you dear. Takecare.

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Dear Shiva,Wishing You Many morehappy returns of the day. Letthis birthday brings youhappiness. May god bless you

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Dear Kalaivani Nagarajan,May all your dreams cometrue as you both walk handin hand. Wish You a veryhappy, prosperous andpeaceful married life.

Love,Renuka Devi & Jennifer,

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Hi Gani,Many more happy returns ofthe day. May god bless youand may your dreams cometrue. Singam singleaa thaanvarum

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Hearty wishes from your

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Hi Nivedhitha,A Birthday is a millionmoments, each holding apromise of fulfillment of URDREAMS, & accomplishmentsof some special plans. Happybirthday.

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1. 2.Rohullah Nikpai wins Afghanistansfirst Olympic medal with a bronze inthe mens 58-kg taekwondo.

Usain Bolt breaks MichaelJohnsons 200 metres record

3. 4.

Vijender and Sushil Kumars bronze that has given Indiathe first three medal haul in any Olympic game so far

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Beer to Windsor CastleA lorry carrying 2,000 pints of lager to a pub calledthe Windsor Castle in England took them to theQueens residence instead. The 12 barrels of lagerwere delivered to the real Windsor Castle. But palastaff had no record of the order.

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Tuesday, September16, 2008

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

At the beginning of the day you may need to bemore attentive in routine activities. As the dayprogresses, you may be able to regain focus. Yomay be looking very presentable today. Your lifepartner or beloved one may shower love on you

Today, you may need to be careful of scatteredthinking. If you try to handle many things at onyou may end up nowhere. You can be over-expressive while communicating with your partneIn short, Ganesha finds the day to be average.

You should avoid heavy thinking. If you just go

the flow, everything will be fine but dont pushyourself to finish something which is not possiblYour thoughts need to be streamlined while youworking. In personal life, everything will go smo

Luck factor is supporting you in the second half the day but at the beginning of the day you maremain impractical which may hamper your careeprogress. In meetings, do not react impulsively. Tgood care of your partners emotions.

The day may start with a dull mood but as the progresses, you may find everything in top gear.You will be busy in the second part. Whether yoare married or unmarried Ganesha assures onething, you will express your love dramatically.

Ganesha finds you busy with various activities infirst half of the day. You may need to remain

careful while communicating with superiors. On personal front, Ganesha doesnt find any majorproblem. On the whole, it is an average day.

Ganesha finds you getting busy the moment youenter office. As the day progresses, you may findthe stress level increasing but towards end of theday you may have a good time with your beloveSweet conversations may reduce your stress.

You could be interested in developing a new skiHowever till afternoon you will remain busy. In tsecond half, you have some scope to begin withnew subject. Personal life may have smooth sailiIn short, its a positive and constructive day.

You may be at peace today hence you will be ato handle office work in due course of time withrequire precision. Your creative projects may reac

closer to culmination point. You would be able tspare time for family. It is an easygoing day for

You may be ready to take risks today so you witake up challenging or difficult tasks. You may sdelightful moments with the partner but if belovone is away, you may exchange sweet dialoguesThe day is favourable for you, on the whole.

It is a progressive day for you, says Ganesha. At beginning of the day, you may have some imporcommunication. In the second half of the day eityou will be continuing the task or some other taYou may have good dinner time with your belov

If you were confused, today you may attain moreclarity on the subject. Your decisions may be firmwhich will help you handle work efficiently. Youmay share very nice time with your beloved. Thisprocess of exhale will make you feel lighter.

Words worth"Ochlophobia" (ahk-luh-foh-bee-uh) extreme orirrational fear of or aversion to crowds. A rareterm, it comes from a Greek word meaning crowdor mob.

Roots of baseballBaseball, Americas treasured national sport, wasinvented in Britain, according to new evidence.Historians in Surrey , England have confirmedthatthe game was played in the U.K more than 20years before American independence.


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Grandmas thewordBritish author AgathaChristie modelled herfamous detectivecharacter Miss Marple onher grandmother, newaudio tapes haverevealed.The tapes, dictated by

Christie on a Grundig Memorette machinein the mid 1960s and discovered by hergrandson Mathew Prichard 32 years afterher death, have offered fresh insights intoher life and how she developed her mostfavourite sleuth characters. Among them isher description of Miss Jane Marple and

how she partially based the genteel sleuthon her grandmother. In fact, althoughChristie insisted that Miss Marple was in noway a picture of my grandmother, shedid admit that the two shared an importanttrait, The Daily Telegraph reported.Speaking with a calm and deliberateauthority, the author said of hergrandmother: Though a completelycheerful person, she always expected theworst of anyone and everything and withalmost frightening accuracy (she was)usually proved right.

PTI

Streaking and jumping

dont mixA streaker left spectators jeering during afootball match north of Adelaide, when hebecame unconscious after landing heavilyon his head while performing a funnyjump.Witnesses revealed that the unnamed manjumped the fence at the eight-minute markof the final quarter of the preliminary finalsmatch between United vs HummocksWatchman Eagles match at Virginia Oval.He ran to the centre half back positionwhere he tried to perform the trick, sayonlookers.However, according to AdelaideNow, helanded heavily on this head, and was outcold.St. John Ambulance volunteers at theground attended to him and severalminutes later he was carried from the Ovalon a stretcher.He recovered soon after, reportsnews.com.au.

ANI

Have you ever spent timepampering your feet? Or atleast spared some thoughtfor it? If a clean and clear

face makes you look presentable, well-cared feet can make you work better. People often limittheir personal grooming to theirface and skin and completely ig-nore their feet that carry themeverywhere.

Pedicures are the best way tonot only keep your feet clean butalso improve blood circulation.This time we go to Foot Fetish atLandon Road, Kilpauk, to knowthe procedure of pedicure. As thename suggests, this unisex salonspecialises in pedicure and foot

massages and offers treatmentaccording to the condition ofones feet.

M. Kumar, who heads the salonand has been in this field formore than 15 years, explains theprocess.

A pedicure always begins withthe removal of nail polish and fil-ing and shaping of nails.

For cleansing and making hardskin soft, salt, pedicure shampoo,lemon and hydrogen peroxideshould be mixed in lukewarm

water.To remove the dirt, the feet are

cleaned using a nail brush, footscraper and pumice stone. Whileusing a scraper, one must be

VIPASHA SINHA careful about where the pressureis applied, the damaged area

needing more attention. Thescrubber is then used to removedead skin.

The foot is brought out of thebasin and cleaned thoroughly us-ing a soft towel. A five-minute re-laxing massage follows.

If theres a lot of dead skin, par-affin wax treatment is the bestoption. The wax is applied ontothe skin and packed with alumin-

ium foil for 20 minutes. On re-moving the wax layer, you can

feel your skin turning softer.The final touches are given

through buffering of nails and ap-plication of nail colour.

At Foot Fetish, you can pickyour treatment according to yourskin texture. For soft, smooth andhealthy feet you have to spend aminimum of Rs. 200, but it is al-

ways good to put your best footforward.

Star wars courseA university in Northern Ireland has launched a course bason sci-fi classic Star Wars. The programme titled Feel theForce: How to Train in the Jedi Way- teaches the real lifepsychological techniques behind Jedi mind tricks andlaunches at Queens University in Belfast in November.

(From top) The feet are soaked in a solution mixed in lukewarm water; dead cells are removedi th ffi t t t

Foot Fetish in Kilpauk is your exclusive foot fairy

Put your bestfoot forward

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A leg for a lifeAn Australian kayaker gritted his teeth andsnapped his own leg to avoid drowningwhen his upturned craft became lodgedunder a tree, news reports said on Monday.The 38-year-old was paddling with friendson Victorias remote West Kiewa River onSunday when the accident happened. If hedidnt break his leg to free himself, he wasgoing to drown, paramedic Anthony deWit t ld A t li AAP DPA

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