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Friday, July 18, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

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Everyone from EvaLongoria toAngelina Jolie,Deepika Padukone,Bipasha Basu andParis Hilton is afan. Meet the maxidress, the comfort-seeking womansanswer to theevening gown andpractical onesreply to the mini

dress.Shalini Shahreports.

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ERGO Friday, July 18, 2008JUDGEMENT DAY02

Universal Language Aurora JaneWhat I like about Aurora Jane are herlyrics. She is all about improving theworld, whether Australia or India, andthe album was recorded in fact recordein both countries. The first song on thetrack, the optimistic Rise opens with acry against Australia and the earlyplundering which led to the aboriginalgenocideThe song Seven Sisters was written inIndia, during the Roots Festival, whenshe toured the north eastern states.Sound-wise, she tries to infuse catchy

riffs and rapid conga playing whichmake them upbeat songs. Some JimiHendrix influenced guitaring can befound in tracks like Way it is, which haa retro-disco flavour to it.But not without a message.

Mithra Suresh

Breathing UnderWater AnoushkaShankar, Karsh

KaleIn Burn, velvet-voicedNoah Lembersky dominates, withAnoushka Shankar confining her sitarand piano to the background. Slither,the second track, impresses with aninnovative mixing of the sitar, acousticguitar and morsing. Vishwa Mohan Bhattand his mohan veena create magic.Breathing under water is sitar-centric.Sting lends his silky voice to SeaDreamer, while the sitar that you heardin Breathing Under Water comes backagain and sounds more complete than inthe previous rendition.Kales electronic bass is SunidhiChauhans main accomplice in GhostStory, lending a ghazal-like melody acontemporary feel. If an operatic musical

was set to Hindustani, it would soundlike Little glass folk. Commendable forthe way it fuses some very divergentforms.

Shalini Shah

Take me back to Francois

Rachelle van ZantenThe acoustic slide guitar features widely on this 14 track CD by Canadiasinger Rachelle van Zanten. The piano and cello add to the poignancy oher songs, which if you look at the subject deal with finding truth in lifafter all the substance abuse and relationship break-ups. However, it issongs like January that gives us the peephole experience of living on thprairies in Alberta. Most of the songs, like January have allegorical

references to the landscape: 45 below 0 on the prairies Dont know why Im alone thisJanuary Sun goes down a little sooner than Id like it to And I just cant wait til FebruaVan Zantens sultry voice, and if you catch her live performance, make for quiet alistening none of that head-banging and foot stomping, rather replace it with swayingand tapping, which does make this the ideal CD for a long car ride. Songs like Take meright back and A hole in the way, which have strong electric and bass guitarriffs make them hummable songs, and with repeated playing, karaokemaybe?

Mithra Suresh

Confluence II Rahul Sharma

and Richard ClaydermanI started listening to this CD with some apprehension of the fusionmusic I was likely to encounter. Sharmas santoor and Claydermans piancreate a variety of sounds, such as the Bollywood hip-hop-like Fragrant

night or the Latin pop flavour to Forbidden Dreams, which if Im notwrong, has a sample from Jennifer Lopezs Lets get Loud.The music is soothing, which at the same time is experimental, and will

make you scout out the ingredients that have contributed to the wholesome sound ofeach song.The chase continues is one of my favourite tracks, which like the name suggests hassounds that remind you of old movie car chase scenes from The Thief, perhaps the JamesBond series where a sultry voice whispers on a bed of techno violin snatches and the beof all, wait for it the purring of a car forms the background as we envision AmitabhBachchan getaways that best remind you of pulp fiction.The jugalbandi that the two artists provide is an eye-opener that fusion need not alwabe a clichd , done-to-death genre and can be inventive as Confluence II.Who says classical music is for fogies?

Mithra Suresh

The Assassins SongM.G. Vassanji, a Kenya-born Canadianauthor of Gujarati descent who was raisedin Tanzania, is not especially well-knownin India; the first I heard of him wasironically from a British Professor ofCreative Writing, who stronglyrecommended The Gunny Sack.

The Assassins Song is the first of Vassanjis novels to beset principally in India, although the location swingsfrom a 13th century village in what is now Gujarat, toHarvard, to British Columbia and finally back to Haripirin Gujarat. The protagonist Karsans forefathers were theKeeper of the Pirbaag shrine, a symbol of Hindu-Muslimco-existence for centuries, established when the Sufimystic (and a member of the ancient sect of theAssassins) Nur Fazal arrived in Patan and came to beregarded as a holy man, Pir Bawa. Now, centuries later,

in the 1960s Karsan himself is next in line, but rejects hisrole as a God to his people, thus establishing the centraltension of the novel.Vassanji, a trained nuclear physicist with degrees fromMIT and the University of Pennsylvania, writes with acompelling sense of brevity and clarity of thought --traits that seemingly went out of fashion after GeorgeOrwell and V.S. Naipaul, who were great authorities onthe politics of migration.

Vijay Parthasarathy

Classically Mild

Sonu NiigaamFirst of all, whats with the Niigaam? SonuNiigaams attempt to go back to his rootsleaves you quite confused. And you realise thathe could have kept the album either classicalor mild. Hes come a long way since Ab mujheraat din, only to present a glamorous hotch-

potch of something he could have done much better.Sochta hoon main, the first in the album, is a feeble attemptto mix Jazz with Hindustani.The first thing that strikes you when you listen to Bheegebheege is its striking resemblance to Dil Chahta HaisTanhayee, both in terms of the brooding quality and natureof lyrics. Its one of the nicer songs of the album if you dontmind dj vu.Soona soona, again, opens with jazz, delves into Desh raga,brings in a little Carnatic and goes back to jazz again.Chhalki chhalki is nice, feel-good and typically Sonu, the onewho likes to go unnecessarily high-pitched once in a while.Lamha lamha is another high-point of the album, primarilybecause here Mr. Niigaam sticks to his strength and doesntveer off course with too many innovations.Reserved for the last is Aai dil mat ro that brings in thesound of water to put to music what the lyricssay. Not bad at all. Credit here to musiccomposer Deepak Pandit.

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Friday, July 18, 2008

Thrill in the seaEzone Event Management organises catamaran ride starting fromKottivakkam beach near Thiruvanmayur.The rides are conducted between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. but subjectto weather conditions. Ride per person is Rs. 300. If you are gamefor some adventure in the sea, contact Ravi at 98408 19458.

Capturing lifes moments inall its facets. Theatre group

Evam is here with yet anotherproduction. The play is calledDoubles, triples and quadru-ples with a sub-tile that reads- Nobody Stays Single.

It is a collage of differentstories that are linked with

just one thread comedy.You will meet characters fromall walks of life including anewly-married couple, an en-

terprising tramp, a gifted dand even a Mexican stanoff. Tickets are priced at 150/250/500. For tickets, c9840222363/ 9840612333.

The play will be staged July 19 (7.30 p.m.) and (3.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m.)Chinmaya Heritage CentHarrington Road, ChetpLog on to www.evam.in more information.

Are you ready to mingle?

T wo women barged into TopStorey at Alliance Francaise on

Wednesday night. Noticingthat the audience had already

arrived, they introduced themselvesas Jojo and Coco, official cleaners ofthe Jumping JellyBeans who wouldmake everything spic and span, andpromptly began dusting the au-dience.

Shanthini Venugopal(Jojo) andCinzia Ciaramicoli (Coco) of theJumping JellyBeans have been

working together for the last eightyears.

Their focus is theatre aimed at ayounger audience. Based in Kula

Lumpur, the duo were in Chennaias part of the childrens festival or-ganised by Reachout.

Laugh riotThe interactive storytelling ses-

sion consisted of an adaptation ofthe Little Red Riding Hood, whereJojo told the story and Coco enthu-siastically acted it out, using any-thing she could find to assist her.The children in the audiencelaughed and yelled, helping the ac-tors with the story.

The second story was told by Jee-

va and assisted by members of Un-arvugal Dramatics on thethudupus (drum played by artistesdown south). We sang along in Ja-panese before listening to an old Ja-panese folk tale about a little girl.

This was followed by an Indianfolktale Hiss, Dont Bite followedby the all-time favourite of youngand old alike, Musicians of Bre-men.

Though the people in the roomwere only a handful, the enthu-

siasm was contagious and everybo-dy enjoyed themselves.

THARINI VISWANATH

The Jumping JellyBeans

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Big Story04

On Thursday morningChennai woke up to theshocking news of yet an-other mysterious murder

of a security guard, once againfound with a severe blow to thehead and the body half burnt.The incident has sent shock-waves among police and the pub-lic, mainly in South Chennai, as itis the seventh such murder overthe last 24 days.

Glorified as a psycho killer onthe prowl by the vernacular press,the victim of the latest incidentwas yet another security guard,

one Basha (45) of Kummanam-chavadi in Poonamallee, who wasfound dead outside a privatecompany office, K.S.R. Proper-ties Pvt Ltd on 18th Avenue inK.K. Nagar, where he wasemployed.

The deceased, who was previ-ously a tailor, joined GowthamDetective and Security Agency inPoonamallee six months ago andwas deployed recently at K.S.R.

Properties.On Wednesday night Basha

was on duty and had dozed off in

the verandah after locking themain gate. On Thursday morningat around 7 a.m. Basha was founddead in a half burnt state by apasser-by. Head injuries were vis-ible on his body and the pool ofblood surrounding him was cov-ered with newspapers. Traces ofkerosene were also detected.

K.K. Nagar police were in-formed of the incident, whorushed to the murder spot andconducted preliminary investiga-tions. Sniffer dog Bruno wasbrought to the scene, which ledthe police to a spot two streetsaway.

Five special police teams havebeen formed to investigate themurders, which have become achallenge for the city police.

Victim becomes third security guard in the list of seven people murdered in South Chennaiover the last 24 days

PETLEE [email protected]

Guard foundcharred, again

June 24, 2008 Security guard Periyasamy (64) found dead withhead injury at an apartment complex on South Sivan Koil Street,Vadapalani, where he was employed.June 25, 2008 Two beggars mysteriously attacked on the headoutside Kamala Theatre and Vadapalani bus terminus respectively.One dies, the other survives.(A mentally challenged man arrested in connection on June 29)June 30, 2008 Auto driver Kumar found dead with head injurynear Vadapalani bus terminus.July 08, 2008 Security guard Karuppazhagi (75) found charredto dead at an apartment complex on West Sivan Koil Street,Vadapalani, where he was employed.July 12, 2008 Man in his mid-30s found dead nearPoonamallee High Road, Porur, with head injury.July 14, 2008 Mans body found burning at Kumaran Nagar.July 17, 2008 Security guard Basha (45) found dead withhead injuries outside a private company on 18th Avenue, K.K.Nagar, where he was employed.

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Sunil Kumars day begins at 4 a.m. ever since heplanned the seafood festival for Courtyard Marriott.My team goes to the market early to get the bestcatch and then we decide the pick of the day on our

way back, says Sunil. The Head Chef is geared up forthis new schedule for the next couple of weeks, someth-ing he hasnt done for a long time. Sea Food Market thatstarted on Wednesday evening has already got many ea-ger foodies lining up for a meal.

Take your pickChef Sunil shows me a trolley

stacked with fresh seafood at the Pa-prika restaurant. There is everythingfrom clams to prawns and many dif-ferent kinds of fish. You can choosefrom a variety of sauces, including ta-

wa, achari, tandoori, garlic and butter,Kerala style and more. I really likedthe clams here. It was made exactlyhow I asked them to. It reminds of Ita-ly, says Angel, a teacher visitingChennai.

Perfect choiceThe black pearl fish served with tawa sauce and

prawns made in Kerala sauce were a real treat. The fishwas marinated in a spicy sauce and gently fried on a pan.Its best to have prawns in this sauce because its spicyand tastes good, says Sunil. If you want more than sea-food, then go ahead, take your pick from the long list ofitems on the buffet. The desserts are also great, so makesure you save some space for a sweet ending.

The festival is on till August 6 at Paprika, Courtyard

Marriott, open only for dinner. For reservations call 66764498.

The seafood festival at Paprikapromises to be a real treatRINI MUKKATH

[email protected]

Oh!

FISH

Maya Ravan todayActor-dancer Shobanas musical dance extravaganza, MayaRavan, will be staged on July 18 at the Music Academy.Tickets for the show are available at the Samsung showroom(T. Nagar), Landmark, Nuts n Spices, Fashion Folks (Adyar)and also at the venue.

Chef Sunil Kumar

Start with yummy seafood and end with a slice of chocolate heaven. PHOTO: R.SHIVAJI RAO

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Win space trip thru chocolateA French air hostess will become one of Europespioneer space tourists after picking a chocolatewrapper out of the rubbish and finding a winningnumber in a competition to fly to the upper reachesof the earths atmosphere. Mathilde Epron, 32, saidshe had bought a Kit Kat chocolate bar but initiallythrew the wrapper in the bin. Later, thinking back tothe competition, she decided to try her luck andfished the wrapper out of the bin, only to find a codemarked inside. For someone who works in air travelits really a dream come true, she told.

Reuters

Female spider monkey adopts rat asoffspringA female spider monkey has adopted as its offspring aSyrian rat at a zoo in the eastern Mexican city of Veracruz,in a behaviour that experts have termed a psychologicalmaternity derived from hormonal disorders, Mexicanmedia reported on Wednesday. Photographs published inthe daily La Jornada show the monkey named Pancha withthe little rat in its arms. The rat left the place in the zoowhere it had been living to move to the area reserved formonkeys. Pancha does not only hold the rat but also feeds

it and picks off parasiteson the rat. Therelationship has become asensation at the MiguelAngel de Quevedo zoo,some 400 kilometres eastof Mexico City. Zoo

director Rafael MarianoTorres was quoted inVeracruz media as sayingthat visitors firstdiscovered thephenomenon on Sunday,when they saw Panchaholding the rat on herlap.

DPA

Firefighters threaten strike overweighty issueBritish firefighters havethreatened to go onstrike after bosses fireda veteran Scottishcolleague for beingoverweight. FireBrigades Union branchsecretary Alan Patersonsaid that 22-yearveteran Kevin Ogilvieshould have beenreassigned to otherduties after he was

found to be too heavyto fight fires. Theunion has decided tohold a ballot for strike action. Our members have takenaction because they deem that sanction far too severe.The man hasnt committed any crime, Paterson toldReuters. After 22 years service theyve deemed him unfitfor operational duties, so rather than redeploy him to asupport department theyve taken the easier action of justsacking him, Paterson said. Peter Murray, Assistant ChiefFire Officer in Aberdeen, said the service would not createa new job for a firefighter who was unfit to put out fires.

Reuters

The television in Britain istoo white and does notreflect the lives of Asiansand Afro-Caribbeans living

in the country, a study revealedon Thursday.

The research, led by TrevorPhilips, chief of the Equality andHuman Rights Commission,was conducted after the allegedracist abuse of Bollywood ac-tress Shilpa Shetty on the realityshow Big brother last.

It found that Black and Asianviewers felt that despite thegrowing number of ethnic mi-norities living in UK, they arestill under-represented on hit

television shows.Phillips said that all evidences

prove that television is still hid-eously white where it matters.

Most ethnic minority partic-ipants felt that the media has aresponsibility to reflect Britains

diversity across all genres and was failing to do so in threemain ways: by relying on toke-nistic and stereotyped repre-sentation of characters; byrepresenting extreme and exag-gerated characters; and by fail-ing to reflect the realities ofcontemporary ethnic minorityculture, he said.

The studys findings, reportedin the Daily Telegraph onThursday, finds that when non-

whites did appear in dramasand soaps, they are often tokencharacters stereotyped as Asianshopkeepers.

PTI

Study says the television in Britain does not reflect the lives of Asians and Afro-caribbeans

Research done afterthe alleged racistabuse of ShilpaShetty on realityshow Big brother

last year

Is it too white?

Theyre twins, but skin colour differsTwin boys of radically differing skin colour havebeen born in a one-in-a-million chance to a

German father and Ghanaian mother in a Berlinhospital, doctors at the clinic have announced. Thetwins came into the world on July 11. But detailswere kept from the public until the press wereinvited to the clinic to see the delighted parents -Florence, 35, and the father Stephan, 40, andphotograph them with their twin boys. Hospitalauthorities said the twins were definitely fullbrothers, with the same father.

DPA

Grand Canyon factIt snows more in the GrandCanyon than it does inMinneapolis, Minnesota.

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Presumptive Republican presi-dential nominee JohnMcCain has already begun scor-ing points in the run-up to theNovember presidential poll.

On Wednesday, while ad-dressing the National Associa-tion for the Advancement of

Coloured People (NAACP), acivil rights organisation thatrepresents ethnic minorities inthe United States, McCainspoke glowingly about hisDemocratic presidential rivalBarack Obama.

Dont tell him I said this, but

he (Obama) is an impressivefellow in many ways. He hasinspired a great many Ameri-cans, McCain told NAACPmembers in Chicago.

His success should makeAmericans - all Americans -proud. Senator Obama talksabout making history, and hesmade quite a bit of it already,McCain added. Whatever theoutcome in November, SenatorObama has achieved a greatthing, for himself and for hiscountry, and I thank him for it,he said.

ANI

Dont tell him I said this, but he is an

impressive fellow in many ways, said McCain

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Their chests rise and fall and

you can hear a tiny heart-beat, but these babies forsale over the Internet are

not alive.Reborn babies are discon-

certingly life-like baby dolls care-fully crafted in vinyl, which havebecome swiftly popular mainlywith collectors, but also with nos-talgic grandparents and grieving

parents.Made and collected by an on-

line community of enthusiasts,they are painted several times tocreate the mottled colour of new-born skin, have mohair hair andeyelashes, and are weighted tomake them feel as heavy as hu-man babies.

Fans of the hobby, who call itreborning, are mostly women-.Cuddle therapy is what one re-borning Website calls the hobby the dolls bodies can be fittedwith electronic devices that mim-ic a heartbeat and breathing.

British department store Har-rods whose motto is Everyth-ing for Everybody Everywhere

describes them as a bit too life-like to stock, and collectorsthemselves say the dolls cancause feelings of intense unease,even disgust.

I pick them up and I changethem and I do hold them like a

baby now and again its relax-ing, said doll-owner Gill, a 50-

year-old grandmother who askedto remain anonymous because ofthe way reborning has been por-

trayed in the media. Rebornerssay their hobby began in the

United States in the early 1990s, with dolls becoming more andmore realistic over time. Mediacoverage helped spread the ideato other countries, mainly Britain

and Australia.The act of holding the doll

may have a role in releasing afeel-good hormone, New-combe who makes the dolls said.

The term reborn is used todistinguish custom-made baby

dolls from those mass-produin a factory, says Deborah K

who took up doll-making hobby three years ago and sells dolls via Reborn Baby.

My daughter wanted a siband I didnt want to have more children, so I made hdoll instead, said the 32-yearmother of two.

Kings Web site features lisbaby dolls photographed in and dressed in frocks, som

which are described as prture. Most have girls namesare described as waiting

adoption. She sells the dollbetween 250 pounds to 1pounds ($492-$3,146) andceives 10 to 15 requests a wee

Re

Life-like baby dolls become popular among nostalgic grandparents and grieving parents

They are paintedseveral times to creathe mottled colour onewborn skin, havemohair hair andeyelashes, and areweighted to makethem feel as heavy

human babies

Reborn babies for grieving hearts

Vernal mission

Pope BenedicXVI looks at agroup ofAustralianAborigines afa welcome

ceremony inSydneys RosBay onThursday. TheWorld YouthDaycelebrations athe worldsbiggestChristianfestival as weas the largestreligiousgathering eveheld inAustralia. AFPPHOTO

Professional mournerA Croation man claims to have set the worldrecord for attending the most funerals. MijoTkalcec, 69, has attended over 2,000 funeralsand said they are something that hasinterested him ever since he was a little boy.

This day, that yearIt was in July 18, 1984 that a gunmanmassacred 20 people at a McDonaldsrestaurant in California saying "Idont like Mondays" - even though itwas a Wednesday.

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Q: Now that Windows XP is retired,will Microsoft still put out securitypatches for the system?

A: Microsoft officially stoppedselling the Windows XP system soft-ware to major computer manufac-turers on June 30. But the companyplans to continue support for con-sumer versions of Windows XP untilApril 14, 2009, and extended sup-port for business and developerWindows XP software until April 8,

2014.

In the Security Updates section ofthe Microsoft Support Lifecycle Page atsupport.microsoft.com/lifecycle, thecompany says it will provide securityupdates until that 2009 deadline. TheMicrosoft Support Lifecycle blog atblogs.technet.com/lifecycle also hasanswers to questions about the lifes-pan of many of Microsofts products.

The XP software is still available, bythe way, to small computer buildersand makers of low-cost, low-power PCs

for a while longer.

The

afterlife ofWindows XP


Technorama

08LED Flashlight Battery LifeThe size of your battery in a flashlight can dramatically increasethe amount of time the flashlight will produce power.This is how long you can expect a four bulb LED style flashlightlast: Batteries: AAA = 12 hrs at full power, AA = 25 hrs at fullpower, C = 75 hrs at full power and D = 250 hrs at full power. Tis a rough estimate using a decent name brand alkaline battery

Q: Is there any way

to import the oldmessages fromboth my expiringcollege accountand Hotmail in-to a new Gmailaccount -- be-sides forwardingeach one

individually? A: If you have

been downloadingand reading the mail

from your school ac-count with a desktop

mail program like MozillaThunderbird, Microsoft Out-

look or Apple Mail that supportsthe IMAP (Internet Mail Access

Protocol) standard, moving yourmail to a Gmail account has be-come much easier. Unlike the ol-der POP3 (Post Office Protocol)standard, which only downloadsmail, IMAP keeps mail on a serv-er. You can use this to youradvantage.

When logged into your Gmailaccount, click the Settings link atthe top of the page, select theForwarding and POP/IMAP taband click on the button EnableIMAP. In your desktop mail pro-gram, create a new account todownload your Gmail messagesand be sure to enable the accountsettings to work with IMAP. (Goo-gle has a Help page on configur-

ing IMAP settings atsnipurl.com/2tdsv.)You should see a series of fold-

ers for the just-created account.To transfer old mail to Gmail, justdrag the messages from the oldmail accounts folder into theGmail message folder, and syn-chronize them with your Gmailaccount mailbox on the Web. All

your mail should be online in oneplace. The Web sites MyDigital-Life (snipurl.com/2tdx8) and Li-fehacker (snipurl.com/2tdxs)describe the process in moredetail.

If you only read your Hotmailthrough the Web site, there are

ways to move the messages over

to your Gmail account. Microhas a plug-in for both Out2003 and 2007 at purl.com/2tecp that lets you

your Hotmail messages socan move them into Gmail the IMAP method descrabove. If you use Windows Mail instead of Outlook, youfind steps for using it as a brbetween Hotmail and Gmasnipurl.com/2tee7.

The WikiHow site has a tutat snipurl.com/2te8a. Part ofmethod involves moving Hotmail over with the inex

sive ($1.49 a month) IzyMailvice.The Gmail Loader page

has some helpful programsuploading old messages fPOP mail accounts at mklyon.org/gmail/ gmailapps.

And finally, Google itselsome tips for moving and maing mail with Gmail.

Gmails Mail Fetcher round up messages from ufive other POP3 e-mail accofor you; instructions for uMail Fetcher are at purl.com/2td25. The Gmail has additional ideas for imping old messages into Gmasnipurl.com/2td7v.

Movingmessages

to Gmai

TIP OF THE WEEKIf you hate to be without your Flickrphotos while doing other things onthe computer, you can still keep themclose. Johns Background Switcher(www.johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher), a freeapplication for Windows, or Desklickrfor the Mac (desklickr.isnot.tv) cangrab your Flickr images from the Weband turn them into ever-changingdesktop wallpaper.

Source: Circuits/

New York Times News Service

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Q&A sessionwith

J.D.Bierdorferof Circuits,New York

Times

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Digital camera photos and Flash cardsI have a 2 GB flash card in my newcamera and I am taking on a twoweek vacation. I was wondering howmany photos I can hold on the cardand whether or not a 2 GB card isenough? So I did a little calculation.

At 2048 x 1500 pixels, I can fit 2400photos on the flash card, or 178photos a day. At 1024 x 768 pixels, Ican fit 4800 photos on the flash cardor 342 photos a day.Now if I can just figure out how toincrease the vacation days.

Secret: Top

Free your photos

Almost illegally sexy five-meg camera-phone unleashed

WiFi Snapper is ready to right injustice.Friends even easier

Every year, thousands ofdigital snaps are keptlocked up without trial.Held in the metal prison ofyour camera, they are luckyto see daylight on that pid-

dly little built-in LCD. Lucki-ly, Nikon is ready to bustthose suffering photos outof chokey. Its hidden a file (WiFi compatibility) in-side a cake (the 9-megCoolpix S52c), and provideda getaway car (any emailaddress you like, or alterna-tively Nikons My Picture-town website). Soon, yourphotos will be enjoying lifeon the outside, that wash-room knifing fading tonothing more than a bittermemory.

Rs 20,000*,www.nikon.com

Its really viewtyful

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The new exquisitely styledViewsonic VX 62 series displaysboast of 20000:1 contrast ratio.While the 22inch VX2262 com-bines 2ms response time,1680X1050 native resolution,the 19inch VX1962 is marketsfirst 19incher with the high-def-inition (HD)!

Rs 12,500 onwards,in.viewsonic.com

Source: T3 magazine,Infomedia Group

Just as you dont see slack-jawedhoodies lurching round Fortnumand Mason, you dont see crappy-looking phones in LGs Black Labelseries. Following the Chocolateand the Shine, the all-new HSDPApacking Secret is a luscious sym-phony of carbon fibre and tem-pered glass that, at 11.8mm, is thesveltest five-meg camera phoneever. Its also toting the now-obligatory touch controls formedia, with haptic feedbackand unearthly blue lights, and thesoon-to-be-obligatory lumines-

cence control, which turns thescreens brightness up and downto suit ambient light conditions.Tasty.

TBC, secret.lgmobile.comKARTHIK SUBRAMANIAN

[email protected]

Revive your

car stereo

Stuck with your old cassetteplayer in your car and donthave enough money to buythat Xplod? Fear not the

Chinese have a solution just foryou.

The iCarplay adaptermay be a cheap allu-sion to iPod butthere is no under-mining the littlewonder that is

this Made-in-China car ster-eo adapter. For

just Rs.300, itoffers the optionfor stereo-outing

your mp3 playerthrough your carspeakers. I tried it on myGerman-made Trekstor mp3player and was pleasantly sur-prised with the audio output. Iam not much of an audiophile, soI guess this is good enough for thetime being at least.

iCarplay will be powered byyour mp3 player itself the Dura-cell AAA battery that ran duringmy trials lasted for around a cou-

ple of hours. Not the most powerefficient device by hey this isauthentic Made-in-China elec-tronic trash I am talking about. Sothere is no room for those com-plaints at all.

The cassette adapter is goodold quaint spool-type cassette,the only addition is what I think isa magnetic head that generates amagnetic field from the mp3players output. The cassetteplayer reads the magnetic field asit would read from the spool of aregular tape.

Like all Made-in-China goodsavailable at the electronics mar-ket, this one too comes with noguarantee whatsoever and theprice is variable depending onthe shopkeepers mood and the

customers conduct. Ritchie Street Chronicles is a geek

peek into the electronics market

situated along the narrow street off

Anna Salai, also known asNarasingapuram Street. Next week,

we will review the latest in

computer RAM modules.Meanwhile if you have any

suggestions, ping me at

[email protected]

PHOTOS:S.S.

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Get set for Singapores Half-Price Weekend Surprise,that too for Rs.7,999 on-

wards!The Singapore Tourism Board

has tied up with partners in Indiaand Singapore for the new travelpackage.

Participating agents in Chennai will offer consumer couponswhich can be redeemed in Singa-pore to enjoy a whopping 50 percent discount for the second per-son on any of the following at-tractions:

Captain Explorer DUKW Tour:

The revamped WWII amphibiousboat, Captain Explorer will take

you on a land adventure beforeplunging into the waters of Mari-na Bay.

Website: www.citytours.sgFunVee Open Top City and

Cultural Sightseeing Tour: Anopen-top sightseeing tour withlive commentary. Hop on andhop off from any of the two tourroutes during the 24-hour validityperiod. Ticket includes MarinaBay Walking Tour and SingaporeNite Trail.

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seated in a specially-designedopen-air steel reinforced capsule.

The cords are tightened and thenreleased, catapulting a capsule60m in the air at speeds of 200kmph.

Website: www.gmax.com.sgGX-5 Xtreme Swing: This takes

you to a height of 50m andlaunches you 100m across thetreetops and Singapore river.

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Whod believe that onceupon a time the maxidress in India, duringthe days of its weaning

popularity, had become synony-mous with a nightie. Hard to be-lieve? Some shopkeepers stillknow it by that name.

Now, the maxi dress has be-come omnipresent beaches,lunches, evening parties, ramps,red carpets. For some its the

convenient, no-fuss, one-piece outfit, for others it iscomfortable maternitywear (ask Angelina Jolie

and Gwen Stefani), stillfor others a transition tothose days when flowy

bohemia ruled (Guccis Fall/Win-ter 2008 Haute Couture show inRome recently was a tribute).

The difference between amaxi dress and the traditionalgown is that the maxi dress ismore casual and flowing inform, with spaghetti straps, anempire cut or a halter providingthe only form of definition.

Long is inEveryone from Kate Hudson,

Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton, Ri-hanna, Angelina Jolie and EvaLongoria to Deepika Padukone

(watch out for Bachna Ae Hasee-no, releasing August 15), Bi-pasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra

are fans. Carries VeroniqueBranquinho-designed maxidress in Sex and the City is aninternational rage. PenelopeCruz endorses the ones fromMango.

The maxi dress has also be-come an essential part of the col-lections of Indian designers likeGauri and Nainika, Falguni andShane Peacock and JJ Vallaya.

Wear it rightWhen it comes to the maxi

dress, prints rule. Pick exotic, ab-stract or geometric patterns in-

stead of regular floral. Thismakes you look less like a poledraped in table-cloth.

If you have a tummy, geempire line or A-line cut. Thenothing that covers flathighs and bad knees bewithout making you look lipotato in a sack.

The maxi dress, thankfullone of those few items of cling which DONT look good wheels. Thong sandals, gladiflats and wedges suit it best.let flats, though, are strictlyLily Allen and her pink mop

Keep your bag big. Tiny acandies dont suit the billnature of a maxi dress muc

If you are petite, opt for sprints. For a larger frame, choone thats fitted at the wais

For that element of surp

THE LONG, BILLOWY MAXI DRESS IS THE SSHALINI [email protected]

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try wearing a leather belt.Since most maxi dresses are

about prints, break the rule onceand opt for a solid colour.

For a more practical day-timewear, get one that touches theankles instead of a floor-lengthone.

Where?

Enquire at boutiques like Evo-luzione (Khader Nawaz Khan),Collage (on Greams Road) andStudio Saks (Gopalapuram) forsome varieties. Mango has somereally cool ones, though the clos-

est Mango store to us Chennai-ites is at Geruda Mall inBangalore. Check out GAP forMadras patio dresses.

T WOMANS ANSWER TO THE MINI


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outdoor line features washed-downensembles with a lived-in look.Roll-up sleeves, epaulets,contrast top-stitches andother utilitarian detailingare highlights of this range.Sport Chic, the sportswear line, brings in theconcept of colourblocking usingvibrant colours intofeminine yetsporty ensembles.Hand embroidery,graded stripesand over-dyedknits come in reds,golf greens andnautical blues.For moreinformation, visit:www.cpwoman.com

1. Rihanna stars in Guccisfirst ad campaign forUNICEF. The campaign,Tattoo Heart, will be out iDecember and the ads showRihanna in limited-editionGucci products for UNICEF,

of which 25 per cent of salewill go towards the charity.2. Garrett Neff has beennamed the star ofCalvin Kleins autumn/winter underwearcampaign. Neff iscurrently the face of thefashion houses latestfragrance, Calvin KleinMAN.

3. The Paris Court ofAppeal has ordered theFrench version of eBay tstop selling all LVMHMoet Hennessey LouisVuitton-owned beautyproducts.

BULLETIN

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low-income individuals because

people with fewer financial resourc-es are less likely to be physically ac-tive and are more likely to havechronic health conditions and lackhealth care coverage

Increase in aerobic capacityThe team from University of Ge-

orgia also measured the aerobic ca-pacity of the participants using atreadmill test and found that whilethe control group saw an 9 percentdecline in aerobic capacity over thefour-month study period, the aero-bic capacity of the walking group in-creased by 19 percent over the sametime period. The walking exercisegroup also improved their physicalfunction by 25 percent.

ANI

A40-minute daily walk can cut

disability risk in older adults,suggests a new study.During the study, 26 low-

income adults aged 60 and olderwere randomly assigned to either a walking exercise group, which metthree times a week for four months,or a nutrition education controlgroup

At the beginning of the study, thegroup walked for 10 minutes con-tinually, but as the weeks pro-gressed, they increased their

walking time to 40 continuous min-utes.

It suggested that the elderly could

decrease their risk of disability andincrease their likelihood of main-taining independence by 41 per-cent.

Our study found that walking of-fers tremendous health benefitsthat can help older adults stay in-dependent, said study co-authorM. Elaine Cress, professor of kine-siology and researcher in the UGAInstitute of Gerontology.

Trudy Moore-Harrison, the leadauthor of the study and a formerUGA doctoral student, said the re-searchers focused their study on

The walking exercise group also improved theirphysical function by 25 percent

40-minute daily walkcuts disability riskElderly could decrease their risk of disability and increase their likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent: study


Wellness

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N

owadays, especially in the West, this self-confidencebusiness has become a big

fad. Everybody wants toknow how to be confident. Every-body tells you, believe in your-self. Slowly, this has seeped intothe Indian coast also. When peo-ple believed in God, they didenough horrible things on theplanet. Now they believe in them-selves; this is going to produce farmore horrible things!

Confidence is not a solution tolife. If you did not have confi-dence, you would gently feel yourway through the world. But thecombination of stupidity andconfidence makes one walk bla-tantly on this planet. The wholeof humanity is walking very bla-tantly on this planet with ter-rible confidence.

A man can work in many di-mensions in this world. One is byusing his body and mind, and theother is by using his inner clarity.It is only through clarity that onecan gain ultimate strength.

One way, one can cultivate thisspace of inner clarity and bal-ance, is through the practice of

yoga. The word yoga itself meansunion. The ultimate goal of yo-ga is to become one with

everything.If we balance the energy sys-

tem, we will find that the body,mind and emotions will functionperfectly well. Through yogicpractices, ones energy attains astate of balance that naturally be-comes tuned with the body andthe mind, allowing one to reach astate of inner clarity.

Even simple practices can go along way in creating this. Everyday when you wake up in themorning, sit up on your bed, sitcross-legged, sit with your handsopen, eyes closed and just look ateverything you are not. Appre-ciate all that you have gathered

your home, your family, your re-lationships, your qualifications,

your body, your clothes, everyth-ing, be thankful for that.

At the same time, identify eve-

rything that is not you as thwhat I have gathered and mtally keep it aside. What gather can be yours, but itnever be you. Spend ten minin the morning, ten minutethe night every day; this bring clarity.

If one is properly initiated Guru, this particular processtake on a new dimension. Busuch an opportunity come

your life, you can do this by yself. It will definitely have aimpact upon your inner clari

To learn more about Isha

Foundation and Sadhguru J

Vasudev, log www.ishafoundation.org. Isha

Center in Chennai is locat

New No.55, Moosa Street, T.NChennai-600017. Phone: 24333

Email: chennai@ishafoundatio

SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV

Cultivate inner clarity,not self-confidence

You cant eat moneyA study of American currency revealed thpresence of bacteria, includingstaphylococcus, e-coli, and lebsiella, on 1percent of coins and 7 percent of the bil

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Why do I need iron?

Iron is needed to make haemo-globin the oxygen-carryingcomponent of red blood cells.There are two types of iron foundin food: heme and non-heme.

Your body absorbs heme ironmore easily than non-heme iron.

However, foods containing non-heme iron are also very impor-tant in your diet.

How much do I need?Young women need 15-30 mil-ligrams of iron a day.

Iron deficiencycan lead to learn-

ing and beha-vioural

problems. Itcan also lead

to anaemia, acondition in which

there is a decrease in the numberof red blood cells. Remember, if

you are anaemic you dont tendto show any outward signs and

symptoms. Watch out for indirectsymptoms like fatigue and weak-ness, pale skin, rapid heartbeat,

Are you in your twenties andabout to get married? Do

you skip breakfast regular-ly? If that be the case, apart

from risking your health you arealso putting the life of your future

child at risk.Dr. Gomathy Shivaji, Consult-

ant Nutritionist, says, The pre-pregnancy stage in girls is theperiod when young girlsneed to consumeiron-rich foods.Skippingbreakfast

will put awoman and

her child atrisk.

Also, it iswrong to as-

sume that eating healthyfood when pregnant will lead to ahealthy baby. Women with irondeficiency give birth to low birth-

weight babies. These babies areprone to infections and the mor-tality rate is also high.

irritability, decreased appetite ordizziness.

All about iron-rich food

Dried fruitsDried fruits like dates, al-

monds, apricots, prunes and rai-sins are rich in iron. Dates are

excellent for those who sufferfrom anaemia. All dates have areasonable amount of fibre andare a rich source of potassium.Raisins are natural energy boost-ers. Around 100gm of raisins con-tain more than 25 per cent of therecommended daily allowancefor women.

EggIron in egg yolk is poorly ab-

sorbed. So, along with eggs, it isadvisable to have vitamin C foodslike tomatoes, oranges and straw-berries.

Watermelons Watermelons are laden with

iron, vitamins A and C, betacaro-tene, lycopen, iron, zinc, potassi-um and other nutritive minerals,

making them twice as efficient in

all kinds of diets.These help lose weight or stay

fit and also give the body all thevitamins and nutrients it needs tocontinue functioning in an ap-propriate manner.

GreensDark green, leafy vegetables

such as spinach, chard and col-lard greens are good sources ofiron because they tend to be lowin calories and are rich in vita-mins and minerals.

Fish and meatIron in fish is well absorbed.

Shellfish and tuna are rich iniron. Red meat like beef, pork and

liver has more iron content thanwhite meat. However, liver is notadvisable for pregnant women as

it contains vitamin A, whic

harmful for babies.

Vegetables Vegetables that suppl

iron are potatoes (with sspinach, broccoli, cabbage, pturnip, moong bean sproutstomato juice. Baked beans, bbeans, chickpeas, kidney band lima beans also provide to the body.

Fortified foodsSoya in its many forms, w

grains like whole grain breabrown rice, fortified breads, cals and grains are other sourcnon-heme iron. In case of ffied foods, always check the

bels for iron content. The mthe iron content in the foodhealthier the body.

Consume a varied diet rich in nutrients to fight anaemia

V. HARIPRIYA

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I for iron

year, it jumped to Married, all ofa sudden. Which is quite alright,no one needs to go hammer andtongs at it, the way Jennifer An-iston and Brad Pitt were. When

youre quite sure, then its time toreveal the ring.

The third rule where romanc-ing a co-worker is concerned is:eye-flirting is the boundary. If

youre at the canteen, its okay tolook, even if bored and lonely co-

workers might be observing youin the name of their evening the-atre class. Chatting at work, tak-ing a coffee break, a smoketogether are fine. Ramya says,Your internal alarm should beringing when you find yourselfcatching hands or running yourhands through his hair. And if

you catch your hands tweakinghis nipples, its time to get a mor-ality patch on your arm.

Ramya Jayachandran is currentlyat her desk fuming at her boss, and

is plotting to write a book, Date,

Kiss and Dont Get Caught

There are three rules to any-thing, and where an officeromance is concerned, thefirst one is: dont get caught.

For starters, its more about theexcuses.Suppose you walk into office

late, the first thing the boss is go-ing to blame are your late nightsout with the boyfriend.Looking a little underthe weather? Blame iton last nights bick-ering with the boy-friend.

But then again,what about the

ethics? RamyaJayachandran, a

well-spoken criticof the corporateanti-dating policysays, What is un-ethical about dat-ing a co-worker?

MY statistics could show thatproductivity is accelerated be-cause of the co-dependence oftwo individuals on an emo-pro-fessional level. She explains thatgetting caught in the corridors

with your skirt halfway up the

torso, and his trousers lapping athis ankles no matter how dark itis, is probably what the sexage-narian thumb-twiddlers mean byunethical, euphemistically

speaking of course.So much for ethics,the second rule is:

even if yourecaught, dont makeit official. Ramyasays, Usually Idepend on Face-book for all rela-tionship statusupdates. There

was this couple whose status wasSingle on theirseparate ac-counts. Early this

MITHRA SURESH

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Three simple rules to dating a colleague

Good morningThe average adult will stand around0.5 inches taller in the morning thanin the evening due the slightcartilage compression that happensover the course of a day

is theaveragecount ofhairs onthe humanhead.

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Sania crashes out of

Stanford doublesThere was simply no end to Sania Mirzas misery in theWTA Bank of the West Classic tennis tournament as afterher misadventure in the singles event, the Indian ace madea first round exit from doubles as well. Sania and herRussian partner Anna Chakvetadze were brushed aside byunheralded Czech pair of Eva Hrdinova and VladimiraUhlirova 6-3, 6-4 in the tier II USD 600,000 event atStanford, USA. Sania had earlier crashed out of the singlesevent with a straight-set defeat at the hands of Britishqualifier Anne Keothavong.

PTI

Paes-Bhupathi oustedTop seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathicould not recreate their old chemistry andcrashed out of the Indianapolis tennis

championship with a first round defeat. The pair failed to hold their nervein the match tie-break and went down to the Canadian duo of DanielNestor and Frederic Niemeyer 4-6, 6-3, 10-12 in one hour and 25 minutes.The result is bound to disappoint Paes and Bhupathis innumerable fanswho are expecting an Olympic medal from the duo. After surrendering thefirst set, Paes and Bhupathi bounced back to snatch the second and drawparity. In the match tie-break, the Indian pair was trailing 6-9 before theywent on to level the score and in fact lead 10-9. Nestor and Niemeyer,however, were not ready to throw in the towel and won the next threeconsecutive points to get past their opponents.

PTI

Mendis is exciting but Muraliis bigger threat: Harbhajan

PHOTO: K. BHAGYA PRA

Backin action

Harbhajan Singh does not

doubt mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis potentialsbut the star off-spinner be-

lieves it is old trickster MuttiahMuralitharan who would pose big-ger threat for the Indian batsmenin the forthcoming Test series.Harbhajan heaps praise on Men-dis, who ran through Indiasfamed ODI batting order in the

Asia Cup final in Karachi, and saidit was an extraordinary display ofquality spin bowling.

It was a treat to watch Mendisbowl during the Asia Cup final,Harbhajan said. The deliveries

with which he got Yuvraj Singh,Rohit Sharma and even RP Singh

were outstanding. I have seen peo-

ple doing this with a tennis ballbut it is incredible that he is doingit with a cricket ball. There is somuch to learn from Mendis, saidHarbhajan. But still its too early tocompare Mendis with Murali andthe old warhorse would createmore problem for the Indian side,believes Harbhajan.

It will be Muralitharan who willpose a bigger challenge and do

well in the series and not Mendis. You cannot compare Mendis andMurali. Oh, come on, Murali hasbeen doing it for so many years

whereas Mendis has just started,

he reasoned.The aggressive off-spinner him-

self would have to live up to theexpectation in the series, to provethat he remains the same potentforce despite spending the lastthree months in the wildernessfollowing the slap-gate episode. Iam ready for it. In fact to s it on thesidelines has made me hungrierand I am willing to play any rolethat the team wants me to, saidHarbhajan, who remains out of ac-tion since slapping India team-mate S Sreesanth after an IndianPremier League match. One afteranother controversy has stalkedHarbhajan but the off-spinnersays he now wants people to re-

member him for all the right rea-sons. I committed a mistake and Iadmitted it. I think we all need tomove on from there and lookahead. From now on, peopleshould remember me for all theright reasons and not controver-sies, he said. Looking back at theslap-gate issue and its aftermath,Harbhajan said: That period wasreally tough for me and I didntknow where I was heading. I thinkGod helped me come out of that.Hes been very kind.

PTI

Bradmans bats stolenFour valuable cricket bats signed by Australian batting legend Sir DonaldBradman have been stolen from a sports shop, police said on Thursday. Thebats, together valued at 40,000 Australian dollars (39,050 US), were takenfrom a shop in the northern city of Darwin.

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Charlesworth slams Olympic qualifying processAustralian field hockey legend Ric Charlesworth says he is not impressed with the new Olympicqualifying system that kept both India and Argentina away from Beijing. I never liked the newprocess as I knew it would throw up anomalies, Charlesworth, who resigned this month as Indiastechnical advisor said. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) awarded direct entries to nine teamsbased on their performance in regional meets, with the remaining three berths going to the winnersof three separate qualifying tournaments. A team that did not automatically make the grade couldtake part in only one qualifying event and needed to win it to go to Beijing. Eight-time goldmedallists India lost to Britain in the final of the qualifying tournament in Chile in April and will missthe Olympics for the first time. World number seven Argentina, one place higher than India, lost toCanada in the Pan-American Games and then went down to New Zealand in the Olympic qualifier inAuckland. Both Argentina and India are clearly in the best 12, so its a pity they are not in theOlympics, said Charlesworth.

PTI

Indias Belarussian table tennis coach Alek-sey Yefremov says Achanta Sharath Ka-mal and Neha Aggarwals success in theBeijing Olympics would depend on how

well they handle the pressure of playing atthe biggest sporting extravaganza of theworld. Sharath and Neha would be the onlyIndian representatives in table tennis in theBeijing Olympic Games starting August 8.

Its very important to be mentally strong,especially while you are participating in a bigtournament like the Olympic Games. Pressureof this particular tournament is higher thanthat of others and the players should be ableto counter it effectively, Yefremov said. TheBelarussian coach said the Indian paddlerswould face strong competition from theirAsian counterparts and a good draw wouldhelp tilt the balance in their favour. Asian

countries like Korea and China have some ve-

ry good players who can throw out strongchallenge to the Indian players. Besides,players from the European countries, includ-ing Belarus and Germany would be tough op-ponents for them. Yes, a better draw wouldcertainly be helpful for them in Olympics, hesaid.

All eyes on SharathOn Sharath, who is currently in Spain for a

special training programme, Yefremov insist-ed that the world no 79 has a very goodchance to make it to the pre-quarterfinal lev-el. He has potential and I think he will gointo the tournament much confident becauseof his exposure trip to Europe.

He has done well in the European leagueand I think he is ready to perform under pres-sure, he added.

PTI

Pistorius fails in Olympic bidDouble amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius said he was happy with his seasons achievements on Wednesday despitemissing out in his last bid to qualify for the 400 metres at next months Beijing Olympics. Pistorius set a personal besttime of 46.25 seconds to finish third in a field of able-bodied athletes at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meeting inLucerne but was 0.70 seconds short of the 45.55 seconds qualifying standard for the Games.

Ready for the Games

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HANDLING PRESSURE WILL BE CRUCIAL IN BEIJING: TT COACH

21 Days to Go......

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Teen star Miley Cyrus hasrevealed that she wants tostar in a cleaner version ofSex and the City in future.

The Hannah Montana starhad previously told VanityFair that it is her favouriteshow, but watches theedited version.

Id love to do ayounger, cleaner versionof Sex and the City,Usnagazine.com quotedher as telling TV Guide.

While talking about hercontroversial Vanity Fair cover,she said, I dont dwell on thenegativity. I want to be apositive role model.

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Michael Jacksons songBillie Jean has topped alist of the GreatestDance Record of All

Time.The song, written by Jacko and

co-produced by Quincy Jones,took top spot in the poll by BBCRadio 2.

The track appeared in Jack-

sons album Thriller and wonhim two Grammy awards.

The poll was revealed in athree-part series presented by

Zoe Ball.Im delighted that Billie

Jean has been voted thegreatest dance recordever made. This is Jack-son at his best, theBBC quoted Ball, assaying.

Next on the list wasDonna Summers I Feel

Love, followed by JamesBrowns Get Up (I Feel

Like Being A) Sex Machinein third place.

Rhythim Is Rhythims Stringsof Life came in fourth spot on thelist, with Alison LimericksWhere Love Lives rounding offthe top five.

The top ten:1. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson

(1983)2. I Feel Love - Donna Summer

(1977)3. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A)

Sex Machine - James Brown(1970)

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7. Can You Feel It - Fingers Inc.(1988)

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Katie Holmes returning to TVActress Katie Holmes will make a guest appearance on ABCs criticallyacclaimed Eli Stone this season, returning to U.S. network television in a that will feature her singing and dancing, network executives said onWednesday. Holmes is due to shoot the guest spot before she makes herBroadway debut this fall in a revival of Arthur Millers All My Sons.

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Theres talk of an Oscar push for HeathLedger as the Joker in The Dark Knight,which officially opens on Friday.

Ill tell you this: Put him up as bestsupporting actor and hes already won.

Ledger, who died this year, is the films

lasting, most illuminating impression.The Dark Knight has bombs; bullets;

car chases with gigantic and loud crash-es; brutal, sadistic murders; and a castthat sometimes appears as big as GothamCity. But it is Ledgers performance movie-goers will likely be talking about the most.

His scenes are plentiful, stoked with fiery,bizarre delivery and a snakes forever-movingtongue. He and his movie are full of surprises, too.Seriously, one of his most effective lines is simply, Hi.

Some critics are already piling up praise for Ledger and themovie.

Richard Corliss of Time: This Joker is simply one of the mosttwisted and mesmerizing creeps in movie history.

Justin Chang of Variety: Seriously brainy pop entertainment.Christy Lemire, Associated Press: An epic that will leave you

staggering from the theater.Warner Bros. screened the film this week for metro Atlanta

critics.Heres more of what fans will likely be talking about:

Cox News Service

THE DARKNESS: Like theprevious Batman movies,

this one is steeped in deepblues and menacing blacks.

Most of the actionsequences occur at night.

Destruction occurs not onlyin Gotham City, but in

Hong Kong.

THE IMAX: Sixscenes have action

footage filmedusing Imax format

cameras.

THE PENCIL: The Joker usesmany tricks and props. One of

the first is when he asks a

group of onlookers to watchhim make this pencildisappear. What follows is one

of the most memorablemoments of this summers

action movies.

THE CAMERA: DirectorChristopher Nolans favouriteshot seems to be to have his

camera swirl 180 degreesaround his subjects. He does it

again and again. He also movesclose to frame Ledgers face ofhorrid pancaked makeup andbacks up for a wide, distantshot of Gothams population

(most rendered in CGI)desperately waiting at a series

of bridges to get out of thethreatened city.

THE LENGTH: Each timeyou think the film is going

to end, theres more coming.At 2 hours, 20 minutes, there

are plentiful actionsequences. Still, the film can

seem to go on and on.Bob Longino writes forThe Atlanta Journal-

Constitution. E-mail:blongino AT ajc.com.

THE CO-STARS: Joining Christian Bale(as Batman) and Ledger is a full nest of

dependable supporting players,including Morgan Freeman (returning asLucius Fox), Michael Caine (returning as

Alfred Pennyworth), Gary Oldman

(returning as Lt. James Gordon), MaggieGyllenhaal (as Rachel Dawes) and,

especially, Aaron Eckhart (as districtattorney Harvey Dent). But the talent

extends to minor characters: Eric Roberts(as a mob boss), William Fichtner as a

bank manager and Michael Jai White (asa crime figure).

Those of you who willcatch the Dark Knightversus Joker fight onscreen over theweekend, write to usyour verdict on themovie, running notmore than 75 words, [email protected]. Wewill carry that with

credit next week.

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PICK OF THE DAY - Friday

Sony

10 Ka Dum 9 pmSuperstar, Salman Khan wants youto play a simple game with him and

win as much as you can. You will beasked a question, whose answer isan average percentage of a massopinion poll conducted across India.

HBO

Superman 2 11 pmPicking up where "Superman: TheMovie" left off, three criminals from

the planet Krypton are releasedfrom the Phantom Zone by anuclear explosion in space. Theydescend upon Earth where theycould finally rule.

Star Gold

Krrish 8 pmKrrish for many reasons can betouted as the movie to watch out

for. Hrithik has six unique looks inKrrish and will be playing acommon man who derives specialpowers from Jadoo, the extraterrestrial from Koi Mil Gaya.

Zee Cafe

Americas Next Top ModelV 10 pmTop Models 2004 winner Eva

Pigford makes a guest appearance,and one of the models will bechosen for a guest spot on theprogram Veronica Mars.

Frozen CookAccording to tv.com, David Cook sang in atalent show when he was a kid and he froin the middle of the performance when hedidnt know the second verse to the song.

Discovery Travel and Living

Anthony Bourdain: NoReservations 10 pmWith Todd "Toddles" Liebler, thedecorators, and special guest,Queens of the Stone Age. Staytuned viewers, were gonna have ahell of a good time.

Star Movies

Spy Kids 9 pmExploring the further adventures ofCarmen and Juni Cortez, who havenow joined the family spy businessas Level 2 OSS agents. Their newmission is to save the world from amad scientist living on a volcanicisland populated by an imaginative

menagerie of.

Set Max

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna 12 pmIt handles the contentious issue ofadultery and selfishness. Amitabhplays the role of a patriarchic flirt.SRK plays the eternally pessimisticDev in signature style and is thesoul of this dark film. A great musicscore helps uplift the film as well.

Filmy

Kya Aap Paanchvi FailChampu Hai? 7-30 pmFilmy has now come up with asatire on Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass SeTez Hai? called Kya Aap PaanchviFail Champu Hai? Once again, itsfunnyman Sunil Grover who is doingthe spoofing honours.

Zee Studio

Bruce Almighty 10-30 pmA TV reporter blames God for theworst day of his life, not expectingHim to then bestow his divinepowers upon him to see if he coulddo a better job.

Star One

Malamaal Weekly 8 pmLilaram is with the highesteducational qualifications, but he isunable to secure any job. Hedecides to make a living sellinglottery tickets, Delhi-basedMalamaal Weekly. Then one day hefinds out that one of his lottery.

tickets is a winner.

HBO

The Mask 11-30 pmGet ready for some eye - poppingfun as Jim Carrey transforms from amild - mannered bank employee toa wild, vengeful party boy with thehelp of a mysterious mask.

9X

Mughal-E-Azam 4-30 pmJalaluddin Mohammed Akbar was alover of Hindustan. And his sonNuruddin Mohammad Salim loved afrightened little palace main,Anarkali. In this tussle, the destinyof Hindustan trembled, and thefuture of the country was imperiled.

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Where:Taj Fishermans CoveCovelong BeachWhen:19th July, 12.30 p.m. -

3.00 p.m.(All for Rs.1299 +tax)

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Enjoy the weekend at Bello Ciao! TheExodus presents Acoustic AcapellaFestival featuring panatela, sub fric-tion, Rusty Moe, Rainbow Bridge,Blind Image etc.

The passes are available at Britishcouncil, the Exodus Bella Ciao

Where:Bello Ciao,The Italian Restaurant.Sree Krishna EnclaveKottivakkamWhen:19th July, 2.00 p.m. 10.00 p.m.

Acoustic Acapella Festival

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est collection from Col-orPlus Woman apremium brand of smart-

casual clothing from Ray-mond Limited. Enjoy the weekend by purchasingsome of the latest collec-tion that comprises oflight daywear, elegantevening wear, fun sports

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Lost and foundA beagle who strayed from his New YorkCity yard five years ago has finally beenfound in Georgia - 1,350 kilometres away.Rocco was finally found by the computerchip that had been embedded in his neckand was reunited with his family.

GreetingsHi Bala,Wishing to see many of your Birthdays which are yet to come.

Happy Birthday.

Yours,Jaya priya.M

Wipro Technologies

Hi Surya,Wish you a very Happy Birthday. Have fun.

Cheers!BI Team,

Hexaware Technologies Ltd.

Dear Divya and Krishna,Wish u a very happy birthday...

Pavan PV,

Optimus global servicesDear Mythili,

Wish u many more happy returns of the day

Your beloved BrotherJagannathan Sundararajan

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Dear Kailash,Many more Happy Returns of the Day.

We wish u all success in life and may god give u a prosperous and

healthy life.

Hearty Wishes from,Service Management Unit, Tech SBU,

CitiGroup Global ServicesHello Sara,

48 hr advance happy birthday wishes to u.

Hearty wishes fromSarav, Dileep, Vinod, Selva, Rathi & Siva

Wipro Technologies

Hi Sai Preethi,Many More Happy Returns of the day. Wishing success in all your

endeavours! Let all your dreams come true!!!!!!

Hearty Wishes,IMN Team, TCS

Dear Nathiya,

Wishing you many more happy returns on this special birthday.May God shower you with all His blessings.

Best Wishes from,

CSS Corp FriendsDear Nims,

Advance Birthday Wishes!!!Were waiting for ur DOUBLE treat

Hexaware Frndz

Dear Senthil,

Hearty Congratulations!!!Today the day in your life, when your dream of releasing a

book is accomplished. May God bless you and guide you throughall your challenges.

Lots of Prayers,

Soumya,TCS.

Hey Mads (Manoj),

Happy Birthday!!! Many more happy returns of the dayand Keep smiling as always!!!

Cheers,

Team Infosys Technologies Limited.

Dear Anitha,

Wishing you many more Happy Returns of the Day.

May God shower the choicest blessings on you on your birthday.With Love,

Jayanthi Devarajan,Data Patterns/Indus Teqsite

Hi Valli,

Many more happy returns of the day.Heart Wishes,

Ebay Arribada, CTS.

Dear Ohm,Many More Happy Returns of the day.

Best wishes from,

Babu Mamu (Polaris), Papa (Enoah), Mama (Hansa)Dear Mani,

Manymore happy returns of the day dear.

May all your dreams come true..Loving wishes

Regards,

Anitha,Hexaware Technologies.

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FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

Your honesty to work is projected today. You wimake a plan for work and stick to it. Personal ligoing to play secondary role. Your soft heart mainspire you to have a lovely conversation with yobeloved. In short, it is a positive day, in your fav

Ganesha finds an intense lover in you today. Yomay be serious about relationship and concernedmatters. On work front, it is an important day fodiscussing long lasting projects. Towards end of day, you may wish to have good time with belo

There may be conflict of emotions today. You m

need to take steps practically. Ganesha feels thabest is to have objective approach towards yourwork. Your attachment with your beloved maybecome stronger today. Good day to build harm

It may be the day of team work. If you remain lprofile, you may learn more in group discussionsGaneshas insight says that you may also be quiconcerned about life partner. Those expecting tomeet someone special have stars in favour.

In case of joint efforts, you may feel little straineGanesha feels that you should be bit careful whdealing with your superiors today. Relationships related matters are not the cause of concern sosmoother sailing is expected on personal front.

This is a favourable day if you are in research andevelopment department. You may get involved

some new projects. Avoid being apprehensive abyour partners behaviour. In second part, you canhave merry times with beloved one or spouse.

You may wish to avoid complexity at work. On tother hand, you may not waste time behind fruidiscussions. If you are in serious relationship, yomay wish to take a decision. If already married orelationship, day indicates harmony with the par

Today, you may be focussed on one particularsubject. Detailing of work is very important and know the value of the same hence Ganesha feelyou will do it right way. Ganesha advises you tohandle relationship with care.

Ganesha feels that you may have pragmaticapproach towards your work. The day is good foworking on important projects. Personal front an

relationships do not seem to have any problem.Syou can expect smoother sailing today, in genera

You may be pretty confident today, feels GaneshAnger is something you need to control. You maalso expect your team members working harder.Your beloved one or spouse may remain in acheerful mood and make you day!

Financial planning may draw your attention. Youmay need to curtail expenses. You may not be ato devote full time to your life partner so if youremain in touch using emails or SMS, it will helpyou maintain relationship.

Ganesha finds you in a mood to finish your targYou may be pretty energetic with lots of new ideGanesha advises you not to deviate and keepworking on current projects. Chances of developinew relationships or making friends are also the

Words worth"Xenelasy" (zen-ee-luh-see) a law in ancient Sparta bywhich foreigners could be expelled at any time. Theclassical city-state equivalent of the managementreserves the right to refuse service to anyone. FromGreek words meaning foreigner and drive away.

Farmer knocks himself outA Chinese farmer accidentally knocked himselfout for 11 hours when he was supposed to beanaesthetising a deer. He accidentally pokedhimself with the needle and thats all it took toinduce his 11 hour nap.

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Areplica of the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1car driven by British ace Lewis Hamilton

was showcased on Wednesday in Chennai. Thecar is on a whirlwind trip to India and will beon display at prominent city landmarks likeCiti Centre, Sathyam Cinemas and Tidel Parkover the next two days.

Vodafone, the title partner and also the offi-

cial mobile partner of the McLaren Mercteam, has brought the car to India as partpromotional drive. McLaren is one of the msuccessful teams in Formula One history, over 150 wins. McLaren have also won 11 Ders Championships and eight ConstrucChampionships.

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True fansA group of Manchester City fans have hired a fishingtrawler to get to a remote UEFA cup match. 12 supportersof the football team were desperate to see their favouriteteam compete, and didnt want to pay for plane tickets.

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