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Thursday, November 27, 2008A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 2 No. 226

Has your movie-going experienceever been ruined

by that late-comerwho insists on being

told what happened so far?Tell us about one suchirritating incident youexperienced inside a moviehall. Mail it to us in lessthan 150 words with thesubject line MOVIES, ifpossible with yourphotograph (at least 1 MB),to [email protected] Thursday noon.

VIPASHA SINHA

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, who was in Namma Chennai on Wednesdayevening, said she would any day prefer a movie with Superstar Rajinikanththan even the angry Bond Daniel Craig.

The former Miss World and current Bollywood hottie, whose bikini ava-tar in Dostana continues to vapourise hundreds of drooling fans at the theat-res, was at the Park Sheraton Hotel to launch the Grand Carrera Calibrecollection of Tag Heuer.

Ms.Chopra arrived fashionably late but quickly apologised to the waitingmedia and fans and lost time in waxing eloquent about watches. A perfectbrand ambassador, she also spoke about Tag Heuers guest appearances in

both Fashion and Dostana.When asked if she would get back to Tamil cinema if she got an offer the disastrous Vijay-starrer Tamizhan was her first movie in fact shereplied: I love cinema, be it Tamil, Hindi or Punjabi. I had started mycareer in movies with Tamil cinema and will love to get back to it. If agood script comes my way, I would definitely go for it.

Priyanaka also lost not opportunity in endearing herself to Chennaiaudiences. When asked whom she would pick, ifshe had a choice Superstar Ranjinikanth orthe angry Bond Daniel Craig, she said: Da-niel Craig is a great actor but acting withRajinikanth is an opportunity in itselfthat no actor would want to miss.

Grand Carrera Calibre watch costsRs. 3.92 lacs with 68 diamonds stud-ded in it and is inspired by the GTrace cars. The photo sessions thatsome of the fans had with the ac-tress at the launch event was, ofcourse, priceless.

Bond orSUPERSTAR?

BBoonndd oorrSSUUPPEERRSSTTAARR??

PHOTO: R.RAVIN


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ecently, a large fruit batthat must have been a fly-ing fox was roosting at the

Theosophical Society andhad strayed into Gandhi Nagar, Adyar. It was beaten to death with sticks and rods. Itscreamed helplessly, until itsdeath.

There are enormous amount

of misinformation and supersti-tion about these shy fruit-eatingcreatures, which keep out of the

way of people.I live in Gandhi Nagar and

have met several of these huge

bats on the terrace of our apart-ment building at very closequarters. They look like dogs

with far larger eyes and moreelongated noses and steer clearof me whenever we get close toeach other.

The unfortunate creature who was bludgeoned to deathwas probably a juvenile that gotlost on its return or wounded bykite-strings or something else.Otherwise a bat would never letitself be seen in daylight.

Flying foxes have very fewpredators, not even crows thatattack other smaller fruit bats.Their main predator is man.

Not a blood sucker

No bats in India drink bloodVampire bats that live in the USare really tiny, insectivorousbats that lap up a few drops ofblood from cattle. Dracula orthe evil -looking vampires in the

movies are strictly fiction - thesemovies have done more harm tobats than anyone else!

How to handle a bat

A bat which has strayed intoyour home should never be tou-ched or picked up with barehands. Drop a thick towel overit, wrap it gently and firmly (bat

wings are fine and can tear eas-ily) shift it into a basket andthen to a dark corner, a darkroom or even a dark cupboard

with holes for air. It should bekept there with someplace to hang fromand then releasedat night.

Namma Chennais expert on creatures of the treesexplains how to handle a confused flying fox

SUBHASHINI [email protected]

Dracula or the evil-looking vampires inthe movies arestrictly fiction - thesemovies have donemore harm to batsthan anyone else.

ERGO Thursday, November 27, 2008NAMMA CHENNAI02

Violence against womencontinues to persist as one of themost heinous, systematic andprevalent human rights abuses inthe world.

Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General

The Alliance Francaise of Madras inassociation with The Prajyna Trust ishosting the campaign against genderviolence on November 27. Asymposium and film screening will beheld at AF auditorium.The half-day symposium on Violenceagainst women and cinema will befollowed by screening of selectedfilms on gender violence.K. Hariharan, director L.V. Prasad Filmand TV Academy, Chandra Siddan,documentary filmmaker, Vasanth, filmdirector and Fowzia Fathima,cinematographer will be makingpresentations, from 2 p.m. to 5.30p.m.Also, a 16-day campaign against

gender violence is on till December10, where a series of events andactivities are being conducted. Fordetails log on towww.prajnya.in/16days.htm.Or call Nirupama Sarathy, PrajnyaCampaign Coordinator at 9790765916

Againstgenderviolence

Rejuvenate yourselfTreat yourself to a day off, relax and rejuvenate in the restfulenvironment of the new Trident Spa and Fitness Centre at the Tridenthotel. The package includes stay in a deluxe room, an elaborate buffetlunch for two, one Balinese or Thai massage per person and access to thesteam, sauna, swimming pool and fitness centre.

FLYING FOX

Easy on the


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Thursday, November 27, 2008

The second edition of TheParks New Festival waslaunched in the city onTuesday evening, with the

promise of not just entertainingthe audiences but also to makethem think.

At the launch party, V.V.Giri,general manager of The Park,said: Despite the recession, pullback of the economy, we are hap-py to bring back this festival. It

was hosted for the first time in2007 with performances from thelikes of Dr. Mallika Sarabhai, theVayu Naidu company from the

U.K, Preethi Athreya and DanceRoutes from Bhubaneshwar. Thisyear, we have an entirely new

range for the discerning Chennaiaudience.

Ranvir Shah, founder trusteeand artistic coordinator of PrakritiFoundation that organises thefestival, said: Chennai is nodoubt open to change. This hasencouraged us to bring this festiv-al back. He felt the city had itsown special charm made up ofunique experiences. Festivalssuch as the New Festival will helpunlock them.

Ratni Jafar, director, INKO Cen-tre, said art required patronage,not as a charity, but as supportand appreciation for artists.

MOUSHMI KISHORENew festival, new themes

The employees of AT Rrecently joined ha with Isha Foundgreen cover initiative to tribute seedlings to ab1000 houses located in a

lage near Red Hills.The saplings were pchased from the contrtions made by employees as well as bycompany, located in TPark.

Arthur, a village near Hills with about 1000 hoes, was identified for thetiative. Apart fdistribution, the employalso planted the seedlingand around the school cpus.

A few days prior to the tribution an awareness cpaign was also carried outhe school by voluntfrom the village.

Ergo Correspon

Taking the green message

2nd December, 2008

ABOUT RAM: Anurupa Roy-Museum Theatre

About Ram is based on Bali-nese Ramayan- the Uttararama-charita by Bhavabhuti. The playuses animation, puppet and liveactors with audio visual effect.

3rd December, 2008

PUSHED: Padmini Chettur-Kalakshetra

Modern dance choreographyof six dancers interpreting anger,pain, pleasure, happiness, sorrowand love.

4th December, 2008

BUDDHACHARITAM: ProbalGupta- Museum Theatre

An experimental kathakali ren-dering on the life of Buddha.

5th December, 2008ON SEEING: Zuleikha Allana-

Lalit Kala AcademyAn installation art mapping the

landscape of memory, throughlight installations as well as thephysicality of the performer,

where the performer is negotiat-

ed to become an extension of thevisual language of that space.

6th December, 2008

60 SECONDS DEEP by JaiminiPathak- MUSEUM Theatre

A play of wit, fun and modernlife- the story of four standardsized lives and four larger thanlife dreams.

2nd to 6th December, 2008SPIRIT OF THE CITYby PascalMonteil- Park Hotel

Exhibition of portraits of mu-sicians, dancers and other cultu-ral personalities from Chennaiand India by French Photogra-pher Pascal Montell

Park Festival will also have workshops conducted by Ms.Padmini Chettur at the AllianceFrancaise on 4th December, 2008at 11am on contemporary andtraditional dance. There is a lec-ture/ demonstration by PascalMonteil at The Park on 3rd De-cember, 2008 at 11 a.m.

Season Passes: Rs.1000/

Daily Passes: Rs.500/ 300/available at

Media Mix - 24527941/9884663342

The Park- 42676000

LandMark- Nungambakkam, Amethyst, Chamiers, BombayGeneral Stores- Ana Nagar, Gan-gotree (Cathedral Road), Shilpi,Cedras (Koturpuram)

Special student passes areavailable for PUSHED with Ms.Padmini Chettur, at Rs. 50/

You can also visiwww.bookmyshow.com

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ERGO Thursday, November 27, 2008VILLAGE04

Burger KingBurger King uses approximately500,000 pounds of bacon everymonth in its restaurants.

UN fears Zimbabwe on the verge

of health-care collapseConcerned over the deteriorating humanitarian conditionsin Zimbabwe, the UN Secretary-General has cautioned thatan estimated 6 million people could soon require food aidas there was an outbreak of deadly cholera and collapse ofhealth-care. In a statement the Secretary-General describedthe situation in the country as now desperate and said itis likely to only worsen in the coming months as thepolitical crisis continues there. The United Nations Officefor the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported thatthe number of diagnosed cholera cases in Zimbabwe hasnow reached almost 9,000.

PTI

Bhutto will be posthumouslyawarded UN HR awardSlain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto will beposthumously awarded the United Nations HumanRights Award on December 10 on the occasion of theUN Human Rights Day. The President of UN GeneralAssembly, Miguel dEscoto Brockmann, is in theprocess of informing Bhuttos widower, President AsifAli Zardari, about the decision. Instituted in 1968, theUN Human Rights Award honours people andorganisations which have made an outstandingcontribution to the promotion and protection of thehuman rights embodied in the Universal Declarationof Human Rights and in other UN human rightsinstruments.

PTI

Coup wont resolve

Thai crisis - army chiefThailands army chief Anupong Paochinda insisted onWednesday he would not launch a coup to resolvethe six-month-old political crisis. If a coup could endall the troubles, I would do it, Anupong toldreporters. It is not going to resolve anything, hesaid, amid speculation the government might sackhim for proposing that Prime Minister SomchaiWongsawat quit. Meanwhile, the protesterstightened their grip over Bangkoks internationalairport on Wednesday, causing chaos in the terminaland triggering speculation of imminent interventionby the military.

Reuters

Mexican Senate passes

right-to-die billMexicos Senate has approved a right-to-die law thatwould allow terminally ill patients to refuse invasiveor extraordinary efforts to prolong their lives. TheSenates official Website says the bill passed 85-0. Ithas already been approved by Mexicos lower houseand now must be signed into law by the president.The bill passed does not legalise mercy killing orassisted suicide. Rather, any patient wishing torefuse treatment would have to sign a writtenpetition in the presence of two witnesses. Lawrequires physicians to make all reasonable efforts topreserve the lives of their patients.

PTI

After several days withoutluck, astronauts finally rana successful test on equip-ment that turns urine into

drinking watera necessity forsupporting the internationalspace stations crew, which willsoon double.

Not to spoil anything, but Ithink up here the appropriatewords are Yippee! space station

commander Mike Fincke toldMission Control early on Weed-nesday, shortly before bedtime.

There will be dancing later,Mission Control replied. Astro-nauts had spent a frustrating fivedays trying to get the urine proc-essor working. But until early

Tuesday, the machine couldntlast the four hours needed for asuccessful test run.

Another urine processor testwas planned later on Wednesday,shortly after the seven astronautson the docked space shuttle En-deavour and the three space sta-tion crew members woke up.

NASA added a 16th day to En-deavours mission so astronauts

could tinker with the urine proc-essor before the shuttle returns toEarth, possibly with the troubledequipment packed aboard. NASAmanagers had debated bringingpart of the contraption back toEarth for repairs if tests werentsuccessful.

Endeavour is now set to un-dock Friday and land in Floridaon Sunday. The urine processormakes up a section of the US$ 154million water recycling systemthat was delivered to the spacestation by Endeavour.

The machine is crucial to pro-viding drinking water for thespace stations crew, which issupposed to double to six mem-bers next year.

PTI

Finally, urinerecycler passesastronauts test

Astronauts finally rana successful test onequipment that turnsurine into drinkingwatera necessity forsupporting theinternational space

stations crew


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Adogs life? It will probably

be the object of envy in Bri-tain, which will soon havethe worlds costliest dog

house, pegged at 2,50,000 pounds(US$ 3,80,000).

The luxury house is coming upon the property of a lady surgeonin a private estate near Cirences-ter in Gloustershire for a pair ofpet Great Danes.

It has been designed by leadingBritish architect Andy Ramus and

will be built from materials such

as zinc, glass and limestone. When completed, it will be aquarter of the size of the mainthree-bed house.

The house will actually be twoseparate accommodations front-ing either side of the main house.Each set will have a living room,dining area and bedroom. But theDanes will have to share the com-mon swimming pool and recre-ation areas, reports the Daily

Mail.The kennel will admit the dog

after a security retina scan. Theday lounge will have a 52-inchplasma television playing dog-friendly programmes. There willalso be a 1,50,000 pound music

system if the dog wants to yapaway its time.

When hungry, the dog will hto just paw the food and drdispenser. They will be automed with chilled, filtered waterdeluxe dry food. The pet willhave to bother about cleaninbowl: they are self-cleaning every meal.

Sleep time and the dog shut eye on a sheepskin-lbed, which is temperature-trolled. They are elevated to athe dogs to watch over the ho

Dog-vision webcams wil

low their owner to monitor activity 24 hours a day.

Not the least, another h will be built adjacent to thehouse, for the dogs mistreslive in. The local council hasproved the plans and consttion will begin next spring. owner wants to remanonymous.

Jeremy Paxton, owner ofprivate estate where the houlocated, said: Most housesbuilt with human specificmind and animals fit in arothat - but this is the other round.

Its a very interesting h with fabulous architecture

unusual requirements.

Kennel for US$ 3,80,000The kennel has beendesigned by leadingBritish architect AndyRamus and will bebuilt from materialssuch as zinc, glassand limestone

The Latvian government, cur-rently wrestling with a domes-

tic economic crisis, probablyisnt on many voters Christmascard lists this year - which is justas well as the governmentbanned itself from sending

Christmas cards on Tuesday.As part of an austerity packagedesigned to cut public spending,only electronic yuletide and New

Year greetings will be sent fromstate institutions, unless depart-ments obtain special permissionto send a traditional card.

Civil servants hoping to enjoya kiss with colleagues under theChristmas mistletoe are in fordisappointment too, as the go-vernment has also bannedspending on official office par-ties.

Other measures includeclamping down on bonuses andcash awards, and restrictions onbusiness trips and training semi-nars.

DPA

As part of anausterity packagedesigned to cutpublic spending, onlyelectronic yuletideand New Yeargreetings will besent from state

institutions

Recession hits

Christmas cards

Chinese dancers perform the Thousand Hand dance on stage during theAsian Football Confederation National Team of the Year award in

Shanghai on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO

Thousand hands

Koala conversationScientists are using mobiletelephones to eavesdrop on koalas tounderstand what they are saying.

This day, that yearIt was on November 27, 1779 that the College ofPennsylvania became the University of Pennsylvania,making it Americas first legally recognized university.


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Rinku Singh, coming from anondescript village of Ho-lepur, might have becomea carpet manufacturer like

many from the Bhadohi districtof Uttar Pradesh but his million-dollar arm has taken him all the

way to USA as Major League Ba-seballs Pittsburgh Piratessnapped up the Indian in a land-mark deal earlier this week.

The 20-year-old, who can pitchthe ball at a whopping 87 mphand had never held a baseball un-

til April this year, became the firstIndian player to ink free agentcontacts with a major US sportsorganisation along with fellowpitcher Dinesh Patel.

The two pitchers were discov-ered in India by a promoter whostaged a Million-Dollar Armcontest in the country looking fortalented cricketers who couldpossibly become groundbreakingtalents for the favourite Americanpastime. About 37,000 people inthe age group of 16 to 21 took partin the event and left-handerSingh bagged the top spot and aprize of $ 1 million, but Patel alsoimpressed with a higher velocitythrow, clocking 93 mph once inpractice.

Speaking about his new sign-

ings, Pittsburgh general managerNeal Huntington, back in a press

conference in the US, said: Weare intrigued by Patels armstrength and Singhs frame andpotential. These young men haveimproved a tremendous amountin their six-month exposure tobaseball, and we look forward tohelping them continue to fulfiltheir potential.

The duo would be returning toIndia for 10 days before joiningPirates pre-season training campfacility in Bradenton, Florida, inmid January to start monitoredthrowing and exercise pro-grammes.

Excelling in the competition,they travelled to San Franciscoand fine-tuned their pitchingskills under University of South-ern California pitching coach

Tom House. After a six-montcrash course the two pitchethrice in front of MLB scouts, thlast time being 10 days ago at thuniversity field. The 511 Patel the harder thrower of the two analso throws a circle change. Th62 Singh can reach the low-90and has learned a split-fingechangeup.

The signing of the two caboost Indias chances at the AsiaChampionships in March, bu

Amateur Baseball Federation India general secretary P. C. Bharadwaj is not sure about the avaiability of the two players. I hav

never interacted with these twplayers.The American private compan

for some strange reason never goin touch with the federation as the usual norm. I dont knoabout their contract details anavailability so its not right for mto comment on anything. But they are in India later this yeaand they want to represent thecountry we can always call themto the camp and have a look, hsaid.

While the duo is soaking their newfound glory, they havto work extra hard to make it tthe Pirates team and their cultural shift from cricket to basebamay take much longer than anfairytale.

Two unknowns from the land of kabaddi and cricket have been signedup by Pittsburgh Pirates of USAs Major League Baseball

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ERGO Thursday, November 27, 2008SPORT06

Symonds apologies for pubbrawlAfter getting a clean chit from CricketAustralia in the pub brawl fiasco, embattledall-rounder Andrew Symonds has apologisedto teammates for putting them through thisdistraction and regretted his decision to visitthe hotel. I maintain that I actedappropriately while at the hotel, but Iregret making the decision to visit the hotelas I realise I put myself in a compromisingposition, Symonds said in a statementreleased by CA. I have told my teammatesthat I am sorry to have put them through

this distraction at a time when they aretrying to prepare for a Test match so soonafter the Brisbane game, particularlythose who were also at the hoteland were named in media reports,he added.Symonds said he was still goingthrough counselling sessions andpromised to come out as a betterperson. I have been and am stillgoing through a counselling processand I give my teammates, CricketAustralia and Australian cricket fans acommitment that I will continue thecounselling work which, as I have alreadysaid publicly, is something I want to use tohelp me understand how and why I behaveso I can be a better person, he said.

PTI

Phelps miracleAfter winning his sixth gold medal of theBeijing Olympics, Michael Phelps feared hewouldnt be strong enough to win hisseventh. But a mistake by Serbian rival

Milorad Cavic allowedPhelps to pull out animprobable win in the100-meter butterfly.Phelps, who went on tobreak Mark Spitzs recordby winning eight golds inChina, discussed hisperformance in aninterview with the CBSnews show 60 Minutes, tobe broadcast on Sunday.After winning the 200

individual medley, Phelpsexpressed his fears to

coach Bob Bowman. I got nothing left, heremembered saying to Bowman, accordingto an excerpt of the interview released bythe network. Bowman saw it, too. If youlook at the pictures right after the (200 IM)and even when I was standing there and hewas in the water, I thought, Wow, he isreally tired right now, Bowman told 60Minutes.In the fly, Cavic was clearly ahead as the twoswimmers approached the wall. The Serbianglided to the finish with his armsoutstretched, while Phelps took an extrahalf-stroke that gave him the victory byone-hundredth of a second the smallest possible margin.

PTI

No place for Asif in ICLThe Indian Cricket League has rubbished Mohammad Asifs claim that he was approacheby the rebel league with a mouth-watering offer and said the disgraced Pakistani pacfirst has to come out clean from all doping charges.ICL executive board member and tournament director, Kiran More said they have nointentions of signing up the dope-tainted pacer, who seemed to have been spreading farumours to pressurise the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).


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In India, it was the first time Id played a Test series over there and by the endI felt like I was able to adapt, especially with the ball, and really improve.

hats how you get confidence and improve as a cricketer. So from my point of view,d prefer to play in all conditions because thats the only way I will learn and improve.

Shane Watson

England and Spain had a goodnight in the Champions Leagueon Tuesday as each country sawtwo sides progress to the knock-

out stages. Titleholders ManchesterUnited went through on the back of a0-0 draw with Villarreal, who alsoqualified as Celtics dreadful awayrecord continued with defeat againstDanish side Aalborg. Arsenal put theirrecent woes on and off the pitch be-hind them by going through after a1-0 win at home to Ukrainian leagueleaders Dynamo Kiev, NicklasBendtner scoring the only goal while2004 Champions League winners FCPorto also progressed courtesy of a

2-1 win against Fenerbahce in Istan-bul.Spanish giants Real Madrid en-

sured they reached the knockoutstages by edging a 1-0 win against Be-larus side BATE Borisov Rauls goalputting him equal with Filippo In-zaghi as the competitions all-timetop scorer with 64 goals. Also throughare seven-time French championsLyon who beat Fiorentina 2-1 andBayern Munich, after they eased pastSteaua Bucharest 3-0.

Uninspiring gameUnited and Villarreal fought out a

pretty sterile draw the fourth timeboth sides have ended up 0-0 in theChampions League but Sir Alex Fer-

guson was happy with the result eventhough his team had a one man ad-vantage for the last eight minutes af-ter Joan Capdevilla was sent-off. Ithought we deserved better out of thismatch, said the Scot, who has guidedthe team to two Champions Leaguetrophies in his time in charge. I was

satisfied with the second-half pemance and I felt that Villarreal w

just happy to get the draw.The livewire Scots comments w

backed up by Villarreal goalkeDiego Lopez. We wanted to quand the draw helps us do that sohave to be happy, said Lopez. played well and a big plus tonightthe defence. Fergusons bitter

Arsene Wenger looked a relieved after his Arsenal team had enstheir place in the knockout stageter last weeks shenanigans had

William Gallas stripped of the taincy for criticising his team-mand then a desperate 3-0 defea

Manchester City.

Alls wellWenger praised both the new s

per Cesc Fabregas and Gallas, even had the ball in the net at point but it was ruled out for offsBentdner ensured they took all tpoints with a late goal. Cesc was good for me.

He was focused for 90 minutes worked hard defensively and osively, Wenger said. It wasnt in midfield. Overall he had a good game.

Williams focus was great. He wed to do well and you could se

was completely committed. I was happy that the fans responded

positive way to him.However, Wenger said he hothat this victory would prove pivto the Gunners season.

It is the first step for us. Whateam needs is reassurance anleast we have that now, he said

English and Spanish duo in Champions League knockout stage

Arsenalscrape through

Nicklas Bendtner of Arsenalcelebrates scoring the only goalduring the UEFA Champions LeagueGroup G match against Dynamo Kievat the Emirates Stadium.PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES


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ERGO Thursday, November 27, 2008ROADSTER08

Economical, eco-friendly

Petrol and diesel prices havecrashed in the international mar-ket, but for ordinary citizensthere seem to be no respite no-body is talking of a rollback, atleast till today. That probably iswhere e-bikes come into the pic-ture. Today, e-bikes are one ofthe best alternative forms oftransport both economical andenvironment-friendly.

How much do you save on an

e-bike in comparison to a petrol-run vehicle? A typical petrol-dri-ven vehicle requires one to spendaround Rs.1.20 per km on run-

ning costs, beside an annualmaintenance that comes toaround Rs. 2,000 per year.

Srinivasan K.B., General Man-ager, E-Bikes, TI Cycles of India,explains: Battery-driven scoot-ers, on the other hand, spendaround Rs. 0.08 per km as run-ning cost for the electricity con-sumed for charging. However,the battery costs between Rs.4,000 and Rs. 8, 000 and depend-ing on the model chosen you

would have to replace it once in18 - 24 months.

Now, if we assume the userrides only 600 km a month, this

would mean 10,800 km for everybattery change, meaning Rs.0.25per km to Rs.0.75 per km of bat-tery cost. If you add this to the

running cost, battery-operatedscooters would still be more eco-nomical to run by 30 to 70 percent.

If you are not looking for greatspeed in your bike, models with aspeed of 25 km/hr or below areeven more economical.

Brand mattersThere are a dime-a-dozen

manufactures cashing in on thee-bike market. The industry ispretty young, so make sure youbuy from a reputed player. Pref-erably, a player with a pan-Indianpresence rather than one restrict-ed to a state or two. A company

with R&D or manufacturing facil-ity should be even moretrustworthy.

Remember, the ARAI (Automo-tive Research Association of In-dia) certification is more for

conformance to mandatory reg-ulations, but does not hold anyguarantee for product perfor-mance, quality or reliability. So,

dont get carried away if yourdealer boasts of having certifica-tions.

Long live the bikeThats another hundred-dollar

question. What is the life span ofan e-bike? Well, just like your or-dinary bike, e-bikes also dependon how much care and mainte-nance you give it. But, unlike oth-er vehicles here the annualmaintenance cost is negligible asthere are fewer mechanical parts.The cost of changing the battery,

which is around Rs. 5,000, is themajor expense you have to incuronce every two years. The bat-tery has a life span of up to 30,000km in most cases, after which it

has to bechanged, says UmaPachaiyappan, proprie-tor, Sairam Motors, deal

with Ultra Motor.

Maintenance is thkey

Thanks to the increasing nber of dealers in the city, ev

your vehicle is stuck in the dle of the road you could cahelp. Make sure the dealer ohas a well-equipped and stoservice station. Also, avoid oloading or racing on an e-bikmight drain the battery.

No registration, license!

What is all this hue and

Electric bikes are making inroads into the Indian market in a big way, but the biggest challenge isSome of the common queries you had before switching over to an e-bike:

Economic, eco-friendly: E-bike

Production cuts likely at Porsche, VolkswagenVolkswagen and its future owner Porsche said on Tuesday that they would verylikely suspend production temporarily owing to weak demand. VW was mullingthe closure of its main plant in northern Wolfsburg for three weeks during theyear-end holidays to avoid costly overproduction that threatens almost the entirglobal auto sector.


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about e-bikes? According to the

RAI, only vehicles withor less (or with 25 km

exempted from regis-license. And this doeso all electrical vehicles.

ng troublese staying in an apart-probably one reason

are hesitant to switchn e-bike. How can I

bike? My owners areto share their electric-

What if I forget toManufactures are get-er these days. Whilehelp you connect therom the ground floorer floor, others have

a separate meter boxr electricity bill coulded individually.

ating on them but changing peoples perception.nplugged

Audi to revive A2Audi is planning to revive its microcar the A2 as a sport model with a high roof to roundoff the compact A1 and A3 model segments, the German auto magazine Auto Bildreports. The A2 made its debut in 1999. However, Audi ceased production in 2005 afterrelatively poor sales despite its futuristic design and good fuel consumption figures.

DPA


Hayabusa,Intruder in

IndiaJapanese two-wheeler major Suzuki on Wednesdaylaunched its two hyper sports bikes Hayabusa and In-truder M1800R in India, both priced at Rs 12.5 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Hayabusa would be powered with a 1,340 cc engine, while Intruder would be available with a 1,783 cc V-twinengine.

This launch is very significant when we are globally sur-rounded by uncertainties... Suzuki has been delivering su-perior technology, which has been proven world-wide. Weintend to showcase the same in India, Suzuki MotorcycleIndia Vice-President (Sales & Marketing) Atul Gupta toldreporters.

The bikes will be available in Delhi, Bangalore, Hydera-bad, Chennai, Pune, Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

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Four years after being a judgeon dance reality showNachBaliye, filmmaker-actor Far-han Akhtar is returning to

TV as the host of Oye! Its Friday.And there are all chances of himturning producer for the smallscreen in the near future.

Production for television is astrong possibility I have in mindfor future. We have been thinkingover it and I do have a team thathas been brainstorming over theidea for some time now. But myhands are so full right now, itstough to take a call on it, saysFarhan.

As of now, I am dedicating mytime entirely to my films. Devot-ing time to decide the creative as-pect of a show we want toproduce is not something I feel ispossible. But it will happen so-metime, he adds.

Farhan is really excited aboutOye! Its Friday!, which will go on

air December 12 on NDTVImagine.

Oye! Its Friday! seemed like just the concept I wanted to do. After I did Nach Baliye, I wasntaverse to the small screen, buteveryone was offering me similarreality shows. But when I was ap-proached for this show, I wasquite excited. They are trying to

do something different with TVcontent and the concept is so-mething new for Indian produc-tion, says Farhan.

The show is all about entertain-ment sans any specific format. Ithas humour, music, dance per-formances and celebrity guestsall rolled into a one-hour show.

Farhan will host the first fewepisodes of the weekly show andthen another celebrity will takeover the task from him.

Farhan, who has proved hismettle as an actor with hit RockOn!!, says he took up this showbecause he could bring alive hisown creativity through it.

I can apply my original, signa-ture style of humour to this show

without having to use the usualstuff on TV, which is mostly slap-stick. I am scripting the show andI hope to grab new eyeballs andadd a new contingent to the smallscreen with this show.

As a filmmaker, Farhan has giv-en hits like Dil Chahta Hai,

Lakshya and Don: The Chase Be-gins Again and has felt a constantneed to diversify.

With two acting projects LuckBy Chance and a psychologicalthriller already in his kitty, Far-han says his final calling is filmsand entertainment.

I dont think these two need tobe broken down any further.

Whatever I do, I believe I want todo it and I can do it. If there iseven a one percent doubt in mymind about it, Ill never do it. Soas long as I can experiment withvarious fields in entertainment, I

will, he signs off.IANS

RADHIKA BIRANI

Fridaynight feverWith

Oye!ItsFriday,

FarhanAkhtar

returns

to

television

ERGO Thursday, November 27, 2008FLICK10Amy Winehouse in hospitalSinger Amy Winehouse is in hospital after reacting badly tomedication, a spokesman said on Tuesday. The 25-year-oldGrammy winner was admitted to a clinic after falling ill onSunday and has been kept there for tests. Winehouse was ta

to hospital for a similar complaint in July.Re

Beatles iTunes talksstalled: McCartney

Talks to put The Beatles catalogue on Apples iTunesonline music store have stalled, former Fab Fourmember Paul McCartney told the BBC. The Beatles isone of the few big acts left whose music is notavailable on iTunes, but the settlement of a trademarkdispute between Apple and The Beatles companyApple Corps Ltd last year was seen as finally clearingthe way.

Reuters

A horse almost killed him

Hugh Jackman says he almost died whilefilming a horse riding scene for the newmovie, Australia. Jackman says the helmet sav

his life.Contactmusic.com reports him saying: Sixmonths into training they brought in arearing horse. The safety officer happenedto be on set. Hes always a chump. Hes thguy nobody wants around. He came over

with a motorcycle helmet and apadded jacket. He was like,

Please wear it, please. Forinsurance.All the horsemen weresniggering, saying, Wuss. I

reluctantly put it on. As Ipulled on the reins, thehorses head came back andhit me on the motorcyclehelmet. I flew back off thehorse and landed on myback. I didnt move for abofive minutes. Im pretty surif I hadnt worn the helmetwould be dead.He added: In Australia, if yfall off a horse, you have tosay the words just taking apiss before you hit theground. If you dont get thewords out, you have to buy bottle of whiskey for

everyone in the horse crew,which is about 25 people.

IA


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Arya to act inMalayalam flickActor Arya is venturing intoMalyalam films. A Malayalee bybirth, the actor will play secondfiddle to actor Mohanlal in aproject titled Casanova, to bedirected by Roshan Andrews.The shooting of the movie willstart in a couple of months.Scripted by Bobby Sanjay, themovie will also feature JagathySreekumar, Lalu Alex andRahman in key roles.Meanwhile, Aryas NaanKadavul, directed by Bala, is yetto release.

New styles offilmmakingAfter directorPriyadarshan baggedall internationalawards with hisKanchivaram, manydirectors have optedfor similar scripts setagainst the backdropof India beforeIndependence. At the moment, director Vijay, who shot to fame withKireedom and Poi Solla Porom, is busy working on a similar script basedon a Chennai youngster, played by Arya, falling in love with a Britishprincess.

www.cinesnacks.com

No more actingClint Eastwood (78) says he will not act in another film after starring in his current project Gran Torino.Accroding to mirror.co.uk, the five-time Oscar winner is tipped to pick up his first Academy Award as anactor for the drama, which is about a racist Korean War veterans attempts to reclaim his stolen car. Thatwill probably do it for me as far as acting is concerned, said Eastwood who will continue to direct films.

IANS

Cine City

The funniest man

shes worked with

O

scar-winner Reese Wither-spoon says she is baffled byreports of tension betweenher and co-star Vince Vaughn

on the set of new holiday seasoncomedy Four Christmases.

Speaking in Beverly Hills ahead ofthe new films US release onWednesday, Witherspoon describedtowering Wedding Crashers starVaughn as the funniest man shehas worked with.

Every co-star I ever work with Imeither having an affair with him, Imabout to get married with him, orhaving a baby or we absolutely can-not stand each other, Witherspoon(32) said of gossip reports.

We got along great, we were ve-ry good friends and we were verymuch partners on this movie, add-ed Witherspoon, who won an Acad-emy Award in 2006 for her

performance in Johnny Cash biopicWalk the Line.

Vince is the funniest person Iveever worked with.

It was a challenge for me to staythere and keep up with him. But Ifeel really a better actor for that ex-perience, she added.

The difference in height betweenWitherspoon and Vaughn hestands at 65, she is a petite 52 did cause headaches.

In some dancing scenes Vaughnwas required to carry Witherspoonin order for her to fit in the cameraframe. Witherspoons latest rolesees her and Vaughn play a couplewho are forced to abandon theirplans for an exotic Christmas vaca-tion and must visit their four parentsseparately over the holiday period.The chaos that ensues forces themto re-examine their relationship.

Mother-of-two Witherspoon, whodivorced actor Ryan Philippe in 2007and who is now romantically linkedto Brokeback Mountain star JakeGyllenhaal, said she was attracted bythe story of juggling family commit-ments at Christmas.

Id never seen anyone do the

idea of the blended family and howthey have to go to a million differ-ent places at Christmas, she said.

But I hear people complainabout it constantly and its a situa-tion my own children will have todeal with.

AFP


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Wednesdays Question:

If Nayanthara wereyour boss, how would you impress her? Will sing a song for her engayeo

partha mayakam

Sujatha, Patni,

Nirmala,

Perot Systems

Wear very minimal costumeVinitha,

HCL

Simple look. Cute work. Becauseshe will believe in the words-"alagaoffice ku varatha vida alaga workmudikarathu than mukiyam"

Aravinth Raj, TCS

Set the ring tone as "Konjamneram... Konji pesa koodaatha" andhave my friend buzz me when I meetwith my boss

Sridhar R, STG

Officela punctualla erupen. Workla

sincera erupen. Smarta dresspanuven. Outsidela herova erupenmy boss parka sola

Rathinavel V.A, HCL Technologies

Get her the latest bikini beachwear for her next flick

Arun J, Infosys

I say to my boss that I hate Simbhuand like Danush. So I will get morehike in salary

Suresh MP, Ramco Systems

Me: "Hi.. Nayanthara.. I amdhanabal.. Naa idha solliyeaaganum.. Neeee... avvlo azhagu !!Inga evanum ippadi oru... mmm...ivlo azhaga paathurukka maattaan

!!.." Nayanthara: I think u want"Salary Hike".. Am I right ?

Dhanabal, TCS

Make Simbu my friendSatya, TCS

I will sing vechku vaa unnammattum nenjikulla sathyama unveddavarra greatna boss illa

Saravana,

Financial Software Systems

Ill sing lacha vadhieea engateamai asatum radieae

Jagan, Capgemini

Id offer her a role in mydirectorial venture with the assurance

of Billa fame car walking scene andbikini scene

Gowrisankar,

Ramco Systems

I will work 24 hoursRajesh R, Rajesh, Ravi,

Praveen R and Satha

I will put her photos as wallpaperand screensaver in my PC

Pravin.S, TCS

I will not come to office in Simbu

get upSridher,

Perot Systems

I would sing like Aegan AJITH(unnai partha pinpudhan)

Vel Mani,Birla Soft

I will bring Simbu in front of herand let her give him a hard slap

Satheesh KC,

Cognizant

I will bring nenthiram chipsRjgnesh, TCS

Everyone will be going behind herbut I will stay away, (but at the same

time enjoy the beauty of hers) createa nice boy impression and spend timewith her maximum as a nice boy whois different from other normal guys

Hariharan, Sify

By impressing Nayantharasmother. Then full love no work inoffice

Vinod, HCL

By gifting her costly cosmetic itemsand ultra modern dresses

Krishnan, L3, Wipro

I will give gift everyday to herbrothers child. She got a chance incine field while the baby was born.She likes the baby too

Lavenya, Calsoft

I will show my six-packKannan,

Sify Techonologies

Todays Query:If vada-pav is brandMumbai, we feelsambar-idly should bebrand Chennai. Comeup with a tag line thatwill sell it.

Manivannan ofWipro Technologies has nominated his teas Partners in Crime. The pic was clicked at Farm HouseResort in ECR.

Nishunth Anandhan ofVerizon has nominated hisfriends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked atGRT Temple Bay.

Saravanan.M of TCS Solinganallur has nominated histeam members as Partners in Crime. This pic wasclicked at Queensland.


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Mudi Valantha vettikalam!Nagam Valantha vetikalam!

Ana arivu valantha vetika mudiyumaa ????Asif Ahmed.N

Sify Technologies LtdKalpakkam poi kallu vaangalamMeenambakkam poi meenu vaangalam

Aana, oorappakkam poi ooru vaanga mudiyuma? Mohamed Yusuf

deen J, HCL

1. In Exam hall :Professor : Dai ! ennada kaiyila Formula eluthi iruka :!!!!!Student : Enga Maths Professor thaan Formula ellaam Finger

tipla irukanumnu sonnar :-)2. Oru ponnu Busla Seat irunthum Ukkaravea illa why?kandupidinga parkkalaam!

Yean na Antha Ponnu Name Amaravathi...

Padma, TCS

Dear VidhyaHope ur Birthday gently breezes into ur lifeall the choicest of things and all that urheart holds dear. We wish u many moreHappy returns of the day.With Love, Akhilla, Anbu, Revs, Krupa, Sowmi, Sofi,

Vani & Sridevi, Infosys

Dearest UPMA FAMILY umaNaanga un birthday ku ergo la wish panlana SLIPPERS FLYING la varum nu sonna laathuku bayanthuto nee tha rumba SILENTGAL la athukaga unna kushi paduthavonaanga greetings anupala.. EngalukumUpma va pidikum , adhan. Happie Birthday

to u!Aathaadi Divi, Ottuka Sangi, Candy Raji, Angel

Jayu, Satyam

Dear Sugi & Mathan"It takes real luck to find thatspecial someone whos the perfect matchfor u and Now that you ve found out urs".On your Engagement.. Loads of Joy &Happiness may fill ur hearts!

With Love & Wishes, Rainbow Gals..Gayathri(Wipro), Shalini(Wipro), Mano(CTS),

Preethi(TCS), Suji(TCS), Suja(AMD), Mizpah(Lect.

Vels),Latha(Lect.), Kanmani(Infosys), Indu, Raja(Lect.), Jeba.

Dear Kiru(Maakki),Wish u many more Happy Birthday. Godbless u. May this year brings u a lot of

Happy & Prosperous moments in your life.Cheers, PACE Team, Polaris

Dear JananiWe wish that all ur dreams come true. Mayur day be filled with joy. On ur day We wishfor u Favorite people to embrace, Lovingsmiles and caring looks, That earthly giftscannot replace. Happy Birthday Janani!!

With Lots of Luv, Brindha, Daisy, Deepa, Furzana,

Kavin, Meena, Narmadha, Vennila,

Dear GayathriMany more Happy returns of the day. Maygod bless you. Ensoi.

Team Sreeni & Team Kevin & Friend, Allsec

Hi Sanju kuttiWish u happy birthday in advance. Let this

year give u more reasons to smile. May Godbless u with Good health and Happinessforever :-)

Sweet wishes from,

Mom,Dad,Family members,Susi,Anu & Anitha, Wipro.

Hi Priya. R (a) REPDont fail in life as Indhu used to say. Eathealthy food like PVG. Be soft like Alice.Have a structure like Shyams. Smile likeMSM. May u live a long life like Booms hair.Have a powerful sight like Prabha. And besharp as Lux.Happy birthday baby!!!!

Karthika, Cognizant

Hi AnuIts a nice feeling when u know thatsomeone likes u, someone thinks about u,but it feels much better when u know that

someone never ever forgets ur bday.Happy Birhday:)

With Love, Sundar, Wi

Dear Sharmistha ChatterjeeHappy Birthday Dearie. We wish u a veryfabulous future ahead!God Bless u!Remember us always as we do!!!:)

Yours... Gang 17thDecember2008 ora

Dear Chinu (Chiranjeevi)We all wish u a very Happy Birthday.May God shower you all his blessingsthrough out your life. May ur laughterbring us more joy & peace.

With Luv, Savitha, NikhAbhilavv and Family. T

Dear KalaiWishing you all the best in the year tocome. May your days be filled withsunshine and beautiful colors. And mayyour nights be filled with comfortingdreams and wishes to come.Happy Birthdda

Best wishes, Vinoth, Congruent Soluti

Dear ParthiFrom morning till night, May ur birthdaybe bright, And nicer than ever before, Anas years come and go, May ur happinessgrow, And your dreams be fulfilled evenmoreHappy Birthday to u"

---with Love, Butterflies, Wi

Dear MakeshWish you Many More Happy Returns of tday and colourful years aheadwith success.

Cheers, Diners Chargeback Team" citi gro

Dearest Narayani and RameshMay your bonds of matrimony strengthenHolding strong amidst any fears. And maour friendship stay untarnished, Throughthe wearing of the years. Wishing u bothmany more happy years! HappyAnniversary!!!

With Love and C

Malarkodi Thilak, Aspire Syste

Dei Mohan(Loud Speaker),

Iniya piranthanaal vaazhthukkal da.Ippoe poelave romba varushathukku unvoice torture ellorukkum irukanum nukadavul kitte vendikaroem

Frienz Forever, Viji, Bhagee, Manoj, RaRamesh, John, Raja, Mani n Naresh, Info

Dear Senthil,Jayanthi & VasanthiIn the rhythm of life we sometimesfind ourselves out of tune, But as long asthere are friends to provide the melody,the music plays on.

Hearty Birthday wishes from all of

Payments, CG

Sweetie WROSEYou are my heart beat & my sweetiewould be! I wish u in my end of life. ManMore Happy Returns Of The Day. I ampraying almighty to bless u ever.....

S.Jagabar Ali, Perot Syste

Seethalakshmi.V of SatyamComputers has been nomi-nated as Office Angel byJayanthi Sekar.

Seetha is very helpful andcaring. She carries herself very

well. I can never forget the

way she encouraged andhelped us during Radio

Mirchis Clash Of Corporates.

Such a charming girl with areally nice character and

attitude

Ramkumar. K of

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B.C

BORN LOSER

FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT

PREVIOUS

ISSUES

SOLUTIONS

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20

LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20

VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20

LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20

SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20

SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20

CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20

PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20

Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pa

You will be more concerned about work. In ordefinish off your work in time, you may put in lot oeffort. In case of love relationships, you might hto put in lots of efforts, there may be difference opinion between you and your partner or belove

It may be an easygoing day for you. You may btaking everything easy. For important work, you expect other peoples help or you may wish thatothers also share your workload. In love life, youmay remain possessive or over-demanding.

You will not be in a mood to put in extra efforts

workplace. If you are willing to take a decisionrelated to career, Ganesha shows you red-signallove life, you may expect your partner to love yointensely but there are chances of disappointmen

The day is not much in your favour hence you asuggested to remain cool. If you take up moreactivities at once, you may fail to handle. Pragmapproach will help you handle the day. Your spomay display lot of love and care.

Things that you are generally able to finish in ntime will take little more time to finish. You mabe dealing with lots of tasks. While you put in mefforts at work to finish off such activities, you aadvised to take good care of health.

It is relatively a hassle free day for you. Ganeshaforesees you handling your work very easily. Its

best day to propose someone, as you will be abto express your emotions very nicely. Marriedcouples may enjoy greater intimacy today.

You will not be able to handle your work efficieBe careful while drafting emails for, there arechances of some misgivings. Domestic matters mdemand your attention. You may be very muchconcerned about those whom you love the most

It is day to deal with lot of mental and intellectuhard work. Today you will be attending importanmeetings or exchanging emails with importantpeople. Your spouse may surprise you by somethunusual which will add delight to the day.

Despite your effort to finish off routine work, youmay not be able to finish desired work. If you apatient and prudent, you will be able to finish o

considerable amount of work. Love life may be vsmooth provided you avoid putting off your belo

It is day to decide deadlines and delegate work others. You may expect everyone else to put inmore effort for you yourself are very charged uptoday. Your complete concentration is on work. life may remain charming and satisfactory.

You should not expect anything great out of thisday as you may be dealing with lot of pendingwork. Ganesha suggests you not to get depresseYour subordinates would not be very supporting.short, its a day to handle difficulties.

At office, superiors will appreciate your efforts. Ywill be handling high responsibility job or you mbe assigned some new work. You may be verypractical in your approach towards everything bucase of love life, you may remain emotional.

Words worth"Iconomach" (eye-kah-nuh-mak) a rareword meaning one who is hostile toimages.

Birthday mistakeOne of Britains oldest women hasbeen celebrating her birthday on thewrong day - for more than a century.


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UNIFEM Goodwill Ambassador and actressNicole Kidman appears at a press

conference to announce the results of theSay No to Violence against Women

campaign, an internet-based petition,on Tuesday, at United Nationsheadquarters in New York. AFP PHOTO

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Model Claudia Schiffer attends theBritish Fashion Awards 2008 held atThe Lawrence Hall on Tuesday inLondon, England. GETTY IMAGES

Ukrainian actressOlga Kurylenkoattends theQuantum ofSolace JapanPremiere atRoppongi Hillson Tuesday inTokyo, Japan.GETTY IMAGES

One look is all it takesNEWS AND NEWSMAKERS IN PICTURE

South Koreans dressed in Santa Claus costumesparticipate in a Santa Claus School class for the

Christmas holiday season at the Everlandamusement park on Wednesday in Yongin,

South Korea. GETTY IMAGES

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