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Thursday, April 30, 2009
ABYTE OF LIFE
SERIAL KISSER
Going for image makeoverwith
Tum Mile
FREE CIRCULATION
Vol. 3No. 80
MBA POLITICIAN
E. Sarath Babu answers queriesfrom Ergo readers
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Recession-proof
Indian footballersare raking in themoolah as clubsmake a beelineto make mostof the limitedtalent
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NO EDITION TOMORROW - On account of May Day,there wont be an ERGO edition dated May 1. - Editor
ERGO
Thursday, April 30, 2009
NAMMA CHENNAI
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To dear mom
Convey your Mother’s Day wisheswith flowers or present a prettyhand bag, an exquisite piece of jewellery or kurti from Amethyst.Looking at the more utilitarian,then you could also considerpresenting a showcase in the formof an elegant classic glass cupboardfor all her precious artefacts, surelyassociated with special memories,collected over the years.
Where:
Amethyst, 14 / 30,Padmavathi Road, Jeypore Colony,GopalapuramFor details call 044 – 28351143 / 28311917
SHOPPING
Poetry readingat Odyssey
Theatre Y presents an evening forthe children below the age of 101.ComYc promises an evening offunny, wacky and silly poemreading session at Odyssey bookstore between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. onApril 30. The entry is free.
When:
April 30; 7 to 8 p.m.
Where:
Odyssey, Gandhi Nagar,AdyarFor details call 9840019476
READING
That’s me
Planet M, a music and accessoriesretail chain has launched a funkyrange of exclusive KAOS T-Shirts, aperfect fit for the style leaders andfashion conscious with a dose ofattitude through its punch-line –“that’s me”. The new excitingcollection is available in 12 - 15interesting designs, and is priced ata range of Rs. 399 - Rs 599 each.The collections are available at thefollowing Planet M stores: AnnaNagar, OMR Nehru Nagar,Perambur, Nungambakam, andMylapore.
What:
Kaos T-shirts
Where:
Planet M
Fashion
The Pursuit ofHappyness
Watch the Will Smith starrer
The Pursuit of Happyness
andOrson Well’s
Citizen Kane
atthe American Library on May 2at 11 a.m. respectively. Pleasedon’t forget to bring a validoriginal Photo Identification(ID) at the Consulate’sCathedral Road entrance.Acceptable photo IDs are:passport, driver’s license, voterID card, PAN card, government employer issued Ids or college/ university issued ID. The Consulate will only accept original Ids andnot photocopies.
What:
Film screening
Where
: The American Library
When
: May 2; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Movies
Corporate sports
F5 Ventures presents All Under Lights 2009 a series of 3 Sports –Volleyball, Basketball and 5 A Side Soccer, all to be played under theFlood Lights during the last week of May. The event is open to allcorporate houses of Chennai and for both men & women. The week-long event would be played on a continuous basis from 6 p.m. to 12p.m. The last date for registration is 12 May 2009. There are nolimitations as to the size of the Corporate. The participants shouldbe the full time employees of the company. For further details onthe event participation & sponsorship you can contactF5Ventures.com @ 9840 220 110, 93823 14839, 9840 27 3090 or mailat info@f5ventures.com
SportsMovie
Slovakian films
Movie buffs make sure you watchsome of the best Slovakian Filmswhich is being screened at SouthIndian Film Chamber Theatre aspart of the Slovakian Film Festivalon May 4 and 5. Two films eachwill be screened on both the days.
When:
May 4 and 5; 6.15 p.m.and 7.45 p.m.
Where:
South Indian FilmChamber Theatre, 606, Anna Salai
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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C
ompanion animals are agreat joy to people and allpet-owners have heart warming stories to shareabout their cats and dogs. How-ever, it’s widely known that thenumber of needy animals is fargreater than the number of fam-ilies that can adopt them. If youhave a pet or if you’ve befriendeda homeless one, experts strongly recommend that they be neu-tered. The benefits are many andspan reasons that include boththe biological and ethical. Veterinarians recommendneutering in male dogs to reduceaggressiveness towards otherdogs and to prevent prostategland enlargement, perineal her-nias and testicular cancers. Whilethis has health benefits, it doesnot affect other behaviour suchas playfulness or affection. Forpuppies, neutering is done be-tween 4-6 months of age.Birth control for female catsand dogs has the crucial benefitof population control. This star-tling statistic is courtesy the Hu-mane Society of United States(hsus.org) – a female dog and heroffspring can produce 67,000puppies in just six years. Anuradha Sawhney, Chief Functionary of PETA India saysthat the single most importantthing that we can do to save ani-mals from all the suffering anddeath that their overpopulationcauses is to spay and neuterthem. “Every single stray cat, ev-ery neglected dog came from ananimal that wasn’t spayed orneutered. While animals are dy-ing for lack of good homes,there’s no excuse for allowing ourdogs and cats to even have ‘justone litter’. Sterilization is an im-portant and routine procedurethat helps reduce the dog over-population problem and steril-ized dogs are less likely to bite ashormones no longer play a role intheir moods”. While efforts are on to cam-paign for government-fundedanimal birth control projects, in-dividuals can play a key role by doing this for their own pets. Sav-ing lives is as simple as ABC.
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Neutering your pets will make a positive differenceto them and to theworld of animals
SRIYA NARAYANAN
pets@goergo.in
As simple as ABC
S
ixty four years ago this day, Adolf Hitler committed sui-cide by shooting himself in-side his bunker in Berlin. A number of Neo-Nazi groups ido-lising the fuehrer had surfacedacross the globe after the war.Some are still active and re-nowned for notoriety.Here is a name-plate makernear Spencer Plaza in Chennai, who runs a shop after Hitler’s Na-zi party and even given it thename Great Eagle Plastic Works.That’s not all. He’s running it tofulfil a dead friend’s wish, an ar-dent fan of Hitler and even wrotea book on him that was publishedin 2005.R. Mohan (40), the name-platemaker, hawks on the sidewalk of Binny Road near Taj Connemarain Anna Salai. One can’t miss hispavement shop beaming the por-trait of Adolf Hitler and some of his quotes from the autobiogra-phy
Mein Kampf
(My Struggle).“The shop was owned by my long time buddy Mohammed Alees who was a die-hard fan of Adolf Hitler. Before he death dueto cancer last April, he handedover the shop to me. I decided togo ahead with the same nameand Nazi party symbol for theshop in memory of Alees even thoughhe gave me an op-tion to change it,”he says.Mohammed Alees ran GoldenEagle Plastic Worksfor over two dec-ades before theCorporation au-thorities evictedthe pavement shopthree years ago.Neighbouring hawkers remem-ber Alees as a boldman who oftenspoke proudly of Hitler.
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R. Mohan runs a Hitler name plate shop on Anna Salai that sings praise of Adolf Hitler in memory of his friend Mohammed Alees
Carrying a friend’s wish
R.Mohan at the pavement store nearSpencer Plaza.
PHOTO: R.RAVINDRAN
PETLEE PETER
petleepeter@goergo.in
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