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HACKER
IN POLICE NET

A city college student is

suspected to have run a
profitable small business
after hacking into
underground websites
and having gained
access to several credit
card numbers.
Petlee Peter reports.
02 NAMMA CHENNAI
Faulty wiring
suspected behind
charred van
A fault in wiring is suspected to be the cause
of the incident in which an 84-year-old man
was charred to death when the Maruti Omni in
which he was returning from a funeral along
with his family members caught fire.
Nandambakkam police identified the deceased
was Arasu of Enjambakkam. The incident
occurred when the maroon van, which was
carrying six people including two women,
approached the Military Hospital on St. Thomas
Mount at around 8.30 p.m. Five people,
including the driver, ran to safety after the van
went up in flames but the elderly Arasu got
trapped inside the vehicle and died. The others
sustained minor injuries.
The driver of the van, Kannan (28), had spotted
some fault in the van circuit while the party
stopped for a tea break before the accident.
Unfortunately, he didn’t pay much attention to
it. Police obtained samples of the wire and
other necessary clues from the charred car and
sent them for a forensic test to determine the
real cause of the accident that killed the senior
citizen.
Dasavatharam pirated DVDs
out, 4 held
A special police team on Sunday arrested four
men on charges of selling pirated DVDs of the
new Kamal Hassan flick Dasavatharam and
other newly released movies.
Following a tip-off, the police team conducted
surprise raids at Burma Bazaar and discovered
that the DVDs of the new films were being sold
at Rs. 100 a unit. The raids that followed
unearthed nearly 1,800 DVDs, estimated to be
worth more than Rs. 4 lakh. Four dealers were
arrested and remanded to custody, said police
sources.
CITY HACKER
in police net
PETLEE PETER
petleepeter@goergo.in
M
KB Nagar police on Mon-
day interrogated a 20-
year-old city student un-
der suspicion that he
may have hacked into an under-
ground website with a 17-year-
old friend in Mumbai and gained
access to credit card numbers of
several unsuspecting people.
They were reportedly running a
small scale business using the
money siphoned off from the ac-
counts. The case is still under in-
vestigation and a FIR is expected
to be registered soon.
The case is a challenging one
for the police as the youngster, a
B.Com student in a city college, is
reportedly a computer hacking
buff and is part of some hacking
networks spread around the
country.
Speaking to Ergo, an investigat-
ing officer in the case said the
youth might be a ‘sophisticated
white collar fraudster.’ “He has
obtained credit card secret access
numbers of random people from
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his aide in Mumbai, a fellow his teenager aide in Mumbai,
hacker who is just 17 years of age who is said to brilliant in hacking,
and purchased goods online had become a member and had
worth more than Rs 2 lakh using transferred the necessary details
the cards.” to him,” the officer pointed out.
Bharat is known to have He also added that another team
bought laptops, printers, televi- is on the hunt for the Mumbai
sion and even chocolates using teen.
the cards. He had kept some nec- Bharat is being further interro-
essary items for himself and sold gated with the help of the Cyber
the rest to individuals and even Cell Wing of the city police and
companies. He was literally run- the investigating team is also sus-
ning a profitable buying and sell- pecting the hand of more city
ing business for almost 6 months based hacking buffs in the case.
until he was caught following a The arrest of the youth could well
complaint from a city based e- be the tip of iceberg, as police
commerce company that had al- suspect that there is a substan-
legedly duped. tially big hacking
When asked how the young-
ster obtained the secret
network in Namma
Chennai.
numbers, the officer
averred that there are many
■
websites online linked to
hacking communities. When
they become members, the
website provides with ran-
dom credit card numbers
and other details to enthusiastic
hackers. “Bharat had attempted
to become a member in one of
the websites but had failed. But
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AI
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
03
Go o d
N N RJ Balaji, Big FM
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CH
I like a lot of things about Chennai. Its nativity, the fact
that it’s less congested (traffic wise) when compared to
other metros, Marina and Besant Nagar beaches. Above
all, I’m a major foodie and love Chennai for all its eatouts.
As told to Tharini Viswanath

Ramesh Pothy, Managing

The world’s longest saree, woven by Pothys, on display PHOTO: S. GOPAKUMAR
Partner, Pothys PHOTO: S.S. KUMAR

Dressing for the occasion
Pothys’s success demonstrates that the market
for quality sarees is inexhaustible
DIVYA M. CHANDRAMOULI
divya.c@goergo.in
Pothys’s success does not rest on the
merit of their creations or pricing strate-
gy alone; it comes from providing a
availability drew customers. Today, cre-
ativity is what drives our advertising,”
says Ramesh. Pothys relies on electronic
Timeline
1918
K.V.Pothy Moopanar established
‘Pothy Moopanar’ to sell cotton sa-
rees, dhoties and towels
1977
K V.P.Sadayandi Moopanar (son)
rechristened brand as ‘Pothys’ and
established a self-styled retail
showroom at Srivilliputtur

F
or the last 90 years, the Pothys
family has draped Tamil Nadu’s
best in finely woven fabric. Prior to
establishing a sprawling show-
room in the midst of Panagal Park, Pot-
hys was present in Srivilliputtur and
Tirunelveli.
Having arrived
“We felt like we had truly arrived only
when we came to Chennai in 1999,” says
Ramesh Pothy, Managing Partner, Pot-
hys. “To us, the T.Nagar market model
is the most competitive as people world
over come here in search of a beautiful
silk saree.” Pothys has attracted a target
audience of its own, one that appre-
ciates the innovation showcased in their
silk saree collections. According to Ra-
mesh, ‘Samudrika’ and ‘Vastrakala’ are
the two from that long list that have
been most successful.
pleasurable shopping experience to the
customer. “We ensure that our staff is
trained in several areas including over-
the-counter etiquette which keeps our
customers happy,” says Ramesh. It also
helps create a strong shopping address,
one that the customer takes pride in.
Promoting Pothys
“When we first advertised, commun-
icating the basics such as variety and
To us, the T.Nagar
market model is the
most competitive as
people world over come
here in search of a
beautiful silk saree
media and its television advertising has
won much praise. The approach is prag- 1986
matic, insists Ramesh, while mention- Opened showroom in Tirunelveli
ing that the annual advertising spends
hover at eight crores.
1999
Next in line Established largest showroom in
Madurai is next on the list of places Panagal Park, T. Nagar
that will have a Pothys store. When
asked if future plans include moving
outside of the state, Ramesh says: “If we 2003
do move outside of Tamilnadu, we will Won the Master Weavers Award
use a smaller format primarily because from the Central Government
of real estate costs.”
Ramesh strongly believes that the In-
dian saree has not lost out on interest 2005
and the numbers support his claim. Won an entry into Guinness Book
(Since the time of its entry in Chennai to of World Records for the longest
2008, Pothys has achieved a growth tar- saree which depicted the history of
get of nearly 300 per cent.) “We will nev- India over the last 5000 years
er run out of an occasion to wear a
saree,” he says. ■
04 KALEIDOSCOPE ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008

‘‘
Most of the important things in the world have
been accomplished by people who have kept on
trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Dale Carnegie

Skinny models
still rule the
runway
As the designers demand
anorexic look, models starve
themselves

W
aif thin models are still the reigning queens
of runways despite sustained campaigns to
stop young models from starving themselves
into skinniness - and designers are to blame.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America
(CFDA) recently held an event dubbed “The Beauty of
Health: How the Fashion Industry Can Make a Difference” at
Milk Studios as part of its awareness program.
According to Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), a fashion-in-
dustry trade journal sometimes called “the bible of fashion”,
things are not really going the way as the CFDA is hoping.
In a recent fashion show, model Coco Rocha said: “She
wakes up in the morning, goes to the bathroom to take a
shower, and runs by the full-length mirror because she can’t
bear to look at herself naked.
"She only weighs 104 pounds, but all she can think is, I
need to be thinner.” People in the industry have been no
help, Rocha told WWD’s Marc Karimzadeh.
“They said, ‘You need to lose more weight - the look this
year is anorexia, and although we don’t want you to be
anorexic, we want you to look it,’” the New York Post
quoted Rocha, as telling WWD.
“My question is, how do you look anorexic unless you
actually are?” Rocha added.■
ANI

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Naruhito (unseen) at the entrance of the Togu
Palace in Tokyo on June 16, 2008 as he leaves for
Brazil. Naruhito wil be in Brazil until June 27 to
attend events commemorating the 100th year of
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Cars may soon come with exterior

airbags to protect pedestrians
T
oyota subsidiary is close to
perfecting exterior airbags
which, in the event of a colli-
sion with a pedestrian, will
open at the front of the bonnet.
Developed by the Nagoya-
based Toyoda Gosei, the new air-
bag system may protect the lives
of hundreds of pedestrians.
The company has revealed that
the system uses sensors, which
employ a computer to constantly
scan the road ahead and calcu-
late when the car is about to hit a
pedestrian.
Before an accident occurs, the
airbag will burst open to
cushion the impact. Toyo-
da Gosei recently exhibited
the new airbag system at a The system uses
motor show in Japan. sensors, which
Those who saw the pre-
sentation were told that employ a computer
the system employed ra- to constantly scan
dars to scan the road hun-

AFP PHOTO
the road ahead and
dreds of metres ahead of
anything that could be a calculate when the
pedestrian, and infra-red car is about to hit
sensors to look for signs of
body heat from the object. a pedestrian. its experts are working through ready to say when the production timing is wrong, the airbags can-
Experts giving the pre- millions of calculations for thou- of the pedestrian protection air- not protect pedestrians,” the
sentation also said that the sands of cars, with a view to en- bags could begin. Scotsman quoted him as telling a
front airbag was designed to re- the “bouncy castle effect”, which suring that the airbags go off at “We have almost completed Japanese technology news ser-
duce waist injuries in adults, and might have pedestrians catapult- the right time, depending on the the development of the pedestri- vice. The company did not even
head injuries in children. ed back on to the road or into the model of car. an protection airbags. We are reveal how much such airbags
The airbags would rapidly de- path of other vehicles. However, a spokesman for the now calculating the precise tim- would cost. ■
flate after any incident to avoid The company has revealed that company said that he was yet not ing to set off the airbags. If the ANI

Daydreaming and brain

Military satellite
An advanced satellite that will improve
greatly the ability of UK military forces
to communicate around the globe has
been launched into space. The Skynet
5C platform rode into orbit atop an
Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou
spaceport in French Guiana. It joins the
5A and 5B satellites lofted successfully
last year and which are already
handling secure traffic for UK forces in
Iraq and Afghanistan. The $7.2 billion
(GBP3.6 billion) Skynet project
represents the UK’s single biggest
space venture. Skynet 5 allows the
British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air
Force (RAF) to pass much more data,
faster between command centres.
damage link
Researchers may have
found a way to predict
whether severely brain-
damaged patients will
regain consciousness. A part
of the brain which can stay Major redesign
active even in severely
brain-damaged patients for MySpace
could offer a clue about the MySpace is preparing a major redesign next week as it tries
chances of recovery, they to attract more casual users and increase the amount of time
claim. The Belgian team its members spend online. Most of the changes will go live
told a conference that on 18 June and cover the site’s home page, navigation,
activity within a “default editing, search and video functions. Managing director of
network” in the brain MySpace UK, Antony Lukom, said designers have been
appears to match the level working on the project for more than a year. "The move
of consciousness of the comes as MySpace is facing increased competition in the UK
patient. Some believe the default network is from direct rivals Facebook and Bebo as well as up-and-
associated with daydreaming. coming sites likeTwitter.
WENN WENN
06 VILLAGE
Restaurant in
trouble for
poisoning
drinkers
Accidentally served dishwashing
liquid for mulled wine in last July
A restaurant in New Zealand’s
tourist hub of Queenstown
was convicted Monday for acci-
dentally serving dishwashing li-
quid as mulled wine.
A customer and a barmaid
were hospitalised after drinking
the liquid in July last year. The
barmaid may suffer health prob-
lems after the inside of her throat
was scarred by the liquid contain-
ing sodium hydroxide, the court
was told.
The court ordered the restau-
rant pay 1,000 dollars (750 US) to
both women for emotional harm
US$ 750 for emotional
harm caused by poisoning
ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Killer penicillin
Penicillin causes about 300 deaths in
the United States every year.
Grandmother, 70, seeks
sexual harassment payout
A Cambodian grandmother is seeking a record sexual
harassment payout after accusing her 55-year-old,
one-legged neighbour of attacking her, groping her
breasts and stealing a kiss, police said Monday. Bavel
district deputy police chief, Kom Reiy, of the
northwestern province of Battambang said Pin Mean
had demanded a settlement of 1,800 dollars. She is
demanding that her "fumbling" and love-struck
neighbour, named as Moung, pay restitution for
allegedly attacking her from behind and forced
himself on her. “He denies the attack so at this stage
we are still investigating - it is an unusual case,” Reiy
said.
DPA
The beer-themed restaurant in
China!
Qingdao, a Chinese city already famous for its beer,
has given ale lovers another reason to visit the place -
a restaurant where every dish and dessert is made with
the golden-tinted beverage. Qi Shan, owner of the
beer-themed restaurant, says they have beer-flavored
meat, beer stewed fish and bear steamed duck on the
menu. Beer ice cream, beer cake and beer coffee are
their bestsellers. To keep the theme of the eatery
intact customers are made to sit around beer barrel-
shaped tables. Also, the waiters wear clothes, which
look, like beer bottles.
ANI
China urged to curb
executions ahead of Olympics
A global coalition of rights groups urged China on
Monday to curb use of the death penalty ahead of the
Olympics, but noted that judicial reforms had led to a
‘significant’ drop in the number of executions since last
year. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
handed a petition to Beijing’s liaison office in Hong
Kong carrying the signatures of 256,000 people from 23
countries, calling on Chinese President Hu Jintao to grant a
moratorium on executions. The coalition said 80 percent
of the world’s executions in 2006 took place in China, a
situation Beijing needed to improve as part of its human
rights commitments in hosting this year’s Summer Games .
Reuters
caused by the poisoning.
The customer had asked the
barmaid for a sample of mulled
wine, but spat it out immediately
Students protest sexual
after feeling her lips and mouth
burn.
harassment in Iran University
Then the barmaid tried some, Thousands of university students in an Iranian city
suffering scarring to her throat af- have held a protest against the attempted sexual
ter swallowing some of the deter- harassment of a female colleague by a top
gent. university official, the press reported on Monday.
A worker at the restaurant had About 3,000 students at the university in the
filled an empty mulled wine con- northwestern city of Zanjan staged the sit-in protest
tainer with detergent – which was over the weekend at a sports hall on campus, the
the same colour – leading to the reports said. They demanded that the board of
accident, the court was told. ■ directors resign and an apology from the higher
AFP education minister following the alleged offence
committed by the vice chancellor, the reformist
Etemad newspaper said.
AFP
 Tuesday, June 17, 2008
07
This day that year
It was in June 17, 1925 that 29 Kits
countries signed the Geneva Protocol Baby beavers are called kits or
which prohibited the use of kittens.
poisonous gases in war.

‘Australia’ to save
Australian tourism
Movie ‘Australia’ is scheduled for worldwide release in November and Tourism
Australia has announced a global marketing campaign to accompany the movie
Stills from movie "Australia".
AFP PHOTOS

known aspects of Australia’s ex-

traordinary natural environment,
history, and indigenous culture,”
Tourism Minister Martin Fergu-
son told an industry conference
at the weekend.
The release of "Australia" offers
the tourism industry "one of its
greatest promotional opportuni-
ties in many years," he said.
The Baz Luhrmann-directed
movie, a love story about an En-
glish aristocrat played by Kidman
falling in love with Jackman’s

A
ustralian tourism chiefs be-
lieve an outback epic star-
ring Nicole Kidman and
Hugh Jackman can boost
visitor numbers in the same way
that Crocodile Dundee ushered in
a cash bonanza in the 1980s.
Australia is scheduled for
worldwide release in November
and Tourism Australia has an-
nounced a global marketing cam-
paign to accompany the movie,
convinced its stunning vistas will
have travellers heading Down
Under.
“This movie will potentially be
seen by tens of millions of people
and it will bring to life little-
outback cattleman, hits cinemas
at a time when Australia is strug-
gling to attract visitors from over-
seas.
A total of 1.9 million people vis-
ited in the four months to April,
meaning growth was flat com-
pared to the same period last
year, with slight falls in tourist
numbers from Britain and New
Zealand.
Crocodile Dundee, released in
1986, led to a surge of arrivals
when its star Paul Hogan fronted
an international advertising cam-
paign telling tourists he would
‘put another shrimp on the bar-
bie’ for them.
New Zealand enjoyed a tourist
boom after its rugged landscapes
formed the backdrop for Peter
Jackson’s "Lord of the Rings" tril-
ogy.
Recent Australian tourism
campaigns have not been suc-
cessful.
AFP

Protection for Sikh turban Beach beauties

UK Police spend one-lakh pound for a
helmet to fit over the turban
B ritish cops have spent 100,000
pounds trying to adapt a hel-
met to fit over a Sikh officer’s tur-
ban after he accused them of
discrimination.
The junior officer, who has not
been named, encountered prob-
lems trying to join West Midlands
Police’s counter-terrorist oper-
ation support unit because he
could not fit protective gear over
his religious headwear and beard.
The row flared when the PC ap- The junior officer
plied to join the crack counter-
terrorist Operational Support encountered prob-
Unit. Senior officers turned him lems because he
down because normal protective
helmets and gasmasks would not could not fit protec-
fit over his turban and beard. tive gear over his
Police chiefs decided to let him 쒀 Photographers and cameramen take pictures of topless porn actresses wearing
religious headwear bodypaint with the Austrian and German colors during a beach football event in
spend 18 months trying to find
new respirators and helmets suit- and beard Vienna on Sunday on the eve of the Group B final Euro 2008 match Germany vs.
able for Sikhs. ■ Austria. AFP PHOTO
ANI
08 SPORT
Ten-man Paraguay stun
Brazil
Ten-man Paraguay convincingly
beat Brazil 2-0 in Asuncion to
motor further ahead in the South
American 2010 World Cup
qualifying table. It was a
nondescript performance by the
five-time world champions, far
from their famous spectacular
play, who fell to goals in each
half by Roque Santa Cruz and
Salvador Cabanas in front of 35,000
spectators at the Defensores del Chaco
stadium in Ascunsion on Sunday. And two
minutes after the break, Paraguay right back
Dario Veron was handed a second yellow
card for a tackle from behind, earning his
dismissal. Brazil coach Dunga, surely with
one eye on Wednesday’s home clash with
Argentina in Belo Horizonte, must have rued
the absence of attacking flair of AC Milan’s
Kaka, who recently had knee surgery and
became a father for the first time, and out-
of-form Barcelona striker Ronaldinho. Brazil
showed defensive frailty when Paraguay
went ahead in the 26th minute. A slightly
miss-hit corner by Edgar Barreto, who had
an excellent match, caused confusion at the
near post and the ball shot through a
crowded six-yard box for recent Blackburn
recruit Santa Cruz to sidefoot home at the
far post.
AFP
Tests return to Brabourne
after 35 years
The vintage Brabourne stadium in Mumbai
will host its first Test match in 35 years
when England tour India later this year, an
official said on Monday. The Brabourne was
chosen as a venue for one of England’s two
Tests in December because the Mumbai
Cricket Association’s (MCA) Wankhede
stadium is being renovated for the 2011
World Cup in South Asia. The Cricket Club
of India (CCI), which owns the 35,000-seater
Brabourne ground, has finalised a three-
year deal with the MCA to host
international matches till the Wankhede
was rebuilt.
“The discussion part is over and the CCI has
agreed to keep 50 per cent of the club
house tickets to themselves and give the
rest to us,” MCA official P.V. Shetty told
reporters. The Brabourne stadium in leafy
south Mumbai hosted the last of its
17 Tests in February, 1973 against
England before the MCA built its own
Wankhede stadium nearby following
a dispute over ticket distribution. The
Wankhede stadium, named after
former Indian cricket chief S.K.
Wankhede, has been a regular Test
venue since hosting its first five-day
match against Clive Lloyd’s West Indies in
1975. The Brabourne stadium hosted five
Champions Trophy one-day matches,
including the final, in 2006 and also a
Twenty20 international between India and
Australia in October last year.
AFP
ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008
‘‘
I remembered the famous dialogue of
Sholay that says ’jo dar gaya so mar
gaya’. I told myself that it is my day and I have
nothing to lose.
Mohinder Amarnath about the 1983 World Cup final
INDIANS
LOOK TO REGROUP
AYON SENGUPTA play two friendly games. “We
ayon@goergo.in need sort out the few blotches
that we have in our game. But our
I
ndian skipper Bhaichung main problem is the lack of ade-
Bhutia vowed to bounce back quate bench strength. All the boys
after the sides shock defeat to Bhaichung are trying very hard but we don’t
Maldives in the SAFF Cup fi- have reserve players who can just
nal. The Indians, missing a large Bhutia come in and fill the gaps. Injury to
number of their first team players, one of the main players is a big
went down to host Maldives 0-1 in underplays headache for us,” he said.
the final at Male. Elaborating about the problem,
Speaking about the final, a dis- loss in SAFF Bhutia added: “We don’t have a
appointed Bhutia said: “We had a youth development programme
bad day, nothing clicked for us. Cup final, at all. Almost all the players who
Somehow we were out of sorts are playing for the national team
and our play in the final-third was praises coach were picked from the streets by
abysmal. We created a few open- their respective clubs. We got
ings but our forwards Houghton plenty of talent in India, but a reg-
were not up to the ular programme is needed to
mark. And the de- strengthen it. Grass root pro-
fence had a grammes should be more intense
stopgap arran- and the clubs should shoulder
gement with more responsibility.”
both Surku- Bhutia refused to put the blame
mar Singh on national coach Bob Houghton.
and Mahesh “The credit for all the success so
Gawli out far should go to Bob. He is the
with best coach that I have worked in
injuries.” my football career,” he said. “Now
The Indi- we have a tour of Portugal and
an will team since we are hosting the AFC
will regroup Challenge Cup, we want to win it.
in Pune in a And I am sure the team can
weeks time be- bounce back under Bob.”
fore leaving for
an exposure trip Alongside the best
to Portugal Bhutia, has been invited to par-
where they ticipate in a charity match orga-
will nised by Goal4Africa, a pet
project of former Dutch interna-
tional Clarence Seedorf. The Indi-
an captain will be playing
alongside the likes of Steven Ger-
rard, Gianluigi Buffon, Ruud van
Nistelrooy and Didier Drogba,
but Bhutia is not overawed by the
occasion. “It’s an honour to get a
chance to play alongside some of
the best footballers in the world.
The All-India Football Federation
(AIFF) informed me about the in-
vitation, but I haven’t decided yet
whether to take part. For me do-
ing well for India and to win the
AFC Challenge Cup is more im-
portant now.” ■
PHOTO: PTI
16
year old Bhaichung Bhutia joined East Bengal in 1993 after a stellar perfor-
mance in the 1992 Subroto Cup. In 1999 he travelled overseas to play for Bury
F.C. after unsuccessful trials with both Fulham F.C. and Aston Villa F.C. with the
move improving his conditioning and strategy.
 Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Grand comeback
T
en-man Turkey made the great-
est of escapes to book their Euro
2008 quarter-final berth as they
came from 2-0 down to stun the
Czech Republic 3-2 in Geneva and
take their place in the quarter-finals.
The Turks had looked dead and
buried on 62 minutes as Czech winger
Jaroslav Plasil scored his side’s sec-
ond goal following a first-half header
from giant striker Jan Koller as the Eu-
ro 2004 semi-finalists looked safe.
But three goals in the last 15 min-
utes – including two by captain Nihat
Kahveci in the 87th and 89th minutes
– put Turkey in the quarter-finals.
No penalty shootout
There was no need for the antici-
pated historic penalty shoot-out after
Turkey’s late showing when Arda Tu-
ran hit a superb strike past Petr Cech
to give his side hope with 15 minutes
left.
Then Kahveci struck twice – the
first coming from an unbelievable
howler by the normally sound Cech –
to put his side into the last eight and
set up a quarter-final clash against
Group B winners Croatia in Vienna on
Friday.
There was intense drama in the dy-
ing stages when Turkey goalkeeper
Volkan Demirel was show a red card,
but the Turks were not to be denied to
leave the Czechs heart-broken.
A penalty shoot-out had been a
pre-match option as both teams had
come the Stade de Geneve with iden-
tical Group A records from their two
previous games.
After sustained Czech pressure, the
decision to play Jan Koller paid off on
34 minutes when he scored his 55th
goal in his 90th, and what was to turn
out to be his last appearance, for his
country.
As the rain poured down at the start
of the second-half, so Turkey stepped
up their attack with Kahveci twice go-
ing close, but Cech was solid in the
Czech goal.
The Czechs looked to have sealed
the match when they took a 2-0 lead
as Plasil hit a bullet strike, using the
wet turf brilliantly to slide onto Libor
Sionko’s cross on 62 minutes which
gave Demirel no chance.
But Turkey showed fighting spirit
and deserved to pull a goal back after
laying siege to the Czech goal as win-
ger Halil Altintop slid in a cross and
Turan rifled his shot home.
TURKEY WIN THRILLER WITH THREE LATE GOALS
09
Sania steady at 33rd
Sania Mirza’s disastrous return to court, after a three-month injury layoff, last week
had no impact on her WTA rankings as she held on to the 33rd spot in the latest
list released on Monday. Meanwhile, in the ATP doubles rankings, Mahesh
Bhupathi and Leander Paes were also unchanged at the 13th and 23rd position
respectively.
Swiss win
In another Group A game host
Switzerland departed Euro 2008 with
their heads held high after beating a
second-string Portugal side 2-0.
Man-of-the-match Hakan Yakin’s
second-half double provided the
Swiss supporters with a measure of
consolation after narrow defeats by
the Czech Republic and Turkey had
ensured their side would not go be-
yond the first round.
Already sure of top spot in group A,
Portugal boss Luiz Felipe Scolari took
the opportunity to rest most of the
players who will be back here on
Thursday to contest a quarter-final
against Germany, Austria or Poland.
Portugal still showed enough flash-
es of the quality that has made them
one of the tournament favourites to
have put the match beyond reach be-
fore Hakan latched on to Eren Derdi-
yok’s flick to fire the 71st-minute
opener through the legs of Portu-
guese goalkeeper Ricardo.
Then, with seven minutes left,
Tranquillo Barnetta was pulled down
by Fernando Meira and Hakan slotted
in the penalty to make sure Swiss
coach Jakob Kuhn’s international ca-
reer ended with a victory.
Yuvraj at the big party
Indian ODI captain Yuvraj Singh
marked a grand day for Indian sports
as he was the chief guest for the post-
match presentations for the game be-
tween Portugal and Switzerland. Yuv-
raj presented the man-of-the-match
trophy to Switzerland’s double goal
scorer Yakin. ■
AFP
AFP
10 FLICK ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Veerappan on silver screen

The life and times of sandalwood smuggler Veerappan will
soon be brought on celluloid by Ram Gopal Varma.
Sources close to the filmmaker said Varma is in the process
of scripting the film. The film will be directed by Prashant
Pandey, who wrote Varma’s latest release, Sarkar Raj.
PTI

Amy Winehouse planning to renew

wedding vows with Blake – even in prison

A my Winehouse is planning to
renew her wedding vows with
her husband Blake Fielder-Civil –
MUMMY
to Knightley’s rescue
even if it has to be done behind
bars.
The news comes amidst several
reports that the couple’s marriage
K eira Knightley’s mother has slammed reports that
her daughter has anorexia. Sharman Macdonald has
accused “playground bullies” for persistent rumours
is on the rocks and the Rehab about her the 23-year-old’s waif-like figure.
singer has allegedly fallen for her Macdonald, a playwright, said that her daughter has a
manager’s assistant Alex Haynes. genetic predisposition not to put on weight, inherited
Meanwhile, Fielder-Civil is said from her father.
to have developed a close rela- She said Knightley has been forced to adopt a diet
tionship with friend Sarah Tho- high in protein and carbohydrates to make sure that
mas. she does not become too thin.
However, despite all the ru- Like the actress’ father, Will Knightley, a theatre actor,
mours, the couple are keen to she must “eat like a horse” to maintain a healthy
prove the speculations wrong, body weight. “She has always been thin. She’s her
and want to reaffirm their love daddy’s daughter, with his long body,” Times Online
and dedication to one another in quoted Macdonald, as saying.
an intimate ceremony. Macdonald revealed that the actress had been put on
“Amy has told us there have a tailored diet to bulk up for her role as Guinevere in
been no other men and we believe the 2004 film King Arthur. However, she had been
her,” the Daily Star quoted a forced to abandon it because she was eating less than
source, as saying. normal and was losing weight.
“It’s been a hard time for eve- “It’s a playground situation that we’re looking at with
ryone concerned but we are sure the press – it’s a form of bullying – but what can we
that they will get through it as a do?” she said. ■
couple. In a bid to show the world ANI
that she is standing by Blake she is
looking into renewing her wed-
ding vows. And she doesn’t care if
it has to be done behind bars,”
said the source.

Bars no bar
“She is totally committed to
him, and he to her,” the source
added.
ANI

BONDING OVER BOOZE

A ctor Rhys Ifans is trying to get over his
split from Sienna Miller, by boozing
with the actress’ ex Daniel Craig.
The two actors, who have been long
time pals, have vowed to “drink each
other under the table” once Craig is free
from his shooting of his new Bond
movie Quantum Of Solace.
Craig has already been a shoulder to
cry on for Ifans ever since he broke up
with Factory Girl babe Sienna.
“He has every sympathy with Rhys and
suggested they hook up for the session
to end them all when he’s back in
town. Rhys isn’t exactly averse to a
booze- up and it’s a firm date in their
diaries. They’ve had enough practice
in the past to know it will be a
messy event,” the source added. ■
ANI
 Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Dhaam Dhoom ready for release

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screen soon after the Dasavatharam hype gets over. Directed by
late director Jeeva, the film got delayed due to its post-production
work. The story revolves around a young doctor who goes to
Russia for a medical conference, lands himself in trouble and how
he sorts it out.

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Hitting puberty late

According to TV.com, Justin Timberlake
took voice lessons to learn how to speak in
a deeper voice because he lost out on two
acting roles because he sounded more like
a boy than an "action hero."

PICK OF THE DAY

HBO Star One AXN NDTV Imagine

The Firm – 11-45 pm
Sydney Pollack’s film, based on John
Grisham’s bestseller, stars Tom
Cruise as Mitch, a bright young
lawyer who joins a small but
prestigious law firm only to find out
that most of their clients are on the
wrong side of the law.
Pari Hoon Main – 9 pm
The story is about Nikki, a sweet
simple girl who lives at the mercy of
her maami. The story is also about
superstar of Indian film industry Pari
Roy Chaudhary. Both exist in their
own extremely different world, but
they have one thing in common -
both remotely look like each other.
Whacked Out Sports – 10 pm
From the sports world, Whacked out
Sports showcases the most
outrageous stunts and shocking
extreme adventure clips.
Junoon Kuchh Kar
Dikhaane Ka – 9-30 pm
Junoon is an exclusive new show
that taps into the country’s passion
for good music, playing out an
exciting contest to decide the
country’s most popular genre of
music, namely Folk, Sufi, and Filmy
Music!.

“I am a true fan of anything

that is entertaining”
NANDHINI RAMKUMAR AND
ANUSHA PARTHASARATHY
For six years you have hosted
‘Jackpot’. To what do you attribute
the success?
It has been a fantastic and a great jour-
ney. If you include ‘Kotteeshwari’ as well,
I have been working with this team for
over seven years. I attribute the success
to the tremendous teamwork. Eve-
ryone from the channel head to the
producer to the creative head did
their part.
Why did you shift to
the small screen?
Switching to small
screen was mainly be-
cause of the conve-
nient shoot schedules.
For movies I would have
to go for too many outdoor
shoots for long hours
which are impossible be-
cause I cannot stay away
from my children that
long. I am more comfor-
table with small screen
as I can work at my own
pace and like any other
job I get Sundays off.
What made you
accept the offer
to judge
‘Maanada
Mayilada’ and
how is it to be a
reality show
judge?
Favourites
Colour: Black, white, brown
Food: Home food especially Mutton
Biriyani
Movie: Mouna Ragam
Actor: Karthik, Mohanlal
Song: all songs from Mouna Ragam
and Edho Orru Paatu
Author: Jeffery Archer and Sidney
Sheldon. I don’t read non fiction.
Dress: Anything I feel comfortable in.
Best compliment received: everyday
from my daughters, “Mom you are
the best cook!”
Your journey in one word: beautiful
(smiles)
I love dancing and so I immediately ac-
cepted the offer when Kala Master ap-
proached me. I am a true fan of anything
that is entertaining. Judging is tough as I
have to find faults and sometimes it may
put me in the bad light with the participa-
nts or the audience.
On a personal note, what do you
think about reality shows?
Right now reality shows are a fad. Prob-
ably now it is popular but there are too
many and eventually people will tend to
get bored of it unless someone comes up
with something really different.
Your definition of an ‘actor’
An actor is like clay and the directors
and producers are the potters.
Tell us about Kushbhu the
producer?
As a producer I am a tough task master.
I cannot accept work not being done.
Work should be done systematically and
in time.
With which actors do you share a
good rapport?
Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu and Jayaram
to name a few. There are like buddies to
me.
How was the ‘Periyar’ experience
and what kind of research did you
undertake?
Though I researched on Maniammai I
couldn’t get much information but the
director had done an in depth research
and made me interact with people who
knew. They gave me useful tips on
Maniammai.
Tell us about Sundar C the actor
He used to be very camera shy and
avoided social meetings. When I went for
the ‘Thalainagaram’ shoot I was very sur-
prised to see him hanging upside down
for a fight sequence. The movie came out
well and now he is comfortable as an
actor.
One thing you like about his acting
He does not involve himself in things
he is not comfortable doing.
How does it feel to have temple
built for you?
I have never visited though I wanted to
as at that time I was attending three
shoots a day. By the time I knew about
the temple it was old news.
What are your future projects?
I am working on a script for the TV
serial ‘Rudra” for Zee Tamil. It is about a
lawyer who lives life on her terms. She
believes that there is a solution for every
problem. ■
 Tuesday, June 17, 2008
13
High heels for babies Confessions
U.S. designers have launched a range of high An Italian couple who were caught
heeled shoes designed specifically for babies. having sex in a church confessional
The tiny stilettos, called Heelarious, are box while morning Mass was being
intended for babies up to six months and said have repented and made
come in hot pink, black and leopard print. peace with the local bishop

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Tango with
MANGO ART ‘Go Kiss the World’
The chefs from Sheraton
Chola offer a gourmand Exhibition
showcasing different kinds
of mangoes from all over
India. Splurge on after all it
is the mango season.
Where:
Café Mercara,
Sheraton Chola,
Cathedral Road, An exhibition of paintings by Y
Alwarpet V Chinnas art is on exhibit at
When: La Galerie.
Till June 22, 2008 Where:
La Galerie D’ Expression,
Hotel Ambassador
Pallava,
Montieth Road, Good news for the book lovers. Landmark, India’s largest book and
Egmore music store along with penguin publications is launching a book
When: which is for young professionals. The book named ‘Go kiss the
June 17 - June 30, world’ is written by Subroto Bagchi.
11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Where:
Land mark,
Spencer Plaza,
Anna Salai
When:
June 17, 6.30 p.m.

TOP 5 WAYS TO MAKE UP TO YOUR FRIEND

IF YOU MISSED THEIR BIRTHDAY…
Rock your Forgot your (best) friend’s birthday? It’s still not too late to
make it up to him/her
you in five minutes flat if you embaress them enough.
Either that or someone’ll call the funny farm. You’ll still

TUESDAY 1.DO THE USUAL

First follow all the rules in the book. There’s no use wasting
know where you stand (or be strait jacketed).

4.PARTY TIME!
Your Tuesdays are no more
boring. Lose yourself in the time and energy if you just message or email and your Before you do this, check your pockets. If you have dough,
best of hard rock every friend has no issues with you forgetting your birthday. IF you might as well use it to get your friend a cake. (Dough,
Tuesdays at High Time. that doesn’t work, continue reading. cake… get it?) Jokes apart, spoil them silly. I’m sure they
Where: can’t be mad at you for long.
High Time, 2.SAY IT IN A LETTER
GRT Grand, Your friend won’t talk to you? Write them a letter, 5.LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST…
Thyagaraya Road, preferably like the one Rachel writes Ross in ‘FRIENDS’. By Not the first? Make sure you are the last! Send them a
T Nagar the time they’re done with it, they’ll be in no position to message or call them on the midnight of their birthday and
When: argue with you – especially if you give it to them at 4 am. say something nice and mushy like “I wanted to be the last
June 17, 7.30 p.m. – to wish you so my wishes stay the longest…” or something
11.45 p.m. 3.GENUFLECT along those lines.
Fall at their feet, create a scene. Your friend will forgive
14 TRAFFIC JAM ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Ex-con begs for jail

An Italian crook begged to go back to jail after
telling wardens that life behind bars was better
than living with his wife again. Prison bosses had
freed Luigi Folliero, 45, to serve the second year of
his two-year sentence for theft under house arrest.

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15
Pensioner’s mad ant-ics Word’s worth
A Polish pensioner destroyed an entire block of flats when he
poured insecticide down a ventilation shaft after being driven "Calamistrate" (ka-luh-mis-trate) a rare verb
potty by ants. Marcin Bartosz, 74, used gallons of insecticide meaning ’to curl the hair.’ This word comes from
but when it seemed to have no effect on the insects he threw the Latin word for ’curling-iron.’
a burning towel after it.

B.C

ARIES MARCH 21 - APRIL 20

You would be completing all routine activities with
ease. On the personal front, you may remain
enthusiastic and in a cheering mood. Romantic
connections may establish or ongoing relationships
may blossom. A positive day lying ahead for you.

TAURUS APRIL 21 - MAY 20

You may be pushed to work harder at office today.
This of course may not bother you. Relations with
seniors may require nurturing. Your relationship with
your life partner or beloved one will become even
stronger. In short, it’s a day to handle relationships.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 20

You might have to deal with people with various
BORN LOSER traits today. You may use your wit and intelligence
while dealing with others. Your attention towards
life partner may increase. Ganesha advises you to
pay attention to your ’inter-personal relationship’.
CANCER JUNE 21 - JULY 20
Today, you might have to deal with critical
situations at work. Ganesha finds your support
system a little weak so be careful. Ganesha foresees
you getting emotional over petty issues, in case of
relationship. You are ’emotionally charged’ today.
LEO JULY 21 - AUG 20
Ganesha finds you impulsive today. You may have
high expectations from your colleagues. It is a
favourable day to propose someone. Ongoing
relationship may take a positive turn. In short, it’s a
comfortable day, more on the positive side.
VIRGO AUG 21 - SEPT 20
Today, you may have realisation that it is necessary
FREE RANGE WORKING IT OUT to work harder to take your career forward. At the
same time, you may be concerned about
requirements of your beloved one or mate. Ganesha
feels that you might have to work in fixed schedule.
LIBRA SEPT 21 - OCT 20
Ganesha finds you quite eloquent today. You can be
pretty creative today. You will be intuitive and
spontaneous so will be able to handle everything in
time. Smoother sailing is expected on the
relationship front, by the Grace of Ganesha.
SCORPIO OCT 21 - NOV 20
Ganesha advises you not to take important
decisions today. At work, your mood will be totally
different. You may be satisfied with the relationship
with opposite sex. However, you may be an intense
lover expecting similar response from the other end!
SAGITTARIUS NOV 21 - DEC 20
You will be paid good rewards for your hard work
at office. On the personal front, it is encouraging
and positive day. You have scope of receiving gift
from your partner/mate. In short, you have the
capacity to turn the eyeballs towards yourself.
CAPRICORN DEC 21 - JAN 20
Routine work may be tiring. Decisions that you may
take today will be practical but would be more like
’last solutions’ to problems. On relationship front
you may have the attitude to ’let go’. This will help
you keep the emotional high tides in control.
AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 20
PREVIOUS Today you may be quite targeted towards gains that
you presume to achieve. Ganesha finds you taking
ISSUE’S initiative to deal with new things. Relationship front
may require more understanding. It is a better than
SOLUTIONS average day for you.
PISCES FEB 21 - MARCH 20
Ganesha foresees you thinking very seriously over
the matters related to career. If you are willing to
appear in interview, this is a favourable day. Your
beloved may try to keep you in a good mood. In
return, you may share your feelings with her
Predictions by Bhavesh N. Pattni
16 !
‘Carla Bruni should always
wear heels’
Carla Bruni may be a style icon
for many, but socialite Nancy
Dell’Olio has advised the
French first Lady to opt for
heels, as she does not look
glamorous in her ballet pumps.
The Italian celebrity has
claimed that Bruni is a sartorial
sinner as far as style is
concerned.
Nancy said that Bruni, in an
attempt to look taller than her
short hubby Sarkozy, opts for
flat shoes, which certainly
doesn’t look glamorous.
“Always wear heels – don’t be
like Carla Bruni. She has a short
man, I see the problem. But if
you want to look glamorous,
you have to go for heels every time,” The
Daily Express quoted Nancy, as saying.
ANI
Posh and not
nice
They may love the thought
of dining in posh
restaurants, but for millions
of Brits the experience can
be a really embarrassing one
since they don’t know what to order or
which cutlery to use for main course or the
dessert. The study by foodie festival Taste
of Britain showed that 59 percent of diners
prefer to have food that they have tried
before and avoid taking any kind of risk,
reports The Sun.
Almost 18 per cent of diners are so
embarrassed by their lack of knowledge,
that they order the house wine rather than
asking for advice. Nearly eight percent have
clearly admitted that they have used the
wrong cutlery.
In fact, only four per cent Britons would
choose a French restaurant for a first date
as they are completely unaware of what is
on the menu, revealed the study.
ANI
Souvenirs from Battle of
Waterloo found
Four souvenirs from the Battle of Waterloo
in 1815 have been found at the famous
Scottish historical novelist and poet Sir
Walter Scott’s home at Abbotsford in
Scotland.
According to a report in The Scotsman,
Scott had set off for the scene of the Battle
of Waterloo as soon as he heard of
Napoleon’s defeat at the hands of the Allies
in 1815. Scott returned to Scotland with
four flags he retrieved from the Belgian
battlefield. But, their existence has largely
been kept secret as they were hidden away
at his famous Borders home, Abbotsford,
where he wrote some of his most famous
works.
ANI
ERGO Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Cat adopts rat
A pet cat in China has adopted a rat
which she is nursing alongside her four
kittens. Sun Shujun, of Yantai City, says
the rat has been living with her cat since
the kittens were born four weeks ago.
Cancer-sniffing
DOGS CLONED
Four black retrievers were cloned using tissue from Marine,
which was trained to detect cancer patients by smell
A
South Korean firm said on
Monday it has successfully
cloned four dogs capable of
sniffing out human cancers
by using tissue from a retriever in
Japan.
The four black retrievers were
born last month from cloned foe-
tuses of Marine, a six-and-a-half-
year-old dog trained in Japan to
detect cancer patients by smell,
RNL Bio said in a statement.
The cloning, requested by the
Japanese stemcell company
Seems, was conducted by a team
led by Seoul National University
professor Lee Byeong-Chun and
verified by the medical school, it
said.
Seems wanted to clone the
dogs because Marine could not
give birth to siblings following an
operation to have her womb re-
moved, it said.
The cloned retrievers will soon
be sent to Japan for training in
the same skills as their mother, it
said. Two of them will later be
sold to clients at 500 million won
(480,000 dollars) each or more, it
said. ■
AFP
Look who’s cooking
쒀 First graders of the Krullschule primary school prepare a dip with lemon balm on
Monday at the so-called ‘Kochbus’ (cook bus) in Greifswald, north-eastern
Germany. The double-decker visits schools and nurseries with its “Cooking on
Wheels" programme, offering children to learn how to prepare wholesome
meals. AFP PHOTO DDP/JENS KOEHLER GERMANY OUT