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A BYTE OF LIFE

FREE CIRCULATION Vol. 3 No. 129

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PHOTO: R. RAVINDRAN

DR. DOG TO THE RESCUEStudents of Saraswathi regularly interact with a black

Labrador to help them with their communication skills.

Anusha Parthasarathy reports.

Friday, July 10, 2009

LITTLE MASTERturns 60

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Dr. Moosa is a regular at Sa-raswathi Kendra LearningCentre for Children. As heenters the class, the chil-

dren crowd around him, excitedand a little scared. He sits downand waits patiently as they ap-proach him. Hi! My name is Ash-ok, one of the boys says shyly,adding I like dosa. Do you likedosa? Moosa holds out a pawand someone at the back says,He likes Dosa too.

Dr. Moosa is a black Labrador.Saraswathi Kendra Learning

Centre for Children, a part of theC.P. Ramaswami Aiyar Founda-tion, is Indias first full-timeschool for children with autism,learning disabilities, dyslexia andbehaviour and habit disorders. Itprovides a range of innovativetherapies for its 175-odd studentsand one of it is animal-assistedtherapy for autistic children. And

what better animal to work withthan mans best friend?

Autistic children have an in-ability to communicate verballyand concentrate on one particu-lar thing. Some of them nevertalk. But when there is a dog, theyfeel a lot more at ease. We talk

through the dog and encouragethe children to reply. This not on-ly improves their verbal commu-nication but they also learn toconcentrate. We have found it tobe more effective than traditionaltherapy, says Marlene J. Kam-dar, the principal.

Dr. Dog has been around for13-odd years and remains a high-ly successful method even today.Dr. Moosa is the seventh on call.One among the therapys bestsuccess stories hangs in the frontoffice of the school in the form ofa framed chart with the childishdrawing of a Dachshund, 10scrawling lines written in sketch

pen describing it and Pet Ther-apy with Sachin written in bigbold letters at the top. Sachin isa little Dachshund puppy Hehas a body like a sausage... itgoes. It was written by an autisticboy who, after nine years of si-lence, spoke about Sachin the

first ever time he spoke.You cant have this kind of

success with other animals. Buteven with dogs, the best breeds to

work with are Labradors and re-trievers. Theyre naturally friend-ly dogs. The smaller breeds areunpredictable and though we did

work with two Dachshunds, labsare the best, Dr. Nanditha Krish-nan, Hon. Director, CPR Founda-tion, says.

Dr. Dog sessions are two timesa week for about 45 minutes. It ison a one-on-one basis and thedog works with three or four kidsevery class. During the course thestudent works with dogs in aplanned way to increase desir-

able abilities.Saraswathi Kendra, in associa-

tion with Blue Cross, certifiesthese dogs and trains them foruse in other special schoolsacross the city.

We encourage volunteers too.People can bring in their dog to

work with us for the Dr. Dog pro-

gramme. The dog has to be mmum two years old, heavaccinated and must have bobedience skills. A lot of pehave volunteered in the pastthey drop out soon becauseinsist that the dogs have tosterilised to prevent aggress

But its imperative because mistake could cost the dog the child their life, Nandexplains.

As Dr. Moosa leaves the cthe kids protest for a few min

and then watch as their doctled away by his handler.

This helps them learn togo, Nanditha concludes, addBut I must tell you that thesomething about a dog makes the child talk. No knows how or why. But it happens.

ANUSHA [email protected]

Students of Saraswathi Kendra Learning Centre during a sessionwith Dr. Dog. PHOTO: R. RAVINDRAN

There issomething about dog that makes tchild talk. No oneknows how orwhy. But it justhappens.

Doctor DogA black Labrador plays the role of adoctor at Saraswathi Kendra Learning

Centre for Children in Alwarpet

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Recession hits Queen hardThe worst economic recession in generations has seen the Britishmonarch loosing 1.3 billion pounds from the value of her assets inthe property market collapse, according to a news report.The Crown Estate, which supervises Queen Elizabeths land andproperty empire, slumped in value from 7.3 billion pounds to 6billion pounds in the year to March. The 18 per cent decline in itspotential asking price was the first since 1993, the Daily Mailreported.The Crown Estates annual report showed that the value of itsassets, which excludes Queen Elizabeths privately-held royalpalaces, have been hit badly by falling office and retail rents in therecession.The British Queen received more than 500,000 euros in European

agricultural subsidies in 2008.According to figures released by the department of rural affairs(Defra), the monarch - who is Britains 214th richest personaccording to the Sunday Times Rich List - received 473,583.31pounds (about 700,000 dollars, 530,000 euros) for her farm atSandringham.Her eldest son, Prince Charles, received 95,222.56 pounds for hisDuchy of Cornwall, and 86,262.98 for the Duchys farm - a total of181,485.54 pounds.

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A bed in Florence for PMLeaders of the worlds wealthiest countries gatheredfor the G8-G5 summit may not have the time to gosightseeing but their hosts have ensured that Italysfamous tourist cities are never from their minds.The buildings where the heads of G8 and G5governments are staying have been given names likeVenice, Turin and Florence. Prime Minister ManmohanSingh, his wife Gursharan Kaur, two relatives andsenior members of the Prime Ministers Office are inthe Florence building.The visiting heads of states and their accompanyingofficials have been lodged in 19 buildings that havebeen converted into virtual hotels with nearly 1,000rooms. They are all in the Scuola Sottouficiali campus

of the Guardia da Finanzia, the Italian financial police,at Coppito near here.LAquila was hit by a major earthquake this April.Under a contingency plan to evacuate the delegatesin case of another big quake during the summit inthis tremor-prone area, the complex of a policeinstitute in Rome, about 100 km away, has been keptready.

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Wearing a pair of blackshades, Neemo literallygrins through his profilepicture. Looking for a

mate and proudly claiming that itwill be love at first sight for

anyone seeing him, Neemo is nota biped like us but a cocker spa-niel registered on a pet network-ing site.

An offshoot of Pawprints, a doggrooming centre, www.puppylo-ve.in is a meeting point for doglovers eager to share informationand other tit-bits about theirpets. But more importantly itprovides them a platform to finda suitable mate for their adorable

canines. Geetika Nigam, thewoman behind the initiative, saidthe birth of the website - with thetagline its a dog meet dog

world - happened after Paw-prints came into being in 2006.

In the grooming centre I cameacross a lot of dog owners dis-traught over finding a suitablemate for their pet. They usually

went through two channels - ei-ther through their vets whothemselves have a limited circleof people or newspaper ads

which they didnt entirely relyon, Nigam said.

So while Neemo is a four-year-old male cocker spaniel from

Gurgaon, fit banda Brownie, agolden retriever, prefers not todisclose his location. MumbaikarShelly, a Labrador, is looking for aplay mate. So if anyone is inter-ested, they can add these ca-nines owners to their buddy listand get in touch.

Most of my clientele in thegrooming centre are from the ex-pat community. But puppylove-.com got some 1,000 usersregistered in the first week itselffrom amongst a wide range ofpeople. That egged me to addmore information on the site andmake it more fun, said Nigam.

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Puppy love in the time of networking site

Witch wantedA tourist attraction in Somerset, England is offering a $72,500 (GBP50,000) job fora witch to live in a cave.

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T

he next time you surf the In-ternet, you may bump into aNobel Peace Prize candi-

date. A US security experthas proposed the honour for mi-cro-blogging site Twitter, whichhelped protesters in Iran beatcensorship and tell their tale tothe world.

The free social messaging util-ity uniquely documented andpersonalised the story of hope,heroism and horror in Iran, saysMark Pfeifle, former deputy na-tional security adviser for strateg-ic communications and globaloutreach at the US National Se-curity Council.

The video gave substance towhat seemed so far away. We sawthe look in her eyes as they wentlifeless. We heard the sounds of

her friends and family as theybegged her to hold on. And shebecame the personification of the

struggle for democracy in a coun-try where voices for freedom arequelled, Pfeifle wrote in TheChristian Science Monitor this

week.Her name was Neda Agha-Sol-

tan, and without Twitter wemight never have known that shelived in Iran, that she dreamed ofa free Iran, and that she died in adivided Iran for her dreams.

Neda became the voice of amovement; Twitter became themegaphone. Twitter is a free so-cial messaging utility. It drovepeople around the world to pic-tures, videos, sound bites, andblogs in a true reality show of life,dreams, and death. Last months

marches for freedom and the vio-lent crackdowns were not onlydocumented but personalised in-

to a story of mythic tragedy.The article titled A NobelPeace Prize for Twitter? notesthat when journalists were forcedto leave Iran, Twitter became awindow for the world to viewhope, heroism, and horror. It be-came the assignment desk, thereporter, and the producer. And,because of this, Twitter and itscreators are worthy of being con-sidered for the Nobel PeacePrize.

Is it a bit of a far-fetched pro-posal or merely a nice headline?

Well, Pfeifle is fully serious.I first mentioned this idea

while being interviewed on a ca-ble news programme. Many

scoffed. Thats understandable.But think about what Twitter hasaccomplished: It has empowered

people to attempt to resolve a do-mestic showdown with interna-tional implications - and hasenabled the world to stand withthem. It laid the foundation topressure the world to denounceoppression in Iran.

As many people in Iran cameout on the streets against whatthey saw as fraud in the presiden-tial elections last month, 140characters were enough to shinea light on Iranian oppression andelevate Twitter to the level ofchange agent. Even the govern-ment of Iran has been forced toutilise the very tool they attempt-ed to squelch to try to hold on topower.

Without Twitter, the articlgues, the world might hknown little more than a lo

candidate accusing the pothat be of alleged fraud. WTwitter, they now shout h

with a passion and dedicthat resonates not just with thon their street but with millacross the globe.

Twitter and other social moutlets have become the

weapons of democracy. Twtold us the story of Nedaspreme sacrifice.

It is telling the story of thenian people yearning to brefree.

For those reasons, Twitterserves consideration for the bel Peace Prize.

A US official proposes the honour for the micro-blogging site, which is ruling the cyberspace

Meet new Nobel Peace Prize candidate

TWITTER

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Mountain lays eggsOfficials in China are hoping to encourage tourists tovisit the Gandeng Mountain by suggesting the naturalwonder lays eggs.

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Marykom cries for supportAhead of a crucial International OlympicCommittee meeting next month, four-timeworld champion M. C. Marykom has askedthe IOC to give female pugilists a perfectanswer by including womens boxing inthe quadrennial multi-sporting

extravaganza.IOC Executive Board meets on August 13 tomake a final decision regarding theinclusion of womens boxing in the OlympicGames, and Mary is quite confident that theworlds top sports administrators will decidein favour of her sport. Boxing is my career,my life. Im just hopeful that the IOC givesus female boxers the perfect answer, shesaid. The 25-year-old Manipuri, mother oftwo-year-old twins, continues to follow herdream of achieving ultimate glory inOlympic Games. Mary has competed in allfive AIBA Womens World Championshipssince its inception in 2001. She has claimedfour gold and a silver medal, making herthe most successful women boxer in theworld.

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Indian pugilists excelIndians were assured of at least two bronzemedals at Magomed-SalamUmakhanov Memorial BoxingChampionship after AmandeepSingh (48kg) and ManpreetSingh (91kg) advanced to thesemi-finals of the event inMakhachkala, Russia.Amandeep defeated localfavourite Ginnachmaev V 11-2 inthe quarter-finals. Manpreetknocked out another Russian,Abdullaev Rustam, in the round of eight andbooked a place in the semi-finals. Indianshad a reasonably good day in othercategories as well with national championJasveer Singh (81kg) defeating Iskanderov

Khatiz of Azerbaijan 8-2 in his openingbout.However, Jai Singh Patil (69kg) lost toArmenian Olympian Ambartzumyn Edurd2-8. Another national champion KuldeepSingh lost a close bout to Russian YronNikolia 9-12.

PTI

Favourites India continued

their domination to securesix of the eight gold on thefourth day of the South

Asian Shooting championships inBangladesh to stay atop the med-als tally with figures of 20-10-5.Pakistan stayed in second place

with two gold, five silver and fourbronze medals.

Bangladesh bagged two silverand three bronze to raise theirmedals tally to five silver and asmany bronze while Sri Lankaearned two silver and four bronzemedals to be in fourth position.

In the womens 10m air pistolevent, Indias Harveen Sraobagged gold with a score of 479.5and compatriot Heena Shidhu

won the bronze. Silver went toPakistans Mehush Mashud. In-

dia also won the womens air pis-

tol team event with a score of1131, Bangladesh won silver witha score of 1095 while Sri Lankatook the bronze scoring 1092points. In the 25m standard pistolevent, veteran Indian Ashok Pan-dit shot 566 to claim the gold, Vi-

jay Kumar won the silver with ascore of 561 while bronze was

won by Pakistans MustakimShah who shot 551. The Indianmens team finished top in thestandard pistol team event scor-ing 1677 points, 39 clear of sec-ond-placed Pakistan, who earned1638 points. Bangladesh camethird with 1403 points.

In the mens 50m rifle three po-sition event, gold went to IndiasSanjeev Rajput, who garnered1165 points while compatriot Im-

ran Hassan Khan shot 1150 to

the silver and Sri Lankas Samarakun finished third 1142 points. The Indian mteam also bagged gold in the rifle three position team e

with a score of 3437 while Bandesh finished second with a sof 3358. Pakistan bagged bro

with 3348. Mairaj Khan of I won silver in the mens event after shooting a scor112. Pakistans Raja Mbagged the gold with a scor114 while another Pakistan shter, Ahmed Usman, won bro

with a score of 110. Pakbagged gold in the skeet tevent while India and Banglafinished second and third,spectively.

Win six gold on day four, total tally moves to 20

Ashok Pandit. PHOTO: K. BHAGYA PRAKASH

IndiadominateSouth Asian Shooting

Akhtar eyes recallControversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has declared himself 100 per cent fit, sayhe would soon force his way back into the national squad. He expressed his hope of beinrecalled into the national team for the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka scheduledbe played on August 12.

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Actor Mithun Chakraborty once played under Sunil Gavas-kar against the West Indies and got the wicket of Gordon Gree-nidge. Gavaskar recommended Arjuna Ranatungas name forcaptaincy to the then Sri Lanka President.

A self-confessed Gavaskar fan, virtuoso singer Manna Dey has dedicated asong to the batting great.

These are some of the nuggets from Sunil Gavaskar, Crickets Little Master, abook put together by seasoned cricket journalist Debasish Datta to markGavaskars 60th birthday on Friday. Former England opener GeoffreyBoycott has written the foreword of the book, the theme of which is60 years, 100 tributes. This book is going to be a treasure-troveabout one of the best batsmen cricket has ever seen,Datta said.

West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers pennedthe first article before others joined in, payingglowing tributes to Gavaskar. The anthology, to bepublished by Niyogi Books, would shed light onmany little known aspects of Gavaskars illustri-ous life, Datta said.

Sachin Tendulkar too swaps the bat for thepen to elaborate why Gavaskar will always re-main his hero. In the book, former Pakistancaptain Wasim Akram laments not gettingGavaskars wicket in Test cricket, while WestIndian legend Vivian Richards elaborates on

how the Indian tortured the bowlers in theCaribbean.Fellow West Indian Andy Roberts claims

it was he who had informed Gavaskarabout the Calypso written on him, whilethe actual writer, Lord Relator, alsoshares his admiration for the Indian. I

would rather call it a bouquet, collectingcontributory articles from his familymembers, boyhood friends, cricketersboth past and current, celebrities fromother world and renowned cricketscribes from all over the world, .Datta said.

From his family, father ManoharGavaskar, mother Meenal, son Ro-han and brother-in-law Gundappa

Viswanath have contributed to thebook. From other walks of life, singer

Lata Mangeshkar, tennis player Vijay Amritraj, ace cueist Geet Sethi, for-mer shuttler Prakash Padukone havepenned articles.

Some of the legends of the game whopaid rich tribute to Gavaskar include DavidLloyd, Ian Chappell, Kapil Dev, Hanif Mo-hammad, Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad,Glenn Turner, John Wright, Mike Brear-ley, Ian Botham, Duleep Mendis andDickie Bird.

BCCI President Shashank Manohar,secretary N Srinivasan and former South

Africa Cricket Board chief Ali Bacher alsoshare their admiration for the Indian bat-ting great, first batsman to score 10,000 Testruns.

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PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT

Sachin swaps batfor pen to mark

the occasion

Little Masterturns60

The four Asian representatives gathered in New Delhi to finalise our joint bid for the 2011 World Cup. The last date for the bid was afew days after our New Delhi meeting. To my horror, the BCCI had not completed its preparation for our joint bid which entailed filling

detailed and copious forms that ICC had sent out to all the countries bidding for the World Cup. There was consternation in ranks when we -- SrLanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan -- pointed out that our joint bid was bound to hit the rocks because India had not remotely completed the datarequired by the ICC.

Former Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar K

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five years old. Chanels Coco Mademoi-selle, Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue,

Beautiful by Estee Lauder, Donna Ka-ran Cashmere Mist and that resilientoctogenarian Chanel No. 5 were the topdepartment-store sellers for this yearsfirst quarter, NPD said. In fact, at theParis Fashion Week on Tuesday night,giant replicas of the distinctive ChanelNo. 5 perfume bottles towered over therunway at Karl Lagerfelds haute cou-ture a timely reminder of the reliablerevenue for fashion houses from scent,

which Coco Chanel was one of the firstto understand.

Good scents, small sizesBut Grant says women are less in-

terested in fragrance today than a dec-ade ago when signature scents likeHappy by Clinique and Chance by Cha-

nel reigned. Fragrance has becomeoptional, she said. The attitude is,

why bother?The fragrances themselves may be

partly responsible, she added. Once thehigh-octane scents of the 80s evaporat-ed, fragrances became lighter, and,Grant said, perhaps they trained usnot to smell scent.

Teenagers and young women seemparticularly indifferent. They may havesnapped up fragrances that come inclever packages, like Ed Hardy and Ha-rajuku Lovers, but theres little loyaltyto a single fragrance. Fragrance isntpart of their lifestyle, so the industry is

A

winning fragrance is magical sosensuous, transporting or just

plain special that its irresistible.So irresistible that in recent

years fragrance manufacturers, eager tosniff out the next classic, have intro-duced an average of 250 scents annual-ly about one for every business day,industry observers say. And those are

just the fragrances sold at departmentstores.

A hit, after all, can mean a huge win.Sales of Jennifer Lopez Glow, credited

with igniting the mania for celebrityscents, reached $100 million in 2002,the year it was introduced, said CarlosTimiraos, a vice president for market-ing at Coty which launched the scent.

But these days, the sweet smell ofsuccess is proving elusive as customers

walk away from fragrance counters

empty-handed. While department storesales of beauty products fell 3 percentin dollars in 2008 a drop credited tothe recession the decline was mostprofound in the fragrance industry, ac-cording to NPD Group, a market re-search firm. It said $2.68 billion wasspent on fragrance, down 6 percentfrom 2007.

The drop is even more notable whenthe rise in fragrance prices is taken intoaccount, said Allan Mottus, an industryanalyst, who estimates that unit salesdropped 10 percent to 12 percent last

year. Its like the movie industry, wherea jump in ticket prices obscures a dropin the number of tickets sold. Amongthe losers? Those celebrity scents,

which fell around 20 percent, Mottus

said.Yet fragrances troubles go far deeper

than a recessionary dip. Fragrancesales have never rebounded to what wesaw before 9/11, said Karen Grant, ananalyst with NPD.

Too many smells

All those new fragrances are in part toblame for the industrys woes. Fra-grance today is sold more widely thanever, especially when specialty-storescents like Gap Close and niche fra-grances sold at health food stores, spasand online sites like Luckyscent.comare counted, making the number ofnewcomers swell to about 1,000 a year.Theres way too much stuff out there,said Robin Krug, who edits Now SmellThis, a fragrance blog. I dont knowhow youre supposed to know aboutthem all.

The number of new fragrances at de-partment stores has, in fact, droppedthis year, by about 50 percent for thefirst quarter of 2009, compared with thesame time last year, in part due to the

costs. To create and market a fragrancemade from scratch costs about $20 mil-lion. Flora by Gucci and Marc JacobsLola are among the years few newcom-ers. But new products are still prolifer-ating, like limited-edition scents,including Tommy Girl Summer, or spi-noffs of established fragrances calledflankers, like Chanel Cristalle Eau Verte.Instead of taking 24 months to developit, they do it in 8 months, 9 months, 11months, said Rochelle Bloom, presi-dent of the Fragrance Foundation, atrade group.

Yet the fragrances that consistentlyturn up on the best-seller list are at least

competing with video games and iPodsfor their dollars, Mottus said.

The introduction of smaller bottleslast year with the debuts of Estee Laud-ers Sensuous and Harajuku Lovers wasa bright spot, and has been picked upby many others. The lower price be-tween $30 and $50 made the fragranc-es attractive to recession-conscious

buyers. On the other end of the spec-trum, sales of fragrances $100 and uprose 10 percent in the first quarter of2009, according to NPD. Included aresmall-batch perfumes like FredericMalle, Serge Lutens and Heeley, withcult-like appeal for fragrance fanatics, afast-growing contingent thanks to therise in fragrance blogs.

A moment in a bottleUltimately, the recession is causing

the industry to take stock, and somebelieve needed change may occur. Wehave to make sure what we bring tomarket is meaningful and relevant,said Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, presidentof the Aramis and Designer Fragrancedivision of Estee Lauder.

Some think this is the perfect time forthe industry to get back to the essenceof fragrance: its emotional wallop.Marketers should help consumers learnto connect a fragrance to a special mo-ment, said Rachel Herz, author of TheScent of Desire: Discovering our Enig-matic Sense of Smell. She suggests theyfind a way to persuade consumers tobuy a new fragrance to celebrate an im-portant event. Every time you put it on

youll remember that fantastic honey-moon in Hawaii, she said.

And maybe then the fragrance indus-try can get its magic back.

NYT News Service

While fragrance counters see few customers nowadays, perfume loyaltyhas also taken a beating. Are there too many scents to choose from?

Gwen Stefanis Harajuku Loverscollection. Inventive packaging ismore important than ever as a way toseparate a brand from the pack. TONY

CENICOLA/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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cas of Chanel No. 5 perfume bottles form the backdrop at Karls Haute Couture 2009-2010 collection for Chanel in Paris on

er of new fragrances at department stores has,his year by 50 percent for the first quarter of 2009.arc Jacobs is among the years few newcomers . TONYE NEW YORK TIMES

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Highlights from the 2009-2010 Autumn-WinterHaute Couture shows inParis

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Mariah Carey has admitted that she is dissatisfied with her performance at the MichaelJackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on July 7 in Los Angeles.

She stated on the social network site Twitter that the moment was too emotional forher to be at her best, the New York Daily News reports.

She said: Trying to sing today was basically impossible for me, I could barely keep myself fromcrying. Im sorry that I wasnt able to pull it together and really do it right, but I was literallychoked up when I saw him there in front of me.

The singer further wrote: One thing I know is, we will never really have to say goodbye to MJ.His legacy lives on through his music and the millions of people he inspired with his timelessmusic. He will be forever in our hearts.

Carey had performed a cover of The Jackson 5 hit, Ill Be There, with Trey Lorenz. ANI

Im sorry that I wasnt

able to pull it together

Mariah Carey sings

with Trey Lorenz (notin frame) at thememorial service formusic legend MichaelJackson, at the StaplesCenter in Los Angeles,California on Tuesday.AFP/POOL/ GABRIEL BOUYS

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Jolie new face of

Armani perfume

Angelina Jolie has signed with Emporio Armani tobecome the face of their new perfume.The Tomb Raiderstar is said to be fronting the

advertising campaign for the as-yet-unknownfragrance, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

For this fragrance, they needed a true A-lister, and

Angelina is thebiggest, mostdynamic female starin the world, saida source.

Shes giving a lotof input on thatstuff (ad campaign)already, picking thephotographers anddirectors. Thecampaign is goingto be bold, thesource added.

Other models forArmani are soccerstar David Beckhamand his wifeVictoria.

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Charlize Theron hospitalisedAccording to reports, Charlize Theron spent four nigin a Los Angeles hospital last week after contracting painful stomach virus. The Monsterstar suffered seveabdominal pains, which she attributed to foodpoisoning, reports Contactmusic.

Harry Potter and the

fit of gigglesWatson, Grint couldnt stop giggling while shootingkissing sceneHarry Potter star Emma Watson has revealed that sheand Rupert Grint had a hard time shooting theironscreen kiss for the new boy wizard movie becausethey couldnt stop giggling.Watson and Grint, who play Hermione Granger andRon Weasley in the hit franchise, locked lips for thefirst time in the latest instalment, Harry Potter and theHalf-Blood Prince.However, Watson says that during the shoot, the pairwas struck with a fit of the giggles.I was quite terrified. We werent looking forward to itreally. The thing is, it could potentially sound like weare putting each other down but we were both in thesame boat. It was a horrible thing to have to dobecause we are just like brother and sister, so its reallyweird, Contactmusic quoted Watson, as saying.He (director David Yates) did spring it on us. Wedidnt really know. We had problems with laughing

we kept laughing. We would get there, and we justcouldnt take it seriously. It was awful. But anyway, itsdone now, and it was good. We have watched theplayback and its good, she added.

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After doing soaps and an-choring shows, popular tel-evision stars Shweta Tiwariand Aman Verma will now

be seen struggling to survive in a

jungle in Sonys new adventurereality show Iss Jungle Se MujheBachao, starting July 13.

They are among the 10 partici-pants who have agreed to be partof the reality show shot in Malay-sias oldest and largest TamanNegara tropical rain forest.

Others to join them are televi-sion actors Aakashh Deep Saigaland Chetan Hansraj, pop singerAnaida, model coordinator and

choreographer Marc Robinson,actress Mona Vasu, ex-MTV Roa-die Palak and hip hop artist IshqBector.

A lawyer called Fiza, whose ear-lier name was Anuradha Bali, willalso be in the jungle. She hasbeen in the news since last year

after marrying then deputy chiefminister of Haryana Chand Mo-hammed, earlier called ChandraMohan.

The show, which is an adapta-

tion of ITV Global EntertainmentsIm A Celebrity Get Me Out OfHere!, will see the 10 celebritiesswap a life of luxury to survive inthe Malaysian rain forest, in a bidto be crowned King or Queen ofthe Jungle.

The show has been well-re-ceived by audiences international-ly and we are sure that theinnovative concept will entertainand keep the viewers on the edgeof their seats wondering whatnext, said Gurdip Bhangoo, pro-gramming head of Sony Entertain-ment Television.

The show will be aired fromMonday to Thursday at 10 p.m.and Fridays at 9 p.m. Mini Mathurand Yudi will host it.

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AnaidaMarc Robinson

Sweta Tiwari

ChetanHansraj

Aman Verma

Its a jungleout there

Kargil inspiredme to join ArmyMalayalam superstar Mohanlal, who wasinducted in the Indian Army on Thursday ashonorary Lt-Colonel, said the tough life faced bysoldiers in Kargil and other parts of Jammu andKashmir inspired him to join the armed forces.The actor joined the Territorial Army (TA), thepart-time citizens force which functions as avital adjunct to the regular Army. Mohanlal willserve the 122 Infantry Battalion (TA) of MadrasRegiment or Kannur Terriers. Before donningthe uniform he had visited Kargil a couple of

times.I am honouredto join the Army.Kargil andKashmir inspiredme to join theforces and thetough time facedby the armypersonnel is themain motivationbehind my step,he told reportershere.After formercricket captainKapil Dev,Mohan Lal is thesecond bigcelebrity to jointhe TerritorialArmy.

ANI

Big B advised restActor Amitabh Bachchan, who underwent testsfor his stomach ailment, has been advised a fewdays of rest and is under medical observation.The tests have been conducted. They do notshow anything alarming, but the symptomspersist, albeit on a lesser scale than last time,Bachchan wrote on his blog on Thursday.The actor was scheduled to travel to Singapore

to be with his friend and Samajwadi Partyleader Amar Singh, who will undergo a kidneytransplant. His wife Jaya, son Abhishek anddaughter-in-lawAishwarya are alreadyin Singapore.Bachchan wasshooting in Londonfor Pa and returnedhome two days ago.He is suffering from astomach pain similarto the one heexperienced on hislast birthday, when hehad to be hospitalisedfor a week.

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Madonna, Guy getting back together?Madonna and her former husband Guy Ritchie have sparked rumours that they maybe headed for a romantic reconciliation. Madonnas newly-adopted daughter MercyJames was previously reported to have rekindled talking terms between the pair,who fought a bitter divorce battle before officially splitting earlier this year.

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Siva Kumar from Cybernet Slash Support has nominated his friendsVinay, Rakesh, Devan, Lavanya, Sowsheelya, Usha Sukhanya and EllammaDevi as Partners in Crime". This picture was taken at Queens Land.

Satheesh from HCL Technologies Ltd has nominated his friends asPartners in Crime. This picture was taken at MGM Dizzee world.

Subash has nominated his NCHOM Sapphire Team as Partners in Crime.This pic was clicked during a lunch get together at Cognizant, Sriuseri.

Joel David Sequeira from Allsec Technologies Limited has nominated hisfriends as Partners in Crime. This photo was taken during their trip to Yercaud on USAs Independence Day.

Jasmine from Wipro Technologies has nominated her friends as Partnersin Crime. This picture was clicked at Chikmagalur during their teamouting.

Karthikeya Srinivasan S. from Hexaware Technologies has nominated hisfriends Sravas, Joyce, Rufus, Vijju and Purna as Partners in Crime. This picwas taken in Kodaikanal.

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1. Yennadhan maths pudikaama irundhaalum Two wheeler li-cence edukkumbodhu 8 pottu thaan aaganum

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dealing with lots of work at office but will berewarded with appreciation too. Its best day forredesigning technical work that you have done ithe past. Even while you are with your beloved may be talking about work and related matters.

You may get a stroke of luck today. Expect goodnews from distant place. Exchange emails carefuas there are chances of some faux pas in thecommunications. Ganesha thinks that you may nto put in more efforts to woo your beloved one.

You may remain a bit confused at workplace ab

which task to take up first. Strong determinationnecessary to handle office work successfully. Inpersonal life, you might have to listen to yourbeloved patiently.

Its a low energy day for you. You are advised tokeep low profile at office. If you try to react tosomeone aggressively, you might have to acceptdefeat. Personal life may help you balance stressthat you might have had during the day.

You might have to work harder today. Before yoexpect others to deliver something very much intime, look at the situation objectively and try toevaluate. You may be least concerned about lovlife today, although you carry the heart of Gold

You may not be interested in handling simple anmundane tasks. You are in a mood to develop

something new which is in line with your job. Ymay wish to spend more time with your belovedfor your desire for the companionship is intensifi

It is going to be a stressful day for you. Relationwith superiors may also need to be handled withcare. In love life you may experience undue stresBasically, the day will taste your patience but if act prudently, everything will be fine.

It is best day to put new plans on paper. Its alsfavourable day to communicate with importantpeople. You may try to please your partner but ymay have practical approach towards expenses, there are least chances of overspending.

You will try to be more precise and punctual todThe pace of your work may slow down so youmight have to stay back at office till late to finis

On the other hand family may also demand yourattention, due to which you may feel stressed ou

You are filled with zeal and thrill today. You mawish to achieve too much but you may not be ato be patient, so you may take yourself and othfor a ride. Your beloved may find you self-centredespite that you may not be able to change it.

to deal with problems at work. You will think togive it a chance to try your best to sort out. In llife, you may have a strong feeling that you aresacrificing far way too much. Dont continue withsuch a feeling, try to compose yourself.

Your decision power may be weak so you areadvised not to take important decisions regardinwork, instead postpone them for three-four daysYou may be able to devote time to your love lifewhich will fill your day with joy.

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

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You may be dealing with lot of work at office bwill be rewarded with appreciation from superiorIts best day for redesigning technical work that have done. Even while you are with your beloveyou may be talking about work related matters.

You may get a stroke of luck today. Expect goodnews from distant place or abroad. Exchange emcarefully as there are chances of some faux pas the communications. You may need to put in moefforts to woo your beloved one.

You may remain a bit confused at workplace ab

which task to take up first. Strong determinationnecessary to handle work successfully. In personlife, generally you would talk more but today yomight have to listen to your beloved patiently.

It is not a very favourable day for you hence youare advised to keep low profile at office. If you to react to someone aggressively, you might havaccept defeat. Personal life may help you balancstress that you might have had during the day.

You might have to work harder. Before you expeothers to deliver something very much in time, loat the situation objectively and try to evaluate. Ymay be least concerned about love life today,although you carry the heart of Gold.

You may not be interested in handling simple anmundane tasks. You are in a mood to develop

something new which is in line with your work. may wish to spend more time with your belovedfor your desire for the companionship is intensifi

At workplace, you might have to deal withsomething that you would generally not prefer thandle. Relations with superiors may also need tbe handled with care. In love life you mayexperience undue stress.

It is best day to put new plans on paper. Its alsfavourable day to communicate with importantpeople. You may try to please your partner but ymay have practical approach towards expenses, there are least chances of overspending.

You will try to be more precise and punctual todYour work may slow down so you might have tostay back at office till late. On the other hand

family may also demand your attention, due towhich you may feel stressed out.

You are filled with zeal and thrill. You may wishachieve too much but you may not be able to bpatient, so you may take yourself and others forride. Your beloved one may find you self-centreddespite that you may not be able to change.

You might have to deal with problems at work,which may be negligible for others. This may puyou off but you will try your best to solve it. In llife, you may have a strong feeling that you aresacrificing way too much.Try to compose yourself

Your decision power may be weak so you areadvised not to take important decisions regardinwork, instead postpone them for three-four daysYou may be able to devote time to your love lifewhich will fill your day with joy.

Scarecrow arrestedA scarecrow dressed as a police officer was arrestedby real cops for wielding a speed gun at theroadside to warn motorists to slow down.

Pupils get to phone a friendStudents in Austria are being given an extra chance toboost their exam results they are now allowed to callexperts for help during the tests.

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