Alpha Times, T.nagar 04 October, 2009

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ALPHA TIMES 68th issue October 04, 2009

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5 more watchtowers to be erected; CCTV Cameras to be installed and photos of criminals displayed through digital banners

Deepavali nearing T Nagar becomes a high security zone With Deepavali a little over a fortnight

away, T Nagar -- the most popular commercial hub in the city -- is buzzing with activity, prompting the police to step up their vigil and take measures to ease traffic congestion.Besides clearing about 300

hawkers along and below the flyover between

Chennai Silks and T Nagar bus terminus last

week, the police have erected another five watchtowers, over and above the existing five, on Usman Road and Thiyagarayar Road. Among the other measures taken for the benefit of the shoppers and the people who visit T Nagar are the setting up of three water tanks in addition to the four old ones and the stationing of two ambulances and two fire tenders for emergency. Saravanan, Inspector (Law & Order), T Nagar said: "Forty police personnel, including women, have been posted at various points from Thiyagarayar Road to the Usman Road stretch covering 5 km. We even have police personnel keeping a watch in mufti near the Mambalam railway station with a view to check incidents of eve teasing, pick pocketing and chain snatching." Sources said that more CCTV cameras in the shopping area are likely to be installed, taking

their total number to 25, to maintain vigil and also help track down people who could go missing in the crowd. Contd. on pg. 3

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Patience provides the nourishment! VOL: 2 ISSUE 16

October 04, 2009

Mr Q can have the last laugh THOSE who are familiar with playing scrabble know that ‘Q’ becomes a problem when not used in time. Q stands for Quandary, or Quiz or various other variations. It also stands for Mr Q or Mr Quattrocchi. The Central Bureau of Investigation was in a quandary over what to do about the man from Italy accused of being involved in the Bofors gun deal that hit the headlines in the late 1980s. As we all know, the CBI sleuths plan their journey according to the weather report coming from the government of the day. In this case, the political forecast was in conflict with the professional advice. The CBI had once suggested that a strong case existed against Mr Q. But the opinion has undergone a sea change with the passage of time. So, after full 23 years, he is finally off the hook. The Opposition can be depended on to raise a bit of stink but it too will be hard pressed to explain why it could not nail him when the NDA happened to be in power. Mr Q has been more agile in movements than the men of the CBI. The trial continued longer than any soap opera. As far as the CBI, which is often given to positive thinking, is concerned, it seemed to think that he had committed neither a sin, nor crime. Perhaps that is why it had permitted the defreezing of his accounts in London. Nor did it lose its sleep over its failure to obtain his extradition from Malaysia and Argentina or whichever country Mr Q chose for being away from law. The red corner notice against him which was in force till last year was subsequently dumped somewhere. The petitioner against him is not amused and has accused the Centre of being hand in glove with the accused. It is a matter of nitpicking who is hand and who is glove. The CBI somehow fails to recognize — willingly or otherwise —which is the hand and which is the glove. Mr Q can have the last laugh while playing the end game.

Srimad Bhagavata Saptaha Mahotsavam at SRM School S r i m a d Bhagavata Saptaha Mahotsavam will be held at the SRM Nightingale Matgriculation Hr. Sec. School Thambaiah Road, West Mambalam, Oct. 05 to 11 daily at 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. A series of religious discourse on Srimad Bhagawatham will be rendered by Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, Head of the Department of Sanskrit, SRM Arts and Science College,

Kattangulathur The programme details are as follows: Oct: 5, Va r a h a Avatharam, Oct. 06, Dhuruva Charitham, Oct. 07 Prhladha Charitham, Oct. 08: Ambarisha Charitham, Oct. 09, Sri Krishna Jananam; Oct. 1 0 , G o c i n d a Pattabhishekam, Oct. 11 Sri Rukmini Kalyanam. A l l a r e welcome.

Pavithrotsavam The annual pavithrotsavam for Sri Srinivasa Perumal at Sri Vedanta Desikar Temple, Mylapore, will be held from October 4 to 10. S p e c i a l homams will be conducted in the morning by 8 a.m. and in the evening, there will be a procession by 6.30 p.m. on all days of the fest. Ve d a , P r a b a n d h a m ,

Ithihasam, Puranam, Grantha parayanam will accompany the homams to be performed by eminent scholars. Purnahuthi will be on October 10 at 10 p.m. For further details, contact Sri Ve d a n t h a D e s i k a r Devasthanam (Ph: 04424953799).

Baba's simplicity is well known and in fact baffling to those who associated Gurus with grandiose pomp, and showmanship. He did not consider himself to be above everything. Such was his humility. The fact that he did not allow anyone to worship him until a few years before his death stands testimony to this. The Spotless of Gurus, Sadguru Sainath is the jewel reflecting the divine wisdom. It is a practice of those who seek Guru to request f o r a special instructio n o r "upadesh ". Baba g a v e n o n e . W h e n Radha Bai Deshmukh insisted that she would fast herself to death, the fakir simply stressed the virtues of faith and asked her to mind patience. Faith and patience will ferry one across the sea of mundane existence, said Baba. How does patience work? Is the patience just a waiting period that will culminate into the period of material riches? If so, it will be just a passive stage the end of which will take one to the beginning. What are the spiritual lessons one can derive from patience? Patience provides the nourishment to the seed of faith. It is during this active phase that faith in one's Sadguru will begin to blossom and bloom. Taking one close to His magnificence, patience provides the excellent of opportunities to receive, ruminate, and absorb everything that the Sadguru has to offer. Patience is the incubation phase that leads one to the realization of the everlasting. The most patient of His children were not richer by the material they possessed but by the higher level of transformation they were blessed with. Bhagath and Abdul remained materially poor their entire lives. While Baba gave lots of money to other devotees, He always kept these two poor. Baba always practiced repentance, abstinence, renunciation, and poverty. He guided these two in the same lines and having Him with them, they never felt that they were ever poor!

Engagements in the neighbourhood Sravanam Concerts - TTD Information Centre, T. Nagar. O c t o b e r 4 , 6 p . m . Vi j a y a l a k s h m y Subramaniam and party Vocal Sri Krishna Gana Sabha at Dr. Nalli Gana Vihar, T. Nagar. October 4, 6.15 p.m . Papanasam Ashok Ramani.Vocal Sree Satguru Gana Nilayam - SMR Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Jothi Ramalingam Street, West Mambalam. October 8, 6.30 p.m .Kausalya and Anjana

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Stars this week For the week Oct. 04 - Oct. 10 2009

ARIES Because of a falling Mars, you could annoy a loved one over a trifle, shattering your peace. Tuesday can be a still more cumbersome day.

TAURUS A rising Venus makes it a leisure and pleasure week. Pending jobs would be completed. Friday is a day of success.

GEMINI You can work successfully with all Virgos and Libras. But seeking favours from a Cancerian or a Leo would be useless.

CANCER With a lustrous Moon, your life is turning a new leaf. If in service, seniors will be happy to have you work with them.

LEO A downtrend in finances may compel you to re-plan future strategy. You will be at the receiving end. Rising prices could shake your calm.

VIRGO A huge professional turnaround soon. You will be aiming for new goals. Stop feeling that you did not get what you had deserved.

LIBRA A good week for those improving education or career. They can overcome challenges. Travel, communications are good to excel in.

SCORPIO A debilitating Mars may put you under the ill influence of unworthy friends. Their nefarious designs pose threat to your hard-earned money.

SAGITTARIUS Abandon travel plans hovering in your mind. Better attend to your health. Keep more time for relaxation.

CAPRICORN Monday-born would be penny wise, poundfoolish. Supporters could now block way. Saturdayborn may shower bounties on friends.

AQUARIUS A favourable week. Sale-purchase of stocks will raise financial fortunes. But be cautious.

PISCES Debility-prone Jupiter makes it a sensitive phase, with moodswings. The decisions you may take are crucial. These could affect you. - Dr. Anuj Vikram Sharma

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New traffic regulations in T Nagar for Diwali shopping In view of the expected rush of Deepavali shoppers, the police have also made certain changes in vehicular movement in the area. The changes, which came into force on Oct. 01 include one-way restriction and a ban on entry of autorickshaws in some parts of T.Nagar. Only vehicles from North Usman Road taking the Panagal flyover are allowed on Madley junction. Vehicles from Madley junction cannot take the Panagal flyover. Autorickshaws c o m i n g f r o m Venkatnarayana RoadNageswara Road j unction have been prohibited from taking the D u r a i s a m y s u b w a y. Likewise, autorickshaws would not be allowed on

Brindavan Street towards Panagal Park; from Muthurangan Road to Madley Road junction; from Kannamapet to Madley Road junction; from Burkit RoadDhandapani Street intersection to Madley Road junction; from North Usman RoadCoats Road junction to Panagal Park via North Usman East Service Road; from Rohini roundabout to Panagal Park; from North Usman Road-Maharajapuram Santhanam Road intersection to Panagal Park; through the service roads of Dhandapani Street towards Usman Road and South Usman Road. Parking lots for autorickshaws is available on Burkit Road (30 autos), Dhandapani

Street (30 autos), Venkatnarayana Road (near Thyagaraya Club) (30 autos), Bashyam Road (50 autos) and Coats Road (50 autos). Those coming by cars could use the parking lots provided at the following places: Muthurangan Salai (Eastern side) (50 vehicles), G.N. Chetty Road, (from Prakasam Road, Bashyam Road junction to Vani Mahal either sides) (200 v e h i c l e s ) , Somasundaram Playground (500 vehicles), Thyagaraya Road (Western side) (200 vehicles), Venkatnarayana Road (southern side of T.T. Devasthanam) (50 vehicles) and Burkit Road (northern side Madley junction to Burkit

Special coaching for Banks’ PO/Clerk Examinations T h e Stenographers’ Guild, T.Nagar, has proposed to conduct a tailor-made special coaching for Banks’ Probationary Officers/Clerks Examinations from Monday, October 5. Since many Banks are coming forward to recruit P r o b a t i o n a r y Officers/Clerks, the Guild is starting coaching classes with an aim to help youths to acquire the necessary reasoning ability and quantitative methods of solving problems in the exams. The duration of the coaching classes will be two hours a day for six days in a week and for 2 months. There will be morning and evening batches and exclusive Sunday batches As the banks have announced thousands of vacancies and the qualification to get through need a Contd. from pg. 1

minimum qualifying mark in reasoning, quantitative aptitude, General English and General Awareness the Guild is energizing the youth on these lines.. For details, the Office of the Guild may be contacted at No.1, Guild

Street, (Behind SivaVishnu Temple), T.Nagar, Chennai-600017. Phone: 24342421; 24337387, Fax: 42867859; E-mail: [email protected]; w e b s i t e : www.stenold.org

CAT online registration extended to October 11 The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have extended the last date for online registration for this year’s Common Admission Test from October 1 to 11. CAT scores are used for a d m i s s i o n t o m a n a g e m e n t programmes offered by the IIMs and other leading business schools in the country. A release by Prometric, the organisation handling the test which is going online this year, said that the edit feature that enabled those who had already registered for the test

online to edit their personal details will also be made available to candidates till October 11. The sale of CAT vouchers at designated AXIS bank branches, earlier scheduled to end on October 1, has been extended to October 8. Sale of vouchers and online registration for CAT 2009 opened on September 9. The decision to extend the dates was taken as candidates were finding it difficult to buy the CAT vouchers as of the many bank holidays in September.

Deepavali nearing T Nagar becomes . . . From the mini control rooms near P o t h y ' s , o n Ranganathan Street and at the Usman Road junction, police personnel keep a watch round the clock. S i n c e t r a ff i c control is a huge challenge, efforts are being made to streamline it. Marimuthu, Inspector of Police, Traffic, T Nagar said: "I have requested the authorities of the

schools in and around the area to keep their grounds open for parking vehicles of shoppers. I have also urged the transport authorities to operate night bus services from T Nagar during the festival season to ease traffic. On tackling criminals, Kannapiran, Assistant Commissioner, T Nagar said: "We have collected the photos of all the known criminals in T

Nagar area and are planning to display them through digital banners. The photographs will be given to all shop owners to help them identify the thugs and alert the police. I caught 10 criminals last year that way and there were no major cases of robbery or pick pocketing registered during last 10 days of the Deepavali season last year."

Road and V.N. Road junction) (100 vehicles). Parking space for 500 two-wheelers has been provided at the eastern side of Thyagaraya Road. Nearby school grounds would also be utilised (on holidays) as parking lots for twowheelers, at Corporation Higher Secondary School, Prakasam Road, (200 vehicles); Ramakrishna Higher Secondary Schools at Bashyam Road and Burkit Road (200 vehicles each). Also private parking lot facilities are a v a i l a b l e o n Ramanathan Street, Guild Street and Mahalakshmi Street. Goods vehicles will not be allowed to enter T. Nagar between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m.

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Dhakshina Edge - the best SCF factor India is today truly a land of immense opportunities. The demand for skilled Indian professionals is growing exponentially not only in India but around the world. But while the options have increased, so has the competition for the premier institutions that qualify you for these opportunities. Your future therefore hinges on your performance in the key moments like your board exams and entrance exams. While school learning and a concerted effort from you will help you towards this end, some outside help could make the difference between adequate performance and an excellent result In this juncture a coaching centre Dhakshina comes in which provide you with the best of staff ( S ) , the best of coaching ( C ) and the best of facilities ( F). Regular Tests are given and the feedback is sent to the parents. The evaluation is done taking into consideration the

correctness and the presentation of the answers. The very approach to the exams is assessed and altered if required. They provide extensive feedback regarding the tests which will be an invaluable input for the Board exams. Batch sizes are kept low so that every student gets the attention he or she needs. Parents are involved and they interact frequently with the centre as the parents play a very important part in students' preparation. . Dhakshina C o a c h i n g a n d Te s t Centre was started in 2002 with the main focus of providing students with the right environment and best possible guidance through well qualified and experienced teachers. The teachers ensure that the students get all the guidance needed not only to do well in school exams, but to top them. With a wide range of c o u r s e s o n o ff e r, students can choose packages to suit their needs. D r. Va s a n t h a

Krishnaswamy Founder of the Centre was the principal of D.A.V.Mat.Hr.Sec.Schoo l in Gopalapuram since the inception of the school. Under her guidance, the school produced outstanding results in the Board examinations year after y e a r. T h e s t u d e n t s topped in the state in individual subjects and in the cumulative totals. Prior to that, she taught Maths, Physics and Computer Science in D . A . V. ( C . B . S . E . ) Gopalapuram for 10 years. She further added to her achievements, a doctorate in Education. Dhakshina's test series programme is very popular and very effective. This starts from November first every year for Board going classes and the students are taken care of till the Boards. Dhakshina has 4 branches Mylapore, T.Nagar, Indra Nagar and Kilpauk. And they also coach for IIT-JEE , AIEEE & AIPMT

Special trains to clear the festival rush S o u t h e r n Railway will run the following special trains from Chennai Central to Nagercoil (via Erode, Karur, and Madurai) and Ernakulam to clear the extra rush of passengers. Train No. 0601 will leave Central at 8.30 p.m. on October 5, 7, 9 and 12 and reach Nagercoil at 10.50 a.m. the next day. In the return

DGE revises rank Kum. U. Aarthy, a student of Sri Ahobila Math Oriental Highe Secondary School, West Mambalam, who applied

for revaluation has been declared State III in Aggregate (1186/1200) and secured State III both in Commerce and Accountancy as per the communication by the Department of Govt. Examinations.

direction, train no. 0602 will leave Nagercoil at 4.30 p.m. on October 4, 6, 8, 11 and 13 and arrive Central at 8.30 a.m. the next day. Additional Deepavali weekly superfast special trains to Coimbatore: Train no. 0613 will leave Central at 11.50 p.m. on October 9, 23, 30, and November 6 and reach Coimbatore at

7.55 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, train no. 0614 will leave Coimbatore at 7.45 p.m. on October 4, 11, 25, November 1, and 8 and arrive Central at 4 a.m. the next day. A d v a n c e reservation for the above trains will commence on October 1, according to a press release, issued by the Southern Railway

TANUVAS invites applications The Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has invited applications for certificate courses in Livestock Products Technology, Animal Feed and Mill Management, Fodder Production, Japanese Quail P r o d u c t i o n , Tu r k e y Farming and Livestock and Poultry Farm Manager.

While for the first two courses, candidates who have completed Plus-two are eligible, for the next three, eighth standard is sufficient. For the last course, the candidate should have completed tenth standard. The last date for submitting applications is October 30. For details contact: 044-25554375.

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Information on the PDS stock at your ration shop just an SMS away The Tamil Nadu government has found an ingenious way to outwit neighbourhood ration shops that routinely turn away customers under the pretext that the outlet has run out of stocks. Soon, ration card holders will need to send just an SMS and the information on the availability of stocks in their respective PDS outlet will be in their hands within minutes. “It is part of the step-by-step process t o w a r d s t o t a l transparency in food distribution in the state,’’ said K Shanmugam, food secretary. Three months ago, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) began using SMS to receive inputs on stock availability in each of the 28,000 ration shops across the state at the end of the day. The data thus received was stored in the central server. Now, the service would be available to the nearly two crore card holders in the state. “Until now, only officials were accessing the data. Now, the consumers can get the details too,” said Shanmugam. “ B e s i d e s making the system transparent, the facility will help people know the stock before going to the ration shop,” said a deputy commissioner of TNCSC in Chennai. For

Free Sanskrit Classes Fresh free Sanskrit Classes c o m m e n c e a t Mambalam Samskrita Vidyalaya, 116, K.R. Koil S t r e e t , W e s t Mambalam, from Oct. 05 at 7 pm. Classes will be held thrice a week contact: Prof. Dr. O.R. Devanathan, 24890311, Cell: 9884364620.

Nano Technology Update M r P. I n d r a Neel, Research Scholar, Dept of Chemistry, IIT speaks on 'Nano Technology' at the Children’s Club, 96, V.M.Street on Sunday October 4, at 10 a.m. Senior school and college students are welcome to attend.

instance, senior citizens with white cards who are entitled to sugar can send an SMS to know about the sugar stock in their ration shop to avoid straining themselves by walking to the shop, he pointed out. As the ration cards bear the district codes as well as shop codes, it would be easy for consumers to access information. But, the government has a request — consumers should ideally utilise the SMS facility during the day time as the central server gets a bit clogged after 5 pm when the official data flow begins. Consumers in the state have to send an SMS starting with ‘PDS’ followed by the district code (like 01 for North Chennai) and the ration shop code (like BE014), which is printed on the lower portion of the front page of all ration cards The SMS can be sent to any of the following numbers: 9 7 8 9 0 0 6 4 9 2 , 9 7 8 9 0 0 5 4 5 0 , 9 1 7 6 4 8 0 2 2 6 , 9 1 7 6 4 8 0 2 2 7 , 9 0 9 4 8 3 1 7 6 6 , 9 7 9 0 7 2 5 3 4 9 , 9176480216 Information about stock availability of rice, wheat, pulses and other essentials at your local PDS shop, as on the previous evening, will be received by SMS

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Tree walk on Oct 4

Talk on Bhagwan Ramana

Nizhal, a trust that promotes concern for trees in the city, is organising a tree walk on October 4, at the Birla Planetarium campus. Besides learning how to identify trees, walkers can learn interesting facts about each tree, its nativity and uses. The walk will start at 7am. To r e g i s t e r, c a l l 9445258328 or 9840744453.

Date extended The Institute of Distance Education of the University of Madras has extended the date for admission to all courses (undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma and certificate courses) up to October 30. A press release here stated that application-cumprospectus could be obtained from the institute, any one of the spot admission centres or study centres on payment of Rs.100.

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Under the auspices of Sri Ramana Bhaktha Samajam C.T. Ananda Krishnan (Advocate) will give a talk on Bhagwan Ramana’s at 6 pm on Sunday, Oct. 4 in BVSN Murthy school premies 27/12 A, Thambiah Street, West Mambalam. There is Veda paarayanam and Akshara Manamalai paarayanam at 5 pm on Sunday. . More details can be has in phones 2371 6495/ 98417 39090 and 94441 72623. All are welcome

Free ayurveda Camp Limra Ayurveda 28/4, Brindavan Street, West Mambalam will conduct a free Ayurveda and natural medicine camp from 2 pm to 9 pm on Sunday, Oct. 4 in Anugraha Hall, 32 Raju Street, West Mambalam. A. Latiff (Organizer) told that a team of 5 doctors led by Dr. N. Venkateshwara Rao and Dr. K. Gowthaman will examine the patients. Those suffering from diabetes, skin ailments, artritis, infertility and other chronic diseases are welcome to attend.

Free spoken English training T.S. Sridhar, Principal Secretary and Commissioner of

to 61 economically poor students to mark the commemoration of Sri

Museums, Tamilnadu Government launched a Free Spoken English Training programme on Sunday, September 20,

Krishna Sweets 61st founding day. In which rich tributes are paid to N.K. Mahadeva Iyer, the founder of Sri Krishna

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Sweets. M. Murali, Managing Director of Sri Krishna Sweets recalled the advices of his father to do a lot of social activities as a part of profession. S . V . Ramaswamy, the Hon. President of the Guild informed that the offer of Free Spoken English Training is a part of Guild’s activities and to fulfill the objective of the Guild to offer such free programme to physically challenged, orphans, destitute women, economically poor students and gypsy community every year.

Navarathri celebrations at Kalamandir The nine day dussera festival was celebrated with pomp and splendor at Kalamandir Matriculation Hr. Sec. School, West Mambalam. A grand kolu with nine steps was kept . for display. This year the theme was different Ganeshas and various Ganesh murthy idols were kept in the kolu. L a l i t h a sahasranama archana was done every day by the teachers and students. On the Vijayadasami day the K.G Section children dressed themselves in various religious god and saints and made the festival a colourful one. Daily prasadams were distributed . Parents also participated with lot of devotion .

Blood donation camp organised at Vani Mahal

S.Ve.Shekher MLA with Ravi, S.V.S.Mani, T.K.Raghunathan and Kumar of Vani Mahal Sri Thyagabrahma Gana Sabha organised a blood donation camp on Gandhi Jayanthi day. A large number of donors have donated blood during the camp.. S.Ve.Shekher MLA inaugurated the camp.

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Theatre to screen short films A number of short films made by talented technicians here make a mark in international film festivals, but the audience here have not had too many chances to view these crisp films. Film buffs interested in such films have some good news now. A b i r a m i Theatres will soon begin screening short films

during weekends at 11 a.m. “Short films are a sort of training ground to budding technicians. Some of them come up with very impressive work, but their work never makes it to public forums,” says its proprietor Abirami Ramanathan, who has decided to make entry free to the screening of these films. “It is my way of giving back to the film

industry which has given me so much,” he says. Aspiring film directors, students of media and film studies, interested short film makers can approach the theatre and apply. “The only criterion is that only those entries supported by a certificate from the censor board will be chosen,” Mr. Ramanathan said. For details, 26423377 or 26424477

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Burgerman launches Indian Institute of Kiosk Management Burgerman Foods India Pvt Ltd set up an academy named the Indian Institute of Kiosk Management (IIKM) at Annanagar, Chennai. to provide training for people interested in being e n t r e p r e n e u r s . D r.

Krishna Chandra, Deputy Director of Employment, Ministry of labour and Employment inaugurated the academy. Once they finish the 6month course, they will be given a kiosk of their own. It is aimed at providing an entrepreneurship opportunity with attractive returns to aspirant entrepreneurs. According to Sunil, the CEO and founder of Burgerman

Foods India Pvt Ltd, there are many people who want to be entrepreneurs but are stuck not knowing what to do and how. He equates owning a kiosk to that of owning an auto rickshaw. You take good care of the appearance of

your auto, its cleanliness and upkeep and maintenance and would be nice to customers and maximize earning potential by exploring all possible fair means of earning. Similarly, a Burgerman kiosk entails the franchisee to earn a better means of earning a livelihood than being an employee lifelong. As opposed to the usual scenario of investing hard earned

money and hoping for success, at IIKM, an aspirant entrepreneur is provided all necessary skills during a 6 month course (shorter duration options are also available) and assistance is provided in locating a source for funding the business. The institute is being s e t u p i n collaboration with retail training experts M/s Score Training Academy Pvt Ltd., who have been providing training support for existing BMFIPL kiosks for over a year now. Sunil Cherian, says this is the only “ B u s i n e s s ” guaranteed course as opposed to the several “job” guarantee courses that are around. Burgerman is a kiosk model that has been heartily accepted by people across age groups and is known for its delicious and healthy burgers. More details regarding this unique course that culminates in a business opportunity can be had at the IIKM website or one can call 9962032007 or visit the academy. K a v i t h a . S , D i r e c t o r, S c o r e Academy,Manoj,Director ,IIKM ,were also present at the launch.

Free yoga classes S a n n y a s i Krishnayogam will conduct month- long free yoga classes for adults from 5.30 am to 7 am from Sunday, Oct. 4 in Bala Vidya Higher Secondary S c h o o l , 3 0 , Vasudevapuram (between Chakrapani Street and Janakirman Street, near Doraiswamy Road Subway).

The classes are conducted according to the curriculum of the Bihar School of Yoga. Asanas, praanayama pratyahara (sense withdrawal techniques), meditation, mantra value education, food habits, shat kriyas (internal pathways cleaning for managing diseases) etc. are taught. Doctors give

lectures on alternative medicines. Classes on stress management for corporate executives are also conducted. For details about the yoga programme call 94450 51015 and 94442 40383 or www.satyam yogatrust.net.

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LANGUAGE ARTS: Descriptive Words When we want to convey our thoughts we use words. And when we need to describe something in graphic details we depend on adjectives, adverbs and verbs. These three words are like colour pencils. Each one of them adds a new dimension to the beauty and meaning of the word picture we want to draw. And each of these words is essential for expressing a clear and vivid description and helps form a bridge between the writer or the speaker and his reader or his audience. Let us now study the role of each of these words in the example that follows: “Rarest of the apes, wild orangutans are restricted to the mountain ranges of the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. It has long been illegal in Indonesia and Malaysia to own, kill or export them. However, until recently the laws were not strictly enforced.” In the sample passage there are three adjectives — rarest, wild, illegal; three adverbs — long, recently, strictly; and five verbs – restricted, own, kill, export, enforced. In the passage that comprises 43 words, there are in all 11 descriptive words, which means almost onefourth of the total contents. The adjective ‘rarest’ tells us that the orangutans are an endangered species; ‘wild’ informs us that we are talking only of the orangutans that live in the

wilderness; ‘illegal’ tells us that it is against the law to disturb the population of the orangutans in their wild habitats in Malaysia and Indonesia. Moving on to the adverbs, we find that while ‘long’ and ‘recently’ give us a clear picture of the time period in each situation, the adverb ‘strictly’ throws some light on the manner the law is supposed to be followed in order to stop the wrong practices against the endangered orangutans. The five verbs play their role of making the word picture clearer by telling us of the actions and the different manners in which they take place. We come to know that the orangutans are not found in any other part of either Indonesia or Malaysia, but as the verb clearly puts it, are ‘restricted’ to the mountain ranges of Borneo and Sumatra. Then the verbs ‘own’, ‘kill’ and ‘export’ serve the purpose of explaining the dictates of the law very clearly, accurately and precisely. The present discussion on words that help describe situations, people or places is meant to correct the general impression that adjectives are the only descriptive words in English language. Another look at the above passage tells us that a good piece of writing is created only when we use our descriptive words — adjectives, adverbs, verbs — with the greatest of care and

focus. Adding too many of these words, regardless of suitability to the purpose in hand, would only lead to a creation of confusing images rather than clear ones in the mind of the reader or listener. On the other hand, you should make sure that what you say or write has substance and carries weight. This is possible only when you make a c o n s c i o u s e ff o r t t o include all the three types of descriptive words, we have just discussed, in your everyday rejoinders in written or spoken language. Finally, just read the two specimens written on the same subject, more or less communicating the same information. Then form your own judgement as to which one of the two gives you a more effective and clear image of the situation that is described. “Little Raju’s face lit up with a wide smile. Then he gurgled and laughed outright. He toddled towards the open ground and picked up the ball gingerly, as it came rolling in his direction.” “Raju began to laugh. He went towards the ball and picked it up as soon as it reached him.” I hope I leave you the wiser on the use of descriptive words in all your written a n d s p o k e n assignments. S. Raghunathan

Things you probably never thought about! 1. At least five people in this world love you so much they would die for you. 2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. 3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just like you. 4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don’t like you. 5. Every night, someone thinks about you before he/she goes to sleep. 6. You mean the world to someone. 7. If not for you, someone may not be living. 8. You are special and unique. 9. Someone that you don’t even know exists loves you. 10. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it. 11. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look: you most likely turned your back on the world. 12.When you think you have no chance of getting what you want, you probably won’t get it, but if you believe in yourself, probably, sooner or later, you will get it. 13. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks. 14. Always tell someone how you feel about him/her; you will feel much better. 15. If you have great friends, take the time to let them know that they are great.

The diverse student race Your first step towards a larger social circle is when you enter your college. This is the period when you start interacting with different kinds of people belonging to different backgrounds. Initially when you are at school, you are a part of a class of almost 25-30 children, probably you know most of them since your childhood; but when you enter a college, you meet people you have never met before. You are now a part of a larger class having almost 6070 students. You are not at all acquainted with and to get to know all of them even a period of two years is not enough. All of them are different from each other. They think differently, talk eccentrically, behave diversely, walk strangely etc., and so the list goes on and on about all the ways these lots of s t u d e n t s a r e distinguished from each other. It would be a lot more feasible to classify as “STUDENT RACEJust as we call ourselves a part of the human race.Consequently, the elementary step you take when you are introduced to a new variety of species with such diverse characteristics is to classify them into different classes. And the prime objective of my writing is the same. I have classified the student race into the following classes. Let’s start off with the rare or rather extinct species. They are called THE BOOK WORMS. The most distinguished feature

about them is that they are always found with books or notes. Their day starts with books, continues with notes and ends with the lectures they noted down. You may find them wearing huge spectacles or with tightly bonded hair. Next comes THE MEDIOCRES. They have balanced themselves; they indulge in both academic and fun loving activities to such an extent that they are not lost in either of them. The common aspect that they share with the BOOK WORMS is that they are always found in proper uniforms. Then we have T H E R U L E BREAKERS. They love bunking classes and their most common habitat is the cafeteria and the bunkers area. They pay no heed to what the teachers say and do things the way they want. Nearest to t h e m a r e t h e INTIMIDATORS and the HI-FIs. Their physical appearance is the most significant identifying feature, wearing skinfitted uniforms, extremely short shirts, bandanna and shoes, which are prohibited. They walk around, openly with no fear holding cell phones and they have a great passion for passing acerbic remarks on others. Their common habitat is the cafeteria and the bunkers area as well. T h e l i s t continues with the people known as THE SHOW-OFFS, bringing

NIKE and ADIDAS bags, Swatch watches, talking about hi-fi hangouts are all these pals can garrulously talk about. They are completely snobbish in attitude and pompous. The most commonly available species of students are a part of the notorious class known as THE EMPTY VESSELS, the proverb ‘empty vessels make the most noise’ suits them the most, they just keep on saying whatever they want without even thinking for a nanosecond. They hold a common similarity with the show offs, that is they want to the centre of attention whether they deserve it or not. T H E P E E R PRESSURISED have no other goal other than to try to fit in with the other class members; these people are usually the victims of scathing and are probably the most immaculate, unsophisticated and browbeaten class of students known up till now. Well, these were just a few of the innumerable categories in which the students have been classified. But this is not the end, these classes have been further divided into sub classes, then into groups and sub groups and further into orders and sub orders etc. Subsequently, due to the ever-growing human race this process cannot be brought to a halt, but is sometimes hindered when unknown species of students come up to surface and then again leads to the development of a new class of student race. Further, researches are being made to account for the different factors how members of one class transform into other class members, whether this is a result of an adaptation or a mutation or some form of evolution is still to be unearthed. But till then this succinct piece of information should be instructive enough to help you realise the class, which you belong to. S. Raghunathan

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Foundations a leading name in the real estate industry - has set up shop at Thambiah Road West Mambalam. the shop was inaugurated on Gandhi Jayanthi day by Mrs. Rajathi Ammal wife of the T N Chief Minister Dr. M Karunanidhi. Opening the showroom Mrs. Rajathi Ammal lit the kuthuvillakku blessed the showroom owners. Ta l k i n g t o Alpha Times Mr. C. Anand one of the partners, said, “we have large collection of

and 9 yards for the devout women. Also we have formal and casusal Shirts and trousers for men. For the modern day youth we have T shirts, short pants and kurtas in varying range. Not to leave the kids we have a very big collection which needs to be seen personally. For the present generation women designer sarees and churidar materials are available in attractive colours and designs. In short a family shopping zone is just in your

the showroom which is spread over an area of over 8000 sq. ft. Why cross over to T Nagar wading through traffic snarls and waste your valuable time when you can get sarees and dress materials lower than T Nagar prices in Mambalam itself “says a beaming Anand. A s a n introductory offer a special 10% discount is given on Oct. 4 only. Walk in to see yourself the ambience and the collection at Mambalam Chandrasekar Textiles.

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remain away from the public’s glare - that a visitor has to encounter in a traditional zoo. T h e zoo has 370 animals for the start and the databank of clips and still pictures will be reinforced daily. The BBC s t a f f i s exploring several wildlife programmes to enhance t h e i r collection. Darwi n’s frog, found in Chile forests and which gives birth through the mouth of the male. The birth process is repeated in slow motion. The website is

classified into animal kingdom's main categories, such as mammals, fish and birds, and is further sub-divided in tiers through subspecies. Longstanding favourites such as meerkats are in the launch selection but the spotlight also shines on the nocturnal and hardlyever-seen Sundar Flying Lemur, or Malay Colugo. A rat-like rodent, this opens itself out into a sort of aerial handbag to glide silently through the forests of Borneo in the dark. Equally shy are the Dumbo octopi, the only wild species to be named after a Disney character. Nearly 25 percent of the animals have more than one clip each. Log on to http://www.bbc.co.uk/nat ure/animals/

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