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LONDON: In this file photo, an over- weight person eats. Kuwait ranked fourth most obese country on the planet according to a report published yesterday. — AP

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Local Spotlight Scribbler’s Notebook ‘Green Man’ talks taboos Which Kuwait?

By Jamie Etheridge By Muna Al-Fuzai

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aleed Al-Nasser, a candidate for the by-elections, being “green candidate” due to his untraditional green uring a recent visit to Kuwait by a friend of surprised everyone not with his green clothes, bisht. Some said he wore green because the parliament’s mine, I was asked to describe Kuwait to her. Wbut what he called for! This man was the talk of chairs are green, while others said he is only seeking DI started out with the typical explanation of the town the whole week. Nasser is a simple, ordinary attraction. In all cases, he made some laugh and became the oil wealth and the desert and traditional society man who plays no games and called to legalize the sale of good fodder for the media. He also initiated a great like most people would. Then I stopped. Which alcohol and gambling in Kuwait. If he was running in any debate over societal acceptance of calls such as his. Kuwait was I describing? The more I thought about other part of the world outside Kuwait, no one would Waleed Al-Nasser can’t win in this society. He seems it, the more I realized that Kuwait is not just one even notice him. Here, this is the domain of conservatives extreme to the majority of voters who want someone to place. It’s actually many different things to the and hypocrisy, so they made this man look like a sinner. fulfill their dreams and not tell them how ugly and boring many different communities who live here. Some even called for prosecuting him over what he said. their country is. Although we all think we are a democrat- Social media was awash with comments over this ic society, most people don’t welcome differing opinion Kuwait is for Kuwaitis first and foremost. It’s a man’s calls, described by conservatives as “outrageous” outside the common code of life here. land and a nation and a people and one of the old- and “unacceptable”. But some young people found in his Nasser also called for turning Kuwait’s beaches into est continuous countries in the region. It’s also a comments words of truth. I think he said what he believes “open resorts”. I really could not figure out what this culture and a society rooted in this land, a demo- to be the truth from his own perspective regardless of could be! Nevertheless, this man used his constitutional graphic that has incorporated the wealth of oil, the others’ opinions in a society that accepts dishonesty right and expressed an opinion. Like in the movies, the changes of modernity while struggling to retain its rather than honesty. ‘Green Man’ made people say wow! I guess he succeeded traditions and values. Even in the midst of social This man was given many names, the most popular in that. and political evolution, Kuwaitis remain distinct in their areas and their mode of living. But Kuwait is also a land of expats. A work camp Photo of the day or amazing opportunity, depending upon your salary and how you look at it. It’s a place of (mostly) expat Arabs and Asians and each of these have their own distinct Kuwait. From weekend hangouts and restaurants to gro- cery shops and neighborhoods, Kuwait is divided firstly between locals and expats and then between expats themselves. Go to the shisha cafes of Hawally on Thursday nights and you’ll find Little Egypt. Visit LuLu Hypermarket on a Friday and you’ll see throngs of Asia Kuwait. Most areas, like Salmiya, are mixed but in even there a block or two will be known as predominately Arab or Indian. The sad fact is that each community keeps most- ly to itself. There are hundreds of Asian cultural and social societies here and their members are kept busy on weekends holding events and meetings at Indian school auditoriums to Filipino badminton clubs. Alternatively, each Arab expat community has social groups that meet at hotels and restau- rants. In fact, Kuwait is so segregated that there are only a very few places where you’ll see all the com- munities mixing together. Check out The Avenues on a Thursday evening or Friday and you will see pretty much every nationality represented in Kuwait - shopping or strolling or sitting a restaurant and café. It’s like our United Nations. This is pretty much common in any major metropolis, I guess. Go to New York as a tourist and you will no doubt find your way to China Town or visit London’s Arabian thoroughfare, Edgeware Road. The problem is that the segregation carries over into almost every aspect of life. Even in a multina- tional, multiethnic offices, the Arabs and Asians sel- dom mix and the cliques and mafias that form strangle merit, creativity, efficiency and cross polli- nation of ideas. I get that this is how the mafias sur- vive here but it’s also a lost opportunity for us all. KUWAIT: The Scientific Center is seen on a bright and sunny day in Kuwait. This haunt in Kuwait is much loved by kids How much more interesting and wise and eloquent and adults alike in Kuwait owing to the diversity of entertainment and education offered to everyone. — Photo by we might be if we took the time to get to know Yasser Al-Zayyat each other rather than just keeping our distance? Local FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

Conspiracy Theories By Badrya Darwish On a tiny chip

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ecently I was tidying up my with my kids and to preserve them dig- all moms and parents to cherish and an advanced country, let’s say the US Rroom when I came across a black itally. enjoy the childhoods of their children. or UK, it might take two days to reach. bag filled to the brim with loads I couldn’t help immediately using Because those moments, once they Forget it if you’re sending to Kuwait. I of old photos. So I said let me have a the technology of sending some of pass, never come back. don’t know out of Kuwait, but to look. It started with me looking at one them via WhatsApp to my friends and I also appreciate technology - that I Kuwait, no way. You’d have to carry it photo, a picture of my son when he family. I shared some of them with my could preserve around 3,000 photos on by hand and personally deliver it. was two or three years old. This sons and they were surprised and the small memory chips of my two Though technology did me a bril- touched me, and my hands just started shocked and asked where did I get mobiles. This is something that was liant job that afternoon, I still have flipping photo after photo. One photo them from and how long had I kept completely unthinkable even 15 years reservations about the speed of today’s pulled me to another and so on. them and why were they surfacing ago. Had I wanted to send a photo to technological advances. It’s scary, but I started at 3 pm in the afternoon now? anyone at that time, I would have to let’s enjoy the good part of it while we and I didn’t realize it was six o’clock, It’s amazing how photos affect us so take the photo, develop it, collect it can. and I looked up and found myself on much. Some of the photos I looked at from the shop (you could pay more for the sofa surrounded by hundreds of took me back in time and I found VIP service to have it developed in a photos, some on the floor, some on the myself crying. Then I laughed at myself couple of hours, instead of days), then table. I was using both my mobiles - and asked, why am I crying? But they you had to put it in an envelope, buy a the iPhone and the Samsung, so no dis- reminded me of something that I can- stamp and if not available, go to the crimination; they both did very well - to not have back: The childhood of my post office to buy it and seal it and take photos of the photos. So that I children. It’s something that cannot be drop it in the postbox. @BadryaD could keep them and later share them repeated to enjoy again, and so I advise Then wait for it to be delivered. If it’s Local FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Traditionally modern: Digitizing Gulf music

By Sunil Cherian British Library Project preserves usic rang in his ears one day when he was 30 in his Mnative German town. Thus began a life in search of music. The search ended in the study of endangered music and now he is into digitizing traditional Arab music. records since 1920s in new form Based in London, he visits the Gulf countries as part of his job. Now Rolf Killius, 50, British Library Gulf History Project curator of Oral and Musical Cultures is in Kuwait with his ears wide open. He is into diwaniyas, music shops, libraries and cultural institutions and meets people who can enhance his search for the oral history and music of the Arabian Peninsula. His records will add to the British Library’s huge shellac record collection from the 1920s. “The sea music has been amazing,” said a happy Rolf who plans to go to another music diwaniya session this weekend in downtown Kuwait. The British Library, he said, is working with the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development and the Qatar National Library to digitize half a million pages of archival and manuscript materi- al relating to the Gulf. Rolf has melodious stories of musicians and musical tradi- tions. In one such HMV era story, Salim Rashid, an Omani Oudh player goes to Yemen, Bombay and visits Kuwait in the 1950s and establishes a musical company. He goes back to Oman and becomes a court musician. Rolf met his youngest son and has digitized one of his 1920 records. “From outside, the Gulf looks like just black and white. But it’s the Gulf music that showed me the different colors,” said Rolf. “The pearl divers had their own songs just like the sailors. I’m sure life would have been difficult without the rhythm and regularity of music,” he said. Rolf also met with Ali Hussain Al-Youha, the Secretary General at the National Council of Art and Letters and the director of Kuwait National Library, Dr Hussain Al-Ansari, and had positive discussions on preserving the private collections of traditional Kuwaiti music and archiving documents and manuscripts. Rolf’s search in his 30s took him to India in the 1990s. In the border between Odisha and Andhra states, he said, there are people who speak unique language akin to Vietnamese lan- guage. He organized an Indian musical exhibition in London after collecting 300 musical instruments from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. He even wrote a book on temple music of Kerala. The Indian musico-philia still rings in his ears. Rolf said he was happy to meet an Indian expat in Kuwait, Asharaf Kalathode, who detailed to him the Muslim mappila songs. When Rolf left India he was accompanied by his Bengali lady love who now lives in London, waiting for what her husband would bring from Kuwait. The whole world is waiting too. Rolf will submit findings next month and the British Library web portal plans to release his recordings online by the end of this year.

Rolf Killius Available at The Sultan Centre & Carrefour

Local FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Local FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 News in brief

Thirty more candidates submit by-election papers KUWAIT: Thirty more candidates have presented candidacy documents in the tenth and final day of registration for the National Assembly (parliament) by-election due on June 26. The 30 candidates include three rivals from the second con- stituency, 13 from the third constituency, 14 from the fourth constituency, the Ministry of Interior said in a release yester- day. Thus, the total number of candidates for parliamentary by-elections has risen to 134 hopefuls, including seven women. Only one candidate has quit so far, the ministry added. By-elections will be held only in the second, third and fourth constituencies over five vacant parliamentary seats after the resignations of five deputies in early May.

Speaker congratulates Armenian counterpart KUWAIT: Kuwait’s ambassador to Armenia Bassam Al- KUWAIT: Deputy Premier, Interior Minister, Acting Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid is Gabandi delivered a message yesterday from the Kuwaiti pictured with other officials. Parliament Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem to the Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Galust Sahakyan, congrat- Interior Minister tours polling facilities ulating him on his new post at the Assembly, a statement by the embassy of Kuwait in Armenia said. The message, a KUWAIT: Touring election facilities yesterday copy of which was received by KUNA, dealt with augment- ing bilateral relations through visits to each other’s country ahead of the June 26 by-election polling, by their parliament friendship committees. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Muhammad Khaled Al-Sabah Kuwait’s participation expressed his satisfaction in a press statement in GEF talks ‘effective’ at the level of preparedness at these facilities, CANCUN: Kuwait’s attendance in the Fifth Assembly of the promising that all will go well as planned for Global Environment Facility (GEF) for the first time illustrates both candidates and voters. Among the facili- its commitment to supporting measures aimed at the envi- ronment, a diplomat said on Wednesday. Ambassador to ties he visited were the board of elections Mexico Samih Hayat, who is representing Kuwait at the department and the media center tracking three-day talks, said that after the country recently adopted the course of the by-election. Sheikh a new environment law, it aims to improve its environment Muhammad, who is also Acting Minister of and relationship with the international podium. His meet- Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, indicated that all ings with GEF officials were aimed at discussing strategies the personnel of the ministry of Interior were and policies that target the global environment he said was ready to do their utmost to make this occa- “deteriorating,” according to an embassy statement. At the meetings, he emphasized Kuwait’s calls for the GEF to sion a pleasant one for voters. — KUNA assume a more significant role in funding where developing countries are concerned in the form of national capacity building on bio-diversity, climate change, water, soil degra- Credit card thieves caught dation and organic pollutants. He also described Kuwait’s participation in the talks as “effective and extremely vital” as representatives from Kuwait’s Environment Public Traffic department to get stricter to combat accidents Authority, who also took part, contributed a lot.

KUWAIT: Detectives arrested a four-member gang that spe- department is set to get stricter than earlier, traffic officers will Minister lauds effort by cialized in stealing data from international credit cards and be judicious while dealing with offenders. GCC agricultural panel then liquidating them in Kuwait. The gang was able to cash KUWAIT: The GCC agricultural affairs committee has done KD 105,000 and were about to cash another KD 750 before the Citizen attacks technicians well in the efforts to manage natural resources of the Gulf detectives stopped them. The gang members are all Kuwaitis Two technicians at a local air-conditioning and electronics countries, said Minister of Oil and Minister of State for and are being currently probed. A source said that a local sales company were beaten and their vehicle was stolen by a cit- National Assembly Affairs Dr Ali Al-Omair here yesterday. In bank informed the police about suspicious sales operations izen and his two sons after they bored a hole through the wall of the opening session of the 25th meeting for the GCC taking place. The bank said the operations appeared cagey two Egyptian women who were renting the citizen’s flat. The Agricultural Committee, the minister said that the items on because the value of purchases were around KD 10,000 for women wanted to install an air conditioning unit which angered the agenda were of great importance to the efforts of pro- each transaction and this wasn’t in line with the company’s their landlord who vented his fury on the technicians. The inci- tecting and utilizing natural resource in the region. It is important to manage the GCC natural resources in a way dealings. The source said detectives traced the financial activi- dent took place in Al-Oyoun area and the two technicians were that would meet with the ambitions and expectations of the ty to a diwaniya frequented by four citizens in their early taken to hospital for treatment. Investigations are on. Gulf citizens, said the minister. GCC Undersecretary for twenties. One of them held a job while the other three did Economic Affairs Abdullah Al-Shalabi said that the meet- not. The four suspects used to copy data from the stolen cred- Saudi drug-peddler arrested ing’s agenda consisted of items focusing on the improve- it cards and then misuse them. The gang was able to steal KD A Saudi man who teaches about Islam was arrested for sell- ment of animals’ healthcare, customs services, and manage- 5,000 in their first operation and deposited the amount which ing drugs. Ahmadi detectives were tipped off about the sus- ment of natural resources. drew the bank’s attention. The next few transactions were val- pect’s dealings and a team tried to negotiate with him in ued at KD 10,000 which weren’t successful as the bank Mangaf and caught him red-handed in the act. He had 400 became alert and halted operations. During questioning, the Captagon tablets, Shabu and a hashish stick apart from a fire- suspects admitted that they buy credit card information from arm with him when he was arrested. hackers residing outside Kuwait and load the data on to Citizen arrested machines they have at home to extract essential details. Election candidate in soup Investigations are still on to ascertain their partners in Kuwait. A citizen who wanted to run for elections at a cooperative The gang was able to obtain the electronic machines through society was detained along with a Kuwaiti woman accused of with drugs one of them who owned a company. aggression. Other women are also being sought for forgery of official documents. A security source said that an employee at By Hanan Al-Saadoun Traffic dept to get stricter the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) became suspi- A high ranking source denied that the traffic department cious of two women who came to cast their votes. On being KUWAIT: Farwaniya police arrested a citizen who is also has cancelled the system of detaining reckless drivers for 48 asked to furnish their IDs, one of them escaped while the oth- an ex-convict with drugs and paraphernalia. A security hours at the traffic detention cell. The source said that it is er was caught and detained in a room. The candidate stormed source said the citizen was arrested following a tip-off. legal to detain the violator for 48 hours before sending him to the room where the lady was detained in an attempt to let her Police also found several rounds on him. The suspect will court. The denial was made after a debate broke out on social escape. He said that he bribed an employee at PACI to get the be referred to the prosecution after he’s charged for pos- media. The source said it is important to implement traffic certificates for some women. Meanwhile, other women inter- session of drugs for use and sale and possessing ammu- nition without a license. rules and regulations to control rising traffic accidents and dis- fered and along with the candidate, beat a police colonel, who courage recklessness. While it was revealed that the traffic was taken to Jahra Hospital for treatment. Local FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Kuwait PM’s visit to China will enhance strong ties

BEIJING: The upcoming official visit of His Highness the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will boost the historical and constructive relations between the two coun- tries and peoples, Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Mohammed Saleh Al-Thuwaikh said yesterday. “The visit will give a strong impetus to the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries in all fields, particularly in the areas of trade, economy, energy and joint investment, as well as cultural, environmental and scientific research cooperation,” Al-Thuwaikh said in a statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The ambassador hailed the remarkable achievement of Sino- Kuwait relations through the wisdom of two countries’ leaders, the government and people, saying that he is looking forward to the premier’s visit from June 2-5, which will bond their friendship and constructive cooperation in all fields. Al-Thuwaikh praised China’s political stance, especially during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, when China confirmed its opposition to the invasion and support for Kuwait’s sovereignty and independence. On the economic front, Al-Thuwaikh said the two-way trade volume reached $12.3 billion in 2013, with oil trade considered the most important area, as China is Kuwait’s one of the largest markets in East Asia. Kuwait’s oil exports to China reached about 294,000 barrels per day in March, making the country seventh biggest crude oil supplier for China, accord- ing to the diplomat. Kuwait also ranked the second for exporting NEW YORK: In this file photo, two overweight women hold a conversation in New York. — AP naphtha to China, Al-Thuwaikh said, adding that the two coun- tries are in talks to increase further cooperation in the oil sector. “During the visit of His Highness the Prime Minister, we are expecting the signing of several agreements and memoranda of Kuwait ranks No. 4 understanding, such as mutual visa exemptions for diplomatic passport holders, air services, investment and development through the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, as well as energy cooperation,” Al-Thuwaikh said. in global obesity Al-Thuwaikh pointed out that the two countries are jointly working to achieve common interests. In addition, a special role is given to the private sector of the both countries to realize broader areas of cooperation, which lead to the exchange of ‘More than half of women in Kuwait overweight’ mutual interests and benefits. Moreover, the ambassador under- scored diplomatic relations between Kuwait and China, which PARIS: Kuwait ranked fourth most obese osteoarthritis and kidney disease, and the return to the BMI levels of 1980 — which will soon mark 50th anniversary. —KUNA country on the planet according to a soaring numbers are placing a heavy bur- would mean an eight percent drop in con- report published yesterday. More than 50 den on health care systems, said the study. sumption across the UK alone, at a cost to percent of women in Kuwait - along with Excess body weight is estimated to have the food industry of some 8.7 billion Libya, Qatar and Samoa - are considered caused 3.4 million deaths in 2010, and pre- pounds (11 billion euros) per year. “The obese according to the Global Burden of vious research has warned that an unabat- solution has to be mainly political,” he Disease Study published in The Lancet ed rise in obesity could start eating away wrote in a comment on the study. “Where medical journal. at life expectancy. The study, based on is the international will to act decisively in Globally, nearly a third of adults and a data from 188 countries, said the preva- a way that might restrict economic growth quarter of children today are overweight, lence of obese and overweight adults in a competitive world, for the public’s according to the report that said no coun- grew by 28 percent worldwide, and by health? Nowhere yet.” — Agencies try has turned the tide of obesity since nearly 50 percent for children. For men, 1980. Traditionally associated with an the increase was from 29 to 37 percent, affluent lifestyle, the problem is expanding and for women from 30 to 38 percent of This list of unhealthy countries worldwide, with more than 62 percent of the population. overweight people now in developing LONDON: Tonga is the fattest coun- nations, said the report. There are some Fat child, fat adult? try in the world, according to new 2.1 billion overweight or obese people in The study authors expressed concern global obesity survey published yes- the world today-up from 857 million 33 that nearly a quarter of kids in developed terday by the journal Lancet. Below years earlier. countries and 13 percent in developing are the top 10 countries with the MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims wear surgical masks to help pre- Among the most striking statistics: ones were overweight or obese up from highest rates of obesity and over- vent infection from a respiratory virus known as the Middle more than half the population of Tonga is 16 percent and eight percent in 1980. weight in adults older than age 20. East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the holy city of Mecca, now classified as obese-a dangerous level “Particularly high rates of child and adoles- Scientists typically measure obesity Saudi Arabia. — AP of overweight. “Obesity is an issue affect- cent obesity were seen in Middle Eastern based on body mass index, or BMI, a ing people of all ages and incomes, every- and North African countries, notably measure of body fat based on Saudi death toll from where,” said Christopher Murray, director among girls,” the study authors noted. height and weight. A BMI from 19 to of the University of Washington Institute Other regional differences included a 25 is considered healthy, 25 to 30 is MERS virus up to 186 for Health Metrics and Evaluation, who slower rate of increase in developed coun- overweight, and over 30 is obese. helped collate the data for the period tries, but fast expanding waistlines in the RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry says 13 people have 1980 to 2013. Middle East, North Africa, Central America Countries with the highest rates of died over the last two weeks from the Middle Eastern respira- “In the last three decades, not one and Pacific and Caribbean Islands-regions obesity and overweight in adults: tory virus. The ministry says 186 people in total have died country has achieved success in reducing where many countries’ overweight rates Tonga from the virus since it was discovered in 2012. The ministry obesity rates, and we expect obesity to exceed 44 percent. Samoa said late Wednesday another 565 people had contracted the rise steadily as incomes rise in low- and Women are heavier in developing Kiribati virus in Saudi Arabia. middle-income countries in particular, countries and men in developed ones, Kuwait The recent figures indicate that the rate of infections and unless urgent steps are taken to address said the study. The World Health Qatar deaths may have slightly dipped in the last two weeks after a this public health crisis.” One is considered Organization aims to halt the rise in obesi- Marshall Islands sharp rise in infections and deaths in April and the first half of overweight with a weight-to-height (BMI) ty by 2025, a target the study authors said Egypt May. MERS is part of the coronavirus family of viruses, which ratio of 25 or over, and obese from 30 appeared “very ambitious and unlikely to Micronesia includes the common cold and SARS, or severe acute respira- upward. be attained without concerted action and Libya tory syndrome. MERS can cause symptoms including fever, Overweight people are more prone to further research”. One solution, said Klim Jordan. — AP breathing problems, pneumonia and kidney failure. — AP cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, McPherson from Oxford University, was to FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Post-election HRW slams Sudan in the attacks leave Bahrain’s middle of 74 dead ‘Injustice’ in Iran-Saudi across12 Iraq justice12 system Rivalry13

CAIRO: Supporters of presidential hopeful Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi (inset), the nation’s former military chief, dance during a celebra- tion at Tahrir Square in Cairo yesterday. — AP Sisi wins as military reasserts grip Sisi grabs 93.3%; Sabahi secures 3%; 3.7% declared void

CAIRO: Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the general who toppled Egypt’s first Industries, said, however: “The business community is very happy principle of dynastic rule, has tried to build support inside the king- freely elected leader, took more than 90 percent of the vote in a presi- about the results. We need real reform and opportunities ... a guy with dom since the Arab revolutions. dential election, provisional results showed yesterday, joining a long courage to take decisions.” Most Egyptian newspapers, who have line of leaders drawn from the military. But a lower-than-expected been showering Sisi with praise for months, celebrated the result, Tough measures turnout figure raised questions about the credibility of a man idolized with state-run Al-Akhbar calling it “a day of hope for all Egyptians”. Sisi Sisi gained adulation from many Egyptians after deposing Morsi, by his supporters as a hero who can deliver political and economic is seen by supporters as a strong figure who can end the turmoil that whose one year in office was marred by allegations that he usurped stability. Sisi won 93.3 percent of votes cast, judicial sources said, with has convulsed Egypt for three years since the revolution that ousted power and mismanaged the economy. But the lower-than-expected most ballots counted after three days of voting. His only rival, leftist Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power. Critics fear Sisi will be another turnout suggest Sisi may not have the popular mandate to take the politician Hamdeen Sabahi, gained 3 percent while 3.7 percent of autocrat who will preserve the army’s interests and quash hopes of tough measures needed to restore healthy economic growth, ease votes were declared void. Turnout was about 46 percent of Egypt’s 54 democracy and reform. Sisi enjoys the backing of the armed forces poverty and unemployment, and end costly energy subsidies. “The million voters, the government said, less than the 40 million votes, or and the Interior Ministry, as well as businessmen who thrived under hard work starts here. The last 12 months have been about not being 80 percent of the electorate, that Sisi had called for last week. It was Mubarak. Morsi. Now the new regime has to deliver,” said Simon Williams, chief also less than the 52 percent turnout secured in the 2012 presidential The former army chief also has the support of Saudi Arabia, the economist at HSBC Middle East. One of Sisi’s biggest tests will be the election by Mohamed Morsi, the Islamist leader Sisi ousted last year United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, which see Morsi’s Muslim politically-sensitive issue of energy subsidies which drain billions of after mass protests against his rule. Brotherhood as an existential threat. Gulf Arab states pumped billions dollars from the state budget every year. Businessmen have urged A Reuters tour of polling stations suggested turnout was low. of dollars into Egypt to keep the economy afloat. “Egypt and Saudi Sisi to raise energy prices even though that may trigger protests, or Many Egyptians said voters had stayed at home due to political apa- Arabia can work together to face threats, either internally like the risk sinking the economy. thy, opposition to another military man becoming president, discon- Muslim Brotherhood, or externally like Iran and its supporters in the Tamer Abu Bakr, chairman of Mashreq Petroleum, predicted Sisi tent at suppression of freedoms among liberal youth, and calls for a area,” said Mohammed Zulfa, a member of Saudi Arabia’s Shura would put off any bold decisions in the first few months of his presi- boycott by Islamists. “These elections were just an act, a farce,” said Council, an appointed body that advises the government. “I think the dency, but a move was inevitable. “(After) 30 or 40 years of subsidies, Mahmoud Ibrahim, 25, a resident of the sprawling Imbaba district Saudis will do all they can to support Sisi now he has been elected as when you start to change things, prices go up ... everything is going to who did not vote. “Turnout was low, but the media will lie to the peo- he was supported by the Egyptian people,” he added. get harder, we are stupid if we don’t think so,” he said. Since a series of ple, all for the sake of the one man.” The stock market, which fell 2.3 Diplomats said Saudi Arabia was committed to help Sisi overcome television interviews he gave ahead of the vote, many Egyptians feel percent on Wednesday as some players said the turnout was a disap- Egypt’s crisis by maintaining financial aid to help him shore up an Sisi has not spelled out a clear vision of how he would tackle Egypt’s pointment, was down two percent by midday yesterday. On the black economy shunned by tourists and investors. Saudi Arabia has also for- challenges, instead making a general call for people to work hard and market, the Egyptian pound weakened slightly. mally designated the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, be patient. He has presented vague plans to remedy the economy, in a move that increased pressure on Qatar, whose backing for the suffering from corruption, high unemployment, and a widening Business community group has sparked a row with Gulf monarchies. Riyadh fears the budget deficit aggravated by fuel subsidies that could cost nearly $19 Mohamed El Sewedy, chairman of the Federation of Egyptian Brotherhood, whose Sunni Islamist doctrines challenge the Saudi billion in the next fiscal year.—Reuters 13 International FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Sudan in the middle of Iran-Saudi rivalry

DUBAI: Sudan turned down an Iranian offer to set down Khartoum’s links to Iran and to the Muslim because it is an Iranian presence against Saudi Gaza Strip. Iranian officials were not immediately up air defenses on its Red Sea coast after a 2012 Brotherhood, which is outlawed in Saudi Arabia. Arabia, something which we do not accept,” he available for a comment on Karti’s comments. air strike Khartoum blamed on Israel, fearing they “Iran, in truth, offered to set up air defense added. The 2012 air strike killed four people and Sunni-powerhouse Saudi Arabia, a key regional would upset Iran’s regional rival Saudi Arabia, platforms on the Western coast of the Red Sea partially destroyed an arms factory in Khartoum. ally of the United States, has been locked in a con- Sudan’s foreign minister was quoted as saying after the latest Israel raid, but Sudan rejected that Sudan blamed Israel, which did not comment at test with non-Arab Shiite power Iran for influence yesterday. In an interview with the Saudi-owned because this would require Iranian arms experts the time on the accusations. Israeli officials have in in the Middle East. The rivalry has effectively divid- Al-Hayat newspaper that seemed aimed at (on the ground),” Karti said during a recent visit to turn accused Sudan of funneling weapons from ed the region into two camps, with countries improving frosty ties with Riyadh, Ali Karti played Saudi Arabia, al Hayat reported. “We rejected that Iran to the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas in the either allied to Saudi Arabia or to Iran.—Reuters International FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Kremlin adviser steps up war of words with US

ASTANA: An outspoken Kremlin adviser accused the United States yesterday of trying to stoke a military conflict between Russia and European nations over Ukraine for its own economic gain. Sergei Glazyev, an economic adviser to President Vladimir Putin with responsibility for ties with Ukraine, said the United States’ economy and global standing had benefited in the past from wars in Europe. “Now they (the United States) are unfurling a war in Ukraine, after organising a coup and putting their own people in charge, to use Ukraine as a detonator against Russia and Europe,” Glazyev told reporters in the Kazakh capital, Astana. “There is growing chaos in Ukraine, and the chaos is increas- ingly acquiring the traits of a global catastrophe,” he said before Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed a treaty creating a new trading bloc. Glazyev did not provide any evidence to support his comments but said unidentified foreign mercenaries had been seen arriving in Ukraine to fight pro-Russian armed rebels in the east. His comments were characteristically confrontational for an SLOVYANSK: Black smoke rises from a shot down Ukrainian Army helicopter outside Slovyansk yesterday. — AP adviser who has regularly staked out more radical positions than the Russian government or the Kremlin, which at times has dis- tanced itself from his remarks. The crisis in Ukraine, from which Ukraine separatists down Russia has annexed the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, has caused the worst tensions in relations with the West since the Cold War ended. army helicopter, 14 killed The United States has denied instigating events which forced the removal of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, described by Moscow as a coup d’etat, and says it wants a peaceful resolu- tion to the crisis. Washington has denied reports about US merce- ‘Some rebel bodies being repatriated to Russia’ naries operating in Ukraine and says there is evidence of Russian support for the rebels there. Pro-Russian separatists shot down a DONETSK: Pro-Russian separatists shot shot down our helicopter near Slaviansk. It annexed Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula in Ukrainian army helicopter on Thursday, killing 14 soldiers includ- down a Ukrainian army helicopter yester- had been ferrying servicemen for a change March, has fomented the separatist rebel- ing a general, as government forces pressed ahead with an offen- day, killing 14 soldiers including a general, of duty,” Turchinov told parliament. The lions in the east of Ukraine with a view to sive to crush the rebellion. —Reuters as government forces pressed ahead with bodies of some of the separatists killed this bringing about dismemberment of the an offensive to crush rebellions in the east week when the Ukrainian military tried to country. Moscow denies this but they also swiftly following the election of a new pres- regain control of Donetsk international air- allege that it is failing to stop Russian fight- ident. After weeks of accusations from Kiev port were being prepared for return to ers from crossing the long land border into Hungary’s Socialist of Russian involvement in the uprising, a Russia yesterday, the rebel leader said. In a Ukraine together with truckloads of guns rebel leader in the eastern city of Donetsk stark admission that the rebels were being and live ammunition. Defence Minister leader quits acknowledged that some of his fighters supported by Russian militia fighters, the Mikhailo Koval said yesterday: “We have who died in the government offensive had leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk put all our forces and equipment into the after poll defeats been “volunteers” from Russia, saying their People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said: anti-terrorist operation. We have covered bodies were being returned home across “Those who are volunteers from Russia will the whole state border.” Russian Foreign BUDAPEST: Hungarian Socialist party Chairman Attila Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday Mesterhazy resigned yesterday, paying the price for crush- accused the West of pushing Ukraine into ing election defeats in a move likely to reinforce Prime “the abyss of fratricidal war”, and reiterated Minister Viktor Orban’s already strong hold on power. The his call for an end to Kiev’s military offen- Party, which evolved from the communists who ruled sive. Hungary from 1956 until 1989 and was itself in power from 2002 to 2010, slipped to third behind the far-right Fierce assault Jobbik party in Sunday’s European parliament elections. The assault launched last Monday was In last month’s national vote, the fractured leftist the first time Kiev has unleashed its full mili- alliance it led suffered a heavy defeat behind Orban’s tary force against the fighters after weeks of Fidesz party, which was elected to a second term in gov- restraint and came the day after Ukrainians ernment with two-thirds of parliamentary seats. “As chair- overwhelmingly elected Petro Poroshenko man of the Socialist Party, I take full responsibility for as president. Poroshenko, 48, a billionaire these fiascos,” Mesterhazy said in a statement posted on confectionary magnate who became the the party’s website. first Ukrainian since 1991 to win the presi- He also resigned as leader of the parliamentary group dency outright in a single round of voting, and will not run for the post of party chairman again. A marked his clear victory by calling for a party spokeswoman said the leadership will meet on swift and effective offensive to crush the Saturday and could decide to convene an extraordinary eastern rebellions. congress to elect a new chairman. SLOVYANSK: Children and their mother look through a bus window while leav- Though he is unlikely to be inaugurated Mesterhazy’s resignation brings further uncertainty to ing the city fearing shelling attacks during a fighting between Ukrainian gov- before June 7, Poroshenko will have an the party which has seen its support eroded also from ernment forces and pro-Russian militants in Slovyansk yesterday. — AP opportunity to meet Putin when both within the left, by the Democratic Coalition (DK) led by for- attend commemorations of the 70th mer Socialist prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and Egyutt the border. be taken to Russia today.” anniversary of World War Two’s “D-Day” 2014, led by another former prime minister, Gordon In Kiev, acting president Oleksander Interior minister Arsen Avakov accused landings in Normandy on June 6. On June Bajnai. A quarter of a century after the fall of communism, Turchinov said the helicopter, which had the government of Russian President 3, Poroshenko is also expected to have talks the Socialists, who were ousted by Orban in 2010, are in a been carrying supplies in eastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin of being behind the airport with US President Barack Obama in downward spiral that is going to be difficult to halt, said had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire violence. Weapons collected at the airport Warsaw. The separatist authorities say Peter Kreko, director of think tank Political Capital. Kreko from near the town of Slaviansk, which has after the rebels were forced out by airstrikes those who died on Monday and Tuesday said the Socialists could easily be challenged by the DK been under the control of separatists since and a paratroop assault had been brought included a truckload of wounded fighters party, with Gyurcsany emerging as a potential leader of early April. It was one of the heaviest losses in from Russia, he said. blasted apart as they were driven away the left again. inflicted by the separatists on the army in “These are not our weapons - they were from the battlefield. The government said it “At the same time, Viktor Orban will not have sleepless two months of unrest in Ukraine’s eastern brought from Russia. Serial numbers, year suffered no losses in the operation, when nights as he can rule without a strong opposition,” he said. regions, and followed a fierce assault by of production, specific models ... I am pub- its aircraft strafed the airport and para- Orban has said his government had saved Hungary from a government forces in which 50 or so rebels lishing this photograph as proof of the troops landed to reclaim it. At Donetsk’s Greek-style collapse after inheriting an economy weak- were killed earlier this week. aggression of the Putin regime,” Avakov Kalinin morgue, where the dead from the ened by economic mismanagement under successive “I have just received information that wrote on his Facebook page. Kiev’s leaders violence were taken, 30 coffins were laid Socialist governments. — Reuters terrorists using Russian anti-aircraft missiles have long asserted that Russia, which out in rows yesterday. —Reuters 15 International FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 News More pressure for Obama in brief over veterans’ treatment Nebraska woman wolfs down 2 4.5 pound steaks AMARILLO: A Nebraska woman celebrated breaking Systemic problems in medical system a Texas steakhouse’s speed record for eating a 4.5 WASHINGTON: pound slab of beef by polishing off another one. The President Barack Obama Amarillo Globe-News and the Big Texan Steak Ranch’s faced renewed pressure to replace the Cabinet official overseeing Veterans Twitter page say that competitive eater Molly Affairs, following a scathing new report Schuyler finished her first steak in 4 minutes and 58 that found systemic problems in the seconds. The previous record was 8 minutes and 52 medical system for military veterans. seconds. The 5-foot-7, 125-pound mother from The issue of how the US provides Bellevue, Nebraska, ate her second 4.5 -pound steak medical care to about 6.5 million veter- in 9 minutes and 59 seconds. The restaurant foots the ans each year has the potential to bill for anyone who can eat one of the steaks, a baked become a headache for Democrats potato, shrimp, a salad and bread roll in under an ahead of the November midterm elec- hour, so Schuyler ate those side dishes as well. In tions, when Republicans hope to gain February, the self-described “bottomless pit” ate 363 full control of Congress. Reports that chicken wings in 30 minutes in Philadelphia. Veterans Affairs employees have been “cooking the books” have exploded Man holding breath in since an Arizona clinic director went tunnel causes crash public with allegations that manage- MANNING, Oregon: A 19-year-old man told investi- ment at a veterans hospital in Phoenix gators he caused a three-car crash when he fainted had instructed staff to keep a secret while holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel waiting list to hide delayed care and that northwest of Portland, Oregon State Police said. as many as 40 patients may have died Daniel J Calhon, of Snohomish, Washington, told while waiting for appointments. investigators he fainted Sunday afternoon while Allegations arose that as many as 40 patients may have died at the hospital holding his breath in the Highway 26 tunnel near the Vicky Olson wipes away a tear while talking about her husband, Michael Olson, a while awaiting care. The interim report, community of Manning, according to a news release. Marine veteran who died at home in their garage in March at age 45. —AP released Wednesday, found no evidence His car, a 1990 Toyota Camry, drifted across the cen- so far that any of those deaths were nationwide, including 151 hospitals and finally appears to be addressing long- terline and crashed head-on with a Ford Explorer. caused by delays. It did confirm allega- Both vehicles struck the tunnel walls before a pickup more than 800 clinics. standing problems. tions of excessive waiting time for care in Shinseki called the IG’s findings “rep- “Everybody has been gaming the sys- hit the Camry. Calhon and his passenger, 19-year-old Arizona, with an average 115-day wait rehensible to me, to this department and tem for a long time,” he said. “Phoenix Bradley Meyring, of Edmonds, Washington, suffered for a first appointment for those on the to veterans.” The IG’s report said prob- just took it to another level. ... The mag- non-life-threatening injuries, as did the two people in waiting list and that about 1,700 veter- lems identified by investigators were not nitude of the problem nationwide is just the Explorer: Thomas Hatch Jr, 67, and Candace ans in need of care were “at risk of being new. The IG’s office has issued 18 reports so huge, so it’s hard for most people to Hatch, 61, from Astoria. All four were taken to hospi- lost or forgotten” after being kept off the to George W. Bush and Obama adminis- get a grasp on it.” Shinseki called the tals. The two people in the pickup were not hurt. official waiting list at the troubled trations as well as Congress since 2005. A Inspector General’s findings “reprehensi- Arizona veterans hospital. probe of operations at the Phoenix VA ble to me, to this department and to vet- Half-sisters meet for The report increases pressure on VA Health Care System found that about erans.” He said he was directing the 1st time, after 85 years Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign and has 1,700 veterans in need of care were “at Phoenix VA to immediately address each JENKS: A woman in her 80s met her 94-year-old half- become a major issue in Washington, risk of being lost or forgotten” after of the 1,700 veterans waiting for sister over the Memorial Day weekend - the first time with bipartisan outrage over the treat- being kept off an official waiting list. The appointments. The hospital system’s the siblings had ever set eyes on each other. KOTV ment of Veterans. investigation, initially focused on the director has already been placed on reports that 85-year-old Zelda Gates didn’t even know Three Senate Democrats facing tough Phoenix hospital, found systemic prob- leave amid the probe. she had a half-sister until she read her father’s will. On re-election contests - Colorado’s Mark lems in the VA’s sprawling nationwide Lawmakers say the agency’s 14-day Monday, Gates finally met Reta Knight, her older half- Udall, Montana’s John Walsh and North system, which provides medical care to target for seeing patients seeking Carolina’s Kay Hagan - called for Shinseki sister, in Jenks, about 12 miles south of Tulsa. Knight about 6.5 million veterans annually. appointments is unrealistic, while the to leave. “While our work is not com- says her father left her and her mother and she always Dr. Samuel Foote, a former clinic Inspector General’s report found it plete, we have substantiated that signifi- wondered why. She says her mother was evasive director for the VA in Phoenix who was encourages employees to “game” the cant delays in access to care negatively the first to bring the allegations to light, appointment system in order to collect when she asked, so she didn’t push the subject. impacted the quality of care at this med- Family members used old pictures and online geneal- said the findings were no surprise. “I performance bonuses. ical facility,” Richard J. Griffin, the depart- knew about all of this all along,” Foote The report described a process in ogy resources to make sure of the connection. Gates ment’s acting inspector general, wrote in told The Associated Press. “The only which schedulers assigned appoint- says meeting her sister for the first time was wonder- the 35-page report. It found that “inap- thing I can say is you can’t celebrate the ments based on the next available slot, ful. She noted that the two look alike too. propriate scheduling practices are sys- fact that vets were being denied care.” but marked it down as the patient’s temic throughout” VA health facilities Still, Foote said it is good that the VA desired date. —AP Pro-gun grandson follows in Jimmy Carter’s footsteps

ATLANTA: While a Bush and a Clinton con- law, which takes effect in July, makes it easi- area. And among conservatives in the vibrant town over the past 15 years, little sider whether to run for the White House in er for Georgians to carry guns in bars, state’s small towns, gun rights are sacro- different from the encroaching Atlanta 2016, in Georgia another US presidential churches and airports. sanct. “It is conventional wisdom among metro area, with new shopping malls and surname from decades past is already on a Carter courted another controversy last local legislators going back for two decades expensive ethnic restaurants. Many resi- ballot. Blessed with his forebear’s famous month when he said Georgia’s drivers had that you don’t oppose the NRA (in those dents work at United Parcel Service’s head- smile and mellow manner, state Senator the right to license plates that display the areas),” said Nan Orrock, a Democratic state quarters some 20 miles away or the Jason Carter is trying to emulate grandfa- Confederate flag. senator. Lockheed aircraft plant in nearby Marietta. ther Jimmy in November by winning elec- Jason’s support for the death penalty In the town of Kennesaw, a 1982 law that Resident Joyce Cox, who runs a hospice tion as governor. also puts him at odds with his grandfather, makes it mandatory for all households to business with her husband, is the sort of Unlike the former president, who has a longtime opponent. “Are there issues that maintain a gun and ammunition is still on middle-of-the-road voter Carter hopes to moved further to the left with age, Jason, he and I disagree on? Of course there are. the books. One local, Dent “Wildman” win over. But she puts her chances of vot- 38, is carving out room on the right as he But those issues are not as important as the Myers, carries a pistol in a holster as he pot- ing for him at “slim to none.” campaigns as a Democrat against an incum- fact that he is my grandfather and I love ters about his Civil War surplus store, which The recipient of a semi-automatic rifle bent in a conservative state. Polls show a him,” Jason said after a recent campaign sells Confederate memorabilia and right- for Christmas in 2012, Cox has considered tight race. In March he voted for legislation event. wing writings. A mannequin dressed in a Ku voting Democrat. But since Carter’s stance known to its detractors as the “guns every- To defeat Republican Governor Nathan Klux Klan hood and draped in a noose on guns is little different from that of his where law,” which the National Rifle Deal, Carter needs to extend his appeal stands in the corner. rival, she is focused on the Democrats’ busi- Association boasts is the most comprehen- beyond his base of liberal whites, African- Jarring as those remnants of the South’s ness record and fears Carter will favor more sive of its type ever passed by a state. The Americans and Hispanics in the Atlanta past are, Kennesaw has become a diverse, taxes and regulations. — Reuters International16 FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Modi invites Chinese President Xi to visit India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi, leader of the right-wing Bharatiya invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit Janata Party, took office on Monday after win- India later this year as the new Hindu nation- ning a landslide election victory that swept alist leader extended another olive branch the Congress party from power after 10 years yesterday to one of New Delhi’s traditional of rule. rivals. The invitation was made during a While there is heavy trade between India phone call between the newly-elected Modi and China, relations are still dogged by mutu- and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in al suspicion-a legacy of a brief, bloody border which both premiers expressed a desire for war in 1962 over the Indian state of Arunachal stronger ties, India’s foreign ministry said. Pradesh that is nestled in the eastern stretch Their conversation came only two days of the Himalayas that China claims as its own. after Modi held landmark talks with Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister of India’s other ‘Expansionist mindset’ nuclear-armed neighbor, Pakistan. “Prime In February, Modi had warned neighbor Minister Modi extended through Premier Li China to shed its “expansionist mindset” at an an invitation to President Xi Jinping to pay a election rally in Arunachal Pradesh. China hit visit to India later this year,” said a foreign back at Modi’s remarks, saying it had “never ministry statement. waged a war of aggression to occupy any inch Li conveyed the “Chinese government’s of land of other countries”. desire to establish robust partnership with the Relations between the two countries also NEW DELHI: India’s new Home Minister Rajnath Singh, center in white, arrives to assume new government of India for further develop- took a hit in April last year when India office in New Delhi yesterday. —AP ment of relations between the two nations”, accused Chinese troops of intruding deep the statement added. Modi said he wanted to into its territory in another remote region of to hold a high-level military meetings in India Beijing is also involved in multiple other work closer with the Chinese government to the Himalayas, sparking a three-week stand- to discuss management of border issues. The disputes in the South China Sea, and has a bit- deal with any “outstanding issues in our bilat- off that was only resolved when troops from talks had also decided that their next joint ter row with Japan over islands in the East eral relations” and “welcomed greater eco- both sides pulled back. army exercise would be in India in 2014 after China Sea. nomic engagement between the two coun- The countries have held a series of talks to a “successful” one in China last year. Despite his reputation as a hardline nation- tries”. The last visit from a Chinese head of try to resolve their border dispute but the China has been embroiled in a series of ter- alist, Modi invited Sharif to his inauguration state to India was made by Xi’s predecessor frontier still bristles with tension. At an annual ritorial and other disputes with its neighbours ceremony on Monday in New Delhi, along Hu Jintao in 2012 when the left-leaning Prime defense and security dialogue in New Delhi over the years, including Vietnam, which on with the leaders of several other neighboring Minister Manmohan Singh was in power. earlier this year, the two countries had agreed occasion have led to armed conflict. countries. —AFP Pakistan PM demands Indian cousins found hanging prompt report on ‘honor killing’ from tree after gang-rape ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has Attack highlights country’s poor record on sexual violence demanded to know why police apparently stood by while a pregnant woman was stoned and beaten to death by her fami- ly in front of one of the country’s top courts, his spokesman LUCKNOW: Two teenage girls have ing accused,” he added. Saxena could paign pledge to improve safety for said yesterday. been found hanging from a tree in a not confirm the exact ages of the attack- women. Farzana Iqbal, 25, was attacked on Tuesday, police said, northern Indian village after they were ers, but said they were in their “late “Modi must take a stand and say because she had married the man she loved. Her husband said gang-raped by five men, police said yes- teens”. Local police officers have also enough because the attacks are just get- that police did nothing during the 15 minutes the violence last- terday, in a brutal attack highlighting been suspended from duty for their ini- ting more and more horrendous,” ed outside Lahore High Court. “I begged them to help us but the country’s poor record on sexual vio- tial apathy over the crime, he said. Kumari, director of the Centre for Social they said, this is not our duty,” Muhammed Iqbal told Reuters. lence. Police have arrested one man Research in New Delhi, told AFP. “I took off my shirt (to be humble) and begged them to save over the attack on the cousins, aged 14 ‘More and more horrendous’ “Police attitudes and actions have her.” In parts of Pakistan, a largely Muslim nation of 180 million and 15 and from the lowest Dalit caste, The attack is the latest to highlight clearly not improved (since the Delhi people, women are expected to agree to arranged marriages who were discovered hanging on India’s dismal record on preventing sex- gang-rape). Men are targeting girls from and refusal can mean an “honor killing”. Many Pakistani fami- Wednesday morning in Budaun district ual violence, despite tougher laws after minority groups, poor girls and no one lies think it dishonorable for a woman to fall in love and choose of Uttar Pradesh state. the fatal gang-rape of a student in New cares,” she said. Modi clinched a land- her own husband. Sharif had taken notice of the “brutal killing” A post-mortem report indicated the Delhi in December 2012 shook the slide victory in general elections this in the presence of police, his press office said in a statement, cousins hanged themselves late nation’s conscience. Earlier this year, a month over the left-leaning Congress, adding that a “totally unacceptable” crime had to be dealt with Tuesday after being attacked, police young girl was gang-raped in a remote thanks in part to a stunning perform- promptly by law. “I am directing the chief minister to take said. The girls had earlier walked into a village in West Bengal state on orders ance by his right-wing Hindu nationalist immediate action and a report must be submitted by this field to go to the toilet because they from tribal village elders who objected party in Uttar Pradesh. Last month, the evening to my office,” it said, quoting Sharif. didn’t have one in their home when to her relationship with a Muslim man. head of the state’s governing party, But Lahore police chief Shafiq Ahmad said no police were they were set upon, according to local Women’s activist and researcher Mulayam Singh Yadav, told an election present. “They arrested the father, the main accused, a few media reports. Ranjana Kumari urged Prime Minister rally he was opposed to the death moments after the incident,” he said. “... by the time police “The report suggests ante-mortem Narendra Modi and his newly elected penalty for gang rapists, saying “they reached the scene, the lady had been murdered.” Police initial- hanging, which means the girls proba- government to come good on its cam- are boys, they make mistakes.” —AFP ly said Farzana had been stoned, but Iqbal told Reuters that rel- bly committed suicide. But we will take atives had swung bricks, not thrown them. into account all aspects before coming All the suspects, except the father, who has been detained, to a conclusion,” Atul Saxena, Budaun have disappeared. A police officer on Tuesday quoted the police chief, told AFP. The attack father as saying it had been an honor killing. The 25-year-old sparked protests by the girls’ families had offended her family by marrying Iqbal instead of a cousin and other villagers, who accused police selected for her. of failing to act after the bodies were Honor killings are common in Pakistan, but the brutality of found. this case caused outrage around the world. Police said her Television footage showed the vil- father, two brothers and a former fiance were among the lagers including children sitting on the attackers. ground under the tree in protest with Muhammad Aurangzeb, Farzana’s 20-year-old stepson, the bodies hanging above. The families described how one relative had tried to shoot her, then belong to the Dalit caste, previously grabbed her head scarf, causing her to fall over. While a mem- known as “untouchables”, considered ber of Iqbal’s party wrestled the gun away, a female cousin on the lowest rung of India’s deeply grabbed a brick and hit Farzana with it, he said. “She was entrenched social hierarchy system. screaming and crying ‘don’t kill me, we will give you money’,” Saxena said police had arrested one said Iqbal. He said he tried to save her but the mob of more suspect after the girls’ relatives regis- than 20 beat him back. At one point, six people were beating tered a complaint against five men for Villagers gather around the bodies of two teenage sisters hanging from a tree her with bricks as she screamed, he said, and he and his step- gang-rape, murder and child sexual in Katra village in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Authorities in northern India have son begged police to help.— Reuters abuse. “A team of around 50 police offi- arrested three men, including two police officers, suspected of gang-raping cers is on the lookout for the abscond- and killing the teenagers before hanging their bodies from a mango tree. —AP International FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Oil tanker sinks off Japan after huge explosion

TOKYO: An oil tanker sank off the Japanese coast yesterday after a large explosion and subsequent fire sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky. The 64-year-old captain of the ship was still unac- counted for nearly 12 hours after the accident, while four of his crew were in hospital being treated for severe burns, the local coastguard said. The vessel’s boatswain, 61, remained unconscious with burns covering his entire body, it added. The nearly 1,000-tonne tanker had unloaded its cargo of crude oil last week and was stationary off the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Tokyo, when the explosion happened at about 9:20 am (0020 GMT). Throughout the day the vessel listed ever more extremely, and sank beneath the waves in the early evening, the coastguard said. Akihiro Komura, an official from Syoho Shipping, the Hiroshima- based shipping firm that owns the vessel, confirmed that seven of the eight Japanese crew were rescued, including those injured. “The ship unloaded crude oil at a port in Hyogo prefecture, and the tanker was virtually empty when the accident occurred,” he said by by telephone. “I heard that a crew member was using a grinder to remove paint and that seems to have triggered the blast, which we believe could have occurred when the remnants of the oil caught fire. “It is a Japanese ship and belongs to our company. All the crew members are Japanese nationals. We have confirmed seven out of the eight are alive and one, believed to be the captain, is still miss- BANGKOK: Thai soldiers secure the bus stop area to prevent the anti-coup demonstration at Victory Monument in ing.” News of the incident prompted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Bangkok yesterday. More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed off one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections yesterday interrupt debate in parliament. “In waters off Hyogo (prefecture), a to prevent a planned protest, as authorities said they would no longer allow any demonstrations against last week’s mil- tanker has exploded and is currently in flames,” he told lawmakers. itary coup. —AP Television footage shot from helicopters showed thick columns of black smoke billowing from the stricken tanker as water jets doused it. Jagged shards of metal appeared to show where the tanker had exploded, with large sections peeled back as if they had been jim- Thailand’s junta bans mied by a giant can opener. Coastguard officials said they had raced to the scene after hearing that the Shoko-Maru had exploded. They said four of the seven rescued crew members had been rushed to all anti-coup protests hospital for injuries, while the other three did not require immediate medical care. —AFP Bangkok intersections sealed off

BANGKOK: More than 1,000 Thai troops and “NO COUP. GET OUT.” an election,” he said. But he added, “this will police sealed off one of Bangkok’s busiest The mounting tension comes a week take some time. If you ask me how long it will intersections yesterday to prevent a planned after the army seized power, overthrowing a take, that’s difficult to answer.” protest, as authorities said they would no government that won a landslide election In the past week, the junta has acted to longer allow any demonstrations against last victory three years earlier. The army says it silence its critics and has warned that it will week’s military coup. had to act to restore order after seven not tolerate dissent. It has summoned more Truckloads of soldiers blocked all incom- months of increasingly violent political tur- than 250 people, including members of the ing roads to the capital’s Victory Monument bulence. government it ousted and other leading in a massive show of force at the height of Earlier yesterday, the army told foreign political figures, journalists, scholars and evening rush hour in an area that serves as media that it eventually plans to hold elec- activists seen as critical of the regime. one of the city’s commuter bus hubs. More tions, but offered no time frame or roadmap Roughly 70 people are still in custody. than a dozen police prisoner trucks were for guiding the country back to democratic Several political figures, mostly on the parked along the emptied roundabout, but rule. “We neither have any ambition nor pro-government side, were held incommuni- TOKYO: Black smoke rising from a 998-ton oil tanker off there was little sign of protesters, who have desire to cling to power,” said Lt. Gen. cado for a week and freed only after signing the coast of Hyogo prefecture, around 450 kilometres come out almost daily to defy a ban on polit- Chatchalerm Chalermsukh, the army’s waivers agreeing not to say or do anything (280 miles) west of Tokyo. Japan’s coastguard was rushing ical gatherings. A Belgian man was detained deputy chief of staff. “We will definitely have that could stir conflict. —AP yesterday to deal with an explosion and subsequent fire for wearing a T-shirt saying “PEACE PLEASE,” aboard a tanker off the country’s coast, officials and the and two Thai women were taken away on a prime minister said. — AFP police truck after they showed signs with Malaysia groups call for boycott anti-coup messages. The anti-coup demonstrations have been of Cadbury, Mondelez foods Japan to ease sanctions generally small and mostly leaderless but for N Korea kidnap probe protesters had planned to gather Thursday KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim retail and con- the 800 stores it represents would be asked and called for a mass rally on Sunday. Gen. sumer groups in Malaysia yesterday called to stop selling all products made by TOKYO: Tokyo said yesterday it would ease sanctions against Somyot Poompanmoung, the deputy nation- for a boycott of products made by Britain- Cadbury, Mondelez and US food giant based confectioner Cadbury and its parent Kraft, which acquired Cadbury in 2010 in a North Korea if the secretive state delivers on a pledge to reinves- al police chief, said the small protests would no longer be allowed. He said nine compa- Mondelez International Inc, after two $19-billion deal. Kraft subsequently spun tigate the cases of Japanese nationals kidnapped to train spies, in chocolate varieties were found to have off its North American grocery business as a major breakthrough for testy relations. The announcement nies of soldiers and police - about 1,350 - were deployed in Thursday’s operation. infringed Islamic rules by containing pork Kraft Foods Group. Mondelez is the name comes after three days of talks between the two sides in Sweden, DNA. Cadbury Malaysia on Monday of what remains of Kraft Foods Inc after the and marks the most positive engagement between Pyongyang “We know their rally is mainly for symbol- ic reasons, but it’s against the law,” he said. recalled the Dairy Milk chocolates after the spin-off. Its brands include Oreo cookies and the outside world in many months. “As a result of the Japan- finding by Malaysian authorities in a ran- and Ritz crackers, which were among more North Korea talks, the North Korean side promised to the “We have to keep the law sacred.” Somyot warned that if protesters change their tactics, dom test. Products in the Muslim majority than a dozen products the Muslim groups Japanese side that it will make a comprehensive and thorough “we are ready to tackle that.” Southeast Asian nation are regularly urged Malaysians to boycott. “This will investigation” into confirmed and suspected abductions, Earlier, in another part of the city, about checked to ensure they are halal, or per- teach all companies in Malaysia to maintain Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters. 100 students held an anti-coup protest on missible according to Islamic law. and protect the sensitivities of Malaysians,” “In keeping with the promise, it will set up a special commis- the campus of prestigious Thammasat Cadbury Malaysia only sells to the local Sheikh Abdul Kareem Khadaied, the head sion for the investigation.” In return, Tokyo has agreed to ease University which ended peacefully. The large market. Mondelez’s Malaysia sales are a of research with the Muslim Consumers some of the stinging sanctions it has levelled at the unpre- army deployment came a day after hundreds small fraction of the around 15 percent of Association Malaysia, told a news confer- dictable regime over years of mistrust, and dangled the prospect of protesters gathered at Victory Monument its revenues that come from the Asia- ence in Kuala Lumpur. He said the compa- of some much-needed aided. “Japan has decided to lift special and outnumbered soldiers. Scuffles broke Pacific region, but concerns over halal stan- nies should have apologized and recalled restrictions on travel by people, reporting requirements on remit- out in which water bottles and other objects dards could jeopardize sales in bigger all their products voluntarily. “This is an tances... as well as the ban on North Korea-registered vessels were hurled at soldiers, and a green army Muslim markets, such as Indonesia and the issue that cuts across religion,” he told entering Japanese ports for humanitarian purposes,” said Chief Humvee was vandalized with large white let- Middle East. Reuters. “It affects the vegetarians as much Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. —AFP ters reading, A Muslim retail group said yesterday as it affects the Muslims.” — Reuters OPINION FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Sisi’s tough love message rings harsh for Egyptians

By Maggie Fick

rilled meat vendor Tarek Fathi planned to support Abdel GFattah Al-Sisi in Egypt’s presidential election, believing the man worshiped in the press could fix all problems: from shabby health care to an energy crisis. But Sisi’s tough love message offered little hope for a brighter future after Fathi’s wife died last month in a grimy state hospital. In the end he did not vote for anyone. Fathi concluded that the former army chief, like so many other leaders from the military before him, had little to offer. “She died at one of our garbage government hospitals,” said the father of two toddlers, sweating at his sandwich shop in a working class district of Cairo. “I thought I’d go for Sisi, but I realize now that neither candidate is capable of helping me. Why go vote? There’s no point.” Sisi, who enjoyed adulation from the media and support from the military, security services and businessmen, is expected to win the election. But a low turnout has called into question the level of support for the man who gained hero status after toppling President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood last year. His only opponent is leftist politician Hamdeen Sabbahi. The nearly empty polling stations could be an early sign of trouble as the career military man prepares to take the helm of a nation where street protests have helped remove two presi- dents in three years. Apathy is not the only reason for the low participation in an election that is part of the political road map that Sisi announced when he toppled Egypt’s first freely elected president after mass protests against his rule. In addition to Islamists who reject Morsi’s ouster as a coup and have called for a boycott, some liberal youth activists are A man with prayer beads sits outside a polling center in Cairo on May 28, 2014. — AP also staying away. Under Sisi’s watch a crackdown against the Brotherhood was extended to secular-minded Egyptians. Sisi seems to have alienated some Egyptians during television inter- views in which he said it was up to ordinary citizens to step up to Low turnout galvanizes the plate and work hard. But trying to impose military discipline on a nation exhausted by three years of political upheaval since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak may have backfired. Islamists in oasis town Though many Egyptians interviewed by Reuters in working class districts during this week’s election said they wanted a strong president, others quietly explained how Sisi had lost their By Stephen Kalin “Now that we are out of power, we have the opportunity vote with his “tough love” message. Billboards in rundown to return to the masses,” said Abdel Hafeez, 27, a veterinari- neighbourhoods call for austerity: “With work,” read the signs, ven though the former army chief who removed the an. “The Brotherhood wasn’t doing awareness during the next to Sisi’s smiling face. Another sign shows Sisi and the EMuslim Brotherhood from power is expected to last year (Mursi’s year). It was too busy with affairs of state words “hard work is all I have, and all I will ask from you.” Millions become Egypt’s next president, a vote with low and problems. It neglected communicating with the peo- of poor Egyptians already juggle several jobs, or can’t follow turnout has raised hopes in a desert oasis that the Islamist ple.” From the window of a nearby building, young girls Sisi’s message because they are unemployed. movement can make a comeback one day. Many residents repeated a chant used at protests in Fayoum and nearby of Fayoum, an Islamist stronghold south of Cairo, support farming villages: “Sisi is a killer!” ‘Not a Solution’ the Brotherhood, which has won nearly every election since Graffiti in Fayoum’s central district calls Sisi a “traitor” and Sisi’s proposals for tackling some of the most pressing chal- a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. But a “killer” and insists that “Morsi is returning”. One crude lenges ring harsh, critics say, mainly because they seem to place Islamists here and in other parts of the country have grown drawing depicts the four-finger sign representing the square the burden unduly on the poor. In order to deal with a crippling increasingly demoralised since Sisi toppled Morsi last July. where hundreds of Brotherhood supporters were killed last energy crisis, young people can walk to work or school instead Sisi is expected to win Egypt’s presidential election, August when security forces cleared a protest camp. of driving or taking public transport, Sisi suggested in a meeting which was extended to a third day on Wednesday to boost Residents have staged demonstrations and clashed with during his campaign with young Egyptians. Instead of a person turnout. But nearly empty polling stations have raised police every week since Morsi’s fall but opposition to the eating one loaf of bread, he can cut it in four so there is more to doubts over the level of support for the man who the army-backed government has failed to change Egypt’s polit- go around, he said during a television interview where he urged Brotherhood says staged a coup and destroyed Egypt’s ical landscape. Sisi became more popular even as repression Egyptians to understand the “true reality”. “If money appears in experiment with democracy. Brotherhood members here spread. my pocket to pay my bills from working more, okay. But how like Mohamed Abdel Hafeez interpret the low turnout as a Low voter turnout marked the first signal that public can I cut a loaf of bread into four? That’s not a solution,” com- sign that Egyptians no longer believe the official narrative opinion may be changing. Abdel Hafeez said more than 600 plained Emad Abdelaela, Fathi’s co-worker. that hails Sisi as a hero and demonizes Islamists as terrorists. people had been arrested in Fayoum in the last nine It’s not just the poor who seem irritated by Sisi’s prescriptions months. He said he had been forced into hiding by a security for Egypt’s social and economic ills. In the upper middle class Four Fingers crackdown which had reached the lower levels of the district of Sheikh Zayed, in the Cairo desert suburbs, a Mursi sup- “We’re betting on the steadfastness of the people in the Brotherhood’s leadership structure. He said 114 people were porter said Sisi would find little help from Egyptians like him. streets and we’re betting on the people’s awareness which is killed by security forces in Fayoum, a city of about three mil- “We have an electricity crisis, and now he’s telling us to con- starting to spread,” said the clean-shaven Abdel Hafeez, sip- lion. “That’s 114 families. Each member of those families serve,” said Mamdouh Ali, 30, an architect. ping tea at an open-air cafe in the early evening heat. “Our now has a vendetta against the regime and won’t back Sisi’s ideas have become the butt of jokes, with satirical battle is one of awareness.” The organised and disciplined down,” he said. videos on YouTube poking fun at him. The well-known Egyptian Brotherhood has gained many followers in Egypt through The low election turnout has emboldened Abdel Hafeez, blogger known by his social media handle Big Pharaoh preaching, charities and social networks since it was found- who feels that perhaps the Brotherhood may once again described Sisi’s approach as “completely absurd”. He said the ed in 1928. Its steady work eventually earned enough have a chance in the battle for hearts and minds of man who commanded widespread respect in his military uni- respect to propel Morsi to power. But his year in office was a Egyptians, even though Morsi and other leaders are on trial. form and was hailed as a superhero is now being “scolded” by disaster for the Brotherhood. Many Egyptians felt he was He speaks of a three-year plan to create the environment for Egyptians boycotting the vote. “The political apathy is extremely usurping power, imposing the Brotherhood’s rigid ideology a revolution. “There are many means,” he said. “The move- dangerous now,” said Big Pharaoh. “What we are seeing now and mismanaging the economy. They staged mass protests, ment which was sidelined by force is still popular and can with the youth losing trust and losing faith in the political prompting Sisi to step in. still mobilize the masses despite oppression.” — Reuters process. This is not a good thing.” — Reuters FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 www.kuwaittimes.net ‘ Maleficent Pitt inthe faceat Prankster hits ’ premiere Wall Instagram fans overWestern fire fromPalestinian Timberlake under and eatingit,too can meancake Today’s divorces Page 21 Page 23 Page 21 Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 The most and least liked summer movie actors Dr Dre:

From gangsta rapper to mega-millionaire t is a long way from the mean streets of south Los Angeles to Ibecoming the world’s richest hip-hop star. But that is the Kevin Hart path set by Andre Young-better known as Dr Dre-helped by some very cool headphones. The 49-year-old rapper turned pro- ducer and entrepreneur is likely to find himself atop Forbes’s hip-hop rich list after a $3 billion deal to sell Beats Electronics to Apple was confirmed Wednesday. Forbes said Wednesday the deal would boost his net worth from about $550 million to between $700 million and $800 million, making him hip-hop’s richest man. Sean “Diddy” Combs has been hip-hop’s top mogul with Morgan Freeman $700 million. Jay-Z checks in at about $520 million. “Hip-hop is now central to American popular culture,” Robert Thompson, ilm studios and theaters are bank- professor of popular culture at Syracuse University in New York ing on your bucks to blow open state, told AFP recently. “If you get a hip-hop artist who can F another blockbuster summer, establish a name and a basis of fame and wealth and then though experts predict this season will Adam Sandler they’re smart enough to .. make sorties into other parts of the be less hot than last year’s. Still, moviego- culture .. that seems a typical American story.” Along the way ers have big decisions to make with their edition of TheWrap’s Q Scores series, of Extinction”) with a 23. The males in the Dre has discovered and worked with some of the biggest acts in disposable income from now until Labor executive vice president Henry Schafer of study averaged a 20 Q Score. music, including Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Combs and others. Day. So what better to spend it on than the Q Scores company, focused the data Eric Bana (“Deliver Us From Evil”), not He pioneered gangsta rap in a career that has seen him win six Grammy awards including one for producer of the year in movies with some of the most-beloved on adults 18-49, as they tend to be the so much. Bana is at the bottom with just 2001. But it all started in the tough south Los Angeles neighbor- actors on the planet? But if likability more frequent moviegoers. Q Score is a a 9 Positive Q Score, though his last avail- hood of Compton, where he was born in February 1965, to par- equaled box office success, everyone widely utilized research tool used by TV able measurement was 2009. Chris Pratt ents who divorced when he was a child. Compton was well would be seeing Morgan Freeman in networks as well as studios in determin- (2013, “Guardians”) and Josh Brolin (2010, known for gang violence but also for producing hip-hop groups “Lucy” (though that is expected to be a ing how favorably or unfavorably celebri- “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”) each have and rappers, including gangsta rap group N.W.A. formed by mid-range earner) - the beloved actor has ties are viewed by consumers and here’s 11’s. Though it’s important to note that Young and Ice Cube, making their name with its debut album in the highest Positive Q Score among his how it works: Schafer’s Q Score team pro- their recognizability numbers are consid- 1988 “Straight Outta Compton.” male peers, with a whopping 47. vides a celebrity’s name and a brief erably lower than actors who scored The record was criticized for violent language and triggered Freeman also happens to be the most description to more than 1,800 viewers. higher positive Q Scores. James McAvoy a warning from the FBI. In 1990 he left the group to form Death recognizable star on the below list, with The viewers are asked if they recognize (“X-Men”) is up just one slot with a 12, Row Records, releasing his solo debut “The Chronic” in 1992 to 91 percent of those polled having famil- the person, and how they feel about him measured in 2013. Zac Efron huge commercial success. In 1996 he again left to form iarity. The runner-up slot went to the or her. Most measurements were done (“Neighbors”) ties with McAvoy. Aftermath Entertainment. increasingly popular Kevin Hart, star of this year, though some, like Freeman’s “Amazing Spider-Man” star Andrew Shortly after that, rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious “Think Like a Man Too.” His 34 Positive Q (2010), are older. Garfield has a 14, while a slew of actors - B.I.G. were murdered, prompting Dre to lay low for a few years. Score is very impressive, despite being a Chadwick Boseman (2010, “Get on Up”), His comeback came after releasing his second studio album in full 13 points behind Freeman. Adam Unstable Will Arnett (“Teenage Mutant Ninja 1999. He is credited with discovering and encouraging several Sandler, who just suffered an opening Also turning in strong numbers are Turtles”) and Channing Tatum (“22 hip-hop stars including Eminem and 50 Cent. His 2001 Grammy weekend misfire at the box office with Seth MacFarlane (“A Million Ways to Die Jump Street”) - tie with 15’s. In the cases success propelled him up the financial rankings, as he increas- “Blended,” ranks third among men with a in the West”) with a 25, Hugh Jackman of Pratt and Boseman, Schafer warns ingly moved towards producing and business-co-founding Beats Electronics in 2008 with partner Jimmy Iovine. —AFP 28, while Vin Diesel (“Guardians of the (“X-Men: Days of Future Past”) with a 24 that the Q Score is unstable due to low Galaxy”) is fourth with a 27. In the newest and Mark Wahlberg (“Transformers: Age familiarity. — Reuters Mexican airline Eels on Perry: We didn’t sorry after know if he would show hen Steve Perry performed (Expletive).” Everett, 51, said his relation- rock band’s alongside the Eels this week - a ship with Perry is an odd one: He knew 65- Wfirst for the reclusive singer in year-old Perry was a fan of his work and two decades - the band’s frontman wasn’t attended his concerts, but he didn’t feel tattoo raucous even sure it would happen. Mark Oliver the same about Journey’s music. Everett said in an interview “He used to send word Wednesday that he and the back to me ... that he wanted Mexican airline apologized former Journey leader have to meet and it was a little bit Wednesday after employees become good friends and of an awkward thing for me A that Perry is an Eels fan. He because when I was told two members of a rock band that they had to cover their tat- said Perry has attended Eels younger, one thing I never tooed arms before they could board rehearsals over the years, but really appreciated was a flight. The group Panteon Rococo he was still surprised when Journey,” he said. “And I felt said its lead singer and trombonist the singer told him he would like I didn’t know what to say perform at their show in St to him ... so I just avoided it were told by an Interjet employee Paul, Minnesota, on Monday. for years.” al police intervened in their favor does not discriminate for “economic, that airline policy required them to “Even right up to the moment he start- Everett said film director Patty Jenkins, cover their arms to board a plane amid a heated argument with physical, cultural, social or any other ed singing on the stage, I was prepared a friend of Perry’s, advised they meet. Monday in the northern city of Interjet staff. The ska- and punk- reasons.” The company said an inter- for it to not happen,” Everett said. Perry Everett then invited Perry to his Sunday Ciudad Juarez. inspired group, which has been nal investigation found that its per- surprised the audience with the indie rock croquet matches five years ago, and a The band wrote on its website around for 20 years, described the sonnel in Ciudad Juarez had “com- band at the Fitzgerald Theater. They per- friendship grew. Everett said that his band that singer Luis Ibarra and trombon- incident as a “shameful” act of dis- mitted a regrettable mistake” and formed the Journey songs “Open Arms” mates would play Journey songs at their ist Francisco Gonzalez were finally crimination. The airline issued a that it had taken “preventive and and “Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’” and rehearsals hoping Perry would sing, and able to get on the aircraft after feder- statement to apologize, insisting it corrective measures.” — AFP “Open Arms,” as well as Eels’ “It’s a eventually he budged. —AP Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

A fan is walked off carpet in handcuffs after allegedly attacking Brad Brad Pitt signs autographs at the world premiere of ‘Maleficent’ at Pitt at the world premiere of ‘Maleficent’ at the El Capitan Theatre on the El Capitan Theatre. Wednesday. — AP/AFP photos Prankster hits Pitt in the face at ‘Maleficent’ premiere

n infamous red carpet prankster struck actor Brad Pitt in the face as he Sediuk, 25, is a Ukrainian television reporter who has often pranked signed autographs at the Hollywood premiere of a film starring his celebrities at red carpet events. In previous exploits, Sediuk has hugged actor Apartner Angelina Jolie on Wednesday, police said. Pitt, a Golden Leonardo DiCaprio’s crotch at a Santa Barbara Film Festival event, stormed Globe-winning actor, was at the premiere of “Maleficent”, at the El Capitan the stage during singer Adele’s Grammy acceptance speech, and been Theater in Hollywood, California, when Vitalii Sediuk leaped over a fence and slapped by Will Smith after kissing the actor at a Moscow premiere.Sediuk did hit him, said Los Angeles Police Department spokesman Gus Villanueva. not appear to be armed at the time of the attack on Pitt, and investigators Pitt was not seriously hurt and authorities quickly subdued Sediuk, who have not yet determined a motive, said Villanueva, adding that he was likely was arrested for misdemeanor battery and remained in police custody on to be arraigned yesterday. “Maleficent” is Disney’s modern reimagining of the Wednesday night, Villanueva said. Sediuk is now being held pending pay- “Sleeping Beauty” fairytale, and Jolie stars as its villain.—Reuters ment of $20,000 bail. “The officers who were handling him said it looked like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive for the it was intentional, but at this point, it remains to be determined,” said world premiere of Disney’s ‘Maleficent’. Sergeant Leonard Calderon for LAPD Hollywood. Carrey’s commencement speech warns students of his own father’s failure

elebrity commencement speeches are all the rage this “Now fear is going to be a player in life, but you get to spring, and Jim Carrey’s did not disappoint the graduat- decide how much. You can spend your whole life imagining Cing class of Iowa’s Maharishi University of Management. ghosts, worrying about the pathway to the future, but all it The “Dumb and Dumber” star rotated between wit and wis- will ever be is what’s happening here, the decisions in that we dom on Saturday, while preparing students for life after col- make in this moment, which are based in either love or fear,” lege, and any fear that comes with it. Carrey said during the speech. “So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want Justin Timberlake seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it.” Carrey used his father as Timberlake under fire an example, and said he too could have been a comedian if he wasn’t afraid of failure. from Palestinian fans over “My father could have been a great comedian but he didn’t believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a con- Western Wall Instagram servative choice. Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant,” Carrey said. “When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that op star Justin Timberlake upset some Palestinian fans safe job, and our family had to do whatever we could to sur- Wednesday after he posted an Instagram photo of himself vive. I learned many great lessons from my father, not the Ppraying on the Western Wall in preparation for his perform- least of which was that you can fail at what you don’t want, so ance in Tel Aviv. Timberlake wrote, “What an experience. I will never you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.” forget this day #Israel.” The photo garnered over 200,000 likes but Carrey didn’t just attend the ceremony to speak, either. The Palestinian fans were upset with his “Israel” hashtag. “There was actor received a Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa. never an Israel, this was always Palestine,” one Instagram fired back. Maharishi University, where filmmaker David Lynch offers a “FYI , it’s called #PALESTINE,” said Instagram user remihattab. masters program in film, was founded in 1973 by Maharishi “Theres no land called Israel be sure of that , its Palestine and forev- Mahesh Yogi. It focuses on a “consciousness-based educa- er,” added user shamasadnan. In contrast, Israeli supporters were tion,” which includes the practice and application of elated by Timberlake’s visit to the holy site. “Welcome to the prom- Transcendental Meditation. Or as Carrey facetiously described ised land,” said user yanir. “All the tickets were sold out,” said user it, an excuse “to slack off twice a day, for an hour and a half.” atalyha_levy. “Come to Israel again soon!!!! Israeli farmers even — Reuters named a melon after the pop star in anticipation for his perform- ance in the region.—Reuters Jim Carrey Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Swedes test a future of less work, more play obert Nilsson, a 25-year-old mechanic in organization, Sweden was already placed close to So far, the plan is limited to the civil service, but Europe — 35 hours in France and Germany, an RSweden’s second city Gothenburg, may be the top, coming 11th out of 61 countries. The city councillor Mats Pilhem of the Left Party is con- average of 30 hours in the Netherlands-to mixed the harbinger of a future where people work United States was third, the Netherlands number vinced that all of Sweden is headed towards a economic results. “It’s the kind of populist and less and still enjoy a high standard of living. He gets five, and Britain number 13, whereas Chile and shorter work day. “People have long work lives, and socialist policy that’s very dangerous for the econo- out of bed at the same time as everyone else, but Mexico were both in the bottom third. Now, the it’s necessary to think of ways to create a more my, and we shouldn’t go through with it,” warned instead of rushing to work, he takes it easy, goes for Social Democrat-led city government in humane environment for them in the workplace,” Maria Ryden, a member of Gothenburg city council a jog, enjoys his breakfast, and doesn’t arrive at his Gothenburg is planning to test the impact of short- he said. for the centre-right Moderates, which oppose the Toyota workshop until noon, only to punch out er hours on productivity, in an experiment begin- plans. “We’re capable of working more.” But propo- again at 6:00 pm. “My friends hate me. Most of ning on July 1. One group of government workers ‘Crazy idea’ nents of cutting the workday point at short term them think because I work six hours, I shouldn’t be in the elderly care sector are to work six hours a Critics like Timbro’s Sahlen warn the math does benefits in the form of fewer sick days, and greater paid for eight,” Nilsson said, talking while fitting day, while another will work the eight they are used not add up in terms of the wider economy, saying it efficiency at work due to fewer breaks. And they part of a rear window onto a Toyota Prius with to. After a year, the municipal government will would be far too expensive to make a large part of argue greater savings will come in the long run, swift, expert moves. Sweden often stuns first-time analyse the results and decide whether the six-hour the labor force work 25 percent less-for the same with a workforce that is less exhausted and there- visitors with its laid-back prosperity, making for- day brings enough savings-in the form of fewer sick pay. “I think it’s a crazy idea and I don’t think it’s fore more productive as it approaches retirement. eigners wonder how it is possible to have both lots days for instance-that it warrants becoming perma- going to be reality either,” she said. Opponents say of money and lots of leisure. Part of the answer, nent and extended to other sectors. shorter workweeks have been experimented across ‘Saw the results’ according to economists, is a productive and well- Left-wing councilor Pilhem says the concept has educated workforce that adapts to new technolo- already proven its merits at mechanic Nilsson’s gies quicker than most. Exactly how much-or how workplace, Toyota. Toyota’s Gothenburg branch little-Swedes work compared with other nations is introduced the six-hour day in 2002 to make its a somewhat open question. facilities more efficient by having two shifts, one in “We have a 40-hour work week, but also we the morning and one in the afternoon, instead of a have a little more absence than many people and single, longer one. Nilsson confirms that in his we start work late in life because we study longer,” experience a six-hour day-paid as much as eight-is said Malin Sahlen, an analyst at Timbro, a libertarian more efficient because it requires fewer breaks. Stockholm-based think tank. In 2012, the average “Every time you have a break, it takes 10 to 15 min- Swede worked a total of 1,621 hours, according to utes to get back to work, because you have to see the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co- where you were when you left off,” he said. operation and Development. This is more than the That efficiency is reflected in the salary, as the Netherlands with 1,381 hours, but less than Britain Toyota workshop pays technicians like Nilsson with 1,654 hours or the United States with 1,790 29,700 Swedish kronor (3,300 euro, $4,510) a hours - and way below Chile’s 2,029 and Mexico’s month, well above the 25,100 kronor (2,790 euro, 2,226 hours. “We could work more, that’s a fact,” $3,810) national average for workers in the private said Sahlen. sector. “It was a huge success straight away,” said Toyota service centre manager Elisabeth Jonsson. Less is more “We saw the results, and everything was working But far from looking to increase time spent at for the staff, for the company, for the customers, so work, some in Sweden are out to prove that less is I don’t think we ever had any discussion about put- more and that cutting hours can boost productivi- Picture taken on May 8, 2014 shows Robert Nilsson, a mechanic with Toyota in the Swedish city of ting an end to it.” — AFP ty. In an international productivity ranking by the Gothenburg, preparing a part of a rear window to be attached to a Toyota Prius car. —AFP Conference Board, a non-profit business research Pet burials range from bottom of sea to sky above eople saying goodbye to a beloved cat Backyard extras. The Caring Pet Crematory in Sacramento Por dog can do it in style, sending their More pets are buried in backyards than any- charges $140 for a pet under 20 pounds and $275 pet’s remains to the bottom of the sea or where else. It’s free, 100 percent green, you can visit for a pet from 151 to 200 pounds. If the family letting them fly high into the sky. But most pet anytime, and goodbyes can be as simple or as fan- wants to watch the cremation, it costs $50, but not owners an estimated 70 percent will go the cy as mourners want. But it is illegal in many places. every crematory allows witnesses, crematory oper- routine route, leaving the body with their vet- Los Angeles, for example, bans the burial of any ator Alex Gordon said. Caring Pet normally scatters erinarian, said Dr Bonnie Beaver, a professor at animal or fowl except in an established cemetery. remains in the forest. For $125, the company also Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary will scatter remains off the coast of San Francisco Medicine and executive director of the Pet cemetery by plane. Urns also vary in cost. American College of Veterinary Behaviorists. Includes a plot of ground or mausoleum space. She says taking a pet’s body home for burial is You can buy a headstone or plaque. Cemetery bur- Aquamation the next most popular method, followed by ial can cost several hundred to several thousand This method is similar to cremation, but it’s cremation. But if backyard burial isn’t special dollars depending on size, location, grave marker, done with water-based technology that leaves enough, Fido or Fluffy can always be close if type of casket or cremation, urn and other costs. pure ash reminiscent of powdery beach sand, said you turn their ashes into a gemstone. Here are Jerry Shevick, CEO of Peaceful Pets Aquamation Inc. some of the many ways to bid adieu to your Cremation in Newbury Park. The process is legal for humans in furry friend: Costs vary depending on location, pet size and seven states and legal for pets in every state. But in New York, it can be performed only by a veterinari- an. The green, 20-minute process ranges from $75 to $350 depending on size. Life gem diamonds LifeGem is a 13-year-old company in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, that turns strands of hair or remains of a pet (or person) into a colorless, blue, red, yellow or green diamond that costs from $1,999 to $24,999. Balloon lift The Eternal Ascent Society in Newport Richey, Florida, will send your pet’s remains to the heavens, said Joanie West, who has owned the company for 16 years. She puts remains (pet or person) in a 5- foot round balloon, adds helium and releases it at a tree- and wire-free location the family chooses. The balloons come in red, yellow, green and blue. Families usually choose a service with music, gifts These photos show beloved family pets memorialized with statues at the Los Angeles Pet and remembrances. —AP Cemetery. Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

Today’s divorces can mean

This undated image released by Sotheby’s cake shows ‘Morphologie Psychologique,’ and eating a painting by Chilean painter Roberto Matta. it, too The piece is one of many pieces of Latin industry. “We cut the cake together like we American art for did the wedding cake 10 years before. When sale by life gives you lemons, make lemon cake,” he Sotheby’s in joked, noting the sentiment she wrote in the New York. icing. In suburban Orlando, Florida, cake — AP photos designer Larry Bach recalled creating his first divorce confection about eight years ago for a woman whose wedding cake he had made 18 months prior. Botero, Matta and Tamayoa “She said, ‘Your wedding cake was the best part of my marriage,’” he recalled. “We came up with this upside-down cake, with the cake landing on the groom. I’ve repeat- ed that design several times. I think it’s a are auctioned in NY healthy thing. When my sister got divorced about 25 years ago, she and my mother went into mourning. Divorce was so embar- rassing in those days.” Family law attorney Jennifer Paine in Ann Arbor, Michigan, sees the divorce cake - This undated image released by blood-themed or otherwise - as a fresh take Charm City Cakes shows an upside- on closure. “For divorce, that means the final down wedding cake frosted in black, date of divorce, when all of the hard work a divorce cake by celebrity chef and and emotions are over,” she said. “It used to baker Duff Goldman from Charm mean going out with buddies. Then there City Cakes in Baltimore, Md. — AP was the era of sending a divorce card, then the trip to Las Vegas, and now parties.” ivorce, it seems, has turned into a party - special cakes and all. Event Freedom cakes Dplanners, bakers, lawyers and aca- Parties, O’Malley noted, that include demics note the rise of “divorce parties” cakes with the wife pushing the husband off over the last several years, many with cakes the top tier or edible divorce decrees featuring weapon-wielding brides or scanned on. Dessert chef Lisa Stevens in gloomy black frosting on inverted tiers. “I’ve Tampa, Florida, makes one divorce cake a taken to naming them freedom fests, as you month now, a steady climb over the last aren’t celebrating the end of the marriage year. “We call them freedom cakes. The first but the freedom you have chosen in your one was maybe six years ago. It was ordered This undated image released by life,” said Richard O’Malley, a New York-area by a guy. It had a groom with a broken heart Sotheby’s shows ‘Hombre event planner who organized one divorce on his lapel,” she said. “I try to redirect the Perseguido,’ a painting by Mexican blowout that cost a woman about $25,000. anger to a more positive place when it artist Rufino Tamayo. Michal Ann Strahilevitz, a marketing pro- comes to the cake.” fessor at Golden Gate University in San Duff Goldman, chef and owner of Charm Francisco, has been to a few such parties City Cakes in Baltimore and Charm City and sees them as part of a larger trend in Cakes West in Los Angeles, said he has been celebrations. “People are also celebrating creating divorce cakes for a decade, with ‘coming out’ to their parents or co-workers, one or so orders a month nowadays. and the birthdays of their pets. Cancer sur- “We’re thrilled to put a positive spin on vivors are celebrating relevant milestones of what can be a difficult and stressful time for being cancer-free. There has been an enor- people,” said Duff, whose custom cakes mous increase in the variety of things that were featured on the Food Network reality Americans celebrate,” she said. So why not a show “Ace of Cakes” from 2006 to 2011. This image shows ‘Mujer con sand’a,’ a painting by divorce, asks Steve Wolf, who lives outside O’Malley’s first big divorce client popped up Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. Austin, Texas. He marked his amicable split two years ago. She’s the one who hosted with a party co-hosted by his ex that includ- the $25,000 bash at a fancy venue, complete ed a gluten-free cake she baked herself in with a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, lemon, a favorite flavor for both of them. toasts and an eight-piece band. She wore white, though not her wedding gown. ‘Conscious uncoupling’ “We set up a chapel-looking area and her Wolf, the father of three boys, considers father walked down the aisle by himself to the end of his marriage a “conscious uncou- take her back, instead of give her away,” said pling.” Yes, like Gwyneth Paltrow. The party, O’Malley, who has handled several divorce he said, offered closure, especially impor- parties since. tant because kids were involved. “We want- The bridesmaid who caught the ed to do something that expressed the fact woman’s bouquet eight years prior threw This image shows ‘El Muchacho del that we were doing the divorce not so much one back to her, he said. Wedding gifts were Violin,’ a painting by Mexican artist as an end of our relationship but as us mov- photographed, placed in silver frames and Rufino Tamayo. ing into things like co-parenting and co- given to gifters in attendance. “This is some- business management,” said Wolf, whose thing you don’t have to regret, like the wed- former wife works for him in his special ding,” O’Malley said. “It’s something without effects and stunt business serving the film any shame.” — AP This image released by Sotheby’s shows ‘Grafismo infini- to’ a painting by Uruguayan artist Joaqu’n Torres-Garcia. 24 Tiny inFRIDAY, MAY 30,size, 2014 HUGEon nutrition Walnuts and fish are excellent sources of omega-3s, but so are flaxseeds. The recommended daily intake (RDI) of omega-3s is 1.1 grams a day, and one tablespoon of flaxseed offers 1.8 grams. DID YOU KNOW? The omega-3s in flaxseed can help reduce the inflammation that leads to laxseeds are one of the best conditions such as asthma, rheuma- sources of lignans, which can toid arthritis, migraine headaches, and osteoporosis. balance female hormone and Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is one F promote fertility. Daily intake of flax- kind of omega-3s that is found in flaxseeds, and this fat helps promote seeds also improves the blood sugar of bone health. people suffering from diabetes. Flaxseed is known to lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol lev- els, and it may lower blood pressure hese healthy fats help reduce inflammation, balance hormones, protect against mood — all essential elements to having a swings and depression, and prevent heart disease, diabetes, and inflammatory dis- healthy heart. Teases like arthritis. The superfood is also high in fiber and can help relieve constipation. Whole flaxseeds are great sources Experts suggest eating 1 to 2 tablespoons of flaxseeds or flaxseed oil daily to reap maximum of fiber. One tablespoon con- health benefits. Try adding toasted flaxseeds to salads, soups, and sandwiches for a pleasant tains three grams of fiber, so they can crunch. While flaxseed oil has the highest concentration of the plant’s omega-3 fats, it has help prevent constipation. a low smoke point so it’s not recommended for cooking but is good for smoothies, salad dressings, and other foods. Top 5 reasons to eat them now! 25

Muffins with flax his snack is for those who want the benefits of a fiber pill but like taste and real food. Since flax helps as a laxative, you get Tthe benefits of the cereal and the extra flax. Works like a charm. To get the benefit of flaxseed, grind it in a blender, coffee grinder, or food processor. Then, add it to dough and batter, sprinkle on cereal or pudding, or add it to a smoothie. Yoghurt with flax

prinkle 2 tablespoons of ground flax on your non-fat Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is high in protein and ideal for Smuscle building and filling up.

Chicken with flax ot only are they amazing for your body with powerful antioxidant properties (to help prevent cancer, boost Nyour immune system, and more!), their high-fiber con- tent aids digestion and omega-3 fatty acids keep your heart healthy. Add it to the coating of your chicken dishes, coconut- crusted tilapia, or eggplant parm.

Substitute flax for eggs

For any recipe that calls for eggs, swap it with flaxseeds. Use 2 table- spoons of flax with 2 tablespoons of water to replace one egg.

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Cardio 1. The Twinkle Toe: Tap into your inner Fred Astaire by speedily tapping those toes on the floor under your desk. Or, graduate to a harder (and less conspicuous) move: Stand in front of a small trashcan and lift up those legs to tap the toes on its edge, alternating feet, in soccer-drill fashion.

2. The Stair Master: Want to avoid elevator small talk in favor of elevating the heart rate? Take the stairs! Accelerate on the straight-aways and take two at a time every other flight for a real leg burn.

3. The Slog, Then Jog: Instead of slogging away for hours nonstop, take a mini break for a stationary jog. Pop up from your chair, (admire the butt imprint left behind!), and jog in place. Willing to huff and puff a little more? Pick up those knees! Continue for one minute, return to spreadsheets, and

emember the days when “work” meant manual labor with a side of blood, sweat, and tears? Neither do we. These days, it seems we’re more likely to log hour after idle hour Rwith our bums glued to our seats. And while you may be an Excel champ by day and gym rat by night, recent research suggests that the recommended 30 minutes of cardio five times per week may not undo the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle. So what’s a worker chained to his or her desk to do? Luckily, short bouts of aerobics, strength exercises, and stretching in between conference calls and Gchats can help improve fitness levels and heart health, too. While these deskercises, or desk exercises for the cubicle- bound, won’t promise Olympic mile times or the ultimate six-pack abs, they might just im- prove strength and burn a few extra calories to boot. So whether it’s Powerpoint, Photoshop, or faxing on those to-dos, we’ve got sneaky exercises for a healthier (and happier!) workday. Health FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 27

repeat. whereas standing significantly increases your daily caloric expenditure. Stand whenever you can, and 4. The Celebratory Split Squat Jumps: Win consider roping in other coworkers to have standing over a new client? Figure out how to un-jam the meetings too! printer? Is it finally Friday?! Celebrate with the split squat jump. With feet hip-width apart, step the left 12. The Desk Squat: Mastered the art of stand- leg back two feet and balance on the ball of the ing around? Add a squat! Start standing with feet foot. Next, lower into a lunge, and then accelerate together (and the desk chair pushed out of the upwards in an explosion of celebration. While in the way). Bend the knees slightly so the thighs are air, switch feet so that the left foot is planted firmly almost parallel to the ground, as if sitting in a chair. in front and the right leg is now behind. Repeat 10- As you bend, raise the arms straight up or towards 12 times on each side. the computer screen. Keep the knees together and aligned. Hold for 15 seconds and release. Repeat for 5. The Cubicle Wanderer: Walking during work 4-6 reps. is totally underrated. Take a stroll down the hall to catch up with coworkers or welcome a new employ- 13. The Lunch Break Hammy: Strengthen the ee. Or, instead of dialing extensions and sending hamstrings with this standing leg curl. Stand behind lazy emails to the manager two doors down, put in your chair and hold onto it for support. Gently some face time. Just beware of tempting candy jars kick one foot back, aiming the heel for the top of when making the rounds. your thigh. Lower the foot back down and repeat exercise with the other leg. Do 10 reps, take a bite of 6. The Mover and Shaker: There’s nothing your lunchtime sandwich, and then do 10 more. wrong with a brief spaz sesh. Release stress and spark some energy with a quick bout of seated 14. The Grim Reamer: Scope out the office for dancing when no one is looking! Salsa anyone? a ream of paper, or a sealed package of printing Legs and butt paper. While seated, place the stack in between the knees and press legs inward, engaging the inner 7. The Wall (Street) Sit: Wall sits are great for thighs. Continue squeezing the paper ream in place building strength and endurance. Standing with for 30-60 seconds while sorting through the morn- your back against the wall, bend the knees and slide ing’s flood of emails. (Now that’s multitasking!) your back down the wall until the thighs are paral- www.greatist.com lel to the floor. Sit and hold for 30-60 seconds (or up to 12 hours, the world record!), while browsing the Wall Street Journal (or Buzzfeed). For some extra burn, try crossing the right ankle over the left knee, hold for 15 seconds, then switch!

8. The Patient Printer: The boss lady just requested that a 200-page presentation be printed “perfectly.” Why lackadaisically stand by the printing pages when you could be sculpting your calves with calf raises? Standing with feet shoulder-width apart, press up onto the tippy toes, pause at the top, then lower back down. Repeat for three sets of 12-15 reps, or until the printing, faxing, or scanning is done. Ready to level up? Try raising only one leg at a time.

9. The Silent Seat Squeeze: Believe it or not, some deskercises can be kept under wraps, and this isometric glutes exercise is one of them. To start toning, simply squeeze the buttocks, hold for 5-10 seconds, and release. Repeat until the agenda wraps up or the glutes tire. The results will be uplifting in more ways than one.

10. The Seated Leg Raiser: When pay raises are nowhere to be seen, consider the leg raise. (Bonus: they’re hardly noticeable underneath the desk!) While seated, straighten one or both legs and hold in place for five or more seconds. Then lower the leg(s) back to the ground without letting the feet touch the floor. Repeat (alternating legs if raising them separately) for 15 reps. Underwhelmed? Loop a purse or briefcase strap over the ankle for added weight. Or, for more of an ab workout, add a crunch.

11. The Last Man Standing: Sure, standing around isn’t exactly traditional exercise, but research shows it’s got more than a leg up on sitting. After all, long periods of sitting are linked to increased risk for diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease, TRENDS28 FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

When passion turns into obsession Selfie addict took 200 a day - and tried to kill himself when he couldn’t take perfect photo

teenager became so obsessed with taking the perfect selfie he tried to kill himself when he failed to do it. Danny Bowman, 19, spent 10 hours a day taking up to 200 snaps of himself on his iPhone. He dropped out of school, didn’t leave his house in six months, lost two stone trying to make himself look better for the camera and became aggressive with his parents when they tried to stop him. Finally, in a drastic attempt to escape his obsession, Danny took an overdose – but was saved by his mum Penny. Now the lad, believed to be Britain’s first selfie addict, is battling back towards a normalA life after intensive hospital therapy to treat his technology addiction, OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder – an excessive anxiety about personal appearance. Danny says: “I was constantly in search of taking the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn’t I wanted to die. I lost my friends, my education, my health and almost my life.” But Danny is not some bizarre one-off case in a world where smartphone and social media obsession is spiraling upwards. The top psychiatrist at the clinic where Danny was treated revealed addiction to taking selfies is becoming so widespread it is now is a recognized mental illness. “Danny’s case is particularly extreme,” said Dr David Veal who’s clinic has weaned the teen off his iPhone. “But this is a serious problem. It’s not a vanity issue. It’s a mental health one which has an extremely high suicide rate.”

Addiction to taking selfies is recognized as a “mental illness. It’s a seri- ous problem. It’s not a vanity issue. It’s a men- tal health one which has an extremely high sui- cide rate ” TRENDS29 FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

I would limit myself to an apple and a bowl “of couscous a day in a bid to be thinner and improve my skin. I had dropped from 9 stone to 7 stone but I still saw an overweight monster in the pictures

Word of 2013 snap. He says: “I would limit myself to an apple and a bowl of couscous a day in The selfie craze has swept social media over the past five years, with stars, a bid to be thinner and improve my skin. I had dropped from 9 stone to 7 stone politicians and even Pope Francis” posting shots online. Last year, the Oxford but I still saw an overweight monster in the pictures.” English Dictionary named it word of the year after research showed its frequen- cy of use had soared 17,000 percent in 12 months. Selfie-binge Danny is one of millions caught up by the craze – only for it to prey on his His worried parents Robert and Penny – who are both mental health nurses vulnerabilities. He says: “The only thing I cared about was having my phone – tried to confiscate his phone. All it did was make their usually placid boy with me so I could satisfy the urge to capture a picture of myself at any time aggressive. But no matter how many shots he took, Danny never liked any of of the day. “I finally realized I was never going to take a picture that made the them. And after a heavy selfie-binge in December 2012 he took an overdose at craving go away and that was when I hit rock bottom. “It’s a real problem like his home in Newcastle upon Tyne. drugs, alcohol or gambling. I don’t want anyone to go through what I’ve been “I’d taken over 200 pictures that day and looked at them over and over,” he through.” says. “I couldn’t see any that I liked. I couldn’t take any more and just started He first posted selfies on Facebook when he was 15. Danny says: “People popping the pills.” Luckily Penny found him and he was rushed to hospital. would comment on them, but children can be cruel. One told me my nose was Danny says: “I woke feeling groggy, in pain, with my parents devastated at too big for my face and another picked on my skin. I started taking more and what I had done. All I could think about was what I would look like in my next more to try to get the approval of my friends. picture. I needed help.” “I would be so high when someone wrote something nice but gutted when they wrote something unkind.”’ Worst nightmare He was referred to London’s Maudsley Hospital. Danny says: “At first they Ambition thwarted would take my phone from me for 10 minutes, then half an hour, then an hour. His ambition was to be a male model, but a casting session at an agency in “It was excruciating to begin with but I knew I had to do it if I wanted to go 2011 sent him and his selfie-taking into turmoil. Danny recalls: “They told me on living. “They made me scruff up my hair and walk down the street without that my body was the wrong shape to be a model and that my skin wasn’t up my phone and no way to see what I looked like. Gradually I realized everyone to scratch. I was mortified. “When I got home that night I stood in front of the wasn’t looking at me. I didn’t need to check my appearance the whole time.” mirror and took a photo of myself. I didn’t like it so I took another. Then before I Selfie addiction is so new there are, as yet, no statistics on it. Danny’s re- knew it I had taken about 30, discarding each one.” lieved dad Robert says: “It was the most difficult time of our lives to see Dan go It was the beginning of his two-year addiction. Within a fortnight he was through this illness. “We are both qualified mental health nurses and this was taking up to 80 selfies before he even left the house for school. “I would pore always our worst nightmare. There is a huge lack of understanding about the over pictures of my idol, Leonardo DiCaprio, and then take selfies in different dangers social networking and mobile technology can pose if a young person poses, trying to look like him. But I felt so ugly.” Soon, Danny started sneak- already has any insecurities – which most do. ing out of lessons three times an hour to take pictures in the toilet. He says: “It’s important parents are aware of the dangers and keep a close eye on “I would become really anxious and need to know what I looked like. I’d take their children’s behavior and seek help if they feel it is needed.” Now Danny has pictures in the toilets mirror then lock myself in a cubicle to look at them until a not taken a selfie for seven months. He says: “It sounds trivial and harmless but teacher came to find me. that’s the very thing that makes it so dangerous. It almost took my life, but I “I’d never been in trouble in my life but suddenly I found myself in the head- survived and I am determined never to get into that position again.” master’s office every day. Taking selfies was making me late for school all the time.” Danny dropped out of school at 16 so he could stay at home indulging www.mirror.co.uk his addiction. And he was desperately losing weight in search of the perfect KIDS FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 30

babies e recently came across an unexpected group of little people sporting some Wclassy upper lip hair more often than we realize. We’ll give you a hint: they’re usually bald. love They’re master photobombers. That’s right, folks– babies love the ole’ mustachios. Strangely enough, munchkins look extra cute with them, too! But are you really surprised? Although we’re semi-jealous, babies make anything ten times more adorable. For no other reason than we love us some cute kiddos and spiffy ‘staches, check out some mustache-clad babies.

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Finland 00358 Saint Pierre 00508 France 0033 Saint Vincent 001784 French Guiana 00594 Samoa US 00684 French Polynesia 00689 Samoa West 00685 Gabon 00241 San Marino 00378 Gambia 00220 Sao Tone 00239 Leo (July 23-August 22) Aquarius (January 20- February 18) Georgia 00995 Saudi Arabia 00966 Germany 0049 Scotland (UK) 0044 Ghana 00233 Senegal 00221 Gibraltar 00350 Seychelles 00284 A change has occurred in our solar system, Leo, a shift that The gentle winds of change are blowing through your life at Greece 0030 Sierra Leone 00232 will probably be imperceptible but nonetheless profound. the moment, Aquarius. You have a feeling of newness and an Greenland 00299 Singapore 0065 You have seven months to understand how this change open attitude toward the world. Some outside events will be Grenada 001473 Slovakia 00421 coming up in your life that give you the impression you're Guadeloupe 00590 Slovenia 00386 impacts you. It will dawn on you that you feel a strong need Guam 001671 Solomon Islands 00677 for liberation. Perhaps you need to release yourself from the advancing in a concrete manner toward a new life. You can Guatemala 00502 Somalia 00252 bonds of a group. Innovation is in the air! expect to have some pleasant surprises. Guinea 00224 South Africa 0027 Guyana 00592 South Korea 0082 Haiti 00509 Spain 0034 Holland (Netherlands)0031 Sri Lanka 0094 Honduras 00504 Sudan 00249 Hong Kong 00852 Suriname 00597 Hungary 0036 Swaziland 00268 Ibiza (Spain) 0034 Sweden 0046 Iceland 00354 Switzerland 0041 Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) India 0091 Syria 00963 Indian Ocean 00873 Taiwan 00886 Indonesia 0062 Tanzania 00255 Your thinking is quite clear, Virgo, and you'll find that your emo- The idea of a turning point in one's destiny often brings a smile to Iran 0098 Thailand 0066 the faces of cynical people, but in your case, Pisces, it definitely has Iraq 00964 Toga 00228 tions support your mental processes. Your psychic nature is also Ireland 00353 Tonga 00676 strong, so you should trust any hunch you have. The masculine some meaning. This turning point can take the form of a new per- Italy 0039 Tokelau 00690 and feminine sides of your being are working together harmo- son in your life or a key event that changes things forever. Ivory Coast 00225 Trinidad 001868 niously to balance out the degree of give versus take in your Sometimes things that we only hear about actually happen. Jamaica 001876 Tunisia 00216 world. The key at the moment is to not take on as your own oth- Something like this may happen to you in the coming months. Japan 0081 Turkey 0090 Jordan 00962 Tuvalu 00688 er people's problems. Kazakhstan 007 Uganda 00256 Kenya 00254 Ukraine 00380 Kiribati 00686 United Arab Emirates00976 TV listings FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

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Band Of Misfits 08:15 Galapagos 11:10 Emmerdale 05:35 Built For The Kill 19:30 Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell 08:00 Vehicle 19 14:30 Freddy Frogface 09:10 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 12:00 Coronation Street 06:30 World’s Deadliest: Jaws & Sins 20:20 How It’s Made 09:45 The Bourne Legacy 16:00 Curious George 09:35 The Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 12:30 The Jonathan Ross Show 07:25 Shane Untamed 20:45 How Stuff’s Made 12:00 Abandoned 18:00 Curious George: Swings Into 10:05 Wild Africa Rescue 13:25 May The Best House Win Abroad 08:20 Ultimate Animal Countdown 21:10 Baggage Battles 14:00 Hellboy: Blood & Iron Spring 10:35 Wild Africa Rescue 14:20 Doc Martin 09:15 Let Elephants Be Elephants 21:35 The Liquidator 15:45 The Bourne Legacy 19:30 Ben 10: Race Against Time 11:00 Animal Precinct 15:10 Come Dine With Me Ireland 09:40 Wild Lab: The Shark Test 22:00 Fast N’ Loud 18:00 Jurassic Park 21:30 Freddy Frogface 11:55 Animal Airport 15:35 The Chase 10:10 World’s Wildest Encounters 22:50 Wheeler Dealers 20:15 Hellboy: Blood & Iron 23:15 Curious George 12:20 Steve Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors 16:00 Tom Daley Goes Global 11:05 America The Wild 23:40 Extreme Car Hoarders 22:00 Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark 12:50 Animal Clinic 17:15 Blandings 12:00 Hooked 13:45 Austin Stevens Adventures 17:55 Come Dine With Me Ireland 12:55 World’s Deadliest 14:40 Wild Africa Rescue 18:20 Doc Martin 13:50 That Shouldn’t Fly 15:05 Wild Africa Rescue 19:10 Coronation Street 14:45 Shane Untamed 15:30 Tanked 19:35 The Chase 15:40 Ultimate Animal Countdown 20:30 Tom Daley Goes Global 16:35 Night Stalkers 00:00 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 16:30 Speed Of Life 02:00 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & 17:25 Too Cute! 21:25 Blandings 17:30 Wild Gabon 00:00 Dredd-18 21:55 Come Dine With Me Ireland 18:25 Secret Life of Predators Chrome 18:20 Bad Dog 00:00 Chelsea Lately 02:00 Double Jeopardy-18 04:00 One Life 19:15 Tanked 00:30 The Dance Scene 22:20 Coronation Street 19:20 World’s Deadliest 06:00 Rewind-PG15 22:50 Emmerdale 20:10 That Shouldn’t Fly 06:00 Pizza Man 20:10 Treehouse Masters 00:55 The Dance Scene 08:00 Riddle-PG15 08:00 Zambezia 21:05 Roaring With Pride 01:25 Style Star 23:45 Doc Martin 21:00 Shane Untamed 10:00 Swamp Shark-PG15 21:50 Ultimate Animal Countdown 10:00 Batman: The Dark Knight 22:00 Tanked 01:50 Style Star 11:45 The Amazing Spider-Man-PG15 Returns Part Two 22:55 Treehouse Masters 02:20 E!ES 22:40 Night Stalkers 14:15 Riddle-PG15 23:30 Wild Gabon 12:00 Parental Guidance 23:50 Animal Cops South Africa 03:15 Extreme Close-Up 16:00 Hudson Hawk-PG15 14:00 Zambezia 03:40 Extreme Close-Up 18:00 The Amazing Spider-Man-PG15 16:00 Rewind 04:10 E!ES 20:30 In The Name Of The King: Two 05:05 E!ES 18:00 Cash Worlds-PG15 20:00 Gangster Squad 06:00 E!ES 22:15 Company Of Heroes-PG15 07:50 Style Star 00:00 Inside 22:00 Friends With Kids 08:20 E! 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Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO WEDNESDAY (29/05/2014 TO 04/06/2014)

SHARQIA-1 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG) 4:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:30 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 7:15 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 2:30 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 9:45 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 5:00 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 9:45 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 7:30 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 12:15 AM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 8:00 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 10:00 PM MARINA-3 EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 10:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 2:00 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 12:30 AM NO THU+ FRI LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG-3D) 2:00 PM SHARQIA-2 LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG-3D) 4:15 PM LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG-3D) 6:15 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 2:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 8:15 PM LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG) 4:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG-3D) 10:45 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 6:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:45 AM MALEFICENT (DIG-3D) 9:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 11:00 PM AVENUES-1 MALEFICENT (DIG) 1:00 AM CRUSH (DIG) 12:30 PM CRUSH (DIG) 2:30 PM SHARQIA-3 CRUSH (DIG) 4:30 PM CHEF (DIG) 2:00 PM CRUSH (DIG) 6:30 PM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 4:15 PM CRUSH (DIG) 8:30 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 6:15 PM CRUSH (DIG) 10:30 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 8:30 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 10:45 PM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 10:45 PM CRUSH (DIG) 12:30 AM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 12:45 AM AVENUES-2 CHANGE OF NAME MUHALAB-1 JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 2:00 PM I, Allakunta THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 1:30 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 4:15 PM Swamy, S/o. JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 3:30 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 6:30 PM Ellaiah, R/O. 5-49/11, Gandhi LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG) 5:45 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 8:45 PM Area, Linganapet, THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 8:00 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 11:00 PM Gambhiraopet, Karimangar JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 10:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 1:15 AM Dt, A.P. changed my name as THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 12:15 AM Golleni Swamy, S/O. Ellaiah. AVENUES-3 (C 4732) MUHALAB-2 GODZILLA (DIG) 1:45 PM 29-5-2014 GODZILLA (DIG) 1:45 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 4:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 4:15 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 7:00 PM I, Raji Cyril, Passport No: GODZILLA (DIG) 6:15 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 9:30 PM K2835299, hereby change my MALEFICENT (DIG) 8:45 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG) 9:45 PM name to RAJI RAPHAEL. MALEFICENT (DIG) 10:45 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 12:05 AM (C 4731) MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:45 AM 25-5-2014 FOR SALE 360º -1 MUHALAB-3 MALEFICENT (DIG) 1:30 PM Sofa Al Wahab 7 pc 150 KD, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 2:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG-3D) 3:45 PM 3 pcs 100 KD, D bed set SITUATION WANTED X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG-3D) 4:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 6:00 PM Middas 125/-, IKEA 100/-, TV- X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 7:00 PM MALEFICENT (DIG-3D) 8:15 PM B.Com 60 LCD 42” & 32”, fridge LG X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG-3D) 9:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 10:30 PM , PG in Social Work, PG 75, washing machine 50/- EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG-3D) 9:30 PM EDGE OF TOMORROW (DIG-3D) 10:30 PM Diploma in Computer. 14 cooker 40/-. Tel: 66055084. (C X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 12:05 AM WED years of experience (5 years 4733) MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:45 AM in Kuwait) in finalization of 29-5-2014 FANAR-1 company accounts, bank rec- 360º -2 GODZILLA (DIG) 1:00 PM onciliation, payroll manage- Toyota Yaris JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 3:30 PM CHEF (DIG) 1:45 PM ment. Experience in Tally - 2011, white GODZILLA (DIG) 5:45 PM CHEF (DIG) 4:30 PM ERP-9, Bann ERP etc. Kuwait color, excellent condition, KD JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 8:15 PM CHEF (DIG) 7:00 PM driving license. Mob: 2,200. Tel: 50994848. (C 4729) JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 10:30 PM CHEF (DIG) 9:30 PM 65990299, mail ID: GODZILLA (DIG) 12:45 AM CHEF (DIG) 12:05 AM [email protected] (C 4728) Mitsubishi Lancer 2011 - GLX FANAR-2 360º - 3 25-5-2014 - maroon color, sunroof, THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 1:45 PM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG-3D) 12:30 PM spoiler + wheel cap, km THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG) 3:45 PM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG) 3:30 PM 64,000, KD 1,950. Tel: THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 6:30 PM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG-3D) 6:15 PM 66729295. (C 4730) THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 8:30 PM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG) 9:00 PM 25-5-2014 THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 10:30 PM THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (DIG) 11:45 PM 112 THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 12:30 AM AL-KOUT.1 THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR CIVIL INFORMATION FANAR-3 MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:30 PM Automated enquiry aboutthe Civil ID card is CRUSH (DIG) 1:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 2:30 PM CRUSH (DIG) 3:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 4:30 PM 1889988 CRUSH (DIG) 5:30 PM LEGENDS OF OZ: DOROTHY’S RETURN (DIG) 6:30 PM CHEF (DIG) 7:30 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 8:30 PM CRUSH (DIG) 9:45 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 10:30 PM Prayer timings ELISA KHATAFHA JAMEEL (DIG) (Kuwaiti Film) 11:45 PM MALEFICENT (DIG) 12:30 AM

MARINA-1 AL-KOUT.2 Fajr: 03:16 THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 1:15 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 12:30 PM CHEF (DIG) 3:15 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 2:45 PM Shorook 04:49 NO SUN+TUE+WED GODZILLA (DIG) 5:00 PM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 3:30 PM ELISA KHATAFHA JAMEEL (DIG) (Kuwaiti Film) 7:30 PM Duhr: 11:45 JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 5:30 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 10:15 PM JIRAN AL SAAD (DIG) 7:45 PM GODZILLA (DIG) 12:30 AM Asr: 15:20 THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 10:00 PM THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN (DIG) 12:05 AM AL-KOUT.3 Maghrib: 18:42 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 2:15 PM MARINA-2 CHEF (DIG) 4:45 PM Isha: 20:12 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 1:45 PM X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (DIG) 7:00 PM Business

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ASTANA: (From left) Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Kazakh coun- ASTANA: (From left) President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, terpart Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarussian President Alexander President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Lukashenko arrive for a meeting in Astana yesterday. — AFP Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev pose before a regular meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Astana yesterday. — AFP Putin creates vast ex-Soviet trade bloc Union with combined GDP of $2.7tn helps Putin consolidation

ASTANA: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with century is ... first, to gain a natural competitive advantage as an empire, Putin said: “They try to stick this label on us - a label Kazakhstan and Belarus yesterday creating a vast trading bloc economic bridge between the East and the West, between that we are trying to restore an empire, the Soviet Union, which he hopes will challenge the economic might of the Europe and Asia,” he said. make everyone subordinate. This absolutely does not corre- United States, the European Union and China. Putin denies the spond to reality.” The new union, however, reinforces Putin’s forging of the Eurasian Economic Union with two other former Putin’s dream drive to show Russia will not be isolated by sanctions, a mes- Soviet republics, coupled with Russia’s annexation of Crimea The Eurasian Economic Union will formally come into sage he sent by reaching a $400-billion gas supply deal with from Ukraine, means he wants to rebuild a post-communist force on Jan. 1, once it has passed the formality of being China last week. Soviet Union or as much of it as he can. approved by the three former Soviet republics’ parliaments. Any hopes of rebuilding a large part of the Soviet Union He does, however, intend the alliance, with a market of 170 The union - an idea first raised by Nazarbayev in 1994 but have been thwarted by Ukraine, which opted not to join the million people, a combined annual GDP of $2.7 trillion and vast widely ignored at the time - brings to life Putin’s dream of union after its Moscow-leaning president was ousted and energy riches, to demonstrate that Western sanctions imposed uniting like-minded countries, capitalizing on the nostalgia decided to build trade and political ties with the much larger over the crisis in Ukraine will not isolate Russia. But the world’s of many Russians for the order and relative economic and EU instead. That was a huge blow, depriving the union of a major economic powers may not be quaking in their boots. political stability of the communist Soviet empire that col- market of 45 million people and, in the words of ex-Kremlin Ukraine has snubbed the union, other ex-Soviet states are wary lapsed in 1991. spin doctor Gleb Pavlovsky, making Putin’s original dream of joining a body that could give Moscow leverage over them After 14 years in power, he sees its creation as a personal “impossible” to fulfil. again and Kazakhstan fiercely defended its sovereignty during political legacy for when he eventually steps aside and it has Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, hardly economic powerhouses, negotiations, forcing Putin to water down his ambitions. become one of the “big ideas” of his third term as president. are considering joining but other ex-Soviet republics, including “Our meeting today of course has a special and, without The treaty deepens ties forged when the three countries oil and gas producer Azerbaijan, gas-rich Turkmenistan and exaggeration, an epoch-making significance,” Putin said of the took the initial step of creating a customs union in 2010 and Uzbekistan with its market of 30 million people, have steered treaty, signed to loud applause from rows of seated officials in guarantees the free transit of goods, services, capital and clear of the union. the modern Kazakh capital, Astana. workforce and coordinates policy for major economic sec- The creation of the new alliance also involves costs for “This document brings our countries to a new stage of inte- tors. Russia, posing an extra burden on an economy already on the gration while fully preserving the states’ sovereignty.” Kazakh Putin noted that Kazakhstan and Russia accounted for brink of recession. Russian Deputy Finance Minister Sergei President Nursultan Nazarbayev, seated at a long white table at one-fifth of the world’s natural gas reserves and 15 percent Shatalov told Reuters in March that Belarus and Kazakhstan which he, Putin and Belarussian President Alexander of oil reserves - although Belarus is not an energy producer, received about $6 billion annually from Russia in direct and Lukashenko signed the treaty, said he envisaged the new and its struggling economy looks like a burden for Astana indirect support, and said that could increase by $30 billion if union as being a major competitive force. and Moscow. all trade restrictions were lifted in 2015 after the union is creat- “The main mission of our union in the first half of the 21st Asked on Saturday if he was trying to revive the Soviet ed. — Reuters Business FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Modi win engenders hopes for India’s economy: Survey Godrej sees definite turnaround

NEW DELHI: India’s economy probably showed few signs of power in approving projects, while only a quarter of approvals recovery in the March quarter, but Narendra Modi’s thumping vic- come from federal agencies. High corporate leverage and rising tory in the recent general election has raised hopes of an invest- bad loans at Indian banks are also weighing on investments. ment-led turnaround in the coming quarters. Stressed loans in India - those categorized as bad and restruc- A Reuters poll of 48 economists predicts no clear improve- tured - total $100 billion, or about 10 percent of all loans. The ment in Asia’s third-largest economy, which is likely to have debt-equity ratio of Indian firms, meanwhile, has hit a two-decade grown by 4.8 percent from a year earlier, a tad better than 4.7 per- high of 97.9 percent, according to Nomura. cent in the quarter to end-December. The GDP data is due at 1200 “Investor sentiment has changed but government needs to GMT today. If the forecast materializes, it would mark a second follow it up with action to address structural bottlenecks,” says straight fiscal year of sub-5 percent growth - the worst slowdown MS Unnikrishnan, managing director at capital goods maker in more than a quarter of a century. Thermax, who expects a gradual recovery. Short-term steps to Modi won India’s first outright parliamentary majority in three boost activity could also raise concerns about the new govern- decades with a pledge to boost growth and create jobs, raising ment’s commitment to fiscal deficit reduction. Adding to the hopes among investors for a turnaround led by spending on growth challenge is an adverse global economic climate that is infrastructure. Ninety-three percent of CEOs in a polled carried hemming in the country’s exports growth. The sector accounts out by one of India’s industry chambers FICCI said they expect a for nearly a quarter of the domestic economy. substantial improvement in the near-term economic situation fol- Equally worrisome are the prospects of below-average mon- lowing the election of a strong government. “As soon as investors soon rains this summer, which could hit farm output and fuel NEW DELHI: Indian Finance and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley see first signals of growth-supportive policies, you will see a defi- inflation. That would make it tougher for an inflation-focused arrives at the office of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi nite turnaround on the ground,” said Adi Godrej, chairman of central bank to lower interest rates to support growth. to attend the first cabinet meeting in New Delhi yesterday. Godrej group, a conglomerate with annual sales of $4 billion. India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to Godrej hopes that growth will pick up to 8 percent within two Exuberance unveil his top 10 policy priorities, seeking to unblock an years. At the current rate, the Indian economy cannot generate Hopes of an economic revival have attracted copious capital investment logjam and setting deadlines for action in order enough jobs to employ the 10 million young people who enter its inflows, triggering a rally in the country’s financial markets. to revive the economy. — AFP workforce every year. For some ebullient investors, this is the beginning of the strongest bull market. The BSE index is already the best perform- Gridlocked ing equity index in Asia this year. The Indian rupee too, has hit an Capital investment contributes nearly 35 percent to India’s 11-month high to the dollar. Such is the euphoria that Jim O’Neill, Funds to cut UAE, economy, but it probably barely grew in the fiscal year that ended who had once called India the biggest disappointment among in March. Projects worth 6.2 trillion rupees ($105 billion) were the BRIC economies, is asking the South Asian nation to be shelved last year due to bureaucratic gridlock, according to CMIE, labelled as one of the ‘fabulous five’ economies instead of the Qatar exposure an economic think tank, the highest in the past 18 years. ‘fragile five’. O’Neill coined the term BRIC in December 2001 to Modi’s reputation, assiduously built while running the western jointly describe the four biggest developing economies - Brazil, on MSCI view state of Gujarat, of speeding up implementation of infrastructure Russia, India and China. projects and promoting manufacturing has raised hopes of a sim- The ‘fragile’ tag came into vogue when the most vulnerable DUBAI: A substantial number of Middle East funds intend to ilar push at the national level. emerging markets were roiled by capital outflows from May to cut their exposure to stocks in the United Arab Emirates and Arvind Panagariya, an economics professor at New York’s September last year after the US Federal Reserve hinted it would Qatar, shifting money to less richly valued markets such as Columbia University who is tipped to get an advisory role in the wind down its monetary stimulus. Unnikrishnan of Thermax, cau- Saudi Arabia, a monthly Reuters survey showed. Shares in government, has called on the new administration to revamp the tions against such “irrational” exuberance. “A child is born. It is Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar have surged over the past 12 cumbersome tax regime and boost capital spending. expected he will do well and earn good money,” he says. “But he months in anticipation of those markets’ upgrade to MSCI’s But that’s easier said than done. States wield much of the is not going to earn money today.” — Reuters emerging market index, which will take place at the end of this week. Many funds believe risk/reward ratios for the three mar- kets have now deteriorated: the latest survey of 15 leading investment managers, conducted over the past 10 days, found only 20 percent expect to increase their allocations to UAE equi- ties in the next three months, while 40 percent expect to cut them. These figures mark a further deterioration from the April survey, when 27 percent of managers expected to raise their UAE equity allocations and 40 percent expected to reduce them. In Qatar’s stock market, 20 percent of funds expect to increase their allocations while 33 percent foresee cutting them. That is a major shift from April, when 40 percent intend- ed to raise allocations and only 13 percent to decrease them. “The markets are volatile in UAE and Qatar, and may continue to be so in June until the end of Q2,” said Mohammed Ali Yasin, managing director of NBAD Securities in Abu Dhabi. The survey was conducted by Trading Middle East, a Reuters forum for market professionals.

SAUDI, EGYPT Some of the money leaving the UAE and Qatar looks set to flow to Saudi Arabia’s stock market; 47 percent of managers expect to raise their allocations to the Saudi bourse, while only 7 percent intend to cut back. The survey suggests Egyptian equities will also benefit. The bullish percentage in that market is 27 percent, with no manager expecting to reduce allocations. Much of the optimism towards Egypt is based on expectations that a victory by former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in this week’s presidential elections will lead to more political stability and an economic recovery. However, the survey was taken before the voting took place in unexpectedly low turnout, which may weaken Sisi’s mandate. There is also some evidence that money will flow from the peaking Gulf stock markets to Middle East fixed income; 27 percent of managers expect to raise allocations to fixed income and 13 percent to reduce them. That is a big change from April, when 13 percent expect- ed to increase their fixed income allocations and 33 percent KUALA LUMPUR: A Light Rail Transit (LRT) train travels along the tracks as Malaysia’s iconic Petronas Twin Towers loom in the foresaw decreasing them.—Reuters background in downtown Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Malaysia’s economy grew by a surprising 6.2 percent in the first quarter of the year, but economists warned that its surging exports could be hit by a slowdown in China. — AFP Business FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

Spain economy grows at fastest rate since 2008

MADRID: Spain reported yesterday the fastest economic al report on the Spanish economy, which is the fourth- property market implosion, which swamped the nation in growth since a devastating 2008 property crash, even as largest in the euro-zone. “We expect the recovery to con- bad debts and wiped out millions of construction-related 5.9 million people searched in vain for work with the tinue over the medium term,” the Washington-based fund jobs. Official data show many people still dropping out of unemployment rate stuck at 26 percent. Boosted by said, adding that labor market trends were improving, too. the Spanish workforce; either giving up job-hunting or domestic demand, Spanish gross domestic product grew The IMF said Spain was reaping the benefits of austere leaving the country to search abroad. at a quarterly pace of 0.4 percent in the first three months budget policies and reforms introduced by the govern- But Rajoy’s government points to encouraging signs in of 2014, the highest rate in six years, the National Statistics ment, which has cut spending, raised taxes and curbed the labor market, too, with the number of people regis- Institute said. pension costs so as to rein in a bulging public deficit. In tered for unemployment benefits falling sharply in April. Spanish economic activity, though still modest, has 2012, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s government also A breakdown of the latest report, which confirmed pre- gradually accelerated since the nation emerged in mid- introduced new labor legislation making it easier for firms liminary data released on April 30, showed the Spanish 2013 from five years of stop-start recession sparked by the to change their employees’ work conditions, and cheaper economy grew on an annual basis for the first time since collapse in 2008 of a 10-year property bubble. Though to hire and fire staff. mid-2011, expanding at a yearly pace of 0.5 percent. unemployment remains sky high, at 25.73 percent in the Spain’s official statistician said domestic demand had first quarter of this year, the International Monetary Fund Unpopular measures improved in the first quarter, helping to compensate for a said this week it believes the recovery is here to stay. The highly unpopular measures were aimed at creat- smaller contribution to the economy from Spanish “Spain has turned the corner,” the IMF said in an annu- ing work in a nation still suffering the aftermath of the 2008 exports.—AFP US economy shrank at 1% rate in Q1

WASHINGTON: The US economy was battered even more than first suspected by the harsh winter, actually shrinking from January through March. But economists are confident the con- traction was temporary. The Commerce Department says that the economy contracted at an annual rate of 1 percent in the first quarter, worse than the government’s initial estimate a month ago that the economy grew by a barely discernible 0.1 percent in the first quarter. It was the economy’s first quarterly decline since a 1.3 percent drop in the first three months of 2011. This year’s dip reflected slower stockpiling by businesses, a cutback in business investment and a wider trade deficit. Economists are looking for a strong rebound in the April-June quarter as the country shakes off the effects of a severe winter. MICHIGAN: General Motors Orion Assembly Plant’s wastewater treatment facilities are shown. Michigan is fourth in the nation The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits in the share of its workforce associated with industries that develop freshwater technology and services or are highly depend- fell last week to nearly the lowest level in seven years, a sign hir- ent on plentiful and clean water, according to a report released yesterday. — AP ing may be picking up. The Labor Department says weekly appli- cations for unemployment aid dropped 27,000 to a seasonally adjusted 300,000. That’s just above a seven-year low reached three weeks ago. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, White and male, Google fell to 311,500, the fewest since August, 2007. Applications are a proxy for layoffs, so the drop suggests companies are cutting fewer jobs. When employers are confident enough to keep staff, releases diversity data they may also step up hiring. That is a good sign ahead of May’s jobs report, to be released today. Fewer Americans are also 2% of Googlers are black, 3% Hispanic, 30% women receiving benefits. The number of recipients declined to 2.63 mil- lion, the lowest level since November 2007. — AP SAN JOSE, California: In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google industry. About 7 percent of tech workers are black or Latino in Silicon revealed how very white and male its workforce is - just 2 percent of Valley and nationally. Blacks and Hispanics make up 13.1 and 16.9 per- its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are cent of the US population, respectively, according to the most recent women. The search giant said Wednesday that the transparency Census data. In the coming months, Google said, it will work with the about its workforce - the first disclosure of its kind in the largely white, Kapor Center for Social Impact, a group that uses information technol- male tech sector - is an important step toward change. ogy to close gender and ethnic gaps in the Silicon Valley workforce. “Simply put, Google is not where we want to be when it comes to The center will be organizing a Google-backed conference in diversity,” Google Inc. senior vice president Laszlo Bock wrote in a California focusing on issues of technology and diversity. Co-founder blog. The numbers were compiled as part of a report that major US Freada Kapor Klein, who started the Level Playing Field Institute 13 employers must file with the Equal Employment Opportunity years ago to teach and mentor black and Latino students in science Commission. Companies are not required to make the information and math, said Google is showing leadership “which has been sorely public. The gender divide is based on the roughly 44,000 people needed for a long time.” “Google is the company known for the Google employed throughout the world at the start of this year. The moonshot, and applying that part of Google DNA to this problem is a company didn’t factor about 4,000 workers at its Motorola Mobility breath of fresh air,” she said. Earlier this year, the Rev. Jesse Jackson division, which is being sold to China’s Lenovo Group for $2.9 billion. launched a campaign to diversify Silicon Valley, asking to meet with The racial data is limited to Google’s roughly 26,600 workers in the US leaders of several iconic technology companies about bringing black as of August 2013. Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and Hispanics into their workforce and leadership. Since then, he’s recently said the social networking company is headed toward disclo- been leading delegations to annual shareholder’s meetings at firms sure as well, but it was important to share the data internally first. including Google, Facebook, eBay Inc. and Hewlett-Packard. On Apple Inc, Twitter, Hewlett-Packard Co and Microsoft Corp did not Wednesday Jackson said Google is to be commended. “It’s a bold step respond immediately to queries about possible plans to disclose data. in the right direction. We urge other companies to follow Google’s Bock said Google has been working to diversify, not just its offices but lead,” he said. “Silicon Valley and the tech industry have demonstrat- in the broader tech sector. Since 2010, the firm has given more than ed an ability to solve the most challenging and complex problems in $40 million to organizations working to bring computer science edu- the world. Inclusion is a complex problem - if we put our collective cation to women and girls, he said. minds together, we can solve that too.” Iris Gardner, a manager at The company also is working with historically black colleges and nonprofit Code2040, which places high performing black and Latino ST LOUIS: Baldor Electric Co employees Dave Johnston (left) universities to elevate coursework and attendance in computer sci- software engineering students in internships with top tech compa- and Steve Davis (right) work inside the company’s factory in ence, he said. “But we’re the first to admit that Google is miles from nies, said Google’s disclosure could mark a pivotal moment in the St Louis. The government issued its second of three esti- where we want to be, and that being totally clear about the extent of push to diversify Silicon Valley. “It is a big deal for them to be transpar- mates of how fast the US economy grew in the January- the problem is a really important part of the solution,” he said. ent about something that most companies haven’t in the past been March quarter yesterday. — AP Gender and ethnic disparities are reflected throughout the tech willing to share,” she said. — AP Business FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

UK’s Help to Buy mortgage plan has limited impact LONDON: Britain’s government said yesterday that its controversial Help to Buy mortgage guarantee program accounted for just 1.3 percent of all mortgages issued in Britain since it was launched six months ago. The finance ministry also said 80 percent of the 7,313 mortgages taken out through the scheme between October and the end of March went to first-time buyers. The government began guaranteeing risky mortgages worth up to 95 percent of the value of a property in October. It said it wanted to help people unable to afford big deposits get on the property ladder. The launch of the scheme coincided with a rapid rebound in the housing market and prices are now ris- ing at about 10 percent a month. Critics of Help to Buy have said it adds to the risks of a price bubble in the housing market. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has suggested Help to Buy should be scaled back. Bank of England policymakers have also expressed concern about the pace of the housing market recov- MANILA: Containers are piled up at the North Harbor yesterday in Manila. — AP ery. The total value of mortgages supported by the scheme only totalled just over 1 billion pounds ($1.7 bil- lion) through the end of March, the finance ministry said. Despite its small scale so far, some analysts noted Super typhoon cools the program was growing in size month by month and said it could have wider implications for the housing market. “It is funding a small proportion of mortgages so far, Philippine economy but the impact of the scheme is much more significant than those raw numbers say,” said Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Berenberg bank. “What’s important from these figures is that they’re Growth slows to 5.7% in Jan-March rising fast. There were more than three times as many MANILA: The Philippines’ roaring econo- 7.5 if things were not so bad in the dis- ent parts of the country and that makes mortgage completions through Help to Buy in March as my cooled in the first quarter of the year ruption of the supply chain,” Balisacan us sometimes underestimate the effects there were in December.” as the impacts of Super Typhoon Haiyan said. The Philippines has in recent years of a disaster,” Balisacan said. Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has also not- and other natural disasters hit harder had one of the fastest-growing In October, a 7.1-magnitude earth- ed the potentially broader impact of Help to Buy if it than expected, official data showed yes- economies in Asia, with rising confi- quake also killed more than 200 people encourages riskier mortgage lending by banks outside terday. dence seeing the once regional laggard on the tourist islands of Bohol and Cebu. the program. “It’s a pretty targeted program, it’s a rela- Economic growth slowed to 5.7 per- awarded investment-grade ratings while Balisacan said the economy was expect- tively small program at this point but it could grow a lot cent in January-March, compared with the stock market hit record highs. ed to return to stronger growth rates and it could change attitudes in other parts of the mort- 7.7 percent in the same period last year, The Philippine economy grew 7.2 per- from the second quarter, and expressed gage market, that’s why we have to be vigilant,” Carney the government said. “The relatively cent last year, the fastest in Asia after confidence the government’s target of told Sky television earlier this month. The BoE is expect- slow growth is expected given the mag- China. However the nation of 100 million 6.5-7.5 percent for the year could still be ed to announce further mortgage controls, possibly as nitude of the destruction,” Economic people endured a brutal run of natural achieved. soon as the June meeting of its Financial Policy Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan disasters towards the end of last year He also emphasized the first quarter Committee. The FPC was set up to avert recklessness in told reporters, highlighting damage par- that claimed thousands of lives, while result was strong compared with the the financial system. ticularly to the agriculture, trade and severely damaging vital farming, fishing rest of Asia, saying only China and The Bank has already refocused Britain’s Funding tourism sectors. and tourism industries. Malaysia were expected to have faster for Lending Scheme away from mortgage lending and Economists had forecast growth of The worst disaster was Haiyan, which rates. Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima dedicated it exclusively to business lending. The BoE 6.4 percent in the first quarter, according carried the strongest winds ever record- pointed out that the Philippines had said yesterday that net lending for businesses by to Dow Jones Newswires, and the gov- ed on land and killed or left missing now recorded nine consecutive quarters banks and building societies taking part in the FLS ernment had been targeting an expan- more than 7,300 people as it tore across of growth above 5.5 percent, while scheme fell by 2.7 billion pounds in the first quarter of sion of 6.5-7.5 percent. the central Philippines in November. keeping inflation under control. He said “We were expecting, like so many “There was a supply shock in the inflation was 4.1 percent in the first 2014. — Reuters observers, we would hit the range of 6.5- (typhoon-affected) areas. It affects differ- quarter. — AFP European firms spooked by slowing China growth BEIJING: European businesses fear once double-digit annual growth some to seek cheaper and more the “good times are over” in China, rates have eased in recent years, welcoming locales. Joerg Wuttke, a survey showed yesterday, citing sitting in the mid-seven percent president of the European the country’s slowing economic range as its leaders try to pivot the Chamber, told reporters: “Of growth, rising labor costs, falling economy away from relying on course, it’s no major surprise if you profits, regulatory hurdles and pol- exports and big-ticket public are experiencing growth in the last lution. The Business Confidence investments. 10-20 years of 10 percent or more Survey 2014 report, released by But while top officials say they in GDP (gross domestic product) the European Union Chamber of welcome the weaker rates as part and it will go down to seven per- Commerce in China and consultan- of the drive to a more sustainable cent that you feel that business has cy Roland Berger, showed firms growth model, the report said the become more difficult.” have become increasingly pes- slowdown “surpassed rising labor The survey, based on responses simistic as the growth decelerates. costs as the number one perceived from 552 European businesses in “Business is already tough and challenge for future business in China, found that 68 percent of large it is getting tougher,” the report China”. Labor unrest and tensions companies-defined as those with A woman works in a greenhouse in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu said. “This is leading many to the over wages have increasingly more than 1,000 employees-said province yesterday. European businesses fear the “good times are over” conclusion that the good times are bedevilled foreign companies in doing business had become harder in China, a survey showed, citing the country’s slowing economic growth, over.” The survey comes as China’s China in recent years, spurring over the past two years. — AFP rising labor costs, falling profits, regulatory hurdles and pollution. — AFP Business FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

MAPUTO: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (right) being greeted by local singers as she attends the opening session of the Africa Rising Conference yesterday at the Chissano Conference Center in Maputo. — AFP Africa must tackle poverty to cash in on growth: IMF Lagarde: Govts need to build infrastructure, boost education

MAPUTO: Africa is “taking off” with strong, steady growth but radical Islamist Boko Haram group in Africa’s largest economy 16 percent of all roads were paved, compared with 58 percent in poverty is unacceptably high so that governments need to build Nigeria and attacks by Islamist militants hurting tourism and busi- South Asia. The investment needs to address this in the region infrastructure and institutions and educate people to share the ness in Kenya. As African countries tap new sources of funds were estimated at about $93 billion annually, she said. benefits more widely, the IMF’s head said yesterday. through natural resource discoveries and international dollar The IMF chief said Africa also needed to improve governance, Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow by around 5.5 percent bonds, questions have also arisen about how governments are transparency and create sound economic frameworks for growth - this year - well above the global average - with some of its poorest managing this money in fast-growing economies like Ghana and she called this “building institutions.” This would ensure that rev- countries expanding by closer to 7 percent, Christine Lagarde, Zambia. Lagarde said that with the international recovery still look- enues and benefits from the continent’s mineral riches - Africa has International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director, told an IMF ing weak and uneven, Africa’s positive outlook also faced risks from more than 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves - could be bet- conference in the Mozambican capital Maputo. But the IMF chief slower growth in the world’s advanced economies and in emerging ter captured for national budgets and generating more jobs. said although the region had become a growing investment desti- markets, which are the region’s main trade partners. Lagarde said Africa needed to “build people” to reap the dividends nation for both advanced and emerging economies, with a record Other risks included lower prices for some commodities, tighter of its rapid population growth. She cited estimates that a one per- $80 billion of inflows expected this year, the economic benefits of external financial conditions and market volatility. The IMF head centage point increase in the working age population could boost the growth surge had yet to be widely distributed across the recommended three priorities to ensure the region’s growth can be GDP growth by half a percentage point. “For this to happen, howev- region’s population. “Poverty remains stuck at unacceptably high wide, inclusive and sustained: “Build infrastructure, build institu- er, ‘good’ jobs need to be created in the private sector. Today, only levels - still afflicting about 45 percent of the region’s households,” tions, and build people.” one in five people in Africa finds work in the formal sector,” Lagarde Lagarde told the meeting of African finance ministers and develop- said. “This must change. With wider access to quality education, ment experts. Infrastructure, jobs healthcare and infrastructure services, it can change.” Technology Despite forecasts of continuing strong expansion for the region, Lagarde said Africa still had big infrastructure gaps, which repre- could extend access to financial services to millions, and this was its positive outlook has been darkened this year with flare-ups of sented huge costs to businesses and to people. She cited as an already happening in several countries, such as Kenya. “Africa Rising conflict, insurgency and violence. This has ranged from civil war in example the fact that over the past three decades, per capita out- will benefit the lives of people on the continent. Beyond that, Africa the world’s newest state, South Sudan, an insurgency waged by put of electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa remained virtually flat. Only Rising will benefit the world,” Lagarde said. — Reuters Kingfisher fails to make Megafon keeps targets the most of UK sunshine after profit miss on MOSCOW: Russian mobile phone operator Megafon said a weaker rouble and LONDON: Shares in Kingfisher, Europe’s biggest home the UK just under 10 percent like-for-like, which ought to depreciation costs related to last year’s acquisition of Scartel hurt first quarter improvements retailer, fell 6 percent yesterday as pressure have been better, given very weak comparatives and the earnings, but its core profit and sales growth targets remained intact. The coun- on profit margins and a smaller than expected sales boost better weather/late Easter impact,” retail analyst Nick Bubb try’s economic downturn has so far not hurt telecoms operators because con- from warmer weather pushed first-quarter earnings below said. While not as high as hoped, underlying sales grew 10.1 sumers are still spending. But the weakening of the rouble - resulting from the forecasts. The owner of B&Q in Britain and Castorama and percent in the UK and Ireland. Sales at trade-focused Ukraine crisis and prospect of recession - has prompted a revaluation of for- Brico Depot in France said underlying operating profit for Screwfix were strong and were up 9.7 percent at B&Q, its eign-currency liabilities that translates into non-cash losses. Megafon, the sec- the 13 weeks to May 3 grew 20 percent to 142 million best performance in a decade, as sales of barbecues shot up ond-largest operator behind MTS, bought high-speed wireless Internet pounds ($237 million). Results a year ago were depressed by 42 percent and consumers spent on improving their gar- provider Scartel to get ahead of rivals in 4G infrastructure and boost its cus- bad weather across much of Europe. The gain was slightly dens. tomer base and revenue. But the acquisition brought depreciation and amorti- less than a market consensus forecast of 145 million pounds. “The 200 basis points of gross margin decline is likely in sation costs of around 14 billion roubles, which contributed a 43 percent drop Analysts were unimpressed by a 2 percentage point fall in our view to have been focused in B&Q where the company in first quarter net profit to 7.2 billion roubles, along with a foreign exchange Kingfisher’s UK gross profit margin, which it blamed on high- continues to be indecisive between low prices and promo- loss of around 5 billion roubles due to the revaluation of its foreign currency er sales of less profitable outdoor products, rising home tional pricing,” analysts at Espirito Santo said, confirming debt. delivery costs and promotions. their ‘sell’ rating. Kingfisher’s profits outpaced sales growth Analysts had forecast net profit of 10 billion roubles. Megafon, which is cut- Concerns over the UK margin, lower than expected because its low variable costs meant more of the additional ting costs to counter the recent hit to its profits, said it expected to grow rev- group sales growth of 6.1 percent and the impact of weak sales fed through to its bottom line. The group’s Chief enues by 6-8 percent this year and achieve a core profit margin of at least 44 consumer confidence in France combined to send Executive Ian Cheshire called the first-quarter performance a percent despite the weaker economy. Russia is now forecast to achieve growth Kingfisher shares down 6 percent to 392.5 pence by 0922 strong start to the year but warned that sales growth in its of just 0.5 percent this year, hurt by Western sanctions and instability brought GMT. “The group like-for-like sales increase was ‘only 6 per- second quarter would be much tougher as it comes up by the Ukraine crisis and wider emerging market uncertainty.—Reuters cent’, rather than the hoped for 7 to 8 percent, with B&Q in against strong year-earlier figures.—Reuters Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Blue Jays win ninth straight, beat Rays

TORONTO: Pinch-runner Kevin Pillar scored the winning the White Sox came away with their seventh win in 10 run on a throwing error by pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo and games. The Indians had just scored a run in the top of the the Toronto Blue Jays won their ninth straight game and ninth off Ronald Belisario (3-3) when the White Sox completed a sweep of Tampa Bay, beating the Rays 3-2 in answered in the bottom half against Bryan Shaw (1-1). Third the American League on Wednesday. Dioner Navarro sin- baseman Mike Aviles bounced the throw to first on Tyler gled to begin the ninth and was replaced by Pillar. Oviedo Flowers’ leadoff grounder. fielded Anthony Gose’s bunt along the first base line and threw wildly to first, with the ball rolling into foul territory ASTROS 9, ROYALS 3 down the right field line. Pillar was then waved home by Chris Carter hit two home runs and George Springer set third base coach Luis Rivera and slid home safely under the a rookie club record for homers in a month as the Astros tag of catcher Ali Solis. beat the Royals for their fifth straight win. The Astros, with RED SOX 4, BRAVES 0 the worst record in the AL, won three times in Kansas City John Lackey pitched neatly into the seventh inning as for their first sweep of the season. Houston’s winning streak the Red Sox beat the Braves, their third straight victory after is its longest since a six-game string that ended last June 3. their longest losing streak in 20 years. Jackie Bradley Jr, AJ The Royals have lost four in a row. Pierzynski and Jonny Gomes each had had two hits and an RBI as the Red Sox extended their mastery over the Braves ATHLETICS 3, TIGERS 1 after beating them in Atlanta on Monday and Tuesday Josh Donaldson hit a game-ending, three-run homer off nights. Boston is 18-6 since 2005 against Atlanta. Lackey (6- Joe Nathan with one out in the ninth inning and Scott 3) combined with three relievers for Boston’s first shutout Kazmir pitched his first complete game in nearly eight years of the season. as the Athletics rallied past the Tigers. Anibal Sanchez was in command, allowing only two hits as he took a shutout RANGERS 1, TWINS 0 bid into the ninth inning before Oakland rallied to hand the Joe Saunders made an impressive return to the Texas Tigers their eighth loss in 10 games. Coco Crisp got it start- rotation and Luis Sardinas drove in the only run of the ed with one out when he hit an opposite-field double just game to lift the Rangers to a victory over the Twins. inside the third base line that ended Sanchez’s night after Saunders gave up five hits and struck out six in five innings 111 pitches. after being activated from the 15-day disabled list earlier in the day. Sardinas had a two-out single off struggling Twins MARINERS 3, ANGELS 1 reliever Jared Burton (1-2) in the seventh inning to help Felix Hernandez took a shutout bid into the ninth propel the Rangers to their seventh win in the past 10 inning, coming within one out of his first complete game games. since August 2012 as the Mariners beat the Angels. Mike Zunino homered and drove in all of Seattle’s runs. WHITE SOX 3, INDIANS 2 Hernandez (7-1) became the seventh pitcher in Mariners Moises Sierra drove in the winning run with a single in history with seven victories before June 1. He won his the ninth inning, and the White Sox beat the Indians to fourth consecutive start with his most dominant perform- complete a three-game sweep. Chicago’s Hector Noesi and ance of the season. Zunino gave Hernandez the lead with a SEATTLE: Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher CJ Wilson follows through on a Cleveland’s TJ House each came through with dominant two-out, two-run single in the second inning. He led off the pitch in the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners on starts. The Indians’ Jason Giambi hit his 440th homer, but eighth with a home run against CJ Wilson (6-4). — AP Wednesday, May 28, 2014. — AP Howard’s 3-run HR lifts Phillies over Rockies

PHILADELPHIA: Ryan Howard hit a three-run homer with two outs in wrist, and wrapped up a 5-4 trip. Catcher Brian McCann made his the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-3 REDS 3, DODGERS 2 first career start at first base in the finale. Shelby Miller (6-4) win over the Colorado Rockies in the National League on Wednesday. Brandon Phillips hit a two-run homer against Clayton Kershaw allowed a career-worst seven runs and nine hits in five innings for Chase Utley hit a tying, RBI single off Boone Logan before Howard and Homer Bailey pitched seven effective innings to lead St Louis. Kolten Wong had a career-best four hits and an RBI, Matt drove one out to left-center for his fifth career walk-off homer. Closer Cincinnati. Bailey (5-3) allowed two runs and five hits while strik- Carpenter doubled twice with an RBI and Yadier Molina had two La Troy Hawkins (2-1) got the first out in the ninth before Tony Gwynn ing out six. Yasiel Puig, who has reached base safely in 29 straight hits and two walks, but the Cardinals stranded 13 runners. Jr. reached on second baseman DJ LeMahieu’s throwing error. Ben games, led off the Dodgers’ sixth with an opposite-field homer to Kuroda (4-3) allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings for his first road Revere then followed with a single to right before Logan entered and right-center that narrowed the gap to 3-2. But former Dodgers victory since last July 25 at Texas. He had been 0-7 since then, the allowed Utley’s line-drive single to right that scored Gwynn. Howard closer Jonathan Broxton retired Puig and Hanley Ramirez on fly- longest drought of his career but is 1-1 away from Yankee then connected on a 2-2 pitch for his ninth homer. Jonathan balls for the last two outs in the eighth after replacing Manny Stadium this year. Papelbon (1-1) tossed a perfect ninth for the win. Parra with a runner at second, and Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save. Kershaw (3-2) allowed three runs MARLINS 8, NATIONALS 5, 10 INNINGS BREWERS 8, ORIOLES 3 and seven hits in seven innings and struck out nine. Casey McGehee’s fourth hit of the game drove in the go-ahead Yovani Gallardo earned a victory with his arm a day after getting a run in the 10th inning and Reed Johnson doubled home two win with his bat as Milwaukee overcame two home runs by Nelson GIANTS 5, CUBS 0 more for Miami. Ed Lucas singled off Jerry Blevins (2-2) to open Cruz to beat Baltimore in an interleague matchup. Ryan Braun hit an Tim Lincecum and five relievers combined on a two-hitter for the 10th and Christian Yelich walked. After Derek Dietrich bunted early two-run double and Khris Davis added a three-run homer in the San Francisco. Lincecum struck out five, walked four and hit a bat- the runners over, the Nationals intentionally walked Giancarlo eighth. Cruz hit two solo shots and leads Major League Baseball with ter in another wild but effective start. George Kontos (1-0) retired Stanton. McGehee then lined a single off the base of the wall in 19 home runs. On Tuesday night, Gallardo delivered a game-win- four straight before John Baker singled to right with one out in left, scoring Lucas, while Yelich stopped at third. Johnson then ning RBI double as a pinch-hitter in the 10th inning. Back on the the seventh against lefty Jeremy Affeldt for Chicago’s first hit. The doubled, scoring Yelich and Stanton to make it 7-4. Donovan mound, Gallardo (3-3) gave up three runs on four hits and five walks Cubs have the longest streak in MLB without being no-hit. The Solano then singled home the eighth run. Kevin Slowey (1-0) in 6 2-3 innings. He also went 1 for 2 at the plate. Braun’s double in last time it happened to them was 1965, when Sandy Koufax worked one inning for the win and Steve Cishek pitched the 10th, the second inning helped the Brewers build a 4-1 lead against Bud pitched a perfect game for the Dodgers. Hector Sanchez hit a allowing one run. Norris (3-5). two-run double, and three others drove in a run to help the Giants (34-19) extend the best record in the majors. San Francisco METS 5, PIRATES 0 DIAMONDBACKS 12, PADRES 6 has won six of seven after holding the Cubs scoreless in consecu- Bartolo Colon carried a three-hitter into the eighth inning and Chase Anderson became the first Arizona pitcher to win his first tive games. Edwin Jackson (3-5) gave up two runs on four hits in 5 New York got home runs from David Wright and Lucas Duda in a three career starts and the Diamondbacks set a first-inning team 1-3 innings for the Cubs, who have not won a road series since victory over sloppy Pittsburgh. Colon (4-5) struck out a season- scoring record with eight runs on eight hits. Rookie Tommy Medica last September. He struck out nine and walked two. high nine in his second consecutive win, and Wright added an RBI fell a single shy of becoming the first Padre to hit for the cycle. Prado single during an eventful afternoon. He also stole a base, made and Paul Goldschmidt both hit a two-run homer and drove in three YANKEES 7, CARDINALS 4 two throwing errors and robbed Andrew McCutchen of extra runs for Arizona. Diamondbacks rookie Chris Owings had his first Hiroki Kuroda snapped an 11-start road winless streak and bases with a diving play at third. New York salvaged the final two MLB four-hit game. Arizona, taking two of three from the Padres, Jacoby Ellsbury helped build an early lead with three hits and games of a 4-5 homestand after firing batting coach Dave chased starter Tim Stauffer (2-1) after one-third of an inning. three RBIs in his first three at-bats for New York. John Ryan Hudgens and replacing him with Lamar Johnson. The Mets won Anderson (3-0) got big support for the second straight outing. The Murphy added two RBIs for the Yankees, who took two of three the series against Pittsburgh for their first back-to-back victories Diamondbacks scored 18 runs for him in his previous start. without an appearance from Mark Teixeira, who is nursing a sore at home since a three-game streak from April 23-25. — AP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

Rehabbing Woods rules himself out of US Open

NORTH CAROLINA: Three-times champion Tiger Torrey Pines. gery. “It’s just because the nature of injuries that I’ve Woods has ruled himself out of next month’s US Open Woods has not set a timetable for his likely return had before in the past,” Woods said earlier this year. at Pinehurst in North Carolina as he recovers from back and could possibly also miss the year’s third major, “I’ve had knees and Achilles (injuries) and I’ve been surgery, the second successive major championship the July 17-20 British Open at Royal Liverpool in through that. And I could play through those. “But this he will miss this year. The former world number one Hoylake, England. The 38-year-old American has been one, I just can’t do it. Back injuries are no joke. When has been sidelined from competitive golf since late increasingly plagued by injuries in recent seasons as people say they’ve felt debilitated when their back March after requiring treatment for a pinched nerve in the wear and tear of years on the tour have begun to hurts, I understand what that feels like.” his back that had troubled him for months, and was take a toll. He failed to finish the PGA Tour’s Honda Woods’ lengthy history of injury began with a trou- unable to compete at the Masters in April. Classic at Palm Beach Gardens in early March, quitting blesome left knee, first operated on when he was a “Unfortunately, I won’t be there because I’m not after 13 holes in his final round. The American then freshman at Stanford University in 1994. Three more yet physically able to play competitive golf,” Woods tweaked his back again on the last day of the WGC- operations on that knee have followed. He has also said in a statement on his website on Wednesday, Cadillac Championship in Miami just one week later. suffered injuries to his ankle and neck, his right and referring to the June 12-15 US Open. “The US Open is left Achilles tendons and fractures in his leg, which he very important to me, and I know it’s going to be a Opted for surgery defiantly played through on the way to victory at the great week. Despite missing the first two majors (this Woods pulled out of the Mar. 20-23 Arnold Palmer 2008 US Open after a 19-hole playoff against Rocco year), and several other important tournaments, I Invitational, a key lead-up tournament he has won Mediate. Woods has missed two British Opens, one US remain very optimistic about this year and my future.” eight times, in the hope that he could play at the Open, one Masters and one PGA Championship since This will be the sixth major championship missed by Masters before he opted to undergo surgery on March 2008 because of injuries, and will now add to that Woods due to injury, and he remains stuck on his 31. He said he risked further injury had he kept playing number next month. He is a three-time winner of the career tally of 14 wins, having not clinched one of because of the repetitive motion from golf but that year’s second major, having triumphed at the US golf’s blue riband events since the 2008 US Open at there should be no long-lasting effects from the sur- Open in 2000, 2002 and 2008. — Reuters

Sharks look to Scott, McIlroy stay ahead of pack hope to keep against Stormers momentum going

SYDNEY: The Coastal Sharks will look to tighten their grip as DUBLIN: World number one Adam Scott and two-time Super Rugby pacesetters in this weekend’s South African derby major champ Rory McIlroy, who are fresh off tournament against the Western Stormers. Jake White’s Durban-based team victories, teed off together in the opening round of the head into their final three games leading by five points and on a Memorial Tournament yesterday. Scott, who reached num- high after their successful Australasian tour as they chase their ber one in the world last week for the first time in his career, first Super Rugby title. The Sharks won three of their four tour won the Colonial tournament while McIlroy captured the games, including a first-ever win over seven-time champions BMW PGA Championship for his sixth European Tour title Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch, and are aiming to finish but first on European soil. top and with it home advantage all the way through the Super They will play the first two rounds of this week’s $6.2 mil- Rugby play-offs. Super Rugby goes into a three-week interna- lion Memorial Tournament in a threesome that also tional break after this weekend and the Sharks are five points clear of the NSW Waratahs, although the Sydney-based outfit includes Jason Day. “I feel like this course sets up well for have a game in hand.The pressure will be on the Waratahs to me and I am playing well,” Australia’s Scott said beat back-to-back champions Waikato Chiefs in New Zealand Wednesday. “I am going to try and keep the momentum this weekend to keep in touch with the Sharks. “We got a lot of going after last week.” Indeed, last week helped validate his confidence from the tour where we were the first South African rise to the top of the ladder as he was playing for the first side to win overseas this season,” Sharks centre Paul Jordaan time since overtaking Tiger Woods for number one. Scott said. “The Crusaders win helped us grow a lot as a team and we says he didn’t want to be known as a one-week No 1 won- definitely need to build on that, but the match against the der. So he made sure he got into a solid pre-tournament Stormers will be a tough game. “I think we’ve set ourselves up routine last week so that he would be able to handle the nicely throughout the season and we just need to stay com- physical and mental challenges that come with trying to posed and work harder to hopefully keep our spot.” The Sharks win a PGA tournament. have only lost one of their last six home games against the “All the things I did leading up certainly helped put me Stormers, who are on the up after winning three of their last four matches. The Chiefs, looking to atone after last weekend’s 45-8 in the right mindset to play well last week,” he said. “It took walloping by the Wellington Hurricanes, have All Black fly-half a couple of days for it to show up on the weekend. But that Aaron Cruden back to face the Waratahs in New Plymouth. “It is when it counts. “Getting to No 1 was such a journey and will be how we bounce back that will be the test of the character so much work went into it. I wasn’t going to settle for just of this group,” coach Dave Rennie said. staying there for one week.” Former world number one McIlroy’s success came on the opposite side of the globe. ‘Season on the line’ But his impressive victory has been tempered somewhat by “With only two points separating the top four teams in the his recent breakup with tennis star Caroline Wozniacki. New Zealand Conference, every game is vital and this stems as season defining.”The Waratahs are chasing their first Super McIlroy called off his engagement to Wozniacki a little over Rugby win in New Zealand since 2010 but have beaten the a week ago after the wedding invites had already been sent Chiefs in four of their last five meetings. “Not many people will out. think we can get it done over there, so we’ve got to make sure Luckily for him, he was able to lose himself in the tourna- that we think we can do it and try and get the job done the best ment at Wentworth and come out victorious. “It is good to we can,” Tahs coach Michael Cheika said. Kieran Read is back to be here, obviously coming off the back of a win last week,” lead the Crusaders after missing six weeks with the effects of said McIlroy on Wednesday. “It gives me a lot of confidence concussion he suffered against the Chiefs on April 19. The Crusaders, who lead the New Zealand conference and are third coming into here and with the US Open in a couple week’s overall, take on Australia’s Western Force in Christchurch today. time.” Their playing partner Day is making a return to com- “We are up against another very tough team this week and this petition after suffering a left thumb injury. Day has only win is so important for both of us,” Crusaders coach Todd made one start since winning the WGC-Accenture Match Blackadder said. The Force are likely to need two wins from their Play Championship three months ago. In another notable final four games to secure a top-six berth. It is an important group, defending champ Matt Kuchar tees off with two for- game for the ACT Brumbies against the Melbourne Rebels in OHIO: Rory McIlroy of Ireland plays a shot during the pro- Canberra tomorrow after losing both their South African tour am round prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by mer Memorial champs, Steve Stricker and Justin Rose. Phil matches against the Central Cheetahs and Northern Bulls.—AFP Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club on Mickelson will be joined for the first two rounds by fellow May 28, 2014 in Dublin, Ohio. — AFP Americans Jordan Spieth and Bill Haas. — AFP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

KNOKKE-HEIST: Belgium’s Tom Boonen (left) of team Omega Pharma - Quick Step, Netherlands’ Theo Bos (center) of Belkin Pro Cycling Team and Belgium’s Gert Steegmans (right) of team Omega Pharma - Quick Step sprint to the finish line of the second stage of the Baloise Belgium Tour cycling race, 170 km from Lierde to Knokke-Heist yesterday. Boonen won the stage. — AFP Froome blasts anti-doping bodies over inaction

PARIS: Tour de France champion Chris Froome has blasted The Briton later told Cyclingnews.com he had asked other it’s not like it was in the past, but things like this don’t help,” anti-doping authorities for failing to test riders at altitude teams “but none of them, from what I could gather, had been he added. “I know from last year, journalists do ask whether training in Tenerife. Froome, 28, is one of several Tour con- tested either.” “Alberto, Vincenzo, we’re all up here with our we’ve been tested while we’ve been up here and we can only tenders who use Tenerife’s Mount Teide to help prepare for respective teams and at the end of the day we’re the ones that say we weren’t. That’s not good for the image of the sport or the gruelling climbs in July’s race. But the Team Sky rider said have to stand in front of the television cameras in July and jus- piece of mind. he was stunned not to have been tested there during a two- tify performances. “All three of us are GC (overall) contenders “It would be good to have more testing done up here, week training camp that ended Wednesday. and the probability is that whoever is in the yellow jersey in especially this close to the Tour de France. This period of train- “Three major TDF contenders staying on Mt Teide and no July is going to have to answer questions and if we’re not get- ing is a building block for the Tour, before the Dauphine and I out-of-competition tests for the past two weeks. Very disap- ting tested that doesn’t look good on any of us.” would have expected to see more testing and it’s disappoint- pointing,” said Froome on Twitter. He added that he was not The Tour is just over a month away and potential winners ing.” Nibali weighed into the debate by claiming he had been hoping to catch out his rivals-Italian Vincenzo Nibali and are in a crucial phase of their training. If they were to take ille- tested five times this season, although he admitted not while Alberto Contador of Spain-but rather to demonstrate the gal substances to improve their condition in the run-up, now in Tenerife. “Some may have misinterpreted my tweet thinking validity of his efforts and those of his main competition. “To would be a logical time to do so. that I was trying to turn on the other contenders up here, but clarify I am one of those three and I think it’s in all our best This is why Froome thinks it is so important to test riders at that is not the case,” clarified Froome. “I think that if we’re try- interests to be able to prove we are clean no matter where we this time, to help them prove their innocence. “We’re doing ing to show that the sport has changed it’s difficult to do so if train,” he added. everything we can to show that cycling has turned a page and we’re not being tested up here.”— AFP Pacers cool Heat to Blackhawks top Kings in double stave off elimination OT to stay alive

MIAMI: The Indiana Pacers, with Paul evening.” time. A Lewis three-pointer, his fourth of CHICAGO: Michal Handzus scored 2:04 into the second overtime George spectacularly leading the way, The Heat, seeking to win a third the game, put Miami 11 points clear four as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 staved off playoff elimination with a pul- straight NBA Championship, were nar- minutes into the third but Indiana Wednesday to stay alive in their Western Conference final playoff sating 93-90 victory over the NBA cham- rowly outshot by 47 percent to 45 from stepped up their defense to regain con- series. Chicago forward Brandon Saad helped set up the winner by pion Miami Heat in Game Five of the the field with an out-of-sorts LeBron trol and, with George finding his range holding onto the puck on the right side. He waited until Handzus Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. James held to just seven points on two- from beyond the arc, entered the fourth was able to drive to the net and take the pass off his right skate All-Star forward George contributed a of-10 shooting after running into foul with a 64-57 lead. The Pacers appeared to before lifting a backhand under the crossbar for the Blackhawks, game-high 37 points, along with six trouble. Center Chris Bosh, who missed a tighten their grip on the game, George who still trail in the series three games to two. assists, as Indiana made the most of three-pointer with five seconds left, led pouring in another three-pointer and “I tried to get open and Saad gave me a great pass,” said Handzus, of Slovakia. “We got one win and now we got to keep home court advantage to cut Miami’s Miami with 20 points and 10 rebounds then grabbing a steal off a poor James going.”American Saad finished with a goal and two assists for the lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. “I while forward Rashard Lewis and guard pass for a slam dunk to give his team a defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks, who gave up a pair just felt it. I felt the rhythm. I had to be Dwyane Wade each scored 18. “We over- 77-66 cushion. of early two-goal leads and then fell behind by a goal before rally- aggressive,” George told ESPN television came one heck of a shooting perform- But again the Heat hit back, an unbro- ing for the win in front of a crowd of 21,871 at the United Center in an interview after scoring 31 of his ance by the Heat,” said Pacers coach ken 9-0 run trimming Indiana’s lead to arena. Game six will be today night in Los Angeles. “We are going to points in the second half. Frank Vogel. “The threes that they were 77-75 before a spectacular James three- enjoy this one a little bit. We know it is going to be a tough game in “I tried to come out and be aggressive making in the second half, it was just pointer, with just under four minutes left, their rink,” Handzus said. “It is a big win but we are still down 3-2.” to start this game off and I was getting ridiculous. We were still able to prevail.” tied the game at 81-81. George, ice-cool Brent Seabrook, Johnny Oduya and Ben Smith also scored for looks. I got hot.” Forward David West when the pressure was at its most Chicago, who now need to win two straight to take the best-of-sev- added 19 points for the Pacers on seven- Cold shooting intense, responded with two three-point- en series and advance to the Stanley Cup finals for the third time in of-11 shooting while big center Roy Miami began the game with a cold ers of his own to put the Pacers ahead five years. Forward Patrick Kane had four assists for Chicago, who Hibbert contributed 10 points and a shooting display and Indiana, with their 91-87 with 46.7 seconds left and the also won the NHL championship in 2010. game-high 13 rebounds. “We just starting five all scoring effectively, raced home team held on to stay alive in the The Blackhawks have rebounded from being down 3-1 to win a played,” said George after Indiana came into an early 20-12 lead before ending playoffs. The series shifts back to Miami series only once in their history. That was last year against Detroit. back from an 11-point deficit early in the the first quarter with a 22-16 advantage. for Game Six today when the Heat can Goaltender Corey Crawford struggled at times but made 40 saves third quarter. “Our backs are against the James ran into foul trouble early on and clinch the Eastern Conference title for a for the win. “The whole game was some pretty good hockey. wall right now. That’s the only thing we was penalized for a third time midway fourth successive year with a win. “It’s Probably the highest pace we have played all year. Overtime was can do, is come out and play. “We were in through the second quarter but sharp- going to be a totally different ball game crazy,” said Crawford. Dustin Brown, Marian Gaborik, Jarret Stoll a position where if we lost this game, shooting veteran Ray Allen came off the but we have got to rise to the challenge,” and Tanner Pearson scored goals for the Kings, who can reach the NHL championship series for the second time in the last three sea- we’re going home. I think that was at the bench and sparked a Heat revival as the George said. “It’s going to be a fun sons with a home victory in the next game. —AFP back of everybody’s minds. It was a great visiting team moved ahead 42-33 by half- matchup.” — Reuters 44 Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 ‘Wasps’ coach Constantine aims to sting Libya

JOHANNESBURG: Englishman Stephen Nations Championship title-holders Libya “We played well and should have won more midfield, but we have high hopes of success. Constantine debuts as Rwanda coach this would be a wonderful start.” Constantine decisively. The Comorans impressed when After training every morning and evening, my weekend and has the chance to make an watched the first leg, which was played at the they counter-attacked and we need to work squad is ready.”New Tanzania coach Mart instant impact by causing an Africa Cup of Tunisian national stadium because of post- on that threat.” Uganda are 38 places above Nooij from the Netherlands says the tie with Nations shock. The central Africans host Libya, Muammar Gaddafi Libyan internal conflict. Madagascar on the CAF rankings, so it came Zimbabwe could tilt either way after his team a team 27 places higher in the CAF rankings, The Kigali fixture is among 13 scheduled as a surprise when they fell 2-1 on the vast established a 1-0 lead in Dar es Salaam. level on aggregate having forced a 0-0 first- between today and Sunday with places in the Indian Ocean island. An early John Bocco goal separated the leg draw. And playing in Kigali offers the final qualifying round ahead of the group It could have been even worse as Malagasy ‘Taifa Stars’ and the ‘Warriors’ and this tie Rwandan ‘Wasps’ a potentially crucial advan- stage up for grabs. While Mozambique and scorer Faneva Andriatsima from French sec- could be settled by away goals or a penalty tage over the Libyan ‘Mediterranean Knights’. Benin appear certain to advance, many other ond-tier club US Creteil-Lusitanos missed a shootout. Congo Brazzaville, who hired wide- But former Nepal, India, Malawi and Sudan ties are delicately balanced with Kenya and penalty. And the Ugandan ‘Cranes’ snatched ly-travelled French coach Claude le Roy to handler Constantine is hyper-cautious ahead Uganda less favorably placed than anticipat- a potentially crucial away goal two minutes secure a place at the 2015 finals, must over- of the second round, second leg qualifier for ed. Kenya were expected to win comfortably into stoppage time off a Hamis Kiiza spot- come a 1-0 defeat in Namibia to reach the the 2015 tournament in Morocco. “We face a against visiting Comoros Islands, but scored kick.Madagascar coach Franck third round. Malawi coach Young Chimodzi serious challenge as Libya are a good team,” only once through a first-half John Omollo Rajaonarisamba told AFP he is hoping massed believes a 2-0 lead over Chad will suffice to said the 51-year-old coach who came to thunderbolt. defense in Kampala can keep Uganda at bay. survive in N’Djamena, a city where tempera- Rwanda from a Cypriot club post. “I hope However, Belgium-born coach Adel “Whenever they attack, we will have at least tures can soar above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Rwandans will come to the stadium in large Amrouche says what really matters is that the four defenders and three midfielders behind degrees Fahrenheit). Mauritania arrived in numbers and support us. ‘Harambee Stars’ did not concede a goal in the ball. Equatorial Guinea with a 1-0 lead and training Our aim is to win by playing attractive Nairobi. “I was happy with the result because “We also want to score and cancel the was delayed as they sought new accommoda- football. “Raising Rwandan football standards we did not allow the Comoros to score an away-goal advantage Uganda have at the tion after accusing the hosts of treating them is my mission and a victory over African away goal,” the former Burundi coach said. moment. “Uganda are strong, especially in like “prisoners of war”.—AFP Swansea snap up Polish goalkeeper from Arsenal LONDON: Lukasz Fabianski aims to oust Michel Vorm as Swansea City’s first choice goalkeeper after rejecting a contract extension with Arsenal and joining their English Premier League rivals on a free transfer yesterday. The 29-year-old Polish interna- tional signed a four-year deal, which will be activated upon the expiry of his Arsenal con- tract on July 1, and becomes Garry Monk’s first signing since taking over as manager in February. “I am very happy with the move, the decision and the club,” he told the Swansea website. “For me, it was an easy decision to make. “If I’m completely honest, the main reason I came to Swansea was because I want to be the number one goal- keeper. I want to play week-in, week-out. It’s going to be a real fight, but I’m not afraid of that.” Fabianski, who has won 21 international caps, will com- pete with Dutch international Vorm for a starting spot at the LONDON: Nigeria’s goalkeeper Austin Ejide (right) vies with Scotland’s striker Steven Naismith (left) during the international friendly football Liberty Stadium after ending match between Nigeria and Scotland at Craven Cottage in London on May 28, 2014, ahead of the FIFA World Cup . —AFP his seven-year spell at the Emirates. The injury-prone Vorm, who underwent knee surgery in December, was Nigeria hold Scotland 2-2 named in the Netherlands’ preliminary World Cup squad LONDON: Uche Nwofor scored in the 90th it was in contact with “relevant authorities” fol- Korea plays its final warmup on June 9 against earlier this month. Swansea minute, giving Nigeria a 2-2 tie against Scotland lowing the allegations. The Daily Telegraph news- Ghana at Miami Gardens, Florida, before heading also have German goalkeeper in a World Cup warmup Wednesday night. In the paper reported officers from the National Crime to Brazil, where it plays Russia, Belgium and Gerhard Tremmel on their match at Fulham’s Craven Cottage subject to alle- Agency were investigating attempts to fix Algeria. In Mexico City, defender Miguel Layun books. Arsenal manager gations of attempted match fixing, Scotland went Wednesday’s match. The Super Eagles play scored twice in Mexico’s 3-0 victory over Israel. Arsene Wenger had said he ahead in the ninth minute when Charlie McGrew Greece on Tuesday at Chester, Pennsylvania, then Layun scored in the 42nd and 62nd minutes, and had wanted to keep the goal- flicked James Morrison’s shot over goalkeeper face the United States on June 7 at Jacksonville, Marco Fabian added a goal in the 85th. Mexico keeper, who was backup to Austin Ejide. Nigeria tied the score in the 41st Florida. Nigeria open against Iran at the World goalkeeper Jesus Corona sustained a head injury first choice Wojciech Szczesny when Michael Uchebo’s shot took a big deflec- Cup, then play Bosnia-Herzegovina and after crashing into Francisco Rodriguez and was but started the FA Cup final tion off Grant Hanley, but Scotland went back Argentina. replaced in the 70th by Guillermo Ochoa. In a earlier this month as the ahead 11 minutes later on an own goal by At Seoul, host South Korea lost 1-0 to Tunisia, match involving two nations that failed to qualify, Londoners beat Hull City 3- Azubuike Egwuekwe following Alan Hutton’s which got a 44th-minute goal from Zouheir Denmark beat Sweden 1-0 in Copenhagen as 2.—Reuters cross. Dhaouadi. South Korean defender Hong Jeong- Daniel Agger scored in second-half stoppage The Scottish Football Federation said Tuesday ho was carried off with an ankle injury. South time.— AP Sports45 FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dies at 85 TAMPA: Malcolm Glazer, the controversial American owner of English Premier League giants Manchester United, died Wednesday. He was 85. Glazer-the son of a Lithuanian immi- grant who went on to build an diverse business empire- gained a global profile through his ownership of United, one of the world’s biggest and best supported football clubs. But he was deeply unpopular with hardcore United fans after loading the club with hundreds of millions of dollars in debt following a 2005 buyout. His death was announced on the website of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football team, one of his other sports franchises. “The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are saddened to announce the passing of Owner/President Malcolm Glazer earlier this morning at the age of 85,” the statement said. “A dynamic business leader, Glazer helped mold the Buccaneers into a model franchise and one respected league-wide.” Under Glazer’s stewardship of the Buccaneers, the NFL team enjoyed its first Super Bowl success in 2002. “Malcolm Glazer was the guiding force behind the building of a Super Bowl-champion organization,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Shares of Manchester United slipped sharply on the New York Stock Exchange after Glazer’s death was announced but finished the day unchanged in thin trade at $16.30. Glazer’s death is not expected to have any bearing on the ownership of the club, with his family retaining a 90 percent holding in United. His sons Joel and Avram Glazer continue to serve as co-chairmen of the club. Another SEOUL: Tunisia’s Stephane Houcine Nater (left) fights for the ball against South Korea’s Park Chuyong during their son, Bryan, remains on the United board. “The thoughts of friendly soccer match at World Cup stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. South Korea will play everyone at Manchester United are with his family tonight,” against Belgium, Russia and Algeria in Group H of the World Cup 2014 in Brazil. — AP the Premier League club said Wednesday. United fans still angry Injury forces S Korea Glazer’s 2005 takeover of United in a leveraged $1.2 billion buyout triggered widespread protests amongst the club’s fans. Although Glazer’s reign coincided with a glut of silver- ware-including five Premier League crowns and the 2008 into defensive change Champions League title-he remained a hate figure for many supporters. Manchester United Supporters’ Trust vice-chair SEOUL: German-based defender Park tive news about central defender Hong The Mainz defender had a strong first Sean Bones said: “It would be inappropriate for me to make Joo-ho was called into the South Korea Jeong-ho, who was forced off in the season in Germany after switching from any comment about the death of Malcolm Glazer as I didn’t World Cup squad yesterday after first 13th minute of Wednesday’s 1-0 home Swiss side Basel and his initial snub from know him or his family personally. “However, as a supporter, I choice left back Kim Jin-su was forced to loss to Tunisia with an ankle problem. the World Cup squad was one of the am aware of the detrimental effect the Glazers have had on drop out of the 23 because of an ankle Hong left the field on a stretcher but, main talking points amongst fans and the football club and the huge debt that has been placed on ligament injury. Kim, 21, suffered the after scans yesterday, Song said he local media. Head coach Hong Myung- Manchester United. injury playing for Japanese club Albirex expected the Augsburg defender to be bo said he left the 27-year-old out “Malcolm Glazer wasn’t a board member and his children Niigata earlier this month with the back within a week. “He has a bruise because he had been suffering foot are on the board, so I don’t think that situation changes Koreans deciding against surgery in the under his skin. He was hit hard by the inflammation since the conclusion of much.” Some fans took to club forums to call for a respectful hope he could recover in time ahead of tackle and thankfully his ankle was not the Bundesliga season earlier this reaction. One user on fan site RedCafe wrote: “say what you their opening game in Brazil against twisted,” the doctor said. The Koreans month. will... but he presided over the most successful period in the Russia on June 17. But those hopes were will be thankful their leaky defence, Song said that was all cleared up now clubs history”, while another urged fellow supporters to “keep dashed late on Wednesday, leaving which was badly exposed by the and the fullback would be ready to play it sensible”, saying the death was “bound to be a flashpoint Mainz defender Park to battle Yun Suk- Africans, was not hit further. Forward in their final pre-World Cup friendly for some fans.” “I would hope most of our fans will be able to young of Queens Park Rangers for the Zouheir Dhaouadi was given far too against Ghana in Miami on June 9. retain some level of civility, in spite of the general feeling starting place in Brazil. much freedom as he burst through the “What is important about this injury, cel- towards what he and his family have done with regards to the “Unlike knee ligament injuries, those heart of the hosts from deep to score lulitis, is whether it would recur or not club’s finances,” wrote one supporter. around ankles do not necessitate sur- the only goal shortly before halftime to and at the time the entry was made Fans have complained that Glazer’s ownership model has gery so we opted to go through treat- upset the 50,000 home fans who had public the medical team was not sure if forced United to spend millions of pounds servicing the club’s ment without surgery,” team doctor come for the Seoul send off. it’d relapse,” he said. “But after one week debt-money which could have been spent in strengthening Song Jun-seob told reporters in Seoul Yun started the match at left back after the entry was announced on May United’s playing staff.—AFP yesterday. “We did our best to treat the despite fears of jet lag after arriving late 8, we removed the stitches as it was fully injury till yesterday but we concluded from England because of club commit- healed and since then Park has been after a meeting last night that one of the ments, but Park will be hopeful of usurp- working on the rehabilitation program ligaments won’t be healed till the World ing him in Brazil, where the Koreans also under the guidance of our medical team Cup.” The Koreans received more posi- face Algeria and Belgium in Group H. and it’s been successful.”— Reuters

Palestine and Philippines fight for Asian Cup berth

MALE: Palestine and the Philippines are Thomas Dooley said his team, ranked 140 by-step. “And right now the biggest thing looking to make history when they clash in in the world and 21st in Asia, were confi- we can do is prepare the team to write his- the AFC Challenge Cup final today to book dent of facing the challenge successfully to tory.” Palestine coach Jamal Mahmoud said a place in next year’s Asian Cup in Australia. show the world they belonged to a higher beating Afghanistan in the semi-finals had Neither team has ever played in the conti- grade in football. “We want to play at the brought his team closer to realizing their nent’s showpiece, adding extra edge to the next level, that is not a secret,” said Dooley. dream of performing on the big stage. “It is title clash under lights at the national stadi- “We came to the Maldives to win the not enough to be playing in the final, we SAN DIEGO: In this file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers own- um in Male which earns the champions a Challenge Cup and are one step away from have to win it too,” said Mahmoud, whose er Malcolm Glazer celebrates the Bucs’ 48-21 victory over journey down under. Palestine upset fan- doing that. 34th-ranked side in Asia have not conceded the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. cied Afghanistan 2-0 and the Philippines “But our biggest goal is to step up and a goal in four games so far in the tourna- Glazer, the self-made billionaire who owned the NFL’s ousted hosts Maldives 3-2 in extra-time in play with the big guys in the Asian Cup. ment. The winners will join defending Tampa Bay Buccaneers and English soccer’s Manchester Tuesday’s semi-finals, leaving both the win- When you play, and believe in it, you will be champions Japan, Jordan and Iraq in group United, has died. He was 85. —AP ning coaches excited. Philippines coach successful so that’s why we are going step- D of the Asian Cup in January.—AFP 46 Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014

VITORIA: Brazilian fans wait to catch a glimpse of the Australian Socceroos football team as they arrive at their host city of Vitoria on May 28, 2014 to prepare for the FIFA Football World Cup. — AFP Turbulent times threatening German WCup preparation

BERLIN: Germany’s World Cup ing midfielder Julian Draxler, who preparation has been hit by a week also witnessed the crash, had spoken of turbulence in which a car crash, to the team’s psychologist, while the injuries, a scandal and a driving ban DFB are set to review future sponsors World Cup tourists have all caused disruption. Head events. coach Joachim Loew took his squad Local police are still busy finding to a luxury, five-star hotel in south out how an individual could have ‘will be safe’: Brazil Tirol’s St Leonhard for 10 days to pre- wandered onto the private course, pare his stars for their World Cup which was closed to all other traffic BRASILIA: Brazil vowed yester- arrive for the World Cup, joining Strike threat Group G campaign, which starts on and was marshaled. The car crash day that World Cup tourists an estimated 3.1 million Brazilian Asked how Brazil planned to June 16 against Portugal in Salvador. grabbed the headlines in the would be safe despite a wave of tourists descending on the 12 overcome transport disruption if Yet a series of unfortunate inci- German media, overshadowing recent protests, as it rushed to host cities. “Protests happen in recent bus drivers’ strikes contin- dents have left some squad mem- Tuesday’s good news that Lahm put finish preparations in what FIFA every country in the world. It’s ue, Fernandes said, “We do have bers seeking the services of the in his first 25 minutes of training called a “race against the clock.” not going to affect the party or contingency plans.” He added team’s sports psychologist Hans- since an ankle knock in the German With 15 days to go to the year’s foreigners’ certainty that they the government did not have Dieter Hermann. Defender Kevin Cup final 10 days ago. But Neuer’s biggest sporting event, the gov- are in a friendly and safe coun- “any indication of massive Grosskreutz caused a scandal just shoulder injury looks to be a real ernment brushed off the try,” he said. strikes” disrupting the tourna- before the camp started by urinating concern and he is doubtful for protests over spending on the ment. In recent weeks, with the in the foyer of a Berlin hotel after the Sunday’s friendly against Cameroon tournament-including one ‘Lots to be done’ World Cup approaching and German Cup final, the same match in Moenchengladbach. “It will take a Tuesday by indigenous leaders Brazil has also struggled to October elections on the hori- where captain Philipp Lahm and while before Manu’s shoulder can in the capital who opened fire on meet deadlines for the stadiums zon, Brazil has been hit by a goalkeeper Manuel Neuer picked up really be tested, I am not counting police with bows and arrows, and other infrastructure it is wave of strikes, including by worrying injuries. Loew was also hit on an appearance from him here (in with a six-month driving ban as the the training camp),” admitted impaling one officer’s leg. building for the tournament- police, bank security guards, German Football Association (DFB) Bierhoff. “That shows the police are prompting a new cry of alarm teachers and bus drivers. The daily press conferences became an present to guarantee the rule of Wednesday from FIFA, football’s bus drivers’ strikes-which affect- exercise in damage limitation. Grosskreutz scandal law, the freedom to protest, and governing body. “Race against ed four cities Wednesday, includ- The German squad had arrived in to prevent abuses,” said Justice the clock. Still lots to be done for ing World Cup host cities Rio de Car-crash shock south Tirol last Wednesday with a Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo, World Cup fans and media,” FIFA Janeiro and Salvador-have often But the worst was still to come on cloud over Grosskreutz after Borussia quoted by news website G1. The secretary general Jerome Valcke caused transport chaos. Tuesday when a 63-year-old German Dortmund reportedly fined him fact the police contained the wrote on Twitter after visiting In Bahia, police had to escort was seriously injured after being hit 60,000 euros ($81,600) for urinating protest means that “foreigners the host stadium in the north- the few buses that took to the by a car driven by professional tour- in the reception of a high-class Berlin should feel safe here,” he said. eastern city of Natal. He posted a streets, until an agreement on a ing car racer Pascal Wehrlein, 19, hotel. According to reports, police Police fired tear gas and stun picture to his Twitter account nine-percent pay raise ended the with Germany centre-back Benedikt had to be called after the Germany grenades Tuesday to stop that showed long rows of skele- walkout. And in Rio, police fired Hoewedes as his passenger. A course star argued with fellow guests in the around 500 indigenous leaders, tal stands waiting to have seats pepper spray to break up a steward was also hurt in the accident early hours following his side’s many wearing traditional feather installed. Work on the new stadi- protest by striking teachers in during the Mercedes sponsored German Cup final loss to Bayern headdresses and carrying bows ums has been plagued by delays, front of the mayor’s office. Last event, which included Formula One Munich the night before. “I’m sorry, I and arrows, from marching to cost overruns and construction year, protests during the star and Monaco Grand Prix winner had a black-out,” a sheepish the World Cup host stadium in accidents that have killed eight Confederations Cup, a World Nico Rosberg, on the grounds of the Grosskreutz told German daily Bild. Brasilia. workers. Four of the venues are Cup dress rehearsal, brought a team hotel. The product presenta- His coach Loew said the matter was The demonstration-which still unfinished. But as the million people into the streets. tion, which had allowed Germany’s closed, ony for the 54-year-old to also brought together another Australian team prepared to But recently that spontaneous World Cup stars to hitch a ride with then have to defend himself after it professional drivers, quickly turned emerged he had collected 18 points 500 activists rallying for a range touch down in Brazil-the first outpouring has both shrunk in into a public relations nightmare for in driving infringements-earning him of social causes-was the latest in squad to arrive for the tourna- size and turned into something both Mercedes and the DFB. “Of a ban. The timing of Loew’s news a series of strikes and protests by ment-Deputy Sports Minister more professional, said Jose course, the situation was a shock for was not helped as it came the morn- groups angry over the more than Luis Fernandes sought to reas- Augusto Rodrigues, a sociologist me,” the 26-year-old Hoewedes said ing of the serious car crash. Loew $11 billion being spent on the sure observers that preparations at Rio de Janeiro State University. after the crash. “The images will stay had hoped the north Italian Alps in World Cup in a country with were on track. “We are confident While last June’s protests were in my head for a long time. “I have May would help acclimatize his pressing needs in education, we will deliver a fantastic World popular uprisings organized on talked it over with the coach, the squad for the fierce heat of Brazil’s health and transport. Attorney Cup in two weeks’ time. We can social networks, “today it’s team and the backroom staff. “My north coast. But heavy rain blighted General Rodrigo Janot said the only respond to prejudice with unions that are protesting, while thoughts are with those injured and Tuesday evening’s session leaving a protests should not worry the achievement,” he told journalists the amateurs have disappeared,” their families.” Team manager Oliver soggy Loew to instruct his stars on 600,000 foreigners expected to in a conference call. he said.—AFP Bierhoff said Hoewedes and attack- the sodden training pitch.— AFP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 47 Iran promise a battle to fancied World Cup foes

STEGERSBACH: Iran will start the World Cup as rank out- siders but their players have vowed to make life tough for their fancied opponents in Brazil. “No game is going to be easy for us,” midfielder Andranik Teymourian said at a train- ing camp in eastern Austria. “But playing against Iran is not going to be easy for any of the opponents,” he warned. The Islamic Republic start their fourth World Cup finals in Group F against Argentina, Nigeria and Bosnia. They have never made it past the first round and are widely predicted to struggle this time. Iran won just one point at their last appearance in Germany in 2006 with a draw against Angola. Their previous World Cup outings were in 1978 and 1998. They have a record of one win, two draws and six defeats from nine World Cup matches. They head to Brazil, however, having topped their Asian qualifying group ahead of South Korea-a fact the players will not let anyone forget. “This shows the enormous fight- ing spirit shown by the players, proven in the qualifications, and the fact that we could qualify is an absolutely tremen- dous achievement for our team and I personally hope that we can be one of the favorites also,” said Teymourian. Iran, coached by former Portugal manager Carlos Queiroz, want to use the World Cup stage to defy their 37th place on FIFA’s rankings and prove their worth. “That’s like a window TERESOPOLIS: Brazil’s Ramires (center) and Neymar (second from right) fight for the ball during a practice session at the for all the world, all the countries can see it, so we’re going Granja Comary training center in Teresopolis yesterday. Brazil will host the World Cup soccer tournament that starts in to be our best and get a result in the World Cup,” promised June. —AP Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who plays for Dutch side NEC Nijmegen. The first test will be against Nigeria on June 16. “I think Brazil remain the WCup favorites it’s going to be a tough battle,” said defender Steven Beitashour, a 2012 MLS All-Star player, now with the PARIS: Markets are bullish on Brazil, the semi-finals and only Germany from can lead them to being perceived as physicists say their victory in the World Europe. The Italian bank’s assessment more aggressive and dominant.” He also Vancouver WhiteCaps. “If you can start off the World Cup Cup is a near certainty, bookmakers are used FIFA’s world ranking, home coun- calculated a formula for the perfect right and get the win, I think you have a good chance of now giving only the shortest odds. try and continent advantage, number of penalty-shoot for the top corners. The getting to the next round.” The US-born Beitashour is one of Whatever way you look at it, the world’s years as a FIFA member, the number of economists and scientists mirror book- several dual-nationals called up by Queiroz, alongside biggest sporting prize to be awarded in appearances in semi-finals of the under makers’ predictions for the World Cup, Ashkan Dejagah and Reza Ghoochannejhad-who played for Rio de Janeiro on July 13 is for the host 17 and under 20 world championships which starts on June 12. Ladbrokes on the German and Dutch youth sides respectively-and Iranian- country to throw away. Wall Street and results from the last World Cup. Wednesday offered 3-1 for a Brazil tri- German Daniel Davari from Eintracht Braunschweig. For the giant Goldman Sachs and Italian bank “The data say it all,” proclaimed the umph, Argentina 4-1 and Germany 5-1. WhiteCaps player: “The possibility to represent the country Unicredit both released studies bank, which highlighted Brazil’s heat Many football haters are wondering on the biggest stage, it’s a dream come true.” Wednesday using “stochastic” or “foot- and humidity, better record and home however why there is so much interest ballistic” models or a “Monte Carlo simu- advantage. Host nations have reached in the World Cup with more than two Passion and fight lation”. the semi-finals in 12 of the past 19 weeks to wait until the start. “Ever since Ahead of the camp, disputes between Queiroz and the The rival institutions agreed that it World Cups. They have won six. Brazil, the dawn of civilization, people have not Iranian football federation, as well as reports of shoddy kit- will be Brazil v Argentina in the final and however, has already been beaten at been content to see events as uncon- including shrinking socks-garnered a lot of attention. But that maybe it will not be worth the home-in 1950 — as it hates to be nected and inexplicable,” Hawking said. the players were keen to set these problems aside. “We had Argentines turning up in the Maracana reminded. World famed Cambridge “They have craved an understanding of some problems but now everything’s ok for us,” stadium. “The most striking aspect of University physicist Stephen Hawking is the underlying order in the world. The Jahanbakhsh insisted. “There is a lot of this kind of news, our model is how heavily it favors Brazil also backing ‘la Selecao’, even though World Cup is no different.” So now the some of it is true but more of it is wrong. “We don’t care to win the World Cup,” said Goldman’s he is not a football fan. Hawking, who is experts have decided, is it worth watch- much about these kinds of things because we should focus report. The American bank’s study relied nearly paralyzed by motor neurone dis- ing the World Cup? “Irrational exuber- on our team, just focus on the football and not anything on six parameters including the Elo ease, put his money on Brazil in a com- ance is everywhere,” commented one else.” The players are also realistic about the Group F moun- ranking of individual country’s football mentary hammering his native London share trader, who likened pre- tain ahead. “Regardless of who you’re playing, it’s going to success, goals scored and conceded in England’s chances. dicting the World Cup to guessing be a tough match-up. There’s a reason these teams are in recent matches, past World Cup results “You would be a fool to overlook which internet companies would survive the World Cup,” Beitashour cautioned. Without big-name and the advantage of the tournament Brazil,” said the author of “A Brief History the dotcom crash of 2000. “People were players, Iran are banking on simple qualities to make it venue. Goldman said Germany and of Time” who is more used to looking so certain but results were so unpre- Spain would be the losing semi-finalists. into the origin of the universe than for- dictable. Companies were worth billions through to the last 16. “With us, it’s just one of those things ward to football matches. Hawking is one day and nothing the next,” said the where we’re a good team and we stick together and we Bearish on Europe advising England to wear red as trader, a Brazil fan who declined to be really have a lot of fight. We have a lot of passion on the Unicredit predicted South American “Psychologists in Germany found red named.— AFP team for sure,” said Beitashour. —AFP domination with Uruguay also reaching makes teams feel more confident and ‘Little bike’ Valbuena on track for World Cup role

PARIS: France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena role,” said Valbuena, who endured a difficult problems at club level contrast with his experi- a starting place with Real Sociedad’s Antoine hopes his standout performance in Tuesday’s 4- season with Marseille. ences while representing his country. Griezmann. Asked whether he felt he had done 0 friendly victory over Norway can help propel The midfielder, who was part of the France “Playing with the national team is something enough following Tuesday’s excellent display to him into a starring role at the World Cup in squad that returned home in disgrace after their different, my performances have been consis- earn the nod ahead of the inexperienced Brazil. Valbuena-known affectionately as the ‘lit- catastrophic 2010 World Cup finals campaign, tent since the coach (Didier Deschamps) arrived Griezmann for France’s opening match against tle bike’ due to his diminutive stature (1.67m) - scored just three times in Ligue 1 this past sea- two years ago. “There is this confidence, but I Honduras in Porto Alegre on June 15, Valbuena laid on three assists for his teammates at the son to go along with just six assists and even like also the energy of the team and it’s great. said he would leave that decision to others. “I’ll Stade de France in the first of Les Bleus’ three lost his place in the Marseille team towards the I’m lucky to be in this squad and I’m very happy. let you discuss that,” he said. “I do my job on the pre-World Cup friendlies and labeled the per- end of the campaign. “With OM things didn’t go “We play a 4-3-3 and I start out on the right. pitch, I have the confidence of the coach and my formance as one of his best. “It was one of my how I wanted them to. It was a difficult year However, I have a bit of freedom to roam the teammates. Nothing is ever assured and I know best matches, especially as it was part of a good both individually and collectively,” said the 29- pitch, to play in pockets of space and down the what I’m talking about. The goal is simply to be team victory, where we won 4-0. I also set up year-old, who added he had never “hidden his line. But I do also share my defensive duties,” ready for June 15 and I’ll just continue to very three of the four goals, so I played a decisive desire to play somewhere else”. However, his said Valbuena, who is ostensibly competing for humbly go about my business.”—AFP May 28,2014.— AP Bucs saidGlazer diedWednesday, United, hasdied.Hewas85.The English soccer’sManchester Tampa BayBuccaneersand billionaire whoownedtheNFL’s Tampa. Glazer,theself-made at RaymondJamesStadiumin Oakland towinSuperBowlXXXVII celebration afterTampadefeated Trophy duringavictory Glazer holdstheVinceLombardi Bay BuccaneersownerMalcolm FLORIDA: Inthisfilephoto,Tampa Glazer dies Malcolm owner Man United’s FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2014 Page 45 www.kuwaittimes.net