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By muna al-fuzai By Sahar Moussa

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humorous news report appeared recently in the media whether such a marriage is permitted by law or not, I see it as a ou cannot go anywhere in Kuwait without seeing people that received a lot of ridicule and comments. A US citizen great injustice for women and it must not be allowed to hap- stuck to their mobile phones. I went to a coffee shop in Acalled Cody Brown filed a lawsuit to allow him to marry pen, because it is a waste of human dignity and rights. YSalmiya recently and there was a bunch of people standing four women, based on the US Supreme Court’s decision to Research shows that men married to several women in line to order. After placing our orders and as we waited for our legalize gay marriage. Brown, who was a reality TV show partici- increase their risk of developing coronary atherosclerosis four- coffees in the next counter, I watched curiously, as the barista pant in 2010, is currently living in Las Vegas with four women fold, compared to a man who is married to one woman. made a drink: First, he read the order, and without any hesitation whom he considers his wives, along with 17 children, and they Probably this is not the only reason, but the sense of inability to brought all the needed ingredients and checked the order again all follow a church that allows polygamy. pay similar attention to all wives and children at the same time to avoid any mistake. He then started measuring and pouring the The case here for legalizing polygamy is similar to that of a constitutes a heavy burden on the man, so he dies earlier, leav- ingredients into the blender, making sure the combination was the right texture to fit the right flavor. After that, he held the Muslim man who is allowed according to his religion to have ing behind a large number of kids and wives. blender with the mixture inside and poured it in a specific cup that four wives at the same time. Some may think that this news is Surprisingly, when talking about polygamy, no one men- suited the drink. The barista then cleaned the cup gently with a tis- silly, absurd and isn’t even worth talking about. I don’t think so tions the impact of this phenomenon of polygamy on the sue and then covered it carefully. When he finished, he looked at and here’s why. The first reason is that this man is a non-Muslim wives. In today’s Arab world, there are women who live under the cup, and out loud, called the customer’s name. No one wishing to have four wives, which is the maximum number of captivity and are sold like slaves, and the transmission of these responded. wives allowed by Islamic law. The second reason is that this ideas into the minds of some men in the West is dangerous to While I secretly accompanied the brewer in his journey, every- request reflects the instinct of masculinity and that women are all societies. one else were glued to their mobile phones. Not one had a clue or not more than sex objects and producers of babies. I know that some people who do not like this talk will argue seemingly any interest in how their coffees were made. In fact, the In fact, even Islamic sharia law has placed controls on that the United States has legalized marriage by homosexuals, barista had to shout the name of the customer several times, who polygamy due to the negative consequences against women. but this is not the same case. Gay marriage is a contentious by the way was just one step away, but she couldn’t hear him, However, some men are practicing polygamy without consider- issue and not a widespread phenomenon, but to approve mul- because she was simply too busy checking her phone. ation to the seriousness of this act and the damage they cause tiple marriages means giving birth to more children who will I wonder how nowadays we have lost the sense of timing and to women - as women and partners as well - along with any surely have mental disorders for life, and we do not need more place and stopped enjoying the smallest details around us that children that may come about by these marriages. Now insane people in this world - we already have enough. make us human. Ever since the Internet and mobile technology spread like a virus to almost every part of the world, people have become like walking zombies, hypnotized and completely swal- lowed by social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and more. Photo People lost human interaction. They prefer to send a text mes- sage or a WhatsApp or even an e-mail, instead of a face-to-face o f t h e d a y conversation. Every time you go to a restaurant, you see people holding their mobile phones and not speaking a single word to each other. Even couples don’t look at each other’s eyes anymore when they are having a conversation, because they are too busy surfing the Internet. Even in diwaniyas, things have changed. Before guys used to gather to play cards or debate but now, you see most of the men just too busy on their phones. Also at the zwara (Friday family gathering) before the family and the children sat together and talked for hours about their problems to each other. But now they prefer the younger generations to be on their phones or playing play station, instead of encouraging them to enjoy their childhood and play hide or seek. I don’t know if people still remember the days when they used to see their friends and meet them almost every day, sit with them and talk with them about almost everything and anything in this world; the time when they used to exchange smiles, laughs, touches, gestures and sometimes tears; the days when they used to share real emotions and not only smiley faces, feel each other’s energy or hug a friend or a family member when they need it. God has given us a blessing that differentiate us from animals - the blessing of communicating - but nowadays, we forget to speak with each other, we became mute because of texts and messages and e-mails, we became deaf because of lack of voice and speech, and we’ve started to lose our humanity because of lack of impres- sions, gestures and touch. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against technology at all, technology is a must and I do admit it is helping mankind in medicine, science, physics, transportation, and even in solving crimes and a lot more. But, technology, at the same time, is destroying us and nuclear weapons are a big proof. It is also destroying the interactions we have with our families and with others, and disconnecting us from the world around us leading us to isolation and breaking of family’s ties. Having lost ourselves in the cosmic world of Internet, we for- get to give more time to our friends and family and appreciate the precious moments and see our children grow up and share their dazzling world with them. We can have a lot of followers and friends on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, but how many of them are real friends? How many of them can you trust? How many of them can you really count on when things are getting bad for you? For me, talking with friends on the Internet is like listening to a classical music: it’s beautiful of course, but I prefer to see a live orchestra playing instead of listening on it on a CD player, because there is some- thing about attending a live music concert - you share your love of music with everyone in the room, you share the energy that flows with every note you hear, you can almost feel the artist’s pain and joy... but above all, you know it is real. KUWAIT CITY: A Kuwaiti constructs a model pearl diving vessel. — Photo by Joseph Shagra

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Actor Hamad Ashkanani in Viktor Viktor: Finding the self through film

A short film by Hamad Al-Sarraf

By Athoob Al-Shuaibi Self-knowledge Director Sarraf said that in his research, he iktor is a short film about a writer, found many historical figures who had spo- Viktor, who knocks on all doors avail- ken about self-knowledge - philosophers, reli- Vable in front of him, living in a spiral of gious leaders and presidents. Sarraf opted to Hamad Al-Sarraf thinking about what he wants to accomplish adopt the argument of Caliph Ali bin Abi and Waleed Shalan in his life, but eventually reaches a dead end. Talib: “He who won self-knowledge has won Then he imaginatively spends moments with the greatest victory,” because, for him, that a wise man named Raj, behind the gate of represents him as an Arab Muslim. “This does time where time has no value, and helps not signify the film is religious at all, but note Viktor through his journey of finding the self. that the chosen argument came after the “The film indirectly addresses everyone writing idea,” he said. exposed to such a dilemma in his life, which I The short film is written in English in order see is a turning point that takes us to the right to achieve greater popularity and in being path,” director and writer Hamad Al-Sarraf true to the idea of the film, Sarraf said that he said, explaining the backstory of the film to was keen to abstract the costumes and set of Kuwait Times. their temporal and spatial identity. Friday 11 SEPTEMBER 2015

Makeup artist Sabeeka Al-Rashed

The film’s cast was picked out in various many architectural achievements locally and “Acting, on the contrary, is a fresh experi- Fund. The music recording was made by Soho ways. The roles of the twin brothers, Joseph internationally. He also possesses a proven vol- ence for me. But since in architecture I have to Sonic Studio at Waves Studio, UK. The short and Viktor, were written for the Kuwaiti actor untary work record and has been training engi- present to clients and speak with students, so film is available online on vimeo.com and has Hamad Ashkanani. On the other hand, Director neering students until present time. “What communication became an indispensable part reached over two thousand views within three Sarraf faced a series of apologies for the role of draws me to engineering is similar to what of my work. I don’t have proper training in act- days of its release. Sophia, which had to be taken on by the key attracts me to cinema,” Shaalan said pointing ing and working with Hamad Al-Sarraf made it At the end of the interview, Director Sarraf makeup artist, Sabeeka Al-Rashed. On the oth- at his acting experience. “Architecture is a very easy,” he said. told Kuwait Times that he is now working on a er hand, the role of Raj, the second central broad profession, it’s movement and space; it’s The filming of Viktor was done at 3ain full feature movie, where Shaalan will be taking character in the film, has a different story. modulation of solid and void to create drama International Media and produced by SPY a role in the film. Waleed Shaalan who played Raj said that it all through lighting to create an experience. began after meeting Director Sarraf in an art Movies also are doing that and movies also gallery and told him, as a joke, to pick him as capture those experiences,” he said. an extra. Although it is the first acting experience for “Then, I was surprised when I found out he Shaalan, it’s his second in movie making. After was calling for casting. And it was very serious working for six years in Chicago, Shaalan took that I had to pass an audition like in the X- his motorcycle and travelled to Guatemala, and Factor!” Shaalan exclaimed. then by luck, he stumbled upon a film crew in a Waleed Shaalan is an architect who has filming location and ended up being the assis- been living in Kuwait since 1998 and has done tant art director. “The film indirectly addresses everyone exposed to such a dilemma in his life, which I see is a turning point that takes us to the right path,” director and writer Hamad Al-Sarraf said.

The director discussing a scene with Ashkanani and Shalan

L o c a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 When you need a coffin

‘Understanding the business of death and travel in Kuwait’

By Ben Garcia Shop 13, and sells 3 to 5 coffins per day. His father started the cof- Kuwaitis who died overseas are returned to Kuwait and placed fin business in Kuwait in 1974, but his 72-year-old father is now in a special coffin, but they are not buried with the coffin; rather eath is inevitable, but we never talk about it openly. old and could no longer perform the job he loved most, and so, they are buried according to Muslim tradition. Maybe we don’t really like talking about it because we are Emad took over. “The special coffin will be sold by the family to the coffin mak- Dnot ready to accept it if death comes; we don’t want to At first, it was a hard decision to continue his father’s business, er and will be refurbished for re-use. It is cleansed with a special lose anyone from our family and friends. But the truth is we are all since he has his own marble business back in Iran, but when his chemical and will be re-used and re-sold at a cheaper price,” going there one day, to that final resting place in our deathbed father told him to continue the coffin business; Emad had no Emad revealed. called coffin or casket. option but to accept it. Emad would always suggest a normal coffin box to any expat When you die, where would you like to be buried? What would “At first there was hesitation on my part. I have my own marble taking their dead family members back to their country. “I usually your coffin look like? What would be its size: medium, large or shop in Iran at that time, plus I have a hardware business and I am suggest the normal box to save money because they can pur- extra large? Would you like an extra special coffin or just the nor- also a photographer,” Emad recalled. chase a much cheaper coffin back in their home country,” he said. mal one? “But I didn’t want my father to feel bad, so when he invited me When asked if the business is lucrative enough for his family. “I Using a casket or coffin is not a tradition in many Muslim coun- to continue his coffin business in Kuwait, I accepted it,” he said. make more than 100 coffins per month,” Emad said. tries since dead family members, rich or poor, are usually buried “I don’t want to say that my business is good and doing fine wrapped in white linen and sprayed with a dash of perfume. Four types, from KD 60 to 200 because at the end of the day, my business is related to the death So who needs the coffin? In Kuwait, coffins are needed mostly There are four types of coffin specifications available in Kuwait: of people we love.” to hold dead bodies of expatriates, both Muslims and non- medium, large, extra large and special. The normal medium-sized “But honestly, the business is good. But I put it this way and I Muslims, for hygienic and cargo purposes. or large-sized coffins are priced at KD 60 each, while the extra know this is what I am doing right now: I always say that my busi- large one is KD 70. The normal wood coffin is basically the normal ness is about service to people, services that only a few people Coffin shop box-type coffin and is formed as a four-sided box to fit the human care to provide. So for me, it’s a joy to be able to serve people Emad Deris, a 40-year-old Iranian coffin maker who took over remains. which I don’t know. I feel good when I help people and when I his father’s business in 2009 shared his business experiences to “If you want the normal triangular-shaped size, we make that know I was able to give a little relief to their pain and heartache,” this reporter. Emad’s coffin shop is located in Souq Shafafeer, too, and we also make the circular one,” Emad said. he concluded with compassion. The normal coffin is made of ‘wood lathe’ to minimize the weight as much as possible, since the remains are normally shipped via cargo to their country of origin. ‘Lathe’ is made of processed wood and is normally lighter than solid wood. “We are using this to avoid being drastically charged [by the airline],” Emad explained. For special coffins, Emad normally charges customers from KD 150 to KD 200, depending on the type of wood to be used. “The special coffins are usually ordered by the family of non-Muslims whose [family member’s] remains are buried in Kuwait. The spe- cial coffins are made of special materials such as solid wood and there are handles. The special coffin can be made from lathe wood too, and becomes expensive depending on the choice of wood, design, in addition to decorations to be applied,” he said.

Odorless Even before the body is placed in the coffin, a corrugated stainless steel is placed inside the box to ensure that air could not penetrate. Then, they use a silicon glue to seal the coffin, and then finish the coffin with paint or varnish to make it more appealing. “The human remains will be odorless for the next 72 hours from the time we seal the coffin until they open it in the country of destination. It is guaranteed by the Ministry of Health in Kuwait,” Emad said. Per Muslim tradition, the dead body must be buried within 24 hours after death or be buried just before sunset. It is not placed in a coffin unlike non-Muslims.

Expat market “In Kuwait we only provide coffins to non-Kuwaitis, because even if they are Muslims (Egyptians and Pakistanis for example), their families would always request their dead love ones be returned to their home country,” Emad said. “Only few non-Kuwaitis are buried here in Kuwait, so it’s for this very reason why our business is still very in demand, because people need us, especially expats,” he added. L o8 c a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

GCC energy sector will boost economic stability: Minister DOHA: Qatar Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamad bin Saleh Al-Sada said yesterday that improving GCC energy sector will boost global economic stability. The minister made his remarks in a speech during the opening of the 34th session of GCC petroleum cooperation committee at the ministerial level. Al-Sada added that a vital role was played by the eco- nomic sector, particularly to GDP growth, and the develop- ment of GCC economies in global energy markets. The min- ister noted such meeting comes in critical condition in the region and in the international arena. Al-Sada stressed importance on having consultations, dis- cussions and agreement among GCC brothers to achieve prosperity and economic growth. Other topics due to be covered will be enhancing GCC, regional and international cooperation in a set of issues, notably the outcome of the work of GCC energy affairs team at the World Trade Organization and free trade agreements. The meeting will also review the results and recommendations of the meeting of mineral wealth committee. The ministers will also examine the latest developments in efforts to address climate change as well as the GCC petroleum strategy besides other issues of GCC mutual con- KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah during a meet- cern such as sustainability and diversification of energy ing with the top leaders and administrators of the Ministry of Interior. — KUNA sources. — KUNA MOI urges personnel to abide by rules, regulations, ethics KUWAIT: In a meeting with the top leaders and administra- tors of the Ministry of Interior, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al- PM discusses ties Sabah stressed yesterday the absolute need for all ministry employees to exercise maximum responsibility in their jobs. with Pope Francis He said the ministry placed great importance in having all employees follow the ministry’s prescribed rules, regulations ROME: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al- and ethics including withholding from disclosing classified Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met with Pope Francis in information. Anyone who deviates from these set parameters Vatican, yesterday. HH the Prime Minister handed over a should be reported to him personally. written letter from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah “Everyone will be under scrutiny and I will personally hold Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown anyone accountable, no matter what rank they have, if they Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al -Sabah which reflected bilateral relations and sought to promote ties in misuse or abuse the requirements of their jobs,” he cau- all fields. After the meeting, His Highness the Premier tioned. On the other hand, he praised those personnel in the and Secretary of State of Vatican Pietro Parolin signed a ministry who carry out their duties with care and responsibili- Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen relations Qatar Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamad bin ty, keeping in mind the safety and security of the country and and issues of common concern. — KUNA Saleh Al-Sada. its people. — KUNA Kuwait’s naval base to be repaired KUWAIT: Kuwait’s naval base is planning signifi- cant repairs over the next two-year period as its decaying breakwater receives essential repairs, IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly reported. The damage to the breakwater was revealed by a solicitation posted on the US Federal Business Opportunities website on 1 September stating that it was seeking a contractor for the repair work. It said there is “significant cracking and various types of damage to the concrete superstructure of the breakwater,” which is a 1 kilometer-long structure that was built in the 1970s. The breakwater’s sea-facing wall will have to be completely replaced, while sections of the har- bor-facing wall need to be repaired and resur- faced. Most of the cargo-loading pier that is con- nected to the breakwater needs to be removed and replaced. Another pier needs to be construct- ed before the work begins so that the Kuwaiti Navy can continue to off-load cargo at the base. KUWAIT CITY: An aerial view from the Sharq district in Kuwait City shows the historic palace located next to Dasman The work is expected to be completed within 640 Palace. The historic palace is being renovated under the supervision of the National Council for Culture, Arts and days after the contract is awarded. Letters. — Photo by Abdellatif Sharaa L o9 c a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 News i n b r i e f

Lower number of bachelor residences By Hanan Al-Saadoun

KUWAIT: The municipality went a long way in its efforts to remove the phenomenon of bachelors’ residences that is worrying Kuwaiti people, as evidenced by its lower number, Engineer Ahmad Al- KUWAIT: An aerial view of Shagaya 2000 MW multi technology renewable energy park. Manfouhi, Municipality Acting Director General and head of the team working on eradicating bachelors’ residences in model areas said. Kuwait signs $385mn Fire Fire broke out in a power transformer in Sabah Al-Ahmad, prompting Mina Abdallah, Wafra, Zoor and back-up cen- ters to respond. The fire was brought under control and solar energy project no injuries were reported. 50 megawatt project part of renewable energy drive Crime KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait signed a contract 30,000 megawatts from the current 12,000 Production is expected to reach at least worth 116 million dinars ($385 million) with megawatts. The latest project is due to start 2,000 megawatts by 2025, Hajraf said, adding R e p o r t Spain’s TSK Group yesterday for a 50 production in December 2017, said Salem Al- that more projects will be offered rapidly megawatt solar energy project as part of its Hajraf, head of energy research at the Kuwait afterwards to meet the target. The pioneer renewable energy drive. The oil-rich Gulf Institute for Scientific Research. project will be built on a 100-square- Fake degree holders face prosecution state has a multi-billion-dollar plan to meet Two smaller projects of 10 megawatts kilometre area in Shagaya, a desert zone 100 KUWAIT: Director of Private Education at the Education Ministry 15 percent of power demand from renew- each, which were signed earlier, are expected kilometers west of Kuwait City, near the bor- Abdallah Al-Basri said several men who received degrees from ables by 2030. to come on stream in May and July next year, ders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. When com- Saudi Arabia were sent to the prosecution for forgery. Al-Basry Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad Al- Hajraf said. The first three projects have been plete, the project will meet the electricity said the ministry, following cooperation with its Saudi counter- Jassar told reporters the target is to produce funded by the government but future ones demand of 100,000 homes and save about part, reviewed the certificates that were submitted for authenti- 4,500 megawatts from solar and wind energy will be awarded to the private sector as Build- 12.5 million barrels of oil equivalent per year, cation, and discovered some of them were forged. He said there by 2030 when demand is expected to rise to Operate-Transfer schemes, he said. Hajraf said. — AFP are thousands of certificates that were not authenticated until now. He said employers of those with forged degrees are told about them in order to terminate the employees. Kuwait on Frontline: Documentary celebrating

Copper thief arrested Amir’s first anniversary as ‘Humanitarian Leader’ A Bangladeshi was arrested in Jleeb area for stealing copper cables. Two others escaped to an unknown area. A Farwaniya By Nawara Fattahova secretary of the Ministry of Information said that the Amir as the ‘Humanitarian Leader’ last year, police patrol noticed two persons carrying large bags near a the documentary talks about the charity work and also for naming the UN house after HH the garage, then when approached they ran away leaving the bags KUWAIT: On the occasion celebrating the first and projects of Kuwait inside and outside the Amir this year. Although Kuwait is small in size, behind. The two entered a place and discovered it was where the anniversary of the United Nation’s honoring of country. “[The documentary] is a message from it is big in its good deeds,” he said. copper is kept. The copper found is worth thousands of dinars. In His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Kuwait to the other countries to be involved in On the other hand, Assistant Undersecretary another theft, a citizen reported that thieves broke metal pipes Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as the ‘Humanitarian Leader,’ charity,” Undersecretary Mizrim said adding for TV Affairs Yousef Mustafa said, “This short that were underground in Bayan area. The citizen told Bayan the Ministry of Information screened a docu- “We are proud that Kuwait was named the documentary summarizes long years of charita- police station that unknown persons stole metal pipes from his mentary called ‘Kuwait on Frontline’ on ‘Center of Humanitarian Work’ and that our ble work. This hard work is granted to the future house with a value of KD 1600. Wednesday at the Layla Gallery. The documen- Amir was recognized as the ‘Humanitarian generations and we believe the human is the tary shows some of the many humanitarian Leader.’” real wealth of this country.” projects carried out in different countries, Meanwhile, State Minister for Cabinet Affairs The documentary was shot in eight coun- Qat smuggler arrested including interviews with some victims of war Sheikh Mohammed Al-Abdullah thanked the tries including Nigeria, Indonesia, Lebanon, An Ethiopian expat was sent to Drugs Control General and of natural disasters who received help from Ministry of Information for producing the docu- Syria, and others in the span of two months, Department as she was caught with five kilograms of Qat (which the Kuwait Red Crescent Society and other civil mentary and noted that the day is very impor- while the montage took six months. The film is now included in the narcotics list). Airport customs officials organizations and groups. tant for all Kuwaitis. “I would like to thank the was produced by Kuwait TV in cooperation with noticed the Ethiopian, who works as a domestic helper for a During the event, Tareq Al-Mizrim, under- United Nations for the historical honoring of HH popular international companies. Kuwaiti family, confused and worried, so they searched her lug- gage and found the Qat in dry milk bags.

Man beats father A Kuwaiti was taken to central prison to serve an 18-month jail sentence, but he will also go on trial for beating his father. The elderly man told police his 23-year-old son beat him hard because he refused to give him money. Taima police arrested the man and found out he was wanted.

Suicide The body of an Indian was taken to the coroner, while the prose- cutor ordered to register it as suicide. Police received a call about the Indian hanging himself from air conditioner. Meanwhile, a laborer was killed inside the Interior Ministry when a steel mass fell on him, killing him instantly. The screening for ‘Kuwait on Frontline’ at Layla Gallery. — Photo by Joseph Shagra FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 , 2015 Lebanon’s In Cyprus, Christian, Dozens trapped ‘You Stink’ Muslim leaders as Powerful campaigners offer peace floods sweep slam11 trash plan talks12 support across17 Japan

A dinghy full of migrants approaches the coast of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing from Turkey to Greece as a Syrian woman who just arrived holds her child yesterday. — AP Refugee wave hits Denmark, heads for Sweden Europe divided as record numbers of migrants cross continent

RODBY, Denmark: Denmark yesterday allowed refugees to move but did not announce concrete action. “Germany, Denmark and second largest parliamentary force after June’s election, gaining pop- freely through its territory to Sweden after days of chaos when Sweden are in an extraordinary situation and in that situation it is our ularity largely due to its anti-immigration and eurosceptic rhetoric. authorities closed ferry services and a motorway link with Germany in task to live up to our international obligations,” Rasmussen said after- Rasmussen’s minority government depends on the party’s support in an attempt to stem an inflow of thousands of asylum seekers. wards. “I don’t think anyone, at least not me or the party leaders, as I parliament although his response to the crisis this week has not been Europe was increasingly divided over its refugee crisis yesterday as have heard it, wants Danish police to use force in a very violent way,” anywhere near as strong as the DF would like. “We are a country record numbers of migrants streamed through the Balkans into he said. In Stockholm, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said EU based on law and order,” DF leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl told Hungary, forcing Austria to suspend cross-border train services. rules under which refugees should be registered in the country where reporters. “Citizens of other countries must also be able to see that Germany warned that an EU plan to distribute 160,000 new they first arrive must be upheld and the decision to send refugees on when they decide whether to use Denmark as a transit country in this arrivals among member states was a mere “drop in the ocean”, but it to Sweden was “unfortunate”. asylum shopping which is going on ... We need control.” faces stiff opposition from eastern members who say they will not accept binding quotas from Brussels. ACROSS THE BRIDGE REFUGEES GIVEN LIFTS Denmark, whose government took out adverts in Lebanese news- When not temporarily detained, the refugees marched or took Refugees have been streaming in by two routes from Germany papers to discourage migrants, emerged as the latest front in Europe’s trains to Copenhagen, which is a 35-minute ride from Malmo in crossing by train overland into Jutland, the western part of Denmark worst refugee crisis in decades as 3,200 people entered since Sunday, Sweden across the Oresund Bridge. that is connected to continental Europe, or by ferries carrying trains most trying to get to Sweden. Sweden expects to receive 80,000 Sweden’s Migration Agency said 686 people had applied for asy- that arrive in Lolland, an island linked by bridges to Zealand, where refugees this year and has more asylum seekers per capita than any lum in Malmo since Sunday and more that 13,700 had arrived in the Copenhagen is located. At Rodbyhaven, the landing point for the fer- other European nation thanks to a generous immigration policy country in the past five weeks. Both countries have a generous wel- ries, around 50 people gathered, most volunteers with water bottles, allowing automatic permanent residency for Syrians. fare system but Denmark has recently tightened immigration and citi- as three boats arrived during the day, a Reuters reporter saw. Allowing the resumption of traffic on ferries and the motorway, zenship rules, including cutting benefits for refugees by up to half in a No passport checks were made at Rodby yesterday when passen- Danish police said they had no power to detain refugees. That means bid to discourage them from staying here. Sweden stands out in the gers disembarked from ferries. Akhmed, a 32-year-old from that thousands will now travel on to Sweden to seek asylum. Nordics as the exception. Denmark’s tough refugee policy mirrors Copenhagen, said that like others he had come to give refugees a lift “There are no other possibilities than to let them go free, and con- similar trends in Finland and Norway where right-wing anti-immi- to Copenhagen. “I could sit at home and count on other people doing sequently we cannot keep them from travelling where they will,” grant parties are on the ascendant and part of coalition governments. it, but my conscience couldn’t stand for it,” Akhmed said. National Police Commissioner Jens Henrik Hojbjerg said. Finland’s centre-right government proposed increasing some tax- One group of volunteers said they had been giving lifts to refugees Centre right Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen held talks with es to help cover the costs of migrants coming into the country. The for 48 hours now, leaving them at Copenhagen’s central station rather political leaders yesterday in a second emergency meeting this week Danish People’s Party (DF), once on the political fringe, became the than in Malmo, to avoid charges of human trafficking.—Agencies I n t e r1n a1t i o n a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Lebanon’s ‘You Stink’ campaigners slam trash plan BEIRUT: The organizers of Lebanon’s “You Political divisions Stink” mass protests over piles of festering 0Lebanon’s political system is deeply trash in the streets yesterday criticized the divided between two main blocs, which has government’s long-awaited plan to deal with caused months of political paralysis. One bloc the crisis. is led by the Shiite Hezbollah movement that Thousands of demonstrators have taken is allied with Syria and backed by Iran, and the to the streets of Beirut in recent weeks to other is headed by Sunni former prime minis- demand an end to long-standing political divi- ter Saad Hariri, who is supported by Saudi sions that have affected even basic public Arabia and the West. services. Lebanon has been without a president for After a six-hour session, the cabinet more than a year, with its divided parliament announced late Wednesday measures includ- unable to elect a successor despite meeting ing handing waste management duties to more than two dozen times. municipalities and temporarily reopening the The waste management crisis began in country’s largest landfill site. July when the Naameh landfill closed, causing But activists said the plan was too vague trash to pile up on roadsides and in parking and did not meet their demands. “Our first lots and riverbeds. It sparked broad-based reaction to the plan is a negative one, espe- protests in Beirut, where hundreds gathered cially in terms of the reopening of the again on Wednesday despite a sandstorm to Naameh landfill, even if it is temporary,” said demand a long-term solution to the trash fias- Lucien Bourjeily from the “You Stink” cam- co. Under the plan, the Naameh landfill is to paign. He said it was unclear how waste man- be reopened for seven days to dump waste BEIRUT: Rubbish collectors remove piles of waste from a street in Beirut yes- agement duties would be transferred to already in the streets, in a step that risks oppo- terday. A controversial plan by Lebanon’s cabinet to finally address a fester- municipalities-a key demand of his protest sition from residents of nearby villages. ing trash crisis was met with criticism by civil society groups that have led movement. “What happened is what the gov- Over the next 18 months, two landfills in mass protests in the capital. — AFP ernment always resorts to when it wants to the northern region of Akkar and the eastern calm down the street: partial solutions, 10 per- border area of Masnaa would take in waste as will be adapted to meet environmental stan- “Akkar is our heaven, not your trash dump,” an cent of which will be implemented,” Bourjeily a medium-term measure. The two sites are dards and accept waste from Beirut and other activist group based in the area wrote on its told AFP. already being used as local landfills, but they areas-a plan not everyone is happy with. Facebook page. — AFP

Saudi guard Population parity in Palestine shot dead on raises questions for Israel Yemen border Arab population growth slightly higher than Jewish JERUSALEM: While Israel remains pre- and Jewish, as set out in its declaration between the two sides broke down in RIYADH: A Saudi border guard was shot dead yesterday when his dominantly Jewish, Arab numbers of independence. April 2014, leaving a two-state solution post came under fire from Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is within the area of historic Palestine are The numbers show that while 74.9 further out of reach. Some right-wing fighting rebels, the interior ministry said. now close to eclipsing the Jewish pop- percent of Israel’s population is Jewish Israeli politicians, including members of The post in the Jazan district “was subject to heavy fire from a ulation, creating a dilemma for sup- (6.3 million people), 20.7 percent (1.75 Netanyahu’s cabinet, dismiss the idea mountainous area in Yemen,” said a ministry statement carried by porters of a “one-state solution” to the million) are Arab, both Muslims and of an independent Palestinian state the official Saudi Press Agency. region’s conflict. Christians, made up of Palestinians altogether, suggesting Israel instead The guard died before reaching hospital. His comrades and Long-term demographic trends who remained in Israel after its found- annex most of the West Bank. troops returned fire. The guard’s death brings to at least 60 the mean that those who want Jews and ing in 1948. The remainder are mostly Others, including President Rivlin, number of people killed in shelling and skirmishes along the bor- Palestinians to live together in a single, non-Arab Christians. advocate the one-state solution, but it der with Yemen since the coalition campaign began on March 26 enlarged Israeli state - including This leaves Jews with a clear demo- would be hard for Israel to remain dem- against Iran-backed Shiite rebels and their allies. Most of the bor- President Reuben Rivlin - face a diffi- graphic edge, even if Arab population ocratic and go on calling itself a Jewish der casualties have been soldiers. cult question: how could Israel remain growth is slightly higher. But the pic- state if this were ever to emerge. Another 10 Saudi troops died inside Yemen Friday. They were both democratic and Jewish if Arab ture gets complicated when Israel’s “From the standpoint of those who among 60 coalition soldiers killed when a missile hit their base in voters became a majority within its occupation of the West Bank and East want to maintain Israel’s integrity as a Marib province. The World Health Organization says more than borders? Jerusalem is taken into account, as well Jewish and democratic state, the two- 4,500 people, including a vast number of civilians, have been The United States and European as its relationship with Gaza, which state solution becomes not just the killed in Yemen since March 19. — AFP Union still support a two-state solu- was occupied until 2005 and remains only solution but also an increasingly tion: Israel and Palestine side-by-side. tightly controlled. urgent one,” Michael Barnett, a profes- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin The Palestinian population of the sor at George Washington University Netanyahu has recommitted himself to West Bank and East Jerusalem was 2.79 wrote in the Washington Post last 54 dead as IS advances the goal despite appearing to abandon million in 2014, according to the month. it before elections in March. But some Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. “Anything else means that Israel on east Syria airbase Middle East scholars regard it as a In Gaza, it was 1.76 million. That gives a either ceases to be a democracy (mak- BEIRUT: Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strate- diminishing prospect, raising the pos- total of 4.55 million in the areas that ing Palestinians second-class citizens to gic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy clashes that left 54 fighters dead, sibility of more radical alternatives. the Palestinians seek for their own retain its Jewish character) or ceases to a monitoring group said yesterday. The extremist group, which has Population parity, however, challenges independent state. be Jewish (because the first thing captured territory across Iraq and Syria, seized control late advocates of an enlarged state that Coupled with the 1.75 million Arabs Palestinians do with the vote is change Wednesday of an army post near the regime-held military airbase out- would comprise Israel, the West Bank in Israel, that is 6.3 million people of Israel’s identity from Jewish to some- side Deir Ezzor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. “It was and Gaza. Palestinian origin in Israel and the thing else).” one of the Islamic State’s fiercest attacks on the airport,” Observatory Israel’s central bureau of statistics Palestinian territories - the same num- While diplomatic efforts remain director Rami Abdel Rahman said, using an Arabic acronym for the released new population figures this ber as there are Jews. Given that the fruitless, either the status quo - in jihadist group. week, as it does every year before the Palestinian figures are a year old, the which Israel’s occupation persists and a He said 36 IS fighters and 18 regime soldiers were killed. The Jewish holidays, showing that the number of Arabs may well already Palestinian state never quite emerges - seizure of the army post, used by a rocket battalion, advanced IS to number of people in Israel has risen 1.9 exceed that of Jews. continues for the foreseeable future, or barely one kilometre (less than one mile) from the airport. percent in the past 12 months to 8.4 radical steps are taken towards an Abdel Rahman said the jihadists had used two suicide bombers in million. Israeli newspapers were full of WHAT FUTURE? alternative outcome, such as the one- the assault, one of them a child, driving cars laden with explosives. upbeat headlines about the 168,000 At one level this is merely a numbers state solution. More than 50 jihadists were wounded in the fighting, he added. babies born and a 35 percent increase game. But at another, it is an extremely But if that is the case, Israel must IS already controls most of oil-rich Deir Ezzor province including in Jewish immigration, particularly sensitive political issue, cutting to the think very hard about how it preserves about half of its capital, and has fought for more than a year to capture from France, Russia and Ukraine. heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict its Jewish identity and its cherished sta- the airport and the rest of the city. Deir Ezzor would be the second But behind the figures lie profound and the long-standing aim of an inde- tus as a fully-fledged democracy in the provincial capital to fall to the group after the northern city of Raqa, questions about demography and pendent Palestinian state. Middle East, with equal rights for both which it named the capital of its self-declared “caliphate”. — AFP Israel’s ability to remain democratic The last, US-sponsored peace talks peoples. — Reuters I n t e r1n a2t i o n a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

UN to back raising Palestinian flag UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations be in time for a visit by president Diplomats says the only unknown is claims outside of a negotiated settle- was expected to allow the Palestinians Mahmud Abbas on September 30. how broad support for the resolution ment. to raise their flag at its headquarters in Mansour said the initiative had the will be, and in particular the attitude of Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister New York, in a symbolic move high- potential to “give our people some the Europeans who have been divided Benjamin Netanyahu are among world lighting Palestinian aspirations for hope that the international community over the initiative. leaders converging on UN headquar- statehood. The General Assembly is set is still supporting the independence of Both Israel and the United States ters from September 25 for an anti- to vote at 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on a the state of Palestine. have expressed strong opposition, with poverty summit and the annual draft resolution that diplomats say is “Things are bleak, gloomy, the politi- Israel’s ambassador to the body Ron General Assembly debate. Pope Francis almost certain to garner a majority in cal process is dead, Gaza is being suffo- Prosor slamming “a blatant attempt to is to make a much-anticipated address the 193-nation forum. cated. This flag resolution is like the hijack the UN.” on September 25. The Vatican has offi- “It is a symbolic thing, but another small light of a candle to keep hope Prosor this week accused the cially recognized Palestine as a state. step to solidify the pillars of the state of alive for the Palestinian people.” Palestinians of trying to “score easy and The Vatican said it would abide by Palestine in the international arena,” meaningless points at the UN.” He had the decision of the General Assembly. said Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian rep- Israel, US opposed asked UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- But it also noted that the tradition at resentative to the UN. The resolution Mansour said Palestinians have been moon and General Assembly president the United Nations was to fly the flags would allow the flags of Palestine and lobbying intensively in recent weeks to Ron Kutesa to block the move, which of full members. the Holy See-both of which have non- round up the needed votes. When it would break with the UN practice of fly- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have member observer status-to be hoisted gained non-member observer status on ing only the flags of member states been comatose since a failed US diplo- alongside those of the member states. November 29, 2012, it was by a vote in US State Department spokesman matic effort in April last year, and a war If adopted, the UN would have 20 days the General Assembly of 138-9, with 41 Mark Toner called it a “counterproduc- in the Gaza Strip last summer left 2,200 to implement the move, which would abstentions. tive” attempt to pursue statehood Palestinians dead. — AFP UK Labor’s leadership vote closes with Corbyn favorite Foes struggle to garner support amid resistance

LONDON: Voting closed in the leadership polls closed. “He has triumphed because ed to prepare for government,” added contest for Britain’s main opposition Labor he represents a rejection of conventional Harrop. The opening up of the vote-previ- party yesterday after a campaign dominat- politics and also because Labour’s main- ously reserved for members of the party ed by the shock popularity of radical left stream candidates failed to inspire excite- and trade unions-to anyone willing to pay candidate Jeremy Corbyn, who looks set ment or hope,” Andrew Harrop, general £3 (four euros, $4.50) will also play a key to win. Corbyn was attracting 53 percent secretary of left-wing think-tank the role in the outcome, with over 600,000 support from those intending to vote, Fabian Society, told AFP. Many commenta- people having applied. according to the most recent opinion poll tors blamed Labor’s defeat under leader Corbyn has run a good campaign, from YouGov in mid-August, in a race Ed Miliband by David Cameron’s avoiding “difficult questions” on issues whose result will be announced tomor- Conservatives in May on a more leftist pol- such as his views on the Middle East and NICOSIA: Cyprus’ president Nicos Anastasiades and row. His victory seems barely in doubt, but icy agenda pursued since 2010. But four Britain’s place in the European Union, said Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci shake hands as the his opponents have complained that months later, the party looks set to vote Iain Begg, a professor at the London Greek Cypriot Orthodox Archbishop Chrysostomos II (left) thousands of people had not received for a far more left-wing figure, who is fond School of Economics. A pacifist who wants and the Turkish Cypriot religious leader Mufti Yalip Atalay their ballot papers. Corbyn, 66, is closer to of bicycling around his constituency in to scrap Britain’s nuclear weapons, Corbyn look on after a meeting at UN buffer zone at Ledra palace European anti-austerity movements like London’s gentrifying Islington North. believes Islamist movements Hamas and hotel in divided capital Nicosia yesterday. — AP Greece’s Syriza and Spain’s Podemos than Hezbollah should be involved in Middle former Labor prime minister Tony Blair. Resistance vs compromise East peace talks. In an interview with ITV news as ballots Support for Corbyn may have been Finance Minister George Osborne, the Christian, Muslim closed, he said that Labor would “put fuelled by the belief among some Labor second most powerful figure in the ruling leaders offer peace across a serious radical alternative mes- voters that neither Burnham, Cooper nor Conservative Party, said such policies sage” under his leadership. He has Kendall would fare any better than risked Britain’s safety, hinting at how his talks support in Cyprus become the darling of youthful and elder- Miliband did. “They also feel a sense of party will target the likely new leader. ly Labor supporters as well as the powerful despair at the prospect of at least a “I regard these things as a real risk to NICOSIA, Cyprus: Talks between the heads of Cyprus’ Christian trade unions, all tired of the centrist poli- decade of Conservative rule, so they are Britain’s security were they ever to have and Muslim communities and the leaders of the ethnically split cies of senior Labor figures like Blair, prime choosing forthright, principled opposition the chance to be put into practice,” he island’s Greek- and Turkish-speaking communities give “great minister from 1997 to 2007. over the compromise and discipline need- wrote in the New Statesman. —AFP hope” that religion can better contribute to peace, an official said However, he only just managed to gain yesterday. Religion has never been at the root of the Cyprus con- the support of 35 fellow lawmakers need- flict, said Peter Weiderud, who heads a Swedish Embassy-spon- ed to make it onto the ballot, and reports sored program that aims to get Cyprus’ religious leaders more suggest that around half of them didn’t actively engaged in peace-building. But religion and the right to actually vote for him in the end. freely worship have become victims of it. Corbyn said he was “not worried at all” More than 500 churches and monasteries - many hundreds of about the challenge of leading with so lit- years old - were left to ruin, looted or converted for other uses in tle parliamentary support. the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of the island after Turkey He said support for his campaign invaded and split the island along ethnic lines following a coup showed there was a “huge political move- aiming at union with Greece. ment out there that MPs are very well In the internationally recognized south, only a fraction of the aware of” and that this could unite fellow 110 mosques operate. Weiderud said that the meeting not only lawmakers behind him if he wins. served to advance the principles of freedom of religion or belief, “but also how religion and dialogue of the religious leaders can No to conventional politics better contribute to sustainable peace on the island.” The meet- Grey-haired and with a close-cropped ing which Weiderud said is the first of its kind in Cyprus offers a beard, often sporting sandals and looking rare example of Christian and Muslim religious leaders banding like a retired teacher, he is neither a great together to promote peace in a region engulfed in war and vio- orator nor a charismatic leader. But faced lence often underpinned by sectarian hatreds. with his campaign, the other three candi- Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and break- dates-Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and away Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci met Thursday Liz Kendall, all polished fortysomethings with the heads of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian, Armenian, advocating more centrist policies-have Maronite and Latin Catholic churches as well as the Turkish struggled to galvanise support and BELFAST: A picture shows the Stormont Parliament Buildings, the seat of the Cypriot Grand Mufti. —AP Corbyn was 7/1 on with bookmakers as Northern Ireland Assembly, in Belfast, Northern Ireland yesterday. —AFP I n t e r1n a3t i o n a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

French opinion rapidly swings Arab coalition navy inspections paralyze in favor of refugees: Poll Yemen food shipments PARIS: French public opinion has swung LONDON: Shipping to Yemen is grinding to a halt as Saudi-led navy dramatically to majority support for an inspections hold up cargoes, shippers say, depriving it of desperately intake of more migrants from war zones needed fuel and food as aid groups warn of famine. like Syria, a new poll showed as the Before Saudi Arabia and Arab allies intervened in March to try to country welcomed further busloads of restore Yemen’s president to power and roll back the Iranian-allied asylum seekers yesterday. The Elabe Houthi militia, Yemen imported more than 90 percent of its food, polling agency said support had risen to mostly by sea. Since then, many shipping companies have pulled out. 53 percent from 44 percent only a week Those still willing to bring cargoes face incalculable delays and ago when it ran the same poll, suggest- searches by coalition warships hunting for arms for the Houthis. ing that people changed tune after see- Around 23 ships, carrying cargoes such as wheat, rice and fuel, ing harrowing images of drowned tod- waited to discharge at Hodaida and Salif ports along the Red Sea, dler Aylan Kurdi and the warm welcome ship tracking data on Thomson Reuters Eikon showed. The two ports that Germany has extended to droves of are still controlled by Houthis. asylum-seekers arriving there. “The siege is killing us from every direction as prices for just about President Francois Hollande, plagued everything have risen in a crazy way,” Mohammed Ibrahim, a govern- by other polls showing he would be ment employee told Reuters by phone from Hodaida. An official at knocked out of the next election by anti- Hodaida port confirmed that vessel traffic had dropped significantly immigrant National Front party leader due to inspections. “Also the destruction by the alliance of cranes Marine Le Pen, has promised France will used to lift goods has also led to a decrease in the ship numbers,” he welcome 24,000 migrants as part of a added. Arab coalition forces bombed Hodaida port in August. broader plan to take 160,000 into the 28- country European Union. “The pictures US NAVY REPORT of Aylan Kurdi triggered a new aware- A humanitarian aid and food report compiled this week by the US ness by giving this horrific situation a Navy, seen by Reuters, also showed over 20 ships stuck. The paral- face, that of a small child,” Elabe head ysed ports and damage to flour mills threatened to create more Bernard Sananes said. shortages, it said. “This shortfall could leave up to 14 million people “There’s also the guilty conscience. CALAIS: Migrants attend a French class at a makeshift school set up in the without staple wheat/bread products,” said the report. An interna- The images coming from Germany have “New Jungle” in Calais, northern France, yesterday, where more than 3,500 tional commodities trade source familiar with Yemen: “The inspec- undoubtedly surprised and shaken up people have settled temporarily. — AFP tions regime is holding up many ships and there is no clear explana- French mindsets.” While the latest poll tion for all of this given many of the cargoes originate in Europe, the will be encouraging for the Socialist against a big influx of asylum seekers. cy cue from Germany’s Merkel, told Le United States and Australia.” “Cargo operations anywhere in the Hollande, it remains to be seen whether Sarkozy, tipped to run again for presi- Figaro. After a joint appeal by Merkel and country are not functioning on even the most basic level given fuel further soundings of the French in the dent in 2017, said in a newspaper inter- Hollande for all EU member countries to shortages, power cuts and also the disruptions caused by the inspec- coming weeks confirm a lasting change. view published on Thursday that it was accept binding quotas of asylum seekers, tions, which have become even more unpredictable,” the source Some 84 percent of National Front sup- time to suspend and renegotiate the over a hundred Syrians and Iraqis have added. The United Nations said last week that it will set up an inspec- porters are opposed to welcoming Schengen accords that allow people to arrived by bus from Germany in the past tion regime to increase the flow of commercial goods into Yemen. migrants, and Sananes noted that 60 cross most of the EU’s internal borders two days and been offered lodgings The new inspection regime, which the Saudi-led coalition has accept- percent of backers of former President unchecked. pending processing of their requests for ed, is awaiting funding. Trade sources said even if the UN took over Nicolas Sarkozy’s mainstream centre- “Schengen no longer works,” Sarkozy, refugee status, for now mostly in towns inspections, it would still take time for cargoes to flow. — Reuters right Les Republicains party were also who accused Hollande of taking his poli- north and south of Paris. —Reuters I n t e r1n a4t i o n a l FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Baltimore police arrest pastor a week after Gray protests BALTIMORE: A Baltimore pastor has last week with walking on a road been arrested a week after police say where a sidewalk is provided, but he blocked traffic while protesting don’t list a lawyer. Police say they during pre-trial hearings in the recorded West, the pastor at Faith Freddie Gray case. Police say they Empowered Ministries, stepping in arrested 27-year-old Westley West front of a pickup truck and hitting on Wednesday after obtaining a war- the hood with his bullhorn. Others rant charging him with attempting joined West blocking traffic, but fled to incite a riot, malicious destruction when officers approached. The of property, disorderly conduct, dis- arrest came a day before another turbance of the peace, false impris- pre-trial hearing for six officers onment and failure to obey. charged in the death of Gray, a 25- BALTIMORE: Pastor Westley West, from Faith Empowered Ministries, leads Online court records list an inac- year-old black man fatally injured in protesters as they march towards Pratt Street and the Inner Harbor, in tive case in which West was charged police custody. — AP Baltimore, as the first court hearing was set to begin for six police officers criminally charged in the death of Freddie Gray. — AP

Ex-officer charged in fatal shooting seeks release CHARLESTON, SC: Attorneys for a white former police offi- cer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop are expected to argue today that he should be released from jail before his murder trial because he poses no threat to the public. Lawyers for Michael Slager have filed 150 pages of docu- ments ahead of the hearing, including a toxicology report showing there was cocaine in Walter Scott’s blood when he was killed. The documents also included a psychological assessment that the former North Charleston officer poses little danger of committing violence. The assessment, by Charleston-area psychologist Dr. Leonard Mulbry Jr., con- cluded that Slager has no criminal history, is mentally stable and has no history of physical violence outside his work as a policeman. The report found Slager “to be at very low risk of future violence.” CHANDLER: An Arizona Department of Transportation sign gives a hotline number for information on the recent free- The decision on whether to free Slager on bond rests with way shootings as motorists pass under at the 202/I-10 intersection, Wednesday in Chandler, Arizona. — AP a judge. Judges considering bond generally weigh whether a suspect is a risk of committing other crimes or a risk of flee- ing, not the person’s guilt or innocence. And some defen- Spate of shootings unnerve dants charged with murder in Charleston County have been released on bond. But Slager’s case is unique, said Joe Savitz, a criminal defense attorney in Columbia. “In a case like this, drivers, residents in Phoenix you have got the video tape, which regardless of what he says about what the tape really shows, shows him shooting a E-billboards flash ‘shooting tips’ to motorists man repeatedly in the back,” Savitz said, referring to a bystander’s cellphone video that captured Slager firing eight PHOENIX: Electronic billboards flash a “shoot- the scene of Wednesday’s shooting. Campana on I-10 between 35th and 43rd avenues, times as the 50-year-old Scott ran away. ing tips” hotline to freeway drivers. Other resi- said he’s not taking the freeway anymore. “I go according to DPS officials. The officer was not “It would take a very courageous judge to let him out dents just take city streets, fearing a spate of through the streets when I go home,” he said. injured. Another shooting happened nearby a under the circumstances. If the judge lets him out, and shootings that have unnerved residents across Police have been asking for the public’s help minute later. Charleston just goes up in flames, they’re going to blame the nation’s sixth-largest city. There have been in identifying a suspect, including putting mes- The shootings brought back memories of the judge. No judge wants to be responsible for additional at least nine confirmed shootings in the last two sages on freeway billboards urging people to other random highway and roadside shootings violence.” Slager, 33, has been in solitary confinement since weeks, and officials were investigating if a 10th report suspicious activity. They quadrupled the that have occurred around the country over the his arrest. He was fired after the shooting, which inflamed on Wednesday was also related. Most have reward Tuesday to $20,000. DPS spokesman past decade, most notably the sniper attacks the national debate about how blacks are treated by law been along Interstate 10 in the heart of the city. Bart Graves said officials would not discuss the that terrorized the nation’s capital more than a officers. Slager faces 30 years to life without parole if con- No one has been seriously hurt, although one surveillance or other aspects of its investigation. decade ago. In other cases, a man was convict- victed of murder. There were no aggravating circumstances bullet shattered a windshield and broken glass Police do not know if all nine of the shootings ed last year of terrorism charges after opening such as robbery or kidnapping, so the death penalty doesn’t cut a 13-year-old girl. are connected or whether a copycat might be fire on a busy Michigan highway because he apply in the case, prosecutor Scarlett Wilson has said. In the Department of Public Safety Director Frank at work. believed the drivers were part of a government immediate aftermath of the shooting, Scott’s family called Milstead called the incidents “domestic terror- “We’re not going to give the nuts and bolts conspiracy against him. An Ohio man took for peace, an act some have credited - along with the offi- ism crimes.” “Anytime that you have multiple of our investigation,” Graves said, adding that shots at several cars and houses over several cer’s speedy arrest - with staving off the protests and vio- shootings against American citizens on a high- doing so “would help the bad guy.” months in 2003, killing one, before being lence that have erupted in other cities where black men way, that’s terrorism,” Milstead said. “They’re Investigators don’t know a possible motive caught and sent to prison. have died during encounters with police. But, if Slager is trying to frighten or kill somebody.” for the shootings, Graves said. Milstead said Law enforcement officials who helped crack released, some community leaders said that could change His agency brought in the FBI, the Bureau of drivers are fortunate that no one has been killed the cases in Ohio and Michigan described the rapidly, forecasting an uneasy situation that could mean Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and local police or seriously hurt, but if the incidents continue, difficult task of nabbing a suspect in highway protests. to help. Authorities were conducting surveil- “It’s just a matter of time before there is a shooting investigations. The efforts require a “We cannot continue to give grace, we cannot contin- lance and deploying undercover detectives and tragedy.” The shootings began Aug. 29 when large number of officers who are ready to flood ue to be forgiving, unless we see that the other side of members of the SWAT team and a gang task two vehicles were struck in a half-hour span on an area immediately after shots are fired, said Lt. the fence is willing to work along with us, to see things force. Interstate 10 between 19th and 59th avenues. A Ron Moore, who commanded a Michigan task our way,” Thomas Dixon of People United Take Back Our “Ten days, nine incidents,” Milstead said at a third vehicle was hit on the same freeway near force that investigated the 2012 spree in which Community said at a news conference Wednesday in news conference Tuesday. “This is a real and 16th Street later that day. 23 vehicles were shot on or near Interstate 96. front of the jail where Slager is being held. “In the event continuing threat to Arizona motorists.” Juan A fourth vehicle was shot Aug. 31 in the “You have to bring all the resources you can to that there is no grace, I guarantee you, the days of grace Campana works at an appliance business near same area. On Tuesday, a passenger window on bear on the problem - and that’s exactly what in Charleston soon will expire. What’s beyond that, I’m where many of the shootings occurred. He was a Phoenix police sergeant’s personal car shat- we did,” said Moore, an officer in Wixom, not sure.” — AP surprised to look up and see helicopters over tered while he was driving to work before dawn Michigan. — AP International15 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

US candidates slam Common Core, but education standards take root WASHINGTON: On the campaign trail, Republican presidential can- didates vow to roll back new U.S. education standards known as the Common Core. In the classroom, the multi-state guidelines increas- ingly look like they’re here to stay. Since they were adopted by 46 states five years ago, the Common Core standards have become a symbol of Big Government overreach for conservatives. Republican Senator Ted Cruz, a White House contender, has promised to “repeal every word of Common Core.” Rivals Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie, both governors who previously backed the standards, now condemn them. Of 17 Republican candidates, only Jeb Bush and John Kasich are Common Core defenders. Yet despite years of effort, Common Core’s critics have largely failed to repeal the standards, which aim to emphasize critical thinking over rote memorization. In some states, education officials have been reluctant to wipe the slate clean after spending millions of dollars to train teachers and develop new course work. Teachers have also become vocal Common Core backers, lobbying parents and politicians to keep the new system in place. And any Republican president would find it dif- ficult to abolish a system that has mostly been implemented by states. Two states that have rolled back the standards have replaced them with nearly identical guidelines, while nine states that are WASHINGTON: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (center) arrives to speak at a rally organized by the reviewing them are likewise expected to leave them largely intact. Tea Party Patriots against the Iran nuclear deal in front of the Capitol in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. — AFP “In most places, the political battle has been won by the defend- ers of the Common Core,” said backer Michael Petri, president of the conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Conservative activists, meanwhile, are frustrated that they haven’t had more suc- Republicans try to derail cess. “I would give up my right pinky if any of these states come up with standards that are substantially different from Common Core,” said Erin Tuttle, an Indiana homemaker who worked to repeal the Iran nuke deal in House guidelines only to see state officials replace them with a similar set of standards. — Reuters President must cough up copies of side deals WASHINGTON: Conservative House they moved closer to a vote on the deal, which deal and hastily called a meeting to discuss Republicans have embarked on an eleventh- gives Iran billions of dollars in sanctions relief how to move forward. hour political maneuver to derail the Iranian in exchange for restraints to keep it from What emerged was a Plan B involving nuclear deal, saying they can’t vote on it until becoming a nuclear-armed state. votes on several related measures: one to the president coughs up copies of side deals Outside on the lawn, Republican presiden- specify that the Obama administration had not Tehran negotiated with atomic inspectors. The tial candidates Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald properly submitted all the documents pertain- last-ditch effort to snarl implementation of the Trump whipped up several thousand demon- ing to the accord to Congress; a second, deal was part of a political spectacle that strators with remarks harshly criticizing the bound-to-fail vote to approve the deal; and a unfolded on Wednesday in Washington over deal. “Never ever, ever in my life have I seen a third to prevent Obama from lifting congres- one of President Barack Obama’s key foreign deal so incompetently negotiated as our deal sionally mandated sanctions on Iran. Debate policy initiatives. The maneuvering and with Iran,” Trump bellowed on the hot, humid and votes were to begin today. speechifying did little to change the reality: afternoon. Under legislation that Obama All the maneuvering by opponents of the Barring unlikely success of the House signed into law, Congress has 60 days, or until deal apparently did so without an assist from Republicans’ strategy, the international accord Sept. 17, to vote to approve or disapprove of the powerful pro-Israel lobby, AIPAC, which will move ahead. Even if Congress succeeds in the deal, or take no action. The congressional had hundreds of its members arm-twisting passing legislation aimed at undermining the review law required Obama to give lawmakers lawmakers on Wednesday. An official with the ANAHEIM, CA: Republican presidential candidate Ben deal, Obama would veto it and Democrats copies of all documents relevant to the deal. group said its preference was for a straight Carson (right) takes a selfie with supporters during a cam- command enough votes to sustain the veto. Responding to resistance from conservatives, vote on the disapproval resolution - some- paign rally at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Inside the Capitol, congressional Republican House leaders canceled the start of thing Senate Democrats are trying to block California. — AFP Republicans turned on each other angrily as debate on a resolution to disapprove of the with a filibuster. — AP

In test for Biden, cops line up against prison reform

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s tion. “Law enforcement will always be the strained by a series of deadly altercations find consensus on a path forward,” his office push for sentencing reforms that would bigfoot in the conversation,” said Jesslyn between officers and unarmed black men, said in a statement. decrease the number of Americans impris- McCurdy, legislative counsel at the American including the 2014 shooting death of Police advocates say the White House’s oned - a key focus of his remaining time in Civil Liberties Union, which supports sentenc- Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, push to reduce the prison population would office - has won support from an unlikely ing reform. “If they are not on board with any Biden has been a voice of solidarity with risk a spike in drug-related crime and strain coalition of liberals and conservatives that deal, it would be difficult to get it through.” the beat cop. many local departments at a time when they includes civil rights groups, tea party While Obama has made the public case face increased scrutiny, simmering tensions Republicans and Koch Industries. But the for criminal justice reform himself, includ- Reform plan with the communities they serve and effort is running into opposition from a cru- ing a first-of-its-kind visit to a federal prison In an essay published in April, and then in reduced federal funding. cial constituency: the law-and-order lobby outside Oklahoma City in July, he has a breakfast meeting at the White House with State and local police departments are that represents American police. turned to Biden and Justice Department police representatives in May, Biden has funded by local taxes, but the amount of fed- Law enforcement groups have stepped officials to make the case to police groups, made the case for increased federal funding eral funding to support hiring has plunged up their efforts against proposals circulating people involved in those closed-door for policing as part of a more sweeping since the late 1990s. In 1998, the Justice in Congress to roll back tough mandatory meetings say. A former public defender, prison reform effort. But, in what amounts to Department sent $1.4 billion to police sentences for drug crimes and focus more Biden has been a long-time advocate for a rebuff of Biden’s outreach, the National through a grant program known as COPS. By resources on reducing recidivism and alter- police funding. In 1994, he was the Senate Sheriffs’ Association, the oldest US law 2014 that had dropped to $127 million, natives to incarceration. The opposition rep- sponsor of a landmark crime bill signed by enforcement lobby, has come out against prompting hiring freezes or layoffs in depart- resents a personal and political challenge to President Bill Clinton that put more cops any move to lower mandatory minimum ments across the United States in recent Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime ally of on the street, imposed tougher sentences sentences for drug offenders. years. In private meetings with police groups, law enforcement, who has been tasked by and set aside nearly $10 billion for prisons Biden continues to express optimism. the Justice Department has promised to back the White House with winning over skeptical and new police hires. “The Vice President has been asked to help legislation that would allocate at least some cops even as he weighs whether to enter the At a time when relations between the lead reform efforts and use his unique stand- of any savings from prison reform to policing, race for the Democratic presidential nomina- Obama White House and police have been ing with the law enforcement community to two officials said. — Reuters International16 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Art school colors slum in New Delhi NEW DELHI: On the edge of a slum in India’s capital, past rubbish and an open sewer, a dozen children are diligently drawing everything from Mahatma Gandhi to popular car- toon character Chota Bheem. Watching over them is Rangamma Kaul, a 51-year-old teacher determined to bring art to the ramshackle colony in New Delhi’s west whose families scratch a living laboring on construction sites and selling street food. More than 20 years ago when she started her school in Nangloi, Kaul went door to door asking parents for the chance to teach their children for a few hours a day. “The parents used to tell me, you’re wasting your time, coloring on paper doesn’t put food on the table,” Kaul said, seated on a plastic stool in the courtyard of her school. Now up to 60 students pass through the gates for tuition in drawing, painting and clay modeling, although she says many parents remain sceptical of the value of such skills. “Many still think art is meaningless,” said Kaul, who has a HARYANA: In this Aug 13, 2015, photo, village boys stand and smoke in an alley as a girl walks past in Sorkhi university degree in fine arts. “But it’s a chance to let the village. — AFP photos kids know that there is scope in their lives for other things,” she said. Some of the students, dressed in heavily patched Bride shortage in north India clothes and broken shoes, are there simply for the chance to draw and color their favorite cartoon characters. But trendy teenagers are also hunched over canvases, hopeful drives men to look far afield of learning enough to pass tough entrance exams to Delhi’s art schools at universities and colleges. “I learnt Selective abortions have hindered gender ratios sculpting here which they didn’t teach me at school and I needed that to get through my exam,” said 28-year-old SORKHI: When Sadhuram Berwal wanted to is just 150 kilometers (95 miles) west of New often include refrigerators or motorcycles in Deepak Vishwakarma who graduated a few years ago from get married, his family went about it in the Delhi, India’s capital. What has changed, how- addition to large sums of money and gold. the College of Art in Delhi. traditional Indian way, asking relatives, ever, is the glaring shortage of young women, While Indian law prohibits giving or receiv- neighbors and local temple priests to sug- says Om Prakash, a retired school teacher and ing dowries, the tradition persists. Right to education gest a young woman. But after an extensive influential village elder. “In Sorkhi alone, there Daughters are also considered less desirable Vishwakarma, who regularly returns to lend a hand, said search among women of his caste in his area, are around 200 to 250 young men who wish because they will most likely move away the children are often called upon to paint murals and oth- no suitable bride could be found. to get married, but their weddings are not from home after marriage and be unable to er pieces during religious festivals in the colony and they A larger factor had narrowed the field taking place since they can’t find girls to mar- care for parents in their old age. sometimes enter art competitions. Every child has the right sharply: a skewed male-female ratio that is ry,” said Prakash, as several elderly men sitting Given the imbalance, families of young to a free education in India up to the age of 14. But many particularly pronounced in his home state of on rope-strung cots nearby nodded their women in Berwal’s area have gotten pickier. government schools, housing the bulk of India’s millions of Haryana, in India’s north, due to sex-selec- heads in agreement. “Earlier, families with girls of a marriageable poor children, are overcrowded and badly resourced. tive abortions in a society where many fami- India banned prenatal sex determination age would seek out boys and entice them Kaul charges two rupees ($0.03) a year per student and lies prize boys over girls, mostly for econom- tests in 1994 after it became evident that fam- with rich dowries. Now, it’s the other way funding from locals NGOs is scarce. The roof leaks during ic reasons. Through a friend, Berwal eventu- ilies were aborting female fetuses. It is also round. The girl’s family checks out the boy. the monsoon. Sitting on a concrete slab, Ashish Gupta ally found a woman 2,700 kilometers to the illegal for medical doctors or technicians con- They want to know how much land the boy sketches a picture of independence hero Gandhi, oblivious south, in the state of Kerala, who was willing ducting sonograms to reveal the sex of a child has, whether he has a government job and to the student chatter around him. The 12-year-old said whether their daughter will live in reasonable his mother likes his drawings, although his father, who sells comfort,” said Virender Berwal, another vil- cooked corn cobs on the street to support his family of sev- lager as he took slow drags on his hookah en, does not. pipe. The caste surname is common in the vil- Housewife Sunita Nigam, whose husband earns 6,000 lage. The arrival of Berwal’s wife started a to 7,000 rupees ($110) a month at a slipper factory, said trend in the village as more men sought wives she wants her son Shlok, seven, to keep taking the classes. from Kerala, usually through personal connec- The more skills, Nigam reasons, the better his chances of tions and word of mouth. There are also fighting his way out of poverty. “I want my son to paint, to women from Bihar and West Bengal states to draw like others. I want my child to do everything, to grow the east. Several Kerala women who agreed up and become a doctor.” — AFP to marry men in Haryana told The Associated Press they did it partly to avoid the oppressive dowry demands. The grooms’ families agreed to pay all wedding expenses and did not take any dowry.

Lucrative trade Activists say another consequence of the HARYANA: In this Aug 13, 2015, photo, Anita Berwal, originally from the shortage of women in northern Indian states Indian southern state of Kerala, carries food for her father-in-law at their such as Punjab and Haryana is that human home. trafficking has become a lucrative trade. Agents procure girls and young women from to marry him. But with a different language before birth, but the practice still flourishes different states in India, promising them jobs and profoundly different customs, she was underground. Mobile medical vans made sex- or a husband, and sell them to brokers in overwhelmed by her new life. That dramatic determination tests accessible even in the Haryana. “This is happening on a large scale,” decision more than 10 years ago shocked remotest villages. Female infanticide is also a said Jagmati Sangwan, general secretary of his village of Sorkhi at the time but has contributing factor. the All India Democratic Women’s become increasingly common these days in In Haryana, the state with the most Association. India’s National Crime Records northern India, where the dearth of eligible imbalanced sex ratio, there are 834 girls per Bureau statistics reveal that nearly 25,000 women is starkest. 1,000 boys age 6 and under, according to girls and women ages 15 to 30 were kid- In Sorkhi, buffaloes roam the dirt roads, census figures. Across India, the ratio has fall- napped and sold into marriage across the winding their way to a massive pond, the en to 919 girls for every 1,000 boys for the country in 2013. Last month, New Delhi main feature of the sleepy village. Women go same age group, the most uneven level since police busted a human trafficking ring that by driving slow-moving oxcarts, loaded with modern India was founded in 1947. Boy was selling girls to men in Haryana. Women NEW DELHI: In this picture taken on September grass and other fodder for cattle. It’s as if life babies are preferred among many Indian who move to Haryana to get married - espe- 2, 2015, Indian students sit alongside a wall cov- has not changed over the decades in Sorkhi’s families because of the heavy economic bur- cially those from the better-off south - face ered with paintings at an art school in Nangloi bucolic routine, although the village of 7,000 den girls bring with their dowries, which enormous adjustments. — AP colony. — AFP International17 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Bin Laden doctor languishes in prison as appeal lingers PESHAWAR: The lawyer of a Pakistani doc- Last year a tribunal cut 10 years off his adding that a new hearing had now been but now it would be done as soon as possi- tor who was jailed after helping the CIA sentence, but he filed an appeal in March set for October 16. In his appeal Shakeel ble. The 2011 killing of Osama Bin Laden find Osama bin Laden accused the govern- seeking bail and a fresh trial. But Afridi’s Afridi had asked the tribunal to review the caused massive embarrassment for ment yesterday of deliberately delaying his lawyer, Qamar Nadeem Afridi, said that entire case and acquit him or grant him bail Pakistan and particularly its powerful mili- appeal after the case was adjourned for the since March, 16 sessions had passed with- until it was heard. “We are of the view that tary, which was accused of deliberately sixteenth time. Shakeel Afridi, who ran a out any proceedings because the adminis- either Khyber administration is using delay- concealing him for possible use as a diplo- fake hepatitis vaccination programme as tration of Khyber tribal district had failed ing tactics so that Dr Afridi continues to lan- matic bargaining chip with the US. Some cover for an operation to find the 9/11 to submit documents for the case to the guish in prison or they have lost the record,” US lawmakers have said Pakistan’s handling mastermind, was in 2012 found guilty by a tribunal. his lawyer said. An official of the Khyber of the Afridi case was revenge for assis- tribal court of having ties to militants and “Yesterday (Wednesday) the judge again administration told AFP on condition of tance in aiding a foreign power, and the US jailed for 33 years. The conviction was asked for the record and the Khyber admin- anonymity that for some “legal complica- is withholding $33 million in planned aid widely seen as politically motivated. istration did not submit it,” Qamar Afridi, tions” they could not submit the case file, pending Afridi’s release. — AFP

Chinese reportedly held by IS is advertising man BEIJING: A Chinese man reportedly held hostage by the Islamic State group worked in advertising and TV production and describes himself as a free spirit and reader of Greek philosophy. The radical group released a poster on Wednesday with an image of the man, identified as Fan Jinghui, and the address of an advertising company registered by him in Beijing. The group also announced the capture of a Norwegian, identified as Ole Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, and demanded a ransom for both. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said yester- day that authorities are still verifying the identity of the Chinese hostage. But the Sohu news portal reported that Fan was inter- viewed in 2001 by China National Radio as part of a feature about people without fixed careers. Another man who appeared on the program, Pang Fei, told The Associated Press that he remembered being interviewed alongside Fan, and that he recognized him from the photo released by the Islamic State group. “I love reading about the history of science,” Fan said in the interview at the time. “And the ancient Greek great philoso- phers’ pure spiritual pursuit of freedom really gave me a jolt. That great spirit can be seen as the powerful motive for me to go after freedom.” A transcript of the interview is available on the Sina online portal. The Islamic State group announced the capture of the two TOKYO: A hotel building falls into the floodwaters at Nikko mountain resort in Tochigi prefecture. — AFP men in posters in its magazine, Dabiq, but did not say when or where the two were captured. The group controls large parts of Iraq and Syria, and has killed several captives in gruesome Dozens trapped as powerful videos released online. Fan said in the radio interview that he was born in 1965 and worked as a high school teacher for six years after graduating from college. He said he joined an adver- floods sweep across Japan tising firm in 1994 but left after about a year and later worked odd jobs, including as an off-the-books assistant producer at state TV broadcaster CCTV. Houses away by raging torrents In 2002 he registered his own advertising company, Beijing JOSO CITY: Dozens of people were trapped Trapped being buried by landslides, public broadcast- Jingcai Yinsu Advertising Co. Ltd., according to a corporate in buildings and several were missing after The floods brought confusion, and several er NHK said. Two other men in Nikko were database run by the Beijing government. However, the license powerful floods ripped through parts of people are reportedly missing-including one rescued after being swept into a drainage was revoked from September 2003 until at least 2009, and it’s Japan yesterday, in the wake of torrential in Joso-but authorities said they were unable gutter, but one was unconscious, the broad- unclear if was later renewed. That business, whose address was rains. Military helicopters plucked stranded to confirm the total number unaccounted for. caster said. Forecasters from the Japan given on the Islamic State poster, specialized in design and residents from roofs after waters surged over By early evening, police, firefighters and Meteorological Agency had issued special organizing exposition and cultural activities. Reporters gathered a wide area when a river burst its banks, troops had rescued at least 260 people from warnings urging vigilance against mudslides yesterday at the address of the advertising company, which was swamping a city of 65,000 people. houses in Joso City and surrounding areas, Jiji and flooding in Joso and other parts of also believed to be Fan’s residence. An outdated CCTV parking Dramatic aerial footage showed whole Press news agency said. But an estimated 200 Ibaraki prefecture, with 20,000 people told to pass could be seen through the window of an old red Jeep houses being swept away by raging torrents, people were still trapped in their homes or seek shelter. In neighboring Tochigi, authori- parked there. — AP in scenes eerily reminiscent of the devastating other buildings, including a day care centre ties ordered more than 90,000 people to tsunami that crushed Japan’s northeast coast and a seniors’ home, Jiji said. Joso is about 60 evacuate, while another 116,000 were in 2011. One man was seen clutching a con- kilometers outside Tokyo, which has also advised to leave their homes, public broad- crete post as waters swirled around him. been hit by localised flooding. caster NHK said. No one had so far been confirmed dead, The rains came in the wake of Typhoon “We know the damage is extensive and but there were reports of people missing, Etau, which smashed through Japan on affected wide areas,” an Ibaraki official told including in landslides that buried buildings. Wednesday, bringing strong winds and caus- AFP. In Tochigi’s Kanuma city, an official said Television pictures from Joso, a small city ing travel chaos. Flooding complicated a con- rescuers were searching for a missing person north of Tokyo, showed desperate residents taminated water problem at the crippled believed to be buried in mudslides. NHK waving towels as they stood on balconies try- Fukushima nuclear plant, where the site’s reported it was a woman in her 60s buried ing to summon assistance. “Please continue drainage pumps were overwhelmed, sending after mudslides destroyed houses. Etau, to ask for help. Please don’t give up hope,” an radiation-tainted water into the ocean, a which smashed into Japan on Wednesday, anchorman for public broadcaster NHK told spokesman for operator Tokyo Electric Power moved out into the Sea of Japan (East Sea) by trapped viewers. said. “This is a scale of downpour that we have the end of the day, but a wall of rain contin- More than 100,000 people were ordered not experienced before,” forecaster Takuya ued to lash the country. More than a dozen to leave their homes after a huge swathe of Deshimaru told an emergency press confer- people were injured, including a 77-year-old northeast Japan was battered by torrential ence. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the gov- woman who broke her leg after falling in rain, with up to 60 centimeters falling in some ernment was on high alert, and vowed to put strong winds, local reports said. Japan is no This combination of undated photos taken from the Islamic places. “I’ve never seen the Kinugawa river the “highest priority” on saving people’s lives. stranger to natural disasters, and is frequent- State group’s online magazine Dabiq purports to show Ole burst its banks,” 63-year-old Joso resident ly rocked by typhoons. However, nothing in Johan Grimsgaard-Ofstad, 48, from Oslo, Norway, (left) and Akira Yoshihara told AFP. “My house is on ‘Damage ‘extensive’ recent memory has compared with the Fan Jinghui, 50, from Beijing, China. — AP higher ground but I’m worried the water may Two men were missing in Nikko, a city tsunami of 2011, when more than 18,000 reach it tonight.” known for its historic shrines, after possibly people were killed. — AFP International18 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Bomb suspect bribed his way into Thailand: Police BANGKOK: A key suspect in last month’s country where he then paid for transporta- the-run foreigners and visa over-stayers, between Thailand and Vietnam. Since the deadly Bangkok blast paid a $600 bribe to tion,” police chief Somyot Poompanmoung with officials often willing to take a bribe to bombing at least six police officers have illegally enter Thailand, police said yester- told reporters, without specifying which turn a blind eye to illegality. In recent days been removed from their posts bordering day, highlighting widespread corruption at neighbouring country. “At the Thai border Somyot, himself a former deputy com- Cambodia where Mieraili was apprehended the kingdom’s borders. Adem Karadag, one he paid $600 (to cross into Thailand),” he mander with immigration police, has railed after they reportedly took bribes to let peo- of two foreigners arrested in connection added, without revealing the identity of the against the ease of buying off border offi- ple pass. Somyot raised eyebrows shortly with the August 17 attack, was detained at official who took the bribe. cials. “I cannot ignore this problem because after Karadag’s arrest when he announced a flat in eastern Bangkok late last month. A second man, Yusufu Mieraili, was I feel ashamed,” he told reporters on that he was awarding his own officers a Police say he was found in possession of detained two days later on the border with Wednesday as he called on the junta to reward of some $84,000 for making their bomb-making paraphernalia and dozens of Cambodia. He was allegedly found in pos- help him clamp down on corrupt border first arrest in the case. At the time Karadag fake Turkish passports. Karadag’s role has session of a Chinese passport which police officials. had not even been charged. Mystery still not been explained by police, but say they believe is genuine. Police say Mieraili has surrounds the motive of the group accused now know more about how he came to be confessed to delivering the backpack bomb Raised eyebrows of being responsible for the August 17 in Thailand. to another man who left it at the Erawan Although Somyot did not confirm which bombing that left 20 people dead in the “The first man (Karadag) said he trav- Shrine minutes before the explosion. country Karadag entered from, it is likely to heart of Bangkok and rocked Thailand’s key elled through Vietnam to a neighboring Thailand is a notorious sanctuary for on- be Laos or Cambodia, both of which sit tourist industry. — AFP

Tensions to mark Xi’s White House visit WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will offer his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping a full state welcome at the White House later this month, belying tensions fueled by Beijing’s increased military assertiveness. The commanders-in-chief from the world’s two largest economies will meet amid global financial unease and with mounting US disquiet about Beijing’s behavior in cyberspace and on the high seas. Obama has been under pressure to downgrade the visit, expected on September 24-25, with Republican presiden- tial candidates saying Xi does not deserve the prestige of a state dinner. “I would not be throwing him a dinner. I would get him a McDonald’s hamburger,” said Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. More than half of all Americans have an unfavorable view of China, according to a recent Pew Research poll, including 63 percent of Republicans. The White House has rebuffed Republicans’ calls, stressing the value of engagement, but it has also signaled a more confrontational stance on cyber security, maritime disputes and the economy. Administration officials have pointedly let it be known that Chinese firms and individuals could face sanctions for targeting US firms and stealing millions of highly sensitive government per- sonnel files. US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew has also warned pub- licly that China would be held responsible for the political and eco- nomic impact of its currency policies after last month’s Yuan devalu- ation. The move shook global financial markets that were already jit- tery over a deceleration in China’s economy, which has grown at breakneck speed for more than two decades. HSINCHU: Taiwan’s military fire artillery from self-propelled Howitzers during the annual Han Kuang exercises. — AP But the biggest point of contention may be in the military sphere, were China has proven increasingly forthright. China’s growing might was on full show during a recent parade to mark the 70th Taiwan simulates attacks by anniversary of World War II. Provocative maritime moves Although Xi used the event to announce the People’s political, military rival China Liberation Army would shed 300,000 soldiers, the unveiling of anti-ship ballistic missiles capable of destroying US carriers ‘Safeguarding against a possible attack from China’ caught the most attention in Washington. Obama is certain to TAIPEI: Taiwan’s military is simulating attacks grown military hardware, including a drone trade liberalization agreement, was moving confront Xi-who is also chairman of China’s Central Military by political rival China this week, despite an system and Taiwan’s first indigenous stealth too quickly through parliament. About 70 per- Commission-over a series of maritime moves the White House overall warming of ties, after Beijing staged missile corvette warship, Chen said. Taiwan cent of Taiwanese prefer today’s degree of deems to be provocative. Washington has said that it is consider- what appeared to be a mock strike against the has shifted to designing its own hardware autonomy from China, a government-con- ing sailing destroyers or other naval ships within 12 nautical presidential office in Taipei. The exercises, larg- since 2010 as China mounted pressure on the ducted public opinion survey found late last miles of islands man-made by China, as well as flying P-3 and P-8 er this year than in the past, follow televised United States, the island’s chief overseas sup- year. China has not openly threatened Taiwan surveillance planes overhead. And later this year Obama is images from China on July 22 depicting a plier, to stop arms sales. since 2005, and the island’s Defense Ministry is expected to visit East and South East Asia, and may move to mock ground troop attack on a red tower and “intently in the process of grasping” the level announce further joint military exercises with China’s neighbors attached low-rises that resembled Taiwan’s Open dialogue of threat today, Chen said. and increased arms and defensive sales to nations like the presidential compound. Taiwan’s proposed 2016 budget includes China’s military is the third most powerful Philippines and Vietnam. China is Taiwan’s only major potential mili- $92.5 million for developing diesel-electric in the world and Taiwan’s is No. 15, according China has long claimed it owns around 90 percent of the tary threat and the two sides are separated by submarines over four years, as well. China has to statistical database GlobalFirepower.com. South China Sea, but has in the last decade moved to realize that an ocean strait that is 160 km across at its nar- claimed sovereignty over Taiwan since the Relations with China could go into a freeze claim. Researchers at the National Defense University have docu- rowest point. “Our most crucial goal is to simu- 1940s, when the Communists routed the after a new president takes office in Taipei in mented 1,200 actions to “defend or advance” territorial claims in late safeguarding against a possible attack Nationalists in a civil war. The Nationalists May. The Jan 16 election frontrunner has pro- the area between 1995 and 2013. Around half the actions were from mainland China, whether on Taiwan rebased in Taiwan, which China says must posed no mechanism for dialogue that China carried out by China. In the last few years that effort has sped up itself, an outlying island post, our marine mili- eventually be unified with the mainland. would accept. Current President Ma Ying-jeou further, with Beijing building on disputed atolls and deploying tary space or our airspace,” deputy Defense The two sides have set aside their political must step down next year due to term limits. fishing vessels and military equipment into disputed zones. Ministry spokesman Chen Chung-chi said. The dispute since 2008 to open a dialogue that has “We don’t expect we will conduct any warfare During Obama’s recent visit to Alaska, five Chinese naval ships drills, running Monday through Friday and led to more than 20 agreements on trade, in urban fashion near the presidential offices,” were spotted in the Bering Sea. Military analysts say the moves known as the Han Kuang Exercise, involve 69 transit and investment. But the deals have said Alexander Huang, strategic studies pro- represent a shift in Chinese strategic posture, from coastal more aircraft than last year, Taiwan’s govern- failed to help Beijing’s hopes of endearing fessor at Tamkang University in Taiwan. But, he defense to the creation of a vast open sea buffer zone. The move ment-funded Central News Agency reported. Taiwan’s public to the idea of unification. said, the Taiwan’s military personnel are likely would allow Beijing to project power across the region and create Many of the 63 drills will emphasize land-sea- In early 2014, tens of thousands protested to “simulate that the Chinese penetrate to the an operating sanctuary for submarines and other maritime opera- air coordination. Some drills are testing home- after they felt one of the agreements, a service heart of Taipei.” — AP tions, as well as boosting defenses. — AFP 5 1 0 2

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ith wars, atrocities and the desperation Why do some have too much and some too little? of refugees dominating the daily news, Why is humanity despoiling the Earth? “I know it is Wit’s easy to feel despair about human not going to change with a movie,” Arthus- nature. French filmmaker Yann Arthus-Bertrand Bertrand said. “But I am doing my job.” Funded by hopes to restore movie-watchers’ faith - or at least French charity the Bettencourt-Schueller awaken their compassion - with “Human,” a docu- Foundation, “Human” will have a wide cinema mentary that compiles the extraordinary stories of release and TV broadcast later this month in ordinary people from around the world. Arthus- France, and will be distributed free to charities, Bertrand, the aerial photographer behind best- community groups and local authorities willing to selling coffee-table book “Earth From Above,” arrange screenings. interviewed hundreds of people from more than It’s backed by the global heft of Google - 60 countries, including Rwandan genocide sur- vivors, American army veterans, Syrian refugees, Afghan farmers and the president of Uruguay. Victims and perpetrators tell stories of killing This photo provided by courtesy of AFFIRM Films/Provident Films shows a scene from the and vengeance, while other subjects speak of film, ‘War Room.’—AP love, forgiveness and pride. The subjects are pre- sented in close-up and without context - we never even learn their names. The aim is to make view- ‘War Room’ filmmakers build on ers look these disparate strangers in the eye and listen to their words. “I think the only way to make people think is through emotions. Not through previous faith film successes the brain - through the heart,” the director said during an interview at the Venice Film Festival, where “Human” plays for the public on Saturday. aith-based movies that succeed at the box To generate buzz about “War Room,” all parties The documentary - endorsed by United Nations office shouldn’t be a surprise anymore, but relied on the traditional grassroots marketing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon - screens inside F“War Room,” a Christian family drama techniques that have proved successful for oth- the UN General Assembly hall in New York the about marriage, has proved to be somewhat er Christian films, including longstanding rela- same day. miraculous. After “War Room” nearly beat tionships with religious leaders nationwide. One The onscreen interviews are interspersed with Director Yann Arthus Bertrand poses for por- “Straight Outta Compton” in its opening week- effort involved organizing a free date night for aerial shots of cities and deserts, oceans, forests traits at 72nd edition of the Venice Film end, it defied expectations in its second week in pastors and their wives to see the film in its and crowds, whose almost abstract beauty gives Festival in Venice, Italy. — AP theaters and rose to the top spot over the holi- entirety, so that they could choose whether or viewers a chance to pause and digest what they day weekend. Its strongest day wasn’t the open- not to endorse. have heard. Arthus-Bertrand shot more than 2,500 which will devote a Google Doodle and a mini-site ing either. It was Labor Day - a full 11 days after Both Peluso and Kendrick partially attribute hours of footage over two years, speaking to more to it on Saturday - and accompanied by an array “War Room” was released - that saw the most the wild success to prayer, too. “We have than 2,000 people. He says the interviews rein- of online clips, resources and background infor- people buying tickets. learned that if you pray first the outcome is so forced his view that “everybody has something to mation. Arthus-Betrand says he hopes viewers will “That’s just not supposed to happen,” said much better,” said Kendrick, an ordained minis- say. Everybody.” The first cut of the movie was 12 emerge from “Human” thinking, “I like people Rich Peluso, senior vice president of Sony’s ter and member of Sherwood Baptist Church in hours long. With some regret, the director has more at the end of the film than I did before.” He AFFIRM Films, which produced “War Room” with Albany, Georgia, where he and his brother cre- trimmed it to just over three hours. “There were so says he knows it might sound “naive and utopi- Provident Films. “I could certainly fudge it and ate videos to support ministry needs. “This many strong stories we cut,” he said. “(But) people an,” but he remains an optimist about the human tell you how smart we are and how we predict- entire movie has been prayed over from begin- have to go to the toilet, people have to go to eat.” condition. “I was so pleased when I saw these ed this but no, everybody is surprised.” This is ning to end. We’re seeing it now with what is “Human” is a passion project for the 69-year-old refugees coming (into) Germany and this guy the latest success from Christian filmmakers and happening - there are no Hollywood stars in the director, who says he has found that with age with a sign: ‘Welcome,’” he said. “I was crying, in brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, whose film, Alex and I are unknowns. We don’t live in “you like to go to essential things, to go to what is fact. This is when you put your humanity before 2008 film “Fireproof” earned over $33 million on Hollywood. We haven’t been to film school. But important.” your fear.” — AP a $500K budget, and 2011’s “Courageous,” we have prayed and prayed that God will use which took in $34.5 million on a $2 million this film to inspire people to begin to pray.” Local authorities budget. “War Room” is already well on its way to The film wants viewers to reflect on funda- surpassing both. Broader audience mental questions: Why is there war and hatred? As of Tuesday, “War Room,” which cost $3.5 “War Room” also boasts a primarily African million to produce, has earned $28.7 million. American cast, which isn’t the norm for Christian Many are seeing it multiple times and bringing films. “(The African American community) so back their family and groups of friends, Peluso embraced it because it was just an American Argentina film examines Bergoglio’s said. Also, when the film came so close to beat- family, period. There were no race issues. It just ing “Compton,” there was a concerted effort by was a great opportunity to engage in a beautiful life before elected pope AFFIRM and religious leaders to encourage sup- story,” Peluso said. Their strategy now is to keep porters to turn out and help make it No. 1. “It’s the buzz going while the movie enters more hen a shout of “Habemus papam!” - 2013. An Argentine- Spanish production, the just a great story of a film that really filled a void markets. “War Room” will add more than 115 Latin for “We have a pope!” - rang out film explores key elements of Bergoglio’s life in the marketplace, with a message that the screens this weekend and will likely continue Wonscreen, viewers at a theater in the from his ministry to impoverished slum dwellers audience could really get behind,” said Paul expanding. Argentine capital erupted in a standing ovation to his fight against poverty, prostitution and Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box Internationally, the film is boasting record recalling the emotional moment when one of drug trafficking. office tracker Rentrak. numbers in Mexico, Australia, and New their own was named as the new Roman It also shows personal moments such as the Zealand, and soon it’ll be released in Canada Catholic pontiff. “Francis: Father Jorge,” which time his grandmother gave him a book on St Traditional metrics and South Africa. Plans also include more main- premiered here Tuesday night, portrays the life Francis of Assisi, the humble friar who dedicated “There is a huge contingency of the stream marketing, securing Christian radio play of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop his life to helping the poor. The volume had a American population who do not go to movies. for the film’s song “Warrior” and capitalizing on of Buenos Aires, before he became pope in profound influence on Bergoglio and ultimately They have been burned too many times,” the fan testimonials that now populate the help inspire him to take the name Francis after Stephen Kendrick said. “Christians love good film’s social media pages. But while the finan- assuming the papacy. The film is expected to movies, but too often their faith is ridiculed or cial success shines a spotlight on the film and arrive in Spanish theaters next week and then mocked... Alex and I are trying to make the kind spreads awareness to a broader audience, for open in Italy. Based on the book “Francis: Life of movies that we want to go see.” The percep- Kendrick, money isn’t the point. “We don’t and Revolution” by Elizabetta Pique, a Vatican tion that successful faith-based films seem to make movies to win awards and, actually, mak- journalist close to the pope, it stars Argentina’s come out of nowhere is born out of the reality ing money is not the priority either,” he said. Dario Grandinetti, best-known for his role in that they are very difficult to track accurately. “We are ministers and our goal is to inspire peo- Pedro Almodovar’s “Talk to Her,” in the title role. Days before a film’s release, most studios have a ple with a message of faith, hope, and love that “When they offered me this project, I solid idea of exactly how its film will perform will hopefully draw them into a better relation- thought they were a bit crazy. It seemed mad,” opening weekend. Faith-based audiences prove ship with God.”—AP said Grandinetti, who portrays Bergoglio as a more elusive to traditional metrics. serious and shy, yet affable man. “But when they “Tracking does a really good job of looking at told me this project was really taking shape, that frequent movie goers and what their interests Actor Dario Grandinetti poses for a picture it wasn’t a delusion, I had no choice but to take are. With faith-based films, we’re bringing infre- during the Avant premiere of ‘Francisco. El it seriously.” —AP quent customers into the theaters,” Peluso said. Padre Jorge,” in Buenos Aires, Argentina — AP L i f e s t y l e FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 Madonna kicks off ‘Rebel Heart’ tour in Montreal ole dancers dressed like nuns, Mike recreate the Last Supper, with Madonna Tyson and nonstop theatrics. as the main course. Madonna, 57, then PWelcome to the church of moved to the nostalgic, singing “Body Madonna. The pop star kicked off her Shop,” “True Blue,” “Deeper and Deeper” “Rebel Heart” tour in Montreal on and her first No. 1 hit, “Like a Virgin.” Wednesday night, belting out a mix of The biggest standing ovation came her iconic hits and new music from her during her rendition of the French classic recently released album, also titled, “La Vie en Rose.” The audience went wild “Rebel Heart.” She even performed and sang along. “Material Girl” for the first time since They didn’t seem to mind when she 1990’s “Blond Ambition” tour. flubbed a line. Madonna later joked that DJ and producer Diplo warmed up her French isn’t the best. She also joked the crowd with an hour-long set. The about her marriages. “Who wants to get show opened with a video featuring Mike hitched? Anybody want to get married? Tyson, Chance the Rapper and Madonna, It’s downhill from here.” She later fol- where she addressed topics ranging from lowed up with: “In spite of all of that censorship to dictatorship. heartbreak, pain and suffering, I wouldn’t She then descended to the stage in a trade love for anything.” After performing cage. Madonna wasted no time getting for nearly two hours, and changing into to fan favorites including “Burning Up” countless outfits designed by Miuccia and a mash-up of “Holy Water” with Prada, Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang, “Vogue.” She then pulled a classic move among others, Madonna ended the con- and ripped off her skirt to reveal a barely cert with a crowd favorite. Draped in a there nun’s outfit and started to pole Canadian flag, she had nearly everyone dance. She then used one of her dancers, on their feet dancing to “Holiday.” The also dressed as a nun, to ride like a surf- tour is set to wrap in Australia in March board. Dancers then lined the stage to 2016. — AP Madonna

The marquee at the Apollo advertises Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite in this December 11, 2014, file photo in Caitlyn Jenner: ‘No Jovi adds Taiwan show New York. — AP regrets’ as a woman, after Chinese gigs cancelled

including golf merican rock group Bon Jovi will play an extra gig in Billie Holiday Taiwan later this month after two upcoming Chinese Aconcerts were abruptly cancelled, reportedly over the to return to New York band’s use of Dalai Lama imagery in past shows. Bon Jovi, already scheduled to perform in the capital Taipei on stage by hologram September 28, is adding one more concert, also in Taipei, the egendary singer Billie Holiday will return to the New York following night. It will be the band’s first shows on the island stage posthumously this year as the Apollo Theater in 20 years, according to concert organizer Live Nation. “Bon Llaunches hologram performances. The Apollo, the iconic Jovi chose to add a show in Taiwan because it’s the first place cradle of jazz located in Harlem, announced Wednesday it in Asia for tickets to sell out,” Live Nation said in a Thursday would be the first theater in the United States to feature regu- press release. lar programming by hologram. The first performance will take The band had been set to play two dates in Beijing and place later in the year-a show by Holiday, one of the greatest Shanghai but ticket sales were halted with no reason given influences on generations of jazz and pop singers, who died and the performances scrapped, according to local blogs. The destitute in 1959. band featured images of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai “The possibilities inherent in this initiative are very exciting, Lama in a video that played with several concerts-including allowing us the ability to show the enduring impact and rele- one in Washington-in 2010, according to reports at the time. vance of artists across time periods and geographic locations,” A host of foreign artists have been barred from performing in said Jonelle Procope, president and CEO of the Apollo Theater. China for political reasons. Procope said that the Holiday show, made in consultation with Maroon 5 cancelled its China concert in July after authori- her estate, and subsequent performances would also accom- ties refused permission because a band member had met the modate the growing number of daytime tourists looking to Dalai Lama. Chinese officials have been especially sensitive visit the famous theater. Holiday, who would have turned 100 about live concerts since Bjork chanted “Tibet” during her last April, sang frequently at the Apollo-one of the few racially song “Declare Independence” in 2008. Authorities censor con- integrated theaters at the time-including an early performance In this July 15, 2015 file photo, Caitlyn Jenner accepts tent they deem to be politically sensitive or obscene, while of the seminal protest song “Strange Fruit” about lynchings of the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards international music acts are required to submit set lists for African Americans in the US South. at the Microsoft Theater, in Los Angeles. — AP major concerts in advance. — AFP “To be able to bring back epic artists on the historic stage vid golfer Caitlyn Jenner says being a woman with that gave them their debuts is mind-boggling,” said Alki David, breasts has helped her putting game. During a spir- the Greek-British entrepreneur behind Hologram USA, the Aited golf outing with “Today” anchor Matt Lauer, company that is partnering with the Apollo. Holograms record she explained that her newly acquired bustline helps keep light fields, rather than standard camera images of objects, her arms aligned for improved putting form. allowing a three-dimensional presentation. As the technology She joked that she wasn’t pushing Lauer to get has become increasingly sophisticated, holograms have been implants, just wanted him to consider their potential in growing demand in the concert industry. The hologram advantage. During the interview that aired on NBC’s craze took off in 2012 when the Coachella festival in California “Today” show yesterday, the 65-year-old Jenner said she successfully “resurrected” slain rapper Tupac Shakur to per- had had only one moment of doubt during her gender form alongside hip-hop stars Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre. transition. Other notable hologram projects have included a Las After a surgical procedure she didn’t specify, but said Vegas show by late showman Liberace and a brief concert by “sort of passed the point of no return,” she awoke in what rapper Chief Keef that was beamed in after he was prevent- she called a “massive panic attack.” Apart from that dicey ed from playing in Chicago due to arrest warrants. But holo- episode, though, she has had no second thoughts - “no grams are not without critics who have questioned the taste- regrets whatsoever” - since making the transition. Before fulness and artistic merit. The Grateful Dead considered but reintroducing herself a few months ago, she was known as ruled out bringing back late guitarist Jerry Garcia by holo- Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion and gram when the hippie-era legends played a series of farewell Kim Kardashian’s stepfather. — AP Jon Bon Jovi attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards shows in July. — AFP in New York. — AP L i f e s t y l e FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

NEW YORK KICKS OFF 2016 FASHION MERRY-GO-ROUND

he twice-yearly style orgy that is New York Fashion Week kicked off yesterday when the booted and suited may Thave to sidestep thunderstorms to catch sight of collec- tions for spring-summer 2016. Hollywood stars, buyers and fashion editors from across the planet descend on Gotham to admire the most coveted talent in US design dominated by the likes of Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger. New York puts the first spin on the merry-go-round that is the new fashion season, followed by turns in London, Paris and Milan. While Paris reigns supreme in the couture stakes, New York is flush with cash. Fashion is a multi-billion-dollar industry, and Fashion Week brings with it about $547 million in direct spending. Here’s what you need to know for the 300 shows in the week ahead before the juggernaut shifts across the Atlantic:

From Paris with love French fashion giant Givenchy is unveiling a ready-to-wear collection for the first time in New York, and on September 11 — the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Serbian perform- ance artist Marina Abramovic, known for pushing boundaries, is putting the event together with designer Riccardo Tisci, a favorite of power couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The theme will be “Celebration of Love” and it will also mark fash- ion director Tisci’s 10 years producing men’s and women’s col- lection for Givenchy, part of the LVMH luxury goods stable.

Common people Givenchy is giving out nearly 1,000 tickets for ordinary peo- ple who sign up online in an attempt to broaden its appeal beyond the narrow corridors of fashionista power.

New name, new venue Fashion Week has ditched Lincoln Center and its Mercedes-Benz sponsors to move downtown-to Moynihan Station on West 33rd Street and Clarkson Square in SoHo. It has also changed its name. It is “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week” no longer and now simply “New York Fashion Week: the shows.” L i f e s t y l e FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Men dumped The schedule has been streamlined. Men’s shows have been axed in favor of a men’s fashion week, held in July. The official calendar lists 308 runway shows, presentations and pri- vate events compared to 362 last season.

Beautiful disability Madeline Stuart, an 18-year-old aspiring model from Australia with Down’s Syndrome is taking part in a show organized on Sunday by FTL MODA, which partners with the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation to help models with disabilities. Rebekah Marine, a 28-year-old American with an artificial arm, is also taking part.

Tennis ace Tennis champion Serena Williams, on course to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam since 1988 at this weekend’s US Open finals, will show her Signature Statement collection on Tuesday.

Birthdays Superstar designer Alexander Wang celebrates his 10th anniversary. Fashion house Herve Leger, creator of the “body- con” dress, is celebrating 30 years in the business.

First timers The debut of Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne at DKNY, taking over from brand founder Donna Karan, is hotly antici- pated.

Out with the old Karan has shut down the Donna Karan Collection, and Marc Jacobs has folded his spinoff line Marc into his Marc Jacobs Collection, which as per usual will be the last show of the week. The Row, run by the Olsen twins of “Full House” fame, will also be absent, having chosen to show in Paris.

Hot talent The big names to watch are Wang, Jacobs, Hilfiger, Lauren, Jason Wu, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Diane Von Furstenberg, Prabal Gurung, Vera Wang, Michael Kors and Victoria Beckham.

Racism, policing and politics Designer Kerby Jean-Raymond, the founder of menswear label Pyer Moss, debuts his womenswear collection alongside a video asking people to discuss racism and police tactics, one of the biggest social and political issues in contemporary Models pose at Tia Cibani Presentation during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at Private Residence in New America. — AFP York City. — AP/AFP photos

Modes walk the runway at JSong. Way fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week. FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 2015 11

Fried rice recipes from around the world Mexican Fried Rice

Ingredients Preparation or Dutch oven with tight fitting lid over low-medium heat about 2 12 ounces tomatoes, very ripe and cored Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350. minutes. Drop a few rice grains in and if they sizzle then it is 1 medium white onion Process tomato and onion in processor or blender until pureed ready. Add rice and fry stirring until rice is light golden and 3 medium jalapenos and thoroughly smooth. Transfer mixture to measuring cup and translucent, about 6-8 minutes. Be careful that the oil doesn’t get 2 cups long grain white rice reserve exactly 2 cups. Discard excess. Remove ribs and seeds too hot too fast or the oil will splatter. 1/3 cup canola oil from 2 jalapenos and discard. Mince flesh and set aside. Mince Reduce heat to medium, add garlic and 2 minced jalapenos 4 minced garlic cloves remaining jalapeno. Set aside. Place rice in a fine mesh strainer and cook , stirring constantly until fragrant, about 1 1/2 minutes. 2 cups chicken broth and rinse under cold running water until water runs clear- about 1 Stir in broth, pureed mixture, tomato paste, and salt. Increase 1 tablespoon tomato paste (may omit if using canned tomatoes) 1/2 minutes. Shake rice vigorously to remove excess water. This heat to medium high, and bring to a boil. Cover pan and transfer 1 1/2 teaspoons salt step removes the starch from the rice so it will not stick. IF YOU pan to oven to bake until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, 30- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, minced OMIT THIS STEP YOUR RICE WILL NOT BE DRY AND FLUFFY. Heat 35 minutes. Stir well after 15 minutes. Stir in cilantro, minced 1 lime oil in heavy bottomed ovensafe 12 inch straight sided sautee pan jalapeno to taste, and pass lime wedges separately. FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER, 2015

Spanish Chicken and Rice Bake

Ingredients Preparation Mix soup, salsa, water, corn, and beans (optional) and rice in 2- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup 4 boneless chicken breast halves quart shallow baking dish. Top with chicken (seasoned with 1 cup salsa 1/2 teaspoon chili powder salt and pepper) and sprinkle with chili powder. Cover tightly 1/2 cup water 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese with casserole lid or foil. Bake at 375º F for 45 minutes or so. 1 cup whole kernel corn 1 cup canned black beans, washed (optional) Sprinkle with cheese. 3/4 cup uncooked long-grain white rice

Chinese Fried Rice

Ingredients 3/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 1/2 tablespoons oil 1 egg, lightly beaten (or more eggs if you like) 3 drops soy sauce 3 drops sesame oil 8 ounces chicken, chopped 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot (very small) 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed 4 cups cold cooked rice, grains separated (preferably medium grain) 4 green onions, chopped 2 cups bean sprouts 2 tablespoons light soy sauce (add more if you like)

Preparation Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add chopped onions and stir-fry until onions turn a nice brown color, about 8-10 min- utes; remove from wok. Allow wok to cool slightly. Mix egg with 3 drops of soy and 3 drops of sesame oil; set aside. Add 1/2 tbsp oil to wok, swirling to coat surfaces; add egg mixture; working quickly, swirl egg until egg sets against wok; when egg puffs, flip egg and cook other side briefly; remove from wok, and chop into small pieces. Heat 1 tbsp oil in wok; add selected meat to wok, along with carrots, peas, and cooked onion; stir- fry for 2 minutes. Add rice, green onions, and bean sprouts, tossing to mix well; stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add 2 tbsp of light soy sauce and chopped egg to rice mixture and fold in; stir-fry for 1 minute more; serve. Set out additional soy sauce on the table, if desired. FRIDAY Technology SEPTEMBER, 2015 11 Hands-on with the new Apple TV: Fast and fun, but with limits

An Apple TV set-top box is seen in the demo area after a Apple special event. — AFP/AP photos

By Janko Roettgers comes with a microphone button that initiates voice control, and two integrated microphones-one to actually fter announcing the new Apple TV at a press take voice commands, and one to monitor for and filter event in San Francisco Wednesday, Apple gave out background noise, like actors speaking on TV. Ajournalists some hands-on time. I had just a few Using voice to control Apple TV worked fairly well dur- minutes to actually try the device myself, and Apple ing my brief hands-on test, which says something: My deliberately didn’t show off some features, but I still got German accent tends to throw off voice recognition sys- some first impressions about Apple TV’s strengths, and tems, but Siri had no problems searching for foreign its potential weaknesses. comedies when asked to do so. Siri on Apple TV is also capable of handling multiple Here’s what using the new Apple TV is like: connected search queries, making it possible to search It’s all about Siri. Apple clearly has turned Siri into the for Adam Sandler movies, and then follow up with a sec- centerpiece of the new Apple TV. The remote control ond query for “just the good ones”-something Siri deter-

Apple CEO Tim Cook discusses the Apple TV product advancements during the Apple Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet Software, discusses the Apple TV. event. FRIDAY Technology SEPTEMBER, 2015 11

Michelle Peluso with Gilt, discusses how apps like hers will be made available on the Jon Carter with Harmonix discusses how apps like his will be made available on the Apple TV. Apple TV. mines based on their Rotten Tomatoes scores. (Results screen. The interface is still very app-heavy, and Apple control the volume for any app or game. The Apple TV included “Punch Drunk Love” and “The Comedians.”) hasn’t followed Google’s and Amazon’s cues to show remote is even capable of turning on the TV itself, and Siri even offers some limited functionality while a recently-watched TV shows directly on the home screen. also works with older TVs thanks to IR, so Netflix fans movie is playing, and is for example able to fast forward An Apple employee told me that was a conscious deci- really don’t have any reason to search for their TV or any amount of time, or rewind a few seconds and dis- sion, meant to avoid privacy mishaps for a device that is cable remote anymore. Look out for Watch integrations. play subtitles when asked “what did he just say?” often used by more than one person. But that also Apple TV doesn’t just integrate with Apple services, but However, so far, most of that functionality is restricted to makes it harder to jump back to the latest episode of a there’s also a lot of potential for interacting with other iTunes Movies, and not available within apps like HBO Hulu show you were binge-watching the night before. devices, like the Apple Watch. Apple employees showed Now. There is a top gallery to show off featured content off one such integration on Wednesday with a fitness Siri also stumbled when asked to show TV shows from that changes when you move from one app to the next. app that could display a user’s heart rate on screen while ABC, something an Apple employee attributed to the During the hands-on demo, all of these apps were showing workout videos, but one could imagine a fact that the demo was optimized for movies. Also Apple-made, but I was told that users can rearrange bunch of other applications as well. notable: Siri wasn’t actually that smart about connecting their apps, and publishers can use the same space to The verdict: It’s hard to judge a device that’s meant to the dots. Follow-up questions have to start with certain show off their own content. deliver entertainment for hours every day after playing keywords, otherwise Siri thinks it’s a new question. with it for just a few minutes. That being said, the new Launching an app or game requires users to use the Universal search Apple TV does look and feel fun, thanks largely to Siri. word “open,” and not “go to.” And the MLB app Finally, universal search makes it possible to find con- However, it also seems like Apple hasn’t really shown off wouldn’t open, just because I said “Open MLB.tv,” not tent across apps, so you don’t have to repeat the same the device’s strengths yet. Apple CEO Tim Cook said “Open At Bat.” search within different apps anymore. However, at Wednesday that no one had changed the TV experience- launch, “universal” is a bit of a euphemism: Only five and the new Apple TV doesn’t really change it either. Powerful interface publishers, including Netflix, HBO Now and Hulu, have It’s possible that the company is waiting for its live TV The interface feels fast and fluid. Apple TV is based on been invited to participate. The remote can do a lot. One service to launch until it launches the interface it has pretty powerful hardware, and that shows when you of the best things about the new Apple TV may just be really been working on all this time. After a few minutes navigate the device’s home screen. Scrolling through its remote. In addition to the microphone, it features a of hands-on time, it feels like an update that’s nice, but apps with the remote control’s touchpad is fast and flu- touchpad to navigate Apple TV’s menus, as well as fast- not necessary-and not really worth $149. — Reuters id, app icons are 3D-animated, and the interface looks a forward within a movie or TV show episode, all of which lot lighter than that of the previous-generation Apple worked fairly well during the hands-on demo. TV. But the real killer feature may just be integrated vol- However, Apple hasn’t really done a whole lot to rein- ume control. The remote integrates with modern TVs vent the way these apps are presented on the home with a technology called CEC, which makes it possible to

Chad Evans with MLB.com, discusses how apps like his will be made available on the Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the Apple event. Apple TV. F e a t u r e s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 MARIACHI: AN INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE HUMANITY

Mariachi by far is the Mexican musical expression which transmits the greatest sense of national identity among Mexicans at home and abroad, and since 2011 it was declared by UNESCO an Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity.

Mariachi and its roots Jalisco. The charro suit consists of a waist- The roots of Mariachi go back hundreds of length jacket, bow tie, fitted pants, short years. It was the music of country people; boots and a wide-brimmed sombrero. The music that celebrated the joys, the struggles, suits are elaborately decorated with silver or and the triumphs of the Mexican people. gold buttons and embroidered designs. Mariachi was initially a version of Spanish theatrical orchestra combining violins, gui- Best places to hear Mariachi music tars and an harp. Troubadour groups were You can hear mariachi music almost any- small and not generally known outside of the where in Mexico, but two places that are various regions from which they came. most famous for mariachi are the “Plaza del The musical form and ensemble of Mariachi” in Guadalajara and Plaza Garibaldi Mariachi developed differently by region. in Mexico City. At these open-air plazas you The ensemble that is familiar today began to can hire on the spot, a mariachi band to take shape in the nineteenth century in the come to your home to entertain your guests. state of Jalisco. In other areas, such as It is a type of take-away mariachi. Veracruz and Huasteca, the northeast region of the country, the ensemble evolved differ- Mariachi romatitlan ently. By the end of the nineteenth century, Mariachi Romatitlan consist of 10 mem- the cocula or the vihuela, two violins, and the bers from several nationalities united by their guitarron were the characteristic instruments love of traditional mexican music. The musi- of Mariachi. cal band group was founded by Domenico By the 1950’s the Mariachi ensemble was Pasquini in 1983 in Rome, Italy. Since the becoming more flexible and orchestral, 1980’s the local band has developed into although never losing its traditional base. one of the most recognized and successful The classical guitar, two trumpets and more mariachi bands in Europe performing violins were added to make the ensemble throughout the year at different venues and more adaptable and able to play different occasions. styles other than the son (a type of traditional Mariachi Romatitlan has a wide interna- folk song that is an essential element to the tional experiencebeyond Rome and Italy. It mariachi repetoire). has performed its joyful music and shared its emotions with audiences in France, Croatia, Mariachi outfit A Mariachi Slovenia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, Since the 1930s the charro suit, or traje de Romatitlan Ukraine, the Vatican, Switzerland, Algeria and charro has been worn by mariachi players. A poses for a Mariachi Romatitlan was in Kuwait in charro is a Mexican cowboy from the state of photo. November 2014. F e a t u r e s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Free concert on Sept 17 This second visit to takes place under the valuable sponsorship from the National Council for Arts and Letters. Romatitlan will delight the audience at AbdulhusseinAbdulredha Theater (for- mer Salmiya Theater) on Thursday, September 17th at 20.00 hrs. The Embassy of Mexico strongly encourages everyone to attend and witness this extraordinary cultural manifestation.

Mariachi at special occasions Mariachi has continued to be a huge part in the celebration of the moments of the lives of Mexican people. For example, the serenade is a musical mes- sage of love delivered by mariachi as part of courtship. It is a means of com- munication from a young man to a woman that he is courting. It is com- mon to be awakened with the sounds of Las Mananitas in the early morning when it is our birthday. This is a traditional song used to cel- ebrate it. Mariachi commonly perform as entertainment at baptisms, wed- dings, holy days and even at funerals. Mariachi music has been incorporated into the Roman Catholic Church as the music to accompany the ceremony. La Misa Panamericana is a Mariachi folk A Mariachi band Mass that uses the Mariachi ensemble performs on stage. to create the group’s interpretation of traditional Mass music.

Instruments for than aukelele. It is played with a thumb pick in Guitarron: The guitarron is the bass founda- Other instruments: There are occasions Mariachi musical band the rasqueado (strummed) style and is the har- tion of the group and is the single most impor- when instruments such as the flute, French The following instruments can be monic and rhythmic foundation of the mariachi tant element in the mariachi band. It serves not horn, accordion, and organ are used. These found in a mariachi band. band. only as the bass of the group, but it gives the instruments are used for specific arrangements. Violin: When used in the mariachi Guitar: A standard guitar is used (not altered group its characteristic sound. A rule of thumb The mariachi band contains the following band, the violin is not altered in any in any way) and serves to supplement the is that if there is no guitarron, there should be parts: the violins and vocals are the top voice, way from its traditional use. vihuela as a rhythmic element in the mariachi no performance. the rhythm section is the harmony, and the gui- Vihuela: The vihuela is a creation of band. The guitar and the vihuela play the same Trumpet: A standard trumpet is used (not tarron is the bass (like the baroque “basso con- the Coca Indians of Southwestern rhythmic patterns and keep a strong founda- altered in any way). At various times, the trum- tinue”). The traditional mariachi has six to eight Jalisco in Mexico. It has five strings and tion for the group. Typically, a guitar is used in a pet players are asked to perform with cup violins, two to three trumpets, one vihuela, one a bowed back, and it is slightly larger mariachi band about 98 percent of the time. mutes. guitar, and one guitarron.

A Mariachi band bows to the applause after a performance. H e a l t h FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

By Jennifer Denniston quickly on the road: Finally... teach your kids to pack • Infant supplies I involve my kids in the packing process not because it’s s a travel writer, I’ve raised my kids on the road. After • Water bottle, snacks and gum (if flying, to ease ear pain) easier on me (it isn’t), but because it builds their excitement dozens of family trips by planes, trains and automobiles, • Entertainment, like paperback books, colored pencils and a for the trip. It also eases the anxiety that comes with leaving Amonths spent living out of a duffel with newborns and sharpener, coloring and sticker books, drawing paper, card home. We discuss what to expect and what we might need, teenagers, and plenty of mistakes and mishaps, I’ve learned a games and other travel-sized activities. and pick out a few new toys, books and activities to enjoy on thing or two about packing for a family. Here’s everything you • Pajamas, toothbrushes and toothpaste the road. need to know to pack like a pro for your next family trip. • An extra pair of clothes and a compact fleece for each child About a week before the trip, each child packs her own car- • An address book with stamps (for the kids’ postcards) ry-on bag. When my youngest was a toddler, she squeezed as Know your baggage limits • A portable DVD player, headphones and splitter, the charger and a many stuffed puppies as she could into her pull-along blue If you’re flying, don’t start packing until you know the luggage handful of favourite DVDs and new ones purchased just for the trip. elephant bag. She packed what she knew she needed (and weight and dimensions you can take on the plane. Check in took her job very seriously) but I packed what I knew she need- advance about carry-on regulations for your departure airports as Complete the arsenal in your checked luggage ed. Now aged 14 and 11, our girls love thinking about the trip, well as your airlines’ baggage and weight limits. Baby formula, If you don’t need it until your final destination, stow it away in planning for the trip, anticipating the trip. And as a mother baby food and breast milk are usually allowed in reasonable your checked luggage. This is the stage where you risk over-pack- and a traveler, I love that they love that. But I still make sure quantities beyond the regulation carry-on liquid size, and most ing, so lay out everything you think you’ll need and then go that we all have what we need, and that I know exactly where airlines do not charge for checked car seats, cribs and strollers. through with a critical eye, taking out items you can leave behind. to find it. (www.lonelyplanet.com)

Store essentials in a single day-pack Consolidate everything that truly matters into one small, light backpack (and don’t let it out of your sight). That means paper- work (passports, tickets and a printed itinerary with hotel and transport details and reservation numbers), stuffed animals the kids can’t sleep without, and anything difficult or expensive to replace. Start with your wallet, a cell phone and charger, prescrip- tion sunglasses, prescription medication, painkillers (for children and adults), plasters, an iPod (loaded with family favorites) and charger, a headlamp, an international adapter. Make a list of stuff you absolutely can’t forget (like prescription medication) and tape it to your front door for final checks before you leave.

Use packing cubes to organize your stuff Sorting items into sturdy, lightweight, canvas zipper bags eliminates the stress of digging through suitcases - try Eagle Creek (shop.eaglecreek.com) or eBags (ebags.com). Label your packing cubes so each child has one for ‘bottoms’, ‘tops’, and so on. Once on the road, dirty clothes go into a designated laundry cube.

Decide what you need to access on the road In addition to a day-pack full of essentials, we carry an ‘Easy Access Bag’, a canvas tote or backpack (with convenient zipped pockets) that holds everything we might need to reach L e i s u r e FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

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00:00 American Idol 01:00 MasterChef - The Professionals 02:00 The Listener 03:00 The Listener 04:00 Castle 05:00 Happy Endings 05:30 Happy Endings 06:00 The Simpsons 06:30 The Simpsons 07:00 Lost 08:00 American Idol 09:00 MasterChef - The Professionals 10:00 The Listener RED SKY ON OSN MOVIES ACTION HD 11:00 The Listener 09:30 Steven Universe 01:53 How Do They Do It? 02:00 Art Attack 22:30 Henry Hugglemonster 12:00 Castle 22:00 Duck Dynasty 13:00 Happy Endings 09:40 Steven Universe 02:16 Direct From Pluto: First 02:25 Henry Hugglemonster 22:45 Calimero 23:00 Storage Wars: Texas 09:50 Uncle Grandpa Encounter 02:35 Calimero 23:00 Zou 13:30 Happy Endings 23:30 Pawn Stars 14:00 The Simpsons 10:02 Uncle Grandpa 03:03 Through The Wormhole 02:50 Zou 23:15 Loopdidoo 14:30 The Simpsons 10:15 Teen Titans Go! 03:50 How The Universe Works 03:00 Loopdidoo 23:30 Art Attack 15:00 Lost 10:27 Teen Titans Go! 04:37 How It’s Made 03:15 Art Attack 16:00 MasterChef - The 10:40 Regular Show 05:00 How It’s Made 03:35 Henry Hugglemonster Professionals 10:51 Regular Show 05:23 Mythbusters 03:50 Calimero 17:00 Cougar Town 02:50 Little Sister 11:02 Regular Show 06:08 Science Of The Movies 04:00 Zou 17:30 According To Jim 11:13 Regular Show 06:53 Prototype This 04:15 Loopdidoo 18:00 Low Winter Sun 04:25 The Haunted Palace 05:55 Teen Witch 11:25 New Adventure Time 07:38 Food Factory 04:35 Art Attack 19:00 Lone Star Legend 11:35 Adventure Time 08:01 Food Factory 05:00 Calimero 04:00 The 7D 19:30 Lone Star Legend 07:25 George Washington 08:55 Natural Causes 11:50 Adventure Time 08:23 Mind Control Freaks 05:10 Zou 04:10 Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade 20:00 The Hero 12:10 Steven Universe 08:46 Mind Control Freaks 05:25 Jake And The Neverland Pirates Ninja 21:00 Cougar Town 10:25 For Better Or For Worse 12:21 Steven Universe 09:08 Through The Wormhole 05:55 Sofia The First 04:35 Mini Ninjas 21:30 According To Jim 11:55 Hero’s Island 22:00 MasterChef - The 13:30 A Guy Thing 12:35 Total Drama World Tour 09:53 How Do They Do It? 06:20 Doc McStuffins 05:00 Phineas And Ferb Professionals 15:15 Puckoon 13:00 Ben 10: Omniverse 10:16 How Do They Do It? 06:45 Loopdidoo 05:25 Mighty Med 23:00 MasterChef - The 16:40 Music Of The Heart 13:20 Ben 10: Omniverse 10:38 Science Of The Movies 07:00 Limon And Oli 05:50 Lab Rats Professionals 18:45 Big Screen 13:45 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 11:23 Prototype This 07:10 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 06:15 Supa Strikas 19:00 Doubt 14:10 Matt Hatter Chronicles 12:10 How It’s Made 07:35 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 06:40 Penn Zero: Part Time Hero 20:45 Bright Lights, Big City 14:30 Teen Titans Go! 12:34 How It’s Made 08:00 Sofia The First 07:05 Kickin’ It 22:40 Doubt 15:20 Uncle Grandpa 12:57 Mind Control Freaks 08:30 Doc McStuffins 07:30 Super Matrak 00:25 The Falcon And The Snowman 15:31 Uncle Grandpa 13:21 Mind Control Freaks 08:55 Miles From Tomorrow 08:00 Boyster Cartoon Network 15:40 Regular Show 13:44 Through The Wormhole 09:25 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 08:25 Mini Ninjas 01:20 Grojband 15:51 Regular Show 14:31 Science Of The Movies 09:55 Loopdidoo 08:50 The 7D 00:00 Alaska Off-Road Warriors 01:42 Grojband 16:02 Regular Show 15:18 How The Universe Works 10:10 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 09:15 Mighty Med 01:00 Lost In Transmission 02:05 Total Drama: All Stars 16:13 Regular Show 16:05 Mythbusters 10:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 09:45 Lab Rats 02:00 Counting Cars 02:27 Total Drama: All Stars 16:30 New Adventure Time 16:50 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 11:00 Sofia The First 10:10 Phineas And Ferb 02:30 Counting Cars 16:40 Adventure Time 17:15 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 11:30 Henry Hugglemonster 10:35 Phineas And Ferb 03:00 Churchill’s Betrayal Of Poland 02:50 Teen Titans Go! 03:00 Teen Titans Go! 16:50 The Amazing World Of Gumball 17:40 Food Factory 12:00 Doc McStuffins 11:00 Supa Strikas 04:00 Ultimate Wheels 17:15 Uncle Grandpa 18:03 Food Factory 12:30 Nina Needs To Go 11:25 Kickin’ It 05:00 American Pickers 03:10 Grojband 03:35 Grojband 17:40 Steven Universe 18:25 How It’s Made 12:35 Zou 11:50 Zeke & Luther 06:00 American Restoration 18:00 Teen Titans Go! 18:50 How It’s Made 12:50 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 12:20 Camp Lakebottom 06:30 American Restoration 04:00 Regular Show 18:50 Ben 10: Omniverse 19:15 How Do They Do It? 13:15 Sofia The First 12:55 Ultimate Spider-Man: Web 07:00 Big Rig Bounty Hunters 04:11 Regular Show 07:30 Big Rig Bounty Hunters 04:25 Regular Show 19:15 Ben 10: Omniverse 19:38 How Do They Do It? 13:45 Jake And The Never Land Pirates Warriors 08:00 Swamp People 04:36 Regular Show 19:40 Adventure Time 20:00 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 14:10 Lilo & Stitch 13:20 Lab Rats 09:00 Lost In Transmission 04:50 Uncle Grandpa 19:51 Adventure Time 20:23 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 14:40 Adventures Of The Gummi Bears 13:45 Mini Ninjas 10:00 American Restoration 05:00 Uncle Grandpa 20:02 Adventure Time 20:45 Through The Wormhole 15:05 Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers 14:10 The 7D 10:30 American Restoration 05:10 New Adventure Time 20:13 Adventure Time 21:35 How The Universe Works 15:35 Ducktales 14:35 Penn Zero: Part Time Hero 11:00 Counting Cars 05:20 Adventure Time 20:25 Johnny Test 22:20 Mythbusters 16:00 Miles From Tomorrow 15:00 Mighty Med 11:30 Counting Cars 05:35 Steven Universe 21:10 Regular Show 23:08 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 16:30 Sofia The First 15:25 Supa Strikas 12:00 American Pickers 05:46 Steven Universe 21:55 Total Drama: All Stars 23:32 Outrageous Acts Of Psych 16:55 Doc McStuffins 15:55 Kickin’ It 13:00 Storage Wars 06:00 The Amazing World Of Gumball 22:20 Total Drama: All Stars 23:55 Food Factory 17:15 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 16:20 Lab Rats 13:30 Storage Wars 06:11 The Amazing World Of Gumball 22:40 Grojband 00:19 Food Factory 17:35 Sheriff Callie’s Wild West 16:45 Kirby Buckets 14:00 Pawn Stars 23:05 Grojband 00:42 How It’s Made 18:05 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 17:10 Phineas And Ferb 14:30 Pawn Stars 06:20 Ben 10 07:10 Ninjago: Masters Of Spinjitzu 23:25 Transformers: Robots In Disguise 18:35 Sofia The First 17:40 Japaneezi Going Going Gong 15:00 Shipping Wars 23:50 Regular Show 19:00 Adventures Of The Gummi Bears 18:05 Super Matrak 15:30 Shipping Wars 07:30 Regular Show 07:41 Regular Show 00:35 Johnny Test 19:25 Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers 18:30 Ultimate Spider-Man: Web 16:00 Lost In Transmission 19:55 Ducktales Warriors 17:00 Counting Cars 07:55 Dreamworks Dragons: Riders Of 20:20 Lilo & Stitch 19:00 Lab Rats 17:30 Counting Cars Berk 20:50 Zou 18:00 Pawn Stars 08:20 Total Drama: Pahkitew Island 19:25 Kickin’ It 18:30 Pawn Stars 08:40 Johnny Test 21:05 Henry Hugglemonster 19:50 Phineas And Ferb 01:10 Henry Hugglemonster 19:00 Storage Wars 08:52 Johnny Test 21:20 Calimero 20:10 Phineas And Ferb 01:20 Calimero 19:30 Storage Wars 09:05 Johnny Test 21:35 Zou 20:20 Boyster 01:06 How It’s Made 01:35 Zou 20:00 The Curse Of Oak Island 09:17 Johnny Test 21:50 Loopdidoo 21:00 Programmes Start At 6:00am 21:00 American Pickers 01:29 How Do They Do It? 01:45 Loopdidoo 22:05 Art Attack KSA S t a r s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Aries (March 21-April 19) COUNTRY CODES Libra (September 23-October 22)

Afghanistan 0093 Kuwait 00965 You may be unnecessarily self-critical now because you want to Albania 00355 Kyrgyzstan 00996 The clock is ticking and there are only so many hours in the day. Algeria 00213 Laos 00856 No matter how hard you push, your progress might appear to make the best impression possible on your associates. You are Andorra 00376 Latvia 00371 grind to a halt today. But don’t worry because everything is likely willing to put in extra hours today if you believe your actions will Angola 00244 Lebanon 00961 still on course. Success is just going to take a little longer than you demonstrate your cooperative attitude. No matter how admirable Anguilla 001264 Liberia 00231 your intentions are, there’s a limit to what you can do. Treat the Antiga 001268 Libya 00218 originally expected. Use the extra time to revie w your plans and Argentina 0054 Lithuania 00370 fine-tune them however you can. Ultimately, your additional current situation at work like a game of chess; contemplating your next move is a smarter strategy than simply reacting sponta- Armenia 00374 Luxembourg 00352 preparation makes you even more productive when the pa ce Australia 0061 Macau 00853 picks up in the days ahead. neously. In the meantime, cut yourself some slack. As the Dalai Austria 0043 Macedonia 00389 Lama said, “Love is the absence of judgment.” Bahamas 001242 Madagascar 00261 Bahrain 00973 Majorca 0034 Bangladesh 00880 Malawi 00265 Barbados 001246 Malaysia 0060 Belarus 00375 Maldives 00960 Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Belgium 0032 Mali 00223 Belize 00501 Malta 00356 Benin 00229 Marshall Islands 00692 Your big plans for the future might seem daunting now as you Although your professional trajectory might look good on paper Bermuda 001441 Martinique 00596 think about how long it will take to reach your destination. You Bhutan 00975 Mauritania 00222 now, sticking with your plan may be more challenging than you are fully committed to succeeding in your endeavors, but need to Bolivia 00591 Mauritius 00230 anticipated. Thankfully, you’re not as concerned with the immedi- apply yourself more diligently than you ever imagined. Although Bosnia 00387 Mayotte 00269 ate events as you are with your long-term objectives. Of course, Botswana 00267 Mexico 0052 it sounds counter-intuitive, find time to kick back and chill today it’s wise to apply your wisdom and experience to whatever is Brazil 0055 Micronesia 00691 while you still have the chance. You may be happily surprised how occurring in the present moment. However, you may have to Brunei 00673 Moldova 00373 much a little rest and relaxation revitalizes your attitude and lifts make some adjustments in how you approach your work. Bulgaria 00359 Monaco 00377 your spirits. Burkina 00226 Mongolia 00976 Consider your current situation as a work in progress; the good Burundi 00257 Montserrat 001664 news is everything doesn’t have to be finished in one day. Cambodia 00855 Morocco 00212 Cameroon 00237 Mozambique 00258 Canada 001 Myanmar (Burma) 0095 Cape Verde 00238 Namibia 00264 Cayman Islands 001345 Nepal 00977 Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Central African Republic 00236 Netherlands (Holland)0031 Chad 00235 Netherlands Antilles 00599 Chile 0056 New Caledonia 00687 China 0086 New Zealand 0064 Your life may resemble a three-ring circus these days but that’s Your current exuberance is off the charts; you see unobstructed Colombia 0057 Nicaragua 00505 typically how you like it. Nevertheless, the Moon’s hyperactivity in horizons every which way you look. It feels as if nothing can stop Comoros 00269 Nigar 00227 you now. However, your exhilaration is a mixed blessing because Congo 00242 Nigeria 00234 your 3rd House of Distractions might be a bit too much noise, Cook Islands 00682 Niue 00683 even for you. Your juggling act looks like a lot of fun until you you may be so confident that you don’t pay attention to the obvi- Costa Rica 00506 Norfolk Island 00672 don’t complete your work in a timely manner, tumbling your illu- ous clues. You might even believe that the rules of the road are Croatia 00385 Northern Ireland (UK)0044 sory house of cards. Luckily, even a minor setback could ultimately made for everyone except you. Instead of courting disaster Cuba 0053 North Korea 00850 work in your favor if you take the changes in stride. A true profes- through denial, improve your game by embracing self-im posed Cyprus 00357 Norway 0047 sional knows the show must go on. limitations. Judicious use of the brakes ensures a safe journey. Cyprus (Northern) 0090392 Oman 00968 Czech Republic 00420 Pakistan 0092 Denmark 0045 Palau 00680 Diego Garcia 00246 Panama 00507 Djibouti 00253 Papua New Guinea 00675 Dominica 001767 Paraguay 00595 Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) Dominican Republic 001809 Peru 0051 Ecuador 00593 Philippines 0063 Egypt 0020 Poland 0048 You recently made a promise that you thought was beneficial for your A highly energetic person may have a lot to offer you today, but El Salvador 00503 Portugal 00351 career but you might begin to doubt your own wisdom today. there’s an emotional price to be paid when working closely with England (UK) 0044 Puerto Rico 001787 Equatorial Guinea 00240 Qatar 00974 Nevertheless, you’re willing to follow through with your commitments, anyone else. Ironically, it’s exceptionally tricky to engage in a Eritrea 00291 Romania 0040 even if you’re not as certain about the outcome. Fortunately, your ten- mutually beneficial partnership when everything appears so good Estonia 00372 Russian Federation 007 tative nature serves you well if you take time to consider alternatives at first glance. Fortunately, your joint efforts will likely be reward- Ethiopia 00251 Rwanda 00250 now. You might happily discover a better way to reach your destina- ed, but only if you work out your differences before you start. Falkland Islands 00500 Saint Helena 00290 tion or you will be more self-assured as you continue on your chosen Taking time to build a solid foundation makes for a relationship of Faroe Islands 00298 Saint Kitts 001869 path. In either case, stretching your horizons and exploring all your lasting value. Fiji 00679 Saint Lucia 001758 Finland 00358 Saint Pierre 00508 options makes good sense when it comes to professional matters. 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 Life seems like an exciting jousting tournament today and you’re Gibraltar 00350 Seychelles 00284 Relying on your closest friends may lead you in the right direction anxious for the match to begin. Unfortunately, the rules of Greece 0030 Sierra Leone 00232 today, but their advice might shock you. Don’t expect others to Greenland 00299 Singapore 0065 engagement aren’t necessarily clear and your opponent hasn’t sugarcoat their words now that the Moon is resonating with reac- Grenada 001473 Slovakia 00421 even been identified. It’s like you’re Don Quixote, ready to fight tionary Uranus in your 3rd House of Communication. Embrace the Guadeloupe 00590 Slovenia 00386 figments of your imagination. But you don’t have to create prob- Guam 001671 Solomon Islands 00677 current reality check as gracefully as possible; anything that isn’t lems where there are none. Instead of seeing reality as something Guatemala 00502 Somalia 00252 working should be set aside. Rather than wasting energy on an to defeat, channel your aggression into manifesting a more posi- Guinea 00224 South Africa 0027 outdated plan, use what you learn to create a brilliant new strate- tive future. Guyana 00592 South Korea 0082 gy that carries you far into the future. 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 Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) Iceland 00354 Switzerland 0041 India 0091 Syria 00963 Indian Ocean 00873 Taiwan 00886 You aren’t as interested in getting everything perfect as you are in Indonesia 0062 Tanzania 00255 Iran 0098 Thailand 0066 having fun today. However, you don’t want anyone to know that You thought you had a clear picture of the future, but unexpected Iraq 00964 Toga 00228 you’re willing to compromise your work ethic for the opportunity events on the job bring hidden new vistas into view. It’s been Ireland 00353 Tonga 00676 to take a walk on the wild side. Luckily, your chances of pulling off increasingly difficult to separate your fantasies from objective Italy 0039 Tokelau 00690 a little escapade are supported by a rebellious Moon-Uranus trine reality, but you’re prepared to do whatever detective work is Ivory Coast 00225 Trinidad 001868 while the emphasis on your 12th House of Privacy provides you required to get to the truth. Take advantage of today’s temporary Jamaica 001876 Tunisia 00216 clearing as the clouds of illusion vanish from the sky. Share your Japan 0081 Turkey 0090 with an invisibility cloak. The key to winning your freedom now is Jordan 00962 Tuvalu 00688 to fly under the radar while chasing your dreams. plans with someone you respect because a meaningful conversa- Kazakhstan 007 Uganda 00256 tion could be the catalyst that changes everything. Kenya 00254 Ukraine 00380 Kiribati 00686 United Arab Emirates00976 H e a l t h FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Uncertainty reigns over possible end of 9/11 health programs

NEW YORK: Two federal programs Common illnesses research for every $1 it spent treat- that promised billions of dollars in com- Most health plans for active or ing and monitoring responders. pensation and medical care to sick 9/11 retired city workers do cover cancer Meanwhile, thousands of people responders and survivors are set to care, but some patients can still get who have applied for a payment expire next year, meaning a new round socked with thousands of dollars in from the 9/11 Victim Compensation of uncertainty for people exposed to co-payments, depending on factors Fund, a separate program, are facing the toxic dust that fell on New York including availability of worker’s a strong likelihood there won’t be after hijacked jets toppled the World compensation, the strength of their enough money to pay their awards Trade Center. Advocates for responders union’s pharmacy plan, and whether in full. As of Sept 6, the fund had have been pushing hard for renewal. they live close enough to New York awarded $1.44 billion to 6,285 peo- Bills in the House and Senate would to be treated by an in-network doc- ple who developed health problems NEW YORK: In this Feb 11, 2015 file photo, Abraham Romi Cohn per- keep the health program going indefi- tor. “It’s a very complex world of cost, possibly related to the time they forms the oral suction during the bris, or ritual circumcision, of Yosef nitely while making billions of addition- and a lot of our members just don’t spent at the World Trade Center site, Sananas. — AP al dollars available for compensation want to go there,” said Dr John the Pentagon or the Flight 93 crash for people who fall ill. But the debate Howard, director of the National site in Pennsylvania. NYC ends consent requirement over an extension is taking place in a Institute for Occupational Safety and But with at least an additional for circumcision suction ritual fog of ambiguity. Many 9/11 respon- Health, which oversees the World 11,000 applications still to be fully ders, like Charles Diaz, are trying to fig- Trade Center health program. processed, the fund’s overseer, NEW YORK: People who perform an ultra- population. The ritual, formally called metz- ure out whether some or all of their Congress initially capped spend- Sheila Birnbaum, says she believes it Orthodox Jewish circumcision suction ritual itzah b’peh in Hebrew, entails a rabbi or care might be covered by private, pub- ing on both the health and compen- will exhaust its entire $2.78 billion will no longer have to get parents to sign another circumciser sucking blood from an lic or union health insurance plans sation programs and designed them appropriation before every claim is acknowledgements of potential health infant’s circumcision wounds. when the programs end. to close within five years, because of fully paid. Unless Congress appropri- risks, the city Board of Health decided City health officials believe the practice Diaz, a retired Sanitation concerns about the cost of caring for ates more money, beneficiaries will Wednesday, reversing a policy that pitted was linked to at least 18 cases of infant her- Department police captain, suffered a so many people, including many with be paid only a percentage of what health officials against religious leaders pes since 2000, though DNA testing to pin- broken arm when the twin towers fell common illnesses that might be they are owed when checks are over a practice that dates to biblical times. point the source of the infection was not and was later diagnosed with a cancer unrelated to 9/11. It’s not clear how issued in 2017. Birnbaum said she is The vote formalized a tentative policy shift done in all cases. Two babies died, and two that he blames on exposure to dust. much it would cost to keep the pro- still not sure how big the shortfall Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration made others suffered brain damage. In 2012, the Today, he relies on the World Trade gram going, although the safety and will be. in February. The city now distributes infor- health board passed a requirement for Center Health Program to pay for the health institute has offered one spec- Michael Chilton, a former Verizon mation about what officials see as possible signed consent from infants’ parents or anti-leukemia drug Sprycel, which has a ulative estimate of an additional engineer from Freehold, New Jersey, risks of oral suction circumcision, but guardians, including acknowledgement list price of $10,300 per month. Who $1.83 billion to $2.22 billion over the who retired five years ago after hav- signed consent forms are no longer that they understood that health officials will pay for the drug if the program next five years. Since its creation in ing a chunk of his throat removed required. “The Board of Health, from the recommended against the practice. Some goes away? “I have no idea,” Diaz said. 2011, the health program has paid during a bout with cancer, said he start, aimed to ensure that parents had rabbis objected, seeing the requirement as Nearly 21,600 people received treat- out about $411 million in medical has already burned through half his information so that they could make an imposition on religious rights, and they ment through the World Trade Center and pharmacy bills, according to fed- retirement savings. The 55-year-old informed decisions,” Health Commissioner urged their faithful not to comply. Those Health Program over the past year, eral data. But that figure represents said he been counting on a payment Dr Mary Bassett said Wednesday, adding who performed the ceremony questioned according to federal data, but officials only part of the program’s spending. from the fund to make up for the that the consent requirement “hadn’t been any link between the practice and spread- haven’t been able to say how many additional years he would have that effective.” The practice is performed ing herpes, saying they deployed herpes patients might lose access to doctors or Retirement savings spent working if he hadn’t gotten each year on an estimated 3,000 New York testing, hand-scrubbing and mouthwash medication if the program shuts down In its earlier years, the program sick. “If they stop this fund, I’m going City babies, a fraction of the city’s Jewish to ensure it didn’t. — AP as planned next September. spent $1.35 on administration and to be in trouble,” he said. — AP FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

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DOHA: A general view shows a meeting of Gulf states’ oil ministers in Doha yesterday. — AFP OPEC, non-OPEC to weigh oil summit Gulf states will maintain oil investment: Qatar

DOHA: Qatar’s Energy Minister Mohammed Al-Sada GCC states may unify fuel prices. He did not say if Oil prices rise which is expected to show a rise, according to a said yesterday that a proposal by Venezuelan the ministers made a decision on the issue. At the Oil prices rose yesterday ahead of weekly US Reuters survey. Brent crude futures rose 29 cents President Nicolas Maduro to hold a summit for oil opening of the meeting, the Qatari minister said stocks data, despite fresh signs of an economic to $47.87 per barrel by 1115 GMT. US crude producers to support sagging prices is under consid- the GCC states would remain the trusted partner as slowdown in China and Japan. Crude prices have futures were up 45 cents at $44.60 a barrel. “A lot eration. “The (Venezuelan) president has proposed a a reliable source for energy to ensure stability of fallen more than 3 percent this week on persist- of this rally will be profit-taking ahead of the DoE summit meeting and this was announced. Now, vari- the global energy market. ent worries over global demand and a supply numbers,” said Hamza Khan, commodities ana- ous countries are studying the proposal,” Sada told GCC states-Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi glut. Benchmark crude futures nevertheless post- lyst at Netherlands-based ING Financial Markets. reporters after a meeting for Gulf oil ministers. Arabia and United Arab Emirates-together pump ed modest gains ahead of the US Department of “The stage is set for a recovery but as long as “Whether OPEC and non-OPEC producers agree about 18 million barrels per day. Energy (DoE) oil stocks report at 1500 GMT, we keep getting disappointing numbers out of to such a proposal remains to be seen,” the Qatari China it will weigh and delay a recovery,” Khan minister said without explaining if the Gulf minis- said. Japan’s core machinery orders fell 3.6 per- ters reviewed the issue during their one-day meet- cent in July, data showed yesterday, much ing in the Qatari capital. Gulf energy producers will worse than a 3.7 percent increase expected by continue to invest to maintain stable energy sup- economists. In Asia’s biggest economy, China, plies, Qatar’s Oil Minister Mohammed Al-Sada said the producer price index fell 5.9 percent in in Doha yesterday ahead of a meeting of Gulf August from the same period last year, its 42nd states’ oil ministers. “The world knows very well consecutive month of decline and the biggest that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are its drop since the depths of the global financial cri- trusted partner that will spare no efforts or invest- sis in late 2009. ments ... to secure a stable source of energy to Car sales in China fell 3.0 percent in August push the wheel of the global economy, and we will from a year earlier to 1.7 million vehicles, the remain on this path God willing,” he told reporters. fifth straight monthly drop as the country’s slow- Venezuela, an OPEC member that relies heavily est economic expansion in 25 years wiped out on oil revenues, has been trying hard to persuade growth in the world’s top auto market. ANZ bank oil producers to cut production to boost oil prices said global growth for 2016 and 2017 would which plunged about 60 percent since June last hold around 3.5 percent, revised down from the year. Last week, Maduro visited Qatar and China, 4 percent it had previously forecast. where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Oil prices have fallen over 50 percent since Putin to discuss ways to stabilize oil prices. June 2014 as soaring output clashed with slow- Maduro also travelled to Moscow in January as ing economies in Asia, the main growth engine part of a tour in which he discussed plunging oil for commodities in recent years. prices with oil-producing nations including Algeria, The fall was compounded after the Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Sada said oil ministers of the six-nation Gulf DOHA: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Naimi (center) walks with Kuwait’s Oil Minister Countries (OPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, decided Cooperation Council states reviewed during the Ali Saleh Al-Omair (left) and Bahrain’s Energy Minister Abdul-Hussain bin Ali Mirza as last November to keep output high to defend meeting prices of oil products amid reports the they arrive for a meeting of Gulf states’ oil ministers in Doha yesterday. — AFP market share. — Agencies B u3s i 8n e s s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Australia’s jobless rate falls to 6.2% SYDNEY: Australia’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent dent to put more staff on and historically that also signals a in August with thousands of new jobs created, official data pickup in non-mining (capital expenditure).” Australia’s showed yesterday, as the economy continues to shift away gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by a slower-than- from a massive resources investment boom. A total of expected 0.2 percent in April-June for an annual rate of 2.0 17,400 jobs were added to the economy last month, 11,500 percent, reflecting the economy’s wobbles as it transitions full-time and 5,900 part-time, the figures from the away from an unprecedented mining investment boom Australian Bureau of Statistics showed. that has helped it avoid recession for more than two The improved reading, from 6.3 percent in July, decades. matched analysts’ forecasts, but the jump in positions was The unemployment rate has hovered around a decade- above expectations for a 5,000 increase. The Australian dol- high of 6.0 percent over the past year, while spending by lar, which has been struggling to remain above 70 US cents firms in non-resources industries has yet to fill the gap left in the past week, strengthened on the back of the new by the mining sector. To boost growth in the non-mining jobs, gaining a quarter of a US cent to 69.70 US cents. sectors such as housing, the central bank has cut interest SYDNEY: A man sells a copy of the Big Issue on a “Generally the picture is still of companies hiring, which rates over the past four years to a record low of 2.0 percent. street in Sydney yesterday. Australia’s unemploy- contrasts with the weak GDP result,” Barclays’ chief econo- At the same time, tumbling commodity prices have ment rate fell to 6.2 percent in August with thou- mist for Australia Kieran Davies told AFP. hit government revenue, amid concern about the soft- sands of new jobs created, official data showed as “This survey is showing a strengthening in business con- ening economy of China, Australia’s largest trading the economy continues to shift away from a mas- ditions, so I think that companies are feeling more confi- partner. — AFP sive resources investment boom. — AFP News i n b r i e f

Kuwaiti oil up $1.18 to US dollar 45.43 pb KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil barrel went up by $1. 18 to $45.43 per barrel on Wednesday, compared to $44.25 pb yesterday, said Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. In the world market, the price of oil fell by four percent due a surplus in supplies and decreasing demands as a result of slow global economic growth. The price of Brent mix was down by $1.94 to reach $47.58 pb. The price of US crude oil was down by $1.79 to reach $44.15 pb.

US dollar steady against Kuwaiti dinar KUWAIT: US dollar stabilized against the Kuwaiti dinar, trading at KD 0.302 while the euro was up to KD 0.338 yesterday compared to Wednesday’s trading, the Central Bank of Kuwait said. The Sterling pound was down to KD 0.464, while the Swiss franc remained at KD 308, and the Japanese yen remained unchanged at KD 0.002.

Egypt pound steady at dollar sale CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank kept the pound steady at a dollar sale yesterday, selling $37.6 million at a cut-off price of 7.7301 pounds per SURABAYA: Indonesian officials check livestock from Bima, East Nusa Tenggara in Surabaya yesterday. dollar, unchanged from Tuesday. The cost of the pound nevertheless rose sharply at foreign exchange bureaus. Two traders at exchange Indonesian President Joko Widodo unveiled a series of stimulus measures to lift slowing growth in bureaus said the pound was changing hands at 8.20 pounds per dol- Southeast Asia’s top economy and shore up the country’s plunging currency. — AFP lar while another said it was changing at 8.17 pounds per dollar, both rates sharply higher than Tuesday’s rate of 8.05. One trader attributed the rise to a higher than usual demand for dollars following com- ments by the investment minister at a conference on Monday that the Gulf stocks mixed, SW pound would have to depreciate in light of the global economic crisis. The central bank released a statement on Tuesday affirming it was solely responsible for determining monetary policy.

fund buying lifts Qatar Egypt’s core inflation decreases to 5.61% MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS CAIRO: Egypt’s core annual inflation rate dropped to 5.61 percent in August, down from 6.49 percent in July, the central bank said DUBAI: Middle East stock markets were Dubai’s index slipped 0.1 percent. to 17.36 percent from 16.90 percent. yesterday. Inflation spiked in Egypt after the government slashed mixed yesterday, supported by oil’s turn- Mortgage lender Amlak Finance, which The stock surged 3.5 percent and subsidies in July 2014, pushing up fuel prices by as much as 78 around but also affected by a pull-back had surged 3.8 percent on Wednesday, most other companies in Doha also rose. percent. in global equities. Markets in Asia and fell 1.8 percent and most other property Egypt’s main index edged down 0.2 per- Europe fell yesterday after weak eco- names were also negative. Meanwhile, cent as the majority of stocks fell. nomic data from China and Japan. But logistics firm Aramex rose 1.6 percent However, cable maker El Sewedy Electric Dubai’s Union Properties oil prices, which had initially fallen on after the company said on Thursday it surged 5.6 percent to 42.90 pounds after seeks $123m loan the same data, pared losses and were was in discussions with Orascom NBK Capital upgraded the stock to “buy” DUBAI: Dubai developer Union Properties is in talks to obtain a loan slightly positive when most markets in Telecom Media and Technology to build with a fair value estimate of 54.00 of up to about $123 million to fund a 271-unit project in the emirate, a the Gulf closed. five logistics areas in Egypt. pounds. senior executive said yesterday. The company, Dubai’s fourth-largest Saudi Arabia’s stock index edged Abu Dhabi’s bourse added 0.8 per- “We believe that the operating envi- listed real estate firm by market value, will also launch a tender for the down 0.4 percent and National cent as most stocks in that emirate rose. ronment is continuing to improve for El construction contract of its Oia residential development next month, Commercial Bank, the kingdom’s biggest Sewedy in its home market, supported Ahmad Al-Marri, Union Properties general manager told Reuters. He lender, was the main drag, sliding 1.7 QATAR, EGYPT by the large recent 785 million euro proj- predicted this would be awarded in January or February 2016. Union percent. Rating agency Fitch said on Qatar’s index rose 1.7 percent, out- ect award as well as its pipeline of fur- Properties is in talks with a United Arab Emirates bank to borrow up to Wednesday it expected some deteriora- performing the region after data from ther projects,” it said in a note. Ezz Steel about 450 million dirhams ($123 million) to fund the building cost of tion in Saudi banks’ asset quality, partic- the country’s central securities deposito- rose 1.6 percent after its main owner Oia, said Marri. He declined to identify the lender. “This is still under ularly in the contracting and construc- ry showed that sovereign wealth fund Ahmed Ezz was registered as a candi- negotiation-we’ve not yet reached an agreement,” he said. “We will tion sector, and also in retail portfolios Qatar Investment Authority had date for the parliamentary election fol- maybe reduce the amount because if we’re starting to sell off-plan over the next 18 months. increased its stake in Qatar Islamic Bank lowing a long legal battle. — Reuters that will cover part of the construction costs.” B u s i n e s s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

‘Citi made $35m ahead of client’s M&A deal’ LONDON: Senior Citigroup bankers put the interests of Reuters. Prasad’s lawyers, Stephenson Harwood, said: CENTRAL BANKS the US bank ahead of clients, trading on insider infor- “These allegations are baseless and are emphatically Citi has said Stimpson was dismissed for serious mation ahead of a major M&A deal five years ago, one denied.” It said neither it, nor Prasad, would comment breaches of contract, alleging he shared confidential of its former foreign exchange traders told a London further. client information with traders at other banks via elec- court on Wednesday. The Citigroup lawyer said neither Feig more Prasad tronic chatrooms. Stimpson, a forex trader at Citigroup in Perry Stimpson, a former Citigroup forex trader who were found to have committed misconduct, and both London for 25 years, was dismissed last November in the is claiming unfair dismissal, said the bank was handling left the bank for personal reasons unrelated to the FX wake of an industry scandal that resulted in banks pay- a big M&A deal in 2010 and made millions trading for- investigation. Citigroup said all the allegations of mis- ing more than $10 billion in fines for failing to stop eign exchange ahead of it - a practice called “front run- conduct by others made by Stimpson in his disciplinary traders manipulating the forex market. Stimpson said ning” - in direct contravention of its code of conduct. proceedings were forwarded to compliance. It said if Citigroup staff breached confidentiality around some Citigroup’s lawyer Diya Sen Gupta told the court misconduct was proven against existing employees clients, especially central banks. “It was the culture to talk yesterday: “The allegations were investigated and are then disciplinary action was taken. Feig, who was about central bank activity,” he said. Citi has said it had not, and were not, substantiated.” Stimpson, who is employed by Citigroup in the United States and still concerns that Stimpson breached client confidentiality representing himself at the hearing at an employment lives there, resigned in May 2014, and Prasad left the on at least 12 occasions in chatroom conversations. But tribunal, said the deal had a foreign currency element previous month, both before Stimpson made allega- Stimpson said discussion of central bank activity was that was handled by Jeff Feig, who was global head of tions against them. “endemic” in the industry, and the transcripts of those 12 trading at the time, and Anil Prasad, who was head of Stimpson said he was using the example of Feig and conversations show that two central banks were men- foreign exchange. Prasad’s activities to ask the bank’s witnesses in court tioned 38 times by nine different participants. He asked Stimpson said Citigroup bought cash and options why he was singled out for breaches of the bank’s code Jerome Kemp, Citi’s global head of futures who was that pushed the sterling rate higher in advance of the when senior staff were not. He said he told the bank involved in Stimpson’s disciplinary process, whether the transaction, which allowed the bank to net $35 million about the misconduct and other examples at a discipli- rules on client confidentiality “could be bent at the direc- profit. Feig declined to comment when contacted by nary hearing in June 2014. tion of senior management.”—Reuters

Turkish economy grows more than forecasts ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew a greater-than- expected 3.8 percent in the second quarter, data showed yesterday, a rare positive surprise for a govern- ment grappling with expectations of a second-half slow- down in growth. However, the data was not enough to dislodge the lira currency from near a record low, underscoring investors’ chronic concern about political uncertainty ahead of a Nov.1 election and as fighting continues between Kurdish militants and security forces. Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said after the release of the data the economy will continue to grow in the third quarter on strong sales in the automotive, housing and MIAMI: Shoppers walk past a now hiring sign at a Ross store in North Miami Beach, Florida. The Labor Department releases white good sectors. weekly jobless claims yesterday. —AP On Wednesday he said political instability posed the biggest risk to the economy, citing potential damage to public finances and further pressure on budget and cur- rent account deficits. US labor market strong; “Taking the downside risks stemming from political uncertainty and security concerns into consideration, we think economic activity is likely to remain at a much imported inflation weak more modest trend in the forthcoming period,” said Gokce Celik, an economist at Finansbank. Weekly jobless claims fall 6,000 “Depending on the intensification of those risks we WASHINGTON: The US labor market appeared to gain momen- raise rates at that meeting in the wake of recent volatility in glob- think a sequential contraction of Turkish economy might tum in early September as fewer Americans filed for weekly al financial markets, which was sparked by fears of slower growth be on the cards.” In a Reuters poll, economists had fore- unemployment benefits, but weak inflation pressures may com- in China and other major emerging markets. cast second quarter growth of 3.45 percent year-on-year. plicate the Federal Reserve’s decision whether to raise interest The Fed has not raised rates in nearly a decade. US stock index Growth is seen at 2.9 percent in 2015, well below the rates. futures briefly trimmed losses and prices for US government debt government’s target of 4 percent. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 6,000 edged up after the data. The dollar was slightly weaker against a Output grew 1.3 percent from the previous quarter to a seasonally adjusted 275,000 for the week ended Sept. 5, the basket of currencies. on a seasonal and calendar-adjusted basis, the Turkish Labor Department said yesterday. It was the 27th straight week Statistics Institute said. Gross domestic product (GDP) that claims remained below the 300,000 threshold, which is usu- HEALTHY JOB MARKET expanded 2.5 percent in the first quarter, revised figures ally associated with a strengthening labor market. The four-week The labor market is tightening rapidly. Job openings are at a showed, up from an initially reported 2.3 percent. moving average of claims, considered a better measure of labor record high and the economy has added an average of 221,000 There was also a better-than-expected performance market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, ticked up jobs per month over the past three months, far more than the by the current account, which showed a deficit of $3.15 500 to 275,750 last week. amount needed to keep up with population growth. The unem- billion in July, less than a poll forecast of $3.5 billion. In another report, the Labor Department said import prices fell ployment rate, which is at a 7-1/2-year low of 5.1 percent, is with- The lira, which hit a record low of 3.0620 to the dollar 1.8 percent last month as the cost of petroleum and a range of in the range that most Fed officials think is consistent with a low overnight, remained near that level and was fetching goods dropped, after sliding 0.9 percent in July. August’s drop in but steady rate of inflation. That could bolster expectations that a 3.0430 at 1140 GMT. The currency has been hammered import prices was the largest in seven months and suggested a pick-up in wages will help lift inflation toward the central bank’s 2 this year by an inconclusive election result and an strong dollar and soft global demand continued to put down- percent target. upsurge in violence between Kurdish militants and secu- ward pressure on imported inflation. Import prices now have For now, inflation is trending lower. Last month, imported rity forces since July have unsettled investors. After the declined in 12 of the last 14 months. petroleum prices tumbled 14.2 percent, the biggest drop since In the 12 months through August, import prices declined 11.4 January, after falling 5.9 percent in July. Import prices excluding AK Party failed to win a single-party majority in June, percent, the largest drop since September 2009. Very low infla- petroleum slipped 0.4 percent in August, the eighth consecutive Turks are now set to go to the polls for a snap election tion, in the face of a tightening labor market and strengthening monthly drop. That likely reflects the impact of the dollar’s 17.5 on Nov.1, although according to recent opinion polls, it economic growth, poses a challenge for the Fed’s policy-setting percent rise against the currencies of the United States’ main appears the AKP might face a similar result. — Reuters committee, which meets on Sept. 16-17. trading partners since June 2014. Imported food prices rose mod- Economists are divided on whether the US central bank will estly and prices for capital goods automobiles fell. — Reuters B u40 s i n e s s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

China auto sales dip in August, may be on track for annual fall BEIJING: Auto sales in China were flat in the first eight months of the year and could drop this year for the first time since the market took off in the late 1990s. Sales in the world’s largest auto market fell 3 percent in August from a year earlier to 1.7 million vehicles, dented by China’s slow- est economic growth in a quarter of a century, an industry association said on Thursday. That’s not as weak as July’s 7.1 percent drop, but sales have now fallen for five straight months, the longest losing streak in at least five years. Shi Jianhua, Vice Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), told reporters that there was a chance of “negative sales growth” this year. Sales were flat for January-August compared to last year, with 136 fewer cars sold, the CAAM said. Even in the wake of the global financial crisis, China’s auto market grew 6.7 percent year-on-year in 2008. In July, CAAM more than halved its 2015 growth forecast for auto sales to 3 percent from 7 percent at the beginning of the year, saying China’s stock market slump was depressing demand for cars. Shanghai-based LMC Automotive analyst Zhu Bin pre- dicted growth through October-December will remain tough compared to a strong fourth quarter last year. He QINGDAO: A young Chinese girl selects fruit at a supermarket in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province yes- said passenger car sales growth, still up 2.6 percent year- to-date according to the CAAM, will remain positive this terday. — AFP year, but he could not predict for overall vehicle sales. The market will come back on track at the end of the year or in January ahead of February’s Chinese New Year holiday China producer prices fall when “a lot of people will go back to the vehicle market,” Zhu said. — Reuters as Li warns of challenges Gold off four-week Premier seeks to soothe global slowdown fears low as stocks decline BEIJING: China’s factory gate prices fell at their struction materials. Plants-many of them state- PPI is a leading indicator for consumer infla- LONDON: Gold edged off four-week lows yesterday as fastest rate in six years in August, the government owned-are also loath to drastically cut employees, tion, which rose to 2.0 percent in August, the NBS European stocks snapped a three-day run of gains, but traders said yesterday, as Premier Li Keqiang warned that leading to continued production even when said, its highest in 12 months. China is looking to remained cautious as they awaited fresh clues on the timing transforming the world’s second-largest econo- demand is weak. China’s producer price index move its economy from the investment- and of a U.S. rate rise. my will be a “painful and treacherous” process. (PPI) declined 5.9 percent in August, the National export-led model of the past to one driven by But Li expressed confidence the country will Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The result was the consumer demand, and Premier Li told a World The precious metal fell 1.4 percent on Wednesday, its hit its expansion target of around seven percent, worst since a 7.0 percent fall in September 2009 Economic Forum meeting in Dalian that it “is biggest one-day drop in nearly two months, as strength in as Beijing looks to soothe fears about a growth and marked the 42nd consecutive monthly drop. going to be a painful and treacherous process”. stocks and the dollar pushed prices through key chart levels slowdown that have rocked global financial mar- Growth in China’s gross domestic product (GDP) But he insisted China did not threaten the to $1,101.11 an ounce, the lowest since Aug. 11. Prices could kets in recent weeks. Moderate inflation can be a hit a 24-year low last year, expanding 7.3 percent world economy, and was itself buffeted by global fall further ahead of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting on boon to consumption as it pushes buyers to act amid a steady slowdown from years of double- trends. “China is not a source of risk for the world Sept. 16-17, traders said. before prices go up, while falling prices encour- digit expansion. It has decelerated further this economy but a source of strength for global Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,107.07 an ounce at age shoppers to delay purchases and companies year, increasing 7.0 percent in each of the first two growth,” Li said, stressing that it accounted for 0932 GMT, while US gold futures for December delivery were to put off investment, both of which can hurt eco- quarters. about 30 percent of world economic expansion in up $4.70 an ounce at $1,106.70. “(Yesterday) sentiment, espe- nomic expansion. “We are quite concerned by deepening PPI the first half of this year. cially in equity markets, was relatively positive,” ABN Amro But prices for China’s factory-produced goods deflation,” Nomura economists said in a research “Given the weak growth of the global econo- analyst Georgette Boele said. have fallen as growth has slowed and overseas note. “Month-on-month deflation has worsened my, China cannot stay unaffected and the deep- “This morning it’s a bit of a mixed picture. (But) gold, even demand slackened, while the key property mar- in the third quarter, which is consistent with seated problems that have built up over the years during the recent bout of risk aversion, didn’t want to go a lot ket has also weakened, hitting demand for con- weaker growth momentum.” are also being exposed.” higher, which isn’t that positive. The focus is more and more on the Fed now. On a day to day basis, we’ll have a mixed pic- No ‘hard landing’ ture up until then.” Moody’s challenges HK Chinese stocks closed lower with Shanghai’s World stocks and commodities fell yesterday after four benchmark composite index losing 1.39 percent. straight days of gains following a drop in oil prices overnight It has plunged nearly 40 percent since mid-June. and more uncertain news from China, Japan, Brazil and New regulator on China report Communist authorities are estimated to have HONG KONG: Moody’s Investors Service is that found “red flags” at 49 of 61 Chinese spent more than $200 billion trying to prop up Zealand. Concerns over slowing growth in China and mixed challenging a $3 million fine by Hong companies. Moody’s argued that the share prices. economic data has increased uncertainty about the timing of a Kong’s securities regulator over a 2011 report did not fall under its primary busi- In recent weeks they have also lowered the US rate increase, which had been expected as early as this report that flagged potential problems at ness of preparing and issuing credit rat- yuan’s value against the dollar and cut interest month. Bullion has benefited in recent years from ultra-low Chinese companies. ings, an activity it is licensed to carry out in rates for the fifth time since November. rates, which cut the opportunity cost of holding bullion while Lawyers for Moody’s Hong Kong unit Hong Kong by the SFC. But Li said that policymakers would not be holding the dollar in check. But expectations that rates will rise and the Securities and Futures Instead, Moody’s said, the report was moved by short-term movements in the econo- soon have pushed the metal down more than 6 percent this Commission outlined their arguments at a supplemental to its main business my, while standing ready to take action as neces- year. Prices could head back towards July lows after bullion two-day appeals tribunal hearing that because it used the unconventional “red sary. “The Chinese economy will not head for a broke through some key chart levels on Wednesday, technical began yesterday. flags” methodology to rate companies. hard landing,” he said. “We have the capability to analysts at ScotiaMocatta said. The July low of $1,077 was the The case is the first of its kind and has “Our argument is we are not providing achieve all the major targets of economic devel- weakest since February 2010. “With regards to support, $1,100 raised fears about the chilling effect it may credit ratings” with the report, said Adrian opment for this year.” is a key level for the yellow metal, while $1,115-$1,120 will pro- have on critical financial research in the Huggins, a lawyer representing Moody’s. The yuan would be kept “basically stable at a vide resistance to a move higher,” MKS said in a note. semiautonomous Chinese city. In its 25-page report, Moody’s screened reasonable and equilibrium level”, he added, say- Investor interest in gold has been tepid. SPDR Gold Trust, A former British colony, Hong Kong is Chinese companies, many of them listed ing that Beijing “will not want to see any currency the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said an Asian financial center that retains civil on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, for 20 wars”. A key lesson of the global financial crisis its holdings fell 0.61 percent to 678.18 tonnes on Wednesday, liberties such as free speech not seen on “red flags” to sniff out weak corporate was that “quantitative easing alone cannot the biggest drop in nearly six weeks. Elsewhere silver was up the mainland. The regulator’s complaint governance, opaque business models, address the structural hindrances to growth”, he 0.9 percent at $14.77 an ounce, while platinum was up 0.6 last year accused Moody’s of breaching its too-fast growth and poor quality earnings told the audience, calling for strengthening the percent at $987.60 an ounce and palladium was up 1.2 per- code of conduct when it issued a report or financial statements. —AP “real economy”. —AFP cent at $584 an ounce. — Reuters B u41 s i n e s s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

British grocer Waitrose sees light amid sector gloom LONDON: British retailer John Lewis’s upmarket grocer Waitrose reported yesterday that trade was slowly improving as new loyalty offers, cafes and online click-and-collect demand helps attract shoppers in an industry besieged by a price war. Britain’s big four grocers Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are all being squeezed at one end by Waitrose and upmarket rival Marks & Spencer and at the other end by discounters Aldi and Lidl. As a result the major players are improving service and cut- ting prices to stay competitive, much to the detriment of prof- its, but Waitrose said on Thursday cost controls and market share gains had helped keep underlying operating profits broadly flat at 135.5 million pounds in the six months to Aug. 1. “We are on a slowly improving trajectory, both in terms of average item price and in terms of customer spend and confi- dence,” Waitrose Managing Director Mark Price said, pointing to an average of 280,000 more customer transactions a week than a year ago. “We are not going to see a big spike all of a sudden but I would say it is gradually improving,” Price said, in contrast to gloomier outlooks from its bigger rivals. Britain’s sixth biggest grocer, Waitrose has grown its mar- ket share to 5.1 percent while others have lost ground, retain- ing its wealthier middle class clientele and pulling in others with offers and price matches on products sold elsewhere. HANOI: A man pulls a cyclo loaded with cooking coal bricks, for sale to families, along a street in downtown Hanoi Price cuts pushed underlying sales down 1.3 percent in the yesterday. — AFP half, though the trend was improving week by week the firm said. That compared to a 2.7 percent fall at Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket Morrisons, which reported a 35 percent drop in profit yesterday. —Reuters French, Spanish data outline British house prices contrasts in euro-zone growth rise strongly in August Sector benefiting from weak euro, lower input prices LONDON: British house prices rose strongly in August, pushed up by a lack of property coming onto the market, PARIS: Despite tailwinds from a weak euro tive growth in the industrial sector but at grew 0.4 percent in the second quarter according to two surveys published yesterday, adding and low commodities prices, euro-zone pretty modest rates relative to the support from the previous three months, accord- urgency to a push by the government to encourage more countries are far from seeing a uniform that the sector should have seen in recent ing to Eurostat data on Tuesday, revised house-building. recovery in their industrial sectors, under- months from a more competitive euro and up slightly from a first estimate. A spike in Mortgage lender Halifax and a group representing British lined by data yesterday pointing to a a decline in oil prices,” he told Reuters. concerns about China’s economy, a major property valuers said house prices in August showed their rebound in Spain and a slump in France. Spanish industrial output surged 5.2 destination for German industrial exports biggest monthly increase since May last year. Prices jumped Spanish factories churned out goods in percent in July over one year, not only in particular, has only clouded the pic- by 2.7 percent from July, taking the year-on-year increase to 9 July at the fastest pace in 15 years, com- exceeding economists’ average forecast ture, Germany’s Economy Ministry said percent in the three months to August, Halifax said. That was fortably exceeding expectations, while for 4.3 percent but even the highest esti- yesterday. faster than the annual rate a month earlier but a touch below French industrial output confounded mate in a Reuters poll of nine economists “The uncertainty about economic the pace reached in June. economists with a surprise drop, official for 4.7 percent. In stark contrast, French developments in China as well as other Also yesterday, the Royal Institution of Chartered data from both countries showed on industrial production dropped 0.8 percent commodity-producing emerging Surveyors (RICS) said it was doubling its forecast for house Thursday. in July from June, far worse than the 0.2 economies has brought risks more price gains this year to 6 percent, due in large part to a lack of Regional industrial powerhouse percent increase expected by economists strongly back into view,” the ministry said new homes coming onto the market. As Britain’s economy Germany is also proving hard to gauge for on average. in its September monthly report. “Despite recovered strongly from the financial crisis, house prices were economists with data earlier this week The decline, which also stood at 0.8 uncertainty about foreign trade linked to rising at a double-digit rate in the middle of last year, raising showing the sector’s output rising at its percent on a 12-month basis, even topped financial market turbulence in some concerns at the Bank of England (BoE), before tighter mort- fastest pace this year in July although not the lowest forecast in a Reuters poll of 29 emerging economies, and only a moder- gage regulation took some of the steam out of the market. as much as economists had been expect- economists for a 0.2 percent dip. ate growth rate in the global economy, But with construction failing to keep pace with a growing ing. Looking through month-to-month Ireland, meanwhile, weighed in on the economic developments in Germany population, house prices are still rising much faster than volatility in the data, industrial output in plus side, reporting annual growth of 6.7 remain on an upward path,” it added. wages and the cost of other goods and services. most euro-zone countries was growing percent versus a consensus of 4.8 percent. German carmakers BMW and Audi “There is good reason for this trend to be sustained into about 1.0 percent on an annual basis, both reported firm sales in August, with next year, however uncomfortable that may be for those Capital Economics Chief European econo- MIXED PALETTE improving demand for their cars in looking to enter the market,” RICS chief economist Simon mist Jonathan Loynes said. “The general The mixed picture raises questions Europe helping to offset weakness in Rubinsohn said. —Reuters picture, certainly outside of Spain, is posi- about the euro-zone’s recovery after it China. — Reuters Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.50% LONDON: The Bank of England said yesterday keep the stimulus, more commonly known as over China’s economic slowdown, which has increase in borrowing costs would be gradual it had voted to keep its interest rate at a quantitative easing, at the same level once caused severe market turbulence in recent and depend on the outlook. “All members record-low 0.50 percent, but cut economic again. On a gloomy note, the bank forecast weeks, and the prospect of an interest rate agree that, given the likely persistence of the growth forecasts and warned of global “head- that British economic growth would slow to hike from the US Federal Reserve. “The outline headwinds weighing on the economy, when winds”. The central bank’s nine-member 0.6 percent in the third quarter after a stream agreement between Greece and its euro-area bank rate does begin to rise, it is expected to Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also main- of weaker-than-expected economic data. partners had reduced the likelihood of further do so more gradually and to a lower level tained the level of cash stimulus pumping That marked a downgrade from the previ- harm to activity and confidence from that than in recent cycles. around the British economy at £375 billion ous guidance of 0.7-percent expansion which source, at least in the near term,” the minutes “This guidance is an expectation, not a ($578 billion, 516 billion euros). Policymakers would have matched growth in the second read. “By contrast, concerns about China and promise. The actual path that bank rate will “voted by a majority of 8-1 to maintain bank quarter. “On balance, the downside risks to other emerging economies had grown. This follow over the next few years will depend on tate at 0.5 percent”, the BoE said in minutes world activity had probably increased,” the had resulted in sharp falls in the prices of risky the economic circumstances.” published after its scheduled monthly meet- minutes read, but noted that the Greek finan- assets, including in advanced economy mar- BoE governor Mark Carney had indicated ing, mirroring the voting pattern from August. cial crisis was less of a threat. kets, and declines in commodity prices.” in July that interest rates could begin to climb The MPC was unanimous in its decision to The MPC instead highlighted concerns Policymakers meanwhile stressed any around the turn of this year. — AFP S42 p o r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Conduct of coaches questioned in Texas referee incident ROUND ROCK: The governing body for Breed have been suspended by the Officials with Northside and the Texas The UIL said any state disciplinary action Texas high school sports questioned Northside Independent School District pend- Association of Sports Officials are investi- against the players or school won’t come Wednesday whether the coaches of two ing the investigation. “This has been an gating the incident. “We don’t have any before its next meeting Sept. 23. The case football players accused of intentionally ram- embarrassment for the school, the UIL and reason to believe the actions of those two also has prompted a criminal investigation in ming a referee should have done more to the state of Texas,” said committee member young men are representative of that Marble Falls, where the game was played. calm emotions in a tense game. The James Colbert of Houston. Dallas committee program or the student body of that Video from the game showed the referee University Interscholastic League’s executive member Gil Garza, who used to work in San school,” said Brian Woods, Northside watching a play, and his head snapping back committee heard from local officials on their Antonio schools, noted reported tensions in schools superintendent. when he is leveled from behind and another investigation into the incident involving San the game between Jay and Marble Falls high He said concerns about sportsmanship player then dived on top of him. Northside Antonio Jay High School. The organization is schools, including punches thrown, late hits could be “applied both ways.” Marble Falls school district officials have said that during investigating several allegations, including and ejections before the Jay players rammed school officials attended the meeting but the game, the suspended players “were feel- that the hit was prompted by something an umpire Robert Watts. declined an offer to testify. The Jay High ing lots of frustration by what they perceived assistant coach said and was preceded by “The only thing our kids really have is our School players, coaches and Watts did not to be missed or wrong calls by the refs.” The racial slurs from the targeted umpire. coaches. That’s where the leadership starts,” attend the meeting. Watts’ attorney, Alan players also alleged the referee directed The incident was caught on video and Garza told Northside officials, describing the Goldberger of New Jersey, has denied Watts racial slurs at them. sparked national attention and reaction. out-of-control atmosphere as “a time bomb made racial remarks. Watts has been a game The students allege that assistant coach Marble Falls beat Jay in Friday’s game, 15-9. waiting to happen. And it did.” Garza also official for 14 years and was recently nomi- Breed, 29, said “that guy needs to pay for Two Jay High School players, who have not questioned whether the game officials could nated for president of the Austin chapter of cheating us” or words to that effect, accord- been identified, and assistant coach Mack have done more to control the game. the Texas Association of Sports Officials. ing to the district. — AP

Samoan livewire Nanai-Williams no raw rookie AUCKLAND: Tim Nanai-Williams heads to the Rugby World Cup with just one test cap to his name but Samoa’s Pool B opponents would do well not to dismiss the electric outside back as a raw rookie. The versatile 26-year-old’s lack of international expe- rience reflects his relatively recent switch to the Samoan cause rather than any lack of rugby pedigree. A former New Zealand sevens international who once harboured ambitions to play for the All Blacks, Nanai-Williams has been a standout performer for the twice Super Rugby champion Waikato Chiefs over the last few seasons. His All Blacks ambitions thwarted by the sheer depth enjoyed by New Zealand in the back three, he decided to play for the country of his heritage after taking the advice of his provincial coach Tana Umaga. Qualification came via the Samoa sevens programme and it was not until July that he made the trip to Suva for his test debut against the All Blacks. That match, which New Zealand won 25-16, pitched him against his LAS VEGAS: Saori Yoshida, of Japan, holds up her gold medal after defeating Magdalena Mattsson, of Sweden, in the 53- cousin Sonny Bill Williams, who may have the edge in kilogram women’s freestyle gold-medal match at the wrestling world championships Wednesday, in Las Vegas. — AP stature and power but would probably have to concede he was second best in the family when it came to foot speed. Injury meant Nanai-Williams played only eight Super Japan’s Yoshida wins Rugby matches last season but he managed 18 clean breaks, the 10th highest of any player in the competi- tion. “He’s a very dangerous player,” Jamie Joseph, who coached the Otago Highlanders to the Super Rugby title 16th combined title last season, told the Samoa Observer. “He played at fullback today but he could play any- LAS VEGAS: Japan’s Saori Yoshida won her Ukraine’s Zhan Beleniuk won the 85-kilo- champion Elena Pirozhkova, ranked eighth where really. I’ve been on the wrong end of Tim Nanai- 16th world or Olympic freestyle title gram (187-pound) Greco-Roman title in dom- entering the tournament, was beaten in the Williams as a Super Rugby coach-he’s just a very good Wednesday night at the world wrestling inant fashion. He flipped Uzbekistan’s Rustam second round by Sweden’s Jenny Fransson at rugby player.” Joseph was speaking after taking charge championships. The most decorated athlete Assakalov to the mat for a four-point throw - 69 kilograms. “I just felt great. I’ve had great of the Barbarians for a 27-24 victory over the Samoans in in wrestling history, the 32-year-old Yoshida a move wrestling officials would love to see training. It’s just the little things that kind of London at the end of last month. won her 13th title at worlds - to go with three more often - and won 6-0. got away from me throughout the match,” Samoa suffered from being reduced to 14 men after Olympic golds in as many tries - by beating Natalia Vorobeva pinned Feng Zhou of Pirozhkova said. lock Kane Thompson was sent off for punching but the Sweden’s Sofia Mattsson 2-1 at 53 kilograms China to win the 69-kilogram (152-pound) Jordan Holm, the final American Greco- match also illustrated that his team mates were not yet (116.5 pounds). crown. Though the American team is tradi- Roman wrestler to compete, scored just a always on the same wavelength as Nanai-Williams. Yoshida rallied after trailing 1-0 after the tionally far better at men’s freestyle than point in his opening-round loss at 85 kilo- “Most of the team are starting to get around him and grams. Today should produce better results first period. She has only lost twice in interna- women’s and Greco-Roman, the hope was hopefully back him up when they need to,” coach tional events, but that didn’t stop her from that the home-mat advantage would help for the Americans. Top-ranked Helen Stephen Betham told the paper. “That’s just his second breaking down after yet another world the U.S. get a head start on the Rio Olympics. Maroulis leads the way at 55 kilograms (121 game but we need to work together as a team. crown. “I was very worried because everyone So far, the worlds have been a borderline pounds), and Adeline Gray enters the 75-kilo- Sometimes Tim will do something out of the ordinary was chasing me,” Yoshida said through a disaster for the Americans. Three days into gram (158.5-pound) tournament ranked first team translator as dozens of Japanese the six-day meet, the US has qualified for as well. Brent Metcalf will open the men’s and if the other players can’t read his body language reporters swarmed around her. “It was a good 2016 Olympic spots in just two of nine freestyle competition - by far the marquee then it won’t come off.” If they can get the best out of one.” Yoshida’s 22-year-old teammate, Erin weights. Alyssa Lampe, a two-time world event in world wrestling - ranked second to the Aucklander, it can only boost Samoa’s chance of Tosaka, won her third consecutive world title medalist, was beaten 10-0 in the 48 kilogram Iran’s Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi at 65 kilo- getting out of their pool, which also includes South at 48 kilogram (105.5 pounds) by beating quarterfinals. grams (143 pounds). But Metcalf looks as if Africa, Scotland, Japan and the United States, and into Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan 3-2 on a take- Whitney Conder was defeated in her sec- he’ll have to survive a brutal draw simply to the quarter-finals for the third time. — Reuters down with less than 10 seconds left. ond match at 53 kilograms, and past world reach the final. — AP S4p o3r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Lorenzo aiming to deny Rossi at ‘home’ GP SAN MARINO: Championship leader the ‘Doctor’ last time out and desperate- going but knows expectations will be able to go fast and where Yamaha is usu- Valentino Rossi and Yamaha teammate ly needs to pick up his fourth win of the high in front of his legions of supporters. ally very strong.” Jorge Lorenzo will be on one of their campaign after retiring at Silverstone. “We now arrive in Misano and there Lorenzo also believes the Yamaha most successful circuits in San Marino on Seven-time world champion Rossi will be a lot of pressure on me, especially bikes will thrive this weekend. Sunday, the 13th of 18 MotoGP races in won a thrilling race last year, on the from the fans, friends and family that are “Silverstone didn’t go as we expected 2015. track named in memory of the late coming, but I like this track a lot,” said due to the weather conditions. We tried Rossi, who has finished on the podi- Marco Simoncelli, while he also stood the iconic Rossi. all we could to stay on the podium but um in every race this season and bril- top of the podium in 2008 and 2009. “There is always a great atmosphere unfortunately we couldn’t get the pace liantly mastered the wet conditions to Lorenzo, who struggled to fourth in in Misano and it’s really my home race, to stay in front and finally we had some win at the most recent British GP, resides Britain, is also a keen fan of the winding because the track is only 10km away problems beyond our control, prohibit- just 20 minutes away from the Misano 4.3km Misano circuit and has finished in from Tavullia. ing us to keep up the fight until the end World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and has the top three every year since the race “Last year I rode a great race, but at as well,” explained the 28-year-old, twice often tasted glory on what he describes was introduced back in 2007. the same time Jorge (Lorenzo) is also world champion, from Palma. “I know as a “home” race. The Spaniard has three wins (2011, very fast there, so it will be another great Valentino will feel good because it’s his The Italian, 36, will carry a 12 point 2012, 2013) to go along with four sec- fight. “I’ll have to manage the situation home Grand Prix, but in the past I’ve lead over Lorenzo into the race while ond place finishes as he tries to keep the in the right way. always been quite fast there and Honda’s two-time defending champion pressure on Rossi’s number 46 bike. It will be difficult, but the most impor- achieved several victories, so let’s see Marc Marquez slipped 77 points behind Rossi admitted he can’t wait to get tant thing is that this is a place where I’m what happens.” — AFP

Despite Bolt’s withdrawal, Schippers, Felix are top draw at Van Damme BRUSSELS: Despite Usain Bolt’s late with- drawal, today’s Diamond League meet still has a great sprint race on the schedule. Dafne Schippers and Allyson Felix will meet in a battle of two world champions at the Van Damme Memorial to see who is faster over their favorite distance - 200 meters. Because of a scheduling clash at the world championships two weeks ago, Felix skipped the 200 and won gold in the 400 instead, leaving newcomer Schippers to claim the title over the shorter distance. Today, their meeting could well be a sneak preview of next year’s Olympic final in Rio de Janeiro. “This was definitely on my schedule even before the worlds,” Felix said of today’s race. “It is great to be able to come back to the 200 and finish off my season in my favorite event.” A few months ago, it would have been hard to imagine that Felix would line up LAS VEGAS: Boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr (L) and Andre Berto pose during a news conference at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on against a world champion from the Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather will defend his WBC/WBA welterweight titles against Andre Berto tomorrow at MGM Netherlands, but Schippers’ success and Grand in Las Vegas. — AFP speed in switching from the heptathlon to the sprints has taken just about everybody by surprise. Mayweather’s 49th bout Felix, the Olympic champion, was on the sidelines in Beijing as Schippers ran the 200 in the fourth-fastest time in history - 21.63 seconds, .06 seconds faster than the may end with a whimper American has ever run. So far, their head- LAS VEGAS: Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. end his world champion Mayweather said of the slow tick- $750 million in PPV receipts,” Stephen Espinoza, to-head stands at 2-2. boxing career tomorrow as promised with his wel- et sales while preparing for what he has repeatedly executive vice president and general manager of “We line up against each other quite terweight title defence against fellow American claimed will be his swansong in the ring. Showtime Sports, told a news conference at the often,” Felix said. “We enjoy racing each Andre Berto, he could well sign off with a whimper “Nobody’s forced to watch. Watch if you want to MGM Grand on Wednesday. “I don’t know what other.” The contrast compared with the rather than a bang. In stark contrast to his previ- watch. If you don’t want to watch, don’t watch.” will happen on Saturday night. I do know that top male sprinters could not be starker. ous fight, the much hyped megabout with Manny Asked how many pay-per-view buys would Berto is more athletic than any fighter Floyd has Bolt and Justin Gatlin, who entered the Pacquiao four months ago, the build-up to make tomorrow’s fight a success in his eyes, fought recently. It’s not going to be boring. When worlds with a two-season winning streak, Mayweather’s 49th appearance in the ring as a Mayweather replied: “The numbers will be what you have fighters like our entire PPV card has, it’s a had not faced each other since 2013 professional has lacked buzz and plenty of tickets they are. Only thing I can do. I can’t say any par- night not to be missed.” Mayweather (48-0 with 26 before Bolt won both sprints in Beijing. are still available. In May, Mayweather earned ticular number, but we’ll just have to see.” knockouts) bristles whenever criticism is raised more than $200 million from his so-called “Fight of Should the numbers from Saturday end up over his choice of Berto as his opponent for his After helping Jamaica win the 4x100 the Century” with Pacquiao that became boxing’s being anywhere near mediocre, it would be out ‘final’ fight. relay to make it another triple of world richest ever showdown. Against Berto tomorrow, of character with what Mayweather, the world’s “I chose Berto because he’s very exciting,” championship golds, Bolt called an end to Mayweather has settled for a reported $32 million. highest paid athlete, has so far achieved during Mayweather said of the twice former welter- his season early this week. Instead, all eyes The appeal of Saturday’s bout at the MGM Grand his remarkable career in the ring. weight world champion, who has a record of 30- will be on Gatlin, who will seek a 100-200 Garden Arena, which will be televised on pay-per- 3 including 23 knockouts. “Andre Berto is going double in just a few hours today. view for a suggested price of $74.95, has clearly Lucrative deal to push Floyd Mayweather to the limit. That’s Gatlin won both last year, and will be not been helped by Mayweather’s choice of oppo- His last five bouts in a lucrative six-fight deal one thing I do know. Berto always gives an excit- going against 400 world champion Wayde nent, Berto having lost three of his last six fights. “I with cable giant Showtime Sports that concludes ing fight. If he gets knocked down he gets back van Niekerk in the 200 race. — AP just try to stay positive, keep my fingers crossed tomorrow have produced staggering figures. “The up. He always give 100 percent. Fast hands, good and hope for the best,” undefeated five-division first five fights yielded nearly 10 million PPV buys, boxer.” — Reuters S p o r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 Cespedes, Mets rally past Nationals for 3-game sweep WASHINGTON: Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead homer four-plus innings. Billy Butler and Josh Reddick homered in the eighth inning moments after pinch-hitter Kelly for Oakland, which gave manager Bob Melvin a two- Johnson connected for a game-leveling shot as the New year contract extension before the game. York Mets rallied past the Washington Nationals 5-3 Wednesday for a pivotal three-game sweep. Jacob MARINERS 6, RANGERS 0 deGrom (13-7) pitched seven strong innings in a tight Vidal Nuno allowed one hit over seven dominant duel with Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg, who struck innings for his first victory in more than a year, and Mark out a season-high 13. Johnson’s leadoff drive against Trumbo and Kyle Seager each had four hits and a two- Strasburg (8-7) tied it 2-all before Cespedes teed off for a run homer to lead Seattle past Texas. Nuno (1-2) had two-run shot against struggling Drew Storen, sending gone 20 starts without a win, which was tied with the Mets to their third consecutive comeback victory in Atlanta right-hander Shelby Miller for the longest active the series. The sweep extended New York’s lead in the NL stretch in the majors. The left-hander struck out a East to seven games over Washington with 23 to play. career-high 10 and yielded only Prince Fielder’s first- The Mets have won six straight against the Nationals, inning single. As a starter, Nuno was 0-10 with a 4.17 including a three-game sweep at Citi Field from July 31 to ERA since his previous win on June 27, 2014, with the Aug. 2. Bryce Harper homered twice, doubled and scored New York Yankees. Nuno also made 24 relief appear- three times for Washington, but it wasn’t enough. New ances during that span without a victory. Danny York with an RBI single off Jonathan Papelbon in the Farquhar and Carson Smith each followed with a per- ninth. Travis d’Arnaud also homered for the Mets. Jeurys fect inning to finish the one-hitter. Martin Perez (2-5) Familia closed for his 39th save. allowed five runs and seven hits in five-plus innings.

CARDINALS 4, CUBS 3 ANGELS 3, DODGERS 2 Matt Carpenter tripled and scored twice, and OAKLAND: George Springer #4 of the Houston Astros scores ahead of the tag by Albert Pujols drove in Kole Calhoun with the Stephen Piscotty doubled in the decisive run as St. Louis Carson Blair #39 of the Oakland Athletics in the top of the eighth inning at O.co tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles beat Chicago to end a three-game skid. Angels ended their eight-game skid in the Freeway The NL Central leaders scored three times in the Coliseum on Wednesday in Oakland, California. Springer scored on a ground Series with a victory over the Dodgers. Calhoun doubled eighth inning to avoid their first sweep at home this out to short by Carlos Correa #1. — AFP into the right-field corner leading off the eighth against season and their first against the Cubs since September Luis Avilan (2-5). Pujols then bounced a one-out single 2010. Cubs starter Jon Lester left after seven dominant Happ (5-1) struck out a season-high 10. He won his fifth July 23 at San Diego, ending a seven-game losing through the middle against Pedro Baez. Garrett Richards innings. He didn’t allow a hit after the third batter and straight start, pitching into the seventh inning and giv- streak. He allowed two runs and four hits. A.J. Ramos matched his career high with 11 strikeouts during 7 2-3 retired 20 of his final 21 hitters. Jonathan Broxton (2-4) ing up three hits. Mark Melancon worked the ninth for pitched the ninth for his 25th save in 31 chances. Martin innings of four-hit ball as the Angels beat their local rivals got the win and Trevor Rosenthal earned his 43rd save. his major league-leading 44th save. Keyvius Sampson Prado drove in the other three runs for the Marlins. Tyler for the first time since last year, avoiding a six-game sea- Clayton Richard (3-1) took the loss. (2-4) took the loss. Cravy (0-6) took the loss. son sweep. Chase Utley tied it with a two-out RBI double on Richards’ 109th and final pitch, but the Dodgers’ five- RED SOX 10, BLUE JAYS 4 BRAVES 8, PHILLIES 1 INDIANS 6, WHITE SOX 4 game winning streak was snapped. Scott Schebler David Ortiz hit a three-run shot for his 498th home Julio Teheran threw seven impressive innings and Francisco Lindor had three hits, including a home homered for the Dodgers on Richards’ first pitch, but the run as Boston beat AL East-leading Toronto to hand the Christian Bethancourt hit a go-ahead homer as Atlanta run, and Jose Ramirez also went deep in Cleveland’s vic- NL West leaders lost for just the third time in 16 games. Blue Jays just their second series loss since late July. Joe beat Philadelphia. Teheran (10-7) gave up one run and tory over Chicago. Josh Tomlin (5-1) allowed three runs The Giants’ loss kept the Dodgers 8 1/2 games up in the Kelly (10-6) won his eighth consecutive start, the four hits to help Atlanta take two of three and avoid in 5 2-3 innings to win his fifth straight. Cody Allen division race. Jose Alvarez (4-3) struck out Adrian longest stretch by a Red Sox pitcher since Hall of Famer tying the Phillies for the worst record in the majors. The allowed a run in the ninth before securing his 30th save. Gonzalez to end the eighth, and Huston Street pitched Pedro Martinez won nine straight in 1999. Mookie Betts Braves had lost 12 in a row and 19 of 20 before coming Lindor, who also tripled and scored twice, finished a the ninth for his 33rd save. had a solo homer and drove in three runs, and Ryan to Philadelphia. Michael Bourn had four of Atlanta’s sea- double shy of the cycle. Trayce Thompson, Tyler Hanigan had three hits and three RBIs for the Red Sox, son-high 18 hits. Bethancourt and Hector Olivera each Saladino and Jose Abreu each had a solo homer for the TWINS 3, ROYALS 2, 12 INNINGS who have won nine of 13 after taking two of three from had three hits. The trio entered the game batting a White Sox. Jeff Samardzija (9-12) allowed four runs and Pinch-hitter Miguel Sano homered with two outs in Toronto. Despite the loss, the Blue Jays maintained a 1 combined .170 (37 for 218). David Buchanan (2-8) eight hits in 6 2-3 innings. Samardzija has lost seven of the 12th inning as Minnesota beat Kansas City. Sano 1/2-game lead over New York, which lost to Baltimore. allowed four runs and 10 hits in 3 1-3 innings. eight overall and six straight at home. was stuck in an 0-for-14 slump that included 11 strike- Toronto heads to Yankee Stadium for a four-game outs when he stepped to the plate against Franklin series that begins Thursday night. Ortiz connected off RAYS 8, TIGERS 0 ASTROS 11, ATHLETICS 5 Morales (3-2), the Royals’ sixth reliever of the night. Drew Hutchison (13-4). It was his 32nd homer of the Jake Odorizzi pitched six strong innings as Tampa Bay Collin McHugh earned his 16th win and Houston hit Blaine Boyer (3-4) pitched 1 2-3 innings of relief for the season the 59th of his career against the Blue Jays, most hit four homers in a rout of Detroit. Odorizzi (7-8) held the four home runs to beat Oakland, avoiding a series Twins, and Kevin Jepsen got three outs for his 12th save by any opponent. Tigers to six hits and a walk while striking out six. Logan sweep. Colby Rasmus, Evan Gattis, Carlos Gomez and while Glen Perkins sat out again with a back injury. Kurt Forsythe, Tim Beckham, J.P. Arencibia and Mikie Mahtook Marwin Gonzalez homered for the Astros, who Suzuki homered and Joe Mauer also drove in a run for ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 3 went deep for the Rays. Kyle Lobstein (3-7) took the loss increased their AL West lead over Texas to two games. the Twins. Ben Zobrist went deep for the AL Central- CC Sabathia’s strong start in his return from the dis- in his second start back from a shoulder injury. He gave They are tied with Toronto for the major league lead leading Royals. abled list was undone by Stephen Drew’s fielding mis- up five runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. with 192 home runs. McHugh (16-7) labored through his plays at second base as Baltimore rallied past New York. worst start in more than a month but got enough sup- DIAMONDBACKS 2, GIANTS 1 Steve Pearce hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth MARLINS 5, BREWERS 2 port to win his third straight. He allowed five runs and six Zack Godley pitched six effective innings as Arizona inning for the Orioles off Adam Warren (6-6). Baltimore Tom Koehler tied career highs with 10 strikeouts in hits in 5 1-3 innings. Jose Altuve added two doubles and intentionally loaded the bases to get out of a seventh- had lost 15 of 18 and faded from postseason con- eight innings and Christian Yelich had a tiebreaking, Hank Conger drove in four runs for the Astros. Houston’s inning jam and beat San Francisco. Godley (5-1) was tention before winning the final two in the three-game two-run double in the seventh as Miami beat 76 wins are its most since 2010 when the club went 76- sharp in his last start before heading to the bullpen, series. Carlos Beltran homered and drove in three runs Milwaukee. Koehler (9-13) won for the first time since 86. Aaron Brooks (1-3) gave up five runs and eight hits in allowing a run and three hits. Jarrod Saltalamacchia for the Yankees, who took a 3-1 lead in the third but got homered for the second straight game, a two-run shot only one more hit. Ubaldo Jimenez (11-9) allowed four MLB results/standings off Chris Heston (11-10). Ender Inciarte had three hits. hits in seven innings, struck out eight and walked none. The Diamondbacks took a bit of a gamble in the sev- St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 3; Baltimore 5, NY Yankees 3; NY Mets 5, Washington 3; Atlanta 8, Philadelphia Darren O’Day and Zach Britton finished the four-hitter, 1; Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 0; Boston 10, Toronto 4; Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4; Miami 5, Milwaukee 2; enth, intentionally walking Buster Posey with runners at with Britton saving his 32nd game in 35 chances. The Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 4; Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2 (12 innings); San Diego 11, Colorado 4; the corners to avoid facing the NL’s third-leading hitter. crowd of 30,038 was the smallest at new Yankee Arizona 2, San Francisco 1; Houston 11, Oakland 5; LA Angels 3, LA Dodgers 2; Seattle 6, Texas 0. Randall Delgado got Angel Pagan to pop out to end the Stadium, which opened in 2009, and the lowest for a American League National League inning. Brad Ziegler retired the final five hitters for his Yankees home game since 2004. Eastern Division Eastern Division 23rd straight save and 25th overall. The Giants went 0 W L PCT GB NY Mets 78 61 .561 - for 10 with runners in scoring position during their PIRATES 5, REDS 4 Toronto 79 60 .568 - Washington 71 68 .511 7 ninth loss in 12 road games. Reds star Joey Votto went berserk after a called NY Yankees 77 61 .558 1.5 Miami 59 81 .421 19.5 Tampa Bay 68 71 .489 11 Atlanta 56 84 .400 22.5 strike and got ejected, with teammates and even an Baltimore 67 72 .482 12 PADRES 11, ROCKIES 4 umpire needing to hold him back in Cincinnati’s loss to Philadelphia 54 86 .386 24.5 Matt Kemp and Jedd Gyorko homered, and James Boston 66 73 .475 13 Central Division Pittsburgh. Jung Ho Kang hit Pittsburgh’s first grand Central Division St. Louis 88 51 .633 - Shields pitched San Diego past Colorado. The Padres slam of the season, a tiebreaking shot in the sixth Kansas City 83 56 .597 - Pittsburgh 83 55 .601 4.5 had 18 hits in winning their second straight after a four- inning. The Pirates hold the top spot in the NL wild-card Minnesota 72 67 .518 11 Chicago Cubs 80 58 .580 7.5 game skid. San Diego scored four runs in the third to Cleveland 68 70 .493 14.5 race. Votto was tossed by plate umpire Bill Welke while Milwaukee 61 78 .439 27 take a 6-2 lead. The big blow was Gyorko’s three-run Chicago White Sox 66 72 .478 16.5 Cincinnati 57 81 .413 30.5 the Reds were trying to rally in the eighth. The 2010 NL Detroit 64 75 .460 19 homer. Shields (11-6) worked six innings and was MVP slammed down his batting helmet, hollering and Western Division Western Division charged with four runs. The right-hander improved to gesturing as he went nose-to-nose with Welke. The dis- Houston 76 64 .543 - LA Dodgers 80 59 .576 - 5-0 against the Rockies in his last six starts against them. pute quickly escalated and Reds teammates intervened Texas 73 65 .529 2 San Francisco 72 68 .514 8.5 Chris Rusin (5-8) went three innings and allowed six LA Angels 70 69 .504 5.5 Arizona 67 73 .479 13.5 to restrain Votto, with first base umpire Laz Diaz helping San Diego 67 73 .479 13.5 runs on eight hits. He walked Shields with the bases prevent the big hitter from getting back at Welke. Seattle 67 73 .479 9 loaded in the second. Colorado has lost 17 of its past 21 Oakland 60 80 .429 16 Colorado 57 82 .410 23 Cincinnati manager Bryan Price also was ejected. J A at Petco Park. — AP S4p o5r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

South Africa pick three spinners for India tour JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa yes- played in the second Test against Bangladesh Twenty20 internationals and five one-day taking a wicket with his first ball and going on terday named three specialist spin bowlers in last month, would retain the gloves. internationals. Vilas, 30, only saw one day of to claim match figures of eight for 152. But he their squad to play four Test matches in India De Kock, who struggled to regain his best action during his Test debut in Mirpur, taking suffered a serious shoulder injury at the start in November and December. Simon Harmer, batting form after being injured during the two catches in a rain-shortene d first day of the 2014/15 season. He showed he had who played in a recent series in Bangladesh, first Test against the West Indies in Centurion before the rest of the match was rained off. “It made a full recovery to full fitness and form will be joined by fellow off-spinner Dane Piedt last season, was dropped after being dis- is very important that we maintain consisten- during the recent South Africa A tour of India and recalled leg-spinner Imran Tahir. A fourth missed for a duck in the first Test in cy in our selections and Dane hardly had the when he took 11 wickets in three first-class spin option is provided by top-order batsman Bangladesh. He joined a South Africa A tour of chance to make his mark in Bangladesh where innings. Tahir, who has been South Africa’s JP Duminy. The biggest surprise in the 15-man India and reeled off three successive centuries, the series was so badly disrupted by the outstanding one-day spin bowler in recent Test squad is the omission of talented wicket- two in one-day matches against India A and a weather,” said Zondi. years, has been unable to replicate that form keeper-batsman Quinton de Kock. Selection third in the first of two four-day matches. He Piedt made an outstanding Test debut in Tests, where his 43 wickets in 16 matches convener Linda Zondi said Dane Vilas, who was included in South Africa’s squads for three against Zimbabwe in Harare in August 2014, have come at a cost of 46.39 runs each. — AFP

Halep, Pennetta win in 3 sets in US Open NEW YORK: Simona Halep appreciated the help from the heavens in her US Open quarterfinal. Worn down after dropping the second set to Victoria Azarenka, the second-seeded Romanian got to rest up for nearly an hour-and-a-half when the sky opened up. “Thanks, God, for raining,” she said in an on-court interview after her 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory Wednesday. Halep, who’s just 5-foot-6, came back on court with a 106 mph ace to prove just how fresh she felt. She advanced to face 26th-seeded Flavia Pennetta, who beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in another three-set match earlier Wednesday. Azarenka also is a two-time major champ - as well as a two-time US Open runner-up. Her big-match experience showed for much of the afternoon against Halep, who was seeking to reach just her third major semifinal and first at Flushing Meadows. The 23-year-old Romanian had 40 winners to 19 unforced errors, while Azarenka had 38 winners to 42 unforced errors. At key moments, though, Azarenka was better, converting all five of her break-point chances while Halep was 6 for 19. But when that final break point came at 3-3 in the third set, Halep con- verted it, and that was enough to squeeze out the victory with Romanian gymnastics gold medalist Nadia Comaneci cheering her on. “It was great to have a great champion in my box,” Halep said. The rain came in the fourth game of the final set and delayed the match for 1 hour, 25 minutes. Azarenka had broken Halep in her first service game of the set only to be immediately broken back. Azarenka was seeded just 20th after two injury-plagued seasons and NEW YORK: Roger Federer of Switzerland serves the ball to Richard Gasquet of France during their 2015 US Open Men’s hadn’t been to a Grand Slam semifinal since the 2013 US Open. In that singles quarterfinals match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Wednesday. Federer won time, Halep has soared up the rankings, reaching last year’s French Open 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. — AFP final. Both women’s quarterfinals Tuesday also went to three sets, the first time since the 1982 US Open that all four women’s quarters went the dis- tance at a major. Pennetta rallied from down a set and a break to reach her second US Open semifinal in three years. Federer targets Wawrinka “In the second set, I was really in trouble,” Pennetta said. “I just keep going, playing, playing. It’s unbelievable.” In 38 career appearances at the other three majors, Pennetta has reached the quarters just once. She’s done it six times in seven years at Flushing Meadows, including her only in US Open final push two trips to a Grand Slam semifinal. “Before the tournament I never think NEW YORK: Five-time champion Roger just twice. On Wednesday, he blitzed French level,” he said. “Now I think we can see that to be so far in the tournament, so it’s something special,” said Pennetta, Federer will prepare for his US Open semi- 12th seed Richard Gasquet in just 87 min- he was also nervous every time we play each who had lost five of her last seven matches coming into the U.S. Open. final clash with close friend Stan Wawrinka utes, firing 50 winners, 16 aces and facing other the past few years. That’s a big differ- The win by the 33-year-old Pennetta means that three of the women’s by sleeping as much as possible. The 34- just a single break point. Furthermore, he ence.” Wawrinka will be playing in his sec- semifinalists at a major will be at least 32 for the first time in the Open era. year-old Swiss believes napping, as well as has a 16-3 record against Wawrinka. He may ond semi-final after also making the last four She joins another 33-year-old, Serena Williams, and fellow Italian Roberta the routine of practice and gym work, is just have lost their most recent clash in the in 2013. Djokovic takes a 13-0 record over Vinci, 32. When a reporter started to apologize for asking Pennetta about as crucial as he enters his 10th New York French Open quarter-finals as Wawrinka Cilic into his semi-final as he attempts to her age, she playfully interrupted: “We are old. I know.” It’s also the first semi-final and 20th career clash against his swept to the title, but Federer’s three defeats make the final for the fifth time in six years time in the Open era, which started in 1968, that two Italian women have compatriot. He is so fond of sleep that have all come on clay. “I think a lot comes and sixth in total. reached the semifinals in the same Grand Slam tournament. — AP Federer will look to get in as much as 10 through practice for Stan, because he’s In a rivalry stretching back seven years, hours a day before Friday’s semi-final, where worked very hard throughout his career,” the two men have met four times at the the winner will face either world number said Federer in praise of his Davis Cup win- Grand Slams but just once at the US Open one Novak Djokovic or defending champion ning teammate. when Djokovic won in four sets in 2008. The Marin Cilic in Sunday’s championship match. “It took him a while to figure out exactly Serb also swept past the Croatian in straight “Sleeping has become quite important,” said what his possibilities were. I don’t think he sets in the Wimbledon quarter-finals this Federer, the father of two sets of twins. was a guy who always had enough confi- year on his way to a third All England Club “I make sure I sleep enough, as well. Like dence. I always thought he was a better title. Djokovic had cruised through his first when I went to bed after the John Isner player than he actually was, but somehow three rounds but then dropped a set apiece match (in the fourth round) it got quite late something was holding him back maybe. “I to Spanish rivals Roberto Bautista Agut and and I couldn’t sleep quite as much as I want- think only once when he really started to Feliciano Lopez. Victory over serve-and- ed to. “Because I believe it’s really the sleep break through and he had some big wins.” volleyer Lopez was his 55th match win in that gives you energy again down the road. Wawrinka believes he is now the equal of New York. But despite his stranglehold over That’s why the next two days are very impor- Federer, something he did not quite believe Cilic, the top seed insists that his tant for me in terms of sleeping.” before he won his first major at the 2014 opponent, on a 12-match win streak at If the approach for such a high-stakes Australian Open. the tournament, remains the dangerman clash seems risky, then Federer is showing especially with a serve which has yielded 111 NEW YORK: Simona Halep of Romania plays against Victoria no signs of nerves as he moves two wins Nervous aces. “That serve gets him out of trouble. I Azarenka of Belarus during their 2015 US Open Women’s from an 18th major and his first in more than “I think now we are both nervous when know him very well. I have played with him Singles - Quarterfinals at the USTA Billie Jean King National three years. He has reached the semi-finals we enter the court. Before it was only me. I many, many times. We are great friends. Tennis Center on Wednesday in New York. — AFP without dropping a set and has been broken was nervous because I knew I wasn’t at his Great guy,” said the Serb. — AFP S p o r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

No more ‘Prince Nice Guy’ as Ali enters the ring MANCHESTER: If Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan is something that never looked likely. This time there will tough fight. Nor have I been brought up to walk away to beat Michel Platini in the race to succeed Sepp be very a different question facing delegates-who do from what I believe in or take the easy way out,” Ali said Blatter as FIFA president he knows he will have to be they want to lead the reforms of FIFA and re-shape the as he announced his candidature on Wednesday. prepared to fight for the job-and all the indications are organisation as it looks to leave its corruption crises It was a speech that, tellingly, was liberally laced that he has taken off his jacket and rolled up his behind? As it stands, if Ali is to win, he has to persuade with tough talk-in what was a clear effort to send the sleeves. In May, Prince Ali politely-some might say FIFA’s voters that not only is he a credible figure but he message that no punches will be pulled in the fight meekly- conceded after winning 73 of the 209 votes has to turn them away from current front-runner with Platini. “I had the courage to fight for change available in the first round, allowing Blatter to secure a Platini, the UEFA president. when others were afraid.they didn’t have the guts to fifth term. It was a thoughtful gesture from the 39- It is a task that looks extremely difficult for the run, but I did,” said Ali, when referring to May’s vote, year-old Jordanian, saving his allies from the very pub- Jordanian. The bulk of his 73 votes in May came from one of several not so disguised digs at Platini. “We all lic act of defying Blatter for the second time in a day at Europe, but with Platini standing, that electoral con- face daily burdens. We must all overcome difficult chal- the ballot box. That election was simply about stituency has slipped away from him. lenges. Be it the fight to feed our families or the fight to whether FIFA’s congress was ready to ditch Blatter- “I was not brought up to walk away in the face of a stand up for what we believe in,” he added. — Reuters

Australian captain Vanna wavers against US boycott MELBOURNE: Australia captain Lisa de Vanna has broken ranks from team mates who have resolved to boycott two matches against the United States women’s soccer team in protest against pay and conditions. Australia’s national players’ association said the Matildas had called off their American tour late on Wednesday, but De Vanna told local media she would play if her coach Alen Stajcic called upon her. “I just want to play for my country. It’s all I want to do,” News Ltd media quoted the 30-year-old striker as saying. “If my coach calls me and asks me to play I will always make myself available. At my age I am not sure if the opportunity to play the world champions will come up again.” De Vanna was named in the All-Star team for the recent women’s World Cup and her reluctance to go on strike is a ham- mer blow for the players union’s hopes of a united front in a long- running dispute against the national soccer authority. News Ltd media said at least another five players had commit- ted to flying to the US for the matches on Sept. 17 in Detroit and Sept. 20 in Birmingham, Alabama, but declined to name them. News Ltd is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which holds TV rights for the matches in both countries. The Matildas had already boycotted a training camp ahead of the tour as part of the protracted dispute over a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The last CBA expired in June, and the players union and governing body Football Federation Australia have been at loggerheads since. “The players are currently uncontracted and are under no obligation to participate in any Matildas related PORTLAND: Sporting Kansas City midfielder Benny Feilhaber, center rear, runs into Portland Timbers midfielder Jack Jewsbury activities,” Professional Footballers Australia chief executive Ben during the second half of an MLS soccer match in Portland, Ore., Wednesday. The teams played to a scoreless draw. — AP Vivian said in a statement late on Wednesday. Some 60,000 tick- ets had been sold for the two US fixtures. FFA chief executive David Gallop told reporters the governing body faced a “signifi- Wenger says Arsenal have cant” financial hit if the matches were scuttled. The FFA is also fighting the PFA on other fronts, with the men’s national team and players in Australia’s top-flight A-League competition reject- enough attacking options ing the FFA’s offer for pay and conditions.—Reuters LONDON: After failing to score in their opening two home league is not your only way.” Welbeck, scored only four league goals in games for the first time in 36 years, Arsenal will be looking for his first season at Arsenal following his move from Manchester their first goals and their first win at the Emirates Stadium this United just over a year ago, but knows where the net is as his 14 season when they play Stoke City tomorrow. goals in 33 England appearances prove. Manager Arsene Wenger has been roundly criticised by many Without him, the burden falls on Olivier Giroud, who has of the club’s fans for failing to strengthen his team during the scored once this season, and Alexis Sanchez, who hasn’t scored transfer window, especially in attack. any, as Wenger’s senior front two, although Theo Walcott, Santi Arsenal are sixth in the table with seven points from their Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey have consistently backed up with opening four matches that include a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace, goals from midfield in the past. a 1-0 win at Newcastle and a goalless draw with Liverpool. Wenger said Arsenal did want to sign a forward but couldn’t But two of those three goals were own goals, and Arsenal find one to improve the squad. “It’s about finding an efficient appear to have a lack of firepower up front with Danny Welbeck’s solution,” he said. “They don’t just drop down from heaven.” injured knee keeping him out of the side at least until Christmas Asked about Giroud’s start to the season-he was jeered by time. Including their 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Community French fans for a series of missed chances in France’s friendly Shield in August, Arsenal have only scored four goals in five against Serbia on Monday-he replied: “I have confidence in the games so far. ability and quality of our strikers. “Of course I’m confident that I Wenger though, defended his transfer policy on Thursday, say- have enough cover and enough quality.” NEW BRUNSWICH: In this June 21, 2015, file photo, Australia ing he was satisfied with his squad and had plenty of options in The last time Arsenal failed to score in their opening two players celebrate after Kyah Simon scored against Brazil dur- attack too. “I have made over 300 transfers and every time the league matches was in the old First Division in August 1979 when ing the second half of a FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer decision you make is do you buy the player to strengthen your they lost 2-0 to Ipswich Town and drew 0-0 with Manchester match in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Australia’s two- squad, or not. “The solutions we had were not convincing at all United at Highbury-the same sequence they have had this season match series in the United States to face the Women’s World and in the end you do not buy to give wrong hopes. “You want with a 2-0 loss to West Ham followed by the draw with Liverpool. Cup champions has been called off as negotiations continue to buy because the players who come in can help your squad to If they are looking for omens, their third home game ended in over a new collective bargaining agreement, the player’s be stronger. a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough, a result that would delight every- union said Wednesday. — AP “Buying and selling is one way to strengthen your team but it one connected with the club this weekend. — Reuters S p o r t s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Blossoming Matuidi bids to keep PSG perfect PARIS: French champions Paris Saint- Ligue 1 either with the Frenchman in Paris over the international break after being Fekir’s hat-trick again Caen last time out Germain and dynamic midfielder Blaise sparkling form on the international stage as left out of Argentina’s squad to allow him to left Lyon, who went toe-to-toe with PSG until Matuidi will aim to extend their perfect start well. His brace against Serbia on Monday, the work on his fitness and could also make his the final month in last year’s title race, on sev- to the Ligue 1 season on Friday night at second goal a stunning long-range volley, first start for PSG against a Bordeaux side still en points through four matches but his home to a depleted Bordeaux. steered the Euro 2016 hosts to a 2-1 win in missing the likes of Cheick Diabate and injury deprives coach Hubert Fournier of a Laurent Blanc’s men have collected maxi- Bordeaux and prompted fellow Les Bleus Lamine Sane as well as the suspended key man going into Saturday’s meeting with mum points through their first four matches midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to label him Clement Chantome. Lille. with France international Matuidi playing an as PSG’s key man. Rules in France’s top flight enable a club integral role in their early success. The 28- “He is such a good player. He is maybe Cruel blow to sign a player outside the transfer window year-old has had a hand in four of the club’s not the grandest name in the PSG team but, While PSG have a refreshed Di Maria to in the case of such an injury but Lyon presi- seven goals so far, notably netting the open- in my view, he is the most important player look forward to, Lyon were dealt a cruel blow dent Jean-Michel Aulas has ruled out draft- er in a 2-0 victory over Gazelec Ajaccio before in that team,” said Schneiderlin, in quotes with Nabil Fekir, the league’s leading scorer ing in a replacement. his second-half strike earned PSG all three published by French sports daily L’Equipe. this term, set for around six months on the “We said to ourselves that to sign a new points in a 1-0 win at Montpellier a week lat- “He is now scoring goals, which com- sidelines after rupturing the anterior cruciate player when Nabil is going to have an opera- er. pletes his game,” added the Manchester ligament in his right knee in last Friday’s 1-0 tion would not be the best thing,” said Aulas Matuidi’s exploits haven’t been limited to United midfielder. Angel di Maria stayed in friendly victory over Portugal in Lisbon. in an interview on the club’s website. —AFP Barcelona and Atletico to see how they measure up in Spain MADRID: Barcelona and Atletico Madrid get to ing into Saturday’s encounter, though, includ- but grew visibly frustrated after every miss in test their strength in the first big match of the ing the decisive league match last season at the the team’s 5-0 rout of Real Betis at the Santiago season in the Spanish league. A victory at the Calderon. “Both teams know each other very Bernabeu Stadium. Left back Marcelo should Vicente Calderon Stadium can provide a hint well,” Luis said. “We know Barcelona will control have high hopes of finding the net at the about Barcelona’s chances of retaining its title, possession of the ball and we will defend hard Cornella-El Prat Stadium, where he scored three or show that Atletico has what it takes to con- and try to create chances on counterattacks.” times in his last seven matches there with Real tend for another trophy. Barcelona is expected to travel to Madrid Madrid. It’s the visiting stadium where he has The league’s last two champions have been without Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo scored the most in his career with Madrid. perfect so far this year, with two wins in two because of a left-leg muscle injury that kept him Real Madrid may have to play today’s match MUNICH: German first division Bundesliga football club matches. “Every player wants to be in a match from practicing during most of the week. without James Rodriguez, who injured his knee Bayern Munich’s new recruit French forward Kingsley like this. It’s going to be an incredible atmos- Atletico coach Diego Simeone should have while playing with Colombia. The playmaker Coman (R) and the club’s sporting director Matthias phere at the Calderon,” Atletico Madrid left most of his regular starters available. Here are scored twice in the victory against Real Betis Sammer (L) pose for a picture during a press conference in back Filipe Luis said. “Barcelona is always a some other things to watch for this weekend in two weeks ago. Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. — AFP favorite to win every match, but we have the the Spanish league. advantage of playing at home.” Atletico KEEP ON WINNING Dortmund, Bayern aim to opened its quest for its second league title in MADRID’S MOMENTUM In addition to Barcelona and Atletico three years with a 1-0 win over newcomer Las Real Madrid will be in Barcelona for the third Madrid, the other teams which have won their maintain perfect start Palmas and a convincing 3-0 victory at Sevilla, round, but playing against Espanyol instead of first two matches are Celta Vigo and Basque while Barcelona managed 1-0 victories at longtime rival Barcelona. Madrid will be trying club Eibar. Celta will try to remain perfect when BERLIN: The Bundesliga returns from the international break with Athletic Bilbao and against Malaga. to win its second in a row after opening the sea- is hosts Las Palmas on Sunday, while Eibar plays Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich aiming to maintain their perfect Although Real Madrid remains Barcelona’s son with a disappointing draw at Sporting at Malaga the same day. starts to the season. Dortmund, which leads on goal difference after three main opponent, the rivalry against Atletico has Gijon, and Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to “It has been a very good start,” Eibar captain games, visits Hannover on Saturday, while Bayern hosts Augsburg for a gained increased significance following high- score his first goal of the season after coming Mikel Arruabarrena said. “If we keep winning Bavarian derby. Werder Bremen, Hertha Berlin and Hamburger SV have profile encounters the last few years, including close on several occasions in the first two we will move closer to keeping Eibar in the first been boosted by new signings - a familiar new signing in Bremen’s case - in the Champions League and Copa del Rey. matches. division for another year. We are already six and Borussia Moenchengladbach is desperate for its first points after a ter- Barcelona has won four matches in a row com- Ronaldo has downplayed the goal drought points closer to that goal.”— AP rible start. ‘Gladbach welcomes Hamburg to get the fourth round under- way today. Here are some things to know about the weekend’s games:

DORTMUND’S FURIOUS START Dortmund has started the season with eight wins from eight competi- tive games under new coach Thomas Tuchel. In three Bundesliga games the side has scored 11 goals and conceded one. Injuries are the only con- cern with Marco Reus (fractured toe), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ankle) and Lukasz Piszczek (groin) all returning early from international duty. Adnan Januzaj could feature against Hannover if needed. The Belgian winger, who arrived on loan from Manchester United, scored and impressed on his debut in a friendly at St. Pauli on Tuesday. “We knew beforehand that Adnan wasn’t entirely without talent,” Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke said after the side’s 2-1 win.

BAYERN REPLACEMENTS STEP UP Arjen Robben is out for four weeks with a groin injury sustained play- ing for the Netherlands, but Bayern has Thomas Mueller and Douglas Costa ready to step in. Mueller has been in outstanding form with eight goals in five games for Germany and Bayern since the season began, while Costa has scored one and set up four more in three league games since joining Bayern from Shakhtar Donetsk. Franck Ribery shows no sign of returning from his long-standing ankle problems, opening the door for France under-21 winger Kingsley Coman. The 19-year-old, who arrived from Juventus on a two-season loan deal, could make his Bayern debut against Augsburg on Saturday.

DARMSTADT, MEET CHICHARITO Darmstadt has made a good impression on its return to the Bundesliga with three draws and no defeats, but a visit to Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow will be a stern test for the promoted side. Leverkusen’s only defeat came at Bayern a few days after a tough VANCOUVER: Vancouver Whitecaps’ goalkeeper David Ousted, left, of Denmark, dives to take the ball away from Europa League qualifier against Lazio and Roger Schmidt’s side can now Colorado Rapids’ Marcelo Sarvas, of Brazil, on a breakaway during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, in call upon Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez in attack. — AP Vancouver, British Columbia. — AP FRIDAY, SEPTEMBERFRIDAY, 11, 2015 www.kuwaittimes.net

NEW YORK: Simona Halep, of Romania, reacts after taking a game from Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, during the third set of a quarterfinal match at the US Open tennis tournament, Wednesday. — AP

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