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MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 RAMADAN 23, 1435 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Bosnia buries Frenetic Gaza Open glory 284 war hospital as mighty victims two improvises McIlroy Emsak: 03:30 decades on amid bloodshed repels Garcia Fajer: 03:30 Dohr: 11:54 Asr: 15:29 Maghreb: 18:47 7 14 17 Eshaa: 20:16 Amir urges world to stop Max 48º Min 33º Israel’s Gaza aggression High Tide 06:20 & 20:16 Sheikh Sabah reaffirms faith in judiciary, support to youth Low Tide 00:18 & 13:44 40 PAGES NO: 16233 150 FILS KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Hamas chief meets Amir Al-Sabah yesterday urged the international community to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. KUWAIT: Kuwait called on the international In a televised speech on the occasion of the last ten community yesterday to apply pressure on Israel days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the Amir to “stop its aggression” on Gaza following a visit condemned the “continued brutal Israeli aggression on by Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal to the state. the Gaza Strip, leading to victims and casualties from Kuwait, which holds the rotating presidency of our Palestinian brothers”. both the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Sheikh Sabah regretted that the Israeli aggression Council (GCC), also announced its backing for an continues while the UN Security Council fails to take Egyptian truce proposal which was turned down action. “This prompts the international community as a by Hamas. Meshaal held talks on the conflict whole to shoulder responsibility to stop that blatant with HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Israeli aggression and end the sufferings of the brother- Sabah and met Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah ly Palestinian people in Gaza, offering support and Al-Khaled Al-Sabah. human aid to our stricken people there,” the Amir said. The foreign minister “reiterated his call on the In the televised speech, the Amir underlined international community to shoulder humanitar- “absolute faith” in the Kuwaiti judiciary system with ian responsibility by applying pressure on Israel acclaimed trust, impartiality and integrity, saying that to stop its aggression, and providing protection whatever issues have been raised are in the custody of for the Palestinian people,” KUNA reported. He the judiciary, thus leading to revealing the truth also stressed the state’s support for the through just verdicts. Sheikh Sabah congratulated the Palestinian people and “condemned all Israeli Kuwaiti people on the occasion of the last ten days of criminal and aggression acts in Gaza that led to the killing and wounding of scores of innocent Ramadan, praying to Allah to bestow greatness, peace victims”. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is and stability on Kuwait as well as the Arab and Muslim KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets due in Kuwait today for talks with the Amir over KUWAIt: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- nations. Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal yesterday. — KUNA diplomatic efforts for a Gaza truce. — AFP Sabah delivers his address to the nation. — KUNA Continued on Page 15 BLOODY MASSACRE AS GAZA BURNS Scores dead in Shejaiya • 13 Israeli soldiers killed • US supports Israel

GAZA: (From left) A Palestinian man reacts as he carries the body of his daughter, who was killed during Israeli shelling, outside Shifa Hospital in Gaza City yesterday; Lifeless bodies of four children lie on a wooden table in the morgue of Shifa Hospital; A Palestinian medic evacuates the body of a girl from the eastern Shejaiya district; Palestinian women lie dead as they sheltered near a stairwell during the Israeli military offensive on the Shejaiya neighborhood between Gaza City and the Israeli border yesterday. — AFP/AP

GAZA CITY: At least 100 Palestinians and ate the dead and wounded, which was Ramadan Kareem 13 soldiers were killed yesterday as Israel agreed on by the two sides. Inside the US says Russia missile ramped up a major military offensive in ravaged neighbourhood, there were hell- the bloodiest single day in Gaza in five ish scenes of carnage and chaos as a con- Meaning of life years. As regional leaders met in Doha for voy of ambulances moved in to make the downed Malaysia jet urgent talks on a ceasefire, the Gaza most of the calm, an AFP correspondent By Teresa Lesher death toll soared to 437, with a said. Entire buildings were collapsed on Ukraine rebels move bodies spokesman for the Palestinian emer- themselves or strewn into the streets, od says in the Quran, “And We did not create gency services saying more than a third while others were still ablaze, sending GRABOVE: Pro-Russian militiamen in missile, killing 298 passengers and crew the heaven and the earth and that between of the victims were women and children. pillars of black smoke skywards. Ukraine loaded almost 200 bodies from and dramatically raising the stakes in Gthem aimlessly. That is the assumption of The Israeli army said 13 soldiers had There were also bodies, blackened downed flight MH17 into refrigerated Ukraine’s bloody three-month conflict. those who disbelieve...” (38:27). He clearly states that been killed in a series of attacks inside and charred almost beyond recognition, he created mankind to worship Him (51:56). train wagons yesterday as an outraged Insurgents said they had in hand Gaza on the third day of a major ground some with whole limbs missing. As the However, in addition to worship through prayer or United States pointed the finger of material resembling black boxes but operation. “Over the course of the day, 13 violence raged, Palestinian president fasting the month of Ramadan, for example, any blame directly at Moscow and demand- promised to give them to “international soldiers from the IDF’s Golani Brigade Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Qatar to dis- lawful and moral activity done with the intention of ed it ensure full access to the crash site investigators if they arrive”. They were were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip,” cuss a ceasefire with Hamas leader pleasing God is also regarded as worship, such as for international investigators. In what is also holding the bodies in refrigerated an army statement said. Khaled Meshaal, with UN chief Ban Ki- studying, performing on-the-job tasks, nursing a the most unequivocal statement incrim- carriages until “the experts arrive”, said a Their deaths raised to 18 the total moon due there later yesterday at the child, exercising, building friendships, and so forth. inating Russia, US Secretary of State rebel chief who explained that fighters number of soldiers killed since Israel’s start of a regional tour to push truce Some aspects of worship are mentioned in the John Kerry said the missile system used had moved scores of bodies “out of ground operation began late on efforts. Quran, and are considered man’s responsibility to shoot down the Malaysia Airlines jet respect for the families”. “We couldn’t Thursday. It was the largest number of So far, truce efforts have been reject- toward God, such as: was “transferred from Russia in the wait any longer because of the heat and soldiers killed in combat since the 2006 ed by Hamas. Undaunted by the Israeli • Acknowledgement and remembrance: “I am hands of separatists”. also because there are many dogs and Lebanon war. More than half of yester- bombardment by land, sea and air, it has God [alone]! There is no god but Me, so serve Me European leaders warned Moscow of wild animals in the zone,” said day’s Palestinian victims were killed in a pressed on with its own assaults. and keep up prayer to remember Me by.” (20:14) further sanctions over the crash while Alexander Borodai, prime minister of blistering hours-long Israeli assault on Following a night of terror in Shejaiya, • Love: “Yet there are some people who adopt Kiev piled on the pressure by releasing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Shejaiya, near Gaza City, which began thousands began fleeing for their lives at partners beside God whom they love just as they fresh recordings of what it says are Republic. before dawn and has so far claimed 62 first light after heavy shelling left casual- should love God. Those who believe are firmer in intercepted conversations between OSCE spokesman Michael Bociurkiw Palestinian lives, with another 250 ties lying in the streets, an AFP corre- their love for God.” (2:165) rebels organising to hide the flight’s described the stench at Torez station, wounded. spondent reported. Clouds of black • Obedience: “O you who have believed! Obey black boxes from international moni- where armed separatists were guarding With ambulances unable to reach the smoke billowed into the sky as the God and His messenger...” (8:20) tors. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was the grisly cargo of corpses, as “almost area, the International Committee of the shelling continued and Gaza’s eastern • Reliance: “If God supports you, there is no one blown out of the sky on Thursday by unbearable”. Red Cross called for an urgent temporary flank burned. Continued on Page 15 what is believed to be a surface-to-air Continued on Page 15 ceasefire to allow paramedics to evacu- Continued on Page 15 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 LOCAL

Food of Ramadan Quaker Oats Lentil Soup Ingredients For the Dough • 1/2 cup Quaker Oats • 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour • 1/2 tsp. salt • 2/3 cup water For the Soup • 1 cup lentil • 4 cups water or broth • 2 tbsps. pomegranate molasses • 2 tbsps. tamarind paste To Decorate • 2 tbsps. olive oil • 4 finely chopped garlic cloves • 1/2 cup minced coriander • Salt and pepper • Pomegranate seeds Preparation For the Dough • Blend Quaker Oats with flour and salt in a bowl. • Add water gradually and mix until it is all one piece. • Spread the dough on a floured surface, and sprinkle with flour. • Cut the dough into diamond shape. • Fry dough pieces in hot oil, or bake in the oven, or just add it to soup. KUWAIT: Zain team during the conclusion ceremony, with presence of Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah, Dr. Abdullah Al-Mutawa and Mejbel Al-Mutawa. For the Soup • Wash the lentils and drain. • Put the lentils in a pan cover with water or stock over medium heat. • Add molasses and paste, let boil. Zain successfully concludes sponsorship • Season with salt and pepper, reduce heat, cover and simmer till lentils are cooked. of ‘Rijeemy’ Health Program • Heat oil in a pan, add garlic and coriander, stir for two minutes. • Serve soup topped with oat bread and garlic sauce. KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company necessary sports equipment. provided live health and sport tips. in Kuwait, announced yesterday that it successfully con- The company added that the conclusion ceremony wit- The company explained that this year’s edition of the cluded its platinum sponsorship of the fifth edition of one nessed the attendance of a number of social figures, most ‘Rijeemy’ health program also witnessed the participation Kuwait’s biggest health programs entitled ‘Rijeemy’ Health notably renowned Clinical and Sport Nutrition consultant of over 30 certified volunteers from ‘Rijeemy Center’, who Program. The first of its kind event was held during the Dr Abdullah Al-Mutawa and Undersecretary of the Ministry provided medical advice and health tips to participants as Holy Month of Ramadan at Mall 360 and witnessed the of State for Youth Affairs Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah. they join the daily activities, in addition to Zain’s team who overwhelming participation of nearly 1500 participants Additionally, the company awarded distinguished partici- assisted in organizing the different programs that were daily. pants with valuable prizes like bicycles, smart devices, and held throughout the program’s period. Zain mentioned in a press statement that its sponsor- more. It is worth noting that Zain organizes and sponsors a ship of this distinguished health program, considered one Zain further added that the program witnessed a num- number of sports and health projects during the Holy of Kuwait’s biggest events of its kind, was part of its exten- ber of special activities for participants through the daily Month of Ramadan, most notably the company’s second sive Corporate Social Responsibility campaign towards the activities that were held as part of the ‘Rijeemy’ program. “Zain Penalty Tournament” that witnessed overwhelming health and sports sectors during the Holy Month of The daily Walkathon, one of the event’s most exciting main participation from over 300 youth, in addition to “Zain Ramadan. Zain’s team reflected the company’s active role activities, offered participants and mall visitors a chance to Special Needs Tournament” that catered to the special by their daily presence to guide participants and provide speed walk in Mall 360 alongside the Rijeemy team who needs segment.

KUWAIT: The Embassy of Iraq hosted an iftar for members of the Iraqi community in Kuwait. Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Bahrulolum attended the event. Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Bahrulolum — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 LOCAL

Olympia Mall hosted a gergean party that featured cultural displays and activities for children. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

EQUATE hosts Ramadan meals with Zakat House

KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical Corporate Social Responsibility various sustainability efforts. Such Company, Kuwait’s first private sec- (CSR) Program. Without any doubt, humanitarian collaboration is an tor petrochemical company, has the holy month of Ramadan is a embodiment of EQUATE’s tagline hosted Ramadan iftar meals in part- special time for giving and sharing ‘Partners in Success’ with all relevant nership with Zakat House. for the benefit of society and its stakeholders throughout Kuwait.” EQUATE Corporate members.” On his part, Manager of Main Communications Leader Kholoud Al-Feeli added, “This partnership Contributors Relations at Zakat Al-Feeli said, “Humanitarian initia- between EQUATE and Zakat House House Abdulrahman Al-Kandari tives are an integral part of sustain- to serve meals for members of the expressed utmost appreciation and ability as promoted by EQUATE society is a step towards supporting gratitude to EQUATE for this part- nership that involves many individ- uals throughout Kuwait. Al-Kandari noted the significance of holding such activities during the month of Ramadan as noted by Islamic principles and human nature. Al-Kandari urged organizations throughout Kuwait to support the activities of Zakat House as they have a direct impact on several members of society. Established in 1995, EQUATE is an international joint venture between Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical Company (BPC) and Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company (QPIC). Commencing production in 1997, EQUATE is the single operator of a fully integrated world-scale manufacturing facility producing over 5 million tons annually of high- quality petrochemical products which are marketed throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Europe. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest Israeli extremism ... In my view Abbas under Protecting criticism NGOs work By Abdullah H. Erakat mid rumors that a cease-fire between Israel and the Islamist Hamas movement is close after more than Aten days of Hamas rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud By Labeed Abdal Abbas is coming under criticism in both the West Bank and Western Gaza for not speaking out more strongly against Israel during support the fighting. “Some Palestinians are criticizing him for not coming out and welcoming the rockets,” Sami Musallam, the director of Area Studies at Al Quds University said. “People [email protected] expect him to applaud and say “hooray!” But if he says that, he will lose (international legitimacy), we will lose and the recent report indicated that the Ministry of Social Palestinian cause will lose.” In the fighting so far between Affairs and Labor detected 88 non-governmental Israel and Hamas, at least 225 Palestinians have been killed Aorganizations which have violated regulations, and more than 1400 wounded. Hamas government spokes- Netanyahu Al-Anbaa including some NGOs that broke the law that prohibits dis- woman Isra Al Modallal said that 60 percent of the infrastruc- cussing political matters. I believe that this is an important ture in Gaza has been destroyed. She said that there is measure to restore order and send a message that the gov- enough food in Gaza, but the hospitals are short of medicine. ernment is not letting the situation to go out of control. This approach from the Ministry of Social Affairs and She said that in the talks in Egypt over the past few days, Labor brings no harm to charity organizations’ work. In the Abbas has not consulted with Hamas or other “resistance meantime, it is necessary to prevent violations and protect organizations.” “Every single time Abbas goes for talks, he does our country from practices done under the guise of reli- not consult with the resistance groups here in Gaza,” Al gion, such as funding extremism and luring young men to Modallal said. “Resistance is a very important part of any agree- kuwait digest answer false jihad calls in violation of logic and the moder- ment. When you mention a cease-fire without mentioning the resistance groups, you have nothing.” She said the most impor- A Jewish man’s testimony tant part of any cease-fire must include the opening of the Rafah crossing point between Gaza and Egypt. She defended By Badr Al-Bahar Even worse, some donations the firing of hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel. To the Ambassador of the United States of America to Kuwait for their murder of Palestinians.” go to fund fundamentalists in “What’s important for Hamas right now is the conditions Dear Sir, Kaufman mentions an incident when the spokeswoman of the of the Palestinian people. The borders must be open and There is an Arabic saying that goes “the testimony came from a Israeli army was asked about the victims in Gaza, to which replied other countries, who use them equipment and other needs allowed to enter Gaza,” she said. witness within.” We use it sometimes when a person wants to by saying the majority of them were militants. “That was the reply “There is no other way than resistance. Israel is killing us with defend himself if he was accused of giving a prejudiced opinion of a Nazi,” Kaufman said. “I suppose that the Jews fighting for their to create unsanctioned ter- a slow death and collective punishment. We cannot stand to when criticizing someone. lives in the Warsaw ghetto could have been dismissed as militants.” be silent in front of our children.” Many Palestinians in Gaza It is not a secret how much anger is filling the chests of Arabs Kaufman also says that Israel was built on Jewish terrorism that rorist groups that eventually agreed that they would like to see Abbas speak out more because of your government’s support to Israel, as the latter kills killed even British soldiers, and formed gangs that committed mas- innocent civilians in Gaza. sacres including the Deir Yassin massacre. go out of control. strongly on their behalf. The speech that British lawmaker Sir Gerald Kaufman gave dur- Kaufman blames Israel for hurting peace efforts since the time “Mahmoud Abbas is the leader of the Palestinian people. ing the Gaza War in January 2009 is enough to summarize what is of Yasser Arafat, who he visited as a friend inside his Ramallah We believe that the President has exerted maximum efforts known as the Nazi Zionist Israel. house that Israel besieged. He says that Israel’s practices led to the to get a cease-fire,” Khan Yunis resident Mohammad Faiad Kaufman says that he was brought up as an orthodox Jew and a failure of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ government, ate Islamic teachings. Even worse, some donations go to fund fundamentalists said. “At the same time, the Gaza street knows very well that Zionist, that he supported the creation of the State of Israel, and which led Hamas to win democratic elections that his government in other countries, who use them to create unsanctioned the President did not do enough to tell the world about the have been there several times to visit family and friends since 1961. and the West boycotted. Furthermore, he said that the West sup- ported Israel in its war and besieging of Gaza, and treating people terrorist groups that eventually go out of control. plight of the people here.” Rania El Hilou, from Gaza city, says Kaufman was wearing a tie clip awarded to a Jewish fighter who fought against the Palestinians, and who presented it to him. there in humiliating. No one denies the great and active role that nongovern- she has felt isolated the past ten days during what she called Kaufman says that he has known most of Israel’s prime minis- In the end, Kaufman urged his government to make clear to the mental organizations play in society, and their efforts to “the nonstop bombing.” She says she appreciates Abbas’s ters, including the founding Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, and Israeli government that their conduct and policies are unaccept- achieve reform in important fields such as childcare, envi- efforts to reach a cease-fire but said he should have done called Golda Meir his friend. able, and to impose a total arms ban on Israel. ronment protection, and taking care of senior citizens and more to solve Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. “We feel separated Kaufman says that he was born in an immigrant Polish family, Dear ambassador, Kaufman’s speech, which was supported by people with special needs. But at the same time, control is as if we are going through this by ourselves,” she told The with the majority of its members were murdered by the Nazis in the 38 MPs, ends here. It is worth mentioning that in 2004, the General required to make sure that no organization commits Media Line. Italian Journalist Michele Monni, who is covering Holocaust. His grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to Assembly of the United Nations voted a resolution that called for actions or spreads destructive ideologies that harm the her home town of Staszow. A German soldier shot her dead in her removing the separation wall in the West Bank. It is worth mention- the story from Gaza City, says the nicest thing he has heard security and safety of the society and the entire nation. bed. ing as well that your government uses the veto against any resolu- While freedom of opinion, expression and religious people call the Palestinian Authority president is a traitor. He Kaufman then gave a historical and bone-chilling statement: tion that opposes Israel. practice are fundamental, we must never forget that one says Gazans feel cut off from the West Bank. “My grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israeli soldiers That was a Jewish man’s testimony regarding Israel’s war on person’s freedom ends where another’s begins. Other peo- “From here the fact that the Palestinian Authority hasn’t murdering Palestinian grandmothers in Gaza.” Gaza. I chose to make it to the American ambassador in order to ple’s freedoms must be respected, appreciated and protect- been vocal about the killing of civilians really pisses off the Kaufman said that Israel exploits the “continuing guilt among avoid being accused of giving a prejudiced opinion. ed at all times. people,” Monni said. —The Media Line. gentiles over the slaughter of Jews in the holocaust as justification —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas

kuwait digest Third social category

By Dr Moodhi Al-Hmood olitical circles in Kuwait discussed the cabinet’s worst and most difficult decision; not only for them, decision to review the citizenship of Kuwaitis but also the entire society. Pwho took part in recent riots. If such decision is taken, a third category in the soci- There is no doubt that a country requires serious ety will be created beside Kuwaitis and bedoons efforts from its officials to confront crises they go (stateless). This means more landmines planted in the through. This is an important step to protect security society, something that needs to be addressed careful- and stability. But peacekeeping and maintaining the ly. I am confident that the Interior Minister and his society’s security also requires prudence, and dealing team are capable of dealing with the outlaws firmly with matters through a wise approach that does not and in accordance with the law, using deterrent meth- include reactions to certain events. ods that protect national security, but do not include As a reminder, many Kuwaitis who are keen on the banishment. And to be honest, those responsible for social structure and integration have always warned careless naturalization are the ones that we need to against the political use of the naturalization file. It is search for immediately. common knowledge that there are people who Finally, to all citizens, whether Kuwaitis by origin or obtained the Kuwaiti citizenship unlawfully, as part of naturalized, let us fear God in our generous country political arrangements, or perhaps through buying that provided us with a home of prosperity and securi- loyalties or even as a form of corruption. ty. We already know what it is like to lose our nation. But a mistake should not be solved with another There are thousands of roads that lead to reform, but mistake. Those who obtained the Kuwaiti citizenship destabilization and attacking the state’s authorities are have families with generations following them today. not among them. Therefore, withdrawing their citizenships will be the —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas

in my view Egypt’s role changing

By Linda Gradstein alestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in science at the American University of Cairo said. “Egypt is Egypt today in an attempt to push forward a cease- working for a ceasefire despite the hostility between the Pfire between Israel and the Islamist Hamas move- regime and Hamas.” ment, although a truce still appears to be days, if not Hamas strongly opposed the overthrow of former weeks, away. Hamas has officially rejected an Egyptian Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and the imprison- proposal for a ceasefire. ment of hundreds of members of the Muslim Palestinian officials said Abbas has proposed that Brotherhood. The new government of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Palestinian Authority forces supervise the Rafah border has cracked down hard on the smuggling tunnels crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Privately between Gaza and Egypt, taking away a source of Israeli officials said they did not oppose this idea. If Hamas’s livelihood and intensifying the economic crisis in accepted it would mean the return of Palestinian Gaza. Hamas, as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, Authority troops in Gaza for the first time since 2007 had close ties to the Morsi government. when Hamas seized control of Gaza’s 1.8 million At the same time, the Egyptian intelligence and securi- Palestinians. On the ninth day of the clashes, Hamas fired ty services have maintained close ties with Israel. They dozens of rockets at southern Israel and Israel launched share common concerns including the rise of jihadist air strikes on targets throughout Gaza, amid efforts to get groups in Sinai. “There have been differences between rid of rocket launchers in northern Gaza. More than 200 Israel and Egypt over the Palestinian issue,” Soltan said. 23- What was the first Jewish tribe to break the Palestinians have died in the fighting, and more than “Yet Israel and Egypt have quietly and professionally 1200 have been injured. One Israeli died from a direct hit. maintained their ties.” While in the past, Egypt was the treaty with Prophet Mohammad (peace be Both Israel and Hamas know that in the end there will primary mediator between Israel and Hamas, this time at upon him)? be a ceasefire, although it is not clear if it will be before or least Hamas does not trust the Egyptians. after an Israeli ground invasion. Israel has called up 40,000 “In the past the Egyptian government was seen by - Banu Qaynuqa reservists and there is pressure on Israeli Prime Minister both the Islamists and the secular Palestinian leadership Binjamin Netanyahu to launch a limited ground operation as even handed enough to mediate between the two of to hit Hamas’s ability to produce and launch rockets. But if them as well as between them and Israel, that’s not the Yes No and when a ceasefire comes, it will come via Egypt, as it case any more,” Michele Dunne, of the Carnegie has in the past conflicts of 2006, 2008, and 2012. Endowment for International Peace in Washington Dc “Egypt has a role to play regardless of the regime type said. “This time Hamas wants to bring in Turkey or Qatar and the ideological orientation of the ruling elite in because there’s so little trust with Egypt.” Egypt,” Gamal Soltan, an associate professor of political —The Media Line MON DAY, JULY 21, 2014 LOCAL Company with top ethics, integrity ‘very important’ MENA professionals poll

DUBAI: Bayt.com’s ‘Values, Ethics and On the other hand, 17.2% say that their their personal morals and values, though Integrity in the MENA Workplace’, a poll company is not at all transparent about its they are opposed by 29.8% who believe recently conducted by the region’s number values, with a further 15% stating that the the opposite is true. A fifth (18.7%) believe one job site, has revealed that despite level of transparency is low. that it is only possible to exceed ‘to some respondents across the Middle East and Top managers set a good example of extent’ without breaching personal ethics. North Africa (MENA) region considering ethical conduct, according to 68% of Suhail Al-Masri, VP of Sales, Bayt.com top ethics and integrity to be very impor- respondents, though only 47.7% consider, said: “Transparency and a just and ethical tant in a company, more than half have at to a large extent, that their direct manager approach to work is very important in the some point in their careers been asked to is someone with a high level of ethics and MENA region’s workplace. Creating an do something they considered to be integrity. A quarter (23.3%) state that their environment that encourages ethical prac- somewhat challenging to their own set of direct manager may not be someone they tices and upholds strong values is impera- KUWAIT: Serbian Ambassador Vladimir Kohut visited Kuwait Times over the weekend personal values. see as having a high level of ethics and tive in attracting top talent, who seek work and discussed matters of mutual interest with Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan. For 98% of respondents, working for a integrity. at organizations that are in line with their company that has top ethics and integrity This is perhaps reflected in the fact that own ethical values and moral drivers. With is important - ‘very important’ to 92.3%. 54.6% of respondents have been asked to this in mind, companies across the MENA North Mutlaa City Roughly three quarters (74.2%) consider do something at work at some point in are increasingly working towards adopting the company they work for to have a high their careers that has clashed with their more policies that actively nurture an ethi- contract signed level of ethics and integrity, to ‘a large personal values. For 18.4% of those cal, integrity-driven workplace - one in extent’ for 45.8% of respondents. respondents it is a frequent occurrence, which transparency and respect for values By A Saleh Wuqaiyan and his deputies. The first phase of Six in 10 state that their company has a while it happens ‘sometimes’ for the is vital.” the project, which contains around 36,500 written code of ethics, which 67.8% claim remaining 36.2%. Two thirds (66%) claim Data for the Bayt.com ‘Values, Ethics and KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing housing units, is expected to be allocated to is fleshed out and well-communicated in a that their companies do have procedures Integrity in the MENA Workplace’ poll was Welfare (PAHW) signed a KD 1.95 billion con- the PAHW by the end of the year. The total transparent manner. Ethics training is for reporting unethical behavior, for which collected online from April 14-May 20 tract to establish the North Mutlaa City with area of the new city is almost double of the required at 68% of respondents’ compa- individuals are punished at 72.1% of 2014, with 6,817 respondents from the an estimated total capacity of 52,000 housing adjacent Mutlaa city. It is located 40 km north nies, with 78.8% claiming that ethical crite- respondents’ organizations. According to UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, units. The contract signing took place yester- of Kuwait City, and 53 km south of Abdaly. ria are included in the employee appraisal 51.5% of respondents, it is possible to suc- Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, Egypt, day with a consultative consortium of inter- When completed, the city is set to include national and local companies. The PAHW was 119 schools, 110 mosques, 10 police stations, system. ceed professionally without compromising Morocco and Tunisia. represented by General Director Badr Al- 10 polyclinics and 10 government malls.

KUWAIT: Senior Interior Ministry officials attended a ceremony to receive parts of the Special Task Force Camp project in Sulaibiya. Maj Gen Dr Eid Abu Sulaib, the assistant undersecretary for security services affairs, and Maj Gen Mahmoud Al-Dousary, the assistant undersecretary for special security, attended the event. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 LOCAL Male cross-dresser held for harassing women Three-member gang assaults Asian

KUWAIT: Detectives arrested a male cross- Site accident Servant detained dresser for harassing women in a Salmiya Criminal evidence men sent the body of an A male servant was detained in Sabahiya mall and disturbing them in women’s sec- Indian to the coroner after he fell from a build- police station after he hid a carton of locally- tions! A security source said that a number of ing under construction in Salmiya. A security made liquor in his sponsor’s house. The sponsor female shoppers in a Salmiya mall called source said that workers in a building under con- was surprised by the servant carrying a box operations to remove the man who was mov- struction told operations that one of their col- into his room, and when he asked about it, he ing from one shop to another, so a patrol was leagues fell from the top of the building after he said it was personal things. But when the spon- sent and he was arrested and is being ques- lost balance, and died instantly. Investigations sor searched the box, he discovered it was tioned. are underway. locally-made liquor, so he called police who came to the house and arrested the suspect. Gang attack Kidnap attempt Fintas detectives are looking for three Three men failed to kidnap an Ethiopian maid in Woman harassed Asians who stormed a flat and beat a compa- front of her sponsor’s Sabahiya house. A 46-year-old Andalus detectives are collecting informa- triot in front of his wife and three children, citizen took his Ethiopian maid to Sabahiya police tion about a young man who harassed a left him bleeding and escaped. Neighbors station, and told them that while she was standing woman in a mall in Rai, and did not stop until then took him to Adan Hospital. Meanwhile, in front of the house, a car with three men stopped he forced her to take his phone number. The paramedics rushed an Asian man to and one of them got out of the car and grabbed her women rushed to the police station, and he Farwaniya Hospital who fell from a horse and hand, but she screamed, prompting him to return to was charged with urging a woman to commit dislocated his shoulder at Kabd stables. the car and escape. Investigations are underway. vice acts.

Main characters of the “Ya maa kunta habibi” Poster with the actors of “Lil hub kalma” Soap operas ‘a common subject of discussion’

By Nawara Fattahova was once shooting for fashion designer Rayan, dence to reveal the secret. who coincidently is the sister of Mohammed. ‘Lil hub kilma’ (Love has a word) is a social KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity and Water and Minister of Public Work, KUWAIT: Watching soap operas is a Ramadan Very quickly Mohammed marries Abeer, and drama discussing various issues in our society. Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim, during the tour. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat pastime, since people spend more time at home Tareq gets married to Rayan in the same period One of the main characters Ali is a son of or visiting others, so they watch TV more. The and travels. Abeer moves to live at her hus- Kuwaiti mother and Lebanese father. It soap operas and actors are also a common sub- band’s house, and when Rayan comes back with describes his suffering when he falls in love with ject of discussion. her husband and enters their house, both Tareq a girl, as she rejects him as he is not Kuwaiti, and North Zoor project ‘Ya man kunt habibi’ (O you darling), is a and Abeer are shocked. Abeer’s parents as well his suffering of searching for a kafeel despite his Kuwaiti romantic drama shot in the UAE. It talks as people who knew them can’t believe it is a mother being a Kuwaiti. His Lebanese father 40% complete about the strong love of a couple who broke up coincidence, and this scares Tareq and Abeer who hadn’t seen him since he was a child visits due to a conflict between their fathers who and they have to deal with many situations to Kuwait and tries to convince him to go with him KUWAIT: The North Zoor power plant proj- On that regard, the ministry plans to were neighbors. After a fight, Tareq decided to distance the people who know both of them to Lebanon, as he is rich now. ect is 40 percent complete as construction is place a number of projects for tendering breakup with Abeer, as her father insulted his from the family and their spouses. Jasim, the uncle of Ali, is married to two going forward as planned with plans to enter within six months, worth KD 3 billion, Al- father, so he demanded her father to apologize. After some time of marriage, Tareq and women - the first Kuwaiti while the second 220 megawatts into service by June next Ibrahim said. Meanwhile the minister reas- When she refused and said they shouldn’t be Abeer long for each other yet they both still Lebanese. His daughter from the Lebanese year, a government official said yesterday. sured that total production capacity cur- part of their fathers’ fight, he decided to leave love their spouses. The jealous cousins of mother Dina tries to avenge her colleague by Abdulaziz Al-Ibrahim, the Minister of rently exceeds 14,000 MW a day, adding her. Mohammed and Rayan, who live with them in making the guy love her and then leave him, Electricity and Water and Minister of Public that construction is ongoing as planned in Abeer runs a flower shop, and when their the same house as they are orphans, work hard but she falls in love with him. Jasim forces his Work, spoke to reporters during a tour at two projects signed May 2013 to increase driver had an accident, she had to deliver the to destroy the marriage of Mohammed and son to get married to a girl he doesn’t love, the South Zoor Power Plant to observe a the capacity by 1,000 MW. flowers herself, and one of the places was a Abeer and Tareq and Rayan. Many of their tricks while he strongly loves a girl who dies during project to equip generators with new tur- Minister Al-Ibrahim concluded his state- company whose director Mohammed falls in don’t work, while some cause problems. Also, his wedding. He can’t forget her and his new bine units to improve production capacity. ment by urging consumers to conserve on love with her at first sight. On the other hand, the cousins find out there was a relation wife is suffering, especially that she didn’t know The minister reiterated the MEW’s commit- energy consumption during the period Tareq is a photographer shooting models, and between Tareq and Abeer and want to find evi- he was in love with someone else. ment to follow up with projects’ execution between the July 20 and August 20 “when in order to finish in time and meet the ris- consumption rates peak as a result of the ing demand. increasing temperatures.” —KUNA Kuwaiti ambassador in Iraq meets parliament Speaker

BAGHDAD: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq Ghassan Al-Zawawi met with the newly-elected Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Salim Jabouri yesterday, congratulating him on the new post. The ambassador visited Jabouri in his main office, expressing the greet- ings of Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, accord- LONDON: The crew of the Journey of Hope with Kuwait’s Ambassador Khaled Al-Dowaisaan. ing to Kuwait Embassy. Drug dealer busted The two sides discussed issues of By Hanan Al-Saadoun Journey of Hope invited to Iftar at Kuwait embassy in London mutual concern and bilateral rela- tions, the Embassy noted. KUWAIT: A drug trafficker was arrested in an LONDON: The crew of the around- message being portrayed by the and made numerous stops at ports parties he and his crewmates had Jabouri on his part said Iraq is look- ambush by Drug Control General Department the-world marine excursion, which is Journey of Hope, which organisers, in the Arab region and Europe. witnessed at the stops they made ing forward to develop cooperation officers, the Interior Ministry announced yester- dedicated to the disabled, who start- including disabled members, say is For his part, chief crew member during the close to three-month with Kuwait in every field while also day. The Asian woman was caught red-handed ed in Kuwait were invited to an Iftar dedicated to people of mental dis- Badi Al-Dosari praised the role of journey. strengthening the two countries’ ties. while selling heroin to an undercover agent. banquet hosted by Kuwait’s abilities. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah The journey aims to reveal The Iraqi parliament has elected Police also found cash in the woman’s pos- Ambassador Khaled Al-Dowaisaan at Attending guests and embassy Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in sup- Kuwait’s unique and leading role in Jabouri as Speaker last week, a step session which she collected from selling drugs, their arrival in the United Kingdom. staff were briefed by the crew mem- porting the initiative. the field of efforts dedicated to towards bringing political stability to according to her testimonies. In a speech at the event, the bers on the happenings of the trip, He also expressed delight and people with special needs, he The woman also led police to her house the country. —KUNA ambassador hailed the humanitarian which started in Kuwait on May 1 gratitude over the great welcoming added. —KUNA where nearly 500 gm of heroin was found. ABK awards outstanding students

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait awarded out- Educational faculty of Souad Al-Sabah High standing students at Al-Adan High School for School for their dedication and perseverance at girls. This was as part of ABK’s “Best Student honing the students to this level.” Award” initiative. Al-Therban added, “Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait’s The best student award went to Sara Falah Al- initiative comes as part of the social responsibility Azmi, Nehad Tareq Al-Furaih, Fay Husam Al- programs that are offered to develop and sup- Wahabi, Amna Ali Baqeransd Sara Yousef Al- port varying segments of society in Kuwait. This Olaiwi for achieving the highest percentage in also conveys ABK’s commitment to participating their grade. in educational support, which is the core of any Sahar Al-Therban, ABK’s PR Manager stated, “At successful and developed society.” the outset we would like to congratulate the out- Fatima Dashti, School Manager thanked ABK’s standing students for their efforts at securing generous initiative in supporting and encourag- such high percentages. Congratulations also go ing students to progress in their educational out to their parents and the Administrative and achievements. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

India rains halt Lebanon arrests two over horrific child beating video exhumation of bodies of gang-raped girls Page 8 Page 12

PRIJEDOR: Bosnian Muslims, survivors of massacre in Western-Bosnian town of Prijedor in 1992, pray in front of caskets of victims before reburing the remains of 48 Muslims killed during the country’s 1990s war, that had been exhumed from mass graves in the northwestern town of Prijedor, after Bosnian Serbs took control of the region in April 1992, the homes of non-Serbs were destroyed, families were separated and thousands of people were incarcer- ated in detention camps, where many were tortured and executed. — AFP Bosnia buries 284 war victims Relatives travel from across Europe to attend burial

KOZARAC: The remains of 284 victims of the Bosnian among many of the bodies. burial at six local cemeteries. Samir Karupovic, who war were laid to rest yesterday having been Witness accounts suggest around 1,000 people now lives with his mother in Croatia, was just 17 unearthed from what is believed to be the largest were tossed into the gruesome death pit but later months old when his father Redzep was killed in July mass grave of Europe’s worst conflict since World War dug up and reburied elsewhere as part of a systemat- 1992 by Bosnian Serb forces along with 1,846 others Two. ic bid to conceal evidence of atrocities. in the space of three days in the Prijedor region. Thousands of relatives from Bosnia and across The Prijedor region was a stronghold of ultra- Whole families vanished. Europe gathered in collective Islamic prayer for the nationalist Serb forces who killed more than 3,000 Yesterday, Karupovic sat silently gazing at his mainly Muslim Bosniak victims, including 21 mem- Muslim Bosniaks and Catholic Croats there and drove father’s picture, his arms draped over the coffin that bers of the same family, on a soccer field in the north- tens of thousands from their homes. housed his remains. In Biscani village alone, at least western town of Kozarac. Some were tortured and killed in notorious Serb- 218 people were killed in a day, among them 44 Coffins draped in green cloth lined the pitch. “I run detention camps, while others died in their members of the Hegic family, officials said. Twenty- think we will be at peace tomorrow, when all this is homes, crimes for which 16 Bosnian Serbs have been one of them were found in the Tomasica mass grave over,” said Amela Kadiric, who came from the sentenced by a special UN war crimes tribunal to a last year and buried yesterday. Netherlands to bury her father and three uncles, total of 230 years in prison. Among them were five sons and the husband of killed in a wave of Serb ethnic cleansing during Almost twenty years since the war ended, Bosnia Emina Hegic, now 83 and living in the United States, Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. remains deeply divided, split into two autonomous whose family decided not to tell her about the Around 100,000 people died in the conflict, which regions joined by a weak central government. exhumations and ceremonies on Sunday for fear of scattered Bosnians across the globe. Asked how Feuding along ethnic lines continues to thwart the her reaction. many members of her extended family had been country’s ambitions of joining the European main- Suad Tatarevic buried six brothers and his father killed, Kadiric replied: “Nobody knows.” stream. along with five other relatives found in the grave. “We The remains of more than 430 people have been Bosnia’s autonomous Federation, made up of have lived in hope for 22 years, and now have to face found so far in the Tomasica grave near the town of mainly Bosniaks and Croats, declared Sunday an offi- that they are gone,” Tatarevic said. “At least, we’ll be Prijedor. The grave was deep, and the soil mostly clay, cial day of mourning. The Serb Republic did not. able to visit their graves. This is our land, we were meaning there was relatively little decomposition After the prayers, the coffins were transferred for born here, here we’ll be buried.” — Reuters Egypt vows to punish attackers CAIRO: Egypt vowed yesterday to punish lence from across the border with Libya, the attackers who killed 22 border guards where relentless bloodshed has sparked in its western desert near the frontier with fears of all-out civil war. restive Libya. Libya has been awash with weapons Militants firing rocket-propelled and gripped by unrest since the 2011 grenades and machine guns attacked a NATO-backed uprising that toppled dicta- checkpoint, 630 kilometres (390 miles) tor Moamer Kadhafi, with rival militias west of Cairo, on Saturday, killing 22 sol- which ousted him vying for control. diers and wounding another four. Egypt’s porous western border with Libya The military, which updated its previ- stretches for more than 1,000 kilometres ous death toll, said the soldiers were killed (620 miles). when an RPG set off an explosion in an In August 2012, gunmen killed 16 ammunition depot at the El-Farafrah bor- Egyptian border guards on the frontier der security post. with Israel. And since the army ousted Egypt’s presidency said “the heinous Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July crime that took these brave souls and 2013, Egypt has been rocked by deadly spilled their blood will not go unan- bombings and shootings. swered”. “Terrorism will be uprooted from Most of the assaults have been claimed every part of Egypt. All those responsible by jihadists amid a bloody crackdown by for perpetrating these acts and acting out- the authorities on Morsi’s supporters. The side of the law will receive their rightful police crackdown has left more than 1,400 punishment,” it said. people dead in street clashes, upwards of Egypt authorities declared a three-day 15,000 jailed and some 200 sentenced to period of mourning from yesterday. death. Morsi and several other senior The attack followed repeated warnings leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood move- by officials of a possible spillover of vio- ment have all gone on trial. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Lebanon arrests two over horrific child beating video

BEIRUT: Lebanon has arrested a man who swings a club at Khaled, beating him on saying she was “ashamed of being fine features like a girl, is told to slap the word that means ‘go on’. spurred his two-year-old son to beat up a various parts of his body, slapping him Lebanese”. boy and does so, then is told to kick him “When I saw this shameful video I felt, Syrian child after a video of the shocking and kicking him, as adults who are heard In the video, Abbas clutches a club in the stomach and again complies as if it for the first time, ashamed of being blows went viral, state media reported but not seen urge him on. with his pudgy hands, hitting the other is a game. The victim whimpers, gets on Lebanese,” said one Facebook user. yesterday. The cousin of the boy named Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi ordered an boy, punching him in the face, slapping his knees, implores God and tries again to Another commentator accused the par- Abbas, who taped the video which was investigation and late on Saturday police him and kicking him in the shin. shield himself. ents of Abbas of “raising the child to be a posted online overnight Friday, was also arrested “Abbas’s father and his cousin Adults and children offscreen demand Another voice, seemingly a young boy, racist from his early age.” arrested, the National News Agency said, who taped the video after a probe involv- a tougher beating and order the boy, who is heard saying: “That wasn’t too hard,” Lebanon hosts more than a million quoting a police statement. ing online activists,” the news agency said. tries repeatedly to shield himself with his referring to the blows. The male adult refugees from Syria’s civil war and Rifi told It identified the victim as a nine-year- The video caused outrage across arms, to stay still. comments: “No it isn’t strong” and urges AFP the boy was probably Syrian from the old boy from Syria named Khaled. In the Lebanon with angry comments posted “Abbas hit him, don’t be afraid,” a male Abbas to give the other child “a boxing”. eastern Bekaa Valley where many Syrians footage posted by Ya Sour website, Abbas on Facebook and Twitter, and one user voice says. Abbas, who has a pony tail and “Yalla Abbas,” he says using an Arabic have found refuge. —AFP Jihadists claim Baghdad blasts Iraq rallies behind Christians BAGHDAD: The Islamic State yester- police and allied Shiite militiamen, it According to clergy leaders, several Christian neighbours. day claimed responsibility for deadly said. thousand Christians fled Mosul on “We consider it unfair and against Baghdad bombings, as the Christians The near-simultaneous blasts were Friday and Saturday following an ulti- the principles of Islam,” a Mosul resi- they drove out of Mosul grieved for among the deadliest attacks in matum by the city’s new rulers to con- dent told AFP by phone. their lost homes and uncertain future Baghdad since IS conquered large vert, pay a special tax, leave or face exe- “Christians have lived in Mosul for in Iraq. swathes of territory last month, exacer- cution. more than 1,000 years and most of The flight of the centuries-old bating sectarian tension and pushing Chaldean patriarch Louis Sako said them were top people: doctors, engi- Christian community from Iraq’s Iraq to the brink of breakup. there were still around 35,000 neers and artists. Their departure is a TRIPOLI: Smoke billows near a road leading to Tripoli international airport jihadist-held second city drew mes- The Christian’s eviction from Mosul Christians in the city before the IS huge loss for Mosul.” during clashes between Islamist-led militiamen and rival ex-rebels who con- sages of solidarity and pledges of aid, was just the latest mass displacement launched a sweeping offensive on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in a statement condemned the eviction of trol the facility, yesterday, in the Libyan capital Tripoli. —AFP Mosul’s Christians and urged the world to stand united against the Sunni Islamists mount ‘heaviest’ jihadists that his army and allied militias are struggling to contain. assault on Libya airport IS threats against religious minori- ties in the area “reveal without any pos- TRIPOLI: Islamist militiamen yesterday are controlled by the Zintan militia, an AFP sible doubt the criminal, terrorist stepped up their assault on Libya’s main air- correspondent said. Loud explosions were nature of this group, and the danger it port, two days after the collapse of a truce heard in the city centre, 25 kilometres (15.5 represents to humanity and centuries- with rival ex-rebels who control the facility, a miles) away, as battles raged along the air- old heritage,” he said. security official said. port road. Political leaders in the Shiite holy Local residents said the upsurge in vio- The Islamists have been reinforced by cities of Karbala and Najaf, both already lence killed at least one civilian when a rock- militia allies from Misrata, a key battlefield in crumbling under the burden of Shiite et hit a house in the capital’s Qasr Ben the 2011 uprising which toppled and killed refugees forced from their homes over Gheshir district near Tripoli international air- veteran dictator Moamer Gadhafi. the past six weeks of fighting, said their port. They have dubbed the operation to doors were also open to displaced “The airport was attacked this morning crush the Zintan militia “Libya’s Dawn”. The Christians. with mortar rounds, rockets and tank fire,” rival sides are among several heavily-armed Ahmed Chalabi, another prominent airport security official Al-Jilani al-Dahesh militias which hold sway in the oil-produc- Shiite politician seen as one of Maliki’s told AFP. “It was the most intense bombard- ing North African nation since the uprising. main challengers for the job of prime ment so far.” Relentless violence across Libya in past minister, argued that the government Dahesh said the militia which controls months-including a war against Islamists in was to blame for the country’s worst the airport, based in Zintan, southwest of the east launched by a rogue general-has crisis in years. the capital, and seen by Islamists as the sparked fears of all-out civil war. “Iraqi Christians are an integral part armed wing of liberals within the govern- This has prompted Foreign Minister of the Iraqi people and have been pres- ment, responded with heavy fire. Islamist Mohamed Abdelaziz to plead for UN help to ent in this land for more than 1,600 militia first attacked the airport on July 13, build up Libya’s army and police force and to years,” he said in a statement. forcing a halt to all flights. protect vital sites, including the airport and “The current government of Iraq The offensive has since caused extensive oil installations. has failed in its duty to protect Iraqi citi- MOSUL: In this Saturday, July 19, 2014 photo, displaced Christians who fled the violence in damage to planes and airport infrastructure The fighting mirrors a deadly power zens,” he said, urging parliament to that aviation officials say will keep it closed struggle between liberals and Islamists in Mosul, walk towards the town of Qaraqoush on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. The message played swiftly elect a new president and form over loudspeakers gave the Christians of Iraq’s second-largest city until midday Saturday to for months. Pictures posted on social media the National General Congress, Libya’s par- a government capable of saving Iraq’s showed a Libyan Airlines plane on fire as liament and top political authority. make a choice: Convert to Islam, pay a tax or face death. —AP integrity. plumes of smoke billowed over the airport. A new parliament was elected last month A day after President Jalal Talabani The carrier said on its Facebook page that after the GNC came under repeated accusa- both from former Sunni neighbours in years of violence that have redrawn June 9, proclaimed a caliphate and returned from 18 months of medical one of its aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ900, was tions of trying to monopolise power. Results and Shiite leaders. Iraq’s ethno-sectarian map. made Mosul their main Iraqi hub. treatment in Germany to serve out the destroyed. of the vote had been due to be announced In a statement posted on jihadist “We don’t know what we’re going He said all had left the city by the last few days of his tenure, the names By midday on Sunday, fighting had Sunday but the electoral commission websites, the Islamic State (IS) praised to do or what will happen to us. Will we time the noon ultimatum expired on of those who will compete to replace spread to other sites on the airport road that announced a delay until Monday. —AFP two of its fighters-a German and a ever to return to our homes? Will the Saturday. A rare Christian who decided him were due to be announced. Syrian-for two of a spate of blasts that government rid the city of terrorists?” to stay was fatalistic: “I already feel An unofficial power-sharing deal killed 24 people in Baghdad on asked Umm Ziyad, 35. dead,” he told AFP. means the job is usually reserved for a Saturday. She fled Mosul on Friday with her Kurd. Israeli bulldozers destroy “Two knights of the knights of Islam four children and now shares a house Sunni neighbours While no consensus has emerged, and heroes of the caliphate were still under construction with several Many residents of Mosul are afraid veteran former Kurdish premier Fuad Hamas tunnels in Gaza launched, Abu Qaqa al-Almani and other displaced families in the Christian to speak and press access is almost Masum increasingly appeared the Abu Abdulrahman al-Shami, to destroy town of Qaraqosh, 32 kilometres (20 impossible, but Sunnis in the city have most likely to be acceptable to all GAZA CITY: Israel said it widened its ground In one instance, the militants were found checkpoints” manned by soldiers, miles) east of Mosul. voiced sympathy for their former sides. —AFP offensive early yesterday, sending more troops with tranquilizers and handcuffs, indicating they into Gaza after demolishing more than a dozen “intended to abduct Israelis,” according to the Hamas tunnels and intensifying tank fire on bor- military. der areas. Clashes persisted into late Saturday. Loud explosions shook Gaza as Israeli flares Palestinians reported heavy Israeli tank fire on lit up the night sky and Israeli fighter jets flew the border areas of Gaza. Doctors said a son, low across the densely populated territory. Since daughter-in-law and granddaughter of senior the start of Israel-Hamas fighting almost two Hamas leader Khalil al-Haya were killed early yes- weeks ago, 348 Palestinians were killed and terday when their house was hit by a tank shell 2,700 wounded in Israeli air and artillery strikes, in Gaza City. In the southern city of Rafah, three according to Palestinian health officials. One- brothers were killed when an airstrike targeted fourth of the deaths were reported since the the family house, said health official Ashraf al- start of the ground offensive late Thursday, the Kidra. officials said. In Israel, a Gaza rocket killed a man near the Five Israelis - three soldiers and two civilians - southern city of Dimona and wounded four peo- have also been killed and dozens wounded as ple, police said, marking the second Israeli civil- rockets continue to rain down on Israel. As fight- ian casualty from the fighting. ing raged, UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri on Qatar on Sunday as part of renewed cease-fire Saturday repeated an appeal for the two sides to efforts. Hamas last week rejected an Egyptian adopt the cease-fire, saying Egypt’s plan is the call to both sides to halt hostilities, saying it first only one on the table, despite efforts from Hamas wants guarantees that Israel and Egypt will sig- backers Turkey and Qatar to broker a deal. nificantly ease their border blockade of Gaza. “It meets the needs of both sides,” he said. Israel’s military said early Sunday that it has “We will continue to propose it. We hope both widened its ground offensive by sending more sides accept it.” Hamas has sought involvement troops into Gaza. Over the weekend, Israeli of other countries, such as Qatar, in any cease- troops demolished more than a dozen tunnels fire negotiations, saying Egypt cannot be the that were used by Hamas to sneak into Israel and sole mediator. The Islamic militant group is carry out attacks on soldiers and civilians, the deeply distrustful of Egypt’s rulers who last year army said. deposed a Hamas-friendly government in Cairo. Israeli soldiers uncovered 34 shafts leading With truce talks stalled, violence has escalat- into about a dozen underground tunnels, some ed. Casualties could mount quickly if the military as deep as 30 meters (yards), the military said. moves deeper into urban areas. Some 50,000 Israel views the tunnels as a strategic threat, and Palestinians are already staying in United demolishing them is a high priority in their cam- Nations shelters, according to UNRWA, the UN paign. refugee agency for Palestinians. Footage released by the Israeli military Electricity and water supplies in Gaza were AWKAR: A woman shouts as she takes part in a protest near the US embassy in Awkar, on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital Beirut, showed tunnels being demolished by army increasingly being disrupted. The Gaza City yesterday against the Israeli military offensive on the Palestinian Gaza Strip. At least 40 Palestinians were killed as Israeliforces excavators and other equipment on the ground municipality said a main water line was damaged and by airstrikes from above. in the fighting, leaving parts of the city without pounded northern Gaza sending thousands fleeing in terror on day 13 of the deadliest assault on the enclave in five years. —AFP Palestinian gunmen disguised in Israeli uni- water. Gaza has suffered from rolling blackouts forms managed to infiltrate Israel from Gaza for years, but periods without electricity have using another tunnel and on Saturday killed two now increased to up to 20 hours at a time. Swedish-Lebanese bomb suspect killed in police raid Israeli soldiers and injured several others, the mil- Meanwhile, Egypt opened its border crossing itary said. At least one Palestinian was killed in with Gaza, admitting wounded to Egyptian hos- TRIPOLI: A Lebanese-Swedish man wanted in gin on suspicion of plotting to carry out suicide enter the apartment, he was killed by one of the the clash. pitals and allowing aid and doctors back in. Israel connection with a June hotel bombing was bombings in Lebanon on behalf of jihadists. grenades he was handling.” Two policemen were Hamas said 12 of its fighters participated in says it is going to great lengths to avoid civilian killed yesterday by a grenade he was handling as Hassan was holed up in an apartment in the wounded in the exchange of gunfire. the attack and that the group took some of the casualties and blames them on Hamas, accusing police moved to arrest him, a security official restive northern city of Tripoli when police Officers recovered an explosive belt from the soldiers’ weapons back to their hideouts. In two it of firing from within residential neighborhoods said. Monzer Khaldoun al-Hassan was suspected moved to arrest him but he resisted, the security suspect’s apartment, the official added. other confrontations, Palestinian gunmen and using civilians as “human shields.” Human by police of providing explosive belts to two sui- official said. Hassan flew from Sweden to Lebanon seven jumped out of tunnels and shot at soldiers who rights activists say past confrontations have cide bombers who blew themselves up when “There was an exchange of gunfire that lasted months ago after two of his brothers were killed returned fire. Two of the gunmen were killed. shown that when Israeli carries out attacks in police raided their Beirut hotel on June 25. four hours during which the suspect hurled in neighbouring Syria, where they were fighting Another militant died when the explosive vest densely populated Palestinian areas, civilian That raid had followed the arrest days earlier grenades at the police,” the official said. alongside rebels trying to topple President he was wearing went off, the military said. deaths are inevitable. —AP in another hotel of a Frenchman of Comoran ori- “As members of the security forces tried to Bashar al-Assad. —AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Mexico moves children out of squalid shelter ‘We are going to give them a dignified place’ ZAMORA: Mexican authorities on dropped and Verduzco was allowed to isolation with little food. ing children over the years. Saturday moved 161 children and six go free. However six of the eight work- Prominent Mexicans rushed to Krauze, writing on Twitter, even adults out of a shelter where investiga- ers who had been arrested with her Verduzco’s defense, including former decried the “unprecedented public tors say hundreds of minors were kept were jailed, local media reported, cit- president Vicente Fox. lynching of an innocent person” in ref- in squalid conditions and subjected to ing attorneys for the workers. At least An open letter signed by leading erence to Verduzco. abuse. Police raided the home, known Relatives however have a starkly as “La Gran Familia” and located in the different view, claiming that Verduzco western town of Zamora, Tuesday demanded money to let them see amid reports that five kidnapped chil- their children and registered infants dren were being held there. born in the shelter as her own. They found those children and much more: 400 minors and 200 Growing up in the shelter adults living among large piles of rot- Most of the children were dropped FISH TRAP: The Watermelon Hill fire consumes trees after crossing Pine ting food and other fetid trash, as well off at the shelter by their desperately Springs Road near Fish Trap, Wash., Saturday. The wildfire is growing rapidly as horror stories about sleeping amid impoverished parents. and is moving in a southeast direction toward timber. A level three evacua- rats and insects-and even being forced Mexican DIF officials are discover- tion order has been given to people living near the path of the fire. —AP to perform oral sex on adults. ing as they interview shelter residents The shelter is operated by Rosa del that many of them grew up in the shel- Carmen Verduzco, an octogenarian ter and never left, sometimes never Winds fuel destructive known as “Mama Rosa.” The children stepping outside of the building. and the adults were moved to shelters “There are many [adults] who have operated by the DIF, the state-run fam- never gone out and for them we shall Washington wildfire ily services office, in three other states seek to train them and give them WINTHROP: A massive wildfire that has is pushing the first back on itself. and Mexico City, DIF head Laura Vargas ZAMORA: An official van carrying children —to be taken to work,” said Michoacan state govern- forced the evacuation of towns, destroyed Rancher Vic Stokes, 60, went to bed told reporters late Saturday. their hometowns and returned to their parents— leaves the ment Salvador Jara. numerous homes and blackened scenic Friday thinking the fires had calmed down “We are going to give them a digni- Jara said that officials worry about fied place where they can live with shelter “La Gran Familia” (The big family) on Saturday, in separating children or young adults hillsides in north-central Washington has and his ranch outside of Twist was safe. He Zamora, state of Michoacan. Mexican authorities began been burning into new areas, fueled by dry and his family have been fighting brush better conditions,” Vargas said, speak- that lived so long together. ing from Zamora. The remaining resi- Saturday moving children out of the shelter where investiga- A group of parents and relatives conditions and gusty winds. fires since Thursday, getting little sleep. tors say hundreds of minors were kept in squalid conditions The lightning-caused fire by Saturday By Saturday, a fire had jumped to a near- dents will be moved to other shelters tried to prevent DIF workers from mov- had scorched nearly 340 square miles in by creek bed. Stokes, his son and his next week, Vargas said. and subjected to physical and sexual abuse. —AFP ing children from Zamora to a shelter the scenic Methow Valley. The fire was daughter-in-law spent the morning clear- in Guadalajara. measured at 260 square miles Friday. ing brush. “Anything that hasn’t burned has Friends in high places one of those detained has confessed intellectuals-including writer Elena Some have camped outside the Road closures and evacuations were a chance of burning yet,” Stokes said. Verduzco, who founded the shelter to sexual abuse, investigation Poniatowska, journalist Lydia Cacho, facility since the raid, pleading to get changing regularly, as hot weather and So far, his home is intact, but he’s lost some 60 years ago, was hospitalized spokesman Tomas Zeron has said, historian Enrique Krauze, as well as their children back and telling investi- winds with gusts up to 30 mph were push- hay and a barn and is worried for livestock due to hypertension and kept under adding that some of the children at French 2008 Nobel in literature Jean- gators that shelter workers prevented ing the fire over ridge tops and toward a he had grazing in an area that’s now police guard pending charges after the the shelter reportedly suffered physical Marie Gustave Le Clezio-demanded them from seeing their youngsters for cluster of small towns northeast of Seattle. scorched. “We need to get up there and see raid. By late Saturday all charges were abuse such as beatings or were kept in recognition for Verduzco’s work help- long periods of time. —AFP “This is a very active and fluid situation,” what we can find that’s alive. We know we fire spokesman Chuck Turey said. People lost cattle,” he said. living between Carlton and Pateros have As the fire got closer to Carlton, rancher been told to leave their homes. The fire has Pete Scott brought 60 cattle to his property Nicaragua marks Sandinista downed power lines and many towns were in town from the range land. His home, a without electrical power or phone service green oasis, is serving a meeting point for Saturday. some of the displaced residents. “We’re try- anniversary with area leaders There were no reports of serious injuries. ing to survive,” Scott said. Minor burns and bruises had been report- The fire has calmed down near Pateros, MANAGUA: Nicaraguan President Daniel The Sandinista revolution “scored a great tri- Nicaragua’s leader 1979-1990, and returned to ed, but Turey called that “a pretty amazing where it destroyed about 100 homes Ortega celebrated the 35th anniversary of the umph over the strategy of imperial domination power in 2007. safety record.” On Saturday, officials said Thursday and Friday, Okanogan County Sandinista revolution late Saturday with a giant in the continent” and paved the way for other Maduro also expressed support for that only one more structure was Sheriff Frank Rogers said. “It’s just starting rally accompanied by regional leftist leaders. revolutionary movements, Maduro said. Nicaragua’s plans to build an inter-oceanic canal destroyed overnight by the blaze. to run out of places to burn,” he said. Thousands of supporters gathered at the Guests of honor at the event included the to rival the Panama Canal. Airplanes and helicopters were drop- The fire has picked up on its north side Plaza La Fe, north of Managua, to celebrate the president of El Salvador, former leftist guerrilla In early July Ortega endorsed a route chosen ping water and fire retardant on all parts of closer to Winthrop, but winds have been Sandinista rebel victory in 1979 over the dicta- Salvador Sanchez Ceren; Honduran President by a Chinese firm commissioned to dig a 40-bil- the fire, with no one area more of a concern erratic and were blowing the fire in differ- torship of Anastasio Somoza, whose family had Juan Hernandez; lion dollar canal linking the Caribbean and the than another, Turey said. “We’re seeing ent directions. run Nicaragua like their own estate since 1936. Cuban vice president Ramiro Valdes, and for- Pacific. The canal is expected to create thou- some wind shifts so that the fire is going to The blaze was burning in a sparsely The most prominent guest was Venezuelan mer presidents of Honduras, Guatemala and sands of jobs, a vital boost for this country of six be pushed in some directions it hasn’t been populated area, with homes scattered President Nicolas Maduro, whose oil-rich nation Panama. million-the second poorest in the Americas after pushed to date,” he said, adding that the throughout the woods and along the high- provides millions of dollars in aid to impover- Ortega, now 68, was one of the rebel Haiti-where half of the population lives in pover- good news is that in some places the wind way. —AP ished Nicaragua. Sandinista leaders that toppled Somoza. He was ty. —AFP

NEW YORK: A memorial for Eric Garner rests on the pavement near the site of his death, Saturday, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The wife of a man who died after a police officer used an appar- ent chokehold to bring him to the ground during an arrest burst into tears Saturday at a Harlem rally in his honor. —AP Officer in fatal NY arrest stripped of gun, badge

NEW YORK: A New York City police officer been an outcry over the NPYD’s extensive In the first lawsuit, settled by the city in involved in the arrest of a man who died in surveillance of Muslims disclosed in stories January, two black men in their 40s custody after being placed in an apparent by The Associated Press. accused Pantaleo and other officers of chokehold has been stripped of his gun Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg arresting them without cause and subject- and badge and placed on desk duty, police vehemently defended both the surveil- ing them to a “humiliating and unlawful said. lance and stop and frisk as legal and vital strip search” on a street that involved order- The city’s Civilian Complaint Review public safety tools. Officer Daniel Pantaleo, ing them to “pull their pants and under- Board said Saturday it would review more an eight-year NYPD veteran, and an officer wear down, squat and cough.” than 1,000 chokehold complaints it has who has been with the force for four years The men said they were held overnight received against officers over the last five were both taken off the street after the on charges that were ultimately dismissed years in an attempt to “discern why officers Garner’s death on Staten Island, a borough seven months later. In a second lawsuit, a continue to use this forbidden practice.” south of Manhattan, police said. man accused Pantaleo and other officers of At a rally in arally in Manhattan’s Harlem The department would not identify the misrepresenting facts in a police report neighborhood, prominent civil rights second officer but said he would retain his and other documents to substantiate activist Rev. Al Sharpton said the death of gun and badge while on desk duty. The charges that were eventually dismissed. 43-year-old Eric Garner death could strain reassignment is effective immediately and Pantaleo did not immediately return a the black community’s relationship with will remain in effect while Garner’s death is telephone message seeking comment. the police department. Garner’s widow, being investigated, police said. Garner, who has been arrested for selling Esaw, burst into tears at the rally. Patrick Lynch, president of the illegal cigarettes numerous times in recent “This is going to be a real test to see Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the years, told the officers who confronted him where policies are in the city now and city’s largest police union, called Pantaleo’s Thursday that he had not done anything whether the change that we feel occurred reassignment “completely unwarranted.” wrong, according to the video of the arrest. has occurred,” Sharpton said, referring to He said it denies Pantaleo the “very benefit As four officers bring him down, Garner promises made by Mayor Bill de Blasio and of a doubt that has long been part of the is heard gasping, “I can’t breathe! I can’t Police Commissioner William Bratton to social contract that allows police officers to breathe!” The video shows one officer using improve the relationship between officers face the risks of this difficult and complex his hands to push Garner’s face into the and the city’s minority communities. job.” sidewalk. Prosecutors and internal affairs The NYPD has faced criticism and legal According to federal court records, detectives are investigating the death of challenges over its use of the stop and frisk three men have sued Pantaleo within the the father of six and grandfather of two; tactic, which allows officers to stop anyone last two years over what they argued were authorities believe he suffered a heart they suspect is about to commit a crime or unlawful, racially motivated arrests on attack. De Blasio has called the circum- has committed a crime. There has also Staten Island. stances of his death “very troubling.” —AP INTERNATIONAL MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 Italian cruise ship wreck prepared for final voyage

GIGLIO ISLAND: Italy’s Costa Concordia cruise ship is workers since 2012. The ship will be dragged at a has taken him to accidents at sea in six continents Schettino is on trial for manslaughter, causing a ship- being readied for its final voyage to the scrapyard on speed of just two knots (3.7 kilometres, 2.3 miles) per and two warzones. wreck and abandoning the ship before all the pas- Tuesday, two and a half years after it crashed into an hour by two tug boats-a Dutch vessel and a Vanuatu- The ship has been raised by six metres so far since sengers had been evacuated-even though he has idyllic Mediterranean island in a disaster that claimed flagged one-and 12 other vessels will make up the the refloating operation began on July 14 and sal- claimed that he fell into a lifeboat. 32 lives. convoy accompanying the giant ship. vage engineers said they were aiming to float it by a Four other crew members and an executive from A luxury liner the length of three football fields, The towing will begin after the arrival of a ferry further four to tow it through the Corsica Channel the ship’s owner Costa Crociere, the biggest cruise the Costa Concordia was dragged upright in from the mainland at 0630 GMT and engineers said it and on to northwest Italy. operator in Europe and part of the US giant Carnival, September after keeling over on its side, and is being would take up to six hours to drag the 114,500-tonne have already plea-bargained and been convicted on refloated using air tanks attached to its sides like ship into position. ‘Remember the victims’ lesser charges. The cost of the entire salvage opera- giant armbands. Greenpeace has said it will follow the operation The Costa Concordia struck a group of rocks just tion including the scrapping is estimated at 1.5 bil- The four-day journey to the port of Genoa for the closely because of concern that the ship could spill off the Tuscan island on the night of January 13 with lion euros ($2.0 billion). 290-metre (951-foot) vessel-roughly twice the size of toxic waste into the sea, although officials have 4,229 people from 70 countries on board, just as pas- The salvage work has been a source of year-round the Titanic-will be the last step in the biggest salvage pointed out that the environmental impact has been sengers were settling down for supper on the first revenue for Giglio, but many islanders complain the operation of a passenger ship ever carried out. relatively minimal so far. day of their cruise. eyesore has hit visitor numbers over three summer “This is the finish line that all our citizens, Italians A 12-person team of salvage workers will be on The impact tore a massive gash in its hull and the seasons. “This is something that the people of Giglio and the world, have been waiting for. Let’s keep our the Costa Concordia itself during the journey and an ship veered sharply as the water poured in, eventual- want to forget but cannot. They will always have to fingers crossed,” said Sergio Ortelli, the mayor of evacuation plan is in place for them in case of an ly keeling over and sparking a panicky evacuation carry the memory of this event,” Ortelli said, adding: Giglio Island, a fishing community of just 1,500 resi- accident. South African salvage master Nick Sloane that was delayed by more than an hour in as-yet “I don’t think we should remember the ship, we dents that has been overrun by hundreds of salvage said this was the “biggest challenge” of a career that unexplained circumstances. Its captain Francesco should remember the victims.” — AFP British PM raises prospect of more Russia sanctions Moscow should be held accountable

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the prospect Saturday of fresh EU sanc- tions against Russia over the Malaysian plane crash, saying the West must “fundamentally change our approach” unless Moscow alters course in Ukraine. “Russia can use this moment to find a path out of this festering, dangerous crisis. I hope it will do so. But if that does not happen then we must respond robustly,” he wrote in an article in the Sunday Times. Cameron said that if it was confirmed that MH17 was downed by a surface-to-air missile fired from an area held by pro-Russian sepa- ratists in Ukraine, then Moscow should be held NICOSIA: Holding the white and red Turkish-Cypriot flag, people attend an army accountable. “If it is the case, then we must be parade marking the 40th anniversary of the Turkish military invasion of Cyprus, yes- clear what it means: this is a direct result of terday in Nicosia, in the northern Turkish-controlled area of the east Mediterranean Russia destabilising a sovereign state, violating island. The anniversary marks the exact moment when Turkish troops invaded in its territorial integrity, backing thuggish militias, 1974 in response to an Athens-engineered military coup to unite Cyprus with and training and arming them,” Cameron wrote. Greece. — AFP “We must turn this moment of outrage into a moment of action. Action to find those who committed this crime and bring them to justice. Cyprus marks 40 But this goes much wider than justice.” The prime minister continued: “If President Putin does not change his approach on Ukraine, AMSTERDAM: A girl writes a note, at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, yesterday. An attack on a years of division then Europe and the West must fundamentally Malaysian jetliner shot down over Ukraine on Thursday killed 298 people from nearly a dozen change our approach to Russia. nations, more than half being Dutch. Worshippers at church services across the Netherlands “This is not about military action, plainly. But NICOSIA: Sirens wailed in Greek Cypriot solution. But in Turkish Cypriot-held north- prayed Sunday for the victims of the Ukraine air disaster and their next of kin, as anger built it is time to make our power, influence and towns and villages yesterday as Cyprus ern Nicosia, Gul charged that the Greek over the separatist rebels’ hindering of the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines resources count.” marked the 40th anniversary of Turkey’s Cypriot leadership was to blame for the slow Flight 17. — AP invasion still a divided island despite count- progress of UN-backed peace negotiations. less UN-brokered peace initiatives. “A comprehensive solution is possible only if Tragedy the United States unleashed a new round of access to the crash site, a ceasefire in Ukraine, a In the breakaway north, Turkey’s it is based on the realities on the island,” the His comments echo those expressed in a tele- punishing sanctions against some of Russia’s full investigation into what happened-and he President Abdullah Gul joined Turkish Turkish president said. “What’s needed for a phone call earlier on Saturday with Prime most important energy and military firms. demanded Russia halt supplies and training for Cypriot celebrations of the 1974 “peace solution on Cyprus is political will. The Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, the But the European Union-many of its member the separatists. operation” when mainland troops invaded Turkish Cypriot side has demonstrated this country from which the Kuala Lumpur-bound states dependent on Russian gas-took the far Earlier, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond with the declared aim of protecting the will.” Gul vowed continued support for the Malaysian Airlines flight took off on Thursday. Of less punitive step on Friday of curbing some expressed frustration with Moscow at the diffi- minority community after a Greek-engi- Turkish Cypriots from Ankara, the only gov- the 298 people who died, 192 were Dutch and future investments in Russia. culty that international monitors were having neered coup to unite the island with Greece. ernment in the world to recognise the ten were British. “For too long, there has been a reluctance on accessing the crash site. He summoned the But in the government-held south, both breakaway Turkish Republic of North Cameron and Rutte “agreed that the EU will the part of too many European countries to face Russian ambassador to the Foreign Office, where events are commemorated as “black Cyprus. “The support given to the Turkish need to reconsider its approach to Russia in light up to the implications of what is happening in a senior civil servant made London’s views clear. anniversaries” that led to the presence of Cypriots to proceed toward a bright future of evidence that pro-Russian separatists brought eastern Ukraine,” Cameron wrote. Cameron also agreed in a call with Australian tens of thousands of Turkish troops on the will continue. Turkey has stood by you in all down the plane,” a spokesman for Cameron’s “Sitting around the European Council table Prime Minister Tony Abbott to use the United island that continues to this day. circumstances and will continue to do so in Downing Street office said. on Wednesday evening, I saw that reluctance at Nations Security Council to push for “swift and The coup failed but within weeks Turkish the future,” he said. The plane tragedy came less than a day after work again.” He said there must be immediate unhindered access” to the crash site. — AFP soldiers had seized 37 percent of the The first Turkish troops landed on a Mediterranean island, leaving 160,000 Greek beachhead on the north coast of Kyrenia at Cypriots displaced and hundreds more list- 0530 am on July 20, 1974. Sirens wailed Somalia facing disaster three ed as missing, as well dislodging tens of across the Greek Cypriot side on Sunday to thousands of Turkish Cypriots. coincide with the timing. At a memorial service in Nicosia, the Greek Cypriot authorities say the one- years after devastating famine world’s last divided capital, President Nicos sided conflict against mighty Turkey cost Anastasiades said that 40 years of division 3,000 lives and wounded thousands more, NAIROBI: Three years after famine in Somalia killed was far too long and it was time for peace while 1,619 people were listed as missing. a quarter of a million people in six months, aid and reunification. For Greek Cypriots, 1974 and the continu- agencies warned yesterday a new catastrophe is “Forty years is enough for everyone. Not ing presence of Turkish troops lie at the looming unless urgent aid arrives. only for us but also for Turkey and the heart of the conflict. The two sides A joint statement issued by a group of charities Turkish Cypriots to realise that a solution will relaunched UN-brokered talks aimed at and aid agencies said there were more than be to the benefit of all our people,” reunifying Cyprus in February after a two- 300,000 malnourished children in the east African Anastasiades said. year hiatus, with the US believed to have country and 2.9 million people in need of life-sav- He criticised Gul’s visit to the breakaway played a major behind-the-scenes role. But ing help. “Aid agencies today caution, again, that north for a military parade to celebrate the repeated rounds of talks have failed in the the signs of a drought are re-emerging in Somalia anniversary as a “provocation”. The Cypriot past, partly because of still-raw emotions on and urge for these not to be ignored in order to president called on Ankara to show “active both sides of the UN-patrolled ceasefire line avoid a relapse into the conditions of the 2011 and substantial engagement” to help find a which cuts across the island. — AFP catastrophe,” the statement said. Without funding, the charities warned aid pro- Britain hopes for ‘proper’ probe grammes could be forced to shut down even as the number of people facing starvation in the war-rav- into Sudan editor’s beating aged country is expected to rise, with 1.1 million internally displaced people the hardest hit. “Most KHARTOUM: Britain expressed hope yes- “started beating him in his head, in his leg, affected people are still recovering from the mas- terday for a “proper” probe into an assault using the guns and the sticks,” he said. sive losses of the 2011 drought and famine. This by armed men who left a Sudanese news- About 300 Sudanese journalists gath- time, we must not fail the people of Somalia,” said paper editor in hospital. ered outside Al-Tayar’s office on Sunday to Francois Batalingaya, World Vision’s country director Gunmen raided the Al-Tayar daily on protest the incident, witnesses said. They for Somalia. The United Nations warned earlier this Saturday evening and severely beat chief held up copies of Sunday’s edition of the DADAAB: File photo taken on July 31, 2011 shows Somali refugees fetching water at the new month that the food crisis was expected to spiral editor Osman Mirghani, who had called newspaper, which published despite the Ifo-extension in Dadaab, Kenya. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have issued an alert into “emergency phase” in the capital Mogadishu, for normalisation of ties with Israel. attack that it reported on its front page. yesterday calling for urgent assistance to avoid another catastrophe linked to drought, three just one step short of famine on its classification “I hope there will be a proper investiga- From Al-Tayar, the protesting journal- years to the day after the United Nations (UN) declared a famine in Somalia which caused over scale of hunger. The UN cited a lack of rain, high tion to discover what has happened,” ists marched to the office of Sudan’s press 250,000 deaths. — AFP food prices and shrinking humanitarian aid-com- British ambassador Peter Tibber told council where the body’s chairman, Ali bined with the ravages of war in the south, once the Then, it took 16 early warnings and a declaration of Close to 260,000 people died in the country, half reporters outside Al-Zaytouna Hospital in Shumo, called the incident a “terrorist country’s breadbasket-for the slide toward famine. famine before “adequate funding” was released, the of them children under five, according to a UN-led central Khartoum, where Mirghani was attack” and called for a police investiga- charities said. This year, eight warnings have already study, which said the world should have done more conscious and being treated. tion. In a statement carried by the official Vital aid at risk been issued. to prevent the tragedy. — AFP The editor’s family was with him and SUNA news agency, police said “unidenti- Fighting between Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab mili- he was “strong”, said Tibber, expressing fied persons” carried out the assault. It tants and government and international forces hope that “he will be out soon and that he occurred just a few days after Mirghani have forced thousands to flee to Mogadishu, where can recover over Eid”, the festival of Eid al- called on local television for Islamist Tunisia closes media they live in basic makeshift shelters. The Shebab has Fitr which starts next week at the end of Sudan to normalise relations with Israel, escalated its campaign of late, targeting key areas the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Salih said. outlets for promoting jihad of Somalia’s government and security forces, and The violence against Mirghani was an Mirghani’s comments came during an also striking civilian targets inside neighbouring unusual physical attack against a journal- Israeli military operation which, the Jewish TUNIS: Tunisia has closed a satellite television operate in Tunisia without permission. The gov- countries, including Kenya. ist in Sudan, although reporters regularly state says, targets militants in the Gaza channel and a radio station for promoting jihad, ernment warned in the statement that it would The aid agencies, in their statement on Sunday, complain of censorship by the National strip where the death toll on Sunday a few days after jihadists killed 15 soldiers, the take “all necessary measures to deal with... incite- called for “urgent and consistent” support over the Intelligence and Security Service. reached 425 after 13 days. government said yesterday. ment of violence, terrorism and takfir on social next three to six months to avoid a recurrence of About seven gunmen drove up to the Israeli officials have long accused A statement from the office of Prime Minister networks.” It stressed that “security and military the 2011 disaster. As of May, only 12 percent of the newspaper’s office on Saturday evening Sudan of serving as a base of support for Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said the authorities institutions constitute a red line,” saying that “any $933 million (690 million euros) needed to meet and ordered the staff to lie down, Faisal Islamist Hamas militants. had decided to shut down Nour FM radio and Al- denigrating person, group, party or institution Somalia’s annual humanitarian needs had been Mohamed Salih, an award-winning President Omar al-Bashir earlier this Insen satellite channel. The government said “the will face prosecution.” The government has also funded, the joint NGO statement said. Sudanese journalist and press freedom month met Khaled Meshaal, the exiled immediate closure of the unlicensed” media out- decided to close mosques “working outside the The percentage has since risen to 27 percent-still advocate, told AFP, citing information Hamas chief, in the Gulf state of Qatar. lets came after they “turned into platforms for supervision of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, as well short of target, the agencies added. “The cur- from Al-Tayar reporters. Sudan ranked near the bottom, at 170 takfiris and jihad.” Takfiris are Muslims who well as mosques, where celebrations of the rent funding gap means that programmes address- They took the reporters’ mobile out of 179, in the Reporters Without accuse other Muslims of apostasy. The decision death of our soldiers have been confirmed”. ing these needs and delivering vital basic services phones and laptops, and severed comput- Borders 2013 World Press Freedom Index. came after suspected jihadists on Wednesday After the revolution that toppled the regime are at risk of shutting down.” er connections before turning on Government officials including Bashir’s attacked twin army posts in the remote Mount of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011, many Thirteen million people across the whole of the Mirghani in his office, said Salih, who won top assistant, Ibrahim Ghandour, and the Chaambi region near the Algerian border, killing mosques have fallen into the hands of extrem- Horn of Africa were hit by extreme drought in 2011, the 2013 Peter Mackler Award for Khartoum state governor, visited Mirghani 15 soldiers in the worst attack in the Tunisian ists, becoming hotbeds for incitement of vio- but Somalia was worst affected, with famine zones Courageous and Ethical Journalism. They at the hospital. — AFP army’s history. Many radio and television stations lence, according to the authorities. — AFP declared in large parts of the war-ravaged south.

MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Afghan vote audit goes slowly as problems arise

KABUL: Four days after Afghanistan the Independent Election Commission tion of unclean votes. They can audit, reached, according to the IEC. The audit- ahead by over one million votes. began a massive audit of millions of (IEC) said last week it was planned to but they cannot invalidate votes yet.” On ing at IEC headquarters is being watched Abdullah rejected the result, saying votes cast in the run-off presidential take around three weeks, with teams Saturday the process was briefly sus- by hundreds of national and internation- that most of his opponent’s ballots were election, disagreements and a shortage working in two shifts auditing around pended by a dispute over a batch of al auditors including candidates’ agents, fraudulent. The audit is aimed at ending of observers have slowed progress. 1,000 ballot boxes a day. potentially spoilt ballots. local election monitors, UN and a political crisis that threatened to widen The audit of all 8.1 million ballots cast But with only 435 ballot boxes The contested ballot papers, whose European Union observers. the country’s ethnic fissures as foreign in the June 14 run-off round was agreed checked since Thursday, the process is number and origin were not specified, “The European support for this audit troops prepare to withdraw by the end by rival candidates Abdullah Abdullah expected to take longer than planned. were deemed void by one candidate’s in Afghanistan is unprecedented in the of the year. Abdullah draws his support and Ashraf Ghani, following a deal bro- “The process has been slower than team as they lacked a full name and sig- history of EU election observation mis- from Tajiks and other northern Afghan kered by US Secretary of State John expected. There are not enough interna- nature, according to an IEC spokesman. sions around the world,” Thijs Berman, groups, while Ghani is backed by Kerry. The bitter impasse over the vote to tional observers, the IEC was not ready “The disagreement was on signatures chief of the European Union Assessment Pashtun tribes of the south and east. succeed President Hamid Karzai, follow- for the process (when it was on data forms, a candidate claimed they Team in Afghanistan, said in a statement. There are around 23,000 ballot boxes ing Abdullah’s claims of massive fraud, announced), it is a new experience for were not properly signed,” spokesman “This audit is a necessary step. We that need to be audited. They are being had plunged Afghanistan into crisis and them,” Fahim Naeemi, spokesman for a Noor Mohammad Noor told reporters. have repeatedly called for it.” Abdullah transported by the Afghan army and raised fears of a return to the ethnic vio- group called Free and Fair Election As a result, the audit was suspended led Ghani after the first round of voting NATO forces to the capital where they lence of the 1990s. Forum of Afghanistan, told AFP. on Saturday evening until mid-afternoon but preliminary results of the run-off, will be examined at 100 verification sta- The audit began last Thursday and “There are no criteria for the invalida- on Sunday when agreement was announced on July 7, showed Ghani tions. —AFP India rains halt exhumation of bodies of gang-raped girls

LUCKNOW: India’s monsoon rains girls have accused officers of failing to ing the situation to plan the future yesterday halted the exhumation of act quickly in the case because they course of action as the river is in the bodies of two girls who were are from a lower caste. spate,” local police senior superintend- gang-raped and lynched, crimes that India’s federal Central Bureau of ent LR Kumar told AFP. reignited fury over sexual violence in Investigation (CBI) ordered a new “The process can practically the country, an official said. autopsy after taking over the inquiry resume only when the water level Authorities began digging up the into the deaths of the girls who have recedes,” said local district magistrate bodies of the cousins, aged 12 and 14, been buried on the banks of the Shambhu Nath. India has been trying on Saturday after local police cast Ganges river in Uttar Pradesh state. to restore its battered reputation for doubt on whether they were sexually The CBI was now mulling whether violence against women, but public assaulted in northern India in late to resume the exhumation after the outrage was reignited by the deaths May. Local police have claimed the graves were submerged by rising of the girls who were found hanging girls may have been the victims of an water levels caused by the rains. near their homes in Baduan district. honour killing. But the families of the “The CBI team is on the site review- The girls had gone outside at night to relieve themselves because like most homes in their impoverished vil- lage theirs did not have a toilet when they were attacked. Five men have been arrested over the incident. India brought in tougher laws last year against sexual offenders after the fatal gang-rape of a student in New Delhi in December 2012, an attack that drew international con- demnation of India’s treatment of women. But the legislation, which was also designed to educate and sensi- tise police on rape cases, has failed to stem the tide of violence. A women was raped and murdered in the Uttar SRI LANKA: In this photograph taken on May 18, 2014, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (C) looks on as he Pradesh capital Lucknow last week, rides in a vehicle during a Victory Day parade in southern town of Matara. A Sri Lankan government crackdown on with her battered, naked body found NGOs has sparked claims that President Mahinda Rajapakse, paranoid that he could be toppled, is again attempt- dumped near a school. ing to silence critics and tighten his grip on power. The defence ministry banned non-governmental organisations In the southern city of Bangalore, from holding press conferences, awareness campaigns, training for journalists, workshops and disseminating thousands of demonstrators marched press releases on everything from voter rights to exposing corruption. — AFP on Saturday to demand arrests in the case of a six-year-old girl allegedly BANGALORE: Indian activists participate in a rally organised by “The Red raped in a school. Parents accused Brigade - Bring Bangalore Back” to protest against the recent incidents of school authorities of trying to shield S Lanka’s NGO crackdown sexual abuse, molestation and rapes against women in Bangalore yester- suspects and “hush up the criminal day. — AFP act”. —AFP triggers free speech fears Govt faces censure over abuses against Tamils COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan government The minister said the administration Death threats crackdown this month on NGOs has was paranoid about NGOs which it The activists carried placards bearing sparked claims that President Mahinda feared would fuel criticism of Rajapakse the photo of local TI spokesman Shan Rajapakse, paranoid that he could be and his family, leading to its overthrow. Wijetunga and the word “traitor”. Police toppled, is again attempting to silence “The government panicked when ordered the workshop to be shutdown, critics and tighten his grip on power. they heard that USAID was trying to rather than disperse the activists. The defence ministry this month educate voters about their rights,” he “I have also received telephone calls banned non-governmental organisa- told AFP on condition of anonymity. threatening me with death,” Wijetunga tions from holding press conferences, “There are some (in government) who told AFP. “These calls came from num- awareness campaigns, training for jour- fear a conspiracy to engineer a regime bers which cannot be traced.” nalists, workshops and disseminating change.” About 20 pro-government Buddhist press releases on everything from voter There was no immediate comment monks stormed another journalism rights to exposing corruption. from USAID. Senior ruling party officials workshop in March in the island’s east The ministry, which has regulated have said Rajapakse, who has extended organised by the US-based Search For local and foreign NGOs since soon after his powers since being elected in 2005, Common Ground, forcing its closure. the end of the island’s civil war in 2009, was likely to seek reelection at a snap The US government has expressed said the order was necessary to stop poll early in 2015, two years ahead of concern at the crackdown on NGOs. them operating “beyond their mandate”. schedule. “We strongly urge the government But NGO workers, many of whom Rajapakse is popular with the ethnic of Sri Lanka to allow civil society organi- have long suffered harassment and Sinhalese majority for ending the sations and NGOs...to operate freely,” US intimidation in Sri Lanka, said the order decades-long war against Tamil rebels State Department spokesperson Jen was a new crackdown on dissenting fighting for a separate homeland for the Psaki said in a statement. voices ahead of possible snap presiden- Tamil minority. Sri Lanka’s influential Bar Association tial elections. But his government faces interna- (BASL) feared the ban could soon be “The move... came from a govern- tional censure over alleged rights abus- extended to other civil society groups, ment that finds itself a tad shaky as the es against Tamils in the final months of including the association and trade country prepares for presidential elec- the conflict, and was accused by the unions. tions,” said Bob Dietz, Asia program UN’s rights chief Navi Pillay last year of About 1,420 NGOs have registered coordinator for the New York-based growing “increasingly authoritarian”. with the defence ministry as required, Committee to Protect Journalists. Authorities routinely block access to although some have refused on the “For all its efforts to silence its critics, popular anti-government websites that basis that they were charities operating the government, with its new move to have replaced a largely ineffectual polit- as private companies. stifle NGOs, may have instead moved ical opposition. BASL president Upul Jayasuriya one more step toward irrelevance.” This month’s ban came after a cam- warned the country was headed Authorities have often accused for- paign of intimidation targeting the local towards a dictatorship, with the latest eign and local charities of supporting chapter of Berlin-based corruption crackdown an attempt by Rajapakse’s dissidents, and introduced tougher reg- watchdog Transparency International. regime to tighten its grip on power. ulations to control them in 2010, a year Hundreds of pro-government Two unidentified men on a motorcy- after troops crushed Tamil rebels and activists stormed a hotel north of cle and another in a three-wheeler taxi ended decades of ethnic war. Colombo last month where the TI staff have been following him around the were holding a workshop to train local city since BASL issued a press release ‘Spooked by USAID’ journalists in exposing corruption. condemning the move against NGOs, A cabinet minister said the adminis- Rights groups have long sought to he said. tration was rattled by a USAID move to highlight problems for the media in Sri “I suspect a link between my issuing fund a voter awareness program, after Lanka, where many journalists practise the statement and the men following independent election monitors warned self-censorship after more than a dozen me,” Jayasuriya told reporters. “They left of malpractices in preparing voter lists journalists and media workers were only after I raised the alarm and called for future elections. killed in recent years. the police.” —AFP False rape claim behind Myanmar’s religious clashes

YANGON: Myanmar’s latest religious But a police investigation found alleged to have paid her, the report clashes began after a Buddhist the woman was paid to fabricate the said. The unrest, which saw a curfew woman was paid to make false rape accusation against the men, the New imposed as security forces moved in claims against two Muslim brothers, Light of Myanmar reported. to disperse angry mobs, again spot- state media reported yesterday. The report, citing the Ministry of lighted the incendiary nature of rela- Two men-a Buddhist and a Muslim- Home Affairs, said a medical examina- tions between Myanmar’s Buddhists died in riots in the country’s second tion of the woman-named as Phyu and the Muslim minority. city Mandalay that flared on July 1 fol- Phyu Min — found “no sign of rape or Buddhist-Muslim clashes have left lowing social media reports that the other violence”. at least 250 people dead and tens of Muslim men had raped a Buddhist “After a detailed investigation she thousands displaced since fighting employee at their tea shop. confessed that she accused the two broke out in Myanmar’s western state More than 20 others were wound- men because she was paid” to do so of Rakhine in 2012. ed as violence rocked the city for sev- by two other people who apparently Most of the victims have been eral days, the latest in a series of reli- had a personal dispute with the tea Muslims. Violence has often erupted gious clashes that have bedevilled the shop owners. The woman has been as a result of rumours or individual former junta-run nation for two years. arrested alongside one of the people criminal acts.—AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Veteran HK activists urge Britain to speak up for freedom

HONG KONG: Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy activists yesterday urged Britain to defend freedoms in its former colony instead of its “shameful” pursuit of trade with China. Former Hong Kong number two official Anson Chan and campaigner Martin Lee made the remarks following a visit to London, weeks after a huge July 1 march demand- ing democratic reforms in Hong Kong. “The British government has an undoubted responsibili- ty towards Hong Kong,” Lee, former chairman of the city’s Democratic Party, said in a press conference at the airport. “There is no reason for Britain not to care about Hong Kong,” he said. He accused London of failing to speak up for the city. “It appears to me that the British policy on Hong Kong is summarised in three words: more China trade. This is shameful,” he said. Concerns are growing that the free- doms Hong Kong was guaranteed under the “one country, two systems” deal when the city was handed back to China in 1997 are being eroded. In its latest edition, the Economist magazine accused London of putting its trade interests with China ahead of its duty to stand up for its former colony, citing multi-bil- lion-dollar deals signed during a state visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in June. “Britain’s outsize diplomatic clout derives from its values as a democracy and its ability as a permanent member of BANGKOK: This file photo taken on June 1, 2014 shows a banner carrying a drawing depicting Thai army chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha and a reference to George Orwell’s the Security Council to galvanise coalitions,” the magazine famous dystopian novel “1984” is displayed during a gathering at a shopping mall which was broken up by security forces in downtown Bangkok. — AFP said. “Nobody needed to spell out what from now on would be the terms of the relationship(between China and Britain): deals would flow, but only for as long as Britain kept its nose out of Chinese affairs.” Thai students mobilise to resist junta rule It urged Britain to support Hong Kong’s liberties and set an example for other countries to do likewise. “If Britain BANGKOK: Huddled around a table at a uni- by students-from launching alternative publi- ‘Freedom taken’ from the “Hunger Games” films-symbols of kow-tows to China, why should they bother?” During their versity canteen, six Thai students draft a cations to group readings of George Orwell’s Despite agreeing to forsake further politi- defiance against the junta. visit, the activists testified at a parliament foreign affairs newsletter celebrating democracy-a meeting anti-authoritarian novel “Nineteen Eighty- cal activity and face trial at a no-appeal mili- Social media has become another target, committee. Their meeting with British Deputy Prime that would have barely attracted a glance two Four”-are among the few public expressions tary court if he breaches the terms of his with police trawling for dissenting voices, and Minister Nick Clegg was criticised by Beijing as interfering months ago, but could now land them in jail. against the takeover. release-conditions other arrested students authorities have even offered citizens a finan- with the city’s affairs. They are part of a small but growing troop That is because even a typical campus have also had to sign-Paradorn remains defi- cial reward if they submit evidence linking Chan said it was a “disappointment” not being able to of undergraduates uniting in Bangkok to debate on a newsletter carries a huge risk in ant. “I wasn’t arrested because I did some- someone to anti-coup activity. This crack- meet Prime Minister David Cameron. “Britain has moral and resist the curtailment of civil liberties under post-coup Thailand, where the line between thing wrong... My rights and freedom have down on freedom of expression has forced legal responsibility towards Hong Kong,” she said. Fears military rule. what the junta deems lawful and illegal is been taken away. I cannot accept a system students to become more innovative in their over freedoms being eroded heightened in June when “We should write about what isn’t being increasingly blurry. that wants to destroy democracy.” campaigns. To avoid detection, they rely on Beijing published a controversial “white paper” on Hong reported,” says Achara, a 24-year-old lan- Paradorn, a 20-year-old political sciences Two days before it seized power on May encrypted mobile apps, secret Facebook Kong’s future, widely seen as a warning to the city not to guages student spurred into action by the student, was arrested last month for handing 22, the army banned political assemblies of groups and even fake identities to plan overstep its bounds. While China has promised universal junta’s censorship of domestic media. out sandwiches after police thwarted a picnic more than five people. It has responded protests-changing meeting times and loca- suffrage in 2017 to choose the city’s leader, it says candi- Democratic rights. Students and the coup. rally. increasingly aggressively to any form of tions at the last minute. “But it’s getting more dates must be picked by a nominating committee-raising The legality of the takeover. Just some of the “I’ve seen authoritarian rule in Thailand protest. In June, police arrested a lone stu- and more difficult... We have to wait for fears among democracy advocates that only pro-Beijing ideas she lists in a notepad whose cover reads before. But I was shocked that 350 officers dent reading “Nineteen Eighty-Four” and eat- chances and opportunities,” says Anapit, 20, figures will be allowed to stand. Hong Kong’s chief execu- “Big things often have small beginnings”. turned up,” he says at a meeting of anti-coup ing a sandwich, while others have been who was intercepted by police in June before tive is currently chosen by a pro-Beijing committee. —AFP These small and sporadic acts of resistance friends at another Bangkok university. detained for displaying a three-finger salute he even had a chance to demonstrate.—AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By Paul Taylor

f “Europe’s Got Talent” were a television show, it would have been taken off the screen years ago as a slow-motion con- Itest rigged to reward mediocrity. Few things make the European Union look less attractive to its citizens and the wider world than the secretive process of filling the top power positions in the 28-nation bloc every five years. The winners are chosen in late-night horse-trading not so much for their experience, management skill or expertise but because no one feels strongly enough to veto them, they tick the right boxes and the judges are promised favours in return for voting for them. The EU’s 28 heads of state and government, some of whom may be candidates themselves, constitute the selection How mod design stacks up as cool panel. Their failure to reach a package deal last week on a new EU foreign policy chief, a president of the European Council to By Jennifer Peltz ceived as cheap and, well, cookie-cutter. ules sit roughly side-by-side, but their interior lay- Brown says the Stack is “providing an option” that’s chair their summits and a permanent chairman of euro zone “‘Pre-fab’ and ‘modular’ have somewhat of a outs interlock like jigsaw puzzle pieces to form unusual in the venerable neighborhood. Some finance ministers looked messy but is no disaster. They will try n a city piled high with ambitious architecture, a stigma associated with it, in some people’s minds, apartments of various sizes and configurations, fea- apartment hunters apparently agree: 60 percent of again in late August and may have some better qualified can- seven-floor structure off the beaten path boasts whether it’s appropriate or not,” developer Jeffrey turing large windows, stylish fixtures and some- the units were rented within about a month, he didates. But the first round highlighted some of the features of Ia distinction of its own: It’s billed as the first mul- M. Brown said. But “this approach can really pro- times terraces. said. an opaque system that gives more weight to criteria such as tistory, modular-built apartment building to open duce cool buildings.” party affiliation, gender balance, sharing between small and in the nation’s apartment capital. Called the Stack, Some key facts about modular buildings (in Building the Stack What’s next? big countries, and a fair distribution of spoils among north, the building near Manhattan’s northern tip aims to stackable form): Construction began in fall 2012 after years of Among New York’s next modular moves is a south, east and west, than to ideas or ability. show that while stackable apartments can save planning by Brown, co-developer Kim Frank and Manhattan “micro-unit” apartment building plan European Council President Herman Van Rompuy builders time and money, modular doesn’t have to The Lay of the Land architecture firm Gluck+. The foundation, base- that won a city contest last year; the project is observed with frustration after trying to craft a deal that it is mean monotonous. Its chunky front embraces its Modular apartment buildings date at least to ment and first floor were conventionally built, underway. And the pioneering 32-story, 363-apart- hard to balance all those factors when there are only two or building-block roots, but the apartments’ interiors Montreal’s Habitat 67 complex, built for the 1967 while DeLuxe Building Systems made the steel- ment “B2” is under construction as the first residen- three posts in play and 28 nations required for a consensus. defy their boxy components with varied floor plans World’s Fair and still a desirable address. Section- framed modules in Berwick, Pennsylvania. Trucked tial tower in the massive Atlantic Yards develop- The summit ended in deadlock because Poland and Baltic and stylish fixtures and finishes. stacking construction is still a relatively rarity in the four per night over the George Washington Bridge, ment, which includes the Brooklyn Nets’ arena. states wanted one of the top jobs for a candidate from the ex- Modular construction - assembling a building US: About 1 percent of the overall market outside they were lifted into place and fastened to one B2 is due to be finished in late 2015 - more than communist states that have been members for a decade now. from prefabricated sections instead of building single-family homes, according to the Modular another in 19 days. It took months to hook up a year after initially projected. It took considerable from scratch on-site - has been around for decades, Building Institute, a trade association. But interest mechanical systems, attach facade panels and time to set up a factory at the nearby Brooklyn Spare the Fare but interest has grown recently around the country has grown in the last 20 years, as some developers secure final approvals. Brown estimates he saved Navy Yard to make the modules, said Joe DePlasco, Federica Mogherini, 41, Italy’s foreign minister for just four and in its biggest city. The world’s tallest modular embraced the efficiency of piecing together com- about six months of conventional construction a spokesman for Atlantic Yards developer Forest months, appeared to be coasting towards the foreign policy building, a 32-storey apartment tower, is rising in ponents that come complete with floors, electrical time and 15 to 20 percent of the roughly $7 million City Ratner. The modular method also spurred job with strong backing from Socialist Prime Minister Matteo Brooklyn. systems, appliances - even towel bars - to create construction costs. (The overall cost was $13 mil- some construction trade groups to sue the city for Renzi until the easterners raised objections, saying she lacked Advocates say modular building can trim costs apartments, hotels, hospitals and more. New York lion, including land and other expenses.) not requiring certain licenses for workers at the experience and was too soft on Russia in the Ukraine crisis. Her and timetables - module factories don’t have to City’s Department of Buildings says 39 modular module factory; the suit was dismissed. After tak- key selling points, apart from youth, are that she is a woman worry about bad weather - and make construction projects have at least submitted paperwork. Living in the Stack ing heat from officials over the pace of creating from the centre-left, balancing out European Commission more consistent. Still, the technique presents spe- Except for six designated affordable apart- housing at Atlantic Yards, Forest City has decided to President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker, a centre-right male. cial challenges (say, driving a 750-square-foot box How the Stack Works ments, studios start at about $1,600 a month, build the next two apartment towers conventional- Outspoken Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said over the George Washington Bridge), and not all The 28 apartments were formed from 59 mod- three-bedrooms at $3,700. That’s on the high side ly. Modular isn’t magic for every project, says Tom she would not vote for a “pro-Kremlin” candidate. So frus- projects have proven speedy. Some have faced ules. The rectangular components are all 12.5 feet for its far northern Manhattan neighborhood, Hanrahan, the dean of architecture at New York’s trated was Renzi at failing to convert his recent European pushback from labor interests, not to mention an wide and 50 to 60 feet long, but with different inte- where real estate listings show a number of one- Pratt Institute, but it has its place - one where “you election victory into a top job for Italy that he suggested image problem: The method is sometimes per- rior walls, doorways and other attributes. The mod- bedrooms for rent in the $1,300 to $1,800 range. can repeat it and stack it”. —AP Van Rompuy should send leaders a text message in future if no deal was possible to spare them the air fare. Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 47, started as favourite to succeed Van Rompuy but France was uneasy Amid bloodshed, Gaza hospital improvises that her country is not a member of the 18-nation euro zone, and the job involves chairing summits of the currency By Karin Laub will wait for you ... you won’t find him when safe, an unlikely target of Israeli airstrikes, but Palestine, including what is now Israel, and union. you finish your surgery.” some correspondents still wear body armor has carried out bombing, shooting and rock- In such opaque races, early front-runners often fall by n the heart of Gaza City, as its citizens By 2 am Saturday, only two of the four for on-camera reports. Hamas political lead- et attacks against Israel since the group’s the wayside and surprise contenders surface late in the again find themselves under fire from beds in his ICU are occupied. One patient is a ers show up in the courtyard occasionally to founding in 1987. game, leaving no time for cool-headed assessment of their IIsraeli airstrikes and artillery, the wounded 4-year-old boy hit by a car when Gaza resi- speak to reporters. They usually keep a low Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, leav- suitability. The selection in 2009 of the first EU high repre- and their wailing families stream into Shifa dents rushed into the streets to restock dur- profile, but use the massive media presence ing it to Abbas’ Palestinian Authority, and sentative for foreign policy also to be a vice-president of the Hospital without end. Shifa, Gaza’s largest ing a humanitarian cease-fire last week. The in a safe location to get their message out. Hamas seized the strip from Abbas by force Commission and head a nascent European External Action hospital, only has an 11-bed emergency other, a 22-year-old, suffered serious head Working at Shifa requires ingenuity. The two years later. In response to the Hamas Service was a caricature of those pitfalls. The main EU lead- room and six operating theaters. Yet amid injuries in an Israeli strike - a direct hit on a power goes off repeatedly as aging hospital takeover, Israel and Egypt have blockaded ers agreed that a Briton should get the job, hoping London power cuts and among the screams of the house that killed 18 members of his extend- generators buckle under daily rolling black- Gaza, restricting trade and movement. The would nominate then Foreign Secretary David Miliband, bereaved, doctors at the 600-bed facility ed family. The target, Gaza’s police chief, sur- outs Gaza residents have lived with for years. blockade has set Gaza back years, and now who was highly regarded by his peers. have become masters of improvisation, vived. Many items are in short supply, from gauze the growing financial problems of Hamas But Miliband opted to stay home in hopes of leading the forced by the seemingly unending conflict At about 3 am, a new patient with a seri- to adrenaline. They also lack spare parts for and Abbas’ Palestinian Authority, based in Labour Party, and the post went at the last minute to engulfing the coastal strip to care for the ous brain injury from shrapnel is wheeled in. worn equipment, with bedside trolleys clat- the West Bank, have compounded the short- Catherine Ashton, then EU trade commissioner but with no wounded. “If we are in the middle of an oper- Neurosurgeons had patched him up down- tering down hallways on rusted wheels. Only ages. Israel says it allows in medical supplies foreign policy experience. Avoiding an awkward parliamen- ation (and) lights go out, what do the stairs, but his prognosis is bad. All that’s left three of Nayef’s four ICU beds have ventila- except for “dual-use” items - anything it sus- tary by-election was a key factor since she was a member of Palestinians do?” said Mads Gilbert, a for Nayef is to try to stabilize him. Nayef and tors. One broke down long ago and can’t be pects could be diverted by Hamas for mili- the House of Lords, Britain’s unelected upper chamber. As Norwegian doctor who has volunteered at tary purposes - but won’t say what it has one disenchanted EU diplomat put it: “If the answer was Shifa on and off for 17 years. “They pick up blacklisted. Catherine Ashton, what was the question?” Media-shy but their phones, and they use the light from the Gilbert, the Norwegian volunteer helps status-conscious, Ashton struggled to establish her authori- screen to illuminate the operation field.” out at Shifa several times a year. This time, he ty among Europe’s big foreign ministers, to their evident The wounded from Israeli strikes usually brought headlamps, useful for surgeons, but delight. A weak successor would suit them fine. arrive in waves. More than 3,000 Palestinians says they are on Israel’s list of banned items. While Ashton had some successes, brokering a first already have been wounded in the past two He feels a strong personal bond with his accord between Serbia and Kosovo and leading negotia- weeks of fighting, health officials say. Many, Palestinian colleagues, saying they provide tions of an interim nuclear deal between Iran and world including the most serious cases, end up at good care under challenging circumstances, powers, critics say she has too often been missing in action Shifa. A new wave of casualties arrives after but feel hurt by the world’s seeming apathy in Europe’s neighbourhood. daybreak Sunday, following a night of heavy toward Gaza. Gilbert, 67, is currently the only Israeli tank fire on Gaza City’s Shijaiyah foreign doctor at Shifa. “I am not the hero,” he No More Delors neighborhood. Hospital guards shout at driv- says. “These people are the heroes. When we No self-respecting company, civil service or charity would ers to move to make room for the next vehi- leave, they stay behind.” The employees of set about selecting a chairman, chief executive or finance cles, pushing back journalists and onlookers. Shifa are divided into two categories - those director the way the EU does it. There are few declared candi- Some of the wounded get treated in a who were hired before the Hamas takeover dates and no job interviews or opportunities to set out a pro- hallway near the emergency room. A medic and those who were hired after 2007. gram. Contenders often have to deny any interest in the job bandages the foot of an emergency worker The former continue to get paid by Abbas’ they seek for fear of political humiliation back home if they are writhing in pain on a mattress on the floor. A Palestinian Authority. The latter haven’t rejected. Eurosceptic politicians cite backroom personnel little boy with shrapnel wounds arrives and received salaries for several months because deals as evidence of Europe’s “democratic deficit” and the lack the emergency worker slides off the mattress of the group’s severe financial crisis, a result of connection between voters and EU institutions. —Reuters to the hard floor for the child. Nearby, a of Egypt’s blockade on Gaza. Gaza society is woman cries hysterically. A man holds up a split between Hamas and Fatah supporters, dead child, wailing. Another carries a Palestinians identify the bodies of people who were killed in Israeli strikes with a large group of non-committed in teenage girl whose right arm is bloodied and at the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City yesterday. —AP between, but doctors and nurses at Shifa say All articles appearing on these broken. Patients on gurneys line up outside they’re too busy to argue about politics. The pages are the personal opinion of the X-ray room. Relatives of the wounded, his colleagues work 24-hour shifts. A storage repaired. He says he once made a special war, which Israel says is meant to halt Hamas one in a blood-soaked white undershirt, area crammed with boxes and an old vinyl- wire for cardiac pacing from a spliced rocket fire on Israel communities, broke out the writers. Kuwait Times takes no argue over who will be examined first. covered sofa doubles as a lounge where the Ethernet cable. during the Muslim fasting month of responsibility for views expressed Dr Jihad Juwaidi says his six operating doctors rest until the next wave. Even in peak Shifa’s problems began well before this Ramadan, a time of increased togetherness. therein. Kuwait Times invites read- rooms filled up quickly and that even the hours, there is some order in Shifa’s seeming round of fighting. They are rooted in the Many in the hospital observe the dawn-to- seriously wounded have to wait for surgery, chaos. This is the third round of major hostili- decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict and dusk fast, despite their workload. ers to voice their opinions. Please including a little girl with a fractured skull. ties between Israel and the Islamic militant more recently in the rivalry between Hamas The sense of crisis has brought col- send submissions via email to: opin- Choosing who gets treated first is gut- Hamas in just over five years. Everyone at and Western-backed Palestinian President leagues closer together, silencing day-to- [email protected] or via snail wrenching, says Dr Allam Nayef, who works Shifa - doctors, nurses and bearded Hamas Mahmoud Abbas. Israel captured Gaza in day bickering, says Nayef, who hasn’t mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. in one of Shifa’s intensive care units. policemen in blue camouflage uniforms - 1967, along with the West Bank and East received his salary in months. “If we work “Sometimes you have to select which one of knows their part during a crisis. Jerusalem. Abbas’ goal of a Palestinian state just for salaries, none of us would be here The editor reserves the right to edit them has the best chance to survive,” Nayef Like in the last bout of fighting in 2012, TV in all these areas remains elusive after two now,” he says. “We are here to serve because any submission as necessary. says. “Easily in this rush, you can take a bad crews have set up camp in the yard outside decades of failed negotiations. Hamas envi- these patients, they are our families, our decision, that the one (patient) you thought the main entrance. Shifa is seen as relatively sions an Islamic state in all of historic friends, our neighbors.” —AP NEWS MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

KUWAIT: Worshippers pray tahajjud at the Grand Mosque early yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat BLOODY MASSACRE AS GAZA BURNS US says Russia missile downed Malaysia jet Continued from Page 1 Netanyahu said troops could end their mission “fairly Continued from Page 1 rebel-held territory into Russia early Friday, less than 12 quickly”. And Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon also sug- hours after the crash. The US embassy confirmed as Among those fleeing was a group of gunmen with gested it could end within days. “My assessment is that The bodies, some dismembered and charred, had been authentic recordings released by Kiev on Thursday of an automatic weapons, some with their faces covered by in another two or three days, the lion’s share of the tun- left rotting in cornfields amid the blackened piles of man- intercepted call between an insurgent commander and a scarves. Women and children were among the dead, as nels, from our perspective, will be destroyed,” he said at gled wreckage of the plane at the main crash site in Russian intelligence officer as they realised they had shot were a Palestinian paramedic and a cameraman killed the same press conference. But he demanded interna- Grabove, with debris spread out for kilometres. down a passenger jet. when the ambulance they were in was hit. “He wasn’t a tional action to “demilitarise Gaza” the tiny coastal Possessions of the victims were also all over the ground: But top Russian officials and state media have suggest- fighter, he was a fighter for humanity,” wailed one rela- enclave, which is home to 1.7 million Palestinians and is Suitcases torn open, passports, books, children’s toys. ed that Kiev’s new leaders staged the attack to blame the tive as the family buried him. “He was an ambulance one of the most densely populated areas on the planet. Ukrainian deputy prime minister Voldoymyr Groysman rebels. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte - his shocked worker, did he deserve to die?” So far, UNRWA has Israel’s right to self-defence in the face of militant said salvage crews yesterday found 27 more bodies and 20 nation flying flags at half mast in mourning over 193 lost opened 61 of its schools to shelter those fleeing the rocket fire from Gaza has won repeated support from body parts, with emergency workers in surgical masks compatriots - has urged Putin to “take responsibility” for a most heavily bombarded areas, with more than 81,000 Washington, with US President Barack Obama express- seen carrying black body bags. credible probe, with investigators from the Netherlands people taking refuge in them, the UN’s Palestinian ing concern over the loss of life in a call to Netanyahu Fighting continued to rage between government forces set to arrive in eastern Ukraine. Across the globe relatives refugee agency said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin yesterday, saying Secretary of State John Kerry would and rebels in the east, with 13 people wounded in the last in the dozen countries whose citizens were killed when Netanyahu has blamed the civilian casualties on Hamas travel to Cairo to seek an end to the fighting. Kerry, 24 hours just 100 km from Grabove. And Ukrainian authori- the Boeing 777 crashed en route from Amsterdam to using innocent civilians “as human shields” and yester- meanwhile, blamed Hamas for perpetuating the bloody ties said they could not guarantee the safety of investiga- Kuala Lumpur pleaded for them to be brought home. “At day he insisted the military campaign had “very strong conflict by “stubbornly” refusing all ceasefire efforts. “We tors on the ground. Kerry, whose government has con- this current moment I hope the world can assist the fami- support” from the international community. “We are car- support Israel’s right to defend itself against rockets that demned reported evidence-tampering and lax security at lies to bring back the remains,” Zulkifli Abdul Rahman, rying out a complex, deep, intensive activity inside the are continuing to come in,” Kerry told Fox News. By its the crash site, said the missile system used to down the jet brother-in-law of one of the cabin crew, told AFP in Kuala Gaza Strip and there is world support for this ... very behaviour, Hamas had “invited further actions” by Israel, was supplied by Moscow. “We know with confidence, with Lumpur. The disaster has an added poignancy for Malaysia strong support,” he said ahead of a meeting of his securi- he said, in remarks which drew an angry response from confidence that the Ukrainians did not have such a system after the March disappearance of the Kuala Lumpur to ty cabinet in Tel Aviv. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan who anywhere near the vicinity at that point in time. So it obvi- Bejing flight MH370 with 239 passengers and crew on Although Israel said earlier yesterday it was expand- accused Israel of killing Palestinians “mercilessly”. “How ously points a very clear finger at the separatists,” Kerry board. ing its ground operation to destroy the network of tun- can we ignore this? How can a country like the United told CNN. He also slammed as “grotesque” the manner in In the Netherlands, and Australia - which lost 28 citi- nels used by militants to stage cross-border attacks, States turn a blind eye to this?” he asked. — Agencies which “drunken separatist soldiers” were allegedly “uncere- zens on flight MH17 - churchgoers prayed for the dead at moniously piling bodies into trucks, removing both bodies, memorial services. “What should have been the ushering Meaning of life as well as evidence, from the site”. in of a wonderful holiday time has become a nightmare,” The leaders of France, Britain and Germany signalled Father Wim van Meijgaarden said in the southern Dutch Continued from Page 1 er wills, may believe, and whoever wills may disbelieve.” they could ramp up sanctions against Russia as early as town of Meerssen. Putin has denied having any influence (18:29) tomorrow - barely a week after the last round of tough- over the rebels, who had declared yesterday they would who will overcome you; while if He should forsake • Correct knowledge: Islam is not a religion of “blind ened embargoes. “Russia must understand that resolving only accede to Western demands over the crash if Kiev you, who is there to support you? On God should faith.” The Quran stresses the importance for people to the Ukrainian crisis is more than ever an imperative after agrees to a truce. believers rely.” (3:160) use their minds to reason and think logically, and this tragedy which has outraged the entire world,” the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ripped up a The purpose of our creation is to worship God, and strongly rejects mentalities driven by myths, ignorance, French presidency said after President Francois Hollande shaky ceasefire on July 1 and has refused a new truce until our sincerity in doing so is tested throughout our lives. blind imitation of others, assumption, prejudice, and held separate telephone talks with British and German the separatists who launched an uprising against Kiev in We are tested through blessings and comfort as well as selfish desire. leaders. the wake of Moscow’s controversial annexation of Crimea trials and tribulations: • Good conduct and good deeds: “Verily, man is in Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told a in March give up their arms. Poroshenko is pressing world • “[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] loss except for those who believe and do good works...” German newspaper that taking a plane down was an leaders to recognise the militias as a terrorist organisation which of you is best in deed - and He is the Mighty, the (103) operation that would take professionals and not “drunken that should be put on trial in The Hague. “We see no differ- Forgiving.”(67:2) God promises in the Quran that “Whoever does right- gorillas”. The Washington Post said Ukraine’s counterintel- ence between the events in Ukraine and what happened • “Every soul will taste death. And We test you with eousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer ligence chief had photographs and related evidence that on September 11 in the United States or the tragedy over evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be - We will surely cause him to live a good life...” (16:97). three Buk M-1 anti-aircraft missile systems moved from Scotland’s Lockerbie,” Poroshenko said. — AFP returned.”(21:35) This “good life” is a physical, social, material, mental and • “And God created the heavens and earth in truth spiritual state of well-being. It is characterized by a and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it healthy body built on wholesome food and drink, has earned, and they will not be wronged.” (45:22) healthy relationships built on respect and kindness, a • “Do the people think they will be left to say, ‘We standard of living based on righteous earnings from believe’ and that they will not be tried?” (29:1) valuable and wholesome activities, and, most impor- • “You will surely be tested in your possessions and tantly, a close relationship with the Creator and yourselves.” (3:186) Sustainer of all. The challenges of life facilitate our growth in areas By applying God’s teachings in his life, man can be such as self-awareness, so we acknowledge our limita- confident that he will pass the test of “life” with its tions and need for God; mental capacities, so we under- duties to God, self and others, and that he will fulfill the stand the nature of good and evil; social responsibility, purpose of his creation, which is the worship of his since we witness how our deeds impact others; and Creator and Lord. self-actualization, or the attainment of our potential as a Courtesy of the TIES Center, the social and education- human being. However, this character development is a al hub for English Speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For more matter of personal choice and free will that is aided by: information, please call 25231015/6 or e-mail info@ties- • Belief: Say, “It is the truth from your Lord. So whoev- center.net or visit www.tiescenter.net.

Amir urges world to stop Israel’s Gaza... Continued from Page 1 referred to the first youth conference held in Kuwait last year, saying that he has instructed the government to The Amir noted how the blessed fasting month of study the recommendations of the national gathering Ramadan offers a great chance to get closer to God, and speed up efforts to implement them, enabling the remembering His graces on the people and the country. Kuwaiti youth to develop their potential and skills and His Highness the Amir urged the Kuwaiti people to work handle their own issues. harder to maintain their country, adhering to “our demo- Some of these recommendations have already cratic path which we are satisfied with and our constitu- become a reality, topped with setting up a ministry for tion which we are proud of”. “Our country is facing fatal youth affairs and founding a fund for developing small challenges to promote our present and build our future. and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) with a capital of KD There’s no other way to achieve this, but through uniting 2 billion, in addition to several procedures, laws and all national efforts and forces and cooperating in sincere decisions relevant to youth. Moreover, HH the Amir said serious work” to meet the expectations and ambitions of that the coming days will witness more decisions and all Kuwaiti people, Sheikh Sabah said. initiatives to support the Kuwaiti youth and enable HH the Amir said that he has stressed on many occa- them to contribute to shouldering responsibility, play- sions that Kuwait’s real wealth is the youth - the main- ing a role in the building and development of the coun- GRABOVE: Ukrainian state emergency service employees collect bodies of victims at the site of the crash of stay that will build the future of the nation. HH the Amir try. — KUNA a Malaysia Airlines plane in rebel-held east Ukraine yesterday. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 SPORTS

Wenger to miss EPL opener Grivko riding for peace Shakib promises to behave LONDON: Arsenal forward Theo Walcott will miss the start of the Premier TALLARD: Andriy Grivko, the only Ukrainian rider on this year’s Tour DHAKA: Suspended all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan apologised yesterday and League season but should be back in full training by the end of August and de France, and he says his presence is essential to convey a message of appealed to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to reduce the six-month playing again soon afterwards, manager Arsene Wenger said. The 25-year-old peace back to his homeland. Grivko, speaking after the shooting down ban slapped on him earlier this month for misbehavior. England international ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over the rebel-controlled east of Bangladesh’s most prominent cricketer was punished for what the BCB during an FA Cup third-round tie against Tottenham in January and missed the Ukraine, insisted that fault for that “terrorist act” lies squarely with the called a “severe attitude problem” and the board also decided not to allow rest of the season and the World Cup. “We expect him to be back in full training Russian government, led by president Vladimir Putin. him to play in overseas competitions until the end of 2015. “I admitted that Ukraine has been embroiled in a bitter civil war since Russian- at the end of August,” Wenger was quoted as saying on the BBC website. my behaviour was not mature. I apologise for this. In future it will not hap- backed separatists gained control of the Crimea in late February. A “Theo has a good basis, which is what he’s working on now,” added Wenger, snap referendum on March 11 saw Crimean citizens vote for inde- pen again,” Shakib, who met BCB chief Nazmul Hassan earlier this week, who also predicted that Walcott’s return to contention would be “very quick” pendence from Ukraine, although Grivko claims those who wanted to told reporters. once he was back in full training. remain part of Ukraine were prevented from voting. The 30-year-old, a “I have always been with cricket and will remain with cricket. When Walcott suffered the injury Arsenal said he would be out native of the Crimea, rides for the Kazakh Astana team of race leader I want to play cricket for Bangladesh.” Shakib was accused of of action for at least six months. However, the club has for some Vincenzo Nibali and he hopes his presence at the front of the peloton travelling to the West Indies to play in the Caribbean time accepted that he would not return before the start of the marshalling the Italian can have a positive effect back in his homeland. Premier League Twenty20 tournament without clearance season on Aug. 16. Walcott himself is positive over the prospects “I feel a bit alone to tell the truth but it’s important that I’m here on from his board and was subsequently ordered to return to for his return to action for the Gunners. the Tour to carry a message of peace,” he told yesterday’s edition of Bangladesh. “Things are looking really good and I have worked very hard l’Equipe. “Above and beyond my work for Vincenzo I see my presence ‘The 27-year-old, who has played 34 tests and 136 one- for the last five months now,” he told Arsenal’s website on the Tour as a mission.” But Grivko cannot help but get down about day-internationals, had reportedly threatened to quit (www.arsenal.com). “The most important thing is getting the the events back home. His parents and sister still live in Simferopol, playing for the country and had an altercation with strength back and it has pretty much nearly healed - it is where he was born, in the Crimea and he is sad to see how they are coach Chandika Hathurusinghe. Shakib has denied the just about building up that stability and strength suffering since the events of last March. “It’s hard to concentrate on allegation. —Reuters again.” — Reuters cycling when you know your family is still over there,” he said. —AFP Yankees pound Reds

NEW YORK: Brandon McCarthy earned his first the first time in his major league career. He win for the Yankees with an impressive debut walked none and struck out nine to increase and Brett Gardner drove in three runs from the his major league-leading total to 173. Jake leadoff spot to send New York past the McGee got two outs for his eighth save in nine Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Saturday. Carlos Beltran chances, completing a five-hitter for the Rays, homered, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run single to who have won four straight. Phil Hughes (10-6) back McCarthy (1-0), who allowed one run and allowed five runs and 11 hits in seven innings, six hits, struck out nine and walked none over matching the most hits against a Twins starter six innings. McCarthy, acquired from Arizona this season. on July 6, was making his first home start for New York. All-Star Alfredo Simon (12-4) gave WHITE SOX 4, ASTROS 3 up four runs - two earned - and five hits in five Tyler Flowers had three hits and drove in innings. He had been 6-0 with a 2.47 ERA in the go-ahead run in the fifth. White Sox starter eight starts since a 6-3 loss at Dodger Stadium Hector Noesi (4-7) gave up three runs in six on May 27. innings, and Zach Putnam earned his third save and second in two nights. George INDIANS 6, TIGERS 2 Springer hit his 20th home run, a solo shot, Carlos Santana hit a tiebreaking, bases- and Jose Altuve had a two-run double for the clearing double off Joe Nathan (4-3) with two Astros. Dallas Keuchel (9-6) allowed four runs outs in the ninth to complete a doubleheader and 12 hits in five innings. sweep. Cleveland has won four straight to pull within 4 1-2 games of the AL Central-leading ORIOLES 8, ATHLETICS 4 Tigers. Carlos Carrasco (3-3) pitched a perfect Adam Jones matched his career high of five eighth and Cody Allen closed the game for his RBIs to back Chen Wei-yin as Baltimore beat 13th save. In the opener, Corey Kluber (10-6) Oakland. Jones hit a three-run home run in the came within an out of a complete game, strik- first and had a two-run single in the fourth. ing out 10. He allowed seven hits, including Baltimore’s All-Star center fielder also walked ST. LOUIS: Closer Trevor Rosenthal No. 26 of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning at Busch three by Miguel Cabrera. Drew VerHagen (0-1) and scored in the third. Stadium. — AFP allowed three runs and five hits over five Chen (10-3) allowed three runs over five innings in his major league debut. innings with four strikeouts in an uneven out- Cardinals see off Dodgers ing while winning his third consecutive start. BLUE JAYS 4, RANGERS 1 The left-hander improved to 4-0 in five career Marcus Stroman (5-2) gave up four hits in starts against the A’s. Brandon Moss hit his ST. LOUIS: Matt Adams homered in a four-run first Johnson’s RBI double. Jonathan Papelbon earned Giants, who have won four of five. Giancarlo Stanton seven shutout innings to snap a three-start team-leading 22nd home run for Oakland. inning as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los his 21st save in 23 chances, needing only five pitch- hit his National League-best 23rd home run for winless streak, and Dan Johnson had two RBIs. Oakland starter Jason Hammel (0-2) gave up Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Saturday to send All-Star Zack es. Grady Sizemore reached base four times, going 3 Miami, which has lost six straight. Melky Cabrera had three hits as the Blue five runs in two-plus innings, his second rocky Greinke to losses in consecutive regular-season for 4 and scoring on Rollins’ homer. Hudson (8-6) came into the game with just five Jays won for the first time in four games. Aaron outing since being acquired from the Chicago starts for the first time since September 2010. Joe runs of support in his last five starts, but the Giants Loup got three outs for his third save. Cubs along with All-Star pitcher Jeff Kelly (2-1) gave up four hits, struck out four and PADRES 6, METS 0 jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the fourth inning. Colby Lewis (6-7) gave up two runs and Samardzija in a trade on July 5. walked one in his second outing since a three- All-Star Tyson Ross threw seven shutout innings Hudson allowed one run and eight hits in 7 1-3 eight hits in five innings. Texas, which stopped month stint on the disabled list. Trevor Rosenthal as light-hitting San Diego smacked three homers in innings. He struck out three and didn’t walk a batter. got his 30th save when Andre Either grounded into an eight-game losing streak with Friday’s 5-1 MARINERS 3, ANGELS 2 a victory that ended the New York Mets’ four-game Marlins All-Star starter Henderson Alvarez (6-5) a game-ending double play. winning streak. Ross (8-10) allowed only four hits in departed with a bruised left shin after being hit by a victory, has not strung together consecutive Logan Morrison hit a go-ahead RBI double Coming off a July 9 defeat at Detroit, Greinke his first start following his first All-Star appearance. grounder by Joe Panik in the third. Santiago Casilla wins since beating Minnesota on June 27 and during Seattle’s two-run 12th inning as the (11-6) walked a season-high five and gave up four He struck out six and issued three walks. Three got the final out in the ninth, in relief of Sergio 28 and has the worst record in the major Mariners hung on to beat Los Angeles. The AL runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings. relievers pitched the final two innings to seal the Romo, to earn his fifth save in eight opportunities. leagues at 39-58. West rivals played extra innings for the second Padres’ seventh shutout. Yasmani Grandal, Will straight night, less than 24 hours after the PIRATES 3, ROCKIES 2 Venable and Seth Smith homered as San Diego won DIAMONDBACKS 9, CUBS 3 RED SOX 2, ROYALS 1 Angels won the series opener 3-2 in 16 Jordy Mercer doubled home Neil Walker with one for the third time in 11 games. The Mets had won Miguel Montero hit a go-ahead, three-run double Rubby De La Rosa (3-2) allowed one run innings. out in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift nine of 11. New York’s Dillon Gee (4-2) worked five in the fifth and Paul Goldschmidt added a two-run and five hits in seven innings as the defending Los Angeles remained 1 1/2 games behind Pittsburgh over Colorado. Walker led off the inning innings, allowing four runs and five hits in his sec- homer as Arizona routed the Chicago Cubs. World Series champions won for the sixth time AL West-leading Oakland. Joe Thatcher (0-1) with a single against Chad Bettis (0-2), moved to sec- ond start since missing two months with a strained Goldschmidt went 3 for 3, scored three runs and in seven games. Mike Napoli hit a tiebreaking gave up a leadoff double in the 12th to Kyle ond on a sacrifice bunt, and scored one batter later right lat. Gee struck out eight with no walks. Ross walked twice, raising his batting average to .314. homer that cleared a billboard atop the Green Seager before Morrison drove him in with a hit when Mercer hit a drive deep into the gap in left- didn’t surrender a hit in the first four innings. Wade Miley (6-6) went seven innings, allowing three Monster seats and completely left the park in down the left field line. Pinch-hitter Justin center. Jared Hughes (5-2) earned the win after runs and seven hits, striking out seven with one the sixth. Danny Duffy (5-10) allowed two runs Smoak drove in pinch-runner Willie escaping a two-on, one-out jam in the 11th by snag- GIANTS 5, MARLINS 3 walk. He is 3-0 in his last four starts. The - one earned -and six hits in 6-2-3 innings, los- Bloomquist with an infield hit. ging a line drive from Charlie Blackmon and turning All-Star Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth Diamondbacks tagged Cubs starter Travis Wood (7- ing for the fifth time in six starts. Kansas City Dominic Leone (3-2) pitched one-plus it into a double play. Walker went 3 for 5 with two inning and got the run support he needed as San 9) for seven runs - five earned - and eight hits. He has lost eight of 11. inning for the victory after taking the loss runs scored. Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run homer for Francisco beat Miami. Hunter Pence drove in two lost his third straight start. The Cubs have lost four Friday. Leone was pulled after he gave up a the Rockies, who lost All-Star shortstop Troy runs, and Pablo Sandoval had three hits for the in a row and 10 of 12. — AP RAYS 5, TWINS 1 leadoff homer to David Freese. Charlie Furbush Tulowitzki in the fourth inning to a left thigh cramp. David Price (10-7) gave up four hits in eight got three outs for his first save in four major NATIONALS 8, BREWERS 3 scoreless innings to win five straight starts for league seasons. — AP Matt Garza was pulled out in the first inning of MLB results/standings his shortest major league start, and Ryan Zimmerman and Wilson Ramos drove in three runs NY Yankees 7, Cincinnati 1; Toronto 4, Texas 1; Cleveland 6, Detroit 2; St. Louis 4, LA Dodgers 2; apiece to lead Washington past Milwaukee. Washington 8, Milwaukee 3; Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2 (11 Innings); Cleveland 5, Detroit 2; Boston Garza (6-7) faced eight batters and got just one 2, Kansas City 1; Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 3; Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 1; Philadelphia 2, out, allowing four singles, a double and two walks in the shortest of his 211 big league starts dating to Atlanta 1; San Francisco 5, Miami 3; Arizona 9, Chicago Cubs 3; San Diego 6, NY Mets 0; Seattle 3, 2006. LA Angels 2 (12 Innings); Baltimore 8, Oakland 4. Garza had been 4-2 with a 2.35 ERA in his previ- American League National League ous eight outings, but his ERA rose from 3.69 to Eastern Division Eastern Division 4.04. He dropped to 0-3 with a 7.33 ERA in six career W L PCT GB Washington 52 43 .547 - starts against the Nationals. Baltimore 53 43 .552 - Atlanta 53 44 .546 - Tanner Roark (9-6) gave up one run and six hits NY Yankees 49 47 .510 4 in seven innings with five strikeouts. In his first full NY Mets 46 51 .474 7 Toronto 50 48 .510 4 Miami 44 52 .458 8.5 season as a starter, he has allowed two earned runs Tampa Bay 46 53 .465 8.5 or fewer in 13 of 19 outings. Ryan Braun hit a two- Philadelphia 43 54 .443 10 Boston 45 52 .464 8.5 run homer in the eighth for the Brewers, tied with Central Division Central Division St. Louis atop the NL Central. Milwaukee 54 44 .551 - Detroit 53 41 .564 - St. Louis 54 44 .551 - PHILLIES 2, BRAVES 1 Cleveland 50 47 .515 4.5 Kansas City 48 48 .500 6 Cincinnati 51 46 .526 2.5 Cole Hamels held the Braves to four hits through Pittsburgh 51 46 .526 2.5 seven innings and Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run Chicago White Sox 47 51 .480 8 Chicago Cubs 40 56 .417 13 homer as Philadelphia edged Atlanta. Minnesota 44 52 .458 10 Hamels (4-5) won for the second time in three Western Division Western Division starts, giving up one run, striking out nine and walk- Oakland 60 37 .619 - San Francisco 54 43 .557 - ing none. He threw 71 of 95 pitches for strikes. LA Angels 58 38 .604 1.5 LA Dodgers 54 45 .545 1 Rollins’ 12th homer, coming off reliever Shae Seattle 52 45 .536 8 San Diego 42 55 .433 12 Simmons (1-1), made it 2-0 in the seventh. Atlanta, Houston 40 58 .408 20.5 Arizona 42 56 .429 12.5 NEW YORK: Shawn Kelley No. 27 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the which had a three-game winning streak snapped, Texas 39 58 .402 21 Colorado 40 57 .412 14 Cincinnati Reds at Yankee Stadium. — AFP cut its deficit to 2-1 in the seventh inning on Chris Aussies target less C’wealth gold

SYDNEY: Australia have topped the medals count at London 2012 Olympic Games the Glasgow 2014 pions Cate Campbell, Christian Sprenger and James Diamond League meets in Rome and New York last the last six Commonwealth Games and are expected to Commonwealth Games. Magnussen. Magnussen is returning to the United month but she relegated reigning American world do so again in Glasgow although with a reduced num- “India can also be expected to have a carry-over Kingdom where he bombed out at the London champion Brianna Rollins to third spot in the 100m ber of medals, according to team officials. Australia benefit from the home Games in Delhi, while the Olympics when the much-fancied Aussie 4x100m relay hurdles in Lucerne leading into Glasgow. Cycling is came away with 178 medals, 74 of them gold, at the African and Caribbean nations are competing strongly squad missed out on a medal and he then was another of Australia’s strengths and the team contain- last Games in Delhi in 2010, but team officials are over a wider range of events at each successive touched out on individual 100m freestyle gold by a ing five reigning world champions is led by Olympic expecting a smaller total because of fewer medal Games.” Team chef de mission Steve Moneghetti has mere one-hundredth of a second to America’s Nathan gold medallist Anna Meares, 30, competing in her events than four years ago. warned his country’s “arm-chair experts” not to expect Adrian. The Australian swim team now has as their fourth Commonwealth Games. The federal government-backed Australian Sports their athletes to be gold medal-winning machines in head coach Dutchman Jacco Verhaeren, who men- Meares is out to surpass Kathy Watt’s record seven Commission is targetting a total of 152 medals in Glasgow. tored world record breaking Dutch legend Pieter van Commonwealth Games medals by adding to her six- Glasgow through its Winning Edge strategy pro- “I’m not panicking, but the Australian public needs den Hoogenband. Magnussen is convinced he can strong haul. The ‘Kookaburras’ mens field hockey gramme. Australian Commonwealth Games to be realistic and understand this will be a very chal- lower his 100m personal best time of 47.10secs and team is another strong medal contender after beat- Association president Sam Coffa said it will be difficult lenging Games to have the success they take for grant- break Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s 100m record of 46.91 sec- ing the Netherlands 6-1 in last month’s World Cup for Australia to surpass or match their Delhi total in ed and expect at a Commonwealth Games,” former onds. Campbell is the reigning women’s 100m sprint final in The Hague. The Australians go into the Scotland this time. “There are 11 fewer medal events in marathon runner Moneghetti said. champion, while Sprenger won the 100m breaststroke Glasgow tournament without veterans Liam De Glasgow than there were in Delhi, 261 as against 272. Once again the Australia team, numbering around at last year’s Barcelona world championships. Young and Rob Hammond, who announced their More athletes will compete for fewer medals,” Coffa 417 — the largest ever for an offshore Games-will be Australia’s track and field team will be spearheaded by retirements after the World Cup triumph along with said. “We also expect increased strong opposition from looking to their swimmers for a kick-start to the multi- Olympic 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson and successful coach Ric Charlesworth. Five-times world the teams from the home nations (England, Scotland, sports competition with a target of between 53 and 55 world championships javelin medallist Kim Mickle. player of year Jamie Dwyer, 35, was a shock omission Wales, and Northern Ireland), all of which received sig- medals in the pool. The Australians have sent a power- Pearson’s Games build-up has been hampered by a from the Australian team as it rebuilds ahead of the nificant amounts of preparation funding for both the ful team of swimmers, including reigning world cham- hamstring complaint, causing her to pull out of 2016 Rio Olympics. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 SPORTS Brumbies head up the Photo of the day road for Sydney semi

SYDNEY: Having ended the Waikato Chiefs’ two-year “We’ve been working hard on (it) over the last couple reign as Super Rugby champions, the ACT Brumbies will of months,” added Mowen. “It’s exciting to play and head up to Sydney next week determined to knock the when you keep getting results like that, you’ve got to New South Wales Waratahs off their perch in the semi- keep backing it.” finals. Allied with uncompromising forward play and game Victory at Sydney Football Stadium next Saturday management imbued into the squad by former coach would put the Brumbies in the final for the second suc- Jake White, the Brumbies have shown enough to sug- cessive season and set up a meeting with the gest the Waratahs will not necessarily have things their Canterbury Crusaders or South Africa’s Sharks, who own way. meet in the other last-four clash in Christchurch. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika will, though, have It would also give the twice-champions a chance to been encouraged by the way the Chiefs, who were 22-3 avenge the 39-8 defeat to their fierce rivals at the same down after half an hour, worked their way back to parity ground three weeks ago which ensured the Waratahs in the contest after Speight was sin-binned at the start would top the Australian conference. of the second half. “To say we’re excited about that is an understate- Former World Cup-winning Springbok coach White, ment, it’s going to be a cracker,” enthused Brumbies meanwhile, is now just one match away from leading captain Ben Mowen after the tight 32-30 win over the two different sides to the Super Rugby final in consecu- Chiefs in Canberra. tive years after his Sharks came from behind to defeat “They’ve been the best side all year round, that’s why the Otago Highlanders 31-27 in Durban. they finished number one, and taking them on in their They will have to do it the hard way, though, with the own back yard is the best challenge in Super Rugby this long trip to New Zealand to face the seven-times cham- year.” pion Crusaders. The Waratahs have indeed set the pace in Super With Frans Steyn’s place-kicking the Sharks will Rugby this year but the Brumbies showed in their hard- always have a chance but the Crusaders’ backs, and in fought victory over the Chiefs that they have some particular winger Nemani Nadolo, will have been licking Josh Sheehan of Australia performs during the Final of the third stage of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in impressive offensive weapons of their own and they are their lips watching the Highlanders rip through the Madrid, Spain. — www.redbull.com now prepared to use them. home defence on Saturday. Nic White confirmed he is the form scrumhalf in The Sharks, finalists two years ago, have plenty of Australian rugby this year, while the back three of experience of playoff rugby - Saturday’s match will be McIlroy wins British Open Robbie Coleman, Jesse Mogg and especially Fijian their eighth semi-final - and beat the Crusaders 30-25 in winger Henry Speight have the power and pace to Christchurch in May. Owners of the most miserly defence in Super Rugby, HOYLAKE: Rory McIlroy joined the elite list threaten any defence. of golfers to have won three of the four Mowen said they would be unlikely to back away the Sharks make no secret of their gameplan but suffo- major titles at Hoylake yesterday, but he from the expansive game they have showcased in their cating the Crusaders at home twice in one season is a had to battle all the way against Sergio last couple of games when they take on the Waratahs. tall order. — Reuters Garcia and Rickie Fowler before bagging his first British Open title. At 25, McIlroy joined legends Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only play- ers to have achieved that feat by the time they were 25 and he is the first European to have won three majors. He also becomes the second most suc- cessful British golfer of the modern era behind the six major titles won by Nick Faldo. The Irishman closed with a 71 for a 17-under par total of 271, two strokes clear of Garcia who closed with a 66 and Fowler with a 67. A further two strokes back came American Jim Furyk with a final round of 65. Australians Adam Scott (66) and Marc Leishman (65) were on 12 under. “It feels incredible. Today wasn’t easy, a few guys were making runs at me, I needed to stay focused and concentrate,” McIlroy HOYLAKE: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy holds up the Claret Jug as his said. “To win three legs of the four majors poses for a photograph after winning the 2014 British Open Golf at 25 is a pretty good achievement, it is not Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Course. — AFP going to sink in for a while. “The lead never Dubuisson, the rest of the field were too far but every time I got closer, he kept making got less than two, I always felt I had that lit- behind to be able to apply any real pressure one birdie and not letting me get any clos- tle cushion. Coming into the back nine I on the leader. But suddenly it changed after er than that.” Fowler, a 25-year-old know I had holes where I could make McIlroy’s back-to-back bogeys, followed American also seeking a first major title, birdie. Sixteen was the hole that settled the shortly after by an eagle from Garcia at the never really got close enough to worry to championship I think.” It was a magnificent 10th. The lead was back down to two and McIlroy apart from playing in the final pair- wire-to-wire win from McIlroy, who is just the Spaniard had a sniff of possibly finally ing with him. “It was a battle for me, I didn’t the seventh player in Open history to to so, winning a major title at the age of 34 after a hit my best but I had to fight through it. I but the day was not without its share of long run of near misses. made a late run but got on the gas a little drama. Starting with a whopping six-stroke But he narrowly missed a birdie at the bit too late. Rory played very steady. He hit lead, McIlroy confidently birdied the first, 11th and playing behind him, McIlroy some great shots, a great par save on 17 but back-to-back bogeys at five and six grabbed another birdie at 10 to ease back ended my hopes,” he said. saw his lead halved as Garcia emerged to three ahead. Garcia saw his chances all Much prior to the day’s main action from the chasing pack. but vanish when he took two shots to get Tiger Woods struggled in with a 75 which But he birdied the 10th to keep his out of a greenside pot bunker at the par- left him 69th out of the 72 players who challengers at arm’s length and then stood three 15th and a superb chip by McIlroy to made the cut - his worst performance in firm down the back nine against Garcia set up par at the 17th sealed the deal. the 18 Opens he has played in. and a late push by Fowler. The man from Holywood outside Defending champion Phil Mickelson His third major title follows eight stroke Belfast had a three-stroke lead with a hole was never in the hunt as he closed with a triumphs in the 2011 US Open and the to play and he was able to enjoy a victory 68 to get to five under and one of the 2012 US PGA Championship. Such was the walk down the last. For Garcia, it meant the biggest rounds of applause of the day majesty of McIlroy’s three first rounds of 66, Spaniard remains ranked second in most went to 64-year-old five-time former Open 66 and 68 at Royal Liverpool that few major starts without a victory with 62, trail- winner Tom Watson who had a fine 68. believed he was in any danger of repeating ing only Lee Westwood who has two more. But the day deservedly belonged to his collapse at the 2011 Masters when he “It was close. At least I’m proud of the McIlroy and the focus will now inevitably led by four strokes going into the final way I played. I wanted to at least make him switch to Augusta National next April round only to shoot 80. And despite some feel a little bit and see how he would when he will be in a position to become early movement from such as Robert respond,” he said. “And he obviously just the sixth player to win all four major Karlsson, Marc Leishman and Victor responded well. Because I got within two, titles during their career. — AFP Tomic faces Karlovic in Bogota ATP final

BOGOTA: Australian Bernard Tomic will face defending cham- of preparation, he always invited me,” he said Troicki. “He really pion Ivo Karlovic in the Bogota ATP final after edging Victor did a lot for me and I will never forget that.” Estrella 7-6 (7/2) 6-7 (5/7) 7-6 (7/5) in Saturday’s semi-final. The claycourt event at Gstaad is headed by Russian title- Tomic’s appearance in late yesterday’s final as a wildcard holder Mikhail Youzhny, the top seed, who cannot seem to get comes three days after he split with global management com- enough of the lush alpine village venue. pany IMG with reports blaming the divorce on concerns over Youzhny will be competing for the eighth year in a row and his off-court behavior. ninth overall in Gstaad as he returns following his title win in This is the 21-year-old’s first ATP final since January’s Sydney 2013 against Dutchman Robin Haase. International. “It’s always very tough when I play Victor, he’s a Spaniard Marcel Granollers, the 2011 champion, takes the fighter,” said the Australian. “I knew it was going to be a hard second seeding, with the top four seeds all given byes into the match, I tried to stay focussed on my serve and get the win. second round of the event held at 800 metres above sea level. “Now I’m going for the title,” added the Wimbledon quarter- Former semi-finalist Guilermo Garcia-Lopez is seeded third finalist as a qualifier in 2011. Karlovic beat Czech fourth seed ahead of fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco, who first played Radek Stepanek 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the second semi-final. the event nine years ago but is returning for the first time in Tomic’s career has taken a downward turn since making the fourth round of the 2012 Australian Open, a decline which has seen his ATP ranking slip from 27 to a current 124. He withdrew in the first round of the Australian Open against Rafael Nadal and underwent double hip surgery shortly afterwards and then suffered a record 26-minute defeat on his comeback DURBAN: Ben Smith (left) of the Highlanders is tackled by Lwazi Mvovo (right) of the Sharks during the Super event at Miami. Last year, his father John was banned from Rugby quarter final match. — AFP attending the French Open, even as a paying spectator, after he was charged with assaulting his son’s hitting partner, Frenchman Thomas Drouet in Madrid. Sharks edge Highlanders Meanwhile, Viktor Troicki will make his return to tennis when his controversial one-year doping ban ends today, with DURBAN: Two late penalties from flyhalf Frans Steyn their forwards, leading to a try from Du Plessis who burst the Serb playing on a late wild card entry at the Swiss Open in allowed South Africa’s Sharks to come from behind to edge over from close range after a series of rolling mauls. Gstaad. Troicki was awarded his wild card only hours before the Otago Highlanders 31-27 and advance to Super Rugby’s “We pride ourselves on our scrumming and we con- the weekend draw, with the 28-year-old set to put his career last four at King’s Park on Saturday. Steyn kicked 16 points trolled all our set pieces, not losing a single lineout or back on track as he starts in the first round against Austrian with the boot as the home side had to scramble for the vic- scrum,” du Plessis said. Substitute Tonderai Chavanga scored eighth seed Dominic Thiem. tory with their forward power more than matched by the three minutes later with a burst down the left wing to put Troicki drew his ban for delaying a mandatory blood test at Bernard Tomic pace and handling skills of the New Zealand visitors, who the Sharks back ahead but their 25-20 lead lasted only sev- Monte Carlo in April, 2013 by a day, saying he felt ill. Despite had a 17-13 halftime lead. en minutes before Phil Burleigh scored after speedy winger having blood drawn a day later, he was banned for a year. four editions. Argentine Federico Delbonis is seeded fifth, start- The scrumming strength of the Sharks saw them open Patrick Osborne had set up a clever counter-attack for After reaching a career high of 12 in the world and helping ing in the first round against dreadlocked German Dustin up a 10-point lead halfway through the first half only for the Otago. Serbia win the Davis Cup in 2010, the 28-year-old Troicki is now Brown. Frenchman Gilles Simon takes the sixth seeding, facing Highlanders to bounce back with two running tries from The Highlanders led by two points going into the last six ranked at 842 in the world.”Honestly, it’s been a tough year,” an opening test against Spaniard Pablo Andujar. Seventh seed Malakai Fekitoa and Kane Hames that emphasised their minutes of play but relentless home pressure forced two Troicki, whose original 18-month ban was cut to 12 on appeal, Haase faces Aleksandr Nedovyesov. ability with the ball in broken play. penalties that Steyn booted over to keep alive South African told CNN. “Mentally it was tough to handle everything but as The tournament was hit by the defection of draw card and “The Highlanders ran us to pieces at stages in the game, interest in this year’s competition. The Sharks reached their time went on, I started preparing and practicing, and I was world number four Stan Wawrinka, who was signed to a multi- their whole backline was amazing,” admitted Sharks captain eighth Super Rugby semi-final and now play Canterbury focused on my comeback and new start-and looking forward year appearance contract as was Roger Federer a decade ago. Bismarck du Plessis. Crusaders of New Zealand away in Christchurch on Saturday to it.” The Australian Open winner announced several weeks ago Flyhalf Lima Sopoaga kicked Otago into a 20-13 lead ear- for a place in the final.The other semi-final pits the NSW Troicki also praised the support of teammate and world that he would not be able to play and would instead try to ly in the second half before the Sharks re-established their Waratahs against the ACT Brumbies in an all-Australian clash number one Novak Djokovic with whom he practiced while he regroup in the post-Wimbledon period for the upcoming dominance in the 53rd minute by keeping the ball with in Sydney, also on July 26. — Reuters waited out his ban. “Novak helped me a lot when he had weeks North American hard court season. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 SPORTS Rosberg bags German GP

HOCKENHEIM: World championship leader Nico Rosberg completed the happiest two weeks of his life yesterday when he won the German Grand Prix. On a day of home celebrations, Rosberg cruised to an accomplished victory for Mercedes to increase his lead ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in this year’s championship to 14 points. “It’s fantastic,” said Rosberg. “It’s an amazing feeling to win at home. It’s a very special day. This weekend with pole and the win is awesome. “I didn’t expect such a big advantage in the race.” Rosberg added that he had one worrying moment during his steady drive to victory. It came when Adrian Sutil spun and stalled his Force India on the start-finish straight, a mishap that threatened a return of the Safety Car and the loss of his carefully-built advantage. “I definitely got a bit worried when I saw Sutil out there, as I thought it would be an SC,” he said. “That would have made it more difficult. But it was a great finish for me in the end.” The 29-year-old German, son of original flying Finn and 1982 champion Keke Rosberg, came home a comfortable winner 20.7 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas of Williams at the end of an enthralling 67-lap contest. It was the Williams team’s 300th podium finish in Formula One and confirmed their recovery from a long period in the doldrums as a front- GERMANY: Mercedes-AMG’s German driver and race winner Nico Rosberg (center) celebrates next to sec- running outfit again. They were among seven Mercedes powered teams in the top ten. ond placed Williams’ Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (left) and Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton Hamilton came home third just 1.8 seconds behind (right) after the German Formula One Grand Prix. — AFP Bottas, ahead of defending four time champion Sebastian Bottas, who was third in Austria and second at Silverstone second Force India. Vettel of Red Bull, two-time champion Fernando Alonso of two weeks ago. “It was not easy and required input from all Rosberg now has 190 points and leads Hamilton on 176 Ferrari and Australian Daniel Ricciardo, in the second Red the engineers. Thanks to all the fans. I saw many Finnish flags by 14 points while Bottas’ brilliant effort helped Williams Bull. Rosberg’s win, also his first podium appearance at a so thank you.” Bottas also became the first Williams driver to overtake Ferrari in the constructors’ championship, rising to German race, came after a week in which he had married his record three successive podium finishes since Juan Pablo third behind Mercedes and Red Bull. long-term girlfriend Vivian Sibold, signed an extended con- Montoya in 2003. The race was filled with spectacle from first to last, start- tract with Mercedes and celebrated Germany’s World Cup Hamilton was left not knowing if he should laugh or cry. “I ing with an opening lap collision that saw Magnussen collide victory. It was his fourth win of the season and the seventh had great fun. I did as good as I could. It was hard to get with Felipe Massa at the opening corner, pitching Massa of his career, but even such joyful supremacy was overshad- through the pack safely and I had a little bit of a collision upside down in his Williams before his car barrel-rolled to a owed in an incident-filled race by the bold passing pace of with Jenson (Button),” said Hamilton. “I thought he was going halt. It was Massa’s third opening lap elimination this year. “I Hamilton, who started 20th on the grid following his crash in to open the door which he has done a couple of times lately, am ok,” he said. qualifying. but that was my bad judgement. “The accident was a little bit more scary watching than The Englishman delivered a thrilling series of moves on It was hard to overtake so I’m glad to get some points being inside. I just saw everything the other way around, but GERMANY: Mercedes-AMG’s German driver Nico Rosberg (left) leads his way through the field, but in the end was unable to grab today.” Another German, Nico Hulkenberg of Force India fin- I am fine.” After that, there were collisions and scrapes aplen- the pack during the German Formula One Grand Prix at the second place in the closing laps as Bottas hung on. “I feel ished seventh ahead of Button and his McLaren team-mate, ty and a frightening fire that saw Russian rookie Daniil Kvyat Hockenheimring racing circuit. — AFP really happy to be third time in a row on podium,” said Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Perez who finished 10th in the wriggle hurriedly to escape his blazing Toro Rosso. — AFP Team Shikan crowned Red Bull Winning 5 champion

KUWAIT: Soccer is all around these days and the best soccer players of Kuwait met at Hasan Abul’s Training Center for a creative and innovative soccer tourna- ment: Red Bull Winning 5. 16 teams out of 64, who qualified from 2 qualifiers, participated to the nation- al final at the Hasan Abul Training Center where members of team “Shikan” were the last men stand- ing and won the title of Kuwait’s Red Bull Winning 5 champion. Red Bull Winning 5 winners went through several phases and were able to eliminate their opponents one after another, reaching the final game against team the “Dream Team”. The crowds witnessed great performances that lead team Venus International to the title. Whenever one goal was scored, the other team lost one player and so many games in the quali- fiers just ended after few minutes, whereby some teams were able to beat their rivals immediately. The final round was different where intense and exciting action accompanied the performances of both teams who showed exceptional skills in the aim to win the title However, thrill and excitement were not bound to the final game only, for the adventure started with dual games of the 16 teams coming from previous qualifiers where 64 fought for the 16 final places. And given the competition is based on elimination, the number of teams decreased gradually while the level highly increased showing an impressive improve- ment in Kuwait’s for the most popular sports in the world. Each team of 5 players with no goalkeeper, had to eliminate a player from the opposite team upon scoring a goal. The games consisted of 10 min- utes each, and ended whenever one of the teams was completely eliminated. Red Bull Winning 5 winners expressed their extreme joy for winning this unique competition that gave the opportunity to demonstrate their football skills at a unique tournament. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 SPORTS Kenyan CAN hopes suffer setback

JOHANNESBURG: Kenyan hopes of a first Africa Cup But midfielder Victor Wanyama was freed by English in four previous Africa Cup clashes and a late Isac win over Malawi in Cotonou. It also lifted Sessegnon to of Nations appearance in 11 years suffered a setback Premier League club Southampton for the third-round, Carvalho goal salvaged a draw for Mozambique in Dar the top of the scoring charts in the qualifiers with four yesterday when they lost a qualifier 1-0 in Lesotho. first-leg clash. Kenya went into the match confident es Salaam. goals after he struck three in a second-round victory Bushy Moletsane, a 30-year-old central midfielder, after 16 players and four coaches watched World Cup Elias ‘Dominques’ Pelembe from South African over Sao Tome e Principe. scored the lone goal on the hour mark at the Setsoto matches in Brazil last month. champions Mamelodi Sundowns converted an early Congo Brazzaville took 70 minutes to score against Stadium in Maseru. The trip was a reward from President Uhuru second-half penalty to put the Mozambicans ahead. Rwanda in Pointe-Noire through Cesaire Gandze and Lesotho upset Liberia in the previous elimination Kenyatta after the ‘Harambee Stars’ won the regional Zanzibar-born Mcha Khamis responded with two Ferebory Dore added a second for a 2-0 victory. round for the 2015 Africa Cup in Morocco and are seek- CECAFA Challenge Cup last December. Belgium-born goals in seven minutes, including one from a spot-kick, The three Saturday games produced 2-0 home vic- ing to reach the finals for the first time. head coach Adel Amrouche watched from the stand in only for Carvalho to net three minutes before time. tories for Botswana over Guinea-Bissau, Uganda over Kenya were forced to field a depleted team with Maseru as he is serving a two-match touchline ban. Tanzania are coached by Mart Nooij from the Mauritania, and Sierra L:Leone over the Seychelles. clubs in Belgium, Norway and France not releasing four Tanzania were another east Africa country to disap- Netherlands, who spent four years from 2007 in charge Return matches are scheduled for August 2-3 and the players as the qualifier fell outside official FIFA interna- point as they could only draw 2-2 at home against of Mozambique. Midfielder Stephane Sessegnon from seven aggregate winners advance to the group stage. tional dates. Among those missing were goalkeeper bogey team Mozambique. English Premier League outfit West Bromwich Albion Defending champions Nigeria are among 21 countries Arnold Origi and star striker Dennis Oliech. The ‘Taifa Stars’ failed to beat the ‘Mambas” (Snakes) scored the 18th-minute goal which gave Benin a 1-0 who received byes into the mini-league phase. —AFP Steyn stars in big South Africa win

GALLE: Dale Steyn grabbed a match haul of 9-99 as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs on the fifth and final day of the first Test yesterday. Steyn’s figures, the best by a quick at the Galle ground, helped the visitors bowl Sri Lanka out twice despite a wicket which offered little help. It was only South Africa’s third win on the island and their first since 2000. Steyn was well-supported by seamer Morne Morkel, who picked up four wickets as Sri Lanka’s second innings ended on 216 shortly into the second session. The hosts needed to make another 260 runs on the final day with nine wickets in hand to pull off a come-from-behind win. But they lost their remaining wickets for just 106 to go down tamely in the end. South Africa made 455-9 declared in their first innings before bowling out the home side for 292. In their second knock, South Africa declared at 206-6 to set Sri Lanka a target of 370. The victory was especially sweet for Hashim Amla, who was leading the side for the first time in Test cricket. He celebrated his winning start by hugging his teammates and exchanging high fives. “It (winning) was not easy, credit to the boys, they put their hands up today,” Amla said. “We had BULAWAYO: Afghanistan bowler and captain Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil appeals for a some challenging overs last night but the bowlers wicket during the second cricket match of a four match ODI series against Zimbabwe came back and did really well. Dean (Elgar) got a at the Queens Sports Club. — AFP hundred, JP (Duminy) got one as well and they set the game up for us.” South Africa, currently the world number two, Zimbabwe defeat can reclaim their top world ranking from Australia if they win the second and final Test in Colombo from July 24-28. Part-time spinner Jean-Paul Duminy picked up two wickets including the cru- Afghanistan cial scalp of Kumar Sangakkara, who made a fight- ing 76 to salvage some pride for the hosts. BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe opener Sikandar next highest score 23 not out from tailen- Sri Lanka, who had resumed on their overnight Raza made sure his first one-day internation- der Gulbadin Naib. 110-1, added just 51 off 24 overs in the first ses- sion while losing five wickets. al century was a memorable one as he Raza’s outstanding day began with him “South Africans outplayed us on all the five smashed seven sixes in his 141 to power the taking 2-25 off five overs after Zimbabwe days,” said Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews. home team to an eight-wicket win and a 2-0 opted to bowl first. Masakadza and “We don’t mind losing games if we have played series lead over Afghanistan yesterday. Tinashe Panyangara also picked up two good cricket but in this game we were really dis- Raza was part of a record 224-run wickets each as Afghanistan couldn’t appointing,” he said. “The first innings total (292) opening partnership with Hamilton build on the early platform laid by Ghani. cost us the game, if we had added a bit more runs Masakadza as Zimbabwe chased down Raza and Masakadza tore into the we could have been in with a chance. The batters Afghanistan’s total of 256-7 with ease for bowling in Zimbabwe’s chase, with need to improve their game.” a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. Masakadza hitting 10 fours and a six. The Steyn, who had taken a five-wicket haul in the Masakadza made 93 as Zimbabwe cruised pair stayed together for more than 36 first innings, struck in the fourth over of the day to to 257-2 in 43.3 overs. The opening part- overs and scored at over six runs an over give his side the breakthrough they needed. His GALLE: South African cricketer Dale Steyn (left) celebrates after dismissing Sri Lankan bats- nership was the highest for any wicket for to leave captain Brendan Taylor (11 not victim was opener Kaushal Silva (38) who nicked man Kaushal Silva during the final day of the opening Test match. — AFP Zimbabwe in ODIs. out) and Sean Williams (2 not out) to com- the seamer behind the wickets, where Quinton de Raza faced just 133 balls and added 11 plete the easy victory with 39 balls to Kock dived to his right to take a stunning catch. Steyn, who was named man of the match, said it do well,” he said.”Nobody cares if you take five-for felt great to help his side win the game. “Every on a green top. But on a wicket like this, it really fours to his string of sixes as he punished spare. Raza almost batted through the Silva’s dismissal ended a 104-run stand with time I come down to the sub-continent, I want to makes a difference.” — AFP Afghanistan’s bowling at Queens Sports innings, only falling the ball before Sangakkara for the second wicket, the highest of Club. Afghanistan had been hopeful of Zimbabwe secured victory and at least a the innings. Sri Lanka were dealt a bigger blow off leveling the series after 17-year-old draw in the series. Afghanistan is playing the first ball after the drinks break when Morkel SCOREBOARD Usman Ghani made his first international its first one-day series against a test-play- had big-hitter Mahela Jayawardene caught behind century opening the batting for the visi- ing nation. The entire series will be con- for 10. Sangakkara was dropped on 65 but failed to take advantage of the reprieve, pulling Duminy GALLE: Scoreboard after South Africa beat Sri Lanka to win the first test yesterday. tors. But Ghani’s 118 was the only major tested at Bulawayo, with the remaining to short midwicket where Amla took a fine catch. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat. two games on Tuesday and Thursday.—AP contribution for Afghanistan with the He hit nine fours and a six in his 145-ball innings. South Africa first innings 455-9 declared R Herath c de Villiers b Duminy 20 The dismissal of Sangakkara and Jayawardene in Sri Lanka first innings 292 S Lakmal c Tahir b Morkel 12 SCOREBOARD quick succession infused new energy into the visi- South Africa second innings 206-6 declared. S Eranga c Elgar b Morkel 0 tors. Lahiru Thirimanne was caught by AB de Sri Lanka second innings (overnight 110-1) Extras: (b-1, lb-4, nb-1) 6 Villiers off Steyn for 12, while Morkel had Dinesh U Tharanga c de Kock b Steyn 14 BULAWAYO: Brief scores in second one-day international between Zimbabwe and Chandimal (one) caught behind by de Kock. K Silva c de Kock b Steyn 38 Total: (all out; 71.3 overs) 216 Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo yesterday: Sri Lanka lost Dilruwan Perera (zero) to Steyn in K Sangakkara c Amla b Duminy 76 Fall of wickets: 1-14 2-118 3-138 4-149 5-153 Afghanistan 256-7 in 50 overs (Usman (Sikandar Raza 141, Masakadza 93) the second over of the post-lunch session, the M Jayawardene c de Kock b Morkel 10 6-158 7-161 8-190 9-216. Ghani 118, Gulbadin Naib 23 no, Rahmat Zimbabwe win by eight wickets tailender offering an edge to de Kock who took L Thirimanne c de Villiers b Steyn 12 Bowling: Steyn 17-4-45-4, Philander 11-4-34-0 Shah 22, Mohammad Nabi 22; Hamilton five catches in the innings. A Mathews not out 27 (nb-1), Morkel 13.3-6-29-4, Tahir 19-3-64-0, Masakadza 2-37, Tinashe Panyagara 2-58) Note: Zimbabwe lead four-match Rangana Herath (20) was caught by de Villiers D Chandimal c de Kock b Morkel 1 Duminy 10-4-38-2, Elgar 1-0-1-0. v Zimbabwe 257-2 in 43.3 overs series 2-0. as he tried to play the sweep shot against Duminy. D Perera c de Kock b Steyn 0 Second test: Colombo, July 24-28.

Exeter take Cup in Brazil rematch Elliott holds off Bayne

RIO DE JANEIRO: Borne on a wave of foot- to my grave regretting it’. But I do in a way um bowels, McGahey told AFP: “This is the one of the most important games of the year for Nationwide victory balling nostalgia, English minnows Exeter wish we’d played this at the Maracana.” direct link to that game.” Fluminense official for us. “We first invited them for the club’s JOLIET: Chase Elliott held off Trevor Bayne to win the Nationwide City lifted silverware in Rio yesterday follow- Standing proudly pitchside before a mid- Ricardo Calcado was quick to explain that 12th birthday. It was something magical. It Series stop at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night. ing an historic rematch of Brazil’s first ever morning kickoff allowing time for the visitors fears of hooliganism were not the reason for was not planned, it was natural. It just hap- Elliott had a strong car all day long for JR Motorsports, qualifying international encounter. Before a 900 crowd, to attend a Fluminense versus Santos league seating the Exeter support in the ‘away’ end. pened,” Pensioner Marcio Pernambuco third and leading a race-high 85 laps. Bayne tried to chase him including 180 of their own fans enjoying the game outside Rio later Sunday, was 58-year- “We wanted to seat everybody together proudly said his grandfather Mario had been down on fresh tires in the final laps, but ran out of time. most unusual of pre-season tours for a lower old Martin McGahey. but we are worried about the security of the on that first Brazilian select XI, showing him in league outfit, the southwestern side held the “This is where it all began. A century ago, old stadium and fire regulations stipulated a picture of the side that went off to face and Elliott’s third victory of the year, following wins at Texas and under-23 team of top flight Fluminense to a my great-grandfather, Michael John McGahey we can only have so many people on one beat Argentina weeks later in Buenos Aires. Darlington, moved him to the top of the series standings. Kyle goalless draw at a stadium almost twice as (then Exeter’s general manager), brought a side,” Calcado told AFP. “We are proud to wel- “I feel great emotion here today-the hairs Larson was third, followed by Kasey Kahne and Ty Dillon to round old as the Maracana, ball across.” Touching that selfsame ball, come back Exeter after 100 years because the are rising on my arms and the back of my out the top five. Brian Scott, who started on the pole, finished sixth The bijou Laranjeiras venue may no emerging from the club museum in the stadi- history of the Brazil team started here. “This is neck,” Pernambuco told AFP. “Sadly, my and earned $100,000 in the second event of the four-race “Dash 4 longer host league action, but it was where, grandfather died early-I barely knew him. He Cash” bonus program. on July 21, 1914, a Brazil select beat an Exeter was a defender, a left back.” Life expectancy Kahne and Larson were the lone Sprint Cup regulars in the field side who had been touring Argentina and was also painfully short for many of the on an off weekend for NASCAR’s top series. Everyone comes back to who accepted a duel in Rio on the way home. Exeter team which lost the 1914 match 2-0, Chicagoland in September on the same weekend that the Chase for Exeter skipper Scot Bennett lifted the purple- Oswaldo Gomes netting Brazil’s first ever the Sprint Cup championship begins at the 1.52-mile oval. The night ribboned Marcos Carneiro de Mendonca Cup, goal. Several of the team perished in World began with a pair of Richard Childress Racing teammates in front named after Brazil’s first goalkeeper, who War I, which started before they had returned after Scott and Dillon had the best showing in qualifying. It was played for Fluminense. home by boat. Mirtes Barbedo, a Brazilian Scott’s second pole of the season and No. 4 for his career. He won his But it was the symbolism of the occasion official with the Canadian embassy, told AFP first Nationwide Series pole at Chicagoland on Sept. 17, 2011. which won the day, which for the traveling her father’s uncle played on the team and “my Scott led for 20 laps before Elliott moved in front. Erik Jones fin- contingent was like winning the World Cup father talked about this match many times, ished seventh in his Nationwide debut, driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s itself. “It’s a shame this couldn’t have how we played Exeter in our first ever game.” No. 20 Toyota. launched the World Cup,” said City fan Gary The daugher of Brazilian keeper Mendonca, The 18-year-old Jones won the Truck Series race last week at Iowa Nelson, wearing a Rebel Tour 14 shirt in Barbara Heliodora Carneiro de Mendonca, in the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota he shares with Busch. Exeter red and white. said: “This is a chance to remember my father Jones also won a Truck race last year in Phoenix. Jones is expected to “I came the long way-via Texas, Buenos who was so linked to Fluminense’s history.” Aires, Montevideo, Ascuncion and Foz de Fluminense club manager Marcelo make two more Nationwide starts in Matt Kenseth’s car this season. Iguacu getting to Rio yesterday. An adven- Teixeira told those present that “Fluminense Regan Smith, who led the series standings by eight points over ture!” Paul Garnham, 37, had been in Rio on are honored to be participating in this game, Elliott Sadler coming into the day, started 15th after a disappointing World Cup final day a week earlier-but balked marking a glorious moment of world foot- qualifying session, and it just got worse during the race. He never at ticket tout prices. “One was going for $500 ball.”As Exeter fans, some clad in special edi- got into the mix on his way to 16th place. — I know someone paid $1000 — but it was tion canary yellow shirts bearing the image of It was similar to last year, when Smith was on top of the series a fake!” Steve Conabeer, 48, insisted the RIO DE JANEIRO: A Brazilian journalist kisses the football used 100 years ago their 1914 team, filed out British Consul Paula heading into the first stop at Chicagoland, and then slid into the Exeter game experience meant more to him before the Exeter City FC vs Brazil’s Fluminense FC U-23 football match to Walsh reminded AFP that the father of infield on Lap 129 and finished 13th. He had the same finish in the than the World Cup itself. “As soon as it was commemorate the 100th anniversary of Brazil’s first international football Fluminense’s Anglo-Brazilian founder Oscar September race at the same track. — AP announced I thought, ‘I’ve got to go or I’ll go match. — AFP Cox was British consul in Ecuador. —AFP McIlroy wins Rosberg bags British Open German GP

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FRANCE: Norway’s Alexander Kristoff (center) sprints to win at the end of the 222 km fifteenth stage of the 101st edition of theTour de France cycling race. — AFP Kristoff wins, Bauer suffers heartbreak

NIMES: Norway’s Alexander Kristoff claimed his second Tour de Italian Vincenzo Nibali stayed safe in a bunched finish and teams to organise themselves in the finale, Bauer and Elmiger Kristoff, who won the Milan-San Remo classic this year, is now France victory when he won a bunch sprint to take yesterday’s retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey in an unchanged believed they could hold off the chasing pack. eyeing a win on the Champs Elysees on the final day of the Tour 15th stage after the peloton reined in the day’s breakaway in the top 10. But their hopes were dashed when the Giant-Shimano team, next Sunday. final straight. New Zealand’s Jack Bauer, who broke clear with “I thought it was a little bit too late, I thought I’d have to go for looking to set up Marcel Kittel, took control and upped the pace. “It would be hard to compete but it would be great to win in Swiss Martin Elminger, was caught by the chasing pack less than second but I was relieved that we caught them,” said Kristoff. The German, who has won three stages in this year’s Tour, had Paris, but I have to beat extremely strong riders,” he said. Today is 100 metres from the line. “I was a bit surprised I could take the win today. Maybe they nothing left in the tank after struggling in the Alps and took 11th the second rest day of the Tour. Bauer, who finished 10th after seeing the sprinters whizz past had heavier legs than me after the Alps.” After two tough stages place while his compatriot Andre Greipel was fourth. Meanwhile, the 2017 Tour of Spain will start from Nimes, him, was in tears after his 222-km effort came to nothing in the in the Alps, there was no respite for the peloton, who rode Greipel and Kittel are slightly heavier than Kristoff and there- France, the city’s mayor said yesterday. “The Grand Depart of the final metres. through storms and heavy rain in dim and dusky conditions. fore struggled more with the long, demanding climbs of the 2017 will be held in Nimes, it will be the first time (the race will Katusha rider Kristoff, who won the 12th stage on With swirling winds that sometimes threatened to split the Tour’s 13th and 14th stages. start from France),” Jean-Paul Fournier told l’Eaufficiel, a free Thursday, won the race to the line as he edged out Australian peloton, it made for a nervy day as the Tour prepares to enter its Another German, time trial specialist Tony Martin, tried his newspaper circulating on the Tour de France. Heinrich Haussler and Slovakian Peter Sagan, second and final week. luck some two kilometres from the finish, but his effort lacked “It will start with a team time trial.” Nimes is hosting the finish third respectively. With a series of roundabouts making it hard for the sprinters’ conviction. of the 15th stage of the Tour de France later yesterday. —AFP India eye Lord’s SCOREBOARD LONDON: Scoreboard at stumps on the fourth day of the second Test between England and India at Lord’s yesterday: win, Cook fails India 1st Innings 295 (A Rahane 103; J Anderson 4-60) England 1st Innings 319 (G Ballance 110, L Plunkett 55 LONDON: India were on the brink of just fifty and taken five wickets in successive their second Test win at Lord’s as Alastair Tests. no; B Kumar 6-82) Cook’s latest failure with the bat prolonged Left-arm spinner Jadeja struck with his the debate about his future as England cap- first ball Sunday when he had Australia-born India 2nd Innings (overnight: 169-4) tain. England were 105 for four at stumps opener Sam Robson lbw. Cook and fellow M. Vijay c Prior b Anderson 95 yesterday’s fourth day, needing a further 214 left-hander Gary Ballance added 58 for the S. Dhawan c Root b Stokes 31 runs to reach their victory target of 319. But second wicket. C. Pujara c Prior b Plunkett 43 the odds were on India going 1-0 up in this But Ballance, who made 110 in the first V. Kohli b Plunkett 0 five-match series, after last week’s draw at innings, was caught behind off Mohammed A. Rahane c Prior b Broad 5 Trent Bridge, and recording their second vic- Shami to leave England 70 for two. Bell did M. S. Dhoni c Bell b Plunkett 19 tory in 17 Tests at Lord’s following their lone not last long, clean bowled off stump by a S. Binny c Cook b Ali 0 win back in 1986. Sharma delivery that kept a touch low. Then R. Jadeja c Cook b Stokes 68 Joe Root was 14 not out and Moeen Ali Cook, after more than two hours at the B. Kumar c Bell b Stokes 52 15 not out at the close, the pair having come crease, fell in familiar fashion when Sharma Mohammed Shami c Prior b Ali 0 together after England lost three wickets for had him pushing out at a good length ball, two runs in collapsing to 72 for four. with wicketkeeper Dhoni taking the catch. I. Sharma not out 0 Left-handed opener Cook fell for just 22 Cook had now scored a mere 115 runs in Extras (b19, lb9, w1) 29 to make it 27 innings since he had scored the seven Tests innings at home to Sri Lanka and Total (all out, 103.1 overs, 482 mins) 342 last of his England record 25 hundreds. India so far this season. Ali, on 11, survived a Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Dhawan), 2-118 (Pujara), 3-118 His exit came shortly after Ian Bell, the confident lbw appeal from Jadeja and was (Kohli), 4-123 (Rahane), 5-202 (Dhoni), 6-203 (Binny), 7-235 other experienced batsman in England’s top dropped of the spinner on 15 when Dhoni (Vijay), 8-334 (Jadeja), 9-338 (Shami), 10-342 (Kumar) order, had been dismissed for one-his 19th failed to grasp a chance under the Lord’s Bowling: Anderson 29-11-77-1; Broad 23-6-93-1 (1w); innings without a Test century. floodlights. Stokes 18.1-2-51-3; Plunkett 22-6-65-3; Ali 11-3-28-2. Fast-medium bowler Ishant Sharma India resumed yesterday in overcast con- removed both Bell and Cook in a burst of ditions on 169 for four, with opener Murali England 2nd Innings (target: 319) two wickets for no runs in seven balls. At Vijay 59 not out and Dhoni unbeaten on 12. S. Robson lbw b Jadeja 7 lunch, India were 267 for seven, a lead of After Dhoni fell for a laboured 19, it was A. Cook c Dhoni b Sharma 22 243. Three quick wickets early in the second not long before James Anderson was bowl- G. Ballance c Dhoni b Shami 27 session and England would have been on ing to Jadeja, with both players facing a pos- course to end their run of nine Tests without sible ban as a result of their alleged con- I. Bell b Sharma 1 a win. frontation in the Trent Bridge pavilion last J. Root not out 14 But the first 10 overs after lunch saw week. M. Ali not out 15 Ravindra Jadeja and seamer Bhuvneswhwar Vijay, in sight of a second hundred of the Extras (b5, lb13, w1) 19 Kumar score 66 runs. Jadeja made a dashing series following his 146 in Nottingham, fell for Total (4 wkts, 46 overs, 186 mins) 105 68 while tailender Kumar was last man out 95 when he flicked an Anderson delivery to To bat: M Prior, B Stokes, S Broad, L Plunkett, J Anderson for 52 — his third fifty in four innings this wicketkeeper Matt Prior after more than six Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Robson), 2-70 (Ballance), 3-71 (Bell), 4- series after his Test-best six for 82 in hours at the crease. However, the swashbuck- 72 (Cook) England’s first innings. ling Jadeja drove both Broad and Anderson Bowling: Kumar 8-4-10-0; Shami 7-1-20-1; Sharma 10-5-13- His innings saw Kumar join two of crick- back over his head for four while Kumar 2; Jadeja 16-4-32-1; Vijay 4-1-11-0 (1w); Dhawan 1-0-1-0 et’s greatest all-rounders in Ian Botham made England pay for Root dropping him on LONDON: England’s captain Alastair Cook edges this shot to India’s Captain and wicketkeeper Match position: England need a further 214 runs to win (England) and Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) two before India were eventually bowled out MS Dhoni. Cook was out for 22 runs on the fourth day of the second cricket Test match with six second-innings wickets standing. as only the third player to have both scored a for 342. — AFP between England and India at Lord’s cricket ground. — AFP Reforms required at administration level Page 22

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SEPANG: A Malaysia Airlines employee sits behind a closed ticket counter at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday. — AFP How can Malaysia Airlines salvage its brand? Malaysia needs to bring in new CEO, head of flight operations Malaysia Airlines is in uncharted territory after the disap- be a quick fix,” said Aziz. “So the second question is do they “It is unthinkable from a risk management point of view say ‘Do we keep this same name or do we rebrand them?’ pearance of Flight 370 in March with 239 people aboard have the financial resources to survive a year, two years? that the plane was flying where it was,” said Kuniyoshi Maybe they will feel that they need a new name,” said was followed this week by the downing of another of its And the answer is, unfortunately, no.” Shirai, crisis management expert at A.C.E. Consulting. Sapriel, the reputation management expert. Because of jets, carrying 298 people, over Ukraine. Before the disasters “Their brand is going to suffer serious damage,” he said. its financial struggles, some analysts had advocated the the carrier had among the worst financial performance of IS MALAYSIA AIRLINES TO BLAME? “There is even a possibility the airline will go out of busi- sale of the state-owned airline to bring in fresh capital, any airline. An even bigger question mark now hangs over The airline was blasted for its erratic response to the dis- ness.” ideas and expertise. Like all international airlines, the future of Malaysia Airlines, with its brand tied to two appearance of Flight 370 en route to Beijing from Kuala Malaysia Airlines needs to renew its fleet with modern almost unfathomable tragedies. Some analysts say the Lumpur. Because the whereabouts of the plane was HOW SHOULD MALAYSIA AIRLINES HANDLE THE LAT- jets to be competitive, which requires substantial invest- state-owned airline won’t survive a year without a substan- unknown, Malaysia Airlines had little meaningful informa- EST TRAGEDY? ment. Its capacity to make those investments is further tial cash injection from the Malaysian government. A tion for the families of passengers. Communication of what Clear, consistent and compassionate communications compromised if travelers avoid the airline because of the bailout would address the airline’s immediate financial information it did have was often mishandled, compound- are essential, experts say. “I think their immediate response disasters. But even a partial sale of the airline is unpopu- problems but without far-reaching changes it could remain ing the anguish of relatives. The plane, believed to have has been consistent and caring. They are communicating lar with the airline’s union, the government and sections a burden on taxpayers and shrivel into regional obscurity. crashed far off course in the southern reaches of the Indian on Twitter and Facebook, they are definitely going out on of the Malaysian public. There are other ways it could Several experts give their views on the airline’s crisis. Ocean, still hasn’t been found. the commercial media,” said Sapriel of CS&A. That’s impor- make a break with the past, such as installing a new The fate this week of Flight 17, heading to Kuala Lumpur tant, she said, because “if they weren’t getting the immedi- executive leadership. “Malaysia needs to bring in a new HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION FOR MALAYSIA AIRLINES? from Amsterdam, is far more clear-cut. It was shot out of ate response right, then it just would be the nail in the cof- Other airlines have come back from disasters but none the sky over an area of Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian fin for them.” Others say that being open and transparent, CEO and head of flight operations to restore employee have experienced two tragedies of such magnitude within separatist rebels. “They are a victim this time, so it is very continuing to assist the families of passengers and crew and consumer trust in the airline,” said travel consultant the space of four months. “There’s no historical precedent,” different from a situation where they have no answers,” members while also running a punctual and reliable busi- Henry Harteveldt of Atmosphere Research. Beyond that, said Mohshin Aziz, aviation analyst at Maybank. “It’s com- said Caroline Sapriel, managing director of CS&A, a compa- ness will help the airline build on the sympathy about its the carrier needs to demonstrate an absolute commit- pletely not their fault, but right now if you ask any cus- ny that specializes in reputation management in crisis situ- plight. Malaysia Airlines “appears to have learned lessons ment to safety to overcome negative perceptions and tomers would they fly with Malaysia Airlines, they’d just ations. “The whole world is going to be sympathetic to from its halting slowness to react to the MH370 tragedy rebuild confidence. “You need an expert on risk manage- have that negative sentiment of I’d rather choose some- them.” But another narrative questions why airlines contin- and is already applying those lessons,” said aviation con- ment at the top, who has the power equal to a chief thing else.” The airline was already losing about $1.6 million ued to fly over the conflict zone. Some airlines were avoid- sultant Robert Mann. executive,” said Shirai, the crisis management executive. a day and has been in the red for the past three years. The ing it, which involves taking a longer fuel guzzling route, “You have to change people’s consciousness. And while disappearance of Flight 370 with many Chinese passengers but most were not. Malaysia Airlines may face more scruti- WHAT CAN THE AIRLINE DO TO REBUILD ITS BRAND? you’re doing all that, you have to keep the whole process on board also caused a backlash in the crucial China mar- ny about its risk management decisions once the initial The airline needs far reaching changes. “I think the transparent. Otherwise, you cannot regain the trust of ket. Experts don’t see any short cuts to recovery. “It cannot shock of the tragedy dissipates. Malaysian government is going to look at it eventually and either consumers or investors.” — AP BRICS shake up global economic architecture Saudi earnings disappoint

WASHINGTON: By creating their own multi- “If the existing institutions were doing their said. Some also have concerns that the BRICS DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s bourse edged ment at Securities and Investment Co in lateral financial institutions, the BRICS emerg- jobs perfectly, there would be no need to go institutions-dominated by China will be less down yesterday after several companies Bahrain. ing-market powers are shaking up global eco- to the trouble of creating a new bank, a new careful about safeguarding the environment disappointed investors with their sec- “This is crazy volatility...The main issue nomic governance but remain far from dis- fund,” said Paulo Nogueira Batista, who repre- or fighting corruption when they make their ond-quarter results, while Dubai’s is that the market does not have depth, mantling the post-war system dominated by sents Brazil and 10 other countries at the IMF, financing deals. Aware of their current limita- Arabtec triggered a sell-off across the it’s totally at the mercy of retail investors the West. For the past 70 years, the in an interview. The mere creation of the two tions, the BRICS made a point to say they United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia’s and speculators.” Arabtec jumped last International Monetary Fund and the World BRICS institutions sends a strong signal to were working closely with the IMF. Some of main index slid 0.6 percent in early trade, week on speculation that Aabar would Bank have been the pillars of the world’s eco- Western powers, where some doubt the their financing would be available only to dragged down mostly by three compa- raise its stake from the current 18.94 per- nomic system, coming to the rescue of coun- ability of the five powerhouses to surmount countries already receiving Fund assistance. nies that reported their quarterly earn- cent. The bourse suspended the stock on tries in trouble and supporting development their individual needs and ambitions. The Dilma Rousseff, the president of Brazil, ings before the opening: Saudi Industrial Thursday after Bloomberg reported that projects, respectively. launches “are significant actions that represent said the creation of the BRICS institutions did Investment Group (SIIG), Dar Al Arkan Aabar was in talks to buy at least part of But the Bretton Woods institutions are reg- a game changer as they turn statements and not mean her country was moving away and Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC). the 28.85 percent stake owned by ularly criticized for their inability to reflect the rhetoric about cooperation among these from the IMF. “We have not the least interest SIIG tumbled 7.2 percent after its sec- Arabtec’s former chief executive Hasan growing and important contributions of the countries into reality,” Prasad said. Still, many in distancing ourselves from the IMF,” she ond-quarter profit missed the estimate Ismaik, who abruptly resigned last major emerging economies to the global areas of uncertainty cloud the new BRICS said. “On the contrary, we wish to democra- of SICO Investment Bank by a third. Dar month. economy. China, the world’s second-largest structures, giving the IMF and the World Bank tize it and make it as representative as possi- Al-Arkan fell 3.7 percent, having reported But Aabar issued a statement yester- economy, continues to have just slightly more a long lead on their fledgling rivals. ble.” Unsurprisingly, the Bretton Woods insti- a 17 percent rise in second-quarter net day that did not confirm or deny the voting power in the IMF than Italy, about five tutions responded with offers of cooperation. income to 121.3 million riyals ($32.3 mil- report, saying it was studying different times smaller. And, since their creation in Battles for influence The IMF managing director, Christine lion). Six analysts polled by Reuters had options for its stake and that any talks on 1944, the IMF and the World Bank have only For now, only the BRICS countries will be Lagarde, said in a statement Wednesday that forecast, on average, that it would record a deal would remain confidential. been led by Americans and Europeans. able to draw from the $50 billion in the New her staff would be “delighted” to work with a net profit of 209.8 million riyals. Disappointed retail investors dumped “Broader global governance reforms have Development Bank and $100 billion in the the BRICS team on the reserve fund. The SABIC slipped 0.7 percent after report- Arabtec as it resumed trading, along with become stalled, despite the many commit- Contingent Reserve Arrangement. However, World Bank, facing other new development ing a 7 percent rise in second-quarter net other stocks. ments made by advanced economies to proof of the new institutions’ effectiveness rivals and undergoing a major internal income, in line with estimates. In Dubai, Developers Union Properties and emerging markets to give them a more promi- will come when other countries knock at their restructuring, welcomed the arrival of an builder Arabtec plunged and triggered a Deyaar, and contractor Drake and Scull, nent role in international financial institutions door for money. “Will the BRICS take the “invaluable partner” in the battle against wide sell-off after Aabar Investments, also closed limit-down. Bourse operator and other international forums,” said Eswar financial risk to lend to other countries? And poverty, a bank spokesman told AFP. This dis- one of its major shareholders, did not Dubai Financial Market fell 8.9 percent Prasad, a trade policy professor at Cornell what conditions will they impose?” said an play of friendliness, however, could in time confirm a report which said Aabar was in after it announced it had more than University and a former IMF expert. In this IMF official, who spoke on condition of give way to rivalries and battles for influence talks to increase its stake. tripled its second-quarter net profit. The context, the launch Tuesday of a development anonymity. in the corridors of the 188-nation institutions, Arabtec tumbled its daily 10 percent sell-off also hit property stocks in Abu bank and an emergency reserve fund by the Accustomed to bailing out a country, and based in Washington. “The new institutions limit, dragging down the entire Dubai Dhabi. The Emirate’s biggest developer, BRICS-Brazil, Russia, India, China and South being reimbursed, in exchange for austerity aren’t created against anyone,” said Nogueira stock market, where the main index Aldar Properties, plunged its 10 percent Africa-appears to be a concrete attempt to conditions, the IMF has the kind of expertise Batista, the IMF representative. “But they are a closed 6.0 percent lower. “It is Arabtec limit, as did RAK Properties and Eshraq address those inequities. that “doesn’t happen overnight,” the official first step toward a multilateral world.” — AFP which is affecting the market,” said Properties. Abu Dhabi’s index closed 2.4 Shakeel Sarwar, head of asset manage- percent lower. — Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 Reforms required at administration level

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t does not seem the efforts towards the state of tension in Kuwait are moving in the right direc- Ition; rather, they are boosting to deeper level and increasing its risks. The government, which is dominating the country’s interests, is unable real- ize how to preserve its prestige by reducing its distance with all parties. Right is right and wrong is wrong, before searching the source of either. Burning tires or throwing stones at the police force is wrong. But corruption, granting provoca- tive awards to the security despite their use of excessive violence and vulgar language, and con- vening meetings for the Council of Ministers is a bigger sin. It is more dangerous to use the citizen- ship, which is affiliation, honor, right and duty, as a punishment tool. If unjustly given, then whoev- er acquired it is bribed and guilty, and who grant- ed it as a gift, award, or for buying allegiance is a forger and traitor, while within the government. The government’s obligation is to respect the sanctity of citizenship. Incompetence creates bogus enemies; insistence on marketing process- es that would make the possibility of the return of social and political peace more remote than any other past time. The subject about a conspir- percent of total real estate deals, followed by trading value of this month is higher by 153 per- of Dubai market, 41.6 percent of Abu Dhabi and tained decrease in the confidence level in the acy to terminate the country entity with external Hawalli Governorate by 134 deals representing cent than the 12 months average. Number of its 40 percent of the Qatari market, or about 9 per- market, or perhaps the general economy. As a support is just an illusion. Regardless of the con- 16.3 percent while Al-Jahra Governorate achieved deals scored 9 deals versus 10 deals in May. cent of the four markets liquidity. result, people’s savings might be hurt and will flict severity, there are no traitors in Kuwait except the lowest number of trading deals by 30 deals, Average value of the one deal scored KD 12.706 The attached graph displays these markets’ affect adversely the performance of the banking the corruptors and the thieves and apart from 3.6 percent. million. No warehousing trading activity was liquidity share during the same period. The main sector later on. that the conflict is about managing the country. Value of private housing trading scored about recorded during June 2014. liquidity losers in the Kuwaiti market during this In all countries of the world which are keen No one needs to prove nationalism because it KD 181 million, up by 1.2 percent, compared with When we compare June 2014 trading with period, we notice that despite the sharp decline not to pay any unnecessary costs, their manage- was tested truly during the Invasion. We can’t KD 179 million in May 2014 with a drop in its con- that of June 2013 (June 2013 only), we note an the largest 15 companies in the market in terms ments apply professional effort to analyze the sit- take another tragedy to prove loyalty. Unless the tribution percentage to 32 percent of total real increase in real estate market liquidity from KD of the capital value increased their liquidity by 4.7 uation objectively, study the market shortcom- bad situations are acknowledged, which oppo- estate trading compared with 48 percent in May 371.8 million to about KD 566.6 million, up by percent (Table No. 1). Better still in liquidity are ings and then start the remedy measures such as nents agree on, and without movement towards 2014. The monthly average value of private hous- 52.4 percent as indicated above. The rise included the 15 companies in the Kuwait 15 Index, which suspending the entry of some companies and genuine reform, things would get worse. ing trading during 12 months scored KD 192.9 the commercial activity by 136 percent, the increased by 14.8 percent. To the opposite was encouraging the entry of substitutes like the So as not to let the subject of reforming and million. This means that trading value during this investment activity by 101.3 percent and the pri- the liquidity of the smallest 15 companies which investment purchase of stocks and companies on development in a country - with temporary month is lower by -6.1 percent compared with vate housing activity by 2.2 percent. dropped substantially by -83.2 percent (Table No. commercial merits, encouraging the profession of wealth - to be a mirage that consumes the the average. Likewise, the number of deals of this The latest CBK statistics for May 2014 indicates 2). This means the market’s loss of half of its liq- market making and its support in the beginning, resources of the country in vain. We suggest a activity increased to 619 deals in June 2014 vis-à- continued increase in personal credits value uidity hit the smaller companies; in other words, and a professional development of the rules of reform process that starts with a fundamental vis 493 deals in May 2014. (assigned for non-commercial purposes especial- the small and medium companies held on all liq- trading. But unfortunately what is currently hap- reform to the public administration, in case we Investment housing activity trading value ly what goes to buying private homes) vis-a-vis uidity decline. If we exclude the share of the pening is just the opposite of what is required. are seeking to achieve a core for social and politi- increased to KD 271.2 million, a rise by 81.8 per- the total loans by the end of April 2014. Those biggest 15 companies in addition to other 4 com- cal peace. Designating a new prime minister, and cent, versus KD 149.1 million in May 2014. Its per- loans amounted to KD 7414.5 million, up by 0.7 panies within Kuwait 15 Index but not on the list GCC markets let him be from the ruling family, with clean centage out of total liquidity increased to 47.9 percent in one month. Growth rate of these loans of the biggest 15 companies in liquidity, the After significant and continued growth in the assets reputation, who is capable of understand- majority of GCC markets in 2013 and until the ing what is going on in the world and whom end of May 2014, what was expected occurred Kuwait needs to deal with its crisis. We suggest and 6 of the markets underwent correction entrusting him with two main tasks. The first is movement, with major correction in three of setting up a national salvation government, irrel- them. In June alone, Dubai market lost 22.5 per- evant to the genes or the quotas, and with a cent of its index value; the Qatari market lost homogenous set up. The second is for that gov- about 16.1 percent and Abu Dhabi lost around ernment to submit a proposal of its vision within 13.4 percent. Despite the modest performance of two to three months for the reconciliation and the Kuwaiti market, it came fourth in the level of comprehensive reform. losses with its weight index losing 4.7 percent. Any talk about mega projects, or even about a We mentioned in a paragraph of this report development plan, that was promised to be dis- that the most important variable affecting the closed last month might mean more backward- performance of the market is its liquidity. The ness as evidenced by the government’s decisions three markets mentioned are high in liquidity as and the populist decisions of the National they are more organized -emerging markets- and Assembly late last month, which came contrary their managements are more stable and inde- to all technical convictions and the late goals of pendent, while the Kuwaiti market is weak in liq- the plan. Weakness generates sins. Only success uidity and prone to interference and change in its and confidence restoration guarantee respect to institutions. the state’s institutions and guarantee its stability. Therefore, it remained loser by about 3 per- That will not be realized while schism is rooted. cent from its level in the end of May 2014; it That will not be achieved while the public admin- gained just 1.8 percent until mid-July compared istration is so weak and confused. Any reform at a with the level at the end of June. All this means company or a state level begins with the adminis- that the due correction is not a bad thing, but is tration reform and the most important branch of percent (40 percent in May). Average monthly value during 12 months scored 13.6 percent. decline in the liquidity of the remaining compa- supposed to take its full range to return unduly the public administration is the government. value of investment housing trading during 12 These loans represent about 63.4 percent of total nies -175 companies- between the first half of inflated prices to the level they deserve, and months scored about KD 172.9 million. This personal loans to individuals. We shall wait until 2013 and the first half of 2014 is at -67.4 percent, unless correction turns to unjustified panic, and Local real estate market means that trading value of this month is higher credits data for June are published to determine which is higher than the average liquidity decline as long as liquidity is available, market conditions The latest data available to the Ministry of by 56.8 percent compared with the past 12 whether the growth in loans is sustained and at for all companies at -53.8 percent. It is natural must be better than the pre-correction condi- Justice - Real Estate Registration and months’ average. Its deals increased to 182 deals what pace. with a declining liquidity and its continuity for a tions in pre patch as a result of the decline in the Authentication Department - for June 2014, indi- versus 140 deals in May. As such, average deal long period that some companies would request risks level. cate rise in real estate liquidity vis-a-vis May value of the investment housing activity scored Kuwait stock market liquidity suspending their listing. The value which is more 2014. Total trading value of contracts and agen- KD 1.490 million, up by 39.9 percent from May’s We stated in a paragraph in our last weekly important than listing is the share liquidity. Apart Weekly performance cies scored, KD 566.6 million which is higher by average. report, that the first half of 2014 liquidity declined from that, if the share is not liquid, listing costs of Kuwait Stock Exchange 51.9 percent compared to value in May at KD Value of the commercial activity trading activ- substantially by -53.8 percent below that in the outweigh its benefits. Suspending listing The performance of Kuwait Stock Exchange 372.9 million while it was higher by 52.4 percent ity increased to about KD 114 million, a rise by first half of 2013. We also stated some characteris- requests are not all incorrect. They might be the (KSE) for the last week was mixed, where the compared to June 2013 liquidity. June’s liquidity 186.9 percent, versus KD 39.9 million in May. The tics of that liquidity and that liquidity -both in vol- beginning of late reform of a period when listing indices of the trade value, the trade volume, and trading was distributed as follows: KD 522.2 mil- reason underlying this high hike is selling com- ume and distribution- was the main variable in was for the purpose of speculation on stocks number of transactions show an increase, while lion for contracts and about KD 44.3 million for mercial land of 26,087 square meters at Sabah Al- judging the market performance and predicting prices only, i.e. paper companies. Suspension the general index shows a decrease. Al-Shall agencies. Number of real estate deals for this Ahmad Marine Area. Its percentage out of total that performance. requests may involve groups, or may be for con- Index (value weighted) closed at 484 points at month scored 810 deals (after excluding the real estate trading value increased to about 20.2 When we compare KSE liquidity with the liq- trolling and penalizing bogus trading. It however the closing of last Thursday, showing a decrease crafts activity and the Coastal Strip System) dis- percent (10.7 percent in May). Average value of uidity of regional medium size markets - Qatar, transforms to an ailing case if liquidity remains at of about 2.8 points or about 0.6 percent, and an tributed as 775 contracts and 35 agencies. Al- commercial real estate trading value within 12 Dubai and Abu Dhabi - we notice that KSE liquidi- record low levels. Then, it may affect both good increase of 29.3 points or about 6.4 percent com- Ahmadi Governorate captured the highest num- months scored KD 44.9 million. This means the ty in the first half of the year scored 18.5 percent and bad companies. It is also an indication to sus- pared with the end of 2013. ber of deals by about 389 deals representing 47.2 EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.885 Sierra Leone 0.000069 0.000075 Nepalese Rupees 3.935 Singapore Dollar 0.225191 0.231191 South African Rand 0.020576 0.029076 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 89.785 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001874 0.002454 Japanese Yen 2.795 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 45.955 Australian Dollar 253.58 250.58 Thai Bhat 9.775 Taiwan 0.009317 0.009497 Indian Rupees 4.698 Canadian Dollar 267.38 268.38 Pakistani Rupees 2.869 Turkish Lira 133.510 Thai Baht 0.008456 0.009006 Swiss Franc 322.39 320.39 Srilankan Rupees 2.171 Euro 388.50 389.50 Nepali Rupees 2.937 Arab Singapore Dollar 229.680 US Dollar 282.30 285.30 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 0.744738 0.752738 Hongkong Dollar 36.540 Sterling Pound 487.31 490.31 Egyptian Pound 0.037200 0.040300 Bangladesh Taka 3.642 Japanese Yen 2.83 2.85 Iranian Riyal 0.000078 0.000080 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Philippine Peso 6.504 Bangladesh Taka 3.638 3.908 Iraqi Dinar 0.000179 0.000239 Thai Baht 8.830 Indian Rupee 4.703 5.003 Europe Jordanian Dinar 0.395218 0.402718 Irani Riyal transfer 0.271 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.171 2.606 Belgian Franc 0.007361 0.008361 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Irani Riyal cash 0.273 Nepali Rupee 2.957 3.492 British Pound 0.477979 0.486979 Lebanese Pound 0.000138 0.000238 Pakistani Rupee 2.864 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005954 0.017954 Moroccan Dirhams 0.022242 0.046242 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 76.93 77.39 Danish Krone 0.047288 0.052288 Nigerian Naira 0.001147 0.001782 Saudi Riyal 75.550 Bahraini Dinar 751.37 753.44 Euro 0.378070 0.386070 Omani Riyal 0.729552 0.735232 Qatari Riyal 77.845 Egyptian Pound 39.47 40.07 Norwegian Krone 0.041812 0.047012 Qatar Riyal 0.077078 0.078291 Omani Riyal 735.970 Jordanian Dinar 401.78 407.43 Romanian Leu 0.086289 0.086289 Saudi Riyal 0.074883 0.075583 Bahraini Dinar 752.490 Omani Riyal 734.16 741.46 Slovakia 0.008115 0.018115 Syrian Pound 0.001756 0.001976 UAE Dirham 77.156 Qatari Riyal 77.96 78.51 Swedish Krona 0.037472 0.042472 Tunisian Dinar 0.160689 0.168689 Saudi Riyal 75.41 75.81 Swiss Franc 0.309114 0.319314 Turkish Lira 0.134636 0.141636 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.134636 0.141636 UAE Dirhams 0.076123 0.077272 Egyptian Pound - Cash 42.250 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Yemeni Riyal 0.001277 0.001357 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 39.523 Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.322 Australian Dollar 0.258115 0.269615 Tunisian Dinar 165.080 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate New Zealand Dollar 0.240058 0.249558 Jordanian Dinar 400.080 Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 282.650 America Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.019 Canadian Dollar 267.935 Canadian Dollar 0.258895 0.267395 Syrian Lira 2.019 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 34.411 Sterling Pound 483.335 US Dollars 0.279100 0.283450 Euro 386.070 US Dollars Mint 0.279600 0.283450 US Dollar 282.650 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 317.135 Euro 384.450 US Dollar Transfer 283.200 Bahrain Dinar 752.300 Asia Pound Sterlng 484.650 Euro 385.580 UAE Dirhams 76.930 Bangladesh Taka 0.003286 0.003886 Canadian Dollar 264.700 Sterling Pound 486.400 Qatari Riyals 78.515 Chinese Yuan 0.044249 0.047749 Indian Rupee 4.694 Canadian dollar 265.920 Saudi Riyals 75.645 Hong Kong Dollar 0.034463 0.037213 Egyptian Pound 39.510 Turkish lira 133.330 Jordanian Dinar 399.240 Indian Rupee 0.004446 0.004847 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.169 Swiss Franc 318.020 Egyptian Pound 39.477 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Bangladesh Taka 3.638 Australian Dollar 268.190 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.171 Japanese Yen 0.002715 0.002895 Philippines Peso 6.482 US Dollar Buying 282.000 Indian Rupees 4.700 Kenyan Shilling 0.003304 0.003304 Pakistan Rupee 2.863 Pakistani Rupees 2.863 Korean Won 0.000265 0.000280 Bahraini Dinar 752.600 GOLD Bangladesh Taka 3.639 Malaysian Ringgit 0.085258 0.091258 UAE Dirham 77.000 20 Gram 245.000 Philippines Pesso 6.477 Nepalese Rupee 0.002949 0.003119 Saudi Riyal 75.500 10 Gram 124.000 Cyprus pound 694.245 Pakistan Rupee 0.002666 0.002946 *Rates are subject to change 5 Gram 64.000 Japanese Yen 3.780 Philippine Peso 0.006425 0.006705 MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 BUSINESS Geopolitical risks weigh in on markets Stronger dollar against major peers NBK WEEKLY MONEY MARKET REPORT

The dollar rallied against the world’s since January, fueling speculation that the ployment benefits unexpectedly dropped major currencies last week, as the Federal Bank of England could raise interest rates last week, showing further improvement Reserve recognized improvement in the sooner than previously expected. The GBP in the labor market. The number of people US labor market combined with escalated touched a high of 1.7192. Cable eased continuing to receive jobless benefits fell geopolitical turmoil in Europe and the against the greenback, after Yellen’s testi- to a seven-year low, showing that the Middle East. The greenback gained against mony to touch a low of 1.7037 and ended world’s largest economy is increasing the a basket of currencies, as Russia and the week at 1.7088. pace of growth. Jobless claims declined by Ukraine pointed fingers to each other for The yen range traded last week 3,000 to 302,000, against a forecasted rise the shooting down of the Malaysian between 101.09 and 101.79. The JPY weak- to 310,000. The slowdown in dismissals sig- Airline. Moreover, Fed Chairman, Janet ened since the beginning of the week to nals that the labor market is gaining Yellen, surprised the committee and the touch a high of 101.79, as the greenback momentum 5-years since the end of the market with an unusual comment, as she gained momentum against a basket of last recession. cautioned that some sectors within the US major currencies. The currency reversed its equity market, in particular social media trend on Wednesday, as investors become Europe and biotechnology, have excessive valua- more risk averse seeking the safety of the German ZEW economic expectations tions. That is the first time in 14-years that Japanese Yen. The yen gained against the German economic expectations fell in the Fed has commented specifically on val- dollar to touch a high of 101.09. The yen July for a seventh month, as slower growth uation of a particular equity sector. ended the week at 101.34. and geopolitical risks weighed on the out- Yellen stated that, while “progress has look for Europe’s largest economy. The been made in restoring the economy to Retail sales ZEW economic expectations index fell to health and in strengthening the financial Retail sales in the US jumped in March, the lowest level since December 2012, slid- system” she added that, “yet too many indicating a gain in consumer spending ing more than the forecasted 28.2, to 27.1, Americans remain unemployed, inflation that most likely helped the US economy from 29.8 the previous month. The gauge remains below our longer-run objective, rebound in the second quarter. Sales hiked reached a 7-year high of 62.0 in December, and not all of the necessary financial less than the expected 0.6 percent, which and kept dropping since then. Industrial reform initiatives have been completed”. is also lower than the previous month fig- production fell for a third month in May Janet Yellens’ comments suggests that the ure of 0.5 percent that came out more than and factory orders slid more than econo- US economy still has a ways to go before previously expected. US consumers are mists’ forecasted, in a sign that growth reaching full capacity and therefore war- more comfortable in spending more for slowed in the three months through June. rants the Federal Reserve to maintain inter- wanted goods, as a strengthening labor While the Bundesbank predicts a stronger est rates low for a “considerable period” market lifts earnings. The higher wages expansion in the current quarter, political after the Fed winds down its asset pur- gave the American household the finances tensions in the Middle East and Ukraine chase program, projected to conclude fol- needed to endure the latest increases in pose downside risks to the global econo- lowing the October meeting. food and gasoline prices that affected the my Germany relies on as an export. The euro started the week at 1.3602, buying power in recent months. gaining only slightly, only to drop signifi- United Kingdom cantly after Federal Reserve Chairman Philly Fed manufacturing index Claimant count change Janet Yellen, testified in front of the Senate The Federal Reserve Bank of The United Kingdoms’ unemploy- Banking Committee. The single currency Philadelphia’s Manufacturing index surged ment rate unexpectedly dropped to a 5 continued to fall gradually during the in June, suggesting a continued growth 1/2 year low, and the number of people week to touch a low of 1.3491, propelled following weather-related slowdown since in work rose to a new record as the eco- by fears in the Europe over tensions in the the beginning of the year. The Philly Fed nomic recovery strengthened. The job- Ukraine following the crash of a commer- Index surged to 23.9 this month, after it less rate dropped to 6.5 percent in the cial plane. The single currency ended the rebounded in March from a drop below three months through May, from 6.6 per- records began in 1971. From a year earli- was excessive after more than a month week at 1.3524. the 0.0 mark for the first time in 8-months cent. Moreover, the jobless claims fell er, employment rose 929,000, or 3.1 per- of gains, in addition to a rebound in The pound endured a volatile perform- in February. The figure exceeded most 36,300 in June from May, more than cent, the biggest annual increase ever. equities , damping demand for the pre- ance against the dollar. The pound opened economists’ forecasts as the survey stood economists’ 27.1 forecast. The Bank of cious metal. Gold dropped since the at 1.7117, fell to 1.7060, ahead of the infla- at only 16.0. It is the strongest reading England Governor, Mark Carney put the Commodities beginning of the week from a high of tion data. The Pound then erased its losses since March 2011. labor market at the center of policy mak- Gold drops dramatically 1,339.74 to a low of 1,292.26. Gold and more, reaching a 5-year high, as the ing earlier this year. In the three months Gold lost all gains it made last week, advanced 9.9 percent this year amid country’s inflation accelerates more than Unemployment claims to May, employment rose by 254,000 to dropping from a 4-month high, as geopolitical tensions in East Europe and economists’ forecasted to its fastest pace Number of Americans filing for unem- 30.6 million, the highest level since investors weighed signs that the rally the Middle East. Purchases from Saudi soften, diverted to other GCC countries

KCIC WEEKLY ANALYSIS ON ASIA The trade relationship between China and the ning of 2014, falling more intensely than the over- rise. The slowdown in oil imports is illustrated by Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is buoy- all fuel imports growth. This is in clear contrast the weaker demand in real terms from China. ant, not only on oil trade, but in other sectors as with the trend of 2013, since imports from the Demand from the Asian giant and the evolu- well. China is the world’s highest energy con- GCC experienced a growth consistently above tion of prices determine the growth of GCC sumer, and continues to rely on GCC countries for Chinese imports of fuel. Although imports from exports to China. The slowdown in demand from a large chunk of its oil supplies. Interestingly, in GCC rebounded in May 2014, their pace is still China already had a clear effect on the growth rate 2014, in line with the deceleration in China’s below that of fuel imports, and therefore the GCC of imports from the Gulf. Oil prices also play an imports growth, the share of imports from GCC keeps losing share. important role in the equation and the modera- countries is also narrowing. On further analysis of GCC countries, most of tion that took place after 2012 also contributed to In its report, KCIC says that the importance of Chinese oil related imports comes from Saudi the slowdown in GCC imports to China. Looking the countries of the Gulf as energy suppliers to Arabia, forming about 20 percent of the total oil forward, the Chinese economy is forecasted to China has been decreasing throughout 2014. imports. Saudi also weighs 46 percent of the total slow down, but is very likely that growth rates will Imports from the GCC, which are almost exclusive- GCC imports basket, and is the main driver of the remain above 7 percent in the medium term. TOKYO: A woman walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm. ly fuel, accounted for 39.5 percent of Chinese fuel general slowdown in China’s oil imports from GCC. Therefore, future growth rates of GCC exports to Tokyo’s Nikkei 225, the regional benchmark, tumbled 1.1 percent lower at imports by May 2014. Since the beginning of the Nevertheless, Saudi continues to play the role of China could follow the trend that started in the 15,202.55. —AP year, the figure has gone down by 391 bps, break- an emergency supplier and changes in its exports beginning of 2014. It is also important to bear in ing the positive trend of 2013. As a share of total could be explained by changes in Chinese mind that the Chinese government is still making Chinese imports, the flow coming from the GCC imports. Imports from Kuwait remain steadily low, efforts to diversify their energy sources geographi- Private jet recovery from decreased 53 bps, also changing the upward while the UAE contribution is increasing. In spite cally, and since Saudi Arabia is one of its major trend of the previous year. Imports from GCC of the deceleration that is taking place in the suppliers it is likely that the share of GCC imports recession an uneven ride experienced a severe downturn since the begin- region as a whole, Oman is still resilient and on a will continue its downward trend.

HARTFORD: Private jet sales are rising ing to the General Aviation Manufacturers again, climbing out of a deep recession Association. The number rose in 2013 by a when the company plane was an easy tar- tiny 0.9 percent, but it was the first time in Is Germany still the champion? get for spending cuts. The chief executive five years that shipments had increased of General Dynamics Corp, maker of from one year to the next.The business jet Gulfstream jets, says corporate customers became a symbol of corporate excess when GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEK AHEAD are back and wealth creation is bringing Detroit auto executives flew to Washington out shoppers for private jets. The president seeking bailout money. And Citigroup, BRUSSELS: A week on from its World output and both domestic and foreign Many economists expect some mem- rates, a move currently expected in of jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney says which downplayed the risks of subprime Cup soccer victory, Germany may orders have pointed to a poor April- bers of the Monetary Policy mid-2015. deliveries for private planes are growing mortgages, was pressured by the White return to centre stage, though this June period after 0.8 percent expan- Committee to break ranks and vote for While data on economic activity after hitting bottom in 2011. House to cancel the planned delivery of a time not with fan celebrations but sion in the first three months of the a rate hike, especially if a jump in infla- and jobs have been broadly positive, The improving market has not been uni- jet. concerns over the health of Europe’s year, the fastest rate in three years. tion in June proves not to have been a there are mixed signs from the hous- versal. Signs of strength have been in large- Aboulafia said in a report in April that economic motor. Investors saw dark Last week’s ZEW index of analyst and blip. ing market, struggling since a rise in cabin planes, while sales of small and mid- even in the recession, sales rose 0.3 percent clouds building on Friday after a investor morale for July, which British inflation surged to a five- mortgage rates caused it to stall in late sized planes stall. Credit markets also have for the top half of the private jet market. Malaysian airlines jet was shot down dropped this month to its lowest level month high of 1.9 percent in June and 2013. New home starts fell in June to a not fully recovered, making it harder to The bottom half, which accounts for jets at the Ukraine-Russia border and since December 2012, suggested that house prices rose at their fastest pace nine-month low, but permits are run- finance some private-plane purchases. costing $4 million to $26 million, fell nearly Israel launched a ground offensive in the third quarter had also started in a year, prompting investors to ning ahead of starts, which suggests Richard Aboulafia, an aerospace consultant, 56 percent, “one of the worst market cata- Gaza. That depressed shares and other shakily. increase bets on a rate rise before the building activity will pick up in the compared the industry’s uneven improve- clysms to ever impact any mature industry risk assets, but the events are yet to Forecasts for German manufactur- end of 2014. The consensus is for a months ahead. Housing price figures ment with the bumpy economic recovery. segment,” he said. disturb economic forecasts. ing and services PMIs are broadly sta- first hike in November. Gross domestic for May are due tomorrow after “In its own very high-end way, it mirrors The poor performance of small and mid- “We’ve seen a delayed impact of ble this month from last, with a third product data due on Friday is expect- declines of annual home price inflation what’s going on,” he said. “It’s the haves and sized business jet purchases are partly due China and the Ukraine crisis,” said ING consecutive decline expected for Ifo’s ed to show that Britain’s economy for eight of the nine months to April. the have-nots, but it’s all haves.” General to tight credit, while larger jet purchases economist Carsten Brzeski. “This is an business sentiment index, albeit only finally regained its pre-crisis size in the Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic told are more likely to be self-financed, he said. explosive cocktail, but right now with a slight dip following a sharper than second quarter of this year, much later China expansion, NZ rate hike investor analysts in May that corporate cus- Edward Jones analyst Christian Mayes also limited impact on growth. The expected fall in June. “Latest data have than the United States and other big In China, the first round of month- tomers have returned and “the world has cited as a reason a glut of smaller planes Ukraine/Russia issue was already been on the soft side and it has really European economies. A Reuters poll ly PMIs, due on Thursday, should experienced enormous wealth creation,” that were manufactured. Industry details there.” In a week relatively light on US raised people’s attention,” said of 25 economists forecasts a repeat of show whether the world’s second with the rich shopping for planes. drawing distinctions between business indicators, economists are looking for Reinhard Cluse, chief European econ- the 0.8 percent quarterly expansion of largest economy is stabilizing thanks Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business jet purchases and those by the rich are not further signs that Europe’s recovery omist at UBS. “But we believe the the first three months of 2014, though to Beijing’s measures to shore up engine manufacturer that laid off more available. However, one reason financing is and even German growth may be German economy is still very solid and some economists have said growth growth. The preliminary HSBC PMI than 400 workers in 2009 and 2010 - about not as big of a challenge for large jets is stalling, putting more pressure on the healthy and we believe this is a may fail to match that level after some survey showed in June that factory 4.5 percent of its workforce - has a “very sol- that “some big celebrities still buy multimil- European Central Bank to act. breather, not the first signs of a clear weaker than expected data in recent activity expanded for the first time in id pipeline of products,” President Paul lion-dollar jets no matter what because Across the Channel, minutes from deceleration.” weeks. six months. The July index will come a Adams told reporters in May. The sub- they want to get from point A to B as fast as the Bank of England may be the last to week after data showing China’s sidiary of Hartford-based United possible,” Mayes said. Steve Varsano, show unanimous backing for a stable Last unanimity at Bank of England? US consumer, house prices muted economy grew slightly faster than Technologies Corp. has “steady growth in founder of The Jet Business, a London- bank rate of 0.5 percent. The case for The Bank of England publishes Across the Atlantic, consumer price expected in the second quarter while product deliveries,” he said. based seller of private planes, credited a tightening may then be reinforced by minutes of its July meeting on inflation is seen pulling back to 0.3 new home prices fell in June for a sec- Improvements in the top part of the boost in international business travel. second quarter GDP estimates likely Wednesday which will be scrutinized percent month-on-month in June ond straight month, prompting spec- business - jets costing $26 million or more - Business planes also are increasingly used to show solid growth. For Germany, for any signs of growing unease from 0.4 percent in May. May’s price ulation about further state stimulus. have driven the market’s recovery, he said. by mid-level managers, not just chief exec- the views of purchasing managers among policymakers at the prospect rises, the largest in more than a year, For actual central bank action, New Total business jet deliveries were valued at utives, he said. As airport security require- (PMIs) on Thursday and of company of keeping interest rates at a record may have reassured Fed officials who Zealand offers the best hope. Its $20.9 billion in 2013, compared with a peak ments snarl air travel, businesses save mon- chiefs surveyed for Friday’s influential low while Britain’s economy recovers had expressed concerns that inflation Reserve Bank increased rates in March of $24.7 billion in 2008, Aboulafia said. The ey by cutting travel time with private jets Ifo report should show whether a quickly. was too low. However, Federal Reserve for the first time since 2010 and is industry hit bottom at $18 billion in deliver- available on demand, he said. “It’s a time slowdown of Europe’s largest econo- The bank last month expressed Chair Janet Yellen told the Senate last seen carrying out a 0.25 percentage ies in 2012, he said. Shipments of business machine,” Varsano said. “You’re running a my detected in the second quarter surprise at some financial market week that early signs of a pickup in point hike on Thursday, although a jets peaked at 1,313 in 2008 and tumbled multibillion-dollar company, and time is has spread to the third. prices it said implied a relatively low inflation were not enough for the Fed dip in inflation could make it a close to 672 in 2012, a 48 percent drop, accord- money.” —AP Weakness in German industrial probability of a rate increase this year. to accelerate its plans to raise interest call. —Reuters BUSINESS MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 Gowex collapse casts shadow over Spain’s alternative market listings

MADRID: The collapse yesterday of wireless country’s alternative market as they sought a sub- de Valores (CNMV). listed on the MAB - Ibercom, Ebioss, Carbures Gowex, which claims to be making money in provider Gowex could rattle investors’ confidence stitute to bank lending that dried up during the Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said the and Eurona - initiated proceedings to leave it 91 cities around the world from its free wi-fi in Spain and its companies just as the country worst crisis in decades. CNMV would review the way the MAB operates. and list on Spain’s main market as contagious platform, through which it sells roaming, emerges from the worst of a five-year slump and “(Gowex) is fuelling a lot of doubts and a lack of “Specific controls should be established and what concerns about Gowex sent their own shares advertising and e-commerce services. On its foreign money starts to flow back into it. Gowex confidence,” said Nuria Alvarez, analyst at broker- the government will do is... to modify existing con- down between 15 percent and 20 percent. web page, the company says its main share- said yesterday it would file for bankruptcy and age firm Renta 4. “It is generating a reputational trols to guarantee the information investors receive The market operator BME itself was also holders as of Dec. 31, 2012 were the firm Cash that its CEO had resigned, after acknowledging it damage.” The supervision of Spain’s alternative is exact and accurate,” he told journalists ahead of a under pressure, with its shares losing 3.09 Devices SL, owned by Garcia Martin accord- had reported false accounts for at least the last four stock exchange Mercado Alternativo Bursatil meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Brussels. percent at 34.15 euros at around 1045 GMT ing to Spanish public filings, and Biotelgy VC years. The news, which stunned investors and (MAB), which was thrown into the spotlight by the The CNMV declined to comment on whether the and tailing Spain’s benchmark index Ibex. SA, a Luxembourg-based firm which Garcia workers, raised questions not only about the quali- case, falls under the responsibility of both the mar- case would affect Spain’s reputation among Martin said it controlled back in 2010. ty of stock market supervision but also about other ket operator Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles and the investors. Loss of legitimacy But, according to Luxembourg filings companies which raised funds by listing on the bourse watchdog Comision Nacional del Mercado On Monday morning, four companies which are This is not the first time that a company obtained by Reuters, Biotelgy was dissolved listed on the MAB, a stock market long con- in 2012 because it had no assets. According sidered by analysts as less transparent as to recent public filings, other Gowex share- Spain’s main stock exchange, has run into holders included Lazard Asset Management, trouble. Earlier this year, Zinkia, owner of chil- JPMorgan Asset Management, Santander dren’s TV character Pocoyo and once another Asset management, The Vanguard Group or MAB success story, entered administration, Allianz Global Investors Europe, among many while wedding planner website Bodaclick others. and plastic clinics group Suavitas have also Many of these shareholders may have filed for insolvency. now sold their stakes. “We sold all the shares Separately, MAB-listed advertising firm we were holding in Gowex on Thursday. We Nostrum and media company Negocio were had about 160,000 shares in the company. expelled from the stock exchange for not We lost about 65 percent after selling shares abiding by its rules. “It’s very sad because a lot at around 7.7 euros per share. Gowex was of people have lost a lot of money... This looks about 0.5 percent of our fund,” one of the top like a Spanish Madoff, scamming retail 10 Gowex shareholders told Reuters on con- investors and making them think they were dition of anonymity. something they weren’t,” said Zaryn Dentzel, “We will take more care in buying other the American co-founder and CEO of Spain- Spanish stocks from the sector.” According to based social networking service Tuenti which Spanish shareholders association Asinver, was bought by Telefonica in 2010. “What about 5,000 small shareholders, seduced by Gowex has done is bad for the technology the promise of an expanding free wi-fi busi- sector because the main problem that ness and juicy returns, invested in Gowex and European companies have is access to liquidi- may have lost money. Asinver has filed a suit ty and so markets like the MAB losing legiti- for false accounting and inaccurate financial macy is the worst thing that can happen,” he information against Gowex, Garcia Martin, added, although he said Spain was still a the auditor MA Auditores, BME and great place to invest. Ernst&Young, which advised Gowex at the No one from Gowex was immediately time of its listing. available to respond to Dentzel’s comment. Earlier this week the Spanish market Until trading in its shares was suspended on operator CNMV asked the U.S. Securities Thursday, Gowex had enjoyed an unequalled and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the ride on the stock market. Its shares jumped UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to 2,200 percent from 1.2 euros each in July provide information about Gotham in order 2012 to a high of 26.34 euros in April 2014, as to analyse whether the publication of its the company enjoyed new contracts and the report could constitute market abuse. The backing of well-known institutional investors. CNMV also said it would investigate the In sharp contrast, the stock plunged 60 per- functioning of the MAB. The MAB said in a cent over two days last week - wiping around statement it had decided trading in Gowex 870 million euros ($1.2 billion) off the compa- shares would remain suspended until fur- ny’s market value - after a firm called Gotham ther notice. It said separately it had sent City Research alleged Gowex was misrepre- Gowex’s Sunday announcement to the senting its accounts. CNMV as it may also constitute market abuse. Gowex workers on Monday said in a Shareholders statement they were “in shock” and were It is not clear whether its ex-CEO and looking at possible actions to take as vic- founder Jenaro Garcia Martin still controls tims of this situation. — Reuters Downside of low US mortgage rates?

WASHINGTON: Would-be home sellers refinanced into the lower rate last summer, across the country are grappling with a once- reducing his monthly payment to $2,200 from in-a-lifetime problem: They have mortgage $2,600. “I have no interest right now in selling,” rates so absurdly low it would hurt them he said. He and his wife plan to remodel financially to sell. Doing so would mean giv- instead. A shortage of homes for sale has ing up an irresistible rate in exchange for a plagued the housing market since late 2012. new mortgage carrying a rate up to a percent- The number of available homes last year was age point higher. Their monthly payments the equivalent of just 4.9 months’ worth of would be larger even for a house of the same sales, according to the National Association of price. That’s discouraging some people from Realtors. That’s far below the typical figure of 6 selling, thereby limiting the supply of avail- months. Inventory has recovered somewhat able homes and contributing to slower home this year, partly because the spring buying sales. season is underway, but it was still equal to It’s a significant shift from the way the US just 5.6 months of supply in May. Meanwhile, housing market has worked for the past 30 sales of existing homes have fallen 5 percent years. For most of that time, whenever a in the past year. Yet prices rose 8.8 percent homeowner decided to trade up to a better nationwide during the same period, accord- home, mortgage rates usually were lower ing to CoreLogic, partly because of the limited than the last time they had bought. That supply. helped make a new purchase seem more What economists call “rate lock-in” is one of attractive. But that is changing. The average several reasons so few houses are for sale. rate on a 30-year mortgage fell below 4 per- Another factor is that almost 40 percent of cent in late 2011 and reached a record low homeowners still don’t have enough equity to level of 3.3 percent in November 2012. It enable them to sell. Some are “underwater,” didn’t top 4 percent again until mid-2013. with a mortgage higher than the home’s val- Homeowners took advantage of the lower ue. Others may have so little equity that they rates and a refinancing boom ensued. can’t afford to pay off the sales costs and put a More than one-third of homes with a down payment on their next property. “We mortgage now have rates below 4 percent, are in a uniquely difficult period for matching real estate data provider CoreLogic estimates. buyers and sellers,” says Stan Humphries, chief Yet mortgage rates now average 4.2 percent. economist at real estate data provider Zillow. That is still low by historical standards but up Home prices are expected to keep rising in about three-quarters of a point from a year the coming months, though at a slower pace and a half ago. And should mortgage rates than the double-digit gains that occurred ear- rise later this year and next, as many econo- lier this year. Higher prices should lower the mists expect, even more homeowners will be number of underwater homes and enable affected. more people to sell.

Slower home sales Refinancing now As a result, many homeowners with low But as the number of underwater homes rates are staying put. Others are moving and falls, several studies suggest the impact could buying new homes, but keeping their old be offset by higher mortgage rates, which ones and renting them. Both choices mean would increase the number of homeowners that fewer homes are listed for sale, which facing interest rate “lock-in.” Most economists drives up prices. Higher prices and limited expect mortgage rates to rise later this year as selection have put the brakes on a housing the Federal Reserve ends its bond-purchase recovery that began in 2012. program, which is intended to keep borrow- And slower home sales, in turn, drag down ing rates low. “Mortgage rate lock-in is going economic growth. Fewer sales mean lower to be a major challenge for the housing mar- commissions for real estate agents. Sales of ket going forward,” Humphries said. “It is furniture, appliances and garden supplies also going to be a constant tug of war between take a hit. Mark Fleming, chief economist at buyers on one side ... and mortgage rate lock- CoreLogic, estimates that as many as 3.6 mil- in on the other side.” lion homeowners are unlikely to sell this year Humphries forecasts that rates will reach 5 because they would have to give up a lower percent by the first three months of next year. rate. “They got the deal of the century,” says That would mean those buying or refinancing Glenn Kelman, CEO of real estate brokerage now, at the current rates of about 4.1 percent, Redfin. “I don’t think in 100 years anyone will might never want to sell either. A 2011 study be lending money at 3.5 percent. How do you by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York con- walk away from a deal like that?” cluded that for every $1,000 increase in a You’d think Ryan Carson, an attorney in homeowner’s annual mortgage payment, the Seattle, would be ready to sell. He and his wife likelihood that homeowner would sell fell as have one young child and they are expecting much as 16 percent. Paul Bernard, a recruiter twins. They are going to hire a live-in nanny, in New York City, says the issue has begun to which means there will be five people living in interfere with some of his clients’ willingness their four-bedroom house. “I could probably to move for a new job. In one recent case, an use the extra space, honestly,” he said. And he employee at a large technology firm decided would make money off the sale, since his to postpone a job-related move to San home’s market value is above what he paid. Francisco partly because it would have forced But Carson, 39, has a 30-year, 3.85 percent him to take out a mortgage at a half-percent- mortgage rate, so he isn’t going anywhere. He age point higher than his current one. — AP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 BUSINESS Global markets gaining momentum

STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS ECONOMIC BRIEFING

KUWAIT: As we outlined last week, were at record highs in June, with job cern that the upturn in Euro-zone activi- stimulus. If this and the broader recovery wages hikes for much longer-term deter- although global potential growth has So, what does all of this mean? creation also robust in the manufactur- ty is starting to flag. Growth in output disappoints, the ECB should launch a minants of the company’s prospects. weakened since the global financial cri- The strong trend growth in hours ing survey. The only downside to the and new orders for the manufacturing full-blown asset purchase programme Therefore, such a rise in growth expecta- sis, the business cycle has not been ban- worked would be consistent with a strong gains in employment is the sector slowed over the month and is the without further hesitation. tions, a material shift in the trajectory of ished. June’s Purchasing Managers’ strong rebound in GDP growth in Q2 implication for productivity. Output per weakest seen since autumn of last year. basic wage growth, could well be an Index (PMI) data not only confirmed while rapidly declining labor underuti- hour worked stagnated over the first There was some slightly better news in Japan - Bucking the trend indication of a sea-change in business that global growth will pick up solidly in lization suggests that the amount of quarter of the year and there are few the breakdown of the services survey. It came as little surprise that the Bank sentiment. Of course, while the latest Q2, but that this cyclical improvement slack in the labor market is eroding. At signs as yet that a rise in productivity is While current business activity slowed, of Japan’s June Tankan Survey revealed a rise was just 0.2 percent y/y, this is to be will likely continue into the second half the same time, there are no signs that dampening the requirement for firms to there was acceleration in new orders to a deterioration in sentiment among large compared with the sustained wage of the year. That said, the world’s major strength in employment growth is hire. This implies that the economy con- three-year high. Unusually, the weak- manufacturers, with the headline diffu- deflation that has extended back to the economies are at very different points in encouraging people back into the tinues to eat into spare capacity relative- ness was not confined to the periphery, sion index falling to 12 versus a reading late 1990s. Given this background, it may their business cycles. In the US and UK, labour force and there are still more ly quickly, supporting the case for a with Germany and France stuttering of 17 in March. Japan remains in the still take some time for Japan to return the business sentiment indices are at than 7 million people working part-time gradual but early start to monetary while Spain gained momentum. It is too throes of a post-consumption tax hike to a more normalized business cycle. levels consistent with significantly for economic reasons. That, and the sub- tightening at the end of this year. early to become overly alarmed by the adjustment. This means that businesses above-trend growth, reinforcing our dued pace of wage growth, should be The acceleration in the housing mar- slip in survey data. Indeed, PMIs contin- are more concerned about the short- Emerging markets view that they will be the first of the telling Janet Yellen that slack has not ket had thus far matched the recovery in ue to point to solid growth in the region term pull-back in domestic demand Business cycle fluctuations in emerg- large advanced economies to tighten been eliminated yet. The data also raise the broader economy step-for-step. over the second quarter of 2014. than they are with the encouraging ing markets have typically proven more policy. Business sentiment in Japan difficult questions about the underlying However, recent data suggest that activi- However, it is something of a concern growth picture in the rest of the world, volatile than the comparable shifts in appears to be bouncing back quickly rate of productivity growth. Productivity ty in this sector has moderated slightly that we are seeing few signs of a further something which has helped to boost developed economies. However, since after the April sales tax hike, which declined last quarter, as hours worked over recent months. Mortgage approvals acceleration in this sluggish recovery. business sentiment elsewhere. The early 2012, manufacturing confidence in augers well for second half growth, continued to grow and GDP contracted. slowed for a fourth consecutive month It is important to take some of these repercussions of the tax hike appear to emerging markets (EM), as measured by although it does imply that further Bank The expectation was that a strong in May to 61.7k, from 62.8 in April. survey data with a pinch of salt, given explain the disappointing industrial pro- the region’s PMIs (Purchasing Managers’ of Japan stimulus is some way off. Less rebound in growth in Q2 would be Certainly the FCA’s Mortgage Market that the headline PMI survey slightly duction data for May, which came in at Index), has almost flat-lined while positively, sentiment in the Euro-zone accompanied by a more modest Review (MMR) looks to have created a overstated Q1 growth in the euro-zone. just 0.5 percent month-on-month advanced nations have seen a more pro- has fallen back of late, underlying just improvement in hours worked. Instead, bottleneck in the credit channel, given This disconnect has been even more (m/m). This follows a -2.84 percent m/m nounced improvement. The most obvi- how much is riding on the ECB’s latest hours worked look like they will increase the greater administrative burden pronounced at the national level and is reading in April. The key question, of ous explanation for this trend is more round of stimulus helping to boost at least much as GDP in the quarter, around lending. We expect this to best seen in comparing Italy and France. course, is what the underlying trend in acute structural issues in a number of credit growth and hence the nascent implying another very weak quarter of recede over coming months, although it The composite PMI reading for Italy is business activity is. In other words – key EM economies such as China and recovery. Unusually, in the euro-zone it productivity growth. In that environ- is difficult to ascertain at present if the currently running at a three year high of what would growth be without these India, where growth rates have moder- is the core countries that are currently ment, unit labor costs can grow at a sol- review incorporates a more permanent 54.2, suggesting robust growth. This distortions? Moreover, can we expect ated. However, other factors such as tur- the biggest drag on confidence. id pace, even if nominal wage growth tightening in credit conditions. While contradicts hard data which show an Japan Inc to begin contributing more to bulence in capital flows and a slowdown Meanwhile, in emerging markets, senti- remains subdued. Of course, there is lending in the housing sector has economy that contracted in Q1 and has- growth over the medium term? in global commodity demand may also ment remains fragile. The best news also a possibility that the BEA is simply slowed, the rise in prices has not. Halifax, n’t grown over the past year. In this case, The Tankan report did appear to pro- have played a role. came from China, where sentiment indi- mismeasuring GDP at present and that Nationwide, ONS and Acadata house the survey data may be partly capturing vide greater encouragement regarding Yet, despite these challenges, the cators have increased markedly since some of this apparent productivity puz- price indices all showed a further accel- improving sentiment related to the new businesses’ capital investment plans. The latest round of manufacturing PMIs Q1, although the improvement has zle will be resolved with the annual eration in house price growth over the Renzi Government, as opposed to June survey included a significant within the region suggest that things been overly reliant on government stim- national accounts revisions at the end of past month. increasing activity. Meanwhile, the upgrade in capital expenditure (capex) may finally be taking a turn for the bet- ulus measures. Elsewhere, manufactur- July. From the Federal Reserve’s per- The record of the June Financial French composite PMI is currently at just plans for large firms in fiscal year (FY) ter. Improving financial conditions and ing confidence in emerging Europe spective, the Committee’s unemploy- Policy Committee (FPC) meeting 48.1, and over the past year has only 2014, to 7.4 percent year-on-year (y/y) targeted stimulus measures have con- ebbed in line with those economies’ ment forecasts will have to be revised showed growing concern over the hous- rarely reached above the 50 point mark from 0.1 percent in the March survey. tributed to a recovery in business confi- reliance on the euro-zone, while policy down again in September, which will ing market and, in particular, risks from which separates expansion from con- Even more impressively, the manufactur- dence in China. After four months of tightening lies behind the low levels of probably lead to another upward revi- stretched affordability and high levels of traction. While the French economy has ing sector revealed plans to increase improvement, the June reading of the Brazilian confidence. Korean firms con- HSBC China Manufacturing PMI finally tinue to be hurt by the weak yen. edged into positive territory at 50.7, up from 49.4 in May. In India, the improve- In other news, the US labor market is ment in business sentiment has been gathering steam as we move into the more modest, with the June summer, with the trend pace of employ- Manufacturing PMI ticking up to 51.5 ment growth hitting an 8-year high in from 51.4. Yet, optimism remains high as June. The unemployment rate also fell the Modi government starts to roll out to a post-crisis low of 6.1 percent, com- the reform program that delivered him a pared with the euro-zone’s unemploy- landslide victory in the May elections. ment rate of 11.7 percent. However, the There was better news elsewhere too. better relative position of the US is flat- Taiwan’s Manufacturing PMI for June tered by the massive decline in labor rose to a four-month high at 54.0 while force participation. Indeed, when we conditions among Indonesian manufac- hold both economies’ participation turers reached a new record of 52.7 as rates constant at their 2007 levels, the domestic demand drivers served to unemployment gap declines to 0.6 per- boost overall sentiment. Of course, the centage points. On that score, the UK picture was not universally rosy. PMIs in comes out on top, having seen the Russia and Brazil remain rooted firmly smallest decline in labor utilization since below 50, suggesting that manufactur- the crisis. ing growth there is still weak. In Korea US - A rising tide too, the survey of manufacturing activi- From a cyclical standpoint, last ty fell to its lowest level in 10 months at week’s data were universally positive. 48.4, compared to 49.5 previously. This The new orders component of the man- came on the back of the recent slide in ufacturing Institute of Supply Korean industrial production which saw Management (ISM) index increased by sion to the median Fed Funds rate pro- indebtedness. Accordingly, the FPC took not performed particularly well over this capex by 12.7 percent in FY2014. the May reading fall by 2.7 percent two points to 58.9, its highest level since jection. That said, Yellen will still want to action to support mortgage underwrit- period it has expanded by 0.7 percent. In However, it may be unwise to get carried month-on-month (m/m) in May, the December 2013, while the same com- convey a dovish attitude at her press ing standards and prevent excessive this case, weak domestic sentiment over away here. Recent years have witnessed largest decline in over five years. ponent of the non-manufacturing ISM conference, at least until tapering is lending at high loan-to-income ratios. the political environment and longer- a similar upgrading of capex plans in the Perhaps the most encouraging sign index concluded. Overall, the latest data are These tentative steps are unlikely to gen- term economic prospects for France June Tankan survey. Unfortunately, this from the latest wave of PMIs across the increased by 0.7 points to 61.2. consistent with our view that the first erate much impact on market activity, could be painting an overly negative optimism failed to come through in region was that manufacturers appear Capital goods shipment data were rate hike will occur at either the June or but they do provide a useful signal picture of underlying activity. terms of actual investment, with capex to be benefiting from a gradual already pointing to a strong rebound in September meetings next year. around the risks in the sector. This looks If we were to see the recent slip in particularly disappointing expectations strengthening of external demand. This business investment in Q2 and these a sensible early step in what should be a activity develop into something more in H2 2012. One of the reasons that opti- was particularly the case in Asia, where sentiment readings are consistent with UK - Pressing on graduated response to housing market long-lasting there would be even more mism companies will follow through on new export order readings were that continuing into Q3. Although net Another week, another set of risks. If, as we expect, the MMR proves to onus on the ECB to support the econo- their investment plans is higher this time stronger or remained above 50 for a exports are on track to subtract from encouraging data in the UK economy. provide a temporary bump in lending my. Last week, President Draghi provid- round is that they went into the con- number of key economies, such as GDP growth again in Q2, real goods Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMI) and rapid price growth is persistent then ed some more detail on how the target- sumption tax hike with particularly lean China, India and Taiwan. We have stated imports are growing in excess of a 20 showed a strong finish to the second the FPC should take more action in the ed long-term repo operations (TLTROs) inventories. Indeed, private inventory previously that while Asian exports are percent annualized pace in the quarter, quarter of 2014 as the recovery pro- second half of the year. It has promised will work in the euro-zone. In order to investment subtracted 0.5 percentage unlikely to return to anything like long- which is suggestive of healthy underly- ceeds at pace. The manufacturing sur- to look into the Government’s access additional cheap funding, banks points from annualized growth in the term trend growth, we are skeptical ing domestic demand. Then there was vey jumped to 57.5 in June, just a shade Help-to-Buy scheme at its September will need to have improved their lending first quarter as companies delayed that this is because the sensitivity of what can only be described as an excep- below the recent high of 57.8 in meeting and should make recommen- sufficiently. The benchmark against restocking efforts despite the strong Asian exports to global growth has tionally strong employment report. November last year. Activity was sup- dations to tighten the terms of this poli- which the central bank will determine domestic demand. been permanently weakened. In other Nonfarm payrolls increased by 288k in ported by rising output and further cy. Further forward, it should be pre- whether this has occurred looks to be A renewal of more typical inventory words, the impact of developed market build-up, combined with a post-tax nor- June, leaving the six-month average at gains in both domestic and internation- pared to use its more powerful tools, in a relatively generous. Over the first year, (DM) reshoring and a manufacturing 231k. That is the fastest rate of growth al orders. While the business activity time-varying manner, to set tighter lim- banks which are currently deleveraging malization of activity levels, might add renaissance in the US may be since April 2006.With employment index in the services PMI slipped to 57.7 its on loan-to-value or loan-to-income will be able to access funding if they further weight to the argument that overblown. Calculations of DM growth so strong, all the measures of (58.6 previously), this still represents ratios in conjunction with monetary slow the pace of this balance sheet companies are increasingly prepared to economies’ marginal propensity to labor under utilization are falling. The unusually strong activity in the sector. tightening. reduction. This suggests that the overall put their considerable cash reserves to unemployment rate declined to 6.1 per- Indeed, new business reached a six- take-up of TLTROs could be significantly work. Perhaps a more telling indicator of import suggests that demand for cent, its lowest level since September month high, with market confidence Europe - Stuck in second gear larger than the initial €400bn offering. businesses’ willingness to run down sav- imports from developed economies 2008. U6 (a measure which includes reg- strong in the sector. Completing the Survey data in the Euro-zone stum- However, the pace of deleveraging will ings is their appetite to increase wages. remains both close to its long-term ular unemployment, marginally hat-trick was the rise in the construction bled slightly at the end of Q2. The com- not be fully under the control of banks Last week, labor market data revealed structural rate and is rising inline with attached workers and part-time for eco- PMI to an impressive 62.6 with residen- posite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and much of the success of this policy that basic wages rose for the first time in the improvement in the business cycle. nomic reasons) fell to 12.1 percent and tial and commercial construction at for the currency union, incorporating will depend on the demand for credit 24 months during the month of May. Assuming this continues, we would is down two percentage points (ppts) unusually high levels. These surveys all both manufacturing and services firms, from Euro-zone businesses. With the first Japanese firms tend to use overtime and expect EM manufacturing conditions to over the past year. Meanwhile, hours suggest that job creation continues to slipped for a second consecutive month offerings of the TLTROs due to com- bonus payments to reward workers dur- continue to get better as the global worked increased at a 3.7 percent annu- boom in the UK. The employment com- to 52.8 in June. This is the weakest read- mence in Q4, we will be well into 2015 ing more temporary periods of profit economy trundles along its improving alized pace in Q2. ponent for services and construction ing seen over 2014, providing some con- before we can judge the impact of this growth, preferring to reserve basic trend. New banks line up to take on Britain’s high street lenders

LONDON: Britain’s regulators have given the million customers, as well as Virgin Money sector newcomers to the market bring fresh green light to five new banks since easing and retailer Tesco , Aldermore and thinking, and challenge established firms to rules a year ago for new entrants to challenge Shawbrook. consider how they can offer a better deal or the handful of lenders who dominate the Back in 2010 Metro Bank became the first improve the service they offer,” said Martin high street. The Bank of England and the new lender to emerge for over a century, Wheatley, chief executive of the Financial Financial Conduct Authority also said yester- highlighting in difficulty of launching a new Conduct Authority. Regulators do not plan to day that a further more than 25 potential bank. Regulators have since made it easier for introduce any further measures to lighten banking applicants have been interviewed as new banks to get off the ground, relaxing requirements for entry to the banking sector. regulators face pressure from lawmakers to some rules in March 2013, while insisting Andrea Leadsom, a junior UK finance increase competition in banking. basic safeguards remain in place, such as pro- minister, said regulators are meeting the Opposition Labor Party leader Ed Miliband tections on customer deposits. challenge set by government to increase has said he will consider limiting the market A new bank now only needs a million competition in banking. “Critical to our long share of big banks should his party come to pounds in capital compared with the previ- term economic plan is getting new banks power in next year’s election as scandals at ous minimum of five million pounds. into the marketplace, and today’s report top banks spark calls for more competition. Authorization of top officials has also been shows we are doing that. This is good for Just five banks - HSBC, Royal Bank of fast tracked. “It is clear that the changes intro- customers and good for the banking indus- Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds and Santander UK duced last year have been positive for new try,” Leadsom said in a statement. Separate still account for more than three-quarters of entrants and will make a contribution to steps to increase competition have been lending despite several challengers entering increasing competition and thus benefit cus- introduced, however, such as making it easi- the market in recent years. tomers,” Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the er and free to move a bank account - The five new banks that have just been BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority, said in though switching rates are still low - and authorized are: Axis Bank, Union Bank of a statement. the setting up of a new regulator to oversee India, FCMB, UBA Capital, and Paragon Bank. In the latest pre-application meetings, reg- bank payments systems, to ensure fair They join other recently-launched names like ulators met more than 25 more potential access for new banks who typically have to PHILADELPHIA: In this photo, construction worker Vinny Chase climbs out of a pit during a TSB, spun off from Lloyds last month and lenders, ranging from retail to wholesale use the payment systems set up by the big sewer and water line project in Philadelphia. The Conference Board reported on its index of emerging as a credible challenger with 4.5 banking and payment services firms. “In any lenders. — Reuters leading economic indicators for June on Friday, July 18, 2014. — AP MONDAY, JULYE 21, 2014 BUSINESS

Toyota is No. 1 retail brand in H1

KUWAIT: Toyota, Scion and Lexus sales are up 5.8 percent on a DSR industry, and we expect this pace 138,689 units, up 17.9 percent on strongest performing products cent in first half reported total June 2014 sales basis. Unadjusted, sales were up to increase as we move into the a DSR basis and 17.1 percent vol- during the first six months of All-new Lexus IS increased 105 results of 201,714 units, an 5.1 percent year-over-year. second part of the year,” said Bill ume-wise over the same period 2014.” percent in June; up over 118 per- increase of 11.9 percent from Toyota division posted June 2014 Fay, Toyota division group vice in 2013. cent in first half June 2013 on a daily selling rate sales of 178,196 units, up 11 per- president and general manager. “While the industry has been Other Highlights: Lexus ES posts sales of more than (DSR). On a raw-volume basis, cent year-over-year on a DSR “In June, Camry and Corolla post- posting healthy gains, Lexus has Camry up over 13 percent in 5,500 units in June unadjusted for 24 selling days in basis. Volume-wise, Toyota divi- ed double-digit gains as passen- been able to more than double June; up over 7 percent in first Lexus luxury utility vehicles up June 2014 versus 26 selling days sion sales increased 2.5 percent ger cars showed renewed the average growth rate with a half 6.5 percent in June; up 14 per- in June 2013, sales increased 3.3 over June 2013. Calendar-year- strength industry-wide.” combination of fresh new prod- All-new Corolla up 17 percent cent in first half percent from year-ago month. to-date, Toyota division posted Lexus reported June sales of ucts, improving availability and with sales of nearly 31,000 units Lexus RX posts sales up over 3 For the first half of the year, sales of 1,026,918 units, up 4.4 23,518 units, a 19.3 percent industry-leading customer satis- in June percent in first half Toyota, Scion and Lexus reported percent on a DSR basis and 3.7 increase on a DSR basis and a faction practices,” said Jeff Toyota and Lexus hybrids post Lexus GX posts triple-digit gains sales of 1,165,607 units. With 152 percent volume-wise over the 10.1 percent increase on a raw- Bracken, Lexus group vice presi- sales of almost 28,000 units in for the eighth month in a row; up selling days in the first half of same period in 2013. volume basis, both year-over- dent and general manager. “The June over 130 percent in first half. 2014 versus 153 selling days dur- “Sales in the first half of 2014 year. Calendar-year-to-date, new Lexus IS and GX models All-new RAV4 increased 5.1 per- ing the same period in 2013, indicate a steadily recovering Lexus division posted sales of were two of the industry’s cent in June; up almost 16 per-

Al-Mazaya Holding Group H1 Erdogan eyes August polls profits up 631% to KD 3.1m Turkish economic duo key for markets KUWAIT: Al-Mazaya Holding Group prof- its for the first half of 2014 were KD 3.1 ANKARA: Markets are keeping a wary eye on January, when the lira plummeted partly are marginalized, real concerns will emerge that million, an increase of 631 percent on the the future of Turkey’s two key economic policy- because of the unfavorable financial climate for the government is making a move to under- corresponding period a year previously. makers if Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan emerging markets. mine the authority of the central bank.” The improved results were attributed to is elected president in August polls. Erdogan is But, fearing that high interest rates could The prime minister’s mockery of the bank increased occupancy rates in recently credited with overseeing a transformation of jeopardise growth in the run up to elections, also fuelled debates that its governor Erdem completed Al-Mazaya Holding residential the Turkish economy into a fast-growing emerg- Erdogan has fired off strident attacks on the Basci could resign before his five-year tenure developments, and strong rental yields. ing market in over a decade in power. But some central bank for failing to slash its rates back to expires in 2016, and the government might Revenue generated through rents analysts are concerned he is seeking to defy the pre-January levels. Babacan and Simsek, mean- then appoint a governor that backs its pro- during the first half increased from KD basic laws of economics by pressuring the cen- while, have defended the central bank, saying growth strategy. Erdogan has set an ambitious 1.8 million in 2013 to KD 2.5 million in tral bank to slash interest rates despite high its credibility is crucial for Turkey. Analysts say target to make Turkey one of the world’s top ten 2014, a rise of 39 percent. Occupancy lev- Ibrahim Al-Saq’abi inflationary pressures and a still-gaping current that without an independent central bank, economies by 2023. But the bank has resisted els in the company’s Gulf residential appetite in the market for developments account deficit. Deputy Prime Minister Ali monetary policy will pander to political consid- the pressure in part so far, only modestly trim- developments, which include the Sky that are built to last and to offer comfort Babacan and Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek, erations. “If markets begin to think the bank is ming its main interest rate this week. On Gardens towers in Dubai’s International and luxury affordably. who designed the economic policies of acting under political pressure, the bank will risk Thursday, it shaved half a percentage point from Financial Centre district and the Al- “The Gulf economies have emerged Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), losing one of the biggest tools in its hands: its one-week repo rate to 8.25 percent, the third Mazaya Towers in Kuwait, were between from the downturn caused by the global have reassured financial markets that the gov- credibility,” said Mustafa Kutlay, an analyst at consecutive reduction since May. 80 and 100 percent. financial crisis and today we see opportu- ernment will pursue stable policies. But it is an Ankara-based USAK think tank. The rate is still higher than the pre-January The sale of completed residential and nities for developers prepared to invest open question whether they will stay on if level of 4.5 percent, however. “Markets are wor- commercial developments, such as The in their markets to achieve excellence. “In Erdogan-as expected-wins the elections on ‘Markets trust Babacan, Simsek’ ried about whether Babacan and Simsek will Villa and Q-Point projects in Dubai and the first half of 2014, we have made con- August 10. Babacan and Simsek’s presence in the next stay in office because they know that the two the Mazaya Business Avenue in Kuwait, siderable progress in expanding our cabinet is thus seen as guarantor of the bank’s have the vision and perspective to contain any boosted group revenues by KD 6.3 mil- operations, launching Mazaya Turkey in ‘Credibility at stake’ credibility. “The greater the role of Ali Babacan crisis in the event that the economy hits a wall,” lion. order to focus on opportunities present- Erdogan is anxious to maintain the high in the new power structure going forward, the financial commentator Ugur Gurses said. Total company assets at the end of the ed by the buoyant Turkish residential growth and prosperity that is the main source of less the risk is to the central bank,” said Andy Whether they would remain in the cabinet first half of 2014 stood at KD 226.7 mil- sector. the AKP’s popularity. But the economy has Birch, senior economist at IHS Global Insight. would depend on the economic climate, he felt. lion, compared to KD 220.5 million a year “We look forward to the second half of showed signs of weakness over the past year “Markets trust Babacan to provide a bulkhead to “If Erdogan is elected president and the econo- previously. Al-Mazaya Holding CEO the year and to continued strong finan- amid domestic troubles sparked by a wide- the other elements of the AKP senior member- my grows at a moderate pace, they are unlikely Ibrahim Al-Saq’abi said: “We have cial performance, in line with our long- ranging corruption scandal in December and ship that would pursue a more aggressive to stay but if economic circumstances and enjoyed a good start to 2014, marked by term strategic planning.” The financial mass street protests. That forced the central approach to the central bank,” he told AFP.”If financial markets turn unfavourable, Babacan strong demand for residential and com- results were presented at a meeting of bank to hike interest rates aggressively in Babacan and, to a lesser extent, Mehmet Simsek may stay until 2015,” Gurses told AFP. —AFP mercial premises. the Al-Mazaya Holding Group board, “Al-Mazaya does not compromise on chaired by Rashid Al-Nafisi, Chairman of quality, and today we see there is healthy the board of directors. Nissan regional contests 2013 wraps up KUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al-Babtain Performance award’ for the category ‘Body all proud!” Mohamed Shalaby, COO of Al-Babtain staff took part in the 2013 Nissan regional con- Electrical Diagnosis & Repair’ competing with 15 group commented that “The secret of success Al-Tijari announces winners tests held in Dubai under the theme “I am a Hero other contestants vying for the same award. Al- behind Nissan Al-Babtain is not only valuing our at Nissan”. It was a challenging event with 11 GCC Babtain’s CEO Saleh Al-Babtain stated “Nissan is client but our staff as well via the ongoing staff of Najma Account daily draw and non-GCC NSCs being represented by a total one of the leading brands upon which the suc- development programs that fall within Nissan’s of 53 participants competing in four competition cess of Al-Babtain has been forged through every commitment to its position as a leader in the KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held each on different occasions: The National categories. The contests are part of Nissan’s aspect of our daily operations. The service, sales world of automotive with a unique product and the Al-Najma Account daily draw yesterday. Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha and on June 19 motivation scheme for dealers and employees and parts team provide a vital interface with our trusted services. The draw was held under the supervi- which is the date of the bank’s establish- and aim to improve the skills and knowledge customers and play a key role for the organiza- The NISTEC, NISAC and NIPEC contests is a sion of the Ministry of Commerce & ment. With a minimum balance of KD 500, required to deliver “Customer Experience tion in delivering on our promise of quality. This reflection of this concept where participants are Industry represented by Saquer Al-Manaie. customers will be eligible for the daily draw Excellence” and retain highly skilled NSC’s is an area we have invested heavily and will con- given the chance to develop their skills in a com- The winners of the Najma Daily Draw who provided that the money is in the account Aftersales/Sales staff with customer centric mind- tinue to invest in terms of our people and infra- petitive environment. Such programs enhance get KD 7,000 are: Fatemah Ali Awad, Yousef one week prior to the daily draw or 2 set. AABC parts executive Prashanth Karivellur structure. their experience that pours into the welfare of Mohammed Al-Kandari, Fatima Mahmoud months prior to the mega draw. In addi- made his team and company proud by winning The NISTEC, NISAC and NIPEC contests pres- the company and finally the benefit of our cus- Al-Bahri, Aziza Abdulhameed Al-Mutawa tion, for each KD 25 a customer can get one the Bronze medal in the Nissan Parts Executive ent us a unique opportunity to celebrate and tomer who is our main concern, assuring the best and Salem Ali Al-Shemmari. chance for winning instead of KD 50. Excellence Competency (NIPEC) competition. He reward the people who daily make a real differ- maintenance and after sales to guarantee quality The Commercial Bank of Kuwait Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this held off tough competition from 9 other com- ence to the Nissan Brand and the Al-Babtain and service excellence. I would like to express my announces the biggest daily draw in opportunity to congratulate all lucky win- petitors, representing 9 Nissan dealerships from Group. Congratulations to the winners who gratitude to the Management & Staff for their Kuwait with the launch of the new Najma ners and also extends appreciation to the the five GCC countries, as well as Lebanon, brought glory to our group at the regional level. part in the success of our team which represent- account. Customers of the bank can now Ministry of Commerce and Industry for Jordan, Yemen and Azerbaijan. He was also A warm appreciation to Nissan Middle East for ed Al-Babtain Kuwait in the Regional contests in enjoy a KD 7,000 daily prize which is the their effective supervision of the draws awarded ‘Best Performance’ award for the cate- continuing to conduct these contests annually Dubai. And a deeper gratitude to our loyal cus- highest in the country and another 4 mega which were conducted in an orderly and gory ‘Telephone Handling’. on a Regional basis. I sincerely applaud all partici- tomers who are always trusting Nissan Al- prizes during the year worth KD 100,000 organized manner. AABC’s technician Darwin George won ‘Best pants and thank the winners who have made us Babtain”. China’s Xi hails ‘new horizons’

BUENOS AIRES: Relations between Argentina President Cristina Kirchner signed more than occur for emerging nations, as demonstrated and China are poised to reach unprecedented 20 trade deals in hydropower, marine and rail in the recent BRICS summit in Brasilia,” “new horizons,” Chinese President Xi Jinping industries worth $7 billion. Among the agree- Kirchner said. Xi also was in Brazil this week told lawmakers in Buenos Aires during a sum- ments was a bilateral “strategic partnership,” for a summit of the BRICS group of emerging mit visit Saturday. Xi is on a Latin American similar to others signed with emerging powers-Brazil, Russia, India, China and South charm offensive to secure bilateral trade deals nations such as Brazil. “I want to emphasize Africa-and South American presidents. particularly coveted raw materials-from gov- that we have signed an agreement to raise The gathering saw the countries agree to ernments throughout the region. China is the level of our relations in order to turn them launch a New Development Bank to fund Argentina’s third-largest trading partner into a strategic partnership, along with invest- infrastructure projects in developing nations behind the South American Mercosur bloc ments in oil, mining, the nuclear field, agricul- and an emergency reserve, drawing praise and the European Union, and one of its main ture and plant diseases,” Xi said at the Casa from Latin American leaders who see them destinations for food exports. Rosada presidential complex. The two coun- as alternatives to Western-dominated finan- “Our two countries find themselves at a tries also announced Chinese plans for huge cial institutions. Following the BRICS summit, historic crossroads,” said Xi, as he met with investment in hydroelectric power, shipbuild- Xi signed deals with Brazil, met with regional Vice President Amado Boudou and the heads ing, railways and a deal to help Argentina leaders and proposed a $20 billion infra- of both chambers of Argentina’s legislature. build its fourth nuclear plant. China will con- structure fund that highlights Beijing’s grow- “We have just marked 10 years in the strategic tribute $4.4 billion toward the construction of ing interests in the region. Yesterday, Xi con- association between Argentina and China and two hydroelectric dams in Argentina’s south- tinued on to Caracas, where he hopes to fur- the time has come to open new horizons,” he ern Santa Cruz province and an additional ther develop his country’s strategic relation- told lawmakers through a translator. $2.1 billion to remodel strategic rail trans- ship with the oil giant. Trade between the portation for carrying goods, especially food. two exceeded $20 billion in 2012 and China ‘Integral strategic importance’ It will also contribute $423 million for the con- is the second largest buyer of Venezuelan oil. On Friday, the first day of his three-day vis- struction of 11 ships. The visit is Xi’s second to Latin America since HONG KONG: People ride on escalators in a shopping mall yesterday. Hong Kong’s econo- it, the Chinese leader called the China- taking office last year, when he toured my in 2014 is expected to expand at its fastest pace in three years, according to govern- Argentina relationship one of “integral strate- Opportunities for ‘emerging nations’ Mexico, Costa Rica, as well as Trinidad and ment estimations, with a forecasted growth of between three and four percent, up from gic importance” for both sides. Xi and “In today’s world, the best opportunities Tobago. —AFP 2.9 percent in 2013. — AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 technology Feds approve oil exploration off US Eastern Coast

ST AUGUSTINE BEACH: The Obama adminis- 4.72 billion barrels of recoverable oil and 37.51 tration has sided with energy developers over trillion cubic feet of natural gas that lies beneath environmentalists, approving the use of under- federal waters from Florida to Maine could gen- water blasts of sound to pinpoint oil and gas erate $195 billion in investment and spending deposits in federal Atlantic Ocean waters. between 2017 and 2035, contributing $23.5 bil- The regulatory decision is the first real step lion per year to the economy. toward what could be an economic transforma- These estimates describe the total amount tion in East Coast states, potentially creating a of energy “technically recoverable” from the new energy infrastructure, thousands of jobs nation’s outer continental shelf, but the Atlantic and billions of dollars in tax revenue. But it dis- seabed from New Jersey through New England mayed people who owe their livelihoods to remains off limits for now. While some states fisheries and tourism, and activists said it stains have passed drilling bans, Virginia and the President Barack Obama’s environmental lega- Carolinas asked for the surveys, bureau officials cy. explained Friday. “Opening vast stretches off the East Coast to “I honestly feel we can go offshore and har- oil and gas has no place in an otherwise historic vest the energy that’s out there,” said South agenda to combat climate change,” said Michael Carolina state Sen Paul Campbell. “I think we’re Jasny, a marine mammal expert with the kind of foolish not to.” Natural Resources Defense Council. The cannons will substantially increase the Sonic cannons noise pollution in Gulf Stream waters shared by In any case, the area to be mapped is farther whales, dolphins and turtles, sending powerful offshore in federal waters, beyond the reach of sound waves reverberating through the deep state law. every ten seconds, for weeks at a time. The sonic cannons are often fired continual- The US Bureau of Ocean Energy ly for weeks or months, and multiple mapping Management acknowledged that thousands of projects may operate simultaneously. To get sea creatures will be harmed, but ultimately permits, companies will need to have whale- decided to approve this exploration in the outer spotting observers onboard and do undersea continental shelf from Delaware to Florida. acoustic tests to avoid nearby species. Certain Energy companies need the data as they pre- habitats will be closed during birthing or feed- pare to apply for drilling leases in 2018, when ing seasons. current congressional limits expire. Still, underwater microphones have picked “The bureau’s decision reflects a carefully up blasts from these sonic cannons over dis- analyzed and balanced approach that will allow tances of thousands of miles, and the constant us to increase our understanding of potential banging - amplified in water by orders of mag- offshore resources while protecting the human, nitude - will be impossible for many species to JACKSONVILLE: A group of people watch a turtle swim to the ocean after rehabilitation recently in Jacksonville. The Obama Administration is marine, and coastal environments,” acting avoid. Whales and dolphins depend on being opening the Eastern Seaboard to offshore oil exploration for the first time in decades. The announcement made Friday also approved the use of BOEM Director Walter Cruickshank said in a able to hear their own much less powerful sonic cannons to map the ocean floor to identify new oil and gas deposits in federal waters from Florida to Delaware. — AP statement. echolocation to feed, communicate and keep in touch with their family groups across hundreds Secret data of miles. Even fish and crabs navigate and com- Sonic cannons are already used in the west- municate by sound, said Grant Gilmore, an ern Gulf of Mexico, off Alaska and in other off- expert on fish ecology in Vero Beach, Fla. The rise of data and shore oil operations around the world. They are “We don’t know what the physiological towed behind boats, sending down pulses of effects are. It could be permanent hearing dam- sound that reverberate beneath the sea floor age in many of these creatures just by one and rebound to the surface. Hydrophones cap- encounter with a high-energy signal,” Gilmore ture the results, which computers translate into said. the death of politics high resolution, three-dimensional images. More than 120,000 comments were sent to “It’s like a sonogram of the Earth,” said Andy the government, which spent years developing Radford, a petroleum engineer at the American these rules. The bureau’s environmental impact Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas trade associ- study estimates that more than 138,000 sea Data-based approach to governance ation in Washington DC. “You can’t see the oil creatures could be harmed, including nine of and gas, but you can see the structures in the the world’s remaining 500 north Atlantic right NEW YORK: On Aug 24, 1965 Gloria Placente, a 34- designers. And it’s not just spam: your bank uses simi- Earth that might hold oil and gas.” whales. year-old resident of Queens, New York, was driving to lar methods to spot credit-card fraud. The surveys also can map marine habitats These whales give birth and breed off the Orchard Beach in the Bronx. Clad in shorts and sun- In his essay, O’Reilly draws broader philosophical and identify solid undersea flooring for wind coast of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. glasses, the housewife was looking forward to quiet lessons from such technologies, arguing that they energy turbines. But fossil fuel mostly funds this “Once they can’t hear-and that’s the risk that time at the beach. But the moment she crossed the work because they rely on “a deep understanding of research, and corporations keep the data secret, comes with seismic testing-they are pretty Willis Avenue bridge in her Chevrolet Corvair, the desired outcome” (spam is bad!) and periodically disclosing it only to the government. much done for,” said Katie Zimmerman, a Placente was surrounded by a dozen patrolmen. check if the algorithms are actually working as “They paid for it, so I can see why they don’t spokeswoman for the South Carolina Coastal There were also 125 reporters, eager to witness the expected (are too many legitimate emails ending up want to share. These things are not cheap,” said Conservation League based in Charleston, S.C. launch of New York police department’s Operation marked as spam?). John Jaeger, a University of Florida geology pro- “Even if there were oil out there, do we really Corral - an acronym for Computer Oriented Retrieval O’Reilly presents such technologies as novel and fessor. want that? Do we really want to see these off- of Auto Larcenists. Fifteen months earlier, Placente unique - we are living through a digital revolution Oil lobbyists say drilling for the estimated shore rigs set up?” she asked. — AP had driven through a red light and neglected to after all - but the principle behind “algorithmic regula- answer the summons, an offence that Corral was tion” would be familiar to the founders of cybernetics going to punish with a heavy dose of techno- - a discipline that, even in its name (it means “the sci- Kafkaesque. It worked as follows: a police car sta- ence of governance”) hints at its great regulatory Tableside technology tioned at one end of the bridge radioed the licence ambitions. This principle, which allows the system to plates of oncoming cars to a teletypist miles away, maintain its stability by constantly learning and LAKELAND: Linda Johnson has more opt-in technology they don’t have to use who fed them to a Univac 490 computer, an expen- NEW YORK: Governments’ current favourite adapting itself to the changing circumstances, is what than 40 years of experience as a server, if they don’t want to.” sive $500,000 toy ($3.5m in today’s dollars) on loan pyschologist, Daniel Kahneman. the British psychiatrist Ross Ashby, one of the found- including the last dozen at the Cozy Oaks from the Sperry Rand Corporation. The computer bish bin, allowing the National Security Agency to sat- ing fathers of cybernetics, called “ultrastability”. Restaurant in Lakeland. ‘Opt-in’ factor checked the numbers against a database of 110,000 isfy its data addiction in bulk and via a single window. To illustrate it, Ashby designed the homeostat. She was thrown for a bit of a loop In March, Buffalo Wild Wings cars that were either stolen or belonged to known This “smartification” of everyday life follows a This clever device consisted of four interconnected three years ago when the mom-and-pop- announced a partnership with California- offenders. In case of a match the teletypist would familiar pattern: there’s primary data - a list of what’s RAF bomb control units - mysterious looking black style restaurant had its servers start using based NTN Buzztime that is scheduled to alert a second patrol car at the bridge’s other exit. It in your smart fridge and your bin - and metadata - a boxes with lots of knobs and switches - that were sen- iPod Touches to take customer orders. have tablets in about 500 of the restau- took, on average, just seven seconds. log of how often you open either of these things or sitive to voltage fluctuations. If one unit stopped “It was quite difficult because I’m rant’s North American locations by the Compared with the impressive police gear of when they communicate with one another. Both pro- working properly - say, because of an unexpected computer-stupid,” Johnson said. “But I end of the year. today - automatic number plate recognition, CCTV duce interesting insights: cue smart mattresses - one external disturbance - the other three would rewire learned it pretty quickly.” Of course, Johnson said she is con- cameras, GPS trackers - Operation Corral looks quaint. recent model promises to track respiration and heart and regroup themselves, compensating for its mal- Customer orders are transmitted from cerned about what will happen if the And the possibilities for control will only expand. rates and how much you move during the night - and function and keeping the system’s overall output sta- the device to a wireless printer in the “opt-in” factor is eventually taken away, European officials have considered requiring all cars smart utensils that provide nutritional advice. ble. Ashby’s homeostat achieved “ultrastability” by kitchen using a point of sale system and servers are exclusively used to deliv- entering the European market to feature a built-in In addition to making our lives more efficient, this always monitoring its internal state and cleverly rede- called Lavu. Servers can also use their er food and clear tables. mechanism that allows the police to stop vehicles smart world also presents us with an exciting political ploying its spare resources. handheld devices to keep tabs on which “You’ve been to those buffets where remotely. Speaking earlier this year, Jim Farley, a sen- choice. If so much of our everyday behaviour is patrons are ready to pay their bills. you get your own food, but the server ior Ford executive, acknowledged that “we know already captured, analysed and nudged, why stick No trivial departure For servers, it’s a more collaborative still brings your drink and buses your everyone who breaks the law, we know when you’re with unempirical approaches to regulation? Why rely Like the spam filter, it didn’t have to specify all the version of the tableside tablet trend that table after you leave,” she said. “They doing it. We have GPS in your car, so we know what on laws when one has sensors and feedback mecha- possible disturbances - only the conditions for how is becoming increasingly popular in the don’t get very big tips.” you’re doing. By the way, we don’t supply that data to nisms? If policy interventions are to be - to use the and when it must be updated and redesigned. This is casual dining industry. Ross notes the Affordable Care Act anyone.” That last bit didn’t sound very reassuring and buzzwords of the day - “evidence-based” and “results- no trivial departure from how the usual technical sys- Larry Ross, professor of marketing at already has employers thinking of ways Farley retracted his remarks. oriented,” technology is here to help. tems, with their rigid, if-then rules, operate: suddenly, Florida Southern College, said the rise of to reduce the number of workers they As both cars and roads get “smart,” they promise there’s no need to develop procedures for governing this trend is a side effect of where the life have to insure. He also points out that nearly perfect, real-time law enforcement. Instead of Algorithmic regulation every contingency, for - or so one hopes - algorithms cycle for tablet technology currently finding and training a good server can waiting for drivers to break the law, authorities can Come and hear Evgeny Morozov speak at the and real-time, immediate feedback can do a better stands. The stages in a commercial prod- often take a considerable amount of time simply prevent the crime. Thus, a 50-mile stretch of Observer Ideas festival job than inflexible rules out of touch with reality. uct’s life cycle include development, and effort. the A14 between Felixstowe and Rugby is to be This new type of governance has a name: algorith- Algorithmic regulation could certainly make the introduction, growth, maturity and “Really good waiters can require a equipped with numerous sensors that would monitor mic regulation. In as much as Silicon Valley has a polit- administration of existing laws more efficient. If it can decline. heavy investment,” said Ross, who also traffic by sending signals to and from mobile phones ical programme, this is it. Tim O’Reilly, an influential fight credit-card fraud, why not tax fraud? Italian has more than 30 years of experience as in moving vehicles. The telecoms watchdog Ofcom technology publisher, venture capitalist and ideas bureaucrats have experimented with the reddito- Early maturity phase an owner and operator of various restau- envisions that such smart roads connected to a cen- man (he is to blame for popularising the term “web metro, or income meter, a tool for comparing people’s “Right now, I’d say the tablet is in the rants. He also works as a food service trally controlled traffic system could automatically 2.0”) has been its most enthusiastic promoter. In a spending patterns - recorded thanks to an arcane early maturity phase and showing signs industry consultant in the areas of mar- impose variable speed limits to smooth the flow of recent essay that lays out his reasoning, O’Reilly Italian law - with their declared income, so that of onset maturity,” Ross said. “As devices keting and operations. “The promise of traffic but also direct the cars “along diverted routes makes an intriguing case for the virtues of algorithmic authorities know when you spend more than you enter maturity, the people who make technology has always been increased to avoid the congestion and even [manage] their regulation - a case that deserves close scrutiny both earn. Spain has expressed interest in a similar tool. them try to find new uses for them.” productivity.” speed”. for what it promises policymakers and the simplistic Such systems, however, are toothless against the Ross said the use of tablets in restau- Applebee’s insisted the tablets would assumptions it makes about politics, democracy and real culprits of tax evasion - the super-rich families rants is presently in the “introduction-to- not alter staffing levels when it More security power. who profit from various offshoring schemes or simply early-growth” phase and that it could announced its deal with E La Carte in Other gadgets - from smartphones to smart glass- To see algorithmic regulation at work, look no fur- write outrageous tax exemptions into the law. make restaurants appealing to tech- December. es - promise even more security and safety. In April, ther than the spam filter in your email. Instead of con- Algorithmic regulation is perfect for enforcing the savvy millennials. Upon announcing its own deal with Apple patented technology that deploys sensors fining itself to a narrow definition of spam, the email austerity agenda while leaving those responsible for In September, Chili’s announced a Ziosk in September, Krista Gibson - senior inside the smartphone to analyse if the car is moving filter has its users teach it. Even Google can’t write the fiscal crisis off the hook. To understand whether partnership with Ziosk, a Texas-based vice president of Brinker International, and if the person using the phone is driving; if both rules to cover all the ingenious innovations of profes- such systems are working as expected, we need to company that makes tableside tablets which owns and operates Chili’s - said conditions are met, it simply blocks the phone’s tex- sional spammers. What it can do, though, is teach the modify O’Reilly’s question: for whom are they work- that allowed customers to place drink the restaurant chain had seen increased ting feature. Intel and Ford are working on Project system what makes a good rule and spot when it’s ing? If it’s just the tax-evading plutocrats, the global refill and dessert orders. Patrons could spending per person/per check in six Mobil - a face recognition system that, should it fail to time to find another rule for finding a good rule - and financial institutions interested in balanced national also use the table to pay their bill via months of testing, which could lead to recognise the face of the driver, would not only pre- so on. An algorithm can do this, but it’s the constant budgets and the companies developing income- credit card. Austen Mulinder, president higher tips for servers. vent the car being started but also send the picture to real-time feedback from its users that allows the sys- tracking software, then it’s hardly a democratic suc- and CEO of Ziosk, said installation of the Mulinder said Ziosk’s restaurant part- the car’s owner (bad news for teenagers). tem to counter threats never envisioned by its cess. —- Tech News company’s tablets at each of Chili’s 823 ners commit to multi-year exclusive con- The car is emblematic of transformations in many corporate-owned locations was complet- tracts to lease the company’s devices. other domains, from smart environments for “ambi- ed in April. Ziosk is now focused on The restaurants pay monthly subscrip- ent assisted living” where carpets and walls detect rolling out the technology to the restau- tion and service fees. Mulinder said pre- that someone has fallen, to various masterplans for rant’s 243 franchise locations, as well as mium entertainment content on the the smart city, where municipal services dispatch testing the tablets at Red Robin and tablet - including games - serves as a resources only to those areas that need them. Thanks Uno’s Pizzeria and Grill locations new revenue stream that helps restau- to sensors and internet connectivity, the most banal throughout the United States. rants cover the subscription fee. After the everyday objects have acquired tremendous power In December, Applebee’s announced a monthly subscription fee has been to regulate behaviour. Even public toilets are ripe for similar partnership with California-based recouped, Ziosk splits the revenue from sensor-based optimisation: the Safeguard Germ company E La Carte that allowed diners premium content 50/50 with the restau- Alarm, a smart soap dispenser developed by Procter to use a tablet to pay their bills, as well as rants. “Since the revenue they generate & Gamble and used in some public WCs in the order appetizers or desserts. more than offsets the cost, the Ziosk Philippines, has sensors monitoring the doors of each Dan Smith, spokesman for Applebee’s, ends up being less than free for our stall. Once you leave the stall, the alarm starts ringing said the restaurant is in the process of a restaurant partners,” Mulinder said in - and can only be stopped by a push of the soap-dis- phased rollout and is scheduled to have an email. Mulinder said the company is pensing button. tableside tablets at each of its nearly testing its tablet at 15 of the top 50 In this context, Google’s latest plan to push its 2,000 locations by early 2015. casual dining restaurants in the US He Android operating system on to smart watches, smart “We’ve been testing this tech for said he hopes to have signed contracts cars, smart thermostats and, one suspects, smart about two years, and the reception from with 2,000 stores by the end of this everything, looks rather ominous. In the near future, consumers has been fantastic,” Smith year, and 5,000 stores within 18 Google will be the middleman standing between you said. “Customers seem to like that it’s an months. — The Ledger NEW YORK: Government by social network? US president Barack Obama with Facebook and your fridge, you and your car, you and your rub- founder Mark Zuckerberg. MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

MELBOURNE: Elder of the Wurundjeri people Auntie Di Kerr speaks at the opening ceremony of the 20th International AIDS Conference.

MELBOURNE: Positive Women’s Association, Ayu Oktariani of Indonesia speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th International AIDS Conference at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) yesterday. —AFP photos World AIDS forum opens to tribute for plane dead

Melbourne stood for a minute’s silence in honor of colleagues MELBOURNE: Children-Africa Future (ACAF) resident artist, Yohana Haule of Tanzania speaks during the opening ceremony of the 20th International MELBOURNE: A six-day world forum on AIDS candlelit vigil is to be held in the city’s Since 1981, around 78 million people have AIDS Conference. got underway yesterday to tributes to six cam- Federation Square on Tuesday night. been infected by the human immunodeficiency paigners killed on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 Around 12,000 researchers, policymakers, virus (HIV), which destroys immune cells and and fresh vows to crush a disease that has workers and activists are expected to attend the leaves the body exposed to TB, pneumonia and claimed twice as many lives as World War I. event, which is held every two years. Hundreds other opportunistic diseases. Thousands of delegates at the 20th International of seminars and workshops are lined up, reflect- Thirty-nine million have died, according to AIDS Conference in Melbourne stood for a ing the way that AIDS began as a minor medical UN estimates. Historians generally put fatalities minute’s silence in honor of six colleagues who curiosity 33 years ago before exploding into an from World War 1, military and civilian, at had been aboard the plane. They included Joep issue that has gone way beyond medicine to between 15 and 17 million. In 2013, around 35 Lange, a Dutch scientist who had played a front- enter the arenas of sexual taboo, discrimination, million people around the world had HIV, 1.5 line role in the 33-year war on AIDS. law and open governance. Major health issues million died of an AIDS-related disease, and “Let our silence represent our sadness, our this year will be the latest news on the search for around 2.1 million became newly infected. anger and our solidarity,” said French scientist a cure and on a campaign in Africa to encourage The good news, though, is that millions of Francoise Barre-Sinoussi, who co-won the Nobel male circumcision to protect men from HIV, the lives are being saved by antiretroviral drugs, Prize for helping to discover the virus that causes virus that causes AIDS. which started to become available in the mid- AIDS. Australian researcher Sharon Lewin, a lead- 1990s. The drugs suppress the virus, but do not ing expert in the search for a cure for HIV, said Homophobia attacked eradicate it. In 2013, nearly 13 million people in the tight-knit AIDS community had been deeply There is also a groundswell of anger at laws poor countries had seized the lifeline compared shocked by the loss of Lange and his partner, against gays in Africa and a crackdown on intra- to only 1.3 million in 2005. “We have done more Jacqueline van Tongeren, a prominent grass- venous drug users in Russia that experts say are in the last three years than we have done in the roots campaigner. helping HIV to thrive by driving it underground. previous 25,” said Michel Sidibe, executive direc- “I... know they would want us all to continue Delegates are being urged to sign a document, tor of the UN agency UNAIDS. But, he warned, the great work they were both so passionate the Melbourne Declaration, to demand toler- far more needs to be done. At least 28 million about-seeing an end to HIV,” said Lewin, who is ance. “We will not stand idly by when govern- people are medically eligible for the drugs. co-chairing the conference with Barre-Sinoussi. ments, in violation of all human rights principles, UNAIDS says spending, currently at around $19 MELBOURNE: UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe from Mali speaks at Hundreds of delegates tied tiny red ribbons-the are enforcing monstrous laws that only margin- billion (14 billion euros) annually, needs to be a press conference alongside President of the IAS, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi symbol of the fight against AIDS-to panels of alise populations that are already the most vul- ramped up to at least $22 billion next year. “No from France and local CPC co-chair Brent Allan during the 20th International remembrance or signed books of condolence. A nerable in society,” said Barre-Sinoussi. one must be left behind,” said Sidibe. —AFP AIDS Conference. Studies see new risks for cholesterol drug niacin

NEW YORK: New details from two studies reveal more cal practice at all.” He co-led a panel for the American diabetics on the drug lost control of their blood sugar, side effects from niacin, a drug that hundreds of thou- Heart Association and American College of Cardiology and there were more new cases of diabetes among sands of Americans take for cholesterol problems and that recently issued new cholesterol treatment guide- niacin users. The initial results in December 2012 led general heart health. Some prominent doctors say the lines. The group did not recommend niacin but said it Merck to stop pursuing approval of Tredaptive in the US drug now seems too risky for routine use. Niacin is a type could be considered for certain patients. If the panel had and to tell doctors in dozens of countries where it was of B vitamin long sold over the counter and in higher seen the new results, it “almost certainly” would have sold to stop prescribing it to new patients. prescription doses. Some people take it alone or with recommended against niacin’s routine use, Lloyd-Jones Prompted by that study, leaders of an earlier one statin medicines such as Lipitor for cholesterol problems. said. that tested a different niacin drug, Niaspan, re-exam- Niacin users’ main complaint has been flushing, so Heart specialists stress that patients never should ined side effects among their 3,414 participants and drug companies have been testing extended-release stop taking any medicine without first talking with their detailed them in a letter in the medical journal. Besides and combining other medicines with it to minimize that doctors. Many have shied away from niacin since the ini- more gastrointestinal, blood-sugar and other complica- problem. Introduced in the 1950s, the drug hadn’t been tial results came out, but more than 700,000 prescrip- tions, the new report details a higher rate of infections rigorously tested until recent years when makers of pre- tions for various niacin drugs are written each month in and a trend toward higher rates of serious bleeding. scription versions were seeking market approval. The the US. The top brand is Niaspan, long sold by Abbott The consistency of the results on studies testing two studies were testing prescription versions of niacin, Laboratories and now by AbbVie, which had nearly $900 multiple types of niacin “leaves little doubt that this and the bottom line - that it didn’t help prevent heart million in sales in the US alone last year, according to IMS drug provides little if any benefits and imposes serious problems any more than statins alone do - has already Health, a health data firm. side effects,” said Yale University cardiologist Dr Harlan been announced. Some of the side effect information, Krumholz. “It’s an astonishing reversal of fortune” for Life-threatening reactions to including a troubling rise in deaths among niacin users Blockbuster status niacin, one of the very earliest cholesterol treatments, in one study, also was known but many doctors have The larger of the two studies tested Tredaptive - a he said. “This is a billion-dollar drug and it never really diet drug on the rise in the UK been waiting for full details and verification of the results Merck & Co combo of niacin and an anti-flushing medi- had the evidence to warrant that sort of blockbuster before drawing firm conclusions about the drug’s safety cine - in nearly 26,000 people already taking a statin. status.” NEW YORK: Use of a diet drug known as using the chemical.” and effectiveness. Full results confirm there was a 9 percent increase in the The studies were on prescription niacin; risks and DNP has been linked to five deaths in the For the new study, Thomas and his col- Those details are in this week’s New England Journal risk of death for those taking the drug - a result of bor- benefits of over-the-counter forms are unclear. Lloyd- UK since 2007, according to a new report. leagues analyzed data from a phone of Medicine. The larger study suggests that “for every derline statistical significance, meaning the difference Jones said niacin still may be appropriate for some peo- The compound, also known as 2, 4- enquiry service run by the NPIS for UK 200 people that we treat with niacin, there is one excess could have occurred by chance alone, but still “of great ple with very high heart risks who cannot take statins, Dinitrophenol, is a synthetic chemical origi- health professionals seeking information death,” plus higher rates of bleeding, infections and oth- concern,” Lloyd-Jones wrote in a commentary in the and for people with very high triglycerides that can’t be nally used in the manufacturing of dyes, and advice about the management of peo- er problems - “a completely unacceptable level” of harm, medical journal. controlled through other means. Krumholz said patients wood preservatives, explosives and pesti- ple with suspected poisoning. Between said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones of Northwestern University The drug also brought higher rates of gastrointesti- should talk with doctors about other treatment options cides. DNP was developed as a weight-loss 2007 and 2013, they found there were 39 in Chicago. “Niacin should not be used routinely in clini- nal and muscle problems, infections and bleeding. More besides niacin.”This drug can hurt you,” he said.—AP drug in the 1930s before being banned in phone calls relating to 30 different expo- the US in 1938 after reports of severe toxic sures to DNP involving 27 men and three reactions, researchers note. Still, the com- women. pound remains in use, sold online in bulk Twenty-two of those exposures were powder. reported in 2013. Only three were reported ‘Musicians On Call’ bring music “DNP is a so called ‘fat burning’ product from 2007 to 2011. Ten of the poisoning used by body builders and as a weight loss episodes were classified as minor, 12 were aid - it prevents energy being stored as fat, moderate and five were severe. Severity for the soul to patients’ beds but instead this is released as heat,” senior information was not available for three NEW YORK: Musicians On Call, a non- Since 1999, Musician On Call volun- tals have requested them. Musicians On Call. “Music is a form of author Dr Simon Thomas told Reuters patients. Five of the cases resulted in profit providing live music to the seri- teers have performed for more than Dr Melinda R Ring, an assistant pro- reminiscence, and if a family member or Health in an email. “The effect is an increase deaths - one in 2008, one in 2012 and three ously ill, hopes to aggressively expand 415,000 patients in hospitals, nursing fessor of clinical medicine at a patient can request a song that brings in body temperature and this can damage in 2013, according to findings published in to other major cities across the US next homes and hospices - but only in a Northwestern University’s Feinberg back positive memories, it’s a great the body’s cells, e.g. in muscle, kidney and the Emergency Medicine Journal. year. For more than a decade, volunteer handful of states. Griffin said the organi- School of Medicine in Chicago, said she thing,” Downs told Reuters Health. “We brain.” Thomas directs the National Poisons “DNP is a hazardous substance not fit for artists with Musicians On Call have giv- zation hopes to aggressively grow believes music helps provide the seri- want to remember the things that made Information Service (NPIS) in Newcastle human consumption,” Thomas said. “It can en bedside performances to patients throughout 2015 and expand beyond ously ill a sense of peace. “Music touches us happy.” Downs founded Chrysalis upon Tyne, UK. cause severe toxic effects that can result in undergoing treatment or unable to its seven “hubs” where most Music On us. Music has the ability to transform the End-of-Life Inspirations, an effort aim- He said DNP can cause fever, nausea or death.” The effects are also unpredictable, leave their hospital beds. “It’s a very tan- Call programs are located: New York, mood that we’re in, the way we’re per- ing to equip hospitals and nursing vomiting, skin discoloration or rash, breath- he added. Some people use DNP for a gible way to give back,” Pete Griffin, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, ceiving things,” Ring told Reuters Health. homes with “Chrysalis Rooms,” private ing difficulties, abdominal pain, agitation while without any apparent problems and president of Musicians On Call, told DC, Miami, Nashville and Los Angeles. “For somebody who has fears about spaces where seriously ill patients can and headache. Those could progress to then suddenly develop side effects. “The Reuters Health. “We are not music thera- For hospitals without the bedside death, pain or other end-of-life issues, lis- gather with family and friends and lis- confusion, seizures, kidney failure, muscle higher the dose used, the greater the risk of py, because that is its own medical pro- concert program, Musicians On Call pro- tening to something that can bring ten to music, among other things. Many damage and bone marrow failure. severe toxic effects, but no dose is safe,” fession. What we do is bring live music, vides a collection of albums. “We create them joy in the hospital doesn’t neces- artists visiting hospitals through “DNP is sold via the Internet and so we Thomas said. He and his colleagues have and what a lot of research shows is that ‘music pharmacies.’ We have supporters sarily change the outcome of what will Musicians On Call find themselves play- don’t have good data on how many people seen serious side effects in people using that does decrease patients’ stress levels and record labels who donate CDs, and happen, but it changes their experience.” ing requests for upbeat pop songs. use it,” Thomas said. “Our research, however, the doses recommended by websites that and lowers blood pressure.” Family then hospitals go on our website and Loretta Downs, past president of the Currently, the most popular request has shown increasing numbers of people in sell the compound. members may also benefit from seeing request a ‘music pharmacy,’ a box of 200 Chicago End-of-Life Care Coalition and a from young people is “Let It Go,” the the UK presenting with adverse clinical Dr Edward Boyer agreed that DNP is a their loved ones enjoy a “moment of CDs and CD players for their patients to hospice volunteer, said she would like to Oscar-winning anthem from the ani- effects after DNP use, suggesting that dangerous chemical and shouldn’t be used normalcy.” listen to,” Griffin said. Nearly 800 hospi- see more medical centers supporting mated film “Frozen.” —Reuters increasing numbers of people have been as medication. —AFP MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Before doctors check your vitals, check out theirs

Americans consider insurance and a good tends to be less expensive, by keeping people NORC Center poll found about 1 in 5 bedside manner in choosing a doctor, but will healthy and out of the hospital, and avoiding Americans recall seeing information compar- that doctor provide high-quality care? A new errors and the complications of unneeded ing the quality of health providers in the last poll shows that people don’t know how to care, he said. It’s getting a little easier to com- year. Nearly half aren’t confident they even determine that. Being licensed and likable pare multi-physician offices, if not individual could learn if their doctor had been disciplined. doesn’t necessarily mean a doctor is up to date doctors. Online report cards in a few states (Some state licensing boards offer free online on best practices. But consumers aren’t sure have begun offering some information on searches; the Federation of State Medical how to uncover much more. Just 22 percent of quality outcomes from group practices. Boards provides reports for a fee.) In choosing those questioned are confident they can find In Minnesota, for example, consumers can a doctor, not surprisingly the top factor is insur- information to compare the quality of local compare how many people have diabetes, high ance coverage, the poll found. For the unin- doctors, according to the poll by The blood pressure and some other chronic condi- sured, it’s cost. Associated Press-NORC Center for Public tions under control in different practices, plus Affairs Research. how satisfied patients are. Report cards in Larger for subgroups Today, 6 in 10 people say they trust doctor California and Massachusetts add how well cer- Eight in 10 look for the doctor’s experience recommendations from friends or family, and tain group practices follow guidelines on can- with a specific procedure. A nearly equal num- FRANCE: A person gives a banana to a crowned lemur at the La Haute nearly half value referrals from their regular cer screening and avoiding unneeded X-rays ber say bedside manner - their impression after Touche zoological park in Obterre, on July 18, 2014. Two pairs of twin physician. The poll found far fewer trust quali- and MRIs for back pain. a face-to-face meeting and how much time is crowned lemurs were born on May 2014 at the zoo. —AFP ty information from online patient reviews, By year’s end, Medicare plans to have spent with a patient - is crucial. About three- health insurers, ratings web sites, the media, quarters say a helpful office staff and how long even the government. “I usually go on refer- it takes to get an appointment are important. A Tips for choosing a doctor ences from somebody else, because it’s hard majority, 62 percent, also factor how long they to track them any other way,” said Kenneth sat in the waiting room. Asked the characteris- NEW YORK: Referrals from another physician makers or device manufacturers, said Consumer Murks, 58, of Lexington, Alabama. His mother tics of a high-quality doctor, a good listener is or family and friends are a first step in choos- Reports’ Peter. suggested a bone and joint specialist after a by far the top answer. Others value the right ing a doctor, but specialists advise doing 6- Ask about specific health conditions. What car accident. diagnosis, a caring attitude, a good bedside some research to finalize your choice. percent of their diabetic patients have “I guess you can do some Internet searches manner and knowledge, in that order. Some tips: their blood sugar under control? Do they “Some don’t even give you the time of day. 1- The insured typically look in-network. follow national guidelines on cancer now,” he added, but questions the accuracy of Some insurers are starting to score their screenings? That’s the kind of information online reviews. The United States spends more They just look at you and write you a prescrip- providers on certain quality and cost many quality programs are seeking. Fisher on health care than most developed nations, tion,” said Vince Jimenez, 51, of Albuquerque, measures. Ask what your plan’s listing said physicians can’t work to improve yet Americans don’t have better health to New Mexico. When his primary care physician means. patients’ outcomes if they don’t track show for it. A recent government report found retired, Jimenez got a reference for a new doc- 2- Check if the doctor is board-certified, them. we miss out on 30 percent of the care recom- tor but checked online for complaints. “You which indicates particular expertise in an 7- Team-based care makes a difference, he mended to prevent or treat common condi- can’t believe one person, but if there’s a bunch area such as internal medicine, gynecolo- said. Is there a nutritionist to help diabet- tions. At the same time, we undergo lots of of people, if there’s a lot of complaints,” he said gy, allergy and immunology. You don’t ics control blood sugar? Someone who unneeded medical testing and outmoded or he’d pay attention. Dartmouth’s Fisher said want plastic surgery from a primary care calls to tell the blood pressure patient he’s inappropriate therapies. consumers should ask how the office - the doc- physician, said Doris Peter, director of overdue for a check? Yet people rarely see a problem. In the poll, tor’s team - supports safe and effective care: Consumer Reports’ Health Ratings Center. 8- Ask how a primary care physician and spe- only 4 percent said they receive poor quality Are patient outcomes tracked? Do they check 3- Check if a doctor has been disciplined by cialist will coordinate care, perhaps via care. About half believe better care is more on patients with chronic diseases between vis- the state licensing agency. The Federation electronic medical records, so you’re not expensive, even as the government, insurers released quality measurements for more than its? Does the person taking after-hours calls of State Medical Boards has a directory of prescribed conflicting medications or and health specialists are pushing for new sys- 160 large group practices, with more informa- know what medications you take? state boards, plus a license search service duplicative tests. tems to improve quality while holding down tion on smaller clinics set for 2015. Called “We tend to think, ‘Oh our friend had a great for a fee. 9- Ask about after-hours care. Will the person costs. It’s hard to imagine buying a car without Physician Compare, the online star ratings also experience with this doctor.’ But I’d encourage 4- If you need surgery or a specific procedure who answers the phone have access to checking rankings, but checking out a doctor will include patient feedback. The goal is to people to think about the systems around that performed, ask how often the doctor pro- your medical record? is much more difficult. Many specialists say spur better care as doctors check out the com- as well,” he said. The AP-NORC Center survey vides that treatment to patients like you. 10-Check if your state has any report cards to standardized measures of health outcomes are petition. The arrival of large amounts of quality was conducted with funding from the Robert Studies show volume makes a difference. track health care quality. The nonprofit information “is a big deal. It’s a huge shift in Wood Johnson Foundation, which has 5- Interview the doctor. Do you want someone National Committee for Quality Assurance key, though very little is available. who discusses the pros and cons of tests and publishes online directories of doctors rec- terms of transparency and driving quality financed projects to publicly report data on treatments upfront? Avoid physicians who dis- ognized for providing high -quality care Quality measurements improvement,” Dr Patrick Conway, Medicare’s care quality. It was conducted by telephone courage seeking a second opinion, said Dr. for certain diseases or who are affiliated Doctors who listen are important, but chief medical officer, told the AP. May 27 to June 18 among a random national Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Institute for with “patient-centered medical homes,” “some of the nicest doctors are the least com- Consumers think it would help. More than 7 sample of 1,002 adults. Results for the full sur- Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Also, ask if the practices it recognizes as meeting certain petent,” cautioned Dr Elliott Fisher of the in 10 say quality would improve if doctors had vey have a margin of sampling error of plus or doctor has any financial relationships with drug- requirements for coordinated care. —AP Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and to publicly report their patients’ health out- minus 4.0 percentage points. It is larger for Clinical Practice. Higher-quality care actually comes and how satisfied they are. The AP- subgroups. —AP WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels appoints Fakhro as new Cluster Director of Sales & Marketing illennium & Copthorne of Sales & Marketing, Fakhro said “It Hotels recently announced is an absolute honour and pleasure Mthe appointment of Mr. to open the first 5 star Millennium Malek Fakhro as Cluster Director of Hotel in Kuwait, a growing and Sales & Marketing for Kuwait. This increasingly dynamic city. We are includes the upcoming Millennium looking forward to offering our Hotel & Convention Centre Kuwait guests a first class guest experience and Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel & that reflects the Millennium prom- Resort. ise to provide service excellence to Fakhro, a Lebanese national business and leisure guests alike”. holds a bachelors degree in Hotel Speaking of the new appoint- Management & Tourism from Notre ments, Dani Saleh said “We believe Dame University Louize- Lebanon. Malek will shine in his new position He brings over 13 years of experi- as he brings with him a combina- ence in the hospitality industry and tion of technical expertise and Sheraton Kuwait welcomes LoYAC trainees comes from a strong background in skilled salesmanship, diligent work front office operations, sales, mar- ethics and a thorough understand- he Sheraton Kuwait, A Luxury ings, different activities and support- Luxury Collection Hotel stated, “this keting and accounts management. ing of the needs of the Kuwaiti Collection Hotel and Four Points ive workshops they will be able to training program has become an He started his career with Marriott Market” Tby Sheraton Kuwait are pleased acquire valuable work experience. annual occasion for the Sheraton Hotels holding a number of pro- Millennium & Copthorne Hotels to once again welcome for the 12th Sheraton Kuwait, A Luxury Kuwait and we are always happy to gressive positions over 10 consecu- is a global hotel company operates consecutive year the students from Collection Hotel and Four Points by welcome these varying students each the Lothan Youth Achievements Sheraton Kuwait are working with year, shaping and molding their tive years in Kuwait, Qatar and KSA 2 properties within the State of Center (LoYAC) during their summer today’s youth, presenting the oppor- minds in understanding the different before moving to Riviera Hotel & reservations. He will also provide a Kuwait, Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel & program for the year 2014. tunity for these adolescents to experi- departments of the dynamic hospital- Beach Resort Beirut, where he held professional, advisory and executive Resort, the only international hotel The LoYAC summer program is a ence the hospitality industry from ity industry. We all hope that with this the position of Director Sales & support service to Mr. Dani Saleh, chain in Northern Kuwait with 261 six week agenda aiming to provide various angles and enhance their condensed style of training we are Marketing. Area General Manager - Kuwait and rooms and the upcoming the youth of today with a way to use growth potential to help them able to help develop their profession- In his new position, Malek will be Al Jahra Copthorne Hotel Manager Millennium Hotel & Convention their time more productively during advance into competent profession- al future, wishing each student all the responsible for managing the to assist in meeting the strategic Centre Kuwait which will be dedi- their summer holiday. Through practi- als in a working environment. best. We are certainly looking forward goals of both hotels. cal training, volunteering certain During this occasion, Fahed to many more years of students who Millennium & Copthorne Cluster cated to the business traveller with hours in community centers or Abushaar, Area Director and General wish to expand their knowledge in office team in Kuwait covering sales, While expressing his pleasure on 295 rooms and more than 6000 m2 awareness committees, regular meet- Manager of Sheraton Kuwait, A the hospitality industry.” marketing, groups, events and being appointed as Cluster Director of conference & exhibition spaces.

The Touristic Enterprises Company hosted its annual ghabqa for staff at the Arraiya Hotel. Top TEC officials, led by CEO Khalid Al-Ghanim, attended the event which saw a ceremony to award ideal employees.

Poet Md Abdus Salam honored with award or his achievement in Bangla literature, poet Md Abdus Salam “Probashi Shahitya Porishad”, was honoured with an award. It was presented to him by President of Committee Rafiqul Islam (Bulu), Vice president M.A Malek, general Fsecretary Abdul Rahim and other members. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Sabah in elementary school In this January 1963 file photo, Sheikh Nawaf is seen during Kuwait’s first parliamentary elections.

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks in the parliament after he was vot- Sheikh Nawaf with United States President Barack Sheikh Nawaf heads a meeting for Interior Ministry officials (date ed as Crown Prince. Obama. unknown). Abdullah Buwair releases Sheikh Nawaf biography

uthor Abdullah Abbas Buwair Salem Al-Sabah appointed him as Hawally Minister and Interior Minister. He was named The fourth publication, titled ‘Sheikh Nasser announced his latest publication; a Governor. He remained in office until March the state’s Crown Prince on February 7 2006, Al-Mohammad: Man of the moment’, is a biog- Abiography for His Highness the Crown 1978 when he was appointed as an Interior and the parliament approved his appointment raphy narrating the life and career of former Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Minister, a title that he held until January 1988 unanimously on February 20, 2006. Prime Minister HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Sabah. when he was appointed Defense Minister. This is the seventh publication for author Al-Sabah. The book, which is available at bookstores in After the Liberation, Sheikh Nawaf joined and columnist Abdullah Buwair. The first book Buwair also released a biography for HH Kuwait, contains eleven chapters that chronicle the cabinet as Minister of Social Affairs and gives a summary for grilling motions filed in Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah, the head of the important stages of Sheikh Nawaf’s life since he Labor from April 1991 to October 1992. In Kuwait between 1963 and 2008. The second is Kuwait National Guard, highlighting his efforts was born on 25 June 1937 as the sixth child for October 1994, he was appointed deputy chief an biography for HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- in building the modern state of Kuwait. Buwair’s Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s of the Kuwait National Guard, and remained Ahmad Al-Sabah, focusing on his political sixth publication is a biography for Sheikh tenth Amir. there until July 2003 when he was reappointed career before being named Amir. The third Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the deputy Sheikh Nawaf began his career in February as Interior Minister. On October the same year, book is a second biography for HH the Amir, head of the Kuwait National Guard, and the sev- 1961 when then Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al- Sheikh Nawaf was named First Deputy Prime focusing on his career in diplomacy. enth son of Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

Master Justin Oommen Varghese OVBS Star 2014

rthodox Vacation Bible School, the most sought Kunjoonju was awarded 1st Runner up. Over 600 students T. George delivered felicitations. OVBS Superintendent, Superintendent), Cizil Chacko (Sunday School Secretary), in and much awaited event of 2014 by the children of attended this year’s OVBS. Mathai Varghese presented a brief report about this year coordination with the Managing Committee and Parents Othe Indian Orthodox Maha Edavaka, Kuwait, con- The closing ceremony was presided over by the Maha OVBS. Sabu Alias (Edavaka Secretary) rendered the vote of Committee. The cultural program coordinators did an cluded successfully. A grand cultural program was organ- Edavaka Vicar Rev Fr Raju Thomas. Sunday School thanks. exceptional job in organizing the events in a timely man- ized on the occasion by the students for their parents and Headmaster Kurien Varghese welcomed the guests and the The meeting was also attended by eminent personali- ner. members of the church at NECK. Master Justin Oommen participants. Sunday School Advisor P.C. George ties Jaison P. Varghese (Sabha Managing Committee The officials of OVBS and Parish Managing Committee Varghese S/O Varghese Oommen was awarded the presti- announced the star winners. Associate Vicar Rev Fr Reji C Member), Saji Mathew (Hon. Parish Trustee). The function thank all the parents and the well wishers for their support gious ‘OVBS STAR-2014’ and Miss Meril Susan Sam D/O Sam Varghese and Sabha Managing Committee member Sabu was organized and managed by James Peter (OVBS Deputy and presence. TV PROGRAMS MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

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

You have an almost reckless faith in the life process. You sense a change and Let yourself dream today. These days do not come too often-do not ignore you are a natural revolutionary and supporter of change. Fervent feelings for this opportunity to let your imagination loose. Perhaps in writing poetry or an idea for a others and deep running emotions are present in all of your relationships. You impress a book or enjoying a fantasy type of movie will take on that more-than-real dimension. loved one by remembering a name-very important. You have a love of animals, children Consider the stars. You are expert at working with words that communicate mystical and and change. Everything points to you today . . . You are most elegant-particularly in social mythological ideas. You are at home in these realms and can always manage to bring other- situations. Conversations along the line of psychic visions and spiritual ideas seem to domi- worldly ideas into the practical realms. You would make an excellent teacher of philosophy nate conversations. Obtaining and exchanging information today helps you to broaden or religion-you cannot help but communicate these subjects and enchant all who come to your scope of knowledge and assets. Being more involved with neighbors or siblings satis- know you. You understand the unity behind appearances, along with the ability to put fies a deep emotional need. Harmony is satisfying. these thoughts into words- valuable gifts.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

This could be the makings for a bright and witty day. You are full of sharp Making spirit matter and making the ideal real by being aware of them is the insights. This could be a time for real breakthroughs in the idea department. You are in top mood today; incorporate your ideas. Perhaps there is a fear of losing oneself in the begin- form when it comes to mental activity. You are always thinking and caring for people and ning, but in the long run, there is a love of the sea, space and merging into one. You could things. You are naturally service-oriented and will handle family business or personal for- be a visionary, with unusual and direct insight into everything mystical, the dreams and malities successfully. You are very discriminating and can sort out the good choices from ideals we all have. You are at your most creative when you are using your imagination, pur- the bad. You may be called upon to solve a few problems today. While this is a boost to the suing your dreams and creating images. Your creative mind is in gear now and you could ego and uplifting, you can see the need to help this person find the key needed to solve invent or create a design, art work or just enjoy the pastime of it all. Your ideal dream is a pri- problems. You are skilled at using your mind in an analytical manner-always discriminating. vate one, and heaven is as close as work and family. Luck is in your corner this afternoon You translate needs and emotions very well. and a social gathering is most beneficial.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

Drive to probe and penetrate may find you examining and working through You will do well in activities that include children, young people and your some strong internal changes. Push too hard and you could be too dominat- home and surroundings. On a somewhat broader scale, you are likely to find ing, even oppressive, to yourself and others. There could be an air of non-cooperation. A houses and other real property take on a greater significance for you. You could feel real variety of subjects interest you and it may take a little while today before you settle down support at this time for circumstances and those around you. You find new ways to serve ACROSS 3. A man who is the lover of a girl or young and focus on one thing. If you live by yourself, you will find that a library or bookstore may others and you have brilliant insights into diet, health, ecology and conservation, etc. You 1. English writer and a central member of the woman. have just the information you need that will be a helpful source for your project. If you are are very independent when it comes to your own security and family. That could mean an Fabian Society (1858-1943). 4. A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in not stopping by the hardware store on the way home, you are visiting with a neighbor or unconventional-style home or furnishings; or a different approach to sentiment, nostalgia friend. A mate or loved one wants to cook dinner tonight and you are happy to help. and history. Nurturing-making things grow and taking care of them-will plant seeds that 5. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a a tray or shallow pot. develop and survive far into the future. clock. 5. New information about specific and timely 11. An amino acid that is found in the central events. nervous system. 6. A distinct part that can be specified separate- 15. Chocolate cookie with white cream filling. ly in a group of things that could be enumerat- Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. Goddess of spring and wife of Bragi. ed on a list. Cancer (June 21-July 22) You have a vision that cuts through what passes for conventional religion. 17. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 7. (anatomy) Of or relating to a chiasm. Flexibility is the word today. Flexibility may benefit you more than you This comes as an understanding of the endless process of life ever being born 18. (used of especially horses) Having a brown- 8. An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of know. In your exercise routine, learn to take a little more time to stretch before you dive afresh. You have a great acceptance and faith in the natural process and next generation ish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray. the alimentary canal. into the exercise, no matter if you are bicycling for fun or running for a purpose. In the universal. You enjoy life and all those around you enjoy being with you. This afternoon turns 19. The smaller of the two satellites of Mars. 9. A kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a mind department, loosen up and know that all may not be as it seems. In the work area, into a festival type of occasion as you join in some fun activity with family members-per- 20. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake British term). you tend to worry over the matters at work that you have always been able to handle and haps a carnival is in town. Spirit and body and mind all come together to celebrate and Chad. 10. The portion of the vertebrate nervous sys- will continue to handle in a fine manner, so loosen up and be a little more flexible when it enjoy the company of others. Fresh viewpoints of others are discovered and discussed 21. A naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War tem consisting of the brain and spinal cord. comes to worry. With family matters, they won’t take care of themselves, they need you today. Memories to treasure are mounting up today. Hopefully, you have a camera at the (1905). 11. An anxiety disorder characterized by chronic and now is the time for everyone to relax, relate and enjoy. Tonight really nice things hap- ready-later today’s events can be added to your memory book. 24. The most common computer memory free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as pen. Happy birthday! which can be used by programs to perform tension or sweating or trembling of light-head- edness or irritability etc that has lasted for more necessary tasks while the computer is on. Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 25. Belonging to or on behalf of a specified per- than six months. Leo (July 23-August 22) son (especially yourself). 12. The sixth month of the civil year. You have a natural sense for communicating with others, especially those You may find yourself feeling more private and in a stay-at-home mood 26. Someone who skates. 13. A small cake leavened with yeast. younger than yourself. Clear thoughts about the past may also be flowing in today. This is a today. You may find that several members of your family have requested a family gathering 30. A word or phrase that particular people use 14. (Old Testament) In Judeo-Christian mytholo- great time to be with others. You may be sought after as just the person for a particular proj- and this may be the answer as to how your day will be going. This may be a good time to ect. You may even take over someone else’s chores while that person is absent. This could in particular situations. gy. enjoy loved ones and family by doing fun things. Consider doing the things that include all be babysitting or house chores. You have ideas that are beneficial to a team or group 33. British informal. 22. Ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 members over the weekend and do special little things in one-on-one gatherings during enhancement. You find that you are more than able to hold a high position and you feel 34. (Roman mythology) God of love. gallons. the week. Of course, we all know flexibility is a good thing. It is easy for you to organize your good! Your activities today may shed a new light on career decisions. You will make your 38. (Irish) Mother of the ancient Irish gods. 23. A Mid-Atlantic state. thoughts as well as people; you enjoy communicating and sharing your day. You might way through ideas, concepts and your ability to communicate and express them to others. 27. A member of an aboriginal people living in take a sketchbook or notebook along with you and take notes on your new book, article, 39. (informal) A bunch. Enjoy some quiet meditation time this evening. 41. Plant with an elongated head of broad the hills in southeastern India. short story or poem. stalked leaves resembling celery. 28. A police officer who investigates crimes. 42. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single 29. A cyst on the underside of the tongue. ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy 31. Squash bugs. Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) wall or pericarp. 32. An expensive vessel propelled by sail or 45. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part power and used for cruising or racing. You are very gifted, having great magnetism and warmth and also a keen There is a danger of foggy thinking just now. You could find yourself being of an organism. 35. Affected with or marked by frenzy or mania and powerful mind. You can do anything you want to do in this life, if you misled or getting too carried away with some plan or idea. You have a fantas- can manage to get moving in one direction and keep at it. Perhaps you are finally enjoying 47. Used of persons. uncontrolled by reason. tic appetite for unusual projects and skills of others and can ask all the right questions that an unusually easygoing morning. It is likely that you will lose yourself in a book, movie or 49. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocar- 36. Used of mouth or eyes. will help you to learn and take on those skills for yourself. You may try your hand at a special some artistic endeavor. This afternoon you could be encouraged to be out with your talent and be very pleased with the outcome. This afternoon may bring opportunities to bons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) 37. Lessen the density or solidity (of a sub- friends or loved ones. Garage sales, country fruit stands, a walk or skate in the park could express your witty and eccentric side. This is a great time to be with others and to learn. You derived from petroleum. stance). complete a well needed, away-from-the-stress type of day. You could be invited to a social could find that you are appreciated and valued for your feelings or your ability to see things 52. Not wearing a hat. 40. A large number or amount. function this evening. You can relate to almost all types of people with equal ease and through all the way to the end. A social get-together this evening shows you as the life of 53. A cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name 43. West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant opportunities to network will be obvious this day. the party. You are spontaneous. Ultracef). white flowers and yielding a durable timber and 54. An associate degree in nursing. resinous juice. 56. A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit 44. A primeval personification of air and breath. Word Search equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt pro- 46. A city in northern Mexico west of Monterrey. Yesterday Solution duces a current of 1 ampere. 48. A radioactive transuranic element produced 57. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth by bombarding plutonium with neutrons. group. 50. Pertaining to the tiny air sacs of the lungs. 58. According to the Old Testament he was a 51. Material consisting of seed coverings and pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel small pieces of stem or leaves that have been (9th century BC). separated from the seeds. 62. Elect again. 55. A nonmetallic largely pentavalent heavy 66. A member of an agricultural people of volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element southern India. belonging to the halogens. 68. Port city on southeastern Honshu in central 59. German chemist noted for the synthetic Japan. production of ammonia (1868-1934). 71. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 60. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan from aba cloth. River. 72. Move out of a curled position. 61. A large and imposing house. 75. Submerged aquatic plant having narrow 63. The lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a leaves and small flowers. hawk or eagle). 76. A fractional monetary unit of Japan and 64. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga Indonesia and Cambodia. people in northern Tanzania. 77. Given to avoiding association with others. 65. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and 79. An industrial city is southeastern Austria. South America. 80. A period marked by distinctive character or 67. The largest and southernmost island in the reckoned from a fixed point or event. Marianas. 81. One of the three Furies. 69. A flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was 82. A river in north central Switzerland that runs formed by an explosion. northeast into the Rhine. 70. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood. 73. Tooth on the rim of gear wheel. DOWN 74. Fiddler crabs. 1. Usually used in combination. 78. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes 2. (Greek mythology) God of love. readily. Yesterday’s Solution

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Gossip Shep Gordon trusts Mike Myers

hep Gordon “trusted” Mike Myers to retell his life story because he is such a “good friend”. The veteran music manager helped promote a number of huge acts during his career - including Alice Cooper, STeddy Pendergrass and Pink Floyd - but until recently, had rejected all invitations to bring his story to the silver screen. Reflecting on the documentary, ‘Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon’, he told BANG Showbiz: “I met Mike on ‘Wayne’s World’ and then he came to Hawaii and we became friends. He bought a house on Maui, where I live, and he loved all my stories and for years he’s been asking me about doing [the film]. “I didn’t see any reason to do it other than ego ... then I had some surgery, was heavily medicated and feeling sorry for myself. Later I called him and said, ‘Yeah, let’s do this’.” Despite being close friends now, Shep admits he and Mike disagreed over which Alice Cooper song - ‘School’s Out’ or ‘Freak My Frankenstein’ - was to be included in ‘Wayne’s World’ when they first met. He added: “In the end, we com- promised and put both in the movie, and we came away respecting each other. And then I heard he was in Hawaii and I invited him by for dinner and then started a real friendship.” ‘Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon’ is in cinemas now.

Miller Karen Gillan to play sous chef in Jones praised for head shave ienna Miller will play a sous chef in ‘Adam Jones’. The 32-year-old aren Gillan has been praised for shaving her actress is to take on the role of an assistant chef in the upcoming film, head for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Marvel alongside Bradley Cooper, the Daily Mail newspaper reports. Cooper Studios boss Kevin Feige thinks it’s “really S K will play the title character, a genius cook who returns to London to revive cool” the ‘Doctor Who’ actress was willing to show his career and attempt to win a third Michelin star after a period of detoxify- such commitment to her part as Nebula by going ing away from the kitchen. Steven Knight wrote the script for the film - bald in the new intergalactic superhero movie. He which was originally titled ‘Chef’ - and filming is to begin in London under said: “She was willing to shave her head and she not the direction of John Wells in the next few weeks. The majority of the cast - only ended up shaving her head, but at Comic Con which also includes Emma Thompson, Daniel Bruhl and Jamie Dornan - last year she came out on the panel in a wig and spent a day with top chef Marcus Wareing at his two Michelin-starred dramatically revealed it - it was so ballsy and it was Marcus restaurant at the Berkeley hotel in Knightsbridge, London in prepa- so awesome. And she did all of her behind-the- ration for their upcoming roles. Miller - who has been shooting the untitled scenes interviews completely bald and she is beau- Whitey Bulger biopic with Johnny Depp, in which she must age from 28 to tiful with hair and without hair, so it was really, really 76-years-old - practiced her chopping skills and studied the way in which cool that she was willing to do that.” Feige went on Wareing and his colleagues worked during the study session. ‘Adam Jones’ to praise Gillan’s performance in the movie, adding will act as a reunion for Cooper and Miller as they recently wrapped on Clint to BANG Showbiz: “Her audition was good and Eastwood’s ‘American Sniper’ in which Cooper plays Navy SEAL Chris Kyle Nebula, the character she is playing, is a conflicted while Miller plays his wife Taya Renae Kyle. The film was adapted from Kyle’s character and needs to have a number of different book ‘American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in US layers and a performance that comes through.” The Military History’. Hollywood producer insists Gillan’s popular role as Amy Pond in the sci-fi series didn’t influence direc- tor James Gunn’s decision to hire her, but concedes her strong fan base is only a positive.

Ashley Benson wants Woody Allen role

shley Benson wants to work with Woody Allen. The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star would love to make more films, and has a wish-list of directors whose projects she wants Ato be involved in. She said: “I’ve always wanted to work with Woody Allen - I’m a huge fan of his, I love all his movies.”And Darren Aronofsky and Quentin Tarantino - he’s pretty awesome and I want to be one of his badass characters.” The 24-year-old beauty would love to win an Oscar one day - but admitted she would just settle for attending the prestigious awards ceremony, which celebrates excellence in film. Asked if she wants to win an Oscar, she told Company magazine: “Oh, man, I mean, yeah, that would be awesome, but you never know. Even just to attend the Oscars and see everybody would be pretty cool.” Benson also confessed to admiring former ‘Dawson’s Creek’ actress Cameron Diaz’s Michelle Williams’ career and would love to follow in her footsteps. She said: “I love Michelle Williams, she’s really great. I love Natalie Portman’s work. I love Julia Roberts singing worries and Scarlett Johansson. There are so many...” ameron Diaz says producers did “the best they could” with her singing voice for ‘Annie’. CThe 41-year-old actress plays the cruel Miss Hannigan in the upcoming remake of the classic children’s musical, but Cameron admits she was apprehensive to sing for the role as she isn’t a natu- rally gifted warbler. Appearing on ‘Chelsea Lately’, she said: “With ‘Annie’, we did the best we could.” However, despite her worries the blonde beauty believes she gave an adequate performance in her musical number. She added: “I think we got to my optimum which is different to other people - yeah, we tried.” The movie, produced by rap mega-star Jay Z and A-list actor Will Smith, will star Bear Grylls Quvenzhane Wallis in the lead role of Annie. Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne are also part of the star-stud- ded cast. Jay will provide the score for the movie appears in Planes 2: Fire and Rescue and admits the story of the red-headed orphan res- onated with him as a youngster. He previously said: ear Grylls has recorded a cameo appearance in ‘Planes 2: Fire & Rescue’. The adventurer has lent his voice to the “When the TV version [of ‘Annie’] came on, I was character of Avalanche, a smoke jumper, in the big Disney summer movie. Bear had great fun taking himself out- drawn to it. It was the struggle of this poor kid in side of his comfort zone, saying: “It was a huge honor having Disney ask me to do it, I have been a huge Disney fan B this environment and how her life changed - it as a kid and I am now a renewed Disney fan as I have got three young boys who all love it.” The movie focuses on a crew of immediately resonated.” elite firefighting aircraft who are devoted to protecting the historic Piston Peak National Park from wildfire. The story comes alive when Dusty (voiced by Dane Cook) - a world renowned air racer - learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again. Dusty then turns his attention to the world of aerial firefighting, where he and his friends discover what it takes to become a true hero. The list of notable people who have lent their voices to the flick also includes Ed Harris and Julie Bowen, who is perhaps best known for playing Claire Dunphy on the sitcom ‘Modern Family’. ‘Planes 2: Fire & Rescue’ follows last year’s hit movie ‘Planes’ which grossed over $200 million worldwide. No Devotion won’t play Lostprophets songs o Devotion will “definitely never” play Lostprophets songs. The Welsh group disbanded after frontman NIan Watkins was jailed for 35 years for child sex offences in December, but the remaining members - Lee Gaze, Stuart Richardson, Mike Lewis and Jamie Oliver - now formed a new band with ex-Thursday singer Geoff Rickley, but won’t be paying homage to their previous work when they go on the road. Guitarist Lee said: “It’s always at the back of your mind, it’s a raw nerve. We have every right to carry on writing music, but you do think about how people will take it. “We’d definitely never play the songs again. We can take some good stuff from it and some bad stuff and just bury it in a box at this point, but I don’t think we’d ever revisit anything.” Lee admits he has no “regrets” about the end of his former band, except for the circumstances, but he does feel embarrassed when asked about his musical background. He added to NME magazine: “We did Lostprophets for a long time. I flirted with loving it and hat- ing it for many years for different reasons. “So in the bluntest way possible, I don’t have any regrets about the band being finished; I obviously just wish it wasn’t in the circumstances that it was. “You can’t ever mention it to any- one, you know? We were really proud of it, whether people liked us or not, we came from the middle of nowhere. lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014

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Kim Kardashian gets a double for daughter

im Kardashian and Kanye West have paid $500,000 to hire a body double of their daughter. The cou- ple are concerned about the attention 13-month-old North receives from photographers, so have Ktaken drastic measures to allow the youngster and her nanny to go out undetected. A source told Britain’s Grazia magazine: “Kim and Kanye hired the lookalike to shield North from the paparazzi. “There were auditions held in LA at a specialist agency and in the end they found a child who is the spitting image of their daughter. “They also hired a body-double nanny, who they hope will really throw paps off the scent.” North isn’t the first celebrity offspring to have a double, as it was revealed last year that Suri Cruise - the daughter of Tom Cruise and his ex-wife Katie Holmes - also had a decoy. However, the doppelganger’s cover was blown when they were pictured minutes apart wearing matching outfits. Suri’s lookalike was spotted just weeks after it had been claimed Tom had beefed up his daughter’s security after meeting with risk analysts and abduction experts. A source said at the time: “They have talked with them specifically in relation to Suri and her well being. “These guys deal with kidnap threats of families and children for super rich people and corporations. “They work in high risk territories and targets around the world. They advise on how to best prevent subjects being placed in compromising situations, while offering protection solu- tions, too.”

Paul McCartney isn’t planning his retirement ir Paul McCartney says he’ll retire when he “feels like it”. The ‘Hey Jude’ singer has had an iconic career, but he insisted he is constantly learning new skills, which means he Shas no plans to call it quits just yet. The rocker has recalled an early show when The Beatles were still known as the Quarrymen, and he messed up his big moment as he stepped forward to take on lead guitar duties. He told Rolling Stone magazine: “I don’t even think we were The Beatles, it was the Quarrymen ... and I had a lead solo in one of the songs and I totally froze when my moment came. “I really played the crappiest solo ever. I said, ‘That’s it. I’m never going to play lead guitar again’. It was just too nerve-wracking onstage. “So for years, I just became rhythm guitar and bass player and played a bit of piano, do a bit of this, that and the other. But nowadays, I play lead guitar, and that’s the thing that draws me forward. I enjoy it. So, yeah, that means the answer to ‘Are you going to retire?’ is ‘When I feel like it’. But that’s not today.” Paul, 72, admitted he was once told by a manager he should retire when he was 50, but he quickly dismissed the idea - and has now claimed The Rolling Stones prove why he can keep going. He added: “I thought about it for a second and thought, ‘Nah’. When will you give up? When will it give out? Who knows? But the margin has been stretched these days. “The Stones go out now, and I go to their show and I think, ‘It doesn’t matter that they’re old gits. They can play great’. And I talk to young kids who say exactly the same thing: ‘They play good.’ “

Jennifer Garner organizes family

ennifer Garner is the “chief executive officer” of her household. The 42-year-old actress has revealed she takes it upon herself to organise the differing schedules of Jher husband, Oscar winner Ben Affleck, and their three kids - Violet, eight, Seraphina, five, and two-year-old Sam - and doesn’t think they’re any different than the M.I.A “average family”. She explained: “There’s nothing like brain surgery about it - it’s all logistics and schedules and remembering to pack lunches, and who has a karate class hit by power cut at Lovebox after school, and thinking about what food we already have in the refrigerator, and what I need to buy more of to cook dinner. “I was writing cheques this morning to vari- .I.A’s performance at Lovebox was hit by a power cut. The ‘Paper Planes’ singer - ous people who have done things around the house and I started to laugh because I who was headlining the festival, held in London’s Victoria Park, last night - was suddenly thought, ‘I bet Ben doesn’t even know this person’s last name, let alone how Mforced to cut down her set after an audience member dislodged a power cable much we pay them.’ But that’s how we divide the jobs.” The ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ star with their foot. The incident - which happened just after the 39-year-old singer invited admits it is a “juggle” to maintain her career, support her husband’s career and take care fans to join her on the stage - caused the screens at the side of the stage to go black and of the household. Jennifer told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “There’s always a ball up in the sound to cut-out shortly afterwards. Following a great deal of booing from the the air and you just hope you manage to get your hand out to catch that ball before it crowd, M.I.A - whose real name is Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam - left the stage while splats to the ground. “I’m constantly thinking, ‘OK, I have this kid starting pre-school organisers fixed the issue before returning to play three more tracks including her hits and that kid starting kindergarten this fall so I need to be home for that chunk of time, ‘Paper Planes’ and ‘Bad Girls, closing her show after an hour instead of the planned 90 and my husband is going to be doing this at that time, so I need to be home then.’ minutes. M.I.A had faced further difficulties earlier on in the set when she appeared noticeably frustrated by sound levels and repeated, “Turn my mic up”, during her per- formance of ‘Sunshowers’ and ‘Bring The Noize’. It is thought that the ‘Galang’ hitmaker - who also asked for her bass to be turned up - was struggling to hear through her ear piece. Meanwhile, the london-born star seemed very happy to be headlining the stage in her hometown after coming to the end of her tour for her new album ‘Matangi’. She shouted,’ Big up London town’ and demanded more noise from the festival’s revelers. Other headliners at the festival included rapper NAS, dance act Chase & Status and DJ Nicole Scherzinger: Annie Mac. Beyonce is ‘a great hugger’ icole Scherzinger says Beyonce is “a great hugger”. The for- Frankie Sandford mer Pussycat Doll has praised her fellow singer, describing Nthe ‘Drunk in Love’ hitmaker as an inspiration and revealing married her boyfriend she “gives good” cuddles. She said: “She’s no stranger, we all know her, we all love her. I’m inspired by her in every way as a singer, as a performer, as a woman, very empowering. “And she’s a great hug- ger as well, gives good hugs.” Meanwhile Nicole also paid tribute to ‘Purple Rain’ star Prince and called her friend a “great mentor” as she rankie Sandford has married explained what the pop icon means to her. She added: “He is one of Wayne Bridge. The Saturdays my favorite artists ever; I think most of the world can agree. And Fsinger tied the knot with her he’s one of my favorite humans. A very good friend of mine. “I’ve soccer-playing partner - with learnt so much from him, a great mentor, and I’m just inspired by whom she has nine-month-old son every single one of his shows. “I think I saw his last show recently Parker - yesterday at Woburn here in London at Electric Ballroom. Probably the greatest per- Abbey in Bedfordshire, east former I’ve ever seen.” Prince isn’t her only idol from the past, England and it is said she “looked though, as she described Janet Jackson’s song ‘Love Will Never Do beautiful”. A source told the Sunday (Without You)’ as a direct inspiration for her own track ‘Your Love’. Mirror newspaper: “It was an amaz- She explained: “This woman, although this song is a bit of a throw- ing day. Frankie looked beautiful back, this song and video actually inspired my newest video and and Wayne very handsome when single ‘Your Love’.”This video I believe is the first video that Herb they tied the knot, Frankie was cry- Ritts actually directed. It’s a beautiful, classic video. It’s timeless, and ing her eyes out. “Marrying Wayne it just made me fall in love with Janet Jackson all over again.” Nicole makes her life feel complete.” Their Scherzinger was speaking to music streaming service blinkbox Adele is undergoing big day was made all the more spe- music. For more information on the service please visit blinkboxmu- cial when boy band JLS - whose sic.com.—Bang Showbiz ‘photo-healing therapy’ member Marvin Humes is married to Frankie’s band mate Rochelle - dele is reportedly undergoing “photo-healing thera- reunited for a special performance py” to cure her fear of being pictured. The ‘Skyfall’ to entertain guests. Meanwhile, it singer is said to have a phobia of being caught on A was previously reported they were camera, and she has been looking into ways to overcome it planning their extravagant summer ahead of her huge music comeback in the near future. ceremony with the help of Speaking to the Daily Star Sunday newspaper, a source Bentley’s Entertainments, the firm said: “Adele has always been camera shy but with her big that organized Victoria and David comeback imminent her fear of being thrust back into the Beckham’s lavish bash in 1999. limelight is growing. “She knows she will have paps follow- However, rather than going for a ing her every move when her album is released and wants huge, glitzy bash, the couple had to be better prepared. “A close friend recommended Adele asked guests to protect their priva- got in touch with a photographer in the US known as ‘the cy by not putting any wedding photo healer’ for some Skype therapy sessions.” It is said photos online. An insider previous- the star been taking “a series of one-hour sessions” to help ly said: “Frankie and Wayne want to her overcome her fear. The insider added: “He has been keep the ceremony as private as coaching the singer with a series of one-hour sessions possible. Cameras are allowed, but which include teaching her to overcome her deep-rooted they have requested that no pic- fears and anxieties associated with being photographed.” tures are posted on social media.” The treatment is said to include manipulating her “photos- phere”, posing techniques to hide problem areas and maxi- mize her assets, building her confidence and figuring out the best angles for pictures. lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 FEATURES Movie, TV legend James Garner dies ctor James Garner, whose whimsical ings-rich Sunday night, scheduled “Maverick” style in the 1950s TV Western against CBS’s powerhouse “The Ed Sullivan A“Maverick” led to a stellar career in TV Show” and NBC’s “The Steve Allen Show.” and films such as “The Rockford Files” and his “Maverick” soon outpolled them both. Oscar-nominated “Murphy’s Romance,” has At a time when the networks were crowd- died, police said. He was 86. He was found ed with hard-eyed, traditional Western heroes, dead of natural causes at his home in the Bret Maverick provided a fresh breath of air. Brentwood area of Los Angeles Saturday With his sardonic tone and his eagerness to evening, Los Angeles police officer Alonzo talk his way out of a squabble rather than pull Iniquez said early yesterday. Police responded out his six-shooter, the con-artist Westerner to a call around 8 pm PDT and confirmed seemed to scoff at the genre’s values. After a Garner’s identity from family members, couple of years, Garner felt the series was los- Iniquez told The Associated Press. ing its creative edge, and he found a legal There was no immediate word on a more loophole to escape his contract in 1960. specific cause of death. Garner had suffered a stroke in May 2008, just weeks after his 80th Versatility in comedies birthday. Although he was adept at drama and His first film after “Maverick” established action, Garner was best known for his low-key, him as a movie actor. It was “The Children’s wisecracking style, especially with his hit TV Hour,” William Wyler’s remake of Lillian series, “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files.” His Hellman’s lesbian drama that co-starred quick-witted avoidance of conflict provided a Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine. He fol- refreshingly new take on the American hero, contrasting with the steely heroics of John Wayne and the fast trigger of Clint Eastwood. Well into his 70s, the handsome Oklahoman remained active in both TV and film. In 2002, he was Sandra Bullock’s father in the film “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.” The following year, he joined the

James Garner, who will accept the 41st annual life achievement award, arrives with his family including his wife Lois Clarke, far left, for the 11th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2005 file photo taken in Los Angeles. — AP photos Promise,” “My Name Is Bill W.,” “The Streets of Laredo” and “One Special Night.”

Wonderful offers He said he learned about acting while play- ing a non-speaking role as a Navy juror in the 1954 Broadway hit play “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial,” starring Henry Fonda and Lloyd Nolan. “I had no lines, and I had trouble staying awake,” Actor James Garner is shown in character Garner recalled. After “Caine Mutiny,” Garner as ‘Bret Maverick’ on the set of his televi- found work in Hollywood as a bit player in the sion show, in this April 13, 1982 file photo “Cheyenne” TV series. Warner Bros gave him a taken in Los Angeles, Calif. screen test and signed him to a seven-year con- tract starting at $200 a week. The studio cast him in supporting roles in three minor films, followed by the important break as Marlon Brando’s sidekick in “Sayonara.” James Garner holds the 41st annual life When Charlton Heston declined a war movie, achievement award backstage at the 11th “Darby’s Rangers,” because of a money dispute, annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in this Garner assumed the role. “Maverick,” which co- Saturday, Feb 5, 2005 file photo taken in starred Jack Kelly as brother Bart Maverick, Los Angeles. A file photo taken on September 2, 2000 shows US actor James Garner waving to the press made its debut on Sept 22, 1957. Garner was during the 26th Deauville Festival of American Cinema before the screening of “Space cast of “8 Simple Rules ... For Dating My born James Scott Bumgarner (some references Cowboys”. Teenage Daughter,” playing the grandfather say Baumgarner) in Norman, Okla. His mother on the sitcom after star John Ritter, who comedies with Doris Day - “The Thrill of It All” role. His only Oscar nomination came for the died when he was 5, and friends and relatives played the father, died during the show’s sec- and “Move Over Darling.” 1985 “Murphy’s Romance,” a comedy about a cared for him and his two brothers for a time ond season. When he received the Screen Throughout his long film career, Garner small-town love relationship in which he co- while his father was to California. In 1957, Garner Actors Guild’s lifetime achievement award in demonstrated his versatility in comedies (“The starred with Sally Field. married TV actress Lois Clarke, and the union pre- 2005, he quipped, “I’m not at all sure how I got Art of Love,” “A Man Could Get Killed,” “Skin His favorite film, though, was the cynical vailed despite some stormy patches. She had a here.” But in his 2011 memoir, “The Garner Actor James Garner, smiles as he holds up Game”), suspense (“36 Hours,” “They Only Kill 1964 war drama “The Americanization of daughter Kimberly from a previous marriage, and Files,” he provided some amusing and enlight- the Purple Heart medal presented to him in Their Masters,” “Marlowe”), Westerns (“Duel at Emily,” which co-starred Julie Andrews. Unlike the Garners had another daughter, Gretta Scott. In ening clues, including his penchant for bluntly a ceremony in this Monday, Jan 24, 1983 Diablo,” “Hour of the Gun,” “Support Your Local most film stars, Garner made repeated returns the late 1990s, the Garners built a 12,000-square- expressed opinions and a practice for decking file photo taken Los Angeles, Calif. Gunfighter”). In the 1980s and 1990s, when to television. “Nichols” (1971-72) and “Bret foot house on a 400-acre ranch north of Santa people who said something nasty to his face - most stars his age were considered over the Maverick” (1981-82) were short-lived, but “The Barbara. “My wife and I felt ... we’d just watch the including an obnoxious fan and an abusive lowed in a successful comedy with Kim Novak, hill, Garner’s career remained strong. He Rockford Files” (1974-80) proved a solid hit, sunset from the front porch,” Garner said in 2000. stepmother. They all deserved it, Garner “Boys Night Out,” and then fully established his played a supporting role as a marshal in the bringing him an Emmy. Among his notable TV “But then the phone started ringing with all these declared in his book. It was in 1957 when the box-office appeal with the 1963 blockbuster 1994 “Maverick,” a big-screen return to the TV movies: “Barbarians at the Gate” (as tycoon F. wonderful offers, and we decided, ‘Heck, let’s stay ABC network, desperate to compete on rat- war drama “The Great Escape” and two smash series with Mel Gibson in Garner’s old title Ross Johnson), “Breathing Lessons,” “The in the business for a while.’”—AP ‘Ninja Warrior’ competitor wants to inspire others

YouTube video that shows Kacy Catanzaro, a 5-foot, 100-pound gymnast, breezing through an obstacle course where others twice Aher size often fail has garnered more than 6 million views since she competed in the “American Ninja Warriors” TV show. But being the first woman to complete one of the show’s most grueling courses is not enough for her. Catanzaro tells The Associated Press she wants to inspire women and young people to get off the couch and start getting fit. The show, a remake of a Japanese program called “Sasuke,” airs on Mondays on NBC and is repeated the next day on Esquire Network. NBC has picked up the show for a seventh season. Catanzaro qualified earlier this week in Dallas for the final round in Las Vegas. That’s set to air in August. For her, being strong enough to effortlessly scale the 14-foot- high curved “warp wall” has meant a lifetime of sacrifice. “I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacri- fice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice,” she said. Catanzaro said she will submit a new application and video to be con- sidered for next season as she did this year. “But I’m pretty sure they’ll let me back in,” she said. As for plans beyond next year, she said, she wants to spread the word about the benefits of fitness. “It’s nice to look good Colombian and have a great body, but you enjoy your life so much more if you are singer Shakira fit,” she said. “That is the message I definitely want to get out.” The former performs collegiate gymnast said she hopes to become a motivational speaker in during a closing schools to encourage young people. For now, Catanzaro and her ceremony ahead of boyfriend Brent Steffensen - who is also one of the star contestants in the the final football show - are part of the traveling obstacle course Alpha Warrior, which vis- match between its cities across the US. — AP Germany and Argentina for the FIFA World Cup at The Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on July 13, 2014. — AFP Stats don’t lie: Shakira most ‘liked’ pop star on Facebook

olombian pop star Shakira has become the first during the World Cup, sharing a host of pictures from Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg person to reach more than 100 million fans on behind the scenes. Among them was a photograph of congratulated Shakira in a comment on her page. CFacebook, becoming the most “liked” celebrity on her standing on the field at the Maracana Stadium in “Congrats! What an amazing milestone for an amazing the social network in the process. The multi-lingual Rio with a football at her feet, her most popular post on person,” he wrote. Shakira’s Facebook page is frequently singer, who recently performed at the closing ceremo- the site with more than 3.5 million “likes”. She per- updated with pictures and videos of her performing on ny of the 2014 Brazil World Cup, stands ahead of rivals formed her World Cup-themed “La la la (Brazil 2014)” at stage, or at home with her boyfriend, Spanish national Eminem and Rihanna, who have amassed 91.9 million the closing ceremony on July 13. footballer Gerard Pique, and their son Milan. She has and 89 million fans respectively. The number of fans a In a statement posted on her Facebook page, had a number of global hits such as the 2006 “Hips person has on Facebook is measured by how many Shakira said she was “honored and humbled” to have Don’t Lie” and has been a goodwill ambassador for the people have chosen to “like” their page and follow reached the milestone. “Social media and specifically UN children’s agency, UNICEF, since 2003. Ten years In this undated publicity photo provided by NBC, Kacy Catanzaro updates from it. Facebook has helped myself and other artists bridge after its creation, Facebook has more than one billion competes in an episode of ‘American Ninja Warrior.’ — AP Shakira was particularly active on the social network the gap between the stage and the audience,” she said. users worldwide. — AFP lifestyle MONDAY, JULY 21, 2014 FEATURES India Couture Week 2014

Indian Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt and actor Aditi Kapoor present creations by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra during the India Couture Week 2014 in New Delhi on July 19, 2014. — AP/ AFP photos

Westbrook Basketballs and baskets of clothes

o shopping with powerhouse basket- up, which also makes him laugh: “Even though ball player Russell Westbrook - whose they may disagree on some of the things I Gcolorful style has made headlines out- wear, they still come and ask.” Westbrook has side of sports - and you’ll probably be sur- loads of clothes. He says he usually wears his prised by his favorite section: the sale rack. tops once, then gives them away. He will wear The Oklahoma City Thunder star player roams his pants a few times, “but it depends, if around Barneys New York Inc. on Madison they’re like floral pants” he doesn’t keep them. Avenue, and when I suggest a fitted dark blue leather jacket, the point guard reacts: “No, ‘cause I know it costs like $3,000.” Westbrook says he’s not going to buy the most expensive clothes just because he can afford it. “I may look at it, see how much it costs and then decide if I’m going to get it or not.” The Long Beach, California-born athlete said he did think about price points when col- laborating with Barneys for his new line, Westbrook-XO-Barneys New York. It launched in stores and online Thursday, and includes pieces from Jordan, Marcelo Burlon County of Milan, Naked & Famous, Want Les Essentiels de la Vie and more. “Definitely. That was a big thing,” he said about deciding prices for the line. “But also, if it’s in Barney’s ... it’s got to be higher than your normal (price).” Westbrook, 25, says other com- panies approached him about collaborating on a fashion line, but explains, “There’s no bet- ter place than Barneys.” It’s no surprise that fashion houses want to cash in on the Westbrook brand. His style has made noise, from his polka dots to colored rimmed glasses to knee-high fitted pants. On Wednesday night at the ESPY Awards, where Westbrook was named best comeback athlete after returning from three knee operations in a year, host Drake imitated the athlete by wear- ing a bright yellow vest, bowtie and green pants. Westbrook said he wasn’t really into fash- ion as a child, though he admired his mother’s style. “It’s something that kind of happened During this trip - where he sports a baby for me over time,” he said. “I am obviously able blue T-shirt and basketball shorts - he snags a to buy more things I like and spend a little good number of items, from a loose black Baja more money. It happened for me in that way East top to a pair of Helmut Lang shirts. His and kind of took off from there.” Does he con- selection also includes a multicolored sweater, sider himself the most stylish guy in the NBA? white pants, army green jacket and black “I just feel like I have my own style,” he said sweater vest with white spots. with a laugh. “A lot of guys have stylists and While some of his fashion choices for press Russell Westbrook things, which I don’t. ... It’s not something that conferences and the red carpet have been wears items from his I have to do, it’s something I like to do.” wild, Westbrook says he doesn’t regret any of He says other men often make the mistake of going ... trying to force it - if it’s not you, then clothing line called Some of his teammates and friends have them: “I don’t walk out of the house and say, trying too hard when getting dressed. “You don’t do it,” he said. “But then if that’s how you Westbrook-XO-Barneys asked for his advice when it comes to dressing ‘Nah.’ I’m confident in whatever I’m wearing.” put too much stuff on, you got too much stuff dress, then that’s fine.” — AP New York. Westbrook: Basketballs and baskets of clothes

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People dressed as the fictional detective created by the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes, gather in central Londonon July 19, 2014 as they attempt to set the world record for the highest number of people dressed as Sherlock Holmes gathered in one place. The gathering was a fund-raising event with money raised going toward the restoration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s study and the stained glass windows at his former home, Undershaw.—AFP India’s demonized mothers-in-law get bad rap in new book oung Indian women fear and loathe her. Soap operas showcase mothers-in-law many of whom are stuck in a different age, Venugopal her iron-fisted rule. And sociologists spend hours debating the argued. “Daughters-in-law are more educated and have more options Ytorment she is accused of unleashing across the country. and want to make more decisions for themselves and yet they are Mothers-in-law have long been demonized and parodied all over the trapped in these marriages,” said Venugopal, an editor at The Hindu world. But they have an especially fearsome reputation in India, where Business Line newspaper. The book details 11 cases of middle-class stories of bitter and abusive struggles with their daughters-in-law women across the country and their relationships with their husband’s abound. According to a new book, relationships between mothers-in- families. One bride, a television journalist, was forced to hand over her law and their son’s wives have never been more dysfunctional in India, salary every month to her mother-in-law who also forcibly took charge where it says rapid modernization has collided with staunch family tra- of bringing up her two young children. She was never allowed to sit on a couch, chair or bed, only a concrete surface in the home that she shared with her husband’s extended family, for whom she was expect- ed to cook and clean after finishing her day job. “These are people you come across in your professional life and never imagine that they live such traumatized lives behind closed doors,” Venugopal said.

Men ‘do nothing’ to resolve conflict Venugopal, whose book was published by Penguin in May, said she hoped to kickstart a national debate about the changing roles of hus- bands, wives and their families which remain cornerstones of Indian society. “I also hope that men feel slightly embarrassed about all this and get into the act. Most do nothing to resolve these conflicts, their way of dealing with it is to ignore it,” she said. For generations, boys This image provided by the Morgan Library & Museum in New York shows Roy have been favored over girls who are less likely to receive a decent Lichtenstein’s “Donald Duck, 1958.” —AP photos education, medical care and even food, according to governments and research groups. Men, considered the bread winners, wield the power while the women are married off. “The daughter traditionally is never part of the NYC museum gets gift of house because she is something to be gifted away,” said New Delhi- based social scientist Shiv Visvanathan. “We are a deeply patriarchal Lichtenstein sketchbooks society.” Numerous soap operas on Indian television show the domi- neering mother-in-law battling with her younger, prettier daughter-in- law who always loses the fight over money, her husband, food and space in the home. he estate of Roy The shows have long been wildly popular particularly among Lichtenstein has donated women, many of whom can sympathize with the struggles and tor- T21 of the pop artist’s sketchbooks and two of his early ments being played out on screen, Visvanathan said. “It’s very thera- drawings to the Morgan Library peutic for them.” Venugopal argued that such dysfunctional relation- & Museum. The New York City ships appear to be passing from one generation to the next. Instead of museum said Friday the works bonding with her son’s bride, the mother-in-law seizes the chance to were a gift from Lichtenstein’s unleash her own kind of repression and anger. “The mother-in-law wife, Dorothy. Lichtenstein died herself has been a repressed daughter-in-law. She has waited 20 years in 1997. The museum says the for the chance to be the powerful one in a relationship,” she said. sketchbooks provide valuable In this photograph taken on June 13, 2014, Indian writer Veena insight into Lichtenstein’s Venugopal poses with her book ‘The Mother-in-Law’ at her home in Unfairly demonized method and subjects. It also is New Delhi.—AFP Not surprisingly, mothers-in-law reject the bad rap detailed in the receiving 11 of the artist’s book and are fighting back against such negative stereotyping. Neena remaining sketchbooks from the ditions. Dhulia said a string of laws have been introduced to protect daugh- Roy Lichtenstein Foundation on “It’s a phenomenon that started around the year 2000 and has ters-in-law from dowry-related and other abuses, which in turn are long-term loan. been building ever since,” said Veena Venugopal, author of “The being misused to help them obtain divorces and persecute mothers- Dorothy Lichtenstein also Mother-in-Law: The other woman in your marriage”. “This is the worst in-law. “Women these days are better educated. They know how to donated several original draw- generation for mother and daughter-in-law conflict,” she told AFP. manipulate these laws,” Dhulia said. “Women are also very independ- ings by other artists from Women, especially in isolated, rural India, have historically married ent (these days), they have no tolerance and they have high ambi- Lichtenstein’s personal collec- young and joined their husband’s family under one roof-where they tions.” tion. They include works by were placed at the bottom of the pile and often relegated to perform- “For them, it’s as easy as ordering pizza. They ring up, file a com- Andy Warhol, Brice Marden and Robert Rauschenberg. The draw- ing household chores. India’s economic liberalization in the 1990s plaint and the mother-in-law is arrested,” she told AFP. Dhulia runs a ings and some of the sketch- forum in southern Bangalore and other several cities for mothers-in- brought double-digit growth coupled with social progress that books will be included in an allowed legions more women to pursue higher education and a career law who are being victimized by their families, a service that attracts exhibition at the Morgan in in cities. 15 to 20 phone calls a week. “We have spent 30 to 35 years taking care February. The museum present- Like their peers in the Western world, these middle-class urban of our children. Are we really demons or monsters?” she said.—AFP ed an exhibition of Lichtenstein’s This image provided by the Morgan Library & Indian women have also started delaying marriage and having fewer drawings in 2010.—AP children. But such social changes are often not accepted by their Museum in New York shows Roy Lichtenstein’s “Drawing for Nude with Blue Hair.”