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MANAMA: Ambassador Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah (right) with Bahrain’s Deputy Kuwaiti aid packages at Al-Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa in the Kingdom’s capital yes- terday. — KUNA Officials laud UN honoring of His Highness the Amir Kuwaiti leadership ‘asset for Arab nation’

KUWAIT: The United Nations’ decision Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to name His Highness the Amir Sheikh affirmed that Kuwaiti support for the Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah a Syrian refugees, including, children, ‘global humanitarian leader’ is well- women and elderly, “has not only deserved for His Highness’s efforts, ini- saved lives but has also restored hope tiatives, and humanitarian work, a for many who have lost all their pos- Bahraini official said yesterday. sessions”. Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al The State of Kuwait granted more Khalifa, Bahrain’s Deputy Prime than USD 210 million to the UNHCR Minister, stressed the importance of over the past two years to help the the efforts made by His Highness Syrians. Sheikh Sabah in promoting humanitar- ian work which led to the UN naming KTV coverage Kuwait as a ‘global humanitarian hub’. Separately, the Information The UN will honor His Highness the Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi Lebanon’s Minister for Social Peter Ford Ministry’s Undersecretary Salah Al- Affairs Rashid Darbas Amir next Tuesday at the UN head- Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah also praised earned the ‘humanitarian leader’ title Mubarki said that UN’s naming of HH quarters in New York for his effort the role of His Highness the Amir and that the UN honoring of HH the Amir is for his long service for Kuwait, as well the Amir as a Humanitarian Leader within the humanitarian domain. the long list of humanitarian initiatives an “honor for all Kuwaitis.” as due to the Gulf country’s record of and the State of Kuwait as global The Bahraini deputy premier made and contributions from which millions “Kuwait, despite being a small charitable activities “witnessed in vari- humanitarian center comes in appre- those remarks during his meeting with of people benefited. nation, had provided assistance to ous corners of the world.” He referred ciation of the role of the country and Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah, numerous UN agencies on orders from to development schemes and human- its charities. Ambassador of Kuwait to the Kingdom Honor for Kuwaitis His Highness the Amir,” Mansour Al- itarian aid for brotherly and friendly Al-Mubarki, also and deputy chair- of Bahrain. For his part Ambassador Meanwhile, a Kuwaiti diplomat said Otaibi, Kuwait’s Ambassador to the UN nations. man of the standing committee for headquarters in New York, said. The Jordanian minister further celebrating the national holidays and pointed out the role that HH the Amir He added that Kuwait also extend- events, said in an interview with Arab played as the architect of the two ed its helping hand to other interna- and foreign media that the finger- International Humanitarian Pledging tional humanitarian organizations prints of HH the Amir in humanitarian Conferences for Syria, hosted by such as the International Committee of work date back to many decades ago Kuwait in 2013 and 2014, and his the Red Cross (ICRC) and others. when he assumed several positions Kuwait also hosted a number of pledges to earmark millions of dollars worth of aid to ease off the Syrian and contributed to the humanitarian international conferences aimed at action. helping those in need, said Otaibi who people’s hardships. The Undersecretary pointed to named the donors conferences for Furthermore, Dr Saif underscored Kuwait’s long history in the humani- Syrian refugees as a chief example of HH Sheikh Sabah’s initiatives for aid- tarian action, a tradition that passes Kuwait’s humanitarian stance. ing Syrian refugees in Jordan, namely the establishment of the makeshift through generations, adding that after Kuwait’s independence charita- Chief humanitarian nation “Kuwait Village” at Al-Zaatari camp. In the meantime, Lebanon’s He also underscored in this respect ble work has become institutionalized Minister for Social Affairs Rashid Kuwait’s funding of a series of devel- through a number of agencies, pri- Darbas said that HH Sheikh Sabah Al- opment projects in Jordan. At the vate or public. Ahmad Al-Sabah is an “asset for the political level, His Highness the Amir Al-Mubarki noted that the most Arab nation”, and affirmed that has taken initiatives aimed at achiev- important players in this domain are Kuwait was amongst the chief nations ing Arab-Arab consensus, Dr Saif said. Kuwait Red Crescent Society, Kuwait when it came to humanitarian efforts. Fund for Arab Economic Development He further noted in statements that Distinctive supporter (KFAED) which extended its projects honoring HH the Amir as a humanitar- For his part, Peter Ford, the UN to many countries, and the Zakat ian leader was something not out the Relief Works Agency in the Near East House, in addition to efforts made by ordinary. Commissioner General, said that HH a number of prominent Kuwaiti fig- “Lebanon will always remember the Amir “certainly deserves such ures. His Highness for his support,” Darbas honoring because he has been a dis- The official added that Kuwait said, further indicating that aiding tinctive supporter for the Palestinian State television (KTV) will broadcast Lebanon in accommodating the refugees,” noting Sheikh Sabah’s on the evening of September 9 the Syrian refugees fleeing from the war hastily pledges of support for the proceedings of the ceremony to hon- in their country since 2011 was very Palestinians during the 2008-2009 or HH the Amir in United Nations helpful. war on Gaza. headquarters in New York including a Also, Jordan’s Minister of Planning Meanwhile, Andrew Harper, speech by His Highness the Amir on Dr Ibrahim Saif said that HH the Amir UNHCR’s Representative to the the occasion.—KUNA LOCAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Crime Report

Boss charged with insult, theft KUWAIT: A Ministry of Communications employee accused an official of insult, attempted beating with his Iqal (head gear), and stealing her wallet which contained KD 200. The employee placed complaints at the ministry and at Surra police station. The woman said that her superior attacked her and her col- leagues without any apparent reason, and threw their belong- ings outside the office. She said that she lost her purse, but the official denied knowledge about it, so she went to the police station and filed a case. Investigations are ongoing.

Missing dress A Kuwaiti woman told police that she went to a beauty salon to get ready for her wedding party. She took the wedding dress with her, but when it was time to wear it, KUWAIT: Vehicles being carried by Kuwait Municipality teams to an impoundment garage during a recent campaign. she found out that it was missing. The woman blamed the salon’s owner and accused her of theft. Police are investi- gating. Thousands of abandoned Robbery gang busted Ahmadi detectives arrested four suspects who formed a gang that targeted expatriate pedestrians in Fahaheel. According to cars impounded annually a security source, Ahmadi detectives were able’ following extensive investigations’ to identify a Kuwaiti man as a suspect when he used a SIM card from a stolen phone. Detectives Unclaimed vehicles sold in auction arrested the suspect in his Sabahiya house, and he confessed to committing several thefts along with three other citizens. By Nawara Fattahova Al-Kuwait Al-Yawm,” Hassan explained. The three were arrested and sent with their partner to the rele- “The owner then has two weeks to collect it, otherwise vant authorities to face charges. KUWAIT: Be careful of leaving your unwashed vehicle in a the Municipality will sell it in an auction, and the owner no yard or by the side of the road for a long period, as it may be longer has the right to claim it. From our experience, most impounded by the Municipality. Tens of abandoned cars are people don’t come to collect their vehicles, especially if a ‘Client’ wanted impounded annually and are kept at one of two garages in long period has passed. All these sold vehicles have their A car rental office in Salmiya accused a client of failure to Mina Abdullah and Amghara. registration canceled, so they can’t be used as vehicles any- return a car that he rented. According to a security source, Before detaining any vehicle, the inspectors of the more. The buyer can only use them for spare parts. They’re an Egyptian employee at the office went to the police sta- Municipality first affix a sticker on the abandoned vehicle. sold as scrap,” added Hassan. tion and told them the 48-year-old Moroccan man rented “This sticker informs the owner that this vehicle will be the car for a short period, but failed to return it on time. impounded by the municipality if it isn’t moved within 24 Official documents The man did not call the office nor did he answer calls, hours. The inspectors will check the place again the next day, According to him, nobody can receive his vehicle unless according to the employees. Detectives are investigating. and if they find the car, they will impound it. The owner can with proper documents. “If the owner is interested in getting then check with the municipality office at his governorate to his vehicle back, he should go to the Municipality office in Smuggling foiled find out in which garage it’s kept in,” Rashid Al-Hassan, Head his governorate with official documents of ownership of the A Syrian man failed to smuggle a cell phone to his brother of Public Relations at Kuwait Municipality, told Kuwait Times. particular vehicle. The officials there will give him a docu- who is jailed in the Central Prison. Jail security found the ment allowing him to collect his vehicle from the garage phone hidden in the man’s underwear during routine check. No interest after paying the fines and will tell him in which garage it is. The man was arrested and sent to Sulaibiya police station for The impounded vehicles are kept at the garage for one He then goes there and claims his vehicle from the garage,” further action. year. “After a year passes, it’s clear that the owner is not Hassan pointed out. interested in his vehicle anymore. Also, he doesn’t seem will- Municipality inspectors usually go roaming in all gover- ing to pay KD 750 or so in fines for a vehicle that’s not worth norates. “If they find a dirty or damaged vehicle that appar- Public nuisance KD 200 or 300. After a car is impounded, there are fees ently has not moved since a long period of time, they will Hawally detectives put an end for a birthday party in a involved, including a KD 100 penalty for the winch that stick the warning on it to be impounded. Also, sometimes Salmiya flat following complaints from neighbors about transported it to the garage, and KD 2 every day the vehicle residents of the area file complaints of abandoned cars in the loud music. The flat owner said after he was taken to the stays at the garage. After a year, if the owner doesn’t come to area, so the inspectors go and check the situation,” conclud- police station for investigations that they were hosting a collect his vehicle, it will be published in the official gazette ed Hassan. wild celebration for his friend’s birthday. The man was released after he signed documents to avoid creating nui- sance in the future. Officers report assault

Woman hurt in botched kidnap By Hanan Al-Saadoun that an unidentified person used his name while register- A Filipina woman in her thirties was stopped by three persons KUWAIT: A lieutenant colonel ing a phone line. He said he in Mangaf in an attempt to kidnap her, according to her state- at the Interior Ministry and his learned about it when he ments to police. The woman was able to resist the kidnappers; companion, a non-commis- received a call from a tele- who then beat her up and escaped, according to testimonies. sioned officer, accused 10 phone company. The woman was taken to the Adan Hospital for treatment of persons in five cars of attack- injuries she sustained during the attack. Investigations are ing and robbing them in the Dog bite ongoing to identify and arrest the suspects. area between Ratqa and A citizen went along with Sukhairi centers. The two did his underage son to Rai police Vice acts not reveal the reason for the station and accused an A couple were caught in a compromising situation in a attack in which sharp objects Iranian man of negligence walking track in Saad Al-Abdallah area. Police had report- were used. towards caring for an animal. ed to the scene in response to multiple emergency calls, He gave police a medical and caught the two in the act. They were taken to the DUI report stating his son was bit- proper authorities for further action. Ahmadi police arrested an ten by a dog at the Friday Egyptian man in his sixties market. KUWAIT: The Ahmadi Traffic Department carried out an while under the influence of unscheduled campaign Thursday night at the markets Domestic dispute alcohol, as a call came about Battery assault area, during which 26 vehicles were impounded, 340 tick- A fight broke out between a citizen and his sister in their him driving erratically. He was A 23-year-old citizen ets were issued and 77 vehicles were ticketed for illegal Mubarak Al-Kabeer house, and the girl sustained various sent to Fahaheel police sta- accused a girl of the same age injuries, according to a police report. The woman was taken to parking in disabled parking spaces. The campaign was tion and charged with DUI. of entering his house and the Adan Hospital for treatment. Investigations are ongoing in conducted as per instructions of Major General Abdullah beating him without reason. the case. — Al-Rai, Al-Watan Al-Muhanna, the Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary Forgery When police called the girl, Assistant for Traffic Affairs. — By Hanan Al-Saadoun A Pakistani man told police she did not answer. LOCAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Kuwaitis graduate from Maastricht university

BRUSSELS: Seven Kuwaiti students participated in the interna- tional graduation ceremony of the world-renowned Maastricht School of Management (MSM) in the Netherlands. Kuwait Embassy Counsellor Ali Al-Thayedi, who attended the ceremony Thursday, told KUNA by phone that over 100 students representing over 40 different nationalities received their Master of Business Administration (MBA), MPhil or PhD in business administration (DBA) degrees during MSM’s annual ceremony. He said that a growing number of Kuwaiti students graduated in recent years from the Maastricht university. Thayedi congratulated the Kuwaiti graduates and noted that they will form the cadre for the future progress and devel- opment of Kuwait, wishing them all success. He expressed his great happiness over the participation of the Kuwaiti students and stressed that academic and educa- tional cooperation between Kuwait and the Netherlands is growing. “We have 30 students from Kuwait studying in differ- ent fields in the Netherlands such as medicine, economics, agricultural. This number is expected to rise to hundreds in the coming years,” the Kuwaiti diplomat said. Thayedi also congratulated Reynie van der Lindin , head of the board of trustees of the faculty and the dean and director of the faculty , professor Wem Naudi on the excellent organisa- KUWAIT: Police handle a labor strike by expatriate workers in this file photo. tion of the graduation ceremony. The ambassador added that he held a separate meeting with a group of Kuwaiti students studying medicine in the Maastricht University and enquired Workers to protest their welfare and the progress of their studies. He told them that the Kuwaiti embassy is at their disposal for any help and assistance that they might need during their stay in the Netherlands. The ceremony was attended by a large over unpaid salaries number of Dutch, European and world academics. The MSM is a global business school dedicated to excel- lence in management education and performance. Its objec- ‘Strike season’ looming tive is to emphasize the key role that good management plays in competition, growth and productivity. — KUNA KUWAIT: It seems that the strike and sit-in of workers who belong to a contracting New mechanism season is about to return following the company. They will stage a sit-in in In another development, director of announcement of some workers in com- protest of not receiving their salaries for government contracts at the Public panies who have contracts with the public over seven months. Some of the workers Authority for Manpower Nasser Al-Suhail works ministry, that they will strike for the said that it is expected the workers may spoke of a new mechanism for inspecting third time tomorrow because the compa- head to the National Assembly in their labor registered on companies under ny did not meet their promises and did third strike without results. They said the such contracts. Suhail said in a statement not pay their due salaries. The strikes form strike witnessed the meeting of the min- following the meeting between Authority a security danger to the country in case ister of electricity and water and minister Director General Jamal Al-Dousary with they escalate, especially under the current of public works with company officials to company representatives that it was political developments in the region, and find solutions and pay the salaries. agreed that percentage of available work- there should be caution. They said that the ministry of public ers must not be less than 70 percent of The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor works pays KD 400 to the company, but the total registered in the contract. Suhail witnessed several strikes during the past workers have not received their salaries said that employers are allowed to use few weeks, including strikes by nurses, and find it strange that a company of this workers from another government con- cleaning laborers and others. Strikes usu- size is not paying them, and is responsi- tract of the same company, provided that ally take place because of several issues, ble for major projects such as the Subhan the government contracts department is BRUSSELS: The graduates in a group photo. — KUNA such as not receiving salaries for months Road project and the coastal road in informed in writing of the number of and no leaves and tickets, and such mat- Messila. workers wanted. — Al-Qabas CABW role to empower ters are important for the expat worker. The Public Authority for Manpower’s way Arab women discussed of doing things is routine and known, Kuwaiti delegation examines though it was formed recently. It should call the company’s representative and landmarks in Mashhad CAIRO: Contributions by the Council of Arab Businesswomen hold a meeting with representatives of (CABW) in the joint economic action and empowerment of Arab the workers. If a compromise is reached, MASHHAD: A Kuwaiti delegation of after the late eminent poet, Abolqasem women were the focus of a meeting held Thursday between the solution is for workers to return to eminent journalists has visited key facili- Ferdowsi. They went to shrine of Imam Nabil Al-Araby, Secretary-General of the Arab League, and the their work with promises to be paid. ties and major tourist and historic sites Raza, site of Shandiz tourist project, hos- Council’s board of directors, led by chairperson Sheikha Hessa Al- Strikes took place few years ago in several in Mashhad, Iran’s second most popu- pitals, health centers, sports clubs and Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah. In a press statement after cleaning companies, and the strikers were lous city of approximately three million factories. They also examined relics at the meeting, Al-Araby commended the CABW’s role in support- Bangladeshis. The strikes then were dealt people. the city museum which showcases ing development and serving the Arab society, especially women with swiftly, and strikes disappeared as The delegation, on a four-day visit to priceless and ancient items. and marginalized classes. The meeting also addressed enabling companies were placed under tight the ancient city, went Thursday to Al- The name Mashhad comes from the private sector to implement the initiatives adopted by the scrutiny to make sure laborers were Razavi Hospital, the largest one in the Arabic, meaning the place of martyr- Arab Economic Summit, to back women empowerment. receiving their full rights. But now as city, touring its sections and wards, dom, the place where Ali ar-Ridha Al-Araby underscored the role by women in supporting the strikes are returning gradually and may including the cardiac department, Al- (Persian, Imam Reza), the eighth Imam Arab joint work in this stage, focusing on social work and justice. increase in the coming days unless a plan Ryan ward for research and delicate sur- of Shiite Muslims, was martyred and so For her part, Sheikha Hessa Al-Saad said the meetings with the is made by officials that includes the diffu- geries, the laboratory and the X-ray his shrine was placed there. Arab League chief Thursday, and Egypt’s President Abdelfattah sion of strikes before they escalate, and ward as well as vocational preparation Mashhad is the second most popu- Al-Sisi a day earlier sought to secure the utmost support from the not a plan after the strike takes place to wing. The prominent Kuwaiti media fig- lous city in Iran and is the capital of League and the political leadership in the country so that the call employers and workers and give ures, including Adnan Al-Rashed, the Razavi Khorasan Province. It is located in Council could play due role in the economic and development them their rights. What is required is to mission’s coordinator, Mohammad Al- the northeast of the country close to the efforts in the Arab countries. hold companies accountable. Sanousi, a former minister of informa- borders of Afghanistan and The CABW will meet with the Egyptian Minister of Planning, tion and Kawthar Al-Jawaan, a lawyer Turkmenistan. Its population was Follow-up and Administrative Reform and the Minister of Tomorrow’s sit-in and chief of the Kuwaiti Women’s 2,772,287 according to the 2011 popula- Investment to identify the projects the Council can take part in, Meanwhile, the Ministry of Public Development Institute, visited Ferdowsi tion census. It was a major oasis along especially service and development ones, she told reporters. Works will see a strike tomorrow by tens mausoleum and public park, named the ancient Silk Road. — KUNA They are to be announced later. — KUNA

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SANAA: Supporters of Yemeni Shiite Houthi rebels perform the weekly Friday prayers during an anti-government rally in the capital yesterday. — AFP Rival rallies held in Sanaa Clashes rock Yemen • Call for ‘civil disobedience’

SANAA: Supporters of the Yemeni government and its oppo- tomorrow and Monday to keep up the pressure on the govern- Fighting Escalates nents held huge rival rallies yesterday in Sanaa, where tensions ment. “People want escalation,” protesters chanted, according Zaidi fighters held protests throughout much of August to escalated as Shiite Houthi rebels vowed to step up anti-govern- to an AFP correspondent. push for the government’s resignation. They have also been fight- ment protests. Outside the capital, clashes between Houthi At the same time, supporters of the embattled government ing government forces and loyalist tribes in the north, where they rebels and loyalist tribes backed by government forces have mobilised what appeared to be a much larger crowd for a rival have expanded their control beyond their traditional Saada killed at least 22 people since Thursday, tribal sources said. rally and prayers on Sittin Street in western Sanaa. The protest- stronghold. In violence in Jawf province, north of Sanaa, rebels Tens of thousands of Shiite rebels, also known as Zaidis or ers chanted slogans of support for Hadi and denounced Houthi fought for control of roads linking Sanaa with the province of Ansarullah, gathered with supporters for the weekly Friday protests that have crippled the capital, an AFP correspondent Marib. Clashes rocked Ghayl and Majzar regions straddling Jawf prayers along the airport road, where they have been demon- reported. “Listen to us Houthi: The Yemeni people believe in and Marib, east of the capital, killing 17 Houthi rebels and five strating for weeks. the republic,” they chanted. tribesmen, tribal sources said. After the prayers, organisers called for further action against The official Saba news agency said “millions” of Hadi sup- On Thursday, fighting intensified in the nearby area of Fardat the government, which the Houthis accuse of corruption and porters took to the streets in Sanaa and in other parts of Yemen Nahm, as rebels tried to seize control of the main Marib-Sanaa whose resignation they have been demanding. The Shiite yesterday. The rebels, who have been camped inside and out- road. Analysts say the rebels are trying to establish themselves as rebels have rejected overtures from President Abdrabuh side Sanaa for weeks, have dismissed as insufficient the 30 per- the dominant political force in the northern highlands, where Mansur Hadi to name a new prime minister, replace the gov- cent cut in the fuel price hike and pressed demands to end Shiites are the majority community. Yemen has been locked in a ernment and reduce a disputed fuel price hike. Taha Al- alleged corruption. They have threatened to escalate their cam- protracted transition since long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh Mutawakel, a member of Ansarullah’s politburo, called for “civil paign against the government, which included briefly blocking was forced from power in February 2012 after a deadly 11-month disobedience” and urged supporters to join in new protests main arteries in Sanaa on Wednesday. uprising. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Gazans dig deep as water shortage bites

GAZA CITY: After two weeks with no water follow- but without them may people would not have ing Israel’s 50-day offensive, Abu Osama took mat- water throughout the day,” he said. ters into his own hands, and like hundreds of oth- But this direct access to water comes at a cost, ers, sank a well beside his Gaza home. After nearly and Abu Osama, who did not give his full name, two months of Israeli bombardment, power cuts had to shell out 2,000 Jordanian Dinars ($2,820) to and water shortages, he seized upon the ceasefire dig and maintain his well. It is a price that many res- to get down to work. “Water supplied by the idents of Gaza, where unemployment is running at municipality had not been arriving for more than around 40 percent, are unable to afford. Abu two weeks and there were 50 of us in the house, Mohammed, who also refused to give his last including many children, so I decided to sink a well” name, decided to dig a well on his land to ensure to draw water directly, the 45-year-old said. that his family had enough water to drink and for Water shortages are nothing new for washing. “The water was totally cut and the war Palestinians in the densely populated Gaza Strip complicated our situation further,” he said. Umm enclave, and more and more people have been Mohammed, his wife, said it was “no longer like liv- digging their own wells since 2006. Israel imposed ing in the 21st century”. “We get our water from the a blockade on the territory that year after Gaza mili- well, and we bake bread on an open fire,” she said. tants snatched one of its soldiers. Since then “more “I used to have flowers and a beautiful garden, but than 10,000 wells have been dug”, said Monzer everything has been scorched by the sun,” she said Shoblak, an official in Gaza’s water authority. “All wistfully, gesturing at two parched palm trees with- these wells were dug without legal authorisation, ering in dry soil.—AFP GAZA: A Palestinian boy takes a drink as he fills water containers in Gaza City on Thursday. —AFP Kenyatta Hague Haniya rejects Israel’s trial halted in disarmament demand blow to court AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta collapsed yesterday as prosecu- Israel issues tenders for West Bank homes tors admitted they lacked evidence, casting doubt on whether the decade-old court can hold the powerful to account. In a court fil- GAZA CITY: A senior leader of Hamas yesterday rejected Israel’s said it would advance the construction of some 5,000 new settler ing, prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Kenya had not handed over demand that the group be disarmed as a condition for ending the homes in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, the bank and telephone records that the decade-old court was long-running blockade of the Gaza Strip and permitting the opening including in Elkana, Haaretz newspaper reported at the time. demanding, leaving them without a case ahead of the scheduled of an air and seaport there. Ismail Haniya told a gathering near Gaza Haaretz said that move was aimed at diffusing Israeli public anger October 7 start date. The case against Kenyatta, accused of stok- City that “we cannot accept or deal with any international decision to over the release of Palestinian prisoners under US-brokered peace ing lethal inter-ethnic violence after Kenya’s 2007 presidential disarm the resistance” - a reference to Hamas and other Palestinian talks that later collapsed. The process for those units had been put on elections in which 1,200 died, had been postponed several times militant groups. hold over the summer during the Gaza war, housing ministry as prosecutors tried to gather evidence against him. The collapse Israel has said it will press for Hamas’ disarmament in indirect talks spokesman Ariel Rozenberg told AFP. Israel announced Sunday its of the case is a severe blow for the Hague-baesd court, the first in Cairo aimed at charting a way forward for Gaza in the wake of a 50- biggest land grab in the West Bank since the 1980s, saying it planned permanent war crimes tribunal, which was set up with the aim of day war that killed more than 2,200 people - almost all Palestinian. to expropriate 400 hectares of land in the south of the territory, ensuring that people accused of the most serious international The fighting ended Aug 26. Hamas is pushing for the opening of an between the cities of Bethlehem and Hebron. crimes face justice. “The accused person in this case is the head of air and sea port in the densely populated coastal strip and the lifting That move drew international condemnation, even from ally the a government that has so far failed fully to comply with its obliga- of Israeli border restrictions imposed in 2007. Israel has long said it United States and some Israeli cabinet ministers. The US State tions to the Court,” ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said in a filing, asking judges to adjourn the case indefinitely. Judges could must restrict the import of cement, pipes and other construction Department urged Israel to “reverse this decision”, and UN Secretary respond to the filing by throwing out the case, bringing the case materials into Gaza because militants use them to build rockets, General Ban Ki-moon said he was “alarmed” by Israel’s plans. Israel’s against Kenyatta to an end. But a prosecution lawyer told Reuters bunkers and cross-border attack tunnels. Unlike the Western-backed settlement building, which is illegal under international law, is seen as they hoped judges would agree to a highly unusual permanent Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Hamas does not accept Israel’s an obstacle to any lasting peace with the Palestinians, who want their adjournment, which would indicate the case had failed because right to exist. future state to be on land much of which Israel has annexed or built Kenya authorities had obstructed the investigation. Separately, Israel said yesterday it published tenders for 283 new settlements on. homes in a West Bank settlement, just days after announcing its Jerusalem’s municipality on Wednesday authorised the construc- A Dark Day biggest land grab on occupied Palestinian territory for three decades. tion of 2,200 residential units in an Arab neighbourhood of east In Naivasha, just north of Nairobi, where some of the worst vio- The expansion of the Elkana settlement, in the northwest of the West Jerusalem, saying it was aimed at “upgrading the standard of living lence occurred, victims of the violence said the collapse of the Bank, was approved in January and the tenders published Thursday, and assuming responsibility for all activities taking place in Arab case was a dark day. “All our hope in getting justice after the Israel’s Land Authority said on its website. The Jewish state in January neighbourhoods”. — Agencies 2007/08 chaos lay with the ICC but this has been crushed,” said Esther Auma, a worker at a flower farm who said she lost her elder brother during the violence. Kenyatta, the son of his country’s founder, was elected president in 2012. He immediately began rallying Kenya’s African Union allies in a diplomatic push to have the charges against him dropped, along with those against his deputy, William Ruto, who is already on trial on separate but simi- lar charges. But the case against Kenyatta also struggled in the courtroom, with prosecutors saying star witnesses had been intimidated into withdrawing their testimony against the president. Kenyatta’s lawyers rejected the allegations. Kenyatta supporters said the fail- ure of the case proved that the ICC’s charges had been politically motivated. Prosecutors had asked for the phone and bank records in a last ditch attempt to find evidence to shore up their case. They argued that if Kenyatta really had paid agitators to stir up violence, the transactions would show up in his bank accounts. The report had no obvious effect on the value of Kenya’s national currency, the shilling, indicating the extent to which investors had already factored in the collapse of the case. For the court, with a string of failed prosecutions behind it, the develop- ment raises questions over whether it will ever be able to hold to account the powerful, prosecuting alleged perpetrators behind the most serious crimes. The court has handed down two guilty verdicts since being set up in 2003, against two little-known Congolese warlords, and one acquittal. Other targets, like WEST BANK: Israeli security forces pepper-spray Palestinian protesters in front of the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit near the Sudanese president Omar Al-Bashir, wanted for genocide, remain West Bank village of Wadi Fukin yesterday during a demonstration against the decision by Israel to expropriate 400 hectares at large with impunity. — Reuters of land in the south of the territory. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Hollande future bleak after body blows

PARIS: French President Francois Hollande knew his utmost secrecy, the memoir exploded on France with sala- dence” in Hollande “to resolve the problems France is cur- September would be bad, but he surely cannot have imag- cious details of a passionate affair, a tumultuous and acri- rently facing.” “His popularity is now so low, it’s difficult to ined it this bad. Record lows in the opinion polls, record monious break-up and a power-crazed head of state. see how it can get worse,” political analyst Philippe Braud highs in the jobless lines and then what the French press But one punch landed harder than most - Hollande’s told AFP. However, he added: “I think he will stay president called the “killer blow” - the vengeful memoirs of his former apparent contempt for the poor she said he called the until 2017 (the next presidential elections). Unless, of partner Valerie Trierweiler, who painted him as cold, callous “toothless” - a devastating blow for a president who set course, parliament is dissolved.” and contemptuous. “How long will the President of the Republic hang on? The question is a legitimate one,” asked Vote of Confidence Looms centre-right daily Le Figaro, no friend of the Socialist leader. Exactly that possibility looms for the embattled presi- “There is a feeling that we are gradually moving towards dent as the government will on Sept 16 present its work the moment where Francois Hollande is totally paralysed ... programme to a vote of confidence in the lower house of when that day comes, we should give the decision back to parliament. Experts believe the vote will pass despite grum- the electorate, one way or the other,” added the daily. blings from a rebellious leftwing of the Socialist Party but Hollande’s loyal Prime Minister Manuel Valls warned before the vote is bound to expose further splits. Losing the vote France departed on its long summer holiday that the “ren- would be “catastrophic”, almost certainly prompt fresh tree” - the return from the beach - would be “difficult”, but elections and could further boost the position of the far- few could have seen the political, economic and personal right National Front, explained Braud, adding that Socialist body blows the president would have to endure. MPs would likely toe the line for this reason. The first shock came completely out of the blue. One Internationally, the next few months will see a host of August Monday, the government suddenly resigned after a European summits aimed at pepping up the moribund weekend of sniping about its economic policy from a min- eurozone economy where Hollande will again come up ister who is a figurehead on the left flank of the ruling NEWPORT, Wales: French President Francois against a steadfast German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he Socialist Party. There followed an emergency reshuffle seen Hollande watches a flypast at the NATO summit at seeks to push through a more pro-growth agenda. That’s to as a bid to revive Hollande’s fortunes but even this fell by the Celtic Manor Resort yesterday. — AFP say nothing of the host of international crises ranging from the wayside as just a week afterwards, the newly appointed Iraq to Ukraine that will keep world leaders busy for the trade minister was forced to resign over irregularities in his himself up as the “normal” leader, in contrast to his “bling foreseeable future. And in the political wings waits Sarkozy, tax affairs. Then came a double whammy of bad economic bling” predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy. Unsurprisingly, the tor- biding his time for a likely return to French politics. “I think news. The national statistics office said the French econo- rent of disastrous news has taken its toll on his popularity - Francois Hollande has become a scapegoat. He knows that my had been flatlining for the past two quarters. A few days already at record lows. A TNS Sofres poll released on in 2017, he will not be a credible candidate and he can only later, more bad tidings from the job market as unemploy- Thursday and conducted even before the Trierweiler lose,” Braud said. Sarkozy’s expected return “will not ment hit new record highs. Then came Trierweiler’s book - bombshell showed his approval ratings at 13 percent. Only change much, because Francois Hollande would be beaten another bolt from the blue. Written and published in the one percent of French people said they had “total confi- by any opposition candidate.” —AFP France tops 5 Bosnian coalminers emigration killed by earthquake to Israel

PARIS: More Jews have left France for Israel so far this year than Rescuers reach miners trapped by rock burst from any other country, a leading Jewish group said yesterday, blaming a “climate of anti-Semitism”. “France is today the lead- ZENICA, Bosnia: Five Bosnian miners able to walk unaided. Dzenan Hodzic, been damaged by shelling in the ing country for Jewish emigration to Israel. It has never been were confirmed dead yesterday, a day spokeswoman for the local hospital, said Bosnian war and had not been substan- before,” said Ariel Kandel, head of the French office of the Jewish after an earthquake triggered a collapse 26 miners had been admitted to the tially upgraded since. In 2009, the Agency for Israel. Kandel cited figures from the Israeli integration at the Raspotocje mine, as emergency hospital and another two to a local Federation government merged seven minister showing that, as of August 31, 4,566 Jews had left teams helped 29 others to the surface. emergency ward. “None of them has coal mines, including Raspotocje, with France for Israel this year. This was ahead of Ukraine (3,252), The manager of the mine, Esad Civic, life-threatening injuries,” she said. EPBiH to supply its coal-fired plants, and Russia (2,632) and the United States (2,218). “We will get close to said a total of 34 miners had been Raspotocje produces coal for the utility pledged to invest more than 6,000 departures from France in 2014,” added Kandel. trapped 500 m below ground by Bosnia’s largest power utility, EPBiH, 200 million Bosnian marka ($133.5 mil- He cited a “climate of anti-Semitism that is losing its taboo” as Thursday’s rock burst. “The mining acci- and employs 430 miners. Civic said it lion) over five years to improve working well as economic difficulties in France, which is suffering from dent in the Raspotocje pit is a huge had been one of the best equipped conditions. It has so far spent 140 mil- zero growth and record high unemployment. Kandel noted that tragedy for all of Bosnia and mines in the region before the collapse lion marka, but Raspotocje has seen lit- the predicted departures this year were likely to be around one Herzegovina. We lost five lives, unfortu- of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, but had tle of that. — Reuters percent of the total Jewish community in France, which is esti- nately,” Nermin Niksic, the prime minis- mated around 500,000. “In the Western or free world, we’ve nev- ter of Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak- er seen one percent of the Jewish community emigrating to Croat federation, told the Fena news Israel,” he said. agency. In addition to the largest Jewish diaspora in Europe, France is also home to the continent’s biggest Muslim community, which Survivors had earlier reported seeing is estimated at around five million. Concerns have been raised by four bodies in a still-inaccessible under- violent attacks on Jews, including the murders of a rabbi and ground passage. Thursday’s 3.5-magni- three Jewish children by an Al-Qaeda inspired gunman tude earthquake near the central Mohammed Merah in 2012 in the southern city of Toulouse. Bosnian town of Zenica caused rocks in Support has also been rising for far-right parties like France’s the nearby mine to fracture explosively, National Front, which has long faced accusations of anti- officials said. Thirty-nine miners died in a Semitism. rock burst in Raspotocje in 1982, and Tensions over the recent Gaza conflict spilled out into the Civic said two previous rock bursts at streets of France in July with looters destroying Jewish business- the mine this year had injured 16. es and shouting anti-Israel obscenities in the Paris suburb of Dozens of relatives waited anxiously Sarcelles - sometimes known as “Little Jerusalem” for its large inside the rundown socialist-era com- community of Sephardic Jews. The ugly scenes led President plex for news of their loved ones. “We Francois Hollande to acknowledge in an interview with leading are so worried,” 12-year-old Maida daily Le Monde that there had been a rise in anti-Semitism in Isakovic said through tears before her France. father Fejzo was named as one of the “There are groups that are very well organised and active on dead. Some relatives criticised the mine social networks. Remember the slogans shouted during the ‘day management, particularly for saying ini- of anger’ (over Gaza), that had nothing to do with Gaza!” said tially that only eight people were Hollande. “One can voice one’s opinion about the Israeli- Palestinian conflict without making French Jews or Muslims the trapped. Several miners with faces victims. We need great intolerance of intolerance,” added the blackened by coal dust were stretchered president. — AFP to emergency vehicles as soon as they ZENICA: A Bosnian coalminer exits the Raspotocje mine in this central town came to the surface, while others were during rescue operations yesterday. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Kenya poaching crisis a ‘national disaster’

NAIROBI: Kenya’s government was under renewed pressure yester- over the world flashing these numbers as they raise money,” leaders were operating with “outrageous impunity”. Vast hauls of day to declare a “national disaster” because of the rampant slaughter Lesiyampe said, according to reports. Instead, the ministry has asked ivory tusks have been repeatedly seized in Kenya’s port of Mombasa. of elephant and rhino, with two major newspapers dismissing wildlife lawmakers to toughen existing anti-poaching laws. Poachers slaugh- The rise in poaching, with rhinos being killed even inside the most authority claims that the situation was under control. Conservation tered double the number of Kenyan rhinos in 2013 than the year heavily guarded zones, show that poachers have little fear of tough groups have repeatedly said the state-run Kenya Wildlife Service before. Nearly a hundred elephants have been killed this year, accord- laws designed to stem the wave of killings, he said. On the Asian black (KWS) is losing the fight against poachers and the organised crime ing to official figures. market, rhino horn is sought after as an ingredient in traditional medi- bosses that pay them, and that the country’s famed wildlife - key to The situation in Kenya is mirrored in many nations elsewhere in cine and can be more expensive than the equivalent weight in gold. the nation’s vital tourism economy - is on a fast track to destruction. Africa. In March, veteran Kenyan conservationist Richard Leakey said Ivory from elephants is also sought out for jewellery and decorative In a rare common call, top newspapers said more action had to be drastic action had to be taken, warning that known poaching ring- objects. — AFP taken and they accused the KWS of sleeping on the job and trying to cover up the real extent of the poaching problem. “Poaching is a national disaster,” The Standard newspaper said in its editorial. “KWS is being economical with the truth when it argues that poaching is not an immediate danger.” “Those charged with preserving game must come out of their lethargy and realise that if it takes limiting access to our national parks to preserve endangered species for pos- terity, losing revenue from tourism for a while will be a small price to pay for a long-term gain.” The Daily Nation newspaper said the ministry’s downplaying of the “brazen slaughter” was a “big surprise”. “Officials cannot afford to pretend that the threat is not grave enough and let the poaching menace spiral out of control,” the Nation said. A campaign group, Kenyans United Against Poaching (KUAPO), have gathered over 20,000 signatures in plea to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to “declare poaching a national disaster.” But the environment ministry and KWS, in a report to lawmakers this week, insisted “Kenya is yet to reach such a critical stage”, and that calling the crisis a “disaster” would only scare off tourists. “Drawing from the data on population growth and the incidence of poaching, it is reasonable to conclude that both elephant and rhino populations are not retarded by poaching,” top environment ministry officials Judy Wakhungu and Richard Lesiyampe told lawmakers, according to The Standard. Officials also dismissed claims by conservation campaigners who say the figures of animals killed is far higher than government statis- LAIKIPIA, Kenya: A detachment of elite rangers carry out a final arms check before embarking on a night patrol at a base camp tics. “There are NGOs (non-governmental organizations) who go all on Aug 7, 2014 at the Ol Jogi rhino sanctuary. — AFP S Africa denies Mozambique foes Dalai Lama visa CAPE TOWN: South Africa has denied a visa to the Dalai Lama, sign peace deal Tibet’s spiritual leader, for the third time in five years, one of his representatives said on Thursday, intensifying speculation about the extent of Beijing’s sway over Pretoria. The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India and is at loggerheads with China over Tibet, Renamo leader Dhlakama comes out of hiding had been hoping to join a Nobel peace conference in Cape Town next month but withdrew his visa application after being MAPUTO: Mozambique’s president and a rebel leader signed a land- For two years government forces and fighters loyal to Dhlakama told it would be unsuccessful. “We have informally received con- mark peace deal in Maputo yesterday, ending a two-year conflict that have clashed, with the rebel leader accusing the state of reneging on tact His Holiness won’t get his visa,” Nangsa Chodon, the Dalai has rekindled memories of the country’s brutal civil war. President a peace deal that ended Mozambique’s brutal civil war. Around one Lama’s South Africa-based representative, told Reuters. Armando Guebuza and Mozambican rebel Renamo leader Afonso million died as a result of the 15-year conflict, which ended in 1992. In The South African foreign ministry confirmed that its High Dhlakama, who came out of hiding Thursday, signed the deal in front the recent clashes Dhlakama’s supporters attacked buses and cars on Commission in India had received a visa application but denied it of around 100 diplomats and dignitaries, an AFP reporter witnessed. the main north-south highway and government forces raided his had been rejected, saying it was being subjected to “normal due process”. It then said the Dalai Lama had cancelled his trip. It did The two leaders embraced prompting jubilant cries and clapping bush hide out, in a low-level but deadly insurgency. The two men led not provide details. China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin from those gathered. a minute’s silence for those killed over the past two years. Gang thanked South Africa for its “support”. “(China) highly The authorities have maintained a blanket of silence over the appreciates the respect given by the South African government number of casualties, but civil society groups estimate more than 100 on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the support people have been killed. “Today is a very important day for our peo- given to China on this issue,” Qin told reporters on Friday at a ple,” president Guebuza said. “Our people waited patiently for this regular press briefing. day, knowing solutions to our problems were to be found through “We believe that South Africa will continue to support China’s dialogue.” Dhlakama came out of hiding Thursday, returning to sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Qin said, adding that the Maputo in a symbolic end to the crisis, which had also spooked Dalai Lama had “destroyed” China’s ethnic unity “under the investors. Yesterday he hailed the deal as an “important step forward,” guise of religion”. China brands the Dalai Lama, who fled into but also accused the government of “intolerance”. “After the beautiful exile in India in 1959 after an abortive uprising against Chinese dream of two decades ago when peace seemed to be for always, we rule of Tibet, a separatist. The Dalai Lama says he is seeking more saw a systematic concentration of power in the hands of those in autonomy for his Himalayan homeland. power... many are in this room,” Dhlakama said drawing gasps and A South African court ruled two years ago that officials had mutters from the audience. He added that he hoped “today’s accord “unreasonably delayed” a decision on granting the Dalai Lama a can bring to an end the one party state”. visa in 2011, largely out of fear of angering China, now a major Mozambique has been ruled by civil war victors Frelimo since African and South African trading partner and investor. Because independence. The party is expected to handily win upcoming of the delay, the Dalai Lama was unable to attend the 80th birth- elections in October. There were fears that the polls could be day of his friend and fellow Nobel peace laureate Archbishop marred by violence. Dhlakama has lost every presidential election Desmond Tutu in Cape Town in October 2011. The previous visa since 1994 and his Renamo party is struggling to retain its status as denial, in 2009, was also for a peace conference. “We remain the biggest opposition party. The peace deal is to see Renamo hopeful that the national government will grant the visa in order fighters integrated into the military and the party given a greater to spare South Africa the international humiliation of failing to say in election oversight bodies. Dhlakama has also asked for a slice do so,” opposition politician and Cape Town mayor Patricia de of the country’s growing natural resource wealth. President Lille, who is organising next month’s event, said prior to the Dalai MAPUTO: Mozambique President Arnando Guebuza (left) Guebuza said the government would set up a “peace and reconcili- Lama’s withdrawal. — Reuters and former Renamo rebel leader Afonso Dhlakama shake ation fund” designed to benefit war veterans, but said it would not hands after signing a peace accord yesterday. — AP be a vehicle for handouts. — AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Hindu hardliners unrepentant a year after India riots MUZAFFARNAGAR: An unrepentant Jasbir carnage, erupting just months before May’s ting so much more as compensation from into the forest next to our village, leaving Singh smirked as he contemplated the general election which was won by the this outrightly biased administration,” said behind all our belongings which are lost to changes to his village in the year since hun- Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party Vinod Kumar, speaking at his home in us forever,” the mother-of-six said. The fam- dreds of Muslims fled a terrifying wave of (BJP). While new Prime Minister Narendra Kutba village where at least eight Muslims ily made a run for it after hearing that deadly communal violence in northern Modi largely avoided the topic of religion were killed last September. Vinod’s Hindu neighbors, angered by reports of India. “All the filth has now gone,” Singh during his campaign, many Muslims remain younger brother Amit Kumar boasted how communal violence in a next-door village, said at a gathering with fellow Hindu elders wary of a man who was chief minister of he had managed to dodge apparently half- were plotting to take revenge on them. “I in the flashpoint Muzaffarnagar district of Gujarat when Hindu mobs went on a mur- hearted attempts by police to arrest him don’t think we will ever go back,” said Ali, Uttar Pradesh state. More than 60 people derous rampage in the state in 2002. Modi over his role in the riots. “I go to the fields who lives in what was meant to be a tem- were killed, hundreds injured and thou- is now one of Uttar Pradesh’s members of each time they come looking for me at our porary displacement camp in the Shahpur sands were displaced in and around parliament, along with two BJP lawmakers home,” the 26-year-old said. area of Muzaffarnagar. Muzaffarnagar after a dispute over the arrested for their alleged role in the “But my husband, who is a mason, treatment of a local Hindu girl spiralled into Muzaffarnagar violence. One of them, Fleeing in the night hasn’t had any regular work since the riots.” riots on September 7 last year. But while Sanjeev Balyan, is a junior government Muzaffarnagar is four hours’ drive from The Alis now live in a one-room makeshift few of the victims have been able to return minister. In an Independence Day speech, New Delhi, but its landscape of sugarcane hovel on the side of a road, along with a home-many of them forced to eke out a liv- Modi called for an end to communal vio- fields and dirt roads feels a world away goat and a hen. Plastic sheeting precarious- ing in squalid displacement camps-sympa- lence, which he said was stunting growth. from the capital. Many villages still bear the ly propped up by bamboo sticks has only thy appears in short supply among their But on the ground in Muzaffarnagar, scars of the violence-such as Lisad, where limited success in keeping out the mon- former neighbors. resentment among Hindus towards all the houses in a street which used to be soon rains, while water is accessed from a Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous Muslims shows little sign of abating, with home to more than a dozen Muslim fami- nearby hand pump which they share with state, has a long history of violence many accusing the socialist state govern- lies are now abandoned and partially dozens of other families. Mehtab, a Muslim between majority Hindus and minority ment of favouring Muslims to bolster their destroyed. The local mosque has also been cloth-seller who uses only one name, said Muslims, including riots in 1992 over the electoral support. abandoned, its doors swinging on hinges. he was also struggling to make ends meet razing of a mosque at a disputed religious Even the compensation paid to Muslims For 35-year-old Sanjida Ali, the memory of since fleeing his home. “I miss my home, of site in Ayodhya which killed more than who lost homes during the two weeks of the night she had to flee her home in the course,” he said. “But I feel safer staying in 2,000 people. Last year’s violence was the bloodshed is a bone of contention. “They nearby village of Kakra is as raw as ever. this camp or anywhere where I am sur- deadliest in the state since the Ayodhya lived in dirt cheap houses and are now get- “We had to flee in the middle of night rounded by my own people.” —AFP

Monsoon death toll hits 70 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Two days of torrential monsoon rains have killed nearly 70 people in Pakistan, officials said yester- day, as authorities ordered the evacuation of low-lying areas around a major river. The deaths have all come in the most populous province Punjab and in Pakistani- administered Kashmir, with most caused by roof collaps- es and electric shocks. Pakistan has suffered deadly mon- soon floods for the last four years-in 2013, 178 people were killed and around 1.5 million affected by flooding around the country. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warned there was a high risk of flooding in three towns along the Chenab river in Punjab and asked peo- ple to leave low-lying and vulnerable areas. Troops have been mobilized for flood relief duties in eastern Punjab and “will remain on standby in Lahore”, the provincial capital. Dramatic images from Lahore, Pakistan’s sec- ond-largest city, on Thursday showed some major streets flooded. “At least 35 people have died and 108 been injured in Punjab, 18 of them died and 53 injured in Lahore,” Rizwan Naseer, the director general of rescue RAWALPINDI: Pakistani residents wash away silt from their home in the flood-hit area of Rawalpindi yesterday. — AFP services in Punjab, said. “Most of the deaths occurred due to roof collapses and electric shocks in the last 48 hours.” India court orders prisoners Naseer warned that the death toll was likely to rise as reports were coming in of floodwaters sweeping through villages in rural areas. At least 31 people were to be freed over trial delays killed In Pakistani-administered Kashmir with nine injured, Akram Sohail, chairman disaster management agency in Muzzafarabad, the capital of Pakistani-admin- Landmark ruling with potential implications istered Kashmir said. “Most of them died due to land- slides, roof collapse and drowning,” Sohail said. Also in NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered the coun- locked up for long periods as they await trial, often for minor mountainous Kashmir, three soldiers died on Thursday try’s notoriously overcrowded jails to free all inmates who have offences. “The Supreme Court’s order is inspiring and welcome,” in a mudslide near the de facto border with India, which served half their maximum term without trial, in a landmark ruling said the organization’s research manager, Divya Iyer. “Two out of like Pakistan claims the territory as its own. There were with potential implications for hundreds of thousands of prison- three prisoners in India are undertrials. Excessive pre-trial deten- desperate scenes in Rawalpindi, Islamabad’s twin city, ers. More than two-thirds of India’s nearly four million prison tion violates detainees’ right to a fair and speedy trial, and leads to where rescuers struggled to free a man buried up to his inmates are awaiting trial, according to Amnesty International, overcrowding in jails.” India’s archaic and desperately under- face in mud that had engulfed his family’s house. many having already spent years in prison. India’s criminal proce- resourced justice system is struggling to deal with a huge backlog “My house collapsed in the landslide due to the dure code already states that prisoners in pre-trial detention must of cases-official figures show there were more than 30 million tri- heavy rain. My whole family was trapped under the be released once they have served half the maximum sentence als pending across India at the end of 2012. Inmates can wait debris,” the man’s father Azeem Khan told AFP, shortly they would receive if found guilty, but the law is rarely imple- years to have their cases heard in court, leading to massive over- before his son was freed. “I have nowhere to live.” mented. crowding in jails. Pakistan’s meteorological office issued a severe weather Yesterday, Chief Justice RM Lodha said prisons across the Many of India’s prisons are thought to contain at least double warning for northeast Punjab and Kashmir, saying more country must comply with the law, and ordered local judges and the number of prisoners they were originally built to house. Around intense rain was expected which could trigger flash magistrates to oversee the process. “Judicial officers shall identify 46 per cent of inmates being held in pre-trial detention are aged flooding. The NDMA said that the town of Palandri in prisoners who have completed half of the maximum period of between 18 and 30, and around 30 per cent are illiterate, according Kashmir had received more than 30 centimeters (a foot) imprisonment provided for offences they are charged with,” he to Amnesty International. Over 2,000 pre-trial detainees had been of rain in the 30 hours up to 2:00pm on Thursday. The said. “After completing the procedure they should pass appropri- in detention for more than five years. Rights defenders welcomed floods of 2010 were the worst in Pakistan’s history, with ate orders in the jail itself for the release of undertrial prisoners.” It yesterday’s order, which came after the Supreme Court ruled in 1,800 people killed and 21 million affected in what is not yet clear how many prisoners will be affected by the ruling. January that “inordinate and inexplicable” delays in carrying out an became a major humanitarian crisis. —AFP Amnesty International India says thousands of inmates are kept execution were grounds for commuting a sentence. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Malaysia student jailed for sedition

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court yesterday sentenced a student activist to 10 months in jail for sedition, sparking renewed calls from rights groups to repeal a colonial-era legis- lation increasingly used by the government to stifle dissent. The guilty verdict against Safwan Anang, 24, follows a recent wave of charges under the Sedition Act, including three oppo- sition legislators in the past two weeks and a respected uni- versity lecturer on Tuesday. Rights group Amnesty International called on the Southeast Asian nation to end its “alarming use” of the law, while dozens of students staged a protest yesterday to urge Prime Minister Najib Razak to honor his 2012 pledge to repeal the act. Najib said yesterday that the government would con- tinue to use the act until a more fine-tuned law to curb hate speech could be passed. The new legislation is expected to be ready by end of 2015. “I want to issue a warning that the exist- ing law will be imposed on anyone attempting to jeopardize peace. This is certainly in force,” he was quoted by the nation- al news agency Bernama as saying. “We must look for a formula where we provide space for the freedom of speech... but, at the same time, there must be a limit.”Earlier yesterday, a Kuala Lumpur district court sen- tenced activist Safwan to 10 months in jail. The court allowed him to remain free pending appeal. Safwan was found guilty NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave during a wel- of sedition-which carries a maximum penalty of three years in coming ceremony at the presidential palace in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP jail-for a speech he made that allegedly encouraged people to topple the government after divisive polls in May last year. Najib’s coalition, which has ruled the country since independ- Australia offers uranium and ence in 1957, lost the popular vote for the first time in a gen- eral election last year but managed to retain control of parlia- ment through what critics described as gerrymandering. coal to energy-starved India

Used ‘selectively’ In a noisy protest outside the home ministry in the admin- Australia returns ‘stolen’ statues to India istrative capital of Putrajaya, about 60 students called on the government to abolish the sedition law. “The Sedition Act is NEW DELHI: Australian Prime Minister visit to seek more coal imports at a time access to electricity, a situation Modi has not relevant. It’s used selectively. It’s not fair,” said Wan Nur Tony Abbott has agreed to seal a civil when Indian thermal power stations are vowed to tackle. Earlier this week, Modi Syamimi Wan Sajiri, a 22-year-old student leader. More than nuclear deal to sell uranium to India, running critically short of the fuel. With was in Japan where he sought to acceler- 110 NGOs also formed a coalition to urge the government to offering to ramp up supplies of energy to two-thirds of India’s power stations fired ate negotiations of a civil nuclear agree- repeal the act and drop all existing charges. —AFP help the emerging Asian giant overcome by coal, and latest data showing that half ment modeled on a deal with the United chronic shortages. Prime Minister of them down to a week’s stock, tapping States in 2008 that ended years of isola- Narendra Modi greeted Abbott with full into Australia’s coal reserves is a more tion after India tested a nuclear weapon ‘Hard spots’ found state honors during his two-day visit to pressing need than accessing uranium. in 1998. India. The two leaders were due to hold Nuclear power accounts for just 3 per- India operates 20 mostly small reac- in MH370 search formal talks later and sign the deal to sell cent of output, down from 3.7 percent tors at six sites with a capacity of 4,780 uranium for peaceful power generation. three years ago. “While Coal India can be MW, or 2 percent of its total power SYDNEY: The Australian authority leading the search for miss- “Prime Minister Modi and I will today asked to step up its production, the capacity, according to the Nuclear ing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 said yesterday that “hard sign a nuclear cooperation agreement,” growing needs make it imperative to go Power Corporation of India Limited. The spots” had been found on the Indian Ocean seabed, but that Abbott told business leaders. In an edito- in for more imports ... and what better government hopes to increase its most would likely be geological features. Experts are conduct- rial published in The Hindu newspaper source than Australia whose top leader- nuclear capacity to 63,000 MW by 2032 ing a sonar survey of a remote patch of the southern Indian he said the two sides had concluded the ship is engaged with strategic relation- by adding nearly 30 reactors at an esti- Ocean, an area never previously explored in such detail, in nuclear talks, which began about two ship with India,” ASSOCHAM President mated cost of $85 billion. In an apparent preparation for an underwater search for the plane which dis- years ago after Australia lifted a long- Rana Kapoor said in a statement. bid to remove an irritant between the appeared on March 8 with 239 people onboard. standing ban on selling uranium to ener- The Australian government in July two nations, Abbott was due hand over The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the sonar gy-starved India. “My hope is we can approved a A$16.5 billion coal and rail to Modi a $5 million statue of the Hindu search had provided information on the depth of the water become (a) reliable source of energy project in the province of Queensland by god Shiva that had been illegally traf- and the composition of the sea floor in the search zone. “The resources and food security for India,” Indian firm Adani Mining Pty Ltd, con- ficked and a stone statue that had been multibeam sonar can identify degrees of hardness, although it Abbott said. trolled by billionaire Gautam Adani. displayed in an Australian gallery. cannot distinguish between (for example) the hard metal of Prior to the meeting hosted by busi- However, nuclear power is key to future Abbott says ties between the two for- an aircraft and the hard rock of the seafloor,” an ATSB ness lobbyists ASSOCHAM, the group energy plans in India, where a quarter of mer British colonies are not as close as spokesman said. “The vast majority of hard spots found are said India should make use of Abbott’s the 1.2 billion population has little or no they should be. — Reuters most likely to be geological features as opposed to man-made objects.” Flight MH370 went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing and the seabed mapping has already uncovered previously unknown volcanoes on the ocean floor. Threatening letter, knife The ATSB said by identifying the hard objects, experts were “informing where closer investigation may be required during the deep water search”. The plane is believed to have crashed sent to S Korea minister into the southern Indian Ocean far off the west coast of Australia after mysteriously diverting off-course, but a massive SEOUL: South Korean police and military officials have against Han, the ministry said. The letter, sent by the air, sea and underwater search has failed to find any wreck- launched a joint investigation into a letter threatening to “International Peace Action Corps”, threatened to punish age. Experts have used technical data to finalize its most likely “execute” the country’s defense minister, officials said yes- Han and his family, condemning the minister for his per- resting place deep under the Indian Ocean and are preparing terday. The letter and a kitchen knife were found by a ceived hardline stance against North Korea, the ministry for a more intense underwater search. Likely to start this delivery man last week when he tried to re-pack a torn par- said, adding the organization was nonexistent. It also month, this will focus on a dauntingly vast stretch of ocean cel addressed to Defense Minster Han Min-Koo, the accused Han of bringing “a fire cloud of a nuclear war to the measuring 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles). defense ministry said. “Through our investigation, we are Korean peninsula”. The ministry said the knife had red let- Last month Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss trying to determine whether North Korea has been ters reading “Han Min-Koo” on one side, and “Execution” on said the ongoing mapping of the ocean floor had already involved,” a ministry spokesman said. The minister has the other side. UN resolutions bar North Korea from con- uncovered “quite remarkable” geographical features, includ- vowed to take strong action against any provocations by ducting any launches using ballistic missile technology. But ing the discovery of new volcanoes up to 2,000 meters (6,562 North Korea, which has conducted a series of missile and the North has defended the missile launches as a legitimate feet) high. “In one place in particular... the sea depth is as little rocket tests in recent months. exercise in self-defense and a response to US war maneu- as 600 meters, and then falls away in just a very short distance Pyongyang has issued a series of blistering threats vers. —AFP to 6,600 meters,” he said. —AFP INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Pakistan Taleban faction Army chief holds off generals welcomes Qaeda branch seeking Pakistan PM’s ouster ISLAMABAD: A new breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taleban yesterday welcomed Al-Qaeda chief Ayman Al- Zawahiri’s announcement of the launch of a South Asian Military divided over how to deal with protests branch of the terror network. Zawahiri announced the new “Al-Qaeda in the subcontinent” operation in a video message, saying it would take the fight to Myanmar, Bangladesh and ISLAMABAD: Weeks of mounting anti-government protests in ments led by cricketer-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan and India, which has a large but traditionally moderate Muslim Pakistan had been enough to convince five of the powerful activist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri, he is expected to emerge a dimin- population. Indian authorities said they were taking the move army’s 11 Corps Commanders that it was time for them to step in ished figure. It would allow the armed forces to assume greater seriously and put several states on high alert on Thursday. and force embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign. control of policy areas they most covet - security and foreign poli- Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesman for the new Pakistani According to a minister close to military circles, top generals met cy - and leave it to civilians to face public anger over internal Taleban bloc, named Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan (TTP) Jamat- in the garrison city of Rawalpindi at the end of August as demon- problems such as a faltering economy and widespread power ul-Ahrar, hailed Zawahiri’s call. “We welcome the new strations raged in nearby Islamabad. Thousands of protesters had cuts. A government insider told Reuters in August that Sharif had announcement of the subcontinent branch of Al-Qaeda. We just tried to storm Sharif’s residence. been assured by the military he would not be asked to step down believe that the branch will work hard for the achievement of At the tense, four-hour conclave, Pakistan’s democratic and that there would be no coup. But in return his government the rights of Muslims in the subcontinent,” Ehsan said in a process was once again in peril, with the military pondering would have to “share space” with the army. Under the agreement, message posted on Twitter and Facebook. Ehsan said rights of another intervention in a country that has seen power change Sharif would be subservient to generals on issues he had wanted Muslims in the region could only be achieved through Islamic hands more often through coups than elections. But army chief to handle himself - the fight against Taliban militants, relations sharia law and the establishment of a caliphate. Raheel Sharif decided the time was not right to overthrow the with arch-foe India and Pakistan’s role in neighboring Asim Umar, the head of the newly-created South Asia civilian leadership, and moved to quell any disagreement in his Afghanistan after NATO combat troops withdraw at the end of branch of Al-Qaeda, is a Pakistani ideologue who has pro- ranks by overruling the hawks and declaring the crisis must be 2014. The army chief’s cautious stance may have been linked to duced a number of online calls to jihad but has a relatively low solved through politics, not force. Soon afterwards, the army the strong show of support for the prime minister this month in profile. Umar has appeared wearing a black turban and beard issued a brief statement, reaffirming its commitment to democra- parliament, where politicians lined up to back him. in several online videos produced by Al-Qaeda and the TTP. cy, and the threat of a coup, at least for now, had passed. General Sharif also inherited the current team of commanders The TTP is now effectively divided into two factions, one head- The minister, who declined to be named due to the sensitivity from his predecessor when he took over the top job last year, ed by Maulana Fazlullah, who was elected last November fol- of discussing the inner workings of the military, said at least five making him less secure of his position, insiders said. But with five lowing the killing of ex-chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US generals had been pushing for weeks for the army to take a more top security officials due to retire next month, he has a chance to drone strike. “active role” in defusing the crisis. “The time for the army to be appoint his own men. “It’s hard to imagine an army chief trying to The breakaway Jamat-ul-Ahrar (freedom fighters group) neutral is over,” was how the minister summed up the message actively intervene or do something drastic when he isn’t 100 per- group announced its split on Thursday and named Omar from dissenters around the table. Two military sources confirmed cent sure his team will back him,” said a defense ministry source. Khalid Khorasani as its commander. Khorasani previously led a this version of events. They, like the minister, spoke on condition “Next month ... he will have four of his own Corps Commanders. faction called Ahrar-ul-Hind, which claimed several attacks of anonymity. He’ll have his own intelligence chief. during a ceasefire period between the government and A senior security source added: “Raheel Sharif is not interested Then he’ll be a man to watch out for.”Spy chief Zaheer-ul- Taleban earlier this year, including one on an Islamabad court in direct intervention. The tanks aren’t going to come rolling in. Islam, one of the five departing officers, was among those push- complex that killed 12 people. This army believes in compromise.” The army’s media wing con- ing for the prime minister’s ouster, according to three senior gov- Analysts believe Khorasani has strong links to Al-Qaeda firmed Sunday’s meeting but declined to share details. Defense ernment sources. “It is not the army but elements within the ISI and Zawahiri. The Pakistani military has been waging a major Minister Khawaja Asif told Reuters the army was a “monolithic that have been backing Imran to get rid of Nawaz,” said one of assault on TTP bases in North Waziristan tribal area since mid- institution”. “What comes out from the army is ultimately one the sources, referring to Pakistan’s most powerful security body, June and says it has crippled the militants’ command and con- opinion,” he said. “And ... they have supported democracy.” the military’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency. A senior ISI offi- trol structure. The TTP, a loose coalition of different militant cial said: “It is baseless to say the ISI is involved, but the fact is that outfits, was riven by infighting in the months leading up to Biding his time? this government has not delivered. No one will support it uncon- the military operation. In May a faction of the Mehsud tribe General Sharif, who is not related to the prime minister, may ditionally.” Khan, who like Qadri accuses the prime minister of rig- cut ties with the TTP. —AFP simply be biding his time. If, with the help of tacit military sup- ging the 2013 election and demands that he steps down, denies port, Nawaz Sharif does manage to ride out twin protest move- acting on anyone’s orders. —Reuters INTERNATIONAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Dad charged with murder in son’s hot car death MARIETTA: A Georgia man who prosecutors the vehicle for about seven hours on a day say sat in his office exchanging nude photos when temperatures in the Atlanta area with women while his son languished for reached at least into the high 80s. The med- hours in a hot car was charged with murder ical examiner’s office has said the boy died of on Thursday, more than two months after the hyperthermia - essentially overheating - and child’s death. A Cobb County grand jury has called his death a homicide. The investi- indicted Justin Ross Harris on multiple gation is still ongoing, Reynolds said. “The charges, including malice murder, felony evidence in the case has led us to this point,” murder and cruelty to children. The malice he said. “Whether or not it leads us to anyone murder charge indicates that prosecutors else remains to be answered.” intend to prove Harris intentionally left his Prosecutors have questioned Harris’ wife, son Cooper in the hot car to die. Leanna, and she has hired a criminal defense The eight-count indictment also includes attorney, but no charges have been filed charges related to sexually explicit exchanges against her. prosecutors say Harris had with an underage “I am surprised that the District Attorney is girl. “Today was another step in a long still contemplating after almost three months process,” Cobb County District Attorney Vic of reviewing the evidence whether or not to Reynolds said. “We look forward to the case charge my client, if that is who he was refer- running its course and, ultimately, justice ring to in his press conference,” attorney being served in this matter.” Lawrence Zimmerman said in an emailed Harris will be arraigned in the next few statement. weeks, and Reynolds said he will decide “By now, I would think they would have MARIETTA: Cobb County District Attorney Vic Reynolds leaves a news confer- before then whether to seek the death penal- been able to make a final decision and clear ty. Harris has been in jail since his arrest the ence at the Cobb County Courthouse in Marietta, Ga after discussing the her from any wrongdoing.” In June, police day his 22-month-old son died. Harris’ attor- indictment against Justin Ross Harris. — AP had charged Harris with felony murder and ney, Maddox Kilgore, said his client is devas- news conference Thursday. “It was always an enough to where we made a unanimous second-degree child cruelty - charges that tated after losing his son, his livelihood and accident and when the time comes and we decision.” Sanders declined to comment fur- imply negligence but not intent. The new freedom. Kilgore said the state has intro- work through the state’s maze of theories at ther, citing the upcoming trial. charges supersede those. Atlanta defense duced several inconsistent theories about a trial, it’s still going to be a terrible, gut- Harris has told police he was supposed to attorney Page Pate, who’s not involved in the potential motive in the boy’s death, which his wrenching accident.” Reached by telephone drive his son to day care the morning of June Harris case, said the malice murder charge client maintains was unintentional. later Thursday, grand juror Vivien Sanders, 68, 18 but drove to work without realizing that means prosecutors likely have more convinc- “The truth is Cooper’s death was a horri- of Austell, said while jurors had several ques- the child was strapped into a car seat in the ing evidence than they presented during the ble, gut-wrenching accident,” Kilgore told a tions about the charges, “they were satisfied back. Police have said the toddler was left in July bond and probable cause hearing. —AP

California governor, and GOP rival clash 1 in 10 girls sexually SACRAMENTO: Gov Jerry Brown promoted his record in abused worldwide turning around the California economy during a debate with his longshot Republican challenger Thursday night, in which the two sparred over the state’s business climate, a contentious teacher tenure law and whether Neel 120 million girls have been raped, assaulted Kashkari’s business experience makes him qualified to lead the state. Kashkari has made income inequality a cen- WASHINGTON: Around 120 million girls abuse. Youths feel safer sharing personal and 20 percent of adolescent boys aged 14 to 17 tral theme of his campaign and he accused the governor around the world, close to one in 10, have sensitive information online than in other reported suffering some form of sexual vio- of overselling California’s comeback, saying millions of been raped or sexually assaulted by the time spheres. But in doing so they may expose lence during their lives, UNICEF said. Californians are still trapped in low-paying or part-time they turn 20, a new UN report has found. themselves to a global audience including jobs and too many poor children attend failing schools. Drawing on data from 190 countries, the glob- potential sexual predators, the report said. Tackling mindsets Brown noted that since retaking office in 2011, he has al report by child welfare agency UNICEF is The practice of grooming-online solicitation Other abuses include bullying, which regu- turned years of multibillion dollar budget deficits into a billed as the largest-ever study of violence of children for sexual purposes, sometimes larly affected more than one in three school- surplus and restored nearly all of the 1.4 million jobs lost against children. Entitled “Hidden in Plain over a period of time to build trust-is a peril children aged 13 to 15 worldwide. And as for during the recession. Sight” it also revealed that one fifth of all mur- facing Internet-savvy kids. Some research violent discipline, the study found that about “Our state was in a shambles, they were calling it a der victims are children and teens, with homi- suggests perpetrators may keep online con- 17 percent of youngsters in 58 countries were failed state,” Brown said. “Well, it’s back. It’s not all the cide the leading cause of death among male nections with as many as 200 youths at a subject to severe forms of physical punish- way back, and he likes to create the false construct that if youths in Latin American countries including time, all at different stages of grooming, the ment, including being hit on the head, ears or we’re not perfect, we’re not making progress. We are mak- Venezuela, Colombia, Panama and Brazil. study said. face or being hit hard and repeatedly. The UN ing incremental progress.” Kashkari accused the “These are uncomfortable facts-no govern- While sexual violence was more common report also tackles the mindsets it says perpet- Democratic governor of focusing on frivolous issues, not- ment or parent will want to see them,” said in poor countries, it was by no means limited uate and justify such violence. It recommend- ing bills that passed the Democratic-controlled Legislature UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake. “But to them, with worryingly high rates of abuse ed six strategies for preventing violence this year include a statewide ban on plastic bags, regulat- unless we confront the reality each infuriating reported in some high-income states. In against children. They include “supporting ing school football practices and allowing dogs on restau- statistic represents the life of a child whose Britain for instance the report highlighted a parents and equipping children with life skills; rant patios. right to a safe, protected childhood has been 2009 study that found around 17 percent of changing attitudes; strengthening judicial, “But what they’re not working on is rebuilding the mid- violated-we will never change the mind-set youths aged 11 to 17 to have experienced criminal and social systems and services; and dle class,” Kashkari said. “The governor said we’re making that violence against children is normal and contact or non-contact sexual abuse by an generating evidence and awareness about incremental changes. We’re 46th in education, we’re 44th permissible. It is neither.” Sexual violence adult or peer at some point in their life. And a violence and its human and socio-economic for jobs, we’re number one in poverty. The time for incre- against children has far-reaching conse- study conducted in 2011 in the United States costs, in order to change attitudes and quences, the study warned, potentially hinder- found that 35 percent of adolescent girls and norms.”— AFP mentalism is long since passed, governor.” In drawing on ing all aspects of their physical, social and psy- his decades of political experience, including two previous chological development. The consequences terms as governor from 1975-83 and serving as state attor- of abuse included self-harming behaviors such Body of a US woman ney general and mayor of Oakland, the 76-year-old gover- as bulimia and anorexia. “Children who have nor contrasted his record with that of the novice Kashkari, been abused are also more likely to attempt 41. The former US Treasury official is best known for help- suicide; the more severe the violence, the found in refrigerator ing lead the federal bank bailout and has never before run greater the risk,” the study said. The mental TIJUANA: A 97-year-old US woman was said Jesus Antonio Chavez Hoyos, a for office. health consequences include depression, pan- “I’ve been in government a fairly long time. Things found dead in the refrigerator of her deputy prosecutor in Tijuana, near ic disorder, anxiety and nightmares. “The psy- home in a Mexico resort town, officials Playas de Rosarito. don’t get done with a press release or a glib statement, chological impact of sexual violence can be said. The body was found in Playas de The woman was identified as Hellen they take many, many years. We’ve made major progress,” severe due to the shame, secrecy and stigma Rosarito, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) Minley, from Ohio. She was living in the Brown said during an exchange over public employee that tend to accompany it, with child victims from the border with California. Some resort town with a couple hired to look pensions. The debate came the same day that Tesla and often having to find ways to cope in isolation.” 14,000 Americans live there, mostly after her. Those caretakers have not Nevada’s governor announced the California-born electric retirees, according to the Mexican been found yet, news reports said. A carmaker would build its factory near Reno. California was Online predators Tourism Board. The two-door refrigera- worker fixing things in the house saw one of five states trying to lure the plant and its 6,500 UNICEF also warned the Internet skills of tor was tied shut with a towel. The blood in Minley’s house and alerted the manufacturing jobs. —AP today’s children can have the pernicious woman’s body showed signs of violence, authorities.— AFP effect of opening them up to online sexual Nigeria nurtures its once ECB action alone can’t UK consumer stocks in unloved cocoa industry 16 lift gloom over Europe18firing line over rate risk 19

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBERusiness 6, 2014 B New fines may force BP to cut Russia exposure20

WASHINGTON: A Jobs sign on the US Chamber of Commerce Building in Washington, DC. The US economy pumped out only 142,000 jobs in August, much less than expected, Labor Department data showed yesterday. — AFP (See Page 17) Euro-zone economy stagnates as ECB acts 18-country zone confirms 0% from previous quarter BRUSSELS: The euro-zone economy stagnated in sions, particularly the Ukraine/Russia crisis, ardy, and also clouding the outlook for growth of target for governments seeking to promote the second quarter, official figures showed yes- weighed down on investment,” he said. the global economy. The unexpectedly low exports with a more favorable exchange rate. terday, in line with the poor outlook which The first estimate announced in mid-August growth figure was mainly the result of a surprise Despite the surprise moves, economist Holger pushed the European Central Bank into radical sent shockwaves across financial markets and 0.2-percent shrinkage in Germany, usually the Schmieding of Berenberg Bank said the ECB action on Thursday. governments desperate for growth, and put even reliable euro-zone growth engine, and stagnation could now play only a “support act” in turning In a second estimate for growth in the 18- more pressure on the ECB to take action. It did so in an already fragile French economy. Feeling the around the economy, unlike the instrumental role country currency zone, the Eurostat statistics in unexpected fashion on Thursday, when ECB pressure, the Frankfurt-based ECB cut interest it played in ending the debt crisis. body confirmed zero percent growth from the president Mario Draghi produced the latest in a rates to a record low level on Thursday and “A lack of dynamism in France and Italy and previous quarter. It also reported slight expansion series of policy surprises, while also warning that pledged to buy hundreds of billions of euros of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine have interrupted of 0.2 percent for the full 28-country European the real solution was faster reforms by govern- private sector bonds, thereby pumping much- the recovery. These factors are outside the ECB’s Union. ments. Concerns are growing that the European needed cash into the economy. control,” Schmieding said. The rate cut and bond- “The second quarter stagnation in euro-zone economy, after making it through the euro crisis However, Draghi also revealed that the ECB’s buying “will help, but not solve all problems,” he GDP clearly added to the pressure on the ECB to and the prospect of the collapse of the single cur- policy council was split, since the decisions said. The ECB also cut its forecasts for growth in take further stimulative action sooner rather than rency, may now be poised for years of stagnation announced were not taken unanimously. the 18-country euro area this year and next, and later to try and dilute the risk of extended low or unduly low growth. lowered its outlook for area-wide inflation. consumer price inflation morphing into defla- Stunted growth in the euro-zone is forcing ‘Support act’ The ECB is now pencilling in gross domestic tion,” said economist Howard Archer at IHS governments to cut back their estimates for The effects of the ECB’s deflation-fighting product growth of 0.9 percent in 2014 with infla- Global Insight. Euro-zone economic activity also growth of gross domestic product for the rest of measures were still being felt on Friday, with the tion expected to be 0.6 percent this year-a lower suffered “as heightened global geopolitical ten- the year, putting budget deficit targets into jeop- euro still trading just below the $1.30 mark, a key rate than the 0.7 originally forecast. — AFP BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Oil steadies near $102, heads for weekly drop

LONDON: Brent crude oil steadied near $102 a barrel yesterday, heading for a third weekly drop in four as a strong dollar depressed demand, though data showing lower crude stocks in the United States kept a floor under prices. Oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic fell nearly $1 on Thursday as a surprise cut in inter- est rates by the European Central Bank led to a spike in the US dol- lar, making it more expensive for holders of other currencies to buy the dollar-denominated commodity. Brent was 15 cents higher at $101.98 a barrel by 1100 GMT, after closing 94 cents down on Thursday. US crude was up 28 cents at $94.73 a barrel, having lost $1.09 the previous day. Both benchmarks were on track to end the week with a loss of more than 1 percent. “The main factor driving us down has been the strength of the dollar,” said Carsten Fritsch, senior oil and commodities analyst at Commerzbank in Frankfurt. “Supply is plentiful, but it has been for some time. The change this week has been the rise of the US cur- rency. We would need to see a weaker dollar and signs of improv- ing demand for oil prices to rise much on a sustainable basis.” Investors awaited the US jobs data which was released yesterday for clues on the outlook for demand in the world’s biggest oil con- sumer and for pointers on the likely direction of the dollar. US crude oil stocks fell by 905,000 barrels last week, while gaso- line stocks dropped by 2.3 million barrels, Energy Information Administration (EIA) data showed. Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub fell by 385,000 barrels. However, rising US production, a glut of crude in the Atlantic basin and Asia, together with the potential for rising exports from OPEC-members Libya and Iran, continued to add downward pressure on oil prices. Libya’s oil production rose to 725,000 barrels per day (bpd) this week, more than six times the level two months ago, while successful talks between the West and Tehran over its nuclear program could bring more Iranian bar- JALALABAD: An Afghan farmer’s child works at their field on the outskirts of Jalalabad yesterday. Afghanistan’s econo- rels to global markets. —Reuters my has improved significantly since the fall of the Taleban regime in 2001 largely because of the infusion of internation- al assistance. — AFP Nigeria nurtures its once unloved cocoa industry Govt programs providing seeds, agro-chemicals

AKURE: College graduate Omatayo Adeniyi ed 1.8 million tons for this year. However infrastructure still poses a prob- $1,000 per ton in 1986 to a peak of $3,500 per stands in a humid tropical forest of southwest Nigeria says it’s already on track to pro- lem - bad roads hamper the transport of ton in 2011. This month cocoa is trading Nigeria and explains why he chose cocoa duce 500,000 tons of cocoa next year, double beans to market - and many producers are at around $3,252 per ton. farming over a white collar job in the city. what it grew in 2012, and though analysts say the mercy of the weather because of their In Nigeria this year farmgate prices - the “There is money in the ground. The future that target may be optimistic, it is clear that rudimentary operations. amount Saliu and Adeniyi will make on their is bright. I hope to make one ton of cocoa by no other cocoa growing country is boosting In a leafy plantation where rows of cocoa beans before they go to the wider market - next year,” he says from his farm in Ondo production as fast. trees sit three inches apart to let in air and are around 450,000 naira ($2,779) per ton - up State. Such optimism has for decades been Output from Africa’s top growers - Ivory sunshine, farmer Rafiu Saliu demonstrates the 50 percent on last year. But that could fall rare among Nigeria’s cocoa farmers: Many Coast, Ghana and Nigeria - plus Indonesia problem. Picking up a pod from a just-har- quickly if as predicted a bumper West African abandoned their fields and moved to cities in make up over 70 percent of global produc- vested heap he shows how most of it has crop depresses global prices. search of alternative work after commodity tion, which is projected to rise in 2013/14 gone black with fungal disease. Farmers like So in an attempt to avoid a cycle of boom prices collapsed in the mid-1980s and the after staying flat for two years, according to Saliu rely on the whims of weather for grow- and bust, Nigeria is encouraging local pro- country’s booming oil industry siphoned Africa’s Ecobank. “Nigeria has been underper- ing and drying their crops. This year Saliu cessing and manufacturing enterprises. investment away from agriculture. forming for many years because of a lack of faced a dilemma: leave pods on trees until the Samuel Oyebade, head of the govern- But years of focus on oil revenues has left investment and the discovery of oil. But in the rains pass, and risk them over ripening, or har- ment’s cocoa reform plan in its main growing Nigeria with a lack of industrial diversity and last two years, there’s been genuine commit- vest them and risk mould levels exceeding region Ondo State, told Reuters talks were made it over-dependent on energy, which ment ... to develop agriculture,” said Edward the maximum 5 percent allowed on the mar- afoot with US chocolate manufacturer uses a lot of costly equipment but employs George, Ecobank head of research. ket. “If not for the rains we should be harvest- SPAGnVOLA to set up a chocolate factory in few people. So while the economy has been ing. All the pods are ripe,” said 65-year-old which the state would invest around 5 billion growing at an average of 7 percent for the Bigger, better, more Saliu, as more dark clouds spread over his four naira ($31 million) to build, while SPAGnVOLA past five years, it has failed to create jobs for Nigeria currently grows cocoa on less than hectare farm. would manage the production for export and many of Nigeria’s 170 million people. a quarter of the 3 million hectares of land suit- To tackle this vulnerability, the govern- some local consumption. High unemployment and poverty levels able to produce the beans, and the govern- ment is training farmers to set up warehous- Nigeria’s beans have been deemed by the have prompted the government to look again ment is encouraging farmers to expand to the ing and storage, including creating shared global market unsuitable for chocolate at cocoa with the aim of getting more people uncultivated savannah grassland. With the drying spaces covered with plastic sheets that because of their high moisture content and so to grow a product for which prices have been materials the state provides, crops are flour- let sun in but keep rain out. tend to be used more in cake, butter and rising. Adeniyi’s trees have been supplied by ishing. Adeniyi received his high-yield dis- soaps. But with expert input from a US choco- the government, which is also distributing ease-resistant seeds from government two From trees to factories late expert their beans could yet make it to plant pods and disease resistant seeds at sub- years ago and planted 800 seedlings of which When Nigeria’s government turned its premium buyers, for premium prices. “The sidized rates, alongside cheap fertilizers, agri- 700 survived - much more than usual. The back on the cocoa industry, it also scrapped industry says cocoa beans from Africa are cultural chemicals and training to improve new trees flower within 18-24 months instead the cocoa marketing board, a farmers’ coop- inferior to those from South America and the practices. Agriculture Minister Akinwumi of 3-5 years. erative that regulated farming practices, guar- Caribbean ... (but) it’s how you treat that Adesina aims to boost production to 1 million “The materials will increase output more anteed prices to farmers, and provided subsi- beans that renders the flavor ... every single tons a year by 2018 - on a par with current than three times from what farmers had dies through the cocoa board. Farmers now tree has the potential for producing fine fla- number two global producer Ghana and before,” said Leila Dongo, director at Cocoa bear the price risk themselves but have seen vor,” SPAGnVOLA Chief Executive Eric Reid approaching top grower Ivory Coast’s project- Research Institute of Nigeria. cocoa prices swing from a low of less than said. —Reuters BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Asian shares and euro fall but dollar rallies after ECB move

HONG KONG: Asian shares and the euro slipped yester- Tokyo gave up initial advances that were fuelled by the cent, meaning lenders would have to pay more to keep day while the dollar hit its highest level against the yen weak yen to end slightly lower, dipping 7.50 points to their cash at the central bank. The move is aimed at boost- since the financial crisis after the European Central Bank 15,668.68. Sydney lost 0.58 percent, or 32.6 points, to close ing lending to businesses and consumers in order to kick- unveiled a fresh round of measures to fight off deflation. at 5,598.7 and Seoul eased 0.33 percent, or 6.85 points, to start the economy and fend off deflation. Bank chief Mario With the ECB announcement sending investors scurry- 2,049.41. Hong Kong retreated 0.23 percent, or 57.77 Draghi also unveiled plans to buy asset-backed securities ing out of the euro, the dollar was the main beneficiary, points, to 25,240.15. However, Shanghai rose 0.85 percent, (ABS) to help boost lending in the region, as well as a pro- while analysts said the greenback could rise further if a US or 19.57 points, to 2,326.43 as investors bet on govern- gram to purchase covered bonds. The decision showed jobs market report later in the day shows further improve- ment measures to boost the economy following a weak the bank’s leaders understood that “they were running ment. However, after a broadly healthy run-up in equities batch of recent data. ECB policymakers cut interest rates out of time”, said Boris Schlossberg, managing director at this week profit-takers tempered buying sentiment, while Thursday to 0.05 percent from 0.15 percent. They also cut BK Asset Management. “They realized that the situation is Wall Street also provided another soft lead. the deposit rate to minus 0.2 percent from minus 0.1 per- pretty severe,” he added. —AFP

Euro on a longest losing streak

LONDON: The euro hovered near a 14-month low yester- day and headed for its longest weekly losing streak against the dollar in its history after the European Central Bank’s surprise move to cut rates and embarking on a trillion-euro asset-buying binge. The euro was almost flat at $1.2950 after plummeting 1.6 percent on Thursday, its steepest fall in almost three years, despite upbeat data from Germany, showing indus- trial output in the euro zone’s biggest economy increased by the most in almost 2-1/2 years in July. The common currency stayed firmly below the signifi- cant $1.30 level, leaving the euro well on track for eight straight week of losses - the first time that has happened since its introduction in January 1999. “If the primary rea- son for the ECB deposit rate cut yesterday was to weaken the euro, it has been successful,” said Chris Turner, a strate- gist with Dutch bank ING in London. The impact of the ECB’s bold moves was also reflected in the bond market. The rate cut sent short-term bond yields into negative territory in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Austria, giving investors an overwhelming incentive to sell euros for higher-yielding assets elsewhere. Spanish and Italian 10-year yields fell 5 to 7 basis points SUN RISE: Freddy Jerez, of Hollywood, Florida, fills out a job application during a job fair in Sunrise. The government issued to 2.11 percent and 2.31 percent respectively. Italy’s hit a the August jobs report yesterday. — AP new record low of 2.28 percent earlier in the day. “The main beneficiaries are the peripheral markets and I still think there is scope for spreads to narrow over Bunds, US employment growth particularly in Spain,” said Nick Stamenkovic, bond strate- gist at RIA Capital Markets. “People are still searching for yield. While the ECB underpins the short end of the curve, investors are going to look to extend duration.” smallest in 8 months European shares, however, retreated from multi-year highs scaled after the ECB rate cut, with investors taking some profits ahead of market-sensitive US non-farm pay- Nonfarm payrolls increase 142,000 in August rolls data. The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed down sharply in August The US central bank has pointed to these metrics as evidence shares was down 0.6 percent, retreating from a 6-1/2 year and more Americans gave up the hunt for work, giving a cautious of “significant underutilization” of labor market resources that high, but still set to record its fourth consecutive weekly Federal Reserve more reasons to wait a bit longer before raising merits a stimulative monetary policy. The labor force participation gain. interest rates. Nonfarm payrolls increased 142,000 last month, the rate, or the share of working-age Americans who are employed or smallest increase in eight months, the Labor Department said at least looking for a job, fell to 62.8 percent in August from 62.9 Focus on US jobs yesterday. The unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percent- percent in July. Investors keenly waited for the latest read on the US age point to 6.1 percent as people dropped out of the labor force. However, a broad measure of joblessness that includes people labor market at 1230 GMT. Analysts expect the pace of job June and July data were revised to show 28,000 fewer jobs cre- who want to work but have given up searching and those work- creation to have picked up slightly in August, with a rise of ated than previously reported, lending the weaker tone. In addi- ing part-time because they cannot find full-time employment fell 225,000 jobs on non-farm payrolls. “If we get a strong US tion, manufacturing saw no job growth and retail payrolls to 12.0 percent, the lowest level since October 2009, from 12.2 payrolls number this afternoon, and I suspect we will, as declined for the first time since February. Economists had expect- percent in July. The number of long-term unemployed well as a mild pick-up in wage growth that will give the ed payrolls to increase 225,000 in August and the unemployment Americans was the lowest since January 2009. dollar a further lift going into the start of next week,” Kit rate to fall to 6.1 percent. The surprise slowdown in job growth is Average hourly earnings rose 6 cents in August. They were up Juckes, macro strategist at Societe Generale, said. at odds with labor market indicators such as first-time applica- 2.1 percent from a year ago. The jobs data comes ahead of a Fed “There’s a reasonably high chance, despite the market tions for unemployment benefits, which are hovering near their policy meeting on Sept. 16-17. The central bank has kept bench- positioning, that we try to push the euro down even further pre-recession levels. mark lending rates near zero since December 2008 and financial now.” With the US dollar flying, commodities had to cheap- In addition, manufacturing and service sector surveys showed markets do not foresee an increase until around the middle of en to stay attractive and gold struck a three-month low at strong employment growth in August and household percep- next year. $1,256.90 an ounce before clambering back to $1,265. tions of the labor market brightened significantly, which econo- The job gains in August were spread broadly across the econo- Brent crude oil was 0.1 percent higher after shedding more mists said were consistent with tightening conditions. my. The private sector accounted for the bulk of the increase in than a dollar overnight. Some economists had cautioned that August’s employment payrolls, advancing 134,000 after rising 213,000 in July. report could miss expectations because of seasonal factors. An Government employment increased 8,000 as state governments Markets were also eyeing whether or not the United upward revision to August data is most likely. hired teachers at the start of the new school year. States and Europe pushed ahead with plans for new sanc- August’s employment report supports the Fed’s cautious Manufacturing added no jobs in August. That followed July’s tions on Russia at a NATO meeting in Wales. Ukrainian approach to monetary policy. Fed Chairman Janet Yellen is con- hefty 28,000 jobs, which reflected a decision by automakers to President Petro Poroshenko and the main pro-Russian rebel cerned about sluggish wage growth, the still-elevated numbers keep assembly lines running in the summer. Auto payrolls fell leader said they would both order ceasefires yesterday, pro- of Americans working part-time even though they want full-time 4,600. Construction employment advanced 20,000, rising for an vided that an agreement is signed on a new peace plan to employment, and Americans still suffering from a long spell of eighth straight month. The length of the average workweek held end the five-month war in Ukraine’s east. — Reuters joblessness. steady at 34.5 hours for a sixth month in a row. — Reuters BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 ECB action alone can’t lift gloom over Europe High public debt keeps a lid on spending

LONDON: Europe has gotten another dose of stimulus. But the lat- government spending but is facing so much political resistance he est medicine by itself will not bring life to an economy that over the had to reform a new government this summer. past six years has slid from crisis to crisis. Though the European Italy, which has the second-highest debt burden in the euro- Central Bank surprised markets Thursday with the broad thrust of zone after Greece, has seen its economy shrink in 11 of the past 12 its stimulus measures, most economists think the 18-country euro- quarters. Matteo Renzi, the youthful premier, is under pressure to zone will continue to lag its counterparts, including the United deliver on big promises to overhaul the economy and legal system. States, for years. Several euro-zone countries are still grappling with The clogged courts, which hinder resolution of contract disputes, high public debt that keeps a lid on spending that would otherwise and tough worker protections, for example, continue to discourage help growth - new roads and schools, for example. And the No. 2 investment. and No. 3 economies, France and Italy, have been slow in reforming Germany, meanwhile, has low unemployment and a balanced their economies to make it easier for companies to do business and budget but is balking at calls to spend more on infrastructure and hire. reduce taxes to boost consumption, measures that could help Meanwhile, low inflation threatens to turn into an outright fall in growth across the region. In the end, it’s all about confidence. prices - something that could hurt consumer spending as shoppers Employers are reluctant to hire when they know they can’t adjust wait for prices to drop. The economy is expected to grow slowly at their workforces for the ups and downs of the economy. Starting a best, after not expanding at all in the second quarter, when the cri- business in many parts of Europe takes time because of the paper- FRANKFURT: A broker watches his screens at the stock sis in Ukraine also weighed on confidence. Unemployment is prov- work and permissions required. And taxes tend to be high to pay market. — AP ing hard to bring down - at 11.5 percent it is only marginally down for social welfare. Spain has been one of the standouts of late in from the peak 12 percent last summer. reforming its economy - and has seen stronger growth as a result, That’s why the ECB, the central bank for the euro-zone, came up though unemployment remains sky-high at 24.5 percent. Industrial data with another rescue package just three months after its previous one. As well as cutting its benchmark interest rate from 0.15 per- ECB backstop dispel clouds over cent to a record low of 0.05 percent, it announced a program to As some governments delay reforms, and Germany continues buy bundles of bank loans that aims to stimulate bank lending to to insist on fiscal restraint, the ECB risks being asked to help out Germany’s economy businesses and households. Details of the program - in particular, again. That means it may have to use the last weapon in its armory its size - remain to be filled in. - creating massive amounts of new money to buy large amounts of The measures are likely to provide some immediate support to government bonds. FRANKFURT: The cloud over the German economy, Europe’s the economy by reducing the value of the euro, a boon to the Thursday’s stimulus will create new money, but at a small scale. biggest, appeared to lift somewhat yesterday with data showing region’s exporters. Yesterday, the euro languished a little above the The market for the assets it will buy - asset-backed securities, which a strong rise in industrial production in July. According to econo- 14 month low of $1.2920 it struck in the wake of the ECB’s are essentially bundled bank loans - is nowhere near as large as my ministry data, industrial output increased by 1.9 percent in announcements. that for government bonds. Draghi confirmed Thursday the ECB July, after already rising by 0.4 percent in June. Beyond that, however, economists say the latest measures had discussed buying government bonds, a policy other central Slowing overall growth in Germany is one of many factors alone cannot heal the economy. As ECB President Mario Draghi banks such as the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England have weighing on the outlook for the euro-zone which pushed the keeps saying, the ECB can only do so much. Governments need to pursued. Such a program, commonly referred to as quantitative European Central Bank into announcing surprise action on make reforms - and spend more where possible. “The truth of the easing, or QE, can drive down market interest rates, making it Thursday to inject cash into the economy. The latest expansion matter remains this: no amount of ECB ‘action’ will change the grim cheaper for businesses and consumers to borrow. by German industry was driven by manufacturing and construc- outlook for the euro-zone if politicians do not confront the need Some think the ECB won’t go for it. The idea is unpopular in tion output, while energy construction output contracted, the for, and implementation of radical reforms,” said Marc Ostwald, Germany, the biggest euro-zone member. Its benefits are uncertain ministry calculated. market strategist at ADM Investor Services International. at a time when the interest rates on an array of bonds are already Following a surprise rise in factory orders on Thursday, the lat- low. And, some argue, that it would take the pressure off govern- est data could help dispel some of the gloom hanging over the Change needed ments to enact the very reforms Draghi has been harping on. Yet German economy recently, analysts said. “It was the strongest Until 2012, when politicians and the ECB were fighting to keep the 24 members of the ECB’s governing council might not feel they rise since March 2012,” said UniCredit economist Andreas Rees. the euro alive, the single currency zone was held back by countries have a choice if the economy does not improve and inflation does- “Furthermore, industrial activity was up for the second consecu- that were hit hard by the debt crisis, such as Greece, Portugal and n’t edge higher in coming months. tive month after the whopping decline in May,” he said. Spain. Now, following years of reform, those countries are slowly “More stimulus now suggests the Council is likely to want to “The latest increase in overall industrial activity impressively improving, and it’s the larger, richer countries that are being pause and evaluate the impact of these measures before taking fur- confirms that a rebound in the German economy in the third blamed for the current economic morass: France, Italy and even ther steps of any kind in the near future, buying time for the out- quarter is under way. In the third quarter, growth will return,” Germany. France’s economy is stagnating. Its Socialist president, look to improve,” said Royal Bank of Scotland economist Richard Rees insisted. Francois Hollande, is trying to cut taxes for businesses and reduce Barwell. — AP The German economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the sec- ond quarter. ING DiBa economist Carsten Brzeski was more cau- tious. While the data provided “further evidence that the euro- zone’s largest economy should return to growth in the third quarter ... not everything is hunky dory, yet, and one good month does not make a strong quarter,” the expert said. In particular, increased uncertainty from geopolitical risks should not be underestimated, Brzeski warned. Commerzbank economist Ralph Solveen said that “like yesterday’s significant growth in incoming orders this is not a signal of an improvement in the economy.” He attributed the rise to the unusually late timing of the school holidays, which resulted in a much smaller number of days off than usual in July. “A strong countermovement can therefore be expected in August, and as a result the German economy is still expected to show only weak growth in the third quarter,” Solveen said. Berenberg Bank economist Christian Schulz also believed it was “early days: confidence indicators have cooled markedly since July as the crisis in Ukraine escalated.” The July orders data were inflated by bulk orders. “The strong start in the third quarter limits further downside risks, but the short-term outlook for Germany’s industry is overshadowed by the Ukraine risk,” he said. Once that faded, however, the renewed strength of the US recovery and resilient growth in China, paired with the latest decline in the euro exchange rate pointed to a brighter outlook, JAKARTA: Workers construct the foundation at a new construction site for an office high-rise building in the Indonesian capital he said. city of Jakarta yesterday. Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo has pledged to push through much-needed reforms to attract “By the end of the year or in early 2015, German growth foreign investment to Southeast Asia’s top economy as growth slows, and “revive faith” in the country’s corruption-riddled should have recovered towards trend rates again,” Schulz con- political system. —AFP cluded. — AFP BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

New Tesco boss to make big changes

LONDON: Dave Lewis, the new chief executive of Tesco, calls.” Some analysts reckon UK managing director Chris not make any “knee jerk” decisions on pulling out of the world’s third-largest retailer, said further manage- Bush is particularly vulnerable given Tesco’s underper- some of the 11 overseas markets Tesco operates in. “I’m ment changes at the troubled British grocer were formance in its key home market. very happy with the business that we’ve got and we’re inevitable. The former Unilever executive and turn- Lewis said he had “lots of ideas” and “lots of going to run the business that we’ve got,” he said. “I’ve around specialist started his new job on Monday - suc- thoughts” about addressing Tesco’s loss of market share got some questions and I’ve got some things I need to ceeding the ousted Philip Clarke a month earlier than in the UK but would not be jumping “to a very simple learn and I need understand.” planned - with a remit for a major review of the 95-year- solution for that”. “I’m going to spend some time listen- The new CEO said he recognized the strength of old business which issued its second profit warning in ing, I’m going to spend some time observing and learn- Tesco’s brand had waned and that staff morale had suf- two months last Friday. “Will there be (management) ing from colleagues as to what it is they think we could fered but called on the firm’s 500,000 employees, 320,00 changes? Let’s be honest, there has to be. We don’t be doing,” he said. of which are in the UK, to focus on improving the cus- want the trend of our business to carry on,” said Lewis in “But I do think it’s pretty clear: We have to get back tomer experience. “I think when we do that we’ll be OK a video posted by Tesco on YouTube. “What the nature to the core of our business. We will go back to finding in terms of managing the commercial aspects of our of those changes will be, you’re just going to have to out what it is, be it price, be it service, be it availability, business and therefore not needing to make some of trust me for a while as I won’t be making decisions hasti- what it is that customers need from us so that they the changes that some people outside of our business ly but I will, if I need to, change things. I will make those reward us with their loyalty.” Lewis also said he would are advising us to,” he said. — Reuters Retailer Laura Ashley off to H2 on solid note

LONDON:Homeware retailer Laura Ashley Holdings Plc, known for its feminine and floral designs, reported a nearly 15 percent rise in first-half pretax profit and signalled a strong start to second-half comparable store sales. Laura Ashley’s stock rose as much as 11 percent, making it one of the top percentage gainers on the London Stock Exchange yesterday. The company said like-for-like sales rose 8 percent in the five weeks to Aug. 30, a sharp pickup from the 1.2 percent rise in retail life-for-like sales in the first half of the year. “We’ve launched our new-season home furnishing range ... particularly on the decorating space, and that’s critical to our success in the second half. And the acceptance so far has been good,” Chief Financial Officer Sean Anglim told Reuters. Anglim added that the furniture business, which accounts for 30 percent of UK retail sales and performed poorly in the first half, had shown a strong turnaround in the second half. “As we’ve entered into the Autumn/Winter season, we’ve seen a really large pickup in that (furniture) category for us. Our overall business like-for-like is up 8 percent, so it’s kind of consistent with that level.” Strong online sales of homeware products in the UK and growth in its international operations, helped the company SHANGHAI: A chef walks outside a restaurant in Beijing yesterday. Shanghai stocks closed at a 17-month high yesterday report a pretax profit of 8.5 million pounds ($13.9 million) in on hopes the Chinese government will introduce fresh measures to kickstart the world’s number two economy. — AFP the 26 weeks to July 26. Total group sales rose 4.9 percent to 144 million pounds during the period. “The interim results were better than our expectations, while the trading update for the latest six weeks in H2 is very UK consumer stocks in encouraging,” Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Freddie George said in a note, adding that the company was tracking ahead of his full-year profit expectations. firing line over rate risk CFO Anglim said the company was keen to expand its international operations in South America, China and Indonesia. Franchise and licensing revenue grew by 13.6 per- Sectors like travel & leisure, autos and retail vulnerable cent in its overseas business, with franchised stores increasing to 296 in 32 countries at the end of the first half.—Reuters LONDON: With the Bank of England prepar- The latest Reuters poll shows that the Bank of end. You may find that companies specializ- ing the ground for an increase in interest England will raise its key Bank Rate by 25 ing in DIY (do-it-yourself), such as Homebase, rates, investors are questioning the durability basis points in the first quarter of 2015 from a could benefit in this kind of environment.” of a long boom in cheap credit which has record low of 0.5 percent. According to a Burberry shares have fallen about 5 percent driven consumer-focused British stocks to recent study by independent firm Verum since June, while Home Retail Group, which record highs. Financial Research, every 0.5 percent hike in owns home improvements chain Homebase, Although the timing and scale of any rate the UK base rate would cut 4.8 billion pounds has gained about 1 percent during the same rise remains uncertain, some investors are ($7.96 billion) from household spending, and period. pulling back from the UK consumer goods a 3 percent rise would wipe off about 30 bil- sector on perceptions that credit-fuelled lion pounds due to higher debt interest pay- Variable pains demand will be squeezed in the short term. ments. Analysts said general retailers are likely to Data shows that shares in consumer stocks It estimates that the total amount of credit suffer, while discount retailers are expected have risen in tandem with borrowing levels. owed by UK households has more than to benefit. Travel and leisure stocks would be The MSCI UK consumer discretionary index quadrupled to 1,437 billion pounds in 2013 among the worst hit as higher rates would hit a record high in July, at the same time as from just 347 billion pounds in 1990. lower households’ disposable income espe- consumer credit rose to a four-year high. Significantly higher debt levels, which have cially due to higher mortgage payouts, they A pull-back since July, even accounting for grown from 90 percent of household dispos- added. Historically, some consumer-facing other factors hitting markets such geopoliti- able income in 1990 to 130 percent in 2013, stocks have generally underperformed in a cal tensions, points to an increasingly bearish mean that households are much more vul- rising rate environment. Shares in retailer MUMBAI: Indian commuters walk past hoarding of the backdrop for sectors like travel & leisure, nerable to marginal rate hikes. Next fell almost 30 percent from May to July new “NaMo” brand of tea, featuring a photograph of autos and some retail firms. The consumer “Household debt levels in the United 2007 when rates rose 5.50 percent to 5.75 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, outside a railway discretionary index has fallen more than 4 Kingdom are much higher due to significant- percent, while holiday operator Thomas Cook station in Mumbai yesterday. Hoardings and banners fea- percent from its July peak, while the blue- ly more home ownership, against countries and housebuilder Persimmon dropped about chip FTSE 100 index has flatlined. “The impact like Germany and the United States,” said 20 percent during the period. “At the turing Prime Minister Modi along with slogans coined by of a UK rate hike would indeed be negative Adrian Fitzpatrick, head of investment deal- moment, I am avoiding UK retail and con- him during the recent general elections feature promi- on consumer-facing sectors, especially after a ing at Aegon Asset management. sumer related stocks because the economic nently on the advertisements for the new tea brand good run and stretched absolute valuation “Luxury-goods companies such as catalyst remains quite far away and I don’t named after his popular moniker, NaMo. The brand, to be metrics,” said Jeremy Batstone-Carr, head of Burberry may suffer more than others and see wage growth picking up anytime soon,” available in regular and premium varieties, is expected to private client research at Charles Stanley. some cheaper alternatives could benefit as Edmund Shing, global equity fund manager be launched by September’s end. — AFP “They could suffer disproportionately.” people switch from the high end to the low at BCS Asset Management, said. —Reuters BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Gold edges up from lowest in nearly 3 months

LONDON: Gold prices recovered from their lowest in nearly three months yesterday as a stock market rally sparked by a European Central Bank (ECB) rate cut ran out of steam, but gains were capped ahead of key US payrolls data later in the day. The metal hit its weakest since mid-June earlier yesterday, at $1,256.90 an ounce, and remains on track to finish down on the week, in the face of rising equities and signs that the US economy is improving. Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,264.54 an ounce at 1139 GMT, while US gold futures for December delivery were down $1 an ounce at $1,265.50. A run of forecast-beating data, including jobs and serv- ices numbers on Thursday, has boosted speculation that US interest rates could rise sooner rather than later, lifting both the dollar and the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold. Analysts expect US non-farm payrolls data due at 1230 GMT to show the pace of job creation picked up slightly in August, with a rise of 225,000 jobs. “If we have stronger data this afternoon, we will have a dollar move starting, and then precious metals will be sold off,” ABN Amro analyst Georgette Boele said. “We (are forecasting) a better than consensus number for today - 6.1 on the employment rate and 250,000 on non-farm payrolls,” she said. “What’s also crucial now (is) the average hourly earnings ... If that ticks up a bit, that will have a bigger impact.” European stocks were down 0.7 percent, correcting after the previous day’s sharp rally spurred by an interest rate cut from the ECB, which also launched new measures to support the euro zone economy. That knocked the euro sharply lower on Thursday, lifting euro-denominated gold 1 per- cent, its biggest one-day move in a month. The euro steadied yester- NEW ORLEANS: A worker picks up blobs of oil with an absorbent snare. — AP day, while the dollar index was also little changed.

Looser policy A loosening of monetary policy is nominally positive for gold, New fines may force BP Swiss bank UBS said in a note yesterday, but any impact of the new measures in the euro zone is likely to be offset by gains in the dollar. “It would have to take more aggressive action from the ECB, which is to cut Russia exposure likely to come alongside a sharp deterioration in euro zone growth, for gold to benefit significantly,” it said. “In this scenario, concerns on weaker growth could potentially reactivate physical demand in Europe, should the fear-trade gain US court finds BP ‘grossly negligent’ over 2010 spill traction.” In the main physical gold markets, where demand has been soft in recent months, buying picked up slightly as prices declined. LONDON: The prospect of up to $18 bil- Russian exposure would not be easy and 510 pence from 480 pence - and S&P also Premiums in China, the top buyer of gold, rose to $4 to $5 an ounce lion in new fines for the 2010 Gulf of buyers were limited. They could include said it was maintaining its “buy” recom- from $3 in the previous session. — Reuters Mexico oil spill could encourage BP to sell China, if cleared by the Kremlin, or mendation. BP stock is still down 30 per- off some of its Russian interests, which Rosneft itself, he said, though the state- cent since before the 2010 oil spill, while already look at risk of being dragged into owned Russian oil group could have the UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 equities Nevada offers Tesla up to a political standoff between Moscow and problems financing a deal given its limit- index is up 25 pct over the same period. the West. ed access to capital because of sanctions. The new ruling comes as oil majors are $1.3bn for battery plant Shares in the British oil group dropped BP has already divested around $50 already suffering pressure from share- sharply on Thursday after a US judge billion of assets in recent years, slimming holders to control escalating costs, so BP CARSON CITY: Governor Brian Sandoval announced ruled it was “grossly negligent” in the down to focus its growth on the Gulf of may have to take an even harder look at Thursday that Nevada won a high-stakes battle with four oth- April 2010 rig explosion and spill that Mexico, Russia, Angola and the Caspian projects before going forward with them. er states for Tesla Motors’ coveted battery factory, but the killed 11 workers. A day later, many ana- Sea. It has set aside provisions of $42 bil- Besides BP’s Russian exposure, analysts win comes with a hefty price tag - up to $1.3 billion in tax lysts said the fall was overdone, pointing lion for cleanup, compensation and dam- have highlighted an Alaskan natural gas breaks and other incentives over 20 years that state lawmak- out the level of fines may not be deter- ages arising from the Gulf of Mexico spill, project that could cost $45-65 billion, BP’s ers still must approve. Sandoval revealed terms of the deal he mined for years and that BP could proba- including $3.5 billion for fines under the US fracking unit that has so far failed to negotiated with the electric car maker at a ceremony on the bly afford to pay them without any major Clean Water Act. deliver and the Mad Dog 2 platform in the Capitol steps attended by Elon Musk, CEO of California-based asset sales, or a big cut to its dividend. Thursday’s ruling could make BP liable Gulf of Mexico that was put on standby in Tesla. Musk confirmed the search was over for a home for his However, some said the bad news for up to $17.6 billion under that act if its 2013 because of high costs. $5 billion lithium battery “gigafatory,” which the company could prompt BP to look at reducing its appeal is denied, potentially leaving it However, the ruling is unlikely to have hopes will bring it closer to mass production of a more afford- exposure to Russia at a time when the with a significant shortfall to make up. much impact on BP’s dividend payments able electric car. West is imposing sanctions on Moscow “This decision represents another step in in the near term, as the company had The Republican governor called it a “monumental for its support of separatists in Ukraine, the process, but there is a long way to go $27.5 billion in cash and equivalents on its announcement that will change Nevada forever” and assert- and Russia is countering with its own in resolving this issue,” BP chief executive balance sheet at the end of the second ed that it would create more than 22,000 jobs and pump restrictions. “I wouldn’t be surprised due Bob Dudley wrote to employees in an quarter. “We believe the financial implica- $100 billion into the state’s economy over the next 20 years - to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and internal memo, seen by Reuters. tions of this ruling will remain significantly claims that critics said were exaggerated. Sandoval didn’t Russia if BP would like to reduce its huge BP’s stock was up around 1 percent by below the maximum - the Citi estimate is mention the total value of the incentive package in his 19.75 percent stake in the BP-Rosneft 1145 GMT, as analysts played down the $8.2 billion - a sum that should not impact remarks but nonetheless anticipated potential criticism for joint venture to cut their risks there, even immediate impact on the company. “A on BP’s ability to fund future growth the size of the package. though it is profit making,” said Natixis lengthy appeals process reduces the net ambitions nor shareholder dividends,” Citi “Even the most skeptical economist would conclude that analyst Abhishek Deshpande. present value of the fine. We note that said in a note. Investec said a less quantifi- this is a strong return (on investment) for us,” he said about the BP has said it remains firmly commit- Exxon took almost 20 years to settle the able factor, though, was the impact of the deal that already has drawn outside criticism from both the ted to Russia despite the political crisis as 1989 Valdez spill,” said analysts from gross negligence ruling on BP’s global political left and the right that the tax breaks are too generous. the assets generate up to a quarter of its Investec. Barclays also said it was likely to reputation. “Could they find it harder to So far, it has not encountered significant opposition from state global production. It declined to com- be a number of years before any fines win new business?,” asked analyst Neill lawmakers who must approve the incentives. Musk told the ment on Friday about assets sales. were paid. The next phase of a civil trial Morton. BP could once again find itself audience that Nevada didn’t offer the biggest incentive pack- Analysts at Citi called BP’s Russian over the accident is scheduled for January excluded from new business with the US age among the five states that tried to lure the factory, though exposure an “overhang” and said that 2015. government, including lucrative contracts he didn’t specify which did among California, Texas, Arizona, together with the mushrooming costs of with the military and deepwater drilling New Mexico and Nevada. The most important considerations the Gulf of Mexico spill cleanup it was the No dividend impact licenses in the Gulf of Mexico. Washington were not incentives, he said, but rather a high confidence that main reason for the lower share price val- Citi said it was raising its rating on BP removed in March a two-year ban on BP the factory will be ready by 2017, followed by assurances that uation of BP versus its oil major peers. shares to “buy” from “neutral” following that was imposed for “lack of business batteries can be produced cost efficiently. —AP Deshpande said a reduction of BP’s Thursday’s drop - raising its price target to integrity.” —Reuters SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Joan Rivers, queen of US comediennes, dies aged 81 Pages 22-23

In this Nov 11, 1969 photo released by the Las Vegas News Bureau, comedian Joan Rivers performs at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.—AP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

This undated image released by NBC shows comedian Joan Rivers, left, and host Johnny Carson during ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,’ in Burbank, Calif. —AP/AFP photos Joan Rivers, queen of US ‘comediennes,’ dies aged 81 oan Rivers, the caustic stand-up comic and television host marked by one of the biggest controversies of her career, magni- In this Jan 16, 2005 file photo, comedian Joan Rivers, left, who blazed a trail at a time when comedy was all but off-lim- fied by social media. While numerous comedians such as Sarah and her daughter, Melissa, from the TV Guide Channel pose Jits to women, died in New York on Thursday. She was 81. The Silverman and Roseanne Barr shared their grief over her death, an on the red carpet during arrivals at the 62nd annual Golden award-winning star had been in Mount Sinai Hospital since online outpouring from members of the public revolved around Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. August 28, when she reportedly stopped breathing during a another idea: karma. After she fell into unconsciousness on Aug medical procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic in New York. New York State Health Department said it was investigating the circumstances that surrounded her reported cardiac arrest at Yorkville Endoscopy Center. “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17 pm surrounded by family and close friends,” daughter Melissa Rivers said. Melissa and grandson Cooper had kept a vigil at Rivers’ bedside since flying in from Los Angeles as soon as she fell ill. “My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh,” her daughter added. “Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon.” Celebrities, including many younger female comics who followed her onto stages once dominated by men, raced to pay tribute to her rapier wit as their inspiration and to express their condo- lences. “There are no words. Bon Voyage Joan,” tweeted Oscar- winning actress and comic Whoopi Goldberg. “A legend, a friend, a mentor, an icon, and wildly funny. One of a kind. RIP,” said fel- low comic Kathy Griffin, tweeting a picture of herself with Rivers. In Los Angeles, a scrum of tourists and journalists gathered at Rivers’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame where flowers were laid. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extended heart- felt condolences for the loss of an icon who brought laughter to millions around the world and was a vocal supporter of Israel. With her razor-sharp wit, Rivers managed to offend just about everyone at one point or another. But her final month was

In this image released by E!, singer Boy George, left, sits on In this Sept 21, 2003 file photo, comedian and TV personality This Feb 27, 2005 file photo shows Joan Rivers, left, and her the lap of comedian and TV personality Joan Rivers on the set Joan Rivers with E! Entertainment television arrives for the daughter, Melissa, from the TV Guide Channel on the red car- of “Fashion Police,” in Los Angeles. 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. pet for Oscar arrivals before the 77th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

In this April 30, 2012 file photo, Kelly Osbourne, left, and Joan Rivers, center, co-hosts of the In this Feb 14, 2012 file photo, Joan Rivers tours backstage with her camera crew for E!’s show “Fashion Police” and show producer Melissa Rivers pose at an E! Network upfront event “Fashion Police,” before the Badgley Mischka show during Fashion Week in New York. in New York.

28, thousands of people tweeted that she deserved her illness years with secretarial work until she got her big break on the pop- because of her controversial remarks on Palestine last month. ular “Tonight Show” program in 1965. Four months after landing “Karma at work there. Without a doubt,” one person tweeted after a regular gig, she married one of the show’s producers Edgar her death. The hashtag #karma saw a large spike on Twitter for a Rosenberg. They had Melissa in 1968. brief period Thursday. Rivers used to say that no subject was off-limits in her comedy: In August, Rivers was at the center of an Internet backlash not even her husband’s suicide in 1987. “That’s how I get through when TMZ posted a video of her commenting on the Gaza con- life. God has given us this gift of humor,” she told New York flict in which she said that because the Palestinians voted for Magazine. “Animals don’t laugh.” In her 2013 book “I Hate Hamas, they were getting what they deserved. While Rivers never Everyone... Starting With Me,” Rivers joked about her own funeral, apologized for her remarks - fellow edgy comedian Anthony saying she wanted “a huge showbiz affair” with Meryl Streep “cry- Jeselnik tweeted that she once told him “she would die before ing in five different accents.” she’d ever apologize for a joke” -she did offer a clarification on her But she also sparked controversy over the years with outspo- Facebook page. ken remarks on the Middle East and, on one occasion, when the butt of her humor was the survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks. In ‘Can we talk?’ later years, Rivers became as well-known for her love of plastic The daughter of a well-off Jewish family, Rivers enjoyed a stun- surgery, taken to excess with her exaggerated cheek bones and ningly successful career that lasted decades and worked right up her preternaturally wrinkle-free face. until falling ill last week. Born Joan Alexandra Molinsky in She reinvented herself as the host of “Fashion Police,” a show Brooklyn, she graduated from New York’s Barnard College and that offered running critiques of the red-carpet attire worn by the worked in the fashion industry before starting out in stand-up glitterati at the Oscars and other A-list events. Rivers, who admit- under the stage name Joan Rivers. She spared no one her razor- ted to being a workaholic, said she hoped never to have to cede sharp wit and was considered one of the best at delivering a cut- the stage. “I’m an addict. It’s my drug. I love my work, This is ting one-liner, and perhaps the most foul-mouthed of a break- where I’m happiest,” she once said. US media reported that her through generation of US “comediennes.” funeral would be held on Sunday at Temple Emanu-El synagogue She took aim at celebrities and public figures, joking about in New York. modern America’s obsession with image and neuroses. Her signa- Robert Thompson, director of the Bleier Center for Television ture catch phrase was “Can we talk?”-an icebreaker she used and Popular Culture at Syracuse University called Rivers a pioneer. before verbally drop-kicking the object of her ridicule. She told an “She demonstrated 30 years ago that a woman could be a com- interviewer that she thought it up while on the stand-up circuit in petitive player on a late-night show,” he told AFP. — AFP Las Vegas during the 1980s. The joke at the time, she said, “was probably about Elizabeth Taylor being fat, and people gasped and I went, ‘Can we talk In this July 26, 1989 file photo, comedian Joan Rivers poses here?’ “What you’re really saying is, ‘Come on, are we going to next to her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during her talk the truth?’” Tough and tenacious, she supported herself for induction ceremony in Los Angeles.

This Sept 5, 2013 photo shows co-hosts, from left, Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana This March 27, 2014 photo released by NBC shows comedian Joan Rivers, left, with host Jimmy Rancic and George Kotsiopoulos from the E! series “Fashion Police,” during an appearance on Fallon, during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, in New York. the “Today” show in New York. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 St Vincent leaps ahead, will tour with Black Keys

fter watching a video of St Vincent’s per- formance at a British rock festival this sum- Big mystery Amer, an anonymous music fan posted a “I like a little bit of mischief,” she said. St succinct review. “It’s bonkers,” the viewer wrote. Vincent begins a 14-date US tour Friday in “But fascinating, original and strangely addictive.” Raleigh, North Carolina, then heads overseas for a St Vincent, the stage name for singer-songwriter punishing 33-date schedule that ends in Lisbon Annie Clark, continues a big year with a full before coming back to the United States to open autumn of touring, including a plum slot opening arena gigs for the Black Keys in December. The big for the Black Keys. Her fourth album, “St Vincent,” mystery is how fans of the two-piece blues rockers had her highest Billboard chart debut (No. 12), she will respond to Clark’s act when the two join played on the season finale of “Saturday Night forces. Live” and filled in for Kurt Cobain at Nirvana’s Rock “Devo is one of my favorite bands, and there and Roll Hall of Fame induction. She’s turning are things about her show that remind (me) of heads - not just her own - at concerts. them in the best possible way,” said Black Keys Clark complements her guitar playing with drummer Patrick Carney. “I am sure the crowds simple yet odd stage choreography, often in uni- are going to be very into her show. I know when son with keyboard player Toko Yasuda: head she played ‘SNL’ some people didn’t get it. But swivels, leverlike arm movements and skittering, when Devo played in 1978 I am sure there were birdlike movements across the stage in high plenty of people totally baffled as well.”—AP heels. The sense of whimsy most obviously recalls David Byrne. Clark has recorded and toured with the former Talking Heads frontman, and both work with choreographer Annie-B Parson. People who first saw St Vincent perform on “SNL” were intrigued or bewildered. A small number hated it, In this June 19, 2014 file photo, St Vincent seen at the 2014 Pitchfork Music Festival, in Clark said. Chicago. — AP Top Latin rocker Gustavo Cerati dead at 55

ustavo Cerati, who became a megastar in ers including The Beatles, King Crimson, Pink Latin America with his brand of showy, are- Floyd and Led Zeppelin. In 1982, he joined band- Gna-friendly rock ‘n’ roll, died on Thursday at mates Hector “Zeta” Bosio and Charly Alberti to 55 after four years in a coma. The Argentine singer form Soda Stereo, who went on to record songs and guitarist, who led the band Soda Stereo such as “Nada Personal” (“Nothing Personal”) and before a successful solo career, died of respiratory “Persiana Americana” (“American Blinds”) which failure, said a doctor at his clinic near Buenos became hits throughout Latin America. Aires, Gustavo Barbalace. Cerati suffered a stroke With his pouffed-up hair and his mastery of after a concert in Caracas in 2010 and fell into a the electric guitar, Cerati packed in arena-sized coma. He never recovered, despite even the best crowds around Latin America, much like his coun- wishes of fellow Argentine Pope Francis who sent terparts from the English-speaking world. After his mother a card last year. success in Argentina, Soda Stereo in 1987 played Born in the Argentine capital in 1959, Cerati 22 concerts in 17 cities around Latin America that was influenced from an early age by British rock- drew almost 150,000 people. —AFP

In this image released by The O and M Company, Jessie Mueller as Carole King, center, per- forms in ‘Beautiful: Carol King the Musical,’ in New York. — AP ‘Beautiful’ musical set for London show, US tour ext year will be a big one for Broadway’s Other tour stops include a 12-week engage- “Beautiful - The Carole King Musical” - a ment at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago from Dec NLondon production is due to start and a 1, 2015-Feb 21, 2016, as well as stops in Los national tour across America is planned. Angeles and the North Carolina cities of Durham Producers said yesterday that a West End produc- and Charlotte. Other cities are planned. The musi- tion of the Tony-nominated show begins pre- cal is about the songwriter behind such hits as “It’s views on Feb 10 at the Aldwych Theatre. And by Too Late” and “You’ve Got a Friend.” — AP next September, a US tour kicks off at the Relatives, friends and fans mourn before the coffin bearing the remains of the late Argentine artist Providence Performing Arts Center in Rhode Gustavo Cerati during his funeral at the Legislative building in Buenos Aires yesterday. — AFP Island. Garth Brooks feels love from fans in 1st show back arth Brooks wondered if his fans would come back. He got November and fall 2015. he has performed an extended run in Las Vegas and done a few his answer when he returned to the stage Thursday night. He played a portion of that back catalog later in the evening, charity shows, but largely stayed true to his fatherhood plan until GThe 52-year-old country star reunited with thousands of energetically running around the stage like the old days as he his youngest daughter graduated from high school. His come- enthusiastic fans during his official return to the road after more worked through hits like “Rodeo,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “The River” back will continue later this month with multiple shows in Atlanta than a decade largely away from the music industry. “You came and “The Dance.” He also played his new single “People Loving before he moves on to Jacksonville, Florida, next month. back, you came back!” Brooks yelled at the Allstate Arena crowd People.” The crowd let out a huge cheer after Brooks strummed The singer’s been gone from the spotlight for so long, he won- in the Chicago suburbs where he plans 10 more shows. He later just the first four notes of his biggest hit “Friends in Low Places.” dered before the show if his fans might return. He said he’d know told his fans, “I could not ask for a better start than this, people.” Brooks’ wife, country singer Trisha Yearwood, joined him on stage he has something going if the young fans in the crowd sang Brooks began the day by announcing he was releasing his for two songs and sang a set of her own hits, including “XXX’s and along Thursday night. “And to you younger people who knew back catalog bundled with his next two albums of new music OOO’s (An American Girl)” and “She’s in Love With the Boy,” along every single word,” Brooks said at the conclusion of the show, through a digital pay service, ghosttunes.com, which he founded with new song “PrizeFighter.” “thank you so, so much.”— AP and partly owns, making his music available digitally for the first Brooks entered semi-retirement in 2001 near the height of his time. Brooks will continue his comeback by releasing albums in popularity to raise his three daughters in Oklahoma. Since then SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Stefani nervous about working with her husband wen Stefani says she was nervous about working with one person in particular when she started on “The GVoice” as a panelist: her husband. Gavin Rossdale was the “coach” brought in to give advice to members of Stefani’s team of aspiring singers on the NBC music competi- tion show, which starts its new season on Sept 22. Rossdale was the lead singer of the British rock band Bush. “It was just awkward,” she said. “We’ve only collaborated on making babies.” There are three of those, the latest born this spring. Stefani, a solo artist and lead singer of the band No Doubt, said that not only had she and Rossdale never worked together on a music project, they weren’t even fans of each other’s music before getting to know each other. Stefani, 44, said she worried what would happen if they fought about what advice to give a particular contestant. But she said it didn’t happen. “It was just so fun,” she said. “It was right at the beginning of the show and I was just getting my feet wet, so having him there was kind of rad.”— AP

Actor Robert Downey Jr and wife producer Susan Downey In this Feb 28, 2014 file photo, US actress Scarlett Johansson, arrive at opening night gala premiere of ‘The Judge’ during the left, and her partner Romain Dauriac arrive at the 39th 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday. —AP French Cesar Awards Ceremony, in Paris. — AP Downey Jr, wife talk Scarlett Johansson pregnancy at TIFF premiere gives birth to daughter obert Downey Jr and wife Susan walked the red carpet at the ctress Scarlett Johansson has given birth to a girl, her first Toronto International Film Festival with a future family mem- child with her journalist fiance, the actress’ representative Rber in tow. The “Iron Man” actor wryly noted the couple’s Aconfirmed on Thursday. upcoming baby was already hitting her first red carpet. His produc- Musician Gwen Stefani, center, gestures during the Johansson, 29, and French journalist Romain Dauriac wel- er wife said “she’ll be around in the next couple of months.” quarterfinal match between Roger Federer, of comed daughter Rose, the first child for both of them. The couple The couple has worked on numerous films including “Iron Man Switzerland, and Gael Monfils, of France, at the US Open have been engaged since September 2013. The “Captain 2,” and the “Sherlock Holmes” series, but their latest collaboration is tennis tournament, Thursday. — AP America” actress was previously married to actor Ryan Reynolds. pretty special. Their new film, “The Judge,” was holding its world They divorced in 2011. — Reuters premiere as the 10-day festival’s opening film. — AP Vienna opera house musical director steps down he general musical director of the Vienna State Opera, one of the most prestigious Tpositions in classical music worldwide, announced his resignation yesterday with imme- diate effect. Franz Welser-Moest, 54, whose glit- tering career has included conducting the world- famous Vienna New Year’s Concert last year, cited “long-held conceptual differences in artistic mat- ters” for his decision. Britain’s Prince Charles, left, gestures to introduce someone else as he greets US President The Austrian’s immediate departure leaves Barack Obama upon his arrival to attend a ‘Welcome the World to Wales’ reception. — AP the opera house’s French head Dominique Meyer without a conductor for a string of planned per- Prince Charles formances in the 2014-2015 season including hails two opera premieres. Welser-Moest trained as a violinist before a car accident turned him to con- Joan Rivers ducting, working with orchestras around the ‘extraordinary’ world including in London, Berlin, Zurich, Philadelphia and New York. ritain’s Prince Charles paid tribute to missed and utterly irreplaceable,” Charles said in Last year he pulled out of conducting a three- “utterly irreplaceable” US comedian Joan a statement. Rivers died in New York on year cycle of Mozart operas at the Salzburg Rivers yesterday after her death at the age Thursday. She had been in hospital since August B Festival, saying that a start-time of one perform- of 81. Rivers attended Charles’s wedding to the 28, when she reportedly stopped breathing dur- ance at 11:00 am meant the singers would have then Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 and also per- ing a medical procedure on her vocal cords. to wake up at 3:00 am “to be ready”. — AFP formed at a special show to mark the heir to the Charles, eldest son of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, British throne’s 60th birthday in 2008. is known for his love of comedians such as Spike The couple were “deeply saddened” by her Milligan and Robin Williams, who died last A photo taken on December 27, 2010 in death, royal officials said. “Joan Rivers was an month in a suspected suicide. — AP Vienna shows Austrian conductor Franz extraordinary woman with an original and inde- Welser-Most rehearsing with the Vienna fatigable spirit, an unstoppable sense of humor Philharmonic Orchestra for the upcoming and an enormous zest for life. She will be hugely traditional New-Years Concert. — AFP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 A drone pilot faces a crisis in ‘Good Kill’

t’s such a banal word: drones. Don’t be fooled. miles from the shell,” the director said during an inter- Unmanned aerial vehicles have changed the way view in Venice. The film gives insights into a largely Iwars are fought, turning some forms of combat hidden world, revealing that young drone pilots are into a computer game with flesh-and-blood victims. recruited for their skill as gamers, and train on a con- The ethical cost to a nation and the emotional toll on sole modeled on the Xbox. “I was told that some of individuals of America’s new weaponry are explored them would fly a mission, go back to their little apart- in “Good Kill,” a sobering 21st-century riposte to “Top ment in Las Vegas, and play video games,” the direc- Gun” that stars Ethan Hawke as a former combat pilot tor said. “I don’t know how you separate that any- reassigned to fly missions in Afghanistan from the more.” safety of a trailer in the Nevada desert. “I’m always interested in how humanity and tech- ‘I have no answers’ nology intersect,” said the film’s writer-director, One of 20 films competing for the festival’s Golden Andrew Niccol. The New Zealand-born filmmaker Lion, “Good Kill” is a claustrophobic tale, played out depicted one sort of high-tech dystopia in 1997 sci-fi inside the trucks where Egan and his team - including movie “Gattaca.” In “Good Kill,” he explores the impli- Bruce Greenwood as a pragmatic commander and cations of waging war while staying home, a develop- Zoe Kravitz as a skeptical young volunteer - conduct ment that - for the drone operators - has blurred the surveillance missions and airstrikes on orders of the border between front line and home. militarily and, with less enthusiasm, the CIA. In their The film, which has its world premiere Friday at the down time, the characters thrash out the ethical Venice Film Festival, suggests that the ability to kill issues: Is it justifiable to kill innocents when targeting from thousands of miles away is profoundly disorient- a terrorist? Is it acceptable not to intervene against ing. “I feel like a coward every day,” says Hawke’s char- atrocities if it’s not part of the mission? acter, Maj. Thomas Egan, a veteran of several tours of The director said he saw the film was “a cautionary duty as the pilot of an F-16. tale in some ways, of what you can do and maybe Now grounded, he’s adrift, drinking too much and shouldn’t.” He avoided coming down for or against expression and thousand-yard stare to convey much From left, Actors Ethan arguing with his wife, played by January Jones. When the use of drones. “I have no answers,” he said. “There of Egan’s inner turmoil. Niccol said the actor, whom he Hawke, January Jones and a convenience-store clerk asks how his day went, Egan are great things about the drone program. These directed in “Gattaca” and arms-trade drama “Lord of Zoe Kravitz, and director says: “I blew up six Taliban ... and now I’m going things are really precise. If you hit the right house, that War,” was perfect for the role. “I’ve cast him as an Andrew Niccol pose for pho- home to barbecue.” The clerk doesn’t believe him; the missile’s going to go there. The question is, are you astronaut, an Interpol agent and now a fighter pilot,” tographers during the Good film suggests many Americans are oblivious to the hitting the right house? Niccol said. “He wouldn’t last five minutes in the mili- Kill photo call, the 71st edi- reality of drone warfare. Niccol said former drone “Are we going to have an armed policeman over tary, but I see him as this figure of authority.”— AP pilots he interviewed felt ashamed, like Egan, to be this part of the world forever? Because that’s what we tion of the Venice Film waging a war without any personal risk, but still suf- can do and that’s what we are doing. When the troops Festival in Venice, Italy, yes- fered from the emotional strain of combat. eventually pull out of Afghanistan, the drones aren’t terday. — AP “You’ve got shell shock but you’re thousands of going to leave.” The film relies on Hawke’s flinty

Actor and director James Franco, center, actor Scott Haze, second from right, actor Jacob US actor and director James Franco poses with actress Carmen Chaplin , director of the Venice Loeb, third from right, actress Ahna O’Reilly, third from left, and actress Janet Jones Gretzky, Film Festival Alberto Barbera and Jaeger-Le Coultre International communication director left, pose for photographers prior to James Franco receiving the Glory To The Filmmaker Laurent Vinay after he receives the “Jaeger-Le Coultre glory to the filmaker” award before the Award and the screening of The Sound and the Fury at 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival screening of his movie “The Sound and the Fury” presented out of competition at the 71st in Venice, Italy yesterday. — AP photos Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2014 at Venice Lido. James Franco shoots ‘Zeroville’ at Venice Film Fest ames Franco-directed film “Zeroville” used “The Sound and the Fury,” based on the William the Venice Film Festival’s red carpet and Sala Faulkner classic. “Zeroville” is instead based on JGrande theatre which doubled as a set yester- Steve Erickson’s 2007 eponymous novel which day. Franco, with a shaved skull sporting tattoos follows Ike “Vikar” Jerome, a 24-year-old student of “A Place In The Sun” stars Montgomery Clift and who arrives in Hollywood in 1969 with dreams of Elizabeth Taylor, pranced in front of real frenzied breaking into the movie business, which is in the fans and received both faux and real awards from midst of a seismic shift as the decline of studios fest topper Alberto Barbera, who put in a cameo. leads to the rise of independent directors. Jerome “It’s a little movie we’re doing. Maybe we’ll becomes a successful film editor and embarks on show it here in Venice next year,” said Franco, a Hollywood journey that ends in both tragedy who was ostensibly on the Lido to receive the and discovery.—Reuters Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2014 US director James Franco and Ahna O’Reilly arrive for the screening of the movie ‘The Sound prize and also to bow his latest directorial effort and the Fury’. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 First look at Zac Efron’s ‘We Are Your Friends’

atfish’ co-host Max Joseph is looking for more friends to sup- port his directorial debut starring Zac Efron. The director has ‘Claunched the first in what will be a series of videos that pro- vide a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, lensing now Actor Dax Shepard, left, director David Dobkin, producer Susan Downey, actor Robert Downey Jr, actress Emma Tremblay, in and around Los Angeles. In a charmingly self-deprecating manner, actor Robert Duvall, actor Jeremy Strong, actress Vera Farmiga and actor Vincent D’Onofrio attend the opening night gala pre- Joseph invites viewers to follow the production process. And if it pays off at the box office, the strategy could provide an innovative miere of “The Judge” during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday in Toronto. — AP way for filmmakers to take a little more control in the way they mar- ket their own movies. Joseph, who also co-wrote the film, has launched a YouTube page on which he will “be posting weekly updates from the set, rare peeks into the filmmaking process and some intimate moments with our Toronto kicks off cast and crew,” he said. The first post introduces Joseph and provides a quick glimpse at the production. The video posts are a smart move for a smaller-budgeted film that boasts a big star but little awareness- with Downey Jr’s ‘The Judge’ especially if it casually invites a young audience to observe the process of making the movie. Getting audiences interested early he Toronto International Film Festival turns comic and weepy - is grounded by the Whether he can continue his box-office suc- could prove especially beneficial at the box office when it’s released kicked off its 39th annual edition with a pair of Downey and Duvall. Though veritable cess in a courtroom drama will be a test for in 2015. In the age of social media and content-hungry blogs, the Tfather-son melodrama between opposites - one a manic motor-mouth, the the actor. His wife, Susan Downey (who is videos are designed to be easily shareable, guaranteeing “We Are Robert Downey Jr and Robert Duvall. “The other terse and irascible - they have an currently pregnant with the couple’s second Your Friends” considerable exposure. Yet the tone in which Joseph Judge” premiered Thursday at Toronto’s Roy undeniable chemistry together. “A movie is child), produced the film, as she has done speaks to his potential audience will be key in getting them viewed Thompson Hall, opening the 10-day festival only as good as its title character,” said regularly for Downey. and widely distributed. Simply giving them soundbites or throwing with some red carpet-ready star wattage in a Downey, introducing his co-star. “The movie “The Judge” is also a challenge for direc- traditional marketing materials at them won’t work; making them prodigal son tale that plays out as a court- ... is really about a dad, and the dad has to be tor David Dobkin, whose previous films feel invested in the project will be crucial. room drama. Downey plays a high-price a mountain that Hank has to find a way to have been comedies, including “Wedding If Joseph’s strategy works, it could easily be borrowed by other filmmakers, especially those with projects that don’t boast the mega- Chicago defense attorney returning to his climb. So it’s all contingent on: If we don’t Crashers,” “The Change-Up” and “Fred marketing budgets of summer tentpoles. Efron already is throwing Indiana hometown for his mother’s funeral, cast the right judge, this movie isn’t going to Claus.” “It’s not the kind of movie that gest his support behind Joseph’s effort, enthusiastically posting the video only to be sucked into defending his judge work.” “The Judge” returns Downey to dra- made often in Hollywood,” said Dobkin, on his Twitter and Instagram feeds, for example. This @WAYFMovie father (Duvall), from whom he’s long been ma (albeit one laced throughout with come- whose film will be released by Warner Bros first look is sick!!! bit.ly/wayffirstlook - #TeamZE #wayf #wearey- estranged. dy) after years spent primarily as either Tony The Toronto Film Festival runs through ourfriends-Zac Efron (@ZacEfron) September 03, 2014. —Reuters While plainly uneven, “The Judge” - at Stark of “Ironman” or Sherlock Holmes. Sept 14. — AP New Jordanian director brings powerful Western to Venice ordanian director Naji Abu Nowar has “The Bedouin culture has lots of things that wild terrain, a lawless place in 1916, where peo- Risking lives for strangers brought a powerful first feature to the make it a ripe subject for a Western. We filmed ple must take morality into their own hands,” The British-born director, who grew up in JVenice film festival, a Western-style story of near the Wadi Rum valley in southern Jordan-a Nowar said. Jordan and studied screenwriting at the coming of age starring Bedouins living in the Sundance Institute Lab’s first Middle East pro- desert. “Theeb” is set in 1916 in a far-flung cor- gram, said he was inspired by Western classics ner of the Ottoman Empire during the Great such as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Arab revolt, a period of upheaval which saw “Once Upon a Time in America”. “The railroad Bedouin livelihoods and culture threatened by a cost Bedouin tribes along the route their newly-built pilgrim railway which ran from income because there was no longer any need Damascus to Medina. for them to work as pilgrim guides. And with It stars Bedouin boy Jacir Eid as Theeb the creation of the state of Jordan they were (“Wolf”), a youngster who tags along uninvited forced to settle down, with dire consequences,” when his older brother agrees to accompany a he said. “This is the sort of great upheaval which British army officer on a danger-fraught mission lies at the heart of Western films,” he added. to a water well deep in the desert. The stunning After making the well-received short “Death Of but inhospitable land has become the hunting A Boxer” in 2009 Nowar had thought about ground of Ottoman mercenaries, Arab revolu- making “an Arabic Western”, but it wasn’t until tionaries and Bedouin raiders, and the young he met the Bedouins and heard their stories Theeb is soon forced to decide whether or not that the “Theeb” script was developed. He said to join forces with a murderer in a bid to survive. he had been driven by a desire to portray the New talent Nowar told journalists in Venice Bedouin’s “extreme hospitality”. he spent over a year living with the tribe to pre- “Desert life is so tough that Bedouins would pare for the film, a Jordanian, Britain, UAE and Actors Jacir Eid, Hussein Salameh and Hassan Mutlag pose during the photocall of the risk their lives for a guest, because one day they Qatar co-production funded in part by the Abu movie “Theeb” presented in the Orizzonti selection at the 71st Venice Film Festival on might need someone to do so for them in Dhabi Film Festival and Doha Film Institute. September 4, 2014 at Venice Lido. — AFP return,” he said. —AFP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

This product image provided by Levi Strauss shows the com- This product image provided by Levi Strauss shows the company’s waist band-less ‘Perfectly Slimming Pull-On’ jeans. pany’s Knit Jeans, made of stretch cotton knit that look like jeans but feel like sweatpants. — AP photos

Jeans face an uncertain future amid yoga wear rage

mericans’ obsession with jeans is begin- in Western movies and launched its first jeans jeans became even more of a way for people to to NPD estimates. NPD declined to offer more his- ning to wear thin. Jeans long have been a aimed at affluent women who wanted to wear express themselves. torical sales data because of changes it made in Ago-to staple in closets across the country. them on dude ranches. Then teens boosted pop- In the 1960s to early 1970s, hip-huggers and its methodology recently, but the group’s chief After all, not many pieces of clothing are so com- ularity of the pants, first among the greasy-hair- bell bottoms became an anti-establishment industry analyst Marshal Cohen says jean sales fell fortable they can be worn daily, yet versatile and-leather-jacket set in the 1950s and then, the statement. Then in the 1970s and early 1980s, about 3 percent again with the resurgence of enough to be dressed up or down. But sales of hippies in the 1960s. jeans became a status symbol when designers khakis 12 years ago. That was the last decline the iconic blues fell 6 percent during the past But teens’ biggest contribution to jeans’ rise like Jordache rolled out more chic versions. More until now. year after decades of almost steady growth. Why? was the name itself: Until the 1950s, the pants recently, names like 7 For All Mankind made $200 Fashion watchers say the latest decline could People more often are sporting yoga pants and were called overalls or waist overalls, but in the jeans, helping to push sales up by 10 percent to be the longest. The “athleisure” trend is the leggings instead of traditional denim. following decade, teens started referring to them $10 billion in 2000, NPD said. biggest threat jeans have faced because it reflects The shift is partly due to a lack of new designs as jeans. During that time, jeans took on a bad- a fundamental lifestyle change, said Amanda since brightly colored skinny jeans were a hit a boy image - popularized by teen rebels like James Ironing it out Hallay, assistant clinical professor of fashion mer- couple years back. It’s also a reflection of chang- Dean and Marlon Brando - which led many Jeans have faced other rough patches. One chandising at LIM College in Manhattan. ing views about what’s appropriate attire for schools to ban kids from wearing them to class. In came in the mid-1970s, when denim sales fell 3 to “Everyone wants to look like they’re running to work, school and other places that used to call for 1960, Levi’s began using the ‘jeans’ name in ads 4 percent, while corduroy pants surged in popu- the gym, even if they’re not,” she said. As a result more formalwear. “Yoga pants have replaced and packaging. And over the next few decades, larity, with sales rising 10 to 12 percent, according of jeans’ waning popularity, retailers and design- jeans in my wardrobe,” said Anita Ramaswamy, a ers are focusing more on activewear and less on Scottsdale, Arizona high-school senior who is denim. For instance, J.C. Penney recently has dou- buying more leggings and yoga pants than jeans. bled its selections in casual athletic looks and “You can make it as sexy as skinny jeans and it’s scaled back growth of its denim business. more comfortable.” And designers are pushing new versions of To be sure, the jeans business isn’t dead: jeans. Both Levi’s and VF Corp., the maker of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy, Wrangler and Lee jeans, are rolling out jeans that estimates denim accounts for 20 percent of annu- they say are stretchier. And many brands are al sales at the nation’s department stores. But making so-called jogger pants, a loose-fitting, sales of jeans in the US fell 6 percent to $16 billion sweatpant style that has elastic cuffs at the bot- during the year that ended in June, according to tom of the leg. “If casualization is what everyone market research firm NPD Group, while sales of is looking for, we can push the innovation,” said yoga pants and other “active wear” climbed 7 James Curleigh, president of the Levi’s brand. It’s percent to $33.6 billion. And Levi Strauss, which too early to tell whether the new styles will help invented the first pair of blue jeans 141 years ago, jeans regain popularity. Jennifer Romanello, for is among jean makers that acknowledge their one, said she’s not interested in them. “If I want business has been hurt by what the fashion yoga pants, I will buy yoga pants,” said the pub- industry dubs the “athleisure” trend. That’s led lishing executive from Rockville Centre, New them to create new versions of classic denim that York. “I just don’t see jeans crossing the line to be are more “stretchy” and mimic the comfort of yoga pants.”—AP sweatpants.

Birth of the blues It’s one of the few times jeans haven’t been at the forefront of what’s “trending.” Businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis invented jeans in 1873 after getting a patent to create cotton denim workpants with copper rivets in certain areas like the pocket corner to make them stronger. By the 1920s, Levi’s original 501 jeans had become top-selling men’s workpants, This 1955 file according to Levi’s corporate website. Over the photo shows next couple of decades, the pants went main- actor James stream. In 1934, Levi’s took advantage of the rise Dean. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Fashion from the Creatures of the Wind Spring 2015 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Thursday. — AP/AFP photos Richard Chai FASHION WEEK, DAY 1: A SPECTRUM OF SPRING LOOKS he annual eight-day whirl of fashion began Thursday in lection, was a shiny trench in a brilliant kelly green color, New York with a mix of soft pastels and riotous color. accompanied by a lavender slip dress with a ruffled “scarf TWith more than 100 shows set to take place at Lincoln hem.” It was Chai’s brightest piece, but there were other strong Center and many other Manhattan locations during New York colors: electric blue in a patchwork pleated dress, and acid yel- Fashion Week, designers spotlighted their Spring-Summer low, in a short flared coat paired with a white dress and black 2015 looks. There were biker jackets and trench coats, slip biker shorts underneath. For men, Chai favored sleeveless gar- dresses and patchwork pleats. Some went for filmy and ethere- ments, often boldly striped, that showed off muscled, tattooed al, others for bold and gritty. And one designer introduced a arms. But there were big trenches for men, too, sometimes tech-savvy way to shop: via Instagram. Among the highlights: paired with shorts, and chunky sneaker boots (those boots were produced with Timberland, and women’s footwear with Creatures of the wind Dr. Martens). For both men and women, lots of outfits had With a delicious clackety clack on the runway, Creatures of extra garments tied around the waist, for a casual, on-the-fly the Wind designers Christopher Peters and Shane Gabier on look - but maybe also in case of a sudden spring shower or gust Thursday debuted their first in-house collection of shoes: com- of nasty wind. fy platform sandals, slides, low loafers and chunky heels. Shoes, they said, intended to be friend, not foe. “We only want to TADASHI SHOJI make shoes for regular people,” Peters said after they present- Tadashi Shoji paid homage to 15th-century Venice and the ed their collage of a spring collection in a Chelsea gallery space. Grand Canal at sunset as it reflects the famous Ca’ d’Oro palace, “A lot of our outfits are based around shoes.” Paired with sunny in a collection of spring skirts, cocktail dresses and caped yellows, china blues, beachy wide stripes and optimistic florals, gowns that mixed lace with chain-mesh insets. “It’s the juxta- the shoes stood out on the winding, white runway. Some were position of power and the feminine,” Shoji said backstage after huarache inspired while others were sportier. They came in his show. Shoji is a history buff who has read a lot about old bright yellows, rich metallic reds and a touch of blue detailing. Venice. His royal golds, stately ivory and blush roses were nods “It’s easy to forget about the fact that a shoe has to go on a foot to the gilt of the palace also known as the “golden house,” and and not destroy a person. You can make difficult clothing but to the soft light of sunset, he said. For some looks, he stayed it’s not going to physically hurt you. Shoes, they will hurt you, true to his roots in silhouettes that would work for many so we really kept in mind that they had to be easy,” Peters shapes and sizes. “Any dress or clothes, most important is com- explained. fort,” he said. “You pay $10,000, $20,000 for clothes and you can’t move, you can’t dance, you can’t breathe. That doesn’t RICHARD CHAI make any sense. I want to make a very comfortable cocktail Richard Chai likely envisions a lot of rainy, windy days for evening dress. That’s my motto.”— AP Spring 2015 - so he’s sending bright colors, metallics and lots of bold, shiny trench coats into those wet and blustery streets. A highlight of Chai’s Love collection for women, presented Tadashi Shoji Thursday at New York Fashion Week along with his men’s col- TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

NEW YORK: This screenshot courtesy of LivingSocial.com shows the LivingSocial.com site. NEW YORK: File photo shows employees at Groupon pose in silhouette with the company logo in LivingSocial has sold concert tickets in ways ranging from a one show-deal with Bruce the lobby of the online coupon company’s Chicago offices.—AP photos Springsteen to a six-week exclusive to sell tickets for Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming tour. Music acts look to Groupon, LivingSocial for help

NEW YORK: Websites like Groupon have become the go-to place and “as a partner, not just when you’re in trouble.” personalized these days.”LivingSocial worked with platinum-selling for folks looking for that half-off deal on a manicure, a two-for-one “The Groupon audience is significantly broad ... we’ve reached rock band Switchfoot last year when it offered a concert ticket offer for a fancy dinner or that all-inclusive trip that won’t break the them in a really simple way, giving them the easy opportunity to along with a ticket to the band’s documentary. It worked so well bank. But increasingly, it’s also becoming the place for music fans say yes and buy a ticket on the spot. ... And I think that if we weren’t that LivingSocial was the home for pre-sale tickets for Switchfoot’s to scoop up deep discounts on concert tickets, CDs and more for frankly reaching the casual fan that was not necessarily going to tour this year, offering a signed poster and download of the band’s top-name acts. From big-name acts Arcade Fire to faded perform- buy a ticket anyway, that we wouldn’t have a strong relationship latest album with tickets. ers such as Color Me Badd, the industry is turning to Groupon and with our partners,” Rudin said. “These are our opportunities, through LivingSocial specifically, LivingSocial to connect with more fans - and sell more products. that we’ve used this last year to reach more people and to let peo- Groupon struck a deal with Live Nation in 2011 to help sell out Running successfully ple know what we’re doing,” Switchfoot drummer Chad Butler said. concerts, and a year later, LivingSocial partnered with AEG to do Business is going so well for Groupon that it doesn’t even offer “We’re reaching people that have never been to a Switchfoot con- similar work. “That ability to give this shot of adrenaline to the mar- that great of a deal anymore. “We’ve increasingly seen that we cert or recognize our band’s name.”Rapper Wiz Khalifa, who has keting promotion is a big deal,” said Alex Michael, LivingSocial’s don’t have to discount as much as we might have originally partnered with Groupon for tour dates, said he was open when the general manager for its entertainment and restaurants division. thought we did, and we have a big initiative internally within our idea of working together presented itself.”I liked the idea of it “You get massive brand exposure and ultimately you get sales and group ... to discount less,” Rudin said. “The people that buy are not because there are tons of people who are too busy or they’re out of so that combination is powerful.” necessarily significantly price sensitive, they just don’t know about the loop,” he said. “So it makes it much easier (for fans).” Michael said Google informed LivingSocial that after the site it.” Groupon has also sold CDs. Last year, it offered two of commer- offers deals on tickets, regular tickets sales also go up. “We do it in a LivingSocial has sold concert tickets in ways ranging from a one cially struggling singer Ciara’s albums for $13.99. Groupon is cur- big way by delivering it to people’s doorsteps and inbox. ... show-deal with Bruce Springsteen to a six-week exclusive to sell rently selling Beyonce’s best-selling latest album, her HBO docu- Awareness is probably the biggest issue with people going to tickets for Oprah Winfrey’s upcoming tour. Michael said consumers mentary and a live concert DVD as a bundle for $49.99. Rudin said stuff,” he said. come to the site to buy tickets because of the added value and the company is looking for more ways to package deals - maybe When selling concert tickets, Groupon typically offers a 30 per- bundles that are offered. “Whereas with others sites you may just even becoming the go-to place for debuting music. “A lot of times cent to 45 percent discount. Greg Rudin, vice president and general get a ticket, you may just get a discount, but what we want to pro- if people are fans already they’ve got the album, so we’re looking manager for GrouponLive, said it mainly focused on last-minute vide you with (is) a ticket and an experience or a value item,” he for new content, and we’re kind of in the process now where we’re inventory when it signed with Live Nation. It took a year to per- said, such as a T-shirt, drink ticket or access to an act’s sound check trying to convince folks if there is a new single, they should release suade the promoter to let Groupon start selling tickets in advance, in a bundle deal. “Everyone wants something that’s a little more it through us along with selling tickets,” he said. — AP New phones are all about selfie image

BERLIN: Visit any tourist destination, and race for cameras on the back of the phone,” you’re bound to see individuals and groups said Gerrit Schneemann, an analyst at taking photos of themselves for sharing on research firm IHS. “Handset makers try to sat- social media. It’s a declaration to the world isfy a specific use case by including more that they were there. Pop stars such as powerful features in the front camera.” Rihanna and Justin Bieber have helped pop- One of the phones Microsoft announced ularize the trend, too, by posting stylized Thursday, the Lumia 730, has a 5 megapixel selfies to their leagues of followers. Even front camera and software to help users politicians are taking selfies with ordinary touch up their image after taking it. For even folks these days as a way of showing how better shots, it’ll be possible to take selfies close they are to voters. So it was only a mat- with the 6.7 megapixel camera on the rear. ter of time before tech companies respond- Users won’t be able to see themselves on the ed with phones and apps specifically screen, but an app called Lumia Selfie will designed to help people take more and bet- use face-detection technology and beep to ter selfies. tell users where to hold the camera. With a Several phones unveiled at the IFA tech starting price of $258 before taxes, the show in Berlin this week sport higher-resolu- phone is likely to be particularly attractive to tion front cameras, so selfies will come out younger buyers and aspiring middle classes sharper. Some even have apps that let you in developing countries. It also fits neatly use the rear cameras, too. That means even with Microsoft’s stated strategy of prioritiz- clearer photos - and the use of the flash, if ing mobile phones and Internet-based serv- you need it. Promoting new phones as the ices. The phones come with sizeable online perfect selfie camera is a natural move for storage space on Microsoft’s OneDrive, manufacturers scrambling to stand out. “The where users can back up their photos or ‘selfie phone’ race resembles the megapixel share them with friends.—AP BERLIN: Microsoft presents the new Lumia Selfie App for their smart phones. — AP TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Motorola stresses design in circular smartwatch The moto 360 costs $360, ships Friday

NEW YORK: Motorola rolled out a circular smartwatch yester- announced updates to two of its phones. day, counting on a more traditional design to win over con- The Moto G will grow to 5 inches, from 4.5 inches in last sumers who have so far shunned other computerized wrist year’s model. The camera is also improved to 8 megapixels, devices. Smartwatches so far have had rectangular faces, a rather than 5 megapixels. It will start at $180 in the US with no shape that has turned off many consumers, said Steve Sinclair, contract requirement. The new version will have 3G cellular Motorola’s vice president of product management. Motorola’s access only. Motorola will continue selling a 4G version of the Moto 360 is round and has an all-metal frame, making it look more like a regular watch. “People don’t want to wear a shrunken-down smartphone on their wrist,” Sinclair said. Reshaping the smartwatch still might not be enough to sway consumers’ attitudes. Apart from design, smartwatches have had limited appeal because of their small displays and a requirement to have a companion smartphone nearby. Technology companies have yet to make a compelling case for why everyday consumers need them. Nonetheless, mobile device makers are still pinning their hopes on smartwatches spurring more sales to consumers who already have smartphones and tablet computers and aren’t looking to upgrade right away. Samsung and Sony already have smartwatches out, and new models are coming this fall. Apple is also believed to be working on one that could be announced Tuesday. old model for $219. Meanwhile, the flagship Moto X will Yesterday’s debut of the Moto 360 comes a week after LG enlarge to 5.2 inches, from 4.7 inches, and will start at $500. It Electronics Inc. announced its own circular smartwatch, the G will have a 13 megapixel camera, up from 10 megapixels. The Watch R. LG’s watch won’t be available for at least a month, Moto X distinguishes itself from rival phones by allowing peo- though, and its price wasn’t immediately announced. Both ple to customize the backs when ordering. Wood and leather watches use Google’s Android Wear operating system. The backs will be available for a higher price. There’s also a new system uses voice controls for basic functions, such as reading Bluetooth headset, the Moto Hint. Headsets have typically messages, checking the weather and getting reminders on been limited to phone calls. The Moto Hint will also allow calendar appointments. The Moto 360 costs $250 and starts users to control the Moto X phone with voice commands. NEW YORK: Steve Sinclair, Motorola’s vice president of prod- shipping Friday. That comes with a leather band. A metal- Motorola is currently owned by Google, though Lenovo plans uct management, holds the new Moto X phone and wears the band version will come out this fall for $300. Motorola also to complete its purchase of the business this year. — AP Moto 360 circular smartwatch. — AP photos Back to school, back online - safely Uzbekistan tightens rules hose sunny summer days are almost ful relationship between parents and chil- • Don’t accept any requests to meet in over and the school holidays are com- dren. person from strangers for bloggers Ting to an end. So our children, instead • Don’t tell anyone your phone number or of spending their time in parks and on Control the content e-mail, or publish it on a social network TASHKENT: Uzbekistan yesterday approved beaches, will be back in front of their com- Another piece of advice is to set clear page a new law on what bloggers can post online, puters, tablets and smartphones busily ground-rules about what children can and • Don’t click any links from unknown further tightening Internet restrictions in the exploring online encyclopedias and diction- can’t do online and to explain why you have senders tightly-controlled Central Asian republic. aries to help them prepare their coursework put them in place. Rules should be • Don’t trust tempting messages of any President Islam Karimov, who has been in in complete safety. At least, that’s the idea - reviewed as children grow up. To make sure sort - free stuff, discounts, increasing power since the collapse of the Soviet Union, signed a law banning content deemed to but in reality, as well as a wealth of useful that a pupil complies with them, we’d rec- your reputation/likes/stars on some site, back the overthrow of the state or spreading material, kids can easily find undesirable ommend using the Parental Control feature, etc. Just delete such messages and don’t religious extremism. The law also prohibits content like adult material or violence and incorporatedinto Kaspersky Internet click any links any posts that could be perceived as “defam- sites focused on drug abuse, self-harm or Security - Multi-Device. This enables parents • If something happens online that makes ing the honor and dignity” of individual citi- even suicide. not only to limit how long their children can you uncomfortable, or you start getting zens and warns authors against promoting That is why parents need to pay special use the Internet, but also to block access to messages from people who worry you, drug use or pornography. attention to their children’s online activities. inappropriate sites and games and prevent tell your parents to get their help in solv- According to the new legislation blog- gers are now “obliged to check the accuracy Here are some recommendations from personal data being shared with others. ing the problem of the information” before publishing it Kaspersky Lab experts to keep your children Websites and games are divided into cate- online and must immediately remove the safe in cyberspace: gories, based on their content and the Try to find an underlying problem piece if its “unreliability” is proved. The legis- child’s age. Parents can also easily view Parents shouldn’t forget that turning off lation sparked heated debate among blog- Limit the amount of time detailed reports about what their children the computer doesn’t mean the end of the gers and social network users in the ex- kids spend online have been doing online. Internet. Kids can stay connected using Soviet country, but local media reported It’s good for kids to spend some time tablets, smartphones and other devices. If government officials as saying that the measures do no more than bring Internet online, looking up educational information Share some advice with your child your child immediately looks for another use in line with existing media laws. and even playing games, chatting with When having a talk regarding the new gadget when the computer is unavailable, The move further solidifies the govern- friends or hanging out on Facebook some- rules with children, we encourage parents parents should do more than merely ensure ment’s control over the media in a country times. However, everybody would agree to share some of these tips with them. As that those devices are protected against that is often criticized for tightly controlling that most children are probably spending well as helping kids protect themselves cyber threats. Look for the underlying rea- society and tolerating no dissent. Earlier this too much time online. That’s why it is against online threats, it also makes them sons why children are so interested in the year local media also reported that the gov- important to have strict guidelines about feel that they are trusted by their parents. online world instead of meeting friends in ernment had introduced new regulation the time a child spends on a computer. • Do not make your private information an offline environment. Is it a lack of social increasing surveillance in Internet cafes across the country of over 30 million people. Before setting these new rules parents available to the public or send it to opportunity or a need for more physical Presidential elections are scheduled in should have a heart-to-heart conversation strangers, especially your contact details, activities? In any case, parents need to focus Uzbekistan next year. Karimov has not pub- with a child to explain why these time limits address, your school, etc. By “strangers” on providing other non-computer-related licly named a successor and indicated in May are important. Overwise it might feel like an we mean any people of any age you activities for the whole family to ensure chil- he wanted to stay in his role. — AFP arbitrary punishment, damaging the trust- don’t know in real life. dren have a healthy and balanced life. TV listings SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

06:00 Gold Rush 01:10 Sci-Fi Science 12:15 Jessie 12:50 Siba’s Table 07:00 Dual Survival 01:35 Sci-Fi Science 12:35 Jessie 13:15 Jenny Morris Cooks The Riviera 07:50 Alaska: The Last Frontier 02:00 Close Encounters 13:00 African Cats 13:40 Guy’s Big Bite 08:40 Fast N’ Loud 02:25 Close Encounters 13:25 Austin & Ally 14:05 The Next Food Network Star 00:45 Monsters Inside Me 09:30 Storage Hunters 02:45 Mythbusters 13:45 Good Luck Charlie 14:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 01:35 Untamed & Uncut 09:55 Container Wars 00:00 Violetta 03:35 What’s That About? 14:10 Good Luck Charlie 15:20 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 02:25 Roaring With Pride 10:20 Savage Family Diggers 00:45 The Hive 14:35 Dog With A Blog 15:45 Chopped 10:45 How It’s Made 04:30 Moon Machines 03:15 Tanked 00:50 Art Attack 15:00 Dog With A Blog 16:35 Fast Food Gone Global 11:10 How Stuff’s Made 05:20 Unchained Reaction 04:05 Treehouse Masters 01:15 Art Attack 15:25 Liv And Maddie 17:25 Jenny Morris Cooks The Riviera 11:35 Street Outlaws 06:10 Science Of The Movies 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 01:40 Wolfblood 15:50 Liv And Maddie 17:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:25 American Chopper: Senior vs 07:00 Stephen Hawking’s Grand 05:45 Swamp Brothers 02:05 Wolfblood 16:10 Mako Mermaids 18:15 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Junior Design 06:10 Swamp Brothers 02:30 Violetta 16:35 Win, Lose Or Draw 18:40 Siba’s Table 13:15 American Chopper: Senior vs 07:55 The Unexplained Files 03:10 The Hive 06:35 Call Of The Wildman Junior 17:00 Herbie: Fully Loaded 19:05 Reza’s African Kitchen 08:45 What’s That About? 03:20 Art Attack 07:00 Call Of The Wildman 14:05 Storage Hunters 18:40 Get Frozen 19:30 Guy’s Big Bite 03:45 Art Attack 07:25 Project Puppy 14:30 Container Wars 09:40 Science Of The Movies 18:55 Mako Mermaids 19:55 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 07:55 Project Puppy 14:55 Savage Family Diggers 10:30 X-Machines 04:10 Jungle Junction 19:20 Violetta 20:20 Chopped 08:15 Weird Creatures With Nick Baker 15:20 Dual Survival 11:20 Moon Machines 04:20 Jungle Junction 20:05 African Cats 21:10 Chopped 09:10 Must Love Cats 16:10 Alaska: The Last Frontier 12:10 Unchained Reaction 04:35 Jungle Junction 20:30 Jessie 22:00 Throwdown With Bobby Flay 10:05 America’s Cutest Pets 17:00 Fast N’ Loud 13:00 How Does That Work? 04:50 Jungle Junction 20:50 Dog With A Blog 22:25 Throwdown With Bobby Flay 11:00 Too Cute! 17:50 Idris Elba: King Of Speed 13:30 What’s That About? 05:00 Art Attack 21:15 Mako Mermaids 22:50 Pizza Cuz 11:55 Treehouse Masters 18:40 Fifth Gear 14:20 Mythbusters 05:25 Art Attack 21:40 Austin & Ally 23:15 Pizza Cuz 19:30 Gold Rush 05:50 Mouk 12:50 Must Love Cats 15:10 Scrapheap Challenge 22:00 Good Luck Charlie 23:40 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 20:20 How It’s Made 06:00 Austin & Ally 13:45 Must Love Cats 16:00 X-Machines 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 20:45 How Stuff’s Made 06:25 Austin & Ally 14:40 Must Love Cats 16:50 Science Of The Movies 22:50 Shake It Up 15:35 Must Love Cats 21:10 Container Wars 06:45 Mako Mermaids 21:35 Savage Family Diggers 17:40 Sci-Fi Science 23:10 Wolfblood 16:30 Must Love Cats 07:10 Mako Mermaids 22:00 Idris Elba: King Of Speed 18:05 Sci-Fi Science 23:35 Wolfblood 17:25 Must Love Cats 07:35 Jessie 22:50 Fifth Gear 18:30 Close Encounters 07:55 Jessie 18:20 Tanked 23:40 Car Chasers 00:00 Diggers 18:55 Close Encounters 08:20 Win, Lose Or Draw 19:15 World’s Wildest Cities: Manaus 00:30 Diggers 19:20 The Gadget Show 08:45 Good Luck Charlie 19:45 World’s Wildest Cities: Manaus 01:00 Dangerous Encounters 19:45 How Does That Work? 09:05 Dog With A Blog 20:10 Deadly Islands 02:00 Britain’s Underworld 20:10 Mythbusters 09:30 The Wizards Return: Alex vs. 00:00 Keeping Up With The 21:05 Wildest Latin America 03:00 Mega Bridges 21:00 The Future Of... Alex. Kardashians 22:00 World’s Wildest Cities: Manaus 04:00 Killing Lincoln 22:30 World’s Wildest Cities: Manaus 21:50 Alien Mysteries 10:15 Liv And Maddie 00:55 Chelsea Lately 00:20 The Gadget Show 06:00 Family Guns 22:40 Human Nature 10:40 Meet The Robinsons 01:25 Style Star 22:55 Deadly Islands 07:00 Brain Games 00:45 How Does That Work? 23:30 Moon Machines 01:50 Style Star 23:50 Untamed & Uncut 07:30 Brain Games 02:20 Keeping Up With The 08:00 Diggers Kardashians 08:30 Diggers 03:15 Extreme Close-Up 09:00 Dangerous Encounters 03:40 Extreme Close-Up 10:00 Britain’s Underworld 04:10 E!ES 00:25 Keeping Up Appearances 11:00 Predator CSI 05:05 E!ES 00:55 Doctors 12:00 A Traveler’s Guide To The 06:00 E! Entertainment Special 01:25 Casualty Planets 07:50 Style Star 02:15 Him & Her 13:00 Air Crash Investigation 08:20 E! News 02:45 Him & Her 14:00 Battleground Brothers 09:15 Giuliana & Bill 03:15 Him & Her 15:00 Brain Games 10:15 THS 03:45 Him & Her 15:30 Brain Games 11:10 E!ES 04:15 The Weakest Link 16:00 Diggers 12:05 E! News 05:00 Teletubbies 16:30 Diggers 13:05 Fashion Police 05:25 3rd & Bird 17:00 Dangerous Encounters 13:35 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 05:35 The Green Balloon Club 18:00 Rebuilding Titanic 14:05 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 06:00 Nina And The Neurons: In The 19:00 The Numbers Game 14:30 Style Star Lab 19:30 The Numbers Game 15:00 Keeping Up With The 06:15 Teletubbies 20:00 Situation Critical Kardashians 06:40 3rd & Bird 21:00 Doomsday Preppers 16:00 Keeping Up With The 06:50 The Green Balloon Club 22:00 Armageddon Outfitters Kardashians 07:15 The Weakest Link 23:00 Naked Science 2.5 17:00 The Drama Queen 08:00 The Vicar Of Dibley 18:00 E! News 08:40 Sinbad 19:00 The E! True Hollywood Story 09:25 Last Man Standing 20:00 Eric And Jessie: Game On 10:15 Blackadder The Third 20:30 Eric And Jessie: Game On 10:45 The Weakest Link 21:00 Giuliana & Bill 00:20 Hippo vs Croc 11:35 The Vicar Of Dibley 22:00 Fashion Police 01:10 Monster Fish 12:15 Sinbad 22:30 E! News 02:00 Brutal Killers 13:00 Casualty 23:30 Chelsea Lately 02:50 Crocpocalypse 13:50 Eastenders 03:45 Hooked 14:20 Eastenders 04:40 Built For The Kill 14:50 Eastenders 05:35 Brutal Killers 15:20 Eastenders 06:30 Crocpocalypse 15:55 Blackadder Goes Forth 07:25 Hooked 16:25 Blackadder Goes Forth 08:20 Mudcats 00:05 Fast Food Gone Global 16:55 Blackadder Goes Forth 09:15 Crocodile King 00:55 Grill It! With Bobby Flay 17:25 The Fat Fighters 10:10 Wild Untamed Brazil 01:20 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 18:15 Sinbad 11:05 Killer Shots 01:45 Mexican Made Easy 19:00 Live At The Apollo 12:00 Shark Men 02:10 Mexican Made Easy 19:45 Alan Carr: Chatty Man 12:55 World’s Deadliest Animals 02:35 Siba’s Table 20:30 Ashes To Ashes 13:50 Hippo vs Croc 03:00 Siba’s Table 21:20 Him & Her 14:45 Hooked 03:25 Guy’s Big Bite 21:50 Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle 15:40 Mudcats 03:50 Iron Chef America 22:20 Lee Evans: Big Live At The O2 16:35 Croc Ganglands 04:40 Chopped 17:30 Wild Untamed Brazil 05:30 Unwrapped 18:25 Hidden Worlds 05:50 Tastiest Places To Chowdown 19:20 World’s Deadliest Animals 06:10 Chopped 20:10 Hippo vs Croc 07:00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam 21:00 Hooked 07:25 Roadtrip With G. Garvin 21:50 Mudcats 00:30 Street Outlaws 07:50 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 22:40 Croc Ganglands 01:20 The Fighters 08:15 Iron Chef America 23:30 Wild Untamed Brazil 02:10 Saint Hoods 09:05 Barefoot Contessa 03:00 Fast N’ Loud 09:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 03:50 Storage Hunters 10:20 Easy Chinese: San Francisco 04:15 Container Wars 04:40 Savage Family Diggers 10:45 Fast Food Gone Global 05:05 How It’s Made 11:35 Grill It! With Bobby Flay 05:30 How Stuff’s Made 12:00 Reza, Spice Prince Of India 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon LOCKOUT ON OSN MOVIES HD ACTION 12:25 Charly’s Cake Angels Stewart TV listings SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

01:00 The Colbert Report Stewart 03:00 Rescue Me 08:00 Trouble With The Curve-PG15 10:00 Pawn Stars 01:30 Seinfeld 21:30 The Colbert Report 04:00 House Of Cards 10:00 Marvel’s The Invincible Iron 10:30 Pawn Stars 02:00 Seinfeld 22:00 Wilfred 05:00 Good Morning America 00:00 Three Men And A Little Lady-PG Man-PG 11:00 Storage Wars 02:30 The Mindy Project 22:30 2 Broke Girls 07:00 Emmerdale 02:00 Sabrina-PG 12:00 G.I. Joe: Retaliation-PG15 11:30 Storage Wars 03:00 Baby Daddy 23:00 The Mindy Project 08:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 04:15 Overboard-PG15 14:00 Too Late To Say Goodbye-PG15 12:00 Counting Cars 03:30 Parks And Recreation 23:30 Late Night With Seth Meyers 16:00 Trouble With The Curve-PG15 12:30 Counting Cars 09:00 Almost Human 06:15 Hot Rod-PG15 04:00 My Boys 18:00 The Guilt Trip-PG15 13:00 Mountain Men 04:30 The Tonight Show Starring 10:00 Emmerdale 08:00 Undercover Brother-PG15 10:00 Sabrina-PG 20:00 Taken 2-PG15 14:00 Counting Cars Jimmy Fallon 11:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 22:00 The Awakening-18 14:30 Counting Cars 05:30 My Name Is Earl 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy 12:15 3 Times A Charm-PG15 00:00 The Carrie Diaries 14:00 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling 15:00 Counting Cars 06:00 The War At Home 01:00 Chicago Fire 13:00 The Blacklist Pants-PG15 15:30 Counting Cars 06:30 Friends 02:00 The Newsroom 14:00 Live Good Morning America 16:00 American Restoration 07:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 16:00 Undercover Brother-PG15 03:00 C.S.I. 16:00 Almost Human 17:00 Pawn Stars 08:00 My Boys 18:00 Romy And Michelle’s High 04:00 Covert Affairs 17:00 Grey’s Anatomy 02:00 Trans World 17:30 Pawn Stars 08:30 My Name Is Earl School Reunion-PG15 05:00 Switched At Birth 03:00 Super Rugby 18:00 Storage Wars 09:00 Baby Daddy 18:00 The Blacklist 20:00 The House Bunny-PG15 06:00 The Carrie Diaries 05:00 Super Rugby 18:30 Storage Wars 09:30 Trophy Wife 19:00 Almost Human 22:00 For A Good Time, Call-18 07:00 Last Resort 07:00 Golfing World 19:00 American Restoration 10:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 20:00 Grey’s Anatomy 08:00 Scandal 08:00 International Rugby Union 20:00 Counting Cars 10:30 Friends 09:00 Chicago Fire 21:00 The Blacklist 10:00 ICC Cricket 360 20:30 Counting Cars 11:00 The Tonight Show Starring 10:00 Switched At Birth 22:00 House Of Cards 10:30 Live Super Rugby 21:00 Pawn Stars Jimmy Fallon 11:00 Covert Affairs 23:00 Rescue Me 12:30 Live NRL Premiership 21:30 Storage Wars 12:00 The War At Home 12:00 Emmerdale 15:00 Super Rugby 22:00 American Pickers 12:30 My Boys 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 23:00 Storage Wars 13:00 My Name Is Earl 14:00 Scandal 01:00 Promised Land-PG15 17:00 Trans World 13:30 Friends 15:00 The Carrie Diaries 03:00 The Philly Kid-PG15 18:00 ICC Cricket 360 23:30 Storage Wars 14:00 Parks And Recreation 16:00 Emmerdale 05:00 Abandoned-PG15 18:30 Total Rugby 14:30 Trophy Wife 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 07:00 Oh Christmas Tree-PG 19:00 Golfing World 00:00 The Cabin In The Woods-18 15:00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 18:00 Scandal 09:00 Darling Companion-PG15 20:00 Live Super Rugby 02:00 Dick Tracy-PG15 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon 19:00 Switched At Birth 11:00 Abandoned-PG15 22:00 Live PGA Tour 04:00 Money Kills-PG15 Stewart 20:00 Covert Affairs 13:00 Bernie-PG15 16:00 The Colbert Report 21:00 The Client List 06:00 The Hobbit: An Unexpected 15:00 Riddle-PG15 00:10 Oprah’s Next Chapter 16:30 The War At Home 22:00 Killer Women Journey-PG 17:00 Darling Companion-PG15 01:00 Mob Wives 17:00 Late Night With Seth Meyers 23:00 C.S.I. 09:00 Maximum Conviction-PG15 19:00 96 Minutes-PG15 01:50 Hoarding: Buried Alive 18:00 The Simpsons 10:45 F/X-PG15 21:00 Citizen Gangster-PG15 00:00 Trans World Sport 02:40 I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant 18:30 Parks And Recreation 12:45 Lockout-PG15 23:00 Neds-PG15 01:00 PGA European Tour 03:05 Mob Wives 19:00 Enlisted 14:45 Special Forces-PG15 07:00 Premier League Darts 03:55 Long Island Medium 19:30 The Michael J. Fox Show 16:45 The Hobbit: An Unexpected 10:30 Golfing World 04:20 Say Yes To The Dress 20:00 The Tonight Show Starring Journey-PG 11:30 Live PGA European Tour 04:45 Say Yes To The Dress Jimmy Fallon 20:00 Jurassic Park-PG15 14:30 Web.Com Tour 05:10 Toddlers & Tiaras 00:00 The Blacklist 00:45 The Best Man-PG15 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 22:00 The Baytown Outlaws-18 16:30 Live PGA European Tour 06:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 01:00 Good Morning America 02:45 Red Lights-PG15 19:30 Inside The PGA Tour 07:00 Oprah: Behind The Scenes 04:45 Cinderella Man-PG15 20:00 WWE SmackDown 07:50 Cake Boss 07:15 An Inconvenient Truth-PG 22:00 Live Super League 08:15 Cake Boss 09:00 The Trial-PG15 08:40 Cake Boss 11:00 I Am-PG15 09:05 Cake Boss 12:30 Cinderella Man-PG15 09:30 Six Little Mcghees 15:00 Prosecuting Casey Anthony- 10:20 My Crazy Obsession PG15 10:45 My Crazy Obsession 17:00 I Am-PG15 00:00 ICC Cricket 360 11:10 Extreme Couponing 19:00 Marie Antoinette-PG15 00:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 11:35 Extreme Couponing All-Stars 21:00 Nobody Walks-PG15 01:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 13:15 Oprah Presents: Master Class 23:00 Shadow Dancer-PG15 02:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 14:05 Oprah’s Next Chapter 03:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 14:55 Little People, Big World 04:30 ICC Cricket 360 17:00 World’s Worst Mum 01:00 Austenland-PG15 05:00 IPL Highlights 17:50 Jon & Kate Plus 8 03:00 Between Us-PG15 06:00 IPL Highlights 18:15 Jon & Kate Plus 8 05:00 Good Day For It-PG15 07:00 ICC Cricket 360 18:40 Jon & Kate Plus 8 07:00 Monsters University-PG 07:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 19:10 Jon & Kate Plus 8 09:00 You Got Served: Beat The World- 08:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 19:35 Jon & Kate Plus 8 PG15 09:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 20:05 Six Little Mcghees 11:00 Magic Journey To Africa-PG15 10:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 21:00 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 13:00 Austenland-PG15 11:30 ICC Cricket 360 21:25 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 15:00 Jack The Giant Slayer-PG15 12:00 IPL Highlights 21:55 World’s Worst Mum 17:00 You Got Served: Beat The World- 13:00 IPL Highlights 22:50 Long Island Medium PG15 14:00 IPL Highlights 23:15 My Crazy Obsession 19:00 LOL-PG15 15:00 IPL Highlights 23:40 My Crazy Obsession 21:00 One Direction: This Is Us-PG 16:00 ICC Cricket 360 23:00 The Heat-PG15 16:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 17:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 18:30 Natwest T20 Blast Highlights 19:30 Live Natwest T20 Blast 23:00 ICC Cricket 360 00:35 Dancing On Ice 01:00 A Fairy Tale Christmas 23:30 Best of ICC WT20 02:00 Emmerdale 02:45 Gnomeo & Juliet 02:55 Coronation Street 04:30 The Great Bear 03:25 Big Star’s Little Star 06:00 Problem Child 2 04:20 The Hungry Sailors 08:00 Freddy Frogface 05:15 The Chase 10:00 Planet 51 06:05 Dancing On Ice 11:30 Wizards And Giants 00:00 Storage Wars 07:30 Big Star’s Little Star 13:00 Gnomeo & Juliet 00:30 Pawn Stars 08:25 The Hungry Sailors 14:30 Fred 2: Night Of The Living Fred 01:00 American Restoration 09:20 Take On The Twisters 16:00 Curious George: Swings Into 02:00 American Daredevils 10:15 Murdoch Mysteries Spring 02:30 American Daredevils 11:10 Emmerdale 18:00 Planet 51 03:00 Storage Wars 12:00 Coronation Street 20:00 Turboosters 03:30 Storage Wars 12:30 The Chase 22:00 Fred 2: Night Of The Living Fred 04:00 Pawn Stars 13:20 Dancing On Ice 23:30 Curious George: Swings Into 04:30 Pawn Stars 14:45 Murdoch Mysteries Spring 05:00 Mountain Men 15:35 Take On The Twisters 06:00 Storage Wars Texas 16:30 Lewis 06:30 Counting Cars 18:20 Murdoch Mysteries 07:00 Counting Cars 19:10 Coronation Street 00:00 Dangerous Attraction-PG15 07:30 Counting Cars 19:35 Take On The Twisters 02:00 G.I. Joe: Retaliation-PG15 08:00 American Restoration 20:30 Lewis 04:00 Cirque Du Soleil: Worlds Away- 08:30 Cajun Pawn Stars 22:20 Coronation Street PG 09:00 Storage Wars Texas 22:50 Emmerdale THE HOUSE BUNNY ON OSN MOVIES COMEDY HD 06:00 Disturbia-PG15 09:30 Counting Cars 23:45 Murdoch Mysteries WHAT’S ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Albanian ambassador meets IKFS president GPCC Kuwait to celebrate ujtim Morina, Ambassador of Republic of Albania in Kuwait recently met Dr KGhalib Al-Mashoor, President of Indo- 18th anniversary Kuwait Friendship Society at Embassy premis- es located in Zahra, Kuwait. Dr Ghalib was ulf Pradesh Cultural Congress (GPCC ers aired GPCC’s dissatisfaction over the accompanied by one of the leading Kuwaiti Kuwait) held a press conference last recent reorganization of OICC carried out philanthropists and businessmen Waleed Al- Gweek to announce its 18th anniver- by the KPCC and hoped that the leadership Alban. sary celebration which will take place on in Kerala would take necessary remedial September 27, 2014 at the United Indian action. HiDine Thomachan (Patron), Chessil School, Abbassiya. Renowned South Indian Ramapuram (president), Sam Nanthiyath singer Jayavijaya fame Jayan will present a (general secretary), Joy Joseph (treasurer) Carnatic music concert during the celebra- and other office-bearers addressed the tion. Addressing the media the office-bear- meeting.

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right? Some people say there’s nothing to do here! However, Hajj is an international pilgrimage to Mecca that attracts up may be there are places of interest to visit that you don’t to three million Muslims annually. The speaker will discuss its Guided Tour: Grand Mosque know of. Therefore, come along to AWARE’s Diwaniya to dis- historical significance, describe the major rites that comprise the 13 Sep 2014, 9:15 a.m. cover known and hidden places of interests that you could pilgrimage, and share some of the sentiments that Muslims For a rewarding, spiritual & informative experience. This is visit after which you could send an Instagram postcard to experience in this trip of a lifetime. This 30-minute PowerPoint a 11/2 tour of one of Kuwait’s most famous landmarks. Ladies friends & family saying, “From Kuwait with love. presentation will be followed by National Geographic’s 45- are required to cover - long sleeves and long ankle length Guided Tour: Arab Organization Headquarters minute documentary film entitled, “Inside Mecca” which pres- skirt, otherwise the mosque will provide a cloak. If you have 27 Sep 2014, 9:30 am. ents an intimate look at the annual pilgrimage by following your own scarf you’re welcome to bring it. Cameras are This tour is a marvel of innovative architecture displaying three pilgrims from very different backgrounds as they embark allowed. Children are welcome. This tour meets directly at modern technology combined with traditional artisan crafts- on a spiritual journey that is both deeply personal and widely the Grand Mosque manship from Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Egypt & contributions universal. from Kuwaiti designers. This tour meets directly at the Arab Guided Tour: House Of Mirrors Organization Headquarters. Cameras are welcome. Limited Aware Eid Al-Adha Festival 15 Sep 2014, 5 pm. Seats. Advance reservations are required at 09 Oct 2014, 5 pm. The House of Mirrors is home to the family of the late [email protected] Registration Deadline: Tuesday, The AWARE Center would like to invite Westerners in Kuwait renowned artist, Khalifa Al-Qattan. His wife has spent vast September 23, 2014 to our Eid Open House Festival which is will be held at our prem- amounts of time creating scenes on the walls, the floors & ises in Surra on Thursday, October 9 from 5:00p.m. This event is even the ceilings to showcase what can be done with broken Guided Tour: Bait Al Othman Museum free of charge and will be followed by a dinner buffet. This pieces of mirror & glass when accompanied by an artists’ 29 Sep 2014, 5 pm. Festival provides an opportunity for the Western Guests to expe- touch. Enjoy a cup of tea, an artful snack & a guided tour to Inaugurated by the Amir of Kuwait, His Highness Sheikh rience Eid in Kuwait through various activities like: Culture view the splendors of this ‘bedazzled’ home. Cameras are Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on April 8, 2013, this Clothes, Cultural Paintings & Items for Sale, Henna, Hajj welcome. Museum hosts rare historical items & antiques for old Kuwaiti Documentary, Arabic Calligraphy. Your RSVP is kindly requested Fee: KD 3 per person. This is an adult only tour for 8 par- houses. Decorating the walls of its Art Gallery are paintings & at [email protected]. Address: Surra, Block 3, Hamad Al ticipants. belongings of Kuwaiti Artists. There are also the crafts & Kuwaiti Roomi Street, Villa 84. E-mail : [email protected] Advance reservations are required at dhow models on display. Fee: KD 2 per person. Children below [email protected] 14 years & Pets are not allowed. Limited Seats. Advance reserva- tions required at [email protected] GREETINGS Diwaniya: Places to Visit in Kuwait 16 Sep 2014, 7 pm. Aware Short Lecture and Documentary Kuwait’s only good for shopping malls and restaurants, 30 Sep 2014, 7 pm.

Sami Abdelhameed Mansi celebrated the first birth- day of his son Omar along with his brother Abdelhameed. WHAT’S ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Musical soiree by Kuwait TV troupe marks finale for NCCAL cultural fest

he National Council for Culture, Arts and enjoyed various cultural and artistic events, Letters (NCCAL) on Thursday wound up the which have made of the festival a distinguished TNinth Summer Cultural Festival with a tra- occasion people wait for annually. The festival, ditional musical soiree performed by the Kuwait which started on August 24, included book fairs, TV Troupe on theater of Kuwait National cultural workshops and socially-orientated lec- Museum. The Troupe, formed in 1978 as the first tures, Al-Duwaish added. It also sought to national band to offer the Kuwaiti folklore, encourage junior writers. This year, the festival thrilled the audience with some of its best songs. included several concerts, and plays, local, Arab NCCAL Assistant Secretary-General Badr Al- and international in addition to Lebanese cine- Duwaish told reporters that the audience had ma nights. - KUNA HEALTH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Weight loss may not improve mood, study says

NEW YORK: Advertisements for weight-loss programs usually show cheery dieters delighted to be shedding their burden of excess pounds, but a new study finds that in the real world, over time, weight loss may be linked with worsening mood. UK researchers following about 2,000 overweight and obese adults over four years found that people who lost 5 percent or more of their body weight had improved physical health but higher rates of depression. “We know that weight loss is so hard to achieve or maintain, so we wondered whether part of the explanation might be that the psychological effects aren’t entirely positive,” said Jane Wardle, the study’s senior author and a researcher at University College London. “Our study isn’t definitive because we were comparing people in the general population who had lost weight with people who hadn’t - it wasn’t a randomized trial,” Wardle told Reuters Health in an email. But, she added, the results indicate that although weight loss brings health benefits, it may be a bit of a psychological struggle. Wardle noted that many articles and products on weight loss imply that it will immediately make people feel bet- LIBERIA: Medical workers wearing Personal Protection Equipment suits (PPEs), carry the body of a victim of the Ebola ter, but these findings show that may not be true. Overweight virus in a bag at the John Fitzgerald Kennedy hospital of Monrovia, yesterday. — AFP and obese adults are often told to lose weight to improve their health. And according to a 2012 survey, about 60 percent of obese adults in the US had tried to lose weight during the past Experts race to deploy year. For overweight and obese people, weight loss is well known to lower the risks for a range of physical illnesses. But experimental Ebola drugs research on the psychological benefits has been mixed, Wardle and her coauthors Measures in place to step up the pace of clinical trials write in the journal PLOS One. The researchers used infor- mation for 1,979 overweight GENEVA: World health experts met in Geneva were in place to accelerate the pace of clinical ELWA hospital in Monrovia, was en route to and obese men and women yesterday for the second day of urgent talks on trials on the drugs-most of which have yet to the airport to be repatriated. Nigeria, which who were part of the English fast-tracking experimental Ebola drugs as doc- be tested on people. Abdulsalami Nasidi, proj- had initially seen progress in battling the out- Longitudinal Study of Ageing, tors in the worst-hit countries pleaded to be ect director at the Nigeria Centre for Disease break, faced fresh warnings that an outbreak a large population study of given the serums. With no fully tested treat- Control, said that the Geneva meeting’s dis- in its oil producing hub of Port Harcourt could ments for Ebola, the World Health Organization cussion of new drugs “gives a lot of hope to spread more fiercely than in the financial capi- U.K. adults age 50 and older. has endorsed potential cures like ZMapp to be the African people affected and those who are tal Lagos. Nurses measured the height, rushed out. “Everybody keeps asking why isn’t in panic”. WHO said the arrival of the virus in Port weight and waist circumfer- this medication made available to our people The race to ready experimental drugs Harcourt, which is 435 kilometers (270 miles) ence of each participant, and out there?” Samuel Kargbo, from Sierra Leone’s comes as affected countries are struggling to east of Lagos, showed “multiple high-risk questionnaires were used to ministry of health, told AFP. contain the outbreak, which was first detected opportunities for transmission of the virus to assess mood. In addition, ZMapp has been given to about 10 health in Guinea at the start of the year. WHO others”. However, in Geneva, Nasidi expressed blood pressure and serum workers who contracted the virus, including spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said the official hope that once transmission in Port Harcourt triglycerides were measured to determine cardiovascular risk. Americans and Europeans, three of whom death toll was likely a gross underestimate. was brought under control “we are going to None of the participants was depressed when the study began. recovered. Its stocks have been exhausted, but “Many deaths are in the community and are be exiting the outbreak in a few weeks”. Since this was an observational study, the researchers didn’t WHO said a few hundred doses could poten- not being reported. It is estimated that there The French development secretary, Annick give instructions or advice to lose weight, but they recorded tially be ready by the end of the year. “Our are two to four times as many people infected Girardin, announced she would travel to Dakar whether or not the participants said they intended to lose doctors who have been treating patients are with Ebola as reported,” he told AFP by email. and Conakry later this month to “show weight. After four years, 14 percent of the participants lost at also dying, and it’s not made available,” At least 30 more people have died in a sepa- France’s support in the fight” against Ebola. least 5 percent of their initial body weight, or about 15 pounds Kargbo said. The two-day closed-door meet- rate outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Her visit follows a statement from internation- on average. Another 71 percent had kept their weight stable, ing of some 200 health experts in Geneva Congo. In hardest-hit Liberia, which counts a al medical agency Medecins sans Frontiers and 15 percent had gained more than 5 percent of their initial began on Thursday and is discussing eight full 871 deaths out of 1,698 cases, medical Tuesday that said the world was “losing the weight - about 14 pounds on average. potential therapies, including ZMapp, as well sources said on Thursday that US doctor Rick battle” to contain Ebola. “We have heard the The average age was highest in the weight-loss group, and as two experimental vaccines. “None are clini- Sacra, who was infected while working at the call from MSF,” said Girardin. — AFP there were more men and more wealthy participants in the cally proven,” WHO stressed in a working doc- ument for the meeting, adding that “while weight-stable group. People in the weight loss group also tend- extraordinary measures are now in place to ‘Telepathy’ experiment ed to have more weight to lose than their counterparts. accelerate the pace of clinical trials, new treat- Psychological wellbeing deteriorated in all three groups, but ments or vaccines are not expected for wide- members of the group that lost weight were 80 percent more spread use before the end of 2014”. sends 1st mental message likely to be depressed than the people who maintained their The agency warned that the death toll in weight. the epidemic, which is centered on Guinea, WASHINGTON: For the first time, scientists A computer translated the words into digi- Sierra Leone and Liberia, was still growing fast. have been able to send a simple mental tal binary code, presented by a series of 1s Final conclusions “The outbreak is rising,” WHO chief Margaret message from one person to another with- or 0s. Then, this message was emailed from The study doesn’t prove that losing weight caused depres- Chan told reporters in Washington on out any contact between the two, thou- India to France, and delivered via robot to sion, the authors note. It’s possible that depression caused Wednesday, putting the death toll at “more sands of miles apart in India and France. the receiver, who through non-invasive Research led by experts at Harvard brain stimulation could see flashes of light some people to lose weight or that neither caused the other than 1,900”. WHO on Thursday however put the official death toll a bit lower, at 1,841, out University shows technology can be used to in their peripheral vision. and that something else the participants had in common was transmit information from one person’s The subjects receiving the message did responsible for the weight loss or the depression. of a total of 3,685 cases in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. Another seven people had died in brain to another’s even, as in this case, if not hear or see the words themselves, but But Wardle said she has some idea why weight loss might be Nigeria, which has counted a total of 22 cases, they are thousands of miles away. were correctly able to report the flashes of connected with depression. “In order to lose weight, a person has while one case has been confirmed in Senegal, “It is kind of technological realization of light that corresponded to the message. to eat less than they would like to, and possibly less than people WHO said. “The current west African Ebola the dream of telepathy, but it is definitely “We wanted to find out if one could com- around them, and losing out on the pleasure of food is bound to outbreak is unprecedented in size, complexity not magical,” Giulio Ruffini, a theoretical municate directly between two people by be hard, even if there are compensations in terms of dropping a and the strain it has imposed on health sys- physicist and co-author of the research, told reading out the brain activity from one per- dress size and improving your health,” she said. “Maybe if we tems,” WHO said in a statement, acknowledg- AFP by phone from Barcelona. “We are son and injecting brain activity into the sec- using technology to interact electromagnet- ond person, and do so across great physical were more honest about the fact that it won’t necessarily make ing the “intense” public demand for a treat- ment. ically with the brain.” For the experiment, distances by leveraging existing communi- you feel good in the short-term, people would gear themselves one person wearing a wireless, Internet- cation pathways,” said co-author Alvaro up for the challenge,” Wardle added. She and her colleagues sug- linked electroencephalogram or EEG would Pascual-Leone, professor of neurology at gest in their report that more investigation into the emotional Many deaths not reported The WHO said “extraordinary measures” think a simple greeting, like “hola,” or “ciao.” Harvard Medical School. —AFP consequences of weight loss is needed. —Reuters HEALTH SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Escaped albino US missionary with Ebola cobra recaptured comes home for treatment in LA suburb NEBRASKA: A US medical missionary LOS ANGELES: Animal control officers on Thursday infected with the Ebola virus entered recaptured an albino cobra that mysteriously got loose in the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha a Los Angeles suburb, leaving residents jumpy after the yesterday for treatment after being venomous reptile attacked a dog earlier this week, flown in from West Africa, a spokes- authorities said. Officials at the Los Angeles County woman for the medical center said. Dr. Department of Animal Care and Control confirmed that Rick Sacra, a 51-year-old Boston physi- the snake, an all-white specimen of a species called a cian, is the third US missionary doing monocled cobra, had been caught alive, but they were health work with the SIM USA Christian unable to immediately provide more details. A brief group in Liberia infected with the dead- statement posted online by the police department in ly virus. Thousand Oaks, the community north of Los Angeles Sacra’s plane landed at the Offutt Air where the dog was attacked on Monday, said the snake Force Base and he was transported to was found near where it had last been seen just after its the medical center in an ambulance canine confrontation. escorted by state highway patrol, said The dog was treated at a veterinarian hospital for Jenny Nowatzke, media relations coordi- what was originally reported to be a snake bite to its nator with the medical center. Sacra neck, and it has since recovered. Betsey Webster, a walked onto the airplane in Liberia on spokeswoman for the animal control agency, said on Thursday. He will be treated at the Thursday that the dog’s injury turned out to be “not con- Nebraska hospital’s Bio-containment sistent with a bite.” “There were no puncture marks,” she Patient Care Unit. The virus has killed said. “It appeared to be an abrasion, and no signs of ven- 1,900 people out of 3,500 cases in om entering the animal.” She said investigators were Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Nigeria “actively following some leads” to determine who might and Senegal since March, in the worst have owned the cobra, which is native to parts of South outbreak since Ebola was first uncov- Asia and Southeast Asia but illegal to possess in ered in 1976. The pace of the epidemic California without a special permit. has accelerated with close to 400 deaths The dog’s owner took photographs of the snake and in the past week. OMAHA: Doctors at the Nebraska Medical Center said they’re ready to treat a alerted authorities. Although residents of the Southern Two other SIM USA missionaries missionary who was infected with Ebola while serving in Liberia. — AP California community have experience with rattlesnakes, infected with ebola, Nancy Writebol and ZMapp, that has been available for only Sacra had volunteered to return to the presence of a white-colored cobra several feet long Kent Brantly, were also flown back to the a few patients, but it is not clear whether Liberia when Writebol and Brantly in their midst had left some people on edge. “People are US for treatment. The Nebraska facility it aided their recovery. became infected. It is not known how he a little more freaked out because obviously cobras don’t where Sacra is being treated is similar to There are no more doses of the contracted the virus because he was not live in this area, but it’s just as dangerous as any of the the one at Emory University in Atlanta experimental drug - made by Mapp been caring for Ebola patients but was rattlesnakes that we have living in this area,” animal con- where Writebol and Brantly were treat- Biopharmaceutical Inc - for Sacra, the delivering babies, and had been follow- trol officer Alfred Aguirre said. — Reuters ed and recovered. Writebol and Brantly director of the bio-containment unit in ing protocols to prevent the spread of received an experimental treatment, Omaha told reporters on Thursday. the disease, SIM USA said. — Reuters SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

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MLB CAPSULES Yankees stun Red Sox 5-4

NEW YORK: Mark Teixeira and Chase the ninth. St Louis never trailed after Headley hit solo home runs off Koji Uehara Yadier Molina’s two-run single in the first in the ninth inning, and the New York off Wily Peralta (15-10). Yankees stunned the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday night to bolster their slim playoff TIGERS 11, INDIANS 4, 11 INNINGS hopes. New York had just one hit since the Eugenio Suarez’s two-run single and third inning before Teixeira drove a pitch Victor Martinez’s three-run homer high- into the second deck in right field for his lighted a seven-run 11th inning that lifted 21st home run this season. One out later, Detroit over Cleveland. Detroit scored four Headley homered deep into the right field runs in the first and then was shut down for bleachers against Uehara (6-5). Adam the next nine innings. Warren (3-5) pitched a scoreless ninth for The Tigers sent 10 batters to the plate in the Yankees, who began the night four the first and 11 in the final inning. Cleveland games out of the second AL wild-card chipped away against Cy Young Award win- spot and in danger of missing consecutive ner Max Scherzer and tied the score against postseasons for the first time since 1992 the Tigers’ bullpen in the seventh. Phil Coke and ‘93. David Ortiz homered twice and (4-2) pitched 1 2-3 innings for the win. Josh drove in three runs for the Red Sox. Brock Tomlin (6-9) gave up five runs and three hits Holt put Boston ahead 4-3 with a fifth- in one-third of an inning to take the loss. inning homer, then made a great sliding Detroit, which holds a slim lead for the sec- grab in the bottom half. ond AL wild card, won three of four in a cru- cial series to pull within one game of first- BLUE JAYS 1, RAYS 0, 10 INNINGS place Kansas City in the AL Central. Pinch-hitter Colby Rasmus homered in the 10th inning and Toronto earned its MARINERS 10, RANGERS 2 first three-game sweep at Tampa Bay. Robinson Cano drove in four runs for the Rasmus led off with a long drive into the first time with Seattle, and the wild card- right-field seats against Steve Geltz (0-1). contending Mariners jumped out to a big Tampa Bay threatened in the ninth and early lead on the way to an easy victory over loaded the bases loaded with one out. But Texas. Rookie left-hander Roenis Elias (10- reliever Brett Cecil (2-3) worked out of the 12) allowed a run in five innings to become jam by striking out three in the inning. the fourth Seattle starter with at least 10 Casey Janssen got three outs for his wins. Robbie Ross (2-6) gave up six runs and 21st save. Toronto won the first two five hits in 1 2-3 innings. games of the series to stop a streak of 22 The lefty was the first of six Texas pitch- consecutive winless road series (including ers, with two more making their big league one in Orlando) against the Rays dating to debuts to increase the Rangers’ major April 6-8, 2007. Blue Jays starter Mark league record totals to 40 pitchers used and Buehrle and counterpart Jake Odorizzi 63 players overall this season. While long a both had impressive outings. forgone conclusion, the Rangers (53-87) became the first team in the majors elimi- ORIOLES 9, REDS 7 nated from playoff contention after their JJ Hardy snapped a seventh-inning tie sixth loss in a row. Chris Denorfia hit his first with a two-run single, and Baltimore gave home run with the Mariners. away a six-run lead before rebounding to beat Cincinnati for a three-game sweep. ANGELS 5, TWINS 4 After completing a 9-2 homestand, the AL Pinch-hitter Chris Iannetta’s sacrifice fly East-leading Orioles (82-57) are assured a in the ninth inning lifted Los Angeles over third straight winning season for the first Minnesota. David Freese broke out of an 0- time since 1992-94. Nelson Cruz hit his for-21 slump with two doubles and an RBI, major league-leading 37th home run in a and Howie Kendrick and Erick Aybar each six-run first, but the Reds chipped away had two hits and an RBI to help the Angels and finally pulled even with a four-run sev- bounce back from a two-game sweep in enth. Baltimore rookie Jonathan Schoop Houston. homered for the third straight game. Huston Street earned his 36th save in 38 Tommy Hunter (3-2) worked 1 1-3 innings chances to give the Angels a five-game lead and Zach Britton got three outs for his in the AL West over Oakland. Eduardo 33rd save. Devin Mesoraco went 4 for 4 Nunez hit a three-run homer and Kyle with his 21st home run and four RBIs, but Gibson pitched seven innings for the Twins. the Reds (66-74) fell eight games under But All-Star closer Glen Perkins (3-2) gave up .500 for the first time since Oct. 2, 2009. a leadoff double to Freese to start the ninth Cincinnati has dropped 16 of 22. Manny and couldn’t strand him. Joe Smith (6-2) Parra (0-2) took the loss. worked one inning for the win, and Street nailed down his 12th save since arriving CARDINALS 3, BREWERS 2 from San Diego in a trade. Marco Gonzales and his fellow St. Louis relievers worked out of several jams in DIAMONDBACKS 5, PADRES 1 Randall Delgado and four relievers com- combining for six innings of one-run ball, bined on a four-hitter, and AJ Pollock had and the Cardinals held off slumping three hits to help Arizona beat San Diego. Milwaukee for their sixth straight win. The The Diamondbacks won the final two of a Cardinals moved to a season-high 14 four-game series in which they outscored games above .500 and extended their lead the Padres 11-2. Delgado’s outing marked to four games in the NL Central over the the start of Arizona going to a six-man rota- Brewers, who lost their ninth straight. St tion. Delgado (3-3) started on April 4 and 10, Louis used the bullpen early after Michael then made 37 appearances as a reliever. He Wacha was limited to three innings in his came into the game with a 5.85 ERA and first start off the disabled list. Gonzales (2- held San Diego to two hits in five innings. 2) went 2 1-3 innings for the win. The Ian Kennedy (10-12) had a miserable night Brewers stranded potential tying runs in MILWAUKEE: Matt Holliday #7 of the St Louis Cardinals and Jon Jay #19 celebrate after the 3-2 win against his former team, allowing four runs scoring position from the sixth through over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on September 04, 2014. — AFP and 10 hits in 5 1-3 innings. — AP SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Standoff over India’s Asian Games delegation rumbles on

MUMBAI: India’s sports authority has recommended and minimum sixth for individual events,” Ajit Sharan, office before announcing the delegation list. The coun- slashing the country’s proposed Asian Games delega- India’s sports secretary said yesterday. “We have spoken try’s sports officials have said the issue was not one of tion by a third and sending only medal hopefuls to to the sports minister (Sarbananda Sonowal) on the cost, but one of prestige and national pride. South Korea’s Incheon later this month. The Indian issue and it will be up to him to take a final call.” India “We don’t want the athletes to cut a sorry figure Olympic Association (IOA) has sent a list of 944 athletes sent 609 athletes in a delegation of 933 to the there,” SAI Director General Jiji Thomson told Reuters and officials for government approval to travel to the Guangzhou Games in China four years ago where they on Thursday. “We want to send people with a realistic Sept 19-Oct. 4 Games. However, the Sports Authority of participated in 35 disciplines and won 65 medals, chance of winning medals since it’s the country’s pride India (SAI) wants that figure cut down and for the coun- including 14 gold. that is at stake.” According to local media, the Olympic try to only send athletes with genuine medal chances to Last week, the SAI said India was not likely to com- Council of Asia have warned the IOA of sanctions if they prevent India’s athletes being embarrassed on such a pete in baseball, bowling, fencing, karate, modern pen- withdraw athletes who have already been entered for big stage. tathlon, rugby, soft ball, soft tennis and triathlon in the Games at the last minute. The SAI wants the sports ministry to approve a dele- Incheon because of the athletes’ poor standards. “The team draw has already been completed. As per gation of around 600 people to participate in 26 disci- Football, basketball, sepaktakraw, handball and table the constitution, if the IOA withdraws now, a penalty plines at the Incheon Games and expect at least 70 tennis could also face the axe. With the individual feder- will definitely be levied and the whole draw will need to medals. “We have set a criteria for athletes to be ranked ations trying to muscle their way into the delegation, be done again,” local media quoted the OCA saying in at least eighth in Asia to participate in the team events Sonowal has sought guidance from the prime minister’s an email to the IOA. — Reuters

Botham blasted for IPL scrapping call

NEW DELHI: Organizers of cricket’s Indian Premier League hit back angrily yesterday at former England all-rounder Ian Botham’s call for the tournament to be scrapped, criticiz- ing him for having the “temerity” to issue lec- tures. Delivering a keynote speech in London earlier this week, Botham said the IPL was “too powerful” for cricket’s long-term good. But Sanjay Patel, secretary of the Indian board (BCCI), said Friday that Botham was in no position to take the moral high ground after his involvement in disgraced Texas fin- ancier Allen Stanford’s ill-fated T20 competi- tion between the West Indies and England. “I can still visualize the photo of Botham sitting in the front when Stanford went to England-and he has the temerity to talk about IPL,” Patel told the Press Trust of India news agency. “We don’t want his advice. We have enough top players like (former Indian players) Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev and Rahul Dravid to advise us.” Botham was one of several cricketing legends who appeared alongside Stanford at the 2008 launch of his competition which was can- celled after the first edition following allega- tions of fraud against the Texan. HARARE: Australia’s batsman Mitchell Johnson (bottom) is run out by South Africa’s wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock during a one-day inter- Stanford was later sentenced to 110 years national triangular series cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the Harare Sports Club on September 2, 2014. — AFP in prison for heading up a $7 billion Ponzi scheme in a verdict which was seen as a CRICKET huge embarrassment for the England cricket board. While few England players appear in the IPL, the annual tournament does feature star names from most of the Test-playing Australia have the nations. Some have shunned the chance of playing for their country, opting instead to take the greater financial rewards on offer at the IPL. “How on earth did the IPL own the best players in the world for two months a edge, says Johnson year and not pay a penny to the boards who brought these players into the game?” Botham said on Wednesday as he delivered HARARE: Predictability will meet adaptability game.” There is some truth in Johnson’s assess- and Kane Richardson preferred to James the annual MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey when South Africa face Australia in today’s tri- ment. Australia have a middle order packed Faulkner, McLaren’s departure has forced South lecture at Lord’s. angular series final in Harare - at least according with power hitters such as Glenn Maxwell and Africa to rebalance their side. Rilee Rossouw was “I’m worried about the IPL. In fact, I fear it to Mitchell Johnson. Days after fracturing South Mitchell Marsh, who have twice seen them to drafted into the team to provide an extra bats- shouldn’t be there at all. It is changing the Africa all rounder Ryan McLaren’s right arm, the scores above 325 in a tournament characterized man in Thursday’s victory over Zimbabwe, as priorities of world cricket.” But Patel said Australian quick has ramped up the mind by slow, dry pitches. Meanwhile, South Africa’s Imran Tahir made way to leave Aaron Phangiso Botham had failed to “get his facts” right and games after the Proteas saw off Zimbabwe on batsman tend to be more orthodox as they rely as the only specialist spinner. “We felt it was that India had “distributed over $10 million Thursday to confirm their place in the final at on their inherent quality - as they did when AB really important to get runs on the board, which as compensation to other cricket boards for Harare Sports Club. Johnson claimed that de Villiers and Faf du Plessis scored hundreds to worked exceptionally well,” De Villiers said of allowing their players to play in the IPL”. Australia can easily forecast South Africa’s game chase a target of 328 in the first meeting the selections. The IPL is currently being investigated for plan, and suggested his own side are more ver- between the two sides last week. However, “Today’s obviously a different opponent. It’s match-fixing and corruption by India’s satile in the way that they go about their cricket Australia’s own adaptability has not always a possibility that we will use the same ploy. It’s Supreme Court. International news organiza- “We know what they’re like and they’re pret- been up to the mark - most notably when they definitely something to talk about.” While both tions, including Agence France-Presse (AFP), ty structured in their ways,” he said. “They like to failed to get the hang of a turning pitch on sides still have plenty of cricket to play before have suspended their on-field coverage of play a certain way and they do it most times. It Sunday and lost to Zimbabwe for the first time next year’s World Cup - and will face each other matches hosted by the BCCI since 2012 after gets brought up in most meetings that we have, in 31 years. in a five-match series on Australian soil later this the board imposed restrictions on picture that they have that structure. “We’re ready to While Australia appear to have settled on year - De Villiers acknowledges that there are agencies. — AFP adapt to any conditions and we’ve done that in their best team since that defeat, with Steve points to be scored in a rivalry over which no the past. We go out there and play our own Smith returning to provide a second spin option love has been lost. —AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Perez plays down Photo of the day Ronaldo spat amid surge in Madrid revenues

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez sought to play down an apparent spat with Cristiano Ronaldo yesterday as he announced the La Liga club’s income had surged above 600 million euros ($778 million) in 2013-14. Perez, who has splashed hundreds of millions of euros of the European cham- pions’ cash on top players in recent years, said the loyalty of Ronaldo, the current World Player of the Year, had been “unquestionable”. The Portugal captain made headlines on Monday when he said the club’s transfer dealings in the latest window would probably have been different if he had been in charge. After winning a record-extending 10th European crown last season, when dressing-room heavyweight Ronaldo was the team’s top scorer, Real sold midfielders Xabi Alonso and Angel Di Maria and brought in Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez. The departure of Alonso to Bayern Munich, in particular, has prompted suggestions the Madrid club will not have enough quality and experience in midfield without him, while Argentine Di Maria is seen as close to Ronaldo. “I have no doubt that he (Ronaldo) did not want to question the club’s policies,” Perez told a news conference announcing 2013-14 income of 603.9 million euros, a 10.9 percent jump compared with the previous season. “He has just presented me with a replica of his ‘Ballon d’Or’ award, an exemplary player,” the construction magnate added. “There are no disagreements, zero.” Real stuttered in their second La Liga outing at the weekend when they let slip a 2-0 lead and crashed to a 4-2 reverse at Real Sociedad. Ronaldo, 29, missed the game through injury and he followed up his comments on Monday by giving an interview to a British newspaper in which he appeared to suggest he wanted to return to former club Brenton Priestly performs during the Red Bull Harbour Reach at Albert Dock in Liverpool, UK. Manchester United at some point in his career. Perez, who — www.redbull.com pushed through a lucrative contract extension for Ronaldo in September last year that ties him to the club until 2018, defended Real’s decision to sell Alonso and Di Maria. “Perhaps he (Di Maria) had financial demands ... that were greater than Fallen Leeds show no signs what was able to be offered,” he told reporters. He said he had a “very good relationship” with Alonso and the player’s exit was “the best thing for him and the club”. Alonso’s position controlling play in midfield was well covered of halting slide to oblivion by Kroos and Asier Illarramendi, he added. —Reuters LONDON: As the mocking chants of pre-Premier League era in 1992. And to his reputation by dismissing, and then “You’re getting sacked in the morning” only 13 years ago, Leeds were regarded reinstating, Brian McDermott. grew louder, David Hockaday realized he as one of emerging forces in Europe His harsh treatment of the dignified was about to become the latest victim of after a memorable run to the Champions McDermott hardly endeared Cellino to Leeds United’s astonishing decline. The League semi-finals fuelled by bright long-suffering Leeds fans, but that didn’t Leeds supporters who turned their young talents Harry Kewell, Alan Smith stop him sacking him again in the close anger on Hockaday during a dismal 2-1 and Paul Robinson. season after a 15th place finish in the defeat at Bradford in the League Cup Championship. That was the signal for second round last month got their wish Financial meltdown more farcial antics as Cellino selected as the beleaguered boss was sacked 24 Yet just over a decade later, one of Hockaday, an unknown with no Football hours later after only six matches and 70 English football’s most historic institu- League management experience, as the days in charge of the fallen giants. tions is mired in yet another season of new boss. Soon stories were leaking out The shambolic situation was laced strife. Since crashing out of the Premier of Elland Road about players being with a healthy dose of irony for students League in 2004 after falling foul of a forced to wash their own kit and being of the Yorkshire club’s slide into the financial meltdown triggered by chair- told to bring packed lunches to the abyss as Hockaday’s dismissal coincided man Peter Ridsdale’s unsustainable club’s Thorp Arch training ground as with England call-ups for Danny Rose desire to “live the dream” with a series of Cellino instituted a series of cost-cutting Iranian Rally and Fabian Delph-two products of the big-money signings, Leeds fans have measures. Leeds academy who had to go else- suffered one indignity after another. It was also reported that Cellino had where to fulfil their ambitions. It wasn’t They even plummeted into the third banned the color purple on superstitious set to kick off always this way at Elland Road. For a tier for three seasons, with promotion grounds and was refusing to play Paddy time, Leeds were one of England’s super- back to the Championship in 2010 prov- Kenny because he believed the goalkeep- KUWAIT: Hani Shaaban, Manager of Shiraz Trial Rally confirmed powers, winning the title in 1969 and ing only a temporary respite from the er’s number 17 shirt was bad luck. When that all the administrative and technical teams are ready for the 1974 and reaching the European Cup misery. Under eccentric Italian owner star striker Ross McCormack was sold to first kick-off of the Iranian Rally according to FIA’s regulations. final in 1975. Massimo Cellino, Leeds have been second tier rivals Fulham on the eve of Shaaban stated that Iran Motor Sport Club has exerted great Even that era featured Brian Clough’s reduced to the diminished status of a the new season, Leeds’ already fragile efforts for this event which is scheduled 24th-26th of this month. He also thanked the management of Iran Club for Motor Sport for infamous 44-day spell in charge, which second tier laughing stock. Cellino spent confidence was shattered and the team, giving him the chance to organize this event which is considered saw the legendary manager fall foul of a several months engaged in a battle to with only two wins so far, find themselves one of the most important events in Iran. player revolt, inspiring the David Peace take over Leeds after the Football languishing below the likes of He also thanked Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Attiyah -deputy head of novel ‘The Damned United’ and a film of League initially tried to block his owner- Bournemouth, Brentford and Rotherham FIA- for his approval to include Iran in the agenda of Middle East the same name starring Michael Sheen. ship bid following his legal troubles in in 18th place. In better days, Leeds fans Championship for rallies and his care for the motor sport. But under Howard Wilkinson’s no-non- Italy. When Cellino, nicknamed the ‘man- would proudly sing of ‘marching on Shaaban confirmed that this rally will be one of the most wonder- sense management and inspired by the ager-eater’ after sacking 36 bosses dur- together’ after another victory, but right ful rallies in the region due to its geographical diversity and the goals of Eric Cantona, they returned to ing his 20 years with Cagliari, eventually now their club seems more intent of administrative regulatory procedure. the summit as the last champions of the did wrestle control of the club, he added hurtling towards oblivion. — AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Euro 2016 qualifiers likely to be a damp squib

BERNE: Two wins in 10 matches could be enough to only two matches, or despite losing five. Of the teams testing match at home to Scotland while Portugal have reach Euro 2016 following UEFA’s decision to expand who finished third in the 2014 World Cup qualifying a gentle start at home to Albania, an excellent chance the final tournament to 24 teams while keeping the groups, Finland had a record of two wins, three draws to put their World Cup woes behind them. same format for the qualifying competition. Nearly half and three defeats while Slovenia won five and lost five Spain, looking to recover from a nightmare in Brazil, of UEFA’s 54 teams will take part at the finals in France, of their ten games and Slovakia had three wins, four will also be grateful to be kicking off at home to turning the qualifying competition, which kicks off draws and three defeats. That would earn them a play- Macedonia on Monday in a group that also features tomorrow amid almost complete indifference, into of a off under the Euro 2016 format, where two draws could Ukraine, Slovakia, Belarus and Luxemburg. Meanwhile, matter of who will not qualify rather than who will. The be enough to take them to France if they win on away Gibraltar play their first-ever competitive international World Cup, with its attacking football and endless dra- goals or via a penalty shootout. when they host Poland, in Faro, Portugal tomorrow. In ma was a timely boost for international football, some- the context of who will secure second and third places, times seen as a poor relation to the Champions League Twenty-six hopefuls Austria’s match at home to Sweden stands out, as well and the top domestic leagues. The new format will at least give some hope to the as Denmark-Armenia, Georgia-Ireland, Hungary- But if Brazil represented a step forwards for the inter- 26 teams who have never qualified before: Albania, Northern Ireland, Montenegro-Moldova, Ukraine- national game, then Euro 2016 qualifying could well be Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Cyprus, Slovakia and Estonia-Slovenia. two steps back with the focus largely on who gets sec- Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Georgia, Gibraltar, Even UEFA president Michel Platini, who promised ond and third place in the five or six team groups. Top Iceland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, to make national team football his priority when he was sides such as Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Spain, Luxemburg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, re-elected in 2011, has admitted the format lacks spark. who qualified easily for the World Cup even when only Northern Ireland, San Marino, Slovakia and Wales. “I think we have 24 good teams in Europe, more or less 13 European places were up for grabs, should stroll Europe’s performance at the last two World Cups of the same calibre, so the quality (of the finals) won’t through without barely raising a sweat. There will be suggests that, while the continent has three or four very be affected,” he said. “The only small difficulty will be eight groups of six teams and one of five, with the top strong teams, it lacks strength in depth. On both occa- with the qualifiers, because there will be some less two teams in each group qualifying directly with the sions, seven out of the 13 European teams failed to interesting matches at that level as the national associa- best of the third-placed teams and hosts France. make it past the group stage. By comparison, all five tions wanted the same system.” “We will have two or The remaining eight third-placed teams are involved South American sides progressed in 2010 and five out three teams qualifying from groups of six, so matches in two-leg playoffs for the remaining four places. It of six went through in 2014. World champions Germany will be less decisive, but the tournament itself will be means that teams could qualify for France by winning kick off their campaign tomorrow with a moderately just as interesting.”— Reuters Spain struggling to get the best out of Costa

MADRID: Spain’s 1-0 friendly defeat to France on Thursday showed coach Vicente del Bosque still has to find the right formula to get the best out of forward Diego Costa as he seeks to rejuvenate the team after a woeful World Cup. Brazil-born Costa’s goals for Atletico Madrid last season led to him being called up by his adopted country for the finals and earned him a big-money move to Chelsea, where he has continued his prolific form at club level. However, after five appear- ances he has yet to open his Spain account and there is a sense the European champions’ playing style, which relies on grinding down opponents with long periods of possession, may not be suited to his more direct approach. Costa said it was up to him to adapt and was confident of breaking his duck, perhaps as early as Spain’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on Monday. “I sincerely believe that with work the results will come and that’s what I am focusing on,” Costa told reporters. “Things are going very well for me at Chelsea and that encourages me to continue improv- ing.” Del Bosque said the team needed to work harder to create chances for Costa and suggested he is prepared to give the 25-year-old plenty of time to settle. “Diego Costa has shown what he is capable of, now we have to connect with him, understand him,” Del Bosque told Spanish television. “He put in a lot of effort and he is certain to give us positive results.” Although it was with an experimental side, Spain’s reverse in Paris showed the 2010 world champions still have some way to go to recapture the form that secured back-to-back European titles with a debut World Cup in between. Del Bosque, without midfield stal- warts Xavi and Xabi Alonso, who retired after the finals in Brazil, and injured playmaker Andres Iniesta, used the game to try out a number of new faces, including midfielders Raul Garcia and Ander Iturraspe, SAINT-DENIS: Spanish forward Diego Costa vies with French midfielder Blaise Matuidi (right) during the friendly football defender Mikel San Jose and forward Paco Alcacer. match France vs Spain, on September 4, 2014. — AFP He also gave goalkeeper David De Gea a chance to impress while leaving captain Iker Casillas on the bench. Spain showed a measure of control against a powerful French team but, worryingly for Del Bosque, they failed to muster a single shot on target and were undone when S Korea names Stielike as new national coach substitute Loic Remy cracked in a fine effort in the 72nd minute. “They SEOUL: South Korea appointed former Germany international and spent time with Swiss side FC Sion. Stielike, who hadn’t were missing Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Iniesta, who used to play together with their eyes closed,” France coach Didier Deschamps said at a news con- and managerial journeyman Uli Stielike as the national team’s been linked with the job until Friday’s announcement, has been ference. “Vicente del Bosque is a great coach but he is no magician.” new coach yesterday, in a surprise move that completed its tasked with rebuilding and then guiding the South Koreans to a search for a foreign coach. Stielike, who played 42 times for successful 2015 Asian Cup in Australia in January. The team was Important Core West Germany but has endured a mixed coaching career, has jeered by fans on their return from Brazil in the summer and Del Bosque, who will field what is on paper a much stronger side signed a contract until the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Korea Hong promptly left, with the KFA saying they would appoint a from the start for the Macedonia game, saw “some positives” in the Football Association (KFA) said in a statement. He replaces foreign manager. defeat. “We found it tough to create scoring chances but in general Hong Myung-Bo, who resigned in July following South Korea’s Last month, the association came close to reaching a deal terms it was a good match. We will go forward little by little,” he told a disappointing group-stage exit at the World Cup in Brazil, but with Dutchman Bert van Marwijk but negotiations broke down news conference. “We showed we are a good team and the newcom- some fans greeted the appointment with concern. The German over taxation and other issues. Stielike, 59, will be South Korea’s ers proved they have what it takes to be with us. “We are working on enjoyed a stellar playing career, making more than 200 appear- first boss from overseas since Dutchman Pim Verbeek stepped regenerating the team but generally we have kept an important core ances for Real Madrid and winning the European down in 2007. Guus Hiddink, also from the Netherlands, has group.” Another positive for Del Bosque was the impact that playmak- Championships with West Germany in 1980. been the most successful, taking South Korea to the semi-finals er Isco had on the match after he replaced Santi Cazorla in the 77th After retiring he coached Switzerland between 1989 and of the World Cup in 2002 with Hong as captain. Fans took to minute. The 22-year-old has yet to nail down an automatic starting 1991 and most recently worked in Qatar, with two different social media on Friday to express concern at Stielike’s appoint- place at his club Real Madrid but linked up well with David Silva and clubs-Al-Arabi and Al-Sailiya. He has also coached Ivory Cost ment. —AFP gave Spain an extra edge going forward. — Reuters SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

RUGBYU Forwards battle ‘key’ to Wallabies-Boks Test

PERTH: The Wallabies will rely on their maligned forwards to pro- vide a platform if they are to reverse a three-match losing run against South Africa in their Rugby Championship Test in Perth today. The Australian pack was outplayed by the world champion All Blacks in a 51-20 mauling in Auckland a fortnight ago and coach Ewen McKenzie has largely stuck with the same combina- tion against the powerful Springboks. The forecast is for wet and windy conditions in today’s game, giving the South Africans the edge in their traditional dominance of the set piece. The Wallabies were smashed 38-12, four tries to nil, by the Springboks in their 2013 Rugby Championship Test in Australia and the home side is looking to win back the Mandela Challenge Plate, which they lost to South Africa last year after holding it for three seasons. “They’ve got two things that we want,” Wallabies’ skipper Michael Hooper said yesterday. “They’re number two in the world and they’ve got the Mandela Plate.” The Springboks have beefed up their pack for an expected physical battle with the Wallaby eight by the inclusion of Marcell Coetzee, line-out general Victor Matfield, Adriaan Strauss and Tendai Mtawarira. “Maybe they might still feel the psychological pressure of what happened in the past,” Springboks skipper Jean de Villiers said. “But we’re not banking on them holding the scars of last year. They’ve come a long way. “We see it as a brand new chal- lenge and a brand new game.” Hooper also believes the Wallabies are a different proposition than the team tossed aside SEVILLE: Argentina’s Nicolas Laprovittola shoots over Lan Vougioukas as Greece’s Nick Calathes, (left) looks on during by the Springboks in Brisbane 12 months ago. “It was a long time the Group B Basketball World Cup match in Seville, Spain on Thursday, Sept 4, 2014. — AP ago, teams have changed and we’ve got a completely different squad,” he said. McKenzie has prepared for a brutal battle up front and will go into the Test with a forwards heavy 6-2 reserves BASKETBALL bench split and among them he has recalled former Wallabies skipper James Horwill to help with the lineouts. US, Spain, Greece finish Hanson set Hooker James Hanson will make his first Test start, with Springboks great Matfield sure to give him a tough night on his group play unbeaten throws into the lineout. De Villiers said the Springboks were look- ing to bank on their traditional strengths to win for the fourth con- secutive time against the Wallabies. “We are trying to evolve as a SEVILLE: Reigning champions United States, hosts Spain and Greece points and 11 rebounds for Mexico. Both Groups A and B were won team. We are always going to rely what made us a good team, finished group play Thursday at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup by undefeated teams. Group A winners Spain built an early lead and what Springbok rugby is all about,” he said. “That will always be unbeaten while Lithuania handed Slovenia their first defeat of the never let Serbia back into the game in an 89-73 victory as Pau Gasol there for us and that’s not negotiable. “If we can add to that and tournament. James Harden scored 17 points to lead the Americans to had 20 points and Ricky Rubio collected 12 points, four rebounds, six try evolving around that then we can only become a better team a 95-71 victory in Group C while four others hit for at least 10 points. assists and seven steals. Serbia, who got 19 point from Nemanja and I think we have done that in a way. “We need to stay strong in United States topped Group C at 5-0 and the victory also cost Ukraine Bjelica, finished fourth in the group. Brazil took second place with a 4- the areas that we have generally been strong at for a century or a spot in the Round of 16 as they dropped from second in the group 1 record following a 128-65 thrashing of winless Egypt as so, tomorrow may be occasion when we need that where the for- going into the day to fifth. Turkey took second in the group after a 77- Leandroinho Barbosa had 22 points and Anderson Varejao collected wards will have to be at their best. The Wallabies have improved 64 win over third placed Dominican Republic with Ogus Savas lead- 15 points and 10 rebounds. France booked a ticket to the Round of 16 in that regard.” ing the way with 15 points. New Zealand snatched up the fourth and with an 81-76 win over Iran as Thomas Huertel was top scorer with 15 final knockout berth in the group with a 67-65 win over Finland. Isaac points. Iran finished at 1-4 despite 22 points and 15 rebounds from Perth has been a happy hunting ground for the Springboks Fotu collected 18 points and eight rebounds for the Kiwis. Hamed Haddadi. and they have won three and drawn one of their seven Tests in New Zealand’s reward will be a Round of 16 date with Lithuania, Western Australia. “They have a lot to play for and they have their who allowed just two points in the fourth quarter for a 67-64 win over Classic European battle goals, and we have our goals set as well,” de Villiers said. “We previously unbeaten Slovenia to take first place in Group D. Jonas Group B was topped by Greece, who knocked off Argentina 79-71 would like to get to the number one and strive to be the best in Valanciunas led Lithuania with 12 points. as Nick Calathes had 18 points and Giannis Bourousis chipped in 16 the world. “It’s much easier said than done. We do know that the Slovenia finished second despite 14 points from Domen Lorbek points and 15 rebounds. The Greeks will next face off with Serbia in a Wallabies will be a massive threat for us, but it’s a challenge that and will take on Dominican Republic in the knockouts. Also in Group classic European battle. Argentina, who got 17 points from Luis we are excited about and we are looking forward to it.” The game D, Angola beat Australia 91-83 with Yannick Moreira collecting 38 Scola, finished third in the group and will do battle with South will also be Springbok winger Bryan Habana’s 100th Test, while de points and 15 rebounds. Australia, who will face Turkey in the last 16, American rivals Brazil. Earlier in Group B, Bojan Bogdanovic poured in Villiers is just one match behind him. “The fact Bryan is playing his rested two of their top players Joe Ingles and Aron Baynes. Mexico 23 points as Croatia beat Puerto Rico 103-82 in a winner-moves-on, 100th gives (this Test) a different feel,” de Villiers said. “It would be secured fourth place in the group - and a date with the United States loser-goes-home showdown. Croatia jumped all the way to second great to make it a special day for him.” — AFP - with an 87-71 victory over South Korea. Hector Hernandez had 16 and take on France in the Round of 16. —AFP Qatar on edge as FIFA receives WCup report

LAUSANNE: The evidence which could strip Qatar of the tion team met with officials from all nine bid candidates in commercial strength - of its marquee tournament. FIFA 2022 World Cup has landed at FIFA. The governing body of a tour which started last October. earned about $4.5 billion from the 2014 World Cup in world football said yesterday it received three reports from Garcia did not investigate Russia - where he is barred Brazil and future broadcasting and sponsorship deals have ethics investigator Michael Garcia and his team after their because of his previous work as a US Attorney - or the increased in value. FIFA President Sepp Blatter has insisted year-long probe of alleged corruption in the 2018 and American bid, which lost to Qatar in a final round of vot- only his ruling executive committee can change hosting 2022 World Cup bidding contests. Qatar and Russia, the ing. Separate investigations on those bids were submitted decisions. Eckert could apply sanctions against any of the 2018 host, were chosen in December 2010 by FIFA’s widely by Cornel Borbely, a Swiss lawyer who is a deputy chair- nine bid candidates, their staffers or officials who were discredited executive committee. man on the ethics committee. FIFA executive committee members in 2010. FIFA did not say if Garcia’s 350-page report, drawing on The reports, delayed since July, will now be examined Russia beat England and joint bids from Spain-Portugal 200,000 pages of evidence, has put Qatar’s hosting rights by FIFA ethics judge Joachim Eckert, who can impose and Netherlands-Belgium for the 2018 tournament. Qatar into question. “The report sets forth detailed factual find- sanctions. It is unclear if Eckert has authority to remove beat the United States 14-8 in a final round after Australia, ings; reaches conclusions concerning further action with hosts or order re-votes. Eckert, however, can seek follow- Japan and South Korea were eliminated. Blatter has since respect to certain individuals; identifies issues to be up interviews or “return the final report to (Garcia’s) inves- acknowledged it was a mistake to run two contests at the referred to other FIFA committees; and makes recommen- tigatory chamber for amendment or completion,” accord- same time because it invited collusion. The Emir of Qatar dations for future bidding processes,” FIFA said in a state- ing to FIFA’s code of ethics. held aloft the World Cup trophy after his country’s victory ment. Garcia sought to interview all the FIFA board mem- FIFA gave Garcia and Eckert unlimited time and money was confirmed, and Russia’s then-Prime Minister Vladimir bers involved in the 2018-2022 bid contests, though it is to complete their probe of a subject which has dogged Putin flew in that evening for one of his trademark unclear how many cooperated. Garcia and his investiga- FIFA and threatened the image - though not the robust marathon news conferences. —AP SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 Andretti relives Monza memories

MONZA: Even at the age of 74, Mario Andretti car for the first time at Monza and in 1978 Andretti, even if his life was precarious at the prevent him racing after he had taken part in is still living new experiences and setting firsts won the championship there for Lotus in a time. “That’s when the mould was cast, I qualifying yesterday. “Because of my commit- at Monza. The great American, still the only race marred by the death of popular team think,” he said. “Alberto Ascari was my idol ments, I had to go back and race in a dirt race man to win the Formula One title, mate and friend Ronnie Peterson. His stun- and watching him fight with Fangio and at Indianapolis and then come back here,” Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500, marked ning pole position for Ferrari at Monza in Moss. Just seeing that was something that said Andretti, as if such a schedule was literal- his return to the Italian track by walking a lap 1982, as a late stand-in for the seriously stays with you. It was such a stimulant for me. ly all in a day’s work. “They (race officials) had of it for the first time on Thursday. If the 1978 injured French driver Didier Pironi, remains “I was still in a refugee camp then, in Lucca. I promised me they would waive the (24 hour) world champion was surprised not to have the last by an American F1 driver. had no idea what the future would hold. A rule (which prohibited two races in a 24 hour done it before, he at least had a good excuse. “Coming back here, Monza...this was a cat- year later we emigrated to the States.” period). But we got protested by Ferrari. “I “I never really took the time to walk (as a rac- alyst for my career, for putting me in that It was also in that period of his life that the don’t know why but when I tested here, the er) because I was always sort of busy. I was direction,” mused Andretti, who was also young Andretti saw a film that would prove a first time ever in a Formula One car, I was keeping the candle lit at both ends,” he told busy handing out black stetson hats to drivers major influence. Starring Clark Gable and quicker than (Ferrari’s New Zealander Chris) Reuters in an interview ahead of tomorrow’s to promote next month’s U.S. Grand Prix in Barbara Stanwyck, it was a tale of dirt-track Amon at testing two weeks before and I was Italian Grand Prix. Monza, the venerable Austin. “So do I love this place? Yes. How midget racing and had been entitled ‘To quicker than they were when I left on Friday.” cathedral of Italian motorsport and temple to meaningful is it? Very, in every way. Because I Please a Lady’ for American audiences. But in There were no protests when Andretti, all things Ferrari, holds special significance to had success here and unfortunately with the Italy, it was simply ‘Indianapolis’. returned in 1982 for the penultimate grand the Italian-born driver as the place where he Ronnie situation...,” Andretti paused. “It “‘Indianapolis?,’ I said.’What is that, Naples?’. I prix of his career. He was on the pace immedi- was first bitten by the motor racing bug. should have been the happiest day of my life, didn’t know what that was, but I saw the film. ately, even if there was still no time to be While the walk with NBC television triggered of my career. But I couldn’t celebrate.” It was a different type of racing but still single wasted on walking the track like modern memories, they were ones that needed little Peterson, the ‘SuperSwede’ who won 10 seaters. Not as exciting as F1 but racing,” Formula One drivers are wont to do. “I had prompting. Monza, like Indianapolis, is part of grands prix and was posthumously runner-up recalled the 1969 Indy 500 winner. “When we got familiar with the car a week earlier in who he is. in the 1978 championship, had been involved went to America we didn’t know what to Fiorano and that was important because I had It was here that as a 14-year-old refugee, in a pile-up at the start and suffered severe expect but we found out quick enough that never driven a turbo-charged Formula One from what is now Croatia but was Italian Istria leg injuries. He died in hospital overnight there was racing there and we started work- car up to that point,” he said. “At Fiorano we when he was born there during World War from an embolism. ing on that.” had set a track record so I felt comfortable. Two, Andretti first saw Formula One cars in In 1968, Andretti had been set to make his And Monza I knew the track, so when I arrived action when he attended the 1954 Italian Ascari idol debut with Lotus at Monza but was stymied here I felt like I was OK. And it worked out. I Grand Prix. In 1968 he drove a Formula One The memories of 1954 are far happier for by Ferrari who invoked a clause in the rules to didn’t leave much on the table.” —Reuters

McIlroy shares lead at BMW Championship

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE: Rory McIlroy fired a 67 to seize a share of the lead with Jordan Spieth and Gary Woodland after the opening round of the BMW Championship which was postponed Thursday because of darkness. Four-time major winner McIlroy rolled in four birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn at the $8 million PGA Tour event at the Cherry Hills Country Club course. “It’s tricky. We’ve had a couple of days to adjust to the altitude, so that’s fine, but these greens have gotten so much firmer over the last 24 to 48 hours,” McIlroy said. US Open champion Martin Kaymer is one of nine players tied at two under. He stands alongside Spain’s Sergio Garcia, Canada’s Graham DeLaet, Matt Every, Billy Horschel, Kevin Chappell, Russell Henley and Chesson Hadley. Sweden’s Henrik Stenson is also two-under par and was on the 18th hole when play was suspended. He and the others will finish their rounds early Friday. Stenson was one of nine players still on the course when the horn sounded. World number one McIlroy is aiming for his fourth win of 2014 which includes major titles at the Open Championship MONZA: British driver Lewis Hamilton (foreground) is followed by teammate German driver Nico Rosberg as they steer and the PGA Championship. McIlroy started on the back nine their Mercedes during the first free practice session at the Monza racetrack in Monza, Italy yesterday. The race will be and after a pair of pars, he dropped his tee shot inside five feet held tomorrow. — AP at the par-three 12th and drained that for birdie. He two- putted for birdie at the par-five 17th and parred number 18 as he made the turn at three under. McIlroy surged to the top of Hamilton fastest amid the leaderboard on the front nine. He got up and down for birdie on the par-four first and followed with a 14-foot birdie putt on the second. He made it three in a row with a four-foot- Mercedes warnings er for birdie on number three. He made bogey on two of his final three holes to finish at three-under. He admitted he is not happy with the ending. MONZA: Lewis Hamilton sped ahead in yesterday’s free practice for how hard he can race to beat Rosberg following their clash at the the Italian Grand Prix as his Mercedes team warned it was ready to Belgian Grand Prix two weeks ago. The Briton said the decision of the ‘Worked out pretty good’ drop Hamilton or Nico Rosberg if they do not restrain their rivalry. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) not to punish Rosberg had “I am a little frustrated coming off the course because I feel battle between the Mercedes drivers, particularly after Rosberg left him uncertain as to how hard they, and other drivers, can race like it should have been better than what I finished,” McIlroy, admitted he was to blame for a crash between the two, has dominat- against each other. Rosberg’s admission and apology prompted of Northern Ireland, said. “I just try to play a little bit more of ed the Formula One world championship. “We have made it very some observers to suggest that the FIA should have taken action. But feel and it seemed to work out pretty good.” The 21-year-old clear this is an unacceptable scenario for us, actually for both of the ruling insisted it would not act retrospectively unless there was Spieth rolled in a 22-foot birdie on number six and followed them,” Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff told BBC radio. new evidence. “I think the FIA have a really tough job and particularly with a short birdie putt at the seventh to gain a share of the “We don’t want this to happen ever again and the consequences over the last couple of years they have done an exceptional job on a lead. Spieth parred the last two holes to post three-under. “I are very easy. “If we are not able to manage the two of them follow- majority of the calls,” Hamilton told an at times tense news confer- really like the golf course. ing the Mercedes Benz racing spirit then we need to admit that and ence on where he and Rosberg flanked Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. It’s nice to be back and to see the golf course and under- take decisions and take consequences of having a different line-up “Their problem is that the scenario is always different so the same stand that this is one of the very few events where I may have probably,” Wolff added. Hamilton, who is 29 points adrift of Rosberg rule doesn’t always apply exactly - sometimes it is difficult to say in the title race, was six-tenths of a second clear of McLaren’s Jenson which rules apply to what situation. It is a good question to be hon- more experience than a lot of guys,” said Spieth, who played Button in the opening free practice, in a clear demonstration of his est. How do we move forward from that? “Does that mean we can the Cherry Hills course as an amateur. Justin Rose, who won intent to make up lost ground. now all say we can race a lot closer and if the guy in front comes off this event two years ago, shot a one-under 69. He was joined Rosberg was third fastest ahead of two time champion Spaniard and is out of the race nothing will happen, so they will be more there by Erik Compton, South Korea’s KJ Choi, Charles Howell, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Dane Kevin Magnussen in the second relaxed about it? Or does it mean if it happens again there will be a Ryan Palmer, Chris Stroud, and Hideki Matsuyama of Japan. McLaren and defending champion Sebastian Vettel in the leading penalty? “We are always asking to be able to race. It is hard out there Jerry Kelly and 2008 champion Camilo Villegas are also one- Red Bull. Vettel’s teammate Australian Daniel Ricciardo, winner of to maneuver a car at high speeds without sometimes having contact, under par, but have two holes and one hole remaining in their three of the last six races, only completed 12 laps before retiring with but there is a fine line....I don’t have the full answer to it,” Hamilton opening round. — AFP an engine problem. Hamilton said Thursday he was uncertain about said. — AFP SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

TENNIS Federer in great escape Heavyweight coaches NEW YORK: Roger Federer saved two to lock horns in semis match points to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6, 3- 6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 and reach his ninth US NEW YORK: Michael Chang versus Boris Becker and Goran Open semi-final Thursday, keeping alive Ivanisevic up against Stefan Edberg would have made an intrigu- his dream of a sixth title. The 33-year-old ing US Open semi-final line-up when they were in their prime. Swiss second seed, bidding to become the Today they will go head-to-head as the respective coaches of the oldest winner of a Grand Slam title in more four men to reach this year’s semi-finals. While Ivanisevic will not than 40 years, was staring down the barrel be able to deliver any of his booming aces, Chang chase around like a hyper-active terrier, Edberg swish away effortless back- of a demoralizing exit when French 20th hands or Becker launch himself through the air to pick off volleys seed Monfils had two match points in the - their mere presence will add another dimension to the drama. 10th game of the fourth set. Becker will be masterminding world No 1 Novak Djokovic’s But once they were saved, the lifeblood attempt to reach a fifth consecutive US Open final by beating was suddenly sucked out of the flamboy- Japan’s Kei Nishikori, who since adding former French Open ant but unpredictable 28-year-old champion Chang to his team has emerged as genuine major Frenchman whose notoriously fickle stam- threat. Towering Marin Cilic will have fellow Croat Ivanisevic in ina failed him in a one-sided fifth set. The his corner as he attempts to reach his first grand slam final by victory was Federer’s 26th in 27 night-time beating Swiss maestro Roger Federer who has been rejuvenated matches in New York and put him just one since tapping into Edberg’s serve-and-volley skills. So what effect win away from a career 600 victories on have the four greats had on their charges? hard courts, a landmark he can reach if he defeats Marin Cilic to make the final. Becker/Djokovic Croatian 14th seed Cilic toppled sixth- There is little in common with the way German powerhouse seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 Becker served-and-volleyed his way to six grand slam titles and (7/4) earlier Thursday to reach his first US how Djokovic has managed seven with clinical baseline preci- Open semi-final. Federer’s win was his sion. Eyebrows were raised when Djokovic announced last ninth from two sets to love down and first December that Becker would join his team alongside long-term at a major since he had to engineer a simi- coach Marian Vajda, and the early signs were not encouraging as he lost to Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals of the lar Houdini act against another Australian Open. Since then, however, the Serb won the Indian Frenchman, Julien Benneteau, at Wells/Miami double on hardcourts, beat Rafa Nadal in the final in Wimbledon in 2012 on his way to his 17th Rome and then reached the French Open final before winning and most recent major title. “Gael played Wimbledon for the second time by defeating Federer in an epic. great tennis but even when I was two sets While there are no obvious changes to the Djokovic style, down I knew the finish line was still far there is a little more variation on his serve and he appears more away for him,” said Federer after the three- confident around the net. Most of all, though, he seems to enjoy hour 20-minute duel put him in his first having one of the game’s big personalities on his side. “I’m a dif- semi-final since 2011. “I knew I could play ferent player than what he was in terms of play,” Djokovic said at better tennis but on match point I wasn’t Wimbledon. “But in terms of mental approach and other things, I feeling so great anymore. “I just thought find that we have a lot of things in common.” In a recent interview this could be the last point, don’t give it with CNN, Becker said Djokovic reminded him of his young self, away on an easy shot, make him work for fighting against players who perhaps enjoyed more crowd sup- it.” port. “I was known to be a pretty hard-nosed guy on court with a very strong mentality,” Becker said. “I was a fighter’s player.” Lost composure As Monfils opened-up a two-set lead, Federer/Edberg Federer was in danger of falling to pieces There is nothing anyone can teach 17-times grand slam with two uncharacteristic losses of his champion Federer but as his physical powers wane, Edberg has NEW YORK: Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot against Gael Monfils of famed composure when he berated given Federer the confidence to employ more attacking tactics. France during their men’s singles quarterfinal match on Day Eleven of the 2014 umpire Carlos Ramos and smashed his rac- Federer enjoys nothing more than playing on the front foot but US Open. — AFP in recent years has occasionally became a little passive against quet on the net. But eventually it was the likes of Djokovic, Nadal and Murray. Not the most powerful, Monfils, playing in his first US Open quar- best, so it was okay,” he said. Cilic, who Cilic has matched his best Grand Slam per- his serve still has the most variety in the men’s game and ter-final since 2010, who suffered the most missed last year’s US Open as he sat out a formance-a semi-final run at Australia in Edberg, one of the greatest serve-and-volleyers to grace the serious power loss with his failure to con- doping ban, pounded 19 aces past 2010. “I had tough times the last couple of sport, has encouraged Federer to follow it in more for a quick vert his two match points in the 10th Berdych, recovering an early break in the years and I’m really happy that things are finish to points. And it’s working. “Maybe (he) just reinforced game of the fourth set leading to a brief third to force the tiebreaker. “It was very working out with my team,” he said. the concept that it is possible, that I can actually do it,” Federer final set which saw Federer sweep to vic- tricky with the conditions,” Cilic said. Berdych, a semi-finalist in 2012, said he said this year. “For years I started to serve and volley once or tory. Monfils shrugged off his two missed “Very gusty-for both of us. “We are big served “horribly” nor could he make many twice a set maybe.” match points. “I think he hit two big guys, it’s not easy to deal with the wind inroads on Cilic’s. “Today was definitely serves, a good forehand volley and then a and the ball moving in the air. I felt that I not the day I wanted to have,” Berdych Nishikori/Chang good forehand down the line. I did my was using the wind a bit better today.” said. — AFP Long talked about as one to watch, Nishikori has added a lit- tle Chang-like steel to his shot-making skills. Chang was a master at making every point a war of attrition and while Nishikori is a more flamboyant player, he has clearly become much better on Nishikori carrying weight the defensive skills that the likes of Djokovic, Nadal, Federer and Andy Murray possess. His five-set quarter-final win against Stanislas Wawrinka would have made old warrior Chang proud. of history at US Open The 24-year-old is the first Japanese man to reach a grand slam semi-final and though Djokovic presents a formidable obstacle, TOKYO: The hopes of a nation rest on the slim shoulders of rently promotes itself tongue-in-cheek as the “47th most Chang believes he will not be daunted. “He’s beaten Novak Kei Nishikori, who is bidding this weekend to become the first- famous prefecture in Japan”. Out of 47, that is. It’s only just got before. There’s no reason why he’s not able to do it again,” he ever Japanese to play in the singles final of a Grand Slam ten- a Starbucks. The first Japanese player to reach the semi-final of said. nis tournament. He outlasted Australian Open champion Stan a major tournament was Ichiya Kumagae-in 1918 at the US Wawrinka in five sets in the US Open quarter-finals to become championship men’s singles. Two years later, Kumagae Cilic/Ivanisevic the first Japanese man in 81 years to reach the last four of a became the first Japanese Olympic medallist in any sport After serving a four-month doping ban last year for taking a major tournament-and the first since Grand Slam events were when he lifted the men’s singles and doubles silver medals at tainted supplement, Cilic has returned with new purpose and opened in 1968 to allow professionals to compete with ama- the 1920 Antwerp Olympics. looks a much more confident character on court. The 25-year-old teurs. Now, just the minor obstacle of the world number-one has always possessed big weapons but occasionally appeared to Novak Djokovic stands between the 24 year-old and history. Japanese women lack belief against the big guns. Ivanisevic’s infectious good “His fatigue may be at its peak but he is determined to ‘get At Wimbledon, Zenzo Shimizu made the last-four round in humor and personality is having a galvanizing effect, as his dem- stronger and stronger and reach the final,’” the daily Nikkan 1920 when the event pitted the previous year’s winner against olition of Tomas Berdych on Thursday showed. “It’s a nice combi- Sports said. “He is right in front of an untrodden realm.” challengers who had fought through a knock-out tournament. nation,” Cilic, who stretched Djokovic to five sets in the Nishikori’s father Kiyoshi, 57, told the Asahi newspaper: “Kei Japanese women have had more success in recent decades, Wimbledon quarter-finals, said. “He’s eager on the court when tends to work a miracle by playing beyond his physical limits with Kazuko Sawamatsu in the 1973 Australian Open semi- we are working on things, and of course the other part where he’s calm in certain other situations. “That’s huge confidence for when he has a fixed goal to focus on.” finals and the evergreen Kimiko Date-Krumm in the last four of me when I come step on the court.” — Reuters His home province of Shimane in western Japan is also a major event each in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The most recent hoping that further success will help boost its profile-it cur- male semi-finalist the country has produced is Jiro Sato. —AFP Federer in great escape; Monfils SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 SATURDAY, SportsSports overpowered 47

SEATTLE: Green Bay Packers defensive end Josh Boyd (93) grabs the jersey of Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (left) as Lynch runs for a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game on Thursday, Sept 4, 2014. — AP Seahawks rout Packers in opener

SEATTLE: Russell Wilson passed for two touch- have another year of experience.” and reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Eddie downs as the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle defensive end Michael Bennett said the Lacy was treated after the game by a team doctor Seattle Seahawks opened the 2014 NFL season Packers looked timid when Lynch had the ball. “I for a possible concussion. Lacy had just 34 yards on with an emphatic 36-16 victory over the Green Bay saw supposedly some of the best players in the 12 carries. Green Bay’s first three drives in the sec- Packers. Marshawn Lynch also ran for a pair of league not want to tackle Marshawn Lynch,” said ond half ended in an interception, a turnover on touchdowns, Percy Harvin caught seven passes Bennett. Harvin was a focal point of Seattle’s downs and a safety. It was a one-sided stretch that and the stingy defense wreaked its usual havoc as offence, catching seven passes for 59 yards and turned a seven-point Seahawks’ lead into a com- Seattle bullied Green Bay for four quarters running four times for 41 yards. “We played physi- manding 19-point cushion. Rodgers’ first pass after Thursday night at CenturyLink Field. cal and made some big plays. Our receivers had a halftime went off the hands of Jordy Nelson and “I’m mostly fired up that we ran the ball for over great night,” said Wilson, who passed for a total of was caught by Seahawks cornerback Byron 200 yards,” Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said. 191 yards. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers took very Maxwell, who returned the ball to Green Bay’s “We’re very tough and very determined to be a few chances downfield and tossed for just 189 eight-yard line. Steven Hauschka made it 20-10 very good football team.” The Seahawks unveiled yards with a touchdown and an interception for with a 20-yard field goal. After Rodgers was sacked the franchise’s first Super Bowl banner prior to kick- the Packers who are seeking their fourth consecu- on fourth down on the next possession, punter Jon off at CenturyLink Field where Seattle is now 18-1 tive NFC North title. Rodgers said their problem Ryan pinned the Packers down to their own 10. On in the last two years, including playoffs. The run- was not being able to get into a rhythm on offence. the next snap, Bennett came around the right end ning game heavily favored the Seahawks, who “This is the Seattle Seahawks. They have a great SEATTLE: Seattle Seahawks defensive end and stripped Rodgers of the ball, which bounced gained 207 yards on the ground to just 80 for defense,” Rodgers said. “You don’t expect to move Michael Bennett forces Green Bay Packers into the end zone where it was smothered by a Green Bay. “We know this thing starts with the run- the ball effectively every drive. We have got to quarterback Aaron Rodgers to fumble in Packers lineman for a safety. “We are off to a good ning game,” said Harvin. “We got a few more score more points.” The contest also could take a the second half of an NFL football game on start,” said Carroll. “But that is just one game. We weapons on offence than last year. Other guys toll on the Packers going forward. Running back Thursday. — AP are just getting started.”— AFP