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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 MUHARRAM 16, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net US envoy Suspects Arafat still Chelsea march assures safety admit killing Palestinian on after 2-1 of 16,000 43 Mexican icon 10 yrs win at US citizens2 students10 after13 death Liverpool20 NGOs highlight Kuwait’s Min 08º Max 28º human rights violations High Tide 00:14 & 14:07 Low Tide Report submitted to UN’s Universal Periodic Review 07:38 & 19:33 40 PAGES NO: 16337 150 FILS

By Ben Garcia implement it subsequently,” said Sheikha Bibi Al-Sabah, In my view Chairwoman of the Social Work Society of Kuwait. KUWAIT: For six Kuwaiti-based non-governmental organiza- The report has already been submitted to the Human tions, 2015 will be a historic year. The Kuwait Graduates Rights Council Committee at the UN, but KCA is also set to ‘Wise’ MoI officials Society, Human Line Organizations, Kuwaiti Bedoons present the report to the council committee assembly and Congregation, Social Work Society of Kuwait, Youth discuss it with the 47-member council. “We have been lob- Association of Kuwait and the Musawah bying the support of big countries like the sanction rally Group - together called the Kuwait Civil United Kingdom and countries in the EU Alliance (KCA) - collaborated to come up so that our voices will be heard loudly,” with a detailed report about human rights she added. Primarily for expatriate work- next to highway! violations in Kuwait and submitted it to the ers, one of the many issues highlighted United Nations’ ‘Universal Periodic Review’. was the call for the cancellation of the The report, which will be discussed at the sponsorship system, which Kuwait prom- By Dr M Z Al-Alyan UN human rights assembly in January in ised to scrap years ago. Geneva, will highlight issues like the spon- “It has reached the critical level already sorship (kafala) system, the right of educa- and needs a proper solution. The govern- tion for every child regardless of nationality, ment must take the kafala issue seriously - bedoons, rights of women and children, we must protect migrant workers, because freedom of religion and many more. at the end of the day, it will reflect on us, The six NGOs have teamed up to make SEE PAGES 4 & 5 which will determine how well we treat our their appeal louder, clearer and stronger visitors. The government is taking their than ever. “What we really wish for is for our government to course slowly and we want them to act faster. As NGOs, our address human rights issues here once and for all. It’s better role is to consistently call upon their attention and remind to face the issues now than later. We want the government them of their duties and responsibilities to international to act upon and be committed to international laws that we bodies. We want to tell them that we are here; we’re watch- signed a long time back and are answerable to them. We ing; you must do and act now,” Sheikha Bibi said. want the government to adopt our recommendations and Continued on Page 13 Easing of Saudi women driving ban possible

RIYADH: It’s only for women over 30, who must be off the road by 8 pm and cannot wear makeup t was during my drive home yesterday from labeled with “you don’t love Kuwait” or you’re not behind the wheel. But it’s still a startling shift. The Bnaider that many motorists and I noticed a considered a true Kuwaiti. We need to realize Saudi king’s advisory council has recommended that Ithick cloud of dust that suddenly obscured our sooner rather than later that identifying our prob- the government lift its ban on female drivers, a visibility. One would be forgiven for thinking that lems is the first step in rectifying them. Someone member of the council told AP on Friday. The Shura this resulted from a car collision or something luckily realised that the previous police commis- Council’s recommendations are not obligatory on worst, but we soon realized a rally was in progress sioner obviously lacked insight and quickly the government, but simply making the recommen- immediately adjacent to the main highway lead- changed him. dation was a major step after years of the kingdom ing to the city - a highway that has claimed What is urgently needed here in Kuwait is to staunchly rejecting any review of the ban. numerous lives throughout the past years as a implement the laws that we claim we have. There have been small but increasingly bold result of reckless driving and poor legislation People aren’t afraid of the law anymore and protests by women who took to their cars over the topped with a lack of significant police presence. hence will easily break it. This is human nature. past year. The driving ban, which is unique in the The great thinkers of the Interior Ministry Officers need to be trained adequately and then world, is imposed because the kingdom’s ultracon- apparently thought it was a good idea to allow a empowered to take immediate action on those servative Muslim clerics say “licentiousness” will car race to take place immediately next to the who break the law, regardless of their family spread if women drive. The council member said the road. It was the same stroke of genius that gave name or ethnicity. Shura Council made the recommendations in a us the enigma of the emergency lane’s use. No Our roads are war zones. Very few locals secret, closed session held in the past month. The one really knows if it’s OK to use the emergency respect or fear the police. Examples of this are member spoke on condition of anonymity because lane or not, as if this will solve the traffic issue in seen on a daily basis. All one has to do is simply the recommendations had not been made public. Kuwait. drive to work in the mornings and notice the Under the recommendations, only women over 30 would be allowed to drive and they would need The MoI has a history replete with bad ideas - number of vehicles driving down the pavements! RIYADH: In this file photo taken on March 29, 2014, Aziza Yousef luckily not all of them were turned into laws. I This is no laughing matter. The powers that be permission from a male relative - usually a husband or father, but lacking those, a brother or son. drives a car as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on believe the police commissioner in charge of traf- need to take action. If the government can’t do it women driving. — AP fic was recently replaced, which has not hap- alone, then there is no shame from seeking help Continued on Page 13 pened a moment too soon in my opinion. I recall or perhaps hiring expertise from a certain neigh- him stating in an official interview that he boring country slightly to our south. After all, News thought Kuwaitis were the most law-abiding citi- about half of our population is there every week- Man who threatened zens in the world when it came to traffic laws. I am end. in brief a Kuwaiti and I love my country. However, any It is about time our officials started tackling our US schools arrested man that comes up with a statement like that has major issues such as healthcare, schools, trans- Qaeda tried to kill US envoy to Yemen never stepped foot in Kuwait or requires urgent portation, housing and rising crime as opposed to CAIRO: Egypt yesterday announced the arrest of a US-Egyptian cit- neurological assessment. wasting time on pathetic issues such as cancelling SANAA: Al-Qaeda said yesterday it had tried to assassinate izen accused of having posted on jihadist websites a threat to the US ambassador to Yemen with Unfortunately, many Kuwaitis have this phe- Halloween celebrations in schools as was the case attack American and other international schools in the region. At two bombs that were discovered nomenon whereby if you criticize Kuwait, you get a few weeks ago. the end of October, US embassies in the Gulf states of Saudi minutes before they were due to Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the explode. The explosives were mission in Egypt, called for vigilance over a threat to American planted Thursday outside the schools there. Egypt’s interior ministry, in a statement on its official house of President Abdrabuh Facebook page, said Alsayyed Abu Saree, 60, was behind the Mansur Hadi, the media arm of Al- threats and had been arrested, although it did not say when. Qaeda’s Yemen branch said in a The suspect “posted a call through jihadist websites for attacks statement posted on Twitter. They targeting government and foreign interests... including against for- were intended to be detonated eign teachers at American and international schools in the coun- when Ambassador Matthew Matthew Tueller try”, it said. Interior ministry spokesman Hani Abdel Latif told AFP Tueller, who was the US envoy to Kuwait before being posted the suspect was arrested in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, to Yemen, left following a roughly hour-long visit to the house and that he holds both US and Egyptian citizenship. He also holds in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, it said. There was no official con- a certificate to teach at American schools around the world and firmation of the failed plot. has lived in the United States for 27 years. In October, the American embassy in Riyadh posted a warning saying that an anonymous jihadist post specifically mentioned N Korea releases two schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Maadi, an upmarket Cairo detained Americans suburb. A similar message issued by the embassy in Cairo said the WASHINGTON: Two Americans serving lengthy prison mission was “working with local schools identified with the United sentences in North Korea were released yesterday by the States or that have high concentrations of American teachers or reclusive state following a secret mission to Pyongyang students to review and enhance their security posture”. It also said by US intelligence chief James Clapper, the State “Americans residing in or visiting Egypt should remain vigilant Department announced. Kenneth Bae and Matthew regarding their personal security and alert to local security devel- Miller were the last two American nationals held by opments”. However, the warnings issued at the end of October also North Korea following the sudden release last month of 56-year-old Jeffrey Fowle. A senior State Department offi- stressed that no specific threat had been identified. cial said yesterday there had been no “quid pro quo” deal Separately, Egypt received $10.6 billion in aid from Gulf states in in exchange for North Korea’s decision to release Bae and the last fiscal year, the finance minister said yesterday, the first time Miller. US Director of National Intelligence Clapper trav- the government has put a total figure on how much its oil-rich eled to North Korea and “engaged on behalf of the allies spent to prop up the economy. Of about 74 billion Egyptian United States in discussions with DPRK authorities about pounds of aid received in the 2013-14 fiscal year, 53 billion pounds the release of two citizens,” a statement said. President BIR NABALA: Palestinian youths, one holding a national flag, appear through a hole they made was in the form of petroleum products, with the remaining 21 bil- Barack Obama, speaking just hours before leaving for a in the controversial Israeli separation wall in this West Bank village between Jerusalem and lion pounds coming as cash grants, Hany Kadry Dimian told a news swing through Asia, hailed the release of the two men as Ramallah yesterday as celebrations mark 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. — AFP conference. — Agencies “wonderful”. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 LOCAL

EGOV2 kicks off in Cooperation with NoufEXPO

KUWAIT: NoufEXPO announced that arrangements are in place for the take-off of the “2nd E-Government Forum: Future Trends of Government Datacenters” at Arraya Center of Courtyard Marriott Kuwait City today evening. EGOV2 shall be held under the patronage of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. The opening ceremony that is scheduled for 6:30 pm today shall be inaugurated by His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, the Minister of Justice and the Chairman of the Board of the Central Agency for Information Technology. A NoufEXPO spokesman said “EGOV2, convening for the second year in a row, represents a unique technology parade. It has attracted many world-class technology com- panies that help shape the future of private and govern- ment datacenters. The spokesman said “This year, we are ABU DHABI: HH the Amir with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum. DOHA: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah during his meeting with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad pleased to welcome world-class technology leaders. Al Thani. Particularly, I extend my sincere welcome to the represen- tative and speakers of Microsoft, IBM, CISCO, Ernst and Young, Fidelis - General Dynamics, EMC, and Aruba Networks who made it to Kuwait from their countries. I Amir thanks GCC leaders would like also to welcome our guest from Kuwait, Agility, IT Partners, and Cyber Systems. The NoufEXPO spokesman added “We hope that EGOV2 shall be of a genuine added value to the efforts of on warm reception Government datacenters and their employees alike. These datacenters are playing a vital role in developing the e- government program of Kuwait. To succeed, their efforts KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh the two countries and people. should be brought together and they should solidify the Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent Furthermore, HH the Amir sent another capabilities of their human resources, business processes, cables of gratitude to the leaders of the cable to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al and their technical resources. NoufEXPO is proud to organ- United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Khalifa to thank him for the brotherly ize EGOV2 in cooperation with the Central Agency for Bahrain for their hospitality during his atmosphere that surrounded their meeting Information Technology and to be part of Kuwait’s progress ‘brotherly’ visit to the three countries on in Manama. towards building the future knowledge and information Friday. HH the Amir and an official delegation based society. HH Sheikh Sabah sent a cable to the accompanying him returned home Friday UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al following brotherly visits to the three Gulf Nahyan to thank him for the warm recep- nations. HH the Amir was received at the Emerging tech tion that he and his official delegation airport by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh received during the brotherly visit to the Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, trends to redefine UAE. This hospitality, said HH the Amir in Parliament Speaker Marzouq Ali Al- his cable to Sheikh Khalifa, reflected strong Ghanim, Amiri Diwan Minister Sheikh business, everyday life bonds between the two countries and peo- Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and ple. HH the Amir sent similar cables to the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and KUWAIT: Tarek Ghoul, Director UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Acting Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled and General Manager for Gulf, ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Jarrah Al-Sabah. Levant and Pakistan at CISCO, Rashid Al-Maktoum, and Abu Dhabi Crown HH the Amir was accompanied by First highlighted how technology will Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign shape our future and the leading of Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammad bin Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al- role that CISCO is playing in this MANAMA: HH the Amir with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. —KUNA Photos Zayed Al-Nahyan. Sabah, GCC Secretary General Abdulatif Al- regard. Ghoul was commenting HH the Amir also sent a cable of grati- Zayani, Director of HH the Amir’s office issues of mutual interest. Earlier, HH the Dhabi, HH the Amir held talks with Sheikh on CISCO’s participation in the tude to Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad and head of Amiri Amir held summit talks in Doha with Qatari Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and 2nd E-Government Forum: Future Hamad Al Thani for the hospitality he protocol Sheikh Khaled Abdullah Al-Sabah. Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan Trends of Government received during his brotherly visit to Doha. In Manama, HH Sheikh Sabah held offi- The two leaders discussed ways of further on ways to further enhancing the deep- Datacenters taking off today. In HH Sheikh Sabah expressed content for the cial talks with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa cementing common Gulf action, as well as rooted ties and as well as latest regional his press release, Ghoul said: meeting he had with Sheikh Tamim which Al Khalifa on the march of the GCC and the latest developments in the regional and international development of common “Business-leaders: imagine hold- reflected the “historic” relations between common Gulf action, as well as a host of and international arenas. And in Abu interest. —KUNA ing a virtual press conference between Dubai, London, and Tarek Ghoul New York, sharing real-time inter- active whiteboards and online videos, fielding questions US envoy assures safety of 16,000 US citizens from global journalists, and posting real-time video across the company’s social media accounts. By Ben Garcia in a very dangerous time. Although we is being transacted between the two These abilities were once only available for the world’s can never attain perfect security, all of countries. At the embassy, we have very largest enterprises- but are now set to transform business- KUWAIT: As the threat of the Islamic us, as organizations and individuals, can ambitious goals in commercial relations es of all sizes across the Middle East, thanks to several tech- State group rumbles around the world, do more to ensure our safety,” he noted. - we want to double American exports nology trends: browser-based video collaboration, video the American envoy to Kuwait assured He also announced a safety and security to Kuwait between 2009 and 2015. My mega trends, context aware computing, machine-to- about the safety and security of the seminar which will be organized by the predecessor did many things about it machine connections, security, mobile device manage- 16,000 Americans in Kuwait. Douglas A embassy at the Gulf University for and I am here to continue and I will ment, and new Internet architectures. Businesses across the Middle East are already buzzing Silliman was speaking during a meeting Science and Technology for American push a bit more. We also intend to about the rise of new technologies. The Middle East’s with the officers and members of the citizens in the coming days. increase Kuwaiti investments in the dynamic IT market is projected to reach $32 billion by American Business Council, Kuwait He said another priority as US envoy United States,” he added. 2014, according to the IDC, whereas Cisco predicts the (ABCK), dubbed ‘Networking Night’, at and as part of President Obama’s agen- Silliman also announced a business Middle East and Africa will post the world’s strongest the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Farwaniya da was to create more investments and and trade expo planned for early next mobile data traffic 77 percent CAGR to 2017. recently. He reiterated that the safety jobs for Americans. “Kuwait is the fifth year. The expo will focus on education, Browser-based video and collaboration tools and video and security of all American citizens is largest export market for the United private equity investments, healthcare, mega trends will be game-changing. Together, they can his number one priority as their envoy States in the Middle East and the US is safety and security, foreign direct revolutionize real-time employee collaboration in fields to Kuwait. Kuwait’s largest sources of foreign investment and oil and gas. Besides such as commerce and retail, healthcare, education, manu- The newly appointed ambassador, investment. These two points are very ensuring the safety and security of all facturing, transportation, and security. who assumed his post in August, out- important to us because it means they Americans and strengthening commer- Employees will soon be able to seamlessly work across KUWAIT: Ambassador Silliman speaks at different office locations and mobile devices, integrating in lined his five-point agenda, highlighted are creating jobs and helping our econ- cial relations, the ambassador also the event. — Photo by Joseph Shagra safety and security and commercial rela- omy,” he added. promised to maintain a strong defense real-time ultra HD audio-visual conferences, text notepads, tions with Kuwait. “While we are safe According to Silliman, as of 2013, partnership with Kuwait and encourage also introduced several embassy officers and whiteboards, and share files, photos, and social media and secure in the very peaceful environ- bilateral trade stood at $15.2 billion. “To an open political system including and personnel who were out in full posts. ment of Kuwait, we all know that we live break that down, every day $21 million reaching out to all young Kuwaitis. He force during the event. Beyond the boardroom, imagine applying these tools in education or healthcare: a Geography teacher can connect with a far-off classroom to learn about local culture, while a surgeon could guide doctors thousands halfway around the world to save lives after a natural disaster. Video mega trends, meanwhile, will enhance viewing experience on TVs and mobile devices, making teleconfer- encing and viewing presentations as clear on a smart glasses as on an 8K Ultra High Definition TV in an office. As our devices increasingly learn about our daily lives, context-aware computing is set to fundamentally change how we interact with our devices. We’re seeing a change from any content for any people at anytime and anywhere, to the relevant information sent to the targeted person how, when, and where that person needs it. This is big news for retailers. The Middle East is an early adopter market for mobile devices and mobile apps, and customers will soon make purchases, receive GPS-based specials in malls and shops, and contact companies - all from the convenience of their mobile devices. Manufacturing is another exciting example. Let’s say a salesperson calls in a custom car order. The parts are tagged with RFID, and then the final product is tracked from the factory floor to the showroom by CCTV and GPS- enabled mobile apps. Soon, practically everything - roads, jet-engine parts, shoes, refrigerators, soil, and supermarket shelves - will have cheap, tiny sensors generating terabytes of data that can be sifted for insights. By 2022, Cisco predicts person-to-machine and person- to-person connections will constitute a combined 55 per cent of the total “Internet of Everything” - the connection of people processes and things - whereas machine-to- machine connections will make up the remaining 45 per cent. In order to make sense of and protect this massive Zain recognizes VAS partners influx of data, mobile devices, and mobile apps, IT depart- ments must deploy scalable, cloud-based mobile device management solutions and security solutions that enable KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- outstanding VAS partners during the event is distinguished for offering the best collec- partners to compete fairly with one anoth- automated detection and self-healing capabilities. With an tions company in Kuwait, recently held this as part of the company’s ‘Al Awael’ program tion of solutions and applications that puts er and drive more efficiency when offering Internet that’s increasingly unable to meet these demands, year’s third quarterly honoring lunch event to highlight the exceptional efforts of its it in the leadership position it enjoys today. the best services and products to Zain cus- IT departments must monitor the results of technology to recognize a number of its outstanding VAS partners. The recognition was based Our partners play a very significant role in tomers who are considered Kuwait’s labs developing new Internet architectures. authorized service providers for value on several key indicators: ‘Media Phone achieving this successful position. Their biggest family of subscribers. With the Internet of Everything presenting a $19 trillion added services to highlight their perform- Plus’ came first in Zain net revenue, while efforts in the third quarter of 2014 con- Zain considers its authorized partners global opportunity by 2020, we are entering the era of the ance during the third quarter of 2014. ‘ITG’ ranked first in overall performance, in tributed in providing an array of excellent an integral and crucial part of its overall “Application Economy,” in which the focus will no longer be Those partners’ efforts were reflected in addition to ‘Bluetech’ which was recognized services to our customers, especially during success and a significant element of the simply on the hardware, but on supporting a larger num- Zain’s competitive and excelling value as the company with the least number of the fierce competition the VAS market is company’s leading position. Zain encour- ber of applications on connected devices. added services that offers the company’s service complaints received. facing lately”. Saif stressed that Zain is ages VAS partners to maintain their per- Exciting times lie ahead. I’m confident that businesses customers with the best quality services. Zain’s Value Added Services Director, always keen on organizing this honoring formance and continue offering the best across the Middle East have the ambition to make the most Zain recognized the performance of its Nadia Al-Saif, commented by saying: “Zain event every quarter to allow its authorized services and products to its customers. of these new technology trends.” SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 LOCAL

KUWAIT: The organizers in a group photo. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat A general view of the fair. Embassy organizes Study in Canada fair

The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait announced Canadian Embassy in Abu Dhabi, Visa Section vibrant society and a dynamic 21st century academic qualifications that are recognized International Language Academy of Canada that the ninth annual Edu-Canada Middle East were also present to answer students’ ques- economy. With almost all of the world’s ethnic and respected around the world, while being McGill University and North Africa (MENA) tour, composed of tions about the application process for groups represented in Canada, students inter- part of a tolerant and vibrant multicultural Ryerson University approximately 20 leading Canadian universi- Canadian student permits. act with many different cultures; this broader, community. Seneca College ties and colleges, visited Kuwait last week. Quality education is available throughout more international perspective is also a valu- The schools that participated on the tour St John’s International School Representatives from the universities met with Canada, and in each of our 10 provinces and 3 able attribute that is attractive to employers were : University of Alberta students, parents and other members of the territories has something exciting to offer. worldwide. Algonquin College University of Calgary education community, and provided informa- Canadian higher education offers superior The enthusiasm shown by international Carleton University University of Manitoba tion about study opportunities in Canada. The academic curricula, cutting-edge research, students for post-secondary studies in Canada Columbia College University of Toronto tour included school visits and a Study in state-of-the-art campuses, and professional gives testimony to the superior quality of our Concordia University University of New Brunswick Canada fair at the Marina Hotel, Salmiya, on and personal experience to last a lifetime. education system. Students recognize that Dalhousie University University of Waterloo November 5, 2014. Representatives from the Canada is home to a safe, multicultural, Canada offers them the opportunity to earn George Brown College Vancouver Island University

Crime Report Multiple arrests in Jahra crackdown

KUWAIT: Jahra security forces launched a wide inspec- tion campaign over the weekend that resulted in arrest- ing 42 suspects including wanted people, drug abusers, irresponsible drivers and residency visa violators, in addition to recovering 12 vehicles that had been report- ed stolen.

Policeman insulted A citizen was arrested and his companion escaped after assaulting a police officer in Hadiya, The winners with their families Ooredoo representatives with the winners said security sources. Case papers indicated a rou- tine police patrol suspected a vehicle parked with two people inside. On approaching, the driver tried Ooredoo gives Mini Coopers to drive off, but he was stopped. The sources added that the driver refused to show his ID and insulted the police. The two suspects then stepped out and tried to flee on foot. After chasing them, the police to I WANT participants arrested the driver, who assaulted a police officer and tore off his clothes, while his companion fled the scene. Searching the suspect, police found a KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait gave two I ny on Sunday. The winners are among dance to certain criteria that are in agree- different malls across Kuwait. The telecom variety of drugs on him. A case was registered. WANT participants 2014 Mini Cooper cars some 30 lucky participants, whose wishes ment with the company’s vision of social operator plans to launch more customer- Separately, a traffic police officer filed a case against as per the requests they submitted were granted, including PlayStation 4 con- responsibility initiatives. centric campaigns in the future to further a driver who insulted him when he fined him for a through the I WANT promotional cam- soles, cars, all-expenses-paid trips to The I WANT promotional campaign was introduce the brand values, which focus violation, said security sources. paign. The winners, Mohammad watch football games in Italy and Spain, launched in May to introduce Ooredoo as on enabling youth, supporting entrepre- Muslamani and Mayyas Al-Aswad received and many more wants. a new brand name to the public. It had a neurs, empowering women and reaching their brand-new cars in a special ceremo- The participants were chosen in accor- designated website and booths set up in underserved communities. Road victims Two citizens were seriously injured and rushed to Adan Hospital’s ICU after they lost control of their vehi- cle, which flipped along Mina Abdullah highway, said Crime security sources. Report Storekeeper mugged Passenger held with An Asian was attacked, robbed and assaulted by unidentified robbers at his mobile shop along the 20,000 drug pills Rehayya desert highway to the north, said security sources. The Asian said the trio parked their vehicle near his store and two of them stepped out holding By Hanan Al-Saadoun sharp object and assaulted him. The suspects then fled with KD 500 in cash and prepaid phone KUWAIT: An Egyptian passenger was arrested with pos- recharge cards worth KD 300. Police are looking for session of 20,000 tramadol pills he tried to smuggle the culprits. through Kuwait International Airport. The drugs were found hidden in the man’s luggage after they were opened and searched when customs officers noticed Drug possession that he was nervous. The man was taken to the Drug Security forces arrested an Egyptian man in Control General Department for further action. In a sim- Mahboula with ice and 8 psychotropic pills. The accused ilar case, and Egyptian man was also arrested at the air- was sent to the concerned authorities. In a separate port after he tried to smuggle tramadol pills hidden case, two citizens were arrested in Fahaheel with 15 within his trousers’ folds. The warehouse after the fire was tackled.—Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun and KUNA packets of heroin, said security sources. On approach- ing the two, the suspects tried to escape, but police chased and arrested them. Police are investigating the Fire at insulator case. Freak accident warehouse under control A fuel tanker driver was instantly killed when the tanker’s cockpit fell on him, said security sources. By Hanan Al-Saadoun & Agencies which caused only limited damage fire in order to find relevant causes. Case papers indicated that after discovering a mal- at the storage facility, Director- Ansari voiced much thanks and function in the truck’s engine, the driver parked his KUWAIT: A fire at an insulator and General of the Kuwait Fire Service appreciation to the country’s fire- vehicle lifted the cockpit to fix the problem, but the air-conditioner warehouse at Al- Directorate Maj Gen Yusuf Al-Ansari men who exert great efforts to pro- cockpit’s lever malfunctioned and fell on him, Shuwaikh Industrial Area has been said in a statement to KUNA. Five tect public and private properties, crushing him to death. brought under control, a senior fire fire teams worked together to ensure the safety of people and department official said. A fireman quench the fire, he said, adding that show swift response to fires and dif- Harassment was slightly injured in the fire a probe team was investigating the ferent accidents. An Asian woman complained to police that an Arab shopkeeper in Jleeb sexually molested her when she went to purchase some groceries, said security sources. A case was filed and the shopkeeper was summoned for further investigations.

Break in and theft The drugs caught with the passenger yesterday An Asian man reported that an unidentified rob- ber broke his vehicle’s window and stole two Child injured mobile phones he had left inside while he went A Kuwaiti child died from serious injuries inflict- shopping in Jleeb. ed when a dining table reportedly fell on her at her family house, said security sources. He noted that Missing girls the girl’s mother rushed her to Adan hospital, but A female citizen filed a missing complaint that her she had been already dead upon arrival. two daughters left home in Mubarak Al-Abdullah to buy Investigations are underway. some items but didn’t return. A missing case was regis- tered. Police are looking for the two. Child rapist at large An Egyptian man reported that an unidentified man Liquor possession raped his 4-year-old daughter when she was playing An Asian man was arrested with 38 homemade with children in the yard of his building in Abu Hlaifa. liquor bottles he hid in his vehicle trunk to sell them Investigations are ongoing to identify and arrest the to his customers, said security sources. suspect. KUWAIT: An aerial view of the fire. Firefighters tackling the blaze SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 LOCAL Kuwait Civil Alliance: The Universal Periodic Review Stakeholder Report - joint submission for the 21st session of the WPR Working Group - January-February 2015

Background on Coalition: tions and attaining percentages that surpass those required of citizens. right as men in passing their nationality to their children. plaints due to ignorance of their rights since contracts are not drafted in Kuwait Civil Alliance is a coalition established on January 14th 2014 4.6 Although curriculums include human rights education, the past the workers native language and the worker is not required to keep a for the purpose of preparing a joint-submission to the Universal years have seen a reduction in the quantity of lessons and the school 9. Right to Litigation: copy of the contract. Consequently, workers face excessively long work- Periodic Review of Kuwait to be examined in the 21st session of the grades they’re taught in. School curriculums, moreover, discourage tol- 9.1 Although the Kuwaiti constitution guarantees the absolute right ing hours without sufficient rest periods or time off and unfavorable UPR working group in 2015. The coalition aims to promote the state’s erance and advocate violence in some cases such as their teachings On to litigation, Articles (1,2) of the Legislative Decree Regulating the housing and living conditions. The worker is moreover unaware of the strides in implementing the recommendations adopted and ensuring the religious obligation of killing an apostate. Judiciary (23/1990) state that some issues are excluded from litigation place and procedures of filing a complaint due to the absence of govern- its commitment to their realization. It is comprised of six civil society 4.7 Private schools in Kuwait are only permitted to teach public cur- such as issues of sovereignty. Therefore, a number of disputes are ment mechanisms to guarantee the workers knowledge of his/her rights organizations working on various issues in the field of human rights. riculums, unless authorized by the Ministry. Private education bylaws excluded from being looked into by courts such as the granting of and how to demand them. Parties Involved: Kuwait Graduate Society: dedicated to the promo- prohibit the teaching of curriculums that conflict with religious creeds, Kuwaiti nationality, its withdrawal and revoking and decisions on 12.2 Several cases of forced confinement to the household have tion of civil liberties, Human Line Organization: active in the field of (meaning Islamic faith). Consequently, bylaws don’t accredit certificates deportation and administrative removal, which denies some people been recorded, which prevents a domestic worker from filing a com- advocacy, legal observing and the preparation of human rights of schools that want to teach other religions. any redress for abuses and injustices. Moreover, the Law concerning plaint. Although physical confinement is restricted by Kuwaiti law, official reports, Kuwaiti Bedouns Congregation: active on issues of stateless 4.8 There is gender discrimination among applicants of the Public Clubs and Public Welfare Societies deprives those whose requests for authorities have not provided the number or type of complaints and citizens, Social Work Society of Kuwait: aimed at advancing the rights Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET), which is a gov- establishing their societies were denied the chance of appealing at cases filed on this issue. We are yet to hear of any such cases that have of migrant workers, Youth Association of Kuwait: involved in youth- ernment institution. PAAFT acceptance grades required from females court. been arbitrated. related issues and development, Musawah Group: working on issues are higher than those required from males in similar fields while noting Recommendations: 12.3 If a worker is able to file a complaint, the most he can get is of women’s rights. Kuwait University has recently revoked its discriminatory procedures 1. Guaranteeing the right to litigation in all issues without exceptions. the payment of his deserved wages and repatriation since contracts do based on acceptance grades after the issuance of two court orders not stipulate any penalties on the employer except in the case of termi- 1. Violence Against Children: against it and further noting Kuwait’s support for UPR recommenda- 10. Judicial Independence nating a contract. A sponsor is able to forbid the worker from working 1.1 Despite Kuwait’s support of recommendations (10, 34, 55, 56, tions (81,82,83,84,85,86,89,90,91). 10.1 Articles (5,163) of the Kuwaiti constitution stipulate the separa- somewhere else or terminate his/her residency and report him/her as 63) of the Universal Periodic Review, there are still indicators on the Recommendations: tion of all branches of government and judicial independence, howev- absconding for his/her residency to become illegal, leaving a worker spread of physical, sexual and psychological violence phenomenon 1. Taking the necessary procedures to reintegrate Kuwaiti with non- er, articles number (4,6,7,8,12,16,17,20,25,31,32,35,41,63,67,69,70) of who files a complaint in a vulnerable state. against children in Kuwait. Due to the lack of official statistics, with the Kuwaiti students on a wider range throughout the educational Decree Regulating the Judiciary deprive the judiciary of its administra- 12.4 Due to the absence of a law regulating domestic work, state exception of some unclear and inaccurate statistical data, these indica- stages tive and financial independence making it greatly dependent on the bodies do not deal with their complaints as worker complaints but tors cannot be verified. 2. Amending legislation to enforce compulsory education at its pri- Ministry of Justice. The law grants the Minister of Justice (MoJ) the abili- according to their contract, thereby denying them the right to present 1.2 The Ministry of Education lacks the compulsory mechanisms mary stages for non-Kuwaitis ty to influence appointing, promoting, punishing, discharging and their complaint to the Labor Department at the Court of First Instance, and adequate capacities to follow-up on complaints in order to ensure 3. Allocating land for private schools in an effort to lower tuition fees transferring judges and members of the prosecution service by his rec- which facilitates the procedures of labor disputes. Domestic worker con- that official procedures are applied and assaulted children are being 4. Enhancing human rights education and tolerance in curriculums ommendation to the Council of Ministers for issuance of decrees to tracts, moreover, lack essential rights that are granted to migrant workers protected and rehabilitated irrespective of whether this assault and removing subjects that advocate hatred and violence. appoint and promote judges and having supervision over the Judiciary in the government and private sectors, in addition to lacking a clear job occurred at a child’s school or home) It has also been observed that 5. Amending educational policies and bylaws to facilitate the joining and Pubic Prosecution. it is important to note that many judges are description about the nature of domestic work, which may lead to over- hospitals’ investigators tend to conceal many of the cases that doctors of the l3edoun segment. non-Kuwaiti, therefore, they are required to renew their contracts every burdening a domestic worker with chores that exceed his/her ability. report of suspected domestic violence believing themselves to be pro- 6. Amending policies and bylaws to accredit the certificates of schools two years, which affects their autonomy since this matter is subject to Recommendations: tecting a family’s unity. Moreover, the fact that disciplinary beating is wishing to teach religions other than Islam. the approval of MoJ. 1. Passing the necessary legislation to regulate domestic work within a neither criminalized nor clearly defined by Kuwaiti law, leads investiga- 7. Adopting gender equality in admissions policies within all educa- 10.2 Currently there are no laws, which subject a judiciary to suit labor law that upholds their basic rights as a minimum and stipulates tion authorities to suppose no crime was committed. tional institutions. in case of corruption or malpractice of the judiciary body. The judiciary sanctions for its violation 1.3 In the case that a child decides to file a legal complaint against also lacks clear mechanisms codified within a legal framework to deal 2. State takes the necessary procedures to ensure domestic workers are his/her guardian or caretaker due to incurring physical or sexual vio- 5. Stereotyping: with complaints against judges. Judges are moreover permitted with aware of their rights and mechanisms of complaint, punishing lence, investigation bodies will refrain from accepting his/her com- 5.1 Despite the recent and limited efforts, which the state put forth some regulations, according to article 25 of the Decree Regulating the employers in case they restrict their workers freedom of movement plaint owing to him being under the legal age of 21 years and thereby to change stereotypical images of females, it still works to reinforce and Judiciary, to be delegated work outside the judiciary while in judicial and publishing statistical information on cases of physical confine- requiring the prior consent of his guardians to file the complaint. Even fix the stereotypical roles of males and females through academic cur- office. Furthermore, the supporting bodies of the judiciary such as the ment. in cases where a case is registered against a guardian, there are no ricula16 and public workshops that establish traditional gender roles in General Department of Investigations and the General Department for 3. State makes the necessary amendments to regulations to enable a mandatory procedures for separating a child from his guardians until society. Criminal Evidence are bodies of the Ministry of Interior arid not the worker who files a complaint from staying in the country and trans- the case is settled because of the absence of appropriate shelters for 5.2 Segregation of gender is enforced in public and private universi- Supreme Judicial Council. ferring to another employer. assaulted children. Furthermore, there’s currently no child protection ties and the PAAET, based on law 24/1996 and law 34/2000, as well as Recommendations: law to provide any specific protection measures. free public schools. 1 . Amending legislation to ensure the absolute financial and adminis- 13. Withholding Travel Documents: Recommendations: Recommendation: trative independence of the judiciary and including the bodies sup- 13.1 According to the general rules of the law, and based on 1. Collecting precise and sufficient statistical data on the phenomena 1. State takes necessary procedures to eliminate stereotypical images porting the judiciary under it. Decision I94Ain/2010, employers are prohibited from withholding work- of violence against children. of the roles of males and females. 2. Amending legislation to increase the efficiency of supervisory ers’ travel documents., nevertheless, employers still confiscate their 2. Developing national mechanisms to protect children from abuse. mechanisms over the judiciary. employees’ passports. It is believed that the reason for withholding pass- 3. Amending legislation to criminalize disciplinary beating 6. Marriage: ports is enabling a sponsor from canceling an employee’s legal residen- 4. Amending legislation to provide special protection for children 6.1 Article 29 of law 51/1984 on Personal Status denies a maiden 11. Sponsorship (Kafil) System: cy- in case he/she absconds since regulations allow an employer to against violence and enabling them to file complaints, independent (beker) under the age of 25 the right of contracting her own marriage 11.1 A non-Kuwaiti employee requires a Ku/Il or sponsor to enter sponsor a limited number of workers who cannot be substituted unless of their guardians, in case of being assaulted and developing proce- without the permission of her legal male guardian (wali), unless she rais- the slate of Kuwait for work and continue in his/her job. Kuwaiti regula- their legal residency is canceled first. dures of investigation bodies in dealing with domestic violence es charges against him for abusing his right over her. The matter is then tions require the sponsor to be the employer, granting him an excessive Recommendation: complaints. left subject to the discretion of the Judge, as stipulated in article 31 of authority over the migrant worker, which may be abused. The systems, 1. Making the necessary adjustments so the employer will not need to 5. Providing a hotline and shelter for children who incur domestic vio- the same law. A woman not considered a virgin (thayeb) is not required which regulate the relationship between employer and employee are withhold the worker’s travel documents to recruit new employees. lence. to get the approval of her male guardian to get married, however, he divided into three: private sector labor is regulated by Private Sector needs to be notified and his decision heard. Nonetheless, she is still not Labor Law 6/2010 and the Alien’s Residence Law, the government sec- 14. Forming Unions: 2. Child Marriage: permitted to contract her own marriage unless through her male tor is regulated by the Civil Service Law and the Aliens’ Residence Law, 14.1 No segment is precluded from the right of forming a labor 2.1 Article 24 of law 51/1984 regarding Family and Personal Status union, according to article 43 of the Kuwaiti constitution. Kuwait, more- allows minors to contract a marriage upon reaching puberty while arti- over, ratified ILO Convention 87, which guarantees all workers the right cle 26 of the same law specifies the age of notarizing the contract to be in establishing unions and other workers’ organization of their own with- 15 years for females and 17 for males. Statistics calculated between the out previous authorization. Kuwaiti labor law regulates labor unions; years 2008 - 2011 indicate that girls under the age of 15 get married however, in 2010 a new labor law was legislated limiting the freedom of annually in numbers that range between 51-261 while the number of unions and associations that were granted by the previous law. Non- marriages for girls between the ages of 15-19 range from 2662-3051 at Kuwaiti workers were denied from declaring their unions, which a rate of 14.5-21 percent of total marriages. deprives them from gaining legal status, privileges and protection usual- Recommendation: ly granted to a union. Kuwaiti legislation does hot regulate the work of 1. Amending legislation to determine 18 as the legal age for entering professional associations, which prevents them from gaining legal status. into a marriage contract. Recommendations: 1. Amending necessary legislation in Labor Law to assure the right of 3. Child Custody: all Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti workers in forming their unions without 3.1 Despite Kuwait’s support of UPR recommendation 34, Kuwaiti restrictions or discrimination. laws divide the responsibility of caring for a child into guardianship and 2. Amending necessary legislation to regulate professional associa- custody. In terms of the law, custody is defined as caring and rearing tions. whereas guardianship is the authority, which entails the control exerted over the child’s financial and personal matters to ensure their best inter- 15. Safety Procedures: est and is divided into guardianship over a child’s legal and financial I5.1 Although articles (80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87) of Private Sector matters. In case of a conflict arising between parents, this division of Labor Law 6/2010 require employers to maintain safety standards in the responsibility can lead to the misuse of one’s legal capacity over their work environment, and in spite of the Ministry of Social Affairs issuance child, which may affect the interest of a child. Kuwait applies two per- of decisions and substantive regulations that determine the features of sonal status codes, which arc the Sunni and Jaafari. Divorce procedures safety and the bodies of inspection and investigation, the sanctions in the Jaafari code are difficult on wives as they allow women to give up imposed by the law based on article 141 do not provide effective deter- their right to custody in order to get a divorce, which may have a social rents but limited to petty fines ranging between 100-200 KD, which are or psychological effect on the child. doubled if repeated within three years (approximately 350-700 US dol- 3.1 In the case that custody is not granted to a mother, this right lars). passes to a series of relatives as stipulated by the law without consider- Recommendation: ing the best interest of the child as an essential standard. When 1. Amending legislation to change regulations of inspection and sanc- a child reaches the age of choosing his custodian, he/she is required tions for safety procedures to decide publicly at court in the presence of his parents, which places a child in a difficult social and psychological situation. 16. Minimum Wage: 3.3 A non-Muslim woman is prohibited from having custody over 16.1 Ministerial Decision 185/2010 established minimum wage her child on a discriminatory basis once he/she turns seven years. at 60 KD while Article 31 of the Private Sector Labor law obligated the 3.4 If one of the parents is denied visitation rights, the police station employer of providing accommodation with specified requirements if becomes the place where visitation rights are enforced, even though the employee is on a government contract or works in a remote area or this procedure conflicts with article 215 of the Civil and Commercial guardian or a Judge, based on article 30 of the same law. Although the while migrant domestic workers are regulated by the Aliens’ Residence if the employer had offered to provide accommodation. However, in Proceedings Law 38/1980. This may result in an unfavorable experience law requires the consent of a woman for marriage, it does not stipulate Law and Ministry of Interior Decisions. the cases not specified by the ministerial decision, a migrant worker is for the child and thus lead the parent to forgo their right and jeopardize hearing her direct verbal approval or having her signature on the mar- 11.2 A migrant worker in the private sector is required to get the required to pay for his own accommodation, which would consume familial ties to protect their child from this experience. riage contract, which may lead to marrying her off without her knowl- approval of his/her employer to work elsewhere here in the first three more than one-third of his salary making him unable to maintain an Recommendations: edge or consent. years of his/her employment unless he/she files a complaint - of which adequate standard of living. 1. Amending legislation to combine the custodian and guardianship Recommendation: the outcome is uncertain - against the employer to the Ministry of Recommendation: systems according to the best interest of the child 1. Amending legislation to enable women to contract their own mar- Social Affairs and Labor proving the employer committed a breach of I. Amending legislation to guarantee the right for accommodation to 2. Amending legislation to guarantee that custody and guardianship riages without the need for a legal male guardian or a judge in addi- contract. The sponsor has the right to terminate the worker’s residence all migrant workers who receive minimum wage. are awarded based on the child’s best interest, while enabling joint tion to necessitating their signature on the contract. permit at anytime based on article 25 of the executive regulations of the custody Aliens’ Residence Law. A sponsor is able to report his worker to be 17. Freedom of Opinion: 3. Amending legislation to prevent a child from directly choosing 7. Violence Against Women absconding to the concerned authorities, without having to prove it, 17.1 The Print and Publication law number 3/2006 regulates the between his parents at court 7.1 Despite Kuwait’s support of recommendations which results in his/her imprisonment and deportation. This may lead material permitted to be published on paper and highlights sanctions 4. Amending legislation to eliminate discrimination between Muslim (34,55,56,57,58,63), the procedures followed to report on cases of some employers to coerce their employees into forced labor, which for disobeying the law through articles (19,20,21,26,28) while the Audio- and non-Muslim women in the custody of their Muslim children. domestic violence are the same standard procedures followed in other may be considered a form of human trafficking. Visual Media Law 61/2007 through articles (11,13) regulates the spread 5. Provide suitable shelters for a parent to forcibly see his/her child in cases, which do not afford confidentiality or protection for the informer. 11.3 Sponsors of domestic workers have the power to transfer of visual and audio material and sanctions for violating. Both laws pro- case the custodian denies him/her the right. It is believed that most women refrain from reporting a complaint in the residency of their employees without their prior consent, while vide a greater protection to Islamic Religion than that offered to other case of incurring violence due to social stigma. Moreover, specialized workers are required to have the approval of their employees before religions and criminalizes “defaming of the Emir”. Violating the provi- 4. Education: institutions do not provide adequate statistical information on domes- they transfer to a new sponsor. There is no complaint mechanism that sions of these laws might be punished by a year in prison and incurring 4.1 Based on Article 40 of the Kuwaiti Constitution, education, at its tic violence. compels employers to transfer the residency of their employees. large fines and shutting down of the media outlet. It is important to primary stages, is free and compulsory for Kuwaitis. Article 1 of law 7.2 There are no government or private shelters to accommodate Employers have the right of canceling workers’ residencies and thereby note the Prosecution’s tendency to take a fundamentalist approach in 11/1965, on compulsory education, indicates that education for non- battered women, which leads many assaulted women to refrain from leading to their deportation. In addition, the sponsor is able to report interpreting provisions of the law when raising charges. Books in Kuwaitis is neither free nor compulsory with the exception of some filing a complaint against their assaulters for lack of a place to shelter his/her employee as absconding without having to provide proof, Kuwait, moreover, undergo prior revision before being sold and the groups who are granted free education. Private Schools, offering an them after the complaint is filed. which may lead to his/her imprisonment and deportation. In the case procedures of a plaint for redress of a decision for censoring books are acceptable quality of education, have high tuition fees, unattainable for 7.3 Article 153 of Penal Code 16/1960 reduces the sentence of any that an employer abuses his powers, he would be able to coerce the lengthy and hard. most non-Kuwaiti families. This reflects the high cost of land, which the man that surprises his wife, mother, sister, daughter in the act of adul- domestic worker into working, which may be considered a form of 17.2 Articles (14,15,25,26,29,30,33,34) of law 31/1970 with penal school facility is built on. tery (in flagrante delicto), immediately kills her or the man committing human trafficking. code amendments regulate national security cases with sanctions rang- 4.2 The current procedures being applied deprive non-Kuwaiti chil- the act with her or both, shall be imprisoned for a period not more than 11.4 The current regulations prohibit domestic workers from trans- ing from 3-25 years of prison. Most of the provisions of these articles are dren from registering in school if the child’s residency or their father’s is three years. Women who commit equivalent crimes do not benefit from ferring to another employer without the approval of their current one. If vague, loosely termed and can be easily abused. Article 29, for instance, not valid or if he/she were a stateless citizen with no valid security card.7 similar reductions. he/she is found working somewhere without the consent of their legal criminalizes adopting certain ideas even without spreading them. There is a segment of stateless citizens (Bedoun) whom the country Recommendations: sponsor then his legal residency will be canceled and procedures are Article 25, which sanctions anyone who objects to the rights and denies the issuance or renewal of expired security cards. Although this 1. Amending legislation to provide special procedures for reporting taken for his deportation. Based on the current system, the employer authorities of the Emir or faults him, was also used to prosecute more segments is usually exempted from having a valid security card, this cases of domestic and sexual violence. pays what may exceed $3,000 as a recruiting fee for domestic workers than 60 people over the past three years taking part in national practice is not guaranteed. 2. Publishing clear and adequate statistical information on domestic to the recruitment agency. Consequently, some employers, whose protests, some of whom were convicted. A pardon was issued by the 4.3 Public schools accept Kuwaiti students only with a few excep- violence workers want to transfer their work, demand their workers, or the new Emir for those who were convicted of “defaming” him but only included tions, which lead to an almost entire segregation between Kuwaiti and 3. Amending legislation to remove reduced sentences of “honor employer, to make a payment for their approval. seven people excluding those whose ruling was not enforced or their non-Kuwaiti students and thus reduced tolerance with foreigners. killings”. 11.5 The current regulations do not necessitate the consent of cases not settled. Article 15 has been continuously used against Twitter 4.4 Most segments of Bedoun and expats were denied the right to 4. Provide shelters for assaulted women and their children. domestic workers to change their employer hut merely requires the users as a response to hate campaigns with religious undertones that free public education in its different stages after Kuwait’s liberation in approvals of the old and new employers, which may result in transfer- were sparked on a national level. Charges were also raised against indi- 1991. A charity fund was established by the Council of Ministers to 8. Passing the Nationality: ring the employment of some workers without their agreement. viduals who criticized neighboring monarchs. finance the education of these segments in private schools through 8.1 Based on articles (1,2,3,5,7) of law 15/1959 regarding Kuwaiti Recommendations: 17.3 Articles (109,110,111,112) of Penal Code 16/1960 regulate the governmental funding and minimal support from government and pri- Nationality, the nationality is passed by blood mandatorily through the Amending legislation to abolish the sponsorship (kafil) system cur- protection of religions and religious beliefs and mandates jail terms vate sector charities. 10 The fund covers the minimum rate of private father, however, it does not pass through the mother. There are rently applied. reaching one year. This law has been used repeatedly due to religious school tuitions categorized (A). Due to limited number of seats, sonic nonobligatory exceptions stipulated bylaw like: the death of the father, 2. Amending legislation to balance the unequal power dynamics campaigns, it was also noted that charges are only raised on cases that students are forced to register in public schools categorized (B), which divorce, the father being a PoW, martyr or being born to an unknown between sponsor and migrant worker touched on religious beliefs prevalent in society. require them to pay an extra 30 percent. father but it is still discretionary in all cases. In the case that nationality 3. Amending legislation to enable migrant workers of having the liber- 17.4 Moreover, the National Unity law 19/2012 was decreed with 4.5 Tuition fees of Private Universities exceed the financial ability of through a mother is passed, the children are considered naturalized citi- ty of changing their employment and being protected from impris- the intention of prohibiting the denigration of people on the basis of middle class income families, consequently, the Bedoun who are of a zens (denied full rights of native-citizens), hindering their rights to vote, onment or deportation in case they refuse to continue working. religious sect or heritage, mandating sanctions that may reach seven lower income status aren’t able to enroll in private schools. Furthermore, be elected and hold ministerial office. years in prison and hefty flues, which are doubled if the act is repeated. the only public and free university, Kuwait University, accepts no more Recommendation: 12. Domestic Workers: This law lacks clear definitions, which may lead it to become an instru- than 100 Bedoun in some of its colleges, after meeting specific condi- 1. Amending the Kuwaiti nationality law to allow women the equal 12.1 Migrant domestic workers face difficulties when filing com- ment easily exploited amidst sectarian and social struggles. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 LOCAL

Recommendations: prohibits non-Kuwaitis from founding societies or being full mem- citizen” and shortly after Kuwait’s liberation the term was changed amendments. The environment law is in its final stages to be passed 1. Amending legislation to guarantee freedom of opinion and bers with voting rights of established societies. to “illegal resident”. This final term denied the Bedoun of inclusion but does not fill the current legislative void. Current legislation grant expression according to human rights standards. Recommendations: under the labor law and, hence, were deprived of the essential rights a number of institutions capacity and authority related to the envi- 2. Amending legislation to eliminate the previous revision of books, Amending legislation so the establishment of CSOs does not guaranteed by this law. Moreover, members of this segment are ronment such as the Environment Protection Council, Environment assure transparency and simplify procedures for plaints of book require prior authorization always susceptible to administrative removal or judicial deportation. Public Authority, Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Public censorship. 2. Amending legislation to ensure no government interference in the 23.3 The number of Bedoun is 111,493, some of whom work in the Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources, which compli- work of CSOs. military tinder relatively acceptable working conditions whereas only cates the process of protecting the environment due to an overlap 18. Right of Peaceful Assembly: 1 percent works in the large government sector, suffering from great in tasks hindering them from completing their duties. 18.1 Article 44 of the Kuwaiti constitution provides for free- 22. Right to Housing: discrimination in wages, holidays and other occupational privileges 25.2 Contrary to what is stated in international conventions, dom of assembly mandating a law to regulate it. 22.1 Article 2 of law 5/2005 concerning Kuwait Municipality because they are either employed as unofficial workers who are paid Kuwaiti legislation lacks transparency of specialized information The Public Gatherings Law 65/1979 requires prior permission for grants the Municipality council the authority’ to decide on the estab- a salary but do not enjoy other employee privileges or on a fixed-rate on the environment and the inclusion of the public in the the assembly, with a wide capacity to prevent the assembly, with lishment of new neighborhoods and cities. Metropolitan areas make- contract. Hence, being excluded from labor law denies them protec- process of decision-making regarding environmental issues. sanctions ranging from a month to two years. Article 12 of the law up only 8 percent of Kuwait’s total land area. Prices of rent and residen- tion from employment on unfair contracts or without contract. 25.3 Despite Kuwait’s ratification of UN Framework prohibits the participation of non-Nationals in processions, demon- tial lands are high compared to the income-levels of different seg- 23.4 Some members of this segment were denied security Convention on Climate Change and the formation of a national strations and gatherings thereby violating article 44 of the constitu- ments. During the years 2009-2013 the price of residential areas has cards because the Central Bureau for Illegal Residents either committee to follow-up on the implementation of the conven- tion, which grants the responsibility of regulating gatherings and approximately increased at a rate of 67-75 percent and on an average denies or cancels their registration or demands that they alter tion’s provisions, the rate of energy consumption did not decline assemblies to the law not prohibiting them. of 11 percent yearly while GDP per capita based on purchasing power their status; consequently they are either refused or constrained because the state did not take the necessary measures to elimi- 18.2 Charges for demonstrating, sometimes rallying and vandal- parity only increased during the same period at a rate of 17 percent from attaining essential rights like driver permits, government nate or limit the large government subsidization of energy. ism, were raised against more than 150 people for demonstrating and on average of 3 percent yearly. Therefore, the head of a Kuwaiti work, health, education, passports and official documents. According to the International Energy Agency’s 2011 report, mostly on issues regarding stateless citizens and national protests of household monthly pays 28 percent of his income for rent. Article 11 of 23.5 Denial of security cards is justified by security restrictions, Kuwait generates 2.1 percent of global greenhouse gas per capi- the opposition. Security forces used violence to disperse some of Law Decree 35/1978 concerning real estate rent allows the owner of which lack a clear legal definition. Initially, these restrictions were ta. these demonstrations with their batons, teargas and water pipes. the real-estate to raise rent at a rate of 100 percent once every 5 years. to prevent someone from obtaining citizenship due to govern- Recommendation: The court later acquitted most of those prosecuted in these cases of 22.2 During the same period the prices of residential lands ment belief that he/she might be holding another nationality. This 1. Amending legislation to enable the country to keep its interna- all charges, however, there are still cases being looked into by the increased at an approximate rate of 102 percent for low income areas concept later evolved to include people who were believed to be tional commitments toward realizing the goals of the environ- court. reaching the price of 200,000 KD. It also increased to 73 percent for cooperating with the invading powers and those committing mental conventions it ratified Recommendations: middle-income areas and 53 percent for high-income areas, which crimes. It was later used as a punishment mechanism against 1. Amending legislation to guarantee the full right of peaceful means that of a middle-income family needs to save for 24 years to active members of this segment demanding their rights as it is 26. Biodiversity: assembly for all without any distinction. buy land in a low-income area. Kuwaitis are also able to apply for gov- considered a precautionary security restriction. Security restric- 26.1 Kuwait ratified the Convention of Biological Diversity in 2. Abstain from using violence against peaceful assembly and ernment housing but need to wait for a period that may reach 16 tions placed on those registered in the Central Bureau allow a per- response to threats facing its environment. It established a number refrain from using excessive violence in case an assembly ceases years. son to obtain a temporary security cards valid for 3 months. which of natural reserves to protect biodiversity, however, this procedure to be peaceful. 22.3 It is believed that the increase in rents was a result of the does not enable them from getting a driver’s license, passport or is insufficient because it is not based on prior biodiversity strategies increase in wages of Kuwaitis in the government sector and not due to government work. It is important to note that security restrictions and scanning. The Reserve’s Administration also lacks the necessary 19. Freedom of Belief: a change in rates of supply and demand. Consequently, migrant work- also include a person’s family. A person is prevented from know- tools and methodology to reach its goals. 19.1 Article 35 of the Kuwaiti constitution upholds a person’s ers, who make-up 83 percent of the labor force, were the largest seg- ing the nature of the security restriction, discussing it, or making a Recommendations: right to freedom of belief and worship. Articles 2-12 of law 5/2005 ment harmed in addition to the Bedoun segment who are of low plea to the authorities that placed the restriction to remove it. I. Pass a biodiversity national strategy. concerning Kuwait Municipality grant the Municipality Council the income and are not able to own property. The state, moreover, did not Note Kuwait’s support of recommendations (101, 102, 103). 2. Activating natural reserve administration’s laws and preparing capacity to license places of worship for non-Muslims. Non-Muslims provide an adequate number of residential lands during that same Recommendations: an integrated plan for its administration. are estimated to be 921,996, 235547 of whom are of religions not period; in addition, it did not enforce strict regulations controlling land 1 . Change the term “illegal resident” to enable members of this seg- registered by official authorities and 686449 are Christians. This mas- speculation (mudharabah) in the absence of an independent body to ment to attain their essential human rights, according to law. 27. Waste Treatment: sive number of Christians is not proportionate to the number of wor- regulate the price of real estate. 2. Amending legislation to enable the judiciary to look into citizen- 27.1 Kuwait generates one of the largest percentages of ship places available, which are 13 churches. Hence, there is a church Recommendation: ship disputes. municipal, industrial and construction waste in the world ranging for every 52,803 Christian, thereby exceeding the church’s capacity I. State takes necessary procedures to provide more residential 3. Amending labor laws to include Bedoun segment between 1.4-1.5 kg. Kuwait disposes of waste by burying it in land- to administer and hold these numbers. Furthermore. there are n lands and ensure that people are protected from increases in 4. Not tying the attainment of a valid security: card and other fill sites not designed according to environmental standards and licensed places of worship for religions other than Christianity and no housing price. human rights to security restrictions and enabling judiciary close to residential areas due to Kuwait’s small size. The country license has been issued in the past years to build any new places of supervision over it. also collects tires in a designated area, which suffered a huge fire in worship. 23. Stateless Citizens (Bedoun): 2012 and smaller fires later and yet the same method of disposal Recommendation: 23.1 Nationality law 5/1959 regulates the granting of Kuwaiti 24. Mental Health Act: continues. I. Authorize the establishment of worship-places for all religions. nationality. Thie law defines original Kuwaiti nationals as those resid- 24.1 Kuwait lacks the minimum standard of laws required to reg- 27.2 Despite Kuwait prohibiting the dumping of sewage ing in Kuwait before 1920. The implementation of this law was ulate the procedures of treating and admitting people living with water directly in the sea 15 years ago, this process still continues, 20. Discrimination on the Basis of Religion: administered for the first time by the committee for granting citizen- mental illnesses to the hospital. Currently, minimal administrative either in temporary dumping of entirely untreated waste or regular 20.1 Article 4 of Emiri Decree 15/1959 of the Kuwaiti ship, established pursuant to an Emiri Decree. Since Kuwait lacked decisions regulate matters relative to in-patients but lack sufficient dumping of partly treated waste, due to a weakness in infrastruc- Nationality’ Law prohibits naturalizing non-Muslims. The Decree of any census before the year 1950, the committee had to examine measures that would he provided by laws to protect this segment’s ture. Furthermore, state’s supervision over industrial establishments naturalization is rendered void if the person naturalized renounces applications on its own without referring to clear standards for basic rights of treatment, freedom and essential civil rights. Some dumping their industrial waste directly in the sea is very weak, Islam or behaves in a manner clearly indicating his intention to aban- examining citizenship applications. The committee’s work lasted a patients suffer unjustified detention because their families refuse which lead to increasing pollution on inhabited beaches. don Islam. Non-Muslims are also prohibited to work in the General short period of time and was restricted to its presence in limited receiving them and there are no substitute shelters to accommo- Recommendation: Department of Investigations, the Public Prosecutors office and the places and did not include an awareness campaign on the nature of date them. This problem is prevalent among children due to the 1. Taking necessary procedures to treat all waste while ensuring Judiciary. while the Personal Status law denies apostates from Islam its work and importance, especially with the spread of illiteracy’ absence of legislative frameworks, which forces their guardians to it causes no threat to the environment the right to get married. amongst the population. Consequently, some inhabitants did not receive or deliver them to substitute institutions. Yet, there are no Recommendation: apply for citizenship due to their unawareness of its importance. suitable institutions in Kuwait to receive these cases. 28. Transparency: Amending legislation to eliminate discrimination based on reli- Moreover. seeking redress for decisions of the committee or dis- 24.2 Moreover, in-patients are not able to enjoy adequate and 28.1 Despite Kuwait’s ratification of UN Convention against gion. cussing them was not allowed since naturalization is considered an regular leisure-time outdoors because there is no fence surrounding Corruption in 2006 and issuance of law 24/2012 establishing the issue of sovereignty. The government of Kuwait confessed in the the premise; therefore, the hospital is not able to prevent them from Public Authority for Anti-Corruption and provisions on financial dis- 21. Welfare Societies: state’s political statement delivered by Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Ah- escaping. Child in-patients are not allowed to spend leisure-time closure, legislation is inactive and insufficient to ensure transparen- 21.1 According to articles (2,3,4,9,11,13,27 and 27 {1 repeated}) Sahah, prime minister of Kuwait at that time, to the National outdoors without prior approval from their guardians. cy of government information to the public, the state, moreover, from law 24/1962 concerning Clubs and Welfare Societies, civil socie- Assembly on 24th June 1970 that there were those who deserved Recommendation: does not provide sufficient statistics on most fields. Government ty organizations (CSOs) are required to obtain a governmental Kuwaiti citizenship but were not granted it. Successive Kuwaiti gov- 1. Amending necessary legislation to regulate mental health bodies usually refrain from disclosing information about their work license to be formed. The concerned Ministry has the right of reject- ernments neglected this issue, which lead to its aggravation according to WHO standards. to those seeking it. Kuwait’s ranking in the corruption index has ing the request while the harmed party can only seek redress from through the continuous growth in numbers of stateless citizens who declined between the years 2010-2013 from 54 to 69. the Council of Ministers but is not able to take the case to court. Only are not able to attain their human right to citizenship except 25. Environmental Law: Recommendations: 88 CSOs were granted a license whereas hundreds of requests were through the state of Kuwait, the country they were born in. 25.1 Kuwait ratified a number of conventions concerning the 1. Amending legislation to ensure transparency of government in rejected. The aforementioned law allows the Ministry of Social Affairs 23.2 Successive Kuwaiti governments identified the Bedoun environment, which obligate a state to amend national legislation in formation and Labor to interfere, in some cases, in dissolving or changing the using a number of designations such as “nomads,” the term “Bedoun” order to ensure regulating the protection of the environment and 2. Providing detailed and comprehensive statistics and databases administration of these organizations and their work. This law also followed and was later substituted with “non-Kuwaiti” then “stateless natural resources but still did not make the necessary legislative according to international standards. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 LOCAL

Local spotlight Disabled in Kuwait

By Muna Al-Fuzai

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e have many laws that affirm the rights of the disabled in Kuwait. Unfortunately, most of them are only on paper Wbecause the truth is that being disabled in Kuwait is hard, not only over the way you get treated everyday by those who block your parking spot, but because you become a card to play with during election time when candidates claim to care about and use disabled rights as a media topic to attract voters. The disabled in Kuwait have no voice anywhere, including the National Assembly and the government. In fact, we have never had a MP or a minister who was elected or nominated if he/she were disabled. Because this society still believes only in those whose all body parts work. For many years we have been cruel towards the disabled and have not shown any real action to support their calls or needs. Good words and sympa- thy are not enough. We had one or two officials who became dis- abled, but that was many years after their terms ended. Throughout history, we had disabled leaders who left a mark in our lives. Former US president Franklin Roosevelt’s disability did not hinder him from leading the US for four consecutive terms. Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the United States since 1932, Al-Jaridah and the Second World War took place during his time. He led the Allies to victory despite being paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. His famous saying is: “The only thing you have to fear is fear itself”. In 1921, Roosevelt’s life changed completely after he suffered polio at the age of 39, and spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair until he died in 1945. If Roosevelt was judged by the way he looked or walked, he wouldn’t have attained this success. The problem in this part of the world is that we get judged by our looks and not in my view our capabilities. We have not changed at all. Within the National Assembly is a parliament committee for the disabled. Most of their media releases discuss financial rights, but Israel nervous about Iran deal not their human rights as citizens to occupy official seats to make their voice heard. Nor do they call for awareness among society By Linda Gradstein members to show them respect and treat them as any other per- son by not being prejudged. Members of Kuwait Disabled Sport Club have succeeded in sev- s the November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal and the international coalition to fight them. from the US, which seems unlikely to come. eral international sports and won gold, silver and bronze medals. with Iran approaches, the head of the Over the weekend an audio recording of Deputy At the same time, Israeli experts believe that Iran They get welcomed by roses when they are back in Kuwait, but AInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said National security Adviser Ben Rhodes was obtained by has no intention of backing down. have never been really honored by having one of them lead a gov- that Iran has stopped answering IAEA questions about the Washington Free Beacon. In the recording, from “I’ve been following these talks for ten years now,” ernment body as a minister of the public authority for youth and the “possible military dimensions” of its nuclear pro- last January, Rhodes tells a group of liberal activists Lt. Col (retired) Michael Sellem, an Iran expert at the sport or minister of youth. The disabled here are facing discrimina- gram. that Obama sees a deal with Iran as important as Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs said. “They keep tion because of their physical condition. It is common in Kuwait “We cannot provide assurances that all (nuclear) health care reform was. going on, and Iran keeps going on with its nuclear that we categorize people based on their wealth, influence, reli- material (in Iran) is for peaceful purposes,” Yukiya “Bottom line is, this is the best opportunity we’ve program. I don’t think that Iran has any intention of gious beliefs, nationality and social status. The disabled have fallen Amano said. had to resolve the Iranian issue diplomatically, certain- compromising on its nuclear program.” into the forgotten category because they have no voice in power His comments come as Israeli officials are growing ly since President Obama came to office, and probably Israeli officials say that the international community to make their calls louder. increasingly nervous that the international communi- since the beginning of the Iraq war,” Rhodes said. “So made a mistake in 2003, when it focused on Iraq at the In Kuwait, the government has only one female minister and no ty will sign a deal with Iran that will enable it to hover no small opportunity, it’s a big deal. This is probably expense of dealing with the Iranian nuclear program Christian or disabled minister. No one can make a clear clarification close to the nuclear threshold. the biggest thing President Obama will do in his sec- which was then just beginning. Had the international over why these people are not wanted as government officials. “Our position is clear - better no deal than a bad ond term on foreign policy. This is health care for us, community acted then, they say, it would not be fac- There is nothing in the constitution against this. So, why not? I think deal,” a senior Israeli official said. “We are concerned just to put it in context.” ing this problem now. it is a societal choice approved by decision makers. but it’s important to note that we are not the only Israel believes there are 19,000 centrifuges Kuwait is not a friendly country for the disabled - this is the only ones concerned. The Saudis and others are also wor- Existential threat installed, of which about 10,000 are spinning to enrich message we have conveyed to the disabled so far. I fully support ried. We are concerned about a situation in which Iran While Iran maintains that its nuclear program is uranium. The debate is over how many centrifuges their calls for their human rights. I also think we as media people would have almost all of the elements it needs in its only for peaceful purposes, Israel insists that Iran Iran will be allowed to keep. and human rights activists have not done nothing to change the societal image and promote the rights and needs of these people. hands and it cold choose to become a nuclear power wants to become a nuclear power to destroy the It also comes amid reports from Iran that Khameini, All local NGOs have not done any serious campaigns so far to pro- whenever it wants.” Jewish state. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin 75, is sick, and there are questions of who will succeed mote rights and demands of the disabled in Kuwait. The media The next round of talks between the Iranian foreign Netanyahu has said repeatedly that Israel would con- him. Khameini, a hardliner, had prostate surgery in seems absent. Media owners should lend a hand to support the minister Mohamed Zarif, US Secretary of State John sider that an existential threat to its existence. Media September and there have been persistent rumors calls for justice by the disabled. Kerry and representatives of the P5+1 countries is reports say that Israel had an attack plan on Iran if this that he has prostate cancer. Sellem, the Iran expert, scheduled for next week in Oman, the first time the happened and came close to attacking in 2010 and says that with these rumors it is even more unlikely talks are being held there. They come as the interna- again in 2012. However, it seems unlikely that Israel that Iran would agree to compromise on its nuclear tional community is preoccupied by Islamic State (IS) would launch such an attack without a green light program. —The Media Line kuwait digest Santa in refugee camps washington watch By Adnan Farzat A 2014 postmortem ccording to weather forecasts, this year’s winter is expected to be extremely cold, which means that it will Abe snowing on the heads of Syrian and Iraqi refugees By Dr James J Zogby very soon, giving the civilized world about to celebrate the New Year or Christmas a perfect chance to dispatch Santa Claus with A few observations about this week’s elections: that he would work to make sure that Obama was “a one- to define the stakes in the election, your chances of winning his four-reindeer-dragged sleigh to amuse the children in these 1) Our politics continue to be distorted and corrupted. term President”. Unlike Democrats who worked, some are slim. camps. In Oct 1994, I was in the lounge at Kennedy Airport in begrudgingly, with George W Bush early in his first term to It is true that Santa might find some difficulty getting New York City waiting to board an Egypt Air flight to Cairo. help pass his signature tax-cuts and educational reform leg- 3) What happens next? through, but since he has a long cotton-white beard, the My fellow passengers, mostly Egyptians, were seated near a islation, Republicans gave no ground to President Obama. There was an article this week describing how extremists controlling border areas might be beguiled by it and television watching a rather engaging program. Being just a Whatever legislative victories the president won in his first Republicans, having won control of both houses of let him through. It might be also useful to learn that Santa him- few weeks before Election Day, each of the commercial few years in office were won over stiff resistance from the Congress, were now working to define their agenda for the self is an extremist because we have never seen ‘Mrs Claus’! The breaks that interrupted the show featured hard-hitting polit- Republican opposition. Contributing to the hyper-partisan- next two years. Implied in the piece was the fact that other visits will not cost Santa a lot because the children there already ical ads. They were dramatic and graphically compelling as ship in Washington were the emergence of the Tea Party than their opposition to the President, there is no consensus have their own ‘fireworks’ in the form of real explosives and such ads can be, with both the Democratic and Republican and the “birther” movement, both of which added to the within the GOP as to how they will govern. The party is bombs they have got used to hear thundering day and night. candidates’ campaigns ferociously attacking each other. nation’s poisonous political atmosphere. deeply divided between: neo-conservatives and isolation- However, the children will most probably need the four rein- One ad raised questions about a candidate’s integrity, There are those who raise issue with Obama’s aloofness ists; those who emphasize “social” issues and those who deer to eat them and make up for the lack of protein they had strongly suggesting that he may have had links to organized or his “lack of relationships” with Congressional Republicans, focus on economic policy; and establishment types and the been suffering from and to use their skin as covers to protect crime. This was followed by an ad which flashed headlines ignoring the fact that the increasingly hard-right wing of the Tea Party. With the 2016 presidential contest looming over them in the extreme cold of this upcoming winter. claiming that the other candidate hadn’t paid taxes and may GOP never wanted to give relationship-building a chance. the horizon and with many of the protagonists of these Many photos have already told the whole world about have been involved in shady financial dealings of one sort or They had declared from the outset that they would stymie competing views seeing themselves as potential candi- these children’s sufferings over the past winters, showing many another. These same ads, with slight variants of these his efforts and work to defeat him. On too many occasions dates, it is unlikely that the Republicans will be able to unify of them using vehicle exhaust fumes to get warm, others burn- themes, played over and over again during each of the TV where compromise might have been possible, the their ranks any time soon. ing paper and cardboard and a third burned their furniture to program’s breaks. An hour or so later, as we boarded the Republican leadership fearing confrontation with their hard- As they continue their internal struggle, they should con- get warm regardless of sitting and sleeping on the ground flight, I thought to myself “what must these Egyptians be liners, balked at compromise, choosing obstructionism sider two facts. In the first place, before getting high-handed afterwards. We have been seeing these scenes for four years. thinking?” Would it be something like this: “So this is instead. about their “mandate”, Republicans should remember that They are still recurring, and those children’s hands are getting American democracy, where you get to chose between the The problem with too many Democrats was that they while they won the Senate and increased their numbers in the bluer with cold and our faces are still blushing with shame! criminal and the cheat?” cowered in the face of this GOP assault. As my brother, John, House, a tally of votes, nationally, shows that overall more That was the situation two decades ago. Today, it is even noted: in this November’s election, while Republicans were Americans voted for Democrats than for Republicans. Is there a Sort of a Trick?! worse. Living in the Washington, DC media market, which busy running against the President, Democrats were run- Republicans should also remember that voters will keep them There are many things that I find hard to comprehend in the serves both Maryland and Virginia, both of which featured ning away from him. Instead of campaigning for the real on a short leash, watching how effectively they will govern. conflicts going on nowadays. For instance, a huge number of statewide elections, the attack ads were ugly and mind- benefits realized by millions of Americans resulting from the While Republicans are fond of noting that President Obama’s Iraqi political analysts and clan leaders appeared on TV recently numbing. It was even worse in other states. In the hotly con- Administration’s accomplishments: in rescuing the economy favorable ratings are a low 42 percent, they should remember shouting at the top of their voices that what happened in and tested race for the Senate seat in Iowa, voters were subject- which had been in free-fall in 2009; in guaranteeing health that their party’s favorable rating is a full 10 points lower and around Mosul was a public uprising in which the tribes and ed to over 114,000 TV ads. Nationally, over one billion dollars insurance coverage for young people and those with pre- Congress’ approval rating is a shockingly low 12 percent. clans took part. They even denied that IS was attacking them. were spent on Senate races alone. The tally for gubernatorial existing conditions; in saving college students millions of What we can most likely expect in the next two years are All of a sudden, we see these tribes and clans fighting IS and and Congressional races more than matched that amount. dollars in student loan fees and in protecting Americans more dysfunction, more rancor, and more gridlock. This will hundreds of them getting killed. We need to understand. Is The bottom line is that as pundits and partisans alike are from unscrupulous credit card companies - too many not serve the nation, but it will enhance opportunities for the there some trick in this?! tallying the winners and losers of this year’s contests, they Democrats sought to deny their connections with these Democrats to regain control of the Senate in 2016 when the should not forget to consider that the real winners were the programs, giving Republicans a free ride to attack with no tables will be turned. This year, 2/3’s of the contested Senate campaign media consultants and the owners of local televi- response. seats were held by Democrats - some of whom were swept Emotional Barter sion stations, both of whom pocketed hundreds of millions When Democratic candidates wouldn’t own their suc- into office by the Obama coat-tails of 2008. In 2016, it will be War merchants are no longer restricted to those trading in of dollars in advertising revenues. And the real losers were cesses and sought to distance themselves from their nation- Republicans who will be on the defensive since 2/3’s of those weapons, food and medicine. There are others who are invest- our democracy and the American people, who were turned al agenda - what choice did they give voters? This mattered up for reelection will be from their party. ing in these wars differently nowadays. Some Arab men and off by the continuing distortion and corruption of our poli- especially as the election came down to the wire and the In the 2016 presidential election year, the Democrats will women who have been living in the West for years and hold tics. issue became which party would succeed in the all-impor- again have a demographic advantage. African American, citizenships of the countries they live in are investing through tant effort to turn out voters. With the President sidelined, Latino, Asian, young, and professional women - all of whom getting married to the young refugees displaced by the war 2) Did Republicans win the election or did Democrats his 2008/2012 victorious coalition (African Americans, increasingly vote for Democrats, will all play key roles in the who were forced to immigrate in search of citizenship. It is a lose it? Latinos, young people, unmarried professional women, etc.) national election. Their participation will also have an impact matter of mutual interest, with neither side winning because As early as January of 2009, minority leader of the was not encouraged to turn out in the numbers needed to on Senate contests. And so it is in this seemingly endless one side offers his/her youth while the other fulfils his/her Senate, Mitch McConnell declared that he was determined win. At one point, the President was criticized for saying that game of politics, one round is over and it’s on to the next. emotional needs. The only winner in such situations is the dis- to do everything within his power to block the newly elect- while he was not on the ballot, his policies were. He was NOTE: Dr James J Zogby is the President of the Arab gusting war! —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Qabas ed President’s agenda. A year later, he went further saying right and his critics were wrong. When you lose the struggle American Institute SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

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SANAA: Yemeni supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh ride on a pickup truck as they guard a street during a meeting of Saleh’s General People’s Congress party in Sanaa, Yemen. Backers of the deposed president accused US Ambassador Matthew H Tueller of threatening Saleh with international sanctions if he didn’t leave the country, an allegation American officials later denied. — AP Houthi expansion puts Yemen on edge of civil war Sunni tribes allying with Al-Qaeda against Houthis

SANAA: An advance into Yemen’s Sunni powers-Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite A further concern is that the strife Muslim heartland by Shiite Houthi fight- Iran-its causes are rooted in local prob- could cause Yemen to unravel as a state. ers has galvanized support for Al-Qaeda lems. The country is still struggling to The inability of state forces to check the among some Sunnis, deepening the reli- adapt after former president Ali Houthis’ ascent or dampen sectarianism gious hue of the country’s many con- Abdullah Saleh was ousted in 2012 has galvanized separatist groups who flicts, with potential consequences well under a UN backed Gulf initiative aimed spot an opportunity to push their own beyond its borders. Yemen’s tribal, at preventing ‘Arab Spring’ protests agendas. “When struggles intensify, regional and political divisions were against him descending into civil war. national identity starts to unravel and widened by the rapid fall of the capital Washington suspects the 72-year- everyone returns to his tribe or the Sanaa to Houthi fighters on Sept 21 after old Saleh, who still has supporters in the group he belongs to,” one government weeks of protests against the govern- armed forces, is himself one of the main official said. “Then it becomes very diffi- ment and its decision to cut fuel subsi- obstacles to a peaceful transition of cult to reconstitute this issue. Look how dies. power. “Yemen is seeing a kind of unrav- long it took Lebanon to restore the “The Houthi expansion has created a eling and violent struggles in a way that Lebanese national identity.” sectarian problem,” said Bassam Al-Barq, is unprecedented,” said Abdelbari Taher, Sectarianism is visible in Radda, a a Sunni Muslim resident of the religious- a Yemeni historian and political com- district of al-Baydah province 160 km ly mixed Sanaa, attending a protest by mentator. “This is due to the volatility of southeast of Sanaa. Sunni tribesmen local activists held every week to the state, the loss of authority and the who fought Al-Qaeda two years ago are demand the Houthis quit the capital. “It splits in the army which made the now allied to it out of communal soli- has created sympathy with Al-Qaeda, as armed militia stronger than the state.” At darity. Al-Baydah, in Yemen’s Sunni we see in Ibb and Al-Baydah,” Barq said, stake is not only a Yemeni tradition of heartland, has seen heavy fighting referring to two provinces in central religious harmony, but also the fight between powerful Sunni tribesmen Yemen where some local tribes have against Al-Qaeda, an entrenched force allied with Al-Qaeda and the Houthis allied themselves with Al-Qaeda’s local in Yemen with sympathizers in other who advanced there in mid-October, wing, Ansar Al-Sharia. Ahmed Al-Kalaz, a Gulf Arab states. after a suicide bomber killed 47 people, former Yemeni diplomat who comes most of them Houthis, in Sanna. The from Al-Baydah, agreed: “The expansion Sectarian fears, separatist hopes violence bodes ill for Yemen: Al-Qaeda of the Houthis to al-Baydah has created Many Sunnis fear the Houthis, who in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its a suitable environment for Al-Qaeda.” belong to the Zaydi branch of Shiite Yemeni arm Ansar Al-Sharia has often Sectarian bloodshed has spread Islam, aim to re-establish the Zaydi ima- proved a tough adversary, regularly tar- across the Middle East. Now Yemen, mate which ruled for 1,000 years until a geting state institutions, the army and ancestral homeland of the Saudi-born 1962 military coup. The Houthis, official- foreigners. Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, ly known as Ansarullah, deny any such Local Sunni militants have also taken looks to be edging closer to civil war, goal. But Sunnis worry their rise could encouragement from the rapid gains in something that could destabilize its elevate the fifth of Yemenis who follow Iraq and Syria made by Islamic State, a neighbors, including the world’s top oil Zaydism over their Sunni compatriots, group that split from Al-Qaeda and is exporter, Saudi Arabia. But while the despite similarities between Zaydism now a rival for the hearts and minds of Yemen crisis bears some hallmarks of a and the Shafi’i Sunni theology domi- jihadists around the world. Ansarullah proxy war between the Gulf’s two main nant in Yemen. leader Abdel-Malek Al-Houthi said the involvement of Al-Qaeda was evidence of foreign interven- tion in Yemen. “Zaydis and Shafi’is throughout history lived side by side as brothers in Islam,” Abdel-Malek said in a speech in October. “What some are trying to stir up today comes essentially in a political context, as the coun- try passes through a sensi- tive, important and excep- tional phase.”

Broader conflict Ambassadors from 10 Western and Gulf Arab countries that make up an informal body seeking to nudge forward Yemen’s political transition, said in a joint statement they were “increasingly concerned the fighting between Ansarullah and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula risks plunging Yemen into a broader conflict.” The histori- an, Taher, said much of the blame for the crisis lay with the power transfer deal- backed by Gulf Arab states and the United Nations-that eased Saleh from office in 2011. — Reuters p8_Layout 1 11/8/14 10:12 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL After war, South Sudan refugees struggle in Ethiopia

PAGAK: With war raging in South includes more than 20 different armed Sudan and severe flooding in Ethiopia’s groups. Long-running peace talks in western state of Gambela, 10-year old Ethiopia are stalled, and hundreds refugee Nyanhial Gatkuoth is caught in more refugees cross each week into the middle. For four months the little Ethiopia, which is now hosting almost South Sudanese refugee has been liv- 200,000 South Sudanese who have fled ing at Pagak, an Ethiopian town on the the war. border with her war-torn home coun- try. “I miss going to school,” she said. ‘Planning for war’ “In South Sudan, I was learning With fighting apparently escalating English.” Now she spends her free time once again now the rainy season that playing with other children, using an made roads impassable has ended, inflated rubber glove as a football. She fears are growing that the numbers and her mother are waiting to be relo- fleeing will increase further. Local UN cated to a refugee camp, where they refugee agency chief Angel Djohossou hope to find a school. Pagak is only a says all efforts are being made to find way-station, and refugees there are new sites for those waiting at border unhappy with their small rations and sites - and for the thousands more who the large tents they must all cram into may pour into the country. to sleep. For now, there is no camp But existing camps are already available for Nyanhial-or for the 13,000 struggling. One, Leitchuor camp, once other refugees the UN estimates are hosted more than 47,000 refugees. But waiting. Surrounding camps are filled heavy rains flooded the site, forcing ABYEI: Residents cross a bridge over the Kiir River at sunset in Abyei. The status of the disputed Abyei border area was to capacity, or are swamped in fetid, about one-third of the inmates to left unresolved when South Sudan separated from the north in 2011. —AFP mosquito-infested water. move to dry ground. “Facilities like The war in the world’s newest grinding mills, water points, latrines - family. “I can’t let the children run recalled home until the rebel side three previous agreements, swiftly col- nation erupted in December, when refugees cannot access them because around without somebody around, turned up. “The team is sitting idle in lapsed. “The more they attack the more President Salva Kiir accused his sacked they are flooded,” UNHCR worker there is so much water and they might Addis Ababa doing practically nothing, there is fighting,” South Sudan army deputy Riek Machar of trying to stage Matthew Binyiri said, estimating that fall in,” he said. “I don’t where to go.” while the chief negotiator of the other spokesman Philip Aguer said, blaming a coup. Thousands of people have more than three-quarters of invest- This week, each side accused the other side is planning for war,” Ateny said, the rebels for the recent surge in vio- been killed and almost two million ment had been “washed away.” John of launching attacks, with rebels and adding that they would return as soon lence. Meanwhile, the refugees in have been forced from their homes, Wiyual, 41, is one of thousands stuck government troops exchanging as mediators called them. Ethiopia say they will not return to including almost 100,000 who are shel- knee-deep in water at Leitchuor. He artillery barrages and heavy gunfire in Kiir and rebel chief Machar met last South Sudan until the war is over. “We tering in squalid UN peacekeeping arrived at the camp in March with four Upper Nile state, which borders month in Tanzania, shaking hands and will stay here until we get peace in bases fearing they will be killed if they children and wants to find a dry place Ethiopia. Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesman accepting mutual responsibility for the South Sudan,” said Wiyual, adding that leave. The violence has since broad- to live, but cannot venture out too in Kiir’s office, said the government del- war. It was their first meeting since they all he had left was prayers. “I hope, God ened into an ethnic conflict, and now often because he is worried about his egation to peace talks had been signed a ceasefire in August, which, like willing, there will be peace.”— AFP Iran uranium stockpile grows before deadline Big powers seek to cut Iran’s uranium reserve VIENNA: Iran’s stockpile of low-enriched uranium gas has grown by 8 percent to nearly 8.4 tons in about two months, UN atomic inspectors say, an amount world powers probably will want to see cut under any nuclear deal with Tehran. The International Atomic Energy Agency issued a con- fidential report on Iran to IAEA member states on Friday, less than three weeks before a Nov 24 deadline for Iran and six world powers to resolve their stand-off over Tehran’s atomic activities. Iran’s holding of refined uranium gas is one of the fac- tors that could determine how much time it SURUC: Fatma, the mother of 19 year-old Syrian Kurdish fighter Perwin Mustafa would need for any attempt to assemble nuclear Dihap who died after being wounded during fighting against the Islamic State forces weapons. Iran says it has no such goal but the in her home town of Kobane, holds her picture during her funeral in Suruc, on the West wants verifiable action by the Islamic Turkey-Syria border. — AP Republic to make sure it cannot produce an atom- ic bomb any time soon. Iran and the six states will meet in Vienna 19-year-old fighter from from Nov 18 to try to seal a long-term agree- ment to end a dispute that over the last decade has often raised fears of a new Middle East war. Kobane buried in Turkey The IAEA report said Iran’s stock of uranium gas refined to a fissile concentration of up to 5 per- SURUC: It was an easy decision to make. Dihap, the youngest of originally 12 chil- cent stood at 8,390 kg, a rise of 625 kg since its Barely out of school, Perwin Mustafa Dihap dren, was buried alongside Emina previous report in September. Iran says it pro- wanted to follow in the footsteps of three Mahmoud, believed to be 22, during a joint duces enriched uranium to make fuel for nuclear of her older siblings and go to war. Before funeral. Like many Kurds killed in Kobani, power plants. But if processed to a high degree, long, she was on the front line in the Mahmoud’s family had not been traced in 90 percent, the material could also provide the Kurdish Syrian city of Kobani, her home- time for the ceremony. The two were fissile core of a nuclear weapon, which the West town on the Turkish border besieged on among hundreds of women fighting in the fears may be its ultimate aim. three sides by extremists from the Islamic Women’s Protection Units, or YPJ. Kurdish Iran halted its most sensitive enrichment work - State group. Just two months later, the 19- women have fought alongside men for of 20 percent refined uranium - under an interim PARIS: US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after addressing journalists at the US ambas- year-old lay dying in a hospital across the decades in a guerrilla war seeking an inde- deal with the powers last November. But it is still sador’s residence in Paris, after meeting earlier with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius border in Turkey, wounded in an Oct 6 mor- pendent Kurdistan that would encompass making the lower-grade uranium. Western experts and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. France and US have stepped up demands for tar attack on her position in the city. parts of Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran. say Iran would now be able to amass enough Iran to prove that its nuclear program is peaceful. —AP The doctor told her family the young After six months of basic training, Dihap high-enriched fissile material for one bomb in a woman’s chances were slim, despite her was initially assigned to the police force, few months, if it opted for such a weapon of mass piece of the puzzle,” one Western diplomat said. temporary deal expires this month, when it is surviving a five-hour operation. Yet Dihap said her mother, Fatma Isa Dihap. But the destruction. The United States wants this “break- “The Iranians agree on the principle, but it’s a supposed to be replaced by a long-term one. still held out hope. “We went to the hospi- girl insisted she wanted to be in the thick of out time” extended to at least a year. One way to point that doesn’t resolve everything.” Iran agreed Mark Fitzpatrick, director of the non-prolifera- tal ... and I asked her how she was doing, battle. Their town had come under an help achieve that, Western officials and experts under last year’s temporary accord with the tion program at the International Institute for and she said: ‘Don’t worry about me. If I get intense assault by IS fighters in mid- say, is for Iran to ship out a large part of its stock- United States, France, Germany, Russia, Britain and Strategic Studies think-tank, said he believed better, I will go back to fight again,’” said her September, with the extremists taking over pile to Russia where it would be turned into China to limit its reserve of low-enriched uranium the powers would want to see the holding 34-year-old brother, Kemal Mustafa Dihap. parts of the city in fierce battles with nuclear fuel rods, making it much more difficult to gas by converting new production into a less pro- sharply reduced in any permanent settlement. But she didn’t get better. As her condition Kurdish fighters. A US-led coalition is now process into bomb material. Diplomats said there liferation-sensitive oxide form, which it started “If the stockpile is eliminated, then it may be deteriorated, doctors transferred her to two carrying out airstrikes against IS positions was as yet no agreement on this issue and that the doing a few months ago. possible to allow Iran a larger number of cen- other hospitals in larger Turkish towns in an in and around Kobani. About 200,000 peo- main sticking point in the talks - Iran’s overall The stockpile is now above the defined level trifuges,” he said, referring to the machines that effort to save her. In the last two days, she ple have fled into neighboring Turkey, enrichment capacity - remained unresolved. “It’s a but Iran still has time to reduce it before the produce enriched uranium.—Reuters was too weak to speak. Dihap died in the which borders the north side of Kobani. early hours of Nov 5. It was Dihap’s mother who took her to “Even though she was really young, she join up. Two of her other children were was really brave and strong,” her brother already fighters: a son in the battle for said, swallowing hard to keep his emotions Kobani and a daughter fighting in the Yemen announces a in check as he stood outside the morgue in Syrian region of Afrin, near Aleppo. “I took the Turkish border town of Suruc. He, his her to the comrades and told them: ‘I pres- mother and his siblings waited to accom- ent my daughter to Kurdistan,’” she said. It pany his little sister’s coffin to the nearby was a sacrifice she was prepared to bear cemetery where many of the Kurds who die despite already having buried three of her new govt amid crisis fighting in Kobani are being buried. The children, explained her son Kemal. One of framed photographs they carried showed a her sons was killed in 1996 fighting in the SANAA: Yemen has announced a new 36- parties signed a new agreement, sponsored Earlier Friday, thousands of supporters of fresh-faced young woman in uniform, a Kurdish guerrilla war, another was killed in member government intended to take the by UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar, for the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the wisp of her brown hair crossing her fore- a car crash and a third accidentally head, the ghost of a smile on her lips. drowned. —AP impoverished country out of political crisis, formation of a government of technocrats. Shiite rebels took to the streets to protest the state news agency Saba said. Formation of Under the accord, representatives of the threatened UN sanctions against the ousted the new cabinet on Friday, under a peace deal rebels and their rivals, the Sunni Al-Islah strongman and insurgent chiefs. Saleh, who agreed when Shiite Huthi rebels seized the (Reform) Islamic party, mandated President stepped down in early 2012 after a year of Expanded US role in Iraq? capital on September 21, had been delayed Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to form a government Arab Spring-inspired protests, is seen as the because of tensions between the rebels and and committed to support it. “It is a compro- main backer of the rebels. His General Not without Congress’ OK their political rivals. The United States wel- mise agreed to overcome the question of People’s Congress (GPC) party called for the comed the formation of the new government, sharing out ministerial portfolios between the protests, warning that any sanctions would WASHINGTON: Congress members returning authorized. The Iraqi government, members and encouraged the impoverished Arab various groups” behind the political stale- exacerbate the crisis in Yemen. The UN to Capitol Hill next week will face a debate of Congress and others have called for troops nation to overcome partisan politics following mate, signatory Abdel Aziz Jubari of the liber- Security Council was set to endorse a US- over President Barack Obama’s new $5.6 bil- in Anbar in western Iraq, where extremists the weeks of turmoil. The US National Security al Justice and Construction party told AFP at drafted proposal to slap a visa ban and assets lion plan to expand the US mission in Iraq and have been slaughtering men, women and Council called on all political actors “to contin- the time. In the wake of the new agreement, freeze on Saleh and two of his allies, Shiite send up to 1,500 more American troops to children. ue to cooperate in the new government,” Benomar warned in an interview with AFP Huthi rebel commanders Abd al-Khaliq al- the war-torn nation. Obama authorized the Congress hopes to complete the defense spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said in a that without the rapid formation of a govern- Huthi and Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim, diplo- deployment of advisory teams and trainers to policy bill in the postelection, pre-holiday statement. “This multi-party cabinet must rep- ment, tensions between Shiites and Sunnis mats in New York said on Tuesday. bolster struggling Iraqi forces across the session and will consider the Iraq funding resent the strength of Yemeni unity over indi- were likely to increase, sinking the country The 15 members of the Security Council country, including into Iraq’s western Anbar along with the administration’s request for vidual and partisan interests that may seek to deeper into crisis. have until Friday evening to raise objections province where fighting with Islamic State billions more for military operations overseas. derail the goals of a nation,” Meehan said. before the proposal returns to the sanctions militants has been fierce. His decision comes Lawmakers are still pressing the White House The new government includes four A dead letter deal committee for action. The top UN body in just three days after bruising midterm elec- for additional details on how the money women, one of whom takes the information On October 31, the rebels-also known as August called on the Huthi rebels to end their tions for his Democratic Party. would be spent. Rear Adm John Kirby, the and culture portfolio. Four members of the Ansarullah-increased pressure on Hadi by giv- armed uprising against President Hadi and But the deployments hinge on whether Pentagon press secretary, said the military outgoing cabinet were reappointed and three ing him 10 days to form a new government or warned of sanctions against those who Obama can get the funding approved in will set up several sites across Iraq to train more changed portfolios. Career diplomat face the creation of a “national salvation coun- threaten the stability of Yemen, a key US ally Congress’ lame-duck session, so that advisers nine Iraqi Army brigades and three peshmer- Abdullah Al-Saidi becomes foreign minister, cil”. With the exception of the October 13 in the fight against Al-Qaeda. The turmoil has can begin deploying to Iraq, particularly to ga brigades, which are made up of Iraqi and the new defense minister is General appointment of Khalid Bahah as premier, the raised fears that the Arabian Peninsula nation, Anbar where Sunni tribes have persistently Kurdish forces. requested help. Obama’s plan could boost the The military will also establish two opera- Mahmud al-Subaihi, who was commander of September 21 deal with the rebels had which neighbors oil-flush Saudi Arabia and total number of American troops in Iraq to tions centers where small advisory teams can the 4th Military Region. Political police chief remained a dead letter. Under the accord, the lies on the key shipping route from the Suez 3,100. There are currently about 1,400 US work with Iraqi forces at the headquarters General Jalal Al-Ruishen becomes interior Huthis were to withdraw from Sanaa and dis- Canal to the Gulf, may become a failed troops there, out of the 1,600 previously and brigade levels. —AP minister. On November 1, the main political arm once a neutral prime minister is named. state.— AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Judge approves Detroit’s bankruptcy exit plan The South: Solid once CHICAGO: A federal judge on Friday Some of the money would be used to again for Republicans approved Detroit’s plan to exit the largest attack widespread urban blight in the city, municipal bankruptcy in US history, restruc- where some 80,000 homes and buildings turing its $18 billion debt. Judge Steven have been abandoned. “It’s not the end, not Rhodes ruled that the plan meets the legal even the beginning of the end, but maybe the Results put Southern Republicans at the forefront requirement under Detroit’s Chapter 9 bank- end of the beginning,” said Rosen, paraphras- ruptcy to help the city of Detroit and the state ing Winston Churchill’s comment on a British ATLANTA: With the walloping Sen. Mark Pryor. In Louisiana, Republican seats, nearly every majority-white con- remains divided, and Democratic gover- of Michigan, giving the “Motor City” a fresh victory during World War II. “Detroit has a Republicans gave Democrats in the Rep. Bill Cassidy is the heavy favorite to gressional district and both state legisla- nors in Kentucky and West Virginia are in start on the road to recovery. “This is an his- grand future,” Michigan Governor Rick Snyder midterm elections, the GOP stands one defeat Sen Mary Landrieu in a Dec 6 tive chambers in North Carolina, South their final terms. toric day not just for Detroit but for our region said at the news conference, but “there is Louisiana Senate runoff away from com- runoff. Republicans reclaimed the gover- Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, In Washington, Senate Republicans and our state,” said Judge Gerald Rosen, the more work to be done.” pletely controlling Southern politics from nor’s mansion in Arkansas and held an Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas. haven’t parceled out leadership assign- lead bankruptcy mediator, at a news confer- Home to the “Big Three” automakers-General the Carolinas to Texas. Only a handful of open Senate seat in Georgia that Landrieu and Florida Sen Bill Nelson are ments, but Southerners figure promi- ence in Detroit. Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler-the city has Democrats hold statewide office in the Democrats targeted aggressively. the only officials keeping their states nently among would-be major commit- Entering bankruptcy protection in July been on the decline for 60 years. It has lost half its rest of the Old Confederacy. The results In January, the GOP will control from the list. At the northern periphery tee chairmen: Mississippi’s Thad 2013, the heart of the US automobile industry population and crime is rampant. The situation in put Southern Republicans at the fore- every governor’s office, two US Senate of the South, Kentucky’s legislature Cochran (Appropriations); Alabama’s was saddled with more than $18 billion in Detroit is being closely monitored by govern- front in Washington - from Senate Jeff Sessions (Budget) and Richard debt and a tax base depleted by decades of ment workers across the country who are fearful Majority Leader-in-waiting Mitch Shelby of Alabama (Banking, Housing population loss and urban blight. After several that they too may see their retirement benefits McConnell of Kentucky to a host of new and Urban Affairs); Tom Corker of weeks of hearings, the exit plan the federal slashed by cash-strapped states and cities. Nearly committee chairmen. Those leaders and Tennessee (Foreign Relations); Richard court approved cancels about a third of half of the city’s debt is to underfunded pension the rank-and-file behind them will set the Burr of North Carolina (Intelligence); Detroit’s long-term debt, or $7 billion; creates plans and retiree health benefits. “To the current Capitol Hill agenda and continue mold- Lamar Alexander of Tennessee (Health, a commission to oversee the city finances and leadership of the city, you are about to get your ing the GOP’s identity heading into 2016. Education, Labor and Pensions); Johnny requires a cost-cutting restructuring. city back from us in the bankruptcy world,” said In statehouses, consolidated Isakson of Georgia (Veterans Affairs). In According to US media reports, part of the Judge Rhodes in his decision. “We give it back to Republican power affords the opportu- the House, Georgia Rep Tom Price could funds freed up by restructuring the debt will you with the fresh start that this city needs and nity to advance conservative causes end up chairing the Budget Committee. be reinvested in badly battered public servic- deserves under our federal bankruptcy laws. We from charter schools and private school Louisiana’s Steve Scalise already won a es such as fire and police departments. hope we helped.” —AP vouchers to expanding the tax breaks promotion to majority whip, and incentive programs that define Republicans’ No. 3 post in the chamber. Republican economic policy. The out- Georgia’s Rob Woodall chairs the Burkina Faso’s players come also assures that much of the Republican Study Committee, the GOP’s South, at least for now, will remain arch-conservative arm. steadfast in its refusal to participate in The regional differences in the GOP ponder transition plan President Barack Obama’s health care could make it more difficult for overhaul. “I think these new leaders can McConnell to deliver on his declaration OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s political parties, west African country following a mass uprising help drive the conservative movement” Tuesday night that “just because we have army and civil society groups were yesterday to con- against his plans to revise the constitution and at all levels, said Louisiana Republican SALT LAKE CITY: Rep-elect Mia Love, R-Utah, celebrates after a two-party system doesn’t mean we sider a plan for a transitional government after last extend his rule. Zida has pledged to return power to Party Chairman Roger Villere, echoing winning the race for Utah’s 4th Congressional District during a have to be in perpetual conflict.” week’s ousting of veteran president Blaise Compaore, civilians within a year. the celebrations of Republican leaders GOP election night watch party in Salt Lake City. Meet the new McConnell and Obama have both said sources said. A commission comprising members of and activists across the region. “We just House Republicans. There’s Mia Love from Utah, the first black since Tuesday they’ll make attempts to the main players in Burkina Faso on Friday finalized a National transition council want a government that doesn’t sup- Republican woman to serve in the House. —AP find common ground on a range of document outlining the transition process in the west According to a copy of the army’s proposed tran- press people.” issues. But elsewhere on election night, African country after Compaore’s 27-year rule, a sition charter seen by AFP, there would be a national Republicans widely have acknowl- Sessions declared in Alabama, “Tonight source at the talks said. “The members have finished transition council headed by a military figure and edged that the party now has to prove it the American people dramatically repu- their work” and “the document has been finalised,” made up of 60 members from the army, civil society, can govern. But one-party rule invari- diated the policies of President Obama. ... said the source on condition of anonymity. the opposition and Compaore’s party. A civilian ably means internal squabbles. It was also a dramatic affirmation of the The document is to be submitted yesterday for leader of an interim government would be chosen Republican White House hopefuls in policies our GOP candidates.” consideration to a conference of the main players in by traditional chiefs, the Catholic Church, Muslims, particular must court Southern Sen-elect David Perdue of Georgia the country, including political parties, civil society Evangelicals, the army and civil society. None of Republicans who are more strident than struck a similar chord: “Georgia made it groups and the army. Earlier an official with a civil those involved in the transition would take part in the wider electorate on issues ranging loud and clear ... that we are going to society group stressed the need to “arrive at a gener- the ensuing presidential and legislative elections. from immigration to abortion and the stop the failed policies of President al agreement” and move ahead as quickly as possible Proposals for the transition are due to be presented broader debate over the government’s Obama and Sen Harry Reid.” The region with the transition to avoid “the junta getting a taste on Monday to mediators from the United Nations, role - and how to pay for it. “The also is home to Texas Sen Ted Cruz and for power.” Burkina Faso’s army, which took power the African Union and the ECOWAS west African Republican presidential nomination will Kentucky Sen Rand Paul, both presiden- following a vacuum created when Compaore fled regional bloc. The UN Security Council has called for run through the South,” said Ferrell tial hopefuls and tea party favorites who amid unrest, was on Friday invited to join the talks in “a peaceful, civilian-led and democratic transition Guillory, a Southern politics expert have strengthened their absolute the latest twist in a tortuous process towards a transi- process leading to the holding of free, fair, inclusive based at the University of North approaches, particularly on budget tional administration. The other players were two and credible elections as soon as possible.” Carolina. “As Mitt Romney found (in deals. In Louisiana, Villere rejected the people chosen by the opposition, two representa- International donors, whose funding is crucial to 2012), that...makes it harder to build a notion that Southerners could compli- tives of civil society and two others representing reli- the impoverished country, are also watching the situ- national coalition once you are the cate Republican policies and electoral gious and traditional leaders. The army’s power grab ation closely. Canada has said its aid of around $35 nominee.” fortunes in the long-term. “Whether it has attracted international condemnation and million (28 million euros) would be restored when a Even with the South’s established NEW YORK: In this file photo, then-New York Republican was the old Southern Democrats or Republican bent, Tuesday’s vote yielded a Republicans now, we’ve pushed the lib- threats of sanctions from the African Union if it does “legitimate and accountable civil authority has been Congressional candidate, now Rep-elect Elise Stefanik is seen not hand over power within two weeks. Lieutenant- re-established”. Washington said it was still “gather- stark outcome. Besides McConnell’s wide eral wings of the parties for a long time,” Colonel Isaac Zida, second in command of the presi- ing facts” but could yet withdraw its $14 million margin, Republicans knocked off North in Ballston Spa. Stefanik of upstate New York, at 30 is the Villere said. “I think it’s good for the party dential guard, took over after Compaore fled the annual aid package. —AFP Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan and Arkansas youngest woman ever elected to Congress. —AP and for the country.” —AP Powerful ocean storm blasts Alaskan islands

ANCHORAGE: Near hurricane-strength winds blasted parts of Alaska’s island 1,500 miles southwest of Anchorage gets plenty of extreme Aleutian Islands as the remnants of Typhoon Nuri moved through the weather, including 100-mile winds. The community averages six weath- remote region hundreds of miles from the mainland. Sustained winds of er-related lockdowns a year, Llewellyn said. “This is nothing new to us,” he 70 mph and gusts up to 96 mph were recorded Friday morning on told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. “This one’s a little bit Shemya Island, where 120 people had locked themselves indoors to wait more intense, but it’s something that we’re prepared to deal with.” The out the storm. The island is home to the US military’s Eareckson Air system is expected to freeze much of the lower 48 states next week, fore- Station, which serves mainly as an early warning radar installation. Acting caster Bruce Sullivan said. Snow also is coming to areas including the manager Don Llewellyn said no one was going outside, but people can northern Rockies and northern Plains. see light poles waving. But toward evening, the winds had eased enough In Great Falls, Montana, the high temperature is predicted to be 17 to allow personnel to get outside and check for any storm damage, said degrees Tuesday, compared with the normal high of 43, Sullivan said. The Tommie Baker, public affairs officer for the Alaskan Command. “A couple forecast for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is a high of 25, which is about 20 of the buildings had some minor damage, but there were no injuries,” he degrees below normal. High temperatures in Minneapolis will only reach said. “They are going to let it pass through a little bit more and (then) go the upper 20s. Amid prospects that the storm could dip into the upper out and do a full island assessment.” He estimated that by 5 pm Friday, Midwest, National Weather Service meteorologist Gino Izzi in Chicago sustained winds had dropped to 45-65 mph with gusts of 80 mph. The offered a warning to that region’s populace: Winter is about to hit, sooner brunt of the storm is expected to pass into the Bering Sea and lose there than usual. Izzi said highs there are expected to settle into the strength, but forecasters warned it will still push unseasonably frigid air 30s from Tuesday through Friday, while nightly lows could drop into into much of the US next week. the 20s, perhaps even the teens. “It doesn’t look real promising for a “It’s going to slowly weaken all the way through Sunday,” National warmup after that, either,” he said of the longer-range forecast that Weather Service meteorologist Jason Ahsenmacher said. “It’s going to be meteorologists hadn’t sorted out by Friday. In Sioux Falls, weather a very slow process.” Forecasters said waves could be as high as 50 feet, service meteorological technician Tim Masters said temperatures will prompting ships and fishing vessels to get out of the storm’s path or seek be colder than average but won’t break any records. “We’ve been protected harbors. Ahsenmacher said late Friday night that he hasn’t above normal most of the fall, so this is our first shot going the other heard of any problems regarding shipping. “Most mariners know about way being below normal,” he said. “Basically, this is a wakeup call that this storm and they are trying to stay away,” he said. this is November and it can get pretty cold this time of year. Hopefully The storm was expected to surpass the intensity of 2012’s we don’t stay that cold very long.” Superstorm Sandy and has the potential to be one of the most intensive In the Aleutians, the storm’s path includes a busy maritime route to ever hit the North Pacific, meteorologists said. But while Sandy was for cargo ships traveling between the US and Asia, as well as the red blamed for at least 182 deaths and $65 billion in damage on the East king crab fishery made famous by the Discovery Channel reality show Coast, Nuri’s target is a sparsely populated region with just a few small “Deadliest Catch.” Mariners were finding protected harbors or moving communities where people are accustomed to severe weather. Friday’s away from the path, according to Brett Farrell with the nonprofit high temperature was in the mid-40s in Shemya, which is in a sub-polar Marine Exchange of Alaska. No one in their right mind would stick region that doesn’t get the same bitter cold as Alaska’s interior. But the around that area, he said. Officials are also closely watching the west- ern coast of Alaska’s mainland, according to Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Fall storms routinely batter many coastal communities, and erosion has long been a problem. —AP NY reduces speed limit to save lives NEW YORK: New York reduced speed limits on most roads from 30 to 25 miles per hour on Friday in an effort to cut down the number of traffic accidents, transport officials said. Some zones, particularly around schools, will have a lower limit still, while major arteries will retain the previous speed restriction of 30 miles per hour, the Department of Transportation said. The old limit had been in place since 1964. The move, which came into effect immediately, was part of the city’s bid to “eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries,” it said. “By getting New York drivers to slow down, we will prevent crashes, protect New Yorkers from injury and save lives.” About a quarter of all traffic accidents in New York are caused by speeding, the traffic department said. The new law is part of the Vision Zero action plan introduced by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to slash the number of road accidents. Traffic fatalities in New York have fallen drastically in recent decades, from 701 in 1990. But some 4,000 people are seriously injured and more than 250 people are still killed in traf- fic accidents in America’s largest city each year, according to Photo provided by NASA shows a picture captured Vision Zero. De Blasio said New Yorkers would be offered a peri- by NASA’s Aqua satellite of Typhoon Nuri. —AP od of flexibility to get used to the new limit. —AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Pilot’s survival from fall is ‘no minor miracle’

MOJAVE: There were no ejection seats and no Siebold was alive and drifting to safety. “It’s no an SR-71 Blackbird at 78,800 feet above New Galactic plane designed to take tourists for Siebold probably stayed with some of the easy ways out of SpaceShipTwo if disaster minor miracle that he did survive and survive Mexico on Jan 25, 1966. The plane was going $250,000 joyrides beyond the edge of Earth’s wreckage, such as his seat, which would have struck. As the doomed flight rocketed past the in relatively good shape,” Virgin Galactic chief more than triple the speed of sound. As atmosphere, broke apart after the craft’s re- slowed his fall. Siebold would have faced the speed of sound some eight miles high and executive George Whitesides said this week. Weaver banked into a turn, a malfunction entry braking system prematurely activated triple threat of lack of oxygen, extreme cold then shattered seconds later, the odds of sur- How Siebold, 43, outlasted the fall from caused one engine to lose thrust. He lost con- during its rocket blast, Hart said. and intense air pressure as he fell at a rate of vival were slim. Remarkably, as sections of the extreme altitude a week ago while co-pilot trol of the jet and knew he was in trouble as Alsbury had unlocked the system earlier about 300 mph, he said. cockpit, fuselage, a wing and motor rained Mike Alsbury, 39, died is not yet clear, but the plane began to pitch and break up. He than called for. A second lever must be Weaver, 85, is understated as he speaks of down over the Mojave Desert and pieces of Siebold is not the first to live through such a didn’t have time to be scared. moved to engage the system, but it deployed the event he called “kind of alarming.” He the lightweight craft tiny enough to travel 35 harrowing ordeal. Bill Weaver has been telling “I knew we were going to just be along for on its own for some unknown reason. The attributes his survival to a miracle and also miles were picked up by the winds, a single a similar story for decades. The former the ride,” he said. Weaver tried to radio to the craft broke up a few seconds later. the protection his pressurized suit provided parachute was seen in the sky. Pilot Peter Lockheed test pilot was torn from the seat of reconnaissance and navigations officer in the SpaceShipTwo did not have ejection seats, as he was ripped from his ejection seat. The back seat that there was no way to safely bail but there was an evacuation procedure. suit kept his blood from boiling under the out, so they should stick with the plane and Typically, the pilot would stay with the con- extreme pressure of the altitude, provided eject when it got lower. But the severe gravita- trols and the co-pilot would depressurize the necessary oxygen and some degree of tional forces made his speech unintelligible cabin and then they would both unbuckle warmth to weather the nearly 15 mile-high and then he blacked out. The whole event to and bail out with parachutes, said Brian fall. Siebold and Alsbury didn’t have pressur- that point took two to three seconds. When Binnie, a former test pilot for Scaled ized suits, Whitesides said, though they did Weaver regained consciousness, he first Composites, which designed and built the have extra oxygen. Whitesides said he hadn’t thought he was dreaming. With the face plate craft for Virgin. But an aircraft that violently spoken with Siebold yet. on his helmet iced over from temperatures as tears apart around you isn’t something you As Weaver fell, he managed to open the cold as minus 55, he could only see a hazy prepare for. “All bets are off. Now you’re back iced-up face plate on his helmet to see where white light and in a detached sense of eupho- to DNA. What do you think is your next best he was. At that point, his parachute chute ria, he thought he was dead. move? If you’ve been knocked out or uncon- deployed automatically and he was thrilled to He was relieved when he realized he was scious you don’t have a next best move,” said see the canopy of his colleague, Jim Zwayer. alive and plunging toward Earth. “I had no Binnie, who flew five times in the spaceship When he landed in the desert largely idea how I got out of the airplane,” he said. “I and knew the pilots. “Peter, whatever he did, unscathed, however, he learned that Zwayer had no idea how long I had been free falling. in my mind, he had a patron saint of a particu- was dead. His neck had snapped when the Had no idea how high I was or low I was.” How lar strength or influence.” plane ripped apart. Zwayer was one of many Siebold got out of SpaceShipTwo is also The biggest initial challenge in surviving friends and colleagues Weaver lost during unknown, according to National such a disaster would a windblast of about decades in the dangerous business. Two MOJAVE: This undated file photo shows SpaceShipTwo’s construction Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman 500 mph that could blow off eyelids, tear off weeks after the disaster, Weaver was back at inside the Scaled Composites plant at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, Christopher Hart, who said the pilot hadn’t limbs and snap vertebrae if Siebold was the controls of a new SR-71. The plane had Calif. The head of the space tourism company that suffered a tragic set- been interviewed because he’s recovering thrown from the craft, said Dr John Ogle, an been improved and never had the same back when its experimental rocket ship broke apart over the California from injuries originally characterized as mod- Air Force flight surgeon who has investigated problem again as it replaced the U2 as a Cold desert says test flights could resume as early as next summer. —AP erate to major. Initial findings show the Virgin plane ejections and crashes. Ogle suspects War spy plane. —AP ‘Gang members’ admit killing 43 missing Mexican students Gruesome murder case shocks Mexico, triggers protests

MEXICO CITY: Suspected gang port hangar in Chilpancingo, capital suspects said they killed the stu- many students they received but members in Mexico confessed to of the violence-plagued southern dents after they were handed over one of them said there were more killing more than 40 missing stu- state of Guerrero. Authorities have to them between Iguala and the than 40. Before the announcement, dents and incinerating their remains been searching for 43 students since neighboring town of Cocula by relatives of the missing said they in a grisly case that shocked the gang-linked police attacked their police, Murillo Karam said. The bod- would not accept that their children country and triggered protests, buses in the southern city of Iguala ies were set on fire near a Cocula were killed until they get the results authorities said Friday. But Attorney on September 26, allegedly under landfill with gasoline, tires, firewood of independent Argentine forensic General Jesus Murillo Karam warned orders of the mayor and his wife in and plastic in an inferno that lasted experts. “We will keep pressing that that it would be difficult to identify violence that left six people dead. 14 hours, he said. “The fire lasted we want them back alive,” Manuel the charred remains and that The case has drawn international from midnight to 2:00 pm the next Martinez, a spokesman for the fami- authorities will continue to consider outrage, brought tens of thousands day. The criminals could not handle lies, told AFP. Murillo Karam said the the students as missing until DNA of people to the streets in protest the bodies until 5:00 pm due to the remains would be analyzed by tests confirm the identities. and turned into a full-blown crisis for heat,” he said. The suspects then experts at an Austrian university. “I am angry, sad and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. crushed the remains, stuffed them Dozens of people have been society is too,” said Murillo Karam, in bags and threw some of them in a arrested, including Guerreros who delivered the news in a meeting 14-hour inferno river. Unidos members, 36 Iguala and with relatives of the missing in an air- The three Guerreros Unidos gang The suspects were not sure how Cocula police officers and Iguala’s UTAH: A family member returns home with their daughter after the girl’s ousted mayor, Jose Luis Abarca, and father rescued her from a man who tried to kidnap her in Sandy, Utah. —AP his wife Maria de los Angeles Pineda. The mayoral couple were detained in a gritty Mexico City district on Dad confronts kidnapper, Tuesday after more than a month on the run.Authorities say Abarca saves 5-year-old daughter ordered the officers to confront the students over fears they would derail a speech by his wife, who SALT LAKE CITY: A set of Utah parents home thanks to a police dog that bit the headed the local child protection were awakened to an unsettling noise for suspect in the upper shoulder, Carriger agency. 4:30 in the morning: the sound of their said. Morley isn’t on Utah’s sex offender front door opening and their 5-year-old registry and online court records only Mexico’s ‘gravest’ case daughter talking. When the father rushed show a pair of divorces and DUI charges. The missing young men, who are outside in his pajama pants and hoodie The family of the girl declined to talk from a left-wing teacher-training col- Friday he saw the terrifying sight of his 5- about the experience through family lege near Guerrero’s state capital, said year-old stepdaughter in the arms of a spokesman Miles Holman, who said they they were going to Iguala to raise stranger who was carrying her away across are doing well considering the circum- funds, though they hijacked four the front lawn. The man had snatched the stances. Holman called it a miracle that the buses to move around. The crisis girl out of her bed in the basement parents woke up in time. “Thirty seconds forced Pena Nieto to shorten a major moments earlier after coming in the house later and it would have been all over,” upcoming trip to China and Australia through an unlocked door, police said. Holman said. “He would have been long by four days, which will now run from The father confronted the man, gone.” A Thanksgiving wreath hung from November 9 to 15. Human Rights demanding that he give the girl back. the family’s front door Friday. Along a side- Watch dubbed the mass disappear- Without a fight, the intruder handed her walk leading to the front porch were sever- ance “one of the gravest cases record- over, and then fled the scene. “There was a al pumpkins, including a red one painted ed in the contemporary history of man in my home and he took my 5-year- as an Angry Bird and another with a Mexico and Latin America.” Fed up old daughter,” said the mother, crying, in a princess figurine on top. The backyard with a drug war that has killed 80,000 911 call moments later. “I happened to butts up against a canal that separates the people and left 22,000 more missing wake up and he had my daughter outside. neighborhood from a bustling shopping since 2006, Mexicans have held a My husband ran out there and got her center in the heart of Sandy, a city of MEXICO CITY: Students protest the disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero, out- from him. But he took my daughter.” “But 90,000 people that, like most parts of Utah, side the general attorney’s office in Mexico City. —AP series of protests over the Iguala case. —AFP do you have your daughter back now?” is predominantly Mormon. said the dispatcher. “Yeah, but he’s out there somewhere,” she said. “He came in Screams and commotion my home...He took my daughter from my “Things like that just don’t happen After years, US authorities say house.” around here,” said Melissa Johnson, 26, A man later identified as Troy Morley, who is staying in her parents’ house that is 48, of Roy, Utah, was caught two blocks next to the home where the abduction away after breaking into another house in event occurred. She said her younger sib- missing family killed at home a middle-class neighborhood in the Salt ling heard screams and commotion in the Lake City suburb of Sandy. Morley was early morning and came to sleep with her arrested and booked on charges of child downstairs. Johnson said they attend the SAN BERNARDINO: Authorities searched for father,” Joseph McStay’s brother, Michael him. Fisher said investigators had interviewed kidnapping, burglary, trespassing and same Mormon congregation as the family. the missing McStay family across California McStay, said as he choked back tears. “He Merritt several times but declined to say what resisting arrest. The 5-year-old girl wasn’t “I’ve been thinking that the Heavenly and into Mexico, and found their bodies in the would’ve done anything to protect those boys information he provided. hurt in the frightening experience, but the Father had a hand it,” Johnson said. “He desert a hundred miles from home. They now and Summer and he tried to help Chase and The long, convoluted investigation began incident has evoked haunting echoes of was protecting them. . . I just hope it won’t say the family of four was slain before they provide work for this guy and this is how he when the family vanished from their home when 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was be traumatizing for the little girl.” Johnson ever left their house, and a man familiar to was repaid. ... He’ll get what he’s got coming to without a trace. At the time, San Diego County snatched out of her Salt Lake City bed- and other neighbors say it’s a scary them was their killer. Investigators believe that him.” There was no “smoking gun” that helped sheriff’s detectives said it appeared they had room in 2002. She was held captive for thought that a man capable of snatching a nine months before being found. child was roaming their neighborhood in Joseph McStay, 40, his wife, Summer, 43, and solve the case after so many years, San fled at a moment’s notice. Investigators found the night. their sons, 4-year-old Gianni and 3-year-old Bernardino County sheriff’s Sgt Chris Fisher their dogs outside with no food or water, eggs The intruder April Parry, a mother of three children Joseph, were bludgeoned to death in their said. rotting on a counter, and bowls full of popcorn The abduction attempt was not target- who lives down the street, said she and her home in the San Diego County community of Rather, the agency re-examined 4,500 in the house. Four days after the family van- ed, but a random incident, said Sandy husband are considering an alarm system. Fallbrook on Feb 4, 2010, San Bernardino pages of evidence handed over by authorities ished, their white Isuzu Trooper was found at a Police Sgt Dean Carriger. The family said “That is your biggest fear as a parent,” Parry County Sheriff John McMahon said Friday. in San Diego County, where the probe began, San Diego shopping mall just steps from they don’t know Morley. The intruder was said. “It can happen anytime, that’s what Charles “Chase” Merritt, 57, a business associ- served 60 search warrants and did 200 inter- Tijuana, Mexico. A dark surveillance video in the family’s basement searching makes it scary.” About 45 miles north in through things when he came upon the Roy, where Morley lived, neighbors said ate of Joseph McStay, was charged with four views. Evidence found at the gravesite also shows four people walking across the border. girl sleeping in her bedroom, Carriger said. they weren’t the least bit surprised to find counts of murder. helped, Fisher said, declining to elaborate. Authorities initially thought they might Police don’t know what his motive was. “It out the man known as a super creep had Merritt, who has served prison time for bur- “Our job is to look at everyone and eliminate have been the McStays but later discounted obviously was a very scary, traumatic situa- been accused7 of trying to abduct a girl. glary and receiving stolen property, did not who we could and see where this was going to that theory. Investigators said there were no tion,” Carriger said. “The sanctity of our Next-door neighbor Andrea Shearer, 33, enter a plea during a brief court appearance take us - and it led us to him,” he said of signs of forced entry at the family home or in home is huge and for somebody to enter said she forbid her children to interact with and was due back in court next week. His Merritt. Bennett Merritt, Merritt’s brother, said their SUV. Nothing was missing from the that and grab your child, it’s got to be one Morley after a series of bizarre and inap- attorney, Robert Ponce, did not immediately in a brief phone interview that his sibling was home, and the couple’s credit cards and tens of the worst nightmares a parent could propriate conversations. face. ... If those parents were not awakened Shearer said Morley had been caught return a call or email. Authorities refused to “absolutely not guilty.” of thousands of dollars in bank accounts to go out and investigate, he could have sneaking into backyards, including hers. She discuss a motive or any further details of how Joseph McStay designed and installed were untouched. Merritt was arrested easily left undetected with the girl.” obtained a no trespass order on him from the family was killed, or evidence found at the home water features. Investigators said he had Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was sentenced After the 911 call, officers set up a police. She said she believes Morley had a home or at the site of the shallow graves 100 asked Merritt, who owned a waterfall compa- to a total of more than two years in prison in perimeter, and with the help of police meth addiction. He talked about a satanic miles to the north where their skeletal remains ny, to design some special waterfalls, and the the 1970s and 1980s for convictions on bur- dogs, launched a search. The suspect went cult causing his wife to leave him and hav- were found by an off-roader late last year near two met at a restaurant on the day the family glary, receiving stolen property and violating into a second home two blocks away ing critters crawling through the attic, she Victorville and Interstate 15. is believed to have been killed. Merritt’s name parole, said Bill Sessa, a prison spokesman. through a doggy door in an attempt to said. “He scared me. I’m so glad he’s gone,” evade capture. The dogs at that house said Shearer, a health care professional. “You Tearful family members said the arrest had surfaced previously in the investigation. In Court records in Los Angeles County show he alerted the residents, who yelled at police always hear people saying about their brought them some peace but left many ques- 2011, Merritt told investigators that Joseph also was sentenced for grand theft and bur- already in the area to come get him. Police neighbor that they seemed so quiet and tions. “Joseph was a great brother, a great McStay’s last cellphone conversation was to glary in 2001. —AP captured the Morley outside the second normal. Not him, I’m not surprised.” —AP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL 86-year-old Serb guards WWI dead in Greece

THESSALONIKI: Stooped and unsteady, Djordje retreat to join Allied troops led by Britain and France in Mihailovic walks among rows of discolored marble 1916. “Every family had a victim,” Mihailovic said, sit- crosses of Serb soldiers slain a century ago in the hor- ting at the entrance of a room filled with Orthodox rors of World War I. For over half a century, the 86-year- Christian religious icons and dedications left by visi- old has been a caretaker at Thessaloniki’s Allied War tors. Cemetery in northern Greece. In the centenary year of The Mihailovic dynasty of caretakers started with the start of World War I, Mihailovic is ever more the grandfather Sava, who took the job at the cemetery embodiment of remembrance as another Nov. 11 when it was built on the site of a field hospital for the Armistice Day approaches. “This is my family,” he said wounded. Djordje’s father, Djuro, took over as caretak- of the remains beneath the rocky soil. “I know many of er until his death in 1960. Mihailovic still lives in the the names of the soldiers here and many of their sto- house built for his family on the cemetery grounds. ries.” With his bushy eyebrows and gray moustache, “Now I tell them to their grandchildren and the Mihailovic wears assorted pieces of old army uniforms, great grandchildren,” he said of the Serb visitors who including the distinctive Serbian double-point cap. He make the pilgrimage to the site. Mihailovic also has chainsmokes Drina Cigarettes, a brand that was popu- real family buried here: his grandfather, a World War I lar among his forebears in the trenches. veteran who became the cemetery’s first caretaker, “I wear the uniform so people can recognize me, and his father, who succeeded him. Mihailovic intends because visitors don’t always know where to go,” he to work here until he dies, and then be buried here, said. Among his uniforms there “are clothes from too. Low-flung weeds run across the pathways of World War I which I wear to honor the soldiers.” Some Mihailovic’s grounds, unlike some Western Front bat- 7,500 Serbs are buried in Thessaloniki, where sections tlefields and cemeteries where many heads of state are also reserved for the French, Italians, British and this year have walked the manicured lawns. It does not Russians who died there. Mihailovic is caretaker only detract from their significance, especially for Serbs. for the Serb area. Serb visitors typically get a tour of Serbia, involved in the war from the very begin- the grounds and a shot of fiery plum brandy from ning, had an army of about 350,000 soldiers, of whom Mihailovic, whose role over the decades has shifted some 130,000 died, outnumbered as they fought off from listener and collector of stories to guide and THESSALONIKI: Cemetery keeper Djordje Mihailovic tends to graves at the Zeitenlik Allied War an Austro-Hungarian invasion for more than a year raconteur. Cemetery in Thessaloniki, Greece. — AP before Germany and neighbor Bulgaria joined the Many are eager to listen to Mihailovic’s stories of itors to the island still refuse to eat fish there, out of toughest thing for me to accept,” he said. “I was born onslaught. “A third of the army was lost,” said how soldiers traversed freezing Greek mountain pass- respect to the thousands of soldiers buried at sea. here, raised here. We played in the fields that once sur- Mihailovic. “It’s a story the world should know.” The es to bypass enemy artillery, or how a shattered army Mihailovic, who has two daughters, knows that his rounded this place. We had our families here. I could region around Thessaloniki was a rallying point for survived a typhoid outbreak when it reached Greece family tradition will die with him, and is training a stop and draw my pension,” he said. “But it’s not a job, Serbia’s ravaged army, which endured a harrowing and was taken to the island of Corfu. Many Serbian vis- younger apprentice appointed by Belgrade. “That’s the it’s my life.” — AP Kerala must rehabilitate Pakistan security forces Gulf returnees: Expert Former minister slams ‘moral policing’ kill at least 17 militants By Sajeev K Peter

KUWAIT: The Kerala government must evolve imaginative projects for expatri- Pakistan to help China fight Xinjiang militants ates in order to rehabilitate and accom- PESHAWAR: Pakistani security forces killed at the military launched a large-scale offensive in militant groups, including the Taleban and Al- modate the Gulf returnees who go back least 17 militants in heavy overnight shelling in a June following a bloody raid on Karachi Airport Qaeda. Hundreds have died in unrest in Xinjiang to India in large numbers from the region restive northwestern tribal area, officials said that ended faltering peace talks between the in the last two years or so. Exiles and activists say of late, said a former Kerala minister and yesterday. The militants were killed in Bara town, government and the Taleban. Pakistan’s army Chinese controls on the religion and culture of top Marxist thinker and economist. “The Khyber tribal district after security forces says it has killed more than 1,100 militants and the Uighur people is more a cause of the vio- structure of migration to the Gulf and the repulsed an attack on a check-post. “We have lost around 100 soldiers since the start of the lence than well-organized militant groups. world over has changed radically from captured 17 dead bodies of Lashkar-e-Islam and operation. The number and identity of those Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz unskilled workers to professionals. And Tehreek-i-Taleban Pakistan militants after killing killed is difficult to verify as there is little regular Sharif told Xi that his country would “continue to the proportion will continue to change,” them in overnight action in Khyber tribal dis- media access to the conflict zone. More than resolutely fight the East Turkestan Islamic said T M Thomas Isaac, in an interview trict,” a senior security official said. “Our forces 150,000 people have fled Khyber since a second Movement terrorist forces”, China’s foreign min- with the Kuwait Times yesterday. had responded to a joint attack by these two military operation was launched there in istry said in a statement following the meeting “In view of the return of expats from militant outfits. We are now handing over these October, targeting Taleban militants who had in Beijing. the region, the government must evolve dead bodies to the local administration for iden- fled the assault on North Waziristan. Pakistan will increase its coordination with innovative programs and viable projects tification.” Another official on the ground in Bara China on Afghanistan too, so as to “jointly main- for them with the involvement of expatri- confirmed the killings. Xinjiang militants tain regional peace and stability”, Sharif said. ate professionals. “The government must In a separate incident, three members of a Pakistan will help China with its fight against Pakistan will also do all it can to guarantee the start hunt for talents with more focus on local peace committee-a volunteer patrol force extremists Beijing says are active in its unruly far safety of Chinese companies and workers in the professionals. The government must also backed by the government to assist in the fight western region of Xinjiang, the country’s prime country, he added, who have in the past been encourage prospective startups from the T M Thomas Isaac against the Taleban-were killed in an IED explo- minister said yesterday during a meeting with attacked by militants. China and Pakistan call expats community who could come up taking place today is in Latin American. sion. A local administration official in the Landi Chinese President Xi Jinping. China blames the each other “all-weather friends” and their close with projects or ventures,” he explained. Even there, there is no clear path as to Kotal area of Khyber told AFP that the three were East Turkestan Islamic Movement for carrying ties have been underpinned by long-standing “Such projects should make assured how it will move towards socialism even- on a routine patrol when they were hit by the out attacks in Xinjiang, home to the Muslim wariness of their common neighbor, India, and a returns on investments with significant tually. Therefore, there needs to be a less- blast. Khyber is one of seven semi-autonomous Uighur people, though many foreign experts desire to hedge against US influence across the government participation. At the same ening impact upon the fervor of con- tribal districts on the Afghan border, where doubt the group’s existence in a cohesive group. region. China’s foreign ministry said the two time, the government must rehabilitate sciousness of masses and cadres,” he said. Pakistan has been battling Islamist groups for a China, Pakistan’s only major ally in the region, countries had signed more than 20 agreements the domestic and unskilled workers who In Kerala the emergence of the middle decade. has long urged Islamabad to weed out what it on Sharif’s trip, including on nuclear power and lose their jobs and return to India,” he class has to be taken into account. Ad- Militants have taken sanctuary in Khyber after says are militants from Xinjiang, who are holed on the deepwater port of Gwadar, which China is said. Isaac, who arrived in Kuwait to deliv- hoc decisions are inadequate to address fleeing strongholds in North Waziristan, where up in a lawless tribal belt, home to a lethal mix of developing. It provided no details. — Agencies er a speech at the inaugural function of their aspirations. Therefore, programs the Progressive Professional Forum (PPF), with long-term perspectives have to be said the projects announced by the integrated into the development agenda. United Democratic Front became failures Surrounded by because they were ‘ill-conceived’. “The Corruption government has done nothing effective- “Corruption has become embedded Ukrainian rebels, ly to implement these projects to help in the political structures of Kerala. The the expats,” he said. political system has become corrupt. It is soldiers battle on disheartening to see that even the dem- FRUNZE: The boom of incoming artillery fire from the Ukrainian Departure ocratic decentralization program in position sends the pro-Russian rebels scrambling for cover. Isaac, who is the central committee Kerala which raised some levels of hopes “Everyone into the trenches!” yells separatist commander Zhigan member of the Indian Communist Party has become vanquished in corruption. as firing rumbles around. “That one’s a Grad missile. And that one (Marxist) and a renowned economist, So, it is no possible to have an alternative is a 120-millimetre mortar,” he says with expertise as he crouches said there is a new line of thinking that is development path without rooting out behind sandbags for protection. Before the brutal conflict in east emerging in the party in view of the corruption,” he said. However, Isaac said Ukraine, Zhigan-whose nickname roughly translates as ‘artful recent electoral setbacks. “We must his partymen were not convicted in any dodger’-sold fruit and vegetables in the nearby village of Frunze. desist from embarking on national level corruption cases. “The creation of a cor- Now he leads some twenty frontline fighters who for the past alliances at the moment. On the contrary, ruption-free government would become week have been part of a tightening noose around a small we must focus on rebuilding the mass very important element in the future deployment of Ukrainian troops clinging to a strategic check- base of the party. This is a major depar- development agenda. Although it is a point close to the rebel bastion of Lugansk. “The Ukrainian sol- ture from the policies that have been challenge, it is possible,” he added. diers are some two kilometers from here. They’re holding check- pursued by the CPI(M) for the last two Talking about the recent ‘kiss of love’ point 31,” Zhigan says. “They are almost entirely surrounded. They decades,” he said. campaign that has created a huge furor have no chance but they keep on firing day and night.” Despite a BARCELONA: An anti-independentist Catalan wearing glasses bearing colors of “We will focus more and more on in Kerala, he said, “His party is against nominal ceasefire in place since early September, deadly clashes the Spanish flag takes part in a demonstration for the unity of Spain. — AFP democratic functioning of mass organi- moral policing. “ You have the right to have raged on at flashpoints across the war-torn region where zations and intervene actively in issues lead the lifestyle you think is the best as rebel fighters are trying to mop up pockets of Ukrainian resist- that are not politically pertinent, but are long as it does not infringe upon other ance. Catalonia defies Madrid, vital for the day-to-day life of the people. people’s rights. Today, some people are Now, we are engaged in several such trying to impose their notions of morality Offer they can’t refuse? holds independence vote programs such as palliative care pro- on others violently. It is not correct,” he Zhigan hopes that the government troops holed up at check- point 31 will listen to a blunt offer the rebels have made them: grams, environmental campaigns, farm said. “People have a right to protest. It BARCELONA: One of Spain’s biggest and increased unemployment and hardship in developmental projects and library should be a liberal society where differ- abandon their posts if they want to save their lives. That is exactly what their comrades at a nearby checkpoint, number 32, decided richest regions, Catalonia will defy Madrid the region and swelled its debts, but in 2012 movements etc with a view to winning ent norms are accepted. Kerala should to do last week after a ferocious rebel onslaught. “Yesterday we today when it holds a symbolic vote on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy rejected Mas’s back the mass support,” he said . become an icon of that. Unfortunately, whether it should break away as an inde- request for greater powers for Catalonia to “There is also a danger of things get- sent a taxi driver with a white flag to pass on our proposal but the revivalist tendencies in Kerala are they didn’t except it-for the moment,” the insurgent commander pendent state. Despite the fierce opposition tax and spend. In response, Mas vowed to ting routinised. It is a different era today. making roots, damaging the fabric of the from Madrid, Catalan leaders have stuck by hold an official yet non-binding vote on The world socialist transformation could says. Sheltering in his trench with AFP journalists, he calls around civil society. It only indicates that how neighboring rebel positions to check if any have been hit in the their vote plan in a constitutional standoff independence, but the Spanish govern- have been imagined to be very eminent. dangerous is the situations and how sec- latest bombardments. unprecedented in post-Franco Spain. ment’s legal challenges forced him to water But today, one does not know for sure ular democratic values are being threat- Then his men unleash a barrage of rocket fire back at the Vowing to defend the unity of the country that down. Today’s polls will be staffed by how this global transformation is going ened by these fundamentalist forces,” he Ukrainians. Gradually the shooting dies down and the rebel as it recovers from an economic crisis, volunteers. There is no official electoral roll to take place. The best possible search concluded. fighters emerge from their shelters and observe the enemy posi- Madrid has mounted a series of constitu- but the regional government says 5.4 mil- tion through their binoculars. “We have not had any dead on our tional appeals to try to block the vote. But lion Catalans and resident foreigners aged side,” since the start of the fighting, says insurgent Misha, 22, tak- Catalans have pushed ahead defiantly, fired 16 and over are eligible to vote. The ballot ing off his helmet and making the sign of the cross. But the fight- up by the independence referendum held in papers will put two questions to voters: “Do ing has been incessant and the threat remains constant. “Even Scotland in September, even though Scots you want Catalonia to be a state?” and if so, during the night we can’t sleep,” sighs the young fighter. voted not to break away from Britain. “Do you want that state to be independ- And the battle raging for control of this strategic position is Spain’s conservative Prime Minister ent?” leaving a deadly legacy for the few locals still living nearby. “An Mariano Rajoy says his country cannot hold unexploded shell has fallen in an old woman’s well in the village,” an independence referendum like Scotland ‘Defending the people’ a pro-Moscow soldier reports to the his superior. “Tomorrow we’ll because, unlike Britain, it has a written con- Over the recent weeks of legal wrangling send in our de-miners,” replies his boss. Away from the ferocious stitution that forbids it. Proud of its distinct between Madrid and Barcelona, the tone in frontline fighting the fate of the Kiev soldiers cut off at check- language and culture, Catalonia, a region of the dispute has sharpened. Catalans have point 31 has stirred anxiety on social networks in Ukraine. 7.5 million people, accounts for nearly a fifth banged pots and pans on their terraces over Websites set up to offer support for the troops express fears that of Spain’s economy. Demands for greater the past few evenings in protest at Madrid’s the men under siege there will struggle to hold out for much autonomy there have been rumbling for intransigence. Mas has dubbed Madrid “the longer without receiving urgent reinforcements. years, but the latest bid by the region’s presi- adversary” and urged Catalans “not to be The worries echo indignant condemnations by Ukrainians of dent Artur Mas has pushed the issue further afraid” and to vote “in legitimate defense of a the military top brass when they failed to send backup to anoth- than ever before. Catalonia took a step whole people”. On Friday Spain’s Deputy er checkpoint, number 32, before it was overrun. Fresh in the towards greater autonomy in 2006 when it Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria minds of many here is the so-called “tragedy of Ilovaisk” when formally adopted a charter that assigned it issued a veiled warning to Mas, advising scores of pro-Kiev troops were killed in August after being trapped in the ravaged town by what the Ukrainian government the status of a “nation”. But in 2010 the “reflection” and cautioning against consider- says were regular Russian army troops. While the government Constitutional Court overruled that nation- ing oneself “above the law”. But in the last puts the number lost at around 100, survivors say double that hood claim, fuelling pro-independence pas- tense few days before the vote, signs also FRUNZE: Pro-Russian separatists sit in a trench at a check point near the village of number died in the bloodbath that proved a decisive turning sions. emerged that the two sides were seeking to Frunze, eastern Ukraine. — AFP point in the seven-month conflict in the east. — AFP Spain’s recent economic crisis has sidestep a confrontation. — AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Asia-Pacific ministers pledge to step up graft fight

BEIJING: China secured backing from Asia- sustainability and development, threatens Pacific ministers yesterday to deepen anti- social security and fairness, undermines graft efforts, in a move that dovetails with a the rule of law, and erodes government high-profile Communist Party “fox hunt” for accountability, as well as public trust,” the corrupt officials who have fled abroad. The statement said. It pledged to establish an anti-corruption proposal is said to have office for the day-to-day running of the been pushed by China and backed by the APEC Network of Anti-Corruption United States at the Asia-Pacific Economic Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies Cooperation (APEC) gathering in Beijing, (ACT-NET), a body coordinating anti-cor- which culminates in a two-day summit of ruption efforts that was launched by leaders from 21 member-economies start- Chinese and US officials in August. ing Monday. The office will “assist in detecting, inves- But it remained unclear how effective the tigating and prosecuting corruption, move would be, amid apprehension in some bribery, money laundering, and illicit countries over returning suspects to China trade” and seek cooperation on tracking due to fears they could be subject to abuse cases across borders. China has recently and denied legal due process. China in July announced stepped-up efforts to extradite launched its so-called “Fox Hunt”-a cam- former officials suspected of corruption paign to bring back corrupt officials or their from countries including Australia, New family members who have moved abroad, Zealand and Canada. Australian police said taking ill-gotten gains with them. Since tak- last month that they would work with their ing office last year, President Xi Jinping has Chinese counterparts to track down and made the graft fight a central theme of his seize illegal assets, but foreign concerns administration as public anger swells over over the country’s legal system linger. widespread corruption. Anti-corruption efforts with the ruling A report attributed to China’s central Communist Party are carried out by an bank and leaked three years ago said that as internal body which operates without any many as 18,000 corrupt officials had left the legal oversight, and there is concern that country over between the 1990s and 2008, the crackdown may be used for political taking as much as $123 billion with them. In faction-fighting. APEC Secretariat a statement, APEC ministers pledged to step Executive Director Alan Bollard said up nascent anti-graft efforts with a regional Thursday the proposal had been champi- commitment to “deny safe haven to those oned by China and the United States. engaged in corruption, including through Bollard said any anti-corruption effort extradition”. But they stressed that such “needs to happen within the different laws moves would be “subject to domestic laws and legal structures” of APEC members, and policies” and needed to be carried out but the statement did not spell out how “in accordance with fundamental legal prin- this would work. “Corruption impedes eco- BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping (center) speaks to other leaders attending the Dialogue On Strengthening Connectivity ciples of each economy”. nomic sustainability and development, Partnership at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing yesterday. —AFP “We, APEC member economies, recog- threatens social security and fairness,” the nize that corruption impedes economic ministers added. —AFP The dragon and the bear Xi and Putin form power duo at APEC

BEIJING: China’s authoritarian criticism over demands for free er, subsequently collapsed in a Russia a natural supplier to China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian elections in Hong Kong. huge split over ideological issues growing economy. After a decade counterpart Vladimir Putin share “The situation is pushing the two such as how to promote revolution, of negotiations, the countries similar views on issues from human countries towards closer ties, both who should lead the international signed a huge 30-year gas deal said rights to Mikhail Gorbachev, in an are facing very heavy pressures, communist movement, whether to to be worth $400 billion during a increasingly close personal rela- Russia in Ukraine and China in Hong engage with the capitalist world, visit to China by Putin in May. “As tionship that mirrors their coun- Kong,” said Vladimir Yevseyev, direc- and China’s development of Europe is going to cut its consump- tries’ converging interests. Putin tor of the Moscow-based independ- nuclear weapons. Eventually a tec- tion of Russian gas, China offers an arrives in Beijing Sunday for the ent Public Political Studies Center. tonic shift in global geopolitics alternative market,” said Yevseyev. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation “Xi comes from a background close resulted when Beijing and (APEC) summit and his 10th meet- to the military-industrial complex, Washington ended their mutual Pining for Soviet days APEC, which began with minis- terial meetings on Friday before the main summit on Monday and Tuesday, accounts for more than 50 percent of global gross domestic product, 44 percent of world trade and 40 percent of the Earth’s popu- lation. Russia, with its vast territory stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific, is the organization’s only TACLOBAN: Residents and survivors sit near candles while holding a placard European member. The consensus- to commemorate the first anniversary of the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in based grouping, which focuses on Tacloban City, central Philippines yesterday. —AFP trade and economic cooperation, generally tries to paper over major differences at its summits. Prayers and tears in Philippines But Xi, the scion of a Communist Party stalwart and war hero, and one year after super typhoon Putin, a former KGB agent who was stationed in East Germany when TACLOBAN: Survivors of the strongest typhoon welling with tears, as she wandered around the the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago this ever to hit land wept at mass graves yesterday grave site, about the size of six basketball courts. month, are likely to take a common during ceremonies to mark one year since the Olendan then found a cross at the far end of stand in the face of critics of storm devastated the central Philippines and the mass grave and wrote her brother’s name, Russian and Chinese policies, such condemned millions to deeper poverty. Super Antonio, on it. The Philippines is a mainly as the United States, Canada, Typhoon Haiyan claimed more than 7,350 lives Catholic country and many people in the Australia and Japan. They are also as it swept in off the Pacific Ocean, with its typhoon zones, as well as across the nation, united by a common lament for the record winds and once-in-a-generation storm attended special church services. At the collapse of the Soviet Union and surges flattening entire towns. The typhoon tore Tacloban grave site, white doves and balloons contempt for the man they hold across a corridor of islands where about 14 mil- were released after a bishop gave a mass. responsible: Gorbachev, the leader lion people lived in farming and fishing commu- Tacloban city mayor Alfred Romualdez, who who implemented “perestroika” nities that were already among the nation’s attended the ceremony, said yesterday’s solemn BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (left) walks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and “glasnost” reforms in what was poorest. rites gave the survivors an opportunity to let as they inspect a guard of honor during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in ultimately a failed bid to revitalize The rebuilding effort has been painfully slow emotions come out. “It’s bittersweet because Beijing yesterday. —AP the one-party system. for most survivors, with millions poorer and while they survived, they lost their loved ones, Putin in 2005 called the breakup many dangerously exposed to the next big their livelihood and their homes. Now is really ing with Xi since the Chinese presi- he is a man who is much closer to hostility and President Richard of the Soviet Union “the biggest storm as they still live in shanty homes along the time for them to grieve,” Romualdez said. dent took office in March last year, the structures of power enforce- Nixon visited China. The USSR geopolitical disaster” of the 20th coastal areas. In an outpouring of grief, thou- according to the Communist ment than his predecessor (Hu broke up 23 years ago and Russia century. “Putin and Xi Jinping seem sands marched to mass grave sites scattered Slow pace mouthpiece People’s Daily. Jintao),” Yevseyev said. “Putin under- and China have since been brought to be able to work together pretty across the typhoon zone yesterday to offer flow- The build-up to the anniversary had focused Their growing rapport comes as stands him better, their outlooks are together by mutual concerns, well in part because I think both of ers, light candles and say prayers. Josephine renewed attention on the pace of the recon- their nations’ trade, investment and identical,” he added. “Xi is inclined to notably wariness of Washington. them in different ways say, ‘you Crisostomo, 41, whose three children died dur- struction effort, with President Benigno Aquino’s geopolitical interests align. confrontation if necessary, which The two countries often vote as know who really did the wrong ing the storm, was among a big crowd at a site government criticized by many for a perceived Moscow faces harsh Western criti- pleases Putin.” a pair on the UN Security Council, thing 25 years ago? Gorbachev,’” on the outskirts of badly hit Tacloban city where lack of urgency. Roughly one million people cism and sanctions over its seizure where both hold a veto, sometimes said Jeffrey Wasserstrom, professor more than 2,000 people were buried. need to be moved away from coastal areas that of Crimea and the conflict in east- Security Council in opposition to Western powers on of history at the University of “I miss my children terribly, especially John are deemed vulnerable to storm surges, accord- ern Ukraine, as well as opprobrium Relations between Moscow and issues such as Syria. They have car- California, Irvine, at a talk in Beijing. Dave who would have celebrated his birthday ing to a 160-billion-peso ($3.6-billion) govern- for its approach to dissent and Beijing have a chequered history. ried out joint military exercises on “The Chinese Communist Party says tomorrow... I miss you, son, I love you so much,” ment master plan for rebuilding the typhoon homosexuality. Beijing also has Territorial disputes between Tsarist land and sea and are members of that Gorbachev made a mistake, he Crisostomo said. Using felt-tip pens, mourners zones. However those plans have already fallen tense relationships over territorial Russia and Imperial China gave way the BRICS emerging nations group, let things fall apart,” he added. wrote names of those who died on the hundreds behind schedule, delayed by problems in finding disputes with neighbors such as to cooperation between the Soviet which also includes Brazil, India and “Putin says Gorbachev made a mis- of white crosses planted on parched earth in new land that is safe and suitable for 205,000 Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, Union and the People’s Republic in South Africa. Their economic links take. That’s a weird kind of conver- symbolic gestures as many of those buried there new homes. Across the typhoon-hit islands, and has recently been the target of the latter’s early years. That, howev- are burgeoning, with resource-rich gence.” —AFP had not been identified. “I am looking for my schools, health centers, gymnasiums and other brother, but his name is not on the list of those important community buildings are also yet to China, Japan ministers meet after deal to curb tensions buried here,” Elena Olendan, 50 said, her eyes be rebuilt or repaired. —AFP BEIJING: The foreign ministers of China and Japan the sidelines of the upcoming APEC summit in Friday said the two “acknowledged that different Last remains of MH17 victims held their first formal talks in more than two years Beijing, though no official announcement had yet positions exist between them regarding the ten- yesterday, a day after the Asian powers agreed to been made. The neighbors have not held a summit sions” over the islands, while the Japanese text said may never be fully recovered reduce tensions over territorial and historical dis- since December 2011 when then prime Minister they “recognized that they had different views as to putes. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi and Yoshihiko Noda visited Beijing. Wang and Kishida the emergence of tense situations”. Each used only KHARKIV: The last remains of the victims 17 over rebel-held territory in east Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida met on the only held informal meetings in August on the side- their own name for the outcrops but both said they from downed Malaysia Airlines flight Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic lines of a regional gathering in Myanmar, and during would set up a “crisis management mechanism” to MH17 might never be fully recovered, So far 289 victims had been identified Cooperation (APEC) forum, reports in both countries the UN General Assembly in New York in September. keep the situation at bay. Visits by Japanese politi- the Dutch foreign minister said yester- among body parts recovered from the said. US Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking to cians including Abe to Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine, day, as five more coffins were flown out site by a team led by investigators from The meeting, the first at such a level since reporters, welcomed the Asian powers’ Friday deal. which honors Japan’s war dead including convicted of Ukraine. “We cannot say at this The Netherlands, which lost 193 people September 2012, just before ties soured over an “We think that any steps that the two countries can war criminals, are another issue, and the statements moment in any certain way... at what in the tragedy. escalating territorial dispute, came after Tokyo and take to improve the relationship and reduce the ten- said they would make efforts to “overcome political moment and even if we can recover the Ukraine and the West say the Boeing Beijing agreed on a four-point accord to improve sions is helpful not just to those two countries but difficulties” rooted in historical issues. last nine (victims), but we will do every- 777 was shot down by separatist fighters their relationship. Wang called the agreement “a it’s helpful to the region,” Kerry said. An editorial yesterday in China’s nationalistic thing we can in cooperation with author- using a BUK surface-to-air missile supplied major step” in talks with Kishida, Xinhua said. Global Times tabloid Saturday, which is controlled ities here to make that happen and that by Russia, but Moscow strongly denies the Kishida, meanwhile, said the talks were meaningful. Sovereignty dispute? by the Communist Party, said the agreement work is still possible to do,” Foreign charges, pointing the finger at Kiev. Experts “This created an important momentum to shift Relations between the world’s second- and third- amounted to Tokyo “admitting that the disputes Minister Bert Koenders told journalists from The Netherlands have made four trips gears to bring Japan-China relations back to a nor- largest economies have plunged in the face of rows over the Diaoyu Islands’ sovereignty have become after a ceremony at Kharkiv airport. to the crash site since a fragile ceasefire mal track,” he said in remarks shown on Japanese over disputed islands in the East China Sea and the new reality”. But Friday’s statements were care- Koenders insisted investigators still deal was signed in early September national broadcaster NHK. He said he had stressed Japan’s 20th-century aggression against China. A fully worded, and Japanese media insisted that they hoped to recover the wreckage of the between rebels and government forces, the importance of a meeting between Japanese key point of contention is that Tokyo has long did not amount to a recognition of a dispute over downed jet but could not say when that Ukrainian officials said. The visits come Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi refused to formally acknowledge that there is a sov- the islands. The conservative Yomiuri Shimbun would be as the security situation after international investigators were Jinping, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. ereignty dispute over the islands, which it controls paper argued that Tokyo’s reference to “different remains volatile. The Boeing passenger forced to halt an initial probe at the site in Friday’s agreement was widely seen as setting and calls the Senkakus, but which are claimed by views” did “not impair Japan’s position so far that plane was blown out of the sky on July August due to heavy fighting. —AFP the stage for a summit between the two leaders on Beijing as the Diaoyus. The Chinese statement ‘there is no territorial dispute’”. —AFP NEWS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

A Yeomen Warder watches as British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha plant a poppy each in the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ installation by ceramic artist Paul Cummins and theatre stage designer Tom Piper, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, in the moat at the Tower of London yesterday. Designed as a tribute to Britain’s World War I dead, a blood-red trench of ceramic poppies around the Tower of London has become a national phenomenon as Britons flock to remember het fallen in generations of war. Up to four million people - six percent of the country’s population - are expected to have visited ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ before the last flower is planted on Nov 11, the anniversary of the end of World War I. — AFP 10 years after death, Arafat still Palestinian icon

RAMALLAH: For decades, Yasser Arafat was the incarnation struggled to assert his authority among Palestinians, he tion within two years, in a project likely to be vetoed by Gaza. This year, however, following an April reconciliation of the Palestinian fight for independence. Ten years after his said. Washington. agreement between the PLO and Hamas, a remembrance death, he remains a national hero for a still stateless people. Although Abbas took over as head of both the PLO and As leader of Fatah which Arafat founded in the late ceremony will be held on Nov 11. “Despite all his failings When he died on Nov 11, 2004, he was the president of a the Palestinian Authority, and leader of the Fatah move- 1950s, Abbas also faces internal battles. “Arafat embodied a and poor decisions, his message was heard from refugee moribund Palestinian Authority, an interim body set up in ment - such organisations are “much less imposing” than secular nationalism that has lost a lot of ground as a result camps in Lebanon to Palestinians living in Chile, via Gaza 1994 which was to have handed power to a permanent they used to be under Arafat, said Nathan Brown, non-resi- of the Islamisation of the Palestinian question,” Bitar said. and the West Bank,” said Abu Eid. government by 1999. His successor Mahmoud Abbas has dent senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for From the occupied West Bank to Gaza, the same refrain can Always dressed in his trademark fatigues and tradi- managed to obtain the UN rank of observer state, but on International Peace in Washington. Popularly known as Abu be heard: “There would never have been any Palestinian tional keffiyeh headscarf, Arafat “was certainly leader of the ground the Palestinians still await their own state some Ammar, Arafat “exercised a personal charisma but he didn’t division under Arafat.” Palestinians are unanimous in their Fatah but he was also a national symbol,” said Brown. 66 years after Israel was established. know how to delegate, to build institutions or plan for the belief he would not have allowed the quasi civil war “And he is viewed now as a martyr for the cause.” “It was Arafat who was the first to take the painful deci- future,” said Karim Bitar of the Paris-based Institute for between Fatah and Hamas in 2007 which saw the Islamist Arafat’s death still remains a mystery with some sion to recognise the 1967 lines and abandon 78 percent of International and Strategic Relations. movement ousting their rivals from Gaza and the establish- research indicating he may have been poisoned by historic Palestine and open the way to coexistence,” said “He was a revolutionary but not a statesman, he was ment of two separate administrations. polonium, a theory which is accepted by much of the Xavier Abu Eid, spokesman for the Palestine Liberation born for action and communication, not for strategic think- In fact, said Brown: “Even Hamas is respectful of his Palestinian street. “Nobody has yet come up with a dis- Organisation (PLO) which signed the 1993 Oslo peace ing,” he told AFP. “Palestine is (today) a prisoner of agree- memory.” The Islamist movement also recognises him as passionate critique of the Arafat era as he was so closely accords with Israel. But when the interim period ended ments which were very badly negotiated by Arafat. Exiled some kind of father figure, although not to the extent that identified with the Palestinian cause that this would be without a permanent agreement in 1999 and the US-led to Tunis, he wanted to come back to Palestine so he made it has permitted an annual public memorial to be held in potentially explosive,” Bitar concluded. — AFP Camp David peace talks collapsed a year later, things went huge concessions without getting any guarantees over a from bad to worse with the outbreak of the second intifada, halt to settlement (building) or an end of the occupation,” or Palestinian uprising (2000-2005). Bitar said. “He only got promises which were never fulfilled.” Easing of Saudi women driving ban possible Continued from Page 1 afford the $300 to $400 a month for a driver must rely Personal Charisma Internal Squabbling on male relatives to drive them to work, school, shop- As the situation deteriorated, Israel depicted Arafat him- Deadlines laid out in the Oslo Accords passing without They would be allowed to drive from 7 am to 8 pm ping or the doctor. self as the main obstacle to peace, suggesting a new era progress dented Arafat’s popularity, said Brown. “His final on Saturday through Wednesday and noon to 8 pm on The ban is part of the general restrictions imposed was at hand when he died. “In 2004, Israel said the main decade saw him lose much of his attraction in terms of his Thursday and Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear why on women based on the strict interpretation of Islamic obstacle to peace was gone, and said it would work with failure to deliver a Palestinian state, tolerance of corruption, the restrictions would be different Thursday and Friday, Shariah law known as Wahhabism. Genders are strictly the new elected president,” Abu Eid said. “But a few months and so on,” he said. Palestinians are still condemning Israeli as the Saudi weekend was changed by royal decree in segregated, and women are required to wear a head- later, they withdrew from Gaza, a unilateral decision taken settlement building and trying to secure a timetable for the 2013 to Friday and Saturday. scarf and loose, black robes in public. Guardianship laws without any coordination with Mahmoud Abbas,” he said of creation of a state within the 1967 lines. This month, the The conditions also require that a woman driver wear require women to get permission from a male relative Israel’s withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the Gaza Palestinian leadership is to submit a draft resolution to the conservative dress and no makeup, the official said. to travel, get married, enroll in higher education or Strip in Aug 2005. Largely ignored by Israel, Abbas has UN Security Council calling for an end to the Israeli occupa- Within cities, they can drive without a male relative in undergo certain surgical procedures. the car, but outside of cities, a male is required to be Female activists launched their latest campaign to present. The council said a “female traffic department” defy the driving ban on Oct 26, when dozens of women NGOs highlight Kuwait’s human rights... would have to be created to deal with female drivers if drove around their neighborhoods and posted video their cars broke down or they encountered other prob- clips of themselves driving on social networking sites. Continued from Page 1 our government will listen to it and do something lems, and to issue fines. It recommended the female The campaign prompted authorities to issue a state- about it,” Turky opined. traffic officers be under the supervision of the “religious ment warning violators would be dealt with firmly. Lulu Al-Rodaini and Abdulrahman Al-Turki from The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism agencies”. Saudi Arabia has no written law barring women from Human Line Organizations noted their participation has of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) The council placed heavy restrictions on interactions driving - only fatwas, or religious edicts, by senior cler- always been based on the need for Kuwait to comply that emerged from the 2005 UN reform process. between female drivers and male traffic officers or other ics. and implement what is good for every human regard- Established by General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 3 male drivers, and stiff penalties for those who broke Campaigns to overturn the driving ban have been less whether they are Kuwaitis or expatriates. “We will April 2006, the UPR periodically examines the human them. Merely speaking to a female driver, it said, was going on for decades. During the first major protest, in be collaborating and monitoring the government on rights performance of all 193 UN Member States. It is punishable by a one-month prison sentence and a fine. 1990, around 50 women drove. They were jailed for a the issues mentioned in the report. These are backed intended to complement, not duplicate, the work of The 150-member Shura Council is appointed by the day, had their passports confiscated and lost their jobs. with documents - they are not created by us, but are other human rights mechanisms, including the UN king, drawing on various sectors of society to act as the Their male relatives were also barred from traveling for well-researched and have documents to support our human rights treaty bodies. This is the first international closest thing to a parliament in the kingdom, though it six months. In June 2011, about 40 women got behind claims. These are all based on the reality on the ground,” human rights mechanism to address all countries and has no legislative powers. King Abdullah appointed the wheel in a protest sparked when a woman was said Rodaini, who is an active member and main con- all human rights. The Working Group on the UPR, which women to it for the first time, and now there are 30 arrested after posting a video of herself driving. One tributor of the report. “We have presented issues and is composed of the HRC’s 47 Member States and chaired female members. The driving ban has long forced fami- woman was later arrested and sentenced to 10 lashes, a our recommendations are highlighted. We hope that by the HRC President, conducts country reviews. lies to hire live-in drivers for women. Women who can’t penalty the king overturned. — AP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By David Espo

n the short-on-specifics elections just ended, the economy was the main issue, Republicans ran against President IBarack Obama and Democrats campaigned against the bil- lionaire Koch brothers. That leaves the new GOP majority in Congress with a mandate to improve the economy, yet with- out a national consensus on how to go about it. At the same time, shrunken Democratic minorities in the House and Senate are in search of a more appealing approach. As if the campaign had not ended, the Democratic organization American Bridge on Friday attacked Republicans and Charles and David Koch, whose organizations spent uncounted millions to elect GOP ‘Catalanism’ promotes differences from Spain candidates. “It’s not only that they are willing to pour infinite money into rigging our democracy. It’s that in turn, Republican legisla- By Anna Cuenca the region’s successive CiU governments. “The current inde- nationalist Requejo. Catalan public service announcements tors are beholden to the Kochs’ self-serving agenda - an agen- pendentist generation grew up under democracy and it has have also been used to reinforce the idea that the region is da that comes at the expense of working families and a healthy atalonia has promoted its language and popular cul- been imbued with this idea of nationhood,” said Colome. distinct from the rest of Spain, according to Colome. environment,” the group said. Other Democrats said that was ture since the 1980s, cultivating a sense that it is dif- The Catalan language has been progressively reintro- Slogans such as “work well done has no borders, work the wrong pitch to be making. Democracy Corps, which sup- Cferent from the rest of Spain which has now turned to duced in public schools since the end of the 1970s and poorly done has no future”, play on Catalan pride in the ports Democrats, said the elections turned out the way they separatism, analysts said. Spain’s steep economic downturn today all subjects, except the Spanish language, are taught region’s industrial prowess in contrast to Spain’s reputation did in part because of the “president’s failure to engage with an is often cited as one of the main drivers of separatism in the in Catalan. History is also taught differently in Catalonia. The as a land of “siestas and fiestas”, he said. Catalan cultural cen- economic narrative and vision relevant to the current tough wealthy northeastern region, which holds a symbolic refer- economy.” endum on independence today in defiance of legal chal- If correct, it wasn’t an omission Republicans made during lenges by Madrid. the campaign or after. When government figures on Friday A 2010 decision by Spain’s constitutional court to water showed the economy had provided 200,000 jobs for the ninth down a 2006 statute giving the region more powers to the straight month, Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said it was “wel- region has also added to the growing pressure for secession. come news” but then he quickly pivoted to channel the public But analysts say “Catalanism”, which like other European disenchantment that benefited his party at the polls. “Wages nationalisms emerged at the end of the 19th century, has remain stubbornly flat while costs continue to rise, squeezing been encouraged by successive Catalan leaders since Spain middle-class families and putting the American dream further returned to democracy following the death of longtime dic- out of reach. We’re listening, and we’ll continue making tator General Francisco Franco in 1975. Americans’ priorities our priorities,” he said. “There was a desire to prevent the massive migration of workers from southern Spain in the 1960s and ‘70s from Public Dissatisfaction dividing Catalan society in two blocks, based on language or The exit polls answer some questions and raise others regional identity,” said Ferran Requejo, political science pro- about the midterm Republican blowout. Large, sometimes fessor at Barcelona’s Pompeu Fabra University. The Catalan lopsided majorities of white voters supported GOP candidates, language, which was banned in public during the Franco particularly in the South. Democrats were hampered by a tradi- years but widely spoken at home, has been promoted by the tional midterm fall-off in voting by blacks, the young and oth- regional government in cinema, music, courts and the econ- ers who boosted Obama to two terms in the White House. The omy. The Catalan broadcaster set up in 1983 by the ruling same surveys also lay bare a deep-seated public dissatisfaction nationalist CiU party, with its TV stations dedicated to sports, with the status quo and with Obama. Nearly two-third of vot- culture, children and news, also transmits political messages, ers said the country is on the wrong track, and they voted said Gabriel Colome, political science lecturer at Barcelona’s Republican by a margin of 82 percent to 17 percent. One-third Autonomous University. “Programs for children are a way to said their vote was motivated in part by opposition to the pres- socialise them in a culture. If you can at the same time devel- ident. op them politically, it is even better,” he said. Also favoring Republicans were voters over age 65, by a But this policy has turned against them because instead margin of 57-41. They accounted for 22 percent of the votes of “producing CiU voters, it has turned them into supporters cast, according to interviews with voters after they cast their for the left-wing separatist Catalan Republican Left (ERC) ballots, even though Census Bureau figures show they make party”, he said. The ERC, which props up Catalan leader Artur Oriol Junqueras, head of the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (center) holds a drawing of ballot up only 14 percent of the population. That was after the Mad’s CiU government, currently leads opinion polls and has box during a rally ahead of voting on an informal poll scheduled for today in Girona, Spain yesterday. —AP Democrats aired television ads in Arkansas, Iowa, New kept up the pressure on the Catalan government to press Hampshire and Louisiana in the campaign’s final days saying ahead with the independence referendum in defiance of the region has been part of Spain since its genesis in the 15th tres have sprouted up across the region which teach the sar- Republicans posed a threat to Social Security and Medicare. central government. century, when King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella dana folk dance, where circles of people join their hands Republicans won two of those races and are favored to capture of Castile married and united their realms. together and raise them in the air, or how to form a human a third in a runoff. ‘Public Indoctrination’ But in Catalonia public schools stress that the crown of tower called a “castell”. These traditions, originally from sepa- In Iowa, Democrats went after Republican Joni Ernst with a “The population has been subject to an indoctrination Aragon was in fact a Catalan-Aragon realm with its centre of rate parts of Catalonia, were encouraged “as part of a nation- television commercial that showed her saying, “Yes, I have that has been extremely effective when we look at the gravity in Barcelona. “The history that is taught in Spanish al spirit which up until then did not correspond to reality,” talked about privatizing Social Security.” She got 58 percent of results,” said Catalan author Albert Boadella, a harsh critic of schools is much more unitary but it is wrong”, said the said Colome. —AFP the senior vote and won handily. Yet voters hold positions on a variety of noneconomic issues that are out of favor with the conservatives they just installed in the new Congress. More Besieged B’desh Islamist party fights for life than half the voters in House races said that immigrants living in the United States illegally should be given a chance to stay if they are working, rather than face deportation. That’s a posi- By Shafiqul Alam the streets. But there was a tepid response to calls mer premier Khaleda Zia - is turning its back on its independence as a conspiracy by Hindu majority tion quite unpopular among the GOP lawmakers who will take for protests and a strike last week issued after one-time partner in government. The BNP India. During the nine-month war, Jamaat provid- office in January. Nearly half the voters said in the exit polls angladesh’s largest Islamist party faces an Jamaat assistant secretary general Mohammad refrained from condemning the recent verdicts, ed the foot soldiers of the pro-Pakistani militias they favor same sex marriages, more than half said abortion existential crisis after a series of body blows, Kamaruzzaman’s appeal against his death sen- even though one of its own leading lights has behind the mass killing of intellectuals. Hasina’s should be legal in all or most cases, and well over half said cli- Bincluding the sentencing to death of its tence was rejected. been sentenced to hang. Its failure to offer condo- government says three million people died in the mate change is an important problem. The same electorate leaders and abandonment by its main secular ally, The International Crimes Tribunal, a domestic lences after the death of Ghulam Azam, Jamaat’s war and has defended the trials as the only way to also installed anti-abortion and likely anti-gay marriage majori- say analysts. While support for radical Islamists has court, also sentenced Jamaat’s supreme leader 92-year-old spiritual leader who died last month come to terms with the past. surged in many Muslim majority countries of late, Motiur Rahman Nizami and a key financier to after being convicted of war crimes, underlined After the war Azam fled to Pakistan and faith- ties in both houses of Congress and elected candidate after Jamaat-e-Islami has bucked the trend after failing death in October. While the verdicts triggered the cooling in relations. The BNP has “realised that based parties were banned. But despite Jamaat’s candidate who declined to take a position on climate change to banish the taint of siding with Pakistan in sporadic violence, it was nothing on the scale of it will alienate a big part of the electorate if it con- refusal to apologise, Azam was allowed to return during the campaign. Bangladesh’s 1971 independence war. And with its last year. tinues to support tainted Jamaat leaders,” Rahman in 1978 and revive the party. Its moderate electoral About 46 percent of the voters said the president’s health spiritual leader having recently died in prison, top said. successes allowed it to become a kingmaker care law was about right or didn’t go far enough, and 49 per- officials languishing on death row and a muted Shunned by Allies Headed by Azam during the war, Jamaat throughout the 1990s. Jamaat’s hierarchy has cent said it went too far. It’s hardly an overwhelming mandate response to protest calls, observers say Jamaat To compound Jamaat’s woes, there are now opposed the secession of the then East Pakistan been in disarray since the election ban, with much for Republicans to resume the repeal efforts that their tea itself could be on its last legs. signs the BNP - led by Hasina’s archrival and for- from Islamabad and branded the struggle for of it in hiding to escape prosecutions over the vio- party supporters are demanding as the spoils of victory. Nor “Jamaat has no future unless it transforms itself lence. The new leader Shafiqur Rahman has not is it clear what the voters have in mind for the economy. Four into a new party and finds a new leadership that been seen in public for months. GOP-leaning states - Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South can effectively mobilise people and shake off its “Jamaat is paying the price for its total failure Dakota - approved increases in the minimum wage. That was war-time legacy,” Dhaka-based analyst Ataur since 1971 to have acknowledged its role in the at the same time they were electing conservatives to the Rahman told AFP. “The sooner it comes to realise war and specifically to have allowed its 1971 stu- Senate. Once there, they will join a business-backed this, the better for the party,” added Rahman, a for- dent leadership to become the party’s contempo- Republican rank and file that argues that raising the wage mer professor at the State University of New York. rary leaders,” said British journalist David Bergman floor is a surefire job killer. —AP Although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s who has written extensively on the trials. Imtiaz Awami League and the main opposition Ahmed, a professor at Dhaka University, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have dominat- Jamaat’s new leadership must address the party’s ed politics since independence, Jamaat has been a role in the war if it is to stand any chance of “reviv- All articles appearing on these kingmaker and served as a junior coalition partner ing its fortunes”. “These latest verdicts have shown as recently as 2006. But its growing marginalisa- once again that it is extremely difficult to do poli- pages are the personal opinion of tion was sealed last year when it was banned from tics in Bangladesh without coming to terms with the writers. Kuwait Times takes no a general election after judges ruled its charter the war,” he said. responsibility for views expressed conflicted with the country’s secular constitution. Speaking from a hideout in Dhaka, spokesman therein. Kuwait Times invites read- That ruling further inflamed supporters already Syed Abdullah Taher said it was too early to write fuming over the trials of around a dozen leaders Jamaat’s obituary although he acknowledged the ers to voice their opinions. Please accused of war crimes in the 1971 conflict. Around death sentences and electoral ban had hit the par- send submissions via email to: opin- 500 people were killed in political violence last ty hard. “These trials are a sham but we can’t stage [email protected] or via snail year, both in the aftermath of war crimes verdicts protests because police are given orders to shoot and the build-up to January’s election which the on sight the moment we try to march,” he told AFP. mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. BNP boycotted. But although Jamaat’s mobilisa- Taher however was confident Jamaat would The editor reserves the right to edit tions last year were a show of strength, the subse- In this file photograph taken on Jan 30, 2014, Bangladeshi supreme leader of “bounce back”, saying many followers had per- any submission as necessary. quent violence alienated the public. The first ver- the Jamaat-e-Islami party Motiur Rahman Nizami, 70, sits inside a prison van formed well in recent municipal polls as independ- dicts last year saw hundreds of thousands take to following sentencing at a court in Chittagong. —AFP ents. —AFP p15_Layout 1 11/8/14 10:09 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 SPORTS

Malaysian doping scandal Baku in race against time Cummins back for Aussies

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) have con- BANGKOK: Baku is facing a race against time to be ready to host next MELBOURNE: After the three injury-plagued seasons Pat Cummins has firmed the ‘B’ sample of one of their national team members returned a pos- year’s inaugural European Games with thousands of construction workers endured since his sensational test debut, it is little wonder the 21-year-old itive test for a banned substance but declined to identify the player yester- scrambling around the clock to get all the facilities finished. Just a quarter Australian paceman is happy just to be playing cricket. day. Local media reacted with shock to reports in recent weeks that world of the 16 venues have been completed but organisers are confident every- Cummins was still a teenager when he exploded onto the test cricket number one Lee Chong Wei was the player who tested positive for a thing will be ready before the opening ceremony on June 12, 2015. arena with figures of 6-79 to lead Australia to a two-wicket victory over banned anti-inflammatory drug at the world championships in Given less than three years to prepare for the Games after the European South Africa at Wanderers in November 2011. Copenhagen in August and faced the prospect of a two-year ban. Olympic Committee awarded the rights to Baku in December 2012, the It remains his only test and his match haul of seven wickets is the same Lee travelled to Norway to witness the follow up test last Azerbaijan capital was always facing a Herculean task. But with 4,000 peo- number he has picked up in the five one-day internationals he week but at yesterday’s eagerly anticipated news confer- ple currently working 24 hours a day just on the 68,000-seater new nation- has managed since his debut earlier in 2011. Cummins has ence, BAM exercised their right to withhold the identity of al stadium, organisers say they have no doubts Baku will meet the dead- undoubtedly been protected by Cricket Australia, eager he should not burn himself out or put too much of a the player involved ahead of a planned appeal. “The result line. burden on his still growing body. “I was pretty tired of of the testing confirms the existence of dexamethasone “I’m incredibly confident,” Baku 2015 Chief Operating Officer Simon in the (B) sample,” BAM deputy president Norza Zakaria getting injuries right at the start of the Australian sum- Clegg said before a presentation on the city’s progress to the Association mer,” he told reporters after taking 1-11 as Australia beat said in a statement. of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) yesterday. “This is not an issue, I The case would be heard by the doping hearing pan- South Africa in the second Twenty20 international on have no concerns at all. “Let’s just say they lay concrete very quickly in Friday. “That was the most frustrating thing. I felt like el of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), he said. Azerbaijan.” Clegg, formerly the British Olympic Association’s first chief “Therefore with this due process taking place, we are between each injury I’d bowled quite a bit and achieved executive, said the former Soviet republic was one of the few countries that what I wanted to do to get back in the Australian win- still at no liberty to reveal the name of the had the money and the will to organise a major multi-sports event at short ter, and then just before each summer it was pretty player,” Zakaria added.—Reuters notice but future hosts would be given more time.—Reuters frustrating.—Reuters Cavaliers pound Nuggets

DENVER: LeBron James had 22 points and 11 assists on a poor shooting night by Cleveland’s Big Three, helping the Cavaliers hold on for a 110-101 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday. James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving were a com- bined 19 of 45 from the floor. The Cavaliers had sev- en players score in double figures and finished 1-2 on their road trip. Cleveland wound up with 25 assists two nights after the team tied a franchise record with just six in a loss at Utah. Randy Foye scored 28 points for the Nuggets, who have dropped four in a row. Denver played without speedy point guard Ty Lawson after he was scratched due to a sore left ankle.

GRIZZLIES 91, THUNDER 89 Mike Conley scored 20 points and the Grizzlies remained unbeaten. Oklahoma City had a chance to take the lead with 5.9 seconds remaining, but the Thunder were called for a five-second violation. Oklahoma City then fouled Courtney Lee, who made one of two free throws. That gave the Thunder the ball, down two, with 2.4 seconds to go. Serge Ibaka missed a 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key at the buzzer. Lee scored 17 points and Zach Randolph added 16 for Memphis (6-0). Reggie Jackson had 22 points for the Thunder (1-5), who again played without injured stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and several other key players. CHICAGO: Kris Versteeg No. 23 of the Chicago Blackhaw kstries to get off a shot under pressure HORNETS 122, HAWKS 119 from John Carlson No. 74 of the Washington Capitals at the United Center. —AFP Lance Stephenson made a 33-foot jumper off the glass in the second overtime, lifting Charlotte to the points in the third quarter, and Chicago held on for overtime, and the Magic earned their first home win victory. Stephenson inbounded the ball to Marvin the win. Jimmy Butler had 23 points and Pau Gasol of the season. Evan Fournier led the Magic (2-4) with Williams and got it back off a handoff before con- added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who 20 points, and Tobias Harris had 17 points and 16 necting from long range. improved to 4-0 on the road. rebounds. The Timberwolves (2-3) lost point guard He then celebrated by racing to the scorer’s table Chicago point guard Derrick Rose sat out after he Ricky Rubio to a sprained left ankle in the first half. and leaping on top. He started pounding his chest aggravated his sprained ankles in Wednesday’s 95- X-rays were negative, and coach Flip Saunders said as the crowd went wild. 86 win over Milwaukee. He is day to day. the injury would be evaluated on Saturday. Kevin Al Jefferson scored a season-high 34 points for Tony Wroten had a career-high 31 points for Martin led Minnesota with 21 points, but missed a the Hornets (3-3). Stephenson added 17 points and Philadelphia, which fell to 0-6 for its worst start since short jump shot in the final seconds of regulation. DENVER: LeBron James No. 23 of the Cleveland Cavalierstakes a shot over Timofey losing its first 15 in 1972-73 when they set an NBA Nikola Pekovic and reserve Corey Brewer scored 16 Mozgov Nop. 25 of the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. —AFP 13 rebounds, and the Hornets snapped a six-game losing to the Hawks in Charlotte. Al Horford led mark for futility by finishing 9-73. Philadelphia rook- apiece. Atlanta (1-3) with 24 points and Jeff Teague added ie Nerlens Noel sat out after spraining his left ankle Gordon opened overtime with a three-point 22. Kyle Korver had 20. in Wednesday’s 91-89 loss to Orlando. play, lifting Orlando to a 97-94 lead. He also made a Capitals down 3-pointer to make it 106-99 with 1:35 left. NETS 110, KNICKS 99 CELTICS 101, PACERS 98 Deron Williams scored a season-high 29 points Jared Sullinger scored 11 of his 17 points in the MAVERICKS 105, JAZZ 82 and Brooklyn beat New York in the first meeting this fourth quarter and Jeff Green pulled down a big Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and 10 rebounds to Blackhawks offensive rebound for the Celtics. help the Mavericks coast to the win. Tyson Chandler season between the city rivals. Brook Lopez added 20 points and nine rebounds Boston’s surge early in the fourth was interrupted added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Monta Ellis CHICAGO: Andre Burakovsky, Marcus pion Ducks and Frederik Andersen made 23 for the Nets, who had beaten the Knicks just once on for a few minutes when rookie Marcus Smart injured scored 13 as the Mavericks bounced back from Johansson and Joel Ward scored in a 4:52 saves after missing two games with stiffness their home floor since moving from New Jersey to his left leg and was carted to the locker room. Smart, Thursday night’s 108-87 loss at Portland. Nowitzki span late in the second period, and the in his leg. Brooklyn in 2012. The Knicks had won the last three the No. 6 pick in this year’s draft, clutched at his low- shot 11 of 18, including 5 for 8 from 3-point range. Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Getzlaf returned to the lineup after miss- meetings here, but the Nets clearly looked like the er leg after getting his arm hooked by Indiana’s A.J. Alec Burks led the Jazz with 14 points. Gordon Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 Friday night, ending ing Wednesday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the New best team in the Big Apple on this night. Williams Price and crashing to the floor with 11:07 left. Hayward had 12, and Trey Burke and Dante Exum a five-game losing streak. York Islanders because of the flu. But linemate had only one 30-point game all last season, when Smart never got up and his teammates gathered added 11 apiece. The Jazz committed 23 turnovers, Braden Holtby made 38 saves for the Corey Perry, who leads the league with 11 the former All-Star battled ankle injuries. But he around as medical personnel attended to the injury. and the Mavericks had a 32-9 advantage in points Capitals, who were 0-4-1 since winning at goals, sat out his second straight game for looked back in his old form while dancing around Coach Brad Stevens said he was waiting on X-rays to off turnovers. Calgary on Oct. 25. Brandon Saad and the same reason. the Knicks for 10-of-15 shooting and six assists. see whether Smart sprained his ankle or broke it. Duncan Keith scored for Chicago, which led Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points but shot 5 of 20 Green finished with 15 points and seven rebounds, PISTONS 98, BUCKS 95 2-0 but then came unglued after Burakovsky RED WINGS 4, DEVILS 2 for the Knicks, who dropped their third in a row. grabbing his last one after Avery Bradley’s jumper Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 19 points and scored with just under 5 minutes left in the Niklas Kronwall scored on a lucky bounce bounced off the rim with 6 seconds left and Boston’s Brandon Jennings added 15 against his former second. and Detroit beat New Jersey to snap a three- KINGS 114, SUNS 112 lead down to 97-96. Green was fouled and made team, leading Detroit to the victory. Corey Crawford made 21 saves for the game skid. Jakub Kindl, Brendan Smith and Rudy Gay hit a go-ahead turnaround jumper both free throws to help the Celtics end a three- Josh Smith shot 5 of 14 from the floor two days Blackhawks, who have lost three of four and Johan Franzen also scored for the Red Wings, with 1:07 left in the second overtime, leading game skid. Roy Hibbert had 22 points and 11 after a 2-of-17 game, but had a key putback to give are 3-6-0 in their last nine. The Blackhawks who outshot the Devils 31-17. Jimmy Howard Sacramento to its fifth consecutive win. rebounds for the Pacers. Chris Copeland scored 17, the Pistons a 97-93 lead with 15.1 seconds to play, played their first game without forward finished with 15 saves. Kings center DeMarcus Cousins had 25 points and Donald Sloan added 15 points. and then had a key steal. Patrick Sharp, expected to miss a month after Steve Bernier and Jordin Tootoo scored for and a season-high 18 rebounds before fouling out Jabari Parker led the Bucks with 18 points, while injuring his right knee Tuesday at Montreal. the Devils, who lost their third straight. Cory on an illegal screen with 34.7 seconds left in regula- MAGIC 112, TIMBERWOLVES 103 former Pistons guard Brandon Knight added 17 Sharp led Chicago last season with 34 goals Schneider stopped 20 shots while giving up tion. Darren Collison scored 16 and Gay, who was Rookie Aaron Gordon had six of his 17 points in points and nine assists. —AP and 44 assists. all four goals in the first two periods, and was averaging 24.4 points coming into the night, fin- replaced by Keith Kinkaid to start the third. ished with 11. NHL results/standings HURRICANES 3, BLUE JACKETS 2 Kinkaid stopped all seven shots he faced. Eric Bledsoe had 23 points and eight assists for Elias Lindholm scored with 37.8 seconds Kronwall’s long slap shot late in the sec- the Suns, who were outscored 22-11 in the fourth Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2; Carolina 3, Columbus 2 (OT); Detroit 4, New Jersey 2; Washington 3, Chicago 2; Arizona 3, left in overtime to lift Carolina over Columbus ond sailed past the net and ricocheted quarter. At 5-1, Sacramento is off to its best six-game Anaheim 2 (SO). for its fourth straight win. Scott Hartnell had straight back off the boards. The puck hit the start since the 1999-2000 season. two second-period goals for the Blue Jackets, back of Schneider’s left leg and rolled in to Western Conference Eastern Conference who lost their seventh consecutive game. give the Red Wings a 4-1 lead. RAPTORS 103, WIZARDS 84 Pacific Division Atlantic Division Carolina’s Victor Rask tied it at 2 with 8:09 Kyle Lowry had 13 points, 10 assists and a sea- WLOTLGFGAPTS Tampa Bay 9 3 1 47 34 19 Montreal 9 4 1 33 41 19 left in the third period on a shot through traf- OILERS 3, SABRES 2 Anaheim 10 3 2 40 30 22 son-high 11 rebounds for his first triple-double of Detroit 7 3 4 37 33 18 fic. Jeff Skinner also scored for the Hurricanes, Boyd Gordon scored with 4:16 remaining the season, leading Toronto to the win. Vancouver 10 4 0 46 38 20 Boston 9 6 0 43 35 18 and Cam Ward made 29 saves. in the third period to give Edmonton a victory DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points for the Raptors, Calgary 8 5 2 43 37 18 Ottawa 7 3 2 34 27 16 over Buffalo. After a giveaway by Andrej who are off to the first 5-1 start in team history. Los Angeles 7 4 3 32 29 17 Toronto 6 5 2 37 35 14 COYOTES 3, DUCKS 2 Meszaros, Gordon took a pass from Teddy Terrence Ross scored a season-high 18 points, and San Jose 7 5 2 43 38 16 Florida 4 3 4 16 24 12 Rob Klinkhammer and Shane Doan scored Purcell on a 2-on-1 break and poked the puck Lou Williams had 13. Otto Porter scored 13 points Arizona 6 6 1 34 46 13 Buffalo 3 10 2 19 48 8 Metropolitan Division 58 seconds apart early in the second period, into an empty net with goalie Michal and Kris Humphries had 11 for the Wizards, who lost Edmonton 5 8 1 35 50 11 Pittsburgh 9 2 1 49 26 19 Mike Smith made 37 saves and Mikkel Neuvirth out of position. Purcell had two for the first time since a season-opening defeat at Central Division NY Islanders 8 5 0 41 42 16 Boedker got the deciding goal in the assists. Iiro Pakarinen and Mark Arcobello also Miami. Washington shot 30 for 83 for a season-worst St. Louis 9 3 1 34 26 19 NY Rangers 6 4 2 34 38 14 shootout to lead Arizona. scored for the Oilers, who snapped a four- 36.1 percent. The Wizards’ previous low of 37.4 per- Nashville 8 3 2 33 27 18 Philadelphia 6 5 2 41 40 14 It was the Coyotes’ third straight win, all by game losing streak. Victor Fasth stopped 29 cent was set in Wednesday’s overtime win against Winnipeg 7 5 2 28 31 16 New Jersey 6 6 2 38 45 14 one-goal margins after beating Washington shots. Matt Moulson and Drew Stafford Indiana. Chicago 7 6 1 36 26 15 Washington 5 5 3 41 39 13 and Toronto. Ryan Getzlaf and Matt Beleskey scored for the Sabres. Neuvirth made 49 Minnesota 7 5 0 36 25 14 Carolina 4 6 2 28 39 10 Columbus 4 8 1 32 44 9 scored for the two-time Pacific Division cham- saves. —AP BULLS 118, 76ERS 115 Colorado 4 6 5 37 46 13 Dallas 4 5 4 37 45 12 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the Mike Dunleavy scored 12 of his season-high 27 standings and are not included in the loss column (L). NBA results/standings Charlotte 122, Atlanta 119 (OT); Orlando 112, Minnesota 103 (OT); Chicago 118, Philadelphia 115; Boston 101, Indiana 98; Brooklyn 110, NY Knicks 99; Detroit 98, Milwaukee 95; Toronto 103, Washington 84; Memphis 91, Oklahoma City 89; Sacramento 114, Phoenix 112 (OT); Dallas 105, Utah 82; Cleveland 110, Pakistan roll out spin trap for N Zealand Denver 101. Eastern Conference Western Conference ABU DHABI: The leaden-footed Australians “No changes have been made to the side that Dhabi test. Misbah also equalled West Indies Atlantic Division Northwest Division found themselves bamboozled by Pakistan’s wily won the second test against Australia. This is to great Viv Richards’s fastest test century record by W L PCT GB Portland 3 2 .600 - spinners and their trans-Tasman rivals New ensure there is consistency, which will bring blasting his second hundred in 56 balls in the Toronto 5 1 .833 - Minnesota 2 3 .400 1 Brooklyn 3 2 .600 1.5 Utah 2 4 .333 1.5 Zealand can expect similar treatment from more stability and strengthen team bonding Abu Dhabi contest. Boston 2 3 .400 2.5 Denver 1 4 .200 2 Misbah-ul-Haq and his men in a three-Test series and combination,” chief selector Moin Khan said. New Zealand coach Mike Hesson knows what NY Knicks 2 4 .333 3 Oklahoma City 1 5 .167 2.5 starting in Abu Dhabi today. The slow nature of tracks in the UAE negated it would take to upstage a formidable Pakistan Philadelphia 0 6 0 5 Pacific Division Left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar (14) and leg- much of the threat posed by Australian pace- team eying a second successive whitewash to Central Division Golden State 4 0 1.000 - Chicago 5 1 .833 - Sacramento 5 1 .833 - gie Yasir Shah (12) shared 26 of the 40 Australian men, including Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson, close their current 12-point gap on second- Detroit 2 3 .400 2.5 LA Clippers 3 2 .600 1.5 wickets between them to help Pakistan secure a while run-machine Younus Khan and his nimble- placed Australia in test rankings. “I’d like to see Cleveland 2 3 .400 2.5 Phoenix 3 3 .500 2 comprehensive 2-0 win on the slow, turning footed batting colleagues milked the touring us develop in two areas on this tour,” Hesson Milwaukee 2 4 .333 3 LA Lakers 0 5 0 4.5 Indiana 1 5 .167 4 wickets in the United Arab Emirates last week. spinners dry. wrote on his blog on New Zealand Cricket web- Southwest Division Southeast Division By retaining the same 16 who gave them Australia’s specialist slow bowler Nathan Lyon site. “The first is our ability to take wickets on un- Washington 4 2 .667 - Houston 6 0 1.000 - Miami 3 2 .600 0.5 Memphis 6 0 1.000 - their first test series victory over Australia in 20 bled 422 runs for his three wickets in the series responsive surfaces, and the second is that our Charlotte 3 3 .500 1 Dallas 4 2 .667 2 years, Pakistan have suggested they would that saw Younus hit two centuries and a double batsmen all have a method to cope when the Orlando 2 4 .333 2 San Antonio 2 2 .500 3 employ the same tried-and-tested formula ton while Misbah and top order batsman Azhar ball starts turning, to both defend and to New Orleans 2 2 .500 3 Atlanta 1 3 .250 2 against the Brendon McCullum-led Black Caps. Ali hit hundreds in both innings of the Abu score.”—Reuters p16_Layout 1 11/8/14 10:10 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 SPORTS Jones wins again at Phoenix

AVONDALE: Erik Jones won the Camping July and Las Vegas in September, gave Kyle World Truck race at Phoenix International Busch Motorsports its series-record 13th Raceway for the second straight year when victory in 21 races this season. Busch has a power outage forced NASCAR to end the seven wins in the No. 51, and Darrell event with 24 laps left Friday night. Wallace Jr. has three in the No. 54 Toyota. NASCAR called the race because of the pos- Points leader Matt Crafton was second sibility that the power would fail again, in his bid for his second straight season plunging the track into darkness while the title. He increased his lead over Ryan trucks were racing at full speed. The start Blaney to 25 points heading into the sea- also was delayed more than an hour son finale next week in Homestead, Florida. because of an outage that knocked out the “It’s a shame that the lights went out,” track’s lights. Crafton said. “I guarantee it was going to be The 18-year-old Jones was making his exciting on the next restart.” Jones was con- 12th and final start of the season in the No. fident that he would have won if the race 51 Toyota he shares with team owner Kyle continued. Bucsh. Jones started from the pole and led “I think that we would have been able to 114 of the 126 laps en route to his third vic- definitely hold him off,” Jones said. “I felt tory of the year and fourth overall. like we had by far the best truck. He could “It’s pretty cool to pick another win here run 10 laps pretty and maintain about five at Phoenix,” Jones said. “Definitely a great (truck-lengths) back to us. Then, it seemed way to top off the year in this truck.” like we could just kind drive away inch by Last year at the mile oval, Jones became inch at that point. the series’ youngest winner at 17 years, 4 “I didn’t have a doubt in my mind that, if months. Cole Custer broke the record in we were to go back racing, that we would September at New Hampshire, winning at have been able to hold him off.” Custer was 16 years, 7 months, 28 days. third, followed by Blaney, Ben Rhodes and Jones, also a winner this year in Iowa in Wallace. —AP BRAZIL: German driver NicoRosberg of Mercedes AMG Petronas takes part in the third free practice at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo. —AP Rosberg on top in Brazil

SAO PAULO: Nico Rosberg took the fight to were blistering because of the high tempera- finish the second session, but this was part of championship-leading Mercedes team mate tures and the new asphalt. “That was a bit wor- the programme we have been on for a few races Lewis Hamilton with the fastest laps in both rying but we are expecting it to be a bit cooler now,” said the Spaniard who will not be Brazilian Grand Prix practice sessions on Friday over the weekend.” Hamilton said he had not penalised. while Fernando Alonso’s Ferrari caught fire. managed to put a good lap together but was Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, in a Toro Rosso, The German started the day with a best time otherwise unconcerned. and Mexican Esteban Gutierrez in the Sauber, of one minute 12.764 seconds on a cloudy “It’s different every time we come here and also halted the session when they stopped on morning at the Interlagos circuit and finished you never know what the weather is going to the track. the afternoon with an effort of 1:12.123. do. But that’s what makes this such an exciting Brazil’s sole representative Felipe Massa in Hamilton, who has won the last five grands race,” said the Briton. Russian Daniil Kvyat, who the Williams was fifth and sixth respectively. prix and is chasing his 11th victory in 18 races, steps up to Red Bull next season, was third Dutch teenager Max Verstappen continued to was a close second in both sessions on a day fastest for Toro Rosso, but nearly a second slow- impress before his race debut next year, with overshadowed by news of the Marussia team’s er than Rosberg, in the morning while Ferrari’s the sixth fastest lap for Toro Rosso in morning demise after they had previously gone into Kimi Raikkonen filled that spot after lunch. practice before handing the car back to Vergne. administration. McLaren’s Jenson Button, the winner in Brazil Rosberg desperately needs to win on RED FLAGS in 2012, failed to set a time in the first session Sunday, even if the championship cannot be Raikkonen’s team mate Fernando Alonso was after suffering electrical problems in a miserable decided before Abu Dhabi at the end of the one of three drivers to bring out the red flags in start to his weekend and was then 16th in the month when double points are on offer, after the afternoon when he pulled over with flames afternoon. Hamilton forged 24 points clear in the champi- shooting out of the back of his car. Spaniard Daniel Juncadella, replacing onship. The Spaniard, who was fourth fastest in the Mexican Sergio Perez at Force India for the “That was a good day and we are very quick first session, jumped out and ran to get an morning session, brought out the first red flags again at this circuit,” Rosberg told reporters. extinguisher before returning to put out the of the day when he crashed into the barriers “The track has a new surface which made it blaze. with considerable damage to the car. Perez was quite tricky. It’s smooth and not quite so “We knew the power unit had reached the unable to set a lap in the afternoon as the team bumpy as it has been in the past but the tyres end of its cycle, so there was a risk we wouldn’t worked on repairs. —Reuters Italy shock Samoa ITALY: New Zealand-born fly-half year earlier in Nelspruit. Italy’s last Kelly Haimona kicked 14 points to beat Samoa in Ascoli in 2009 and a inspire Italy to a hard-fought 24-13 much-improved second half per- victory over Samoa as the Azzurri formance revived memories of that ended a nine-match string of 24-6 victory. defeats in Ascoli yesterday. Haimona reduced arrears with a Haimona was making his full penalty in front of the posts three Azzurri debut after being called up minutes into the second half and for the November tests two weeks minutes later the Azzurri pulled ago alongside Fijian Samuela ahead after a well-worked move Vunisa. from a line-out deep in Samoan ter- And the Zebre fly-half proved a ritory. Joshua Furno jumped high useful addition to Jacques Brunel’s to collect and after the ball was fed stuttering side as they look to put a to Simone Favaro, one of several disastrous Six Nations and summer key players returning to the fray tour of the South Pacific behind after injury absence, he was driven them. to the line by a maul before touch- Italy will face Argentina and ing down. South Africa later this month and Italy remained ahead 11-10 after Brunel’s men, whose last victory Haimona missed the conversion, was a 37-31 win over Fiji last but a Pisi penalty minutes later put November, will take some heart the Samoans back in front. from a performance that neverthe- Pisi skewed another penalty less took time to come together. attempt just wide of the near post A shaky Italy went in for the half- from the left wing just before the time interval trailing 3-10 after hour, and then a seemingly spot-on flanker Jack Lam touched down for Haimona penalty from 40 metres the Samoans just after the half out fell just short. Two minutes later hour, with fly-half Tusi Pisi convert- a great run to the try line by centre ing having levelled Haimona’s Michele Campagnaro set Italy up ITALY: Italy’s fly-half Kelly Haimona is tackled by Manu Samoa hooker third-minute penalty with a penalty for their second try. Scrum-half Ole Avei (left) during the rugby union test match. —AFP on 26 minutes. Edoardo Gori dug the ball out to It looked as though the Italians feed Haimona, who looked up Haimona kicked the easy con- gave Italy an 11-point lead with might suffer their third consecutive before sending a delightful chip version to give the Azzurri a 21-13 seven minutes remaining and the defeat to the Samoans, who white- over the Samoan defence for lead with a little under quarter of hosts survived a series of charges washed the Azzurri 15-0 in Apia last Parisse to catch with both hands as an hour on the clock. late on to claim a morale-boosting June after a crushing 39-10 defeat a he fell unchallenged over the line. Another penalty by Haimona win. —AFP Kuwaiti shooters excel in UAE

SPAIN: Movistar Yamaha Tech3 Italian rider Valentino Rossi wheelies during the Moto KUWAIT: Kuwait shooters continued their win- who scored 141 in a shoot off round, while encouraging the shooters, enabling them to GP qualifying session at Ricardo Tormo racetrack. —AFP ning ways during the fourth Asian Clay Target India’s Aseb Mohammad took third place with achieve such outstanding results. Shooting Championship being held in Al-Ain, 139 hits. President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting He said this achievement is the result of sin- UAE until Nov 10, 2014, as double trap team Federations Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi dedicated this cere hard work and confirms the continuation of Rossi on pole as shooters Ahmad Al-Afasi, Hamad Al-Afasi and achievement to HH the Amir, HH Crown Prince Kuwait shooting’s outstanding achievements at Saad Al-Mutairi won the gold medal with a score and HH the Prime Minister, as well as to the the continental and international levels. He said of 334, while UAE won silver with a score of 331. Honorary President of Kuwait Shooting Sport Kuwait’s shooters always deliver what is expect- Marquez crashes Qatar was third with 323 and India fourth. Federation Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- ed from them and always please the Kuwait peo- In the individual event, Ahmad Al-Afasi Humoud Al-Sabah and Chairman of the Public ple through their international participation. VALENCIA: Yamaha rider Valentino Rossi sions and it is set up to go well tomor- placed second with a score of 139 following a Authority for Youth and Sports Sheikh Ahmad Otaibi wished the skeet shooters all success in took advantage of world champion Marc row. “In the last lap I improved a lot to heated competition with India’s Ankor Meital Al-Mansour for their stands in supporting and the next two days. Marquez’s misfortune to claim his 50th get the time, but when I saw on the TV I career MotoGP pole position for today’s was in first it was really a big surprise.” Valencia Grand Prix. Two-time world champion Jorge Marquez is hoping to make history Lorenzo’s hopes of leapfrogging team- with a record 13th win of the season with mate Rossi into second in the world victory on home soil after equalling championship standings were also hit as Australian rider Mick Doohan’s mark of he starts down in fourth. 12 victories in 17 races from 1997 after And despite Marquez’s mishap he and winning in Malaysia last time out. Pedrosa are still well-placed to deliver However, his hopes were dented as he Honda back-to-back constructors titles. crashed after registering just one lap in Iannone was also content with his start- qualifying on Saturday to finish down in ing place on the grid, despite being fifth on the grid. just over a tenth of a second away Rossi’s time of 1min 30.843sec denied from his first pole position in the premier Italian compatriot Andres Iannone his class. “Despite the disappointment of first MotoGP pole with Marquez’s Honda almost getting the first pole I am happy teammate Dani Pedrosa completing the with second position,” said the Ducati rid- first row of the grid. er. “I am very happy, I didn’t expect to get “I am very, very happy. It is a surprise pole but I tried to be there or there- even for me,” said Rossi. “Qualifying was a abouts and for me second position is lot better for me than the practice ses- good.” —AFP Shooters preparing for the final round, Al-Faihan is on the far right. p17 2_Layout 1 11/8/14 10:39 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 SPORTS Raonic feeling like he belongs with the big guns

LONDON: If proof were needed that Milos However, he said that it was between the Raonic deserves his place in the ATP World ears where the biggest improvement had Tour Finals one only needs to rewind to last come. week in Paris when the Canadian finally got the better of Roger Federer. Drawn to face FEDERER AWAITS Federer in the quarter-finals, the 23-year- “I think the understanding of what I old knew a seventh successive defeat need to do in specific situations, I think I against the Swiss great would almost cer- have a much clearer vision of how to go tainly have scuppered his chances of quali- about things now,” Raonic, the first fying for the elite season-ender for the first Canadian to qualify for the tournament, time. said. Undaunted, he produced one of the “But just because you have the vision best matches of his career to win 7-6(5) 7-5 you still have to execute and I’ve been able and followed that up with victory over to do that.” Raonic could not have picked a Tomas Berdych to reach the final, where he tougher opener in London, with six-times lost to Novak Djokovic. former champion Federer waiting to exact Not long ago, Raonic often struggled to revenge for that Paris beating on Sunday. assert himself against the top guns, but not He then will face Andy Murray and Japan’s anymore. “It’s great the things I was able to Kei Nishikori. “I think the only thing that is produce in Paris when my back was up quite different is that the other three times against the wall,” the Montenegro-born we played this year we had already played giant, who reached his first grand slam quite a few matches already,” he said. semi-final at Wimbledon this year, told “This is going to be a new challenge as reporters at London’s O2 Arena. he’s been here many times but I will have to “Knowing that I was behind in the find my game straight away.” While much points (race) and I had to fight my way has been made of three debutants qualify- through to make it possible. I’m happy with ing for London and the fact that two of this that.” year’s grand slam titles went to first-time Three years after Raonic was voted ATP winners in Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic, newcomer of the year, he now stands at Raonic said the likes of Federer, Novak number eight in the world rankings and is Djokovic and Rafa Nadal were still ahead of part of a small battalion of players expect- the pack. PRAGUE: Angelique Kerber of Germany returns a ball to Lucie Safarova of Czech Republic during the International Tennis Federation Fed Cup ed to be challenging the established “big “The one thing you see from the top final match. —AFP four” for majors in the next couple of years. three guys is that they are always re-invent- While still packing plenty of heavy ing themselves because they know they artillery in his game, notably on serve, won’t stay at the top doing the same old Raonic has begun to add better defence thing,” he said. “They know there are too Czechs lead Germany and swifter movement to his repertoire. many guys hungry to improve.” —Reuters McDowell clings to 2-0 in Fed Cup final PRAGUE: Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova gave old German break her serve, before breaking handers, Safarova, the world number 17, and lead in Shanghai the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Germany in back for 6-2. 10th-ranked Kerber had a break each in the first the Fed Cup final in Prague yesterday after win- In the second set, both players allowed a set until the 27-year-old Safarova earned two SHANGHAI: Graeme McDowell lost that kind of performance again. He ning their opening rubbers in straight sets. break apiece, then held on to their serves until break points in game 10. command of the HSBC Champions. At made seven birdies against only one Kvitova, the Czech number one player and game 10, in which Kvitova snatched a break She converted the second spectacularly to least he kept the lead. McDowell bogey for a 66 that put him in the last world number four, overcame Germany’s num- point and converted it as Petkovic fired long win the set as the 26-year-old German blasted rolled in a 30-foot birdie putt on the group with McDowell and Iwata. ber two Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and from Kvitova’s backhand slice. “I’m just glad that I the ball into a corner, yelled in celebration and 10th hole yesterday that stretched his Watson looked powerful as ever 17 minutes. Safarova then needed an hour and did everything well,” Kvitova said after the game. was penalised for hindrance as a diving Safarova lead to four shots. That was his final and might be leading if not for one 28 minutes to beat Germany’s Angelique Kerber “She tried to play a little bit better at the end miraculously returned the ball. birdie on a cold, gray afternoon at troublesome patch at the start of the 6-4, 6-4. of the first set and it was just important that I Both had two breaks in the second set before Sheshan International. He finished back nine. With a sand wedge, Watson The Czechs, who won the trophy in 2011 and had a break back. “It was really tight in the sec- Safarova took a 5-4 lead and earned three match with a 1-under 71 and saw his lead came up woefully short and caught a 2012, are within a point of making it three in ond set and I was looking for the moment when points, converting the last one to finish a rubber dwindle to a single shot over Hiroshi plugged lie in the bunker. He blasted four years. Germany last won the Fed Cup in it was going to be very close and that’s going to in which she had 32 unforced errors against Iwata of Japan. out some 40 feet away and three- 1992. On the superfast hardcourt of Prague’s O2 be my chance.” Kerber’s 23. “I think we both were nervous,” said Arena, Wimbledon champion Kvitova leaned on Petkovic admitted she was “obviously more Safarova. “It was very close, each point, so I just US Open champion Martin Kaymer putted for a double bogey. He missed her serve and aggressive play in the first set. nervous in Fed Cup than in normal matches” but concentrated on each point and I was believing and Masters champion Bubba Watson a short par putt two holes later. The 24-year-old Czech first broke Petkovic’s paid a tribute to Kvitova for her performance. in myself that I can do it.” were two shots back. “Let’s be honest. As usual, the final stretch at serve in game two after the German world num- “I wasn’t playing badly, she was just so much In the reverse singles today, Kvitova will play Yes, I had a three-shot lead overnight Sheshan International saved him. ber 14 produced two double faults, then better in each and every department. “The main Kerber and Safarova meets Petkovic, before and it’s only one now,” McDowell said. Watson hit his approach to 2 feet on snatched another break for a 5-1 lead. difference was that she served better and Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka take on “But I’ll take this position any week the tough 15th, hit wedge to 3 feet Serving for the set, Kvitova lost concentra- returned better. It was difficult for me to take the Julia Goerges and Sabine Lisicki in the dou- that you offer it to me - a one-shot on the 16th for another birdie, and tion, squandered a set point and let the 27-year- initiative,” said Petkovic. In a clash of two left- bles.—AFP lead going into the last round on a then gouged out a wedge from deep golf course that I enjoy. Looking for- rough that awed the Chinese crowd ward to the opportunity tomorrow.” when it descended from the gray sky McDowell was at 11-under 205. and plopped down next to the cup Toms and Rollins share lead He will try to complete a wire-to- for a final tap-in birdie and a 69. wire victory for his first World Golf “A couple three-putts today and a MISSISSIPPI: David Toms, seeking his first PGA Tour win Championship. If yesterday was any double bogey. That’s sad,” Watson since 2011, played to his strengths of accuracy and indication, it won’t be easy. Not only said. “But the birdies down the stretch patience as he charged into a tie for the lead on Friday in did he lose ground on the back nine really helped out.” the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship by making mostly pars, several play- Not to be forgotten was his best in Jackson, Mississippi. ers got back into the mix. shot of the day, a long iron over the The 47-year-old American piled up six birdies, including Rickie Fowler overcame a double creek that nearly went into the hole four in his last six holes, to card a flawless six-under-par 66 bogey on No. 9 with a 32 on the back for an albatross 2 on the par-5 eighth after teeing off on a chilly morning at the Country Club of nine for a 69. He was three shots hole. The ball settled just over 3 feet Jackson. behind, along with Tim Clark (69). Ian from the hole, except that Watson Poulter wasn’t at his best with the missed that and had to settle for a Toms signed off by sinking a five-footer to birdie his putter and had to settle for a 72, birdie. final hole, the ninth, for a 10-under total of 134 and finish though he remained in the mix just McDowell had a long three-putt level with compatriot John Rollins, who also returned a 66. four shots behind with Thorbjorn bogey on No. 8 and his lead was Rollins briefly got to 11 under with his eighth birdie of Olesen (69). down to two shots. But on the 10th, it the round, at the 15th, but slipped back with a bogey at Iwata was a gate-crasher on a appeared order would be restored. the par-four 17th where he missed the green with his leaderboard top-heavy with major McDowell rolled in the 30-foot birdie approach. champions. McDowell had never putt up the ridge as Watson was tak- Canadian Nick Taylor was alone at eight under after heard of him until this week, and only ing double bogey, and the lead sud- shooting a 69 before play was suspended due to fading saw him swing the club once in the denly was four shots. That’s as large as light with 15 players still on the course. They will complete group ahead. He referred to him as it got. the second round on Saturday. one of the “great young players” from McDowell really only missed on a Toms was delighted with his course management after Japan, unaware that he was 33 and in couple of shots. He faced 240 yards to covering his back nine in four-under 32. “I’m playing really his 10th full season on the Japan Golf a narrow opening to the green on the solid,” the 13-times PGA Tour winner told Golf Channel. “I’m Tour. par-5 14th. Wanting to avoid the being real patient on the golf course. I’m playing to my He can’t be faulted for that. Iwata bunker just left of the green, he strengths, trying to get the ball in the fairway (off the tee). has one career victory - the Fujisankei pulled it into deep rough and took “My iron game is pretty good right now if I have a good Classic - and that was only two away his chances of an easy up-and- months ago. down. He also hit a sand wedge some (yardage) number. And if I don’t have a good number, I But he made six birdies on a day 25 feet beyond the cup on the short play conservative. I am starting to putt a little bit better so when the ball wasn’t going anywhere, 16th, where Watson and Poulter that helps as well.” and neither were the players. It took birdied to close the gap. Toms relished being grouped with fellow American some 5 1/2 hours to complete the “I felt maybe a tiny bit negative Lucas Glover and triple major winner Padraig Harrington of round. Iwata rolled in a long birdie coming in,” McDowell said. “But when Ireland for the first two rounds. “We probably had more putt on the 18th hole for a 68 that put I went back and sort of thought conversation than I’ve had in a long time,” said Toms. “We him in the final group. through my round, you know, it was have a lot in common, have played a lot of golf together, all “Maybe tomorrow coming up the difficult. ... I wouldn’t say I felt loose three of us. We had a good time.” last few holes, I might get a little bit coming in, but I also knew it wasn’t Relaxed company helped all three players as Glover nervous, but so far I’m calm,” Iwata something I had to start protecting. I fired a 67 to end the second round four shots off the pace said. “So I think I’m doing OK.” hit a lot of good putts today that did- while Harrington was a further stroke back, after a 69. The Kaymer won the HSBC Champions n’t go in, and that’s probably the main cut was projected to fall at one-under 143 with former three years ago by closing with a 63, difference between shooting 1 under major winners Trevor Immelman of South Africa, American and the German showed he was up to and 3 or 4 under today.” —AP MISSISSIPPI: David Toms of the United States takes his second shot on the 15th David Duval and South Korean Yang Yong-eun among hole during round two of the Sanderson Farms Championships at The Country those unlikely to advance. —Reuters Club. —AFP

KUWAIT: Under the patronage of Director General of Farwaniya Education Zone Badriya Al-Khaldy, and the education zone officials, and the Chairman of Kuwait Scouts Society Faisal Saadallah Abdallah bin Rawaha School Director Hasna Al-Rashidi received the scouts to hand over the hobbies signs. The event was held under the supervision of the scouts education in Farwaniya zone, in which Kuwait Fire Service Directorate, Medical Emergency Services, Diabeticians, oral health and Science Club participated. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 SPORTS Neymar on path to greatness with Brazil

SAO PAULO: Despite being only 22 great as he was thanks to what he years old, Neymar has already done could do with his left foot, but he enough to be ranked among was never able to use his right leg Brazil’s greatest players of all time. If effectively. Neymar has this ability he can keep it up, not even the to play well using both of his legs.” great Pele may be standing in front But even Zico pointed to some of him when the youngster hangs of Neymar’s weaknesses at the up his boots. time, including his less-than superb Brazil’s most promising player in heading skills, an area where Pele decades is living up to expectations thrived. Neymar also was criticized and has set himself on a path to because of his dives and for failing greatness. He is enchanting with to perform well with the national his brilliance and putting up num- team early in his career. bers that few others have achieved He has steadily improved in at his age. He is already Brazil’s fifth- most areas and is a much more greatest scorer with 40 goals with mature player today. Neymar has the national team, and is well on been diving less often and is LONDON: Arsenal’s English striker Danny Welbeck in action in this file photo. —AFP pace to surpass Pele’s record of 77 behaving better both on and off as the nation’s most prolific scorer. the field. A season playing along- Wenger expects Arsenal If Neymar keeps scoring like this, side the best in the world in Europe he may break Pele’s record before helped him progress rapidly. he turns 28, in 2020. Pele was only He also improved with the to bounce back from slump two months older than Neymar national team, becoming Brazil’s SWANSEA: Arsene Wenger believes up after such a length lay-off. “In our job, when he netted his 40th goal. Only captain and the player carrying the Arsenal will make an immediate recovery every time you have a big injury, there is a Pele and Romario have a better fans’ hopes for a sixth world title. from their European meltdown when they bigger chance of having another,” Wenger goal average than Neymar with the “I don’t know what my limit is,” return to Premier League action at Swansea said. “He is now ready to play again and we national team. Neymar said after he surpassed today. just have to leave him in peace and give “I am very happy and proud of Bebeto as Brazil’s fifth-best scorer. Wenger’s side squandered a three-goal him the time needed to come back. He is in the progress of Neymar since he “I’m not thinking about surpassing lead as they crumbled in spectacular fash- the squad. His ability to start is that if I moved to play in Europe,” Pele told Pele, that’s not my goal. My goal is ion in the final 29 minutes against unher- decide to start him he can start.” The Associated Press in an email. to keep scoring to help the national alded Belgians Anderlecht on Tuesday. The Meanwhile, Swansea striker Wilfried “This season, he keeps proving that team and to help my teammates.” woeful collapse once again exposed the Bony, who interested both Tottenham and he’s one of the best players in the It’s not only the goals that make soft centre of Arsenal’s defence and Liverpool in the close-season, is set to world. His growth as a player is fan- Neymar a special player. sparked a torrent of criticism for Wenger extend his stay in south Wales. tastic and very beneficial for the He lacks the physical strength and his players. And Swansea manager Garry Monk has Selecao.” that Pele used to have, and also But the Gunners boss says his team’s revealed the Ivory Coast forward could Among the few Brazilians who doesn’t seem to have the same morale has not been affected by either the even sign a new deal before the fixture have more goals than Neymar are above-average quick-thinking of result or the abuse and he is confident of with Arsenal. Zico, Romario and Ronaldo, long- the three-time World Cup champi- returning to winning ways at the Liberty “Hopefully we can get it done before time heroes in the land of soccer. on, but Neymar has similar light- Stadium this weekend. Arsenal - it has to go through the legal pro- Neymar reached his 40th goal footed skills and uses his incredible “I have managed 2000 games and can cedures but fingers crossed it can be done,” after scoring four times in a friendly speed to make up for some of his anticipate what people will say. If you Monk said. against Japan last month, and in weaknesses. Like Pele, Ronaldo and defend and get back to 3-3, people will ask “We’ve had a great relationship. We the coming weeks he has a chance Romario, he also has outstanding why you defend and not continue to play a spoke a lot over the summer and I know to move closer to Zico’s mark of 48 precision on his finishes. normal game. If you continue to attack, how committed he is and how much he goals when Brazil plays friendlies Neymar does have some advan- people ask why you attack. It is so pre- enjoys it here. This contact is a symbol of against Turkey and Austria. tages over players such as Ronaldo dictable,” Wenger said. that. Romario has 55 goals in official and Romario, who became stars “We can learn a lot from what happened “It would be a very big thing for the matches with the Selecao, while mostly because of their goal-scor- on Tuesday. We have special incidents. club, the player and his team-mates. “It’s Ronaldo had 62. “We both came ing ability. Neymar is not only Some things we can correct, like the sec- good for them to see a big player commit from Santos FC where we devel- about scoring goals, he is more of a ond and third goals. to the club. Hopefully it’s a boost for every- oped the same set of skills: creativi- playmaker, and uses his ball skills “We are very positive inside the camp. one.” ty, passing, clinical finishing and, of and speed to create scoring oppor- We are not touched by that (the negativity). Monk denied the move to tie Bony to a course, insatiable hunger for goals,” tunities for himself and his team- When we do not win, we are not happy. longer deal, which could see his release Pele told the AP. mates. Ronaldo used mostly his The rest, we can live with.” Wenger will clause taken over, was a move to keep the While Pele spent most of his strength to get past defenders, adopt a cautious approach by carefully 25-year-old from the clutches of Premier career in Brazil, Neymar was quick while Romario was more about managing Theo Walcott’s return to first- League rivals. to move to European soccer. He using good positioning inside the team action following a long-term injury. “It’s not why we’re doing it, it’s just went straight from Santos to area and precise strikes. The England winger has just returned about having good players here and on Barcelona, and it didn’t take long Contrary to a classic No. 10 such from a serious cruciate knee ligament contracts that suit the club,” he added. “It’s for him to start succeeding along- as Zico, who had outstanding ball injury which he sustained in the Gunners’ a sign of how committed he is. That’s the side the likes of Lionel Messi. control and was always trying to FA Cup third round win over Tottenham biggest message, his commitment to the In Brazil, many say Neymar put his teammates in position to back in January. club and his team-mates. “Speculation over already has what it takes to score, Neymar is constantly chal- the summer saw Ashley Williams and Wilf become the best player in the lenging defenders and using his LONG LAY-OFF linked away but they gave their commit- world. “Maybe it won’t happen this dribbling skills to get near the Walcott has sat on the substitutes bench ment to the club and team-mates which is year, but by next year he will be opponent’s area. for the wins over Sunderland and then great for them to see. Speculation will named the best in the world, I’m Although it remains too early to Burnley last weekend, where he was able to always happen. “In the times we’re in and certain,” former Brazil coach Carlos tell how Neymar will be compared make an eye-catching comeback at the the players we have, they will attract atten- Alberto Parreira told Brazilian to other Brazilian greats, it’s likely Emirates. And Wenger won’t rush the 25- tion. I’m sure he’ll be linked again but that’s media recently. “He’s already an that his success will depend largely year-old straight back into his starting line- not a concern.” —AFP idol.” on whether he can win with Brazil Neymar had just started to catch and lead the five-time world cham- Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva. —AFP everyone’s attention when Zico, the pion back to its glory days. star of Brazil’s 1982 World Cup Pele had already won two World be as good as everyone expects, as tions. He played in two World Cups Players want Women’s team, said the youngster could Cups by the time he was 22. happened to Robinho, who also and remains with the national become as good as Pele or Diego Neymar missed out on a chance to was touted as a promising star team, but never became the type Maradona. win his first world title thanks in when he transferred to European of star that Brazilians had hoped for World Cup played on grass “He does things that Maradona part to a back injury that ruled him soccer as a 21-year-old. Also a after he started making headlines was never able to do,” Zico told out of some of this year’s tourna- Santos player, Robinho moved to as a teenager. Only time will tell if local channel Esporte Interativo a ment in Brazil. And there is always Real Madrid instead of Barcelona, Neymar will be more like Robinho SYDNEY: The Canadian Soccer Association few years ago. “Maradona was as the chance that Neymar may never but never played up to expecta- or more like Pele.—AP (CSA) says it will not participate in media- tion to resolve a dispute over the proposed Matches on TV use of artificial turf at next year’s Women’s (Local Timings) World Cup. Kane leads the way as Spurs show toughness Jo-Ann Pickel, vice chair of the Human English Premier League Rights Tribunal of Ontario, had declined on Sunderland v Everton 16:30 LONDON: Harry Kane believes that we’re going to fight through.” Friday the players’ request for an expedited beIN SPORTS 11 HD Tottenham are finally demonstrat- Tottenham head into the latest hearing but said the parties should go to Tottenham v Stoke City 16:30 ing the mental toughness manager round of matches in eighth place in mediation. beIN SPORTS 1 HD Mauricio Pochettino has been the Premier League and injuries “I find it appropriate in the circum- Bromwich v Newcastle 16:30 demanding this season. Pochettino could hamper their hopes of stances of this case for the Tribunal to schedule an early mediation to provide the beIN SPORTS 7 HD questioned the resilience of his extending their recent winning run. opportunity for the parties to resolve the Swansea v Arsenal 19:00 players after a recent home defeat Aaron Lennon and Emmanuel matter in a timely way,” Pickel wrote in her beIN SPORTS 1 HD against Newcastle, but since then Adebayor will face late fitness tests decision. beIN SPORTS 11 HD Tottenham have progressed into after missing the trip to Greece the League Cup quarter-finals, with hamstring strains and Nabil Lawyers for the players responded by Spanish League stating they were ready to enter mediation staged a late recovery to win at Bentaleb is sidelined with an ankle but the Canadian Soccer Association said Celta v Granada 0:00 Aston Villa, and on Thursday beat problem. they were not. beIN SPORTS 5 HD Asteras Tripolis in the Europa Stoke travel to the capital still “The Canadian Soccer Association has Malaga v Eibar 0:00 League. upset by their treatment from refer- advised the Tribunal that it is not willing to beIN SPORTS 6 HD Now Pochettino’s team will ees, with manager Mark Hughes set participate in an early mediation in this Sevilla v Levante 14:00 attempt to record a fourth succes- to speak with the head of matter,” the CSA statement said. Canada beIN SPORTS 2 HD sive victory when Stoke visit White Professional Game Match Officials will host the June 5-July 6 event in six cities Espanyol v Villarreal 19:00 Hart Lane today. Yet while results Limited Mike Riley next week. - Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, beIN SPORTS 9 HD have improved, Pochettino’s team The Welshman is far from happy Montreal and Moncton. Valencia v Bilbao 21:00 were below their best in the nervy after a series of decisions went One of the main reasons given by Pickel beIN SPORTS 2 HD 2-1 victory over Asteras when they against his side, including an for refusing to fast-track the case was the Sociedad v Atletico 23:00 almost allowed a two-goal lead to unpunished two-footed challenge fact that the players did not take legal steps beIN SPORTS 2 HD slip. by Alex Song on Mame Diouf dur- until 18 months after venues, and surfaces, Italian Calcio League In the end the north Londoners ing last weekend’s 2-2 draw with had been announced. were grateful for Kane’s 10th goal West Ham, who trailed 2-0 at the “The Canadian Soccer Association is Cagliari v Genoa 14:30 of the season that gave them a time. pleased with the Tribunal’s decision. We beIN SPORTS 3 HD much-needed cushion and rein- Hughes is also less than pleased continue to move forward with our prepa- Empoli v Lazio 17:00 forced the young striker’s growing that captain Ryan Shawcross has beIN SPORTS 2 HD rations for what will be a world-class com- reputation. been highlighted for alleged grap- beIN SPORTS 2 petition played on consistent, top quality Kane will hope his efforts earn pling offences at set pieces after he Juventus v Parma 17:00 FIFA 2-Star certified football turf surfaces,” him a first Premier League start of gave away a penalty against beIN SPORTS 3 HD said Victor Montagliani, President of the the season against Stoke and the Swansea, while chairman Peter Citta v Calcio 17:00 Canadian Soccer Association, in the state- forward believes there are plenty of Coates could face FA sanction for ment. beIN SPORTS 8 HD Fiorentina v Napoli 20:00 other positives to be drawn from accusing referees of bias against his FIFA, which is also named in the case, Spurs’ recent upturn. side. has so far refused to recognise the jurisdic- beIN SPORTS 9 HD “I think we’ve got what it takes. “There’s meetings planned for tion of the Ontario court, according to AS Roma v Torino 22:45 There is steel in this team. We had a next week,” said Hughes. “we felt we Pickel. beIN SPORTS 3 HD great comeback against Aston Villa had observations that we made as Over 40 top players have argued that beIN SPORTS 1 HD women are being discriminated against beIN SPORTS 1 in the last game and we dug deep a club and individuals in certain given that World Cup finals for men, con- Inter v Verona 22:45 to get the result here,” Kane said. games. “We just need a little bit of tested every four years, have always been beIN SPORTS 7 HD “You can develop a steely streak clarification and we’re pleased that played on natural grass. from getting results like this, they’ve accepted our invitation and Attorney Hampton Dellinger, who is rep- German Bundesliga because they build confidence. We we can have conversations. There resenting the players, said he intends to Wolfsburg v Hamburger 17:30 all stuck together against Asteras are any number of themes. “But it’s challenge the decision not to expedite the beIN SPORTS 4 HD and we can only build from that. probably better to have the talks case. A group of 13 US senators have urged Dortmund v Monchengladbach 19:30 “When we go into our games, first with the people involved. Will FIFA to switch the tournament to natural beIN SPORTS 4 HD every player knows that everyone we tell you what happens? Well it GREECE: Tottenham Hotspur Harry Kane controls the ball in this file grass. —Reuters else has got his back covered and depends how it goes.” —AFP photo. —AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 SPORTS Suarez inspires Barca revival

MADRID: Two assists from Luis Suarez inspired Barcelona to come from behind and snap a two- game losing streak in La Liga with a 2-1 win at Almeria yesterday. Suarez had started the game on the bench alongside Neymar as Barca boss Luis Enrique made five changes from the side that defeated Ajax 2-0 in midweek. However, both men were called into action at half-time after Thievy Bifouma had fired Almeria into the lead eight minutes before the break. Suarez squared for Neymar to level the scores 18 minutes from time and his cross then teed up Jordi Alba to seal the three points nine minutes later. Victory takes Barca a point ahead of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga, but Los Blancos can reclaim top spot when they host Rayo Vallecano late yesterday. Yet, despite his team’s reaction after the break, Enrique was less than impressed by their display. “The second-half was better for the ambition and attitude shown by the players rather than for good football,” he said. “To have a good sea- son, though, you have to win even when you SPAIN: Barcelona’s Neymar (left) duels for the ball against Almeria’s Joaquin Navarro (right) don’t play well in games like today.” during a Spanish La Liga soccer match. —AP Enrique’s decision to make a host of changes handed Pedro Rodriguez and Munir El Haddadi a Jonathan Soriano released Thievy and he raced low shot just beyond Martinez’s far post. start alongside Lionel Messi in attack. past Bartra before calmly slotting past Bravo. Suarez then teed up Messi to sent another But they did little to justify their selection, Enrique had seen enough in the first 45 min- looping header off the crossbar as the pressure although Munir did force Ruben Martinez into a utes and swiftly introduced Suarez and Neymar from the Catalans continued. And they found low save after the Almeria ‘keeper had blocked for Munir and Pedro at the break. the winner eight minutes from the end when Messi’s effort from close range. It took 15 minutes for the substitutes to make after another burst from Suarez down the right Martinez had to be at his best to stop Barca an impact as Suarez acrobatically volleyed he picked out the late arriving Alba from left- taking the lead just before the half hour mark as against the bar at the back post from a corner. back to bundle home his first goal of the season. LONDON: West Ham United’s Alex Song (right) and Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor he scrambled to keep out Ivan Rakitic’s down- Suarez was the creator when Barca did eventual- Messi’s quest to become the joint top compete for the ball during their English Premier League soccer match at Upton ward header and from the rebound Messi nod- ly level as he turned his marker just inside the goalscorer in La Liga history was frustrated once Park. —AP ded onto the crossbar. However, the visitors area and squared for Neymar to turn the ball more by Martinez in stoppage time, but Barca were caught out eight minutes before half-time home via a deflection off Ximo Navarro. saw the game out to return to winning ways as Messi lost possession deep inside the Almeria The Uruguayan was inches away from his first after back-to-back league defeats against Real Villa hold West Ham half and with one pass Barca were undone as Barca goal moments later as he spun and sent a Madrid and Celta Vigo. —AFP

other end after drifting past James Collins, but the home side were quickly back on West Ham 0 the attack and there was a flurry of activity around the visitors’ goal mid-way through the first half. Guzan thwarted Collins and Noble and produced a one-handed save to Aston Villa 0 deny the in-form Stewart Downing, while fit-again top scorer Diafra Sakho headed wide after the American international came to punch a cross and missed. LONDON: Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan’s opposite number, Adrian, was Guzan produced a string of fine saves as his obliged to touch an effort from Andreas side held in-form West Ham United to a 0-0 Weimann over the bar, but West Ham end- draw at Upton Park yesterday. ed the half on top, with Downing slicing The point was sufficient to take West off-target. Ham back into the Premier League’s top Tom Cleverley shot narrowly over for four at the expense of Arsenal, who visit Villa early in the second period, and Swansea City on Sunday, but one would although West Ham continued to rack up have been three had it not been for the corners at the other end, they could not reflexes of Guzan. find a way through. Andy Carroll made his first West Ham West Ham manager Sam Allardyce intro- appearance of the campaign as a late sub- duced Carlton Cole for the final 15 minutes stitute after tearing ankle ligaments in pre- and he teed up Sakho shortly after coming season, but even he could not beat Guzan, on, only for the Senegalese striker to head who foiled the burly striker in injury time. wide. West Ham upped the pressure, but The draw ended a run of six consecutive still Villa resisted, with Downing crossing defeats for Paul Lambert’s Villa-the club’s for Sakho to head over and then setting up worst run since 1964 — and left them two Carl Jenkinson for a point-blank header GERMANY: Frankfurt’s Aleksandar Ignjovski from Serbia (left) and Bayern’s Franck Ribery challenge for the ball during the German First points above the relegation zone. that the right-back could only direct Division Bundesliga soccer match. —AP West Ham had won three games in a straight at Guzan. row prior to last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Carroll’s emergence from the bench Stoke City and they began the game in pur- drew a roar from the home supporters, but Mueller slams hat-trick poseful fashion, with Mark Noble heading he was denied a dream return when his over from a corner. close-range header drew yet another excel- Gabriel Agbonlahor shot over at the lent stop from Guzan. —AFP as Bayern extend lead EPL results/standings BERLIN: Defending champions Bayern Munich on 64 minutes. Olkowski scoring twice, including the 83rd- Burnley 1 (Barnes 50) Hull 0; Liverpool 1 (Can 9) Chelsea 2 (Cahill 14, Costa 67); Manchester United 1 opened a seven-point lead at the top of the Mueller bagged his third to leave him with minute winner. (Mata 67) Crystal Palace 0; QPR 2 (Austin 21, Demichelis 76-og) Manchester City 2 (Aguero 32, 83); Bundesliga yesterday as Thomas Mueller netted nine goals in all competitions and the league’s Leverkusen, who won 2-1 at Zenit St Southampton 2 (Long 75, 80) Leicester 0; West Ham 0 Aston Villa 0. a hat-trick in their 4-0 romp at Eintracht joint top scorer when he finished off a move Petersburg on Tuesday to stay top of their Playing today Frankfurt. from a quick Ribery throw-in to claim his sixth Champions League group, were held to a goal- Sunderland v Everton, Swansea v Arsenal, Tottenham v Stoke, West Brom v Newcastle. With main rivals VfL Wolfsburg and Gladbach Bundesliga goal. less draw at home to Mainz and drop to sixth playing Sunday, Pep Guardiola’s Bayern claimed Xherdan Shaqiri grabbed the fourth on 86 having suffered a shock 1-0 league defeat at English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals their eighth win in 11 league games to pull clear minutes after fellow second-half replacement Hamburg last weekend. against, points): of the chasing pack against Thomas Schaaf’s Arjen Robben had pulled the Frankfurt defence Robert di Matteo suffered his second con- Eintracht. to pieces to leave the Swiss winger to tap into an secutive defeat as Schalke coach when his side Chelsea 11 9 2 0 28 11 29 West Brom 10 3 4 3 13 13 13 “Once we get into our stride, we’re difficult to empty net. lost 2-0 at Freiburg, who pulled clear of the rel- Southampton11 8 1 2 23 5 25 Newcastle 10 3 4 3 11 15 13 stop,” said Bayern’s Germany defender Jerome “It’s always hard to play against a team from egation places to move up to 13th with Man City 11 6 3 2 22 12 21 Stoke City 10 3 3 4 10 12 12 West Ham 11 5 3 3 19 14 18 Hull City 11 2 5 4 13 15 11 Boateng, who set a new Bundesliga record of 50 Thomas Schaaf,” said Guardiola. “They were very Christian Guenter and Jonathan Schmid scor- Arsenal 10 4 5 1 18 11 17 Sunderland 10 2 5 3 11 18 11 games unbeaten in matches in which he has aggressive in defence, we had a few problems ing their goals. The 44-year-old Di Matteo has Man Utd 11 4 4 3 17 14 16 Aston Villa 11 3 2 6 5 16 11 played. Having been rested for Wednesday’s 2-0 with our structure, but the last 20 minutes was a now lost three and won three of his six games Swansea 10 4 3 3 13 10 15 Crystal Palace 11 2 3 6 14 20 9 home win over Roma, which confirmed Bayern’s completely different game.” since taking charge last month and his side Liverpool 11 4 2 5 14 15 14 Leicester 11 2 3 6 11 18 9 place in the Champions League last 16 as group Werder Bremen can move off the bottom, drop to 11th in the table-exactly where they Tottenham 10 4 2 4 13 14 14 QPR 11 2 2 7 11 22 8 winners, Mueller opened the scoring from a and leave last season’s runners-up Borussia were when he took charge. Augsburg moved Everton 10 3 4 3 19 17 13 Burnley 11 1 4 6 6 19 7 Franck Ribery pass at the second attempt on 23 Dortmund last before hosting third-placed up to seventh with a 3-0 win at mid-table minutes. Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday, with Paderborn as midfielder Tobias Werner scoring The 25-year-old then boosted his tally with just a point at VfB Stuttgart late yesterday. twice. Second-placed Wolfsburg can pick up two goals in three minutes after converting Hoffenheim dropped to fifth after a lively 4-3 their eighth straight win when they host strug- Long keeps Saints another Ribery pass after the Frenchman sprint- defeat at home to Cologne with Nigeria striker glers Hamburg today. Hanover 96 moved up to ed through the defence with Poland striker Anthony Ujah netting his third goal of the sea- fourth in the table with a 2-0 win at Hertha flying high Robert Lewandowski also queueing up to score son for the visitors and Poland defender Pawel Berlin on Friday.—AFP when his effort was blocked from just inside Burnley get first win the penalty area. Southampton 2 With torrential rain lashing down at St Mary’s, quality play was at a premium from of season against Hull both sides in the first half. Sadio Mane provid- ed a rare moment of quality when the Barnes for only the home side’s sixth Leicester 0 Senegal winger fired just over from a tight goal of the season. The 25-year-old angle after his cross came back off Marcin Burnley 1 striker, who arrived in the summer from Wasilewski. Saints suffered a blow when mid- Brighton, planted a bullet header past fielder Steven Davis limped off to be replaced Hull ‘keeper Steve Harper to give the SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton striker Shane by Jack Cork just before the break. But Cork vocal Burnley faithful, the goal they were Long came off the bench to bag a brace as almost made an immediate impact when he waiting for. the Premier League high-fliers clinched a 2-0 turned on Victor Wanyama’s pass, only to Hull 0 win over Leicester yesterday. scuff his shot wide from the edge of the area. The Clarets, had conceded 15 goals in Long netted twice in the space of five min- Leicester had failed to score in four of their their last five matches but kept a clean utes late in the second half at St Mary’s and last five league matches and forwards sheet for the fourth time this season, the Republic of Ireland star’s first league goals Leonardo Ulloa and Jamie Vardy were both behind the solid goalkeeping of Tom for the club ensured the Saints will remain anonymous in the first half. Pelle started the BURNLEY: Burnley won their first match Heaton who came up through the second in the table heading into the interna- second half by lashing a first-time strike over of the season, following their promotion Manchester United youth system but tional break. the bar after good play from Mane down the from the Championship, yesterday as never made a first-team appearance for Despite a turbulent close-season marked left flank. Moments later Mane turned in Ryan they defeated Hull 1-0 in Premier League the Old Trafford giants. by the departure of five key players and man- Bertrand’s cross but the winger’s effort was action at Turf Moor. Hull lose their 11th match in 12 out- ager Mauricio Pochettino, Southampton have correctly ruled out for offside. Pelle couldn’t Despite the three points, Sean ings on the road and second in a row for been in inspired form under new boss Ronald keep his shot on target and Bertrand brought Dyche’s side remain bottom on goal dif- the first time this season. Koeman. They have won eight of their last a routine save from Kasper Schmeichel as the ference but level on seven points with Their difficulties worsened at 1-0 nine league matches and are starting to hosts pressed for the opening goal. Koeman Queens Park Rangers, who are in action down when having used all three substi- believe they could claim a shock place in the sent on Long in place of Mane in the 67th at home against Manchester City later in tutions, Curtis Davies was forced off with Champions League via a top-four finish. minute and it took just eight minutes for the the day. what appeared to be a back injury. Leicester proved obdurate opponents but switch to reap a rich reward. Cork floated a Burnley grabbed the decisive goal of Hull manager Steve Bruce looked on Nigel Pearson’s team couldn’t hold out and pass into Pelle from the right and the Italian LONDON: Hull City’s Ahmed Elmohamady (left) and Burnley’s George Boyd challenge for the ball during the match five minutes into the second in frustration as his team lost their fourth they remain in the relegation zone after their held off his marker long enough to tee up half when a good cross from Kieran match of the campaign keeping them in sixth defeat of the season. Southampton their English Premier League soccer match at Turf Long to bend a left-foot shot into the far cor- Trippier was headed home by Ashley the lower half of the table. —AFP striker Graziano Pelle had the first chance ner from the edge of the area.—AFP Moor, Burnley. —AP Cavaliers Czechs lead pound Germany 2-0 in Nuggets Fed Cup final

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LIVERPOOL: Chelsea’s Diego Costa (center) attempts an overhead kick as Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno (left) and Dejan Lovren look on during the English Premier League soccer match at Anfield Stadium. — AP Costa buries Reds as Chelsea march on

Mignolet had turned a cross from Cesar net. for a clear offside, Sterling saw a shot hit Cahill on having “parked two buses” in front of the Chelsea Azpilicueta into his path. It was just what Rodgers’s side needed to calm the shoulder, and Philippe Coutinho forced goal in an effort to frustrate Liverpool. Liverpool 1 The goal completed Chelsea’s fightback after early nerves and silence the pre-match taunts of Courtois to save low to his right after a strong run The pattern continued after the restart, with Gary Cahill had cancelled out a ninth-minute goal Mourinho, who had taken obvious pleasure in and shot. Costa’s spectacular bicycle kick clearing the bar as by Emre Can and strengthened Jose Mourinho’s referring to last season’s fixture before the renewal But it was not long before Mourinho’s team, he connected with Dejan Lovren’s defensive head- side’s grip on first place. of hostilities. But on this occasion Liverpool could unbeaten in the league since last March, were er. Liverpool had been hoping to erase memories only hold on to the lead for five minutes. clicking through the gears. Sterling replied with a stinging shot that Chelsea 2 of the loss in last season’s corresponding game The league leaders levelled when Cesc Costa and Martin Skrtel were waging a physi- Courtois saved impressively, but Chelsea were that effectively cost them the league title and Can’s Fabregas’s corner was turned goalwards by Costa cal battle in the Liverpool half and they clashed on soon back on the front foot. Hazard beat Glen first goal for the club gave them an ideal start. and John Terry’s header forced an instant reflex their way down the tunnel at half-time, obliging Johnson too easily before advancing and seeing Steven Gerrard, whose slip in that April fixture save from Mignolet. their team-mates to intervene to prevent the mat- his shot blocked yet again by a red shirt. LIVERPOOL: Diego Costa continued his remark- allowed Demba Ba to put Chelsea ahead, found With the Liverpool defence static, Cahill ter escalating. Eden Hazard had at leat four shots The right flank was a problem area for able start to life in the Premier League by earning Raheem Sterling on the left, and he in turn picked pounced and despite Mignolet making a strong blocked by defenders as Liverpool struggled to Liverpool, and it was from there that the second unbeaten leaders Chelsea a 2-1 victory over out Can. effort to keep the ball out, goal-line technology, get out of the last third, while Costa found himself Chelsea goal came. Thereafter, there were few Liverpool at Anfield yesterday. The former Bayer Leverkusen midfielder was relayed to referee Anthony Taylor’s wristwatch, in shooting positions twice without seriously test- genuine moments of hope for the home side as The Brazil-born Spain striker claimed his 10th allowed to advance before producing a 20-yard proved it had crossed the line. ing Mignolet. they sought an equaliser, although Gerrard’s late goal of the campaign on 67 minutes by lashing shot that took a wicked deflection off Cahill and Liverpool were not immediately affected by It was a far cry from last season’s equivalent fix- shot drew another strong, but unsuccessful, home in lethal fashion after goalkeeper Simon wrong-footed Thibaut Courtois on its way into the the equaliser. Mario Balotelli had a goal ruled out ture, when Rodgers had accused Mourinho of penalty claim for a handball by Cahill. —AFP Mata finds key to Palace Aguero’s late equaliser rescues spluttering City following an ankle injury. Carrick saw plenty of the ball in the early Kompany and James Milner. Man United 1 stages against a Palace team who But the champions looked bedraggled and had clearly come with a plan to frus- QPR 2 befuddled as QPR ran riot in the early stages. trate their hosts. Austin had the ball in the net in the eighth Left-back Luke Shaw was allowed minute when he headed home from close- to carry the ball to the edge of the range, but the QPR forward had strayed several Crystal Palace 0 yards offside. box before unleashing a shot that Man City 2 Julian Speroni did well to save Remarkably Austin was denied again in before Wayne Rooney curled high bizarre circumstances from the restart. Joe Hart over the bar after probing work hit his free-kick straight to Austin, who fired MANCHESTER: Substitute Juan home and wheeled away in celebration only for Mata eased the tension at Old from Angel di Maria. United’s start to LONDON: Sergio Aguero spared Manchester referee Mike Dean to disallowed it because the Trafford with the only goal as an the season, taking 10 points from their opening 13 matches, has been City another embarrassing defeat as the City goalkeeper had broken the rules by acci- injury-hit Manchester United edged Argentine striker’s late equaliser salvaged a 2-2 dently kicking the ball twice. Yet City failed to Crystal Palace 1-0 in the Premier their worst since 1986, when Ron Atkinson was sacked and replaced draw against QPR yesterday. heed the warning of their fortunate escapes League yesterday. Aguero netted his second goal of a dramatic and Austin finally made them pay for some The Spaniard scored with a by Alex Ferguson. Van Gaal admitted to feeling “lousy” about that record encounter with just three minutes left at rain- more shoddy defending in the 21st minute. slightly deflected shot four minutes lashed Loftus Road, but this was another alarm- Eduardo Vargas tricked his way past Gael after coming on in the second half on Friday and warned that it could take three years-the duration of his ingly sloppy display from the struggling Premier Clichy and cut in from the right before sending to give Louis van Gaal’s team a first League champions. over a low cross that Austin, played onside by victory in four attempts. contract-for him to restore United as a genuine force in England and in Manuel Pellegrini’s team were well below the ponderous Mangala, met with an emphatic Van Gaal had again been forced their best again just three days after suffering a strike past Hart. to make changes to his team and it Europe. Confidence at Old Trafford is far LONDON: Crystal Palace’s Marouane Chamakh and Manchester United’s shock home defeat against CSKA Moscow that Yaya Toure, criticised for some lacklustre dis- showed in a display that was often left them in danger of elimination from the plays so far this season, lifted City out of their disjointed. With Chris Smalling sus- from its peak and Neil Warnock’s vis- Michael Carrick (right) battle for the ball during their English Premier League itors almost took advantage of their match at Old Trafford. — AP Champions League. Charlie Austin had given lethargy with a curling shot that flashed just pended after his red card at QPR a deserved early lead and it needed an over. Manchester City and with Marcos hosts’ vulnerability five minutes before the break. McNair had carried the ball out of Mata 22 yards from goal and the 26- Aguero equaliser tinged with controversy to Suddenly there was more menace about Rojo having joined Rafael, Phil Jones level the score before half-time. City and they drew level in ruthless fashion in and Jonny Evans on the sidelines, Lack of communication between defence, before Marouane Fellaini’s year-old shifted the ball onto his left McNair and Blind meant that Joel aerial strength almost handed the foot before beating Speroni with the A Martin Demichelis own goal in the closing the 32nd minute. Once again QPR had a griev- the hosts were again forced to field stages put second bottom QPR back in front, ance with the officials as Aguero made a run a makeshift back four. Ward’s long ball from the back was hosts the lead. help of a minor deflection. allowed to find its way to Fraizer The Belgian rose well to meet The relief was evident on the but Aguero remains the one bright spot in a dif- from a marginally offside position to brilliantly Antonio Valencia, usually a ficult campaign for City and he came to their control Mangala’s long pass with a deft touch as winger, started at right-back, while Campbell inside the United area. Rooney’s right-wing corner, but faces of Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs, The former United striker lifted James McArthur was well placed on the manager’s assistant, in the home rescue in the final moments. Aguero’s heroics it looped over his head. the inexperienced Paddy McNair couldn’t hide the latest in a growing list of Aguero then used the slightest touch off his partnered Daley Blind, who normal- the ball over goalkeeper David de the post to volley the ball to safety. dug-out and palpable among the Gea, but to the home fans’ relief, the Van Gaal introduced Mata in 75,325 fans inside the stadium. underwhelming City displays and they need to arm to knock the ball down for a cool finish past ly plays in midfield, in central improve quickly to catch leaders Chelsea, who Robert Green. Toure was inches away from turn- defence. lob also cleared the crossbar. United place of Adnan Januzaj and the It was Mata’s third goal of the continued to press, but there was a Spaniard took just four minutes to season and the former Chelsea play- are now eight points clear of their title rivals. ing in Nasri’s cross in the opening moments of Michael Carrick had filled in at Pellegrini made four changes following the the second half. Pellegrini sent on Edin Dzeko as centre-back in last weekend’s derby, lack of nous about much of their contribute with the opening goal, maker came close to adding to his approach work. albeit with the help of some good tally when his first-time shot struck midweek defeat to CSKA, with Bacary Sagna, he looked to snatch a winner, but the Bosnia but he played in midfield against Fernandinho, Eliaquim Mangala and Samir Nasri striker lasted only four minutes before limping Palace on his first start of the season Rooney curled a low effort nar- fortune. the post after Speroni had foiled rowly wide from 20 yards after Di Maria’s short return pass found Robin van Persie. — AFP in for Pablo Zabaleta, Stevan Jovetic, Vincent off to be replaced by Frank Lampard. — AFP Canada, China ink $2.2bn in China deals: Harper

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Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper (third right) meets with China’s Premier Li Keqiang (far left) on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. —AFP APEC backs China’s free-trade zone Sino-US trade rivalry looms as major agenda item in Beijing BEIJING: A Pacific Rim summit yesterday communique has been toned down in a com- The FTAAP will be mentioned only in an swipe at the US-backed Trans-Pacific The APEC ministers statement endorsed “a voiced cautious support for a vast free-trade promise by Beijing after the United States annex to the communique, and not the main Partnership (TPP). The US has been trying to step-by-step approach, with the goal of estab- zone proposal being pushed by China in the objected to use of the term, according to a statement, the SCMP said. Beijing is hosting secure agreement on the TPP, a grouping of 12 lishing the FTAAP as early as possible by build- face of reported resistance from the United report by the Hong Kong’s South China APEC-which accounts for 40 percent of the nations including Japan, Australia, Malaysia ing on ongoing regional undertakings”, but States, which is promoting its own regional Morning Post (SCMP). It quoted a US official world’s population, almost half its trade, and and Mexico-but notably excluding China. All also referring to its “eventual realization” and trade pact. China’s promotion of the Free saying Washington objected “because when more than half its GDP-for the first time since 12 also belong to APEC, and the TPP consti- couching it in cautious and vague diplomatic Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) idea and you use the word feasibility study, it’s used in 2001, and is using the gathering to underline tutes the economic component of language. the narrative of Sino-US trade rivalry on the trade talks as implying the launch of a negoti- its growing global economic clout. Washington’s much-touted “rebalance” of It instructed that the “strategic study” be issue-has loomed as a major agenda item at ation towards a free-trade agreement.” China is now the world’s second-largest strategic attention to the Asia-Pacific. completed by end-2016. The Chinese official the diplomatic gathering in Beijing. The ministers’ statement also made no economy following the United States, and is The SCMP quoted an unnamed Chinese quoted by the paper said Washington had A joint statement by foreign ministers of mention of a 2025 target date for realizing the increasingly pushing for a greater say over the official as saying: “The US wants to impede insisted on holding TPP talks on the sidelines the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic FTAAP, which had been floated earlier. The global trade and economic architecture. FTAAP, and they want to promote TPP during of APEC but had eventually agreed to keep Cooperation (APEC) forum called for steps to same language is expected in the joint com- ‘Spaghetti bowl’ APEC. This is really annoying for us.” such efforts low-profile. Wang Shouwen, an be taken to “translate the FTAAP from a vision munique Tuesday at the end of a two-day In the run-up to the APEC gathering, Some Chinese analysts have viewed the US assistant commerce minister, had said in April to reality”. But it agreed to launch a “strategic summit of top leaders hosted by Chinese host Chinese media have aggressively pushed for effort as a way to thwart the FTAAP and thus that China wanted an FTAAP “feasibility study”, study” on FTAAP, avoiding China’s calls for a President Xi Jinping and including US the FTAAP to be accelerated as a solution to counter Beijing’s growing influence in the but added there “will be no conflict” between “feasibility study” on the concept. President Barack Obama plus his Russian the current “spaghetti bowl” of competing Pacific Rim-concerns Washington has dis- the proposal and other free-trade initiatives in The wording of next week’s final summit counterpart Vladimir Putin. regional free-trade proposals, an apparent missed. the region. — AFP New blow for Kingfisher China to establish as shares face suspension $40bn Silk Road fund BEIJING: China will contribute $40 billion and airports across Central Asia and South NEW DELHI: Shares of India’s grounded to set up a Silk Road infrastructure fund to Asia. “Such a framework accommodates Kingfisher Airlines face suspension, stock boost connectivity across Asia, President Xi the needs of various countries and covers exchanges have announced, hammering anoth- Jinping announced yesterday, the latest both land and sea-related projects,” Xi said, er nail in the coffin of the carrier founded by self- Chinese project to spread the largesse of adding China is ready to welcome its crowned “King of Good Times” tycoon Vijay its own economic growth. neighbors “to get on board the train of Mallya. The heavily indebted airline, once India’s China has dangled financial and trade China’s development.” second-largest by passenger share, has never incentives before, mostly to Central Asia turned a profit since its launch in 2005. but also to countries in South Asia, backing Training places The company has defaulted on payments to efforts to resurrect the old Silk Road trad- China will also provide neighboring banks, airports and leasing firms and employees, ing route that once carried treasures countries with 20,000 places for training and owners of its planes have taken many of between China and the Mediterranean. “connectivity professionals” over the next them back. The shares will be suspended at the The fund will be for investing in infrastruc- five years, Xi said. China has sought to start of next month unless Kingfisher declares ture, resources and industrial and financial address fears in the region - and globally - long-overdue financial results, stock market cooperation, among other projects, Xi said, that its bounding economic growth will authorities said. according to Xinhua. inevitably bring about a more assertive, Trading in shares of Mallya Group Company The goal of the fund is to “break the muscular diplomatic and military approach UB Engineering will also be suspended. “Trading connectivity bottleneck” in Asia, state to issues such as territorial disputes. in the securities of the companies would be sus- media quoted Xi as saying during a meet- One of the ways it has done this is to pended with effect from December 1, 2014,” the ing in Beijing with leaders from offer large loans to places like Southeast Bombay Stock Exchange said in a website notice Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Asia and Africa, to show that China is a yesterday. “The suspension will continue till such Myanmar, Pakistan and Tajikistan. benign growing power only interested in time the company complies (with financial The Silk Road Fund will be “open” and helping others escape poverty in the way reporting requirements),” the exchange said. The welcome investors from Asia and beyond it has itself over the past three decades. National Stock Exchange made a similar NEW DELHI: An Indian customer service representative stands inside the closed booth of a to “actively” take part in the project, Xi was Last month, Xi unveiled the $50 billion announcement. Kingfisher Airlines booking counter at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. — AFP cited as saying, ahead of a separate sum- China-backed Asian Infrastructure Kingfisher said in August it would “take steps” losing money. according to a company statement. The court’s mit of the Asia Pacific Economic Investment Bank, seen as a challenge to to publish its results for last year and for the first The share suspension warning comes two decision is important as the defaulter label could Cooperation (APEC) grouping, also being the World Bank and Asian Development financial quarter to June, but added operating months after state-run United Bank of India prevent Mallya from getting new loans and held in the Chinese capital. Bank, both multilateral lenders that count with “skeletal staff” made balance-sheet prepara- labelled Mallya a “wilful defaulter” over the air- might mean he has to quit corporate director- It was not immediately clear precisely Washington and its allies as their biggest tion tough. The full-service Kingfisher, which line-a term the central bank defines as someone ships. Mallya, known for his lavish party lifestyle, how the fund would work, when it would financial backers. boasted it treated flyers as “guests”, never failing to pay debts even when they have the made his fortune through an inherited liquor start operations or where it would be China has sought to allay concerns that returned to the skies after pilots went on strike capacity. business and branched out with Kingfisher based, though in all likelihood it would be its new bank aims to undermine the in 2012 over unpaid wages. Airlines, named after his top-selling beer which China. World Bank and Asian Development Bank, While India’s passenger aviation market is Court challenge is an Indian household name. But Xinhua said it would focus on saying it wants to learn from their experi- one of world’s fastest-growing, analysts say Mallya objected to the tag “as a wrongful Kingfisher shares were trading on the China’s Silk Road Economic Belt and the ence and that there are more than Kingfisher was a casualty of cut-throat fare wars decision”, and a court hearing on his challenge is Bombay Stock Exchange at 1.94 rupees Friday, 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative, enough projects around for all the lenders in the congested sector where most carriers are expected Monday in the eastern city of Kolkata, down from a 2007 high of 335 rupees. — AFP which aim to build roads, railways, ports to fund. — Reuters SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 BUSINESS

After the interview: Five reasons you didn’t get the job Bayt.com weekly report KUWAIT: Your CV was good enough to interview late. Employers in the region tive people, specifically employees who ately if given the opportunity. judgment and priorities as well as your get you interviewed. You’ve gone mentioned ‘arriving late’ as one of the cannot be trusted with company secrets Professionals with a history of job-hop- analytical skills and ability to focus on through one (or more) rounds of inter- most common mistake job seekers make and the reputation of their brand and ping who blame all past employers for the company’s mission, vision and direc- views. You met the people who would be in an interview, as per the Bayt.com coworkers. lack of growth and progress opportuni- tion. your bosses or co-workers, and you ‘Hiring Practices in the MENA’ poll, ties are often seen as lacking in loyalty decided you would like to work with January 2012. Aim to be prompt and 3. Your expectations were unrealistic and resourcefulness if not basic skills and 5. You didn’t do your homework them. But, in the end, they didn’t offer punctual and relaxed, at ease and totally Of course companies value ambition professionalism. When it comes to interviews, 20 per- you the job. So what went wrong? dedicated to the interview while there. and motivation and drive but they may cent of employers consider poor prepa- Here the career experts at Bayt.com, think twice about your stability and char- 4. You were too unfocused ration to be the biggest turn-off in the Middle East’s leading job site, sug- 2. You were negative towards acter if your track record shows that you The interview is your opportunity to potential employees, as revealed in the gest five reasons why you didn’t get the your last team are always looking for the next best condense in a very short space of time ‘Hiring Practices in the MENA’ poll. A job: Whether it was the last boss or team thing and aim to progress up the career an introduction to your professional his- surefire way to alienate a recruiter is to or company you were somewhat dissat- ladder by jumping from ship to ship tory and an account of how that is come unprepared and show little knowl- 1. You arrived late isfied with, the interview with a potential every time you find a better opportunity. directly relevant to the opportunities at edge and research about a company. Ask Companies value people who respect next employer should not be a license to 54.7 percent of respondents in the hand. If you come across as unfocused in around, read the literature, do the online their time, priorities and resources, so air all your negative feelings or griev- Bayt.com ‘Employee Retention in the what you want or where you have been research and make sure you are well don’t show blatant disregard, careless- ances about them. No one likes disloyal- MENA Workplace’ poll, February 2013, or in your thinking and planning in gen- versed in the company’s products and ness or poor planning by arriving for an ty and recruiters are very wary of nega- said they want to quit their job immedi- eral, recruiters will worry about your services and news when you arrive. KSE ends week trading in red zone

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Stock Exchange Index slipped by 99.83 point to close (KSE) ended last week in the red zone as below the 7,200 point level, in light of a the speculation operations controlled the general state of selling and refrain from overall market performance. The report, purchasing by the traders, accompanied by Bayan Investment Company, stated by the Weighted Index and KSX-15 Index that the Price Index closed at 7,134.61 and in parallel with the GCC stock mar- points, down by 3.08 percent from the kets performance, where all its indicators week before closing, the Weighted Index declined headed by Dubai Financial decreased by 1.90 percent after closing at Market, which decreased by 3. 26 per- 473.02 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index cent on the same day. The report added closed at 1,144.88 points, down by 2.21 that the Kuwait Stock Market ended the percent. weekly trading activity in the red zone, Furthermore, Bayan said that last closing at 7,134.61 point, the lowest level week’s average daily turnover increased since the first week of August 2014, with by 9.21 percent, compared to the preced- a weekly loss of 3.08 percent, as a result ing week, reaching KD 18.65 million, of the random selling operations that whereas trading volume average was pushed the traders to draw back from the 166.68 million shares, recording an market and watch the performance until increase of 15.71 percent. As far as the settles and away from risk, meanwhile KSE indices performance during the last the cash liquidity level has increased week; the stock market initiated noticeably. November trading activity with mixed For the annual performance, Bayan LIANYUNGANG: Workers unload goods from a truck in Lianyungang port in Lianyungang, east China’s Jiangsu province yesterday. China performance to its three indices, whereas said that the price index ended last week recorded a trade surplus of $45.41 billion in October, expanding 46.3 percent from the same month last year, the General Administration of the Price Index witnessed limited decline recording 5.50 percent annual loss com- Customs said. —AFP by 1.70 point due to the selective specu- pared to its closing in 2013, while the lative operations that increased the sale weighted index increased by 4.45 per- for profit operations, going on the oppo- cent, and the KSX-15 recorded 7.16 per- site direction of most of the GCC stock cent growth. Canada, China ink $2.2bn markets, which its technical indicators All of KSE’s sectors ended last week in increased in response to the recovery of the red zone, whereas the Health sector’s the international financial markets on the index closed with no change from the preceding week, whilst both of the week before. “The Financial Services sec- in China deals: Harper Weighted and KSX-15 indices increased, tor headed the losers list as its index supported by the limited purchasing declined by 5.38 percent to end the operations executed on the large-cap week’s activity at 965.15 points. The stocks, among a drop in the liquidity lev- Consumer Goods sector was second on Agreement on 200 billion yuan currency swap el. the losers list, which index declined by “The stock market continued to 5.13 percent, closing at 1,285.84 points, BEIJING: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper “We’ve established regular access to Chinese bank, and allow the two banks to swap currencies if decline on the second session of the followed by the Technology sector, as its said he had signed deals with China worth $2.2 bil- markets for BC cherries,” Harper said in Beijing, refer- needed to ease trade and investment. The yuan week, however more steeply from the index closed at 944.20 points at a loss of lion yesterday, in a trip overshadowed by Beijing’s ring to a deal on exports of British Columbian fruit to clearing bank would be the first in the Americas, and day before, to close at 7,318.99 point with 4.83 percent. The Insurance sector was detention of two Canadians accused of espionage. China. Another agreement covering blueberry allow Canadian financial institutions to use the clear- a decrease of 40.92 point, as the specula- the least declining as its index closed at Agreements announced on the sidelines of a meet- exports was also signed. ing bank to process payments for their customers in tions controlled the overall market per- 1,191.58 points with a 0.45 percent ing between Harper and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yuan. formance and included the small-cap decrease,” reads the report. It added that in Beijing include a commitment by the state-run Yuan deal The move is in line with Beijing’s ambition to pro- stocks, especially that that did not dis- the financial services sector dominated China Express Corporation to buy Bombardier air- The central banks of China and Canada have mote its currency to more international investors close its third quarter financial results for total trade volume during last week with craft, and at least two fruit export deals. agreed to a currency swap worth 200 billion yuan and eventually turn the “redback” into a global the current year,” noted the report. 472.51 million shares changing hands, Relations between the two countries became ($32.67 billion) or C$30 billion, according to a reserve currency, while at the same time expanding The Weighted Index followed the representing 56.70 percent of the total tenser over the summer after Ottawa accused Canadian government statement issued at a meet- China’s already considerable political and economic same direction of the Price Index, due to market trading volume. The Real Estate Beijing of cyber-hacking, and police detained a ing of Asia Pacific nations yesterday. clout. “This is a fantastic announcement for Canada the selling pressures on the small-cap sector was second in terms of trading vol- Canadian couple living close to China’s border, with The swap will be effective for three years, accord- and China relations, a terrific move for Canadian and mid-cap stocks, however the KSX-15 ume as the sector’s traded shares were state-media branding them as spies. ing to a separate statement from China’s central businesses to be able to compete more abroad, not Index was able to hold and realize limited 16.96 percent of last week’s total trading Asked about the detention of Kevin Garratt and bank. The agreement was announced after only direct-to-China investment but ... as more gains. volume, with a total of 141.38 million Julia Dawn Garratt, who provided assistance to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met RMB/CNY activity takes place around the world,” said “In addition, the Price Index continued shares. Christians in China and have been held since early Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. China’s central bank, the C.J. Gavsie, managing director of foreign exchange its downward direction on Tuesday’s ses- “On the other hand, the Banks sector’s August, Li said that, “individual cases...should be People’s Bank of China, will also appoint a clearing sales at BMO Capital Markets. sion, accompanied by the Weighted and stocks were the highest traded in terms handled in accordance with the law,” without offer- bank in Canada for yuan - or renminbi, as the curren- China will additionally give Canadian investors KSX-15 indices due to the strong selling of value; with a turnover of KD 35.96 mil- ing details. The two have reportedly been held for cy is also called - as part of a Memorandum of the right to invest up to 50 billion yuan initially in pressures on the small-cap stocks and the lion or 38.57 percent of last week’s total more than three months without access to lawyers Understanding, said the statement. It did not say China’s capital markets. The quota will be granted profit collection operations on the large- market trading value. The Financial or family members. Li said that “consultations” had which bank would be appointed as the clearing under the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional cap stocks of previous increases, where Services sector took the second place as been held over consular access to the couple. bank, but it is likely to be one of China’s four largest Investor (RQFII) scheme. That program, launched in the trading activity recorded a noticeable the sector’s last week turnover was KD Harper kicked off a visit to China on Thursday banks. 2011, allows financial institutions to use offshore decline and the volume decreased by 26.03 million represented 27.92 percent with an emphasis on economic cooperation, meet- China’s central bank said in its statement that the yuan to invest in the mainland’s securities markets, 65.34 percent,” it said. of the total market trading value,” the ing with China’s richest man and founder of Alibaba yuan clearing bank would be in Toronto. including in stocks, bonds and money market instru- On Wednesday’s session, the Price report concluded. —KUNA Jack Ma in the eastern province of Zhejiang. The currency swap will help set up the clearing ments. — Agencies EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.765 Sierra Leone 0.000064 0.000070 Nepalese Rupees 3.905 Singapore Dollar 0.222894 0.228894 South African Rand 0.019901 0.028401 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 88.300 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 47.950 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001911 0.002491 Japanese Yen 2.528 Australian Dollar 229.62 226.62 Thai Bhat 9.980 Taiwan 0.009409 0.009589 Indian Rupees 4.742 Canadian Dollar 260.43 261.43 Turkish Lira 130.750 Thai Baht 0.008555 0.009105 Pakistani Rupees 2.848 Swiss Franc 306.65 304.65 Arab Srilankan Rupees 2.221 Euro 367.39 368.39 Bahraini Dinar 0.765955 0.773955 Nepali Rupees 2.964 US Dollar 291.30 294.30 Bahrain Exchange Company Egyptian Pound 0.038611 0.041711 Singapore Dollar 226.670 Sterling Pound 468.34 471.34 Iranian Riyal 0.000081 0.000082 Hongkong Dollar 37.601 Japanese Yen 2.60 2.62 Iraqi Dinar 0.000188 0.000248 Bangladesh Taka 3.761 Bangladesh Taka 3.756 4.026 CURRENCY BUY SELL Jordanian Dinar 0.406639 0.414139 Philippine Peso 6.470 Indian Rupee 4.742 5.042 Europe Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Thai Baht 8.875 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.224 2.659 Belgian Franc 0.007581 0.008581 Lebanese Pound 0.000144 0.000244 Irani Riyal transfer 1125.830 Nepali Rupee 2.967 3.502 British Pound 0.456767 0.465767 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023776 0.047776 Irani Riyal cash 136.610 Pakistani Rupee 2.834 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005079 0.017079 Nigerian Naira 0.001178 0.001813 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 78.16 79.63 Danish Krone 0.044711 0.049711 Omani Riyal 0.750340 0.756020 Saudi Riyal 77.664 Bahraini Dinar 773.17 775.24 Euro 0.358125 0.366125 Qatar Riyal 0.079275 0.080488 Qatari Riyal 80.115 Egyptian Pound 40.62 41.22 Norwegian Krone 0.038691 0.043891 Saudi Riyal 0.077017 0.077717 Omani Riyal 757.730 Jordanian Dinar 413.43 419.08 Romanian Leu 0.083525 0.083525 Syrian Pound 0.001726 0.001946 Bahraini Dinar 774.540 Omani Riyal 755.47 762.77 Slovakia 0.008487 0.018487 Tunisian Dinar 0.155497 0.163497 UAE Dirham 79.417 Qatari Riyal 80.22 80.77 Swedish Krona 0.035268 0.040288 Turkish Lira 0.130148 0.137148 ARAB COUNTRIES Saudi Riyal 77.60 78.00 Swiss Franc 0.295505 0.305705 UAE Dirhams 0.078301 0.079450 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.762 Turkish Lira 0.130148 0.137148 Yemeni Riyal 0.001314 0.001394 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.684 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.360 Australian Dollar 0.245573 0.255073 Tunisian Dinar 159.990 New Zealand Dollar 0.220154 0.229654 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Jordanian Dinar 411.550 America Al Mulla Exchange US Dollar 291.150 Canadian Dollar 0.251966 0.260466 Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.956 Canadian Dollar 259.205 US Dollars 0.287100 0.291800 Syrian Lira 2.078 Sterling Pound 466.000 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 33.314 Euro 366.615 US Dollars Mint 0.287600 0.291800 US Dollar 290.300 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 302.465 Asia Euro 365.200 US Dollar Transfer 291.500 Bahrain Dinar 774.160 Bangladesh Taka 0.003349 0.003949 Pound Sterlng 464.000 Euro 365.250 UAE Dirhams 79.165 Chinese Yuan 0.046006 0.049506 Canadian Dollar 255.700 Sterling Pound 464.360 Qatari Riyals 80.770 Hong Kong Dollar 0.035460 0.038210 Indian Rupee 4.740 Canadian dollar 258.420 Saudi Riyals 77.815 Indian Rupee 0.004479 0.004880 Egyptian Pound 40.615 Turkish lira 128.870 Jordanian Dinar 410.810 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.217 Swiss Franc 303.170 Egyptian Pound 40.623 Japanese Yen 0.002463 0.002643 Bangladesh Taka 3.750 Australian Dollar 252.440 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.222 Kenyan Shilling 0.003321 0.003321 Philippines Peso 6.472 US Dollar Buying 290.300 Indian Rupees 4.740 Korean Won 0.000257 0.000272 Pakistan Rupee 2.825 GOLD Pakistani Rupees 2.828 Malaysian Ringgit 0.084702 0.090702 Bahraini Dinar 773.550 Tola 1 136.610 Bangladesh Taka 3.756 Nepalese Rupee 0.002976 0.003146 UAE Dirham 79.100 Philippines Pesso 6.472 Tola 2 268.480 Pakistan Rupee 0.002748 0.003028 Saudi Riyal 77.600 Cyprus pound 714.395 Tola 5 665.225 Philippine Peso 0.006380 0.006660 *Rates are subject to change Japanese Yen 3.560 BUSINESS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 BUSINESS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

The factory of Boeing 777 Boeing to support ME growth plans

Kuwait key market for Boeing, says Bentrott

has been added to make the world’s most technologically lences in the aviation sector such as fuel price fluctuations, Exclusive Interview advanced airplane even more high-tech. wars, outbreak of contagious diseases etc. What are the con- In addition to this, the region has responded very well to new- tingencies being taken by the company to face these chal- By Sajeev K Peter er models such as the 787 and the recently announced 737 MAX. lenges? The Boeing 737 continues to be the best-selling commercial air- Bentrott: The aviation industry continually adapts to market KUWAIT: The Middle East is a rapidly growing region for the avia- liner in history. flydubai has ordered 75 737 MAX 8s while we also forces. Key among these are fuel prices, economic growth and tion industry and a key market for Boeing. The US planemaker is have an order from ALAFCO for 20 737 MAX airplanes. Overall, we development, environmental regulations, infrastructure, market keen to continue participating in the ambitious growth plans of see an overwhelming demand for the MAX which has 2,326 liberalization, airplane capabilities, other modes of transport, this region, said Martin A Bentrott, Boeing’s Vice President - Sales, global orders to date from 49 customers. The program has com- business models, and emerging markets. the Middle East, Russia & Central Asia, in an exclusive interview pleted firm configuration and is on track to deliver the airplane Fuel is now the largest component of airline cost structure. with Kuwait Times. “The Middle East will require 2,950 new air- beginning third-quarter of 2017, one quarter earlier than previ- This fact has spurred us to produce more efficient airplanes, such planes worth an estimated $640 billion over a 20-year period ously announced. as Boeing’s 777, and encouraged airlines to optimize other cost from 2014 to 2033,” said Bentrott, quoting a recent Boeing survey, The 787, which has recorded 156 orders in the Middle East to and revenue centers to maintain profitability in the face of high adding that carefully planned economic development in many date, is considered the world’s most technologically advanced fuel prices. Arab countries such as Kuwait, coupled with the steady expan- airplane with composite materials making up 50 percent of the Our long-term forecast incorporates the effects of market sion of far-reaching global airline networks, has led to the record primary structure by weight, including the fuselage and wing. In forces on the development of the aviation industry. Economic growth of air travel in the region. Excerpts from the interview: addition to bringing big-jet ranges to midsize airplanes, the 787 growth, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), is a pri- provides unrivaled fuel efficiency, using 20 percent less fuel than mary contributor to aviation industry growth. GDP is forecast to Kuwait Times: Can you give me an overview of Boeing’s pres- today’s similarly sized airplanes. 17 787s have been delivered to rise 3.2 percent over the next 20 years, which will drive passenger ence in the Middle East and Kuwait in particular? Qatar Airways and three have been delivered to Royal Jordanian traffic to grow 5.0 percent annually and cargo traffic (which also Bentrott: Boeing’s relationship with the Middle East goes to-date. Other 787 customers in the region include Saudi depends on global trade) to grow 4.7 percent annually. back more than 65 years when, in 1945, US President Franklin D Arabian Airlines, ALAFCO, Oman Air, Gulf Air, Etihad Airways and Roosevelt presented a DC-3 Dakota to King Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Iraqi Airways. Rapid growth Saudi Arabia. KT: What are next steps for the region’s aviation industry? Today, the region is one of the world’s fastest growing com- KT: Explain your strategy in aligning your sales commitments Bentrott: The Middle East is a rapidly growing region for avia- mercial airplane markets, and its countries’ defense needs are with production capabilities for Boeing’s commercial jetlin- tion and a key market for Boeing and holds potential for ongoing rapidly expanding. Boeing values its relationships and partner- ers. growth in the aerospace sector including aircraft, infrastructure ships in the region and is committed to building on those rela- Martin A Bentrott, Boeing’s Vice President - Sales, the Bentrott: Decisions on productions rates are based on cus- expansion, services and financing. Boeing is keen to continue tionships for mutual benefit into the future. Middle East, Russia & Central Asia tomer demand, forecasts and market trends. Demand for Boeing participating in the ambitious growth plans of this region by pro- Kuwait has been a Boeing customer since 1967, when Kuwait planes remains very healthy in the region; there are over 500 viding the right products and services to its customers while also Airways placed an order for three Boeing 707s. Since then, Kuwait hubs for the world’s passengers and cargo. Boeing airplanes in operation in the Middle East and the region establishing strong and enduring business, industrial and social has ordered a total of 59 Boeing planes and taken delivery of 31. has a backlog of nearly 600 airplanes. As the aerospace industry partnerships. Boeing values its longstanding relationship with customers in KT: As the person responsible for the sales of Boeing com- in the Middle East continues to grow, Boeing will ensure that cus- Growth in many emerging markets continues to outpace that Kuwait and continues to work to support them in developing the mercial airplanes and services to customers in the region, tomers are provided with the products they require for fleet in developed economies. Overall, emerging markets, led by local aerospace industry. how do you evaluate the company’s sales growth over the expansion and growth, while also maintaining partnerships with China and the Middle East, continue to grow faster than the glob- last few years? business, industrial and social organizations in order to support al average, with double-digit traffic growth and this is expected Outlook Bentrott: A clear indication of Boeing’s performance is that the development of competencies and infrastructure for contin- to continue. Improved profitability is allowing airlines to increase KT: How do you look at the current aviation market outlook the company recorded a global net total of 1,355 orders in 2013, ued industry growth. strategic investment for future growth. Airlines are boosting for the region and Kuwait in the context of growing competi- the second-largest number of orders in company history. In the investments to enhance their customer product offering and tion in the industry? Middle East, we saw orders for a total of 144 airplanes. That year KT: In the capacity as the vice president of Customer operating efficiencies. For example, in addition to new airplanes, Boeing also set a company record or the most commercial air- Support, you had worked closely with airline customers in airlines are investing in new information and mobile technology, Bentrott: The Middle East is an important commercial air- planes delivered in a single year with 648. the Middle East, Africa, Russia and South Asia-Pacific regions. upgraded cabin interiors for higher levels of service, and addi- plane market. Carefully planned economic development in many The region continues to be a key market for Boeing, taking How do you ensure post-delivery supports and solutions to tional seats to improve unit costs. Some airlines are increasing Arab countries such as Kuwait, coupled with the steady expan- delivery of 45 airplanes in 2013 alone, this includes wide body your customers? equity investment in other airlines and cross-border partnerships sion of far-reaching global airline networks, has led to the record jets such as the 777, which continues to serve as the backbone of Bentrott: Boeing partners with MROs to provide mainte- to solidify and expand networks. Reinvestment of profit into air- growth of air travel in the region. some of the region’s most successful airlines’ fleets. The largest nance, repair and overhaul services to customers in the GCC line products enhances the long-term growth prospects for the Boeing has forecast that the Middle East will require 2,950 number of Boeing airplanes that have been delivered to the region. In addition, Boeing provides around-the-clock, after-sales industry. new airplanes, worth an estimated $640 billion, over a 20-year region are 777s and the airplane continues to be a trusted choice support to airline customers through seven field service bases in period from 2014 to 2033. Arab airport authorities have encour- for customers both globally and in the region. the region, with 17 field service representatives providing on-site KT: Are you satisfied with Boeing’s business relationships aged this growth by developing airport capacity for the growing support for operators of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. with airline customers and partners in the region and number of passengers. In addition, most Arab airlines are adapt- Flexibility Boeing Commercial Aviation Services provides a broad range Kuwait? ing to an increasingly global environment by restructuring pro- As a long range airplane, the Boeing 777-300ER was devel- of aviation products and services to GCC customers, including Bentrott: Boeing shares a longstanding relationship with grams, upgrading and expanding their fleets, and implementing oped to offer airlines additional flexibility in serving the nonstop spare parts, pilot and maintenance training, air traffic control Kuwait. From air transport and aviation support services to new technology. routes that passengers demand. The airplane extends the capa- training, fleet management solutions such as engineering and defense and satellite systems, Boeing aims to work closely with The high traffic growth rate is also attributable to the region’s bilities of the 777 family by bringing its legendary reliability and integrated materials management, and operational efficiency Kuwait to achieve the country’s objectives and ambitions. Boeing population growth, vibrant tourism, economic growth, absence passenger preference to new levels of efficiency and longer- tools such as airplane health management and electronic flight values its relationships and partnerships in the region and is com- of railway systems and liberalization of commercial aviation. range markets. The airplane’s performance and economics are bag. In addition, as part of its strong presence in this part of the mitted to building on those relationships for mutual benefit into Because of the central location of the Middle East, its airlines’ unbeaten and its range, capability and payload capacity help world, Boeing and its subsidiary Aviall, a parts distributor, jointly the future. route networks spread out to Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and operators maximize profits. The airplane is also one of maintain a distribution center in Dubai that services customers South America. the most advanced from a technology perspective; throughout the region. Boeing supports the view that the Middle East is a natural approximately 35 percent of the 777-300ER conduit between East and West, and the company works closely design has been changed from earlier 777 KT: As an airplane manufacturer, Boeing also with Arab countries that want to increase their status as crucial models and new value-added technology has to weather occasional turbu- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 BUSINESS BMW Group achieves a strong third quarter

Group revenues in Q3 at €19.6 billion l Profit before financial result rises to €2.26 billion

MUNICH: The BMW Group continued to operating margin (EBIT) for the period from from January to September were slightly of the BMW X4 has already reached 7,199 brand in the first nine months of the year perform well in both the third quarter and January to September came in at 12.0 per- lower than one year earlier at 353,078 units units. Sales of the BMW X5 jumped by 34.2 were lower at 207,529 units (2013: 224,280 the first nine months of 2014, posting cent (2013: 10.8 percent). (2013: 365,772 units/-3.5 percent). It should percent to 104,997 units (2013: 78,244 units/-7.5 percent) owing to the change of growth in its sales volume, revenues and “We continued to perform well in both be noted that the CoupÈ and Convertible units). the brand’s core model. Over the full year, group earnings figures and underlining its the third quarter and over nine-month variants are now included as part of the Sales of the BMW i3 since the beginning however, MINI sales are likely to be back to leading position worldwide in the premi- period within an increasingly challenging BMW 4 Series. The BMW 4 Series has of the year surpassed the 10,000 mark in the high level reported for the previous um segment. environment”, commented Norbert proved highly popular since its market September. In total, 10,199 units of this year. One of a number of models expected Group revenues increased in the third Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of launch in autumn 2013, with a total of innovative electric vehicle were sold during to generate tailwind in this period is the quarter by 4.5 percent on the back of high- Management of BMW AG, on Tuesday in 81,876 units delivered to customers in the the nine-month period. Following the mar- new MINI 5-door, which made its first er sales volume to € 19,600 million com- Munich. period from January to September. The ket launch in the USA and Japan in the sec- appearance in the European showrooms at pared with one year earlier (2013: € 18,751 BMW 5 Series also continues to sell well, ond quarter, the BMW i3 has also been the end of October. million). Profit before financial result (EBIT) Automotive segment with nine-month sales up by 2.8 percent to available in China since October. 341 units In the ultra-luxury segment, Rolls-Royce rose by 17.1 percent to € 2,256 million The BMW Group sold more BMW, MINI 278,479 units (2013: 270,902 units). of the BMW i8, launched in June, had been Motor Cars increased worldwide sales by 8.0 (2013: € 1,926 million) thanks to a higher- and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles in the The various models of the BMW X family delivered to customers by the end of percent to 891 units (2013: 825 units) in the value model mix. Group profit before tax reporting period than ever before in its his- also continue to enjoy a high degree of September. third quarter and by 24.3 percent to 2,859 (EBT) rose by 1.2 percent to € 2,013 million tory. Revenues of the Automotive segment popularity. Sales of the BMW X1 edged up The number of MINI brand vehicles sold units (2013: 2,300 units) in the nine-month (2013: € 1,989 million). All three figures rose in the period from July to September in the first nine months of the year by 0.2 in the third quarter edged up by 0.2 per- period. In line with its strategy of achieving constituted new highs to date for a third by 5.5 percent to € 18,142 million (2013: € percent to 116,722 units (2013: 116,451 cent to 75,633 units (2013: 75,482 units). an even-balanced distribution of worldwide quarter. Group net profit was slightly lower 17,197 million). EBIT improved by 9.7 per- units), while those of the BMW X3 Sales of the core model, the MINI Hatch, in sales, the BMW Group recorded sales vol- than the previous year at € 1,314 million cent to € 1,697 million (2013: € 1,547 mil- increased by 1.8 percent to a total of the three-month period rose by 12.4 per- ume growth in all major sales regions in the (2013: € 1,330 million/-1.2 percent) due to lion), which corresponded to an EBIT mar- 116,015 units (2013: 113,945 units). Since cent to 36,452 units (2013: 32,436 units). In period from January to September. the higher income tax expense. The operat- gin of 9.4 percent (2013: 9.0 percent). its market launch in summer, sales volume line with expectations, sales of the MINI In Europe, the number of vehicles sold ing margin (EBIT) for the Group was 11.5 Segment profit before tax amounted to € increased by 3.4 percent to a total of 663,407 percent (2013: 10.3 percent). 1,430 million (2013: € 1,631 million). units (2013: 641,537 units). Sales volume in The total number of BMW, MINI and Segment revenues for the nine-month Germany grew by 3.2 percent to 198,083 Rolls-Royce brand vehicles delivered to period grew by 3.7 percent to € 53,205 mil- units (2013: 191,889 units) and in Great customers worldwide increased year-on- lion (2013: € 51,305 million). EBIT increased Britain by 2.5 percent to 150,626 units (2013: year by 5.8 percent during the period from by 11.4 percent to € 5,438 million (2013: € 146,913 units). July to September to a new record of 4,882 million), while segment profit before Since the beginning of the year, the 509,669 units (2013: 481,657 units). tax rose by 11.0 percent to € 5,323 million BMW Group has sold a total of 482,718 units Nine-month revenues grew by 3.4 per- (2013: € 4,795 million), resulting in an EBIT (2013: 422,777 units) in Asia, surpassing the cent to € 57,740 million (2013: € 55,849 mil- margin of 10.2 percent (2013: 9.5 percent). previous year’s nine-month figure by 14.2 lion). EBIT increased by 15.2 percent to € The BMW brand held on to its pole posi- percent. Sales on the Chinese mainland in 6,949 million (2013: € 6,030 million) and tion in the premium segment throughout this period grew by 17.8 percent to 336,499 profit before tax by 13.5 percent to € 6,839 the period under report by posting new units (2013: 285,630 units). million (2013: € 6,024 million). These figures record sales volume figures. Sales climbed The BMW Group also increased sales vol- also marked new all-time highs for a first by 6.9 percent to 433,145 units (2013: ume in the Americas region during the first nine-month period. Group net profit 405,350 units) in the third quarter and by nine months of the year, with the number of improved by 12.7 percent to € 4,547 million 9.1 percent to 1,319,492 (2013: 1,209,598 vehicles sold 3.7 percent higher at 337,852 (2013: € 4,034 million). The number of vehi- units) over the nine-month period. BMW 3, units (2013: 325,677 units). Sales volume in cles sold in the first nine months increased 4, 5 Series and the X5, each of which head the USA grew by 5.2 percent and reached by 6.5 percent to a new record figure of the world market in its own segment. 276,491 units (2013: 262,745 units) for the 1,529,880 units (2013: 1,436,178 units). The Sales of the BMW 3 Series in the period nine-month period. Solid US hiring provides Earnings outlook might be little boost to wages, yet

WASHINGTON: Healthy job growth in the construction pay. And hiring has increased in less rosy than investors think United States has reached a level of consisten- middle- and higher-paying industries, a cy unseen in nearly two decades. In the same change from earlier in the recovery when job week that voters signaled discontent with the creation. Job gains have picked up in con- WALL STREET WEEKLY OUTLOOK US economy, the government issued a report struction, manufacturing, professional and that showed employers have added at least business services, and government. NEW YORK: With the US third-quarter ing to “manage their beat rate,” possibly earnings season began. The index is up showed. For the 2015 first quarter, profit 200,000 jobs for nine straight months - the earnings season almost at an end, many to mask profit weakness, Patel said, not- 9.1 percent from its Oct. 15 low. In addi- growth is seen at 8.8 percent, down from longest such stretch since 1995. Spillover effect investors are breathing a sigh of relief as ing that companies that exceed expecta- tion, analysts’ keep trimming their profit an Oct. 1 forecast for 11.5 percent Combine it with an unemployment rate Sophia Koropeckyj, an economist at more companies surpassed profit expec- tions by 5 percent or less typically see forecasts. Estimates for fourth-quarter growth. that has slid to 5.8 percent - the lowest since Moody’s Analytics, calculates that 34 percent tations than in any quarter since 2010. their share prices decline in the three earnings are down from the start of the Moreover, the magnitude by which 2008 - and the picture that emerged Friday of jobs gained in the July-September quarter But some analysts say investors may be days following results. “The beat rate is quarter, along with estimates for the first fourth-quarter estimates are falling has was of a job market gaining increasing dis- were in mid-paying industries, up from just brushing off their worries about corpo- artificially high, but people still watch part of 2015. increased compared with the previous tance from the recession that officially ended 21 percent a year ago. Higher-paying jobs rate profits a little too soon. that percent,” Patel said. “They keep buy- Earnings growth for the fourth quar- quarter, said Nick Raich, chief executive nearly 51/2 years ago. The job gain for made up 27 percent, up from 16 percent. While most Standard & Poor’s 500 ing and the market goes higher.” ter now is estimated at 7.6 percent com- officer of The Earnings Scout, a October was a solid 214,000, on top of a Lower-paying jobs constituted 39 percent, companies beat analysts’ expectations for The S&P 500 has risen more than 3 pared with an Oct. 1 forecast for 11.1 per- Cleveland-based independent research combined 31,000 more in August and down from 66 percent a year ago. Economists third-quarter earnings, many just barely percent since Oct. 8, roughly when this cent growth, Thomson Reuters data firm specializing in earnings trends. September than the government had previ- say the rising US economy - the world’s topped estimates, said Pankaj Patel, head In outlooks given by companies ously estimated. largest - is unlikely to provide much spillover of quantitative research at Evercore ISI in themselves - done by only a minority of The steady improvement contrasts with help to sputtering economies overseas. New York. Of the S&P 500 companies that companies - the news is not good. the struggles of economies overseas, a key Though the US economy accounts for one- had reported results as of early this week, Negative outlooks outnumber positive reason the Federal Reserve is withdrawing its fifth of global output, Europe and Japan face 66 percent exceeded expectations, ones for the fourth quarter so far by a stimulus just as other central banks ramp up major hurdles to faster growth. These include according to Evercore’s data analysis. But ratio of 3.9 to 1, up from the third quar- theirs. This week, for example, the European aging populations, crushing government that figure falls to just 43 percent after ter’s ratio of 3.3 to 1, Thomson Reuters Central Bank opened the door wider for fur- debt and heavily regulated job markets. stripping away companies that beat data showed. ther help for a euro-zone economy that may “It helps at the margin, but it’s not going expectations by 5 percent or less, Patel’s “That’s a worsening trend,” Raich be on the brink of another recession. to do enough to turn around those economi- research shows. said. “The outlooks have gotten a little The US job market is hardly without its cally depressed regions,” Sal Guatieri, an econ- The figure excluding beats of 5 per- bit worse this quarter.” Outlooks could own weaknesses. Americans’ average hourly omist at BMO Capital Markets, said of the cent or less is also well below the per- become even dimmer if lackluster pay rose only slightly last month, a negative improving US economy. XPOLogistics, a ship- centage of beats according to data based demand overseas translates into weak note in an otherwise solid report. Stagnant ping company, has hired 250 people in the on Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S polls of ana- results for the fourth quarter. “The wages have been a chronic weakness in the past three months and has 300 open jobs. lysts. On that data, 74 percent of S&P 500 United States clearly is the bright spot in job market since the recession ended. The company connects manufacturers, retail- companies so far have exceeded analysts’ the world,” said Uri Landesman, presi- Voters listed the economy as their top ers and other firms that need shipping with expectations, which is the highest for any dent of Platinum Partners in New York. concern in Tuesday’s elections, and the slug- independent trucking firms. It has opened a quarter since the second quarter of 2010. “The rest of the world isn’t nearly as gish pace of pay growth was a likely factor. new office in Kansas City, Missouri, where it Results have come in from 88 percent of strong, so demand coming from certain Average hourly pay rose 3 cents in October to plans to hire 125 people. the S&P 500. places is weaker, and the currency is $24.57. That’s just 2 percent above the aver- Scott Malat, the company’s chief strategy The results could mean that an NEW YORK: A statue of George Washington stands near The going to have an enormous impact age wage 12 months earlier and barely ahead officer, said that rising manufacturing output increasing number of companies are try- New York Stock Exchange, background in New York. —AP going forward.” —Reuters of a 1.7 percent inflation rate. has helped drive growth. “The economy has Some economists say, though, that they’re been better, and that plays right into our seeing early signs of rising pay, especially as hands,” he said. US stocks gain on data, post-election hopes more jobs emerge in higher-paying sectors. If Analysts say the economic expansion so, more workers could begin to enjoy thicker remains strong enough to support the cur- NEW YORK: Wall Street enjoyed another Analysts said the balance of the week’s eco- An end to gridlock? paychecks in coming months. A broad meas- rent pace of hiring. Over the past six months, upbeat week following a slew of US economic nomic and earnings reports was consistent The string of records also followed Tuesday’s ure of pay and fringe benefits, which captures the economy has grown at a 4.1 percent reports and an election that put Republicans in with a slow-growth economy, culminating with elections in which Republicans seized control of bonus pay that the jobs report’s gauges miss, annual rate. US manufacturers are expanding control of the Senate and raised their clout Friday’s employment report, which said the US the Senate, added to their majority in the House has risen in the past six months at its fastest at the fastest pace in three years, according to elsewhere. Although the Dow and S&P 500 fin- economy added 214,000 jobs in October, of Representatives and won key Democrat gov- pace since 2008. a survey by the Institute for Supply ished the week at all-time highs, the gains weaker than the 235,000 projected by analysts. ernorships. Analysts said the election had raised “We think that there is plenty of evidence Management, a trade group. A measure of were not as robust as those of the prior two Analysts said the report marked another hopes of progress on a host of pro-business ini- to suggest that ... wage growth is accelerat- new orders showed that factory output will weeks. month of job growth above 200,000, but was tiatives such as tax reform, the Keystone XL ing,” said Paul Ashworth, an economist at likely continue to grow in coming months. A The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose not strong enough to prod the Federal Reserve pipeline and immigration reform. The market’s Capital Economics. separate survey by the ISM found that retail- 183.41 points (1.05 percent) to 17,573.93, while to shift from its plan to keep interest rates low performance was consistent with past elections The US unemployment rate fell in October ers, restaurants and other service companies the S&P 500 gained 13.87 (0.69 percent) to well into 2015. and “suggests that investors believe that a even as more Americans began looking for also grew at a healthy pace last month. Home 2,031.92. Friday marked the third straight In economic reports earlier in the week, change in Washington is likely to help the econ- work. That suggests that more out-of-work sales rose in September at their fastest rate record close for the two indices. The tech-rich purchasing managers indicated stronger man- omy compared to the partisan gridlock of the people were encouraged by the brightening this year, a sign that housing could pick up Nasdaq Composite Index inched up by 1.79 ufacturing industry activity in October and past few years,” said a note by Gary Thayer, chief jobs picture. “This was a great month for the after a sluggish performance for most of this (0.04 percent) to 4,632.53. slightly weaker growth in services compared macro strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors. American labor market,” said James Marple, year. Still, faltering global growth could create “Sentiment remains very bullish,” said David with September. The US trade deficit widened Still, Thayer warned that President Barack an economist at TD Bank. “The US job engine trouble for the US economy in the months Levy, portfolio manager at Kenjol Capital in September to $43.0 billion as exports Obama and his Democrats will not want to alien- is not just chugging along, it is gaining ahead. Exports fell in September, the govern- Management. The S&P 500 has risen more than slowed and imports remained flat from the ate their base heading into the 2016 presidential speed.” ment said this week, widening the trade nine percent since October 16 when talk of a previous month. elections, a factor that could prevent major new Pay gains in some industries are outpac- deficit. That led many economists to shave correction dominated. “Time and again you’ve Levy said some of the data has been “mildly policies from advancing. “The president has an ing the national average. For workers in the their predictions of economic growth in the seen sell-offs purchased and markets bounce disappointing,” but not bad enough to shake opportunity to be more than a lame duck for the hotel, restaurant and entertainment industry, July-September quarter to an annual rate of 3 back to high levels in short order,” Levy said. confidence in the US economic recovery, espe- next two years, but he may still want to stand his hourly pay has risen 3.5 percent in the past percent or less, down from the government’s “We’ve seen a continuation of that and, as a cially compared with weakness overseas. “The ground on issues important to the Democratic year. Retail pay has risen 2.6 percent. So has initial estimate of 3.5 percent. —AP result, sentiment remains very positive.” slow recovery is still intact,” he said. Party.” —AFP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 BUSINESS

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Kuwait real estate activity International Bank, in which Burgan Bank Excellence is one of the Bank’s four key owns a majority stake. Burgan Bank Group values and Burgan Bank continually has one of the largest regional branch net- strives to maintain the highest standards works with more than 231 branches in the industry. The Bank was re-certified picks up after summer lull across Kuwait, Turkey, Jordan, Algeria, Iraq, in 2010 with the ISO 9001:2008 certifica- Tunis, Lebanon and Palestine. tion in all its banking businesses, making The Bank has continuously improved it the first bank in the GCC, and the only its performance over the years through bank in Kuwait to receive such accredita- NBK ECONOMIC REPORT an expanded revenue structure, diversi- tion. KUWAIT: Real estate sales recovered in September after experiencing slower activity during the summer months. Total sales reached Markets plunge across Gulf KD 372 million, up 16 percent year-on-year (y/y). Activity during the month was supported by a strong performance in the investment sector KAMCO GCC Markets Monthly Report which recovered strongly from the slower sum- mer months. By contrast, the residential sector KUWAIT: Markets plunged across the GCC dur- 9M-14 net profits for the heavyweight Banking remained softer. As we enter the fourth quarter ing October-2014 on the back of panic selling sector. The KSE Price index saw a relatively high- of 2014, the real estate sector looks likely to end triggered by a global sell-off seen during the er monthly decline of 3.4 percent as compared another year on a positive note. first half of the month. The bearish sentiments to other Kuwait indices that declined at lower Sales in the residential sector remained rela- were exacerbated by historical low oil prices pace. Moreover, among the GCC equity mar- tively soft despite a pick-up in September. Sales that prompted response from economic agen- kets, the October-14 performance of the KSE amounted to KD 147 million during the month, cies across the globe. The most active markets was more resilient to the global equity market down by 23 percent y/y. The number of transac- in the GCC, the Dubai Financial Market and the sell-off as the decline in KSE was less steep as tions was 8 percent y/y lower. The underperfor- Tadawul, reported record weekly declines not compared to most of the other GCC markets. mance of the sector in previous months could seen since the financial crisis. The declines during October-14 affected YTD- be attributed to the small number of available Nevertheless, the equity market weakness 14 returns, sending the KSE Price Index back in properties coming online. The government has did not affect new listing announcements the red zone with a YTD-14 decline reported at sought to resolve the housing issue by develop- across the GCC which now stands at close to 9 2.5 percent by the end of October-14. The Index ing new townships, which may have affected expected IPOs over the next few months. A had posted a YTD-14 growth of 1.0 percent in sector activity. majority of these companies are expected to list the previous month after reporting five consec- Residential activity was heaviest in the on the DFM and ADX followed by a few compa- utive months of YTD-14 declines. Total market Ahmadi governorate, which accounted for 63 nies on the Tadawul stock market. capitalization declined by 2.6 percent to KD 32.2 percent of all residential transactions during Meanwhile, oil prices, which has a significant billion ($111.2 billion). September. The Mubarak Al-Kabeer and Hawalli impact on economic health of the GCC coun- Trading activity on the KSE also plunged governorates came in second and third, tries, continued to decline with the OPEC basket during the month primarily due to lesser num- accounting for 15 percent and 7 percent of all price down by 23.3 percent for YTD-14 and ber of trading days on account of Eid holidays. transactions, respectively. In the residential sec- Kuwait oil spot price declined by 25.6 percent Total volume traded almost halved to 3.3 billion tor, 73 percent of all transactions involved the for YTD-14. The International Energy Agency traded shares as compared to 6.1 billion in the purchase and sale of land or vacant plots. predicted lowest demand growth for oil since previous month. Total value traded declined by Meanwhile, the investment sector continued 2009. The continued weakness in oil prices trig- 38.6 percent to KD 381.9 million. Average daily to see strong growth in sales, as the sector gered a response from the IMF urging the Gulf volume for the month declined from 278.9 Mn offered relatively attractive returns. Sales oil producers to restrain spending and speed up shares in September-14 to 192.0 million shares reached KD 207 million in September, up 73 per- economic reforms to reduce the fiscal risks of a in October-14. On the other hand, average daily cent y/y. 147 transactions took place during the sustained period of lower oil prices. Total liquid- value traded declined from KD 28.3 million in month, an increase of 11 percent y/y. The aver- ity in the GCC equity markets, in terms of total September-14 to KD 22.5 million during age transaction size also increased, to KD 1.4 value traded, saw a steep decline of 31.2 per- October-14. million. cent during October-14 to $47.4 billion as com- The monthly gainers list was topped by In the investment sector, whole buildings pared to $68.9billion during September-14. Tamdeen Real Estate with a monthly return of accounted for 53 percent of all transactions. Tadawul continued to account for the lion’s 28.6 percent followed by Kuwait Buildings Apartments followed, comprising 33 percent of share of total trading activity in the GCC pegged Materials Manufacturing Co. (KBMMC) and all transactions. The Ahmadi governorate once at 74.7 percent or $35.4 billion in total value Kuwait Reinsurance, with monthly returns of again witnessed the bulk of activity. The largest during the month. UAE exchanges accounted 25.4 percent and 11.9 percent, respectively. transaction, however, involved the sale of build- for 15.5 percent of total value traded in the GCC, KBMMC reported a 20.1 percent increase in 9M- ings for KD 33 million in Salmiya. Transactions up from 12.7 percent and 8.6 percent seen dur- 14 net profits to record at KD 0.49 million. On involving vacant plots accounted for 10 percent. KD 4.6 million. Over the past two months, this sharp decline the prior two months. The bank ing August-14 and September-14, respectively. the monthly losers side, Kuwait Hotels topped Volatile commercial sector sales rose during sector has witnessed several transactions in approved 484 loans worth approximately KD the list with a monthly decline of 31.3 percent the month, but remained subdued compared to Sabah Al-Ahmad Sea City, a predominantly resi- 29.3 million in September. The number of Kuwait bourse followed by Gulf Finance House and Al Hilal average activity over the last year. Total sales dential area south of Kuwait City. The commer- approved loans has dropped 22 percent y/y due KSE benchmark indices declined during Cement (which reported a net loss of KD 0.28 reached KD 17 million. Only five transactions cial space will most likely service residents in this to a base effect; 2013 saw the bank approve a October-14 as the significant slide in oil prices million for 9M-14) with monthly declines of 20.3 were recorded during the month, the largest of new area. Housing loan approvals by the Kuwait high number of loans. Disbursed loans totalled overshadowed a strong 18.9 percent increase in percent and 18.6 percent, respectively. which was a building in Kuwait City that sold for Credit Bank (KCB) bounced back following a KD 18 million, an increase of 11.5 percent y/y. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 technology Highlights of unmanned space exploration

PARIS: In 1942, the Nazis’ V-2 rocket became the first man-made first soft landing on a planet, also Venus, was achieved by Venera 7, science instruments and an atmospheric probe. It found evidence for object to touch the fringes of space. Since then, humankind has sent four years later. Venera 7 transmitted the first signals from another liquid water oceans under the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. scouts around the Solar System to explore its central star, planets and planet, and revealed that Venus, far from being a home from home, other bodies. If all goes well, another milestone will be reached next would be lethal for humans. MARS PATHFINDER Wednesday when Europe lands a robot lab on a comet. Here are other An innovative airbag cocoon cushioned the landing of this space- firsts in unmanned space exploration: PIONEER 10 craft on the Red Planet in 1997, from which emerged the first-ever In 1973, the NASA spacecraft carried out the first flyby of Jupiter, wheeled rover, dubbed Sojourner, to explore another planet. SPUTNIK 1 swinging past the biggest planet of the Solar System at a distance of The first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union on 130,000 km (80,000 miles). In 1983, it became the first spacecraft to NEAR Shoemaker October 4, 1957, ushering in the space age and the Cold War tussle for travel past the orbit of Neptune, the outermost of the acknowledged The first landing on an asteroid happened about 355 million km the cosmos. The beachball-sized, aluminum sphere took 98 minutes planets. Pioneer 10 and its sister, Pioneer 11, carry aluminium plaques from Earth in 2001, touching down at a gentle 1.5 meters per second. to orbit the Earth, and sent the first-ever message received from with the drawing of a man and a woman along with information indi- Four years later, Japan’s Hayabusa spacecraft was the first to land on, space. Another pioneering satellite is NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, cating where the probes came from. take a sample, and take off from an asteroid, Itokawa, and send the placed in near-Earth orbit in 1990, which has provided dazzling pic- dust it collected back to Earth. tures of objects in deep space. VOYAGER 1 AND 2 Launched in 1977 to explore further afield than ever before, CASSINI LUNA 2 Voyager 1 returned detailed photographs of Jupiter and Saturn before A joint project of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Another Soviet record, this probe was the first man-made craft to becoming, in 1998, the most distant human-made object. In 2012, it Italian ASI, this explorer in 2004 became the first to enter the orbit of reach another celestial body, crashing into the Moon in 1959 and scat- entered interstellar space, the region between the stars. Like its com- Saturn, from where it has closely studied the giant planet’s magnifi- tering Soviet pennants on its surface. Its successor Luna 3 sent back panion Voyager 2, which in 1986 became the first spacecraft to fly cent rings.In 2005, Cassini sent down a probe, Huygens, to Saturn’s the first-ever picture of the far side of the Moon later that same year, past Uranus, the vessel carries a 30-cm gold-plated copper disc. The largest moon Titan a strange world with lakes of liquid methane. and Luna 9 made the first soft landing on the Moon in 1966. record includes a “greeting to the universe” in 60 languages, music and 115 images of Earth-complete with a stylus with which to play it. STARDUST VENERA 3 In 2004, this NASA mission was the first to collect samples from the This Soviet lander was the first to touch the surface of another GALILEO wake of a comet, dubbed 81P/Wild, as it shaved by at a distance 236 planet-Venus, in 1966. A landing capsule was released successfully, Launched in 1989, this NASA mission became the first to go into km. The particles were returned to Earth in a capsule in January 2006 but contact with it was lost and no scientific data was returned. The orbit around a gas giant planet, Jupiter, in 1995. It carried a range of for analysis. — AFP What is 4chan?

SAN FRANCISCO: So, what exactly is address, adding to its appeal. 4Chan? 4chan’s roots date back to a pre- Facebook age of the Internet, where Why does 4chan allow graphics? anonymity ruled and rules were few to 4chan’s rules prohibit people from post- come by. Hackers deposited nude celebri- ing things that violate US or local laws. It’s ty photos on the site over the summer. It’s also against the rules to visit the site if you also the birthplace of the hacker collective are under 18. Users can report posts that Anonymous, along with countless funny violate 4chan’s rules and there are modera- Internet memes and harmless pranks on tors who can remove content. But the site celebrities. It’s been called a home to prides itself in not censoring content just cyber bullying as well as do-gooder vigi- because it might offend some people. lante justice. And tucked in a dark corner “Generally the rules are as light as they can of the site are images not at all like the keep them,” said Jim Hendler, a computer polished vacation photos on Instagram science professor at the Rensselaer and adorable baby snapshots on Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. On Facebook. Here, you’ll find close-ups of the other hand, people do break 4chan’s genitals, lots and lots of breasts, and a rules, but in general the site is “very skit- post on why one should never marry a tish” about taking down content, said Rob woman who isn’t a virgin. D’Ovidio, an associate professor of criminal There are also images of a dead justice at Drexel University in Philadelphia. woman, splayed naked on a bare mattress, “It is an environment where independ- mouth agape, with a deep red mark ence and user-created community is high- around her neck. Authorities say slaying ly valued over strong editorial control,” he suspect David Kalac posted the pictures said. The posted photos of the woman’s and wrote accompanying posts about nude, lifeless body, while distasteful, don’t SPACE: This photo released by the European Space Agency shows an artist impression of Rosetta’s lander Philae (back view) on the surface of strangling the woman and wanting to be violate any laws, D’Ovidio said. “It’s not like comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Philae will be deployed to the comet on November 12, 2014. — AFP fatally shot by police. “Often dismissed as he stole crime scene photos,” he said, refer- little more than a gang of anonymous bul- ring to Kalac, who’s accused of killing his lies, there is some truth to the notion that live-in girlfriend. The pictures also don’t Science lifts veil on comets the site is simultaneously the best and violate copyright laws since he “technically worst of the Internet,” journalist Sean owns the intellectual property.” In essence, Bonner wrote on BoingBoing.net in 2010 4chan would have to decide to remove the in a story about 4chan helping track down images of its own volition, or be compelled From doomsday to the facts a woman who put a living cat in a trash to do so by law enforcement. And even if bin. Some questions and answers about 4chan were to remove the photos, chances PARIS: For millennia, the sight of a comet filled Rosetta and Philae will shake up what we know.” their ice is melted and transformed into gusts of 4chan: are they would appear elsewhere on the humans with awe or dread. The birth of Jesus, Dubbed “dirty snowballs” by US astronomer gas, the bright “coma” around a comet’s head. site, or on the Internet. the assassination of Julius Caesar, the Great Fred Whipple, comets are deemed to be clusters How did 4chan start? “Once the cat is out of the bag, it’s diffi- Plague of London, the coming of war or peace, of primeval carbon and ice, typically a few kilo- Hairy star The site was born in 2003, a year before cult to rein it back in,” D’Ovidio said. bountiful harvests or famine... all thought to be meters across. Blacker than coal, they were The gassy wake, and dust loosened by the Facebook, as an image and message portended by cosmic herald. Bit by bit, mysticism formed shortly after the Sun flared into life in a melting ice, creates a spectacular tail reflected in board in the style of a similar Japanese What else is on 4chan? about comets has been replaced by fact as scien- halo of dust and gas-the stuff that eventually the Sun’s rays and may stretch across millions of board called 2chan, or Futaba. The identity The site’s “random” board gets the most tists discover more about these epic and ancient formed the planets and other bodies. Today, the kilometers. The word for comet comes from “stel- of its 15-year-old founder, Christopher notoriety, but it’s just a “small part of a travelers of the skies. As it turns out, comets may Solar System is considered a pretty quiet place la cometa”-Latin for “long-haired star”. The best- Poole, became widely known after he much larger entity,” Hendler said. “Despite be more extraordinary than even the deepest compared to 4.6 billion years ago, when it was a known is Halley’s Comet, named after 17th-cen- gave an interview to The Wall Street the infamy, it really does some positive superstition could imagine. They may even have shooting gallery. The nascent Earth would have tury English astronomer Edmond Halley, who Journal in 2008 in an article titled “Modest things. It creates community,” he said, brought life to our planet, according to some been whacked over and over again by comets was the first to show that comets orbit the Sun Web Site Is Behind a Bevy of Memes.” adding that 4chan remains very much theories. For decades, astrophysicists have debat- and asteroids, swelling the planet in size and and return regularly. Poole wanted to create a version on 2chan user-focused in the most basic sense of ed whether, at the dawn of our Solar System, depositing ice, which on some theories became Just over 5,000 comets have been observed for American audiences to share his fasci- the term. The site “wanted to stay most comets peppered Earth with some of the chemi- today’s oceans. since the first recorded sighting by Chinese nation with Japanese comics and televi- true to the notion that you could be cal essentials for life as we know it. “This would have created a wonderful culture skygazers around 240 BC. But some experts sion shows, the Journal said. Soon, the anonymous, you could talk about whatev- The answer may be within reach. On medium-a liquid enabling highly rich carbon believe there could be as many as a trillion out site grew well beyond anime and manga, er you wanted, that you could control the Wednesday, a European robot lab, Philae, will material to react and create prebiotic chemistry,” there, the European Space Agency says. “Short thanks in large part to the fact that it conversation.” Paul Levinson, professor of make the first-ever landing on a comet. It will car- said Rocard. “It would have led to the first mem- period” comets take less than 200 years to com- allows users to be anonymous. It became communications and media studies at ry out experiments on the comet’s back as the branes and ultimately the first cells-life itself,” he plete an orbit. They are believed to return to the a place for people to share images and Fordham University, called 4chan the pair hurtle toward the Sun, escorted by Philae’s said. The key to confirming this theory lies in the Kuiper Belt, just beyond the orbit of Neptune. discuss common interests, from TV shows “merry pranksters of the Internet.” In 2010, mother ship, Rosetta, in orbit. “Comets are the ratio of hydrogen and deuterium on the comet, “Long period” comets return to the Oort Cloud, a to computer science to pornography. At a for example, users tried to send Justin most ancient objects in the Solar System,” Francis which Rosetta and Philae will measure with their vast, frigid, dark place on the Solar System’s time when Facebook, Google and to some Bieber to North Korea by flooding an Rocard of France’s National Centre for Space instruments, to be compared to the chemical fringes. Some of these last swung by more than extent Twitter are pushing people to share online poll asking fans where the divisive Studies (CNES) said. “We want to know if comets make-up of water on Earth. Doomed to orbit the 100,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens ventured their real identities, 4chan lets users post singer should perform next. It did not played a part in providing Earth with water and Sun in elliptical circuits, comets undergo thermal out of Africa, at the start of our conquest of the without giving a name or even an email work. — AP carbon. There is no doubt that the results from and gravity stress as they near the star. Some of planet. — AFP Blizzard reveals shooter ‘Overwatch’ at BlizzCon

ANAHEIM: After tackling online strat- egy and role-playing games, the com- pany behind “World of Warcraft” is tak- ing aim at the shooter genre. Blizzard Entertainment Inc announced plans Friday to release a multiplayer shoot- ’em-up game called “Overwatch.” The reveal kicked off BlizzCon, the compa- ny’s fan-centric celebration where more than 25,000 attendees are com- peting in game matches, dressing in costumes and bagging swag at the Anaheim Convention Center. Blizzard’s chief of story and fran- chise development, Chris Metzen, said “Overwatch” marks the first new fran- chise in 17 years from the creator of such long-running game series as the A windmill is silhouetted against a starry sky during a time exposure in a field near Randolph, Kan. Scientists fantasy role playing saga “World of Warcraft,” gothic slasher “Diablo” and reported, that as many as half of all stars may lie outside galaxies. —AP ANAHEIM: Two attendees dressed as game characters wait for the start of sci-fi strategy game “StarCraft.” “You the opening ceremony at the BlizzCon, the fan-centric celebration of video guys know that with Blizzard games, game publisher Blizzard in Anaheim, Calif. The annual convention kicked Half of all stars may lie outside galaxies we like to find genres and game types off Friday with more than 25,000 attendees. — AP that we’re in love with and take the CAPE CANAVERAL: The universe may be full of reclusive as all the known galaxies combined, and is redefining best elements of those and really stars - not washed-up Hollywood stars, but the kind lurking galaxies. Instead of having sharp edges, galaxies may 60 years in the future,” Metzen said. tle arena game “Heroes of the Storm” amplify it,” game director Jeff Kaplan deep in the cosmos. Scientists reported Thursday that as spread out like a starry web, connecting all the galaxies “It’s far enough in the future that we featuring characters from other told the BlizzCon crowd. “You saw us many as half of all stars may lie outside galaxies. together. have flying cars, ray guns and all the Blizzard games. Blizzard is a division of do that with a strategy genre, a mas- Individually, these lonesome stars are too faint to detect. “Traditionally, we’ve talked about galaxies as disks or technology you’d want to have, but Activision Blizzard Inc., which publish- sively multiplayer online game, and But together, they create a hazy background of fluctuating sometimes spheroids that have a finite extent. They run it’s not far enough that it feels too es the first-person shooters “Destiny” near-infrared light. A team of astronomers from the US, out of stars and gas at a certain radius,” Zemcov told most recently a collectable card exotic.” and “Call of Duty.” The company said Japan and Korea say the diffuse glow appears to be from reporters. While scientists previously have known about game.” Metzen said a beta test for during its earnings call Tuesday that stars booted out of their galaxies by mergers and collisions. these halos around galaxies, “these halos seem to be “Overwatch” will feature original “Overwatch” will launch in 2015 and a strong sales of “Destiny” and “World of The measurements by Michael Zemcov of the extending farther out than we thought and is responsible superhero-like characters with various demonstration of the game is avail- Warcraft” led to better-than-expected California Institute of Technology and his colleagues were for more light than we thought.” Details of this Cosmic skills - such as mechanized gorilla able at the convention this weekend. results for its third quarter and raised made on two suborbital rocket flights, launched in 2010 Infrared Background Experiment - CIBER for short - appear Winston, winged healer Mercy and “Overwatch” will join Blizzard’s grow- its full-year forecast. Blizzard said it and 2012 from New Mexico, and validated by NASA’s in Friday’s issue of the journal Science. More CIBER flights robotic monk Bastion - blasting each ing game portfolio, which includes had 7.4 million “World of Warcraft” Spitzer Space Telescope. NASA program scientist Michael are planned for better measurements; there have been other in six-versus-six matches on a such newcomers as the “Warcraft”- subscribers as of Sept. 30, ahead of Garcia said this diffuse glow between galaxies is as bright four to date. — AP futuristic, cartoony rendition of Earth. themed collectable card game next week’s release of the “Warlords of “The story takes place something like “Hearthstone” and the upcoming bat- Draenor” expansion. — AP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

Acoustic warfare: Bats jam each other’s sonar while bug hunting

WASHINGTON: All’s fair in love and war - insects, Corcoran said. The hunting bat and also in mid-air bug hunting, if you’re simultaneously hears the jamming call a bat. Scientists studying a common and the echoes from its own echoloca- species of these flying mammals found tion, preventing it from being able to cal- that the bats, while competing for the culate the bug’s position, he added. juicy insects they call dinner, make noises “This is nature’s version of acoustic that “jam” other bats that are using their warfare,” Corcoran said. sonar-like echolocation abilities to zero in The jamming is akin to techniques on prey. used in modern aviation warfare. “I liken Echolocation - bouncing sound waves it to a pilot jamming the radar of an off objects - is how bats navigate in the incoming missile,” said Wake Forest biolo- dark while hunting, enabling them to gist Bill Conner, another of the find and catch elusive insects zipping researchers. through the nighttime air. Battling for bugs is particularly chal- Sophisticated video and audio record- lenging for these bats considering that ings made during experiments in Arizona they often live in colonies of millions of and New Mexico involving Mexican free- individuals all wanting the same kind of tailed bats revealed how they thwarted meal. each other’s meal plans. Just as one bat “The jamming call is an oscillation in was within a split second of snatching a frequency like the vibrato of an opera moth or other insect in mid-air, another singer. We, of course, cannot normally bat that was also out foraging used its hear it because it is too high in frequency. vocal chords to emit a specialized jam- When you lower the frequency into our ming call to prevent the first one from range, it sounds somewhat like bird making the catch. song,” Conner said. “The bats jam competitors to prevent The Mexican free-tailed bats, scientific them from capturing insects so that the name Tadarida brasiliensis, are medium- jamming bat has an opportunity to catch sized bats with brown fur, large ears and DALLAS: Dr Munir Hazbun takes a selfie with former President George W Bush on Friday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. — AP the prey,” biologist Aaron Corcoran of a wingspan of about 11 inches (28 cm) Wake Forest University in North Carolina, found in the western United States, who led the study published in the jour- Mexico, Central America and northern nal Science, said on Friday. “The hunting South America. Dallas marks Ebola end with relief bat is 86 percent less likely to capture the This study showed that bat sounds prey when it is getting jammed,” have at least three functions: echoloca- Corcoran added. tion, intraspecies communication and ‘Selfies’ with former president Bush as Dallas gets all-clear The researchers said this is the first bat acoustic interference. The bats are known species known to use jamming but it is to make at least 15 different communica- DALLAS: A relieved Dallas got the US govern- Duncan, was taken by ambulance to Texas Oct 8. Both nurses eventually made a full recov- possible other bats do it as well. The jam- tion calls for purposes including attract- ment’s all-clear on Friday from Ebola, and former Health Presbyterian Hospital, where he was ery. ming call has a pitch that rapidly moves ing mates, young bats calling for their President George W Bush marked the event by diagnosed with the disease. The first case on US “Dallas is officially #Ebola free today!” Pham up and down, covering the frequencies mothers and males fending off other visiting the hospital that was at the center of soil of the virus, in the middle of an Ebola epi- tweeted on Friday. “So grateful to all the doctors, used by bats to locate and capture males. — Reuters fighting the virus and the origin of an American demic that has killed more than 4,950 people in nurses, and other healthcare workers that were scare over the disease. three poor West African countries, prompted involved in my care.” Clay Jenkins, the top politi- “It’s official,” the Texas Department of State questions about whether the US government cal official in Dallas County who was at the fore- Health Services said in a tweet announcing the was doing enough to prevent the disease from front of the region’s public health response, said final monitoring check Friday evening of the last entering the country. the end of Ebola was like Thanksgiving coming of the 177 people who had been considered at “The last five weeks have been a trying time early. risk of catching the virus. “No symptoms. We are for the city and residents of Dallas and especially President Barack Obama called state and happy to close this Ebola chapter with Dallas the people of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital local officials, including Jenkins, on Friday to tonight,” the department said. Dallas,” Bush told hospital staff. The former presi- express his gratitude. Obama also extended his The announcement came four hours after the dent, who lives a few miles from the hospital, appreciation “to the people of Dallas, whose US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hugged now-Ebola-free nurse Amber Vinson, strength and resilience helped reassure the said that, as of Friday, 176 of the 177 people in who contracted the virus after treating Duncan. nation,” the White House said. The US Ebola Texas it had been checking for possible Ebola He also posed for “selfies” with staff at the med- response became a hot-button issue in the exposure had been cleared. They had been mon- ical facility where he himself has undergone midterm elections that ended Tuesday, even itored for symptoms of Ebola for 21 days, the dis- care. though it killed only Duncan, one of just four ease’s maximum incubation period. Ebola caus- No one else in Texas has contracted Ebola infected nationwide. Ebola, which has ravaged es fever, vomiting, diarrhea and bleeding. since nurses Nina Pham and Vinson became Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, can only be The Texas city’s Ebola worries began on Sept. infected while caring for Duncan, who became caught via bodily fluids from an infected person. 30 when a visiting Liberian man, Thomas Eric ill while visiting relatives in Dallas. He died on It is not airborne. — Reuters Ebola fight starting to pay off

Outbreak slowing in Liberia after claiming 4,960 lives FREETOWN: The deadliest Ebola outbreak ever is finally slowing in Liberia, the worst-hit coun- try, but still wreaking havoc in two neighboring west African states amid warnings of thousands of unreported deaths. As the initially lackluster global response to the crisis centered in Liberia and adjoining Sierra Leone and Guinea gath- ered some pace following repeated and impas- sioned appeals from top UN officials and world Dr Robert Fuller (right) joins Dr Matthew Howell as they care for a person injured in leaders, the good news from Liberia was tem- the 2010 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The additional three weeks quarantine pered by warnings that the global toll is likely on top the six week commitment requited by the International Medical Corps has vastly underestimated. forced Fuller to give up on the idea of going to West Africa to care for Ebola patients The outbreak is officially thought to have in 2014. — AP claimed 4,960 lives and infected 13,042 people, according to the latest data issued by the World Health Organization. But that could be the tip of the iceberg, an official at the UN health S Leone families face agency said. “There are lots of missing deaths in this epi- long wait for freedom demic,” Christopher Dye, WHO’s strategy chief, told AFP, estimating that around 5,000 fatalities FREETOWN: Wary neighbors, police cellphone of the person now heading the could be missing from the count. watches and food left outside the house- family. If they have one that is. All this is This assessment, he said, was based on the the lot of the families quarantined due to done from a safe distance and they do not knowledge that the fatality rate in the epidemic Ebola in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown is venture inside the homes in the working- stands at about 70 percent. Dye said the likely a mix of ostracism and excruciating bore- class district of Dwarzak, set on a hillside explanation was that many people were bury- dom. and dotted with shanty homes with zinc ing the dead in secret, possibly to avoid having The picturesque seaside capital with or tin roofs. authorities interfere with burial customs like its rolling hills which descend down to A soldier and two police are on watch washing and touching the deceased widely Andrew Wegoye, a nurse at Inspira Medical Center Woodbury, prepares to leave for Liberia to pristine white beaches has been hard hit to ensure that nobody from the quaran- blamed for much of the transmission. help with the Ebola outbreak. Wegoye, who was living in his native Uganda when earlier out- by the virus, like the rest of the country, tined homes ventures out. Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma breaks struck, volunteered to go to West Africa with AmeriCares. — AP and wreaked havoc on families. We need to scale up pressed the point in a meeting this week with lant,” said Ertharin Cousin, the head of the ease. “It’s not here yet. There are still people, The deadliest outbreak of the virus The temptation to do so can be over- lawmakers well as tribal and religious chiefs. UN’s World Food Program this week while on villages, towns [and] areas that [are] not get- ever has claimed nearly 5,000 lives, of whelming due to boredom, depression or “You must enforce the law and take out the a tour of west Africa. ting any type of help right now and we defi- which more than 1,100 deaths were simply to try and forage food. WFP chief sick,” he said, referring to a ban on traditional “And one message is that now is the time nitely don’t have the response capability on recorded in Sierra Leone. Amasoula Ertharin Cousin, who visited Sierra Leone mourning rites with involve contact with for everyone to come together to ensure that the ground now from the international com- Kagome, 19, knows the pain of Ebola only last week, said although the lacklustre corpses. we are meeting the needs of people who are munity,” he said. too well. international response had paced up “This is time for action and you must stop affected by this disease, because we are see- The United Nations said it has received Quarantined in her modest home for recently, much more needed to be done the hypocrisy in the fight against Ebola,” added ing progress,” Cousin said. just over half — $572 million of the $988 mil- 21 days-the incubation time of the virus- in the country. Koroma, whose country has recorded 1,070 Among these are more than 2,000 children lion-the funds it is seeking to finance the after her mother became the latest victim “What I have learned in Sierra Leone is deaths from the disease and 4,759 cases. left orphans by the disease in Liberia alone, fight against the worst outbreak of Ebola in the family, Kagome now is charged that the international community has Even though the spread of the virus has West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS said, urg- since the discovery of the viral disease in with looking after her four siblings, the made a lot of progress in meeting the slowed in Liberia, where 2,697 people had ing international help to go beyond immedi- 1976. US President Barack Obama is asking youngest of whom is three. needs of the victims of this crisis,” Cousin died out of a total of 6,525 cases, officials ate medical care. Congress for more than $6.0 billion in emer- In the span of a month, she lost her said. warned that this is no time for complacency. Anthony Banbury, the UN’s pointman on gency funding while Japan became the latest parents. Sequestered, she awaits daily for “But we all have more work to do. We “We cannot wait. This is a situation where the fight against Ebola, told the BBC that the country this week to pledge extra aid, taking rations distributed by the UN’s World need to scale up, we need to get better, we’re seeing progress but progress can be international body had neither received suffi- Tokyo’s contribution to a total of $140 mil- Food Program to keep her young family we need to perform faster. We need to sporadic with this disease if we are not vigi- cient funds nor the means to fight the dis- lion. — AFP going. ensure that everyone joins together today It includes maize, palm oil-the local to make the difference that is required to cooking medium, salt pepper and wheat. stop the spread of this deadly disease.” Amazon introduces a voice-recognition Not fancy but enough to keep body and Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai soul together. Kagome keeps a distance Koroma has also warned against observ- NEW YORK: Siri, meet Alexa. Amazon is streaming video service, grocery delivery, you start asking it questions, having it com- from her siblings but cannot do so for the ing traditional funeral rites blamed for the introducing a voice-recognition service music streaming and original TV shows such plete tasks for you - especially shopping youngest. rapid spread of the disease. called Amazon Echo that comes with a as the critically acclaimed “Transparent” star- tasks - just the way Apple hopes its users will “I can only console the youngest of West African burial customs and tradi- speaker-like wireless device just in time for ring Jeffrey Tambor. interact with Apple Watch.” my brothers, he’s only 3! I have to give tions like washing and touching the the holiday shopping season. Responding to The Echo, its latest offering, is available by Users can’t buy anything through Echo yet him his bath. As for the others there is no deceased and spending several days sit- voice commands after the “wake word” email request only and costs $199, or $99 for except for digital music from Amazon Music. contact, I (keep) a certain distance,” she ting watching over the body have been Alexa, the device offers updates on news and Amazon Prime members. It competes with The Wi-Fi only device can play music from said. “Neighbours? They don’t help us , blamed for a majority of infections. weather and provides hands-free voice con- other voice-recognition services such as Amazon or other music services like iTunes nothing ... certain people are sympathiz- Ebola is at its most contagious stage in trol for Amazon services such as Prime Music. Apple’s Siri. “Amazon is the first to put a per- and Spotify. It stores information in Seattle- ing but some are even mocking us. Yes a person dying or who has just died of the It has an accompanying app for tablets sistent microphone interface in your home, a based Amazon.com Inc.’s in-house cloud serv- laughing at us.” virus, so safety procedures must be strin- and smartphones. Amazon has been listening and learning service that is ready to ice, Amazon Web Services. It can also answer WFP employees Janet James and gent, experts say. expanding its offerings for members of its hear your every command,” said Forrester common questions like how to spell words, Gbessay Torpoh who are one of many But policing those under quarantine is $99 annual Prime loyalty club and other Research analyst James McQuivey. “Sure, it give weather reports, set alarms and timers doing the rounds distributing rations not easy in a poor country, whose already Amazon shoppers. It launched a smart- doubles as a connected speaker and some and grab information from Wikipedia. Amazon painstakingly list the number of individu- shoddy infrastructure was ravaged by a als cloistered in each house and note the brutal civil war. —AP phone, the Fire, earlier this year, and has people will end up buying it for that, but the shares closed up 12 cents at $296.64. The stock offered a set-top video streaming device, a Echo will only achieve its real purpose when has lost about 25 percent this year. — AP SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

MARSEILLE: Tuna fishing boats leaving Marseille’s harbor, southeastern France, to prevent the docking of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior II (not pictured), as the fishermen oppose Greenpeace’s plans to cam- paign in Marseille against the overfishing of red tuna. —AFP Dead fish in Rio Olympic Fishing countries set to bay baffle scientists RIO DE JANEIRO: Thousands of dead fish Janeiro State University oceanographer discuss bluefin quotas have begun mysteriously washing up in David Zee told AFP. Leandro Daemon of the polluted Rio bay that will host sailing the National Institute for the Environment, events at the 2016 Olympics-and experts or INEA, agreed that water testing had not are at a loss to explain why. identified any toxic chemicals or any Genoa meeting under scrutiny of green groups, scientists Guanabara Bay has already been the unusual change in the water’s pH (poten- subject of concern amongst sailors who are tial of hydrogen), salinity or oxygen. PARIS: Against the backdrop of an apparent demands. going to continue to follow the science and allow to compete in Rio because of the human “We have no answer yet about what Atlantic bluefin tuna recovery, fishing nations France, one of Europe’s biggest fishing this recovery to happen, or are they going to risk sewage that gets pumped into its waters. happened, but we can certainly exclude gather in Genoa, Italy, next week to set new lim- nations, wants a 18,500-tonne limit for 2015, and sliding back to the bad days and raise the quota The International Olympic Committee the hypothesis of a chemical pollution its, closely watched by environmental groups and 23,500 tons for the year thereafter. too soon?”, Nickson said. (IOC) has expressed confidence that killing the fish,” he said. scientists. In the 1990s, a quota of about 50,000 tons per Greenpeace’s Francois Chartier underlined Guanabara will be fit for purpose by the In 2013, the bluefin tuna spawning stock in year saw the much-prized but threatened species that the “stock is busy recovering, but hasn’t time of the games. But the recent appear- ‘Don’t go in’ the east Atlantic and Mediterranean surged to known to scientists as Thunnus thynnus recovered yet”. Not only have stricter quotas ance of thousands of dead fish, and the But not everyone is so sure. Worried 585,000 tons-nearly double the levels of the stretched to the limit. helped, but also naval patrols to enforce the lim- foul stench of their rotting carcasses, has fishermen and islanders are pointing the 1950s, according to International Commission for The ICCAT quota for 2008 was 28,500 tons, fol- its. attracted further scrutiny with the finger at the petrochemical activities of the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) — lowed by 22,000 tons in 2009, and 12,900 in 2011. The Atlantic bluefin tuna was in 2011 listed as Olympics less than two years away. state giant Petrobras. though actual counts are hard to do. “It is going to be very tough,” said Amanda endangered by the International Union for the Scientists are baffled by the phenome- “We want to know why so many fish The stock had been decimated by fishing Nickson of Pew Environment, which opposes a Conservation of Nature (IUCN). non but say there is no evidence so far to have died. The rotten smell is horrible and suggest pollution is the cause. The foul there are many flies on the island. The boats to a low 150,000 tons in the mid-2000s. higher limit, said of next week’s gathering. “The ICCAT’s members include Britain, Canada, odor first took over the usually peaceful authorities tell us nothing,” said Vilma “There are positive signs of the stock recover- latest stock assessment seems to indicate things China, Russia, the United States, several Paqueta Island, where cars are banned and Leocadio of the Paqueta citizens’ associa- ing, but it is not yet at 100 percent,” said Sylvain are improving. In part this is good news... howev- Mediterranean countries, the EU and Japan, the population of 4,500 people travels on tion. “We are afraid, we do not bathe in the Bonhommeau, a researcher at the French ocean er the scientists said they don’t know how much which single-handedly consumes over three- horseback or bicycle among the only sea any more and do not buy fish here.” institute Ifremer and a member of ICCAT’s scien- of an increase there is and they can’t agree on quarters of all the bluefin tuna caught, according baobab trees in Brazil. Rosimere Figueiredo, 52, said Paqueta tific committee. how much higher the quota could be,” she told to green group WWF. The Atlantic bluefin can live With the help of a bulldozer, a municipal was in distress. “I do not encourage you to At its 2012 meeting, the commission had AFP. up to 40 years and grow to more than four company has removed 20 tons of dead step in the water with all those dead bod- decided to raise catch limits to 13,500 tons annu- metres (13 feet) long. sabalo fish-from the Clupeidae family of ies of fish. We see them dying,” she said. ally for fish taken in the Mediterranean and east Not there yet The fish spawn just once a year and do not herrings and sardines-as well as four dead Five of the fish were sent Tuesday to the Atlantic for 2013 and 2014, up from 12,900 tons. “There is severe industry pressure now, with reach reproductive maturity until they are eight sea turtles. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro’s biolo- At a seven-day gathering starting tomorrow, the industry saying there is more fish we should to 12 years old, making them more vulnerable to “Tests showed that this is not a matter gy department for analysis, and the results the commission’s 48 members (47 nations and be allowed a higher quota. And so the test this overfishing than smaller species which spawn of chemical or toxic water pollution,” Rio do will be announced in a week. — AFP the European Union) will put forward their quota year for the governments of ICCAT is: are they more frequently. — AFP WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 Australia Embassy ustralian Visa Application Centre, Level 25, Al Tijaria Building Al Soor Street, Opp. Al Shuhada Garden ASharq, Kuwait City. Working hours and days: 09.30 - 17.30 Sunday - Thursday. Submissions of new applications can be made until 16.30 each day. The last hour of opening is for decision letter collection only. Website Address: www.vfs-au-gcc.com. Information email ID: [email protected] Telephone: +971 4 2055900. Contacts page on VFS website for Kuwait: (including map) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/contactus_KBOQ.html. Visa options for lodgement with VFS: (to download forms, checklists, fee list) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/allaboutvisa.html Brazil Embassy

he official and authorized website to apply for Brazilian visas and documents is: https: //scedv.serpro.gov.br TAny other website is not recognized by the Brazilian Government. Address: West Mishref-Block I - Street 116 -Villa 47 P.O Box: 39761 Nuzha - 63058 Kuwait. Telephones: From left Carlos Malliaroudakis, Antoine Flouty and Indian ambassador Sunil Jain. 25378561/2/3/4 Fax: 25378560/5. Website: www.brazil.org.kw Working hours: 8am - 3pm (Sunday to Thursday) Consular Hours : Applications: 9.30am -11:30 am. Indian Nights at Holiday Inn Kuwait Downtown Delivery of documents: 1pm - 2pm. oliday Inn Kuwait Downtown launched its age of Sunil Jain the Ambassador of India along with mony, along with a selection of VIPs and local media Embassy of India Indian Nights which showcased an array of the General Manager of Holiday Inn Kuwait representatives. These Indian nights will be held HTraditional Indian food featuring dishes from Downtown Antoine Floutyand, Carlos Malliaroudakis every Tuesday at the Downtown International restau- he Embassy of India is organizing an Inter-School cultural all over India that shows what the Indian food is all the Area General Manager for Inter Continental rant from 7:30 evening onwards, truly a treat to the dance competition in its auditorium on 8 November 2014. about. The event was inaugurated under the patron- hotels group in Kuwait by the ribbon cutting cere- eye and the stomach. TChildren from sixteen Indian Schools are taking part in the event which will showcase the various forms of arts and dances of India. Besides, an Indian Bazaar with stalls, will be set up to display various types of manuscripts, embroidery, handicrafts, paintings, costumes and mouth-watering Indian cuisine. All these are available on discounted prices. There will also be a Live Webcasting of Inter- School dance competition to be held in the Embassy Auditorium today. The Live Webcast will be available from 1100 hours to 1400 hours which would be viewed on the Embassy Website with the fol- lowing link: indembkwtevent.com Embassy of Slovak Republic he Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Kuwait informs the public that due to the Public Holiday of the TSlovak Republic - ‘The Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy’. The Embassy will be closed on Sunday 16, November 2014 and the Consular Section will be closed on Monday 17, November 2014. The Embassy will resume the normal duties on Tuesday, 18-11-2014. Kuwait Times Calendar of Events The launch of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare November 9 - UK Education Exhibiton at the Regency Hotel. he wait was finally over to a crowd of passionate gamers who stood in line on Monday, November 3, Al Futouh Ballroom. On Saturday from 5-9pm and Twaiting for the launch of one of the most anticipated on Sunday from 8am to 12:30pm and 4pm to 9pm. next-gen games of the year, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, 14 - The English School Winter Wonderland at the X-cite in Safat Alghanim. The event was infectiously Bazaar. Held at the school premises in Salmiya. uplifting, with trance music playing in the background, laser displays beaming through the evening sky and about 10 14 - Punjab International Cultural Society actors dressed up as soldiers mingling with the attendees presents Punjabi Sabhyacharak nite 2014 on and taking photos and selfies with them. Not to mention the November 14, at 4 pm onwards in Indian thrilling bungee trampoline activity where contestants had Model School - Salmiya. to shoot specific targets on a huge Call of Duty backdrop 14 - Kala (Art) Kuwait NIRAM-2014 while maintaining their grip as they were tossed up and down. The competitors who directed their shots to the tar- Children’s Day painting competition at Indian gets with the highest points and in the least amount of time Community School, Khaitan, on Friday, 14 won amazing prizes. Altogether, this caused the popular November. Clay modeling competition also social media channels in Kuwait to buzz with excitement will be conducted for 7 - 11 standard students. and effectively making the launch event of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare one-of-its-kind for honoring the local Visit www.kalakuwait.net, or by e-mail at gaming culture. [email protected] As the largest electronic retailer in Kuwait, X-cite by 15 - Arpan cartoon - caricature competition, Alghanim Electronics is committed to introducing the latest, workshop with speed cartoonist Jitheshji at best and most popular electronic products. That is the main Indian Community School, Khaitan on reason why X-cite aimed to create a whole new and different experience with the launch of the Call of Duty: Advanced Saturday, 15th November. Caricature competi- Warfare. tion for 5- 12th Std and adults at 9 am, work- X-cite would also like to take this opportunity and extend shop at 11.15 am. Students can register its appreciation and gratitude towards every individual who through https://www.facebook.com/arpankwt worked on making the launch event a huge success, as well as promising its customers and loyal gaming fans even more or http://goo.gl/forms/u0CQcedoxT. fun-filled events in the future. [email protected] 15 - Day Out Fiesta to be held at Wahran Park in Shamiya. Interested in participating from 4-9pm or Canon recognized for CSR efforts in the Middle East email [email protected]. 22 - Kuwait Textile Association Bazaar - Held at Sadu House on November 22. 22 - Kuwait English School Annual Bazaar - At KES in Salwa, block 11 on November 22. Tables are KD 20. 28 - British Ladies Society Bazaar - At BSK on November 28. 28-29 - Street Fest 2014 will be held at a parking lot in AlShaab AlKhaled area on Friday and Saturday from 3pm to 10pm. Instagram @streetfestkuwait Website: http://www.streetfestkuwait.com/ 29 - 10K Charity Run organized by FSRI at the Marina Crescent. Register at www.runq8.org Email: [email protected]

What’s On - Submission Guidelines anon Middle East, a world leader in imaging solutions, Anurag Agrawal, Managing Director, Canon Middle East their full potential and maximize their contribution to the has been recognized by three institutions for its corpo- said: “We are honoured to be recognised as a leading organi- company’s strategy and goals. All photos submitted for What’s On Crate social responsibility (CSR) efforts in the region. The zation for our CSR activities which are aligned to Canon’s phi- At the GEC Awards, Canon was recognized for its wide Dubai Chamber has awarded Canon for the third consecutive losophy of Kyosei. To have these prestigious organisations range of community activities that addressed the environ- should be minimum 200dpi. year with the CSR Label for its efforts in the community, acknowledge our commitment to the communities we live ment, healthcare, sports and personal development. The workplace and market. Enterprise Channels MEA named and work in is a strong source of inspiration to continue our sponsorship of activities such as The Terry Fox Run in Egypt Articles must be in plain text and Canon as the 2014 Best Organization for CSR Activities in the efforts and expand upon them in the region. “At Canon we combined a support for athleticism as well as cancer research Global Enterprise Connect (GEC) Awards for its ongoing com- firmly believe that to successfully move forward sustainability forHospital 57357 in Cairo. Additionally, Canon has provided should include name and phone munity initiatives. must be at the core of our business. In addition to our ongo- ongoing support to EWS-WWF’s conservation efforts in Wadi The awards reinforce Canon’s commitment to incorporat- ing commitment to Dubai Cares, Dubai Autism Centre and Wurayah National Park by renewing its gold membership numbers. Articles and photos that ing CSR and sustainable initiatives across all aspects of the the Emirates Environmental Group, Canon engages in activi- and sourcing equipment for the monitoring of wildlife. business. At Canon, the corporate philosophy of Kyosei, ties such as Earth Hour, the Dubai Marathon, GEMS “Student Canon’s environmental and CSR efforts were also recog- fail to meet these requirements will meaning “Living and working together for the common Voice” Competition to support the local community.” nized by the Arabia CSR Network where it was namedone of not be published. good”, underpins the company’s business practices, ethics, The annual Dubai Chamber CSR Label, presented at a cer- the top five medium-sized companies for its efforts. Earlier management philosophy and corporate culture. With this at emony held at Dubai Chamber headquarters, was awarded this year, Canon was awarded as the organization with the the heart of the brand, the company has aligned itself to high for the third consecutive year to Canon Middle East. In addi- ‘Best Environmental Practices in the Arab World’ by the Arab Please send them to profile environmental and CSR campaigns that resonate with tion to its environmental and community activities, the Organization for Social Responsibility. the company’s belief and market leadership. In the Middle organization was praised for its ability to provide a workplace Currently, Canon holds the 26th position on the [email protected] East, Canon works extensively with NGOs and local organiza- in which diversity is valued and employees have equal Interbrand Best Global Green Brands list.Canon was also tions to support the community through three sustainability opportunities. Furthermore, Canon supports employees with recertified to ISO 14001 Environmental Management pillars: Environment, Society and Business. learning and development opportunities to help them reach Standard this year. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 WHAT’S ON

Sheikh Fahad Al-Nasser recently celebrated the wedding of his son, Sheikh Nasser to the daughter of Sheikh Ahmed Al-Khaled at his diwan in Andalus. The wedding was attended by HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, HH the PM Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak, the National Guard vice commander, Sheikh Mesh’al Al-Ahmed, members of the ruling family and dignitaries. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 TV PROGRAMS

09:05 The Tech Show 15:00 Jessie 06:00 Banged Up Abroad 09:30 Food Factory 15:25 Jessie 07:00 Ultimate Disaster 09:55 Food Factory 15:50 Jessie 08:00 Pirate Patrol 10:20 Food Factory 16:10 Dog With A Blog 09:00 Air Crash Investigation 10:45 Food Factory 16:35 A.N.T. Farm 10:00 Air Crash Investigation 11:15 Food Factory 17:00 Austin And Ally 11:00 Naked Science 00:45 Predator’s Playground 11:40 Food Factory 17:20 Austin And Ally 06:00 Kid vs Kat 12:00 Alaska Wing Men 01:35 Animal Cops Houston 12:05 Food Factory 17:40 Teen Beach Movie First 06:10 American Dragon 13:00 Nazi Temple Of Doom 02:25 Into The Pride 12:30 Food Factory Look 06:35 Kickin It 14:00 Banged Up Abroad 03:15 My Cat From Hell 13:00 Food Factory 17:45 Austin And Ally 07:00 Phineas And Ferb 15:00 Lockdown 04:05 My Pet’s Gone Viral 13:25 Food Factory 18:10 That’s So Raven 07:20 Phineas And Ferb 16:00 Pirate Patrol 04:30 My Pet’s Gone Viral 13:50 Mean Green Machines 18:30 That’s So Raven 07:45 Lab Rats 17:00 Air Crash Investigation 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 14:20 The Gadget Show 18:55 That’s So Raven 08:10 Lab Rats 18:00 Air Crash Investigation 05:45 Wild France 14:45 The Tech Show 19:20 Jessie 08:35 Phineas And Ferb 19:00 Salvage Code Red 06:35 Wildlife SOS 15:10 Body Spectacular 19:40 Jessie 08:45 Phineas And Ferb 20:00 One Ocean 07:00 Meerkat Manor 16:00 Mighty Ships 20:05 Jessie 09:00 Randy Cunningham: 21:00 Dangerous Encounters 07:25 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 16:55 Punkin Chunkin 2010 20:30 Austin And Ally 9th Grade Ninja 22:00 Salvage Code Red 08:15 Venom Hunter With 17:45 The Science Of Star 20:50 A.N.T. Farm 09:30 Max Steel 23:00 Storm Worlds Donald Schultz Wars 21:15 That’s So Raven 09:55 Slugterra 09:10 Austin Stevens: Most 18:35 Game Changers 21:40 Good Luck Charlie 10:20 Crash & Bernstein Dangerous... 19:00 Game Changers 22:00 Shake It Up 10:45 Kickin It 10:05 Escape To Chimp Eden 19:30 Extreme Bodies 22:25 A.N.T Farm 11:10 Lab Rats 10:30 Dick ‘n’ Dom Go Wild 20:20 Curiosity 22:50 Austin And Ally 11:35 Pair Of Kings 11:00 The Most Extreme 21:10 The Gadget Show 23:10 Wizards Of Waverly 12:00 Phineas And Ferb 11:55 Wild France 21:35 The Tech Show Place 12:10 Phineas And Ferb 12:50 Search For The Knysna 00:20 The Incredible Dr. Pol 22:00 Curiosity 23:35 Wizards Of Waverly 12:30 Scaredy Squirrel Elephants 01:10 When Sharks Attack 22:50 Curiosity Place 13:00 Motocrossed 13:45 Running With Wolves 02:00 Indonesia Beyond The 23:40 The Gadget Show 14:35 Phineas And Ferb 14:40 Lion Man: One World Reefs 14:45 Phineas And Ferb African Safari 02:20 Indonesia Beyond The 15:00 Phineas And Ferb 15:05 Lion Man: One World Reefs 15:10 Phineas And Ferb African Safari 02:50 Cameramen Who Dare 15:25 Lab Rats 15:35 Bondi Vet 03:45 When Sharks Attack 15:50 Slugterra 16:30 Talk To The Animals 04:40 Alpha Dogs 16:15 Max Steel 16:55 Talk To The Animals 00:45 Final 24 00:05 Special Agent Oso 05:05 Alpha Dogs 16:40 Kickin It 17:25 My Cat From Hell 01:35 Final 24 00:15 Imagination Movers 05:35 The Incredible Dr. Pol 17:05 Randy Cunningham: 18:20 Call Of The Wildman 02:30 Mummy Autopsy 00:40 Jungle Junction 06:30 Outback Wrangler 9th Grade Ninja 18:45 Call Of The Wildman 03:25 Mummy Autopsy 00:55 Jungle Junction 07:25 Man vs Monster 17:30 Crash & Bernstein 19:15 Austin Stevens 04:20 Mummy Autopsy 01:10 Handy Manny 08:20 Monkey Thieves 17:55 Pair Of Kings Adventures 05:10 Trashopolis 01:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 08:45 Monkey Thieves 18:20 Lab Rats 20:10 Fur Seals: The Dark 06:05 Trashopolis 02:00 Little Einsteins 09:15 Super Predators 18:45 Lab Rats Side 07:00 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 02:25 Special Agent Oso 10:10 Speed Kills 19:10 Lab Rats 21:05 Charles & Jessica: A 07:50 Discovery Atlas: France 02:40 Special Agent Oso 11:05 Dangerous Encounters 19:35 Lab Rats Chimp Tale Revealed 02:50 Imagination Movers 12:00 Kingdom Of The Oceans 20:00 Lab Rats 22:00 The Animals’ Guide To 08:45 Animal Armageddon 03:20 Handy Manny 12:55 Dangerous Encounters 20:25 Lab Rats Survival 09:35 Prehistoric Assassins 03:40 Special Agent Oso 13:50 Built For The Kill 20:50 Lab Rats 22:55 Lion Man: One World 10:30 Prehistoric Assassins 03:50 Special Agent Oso 14:45 Ragged Tooth 21:15 Lab Rats African Safari 11:20 Ultimate Cars 04:00 Timmy Time 15:40 Bear Nomad 21:40 Lab Rats 23:20 Lion Man: One World 11:45 A Racing Car Is Born 04:10 Imagination Movers 16:35 World’s Deadliest Killer 22:05 Lab Rats African Safari 12:10 Ultimate Cars 04:35 Little Einsteins Three 22:35 Scaredy Squirrel 23:50 Untamed & Uncut 12:35 A Racing Car Is Born 05:00 Jungle Junction 17:30 Dead Or Alive 13:05 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 05:15 Jungle Junction 23:00 Programmes Start At 18:25 Croc Invasion 13:55 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 05:30 Little Einsteins 6:00am KSA 19:20 Kingdom Of The Oceans 14:50 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 05:50 Special Agent Oso 20:10 Dangerous Encounters 15:45 Guns: The Men Who 06:00 Special Agent Oso 21:00 Built For The Kill Made Them 06:15 Jungle Junction 21:50 Ragged Tooth 00:05 World’s Scariest 16:40 Treasure Quest 06:30 Jungle Junction 22:40 Bear Nomad 00:55 Kidnap And Rescue 17:35 The Aviators 23:30 World’s Deadliest Killer 06:45 Handy Manny 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 01:45 First Week In 18:00 The Aviators Three 07:00 Special Agent Oso 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 02:35 How It’s Made 18:25 Secrets Of... 07:15 Jungle Junction 00:55 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 03:00 How It’s Made 19:20 Welcome To India LIARS ALL ON OSN MOVIES HD 07:30 Higglytown Heroes 01:20 Unwrapped 03:25 How It’s Made 20:10 Caroline Quentin: A 07:45 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 01:45 Food Wars 03:50 How It’s Made Passage Through India 08:10 New Adventures Of Winnie 02:10 Food Wars 04:00 Ice Age: Continental Drift-PG 04:15 How It’s Made 21:05 Guns: The Men Who The Pooh 02:35 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 01:30 Broken Path-PG15 06:00 Below The Beltway-PG15 04:40 How Do They Do It? Made Them 08:35 The Little Mermaid 03:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 03:15 The Da Vinci Code-PG15 08:00 StreetDance 2-PG15 05:05 How Do They Do It? 22:00 Welcome To India 00:00 Revenge 09:00 The Hive 03:25 Unique Eats 06:00 Pizza Man-PG 10:00 The Family Stone-PG15 05:30 How Do They Do It? 22:55 Caroline Quentin: A 01:00 White Collar 01:30 L.A I Hate You-18 09:10 Doc McStuffins 03:50 Food Crafters 08:00 True Justice: Violence Of 12:00 Midnight In Paris-PG15 06:00 How Do They Do It? Passage Through India 02:00 Sons Of Anarchy 03:15 Anonymous-18 09:20 Zou 04:15 United Tastes Of America Action-PG15 14:00 Deadly Hope-PG15 06:30 How Do They Do It? 23:50 The Aviators 09:35 Henry Hugglemonster 10:00 Superman vs. The Elite- 03:00 Homeland 05:30 Neds-PG15 16:00 StreetDance 2-PG15 07:00 Fast N’ Loud 04:40 Chopped 04:00 Body Of Proof 07:30 Every Jack Has A Jill-PG15 09:50 Henry Hugglemonster 05:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes PG15 18:00 The Odd Life Of Timothy 07:50 Overhaulin’ 2012 10:00 Sofia The First 12:00 Darkman-PG15 05:00 C.S.I. New York 09:00 Dolphin Tale-PG Green-PG 08:40 Fifth Gear 06:10 Unwrapped 06:00 Revenge 11:00 Take Shelter-PG15 10:25 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 06:35 Unwrapped 14:00 True Justice: Violence Of 20:00 Prometheus-PG15 09:30 Gold Divers 10:40 Jake & The Neverland Pirates Action-PG15 07:00 Eureka 13:00 Yona Yona Penguin-PG 22:15 Butter-18 10:20 Alaska: The Last 07:00 Everyday Italian 08:00 Grey’s Anatomy 15:00 An Inconvenient Truth-PG 10:55 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 07:25 Everyday Italian 16:00 Metal Tornado-PG15 Frontier 11:10 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 18:00 Darkman-PG15 09:00 C.S.I. New York 17:00 Take Shelter-PG15 11:10 Ice Cold Gold 07:50 Everyday Italian 10:00 White Collar 19:00 The Tourist-PG15 00:00 Stitch 11:20 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 20:00 Meskada-PG15 12:00 Aircrash Confidential 08:15 Everyday Italian 11:00 Body Of Proof 21:00 The Most Fun You Can 00:20 Stitch 11:35 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 22:00 Disturbing Behavior-18 12:50 Destroyed In Seconds 08:40 Extra Virgin 12:00 Emmerdale Have Dying-18 00:45 A Kind Of Magic 11:50 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 13:15 Destroyed In Seconds 09:05 Extra Virgin 12:30 Coronation Street 23:00 Arc-18 01:05 A Kind Of Magic 12:00 Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of 13:40 How It’s Made 09:30 Extra Virgin 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres 01:30 Emperor’s New School Friendship 01:30 Get Carter-18 14:05 How It’s Made 09:55 Extra Virgin Show 01:50 Emperor’s New School 12:05 Higglytown Heroes 10:20 Symon’s Suppers 03:25 Flareup-PG 14:30 How It’s Made 12:20 The Hive 14:00 Grey’s Anatomy 05:05 The Girl And The General 14:55 How It’s Made 02:15 Replacements 10:45 Symon’s Suppers 01:00 The Year Dolly Parton Was 12:30 Doc McStuffins 15:00 Revenge 00:30 Liars All-18 07:00 Hotel Paradiso-PG 15:20 How It’s Made 02:35 Replacements 11:10 Symon’s Suppers My Mom-PG 12:45 Doc McStuffins 16:00 Emmerdale 02:30 The Beaver-PG15 08:35 Funny Face-FAM 15:45 Auction Hunters 03:00 A Kind Of Magic 11:35 Symon’s Suppers 03:00 Web Of Lies-PG15 13:00 Zou 16:30 Coronation Street 04:15 The Dragon Chronicles: 10:15 Les Girls-PG 16:10 Auction Hunters 03:20 A Kind Of Magic 12:00 Amazing Wedding Cakes 05:00 Horrid Henry-PG 13:15 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Fire & Ice-PG15 12:10 Ice Station Zebra-FAM 16:35 Auction Hunters 03:45 Emperor’s New School 12:50 Barefoot Contessa 07:00 The Wishing Well-PG15 13:30 Henry Hugglemonster Show 05:45 The Vow-PG15 14:30 The Naked Spur-PG 17:00 Auction Hunters 04:05 Emperor’s New School 13:15 Barefoot Contessa 09:00 The Year Dolly Parton Was 13:45 Henry Hugglemonster 18:00 Grey’s Anatomy 07:30 Batman: The Dark Knight 16:00 Jeremiah Johnson-PG 17:25 Auction Hunters 04:30 Replacements 13:40 Barefoot Contessa My Mom-PG 13:55 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 19:00 Psych Returns Part One-PG15 17:50 The Girl And The General 17:50 Border Security 04:50 Replacements 14:05 Jonathan Phang’s 11:00 Princess Lillifee-FAM 14:20 New Adventures Of Winnie 20:00 Top Gear (UK) 09:00 Why Did I Get Married 19:35 The Prize-PG 18:15 Border Security 05:15 A Kind Of Magic Caribbean Cookbook 13:00 My Afternoons With The Pooh 21:00 C.S.I. 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Arrival Flights on Sunday 9/11/2014 SVA 500 Jeddah 14:30 Departure Flights on Sunday 9/11/2014 IRC 529 Ahwaz 14:15 Airlines Flt Route Time FDB 057 Dubai 14:30 Airlines Flt Route Time KAC 673 Dubai 15:00 JAI 574 Mumbai 00:10 KAC 742 Dammam 14:45 AIC 976 Goa/Chennai 00:05 KAC 617 Doha 15:00 JZR 239 Amman 00:25 IRC 6507 Shiraz 14:50 JZR 562 Sohag 00:05 QTR 1079 Doha 15:05 JZR 267 Beirut 00:30 GFA 221 Bahrain 15:00 AGY 681 Alexandria 00:15 FDB 058 Dubai 15:10 JZR 539 Cairo 00:40 KAC 788 Jeddah 15:10 FDB 072 Dubai 00:45 KNE 473 Jeddah 15:20 THY 772 Istanbul 00:45 UAE 857 Dubai 15:45 UAL 981 IAD 00:55 KAC 513 Tehran 15:30 FDB 069 Dubai 00:55 ABY 127 Sharjah 15:45 JAI 573 Mumbai 01:10 SVA 503 Jeddah/Madinah 15:45 DLH 635 Frankfurt 02:15 QTR 1084 Doha 01:00 FDB 051 Dubai 16:00 GFA 222 Bahrain 15:45 ETH 621 Addis Ababa 02:45 RJA 642 Amman 01:05 KAC 562 Amman 16:20 IRC 6508 Shiraz 15:50 THY 773 Istanbul 02:55 PGT 858 Istanbul 01:35 JZR 787 Riyadh 16:25 KAC 773 Riyadh 15:50 ETH 620 Addis Ababa 01:45 QTR 1072 Doha 16:40 PGT 859 Istanbul 03:25 UAE 854 Dubai 03:50 ABY 128 Sharjah 16:25 THY 764 Istanbul 02:15 AFG 415 Kabul 16:45 FDB 052 Dubai 17:00 GFA 211 Bahrain 02:30 ETD 303 Abu Dhabi 16:55 FDB 068 Dubai 03:55 ETD 306 Abu Dhabi 04:05 JZR 266 Beirut 17:05 UAE 853 Dubai 02:35 RJA 640 Amman 16:55 AFG 415 Jeddah 17:35 JAI 526 Chennai/Abu Dhabi 02:50 SVA 510 Riyadh 17:15 MSR 613 Cairo 04:10 KKK 6508 Istanbul 04:10 QTR 1073 Doha 17:40 FDB 067 Dubai 02:55 GFA 215 Bahrain 17:30 UAE 858 Dubai 17:45 MSR 612 Cairo 03:10 CLX 752 Luxembourg 17:35 QTR 1085 Doha 04:30 CEB 7694 Manila 04:45 JZR 538 Cairo 17:45 ETD 305 Abu Dhabi 03:10 FDB 075 Dubai 17:45 ETD 304 Abu Dhabi 17:50 CEB 7694 Manila 03:15 GFA 944 LCA 17:50 MSC 406 Sohag 05:05 RJA 641 Amman 17:55 KKK 6507 Istanbul 03:20 JZR 777 Jeddah 17:55 QTR 1077 Doha 05:15 SVA 511 Riyadh 18:15 QTR 1076 Doha 03:45 UAL 982 IAD 17:55 FDB 070 Dubai 06:30 GFA 216 Bahrain 18:20 MSC 401 Alexandria 04:05 UAE 875 Dubai 18:00 JAI 525 Abu Dhabi/Chennai 06:35 THY 765 Istanbul 06:55 FDB 076 Dubai 18:25 JZR 555 Alexandria 04:25 JZR 177 Dubai 18:20 JZR 164 Dubai 06:55 GFA 944 Bahrain 18:35 THY 770 Istanbul 05:35 KAC 542 Cairo 18:25 RJA 643 Amman 07:05 DHX 170 Bahrain 05:40 FDB 063 Dubai 18:40 CLX 752 Hong Kong 18:50 JZR 560 Sohag 07:10 QTR 8632 Doha 06:25 ABY 121 Sharjah 18:40 JZR 238 Amman 18:50 GFA 212 Bahrain 07:15 KAC 544 Cairo 06:40 KAC 786 Jeddah 18:45 JZR 134 Bahrain 19:10 THY 771 Istanbul 07:30 BAW 157 London 06:40 QTR 1080 Doha 18:50 UAL 982 Bahrain 19:15 QTR 8632 Lahore/Doha 07:55 JZR 563 Sohag 06:45 KAC 618 Doha 19:15 ABY 121 Sharjah 19:20 FDB 054 Dubai 08:25 KAC 412 Manila/Bangkok 07:10 KAC 774 Riyadh 19:15 UAE 876 Dubai 19:40 BAW 156 London 08:45 FDB 053 Dubai 07:45 AXB 393 Kozhikode 19:15 QTR 1081 Doha 19:50 KAC 674 Dubai 19:25 QTR 1087 Doha 08:50 FDB 064 Dubai 19:55 QTR 1086 Doha 07:50 SVA 513 Riyadh 08:55 SVA 512 Riyadh 07:55 GFA 217 Bahrain 19:30 AXB 393 Kozhikode 20:15 JZR 483 Istanbul 19:35 KAC 171 Frankfurt 09:05 GFA 218 Bahrain 20:15 KAC 352 Kochi 08:10 KAC 671 Dubai 09:25 KAC 382 Delhi 08:15 KAC 166 Paris/Rome 19:40 KAC 361 Colombo 20:50 KAC 514 Tehran 19:45 KAC 787 Jeddah 09:25 KAC 343 Chennai 20:55 KAC 302 Mumbai 08:20 ABY 126 Sharjah 09:40 KAC 502 Beirut 19:50 KAC 281 Dhaka 20:55 KAC 206 Islamabad 08:25 UAE 856 Dubai 09:55 KAC 332 Trivandrum 08:30 KAC 102 New York/London 19:55 JAI 571 Mumbai 21:05 JAI 572 Mumbai 20:05 KAC 117 New York 10:05 UAE 855 Dubai 08:40 ETD 302 Abu Dhabi 10:20 KAC 351 Kochi 21:15 KAC 362 Colombo 08:45 FDB 061 Dubai 20:20 OMA 648 Muscat 21:20 OMA 647 Muscat 20:20 KAC 561 Amman 10:25 KAC 284 Dhaka 08:50 FDB 056 Dubai 10:35 FDB 062 Dubai 21:20 ABY 125 Sharjah 09:00 MSR 606 Luxor 20:45 DLH 636 Dammam 21:35 DLH 636 Frankfurt 20:50 JZR 482 Istanbul 10:35 ETD 301 Abu Dhabi 09:20 QTR 1071 Doha 11:00 MSR 619 Alexandria 21:45 FDB 055 Dubai 09:40 ALK 229 Colombo 21:10 DHX 171 Bahrain 21:50 MEA 402 Beirut 21:20 GFA 943 LCA 11:00 QTR 1070 Doha 10:00 KAC 541 Cairo 11:05 ALK 230 Colombo 22:10 GFA 943 Bahrain 10:15 ETD 307 Abu Dhabi 21:30 ETD 308 Abu Dhabi 22:15 FDB 073 Dubai 21:35 GFA 214 Bahrain 11:25 GFA 213 Bahrain 10:40 KAC 741 Dammam 11:45 KAC 301 Mumbai 22:15 IRA 665 Shiraz 10:50 UAE 859 Dubai 21:40 MEA 403 Beirut 22:20 GFA 219 Bahrain 21:45 IRA 664 Shiraz 11:50 MSC 405 Sohag 11:25 FDB 074 Dubai 22:30 QTR 1074 Doha 21:55 KAC 501 Beirut 12:00 JZR 165 Dubai 11:30 GFA 220 Bahrain 22:30 JZR 135 Bahrain 22:05 JZR 776 Jeddah 12:20 MEA 404 Beirut 11:55 KAC 103 London 12:20 UAE 860 Dubai 22:50 SYR 341 Latakia 12:10 KLM 417 Amsterdam 22:15 ETD 309 Abu Dhabi 22:15 MSC 402 Alexandria 12:25 KAC 205 Islamabad 22:55 UAE 871 Dubai 12:50 MEA 405 Beirut 12:55 ETD 310 Abu Dhabi 23:00 MSR 610 Cairo 13:00 KAC 172 Frankfurt 22:25 FDB 059 Dubai 22:30 KAC 785 Jeddah 13:00 JZR 502 Luxor 23:05 IRC 528 Ahwaz 13:15 SYR 342 Latakia 13:10 QTR 1075 Doha 23:05 JZR 561 Sohag 13:45 AIC 981 Chennai/Hyderabad/Ahmedabad 22:30 UAL 981 Bahrain 23:10 JZR 786 Riyadh 13:10 KLM 417 Dammam/Amsterdam 23:15 KAC 672 Dubai 13:55 JZR 176 Dubai 13:45 KAC 415 Jakarta/Kuala Lumpur 23:25 QTR 1078 Doha 14:05 BBC 043 Dhaka 23:10 PIA 205 Lahore 23:40 MSR 611 Cairo 14:00 KAC 411 Bangkok/Manila 23:30 KNE 472 Jeddah 14:25 FDB 071 Dubai 23:45 UAE 872 Dubai 14:15 FDB 060 Dubai 23:55 DIAL161 FOR AIRPORT INFORMATION stars34 SUNDAY, NOVEEMBER 9, 2014 CROSSWORD 719 STAR TRACK

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

Do not try to prove a point today–others hear what you have to say but Don’t be surprised if you are not in top mental gear this day. You may feel may not immediately respond the way you want. Clear communication is important to more like sharing some time with your loved one, or with close friends. Perhaps this you. You may find yourself listening carefully to what others have to say. Your timing would be a good time to visit the zoo or involve yourself in some fall neighborhood activ- should be perfect and those around you should find you ready for new adventures. ity where you can feel you are a part of a team or group. Close relationships will certainly Everything conspires to reveal you at your best, particularly in social situations. take on more emotional depth now. It is possible that you are clinging to some recent Emotional security and a sense of belonging and nurturing are the issues felt instinctively happening in the past and need time to work through some feelings. Some honest soul- now. You want roots and you crave a sense of intimate connection. There is a chance to searching as well as being with those you love and who love you are the best actions to understand those around you and to have a special time with someone you love. General take at this time. There is an opportunity to understand and deepen a friendship this good feelings make this a happy time. evening. General good feelings and a sense of harmony make this a happy time.

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

A touch of financial genius can result in phenomenally successful invest- Playing sports boosts your confidence and you look for friends or a team to ments. One way or another, changes in your financial status are in the offing–taxes, join today. This could also mean you call up a friend and play tennis or golf. The demand investments, debts or legacies play a part in this. Interaction with other people will be for your skills or talents intensifies and you become aware of new options for pastime electric, exciting and unpredictable the rest of this year. Charisma is highlighted now–you pleasure. Your home environment and surroundings receive your attention this evening. develop a deeper understanding of many of life’s mysteries and taboos. You may discover A mate or close friend may complain that you do not spend enough time together. You new facts about your family tree. There is talk of traditions and family. There are old are flattered and can find some time to plan or engage in the interactions required to diaries and photos for you to enjoy and organize into a family album. You have a clear deepen this relationship. You may teach your mate or friend to honor his or her individu- vision into your own inner sense of values, how you appreciate and love. This is a good alism–perhaps both of you talk about goals each of you have for your own personal time to examine and think about what is most important to your future. achievements. A young person will make you laugh this evening.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) This is not perhaps the best time to make important decisions that affect This is a good day to get things done, especially around your living area. your living situation or life circumstances. Others may challenge your ideas You have a sense about balance and how to maintain balance in your life. or authority. This is a much better time to relax and plan for the busy days ahead. Divvy up You are successful in whatever task you choose. There may be some repair or yard work ACROSS 4. Any high mountain. the chores so that no one person has too many things to do before a special day and of you will want to do before the winter begins. You may be close to finishing a remodeling 1. (of securities) Not quoted on a stock 5. A supply of food especially for a house- course, do your own share. If you are going away for the winter, there will still be some job this weekend. This afternoon is a good time to enjoy the out-of-doors and perhaps, exchange. hold. arrangements to be made. You may be sought after for your guidance regarding travel exercise a bit. Perhaps you and the young people in your family, or among your friends, and preparation considerations this afternoon. You will be able to handle most matters, 4. Pertaining to loss of hair or wool or feath- 6. Rounded like an egg. will enjoy one or two of the following: horseback riding, fishing, target shooting, darts, especially if you have arranged your day so that you do not have a lot of stress. Some ers. 7. An informal term for a father. etc. Your personal charisma is highlighted this evening and you and a loved one may pleasant surprises this evening will be the reward for your choices during the day. 12. Inquire about. 8. A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in enjoy relaxing in a local restaurant. You could be anticipating a child soon. 15. Something that remunerates. favor of a person or cause). 16. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico 9. (astronomy) An indistinct surface feature or printed cotton. of Mars once thought to be a system of 17. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which channels. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) the pilot is talked down by ground control 10. Any of various coarse shrubby plants of What were normally clear ideas before today may become a bit fuzzy at this Obtaining and exchanging information takes on more meaning now. Being using precision approach radar. the genus Iva with small greenish flowers. time–it may be hard to be logical. This may be a good time for list making. 18. (computer science) A coding system 11. West Indian tree having racemes of fra- more involved with a meaningful group of people like close neighbors or family members Seeing both sides of an issue and figuring out resolutions to opposing views are the things that incorporates extra parity bits in order grant white flowers and yielding a durable satisfies a deep emotional need. Communicating feelings becomes more important now. that take on the most importance in your life as well. You may get insights into your living situ- to detect errors. timber and resinous juice. A new cycle begins for you–signaling a strong interest in relationships, social connections ation or support system. There are new ideas about your past history and new approaches to and the arts–on a more intellectual level than in the past. A family debate helps to show established facts. You could receive unexpected help or support from those around you for 19. A colorless liquid aldehyde. 12. The ninth month of the Hindu calendar. off your problem-solving abilities. You are able to see both sides of an issue–the situation whatever you want to accomplish. Making a good impression and putting your best foot for- 20. Thigh of a hog (usually smoked). 13. Someone who works (or provides work- may call out for understanding and compromise. Marriage and other close relationships ward take on greater importance this evening, particularly if you are trying to impress a loved 21. A wad of something chewable as tobac- ers) during a strike. give rise to great expectations now, as a new cycle gets underway in your life. one. Romance takes center stage tonight. co. 14. God of love and erotic desire. 23. English aristocrat who was the first wife 22. Of or relating to or derived from wheat. of Prince Charles. 25. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 24. Jordan's port. on a skewer usually with vegetables. Leo (July 23-August 22) 26. A tiny or scarcely detectable amount. 27. A rapid series of short loud sounds (as Your imagination may mislead you to the point of motivating you in a You decide to clean and work at polishing floors or some other work that takes high energy and you get much accomplished. It is time to really get down to 28. Hungarian choreographer who devel- might be heard with a stethoscope in some wrong direction. Your realistic thinking could be obscured by some supposed spiritual or the business of clearing away the things that no longer serve you. Now there is room for new oped Labanotation (1879-1958). types of respiratory disorders). humanitarian ideal. Given time to think through some particular situation, you may feel and better projects. Health, food and physical condition come under scrutiny and you work to you should reverse your path. This will be a time of introspection–you may find yourself 30. Being or moving higher in position or 29. Harsh or corrosive in tone. give this much attention today. You make a big effort to pick out those fat-free foods that will eliminating some of the plans and projects yet uncompleted. Writing and making lists of greater in some value. 31. An archaic name for Easter or Passover. help you feel better; careful, some of them are full of sugar that turns to fat. You can expect a lit- 32. The sense organ for hearing and equi- 33. Predatory black-and-white toothed projects and steps to complete a goal will bring about a good focus. List making could tle boost, some sort of extra support or recognition from those around you for whatever you also eliminate false starts. This afternoon you may find yourself helping a young person. librium. whale with large dorsal fin. choose to do today. This evening there is an opportunity to relax with your loved ones. You Whether this is with homework or just listening to them, you express your compassion may be the winner at a card game this evening. 34. A compartment in front of a motor vehi- 35. God of the Ammonites and Phoenicians and willingness to help. cle where driver sits. to whom parents sacrificed their children. 37. Connected with or belonging to or used 36. A Basque or Spanish game played in a in a navy. court with a ball and a wickerwork racket. Virgo (August 23-September 22) 41. A member of the Siouan people inhab- 38. The matter ejected in vomiting. Pisces (February 19-March 20) iting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri 39. Scottish sea captain who was hired to Secrets have a short half-life around you–you have them out in a wink of This is a wonderful time to add to a collection or to sell part of a collection. A city rivers in Nebraska. protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean an eye. You are brilliant when it comes to insights into the mind–psychology and motiva- library could be having an annual sale and this may give you the opportunity to purchase some 43. Confined to and understandable by and then was accused of piracy and tion. Your intensity is obvious and some may prefer to keep their distance rather than sub- old edition for your own private book collection. You draw a sense of security from your friends only an enlightened inner circle. hanged (1645-1701). ject themselves to your laser eye. Nothing is passed over without being examined inside and social involvement this afternoon. Sharing some fun activity with your friends may put you 45. A public promotion of some product or 40. A soft silvery metallic element of the and outside. Someone may challenge your ideas or good taste. You always seem appre- at your most imaginative, at least when it comes to ideas and thoughts. You could be traveling service. alkali earth group. ciative of others and can create a positive outcome to most any difficulty. This is, however, a short distance to a craft or art show and this will certainly fill your day with good memories not the best time to shop, choose colors, etc. Charisma, self-transformation, the develop- that last a lifetime. This is a day full of fun times and opportunities to build firm relationships. 46. Characterized by rising prices. 42. Any of numerous perennial bulbous Nosy neighbors may give you some frustrating moments this evening–this is short-term–have ment of personal power: these things play a bigger role in your life now, more than ever 47. The highest level or degree attainable. herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate patience. 48. Mild yellow Dutch cheese made in balls. leaves and usually a single showy flower. before. Remember that tiny causes can lead to big effects. 50. A zodiacal constellation in northern 44. Being or occurring in fact or actuality. hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo. 49. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed 51. A stiff protective garment worn by during respiration and by the decomposi- WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution hockey players or a catcher in baseball to tion of organic substances. protect the shins. 52. Large burrowing rodent of South and 56. Take in solid food. Central America. 57. A silvery ductile metallic element found 53. A Kwa language spoken in Ghana and primarily in bauxite. the Ivory Coast. 59. An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure 54. A tricycle (usually propelled by ped- equal to about a bushel. alling). 61. An official prosecutor for a judicial dis- 55. Red Bordeaux wine from the Medoc dis- trict. trict of southwestern France. 62. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind. 58. An informal term for a father. 64. A motley assortment of things. 60. A gradual decline (in size or strength or 72. An Arabic speaking person who lives in power or number). Arabia or North Africa. 63. Any of several tall tropical palms native 73. Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829). to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped 76. Lack of sight. nuts. 77. A hospital unit staffed and equipped to 65. Type genus of the family Arcidae. provide intensive care. 66. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or 80. The compass point that is midway clothing. between north and northeast. 67. (Greek mythology) Goddess of the earth 81. An informal term for a father. and mother of Cronus and the Titans in 82. A river in northeastern Brazil that flows ancient mythology. generally northward to the Atlantic Ocean. 68. The inner and longer of the two bones 83. A river in north central Switzerland that of the human forearm. runs northeast into the Rhine. 69. (Babylonian) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea. 70. An inactive volcano in Sicily. DOWN 71. Someone whose job is to dye cloth. 1. An organization of countries formed in 74. The rate at which heat is produced by 1961 to agree on a common policy for the an individual in a resting state. sale of petroleum. 75. The longest division of geological time. 2. Measuring instrument for indicating 78. A person forced to flee from home or speed of rotation. country. 3. Type genus of Cycadaceae. 79. Being one more than one.

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Speaking about her single status, Jennifer - who has previously been married three times - explained: “There’s a lot of people in my life and that’s hard. There’s people in the house. There’s hair and make up. It’s a lot, I think, for someone to deal with. “Forget about all the outside stuff, being judged, being under scruti- ny in the relationship ... I guess that adds in ... but I think they would say that [the entourage] was a big part of their dis- comfort, if there was any.” Jennifer ended her seven-year long marriage with her third husband Marc Anthony in 2011, three years after giving birth to their now six-year-old twins Emme and Maximilian. Explaining to New York Post’s Page Six at the launch of her book ‘True Love’ on Thursday, how she struggled to break the news of their divorce to her chil- dren, Jennifer said: “You don’t really say anything to a 3 year old, because they don’t really understand anything is hap- pening ... I remember like maybe after Marc wasn’t in the house for about eight months, Max saying something because my dad came over. “It was so painful ... I go, ‘That’s my daddy,’ and he goes, ‘My daddy left me.’ I said ‘No, baby, your daddy didn’t leave you. You know how my daddy goes home? Your daddy goes home, too.’ You’re just scrambling at that point. What can you say to a 3 year old?”

Jordin Sparks would tell her Drew Barrymore wants a teenage self not to ‘doubt so much’ break from Hollywood he 24-year-old ‘Battlefield’ hitmaker singer also shared some advice that her for- he ‘Blended’ actress, who has daughters, Olive, two, and Frankie, six months, has revealed that she would reassure mer American football player dad Phillippi with husband Will Kopelman, is planning to “act less and less” because she wants Ther 17-year-old self to be more confi- Sparks gave her. She told the show: “My Tto focus on her family. The 39-year-old star told the ‘Today’ show: “I think I will dent and not worry as much. She shared: dad said there’s always going to be some- act less and less. It’s hard to be present when you wake up before [the kids] and come “I’d say: ‘You’re on the right track; don’t body coming up behind you, trying to take home after they’ve gone to bed. That’s just not the way I want to have this journey doubt so much.” Jordin - who recently split your spot, so you’ve got to be the best that with my kids at this point in their life. But maybe when they’re older, I will feel differ- from her long-term boyfriend Jason Derulo, you can be at all times. “In life, I always go ently. At this point, I think that it has to be few and far between. “[I’m a] very tradition- 25 - also had some advice for her fans. back to my family. My family keeps me al [mother]. I’m not organised in my life, like, I lose everything and I’m a complete dis- Talking on ‘The View’ on Thursday she said: grounded. They remind me what’s impor- aster. With my kids, I really don’t accept that for myself because I think kids learn from “If there’s anything you want to do in life, it tant. And also, I’ve always just wanted to example of the way you live your life.” Drew battled addiction when she was 13 and does require hard work. Be kind to people, teach myself, and I’ve just always wanted to became legally emancipated from her mother, Jaid Barrymore, when she was 15, so is show up on time - practice, practice, prac- become better. “I get motivated by every- determined to create happy memories for her own children. She said: “I had a very tice - and do your research if that’s what one else doing all of these many amazing untraditional upbringing, so I looked at it from afar and just thought, ‘Well that’s the your respective field requires. But if you’re things, and I go: ‘You know what... I’m exact opposite of how I’d want to raise my kids.’ But it doesn’t make me bummed out going to do it, make sure it’s what you want going to step up my game, and I’m going that I didn’t have parents. It’s like, well thank god then that I didn’t because maybe I to do and tackle it head on.” The beautiful to do it for me.’” wouldn’t be this aggressively excited about traditions and values and Christmas cards or Halloween costumes... and being so present.”

Molly Sims worried about how her son will react to a sibling Joe Manganiello wants to star alongside Sofia Vergara he ‘Carrie Diaries’ actress, who is five months pregnant with her second he ‘Magic Mike’ actor, who started dating the Colombian Tchild with husband Scott Stuber, also actress in July, says he would jump at the chance to make a admits she has “weird thoughts” about not Tcameo on her sitcom and was even in talks for a part on the being able to love her unborn baby as much show before they got together. The 37-year-old star said: “There as their two-year-old son, Brooks. She said: was talk a few years back, but my schedule conflicted so that was “I’ve already started worrying like, ‘Oh my something that I guess predated my dating someone on the show. God, what’s he gonna do when I’m in the “I went and hung out on the set with them all one night when they hospital?’ It’s weird. Then you’re like, can I were filming the Halloween episode and they’re great, they’re love him as much as I love him or her? Those amazing, so of course I would love to [appear on the show].” Sofia, weird thoughts come, when you didn’t even 42, was recently spotted visiting him on the set of ‘Magic Mike XXL’ think two years ago you could love some- in Atlanta, but he laughed off rumours she has a small part in the thing this much.” The 41-year-old star hasn’t film. He told E! News: “No she was just there, hanging out and told Brooks that he is going to become a big being supportive. She does not want to be in it.” The former ‘True brother yet. She told PEOPLE.com: “We’re Blood’ hunk is looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with his really not there yet, but I’m excited, I think family later this month. He said: “We’re going to have a big, big, big we’re gonna start to get a baby doll and Thanksgiving. My brother just had a baby, his first baby, so it’s my bring it home and name it.” Molly’s says her first niece.” Asked if it’s made him broody, he added: “Well... I mean husband was “very shocked” when they I’m not a spring chicken if that’s what you’re getting at.” found out she was pregnant again. She said: “So he came home that night and I surprised him-he was very shocked. And then I think I almost threw up on him, like, ‘Here’s the proof!’ Rihanna ‘proud’ to be hosting a special charity ball Azealia Banks poured her ‘blood, he ‘Stay’ hitmaker has announced the inaugural Diamond Ball will take place at The Vineyard in Beverly Hills, California on December 11 to benefit her Clara sweat and tears” into her new album TLionel Foundation that promotes education and arts globally. In a statement, the 25-year-old star said: “There is truly nothing I’m more proud of, and we’ve just he 23-year-old star, who surprised fans by releasing her long-delayed debut, ‘Broke With gotten started. I’m excited to continue my work and thrilled to be able to host the Expensive Taste,’ directly to iTunes on Thursday, has revealed she created the 16-track Diamond Ball - a night that promises to be elegant and inspirational.” The Barbadian- record with “no help” after parting ways with her record label earlier this year. Shortly born beauty founded her organisation, which she said is “one of the greatest bene- T fits of my job,” in 2012 and named it after her grandparents, Clara and Lionel after dropping the record, the ‘Chasing Time’ hitmaker wrote on Twitter: “Words cannot express the way I feel today. “I know this is hella petty, but I need y’all to know that I a&r’d that record Braithwaite. The singer will perform with a live orchestra for approximately 600 myself.. No help from polydor or interscope. “I am the executive producer, everything.... , my guests at the event and a number of other celebrity guests will be announced at a blood sweat and tears literally went into the making of this album.” The album was originally later date. Rihanna established the Clara Braithwaite Centre for Oncology and expected to be released in September 2012. After numerous delays she begged Universal Nuclear Medicine in Bridgetown, Barbados, after donating $1.75 million to the Interscope to release her from her contract and in July she tweeted: “Free at last.” Azealia Queen Elizabeth Hospital following the death of her grandmother from cancer in released the album’s second single, ‘Heavy Metal and Reflective,’ independently through her 2012. She is also hoping to help raise $2.4 million to improve the centre and pur- own Azealia Banks Records, but the album is also released through her imprint and Prospect chase additional radiotherapy equipment. Park, according to the Los Angeles Times. The singer is set to attend the MTV European Music Awards in Glasgow, Scotland today.

Jade Jagger ‘doesn’t feel like’ a grandmother

he 43-year-old jewellery designer’s eldest daughter, 22-year-old Assisi gave birth to a baby girl named Ezra in May but Jade - who had her third child, son Ray, just weeks after becoming a Tgrandparent - doesn’t feel any added responsibility. She said: “It’s great. It doesn’t feel like being a grandmother. I guess it just feels like there’s another child in the family.” Jade - who has another daughter, 18-year-old Amba - was thankful she and Assisi went through their pregnancies at the same time and are enjoying sharing experiences of caring for young babies. She said: “It’s def- initely made us closer. It’s been really nice to share those mundanities of life’s difficulties as a parent, like getting up at the crack of dawn. Someone out there is going through the same experiences. She gets it and we just support each other.” Jade, who has Ray with her husband Adrian Fillary, admits she was more “nervous” about being a mother again than when she was expecting her daughters, whose father is her former partner Piers Jackson. She told Britain’s OK! magazine: “Motherhood [this time] has been a great experience. I think it’s the same as it was first time round, although I was a bit nervous.” lifestyle SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014 GOSSIP

Lea Michele ‘happy again’ with Matthew Paetz riends close to the ‘Glee’ actress, who was left devastated when her boyfriend Cory Monteith died of an overdose last year, believe she is in a much better place since meeting her boyfriend of on the set of her music video ‘On My FWay’ earlier this year. One insider said: “She’s glowing and healthy ever since being with Matt. He takes care of her, and people are glad to see her happy again. “Everybody likes him. He’s just want she needed!” Matthew is also said to be equally smitten with the 28-year-old beauty. The source added to Us Weekly magazine: “He’s devoted to her.” Lean recently admitted she is in “love” with the former dating coach and posted a photograph of a shadow of herself and Matthew holding hands on Instagram, which she accompanied with the cute quote: “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” The pair first met in April, but only became a couple in June. Cory’s father Joe Monteith recently Lea’s new romance his blessing and is happy she’s moving on. He said previously: “She’s a beautiful young woman, she’s just getting to the top of her career and I don’t expect her to go out and do it alone. She should enjoy life. She had a good time when she was with Cory, from what I understand, but life’s gotta go on.”

Ariana Grande doesn’t take herself ‘too seriously’ he ‘Break Free’ hitmaker, who is dating rapper Big Sean, claims there are a lot of misconceptions about Ther and says rumours she’s difficult to work with are “fictional.” The 21-year-old singer said: “I take my work seri- ously, but I don’t take myself too seriously. I think that’s the biggest misconception about me.” The brunette beauty is still adjusting to her success. She told the December issue of InStyle magazine: “Some things are easier now, and oth- ers are harder. I never expected to be in a position where so many people are invested in every little thing I say and so.” Ariana was amused by a report she once said she hoped her fans would “die.” She said: “That one had me laughing hys- terically. Because anyone who knows me or has done any homework at all knows that I would literally give a limb for my fans. “Part of me wants to say, ‘Oh my god, that’s so not me! Please don’t believe that!’ “ The ‘Problem’ hitmaker recently confessed Big Sean is “one of the most amazing men in the world, and that includes my grandfather and my brother,” but plans to keep most of the details about their romance private. She said: “On the one hand, I feel like I’m growing up and realise my life is my life and some things don’t need to be shared. But I’m very spur-of-the-moment, very open with my fans. And if there’s a cute pic I like that’s a little personal and I want to share it, maybe I will.”

Matthew McConaughey won’t raise children in Hollywood he ‘Interstellar’ actor has always planned for he and wife Camila Alves to bring Levi, six, Vida, four, and 22-month-old Livingston up in his home state of Texas, where Tthey can be closer to their extended family. He explained: “I never had anything against the idea of bringing my kids up in Hollywood. But on the other hand, I did and do want to base them in Texas. “My mother lives about 25 minutes away so I get to see her, and the grandkids get to see her, every weekend instead of twice a year. “I also have two brothers who live there, so we see family much more often than we used to and that’s important to me, especially as everyone is getting older. My mother is 82.” The 44-year-old actor - who dramatically lost a lot of weight for his role in the Academy Award-winning film ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ - admitted that he loved indulging in Texan food at home. He added to Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “Plus I like Texas, I like the space, I like the latitude, I like the people, I like the food, I like the common sense, I like the creativity. I just like it.” And the devoted dad admitted he “always” wanted to be a parent. He said: “It’s one of the things I’ve always wanted to be. Never is a man more of a man than when he is the father of a newborn. You know what’s important.” Selena Gomez sells her old house toIggy Azaleaand Nick Young he 22-year-old ‘Rudderless’ star, who put her mansion in Tarzana, California on the mar- ket shortly after one of her stalkers was arrested “lurking outside” in January and moved Tinto her new $3 million mansion in nearby Calabasas, has finally sold the six-bedroom property. A source told Variety.com that the Australian rapper, 24, and her LA Lakers star beau paid $3.45 million for the lavish abode, which also includes a guesthouse with its own kitchen and balcony. The main house boasts a formal living room, seven full bathrooms, a two-car garage, an open-plan kitchen, swimming pool, sports zone and a scenic backyard with a fire pit and barbecue area. Selena decided to sell the house after a family member spotted Juan Garcia in her garden in January and called the police. He was arrested after telling officers he was there “to see the singer in person” and was later sentenced to 120 days in Los Angeles County Jail for trespassing and ordered to stay at least 150 yards away from the ‘Come & Get It’ hitmaker for three years. Professional basketball player Nick recently confirmed he and the ‘Black Widow’ had bought a new house and hinted they are close to getting engaged. He said: “Me and Iggy just bought a house. We’ve been getting really close lately. I’ve never been with somebody like this.” Asked if they have talked about tying the knot, the 29-year-old star admitted: “It’s come up a couple times.” Guests at MTV Europe Music Awards to be gifted with headphones, jewellery resenters, performers and guests who are attending the 2014 MTV EMAs - which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland today - will be presented with the 2014 MTV EMA Artist Case, Pcontaining a variety of beauty products, clothes, gadgets and accessories. The lucky attendees will be treat- ed to an exclusive ‘Rock Out’ edition of the MTV EMA 2014 Make-up Gift Set courtesy of their international sponsor, essence, as well as a set of headphones from the House of Marley, and even a two-night stay in a luxury suite from a selection of the world’s best 5 star hotels and resorts, cour- Nicki Minaj admires Beyonce’s work ethic tesy of Leading Hotels Of The World. The event’s fellow he 31-year-old rapper says the ‘Flawless’ hitmaker, who has two-year-old daughter Blue with husband Jay Z, inspires her and makes international sponsor Durex are even providing guests with her feel like she’s “not allowed to complain” about her own busy schedule. The ‘Super Bass’ hitmaker said: “There’s something about boxes of ‘Real Feel Condoms’ and ‘Embrace Pleasure Gels’. her work ethic that always made me feel like no matter how hard stuff gets, I’m not allowed to complain. Some women give me the Performers such as Enrique Iglesias, Calvin Harris, Charli T XCX, Kiesza, Royal Blood, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, and feeling that where there’s a will, there’s a way.” While she is a huge fan of the 32-year-old singer, Nicki says she is more involved in her career than most other pop stars. She said: “People don’t know how heavily involved I am in my own career. I’m on 15 to 25 conference calls every the show’s host Nicki Minaj will also be pampered back- few days strategising with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry-if you’re stage with a number of luxury treatments, including mas- sexy or like doing sexy things-some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you’re stupid.” Nicki’s latest music video sages and facials at the Organic Pharmacy Spa and Health ‘Anaconda’ features scantily clad dancers showing off their curves, but still considers herself as a “skinny girl.” She told Billboard magazine: Clinic, use of the Fake Bake Spray Tan booth, as well as “Everything we see that’s labelled as beautiful is very skinny. In the song I kind of say, ‘F**k them skinny girls.’ But it’s all love. I consider heavenly head, neck and shoulder massages courtesy of myself a skinny girl...I went overboard with the video to show that I’m not going to hide. And those big-booty dancers I have, they’re not the MTV Ibiza Angels. The 2014 MTV EMA will broadcast going to hide. Black girls should feel sexy, powerful and important, too.” Nicki will co-host and perform at the MTV European Music Awards worldwide today, November 9th at 9.00pm from the SSE in Glasgow, Scotland today. Hydro in Glasgow. lifestyle SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

‘Everything I Never Told You’ is Amazon’s book of the year verything I Never Told You,” “All the Light We Cannot See” by Amazon described its third choice, “In Nelson. Stephen King’s horror novel, “Rival,” the debut novel by author Anthony Doerr, a finalist for the National the Kingdom of Ice,” as the ultimate National Book Award finalist Phil also made the top 10, coming in at No. 6, “ECeleste Ng about a teenage Book Award which will be announced adventure story with a touch of romance Klay’s “Redeployment,” a book of short as did National Book Award finalist Emily girl growing up in a mixed race family in on Nov. 19 in New York, came in a very and intrigue. It chronicles the battle for stories about the wars in Iraq and St. John Mandel, whose “Station Eleven,” the American Midwest in the 1970s, was close second, followed by the polar survival of the crew of a polar explo- Afghanistan, rounded out the top five. an apocalyptic novel about a theater named Amazon’s best book of 2014 yes- expedition story “In the Kingdom of Ice: ration ship trapped in ice in the early Editors at Amazon selected the 100 troupe in the aftermath of a pandemic, terday. The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of 1880s. from its list of monthly favorites and any which was tenth. It topped the list of 100 good reads, the USS Jeannette” by Hampton Sides at “The Short and Tragic Life of Robert other noteworthy books. It also com- Amazon selected “The Pigeon Needs which included fiction and non-fiction No. 3. Pearce: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left piled top 20 lists in more than two a Bath” as its best children’s picture book works, selected by editors at the online “He is an amazing writer. Every sen- Newark for the Ivy League” a reported dozen categories such as and “The Fourteenth Goldfish” as its top retailer. “It is a beautiful book about a tence is a beautiful construction,” Nelson memoir by Jeff Hobbs about his best mystery/thriller, humor/entertainment, book for 9- to 12-year olds. family,” Sara Nelson, editorial director of said about Doerr, an award-winning friend, was fourth on the list. young readers and cookbook and “We Were Liars” was the No. 1 for teen books and Kindle at Amazon.com, said author whose book tells the story of two “It is about a young African American lifestyle. “We look for things that make and young adult readers and “The about the novel. “The characterizations extraordinary young people in Europe man who came up through the rough- us excited,” said Nelson. Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food” are moving. The people are very inter- growing up on the eve of World War est parts of Newark and by his sheer bril- The top 10 list includes two debut was the best cookbook. — Reuters esting.” Two. liance and will got himself to Yale,” said books and four works by women. Cosby’s art paired with African art at Smithsonian

verybody knows Bill Cosby’s humor, but the comedian has kept his artistic tastes Eclose at home. Now the extensive art col- lection of Bill and Camille Cosby is opening to the public for the first time Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution, revealing some works by African-American artists that until now have been seen only by family and friends. The exhibition not only celebrates African- American heritage, it also provides a glimpse at works the Cosbys have enjoyed intimately, with pieces ranging from a masterwork that had Christopher Nolan remained hidden for a half-century before Camille Cosby recognized its value, to a quilt made from their slain son’s clothes. More than A minute with: Christopher Nolan 60 artworks from the Cosby collection are being displayed through early 2016 alongside 100 fter recasting the superhero genre recognizable sense of reality. So we aban- pieces of African works at the National Museum with a dark realism in the “Dark doned the idea of futurism in the design of African Art in Washington. AKnight” Batman trilogy and dissect- and we said ‘let’s make everything compre- Surrounded by these artworks in a ing dream manipulation in “Inception,” hensible and recognizable to today’s audi- Smithsonian gallery, the Cosbys sat down to dis- director Christopher Nolan is tackling the ence.’ cuss their passion for collecting, and for once, final frontier. There are a lot of leaps we’re asking the Bill Cosby let his wife take the floor, describing “Interstellar,” out in US theaters on audience to make in terms of engaging how they came to love art together and their Entertainer Bill Cosby gestures during an interview about the upcoming exhibit, Friday, has taken Nolan into what he with a story which takes them places they hopes that the exhibit will foster a new apprecia- described as the furthest exploration of haven’t been before, so I think rooting the Conversations: African and African-American Artworks in Dialogue, at the Smithsonian’s tion for works by black artists long silenced or National Museum of African Art, in Washington. —AP space in film. The movie balances an inti- basic design of the film in the things that ignored. “I hope that people will become emo- mate father-daughter relationship within people know now is helpful. tionally attached to these paintings,” she told artist Charles White and almost immediately got clothing after he was killed in 1997. the backdrop of an intergalactic journey to Q: In “Interstellar,” Earth faces a severe The Associated Press. “I really want people to feel hooked on collecting. Many times, that quilt still covers their bed at save mankind. environmental disaster brought on by the something.” Bill Cosby featured paintings by black artists home, Bill Cosby said. Nolan, 44, talked to Reuters about cast- grounds drying up. Did you want to A centerpiece is “The Thankful Poor,” painted on the set of his early TV sitcom “The Bill Cosby Curators said they looked for the best works ing Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey address climate change? in 1894 by Henry Ossawa Tanner, a son of slaves Show” where he played Chet Kincaid. Later, he from the Cosbys and powerful pieces from the as his leading man, the challenges of con- A: Not consciously. The honest answer is who went to Paris and painted scenes that digni- included African-American art on the walls of Smithsonian’s African art collection to pair works structing “Interstellar” and the effect of we live in the same world, my brother and I. fied black people at a time when they mostly the Huxtables’ living room in “The Cosby Show” by black artists from two continents. Themes “Gravity.” We work on the script, we live in the same suffered degrading images in popular culture. series. range from spirituality and humanity to political Q: What does Matthew McConaughey world as everyone else so we’re sort of “It pulls in the humanitarianism of this power, family life and music to drive the exhibi- embody as Cooper? affected by the same things, worried about Humble dinner table African-American family,” he said. tion. Some works are infused with a comedic A: He has the right stuff. Cooper, he’s a the same things, but we try not to be The work depicts an elderly man and young Some of the oldest works in the Cosby collec- touch, as well. Margo Humphrey’s lithograph pilot, and the great thing about the didactic in the writing, we try not to give boy in prayer at a humble dinner table. It had tion include rare portraits from the late 1700s “The Last Bar-B-Que” is a play on Da Vinci’s “The American iconic figure of the pilot, the any particular message or sense of things. been left in basement storage at the and early 1800s by Joshua Johnston, a Last Supper” where instead all types and colors Chuck Yeager, (is that) there’s a little of the Q: What impact did Alfonso Cuaron’s Pennsylvania School for the Deaf for 50 years. Baltimore-based African-American artist who of people, men and women, are at the table with cowboy about him. And I think Matthew “Gravity” make on how sci-fi films are Camille Cosby found the painting up for auction was at one time a slave. The family also collected Jesus, ready to eat watermelon and fried chicken embodies that wonderful, earthy sense of viewed by critics and voters of film awards? in 1981, and bought it for $250,000 as a works by emerging artists and noted artists, wings. an everyman who has great integrity and is A: Obviously any time somebody suc- Christmas gift for her husband. The bidding had including works by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth “What you are going to see here is art by the extremely competent, somebody you trust ceeds in opening people’s eyes to the started at $50,000. Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Faith Ringgold. descendants of people from various parts of that to guide you through this story and take potential of the genre, it really helps the “We didn’t collect to increase our assets “These artists, it’s amazing to me that they vast continent who even under tyranny in this you through this journey. people who follow to be able to capitalize because there weren’t any real values placed on did this work despite everything else that was nation were able to create beautiful works of art Q: What was your biggest challenge in on that. I did admit to Alfonso that I’m one art by African-Americans, no monetary value nor around them politically, sociologically. It was dif- beyond the status of where they were in life, balancing an intimate family story with an of the only people on the planet who actu- artistic value,” Camille Cosby said. “We collected ficult,” she said. beyond slavery, beyond segregation, beyond intergalactic journey? ally hasn’t seen “Gravity,” because it came because we really loved the pieces. We wanted Now they’re getting their due in Jim Crow, beyond racism,” said art historian A: The biggest challenge in that respect out while I was in the middle of making my to live with them.” “Conversations: African and African American David Driskell, who helped curate the show. is creating a reality on set so that the own science fiction film so I apologized to The greatest gift from amassing some 300 Artworks in Dialogue.” Cosby has been in the news lately as he pre- actors, who are very much the human ele- Alfonso and said ‘I’m going to catch up with pieces of African-American art kept in their pares for a new sitcom on network television 30 ment of that - they’re the intimate, emo- it when I’m done, but I don’t want to be homes was that their children and grandchil- Best works years after his groundbreaking role as Cliff tional element of that - so that they can confused by it.’ dren’s self-perceptions have been reinforced by But Bill Cosby joked that he had no idea his Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” and because actually connect with the larger scale of the But I think his success with that film, it positive images of black people, she said. wife agreed to lend the works for an exhibit until reviewers have criticized his otherwise compre- film, they can see it, touch it, taste it. really helps people working in the science The Cosbys began collecting art in 1967, curators began taking paintings off the walls. hensive authorized biography published last So we tried to build our sets not so fiction genre, because it just opens people’s three years after they were married. Bill Cosby “My paintings, these things happen to be my month for making no mention of past accusa- much like sets, more like simulators, so the eyes to its potential. said he grew up in a housing project where a life,” he said. “When I come home, I talk to them.” tions of sexual assault. Cosby declined to com- actors could look out of the windows and Q: How has this movie impacted your clock, a picture of Jesus, and cutouts from Ebony The Cosbys also collected and commissioned ment when asked for his response during the see the real views of what would be going own theological or ideological understand- magazine passed as art. family quilts as a way to tell stories. Two of them interview. The allegation stems from an investi- on there, they could experience the ship ings of the world? When he had a house of his own, a taste of on display include a creation by Ringgold as a gation and lawsuit settled in 2006. Cosby has shaking and reacting as they flew it. A: There’s always that last question that success in entertainment and rich friends, he tribute to Bill Cosby and a large quilt by the never been charged with sexual assault. — AP Q: Why did you choose to set people drop of enormous things. I don’t noticed “these people have art, and it’s all white Mississippi Crossroads Quilters entitled “The ‘Interstellar’ in a future that bears close know yet, is the simple answer. I’m still in it people.” The Cosbys started purchasing works by Ennis Quilt,” made of scraps of son Ennis Cosby’s resemblance to the present world? until it gets out there and becomes what A: I want to abandon the idea of futur- it’s going to be. — Reuters ism in design because ... it requires an enor- mous amount of energy and design that I felt could be better spent just achieving a Sajitha Madathil: Body language without borders By Sunil Cherian the smell of fish), she said, happened when the Body as a tool Theater for Africa group invited theater person- “Today’s women, just like men, use a lot of ajitha Madathil, theater activist and film alities from India to present a drama on the life body expressions,” Madathil said. The changes of actress (Shutter fame), has never seen act- of fisherwomen as part of the Earth Summit in the time have certainly reflected in the theater, Sing as a source of income. When she was Cape Town, South Africa in 2002. Madathil was actresses and the audience too. The definition of serious about theater, she decided to go to the selected based on interviews, and she wrote and women as mother, sister or even as a goddess Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata against performed solo in Cape Town. The text, original- has changed now. “Now as an actress, I say the her family’s wishes (though her mother, a wid- ly written by the actress, was translated into dialogues just like I speak normally, but with an ow, had confidence in her). Now, after saying English by Dr VC Haris and now is part of the syl- added push, an extended energy,” she said. goodbye to the Delhi Sangeet Natak Akademy labus at MG and Kerala universities. as deputy secretary, the actress is doing a PhD At Khaitan Indian school on Friday, she did a on the evolving body languages of theater reading of the play, accompanied by its music. actresses from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) The play details the story of a fisherwoman who in New Delhi, where she stays now with her hus- laments the state of fish and the society that has band Rubin Dicrouz and their son Aromal, a class come about. “The port is being built and the 11 student. She won Kerala’s second best actress smell is of the little fish that have died,” cries the award in the Joy Mathew film “Shutter” last year. monologue. The Mahabharata sage who liked She came to Kuwait as the chief guest of Vanitha the fish-smelling woman created an aura of fog Vedi Kuwait’s program at Indian Community so that he could sleep with her. But in School, Khaitan this weekend. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala’s capital, a woman was raped in broad daylight without anything to The woman who smells fish cover, shouts another monologue. Like the little Madathil’s play Matsyagandhi (the one with fish, the fishmonger’s husband was killed by a trawler, we learn.

Mother, the role model Madathil said she learnt the plight, and might, of women from her mother who as a wid- ow raised her children and who took decisions independently. “Kerala women are far advanced in many ways when compared to the women in other Indian states. But the chauvinistic attitude has not much changed. There is no surprise that the woman is still painted as a consumer good in contemporary plays because she is still a cul- tural problem,” she said, telling the story of Lakshmi, a lady who wanted to act but was in court after her husband’s complaint against her Sajitha Madathil speaks during the Vanitha public performances. “This happened in 1930s. Model Olivia Culpo arrives at the Colaborator.com launch party at Milk Studios on Vedi, Kuwait program at Indian Community Women taking permission from their guardians November 6 in Los Angeles, California. — AFP School, Khaitan on Friday, November 7. is still taking place,” she said. lifestyle SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Pixar sequels draw bigger role in company’s future n its 19-year history, Pixar Animation Studios has largely avoided making sequels-of the I14 films it’s released since 1995, only four feature the same characters in follow-ups. Yet with last week’ss announcement that Disney will release “Toy Story 4,” on June 16, 2017, Pixar now has four new sequels planned over the next several years as the Mouse House looks to add more heft to its record fiscal earn- ings. In addition to a fourth “Toy Story,” the Emeryville,Ca.-based company has “Finding Dory,” “Cars 3” and “The Incredibles 2” in the works. The first, “Finding Dory,” a sequel to the 2003 hit “Finding Nemo,” will be released on June 17, 2016. The next “Cars” and “Incredibles” are not yet dated, but Pixar already has planted its flag on Nov. 22, 2017, and June 15, 2018 for untitled This image released by Disney shows animated characters Hiro Hamada, voiced by Ryan Potter, left, and Baymax, voiced by Scott Adsit, in a scene from “Big Hero 6.” —AP pics. It’s unclear whether Disney will move for- ward with another “Planes,” a spinoff of Pixar’s “Cars” franchise. DisneyToon Studios produced “Planes,” a film originally planned for homev- ‘Big Hero 6’ edges ‘Interstellar’ ideo platforms, that was released in theaters in 2013, flying away with nearly $220 million at the worldwide box office. Its sequel “Planes: Fire & Rescue” came out this summer, but was grounded with landed with $139 million. at US Box Office, may hit $66m Pixar is still betting on original productions. In fact, it has two new properties-”Inside Out” isney’s “Big Hero 6” has taken the lead spot at this $3.6 million from previews. “Big Hero 6” performed ture on film stock instead of digital projection in 250 film and “The Good Dinosaur”-bowing in 2015, the weekend’s box office, heading for a finish as high as respectably on Thursday night with $1.4 million-a solid locations and 42 Imax locations. first time it will release two films in a year, intro- D$66 million-enough to top a still-impressive launch number for a toon. Fans of Nolan have been anticipating “Interstellar” for ducing new worlds and characters. in the $56 million range by Paramount’s “Interstellar,” The weekend offers a startling contrast to the months and Matthew McConaughey’s starring role should according to Friday estimates. Halloween frame, when the second weekend of “Ouija” validate his power at the box office. Paramount Pictures is Early numbers show both titles performing up to lofty edged out the opening of “Nightcrawler” with $10.7 mil- distributing the $165 million production Stateside, with Branded fare expectations with “Interstellar” winning Friday with $20 lion. Both “Big Hero 6” and “Interstellar” may take in five Warner Bros. handling the foreign rollout. It also has two more movies dated for 2017, million, followed by around $18 million for “Big Hero 6.” times that amount, representing only the fourth time in Foreign markets began opening on Wednesday and and one so far for 2016. Another new property Saturday projections were showing “Hero” jumping to $28 box office history that two films have opened to more than had generated $9.7 million in two days, led by $1.8 million is one based on Dia de los Muertos. million with “Interstellar” coming in around $22 million. $50 million on the same weekend-the last time being a for Korea and $1.3 million for Russia. Ed Catmull, president of Pixar Animation The lowest estimates for “Big Hero 6” were coming in year and a half ago when “World War Z” and “Monster’s “Big Hero 6” follows a science prodigy and his lovable Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios and between $55 million and $60 million so the race could turn University” both managed the feat. robot. It’s co-directed by Don Hall (“Winnie the Pooh”) and DisneyToon Studios has said that creatively, it is out to be a nail-biter by the end of the weekend. With moviegoers flocking back to multiplexes, the Chris Williams (“Bolt”) the film’s voice cast features Scott important for the company to produce one Both “Big Hero 6” and “Interstellar” have budgets of weekend’s overall business should finish in the same range Adsit, Damon Wayans Jr. and Maya Rudolph. original film a year, with a sequel planned for $165 million; both have impressive critical reception with as a year ago when “Thor: The Dark World” opened to $85.7 Open Road’s “Nightcrawler” should finish an extremely “Big Hero” at 90% and “Interstellar” at 72% on Rotten million. distant third with $5 million, followed by Fox’s sixth week- every other year. Tomatoes; and both are opening at over 3,500 US loca- “Interstellar,” Nolan’s meditation on wormholes, ecologi- end of “Gone Girl,” Sony’s fourth weekend of “Fury” and But as Disney puts more emphasis on brand- tions. cal disaster and the enduring appeal of Matthew Universal’s third weekend of “Ouija”-all at about $4 mil- ed fare, keeping its popular characters fresh in Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” put up impressive McConaughey, is showing at in 3,561 locations, 369 of lion.— Reuters moviegoers’ minds through new toons may be numbers in its first two days in limited release, including which are Imax. Audiences will also be able to see the pic- unavoidable. This year alone, Walt Disney Co. chief Bob Iger has personally announced three new Pixar sequels “Cars 3,” “The Incredibles 2” and “Toy Story 4”-during meetings with shareholders ‘Happy New Year’ shakes and Wall Street analysts. “As you know ‘Toy Story 3’ was a tremendous success generating up Bollywood’s men’s club wide critical acclaim as well as more than $1 bil- lion in global box office and almost $10 billion record opening-day debut for a sights set on diamonds hidden in an in retail sales demonstrating that these won- Bollywood film that happens to be underground vault at the venue. directed by a woman is shaking up Reviews have mostly been critical with derful characters are clearly just as relevant and A the men’s-only club of filmmakers in the Anupama Chopra writing in the Hindustan beloved as ever,” Iger said on Thursday. list of India’s highest grossing movies. Times that “the desire to entertain over- But the focus for Disney isn’t just on the box Farah Khan’s new film, a heist caper that shadows everything else - script, character, office. Disney is keen on exploiting Pixar, doubles as a song-and-dance extravagan- coherence, narrative logic”. Marvel, Lucasfilm and Disney’s franchises za, is a rare blockbuster by a woman film- But Khan is unfazed by criticism, saying through every division at the company. A maker in the Indian movie industry, the she relies on her gut instinct while making sequel for “Cars” was greenlit, in part, because world’s largest by ticket sales. Two of Khan’s movies that make her happy. of robust sales of toy cars and other licensed three previous films in the last decade “Why should I take the pressure of mak- merchandise tied to the film, especially among were hits too, but not as big as “Happy New ing a movie that will only appeal to 10 peo- young boys. Year”. ple and not to 10 million people?” she said. The choreographer-turned-filmmaker “If the critics don’t like it, let them keep “In fiscal ‘14, we had 11 franchises drive more said withstanding pressure from people watching boring movies, what else can I than $1 billion each in retail sales and more who expect her to make a certain kind of say?” than half of them originated from our studio,” cinema because of her gender is her Audiences seem to have lapped it up. Iger told analysts. “We are releasing a total of 21 biggest success. Trade analyst Amod Mehra said “Happy tentpole movies under our great banner brands “Nobody is expecting a 200 crore ($33 New Year” had the “highest opening ever in over the next three years compared to only 13 million) hit from a woman director, which the history of Indian cinema so far”, raking in the last three. While there is no sure thing in in itself is very sad and very patronising,” in around 440 million rupees ($7 million) in a creative business, we believe the proven said Khan, whose recipe of breezy, enter- India when it was released on Oct. 24, a appeal of our brands and franchises reduces taining cinema woos children and adults day after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. risk and maximizes our unique ability to create alike, but is panned by critics. Ticket sales have dipped in the weeks “I hope more women come and break since and Mehra said “Happy New Year” significant long-term value by leveraging suc- this record. I think it will help every woman may still need a miracle to inch past 2 bil- cessful content across our diverse array of busi- who wants to go out and make a movie, if lion rupees at the Indian box office, a mile- nesses.” our movies end up making as much money stone achieved only by a handful of Yet the box office can hardly be ignored, as the male directors.” Bollywood films. with sequels outperforming new films, thanks Khan, 49, said she lived her dream with Khan advises her detractors to try writ- mostly to the established characters. “Happy New Year”, having wanted to make ing the first five scenes of her movie, saying Pixar’s last three original movies, “Brave,” “Up” the “biggest film you’ve seen in India”. it was not easy to make a film that appeals and “Wall-E,” earned a collective $1.8 billion Her leading man Shah Rukh Khan, to different audiences across India. worldwide. Its last three sequels, “Monsters Bollywood’s most bankable star, headlines “It’s easy to dismiss something and University” (technically, a prequel) “Cars 2” and the film’s ensemble cast. In the film, Shah especially if a woman does it,” said Khan, Rukh and his ragtag crew of loveable adding it had been tough balancing work “Toy Story 3,” hauled in $2.3 billion. —Reuters rogues worm their way into a global dance and family while filming “Happy New Year” Anne Hathaway and Marlo Thomas attend 2014 World Of Children Awards at 583 competition at a Dubai hotel, with their in Dubai.—Reuters Park Avenue in New York City. —AP ‘Scandal,’ ‘Murder’, ‘Grey’s’ give ABC best Thursday start n updated Nielsen estimates released (0.8/2 in 18-49, 2.74 million viewers over- ond week. ure to be adjusted downward in the inflation may result in being on par with Friday afternoon, CBS and NBC saw all) and “Parenthood” (1.3/4 in 18-49, According to preliminary nationals nationals due to a preemption in last week. “The Biggest Loser” (1.3/4 in Iexpected downward revisions due to 3.96 million viewers overall) all finished from Nielsen, ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” Cleveland for the NFL game between 18-49, 4.7 million viewers overall) was football preemptions in Cleveland and up a tenth from last week’s nationals, (2.4/7 in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers over- the Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. The followed by “Bad Judge” (1.1/3 in 18-49, Cincinnati, respectively, that had artifi- and “Bad Judge” (0.9/3 in 18-49, 3.68 mil- all) and “Scandal” (2.9/9 in 18-49, 9.8 mil- Eye is still expected to remain the night’s 4.2 million viewers overall), “A to Z” (1.0/3 cially inflated their prelim numbers. lion viewers overall) held steady. lion viewers overall) each dropped most-watched network overall. in 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall) and At CBS, “The Big Bang Theory” (4.3/14 “Parenthood” seems to be picking up slightly from their most recent episodes In the prelims, “Big Bang” (4.2/14 in “Parenthood” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 4.3 million in 18-49, 16.56 million viewers overall) some momentum as it nears the end of to match their season low. Still, “Grey’s” 18-49, 16.6 million viewers overall) was viewers overall). managed to avoid a downward adjust- its run, last night edging out was a solid No. 2 to the CBS comedies in up slightly from last week but was again Fox’s “Bones” held even (1.3/4 in 18- ment and actually gained a tenth, leav- “Elementary” in 18-49. the 8 o’clock hour (and held up well on the low side. “Mom” (2.6/8 in 18-49, 49, 5.6 million viewers overall) while ing it up 0.2 from its Thursday season There were no adjustments at Fox, opposite “The Big Bang Theory” for the 11.5 million viewers overall) was a tick “Gracepoint” (0.7/2 in 18-49, 3.0 million premiere of last week. Despite the while CW saw “The Vampire Diaries” rise first time). “Scandal” won the 9 o’clock higher than last week, while “Two and a viewers overall) lost a tenth to hit its low. improvement at 8 p.m., the Eye saw a tenth (0.8/2 in 18-49, 1.59 million view- hour by 3 shares in the demo over the Half Men” (2.3/7 in 18-49, 9.8 million At CW, veteran “The Vampire Diaries” week-to-week declines for “Mom” (2.3/7 ers overall) to match last week’s score. CBS comedies and will again stand as viewers overall) was a tick lower from (0.7/2 in 18-49, 1.6 million viewers over- in 18-49, 20.80 million viewers overall), NFL Network’s coverage of the the week’s No. 1 broadcast drama in 18- last week’s season premiere and new- all) and sophomore “Reign” (0.4/1 in 18- “Two and a Half Men” (2.1/6 in 18-49, Cleveland-Cincinnati game drew a 2.9 49. comer “The McCarthys” held steady 49, 1.3 million viewers overall) both were 9.12 million viewers overall) and new- rating in 18-49 and 8.31 million viewers Capping Thursday for ABC was hot (1.7/5 in 18-49, 7.4 million viewers over- down a tick to match their lows. comer “The McCarthys” (1.5/4 in 18-49, million viewers overall, a nice jump from rookie “How to Get Away With Murder” all). It’s likely “McCarthys” will be revised Preliminary 18-49 averages for the 6.67 million viewers overall). “McCarthys” last week (2.3, 6.88 million). (2.8/9 in 18-49, 9.2 million down in the nationals, but it appears to night: ABC, 2.7/8; CBS, 2.3/7; NBC and was able to match last week’s 71% reten- ABC was the winner in young adults viewers overall), which was up a tick have performed comparably to last Univision, 1.3/4; Fox, 1.0/3; CW, 0.6/2; tion of its lead-in. “Elementary” lost two on Thursday behind its drama trio of from last week’s low and doubled up week relative to its lead-in. “Elementary” Telemundo, 0.5/2. In total viewers: CBS, tenths (1.2/4 in 18-49, 7.07 million view- “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to competing dramas “Elementary” and (1.4/4 in 18-49, 7.7 million viewers over- 10.1 million; ABC, 9.0 million; Fox, 4.3 ers overall), leaving it even with last Get Away With Murder,” as the net con- “Parenthood.” In “most current” ratings, all) was up 0.2 in the prelims. million; NBC, 4.2 million; Univision, 3.0 week’s series low. tinues its highest-rated start to a season the Viola Davis-fronted “Murder” is the NBC aired the “Thursday Night million; CW, 1.4 million; Telemundo, 1.2 NBC had pretty good news, at least on the night in five years. CBS again had season’s No. 1-rated new drama in 18-49 Football” game on its station in million. —Reuters relative to last week, despite afternoon the night’s No. 1 show in “The Big Bang as well as the top new series in the Cincinnati, so its numbers figure to be adjustments downward for all of its Theory,” while its new comedy “The demo. revised down a bit in the nationals; the shows. “The Biggest Loser” (1.2/4 in 18- McCarthys” looks to have retained most Ratings for most CBS shows (“Big good news is that its shows were all up 49, 4.35 million viewers overall), “A to Z” of its premiere-night audience in its sec- Bang Theory” may be the exception) fig- 0.2 or 0.3 in the prelims, so their football Cosby’s art paired with African art at38 Smithsonian SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Jennifer Nettles performs during the CMA 2014 Country Christmas on Friday in Nashville, Tennessee. — AFP Rolling Stones cancel Australian Robin Williams concert, Jagger sick ock legends The Rolling Stones have can- committed suicide, no drugs found celled an Australian concert after lead singer RMick Jagger was diagnosed with a throat obin Williams had recently become more paranoid dal ideation or behavior,” the report said. asleep in a separate room in the home in Tiburon. infection, promoters said. when he committed suicide by hanging himself, coro- The report gave a detailed description of how Williams’ Williams’ ashes were scattered in San Francisco Bay, Tour promoter Frontier issued a statement on Rners said Friday, adding that he had no alcohol or illicit body was found hanging by a belt from a closet door in his according to media reports. their website saying the 71-year-old Jagger was drugs in his system. stepson’s bedroom. It noted that a pocket knife with a 3-inch President Barack Obama and the US first family joined under a doctor’s strict order to rest his vocal chords There were also signs that the comic actor-who had (7.5-centimeter) blade was found near the body. the outpouring of grief, calling him “an airman, a doctor, a for the next few days to recuperate for the remain- recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease-had tried “Several superficial vertical and horizontal cuts were seen genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter der of the tour. to cut his left wrist, according to an autopsy report. over the inner aspect of the left wrist; these wounds had a Pan, and everything in between.” “But he was one of a kind,” “The Stones are incredibly disappointed to can- No suicide note or other indication that he planned to scant amount of blood present,” the report said. Obama said. —AFP cel the Hanging Rock gig & to disappoint their fans,” take his own life was found at the scene, it said. The actor was wearing a black, short-sleeve T-shirt, black the Rolling Stones tweeted on Thursday. The 63-year-old, known for high-energy, rapid-fire jeans and “was in a seated position, and slightly leaning for- improvisation and clowning, was found dead on August 11 ward with a black nylon belt secured around his neck.” Earlier this year the band was forced to cancel at his home in Marin County, north of San Francisco. Williams had been sleeping separately from his wife part- their Australian tour following the death of Jagger’s The coroner for Marin County, Robert Doyle, said the ly because he talked in his sleep, sometimes very loudly, it girlfriend L’Wren Scott when she was found dead in investigation into his death had concluded, giving the cause said. a New York apartment. as “asphyxia due to hanging” and the manner of death as The rescheduled ‘The Rolling Stones-14 on Fire’ “suicide.” Comedy galaxy’s ‘brightest star’ tour started in South Australia on Oct. 25, the can- “Toxicological evaluation revealed the absence of alcohol Williams, an Oscar-winner and veteran of movies, stand- celled concert was to be the fifth of nine concerts in or illicit drugs. Prescription medications were detected in up shows and hit television series, was one of Hollywood’s Australia and New Zealand. therapeutic concentrations,” it added in a brief statement. most popular entertainers and his death triggered an out- The concert was due to be performed yesterday “His prior medical history reportedly included depres- pouring of emotion the world over. at Hanging Rock, 80 kms (50 miles) north of sion, Parkinson’s Disease and a recent increase in paranoia,” A few days after his death, Williams’ wife said her hus- said a longer coroners’ report, which was obtained by AFP. band was suffering from depression and the early stages of Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Ticket holders The report included other details about Williams’ medical Parkinson’s disease. have been offered a refund. Hanging Rock was the history, including that he had shown symptoms of Father-of-three Williams had spoken openly in the past bush site of an Australian mystery in which a group Parkinson’s since 2011, including a left arm tremor and slow- about his battles with alcoholism and drug abuse-and often of female students vanished in 1900. A novel about ing of left hand movements. He was diagnosed with the dis- drew on them in his stand-up comedy routines. their disappearance called “Picnic at Hanging Rock” ease in November 2013. Star of hit films such as “Good Morning, Vietnam” and was later made into a critically acclaimed movie by “The clinical history is notable for depression, with com- “Mrs Doubtfire,” Williams had last been seen alive the day director Peter Weir. The next Stones concert is ponents of paranoia, compulsiveness and anxiety,” it said. before his death by his wife Susan Schneider before she scheduled for Sydney on Nov. 12. —Reuters Although he had suffered from depression sporadically went to bed. “for most of his adult life... he had no known history of suici- She left the house the next day assuming he was still Robin Williams

Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 4’ set to play in theaters in 2017 ohn Lasseter will return to direct Pixar “Toy Story” gang, Disney said, with Lasseter Studios, previously directed “Toy Story,” This film publicity Animation Studios’ “Toy Story 4” that having come up with the idea for the “Cars” and “Cars 2.” A third “Cars” is also image released by Disney Pixar shows JDisney will release on June 16, 2017. fourth installment with Andrew Stanton, planned with Lasseter attached. characters Tom Hanks and Tim Allen will reprise their Pete Docter and Lee Unkrich, behind all “Toy Story 3” was released in 2010 and Woody, left, and roles as Woody and Buzz Lightyear. three “Toy Story” films. earned nearly $1.1 billion at the worldwide Buzz Lightyear, Walt Disney Co. chief Bob Iger made the “We love these characters so much; they box office. Unkrich, who co-directed from the animated project announcement to Wall Street ana- are like family to us,” Lasseter said in a “Finding Nemo,” “Monsters Inc.” and “Toy film “Toy Story.” lysts as he discussed the company’s fourth statement. “We don’t want to do anything Story 2,” directed the third installment. Disney Pixar quarter and fiscal year results on Thursday. with them unless it lives up to or surpasses While Pixar does not have a release this announced Iger gave few details of the fourth film in what’s gone before. ‘Toy Story 3’ ended year, it will have “The Good Dinosaur” and Thursday, it plans to produce “Toy Story the franchise other than Lasseter’s return Woody and Buzz’s story with Andy so per- “Inside Out” bowing in 2015.Walt Disney 4.” Pixar chief John to the director’s chair. But Disney followed fectly that for a long time, we never even Animation Studios, which produced the Lasseter will direct up the announcement, to add that Rashida talked about doing another ‘Toy Story’ highest-grossing animated film, “Frozen,” is the film, which is set Jones and Will McCormack (“Celeste and movie. But when Andrew, Pete, Lee and I currently gaining praise for “Big Hero 6,” out for release in June Jesse Forever”) have joined the project as came up with this new idea, I just could not in theaters this weekend. — Reuters of 2017. — AP writers, while Pixar vet Galyn Susman stop thinking about it. It was so exciting to (ABC’s “Toy Story OF Terror! and “Toy Story me, I knew we had to make this movie-and that Time Forgot”) will produce the toon. I wanted to direct it myself.”Lasseter, who “Toy Story 4” will open a new chapter in serves as chief creative officer at Pixar, Walt the lives of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon