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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Syrian regime Sandy devastates US East Coast; 39 dead NEW YORK: Millions of peo- ple were left reeling in the aftermath of monster storm Sandy yesterday as New York carrying out City and a wide swathe of the eastern United States struggled with epic flooding and massive power outages. The death toll climbed to at least 39. genocide: PM As a weakened but still massive storm system continued its trek inland, more than 1 million peo- ‘Brahimi must come up with new ideas’ ple in a dozen states were under orders to evacuate. Sandy left DOHA: The Prime Minister and behind a trail of damage - homes Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Syrian rebels kill underwater, trees toppled and Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor power lines downed - caused by Al Thani said on Monday that Air Force general epic flooding and fierce winds all what was going on in Syria was DAMASCUS: A Syrian along the Atlantic coast. genocide being carried out by the fighter jet hit targets inside US President Barack Obama regime with the complicity of the Damascus for the first time issued federal emergency decrees international community. yesterday, as air strikes for New York and New Jersey, Taking exception to the pounded rebel bastions declaring that “major disasters” UN-Arab League peace envoy around the country. The existed in both states. Police and Lakhdar Brahimi’s statement strike came as Syrian rebels fire officials fanned out to rescue made in Moscow earlier in the claimed to have assassinated hundreds. More than 8.2 mil- day that Syria was witnessing a an Air Force general Abdullah lion people across the East were civil war, the Premier said: “What Mahmud Al Khalidi in the without power. Airlines cancelled is happening in Syria is not a civil Damascus district of Rukn Al more than 15,000 flights around the war but a war of extermination Din. See also page 5 world. The storm also disrupted against the people of Syria.” the presidential campaign with just In an interview with Aljazeera a week to go before Election Day. Arabic satellite channel late on him to develop a clear proposal for Sandy will end up causing about Cars half-submerged in a flooded parking lot after Hurricane Sandy hit New York City yesterday. Monday, the Prime Minister said a solution that can be put before the $20bn in property damage and what was needed from Brahimi Security Council paving the way for $10bn to $30bn more in lost busi- was that the latter present clear a transition period and a transfer of ness, making it one of the costli- ideas about how to resolve the cri- power,” the Premier said. est natural disasters on record in sis that has been brewing in Syria. Brahimi, who saw the truce he the US, according to IHS Global Qataris being shifted to hotels This war, which the Premier had brokered for the Eid holiday Insight, a forecasting firm. termed as a genocide being car- shattered in an explosion of vio- Lower Manhattan was among DOHA: Qatari citizens based the mission in case people are to or those undergoing treatment ried out by the Syrian regime, was lence soon after it took effect, said in the hardest-hit areas. The on the US East Coast who be evacuated from the entire area. in the US, who were affected by being waged “with a licence to kill, Moscow that the situation in Syria New York Stock Exchange was have been affected by hurri- Qatar’s Ambassador to the Sandy and facing difficulties due endorsed firstly by the Syrian was “bad and getting worse”. “If it’s closed for a second day. A huge cane Sandy are being moved to US, Mohamed bin Abdullah Al to power outages and flooding had government and secondly by the not a civil war, I don’t know what it fire destroyed as many as 100 hotels to ensure their safety and Rumaihi, said yesterday that been safely moved to hotels, Al international community”. is,” he said after talks with Russian houses in a flooded beachfront in the expenses are to be met by the embassy was in touch with Rumaihi told Al Sharq. He, how- He was apparently referring Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Queens.Consolidated Edison said Qatar’s embassy in Washington. Qatari nationals in US through ever, did not disclose the number of to Russia and China, which have Brahimi, who is also due to visit it could take at least a week to Many of those affected have phones and the Internet and con- Qataris who had been hit and had repeatedly vetoed UN Security China, is to go to the UN Security restore electricity to the last of already been shifted to hotels tact details of Qatari diplomats been provided temporary shelter in Council resolutions threatening Council in November with new the more than 800,000 custom- and the embassy has urged oth- had been provided so people could hotels. He said the embassy will be action against President Bashar proposals to push for talks between ers in and around New York City. ers who are hit by the storm and approach them for assistance. paying for the hotel accommoda- Al Assad’s regime. “We have confi- Assad and the opposition. AGENCIES have not yet been rescued to move Those among the Qataris, tion for those affected. dence in Mr Brahimi... but we need THE PENINSULA See also page 9 to the nearest hotel and inform whether they are students, visitors THE PENINSULA

Aljazeera to mark No Eid holidays, extra 16th anniversary

pay for some workers DOHA: Aljazeera TV network is celebrating its 16th anniver- sary tomorrow. An event will BY FAZEENA SALEEM if they have whether they have be held to mark the occasion been handed a copy of it or not, and the celebrations will be held DOHA: A prominent law- said the lawyer. under the slogan “With You yer yesterday criticised the Enquiries made by this We Progress”. Aljazeera Arabic Ministry of Labour and said newspaper suggest that many Channel was launched in 1996 it was not playing its part workers employed in the unor- as the first independent TV sta- in protecting the rights of ganised sector as well as the tion of the Arab world and it soon workers at some commercial hospitality industry and shop- rose to become world-acclaimed establishments. ping complexes were forced to electronic media network. In Workers employed by outlets work during Eid holidays with- 2006, Aljazeera underwent such as neighbourhood stores, out overtime payment or com- massive expansion and was eateries, laundries and bar- pensatory off. developed into a network that ber shops, among others, put According to the law, private included an English Channel in long hours but are not paid sector workers are entitled to (Aljazeera English or AJE) and extra, said Mohsin Thiyab Al three days of paid leave for Eid other channels such as Aljazeera Suwaidi. and if they are to work on these Documentary, Aljazeera Sports When told that they are also days they must be paid at the rate and Aljazeera Balkan. The net- Al Ijarah’s new taxi seen on Doha roads. See also page 3 SALIM MATRAMKOT made to work during public of 150 percent of their basic salary work also boasts a Research and holidays like Eid and many of for a day. Training Centre by the name them are not paid, he said that “There were no Eid holidays for of Aljazeera and a news website was flagrant violation of the us. On the day of Eid, we worked each in Arabic and English. New taxi service launched labour law. only in the evening, while after “But we wonder what the that it was routine work for us Bahrain bans protests DOHA: Some 80 new taxis, Al Ijarah had a soft launch to follow the same fare structure inspectors of Labour Ministry with no extra payment or com- with navy blue roofs, belonging of its taxi service during the of the Karwa cabs. are doing. Why they don’t raid pensatory off,” said a woman DUBAI: Bahrain yesterday to the Al Ijarah Holding com- Eid holidays, with an initial Meanwhile, an official of the Al neighbourhood stores, barber worker of a hypermarket who banned all protests and gath- pany hit Doha roads during Eid fleet of some 80 taxis. An offi- Million said yesterday that the shops, eateries and laundries earns QR1,300 a month. erings to ensure “security is holidays. cial launch of the service is company was going ahead with and check whether they are A cashier at another hyper- maintained”, after a spate of Al Ijarah becomes the second expected very soon. plans to add another 200 taxis by paying their workers on time, market said, “We have a day off clashes between Shia-led dem- private company to operate taxis, The new cabs stand apart from the end of December. giving them weekly days off,” in a week and that’s all. We are onstrators and security forces after Al Million launched its first the Karwa and Al Million taxis The three companies have been Al Suwaidi said. not given Eid or any other public in the country. Interior Minister fleet of 300 taxis earlier in July. with their blue coloured roofs allowed to operate a maximum The job of labour inspectors is holidays and we work for 10 hours Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al The 2,000 plus Karwa taxis while carrying the brands of Al 500 taxis each. He hinted that not only to check accommoda- a day and sometimes more.” Khalifa said the ban was aimed had its first competitor after Ijaraha and Karwa together. The business had not picked up as tions of big companies and their “On the Eid day I had to work at safeguarding “civil peace”. He Mowasalat, the state-backed company is using Nissan Altima expected mainly due to the traf- working hours and conditions, in the evening. I can take leave stressed opposition protests led public transport company, cars for its initial fleet. fic congestions in the city. said the lawyer. “The unorganised only once a month,” said a deliv- by the Shia movement Al-Wefaq awarded five-year contracts to The company has provided a There were also problems with sector is neglected by the minis- ery boy working at a grocery store had been marred by “acts of sabo- three private companies to oper- toll free number (55700628) for some drivers who had to be sent try and this is bad”. in New Salata area. The situation tage” and that the demonstrators ate taxis on a franchise basis. the call center service. However, back having failed in the driving The inspectors should regu- is almost similar for employees at had threatened national security The third company, Petro this service has not yet been acti- tests or the mandatory medical larly raid the above outlets and some eateries, although they get by calling “for the overthrow of Qatar, is expected to join the fray vated, enquiries revealed yester- check-up. also check if the workers have a holiday on the Eid day. the government”. early next year. day. The new taxis are supposed THE PENINSULA employment contracts or not and THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA/AFP WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Celebrating Eid

Artistes perform as part of Eid celebrations organised by Qatar Tourism Authority at Souq Waqif on Monday. Hundreds of people thronged various venues across the country to watch entertainment programmes. ABDUL BASIT Max holds creative workshop for kids Arabs set to showcase DOHA: Max store at Barwa Around 60 enthusiastic chil- and certificate others received a Plaza Mall recently held dren participated in the event. participation certificate. a drawing competition for The participants were divided Suresh Sarma General Shukran loyalty programme into three age groups. Manager said: “It was nice to see members. The participation for drawing the kids to explore their creative entrepreneurial skills The event was held for competition from 3 to 14 years talent and come out with such a Shukran members the objective the theme for drawing competi- beautiful creativity. We at Max was to explore the creativity and tion was Nature. will be conducting such activi- 13 students from the region to take part in Doha contest nurture their artistic skills and Three winners from each ties across our store in near the express their creative thoughts. group have been awarded a prize future. ” THE PENINSULA DOHA: Students from 13 coun- can gain an understanding of the Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, UAE, and tries across the MENA region real-life processes for establish- Yemen. will compete for the ‘Best ing a business in a safe environ- “Qatar Foundation is dedi- Student Company of the Year ment. At each stage we seek to cated to promoting education Award’ at the sixth annual build their confidence to become and development through part- Injaz Al Arab Young Arab future entrepreneurs who have nership. The Injaz Al Arab Young Entrepreneurs Competition the potential to be a driving force Arab Entrepreneurs Competition from November 4 to 6 in Doha. in their local economies. We offers an unusual opportunity for Judging criteria for the compe- believe in the boundless potential young Arab people to collaborate tition held under the patronage of Arab youth and this competi- with each other and with profes- of Qatar Foundation includes a tion shows us just how much tal- sional businesspeople in order to review of financial and manage- ent there is. Our job - the private improve their entrepreneurial ment reports created by the stu- sector, educators and the govern- skills while learning about the dents on the real life challenges ment - is to help them unleash cultures and markets of their of running a business in addition it,” said Soraya Salti, Injaz Al region,” said Sheikh Abdulla bin to a presentation on their prod- Arab Regional Director. Ali Al Thani, PhD, President of uct innovation. Earlier this year, each of the Hamad bin Khalifa University Apart from the highly cov- contending countries held their and Vice President, Education, eted Best Company of the Year own individual National Company Qatar Foundation. award sponsored by ExxonMobil, Programme Competition where Established in 2007, Injaz Al other awards include the 2012 students spent four months Arab Young Arab Entrepreneurs Barwa Bank Award for Best training on entrepreneurship, Competition is recognised as Marketing Plan, the 2012 Nasser financial literacy and work the region’s leading entrepre- Bin Khaled Award for Company readiness. neurship competition for Arab with the Best Social Impact, The winning team from each youth. Since its inception, the the 2012 HSBC Award for Most country will now represent their annual event has been hosted Innovative Product, and the 2012 nation in Qatar. Teams will by various Injaz Al Arab mem- FedEx Access Award. be represented from Algeria, ber nations including Oman, Some of the children who took part in the drawing competition. “The competition acts as a Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Lebanon, Morocco and Jordan. forum through which students Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, THE PENINSULA

Indian arts forum holds painting workshop

DOHA: The Visual Arts Forum India (VAFI) has con- cluded the three-day paint- ing workshop. The painting workshop was part of the debut programme, and was launched on October 27 by the Indian Ambassador Sanjiv Arrora, Qatari artist Yousef Ahmed and Dr Mohan Thomas. Welcoming the participat- ing artists, the chief patron of VAFI, Dr Mohan Thomas, said it was on seeing a collection of works of one of the participants who is incidentally a member of the country’s Indian doctors fraternity some time ago that the idea of holding a workshop and exhibition featuring the Indian artists’ works came to his mind. On the last day of the paint- ing workshop 22 Indian artists from Qatar gathered to con- Some of the participants of the VAFI’s three-day painting workshop. tinue and complete their paint- ings. The venue was the new Birla Public School campus at Abu Hamour. pulp of date palm leaves. While to VAFI’s art collection,” the of artists for the photography Participants were many art promising his support to the release said. Artists created a session. teachers from various Indian members of the art fraternity, total of 24 paintings on 80cm x Dr Mohan thanked all the schools in Qatar. Other non- the painter told the organisers 80cm canvas. All of them uti- participants, and promised teaching artists from the public to consider holding more exhi- lised acrylic medium. more such workshops and also participated. bitions and workshops of this Many beautiful and mean- events in the very near future. A release from VAFI said kind to make local art lovers ingful works of art were created VAFI is currently planning that it was fortunate to have familiarise with the Indian art during the three-day painting events calendar for 2013. famous Qatari artist Artist which he said has a cherished workshop. The workshop con- A special note of apprecia- Yousef Ahmad take part in history dating back to several cluded with group photographs tion was accorded to the direc- the painting workshop, where centuries. session. tors, principal and staff of Birla he created a dynamic piece of “Yousef Ahmad’s painting VAFI’s patron, Dr Mohan Public School for the venue. work employing paper from will remain a valuable addition Thomas joined the motley crew THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Emir sends cable Microsoft launches Windows 8 in Qatar of condolence to Global tech giant offers many upgrade paths for consumers running other Windows versions Saudi monarch DOHA: The Emir H H DOHA: Microsoft has launched Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Windows 8 for its customers in Al Thani and the Deputy Qatar. Cool features of Windows 8 Emir and Heir Apparent H H From now on, customers and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad businesses in Qatar can experi- Windows 8 is a serious upgrade of Windows 7. Windows 8 has Al Thani, have sent cables of ence all that Windows 8 has to been designed with a full set of gestures that work system wide: condolences and sympathy offer: A beautiful new UI, a wide swipe from the right to access the Charms menu, swipe from the to the Custodian of the Two range of apps with the grand left to switch between running programmes, swipe from the top or Holy Mosques King Abdullah opening of the Windows Store, bottom for access. It supports a full range of multi-touch gestures bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, of the available on more than 1,000 for scrolling, panning, rotating, and so on. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Windows 8 certified PCs and In contrast, Windows 7 has a limited set of touch gestures, and the demise of HRH Prince tablets. touch support is essentially a replacement for mouse actions. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Windows 8 will be available Here are the 5 top cool differences between Windows 8 and Saud Bin Galawi. for download to upgrade existing Windows 7. The Prime Minister and PCs in 37 languages at http:// Foreign Minister H E Sheikh windows.microsoft.com and at Lightning Fast Boot Time: Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al retail locations in Qatar. Windows 8 will provide lightning fast boot time. Thani has also sent a similar “With the launch of Windows cable to the Saudi King. 8, Microsoft is unveiling a re- Close applications automatically imagined Windows to the world,” Windows 8 tries to help you in managing your programmes and said Naim Yazbeck, Microsoft’s your system’s performance by actually closing the applications and Qatari delegation Country Manager in Qatar. programmes which you haven’t used for a certain time-period so as “Whether you want a tablet to help you in keeping your system’s speed intact. takes part in Arab or a PC, whether you want to education meet consume or create, whether you Dynamic Desktop want to work or play – Windows Windows 8’s desktop would be a lot different from the desktop of DOHA: The State of Qatar 8 delivers a personalised experi- a Windows 7 user as Microsoft has replaced the normal shortcut is taking part in the two-day ence that fits your unique style icons with dynamic tiles. You can change their size and place similar 22nd Conference of the Arab and needs,” Yazbeck said. applications around each other - or anything else that my suit you. Bureau of Education, which Windows 8 will be available in will conclude today. Naim Yazbeck, Microsoft’s Country Manager in Qatar. two versions at retail, Windows 8 Mount ISO images without a problem The Minister of Education and Windows 8 Pro. And for our Another difference between Windows 7 and Windows 8 is that and Higher Education and business customers, Windows 8 Windows 7 could only burn an ISO image to a DVD but Windows 8 Secretary General of the Enterprise offers new possibili- actually betters this by offering the option to mount the image too. Supreme Education Council ties in mobile productivity with In Windows 7, you didn’t have the option to make virtual drives to (SEC) H E Saad bin Ibrahim features like Windows To Go, use the ISO image’s content but Windows 8 allows you to create a Al Mahmoud, leads Qatar’s DirectAccess, and BranchCache, virtual drive to mount the ISO image so that you can easily use it delegation at the Conference. as well as enhanced end-to-end just like a normal DVD. The conference will address security with features including key issues including the budget, BitLocker and AppLocker, Yazbeck Built-in Antivirus programmes and devices for said. Launching at the same time Windows 8 has an antivirus present inside the kernel of the oper- the next fiscal term 2013-2014, is a new member of the Windows ating system. This means that your system won’t boot if a corrupt its participation in the events family designed for ARM-based USB device is plugged in. THE PENINSULA of member states and regional tablets, Windows RT, which will and international organisa- be available pre-installed on new tions related to it, in addition devices. Windows 8 features the devices available, consumers can 7 PCs purchased between June to honouring the President of new fast and fluid Start screen also upgrade their existing PCs. 2, 2012, and January 31, 2013 the 21st General Conference, that gives people one-click access Through the end of January, in more than 140 countries can and the Chairman of the to the apps and content they care consumers currently running download Windows 8 Pro for an Executive Board in the fiscal most about, the entirely new PCs with Windows XP, Windows estimated retail price of QR55 term 2011-2012. Internet Explorer 10 that is per- Vista or Windows 7, are quali- ($14.99) with the Windows A book fair will also be held fect for touch, and built-in cloud fied to download Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Offer, available at www. on the sidelines of the confer- capabilities with SkyDrive. for an estimated retail price of windowsupgradeoffer.com The Windows 8 Start menu after a new install. The app at bottom left is ence. QNA In addition to the range of new $39.99. And eligible Windows THE PENINSULA the Windows Desktop.

Parents concerned over safety of play areas 5-7 NOV 2012 DOHA: Although many peo- areas, since they are risky. They Hassan Al Harami a Qatari Doha Exhibion Center ple visited shopping malls and should be installed in open places parent was of the view that with entertainment venues during like parks. If something goes safety requirements, there should the Eid holidays, some have wrong in an open place, access be also some arrangements to expressed fear in bringing chil- is easy and damages could be address an emergency situation. dren to play areas. limited,” said Hamada Al Hajiri, “Safety is important; mean- The Villaggio fire accident and another Qatar national. while there should be rescue Gondolania ride incident, where “However, even at some places workers and First Aid facilities children were stuck on a ride at like the Souq Waqif, there are tall to address an emergency. Also the mall’s fun park, has raised iron fences around the play area, children with health issues like concern among parents, reported which is too risky as some enter- asthma shouldn’t be allowed into an Arabic daily yesterday. tainment equipment rotate,” he such play areas,” he said. Hassan Al Khabir, a Qatari added. He also suggested having a father said, “We visit malls but Parents also suggest that chil- strict age limit to enter play areas. with a deep fear to let children dren should not be sent into play Maintenance of play area play in fun areas due to the two areas alone and should be handed equipment is also equally impor- recent incidents.” over to the caretakers present. tant, especially during holidays. Some parents suggest that it’s “We have a natural fear coming “Just checking the equipment is safe to have such play areas in to these places, especially to let not enough, but during Eid holi- open places than inside build- children play alone, as if there is days those equipment are over ings, which would help to reduce a case of emergency it would be loaded with rides. They need very damages. worst if the children are alone,” good maintenance,” said Bassam “Closed buildings are not said Wail Al Marri, another Nama, a technician. proper places to have such play parent. THE PENINSULA MPETITION New taxis hit Doha roads SUDWINOKU CO EXCITING CASH PRIZES AND SOUVENIR

A new taxi, with navy blue roof, belonging to Al Ijarah Holding company is seen in Doha yesterday. Al Ijarah became the second private company to operate taxis, after Al Million launched its first fleet of 300 taxis earlier Competitions will be held during in July. The third company, Petro Qatar is expected to begin service early next year. SALIM MATRAMKOT Media Expo Qatar 2012 at Exhibition Centre WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Urdu group to Shopping at the souq honour Indian, Pakistani poets Naseeruddin Shah to receive award

DOHA: The Majlis-e-Frogh- determined by two independent e-Urdu Adab is set to hon- juries headed by Mushtaq Ahmed our India’s Naseeruddin Shah Khan Yousufi and Prof Dr Gopi with a special Frogh-e-Urdu Chand Narang. Adab Award during the annual The previous award winners awards ceremony to be held on from Pakistan have included November 7 at Sheraton’s Salwa Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi, Ashfaq Hall. Ahmed, Intezar Hussain, The Qatar-based literary forum Mukhtar Masood, Bano Qudsia, will also present India’s Shamoil Mohammad Khalid Akhter, Ahmad and Pakistan’s Ata ul Haq Shaukat Siddiqui, Mustansar Qasmi with the 16th annual Aalmi Hussain Tara, Abdullah Hussain, Frogh-e-Urdu Adab awards. Hajra Masroor, Asad Mohammad “The special award is being Khan, Mohammad Mansha Yaad, given to Naseeruddin Shah in Dr. Jamil Jalibi, Masood Mufti recognition of his contribution and Syed Mohammad Kazim. to Urdu literature and poetry. The winners from India have Shah is coming to receive this included Aale Ahmed Saroor, award with his wife, Ratna Quratul Ain Haider, Jeelani Bano, Pathak Shah,” Majlis Chairman, Kali Das Gupta Raza, Joginder Tourists shop for souvenirs at a shop in Souq Waqif yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL Mohammad Atiq, said. Paul, Surrender Parkash, Dr. The Minister of Culture, Arts Gopi Chand Narang, Salahuddin and Heritage, H E Dr Hamad Pervez, Prof Nisar Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Kuwari will be the Farooqui, Qazi Abdul Sattar, Dr chief guest of the ceremony. Mughni Tabassum, Prof. Waris Tough measures against littering in public Launched in 1996, the Aalmi Alvi, Prof Dr. Syeda Jaffer, Rattan Frogh-e-Urdu Adab Award Singh and Gulzar. presents a gold shield and cash The guest poets from India DOHA: The Ministry of protection and efforts made by weekend destination for expatri- beautiful spot to relax and enjoy award of Rs150,000 annually to this year are Munawwar Rana, Environment, in collabora- the Ministry of Environment, in ate families that park their cars the tranquillity outside the noisy two Urdu creative writers and Rais Ansari, Iqbal Ashhar and tion with the Internal Security collaboration with Lakhwiya, to right next to the sea. city. scholars- one from India and the Dr Nuzhat Anjum, while Dr Force (Lakhwiya), is taking monitor and take action against Visitors are worried about the “But it is very sad how such other from Pakistan - for promot- Khurshid Rizvi, Ata ul Haq legal action against those that those who are littering due to lack cleanliness of the beach, with wonderful scenery is not taken ing Urdu language and literature. Qasmi, Aslam Kaulsari, Sarfaraz litter in public places. of awareness.” numerous plastic bottles, plates care of by users. My daughter After the Awards presentation, Shahid, Rakhshanda Naveed and Thanks to these measures and Nevertheless, most of the viola- and bags, among other items, left found a piece of glass while play- a Mushaira (Urdu poetry recita- Saleem Fauz have been invited others to increase awareness, the tions take place when people go behind. ing in the sand the other day, tion) will be held. from Pakistan. number of registered violations of for picnics, known locally as Al Linda, a Swedish national that she could have cut herself”, she The event will see about two Other poets this year include people throwing garbage in public Kashtat, in areas like Aludayd Al has lived in Doha for one year, stated. dozen Urdu poets, writers and Mohamed Ali, Fartash Syed, Syed areas has decreased from 201 in Khor beach, where people leave visits the beach every weekend Elke, a German national, also scholars from India, Pakistan and Zawwar Hussain Zair, Ahfaq 2011, to 120 this year. waste on the sand despite having with her husband and two year a user of Fuwairit beach, stated Australia converge in Doha. Ahmed Qalaq, Salahuddin and Salih Hassan Al Kawari, containers there. old daughter. that “all kinds of things can be The Mushaira will be pre- Daud Ahmed. from the Directorate of Nature Users of Fuwairit beach, She told The Peninsula that found, even aluminium containers sided over by Pakistani poet Entry to the Sheraton’s Salwa Reserves-Private Engineering located 80km north of Doha, she is very concerned and always of a portable barbecue and glass and scholar, Dr Khurshid Rizvi, Hall will be on invitation cards, Office, said: “There is a significant have also complained about the picks up the garbage of her fam- bottles. It’s really sad, especially along with India’s noted scholar which can be obtained from reduction in the number of viola- rubbish beach-goers leave behind ily’s and friends, taking it to the since absolutely everyone has and former Chairman of Sahitya Shezan Hotel reception from tions compared to last year, and it after spending the day or camping nearest bin, and also collects the their car right there to take any Academy, Dr Gopi Chand Narang. November 4. comes as a result of the increas- overnight. litter she finds in the sand. rubbish away with them”. The 2012 awards were THE PENINSULA ing awareness of environment This beach is a common She added that “this beach is a THE PENINSULA

Mannai Air Travel gets ISO accreditation Epson’s cheque scanner gets

DOHA: Reaching a new mile- ProgressSoft certification stone in its continuing efforts at professional excellence, Mannai DOHA: Epson has announced a MCBF Air Travel has been awarded the that its TM-S1000 cheque (Mean Cycles coveted ISO 9001 – 2008 accred- scanner has been certified by Between itation by the International ProgressSoft, the leading pro- Failures) of Standards Organisation becom- vider of real-time payment solu- 2.47 million ing the first Travel Management tions, for use within Qatar’s documents, Company in Qatar to receive banking industry. making it a this accreditation. The certification confirms that highly reli- In order to meet the stringent Epson TM-S1000 will function able prod- standards of the international flawlessly with “PS-ECC Version uct with two body, the company had established 4 Onwards”, an electronic image- pocket sup- its Quality Management System, based cheque clearing solution port to give users the flexibility with necessary checks and bal- designed to provide end-to-end to process and segregate differ- ances within each department; all nationwide clearing of cheques ent types of documents such as designed to ensure stable and pre- within the same day. cheques and payment coupons. dictable growth while maintaining The Epson TM-S1000 cheque It also has a 100-sheet docu- and improving high quality stand- scanner, which has already been ment feeder that allows high- ards in each area of operation. certified by ProgressSoft for volume processing, and advanced As in every segment of the Staff of Mannai Air Travel with the coveted ISO 9001 – 2008 accreditation. use by the banking industry in self-diagnostics that keep the service industry, a core team of Bahrain and Jordan, specifically operator informed of the scanner highly trained, motivated and addresses the requirements of status and clear error messages. dedicated professional managers enabling customers to travel the “While we shall certainly keep best in the field in this area.” The banks and companies that want to Khalil El Dalu (pictured), and consultants form the greatest globe with instant access to the up with industry trends in mov- ISO 9001-2008 has reinforced the capture cheques using back-office General Manager, Epson Middle strength of the company. best of amenities and services in ing to web based selling, there is company’s commitment to contin- capture (BOC), remote deposit East, said: “We are confident that This is supplemented with the any part of the world. still a huge and growing demand ual improvement of services and capture (RDC) or a combination Qatar’s banking community will global network of regional asso- Affirming his confidence in for personalised attention to the maintaining the highest level of of the two. benefit greatly from the power- ciates, destination management the company’s future, Farukh high end traveller’s needs and we quality standards. With its unique MICR recog- ful features and versatility of the companies and handling agents, Sardar, General Manger says continue to exert ourselves to be THE PENINSULA nition algorithm the TM-S1000 Epson TM-S1000 cheque scanner, achieves an accuracy rate of at which can be easily integrated least 99.9 percent, one of the high- into existing infrastructure. est MICR read accuracy rates The ProgressSoft certification is among desktop scanners available therefore an important milestone Expatriate dies, today. The Epson cheque scanner, that empowers banks in Qatar to which comes in both a 30 DPM drive productivity and provide and 60 DPM versions, features a efficient and secure services to two nationals injured double cheque detector that vir- clients. Moreover, the certifica- tually eliminates double cheque tion sustains our expansion drive feeding. across key markets in the Middle in traffic accident The cheque scanner has East.” THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Emergency Department at the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) received 10 cases of traf- fic accidents on Monday, in which one expatriate died and two citizens sustained serious injuries, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday. It is however not clear whether the accidents had any connection with the bad weather that affected some parts of the country on that day. The Emergency Department received as high as 1,480 cases on the day, majority of which was related with eating disorders and seasonal illnesses. The paediatric emergency at Al Sadd also was flooded with visitors during the holidays, with their number going up to 1.200 on the fourth day of Eid. The cases were high because the holidays coincided with the changing weather conditions. A majority of the patients were suffering from cold, influenza and respiratory prob- lems, the daily said quoting an official. THE PENINSULA The Epson TM-S1000 WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Palestinians start lobbying for UN status Officials expect about 115 votes

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: anonymity due to the sensitivity Palestinians have launched a of the talks, a Palestinian official diplomatic blitz aimed at gar- said they hoped to flip a possible nering a strong majority for a French abstention into a yes-vote, vote granting them non-mem- while other waiverers might also ber statehood at the United switch position nearer the date. Nations slated for next month, Israel and the United States officials said yesterday. have sharply criticised the Despite heading for a sure vic- Palestinian initiative, arguing tory in the UN General Assembly, that such unilateral moves are in mostly consisting of post-colonial violation of the 1993 Oslo accords, states historically sympathetic to which were intended to pave the the Palestinians, West Bank dip- way to a “final status agreement” lomats are courting European within five years. countries to further burnish their While Israel expects to lose the campaign. forthcoming vote, it is anxious to “From the EU we will have a see leading Western democracies minimum of 12 votes and maybe vote against, or at worst abstain. up to 15, as some are not yet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin decided,” Wasel Abu Yousef, Netanyahu also met Hollande yes- Rebel fighters walk from house to house through a hole in the wall during clahes with Syrian government forces, yesterday, in the Salaheddin district a member of the Palestine terday and was expected to raise of the northern city of Aleppo. Liberation Organization (PLO), the issue. said . There are 27 nations within In Europe, the Netherlands, the European Union. Czech Republic and Georgia were Palestinian officials say that among 5 nations that looked set they can count on around 115 ‘yes’ to vote ‘no’, the Palestinian offi- Syria jet bombs capital; rebels kill general votes, mostly from Arab, African, cial said. Latin American, and Asian states, Palestinians see the upgrade as DAMASCUS: A Syrian fighter areas inside the capital, said friend’s home, a security source of people were killed or wounded. and expect around 22 no-votes, international recognition of the jet hit targets inside Damascus Observatory director Rami Abdel in Damascus said on condition of The northwestern town of led by the United States, and 56 lines predating the 1967 Arab- for the first time yesterday, a Rahman. anonymity. Maaret Al Numan, seized by abstentions in the 193-member Israeli war. They say this will then watchdog said, as air strikes Correspondents reported that In a statement posted on the rebels earlier this month, was organisation. be the reference point in future pounded rebel bastions around the bombing run was heard across Internet, the rebel Free Syrian also hit, with seven civilians Frustrated in their request for peace talks. the country and an air force the capital. Army (FSA) said it had killed killed, including four children, full statehood last year amid US President Mahmoud Abbas general was shot dead. The strike, and more raids Khalidi, who it said was in charge it said. opposition at the United Nations has pledged to restart the talks, The warplane dropped four around the country, came as of training, along with an air force The army has been battling Security Council, Palestinians stalled since 2010 over settlement bombs on the east Damascus Syrian rebels claimed responsi- intelligence officer. rebels for weeks for control of have launched a watered-down construction in the West Bank neighbourhood of Jobar, near bility for the killing in Damascus The government has intensi- the town, which is on a key sup- bid for recognition as an “observer and East Jerusalem, “straighta- the opposition-held suburb of of an air force general. fied air strikes against rebel-held ply route between Damascus and state” — the same status given to way”, inferring he would drop a Zamalka, where rebel fighters State television said the areas in recent days, with more the northern city of Aleppo. the Vatican. Palestinian precondition for a halt were locked in fierce clashes with general, Abdullah Mahmud than 60 raids on Monday, the Yesterday also saw clashes Senior Palestinian officials have to the building work. the army, the Syrian Observatory Al Khalidi, was killed in the most in a single day so far, the between rebels and troops backed fanned out around the globe to The top Palestinian peace for Human Rights said. north Damascus district of Rukn Observatory said. by Palestinian fighters at the press their case, including a negotiator told local newspapers There were no immediate Al Din, but gave no further Yesterday, air strikes hit rebel Yarmuk refugee camp, home to meeting in Paris with French yesterday of likely American reports of casualties. details. bastions around Damascus includ- 148,500 Palestinians on the edge President Francois Hollande at and Israeli economic punish- Only helicopter gunships had The general was shot dead ing the town of Douma, where the of the capital. the weekend. ment should Palestinians win the previously been used to strafe on Monday evening as he left a Observatory said large numbers AFP Speaking on condition of upgrade. REUTERS

Arafat’s body to be exhumed in late Nov Libya premier proposes 30-member cabinet RAMALLAH, WEST BANK: Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a French official TRIPOLI: Libya’s new prime liberal National Forces Alliance dictator Muammar Gaddafi. government team before Zeidan, said yesterday. The official said the team from France will arrive minister, Ali Zeidan, yesterday (NFA) and the Islamist Justice Its chief task is organising fresh a former diplomat and long-time sometime between November 24 and November 26 in the West presented his 30-member cabi- and Construction Party, while elections within 12 months on the Gaddafi opponent, can assume Bank city of Ramallah. net to the national assembly for some top posts were given to basis of a new constitution. office. Palestinian authorities confirmed the timetable and said a sepa- approval in the hope of forming independents. “I decided to put independents Among Zeidan’s nominations rate Swiss investigative team would also arrive in Ramallah at the a coalition government after his The new government faces in charge of the ministries of for- are Mohammed Al Barghathi same time. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the predecessor failed. many challenges in a country still eign affairs, international coop- as defence minister and Ashur investigation is ongoing. However, Darcy Christen, a spokeswoman Zeidan told the General awash with arms and struggling eration, finance, justice, interior Shwayel as interior minister, both for Switzerland’s Institute of Radiation Physics that is expected National Congress he had for reconciliation more than a and defence,” Zeidan said in a tel- natives of Benghazi, cradle of the to conduct the autopsy for the Swiss team, said no date has been included the main political parties year after the end of the armed evised address to the GNC. 2011 revolt. confirmed yet. AP in his line-up, among them the uprising that ousted and killed The assembly must approve the AP

Bahrain delegation to visit Gaza

GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A high-level Bahraini delegation will arrive in Gaza tomorrow to open two UNRWA schools, the enclave’s Hamas rulers said yesterday, denying it would be led by one of the princes. “A high-level Bahraini delega- tion will visit Gaza on Thursday headed by Mustafa Al-Sayyed, Secretary General of the Bahraini Royal Charity Organisation (RCO),” said a terse statement issued by Taher Al Nunu, spokesman for the Gaza government. No Iran link to military factory: Sudan

KHARTOUM, SUDAN: Sudan says that Iran has no link to the military factory that it says was hit in an Israeli airstrike. Israel has not confirmed or denied involvement in last week’s explosion at the factory, which destroyed much of the complex and killed four people in the Sudanese capital. But Israeli officials have claimed that Sudan is playing a key role in an Iranian-backed network of arms shipments to hostile Arab militant groups. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry accused Israel of leak- ing “misleading information” about Iranian support for weapons production at the Yarmouk factory. Mursi orders sexual harassment probe

CAIRO: Egypt’s president acknowledged the wide- spread problem of sexual harassment in his country yesterday, ordering his interior minister to investigate a rash of assaults during the Eid Al Adha holiday. Mohammed Mursi acted after his government reported 735 police complaints about sexual harassment over the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday, which ended on Monday. Mursi stressed the need to fight “all phenomena of moral chaos and abuses, especially harassment in Egyptian streets,” spokesman Yasser Ali said in a statement. The holiday features celebrations, crowded public squares — and widespread harassment of women by men. Rights activists have faulted Mursi’s Islamist govern- ment for failing to take action against the wave of sexual assaults. His order yesterday appeared to be an attempt to counter that charge. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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CHAIRMAN: SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI Nature’s fury EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KHALID AL SAYED E-MAIL: [email protected] As hurricane Sandy leaves a trail ACTING MANAGING EDITOR: HUSSAIN AHMAD E-MAIL: [email protected] of unthinkable damage, we are EDITORIAL: TEL: 44557741 / 44557743 reminded of our helplessness. FAX: 44557746 / 44557758 P. O. BOX: 3488, DOHA, QATAR. E-MAIL: [email protected] hen nature unleashes its fury, we become rudely reminded without power and not doing any business of any sort. ADVERTISING: TEL: 44557837 / 780 FAX: 44557870 of the limitations of our power. The hurricane Sandy, which Sandy has also ripped through the presidential campaign, throwing Wis wreaking havoc across the East Coast in US, is one such the plans of both the candidates in disarray. Barack Obama and his CLASSIFIED: 44557857 E-MAIL: [email protected] rude reminder which should shake us from our self-imposed compla- rival Mitt Romney cancelled campaign events to be of help to the vic- cency about the supremacy of our power. tims. But a disaster of this magnitude, which can test the preparedness SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY Millions of people across the US mid-Atlantic were counting the cost of the state machinery, can become a potent election issue. Americans TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 of the cyclone which brought New York to a complete standstill and are closely watching President’s response to the disaster and any E-MAIL: [email protected] turned it into a ghost city. The hurricane left around 7.5 million people lapse can cost him heavily in polls. In that sense, the hurricane has without power and claimed at least 35 lives, and caused damages to deprived Romney an opportunity as he is left watching his rival reap SUBSCRIPTION RATES the tune of several billions of dollars (one estimate put it at $45bn). electoral dividends with his astute disaster management. Already, ANNUAL QR 675 The city’s crippled subway service is unlikely to resume for four or five Obama has scored high marks for his performance and leadership 6 MONTHS QR 340 days and Chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in this time of crisis and glowing praise for his “wonderful” handling (MTA), Joseph J Lhota said Sandy had been the most destructive of Sandy came even from a fierce foe who backs Romney, New Jersey storm in the subway network’s 108-year history. Such is the extent governor Chris Christie, who said that the “president has been great” of devastation that the storm will remain etched in the memories of in handling the crisis. residents all their lives. Despite the storm, New York will rise again. In a few days. The It’s shocking that a city like New York has been brought to its knees authorities and residents will swing into action to make sure that by the storm. It’s a city which had stopped at nothing, and had an business goes on as usual, that the city can’t be subjugated. PUBLICATION aura of invincibility with its unassailable position as the financial But the hurricane will drive home the truth that despite all our nerve centre of the world, and its energy and vibrancy were stunning. advancements in this information age, we are as helpless as we were But the hurricane caused large swathes of the city to be under water, 100 or 1,000 years ago over the forces of nature.

I am not worried at this point about the impact on the The other side election. I’m worried about the impact on families, and I’m Quote of worried about the impact on our first responders. Myanmar violence the day Barack Obama RESH communal violence has erupted in Myanmar’s US President Rakhine state, between the majority Buddhist population Fand members of the minority Rohingya Muslim community. The scale of the violence is disturbing; Myanmar authorities say some 90 people have been killed in the latest bout of bloodletting while the UN has said over 26,000 people, mostly Muslim, have been displaced over the last week or so. Hundreds of homes have also been torched in the rioting. Satellite images released by Human Rights Watch point to ‘exten- sive destruction’ in a Rohingya-dominated area. Earlier in June, similarly horrific violence was witnessed in Rakhine after the rape and killing of a Buddhist woman, blamed on Rohingya men. The incident sparked savage reprisals and the Myanmar military had to be called in to restore order. Sectarian and ethnic strife is unfortunately quite common in Myanmar. The transition from decades of military rule to a quasi-democracy in 2010 has failed to bring relief to many of the minority groups unhappy with their treatment in Myanmar. This is particularly true of the Rohingya, who have been described by the UN as amongst the world’s most perse- cuted minorities. Numbering about 800,000 in Myanmar, the Rohingya are a stateless people as the government does not extend citizenship rights to them; even amongst the general population the community faces widespread discrimination. And whenever there is communal violence, the Rohingya often have nowhere to flee; neighbouring Bangladesh, which already hosts thousands of Rohingyas, has turned back refugees as it did in June. But perhaps what is most disappointing is the silence of Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi over the plight of the Rohingya. Ms Suu Kyi, who struggled against the military junta for years, has maintained an ambiguous stance on the eth- nic strife in Rakhine, perhaps due to the impact any defence of the Rohingya may have on her party’s electoral fortunes; some of her party’s leading officials have reportedly made openly anti- Muslim statements. Considering her stature, Ms Suu Kyi must rise above communal politics and raise a voice for the Rohingyas so that a permanent solution to Myanmar’s sectarian strife can be found. DAWN Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate When corporations bankroll politics, we all pay the price

BY GEORGE MONBIOT fossil fuel companies, could change Total campaign spending in the state subsidy based on the size of the unnecessary spending on pri- their membership, and therefore his views, even when confronted last general election – by the par- their vote at the last election. vate finance initiative projects, on their democratic legitimacy. It T’S a revolting spectacle: the by an overwhelming weight of ties, the candidates and independ- The political process would roads to nowhere, on the Trident creates an incentive for voters two presidential candidates evidence? The US feeding frenzy ent groups – was £58m: about one still be dominated by people with programme and all the rest, whose to join a party and to begin, once Iengaged in a frantic and shows how the safeguards and sixtieth of the cost of the current plenty of disposable income. In primary purpose is to keep the more, to participate in politics. demeaning scramble for money. structures of a nominal democ- presidential race. There’s a cap the course of a five-year election 1% sweet. The overall cost of our The cost to the public would be By 6 November, Barack Obama racy can remain in place while the on overall spending and tough cycle, a husband and wife would be suborned political process is incal- perhaps £50m a year, or a little and Mitt Romney will each have system they define mutates into restrictions on political advertis- allowed to donate, from the same culable: a corrupt and inefficient more than £1 per elector: three raised more than $1bn. Other plutocracy. ing. But it’s still rotten. There is bank account, £100,000. State economy, and a political system times the price of a telephone groups have already spent a fur- Despite perpetual attempts to no limit on individual donations. funding pegged to votes at the engineered to meet not the needs vote on The X Factor. This, on ther billion. Every election costs reform it, US campaign finance In a system with low total budgets, last election favours the incum- of the electorate, but the demands the scale of state expenditure, is more than the one before; every is now more corrupt and corrupt- this grants tremendous leverage bent parties. It means that even of big business and billionaires. microscopic. election, as a result, drags the ing than it has been for decades. to the richest donors. The political when public support for a party I would go much further than Politicians and the tabloid press United States deeper into crony- It is hard to see how it can be parties know that if they do any- has collapsed, it still receives a the parliamentary committee. would complain bitterly about this ism and corruption. Whichever redeemed. If the corporate cro- thing that offends the interests of popularity bonus. This, I think, is what a democratic system, claiming, as they already candidate takes the most votes, nies and billionaires’ bootlickers corporate power they jeopardise Even so, and despite their man- funding system would look like: do, that taxpayers cannot afford to it’s the money that wins. who currently hold office were to their prospects. ifesto pledges, the three major each party would be able to charge fund politics. But when you look at Is it conceivable, for instance, vote to change the system, they’d The solutions proposed by par- parties have refused to accept the same, modest fee for member- how the appeasement of the bank- that Romney, whose top five commit political suicide. What liament would make our system the committee’s findings. The ship (perhaps £50). It would then ing sector has ruined the economy, donors are all Wall Street banks, else, apart from the money they a little less rotten. At the end excuse all of them use is that the receive matching funding from the at how corporate muscle prevents would put the financial sector back spend, would recommend them to of last year, the committee on state cannot afford more fund- state, as a multiple of its member- action from being taken on cli- in its cage? Or that Obama, who the American people? standards in public life proposed ing for political parties. This is a ship receipts. There would be no mate change, at the economic and has received $700,000 from both But we should see this system that donations should be capped ridiculous objection. The money other sources of income. political distortions caused by the Microsoft and Google, would chal- as a ghastly warning of what at an annual £10,000, the limits required is scarcely a rounding This system, I believe, would not system of crony capitalism, and at lenge their monopolistic powers? happens if a nation fails to purge on campaign spending should be error in national accounts. It prob- only clean up politics, it would also the hideous example on the other Or, in the Senate, that the lead- the big money from politics. The reduced, and public funding for ably represents less than we pay force parties to re-engage with the side of the Atlantic, you discover ing climate change denier James British system, by comparison to political parties should be raised. every day for the crony capitalism public. It would oblige them to be that we can’t afford not to. Inhofe, whose biggest donors are the US one, looks almost cute. Parties, it says, should receive a the present system encourages: more entrepreneurial in raising THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Miliband needs to be Birthplace of democracy brave and jump ship

BY POLLY TOYNBEE SNP campaign for the 2014 ref- erendum, he blew it. The Labour cast out by powerful elite side of the “Better together” cam- small mushroom cloud paign says there are many fruitful of indignation greeted defence issues that might swing A Philip Hammond’s nuclear the debate away from independ- The case against me announcement on his first trip to ence: could Scots still join the Faslane. Lib Dem leader Nick British army and should they and my magazine, Hot Clegg accused the defence sec- join Nato? But instead Hammond retary of “jumping the gun” with chose the one question Salmond Doc, for publishing a list a pre-emptive £350m announce- feels is on his winning ground ment that his party will thunder – ridding Scotland of nuclear ahead with a like-for-like replace- weapons. of alleged tax evaders is ment for Trident. As a coalition So we know where everyone review of possible alternatives stands – except Labour. Deep a symptom of Greece’s reports in January, why this poke policy thought is in progress. Ask, in the eye? Lib Dems protested and it all depends who you talk corruption, writes convincingly at this provocative to. Some in Labour are nuclear- political positioning to appease heads because they occupy seats the Tory right. such as John Woodcock’s Barrow, Kostas Vaxevanis. But for all the radioactive lan- a one-industry town dependent on guage, this hard blue dividing line defence. Others are nuclear out of he more laws a country has, the doesn’t displease their coalition strong conviction a unilateralist more corrupt it is,” the Roman his- partners. Why would it? Both Labour would be dead at the polls. “Ttorian Tacitus used to say. Greece sides yearn for separate identi- Probably no one in Labour actu- has quite a few laws. So many, in fact, that cor- ties – and with the final decision ally believes we need a Trident ruption can feel quite safe. An exclusive club kicked beyond the election to replacement for national defence of powerful people engages in illegal practices, 2016, both can safely posture with – only for political defence of then pushes through necessary laws to legalise no threat to the coalition. Labour. The higher theology of these practices, granting itself an amnesty, Tim Farron, the Lib Dem presi- nuclear weapons was always about and in the end, there are no media to uncover The then minister of finance, George Papaconstantinou, was handed a list of Greeks who held bank dent, says it is inconceivable his face, status and politics. what really happened. accounts abroad. This list was never investigated. party would ever be “handcuffed In Tony Blair’s autobiography, As I write, the adventures of an independ- to Trident”. He tells me, “We are he admits his reasons for cleav- ent magazine in Greece, Hot Doc, which I edit, Greece, with political and financial blackmail presented as blind. In modern Greece, it is making this an election issue for ing to Trident were essentially are being discussed worldwide. Our publica- taking place in the dark rooms of corrupt merely winking and nodding. A study of the 2015”, boasting that “we have political. But others, around Ed tion of a list of alleged Swiss bank account power. It’s in this context that Hot Doc pub- Lagarde list is highly revealing. Publishers, already prevented a vast amount Miliband, see the end of all those holders, and my subsequent arrest, has pro- lished 2,059 names of Greeks alleged to have businessmen, shipowners, the entire system of money being wasted on it in political certainties. What use voked a storm. But not in the Greek media. Swiss bank accounts, without specifying the of power is shown to have transferred money this parliament.” Nick Clegg said is a cold-war deterrent against A few months ago, Reuters and the British amount of their deposits or any other personal abroad. And this is information from only one yesterday that he would prevent present terrorism? Do we want to press uncovered scandals involving Greek information. bank. Meanwhile in Greece, people are going the spending of “billions and bil- keep punching above our weight, banks. The Greek media didn’t write anything And then, with utmost hypocrisy the pow- through dumpsters for food. lions and billions of pounds on a why and at what cost? then either. The space that should have been ers that be remembered what they were The crisis in Greece wasn’t caused by eve- nuclear missile system designed But these subtle existential granted to reports about these scandals was about. The Athens prosecutor made a move ryone. And not everyone is paying for the cri- with the sole strategic purpose of national questions will be put occupied by paid advertisements sponsored by ex officio and ordered my immediate arrest. sis. The exclusive, corrupt club of power tries flattening Moscow at the press of through the mincer of election the very people who caused the Greek banks The law on personal data was invoked as a to save itself by pretending to make efforts a button”. warfare. Sir Nick Harvey, on to go under. basis for indictment. In reality, though, there to save Greece. In reality, it is exacerbating All who opine from every being evicted from the defence The “Lagarde” case in Greece is merely was no personal data involved – only the fact Greece’s contradictions, while Greece is tee- party speak solemnly of the need department, says the review he an extreme expression of this situation. In that certain individuals held an account in tering on the edge of a cliff. to make the right decision on was supervising will suggest third 2010, Lagarde handed to the then minister a certain bank. We did not even allege that If in the Bible, sinners “strain out the gnat Britain’s defence for the next 50 ways, stretching existing systems of finance, George Papaconstantinou, a list of these individuals were guilty, only called for and swallow the camel”, in Greece the sinful years. Believe not a word of it: out for far longer, or as he put it, Greeks who held bank accounts abroad. Some an investigation. powers that be strain out pensions and swal- they are all thinking of the elec- keeping a nuclear deterrent in a of this was “black money” – money that may Dealings with banks are carried out in low lists – in order, of course, to make them tion in two and a half years. The cupboard for a rainy day. not have been taxed or needed to be laundered. public, not in secrecy. The existence of a disappear. These are the lists of their friends, Lib Dems will be pleased to be the He admits that the 2016 dead- In a convuloted train of events, Papaconstinou bank account is therefore not personal data. acquaintances, favourites and mess mates. least pro-nuclear party, hoping to line is entirely artificial, a political admitted to losing the original data, but was Personal data would be the amount and type In the country that, as we like to remind woo anti-war votes they won from convenience that has nothing to able to pass another copy to his successor of transactions. In Greece, banks send enve- ourselves, gave birth to democracy, democracy Labour over Iraq, but lost over do with the state of rust on sub- Evangelos Venizelos, who eventually admit- lopes with their logos, in which they enclose has become a strange new breed. Those in coalescing with Tories. The Tories marines. Harvey plainly hopes ted to having held it but has failed to produce transaction details; in other words, they charge make sure that the right to vote come are happy to defend repeating a Labour will opt for a third-way it so far. The list has still never been properly declare their relationship with customers. across as democracy, while negating democ- defence system designed in the approach too. But the Tories investigated. Nevertheless, the publication of a plain list racy in the way they abuse the rights voters early 1960s, because that’s where itch for the chance to mount a For the past two years, the issue of naming of names and a demand to investigate was give them. And justice remains in thrall to their supporters are. Kinnock-like attack on Red Ed, people who are assumed to hold bank accounts defined as exposing personal data. politics. Alex Salmond will be smiling weak on defence. So which way in Switzerland has poisoned political life in In Ancient Greek mythology, justice is THE GUARDIAN too. If Philip Hammond thought will Labour jump on Trident? he was sending a missile into the THE GUARDIAN Sandy could upend the US presidential elections

BY DAVID ROTHKOPF eastern shores of the United States, it is also worth noting ne reason US politics that she is also a hurricane, a big is almost as popular one, currently cutting an 800- as Nascar among mile swath across one of the most American sports is heavily populated areas of the that it gives the lit- richest and most powerful nation Otle guy someone to root for. Of on Earth. And in so doing, she is course, that’s almost never the speaking volumes about subjects candidates of the major parties, many U.S. politicians have avoided most of whom are odious concoc- and, at the same time, she is hav- tions of their own egos and the ing a major impact on America’s corrupting forces of money and process of electing a president. ideology. But dependably, in cam- To begin with, Sandy will do paign after campaign, a character more to draw attention to issues sneaks on to the stage who cap- of climate change than all the can- tivates and highlights issues that didates running for every office otherwise would go unnoticed or in the United States during this under-examined. election cycle have done. While Whether this candidate is a big- it’s impossible to attribute her size name iconoclast like New York’s or impact to man-made origins, Mayor Michael Bloomberg or a it is also impossible not to won- provocative outsider like Ron Paul der whether the recent frequency — who, although wrong on plenty of large storms is related to the of issues, was dependably willing growing oceans of data about the to challenge conventional wisdom reality of global warming. Sandy — these folks liven up the debate. looks like what climate scientists This year it took until the very have been warning about for years. end of the campaign to introduce Remember Hurricane Katrina? 2012’s biggest truth-teller. Like She may or may not have been Beyoncé and Cher, she is known triggered by man-made climate by only one name. But few if any change. But she certainly forced A home sits along the shoreline badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Milford, Connecticut, yesterday. players in the current campaign climate back into the national are likely to have the same impact. discussion for an extended period. protect America against disrup- infrastructure, in which America campaigns. Instead of merely com- combination of circumstances Ladies and gentlemen, meet Sandy will do likewise. Certainly, tion. Yet this storm, like virtually has failed to invest for the past plaining about them, she will pull that can send the impact of a Sandy. given the sad virtual silence about all others of any size, will almost half century or so. She will destroy the plug on them by turning off hurricane into battleground ter- Sandy, like many in an America the issue from our presidential certainly knock out power to weakened roadways and bridges power to millions. While sitting ritory like Pennsylvania and Ohio. with changing demographics, has contenders — which amounts to many of our nation’s leaders and and breakwaters. She will lash in darkness may be a hardship, Not only will ads be off the air, but overseas roots, hailing from the nothing less than a planet-wide the infrastructure on which our ancient port facilities. She will enjoying a break from campaign early voting is being cancelled and tropics. She rose to our attention risk of the first order — Sandy’s government depends for days. The paralyse an air-traffic control ads (and Twitter and Internet some of the lingering impacts of in the south but ultimately, like so intervention in this regard is city has already been brought to system and railway systems that snark and faux-analysis and polit- power losses and infrastructure many others, she hit the big time welcome, if hugely and tragically a standstill. Could burying power lag behind the world in their use ical hyperventilation) will be seen damage will certainly take a toll in the northeast, and her political costly. lines and strengthening critical of modern technologies. by many as a welcome break. on voter turnout. Indeed, as it impact will extend well into the Next, Sandy will also remind infrastructure prevent all that? Of She will say, “Why aren’t you Admittedly, this service comes happens, Sandy may be that rar- heartland of America, where this Americans and the world of the course. But is it as sexy as buying spending your precious resources at the high cost of making col- est of political actors — one who election will be decided. Like Joe foolishness of some recent US fet- more drones, water boards, and to protect your people and your umns like this one unavailable reveals big truths and quite pos- Biden and Chris Christie, Sandy is ishes. I live in Washington osten- stealth helicopters? Nope. economy? Why are you frittering to readers. But that seems small sibly has a lasting impact on world an uncontrollable, wind-powered sibly the nerve center of the US So says Sandy, “Go ahead and away money building roads and price to pay. affairs. Because if, as seems likely, force of nature. Like many politi- national security apparatus and protect yourself against low-risk airfields on the other side of the Finally, of course, Sandy really the U.S. presidential election is so cians, the first impression she may target No 1 for anyone interested threats. I want to remind you world when you should be taking will have a political impact. We close that any one big thing might give the average voter is that she in attacking America. The city is how vulnerable you are to the care of business at home?” are not sure what it will be. There shift the delicate balance, Sandy is all wet. But there is more to surrounded by military facilities more predictable, commonplace She will also, of course, be seems to be a kind of strangely just might be the one to do it. Sandy than meets her eye. and is home to a Department of variety.” the first figure on the national otherworldly dimension to a giant Rothkopf is CEO and editor at Sandy is a game-changer. For Homeland Security that spends Sandy also will batter the stage to do something about the storm that batters primarily large of Foreign Policy. those of you live far from the billions of dollars seeking to other elements of the region’s scourge of obscenely over-financed blue states and involves the rare WP-BLOOMBERG WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Clinton, Ashton Pride of Britain award-winners push Balkans on reforms Serbia, Kosovo urged to improve ties

SARAJEVO: The United US official said. Leaders of Bosnia’s States and the European Union Serb Republic do not hide their combined yesterday to push contempt for the joint state and Balkan states to resolve fes- say it is doomed to disintegrate. tering political and economic Clinton and Ashton were due disputes obstructing more inte- in Belgrade, where they will gration with the rest of Europe. encourage nationalist Serbian US Secretary of State Hillary President Tomislav Nikolic and Clinton and EU foreign policy Socialist Prime Minister Ivica chief Catherine Ashton began Dacic to make good on promises a three-nation Balkan trip in to improve ties with Kosovo, the Bosnia, where a power struggle US official said. between ethnic Serb, Muslim Serbia, a pariah under the late and Croat parties has stymied Slobodan Milosevic in the 1990s, progress since their 1992-95 war. has made some progress on Clinton’s Balkans trip, proba- reforms since his ouster in 2000, bly her last before stepping down arresting war crimes suspects and early next year, represents her overhauling the economy. final effort to settle some of the But tensions with Kosovo, British Prime Minister David Cameron (centre) with Pride of Britain award-winners on the steps of Number 10 Downing Street in London yesterday. legacies of the bloody break-up which seceded with the help of a The Pride of Britain Awards take place annually and recognise Britain’s ‘unsung heroes’. of federal Yugoslavia in the 1990s, Nato air war in 1999, are holding when her husband Bill Clinton Belgrade back and the EU says was president. “We’re disap- accession talks cannot start until pointed that the leaders of Bosnia they are resolved. and Herzegovina have not put the Nikolic and Dacic, whose coa- interests of the country first,” a lition took power this year, say French PM backtracks on scrapping 35-hour week senior US official told reporters they are ready for more normal travelling with Clinton. ties with Kosovo, but that Serbia PARIS: France’s gaffe-prone not dogmatic. What worries me is The right-wing UMP party of 35-hour working week, which In similar vein, Clinton and will never recognise Kosovo as Prime Minister Jean-Marc that France is stalling and we need Hollande’s predecessor Nicolas was first introduced in 2000 to Ashton will urge Serbia and independent. Ayrault yesterday created a storm to restart the engine, full throttle.” Sarkozy, which had targeted encourage the hiring of new staff. majority-Albanian Kosovo, which “Obviously there’s much work by saying the once untouchable But just hours after the inter- scrapping the 35-hour week when It meant that workers could be broke away from Belgrade in 2008, that remains to be done and 35-hour working week experi- view was published in a country it was in government, pounced on paid overtime rates if they worked to improve their ties further, US significant differences remain,” ment was open to review before that has powerful unions violently Ayrault’s about-turn with glee. more. However, some put the case officials said. Bosnia has been the US official said. Clinton and immediately backtracking. opposed to longer hours, Ayrault “It’s too good to be true! For some that this increased employment governed along ethnic lines since Ashton plan to hold meetings The premier startled the back-pedalled. “There is no ques- minutes I thought I was dream- costs and hit competitiveness. the war, which killed an estimated in Kosovo today, before Clinton French by saying that the land- tion of going back on the 35 hours ing that the prime minister has According to the Eurostats 100,000 people and split the coun- goes to Albania and Croatia, both mark economic reform of a previ- because it is not the cause of our finally assumed political courage,” agency, French hourly manufac- try into two autonomous regions members of Nato. The West hopes ous Socialist government may be economic difficulties,” he told UMP leader Jean-Francois Cope turing costs are 20 percent higher joined by a weak central govern- Croatia’s scheduled accession to reconsidered as France battles to French radio. said. “Alas, that only lasted a few than the eurozone average. ment, under the US-brokered the EU in 2013, following fellow boost competitiveness and kick- Addressing lawmakers later in minutes before he was immediately To add to France’s woes, there 1995 Dayton Peace Accords. ex-Yugoslav Slovenia in 2004, start its struggling economy. parliament, he added: “The legal corrected... by his subordinate, the is a ¤37bn ($47bn) hole in public Intense political infighting has will encourage its neighbours to His comments came after limit is 35 hours and it will never labour minister,” Cope said. finances, unemployment is past slowed reforms, leaving Bosnia redouble their efforts. Socialist President Francois change as long as the left is in France’s largest employers’ the three million mark at around lagging its neighbours on the Clinton also accused Ukraine Hollande, facing the heat from power.” Ayrault’s flipflop came after union MEDEF joined in the criti- 10 percent of the working popula- road to EU membership. Clinton of taking a step backwards in France’s top companies over his Labour Minister Michel Sapin said cism, saying Ayrault had finally tion and there have been thou- and Ashton were likely to remind legislative elections won by the economic policies, met the heads the current working hours should seen the light on the issue. sands of layoffs. Bosnian leaders that they must ruling party but which the oppo- of global financial institutions in not be scrapped, although Finance “There is a problem. Let us The latest Eurostat report on stick with the Dayton agreement. sition claimed were unfair and Paris to discuss the moribund Minister Pierre Moscovici has therefore proceed in a manner in full-time employment says the “Party leaders can obviously fraudulent. On a visit to Bosnia- global economy and ways to spur mooted a debate on the issue. the coming months that this topic British work 42.2 hours a week work out, within that framework, Hercegovina, Clinton called the growth. “Why not? There is no Leading trade unions also is no longer totally taboo,” said on average and Germans — widely the relationships they want, but elections “a step backwards” and taboo,” Ayrault said in a chat with voiced their opposition to any MEDEF head Laurence Parisot. seen to be industrious — work 40.7 there should be no questioning urged “the Ukrainian leadership readers of Le Parisien newspaper measure touching the 35-hour Some economic experts see a hours, while the French work 39.5 of the basic fundamentals of the (to) stop the backward slide”. when asked if he would consider week and some hinted at action correlation between the rise in hours. Danes are at the bottom of Dayton peace arrangement,” the AGENCIES reverting to a 39-hour week. “I am if this were done. the French trade deficit and the the scale at 37.7 hours. AFP

Child kidnap trial Police fire rubber bullets at striking London police look to miners in S Africa sell Scotland Yard HQ

RUSTENBURG: South LONDON: London police we don’t need. In central London African police fired rubber bul- are looking to sell off their that’s an expensive luxury.” lets, tear gas and stun grenades Scotland Yard headquarters as Police budgets across the coun- in clashes with Anglo American part of a series of budget cuts try are being cut and the Met has Platinum miners, as a deadline as Britain struggles to shrink been asked by London Mayor passed for 12,000 sacked work- its huge deficit, a senior officer Boris Johnson to make £500m of ers to reclaim their jobs. revealed yesterday. savings by 2015. It is expected that Thousands of miners defied Deputy Commissioner Craig the move would take around two an ultimatum to return to work Mackey said the Metropolitan years once approved. by 7am, fighting running battles Police was hoping to save around The force wants to move to with police, blocking roads and £6.5m ($10.4m) per year by mov- a smaller headquarters in cen- apparently setting fire to a power ing to a smaller base. tral London, still around the sub-station at the mine in north- The Met moved into its New Whitehall government district. western Rustenburg. Many others Scotland Yard offices in 1967. It Around a third of the Met’s 700 also failed to clock in due to intimi- bought the central London build- buildings will need to be sold off, dation from colleagues, unions said. ing for £124.5m in 2008 but it Mackey said. Irina Belenkaya, a Russian who kidnapped her seven-year-old daughter from the girl’s French father in “Police used teargas, stun gre- costs £11m per year to run. The British economy escaped 2009, speaks to the press yesterday in front of the court in Tarascon, southern France, during her trial. nades as well as rubber bullets,” As the force faces staff cuts, from its longest double-dip reces- Belenkaya faces charges of kidnapping and complicity in assault against Jean-Michel Andre, the child’s to disperse the strikers, police there will be more empty space at sion since the 1950s, official data spokesman Dennis Adriao said. the site. “It’s an expensive build- showed on Thursday, rebounding father. Prosecutors are calling for a three-year sentence. Hours later water cannons, ing to run and it’s an expensive by 1.0 percent in the third quar- more tear gas and rubber bullets building to maintain and as we go ter with the help of the London were being fired to drive away a through this change programme Olympics. fresh gathering of the workers in it’s going to have space in it that AFP on-and-off clashes that broke out Italian politics in disarray after Sicily vote across the vast mine compound. Adriao said the workers had ROME: Italy’s major parties are fed up and the parties must will do equally well or better at a blocked fire engines from the sub- were in disarray yesterday after react. They’re doing too little, too national level, as citizens revolt station which was set alight in a an anti-establishment party late,” said James Walston, politi- against austerity measures in pre-dawn attack. The Amplats Imam killed in Dagestan headed by comic Beppe Grillo cal analyst at Rome’s American debt-ridden Italy. workers were sacked earlier this made major gains in a regional University. While the traditional parties month for going on an illegal strike. MOSCOW: Gunmen shot dead frequented by radical Muslims. election in Sicily seen as a test With only 48 percent of Sicilians spent their time ahead of the elec- Last week, the main National a Muslim religious leader in “All three died on the spot from of political waters ahead of a turning up to vote, victory went tion bickering or fighting off cor- Union of Mine-workers (NUM) Russia’s Dagestan region yester- the gunshot wounds,” the com- national vote next year. to centre-left anti-Mafia candi- ruption allegations, Grillo swam and two other like-minded unions dayin an attack likely to worsen mittee said in a statement. Sunday’s ballot saw Grillo’s Five date Rosario Crocetta with about across the Strait of Messina in a secured a deal for the workers to a spiral of militant violence that Russian news agencies said the Star Movement pick up votes at 30 percent, ahead of the candidate campaign stunt and spent 20 days be rehired. Amplats was unable threatens Moscow’s hold on the gunmen escaped in a car. the expense of the centre-right of Berlusconi’s People of Freedom drumming up support in Sicily. to give figures for the number of restive North Caucasus. Dagestan is at the centre of an party of former prime minister Party (PDL) with 26 percent in “The Grillo vote is a protest workers who had returned, but it Karimulla Ibragimov was at insurgency for an Islamic state in Silvio Berlusconi, which lost its what had been its stronghold. vote, a warning to the traditional was clear that a sizable number of least the fifth Muslim leader killed the North Caucasus, more than a key stronghold in Sicily to the cen- “Sicily: earthquake at the ballot political class. His model is also workers refused to go back to work this year in Dagestan following a decade after Russian troops ousted tre-left. Analysts said the result, boxes,” the left-leaning Repubblica a winning model,” said Mario until their pay demands are met. rise in tension between moderate a rebel government in neigh- which also saw a drop in support daily said. “Before the hurricane Centorrino, political science profes- “We are six weeks on strike, and more radical Muslims in the bouring Chechnya and restored for the centre-left Democratic in New York, a tsunami arrives in sor at the University of Messina in we can’t go back to work empty- southern Russian republic. Moscow’s direct control. Russia’s Party (PD) despite its victory, was Sicily.” The Five Star Movement Sicily. “Of all the national leaders, handed,” workers representative Unidentified gunmen most senior Islamic cleric warned a reflection of the apathy among cruised to third place on a tide Grillo is the only one who carried Siphamandla Makhanya said. opened fire on Ibragimov in in August that there was a danger recession-hit Italians who are sick of support from the disillusioned out a serious election campaign, Police said the Amplats power sub- the town of Derbent at around of civil war in Dagestan, which is of corruption. youth in Sicily, one of the poorest he spent days touring Sicily. We station was set ablaze around 0200 6:30am, Russia’s Investigative a few hundred kilometres from “It leaves the national situ- areas of Italy which came to the were used to leaders who arrived GMT and hundreds of workers Committee said. Local officials Sochi where Russia will host the ation in even bigger disarray. brink of bankruptcy last year. in the afternoon and left again on tried to barricade the fire fighters said he had served as an imam 2014 Winter Olympics. This is a wake-up call: Italians Challengers fear that the group the last flight home.” AFP from extinguishing. AFP at an unregistered mosque REUTERS WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09

A rescue worker carries a young girl to safety from flood waters brought on by Hurricane Sandy in Little Ferry, A police officer helps to remove a tree branch brought down by Hurricane Sandy from a car in Washington, DC, New Jersey, yesterday. yesterday. Monster Sandy leaves US crippled; 32 killed Eight million homes without electricity; 50 houses destroyed in fire; $20bn damage forecast

NEW YORK: Millions of peo- one million people in a dozen All along the East Coast, resi- city, the country’s financial capi- the storm, which crashed ashore with reports of at least 32 people ple were left reeling in the states along its path were still dents and business owners awoke tal, and Bloomberg said the sub- late on Monday near the gambling killed by the storm. “Sadly the aftermath of monster storm under orders to evacuate. Sandy to scenes of destruction. way system would likely be closed resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey. storm claimed lives throughout Sandy yesterday as New York left behind a trail of damage — “There are boats in the street for four or five days. The unprecedented flooding the region, including at least 10 City and a wide swathe of the homes underwater, trees toppled five blocks from the ocean,” said “Hitting at high tide, the hampered efforts to fight a mas- in our city ... and we expect that eastern United States struggled and power lines downed — up and evacuee Peter Sandomeno, one strongest surge and the strong- sive fire that destroyed more number to go up,” Bloomberg said. with epic flooding and massive down the Atlantic coast. of the owners of the Broadway est winds all hit at the worst pos- than 50 homes in Breezy Point, a Other storm-related deaths were power outages. The death toll In the storm’s wake, Obama Court Motel in Point Pleasant sible time,” said Jeffrey Tongue, private beach community on the reported elsewhere in New York climbed to at least 32. issued federal emergency decrees Beach, New Jersey. “That’s the a meteorologist for the weather Rockaway barrier island in the state in addition to Massachusetts, Sandy, which crashed ashore for New York and New Jersey, worst storm I’ve ever seen, and service in Brookhaven, New York. New York City borough of Queens. Maryland, Connecticut, New with hurricane-force winds in declaring that “major disas- I’ve been there for 11 years.” As residents and business own- New York University’s Tisch hos- Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and New Jersey overnight as the big- ters” existed in both states. One Sandy, which was especially ers began a massive clean-up effort pital was forced to evacuate more West Virginia. Toronto police also gest storm to hit the country in disaster-forecasting company imposing because of its wide- and faced a long and costly recovery, than 200 patients, among them recorded one death — a woman hit generations, swamped parts of predicted economic losses could ranging winds, brought a record large parts of the region remained babies on respirators in the neonatal by flying debris. New York’s subway system and ultimately reach $20bn, only half storm surge of almost 14 feet to without power, and transportation intensive care unit, when the backup Federal government offices in Manhattan’s Wall Street district, insured. downtown Manhattan, well above in the New York metropolitan area generator failed. Four of the new- Washington, which was spared closing financial markets for a “Make no mistake about it. the previous record of 10 feet dur- was at a standstill. borns had to be carried down nine the full force of the storm, were second day. This was a devastating storm, ing Hurricane Donna in 1960, the The US Department of Energy flights of stairs while nurses manu- closed for a second day yesterday, As the weakened but still maybe the worst we have ever National Weather Service said. said more than eight million homes ally squeezed bags to deliver air to and schools were shut up and sprawling storm system contin- experienced,” New York City Water poured into the subway and businesses in several states the babies’ lungs, CNN reported. down the East Coast. ued its trek inland, more than Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. tunnels that course under the were without electricity due to The death toll continued to rise, AGENCIES Storm threatens nuclear Sandy strikes in Canada plants; oldest under threat too, far from NEW YORK: Hurricane that if the water rose over 7 feet it Sandy slowed or shut a half- could submerge the service water storm’s centre dozen US nuclear power plants, pump motor that is used to cool while the nation’s oldest facility the water in the spent fuel pool, WINNIPEG: More than declared a rare “alert” after the potentially forcing it to use emer- 100,000 Canadians were still record storm surge pushed flood gency water supplies from the in- without power yesterday after waters high enough to endanger house fire suppression system to the huge storm Sandy top- a key cooling system. keep the rods from overheating. pled trees and power lines in Exelon Corp’s 43-year-old Exelon also moved a portable Canada’s most populous prov- Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey pump to the intake structure as inces, killed one person, and remains on “alert” status, the US a precaution in case it was needed halted units at an Ontario Nuclear Regulatory Commission to pump cooling water. refinery. (NRC) said early yesterday. It is The water levels reached a peak But Canada was far from the only the third time this year that of 7.4 feet — apparently above the centre of the storm and the the second-lowest of four emer- threshold — but the pump motors impact was tiny compared to gency action levels was triggered. did not flood, Sheehan said. As of the vast outages and widespread “Oyster Creek is still in an alert 11am EDT yesterday the water flooding seen in the US East but may be getting out of it as long as level was down to 5.8 feet, with Coast on Monday and yesterday. water levels continue to drop,” NRC the next high tide at 11.45am. The weakened storm is expected spokesman Neil Sheehan said. “They need the water level bring rain to Eastern Canada and The alert came after water lev- to stay below 6 feet for a while Quebec yesterday and into today. els at the plant rose more than to exit the alert,” Sheehan said, Residents look over the remains of burned homes in the Rockaways section of New York, yesterday. One woman was killed when two metres above normal, poten- noting when the water level falls she was struck by a sign in a tially affecting the “water intake below 4.5 feet, the plant could exit “Right now there’s no imminent of the storms. That they have to Coast, came as Sandy made land- Toronto shopping mall parking lot structure” that pumps cooling the unusual event. An unusual threat of releases. There’s no pro- make these notifications based upon fall as the largest Atlantic storm on Monday night, when Ontario water through the plant. event is the lowest of the NRC’s tective actions around the plant,” conditions, that does not mean that ever, bringing up to 90 miles per officials had warned people to stay Those pumps are not essential emergency action levels. Federal Emergency Management they are in an imminent threat at hour winds and 13-foot storm inside. By late morning yester- to keep the reactor cool since the Exelon said in a statement that Agency Administrator Craig the plant,” Fugate said. surges in the biggest test of the day, power had been restored to plant has been shut for planned there was no danger to equipment Fugate said on the Today Show. The incident at Oyster Creek, industry’s emergency prepared- nearly half of the 60,000 Toronto refuelling since October 22. and no threat to public health or “Some of these reporting require- which is about 95km east of ness since the Fukushima. residents who lost electricity. But Exelon however was concerned safety. ments are due though to the severity Philadelphia on the New Jersey REUTERS the local utility said some people might be without power until Thursday evening. Sandy muffles election campaign At least 150,000 Canadians lost power during the worst of the storm. WASHINGTON: Superstorm antagonist off the trail, also put state, which has 29 of the 270 The Toronto Stock Exchange Sandy muffled vitriolic campaign- campaigning on hold, but tried to electoral votes needed to win the was open for trading yesterday, ing a week from the US election, show compassion with a rally con- White House. making it a North American as President Barack Obama man- verted into a “storm relief” event Romney appeared to conclude island of equity trading for the aged the aftermath yesterday and in swing state Ohio. “A lot of peo- that he could simply not allow second successive day, with US Mitt Romney faced a post-disas- ple are hurting this morning. They another precious campaign day to stock markets again closed. ter political minefield. were hurting last night, and the go to waste with the race neck-and- Air Canada, WestJet Airlines, Obama stayed in the White storm goes on,” Romney said. neck before next Tuesday’s election. Porter Airlines cancelled dozens House, acting as a leader in the Campaign teams were mean- The storm meanwhile scrambled of flights, most of them to cities eye of crisis, wielding control of while left calculating rami- political battle lines as New Jersey in the east of the United States. an emergency federal govern- fications of the storm, which Governor Chris Christie, a blunt “It’s been a long night,” said Mike ment operation through the effectively froze the race by spoken Obama critic, said his deal- Bradley, mayor of the Lake Huron night as murderous winds and muting the main protagonists ings with the administration had border city of Sarnia, Ontario, floods swamped New York and and consuming news coverage a been “wonderful..” where winds were expected to New Jersey. week from election day. Obama “The president’s been great... I gust to 100 km/h yesterday. “Waves “I want everyone leaning forward made the first move, announcing spoke to him three times yester- were running from six to nine on this,” Obama told a meeting of he had cancelled another day of day,” Christie, said, adding that meters, which people around here top-level disaster officials in the campaign events, in Ohio today, so Obama had cut through bureau- cannot remember for at least a White House Situation Room yes- he could support recovery efforts. cratic “mumbo jumbo.” generation,” he told CBC. terday, demanding creative think- But Romney announced he “The president has been all over Several units at Imperial Oil ing to help clear up the mess, a US would go ahead with three this, he deserves great credit ... He Ltd’s 121,000 barrel a day refinery official said. “I don’t want to hear events in the biggest swing state gave me his number at the White at Sarnia were shut down in the that we didn’t do something because of Florida, where polls show him House, told me to call if I needed outage. Power was later restored bureaucracy got in the way.” just ahead in a tight race. anything, and he absolutely means and the company said it planned P ublic works crew remove a large tree from power lines and traffic lights Republican nominee Romney, The Republican has almost no it,” Christie told MSNBC. to restart some of the units. in Needham, Massachusetts, yesterday. left with few options with his route to victory if he loses the AFP REUTERS WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES Myanmar declines talks offer on unrest: Asean Bid to prevent violence from having regional impact

KUALA LUMPUR: Myanmar at a forum in the Malaysian capi- The new fighting has caused has rejected an offer by the tal Kuala Lumpur. an influx of boats carrying thou- Association of Southeast Asian Fresh fighting in Rakhine state sands of people to the Rakhine Nations to open talks aimed at this month saw another 88 killed state capital Sittwe. quelling deadly communal vio- and added to the thousands of The United Nations estimates lence there, the regional bloc’s homes torched, with tens of that 26,500 people -- mostly chief said yesterday. thousands of minority Muslim Muslims -- have been displaced Asean Secretary-General Rohingya now living in over- since October 21, in addition Surin Pitsuwan said he pro- crowded camps. Rights groups to about 75,000 people already posed setting up tripartite talks fear the actual number killed crammed into squalid camps fol- between the association, the could be much higher. lowing the June unrest. United Nations, and Myanmar’s Myanmar’s quasi-civilian gov- Myanmar’s 800,000 Rohingya, reformist government to prevent ernment, which has been lauded a Muslim minority, are viewed as the violence having a broader by Western nations for a series illegal immigrants from neigh- regional impact. of democratic reforms after dec- bouring Bangladesh by the gov- But he said Myanmar turned ades of outright military rule, ernment and many Burmese. down the offer to discuss the has imposed emergency rule in The unrest has prompted a bloodshed in Rakhine state that the face of continued tension in growing international outcry, has seen around 180 people killed the region. with the United Nations warning since June in the restive west of The bloodshed has pit it could jeopardise the country’s the country. Buddhists against Muslims. Other widely praised reforms. “Myanmar believes it is their Muslims in Rakhine have also The Rohingya have long been internal matter, but your inter- been swept up in the latest vio- considered by the United Nations nal matter could be ours the next lence, including the Kaman, one as one of the most persecuted Muslim Rohingya people sit on the floor inside the Bawdupha Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp located day if you are not careful,” he told of Myanmar’s officially recognised minorities on the planet. on the outskirts of Sittwe, capital of Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, yesterday. reporters after delivering a speech ethnic groups. AFP

Milf starts training of China detains 51 China urged to rethink Tibet policy after chemical WASHINGTON: The US about the violence, of the self- are China’s internal affairs,” said Bangsamoro police ambassador to China urged immolations, that have occurred spokesman Hong Lei. “We oppose plant protests Beijing to re-examine policies over the last several years,” he any country or any person inter- MANILA: The Moro Islamic the military to the police for toward Tibetans as he acknowl- said, calling the incidents “very fering in China’s internal affairs SHANGHAI: China’s east- Liberation Front (Milf) has the Bangsamoro in line with the edged that he had quietly vis- deplorable”. in any form.” ern city of Ningbo detained started training its own agreed normalisation provision of ited monasteries during a spate “Nobody wants that type of The details of Locke’s visit more than 50 people over vio- Bangsamoro police force in the framework agreement. of self-immolation protests. action, or of people having to emerged as President Barack lent protests last week that anticipation of the full imple- Under the provision, both Ambassador Gary Locke, resort to that type of action. Too Obama’s administration looks successfully blocked a planned mentation of the forged frame- parties agreed that “it is essen- speaking from Beijing to an online many deaths,” he said. Locke for new ways to promote human chemical plant, state media said work agreement. tial that policing structure and forum in the United States, said called for China to show respect rights in China, which regularly yesterday. In video footage captured in arrangement are such that the he stopped at monasteries last for Tibetans’ religion, culture and lashes out at US condemnation Ningbo city said Sunday that North Cotabato the other day, police service is professional month in the flashpoint Aba pre- language. of its record. work on the 55.9-billion-yuan groups of unarmed Milf mem- and free from partisan political fecture to “get an appreciation of The US has repeatedly urged Obama has faced election-year ($8.9bn) oil and petrochemical bers were seen intently listening control.” Tibetan culture and the way of China to address Tibetan griev- criticism from Republican rivals, complex would stop after thou- to lectures given by their leaders The police system, the provision life”. ances but it is very rare for for- who have urged him to be more sands of local residents clashed over their future duties and func- added, shall be civilian in char- Aba, an ethnically Tibetan eign officials to visit Tibetan areas outspoken on Beijing’s human with police in a week-long protest tions once the framework agree- acter “so that it is effective and area of Sichuan province, has on unsupervised trips. rights record and its trade and over pollution fears. ment of the Bangsamoro becomes efficient in law enforcement, fair been a hotbed of protests against In previous statements currency practices. Police detained 51 people who fully operational. and impartial as well as account- Beijing’s rule. Some 60 ethnic Washington has urged China’s But US officials cite as a suc- clashed with police last Friday, “We don’t see anything wrong able under the law for its action, Tibetans, many of them monks leaders to resume dialogue with cess the quiet diplomacy in May throwing stones and overturning here. They (Milf) are simply pre- responsible both to the Central and nuns, have set themselves Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai that led China to allow dissident two vehicles, the Ningbo Daily paring for the gigantic role they Government and the Bangsamoro alight since February 2009 in Lama, who fled into exile in India Chen Guangcheng to move to said yesterday. would play once the peace pact Government, and to the commu- Sichuan and Tibet. in 1959 and enjoys strong public New York. Of the 51, 13 were deemed crim- is finally forged,” an official said. nities its serves.” “We implore the Chinese to support in the United States. Locke, who was responding to inal suspects, the newspaper said, Under the signed framework Most communities in the really meet with the representa- China’s foreign ministry a question as part of a “China meaning they could face prosecu- agreement, both parties agreed conflict-stricken areas in North tives of the Tibetan people to Tuesday rejected what it called Town Hall” with citizens in 60 tion. Police could not be reached that the Milf will undertake a Cotabato are now in a festive address and re-examine some of foreign interference and repeated cities across the United States, for comment on the report. graduated programme to decom- mode as the joint government- the policies that have led to some its claim that the “Dalai group” is said he visited Aba prefecture Authorities detained another mission its forces. Milf information drive on the of the restrictions and the vio- responsible for “instigating and after a trip to the major cities in man, who was found carrying a In return, the government, in a framework agreement is now on lence and the self-immolations,” masterminding” self-immolations. Sichuan, where he promoted US knife, during protests on Sunday phased and gradual manner will full swing. Locke said. “At the same time I want to businesses. evening, said the report, which transfer law enforcement from THE PHILIPPINE STAR “We have very serious concerns point out that Tibetan affairs AFP quoted Ningbo city officials. Separately, authorities also detained a woman for spread- ing false rumours that a univer- sity student died in the protests, Sri Lanka escapes police said in a separate state- N Korean leader’s wife rejoins public after two months ment yesterday. Environmental pollution has cyclone, coastal SEOUL: The wife of North Their appearance at the con- dropped from public view just as a badge under the coat. increasingly sparked protests Korean leader Kim Jong-Un cert “drew a thunderous cheer suddenly as she had appeared. The announcement of Kim across China, helped by social residents return has re-appeared after drop- from the audience”, the KCNA Her absence triggered specula- Jong-Un’s marriage and Ri’s media, which allows organisers COLOMBO: Sri Lanka lifted ping out of the public eye for 50 said in the report. tion that she might be pregnant, media profile mark a departure to publicise their causes and rally an evacuation order as a cyclone days amid fevered rumours that Kim took over the reins of while some suggested she was for North Korea whose intensely others despite tight controls in heading toward the island she was either pregnant or had power in North Korea follow- doing penance for failing to wear secretive regime has previously the one-party state. changed course early yester- fallen out of favour. ing the death of his father, Kim the lapel pin -- bearing the image kept the private lives of its rulers Ningbo residents said that the day and headed toward neigh- North Korea’s official Korean Jong-Il last December. of one or both of the country’s late under wraps. protests had tapered off yesterday bouring India, the Disaster Central News Agency (KCNA) The fact that he even had a leaders -- that all adult North According to intelligence after the government’s pledge to Management Centre (DMC) said Ri Sol-Ju joined her husband wife was only revealed in July Koreans are required to wear. reports cited by the South Korean halt the project, despite suspicion said. at a musical performance and a when pictures emerged of a styl- A photo of the couple at media, the couple were married in the city might try to revive it, Thousands of people living football match in Pyongyang on ish young woman accompanying Monday’s musical performance 2009 and already have one child. but the police presence remained within 500 metres (550 yards) Monday. the new young leader at official showed Ri, wearing a long coat, Ri was described as coming strong. from the coast were asked to “Marshall Kim Jong-Un, the events. applauding as Kim saluted the from an ordinary family, with Zhenhai district said Sunday move inland, but instead of mak- supreme leader of the party and A terse statement from cheering crowd. her father an academic and her it would “ban” production of ing landfall the cyclone changed the people, came to the specta- Pyongyang’s state television that South Korea’s Yonhap news mother a doctor. She visited South paraxylene (PX), a petrochemi- direction towards the south tors’ seats, accompanied by his month confirmed her identity agency stoked the pregnancy Korea in 2005 as a cheerleader for cal used for plastic bottles, which Indian coast of Tamil Nadu, said wife Ri Sol-Ju. At that moment, and the fact that the couple were rumours by observing that her her country’s squad in the Asian had been the focus of residents’ the DMC. thunderous applause broke out,” married. mid-section appeared swollen. It Athletics Championships. health fears. “Although we did not suf- the official news agency said. Then in early September, she was not clear if she was wearing AFP AFP fer the full impact, there was a storm surge and in some places the waves were three metres (10 Killed soldier feet) higher than normal,” DMC director Sarath Lal Kumara said. There were no reports of Vietnam jails songwriters casualties. The local meteorological department said a deep depres- for anti-state propaganda sion in the Bay of Bengal had caused the cyclone, with wind HANOI: A Vietnamese court details of their supposed crimes speeds of up to 80 kilometres (50 jailed two renowned musicians when contacted by the reporters. miles) an hour. for up to six years for anti-state But Khang, 34, is widely known However, when the cyclone propaganda, one of their lawyers for song lyrics which condemn a was within 100 kilometres from said yesterday, a decision rights police crackdown on anti-China Sri Lanka’s northeastern coast, it groups branded an “outrageous” activists and touch on other social had changed direction and headed muzzling of free speech. justice issues. towards India. Heavy winds and Viet Khang, whose real name Several of Binh’s songs -- rain killed 19 people in the island’s is Vo Minh Tri, was given a four- including one attributed to him south in November last year. year jail term while Tran Vu Anh that rails against the imprison- Meanwhile, the one-off Binh, 37 was handed a six-year ment of dissidents -- have also Twenty20 international between sentence, lawyer Tran Vu Hai been performed by other singers Sri Lanka and New Zealand was said after a short trial in Ho Chi in the communist nation. abandoned due to rain in Pallekele Minh City. Hai said that a request to play yesterday. The court ordered the pair the songs in court was turned The hosts, chasing a rain- to serve a further two years down by the judge. revised target of 72 runs off 14 under house arrest once they are Reports said the two were overs, were six for no loss after released from jail, Hai said, adding arrested in late 2011 follow- two overs when play was called Soldiers carry the coffin of a fellow soldier killed in an encounter with members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), that the musicians had admitted ing a government crackdown off. Dilshan Munaweera was upon arrival at the marines headquarters in Taguig city, south of Manila, yesterday. At least four soldiers and 10 links to a banned political group on increasingly vociferous anti- unbeaten on four and Tillakaratne rebels were killed during a gunbattle in southern Philippines on Monday, military statement said. but had “no political intention”. China movements. Dilshan on two not out. AFP The court did not provide AFP WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Khan completes US tour despite controversy Tehrik-e-Insaf leader is in the United States for election fund-raising

ISLAMABAD: The chair- interrogated by US immigration Earlier, US Customs and that US immigration officials also man of Pakistan Tehrik-e- in Canada on my views on drones,” Border Protection spokesman questioned him about his views on Insaf Imran Khan reached Los he said in a twitter message on Joanne Ferreira told reporters Jihad and about whether or not Angeles on Monday to complete Friday afternoon. “My stance is there was nothing unusual about he was going to protest in the US a four-city tour to collect funds known. Drone attacks must stop.” Khan’s interrogation. against drone strikes. for his party, three days after he Khan attended a fundraiser in “Under US immigration laws, A vilification campaign pre- was off loaded and interrogated Brampton, Canada, on Thursday applicants for admission bear the ceded Khan’s arrival in North by US immigration officials in night, urging Pakistani-Canadians burden of proof to establish that America, mainly by people of Canada. to support his party’s efforts to they are clearly eligible to enter Pakistani origin unhappy with Khan has already held three stabilise Pakistan. the United States,” she said. his views. fundraisers in New York, Seattle Meanwhile, the US State Although the interrogation “Will Hillary Clinton do the and San Francisco, collecting Department has said the issue caused Khan to miss his flight, he honourable thing and bar Imran more than $600,000 for his elec- which caused American authori- attended his party’s fundraiser in Khan from entering the US and tion campaign. He expects to raise ties to off load and interrogate Mr New York. sullying American soil? Will she another $200,000 in Los Angeles Khan had been solved. “Nothing will change my stance. put an end to the appeasement yesterday night before flying out “We are aware that Imran My stand on drones is very clear. I of Islamists?” Tariq Fateh, a to Dubai. Khan was briefly delayed in did not say sorry to them,” Khan Pakistani Canadian, wrote in the Imran Khan On Friday, Khan boarded an Toronto before boarding the later told reporters. Toronto Sun newspaper, calling American Airlines plane from next flight to the United States,” Masud Raja, PTI’s finance sec- Mr Khan a “hate monger” and a Toronto to New York to speak at a a State Department spokesperson retary in North America, said Taliban supporter. earlier this week, urging her to against the interest of the peo- fundraising dinner in Long Island told reporters. Mr Khan was taken off the plane The American Islamic revoke the US visa granted to ple of Pakistan and the national but was off loaded and interro- “The issue was resolved. Mr with Fauzia Kasuri, the president Leadership Coalition from Khan. security interests of the US,” the gated for an hour. Khan is welcome in the United of the party’s women wing. Phoenix, Arizona, wrote to “Granting individuals like Khan group wrote. “I was taken off from plane and States.” The Canadian media reported Secretary of State Hillary Clinton access to the US to fundraise is INTERNEWS

Pakistan militant chief offers help to storm-hit US Judge, son charged in ISLAMABAD: The founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Mohammed, we feel it is our terror accusations and is known a Pakistan-based Islamist group outfit and now head of the charity Islamic duty to help Americans around Pakistan for its relief blamed for the 2008 Mumbai Jamaat-ud-Dawa, said his organi- trapped in a catastrophe.” work in the wake of the devas- double murder case attacks, who is under a $10m sation was ready to offer every Jamaat-ud-Dawa is seen as a tating Kashmir earthquake of US bounty, yesterday offered possible help to the storm-hit front for LeT, which Washington 2005 and the floods of 2010, which ISLAMABAD: Saleem that the girl had been buried in a humanitarian aid to the United American people. and Delhi blame for the com- were the worst in the country’s Qambrani, a senior civil judge village graveyard, while the body States as it battles super storm “Jamaat-ud-Dawa is ready to mando-style attacks on India’s history. of Pakistan’s Jacobabad district, of Ishtiaq, the husband, was aban- Sandy. send its volunteers, doctors, food, financial capital in 2008 that He was put under house arrest and his son have been booked doned in an uninhabited place. Sandy hammered the eastern medicines and other relief items killed 166 people. a month after the Mumbai for their alleged role in a plot to “The accused told police that United States yesterday, flooding on humanitarian grounds if the In April the United States attacks. murder a young couple. after torturing and killing Ishtiaq much of New York City, hitting US government allows us,” Saeed offered $10m for information But was released in 2009 and in SSP Pir Farid Jan Sarhandi, they threw his body in a jungle. several states with heavy winds said in a statement. leading to the arrest or convic- 2010 as Pakistan’s highest court who had detected the case follow- Wild animals have devoured his and torrential rain and leaving at “America may have any opin- tion of Saeed, who lives openly upheld his release on the grounds ing a presidential directive, said body and only limbs and bones least 14 people dead. ion about us, it may fix bounties in Pakistan’s eastern city of that there was insufficient evi- Samia Detho and her husband were found,” Ismail said at his Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, on our heads but as followers Lahore. dence to detain him. Isthiaq Ahmed Sheikh had been home in Mori Mangar as tears the founder of the banned of the teachings of the Prophet Saeed’s charity has long denied AFP allegedly killed by the girl’s par- rolled down his cheeks. ents and their accomplices about A pall of gloom hung over Mori two months ago in Mori Mangar Mangar village where the Dethos Afghan wheat worker area of Tando Hyder. He said the and the Sheikhs live a stone’s judge’s son, Bilawal Qambrani, throw from each other. Road accident kills had been arrested. Ismail accused Judge Saleem The girl, who was eight months Qambrani, who lives next to the 21 in central Multan pregnant, had a miscarriage when house of Dethos, of being respon- she was tortured before being shot sible for the double murder. MULTAN: A passenger van dead, according to Ismail Sheikh, “He had been pressuring us crashed into a pick-up truck complainant in the double mur- since Samia eloped with Ishtiaq in central Pakistan yester- der case and brother of Ishtiaq, on Oct 10 last year. After our day, killing 21 people including Samina’s husband. “We will file family members were picked up women and children, police told an application in the Sindh High by Dethos and released on inter- reporters. Court on Tuesday seeking interro- vention by elders of the village, The accident occurred at a gation of Judge Saleem Qambrani,” judge Qambrani asked us to let busy highway intersection near SSP Sarhandi said. Samia return to her parents’ Bahawalpur town, south of the Police picked up Haji Detho, home or marry off two of our central city of Multan. the main accused, a day before women to the Dethos and pay “A van carrying 22 passengers Eidul Azha. He confessed to hav- them Rs1m. We were warned be on board collided head on with (a ing killed Ishtiaq, a son of former prepared for the consequences in pick-up truck) with 15 people on journalist Ahmed Khan Sheikh, case we didn’t agree to the condi- board.” and made startling disclosures tions,” he said. The van was negotiating a during interrogation. The judge also created hurdles blind turn, killing 21 people,” Twenty-two people have been in the investigation when Samia’s local police official Irshad Haider named in the FIR lodged by lawyer filed an application with Bukhari told reporters. Ismail Sheikh with the Tandojam police for ascertaining the cou- He said those killed in the police. Three of them, including ple’s whereabouts, Ismail alleged. crash included 11 women and two Bilawal Qambrani, Haji Detho The families of Ishtiaq and children. and Mohammad Raheem, have Samia, who had studied together A senior doctor at Bahawal- been arrested. in a government school, had Victoria Hospital, Muhammad The girl’s father Ahmed Detho opposed their marriage because Irshad Chaudhry, confirmed the and his son Mushaib Detho are the two communities did not have casualties. believed to be hiding in Islamabad. a tradition of unions outside their Pakistan has one of the world’s Manzoor Wahu, the investigat- own clans. The couple fled to worst records for fatal traffic ing officer in the case, will move Karachi and married on Nov 18, accidents, blamed on poor roads, an application in the court for 2011. They were living in Surjani badly maintained vehicles and permission to exhume the girl’s Town. Their families mounted a reckless driving. body and for DNA sampling. search but failed to trace them. AFP The accused told investigators INTERNEWS Afghan boys work on a wheat field in Nangarhar province, yesterday. Afghan presidential election Two Nato troops killed in insider attack to be held in April 2014 KABUL: Two soldiers in the Helmand governor Mohammad security to Afghan forces. Nato-led coalition fighting Naim Balooch confirmed the Nato top brass have admitted KABUL: Afghanistan’s presi- of fraud, and the credibility of insurgents in Afghanistan were shooting had taken place in the seriousness of the phenom- dential election will be held on the next vote is seen as crucial to shot dead yesterday by a man in Greshk district and that two for- enon, with ISAF commander April 5, 2014, months ahead of Afghanistan’s stability after the an Afghan police uniform, the eign soldiers were killed. General John Allen saying that the final withdrawal of Nato Nato withdrawal. alliance’s International Security It is the second deadly inci- just as homemade bombs were combat troops from the insur- The International Crisis Group Assistance Force said. dent in a week for Nato in the signature weapon of the Iraq gency-plagued nation, a poll (ICG) think-tank warned this It is the latest in a series of Greshk, which is also known war, in Afghanistan “the signa- official said yesterday. month that the Kabul govern- insider attacks that have seriously as Nahr-e Saraj, after a British ture attack that we’re beginning President Hamid Karzai, who is ment could fall apart after Nato undermined trust between Nato Royal Marine and army medic to see is going to be the insider serving his second term, is consti- troops withdraw, particularly forces and their Afghan allies in were killed while on patrol last attack”. tutionally barred from running in if the presidential elections are the fight against hardline Islamist Wednesday. US Defence Secretary Leon the election and has been under plagued by fraud. Taliban insurgents. The Afghan conflict has seen a Panetta told a meeting of Nato pressure from opposition groups The Afghan government “An individual wearing Afghan surge in insider attacks this year, defence ministers in Brussels ear- to announce the date. announced last week that it will National Police uniform turned with more than 50 ISAF troops lier this month that countering Afghanistan’s Independent not accept foreigners on a key his weapon against ISAF forces killed by their colleagues in the the attacks was vital to success Election Commission said in a election watchdog for the presi- in southern Afghanistan, killing Afghan army and police. in Afghanistan. statement that the date for the dential elections. two soldiers,” a spokesman said. Nato says about 25 percent Efforts to tackle the issue vote was set and would be offi- Karzai said the presence The Taliban claimed that the of the attacks are caused by include orders that Nato soldiers cially announced at a press con- of foreigners in the Electoral shooter was one of their fight- Taliban infiltrators but the rest working with Afghan forces ference on Wednesday. Complaints Commission went ers who had infiltrated the police stem from personal animosities should be armed and ready to But a senior official in the against the “sovereignty of and that the soldiers killed were and cultural differences between fire at all times, even within their commission said on condition Afghanistan”, suggesting that the British. Western troops and their Afghan An Aghan boy looks at a US soldier tightly protected bases, and the of anonymity that the sched- two foreigners on the five-mem- “One of our mujahideen, allies. as he patrols the town of Sar Howza issuing of cultural guidelines. uled date was “Hamal 16, 1393”, ber body will be removed. Atiqulla, who had infiltrated In the most recent attack in Paktika province, yesterday. The guidelines, drawn up by referring to the Afghan solar Karzai’s spokesman, Aimal the police forces carried out previously, two American sol- the Afghan defence ministry, urge calendar. Faizi, said foreigners were still the attack in Greshk district diers were killed by a man in so-called “green-on-blue” killings their soldiers not to take offence The date coincides with April welcome as election monitors (Helmand province) today,” an Afghan police uniform in the comes at a critical moment in the if Nato colleagues exit the shower 5, 2014. but the government was able to Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf central province of Uruzgan last 11-year war, as Nato troops pre- naked, swear or ask to see pic- Karzai’s re-election in 2009 was ensure the poll was fair. Ahmadi said. “He has killed two Thursday. pare to withdraw by the end of tures of their wives. marred by widespread allegations AFP British soldiers.” The unprecedented number of 2014 and hand responsibility for AFP WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Cyclone looms ‘Hitler’ takes a hit over Andhra, Tamil Nadu Authorities take precautionary steps

HYDERABAD: Authorities off north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh were tak- and adjoining south Andhra ing all precautionary measures Pradesh coasts. to tackle the situation arising Fishermen along the coasts out of cyclone ‘Nilam’, which is were advised not to venture into likely to cross the coast between the sea. Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu The met offices said storm and Nellore in south coastal surges of about 1 to 1.5 metres Andhra today. were likely to inundate the Revenue Minister Raghuveera low lying areas of Chennai, Reddy told reporters that control Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur of rooms were set up in the state Tamil Nadu and Nellore district secretariat in Hyderabad and of Andhra Pradesh. in the south coastal districts to Damage to thatched huts, provide information about the uprooting of small trees and cyclone. minor damage to power and com- The cyclonic storm was centred munication lines were also likely over the Bay of Bengal and located at the time of landfall. about 450 km south-southeast of A control room in the state sec- Chennai yesterday evening. retariat in Hyderabad has been The met office said the system opened with the contact numbers would move north-northwest- 040-23456005 and 040-23451043. wards and cross north Tamil Control rooms were also opened Nadu and adjoining south Andhra in Nellore, Guntur and Ongole in This combination photograph shows a file photo, left, taken on August 28, 2012, and the one on the right taken yesterday, showing Rajesh Pradesh coast between Cuddalore south coastal Andhra. Shah, co-owner of a clothing store, in front of his shop in Ahmedabad. Shah said yesterday that Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Nellore near Chennai by Third warning signals were officials removed the words “Hitler” from the shop’s signboard. The minority Jewish community in Ahmedabad had objected to the name of today evening. hoisted at Machilipatnam, the outlet, which opened its doors on August 19 this year. Under the influence of Nilam, Krishnapatnam, Nizampatnam rainfall at most places with iso- and Vadarevu ports along south lated heavy to very heavy rainfall coastal Andhra would occur over coastal Tamil “The senior officials are review- ‘Indian Muslims Nadu and Puducherry during ing the situation every three to Mallya to present airline revival plan next 12 hours. four hours and giving necessary Squally winds with speeds instructions to the district col- have realised their reaching 45-55 kmph, gusting to lectors,” Raghuveera Reddy said. NEW DELHI: The billionaire industry’s regulator, suspended aircraft, down from an earlier 64 65 kmph, would prevail along and IANS owner of grounded Kingfisher Kingfisher’s licence earlier this planes, as it battles to curb costs. political power’ Airlines said yesterday that month until it came up with a It has halted international he would present to the gov- “viable” revival plan. operations and has the smallest NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims ernment a “comprehensive” The debt-ridden airline, named market share among Indian air- have realised their political plan to revive his debt-laden after Mallya’s biggest drinks lines at 5.4 percent, after being power as they have gradually carrier. brand, owes billions of dollars in the second-largest among the understood the value of tacti- Vijay Mallya, a Formula One taxes and airport fees. country’s six largest carriers at cal voting, Jamia Milia Islamia tycoon nicknamed the “King of A pay dispute that led to a its peak. Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung Good Times”, met Civil Aviation strike by pilots was only resolved The problems of Kingfisher are said yesterday. He also praised Secretary K N Shrivastava ahead last week. reckoned to be the worst among the opposition by the Darul of presenting a revival blueprint Mallya owns a yacht, property India’s private carriers, partly due Uloom seminary at Deoband to for his beleaguered carrier. across the world and a fleet of to overly rapid expansion, while British rule in India “I have briefed him on revival vintages cars. the government is reviving debt- “The Muslims themselves have and restart plan,” the 56-year- But his empire is facing an laden state-run Air India with a realised their political power. In old, who is also an independ- increasing financial crunch. nearly $6bn bailout. almost one-third of seats in the ent member of parliament, told His flagship United Breweries The Centre for Asia Pacific Lower House of Parliament, reporters after the meeting in (UB) is in talks to sell a stake of Aviation, a Sydney-based con- Muslim vote can make the dif- New Delhi. the profitable empire to Diageo, sultancy, in a recent report said ference between winning and los- “It will be a comprehensive the world’s largest distiller, Kingfisher’s debt was $2.49bn ing. The Muslims have gradually plan. All hurdles will be crossed,” which analysts say could raise including bank debts of $1.1bn, understood the value of tacti- Mallya said without elaborating. $800m. and it had accumulated losses of cal voting,” he said while deliv- A man walks with his goats in heavy rains ahead of Cyclone Nilam in India’s Directorate-General Kingfisher, which has $1.4bn in $1.9bn. ering a lecture on ‘Evolution of Chennai, yesterday. of Civil Aviation, the airline debts, currently has a fleet of 15 AFP Muslims in India’ under Prof Mohd Mujeeb Memorial Lecture 2012, organised by the university’s Dr Zakir Husain Institute of Man gets life in Islamic Studies. He also expressed satisfaction jail for enacting that the Indian government was Khaleda tries to mend fences with Delhi making the right noises about the standard of Muslims in the coun- hijack drama NEW DELHI: Bangladesh’s former prime agreement and occasional skirmishes on the try and the committees appointed NEW DELHI: A Delhi court minister Khaleda Zia, whose stints in power border. by the government were suggest- yesterday awarded life term saw tense relations with New Delhi, has During her discussions with Manmohan ing means to address their weak to a man convicted for enact- assured India that Bangladeshi territory Singh, Zia has conveyed appreciation of vari- condition. ing a hijack drama aboard will not be allowed to be used by anti-India ous Indian initiatives which had been taken “The seminary staunchly an Indigo Airlines plane in insurgents, saying “it’s time to look ahead by the prime minister, including liberalisa- opposed British rule and was a February 2009 and threaten- and not in a rear-view mirror”. tion of trade and efforts to provide power symbol of Muslim opposition to ing the crew and passengers. In his first meeting with a foreign digni- to the neighbouring country, said official the British. It stood tooth and District-cum-Additional tary after he took charge as foreign minister sources. nail with the Indian nationalists,” Sessions Judge I S Mehta a couple of days ago, Salman Khurshid yes- In an important step that indicates the pos- Jung noted. IANS awarded life term to convict terday met Zia, the leader of the Bangladesh sibility of India building bridges with Zia, who Jitender Kumar Mohla, 45, for Nationalist Party (BNP), and discussed a clus- is not known to be friendly towards New Delhi, Girl’s burnt body found, charges under the Suppression ter of bilateral issues. the two leaders agreed to continue counter- of Unlawful Acts against Safety In her talks, Zia reiterated the assurance terror cooperation. parents allege rape of Civil Aviation Act, 1982 and she had given to Prime Minister Manmohan This marks an important advance in India’s the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Singh on Monday that Bangladeshi territory efforts to reach out to Bangladesh’s chief oppo- GHAZIABAD: A 16-year-old Mohla entered the cockpit will not be allowed to be used by anti-India sition party as Zia was widely seen to have girl was found burnt to death and sparked panic by claiming insurgents and rebels, Syed Akbaruddin, the patronised and encouraged anti-India ele- here yesterday, police said. that he had hijacked the plane, spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry, ments and rebels from the northeast shelter- The victim’s family said she the chargesheet said. told reporters here. ing in the Bangladeshi territory during her was gangraped before being “Mohla is awarded life “Zia has conveyed that ‘let’s look forward time in power. set afire. The girl was burnt to imprisonment under section and not in the rear-view mirror’,” the spokes- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is con- death in her house in Loni town 3(1)(d) of the Suppression person said. sidered staunchly anti-India. on Monday night and the body of Unlawful Acts against the Zia’s comments indicated that she and her India signed a clutch of anti-terror and was found the next morning. Safety of Civil Aviation Act,” party BNP want to break from the past by security-related agreements with Bangladesh On Monday night, the girl was the court said. having more positive relations with India if during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Union Minister for External Affairs, Salman asleep in a room with her two The court also imposed a she wins the polls, expected next year. New Delhi over two years ago, which heralded Khurshid, (left) shakes hands with former brothers while the parents were fine of Rs7,000 on him. Khurshid and Zia held talks on an entire a new chapter in bilateral relations. Hasina Bangladesh premier and chief of the Bangladesh away. In the morning, her body Mohla was also found range of bilateral issues, including the need to belongs to the ruling Awami League. Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, in New was found in the adjoining room, guilty of charges which deal fast-track the Teesta pact, the land boundary IANS Delhi, yesterday. police said. IANS with endangering human life, criminal intimidation and impersonating a public servant. He was acquitted of the charges under the anti-hijack- Time for second phase of Kerala model, says president ing law by the court which observed that nothing incrimi- nating was found from his pos- KOCHI: The time has come and impressive achievements in assembly. Mukherjee said the divorces, etc are also on the rise,” assemblies and whether some session when he was arrested for the next version of the education and health. state also faced many challenges. he said. of the existing rules need to be on February 2. According to Kerala model to find innova- The time has now come for “Political violence has been a Mukherjee also spoke on amended,” he said. the prosecution, the convict tive solutions and new methods the state to also show leadership major topic of debate. The remit- the need to maintain decency Mukherjee praised the Kerala enacted a mid-air drama on to mobilise society for collec- in addressing second generation tance of non-resident Keralites and decorum by people’s assembly for its record of an aver- a Goa-Delhi Indigo Airlines tive welfare, President Pranab challenges by finding innovative have to be channelised into long- representatives. age of 53/54 days of sitting in a flight by threatening the Mukherjee told the state’s leg- solutions and new methods of term development activities “There is need for collective year. But this, he said, was less crew and passengers that he islators yesterday. mobilising society for collective and building of infrastructure. thinking by political parties and than what had been put up by the was carrying infected needles “In the past, Kerala has led the welfare. The time has come for Problems of developed economies leaders of our country on how presiding officers’ conferences, and gun. IANS country through progressive leg- a Kerala model, version two,” like lifestyle diseases, mental ill- to ensure smooth running of which wanted a minimum of 100 islation, social welfare measures he said addressing the state ness, depression, suicides and our parliament and legislative days of sittings a year. IANS WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

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QIC approves sale International Islamic posts QR531m profit of over 7m shares to Qatar Holding Board of Directors lays out strategy for future growth; third quarter EPS at QR3.51 DOHA: The Board of Directors of Qatar Insurance Company DOHA: Qatar International the success of team work led by the overwhelming success of its (QIC) has approved the sale of Islamic Bank (International the bank’s Executive Management recent $700m five-year sukuk, over 7 million shares to Qatar Islamic) announced the results and our bank wishes to stay which was oversubscribed more Holding, the insurer said in of its third quarter performance the course. The good position than seven times with an order a filing to Qatar Exchange that represents the period up to currently being enjoyed by book in excess of $5bn, driven by yesterday. September 30, 2012, which show International Islamic based on interest from regional and inter- Qatar Holding purchased a the bank made good growth value-based, customers driven national investors alike.” total of 7,755,574 ordinary shares across the balance sheet. bank, will help it remain amongst “The bank’s total assets at QR63 each to increase its capi- The bank’s net profit for the the best banks in Qatar and the reached QR24.5m in the third tal from QR891.89m to QR969m. period reached QR531m com- region. quarter of this year compared As a strategic partner, Qatar pared with QR504m in the same Sheikh Khalid said the with QR22.2m at the end of last Holding would strengthen QIC’s period last year, representing a International Islamic Board of year, total financing portfolio investor confidence. The decision growth of 5.4 percent. Directors has clearly laid out a reached QR 12.6m compared with will strengthen the company’s The results were announced by strategy for the bank, based on QR10.6m at the end of the last financial position, its regional International Islamic Chairman Shariah-based banking and with year,” Al Shaibei added. presence and confirm its survival and Managing Director, Sheikh total stress on modern risk man- The earnings per share (EPS) in the competition between the Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah agement procedures. were QR 3.51 in the third quarter major insurance companies at the Al Thani after a meeting of the He hoped the bank would be of this year compared with QR3.32 Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin regional and international levels, bank’s Board of Directors here able to continue to maintain its in the same period last year. Abdullah Al Thani Abdulbasit A Al Shaibei the company said. yesterday. good performance because the The bank’s capital adequacy ratio The bourse filing further noted: International Islamic’s Q3 local market presents unparal- under Basel II was 22.1 percent in attracting many investors. by interest from regional and “We will make a request to the results clearly establishes the leled opportunities. All forecasts the third quarter of this year. International Islamic is working international investors. Ministry of Business and the con- bank in a good position and rep- highlight the fact that Qatar will He said the International hard to increase its customer base, Al Shaibei also spoke about the cerned authorities to approve the resents its ability in making full be able to maintain the momen- Islamic’s good results reflected the launch new products and services bank’s human resource policy, capital increase according to the use of the opportunities that exist tum of its robust economic bank’s successful financing policy, and open new branches and install which he said centres on devel- above statement, and waiting for in the Qatari economy, Sheikh growth. Clearly, there are plenty particularly in relation to liquidity new ATMs across the country. oping cadres across the bank their response to complete the Khalid said. of opportunities for us, as a bank, and risk management. International Islamic will con- with focus on Qataris. The bank procedures to the submit mat- The bank was able to effec- in the Qatari market. Efforts Al Shaibei said Qatar’s economy tinue to build solid relationship provides excellent opportunities ter to the extraordinary general tively meet various challenges in must be made to make the full presented good opportunities for with customers outside Qatar. for Qataris and has a good train- assembly of the company, which the global and regional economies use of these. investors. International Islamic is The bank worked together with ing programmer to recruit and will be called to be held for this and was able to increase its assets International Islamic Chief looking forward to making use of investors in the Middle East, employ nationals and provide purpose after obtaining the nec- impressively. Executive Officer Abdulbasit A these opportunities. Huge projects Asia and Europe as it launched them opportunities for future essary approvals”. International Islamic’s third Al Shaibei said: “The bank’s third are being taken up in view of the $700m five-year Sukuk. The growth. quarter performance highlights quarter results were in line with the Qatar’s economic expansion, issue was oversubscribed, driven THE PENINSULA Qatar Exchange index edges up Komatsu unaffected by China spat 5.06 points Aamal’s Q3 net profit DOHA: Qatar Exchange index edged up 5.06 points or 0.06 percent to close at 8,521.37 as the bourse resumed trade rises 37.6 percent after a long Eid Al Adha holi- days, yesterday. Gains were DOHA: Aamal Thani (pictured), led by the Transportation Company QSC Chairman of Aamal, and Telecom indices, gaining (Aamal) yesterday commented: “Aamal 1.38 percent and 0.70 percent announced nine- continues to deliver respectively. month and third excellent financial Top gainers were Mannai quarter financial performance. Each Corporation and Qatar results for the period of our divisions has Navigation. Mannai Corporation ended September increased revenues was up by 4.15 percent to QR97.90 30, 2012. and generated strong, from the previous closing at Driven by con- double-digit profit QR94.00. Qatar Navigation was tinuing underlying growth, with attrib- up 3.90 percent to QR64.00 from topl-ine growth and utable net profit the previous closing of QR61.60 first-time contribu- increasing by almost and Qatar Meat and Livestock tions from new branches in the 15 percent for the first nine Company was up by 1.69 percent industrial manufacturing and months of the year and almost to QR 78.20 from the previous managed service divisions, the 38 percent for the third quarter QR76.90. company posted a revenue of along with an expansion in the Among the top losers, Salam QR1.6bn, up 27.2 percent, for the group margin. Together with Komatsu Ltd’s excavators at a construction site in Tokyo yesterday. A Komatsu Ltd executive said the overall International fell 2.03 percent. first nine months compared with strong, additional contributions market in China for construction equipment has cooled, and the excavator maker has seen little impact on Al Khaleej Takaful and National the same period in 2011. from our latest ventures, I look sales from anti-Japanese sentiment. Cement Company declined The underlying net profit mar- forward to this positive trend 1.32 percent and 1.07 percent gin (before fair value gains on continuing over the remainder respectively. investment properties) for the of 2012.” The volume of traded shares nine month period of 10.6 percent Sheikh Mohamed bin Faisal Al was 2,507,133 and the valued (9M 2011: 12.7 percent), increased Thani, Vice-Chairman of Aamal, US petrol, heating oil prices pull back was QR 119.117m from 2,349 to 11.1 percent in Q3 (Q3 2011: 9.4 said: “We are continuing to pri- transactions. percent). oritise expansion in Industrial NEW YORK: US petrol and attacks of September 11 (2001),” 30 cents at $85.84 a barrel, hav- Shares of 36 companies were This improving trend reflects Manufacturing and related heating oil futures pulled back said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price ing reached $86.24. Prices fell to traded on the floor today from the growing focus within the sales Managed Services as we diver- yesterday on the expected enor- Futures Group in Chicago. $84.66, their lowest since July, the 42 listed companies; 18 noted mix towards industrial manufac- sify into selected markets and mous hit to demand for fuel US front-month November during Monday’s session. gains 15 went down while three turing activities. Although such segments with significant poten- after Hurricane Sandy cut a RBOB petrol fell 3.88 cents to “I think (US) crude is getting a remained unchanged. activities tend to have lower gross tial for long-term growth and destructive path across the $2.7180 a gallon by 12.55pm EDT, lift because there was less damage The transportation sector index margins, the associated higher returns. This strategy has again East Coast of the United States. having dropped as low as $2.6916. than anticipated and the refiner- noted maximum gains today, up volumes are now starting to more delivered another solid quarter of Benchmark Brent crude futures Petrol futures reached $2.8115 ies will be coming back up rela- by 18.42 points, followed by tel- than compensate, thereby cap- profitable growth and positions eased and US crude edged up in a gallon in Monday’s session, hav- tively fast,” said Mark Waggoner, ecommunications sector with 7.65 turing the benefits of operational us strongly to further grow our choppy, low volume trading, as ing rebounded after slumping to president at Excel Futures Inc. points, consumer goods and serv- gearing. share of our chosen markets over many market participants in the $2.5690 on October 23. Brent December crude was down ices were up by 6.66 points, real Total net profit attribut- the fourth quarter and into 2013 US Northeast were among the November heating oil futures, the 54 cents at $108.90 a barrel, hav- estate by 5.41 points and indus- able to Aamal’s shareholders up as consumer demand for products millions of people confronted with US benchmark for distillates, were ing swung from $108.70 to $110.10. tries by 4.69 points. 14.9 percent to QR199.5m (9m and services of the highest quality scenes of the destruction left by down 3.02 cents at $3.0850 a gal- Brent’s slip reduced its premium Banks and financial services 2011: QR173.6m) and for the continues to evolve in line with Sandy after the monster storm lon, having fallen as low as $3.0675. to US crude pulling it below $23 sector was down by 7.70 points third quarter, up 37.6 percent to the rapid expansion and diversi- smashed into the New Jersey coast. Prices on Monday reached $3.1495, a barrel intraday yesterday, after while insurance sector was mar- QR96.7m (Q3 2011: 70.3m). fication of the Qatari economy.” “The demand destruction may the highest since October 19. it had pushed above $24 a barrel. ginally down by 1.54 points. Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al THE PENINSULA be the biggest since right after the US December crude was up REUTERS THE PENINSULA EU budget proposals run into crossfire of criticisms

BRUSSELS: A compromise basis of negotiations to seek a Swedish Minister for EU Affairs criticised Cyprus for concentrat- Cyprus, which holds the bloc’s budget by about ¤12.5bn com- proposals on the European deal on the seven-year budget for Birgitta Ohlsson. Stockholm is a ing solely on wielding the axe. rotating six-month presidency, said pared with the Commission’s Union’s long-term budget, cut- 2014-2020 in time for what prom- net contributor. Polish Prime Minister Donald the cuts outlined so far were just a original plan. ting more than ¤50bn ($64.5bn) ises to be a marathon summit of “No deal will be possible on the Tusk said he had warned Britain, start and deeper reductions would By contrast, spending on from the original blueprint, EU leaders on November 22-23. basis of cuts of only ¤50bn,” she which seeks the deepest cut in be needed to reach a final deal. agricultural subsidies, of which ran into a crossfire of criticism But it angered both richer added. spending, that if there was no “Further reductions will France, Italy and Germany are yesterday from governments Western states keen to minimise Sweden, Germany and deal, the current EU budget require even bigger trade-offs the biggest beneficiaries, would on both sides of the spending their contributions as they strug- Britain have demanded cuts of would remain in force provision- and the need to prioritise between only fall by about ¤5bn under the debate. gle to reduce national debt in the ¤100-200bn to the European ally with two percent added each policies and programmes,” it said. compromise. Direct payments to The plan by the EU’s Cypriot shadow of the euro zone crisis, Commission’s proposed ¤1 trillion year for inflation. As part of its proposal, Cyprus farmers would total more than presidency, sent to capitals late and Eastern newcomers who total, slightly more than one per- “We will try to persuade the trimmed a further ¤58bn of spend- ¤277bn over seven years. on Monday, recommended the rely heavily on EU funds for their cent of the 27-nation bloc’s gross British that a compromise would ing in areas such as nuclear fusion About three-quarters of the deepest cuts to infrastructure future economic development. domestic product. By contrast be cheaper for the UK,” Tusk told research and crisis response that current budget is spent on farm spending in the poorest member “In times of austerity, the EU national government spending reporters in Warsaw. “We will be the Commission had kept off the subsidies (40 percent) and air- states to reduce the total bill, with budget must not grow. We need to accounts for between 40 and 56 looking for smart compromises. main budget, moving some of it ports, motorways, bridges, rail a less drastic reduction in farm cut three or four times as much as percent of member states’ GDP. Here in Poland we will need to back onto the EU’s books. tracks and other infrastructure subsidies. in this proposal to stabilise mem- A diplomat from Poland, big- see what is beneficial for us and The compromise cuts the EU’s projects (35 percent). The document will form the ber states’ contributions,” said gest net recipient of EU funds, acceptable to others.” seven-year regional development REUTERS WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Mawashi’s Q3 net profit reaches QR62m DOHA: Mawashi, Qatar’s Dana Gas won’t Meat & Livestock Company, announced yesterday its finan- cial results for the third quarter of 2012 with net profits reach- ing a whopping QR62m for repay Islamic the period ending September 30, 2012. Net profits surged by around 50 percent or by QR20.5m, over the same period bond on maturity last year when the company registered QR41.5m. The company’s earning per share (EPS) increased by 50 $920m sukuk matures today percent, or what is equivalent to QR1.14, to reach QR3.45 per DUBAI: Dana Gas is set to in London said it does not own Dana share, up from QR2.31 per share become the first United Arab Gas bonds currently and has not in comparison with the same Emirates (UAE) company to fail held them before. BlackRock owns period last year. to pay an Islamic bond on matu- about 30 percent of the outstanding Additionally, Mawashi recorded rity, three sources familiar with sukuk, according to two separate a significant hike in sales reach- the matter said yesterday, send- market sources. ing QR236.4m, up 29 percent to ing its stock and bond prices There is “absolutely no chance” of QR53.6m, over the same period sharply lower. a white knight swooping in to repay last year where sales were up to The UAE’s largest listed natural the bond by the due date, a source UBS employees exit the UBS headquarters in London, yesterday. The bank is expected to lay off employees QR182.8m. gas firm, hit by payment delays from close to the talks said. from its London offices. Ahmed Nasser Sraiya Al Kaabi, Egypt and Iraq’s Kurdistan region, In 2009, the Abu Dhabi govern- Managing Director and Chief will not repay a $920m convert- ment stepped in at the eleventh Executive Officer of Mawashi ible Islamic bond, or sukuk, when hour to help Dubai repay developer said that the company was able it matures today, the sources said. Nakheel’s $4.1bn Islamic bond. UBS to cut 10,000 jobs; wind to decrease its administrative However, Sharjah-based Dana The sources said Dana, in which expenses by almost six percent has won more time to hammer out Crescent Petroleum owns a 20-per- to reach QR24.2m down from a deal with bondholders, they added. cent stake, reached a standstill QR25.5m. Dana Gas declined to comment. agreement with creditors in early down fixed income business “We are very pleased with Although indebted firms in the October giving it six months to repay such strong results which under- Gulf Arab state have extended matu- the bond. Some creditors are pre- ZURICH: Swiss bank UBS unveiled plans yes- Merrill Lynch and UniCredit banker, is leading line our team’s steadfast com- rities on billions of dollars in bank paring for a potential “post-default terday to fire 10,000 staff and wind down its fixed the three-year overhaul aimed at saving 3.4bn mitment to our sustainable and loans since the onset of the financial scenario”, one source familiar with income business, returning to its private banking Swiss francs ($3.6bn), on top of cuts of 2bn francs. long-term strategy of raising the crisis in 2008-09, no sukuk have been the discussions said, in which no deal roots as it adapts to tough capital rules that make Former investment bank co-head Carsten bar in the industry by embracing restructured or unpaid on maturity. would be reached at all. it harder to turn a profit from trading. Kengeter will lead the isolation and winding down global best practices and uncom- Saudi and Kuwaiti companies Shares in Dana fell 8.5 percent Zurich-based UBS will focus on wealth manage- of its fixed-income activities that are no longer promising quality across the have defaulted on Islamic bonds in to Dh0.43 on the Abu Dhabi bourse ment and a smaller investment bank, ditching much profitable as a result of strict capital rules on risk- board. Total expenses have been the past, leading to complex debt after the Reuters report before of the trading business that ran up $50bn in losses ier business introduced after the financial crisis. incurred during the period for negotiations which have dragged on closing down 4.26 percent. in the financial crisis. Some UBS staffers took to The remaining investment bank —handling our planned expansion of our pro- for years. Kuwait’s Investment Dar, The shares have been battered by social media to air their frustration after dozens equities, foreign exchange trading, corporate duction capacity and our selling which co-owns luxury carmaker concerns over how Dana will find of traders were stopped from entering the bank’s advice, and precious metals trading — will be run capacity in addition to our invest- Aston Martin, defaulted on a $100m funds to repay the bond and limited London offices yesterday. by Andrea Orcel, a recent Ermotti hire from Bank ment in market research, hygiene Islamic debt issue in 2009. communication from the company Some staff turned up to work to find their of America who co-ran the unit with Kengeter measures and food safety reached Dana has a $1bn sukuk matur- on the matter. The sukuk has a con- employee cards no longer worked at the turnstile until yesterday. “This decision has been hard but QR5m. Our doubtful debt allow- ing on today. It repurchased about version price of Dh1.926. and were then escorted to human resources, accord- it is necessary to create a UBS that is fit for the ance for amounts dating back to $80m of the sukuk in 2008, leaving The sukuk, which is lightly traded, ing to various sources within the bank. Once at future,” Ermotti said. “The business model we are 2007 and to our project in Sudan $920m outstanding. was quoted at a bid price of 68 cents human resources, they received their personal items creating will be unique in the banking industry.” reached QR3.2m”, Al Kaabi said. The five-year sukuk, which was on the dollar yesterday, down from 78 in a bag with a letter saying they would have two The measures translate to a 15 percent staff cut, “With a growth reaching 27 issued with a 7.5 percent coupon, cents on the dollar on Monday, accord- weeks paid leave, after which they were to return to taking UBS’s overall staff to 54,000, from 63,745 percent, the cash balance and has gained international interest ing to prices quoted by Nomura. pick up their redundancy package, the sources said. now, already down from a 2007 peak of 83,500 as its equivalent recorded QR151m as a majority of the debt is said Dana is to issue a statement Chafing at their brusque treatment by the Swiss banks have shed tens of thousands of jobs globally up to September 30, 2012, repre- to be owned by large investment on Wednesday or early Thursday bank, several tweeters revived “U’ve Been Sacked,” since the financial crisis of 2008. senting a 30 percent of the total firms including BlackRock Inc and detailing its plans to restructure the an invented acronym for UBS which circulated in Of the job cuts, 2,000 will be front-office investment current assets (liquid cash ratio) Ashmore Group. bond, said two sources, who spoke 1998 after the bank fired hundreds of staff follow- banking staff, the revenue generators. Cuts among compared to QR27m in 2011, a A source said that London-based on condition of anonymity as the ing the merger of the two big Swiss banks which support staff will bring the layoffs to above 5,000 in the seven percent of the total current Spinnaker Capital was among large matter is not public. formed today’s UBS. securities unit alone, Ermotti said in Zurich. assets”, he added. holders. An executive at Spinnaker REUTERS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti, a former REUTERS THE PENINULA

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P UAE approves 2013 deficit-free budget Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 106.31 0.72 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 106.06 1.63 % Aa2 AA DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates The state news agency WAM later said A finance ministry official said earlier Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 126.13 2.18 % Aa2 AA prime minister yesterday announced the Dh133bn plan was over the period of this month that the federal budget gap approval of a 2013 federal budget that 2011-2013. is expected to be around Dh2bn in 2012 Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 119.38 2.32 % Aa2 AA is heavy on social spending but without The UAE federal budget accounts for after it swelled to Dh2.8bn in the first half Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 114.50 2.71 % Aa2 AA the deficits of the last two years. only around 11 percent of overall fiscal and he reiterated that it would be covered Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 181.75 3.50 % Aa2 AA The UAE, which has one of the high- spending in the UAE, with mainly oil-rich from reserves. Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 140.25 3.97 % Aa2 AA est per capita incomes in the world, has Abu Dhabi and six other individual emir- In 2011, the OPEC member’s federal Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 128.75 4.06 % Aa2 AA avoided social unrest rocking the Middle ates making up the rest. budget slipped into a deficit of Dh2.9bn, East since early 2011 partly thanks to its Sheikh Mohammed also said that according to a June report by the Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.75 1.34 % Aa2 AA cradle-to-grave welfare system. social spending will have the larg- International Monetary Fund based on Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 116.88 2.58 % Aa2 AA “(I) chaired a cabinet meeting where est share of 51 percent of the budget, government data. That was its first gap Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 106.88 1.58 % A1 A- we approved the federal budget for 2013 while education will account for 22 in seven years. Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.13 2.39 % A1 A- with total spending: Dh44.6bn ($12.1bn) percent and water and electricity for On an aggregate basis, the UAE and QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 105.13 2.05 % NR NR and no deficit,” Sheikh Mohammed bin 12 percent. all its emirates together are expected Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also Dubai’s “Priorities for the 2013 budget will be: to run a comfortable budget surplus of QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 104.25 1.69 % Aa3 A+ ruler, wrote on his official Twitter health, education and social benefits for 6.4 percent of gross domestic product QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 105.31 2.08 % Aa3 A+ account. citizens as well as the improvement of this year, according to a Reuters poll Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.75 2.59 % A2 A- “The budget is part of a three-year gov- government services,” he wrote. of analysts. Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.63 1.89 % A2 A ernment financial plan with total spend- The new budget is larger than the The country booked a consolidated Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 129.88 2.88 % A2 A ing of Dh133bn in order to implement our 2012 plan, in which the government of budget surplus of Dh36.2bn in 2011, or 2.9 strategic plans,” he also said in English the world’s No. 3 oil exporter pencilled in percent of 2011 GDP, the finance ministry Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 112.63 3.02 % A2 A comments that followed original ones in spending of Dh41.8bn and a small short- said earlier in October. Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 113.63 3.67 % A2 A Arabic. fall of 400m. REUTERS Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 108.50 1.01 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 110.13 3.07 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 112.75 3.44 % Aa3 A SOVEREIGNS Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 107.19 0.48 % Aa2 AA Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 127.88 2.10 % Aa2 AA Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 110.63 2.89 % NR NR Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 106.25 3.39 % NR NR Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 120.88 4.58 % NR NR Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 112.19 4.84 % NR NR Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 106.31 1.12 % Aa2 AA Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 113.81 3.71 % NR BBB Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 107.75 4.27 % NR BBB Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 103.25 5.22 % B2 B Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 99.75 4.54 % NR BBB- *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services Commission. 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In the bowling his debut series in 2006, the final Sunil Gavaskar (pictured) says were vulnerable and there for the But Gavaskar said the retire- department, Gavaskar said pace frontier could just be a small hur- England’s “final frontier” could taking, but India messed it up and ment of Rahul Dravid and spearhead Zaheer Khan lacked dle for England,” Gavaskar wrote. prove to be just a small hurdle after the first Test of both the Venkatsai Laxman, and Sachin support with the new ball, leaving England, who last won a Test as they bid for a first Test series series just did not look as if they Tendulkar’s recent poor form, spinners Ravichandran Ashwin series in India under David Gower win against “vulnerable” India would win a day leave alone five had weakened the famed Indian and Pragyan Ojha to shoulder in 1985 and have described the in almost three decades. days of a Test match. middle-order. the burden of bowling England forthcoming series as the “final Gavaskar said the home side “India today are in the same “With the openers too not out twice. frontier”, opened their tour on were going into the four-Test vulnerable position that England quite in form, the batting is look- “Ashwin is a quick learner Tuesday with a three-day match series against the world’s number and particularly Australia were ing wobbly,” wrote Gavaskar, the and Ojha is very consistent,” he against India ‘A’ at the Brabourne two team with a “wobbly” batting in 2011.” first batsman in history to score wrote. “On pitches where there is stadium in Mumbai. line-up and a weak-looking pace India ceded the world number 10,000 Test runs. some turn they could prove tricky The tourists will play another attack, with spin being the lone one Test ranking to England in “The settled air (in the Indian customers.” three-day game in Mumbai and encouraging factor. 2011, losing 4-0, with Australia ranks) that was there at the The return of Kevin Pietersen a four-day match in Ahmedabad “Amazingly the situation is repeating the dose in the series beginning of 2011 is not there and had made the tourists stronger, before Tests in Ahmedabad, eerily similar to the tours of that started in December last that is why this is a great chance Gavaskar said, adding that new Mumbai, Kolkata and Nagpur. England and Australia last year and ended in January 2012. for England.” captain and opener Alastair Cook The tourists, who will also play year,” Gavaskar wrote in his col- With England and Australia Tendulkar, 39, the world’s could play a vital role in England’s two Twenty20 matches after the umn in the Mumbai-based Mid- touring in a busy home season, leading run-maker, has gone 25 campaign. Tests, will go home for Christmas day newspaper, referring to two Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men are innings without a hundred in “Cook will be the steadying fac- before returning in the New Year humiliating 4-0 routs suffered by hoping to make amends for their Tests since making 146 against tor. He has a good record in India for a five-match one-day series. the Indians. embarrassing reverses now they South Africa in Cape Town in and if he can bat like he did in AFP Sri Lanka-New Indo-Pak ODI series Zealand T20 ICC approves day-night abandoned gets clearance: BCCI PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: The Test with coloured balls NEW DELHI: India’s cricket three wars since independence in one-off Twenty20 international board said yesterday it has 1947. between Sri Lanka and New SYDNEY: The International to international cricket and must secured government clearance The Indian and Pakistani Zealand was abandoned due to Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday be read together with the Laws to host Pakistan for a short tour cricket teams have only met in rain in Pallekele yesterday. gave its seal of approval to the of Cricket. later this year. international tournaments since Sri Lanka, chasing a rain- day/night Test matches while Whilst a playing condition The Board of Control for 2007. revised target of 72 runs off 14 leaving the member Boards to may affect the Laws of Cricket Cricket in India has invited They clashed in the ODI World overs, were six for no loss after decide on the type and colour of as they may apply to interna- Pakistan to play three one-day- Cup semi-final in the northern two overs when play was called the ball to be used. tional cricket, these changes are ers and two Twenty20 matches Indian town of Mohali last year, a off. The ICC also announced new not amendments to the Laws of in December-January, the first match that was attended by both New Zealand earlier struggled playing conditions for Tests, ODIs Cricket themselves,” the state- bilateral contests between the countries’ prime ministers. to score 74-7 after being put in to and T20 Internationals ahead of ment added. arch-rivals in five years. Meanwhile in Mumbai, pace- bat. AFP Sri Lanka-New Zealand series Meanwhile, Cricket Australia “We have discussed all secu- man Steven Finn limped off which began yesterday. yesterday said it wanted to start rity aspects (and) the tour is on,” the field with a thigh injury as Scoreboard Some countries, including playing day/night Tests as soon as board spokesman Rajiv Shukla England’s bowlers struggled on Australia and England, have been practical after the International told reporters after a meeting the opening day of their Indian New Zealand experimenting day/night Test Cricket Council gave its seal of between its officials and Indian tour in Mumbai yesterday. R Nicol lbw b Eranga ...... 1 matches for some time and with approval to the concept. Home Secretary R K Singh in The tourists were kept on the the ICC’s decision today, the long- Cricket Australia chief execu- New Delhi. field for the entire first day’s T Latham b Kulasekara ...... 4 est format of the game may be tive James Sutherland has long A report by the Press Trust play as India ‘A’, lifted by Manoj B McCullum c Perera b Kulasekara ...... 1 held under lights very soon. argued that the game needs to of India said the venues for the Tiwary’s impressive 93, scored R Taylor c Sangakkara b Perera ...... 4 “Participating countries may recognise that fans have a better ODI games would most likely be 369-9 in the three-day practice J Franklin c Sangakkara b Perera ...... 2 agree to play day/night Test chance of watching Test cricket if Chennai, Kolkata and New Delhi match at the Brabourne stadium. BJ Watling c Chandimal b Dananjaya ...... 8 matches. The home and visiting it is played at night. while the Twenty20 matches The lanky Finn, regarded as A Ellis c Thirimanne b Dananjaya ...... 16 boards will decide on the hours Holland’s Captain Roland Lefebvre “Test cricket is by definition would take place in Bangalore and a certainty for the four-Test J Oram (not out) ...... 10 of play which will be six hours of juggles white coloured cricket balls played on at least three week Ahmedabad. series starting in Ahmedabad on T Southee (not out) ...... 21 scheduled play per day while the during a nets session at Buffalo Park days, times when most people are The rivals have not played a November 15, bowled four overs Extras (LB3, W4) ...... 7 two boards will also decide on the in East London in this file picture of at work or school, and this lim- series since Pakistan’s tour of within the first hour before being Total (for seven wkts; 14 overs) ...... 74 precise brand, type and colour of February 15, 2003. its the ability of fans to attend or India in 2007, after cricket ties confined to the dressing room for Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-10, 3-15, 4-18, ball to be used for the match,” the watch on TV,” he said in a state- were snapped following the 2008 the rest of the day. 5-24, 6-28, 7-51. ICC said in a statement. for Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 ment. “We limit ourselves by stag- terror attacks in Mumbai by mili- Finn is expected to have a scan Bowling: Mathews 3-1-4-0, Kulasekara The world body announced a Internationals will come into ing cricket’s premium format at tants from Pakistan. to determine the cause of the dis- slew of changes in the playing effect with the series between Sri times when fans often cannot Cricket ties have been the sub- comfort in his right leg, but his 3-0-13-2 (w2), Eranga 3-0-23-1 (w1), Pere- conditions, including power plays, Lanka and New Zealand, which watch.” ject of discussions between the absence from the field cost the ra 3-0-22-2 (w1), Dananjaya 2-0-9-2. fielding restrictions and short- began in Pallekele yesterday. He said when a Test was played governments of both nuclear- tourists dearly. Sri Lanka pitched deliveries in the ODIs, The amendments have been in Perth on Australia’s west coast, armed countries. They have Brief scores: D Munaweera (not out) ...... 4 Decision Review System (in Tests approved by the ICC Board fol- which is three hours behind the been holding regular meetings India ‘A’ 1st innings: 369-9 T Dilshan (not out) ...... 2 and ODIs), no-ball, dead ball, lowing proposals made by the ICC cities of Sydney and Melbourne, in a bid to improve relations and (Abhinav Mukund 73, Yuvraj Total (for no loss; 2 overs) ...... 6 over-rates, applicable in all the Cricket Committee at its meeting the television audience was much eventually thrash out a peace Singh 59, Manoj Tiwary 93, Irfan Bowling: Mills 1-0-3-0, Oram 1-0-3-0. formats and changes in One Over in London in May,” it said. higher because fans on the east agreement. Pathan 46, Graeme Swann 3-90, Result: Match abandoned due to rain Per Side Eliminator in T20Is. “It is important to note that the coast were home from work. The countries -- where cricket Tim Bresnan 3-59) “The new playing conditions playing conditions are applicable AGENCIES is hugely popular -- have fought AGENCIES

ATP Paris Masters The best is still to Djokovic calls for Results from the second day of the ATP Paris Masters yesterday (x denotes seeding): First round: come, says Serena calendar re-think Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) bt Roberto Bautista (ESP) 6-4, 7-5 ISTANBUL: Even only been bettered PARIS: Novak Djokovic yester- ill in a Belgrade hospital, have after 15 Grand Slam during the open era day added his voice to calls for a been the subject of speculation Jeremy Chardy (FRA) bt titles and at the by Steffi Graf, who re-think of the late-season ATP in recent days, said nothing on Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 6-0, 6-3 age of 31, Serena won 22. calendar, admitting that he is either matter. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) bt Williams (pictured) Williams has having to work hard to hold up Instead, he indicated that he Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 says the best is won the Olympics, physically through this week’s feels wiped out after a long sea- still to come, after Wimbledon and US Paris Masters to the year-ender son during which he and his team Igor Sijsling (NED) bt ending a remark- Open titles in the in London. have tried to conserve strength Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr. (UKR) 6-4, 6-2 able comeback sea- last four months The Serb, who will finish the for the run-in. son with the WTA -- a dramatic turn- Djokovic to season as world number one for “This is the schedule. It is Second round: Championships title around from a the second year running, said he the way it is. We have to adjust, Jerzy Janowicz (POL) bt she first won over a 12-month absence is trying to conserve his strength we have to accept it,” he said. Marin Cilic (CRO x13) 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 decade ago. in 2010 and 2011 in finish year as for the final competitive sprint -- “Unfortunately, there is no other “I definitely think which she suffered even in a season shortened by a options at this moment. On Monday I can improve some from a badly cut foot world No.1 fortnight. “But we will discuss this matter more,” she said after and life-threatening “It is a big challenge,” he told after we finish this season. Maybe First round: battering an in-form Maria blood clots on her lungs. LONDON: Novak Djokovic will a news conference in the French we can try to find some other way. Benoit Paire (FRA) bt Sharapova to a 6-4, 6-3 defeat The US player is probably capa- move above Roger Federer to capital. “This season is shorter by two Pablo Andujar (ESP) 6-3, 6-4 with an outstanding display of ble of improving her net game in number one in the world rank- “Obviously I’m sure all the par- weeks. Now we have a two weeks serving and heavy hitting in singles significantly and perhaps ings next week and is guaran- ticipants in London will agree longer off-season. Maybe that was Albert Ramos (ESP) bt Istanbul on Sunday. varying the pace and angles of her teed to retain the top spot until that this (ending the pre-London the sacrifice we had to make. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) 7-6, 6-4 “Especially when I was out ground strokes more as well. The the end of the year, the ATP preparation week) is definitely “There are still some options there I thought, ‘Okay, I want to crucial imponderable will be her Tour said. not something that goes in the on the table about this (pre-Lon- Gilles Simon (FRA) bt work on this in November’ (dur- ability to maintain fitness. The Serbian, who lost the top favour of us preparing for the don) week. Maybe we can move Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 7-5, 6-1 ing the close season). And, ‘Oh, Though she is only world spot to Federer in July, will be the most important event in the end it around so we can make it more Marcel Granollers (ESP) bt okay, I’m going to work on that ranked three, behind Sharapova first player to top the men’s sin- of the year.” adjustable for the top players.” Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6-4, 6-3 one in November’. and the year-end world number gles rankings at the end of con- The last two spots in the World Djokovic added: “Physically “So, I was thinking of all these one Victoria Azarenka, the secutive seasons since the Swiss Tour Finals will be decided during I feel good now, but I’m not the Alejandro Falla (COL) bt things I can work on and I can American is likely to become the did it four times from 2004 to play this week. freshest guy on the Tour because Florian Mayer (GER) 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 improve on. I think every day, bookies’ favourite to win the next 2007. Djokovic himself has not played I have had a long year. But I want whether it’s life or whether it’s Grand Slam, the Australian Open Djokovic has won five tourna- since beating Britain’s Andy to try to hold on these two weeks Julien Benneteau (FRA) bt playing tennis, we always can in January. ments this year - including the Murray for the title in Shanghai and perform my best, and then go Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4, 7-5 improve as people or as whatever Williams was reluctant to agree Australian Open and Masters this month, then resting for two to holidays.” Jerzy Janowicz (POL) bt Philipp we do. with the suggestions but said series titles in Miami, Canada and weeks. On court, France’s men con- Kohlschreiber (GER) 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 “The day I feel that I can’t another “Serena Slam” -- hold- Shanghai - and pocketed more While Djokovic and Murray are tinued to impress in front of improve, I think that’s the day ing all four Grand Slam titles than $8m in prize money. competing in Paris, current world the home public, with two more Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt I should probably hang up my simultaneously -- was possible: The 25-year-old, who is sched- number one Roger Federer is not, advancing into the second round. Thomaz Belluci (BRA) 6-2, 6-1 racket.” she would have to win both the uled to compete at the Paris with the Swiss taking a break Wild card Paul-Henri Mathieu, If Williams’ prediction is right, Australian and the French Open Masters this week, will be pre- before the start of the eight-man who missed 2011 with a knee Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt then the achievements of Martina title in June to achieve that. sented with a trophy to recognise World Tour Finals on Monday. injury, came through in dra- Denis Istomin (UZB) 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 Navratilova and Chris Evert, who “I don’t know. I could. We’ll see. his feat at next week’s season- Djokovic, whose own health matic style over Spanish qualifier Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt each won 18 Grand Slam titles, I have a chance. Hopefully,” she ending championships in London, (possible stomach virus) and that Robert Bautista-Agut 6-4, 7-5. Martin Klizan (SVK) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7/5) may be within her reach. That has said, mulling over the idea. AFP the ATP said. REUTERS of his father, who is reportedly AFP WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Spain needs Games boost: Blanco

PARIS: Madrid winning the that the global economy has been in place - including the airport, unique opportunity to breathe in the third quarter on the back development and progress in right to host the 2020 Olympic so unstable that it’s only now that ring roads and underground - is new life into the economy. of the Games. This is only the these difficult times.” Blanco Summer Games would deliver we can see exactly where we are. a solid guarantee of stability. “The Games will attract inves- start of a long journey.” added that the late Juan Antonio just the boost that is needed But what’s going to happen in “Our investments will be tors, boost investment, create Blanco, who says he is driven Samaranch, who modernised the as Spain battles against a gru- 2020?” reduced to the minimum. We wealth and promote tourism.” on by a passionate belief that in IOC and the Olympic Games dur- elling recession, the bid leader Blanco, a former judoka who also have the full support of Blanco, who is due to leave for winning they can build a new ing his presidency from 1980 to Alejandro Blanco said in an was also president of the Spanish the Spanish, regional and local a series of engagements over the society, said victory would also 2001 turning it into the huge interview. judo federation, drew a compari- governments and will travel the next couple of months as he tries give some much-needed hope to commercial entity it is now, The 62-year-old, president of son with some host cities whose whole way with them hand in to sell his message to some of the the youth of Spain, who presently would give his approval to the the Spanish National Olympic economies were stronger than hand.” Blanco, whose Madrid bid 100-plus International Olympic are suffering from an unemploy- bid’s campaign. Committee, said in reply to those Madrid’s at the time they won is competing against Istanbul and Committee (IOC) members ment rate of 52.34percent. Samaranch, who died in 2010, who query whether Madrid has the Games but who since have Tokyo - the only one of the cit- who will vote on the host city “Our young people are the gave a heartfelt speech for the the financial power to host the suffered serious economic har- ies to have previously hosted the in Buenos Aires on September 7 force that can revitalise our last Madrid bid team at the 2009 Games it was actually a very good ship. “Some host cities were in Games - said that a Madrid win next year, said the London Games economy,” said Blanco. vote in Copenhagen where they reason to give Spain the Games a totally different economic situ- would be a win for the country proved his point about the eco- “They need motivation and surprised many in finishing sec- for the second time in their his- ation when they were awarded as a whole. nomic benefits. they need to know that they can ond to Rio de Janeiro. tory - Barcelona having hosted the Games to when they actually “Spain needs the Games more “The project does not come to get on in life. “The path Juan Antonio them successfully in 1992. delivered them,” he said. than ever,” he said. an end in 2020. “We’ve just conducted a nation- Samaranch traced in the Olympic “The socio-economic situation “To my mind, it’s not how you “This is a strategic project for “We have to look on it as a wide survey on public support for movement has been followed by in the country is a very good rea- start that matters so much, but the country as a whole, not just long-term initiative that will the Bid, and the results showed the sports world as a whole,” son for investing and creating how you end. the city, and we need joint projects leave an incredible economic that 90 percent of people aged Blanco said. jobs and wealth to get the econ- “And the fact that Madrid that can bring us together. legacy for Spain. under 25 back the project. “He is a role model and wher- omy going again,” said Blanco. already has about 80 percent of “Private enterprise is commit- “We only have to look at the “Young people see the Games ever he is, he would be proud of “You also have to remember the necessary infrastructures ted to the Bid and sees it as a UK, which came out of recession as a vital opportunity for the work we are doing.” AFP

Rugby injury Lorenzo celebrates in Indonesia Asians concerned about puts Botha bout in doubt, Champions long course says Williams SHENZEN, China: Asian golf- ers have made a real impact on TOKYO: Boxing All Black the world game in recent years Sonny Bill Williams said yester- but some of the region’s top day that his heavyweight clash players are trembling about this with South African Francois week’s WGC-HSBC Champions Botha could be in doubt after event in Shenzen, China. picking up an injury playing Some, including the Asian rugby in Japan. Tour’s Order of Merit leader, are Thailand’s The 27-year-old could need complaining that the 7,301-yard Thaworn surgery after hurting his pectoral Olazabal course at Mission Hills muscle followed by two to three Wiratchant in is too long for them. months out, Australian media this file picture “Some holes are too long,” reported yesterday. Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant of September Williams injured his shoul- said in a statement. 9, 2012. der and chest while playing “The greens are firm. When I Wiratchant for Japanese Top League club hit my irons, the ball won’t stop. along with other Panasonic Wild Knights at the It will be challenging for me. Asian golfers weekend and was rushed to hos- “I don’t think about just want- are complain- pital for an MRI scan. ing to beat Phil Mickelson or ing that the New Zealand’s heavyweight Bubba Watson,” added Thaworn, 7,301-yard boxing champion initially said on who has won three tournaments Olazabal course his Twitter page “results nothing this year and finished in the top at Mission Hills serious, small tear so hopefully 20 in Malaysia last week. is too long still be able to (box).” “I want to put up some good for them. The Arriving in Sydney yesterday, scores. I was happy with my form course will host however, Williams said the muscle last week so hopefully it will con- this week’s needed more tests, the results of tinue. There is no pressure on WGC-HSBC which could force the November me.” 24 fight with Botha in Brisbane Champions With seven of the world’s top 10 to be called off. event. players competing this week, the “At the moment it is a little Jorge Lorenzo of Spain from the Yamaha Factory Racing team cel- $7m tournament co-sanctioned bit in doubt,” he told reporters ebrates his world championship with some Indonesian young riders by the European Tour will be at Sydney airport before begin- during a Meet and Greet, at Sentul Circuit, Bogor Indonesia, yesterday. tough enough but Thaworn was ning his preparations to face the Lorenzo won the 2012 MotoGP World Championship, at Phillip Island, not alone in griping about the 44-year-old Botha. Victoria, Australia on Sunday. length of the course. “I just came back here straight Countryman Prom Meesawat, away,” Williams added. “I’ve got who tips the scales at over 100 to get some scans and see how kilograms and can give the ball the pec is, see the extent of the a hefty whack, also had concerns injury.” about distance. Nine News reported that the “I need to improve my driving “But if my form is good it will his country to win on the Asian hulking centre had undergone Smith leads 49ers to distance,” said the player dubbed be nice for me and Asian golf. Tour. tests and faced surgery after ‘Big Dolphin’. We want to show we can win “It’ll be a good experience for being spotted at the headquarters “I figure I need another 20 like Thongchai (Jaidee) and Jeev me. You’ve got to have distance off of National Rugby League (NRL) yards more to compete.” (Milkha Singh) who won on the tees to have a chance to make side the Sydney Roosters. win over Cardinals Despite his nickname, Prom European soil this year.” a score. It’ll be a good challenge.” Williams, who began his career admitted his chances of making One of the shortest hitters Siddikur is hoping his improved in rugby league, had been expected PHOENIX, Arizona: The San went,” said Cardinals coach Ken much of a splash in China were on the Asian Tour, Bangladeshi short game can help compensate to quit union to join the Roosters. Francisco 49ers flexed their Whisenhunt. slim. Mohammad Siddikur, all but for his lack of distance off the tee. He the world champion All muscles with a dominant 24-3 “It was disappointing to say the “My irons are good enough but wrote off his hopes of keeping up “The short game has to be good Blacks and Waikato Chiefs for a road win over the slumping least. We have things to fix and we there is still a lot of work to do,” with the long bombers. on this course,” he added. “It’s lucrative 12-match deal in Japan Arizona Cardinals yesterday have the guys to do it. We’re going said the 28-year-old. “It’s a great golf course but very undulating. My short game worth an estimated $100,000 a night to stretch their lead at to go back to work.” “I don’t expect to play good and for me it’s a bit long,” said the is now better and I think it will game. the top of the NFC West to two Arizona were one of the sur- win. 27-year-old, the first man from be okay.” AFP Williams smashed his shoulder games. prise stories of the season after into the turf after a flying tackle In a matchup of two stout starting 4-0 but their Cinderella in Panasonic’s 23-20 win over defenses, it was the 49ers (6-2) story quickly took a dark turn. Kintetsu Liners on Saturday and who lived up to their reputation Skelton was injured in the sea- left the ground with his arm in by holding Arizona (4-4) to just son opener and his replacement Mickelson calls Ryder a sling. seven yards rushing and handing Kevin Kolb went down two weeks The injury could bring a pre- them a fourth straight defeat. ago. mature end to his Japanese sea- San Francisco quarterback The Cardinals have found lit- son, with Panasonic having seen Alex Smith rebounded from his tle offense this campaign and little return halfway through four interceptions in the previ- Monday was no different. loss a career low-point their investment. ous two games to toss three scores Pro Bowl receiver Larry Interim NRL chief execu- without a turnover. He also com- Fitzgerald suffered a head injury SHENZHEN, China: Phil thought that we were going to win “I feel that over the next two tive Shane Mattiske has warned pleted 18 of his 19 pass attempts in the first half and returned to Mickelson yesterday described it on Sunday. years, we’ll still have the same Williams that his return would to keep the visiting team march- the game only after taking a con- last month’s shattering Ryder “It was one of the biggest disap- disappointment from not winning only be sanctioned once the nec- ing forward. cussion test. Cup loss as one of the worst pointments that I’ve had to deal this year’s Ryder Cup.” essary documentation had been “He was on fire,” 49ers coach He finished with five catches moments of his career and said with throughout my career.” Keegan Bradley, who enjoyed signed. Jim Harbaugh told reporters, of for 53 yards as Skelton threw for he might take years to get over Mickelson, the world number a successful partnership with Williams said in June that he his signal-caller. 290 and one interception. it. 19, has experienced many highs Mickelson at Medinah, said he would honour a handshake agree- “We were running the ball The 49ers set up their big The four-time Major-winner and lows in his 20 years on tour, was unable to read or watch cov- ment with Roosters supremo extremely hard and physical. passing day with 112 hard-fought said he was tormented for a fort- and he said the American team erage of the event after Europe’s Nick Politis but to date, no con- (Receivers) Michael Crabtree and yards on the ground. night after the United States would be wrestling with their dis- barn-storming comeback. tract has been put forward to the Randy (Moss) had some great It was Moss, however, who threw away a commanding posi- appointment until the next Ryder “It was really difficult, because NRL. runs after the catch.” provided the highlight of the tion against Europe in front of Cup at Gleneagles in 2014. you have such mixed emotions,” If serious, the player’s injury Crabtree caught a pair of night when he caught a short their home fans in Chicago. The American team were 10-6 said the 2011 PGA Championship further complicates the situation touchdowns in the first half as the pass, sidestepped two defenders “I think the first two weeks fol- going into the final day, but were winner. “For me it was just such for one of New Zealand’s biggest 49ers ran out to a 17-0 lead before and raced down the sideline for lowing the Ryder Cup was a really blown away 14 1/2 to 13 1/2 in an amazing week, and then to see sporting names. Moss broke the game open with a score. tough low, one of the biggest lows the singles by their determined that we lost was tough. “The Roosters understand that a 47-yard reception for a score in It was the 156th touchdown of my career,” he said in China European rivals in one of golf’s “I didn’t watch any Golf if they are to bring Sonny Bill to the third quarter. of the 35-year-old’s NFL career, before this week’s WGC-HSBC most memorable comebacks. Channel or read anything, because the game, they need to approach Arizona quarterback John putting him level with Terrell Champions, his first event since “I think that the disappoint- it was too difficult.” us about that,” Mattiske said. Skelton was sacked four times Owens in fourth place on the all- the Medinah defeat. ment will last a lot longer than Mickelson and Bradley are “They need to get to a point and the team’s running game sim- time list. “It was a very emotional time a month. I still feel disappointed among 16 players from this where they’ve got a contract they ply failed to get going on another “He’s still got it,” Smith said. because we really thought we from it,” said Mickelson, who won year’s Ryder Cup taking part in can bring to us for registration. forgettable day for the Cardinals. “He shows flashes here and there, were going to win. We expected the WGC-HSBC Champions in the star-studded WGC-HSBC At this stage we’re waiting for “It was a big test for us it was great to see tonight.” to win: we were playing well, we 2007 and 2009. Champions at Mission Hills. AFP that to happen.” REUTERS tonight and everyone saw how it REUTERS WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19 F1 star Raikkonen looks forward to better 2013 The Finnish Formula One driver to stay with Lotus team

NEW DELHI: Finland’s Kimi Team principal Eric Boullier Raikkonen looked forward to told reporters after Sunday’s mounting a stronger title chal- Indian Grand Prix that neither lenge next year after Lotus Raikkonen nor French team mate announced the 2007 Formula Romain Grosjean were likely to One champion, currently third win any of the season’s final three overall, had signed a new deal races. with the team. “Realistically I would be kid- “We have proven as a team ding people if I said we would win that we can build and develop a a race this year,” he said. strong and reliable car. This year “Yes I can be frustrated at not has been a good platform to put getting this missing, or elusive, down strong foundations for what win but we had a good start to will hopefully be an even better the season with a new package season next time around,” he said and two new drivers. in a team Q&A session released “If you put us in the same posi- yesterday. tion next year then it will be a “We know what we need to do different story.” to improve in some important Raikkonen was seventh in areas...all in all I’m looking for- India, Grosjean ninth. ward to carrying on working with Boullier said an announcement the team to achieve more good Finnish Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus steers his car during on the full driver line-up could be things in 2013.” the Formula One Grand Prix of India at Buddh International Circuit in Greater expected soon. Lotus made the announcement Noida, near New Delhi, India, on October 28, 2012. Grosjean, despite several first that he was staying next season corner crashes of the kind that with a teasing video posted on got him suspended for the Italian Al Rayyan’s Nilmar Da Silva in action against Umm Salal in this September YouTube, with the link posted to He has been on the podium six “This season has shown me Grand Prix in September, is 2012 file photo. Nilmar scored a hat-trick of goals as Al Rayyan won 5-0. it from their official Twitter feed. times in 2012. that I still love racing as much as almost certain to be kept on as Raikkonen, who won his title With three races to go, the I ever did,” he said. “Obviously, I well but Raikkonen is established with Ferrari, made his Formula 33-year-old is 67 points off the would have not come back to the as a key figure. One comeback this season after lead and still chasing the first win sport if I did not feel like this. “Kimi has made an excep- Striker Nilmar ending a switch to the world rally of his comeback. Driving a Formula One car still tional comeback to Formula One,” championship. But compared to seven-times gives me the same inspiration and Boullier said yesterday. “From the There had been doubts about champion Michael Schumacher, I feel the same passion for it. first time he sat in the car this his motivation but the Finn who has had one third place with “I have been very happy with year it was clear he had lost none eyeing QSL title has been the most consistent Mercedes in the three years since the team; how they work, how of his pace or technical feedback driver on the grid, with 14 suc- he started his comeback and is they approach the races and how and we have been rewarded by a cessive scoring finishes and retiring again next month at the they invest in developing the car,” focused and motivated driver all every racing lap completed. age of 43, Raikkonen has excelled. he added. season.” REUTERS with Al Rayyan

DOHA: Striker Nilmar is eyeing the Qatar Stars League (QSL) title with Al Rayyan, the Brazilian said yesterday. “I want to win the QSL title with Al Rayyan. That’s my first goal QWSC set to with this side. I know Al Rayyan has not won a title in 17 years. That’s a long time for such a great side to be without a title win,” Ace driver Al Attiyah host FIFA ‘U-14 Nilmar said in an interview. The former Villarreal forward joined QSL side Al Rayyan in June Girls Festival’ in a deal that would keep the Brazilian in Qatar until 2016. At the time Nilmar said: “I am pleased to be in the ranks of Al DOHA: The Qatar Women’s Rayyan. I was given a warm reception at the airport and that made set for Cyprus Rally Sports Committee (QWSC) me feel welcome.” will organise the FIFA ‘U-14 The Brazilian had been linked with a host of clubs, including DOHA: Qatar’s Nasser Saleh victory lap here this weekend. Girls Festival’ at Qatar SC on Internacional, following Villarreal’s relegation from La Liga last Al Attiyah (pictured) is set to Skoda might already have secured November 11, 2012. season but decided to come to Qatar. take part in this week’s Cyprus the IRC Manufacturers title in The event will feature the par- Nilmar scored 26 goals in 85 Primera Division appearances during International Rally, organisers San Remo (its third in as many ticipation of players and students his time at Villarreal. confirmed yesterday. years), but with Mikkelsen of Qatari schools. After just five starts with Al Rayyan, the 27-year-old has netted Champion in 2010, Al Attiyah already vowing to fight hard for Earlier in September, the four goals including a hat-trick against Umm Salal in September. will be in Cyprus with his M-Sport the win, and the Cyprus event QWSC organised the Local Excerpts from an interview with Nilmar ahead of Al Rayyan’s Ford Fiesta RRC. also counting towards this year’s Girls Football Festival at Aspire round six clash against Al Sadd tomorrow: Al Attiyah, currently joint 3rd MERC, the IRC Production Cup, Academy. Question: Tell us your experience with Al Rayyan so far. on the MERC leaderboard, has and the IRC 2WD Cup, fans can The festival featured the Nilmar: For me, the experience of playing with Al Rayyan has consistently proved himself the be sure of sublime racing action participation of 12 primary been satisfactory on all fronts. Despite the short time I have spent man to beat over Cyprus stages. this week. schools including Middle East here in Qatar, I am enjoying my time as a professional. The team Currently 9 points behind In terms of the other IRC International School, Al Hekma atmosphere at Al Rayyan is just great. In fact, I would say it has championship leader Abdulaziz championships being contested in Private School, Global Academy, exceeded my expectations I had at the start of the season. Al Kuwari of Qatar (also here Cyprus at the weekend, Robert Jordanian School, Egyptian Question: What are your opinions on QSL and the teams this weekend with a MINI JCW), Consani enters the event with a School, Al Noor Private Scholl, playing in the league? Al Attiyah will be hoping that possibility of securing both the Al Bayan School, Al Salam Nilmar: I think QSL is a success story in a very short time of Cyprus brings him another win. IRC Production Cup and the IRC School, Um Saeed School, Al Noor period. It is a very good league and the level of competition among Lebanon’s Roger Feghali, who 2WD Cup. Languages School. the teams is pretty stiff. One cannot compare QSL with La Liga, sits level with Al Attiyah on 43 Consani currently holds a Earlier this month, QWSC for example, as the two leagues are different from one another. points in his Fiesta S2000, will be Championship (MERC). An 22-point advantage over his and the Seashore Group signed However, I have a positive opinion about QSL. keen to take a sizeable share of impressive roster of international, rival Andreas Aignier in the IRC a sponsorship agreement to Question: You have a hat-trick against your name with Al the Cyprus points ahead of the regional and national drivers will Production Cup, but being una- promote sports among women Rayyan. Do you think you could be the highest scorer in QSL 2012 MERC calendar closer in take to Friday’s start ramp, all ble to compete the event in his in Qatar. Seashore Group’s this season? Dubai in November. looking to secure ever-important Renault Megane RS (which can Vice-Chairman Saqr Saeed A Nilmar: At the moment I am only looking at my team’s needs. I With just a couple of days to go points, particularly the IRC com- only be used on all-asphalt ral- Mohannadi and QWSC President want to win the QSL title with Al Rayyan. That’s my first goal with until this year’s much-anticipated petitors who will be looking to lies), Consani will drive a Clio R3 Ahlam Al Mana formally inked this side. I know Al Rayyan has not won a title in 17 years. That’s a Cyprus Rally, the organisers have take advantage of the event’s co- and thus will only score points in the partnership accord at the long time for such a great side to be without a title win. I am giving my confirmed a strong line-up for efficient 2 status to double what- the 2WD category, where he holds Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) best and yes, I do want to win the title with Al Rayyan. It is possible. what promises to be a memorable ever points they win. an 11-point advantage over Harry building. Question: What about your missed penalty (against Al late-season event. Last year saw this mixed sur- Hunt. Qatar was represented by four Sailiyah on October 27)? Taking place from November face event host a thrilling five-way A number of acclaimed local female athletes at this year’s Nilmar: I am not to keen to talk about this match. This match 2 to 4, the Cyprus Rally is once fight for the IRC drivers’ crown, drivers will also take to the start London Olympic Games. QNA is history. We missed a penalty so be it. We are now looking at our again being organised by the which was eventually won by ramp, including Paraskevas next match. We are playing Al Sadd, a very strong side. Our focus Cyprus Automobile Association Skoda UK’s Andreas Mikkelsen. Paraskeva, Costas Laos, Savvas QCA to hold cricket is on Al Sadd. It is going to be a difficult match for sure. They are (CAA) and will serve as both Mikkelsen is back this year, Savva, Charalambos Timotheou, playing really well this season. The attitudes of the two teams will the season closer of the 2012 currently leading the IRC in his among others. trials for women be the key. Intercontinental Rally Challenge Fabia S2000 with an unassailable The 2012 Cyprus Rally will see Question: What do you know about Al Sadd, the football (IRC), and the penultimate round 136 points, which means that he crews cover a total of 694.76km. DOHA: The Qatar Cricket team? of the FIA Middle East Rally will essentially enjoy a three-day THE PENINSULA Association (QCA) will hold Nilmar: I do not have much information about the side. But I trials on November 8 to final- do know they are a strong side capable of winning the title. They ise their women’s team, it was are unbeaten in five games this season. So whatever information I announced yesterday. get would be useless if we don’t play well on the pitch. The results A group photograph Manzoor Ahmed, General matter and Al Sadd have the results. of players prior to a Secretary, QCA, said the selected Question: Is Al Rayyan affected by the loss against Al hockey clash between bunch of players will repre- Sailiyah (they lost 1-4 last week)? Wanderers Youth sent Qatar at the Asian Cricket Nilmar: Of course such results always have some kind of effect Teams and the Old Council (ACC) Women’s Cricket on the players. But we don’t want to be negative. We are determined Tournament to be held in Kuwait to put it (the loss) behind us and get moving. We want to make up Boys. It was a high in the third week of January 2013. for that loss by winning our next (QSL) match. scoring game with “We are looking for women who Question: What’s your attitude ahead of each game? Rohit, Manoj, Stephen, have played good cricket and have Nilmar: I try to score in every game. As a striker, that remains Waleed junior, Zaid been resident of Qatar for at least my focus. I try to score for the team. That also means I always try junior on target for two years,” Ahmed said in a press to help my team mates also. I wouldn’t mind if I score against Al Team White Tigers and release issued by QCA yesterday. Sadd (on November 1). Sarat, Ronald, Tony, Training camp details: Question: What do you want to tell the Al Rayyan fans before Shannon scoring for the November 8, 2012 at 3:00pm the next clash? Oranges. The winner in the new Cricket Stadium Nilmar: I think the fans are sad after our loss to Al Sailiyah. I was scored by 10-year- Industrial Area. Interested par- and my team mates pledge to give our best from here on. We will old Waleed for White ties can contact: Tel: 44651514 try to get maximum points from each match. That’s our larger goal. Tigers. The match Fax: 44676103, E-mail: cricqatar@ We want to win the title and to do that, we have to win matches. I was played in Wakrah. gmail.com and qatarca@hotmail. hope the Al Rayyan fans keep supporting us. We need them against Gulf Agency Company com The deadline for registration Al Sadd on Thursday and in the rest of the season. We need their sponsored the match. is November 6, Ahmed added. strong support. THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT NBA star Chelsea, United Bryant, Lakers set for Cup clash chase Winger Nani hopes to start today’s match milestone LONDON: Alex Ferguson has goal to stand despite the United United manager Ferguson wished referee Lee Mason “good striker appearing to be offside. admitted he would “change some luck” in today’s League Cup tie It is expected to be another players” ahead of the return to titles between Manchester United and hot-blooded clash, although both Chelsea. Chelsea, just three days after teams will make changes to their Hernandez, Ryan Giggs, LOS ANGELES: The Los their fiery Stamford Bridge starting line-ups. Anderson, Paul Scholes and Angeles Lakers and superstar clash ended in controversy. United winger Nani insists he is Danny Welbeck could feature, Kobe Bryant are chasing twin The fall-out from United’s in “perfect condition” as he pre- while centre-back Scott Wootton, milestone titles as the 67th NBA thrilling victory on Sunday is set pares to make a rare start this Belgian defender Marnick season opens today, counting on to continue beyond today’s game, season, amid speculation sur- Vermijl, Michael Keane and Nick two key additions to help them when the Premier League’s top rounding his long-term future at Powell are also in contention. regain Western Conference two will meet for the second time Old Trafford. Chelsea will also make changes, supremacy. in a week. The Portugal winger, 25, was although some of Di Matteo’s With one more title, the Lakers Roberto Di Matteo’s side have once again an unused substi- adjustments will be forced as can match the Boston Celtics’ accused referee Mark Clattenburg tute in the win over Chelsea but Ivanovic, Torres and John Terry record of 17 NBA crowns, while of using “inappropriate language” should be part of a much-changed are banned and Frank Lampard Bryant could match Michael towards their players during side returning to London for this is recovering from a calf injury. Jordan’s six career championships. Chelsea’s 3-2 defeat, prompting fourth-round tie. Di Matteo said: “I have to see At 34, Bryant has been to the the Football Association to launch Nani cast doubt over his future how the players are and then we NBA finals seven times. an investigation. last week following the club’s have to think about what kind of With more than a thousand The Metropolitan Police are Champions League victory over team I can put out on Wednesday.” regular-season games under his also looking at how a steward Braga when he responded to ques- He added: “We have the sus- belt -- and with the Lakers still was injured as United celebrated tions about his future by saying: pensions and also I need to see feeling the sting of their five-game Javier Hernandez’s controversial “God only knows what awaits me.” what kind of injuries we have. But This photo taken on October 28, 2012, shows Chelsea’s Nigerian midfielder second-round play-off ouster 75th-minute winner. He will nonetheless hope to this is a team that has a lot of John Obi Mikel talks with referee Mark Clattenburg during the English by the young Oklahoma City “Good luck to the referee,” said start against Chelsea, having seen qualities.” Premier League (QPL) football match at Stamford Bridge in London. Thunder last season -- the club Ferguson when asked if he had a both Antonio Valencia and the In today’s other League Cup London’s Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they have received a have spared no expense in bring- message for Mason. fit-again Ashley Young selected fixture, Liverpool coach Brendan complaint about allegedly racist comments made by a top flight referee ing in big man Dwight Howard All eyes will be on the man with ahead of him on Sunday. Rodgers comes up against his during last weekend’s match between Chelsea and Manchester United. and veteran point guard Steve the whistle after Clattenburg “I am in perfect condition,” said former employers Swansea City Clattenburg is alleged to have used “inappropriate language”, reportedly Nash. dismissed Branislav Ivanovic Nani. “I am physically good and for the first time as Michael of a racist nature, towards Chelsea’s Nigerian and Spanish players John The Lakers will pay their play- and Fernando Torres on Sunday feeling confident. I am the same Laudrup’s side visit Anfield. Obi and Juan Mata at Stamford Bridge on October 28, 2012. ers $100m this season, plus tens before allowing Hernandez’s Nani as always.” REUTERS of millions more in luxury tax for the privilege. Four goals down? “It’s a big investment made in Complaint received the team,” said Spain’s Pau Gasol. Have an extra “Everybody has a lot of expecta- tions about the team. We ourselves player, says Berg have a great desire of accomplish- over referee: Police ing all those expectations.” OSLO: The Norwegian Football However, the build-up to the LONDON: London’s Metropolitan Police have confirmed that they Association (NFF) has a novel season-opener at home to Dallas have received a complaint about allegedly racist comments made by idea to even out one-sided youth has been anything but smooth. a top flight referee during last weekend’s match between Chelsea matches - if a team go four goals The Lakers went 0-8 in the and Manchester United. down they can bring on another pre-season, and Bryant is ques- Scotland Yard said in a statement that the complaint was made on player, a proposal backed by tionable for today’s game with a Monday afternoon and was being considered, while officers had been former player Henning Berg. strained right foot suffered in one in touch with the west London club about the claims against Mark “It’s a good rule that will lead of those defeats. Clattenburg. to more even matches,” said Berg, Whether the infusion of more “We will work in partnership with Chelsea Football Club and the who was capped 100 times by star talent pays off with a title Football Association in order to consider any allegation that is made Norway. “It’s no fun to lose 17-0. depends on how well those talents in relation to the reported events,” the statement added. It’s no fun to win 17-0 either.” mesh and whether they all stay Clattenburg is alleged to have used “inappropriate language”, report- Aalesund coach Kjetil Rekdal, healthy. edly of a racist nature, towards Chelsea’s Nigerian and Spanish players who often partnered Berg in Howard is one of the top John Mikel Obi and Juan Mata at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. defence for the national side, was defenders in the league, but he FC Dallas fans show their halloween spirit during the second half of a The 37-year-old official, who has vowed to co-operate fully with any less enthusiastic. arrived from Orlando still seek- football game against Major League Soccer (MLS) side Chivas USA at probe, has been stood down from matches for a week, pending an FA “It can be positive to get more ing full fitness in the wake of back Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. MLS is investigation. (people) active, but it can be nega- surgery that forced him out of the a professional soccer league in the US and Canada. Sanctioned by the The racism claims are the latest to hit the English Premier League, tive if you destroy or punish those London Olympics. United States Soccer Federation (US Soccer), the league is composed of notably after Chelsea captain and former England skipper John Terry who are better,” he told Verdens Nash, a a two-time NBA Most 19 teams — 16 from the US and 3 from Canada. was cleared earlier this year in a criminal trial of racially abusing QPR’s Gang. REUTERS Valuable Player, has never won Anton Ferdinand. REUTERS an NBA title, and in fact never Ibrahimovic status played in the finals. The 38-year-old Canadian, still ‘uncertain’ who has spent much of his league career trying in vain to get the In-form Kaka keeps Brazil place PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain Phoenix Suns past the Lakers, boss Carlo Ancelotti said he will says he’s looking forward to life RIO DE JANEIRO: Kaka has kept his and the 4-0 win against Japan last month as However, none of them are well known in convene with Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the other side. place in the Brazil squad after his impres- he made his international comeback after an their homeland. before deciding whether the “It is one of the marquee fran- sive return last month but Shakhtar absence of more than two years, forming an Goalkeepers: Jefferson (Botafogo), Diego star striker will play in today’s chises in our league and has a Donetsk players were again overlooked by impressive partnership with Oscar in midfield. Alves (Valencia) French League Cup against great franchise history,” Nash said coach Mano Menezes. “The combination of Oscar and Kaka gave Defenders: Adriano (Barcelona), Daniel arch-rivals Marseille. of the club. Menezes, naming his squad for next month’s us more tactical variations,” Menezes told Alves (Barcelona), Fabio Santos (Corinthians), “I’m not sure if he will play,” “Those are characteristics you friendly against Colombia in the United States, reporters after announcing his squad. David Luiz (Chelsea), Thiago Silva (Paris St Ancelotti told reporters at a news can’t say about every club. That’s also declined to give Ronaldinho another “We were very complete. You can’t just Germain), Leandro Castan (AS Roma), Rever conference yesterday. something that I feel proud to be chance despite some good recent perform- think about the attacking side and the team (Atletico Mineiro) “We still have a lot of matches. part of and excited to hopefully ances for Atletico Mineiro in the Brazilian was good in winning back the ball and this Midfielders: Arouca (Santos), Paulinho Physically he doesn’t have a prob- continue the legacy.” championship. requires the participation of everyone, includ- (Corinthians), Ramires (Chelsea), Sandro lem. Tomorrow (Wednesday) I will Bryant insists that chemistry The Brazilian Football Confederation ing Oscar and Kaka.” (Tottenham Hotspur), Giuliano (Dnipro talk with him and we’ll make the won’t be an issue. “All the pieces (CBF) said the match, at the Metlife sta- Ukrainian champions Shakhtar won their Dnipropetrovsk), Thiago Neves (Fluminense), decision together. Ibrahimovic, 31, fit,” he said. “We all do different dium in New Jersey on November 14, would first 12 league games of the season and raised Oscar (Chelsea), Kaka (Real Madrid), Lucas has shown few problems adapt- things. We all fit together natu- be Brazil’s 1,000th although it was not clear if eyebrows as they drew with Juventus and beat (Sao Paulo) ing to French football, topping the rally. We just have to keep doing this included fixtures against club and repre- Chelsea in the Champions League, inspired by Forwards: Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg), Ligue 1 scoring charts for first- the things we have been doing our sentative teams. Brazilian quartet Willian, Fernandinho, Alex Leandro Damiao (Internacional), Neymar place PSG with 10 goals in just entire careers.” REUTERS Kaka scored in both the 6-0 win over Iraq Teixeira and Luiz Adriano. (Santos) REUTERS nine matches. REUTERS All that you need to Qatar set to resume ‘I’m no ball hog’ says Redknapp denies links to know about NBA training for FIFA The 2012–13 NBA season will be Barcelona star Messi World Cup qualifier Blackburn Rovers the 67th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). MADRID: Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi says he is not a ball DOHA: Qatar’s football LONDON: Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp The regular season will begin hog in an interview published yesterday, a day after he picked up a team will resume training on has ruled out any interest in taking over English second tier side Golden Boot award for scoring 50 goals last season. Saturday in preparation for Blackburn Rovers. on October 30, 2012, when the “I have never considered myself a ball hog, even if others thought their 2014 FIFA World Cup Media reports had said the 65-year-old, sacked by Spurs in the close 2011–12 NBA Champions Miami so,” the 25-year Argentine football wonder said in an interview with qualifier against Lebanon on season despite a fourth place Premier League finish last term, was Heat will start the season by hosting Spain’s top selling sports daily Marca. November 14 in Doha. holding talks with Indian-owned Rovers as they look to bounce back the Boston Celtics. “But I have also taken those opinions into account to try to improve,” The squad will resume train- to the top flight at the first attempt.  said Messi, who also heads a 23-strong shortlist for a FIFA/France ing under the supervision of the However, Redknapp has categorically denied any talks or that he The 2013 NBA All-Star Game will Football Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best footballer of the year. Brazilian coach Paolo Autuori. will replace Steve Kean, who resigned after months of pressure from be played on February 17, 2013, at The Argentine, who has already won the Ballon d’Or three times, is The players will assemble at unhappy fans. Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. the second-best passer of the ball in the Liga so far this season, with the end of the sixth round of “It’s not something I would look to do or look to do in the future. It’s The regular season will end on four passes ending in goals, behind only team-mate Cesc Fabregas Qatar Stars League (QSL) not for me,” he told Sky Sports News yesterday while admitting he had Wednesday, April 17, 2013, and the who made six. matches on Friday. received offers from other clubs, including from abroad. Messi also is the top scorer this season with 13 goals for his side in Asked if he would rule out managing in the second division entirely, play-offs will start on Saturday, April the Liga, smashing through the 300 goals mark for his career in just QSL schedule he said: “No not necessarily, if I thought it was something I was inter- 20, 2013. 419 matches. ested in. The preseason started on Friday, “My playing style has always been the same. I have never looked for DOHA: Schedule of QSL “I’m starting to get bored...you can only play golf so often. I’m losing October 5, 2012, and ended on it, but it has been like that since I was small,” Messi said. matches on November 1: too many golf balls at the moment.” “One thing for sure is that I learned a lot in youth football. Here we Eljaish vs Al Khor at Qatar Argentina legend Diego Maradona, though, has also been evoked as Friday, October 26, 2012. work in a different way with the ball and the tactical system. I came SC: 4:00pm; Al Sailiyah vs Al a possible successor to Kean, after his departure from United Arab There are 30 teams taking part this from Argentina where we did not do anything like that, everything Arabi at Al Rayyan Stadium: Emirates club Al Wasl. season. was about running and not much else.” 6:30pm; Lekhwiya vs Al Indian-owned Blackburn’s recruitment chief Shebby Singh is said to ABC, TNT, ESPN, NBA TV are the Messi hailed the recent success of Argentina, who now lead their Gharafa at Qatar SC: 6:30pm favour 52-year-old Maradona’s appointment while executive director group in the qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with only one THE PENINSULA Derek Shaw is said to prefer Redknapp. An announcement is expected television partners of NBA. defeat, a 1-0 loss to Venezuela. REUTERS this week. REUTERS

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12 13 14 15 16 62 Blues org. 31 Singer/songwriter 63 Acid McLachlan 17 18 33 Kingdom in ancient 19 20 21 22 DOWN Jordan 23 24 25 26 1 Book after Zechariah 35 Retreat 36 Move to a new position 27 28 29 2 Fought à la the Three Musketeers 37 “You’re doing it 30 31 32 33 3 Set up, as software completely wrong!” 34 35 36 4 Schoolyard game 38 Get too big for 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 5 Time o’ day 41 Fixed 42 Plucks, in a way 44 45 46 6 ___ two evils 7 00s, e.g. 43 Cereal grain 47 48 49 50 8 “Deal with it!” 44 Clean up, as a program 51 52 53 45 Some jungle gym exits Yesterday’s answer 9 Rocky peak 54 55 56 57 58 10 Suffragist ___ B. Wells 48 Alter 49 Certain steak How to play Hyper Sudoku: 59 60 11 Shells of shells A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper 50 Part of a Caesarean trio 61 62 63 13 Spanish uncles Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all 15 Spirited 55 Trouble regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like 56 As well ACROSS 34 With 21-Down, catchphrase that 16 It may be thrown in a ring a normal Sudoku. 58 “Prob’ly not” 1 Year in a voyage by Amerigo provides a hint to eight answers 21 See 34-Across Vespucci in this puzzle 25 Picnic spoiler How to play Kakuro: 4 Business card abbr. 37 Org. featured in 1983’s 26 Opening The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any “WarGames” size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells 7 Top of a ladder, maybe 39 Actor Stephen like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 12 Resident of Mayberry OBS SLOMO SP I NS 40 Marshal ___, cold war leader some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 14 “That was funny!” NEA WOVEN MAR I N 44 French city near the Belgian cells will contain two numbers. 17 Results of some cuts ELL ISAWANOT ICE However, in a crossword the numbers reference border 18 Turkey’s home DUARTE C I G SHE clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! 45 Swedish manufacturer of the 19 ___ B. Parker, Theodore They denote the total of the digits in the row or 90, 900 and 9000 OSR I C FS I X J EEZ Roosevelt’s 1904 opponent for column referenced by the number. 46 Early gangsta rap group WH I C H S A I D BO S S Y Within each president featuring Dr. Dre NIE ELM IRA collection of cells 20 What you might break into 47 Crowns DR I NKCANADA - called a run - any 22 Medical drips 49 Zenith product EAT AMC LOX of the numbers 1 23 Ending to 9 may be used 51 Quagmire BEHAN DRYANDI VE 24 Captivates but, like sudoku, 52 Minuscule lengths ANAL ZEDS EDGER 27 Biddy each number may 53 Quick snacks NOS P I N J ETHRO only be used once. 28 Figure of a Spanish count? 54 Like some movie versions JUSTSTARTED TUX 29 White 57 Stupefied OGLES DOWEL ESE Yesterday’s 30 “The ___ of March are come” 59 Jane who wrote “In the Shadow SHEET ADORE DES answer 32 Gut reaction? of Man” 33 Grammy winner Elliott ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 60 Much of northern Israel Baby Blues By Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman Zits By Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman WEDNESDAY 31 OCTOBER 2012 MORNING BREAK 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Today Thursday Friday Weather Conditions: Clear Clear Clear Relatively hot during the day with slight High: 33° High: 31° High: 31° Low: 26° Low: 25° Low: 25° dust and some clouds.

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THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel is flooded after a tidal surge caused by Hurricane Sandy, in Manhattan, New York, yesterday. HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER

MUSCAT 30/23 Mostly sunny 30/23 Mostly sunny MAKKAH 37/26 Clear 38/26 Clear Flights cancelled after WWII bomb found near runway KUWAIT 30/19 Mostly sunny 30/18 Mostly sunny BAHRAIN 31/26 Mostly sunny 31/26 Mostly sunny TOKYO: Japan shut down homes were being considered, to the government. The United “Most of the unexploded bombs SANAA 22/08 Mostly sunny 21/07 Clear Sendai airport in the north- local police official Hiroshi Ouchi States heavily bombed Japanese found were from the US air raids RIYADH 30/16 Clear 31/15 Clear east after construction work- said. cities during World War II, and or left by the Japanese mili- DUBAI 32/22 Clear 31/24 Clear ers found an undetonated bomb A transport ministry official finding unexploded bombs is not tary during World War II,” said BAGHDAD 28/17 Clear 29/17 Mostly sunny believed to be from World War said the airport will open one unusual, 67 years after Japan’s Tomohiro Nozawa, a spokesman II near a runway. runway today. surrender. from the Ground Self-Defense THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW A total of 92 domestic and “We will decide in a meeting Dozens of duds are uncovered Forces. international flights were can- tomorrow when we will dispose in Tokyo each year, and even more The ministry has special teams HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER celled after the 250kg (550- of the bomb,” Yoshiyuki Sato, an are found on the southern island throughout the country to dispose ATHENS 21/18 Mostly sunny 21/17 Chance of rain pound) explosive was found official in charge of airport safety of Okinawa, which was the site of of the explosives, he said. around 10:15pm on Monday by at the transport ministry, said by the most intense fighting during Japan Airlines Co, All Nippon WASHINGTON 15/06 Partly sunny 15/05 Mostly sunny workers at the southern end of phone yesterday. the war. Airways Co, Air China Ltd., China SYDNEY 28/16 Clear 33/13 Mostly sunny one of two runways, according Sendai airport is undergoing Many of them are found at con- Southern Airlines Co, Asiana LONDON 10/05 Chance of rain 09/03 Mostly sunny to a statement from the Sendai repairs after it was flooded in the struction sites. The rusty condi- Airlines Inc and Japan’s Airdo PARIS 12/07 Clear 10/05 Mostly sunny airport. March 11, 2011, record earthquake tion of the bombs can make them serve Sendai airport. It appeared to have a working and tsunami. Japan’s Ministry of prone to detonate when moved, Last week, hundreds of resi- ISTANBUL 20/15 Partly sunny 21/18 Partly sunny detonator, and a military bomb Defense handled 1,578 incidents but injuries are rare. Experts dents in central Tokyo were evac- MANILA 32/23 Mostly sunny 32/24 Mostly sunny squad was considering whether involving bombs in the fiscal year say it could take several decades uated so that bomb squads could DHAKA 30/20 Mostly sunny 29/21 Mostly sunny to move the bomb or explode it on ended March 2012, amounting to to remove all of the unexploded remove a 220kg dud buried there. DELHI 29/18 Mostly sunny 29/16 Mostly sunny the spot. Evacuations of nearby 38.2 tons of explosives, according ordnance. AGENCIES ISLAMABAD 29/15 Clear 29/13 Clear Books that go Boo!’ WASHINGTON: Last night was the All Hallow’s eve, one of Can you hear me now? How the most sacred days in the calendar of childhood, here are some of the KidsPost-recommended books, to tell your parents what you’ve read wasn’t a trick at all, but really a treat! Nasa talks to its rover on Mars “HOCUS POCUS HOTEL” WASHINGTON: We live in a By Michael Dahl. Ages 8 to 12 chaos of electromagnetic energy. Charlie Hitchcock is horribly nervous when he gets a note from Visible, infrared and ultraviolet Tyler Yu to meet him after school. You see Charlie is small for his light courses omnidirection- age, very smart and a little nerdy. Tyler is the biggest seventh-grader ally from the sun. A fraction at Blackstone Middle School and a bit of a bully. But to Charlie’s of it bathes our planet, while surprise, Ty doesn’t want to beat up Charlie, he just want to pick some bounces off other planets, his brain to get some help solving a mystery at the slightly creepy moons, comets and meteoroids. Abracadabra Hotel, which is a retirement home for old magicians. The visible light from stars up to 4,000 light-years away can be “ALWAYS OCTOBER” seen from Earth with the naked eye. With instruments, astrono- By Bruce Coville. Ages 8 to 12. mers can detect gamma rays from If you have a little brother or sisters, you’ve probably thought stars 13 billion light-years away. once or twice that they are little monsters. But sixth-grader Jake Radio waves from remote galaxies Doolittle doesn’t just think it. He knows it. help Earth’s official timekeepers “In the same crib where LD should have been, wearing the same monitor our planet’s path around yellow duckie pajamas he had gone to sleep in, lay a creature with the sun. bright green fur, the beginnings of a snout and enormous pointed Once per day, a minuscule ears that curled over his head.” stream of radio waves joins this cacophony, making the “INVISIBLE INKLING: DANGEROUS PUMPKINS” 13.8-minute trip from an antenna on Earth to an SUV-size machine By Emily Jenkins. Age 7 and older. parked on the surface of Mars. Inkling is an invisible, nearly extinct creature called a bandapat. Those short-lived waves rep- This particular bandapat lives in Hank Wolowitz’s laundry basket resent our way — our only way — and causes trouble. But now it’s October, and fourth-grader Hank of communicating with Curiosity, hates October because October means Halloween and his sister the rover that Nasa landed on A computer-generated image released by Nasa shows the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. always scares him half to death. Plus he’s got to find a costume. Mars in August. Worse, Inkling’s favourite food is pumpkins, so he’s going around How, exactly, does information the rover doesn’t move a Martian is delayed or missed for some rea- ship its messages, usually around the neighbourhood eating up all the jack-o’-lanterns. flow between Nasa and its corre- inch. It digs into the soil, for son. In the event that no instruc- 3pm and again at 3am. spondent on Mars? Earthbound example, or spends its time ana- tions come for several sols, the “Some of the composite pano- “THE MONSTERS’ MONSTER” engineers exchange messages lysing the mineral contents of rover takes protective actions. It ramas that the rover has sent to with Curiosity on a set daily onboard samples it has collected. is programmed to stop conduct- Earth comprise a few hundred By Patrick McDonnell. Age 4 and older. schedule. Actually, “daily” isn’t When Nasa does tell Curiosity ing scientific missions, stays put megabits of data,” says Edward. What makes a monster a monster? Is it how big the monster quite accurate. Mars takes about to move, the process is deliberate. and listens for communications at “Curiosity would take weeks to is? How scary he looks? The way he behaves? That’s what Grouch, 37 minutes longer than Earth to First, the engineers use imagery predetermined times. send that much data. Using the Grump and Gloom ‘n’ Doom discover when these three little mon- complete a rotation, so astrono- from the rover itself and from More important to the average relays, we can have it in a day.” sters who live in a castle decide to make one really big, really scary mers refer to a Martian day as a orbiters passing overhead to cre- Mars enthusiast than this daily Since most of us live in a world monster. Older kids will enjoy the references to Frankenstein in “sol” for the sake of clarity. From ate a three-dimensional model of to-do list is the information trav- where our laptops can lose WiFi this adorable picture book, while little kids will love the playful here on, when I refer to a time, the surroundings. It’s critically elling from Curiosity to Earth. signals if we walk out the front illustrations. WP-BLOOMBERG it’s Mars time. important to ensure that, wher- Those dazzling photographs that door and our cellphones drop calls At approximately 10am each ever they direct the machine the rover takes need a little help if we stray too far from a tower, sol, after the sun peeks over the to go, it won’t face any hazards. to get here. it may seem incredible that Nasa Martian horizon and floods the (Spirit’s six-year tour of Mars To get its messages to Earth, can control a robot millions of landscape near the rover in light, ended in 2009 when that rover Curiosity first sends information miles away. Curiosity, however, Nasa sends a packet of commands got stuck in a sand pit.) to a pair of orbiters, Odyssey and is relatively close by space com- to Curiosity. Since a sol doesn’t When Nasa is convinced a des- Reconnaissance, that were sent munications standards. Voyager coincide with an Earth day, the tination is safe, it transmits a set in 2001 and 2005, respectively, 1 is the most distant human- agency can’t always use the same of coordinates for where the rover to analyse Mars from a dis- made object in the universe. It’s antenna on Earth, which might should go. Nasa will also include tance and are constantly circling about three times the distance to not be facing Mars at the right a suggested path, but the rover the planet. (The Mars Express Pluto, and, with some antennae moment. Instead, Nasa uses the has autonomy to make changes orbiter, operated by the European upgraded in the 1980s, we’re still Deep Space Network, a system of if necessary. Space Agency, is also available able to receive information from antennae in the Mojave Desert, A set of commands also tells if necessary.) The antennae on the spacecraft. Spain and Australia. Curiosity when it should listen for the orbiters are more than 1,300 Talk about roaming. Maybe Fast-paced stories with lots of things that go bump in the night will The content of the instruc- a new set of instructions. There times as powerful as the antenna Nasa should take over telecom- help young readers get in the Halloween mood. tions encoded in these radio waves are contingency plans, so the on Curiosity. The rover waits for munications here on Earth. Just depends on the sol. On many sols, rover is prepared if a transmission the orbiters to pass overhead to a thought. WP-BLOOMBERG