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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-24 12:01 1 Clinton picks Tim Kaine, sturdy senator, for running mate

(3.08/4) Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish- speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in the White House showdown against Donald Trump. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 2 English Conversation Questions / Debates 14,020 discussion and conversation questions for speaking practice. 701 FREE ESL lesson plans, handouts, worksheets and (1.04/4) downloads. Controversial and mainstream topics. 2016-07-24 09:27 826Bytes www.esldiscussions.com 3 As Democratic Convention Nears, Excessive Heat Settles In

(1.02/4) As thousands of delegates arrive in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention, it's not just politics they have to contend with — it's also the hot and sticky weather. The heat wave that descended on the city is expected show no mercy on Sunday with temperatures... 2016-07-24 12:01 4KB abcnews.go.com 4 ASEAN Split on How to Deal With China in South China Sea Row

(1.02/4) Southeast Asia's main grouping opened a meeting of their foreign ministers Sunday, deeply divided on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea that has impacted some of its members and whipped up an increasing diplomatic quagmire. Laos is hosting the gathering of... 2016-07-24 12:01 5KB abcnews.go.com 5 Kabul blast: Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims (1.02/4) Afghanistan observes a day of national mourning after a suicide attack claimed by so-called Islamic State kills 80 people at a march in Kabul. 2016-07-24 10:40 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 6 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for July 24, 2016 Avoid shopping or big decisions from 2 a.m... 2016-07-24 09:52 4KB chicago.suntimes.com

(1.02/4) 7 DA ‘invites’ IEC to take action against Joburg ads that ‘endorse Tau’

(1.00/4) The Democratic Alliance (DA) appeared to put the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on notice to act on its complaint about taxpayers’ money seemingly being used for electioneering. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

8 California wildfires: Hundreds flee homes near Los Angeles (1.00/4) Fast-moving wildfires have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say. 2016-07-24 09:25 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 9 How Labour MPs voted on Trident Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for (0.58/4) policy? How did your MP vote on renewing Britain's nuclear programme? 2016-07-24 09:35 7KB www.newstatesman.com 10 Donald Trump brings home his dark vision of America at the Republican convention Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in (0.03/4) Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn The Presidential nominee pledged: "Safety must be restored. " 2016-07-24 09:36 10KB www.newstatesman.com 11 Munich shootings: The bloody drama where everyone knows their part Turkey's darkest night: can democracy survive the failed (0.02/4) coup? A teenage gunman murdered nine people in Munich on Friday night. 2016-07-24 09:36 9KB www.newstatesman.com 12 DA asks SCA to deny petitions from ‘Hlaudi and his band of protectors’ Hlaudi Motsoeneng “and his band of protectors now need to abandon this abuse of our judicial system and taxpayers’ money”‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 Fire Faith and suspend Hlaudi‚ DA urges ANC The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday greeted the African National Congress’ (ANC) about-turn on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) “with much scepticism”. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za

14 Brain stimulation could curb food cravings, study finds A Canadian study has found that brain stimulation may curb food cravings. In fact, the consumption of junk food products, such as sodas, cookies and cakes, could be reduced in particular. 2016-07-24 12:01 950Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 15 ‘SA wine is the best!’ Zuma tells French businesses President Jacob Zuma expressed his gratitude to France’s President François Hollande for “outstanding hospitality”‚ but jokingly suggested the choice of wine could have been better. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 16 Brown or blonde? New color controversy erupts online — RT Viral One girl’s hairstyle has gone viral, thanks to a flip of the hair that looks like magic. 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.rt.com 17 129 killed, 8.6 million affected as extreme rains flood China (PHOTOS) — RT News Some 8.6 million people have been affected by destructive floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in China, local media report. They add that at least 129 people have been killed and the death toll is likely to rise. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.rt.com 18 ‘Principle of collective punishment unacceptable’ – Gorbachev to IOC — RT News Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has sent a letter to the IOC criticizing its blanket ban on the entire Russian Olympic team. Gorbachev appealed on behalf of clean athletes, saying “the principle of collective punishment is unacceptable.” 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB www.rt.com 19 Fransman miffed about learning his ‘sexual harassment’ fate via the media African National Congress (ANC) leader in the Western Cape Marius Fransman is outraged at the way his own party’s integrity committee handled a complaint of sexual harassment against him. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 20 Plenty of cash, not enough competent people in municipalities: Pravin Gordhan Transforming municipalities to function as efficient institutions will take a number of generations to achieve‚ Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan told the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Rosebank on Tuesday. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 21 Youngest Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole in California — RT America A former follower of serial killer Charles Manson, who’s serving a life sentence for killing a grocer and his wife in their home over 40 years ago, has been denied parole by Californian Governor Jerry Brown. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.rt.com 22 When President Zuma endorsed his daughter’s TV show Five years ago‚ Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube would have struggled to say that she “can’t help who my parents are”. Especially not after her dad had taken to social media to punt the premiere of her new show at the time. 2016-07-24 12:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 23 Munich shooting not connected to refugees or ISIS, was inspired by Breivik The Munich shooter had no connection to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) or refugees. He was born and raised on German soil, Bavarian police chief told reporters citing preliminary results of a search of the gunman’s family apartment. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.rt.com 24 SABC board chair stung by ANC’s scathing criticism The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) takes “serious exception” to insinuations that its managers are neither properly educated nor qualified to run the state broadcaster. 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 25 Duterte Sona: Leftists to go on ‘historic’ march July 25 will be historic for the Left as it would be allowed to demonstrate 300 meters from the House of Representatives where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his first State of the Nation 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 26 Marvel sprinkles some movie magic at Comic-Con SAN DIEGO, United States -- Marvel gave fans a glimpse of its ever-expanding "Cinematic Universe" at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, in a robust response to rival Warner's own 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB entertainment.inquirer.net

27 Argentine mothers hold mass breastfeeding protest BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of women turned out in Argentina to breastfeed in public Saturday, in protest at the removal of a mother for nursing publicly in a Buenos Aires square last 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 28 China builds massive seaplane — state media BEIJING, China — China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country's program to wean itself off 2016-07-24 12:01 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 29 FULL TEXT: Executive order on freedom of information President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Saturday an executive order (EO) implementing the freedom of information in the executive branch. READ: Duterte signs FOI order According to 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 30 Ready or not: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Ready or not, the Rio Olympics are opening their doors. The Games begin in just over two weeks, but the Athletes Village opens officially on Sunday, meaning 2016-07-24 12:01 4KB sports.inquirer.net 31 Andanar: Duterte’s Sona speech made me cry The speech of President Rodrigo Duterte for his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday made his Communications Secretary cry. In a press conference in Davao City, Secretary Martin 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 32 Tiger Mauls Woman to Death in Chinese Wildlife Park Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said. A tiger pounced on one of the women after she got out of a private car... 2016-07-24 12:01 1KB abcnews.go.com 33 G20 countries pledge to boost growth, dampen Brexit shock BEIJING (AP) -- Finance officials of major economies pledged Sunday to boost sluggish global growth but announced no joint initiatives and promised to defe 2016-07-24 12:01 4KB mynorthwest.com

40 Meher Marfatia: Whose lane is it anyway? Just how Italian are the four Pasta lanes of Colaba is really the question 2016-07-24 11:55 8KB www.mid-day.com 41 Pokemon Go! Even Mumbai police can't stop 'Pokewalks' Despite police refusing permission for Pokewalk, nearly 500 gamers gathered outside Churchgate station on Saturday to fulfil their quest for becoming the ultimate trainer 2016-07-24 11:42 1KB www.mid-day.com 42 Breaking News English Lesson English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini- lesson - Pokemon Go - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events. 2016-07-24 11:41 1KB www.breakingnewsenglish.com 43 2016): The Bindu breathes its last Artists and gallerists remember the last surviving co-founder of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, SH Raza, who passed away at the age of 94 yesterday 2016-07-24 11:33 3KB www.mid-day.com 44 Narsingh Yadav fails dope test, Rio Olympics participation doubtful Barely 10 days before the start of the Olympics, India suffered a huge embarrassment as 74kg freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test conducted by NADA 2016-07-24 11:27 2KB www.mid-day.com 45 B'day special: Cricketers who scored ODI tons thrice or more in a row Today we celebrate the birthday of former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas. He is the first batsman ever to score three ODI centuries consecutively. We take at his feat and other cricketers who have achieved 3 tons in a row 2016-07-24 10:43 1KB www.mid- day.com 46 Detroit King football coach Dale Harvel died doing 'what he was put here to do' DETROIT -- Finding a true passion in life and being able to hold onto it until the very end is something to truly celebrate. Detroit Martin Luther King football coach Dale Harvel had a passion: co... 2016-07-24 10:34 4KB highschoolsports.mlive.com 47 Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass: I don't do social media The new Jason Bourne film might feature a plot involving a global social network, but don't expect to find its director Paul Greengrass tweeting about it any time soon. 2016-07-24 10:35 4KB www.bbc.co.uk

48 What will stop Tumblr's tumble? Three years have passed since Yahoo bought micro-blogging site Tumblr, but it is not the goldmine it once hoped. 2016-07-24 10:35 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 49 Reality Check: Has Corbyn changed his mind on Article 50? Has Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn performed a U-turn on whether Article 50 should be triggered straightaway? 2016-07-24 10:35 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 50 Turkey coup: What is Gulen movement and what does it want? Turkey's President Erdogan has accused the Gulen movement of being behind the failed coup - but what is the movement and what does it want? 2016-07-24 10:36 6KB www.bbc.co.uk 51 National Forest celebrates 25 years Celebrating 25 years of an industrial wasteland's transformation into The National Forest. 2016-07-24 10:36 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 52 In pictures: EyeEm Awards A selection of some of the shortlisted images in this year's EyeEm Awards. 2016-07-24 10:35 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 53 Terence Donovan: Speed of Light Photographer Terence Donovan helped shape the look of a generation and redefined British photography in the Swinging Sixties. 2016-07-24 10:35 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 54 Profile: The Owen Smith story A political profile of the man Labour MPs have selected to take on Jeremy Corbyn in a Labour leadership contest. 2016-07-24 10:35 18KB www.bbc.co.uk 55 WATCH: Farmers market serve up crab apples with a sliver of gossip Key Peninsula Food Coop's Wednesday market puts fresh produce and neighborhood banter front and center. 2016-07-24 10:34 2KB www.thenewstribune.com 56 German-Iranian hacks girl's FB account offering free food to lure other victims 18-year-old German-Iranian allegedly hacked into girl's FB account to lure his victims to McDonald’s in Munich with offer of free food 2016-07-24 10:30 2KB www.mid-day.com

57 Mumbai: Sister files sexual harassment case against her own brother A sister has filed a case against her own brother for sexual harassment for more then two weeks when are fiancée was out for business purpose; says he has sexually assaulted her many times 2016-07-24 10:27 2KB www.mid-day.com 58 Auto technology evolved faster than humans — so we created one Graham has a number of evolutionary improvements, designed to protect the body from injury in a car crash. Graham doesn't need his neck anymore. His ribcage has become elongated and is designed to protect his spinal cord. With an extra joint in the ankle,... 2016-07-24 10:23 857Bytes www.digitaljournal.com 59 Want to climb Mount Everest? keep Rs 70 lakh aside Besides the physical effort, what makes an Everest climb testing is how much it costs. Often, money comes from bank loans and personal favours 2016-07-24 10:24 6KB www.mid-day.com 60 MoneyWatch: Gas prices fall; Verizon takes action on data hogs Gas prices have dipped to their lowest level for the month of July in years. Also, Verizon is pulling the plug on some data hogs. Brook Silva-Braga reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines. 2016-07-24 10:22 892Bytes www.cbsnews.com 61 Dover traffic: 'We were stuck in traffic for 16 hours' Ollie Burridge tells the BBC he and his family were stuck in traffic for sixteen hours waiting to board a ferry at Dover. 2016-07-24 10:19 911Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 62 Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier The city — sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce 2016-07-24 10:19 5KB www.mid-day.com 63 Protests mar Byculla Zoo decision to include Humboldt penguins Protestors plan to file writ petition in HC; say such animals need huge amounts of water, which is not possible during Mumbai's water crisis 2016-07-24 10:14 2KB www.mid-day.com

64 Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. 2016-07-24 10:06 2KB rss.cnn.com 65 Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. 2016-07-24 10:05 4KB rss.cnn.com 66 Probing the cosmos: Is anybody out there? From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. 2016-07-24 10:05 6KB rss.cnn.com 67 Don’t ‘say no to drugs’ in Germany! Rehab clinic masks illegal Scientology church — RT News Ad stands for rehab facilities with the particular slogan ‘Say no to drugs – say yes to life’ in Germany are under serious suspicion of being nothing more than a Scientology recruitment scheme, police warn. The sect is illegal in Germany. 2016-07-24 09:36 3KB www.rt.com 68 Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. 2016-07-24 10:05 3KB rss.cnn.com 69 Not just a one-quack mind: ducks are capable of abstract thought The knockout blow – the risk of brain injury in mixed martial arts Newborn ducklings can differentiate between objects that are the same and objects that are different, causing scientists to rethink the place of abstract thinking. 2016-07-24 09:37 12KB www.newstatesman.com 70 Going for monsoon treks in the Sahyadris? Consider these nightmares The Western Ghats offer Mumbai's keen trekkers the perfect weekend getaway, especially in this weather. But it's an industry where no government regulations apply and your guide probably doesn’t have training in handling a crowd or first-aid 2016-07-24 09:56 11KB www.mid-day.com

71 Woman sought in University Place bank robbery She wrote a note demanding a teller put $2,000 into an envelope. 2016-07-24 09:54 2KB www.thenewstribune.com 72 Dear Abby: Heroic workers get kids' postcards delivered The addresses can barely be seen after youngsters mismanage their messages, but post office delivers the cards to their grandparents anyway. 2016-07-24 09:53 2KB chicago.suntimes.com 73 Veterans setup for convention in Charlotte The Charlotte Convention Center is home to the 117th Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention. The convention hosts many different events for all branches of military and gives veterans an opportunity to connect with their community and find resources. 2016-07-24 09:49 2KB www.charlotteobserver.com 74 Bloomberg View Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news... 2016-07-24 09:50 1KB www.bloomberg.com 75 Duckworth Doesn't Mind Porn At Government Work Democratic Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth has introduced a bill to stop government employees from spending federal money on adult entertainment. She has previously voted against a bill to stop the same 2016-07-24 09:50 2KB dailycaller.com 76 Leaked Emails Show DNC Officials Planned Trump Protests The release of Democratic National Committee emails by WikiLeaks Friday reveals that DNC officials planned anti-Donald Trump protests. In multiple emails DNC officials sign off and acknowledge the 2016-07-24 09:49 3KB dailycaller.com 77 MLB Baseball Box Scores NEW YORK -- Getting thrown out at the plate was frustrating, allowing a run to score on an error was disappointing and... 2016-07-24 09:43 5KB scoresandstats.newyork.cbslocal.com

78 Airport expansion decision needed 'urgently' The government must make an "urgent and immediate decision" on airport expansion in south-east England, a group of cross-party MPs say. 2016-07-24 09:47 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 79 Labour MP Seema Malhotra accuses Jeremy Corbyn aide over office entry A former Labour shadow cabinet minister accuses an aide to leader Jeremy Corbyn of entering her parliamentary office without her permission. 2016-07-24 09:47 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 80 Trump: Cruz being booed on stage was "beautiful" "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Donald Trump's acceptance speech and preview his interview with the Republican nominee. Watch the full interview this weekend on "Sunday Morning. " 2016-07-24 09:39 1003Bytes www.cbsnews.com 81 First It Was Killer Bathtubs, Now It’s Killer Air Conditioners Remember when President Obama said that more Americans die in bathtubs than at the hands of terrorists? Well, now Secretary of State John... 2016-07-24 09:30 1KB spectator.org 82 Will York's most famous tree get the ax? York County wants to cut down the giant tree that serves as the city and county's Christmas Tree next to the York County Courthouse, saying it is unsafe and the county has spent almost $10 million on building renovations. 2016-07-24 09:32 3KB www.heraldonline.com 83 S. C. Education Superintendent Molly Spearman talks to Rock Hill teachers Molly Spearman, state education superintendent, talked to Rock Hill educators Thursday at Castle Heights Middle School about changes in education and the challenges faced by educators. 2016-07-24 09:33 3KB www.heraldonline.com 84 Digvijay Singh lands up on BPL list, BJP calls him 'mentally poor' AICC General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on Saturday claimed he and his family were included in the list of Below Poverty Line (BPL) people by the Central and State (MP) governments 2016-07-24 09:38 1KB www.mid- day.com

85 What the “honour killing” of celebrity feminist Qandeel Baloch reveals about Pakistani liberals The problem with grammar schools – and the answer to Labour's troubles The cultural icon, known as “Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian”, was killed by her brother, in a country where more than 1,000 such murders occur per year. 2016-07-24 09:37 11KB www.newstatesman.com 86 Babasaheb and Bhagat Singh to fire up students' imagination All India Students Association begins to set up Bhagat Singh- Ambedkar study circles on college campuses across three cities in state 2016-07-24 09:38 3KB www.mid-day.com 87 How do you make a man wear a condom? Recent studies suggest that condom use is on the decline in South Africa - so how do women there get their partners to use condoms? 2016-07-24 09:25 6KB www.bbc.co.uk 88 Argentine ex-leader Cristina Fernandez 'not afraid of jail' Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she is not afraid of going to prison as a result of the corruption charges she faces. 2016-07-24 09:26 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 89 North Korea's Kim Jong-un loses access to Swiss watches North Korean leader's liking for expensive timepieces falls foul of UN sanctions. 2016-07-24 09:26 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 90 Is Donald Trump for Real? I keep waiting for the Donald Trump who shows me that he is more than a highly successful reality TV showman, that he is... 2016-07-24 09:26 4KB spectator.org 91 The American Spectator So Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is Hillary Clinton’s number two. I can’t imagine that the Bernie Sanders crowd is too thrilled with this pick... 2016-07-24 09:30 1KB spectator.org 92 Demolishing Michelangelo's mountain Diggers remove a million tonnes of stone a year from the place where Roman emperors, Michelangelo and Mussolini all went for their marble. 2016-07-24 09:27 5KB www.bbc.co.uk

93 Dark and depressing! The other side of cricket is shocking The last suicide amongst Test cricketers was David Bairstow way back in 1998, but reports of players, including England spinner Monty Panesar, of enduring depression and paranoia are worrying 2016-07-24 09:28 6KB www.mid-day.com 94 KZN man hit by train, escapes with minor injuries A man was lucky to escape with minor injuries after being knocked over by a train in KwaZulu-Natal, paramedics say. 2016-07-24 09:23 937Bytes www.news24.com 95 Turkey extends detention, shuts schools Turkey pushed with a sweeping crackdown against 'plotters' of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, extending police powers to hold people in detention and shutting 1,043 private schools and 1,229 association and foundations 2016-07-24 09:22 1KB www.mid-day.com 96 IAF plane disappearance: Worries mount as no trace of plane Apprehensions grew over the fate of the missing IAF transport aircraft with 29 people on board as search teams were yet to find any trace of the AN 32 plane while efforts were intensified on Saturday over the Bay of Bengal where inclement weather appeared to be a hurdle 2016-07-24 09:16 2KB www.mid-day.com 97 After series of blunders, Mumbai teen's death probe hits another roadblock Versova kabrastan trust refuses permission to CBI which wants to exhume 19-year-old Mumbai girl, Sanam Hasan's body for investigation who died four years ago 2016-07-24 09:15 3KB www.mid- day.com 98 Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and Kashmir Kupwara A soldier was killed on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources said. Defence sources said alert troops had noticed suspicious movement during the night 2016-07-24 09:09 1KB www.mid-day.com 99 The pros and cons of rainy-day savings options The rainy-day fund is adequate if it consists of one or maybe two months’ salaries. 2016-07-24 09:09 2KB www.fin24.com 100 Aid worker Judith D'Souza abducted in Kabul back home Judith D'Souza, an Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul last month by suspected militants, returned here on Saturday after being rescued 2016-07-24 09:07 1KB www.mid-day.com Articles

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1 Clinton picks Tim Kaine, sturdy senator, for running mate (3.08/4) Hillary Clinton on Friday tapped Tim Kaine, a popular Spanish-speaking senator from the swing state of Virginia, to be her running mate in the White House showdown against Donald Trump.

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3 As Democratic Convention Nears, Excessive Heat Settles In (1.02/4) As thousands of delegates arrive in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention , it's not just politics they have to contend with — it's also the hot and sticky weather. The heat wave that descended on the city is expected show no mercy on Sunday with temperatures around 96 degrees. It could peak on Monday, the convention's first day, with temperatures possibly hitting 100 degrees, said Mitchell Gaines, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Many parts of the United States are experiencing higher than normal temperatures — like most of the Midwest — but the Philadelphia area is slated to be the hardest hit in the Northeast. Other parts of the region, including New York City, are in heat advisories. And the higher temperatures have brought powerful thunderstorms to some New England states, rain knocking out power to tens of thousands of residents. In Arizona, where temperatures hit 112 on Friday, a 12-year-old boy died after becoming ill after a hike. Along with the considerable amount of humidity, the heat index in the Philadelphia area could be pushed as high as 108 on Monday, Gaines said. Highs in the mid- to upper-90s are expected each day through Wednesday. "The multiple days of excessive heat will greatly affect those who are attending outdoor activities, especially events with large groups of people that are gathering in the direct sun," the weather service said. Officials warned that in urbanized areas such as Center City Philadelphia, even nighttime temperatures may not drop below 80, especially Monday night. There also is the possibility of thunderstorms, such as the brief one which lashed Philadelphia during the late afternoon and evening on Saturday To protect thousands of demonstrators expected during the July 25 to July 28 DNC, Philadelphia officials said two medic tents and two "misting" tents would be set up and water would be distributed. Medics also would be assigned to take part in marches. Workers preparing for the convention and others in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon were trying to keep cool. Will Adams, 69, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, stood next to a gigantic air conditioner under tents being erected outside the Comcast Center for a DNC event. He and the crew were putting up speakers and television screens as security fences were going up outside. He couldn't help but think wistfully about the mild weather during similar preparations for the papal visit last September. "That was good weather then," he said. Chris O'Brien, 36, of Flourtown, Pennsylvania, stood by a spray park — a public water play site — rocking his 2-month-old, Maeve, who was sleeping under the shade of a towel. He was waiting for the rest of his family while he watched former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter a few yards away, in a suit, shooting a CNN panel broadcast. O'Brien said he and his family planned to spend a lot of time in air conditioning for the next few days. "Libraries, the mall ... and we were thinking about going to the Please Touch Museum or the Franklin Institute. Whatever there is to do inside, we're doing it," he said. Avere Scurry, 21, sitting behind the cash register at a pop-up beer garden across near the Philadelphia Museum of Art and its famed "Rocky" steps, said staff members were taking precautions in the heat. "It's not easy, but we have umbrellas so that helps. We have water. There's a trailer over there that's air conditioned... so every couple of minutes we'll rotate and we'll sit in the air," Scurry said. ——— Associated Press writer Christina Paciolla contributed to this report.

As Democratic convention nears, excessive heat settles in washingtontimes.com 2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

4 ASEAN Split on How to Deal With China in South China Sea Row (1.02/4) Southeast Asia's main grouping opened a meeting of their foreign ministers Sunday, deeply divided on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea that has impacted some of its members and whipped up an increasing diplomatic quagmire. Laos is hosting the gathering of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which traditionally ends with a joint statement. But the sticking point is whether to include a reference to the South China Sea. ASEAN's cardinal principle is decisions by consensus, which means any country can veto a proposal. This time, it appears to be Cambodia , China's close ally. In welcoming remarks, Laotian Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith made no mention of the dispute. In 2012, Cambodia also blocked a reference to the dispute, which ended with the ministers failing to issue a statement for the first time in the bloc's history. "Despite conflicts and challenges that have occurred in different parts of the world in general, peace, stability and development cooperation among nations remain the prevailing trend in this era," Kommasith said. "Our collective efforts are imperative to seize opportunities and address challenges facing various parts of the world in an effective manner. " The Sunday talks are expected to deal with terrorism, economy, climate change, security, the impact of Brexit and other issues. But at the top of everyone's mind is the July 12 decision by The Hague-based tribunal in a dispute between China and the Philippines. The Permanent Court of Arbitration found that China had no basis for its expansive claims to territorial waters around the Philippines. China has similar claims against other ASEAN nations, including Vietnam and Malaysia, and the ruling should have emboldened ASEAN to challenge Beijing more forcibly. But that's being prevented by Cambodia, said diplomats speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media. They said the draft statement to be issued by the ministers on Tuesday left blank spaces under the heading "South China Sea" until a consensus can be reached. Laos, which also is a China ally, has trod carefully and not taken sides because of their position as the host. A diplomat who attended closed door meetings told The Associated Press: "Cambodia is the villain deja vu 2012. It's really a loyalist of the big country C," the diplomat said, referring to China. Tran Viet Thai, deputy director of the Institute of Strategic Studies, a Vietnamese government think tank, described the arbitration tribunal's ruling as very important because, theoretically at least, it should help resolve disputes, uphold the law and clarify the stance of the parties. "But at this point, it is not a magic stick... it's not a solution to everything, but rather it needs to be combined with other measures. ". The South China Sea is dotted with reefs and rocky outcroppings that several governments claim, including China and the Philippines. The arbitration panel didn't take a position on who owns the disputed territories. It did conclude that many of them are legally rocks, even if they've been built into islands, and therefore do not include the international rights to develop the surrounding waters. That and other findings invalidated much of what China's called its historic claims to the resource-rich sea. In order to ease tensions, China, the Philippines and possibly other claimants must define what the ruling means for fishing, offshore oil and gas exploration, and military and other activities in the vast body of water that lies between the southern Chinese coast and the Philippine archipelago. China has rejected the ruling as bogus, and called for bilateral negotiations with the Philippines. In recent days, its military has staged live-firing exercises in the area and said it would begin regular aerial patrols over the sea. It also has asserted that it will not be deterred from continuing construction of its man-made islands. The Philippines also remains in a tight spot despite the legal and moral victory it gained through the tribunal's decision. It simply cannot afford to antagonize China, especially since the country's new president, Rodrigo Duterte , has made friendly overtures to Beijing to repair relations that were strained under his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. The meetings will also be notable for the presence of Myanmar Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi , who will be attending an ASEAN meeting for the first time in that role since her party took power earlier this year after decades of military rule. ——— Associated Press writers Minh V. Tran in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Jim Gomez in Manila, Philippines, contributed to this report.

No ASEAN consensus on South China Sea row _ for now mynorthwest.com 2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

5 Kabul blast: Afghanistan mourns protest bombing victims (1.02/4) Afghanistan is observing a day of national mourning after suicide bombers killed 80 people and wounded 230 in an attack on marchers in Kabul. So-called Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, has said it was behind Saturday's attack on members of the Shia Muslim Hazara minority. In a televised address, President Ashraf Ghani vowed to take revenge against those responsible. The UN mission in Afghanistan has described the attack as a "war crime". Tadamichi Yamamoto, head of the UN assistance mission, said the attackers had specifically targeted a large number of civilians. What is behind the power line protest? Islamic State group: The full story Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism On Saturday, the IS-linked Amaq news agency said two fighters had detonated explosive belts at a "gathering of Shia" in Deh Mazang square. Correspondents say the statement suggests an intention to foment sectarian strife. Thousands of members of the Hazara minority were protesting over a new power line, saying its route bypasses provinces where many of them live. The Taliban, Afghanistan's most prominent Islamist militant group, condemned the attack. IS has a presence in eastern Afghanistan but this is the first time it has admitted carrying out attacks in the capital. An Afghan intelligence source told the BBC an IS commander named Abo Ali had sent three jihadists from the Achen district of Nangarhar province to carry out the Kabul attack. Only one attacker successfully detonated his explosives, the interior ministry said. The belt of the second failed to explode and the third attacker was killed by security forces, the source said. Declaring Sunday a day of national mourning, Mr Ghani said: "I promise you I will take revenge against the culprits. " He had earlier issued a statement saying that peaceful protest was the right of every citizen and that "opportunist terrorists" had infiltrated the crowd. The Hazaras - mostly Shia Muslims - live mainly in the centre of the country. They have long complained of discrimination. During Taliban rule in the late 1990s, many of them fled to Pakistan, Iran and Tajikistan.

IS suicide bombers kill 80 at protest march in Kabul mid-day.com 2016-07-24 10:40 www.bbc.co.uk

6 Georgia Nicols horoscopes for July 24, 2016 (1.02/4) Avoid shopping or big decisions from 2 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. Chicago time. After that, the Moon moves from Pisces into Aries. This is an energetic, productive day! Make it to-do list to decide what to accomplish today because you will be successful. Things will go your way today because the Moon is in your sign. Plus you are pumped with energy and focused on what you want. This is a good day for behind-the-scenes planning about what you want to achieve at home. You have big ideas for home repairs and renovations at this time. Today you will see ways to get funding, equipment and support for what you want to do. Listen to the advice of someone older who is more experienced today because this person might help you. You are full of lots of ideas, which means you are mentally alert and ready to listen to what others have to offer. This is a good day to make plans for the future. Discussions with parents, bosses, VIPs and the police will go well today. These discussions might impact your salary, earnings or possessions. Whatever the case, you will come out smelling like a rose because today’s planetary activity is supportive to you. Do something different today! Shake up your routine! Go someplace you have never been before because today you need adventure, stimulation and a sense of doing something fresh and new. You also want to learn something! Obviously, travel or take a short trip. Talk to people from different backgrounds. This is a good day to organize bills, inheritances and any support for your home and family that you might have. You might also deal with behind-the- scenes family matters. Nevertheless, whatever you do you will improve things for now and for the future. This is great day to schmooze with others! Enjoy classes, clubs, groups, conferences or casual one-on-one encounters. It’s also a good day to exchange ideas that are food for thought for future plans. (Some of you still ponder a change of residence or a change of jobs.) On a day when everyone admires you, make the most of this great publicity because it won’t last forever. (Regrettably.) Bosses and VIPs are impressed with your long-range, practical view of things. This is a good day for solid discussions about the law, medicine, any kind of further study, as well as travel plans for the future. You do want to travel for pleasure right now — no question. However you also want to explore future opportunities for yourself. (Good idea!) Discussions about inheritances and shared property will go well today, especially if you talk to a female family member. Whatever you decide will impact future plans for your home and family; therefore, be wise and be prudent. If you sit down with others today, especially a partner or close friend, you will be surprised at how much you get done. For starters, people want to make realistic plans. And they will encourage input because they are receptive. That makes this a good day for meetings and plans for the future. Discussions with bosses and VIPs will favorably affect you in terms of earnings and also your duties at work. Listen to what is proposed and be prepared to go along with things because they will favor you — both now and in the future. Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez (1969) shares your birthday today. You are sociable and friendly and respect the feelings of others. You’re also courageous and always practical. This year is one of growth, construction and building. Initially, this growth will begin quietly, which is why you might not see major changes until next year. Do what you can strengthen your financial position and reduce your debt. You are building for your future!

Week in pictures: 16-22 July 2016 bbc.co.uk 2016-07-24 09:52 Georgia Nicols chicago.suntimes.com

7 DA ‘invites’ IEC to take action against Joburg ads that ‘endorse Tau’ (1.00/4) The opposition party has taken issue with City of Johannesburg advertisements that “specifically endorse” mayor Parks Tau. The DA’s federal executive chairman‚ James Selfe and his party’s mayoral candidate‚ Herman Mashaba‚ laid a complaint against the African National Congress (ANC) at the IEC offices in Parktown on Friday morning. “We are confident that the IEC will accede to our request‚ but if it fails or refuses to do so we will seek other legal avenues to compel adherence to the Electoral Code‚” said Selfe. Mashaba had‚ prior to opening the case‚ said the use of “millions of rand worth of taxpayer’s money…threatens the fairness of the elections and is in contravention of the Municipal Electoral Act”. The adverts‚ Selfe said later‚ state that Tau “is a great leader‚ listing an award for which he has been nominated and conclude by saying ‘clearly the City of Johannesburg is in good hands’ ”. Selfe noted that “Tau is currently the mayor of Johannesburg‚ but he is also an ANC candidate in the coming municipal election”. “Any reasonable listener would conclude that the advertisement is only aimed at influencing the outcome of the election in Johannesburg‚ by promoting the candidature of Mr Tau and the ANC‚” Selfe said‚ adding that “this is an infringement of the code”. “We are inviting the IEC to fulfil its mandate and to order the ANC to compel Tau to remove these advertisements‚” he said. “As a courtesy I yesterday wrote to the secretary-general of the ANC to alert him to his duties in terms of the code‚ and to ask him to order Tau to desist with this advertising. We are now asking the IEC do this.”

‘Joburg advertising money being used for ANC electioneering’: DA timeslive.co.za 2016-07-24 12:01 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

8 California wildfires: Hundreds flee homes near Los Angeles (1.00/4) Fast-moving wildfires have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say. The fires had covered an area of 20,000 acres by Saturday evening, sending a pall of smoke across parts of Los Angeles County. About 300 people have been evacuated near the city of Santa Clarita. Public swimming pools in Pasadena and Glendale closed because of smoke and falling ash. The fires are being driven by high temperatures and strong winds, as forecasters warn the conditions are set to continue. The wildfires, known as the Sand Fire, broke out on Friday afternoon in the Sand Canyon area near Santa Clarita and winds quickly fanned them towards the Angeles National Forest. About 900 firefighters are battling the flames, helped by helicopters and aeroplanes dumping water and fire retardant. Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief John Tripp said that about 1,000 homes were currently in danger but if the situation worsened, up to 45,000 homes, mostly in the San Fernando Valley, could be at risk. Among those evacuated to safety were about 400 animals from the Wildlife Waystation, a sanctuary for rescued exotic animals within the national forest.

China floods: More than 150 killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated bbc.co.uk 2016-07-24 09:25 www.bbc.co.uk

9 9 How Labour MPs voted on Trident Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? (0.58/4) The Government's decision to debate the renewal of the Trident nuclear programme has been widely seen as a move to make Labour squirm. And so it came to pass. The debate splits the party both in principle and by faction. The embattled Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has long opposed nuclear weapons, but there are also other questions. Is investing in nuclear arms a worthwhile activity when that money could be used to prop up ailing public services instead? Or should the priority be protecting these isles against an expansionist Russia and bellicose China? In the end, 140 Labour MPs voted for the renewal, compared to 47 who voted no. A further 41 abstained or made themselves scarce. Those voting against Corbyn included his two challengers, Angela Eagle and Owen Smith, as well as his deputy leader Tom Watson. While his Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, joined him in voting aganist the motion, key allies like Emily Thornberry and Clive Lewis were missing from the chamber. Chuka Umunna, often tipped as a future challenger to the Labour leadership, also missed the vote. The final House of Commons vote was 472 votes to 117 in favour of renewing the nuclear programme. Here is how the Labour MPs divided: Aye Heidi Alexander Rushanara Ali Rosena Allin-Khan Ian Austin Adrian Bailey Kevin Barron Margaret Beckett Hilary Benn Luciana Berger Clive Betts Tom Blenkinsop Ben Bradshaw Kevin Brennan Chris Bryant Andy Burnham Liam Byrne Alan Campbell Jenny Chapman Vernon Coaker Ann Coffey Julie Cooper Rosie Cooper Yvette Cooper Neil Coyle Mary Creagh Stella Creasy Jim Cunningham Nic Dakin Simon Danczuk Wayne David Geraint Davies Gloria de Piero Stephen Doughty Jim Dowd Peter Dowd Jack Dromey Michael Dugher Angela Eagle Maria Eagle Julie Elliott Louise Ellman Bill Esterson Paul Farrelly Frank Field Jim Fitzpatrick Robert Flello Colleen Fletcher Caroline Flint Yvonne Fovargue Gill Furniss Mike Gapes Pat Glass Mary Glindon Kate Green Andrew Gwynne David Hanson Harriet Harman Helen Hayes Sue Hayman John Healey Stephen Hepburn Meg Hillier Margaret Hodge George Howarth Tristram Hunt Dan Jarvis Alan Johnson Diana Johnson Gerald Jones Graham Jones Helen Jones Kevan Jones Susan Elan Jones Mike Kane Liz Kendall Stephen Kinnock Peter Kyle Chris Leslie Emma Lewell-Buck Ian C Lucas Holly Lynch Justin Madders Khalid Mahmood Shabana Mahmood Seema Malhotra John Mann Rob Marris Christian Matheson Steve McCabe Kerry McCarthy Siobhain McDonagh Pat McFadden Conor McGinn Alison McGovern Liz McInnes Catherine McKinnell Ed Miliband Madeleine Moon Jessica Morden Melanie Onn Chi Onwurah Albert Owen Matthew Pennycook Toby Perkins Jess Phillips Bridget Phillipson Lucy Powell Jamie Reed Steve Reed Christina Rees Rachel Reeves Jonathan Reynolds Geoffrey Robinson Joan Ryan Virendra Sharma Barry Sheerman Paula Sherriff Gavin Shuker Andy Slaughter Ruth Smeeth Angela Smith Nick Smith Owen Smith Karin Smyth John Spellar Keir Starmer Wes Streeting Gisela Stuart Mark Tami Gareth Thomas Nick Thomas-Symonds Stephen Timms Anna Turley Karl Turner Stephen Twigg Valerie Vaz Tom Watson Phil Wilson Rosie Winterton John Woodcock Iain Wright No Diane Abbott Graham Allen Paul Blomfield Nicholas Brown Richard Burden Richard Burgon Dawn Butler Ruth Cadbury Ronnie Campbell Sarah Champion Ann Clwyd Jeremy Corbyn John Cryer Paul Flynn Vicky Foxcroft Roger Godsiff Helen Goodman Margaret Greenwood Nia Griffith Louise Haigh Fabian Hamilton Carolyn Harris Kate Hoey Kelvin Hopkins Imran Hussain David Lammy Rebecca Long Bailey Rachael Maskell John McDonnell Alan Meale Ian Murray Lisa Nandy Kate Osamor Stephen Pound Angela Rayner Marie Rimmer Naz Shah Tulip Siddiq Dennis Skinner Andrew Smith Jeff Smith Jo Stevens Graham Stringer Jon Trickett Keith Vaz Catherine West Daniel Zeichner Abstained Rupa Huq Absent Debbie Abrahams David Anderson Jonathan Ashworth Roberta Blackman-Woods Lyn Brown Karen Buck David Crausby Jon Cruddas Judith Cummins Alex Cunningham Thangam Debbonaire Clive Efford Christopher Elmore Natascha Engel Chris Evans Barry Gardiner Lilian Greenwood Mark Hendrick Sharon Hodgson Kate Hollern Lindsay Hoyle Gerald Kaufman Barbara Keeley Ian Lavery Clive Lewis Ivan Lewis Fiona Mactaggart Gordon Marsden Andy McDonald Jim McMahon Ian Mearns Grahame Morris Teresa Pearce Yasmin Qureshi Emma Reynolds Steve Rotheram Cat Smith Emily Thornberry Derek Twigg Chuka Umunna Alan Whitehead David Winnick Source: The Public Whip Only Nixon, it is said, could have gone to China. Only a politician with the impeccable Commie-bashing credentials of the 37th President had the political capital necessary to strike a deal with the People’s Republic of China. Theresa May’s great hope is that only Liam Fox, the newly-installed Secretary of State for International Trade, has the Euro-bashing credentials to break the news to the Brexiteers that a deal between a post-Leave United Kingdom and China might be somewhat harder to negotiate than Vote Leave suggested. The biggest item on the agenda: striking a deal that allows Britain to stay in the single market. Elsewhere, Fox should use his political capital with the Conservative right to wait longer to sign deals than a Remainer would have to, to avoid the United Kingdom being caught in a series of bad deals. The pain depicted in London riots docufilm The Hard Stop is most vivid in its detail Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Karen Bradley as Culture Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com

How Greta Gerwig challenges the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope by brushing with it Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Karen Bradley as Culture Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com The Northern Powerhouse is running out of steam Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com

PMQs review: Theresa May makes a formidable start Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com “I’ve got a wife and children”: Owen Smith’s Andrea Leadsom moment Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com

Lilian Greenwood MP: Jeremy Corbyn continually undermined me in the job I loved Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com The one where she turns into a USB stick: the worst uses of tech in films Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Karen Bradley as Culture Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com

Does Labour's £25 voting fee discriminate against the poor? Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com 2016-07-24 09:35 Julia Rampen www.newstatesman.com

10 Donald Trump brings home his dark vision of America at the Republican convention Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn (0.03/4) Donald Trump brought home the Republican convention Thursday night with a dark vision of contemporary America – a darkness he claimed only his leadership could lift. It was a lengthy, tightly-scripted speech framed around polarities – insiders and outsiders, criminals and victims, the United States and the rest of the world – and infused with righteous anger. And yet against the darkness, he offered not lightness but “greatness” – a bombastic, personalistic vision of how through sheer force of will he could right the American ship before it plunged irretrievably into the depths. “I alone can solve,” he famously tweeted earlier in the campaign. This was the 80-minute version. Any presidential challenger, of course, has to lay out a set of problems they believe need fixing and a case for why their leadership might make a difference. It was the breathtaking scale and intensity of Trump’s diagnosis, and the lack of optimistic alternative to counterbalance it, that was notable compared to other acceptance speeches. He portrayed the United States as a country riddled with crime and corruption, a “rigged system” in which politicians like Hillary Clinton can evade justice, while police officers trying to protect its citizens become targets; a fearful country, its economy sluggish, its infrastructure crumbling, its security an illusion, and its international stature in freefall For a candidate who has mocked the soaring rhetoric of President Obama (the “hopey-changey stuff,” as Sarah Palin once called it), it was perhaps not surprising that Trump’s speech would be short on uplift. It was at least more disciplined than his other campaign speeches, if in keeping with their tone and content – the much-maligned teleprompter rolling a script to which he largely stuck. (“He sounds presidential,” a lady behind me remarked, though his press conference Friday morning marked a reversion to free- wheeling form). It was short on substance too, though acceptance speeches aren’t designed to be policy laundry lists like a State of the Union. Still, there were few specifics, beyond a pledge to revise tax laws which inhibit religious groups from political advocacy, and a newfound concern with student loans. It was daughter Ivanka’s speech that had the greater substantive heft, promising her father would push for new labour laws to help working mothers, and for affordable childcare in the US. Neither are traditional Republican positions, but the crowd seemed on board for anything Trump might offer. He even had them cheering for LGBTQ rights, after recalling the tragedy in Florida last month, and the need to protect gay Americans from a “hateful foreign ideology” in radical Islam. “It is so nice as a Republican to hear you cheering for what I just said,” he commended the delegates in an unscripted moment. But whether they had really embraced this unexpected message – or if it was the anti-terror chaser that really got them on their feet – remains to be seen. In either case, it was a rare grace note in an otherwise bruising speech. Presenting himself repeatedly as the candidate of “law and order,” Trump evoked Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign. At a time when American cities were erupting in race riots and protests over the Vietnam War, Nixon had pitched himself as the face of stability and security. Likewise Trump has reacted to the simmering racial tensions and terrorist attacks this summer with a hard-line stance on “lawlessness.” “Safety must be restored,” Trump said, in one of the eerier lines he delivered. Yet in his convention speech, Nixon had balanced his tough talk with a positive message – speaking of love, courage, and lighting a “lamp of hope” in partnership with the American people. Trump channeled another president in his speech, too, when he promised to give voice to “the forgotten men and women of our country” – drawing on the language of Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt had promised to aid “the forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid” during the 1932 campaign. But Roosevelt’s solution to the forgotten man’s distress was economic internationalism – tearing down tariff walls and trading freely with the world – which the Republican Party then opposed. Trump’s solution is the protectionist policies Roosevelt had railed against. Trump’s economic and security philosophy is encapsulated in another, more notorious phrase associated with that era: “America First.” A rallying cry for isolationists seeking to avoid US entanglement in World War II, it acquired an anti-Semitic taint. But Trump has employed it nonetheless, capturing as it does his core argument that America must do more to protect its own citizens against threats from within and without – from illegal immigrants, from radicalized Islamic terrorists, from the downsides of free international trade. Little wonder that former George W. Bush staffer Nicolle Wallace announced that the Republican party she knew “died in this room tonight.” In embracing elements of isolationism, protectionism, and nativism, however, it is perhaps truer to say that Trump’s Republican party reverted to an earlier form. Often disconcerting, at times mesmerizing, the question remains how effective this speech will be. The delegates responded enthusiastically to Trump’s fierce rhetoric, but many prominent Republicans had stayed away from the convention altogether. Combined with Senator Ted Cruz’s non- endorsement, Trump goes into the general election campaign without a fully united party behind him. For both partisans and the public, Trump’s speech offered a cast of villains to rally against, but no positive, unifying vision to rally behind – beyond the much-touted yet elusive “greatness,” of course. In a typical election year, that would seem a critical flaw in a campaign – but Trump loves to confound the naysayers. As his convention speech showed, he thinks the formula that got him this far - showcasing his fame and fanning Americans’ fears – can land him in the White House. Owen Smith, the MP challenging Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest, has told BBC News that the party’s nastier side is a result of its leader. He said: “I think Jeremy should take a little more responsibility for what’s going on in the Labour party. After all, we didn’t have this sort of abuse and intolerance, misogyny, antisemitism in the Labour party before Jeremy Corbyn became the leader. “It’s now become something that is being talked about on television, on radio, and in newspapers. And Angela is right, it has been effectively licenced within the last nine months. “We’re the Labour party. We’ve got to be about fairness, and tolerance, and equality. It’s in our DNA. So for us to be reduced to this infighting is awful. Now, I understand why people feel passionately about the future of our party – I feel passionately about that. I feel we’re in danger of splitting and being destroyed. “But we can’t tolerate it. And it isn’t good enough for Jeremy simply to say he has threats too. Well, I’ve had death threats, I’ve had threats too, but I’m telling him, it’s got to be stamped out. We’ve got to have zero tolerance of this in the Labour party.” While Smith’s conclusion is correct, his analysis is worryingly wrong. Whether it is out of incompetence or an unwillingness to see the extent of the situation, Corbyn has done very little to stamp out abuse in his party, which has thus been allowed to escalate. It is fair enough of Smith to criticise him for his failure to stem the flow and punish the perpetrators. It is also reasonable to condemn Corbyn's inability to stop allies like Chancellor John McDonnell and Unite leader Len McCluskey using violent language (“lynch mob”, “fucking useless”, etc) about their opponents, which feeds into the aggressive atmosphere. Though, as I’ve written before , Labour politicians on all sides have a duty to watch their words. But it’s when we see how Smith came to the point of urging Corbyn to take more responsibility that we should worry. Smith confidently argues that there wasn’t “this sort of abuse and intolerance, misogyny, antisemitism” in the party before Corbyn was voted in. (I assume when he says “this sort”, he means online, death threats, letters, and abuse at protests. The sort that has been high-profile recently). This is naïve. Anyone involved in Labour politics – or anything close to it – for longer than Corbyn ’s leadership could tell Smith that misogyny and antisemitism have been around for a pretty long time. Perhaps because Smith isn ’t the prime target, he has n ’t been paying close enough attention. Sexism wasn’t just invented nine months ago, and we shouldn’t let the belief set in that it was – then it simply becomes a useful tool for Corbyn’s detractors to bash him with, rather than a longstanding, structural problem to solve. Smith's lament that “it’s now become something that is being talked about” is also jarring. Isn ’ t it a good thing that such abuse is now being called out so publicly, and closely scrutinised by the media? In my eyes, this is a bit like the argument that Corbyn has lost Labour’s heartlands. No, he hasn’t. They have been slowly slipping away for years – and we all noticed when Labour took a beating in the last general election (way before Corbyn had anything to do with the Labour leadership). As with the abuse, Corbyn hasn’t done much to address this, and his inaction has therefore exacerbated it. But if we tell ourselves that it started with him, then we’re grasping for a very, very simple solution (remove Corbyn = automatic win in the North, and immediate erasure of misogyny and antisemitism) to a problem we have catastrophically failed to analyse. Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn newstatesman.com

Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Liam Fox as International Trade Secretary mean for policy? newstatesman.com

Cabinet audit: what does the appointment of Andrea Leadsom as Environment Secretary mean for policy? Owen Smith is naïve if he thinks misogynist abuse in Labour started with Jeremy Corbyn newstatesman.com 2016-07-24 09:36 Julia Rampen www.newstatesman.com

11 11 Munich shootings: The bloody drama where everyone knows their part Turkey's darkest night: can democracy survive the failed coup? (0.02/4) At time of writing, we know only certain facts about the gunman who shot and killed nine people and wounded many more at a shopping centre in Munich. He was 18 years old. He was German-Iranian. He was reported to have shouted: "I am German. " After murdering his innocent victims he killed himself. We don't know his motive. We may never truly understand his motive. And yet, over the last few years, we have all come to know the way this story goes. There is a crowd, usually at ease - concertgoers, revellers or, in this case, shoppers. Then the man - it's usually a man - arrives with a gun or whatever other tool of murder he can get his hands on. As he unleashes terror on the crowd, he shouts something. This is the crucial part. He may be a loner, an outsider or a crook, but a few sentences is all it takes to elevate him into the top ranks of the Islamic State or the neo- Nazi elite. Even before the bystanders have reported this, world leaders are already reacting. In the case of Munich, the French president Francois Hollande called Friday night's tragedy a "disgusting terrorist attack" aimed at stirring up fear. Boris Johnson, the UK's new foreign secretary, went further. At 9.30pm, while the attack was ongoing, he said : "If, as seems very likely, this is another terrorist incident, then I think it proves once again that we have a global phenomenon now and a global sickness that we have to tackle both at source - in the areas where the cancer is being incubated in the Middle East - and also of course around the world. " On Saturday morning, reports of multiple gunmen had boiled down to one, now dead, teenager. the chief of Munich police stated the teenage gunman's motive was "fully unknown". Iran, his second country of citizenship, condemned "the killing of innocent and defenceless people". And Europe's onlookers are left with sympathy for the victims, and a question. How much meaning should we ascribe to such an attack? Is it evidence of what we fear - that Western Europe is under sustained attack from terrorists? Or is this simply the work of a murderous, attention-seeking teenager? In Munich, mourners lay flowers. Flags fly at half mast. The facts will come out, eventually. But by that time, the world may have drawn its own conclusions. It was 3.30am and the Turkish leadership was insisting that everything was under control. It didn’t feel like it. I was backed into the corner of a hotel room in Istanbul, trying to keep away from the windows as the building shook from sonic booms made by fighter jets tearing over the city’s rooftops. Three hundred miles away in the capital city, Ankara, plotters seeking to overthrow the government had seized tanks and jets and were bombing parliament. Civilians were being mown down in the streets. The presenter on CNN Türk was narrating with admirable calm the takeover of her own station’s building. Each new update seemed to bounce off my brain before rebounding and coming back to hit with full force. Had President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he of such deliberate machismo, really just addressed the nation by FaceTime, on an iPhone held aloft by a TV anchor? Was my mind playing tricks when I saw helicopters strafe terrified civilians on a three-lane highway in Ankara? The significance of those dark 12 hours is still sinking in. The first sign that something was up came with reports that the army had closed the two bridges in Istanbul that span the Bosphorus strait. Fighter jets were in the skies over Ankara. The most likely explanation seemed some kind of counterterror operation. It was just 24 hours after a lorry ploughed through a crowd in Nice and only two weeks since the suspected Isis bombing of Atatürk Airport. Turkey had been on high alert, with bag checks and armed guards at every Metro station, but there was almost a sense of resignation to terror threats. It seemed inconceivable, though, that Turkey could face another coup d’état. The Turkish military last pressured a government from power in 1997. Knowing that his stance as the most openly religious leader in the history of the Turkish republic was at odds with the generals who saw themselves as the guardians of the secular state, Erdogan had moved to clip their wings. He launched waves of purges of the top brass after they tried unsuccessfully in 2007 to halt Abdullah Gül, a co-founder with Erdogan of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), from becoming president. It wasn’t until Prime Minister Binali Yildirim spoke by phone to a television station and confirmed that an attempted putsch was under way – and the military declared martial law – that it began to seem real. I rushed down to the street, where people who had been enjoying a Friday night out in the city began pouring out of bars and restaurants. They queued at cashpoints and hailed taxis home. Most of those I met were subdued and nervous. Erdogan has many critics. They accuse him of abusing electoral landslides to rule by tyranny of the majority. But in a sign of just how far Turkey has come in recent decades, I found not one person who was jubilant at the prospect of him being toppled by force. “Whether you like him or not, he was democratically elected,” said Ahmet, a waiter smoking outside his empty café. We now know that a relatively small, badly organised group was behind the plot, but for some time the scale of the putsch was unclear. The soldiers ordered into Taksim Square in Istanbul were soon outnumbered when thousands responded to a call from Erdogan to take to the streets. But I feared Turkey was about to plunge into civil war. There was terrible loss of life, with at least 290 dead and 1,400 wounded. Many of those who died were civilians who showed daredevil courage, lying down in the path of tanks or wrestling with soldiers for their weapons. Yet the insurrection would be almost completely put down by morning. If you had gone to bed at 10pm and woken up at 7am you might have wondered why the streets were so quiet. Shortly after dawn, the soldiers on the bridges over the Bosphorus surrendered. I found a taxi driver willing to take me most of the way to the first of the two, then walked the last stretch. At the far end were the plotters’ abandoned tanks, now being clambered over by men waving flags and chanting the president’s name. About half a dozen motorbikes whizzed up and down carrying pairs of men with white beards and skullcaps, like a crew of Islamist Hells Angels. Trails of crimson blood ran along the tarmac. I later saw images that appeared to show that a captured soldier had been beheaded by the angry crowds. Even after the confrontation was over, the atmosphere in the city still had a nasty edge, especially for foreigners. Pro-government press continually accuse Western powers and their citizens of orchestrating terror attacks and plots. Spitting with fury, eyes popping, one man shouted at me from the top of a tank: “Tell the West to stop playing games in our country.” Later in the day I was hounded out of the grounds of a hospital by a group of men, furious to learn that not only was I a reporter, I was also English. The climate of retribution in the aftermath of the failed coup could threaten Turkey’s minorities. In four towns in the south-east, offices of the pro- Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) were attacked, even though the party had come out against the coup. There were reports of attacks on Syrian-owned properties in Ankara. In these turbulent times, an aggressive nationalism laced with intolerance and xenophobia is sometimes finding outlets. Erdogan has hailed the foiling of the coup as a triumph for democracy. His opponents fear that he will use the failed plot as cover to crack down hard on his critics and push on with divisive plans to concentrate more powers in the hands of the presidency. They argue that the speed with which thousands in the military, police and legal system have been accused raises concern about due process. It is far from clear how things will play out. But with war raging against Kurdish militants in the south-east, growing unhappiness at the presence of 2.7 million Syrian refugees, and suicide bombings at a rate of almost one a month, Turkey is highly flammable. It feels like the beginning of a deeply uncertain chapter in this country’s history.

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12 DA asks SCA to deny petitions from ‘Hlaudi and his band of protectors’ The party said it will pen an affidavit asking the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) to deny petitions for leave to appeal the Western Cape High Court’s setting aside of the appointment Motsoeneng as South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) chief operating officer. Theses petitions were expected from Motsoeneng‚ the SABC board and Communications Minister Faith Muthambi following Judge Dennis Davis’ dismissal earlier this year of their application for leave to appeal his judgment that found Motsoeneng’s appointment from acting to permanent COO was unlawful and irrational. “Mr Motsoeneng‚ Minister Muthambi and the SABC have been unsuccessful in almost all courts in which he has sought to keep his job‚” said the DA’s James Selfe. “Indeed the Western Cape High Court already found that the three government respondents ignored the remedial action ordered by the public protector‚ which the SCA slated is ‘irrational and unlawful’‚” he added. “To petition the SCA again on this matter is in itself irrational and a desperate attempt by the SABC and Minister Muthambi to protect a COO who has all but driven the public broadcaster into the ground.” Selfe also raised Monday’s decision by the Independent Communications Authority of SA’s (Icasa) Complaints and Compliance Committee to order the SABC to immediately withdraw the decision not to cover violent protests‚ which was attributed to Motsoeneng. “This is the latest independent body that has slated Mr Motsoeneng in his crusade to turn the SABC into his own personal fiefdom with his latest attempts to chill free speech by censoring any and all protest footage under the guise of cultivating ‘national unity’‚” he said. Motsoeneng has already indicated that the SABC will take the Icasa ruling on review. Selfe said of his party’s SCA affidavit that “while going to the courts is not the most desirable course of action‚ other remedies have proved unsuccessful”. He added that his party was “optimistic that the court will decline any petitions that will result in Mr Motsoeneng keeping his job”.

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13 Fire Faith and suspend Hlaudi‚ DA urges ANC “The summoning of Communications Minister Faith Muthambi and the SABC board to Luthuli House will not solve the public broadcaster's problems‚” said the DA’s Phumzile Van Damme. “It is likely to result in another whitewash as evidenced by Gwede Mantashe's ‘Gupta probe’. “If the ANC is serious about fixing problems at the SABC‚ it would have at its press conference yesterday‚ called on the government to take steps that would set the SABC on a path to recovery.” Van Damme noted too that the “board does not report to Luthuli House‚ it accounts to Parliament‚ and their summoning to Luthuli House constitutes an infringement on the principle of the separation of party and state”. She said her party had complied a list of “16 things to set the SABC on a path to recovery”: - Suspend COO‚ Hlaudi Motsoeneng‚ and institute an independent and impartial disciplinary inquiry into his fitness to hold office; - Suspend the SABC’s non-executive board members and chairperson Mbulayeni Maguvhe for failing in their duties to hold the SABC’s management accountable; - Suspended acting CEO‚ and CFO of the SABC‚ James Aguma for providing financial backing for Motsoeneng’s censorship project; - Drop the disciplinary charges against the SABC staffers suspended for speaking out against Motsoeneng; - Advertise the positions of SABC COO and CFO requiring suitably qualified and impartial broadcasting professionals to head the SABC; - Allow the Portfolio Committee on Communications to interview candidates to serve as an interim board until a new board is appointed; - Provide full disclosure for the reasons for the suspension of SABC CEO Frans Matlala in November 2015; - Reverse the approval of the SABC’s revised editorial policy - which gives SABC COO total control over the public broadcaster - and conduct public consultation; - Drop the Supreme Court of Appeal petition appealing the Western Cape High Court’s decision that found that Motsoeneng’s appointment as COO was irrational and unlawful and thus set it aside; - Implement the remedial action required by the public protector; - Reverse the ban on the airing of footage of violent protests; - Reverse the ban on the reading of newspaper headlines on SABC radio and TV stations; - Reverse the canning of “The Editors” on SAFM; - Reverse the canning of “Kommentaar” on RSG; - Commit to providing equitable and fair coverage of all political parties on SABC stations ahead of the local government election; and - Fire Faith Muthambi for failing to conduct proper oversight over the SABC. Failure to implement these would mean that the words of Jackson Mthembu‚ who held Tuesday’s ANC briefing “will be nothing but hot air”‚ Van Damme said. “The ANC’s sudden awakening to the chaos at the SABC is bizarre and should be met with much scepticism considering they are on record backing Motsoeneng and much of his censorship. “Motsoeneng is because of the ANC.”

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15 ‘SA wine is the best!’ Zuma tells French businesses When the 2017 Hyundai Genesis G80 goes on sale this fall it will do so as a car with more passenger space than a Mercedes E Class, more horsepower than a Cadillac CTS and with a raft of active safety systems as standard that even Volvo S90 drivers are offered as...

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16 Brown or blonde? New color controversy erupts online — RT Viral Reddit user Achoo_Gesundheit uploaded a freaky gif that shows her hair go from brown to blonde with a single flip of her ’do. The girl has an unusual and very cool dye job that allows her to switch from brunette to blonde in seconds. The mysterious gif received hundreds of comments, and had some Reddit users mystified as they debated whether it was special effects, an optical illusion or a new version of the infamous dress debate that divided the world into two camps, with some seeing a blue-black dress and others seeing a white-gold one. One Reddit user claimed they saw blue and black hair, while another claimed they saw white and gold. A few people were reminded of a scene from ’90s movie ‘The Craft’. Others pointed to the dual hairstyle coming in handy for a quick getaway from the law. People were quick to point out other benefits that come with such a coiffure. One user claimed they once had a Barbie doll that did the same thing. The two-tone hairstyle is more common than you might think. Some users claimed to have sported similar styles.

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17 129 killed, 8.6 million affected as extreme rains flood China (PHOTOS) — RT News The worst-hit was Hebei province in northern China, Xinhua news agency reported. Some 52,000 homes collapsed in the area. Hebei has about 73 million residents. At least 114 people have been killed and 111are still missing in the province, according to the People's Daily newspaper. The city of Xingtai alone saw nine people killed, with 11 more unaccounted for. Henan province in central China, with 94 million people, was also affected by the natural disaster. At least 15 people have been killed and eight are missing there following violent thunderstorms. READ MORE: 78 killed as storm rips through eastern China (PHOTOS) Strong winds forced some 72,000 residents to flee their homes and damaged 18,000 houses in the province, Reuters cited local media. All in all, some 8.6 million people in China have been affected by the storms, state media and local governments said. Photos released in Chinese media showed people standing in the water, evacuated in trucks or just sitting on top of the cars while water is approaching. Other shots pictured debris submerged in a tide of brown mud in the areas affected by the disaster. China is frequently struck by extreme weather, with various parts of the country often falling victim to floods, droughts, earthquakes, hailstorms and typhoons. Earlier in June dozens were killed in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu as the region was hit by a series of extreme weather events, including lightning, rainstorms, hailstorms and a tornado.

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18 ‘Principle of collective punishment unacceptable’ – Gorbachev to IOC — RT News “I support the fight against banned substances in sports. It is an evil that needs to be eradicated. Athletes found guilty of using it should be barred from competing,” Gorbachev wrote in a letter to International Olympic Committee (IOC) chair Thomas Bach. The former president says he is “deeply distressed” that Russians were among those “willing to achieve victory at all costs.” Gorbachev called for serious conclusions to be drawn and an independent investigation leading to appropriate measures to prevent such a situation from occurring in future. However, Gorbachev also expressed a similar feeling of distress at the prospect of the entire Russian team being disqualified, instead of just the guilty parties. “To me the principle of collective punishment is unacceptable. It is my belief that it contradicts the very culture of the Olympic movement, founded on the shared principles of rights and humanism. “I hope you will give serious thought to these arguments and emerge at a just decision,” the ex-president concluded. Gorbachev’s plea for leniency came amid similar appeals by the sports community and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call for an impartial investigation.

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19 Fransman miffed about learning his ‘sexual harassment’ fate via the media Fransman said he was appalled to learn‚ via a media report at the weekend‚ that he is likely to face the chop for bringing the party into disrepute for allegedly sexually harassing 21-year-old Louisa Wynand during the ANC’s 104th birthday celebrations in January. City Press reported that the commission recommended that he relinquish all positions he held in the party. “It is with emphatic appal that I have learned today from the media some of the content of the apparent findings of the ANC’s integrity committee in the matter of an unsubstantiated ‘sexual harassment’ complaint against me‚ without having received any notification whatsoever from the committee myself‚” he said in a statement on Sunday. “Such outrageous breach of ANC protocol and principle clearly brings the ANC into disrepute and seriously tarnishes the image of the ANC. “I didn't expect this from an internal structure of the organisation that is supposed to uphold the organisational protocols‚” he said. He claimed that the committee had written to him in February‚ “saying they cannot deal with the merits of the allegations”. He told it in April that it had been “compromised by political expediency‚ orchestrated by factions having previously – and continuously – failed to effect my political demise”. Wynand‚ TMG Digital reported in June‚ was allegedly offered a full bursary to study by the ANC while the committee conducted its probe. “Louisa received the bursary offer from the ANC‚ just after the ANC’s integrity commission meeting‚” said her spokesman Gavin Prins. Fransman has stated previously that he would prefer to have his day in court sooner rather than later to clear his name. He demanded the party furnish him with a copy of the committee’s findings.

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20 Plenty of cash, not enough competent people in municipalities: Pravin Gordhan Business leaders had told Gordhan of their frustrations with municipalities who struggle to deliver basic services. Gordhan said there was money to help municipalities deliver the services‚ but there was a shortage of capable people who could ensure the funds are spent prudently‚ such as engineers and financial managers. “Over the last few years‚ we have created a certain environment where certain minimum competency tests need to be passed. Many have actually passed that hurdle‚ but there is still a lot to do‚” he said. “Building proper institutions at a municipal level is obviously a generations- long process. But if each generation does the right thing‚ then we will build a more solid foundation for the next one.” Gordhan had earlier told the chamber that South Africa faced “no shortage of money in the system‚ but there is a shortage of implementation capacity to get things done”. “Our focus needs to be not just talking‚ but implementing our plans; implementation of plans and programmes with the money that we currently have in the system‚” he said. He urged the business community to find solutions to the tough economic conditions and not use easy solutions such as retrenchments to address challenges. “You and ourselves need to do as much as we can to keep as many workers as possible. Labour and government need to make sure that we develop the right plans to make sure that we do not increase the number of unemployed people in South Africa‚” Gordhan said. He said that “Team South Africa” had worked hard to make sure that it keeps the country's credit rating just above junk status in the first six months of the 2016. The bigger challenge would be to provide “concrete: initiatives that would show that the promise made to agencies in the first half of the year were been delivered on in the second half.

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21 Youngest Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten denied parole in California — RT America Leslie Van Houten was 19 when she held down one of her victims, Rosemary La Bianca, while someone else stabbed her. Van Houten later admitted she also took the knife and stabbed the woman after she was dead. Now 66, the former ‘Manson Family’ adherent has been denied parole 20 times since her conviction over the 1969 killings. She has completed college degrees along with demonstrating exemplary behavior while imprisoned, according to the BBC. Brown acknowledged her good behavior in prison, but wrote in his decision that the prisoner still hadn’t expressed how she had transformed from an average teenage girl to a killer. “Both her role in these extraordinarily brutal crimes and her willing participation in such horrific violence cannot be overlooked and lead me to believe she remains an unacceptable risk to society if released,” the governor wrote. Van Houten was the youngest member of the Manson Family, a commune of people led by murderer Charles Manson. A day before she was involved in the murders of the La Bianca couple, members of the group had killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others at the home Tate shared with husband Roman Polanski. Relatives of Van Houten’s victims had opposed the prisoner’s release and garnered over 140,000 signatures for a petition to block it. Lou Smaldino, nephew of the La Biancas said he was relieved with the outcome. “Governor Brown has done a good thing here and I think he sees what we see, that this was an unrepentant killer,” he said as reported by NBC . Van Houten’s lawyer said he will challenge the parole decision in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and was insistent another parole hearing could arise in a year, according to NBC. Manson became a figurehead of popular culture at the time of the trials and was even featured on the front cover over Rolling Stone magazine. READ MORE: ‘Terrorists, albeit homegrown’: Charles Manson cult follower recommended for parole His actions were designed to trigger what he believed was an inevitable race war in America, which he referred to as “Helter Skelter” after a Beatles song he claimed contained hidden messages and directions. Last year, it was revealed that a 26-year-old woman who sought to wed the convicted murderer wanted to do so to claim profits by putting Manson’s corpse on display after he died. Afton Elaine Burton, also known as ‘Star’, reportedly conceived of the wild scheme with a friend, according to the New York Post . READ MORE: Charles Manson receives marriage license while serving life sentence for murder

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22 When President Zuma endorsed his daughter’s TV show This week‚ she was at pains to dismiss suggestions that her father being the president of the country had anything to do with her television drama Uzalo being renewed by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). She did this in a Twitter rant in reaction to a Sunday Times report that SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng – said to be an ally of President Jacob Zuma - overruled his staff to push through a R167-million contract with a production company co-owned by Zuma-Ncube. Among the tweets – each prefaced with the word “Fact” – was this from @guguzuma: “Fact: I can't help who my parents are. But what I have always done is to put my head down and I work harder than everyone around me. #Uzalo”. But‚ five years ago today‚ an endorsement for Zuma-Ncube came from the top Twitter office in the country. On July 15 2011‚ Jacob G. Zuma @SAPresident – a verified account - posted: “I encourage you all to tune into channel 107 Tonight on dstv at 7pm for a new sitcom 'it's for life' it promises to be great #itsforlife”. That post came in the morning ahead of the premiere of "It’s For Life with Gugulethu Zuma as Coco and Nokuthula Zuma as Jabu”. The sitcom that aired on Mzansi Magic was described at the time as revolving around “four 20-something girls who find a squatter living in their house who they can't seem to get rid of”. The reaction to the president’s tweet ranged from disapproval to disbelief. @AlexForsy said: "embarrassing that you use your twitter account to advertise your daughters sitcom. Is it tax sponsored as well? " while @Setjadphoko agreed‚ tweeting: "Self interest neh? The President should shy away from that! Its wrong". A fake Julius Malema account‚ @Julius_S_Malema‚ which had over 51 000 followers at the time responded: 'Why? Bcz it has 2 of your daughters? " The @SAPresident account is still open‚ but this has not been posted on since October 2013. @PresidencyZA – the “official Twitter page of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa” - is the account now used to communicate on behalf of Zuma these days.

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23 Munich shooting not connected to refugees or ISIS, was inspired by Breivik READ RT'S LIVE UPDATES ON THE STORY There are no indications the 18-year-old gunman who killed himself had outside help with the attack. The gunman was not a refugee, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae told a news conference on Saturday. He added crime scene investigators have found no evidence pointing to Islamic State-related (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) links in his apartment: "Based on the searches, there are no indications whatsoever that there is a connection to Islamic State. " However, police officials have linked the Munich shooter's actions to Norwegian far-right mass murderer Anders Breivik, who in 2011 killed eight people by detonating a car bomb in the middle of a government block in Oslo and then shot dead 69 participants of a youth summer camp on the island of Utoya. "He [the shooter] was very much into the theme of killing sprees, therefore being well aware of the Utoya attack. The link is obvious," Bavarian police chief Andrae told reporters, in answer to a question on whether there was a connection between the Munich mall shooting and Utoya tragedy, which took place exactly five years ago to the day. The gunman had been receiving psychiatric and medical care to help him cope with depression, but there is no information on his psychiatric status, they said, adding that it will take some time to find out if he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The gunman used a 9mm Glock pistol, apparently purchased illegally, the head of Bavaria's criminal police said. During the shootout, police officers tried to disable the attacker, but an autopsy confirmed no police bullets hit the shooter. The police official added that no suicide note was found in the search at the 18-year-old's home. The gunman was carrying 300 pistol rounds in his rucksack, the police official said. READ MORE: Shooting rampage at Munich mall continues EU terror trend The shooter created a bogus Facebook account under the name "Selina Akim," urging people to come for a food giveaway, according to the Daily Telegraph. "I can buy you something that's not too expensive," the shooter wrote. All the victims are from the local area and no tourists or foreigners were hurt in the shooting, the officials told the news conference. "The suspect could have been suffering from a depressive disorder," said Thomas Steinkraus-Koch, head of the Bavarian prosecutor's office. "The details are being investigated, it's not to be done overnight as you can see. " Law enforcement officials also said the shooter used a bogus Facebook account to urge people to come to the mall for a giveaway. WATCH MORE:

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24 SABC board chair stung by ANC’s scathing criticism Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe‚ chairman of the SABC board‚ accused the African National Congress’ (ANC) Jackson Mthembu - who on Tuesday said SABC managers had undermined the Constitution and changed policy without consultation – of launching a personal attack on chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Maguvhe said in a statement‚ responding to Mthembu’s scathing criticism: “It is unfortunate that the statement made by the chairperson of the subcommittee on communications of the ANC‚ Jackson Mthembu has resulted into a personal attack that suggests that Motsoeneng makes all decisions alone.” Motsoeneng has been engulfed in controversy for allegedly running the broadcaster like a dictator‚ was accused of lying about not having a matric qualification and was at the receiving end of a highly critical report by the public protector‚ which recommended disciplinary action be taken against him. The Times reported on Wednesday that that the ANC – in an about-turn after having previously defended Motsoeneng – said there was a lack of leadership at the SABC and that heads would roll. Maguvhe‚ however‚ was adamant that the “strategies that the COO and his team have put in place‚ and sanctioned by the board have worked for the organisation”. “These political tugs of war by different political parties are diversionary and intended to defocus the corporation from its mandate. We need to reiterate that we will not make any decisions that are aimed at censoring the news.” He went as far as suggesting there was some form of conspiracy at play: “We are also aware of people with business interests who want to see the organisation collapse in order to seize its commercial assets.” Maguvhe praised SABC managers for “all the good achievements including the recent introduction of prioritising local content”. “Those who are stating that the SABC should reverse it local content policy‚ do not want the SABC as a public service broadcaster to empower our own artists and production houses‚” said Maguvhe. The SABC‚ he said‚ was not censoring the news. “It should be noted that the decision is not to censor any violent protests but not to glamorise the act of burning public property‚” he said. The Times quoted a senior ANC member as saying: “This chaos is affecting our election campaign and we can't allow it to continue. How can our people trust the election results when the public broadcaster is censoring news? This goes to the heart of what we fought for and Mthembu has the support of the majority on this. "

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25 Duterte Sona: Leftists to go on ‘historic’ march July 25 will be historic for the Left as it would be allowed to demonstrate 300 meters from the House of Representatives where President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday, July 25, 2016. Renato Reyes Jr., Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) secretary general, said the President himself granted the request of left-leaning groups to approach the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. READ: 9,000 leftist group members to attend Duterte’s Sona | Andanar: Duterte’s Sona speech made me cry “That’s historic. We thank the President for being very open, not like his predecessors. The rally will be peaceful for sure. But hese new developments will definitely energize the crowd,” Reyes told INQUIRER.net. Reyes, who has been joining Sona rallies since 1992, said this would be the first time in recent history that protesters would be allowed to proceed along Batasan road. “I’ve attended the Sona rally since 1992 as a freshman in (the University of the Philippines). The closest I’ve been was at the corner of Sandiganbayan (along) Commonwealth (Avenue),” he said. Under the Aquino administration, hundreds of security forces blocked Commonwealth Avenue to prevent protesters from marching to Batasan Road. For several years, container vans, fire trucks, concrete barriers and barbed wires were set up ahead of Sona rallies. Bayan invited the President and Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to march with thousands of rallyists from Mindanao, Bicol, Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon and Northern Luzon. “We extend a warm invitation to President Duterte to be with the people who will march during the historic Sona rally. He is very much welcome to appear at and join the activities of Bayan, to listen to the plight of the people gathered outside Batasan, before he delivers his historic address,” Reyes said in a separate statement. Duterte would be the first sitting president to grace a Sona rally should he decide to accept Bayan’s invitation. While the Left gave the assurance that the rally would be in support of the Duterte administration, Reyes said it would call for the release of political prisoners and the end of military operations against civilians in the countryside. The leftist groups also called on Duterte to uphold due process and respect human rights amid the apparent vigilante killings of suspected drug users and pushers, many of whom come from poor families. “While we support the anti-crime and anti-corruption campaign of the regime, we remain critical of the apparent vigilante killings and extrajudicial killings at the hands of the police forces connected to the anti-drug campaign,” Reyes said. “We call on the administration to primarily pursue, track down and prosecute the big-time drug dealers and drug syndicates and their cohorts in government,” he added.

2016-07-24 12:01 Julliane Love newsinfo.inquirer.net

26 Marvel sprinkles some movie magic at Comic- Con SAN DIEGO, United States — Marvel gave fans a glimpse of its ever- expanding “Cinematic Universe” at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, in a robust response to rival Warner’s own star-studded presentation earlier in the day. Marvel, which sat out last year’s convention, introduced a new company logo and played host to a number of big name actors. “We only want to come when we have a lot to show you. We actually have a lot today,” said president Kevin Feige, who served as ringmaster. Fans were treated to new footage of Scott Derrickson’s “Doctor Strange,” opening on November 4, in which Benedict Cumberbatch plays brain-surgeon-turned-sorcerer Stephen Vincent Strange. Mist descended from the ceiling of Comic-Con’s 6,500-seat Hall H and the lights lifted to reveal Cumberbatch onstage in a T-shirt and jeans. “He doesn’t know anything — he’s just at the beginning of figuring out what reality is,” the 40-year-old Briton said of his character. Derrickson, who joined the panel alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton, told Comic-Con the film was a “left turn in the Marvel universe,” focusing on magic rather than technology. Kurt Russell drove the crowd wild when he made a surprise appearance to confirm he would play Chris Pratt’s father in James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2,” which hits theaters on May 5 next year. A trailer revealed for the first time that Sylvester Stallone also has a role in the “Guardians” sequel. Pratt, who reprises his turn as “Star Lord,” took the stage alongside other cast members including Michael Rooker, who appeared as the Ravagers gang’s chief mercenary Yondu Udonta in costume and full blue body paint. ‘Vibrating inside’ There was also a surprise glimpse of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” with very early footage from the film due for release in on July 7 next year showing Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland. Feige brought onstage Ryan Coogler, who helmed Rocky spin-off “Creed” last year and has turned his attention to the fictional world of Wakanda for “Black Panther,” due in 2018. “The coolest thing about the world of Wakanda is they have a king, and we have an incredible actor playing that part,” Coogler said of Chadwick Boseman, who first took on the role in this year’s “Captain America: Civil War.” “I am literally vibrating inside,” Boseman said as he took to the stage for his first Comic-Con. Hall H was then treated to a “mockumentary” by “Thor: Ragnarok” director Taika Waititi in the style of his vampire spoof, “What We Do in the Shadows.” The crowd applauded as Chris Hemsworth was shown with a nerdy roommate who helps him send peacemaking emails to Captain America and Iron Man during their “Civil War” dispute. Meanwhile Oscar-winning Brie Larson got a standing ovation as she was confirmed to play the title role in “Captain Marvel,” slated to open in 2019. The story follows Carol Danvers, an air force pilot whose DNA is fused with that of an alien, giving her super strength and the ability to fly. Earlier Warner Brothers had pulled back the curtain on its own portfolio of upcoming DC Comics movies and non-superhero offerings, including “Wonder Woman,” “Justice League,” “Suicide Squad” and “Kong: Skull Island.”

2016-07-24 12:01 Agence France entertainment.inquirer.net

27 Argentine mothers hold mass breastfeeding protest BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Hundreds of women turned out in Argentina to breastfeed in public Saturday, in protest at the removal of a mother for nursing publicly in a Buenos Aires square last week. Waving signs that read “No repression; nursing is not up for discussion” and “My breasts, my rights; I’m not interested in your opinion,” some 500 women demonstrated in support of Constanza Santos, who police took from the square for nursing her nine- month-old. Instead of a sit-in, some called the protest a breastfeed-in. Supporters said the case was disturbing and that they were not going to let mothers’ rights be trampled on. Similar demonstrations were held in other cities, including Mar del Plata, Tucuman and Neuquen. “This is great because it sheds light on a problem. And police need to be on the public’s side and not work against them,” said Argentine human rights activist Adolfo Perez Esquivel, the 1980 Nobel peace laureate. /rga

2016-07-24 12:01 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

28 China builds massive seaplane — state media BEIJING, China — China has completed production of the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, state media has said, the latest effort in the country’s program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms. The state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled the first of the new planes, dubbed the AG600, Saturday in the southern port city of Zhuhai, the official Xinhua news agency reported. The aircraft, which has a maximum range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles), is intended for fighting forest fires and performing marine rescues, it said. At around the size of a Boeing 737, it is far larger than any other plane built for marine take off and landing, Xinhua quoted AVIC’s deputy general manager Geng Ruguang as saying. However, its wingspan is considerably smaller than that of the H-4 Hercules, known as the Spruce Goose, which was designed in the 1940s to carry Allied troops into battle. It is regarded as by far the largest seaplane ever built although it only ever made one flight, in 1947. The Chinese plane, which is targeted at the domestic market, will be “very useful in developing and exploiting marine resources,” the article said, adding that it could be used for “environmental monitoring, resource detection and transportation”. Beijing is currently locked in disputes with several of its neighbours, including Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, over the rights to develop economic resources in waters off its shores. The AG600 could potentially extend the Asian giant’s ability to conduct a variety of operations in the South China Sea, where it has built a series of artificial islands featuring air strips, among other infrastructure with the potential for either civilian or military use. Xinhua said AVIC has received 17 orders for the plane so far. China is seeking to develop its own aviation sector to reduce dependence on and even challenge foreign giants, such as European consortium Airbus and Boeing of the United States, though analysts say it could take years. Despite a history of delays and problems, China’s aviation industry has made rapid progress in the last year. In June, the Chinese-made ARJ21 — which stands for Advanced Regional Jet for the 21st century — made its first commercial flight, when Chengdu Airlines flew one from its home base to Shanghai, and the country’s military began using its homegrown Y-20 heavy transport plane earlier this month. It rolled out the C919, China’s first domestically developed narrow-body passenger plane, in November last year. /rga

2016-07-24 12:01 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

29 FULL TEXT: Executive order on freedom of information President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Saturday an executive order (EO) implementing the freedom of information in the executive branch. READ: Duterte signs FOI order According to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Duterte signed the EO at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City Saturday evening. AJH/JE/rga Read the full text of the EO here:

2016-07-24 12:01 newsinfo.inquirer.net

30 Ready or not: Rio Olympics open doors at Athletes Village RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Ready or not, the Rio Olympics are opening their doors. The Games begin in just over two weeks, but the Athletes Village opens officially on Sunday, meaning 10,500 athletes and another 7,000 staff members will start trickling into the luxurious layout, with the pace picking up daily until the Aug. 5 opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. The 31-building compound should pamper the world’s best. It’s set among tennis courts, soccer fields, seven swimming pools — with mountains and the sea as a backdrop — and topped off by a massive dining-kitchen compound that’s as large as three football fields. “I want to help all the athletes have a wonderful welcome to Brazil,” said Priscilla Antonello, a residence center deputy manager whose job is to help athletes find their accommodations. Will she be star-struck by so many Olympians? “I couldn’t be in this job if I behaved like that,” she replied Saturday, standing on the 13th floor of one of buildings, gazing out over cycling paths, bubbling fountains and lots of green. She already knows which countries will be where, but she’s not allowed to say. Some delegations had already arrived on Saturday, easy to spot with banners or flags hanging off the sides of buildings. Slovenia had the best banner. In green and white it says: “I Feel sLOVEenia.” The LOVE portion was set off in white type, making sure the message got across. Another read: “All for Denmark.” Banners or flags from Canada, Britain, Portugal, Finland and Sweden were among those spotted. A tiny red and yellow Chinese flag was pinned near the top of one of the compounds. Everything about the village is massive, though fairly standard for recent Summer Olympics. Organizers say the compound has: — 10,160 rooms; 18,000 beds; seven laundries; an enormous, hospital-like clinic; a massive gym. In addition, organizers are providing 450,000 condoms, three times more than London did four years ago. Among them will be 100,000 female condoms. Organizers said this is to encourage safe sex. Many had considered that increased supply to be due to Brazil’s outbreak of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. Asked about it on Saturday, deputy chief medical officer Marcelo Patricio replied: “No, it’s not.” Then there’s the dining-kitchen area, a sprawling tent where officials expect to serve about 60,000 meals daily to Olympians and staff — and perhaps another 10,000 daily to the hired help. “The hardest part is knowing how much to prepare,” said Flavia Albuquerque, who oversees Rio’s food and beverage service. “We want them to eat anything they want to.” That will be easy. The choices are nearly infinite. Diners will choose from different buffets — Brazilian, Asian, International, and Pasta and Pizza. Then there’s a casual dining area that will feature barbeque. “The casual area might be the most popular,” Albuquerque said. There will be lots of dirty plates, but none to wash. The plates will be biodegradable, made of corn and sugar cane. Brazilians figure their food will be a hit: rice, black beans, farofa (flour from toasted cassava often sprinkled on top of food) and meat. And Brazil’s exotic juice will be popular: caju, acai, carambola, caqui, goiaba and maracuja, often squeezed into juices — sucos in Portuguese. Billionaire real estate developer Carlos Carvalho might have the only problem. He aims to sell the 3,604 apartments after the Olympics — some in the range of 2.3 million ($700,000). Carvalho’s company Carvalho Hosken has declined to say how many have been sold, but reports say only between 6- 10 percent. The project is a victim of Brazil’s deep recession, the worst since the 1930s. Carvalho Hosken earlier said the project’s total cost was about $1.5 billion, including construction, land acquisition and other development costs. /rga

2016-07-24 12:01 Associated Press sports.inquirer.net

31 Andanar: Duterte’s Sona speech made me cry The speech of President Rodrigo Duterte for his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday made his Communications Secretary cry. In a press conference in Davao City, Secretary Martin Andanar said the President wrote his own speech. READ: Duterte’s Sona under top director ‘to have less drama’ | Duterte wants fewer troops deployed for Sona “When I read the speech, ayaw ko pong mag-exaggerate pero the first time I read the speech, it made me cry. Ganoon po kaganda, ganoon po ka makabagbag-damdamin iyong speech ng Pangulo natin,” Andanar told the media on Sunday. The Palace official said that Duterte’s speech “will awaken the patriot in every Filipino.” He said that the speech would last at least 38 minutes, not counting the adlibs that the President might make. Duterte is set to deliver his first SONA on Monday afternoon. He is expected to mention his legislative agenda which could include the need to amend the Constitution to give way to federalism and to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes. /rga

2016-07-24 12:01 Aries Joseph newsinfo.inquirer.net

32 Tiger Mauls Woman to Death in Chinese Wildlife Park Siberian tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing mauled a woman to death and wounded another when they stepped out of their car in an enclosure, a Chinese state-run newspaper said. A tiger pounced on one of the women after she got out of a private car in which she was touring the Beijing Badaling Wildlife World on Saturday, the Legal Evening News reported. The second woman was killed by another tiger that leapt at her after she stepped out of the vehicle to try to help her companion, the report said. The Yanqing district government confirmed in an official microblog post that the tiger attack took place at the park, which lies at the foot of the Great Wall. It offered few details but said the injured person was being treated. Visitors are allowed to drive their own vehicles around the park, but are forbidden from getting out while in certain enclosures, the report said. A woman who answered the phone at the park refused to comment on the attack, saying only that the park was closed for two days due to forecasts of heavy rain.

2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

33 G20 countries pledge to boost growth, dampen Brexit shock BEIJING (AP) — Finance officials of major economies pledged Sunday to boost sluggish global growth but announced no joint initiatives and promised to defend against the shockwaves of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union. In a joint statement after a two-day meeting, envoys of the Group of 20 also rejected trade protectionism, an issue that has risen in prominence as U. S. Republication presidential candidate Donald Trump has talked about restricting access to American markets. The United States, China, Britain, Germany and other governments at the meeting in Chengdu in western China pledged to use spending, monetary policy and regulatory reforms to strengthen growth. They promised to strengthen communication and cooperation but announced no joint action, as some financial traders had hoped. “We are taking action to boost confidence and promote growth,” said the statement. It promised to use “any and all policy instruments” to achieve “strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth objectives.” U. S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said ahead of the meeting that it was not the right time for coordinated action similar to that in 2008-09 following the global crisis because economies face different conditions. The gathering of finance ministers and central bank governors took place against a backdrop of a weak global recovery, tension over Chinese exports of low-priced steel and Britain’s EU vote, which jolted global markets. Sunday’s statement called for a “close partnership” between Britain and its European neighbors in the event British leaders go through with plans to leave the trade bloc. On Friday, the director-general of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde called for quick action to end uncertainty about the British-EU split. She said that turmoil prompted the IMF to cut its forecast of this year’s global growth by 0.1 percentage points. The referendum “increased global economic uncertainty,” said Sunday’s statement. “G20 members are ready to actively respond to the potential economic and financial impact brought by the British referendum,” it said. “In the future, we hope to see Britain as a close partner of the EU.” The envoys also pledged to avoid devaluing currencies to boost exports. “We will oppose all forms of protectionism,” the statement said. Trump, who was named the Republican Party’s nominee for president on Friday, setting up a race with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has stirred alarm about trade by calling for measures to protect American industry, though he has given no details. Sunday’s G20 statement also cited the importance of reducing excess production capacity in steel and other industries that has led to a glut of supply and depressed prices. That is a source of tension between China and trading partners that accuse Beijing of exporting steel at improperly low prices, hurting competitors and threatening a loss of jobs. Beijing has announced plans to shrink its coal and steel industries, eliminating millions of jobs. The United States has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel and European officials have launched trade probes. Lew emphasized U. S. interest in seeing progress on that during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Lou Jiwei, according to Lew’s department. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. 2016-07-24 12:01 By Associated mynorthwest.com

34 AP EXPLAINS: For 69 Years, Kashmir Is Torn by Deadly Strife When news spread that Indian troops had killed 22-year- old Burhan Wani, a charismatic commander of Indian- controlled Kashmir's biggest rebel group on July 8, the public response was spontaneous and unprecedented. Tens of thousands of angry youths poured out of their homes in towns and villages across the Himalayan region, hurling rocks and bricks and clashing with Indian troops. A curfew and a communications blackout has failed to stop the protests. The violence has left 48 civilians dead as government forces fired live ammunition and pellets to try to quell the unrest. About 2,000 civilians and 1,500 police and soldiers have been injured in the clashes. But Kashmir's fury at Indian rule is not new. The stunning mountain region has known little other than conflict since 1947, when British rule of the subcontinent ended with the creation of India and Pakistan. ——— THE HISTORY The Himalayan kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir was asked to become part of one of the two newly independent nations. But Maharaja Hari Singh, the unpopular Hindu ruler of the Muslim-majority region, wanted to stay independent. A raid by tribesmen from northwestern Pakistan forced Singh to seek help from India, which offered military assistance on condition that the kingdom accede to India. The ruler accepted but insisted that Kashmir remain a largely autonomous state within the Indian union, with India managing its foreign affairs, defense, and telecommunications. The Indian military entered the region soon after, and the tribal raid spiraled into the first of two wars between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. The war ended in 1948 with a U. N.-brokered ceasefire. Nonetheless, Kashmir became divided between the two young nations by a heavily militarized Line of Control, with the promise of U. N.-sponsored referendum in the future. In Indian-controlled Kashmir, many saw the transition as the mere transfer of power from their Hindu king to Hindu-majority India. Kashmiri discontent against India started taking root as successive Indian governments breached the pact of Kashmir's autonomy. Local governments were toppled one after another, and largely peaceful movements against Indian control curbed harshly. Pakistan continued raising the Kashmir dispute in international forums, including in the U. N. India began calling the region its integral part, saying that Kashmir's lawmakers had ratified the accession to New Delhi. As the deadlock persisted, India and Pakistan went to war again in 1965, with little changing on the ground. Several rounds of talks followed, but the impasse continued. In the mid-1980s, dissident political groups in Indian Kashmir united and contest elections for the state assembly. The Muslim United Front quickly emerged as a formidable force against Kashmir's pro-India political elite. However, the front lost the 1987 election, widely believed to have been heavily rigged. A strong public backlash followed. Some young MUF activists crossed over to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, where the Pakistani military began arming and training Kashmiri nationalists. By 1989, Kashmir was in the throes of a full-blown rebellion. India poured in more troops into the already heavily militarized region. In response, thousands of Kashmiris streamed back from the Pakistani- controlled portion with guns and grenades. More than 68,000 people have been killed since then. Though the militancy waned, popular sentiment for "azadi," or freedom, has remained ingrained in the Kashmiri psyche. In the last decade, the region has made a transition from armed rebellion to unarmed uprisings as tens of thousands of civilians frequently take to the streets to protest Indian rule, often leading to clashes between rock-throwing residents and Indian troops. The protests are quelled by deadly force. ——— RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In 2008, a government decision — later revoked — to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Kashmir set off a summer of protests. The following year, the alleged rape and murder of two young women by government forces set off fresh violence. In 2010, the trigger for protests was a police investigation into allegations that soldiers shot dead three civilians and then staged a fake gunbattle to make it appear the dead were militants and claim rewards for the killings. In all three years, hundreds of thousands of young men and women took to the streets, hurling rocks and abuse at Indian forces. At least 200 people were killed and hundreds wounded as troops fired iknto the crowds, inciting further protests. The crackdown appears to be pushing many educated young Kashmiris, who grew up politically radicalized amid decades of brutal conflict, toward armed rebel groups. Young Kashmiri boys began snatching weapons from Indian forces and training themselves deep inside Kashmir's forests. The number of militants has, however, remained minuscule, not crossing 200 in the last several years. ——— ANTI-INDIA GROUPS The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is a conglomerate of social, religious and political groups formed in 1993. It advocates the U. N.-sponsored right to self-determination for Kashmir or tripartite talks between India, Pakistan and Kashmiri leadership to resolve the dispute. The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, or JKLF, was one of the first armed rebel groups. It favors an independent, united Kashmir. Currently led by Mohammed Yasin Malik, the group gave up armed rebellion in 1994, soon after Indian authorities released Malik from jail after four years. Hizbul Mujahideen is Kashmir's largest and the only surviving indigenous armed rebel group. Formed in 1990, the group demands Kashmir's merger with Pakistan. Its supreme commander Syed Salahuddin is based in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. The group was led in Indian Kashmir by Burhan Wani until his death on July 8. The Lashkar-e-Taiba is a Pakistani-based group fighting for Indian Kashmir's merger with Pakistan. The United States lists it as a terrorist group. Its leader, Hafiz Saeed, is on a U. S. terrorist list with a $10 million bounty on his head. He's also one of India's most wanted. New Delhi blames the group for several deadly attacks in Indian cities, including the 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. ——— PRO-INDIA GROUPS The Jammu Kashmir National Conference is a pro-India political group that has ruled Kashmir for the most part since 1947. Its most recent leaders, Farooq Abdullah, and his son, Omar Abdullah, the current opposition leader in the state assembly, are seen as the strongest proponents of India in Kashmir. The Jammu Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party emerged in early 2000s as the strongest opponent to the NC, with pro-separatist leanings for electoral gains. It soon came to power in 2002. It currently rules Indian Kashmir in coalition with India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. ——— Follow Aijaz Hussain at www.twitter.com/hussain—aijaz

2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

35 Phoenix to evaluate ‘absent’ Simmons after another loss Phoenix head coach Ariel Vanguardia said import Marcus Simmons will be evaluated after his poor showing that factored into the Fuel Masters’ 0-3 start. Simmons had seven points on 3-of-11 shooting and was in foul trouble majority of Phoenix’s 106-89 loss to Rain or Shine Saturday night. “He was totally absent today,” Vanguardia said. “We will evaluate him, because he’s on a tryout basis, so bago mag-lapse yung one-month tryout niya, we’ll see. I like his energy and his aggressiveness, pero today kasi hindi niya ma-perform yung dapat eh, so hindi pwedeng ganun.” “Meron. We’re waiting for the Summer League to end and the KBL tryouts, and may mga scouts kami watching the Drew League sa LA. Lagi namang mayroong backup, so we’ll watch again. Good thing, we have a week to prepare, so we’ll see.” Vanguardia said an energy drink Simmons took before the game affected his play, though, what happened was still unacceptable. “He drank this energy drink that he bought daw sa convenience store. Hindi ko alam yung brand, pero kulay green na maliit and naiba yung epekto sa kanya. He was shaking all-game long,” Vanguardia said. “Pero you’re a professional and hindi dapat nangyayari yung mga ganung pagkakataon. We needed him badly.” “Na-low bat eh. imbis na ma-up, na-down eh. so whatever that energy drink was, it affected his game. Siguro gusto magpakita, gusto ma-pop up, pero iba yung naging epekto.” Phoenix won’t play until next Sunday against GlobalPort.

2016-07-24 12:01 Mark Giongco sports.inquirer.net

36 Thousands Attend Funeral for Slain Critic of Cambodia Leader Tens of thousands of Cambodians have marched in the funeral procession for a leading government critic who was fatally shot in an attack that raised suspicion of a political conspiracy. Kem Ley was shot on July 10, and a former government soldier told police he killed him over a money dispute. The suspect's wife, however, said they were too poor to loan money. The massive procession on a 70-kilometer (50-mile) journey started at dawn Sunday from a Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh to Kem Ley's hometown in Takeo province. Prime Minister Hun Sen , often a target of Kem Ley's criticism, has promised a thorough investigation into the killing, which came at a time of political tensions that began last year with legal and other pressures against the opposition.

2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

37 Crawford beats Postol in unification fight: Pacquiao may be next LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford won both the fight and a possible ticket into the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes. Crawford turned in a dominating performance Saturday night in a battle of unbeaten champions, knocking Viktor Postol down twice on his way to a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision to put himself in the running for a fight with Pacquiao in November. Crawford took control of the 140-pound title unification fight with two knockdowns in the fifth round, and then shut down Postol the rest of the way. He was so far ahead in the 12th round that he put his arms down at his side at one point, taunting Postol. Both fighters came into the bout with titles and records of 28-0. But Crawford was clearly the best technical fighter, despite giving away significant height and reach advantage to the Ukrainian.

2016-07-24 12:01 Associated Press sports.inquirer.net

38 Man shot in Austin A man was shot Saturday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The 33-year-old told investigators he was standing outside about 10:20 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Augusta when he heard gunfire and realized he’d been shot, according to Chicago Police. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and later showed up at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was listed in serious condition, police said. A police source said the man is a documented gang member.

2016-07-24 12:01 Ashlee Rezin chicago.suntimes.com

39 Mountain Guide Falls to His Death While Leading Group A guide who was leading tourists down Grand Teton mountain has died. The Exum Mountain Guide company says Gary Falk, 42, was leading a group down from a successful ascent of Grand Teton National Park's highest peak when he fell at 10:30 a.m. Saturday about 2,400 feet from the top of the Owen-Spalding rappel into Valhalla Canyon near the Black Ice Couloir, the Jackson Hole News & Guide reports (http://bit.ly/2a6LCQc.) The park's helicopter flew two rangers into a point nearby, and they hiked to the scene. Falk's body was recovered via helicopter, the newspaper reports. Another Exum guide helped the group down the mountain. Falk, a native of Ouray, Colorado , has been working for Exum for 12 years. He has a wife and two young sons. All Exum operations were cancelled for Sunday in honor of Falk, the News & Guide reports.

2016-07-24 12:01 By abcnews.go.com

40 Meher Marfatia: Whose lane is it anyway? When a blue and white sign says Pasta Lane, you’re forgiven for dreaming of la bella Italia’s delectable staple dish. Google too predictably throws up: ‘World War II Italian prisoners of war, after release, settled here, setting up bakeries making pasta, savouries and cakes.’ In actual fact, this quartet of lanes off Colaba Causeway has zip to do with anything remotely Italian. Pasta Lanes 1, 2, 3 and 4 are a decidedly desi throwback to a Bhatia family lauded for philanthropy in their native Kutch and business centre Bombay. ‘The name of Sheth Goculdas Liladhur Pasta stands high on the list of those who upheld the fair fame of the City of Bombay’ reads the opening line on the stalwart profiled in Representative Men of the Bombay Presidency. I turn pages of this rare volume with Goculdas Pasta’s great grandson at a midtown café. It’s strange hearing the benign 65-year-old break into Gujarati when I’ve pictured Pasta as someone entirely European. Chandu Halwai at Sheila Mahal, at the start of Lane 1, is one of the earliest establishments here. Pics/Bipin Kokate Goculdas’ ancestor Sheth Mohanjee arrived in the city around 1855 to trade as a cotton merchant — ‘He won the title of “pasta”, or “prince”, on account of his generosity, and this cognomen is borne by his descendants.’ Honouring the trust the British invested in them, Goculdas and his son Madhavdas inherited that charitable bent to sponsor civic services, temples, dharamshalas, wells, tanks and plantations. The ground floor flat windows of Kismet building retain their original art deco grill design and awnings from almost a century ago Another pair of lanes behind Chitra Cinema in Dadar is named after the Pastas. But I decide to start exploring these eponymous four. Esther Malaney with daughter Pia on the mosaic and vitreous tile-encrusted terrace of Kismet in 4th Pasta Lane, 1971. The 1920s building was erected brick by brick under the supervision of Goolbai, Dr Sohrabji Cama’s wife. This Chippendale-furnished apartment was designed by Vina Mody of the firm Mody & Colgan (Vina Colgan married architect and Swatantra Party founder Piloo Mody) Colourful, crowded, complex, it’s hard imagining the gullies as once dramatically different. Colaba Island had just 50 inhabitants, isolated by swelling tides till the 1838 Causeway connection. A New Account of East India and Persia, by J. Fryer, notes Colaba being ‘of no profit but to keep the Company’s antelopes and other beasts of delight’. A far cry from the rush and crush of the Causeway today. Though centrally situated, lane residents revel in their seclusion from main street mayhem. “Barring the Ganpati feast when these lanes go mad competing for the biggest pandal,” groans a friend. Capped at six storeys, most buildings came up between 1930 and 1950. Exceptions from the 1920s include Brady’s No. 10 of Lane 1, Shree Krishna of Lane 2, Porbunder Castle of Lane 3 and Kismet of Lane 4. Low roofs bring their own rewards — “We wake to an orchestra in our bird paradise!” an old-timer exults. “Crows caw from four in the morning, joined by koels at six, parakeets next. And sparrows still chirrup here.” Gazing up at Ashoka boughs that cast cool shadows at my feet, I even spot a circling kite. Lane 1 hangs right after Sorab Bharucha Marg (occasionally known as 0 Pasta Lane, where nine elegant Brady’s Blocks cluster). It is heralded by corner-hugging Chandu Halwai, the mithai chain around longer than most, informs Ganesh Kamath, who manages this branch. Beside is Kailash Parbat, begun by the Mulchandani brothers who fled Karachi with basic pots and pans to mix ragda sold from a humble handcart, before serving Bombay their success story. A familiar adjacent fixture completes this tangy ethnic food triangle: Ashok Mirchandani’s appetising planks-on-wheels array of kitchen-fresh papads, pickles and wadis. Typical treats are basar ka achaar – tiny whole onions marinated in mustard seeds and oil eaten with sai bhaji, kheecha —dried rice crisps, and bhee ka kachri — deep fried lotus stem. His father Daulatram set this up in 1970 and Ashok rides the miles daily from Ulhasnagar to follow in his footsteps. Dr Prakash Shetty of Lane 1 explains each gully has a residents’ association. President of the first, he says, “We got rid of garages, fought eateries encroaching with kitchens which were a fire hazard, yet our lanes aren’t clean as earlier.” His home stretch boasts a burst of a tender green garden facing Baba Issardas Darbar prayer hall. Lane 2 pulls you into a kitschy quilt of parlours, godowns, tenements and stray housing societies. Blossom in the dust, a Sai Baba temple has risen on a plot which was a stinky dump. Diagonally across, I approach a one- time “house of ill repute” as food critic Antoine Lewis delicately describes. Growing up a lane beyond, he finds the essential character of the place intact. “The lanes enjoy great cosmopolitanism but changing community profiles. The Jains, for instance, have always lived with Bohris, Sindhis, Parsis, Catholics, Jews and Punjabis. Starting from kirana and hardware shops, they’ve diversified into jewellery and mobile phone outlets.” Lanes 3 and 4, linked by Cawasji Jehangir Road, prove interesting. Neither residence-rowed like Lane 1 nor commercial like Lane 2, their locals clearly know insider history. Everyone from passing delivery men to long-time tenants sidle up with snippets... “That locked yellow kothi door stores wood, but used to be Comfort Library with thousands of titles for us 1970s kids.” “The gas company was Irani restaurant Roshan.” “This was Pranlal Bhogilal’s vintage car warehouse.” Maratha Stores continues going strong since 1945. Close to a century old, Porbunder Castle looks deceptively modern after sliding windows replaced its beautiful balconies that sadly, simply fell off with age. Happy Cycle Shop in Lane 3 is Colaba’s sole such after two in the bazaar shut. Dsouza’s garage now hawks chai and Chinese. The swank Star supermarket has clients but people prefer phoning their bania for deliveries. Cafe Shanghai fronted Pasta Lane 4 before being rented by Canara and UCO Bank. Imbiss in Pipewala Building went through serial avatars — Hina dance bar, Hawaiian Shack and Bootleggers. Laburnum-lined but bereft of well remembered wider pavements, Cawasji Jehangir Road ends in Namdar Manzil. Its flats exclusively for defence forces, the property formerly belonged to Benazir Bhutto’s family. Referring to his as Lane 3 ½ (a parallel strip not to be confused with C J Road), Zahir Fatehi declares he loves the Art Deco architecture around Lalchand Mansion where he greets “80 per cent of original neighbours”. No compound walls enclose these buildings, so parking is a contentious issue. Tales of two Lane 4 trees are told. The family of 1946-established Akbar Motors speaks of a “bunder se bhara badam ka jhaad”. Thieving-for-gold monkeys caused havoc in Sunrise building opposite this almond tree. Sunrise, incidentally, was home to Rohinton Mistry’s tuition teacher Moti Dalal, popularly called Baby Auntie by Campion School boys and Fort Convent girls, and dubbed The Duchess by the novelist. A second story comes from Esther Silliman and her Sindh-born husband Hira Malaney, occupants of Kismet’s fourth floor from 1962 to 1998. Hawks nested in the peepul tree brushing their mosaic-tiled terrace which treated them to unobstructed views all the way to Governor’s House. A barber shaving customers in its shade spied a root that resembled an elephant’s foot. Cashing in on the discovery, he created a Ganesh idol over the natural growth. The self-styled tantrik’s ruse got easy prey “worshippers” to leave money offerings. The Malaneys’ was among the first flats furnished by Chippendale in Bombay. “Kismet was a haven I miss,” Esther says, sitting in the sprawling NCPA Apartments home they moved to. “We had warm times in that small house with a round-pebbled outdoor stone rockery.” She recalls pushing her babies’ pram on Cuffe Parade’s pedestrian promenade before the fishing colony sprang up. “We still order sodas for parties from Joseph & Co. in our old lane,” Hira says, forwarding me to Moses Joseph. At 58, the proprietor of this 43-year- old provisions hub is proud he introduced the shop as a teenager, studying for SSC exams at its counter. “I was young but wanted to be enterprising,” he says — quietly asserting the spirit of a city as it was, as it is. Author-publisher Meher Marfatia writes fortnightly on everything that makes her love Mumbai and adore Bombay. You can reach her at [email protected]

2016-07-24 11:55 By Meher www.mid-day.com

41 Pokemon Go! Even Mumbai police can't stop 'Pokewalks' Despite the cancellation of Mumbai's biggest Pokewalk, scheduled to be held yesterday, due to unavailability of police permissions, nearly 500 Pokemon Go gamers assembled as planned at a fast food restaurant outside Churchgate station and 'unofficially' carried out the walk. Gamers walked from Churchgate station to Marine Drive in search of the rare Pokémon. Pic/Bipin Kokate Till before the cancellation, around 7,000 gamers had confirmed participation in the walk. Tany Joseph (23), who had planned the Pokewalk, said, “We had cancelled the event, but went ahead with it unofficially. I had even approached the DCP for permission, but was told that because the number of people coming for the walk was very high, it was risky and permission could not be given.” Joseph addressed the gamers outside the restaurant at 5 pm and told them that because there was no permission, everyone “should only fight virtually” (referring to virtual Pokemon battles fought on the cellphone). The crowd then walked towards Marine Drive. “I have heard that you get a lot of Magicarps and Gyrados in this area,” said Gaurav Singh, a resident of Goregaon and a Pokemon Go addict. “even the number of PokeStops are more here. I didn’t know the event was cancelled.” “It’s just a game, for which you don’t really need police permission,” said Gaurav Somani, a law student from KC College.

2016-07-24 11:42 By Gaurav www.mid-day.com

42 Breaking News English Lesson The Japanese games giant Nintendo has released an app that is taking the world by storm. The next big thing, and new Internet sensation, is an augmented reality game called Pokemon Go. Players must physically move around the real world in order to capture mystical creatures called Pokemon (short for pocket monsters). It was only officially released last week, in the USA, New Zealand and Australia. It is about to overtake Twitter in the number of daily active users and it hasn't even been launched globally yet. Analysts report that in just 48 hours, Go was installed on 5.6 per cent of all Android devices in the USA. On average, users are spending twice as much time on Go than on apps like Snapchat. Pokemon Go has already jumped to the top of the App Store and Google Play Store. It is also having an unprecedented social impact. Hackers have targeted illegal copies of the app to infect millions of smart phones. Other criminals have used the game to lure unsuspecting players to go to a location to collect a Pokemon character and then rob them or burgle their empty house. The app tracks your location via GPS as you walk around looking for Pokemon. The website PCmag.com advised: "Don't go walking around neighborhoods late at night for your Pokemon fix…. If you can collect Pokemon…in public, crowded areas, we recommend doing that instead of shady spots at two a.m. "

2016-07-24 11:41 www.breakingnewsenglish.com

43 2016): The Bindu breathes its last It was the late 1940s when artist Krishen Khanna and his friend saw a man seated in a cubbyhole at Warden Road in Breach Candy, making a painting of a house opposite. Little did Khanna know then that the seated artist was Raza, with whom he would have a lifelong friendship. Raza, one of the co-founders of the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group, passed away yesterday at the age of 94 after a prolonged illness. The last rites will be conducted in Mandala in Madhya Pradesh, according to his wishes. Syed Haider Raza. Pic/Art Musings The legendary artist, who is well-known for his stark geometric shapes and Indian iconography, kept returning to Mumbai often for his shows even while living in Paris after his marriage to artist Janine Mongillat. Mumbai’s art community remembers him as a friend, whom they often met on their travels to Paris, staying at his 16th century house and vice-versa. Gallerist Kalpana Shah, who owns a vast collection of his works, calls him “a secular artist”. “There was a lady who kept talking on a visit to the Dargah, and Raza asked her to stop talking. ‘Keep quiet and feel the silence,’ he said.” Raza depicted religious and philosophical concepts like bindu, purush- prakriti and nari in his works. In 1947, he co-founded the Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group along with five others, including MF Husain, KH Ara and FN Souza. Pundole Art Gallery hosted group exhibitions including Raza's works and Dadiba Pundole, its owner, recalls their more than “just professional association". “There was a strong camaraderie between dealers and artists in those days. I would often point out that his works had very repetitive motifs. In order to prove that point, I showed him a catalogue of works by a Japanese painter, who, in his later years, only photographed the sky and the sea — horizons, essentially. Raza shot back saying that I did not understand ‘jabba’ (chant). That shut me up for some years to come,” says Pundole. From the 1960s on, Raza made routine visits to Mumbai to exhibit at Chemould. Raza was a loyal Gallery Chemould artist who shared an association with the Gandhys that went far beyond a professional relationship. Raza was Khorshed Gandhy’s “unequivocal sounding board" says Shireen Gandhy, their daughter now running the gallery. On frequent visits to Paris, Raza would take her to exhibitions. On one occasion, she remembers visiting an erotic Piccasso exhibition. When asked what she thought of it, “hot” was her response. Raza was thrilled. “That’s a perfect emotion!” he replied. Gandhy grew up feasting on Raza’s paintings of the 80s, calling him the “ultimate colourist” — Raza defining her aesthetic in many ways. It was in the late 90s when Raza started drifting away from the gallery — probably due to the differing choices of artists that Gandhy made. “Just as galleries are choosy about their artists, artists also make choices of what they like to show in galleries,” said Shireen.

2016-07-24 11:33 By Benita www.mid-day.com

44 Narsingh Yadav fails dope test, Rio Olympics participation doubtful New Delhi: Barely 10 days before the start of the Olympics, India suffered a huge embarrassment as 74kg freestyle wrestler Narsingh Yadav failed a dope test conducted by NADA, a development which has cast doubt on his participation in Rio Games. Narsingh Yadav. Pic/AFP National Anti-Doping Director General Navin Agarwal confirmed that Narsingh's 'B' sample also tested positive for a banned steroid and he appeared before a NADA disciplinary panel on Saturday. "Yes, he (Narsingh) tested positive for a banned steroid. His B sample was also found to be positive. Narsingh was personally present when his B sample was opened," NADA DG told PTI on Sunday. "He appeared before a disciplinary panel yesterday. The panel sought for more reports regarding the matter. We will proceed further and I am hoping that the panel will proceed quickly. Till then we will have to wait," he added. Asked if Narsingh will miss the Rio Olympics, Agarwal said, "It is too early to comment in that regard. We will try to complete the whole thing quickly. I cannot speculate on that. " Interestingly, Narsingh was selected for the Rio Olympics in controversial circumstances as double Olympic medallist Sushil Singh had also staked his claim to represent the country in 74kg freestyle. But Narsingh was favoured as he had earned the Olympic quota in the World Championships last year. Narsingh had to fight a lengthy legal battle with two-time Olympics medallist Sushil, also in the same category, to get the chance to compete for India at the Olympics.

2016-07-24 11:27 By PTI www.mid-day.com

45 B'day special: Cricketers who scored ODI tons thrice or more in a row Today we celebrate the birthday of former Pakistan cricketer Zaheer Abbas. He is the first batsman ever to score three ODI centuries consecutively. We take at his feat and other cricketers who have achieved 3 tons in a row. But before we begin... here's the exceptional one! Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) - 4 centuries (the one and only) 105* vs Bangladesh, 117* vs England, 104 vs Australia, 124 vs Scotland And here comes the rest of the lot... Zaheer Abbas (Pakistan) - 3 centuries 118 vs India, 105 vs India, 113 vs India Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) - 3 centuries 107 vs Sri Lanka, 131 vs West Indies, 111 vs Sri Lanka Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) - 3 centuries 116 vs Kenya, 116* vs India, 153 vs Bangladesh AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 3 centuries 114* vs India, 102* vs India, 102 vs West Indies Quinton de Kock (South Africa) - 3 centuries 135 vs India, 106 vs India, 101 vs India Ross Taylor (New Zealand) - 3 centuries 112* vs India, 102 vs India, 105* vs Pakistan (All Pics/ AFP)

2016-07-24 10:43 By mid www.mid-day.com

46 Detroit King football coach Dale Harvel died doing 'what he was put here to do' DETROIT -- Finding a true passion in life and being able to hold onto it until the very end is something to truly celebrate. Detroit Martin Luther King football coach Dale Harvel had a passion: coaching football. He was not only a coach by trade but also a coach by purpose. On Friday night, Harvel suffered a heart attack while his players took a break from evening practice. Despite being rushed to Detroit Receiving Hospital, he could not be revived. Harvel died at the age of 57. The news traveled swiftly as an entire community lost a coach that had been at King for the last 30 years. For the last seven seasons, Harvel was the team's head coach after taking over for James Reynolds, who was head coach at King for the 35 years prior. "We're all at a loss for words," King assistant coach Terel Patrick told MLive on Saturday morning. "We've had two head coaches in the program since 1974. That's a lot of young men to where it's at the point now where these guys have coached two generations, fathers and sons. The impact is spread across generations. " Patrick had known Harvel since he was 10 years old, when he was a ball boy for the Crusaders while his father coached alongside Harvel. Now, at 39 years old, Patrick believes that Harvel had accomplished so much with so many young men of all different backgrounds in the city of Detroit. "To me, the legacy for Harvel was to push yourself to your limits and to not accept failure," Patrick said. "He never let the kids make excuses. He didn't hamstring the kids. Socioeconomic background, not your typical tradiational household -- all of the different situations that we get -- he didn't let the kids make excuses. He demanded toughness and he demanded excellence out of the kids. He's made men. He's helped develop men. There were many young boys who would probably have different circumstances right now if they didn't come across coach Harvel. " Harvel is survived by his three children Bria, Emoni and Dale Jr. and his wife, Bridget. Memorial service and funeral information has not been finalized as of Saturday morning. Coach Harvel did suffer a heart attack during the 2014 football season but was able to return to the sidelines before the season's end. Last year, he won his second state title as a coach at King and his first as head coach. According to Patrick, it was about 9:15 p.m. on Friday when Harvel collapsed as the team was getting refreshments from parents and preparing for a prayer. Since 2014, Harvel and his coaches have taken special precautions during hot days at practice. Since Harvel still wanted an eye on his players, he would be regulated to shade on the sidelines instead. "We pushed it back to 7 o'clock (because of the heat) and, the funny thing about it is when we get real hot days like that, myself and Tyrone Spencer, the defensive coordinator, we run the practice," Patrick said. "Coach sits in the shade. It's done like that on purpose because we don't want him to over- exhaust himself because he's had a history with some health issues. Coach probably spent like five minutes on the actual field yesterday. He sat in the shade and stood on the gate. " Despite the shocking and tragic circumstances that occurred, Patrick can find some respite from his grief knowing that Harvel was able to be at the place he loved so much before passing away: the football field. "Coach Harvel went out of this world exactly the way a football coach is supposed to because that's what he was put here to do," Patrick said. "He is a great father and a great husband but he was put here to help young men and coach football. I think it's a blessing because not too many people can find their passion and do something that they're passionate about for that long. This man found his passion and he was dedicated to it. He was good at it. " See More Sports News »

2016-07-24 10:34 Jared Purcell highschoolsports.mlive.com

47 Jason Bourne director Paul Greengrass: I don't do social media The new Jason Bourne film might feature a plot involving a global social network, but don't expect to find its director Paul Greengrass tweeting about it any time soon. "It's not my thing," admits the 60-year-old British film- maker. "I don't know how to do it. I don't have any interest in it. I'm not of the generation that does it. I was one of the last people I knew to get a phone. " The film, simply titled Jason Bourne, reunites Greengrass with lead actor Matt Damon after their two previous franchise outings, 2004's Bourne Supremacy and 2007's Bourne Ultimatum. Twelve years on from the events of Ultimatum, Damon's former CIA assassin is living "off the grid" when his old colleague Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) catches up with him, having hacked into the CIA computer. Greengrass admits he didn't think he'd be back to make another Bourne film. "You don't want to come back and make one that's not very good - that's the terror of it. You've got to be sure you're doing it for the right reason. " When he started working on the script in 2014, the starting point was how much the world had changed since Bourne's last outing. Back then George Bush was US president and the Iraq war was in progress. Since then, Greengrass notes, there has been a global financial crisis and the rise of smartphones, social media, electronic surveillance and cyber- intelligence. "We had to try and craft a story with Bourne in that landscape," he says. A key theme in the film is the relationship between personal privacy and state security - there's a direct reference in the screenplay to US whistleblower Edward Snowden, and the plot involves a social network, Deep Dream, that pledges never to share its users' data. A bold claim, perhaps, in this digital age. Greengrass and Damon had last worked together on Greengrass's Iraq war thriller Green Zone in 2010. So how does Greengrass describe his relationship with the actor after making their fourth film together? "He's a close friend," Greengrass replies. "I have great trust in him as a person and as an actor. Making movies is both entirely ludicrous and incredibly hard. It's a preposterous way to spend your time. "You give up a lot for the privilege of doing it and one of the things you get are relationships of immense trust that you see forged in situations of immense stress. " Warming to his theme, the director adds: "It's a circus life, the movies. It's a lot of travelling, a lot of antisocial hours, there's a lot of it that's about escaping from life. "I have a vivid memory of Matt saying, 'I've given my life for this and I love it.' I was really struck by that simple statement of fact. It was like somebody saying I'm going to be a priest. It's a calling. "You reflect on these things when you've finished a film because you feel a bit emotional. " Asked about Brexit, Greengrass - who voted Remain - says he has "a dim sense that it's not going to be good" for film-makers. The industry, he says, was in "a very good place" within the EU. "Will the damage be bad? I don't think anybody can say for sure. But any radical event like this can't be good for the development of a key strategic industry. But we are going to have to hope because the issues go beyond our industry. "I'm a born optimist. We are going to have to pick ourselves up and find a way out of this mess. " Whatever happens, it's clear that Greengrass won't be taking to social media to give his opinion. Has anyone ever suggested he should sign up? "They wouldn't because it would be so ludicrous," he laughs. "It would be like telling me to wear a suit. " Jason Bourne is in cinemas from 27 July.

2016-07-24 10:35 By Tim www.bbc.co.uk

48 What will stop Tumblr's tumble? Three years have passed since Yahoo bought Tumblr, but the micro-blogging website has not proved to be the goldmine once hoped. Yahoo paid $1.1bn (£830m) for the company back in 2013 - but it has since slashed $712m (£541m) off its valuation. CNN Money has suggested that the acquisition is now "effectively worthless". Tumblr is a social network where members can post almost anything - photos, audio clips, videos, animations, feature-length text posts and more. It was set up in 2007 and brings together a staggering breadth of content, including craft tutorials, clips of TV programmes, mental health support groups, political satire, naked selfies, funny cat pictures and hardcore pornography. Members follow people who post the type of content they enjoy, and can repost items they like on to their own page, providing fertile ground for in- jokes and memes to go viral. One recent obsession involved gate-crashing innocent-looking videos with the loud trumpeting intro to pop song Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen. At the time of the acquisition - addressing concerns from Tumblr's fiercely loyal members - Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer promised not to "screw it up". Those who keep a close eye on services such as Tumblr say the site has been slow to add new features. Its latest big addition is live video support, following in the footsteps of Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat and Twitter-owned Periscope. "Tumblr has just added live video, and it's six months late," said Eleni Marouli, principal analyst at IHS Markit. "That's years in the technology world. " A bigger concern is that the site cannot find enough advertisers to fill its available space. That could be, in part, due to the nature of the content on Tumblr - much of it adult-orientated, depending on whom you follow - although Ms Mayer blames the shortfall on a growing number of advertising formats. "Supply, because it's growing so quickly, is outpacing demand, and it's causing this monetisation shortfall," she said. Then there's the issue of mobile advertising. People are increasingly accessing content via mobiles, and Tumblr has been slow to react. "Yahoo has been very slow at deploying ads on mobile," said Ms Eleni. "Its mobile ad revenue is far below its peers in the industry. " To plug its advertising gaps, Tumblr has called upon the Facebook Audience Network advertising service. That will fill some of the holes, but at a cost. "It will ramp up revenue quickly - but they will lose a slice of the money to Facebook with that deal," said Ms Eleni. And any increase in advertising on the platform is likely to meet opposition from the site's members. In the last week, many Tumblr members have been outraged at new invisible audio adverts that Tumblr appears to be testing. The maker of one ad-blocking browser plug-in has already published an update that will "terminate with extreme prejudice the auto-playing audio sidebar ads". Sites such as Buzzfeed tackle the dislike of intrusive advertising with "sponsored posts" - editorial content such as photos or videos with an advertorial slant. Ms Marouli thinks such a focus on "premium" content could help Tumblr in the future. "Snapchat, when it first started, was known as the sexting app. But it has managed to attract premium content on its platform and now has branded content deals," she said. "It's up to the management to make Tumblr more premium, but it's also very important that they keep their users engaged. "Whether it's too late, we will see. " Tumblr could soon find itself in new hands, because Yahoo is selling its core internet business. US telecoms giant Verizon is said to be interested. It recently bought another faded star of the internet - AOL. Other rumoured buyers include mobile network AT&T and the UK's Daily Mail. Ms Mayer said the board of executives had made "great progress on strategic alternatives" - but there has not been an announcement yet.

2016-07-24 10:35 By Chris www.bbc.co.uk

49 Reality Check: Has Corbyn changed his mind on Article 50? The claim: Jeremy Corbyn has performed a U-turn over when Article 50 should be triggered. Reality Check verdict: Mr Corbyn's message has certainly changed, either because he has changed his mind or because he misspoke on 24 June and waited a month to correct himself. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn spoke to David Dimbleby on the BBC the morning of the EU Referendum result. His first remark was that: "The British people have made their decision. We must respect that result and Article 50 has to be invoked now so that we negotiate an exit from the European Union. " Article 50 is the mechanism by which countries leave the European Union. After it has been triggered, the clock starts ticking on a two-year deadline to negotiate the terms of the exit, after which the country will leave the EU, unless all the other members agree to an extension. Mr Dimbleby said the idea of an abrupt signing of Article 50 was at odds with suggestions from Tory MEP Daniel Hannan who said it would be better to take our time and develop a strategy. My Corbyn confirmed that it was important to have a strategy but did not disagree with the suggestion that he was calling for an abrupt triggering of Article 50. Media coverage concluded that Mr Corbyn was indeed in favour of triggering Article 50 straightaway, and his first challenger for the Labour leadership, Angela Eagle, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that his idea of triggering Article 50 straightaway would have caused chaos. An immediate triggering of Article 50 was not an outlandish suggestion at the time. David Cameron had said before the referendum that he would be doing so straightaway, before changing his mind and resigning instead. But Mr Corbyn set the record straight in an interview on Newsnight on Thursday. "I may not have put that as well as I should have done," he told presenter Evan Davis. "The view I was putting was that Article 50 will be invoked at some point. I did not mean it should be invoked on Friday morning and we should rush over to Brussels and start negotiating things away because clearly the negotiations are going to be very long and very complicated. " Read more: The facts behind claims about our relationship with the EU

2016-07-24 10:35 www.bbc.co.uk

50 Turkey coup: What is Gulen movement and what does it want? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for last week's bloody attempted coup. Suspected Gulenists are now being purged in their thousands in a wave of arrests and sackings and Mr Erdogan has declared a state of emergency. But what do we know about the movement, and what does it want? A well-organised community of people - not a political party - named after the US-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen. He is regarded by followers as a spiritual leader and sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man. The imam promotes a tolerant Islam which emphasises altruism, modesty, hard work and education. He is also a recluse with a heart condition and diabetes who lives in a country estate in the US state of Pennsylvania. Fethullah Gulen: Powerful but reclusive Turkish cleric The movement - known in Turkey as Hizmet, or service - runs schools all over Turkey and around the world, including in Turkic former Soviet Republics, Muslim countries such as Pakistan and Western nations including Romania and the US, where it runs more than 100 schools. Followers are said to be numerous in Turkey, possibly in the millions, and are believed to hold influential positions in institutions from the police and secret services to the judiciary and Mr Erdogan's ruling AK Party itself. Profile: Fethullah Gulen's Hizmet movement Mr Gulen made a name for himself by arguing that young Turks had lost their way and that education was the best response, a position that attracted a growing number of middle class followers and led the movement to open schools and expand into business. As the movement grew, followers began taking jobs inside the machinery of state. Some, such as commentator Mustafa Akyol , say the aim was to transform Turkey away from secularism, despite Mr Gulen's claims to be focused more on faith and morality than politics. After the military coup of 1980, the ruling generals suspected him of trying to topple the government and he was arrested after six years on the run. He was freed but eventually charged in 2000 and decided to remain in the US, where he was having medical treatment. Both Mr Erdogan and Mr Gulen portray themselves as pious Muslims in opposition to secularism - but some see a slight difference in their approaches. Mr Erdogan is seen as favouring a Turkish version of political Islam, according to Mustafa Akyol , while Mr Gulen presents himself as espousing a form of cultural rather than political Islam. Many say the ultimate goals of the Gulen movement remain unclear. "I know that their interest in education is not enough for them, they want more, but what? " author Fehmi Koru told the BBC. "I suggested in my columns that they set up their own party and ask for a mandate to run the country. They did not do that. " With their focus on Islamic values, Mr Gulen and his followers were natural allies for Mr Erdogan as he took power. He first used the Gulenists' bureaucratic expertise to run the country and then exploited their connections to get the military out of politics. In 2010, the big Sledgehammer case began, which led to 300 army officials being jailed for allegedly organising an attempted coup in 2003. Most of the evidence against them was later found to have been fabricated. Turkish journalist and academic Ezgi Basaran says it is now acknowledged that the trials were orchestrated by Mr Gulen's followers in the military, intelligence, police and judiciary. Who was behind Turkey coup attempt? Once the military had been sidelined, Mr Basaran says, a power struggle began to take shape as the AKP and the Gulenists vied for control of the state. "A war between two factions - one in power and the other having only infiltrated the civil and military bureaucracy - is a war whose winner is obvious from the start," says Mr Koru. Having dispatched the military, Mr Erdogan went after Hizmet in 2013 by vowing to shut down thousands of private schools that prepare students for exams, about a quarter of which were run by the Gulenist movement. He also began attempting to force people believed to be Gulenists out of the security services and government ministries, which he said constituted a "state within a state". Shortly afterwards, however, Turkish police carried out dawn raids against leading businessmen and allies of the prime minister. They were alleged to have helped Iran bypass international financial sanctions against it by sending the regime in Tehran gold in return for oil and natural gas. Turkey's PM Erdogan faces threat from wounded ally Many believed Gulenists were behind the raids and Mr Erdogan is said to have become convinced that a "Gulen-Israel axis" was out to get him, the Economist reported. In May 2016, the Turkish government formally declared the Gulen movement a terrorist organisation. Mr Gulen has denied any involvement in the attempted coup and suggested Mr Erdogan himself may have been behind it, given the wave of arrests that has followed. Turkey's coup attempt: What you need to know Cleric Gulen condemns post-coup 'witch-hunt' However, analysts have suggested that the coup authors - whether Gulenists or secularists - may have brought forward plans because they suspected Mr Erdogan was about to purge the military anyway. The sheer numbers of arrests - almost a third of the military top brass as well as thousands of officials and bureaucrats - suggests that Mr Erdogan did already have lists of targets. Turkey has now requested Mr Gulen's extradition from the US to face trial but the US has said it will need to see evidence of Mr Gulen's involvement first.

2016-07-24 10:36 www.bbc.co.uk

51 National Forest celebrates 25 years The scarred landscape left behind by the mining industry in the Midlands was desolate and dark. Then the trees came. Twenty-five years ago work began on transforming a huge swathe of land in the Midlands. Where once there were coal mines and heavy industry, a return to nature began with the first seeds of what would become the National Forest. A plan to "breathe new life" into parts of Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire, then used largely for coal mining, was devised in the late-1980s. About 200 square miles (517 sq km) of "forgotten" land was selected in 1991 and planting began later in the year. Since then 8.5m trees have been planted and forest cover has increased from 6% to over 20%, the company said. The group said its mission over the last quarter of a century has been to turn the "least wooded areas of England into a multi-purpose, sustainable forest". John Everitt, chief executive of The National Forest company, said the project has shown how a "healthy environment" can stimulate economic growth and regenerate communities within the area. He said the early nineties saw the end of a number of industries in parts of the Midlands leaving what many saw as a "blot on the landscape". Mr Everitt said: "The whole idea came from the Countryside Commission and they were thinking about regeneration, so that was the backdrop to the National Forest being selected here. "We planted trees on a huge number of different derelict sites; whether that's old slag heaps, restored collieries. " Moira, in Leicestershire, which was mined for coal, limestone and granite, was one of the areas selected for mass tree planting. Hazel McDowell, who lives in the former mining village, said: "When I first moved here [in 2000] it was so raw you thought nothing was ever going to survive or grow here. "It's [now] just an incredible area. The trees are all towering over me now. " Landowner Andrew Kirkland, said his farming business was becoming less profitable by the 1990s and so took advantage of a National Forest grant. In 1998, he gave up farming and planted 100 acres (40 hectares) of trees on his land, near Swadlincote in Derbyshire, while growing his equestrian business. He said: "The National Forest has been an uplift for the local community. "I feel that I have put a mark down that will never be removed, for the children around here everything is rosy. " The National Forest has suffered its setbacks. In 2013, it announced its first case of ash dieback within its boundaries. The disease was found at three sites between Albert Village and Moira. A spokeswoman said since then thousands of Ash trees have been affected and will probably never recover. In the same year the National Forest warned that wildlife would be affected if the proposed HS2 high speed rail route , which would go through its borders, got the go ahead. It said it would fight for compensation should this happen. The National Forest became a charity in 2014 in a bid to access extra funding and help secure its future, and during the same year a new 75-mile (121km) walking trail opened after five years of preparation. Thousands of people have used the National Forest for leisure and education over the last 25 years, its bosses have claimed. The National Forest

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52 In pictures: EyeEm Awards The EyeEm Photography Festival and Awards aims to celebrate emerging talent. This year's competition attracted more than 270,000 entries in five categories: The Portraitist, The Architect, The Great Outdoors, The Photojournalist and The Street Photographer. The latter includes this shot of a woman on the beach in Naples, by Michele Liberti. Istanbul-based Can Dagarslani was shortlisted for The Portraitist category for this image from Inside Out, which explores the notion of identity. Femi Onipinla submitted this photo for The Great Outdoors category. It was taken during a trip to a desert camp in Erg Chebbi, Morocco. Jadsada Inaek captured a moment at Siam Park City amusement park in Bangkok in this The Street Photographer category image. This photo by Melvin Anore was taken during a Good Friday religious procession in Binangonan Rizal, Philippines, it was shortlisted for The Photojournalist category. A heated moment during a Moharram celebration in Lucknow, India, was the focus of Mayank Gautam's entry, also shortlisted for The Photojournalist. Zacharie Rabehi's portrait of Shaboo was submitted in the same category. A victim of an acid attack by her father when she was one month old, Shaboo was adopted by an orphanage ashram in Mumbai. Her mother, who was also attacked, died as a result. An unusual building in Osthafen, in Berlin, was the subject of Jorg Fockenberg's image for The Architect, showcasing "stunning architecture that moves you". “My daughter gets her first pony ride in Petaluma, California," said Todd Bischoff, of his The Street Photographer image. "High Five is part of a current series I am working on called Let’s Get Acquainted. " The winners will be announced at the 2016 EyeEm Festival and Awards in Berlin on 27 August 2016. (People fishing in Kuala Lumpur by Khairel Anuar)

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53 Terence Donovan: Speed of Light A major retrospective of Terence Donovan, one of the foremost photographers of his generation, has opened in London. (Twiggy, Woman's Mirror, 1966) Terence Donovan was born in the East End of London and started taking photographs in 1951. Along with his contemporaries Brian Duffy and David Bailey, he took many of the iconic images of the 1960s, transforming the art and style of photography and helping to create the concept of Swinging London. (Terence Stamp, British Vogue, 1967) Donovan's innovative style freed British fashion photography from its static convention. (French Elle, 1966. Du Nouveau sous le nouveau tunnel) Redefining British photography through his magazine work, Donovan focused on the pop stars and actresses and models of the day, becoming as famous as the people he photographed. (French Elle, 1965. Les Manteaux arts modernes) The photographer also brought a gritty, East End feel to Man About Town magazine, later renamed About Town, influencing its image with film-style shots. (Thermodynamic fashion shoot for About Town, 1961) The exhibition showcases both well-known vintage prints as well as previously unpublished material, alongside a selection of his video work. (‘Dressed Overall’ Fashion Feature for Nova, 1974) Terence Donovan: Speed of Light in association with Ricoh is at The Photographers’ Gallery in London until 25 September 2016. (Stella Tennant modelling a suit by Hussein Chalayan. British Vogue, Made in England, 1995) ALL PHOTOS: Courtesy of the Terence Donovan Archive

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54 Profile: The Owen Smith story The man challenging Jeremy Corbyn for the Labour leadership is virtually unknown outside Westminster. So who is Owen Smith? We know who he wants to be. The great unifier. A political miracle worker who can unite Labour's warring factions to win a general election many in the party think will happen sooner rather than later, whatever the new prime minister says. He says he wants to "save the party" and prevent it from what he fears would be a catastrophic split. And we know how he would like to be seen - a more voter-friendly version of Jeremy Corbyn, with similar "radical" left-wing values but a fresh, modern face. But what about the man himself? His campaign launch - tieless, immaculate white shirt, flanked by his family and a youthful band of supporters - could have come straight from the Cameron/Blair playbook. But his big idea - rewriting Clause IV of the Labour constitution to include a specific commitment to fight inequality - is designed to be a break with the Blair era. He is proud of his Welsh roots. He was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, but grew up in South Wales, and was recently described by the Guardian, as a fully paid-up member of the "Taffia", the Welsh political and media establishment. His father Dai, is a prominent Welsh historian and a one-time chairman of the Arts Council of Wales, whose books include one on Aneurin Bevan as well as The World of South Wales. The man Owen Smith would one day succeed as Labour MP for his home town of Pontypridd, Kim Howells, was a family friend. Age: 46 Family: Married to Liz with three children - Jack, 17, Evan, 15, and Isabelle, 13 Educated: Coedylan Primary School, Pontypridd, comprehensive schools in Pontypridd and Barry, University of Sussex, where he studied history and French Parliamentary career: MP for Pontypridd since 2010, former shadow work and pensions secretary Job before politics: BBC producer, lobbyist for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Policies: Raise the top rate of income tax to 50%, write a commitment to tackling inequality into Labour's constitution, £200bn plan to build new infrastructure and council housing. Backs Trident nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. In contrast to Mr Corbyn, has said he would be prepared to press the nuclear button. Would be "tempted" to call a second EU referendum. Wants to increase the involvement of Labour members in policy decisions. What he says about Jeremy Corbyn: Has praised the Labour leader for helping the party "rediscover its radical roots" but claims the party has fallen in the public's esteem under his leadership and is even seen as a "laughing stock" by some people. Says Mr Corbyn needs to stand aside so the party can become a "serious" and credible alternative government again. Off duty: Watching rugby, he is a regular at Pontypridd RFC, and listening to Bruce Springsteen. Once described his "guilty pleasure" as "too many beers". The young Smith was steeped in the traditions and mythology of Welsh Labour, always to the left of the party nationally, but he credits the 1984 miners' strike as his "political awakening". He recently recalled, in a speech to his constituents, how as a teenager he had marched with striking miners from the Maerdy Colliery, and had been inspired by their "sense of community, solidarity and passion for justice". "This is why I am Labour right to my fingertips. I'm not interested in machine politicking and Westminster parlour games, but rooted politics - that's about making a real and lasting difference to people's lives. " He joined the Labour Party at the age of 16, while still a pupil at Barry Boys' Comprehensive School, in the Vale of Glamorgan. After studying history and French at the University of Sussex, he joined BBC Wales as a radio producer in 1992. His father, Dai, was appointed editor of BBC Wales and head of programmes in the same year. Colleagues recall an amiable but highly ambitious character. On one occasion, when he had landed a sought-after job on BBC Radio 4's Today programme in the mid 1990s, in London, his keenness to impress his bosses got the better of him. Asked to call the police to check on a breaking story, the young producer stunned more experienced newsroom hands by dialling 999 to demand an interview with the chief constable. The incident led to an official complaint from the Metropolitan Police. Quizzed about it on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, he said it had been a "pretty stupid" thing to do but he had "pressured" into getting a comment, adding that he did not think he had called the 999 emergency number but a police hotline. "It was clearly a really stupid and embarrassing thing to do," he said. "I was embarrassed about it at the time, I am embarrassed about it now, but I think my judgement isn't called into question by this, it was a foolish mistake by a young man. " "I am on the left of the Labour Party, I share many of Jeremy's values but I think I can talk about modernising those values, I think I can talk about Labour's future, in a way in which no other candidate, including Angela, can," speaking to Channel 4 News on 13 July,. "It's not enough just to be anti-austerity, you have got to be pro-something and I am pro-prosperity," launching his leadership bid. "Nye Bevan, my great hero, said it's all about achieving and exercising power," speaking to the Guardian. "I wasn't in Parliament at the time, I would have voted against, I would have been opposed to it at the time," on whether he would have voted for the Iraq war. "We are making significant inroads in improving what is happening in Iraq. I thought at the time the tradition of the Labour Party and the tradition of left- wing engagement to remove dictators was a noble, valuable tradition, and one that in South Wales, from the Spanish Civil War onwards, we have recognised and played a part in," speaking to Wales Online , when he was a candidate in the 2006 Blaenau Gwent by-election. He told the site he did not know whether he would have voted for the Iraq war. "I'm glad you think I am normal. I am normal. I grew up in a normal household. I've got a wife and three children. My wife is a primary school teacher," responding to a journalist's description of him as "normal" - the comment sparked a Twitter storm and accusations of homophobia against rival Angela Eagle, who is in a civil partnership, something he has firmly denied saying he had been quoted out of context. Smith worked across a range of programmes during his 10 years at the BBC, including Good Morning Wales and political programme Dragon's Eye without becoming a senior editor. So in 2002, he turned his sights to politics and a job as a "special adviser", the Westminster insiders who act as a mouthpiece for ministers and help craft policies. In those days, being a "spad" was a guaranteed fast track to the top - Ed Miliband and David Cameron, among many others, had served their political apprenticeships in this way. Smith's boss, Paul Murphy, now Baron Murphy of Torfaen, was Welsh Secretary and then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in Tony Blair's cabinet. This was the high water mark of New Labour and he will have been at Murphy's side when he voted for military action in Iraq. But Murphy says his young special adviser disagreed with him over the Iraq war. He describes Smith as belonging to Labour's "soft left" or "Bevanite" tradition, not on the right of the party but someone who can build a "bridge" between the left and the right. After three years as a special adviser, Smith headed off to the private sector, moving to Surrey to take up a job as a lobbyist for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, on a reported salary of £80,000 a year. Smith has objected to the use of the term lobbyist to describe what he did at Pfizer, telling Sky News: "Let's be clear I wasn't a lobbyist. " He said his job, as head of policy and government relations, had given him valuable private sector experience. Other public affairs professionals have defended Smith's former profession. Jon McLeod, corporate affairs chairman of lobbyists Weber Shandwick, told Public Affairs News : "Was he a lobbyist? To the person on the street yes. Is it a bad thing? No... it goes without saying that it helps to have people in power who have worked in industry and understand a key sector. " At Pfizer, Smith was involved in an initiative to promote greater "choice" for patients in the NHS , including focus group research on "direct payments" for some services. Jeremy Corbyn's supporters claim this shows he supported NHS privatisation but Smith told ITV's Good Morning Britain such allegations were "clearly a lie". He said the Pfizer report on NHS choice, published in October 2005 in association with the King's Fund charity, had been commissioned before he went to work for the US pharmaceutical giant. He said he had always believed a "100% publicly-owned NHS free at the point of use" but he had supported the Blair government's contracting out of minor operations to private hospitals to clear NHS waiting lists. He said that "with hindsight" the policy had "opened the door to the current government to step through into a real attempt at marketisation and privatisation of the NHS, using the language of the last Labour government". In 2008, Smith moved to Amgen, the UK's biggest biotech firm, to be its head of corporate affairs. "Decent bloke, on the left, can heal rifts that look meaningful inside Westminster and septic from the outside: is any of this enough? Wouldn't we have said the same about Ed Miliband?," Guardian journalist Zoe Williams , who voted for Jeremy Corbyn in last year's leadership election. "He was full on! I think that's the best way to describe Owen. Very, very bright, lots of enthusiasm, very little self-doubt, but a very high standard of what he expected. To be honest, he was challenging to those above him. He was difficult to manage because he set such a high standard and wouldn't accept any nonsense," Lee Waters, Labour's AM for Llanelli, on his former boss at BBC Wales. "We have to be a broad church, we need everyone from Jeremy Corbyn, all the way through to people on the right. Owen is very clever, he is astute, he knows when to open his mouth and when to shut up. I think he is absolutely right in his judgement of what is needed right now," Labour MP and Smith supporter Chris Bryant. "He's always been very intelligent, very courageous, and he needs that courage now and he needs that energy that he's always shown because this is going to be a battle for Labour's future, I think, for its life," Kim Howells, on his friend and predecessor as Labour MP for Pontypridd. "He's nimble, he's a good Labour party dispatch box contributor. He's got a warmth to his character, he's quick to smile and quip, and he's quick- thinking. People like qualities like that," fellow South Wales Labour MP Nick Smith, speaking to the Guardian. "It speaks well of him that he's gathered a good and loyal group of MPs around him. Many are part of the next generation of politicians, much more interested in dealing with the pressing problems of 2016 than in fighting old battles," Lisa Nandy, a Smith supporter, in the Guardian. Three years earlier, while still a lobbyist at Pfizer, he had made his first, disastrous, attempt to become an MP in the previously rock-solid Labour seat of Blaenau Gwent. The by-election had been triggered by the death of Independent MP Peter Law, who had won the seat from Labour after a row over women-only shortlists in 2005. Smith ran a slick campaign, leading his opponents to dub him "oily Smith". He was also mocked as "Viagra man" after his employer's most famous product. He achieved a swing back to Labour, but the electorate had not yet forgiven the party and the seat was won by another Independent, Dai Davies. In a defiant speech after losing the election, he echoed his political hero Nye Bevan, saying: "I agree with Dai that politics is about people, but it is also about power. " He said Labour had "given power to the people" of the Welsh valleys and it had to continue to "reach out to people", warning against becoming "introverted" and "isolated". Friends say the experience of losing in Blaenau Gwent gave him a valuable early lesson in how Labour was losing touch with voters in its traditional heartlands - and the growing gap between the grassroots and the Westminster party elite. But statements he made at the time, in an interview with Wales Online , would come back to haunt him, as Jeremy Corbyn's supporters sought to portray him as not as solidly left-wing as he was now claiming. On the involvement of private companies in delivering NHS services, he said at the time: "Where they can bring good ideas, where they can bring valuable services that the NHS is not able to deliver, and where they can work alongside but subservient to the NHS and without diminishing in any respect the public service ethos of the NHS, then I think that's fine. I think if their involvement means in any way, shape or form the break-up of the NHS, then I'm not a fan of it, but I don't think it does. " He also hailed PFI schemes, which he said had delivered new hospitals in Wales, and city academies, which he said had made "great inroads" in areas with failing schools. "I'm not someone, frankly, who gets terribly wound up about some of the ideological nuances that get read into some of these things, and I think sometimes they are totally overblown," he told the site. He did not apply to fight Blaenau Gwent again, but instead seized the chance to stand in his home town when Kim Howells, the MP there, decided to stand down. Mr Smith held Pontypridd for Labour at the 2010 general election, but Mr Howell's 13,000 majority was reduced with a swing to the Liberal Democrats of more than 13%. Shortly after his election, he had to apologise for comments in an online article in which he compared the coalition's spending cuts to "domestic violence" against the Liberal Democrats. Women's activists called it a "tasteless analogy". In his maiden speech he attacked the coalition government's proposals for academies and "free schools". He supported Ed Miliband in the Labour leadership contest and was rewarded with a junior shadow cabinet role, as deputy to Shadow Welsh Secretary Peter Hain. A year later, he was moved to be number four in the team shadowing the Treasury and, a year after that, he was promoted into the shadow cabinet, with the Wales brief, following Peter Hain's retirement. He promised that a future Labour government would give Wales the same financial powers as Scotland, subject to a referendum and agreement with the Welsh government on funding. In the 2015 leadership election, which saw Jeremy Corbyn swept to victory by Labour members, he backed Andy Burnham and, like Mr Burnham, abstained in a Commons vote on the government's controversial welfare bill, something he has since described as a "mistake". "I argued in shadow cabinet we oughtn't to be abstaining on it and I was part of Andy Burnham's campaign telling Andy that we ought to be resigning on the issue," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr. As shadow work and pensions secretary, he said he had opposed the bill "outright" and claimed to have got tax credit cuts and disability benefit cuts, which had also been opposed by a group of Tory backbenchers, overturned. Like Mr Burnham, Smith opted to stay in the shadow cabinet when Jeremy Corbyn took over - refusing to follow other colleagues from the Ed Miliband era on to the back benches. He was handed the crucial role of shadow work and pensions secretary, going up against Iain Duncan Smith in the Commons, in some memorably fiery encounters. In March this year, he asked Mr Duncan Smith "how he sleeps at night" after imposing cuts to disability support. He predicted that Mr Corbyn's election as leader would give Labour an army of new supporters in Wales - and he stayed loyal to the leader in December 2015's crunch vote on air strikes in Syria, which split the Parliamentary Party and set the scene for the chaos it now finds itself in. Smith had spoken about his leadership ambitions last year but friends insist he would not have challenged Mr Corbyn if it had not been for a series of events in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. He was part of a delegation of like-minded Labour MPs, non-Blairites who had stayed loyal to Mr Corbyn but who were alarmed by the collapse in support for him after the EU referendum result. The MPs say they wanted to act as a bridge between Mr Corbyn and Labour MPs. Smith claims shadow chancellor John McDonnell, when asked about the danger that the party could split, had replied: "If that's what it takes. " This was not the deciding factor for Smith, say his allies, and he still had to be encouraged to stand, but he was quick to repeat the quote on social media. Others claim Smith had plotted all along to challenge Mr Corbyn and had been positioning himself as a left-wing candidate who could win over the Corbyn-loving grassroots. Former shadow business secretary Angela Eagle - someone with a bigger public profile and a longer record as an MP than Smith - was first to stake a claim to that position, launching a bid to be Labour's first female leader. Smith entered the race late, saying he had to deal with a family emergency, but was determined to seize his moment to present himself as the future face of the Labour Party and refused calls on him to stand down to give Ms Eagle a clear run. We were then treated to the spectacle of two "unity" candidates battling it out in public for the right to challenge Mr Corbyn. It came down to a race between the two rival teams to see who could gain the most nominations from Labour MPs. Owen Smith won that battle. But the battle he now has to convince Labour Party members that he is a better bet than Jeremy Corbyn, less than a year after they voted him into the top job by an overwhelming majority, will be immeasurably harder.

2016-07-24 10:35 By Brian www.bbc.co.uk

55 WATCH: Farmers market serve up crab apples with a sliver of gossip Puyallup teenager Blake Nelson talks about his grandfather and the '62 Corvette he inherited. Hundreds of people — including tribal, local, state and federal leaders — gathered Tuesday to celebrate the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge’s official name change to the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Two of the youngest representatives of the Washington delegation at the RNC are working to engage their generation of voters. They see a "bright" future for the GOP, but have concerns about the public perceptions of their party's leaders. effery Steehler, Seth Waldo and Rachel Waldo joined hundreds of Pokemon Go players at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, July 17, 2016. About 600 people attended "Stop Killing Us", a rally held in People's Park in Tacoma's Hilltop Neighborhood, July 16, 2016. It was organized by Alexandra Waller in response to the spate of police and bias killings around the country. Gig Harbor High football players participate in yoga during practice in order to increase flexibility and decrease injuries. Sights and sounds from 7 Seas Brewing's seventh anniversary party in Gig Harbor on Saturday. A handful of girls learn all about fairies during the Woodland Fairy Camp at Volunteer Park on the Key Peninsula Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Sights and sounds as police investigate a quadruple shooting in Tumwater on Wednesday morning. Four people are taken to the hospital after a quadruple shooting and then a standoff with SWAT officers Wednesday morning on Gerth Street in Tumwater.

2016-07-24 10:34 www.thenewstribune.com

56 German-Iranian hacks girl's FB account offering free food to lure other victims Munich: An 18-year-old dual- citizen German-Iranian from Munich, who suffered from depression, was the gunman who killed nine people and wounded 16 others at a Munich shopping mall. He later turned the gun on himself. He carried a 9mm Glock pistol and a red rucksack containing 300 rounds of ammunition. The police denied he had any link with the ISIS. Two women mourn at an underground station near the Olympia mall. Pic/AFP The shooting began at a McDonald's outlet at the Olympia shopping mall near Munich's Olympic stadium on Friday night. A video posted on social media appeared to show a man dressed in black walking away from the restaurant while firing repeatedly on people as they fled. Most of the casualties were youngsters aged 15-21. The invite The 'lone wolf' allegedly hacked a Facebook account of a teenage girl and lured people to the shopping centre with an offer of free food. The post, sent from the woman’s account, urged people to come to McDonald’s at 4pm, saying: “I’ll give you something if you want, but not too expensive.” ‘Deranged’ The gunman’s name has not been made public, although locally, he has been identified as Ali Sonboly. Investigations of his home and police files point to “a classic act by a deranged person,” police chief Hubertus Andrae said. “There is absolutely no link to the Islamic State.” The city’s chief prosecutor said the suspect had suffered “some form of depression”, but voiced caution over reports he may have undergone psychiatric treatment.

2016-07-24 10:30 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

57 Mumbai: Sister files sexual harassment case against her own brother A sister has filed a case against her own brother for sexual harassment for more then two weeks when are fiancee was out for business purpose. The accused was arrested by Dongri police on Friday night after the woman filed a complaint. The 37-year-old woman who stays in Dubai and is a teacher by profession had come to Mumbai for vacation and was staying with her fiancee at apartment next to her brother and father. While lodging the complaint, the woman told police that her 24-year-old brother has sexually harassed her on different occasion from July 5 to 22, when her fiancee was out for work. The accused while harassing her kept saying that if she can get physically involved with her fiancee then why not with him. He also forced himself on her. According to police, the woman tired with her brother's behavior revealed the incident to her father but he just let it go with a warning. When the accused repeated the offence, the woman complained about the same to her fiancee. When fiancee confronted the accused, he raised his hands on him and threatened him. Later the woman along with her father decided and went to police station and filed the complaint on Friday. Father while giving details about his son said that he is unemployed. Senior Police inspector of Dongri police station Nitin Shamrao Bangale said, “The woman had come woman had come with her father to file the complaint. After filing the complaint, we immediately arrested the accused.” The accused was traced with the help of crime branch and he was charged under section 354A (sexual harassment), 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman), 323 – (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal code.

2016-07-24 10:27 By Sailee www.mid-day.com

58 Auto technology evolved faster than humans — so we created one From the first steam- powered automobile capable of human transportation built in 1768, to the Google self-driving car of today, automotive technology has evolved in leaps and bounds, leaving us humans in the dust, evolution-wise.

2016-07-24 10:23 By Karen www.digitaljournal.com

59 59 Want to climb Mount Everest? keep Rs 70 lakh aside

It isn’t difficult to imagine why mountaineers are outraged by false claims of the now infamous constable couple from Pune — Dinesh and Tarakeshwari — of summiting Mount Everest. Given the extremely high cost — both financially and physically — it stands to reason that anyone who actually reaches the top of the world’s highest mountain has earned that honour. The sunrise from behind the Everest. Pics/Kuntal Joisher mid-day had first exposed the couple in its June 29 edition. A police probe was ordered, the report of which is awaited. While the intense physical endurance training required is fairly well known, the money involved in this extreme sport is not common knowledge outside of mountaineering circles. The golden sunset on Everest “The cost could vary from $20,000 (Rs 13 lakh) to more than $100,000 (Rs 67 lakh),” says Alan Arnette, renowned climber and motivational speaker, who started climbing at the age of 38. Most climbers take personal loans from banks, friends and family and some even mortgage property to achieve their dream of getting to the top. “The difference is in what kind of experience the climber is seeking and also the level of safety he or she wants,” Arnette says. Low-end agencies will provide you with the basic requirements, and one could be compromising on gears and safety. High-end companies provide everything, including experienced guides who are internationally certified, but come with a high price tag. ‘Loans from banks, friends, family’ Satyarup Siddhantha, the climber from West Bengal, who lives in Bengaluru and whose picture the Maharashtra constable couple morphed, quit his job last year in order to climb Everest. His company would not give him three months leave. In the last two years, he has spent nearly Rs 32 lakh on climbing. He says, “I took personal loans from banks, friends, family, credit cards and ready credit options at banks to fund my climbs.” “The summit pictures were not just a photo-op for me. From being an asthmatic child to climbing Mount Everest, it has been a very personal battle. And, then Makalu Adventures goes and morphs my photograph and gives credit to the Rathods. It’s an insult to my struggle,” says Siddhantha. Rafiq Shaikh, the police constable from Aurangabad, who reached the Everest summit on May 19, 2016, and made the Maharashtra police proud, has spent Rs 45 lakh in the last three years, pursuing his passion. He raised funds through personal loans from family and friends, a police welfare loan and a police society loan. Kuntal Joisher, who hails from a middle class Gujarati family, has, in the last two years, spent approximately Rs 37 lakh, through a combination of loans from family and savings, to climb the Everest. Paula Leonard from the US says, “I am a nurse and I paid for the climb from my savings. This was my third and final attempt and I have already spent $100,000 [Rs 67 lakh].” Arnette says, "Funding the climb is always harder than actually climbing the Everest. I self-financed my first three attempts (2002, 2003 and 2008) but was sponsored for the fourth in 2011, when I reached the summit. " Arnette has self-financed 28 of 37 major expeditions since starting at age 38. Not just the climbing cost, the cost to train is even higher. There is intense training required for 12 to 18 months, which costs around $8,000 [Rs 5,36,000]. While some climbers manage to bag sponsors, it is not easy considering the risks involved in climbing. It is extremely rare for corporate entities to come forward to sponsor a climb. Mountaineers joke that climbing might ultimately not be as difficult as raising the funds. ‘Rathods asked everyone for money’ Climbers say the Rathods knew this and made every show of raising a huge amount of funds for the climb. Police sources in Pune say that prior to the expedition, the Rathods approached all senior inspectors and the zonal DCP for monetary help for their Everest climb. One of the officers, requesting anonymity, says, "I loaned them a large amount of money. Then a Good Samaritan from Hadapsar and Wanawadi jurisdiction gave them R75,000. As both were passionate about mountaineering, we thought they were genuine and helped them. " When news of the couple’s claim being fake emerged, it raised the hackles of other mountaineers. Furious climbers have said the Rathods made a mockery of a climb that is serious and dangerous. Some climbers say it is this huge financial burden that sometimes puts tremendous pressure on climbers. It could also be one of the reasons the Rathods faked their feat. The guarantee of a loan waiver that comes with a record feat is probably what caused them to fake it, a mountaineer said. "Also, when funds are low, many opt for cheap companies, which increases the risk not only for themselves but others as well," says Captain Ankur Bahl, who only climbs with the Western companies for the stringent standard operating procedures they maintain. Joisher says, "There needs to be a mindset change as far as mountaineering in India goes; that the summit is not the ultimate achievement. It’s all right if you do not summit. You can always come back and climb it later if you are serious about it. " What most people don’t know is that climbing comes at great personal cost, too. "I sacrificed time with family and friends. I avoided relationships because all of my time was spent on training," says Paula. Siddhanta had to quit his job. It’s the story of most serious climbers.

2016-07-24 10:24 By Anusha www.mid-day.com

60 MoneyWatch: Gas prices fall; Verizon takes action on data hogs |Gas prices have dipped to their lowest level for the month of July in years. Also, Verizon is pulling the plug on some data hogs. Brook Silva-Braga reports on the day's top MoneyWatch headlines.

2016-07-24 10:22 MoneyWatch: www.cbsnews.com

61 Dover traffic: 'We were stuck in traffic for 16 hours' UK officials are to assist with French border checks at the Port of Dover, after the government said motorists had suffered "extraordinary disruption". Motorists were caught up in long delays through Kent, due to high numbers of holidaymakers and understaffed French border posts amid heightened security checks. Ollie Burridge, who is travelling with his family to Barcelona from South Wales, told the BBC they had been stuck in traffic for 16 hours waiting to board a ferry.

2016-07-24 10:19 www.bbc.co.uk

62 Mumbai Diary: Sunday Dossier Fast bowlers won’t listen to Olympians In the build-up to the Rio Games, it’s time for an Olympics-related yarn. Fred Trueman, the former England fast bowler, who was never short of a word, didn’t quite agree with his then captain Ted Dexter’s decision to rope in British long distance Olympic runner Gordon Pirie as a trainer in England’s touring party for the 1962-63 Ashes in Australia. Fred Trueman Pirie participated in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics at Melbourne and Rome respectively and recommended that Trueman be put on a diet of nuts and lettuce instead of Trueman’s favourite steaks. Pirie also ordered the fast bowlers to run up and down on the wooden decks of the ship en route to Australia. This wouldn’t have done Trueman’s knees any good and so he protested. When things reached boiling point, ‘Fiery Fred’ as Trueman was called, asked Pirie whether he had run against someone called Vladimir Kuts (Russia). When Pirie answered in the affirmative, Trueman shot back, “Yes and if I remember rightly he was doing his lap of honour before you had crossed the finishing line, so if that’s what your training does for you, then you can count me out.” Trueman was referring to how Kuts had led favourite Pirie by a huge margin and clinched the 10,000m gold at Melbourne. Read like Rajini When Rajinikanth’s fans made a dash for the theatre to watch Kabali on Friday, none of them had any plans to head to the bookstore soon after. But, that’s what happens when Thalaiva picks up a book. You buy it too! In the opening scene of Kabali, an incarcerated Rajini is seen reading author YB Satyanarayana’s My Father Baliah inside his prison cell. The book, published in 2012, traces Satyanarayana’s Dalit family history. Now, four years on, it’s making news all over again. And, trust Rajini devotees to leave no stone unturned to ensure the book is read. Twitter is abuzz with stories about what Rajini is reading in jail and thanks, to the many re-tweets, the author’s promotion appears to be on in full swing. Satyanarayana wouldn’t have predicted this accidental stroke of luck, which in all likelihood is boosting his book’s sales. Writers of the world, please take note: Thalaiva is your man! Do a burpee While most of us are battling the bulge thanks to unhealthy lifestyles, former Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan is bent on reversing the trend. After launching the ProSport Fitness centre in Lower Parel, he has now opened a new franchise in Andheri. “While trying to balance professional and personal life, fitness often takes a backseat,” says Khan, who has designed some fun workouts like burpees (squat thrusts) and shadow boxing at the centre. Khan assures us that the exercises can be pulled off by people of any age. Get, set, fit! Throwback to the disco era Restaurateur Nityanand Shetty, owner of the soon-to-be-launched all-day bar, Thyme Bistro, takes pride in calling himself a Pancham Pagal. This incidentally happens to be the name of RD Burman’s fan club. “I even wooed my wife with his songs,” laughs Shetty, who each year on Burman’s birthday distributes the composer’s favourite Kesar Pista ice cream from Gokul for free to all his customers at Pebbles, Juhu. The 48- year-old now plans to take his love a step further by introducing Pancham nights every month at Thyme. The evening will see talented musicians paying tribute to the legend. “We’ll also have a Pancham quiz for the patrons,” he adds. Attend it, if you happen to be Pancham Pagal. A report card for artists? The Union Minister of culture and tourism Mahesh Sharma certainly managed to raise eyebrows with his proposal to introduce a rate card for artists and writers. Promising, Outstanding and Waiting are the grades on offer, which got trolled as the POW system. Union Minister of culture and tourism Mahesh Sharma While there were those who hinted at how some moolah might get you bumped up from Waiting to Outstanding, a rather acclaimed photographer, chose to use some tact regarding this. Here’s what he wrote: “So, here’s the new India art lingo: A couple of well-heeled collectors walk into an Indian Art Gallery. ‘Please, we are looking to buy some P Grade art.’ The gallerist looked puzzled, ‘Why P Grade?’ The collectors respond, ‘Because we hope our P Grade investments will mature into O Grade! And please don’t waste our time showing us any of that horrible W Grade stuff.’ ‘Oh’, the gallerist responds, ‘Don’t worry! We would never think to show W Grade art here! Only P and O need apply!’” Well, isn’t this true of things, with or without a rate card? Mom knows best Pic/Bipin Kokate Tanishaa Mukerji seems to be sharing a juicy secret with her mother, yesteryear actress Tanuja, at an event held at a South Mumbai five-star on Saturday evening.

2016-07-24 10:19 By Team www.mid-day.com

63 Protests mar Byculla Zoo decision to include Humboldt penguins The usual throng of families, students, and of course, young couples, were in for a surprise on Saturday when they visited their favorite weekend haunt — The Byculla Zoo also known as the Jeejamata Udyaan. Protestors at the Byculla Zoo. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi Out of the 100 people expected by the organisers, a group of 30 protesters had gathered outside the gate of the zoo, armed with banners and slogans, as a sign of protest against the decision of the BMC-owned zoo to include eight Humboldt penguins. "We will be filing a writ petition against the inclusion of these penguins in the zoo next week," said Meet Ashar, an animal activist who was one of the members spearheading the protest. They managed to catch the attention of pedestrians passing by, while shouting slogans of “Byculla Zoo, Bandh Karo”. Meanwhile, as vehicles on the main road slowed to down to watch this unusual activity outside the zoo, around 25 cops were on stand by inside the zoo compound, in case things got out of hand. "The penguins cannot survive in a city like Mumbai," said Ashar. "The enclosure built for the penguins is only 400 square feet...these birds are used to swimming in oceans at nautical speeds. What will they do in just 400 square feet of space? Mumbai is going through a water crisis; this is not the need of the hour. If they (civic authorities) really want to work for the animals and give them a good life, the focus should on setting up a wildlife transit center. " Zoo Director Sanjay Tripathi was unavailable for comment. Others who led the protest were Anand Siva, Neetu Jindal (who is leading the same protest in the US) and Radhika Kothari.

2016-07-24 10:14 By Gaurav www.mid-day.com

64 Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. Mylswamy Annadurai, the project director for the lunar mission, told CNN that temperatures onboard Chandrayaan-1 had risen to 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). The increase occurred as the craft, the moon -- which it is orbiting -- and the sun lined up, a phenomenon which Annadurai said was not unexpected and which would likely last until the end of December. "We have switched off the systems (aboard) that are not needed to be on," Annadurai said, ruling out the possibility of damage and adding that the temperature was now down to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). Heat on board the Chandrayaan-1 should not exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), Annadurai said -- but insisted the orbiter is designed to withstand up to 60 degrees Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit). The Chandrayaan-1 -- Chandrayaan means "moon craft" in Sanskrit -- was successfully launched from southern India on October 22. Watch the launch of India's first lunar mission » Its two-year mission is to take high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the moon's surface, especially the permanently shadowed polar regions. It also will search for evidence of water or ice and attempt to identify the chemical composition of certain lunar rocks, the group said. Earlier this month the Moon Impact Probe detached from Chandrayaan-1 and successfully crash-landed on the moon's surface. Officials say that the TV-size probe, which is adorned with a painting of the Indian flag, hit the moon's surface at a speed of 5,760 kilometers per hour (3,579 mph). It transmitted data to Chandrayaan-1 ahead of impact but was not intended to be retrieved after that. Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the United States, the European Union and Bulgaria. India plans to share the data from the mission with other programs, including NASA.

2016-07-24 10:06 Harmeet Shah rss.cnn.com

65 Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years WASHINGTON (CNN) -- NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. The mission had been scheduled for launch in the fall of 2009. The Mars Science Lab is a large, nuclear-powered rover designed to traverse long distances with a suite of onboard scientific instruments aboard. It is, according to NASA's Web site, part of a "long-term effort of robotic exploration" established to "study the early environmental history of Mars" and assess whether Mars has ever been -- or still is -- able to sustain life. The delay of the launch, according to NASA, is due to a number of "testing and hardware challenges that must (still) be addressed to ensure mission success. " "The progress in recent weeks has not come fast enough on solving technical challenges and pulling hardware together," said Charles Elachi, director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Changing to a 2011 launch "will allow for careful resolution of any remaining technical problems, proper and thorough testing, and avoid a mad dash to launch," argued NASA Associate Administrator Ed Weiler. The overall cost of the Mars Science Lab is now projected to be roughly $2.1 billion, according to NASA spokesman Dwayne Browne. The project originally carried a price tag of $1.6 billion. NASA's entire budget for the current fiscal year, according to Browne, is approximately $15 billion. According to NASA, the Mars rover will use new technologies and be engineered to explore greater distances over rougher terrain than previous missions to the planet. This will be done in part by employing a new surface propulsion system. "Failure is not an option on this mission," Weiler said. "The science is too important and the investment of American taxpayer dollars compels us to be absolutely certain that we have done everything possible to ensure the success of this flagship planetary mission. " Weiler asserted that, based on the agency's preliminary evaluations, additional costs tied to the delay of the Science Lab launch would not result in the cancellation of other NASA programs over the next two years. He did, however, concede that it would result in other unspecified program delays. Critics have charged that the delay and cost overruns associated with the Mars Science Lab are indicative of an agency that is plagued by a lack of accountability and inefficiency in terms of its management of both time and taxpayer dollars. "The Mars Science Laboratory is only the latest symptom of a NASA culture that has lost control of spending," wrote Alan Stern, a former NASA associate administrator, in a November 24 op-ed in the New York Times. "A cancer is overtaking our space agency: the routine acquiescence to immense cost increases in projects. " Stern charged that the agency's cost overruns are being fueled by "managers who disguise the size of cost increases that missions incur" and "members of Congress who accept steep increases to protect local jobs. " Browne replied in a written statement saying that NASA administrators are "constantly working to improve (the agency's) cost-estimating capabilities. ... We continually review our projects to understand the true risk in terms of performance, cost and schedule. " "The fact of life at NASA, where we are charged with creating first-of-a-kind missions of scientific discovery, is that estimating the costs of... science can be almost as difficult as actually doing the science," Browne said. NASA's most recent Mars project -- the mission of the Phoenix Mars Lander -- came to an end last month after the solar-powered vehicle's batteries ran down as the result of a dust storm and the onset of Martian winter. It had operated two months beyond its initial three-month mission. NASA officials had landed the vehicle on an arctic plain after satellite observations indicated there were vast quantities of frozen water in that area, most likely in the form of permafrost. They thought such a location would be a promising place to look for organic chemicals that would signal a habitable environment. Scientists were able to verify the presence of water-ice in the Martian subsurface, find small concentrations of salts that could be nutrients for life, and observe snow descending from the clouds, NASA said Thursday.

2016-07-24 10:05 Alan Silverleib rss.cnn.com

66 Probing the cosmos: Is anybody out there? (CNN) -- From a remote valley in Northern California, Jill Tarter is listening to the universe. Her ears are 42 large and sophisticated radio telescopes, spread across several acres, that scan the cosmos for signals of extraterrestrial origin. If intelligent life forms do exist on other planets, and they try to contact us, Tarter will be among the first to know. Are we citizens of Earth alone in the universe? It's a question that has long fascinated astronomers, sci-fi authors, kids with backyard telescopes and Hollywood executives who churn out spectacles about alien encounters. Polls have found that most Americans believe that some form of life exists beyond our planet. "It's a fundamental question," said Tarter, the real-life inspiration for Jodie Foster's character in the 1997 movie "Contact. " "And it's a question that the person on the street can understand. It's not like a... super-collider or some search for neutrinos buried in the ice. It's, 'Are we alone? How might we find out? What does that tell us about ourselves and our place in the universe?' "We're trying to figure out how the universe began, how galaxies and large- scale structures formed, and where did the origins of life as we know it take place? " Tarter said. "These are all valid questions to ask of the universe. And an equally valid question is whether the same thing that happened here [on Earth] has happened elsewhere. " Watch a preview of CNN's "In Search of Aliens" series » Thanks to advancements in technology, scientists hope to get an answer sooner rather than later. Rovers have snapped photographs of the surface of Mars that show fossil-like shapes. NASA hopes to launch within a decade a Terrestrial Planet Finder, an orbiting observatory that would detect planets around nearby stars and determine whether they could support life. Such developments are catnip to scientists like Geoffrey Marcy, a professor of astronomy at the University of California-Berkeley who has discovered more extrasolar planets than anyone else. "It wasn't more than 13 years ago that we hadn't found any planets around the stars, and most people thought that we never would. So here we are not only having found planets, we are looking for habitable planets, signs of biology on those planets," Marcy told CNN. "It's an extraordinary explosion of a field of science that didn't even exist just a few years ago. " Then there's Tarter, whose quest for signs of extraterrestrial life kept her on the fringes of mainstream science for decades. While pursuing her doctorate at UC-Berkeley, Tarter came across an engineering report that floated the idea of using radio telescopes to listen for broadcasts by alien beings. It became her life's work. In 1984 Tarter founded the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) in California. Using telescopes in Australia, West Virginia and Puerto Rico, she conducted a decade-long scouring of about 750 nearby star systems for extraterrestrial radio signals. None was found, although Tarter had some false alarms. In 1998, she intercepted a mysterious signal that lasted for hours. Tarter got so excited she misread her own computer results: The signal was coming from a NASA observatory spacecraft orbiting the sun. Today, Tarter listens to the heavens with the Allen Telescope Array, a collection of 20-foot-wide telescopes some 300 miles north of San Francisco. The dish-like scopes are a joint effort of SETI and UC-Berkeley's Radio Astronomy Lab and have been funded largely by Microsoft co- founder Paul Allen, who donated more than $25 million to the project. Unlike previously existing radio telescopes, which scan the sky for limited periods of time, the Allen Telescope Array probes the universe round the clock. Each of the 42 scopes is aimed at a different area of the sky, collecting reams of data that are continually studied by computers for unusual patterns. Then the listeners must filter out noise from airplanes and satellites. "We're listening for something that we don't think can be produced by Mother Nature," Tarter said. "We're using the radio frequency, other people are using optical telescopes... and in both cases we're looking for an artificial nature to a signal. "In the case of radio, we're looking for a lot of power being squished into just one channel on the radio dial. In the optical, they're looking for very bright flashes that last a nanosecond... or less, not slow pulsing kinds of things. To date we've never found a natural source that can do that. " Signals that any extraterrestrials might be transmitting for their own use would be difficult to detect, Tarter said. Astronomers are more likely to discover a radio transmission broadcast intentionally at the Earth, she said. Astronomers at SETI, however, are not sending a signal into space in an attempt to communicate with aliens. University of California professor Marcy is skeptical about the existence of intelligent alien life and believes our galaxy's vast distances would make communication between Earth and beings on other planets almost impossible. "The nearest neighbor might be halfway across our galaxy, 50,000 light- years away. Communicating with them will take a hundred thousand years for a round-trip signal," he said. Still, Tarter remains undaunted. The Allen Telescope Array already does in 10 minutes what once took her scientists 10 days. When the project is completed, it will have 350 telescopes that, combined, can survey tens of thousands of star systems. "We can look in more places and more frequencies faster than we ever could. And that will just get better with time. We're doing something now we couldn't do when we started, we couldn't do five years ago," she said. "Think of it as a cosmic haystack. There's a needle in there somewhere. If you pull out a few straws, are you going to get disappointed because you haven't found the needle yet? No. We haven't really begun to explore. " All About Astronomy • UFOs and Alien Abductions • SETI Institute

2016-07-24 10:05 By Brandon rss.cnn.com

67 Don’t ‘say no to drugs’ in Germany! Rehab clinic masks illegal Scientology church — RT News The enigmatic group, which believes our human souls have alien beginnings, does not enjoy the same legal status everywhere. In the United States it boasts dozens of Hollywood A- listers among its members and biggest donors. Not so in Germany, where the religious sect has been deemed “unconstitutional” since 1997 by domestic security, despite its existence there since the 1970s. This has led to a proliferation of masquerading tactics. The group has already been found operating under different names in Germany, and according to the recent statement from the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hamburg residents are being warned about particular ad stands featuring the most common anti-drug slogan of all. The statement says the campaign is not linked to any drug rehab clinic or counseling service, but instead leads to a conversation with an agent of the Church of Scientology, as it tries to “win over new members.” The government body explains that “It is well known that the Scientology organization is observed by us, so it is unlikely that a single passerby would be interested if they openly used the ‘SO’ label. " Hence the church uses many leaflets, the most common among them ‘The Truth About Drugs’, recognizable from its slogan and the black-and-green color scheme. It also warns people to steer clear of information booths the church is setting up this Saturday in Bergedorf, Hamburg. As with other leaflets in the campaign, it only gives a brief overview of the organization and encourages people to sign up. Back in 2011, Scientologists also used blogs and videos on social networks to promote their fake ‘Say no to drugs’ campaign. The group has been coming under increased scrutiny across the world recently. Earlier in July, a Scientologist in Germany was denied security clearance to view sensitive information connected to his work as a helicopter mechanic. The firm often deals with the military, and it was deemed too risky to have him working with classified information. The US isn’t too fond of the German view. The Church’s Number 1 star member there, Tom Cruise, recently launched a $50-million TV network that promises to deliver the religion to every person on Earth with its 24-hour broadcasting cycle. The sect is also illegal in Russia, where in June the Federal Security Service (FSB) carried out 14 simultaneous raids on its offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, seizing dozens of documents connected to the organization’s shady financial dealings in the country.

2016-07-24 09:36 www.rt.com

68 Shuttle Endeavour lands at California air base (CNN) -- Space shuttle Endeavour landed safely Sunday afternoon at California's Edwards Air Force Base after NASA waved off two opportunities for a Florida landing because of poor weather. The shuttle, steered by commander Christopher Ferguson, landed at 1:25 p.m., ending a mission that lasted more than two weeks. Wind, rain and reports of thunderstorms within 30 miles of the shuttle landing facility at Florida's Kennedy Space Center prompted NASA to cancel the landing attempts there. Those had been scheduled for 1:19 p.m. and 2:54 p.m. ET. After determining Monday's weather forecast at Kennedy Space Center was equally unpromising, flight controllers decided they would try to land the shuttle and its seven astronauts at Edwards AFB, about 100 miles from Los Angeles, California, where Sunday's forecast was sunny. Flight controllers prefer landings at Kennedy Space Center because of cost and schedule. NASA has estimated it costs about $1.7 million to bring a shuttle home to Kennedy Space Center from California. Watch Endeavour's Sunday landing in California » It also takes at least a week to get the shuttle ready for the trip, but schedule is not a major factor for the Endeavour; it is not scheduled to fly again until May. Endeavour's 15-day mission to the international space station began on November 14 and included four spacewalks. During that time, the crew brought key pieces -- including exercise equipment, more sleeping berths and a urine recycling system -- for a project to double the capacity of the station from three in-house astronauts to six. The recycling system was installed to turn urine and sweat from the astronauts into drinking water. Other modules are scheduled to arrive on a February shuttle flight. The goal of expanding the station's capacity to six astronauts is expected to be reached by the summer. The crew also worked on a joint that helps generate power for the space station. Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper and Steve Bowen spent hours cleaning and lubricating the Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, which is designed to allow the solar panels on the left side of the station to rotate and track the sun. The astronauts also removed and replaced several trundle bearing assemblies. The mission went according to plan, despite a minor interruption on the first spacewalk when a grease gun in Stefanyshyn-Piper tool's bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant. While she was trying to clean it up, the bag -- with $100,000 in tools -- floated away. CNN's Kate Tobin and Miles O'Brien contributed to this report.

2016-07-24 10:05 rss.cnn.com

69 Not just a one-quack mind: ducks are capable of abstract thought The knockout blow – the risk of brain injury in mixed martial arts There’s a particular loftiness to abstract thought. British philosopher and leading Enlightenment thinker John Locke asserted that “brutes abstract not” – by which he meant anything which doesn’t fall under the supreme-all-mighty-greater- than-everything category of Homo sapiens was most probably unequipped to deal with the headiness and complexities of abstract thinking. Intelligence parameters tail- ended by “bird-brained” or “Einstein” tend to place the ability to think in abstract ways at the Einstein end of the spectrum. However, in light of some recent research coming out of the University of Oxford, it seems that the cognitive abilities of our feathery counterparts have been underestimated. In a study published in Science , led by Alex Kacelnik – a professor of behavioural psychology – a group of ducklings demonstrated the ability to think abstractly within hours of being hatched, distinguishing the concepts of “same” and “different” with success. Young ducklings generally become accustomed to their mother’s features via a process called imprinting – a learning mechanism that helps them identify the individual traits of their mothers. Kacelnik said: “Adult female ducks look very similar to each other, so recognising one’s mother is very difficult. Ducklings see their mothers from different angles, distances, light conditions, etc, so their brains use every possible source of information to avoid errors, and abstracting some properties helps in this job.” It’s this hypothesised abstracting of some properties that led Kacelnik to believe that there must be more going on with the ducklings beyond their imprinting of sensory inputs such as shapes, colours or sounds. The ability to differentiate the same from the different has previously been used as means to reveal the brain’s capacity to deal with abstract properties, and has been shown in other birds and mammals, such as parrots, pigeons, bees and monkeys. For the most part, these animals were trained, given guidance on how to determine sameness and differences between objects. What makes Kacelnik’s ducklings special then, as the research showed, was that they were given no training at all in learning the relations between objects which are the same and object which are different. “Other animals can be trained to respond to abstract relations such as same or different, but not after a single exposure and without reinforcement,” said Kacelnik. Along with his fellow researcher Antone Martinho III, Kacelnik hatched and domesticated mallard ducklings and then threw them straight into an experiment. The ducklings were presented pairs of objects – either identical or different in shape or colour – to see whether they could find links and relations between the pairs. The initial pairs they were presented served as the imprinting ones; it would be the characteristics of these pairs which the ducklings would first learn. The initial pairs involved red cones and red cylinders which the ducklings were left to observe and assimilate into their minds for 25 minutes. They were then exposed to a range of different pairs of objects: red pyramid and red pyramid, red cylinder and red cube. What Kacelnik and his research partner found was that the ducklings weren’t imprinting the individual features of the objects but the relations between them; it’s why of the 76 ducklings that were experimented with, 68 per cent tended to move towards the new pairs which were identical to the very first pairs they were exposed to. Put simply, if they initially imprinted an identical pair of objects, they were more likely to favour a second pair of identical objects, but if they initially imprinted a pair of objects that were different, they would favour a second pair of differing objects similar to the first. The results from the experiment seem to highlight a misunderstanding of the advanced nature of this type of conceptual thought process. As science journalist Ed Yong suggests , there could be, “different levels of abstract concepts, from simple ones that young birds can quickly learn after limited experience, to complex ones that adult birds can cope with”. Though the research doesn’t in any way assume or point towards intelligence in ducklings to rival that of humans, it seems that the growth in scientific literature on the topic continues to refute the notions that human being as somehow superior. Kacelnik told me: “The last few decades of comparative cognition research have destroyed many claims about human uniqueness and this trend is likely to continue.” On Saturday 9 July, an audience of almost 20,000 crowded into an arena in Las Vegas to watch the events of Ultimate Fighting Championship 200 unfold. The night marked the 200th major event for the UFC, a mixed martial arts organisation that has capitalised on the desire of fighters and fans alike to have a professional, regulated space in which their fervour for the most extreme displays of physicality can be fulfilled. The penultimate fight of the night saw the 6ft 3, 265-pound behemoth Brock Lesnar return to the Octagon – an eight-sided steel cage in which fights take place – to face Mark Hunt, a heavyweight whose heavy hands and proven knockout power were a cause of concern for the returning Lesnar. However, after shaking off some ring rust in the opening minutes of the first round, Lesnar went on to destroy his opponent for 15 minutes. He floored Hunt and pummelled his face and head with a succession of hammer fist strikes. It’s a scene that UFC acolytes will be accustomed to, in a sport that prizes extreme aggression. But things could have gone very differently for Lesnar. Hunt devastatingly knocked out heavyweight Stefan Struve in March 2013 – a knockout that raised serious concerns around Struve’s health. Knockouts are classified as moderate concussions, in which a total loss of consciousness occurs. In his career, Struve has been knocked out six times in a similar fashion – a startlingly high number given the impact just one concussion can have. SB Nation conducted a lengthy interview with spinal and orthopaedic surgeon Dr Johnny Benjamin, in which he said of Struve: “At some point, someone really needs to ask the question, should he still be fighting? That many concussions, so quickly, at this young age . . . a person has two types of age, chronological and physiological age, Stefan’s license may say he’s 25, but in physiological years, he’s much, much older than that, with all the concussive force that he’s sustained.” Continuing his warning, Dr Benjamin went on to tell SB Nation that in fact, multiple concussions can be received by a fighter in a single bout. In this particularly perilous situation, a fighter could die from second impact syndrome – a condition that surfaces when a second concussion occurs before symptoms from the first have been cleared. And it’s not just the medical establishment chiming in with their concerns; fighters are worried too. UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, previously criticised for his conservative fighting style, said that “there’s not enough money in the world” for him to risk brain damage by employing a reckless brawling style of fighting. As the sport of mixed martial arts continues to gain popularity in the UK, particularly with the rise in prominence of the Irish fighter Conor McGregor propelling its growth, it’s important to ask: from the knockout power of Hunt and Lesnar, to the lighter blows endured in gyms across the country during casual training, how real is the risk of brain injury? Brain injury can occur in various forms, with a surprisingly wide range of causes involved. Traumatic brain injury can be sustained by trauma to the head; an unfortunate collision while driving or an accidental fall, for example, can pose real threats to the brain. Traumatic brain injury falls into a larger category of acquired brain injury – one that encompasses any situation in which an injury has occurred to the brain since birth. Luke Griggs, a spokesperson for Headway , the brain injury association that works to improve life after brain injury, tells me: “Our advice is that everyone should be aware of the signs of concussion. Too many people falsely believe that a concussion can only happen if a person loses consciousness. In reality, only around 10 per cent of reported concussions involve a loss of consciousness.” The symptoms of concussion cross over with many other things, which make it difficult for people to know that what they’re experiencing is attributable to a concussion. Dizziness, nausea, blurred vision and imbalance are just some of the markers to look out for. For most, the risk of long-term damage is minimal if the appropriate medical advice is taken. But in the case of mixed martial arts, a sport in which victory is very often claimed through knockout, the passion which drives fighters to be in the cage in the first place is one which will inevitably drive them to endure as many blows to the head as possible in order to stand tall at the end. The UFC and mixed martial arts’ growing popularity in the UK means more needs to be done to make people aware of the risks of getting involved in such sports. Griggs adds: “Our brains control everything we think, feel and do. Therefore a brain injury – whether as a result of one blow to the head or many – can affect our ability to speak and comprehend language and instruction; it can change personalities and the ability to control and manage our emotions, and it can affect our physical capabilities.” In an effort to educate the public about concussions in both sporting arenas and in everyday life, Headway launched a campaign in May called Concussion Aware. The campaign takes an “if in doubt, sit it out!” approach to head injuries, a mantra specifically aimed at sports clubs which may be bustling with amateurs keen to imitate the athletes who compete on an international stage. “We are urging all sports clubs, as well as academic institutions, to sign a pledge at concussionaware.org.uk to signal their commitment to taking a sensible, safety-first approach, ” Griggs says. “ In doing so, they can access a host of materials to help spread the Concussion Aware message.” Medically, continued research and the use of PET scans is helping researchers draw up new guidelines that could potentially protect fighters, through honest and accurate assessments of their brain health. The UFC itself has taken full responsibility for ensuring that its fighters can remain healthy. In 2014, the UFC, along with a number of other fight organisations sponsored a study which looked into the impact repeated blows to the head can have on the brain, and examine whether MRIs can play a crucial role in analysis. For a growing sport that shows no signs of slowing down, it’s the promotion of this type of awareness and demand for greater protection that will give it a greater legitimacy.

2016-07-24 09:37 Julia Rampen www.newstatesman.com

70 Going for monsoon treks in the Sahyadris? Consider these nightmares Last month, on a rainy Saturday, a hiking party from Mumbai came face to face with its worst nightmare while traversing a dewy stretch up a Matheran hill. The hikers were at Peb fort in Karjat taluka, when one youth — Harshad Bhole (19) — was hit by a pile of falling rocks. While Harshad was seriously injured in the incident, what made things worse was the delayed response time in treating him. His brother, Pranay, also part of the group, later said that locals helped rush Harshad downhill. But, by the time he was taken to the government hospital in Neral, two hours had already passed and he had lost blood. The 19-year-old died soon after. Sandhan Valley is a 200 feet-deep canyon located near the Bhandardara region in the Sahyadris. Trekking the valley during the monsoons can be fatal due to falling rocks and the many, deep pools of water inside. At present, except for locals, there is no one on site to warn reckless trekkers. Pic/Dylan D' Silva It’s hard to pinpoint what exactly may have gone wrong. One could blame the waywardness of nature or the unavailability of immediate rescue facilities. “But, some precaution on part of the trekkers could have saved a life,” says Dhiren Talpade, founder-director of Jumpstart Outdoors Ltd, an adventure tour platform that operates out of Mumbai. Dhiren Talpade of Jumpstart Outdoors Ltd. attended a first-aid workshop by NOLS, India, in 2008. He later followed it up with a Wilderness First Responder course, and now, gets himself recertified with NOLS every two years Every weekend, despite several cautionary warnings, similar tragedies unfold in the Sahyadris. Recently, the body of a 28-year-old trekker was found on top of Barad Hills in Talasari. Another software engineer from Pune died after a boulder fell on his back at Raigad fort. With over 100 hiking groups crawling the mountains every weekend across Maharashtra, the need of the hour is to ensure that accidents are kept in check. However, with little or no regulation in place, these efforts become twice as challenging. The buck stops with you Hiking, or any adventure sport, has caught the fancy of Indians only recently, says globe-trotter and avid trekker 33-year-old Vahishta Mistry, who quit his full-time job in 2013, to travel the world. “Since we are not a hiking culture, government bodies here have done little to incentivise the sport,” says Mistry, adding, “This means that you have to do everything by yourself.” From marking trails to getting the right trekking gear and ensuring safety measures are adhered to — everything falls under the ambit and responsibility of a trekker. “In Maharashtra, it’s more or less a community-driven sport,” says 34-year- old Vikrant Chheda, founder of White Collar Hippie, a travel company that offers off-beat outdoor experiences. “The trails are marked as easy, moderate or difficult, based on experience gathered over the years by adventure companies, clubs or associations,” adds Chheda. But, while the logistics of trekking are usually taken care of, most adventure groups fall short in ensuring safety measures are in place. “Trekking is a dangerous activity. In the last four years, there have been a considerable number of deaths, and at least some of these could have been avoided,” says Talpade. “People do not consider safety an important aspect of trekking. They would rather break a limb or die, than be prepared,” he adds. Talpade partially blames it on the mushrooming of adventure operators in the market. “In 2011, the travel industry saw a sudden boom. Every second person was starting a new adventure outfit. Many were those who’d go on treks with somebody, and, before you knew it, they were leading treks themselves,” says Talpade. “While this is all right from the point of view of enterprise, 80 per cent of the groups handling outdoor adventure sports in Maharashtra today, have little clue of how to cope with accidents that take place in the outdoors.” Talpade himself claims to have been ill-equipped to handle crisis-like situations, until he attended a four-day first-aid workshop by National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), India, in 2008. He later followed it up with a Wilderness First Responder (WFR) training course, and now, gets himself recertified with NOLS every two years. He also conducts free first- aid workshops for adventure enthusiasts in the city. According to Chheda, one measure to avoid mishaps is to ensure that there are enough guides to handle the trekking group. “The ratio of the number of guides to that of the clients should always be maintained. We usually follow a 1:8 or 2:10 ratio, depending on the type of group (young or old) we are handling. We also take the phone numbers of doctors and local ambulances in the vicinity, and keep them in the loop about us being around, in case of emergency,” says Chheda. Outward Bound India - Himalaya, the Indian arm of Outward Bound International — a worldwide outdoor learning organisation — follows a standardised protocol to assess and manage risk in the arena of adventure, outdoor and wilderness activities. “The basic methodology to ensure safety, lies in risk assessment and management. Once you know what could be a risk, you can cater for checks, balances or avoidance thereby creating a safety net. That’s the basic you can do, for safety in the field, and this is what’s essentially practised worldwide. We also do something, which is rather bureaucratic. Post the programme, we get feedback from facilitators, instructors and the incident management team. Here, we review if any incident occurred and if it did, how did we react to it. This helps mitigate future incidents,” says Pavane Mann, executive director of Delhi-based Outward Bound India - Himalaya. Sherwin Rebello, founder of The Land of Wanderlust that undertakes budgeted trips outside Maharashtra, suggests hiking with a minimum of four persons, including a local, irrespective of how easy the terrain is. “Never do it alone,” he says. Everyone’s a company If you thought starting an adventure company was as tedious as baking your own bread, you are in for a surprise. “All you need is to register under the Maharashtra Shop and Establishment Act and form a partnership or an ownership firm, so that you have a document for a current bank account,” says Talpade. Rebello says he followed a similar protocol when establishing his company in 2012. The scenario is very different in the West. To you start your own company in Europe and America, you require multiple certifications from registered bodies. You also need to complete a 90-hour WFR course with NOLS, says Talpade. According to Mistry, who has spent nine months trekking in the US, one of the things that differentiates the US and India, when it comes to the sport, is that there’s a huge hiking culture there, due to which there is public pressure on the government to maintain and have infrastructure. “Part of the mandate is to make sure that people have a safe time in national, local or county parks. It entails accurately marking trails and making sure that at every trail head, there is a bunch of maps and resources, including forest rangers and immediate recourse to emergency services. If owing to a natural calamity (like landslides), the landscape changes, a new trail is marked out within weeks. When you have such infrastructure, one doesn’t need an organisation to lead a trekking group,” says Mistry. An unregulated sport Currently, adventure sports are not regulated by the government, largely because the industry is still nascent in Maharashtra, says Talpade. But, the arbitrary ways of several adventure start-ups and tour operators with a devil- may-care attitude towards safety procedures, has put the industry on tenterhooks, a time too many. This is why Adventure Tour Operators of Maharashtra (ATOM) — created on the lines of Adventure Tour Operators Association of India — was formed five years ago. “The idea behind ATOM was to get both commercial operators and clubs from within Maharashtra involved in a standardised practice, without the government having to enforce anything on us. So, we introduced uniform safety measures, operating procedures and a point of recourse for people, who haven’t had a good experience with tour groups,” says Andre Morris, president of ATOM, and founder of tour company Outbound Adventure. One can register with ATOM for an annual fee, and has to adhere to the rules stipulated by the association. Another plan of ATOM was to document the net worth of this growing sport. Industry experts claim that with an average day-long hike priced anywhere between Rs 600 to Rs 1,000 per head, the profits could run into crores annually. In June 2014, when a Government Resolution, atte-mpted to thwart the free reign of tour operators in Maharashtra, ATOM was among the first to raise an objection. “It did ruffle a lot of feathers,” says Talpade. Following a PIL filed by the association, the High Court put the GR on hold; the case is now subjudice. “While I am not against the idea of regulating the sport, our grouse with the GR was the ridiculous clauses,” says 54-year-old Morris, who has been part of the trekking industry for over 30 years. “The GR states that one needs to take permission from the district collector or the seniormost police officer in the area, before heading out in a group, without specifying what entails a group. The babus are going to look at this as an opportunity to make money,” he adds. Another aspect is the certification. The GR states that tour operators would need a basic or advance certificate from a government body. At present, Morris says that there are only five Himalayan mountaineering schools recognised by the government. “But, these schools only focus on teaching you how to summit peaks in the Himalayas. How will such a certification prepare you to handle a group in the Sahyadris, which has a very different landscape?” Morris asks. “The Himalayas have ice and snow, and while that is phenomenal, the Sahyadris, which are all volcanic, offer a whole bio- system of rich plant and animal life. Also, rock climbing in the Sahyadris is a lot tougher than in the Himalayas, because while you have all kinds of gear like pitons and crampons to use there, in the Western Ghats you don’t have any equipment that you can use to dig into the rock,” says Morris. He instead suggests that the government focus on creating schools or establishments in the state, to address this gap. “If they do plan to introduce a regulation, they should try and involve more people from within the industry,” he says. Regulation, however, is still a grey area for most tour operators. The sport rests on thrills, and regulating it will only act as kill joy and take away from enjoying the experience, feels Rebello. Mann of OBI, who has more than 30 years of experience in the field and helped compile the Wilderness code for Uttarakhand, says that the occurrences of accidents and disasters are unfortunate. “As more people become aware of what’s required in an adventure or wilderness programme, in terms of safety, they will start asking the right questions and get pickier about the company, guide or trip leader they choose. At the time, the providers will naturally have to match up to the right standards. It is a cart and horse story.”

2016-07-24 09:56 By Jane www.mid-day.com

71 Woman sought in University Place bank robbery The return of stolen lawn equipment generates smiles and satisfaction for Lakewood Police and victims. As he drives the roads of South Hill, Pierce County Sheriff's Sergeant Pat Davidson talks about how the shooting of police in Dallas has affected him, his deputies, and their families. Dugan Lawton faces murder charges in Thurston County Superior Court for the shooting deaths of three people on June 22. Thurston County Sheriff John Snaza announces an arrest in the June 22 triple homicide on Dutterow Road. Sights and sounds as investigators follow up on a quadruple shooting on Dutterow Road SE. Thurston County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an early morning shooting near Lacey that left three people dead and one injured. Four people were shot and three dead after a shooting on Dutterow Road SE in Lacey. Gail Doyle's nephew, Ryan Berlin, visited Thurston County Superior Court on Tuesday, June 21 for the arraignment of James E. Stidd, the man suspected of killing Doyle. Cortney Spencer who lost both legs when Brenda Pleasants, who had been drinking, crashed into him, speaks at her sentencing in Pierce County Superior Court on Friday, June 17, 2016. Pleasants was sentenced to one year and a day in prison on a charge of vehicular assault. Surveillance video just released by the King County Prosecuting Attorney Public Disclosure Office, a student at Seattle Pacific University pepper- sprays a gunman then taking him to the ground during an on-campus attack in 2014. The video was released after a ruling ordering the footage released under Washington’s Public Records Act.

2016-07-24 09:54 www.thenewstribune.com

72 Dear Abby: Heroic workers get kids' postcards delivered She said she laughed when the kids finished with the cards because she hadn’t realized they didn’t know how to write a postcard. The children had turned the cards sideways and had written across the entire card from top to bottom. Not wanting to hurt their feelings, she found a half-inch space on one side and in tiny print wrote our names and address. When I started writing this reply, I thought I’d begin by quoting the postal workers’ official motto: “Neither rain nor hail nor sleet nor snow,” etc. Then, unsure of the correct wording, I decided to look it up online. What I found fascinated me, and I hope it will you, too. Here’s the gist: Contrary to popular belief, the U. S. Postal Service has no motto. The familiar sentence “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” is actually just the inscription found on the General Post Office in New York City at 8th Avenue and 33rd Street. The inscription was provided by the architects who designed the building. The sentence appears in a translation of the account of the fifth-century B. C. Greek historian Herodotus and describes the expedition of the Greeks against the Persians. The Persians had a system of mounted postal couriers, and he was describing the fidelity with which their work was done. We made the appointment, and about two months later the bill arrived. We are on a high-deductible health plan and the bill is not cheap. Good advice for everyone — teens to seniors — is in “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It.” To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U. S. funds), to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P. O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

2016-07-24 09:53 Abigail Van chicago.suntimes.com

73 Veterans setup for convention in Charlotte WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for July 22, 2016. Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry said he understands the NBA decision to pull the league's all-star game from Charlotte, where he grew up. The move was made in response to state's adoption of policy deemed to be LGBTQ. He comments were made at the American Century Championship golf tournament. While temperatures climb to record highs this week, Kenny Short works to keep Latta Equestrian Center's horses safe and comfortable. Short is the barn manager for the Huntersville riding complex and is responsible for maintaining the horses' health, while offering up to seven trail rides a day for visitors. Paul Burks was convicted of fraud and conspiracy Thursday as the mastermind of ZeekRewards, an online marketing scheme that promised massive profits to investors, prosecutors say. Instead, more than 1 million people worldwide lost an estimated $800 million. WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for July 20, 2016. New security buildings, enhanced procedures highlight changes at stadium Charlotte City Council is considering a change to the city's tree-save regulations that would prevent them from being used to subdivide small lots in existing neighborhoods, like these on Wonderwood Drive in Cotswold. WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for July 15, 2016. Artist Todd Andrews talks about sculpture created for Carolina Panthers owner and presented on his 80th birthday Tanya Stevenson talks about her friend, whose body was found in West Charlotte Park this morning.

2016-07-24 09:49 www.charlotteobserver.com

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75 Duckworth Doesn't Mind Porn At Government Work Democratic Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth has introduced a bill to stop government employees from spending federal money on adult entertainment. She has previously voted against a bill to stop the same people from watching porn while on the government dime. Duckworth recently introduced legislation titled “Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act.” In a statement her office highlighted how “a 2015 report published by the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) details how certain DoD employees committed waste, fraud and abuse by using government-issued charge cards to pay for personal expenses at casinos and adult entertainment establishments.” The Illinois representative and senate candidate voted against a bill in early July that would have created “guidelines that prohibit access to pornographic or explicit websites from a Federal computer.” (RELATED:Porn, Weed, DUIs All In A Day’s Anonymous ‘Work’ At EPA) Duckworth has said that her recent legislation “offers a solution to help protect taxpayers and prevent future abuse.” Despite this, the Illinois Democrat has a history of voting against measures that would increase accountability of government employees. (RELATED: Labor Department Employee Looked At Porn For HOURS Every Day) Duckworth has voted against an amendment that would have prohibited the IRS from using funds on conferences. She also voted against “The Stop Government Abuse Act” that would have allowed federal agencies to place senior officials who are under serious investigation on unpaid leave.

2016-07-24 09:50 dailycaller.com

76 Leaked Emails Show DNC Officials Planned Trump Protests The release of Democratic National Committee emails by WikiLeaks Friday reveals that DNC officials planned anti-Donald Trump protests. In multiple emails DNC officials sign off and acknowledge the existence of two anti-Donald Trump protests in South Bend, IN. and Billings, MT. The release of nearly 20,000 emails is the first in a WikiLeaks “Hillary Leaks” series. (RELATED: Leaked Emails Show DNC Officials Constructing Anti- Bernie Narrative) On April 29, a DNC press staffer, Rachel Palermo, alerted Eric Walker, deputy communications director, about a Facebook page for an anti-Trump protest on May 2 in South Bend. “Whoo! Thanks to our interns for finding this out.” Walker replies, “I like it, as long as the students feel safe getting involved. I imagine this demo will be nicer than the one in San Fran today.” That day in San Francisco protesters blocked off roads to an event Donald Trump was hosting. The Republican nominee ended up having jump down from the highway and to sneak around back to enter. In another other email chain also on April 29, titled “Week-Ahead Notes & Assignments,” former DNC media booker Pablo Manriquez comments “this should be fun” in reference to the May protest. University of Notre Dame, located in South Bend, is Manriquez’s alma mater, and a DNC official wrote, “Pablo please reach out to any folks you think may be able to help.” Another protest is directly mentioned in emails, including one that occurred on May 26 in Billings, Mont. The email is from May 20 and features notes on the “week ahead.” (RELATED: ‘Sexist Pig’ And Other Eye-Opening Revelations In The DNC Email Leak) Both the Indiana and Montana protests were non-violent. The South Bend protest had “some expletive laced chants,” and protesters carrying Mexican flags. The Montana one had “only a few” protesters. Intern involvement with protests is mentioned twice in the leaked emails. DNC communications director Luis Miranda bemoaned photos of an empty anti-Trump protest in Washington, D. C. in one email chain. Miranda said: “Going forward, when our allies screw up and don’t deliver bodies in time, we either send all our interns out there or we stay away from it.. we don’t want to own a bad picture.” Miranda was notified of the protests in an email by another DNC email chain titled “Tv coverage of protest great.” The original email notified the DNC communications director of the Indiana protest, and a DNC staffer wrote, “thanks to our interns for finding this out.” DNC officials Brad Marshall, a chief financial officer, and Alan Reed, a compliance officer, also signed off on the use of Black Lives Matter organizer Deray Mckesson as a surrogate for Hillary Clinton. Mckesson rose to prominence after being active in protests in Ferguson, MO. and Baltimore, MD. He has has yet to endorse a candidate and said protests are likely to happen at the upcoming Democratic Party convention.

2016-07-24 09:49 dailycaller.com

77 MLB Baseball Box Scores NEW YORK -- Getting thrown out at the plate was frustrating, allowing a run to score on an error was disappointing and not being able to get the go-ahead run in from second base was a downer. Hitting a home run was nice, but getting the game-winning hit was even better. All of those happened to Mac Williamson on Saturday. Eventually, the unsuccessful plays were forgotten when Williamson capped his eventful day by getting the tiebreaking single with one out in the top of the 12th inning and the San Francisco Giants ended a season-high six-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees. Williamson was involved in many facets of the four-hour, 25-minute marathon. He was thrown out at the plate in the second trying to score from first, committed an error in right field on Mark Teixeira's single, allowing the Yankees to score. An inning later, he shook off the error by hitting a home run off Ivan Nova and creating a deadlock that lasted nearly another three hours. Williamson prolonged things when he struck out against Aroldis Chapman for the first out of the 10th with Grant Green standing on first. "(I had) plenty of opportunity to make an impact, that's all I was trying to do," Williamson said. Finally, much to the delight of the many orange-clad Giants fans, Williamson came through, slicing a 1-and-0 slider from Anthony Swarzak (1-1) up the middle. The ball eluded shortstop Didi Gregorius and Trevor Brown easily scored from second, giving the Giants their first lead of the series. "I just was looking for something up over the plate," Williamson said. "I faced Chapman there in the 10th after Grant had led off with a double and couldn't get him over, couldn't get him in. "That was frustrating and then kind of the same exact opportunity at that point. "It was Williamson's third big hit in less than 24 hours. On Friday, he had the game-tying double off Andrew Miller in the eighth, when he got the hit on a full count and fell behind 0-and-2. The Giants won for the first time in nearly two weeks even though Angel Pagan stayed at third when Dellin Betances' first pitch to Brandon Crawford went over catcher Brian McCann's head and to the backstop. After the unsuccessful intentional walk ended, the Yankees pitcher to Crawford and the inning ended with a groundout. San Francisco also ended its skid after Santiago Casilla (2-4) worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the 10th. He created it by intentionally walking Carlos Beltran following a sacrifice bunt by Jacoby Ellsbury and ended it by getting fly balls by McCann and Starlin Castro. Appropriately enough, Castro's fly ball down the right field line required Williamson to lean into the stands to maintain possession. Casilla was one of six relievers who combined to allow three hits in six scoreless innings. When Hunter Strickland retired Beltran for the final out of his second save, many of the San Francisco fans gave the team a loud ovation as the players headed off the field. "The 'pen stepped up," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "These guys did a good, terrific job of picking each other up. "While the Giants were 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and struck out 13 times, the Yankees were not much better. New York (49-48) went hitless in 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position and struck out 12 times in its longest game of the season. "It hurts because we had opportunities to score some runs and we weren't able to do it," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "To lose a game 2-1 in 12 innings is really difficult. "Before the marathon ended, both starters settled down after an eventful four innings. San Francisco's Johnny Cueto allowed one run and six hits in six innings while throwing 117 pitches. Cueto struck out nine, including six of the last eight hitters he faced. New York's Ivan Nova matched Cueto and went an inning further. He retired the last nine hitters he faced and 12 of the last 13. The teams had plenty of opportunities in the first five innings, putting a combined 14 runners on. NOTES: San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said the team intended to start RHP Johnny Cueto all along but there was a miscommunication. "That's been done," Bochy said. "There was a little confusion on that. We thought we had done it. This wasn't done last night which a lot of people think. "... Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira batted seventh for the first time since May 21-22, 2012, against the Kansas City Royals. ... San Francisco 2B Joe Panik (concussion) was checked out by team doctors and there were not any physical issues. He will do baseball activities on the side and will not play in a game with Triple- A Sacramento for another few days. ... Cueto said he was expecting to visit the White House this week with the Kansas City Royals but never heard from anyone with the team. ... Giants RF Hunter Pence (hamstring) will play six innings for Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday and seven on Sunday. ... From the fun fact department: San Francisco RF Mac Williamson and New York RHP Ivan Nova had their Tommy John surgeries performed on the same day on April 28, 2014.

2016-07-24 09:43 The Sports scoresandstats.newyork.cbslocal.com

78 Airport expansion decision needed 'urgently' The government must make an "urgent and immediate decision" on airport expansion in south-east England, a group of cross- party MPs have said. The British Infrastructure Group (BIG) report says a lack of runway capacity at Heathrow is causing "substantial damage to the industry as a whole". Both Heathrow and Gatwick are bidding for an extra runway to be built. A Department for Transport spokesman said it was important to consider all the evidence before making a decision. Last month, the then transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said a decision on expansion had been put back until "at least October" following the result of the EU referendum. However, BIG - a Commons group led by the Conservative MP Grant Shapps - says a decision should be made immediately, adding that it would show new Prime Minister Theresa May's "mettle". It says it has gathered evidence from local and national authorities as well as academics about future airport capacity. The report's recommendations state: "The problem of capacity at the current hub, Heathrow, is causing substantial damage to the industry as a whole. "It erodes confidence in the government's stated ambition of growing the economy and our international trade. " Last July, the independent Airport Commission recommended Heathrow be expanded with a third runway - a 3,500m strip north of the two existing ones - at an estimated cost of £18.6bn. But in December the government delayed its decision , saying further work on noise, pollution and compensation needed to be carried out. Then, last month, Gatwick said the UK's Brexit vote showed it was "clearer than ever that only Gatwick can deliver the new runway Britain needs". The group of MPs also called for the expansion of regional airports "for the good of UK plc". "Only their expansion can address the coming 'capacity crunch' and deliver sustained growth, underlining the concepts of the Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine and sharing the proceeds of growth across Britain," the report says. BIG also calls for infrastructure at regional airports to be "joined up" and for airport passenger duty to be made "progressively lower".

2016-07-24 09:47 www.bbc.co.uk

79 Labour MP Seema Malhotra accuses Jeremy Corbyn aide over office entry A former Labour shadow cabinet minister has accused an aide to leader Jeremy Corbyn of entering her parliamentary office without permission. Seema Malhotra formally complained to Commons Speaker John Bercow, saying the "privacy, security and confidentiality" of her MP's office had been violated. She also said her staff had felt "harassed, intimidated and insecure". A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said an aide had been checking when the office would be vacated, and denied intimidation. Ms Malhotra resigned as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury last month in protest at Mr Corbyn's leadership and is now backing leadership challenger Owen Smith. In a statement, Ms Malhotra said staff working for Mr Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell had gained "unauthorised entry into my office in parliament". The MP for Feltham and Heston described several incidents when people from the leader's office used digital keys to open the office door. "The implications of this are extremely serious," she said. "This is a breach of parliamentary privilege and is a violation of the privacy, security and confidentiality of a member of parliament's office. "Furthermore, my staff, including an intern, who have always been courteous and open, have felt harassed, intimidated and insecure and decided themselves it would be best to not leave anyone alone in the office. " She has complained to Mr Bercow and to Mr Corbyn and called for a formal investigation. A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said accusations Karie Murphy - the Labour leader's office manager - had intimidated anyone were "untrue". He said Ms Murphy had been checking to see if the office had been vacated by Ms Malhotra following her resignation. "As an office manager on the leader of the opposition's floor, Karie has a key to open all offices. She accessed the office in question to confirm when it would be vacated. "It is a month since Seema Malhotra resigned as shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, and the office is intended for the person holding that position. " BBC political correspondent Carol Walker said the incident was "another extraordinary twist in Labour's increasingly bitter internal battle". The complaint comes after more than 40 female Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn saying he had failed to do enough to prevent "disgusting" threats against members. The group of female MPs - including former shadow ministers Heidi Alexander, Paula Sherriff and Kerry McCarthy - say intimidation has been carried out in Mr Corbyn's name. Speaking on Saturday, Mr Corbyn condemned abuse among members, saying "it has no place in our party". He said: "I don't do personal abuse, I don't respond to personal abuse, I condemn any abuse from others. " Meanwhile, leadership rival Mr Smith said his wife, Liz, had been a victim of online abuse and claimed there was now a level of abuse, anti-Semitism and misogyny in Labour that was not there before Mr Corbyn became leader. "My wife stood recently for a community councillor position in the village where we live in South Wales and was subject to a torrent of online abuse. It's a community council position. " He added: "I think it's just absolutely unacceptable. " Mr Corbyn is facing a challenge from the former shadow work and pensions secretary, after Labour MPs overwhelmingly backed a motion of no- confidence in their leader. The winner of the leadership contest will be announced on 24 September.

2016-07-24 09:47 www.bbc.co.uk

80 Trump: Cruz being booed on stage was "beautiful" |"Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss Donald Trump's acceptance speech and preview his interview with the Republican nominee. Watch the full interview this weekend on "Sunday Morning. "

2016-07-24 09:39 Trump: www.cbsnews.com

81 First It Was Killer Bathtubs, Now It’s Killer Air Conditioners Remember when President Obama said that more Americans die in bathtubs than at the hands of terrorists? Well, now Secretary of State John Kerry has taken it a step further by adding air conditioners to the list. Kerry is in Vienna as the 1987 Montreal Protocol is being amended where it concerns Hyrdofluorocarbons (HFC) found in air conditioners and refrigerators. Kerry remarked: As we were working together on the challenge of [ISIS] and terrorism. It’s hard for some people to grasp it, but what we–you–are doing here right now is of equal importance because it has the ability to literally save life on the planet itself. Except that bathtubs and air conditioners don’t control vast amount of territory in Iraq, Syria and Libya. Nor do bathtubs and air conditioners behead American journalists, rape American relief workers, burn Jordanian pilots alive or commit genocide against Christians and Yazidis. When President Obama invokes bathtubs, when Kerry invokes air conditioners and, for that matter, when Hillary Clinton asks “at what point what difference would it have made?” they demonstrate their lack of seriousness when it comes to the Islamic supremacy and its terrorism. It is attitudes like theirs which drives people into the arms of Donald Trump.

2016-07-24 09:30 Aaron Goldstein spectator.org

82 Will York's most famous tree get the ax? York County wants to cut down the giant tree that serves as the city and county's Christmas Tree next to the York County Courthouse, saying it is unsafe and the county has spent almost $10 million on building renovations. Volunteers with the Salkehatchie camp gathered at several Rock Hill homes to repair and fix up homes for people in need this week. Nearly four dozen workers ages 14 and up painted, repaired windows and roofs and held daily devotions at the United Methodist Church camp. Mark Burns of Harvest Praise and Worship Center in Easley delivered the benediction during the Republican National Convention. SC Gov. Nikki Haley in Cleveland visited the SC delegation at the Republican National Convention. Officers from the Rock Hill Police Department and the York County Sheriff's Office met with hundreds of area residents at the "Unity in the Community" event in downtown Rock Hill on Tuesday. York County Councilman Bump Roddey coordinated the meet-and-greet event, which included leaders from an interracial coalition of community and faith leaders. The gathering gave officers and residents the chance to push for togetherness in the wake of recent police shootings in other parts of America. Judge Lewis Daniel Malphrus Jr. ruled probable cause exists to send former Northwestern High School assistant principal Kenneth Andrew Williams to trial for disseminating obscene material to a minor. Williams' defense attorney Twana Burris-Alcide told the judge during a preliminary hearing Tuesday there is not enough evidence for a trial on four of 11 charges brought against the Rock Hill man. Williams, 31, is accused of having sexual relationships with two teenage girls while he was assistant principal. The casket carrying Chuck Mozingo, a Rock Hill firefighter who died last week at age 45, was transported from Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home in Rock Hill to Harmony Baptist Church in Edgemoor, where Mozingo was laid to rest Tuesday with full fire department honors. Rock Hill police and York County sheriff's deputies lined and secured the route while firefighters from multiple agencies saluted and paid their respects to Mozingo along the way. Chuck Mozingo, a 10-year veteran of the Rock Hill Fire Department, died last week after a battle with leukemia. His fellow A-shift firefighters remember the man they called "the gentle giant. " A traveler from the Tega Cay area is the first confirmed case of Zika virus in York County. Authorities discussed the situation Monday during a press conference. Here are excerpts. Organizer Quisha Bankhead, whose grandfather was a homicide victim, coordinated the York March along with other volunteers to focus on stopping violent crime, unifying people, and love for one another.

2016-07-24 09:32 www.heraldonline.com

83 S. C. Education Superintendent Molly Spearman talks to Rock Hill teachers Winthrop University President Dan Mahony, whose investiture ceremony will be part of Saturday's graduation ceremonies at Winthrop Coliseum, talked about his first 10 months in office and his vision for the future. Nearly 90 students at Rock Hill's South Pointe High signed their intentions to attend two- and four-year colleges during the school's first academic college signing day. Winthrop University has purchased two $300 FitDesks that enable students to exercise and study at the same time. It has joined colleges and universities around the country that are encouraging students to remain active as they do their classwork. Emily Clemens, a student at Old Pointe Elementary in Rock Hill, learned she is a top 40 winner in the 2016 Sodexo Future Chef Competition. She talks about the breakfast entry that she made for the competition. Teresa Guidry, a former contestant on 'The Voice' who grew up in Rock Hill, visited Ebenezer Avenue Elementary where she attended elementary school. She talked to students about following your dreams and she sang songs by Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber with the students. Students at Northwestern and York Comprehensive high schools talk about their views on the tone of the presidential campaign. Some high school classes have talked about issues the campaigns have been criticized for, such as bullying and promoting discrimination against some groups. The Fort Mill High School mock trial team will compete at the state event in Columbia Friday and Saturday. A dozen teams from around the state will compete; students talk about what they've learned. The mock trial team at Nation Ford High School will compete in the state competition Friday and Saturday in Columbia. Twelve high school teams are competing; students talk about what they've learned. Twenty teachers from around the globe have been visiting Rock Hilll schools through a U. S. State Department program based at Winthrop University for the fifth year. The teachers talk about what they've learned and what they've seen. Students at York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill confront their hopes, dreams and fears about the future in an e-book, 'The Next Step.' Students in a fall English 4 class wrote the essays and read them or talk about them.

2016-07-24 09:33 www.heraldonline.com

84 84 Digvijay Singh lands up on BPL list, BJP calls him 'mentally poor' Panaji: AICC General Secretary and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh on Saturday claimed he and his family were included in the list of Below Poverty Line (BPL) people by the Central and State (MP) governments. “GOMP (Government of Madhya Pradesh) and GOI (Government of India) includes my name, my brother’s name, my son’s name in BPL! We all are income tax payees,” Singh tweeted this morning before heading for Goa. The 69-year-old politician tweeted “we have neither applied for, nor taken any benefit under BPL. This is a conspiracy against me and my family.” “Those responsible should apologise and should be punished,” Singh further tweeted. The veteran Congressman is arriving in Goa to chair the coordination committee meeting of the local party unit which will discuss alliances for the upcoming State Legislative assembly elections. Meanwhile, BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma was quoted as saying, “It’s a question for Digvijaya Singh. He should reply as to how come he is poor. He can be seen as mentally poor. He can reveal on what basis is he poor, on which basis did he apply, how was the card made, and on what basis does he want to take advantage of the card.”

2016-07-24 09:38 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

85 What the “honour killing” of celebrity feminist Qandeel Baloch reveals about Pakistani liberals The problem with grammar schools – and the answer to Labour's troubles Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch was strangled to death by her brother at her residence early Saturday morning, in the most high-profile of the over 1,000 honour killings that take place in the country on average annually. Qandeel, whose official Facebook page has 783,667 likes, gathered her huge following through her social media posts that had, over the past year or so, evolved from eccentric trolling of Pakistan’s patriarchal tendencies to a powerful feminist rallying cry . Whether it was through her attire or words, Qandeel’s unambiguous message to Pakistani women was to own their sexuality and take charge of their bodies. This attitude – in a place where both traditional genders resist liberating female body ownership from the “men in charge” – meant that the charge of “dishonouring the nation” was regularly slashed on her forehead. It is with this backdrop that the country, where three women on average are killed over so-called honour every day, has been jolted by Qandeel’s murder. The killing of the woman, who famously promised to strip if Pakistan beat India in a cricket match, has left Pakistani society naked. Qandeel’s stripteases kept many of the “honourable” Pakistani men glued to her videos, who ensured that they substantiated their slut-shaming by consuming every single second of screen-time. But little did anyone know that all the while appearing to unclothe herself, Qandeel was actually exposing her detractors. Whether it was men’s double standards over morality, her fellow women’s internalised misogyny, or the twisted idea of honour, Qandeel stripped away layers of hypocrisy, one after the other. It was the latter that became the motive of her murder, finally laying bare the scars hidden beneath Pakistani society’s delusions of moral grandeur. It is through exposing these same wounds that Pakistan’s only Oscar- winning director, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, earned similar accolades . A day after exhibiting pride over the act, Qandeel’s murderer confessed that it was his sister’s selfies with a renowned local cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi – another exposé of Pakistani clergy – that instigated her killing. Qavi is now being investigated over the murder, with money also being explored as an alternative motive. While the investigation continues, the murderer’s confession to killing over “honour” remains – at the very least – the pretext for the murder. And this stated motive handed over to him by the overwhelming majority of the 783,667 people on Qandeel’s Facebook page, who were criticising her actions. The realisation that Qandeel’s murderer made the same accusations as her social media attackers should have sent shockwaves through most societies. But many of the aforementioned detractors seem to be rejoicing at their apparent partnership in the crime. Even many of those seemingly condemning the murder appear to simultaneously distance themselves from the woman who “was no role model”. It is the twisted “honour” of a society whose liberals are feeling the need to qualify their protest of a bare-faced murder, and whose conservatives range from victim-blaming to genuine ecstasy, which Qandeel’s murderer has dutifully shielded. A society where exhibiting one’s sexuality reduces a human being’s worth in the eyes of “progressives” and the orthodox alike. While we debate whether such honour killings should be called as such or not, without factoring in – and effectively challenging – the offender and their apologists’ idea of honour, Qandeel Baloch might have solved the puzzle for one of the most prevalent acts of crime in Pakistan. The term “honour” is now synonymous with taking away women’s freedom. The female body is reduced to a man’s marked territory, who then obsesses over covering it up. The “owner” ensures that his property gives up on both her body and her individuality, with “honour” being the exchange currency, when the property changes hands. And so, any Pakistani who believes that the extent to which a woman covers her body, or expresses her individuality through sexual manifestations, is somehow reflective of her worth is a willing accomplice in violence against women. For anyone who thinks like that, look no further than Qandeel Baloch’s Facebook page. Kunwar Khuldune Shahid is a Pakistan-based journalist. He is the editor (online) at The Nation and a correspondent at The Diplomat. He also reports for The Friday Times and Newsline Magazine. He tweets @khuldune. Whom should we be cheering in Turkey? Coups are by their nature anti- democratic, whatever the rhetoric of their instigators, but Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Islamist president, is about as much of a democrat as Vladimir Putin. Once he regained power, he dismissed several thousand judges, putting some under arrest. A large number of journalists were already in prison. As recently as 1990, nearly half of Turkey’s employed population worked on the land and, even now, the proportion is more than a quarter. Erdogan has ruthlessly exploited the pious, socially conservative instincts of his people, who are rarely more than a generation away from the peasantry (and therefore politically “backward” in the Marxian sense), to win elections and push through economic liberalisation and privatisation. His foreign affairs ministry claims that the aim is to confine the state’s role to health, basic education, social security and defence. That is good enough for most Western governments. Provided he also co-operates in limiting the flow of Middle Eastern migrants into Europe, Erdogan can be as Islamist and authoritarian as he likes. Quick fix for Labour I have an answer to Labour’s problems. Its MPs should elect their own leader while Jeremy Corbyn continues as party leader. The former, recognised by the Speaker as the leader of the parliamentary opposition, would get the usual state aid for opposition parties. Corbyn would control Labour Party funds and assets. He and his hardcore supporters should welcome this arrangement. Their aim, they say, is to build a new social movement. Relinquishing the burden of parliamentary leadership would leave them free to get on with this project, whatever it means. Corbyn could go back to what he enjoys most: voting against the Labour front bench. He would no longer have to dress up, bow to the Queen or sing the national anthem. This, I grant you, would not be a satisfactory solution for the long term. But the long term is more or less extinct in British politics. If Labour had peace for a few months, it might be enough. The situation would be resolved either by Corbyn falling under a bus (preferably not one driven by a Labour MP) or the Tory government collapsing in the face of a mass people’s uprising demanding Corbyn’s installation as supreme ruler. Don’t tell me that neither is likely to happen. Divide and rule The choice of Birmingham as the location to launch Theresa May’s leadership campaign, combined with proposals such as worker representation on company boards, has drawn comparisons between the new Prime Minister and Joseph Chamberlain. Chamberlain, who as mayor of Birmingham in the mid-1870s tore down slums, brought gas and water supplies under public control and opened libraries, swimming pools and schools, was a screw manufacturer. There was an Edwardian joke – or, if there wasn’t, there ought to have been – that he screwed both major parties. He became a Liberal cabinet minister who split the party over Irish home rule, putting it out of power for most of the next 20 years. He and his followers then allied themselves with the Tories, known at the time as the Unionists. He duly split the Unionists over tariff reform, excluding them from office for a decade after the Liberals won the 1906 election. Chamberlain was a populist who brilliantly combined patriotic imperialism with domestic radicalism, proposing smallholdings of “three acres and a cow” for every worker. One can see the appeal to some Brexiteers but he was also divisive and volatile, making him an odd role model for a supposedly unifying leader. Mind your grammar Justine Greening, the new Education Secretary, is the first to be wholly educated at a mainstream state secondary comprehensive. Pro- comprehensive groups were almost lyrical in praise of her appointment. Yet, unlike her predecessor-but-one, Michael Gove, she declines to rule out the return of grammar schools. To understand how iniquitous grammar schools were, you need to have attended one, as I did. Primary-school friendships were ruptured, usually along lines of social class. The grammars were rigidly stratified. I was in the A stream and do not recall any classmates from semi-skilled or unskilled working-class homes. They were in the C stream and left school as early as possible with a few O-levels. No minister who wants a “one- nation Britain” should contemplate bringing back grammar schools. Living history Simon Heffer’s recent account in the NS of how his father fought in the Battle of the Somme led one letter writer to ask if anyone alive today could have a grandparent born in the 18th century. Another NS reader replied with an example: John Tyler, a US president of the 1840s, born in Virginia in 1790, had two grandsons who are still alive. Here is another possibility. “As Disraeli said to my husband . . .” If you hear a 94-year-old say that, don’t dismiss her as demented. Disraeli died in 1881. A 71-year-old who married a 24-year-old in 1946 (not impossible; the actors Cary Grant and Anthony Quinn both married women 47 years younger) could have spoken to Disraeli as a boy. The past is not as far away as we think, though many politicians and journalists behave as though anything before 1980 happened on another planet. Milk money The class system is alive and well in parts of England. On a family weekend walk, we came across a small village with two adjacent pubs – one clearly for the toffs, the other more plebeian. This was most evident when ordering coffee. The downmarket pub told us that it served only UHT milk with its hot drinks. The other was ostentatiously horrified at the suggestion that it might serve any such thing.

2016-07-24 09:37 Julia Rampen www.newstatesman.com

86 86 Babasaheb and Bhagat Singh to fire up students' imagination The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Amid the row over the demolition of Ambedkar’s legacy in Mumbai and the rise of the Dalit rage — a la the ‘cow politics’ in Gujarat — the All India Students Association (AISA), the student wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), has begun Bhagat Singh-Ambedkar study circles on college campuses across the country. Abhilasha Shrivastava The aim of the study circles is to build a movement that will empower youngsters to understand history and current affairs. Formal and informal meetings of students will focus on socio-economic and political discussions. The campaign will culminate in a national convention — Utho Mere Desh — in November. In Maharashtra, AISA has homed in on Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur colleges. Abhilasha Shrivastava, state coordinator of AISA, says at present, informal discussions are being held near colleges in these cities, at which participants are encouraged to brainstorm and debate on current events and personalities of historical significance, and initiate discussions based on literature. AISA hasn’t formed any study circle on campuses as yet. "Our team members are visiting different college campuses to generate interest in the formation of study circles," explains Shrivastava. "We have just begun the initiative. Most of the activities are conducted informally by our committees. We plan to soon penetrate to every campus across these three cities. Shrivastava, who is currently in Pune, says the timing is perfect. “There is already a national movement on the demand for implementation of Rohith Act to eradicate campus discrimination. These two great personalities (Bhagat Singh and Ambedkar) tell us how important it is to take a stand to bring about change. We are in a critical period now and we must not neglect it if we expect change.” In Mumbai, AISA has been conducting informal discussions near Mithibai, Sathaye, Dahanukar and NM colleges in Vile Parle. Formation of study circles doesn’t require permission from college managements. AISA does not expect support from colleges and that’s why it has been organising such events informally. Shambuk Sankalpana Uday, Maharashtra vice-president of the All India Students’ Federation (AISF), lauds the initiative, adding: "Such activities make a lot of difference. There is a perception that collegians may not be interested in current affairs of socio-political significance. " He says AISF has been conducting a similar activity — ‘Chala aajcha paper vachuya’ (let’s read today’s newspaper) — for the past year. In it, current issues are discussed in great detail, sometimes also in the presence of experts. “I joined AISF through this activity. One might see 100 students at the first session and the number dwindling to 20 by the fourth or fifth. But the ones who stay on are keen on understanding and participating in such events.” Saqueeb Khan, member of Progressive Students’ Forum, says the Bhagat Singh-Ambedkar study circle was started at JNU and other student associations are taking it forward.

2016-07-24 09:38 By Pallavi www.mid-day.com

87 How do you make a man wear a condom? Recent studies have suggested that condom use is on the decline in South Africa, which has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world. Some 2,700 young South Africans are infected with HIV every week - 74 % of them girls. The BBC's Pumza Fihlani speaks to some women in Johannesburg about their attitudes towards sex, men and getting them to use condoms. I'm in a new relationship now and one of the first things we spoke about is condoms. I told him straight, "I don't know where you've been, you don't know where've I've been. I don't know your status so we have to use a condom. " He wasn't too happy with the decision but he agreed. It becomes a bit awkward because at times in the heat of the moment we need to stop what we're doing to grab a condom and it interrupts the whole thing. We've spoken about getting tested for HIV together so we can stop using them but I've explained to him that because I'm not on any contraception - this is my only way of preventing pregnancy. I've been in a situation in the past where a guy wanted to have sex without a condom and we had a massive fight about it, he even became physical. He didn't understand why I wouldn't sleep with him without it. I was blunt. I told him, "If you force yourself on me it will be rape. " That scared him and he stopped. I didn't ever see him again. People say when you're having sex without a condom it's a lot nicer, I agree and I think that's why some people, including women, don't like them. But the reality is that there are many diseases so we're forced to use them so we don't get sick. It is condoms or no sex at all for me. Guys just don't want to use condoms but in the end they'd rather have sex with a condom than no sex at all - if more women got that they'd actually have more control, they'd feel more at ease with insisting on it. I don't know that it's a power thing more than it being a case of us wanting to please our partners. I have a white friend who is 25, smart, educated. She's dating a black guy and he convinced her that they didn't need to use a condom and she agreed. She contracted herpes. I thought she'd break-up with him but they're still together. She's smitten with him. I think the issue comes when we fall in love, we become more willing to please, to make our guys happy and that's where the condom fight is lost. A lot of women when they are in love sadly lose their voice. It becomes all about pleasing the other person. I'm a very strong-willed person, so I'm comfortable with making my case. I know I don't want to fall pregnant and I don't want to contract any diseases so my motto is simple: "It's condoms or no sex. " I'm still young and have my whole life to plan for. I haven't even established myself as a career woman so having a baby isn't a part of my plan just yet. I'm on birth control but want to be absolutely sure. If a guy wants to be with me, he needs to respect that. He must respect that I always use a condom. Source: UNAids, 2014 Are young South Africans ignoring Aids message? The reason there are so many diseases is because we don't use condoms as often as we should... most of the time when you tell your partner that you want him to use a condom he tells me that it hurts him. I end up agreeing to sleeping with him without it because I tell myself that I want to make him happy. My partner says it's difficult for him to ejaculate when he's wearing a condom. He actually hates it. These sort of attitudes are the reason we have so many diseases going around. Yes, you can refuse to sleep with him but then he'll force himself on you and no woman wants that. Men are more powerful, when they want something they want it. There is a lot of pressure of us women to please them. I know I feel that pressure at home. In some instances you know he's cheating on you but you'll still agree to sleep with him without a condom but we don't want to lose him. This is why so many women are contracting HIV. We don't know how to stand up for ourselves. Society even today teaches us that to be seen as a worthy woman you need to be in a relationship or married - that you need to have a man. Condoms are be big point of conflict in our relationships and we, as women, are not being listened to but what can we do? It's the way things are. I personally find condoms quite uncomfortable, I've often had to use a douche afterwards. I also don't like how they smell, so yes I'm not a fan of condoms. The only reason I use them is the prevention aspect. If I was in a committed relationship and was sure my partner is being faithful I would do without them all together. I think women are still sheepish about getting their partners to use them. I've once been in a situation where the guy and I were about to have sex. I asked him if he'd put on a condom. He told me he had - only for me to find out afterwards that he didn't but I felt powerless to raise it. I think as powerful as we believe ourselves to be as women we are conditioned to be submissive. It's not just in sex. It even becomes more difficult in situations where the male is older - older men call the shots. I stay away from older guys because I don't want to find myself in a position where I feel like I can't say no because I'm also financially dependant on him - which is what often happens. These sort of relationships are dangerous because in all likelihood he's not just sleeping with one girl - it's you, his wife and a bunch of other girls. It's a serious problem and perhaps why HIV is still an issue here and why it's affecting young people. If they are serious about fighting HIV, they need to look at making them thinner, which you can barely feel and make it more affordable to everyone. It would also mean more women would stop relying on men to buy them. And black parents need to educate their kids more. We live in an age where parents are more aware of just how sexually active their children are and so they should be more open to talking to them about the choices they makes as well as guiding them.

2016-07-24 09:25 www.bbc.co.uk

88 Argentine ex-leader Cristina Fernandez 'not afraid of jail' Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says she is not afraid of going to prison as a result of the corruption charges she faces. Ms Fernandez has been accused of making fraudulent currency transactions during her time in office, a claim she denies. In an interview with several media outlets, she rejected the allegations as politically motivated. She says she is paying the price for her generous welfare and nationalisation policies. "When you make decisions like these, it's clear that you risk going to jail and being politically persecuted," she told a group of foreign correspondents at her Patagonian estate. "I'm not afraid of going to jail, at all. " Ms Fernandez led the country between 2007 and 2015 and was replaced in December by the centre-right Mauricio Macri. In May she was charged with allegedly ordering irregular central bank transactions in the US dollar futures market. Earlier this month her assets were frozen. Some of her closest aides are also being investigated for alleged mishandling of public funds. Her former public works secretary, Jose Lopez, was allegedly caught stashing bags of cash and jewels in a convent in Buenos Aires . Ms Fernandez dismissed the incident as the kind of thing that could beset any government. "I don't want to minimise anything, but I think those are episodes that can take place for any government," she told the reporters. The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina has recently launched an investigation into whether four nuns at the Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima religious community helped to hide the hoard.

2016-07-24 09:26 www.bbc.co.uk

89 North Korea's Kim Jong-un loses access to Swiss watches North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's liking for expensive Swiss timepieces appears to have fallen foul of UN sanctions. The Swiss government has put an end to the export of luxury watches to North Korea, and have totalled zero for the last two months, US-backed Radio Free Asia reports. The North Korean Supreme Leader is often photographed wearing an expensive timepiece, and it's long been thought that they've reached the country despite United Nations sanctions. The UN bans the export of luxury items to North Korea due to its nuclear and ballistic missile projects. Kim and his sister Kim Yo-jong - now a senior party official - were both educated in Switzerland, and the Supreme Leader is known to be interested in some aspects of Western culture. According to South Korea's JoongAng Daily newspaper , the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has confirmed that exports have stopped. Kim's interest in Swiss timepieces - both for himself, and as gifts for party members - peaked at around US$220,000 (£168,000) in 2012. As well enforcing the ban on luxury products, Switzerland also froze the assets of North Koreans within the country, and funds owned by the North Korean government, JoongAng Daily says. In the past, Switzerland has refused the sale of a ski-lift to North Korea for its Masikryong winter sports resort due to sanctions, an act which Pyongyang called "a serious human rights abuse". In the end, North Korea sourced a ski-lift from China, which interpreted the machinery as an everyday item for the benefit of the North Korean people, rather than a luxury. Next story: Fur flies over New Zealand cat ban Use #NewsfromElsewhere to stay up-to-date with our reports via Twitter .

2016-07-24 09:26 By News www.bbc.co.uk

90 Is Donald Trump for Real? I keep waiting for the Donald Trump who shows me that he is more than a highly successful reality TV showman, that he is a man who can bring America together, and yes, make this country feel great again. I saw a glimpse of that man when he said in his acceptance speech at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, “America is a nation of believers, dreamers and strivers that is being led by a group of censors, critics and cynics.” And to “people who work hard but no longer have a voice, I am your voice.” I saw a glimpse of that candidate when delegates responded to mention of Hillary Clinton with the chant, “Lock her up.” Trump nimbly responded, “Let’s defeat her in November, “ choosing to save “Crooked Hillary” for another day. I saw a glimpse of that Trump in daughter Ivanka’s introduction of her father. With a poised delivery, she spoke of the businessman whose leadership style is “color blind and gender neutral” and whose spirit “will be unafraid to set lofty goals and relentless in his determination to achieve them.” She appealed outside the GOP base when she said, “I do not consider myself categorically Republican or Democrat.” (Too true. Ivanka and her brother Eric could not vote for their father in the New York primary because they failed to register as Republicans by the state deadline.) Political conventions purport to give the public a glimpse into the soul of the nominee. At the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, nominee Mitt Romney invited members of his Mormon church to attest to the former Massachusetts governor’s goodness and accessibility. Not Trump; he invited fellow rich guys. He didn’t bother trying to hide the big money. On the biggest night of Trump’s political life, Los Angeles real estate investor Tom Barrack lauded Trump’s business acumen. Another of Trump’s billionaire buddies, Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel, revealed a glimpse of a new Republicanism, shorn of GOP “family values.” Thiel won applause when he said he was proud to be gay, Republican and American. Thiel rejected “fake culture wars” — a smart gesture for a thrice- married casino-operating nominee. I never saw a fiscal conservative who was willing to tell Republicans what they’d have to give up. To the contrary, Trump talked about huge tax cuts and more government spending on infrastructure. The convention started with a stumble. Wife Melania’s Monday night speech borrowed liberally — as in, word for word — from a couple of paragraphs in Michelle Obama’s speech to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Then followed hours and hours of speculation as to how the rookie mistake could have happened, followed by an admission of fault by a long-time Trump staffer, whose offer to resign Trump rejected. Political pros shook their heads at the lack of speech vetting while others — I’m guilty — wondered if Team Trump deliberately inserted Michelle Obama’s words about her parents in order to stoke another stupid media excursion down a rabbit hole. Trump’s America is no shining city on a hill. It’s a land overrun with undocumented immigrants who “are being released by the tens of thousands into our communities with no regard for the impact on public safety or resources.” Trump has a point about the high number of unauthorized immigrants crossing the border. If only he had the heart to temper that assertion with the recognition that the majority of undocumented immigrants contribute to the United States in positive ways, some by enlisting in the U. S. military. The Republican National Convention ends leaving observers with more questions — one with no good answers. Did the Trump campaign bait the media with the “plagiarism” speech, or does staff think it doesn’t matter what a would-be first lady says? Is Team Trump sloppy by design or does it err because of bad judgment at the very top? Is Trump as anti-immigrant and anti-Mexican as he seems, or is he pandering? Is Donald Trump serious?

2016-07-24 09:26 Debra J spectator.org

91 The American Spectator So Virginia Senator Tim Kaine is Hillary Clinton’s number two. I can’t imagine that the Bernie Sanders crowd is too thrilled with this pick. But not so annoyed as to vote for Donald Trump. But until I read Richard Kelsey’s piece on Kaine, I did not know he could speak Spanish fluently. It could compensate for not picking Julian Castro or Tom Perez. Then again as long as Trump keeps talking about building a wall, Judge Curiel or calls Mexicans rapists, Kaine won’t have to say so much as “Si” to mobilize the Latino vote or keep Independent voters in the Democrat column. Other than that, the Kaine-Pence debate ought to be as exciting as watching paint dry. Then again that might not e such a bad thing with all the drama we’ve had this election season.

2016-07-24 09:30 Aaron Goldstein spectator.org

92 Demolishing Michelangelo's mountain When Roman emperors, Michelangelo and Mussolini needed the finest marble they all knew where to go - Carrara in Tuscany. But some are worried about the future of the quarries that have been used for thousands of years, writes Antonia Quirke. I'm standing on a mountain watching a river of cream snake its way past my feet. All around me are quarrymen covered in cream - boots caked, trucks spattered - removing great slabs of precious marble from the surrounding cliff-face with diamond-edged cutters. Freakishly heavy summer rain turns the calcium carbonate dust left behind into a waterfall of cafe au lait - a snaking tributary of gleaming ointment. This is the frontier region of the Lunigiana on the north-western tip of Tuscany - a place of chestnut forests full of wolf and boar, of green, swimmable pools in the Magra River, and the dramatic Carrara peaks, where marble has been mined for more than 2,000 years. The quarries are vast - Tolkienian. "Its walls stood high and white above the plain…" wrote Tolkien of the great realm of Gondolin in the Book of Lost Tales. Once, Roman slaves toiled here with picks and wedges removing marble for the building of the Pantheon and Trajan's column. In the 19th Century, the quarries became the focus for the Italian anarchist movement (the stone workers have always been great self-organisers) and some of the quarries are now run by co-operatives. But today, the vista is of valuable pale rock being sliced away by machines, a million tonnes a year for the luxury bathrooms of China and Dubai. There have been protests that the excavations are now ruinously thorough. The work has always been dangerous. In the 1930s it took Mussolini's men six months to bring down one slab using ropes and pulleys. Jobs here are passed almost exclusively from father to son, the heft and movement of the rock taught and felt minutely. I see quarrymen holding their palms against the rock face as though taking its temperature, as though it were living - some enormous beast. It's a gesture that strikes me time and again here, but never more than when I meet 75-year-old Franco Barratini. Barratini owns the "Michelangelo Cave" - the very rare, palest seam of Carrara marble favoured by the artist himself, who would come here and personally select a block before having it hauled back to his studio. In a workshop at the foot of the quarry lies a great unfinished replica of Michelangelo's David. The rumour is that it's being made to go up in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence to replace the damaged replica now standing there. The cost of this marble - 55 tonnes of it, from the very same seam that Michelangelo himself used to make the original David in 1501 - is inestimable. The quality of its white is so much more than that of newly- fallen snow. It makes me think of bones and shooting stars. Something that's stolen its colour from light. Barratini runs his gnarled hands along David's neck. "I started working in a quarry when I was 12," he tells me. "When a young boy goes into a quarry he's nicknamed a bagascio , a prostitute. He's made to do the worst jobs. I dragged water, I dragged stone - I was a slave. I was the poorest kid on Earth. " Beneath him, the chestnut forests of the Lunigiana envelop the steep hills leading to the coast. The poet Shelley died in the bay of Lerici below us. One night in 1822, his wife Mary stood on the veranda of their villa in San Terenzo watching as the sea whipped into twisters, waiting for him to return from a boat trip. He never did. "The paper fell from me," she remembered later of the note sent to confirm his fate. After various battles and world wars scores of people migrated from the Lunigiana. They went to America mostly, although - they say - some tried to walk to England, not realising there was a sea in-between. Inland, there are semi-abandoned villages wreathed in honeysuckle and elderflower, figs impaled on thorn bushes oozing their sap, drying for the winter, great fields of sage and buttercup, farms selling pies made from borage and pimpernel. People here still talk about werewolves and woodland spirits. "How did you come to own this quarry? " I ask Barratini, but he is too enraptured by his statue to answer, patting its torso, almost crooning with pride. Barratini has about him - like many of the men in the quarry - the aura of being a survivor. Of having a unique strength, as though the marble were catching. "A man can do anything," he says, gesturing resolutely towards David's head. "I just came to see him. " Barratini walks away, body broad but bent and long-arthritic, past the river of cream that slows now and thins as the fierce rain subsides, twisting down through forests to the glistening sea. Follow @BBCNewsMagazine on Twitter and on Facebook

2016-07-24 09:27 www.bbc.co.uk

93 Dark and depressing! The other side of cricket is shocking United Kingdom: Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in depressive illness and suicide amongst elite cricketers. Michael Henderson, reviewing former England opener Graham Thorpe's recently published autobiography, Rising from the Ashes, argued that depression was not only more frequent amongst elite cricketers but it was more severe in an article in The Cricketer magazine. Earlier this year, India cricketer Suresh Raina openly spoke about feeling suicidal because of bullying whilst playing junior cricket. A few weeks ago, the former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar spoke about his depressive illness and paranoia, which may have led to a premature end to his England career and sacking by three first-class counties. Earlier this week, Sarah Taylor, English women's wicketkeeper, took an indefinite break from cricket because of anxiety and panic attacks. Also, this week, the coroner returned a verdict of suicide for Tom Allin, a promising Warwickshire fast bowler, who killed himself earlier this year by jumping off a bridge. Last October, Durga Bhavani, a women's Ranji Trophy player for Andhra Pradesh, allegedly killed herself at the age of 25 years. David Frith, the famous cricket journalist and historian, described over a 100 suicide amongst elite cricketers in his two books. Monty Panesar. Pic/Getty Images Does depressive illness occur during cricket playing days or after retirement? Many elite cricketers have openly spoken about depressive illness and stress-related illness during their playing career, and include Graham Fowler, Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Flintoff, Jonathan Trott, John Mooney, Monty Panesar and Ian O'Brien. Moreover, there have been reports of several elite cricketers attempting suicide, but surviving, including Maninder Singh, Mark Vermeulen, Darren Cousins and Andre Nel. Although most people who commit suicide suffer from a depressive illness, not everyone with depressive illness will commit suicide. Our research group, based in London and Sydney, used analytic research techniques to objectively examine the rate of suicide and risk factors associated with suicide amongst test cricketers, and this work was recently published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, Australasian Psychiatry (reference given below). There were 20 suicides among Test cricketers from England (6 or 7), Australia (5 or 4), New Zealand (2) and South Africa (7) over the 137-year period between 1877 and 2014. There are two figures given for England and Australia because Albert Trott played for both countries. English Test cricketers who committed suicide were William Scotton, Arthur Shrewsbury, Albert Trott, Andrew Stoddard, Albert Ref, Harold Gimblett and David Bairstow. Among Australian Test cricketers were Albert Trott, William Bruce, Jack Iverson, Sid Barnes and Jim Burke. England’s David Bairstow Aubrey Faulkner, Glenn Hall, Joe Partridge, George Shepstone, Vincent Tancred, Eddie van der Merwe and Billy Zulch comprised the South African lot while Fenwick Cresswell and Noel Harford were New Zealanders There were no suicides among Test cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies. This may, in part, be explained by the comparatively shorter duration of Test cricket played in these countries. However, there is clear evidence in the Wisden obituaries of suicides among other first-class cricketers from India, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. Tom Allin Suicide rates are usually reported per 100, 000 population per annum. The suicide rate for all Test cricketers combined was 1053 per 100,000. Rates for all four countries with Test cricketer suicide were higher than the highest ever reported male suicide rate in the general population in those countries. The main risk factors for suicide amongst Test cricketers were depressive illness, alcohol misuse, poor physical health, financial difficulties and relationship (mainly martial) difficulties. These factors are identical to those observed for men in the general population. Only three suicides involved active players and the remaining 17 suicides occurred over a decade and up to 35 years after retirement from cricket, and when they were in middle or old age. Given that the risk factors for suicide amongst Test cricketers were similar to those in the general population and that suicides generally occurred many years after retirement from cricket suggests that suicides amongst Test cricketers were not specifically related to the game of cricket, despite perceived higher rates and emerging reports of depressive illness amongst contemporary cricketers. It is also important to note that the last suicide amongst Test cricketers was in 1998 (David Bairstow). Factors that may have contributed to the absence of suicide amongst Test cricketers in recent years include the recent availability of psychological support systems for both active cricketers and those transitioning to retirement in England and New Zealand, better financial remuneration, and possibly the dramatic economic growth of cricket likely to attract highly driven personalities who have been well prepared psychologically and physically. However, such support systems do not exist in several Test-playing countries and may be less available to cricketers playing at first-class or sub-first-class level. The evidence that elite cricketers are prone to depression and stress-related illnesses, and the absence of support structure for players in several test playing countries suggests that this risk of suicide has not been reduced. The evidence for this emerges from continuing suicide amongst first-class cricketers, emerging sub-first class cricketers and even female cricketers in several countries. Unless such support systems are universally in place, the potential risk of suicide amongst elite cricketers is unlikely to dissipate, and we may simply be waiting for the next such tragedy. Professor Ajit Shah is Honorary Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Lancashire. He is a passionate fan of cricket. He has spent the last 20 years researching suicide. Reference: Are Elite cricketers more prone to suicide? A psychological autopsy study of Test cricketer suicide. Australasian Psychiatry by Shah AK, Savla-Shah S, Wijeratne C, Draper B (2016). Published online on apy.sagepub.com

2016-07-24 09:28 By Prof www.mid-day.com

94 KZN man hit by train, escapes with minor injuries Pietermaritzburg – A man was lucky to escape with minor injuries after being knocked over by a train in Prestbury on Sunday morning, paramedics said. Believed to be in his thirties, he was found lying near the train tracks, said ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing. The man was taken to hospital for further treatment. Bodasing said authorities were on the scene for further investigation.

2016-07-24 09:23 www.news24.com

95 Turkey extends detention, shuts schools Istanbul: Turkey on Saturday pushed with a sweeping crackdown against 'plotters' of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, extending police powers to hold people in detention and shutting 1,043 private schools and 1,229 association and foundations Under heightened police powers, suspects can now be held without charge for one month, up from four days, the official gazette announced on the third day of what Erdogan has said would be a three-month state of emergency. 1,200 soldiers freed Meanwhile, Turkey set free 1,200 soldiers, all privates, in its first major release of suspects. There have been fears that many of the 7,400 detained soldiers were young conscripts who had no idea what was going on.

2016-07-24 09:22 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

96 IAF plane disappearance: Worries mount as no trace of plane New Delhi: Apprehensions grew over the fate of the missing IAF transport aircraft with 29 people on board as search teams were yet to find any trace of the AN 32 plane while efforts were intensified on Saturday over the Bay of Bengal where inclement weather appeared to be a hurdle. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, who arrived in Chennai on Saturday morning to take stock of the situation, undertook a two-hour aerial survey with as many as 18 navy and coast guard ships including a submarine, and eight aircraft like P 81, C 130 and Dorniers pressed into search operations. The AN 32 transport aircraft which went missing on Friday soon after taking off from Tambaram air base for Port Blair. Personally monitoring the operation, Parrikar reviewed the utilisation of assets and resources to find the plane even as he instructed that more resources would be diverted to the effort, if necessary, defence sources said. He was apprised of the difficult conditions under which operations were being carried out during the last 24 hours. The sea is very rough and there is thick cloud cover in the area, sources said, adding he has directed all Commanders to be in touch with families and provide them with information that may be required, they said. He was briefed by the Air Force and the Navy in Tambaram, near Chennai. He then boarded a P-81 aircraft from Arakkonam Naval base to monitor search and rescue operations being conducted in the Bay of Bengal. The minister was briefed by Air Force and Naval personnel on board the P-81 as well. He later left for Arakkonam from where he was flown to the area where the SAR was being undertaken jointly by the IAF, Navy and Coast Guard. The Defence Minister was accompanied by senior IAF officials including Chief of Air Staff Arup Raha, before being briefed at the Naval Air station at Arakkonam, located around 50 km from Chennai. The 29 people on board the Air Force’s workhorse for a long period included six crew members, two of them pilots and one navigator. Besides, there were 11 personnel from the IAF including a lady officer, two from the Army, one from the Coast Guard and 9 from the navy which included some from its armament depot.

2016-07-24 09:16 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

97 97 After series of blunders, Mumbai teen's death probe hits another roadblock Four years after the death of 19-year-old Mumbai girl, Sanam Hasan, a second year fashion design and communication student at Pune's Symbiosis Institute, inside a rented room at a posh residential apartment in Pune, the case continues to be shrouded in mystery. Sanam died under mysterious circumstances, while celebrating her birthday with friends on October 2, 2012. Sanam died on October 2, 2012, while celebrating her birthday with friends in Pune The case has already witnessed a series of blunders, with botched up post- mortem and histopathology reports throwing up ridiculous findings of Sanam being male, and suffering from ischemic heart disease, which the parents have denied. Sanam Hasan seen cutting a cake with her friends at the party where she died Now, the CBI is facing another roadblock in its investigations with the Versova Muslim Kabrastan Trust denying the investigative body permission to exhume Sanam’s remains from the grave. The exhumation is essential for taking the case forward as reports of the forensic science laboratories in Kalina and Hyderabad have pointed to the fact that the samples provided in the case were not those of Sanam’s. It was because of the multiple goof-ups in the case that the HC had transferred the case from the state CID to the CBI in September 2014. Following a magistrate court’s order recently, the CBI was finally granted permission to exhume the body on July 26. The CBI team now plans to hand over the court’s order to members of the kabrastan trust on Sunday. A senior CBI officer, on condition of anonymity, confirmed the development and said, “All the departments concerned including forensic team, revenue department, photographer and local police have been informed about Tuesday’s exhumation. We already have the court’s permission, but some members from the community attached to the trust have reservations. We, however, haven’t received any written communication regarding this, from the trust yet.” "The kabrastan members have assured us that they will put up our request before the committee and let us know of their decision soon," the official said. Sanam's father Layique Zia Hasan (58) has expressed frustration at the situation. "I pleaded with them to allow for the exhumation, but they issued a fatwa, saying that after four years of burial, they do not allow a body to be exhumed, especially that of a woman. They also cited religious references, which do not permit exhumation. I will now approach senior community members and plead their intervention to allow the CBI to exhume my daughter’s body. " When mid-day contacted Rizwan, manager at the Versova Muslim Kabrastan, he said, “We are in touch with the CBI, but we cannot share any information with you.”

2016-07-24 09:15 By Vinod www.mid-day.com

98 Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and Kashmir Kupwara Srinagar: A soldier was killed on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district as the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), defence sources said. Defence sources said alert troops had noticed suspicious movement during the night. "When challenged, the group of heavily armed infiltrating terrorists fired at the troops, resulting in injuries to a soldier who later succumbed. The infiltrating group of terrorists was forced to flee back into the Pakistan side," said the source, adding search operations are still going on in the area.

2016-07-24 09:09 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

99 The pros and cons of rainy-day savings options Cape Town - Everyone tells you saving money for a rainy day is the wise thing to do. Here’s some basic info on the various ways you can get this fund together – and where to stash it. Saving for a rainy day is not necessarily about long-term investments – that’s a different issue altogether. A rainy-day fund can pay for things such as unplanned repairs, or co- payments on the dentist’s bill. Saving to see you through after a retrenchment is an emergency fund – and obviously involves bigger sums of money. Saving for your child’s education is also a long-term project. The rainy-day fund is adequate if it consists of one or maybe two months’ salaries. It’s saving for a deposit on a second-hand car if your current car is wrecked, to replace an appliance, or to have the cash to buy a plane ticket if your mom falls ill and you need to get to her quickly. It’s saving to have the funds on hand if you suddenly need to pay R1 500 in insurance excess after the geyser has burst. It is always a good idea to speak to a financial adviser before making decisions about where to save your cash. What you need to consider · What amount do I need? · How quickly do I have to be able to access the money in an emergency? · Are there any costs involved? · What are the risks? · How easy will it be for me to use the money for something else, which might not be an emergency at all? · How easy will it be for me to skip a payment if things are a bit tough? Here are some pros and cons to a few options of saving your money (and remember, financially they all make more sense than borrowing the money when a sudden expense hits you): * July is Savings Month. Help us help you. If you have a successful savings plan or story to tell? Share it with us now. It’s the ultimate nightmare: you or your elderly parents losing your life savings in some scam. Here’s why people fall for these things. The mind-set of South Africans must be changed about planning, says a commissioner of the National Planning Commission. 2016-07-24 09:09 Minutes Ago www.fin24.com

100 Aid worker Judith D'Souza abducted in Kabul back home New Delhi: Judith D'Souza, an Indian aid worker who was abducted in Kabul last month by suspected militants, returned here on Saturday after being rescued. D'Souza called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj soon after her arrival from Kabul. Judith D’Souza Modi welcomed Judith to India and thanked Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for extending cooperation towards her release. "Would like to thank the Govt. of Afghanistan, especially President @ashrafghani for their cooperation in bringing Judith home," the Prime Minister tweeted after meeting her. The 40-year-old, who works for the Aga Khan Foundaton as a senior technical adviser, was abducted from outside her office in the heart of Kabul on June 9. D’Souza, accompanied by Indian Ambassador in Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra, arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport at around 6 PM from where she was driven straight to Swaraj’s residence. A visibly emotional Swaraj embraced her warmly, saying 'the daugther has returned home'. Later, the External Affairs Minister accompanied Judith to meet Modi. The External Affairs Ministry was in constant touch with Afghan authorities to ensure the safe release of Judith, who hails from Kolkata. It was not immediately known who D'Souza's captors and how she was rescued. She was abducted along with two other people.

2016-07-24 09:07 By Agencies www.mid-day.com

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