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Local Spotlight Kaffeeklatsch Better late than never Will the twain ever meet?

By Muna Al-Fuzai By Shakir Reshamwala

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fficial statistics have pointed a finger at uwait is a diverse place with residents from nearly system for expats. unlicensed weapons as the main reason every country in the world, though one hesitates According to a Kuwait Times report published earlier behind the rise in crimes in Kuwait. For this Kto call it a melting pot or even a salad bowl. There this month, the study recognizes a ‘large imbalance’ that O is hardly any assimilation, cultural or otherwise, and vari- has created a situation where the Indian and Egyptian reason, the ministry of interior launched a weapons ous communities, sub-communities and even sub-sub- communities make up 33 percent and 23 percent of the collection campaign to deliver a message to all communities exist in their own bubbles, spending their expatriate population respectively, compared to com- segments of the society and raise public awareness entire lives in this country without any exposure to those munities from other countries including Bangladesh and of the seriousness of unlicensed weapons. The unlike them. the Philippines (7 percent each), Syria (6 percent), interior ministry announced a four-month grace This doesn’t mean Kuwait’s foreign residents are anti- Pakistan (5 percent), Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka (4 per- period that will end on June 22. I am wondering if social. Hundreds of arts, sports and religious societies, cent each), Jordan (3 percent), Nepal, Lebanon, Ethiopia, clubs and other groups hold frequent events and get- and Iran (2 percent each). the campaign will achieve its goal and if there are togethers, but again, they only cater to a particular sub- Kuwaitis’ percentage among the population dropped more efforts that need to be exerted to collect set of a community, content to remain in their own insu- to 31 percent compared to 69 percent of expatriates at weapons from those who haven’t surrendered lar orbits. the end of 2014. Regarding domestic helpers, the study them yet. What’s next? When it comes to housing, one finds that most expats indicates that their numbers have reached nearly Security is everyone’s responsibility. That is what prefer to live in areas populated by their compatriots, to 567,000, making up 23 percent of the labor market and the point that some areas have been ghettoized and 14 percent of the population. Their numbers compared the MoI message says about this campaign. It sure- completely dominated by a particular group. Hence we to Kuwaitis reaches 44 percent, and 20 percent com- ly reflects sincere intentions, but it is not enough to see Indians of all stripes concentrated in some parts of pared to expatriates. address this issue which has been delayed for more Salmiya, Keralites and Bangladeshis in Abbasiya and It is not uncommon to find people who have spent than 20 years since the end of the Iraqi invasion. Hasawi respectively (both in Jleeb), bedoons in Taima in decades in Kuwait, but can hardly speak a word of Arabic The spread of unlicensed weapons among the peo- Jahra, Iranians in Bneid Al-Gar, Americans and other apart from the barest minimum needed to get on with ple has become a matter of concern to public secu- Westerners in Fintas, Mahboula and nearby areas, essential tasks. Many have no Kuwaiti friends and haven’t Ethiopians in parts of Hawally and Filipinos in parts of had any meaningful interaction with them. Most have rity. But better late than never. Kuwait City, among others. Hawally used to be a never seen the inside of a Kuwaiti house or even a The Kuwait Society for Human Rights held a talk Palestinian stronghold before the war, while South diwaniya. Conversely, the only foreigners many Kuwaitis recently about the process of collecting arms. An Khaitan was a bastion of Egyptians before it was com- interact with regularly are the domestic workers in their official from the general directorate for investiga- pletely leveled. homes, leading to stereotypical images being formed in tion of arms explained that there are rules and con- This has not gone unnoticed by the authorities, and a their minds that they associate the entire expat popula- committee that was formed by the government to tion with. ditions for possessing and carrying arms. The appli- address the demographic imbalance in the country has It seems everyone - Kuwaitis as well as expats of vari- cant should be a citizen, physically fit and have a proposed to end the ‘urban division’ of expatriates and ous nationalities - seems to be moving in parallel lines suitable income for possessing weapons and not introduce a fair geographical distribution that prevents that will never meet. There is unity in diversity, as the have been sentenced in a felony or misdemeanor crowding of citizens of certain nationalities in specific adage goes, but these groups will have to cross paths to case. Moreover, the licensed weapon issued to him areas, along with other measures like adopting a quota make this happen. should be under his control and supervision of the police. Having a weapon without a license is dangerous and suspicious, especially for families with children. The sad part here is that in most cases, these weapons are being used in weddings as a kind of expression of joy. In several incidents, many inno- cents have been injured or killed because of stray bullets. I agree that this campaign has all the good reasons to be held, but how cooperative are the people? The law has serious penalties for violators rang- ing from five years imprisonment for possession and 10 years imprisonment for trade in arms, in addition to a fine exceeding $150,000. The MoI should extend this campaign to all segments of society including expatriates of all nationalities without any exceptions. All NGOs must also sup- port this effort. Not all people are alike. Some peo- ple have been cooperative and handed over their weapons, but some have ignored the call and their weapons will be taken by force with penalties. This campaign to collect weapons may not con- tribute directly to the reduction in the rates of vio- lence and crime that have spread in recent times, but it provides a general message about the seri- ousness of the matter, because the presence of arms gives an impetus to commit a crime easily. Such campaigns should not have an expiry date and must remain effective as long as possible. KUWAIT: Divers from Sea Club prepare themselves for a pearl diving expedition. — Photo by Joseph Shagra

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First Indian movie made in Kuwait to hit cinemas soon

By Nawara Fattahova ence in the industry as I’m working as a graph- ic editor and colorist for various TV producers new Indian movie shot entirely in in Kuwait. I hope my movie will be successful,” Kuwait is coming to local theatres soon. he said, adding, “My goal is to reach film festi- A“Between Love and Marriage” is a vals.” romantic comedy and the first Indian movie fully produced and shot in Kuwait. Director Giri Plotline Prasad Kasa selected Kuwait as his backdrop The story of the masala potboiler revolves because he has lived here for more than 15 around Santosh and Asha, who accidentally years. “I chose to shoot all scenes - both indoor bump into each other in a gift shop. Later, at and outdoor - in Kuwait. Around 30 to 40 peo- an ice cream parlor, a thief snatches Asha’s ple are working on this movie, the majority necklace and runs away. Running after the from the Indian community in Kuwait, while thief, she slips and meets Santosh again after two are Kuwaitis,” he told Kuwait Times. falling into his lap. They then fall in love. Their The 50-minute-long movie will be in families agree to their marriage, and gifts are Telugu, a south Indian language, with English exchanged. But here comes the twist in the subtitles. The premiere will be in Kuwaiti the- tale. A man has a crush on Asha and wants to atres and the movie will also be shown on a marry her, warning that he will commit suicide popular Indian channel. Kasa expects the if she refuses, while a similar scene takes place movie to be ready in two months. “The cast of with Santosh with a girl in a restaurant. the movie are mostly employees, so we only work during the weekends. This is the reason Credits why it is taking us longer to shoot the scenes,” ‘Between Love & Marriage’ - Production: he said. Franco Arab; Producer: Mishal Al-Salem and This is the second experience for Kasa in the Giri Prasad Kasa; Assistant Director: film industry and his first in Kuwait. “I made a Abdulmuhsen Al-Tammar, Uday G, B Pavan, Director Giri Prasad Kasa and his crew shoot some scenes from his latest Tollywood documentary in India on wildlife and got posi- Rajah Y; Screenplay and dialogues: Gandham movie ‘Between Love and Marriage’ in various locations around Kuwait. tive feedback. Besides, I have extensive experi- Chinna Srinivasa Rao.

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By Ben Garcia admitted Lin but according to him he only needs a team to work with. “I cannot finish the 24 sq ft by myself in just one ork, work, work! Whatever your work maybe, day, but if you have team of people to work, it becomes easi- at the end of the day, you must work in order er,” he added. Since the work is outdoors, in the summer his to live. Kuwait is fortunate to have many team would start from 7am-10am but take a break from 10- workplaces with fully equipped ventilation 4pm. “We come back again to work from 4-8pm,” he added. and air-conditioning but many are not so Another popular outdoor job is the construction worker. Wblessed. There are numerous outdoor jobs here that don’t There are new government projects coming up all over enjoy such privileges. Some examples include street cleaners, Kuwait including skyways in Shuwaikh and Sabah Hospital valet attendants, construction workers, carpenters and even areas and it’s the construction workers that are braving the bricklayers. Their jobs are based outdoor but how many care exasperating summer heat. There are many companies in about their struggles? Kuwait who are strictly following the ban on outdoor-based Friday Times met with some Korean bricklayers at Mirqab work from 11am-4pm, however many firms and individuals district and was fascinated with how they were able to use defy these rules. their imagination and mathematical prowess to lay bricks with such accuracy and artistry. Many footpaths in Kuwait HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS City have been replaced with bricks from simple first-layer Nurislam from Bangladesh and Hussein, from Iran are two concrete materials to new pieces of colorful bricks. construction workers braving the 2pm heat in one of the con- “It is a better material compared to concrete because struction sites in Kuwait City. “With all due respect to our these can withstand the rain, sunshine and even sandstorms,” company’s bosses, they told us to work only in the shade explained Lin, a Korean bricklayer who at that time was especially during the summer but we think we can confront patiently laying bricks with five of his men near the KPTC the heat. I think it is okay as long as we have sufficient water main bus terminal in Mirqab. “Brick laying is real hard work,” to drink” Nurislam said. “We take turns in the afternoon with the rest of the workers. We only work one hour or half hour under the afternoon sun; then we switch with other workers,” explained Hussein, whose hands and face were fully covered with long sleeves and a construction head gear. If you think this job is easy, think again. Valet parking is no joke. This outdoor job is also exasperating and tiring. In fact, handling cozy cars of other people is no easy task. 40-year- old Frank, a valet worker at one of Kuwait City’s many 5 star hotels admitted that one of the most difficult tasks he’s ever handled in his career was his current valet job. “It’s not easy, customers leave their Lamborghinis, Porsches, Jaguars etc in your hands and you need to handle it with care, extra care for that matter. I haven’t had any accidents yet but yes it’s no entrance side of the hotel regardless of the weather easy task,” he pointed out. The hotel has its own valet parking condition to wait for the next customer. “I don’t mind for their customers but it is located in the open and outdoor the heat anymore. I feel immune to it now but the risk areas. Frank will park the car and walk back by foot in the of a sudden heat stroke is always there.” Frank said. Local FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Do you trust your doctor?

By Sara Ahmed When you have conflicting advice, how do you choose? Or when a doctor who knows so hese last few months have been a roller- much more than the average patient tells you coaster ride of late night trips to the what you should do, how do you question Temergency room, scheduled doctor visits them? and what has seemed like a near endless series of decisions regarding the health care and False diagnosis treatment options of me and my sister. Thank I recall a friend who delivered in a well God that none of these issues are life threaten- known hospital in Kuwait. After a week she ing but they do require continuous doctor and dutifully took her newborn for a checkup. The dental visits. More importantly, they require pediatrician immediately recommended that what is very often in short supply in Kuwait: the baby have an ultrasound to screen for hip confidence and trust in the diagnoses from dysplasia. The woman was shocked and asked doctors. why, what suggested such a test? There were The fact of the matter is that there are some no physical indications, no family history, no exceptionally good, well trained and highly birth complications and nothing else to hint ethical doctors and dentists in Kuwait. Sadly that this might be a problem. The pediatrician, there is also an outrageous number of what however, stated that it was normal and seem to be poorly trained, incompetent, uneth- required for all newborns (which is patently ical and grossly unskilled medical professionals untrue). practicing here. For any patient who has visited My friend was unconvinced and had other both the public and private hospitals and clin- children with no problem. Since she didn’t ics, it can be a trying experiencing finding a know much about the issue, however, she trustworthy doctor. decided to seek a second opinion. She took her baby to another pediatrician at a different hos- Who do I listen to? pital and that doctor told her it was likely only Another case in point. Recently my son has that the first wanted to raise the bill by charg- been to see two different dentists. One pre- ing for unneeded tests. Today the child walks scribed an extensive, multi-year treatment that just fine and there has never been even a hint could run as much as KD 2,500, saying it was an of a problem. absolute necessity. The second dentist dis- Stories like these and others are common missed the first’s recommended treatment plan here and it is left to the patient to weed out the and instead offered a much cheaper KD 300 good doctors from the bad, the trustworthy treatment option. So the problems and doubts ones from those with great marketing or a are clear. Who do I listen to? Which one is right? ‘strong reputation’. Rather than buyer beware, And how can I know or judge between such it is a case of patient beware. For those with no conflicting pieces of advice? health insurance and stuck with accepting Medical treatment is quite often a game of whatever diagnoses the local government clin- chance in Kuwait. Doctors aren’t always truly ic offers, the situation can be even worse. While interested in the health of their patients so there are some exceptionally talented physi- much as the health of their bank accounts. cians and surgeons in the government hospi- Some are ethical and place their patients first tals, there are also plenty of doctors who care but many others care only about promoting a only for their tea and weekend. certain drug (often due to encouragement The problem is, how do you know the differ- from the agents themselves) or offering cure-all ence? paracetemol and getting the patients out the door as quickly as possible. In my son’s case, it’s easy to choose the cheaper option and think that the first is simply trying to make a buck. But let’s be fair in our cynicism for a moment. It is as equally possible that the second dentist is selling a treatment more for his reward than any real benefit it may offer. Local FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Kuwait Red Crescent calls for facilitating Yemen aid

GENEVA: Visiting Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Anwar Al-Hasawi yesterday called for helping humanitarian organizations in securing relief assistance to people in war-stricken Yemen. “Philanthropic organizations have to step up their efforts to address the tragic situation in Yemen, and seek to provide medical and food aid to our brothers there,” Al-Hasawi told KUNA on sidelines of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC) meeting for Yemen, currently held here. “Providing urgent humanitarian assistance to the Yemeni people is a priority to the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society,” he said, indicating that the society had delivered 40 tons of medicines and medical supplies to hospitals in Mukalla, Yemen, during the past few days. Moreover, there has been coordination with the Saudi Red Crescent Society and King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works to deliver various forms of assistance needed to the Yemeni people, struggling to survive under exceptional circumstances of the war, Al-Hasawi said. Kuwait; led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, has “achieved the global sta- tus,” being proclaimed as a “Humanitarian Center,” due to its generous humanitarian con- tributions and campaigns worldwide. — KUNA

MILAN: Kuwait’s Expo Milan pavilion attracts noticeable attention. — KUNA photo Kuwait’s Expo Milan’s pavilion attracts noticeable attention Successful depiction of Kuwait’s historic achievements

MILAN: Kuwait’s distinguished pavilion at “Expo College (NDC) Major Gen Salim bin Ali bin special reports about promotion of the unique Milano 2015” is luring the attention of Italian Musalam Quton, and his accompanying delega- Kuwaiti water projects, namely desalination of and international media as well as many of the tion, during the visit, expressed admiration for sea water. visitors, whose total number has reached 15 mil- Kuwait’s exceptional contribution to the event. The three-floor Kuwaiti pavilion, 12 meters in lion. In statements to KUNA, Head of the media Al-Badah said the Omani delegation expressed height, is manned by 100 workers and examined team at the pavilion Mohammad Al-Badah said pleasure and delight for the successful depiction by 11,000 to 14,000 people daily. Expo Milan the Kuwaiti pavilion today “received many sen- of Kuwait’s historic achievements. 2015 is an international event which lasts for six ior guests who came to congratulate its suc- The Kuwaiti pavilion had received many months, during which a group of experts, artists, cess,”-especially from Gulf countries, most Italian and international media personnel and investors and researches from various parts of KUWAIT: Deputy Chairman of Kuwait notably Sultanate of Oman. journalists who showed identical feelings. The the world gather. It is themed “Feeding the Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Anwar Al- Commandant of the Omani National Defense media, covering the Expo Milan, have broadcast Planet, Energy for Life”. — KUNA Hasawi. —KUNA Official stresses importance FM meets Bangladeshi of updating GCC legislatures DOHA: The Secretary-General of Kuwait National Assembly Allam The development of the network will enable the GCC National counterpart Ali Al-Kandari underlined yesterday the importance of developing Assemblies, Shura Councils and Parliaments to share expertise, Al- the information network of GCC legislatures to contribute to the Kandari told KUNA after presiding over the Kuwaiti delegation to promotion of cooperation, integration and coordination at the the 18th meeting of the GCC legislatures’ Secretaries General, KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign international forums. adding this move will also address the legislative and administra- Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met tive deficiencies. The Secretaries-General of GCC legislative coun- on Wednesday with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abu cils prepare periodical training courses to upgrade performance Al-Hasan Mahmood Ali, on the sidelines of his partici- of the secretariats’ staff, he said. He noted the two-day meeting pation in the 42nd meeting of the Organization of discussed the committees’ reports of the GCC legislatures’ secre- Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which kicked off earlier in tariats, especially the reports of committees of coordination, Kuwait. The two sides discussed bilateral relations. development and training, and exchange of information. The meeting was attended by Foreign The conferees considered the main theme of the meeting Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, Director of Sheikh “enhancing the legal and parliamentarian culture of staff of GCC Sabah Al-Khaled’s Office Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al- legislatures’ secretariats” and issued some recommendations in Mohammad Al-Sabah, Director of Protocols Dhari Al- this regard, Al-Kandari said. He revealed that Kuwait will host the Ajran, Director of the Undersecretary’s Office Ayham Al- next meeting. He expressed his gratitude to Qatar’s Speaker of Omar, Deputy Director of Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled’s Shura Council Mohammad bin Mubarak Al-Khulaifi and Secretary Office Saleh Al-Loghani, Deputy Director of Asia General Fahad bin Mubarak Al-Khayareen for their efforts during Department Minister Plenipotentiary Saleh Al-Thuwaikh, the meeting. The Kuwaiti delegation, headed by Al-Kandari, and other senior Foreign Ministry officials. — KUNA KUWAIT: The Secretary-General of Kuwait National Assembly included a number of officials of the National Assembly, who took Allam Ali Al-Kandari. — KUNA photo part in the gathering. — KUNA Local FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

Crime Report Lover’s quarrel turns ugly

KUWAIT: A dispute between a youth and his girlfriend turned ugly and threats were made on both ends. The Kuwaiti girl said that she was threatened with a knife by her bedoon boyfriend and accused him of damaging her car. He in turn said that she attempted to run him over and was injured in his leg. The pair was sent to Salhiya police station for further questioning.

Reckless youth fight police Two reckless drivers exchanged blows with policemen in front of Jahra police station after issuing a traffic ticket towards them. The two stopped at the check point while listening to loud music without a care for their surround- ings. When the policemen issued them a ticket, the youth refused it. After they were sent to the police station, a heat- ed verbal exchange took place where blows were exchanged.

Citizens caught with drugs and fake ID A traffic patrol sent two citizens to the drugs authorities, with one of them carrying an ID of a police colonel. They OIC meeting mirrors were caught sleeping inside a car with drugs and parapher- nalia on them. The two were later released, and the ID was returned to its rightful holder. The owner admitted that the man who had it was his friend. Muslim aspirations Terrorism still the chief concern

News KUWAIT: Discussions of the recently sion of the two-day conference was eties. Terrorism, he indicated, was the in brief concluded 42nd ministerial meeting of presided over by Sheikh Sabah Al- breeding ground for extremist chauvin- the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Khaled. istic thinking, negating “the other,” (OIC) reflected the desire of Islamic Stressing that Kuwait was not letting intolerance, and sectarian tension. He countries for growth and development up on its support of Islamic issues which said it was paramount that these nega- KFSD inspects for their peoples, said a Kuwaiti minister it would continue to promote on the tivities tarnishing Muslim societies be yesterday. international arena, the minister rooted out now to clear the air for future firemen training In a speech concluding the confer- brought attention to the imperative that generations. ence for OIC ministers of foreign affairs, all Muslim countries should work collec- This year’s 42nd conference was held By Hanan Al-Saadoun Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and tively to face common challenges under the banner “Common vision for Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled imposed by political and security con- upholding tolerance and shunning ter- KUWAIT: KFSD Deputy General Manager for Human Al-Hamad Al-Sabah noted that the con- cerns. rorism.” The Kuwaiti minister thanked all Development Maj Gen Eng Khalid Al-tarkeet inspected the ference dealt in a large measure with Chief among these concerns, he delegations to the conference and center of firemen training to take a look at the existing work issues and causes that concerned the underlined, was the ubiquitous phe- looked forward to meeting with them mechanisms. He said the courses are divided into several current socio-political developments in nomenon of terrorism which was unset- again in next year’s conference to be divisions the fireman goes through to ensure each mem- the Islamic world. The concluding ses- tling and alarming many Muslim soci- hosted by Uzbekistan. — KUNA ber’s readiness and fitness for the job.

Ramadan prices Int’l labor under scrutiny conference vital By Meshal Al-Salama for development KUWAIT: A cooperative source said the price increase in the market is not due to a defect in production; rather it is GENEVA: Kuwait’s Permanent Delegate to the UN and because of merchants’ greed and linking oil prices with raw international organizations Ambassador Jamal Al- materials prices along with the lack of supervision. Ghunaim stressed the importance of the annual confer- He said the consumer falls victim of officials statements ence of the International Labor Organization (ILO), to be Sabah Al-Salem campaign and false promises to control prices and prevent monopoly. held in June. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Director General Zakriya Ashkanani He added that there is a clear variation between prices in all The conference will mainly focus on unemployment ordered a campaign in Sabah Al-Salem area, due to the coops, and this places the consumer under the pressure of around the world, and will also discuss its effects on the large expansion and increase of investment projects. The high prices, and this deepens the mistrust between the mer- Arab World especially Palestine, Al-Ghunaim told Kuwait aim of the campaign is to make sure compliance is met chant and consumer. News Agency (KUNA) yesterday. The event will also dis- with prevention and licenses. The campaign will continue About the increase in tomato prices, he said that it is been cuss creating an economy which follows international until the entire area is covered. a custom in Kuwait that prices double up before the month of standards in applying workers’ rights and social security, Ramadan and increase at the start of it. He said the reason for developing job markets, and the effects of migration and it is due to heavy buying and the merchant’s wish to make big climate change, he noted. Car collision traps occupants gains, especially in vegetables and fruits, and the bourse of The conference will include a meeting of the GCC A two car collision took place between Rihab and Ishbelia vegetable and fruits is not under any supervision. About the Ministers of Labor, said the Ambassador, adding that the trapping the occupants of the cars inside. Farwaniya’s fire role of the union in controlling prices he said “co-ops union Kuwaiti delegation will be headed by Minister of Social department dealt with the accident and freed the trapped and prices committee are concerned with goods sold at the Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Planning and individuals inside. No injuries were reported and only mate- coop, apart from vegetables and fruits, because the consumer Development Hind Al-Sabeeh. The conference will see rial damage was taken into account. buys them every day. the participation of 185 countries. — KUNA FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 No exit for female Yemen ‘may Indians crowd jihadis - Syria is a never’ be intact rivers as heat one-way11 Journey after12 civil war kills17 over 1,400

NEBRASKA: Nebraska lawmakers, including Sen Ernie Chambers of Omaha (center) and Sen Beau McCoy of Omaha (center rear) follow the vote to abolish the death penalty on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. — AP US’ Nebraska abolishes death penalty

LINCOLN: Nebraska abolished the death penalty cal tool to protect law enforcement and Nebraska managed and inefficient government program. very disappointed in what just took place, but this on Wednesday over the governor’s objections in a families,” Ricketts said in a statement. “While the “The taxpayers have not gotten the bang for their fight will continue,” said McCoy, a death penalty move pushed through the Legislature with unusual Legislature has lost touch with the citizens of buck on this death penalty for almost 20 years,” proponent. Ricketts announced this month that the backing from conservatives who oppose capital Nebraska, I will continue to stand with Nebraskans said Sen Colby Coash, a Republican and death state has purchased two of the drugs that the state punishment for religious, financial and practical and law enforcement on this important issue.” penalty opponent. “This program is broken. How now lacks, but opponents have said they still aren’t reasons. Senators in the one-house Legislature vot- Nebraska’s action to repeal the death penalty is many years will people stand up and say we need convinced Nebraska will be able to resume execu- ed 30-19 to override the veto of Gov. Pete Ricketts, unusual because of its traditionally conservative this?” tions. On Tuesday, Republican Attorney General a Republican who supports the death penalty. The leanings. Maryland was the last state to end capital Other Republican senators said they listened Doug Peterson implored lawmakers to give state vote makes Nebraska the first traditionally conser- punishment, in 2013. Three other moderate-to-lib- carefully to leaders in the Catholic church who officials more time to prepare. The last time vative state to eliminate the punishment since eral states have done so in recent years: New opposed capital punishment. Sen Jeremy Nebraska lawmakers passed a death penalty repeal North Dakota in 1973. Mexico in 2009, Illinois in 2011 and Connecticut in Nordquist of Omaha, a Democrat and death penal- bill was in 1979, but senators at the time didn’t have The override vote - passed by the narrowest 2012. ty opponent, said Republican support was critical in enough votes to override a gubernatorial veto. possible margin - drew a burst of applause from the override effort. Nebraska’s officially nonpartisan Groups that support abolition have said death penalty opponents in the gallery above the Lethal injection Legislature is comprised of 35 registered Nebraska could help build momentum in other con- legislative chamber. “Whenever anything historic Some senators said they philosophically sup- Republicans, 13 Democrats and an independent. servative states. “The Nebraska Legislature, with the occurs, it’s never the doing of one person,” said Sen. port the death penalty but became convinced the “This wouldn’t have happened without the fiscally world watching, made their voice a part of the Ernie Chambers, an Independent who introduced a state will never carry out another execution responsible Republicans who aren’t just beholden national conversation,” said Danielle Conrad, execu- repeal measure 38 times. “I’ve been pushing for this because of legal obstacles. Nebraska hasn’t execut- to conservative talking points, but are thoughtful tive director of the ACLU of Nebraska. “We are a for 40 years, but all of this time it’s never been done. ed an inmate since a 1997 electrocution, and the about policy,” Nordquist said. nation that is turning away from the death penalty.” If it could be done by one man, it would have been state has never done so with its current lethal injec- Nebraska now has 10 men on death row, after one done a long time ago.” tion protocol. Nebraska lost its ability to execute National conversation died on Sunday of natural causes. Michael Ryan Nebraska joins 18 other states and the District of inmates in December 2013, when one of the three Not all conservative senators embraced the spent three decades on death row for the 1985 cult Columbia in banning the ultimate punishment. lethal injection drugs required by state law expired. repeal. Minutes after the vote, Republican state Sen killings of two people, including a 5-year-old boy. Shortly after the vote, Ricketts issued a statement Many senators were swayed by the fact that state Beau McCoy announced the formation of a cam- During a legislative hearing earlier this year, condemning the Legislature. “My words cannot officials have repeatedly failed to administer the paign committee that will consider putting the Chambers testified that Ryan had been diagnosed express how appalled I am that we have lost a criti- punishment, calling the death penalty a poorly issue on the statewide ballot in 2016. “I’m clearly with terminal brain cancer.—AP International FRIDAY, MAY 29 , 2015

RAQQA: Militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, while riding in Raqqa city in Syria. The notion that young women are traveling to Syria solely to become “jihadi brides” is simplistic and hinders efforts to prevent other girls from being radicalized, new research suggests. — AP No exit for female jihadis Syria is one-way journey

PARIS: When three British schoolgirls trundled controlled,” said Sara Khan, a British Muslim between women and jihad. “There are clearly Amelia was first contacted on Facebook by a across the Syrian border; when a pregnant 14- whose group Inspire campaigns against the dan- many human smugglers working within Syria French fighter on Jan 14, 2014 and within a month year-old ran away from her Alpine home for the gers of extremist recruiters. “I don’t think that dis- right now, helping Syrian civilians escape the vio- agreed to go to Syria and marry the man, who second time; when a sheltered girl from the south cussion ever comes up. It’s so romanticized the lence, and I wonder if there is a similar, perhaps identified himself as “Tony Toxiko.” After she was of France booked her first trip abroad - they were idea of this utopia. I don’t even think those young even growing market, for those trying to escape turned back by airport border police in Lyon on going to a place of no return. Only two of the girls have necessarily considered that there’s no after joining ISIL,” Cook told The Associated Press her first attempt, “Tony Toxiko” persuaded anoth- approximately 600 Western girls and young way back now.” in an email, using one of the acronyms for the er French adolescent girl to join him in Syria. women who have joined extremists in Syria are The two exceptions to the rule of no return are Islamic State group. Amelia, meanwhile, ran away from home to known to have made it out of the war zone. perhaps most revealing in the very paucity of “There is great disillusionment for many who Belgium, where an imam performed a religious By comparison, as many as 30 percent of the details about their journey - driving home how have traveled to Syria to join ISIL and you’ll find ceremony that wed her to a different man, an male foreign fighters have left or are on their way murky life is behind the Islamic State curtain. many stories of those who went abroad noting Algerian jihadi. She returned to France homesick out, according to figures from European govern- Sterlina Petalo is a Dutch teenager who converted ‘this isn’t what we signed up for.’” The question is and pregnant, just long enough to speak to inves- ments that monitor the returns. In interviews, to Islam, and came to be known by the name whether the girls understood from the beginning tigators building a case against a middleman who court documents and public records, The Aicha. She traveled to Syria in 2014 to marry a how limited their choices would be once they helped her run away. Associated Press has compiled a detailed picture Dutch jihadi fighter there and managed to return crossed the frontier. The case of a 15-year-old of European girls and young women who join months later - apparently making her way to the Avignon girl exemplifies such doubts. The girl hid We will find you extremists such as the Islamic State group - a deci- border with Turkey, where her mother reportedly her second Facebook account and Islamic veil This winter, Amelia managed to deceive her sion that is far more final than most may realize. picked her up and brought her back to the from her moderate Muslim family, thereby man- family and left again - making it to Syria with the The girls are married off almost immediately, Netherlands. Back home, she was immediately aging to join a jihadi network, according to the Algerian fighter, who is more than twice her age. either in Turkey or just after crossing into Syria. arrested on suspicion of joining a terror organiza- family’s lawyer. “It’s particularly difficult for these families. For With an estimated 20,000 foreign fighters - among tion. Her family, lawyers and prosecutors refuse to Once within a unit of the Al-Qaeda offshoot them, radicalization is happening on the Internet them 5,000 Europeans - in Syria, there is no short- discuss the case. She was released from custody Nusra Front, she was not permitted to leave, and outside the family sphere,” said Sebastien age of men looking for wives. That number is last November and has not been formally according to her brother, who went into Syria to Pietrasanta, a French lawmaker working on a pro- expected to double by the end of the year. Once charged. fetch her and was turned away by the extremists. gram to de-radicalize young people. “For a girl of among the jihadis, the women are not permitted A French boy who joined the group around the 14, I believe we can clearly save her from herself to travel without a male chaperone or a group of Escape the violence same time was allowed to go home. “I think they and save her from these barbarians.” A French other women and must remain fully covered out- The second woman known to have made it understand the premise of that, but not that they journalist got dangerously close to jihadi recruit- side, according to material published by Islamic out of the grip of Islamic State reconsidered after understand it in reality,” said Melanie Smith, ment methods by creating a fake Facebook State and researchers who follow the group. just a few weeks. The 25-year-old Briton, whom another researcher at King’s College ICSR. account that attracted a marriage proposal from a Otherwise, they risk a lashing or worse. police have not named, had taken her toddler son fighter in Syria. all the way to Raqqa, the group’s stronghold, Multinational jihadis Under the pseudonym Melodie, the journal- Women do not fight when she decided she had made a mistake and The networks that bring the women into Syria ist shared a video on the account, almost imme- European women who blog about their lives called home. She made her way back into Turkey are increasingly organized around the extremists’ diately getting a message from a man identified under Islamic State tend to be chipper about the and her father met her there. How she was able to dream of building a nation of multinational as Bilel, who asked how she’d liked the montage experience, but reading between the lines of an e- travel the 250 kilometers from Raqqa to the jihadis, meaning European girls are particularly of him showing off in a 4X4 and with his book of travel advice shows a life that will be radi- Turkish border city of Gaziantep is not clear. prized. Each new Facebook post, each new cheer- weapons. “I passed myself off as a 20-some- cally circumscribed, with limited electricity, lack of Back in Britain, she was detained and is now leading Twitter account - and they pop up by the thing, not stupid but a little lost, who suddenly even the most basic medicine, and practically no free on bail pending formal charges. Without hour - helps them subvert government efforts to found a huge response from a man in Syria,” autonomy. Women do not fight, researchers say, knowing how the two escaped, it is difficult to say prevent young people from radicalizing and leav- said the journalist, who wrote a book “In the despite the Hunger Games-like promises of whether other girls and women could follow their ing. The doggedness of jihadi methods for recruit- Skin of a Jihadist” under a pseudonym. Bilel’s recruiters. path out of Syria, said Joana Cook, a researcher at ing girls can be seen in the case of Amelia, a 14- doubts about her began to grow as her reluc- “The lives of those teenage girls are very much King’s College London who studies the links year-old girl from France’s Alpine Isere region. tance to join him became clear. —AP International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Iraq exhumes 470 bodies from Tikrit mass graves

BAGHDAD: Iraq has exhumed the remains of 470 people believed to have been executed by jihadists near Tikrit last year in what is known as the Speicher massacre, the health minister said yesterday. “We have exhumed the bodies of 470 Speicher martyrs from burial sites in Tikrit,” Adila Hammoud said at a press confer- ence in Baghdad. In June 2014, armed men belonging or allied to the Islamic State group abducted hundreds of young, mostly Shiite recruits from Speicher military base, just outside the city of Tikrit. They were then lined up in several locations and executed one by one, as shown in pictures and footage later released by the Islamic State group. Some were pushed into the Tigris river, others hastily buried in locations that were discovered when government and allied forces retook Tikrit from the jihadists about two months ago. The highest estimate for the number of people killed in one of the worst atrocities committed by IS stands at 1,700. “These bodies come from four burial sites... One of them was bigger than the others and contained 400,” said Ziad Ali Abbas, the chief doctor at Baghdad’s main morgue. He said forensic examination of the exhumed remains was conducted with foreign assistance, includ- ing from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

First list of names Hundreds of families whose sons, fathers and brothers went missing at the time of the IS-led offensive in Iraq have been wait- ing for confirmation that their loved ones were among the SANAA: Shiite rebels known as Houthis bury a fellow Houthi who was killed in a Saudi-led airstrike during his funer- Speicher victims. Officials at yesterday’s press conference said the al in Sanaa. — AP first list of names would be released next week, after weeks of DNA testing. Identification documents the victims were carrying at the time of their capture were also found near burial sites. Yemen ‘may never’ be Officials had said in mid-April that up to 10 different suspected burial sites were identified in the Tikrit area as a result of its recapture by government forces in late March and the first days of April. —AFP intact after civil war With ruling party under Sectarian strife flared, Qaeda emboldened by the chaos pressure, Erdogan wades DUBAI: Yemen may never emerge as a united country from a civil reconciliation and denies accusations that he wants to settle old into Turkey polls war pitting a northern Shiite Muslim militia and its allies in the scores. The northerners’ alliance against Yemen’s government, army against fighters in the mostly Sunni south. The latest con- whose base of support is in Aden, may reflect a new unity of pur- ISTANBUL: Brushing off complaints he is brazenly violating the flict, now in its third month, has exacerbated long-standing griev- pose in the heavily tribal north, where Shiite Islam’s Zaydi sect, to constitution, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is playing an ances that are regional but also increasingly religious in a country which the Houthis belong, prevails. increasingly active role in Turkey’s legislative election campaign as whose unity has always been brittle. Secessionist sentiment in the “A sectarian and regional polarization is under way. When the the ruling party faces its biggest ballot box challenge since it came south, stoked by what southerners see as decades of marginaliza- Houthis took over Sanaa and beyond, it showed that the Zaydi to power. Latest opinion polls suggest that the ruling Islamic-root- tion by the north, is deepening as result of the damage inflicted tribesmen were again vying for control),” a northern Yemeni ed Justice and Development Party (AKP) could see its vote tumble upon Aden and other southern cities in assaults by the northern politician, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told in the June 7 election from the last polls in 2011 and even lose its Houthi militia. Reuters by telephone from Sanaa. “The majority of the military parliamentary majority, sparking unusual expressions of alarm in Sunni Muslim Arab states have maintained an air bombing command, being northerners, quickly fell in with this agenda,” pro-government media. Erdogan, who became president in 2014 campaign against the Houthis, allied to archrival Shiite Iran, but the politician said. The northern advance is firing religious zeal in after more than a decade as premier, is supposed to be apolitical the Houthis retain the upper hand in battles in the south. the south. “The Houthis are a Shiite religious movement, and the as head of state but in recent days has been campaigning with Southern combatants fight under the flag of their formerly inde- whole south is Sunni. This has caused the religious to support the relentless vigor. pendent state, and residents spurn the idea of again joining those idea of secession more, so that the authority remains Sunni and The face of prime minister and AKP leader Ahmet Davutoglu-a they see as northern invaders. they avoid living in a united state run by Shiites,” said Mahmoud former foreign minister who lacks Erdogan’s populist charisma- “What unity could there be after the destruction we see on our Al-Salmi, a history professor at Aden University. stares out from election posters but it is Erdogan who has taken streets and wars of extermination against the south? Forget it,” hold of the campaign, while insisting he is merely “on the side of said Saleh Hashem, a resident of Aden, a port city whose historic Unstable the people”. Erdogan on Tuesday alone gave a morning speech in commercial district lies in ruins. Once a British protectorate While the idea of secession has gained ground, a security vac- Istanbul, opened alongside Davutoglu a new airport in Turkey’s turned satellite state of the Soviet Union, South Yemen joined uum brought on by the split of Yemen’s army into pro- and anti- southeastern Hakkari province with a speech several times longer North Yemen to form a united country in 1990 under then Houthi factions may make a viable southern state harder. than that of the premier, before speaking to an evening rally in President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who took power in the north in Religious hardliners may be poised to make the most gains. After Ankara. 1978. Many in the south, home to most Yemeni oil facilities, felt pro-Saleh troops evacuated last month, a council of conservative On Saturday, the president will also speak at a major rally in northerners had commandeered their resources and denied them Sunni tribesmen and clerics emerged to govern southeastern Istanbul with Davutoglu to celebrate the anniversary of the 1453 their identity and political rights. The South then sought to break Hadramawt province, Yemen’s largest and home to the modest Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. Such is the controversy over away in 1994, but Saleh re-united the country by force. oil reserves that keep its finances afloat. Residents of Erdogan’s behavior that former president Abdullah Gul-a co- Resentment has festered since the unification and has grown Hadramawt’s main city, Mukalla, say the council has made a pact founder of the AKP-has declined an invitation to attend the with the ongoing war, taking on more religious overtones. “We with al Qaeda’s Yemen branch, allowing it to hold recruitment ral- Istanbul rally at the weekend, the Radikal online daily reported. want there to be one people, but in two states with open borders lies, set up informal Islamic courts and carry their weapons in between their citizens,” Fuad Rashed, a leader of the southern public. ‘Personally involved’ secession movement, told Reuters. “The ongoing war has blood- Southern activists worry that the new prominence of the The AKP prides itself on being one of the greatest election- ied and slaughtered what little remained of the national unity group, whose goal of attacking the Yemeni state and Western winning machines in a major democracy, winning every poll that has been bungled for over two decades,” he said. Despite targets, could turn the region into a hotbed of strife rather than since it pushed the ultra-secular military-rooted old order from Saleh’s overthrow during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, he and the state they seek. “The truth is that the situation has become power in 2002 elections. And it has to be on top form now, with loyalists in Yemen’s army have made common cause with the like an Islamic Republic, where Al-Qaeda operates freely to Erdogan calling for the party to win two-thirds of the 550 seats Houthis, helping their drive from northern strongholds into the impose its deviant version of hardline Islamic Law,” activist in parliament to change the constitution and create the presi- capital Sanaa in September and further south. Mohammed Al-Sharqi said by telephone from Mukalla. All this dential system that he yearns for. “Erdogan is by definition not will only add to the worries of the United States, which poured running in legislative elections, but the June 7 ballot is very Northern entente aid and military assistance into Yemen, including drone strikes, much about him,” Marc Pierini, visiting scholar at Carnegie The Houthis say their advance is part of a revolution against to counter Al-Qaeda’s rise but has had to scale back due to this Europe he said.—AFP Sunni Islamist militants and corrupt officials. Saleh says he seeks year’s conflict.— Reuters Leisure FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

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Daily SuDoku Yesterday’s Solution Yesterday’s Solution International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Baltimore residents fearful amid rash of homicides

BALTIMORE: Antoinette Perrine has barricaded her front indictment of six officers. Now West Baltimore residents borhoods, but they are encountering dangerous hostility in door since her brother was killed three weeks ago on a bas- worry they’ve been abandoned by the officers they once the Western District. “Our officers tell me that when officers ketball court near her home in the Harlem Park neighbor- accused of harassing them. pull up, they have 30 to 50 people surrounding them at any hood of West Baltimore. She already has iron bars outside In recent weeks, some neighborhoods have become like time,” Batts said. At a City Council meeting Wednesday, her windows and added metal slabs on the inside to deflect the Wild West without a lawman around, residents said. Batts said officers have expressed concern they could be the gunfire. “I’m afraid to go outside,” said Perrine, 47. “It’s “Before it was over-policing. Now there’s no police,” said arrested for making mistakes. so bad, people are afraid to let their kids outside. People Donnail “Dreads” Lee, 34, who lives in the Gilmor Homes, “What is happening, there is a lot of levels of confu- wake up with shots through their windows. Police used to the public housing complex where Gray, 25, was arrested. “I sion in the police organization. There are people who sit on every corner, on the top of the block. These days? haven’t seen the police since the riots,” Lee said. “People have pain, there are people who are hurt, there are peo- They’re nowhere.” feel as though they can do things and get away with it. I see ple who are frustrated, there are people who are angry,” Perrine’s brother is one of 36 people killed in Baltimore people walking with guns almost every single day, because Batts said. “There are people, and they’ve said this to me, so far this month, already the highest homicide count for they know the police aren’t pulling them up like they used ‘If I get out of my car and make a stop for a reasonable May since 1999. But while homicides are spiking, arrests to.” suspicion that leads to probable cause but I make a mis- have plunged more than 50 percent compared to last year. take on it, will I be arrested?’ They pull up to a scene and The drop in arrests followed the death of Freddie Gray from Not holding back another officer has done something that they don’t injuries he suffered in police custody. Gray’s death sparked Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said last week his know, it may be illegal, will they be arrested for it? Those protests against the police and some rioting, and led to the officers “are not holding back” from policing tough neigh- are things they are asking.”—AP

Britain’s tied visa rules fuel abuse of maids, nannies

LONDON: When Susi, a single mother from the Philippines, left for a job in Qatar, she convinced herself it was a sacrifice worth making for her children at home. For more than a year, Susi’s sacrifice involved waking before dawn and working past midnight, cooking, cleaning and looking after a Qatari family. Once every two months, she was given a “day” off - in reality, it amounted to eight hours off. Conditions deteriorated when Susi was brought to Britain by her boss. She was given no time off, forced to sleep in a storeroom which she shared with two other maids, and forbidden to leave her employer’s house, even to go into the garden. The ordeal continued until Susi, who requested anonymity, found her confiscated passport while cleaning one day, and escaped. “I was prepared to do anything to provide for my children,” Susi told staff from a London charity who later advised her. Britain has been keen to present itself as a world leader in the fight against slavery, servitude and forced labor, and passed an anti-slavery law in March to help victims like Susi. But critics say the law fails thousands of foreign domestic workers by imposing visa rules that tie them to their employer, making them vulnerable to abuse. Tied visas have “unintentionally strengthened the hand of the slave master against the victim of slavery”, according to a parliamentary committee scruti- nizing the Modern Slavery Bill. The rules have also been compared by Human Rights Watch with TEXAS: A fence is overtaken by the river as authorities call for an evacuation of Horseshoe Bend, Texas because the “kafala”, a contentious visa sponsorship system used by Gulf states, Brazos River is expected to flood.— AP which the United Nations says is a source of labor abuse that must be abolished. “There’s a significant amount of information showing that these types of visa facilitate abuse and make it difficult for peo- Swollen rivers cause ple to access redress,” said Izza Leghtas, a researcher for Human Rights Watch. “It’s very difficult for them to come forward and con- tact the authorities when their biggest fear is being deported back to their home countries and not being able to support their families,” Texas cities to worry she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

‘Completely unregulated’ HOUSTON: While the barrage of deadly thunderstorms that weather for most of Wednesday, the heavy rains from earlier There are 53 million domestic workers worldwide, 83 percent of hit Texas has tapered off, several cities aren’t out of danger, as in the week were still making their way downstream. By late them women, the International Labor Organization says. Between officials warn about possible flooding as the week goes on Wednesday, the San Jacinto was at 52 feet, nearly three feet 15,000 and 16,000 of them are brought to Britain every year - often from rivers swollen by rainfall. In suburban Houston, the rains above its flood stage, said Kim Jackson, a spokeswoman for to work as live-in cleaners, cooks, nannies, chauffeurs and gardeners have sent the San Jacinto River above flood stage, and its the Harris County Flood Control District. We’re advising resi- for the wealthy. A further 200 are given visas each year to work in waters were expected to cover streets in subdivisions along dents to take any measures that they deem appropriate for diplomatic households, according to the Home Office (interior min- the west fork of the river, possibly stranding people their their safety as the river continues to rise,” she said. istry). Many, like Susi, are exploited by employers who lock them up, homes for several days if they didn’t leave. In Wharton, about pay them a pittance and subject them to physical abuse and sexual 60 miles southwest of Houston, the mayor asked residents Everybody is leaving harassment, campaigners say. who live in 300 homes on the west side of the city to voluntari- Joey Shedd, 23, didn’t plan on evacuating his home in It has been harder to escape this kind of treatment since the ly evacuate due to the predicted rise of the Colorado River. In the Moonshine Hill neighborhood located along the San British government introduced tied visas in April 2012 in an attempt the Parker County town of Horseshoe Bend in North Texas, Jacinto. Shedd said his home was safe as it stands on stilts, to limit immigration, critics say. “The private household is an odd officials asked about 250 residents to leave their homes as the but he expected his parents’ home next door to flood as it employment place. You don’t need to have a license. There are no Brazos River was expected to rise above its flood stage of 21 was not off the ground. “It hasn’t been this bad since checks. It’s completely unregulated,” said Kate Roberts, who works for feet. Hurricane Ike (in 2008). This barely makes it to my house,” Kalayaan, a charity campaigning to improve domestic workers’ rights. Meanwhile, in Central Texas, crews continued searching for he said of the all-terrain vehicle he was using to ride across “When you rely on your employer for everything - your immigration nine people feared dead after the swollen Blanco River the flooded roadway that leads to his neighborhood located status, your visa, your job, knowledge of your rights - then you’re in a smashed through Wimberley, a small tourist town between in a rural area northeast of Houston. Chuck Bayne was particularly vulnerable situation,” she told the Thomson Reuters San Antonio and Austin, over the Memorial Day weekend. In among those who decided to follow the advice of officials Foundation. Under the previous system, domestic workers were Houston, residents whose homes were flooded by torrential and leave his North Texas home in Horseshoe Bend, about allowed to change employer once they were settled in the UK. Now rains on Monday and Tuesday also continued their cleanup 70 miles west of Dallas. On Wednesday, Bayne, owner of the they no longer have the right to change employer, to bring depen- efforts. The storms and floods in Texas and Oklahoma this Brazos RV Resort, headed to his second home in Arlington. dants or to stay longer than six months. If they leave, even to flee abu- week have left at least 21 people dead and about a dozen oth- “Everybody on the river is leaving - except you have a cou- sive conditions, they are in breach of immigration laws. —Reuters ers missing. While the Houston area got a respite from rainy ple dozen who aren’t leaving. —AP International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 15 Dozens may have come in contact with anthrax

WASHINGTON: As many as 22 people in South Korea and four US lab workers may have been exposed to anthrax after the American military accidentally shipped out at least one live sample, officials said. The four lab employees were undergoing medical treatment as a precaution after the mili- tary sent the sample inside the country to a commercial lab in Maryland, US officials said Wednesday. As many as 22 per- sonnel may have been exposed to anthrax during a laborato- ry training exercise at the US Osan Air Force Base in South Korea using samples shipped from the same batch, a military statement said yesterday. In addition to the military base in South Korea, more than a dozen other government and commercial labs in nine US states had received samples from the accidental shipment, officials said. All of the samples had been irradiated in March last year at a military lab in Utah and were supposed to be “dead.” But a private firm in Maryland notified authorities that its sample was still active, setting off an urgent review of all material sent out to other labs, defense officials said. Four people at three different companies that had “worked with the live anthrax” were receiving post-exposure treatment as a precaution.

‘No risk’ to public The Pentagon and health officials said the incident posed no threat to public health. “There is no known risk to the general public, and there are no suspected or confirmed cas- es of anthrax infection in potentially exposed lab workers,” SEOUL: An entrance to Osan Air Base of US Air Force in Pyeongtaek. —AFP Pentagon spokesman Colonel Steven Warren said in a state- ment. The Osan Air Force Base also stressed that there was “no risk” to the public. It said an alarm had been sounded after it was discovered that the bacteria being used in a labo- ratory training exercise might not have been an inert sample. Britain takes hard “Twenty-two personnel may have been exposed during the training event,” the statement said, while adding that none had shown any exposure symptoms. The sample was being used in a self-contained “laboratory environment” on line on EU reform the base. “Hazardous material teams immediately cordoned off the facility, decontaminated it... and destroyed the agent,” it said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), backed up by the Defense Department, is Cameron embarks on whirlwind EU tour investigating the mishap. The CDC said in a statement the investigation is examining if other labs had received live LONDON: The European Union must amend its investors France will stay in Europe, but Britain grate the euro-zone. samples and conducting a safety review. founding treaties to accommodate Britain’s isn’t sure it will, they listen,” Fabius told France In a potential setback for Cameron, a However precise information about what had gone renegotiation drive, Foreign Secretary Philip Inter radio. Cameron’s government introduced Franco-German paper seen by Reuters shows wrong and how many labs might be affected remained Hammond said yesterday, warning that London a law into parliament yesterday to guarantee the two countries have agreed plans to unclear.The Defense Department lab in Utah, Dugway needed a meaty deal to persuade voters to stay the EU referendum will be held by the end of strengthen cooperation among the 19 coun- Proving Grounds, routinely transfers “dead” anthrax samples in the bloc. Hammond spoke as Prime Minister 2017. tries using the euro currency, without changing for scientific research. The lab was working on a project to David Cameron started a two-day European It also disclosed the question voters will be existing treaties. Hammond said he expected detect biological threats in the field, Warren said. As a pre- tour to try to charm other EU leaders into back- asked, making it “Yes” to stay in, “No” to leave some EU states initially to adopt a hard-line caution, the Defense Department stopped such shipments ing his reform drive, something he has prom- some EU countries have made clear they have negotiating position. But he said Cameron’s pending the investigation, he said. After the Utah lab irradi- ised to complete before giving Britons an EU no appetite to re-open the bloc’s treaties to suit government was confident of securing a good ated the batch of anthrax, the material was divided into nine membership in-out referendum by the end of Britain, which wants to alter them so it can deal. “What matters is getting it right rather samples that were then sent out to labs over the course of 2017. restrict and delay EU migrants’ access to its wel- than doing it quickly,” Hammond said of the several months. “If our partners do not agree with us, do not fare system. But London has long asserted that renegotiation. “We’re certainly not going to One sample was shipped to an army facility in Maryland, work with us to deliver that (reform) package, the treaties would need to be overhauled any- trade substantive reform just for getting it done the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center. That material was then we rule nothing out,” Hammond told BBC way as part of an inevitable drive to further inte- quickly.” —Reuters then shipped to different private labs, including the firm in radio. “The advice we’re getting is that we will Maryland that reported finding the live sample, said. The need treaty change,” said Hammond, explain- Deaths highlight hidden danger other labs in the United states receiving samples from the ing it was necessary to render changes that original batch were located in California, Delaware, Cameron wants irreversible and safe from legal from the municipal storm drains Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Texas, challenge. Cameron has various demands, the OKLAHOMA: The drowning of an Oklahoma firefighter and a Texas teenager in Wisconsin and Virginia. thrust of which is to claw back powers from Brussels to allow Britain to opt out of what he storms that swept through those states highlight the persistent dangers posed sees as a dangerous shift to greater political by storm drains that help protect neighborhoods during flash flooding but can Past safety lapses integration. Cameron met Dutch Prime Minister suck in unsuspecting residents and rescue workers. The deaths are renewing The lethal anthrax disease is spread by spores and previ- Mark Rutte in The Hague and French President calls for cities to identify potentially dangerous drain openings and cover them ously was used for bioweapons programs in the United Francois Hollande in Paris yesterday before with grates or add other safety measures. Drainage systems constructed in States and elsewhere. Washington scrapped its bioweapons heading to Warsaw and Berlin on Friday for many densely populated areas to collect stormwater feature wide drain open- effort as part of an international treaty, which the United talks with Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and ings at the bottom of open culverts or ditches that feed into long pipes. During States ratified in 1975. Friday’s announcement comes less German Chancellor Angela Merkel. floods, the drainage channels create powerful currents that can sweep people than a year since health officials faced severe criticism over a in, along with those trying to rescue them. spate of safety lapses at CDC labs handling deadly Potential setback In Claremore, Oklahoma, on Saturday, Fire Capt Jason Farley was leading a pathogens, including anthrax. As a result of those lapses, Ahead of the talks, French Foreign Minister rescue crew that helped evacuate families from flooded duplexes in the Tulsa health officials suspended the shipment of potentially dan- Laurent Fabius said Paris would listen to suburb when he stepped into a water-filled box culvert, said Fire Chief Sean gerous pathogens from government labs in Atlanta and the Cameron because it wanted Britain to stay in Douglas. Farley and another firefighter who tried to rescue him were pulled into CDC shut down two of its laboratories, including one impli- the EU and was ready to consider some reform a drain pipe. The other firefighter traveled 200 yards until he was ejected from cated in the mishandling of anthrax samples. Investigators if it would benefit everyone. But Fabius cau- the pipe and survived, but Farley got caught inside and died. “The water was from the Agriculture Department last year found anthrax tioned that Cameron’s strategy was “very risky” high enough you couldn’t see the box culvert at all,” Douglas said. In the Dallas was stored in unlocked refrigerators in an unrestricted corri- and said his government would not sign up to suburb of DeSoto, Texas, 14-year-old Damien Blade was walking his dogs when dor and that dangerous materials were transferred using anything that amounted to the “dismantling” of authorities believe he was swept into an opening in a neighborhood drainage resealable plastic bags. —AFP the EU. “Britain has more to lose. When I say to system and drowned. —AP International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 16

Catholic Church withdrawing support ‘Blood in words’ for Burundi elections London schools tackle gangs with verse BUJUMBURA: Burundi’s influential Catholic Church said yesterday it was withdrawing support for upcoming LONDON: Students from gang-ridden who used poetry to help students in one er Iman Shumpert-currently playing for elections in the crisis-hit country, dealing a fresh blow to areas of the East London borough of of Chicago’s most crime-plagued dis- the Cleveland Cavaliers alongside bas- President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid to run for Hackney have been learning how per- tricts. He found that pupils who could ketball legend LeBron James. a third term. A statement from Burundi’s bishops said forming poetry can help tackle life, one not discuss their problems would open In Britain the program is backed by that “after considering the manner in which the elec- word at a time. The Spoken Word up when performing poetry they had institutions including the Arts Council. tions have been organized and the way they are evolv- Education Program, founded by a for- written, helped by the art form’s links to Since its 2013 inception, Cardinal Pole ing”, the Church had asked priests who serve in electoral mer Chicago social worker, aims to help hip-hop music. “I never had a way to has seen one student into Oxford commissions across the central African nation step pupils in some of London’s most express myself. Now I write every day,” University to study English literature; down. The announcement came the day after Burundi’s deprived districts to articulate their feel- said Cardinal Pole student Melandra while others at the school, which is prin- main opposition parties said it was now “impossible” to ings and have their voices heard despite Kwatiah. cipally made up of ethnic minorities, hold free and fair elections and that the result should an often difficult upbringing. “These kids have improved their English. “There’s a not be recognized if they take place. are so disenfranchised,” said Christian Limited program link between your ability to articulate Parliamentary elections are due to be held on June 5, Foley, a poet and spoken-word educator Kahn cites one Chicago student who, and the lifestyle you end up with,” said with a presidential poll scheduled for June 26. The UN at Cardinal Pole school. “The gang war- after years of unsuccessful therapy, final- Raymond Antrobus, another poet- Security Council also met on the crisis late Wednesday, fare arises from the fact you own noth- ly spoke out about being in an abusive teacher on the program. Poetry is not a with most of its 15 members also supporting a post- ing, and so you’re going to fight over a relationship; another who talked about panacea, though, and those involved in ponement. In the statement, read out on Catholic radio lamppost because that’s all you have.” being raped by her father; a third who the program know it has its limits. “You by Bishop Gervais Bashimiyubusa, the Church said it Hackney was one of London’s four came out as gay. “It’s about giving peo- never give up, but sometimes it just “cannot endorse an election riddled with shortcomings”. most dangerous boroughs in 2013, ple a voice,” Kahn said. “A Complicated takes time you don’t have,” Kahn said. according to the Office for National Answer,” an anthology produced by the “They may not make it to (age) 25.” But It nevertheless said people should vote, but stressed Statistics. It also ranks in the bottom Hackneypupils, covers experiences from despite this, at Cardinal Pole there that nobody should go to the polls “by threat or intimi- quarter of the capital’s 32 boroughs for witnessing a stabbing to losing a friend seems to be an irrepressible optimism dation, or because they have been bought in one way or a range of indicators including low to cancer. There are several about among students. What is poetry, the another”. income, health and education, accord- fathers leaving their families. Kahn’s educators ask Tian Sewell Morgan, one “In the eyes of God, that would be slavery to evil,” ing to London’s Poverty Profile, an inde- alumni have gone on to become rap- of their star students. She thinks for a Bashimiyubusa said. The crisis surrounds Nkurunziza’s pendent data provider. The spoken- pers, win scholarships at prestigious US few moments and answers: “Blood in uncompromising desire to stand for a third consecutive word initiative began with Peter Kahn, universities, and even include NBA play- words.”—Reuters term in office, with opposition and rights groups saying the move violates the constitution as well as the terms of a peace deal that ended a 13-year civil war in 2006. That conflict, marked by brutal ethnic violence between the country’s ethnic Hutu and Tutsi communities, left hundreds of thousands of people dead, and there are fears the latest unrest could plunge the small, land- locked and impoverished nation back into widespread violence. The crisis intensified earlier this month when a top general staged a failed coup attempt. The Catholic Church has already spoken out against the president, saying it too has concluded his third-term bid goes against the peace deal.

‘Elections not sustainable’ Street protests have taken place for the past month, leaving at least 30 people dead after a violent crack- down by security forces. There were more protests yes- terday in several parts of the lakeside capital of Bujumbura, with a massive police presence along main roads. After a meeting on the crisis late Wednesday, the UN Security Council heard a report from UN envoy Said Djinnit on the turmoil.”The predominant opinion was ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (center), stands with Luca De Meo (left), member of Audi’s Board of that elections were not possible to carry out in the pres- Management and Rupert Stadler, CEO of Audi AG, during a meeting at Chigi Palace.—AFP ent circumstances,” Lithuanian ambassador Raimonda Murmokaite told reporters. The ambassador said council members cited tensions in the country, growing unrest Renzi faces election test as and refugee flows as signs that “elections would not be sustainable in that kind of context”. But the top UN body has been divided over how to scandals overshadow vote address the crisis, with Russia arguing that the council should support efforts to help Burundians resolve the ROME: Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi independence of parliament. But facing a tive leftwing candidate could erode PD sup- goes into elections this weekend hoping divided centre-right, where a new genera- port, remain the main likely battlegrounds. dispute themselves. Nkurunziza, a former rebel leader nascent signs of economic recovery after tion is fighting to seize the reins from the Appointed last year after a party coup that and born-again Christian, argues that his first term did years of recession will outweigh a corrup- 78-year-old Silvio Berlusconi, Renzi’s candi- brought him to office without winning a not count as he was elected by parliament, not directly tion scandal that has dogged one of the dates are expected to win in most of the national election, Renzi, 40, is counting on by the people. His bid for re-election also has strong main candidates of his centre-left regions being contested. They currently voter backing for a mandate to press on support in rural areas and among sections of the Hutu Democratic Party (PD). Sunday’s ballots in hold power in five of the seven. The centre- with bitterly contested school reforms this majority. seven regions and more than 1,000 munici- right is confident of keeping the northeast- year. Playing down expectations, he said Asked to rule on the issue of a third term, Burundi’s palities, which follow a bruising series of ern region of Veneto, one of the heartlands this month that if the PD won four of the constitutional court found in the president’s favor, but parliamentary battles over Renzi’s reform of the anti-immigrant, eurosceptic Northern seven regions “it would still be a victory”. not before one of the judges fled the country claiming agenda, will be his biggest test since a tri- League, whose 41-year-old leader Matteo However, the election risks being over- its members had received death threats. Analyst Willy umph in last year’s European elections. Salvini has emerged as the strongest leader shadowed by scandals surrounding several Nindorera said the Church announcement was a major Emboldened by the success of Spain’s anti- on the right. candidates, including Vincenzo De Luca, blow to the government-which has had to appeal to austerity Podemos party in their local elec- the PD candidate for president of “patriotic citizens” to donate money so the elections can tions last weekend, the anti-establishment Signs of recovery Campania, the region around the crime- be held after key international donors stopped their 5-Star Movement is hoping voter disillusion Helped by early signs of economic ridden city of Naples. Renzi has backed De funding. “The electoral process has already been hurt by with the mainstream parties will give it a recovery, Renzi’s centre-left is expected to Luca, who was chosen as the PD candidate a credibility deficit, and the Catholic Church, which is a boost. win in its central heartlands of Tuscany, in a primary ballot, but the case has high- very highly respected moral authority, has put the nail in PD leftwingers are also in rebellious Umbria and Le Marche, as well as Puglia in lighted how little control he exerts over the coffin,” he said.—AFP mood over labor reforms and changes to the southeast. Campania in the south and local party organizations with strong local electoral rules which they say weaken the Liguria in the northwest, where an alterna- power bases.—Reuters International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 17 Indians crowd rivers, trees; heat claims over 1,400 lives

HYDERABAD: Eating onions, lying in the shade the children inside,” teacher Satyamurthy said and splashing into rivers, Indians were doing in Khammam, which registered its highest tem- whatever they could yesterday to stay cool dur- perature in 67 years on Saturday when the ther- ing a brutal heat wave that has killed more than mometer hit 48 degrees Celsius (more than 118 1,400 in the past month. Meteorological offi- Fahrenheit). cials said the heat would likely last several more Cooling monsoon rains were expected to days - scorching crops, killing wildlife and arrive next week in the southern state of Kerala endangering anyone laboring outdoors. and gradually advance north in coming weeks. Officials warned people to stay out of the sun, Until then, volunteers were passing out pouch- cover their heads and drink plenty of water, but es of salted buttermilk or raw onions - both poverty forces many Indians to work despite thought to be hydrating. People used handker- the risks. “Either we have to work, putting our chiefs and scarves to block searing winds and lives under threat, or we go without food,” stifling air from their faces. Across the country, farmer Narasimha said in the badly hit teenagers flocked to water basins and rivers to Nalgonda district of southern Andhra Pradesh cool off. Many adults took refuge atop woven state. “But we stop work when it becomes cots in the shade. Newspapers devoted full unbearable.” pages to covering the heat wave and its effects, In the city of Nizamabad, 150 kilometers with headlines saying “Homeless bake in tin north of the state capital of Hyderabad, con- shelters” and “birds & animals drop dead.” struction workers were also still on the job. “If I don’t work due to the heat, how will my family Warning people survive?” said Mahalakshmi, who earns a daily In cities like New Delhi, crowds of office wage of about $3.10. Most of the 1,412 heat- workers gathered around stalls selling fruit JALANDHAR: Indian horseman Rahul and his horses cool off in a canal on the outskirts of related deaths so far have occurred in Andhra drinks and iced water, while police officers Jalandhar yesterday, as scorching weather conditions continue across India. — AFP Pradesh and neighboring Telangana, where wearing sweat-soaked shirts squinted into the temperatures have soared up to 47 degrees sun while directing road traffic. At the zoo, this as the most intense heat wave in India in goes by one name, as is common in the region. Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit), according to leopards and tigers lay panting in the shade recent years. The death toll for Andhra Pradesh Telangana’s school board postponed the start government figures. until zoo keepers came by every two hours with alone, at 1,360, was higher than during a 2003 date for colleges for a week from Monday. Among the most vulnerable were the elderly hoses. One white tiger rolled around in obvious heat wave when 1,300 died in what was then a The state also opened centers where cold and the poor, many of whom live in slums or delight while being sprayed with water. unified state including both Telangana and water was being served, and changed the work- farm huts with no access to air conditioners or Elephants drank thirstily and lolled in a pond. Andhra Pradesh. Doctors were on alert for heat- ing hours for rural employment schemes, disas- sometimes even shade-giving trees. Those who In the northern Indian states of Punjab and related illness like sun stroke, and were telling ter management official Sada Bhargavi said. were able were heeding the government’s Haryana, Sikhs distributed free glasses of rose- people venturing outdoors to cover their heads One Hyderabad man was doing his newspaper advice to avoid the outdoors. “With so many scented milk to the public. and wear light, loose clothing, said health offi- delivery route at dawn to avoid peak tempera- people dying due to the heat, we are locking Forecasting service AccuWeather described cer Sarojini in the city of Vishakapatnam who tures.—AP International FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Iran, N Korea forging ballistic, nuclear ties Iran, major powers negotiating final nuke deal

PARIS: An exiled Iranian opposition group said Citing information from sources inside Iran, North Korea has reported in the past that giving up its drive to nuclear weapons. The yesterday a delegation of North Korean experts including within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Pyongyang and Tehran were regularly exchang- weaponisation program is continuing and in nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles visited Corps, the Paris-based NCRI said the seven per- ing ballistic missile technology in violation of UN they have not slowed down the process,” NCRI a military site near Tehran in April amid talks son North Korean Defense Ministry team were in sanctions. The NCRI said the North Korean dele- spokesman Shahin Gobadi said. UN watchdog between world powers and Iran over its nuclear Iran for the last week of April. It was the third gation was taken secretly to the Imam the IAEA, which for years has been investigat- program. The dissident National Council of time in 2015 that North Koreans had been to Khomenei complex, a site controlled by the ing alleged nuclear arms research by Tehran, Resistance of Iran (NCRI) exposed Iran’s uranium Iran and a nine person delegation was due to Defense Ministry, east of Tehran. It gave detailed declined to comment. Iranian officials enrichment plant at Natanz and a heavy water return in June, it said. “The delegates included accounts of locations and who the officials met. declined to comment. North Korean officials facility at Arak in 2002. But analysts say it has a nuclear experts, nuclear warhead experts and It said the delegation dealt with the Centre were not available for comment. Several mixed track record and a clear political agenda. experts in various elements of ballistic missiles for Research and Design of New Aerospace Western officials said they were not aware of a Iran says allegations of nuclear bomb research including guidance systems,” NCRI said. Technology, a unit of nuclear weaponisation North Korean delegation travelling to Iran are baseless and forged by its enemies. Iran and research and planning center called the recently. North Korean and Iranian officials six world powers are trying to meet a self- Taken secretly Organization of Defensive Innovation and meet regularly in general diplomatic activity, imposed June 30 deadline to reach a compre- There have previously been unconfirmed Research (SPND), which is under United States although on April 23, Kim Yong Nam, North hensive deal, but issues remain including the reports of ties between the two countries on bal- sanctions. NCRI said the unit researches and Korea’s ceremonial head of state and Iranian monitoring and verification measures to ensure listic missile cooperation, although nothing spe- manufactures interior parts of nuclear warheads. President Hassan Rouhani held a rare meeting Iran could not pursue a clandestine nuclear cific in the nuclear field. The UN Panel of Experts Reuters could not independently verify the on the sidelines of the Asian-African summit in weapons program. that monitors compliance with sanctions on allegations. “Tehran has shown no interest in Jakarta.—Reuters Bride and prejudice: Rare ethnic marriages reflect China tensions

HOTAN: It was not until late on her wedding day that Aygul told her parents she was even in a rela- tionship. And they were furious. A year later, her Uighur father was still so angry she had chosen a Han husband he beat her up in a Beijing train sta- tion, stamping on her throat as he hurled insults. “They hounded me and demanded I choose: my mother and father or my husband,” said the 26- year-old website editor. “They told me I had to leave him.” Against a backdrop of prejudice and violence, inter-ethnic marriages between Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority who speak a Turkic lan- guage, and China’s ethnic majority Han are extremely rare. Uighurs in their home region of Xinjiang have long chafed under Beijing’s yoke and say they face restrictions on religion, language and culture, with some yearning for independence. China counters it has brought development and raised living stan- dards, blaming sporadic but intensifying violence that killed more than 200 last year on Islamist sepa- ratists with overseas connections. Official media have labored to showcase Han-Uighur marriages- with couples singing the praises of the govern- ment and Communist Party-as a symbol of “ethnic unity”. The phrase is common on propaganda posters throughout Xinjiang, but such messages have to contend with centuries of division. “Since I was 12, my mother always told me: ‘Concentrate on your studies and don’t find a Han boyfriend’,” said Aygul. “But I was educated in a Chinese-language school and most of my class- HOTAN: Uighur women at a market in Hotan, in China’s western Xinjiang region. Against a backdrop of prejudice and violence, inter- mates and friends were Han.” Her husband Xiaohe, ethnic marriages between Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority who speak a Turkic language, and China’s ethnic majority Han are a 30-year-old translator, had already given up pork, extremely rare. — AFP prohibited by Islam, and tried to make a good impression on her parents with a three-page hand- written letter in Uighur, without success. Ming, a residents speak Uighur and share customs. Both takes a Uighur wife, Uighurs view that as the physi- language and many more live in China’s heart- Han married to Ahman, a Uighur woman from the sides often cite cultural or religious differences for cal embodiment of what China the state is doing land cities. oil town of Karamay, got a similar reaction the first the divide, but Newcastle University professor to the Uighur homeland.” time he spoke to her parents. “Her father told me: Joanne Smith Finley, a Uighur culture expert, said Uighurs had the lowest intermarriage rate of ‘Nothing in common’ ‘If you are going to marry my daughter, then I’ll dis- the true but unspoken issue is politics. “The num- China’s 56 officially recognized ethnic groups at The reaction of Ming’s parents was typical of own her’,” he said. His wife-who was attacked by a ber one reason for the taboo on inter-ethnic 1 percent, according to Xinjiang Academy of how many Han view Uighurs, informed by group of Uighur classmates as a teenager for hav- courtship and intermarriage is inter-ethnic con- Social Sciences researcher Li Xiaoxia, who ana- stereotypes and casual racism. “My parents ing a previous Han boyfriend-added: “My parents flict,” she said, adding that Uighur women married lyzed 2000 census data. That fell to 0.6 percent thought all Uighurs were pickpockets or scam see my marriage to a Han as a loss of face.” to Han men face the harshest ostracism due to the for Uighur-Han unions. “There is huge difference artists selling so-called ethnic food for inflated patriarchal nature of Islamic societies. between Uighurs and Han in terms of culture prices,” said the 28-year-old, a manager at a ‘Symbolic invasion’ “A Han Chinese man taking a Uighur woman as and language,” she said, adding that more state-owned company. Xiaohe’s parents, from Uighur-Han marriages are largely confined to his wife is seen as symbolic invasion,” she recent data showed little change. “People are the northern province of Hebei, were more posi- wealthier, more educated Uighurs, who often explained. “Just as China is taking the oil, natural prone to look for relationships with someone tive. “At first my parents thought it was strange, attend Mandarin-language schools and go to uni- gas, gold and jade, and has reduced the people to with the same ethnicity.” Yet the Hui, who like but then they found out she graduated from versity outside Xinjiang, or the very poor, mainly a marginalized, impoverished and disenfranchised Uighurs are Muslim, have an intermarriage rate Peking University”-an elite school often called from tight-knit farming communities where Han section of society in Xinjiang, when a Chinese man about 13 times higher-although they share a the Harvard of China-he said. —AFP 44 degreesCelsius.—AFP Zoo, astemperaturesinIsrael reached inside apoolattheJerusalem Biblical A brownbeareatsawatermelon

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Review Bujalski bulks up with a starrier cast in ‘Results’ n Andrew Bujalski’s directorial debut “Funny Ha romantic triangle develops, along with Trevor, who Ha” - the film often cited as the first “mum- has a vague history with Kat. Iblecore” movie - its aimless protagonist Marnie, recently graduated from college, writes a to-do list Deadpan presence charming in its modest ambition: “Make friends It’s a rom-com setup but one that disintegrates. with Jackie.” “Learn to play chess?” “Fitness initia- The movie, which Bujalksi also wrote, instead fol- tive!” Bujalski’s last film crossed one of those off the lows more unpredictable story lines as Trevor, list (the ‘80s-set black-and-white mockumentary Danny and Kat each struggle in their own way to “Computer Chess”), and now he has taken his char- find fulfillment. Danny, unkempt and slovenly but acters to the gym. The fitness world, where honest and easygoing, upends the prescribed well- Bujalski’s latest, “Results,” is set, might seem like the ness programs of Power 4 Life. “We may disagree most unlikely place for the Austin-based indie on the definition of health,” he tells Kat, lighting a director to turn; his scruffy, nerdy characters would joint. They make an appealing triad. When Actor Dwayne Johnson, left, actress Carla Gugino, center, and director Brad Peyton pose for probably only blink stoically if presented with a younger, Pearce was a bodybuilder in his native photographers on stage after a press conference of their latest movie ‘San Andreas’ at a hotel treadmill. But, as with Marnie’s list, Bujalski has Australia, and the character - composed, genial - in Beijing yesterday. — AP always been both stirred and amused by the suits him. Corrigan has long been one of the best impulse for personal growth. character actors around: a laconic, deadpan pres- “Results,” itself, is a bulking up for Bujalski. ence who brings a sweet melancholy to even the Can quake thriller ‘San Though still a low budget independent film, it cost smallest of parts. Nothing proves Bujalski’s smarts more than his other four films combined and stars as much as casting him in a leading role. big name actors, including Guy Pearce and Colbie But it’s Smulders who takes hold of the film. Her Andreas’ Smulders. This is a radical shift for Bujalski, who’s angry intensity animates the story, prodding it shake box office? synonymous with Cassevetes-like lo-fi productions along. Smulders has excelled as a member of alifornia’s long-feared mega quake hits lar-making full use of the latest computer generat- made with non-professional actors. The (seeming) ensembles (“How I Met Your Mother,” “The movie screens this week with “San ed imagery (CGI) effects-some critics have not lack of polish in his films isn’t merely a stylistic pref- Avengers”), but “Results” suggests she can lead, CAndreas,” but the big-budget movie has been kind. “California crumbles spectacularly in an erence but an aesthetic principle: He favors natural, too. Bujalski balances each character, shifting thrown up a fault line between critics and filmgo- action movie that quickly degenerates from bliss- awkward behavior - familiar and mundane - over between perspectives in a way that doesn’t always ers even before its release. The movie, which stars fully stupid to fatally stupid,” wrote industry jour- more mannered, movie-like performance. feel natural (some background is revealed artificial- Dwayne Johnson, has only a 41 percent critics’ rat- nal Variety’s Andrew Barker. “Not exactly earth- “Results” embodies both approaches in two ly late in the movie). But the pleasure of “Results” is ing on the Rotten Tomatoes film review website- shaking,” added the Hollywood Reporter’s Justin totally opposite characters. Guy Pearce is Trevor, that it does something few movies do by sensitive- although 96 percent of cinema-goers say they Lowe. Some were more positive, although barely. the fit, uber-positive owner of the Power 4 Life ly burrowing into the foolhardy but admirable want to see it. All eyes will be watching whether “Does for San Francisco what ‘Jaws’ did for the gym, where in stumbles Danny (Kevin Corrigan), a hopes and aspirations of regular people trying to the flick, with its $100 million budget, can shake ocean,” said Kam Williams of Baret News. slovenly, divorced New Yorker who has inherited a improve themselves, whether it means a “fitness the box office after a lackluster week or two at the “Thankfully, the action set pieces are exciting huge sum of money and is now lazily living in an initiative” or something else. Change may be start of the traditional summer blockbuster sea- enough, and come at such a successive clip... that unfurnished Texas McMansion. “I want to be able impossible, but progress isn’t. “Results,” a Magnolia son. The movie, whose title refers to the San it’s only afterward that you have the chance to to take a punch,” he mumbles to Trevor. Trevor Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Andreas fault-the geological rift feared mostly pause and ask questions about the plot,” said assigns him his top trainer, Kat (Smulders), an Association of America for “for language, some sex- likely to produce a mega quake in California- Alonso Duralde of TheWrap.com. But whatever obsessive believer in fitness who shames anyone ual content and drug use.” Running time: 105 min- depicts San Francisco in ruins. But those behind the critics say, the movie is hoping to do big busi- who drops out of a routine and (literally) chases utes. Three stars out of four. — AP the film say they hope it moves beyond the tradi- ness at the box office. down a suburban mom behind on her payments, tional disaster movie by bringing emotion and cursing her as a “deadbeat.” Despite their differ- personal stories to the screen. “It is an opportunity Mega quake ences, she and Danny hit it off, and a kind of to redefine the genre,” Johnson said ahead of the Variety reported Wednesday that the Warner film’s US release tonight. “This is a fantastic epic... Bros movie is on course to make $40 million it raises the bar of the disaster movie.” domestically in its opening weekend, while also “Generally when you watch this kind of movie rolling out across some 60 countries worldwide. you remember the action, the hero, how cool they The journal said the movie hoped to “provide a were. In this one we’d like you to remember the jolt to the summer box office after (last week- characters,” he added. Johnson, whose past end’s) Memorial Day ticket sales barely registered action credits include the “Fast and Furious” fran- on the Richter Scale.” chise, plays rescue chopper pilot Ray, whose wife, The film follows a long line of earthquake Emma (played by Carla Gugino), recently left him movies coming out of Hollywood, where fear of a for a rich architect. When a massive quake hits Los mega quake is rarely far below the surface-the risk Angeles and a seismologist predicts another of a magnitude 8 or larger temblor in the next 30 imminent and even bigger one in San Francisco, years is about seven percent, according to the US the pair are forced to set aside their differences to Geological Survey. The gold standard was set by rescue their only daughter Blake (Alexandra 1974’s “Earthquake” starring Charlton Heston and Daddario). Ava Gardner, with several TV movies following, including 2006’s “10.5: Apocalypse.” —AFP This photo provided by courtesy of Magnolia Pictures shows, Kevin Corrigan, left, and Guy ‘Not exactly earthshaking’ Pearce, in a scene from the film, ‘Results,’ a Magnolia Pictures release. — AP Although the film is certainly visually spectacu- Batman may appear in ‘Suicide Squad’ after all hen iconic Batman villains the Joker (Jared Leto) and cowl, but the scene does give some indication of what fans can Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) were announced as part expect when “Suicide Squad” bows in theaters on Aug 5 next Wof Warner Bros’ “Suicide Squad” lineup, fans began to year. wonder whether Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight might also appear in Other stars appearing in “Suicide Squad” include Joel David Ayer’s supervillain team-up film. Now it appears we may Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara have our answer, after multiple onlookers shot video of a car Delevingne as Enchantress, Will Smith as Deadshot, Adewale chase being filmed on the streets of Toronto featuring what Akinnuoye Agbaje as Killer Croc, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Jay appears to be the Batmobile pursuing the Joker’s sports car. In Hernandez as El Diablo and Karen Fukuhara as Katana. Viola Davis one video, the Joker’s neon green hair is visible through the dri- will also star as Amanda Waller. See More:’Suicide Squad’: David ver’s side window. Ayer Tweets First Photo of Cast in Costume. — Reuters In another, posted Wednesday, Batman (sans cape) can be seen riding on top of the villain’s vehicle as it swerves through the streets, much to the delight of the gathered crowd. Given the danger of the stunt, it’s unlikely to be Affleck beneath Batman’s Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Judge to determine whether to close Lohan driving case judge will determine today whether 115 hours of work left. That prompted Superior Lindsay Lohan has completed her com- Court Judge Mark Young to warn that there Amunity service in a reckless driving case would be consequences if she missed another and can finally put her Los Angeles court trou- deadline. Lohan, 28, was ordered to redo 125 bles behind her. The “Mean Girls” star is under a hours of service after White objected to her deadline to complete more than 100 hours by work in London, citing credit she received for today morning’s court hearing. Lohan has been meeting with fans of a stage production of working with a New York organization recently “Speed-the-Plow.” after failing to complete the service in London. Lohan received credit for some of her work Santa Monica Chief Deputy City Attorney on the show, despite being assigned to a charity Terry White said Wednesday he does not have for underprivileged children and disabled any concerns about Lohan’s work in recent adults. Lohan was first placed on probation in weeks with groups in Brooklyn. “It looks like August 2007 after she was charged with driving she’s completed her hours,” White said. Lohan under the influence and drug possession after remains on probation for a 2012 reckless driving two arrests earlier that year. She failed to com- and lying to police case filed after her Porsche plete the terms of that case, prompting judges collided with a dump truck on Pacific Coast to sentence her to rehab, jail and morgue duty. Highway. She was on her way to a film shoot at In early 2011, Lohan’s probation was extended the time. after she was sentenced in a necklace theft case. The case is the final criminal case against Both the DUI and theft cases have been dis- Lohan, who has spent nearly eight years on pro- missed. — AP bation after first being charged with driving under the influence and drug possession in Lindsay Lohan performs a scene from the play, ‘Speed the Plow,’ during a photocall at the 2007. At a May 7 court hearing, Lohan still had Playhouse Theatre in central London. — AP West to perform at Birthday Bash 20 concert in Atlanta

anye West is bringing his talents to Atlanta’s most popular hip-hop concert shows. WHTA, known locally as Hot 107.9, Natalie Portman waves as she takes the stage at Harvard Kannounced Wednesday that West will be one of the headlin- College’s Class Day. — AP ers at Birthday Bash 20 at Philips Arena on June 20. The Grammy- winning rapper will share the stage along with some of hip-hop’s top performers, including Ludacris, Wale, Future, B.o.B., Big Boi and Portman urges new Rae Sremmurd. West, who returns for a third time, performed at Birthday Bash 15 and 10. The show is a part of a three-day weekend that includes two Harvard graduates other concerts featuring music acts from Bun B, Soulja Boy and Kevin Gates. Past artists to perform at Birthday Bash have included Jay Z, Drake, Usher, Lil Wayne, T.I., Chris Brown, Rick Ross and Young to take chances Jeezy. — AP Kanye West, left, smiles as he sits next to Golden State Warriors co-executive chair- atalie Portman advised graduating Harvard seniors man Peter Guber. — AP Wednesday to use their inexperience to their advantage, Nsaying she has learned that taking calculated risks can lead to life-changing rewards. The Academy Award-winning actress, speaking at Harvard College’s Class Day, cited her work in “Black Swan” as an example of a time she didn’t know her own Twenty One Pilots displaces ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ limitations - and it paid off. Portman, who won an Oscar for best actress in the 2010 film, said she might not have taken the role if she had known how “woefully unprepared” she was to pull off soundtrack from Billboard Top Spot the movie’s ballet moves. “The point is, if I had known my own limitations, I never would wenty One Pilots nabbed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard and Foxx gained his fourth top 10 debut with “Hollywood: A Story of a have taken the risk,” she said. “And the risk led to one of my 200 sales chart for the week ending May 31, according to data Dozen” arriving at No. 9 with 39,000 units. Other soundtracks on the greatest personal and professional achievements.” The 33-year- Tfrom Nielsen Music. “Blurryface” is the duo’s fourth album, mov- list include “Furious 7,” dropping to No. 8, and “Fifty Shades of Grey” old actress also met her husband, choreographer Benjamin ing 146,000 units after its May 18 release. “Blurryface” debuted atop rounding out the top 10. — Reuters Millepied, on the set of the movie. Portman, who graduated from last week’s chart-topper, the “Pitch Perfect 2” soundtrack, knocking Harvard in 2003 and starred in the most recent “Star Wars” down the film’s a capella covers 31% to No. 3 in its second week, with movies, also cited another personal example: her first experience 74,000 units moved. writing, directing and acting in a movie. The film, “A Tale of Love Taylor Swift’s “1989” album made a major bounce back into the and Darkness,” recently premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. No. 2 position following the “Bad Blood” video premiere at last week’s “Make use of the fact that you don’t doubt yourself too much Billboard Music Awards. Her album sales moved 91,000 units this right now because, as we get older, we get more realistic,” she week, gaining 146%, making it her best weekly sum since February. told the graduating seniors. “Accept your lack of knowledge and Swift no longer puts her music on streaming services like Spotify, use it as your asset.” Portman’s address was a highlight of which could have bolstered her into the top spot once again. Wednesday’s events, which also included award presentations Another beneficiary of last week’s Billboard Music Awards was and student speeches. Harvard seniors received their diplomas winner Meghan Trainor’s “Title,” which sprang into the No. 5 spot. yesterday. Harvard’s tradition of inviting a guest speaker to Nominees Ed Sheeran and Brantley Gilbert didn’t take any awards address graduates the day before commencement began in home at the end of the night, but Sheeran’s “x” climbed 20% to No. 7 1968. The first invited guest was civil rights leader Martin Luther with 38,000 units moved and Brantley’s “Just as I Am” jumped from King Jr. His wife, Coretta Scott King, delivered the speech after his No. 69 to No. 6, up 358% with 39,000 units. assassination. Last year, Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg The chart saw a couple of additions week including Zedd and delivered the address. — AP Jamie Foxx. Zedd’s “True Colors” landed at No. 4 with 50,000 units, Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

View of a plant at Sitie Ecological Park. People walk at Sitie Ecological Park. Green oasis rises in heart of Rio slum he stench of rotting dog corpses used to waft through plush districts, their favela, like most slums, lacks basic public Mauro Quintanilha’s Rio slum home. Outside stood a tower- services including waste disposal. “I was the resident living closest Ting mound of detritus of every size and shape. It took a to the trash tip. There was everything mattresses, refrigerators, decade and lots of help from volunteers, but Quintanilha moved tires-even the corpses of dogs. It stank and was really depressing- that stinking mountain. Now, where all the rot once piled up is a so I decided to act,” said Quintanilha. park with birds, butterflies and even monkeys. For his trouble, he has won a top international prize for urban renewal. “At the start, Vegetables and monkeys people thought I was crazy. They made fun of me,” Quintanilha, a The ecological park-a “green oasis” for those behind its cre- 55-year-old percussionist said. ation-is today a little corner of Rio where one can enjoy bird “I had to clear 16 tons of trash which people had piled up watching and go jogging. The site includes a small garden that above Vidigal,” he said, referring to the slum that is home to some has already produced some 700 kilos (1,500 pounds) of vegeta- 25,000 people. The garbage stretched as far as Avenue Niemeyer, bles, aromatic plants and fruit which is shared out among resi- an elegant thoroughfare just a stone’s throw from the beach. dents. “To begin with, people kept on dumping their trash at Although locals enjoy an unrivalled view over some of Rio’s most nightfall. Little by little, we educated them by giving them plants

Brazilian Mauro Quintanilha, the man who started removing 16 tons of garbage to create the Sitie Ecological Park, poses in Vidigal Hill.

View ofplants at Sitie Ecological Park. Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

from the garden. We transformed more than the site. We trans- “When we arrived, the park stretched over 1,100 square meters formed the residents,” says a delighted Quintanilha. Armed with and in two-and-a-half years we increased it to 8,500 square cuttings provided by Rio’s Botanical Garden, he explains how he meters,” says Cristo, who is married to fellow Harvard architecture and his team were able to produce their award-winning creation, graduate Caroline Shannon. Cristo, Shannon and Quintanilha are recycling everything they could along the way. hoping to create an environmental, arts and technology institute Even toilet bowls proved useful: they are converted into large here next year-a million-dollar undertaking approved by the city vases. Quintanilha also fashioned a table out of bicycle wheels but funded privately. and made bedsprings from plastic bottles, all for small change. If they can raise the capital, the center will include a technical Access to the “green oasis” is via a narrow staircase made of old innovation center, a library, rooms for art and music instruction tires filled with gravel leading up from the favela’s main winding and even a restaurant which will serve dishes containing produce street filled with motorbike taxis. What once served as a getaway from the garden. The scheme will also include waste treatment route for drug traffickers until police moved in to “pacify” Vidigal and measures to control landslides. “The important thing is to in 2011 is now a tranquil spot with a jaw-dropping view over well- create public spaces through education, democracy and leisure, heeled beaches like those of Ipanema. especially for children, as an antidote to violence,” says Cristo. Rio police began their slum pacification program in 2008, tak- The park and the project last month earned a prestigious SEED ing over dozens in the build-up to last year’s World Cup as well as Award for urban architecture and design in Detroit, which next year’s Olympics. Few locals know about Quintanilha’s initia- Quintanilha and Cristo received in the United States. Others are tive, which started to gain prominence in 2012 at the Rio+20 UN now following their example. “We have just found out that we are summit on sustainable development. Foreign officials have since off to Cape Town in South Africa to come up with the design for visited the site. But it was the arrival in the favela of 32-year-old an urban park there,” says Cristo. “If everyone did what Brazilian architect Pedro Henrique de Cristo, who had just fin- Quintanilha has done in other favelas-turn a dump into a park-it ished his studies at Harvard, which really brought the area to would be marvelous,” says Ivonete Tavares, a 50-year-old Vidigal wider attention. resident. — AFP

‘Antidote to violence’ “I saw the residents here had pulled off a revolution. The favela dwellers are incredible but the space in which they live is inhu- man and must be improved,” says Cristo, now director of the site.

People walk at Sitie Ecological Park. FRIDAY 29 MAY, 2015

Simple and delicious pasta recipes Baked Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta Ingredients Preparation 1 pound fettuccine Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 1 cup chunky basil pesto (or store bought) Cook the pasta to al dente. Drain the pasta and add it right back to the 1-2 jars of your favorite pasta sauce hot pot. To the pot add the butter, chunky basil pesto, pasta sauce, enchi- 1/3 cup enchilada sauce lada sauce, sun-dried tomatoes, sheep’s milk feta cheese, fontina cheese, 1/2 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, oil drained cream cheese and heavy cream. Season with pepper and a tiny pinch of 8 ounces sheep’s milk feta cheese, crumbled salt. Using a large wooden spoon toss everything together until a creamy 6 ounces fontina cheese, finely diced or shredded sauce has formed, about 3-5 minutes. If pot is not oven safe, transfer the 2 ounces cream cheese, softened pasta to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Place the mozzarella slices on top of the 1/2 cup heavy cream pasta. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, then turn the broiler on and broil for 1 6 ounces (or more) fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced to 2 minutes or until cheese is golden and bubbly. Remove from the oven fresh basil, for serving and top with fresh basil ribbons. Allow to sit five minutes and then serve with fresh tom-tom tomatoes. Goat Cheese Lemon Pasta

hort on time but still want a fresh and flavor- pasta. Return to pot. Crumble the goat cheese over ful meal? Goat Cheese Lemon Pasta with Kale the hot pasta and stir until creamy. Add the Sis the perfect pasta dish to cool off and enjoy kale/lemon mixture. Season with salt and black a hot summers day. pepper and serve immediately. Ingredients 12 ounces pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 medium shallot, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced Dash of crushed red pepper flakes Juice of 1 large lemon 1 small bunch kale (about 5 cups), coarsely chopped, stems removed 5 ounces goat cheese Preparation Bring a large pot of water to boil. Salt the water and cook pasta according to package directions. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the shallot and garlic. Cook until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add a dash of crushed red pep- per flakes. Stir in the chopped kale. Stir and add the lemon zest and lemon juice. Cook until kale leaves are wilted and tender. Carefully drain the Penne All’ Arrabbiata

his recipe is very simple and quick, you Preparation probably have all the ingredients at hand. Chop the garlic and chili. Chop the canned TThe classic pasta used for arrabbiata sauce peeled tomatoes or crashed them with a fork. is ridged penne, the ridges help to hold the Over medium heat, warm the olive oil in a large sauce. Serve the pasta with freshly grated pan. Add the chopped garlic and chili and saute Pecorino cheese and chopped parsley. for a couple of minutes or until the garlic becomes golden. Golden not burned! Then add Ingredients the tomatoes, stir and season with salt. Simmer 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil until reduced slightly, about 15/20 minutes. 1 fresh red chili, finely chopped Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling salted 1 clove garlic, finely chopped water. Follow your package cooking times. Drain 240 grams peeled canned tomatoes the pasta and add to the sauce. Stir well and let 200 grams (7 ounces) ridged penne it cook in the sauce for 1 minutes. Remove from parsley, finely chopped heat, sprinkle the penne all’arrabbiata with Pecorino cheese, grated parsley and give it a quick stir. Serve with a gen- erous amount of grated Pecorino cheese. Spaghetti Carbonara he easiest pasta dish you will ever make with just 5 ingredients in 15 min, loaded with Parmesan and Tcrisp beef bacon goodness. Ingredients 8 ounces spaghetti 2 large eggs 3/4 cup grated Parmesan 4 slices of beef bacon, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves Preparation In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta accord- ing to package instructions; reserve 1/2 cup water and drain well. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and Parmesan; set aside. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the beef bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low. Working quickly, stir in pasta and egg mixture, and gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add reserved pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired. FRIDAY 29 MAY, 2015 Entertainment Why you should be watching

By Aakash Bakaya

rom ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘The Wire’ and most recently ‘True Detective’, HBO has been the guiding light for high-quality television programming. But none of its shows has reached the absurdly high popularity ratings of ‘Game of FThrones’. Based on George RR Martin’s epic fantasy saga, ‘Game of Thrones’ (GOT for short) has all the ingredients and surprises that make for an almost perfect television show. It might not reach the epic scale of the books, but cre- ators David Benioff and DB Weiss have nonetheless crafted a television masterpiece. Even if you’re not into the fantasy genre, GOT has everything you want from grandiose storytelling. Here are some of the main reasons you must check out ‘Game of Thrones’, no matter who you are.

A world that draws you in

Unlike other fantasy worlds, GOT is steeped in our own human history. The lands of Westeros and Essos are heavily inspired by historic real world locations and filled with very real human characters. There are no dwarves or elf races here - instead we are given an introspection of how our ancestors might have acted all those centuries ago. It is a brutal and harsh landscape that twists common fantasy tropes from both our fictional stories and our actual past. FRIDAY 29 MAY, 2015

A mix of genres

GOT would not be a global phenome- non if it was solely a political war drama. One of the core strengths of the show is how it deftly handles a variety of themes and tropes and gives its own twists to them. The romance stories are not dreamy or soft - they are sometimes absurd and forced due to necessity. The action surpasses Hollywood quality at times and even the comedic, lighter parts are sharp and memo- rable. The show was seemingly made for the Internet age as all these dynamics and dialogues are passed around and discussed, which only increases its already massive audience. Relatable and realistic characters

Strong characters are backbones of all great stories but don’t expect to find any two-dimensional heroes or villains. Here, every character is flawed and driven by their own motivations, looking to get the upper hand or simply hoping for a better outcome. Honorable figures are murdered because their decisions aren’t always the right ones and horrible people win because victories are achieved by people who play the dirtiest. Martin addresses the gratuitous violence the best - “To omit them from a narrative centered on war and power would have been fundamentally false and dishonest, and would have undermined one of the themes of the books: That the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too).” Lore, lore and A show made for more lore binge watching GOT is headlined by four great houses (think of them as rul- The fifth season is in its final stretch this week but this does- ing families). There are the Starks in the north, the Lannisters n’t mean it is too late to catch up. With a twisted, gut-wrench- in the west, the exiled dynasty of the Targaryens and the ing ending to the very first episode itself, you’ll find it almost Baratheons, who are the current ruling family. Along with impossible to not watch the rest of the season. And once them are a countless other houses, some small, some noble you’ve digested the first big morsel of GOT, there are 4 whole but all with a lust for power. Each of these houses has a storied seasons to indulge yourself. Each season has 10 episodes and history that plays a role in their current status and their future each episode clocks in around the 50 minute mark. Whether roles. Major castles like the Stark stronghold of ‘Winterfell’ and you make it a daily routine or watch an entire season in one the capital city ‘Kings Landing’ hold political power and great sitting - GOT is the quintessential binge watching experience. meaning to their owners and the common people. These land- Realistic characters, epic worlds and television’s highest marks not only make for some epic surroundings, but also for production values - ‘Game of Thrones’ is everything you want rich, unpredictable setups. to escape the mundane lows of reality. And when you’re done with the show, you can always dive into the even better books, which will engross you into a much deeper story that no visual medium can do justice. If you’re not convinced yet - here’s something that might peak your interest. Apart from the human drama, there are giant wolves, zombie armies, faceless assassins and dragons. No fantasy story would be complete without dragons.

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Waimanalo Bay Beach Park tops best beach’s list

s the sun rises over the Pacific Ocean, Waimanalo Bay’s powdery white coral sand glows in the morning light. AA few people lounge in the sand as a fisherman casts his line into the turquoise water. On Thursday, Waimanalo Bay Beach Park was named the top beach on an annual top 10 list of US beaches compiled by a coastal science professor known as Dr Beach. Professor Stephen Leatherman of Florida International University compiles the popular list of best public beaches in the United States using 50 criteria, including best sand and water quality, environmental management and amenities. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park beat out Barefoot Beach in Florida as the top pick for 2015, according to Dr Beach. In recent years Leatherman has given extra points to beaches that have good safety records and no-smoking rules. “Cigarette butts are the number one form of litter on beaches - plastics in terms of volume but in terms of numbers it’s ciga- rette butts - so I’m starting to give beaches extra credit for no smoking,” Leatherman said in a telephone interview Monday.

‘Little gems’ Leatherman said he has been to beaches where he count- ed 10 cigarette butts in a square meter, but smoking is illegal on beaches in Oahu, giving the island a boost on the list. Leatherman cited Waimanalo’s unassuming location, on a sin- gle-lane road in a rural stretch of the windward coast of Oahu, as another reason for its selection as the best of 2015. It’s located in a quiet town near an Air Force base, far away from the busy streets of Waikiki. “It’s a beach that a lot of people don’t know much about,” Travel FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 30

Leatherman said. “I think it’s one of those little gems. A lot of, shall we say, tourists - people from out of state - miss it all together.” Leatherman, who visits all the beaches on his lists, said Waimanalo Bay Beach Park is one of the longest in Hawaii and is the longest on the island of Oahu. “If you’re into beachcombing, you’ve got plenty of beach to walk on,” he said. Clean water and sand were important factors for Leatherman in deciding this year’s best beaches. Safety and environmental management were also key compo- nents. Waimanalo Bay Beach Park has lifeguards on duty and the water is not very deep or treacherous, Leatherman says. “There are a lot of beaches in Hawaii that are absolutely gorgeous but not very safe,” he added. Phillip Quiton Jr, a Native Hawaiian who was born and raised in Kaneohe, Hawaii, was fishing with friends Warrick and Warren Kekauoha on Waimanalo Bay on Tuesday. He said he comes to the beach a lot to fish, but never to surf. “There isn’t much surf here,” he said of the rela- tively calm blue waters. But it’s good for fishing, he said. “Nobody else is here, I guess for whatever reason they believe there isn’t much fish.” A few minutes later one of his friends landed a bonefish.

Great features Quiton said the ease of access and rock-free sand are other factors for frequenting this particular stretch of shore. Ali Junell, of Portland Oregon, and Kristen Carmichael, of Los Angeles, were lounging on the beach near the three fishermen on Tuesday. They were told about the spot by a friend who lives and works nearby. “There’s no one here,” Junell said. “It’s pretty empty and the waves aren’t overwhelming.” “It’s nice to be at a beach with blue water that you can get in if it gets too hot,” she added. Hamoa Beach on Maui also made this year’s list, joining beaches in Florida, Massachusetts, the Carolinas and California to round out the top 10. Hawaiian beaches have won the top beach designation 14 of the 25 years Leatherman has published the list. After Waimanalo, the other beaches on this year’s list are Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, Florida, in the No 2 spot, followed by St George Island State Park on the Florida Panhandle; Hamoa Beach on Maui, Hawaii; Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks of North Carolina; Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida; Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island, South Carlolina; Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples, Florida; and East Beach in Santa Barbara, California. Up until now, any beach that won the top spot on Dr. Beach’s list was retired and became ineligible for inclusion in subsequent years. However, Dr. Beach says after 25 years of publication, next year he will clear the slate and allow any beach in the nation to once again be eligible for the contest and for the top pick. “I’m going to start all over next year,” he said. “This is the end of a 25-year, quarter century run and every beach is eligible again next year.” —AP Leisure FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

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Aries (March 21-April 19) COUNTRY CODES Libra (September 23-October 22) Afghanistan 0093 Lithuania 00370 You’re eager to make your grand goal a reality, but the Albania 00355 Luxembourg 00352 Algeria 00213 Macau 00853 Stick to the facts or follow your feelings? It’s hard to say, thanks to stars could throw a wrench into your plans. While mental Mercury in today’s square between mental Mercury in your logical sector and Andorra 00376 Macedonia 00389 your expansive ninth house gets you excited about manifesting your Angola 00244 Madagascar 00261 dreamy Neptune in your compassionate twelfth house. A certain vision, it forms a square to foggy Neptune in your sixth house of Anguilla 001264 Majorca 0034 someone could try to appeal to your softer side. Although your minutiae. You could overlook key details, get scattered or just have Antiga 001268 Malawi 00265 head knows not to get sucked in, your heart will take the bait. Yes, trouble concentrating. Your best bet today? Put any research and Argentina 0054 Malaysia 0060 you want to offer a smart solution to this situation, but control Armenia 00374 Maldives 00960 development work on a shelf, and focus on free-flowing activities like Australia 0061 Mali 00223 yourself. Remember: no matter how savvy your advice is, if others brainstorming and journaling. Naturally, numbers need to be Austria 0043 Malta 00356 aren’t interested, you'll be casting pearls before swine. crunched and facts have to be verified, but you can tackle those tasks Bahamas 001242 Marshall Islands 00692 another day. Bahrain 00973 Martinique 00596 Bangladesh 00880 Mauritania 00222 Barbados 001246 Mauritius 00230 Belarus 00375 Mayotte 00269 Belgium 0032 Mexico 0052 Belize 00501 Micronesia 00691 Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21) Benin 00229 Moldova 00373 Bermuda 001441 Monaco 00377 You may have a rock-steady posse of friends, Taurus, but Bhutan 00975 Mongolia 00976 they might not be equipped to be the grounding force you crave They love you; they love you not. Today, a tricky Bolivia 00591 Montserrat 001664 square between expressive Mercury and illusory Neptune could Bosnia 00387 Morocco 00212 today. With mental Mercury in your security-minded second house, Botswana 00267 Mozambique 00258 you're seeking out support, be it a few words of encouragement or a make you totally confused about where you stand. Just when you think a relationship is humming along, you-know-who sends a Brazil 0055 Myanmar (Burma) 0095 shoulder to cry on. But as Mercury squares foggy Neptune, your true- Brunei 00673 Namibia 00264 blue crew could be too concerned about their own issues to even contradictory message. Is this person flirting with you, or just Bulgaria 00359 Nepal 00977 being friendly? Your normally reliable senses can't get a clear Burkina 00226 Netherlands 0031 notice you need some attention. Or, you may just be out of sync with Burundi 00257 Netherlands Antilles 00599 their festive vibe. While you might be tempted to join the fun and read. Don’t get blinded by those smooth-talking, sexy charmers, Scorpio. By the same token, take a second look at the quieter Cambodia 00855 New Caledonia 00687 games tonight, you could run up a hefty tab and drain your energy. Cameroon 00237 New Zealand 0064 Your best bet? Treat yourself to a low-key and grounding evening in. types. Still waters DO run deep. Canada 001 Nicaragua 00505 Cape Verde 00238 Nigar 00227 Cayman Islands 001345 Nigeria 00234 Central African 00236 Niue 00683 Chad 00235 Norfolk Island 00672 Chile 0056 N. Ireland (UK) 0044 Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) China 0086 North Korea 00850 Colombia 0057 Norway 0047 Go on and state your case or pitch your idea, Gemini. Comoros 00269 Oman 00968 Congo 00242 Pakistan 0092 Just be prepared for the decision makers to take their time getting Walking on eggshells? Today’s skies feature a square between Cook Islands 00682 Palau 00680 back to you—or to give a vague response at best. With mental Mercury in your interpersonal sector and foggy Neptune in your Costa Rica 00506 Panama 00507 Mercury in your sign, you feel confident about expressing your mes- emotional fourth house, leaving you anxious about offending Croatia 00385 Papua New Guinea 00675 sage. But today, Mercury forms a hard angle to foggy Neptune in your Cuba 0053 Paraguay 00595 others. Biting your tongue or tap-dancing around the truth will Cyprus 00357 Peru 0051 ambitious tenth house. Your delivery could fall flat. That important only cause resentment to rear its ugly head. This touchy cosmic Cyprus (Northern) 0090392 Philippines 0063 email might get lost in cyberspace. Or, your dream client could cut confab also makes you especially sensitive, and perhaps even Czech Republic 00420 Poland 0048 your presentation short to deal with another matter. Let it go, even if thin-skinned. Honor your feelings, but maybe save the difficult Denmark 0045 Portugal 00351 you wanted an answer before the weekend. Make a note to follow up Diego Garcia 00246 Puerto Rico 001787 conversations for another day. Djibouti 00253 Qatar 00974 by Tuesday at the latest. This is far from the end of the road. Dominica 001767 Romania 0040 Dominican Republic 001809 Russian Federation 007 Ecuador 00593 Rwanda 00250 Egypt 0020 Saint Helena 00290 El Salvador 00503 Saint Kitts 001869 Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) England (UK) 0044 Saint Lucia 001758 Equatorial Guinea 00240 Saint Pierre 00508 Just the facts, please! Today, expressive Mercury in Eritrea 00291 Saint Vincent 001784 Estonia 00372 Samoa US 00684 Paranoia alert! Today, mental Mercury in your foggy twelfth your meticulous sixth house insists on clarity. But with a square Ethiopia 00251 Samoa West 00685 house clashes with illusory Neptune in your zone of expansion. from foggy Neptune in your communication house, messages Falkland Islands 00500 San Marino 00378 You're reading a little too much between the lines. While your could get all messed up. Even making the simplest decisions Faroe Islands 00298 Sao Tone 00239 intuitive hits might be on to something, be careful not to exag- could demand a lot of energy today. That said, you’ve got things Fiji 00679 Saudi Arabia 00966 Finland 00358 Scotland (UK) 0044 gerate or jump to conclusions. Get all the facts before you start to accomplish, so set yourself up for success. Avoid multitasking France 0033 Senegal 00221 make sweeping statements and assumptions. This cosmic clash and hone in on your top priorities. Silence your smartphone, and French Guiana 00594 Seychelles 00284 could also make you susceptible to deceit. Beware the smooth- keep your browser windows closed. Once you’ve gotten your French Polynesia 00689 Sierra Leone 00232 talking salesperson. work done, treat yourself to an indulgent dinner, a live show or Gabon 00241 Singapore 0065 Gambia 00220 Slovakia 00421 some quality time with a loved one. Georgia 00995 Slovenia 00386 Germany 0049 Solomon Islands 00677 Ghana 00233 Somalia 00252 Gibraltar 00350 South Africa 0027 Greece 0030 South Korea 0082 Leo (July 23-August 22) Greenland 00299 Spain 0034 Aquarius (January 20- February 18) Grenada 001473 Sri Lanka 0094 Guadeloupe 00590 Sudan 00249 Guam 001671 Suriname 00597 Is there a shady person on Team Leo? Today, the skies feature a tense angle Warning: your lust for all things luxe today is much greater than your dispos- Guatemala 00502 Swaziland 00268 between Mercury in your collaboration sector and deceptive Neptune in your able income. With impulsive Mercury in your hedonistic fifth house forming a Guinea 00224 Sweden 0046 secretive eighth house. Don't take people at face value. Under this cosmic clash hard angle to foggy Neptune in your money sector, your willpower is next to Guyana 00592 Switzerland 0041 nil. To make matters worse, you probably don’t have a firm grasp on your budg- Haiti 00509 Syria 00963 it’s wise to not be an open book—even if it does come naturally. Let people Serbia 00381 earn the right to join your inner circle. Your intuition is especially sharp today, et either. Whatever indulgences you succumb to, just make sure they come Holland (Netherlands) 0031 with a return policy! As Mercury is the communication planet, take care with Honduras 00504 Taiwan 00886 so heed its signals—even if you can’t put your finger on the problem. A gut Hong Kong 00852 Tanzania 00255 feeling that something is "off" should be more than enough. how you express yourself. Being over-the-top in your opinions and reactions Thailand 0066 could drum up regrettable drama. Hungary 0036 Ibiza (Spain) 0034 Toga 00228 Iceland 00354 Tonga 00676 India 0091 Tokelau 00690 Trinidad 001868 Indian Ocean 00873 Tunisia 00216 Indonesia 0062 Turkey 0090 Iran 0098 Tuvalu 00688 Iraq 00964 Uganda 00256 Ireland 00353 Ukraine 00380 Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) Italy 0039 United Arab Emirates 00976 Ivory Coast 00225 United Kingdom 0044 Jamaica 001876 Uruguay 00598 Japan 0081 Catch up with the clan or do your own thing? Today’s Mercury-Neptune square USA 001 Ambition: interrupted? Communicator Mercury in your structured tenth house Jordan 00962 Uzbekistan 00998 stokes your lofty dreams, getting you psyched about big-picture plans. makes it tough to decide. With garrulous Mercury in your fourth house of home Kazakhstan 007 Vanuatu 00678 However, Mercury will battle head-in-the-clouds Neptune, making people and family, your nearest and dearest could bombard you with calls, texts, and Kenya 00254 Venezuela 00582 uncooperative or unreliable. Getting a straight answer today is like trying to other demands on your time. You could also have a backlog of domestic duties Kiribati 00686 Vietnam 0084 squeeze water from a stone. Do your best to get everyone on the same page. to tend to now. But with your cosmic guardian Neptune in Pisces, you’re Kuwait 00965 Virgin Islands UK 001284 Give succinct yet clear instructions, more than once if necessary. When it comes inclined to put all of it on the backburner and go blow off steam. It's Friday Kyrgyzstan 00996 Virgin Islands US 001340 to big projects, ensure you’ve got full clearance from above before forging night, and you deserve it! Just make sure your tribe knows that, for today, Laos 00856 Wales (UK) 0044 ahead. you’re otherwise occupied. Latvia 00371 Yemen 00967 Lebanon 00961 Yugoslavia 00381 Liberia 00231 Zambia 00260 Libya 00218 Zimbabwe 00263 HEALTH FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 S Korea’s tally of MERS cases at seven One suspected patient heads to China

SEOUL: South Korea’s tally of patients of the first case confirmed last week, a 68- We are deeply sorry about that,” Yang other than a fever and had not been con- Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) year-old man who had travelled to Byung-kook, director of the Korea Centers firmed as a MERS case. First identified in rose to seven yesterday, with authorities Bahrain in April and May, and returned to for Disease Control and Prevention, told humans in 2012, MERS is caused by a saying one suspected victim skipped out South Korea via Qatar. reporters. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV coronavirus from the same family as the of voluntary home quarantine to take a The Health Ministry said the son of the said that authorities in Guangdong one that triggered China’s deadly 2013 trip to China. second confirmed victim in the outbreak, province found the Korean man on outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory A rise in MERS cases has stirred alarm in who was himself being observed for pos- Thursday and isolated him in a hospital Syndrome. There is no cure or vaccine. South Korea, with health authorities sible infection, broke voluntary home for treatment. They also isolated 35 peo- Last week, South Korea’s Health Ministry being criticised for not moving quickly quarantine and left South Korea on ple who had come in close contact with said there were 1,142 cases of MERS in 23 and effectively enough to quarantine sus- Tuesday for China. him, though none has yet to shown symp- countries and 465 deaths had been pected patients. Two new victims are “We should have checked more active- toms. reported by May 16. Of the total, 1,117 believed to have caught the virus from ly and broadly on family related issues. The man had not exhibited symptoms were in the Middle East. —Reuters Global study finds early treatment is effective against HIV

WASHINGTON: Early antiretroviral treat- significantly greater health benefit to an ment after diagnosis of HIV infection signif- HIV-infected person to start antiretroviral icantly reduces the likelihood of getting therapy sooner rather than later,” said AIDS or other serious illnesses, according to Anthony Fauci, director of the National results from a large international clinical tri- Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. al published yesterday. “Moreover, early therapy conveys a dou- The study was presented a year earlier ble benefit, not only improving the health than planned after preliminary data of individuals but at the same time, by low- showed that people who received treat- ering their viral load, reducing the risk they ment from diagnosis were 53 percent less will transmit HIV to others,” he said in a likely to die or develop a serious illness statement. such as AIDS compared to a control group The study began in 2011 in 35 countries where treatment began later when the with 4,684 HIV-infected men and women immune system is weakened. over the age of 18. Researchers said this data combined An estimated 35 million people are with previous studies showing that anti- infected with HIV worldwide, while only 13 retroviral drugs help prevent HIV transmis- million people get treatment, according to FRANKFURT: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, looks at an insulin pen shown sion to healthy sexual partners indicate the latest figures. by Sanofi General Manager Martin Siewert, left, as Sanofi CEO Oliviere Brandicourt, that such treatment is beneficial for every- The US Centers for Disease Control and second from left, and Frankfurt’s city mayor Peter Feldmann, center, look on during a one diagnosed with the virus. Prevention already recommends starting visit of the Sanofi pharmaceutical company in Frankfurt, Germany, yesterday. —AP “We now have clear-cut proof that it is of antiretroviral after HIV diagnosis. — AFP FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

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ABUJA: A man fills containers with diesel at a petrol station in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria’s outgoing government has agreed to pay a debt of $800 million to resolve a months-long fuel crisis crippling the economy days before the inauguration of a new president in the country. —AP Sour ‘is sweet’: OPEC’s view of quality dilemma African barrels are most distressed by US oil boom

LONDON: The US shale oil boom is turning ting its output. OPEC produces a third of glob- Iranian exports to the West have limited avail- As a result, most refiners were unable to global crude pricing on its head with the his- al crude, which is a mixture of light and heavy. ability of sour crudes to Europe for almost take advantage of cheaper-than-expected torical notion that light grades shall be priced “This supply glut, primarily of light sweet three years, causing the value of regional sour light grades due to limited light conversion at a premium to heavy ones quickly disap- crudes, needs to ease sizably before the oil crudes to be oddly higher or at small dis- refining capacity, particularly in the United pearing, according to predictions from pro- market steadies. Low oil prices are expected counts in relation to the sweet crudes,” the States, the OPEC report said. “It is also difficult ducer group OPEC. The trend will have big to force some of the costly light sweet crude report said. It said turbulence in Iraqi produc- to justify altering the configuration of deep implications for global oil flows, reducing rev- oil to idle, but the displaced African light tion and exports from the country’s north also conversion refineries after the huge invest- enues of light-oil-producing nations such as sweet crude is also forced to find an alterna- contributed to the tightness in sour grades, as ments that were put into their upgrading pri- Nigeria and refiners geared toward heavy tive market,” OPEC said. This could be a chal- did Russia’s decision to divert some of its or to the tight oil boom, when the sweet/sour crude processing, OPEC said in a draft long- lenge if oil demand growth in Asia and exports to the Asia-Pacific at the expense of spread was wide enough to justify building term report, a copy of which was seen by Europe were to stay fragile, the cartel said. European markets. More pressure on light such heavy conversion units,” it said. It added Reuters. Global oil prices have plunged in the The pressure on sour crudes is not as intense sweet crudes is also coming from the fact that that shale gas developments in North past year due to a global glut, which arose due to tightness, particularly in Europe, as a most new, sophisticated refining capacities America were poised to bring vast quantities from a steep increase in predominantly light result of sanctions, war, diversions and other around the world have been designed to of low-priced ethane, which will increasingly US oil production and a subsequent decision geopolitical issues, OPEC said. process heavy crudes on expectations that displace naphtha and gasoil from global mar- by OPEC to defend market share by not cut- “The war in Syria and the sanctions on light oil would remain scarce. kets. —Reuters Business FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 Oil rises as dollar dips

LONDON: Oil prices recovered inventories rose by 1.3 million yesterday after a two-day slide barrels last week, following as the dollar weakened, making three weeks of withdrawals. If fuel less expensive for holders of that is confirmed by EIA figures other currencies. The dollar has due at 11 am, it could mean US risen more than 4 percent shale oil production has begun against a basket of currencies to recover after a period of con- over the last 10 days, helping traction, adding extra pressure accelerate a fall in oil prices from to prices. a five-month high early in May. “The market is trying to But the surge in the US currency anticipate what’s going to hap- paused yesterday, encouraging pen tonight,” Phillips Futures some oil buying, traders and analyst Daniel Ang said, refer- analysts said. “Much depends ring to the closely watched EIA on the US dollar,” said Carsten data. Analysts said in a Reuters Fritsch, senior oil and commodi- poll on Wednesday that crude ties analyst at Commerzbank in stocks in the United States Frankfurt. “If the dollar resumes probably fell by 900,000 barrels its rise, oil will probably test new last week, dropping for a fourth lows again,” Fritsch added. straight week. US crude Front-month Brent was up received some support from the 65 cents at $62.71 a barrel by start of the summer driving sea- 0815 GMT. US crude futures son and raging Canadian wild- were up 30 cents from their last fires that forced the evacuation settlement at $57.81 per barrel. of several oil and gas sands pro- Investors awaited oil inventory duction sites. The fires have data from the US Energy forced energy companies oper- Information Administration (EIA) ating in Alberta, the largest to see how US production was source of US oil imports, to shut responding to a recent surge in in 233,000 barrels per day of prices. Industry group American production, or roughly 10 per- Petroleum Institute (API) said on cent of total Canadian oil sands Wednesday that US crude output. — Reuters Spot gold ‘flat’

TOKYO: Currency traders call orders under a foreign exchange rate board showing the yen rate versus one US dollar, at a LONDON: Gold was little financial risk, though the impact foreign exchange market in Tokyo yesterday. — AFP changed yesterday as the on demand from wider political impact of a steadier dollar was worries is usually short-lived. The counteracted by lower European dollar, meanwhile, hovered equities alongside fading opti- around a one-month high, up Dollar momentum wanes mism over a potential deal 0.1 percent against a basket of between Greece and its credi- leading currencies, while tors. Spot gold was flat on the European shares gave back China stocks take heavy tumble day at $1,187.46 an ounce by some of the previous session’s 1140 GMT, within reach of a two- gains. The US currency will be an LONDON: The dollar took a breather dropped 0.7 percent. Yields on Italian, running what the regulator wants to week low of $1,183.76 hit in the important factor in gold’s near- yesterday after hitting its highest level Spanish and Portuguese government do,” said Bernard Aw, an analyst at ING previous session. US gold futures term direction, HSBC said in a against the yen since 2002, and stocks bonds all rose. The euro was steady Markets in Singapore. “This is no for June delivery rose $1.30 to note, adding that $1,180 was the stuttered as high-flying Chinese shares against the dollar at $1.0899 after posi- longer an individual case, but an indus- $1,186.80 an ounce. “There is next big support level for bul- tumbled and European officials down- tive signs from Spain, where the econ- try-wide campaign,” added Zhang some support from the Greek lion. Gold fell 1.7 percent on played talk of an imminent deal to omy grew at its fastest quarterly pace Chen, an analyst at Shanghai-based situation, but we don’t expect Tuesday, its sharpest one-day keep Greece afloat. Commodity mar- in over seven years in the first quarter hedge fund Hongyi Investment. any major price rises for the time drop since April, after US data kets rebounded as the dollar’s momen- as consumer spending recovered. Hong Kong shares plunged 2.2 being,” Commerzbank analyst showed strong core business tum waned and though the euro clung “There is a little bit of better sentiment percent too and Australian shares Daniel Briesemann said. He spending, new home sales and added that gold is likely to consumer confidence. to hopes of an agreement on Greece, towards Greece after we saw some also fell with the S&P/ASX 200 index remain stuck around the $1,200 The robust US releases added the bloc’s shares and lower-rated gov- reports yesterday of a deal,” said losing 0.2 percent after weaker than level while uncertainty persists to views that the Federal Reserve Manuel Oliveri, an FX market strategist expected business spending data. ernment bonds all lost ground. over Greece and US interest will raise interest rates soon. The A Greek government official had at Credit Agricole in London. “Even if Japan’s Nikkei bucked the downtrend rates. dollar had been well-bid since sparked speculation late on there is no confirmation, it shows to as the weaker yen helped the index Investors were monitoring Fed Chair Janet Yellen said last Wednesday that a deal had been the market that some progress is being log its 10th consecutive rise, the updates from a meeting of G7 week that the central bank was drawn up. But a string of immediate made.” longest winning streak since ministers and central bank heads poised to raise rates later this denials by top European officials was February 1988 to notch another 15- in Germany, where the Greek sit- year. Data on US weekly jobless followed by one from IMF chief China rout year closing high. The dollar hit its uation was being discussed on claims and pending home sales Christine Lagarde as G7 leaders met in Asian trading overnight was domi- highest level against the yen since the sidelines. A worsening of the will be watched for trading cues. Germany. “We are all in the process of nated by a heavy tumble for Chinese late 2002, rising as high as 124.30 Greek debt crisis could potential- Higher US interest rates increase working towards a solution for Greece, shares which dropped 6.5 percent. It yen, and was last at 124.24 in ly trigger demand for gold coins the opportunity cost of holding and I would not say that we already was their biggest fall since January but European trading. But with it lower and bars. Speaking to journalists non-yielding bullion. In the have reached substantial results,” she follows a 50 percent surge since March. against the majority of major curren- in Frankfurt, ECB Vice President physical markets, China’s net said in a German TV interview. “Things Regional investors cited several major cies, commodity prices rose. Oil Vitor Constancio underlined the gold imports from main conduit have moved, but there is still a lot of brokerages tightening requirements recovered after a two-day slide, with gravity of the situation facing Hong Kong tumbled to an eight- work to do,” she said, adding that she on margin financing, which triggered Brent futures up 0.4 percent to Greece, talking openly about a month low in April, data showed believed Greece would fulfill its com- fears of further regulatory steps to $62.32 a barrel and US crude fetching possible default, which would be yesterday. Silver was down 0.4 mitments. reduce leverage in the red-hot market. $57.52 per barrel. Gold was also high- the first of its kind in the 16-year- percent at $16.60 an ounce, hav- Germany’s DAX and France’s CAC 40 Next week will also see more than 20 er at around $1,190 an ounce having old euro zone. ing hit its lowest point since May were down 0.4 percent and 0.6 percent initial public stock offerings by new hit a two-week low of $1,183.76 in Gold is usually seen as a 13 at $16.55 an ounce on respectively, while Greek stocks companies. “The brokerages are front the previous session. — Reuters hedge against political and Wednesday. —Reuters Business FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 ADIB eyes capital-boosting measures

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank will ask reporters at a media event. The bank wants ment added. The offering will be notable as it seek shareholder assent to expand its exist- shareholders to approve capital-raising to keep expanding its retail network in the will be the first time a bank in the United ing Tier 1 sukuk program to $3 billion from measures including a rights issue and an UAE, as well as its financing in the SME, large Arab Emirates has allowed shareholders to $2 billion. “The size allows us to entertain increase in size of its Tier 1 sukuk program as and emerging corporate segments, accord- sell their rights if they do not wish to partici- new issuance but it doesn’t mean we will it aims to enhance its reserves to support ing to a statement. pate in the issue, according to Mahmoud. necessarily have a new issue,” Mahmoud growth plans. The Gulf emirate’s largest Under the rights issue plan, 168 million While rights trading is common in Western said when asked if the bank planned to Islamic bank will convene shareholders on shares will be offered at a price of 3 dirhams markets, it is a relatively new phenomenon in issue any time soon. The bank issued the June 21 to vote on a rights issue worth 504 per share, equating to a 40 percent discount the Gulf region. The UAE regulator approved first ever sharia-compliant hybrid bond million dirhams ($137.2 million) and raise its to Wednesday’s closing share price. ADIB the practice only in 2013, while Saudi Arabia which boosted its Tier 1, or core, capital sukuk limit to $3 billion from the existing $2 shares were 0.2 percent higher at 5.04 witnessed its first instance last year. when it sold a $1 billion instrument in billion ceiling. “In order to continue growing, dirhams at 0847 GMT. Shareholders will be The timetable for the rights issue will be 2012. ADIB’s Tier 1 ratio was 14.2 percent at we need to increase capital,” Tirad al- allowed to subscribe for 56 new shares for set after the shareholder meeting next the end of the first quarter, according to its Mahmoud, chief executive of ADIB, told every 1,000 they currently own, the state- month, the statement said. ADIB will also financial statement.—Reuters

Rising activism in the ‘world’s workshop’ challenges China

PANYU: As workers gathered around a table in a cheap restaurant to discuss strike action against their shoe factory bosses, Chinese police barged in and dragged away their leaders. More than 2,000 employ- ees at the plant-which counts foreign brands including Coach among its customers, according to workers-had downed tools, camping out on brightly colored mats to demand unpaid benefits. “They burst through the door and told us not to move,” a female worker told AFP. Several said police had beaten them, and one woman wore a large bandage covering injuries on her back. The organizers were held for less than a day, but the walkout by the whole staff last month paralyzed production-and weeks later the workers claimed victory. Once renowned for their cheap wages and docility, the protest at the Taiwanese-owned plant is an example of how employees in the workshop of the world are increasingly standing up for greater ben- efits. “Ten years ago we didn’t have any conception of the law or defending our rights,” said a male worker, who like others asked not to be named for fear of reprisals. Low-cost labor has been key to China’s decades-long economic boom, and the newfound activism has authorities worried. The grey Lide facility in Panyu city is one of tens of thousands of factories in the southern province of Guangdong producing everything from denim jeans to smart- NEW YORK: Midtown Manhattan, including the Empire State Building (center) are seen from the observatory at One phones. World Trade Center in New York. Renters are on the rise in America’s biggest cities, but many tenants are scrambling to Finance minister Lou Jiwei last month warned that China risks keep up with growing rent bills and shrinking vacancies, according to a study being released yesterday. —AP falling into a “middle income trap” if high wages make manufactur- ing less profitable before the country can shift to less labor-intensive, more value-added industries. He called legislation promoting bar- gaining between workers and employees “scary”, and blamed exces- Is rent out of reach? sive “union power” for the multiple bankruptcies in the US auto industry. There were 1,379 protests by workers in China last year, more than tripling in just three years, according to data from the Study shows how 11 US cities stack up Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin (CLB). That included China’s biggest strike in decades, when tens of NEW YORK: Renters are on the rise in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, Nonetheless, the vacancy rate declined thousands of employees at Yue Yuen, another Guangdong factory America’s biggest cities, but many tenants DC. everywhere except Miami and Washington, that makes shoes for Nike and Adidas, won concessions despite are scrambling to keep up with growing where increases were slight. San Francisco worker arrests. The Communist Party fears an independent labor rent bills and shrinking vacancies, according Renters on the rise surpassed New York for the title of tightest movement, and only allows one government-linked trade union fed- to a study being released Thursday. From As of 2013, most residents were renters in rental market: New York’s 3.8 percent vacan- eration-that claimed 290 million members at the end of 2013 - which Boston to Miami, New York to Los Angeles, nine of the 11 cities, all except for Atlanta cy rate was the lowest in 2006, but by 2013 tends to side with employers. But campaigners say employees have more than half of tenants are paying what and Philadelphia, compared to five in 2006. San Francisco had the floor with a mere 2.5 been empowered by a labor shortage and recent laws giving them experts consider unaffordable rents, says a At least 60 percent of residents are now ten- percent. New York, LA and Boston were hov- greater rights. “They are not only aware of their rights but under- report by New York University’s Furman ants, rather than owners, in Boston, LA, New ering around 3.5 percent. Atlanta, mean- stand that they are part of the working class, a class that increasingly Center, which studies real estate and urban York and Miami. Nationwide, about 35 per- while, had the highest vacancy rate of the has the strength and ability to forge its own destiny,” CLB said. policy, and bank Capital One, which is a cent of people rented in 2013, up from 31 cities in the survey, at nearly 10 percent. leading affordable-housing lender and percent in 2006, the Census Bureau says. ‘Very nervous’ financed the research. While various hous- Experts trace much of the rise in renting to Climbing rents When activist Wu Guijun arrived in the manufacturing hub of ing experts have noted such trends, the the 2008 mortgage and financial crisis, Amid growing demand and tight sup- Shenzhen 13 years ago, strikes were almost unheard of, despite his study zooms in on 11 of the nation’s most which left some people unable and others ply, median rents rose faster than inflation meagre monthly wages of just a few hundred yuan. “Workers strug- populous cities. Overall, it’s a portrait of reluctant to own homes. And when rent in all the cities but Dallas and Houston, gled individually, and rarely spoke of defending their rights,” he increasing competition and often slipping becomes a stretch, leaving less income to where they were nearly flat. Washington’s said. Now migrants from the countryside to China’s cities who make affordability, but the picture isn’t universally save toward homeownership, “it’s a reinforc- median rent shot up by 21 percent over the up the bulk of factory labor, have seen their average monthly earn- bleak and looks noticeably different from ing cycle,” Furman Center faculty director seven years, to $1,307 a month. New York’s ings reach 2,864 yuan ($464) last year, up 10 percent on 2013.The city to city. “The study brings into light the Ingrid Gould Ellen says. But other factors rose by 12 percent, to $1,228. The calcula- rise has been driven by both growing prosperity and supply and limited options there are for renters,” may include home-downsizing within the tion is in inflation-adjusted for 2013 dollars, demand China’s working-age population is shrinking. Workers have Capital One community finance chief Laura giant and aging baby boom generation and includes utilities and encompasses market- been emboldened, Wu said. “As their living standards improved, Bailey says. A look at the findings: hefty college debt that slows some young rate, rent-regulated and subsidized hous- they have started to pursue the respect and status they deserve people’s saving for a home purchase. ing. New York has about 1 million rent-reg- from society.” Wu turned to activism after leading his co-workers in The cities ulated apartments, perhaps helping explain protest when his furniture factory faced sudden closure in 2013. The study analyzed US Census Bureau Less availability why it has a lower median rent than Despite striking or organizing walk-outs not being illegal, data from 2006 to 2013 on the central cities In each city, the amount of rental hous- Washington, San Francisco ($1,491) and Wu was detained by police for more than a year until prosecu- of the 11 most populous US metropolitan ing grew faster than any rise in owner-occu- Boston ($1,263). Meanwhile, median rents tors dropped charges of “gathering a crowd to disturb public areas: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, pied homes. In fact, the data suggest some were under $1,000 everywhere else except order”. — AFP Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, homes were converted to rentals. Los Angeles ($1,182).— AP Business FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 40 G7 finance chiefs discuss growth risks

DRESDEN: Finance chiefs from the Group of mats all the time” about Greece at the that the talks had reached such a stage. On Growth challenge Seven economic powers met yesterday to Dresden meeting. Athens and its EU/IMF the eve of the G7 meeting, US Treasury Meeting under the heading “Towards a discuss how to revive a faltering global recov- lenders have been locked in tortuous negoti- Secretary Jack Lew urged international credi- Dynamic Global Economy”, the G7 finance ery, with the United States leaning on Europe ations on a reform agreement for four tors to show more flexibility. He said he ministers and central bank chiefs began dis- to reach a deal to avert a Greek bankruptcy. months. Without a deal, it risks default or feared a miscalculation could lead to a new cussing economic reforms to increase their The threat of a Greek default, rising oil prices bankruptcy in weeks. crisis which could have consequences for the competitiveness. But volatile markets, sensi- and bond market turmoil are fuelling investor Greece’s government said on Wednesday wider world. The differences over Greece fol- tive to differing growth paths between eco- nervousness about an unwinding of the glob- it was starting to draft a deal with creditors low a growth-versus-budget consolidation nomic regions, risk derailing their efforts. In al economic recovery. A slowdown in China- that would pave the way for aid, but debate between the United States and Frankfurt, ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio not present at the talks in Dresden, Germany- European officials quickly dismissed the idea Germany at G7 level. said a sell-off in financial markets that derails is adding to the concern. Speaking before the euro zone’s recovery was the biggest risk meeting the Group of Seven finance chiefs, to the bloc’s financial stability. International Monetary Fund Managing ECB President Mario Draghi is taking part Director Christine Lagarde said there was still in the G7 meeting. Constancio spoke follow- a lot of work to do before Greece and its inter- ing a slump in Chinese stocks after several national lenders could clinch a cash-for- major brokerages tightened requirements on reforms deal. margin financing. Bank of England Governor “We are all in the process of working Mark Carney, who also chairs a global body of towards a solution for Greece and I would not bank regulators, was due to update the G7 say that we already have reached substantial finance chiefs on progress towards a new results,” Lagarde told German television sta- code of conduct for bankers and other tion ARD in comments translated from changes to the way financial markets are English to German. “Things have moved, but overseen after recent scandals in global cur- there is still a lot of work to do,” she noted, rency and interest rate markets. adding that she believed Greece would fulfill A G7 source, speaking on condition of its commitments. G7 sources said officials DRESDEN: G7 finance ministers and governors pose for a family pho- anonymity, said the finance chiefs would dis- from the member countries-hosts Germany, to during the G7 summit of Finance ministers at the Palace cuss new instruments for generating sustain- the United States, Japan, Britain, France, Italy Residenzschloss in Dresden, eastern Germany yesterday. —AFP able growth once monetary and fiscal policies and Canada-were speaking “in different for- have reached their limits. —Reuters

Iron ore magnate Rinehart Tech replaces schmoozing: weakened by court ruling

SYDNEY: Australian iron ore magnate Gina Rinehart’s eldest Future of private banking daughter won control of the $3 billion dollar family trust on Thursday in a judgment critical of Rinehart’s former control of the fund and attempts to block the long-running legal dis- Younger investors skeptical after downturns, scandal pute. The Supreme Court of New South Wales judgment loosens Rinehart’s legendary grip on her business empire, ZURICH: No longer is schmoozing over long management Dirk Klee said clients need still need to get the basics right, according with almost 25 percent of Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd held lunches and fine wines enough; Swiss pri- investment advice and performance. “It’s to Felix Wenger, a director at the Zurich by the trust. Rinehart owns the remainder of the family firm, vate bankers are turning to video games not just being a ‘concierge service’,” he said. office of the McKinsey consulting firm. “The which in turn owns 70 percent of Roy Hill, a Pilbara-based and virtual reality to attract a new genera- Many millionaire and billionaire customers, industry is still in the process of making sure iron ore mine due to start shipments later this year. South tion of sceptical clients and see off digital whose ages average more than 65, still wel- things run smoothly and don’t break down,” Korea’s POSCO, Japan’s Marubeni Corp and Taiwan’s China rivals. Technology is likely to appeal to mul- come the concierge service - such as sorting said Wenger, who compared the technolo- Steel Corp also have stakes in the mine, which will be ti-tasking millionaires with little time to out the paperwork on their new Ferrari. But gy wave in private banking today with the Australia’s fourth-largest when it reaches full production. spare. However, wealth managers must also in the next few years private banks must motor industry in the 1950s when it needed Three of Rinehart’s four children - eldest Bianca Rinehart, win the trust of younger investors who have deal increasingly with clients who are per- to ensure cars ran safely and reliably. New Hope Welker and John Hancock - sued for control of the trust experienced two downturns during their haps 30 years younger as what is often fami- digital wealth managers, such as British- in 2011. They alleged their mother acted with “gross dishon- formative years plus a furor over Swiss ly wealth passes down to the next genera- based Nutmeg and US-based Wealthfront, esty” as trustee, when she pushed out its vesting date until banks’ involvement in tax evasion. tion. These people grew up with the tech are keen to play up the trust issue. 2068, meaning all four children would not get their shares until In a fifth floor office just off Zurich’s main bubble bursting around the turn of the cen- “Almost universally, every study is show- they were in their 80s and 90s. The dispute over the trust con- shopping street, researchers at UBS are test- tury, followed by the 2008 financial crisis. ing that investors under 35 have grave mis- tributed to delays in setting up funding for Roy Hill and legal ing dozens of technologies to see what This is shaking things up at Switzerland’s trust of existing banks and brokerages, and experts said Thursday’s ruling allows the children to press their could make the world’s biggest wealth private banks, which are already reeling are seeking a solution from the technology rights as minority shareholders and seek more power via the manager more appealing as fortunes pass from a US-led campaign against tax cheats. industry,” Wealthfront Chief Executive courts. In a 160-page judgment, Judge Paul Brereton said to the next generation. “How do you get This has effectively ended the industry’s Adam Nash said. Sometimes called “robo Rinehart “manipulated” global accountancy firm under the skin of clients today, because secrecy rules and encouraged publicity-shy advisers”, these online services ask cus- PricewaterhouseCoopers into providing advice contrary to they often work on their mobiles and they customers to withdraw hundreds of billions tomers questions about who they are and the best interests of the children. manage their wealth in their spare time,” of francs from Swiss accounts. what they are saving for, just like conven- Brereton also said that some of Rinehart’s repeated said Dave Bruno, head of UBS’s innovation tional advisers, but then they use an algo- attempts to deter her children from prosecuting the case lab. “It might be in the bathroom, it might Digital rivals rithm to devise an investment strategy. “closely approach intimidation”. “It is true that there are be waiting for a flight.” Meetings are increasingly held over Wealthfront, which was launched in many who, in the emotional and personal context of family video links instead of in banks’ wood-pan- 2011, has over $2.4 billion in client assets relations, act in a manner in which they would never think to Facebook, not Ferrari eled rooms overlooking Lake Geneva, while but it is dwarfed by established private act in a commercial transaction,” Brereton said. “On the other Bruno and his team are designing video clients will look to social networks for banks where managed assets can top $1 hand, it might be asked, if Mrs Rinehart was prepared to act games, including a prototype puzzle for investment advice and to compare portfolio trillion. as she did towards her children, how much further might she iPads and smartphones, and looking at vir- performance. Some of the technology While the robo advisers can target people be prepared to go in the case of unrelated corporate enti- tual reality simulations to help people visu- being investigated is less familiar than sim- with a minimum to invest of $5,000, many ties.” Bianca and her brother John Hancock launched legal alize what are often complex investment ple video conferencing. It includes wealthier individuals still want a tailor-made action in 2011. The youngest daughter Ginia has sided with portfolios. They are also working on tech- Facebook-owned virtual reality goggles service with a well-established name. “Trust is her mother, while daughter Hope Welker pulled out of the nologies that allow clients to log into their Oculus Rift, which can present clients’ port- the fundamental problem for online players,” dispute. accounts using their voice patterns and folios as a city. “Which pieces of your city are McKinsey’s Wenger said. “You don’t wire $1 The case laid bare the family’s testy relationship even as its facial features, doing away with the time missing? You don’t have a water system in million to ‘onlinewealthmanager.com’, but fortunes fell along with the iron ore price. Rinehart relin- consuming and frustrating need to answer place, which might be your investments you would to a well-known banking brand.” quished her role as trustee in late 2013, but the case rumbled security questions. UBS has opened a sec- into a certain area in the alternates market,” Ultimately, Klee believes banks which offer on as the family could not agree on a successor. “There were ond research lab in London and plans UBS’s Bruno said. “Your skyscrapers are too added value to clients will survive, just as huge efforts to put pressure on us, it has been enormously another for Singapore later this year. It is tall, you’re invested too high here. There are Internet pages full of medical advice did not stressful,” John Hancock told Reuters. In a short statement, also exchanging ideas with financial tech- ways to use the new technology to do make doctors redundant. “That’s what’s hap- Hancock Prospecting noted that the trustee will be required nology start-ups as well as Google and things in finance that are quite cool and pening in banking. You need a highly quali- to consult with all beneficiaries and get the advice of the Amazon. interesting for our business model.” fied adviser who navigates you through all court. POSCO, PwC and China Steel declined to comment, UBS Chief Operating Officer for wealth Cool technology notwithstanding, banks the data that is available,” he said. —Reuters while Marubeni could not immediately be reached. —Reuters Business FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 41

Photo shows a gas drilling rig in the northern Adriatic sea, west of Pula, Croatia. — AP Croatian dilemma: Oil in the Adriatic, or tourism

MEDULIN: Peter Fries has been coming to is determined to boost the state’s poor finances Minister Ivan Vrdoljak told The Associated Press. els in 2012, only after widespread rebuilding and Croatia for years after falling in love with its pris- by offering several exploration licenses to foreign The latest opinion polls indicate that 45 per- a worldwide media campaign under the slogan: tine coastline, fresh seafood, mellow wine and energy companies. The decision has deeply split cent of Croats are against Adriatic oil drilling, “The Mediterranean as it once was.” friendly hosts. With Croatia announcing it will the European Union’s newest member state of while 40 percent are for it - with those in favor liv- The government believes that Croatia’s strate- allow oil drilling in the Adriatic sea, the 60-year- some 4.3 million, a country still scarred by the ing mostly inland and far from the coast. “The gic position between Europe’s east and west old German businessman is having second 1990s Balkans wars and where the untouched Adriatic is like a jewel that should not be could turn the country into a regional energy thoughts about his loyalty to this Mediterranean beauty of the Adriatic is a matter of national touched,” said Ivo Lorencin whose main income powerhouse, like Norway in the North Sea. tourist haven known for glorious sunsets over pride. is renting rooms in a quiet bay in the northern “Croatia will then become an energy exporter sparkling seas and white pebble beaches shad- Opponents warn that besides damaging the Adriatic during the three-month summer peak which will bring security of supplies to the region,” owed by thick pine forests. That picture-perfect spectacular scenery, offshore drilling represents a season. “If the sea is destroyed, we all are Vrdoljak said. He said that environmental risks image, he fears, could soon change with the con- grave environmental hazard, raising the risk of oil destroyed.” would be minimal because the latest EU safety struction of giant offshore oil rigs on the horizon. spills that could wreck tourism - the country’s Croatia’s Adriatic tourism industry was already standards would be applied, and most of the new “This is a high-risk problem,” Fries said in a main source of income. Supporters say pumping devastated once - during the war for independ- offshore platforms would not be visible from the warm breeze that stirred the sea’s mirrored sur- oil could bring billions of dollars to Croatia’s trou- ence from former Yugoslavia. The stunning main coast. “All studies say that the (oil) produc- face. “No one wants to swim or dive in a sea with bled economy, which has been in recession for medieval walled town of Dubrovnik was severely tion is a lesser environmental risk than transporta- pipelines, oil platforms and tankers.” Despite years. They add that drilling could ultimately help damaged by shelling, and broadcasts of warfare tion by tankers that we now use to import oil,” he surging opposition to pumping crude in the Europe reduce its reliance on Russian energy beamed around the world kept tourists away said, adding that there was no need for a popular waters of one of Europe’s fastest-growing sum- imports. “This is an existential matter that will years after the conflict subsided. Tourist numbers referendum demanded by the opposition, and mer travel destinations, the Croatian government bring a better life to Croatian citizens,” Economy of about 11 million a year returned to pre-war lev- hinted at by the country’s prime minister. —AP

South Korea prosecutors appeal ‘nut rage’ verdict Seven out of 10 small UK

SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors yesterday appealed a court decision that acquitted the eldest daughter of firms seek to pay off debt Korean Air’s chairman of disrupting a flight in a rage over macadamia nuts. Cho Hyun-Ah, who had been in jail since her arrest in December, walked free last week after an appeals court overturned her conviction for violating avia- 48% of firms now permanent non-borrowers tion safety laws. The prosecutor’s office in Seoul announced that it had submitted an appeal with the LONDON: Seven out of ten small British Continental, also found that, in the first months resulting in businesses being Supreme Court to reverse the verdict. Cho, 40, was a firms are aiming to pay off their debt quarter, 48 percent of 5,000 British accepted. “With the uncertainty caused Korean Air vice-president at the time of her December 5 and not borrow more, a survey pub- small-and-medium-sized enterprises by the General Election now over, it will meltdown on board a Seoul-bound flight that had just left lished yesterday showed. Many small (SMEs) surveyed were now “permanent be fascinating to see whether that the gate in New York. As the plane was taxiing to the run- businesses are wary of borrowing, dis- non-borrowers”, having no plans to bor- appetite for loans and overdrafts or way, Cho, sitting in first class, became enraged when a trusting banks following scandals row money. However, the survey indeed other forms of finance continues flight attendant served her some nuts in a bag, rather than including the mis-selling of interest rate showed some signs of a returning to grow amongst SMEs,” said Shiona on a plate. She lambasted the chief steward over the hedging products and allegations about appetite for finance, with the proportion Davies, a director of BDRC Continental. behavior of his cabin crew and then ordered the plane the way firms struggling to repay their of small businesses borrowing in the last The survey, which is the largest and back to the gate so he could be ejected. In February, a dis- debt are treated. Policymakers are wor- 12 months rising to 35 percent from 18 most frequent of its kind in Britain, is trict court sentenced Cho to one year in prison after deter- ried that firms’ reluctance to borrow to percent previously. commissioned by the Business Finance mining that an aircraft was “in flight” from the moment it invest in their businesses could hamper The survey found that success rates Taskforce, which was set up by the began to move, and therefore she had violated aviation economic growth. for those that did apply for finance were British Bankers Association in 2010 to safety laws by illegally changing the plane’s route.—AFP The SME Finance Monitor, carried out improving with 76 percent of all loan review how banks could help Britain by research consultancy BDRC and overdraft applications in the last 18 return to growth.—Reuters Sports FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 42 A-Rod breaks Gehrig record in Yankees win

NEW YORK: Alex Rodriguez hit a three-run homer to break Lou Gehrig’s American League record for RBIs, and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Wednesday to finish a three-game sweep. Michael Pineda (6-2) rebounded from consecutive losses and Brian McCann hit a solo shot for the Yankees, who outscored the AL champions 23-4 in their first home sweep of at least three games against Kansas City since August 2007. Chris Young (4-1) gave up both Yankees home runs, and the slump- ing Royals have dropped four straight for the first time since Aug. 28-31.

MARINERS 3, RAYS 0 Felix Hernandez pitched a four-hitter to become the major’s first eight-game winner, Nelson Cruz hit his AL-best 18th homer to snap a scoreless tie in the ninth inning and the Mariners completed a three-game sweep by beating the Rays. Hernandez (8-1) got four double plays in his second shutout this season. Brad Boxberger (2-3) relieved after Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball for eighth innings, and Boxberger walked Seth Smith and Robinson Cano with two outs before Cruz connected. Archer tied a career high with 12 strikeouts for the Rays, who have lost five in a row. The right hander had stretches where he retired 12 and 11 batters in a row.

INDIANS 12, RANGERS 3 Carlos Santana capped and eight-run third inning with a three-run homer, leading the Indians past Texas to end the Rangers’ seven- ST LOUIS: Tuffy Gosewisch #9 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws to first base after tagging out Peter Bourjos #8 of the St Louis game winning streak. Carlos Carrasco (6-4) Cardinals at home plate in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium on Wednesday in St Louis, Missouri. — AFP allowed only Robinson Chirinos’ solo homer in Tuffy Gosewisch, who jammed his left knee on a tory to strike out at least five batters in each of his ORIOLES 5, ASTROS 4 the fifth while pitching eight sharp innings. The groundout in the sixth. With the bases loaded first four starts. He also went 3 for 3 at the plate, Chris Davis hit two homers, including a go- right-hander held Texas to five hits and struck out and one out in the ninth, Arizona third baseman tying a franchise record for hits in a game by a ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, to lead the eight. Texas starter Colby Lewis (4-3) allowed 10 Yasmany Tomas threw home for a force out on pitcher. Michael Cuddyer also homered for New Orioles to a victory over the Astros. Evan Gattis runs and 11 hits in 2 2-3 innings. He was chased Jhonny Peralta’s grounder against Brad Ziegler York. Sean O’Sullivan (1-4) allowed the four had three hits, including his 10th homer of the in the third when the Indians sent 12 men to the (0-1). Pachecho tried for a double play, but threw homers. season. After Brad Bach (3-0) pitched a perfect plate. The lopsided loss ended Texas’ seven-game well above first baseman Paul Goldschmidt’s eighth, Davis got his first multihomer game in winning streak. Josh Hamilton singled in the sev- head and Matt Carpenter scored. Seth Maness (1- PIRATES 5, MARLINS 2 more than a year with a towering shot to center enth for his first hit since returning to the Rangers 0) earned the win for the Cardinals. Jung Ho Kang capped a late rally with a two- off Tony Sipp (2-2). on Monday. run single and the Pirates ran their winning streak WHITE SOX 5, BLUE JAYS 3, 10 INNINGS to six games with a win over the Marlins. Josh BRAVES 3, DODGERS 2 TWINS 6, RED SOX 4 Adam LaRoche singled in the go-ahead run in Harrison and Pedro Alvarez added RBI singles Andrelton Simmons had two hits and scored Aaron Hicks homered for the first time in more the 10th inning and the White Sox beat Toronto during Pittsburgh’s five-run seventh as the Pirates the go-ahead run on Adam Liberatore’s wild than a year and the Twins extended their winning to avoid a three-game sweep. Jose Abreu had won for the first time this season when trailing pitch in the eighth inning, Cameron Maybin streak to five games with a victory over the Red three hits with two RBIs and scored the winning after six innings. Gerrit Cole (7-2) struck out seven homered to continue his hot month and the Sox. Eddie Rosario also homered for Minnesota, run as Chicago won for the second time in nine in seven efficient innings. The Pirates spent five which has won nine of 11. The Twins swept Braves beat the Dodgers to avoid a three-game games. The White Sox avoided what would have innings getting handcuffed by Miami starter Brad sweep. With the game tied 1-1, Simmons led off Boston for the first time since June 13-15, 2006. been their first sweep in Toronto since 2009. Hand but jumped on relievers Mike Dunn and Dustin Pedroia homered twice for the Red Sox, the eighth with a single against Chris Hatcher (1- David Robertson (4-1), who blew the save in Sam Dyson (2-2). 4) and, after making his way to third base, came who have lost six of eight. Minnesota starter Phil Tuesday’s 10-9 loss when Blue Jays slugger Josh Hughes (4-4) allowed four earned runs in 6 2-3 home when Liberatore uncorked a wild pitch Donaldson hit a walkoff homer, got burned again ROCKIES 6, REDS 4 over the head of catcher A.J. Ellis with two outs. innings. Rick Porcello (4-4) allowed six earned when Donaldson tied it at 3 with a solo homer Nolan Arenado hit a three-run homer and Kyle runs in seven innings for Boston. Maybin had two hits to raise his average to .306 in into the second deck in the ninth. Chicago Kendrick pitched into the eighth inning for his May and Nick Markakis added an RBI double in answered when Abreu opened the 10th with a first win since opening day, leading the Rockies the eighth for the Braves (23-23). Juan Uribe went NATIONALS 3, CUBS 0 triple off Roberto Osuna (1-1) and scored on over the Reds. The Rockies won for the fourth 0 for 3 with two strikeouts in his Atlanta debut. Bryce Harper hit his 18th home run, Max LaRoche’s single. Two outs later, Gordon time in five games, taking two of three in the Alex Wood (3-2) gave up one run in seven innings Scherzer struck out a season-high 13 to outduel Beckham’s double made it 5-3. series. The Reds have lost 10 of 11. Arenado hit for the win and Jason Grilli pitched around an Jon Lester and Washington beat Chicago. The top his 10th homer in the first inning off Mike Leake Alex Guerrero homer in the ninth for his 14th two free-agent pitchers on the market last offsea- GIANTS 3, BREWERS 1 (2-4) and added a single. In the past four games, son, Scherzer and Lester (4-3) faced off in a mem- Ryan Vogelsong allowed one run in six innings the third baseman is 9 for 16 with three homers, save. orable matchup in the finale of the three-game to win his third straight start, Joe Panik hit a two- one triple and 10 RBIs. Kendrick (2-6) gave up five series. Scherzer (6-3), who signed a seven -year run homer and the Giants completed a three- hits, including solo homers by Todd Frazier and PADRES 5, ANGELS 4 deal worth $210 million with Washington, was game sweep in Milwaukee. The Giants bullpen Tucker Barnhart, in 7 1-3 innings. Justin Upton and Matt Kemp hit two-out RBI better than his counterpart, throwing seven finished off the last-place Brewers with three hit- singles in the seventh inning and Will scoreless innings while allowing five hits and one less innings, capped by Santiago Casilla’s 1-2-3 TIGERS 3, ATHLETICS 2 Middlebrooks had a two-run homer to help give walk to win his fifth straight start. Scherzer and ninth for his 14th save. The Giants stranded six Yoenis Cespedes homered with two outs in run-starved Andrew Cashner all the support he three relievers combined to shut out the Cubs runners through the first four innings, but they the fifth inning to break a scoreless tie against his would need as the Padres beat the Angels. and take two of three from Chicago. Drew Storen finally broke through on Panik’s shot to right for a former team and six Detroit pitchers combined Cashner (2-7) allowed three runs and eight hits in pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save in 17 2-1 lead in the fifth off starter Mike Fiers (1-5). on an six-hitter to lead the Tigers over the seven innings and struck out six in the rubber attempts. Vogelsong (4-2) allowed just Elian Herrera’s RBI Athletics. Cespedes hit a three-run home run off game of the interleague series. The right-hander, single with two outs in the fourth. Oakland reliever Dan Otero (2-3) after Ian Kinsler making his Angel Stadium debut, had received CARDINALS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3 doubled to end an 0-for-22 drought and Miguel only three total runs of support in his previous six Jason Heyward atoned for a critical error with METS 7, PHILLIES 0 Cabrera was intentionally walked. Kyle Ryan (1-0) starts since beating the Chicago Cubs 5-2 on April a game-tying homer leading off the ninth inning Noah Syndergaard pitched six-hit ball into the pitched three innings of relief for the win. Tigers 19. Cashner handed a 5-3 lead to Brandon and St. Louis scored the winning run on catcher eighth inning and connected for his first major manager Brad Ausmus was forced to juggle his Maurer, who gave up a sacrifice fly to Kole Jordan Pachecho’s throwing error, completing a league home run, Lucas Duda homered twice pitching staff after Alfredo Simon was placed on Calhoun in the eighth before Craig Kimbrel got three-game sweep with a victory. Mark Trumbo and the Mets completed a three-game sweep of the bereavement list when he flew to the three outs for his 12th save in 13 attempts. homered for Arizona, which has lost nine of its the Phillies. Syndergaard (2-2) struck out six in 7 Dominican Republic to be with his ailing father Garrett Richards (4-3) was charged with five runs past 10 against the Cardinals. Pacheco replaced 1-3 innings to become the first rookie in Mets his- following Tuesday night’s loss to the A’s. and eight hits over 6 2-3 innings. — AP Sports43 FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

Brumbies, Bulls meet in crucial Super Rugby showdown

WELLINGTON: The Super Rugby clash The playoff hopes of the Brumbies and In New Zealand, the Wellington-based matches as being almost of finals impor- between the ACT Brumbies and Pretoria- the Bulls could be decided as early as Friday Hurricanes would likely lock in a home semi- tance. based Bulls today epitomizes the higher and several other teams, notably the seven- final if they can beat the Christchurch-based “If we lose one, we drop one and I’d say stakes at play as the tournament enters its time champion Crusaders, face matches of Crusaders. They lead the New Zealand con- finals is probably out of contention,” last three regular season rounds. similar importance as nine teams vie for six ference and overall standings by 13 points Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White said, summa- Both teams have recently given up the playoffs spots. from the Hamilton-based Chiefs who face rizing the pressure faced by several teams. lead in their respective national conferences A Brumbies win in Canberra would secure the Dunedin-based Highlanders on Saturday “It’s huge for us. Every game is a grand final.” and now find their playoff chances hanging their place in the top six for another week in a match crucial to both of those teams’ The two-time champion Brumbies are in by a thread. while a loss would likely drop them out of playoffs hopes. their current predicament because of narrow The Brumbies have surrendered the lead the playoffs zone. The Bulls can clamber back losses to the Chiefs, the Auckland-based in the Australian conference to defending into the top six with their eighth win of the Every game is a grand final Blues, the Waratahs, the Melbourne Rebels champions the New South Wales Waratahs season, though that would also depend on The Chiefs are fourth overall, the and the Stormers. Wins in any of those and have fallen back to sixth place in the the outcome of Saturday’s match between Highlanders fifth and are separated by a matches would have lessened pressure on overall standings, three points behind the the Lions and Waratahs. point on the championship table. The the Brumbies as they face late matches Waratahs and only two points ahead of the A Lions win would likely move them into Highlanders are five points clear of the sixth- against the Bulls, the Western Force and the seventh-placed Lions. the top six and would also open the possibili- placed Brumbies. Crusaders. The Bulls have been displaced atop the ty of the Brumbies regaining the lead in the Whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s “We’ve lost a couple of tight ones but South African conference by the Cape Town- Australian conference. The Bulls’ challenge match both teams will likely remain inside they’re the only ones we’ve lost, the tight based Stormers, also trail the conference to the Stormers for supremacy in South the top six. The importance of the 16th ones,” White said. “If you get too caught up leaders by three points but have also fallen Africa also depends on the outcome of round and the two other rounds left in the thinking about what we’re going to do when to eighth, one place behind the Saturday’s match in Cape Town between the regular season will force teams still in play- it gets tight, we’re forgetting about what we Johannesburg-based Lions. Stormers and Cheetahs. offs contention to treat all of their remaining need to do to put them away early on.”—AP

Champ Nadal canters while Kokkinakis breaks through

PARIS: Defending champion Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a 10th French Open title with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 breeze past compatriot Nicolas Almagro yesterday. But teenager Thanasi Kokkinakis gave a glimpse of the potential future of the sport when he saved three match points to beat fellow Australian Bernard Tomic 3-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6 to make the third round of a major for the first time. Serena Williams played with fire at the French Open yesterday but the world number one pulled through to the third round with a 5-7 6-3 6-3 win against unheralded German Anna-Lena Friedsam. The American hit a flurry of unforced errors in the first set and faced two break points in the first game of the second before she regained her composure. Williams, whose 19 grand slam titles include the French Open crowns in 2002 and 2013, has already experienced spectacular failures here, having been knocked out in the first round in 2012 and in the second round last year. But when she broke Friedsam’s serve at the start of the third set the chance of a repeat began to fade away as the German’s belief finally with- ered. Williams broke serve again to claim victory and she will next face either 27th seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus or Czech Lucie Hradescka. Sixth seed Nadal will face either Austria’s Jurgen Melzer or Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia for a place in the last 16. “I am very happy. I played a great match and was very solid,” said nine-time champion Nadal who has now defeated Almagro 13 times out of 14. Nadal edged ahead with what proved to be the crucuial break for a 2-1 lead in the first set.

Ranking slips OAKLAND: Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard (12) shoots against Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson The 28-year-old was ahead again in the first game of the second during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday. The while Almagro had to wait until the third game for his first break Warriors won 104-90 and advanced to the NBA Finals. —AP opportunity which was quickly snuffed out. Former top-tenner Almagro, a three-time quarter-finalist in Paris, has seen his ranking slip to 154 after missing the second half of the 2014 season to undergo foot surgery. Warriors book first NBA Yesterday, he gradually wilted and despite breaking back for 3- 5, Nadal retrieved it immediately for a two-sets advantage. From then, it was over as a contest as Nadal, with breaks in the second finals berth in 40 years and fourth games, raced to his 68th career win at the tournament. Out on Court Seven, 19-year-old Kokkinakis, making his Roland OAKLAND: After a generation of wish- years,” Curry said later. “It’s time.” The really good season for us. Next year we Garros debut on a wildcard, came back from 2-5 down in the ing and waiting, the Golden State Warriors shook off a slow start and want to be better, and we will.” decider and saved three match points to defeat 27th seed Tomic. Warriors have finally arrived on basket- sweated out a shaky finish in Game 5 to It was a tough way for the Rockets’ Kokkinakis fired 19 aces and 71 winners to line up a likely third ball’s biggest stage again, booking their close out the Rockets and set up a run to end. They overcame a knee injury round clash with world number one Novak Djokovic. place in the NBA Finals with a 104-90 matchup with Cleveland beginning that sidelined Howard half the season to Top seed Djokovic tackles Luxembourg’s 55th-ranked Gilles win against Houston on Wednesday. June 4. finish second in the Western Muller later Thursday looking to rack up his 24th successive win of Stephen Curry had 26 points and Dwight Howard led Houston with 18 Conference, played without starters the year. Djokovic defeated 32-year-old Muller in their only previ- eight rebounds and Harrison Barnes points and 16 rebounds. But MVP run- Patrick Beverley and Donatas ous meeting at the Australian Open in January as the Serb went on added 24 points as the Warriors com- ner-up James Harden had a forgettable Motiejunas in the playoffs and rallied to claim a fifth title in Melboune. pleted a 4-1 series victory and advanced finale, with a playoff-record 13 turnovers from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Los Djokovic is seeking a first French Open which would make him to the Finals for the first time in 40 years. and 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting. Angeles Clippers in the second round. just the eighth man to complete the career Grand Slam. “Why not us?” league MVP Curry said “The guys fought hard,” Rockets Britain’s third seed Andy Murray, twice a semi-finalist in Paris, to a roaring crowd after the Warriors Biggest accomplishment coach Kevin McHale said. “One thing faces Portugal’s Joao Sousa defending a 5-0 career record. received the Western Conference trophy “Tried to do a little bit too much and about the team is that they were bat- However, all of those meetings came on hard courts. US Open from Alvin Attles, the coach of their prior turned the ball over and gave them easy tlers, and a lot of guys in that room you champion Marin Cilic reached the third round for the fourth suc- championship team in 1975. baskets in transition,” Harden said. “This feel pretty comfortable going to war cessive year.—AP “The Bay Area’s been waiting for 40 isn’t where we wanted to end at. It’s a with.”—AP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015

Sponsors pile pressure on Blatter ahead of vote ZURICH: Sponsors piled pressure on FIFA leader Sepp Blatter to clean up world football as two major corruption scandals overshadowed the start of a congress yesterday at which he will seek a new term. The beleaguered 79-year-old president met with the heads of all six football confederations on Thursday, according to sources who gave no details about the talks. Amid some calls for him to stand down. Blatter remains favourite to win the presidential election today however. Credit card giant Visa said it would “reassess” its sponsorship of FIFA unless it takes immediate action after the arrest of top FIFA leaders accused by US authorities of taking huge bribes. While Swiss police are investigating the award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar, US documents indi- cate that South Africa paid bribes to FIFA officials to secure the 2010 World Cup. Visa said that unless FIFA rebuilds a corporate culture with “strong ethical practices” at its heart, “we have informed them that we will reassess our sponsorship”. Coca-Cola, Adidas, McDonald’s and Budweiser all spoke out against the corruption scandal. Corporate backers provide hundreds of millions of dollars to FIFA’s finances.

NO PLAN TO QUESTION BLATTER FIFA’s annual congress starts in Zurich on Thursday but its leader stayed out of the public eye as the corruption storm grew. But Swiss authorities said Thursday there were no plans as yet to question Blatter. DOHA: In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, file photo, FIFA President Sepp Blatter, right, shakes hands with Sheikh “For the time being, there are no plans to question the FIFA Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani, chairman of Qatar 2022 bid committee, at a press conference in Doha, Qatar. president,” Andre Marty, a spokesman for the office of Qatar is keeping quiet about the American and Swiss raids that have rocked football’s world governing body Switzerland’s attorney general, told AFP in an email. FIFA and thrown a new unwelcome spotlight on the tiny Gulf nation’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup. —AP UEFA, Europe’s governing body, has called for the presi- dential vote to be postponed and was to meet Thursday to decide whether to boycott the election. Pressure mounts on Blatter “These events show, once again, that corruption is deeply rooted in FIFA’s culture,” UEFA said in a statement. Some European leaders even renewed calls for Blatter to resign. “Sepp Blatter has to go as FIFA president,” said Greg Dyke, as FIFA scandal widens chairman of the English Football Association, which lost out to Russia for the 2018 tournament. England is among the major backers of Blatter’s only remaining challenger for the presi- FIFA president stays away from conference dency, Prince Ali bin al Hussein, a FIFA vice president from Jordan. But FIFA remain adamant that the congress and vote ZURICH: Pressure mounted on FIFA one another, just a day before Blatter is who accused the United States of meddling will go ahead. And African and Asian confederations have President Sepp Blatter yesterday as the cor- expected to be re-elected as FIFA president outside its jurisdiction by arresting FIFA offi- reaffirmed their support for Blatter. ruption scandal engulfing world soccer’s for a fifth term on Friday. cials. Asian Football Conferation members hold 47 of the 209 governing body deepened, with warnings Blatter, who has denied and survived alle- “This is yet another blatant attempt to votes in the FIFA election, behind the Confederation of from big sponsors and growing criticism gations of his involvement in corruption, said extend its jurisdiction to other states,” Putin African Football (56 votes) and UEFA (54). from senior Western politicians. in a statement on Wednesday: “Let me be said, adding the arrests were a “clear And both the AFC and CAF have said they oppose any Despite FIFA statements that it was busi- clear: such misconduct has no place in foot- attempt” to prevent Blatter’s re-election and delay in the elections. ness as usual following the arrest of seven ball and we will ensure that those who he had Russia’s backing. Seven football officials, including two FIFA vice presidents, senior figures on US corruption charges, engage in it are put out of the game.” The crisis has also shown up deep divi- remained in Swiss custody on Thursday after their arrest at the Blatter kept out of sight yesterday when he sions in the French football federation. FIFA hotel in Zurich early Wednesday. failed to show up at a medical conference. SPLITS IN WORLD GAME Michel Platini, the French president of Six of the seven have indicated they will fight extradition to The embattled 79-year-old Swiss national, As splits opened in the world game, UEFA and a firm opponent of Blatter, is back- the United States, Swiss authorities said. who rarely misses a FIFA-related event and UEFA, the European soccer confederation, ing Blatter’s presidential opponent Prince Ali US authorities said nine football officials in all were among usually stops to speak to the media, was also called for the FIFA Congress, and the election bin Al Hussein of Jordan if Friday’s election 14 people facing up to 20 years in jail if found guilty in the conspicuous by his absence on Wednesday of a new president, to be postponed amid goes ahead. long-running corruption case involving more than $150 mil- when he failed to attend a meeting of African suggestions it might boycott the event, but However, the president of the French lion in bribes. —AFP soccer delegates, assembled in Zurich ahead the AFC, the Asian confederation, backed Football Association, Noel Le Graet, was of today’s FIFA Congress. Blatter and said the election should go backing Blatter as “he did not know Prince FIFA’s chief medical officer, Michel ahead. Ali”. Les Murray of Australia, a former FIFA D’Hooghe of Belgium, told the medical offi- French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius Ethics committee member, called for Blatter cers: “President Blatter apologises for not disagreed, saying the vote should be delayed to resign as have the FA chairmen of a num- being able to come today because of the tur- in light of the corruption investigation. ber of leading European countries including bulences you have heard about.” “It would make sense to take a bit of time, England and Germany. Those “turbulences” included a dawn raid see what is true and not and then the author- Meanwhile FIFA’s blue-chip sponsors, by plainclothes police at one of Zurich’s most ities can adjudicate, but for now, it’s giving a many of whom have solidly backed FIFA luxurious hotels on Wednesday leaving sev- disastrous image,” he told France Inter radio. despite nearly 20 years of bribery and corrup- en of the most powerful figures in global British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond tion allegations, appeared to be growing football in custody overnight and facing said there was “something deeply wrong at unexpectedly concerned at events unfolding extradition to the United States on corrup- the heart of FIFA”, while sports minister John in Zurich. tion charges. Whittingdale said “a change in leadership of In an unusually strongly worded state- The Swiss authorities also announced a FIFA is very badly needed”. ment, Visa Inc said: “It is important that FIFA criminal investigation into the awarding of Britain has long been a critic of FIFA and makes changes now, so that the focus the next two World Cups being hosted in unsuccessfully bid for the 2018 World Cup remain on these going forward. Should FIFA ZURICH: A demonstrator disguised as FIFA President Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. which was awarded to Russia. fail to do so, we have informed them that we Sepp Blatter takes part in a protest against the con- US authorities said nine football officials Swiss prosecutors have opened their own will reassess our sponsorship.” dition of workers in Qatar, on the sidelines of the and five sports media and promotions execu- criminal inquiry into allegations of misman- German sportswear company Adidas said 65th FIFA Congress yesterday in Zurich. The FIFA tives faced corruption charges involving agement and money laundering related to FIFA should do more to establish transparent more than $150 million in bribes. the awarding of rights to host that tourna- compliance standards. Anheuser-Busch presidential election should be postponed after Those actions have sparked the gravest ment and the 2022 event in Qatar. InBev, whose Budweiser brand is a sponsor of football’s world governing body became embroiled crisis in FIFA’s 111-year history with confeder- Blatter did, however, receive endorse- the 2018 World Cup, said it was closely moni- in two corruption storms, the European confedera- ations now seemingly in open warfare with ment from Russian President Vladimir Putin, toring developments at FIFA. —Reuters tion UEFA said. —AFP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015 45 Blazer’s plea seems key to investigation

NEW YORK: Former FIFA executive committee member Chuck Blazer appears to have provided key information that has been central to the Justice Department’s soccer corruption investi- gation, linking other officials in the Americas to a series of schemes. When indictments were unsealed Wednesday charg- ing nine soccer officials and five other men with racketeering, money laundering and wire fraud related to bribes and kick- backs stretching back more than two decades, the US govern- ment revealed Blazer pleaded guilty 1 1/2 years ago. Prosecutors also announced two sons of former FIFA Vice President Jack Warner pleaded guilty. Information from the three men appears to have been cen- tral to the Justice Department’s investigations. Much of the money passed through US banks, giving federal officials the power to go after offenders from around the world. “All of these defendants abused the US financial system and violated US law,” Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch said. The longtime No. 2 official in soccer’s North and Central American and Caribbean region, Blazer is known for his large belly, bushy beard, theatrical lifestyle and adeptness at gaining a voice for the US among the sport’s international power brokers. He also is known at Mr. 10 Percent, for his employment contracts that included 10 percent commissions on any deals he negotiated. Federal prosecutors revealed the Santa Claus lookalike pleaded guilty on Nov. 25, 2013, to six counts of income tax evasion and one count each of racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and willful fail- ZURICH: FIFA President Sepp Blatter delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 65th FIFA Congress in Zurich ure to file a report of foreign bank and financial accounts. yesterday. UEFA president Michel Platini confronted FIFA leader Sepp Blatter and called on him to stand down because Prosecutors said Blazer received $750,000 from the $10 mil- of corruption scandals engulfing world football. Blatter refused and Platini made a public appeal for member nations to lion Warner got as a bribe after the pair voted for South Africa vote against Blatter for the FIFA presidency in an election today. — AFP to become the 2010 World Cup host. They also revealed he did not file a U.S. tax return for six straight years. Blazer agreed to forfeit about $1.95 million to the govern- ment, which called it a portion of what Blazer had received in US, Swiss timed FIFA bribes, kickbacks and unauthorized World Cup ticket sales. Blazer also agreed to pay a second amount that will be deter- mined at the time of his sentencing. raids for maximum effect Pleaded guilty At the same time, they also announced Daryan Warner BERN: For months, American and Swiss would strike on Wednesday, conduct- Meanwhile, US prosecutors are going pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering and investigators worked in secret to pre- ing dawn arrests at the luxury Baur au after 14 people - nine current and for- structuring - making bank deposits below $10,000 to avoid pare for the raids that would shake the Lac Hotel and raiding FIFA’s Zurich mer FIFA officials, four sports marketing reporting requirements - related to scalping tickets for the soccer world. headquarters to seize electronic and executives and an accused intermediary 2006 and 2010 Word Cups. Daryll Warner pleaded guilty to They knew that the moment to strike paper documents. - in corruption allegations spanning wire fraud and structuring in relation to obtaining a mortgage would come when FIFA, the sport’s gov- “It was quite important to have this more than two decades and involving for a Miami condominium. erning body, held its annual congress in coordination between the arrests on sums in excess of $100 million. Seven The Warners appeared to have then provided information Zurich, gathering all of its top officials - the one side for the American proce- were taken into custody in Zurich on to the investigators. Police in Trinidad said Wednesday that including the main suspects in a far- dure, and the other side to get into FIFA Wednesday. Jack Warner was spending a night in jail after surrendering to reaching US corruption probe. and get all of the interesting data and Unlike their US counterparts, Swiss face an arrest warrant issued at the request of US authorities. Any leak could have given the game information that we are looking for,” he prosecutors aren’t yet investigating the Earlier in the day, a judge set bail at 2.5 million Trinidadian dol- away, allowing international soccer offi- said. For their part, Swiss prosecutors possibility of bribery in the allocation of lars, or about $395,000. US prosecutors will no doubt attempt cials to scramble out of Switzerland or decided to act after the complaint from the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. Instead, to pressure the newly indicted to admit guilt and provide evi- time to destroy important evidence FIFA was backed up by what Marty their probe - dubbed ‘Darwin’ - is exam- dence of additional malfeasance in soccer’s governing bodies. before authorities could seize it. “It was described as “rather interesting bank ining whether members of the execu- FIFA President Sepp Blatter, accused by some of fostering a a months-long planning. It was quite documents” that investigators had tive committee acted in the best inter- culture of corruption, has not been charged. An NYU business intense to try to find out what is the obtained in recent months. est of FIFA. graduate, Blazer coached his son’s club in New Rochelle, joined best moment,” Andre Marty, “This led to the fact that we were Blatter isn’t one of those under local and regional soccer organizations and became executive spokesman for the Swiss attorney gen- convinced that we have to proceed investigation in the Swiss probe, Marty vice president for the US Soccer Federation from 1984-86, Now eral’s office, told The Associated Press with these criminal procedures,” he told said. “As we are speaking Mr. Sepp 70, Blazer served as CONCACAF’s secretary general from 1990 late Wednesday, hours after the raids. the AP. Blatter is neither under investigation until 2011 under Warner and was a FIFA exco member from “It was exactly today that most of the nor is he one of the persons we would 1997 until 2013. He left his jobs after going public with corrup- people of interest to the US investiga- Seven in custody like to talk to tomorrow,” he said. But he tion allegations against Warner. tion and to the Swiss investigation are Prosecutors planned to interview 10 added that this could change. still in Switzerland.” members of the FIFA executive commit- Switzerland has been trying in recent Compensation The dual investigations have shaken tee who were already members in 2010, years to shed its reputation as a loca- A CONCACAF integrity committee harshly criticized Blazer FIFA, which has been dogged by cor- when the vote on who was to host the tion for secret financial dealings; for in April 2013. It claimed he received more than $20.6 million in ruption claims. FIFA president Sepp 2018 and 2022 World Cups occurred, he example, it now cooperates with other compensation from CONCACAF from 1996 to 2011, caused the Blatter has sought to manage the alle- said. Marty declined to name them, but countries investigating alleged tax federation to subsidize rent on his New York residence, to pur- gations, going so far as to file a criminal a review of the FIFA executive commit- cheats suspected of hiding money in chase apartments in Miami and to sign purchase agreements complaint against “unknown persons” tee members present in 2010 and now Swiss accounts. and made down payments on apartments at the Atlantis resort last November. That move followed produces 10 names: Michel D’Hooghe “Be assured that the office of the in the Bahamas.” The report also said Blazer used CONCACAF then-FIFA ethics prosecutor Michael of Belgium, Jacques Anouma of Ivory attorney general won’t hesitate to funds to buy a $48,000 Hummer. From 2004-11, Blazer and Garcia’s protest at how FIFA handled his Coast, Marios Lefkaritis of Cyprus, Angel investigate (anyone),” said Marty. “With other senior CONCACAF executives charged more than $26 investigation into wrongdoing during Maria Villar of Spain, Senes Erzik of these criminal procedures we are trying million in business expenses to Blazer’s personal American the votes to host of the 2018 and 2022 Turkey, Worawi Makudi of Thailand, Issa to underline the efforts of the Swiss Express cards. One CONCACAF employee said Blazer encour- World Cup - which went to Russia and Hayatou of Cameroon, Hany Abo Rida authorities in the fight against corrup- aged the use of his cards because he wanted to collect Qatar. Marty insisted that FIFA wasn’t of Egypt, Vitaly Mutko of Russia and tion - international corruption even - American Express membership points.—AP tipped off that law enforcement officials Rafael Salguero of Guatemala. and money laundering,” he said. — AP

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