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By Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan Editor-in-Chief
s a Manchester United fan, the news of Sir Alex I hope that the Manchester United board remembers Ferguson’s retirement was a bit of a shock. After 27 that it’s important to stand by the manager even if it means Ayears of managing Manchester United and all the that success will not come instantly. The first four years for trophies he has won, it is difficult to imagine anyone else Sir Alex at United were miserable and credit goes to Sir taking his place. Sir Alex has won 13 Premier League titles, 5 Bobby Charlton who convinced the board to stick with the FA Cups, 4 League Cups, 2 Champions Leagues, 1 European manager and look what happened later. These days no Cup Winners Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Intercontinental club will wait four years to create a legacy like Sir Alex Cup and 1 FIFA Club World Cup. Ferguson. I think it is safe to say that David Moyes is a brave man to This is life and with age all good things must come to an step into the job straight after Sir Alex Ferguson because he end. Yes his retirement is a shock, but it is also understand- has a tough task ahead of him. This is not just an end of an able that the man and his family has sacrificed a lot for foot- era for Manchester United but it’s an end of an era for foot- ball and for Manchester United and it’s about time he gives ball. It is the end of classic no-nonsense managers that some time to himself and to repay the support his wife and cared about their players’ performances and attitude on family has shown him throughout his career. Thank you Sir and off the pitch - managers who cared and lived for the Alex Ferguson for the great achievements that made club like it was their own. Unfortunately, these days man- Manchester United the giant it is today. agers have no loyalty to their clubs. They seek to go where the money takes them and that’s sometimes not enough as well. They chase other egoistic ambitions which sometimes KUWAIT: A Kuwait-bred falcon is seen posing for a photo. work out and most times end up ruining their careers. — Photo by Joseph Shagra
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Conspiracy Theories Local Spotlight Occupational Things some can do: Sleep in the plane
hazards... say what? As for long haul flights, it would be even nicer to sleep By Muna Al-Fuzai onboard because sitting in a chair for about ten hours or more means you need to sleep to pass the time. There are people who not only catch up with sleep but also snore while flying thousands of feet in the air. I know [email protected] that helps to deal with the jet lag but it would not work in my case. I will remain alert till the very end. Perhaps, I act like a By Badrya Darwish guard. here are a few things that some people can do on a The noise, the crowds, the sunlight, and the feeling of plane that I can never do but wish I could - like sleeping claustrophobia, thanks to the confined environs of the plane, Ton a plane. Some even slip into a deep slumber just as make it difficult for many people like me to sleep onboard. they do in their own bed. That really amazes me because I Funny enough, sometimes I see women who are not [email protected] can never sleep as comfortably as I do in my own bed, no dressed in comfortable clothes even on long haul flights and matter what class I travel in - economy, business or even the who are even wearing high heels, yet managing to sleep. lovely first class. I can never go to sleep if I am wearing uncomfortable he other day I decided to clean the ducts of my I think it is all in the mind. I usually try to have a long good clothes, least so if I am on a plane. A friend of mine gave me a air conditioning for the first time since I had it night’s sleep to prepare myself to face the queues at the tip: she said close your eyes. I love travelling and watching Tfixed. Do not ask me how long ago that was. I immigration and the customs; children who will not stop everyone enjoying their time. think it was like three generations ago. I didn’t know bawling; tired mothers and angry fathers; and on the top of I have tried all the tricks in the trade, and have given up you could actually clean the air ducts. I thought it was a that the possibility of unexpected delays in flight that could now on trying to sleep onboard. The only thing I take with last hours. me is a book that is usually a tome of more than five hundred kind of nuclear job. Some friends told me that there are Three years ago I was travelling to Dubai on Kuwait pages to help me kill the time. companies specialized in air duct cleaning who could Airways. The entire journey was supposed to take about 80 To those who sit next to me and go to sleep, I look so be hired. minutes, yet the delayed flight kept us stuck at the airport for weird when they wake up and find me doing the same thing Two Indian guys came to my house in an hour after I about six hours. By the time I arrived there, I was so tired that from the beginning till the end of the flight. I wish I can tell inquired about their services. They were carrying two the day turned out to be a casualty of the trip. A short flight them I am not keeping an eye on them, that’s just the way I silverfish containers. They took out a computer, cam- had turned into a weekend trip. am. I want to sleep, and just can’t. eras and a hover. They looked like professionals who know what they were doing. I was told that it was easy to clean the air ducts. They said they would show me the status of the air ducts before and after they have cleaned them. I agreed. They rolled their sleeves. I was horrified when they started showing me on the camera the amount of dirt. I wondered how long my family has been breathing this. After the initial shock I started thinking about the man who went inside the ducts where he spent a good eight hours wearing just a sim- ple dust mask on his face, the kind of mask we can buy a full box from any co-op for just KD 1. We wear them during dust storms. I never see Kuwaitis wearing this kind of masks maybe because we are immune. Bless the Filipinos and Bangladeshis who are very serious about their health. I always see them walking around or waiting at the bus stations with those masks on. Sorry, I drifted away. How come someone who spends a couple of hours in a duct full of bacteria and dust is wearing just a silly dust mask. If he was employed in any advanced coun- try, he would be wearing a full-face mask with a cylin- der on his back to help him breathe. That is besides a handsome salary, of course. I swear I felt sorry for the guy when he finished his job and came out of the ducts coughing. I thought that this hazardous job was compensated with a handsome paycheck. Guys, the guy cashes KD100 for breathing inside ducts all day long. Where is the social affairs ministry and safety for workers? Who should I ask about this occupational hazard? Is it the ministry of health? Who is responsible? When you fly on British Airways if your bag exceeds 32 kilos it has to carry a sign: heavy bag. This is because they care for the workers who load and offload luggage on planes. Bless the workers at Kuwait Airport. We make them carry any weight. Here is something else for the ministry. In any advanced country if someone is building a house he should provide helmets for the workers and should put a shield to separate the con- struction site. Why do neighbors have to breathe all the cement? When it is mixed with water the cement clogs our pipes too. There are many occupational hazards in Kuwait but I do not have space for them all here. I am giving a clue to ministers: Instead of chasing expats and barraging their offices to scare people like it’s an invasion, they should check the safety for workers. Let them check the holes on the streets, too. If anyone falls in one of those he doesn’t know who to sue. Thank you!
Local FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2013 From ‘grass to grace’ Maids’ ‘success story’
By Ben Garcia was supportive of me in everything I needed,” she says. “I worked hard for the family for two years cleaning the toi- ressed in a grey purple suit and armed with the lets, rooms and the kitchen every day,” she said. Her biggest smile possible, Magelyn, who until recently employer, an owner of several companies in Kuwait, had a Dused to clean the bathrooms and the kitchen at her travel agency where she used to run the cleaning chores in kafeel’s house, has undergone vocational training in the mornings. It was then and there that her dreams start- Kuwait and, thanks to the “generous and immense help” ed taking shape. “I would dream of sitting in one of the from her sponsor, is now employed in his travel agency as chairs there, doing office work. I told myself that one day I a ticketing officer. Magelyn’s story of social growth and will be able to do an office job.” personal success is not an isolated one. A classmate of Her dream soon turned into reality. “I asked my kafeel if hers, Cristie Pagad Tayaman, has had a similarly happy des- I could take computer classes so I can work as a secretary tiny. in the office,” she recalled her first steps outside of the Magelyn Balagat and Cristie Pagad Tayaman are both kitchen. “My sponsor supported me until I finished my six from northern Philippines. Magelyn, 32, came from a poor months’ study in basic computer and office management,” family in Pangasinan, a province towards the north of she said. “I saw Kuwait Times advertisements about an Manila. Magelyn, one of 11 siblings, came to Kuwait to International Institute of Computer Science and help her family and raise her only daughter. She has always Administration (ICSA), and I immediately inquired about it, been the most ambitious among her five sisters and six managing to join a class on the basics of a computer,” she brothers. “I never stopped dreaming that one day I will not be so poor,” she said with a glitter in her eyes that showed that she has managed to attain her dream. ‘Now I am earning a better “When I became pregnant with my daughter, I told myself that I will not allow her to experience the hardship salary than when I was an that I went through when I was young. I was a freshman in the college of education when I became pregnant. It was office helper in a real estate really hard for me to stop because I was really dreaming of teaching in a class. I had to stop because I was pregnant company,’ she said. Her visa already,” she said. Her wish to help her family took her to Kuwait in 2006 was also changed from domes- as a housemaid. “I was lucky with my good employer who tic labor visa to 18 visa for Cristie Pagad ent who is my auntie was financing my study in Baguio skilled and professional work- City. She is from a family of politicians and was ambushed. She was seriously injured and remained paralyzed for ers. ‘I am now happily working months. I felt obliged to go back to Apayao to attend to her needs. I stayed there till she recovered. I looked after as a ticketing specialist and I her for almost a year. When she finally recovered, I asked permission to go back to Baguio City, to resume my mis- owe this growth specifically to sion; the mission was not to resume study, but to work in a call centre.” my Kuwaiti boss,’ she said. “One day my cousin asked me to accompany her in her job search. We landed up at an agency in Manila hiring housemaids. Both of us signed application forms on the said. “When I finished office management, I told my boss spot. After a day, the agency called me up and they want- that I am going to transfer to another company but my ed me to arrange all my documents for an immediate boss told me she is ready to accommodate me in her own placement in Kuwait.” company. I was very happy because I was just dreaming She said that in two weeks’ time, she was a fulltime about sitting in one of the chairs in the office. “Here I am, maid in a Kuwaiti household. “Everything was new to me. I and my dream was going to happen, I told myself,” she suffered a lot in the first four months at the house of my recalled. After two and a half years in the house, Magelyn first employer. It was hell,” she mentioned. “They treated became a secretary in an office. “I even thought that I will me as a slave. I had to clean a four-storey villa, with lots of be forever an office helper in one of the real estate proper- shouting and cursing by my employer. So, I finally asked ty companies of my boss, but they also encouraged me to my employer to take me back to my agency. Eventually study more. So I took a ticketing course as well. This was they complied,” she said. when I was transferred to the ticketing section of another From the agency, she was transferred to a Kuwaiti- company owned by my boss,” she noted. British family, where she was really pampered and was giv- “Now I am earning a better salary than when I was an en everything she wished for. “I worked with them for five office helper in a real estate company,” she said. Her visa years until I finally asked them for a release. They were was also changed from domestic labor visa to 18 visa for such kind hearted people and I really did not want to leave skilled and professional workers. “I am now happily work- that household. But as a human being, I too wished for ing as a ticketing specialist and I owe this growth specifi- some growth in my career. So I requested if I could study cally to my Kuwaiti boss,” she said. computers. They agreed. In my free time, I studied A native of Cabugao, Apayao, another province in Computer Secretarial at ICSA, and graduated nine months northern Philippines, Cristie Pagad Tayaman, 33, a house- later,” she beamed. maid turned office secretary came to Kuwait in 2007. From the household of a very kind hearted employer, Unlike Magelyn who only started BS Education, Christie she was transferred as a secretary to one of the biggest managed to complete her four year-BS course but had to companies in Kuwait. “My last wish is to have a loving hus- stop just before taking her board exams due to an incident band one day and make a good family of my own,” she in which her foster parents were involved. “My foster par- concluded. Magelyn Balagat Local FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Kajukenbo: The answer to women’s fear
Martial arts rebuild women’s self-confidence and strength
By Nawara Fattahova become stronger. Outside the hall, I Kenpo Karate, Eskrima, Tang Soo Do am their best friend, but in the ring I and Kung Fu. “The martial art itself n attack abroad prompted am a trainer. They have to work focuses on self defense in everyday Salmeen to take up a sport hard,” she said. situations, and I personally feel it Athat would prepare her to There were only a few girls in the has been responsible for my success defeat an attacker in the future. beginning and they used to train and overall well-being as it helped Three years later, she has helped together in the same hall with men, me keep fit and build self confi- women boost their confidence, fit- but separately. “Most women were dence besides relieving me of much ness and strength. “I was attacked not comfortable with this scheme of of my life’s stresses. There is a com- when I was studying abroad. I need- things and they left the class. I was mon misconception that martial ed to be prepared in case it hap- the only one who remained behind arts are violent, and I would like to pened again. I don’t want to be and was trained with men for six personally stress that much of our scared while leaving the house,” months, after which they closed the art is founded on the concept of said Maali Salmeen, the only Kuwaiti club. I continued my training till I peace and only striking when woman trainer in Kajukenbo (a mar- received the black belt. Then, I attacked,” stressed Maali Salmeen. tial arts sport) in Kuwait. became a trainer, but I am still “Kajukenbo for women in Kuwait
ing group of female Kajukenbo ning of an evolutionary, adaptive artists. The dojo is a place of person- style designed to combine the most al growth and release, and I hope useful aspects of the arts. Kenpo others will understand how it feels emerged as the core around which to be at total peace,” she further this new art was built. Although said. unaccredited by name, other influ- ences included American Boxing THE KAJUKENBO (Choo was Hawaiian Welterweight Kajukenbo was created between Champion) and Escrima (Emperado 1947 and 1949 at Palama also studied Kali and Arnis Escrima). Kajukenbo, a self-defense art receiving further training so that I is a relatively new concept and our Settlement on Oahu, Hawaii. It In the late 1940s, Palama that improves body and spirit, reach the highest level. There are club is the only one that offers class- developed through a group calling Settlement was a community center seemed like the natural choice. It ten levels in Kajukenbo, and black is es for women, only by a woman themselves the “Black Belt Society,” in a violent area of Oahu where fist- builds muscles, improves the body the first level or Dan,” noted coach. We are under Sifu Abdullatif which consisted of black belt hold- fights or stabbings were common- that becomes better honed and Salmeen. Al-Rujaib from Kuwait Kajukenbo ers from various martial arts back- place. In this environment, the stronger.” We don’t want big mus- Shahad Salmeen is a new stu- Brothers. I believe many more girls grounds who met to train and learn founders of Kajukenbo wanted to cles as we are girls, and this sport dent of Kajukenbo who started tak- will be joining our already expand- with each other. This was the begin- develop an art that would be readily makes my body stronger rather ing the classes about a month and a useful on the street. As they trained than bigger. With this sport, my self- half back. “Kajukenbo gave me self- and fought in and around Palama confidence has gone up. I walk with confidence, and I have changed in Settlement, the founders of my chin up and without any fear,” many ways, including my gait. Also, Kajukenbo quickly gained reputa- explained Salmeen before her class it has enabled me to channelize my tions as formidable street-fighters. In this week. anger and energy into training. 1950, Adriano Emperado, along with Maali Salmeen started training Nothing is worthy to be angry. I his brother Joe Emperado, began Kajukenbo three years ago. Since become a weapon when I achieve a teaching the new art in an open class. then Kajukenbo has been attracting certain level as that changes me They called the school Kajukenbo more women in Kuwait. Currently, deep inside as well as on the out- Self Defense Institute (KSDI). there is only one place that holds side. Also I become fitter, stronger This sport entered Kuwait in training courses in Kajukenbo for and have more tolerance and resist- 1993, when one American trainer women, and that is the Australian ance. It is all in your head to be brought it here and was providing College of Kuwait (ACK). Salmeen stronger. I benefited mentally and courses in Kajukenbo. trains women at the ACK three physically. Earlier I was scared if He then handed it over to times a week for an hour and a half somebody walked behind me, but Captain Ahmad Zakariya Hussein, in a session. Today there are about now I feel much stronger and don’t who was then giving the training eight women in the class. “This class look back much,” said Shahad from 1998 till 2010 when he died, requires a lot of discipline, so stu- Salmeen. and here this game stopped for few dents should come on time. For Kajukenbo is the original hybrid months. One of Captain’s Zakariya every delay there is punishment, martial art, developed in Hawaii in best students is Captain Abdullatif and they have do squats up to 100. 1947. It combines a series of moves Al-Rujaib, who brought the game The punishment will only help them taken from Boxing, Judo, Jujutsu, again to Kuwait. Local FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Fear grips Kuwait expats as crackdown intensifies
Businesses feel the pinch l Illegal residents go into hiding
By Sajeev K Peter eral measures including suspension of issu- ance their family budgets, compelling them to work due to fear of arrest and subsequent ing new work permits to reduce the number to leave the country,” the professor deportation as they are not permitted to KUWAIT: A growing number of expatriates of expatriates by 100,000 every year over the explained. The new laws that target expats work with anyone other than their sponsors. in Kuwait appear jittery today after the gov- next ten years. under consideration include restrictions in Grocery shops, restaurants, bakeries, textile ernment intensified its crackdown on foreign Many observe that some of these meas- healthcare services and scrapping of subsi- shops, beauty salons, transportation services workers even as many in the marginal labor ures taken by the government to balance the dies for services such as water, electricity et al bear the brunt of the staff shortage. sector have reportedly gone into ‘hiding’ to demographics of the country are unprece- and gas. There is also a growing fear that Several sub-contracting companies report avoid being caught or deported. dented, especially the indiscriminate round- visas of many workers will not be renewed that they find it difficult to supply unskilled Interestingly, motorists in Kuwait began to ing up of traffic violators and their immedi- on expiry. workers to various construction and industri- breathe a sigh of relief as the traffic on Kuwait roads, especially in peak hours, has become more regulated as a result of the campaign by the traffic department. “No doubt, there is a daunting fear among expatriates today, especially in the unskilled labor sector. I think the fear is justi- fiable considering the way the government has gone about it to drive the illegal resi- dents out of the country,” a university pro- fessor told Friday Times on condition of anonymity. Expatriates in Kuwait make up about two-thirds of the country’s population which is numbering around 3.8 million. According to the statistics issued by the director general of immigration for 2012, there are around 93,000 illegal residents in Kuwait. Out of these, 38,000 are domestic workers. “We are worried. Two of my friends have been deported last week. Tomorrow it can happen to me also,” said Majeed, an Asian taxi driver, who believes that the authorities had been too harsh on his friends. While Majeed echoes the sentiment of many other Asian taxi drivers, his words also reflect the fear that has gripped the foreign workers in the country. Commenting on the ongoing traffic cam- paign, Boushra Mohammad Al-Barqawi, a Kuwaiti teacher in a bilingual school, told Friday Times, “It has two aspects. On the one hand, the people of Kuwait have to be safe and with the current road rash nobody is. It looks like there is car race everywhere including school zones. Regulations on who gets a driving license or who loses it must be fair and clear and applied to all, be it citizens KUWAIT: Security forces check the papers of a taxi driver yesterday. —Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat or expatriates. All have equal rights to drive. Terms and conditions only for expatriates ate deportation, sending shockwaves across BUSINESSES HIT al jobs. Similarly, many report shortage of make them nervous and they don’t feel the foreign population in the country. “We While authorities insist that the measures housemaids after the authorities intensified secure,” she pointed out. get lesser customers these days. People are are part of the government’s efforts to regu- checking in residential areas. scared of police checking,” said Rajamani, an late the labor market, especially the marginal “In a way, it is good if the crackdown TRAFFIC FLOW Indian taxi driver. He also admits that taxi labor, many small and medium businesses in helps the country clear of illegal residents. The growing feeling of uneasiness and drivers would try to avoid certain ‘vulnerable the private sector are already worried about The government must also target visa fear among the expat population can be very locations’ such as Shuwaikh, Mirqab, Hasawi, the cascading effect of the new measures on traders and fake recruitment companies,” well gauged by the fact that there is a sharp Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Sulaibiya etc when they their businesses. Many sales executives and said Valero Fernandez, an executive with a drop in peak-hour traffic on Kuwait motor- engage passengers. shop-keepers admit that there is a significant travel agency in Kuwait city. His words ways. At the same time, many office-goers “I think most of those people without drop in their businesses in the last few weeks underscore the importance of curbing the admit that the crackdown has become a proper residency status would have already since people tend to avoid public places in mushrooming of illegal manpower compa- blessing in disguise as it has helped ease gone into hiding. They will resurface only fear of police crackdown. nies in Kuwait that continue to recruit and traffic congestion on roads. “Kuwait roads when things get a little bit better,” com- “Our sales have fallen at least by 10 per- cheat hundreds of job-seekers, especially look better now, after the government mented Fakruddeen Ali, an Indian engineer. cent in April over March,” said Imthias from Asian countries every year with the action. I think once the campaign is over, While some opine that the measures will Hussain, a sales manager working at a help of their ‘agent counterparts’ in those there will be better traffic flow on the roads,” help the country purge illegal residents and department store in Farwaniya. According to countries. However, many people view that said Ranith Abraham, a sales executive work- fake manpower recruiting agents and him businesses are hurt because people do the government is a little harsh on people. ing in an automobile showroom in streamline the labor market, many think that not frequent shopping malls or supermar- “No doubt the illegal residents and law viola- Shuwaikh. the random raids and deportation will only kets as they did in the past. “Not because all tors must be penalized. But every day we Many others who shared Ranjith’s view damage the reputation and goodwill of the are illegal residents or traffic violators. hear different stories... stories of detention, feel that the campaign would go a long way country. People want to avoid police questioning and deportation and all. I don’t think it is a good in regulating the labor market. “It is impera- “It is a two-pronged strategy. Number harassment,” said Shajahan, a salesman with thing,” said Yusuf, a Syrian taxi driver. Al- tive to stamp out illegal residents. In fact, one, the aggressive crackdown you see a well-known supermarket in Shuwaikh. Barqawi, expressing a balanced view of the their presence will only jeopardize the posi- around you today. Number two is the slew of situation commented that the current crack- tion of other legitimate foreign workers in new measures that are proposed to force the LABOR SHORTAGE down does not reflect the real image of the the country,” said Stanley D’Souza, an Indian expatriates out of the country. If the new Many small and medium businesses are country. “Laws must be for everyone, it is not expat, who works in Kuwait City. rules come into force, many of the middle already feeling the pinch of labor shortage right to punish some people by deporting The Kuwait government has initiated sev- class expat families will not be able to bal- after several of their workers failed to report them,” Al-Barqawi added.
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Kuwait investment conference opens in London
LONDON: A conference on investment nesses a qualitative transformation in the amount to GBP 200 billion - 250 billion,” Alistair Burt said the two countries enjoy opportunities in Kuwait kicked off here on field of investment in terms in volume and he revealed. dynamic relationship in the political and Wednesday with a large number of gov- value of mega projects listed on the coun- Kuwait enjoys transparent and demo- economic domains. ernment officials, economists and busi- try’s development plan,” he said. cratic legal system and stability in all fields This dynamism is reflected in the ness leaders from Kuwait and the United “The recently adopted laws provide a in additional to skilled workforce which strong presence of British investors in Kingdom attending. The gathering aims to modern legal framework for the conven- provide together the conditions con- Kuwait and the major Kuwaiti investments debate the economic legislations, recently ience of investors particularly from friendly ducive to investment, he said, noting that in Britain, Burt said, noting that there are adopted by Kuwait with a view to promot- countries such as Britain,” Sheikh the Kuwaiti economy enjoys an advanced ample opportunities for British companies ing investment and attract foreign capital Mohammad pointed out. “The Kuwaiti rating by the world’s credit rating agen- in Kuwait. The UK government, led by particularly from friendly Britain. market is more attractive to British compa- cies. Sheikh Mohammad voiced Kuwait’s Prime Minister David Cameron decided to Addressing the opening session, nies than other markets in the region desire to push up its ties with Britain based double the volume of trade with Kuwait Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs thanks to relevant instructions of His on the special historical ties between the from the present two billion to four billion and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- two countries and in keeping with the dollars by 2015, he revealed. Burt added Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The investment shared aspirations of both nations. that the visit of HH the Amir to Britain in Al-Sabah said his country is working to opportunities, available in Kuwait, amount On his part, UK Parliamentary last November gave a strong momentum create investment-friendly legal atmos- in value to 700 billion pound sterling (GBP) Undersecretary of State for Foreign and to the bilateral ties in the political, eco- pheres and facilitate the procedures for in addition to mega projects to be devel- Commonwealth Affairs, in charge of for nomic, commercial and investment foreign direct investment. “Kuwait wit- oped in the coming three decades which the Middle East and North Africa affairs, domains. — KUNA
KUWAIT: Kuwait police arrested 35 violators yesterday near a school check point for various traffic offences. The youngsters weretaken to the Traffic Department jail. — By Hanan Al- Saadoun KSSS opens library Minister questioned in southern Yemen over Dow payment SANAA: Kuwait library for technology and knowledge opened at the campus of Hadramaut University for Science and Technology in Al-Mukalla City in Yemen’s southern gover- MP calls for banning community function norate of Hadramaut on Wednesday. The library donated by the Kuwaiti Society for Student Support (KSSS) was developed By B Izzak ing with the penalty ruling, and inquired about its find- by Taleb Elm association, a Yemeni fund-raising agency. It ings and recommendations and if these recommenda- houses a large number of books and references as well as the KUWAIT: MP Faisal Al-Fuwaisan yesterday sent a series tions were taken into account. state-of-the-art computers which will be very helpful for stu- of questions to Oil Minister Hani Hussein about the Duwaisan asked the minister on who is responsible dents and researchers. payment of the $2.2 billion penalty to US Dow for accepting the penalty clause in the contract and if Assistant Undersecretary of Hadramaut Governorate for Chemical for unilaterally scrapping a multi-billion-dol- the percentage is similar to penalty clauses in similar the Coastal Area Affairs Nasser Salem Belbehith expressed lar joint venture about six years ago. Duwaisan asked contracts and if the huge penalty is normal in such gratitude to Kuwait for the generous assistance to key devel- the minister about the legal reasons that made deals or the amount is exaggerated. The lawmaker opment projects in Yemen. Petrochemicals Industries Co (PIC) pay the compensa- asked if those responsible for accepting the huge “The library constitutes a quantum leap in building the tion to Dow Chemical now. penalty have been identified and if they were punished capacity of the university students, particularly the students PIC announced on Tuesday it has paid the penalty to in any way. of medicine and engineering faculties,” he said. Dow after reaching a settlement that spared PIC from Duwaisan also demanded copies of the contract On his part, KSSS Secretary Talal Abdulkarim Al-Arab said paying a delay interest of around $300 million. The between PIC and Dow Chemical both in Arabic and his society was able to fund this year the construction of 12 penalty was decided a year ago by the International English and demanded the name of the Kuwaiti official libraries in Jordan, Palestine and Yemen as well as Kuwait with Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in its capacity as an inter- who took part in formulating the contract. The lawmak- a view to boosting scientific research. “The Society will launch national arbitrator. The payment was strongly criticized er also demanded the names of the legal team in the three libraries for the Syrian refugees in Jordan, “Al-Arab by MPs and former opposition lawmakers. There have Dow contract and if the team has presented any legal added. — KUNA been calls for an investigation and to send those viewpoint on the issue, and the amounts paid to them. involved in the issue to court. He also inquired if Dow Chemical employs any Kuwaiti Duwaisan also said that based on a decision by the advisors and demanded their names. council of ministers in 1988, Kuwaiti government sides In another development, Salafi Islamist MP The Traffic Department informs all residents of were banned from going to international courts in dis- Abdulrahman Al-Jeeran yesterday called on authorities Kuwait that King Faisal Motorway will be closed putes over local contracts and asked why the PIC did to ban a function by a “foreign community” at Farah not seek the help of Kuwaiti courts in resolving the dis- Land in Sabahiya, saying the function contravenes with down from the Yarmouk area exit towards the air- pute over the contract. Islamic and Kuwaiti values and laws. Jeeran claimed the port starting from today till Sunday. The lawmaker also asked about the role of a ministe- function includes items that violate public order and rial committee formed last year to study ways of deal- the constitution. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Palestinian Gunmen snatch Indonesia anger as Israel former Pakistan anti-terror OKs 300 new PM’s son at rally squad kills settler14 homes 16 7 17militants
ROME: Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino (center left) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (fourth right) discuss during an official meeting in the Foreign Ministry building in Rome yester- day.— AFP Syria’s Assad must go: Kerry Russian missile sale to Damascus ‘destabilizing factor’: US
ROME: US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted yesterday Syrian was preparing to sell the weapons to President Bashar Assad’s regime. An army officer told AFP the military seized control of Shumariyeh President Bashar Al-Assad could play no role in a transitional govern- The report said Israel had warned the US Kerry praised Moscow for village near the town of Qusayr. “The Syrian army seized back control ment, on a third day of diplomatic talks seeking to help end the con- helping try to organize Syrian peace talks. of Shumariyeh in the Qusayr countryside, and troops are currently on flict. Meanwhile, Israel has asked Russia to cancel an imminent sale of their way to the village of Ghassaniyeh” which has been under rebel Kerry’s comments came as he met Jordanian Foreign Minister an advanced air defense system to Syria that could complicate further control for more than a year, the officer said. The Syrian Observatory Nasser Judeh in Rome to shore up US support for Amman, struggling military intervention, Israeli security officials confirmed yesterday. for Human Rights confirmed the report. under the weight of some 525,000 refugees who have fled across the The officials said Israel shared information with the United States “Backed by pro-regime militia and Hezbollah fighters, the army is border from Syria. Jordan was working with the United States to in hopes of persuading Russia to halt the planned deal to provide S- advancing in the Qusayr area,” Observatory director Rami Abdel “effect a transition government by mutual consent of both sides, 300 antiaircraft missiles. Disclosing the deal, the officials spoke on con- Rahman told AFP. “They have superior firepower and their campaign which clearly means that in our judgment President Assad will not be dition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief to take back Qusayr is fierce,” he added. Backed by fighters loyal to a component of that transitional government,” Kerry said. He also offi- reporters. Israel has largely stayed on the sidelines during the uprising powerful Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, which supports cially unveiled $100 million (76 million euros) in additional US human- against Syria’s President Bashar Assad, which erupted in March 2011, Assad, the Damascus regime launched an intensified bid last month itarian aid for Syrian refugees, some $43 million of which will go to turned into an armed insurgency and finally a civil war. More than to retake Qusayr. The town fell out of regime control more than a year support UN programs in Jordan. 70,000 people have been killed. Washington has now pledged about ago, but has faced daily shelling and frequent aerial bombardment. Kerry said the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from $510 million dollars in humanitarian aid to the Syrian people, and a It is strategically located near the Lebanese border and just south Russia to Syria would be a “destabilizing” factor for Israel’s security. further $250 million in non-lethal aid to the Syrian rebels fighting to of Syria’s third city, Homs, which lies on the road linking Damascus to Kerry says the US has expressed concerns about what the S-300 bat- oust Assad. the coast. Weeks after radical Lebanese Sunni sheikhs called on men teries in Syria would mean for Israel’s security. He wouldn’t address Meanwhile, fierce clashes between rebels and fighters loyal to from the country to join Syrian rebels fighting Assad and Hezbollah, what the missiles might mean for Syria’s civil war. He spoke to President Bashar Al-Assad’s regime raged yesterday around insur- two Lebanese fighters from the northern city of Tripoli were killed in reporters in Rome after the Wall Street Journal reported that Russia gent-held Qusayr in central Syria, a monitoring group said. Qusayr, a Lebanese security source said.—Agencies International FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Palestinian anger as Israel OKs 300 new settler homes Move to sabotage peace talks seen
JERUSALEM: Israel has signed off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes near Ramallah, angering the Palestinians who accused the Israeli government yesterday of trying to “sabotage” US moves to rekin- dle peace talks. The announcement came GAZA CITY: Influential Muslim cleric Yusuf Al-Qaradawi just days after Prime Minister Benjamin (left) talks as Gaza’s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Netanyahu reportedly ordered a freeze Haniyeh listens, during their meeting in Gaza City yes- on tenders for new West Bank settler terday. —AP homes to avoid harming efforts by US Secretary of State John Kerry to draw the Cleric in Gaza rejects sides back to the negotiating table. “The Civil Administration has given the green Israel’s existence light for 296 housing units at Beit El,” said the spokesman for a defence ministry GAZA CITY: A prominent Islamic scholar making a landmark unit which administers the West Bank. visit to the Gaza Strip declared yesterday that Israel has no Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb right to exist and voiced his support for rocket fire on Israel, Erakat said the move sent a clear mes- giving a boost of legitimacy to the militant Islamist Hamas sage to Washington that Israel was not RAMALLAH: Israeli children walk at the West Bank settlement of Beit El yes- rulers of the Palestinian territory. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi is the interested in resuming the frozen direct terday. Israel has signed off on plans for nearly 300 new settler homes in Beit latest of a few high profile figures visit Gaza, boosting the talks. ”We condemn this new decision El near Ramallah, angering the Palestinians who accused the Israeli govern- Hamas effort to break its international isolation. The US, EU which is proof that the Israeli govern- ment of trying to “sabotage” US moves to rekindle peace talks. — AFP and Israel brand Hamas a terror group, while the rival Fatah, ment wants to sabotage and ruin the US updated the Americans about the devel- Netanyahu of playing a double game. which rules in the West Bank, enjoys Western backing. Al- administration’s efforts to revive the opment. “They listened and they under- “This initiative proves Netanyahu is deceiv- Qaradawi issued the strongest anti-Israel declarations of any peace process,” he told AFP. “This is a stood, and for the moment, there is no ing the world,” she told AFP. “On the one of the visitors to date. “This land has never once been a message to the American administration reaction.” The Civil Administration said hand, he lets us believe that he is putting Jewish land. Palestine is for the Arab Islamic nation,” said Al- and a blow to the peace process,” he the new homes were announced last the brakes on settlement and on the other, Qaradawi, a Qatar-based cleric made famous by his popular said, suggesting it would drag the region year as a compensatory measure after he gives the go-ahead for an enormous TV show and widely respected in the Muslim world. towards violence rather than peace. But the government ordered the evacuation building project.” AFPEarlier this week, sen- “The rockets made in Gaza are more powerful than the his Israeli counterpart, Tzipi Livni, sought of the unauthorized Ulpana outpost on ior Israeli officials quoted by Haaretz news- (Israeli) occupation’s rockets,” he added. Hamas seized con- to play down the development, news of the outskirts of Beit El. paper said Netanyahu had promised Kerry trol of Gaza in 2007 following several days of fighting against which reached her as she was meeting Hagit Ofran of Israel’s Peace Now settle- he would “rein in” settlement construction the rival Palestinian faction Fatah. Since then, Hamas mili- with Kerry in Rome on Wednesday after- ment watchdog, who on Wednesday had in both the West Bank and annexed east tants have launched thousands of rockets into Israeli towns. noon. “There is no need for this to confirmed no new tenders had been Jerusalem until mid-June in light of US Israel carried out two punishing military offensives, one in become a pretext for drama or anger,” issued since the start of the year, lashed efforts to renew negotiations between the winter of 2008-2009 and another late last year which she told army radio, saying she had out at the announcement, accusing Israel and the Palestinians. — AFP killed the chief of the Hamas military wing. Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, but imposes a maritime blockade and con- trols the flow of goods coming from Israel into the territory. Libyan with explosives arrested in Tunisia Gaza’s Hamas rulers and their backers still refer to Israel as “the occupation,” referring to Israel’s control of the West TUNIS: Tunisian police have arrested a Libyan “terrorist” Guerdane and the Libyan owner of the boat in Djerba.” Bank and reflecting a belief that the presence of a Jewish as he was trying to bring explosives into the south of the Southern Tunisia, because of its proximity to Libya, has state in the Middle East is an illegitimate occupation. The country, the interior ministry said yesterday. “The anti- become by the authorities’ own admission a hotbed of Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority, which governs in terrorism task force with the help of units from the arms trafficking, which has thrived since the regime of the West Bank, condemned Al-Qaradawi’s visit, saying his national guard arrested on Wednesday, May 8 a Libyan former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown presence is cementing the rift between the two Palestinian trying to enter with a quantity of explosives... The arrest in 2011. factions. Fatah and Hamas have tried to reconcile their dif- took place after this terrorist was closely followed,” it Algeria, Libya and Tunisia agreed in January to ferences in recent years but failed. Western leaders have said. The ministry give no details about the quantity of strengthen cooperation to secure their common borders, demanded that a unified Fatah-Hamas government must explosives seized. But an investigator told AFP that 150 combat arms trafficking and crack down on organized recognize Israel and agree to enter peace negotiations. kilos of TNT equivalent were found on a Libyan boat in crime. Tunisia has seized numerous arms caches in recent Hamas has refused. The Amir of Qatar also visited last year, the port of El-Ketef, near the southern town of Ben months, but Prime Minister Ali Larayedh told parliament and Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he’ll Guerdane and several kilometers (miles) from the border. on Wednesday that there were no trafficking networks, visit by the end of the month, despite a US plea that he delay The ship, which was spotted by fishermen, contained six only “isolated individuals” bringing weapons into the the trip in order not to harm efforts to broker a reconciliation cases with 25 kilos of explosives in each, the source said. country. He also said “the majority of arms caches” belong- between Turkey and Israel. —AP Three people were arrested, “two Tunisians in Ben ing to Tunisia’s jihadist groups had been seized. —AFP Gaddafi ex-spy chief suffers ‘passive torture’ in jail: Daughter
TRIPOLI: A daughter of Muammar the killing of more than 1,200 the Libyan authorities several times and no abuses would be tolerated. They have not said when Gaddafi’s jailed former intelligence inmates at Tripoli’s Abu Salim to grant us a visit permission to him But he said Senussi had been sub- charges and trials will come. But chief accused Libya yesterday of prison in 1996. It was the arrest of a in order to check on him. But until jected to no torture since his arrest. Libyan authorities are now preoc- denying him access to a lawyer, lawyer acting for relatives of the this day we have not received an Human Rights Watch said in cupied with a crisis caused by family visits and exercise and she victims that sparked the uprising in answer. April it was concerned that Senussi armed groups besieging several likened his detention to “passive February 2011. Senussi’s daughter “Isn’t this a sort of passive tor- had not yet seen a lawyer or been ministries to press demands includ- torture”. Abdullah Al-Senussi was Sarah appealed to Libyan transi- ture and slow death over a long told what charges he faces. HRW ing the resignation of the prime one of the late strongman’s most tional authorities on behalf of her period of time?” she said, referring pressed Libya to grant Senussi the minister. Human rights activists feared associates until his 42-year family to grant him the right to see to her father’s complaint that he rights that Gaddafi’s regime denied worry that a weak government in regime was toppled by rebels in a lawyer and his family. was not allowed to leave his cell to its people. The International Tripoli and flimsy judicial standards 2011. He was handed over to Libya “What are the legal guarantees exercise. Justice Ministry officials Criminal Court (ICC) wants to try mean that legal proceedings will in September by Mauritania, where that will be given to Senussi if his were unavailable for comment. Senussi and Gaddafi’s son, Saif al- not meet international standards. he had been arrested with a false basic right to defence is neither Mohammad Al-Alaghi, president of Islam, also jailed in Libya on suspi- France, for its part, wants to try Malian passport after arriving on a respected nor guaranteed?” she Libya’s independent human rights cion of war crimes. But the Tripoli Senussi over a 1989 airliner bomb- flight from Morocco. Senussi is sus- said in an email distributed to commission, said any allegations authorities want the pair to face ing over Niger in which 54 of its pected of playing a central role in media. “We, his family, have asked would be thoroughly investigated justice in the North African state. nationals died. — Reuters International FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Nigerian militants kill 46 police in ambush State governor says local cult behind attack
ONITSHA: Nigerian gunmen killed 46 attack was carried out by a cult called attacks mostly occur in its northeast police officers in an ambush in the cen- Ombatse, meaning “the time has come” stronghold, its reach has grown in the tral state of Nassarawa this week, police in the local Eggon language. The group last year, while Ansaru’s attacks included said yesterday, but the governor there has attacked officials, churches and a siege on a police barracks in the capital believed a lesser-known local cult was mosques in the past, he said, but added Abuja and violence further south. Ansaru, behind the killings and not Boko Haram that this week’s assault signified a dubbed a terrorist group by Britain, GENOA: Rescue workers inspecting the scene of a dam- Islamists. Boko Haram has waged a three- marked escalation in the scale of its oper- claimed responsibility for a January aged control tower in the port of Genoa yesterday. —AFP year insurgency in Nigeria, although it ations. attack in Kogi state on a convoy of and other Islamist groups tend to oper- “Two weeks ago, we discovered a cer- Nigerian soldiers en route to deployment Italian port mourns nine ate further north than Nassarawa. It is tain militia group holding arms and carry- with West African forces in Mali. Kogi is feared dead in ship crash suspected of launching a deadly assault ing out cult activities in the state,” Al- south of Abuja and borders Nassarawa. on the northeastern town of Bama, also Makura was quoted as saying in local Western governments are increasingly ROME: The Italian port of Genoa held a day of mourning yes- on Tuesday. papers. “Since January, this thing has not concerned about Nigerian militants link- terday as rescuers searched for survivors from a cargo ship President Goodluck Jonathan cut abated and in the past two weeks, it has ing up with other jihadist groups in West crash that left at least seven people dead in what one of the short his trip to South Africa and Namibia taken on a totally different dimension.” Africa. Boko Haram wants to carve out an pilots said was an accident caused by an engine malfunction. to return home on Thursday and oversee Two security sources also said they did Islamic state in a country whose popula- Flags flew at half-mast, bells rang out and shops shut down in efforts to contain threats to Nigerian not think the attack on Nassarawa was tion of 170 million is split roughly equally Italy’s busiest port as city residents came out in their thou- security, highlighted by this week’s carried out by Boko Haram. between Christians and Muslims. Around sands for a gathering in solidarity with families of the victims bloodshed. “Forty-six police officers were The Ombatse group is motivated by 200 heavily armed suspected members led by mayor Marco Doria. Several dock workers disrupted the killed about 10 km (6 miles) from Lafia by ethnic rivalries within the state, one secu- of the group laid siege to the northeast- vigil in a city centre square, taking over a stage with political members of a militia who had ambushed rity source said. ern town of Bama on Tuesday, leaving 55 and religious leaders to protest against what they said were them on their way to an operation to Boko Haram and offshoots such as the people dead, the military there said. unsafe work conditions in the port. “Enough with workplace arrest the leader of the militia group,” al Qaeda-linked group Ansaru, as well as Attacks by Boko Haram have killed deaths!” one of them said. police spokesman Sergie Ezegam said. associated criminal networks, are seen as more than 3,000 people since 2009, Four people were also injured and two people are still Local media quoted Nassarawa State the main threat to stability in Africa’s top based on figures from Human Rights missing and feared dead after the cargo ship rammed into the Governor Tanko Al-Makura as saying the energy producer. Although Boko Haram’s Watch. — Reuters port’s control tower late Tuesday in an accident that revived memories of last year’s Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster. The port pilot who was on board the Jolly Nero during the Eight due in court manoeuvre on Tuesday and is under investigation along with the ship’s captain said in an interview that he believed the over Belgian crash was due to a technical engine malfunction. diamond heist The ship, which was carrying trucks and containers bound for Naples, had been navigating backwards towards the con- BRUSSELS: Eight people detained in trol tower and was then expected to veer forward and steer an international sweep aimed at nail- into the open sea in a routine manoeuvre. “I told the captain ing those behind a spectacular $50- that we were getting too close to the Giano dock. Then sud- million diamond heist at Brussels air- denly the ship no longer responded to commands. It was out port will appear in court next week, a of control,” pilot Antonio Anfossi was quoted by local daily Il report said yesterday. The Belga news Secolo XIX as saying. agency, citing the prosecutors office, “We tried to stop but we couldn’t. We crashed into the con- gave no details of the charges they trol tower and that was the end,” Anfossi said, adding that the could face. ship was reversing at a speed of around three knots. The authorities have released “The ship was not responding to commands. The engines another 16 people picked up in con- could not be started up again. (Ship captain Roberto Paoloni) nection with the dramatic February tried once, he tried again, then he communicated there was a robbery after questioning, the agency problem saying ‘Fault, fault’!” Anfossi said. added. “We had to stop the Jolly Nero so we tried to put down the More than 30 people were initially LJUBLJANA: Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek (left) and Slovenian anchors” but it was already too late and the ship ploughed detained by police in Belgium, France Finance Minister Uros Cufer give a press conference to present reforms and into the dock seconds later, bringing down the 50-metre (164- and Switzerland in raids which recov- stabilization programs in Ljubljana yesterday. — AFP foot) glass-topped control tower. ered a large quantity of diamonds and “I do not feel guilty. For me, now is a time for tears,” Anfossi cash, officials said Wednesday. said. Paoloni was quoted by his lawyer Romano Raimondo as The February 18 robbery at Brussels’ saying: “I am ashamed and shocked by what happened.” Zaventem airport was described as Gunmen kill Yemen officer Paoloni, however, has so far not responded to prosecutor’s “one of the biggest” ever by the questions. Marco Ghiglino, the captain of one of the tug boats Antwerp World Diamond Centre in Qaeda-style attack that had been towing the Jolly Nero, meanwhile recounted (AWDC), the global dealers’ syndicate the moments of the crash. “The control tower started shaking based in the Belgian port city. ADEN: Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead a police officer in south Yemen yes- and collapsed in a cloud of dust. We could do nothing,” he A heavily-armed and hooded gang terday, a security official said, a day after three senior air force pilots were killed in a similar Qaeda-style attack. “Two gunmen on a motorbike intercepted the said. pulled up in a car on a runway at around 8:00 pm where a Brinks’ police officer, a member of the political security services,” in Huta, the provincial “Even if we had gone full speed in the other direction we capital of Lahij, said the official. He said one of the two gunmen opened fire at armoured vehicle had just unloaded would not have been able to stop the ship,” he said. The con- the officer, killing him instantly, adding that the assailants fled the scene. Antwerp diamonds into a Swiss pas- trol tower oversaw maritime operations for the entire north- “Al-Qaeda could be behind the attack,” he said. Yesterday’s assassination west of Italy and transport authorities have put in place a tem- senger aircraft about to take off for comes one day after suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen on a motorbike shot dead porary system through the nearby port of Savona to ensure Zurich. In an operation that lasted three air force officers from the strategic Al-Anad air base in Lahij, according to navigation can continue in the busy hub. barely 10 minutes and without a shot army sources. Al-Qaeda was driven out of most of its strongholds across south Genoa port chief Luigi Merlo told La Repubblica that the fired, the men forced open the hold of Yemen in an army offensive backed by US drone strikes last year. The weakened turn the Jolly Nero was trying to perform happens 14,000 the plane and removed some 120 box- militants have withdrawn to mountainous regions in several provinces. times a year in the port but acknowledged that the docks es of diamonds. Although weakened, police and army officers come under frequent hit-and- could be expanded. The gang, posing as police officers, run attacks, with authorities blaming Al-Qaeda for the assaults which are usually “The ships are getting bigger and bigger and this model of had cut through the airport’s perime- carried out by gunmen on unregistered motorbikes. In a bid to clamp down on port goes back to the early 19th century. We have to expand it ter fence and made off with the haul of the increasing number of such attacks, authorities earlier this year launched a and equip it for new requirements,” Merlo said. $50 million (38 million euros) in gems. campaign ordering unlicensed bikes off the streets. Internationally-renowned architect Renzo Piano, a native of A Swiss statement Wednesday said a Residents said militants linked to the Al-Qaeda affiliated Ansar Al-Sharia Genoa, told La Repubblica he had known the dock where the businessman and a Geneva lawyer group have been distributing posters and leaflets in several towns across Lahij crash took place since childhood when he would watch the were among eight people being held and Hadramawt provinces in the southeast, threatening members of the security ships coming in. “What happened was anomalous and terrify- there. — AFP forces and urging jihad holy war. “Ansar al-Sharia are coming,” read graffiti ing,” Piano said. — AFP scrawled in Huta. —AFP International FRIDAY, MAY 10 , 2013
Afghan president ready to let US have 9 bases
KABUL: The US can keep nine bases in Afghanistan requested nine bases in the country. A senior US offi- Washington’s relationship with Karzai, who has often after the scheduled 2014 NATO combat troop pull- cial familiar with the talks told The Associated Press had strong words of criticism for Washington. In out, the country’s president said yesterday, the first earlier that the US and Karzai are at odds over his March, when it appeared that the agreement was time he has made such an offer in public. request that the United States guarantee it would about to be signed, Karzai made a statement that Hamid Karzai insisted on “security and economic side with Afghanistan if neighboring Pakistan poses suggested that the United States and the Taleban guarantees” first. Talks over a deal that would out- were benefiting each other and even in collusion to line the American presence in Afghanistan after next keep US troops in the country, though the US has year have been in progress for many months, and been fighting Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan for few details have been released. two decades. Speaking at a ceremony at Kabul University, As a result, the US put the agreement on hold. Karzai said, “When they (the US) do this, we are Some Afghans who are familiar with the Afghan ready to sign” a partnership agreement. Karzai said president that his tough talk is a negotiating ploy to Afghanistan wants a US commitment to boost its get more from the United States, particularly in rela- security, strengthen its armed forces and promise tion to Pakistan. Tensions between the two coun- long-term economic development. tries have escalated dramatically in the last two The US Embassy spokesman in Kabul, David weeks, with both sides accusing each other of Snepp, refused to address details of the agreement. unprovoked attacks. “We have not and will not comment on specifics in KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai talks dur- During his speech Thursday marking the 80th the ongoing negotiations,” he said. “However, as ing a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of anniversary of Kabul University, Afghanistan’s pre- President Obama has stated, the US does not seek Kabul University in Kabul yesterday. — AFP miere post-secondary educational institution, Karzai permanent military bases in Afghanistan. We envi- warned Pakistan against sending its forces across sion that the BSA (Bilateral Strategic Agreement) will a threat. So far the US is refusing, the official said, the border or trying to force Afghanistan to accept address access to and use of Afghan facilities by US speaking on condition of anonymity because he was the old Durand partition line as the international forces in the future.” not authorized to brief reporters. border. This week Afghanistan accused Pakistan of Still, there was no reference to “existing” bases in The negotiations over a strategic agreement have crossing into its territory. Pakistan’s military flatly Karzai’s comments. He said only that the US has been protracted and at times acrimonious, reflecting denied that. — AP Gunmen snatch former Pakistan PM’s son at rally Kidnapping precedes Saturday’s voting
ISLAMABAD: Gunmen attacked an election rally in Pakistan’s southern Punjab province yesterday and abducted the son of a former prime minister, intensifying what has already been a violent run-up to Saturday’s nationwide elections. Ali Haider Gilani, the son of ex-premier Yousuf Raza Gilani from the Pakistan People’s Party, is running for a provincial assembly SAVAR: Bangladeshi relatives of a dead garment worker seat in the district of Multan. react after looking into the coffin, after an eight-storey He was attending an election event in the city of Multan building collapsed, in Savar on the outskirts of Dhaka, yesterday - the last day of campaigning across Pakistan - when yesterday. — AFP gunmen pulled up, started shooting, grabbed and threw him into a vehicle and drove off, officials and witnesses said. Bangladesh fire kills 8 A resident of Multan who attended the rally told a local TV station that the attackers first pulled up in a car and motorcy- as collapse toll hits 948 cle outside the venue where the younger Gilani was meeting DHAKA: A fire in an 11-story garment factory in Bangladesh with a few hundred supporters. When he came out of the killed eight people, including a ruling-party politician and a top building, two gunmen opened fire, killing at least one of the official in the country’s powerful clothing manufacturers’ trade people in Gilani’s entourage. group, as the death toll from the collapse of another garment fac- “One of the gunmen grabbed Haider who had blood tory building passed 900 yesterday. splashed on his trousers,” said Shehryar Ali in comments aired The fire Wednesday night engulfed the lower floors of the by Pakistani television broadcaster Geo News. Tung Hai Sweater Ltd factory - which had closed for the day - said The former prime minister was not at the event when his Mamun Mahmud, deputy director of the fire service. The blaze, son was taken. Speaking to reporters at the family’s home in fed by huge piles of acrylic products used to make sweaters, pro- Multan, the elder Gilani appeared shaken but composed. He duced immense amounts of smoke, he said. said two of his son’s guards were killed in the attack, but he The victims died of suffocation as they ran down the stairs, did not know whether his son was wounded. “His two guards Mahmud said. “Apparently they tried to flee the building through were shielding him, and they died,” said the former premier in the stairwell in fear that the fire had engulfed the whole build- comments aired on Pakistani television. “I urge all of my party ing,” he said. Had they stayed on the upper floors they would supporters to remain peaceful and participate in the vote.” It likely have survived the slow-spreading fire, he said. was not immediately known who abducted Gilani or why. “We found the roof open, but we did not find there anybody Gilani’s father served for roughly four years as prime minister MULTAN: Pakistani police collect evidence at the site of after the fire broke out. We recovered all of them on the stairwell but was forced out of office last summer by the Supreme the abduction by gunmen of Ali Haider Gilani, an election on the ninth floor,” he said. The blaze comes just two weeks after Court after refusing to pursue a corruption case against candidate and son of a former Pakistani prime minister the collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza building, home to five President Asif Ali Zardari. Yousuf Raza Gilani, during his election campaign in garment factories, killed at least 948 people and became the Multan yesterday. — AFP worst tragedy in the history of the global garment manufacturing Saturday’s election marks a historic milestone for Pakistan industry. The disaster has raised alarm about the often deadly as one civilian government completes its term and prepares campaign activities. Instead of the large, outdoor rallies that working conditions in Bangladesh’s $20 billion garment industry, to hand off to another. But the race has been marred by a the party used to rally thousands of voters in the past, they which provides clothing for major retailers around the globe. The string of violent attacks against candidates and election have been relying on television and newspaper advertise- identities of the victims of Wednesday’s fire showed the entan- events. Much of the violence has been at the hands of the ments and smaller, indoor meetings with supporters. glement of the industry and top Bangladeshi officials. The dead Taleban, who have mainly targeted political parties that have Party officials have complained that a lack of protection included the factory’s managing director, Mahbubur Rahman, supported military operations against the militants in north- means they have been left vulnerable. “We were screaming who was also on the board of directors of the powerful western Pakistan. that we need security for our candidates. We were saying that Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association. The younger Gilani is running as a candidate for the we have received threats, but no one heard our pleas, and we Along with him was senior police official Z.A. Morshed and Sohel Pakistan People’s Party, one of the three parties the Taliban did not get security,” said a party spokeswoman, Sharmila Mostafa Swapan, head of a local branch of the ruling party’s has said it is focusing on. The PPP is the incumbent in this Farouqi. “Now see what has happened. The son of a former youth league. —AP election but the security threats have forced it to curtail its prime minister has been kidnapped.” — AP International FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Malaysia rally speakers may be charged
KUALA LUMPUR: Police said yester- official from his party, said two rallies surrender!” Hisan Hamzah, police chief and the charismatic Anwar’s call for day they may pursue sedition charges were planned for the weekend in of the state of Selangor where the rally similar rallies across the country upped against speakers at a mass rally organ- northern states including Anwar’s took place, told AFP he may pursue the ante in an opposition campaign to ized by Malaysian opposition leader home state of Penang, with another sedition charges against most of the paint the elections as a fraudulent vic- Anwar Ibrahim to protest against two early next week on the east coast 33 speakers at the rally. He would not tory for the coalition that has ruled alleged election fraud. and in the south. During Wednesday’s confirm whether Anwar would be Malaysia for 56 years. Anwar has said The announcement was swiftly rally attended by tens of thousands, among them. he would soon produce evidence to condemned by Anwar’s party as a dressed in black to protest the election “This is a very serious offence,” he prove his claims. Najib has denied the “politically motivated threat” aimed at outcome, Anwar denounced the said, declining to give further details. allegations and urged opponents to silencing opposition claims that last Barisan Nasional (National Front) gov- Sedition carries a penalty of up to five accept the election result gracefully. In Sunday’s hard-fought elections were ernment of Prime Minister Najib Razak year’s jail. “This illegal police investiga- the United States, a spokesman for stolen by the ruling coalition. as “illegitimate”. “We will go to every tion is clearly intended to divert atten- President Barack Obama congratulat- Vowing to “never surrender” as he corner of this country,” Anwar tion from the massive electoral fraud ed Najib on the win but said: “We note addressed a sea of supporters at a rally declared, prompting roars from the and irregularities that are being high- concerns regarding reported irregular- in a Kuala Lumpur suburb, Anwar late multiracial crowd, who filled a stadium lighted by Pakatan Rakyat (People’s ities in the conduct of the election, and Wednesday announced that a series of and its football field and spilled out in Pact),” a statement by Anwar’s party believe it is important that Malaysian protest gatherings would be held surrounding neighborhoods. “We will said, using the name of the three-party authorities address concerns that have around the country. Rafizi Ramli, an continue to struggle and we will never opposition alliance. The huge turnout been raised.” —AP Indonesia anti-terror squad kills 7 militants All-night standoff at house in Central Java JAKARTA: Indonesia’s elite anti-ter- engaged in a shootout and hurled subsequent arrests allowed authori- rorism unit conducted several bloody bombs. One suspect was taken into ties to quickly move in and storm operations to root out suspected custody, and Amar said another had hideouts in the separate areas, Amar Islamic militants, killing seven and been arrested a day earlier. No officers said. arresting 13 others, police said yester- were hurt in either incident. Police A suspected militant was killed, day as they continued to investigate said they had acted on information and another arrested, in Central Java’s an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar obtained through interrogating an Batang town on Wednesday. Amar BEIJING: Chinese policemen stand guard on a pave- Embassy. Investigators said the sus- alleged gun maker arrested on said in a text message that they were ment near a clothing wholesale mall where a woman pected militants robbed banks and Tuesday in the West Java village of suspected in a March jewelry shop fell to her death on May 3 in Beijing yesterday. — AP committed other thefts to fund terror- Cipacing. Intelligence gathered from robbery in Jakarta. —AP ism. Police were trying to determine Show of police whether any of the groups raided Wednesday and yesterday were con- force after China nected to last week’s alleged plot to migrant protest retaliate against Myanmar for recent attacks on Muslims in that country. BEIJING: Hundreds of police lined the streets of a Beijing Police shot and killed three sus- shopping district yesterday after a rare protest over a pected militants early yesterday after woman’s death in the Chinese capital, highlighting ten- an all-night standoff at a house in the sions between authorities and migrant workers. More than Central Java town of Kebumen. Four 15 police vans holding dozens of officers were visible out- others were arrested, said National side the Jingwen clothing market in the capital’s south, Police spokesman Brig. Gen Boy Rafli after hours-long demonstrations on Wednesday which Amar. He said at a news conference locals said saw hundreds take to the streets. that the militants had planned to carry Staff at the mall and surrounding shops said the out a robbery. He said those who were protests were fuelled by police mishandling of the alleged killed had refused to surrender and suicide of a 22-year-old migrant worker from the poverty- instead fired guns and lobbed home- stricken eastern province of Anhui. made bombs at security forces. Online commentators claimed that she had been gang- The day before in the West Java vil- raped and thrown from the building to her death, but lage of Cigondewah, three suspected police say she jumped from the building and their initial terrorists were fatally shot after holing investigations ruled out sexual assault and murder. up for hours inside a house, said SEMARANG: Indonesian police escort a suspected terrorist at a police hos- Migrants have flocked to the capital for decades in search National Police chief Gen. Timur pital in Semarang, Central Java, yesterday after they arrested the suspect of higher incomes, but are denied the same access to Pradopo. He said the men also during a raid in Kendal, Central Java. —AFP health and housing services as Beijing residents and some- times report discrimination from police. Police yesterday lined shop entrances around the 40 years on, fleeing Vietnamese take to seas again Jingwen market, a maze of hundreds of tiny clothing stores, nearly all staffed by women who have moved to HANOI: Nearly 40 years after hundreds of thousands of southern Vietnamese province more than 2,300 kilometers Beijing from poorer provinces. Vietnamese fled the country’s Communist regime by boat, (1,400 miles) from Christmas Island, which is much closer to Family members of the 22-year-old, surnamed Yuan, a growing number are taking to the water again. This year Indonesia than it is to the Australian mainland. accused police of withholding evidence, workers who wit- alone, 460 Vietnamese men, women and children have Many Vietnamese who have reached Australia have nessed the protest said. Images posted online showed arrived on Australian shores - more than in the last five been held incommunicado. The government doesn’t hundreds of police, some armed, dispatched to disperse years combined. The unexpected spike is drawing fresh release details about their religion and place of origin with- the protests on Wednesday. “There were hundreds of scrutiny of Hanoi’s deteriorating human rights record, in Vietnam, both of which might hint at why they are seek- police of all kinds, even a helicopter,” said a market worker though Vietnam’s flagging economy may also explain why ing asylum. Truong Chi Liem, reached via telephone from who asked to remain anonymous. migrants have been making the risky journey. the Villawood Immigration Detention Center on the out- “Basically the police mishandled the situation and made The latest boat carrying Vietnamese cruised into skirts of Sydney, would not reveal details of his case but it worse,” said a tea vendor who gave his name as Wang. Australia’s Christmas Island one morning last month, said, “I’d rather die here than be forced back to Vietnam.” “They arrested some of the protest leaders, which made according to witnesses on the shore. The hull number The 23-year-old left Vietnam five years ago but who was people even more angry. —AFP showed it was a fishing vessel registered in Kien Giang, a detained en route in Indonesia for 18 months. —AP International FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Senate committee takes up immigration bill
WASHINGTON: A bill to enact dramatic changes to the Their legislation aims to secure the border, provide intended to refine and improve it, saying “that’s the way nation’s immigration system and put some 11 million new avenues for workers to come to the US legally, the process is supposed to work.” immigrants here illegally on a path to citizenship is fac- crack down on employers who would hire people here He called the work of the Gang of Eight “an excellent ing its first congressional test. The Senate Judiciary illegally, and provide eventual citizenship to millions starting point” and said there is overwhelming support Committee yesterday was to begin considering pro- already in the country. Although the bill allows citizen- among the American people, including social conserva- posed changes to the 844-page legislation, with some ship to go forward only after certain border security tives, for immigration changes as long as they tighten 300 amendments pending on a wide range of issues goals have been met, those “triggers” haven’t proven border security. He said in an interview on “CBS This that included border security and workplace enforce- convincing enough for many GOP lawmakers. Early Morning” that the public wants legislation that would ment, along with Democratic-authored measures to fights in the committee session are likely to center on ensure that “this illegal immigration wave doesn’t hap- make the legislation more welcoming to immigrant that issue, according to the schedule laid out by Sen pen again.” families. Patrick Leahy the committee’s chairman. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the top committee A focus throughout the committee session, expected Even one of the bill’s authors, Sen Marco Rubio has Republican, has filed an amendment to prohibit anyone to last about two weeks, will be on whether the four said border measures need to be stronger, so some from obtaining legal status until the Homeland Security committee members who are among the so-called changes may be accepted. But measures offered by Department has maintained “effective control” of the Gang of Eight senators who authored the legislation can some Republican senators would dramatically change border for six months - a potentially arduous standard to stick together to protect against efforts to chip away at the bill’s delicately crafted compromises in a way its reach, depending upon how it is defined. Such meas- the bill’s core provisions. The lawmakers in question are authors are unlikely to accept. ures are “designed to undermine critical components of Democrats Chuck Schumer of New York and Dick Rubio conceded in a broadcast interview Thursday the bill,” Mary Giovagnoli, director of the Immigration Durbin of Illinois, and Republicans Lindsey Graham of that some amendments could be seen as attempts to Policy Center, which supports the legislation, told South Carolina and Jeff Flake of Arizona. thwart the legislation, but said he thought most were reporters on a conference call Wednesday. — AP US man arraigned on rape, kidnap charges ‘3 women suffered prolonged sexual abuse’
CLEVELAND: A man was arraigned yester- out,” he said. The women, now in their 20s background. Then an officer tells the dis- day on charges of rape and kidnapping after and 30s, vanished separately between 2002 patcher: “We found ‘em. We found ‘em.” three women missing for about a decade and 2004. At the time, they were 14, 16 and Tomba said of Berry, “Something must have were found alive at his home in the 20 years old. At a news conference, authori- clicked and she saw an opportunity and she Midwestern US state of Ohio earlier in the ties would not discuss the circumstances of took that opportunity.” week. Ariel Castro appeared in court yester- their kidnapping and captivity. He said the women could remember day morning. He looked down at the City Councilman Brian Cummins earlier being outside only twice during their entire ground for nearly the entire proceeding, bit- said: “We know that the victims have con- time in captivity. “We were told they left the ing his collar and signing documents with firmed miscarriages, but with who, how house and went into the garage in dis- his handcuffed hands. He didn’t speak. Bond many and what conditions we don’t know.” guise,” he said. Also in the house was Berry’s WASHINGTON: Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis was set at $2 million on each case. “It sounds pretty gruesome,” he added. 6-year-old daughter. A paternity test on testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee at a The women found alive after a decade in They never saw a chance to escape over the Castro was being done to establish whether hearing on “The Boston Bombings: A First Look,” on Capitol captivity endured lonely, dark lives inside a last 10 years until this week when Amanda he fathered the child. While prosecutors Hill in Washington yesterday. Photos of those who were dingy home where they were raped and Berry broke through a door and ran to free- announced charges against Castro, federal killed at the Boston Marathon bombing are at right. —AP allowed outside only a handful of times in dom, alerting police who rescued the other agents searched a vacant house near where disguises while walking to a garage steps two women while Castro was away from the the women had been held. Officials would Dead Boston bombing away, investigators say. The 52-year-old for- house. In newly released police audio tapes, only say their search was an attempt to get mer school bus driver has emerged as the an emergency dispatcher notifies officers on evidence in the case against Castro, but suspect buried lone suspect. While many questions remain Monday that she’s just spoken to a woman they refused to say what they found or what about how Castro maintained such tight who “says her name is Amanda Berry and led them there. Castro was in custody and control over the women for so many years that she had been kidnapped 10 years ago.” couldn’t be reached for comment. A broth- BOSTON: The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan before one of them made a daring escape An officer on the recorded call says, “This er-in-law has said the family was shocked Tsarnaev has been buried in an undisclosed location outside the city Monday, the horrors they suffered are might be for real.” After police arrive at the after hearing about the women at the of Worcester, where it had been held for a week at a funeral home, beginning to come to light. house, women can be heard crying in the home. —AP police said yesterday. Police say the women were apparently “As a result of our public appeal for help, a courageous and com- bound by ropes and chains at times and passionate individual came forward to provide the assistance needed were kept in different rooms. They suffered to properly bury the deceased,” Worcester police said in a statement. prolonged sexual and psychological abuse Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said the body was no longer in Worcester and had miscarriages, according to a city and is now entombed. Police did not disclose where the body was official briefed on the case. Castro has been taken. Tsarnaev’s body had been at the Graham Putnam & Mahoney charged with four counts of kidnapping - Funeral Parlors for a week. Director Peter Stefan says he could not find covering the captives and the daughter born a community willing to take the body, including Cambridge, where to one of them - and three counts of rape, the family had lived for a decade. Tsarnaev’s uncle, Ruslan Tsarni, had against all three women. custody of the body. Meanwhile, Tsarnaev’s widow continues to face The women and Castro have given questions from federal authorities and has hired a criminal lawyer lengthy statements to police that have with experience defending terrorism cases. helped build their case, said Deputy Police Katherine Russell added New York lawyer Joshua Dratel to her Chief Ed Tomba. None of the women, legal team, her attorney Amato DeLuca said Wednesday. Dratel has though, gave them any indication that represented a number of terrorism suspects in federal courts and mili- Castro’s two older brothers, who have been tary commissions, including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detainee David in custody since Monday, were involved, Hicks, who attended an al-Qaida-linked training camp in Afghanistan. Tomba said. Prosecutors brought no Dratel’s “unique, specialized experience” will help ensure that charges against the brothers, citing a lack of Russell “can assist in the ongoing investigation in the most construc- evidence. tive way possible,” DeLuca said in a statement. “Ariel kept everyone at a distance,” He said Russell, who has not been charged with any crime, will Tomba said. One thing that remains a mys- continue to meet with investigators as “part of a series of meetings tery, he said, is how the women were kept in over many hours where she has answered questions.” the house so long. “As far as the circum- Providence-based DeLuca and Miriam Weizenbaum have been stances inside the home and the control he CLEVELAND: Ariel Castro (left) talks with his public defender, Kathleen DeMetz representing Russell, who is from Rhode Island. They specialize in civil may have had over those girls ... I think that’s (second right), during his arraignment on kidnapping and rape charges yesterday cases such as personal injury law.—AP going to take us a long time to figure that in Cleveland, Ohio. — AP Business
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SEATTLE: In this Tuesday, April 27, 2010, photo, job-seekers, including Sophonias Gizaw, center, of Seattle, wait in line to attend a job fair, in Tacoma, Wash. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits for the first full week of May yesterday. — AP US jobless claims fall to lowest level Claims lowest in nearly 5-1/2 years
WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new estimated and there was nothing unusual in the state-lev- claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest el data. The four-week moving average for new claims, a level in nearly 5-1/2 years last week, signaling labor mar- better gauge of job market trends, dropped 6,250 to Emirates annual ket resilience in the face of fiscal austerity. 336,750 - the lowest level since November 2007. Coming Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell on the heels of data last week showing surprising 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, the lowest level strength in the labor market, the claims report could fur- profit jumps 52% since January 2008, the Labor Department said yesterday. ther assuage fears of an abrupt slowdown in the econo- Claims for the prior week were revised to show 3,000 my. DUBAI: Dubai’s Emirates Airline said in capacity across the network is an more applications received than previously reported. Employers added 165,000 new jobs to their payrolls in yesterday it posted $622 million in net achievement that speaks to the strength Economists polled by Reuters had expected first-time April and hiring in the previous two months was stronger profit in 2012-2013, a 52 percent boost of our brands and our leadership,” said applications to rise to 335,000 last week. than initially reported. The unemployment rate dropped on the previous year, as passenger num- Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin US stock index futures pared losses on the report, to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The improvement in bers exceeded 39 million. Saeed al-Maktoum. while Treasury debt prices trimmed gains. The dollar employment contrasts sharply with other data, including The carrier’s profit was “at AED 2.3 The Middle East’s largest airline, trimmed losses against the yen. The third straight weekly retail sales and manufacturing, that have suggested a billion ($622 million/471 million euros), which has become a major carrier decline in claims pushed them further below the 350,000 cooling in the economy at the end of the first quarter, representing an increase of 52 per cent between Europe, Asia and Australia, mark, which economists normally associate with a firming which persisted early in the April-June period. over last year’s results,” a statement said. transported 39.4 million passengers, 16 labor market. Claims are showing no sign of a pick-up in The slowdown in activity after the economy expanded Emirates Group as a whole, which also percent up from the previous year. layoffs even as other parts of the economy such as manu- at a 2.5 percent annual pace in the first three months of includes Dnata travel services, posted Emirates said revenues from East Asia facturing start to show strain from tighter fiscal policy. the year has been blamed on higher taxes which went 3.1 billion dirhams ($845 million) in net and Australasia remained the highest, “It’s nice to see improvement in claims. We are not into effect on Jan. 1 and $85 billion in government budg- profit. Total revenues increased 17 per- rising 15 percent to $5.7 billion. Europe worried about the separation side of the equation. We et cuts known as the “sequester.” The claims report cent to a record of 73.1 billion dirhams followed with $5.5 billion, up 18 per continue to be worried about the hiring side,” said Jacob showed the number of people still receiving benefits ($19.9 billion). cent. Revenues from West Asia and the Oubina, senior economist at RBC Capital Markets in New under regular state programs after an initial week of aid “Achieving our 25th consecutive year Indian Ocean increased by 13 percent to York. dropped 27,000 to 3.0 million in the week ended April 27. of profit... with our largest ever increase $2.2 billion. —AFP A Labor Department analyst said no states had been That was the lowest level since May 2008. — Reuters Business FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
G7 finance chiefs to discuss bank reform push
LONDON: Some of the world’s most powerful finance renewed pressure to give more support to a banking my weekend for this,” one complained, adding the talks chiefs will meet in an English stately home today and union in the euro zone as it did at the recent IMF/G20 could have taken place on the sidelines of IMF’s meet- tomorrow to try to speed up banking and finance meeting in Washington. The idea was proposed last year ings in Washington in mid-April. reforms, with Cyprus’ near meltdown fresh in their to help strengthen the single currency area but Berlin A British finance ministry official said there was value minds. Finance ministers and central bank governors worries it may foot the bill for future bank bailouts. While in informal talks among the world’s biggest industrial- from the Group of Seven industrialized economies the first step - to create a single bank supervisor under ized economies but declined to comment on the agen- probably will not break new ground on how to fix the the European Central Bank - looks set to be in place by da. G7 finance ministers and central bank governors weak world economy as discussions at the mid-2014, a second pillar, a ‘resolution’ agency and fund used to hold global markets in their thrall when they International Monetary Fund took place just three to close failed banks, is in doubt. And there is little met, given the combined financial firepower of the weeks ago. prospect that a third leg, a single deposit guarantee group’s members - the United States, Germany, Japan, Officials from two of the G7 economies said the talks - scheme, will ever see the light of day. Britain, Italy, France and Canada. on Friday and Saturday at a 17th-century country house “We welcome those discussions,” a senior US But it lost its mantle as the main forum for thrashing 40 miles northwest of London - were likely to focus more Treasury official told reporters in Washington. “I think out differences over the global economy in 2009 when on the slow progress of reforms to banking and finance Cyprus just further highlighted the importance of mov- responsibility was passed to the wider Group of 20 around the world. “It’s very rare for a G7 to focus on ing to break that feedback loop between sovereigns and which includes emerging heavyweights such as China, financial regulation,” one of the officials said, speaking bank balance sheets.” Another G7 official said new rules Brazil and India. Since then, the G7 has met on the side- on condition of anonymity. The emergency rescue of for derivatives trading and the Basel III plan for minimum lines of G20 and IMF meetings but has held few stand- Cyprus in March acted as a reminder of the need to fin- bank capital levels were running behind schedule and alone meetings although officials say the smaller group- ish an overhaul of the banking sector, five years after the would be among the issues the G7 would discuss, as well ing makes for more open discussion. financial crisis began. as the risk of a reversal in soaring share prices in some “As often is the case, the G7 is a photo opportunity. “It makes sense for the G7 financial leaders to send countries which contrasts with weak growth. But it’s important that it stays together as a forum to out a message, from high up, that global efforts to But some of the officials said they said they did not address the issues,” said Marc Chandler, global head of ensure financial stability via appropriate regulation must know why Britain, which is chairing the G7, had called currency strategy at Brown Brothers Harriman in New continue,” the official said. Germany may come under the meeting. “I am really annoyed that I’ve got to give up York.—Reuters Kuwait rises as turnover surges, Gulf markets up Kuwait economic, political climate improving
DUBAI: Kuwait’s bourse resumed its rally and biggest creditors of Dubai Group. trading value surged to a 44-month high yester- “Dubai debt has performed exceptionally well day, backed by investors’ sense that the econom- in the last 15 months and the restructuring ic and political environment for the country is approval will be another factor in continuing that improving. Most other regional markets rose. trend,” said Abdul Kadir Hussain, chief executive The Kuwaiti index added 0.6 percent, nearing and fund manager at Mashreq Capital. a 43-month peak hit earlier this week; it is up 30.9 “We’ve had an impressive rally in equities this percent this year. Total turnover rose to 169 mil- year already, and a lot of that has been a catch-up lion dinars ($594.3 million), the highest daily fig- in the rally on debt and reduction in credit risk. ure since September 2009, according to bourse You’ll see it continue to rise but not at the same data. That figure outstripped combined trading pace as before.” on all other Gulf bourses on Thursday; Saudi Abu Dhabi’s index climbed 0.8 percent. The WASHINGTON: In this Aug. 8, 2011, photo, the Fannie Mae headquarters is seen in Arabia, the region’s largest market, is closed for index is back at November 2008 levels but still 34 Washington. Fannie Mae reports its earnings for the January-March quarter yesterday. — AP the weekend. “It’s clear there is money coming in percent below its peak in June of the same year. from outside of Kuwait trading values are sup- Elsewhere, Qatar’s bourse slipped 0.1 percent to portive of new foreign investors,” said Fouad 8,848 points, easing off Wednesday’s 13-month Fannie Mae posts record Darwish, head of brokerage services at Global high. It faces major technical resistance between Investment House. “The new levels in the market 8,875 and 8,910, its peaks in early 2012. Oman’s indicate new players - portfolios from abroad and benchmark gained 0.4 percent, while Egypt’s $58.7b net income for Q1 other government-related portfolios because of main index moved little. the economic gain.” WASHINGTON: Mortgage giant Fannie Mae ly profits to the government in return for the Kuwaiti companies, led by banks which repre- THURSDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS earned a record $58.7 billion from January taxpayer aid. They are required to pay every- sent more than 50 percent of market value, through March, benefiting from a one-time thing above $3 billion of their net worth in each reported strong fourth-quarter earnings, helped KUWAIT accounting move that allowed the company to quarter to the Treasury. Fannie said its net worth by a recovery in stock prices. Stocks are usually The index rose 0.6 percent to 7,769 points. lower its tax liability. in the first quarter was $62.4 billion Fannie is held as collateral against loans. Fannie reported Thursday that $50.6 billion of coming off its most profitable year ever, thanks Although underlying political and social ten- DUBAI its first-quarter net income came in part from in part to a recovery in housing that began last sions in Kuwait have not disappeared, last year’s The index gained 0.7 percent to 2,178 points. losses on delinquent mortgages incurred during year. Home sales are up from a year ago, helped vicious conflict between the cabinet and parlia- the housing crisis that Fannie applied to its 2013 by a limited supply and record-low mortgage ment has quieted down, allowing more econom- ABU DHABI taxes. That helped reduce what the company rates. Builders are more confident and have ic policy-making to occur. The finance minister The index climbed 0.8 percent to 3,369 points. owed in taxes, and boosted its profit. The gov- started to construct more homes. And home said last month that the government would ernment-controlled company also reported prices are showing consistent gains. spend $15.8-17.5 billion on development proj- EGYPT earning $8.1 billion in the first quarter before For Fannie and Freddie, a better housing ects in the next 12 months. The index ended flat at 5,404 points. taxes, mostly because of a better housing mar- market means fewer delinquent loans on their Commercial Bank of Kuwait ended flat on ket. The first-quarter gain compares with net books. The improvement also has allowed the Thursday but accounted for more than half of QATAR income of $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012. companies to charge mortgage lenders higher total turnover. The benchmark slipped 0.1 percent to 8,848 Fannie has now had five straight profitable fees to guarantee the loans. In the United Arab Emirates, heavyweight points. quarters. Fannie will pay a dividend of $59.4 bil- Fannie earned $17.2 billion in 2012 and says Dubai lender Emirates NBD led the rally in the lion to the US Treasury next month. It requested it expects to stay profitable for “the foresee- emirate’s benchmark , which advanced 0.7 per- OMAN no additional aid from the government. The able future.” Fannie said Thursday that it decid- cent to a fresh 42-month high. ENBD, the third- The index advanced 0.4 percent to 6,252 government rescued Fannie and smaller sibling ed apply the losses on the delinquent mort- largest stock by market value, rose 4.3 percent to points. Freddie Mac during the financial crisis in 2008. gages to its taxes this year because it is prof- its highest close since November 2008. The Taxpayers loaned about $170 billion to rescue itable again. As a result of the accounting lender is up 89 percent year-to-date, making it BAHRAIN the companies. Of that, roughly $116 billion move, Fannie could fully repay the govern- the index’s best performer. The measure gained 0.4 percent to 1,134 went to support Washington-based Fannie. ment sooner than had been expected. In A top official at state-owned investment firm points. With its latest dividend, Fannie will have repaid recent months, Fannie has been working out Dubai Group on Thursday announced plans to — Reuters about $95 billion. with federal regulators and its auditors the secure a final agreement within weeks on its $10 Under a federal policy adopted last summer, details of the tax benefit and to which quarter billion debt restructuring. ENBD is one of the Fannie and Freddie must turn over their quarter- it could be applied.—AP Business FRIDAY, MAY 10 , 2013
IDB unit launches sovereign sukuk insurance
SYDNEY: A unit of the Jeddah-based Islamic party leases equipment, buildings or other facilities to a premium to buy cover against default risk, and the Development Bank, a multilateral lending institution, has client for an agreed rental price. instruments can be traded. launched an insurance product designed to boost the “We are targeting ijara sukuk at the outset. After the “CDS is a credit derivative contract based on specula- credit ratings of sukuk (Islamic bonds) for sovereign pilot phase we will assess our experience and market tion. It is not sharia compliant,” he said. “Credit insurance issuers. The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of response, and then we will determine which other types provides an indemnity against the losses actually suf- Investment & Export Credit (ICIEC), rated Aa3 by Moody’s, of sukuk can be covered by ICIEC.” fered by the policy holder on an underlying asset. By hopes its insurance policy can help issuers tap into The expectation is that ICIEC could insure $300 mil- contrast a CDS provides an equal payout to all holders.” strong investor demand for investment-grade sukuk. lion in the first year and $600 million in the year after, Although takaful is well-established in life and gener- “Ideally the sukuk will have the rating of ICIEC - it is although the figures are not binding, said Soua. “For larg- al insurance, the Islamic finance industry has rarely used designed to enhance the rating of the issuer/obligor and er issuance, we would seek reinsurance or insuring a the concept to manage other financial risks, instead then have a pricing and placement impact,” Bessem tranche of the issue.” The policy offers ICIEC member favouring synthetic tools such as Islamic swaps and Soua, head of structured finance business at ICIEC, told countries a risk management tool based on the risk-shar- options. The maximum tenor for the ICIEC insurance is 15 Reuters. ICIEC declined to name specific countries with ing concept of takaful (Islamic insurance), an approach years; in exceptional cases the cover could be extended which it would work but it will approach those that have that could serve as a model for other risk management to 20 years. ICIEC would insure up to 95 percent of the shown an interest in issuing sukuk in the past. products in the industry. risk of a sukuk, with pricing determined on a case-by- Established in 1994, ICIEC has 40 member countries, Governments would buy the product in order to case basis, Soua said. including 13 in Africa and eight in Asia. enhance their credit profiles; they would contribute to a “We are currently developing the pricing mechanism “The focus will be more on those that have signalled common pool of funds that would be used to indemnify for sukuk insurance which would depend on different plans to issue sukuk - we will work with those countries investors in their sukuk in cases of default. things including the issuers, tenors, size, etc.,” he added. that have already prepared the groundwork,” Soua said. Soua said the product was fundamentally different “In terms of pricing, we are trying to make it attractive for ICIEC will test the insurance product during a two-year from credit default swaps (CDS), which are commonly both investors and issuers and also in line with insurance pilot period, initially focusing on ijara sukuk, where one used in conventional finance; in those, investors pay a industry practice.” — Reuters
China’s April Asian markets down, Seoul auto sales bucks trend on rate cut rise 13% HONG KONG: Asian stocks were mostly lower yes- Frankfurt’s DAX reached 8,249.71 points, beating 4,639.33. Fletcher Building rose 0.5 percent to BEIJING: China’s auto sales rose 13 per- terday as dealers took profits after recent impres- the previous level set on Tuesday with a gain of NZ$8.47 and Contact Energy slid 0.2 percent to cent in April despite concern about a sive gains, but higher than expected inflation fig- 0.83 percent. The gains came after provisional sea- NZ$5.60. weak economic recovery and Japanese ures out of China had little effect on the markets. sonally adjusted figures showed industrial produc- Manila was 0.18 percent, or 13.13 points, higher brands suffered less severe declines, an The falls came despite Wall Street recording anoth- tion in Europe’s largest economy rose by 1.2 per- at 7,194.43. Metropolitan Bank added 0.31 percent industry group reported yesterday. er record rise and European shares closing strongly cent in March compared with the previous month. to 127.60 pesos while Philippine Long Distance Customers in the world’s biggest auto on Wednesday, following the release of figures On the forex market, the yen was firmer against Telephone rose 0.26 percent to 3,116 pesos. market bought 1.4 million cars, the China showing a strong rise in German industrial output the dollar in Asia, with few fresh leads before a two- Singapore rose 0.58 percent, or 19.76 points, to Association of Automobile Manufacturers during March. day Group of Seven meeting of finance chiefs in close at 3,432.78. Oversea-Chinese Banking said. It said total auto sales showed “clear Tokyo ended down 0.66 percent, or 94.21 Britain starting Friday. Corporation added 0.64 percent to Sg$11.08 and improvement” at 1.8 million vehicles but points, at 14,191.48 — a day after hitting a near The dollar eased to 98.77 yen from 99.01 yen. oil-rig maker Keppel Corp gained 1.14 percent to gave no details. five-year high. Sydney closed flat, losing 1.4 points, The euro fetched $1.3171 and 130.14 yen against Sg$10.66. Global automakers are looking to at 5,198.4 despite data showing Australia’s unem- $1.3156 and 130.35 yen in US trade on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur fell 0.45 percent, or 7.93 points, China to drive revenues but competition ployment rate fell in April. Seoul bucked the trend Oil was down on profit-taking with New York’s to 1,766.07. CIMB lost 3.0 percent to 8.31 ringgit. is increasing after sales growth that after the central Bank of Korea surprisingly shaved main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in Maybank slipped 1.8 percent to 9.98. spiked to 45 percent in 2009 declined to the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage June, shedding 62 cents to $96.00 a barrel and Bangkok added 0.43 percent, or 6.97 points, to more sustainable rates. “The data are a bit points to 2.50 percent, the first cut for seven Brent North Sea crude for June delivery dropping 1,621.12. Telecoms company Advance Info Service better than I expected but within a nor- months. The KOSPI gained 1.18 percent, or 23 75 cents to $103.59. Gold was at $1,472.00 an rose 3.21 percent to 289.00 baht and department mal range. Demand in China is huge, so points, to 1,979.45. Hong Kong slid 0.14 percent, or ounce at 1030 GMT compared with $1,453.90 late store operator Central Pattana jumped 4.19 percent there is no problem with consuming 32.87 points, to end at 23,211,48 while Shanghai Tuesday. to 56.00 baht. capacity,” said Jia Xinguang, an auto ana- fell 0.59 percent, or 13.33 points, to 2,232.97. Mumbai slid 0.26 percent or 51.14 points to lyst in Beijing. Figures released yesterday showed that infla- In other markets 19,939.04. Mining giant Vedanta Group’s local arm The sales gains came despite a decline tion in the world’s second-biggest economy accel- Taipei rose 0.23 percent, or 18.8 points, to Sterlite fell 2.28 percent to 96.55 rupees while in Chinese economic growth to 7.7 per- erated to 2.4 percent in April from 2.1 percent in 8,285.89. TSMC was 0.44 percent higher at Reliance Industries fell 1.33 percent to 818.10 cent in the first three months of the year March. The consumer price index increased by 0.2 Tw$115.0 while Acer fell 1.41 percent to Tw$24.5. rupees. from 7.9 percent the previous quarter. percent month-on-month in April, reversing a Wellington was flat, losing 0.9 points, to Jakarta was closed for a public holiday. — AFP Analysts say the recovery from the coun- decrease of 0.9 percent in March, the National try’s deepest slowdown since the 2008 Bureau of Statistics said. The year-on-year figure global crisis is being shored up by state- was higher than the median forecast for a gain of led investment and bank lending. 2.2 percent in a poll of 13 economists by Dow Jones Japanese automakers that have been Newswires. “It’s more likely the market fell on prof- hurt by tensions over a territorial dispute it-taking after gains in previous sessions,” Haitong between Beijing and Tokyo suffered a 4.9 Securities analyst Zhang Qi told AFP. percent decline in overall sales from a “Inflation was only slightly higher than expect- year earlier. Still, that was an improve- ed, so it had limited impact on the market.” Daisuke ment over the previous month’s 17.8 per- Uno, chief market strategist of Sumitomo Mitsui cent decline. Banking Corp, said that after Japan’s Nikkei rose General Motors Co. reported earlier nearly 600 points following the recent long week- that April sales of GM-brand autos by the end “the market had to take a breather”. company and its Chinese partners rose In New York Wednesday the Dow Jones 15.3 percent from a year earlier to Industrial Average jumped 0.32 percent, or 48.92 261,870 vehicles. points, to close at 15,105.12 — another all-time GM said this week its main Chinese high following a number of strong sessions. joint venture, Shanghai GM, received gov- The S&P 500 increased 0.41 percent, its fifth ernment permission to build an 8 billion consecutive record, while the Nasdaq added 0.49 yuan ($1.3 billion) factory to build percent. Europe’s major stocks posted impressive Cadillacs. The company has said it will results, with Frankfurt’s main index hitting another make a priority of increasing Cadillac’s record level and London enjoying its most robust share of China’s fast-growing luxury car performance in more than five years. SEOUL: Women walk past a currency exchange sign in a shopping district in Seoul yesterday. market.—AP London was 0.40 percent higher at 6,583.48 South Korea unexpectedly trimmed its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage points yester- points, its strongest since November 1, 2007. day the first cut for seven months aimed at boosting an economy hit by slumping exports. — AFP Business FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Nokia debuts $99 smartphone Australian unemployment in emerging markets struggle rate drops to 5.5 percent SYDNEY: Australia’s unemployment rate eased to 5.5 percent in April, data showed yesterday, beating Nokia struggling to recover ground expectations by creating 50,100 jobs despite a slow- down in the mining-driven economy. NEW DELHI: Struggling Finnish hand- The Australian Bureau of Statistics said the jobless set giant Nokia unveiled yesterday its rate fell 0.1 percentage points from 5.6 percent in next generation of lower-end mobile March, outdoing analyst forecasts that unemployment smartphones as it seeks to gain trac- would hold steady. The number of jobs created — tion in a market expected to be worth 50,100 — was well ahead of the 12,000 consensus, $40 billion by 2015. and saw the Australian dollar surge to US$1.0248 from Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop US$1.0189, with the market perceiving it as proof of released the $99 Asha 501 touch- unexpected resilience. screen Internet-enabled model at a “Obviously the numbers have been very volatile in global launch in New Delhi that espe- recent months, but if you look through that at the cially targets emerging market users trend, employment does look as though its been moving up from their no-frills first improving since the beginning of the year,” said HSBC mobile phones. Australia economist Paul Bloxham, adding that further India, the world’s second-largest interest rate cuts now seemed less likely. mobile market after China, “is very Employment Minister Bill Shorten said an “impres- important” for Nokia, Elop told sive” 960,000 jobs had been created since the centre- reporters, fresh from a bruising meet- left Labor government’s election in 2007, despite the ing in Helsinki earlier this week with global downturn and ongoing weakness in most shareholders unhappy at Nokia’s poor advanced economies. earnings. Shorten conceded there were likely to be difficult The country of 1.2 billion people, times ahead as Australia undergoes a significant eco- Nokia’s second biggest market in nomic transition away from mining. “While Australia 2012, is a “bellwether market that is a NEW DELHI: Nokia’s Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop, center, head starts this transition from a position of impressive very leading indicator of some developer Sangeeta Bavi, left, and design head Peter Skillman display resilience, there may be bumps along the way in the trends”, he said. Nokia Asha 501 smartphones during its launch in New Delhi, India, yester- labour market, as non-mining investment takes a bit The Asha 501 borrows some of its day. — AP of time to respond to lower interest rates,” said looks from Nokia’s higher specifica- sold worldwide fell by 49 percent in The Asha 501 — Asha means Shorten. The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed inter- tion Windows-based Lumia phone the first quarter. “hope” in Hindi-claims to offer 17 est rates to 2.75 percent this week-a record low not and is aimed at stopping consumers Analysts say the future of the for- hours of talk time and 48 days of seen since the establishment of the bank in 1959 — in embracing Google’s Android software mer global leader may lie in selling standby time. Nokia will start shipping a bid to stimulate the economy as it diversifies away offered on cheaper handsets made budget smartphones in emerging the device to vendors worldwide in from the mining sector. typically in China. markets such as India and Africa June and the phone will be available The bank expects investment in the historic mining Elop, who took the reins of Nokia where penetration is still relatively in 90 countries. boom which saw Australia dodge recession during the three years ago and is facing demands low. The new phone “raises the bar for financial crisis to peak this year, and other sectors in from shareholders to review his contro- But the Finnish company faces stiff what is possible in affordable smart- the economy will need to pick up the slack. versial move to switch to Microsoft’s competition from Apple and Samsung phone design”, Nokia mobile execu- Central bank governor Glenn Stevens on Tuesday Windows software, declined to com- as well as from Chinese and tive vice president Timo Toikkanen said domestic growth had slowed in the second half ment directly on Nokia’s financial per- Taiwanese handset makers. said. of 2012 and also cited rising unemployment as an formance. It is seeking to ramp up its smart- The Asha 501 will initially be a 2G indicator of sluggishness in the broader economy. Nokia, which reported a $355 mil- phone portfolio in the sub-$100 phone “as 80 percent of the world Growth was 0.6 percent in the three months to lion first-quarter net loss, is struggling smartphone market which the compa- operates in 2G environment”, said December and 3.1 percent in calendar 2012, with to recover ground in the smartphone ny estimates will be worth $40 billion Elop, but Nokia will widen the range economists warning of a significant slowdown if the line after its number of smartphones globally by 2015. to include 3G phones as well. — AFP non-mining economy continued failing to fire. —AFP IMF likely to be next Pakistan govt’s first stop
ISLAMABAD: Whoever wins ernment that wins Saturday’s vote Pakistan’s help to make an orderly government led by rival Nawaz that has lost almost 40 percent of its Pakistan’s elections has a fight on sweat over the conditions attached. withdrawal from neighbouring Sharif, who have said they may take value against the dollar since the last their hands - not just against the The IMF may stump up around $5 Afghanistan. The United States com- longer to negotiate a loan. The for- election in 2008, and a fiscal deficit Taleban, but negotiating with inter- billion, Pakistani officials say, just mitted to providing non-military aid, mer prime minister’s Pakistan that the ADB thinks will balloon to national backers to provide a multi- enough to repay the outstanding not all of it government-to- Muslim League (PML-N) is regarded nearly 8 percent of gross domestic billion-dollar bailout for a country debt on an earlier $11 billion pack- government, amounting to $1.5 bil- as the frontrunner in the polls. The product compared with 5.3 percent that has habitually used aid as a age that was suspended in 2011 lion annually between 2010 and winner will inherit a rupee currency two years ago. —Reuters crutch to avoid reform. after economic and reform targets 2014. Payments of military aid have Pakistan is gambling that the were missed. The new IMF loan been more erratic, often held up at international community will not would likely spread repayments times when ties between allow a nuclear-armed country of over five to 10 years, said Shahid Washington and Islamabad were 180 million people to go bust, espe- Amjad Chaudhry, financial adviser to strained. cially one that is a hot-house for the pre-election interim govern- In July 2012, Pakistan received anti-Western and anti-Indian Islamist ment. Pakistan requires between $6- $1.1 billion from the United States militants. Unless the International $9 billion to avoid a balance of pay- through the Coalition Support Fund, Monetary Fund (IMF) provides ments crisis, the Asian Development the first payment received since another transfusion Pakistan’s Bank said. “A program is needed. December 2010. The election is a finances could hit the wall in the That is universally recognised by all milestone for democracy. A civilian next six months or so. Talks have the parties,” said ADB country direc- government has served a full 5-year already begun. “If they don’t get an tor Werner Liepach. term for the first time after decades IMF loan and happily muddle along For the extra money, Islamabad of sporadic coups and elections. the way things are, you could be fac- will have to turn to the ADB, World The outgoing government, led ing a default later this year,” said Bank and other multilateral lenders, by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) economist Sakib Sherani. “But it along with countries with whom it of President Asif Ali Zardari, has depends on the counter-measures has compelling foreign policy ties been quietly holding talks with the KARACHI: Pakistani stockbrokers are reflected in a mirror as they the government would take.” The like the United States, China and IMF for a new loan. monitor share prices during a trading session at the Karachi Stock loan probably will come through, Saudi Arabia. All sides have much at But there is a strong chance that Exchange (KSE) in Karachi yesterday. The benchmark KSE-100 though the IMF may make the gov- stake; Western forces need negotiations will be completed by a Index finished the day at 19661.46. — AFP FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 THEY ARE THE 99!
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ne feels sympathy for US President Barack Obama. Secretary of State John Kerry energetically engages in government deteriorates, even as the public policy cli- Whatever he does in Syria, he is negotiations with mate outside also worsens. Odoomed. Had he intervened a Iran and In sum, the semi-anarchic, post-Cold War world nar- year ago, as many pundits Afghanistan, and rows the space for foreign policy success at the same time demanded, he might presently with Israel and the that the quality of foreign policy itself wanes. Adding to be in the midst of a quagmire Palestinian territo- the dilemma are the really hard problems - the ones that with even more pundits ries, not because he even the most creative diplomacy cannot solve. Every angry at him, and with his necessarily wants to, president of either party going back decades has failed on approval ratings far lower but because he the issue of North Korea. Meanwhile, each administration than they are. If he inter- must. Anything less gets blamed anew for the failure. venes now, the results would indicate an In such a climate, former Secretary of State Hillary might be even worse. abdication of Clinton ranks as the model diplomat. She often practiced Journalists often America’s responsi- activity for activity’s sake, circling the globe nonstop demand action for bility as a great pow- before adoring cameramen while having no real diplomat- action’s sake, seeming- er. And yet the ic accomplishment to her credit, despite a refreshing ten- ly unaware that many chances of good out- dency to speak boldly on occasion. The media approved of international prob- comes in all of those her because she was, well, a celebrity. She did promote lems have no solution, cases are slim. one useful idea, though: the “pivot” away from the Middle given the limits of US The overarching East and toward the Asia-Pacific region. For that and power. theme here is that the maybe for that alone will she be remembered. The United States media assumes The pivot was less a brilliant idea than a natural, organic can topple regimes; it American policymak- evolution of policy intent, given the winding down of two cannot even modestly ers have significant Middle Eastern wars and the rising strategic and economic remake societies control over events importance of the Pacific. But as noncontroversial as it unless, perhaps, it overseas, whereas in should have been, the pivot was attacked in the media as commits itself to the truth they often have being both too weak-kneed (How come we don’t have level of time and very little. The complex, more warships dedicated to Asia?) and too belligerent expense it did in post- messy realities of (against China). So what is an American leader to do in war Germany and ground-level war and such circumstances? How can one be a statesman in the Japan. Indeed, Obama politics in Syria, Iran and face of reduced American influence in a semi-anarchic has onerous calcula- Afghanistan - short of world and in the face of an increasingly demanding media? tions: If I intervene, aerial and naval bom- The answer may be exactly what Obama is doing now which group do I arm? bardments or tens of in Syria: modestly assisting some of the rebel groups, but Am I assured the thousands of boots on essentially avoiding the level of involvement that would weapons won’t fall into the ground - are proba- make him henceforth responsible for events on the the wrong hands? Am I bly not going to be piv- ground. In other words, let Iran get sucked deeper and assured the group or otally shaped by deeper into the Syrian maelstrom, not the United States. groups I choose to help real- American officials. The maintenance cost for Iran in a crumbling Syria will ly are acceptable to the During the Cold War, grow, even as Iran enjoys less influence there than it did West, and even if they are, when chaos was rela- during the era of a strong al Assad regime. will they matter in Damascus tively limited and much At the same time, intensify the economic and diplo- in the long run? And, by the of the globe was divided up matic aid to Jordan, which, with its relatively small popu- way, what if toppling Syrian into two ideological lation and small economy, may well be possible to save. leader Bashar Al Assad through camps, it was at least Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and so forth are all des- the establishment of a no-fly possible to formulate cre- tined to be weak, quasi-chaotic states that the United zone leads to even more chaos, ative diplomatic strategies States cannot put to rights without the kind of gargantu- and therefore results in an even through the mechanical manip- an effort that would undermine its interests elsewhere in worse human rights situation? Do I ulation of this or that country or the world and at home. really want to own that mess? And group of countries against others. It may be-barring some military attack on the United even were I to come out of it success- But in a world of weak States or on a treaty ally that plainly justifies a commen- fully, do I want to devote my entire sec- and fragmented democra- surate military response-that successful administrations ond term to Syria? Because that’s what cies, considerable anarchy and will go unloved during their tenures, even while they are getting more deeply involved militarily anemic alliance systems, it is granted grudging respect in the years and decades that there might entail. much harder to manipulate reality. follow. This has often been the case in American history. In the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s, There is no night watchman. No one is But owing to the nature of the media and the nature of intervention did not provoke other powers in in control, even as the media is more the world overseas, it might become increasingly the the region such as Russia, because Russia in relentless than ever. (Indeed, could one norm. the first decade after the Cold War was a weak imagine in today’s media climate a Henry Remember that President George W Bush enjoyed and chaotic state unable to project its usual his- Kissinger or a James Baker constructively high public approval ratings from the very beginning of torical influence in the Balkans. But intervention in and sternly pressuring Israel as they once his presidency, through 9/11 and the invasions of Syria could get the United States into a proxy war did?) Afghanistan and Iraq. But it was the very military actions with a strengthened Russia and with Iran. A relentless media means policies have that he took, popular in the media at the time, that led in In a media-driven world, holding power is little time to mature before they are declared his second term to becoming a tragically failed president. truly thankless. Secretary of Defense Chuck failures. It means there is less secrecy The lesson is this: When it comes to foreign affairs, there Hagel will have his term in office defined by because of so many leaks. And because so is usually no way to get good reviews. But once an three things: a withdrawal from Afghanistan, a much is leaked, government officials them- American leader internalizes this, he might then begin to serious reduction in the defense budget and selves have less incentive to be candid, even craft a strategy that is honorable and will ultimately responses to any overseas emergencies that crop in private meetings, on account of the secure his reputation. up. There is no good way to accomplish the first assumption that no transcript stays secret — Stratfor two, and the third usually presents the same sort forever, whatever the security classification of awful choices the administration now faces in Syria. given it. 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By Lauren Chattman doesn’t have the romance of fresh seasonal fruit at its JAM TART WITH CORNMEAL-ALMOND CRUST peak. Instead, think about using a jar of jam to make a A preheated rimmed baking sheet helps crisp up he days are getting longer, the air is getting shockingly easy and satisfyingly fruity tart. the bottom of the crust and catches any drips as the warmer, and the daffodils have started poking With jam, there’s no peeling, no slicing, no cook- tart bakes. Tthrough the dirt in my yard. It definitely feels like ing, no cleanup. Simply twist off the top, measure a 1 cup whole almonds the right time to put away the gingerbread and cup and a quarter of your favorite flavor and spread it 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour molten chocolate cake recipes and bust out some fruit over your tart shell. Unlike canned pie filling, which 1 cup yellow cornmeal desserts. There’s only one problem. The fruit selection contains ingredients many of us would like to avoid, 2/3 cup sugar at the supermarket is similar to what it was in the mid- such as modified food starch, food coloring and high 1 teaspoon baking powder dle of February, dominated by mangoes from Mexico fructose corn syrup, high-quality jams and fruit pre- 1 teaspoon salt and grapes from California, with some shriveled serves are made with nothing more than fruit, sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled Spanish clementines and a few bins of New York State and natural fruit pectin. 1\2 teaspoon pure almond extract apples left over from the fall. It’s not a crime to make a When my filling is coming from a jar, I don’t want 1\2 cup best-quality jam pie with peaches imported from Chile, although they to kill myself making a complicated pastry crust. A 1. Place a rimmed baking sheet on middle rack of won’t be as fragrant as farm stand peaches in August. simple shortbread dough doesn’t require a rolling pin oven. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10- Frozen fruit is another option, but frozen fruit just or even an electric mixer. Combine some ground nuts, inch tart pan with removable bottom with non- flour, sugar and cornmeal with melted butter, and stick cooking spray. mush everything together with your hands (you can 2. Place almonds in bowl of a food processor fitted use a spatula if you don’t like getting your hands dirty) with a metal blade and pulse several times to until large crumbs form. Then press some of the mix- grind. Do not over-process. ture into the bottom of the pan, spread the jam on 3. Combine ground nuts, flour, cornmeal, sugar, bak- top and drop the remaining crumbs over the jam. The ing powder and salt in a large bowl and whisk to cornmeal and nuts give the crust some flavor and blend. Pour in melted butter and almond extract. character. The tart itself is cakey but sturdy, a great Pick up handfuls of mixture and rub between your choice if you have to bring dessert to a friend’s house palms until all the ingredients are moistened and and want something that won’t fall apart in transit. the mixture forms large crumbs. If you don’t already have one, consider making a 4. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and pat modest investment of between $10 and $15 in a tart firmly into an even layer across bottom. Use a pan with a removable bottom. In addition to jam tarts, small metal spatula to spread jam over the bot- you will be able to make a variety of sweet and savory tom crust, about 1-inch from the edge all around. tarts, all with the professional look that comes from Scatter remaining crumbs over jam. Press lightly the pretty fluted edge. I prefer a pan with a traditional on them so they stick to the jam. shiny metal finish to a dark nonstick pan, since crusts 5. Bake until tart is light golden, about 30 minutes. tend to overbrown in darker pans. Finally, here’s a Transfer tart pan to a wire rack and let cool com- trick for removing the tart from the pan sides. Don’t pletely in pan. When cool, remove the sides of try to balance the bottom on the palm of your hand. pan, cut into wedges and serve. Makes 6 to 8 serv- Chances are, the tart will wind up on the floor. Instead, ings. — MCT place a large (24-ounce) can of beans or tomatoes on the countertop. Set the tart pan on top of the can, let- ting the ring fall to the counter. Then carefully lift the tart from the can and place it on a serving platter. Food FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
By Susan Selasky
hen I saw today’s recipe for Shrimp Francese in the April issue of Food Network magazine, it was the spinach and tomatoes that Wcaught my eye. Several recipes in this month’s lot of food magazines feature grape or cherry tomatoes and spinach. Many make use of cooked tomatoes because sauteing or even roasting grape tomatoes gives them an extra burst of sweetness. And the spinach? Well, it’s just a nutritional bonus. A dark leafy green, spinach is a good source of vitamins and minerals and is low in calories. When it comes to shrimp, a 4- to 5-ounce serving goes a long way. A good source of protein, shrimp is categorized by how many are in 1 pound. The lower the number, the bigger the shrimp. Look for the count listed on the package or a label next to the price at seafood counters. Choosing which size to buy depends on how you plan to use or serve the shrimp. For main-dish servings, I go with the larger, 16 to 21 count per pound. Nice and plump, they make for a nice presentation. Sometimes shrimp is labeled with terms like colossal, jumbo, extra-large, large, medium and small. I have found that when they are labeled that way, the sizes vary from store to store. For example, the original recipe called for 1 pounds extra-large shrimp or about 20 shrimp or 5 shrimp per serving. The shrimp labeled extra-large at my store had 26 to 30 per pound. I opted for the jumbos at 16 to 25 per pound, and they were decent-size shrimp. You can find most raw shrimp peeled and deveined. If they are not peeled, you might see the label EZ-Peel. This means that the shrimp are deveined and their shells are cut or split through the back, making them easi- er to peel. If they are not, use a small pair of scissors to cut along the back through the shell and into the flesh so you can remove the dark vein. For this recipe, the shrimp are butterflied, so you’ll want to cut a little deeper into the flesh along the back. Francese in this recipe means “in the French manner” and refers to food that is usually dipped in egg and then in seasoned flour and fried to golden brown.
SHRIMP FRANCESE Serves: 4 / Preparation time: 15 minutes Total time: 40 minutes 1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 20 shrimp) 3 large eggs Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, divided Olive or canola oil for frying 1 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup fat-free, low-sodium chicken broth 1 cup dry white wine Juice of lemon 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 2 packages (5 ounces each) baby spinach Make a deep cut along the outer curved edge of the shrimp, then spread open like a book. Pat dry. Whisk the eggs with {teaspoon salt, 1\2 teaspoon pepper and 1 table- spoon parsley in a bowl. Heat about [ inch oil in a large skillet over medium- high heat. Put the flour in a shallow bowl. Working in batches, dredge the shrimp in the flour, dip in the egg mixture and add to the skillet cut-side down; fry, turning, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Pour out any oil from the skillet and wipe clean. Add the broth, wine and lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce is slightly reduced, 4 minutes. Push the tomatoes to one side; whisk in the butter a few pieces at a time. Stir in the shrimp and the remaining 1 tablespoon parsley. Meanwhile, put the spinach in a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle with water and season with salt and pepper. Cover with plastic wrap and pierce the plas- tic; microwave until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Divide the spinach and shrimp mixture among plates and top with the sauce. 478 calories (57 percent from fat), 31 grams fat (10 grams sat. fat), 20 grams carbohydrates, 32 grams protein, 658 sodium, 326 mg cholesterol, 3 grams fiber. — MCT Travel FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Welcome to Legoland Legoland Hotel is built, brick by brick, with kids in mind
Bricks is an all-buffet restaurant at the Legoland Hotel. — MCT photos By Christopher Reynolds shallow pool; and an admirably small gift theme: Kingdom on the ground floor, Pirate shop. It’s three stories. And from its rear patio on the second and Adventure on the third, he Legoland Hotel, which opened April - where you can find another Lego dragon, where we were. Think Egyptian-looking ruins 5, got plenty of little things wrong in its speaking demurely and passing gas in a bath- and golden tombs. We let Grace open the Tfirst weeks. But its designers got one tub - it’s about 50 paces to the front gate of door. thing enormously right, and that will make the Legoland theme park. “There’s bunk beds and a monkey!” she this place a screaming success: kid-centricity. Rates are typically $149 (standard room, yelled, tiptoeing forward. “And a parrot in the “The dragon is made out of Legos!” my winter weekdays) to $309 (premium room, corner. And a beetle. And there’s a butterfly daughter, Grace, who is about to turn 9, said summer weekends), with an annual passhold- over there. And - oh, a Bible!” Actually, the as we approached the hotel entrance a week ers’ discount of 15 percent (or 25 percent for Bible was standard issue from the Gideons, after the opening. Inside the lobby, Grace; my the next month or so). Each floor has a room right in the drawer where you’d expect it. But wife, Mary Frances; and I found a faux foun- tain, a play pit full of little plastic bricks and dozens of deeply absorbed children who were collaborating on a rainbow-hued mono- lith, constructing pretend weapons, hollering, whispering, running, jumping and dragging their parents from one discovery to the next. “It’s Legos!” Grace announced as she inspected the waterless fountain. “And they Mason Eugenio, 11, plays with a bow he make a river! And flowers. Lego flowers, made from Lego pieces. Daddy! And Daddy! Did you realize the bicycle wheels are magnifying glasses? And they G’s sense of wonder was now in overdrive. zoom in on the little people on the wall!” So Legoland’s creative people have spent so they did. We got our room keys (roughly $230 many hours thinking like kids that our visit’s a night plus tax) and headed upstairs. I’m not success was virtually assured within 20 min- going to tell you what Grace discovered near utes of arrival. the elevator, but it was clever, it won her over, Every room (310 square feet and up) has and afterward, I heard one boy say to his an area where up to three kids can sleep: two mom: “I need an electronic whoopee cush- bunk-bed berths and a trundle bed. There’s ion.” also a kids’ safe (with toy treasures waiting Nor will I tell you what happens in the ele- inside), a kids’ TV and a bathroom separating vator, except that one father gave a stern the kids’ area from the grown-ups’ queen bed order as the doors closed: “Kids in the middle. The Legoland Hotel’s public spaces are dominated by kids’ play areas and thousands of and TV. In the bathroom there’s an optional So they can dance.” I will tell you that the little toilet seat for little bottoms and a stool hotel has 250 rooms; two restaurants; a long, Lego bricks. Travel FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
The Legoland Hotel includes 250 rooms on three levels, and a pool.
to sit or stand on. In the front door, about 18 Lego models. half as much cheese (and without the prom- inches below the grown-ups’ peephole, is a This property is so devoted to kids that the ised fruit on the side), we cut the kitchen kids’ peephole. All hotel guests get early Legoland people will face challenges other some slack and shared our food. (My steak access to the theme park and a few hundred hoteliers won’t. How loud should the and Mary Frances’ flatbread pizza were very Lego pieces to play with (and leave behind). whoopee cushion be? How much lobby good.) I’ll bet most of these bugs will be ban- At least eight Lego models are incorporated yelling, running, plastic-brick-sword- ished before another month is over. I do, into each room’s design. Guests in premium brandishing and plastic-brick-machine-gun- however, wish the hotel would drop the rooms get extra thematic details. firing is too much? (The hotel did have an mandatory resort fee and just add $20 to the Meanwhile in the Bricks Family Restaurant, ample number of representatives circulating room rates. I know lots of hotels tack on those there’s a kids’ buffet table, about 18 inches to maintain some order.) Now, things that fees to make their rates look lower in Web shorter than the adult version. In the Skyline went wrong: In the morning, our alarm searches, but it’s basically dishonest. Cafe, our waitress dropped to one knee so she sounded at 4:15. In the evening - a cool one - I also wish Bricks would shave a few bucks The Legoland Hotel’s 250 rooms come in could take Grace’s order face-to-face rather the patio heaters weren’t working. The clues off its buffet breakfast price of $23 for adults. three themes. This is the “Adventure” than looking down. At 7 nightly in the lobby, to the kids’ safe were fouled up. About 8 pm, That’s steep, especially when you’re not offer- theme. Legoland entertainers declare winners of the my spies found that four stalls in the lobby ing an a la carte alternative. But this is quib- scores of kids and parents sharing discoveries day’s building contest. On the night we ladies’ room were out of toilet paper. bling. The Legoland Hotel is a great, big box and making things together. I also saw lots of arrived, she-pirate Captain Calypso joined he- We shrugged it all off. Even when the of wonder and fun. In my first eight waking easy interaction among families. It’s like a rec- explorer Cobra Jones (so their name tags said) Skyline Cafe’s macaroni-and-cheese dinner hours at the hotel, I didn’t see a single kid turn center playground in a ritzy neighborhood - to josh with kids and review the competing arrived needing twice as much macaroni and to an electronic device for amusement. I saw but you spend the night. — MCT
The Legoland Hotel’s†Skyline Cafe includes an ever-changing city skyline, with moving parts and changing light, behind glass. A dragon looms in the tower at entrance to the Legoland Hotel in Carlsbad, California. Health FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
hat part of your body helps you to digest your tiny dental tools like a tooth scraper, mirror, and special tooth- favorite foods, say “cheese,” and look great in pic- brush. The tooth scraper removes plaque (say: plak) from your Meeting the dentist Wtures? A: Your teeth! It’s true. Your teeth are an teeth. Plaque is a thin, sticky layer that coats your teeth and con- The dentist will look at all of your teeth and check your gums important part of your smile, and they also help you chew tains bacteria (say: bak-teer-ee-uh) that grow on your teeth over to make sure they’re strong and healthy. The dentist will also foods like crunchy apples or yummy pizza. Brushing and floss- time. Plaque that isn’t removed from your teeth can cause check the way your top and bottom teeth work together. This is ing are important, but you also need to visit your dentist reg- decay, or a cavity (say: kah-vuh-tee). called your bite. If there might be a problem with your bite, you ularly to keep your teeth strong and healthy. Let’s learn more Next comes brushing and flossing. The dental hygienist will may be referred to an orthodontist (say: or-tho-don-tist). This is about what happens at the dentist’s office. brush your teeth with a special toothbrush and toothpaste. The a doctor who specializes in correcting the shape or positions of toothbrush has a small, round tip that moves around and all your teeth through orthodontia, or braces. The dentist will What does the dentist do? around to clean your teeth. The toothpaste might taste like your study your X-rays (looking for cavities or other problems) and The dentist is a doctor who is specially trained to care for own toothpaste at home, but it will feel a little grittier - almost ask if you have any questions about your teeth. Your dentist teeth. When you visit for a checkup, your dentist will look at like sand. Then the dental hygienist will floss your teeth and may also prescribe fluoride drops or tablets for you to take every your teeth and gums to check for any problems. The dentist show you the proper way to brush and floss your teeth at home. day at home. also wants to make sure your teeth are developing properly as Flossinginvolves using a piece of waxy string called dental floss you grow. It’s important to visit your dentist every 6 months to get in between your teeth and remove food particles that Presents from the dentist to make sure you’re taking good care of your teeth and that your brush can’t reach. When your checkup is over, the dentist usually will have a your teeth and gums are healthy. Checking for cavities present for you! The gift is often a free toothbrush or dental During your visit, the dental hygienist will take X-rays, or pic- floss to use at home or some sugar-free gum. What happens at the dentist’s office? tures, of your teeth. X-rays are like superhuman vision. They can After your name is called in the waiting room, you’ll go into show cavities hiding between your teeth and problems beneath What happens if I have a cavity? an exam room and sit down in a big, comfortable chair that is your gums. A cavity is a decayed, or rotted, part of a tooth. It If you have a cavity, you’ll probably have to come back to the like a huge recliner. The chair will have a place to rest your head does not hurt to get an X-ray and it takes only a few seconds. dentist’s office for another visit. At that time, the dentist will and lots of room for you to stretch out your legs. Next to the The dental hygienist will place a thick blanket over your chest remove the decayed part from your tooth with special dental chair may be a little sink with a cup that you can use to rinse (to protect your body from the high-energy waves) and put a tools. Then the decayed area will be filled with materials that out your mouth as your teeth are being cleaned. During the piece of plastic (that holds the X-ray film) into your mouth. As will keep your tooth strong and healthy, like tooth-colored or exam, your teeth will be cleaned, flossed, and checked for cavi- you gently bite down on the plastic, you’ll have to be very still silver fillings. ties. for a few seconds while the dental hygienist snaps the picture. As soon as you sit down in the dental chair, the dentist will Cleaning and flossing give you a tiny shot of an anesthetic (say: ah-nus-theh-tik), a One of the first people you’ll meet at the dentist’s office is Fluoride treatments medicine that numbs the area around the tooth. Your mouth the dental hygienist (say: hi-jeh-nist). A dental hygienist is a per- Next it’s time for your fluoride (say: floor-ide) treatment. may be numb for a little while after you leave the dentist’s son who knows all about keeping teeth and gums clean and Fluoride is a natural mineral that makes your teeth strong and office, but the anesthetic will soon wear off and you’ll be left healthy. The dental hygienist will look inside your mouth to helps prevent cavities. At the dentist’s office, a fluoride gel or with a beautiful smile! make sure your teeth are growing properly and your gums are foam will be applied to your teeth. Most dental offices offer fluo- healthy. A bright, overhead light will shine down into your ride treatments with flavoring, like bubble gum or grape. The www.kidshealth.org mouth like a giant flashlight so the dental hygienist can get a fluoride treatment will take about 1 to 4 minutes. The dental good look inside your mouth. hygienist will probably tell you not to eat or drink anything The dental hygienist will clean and polish your teeth, using (including water) for 30 minutes after the fluoride treatment. Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
ihanna was booed for turning up late at ness. On Tuesday, Rihanna hit the stage at a concert in Boston, but the audience in 10:15 pm to cheers at the Barclays Center in RNew York cheered her on even though Brooklyn, NY, where A$AP Rocky also per- she didn’t start on time the following night. formed. She sang a number of her hits, Boston.com reported that fans at the TD including “We Found Love,” “Diamonds” and Garden on Monday booed the singer for start- “Umbrella.”— AP ing her concert at 10:30 pm EDT instead of her scheduled 9 pm, and without opening act Singer Rihanna per- A$AP Rocky. Doors had opened at 7:30 pm. forms at the Barclays A representative for Rihanna didn’t Center on Tuesday in respond to an email about the singer’s late- New York. — AP
Shakira on her post-baby
ustrian filmmaker Michael Haneke yesterday won one of Spain’s highest honours, the Prince of Asturias prize Afor arts, with the panel hailing him as one of leading body: ‘I look decent’ figures in European contemporary cinema. The 71-year-old Oscar winner edged out 32 other contenders to take the olombian superstar Shakira is learning 50,000-euro ($65,000) award, one of eight given in different how to balance her demanding work fields by the Asturias Foundation each year. Cschedule with being a new mom one The prize jury praised Haneke for “his relentless, personal day at a time. “It’s part of motherhood you exposure of reality”. “His penetrating, radical gaze on society know,” she said of juggling personal and pro- has allowed him to explore uncharted terrain to become one fessional life. “You got to figure it out as you of the leading auteurs of contemporary European cinema,” it go.” The 36-year-old singer and her soccer said in a statement. Haneke’s latest film “Amour”, about a star boyfriend Gerard Pique welcomed their couple trying to come to terms with sickness and old age, first child, Milan Pique Mebarak, on Jan 22. won the Oscar for best foreign movie in February after win- “He’s great. He’s so mellow, but he’s very alert ning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year. The too,” she said in an interview Wednesday movie stars two French film legends, Emmanuelle Riva, 85, night at House of Blues in West Hollywood, and Jean-Louis Trintignant, who is 81. They play a loving, eld- Calif. “It’s like he knows what’s going on erly Parisian couple. When Anne, played by Riva, has a stroke, around him. He knows when someone comes her husband is left to care for her. in the room or comes out. He’s something.” Haneke achieved international fame in 1997 with “Funny Shakira joined fellow “The Voice” coaches Games”, a psychological thriller about two young men who Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Usher at a hold a family hostage and torture them with sadistic games. red carpet event celebrating the NBC signing “When I make a movie, I want people to feel emotions and if I competition’s top 12 finalists. “The Voice” achieve this I am happy,” he told reporters in Madrid in host Carson Daly said baby Milan has been a February during the presentation of another project, his stag- welcome addition to the kid friendly set, ing of Mozart opera “Cosi Fan Tutte”. Cuban choreographer which features regular visits from Daly’s Carlos Acosta Quesada, Serbian artist Marina Abramovic, young brood, Usher’s children and Levine’s Estonian composer Arvo Part and US painter Bruce Nauman nephews. were among the other contenders for the award. “With Milan it’s a full blown nursery!” Daly The prize is awarded each year to a person, group or insti- said of Shakira’s baby-proofed double-wide tution whose work in cinema, dance, music or other forms of trailer. “It’s just like Shakira’s door opens and art “constitute a significant contribution to mankind’s cultur- ‘It’s a Small World’ starts playing. It’s built for al heritage”. Last year it went to Spanish architect Rafael Milan. And it’s really special and it’s cool. Moneo. Other previous winners include Oscar-winning We’re like a little family.” But according to Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, Grammy-winning US Shakira, it’s not the children who cause the singer Bob Dylan and British architect Norman Foster.—AFP most trouble. “It’s like a kindergarten because these guys are already babies. They’re babies!” she joked of her fellow coaches. When it comes to getting those famous hips back into pre-baby shape, Shakira said she’s still working on it. “I still have a long way to go. I still have a few pounds over to lose,” she said. “I look decent.”— AP
Shakira arrives at ‘The Voice’ season 4 red carpet event Michael Haneke at the House of Blues on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 in Los Angeles. — AP Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
This undated publicity photo released by Warner Bros Pictures shows Leonardo DiCaprio This undated publicity photo released by courtesy Warner Bros Pictures shows, from left, as Jay Gatsby in Warner Bros. Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan in Warner Bros. Fitzgerald’s Hollywood ending followed sad death as-beens in Hollywood usually stay that way. Yet one his literary idol, now a Hollywood hack, sinks into an alcoholic writer who died there nearly forgotten 73 years ago breakdown. “As Schulberg wasn’t able to keep him on the Hhad one of the most remarkable posthumous revivals wagon, and in fact got dragged into the drunken spree, that in literary history. F Scott Fitzgerald is back on the big-screen maybe suggested to other producers that Fitzgerald not only with Leonardo DiCaprio and director Baz Luhrmann’s “The was unreliable but a bad influence on those he worked with,” Great Gatsby,” a story adapted for film and television more Birchard said. “Even with the best of intentions, it was not a than half a dozen times since the silent-movie era, when it was wise thing to hire him.” published to scant sales in 1925. Like many prose authors, Fitzgerald could not adapt to stu- Within a couple of decades after Fitzgerald’s death in 1940, dio formulas and collaborative projects. His dialogue often “Gatsby” was acknowledged as a masterpiece and the author was stylized speech that read well on the page but might ring was recognized as one of America’s greatest for a body of false on screen, while he wrote long descriptive passages that work that includes “Tender Is the Night,” “This Side of were useless in a screenplay. “Part of the answer is, he truly Paradise” and “The Love of the Last Tycoon,” the unfinished was an artist. He was in it at that point of time for the money, Hollywood saga he’d been writing when he died. A huge irony but he had visions of truly being a literary writer rather than considering no one was reading Fitzgerald when he was grinding out a script that had this many lines,” said Donelle scrambling for screenplay work toward the end of his life. Dadigan, president of the Hollywood Museum. “He couldn’t There’s even a small irony in the place he died of a heart attack turn his art into a craft.” Fitzgerald wrote about what he knew, at 44. It was the home of his companion, gossip columnist so his hard partying and slacker ways were reflected in his fic- Sheila Graham, in the heart of an industry town where his tion, including his Pat Hobby stories featuring a screenwriting supreme art never meshed with the studios’ need for product. alter-ego, a scheming scribbler always angling for paying gigs It’s also half a block from where the Directors Guild of America that required no work. headquarters now stands. That contributed to “God is a great stage manager. God is the greatest director his reputation as an of all time for images of pathos,” Luhrmann said. “Fitzgerald, undependable scribe. He just think for all that he gave to us, he had a very rough trot. It even chronicled his is very sad. If he could only know how many people went on decline from literary won- to read that novel and how universal it has become.” der boy to despondent Luhrmann’s “Gatsby” stars DiCaprio in the title role as the fab- failure in a series of ulously rich mystery man who’s really a hopeless, doomed essays published as “The romantic, befriending impressionable neighbor Nick Carraway Crack Up.” “He was his This is a 1926 file photo of American author F Scott (Tobey Maguire) to help revive a lost love with Nick’s cousin own worst publicist,” said Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda, and daughter, Scotty, in Daisy (Carey Mulligan). FX Feeney, a film critic their Paris apartment. — AP photos Fitzgerald himself had several unsuccessful stints as a and screenwriter (Roger the Last Tycoon” was inspired by studio wunderkind Irving screenwriter in Hollywood, the last beginning in the late Corman’s “Frankenstein Thalberg and could have restored Fitzgerald’s reputation had 1930s, when he was under contract with MGM, contributing Unbound”) who is trying he lived to finish it. fitfully to scripts to pay off debts and cover medical bills for his to interest the makers of Instead, it took a gradual rediscovery by readers and wife, Zelda, who was in a mental hospital. His reputation for “Boardwalk Empire” in a Hollywood alike to pull Fitzgerald out of oblivion. Since the boozing and carousing were Fitzgerald’s undoing; though he set of episodes featuring author’s death, Alan Ladd and Robert Redford preceded worked on a number of films, including “Gone with the Wind,” Fitzgerald as a character DiCaprio in the title role of versions of “The Great Gatsby,” This undated photo shows his only screenwriting credit came for the 1938 war romance during a trip to Atlantic while Brad Pitt starred in 2008’s Fitzgerald adaptation “The author Francis Scott Fitzgerald. “Three Comrades.” “I don’t think that anyone would argue that City to open a play in the Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” based on one of his short Fitzgerald wasn’t the architect of his own failure in 1920s. “Catholic boys stories. “In some ways, it’s the kind of ending, a reclamation Hollywood,” said Robert S. Birchard, an editor at the American have the confessional urge of confessing their sins, so any that he probably would have appreciated,” said Kirk Curnutt, Film Institute who wrote a cover story on “Gatsby” screen time he screwed up, he put it in a story.” an English professor at Troy University in Montgomery, Ala., adaptations for the May issue of the group’s American Film The truth was that toward the end, Fitzgerald was strug- and author of “A Historical Guide to F. Scott Fitzgerald” and journal. gling to give up the booze, much as depicted in the 2002 TV “The Cambridge Introduction to F. Scott Fitzgerald.” “He cer- A disastrous collaboration with admirer Budd Schulberg on movie “Last Call,” starring Jeremy Irons as the author as he tainly would have rather died famous and at the top of his the screenplay for a film called “Winter Carnival” was works on “The Last Tycoon.” “He generally was fighting for craft, but there was something very self-defeating about Fitzgerald’s final downfall in Hollywood, Birchard said. sobriety,” Feeney said. “He had a few lapses, but he was three- Fitzgerald. He tended to perpetuate his failures in some ways. Schulberg used the experience as the basis for his novel “The fourths sober the way the earth is three-fourths water.” So story-wise, his revitalization of the past 60 years, it’s a fitting Disenchanted,” chronicling a young writer’s disillusionment as Adapted into a film itself, starring Robert De Niro, “The Love of sort of Gatsby-esque ending.” — AP Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Jackson estate blasts child sex ‘monster’ lawsuit
Elena Zhidkova in the role of Venus and Daniel Frank as Tannhaeuser playing a scene of the opera “Tannhaeuser”.
This undated recent handout picture released by the Deutsche Oper am Rhein opera house shows actors playing a scene of the opera “Tannhaeuser” by German composer Richard Wagner at the Deutsche Oper am Rhen in Duesseldorf, western Germany. — AFP File photo shows Michael Jackson waving as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria, California. — AFP Nazi version of Wagner ichael Jackson’s estate has slammed a new law- suit filed in Los Angeles claiming that the late MKing of Pop, who died in 2009, was a “monster” opera shut down in Germany and child molester. Australian choreographer Wade Robson has filed a claim alleging “childhood sexual Nazi-themed production of Richard undressed and having their heads shaved tic love. The nixed version transforms abuse,” despite testifying at a 2005 molestation trial that Wagner’s “Tannhauser” opera has before being murdered by Nazi henchmen, Venusberg into a Nazi crime scene, provok- the star never touched him, the Los Angeles Times report- Abeen cancelled in Duesseldorf after while another made a vivid allusion to gas ing boos from the audience 30 minutes ed. Lawyers for Robson, who stayed at the singer’s realistic death scenes distressed audience chambers, with naked figures in glass into the premiere. Neverland Ranch as a teenager, filed the lawsuit on May 1 members, the opera house said yesterday. cubes slowly engulfed in artificial fog, Michael Szentei-Heise, head of the asking an LA judge to let him make a late claim as creditor The Rheinoper said it was aware that the German media reported. Theatre director Duesseldorf Jewish community said the in Jackson’s estate, it said. concept and its implementation would be Burkhard Kosminki refused to make adaptation was “in bad taste”, without call- “Michael Jackson was a monster and in their hearts “controversial”. “But it was with great changes to the show and the opera house ing for it to be cancelled. He told German every normal person knows it,” Robson lawyer Henry astonishment that we noted that some explained it could not continue presenting press agency DPA that while Wagner was Gradstein told AFP in a statement claiming Robson had a scenes, in particular very realistic execution it in its current form. The opera will instead certainly an “ardent anti-Semite ... he had breakdown last year. “He collapsed under the stress and scenes, caused physical and psychological be shown as a concert performance from nothing to do with the Holocaust.” This sexual trauma of what had happened to him for seven distress to a number of spectators who had yesterday. year marks the 200th anniversary of the years as a child. He lived with the brainwashing by a sexu- to seek medical help,” read a statement on In Wagner’s original the opera takes German composer’s birth, and the bicen- al predator until the burden of it all crushed him.” Jackson, the Rheinoper’s website. place in Venusberg-mountain abode of the tennial is being celebrated in various parts dogged for years by child molestation charges, was One scene showed a family getting Roman goddess and a symbol of hedonis- of the world. — AFP acquitted after a high-profile trial in 2005. But his career never recovered, and he died in 2009 while rehearsing for a doomed comeback tour. Impressionist ‘chef’ Gradstein cited Jackson as having told the young Richard Madden Robson: “If anyone ever finds out about what we did, we will go to jail for the rest of our lives” and “our lives will be cooks up record art sale ruined forever.” “This kind of intimidation of a child by a Cast as Prince in sexual predator is tragically characteristic and effective, n Impressionist oil keeping them quiet about the abuse-often for a lifetime,” painting depicting a said Gradstein. Howard Weitzman, a lawyer for Jackson’s Disney’s ‘Cinderella’ Achef in his white uni- estate, called Robson’s claim “outrageous and pathetic. form fetched a tasty $18 mil- “This is a young man who has testified at least twice under isney has cast “Game of Thrones” actor Richard lion on Wednesday, the most oath over the past 20 years and said in numerous inter- Madden in the role of the Prince in its upcoming live- ever paid at auction for a views that Michael Jackson never did anything inappropri- action movie “Cinderella,” the company said work by the artist Chaim ate to him or with him,” Weitzman added. D Soutine. Soutine’s “Le Petit Wednesday. Madden, who plays Robb Stark in HBO’s hit drag- “Now, nearly four years after Michael has passed, this ons-and-swords fantasy series, Patissier” (The Little Pastry sad and less than credible claim has been made. We are joins a cast that includes Cate Chef), was the highlight of confident that the court will see this for what it is.” Blanchett as the wicked step- the Christie’s auction in New Robson’s lawyer said the lawsuit was filed “under seal”- mother. “Wrath of the Titans” York. It was estimated before “Le petit patissier” by meaning details are not revealed. “The irony here is that and “Downton Abbey” actress the sale to be worth $16-22 Chaim Soutine is on display we were the ones who filed under seal and still tried to Lily James is playing the title million. Christie’s said during a preview of keep it secret. Amidst all the accusations of a financial role. Soutine’s rosy-cheeked chef, Christie’s Impressionist and motive, no amount of damages is even listed in our Kenneth Branagh is directing the sixth of a renowned series Modern Art sales in New papers,” he said. the film. Producing duties are painted in about 1927, set an York on May 3, 2013. — AFP “There are significant legal issues involved in this case being handled by Alli Shearmur auction record for the that have the potential to impact lives beyond just our and Simon Kinberg. Disney Russian-born French artist. The previous highest result for any client. But the Jackson money machine, in which everyone bought the pitch for the big- of his works was $17.2 million in London in 2007. is indeed financially motivated, is at it once again to keep screen take on the classic folk Marc Chagall’s unusual “Three Acrobats” was the second the truth from coming out. This time, it won’t work.” tale from writer Aline Brosh most expensive work at the sale in Manhattan, selling for $13 Jackson’s mother Katherine is currently suing AEG Live, McKenna, whose credits include million, well over the $6-9 million estimate. However, Andre the promoters of his would-be tour, for negligently hiring “The Devil Wears Prada,” in 2010. Derain’s 1905 “Portrait de Madame Matisse au kimono,” esti- doctor Conrad Murray, convicted over the star’s death In addition to “Game of Thrones” and, now, “Cinderella,” mated at $15-20 million, notably failed to find a buyer. from an overdose of the anesthetic propofol. The 82-year- Madden will star in the upcoming romantic drama “A Christie’s had heralded the painting of Matisse’s wife is “the old Jackson family matriarch has been in court most days Promise.” Set in Germany in the days prior to WWI, the Patrice most important portrait” ever auctioned by Derain, the co- since the wrongful death trial, expected to last at least Leconte film focuses on a married woman who falls in love founder of Fauvism. There was better news for Egon Schiele’s three months, started last week. — AFP with her husband’s teacher. — Reuters “Selbstbildnis mit Modell (Fragment),” from 1913. —AFP Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Punk finds its place in hallowed halls of Met
unk and high fashion can now share the newsprint, even mailing envelopes. same stage, and a new Costume Institute Again, there’s a paradox in that the rebellious Pexhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of punks could have inspired all the politically cor- Art, “Punk: Chaos to Culture,” celebrates that rect slogans that remind us to “reduce, reuse influence. It’s an enduring irony that probably and recycle.” Top designers certainly tapped makes punk’s rebellious originators cringe - and into them, too, with Gareth Pugh’s dress that might make those wearing expensive couture uses bits of garbage bags for a featherlike effect, dresses with heavy hardware and sexy slashes a little uncomfortable, too. But when you rip back the shock value of dresses made with garbage bags, others held together by safety pins or sta- ples, skirts with strategic slashes and T-shirts fronted with provocative sayings, punk largely stood on the principles of individuality and authenticity, both so greatly valued in a DIY, Internet-savvy culture. “Despite its best intentions, punk has come to symbolize integrity and authenticity,” said
A design, center, by Christopher Bailey for Burberry. accoutrements that dot the recreated Westwood-McLaren’s Kings Road shop, Clothes for Heroes, in London, including a heavy-hand- set telephone, cassette tape and big-box TV set. And the site of a recreated - and dirty - rock club CBGB’s bathroom inside the hallowed Met is equally impactful and interesting. Bowles said punk was the forerunner to grunge, which also made some tastemakers cringe when Marc Jacobs first put it on the runway in the early ‘90s. Vivian Westwood and Lily Cole attend the Costume Institute Gala for the “PUNK: Chaos to Couture” exhibition.
John Galliano’s Christian Dior newsprint dress and the bubble-wrap looks from Alexander McQueen’s 2006 Rubbish Collection. Overt sexu- ality certainly was part of the punk culture, and how could dramatic designers resist that? A late 1970’s ensemble of fashion by Gianni Versace’s safety-pin dress practically Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren is made Elizabeth Hurley a household name in shown at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 1994, and the red harness gown that Hilary exhibit, “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” Monday, Rhoda wore in the Dior 2007 haute couture May 6, 2013 in New York. — AP/AFP photos show also on display certainly turned heads. Then, there is the barely there finale look by Andrew Bolton, curator of the exhibit, at a pre- StefanoGabbana, Katy Perry and Maison Martin Margiela. To call it minimalist view Monday. The exhibit opened to the public Domenico Dolce. doesn’t do it justice. yesterday. Punk was born in the 1970s out of a Rhoda hosted the joint red-carpet report by movement that embraced anarchy, and its fash- Just look at where the flannel shirt and henley T Vogue and the Met for Monday night’s fundrais- ion reflected that. - and Jacobs’ prestige - are now, however. ing gala that gave a sneak peek of “Chaos to “Punk fashion started from the street and “Punk was so potent and powerful, it was a Couture” to celebrities, designers and top mod- percolated up, and suddenly couture seemed movement that just clicked,” said Bowles. “Even els. She said she tried to go with a punk-inspired out of touch and not relevant,” said Hamish if it was subliminally, it changed how we all look, a sheer sparkly top and leather pants by Bowles, Vogue’s international editor at large. think about dressing, even to people who might Wes Gordon, that would capture the edgy spirit “Designers had to find a way to get in on it.” have been revolted by it at the time.” Bolton of punk without looking like a costume. By now, the Dolce & Gabbana graffiti- said he wanted to represent the two driving Singer Debbie Harry of Blondie and designer splashed ball gowns or Burberry leather jacket forces of punk fashion: the angrier, political Westwood, both key punk players, attended, covered in ultra-sharp spikes worn over a deli- statements coming from London punks and the and both were represented in the exhibit inside. cate lace cocktail dress would be very much at more music-centric, club-kid predecessors in (Harry wore a studded Tommy Hilfiger jacket home on the catwalk or in the pages of Vogue. New York. They eventually came together to and a skull hair accessory. Westwood was And as the collective eye has adjusted to some wear leather garments that played on the dressed in a pastel ballgown and cape covered of the distressed looks that seemed so revolu- themes of peace, love, war, pornography and with a “Truth” pin of Bradley Manning, the army tionary then, leading designers of the day, bondage; hardware decorations such as grom- private involved in the Wikileaks espionage including Vivienne Westwood, who with partner mets, studs, zippers and spikes that made them case.) Malcolm McLaren put naked men on shirts that seem tough and untouchable; chaotic silhou- “Some people, including punks, would prob- gave literal meaning to graphic Ts, have since ettes that put pants where the sleeves should ably wonder if this (exhibit) belongs here in the designed Oscar gowns for the likes of Helen go, fronts where the backs belong and bare museum, but it has had an enduring impact on Mirren. spots where one is expecting a little coverage; fashion and everything in the arts, so they’re What might be more unsettling to exhibit and materials that quite literally came from the here, even if they’re kicking and screaming,” said visitors is how nostalgic they might feel for the Linda Evangelista street, including plastic trash bags, discarded Bolton. — AP Lifestyle FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
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ttavio Missoni, the patriarch of textile factory and produced shawls. The its fashion output, on the runways of the iconic fashion brand of couple started their own business with Milan and in stores worldwide as their Ozigzag-patterned knitwear that an artisan’s shop producing knitwear in brand went global. has added a classy touch of color and Gallarate, near Milan. At the beginning, The Missonis, who often wore their style to countless well-dressed women, they produced athletic wear, likely own creations in everyday life, first died yesterday in northern Italy. He was inspired by Missoni himself, who had showed their collection in Milan in 1966. 92. A statement issued by Missoni SpA been a track-and-field star, specializing The next year, a show in Florence of said he “passed away serenely” in his in 400-meter races and hurdles. He won transparent tops sparked outrage, but home in the town of Sumirago yester- several national medals, and competed they were ahead of a fashion trend that day. The town, near the city of Varese, is in the 1948 Olympics.The company would later sprout in Europe. Their sig- also home to the company headquar- ters. It was a second sorrow for the fami- ly in a matter of months. Earlier this year, Ottavio’s eldest child, company CEO Vittorio Missoni, 58, disappeared with his wife and four others while flying in a small plane during a vacation to a Venezuelan island. They were never found, and the cause of the disappear- ance remains a mystery. Ottavio Missoni founded the compa- ny in 1953, along with his wife, Rosita Jelmini, who survives him. They went on to create a fashion dynasty, with the In this photo taken on March 22, 2012 couple’s three children and their off- Italian fashion designer Ottavio Missoni spring involved in expanding the brand. is flanked by his wife Rosita Jelimini in The company’s creative director is the Milan, Italy. —AP/AFP photos couple’s daughter, Angela, while a third the Whitney Museum in New York. New child, Luca, works in a technical role in York’s Metropolitan Museum has also the company. Family-run companies are showcased their creations. a hallmark of Italian businesses, com- The Missoni fashion house has also This file picture taken on February 27, 2011 during the Women’s fashion monly beginning with a small company created costumes for La Scala, the Milan week in Milan shows Italian designer Angela Missoni acknowledging the and slowly expanding with the help of opera house. Expanding the fashion audience together with her father Ottavio at the end of the Missoni Fall- often fiercely loyal employees. Born on dynasty, Ottavio and Rosita Missoni’s Winter 2011-2012 ready-to-wear collection. Feb 11, 1921, in what is now Dubrovnik, granddaughter, Margherita, has promot- a picturesque Adriatic coastal city in expanded, eventually constructing its nature fashions have a reputation for ed Missoni perfume and starred in Croatia, Missoni was fond of saying he main factory in Sumirago. But the philos- wearability and for surviving many sea- advertising campaigns. D’Emilio and AP came into the fashion business practical- ophy of applying an artisan’s eye to sons of changing fashion whims. Among Fashion Writer Daniela Petroff con- ly by accident. His wife’s family owned a detail and precision continued to shape the exhibits honoring them was one by tributed from Rome. — AP FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
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Tabitha Kelly (center) and her friend, Ben By Morgan Mercer this happen? Often a rescue organization will help bridge Brackman, watch a flur- the gap. About nine out of 10 people who get their dog ry of activity in the liv- from Secondhand Hounds want to share their contact infor- ing room as a reunion of ive brothers and sisters crowd into a quaint yellow mation with adopters from the same litter, said Rachel dogs play in house on a chilly February afternoon for the most Mairose, founder of the Edina-based rescue group. Mairose Minneapolis, Funorthodox of family reunions. The festivities seem said she’s happy to play the go-between. Minnesota. familiar: A banner decorates the doorway, food is laid out on Secondhand Hounds is the reason Lucy’s litter was — MCT photos the dining-room table, and parents struggle to take group reunited this month. At the party in north Minneapolis, pictures. But there are no hugs exchanged, no cheek-pinch- Harlow, one of Lucy’s sisters, raced into the house, snuck a ing from Grandma. Instead, the guests run around in circles, piece of bread off the counter, then dashed outside to wres- lick each other’s faces and get personal with their sniffing tle with Sonny, another sister. “I love watching them play snouts. This party has gone to the dogs. because I know the story,” said Suzanne Berg, Sonny’s “When you first say, ‘I’m having a (reunion) party for my “mom.” For the owners, the reunion is a true celebration _ a dog,’ people look at you like you’re that crazy dog lady. But happy ending for a litter of puppies that started out in life when you explain it to them, people think it’s cool,” said with many strikes against them. Allison Rase, one of five adopters who helped organize this The pups were almost euthanized at a crowded shelter in reunion _ a first birthday party for her rescued pit bull mix, Missouri last year after being found, motherless, along a Lucy, and four of the dog’s siblings. highway. Secondhand Hounds rescued the puppies and Pets are often considered a part of the family _ but what placed them in various homes throughout the Twin Cities. about their real family? Thanks to social media and dedicat- “I’m a momma now,” Berg, 41, said of Sonny. It’s no secret that many dog owners treat their pets like children. Fadal, the wellness expert, said it’s only natural for dog parents to seek out friends for their “children.” Especially when those playmates are siblings. “They just picked up where they left off,” Rase, 28, said. Rase, who lives in St. Louis Park, Minn., adopted Lucy _ one of three chocolate-brown pups. Normally shy and cau- tious, Lucy barreled into the back yard when she saw her brothers and sisters. Like proud parents, the owners pointed out the dogs’ striking similarities and noticeable differences. Lucy and Harlow are uncontrollable lickers; their barks sound identical. Roman and Weston love to cuddle. Weston is the odd one out with his curly tail. “We are all very differ- ent,” said Berg, of Minneapolis. “But we all love our dogs the same.” That shared love builds trust within a group of near- strangers. Rase used to travel three hours so her fiance’s mother could watch Lucy. She didn’t trust anyone else. Now the protective parent needs to drive only 20 minutes to drop off Lucy with one of her siblings. “That’s a crazy thing for me,” she said. Just as Facebook has allowed Grandma to better connect with her tech-savvy grandchildren, the social network has had an integral role in bringing dog families together. Several times a year, Eileen Hill helps plan play dates for her black lab, Millie, and two of the dog’s siblings, Teeny and Stanley. It’s like a “Mommy and Me” group, she said. (From left) Pets Initially, Hill connected with the litter’s other black lab Weston, Sony, ed pet-rescue groups, more dog owners are attempting to owners on Facebook after tagging photos of their dogs. Harlow, Roman and reconnect their pooches with long-lost litter mates. Facebook made it easy to share pictures and reach out to Lucy pose for a While it might sound extreme, adopters say socializing a each other on a daily basis. group photo with dog with other four-legged playmates _ especially their sib- “We’re crazy dog people,” said Hill, of Lake Elmo, Minn. their owners at the lings _ can have a positive impact on both animal and own- The women turn to each other for clues on how to fix an dog party. er. For the humans in this equation, the reunions breed trust upset dog stomach. They support each other on anniver- among protective owners who are concerned about all saries of former pet passings. They come together over aspects of their dogs’ lives. advocacy issues dealing with animal mistreatment. “It’s a Jenn Fadal, a pet wellness expert from Tampa, Fla., said friendship like no other I’ve ever had,” Hill said.— MCT she’s seeing an uptick in the number of clients reuniting their furry companions with brothers and sisters. How does Stars FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
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Daily SuDoku Yesterday’s Solution Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Back to work for Masters champion Scott
PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Winning the Masters was the ulti- TPC Sawgrass in 2004 as a 24-year-old. “I hopefully can take Ernie Els to seize the Claret Jug. mate high for Australian Adam Scott. But after taking a few my head out of the clouds and come back down to earth “Golf is a very fine line. I think we all know that,” Scott weeks off to bask in the glow of a cherished accomplish- and play some good golf,” added the Australian, who is said. “The difference between winning and not for the last ment, the 32-year-old Scott said on Wednesday it was time grouped with world number two Rory McIlroy and Steve couple of years for me has been balancing on a knife’s edge. to come down from cloud nine and build on his legacy at Stricker for the first two rounds. “It could be the start of a “I felt last year like I could have won three of the majors with the Players Championship starting late yesterday. great year for me out here on the tour.” With that in mind, pivotal moments going my way or not, and I didn’t win any “I’ve had a really nice break since the Masters, which I world number three Scott decided to put off a trip back of them. “Overall the biggest difference for me is I’ve had a had planned anyway, but it was even better because I was home to celebrate his Masters victory. “I wanted to see my real belief in my ability that I can win big tournaments.” floating around on the clouds the last three weeks,” he said. mom and my sister and my friends and also share in the cel- Scott said he did not think winning his first major would “It’s been an overwhelming time for me, especially in the ebrations with all the golf fans in Australia,” he said. “It was change his life, but recognized the impact his Masters win immediate period after winning the Masters. Just so many an incredible response to winning. The Prime Minister of would have on his professional status. people reached out to me, I was blown away. “That comes Australia called me. I was overwhelmed. “Maybe in the history books it is because you’re written from everywhere, especially Australia, but over here as well.” “But we have a plan in place and it’s hopefully not going into that history book of winning a major and it will never His dramatic playoff victory over Argentina’s Angel to stop with the Masters. I want to keep focused while I can be taken out of there,” he added. Cabrera produced his maiden major triumph, a break- and try to make this my biggest year yet. I think we can rus- “For me, it’s probably going to be the pinnacle of my through resonating all the more as it marked the first tle up some celebration when I get home at the end of the career...as first Australian to win the Masters. But it’s also not Masters won by an Australian. year.” A protege of Australian great Greg Norman, who the end for me.” Scott said he does not still wake up think- Scott said he normally likes to take about a week off to came agonisingly close on several occasions to winning the ing about his Masters triumph. “But when I walk in the clos- decompress after a major, but this time added another Masters, Scott showed great promise early in his career but et and I put the green jacket on every morning, I do,” he week before returning to practice. may just now be poised to fully realise that potential. Scott said, laughing, though he admitted to having some postpar- “The swing was still feeling good, and you get itchy feet rose up at Augusta National nine months after squandering tum pangs. “I’ve missed it the last couple of days. It’s the first and you’re ready to get back out here and compete,” said a four-shot lead at the British Open with four holes to play couple of days I haven’t had it with me. That’s been a lot of Scott, who won the prestigious Players Championship at the through a string of four successive bogeys that allowed fun just wearing it around the house.” — Reuters
McIlroy tries to change his fortunes at Sawgrass Bruins drop Leafs PONTE VEDRA BEACH: Rory McIlroy won two major champi- onships at age 23. He was the youngest player since Tiger TORONTO: David Krejci scored his third Woods to reach No. 1 in the world. He was won the money goal of the night at 13:06 of overtime titles on the PGA Tour and European Tour in the same season. Wednesday, giving the Boston Bruins a 4-3 Now if he can just break par on the TPC at Sawgrass. Or at win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and a 3-1 least make it to the weekend. McIlroy keeps showing signs lead in their playoff series. that his game his emerging from an early season slump. His Krejci beat James Reimer with a shot next stop is Thursday in The Players Championship, a tourna- from the faceoff circle after coming down ment that hasn’t been kind to him in his three previous trips. the left wing. The Bruins are 15-2 when He has missed the cut every time, never posting a score leading a best-of-seven series 3-1. And better than 72. So what’s the problem? “The first year I came Toronto is 2-12-1 in its last 15 games in here, I was in Vegas the week before. That didn’t help,” Boston. Joffrey Lupul, Cody Franson and McIlroy said with a boyish smile. “The second year was my Clarke MacArthur scored for Toronto. 21st birthday. That didn’t help.” And last year? “I don’t have Patrice Bergeron added a goal for Boston, an excuse,” he said. Upon leaving last year, he said his career with captain Zdeno Chara collecting four was young and he would have another 20 years, hopefully, assists. playing this tournament. And Goalies Tuukka Rask and Reimer were if didn’t get the hang of it by both busy in an end-to-end overtime, with then, something would be Toronto’s Matt Frattin hitting Rask’s goal- wrong. post. He’s still learning, though a few holes in his practice RANGERS 4, CAPITALS 3 round Wednesday also In New York, Dan Girardi and Derek showed he was picking up Stepan scored third-period goals for the some of the nuances. York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal McIlroy was perplexed lead and then held on to get even in the while playing the sixth hole best-of-seven series. Wednesday. He hit two shots Girardi ripped a shot from above the left off the tee, one in the fairway circle, off a feed from Derick Brassard, to and one in the rough, about give the Rangers the lead again with a the same distance. He hit an power-play goal 59 seconds into the third. iron with the ball in the fair- The advantage was created by Jason PONTE VEDRA BEACH: way, pin-high about 15 feet Chimera’s interference penalty at the end Rory McIlroy of Northern left of the flag. He used the of the second. Ireland plays a shot from same club from the rough and Stepan made it 4-2 at 6:02, scoring into the 11th tee during watched it sail over the green. a wide-open net at the end of a give-and- round one of The Players That’s the trouble with this go play in front with Carl Hagelin, who had Championship. —AFP rough. It’s not very high, and a goal and two assists. TORONTO: Cody Franson No. 4 of the Toronto Maple Leafs watches an incom- the ball can jump out of there. Game 5 will be back in Washington on ing shot against the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the Eastern Conference As he played the par-5 ninth, caddie J.P. Fitzgerald reminded Friday before the series returns to Madison Quarterfinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. — AFP him that it’s best to lay up on the hole. McIlroy smashed his Square Garden on Sunday. The home team tee shot and his caddie told him, “You have 266 (yards) to the has won all four games in the first-round ing in regulation and goalie Brian Elliott off Detroit net and fed it in front. Bonino front. Perfect 5-iron.” McIlroy followed his instructions, hit the Eastern Conference matchup. for an extra attacker. That forced overtime scored for the Ducks, who took a 3-2 series shot and then threw down another ball and asked for the 3- for the second time in the series. lead. wood. He missed to the right of the green, shrugged and said, KINGS 3, BLUES 2 The Kings’ Justin Williams scored in the Game 6 is Friday night at Joe Louis “Just wanted to get it out of my system.” In discussing the In St. Louis, Slava Voynov scored on an final minute of Game 1, also in St. Louis. Jeff Arena, where the Ducks will attempt to course, McIlroy is coming to the same conclusion. It’s OK to odd-man rush eight minutes into overtime Carter scored in the opening minute of the close out just their second playoff series be aggressive, as long as he picks the right spots. and the Los Angeles Kings beat the St. second and third periods for the Kings, who victory since winning the Stanley Cup in “I think you’ve got to find a balance around here of being Louis Blues for the third straight time, 3-2 became the first road team to win in the 2007. conservative, but also you have to take on things, as well,” he Wednesday night. series. Johan Franzen and Mikael Samuelsson said. “There is no point in not hitting the driver anywhere The win put the defending Stanley Cup scored for the Red Wings, who had two around here because you’re not going to make enough champions on the verge of surviving the RED WINGS 3, DUCKS 2 brief leads. Jimmy Howard stopped 31 birdies to contend, but you don’t want to be hitting driver first round, leading 3-2 heading to Game 6 In Anaheim, Nick Bonino scored 1:54 shots. Captain Ryan Getzlaf tied it, Kyle everywhere either because you’re going to find trouble. So in Los Angeles on Friday night. into overtime, and the Ducks moved to the Palmieri also scored, and Jonas Hiller made you have to find a balance. —AP Alex Pietrangelo scored on a wrist shot brink of the second round. Defenseman 29 saves in Anaheim’s first victory in three from the point with 44.1 seconds remain- Ben Lovejoy took the puck behind the overtime games in the series. —AP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Phillies fall, Padres advance
SAN FRANCISCO: Andres Torres lined a game- game sweep of the Dodgers, who have dropped Miley allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 tiebreaking infield single with the bases loaded ending single to right field with two outs in the a season-high seven straight games. 2/3 innings, struck out four and walked none. in the ninth off closer Rafael Betancourt and 10th inning, lifting the San Francisco Giants to a Goldschmidt homered to left field in the Heath Bell pitched the ninth to earn his third New York snapped a five-game skid at Coors 4-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phillies on eighth with two outs. He also hit a two-run shot save in four chances. Field. Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Javier Lopez (1-0) off Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw in the sixth. Vernon Wells had a two-run homer in the pitched the 10th for the win after Sergio Romo Wade Miley (3-1) outlasted Kershaw in a INTERLEAGUE first and scored the decisive run when third blew his second save in 14 opportunities, failing matchup of two of the best left-handed starters YANKEES 3, ROCKIES 2 baseman Nolan Arenado couldn’t throw out a to finish off Barry Zito’s gem. Buster Posey hit a in the NL over the past two seasons. In Denver, pinch-hitter Brennan Boesch hit a hustling Boesch after a diving stop. pinch-hit single to start the 10th against Antonio David Robertson (2-0) earned the win by Bastardo (1-1) and was sacrificed to second by working out of a jam in the eighth and Mariano Joaquin Arias. Posey advanced to third on a wild Rivera pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 12 pitch before Torres came through with his fourth chances. It’s the first time New York has won in career game-ending hit. The Giants earned their the Mile High City since June, 19, 2002. fifth walkoff victory. Hunter Pence homered against his former RANGERS 4, BREWERS 1 club for the second time during the three-game In Milwaukee, Derek Holland allowed one run series, but Romo wasn’t his usual spot-on self in over seven shaky innings and the Texas Rangers the ninth. benefited from two Milwaukee baserunning Pence sent a 2-2 pitch into the stands in left blunders to beat the Brewers 4-1 Wednesday field leading off the second for his seventh night. Holland (3-2), who struck out six and homer. Marco Scutaro hit a go-ahead single in walked none, yielded 10 hits - including two in the fifth to score Gregor Blanco after he singled the second, three in the third and three in the and stole second. sixth. He escaped with the help of some sloppy baserunning by the Brewers, who had a runner PADRES 1, MARLINS 0 thrown out at the plate to end the third and In San Diego, Jason Marquis outpitched Ricky another thrown out at third base in the sixth. Nolasco, Yonder Alonso had a sacrifice fly in the Tanner Scheppers pitched the eighth and sixth inning and San Diego completed a three- Joe Nathan finished for his ninth save. The game sweep of Miami. Rangers remain the only team in either league Marquis (4-2) allowed five hits, walked one without a blown save, 10 for 10. Ian Kinsler hit a and struck out three in eight innings, his longest two-run shot for Texas. stint since last Aug. 11th when he had a 5-0 SAN DIEGO: Nick Hundley No. 4 of the San Diego Padres throws to first base to turn a dou- shutout at Pittsburgh. NATIONALS 3 TIGERS 1 ble play as Derek Dietrich No. 51 of the Miami Marlins is out at the plate during the third In Washington, Bryce Harper hit a solo homer Huston Street pitched the ninth to pick up his inning. — AFP eighth save in eight chances. The Padres have and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly, won four straight and 11 of their last 14. Jordan Zimmermann won his NL-leading sixth Nolasco (2-4) gave up one run and four hits, game and Washington for the fifth time in six with one walk and a season-high nine strikeouts Indians see off Athletics games. in seven innings. He had won his four previous Denard Span added a triple and a single for decisions at San Diego, where he dropped to 4-2 Washington, which has won five of six. with a 2.11 ERA in his career. CLEVELAND: An apparent game-tying homer Webster (0-1), making his second career start, Zimmermann (6-1), whose scoreless streak was by Oakland’s Adam Rosales was ruled a double gave up eight runs, six hits and walked three snapped at 20 innings in the third, allowing a CARDINALS 5, CUBS 4 by umpires in the ninth inning, and the while getting only five outs. run on seven hits over seven innings. He fanned In Chicago, Carlos Beltran and Jon Jay drove Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Athletics seven and lowered his ERA to 1.59 in winning his in two runs apiece, and St. Louis won for the sev- 4-3 on Wednesday night. Rosales sent a drive RAYS 10, BLUE JAYS 4 third straight start. enth time in eight games to improve to a major off Indians closer Chris Perez that looked as if it In St. Petersburg, Matt Moore won his sixth Rafael Soriano pitched a scoreless ninth for his 11th save. Jhonny Peralta had two hits for league-best 14-7 on the road. Beltran also had cleared the left-field wall. However, second straight decision to start the season, Evan the Tigers, who had won four straight and nine three hits as St. Louis went 5-1 on a six-game base umpire Angel Hernandez called it a dou- Longoria drove in three runs, and Tampa Bay of 10. Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez (3-3) allowed swing to Milwaukee and Chicago, with the lone ble, and the crew concurred with the original beat Toronto. Moore (6-0) overcame control three runs, two earned, on eight hits and struck loss coming Tuesday in their first game of the ruling after leaving the field to review the video- issues, allowing two runs, six hits and four walks out eight. season against the last-place Cubs. tape. When the umpires returned and told in five innings. The left-hander threw 104 pitch- The Cardinals trailed 4-3 before Beltran sin- Rosales to stay at second, A’s manager Bob es, including 56 strikes, during his seventh start WHITE SOX 6, METS 3 gled in Matt Carpenter in the seventh, and Jay Melvin sprinted onto the field and was immedi- of the year. In New York, Jake Peavy pitched three-hit drove in Yadier Molina with a tiebreaking single ately ejected. TV replays appeared to show the Longoria had a two-run homer and RBI sin- ball in his return from a balky back, Alejandro De against Michael Bowden (1-2) in the eighth. Four ball cleared the yellow stripe and hit a metal gle, and Kelly Johnson had three hits, including Aza had a leadoff homer and Chicago earned a St. Louis relievers combined for 3 2-3 innings of railing above the 19-foot high wall. Perez a two-run shot. The Rays lost the first two wound up loading the bases before getting the games of the series, blowing a seven-run lead split of the two-game interleague series. two-hit ball after Jake Westbrook had his worst Alex Rios homered among his three hits and start this season. Seth Maness (2-0) got five outs final out as the Indians won for the ninth time in Monday and a three-run advantage Tuesday. 10 games. Nick Swisher and Carlos Santana Struggling Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero (0- knocked in two runs for the White Sox. Conor to get the win and Edward Mujica worked the Gillaspie blooped a two-run double off Jeremy ninth for his ninth save in nine opportunities. homered for Cleveland. 2) gave up three run-scoring singles and got just one out during his second outing this year. Hefner (0-4) as Chicago’s struggling hitters final- TWINS 15, RED SOX 8 ly found a few holes. Rios also had an RBI double BRAVES 7, REDS 2 and Paul Konerko a run-scoring single to help In Cincinnati, Dan Uggla hit a pair of solo In Boston, Pedro Florimon had a solo homer ASTROS 3, ANGELS 1 and a two-run double in Minnesota’s season- In Houston, Bud Norris pitched into the the last-place White Sox take the finale of a 4-4 homers and Juan Francisco added his first career road trip. Peavy (4-1) got some prime help on grand slam as Atlanta recovered from a stunning high, seven-run second inning that carried the ninth inning and Chris Carter homered for the Twins to a rout over Boston. second straight game to help Houston over Los defense from shortstop Alexei Ramirez and cen- last-swing loss the previous day. Atlanta took ter fielder Dewayne Wise. two of three, the first series the Reds lost at home David Ortiz went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts Angeles. The victory gives Houston its third and three groundouts to snap his 27-game hit- series win of the season. The Angels dropped to this season. Devin Mesoraco and Shin-Soo Choo MARINERS 2, PIRATES 1 hit two-out homers in the ninth for Cincinnati’s ting streak, dating back to last season. Ortiz had 4-13 away from Anaheim. hit safely in his first 15 games this season, giving Marwin Gonzalez and Jimmy Paredes hit RBI In Pittsburgh, Felix Hernandez scattered six 5-4 win on Tuesday. A day later, one of the NL’s hits and Jesus Montero broke a tie with a solo top power teams got the better of it. him Boston’s longest since Manny Ramirez also doubles in the third before Carter connected on hit in 27 straight in 2006. his team-leading eighth homer in the fifth home run in the seventh inning off AJ Burnett to Uggla had solo shots in the fourth and sixth lead Seattle. Hernandez (5-2) struck out five and off Mike Leake (2-2). Francisco’s slam off J.J. Ryan Doumit had a two-run homer, Oswald inning to make it 3-0. Norris (4-3) allowed nine Arcia went 4 for 5 with three singles and a dou- hits and one run in eight-plus innings. He was walked one to improve to 4-0 in his last five Hoover highlighted a five-run eighth. The Braves starts while shaving his ERA to 1.53. The right- got Francisco from the Reds last year for Hoover. ble, and Trevor Flouffe drove in three of the chased by consecutive singles by Mike Trout Twins’ season-high runs. Minnesota also had a and Albert Pujols to start the ninth. hander shook off a shaky first inning then set- Mike Minor (4-2) allowed four hits in seven tled down to allow four base runners in his final innings, including Zack Cozart’s solo homer. season-high 19 hits. Closer Jose Veras retired Mark Trumbo Jonny Gomes hit his fourth career grand before plunking Josh Hamilton to load the seven innings of work. Tom Wilhelmsen worked slam - first with the Red Sox - and drove in five bases. But Houston turned its fourth double the ninth for his ninth save. DIAMONDBACKS 3, DODGERS 2 Burnett (3-3) was almost as sharp, giving up In Los Angeles, Paul Goldschmidt homered runs. Shane Victorino added a solo homer for play of the game to end it and give Veras his Boston, which lost for the fifth time in six fourth save. Angels starter Joe Blanton (0-6) just two hits over seven innings while striking twice, including a tie-breaking shot for the sec- out nine. Yet he also walked four batters and ond straight game, lifting Arizona over slumping games. Ryan Pressly (1-0) pitched four shutout allowed eight hits and three runs in 6 2-3 innings of relief for the win. Boston’s Allen innings to remain winless this season.—AP gave up Montero’s third homer of the season Los Angeles. The D-backs completed a three- with one out in the seventh. — AP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013 Heat stop Bulls charge
MIAMI: Ray Allen scored 21 points in only 19 minutes, LeBron James finished with 19 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat led by as many as 46 on the way to a 115- 78 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night that tied their Eastern Conference series at a game apiece. It was the largest margin of victory in the Heat’s post- season history, topping a 35-point win over Orlando on April 24, 1997. Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson were ejected in the fourth quarter for Chicago, and the league will almost certainly review some of the things said and done in a game that was close for the first 20 minutes before turning into an embarrassment for the Bulls, who were called for six tech- nicals - the most by any team in a playoff game since Boston had that many against Indiana in 2005. Game 3 is today in Chicago. Dwyane Wade added 15 points and Chris Bosh had 13 for the Heat, who led 42-38 with 3:42 left in the first half, before going on an absurd 62-20 run. Yes, 62-20. SPAIN: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (left) looks towards Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso of Spain, during Marco Belinelli scored 13 points for the Bulls, who were a news conference at the Catalunya racetrack. — AP without Luol Deng (illness) and Kirk Hinrich (calf). Carlos Boozer and Nate Robinson combined for 19 points on 6-of- 19 shooting. Dusty Barcelona race to
WARRIORS 100, SPURS 91 In San Antonio, Klay Thompson scored 34 points, provide crucial title clues Stephen Curry added 22 and Golden State withstood another furious rally by San Antonio to even their Western BARCELONA: Formula One returns tenders for glory this year. Ferrari, but may not deliver a contest to Conference series 1-1. Thompson, who scored 29 points in home this weekend for the first European Vettel, and his Red Bull team, are remember. Alonso, however, fourth in the first half, added 14 rebounds for Golden State, which race of the 2013 season with a familiar already setting the pace, albeit after a the title race and enjoying the prospect snapped a 30-game losing streak in the Alamo City. The scenario unfolding amid hopes of an spate of intra-team scraps initiated by the of racing in a competitive car this year, is Warriors had not won in San Antonio since Feb. 14, 1997. upset to match last year’s unexpected 25-year-old German’s decision in Kuala expected to mount a challenge to Vettel, Harrison Barnes had 13 points, Carl Landry 10 and Andrew dramas at the Spanish Grand Prix. Lumpur to ignore team orders and steal Webber, Raikkonen and Hamilton at the Bogut had six points and 11 rebounds. Defending triple world champion victory from his team-mate Mark front of the field. Tim Duncan scored 23 points and Tony Parker added 20 Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, who was vic- Webber. Raikkonen, whose future has already for San Antonio. Manu Ginobili had 12 points and Kawhi torious at the Circuit de Catalunya in That drama set the tone for much of become the subject of much conjecture, Leonard had 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Warriors host 2011, leads the title race again, this time the season to date as it arose from the will hope that Lotus have found the Game 3 tonight. — AP with 77 points and a 10-point margin teams’ need to preserve tyres and car developments they need to stay in the ahead of second-placed rival Kimi performance in demanding conditions-a title race after a promising start but this Raikkonen of Lotus and a 27-point advan- stage that may be replicated this week- week’s loss of technical director James tage on third-placed Lewis Hamilton of end if hot conditions play havoc with Allison, who has been approached by a Mercedes. Pirelli’s supply of rubber and turn the host of teams including Ferrari, McLaren Each will arrive at the track, around 25 race into a strategic contest again. Since and Williams, may be a blow. kilometres inland to the north of the the Catalan track was introduced to the He has been replaced by the promo- Catalan capital, with high hopes that the calendar in 1991, replacing a Spanish tion of Nick Chester from within the ranks upgrade packages on their respective race held at Jerez, it has earned a reputa- and it remains to be seen if that change cars can bring them victory in Sunday’s tion for offering a broad examination of has any effect on the Lotus performance 66-lap race on a circuit they know better the cars and drivers, thanks to its mix of as the season unfolds, or the future of than any other because it is used so medium and high-speed corners, a low- Raikkonen, one of five world champions much for testing and hosted two-thirds speed complex and a long straight. in the field this year. of the pre-season work for the 2013 title In 16 of the last 22 seasons, the win- Lotus team chief Eric Boullier said pro- race. ning team in Spain lifted the moting Chester from his current role as Last year’s winner, Venezuelan Pastor Constructors’ Championship. engineering director would minimise the Maldonado is currently without a point in Additonally, in 18 of those races, the driv- damage. the championship after the four long- er who started from pole position was tri- “Nick is well known to everyone at haul season-opening ‘flyaway’ events in umphant. Maldonado won, from a ‘lucky Enstone having been with the team for Australia, Malaysia, China and Bahrain pole’, only after Hamilton had been over 12 years,” said Boullier. “He is and not expected to ignite again the excluded from qualifying last year after already directly involved with this and widespread celebrations of a Williams clocking the fastest lap, but suffering fuel next year’s cars, ensuring a smooth tran- victory that ended with a serious blaze in problems afterwards. sition which has been underway for the team garage. Demanding, predictable and exhaus- some time. It’s an illustration of the But a tightly-contested scrap between tive, the circuit is also usually hot, dusty strength and breadth of talent at Enstone the leading teams at the front of the field and dull-producing races with little over- that we can draw on personnel of the cal- is expected and that should go some way taking and not much incident. It is sure ibre of Nick and it’s something of an towards indicating which drivers are like- to create fervour around home favourite, Enstone tradition for new technical direc- ly to emerge as the most serious con- two-time champion Fernando Alonso of tors to be promoted from within.”— AFP Bolt wins 100m in photo finish
GEORGE TOWN: Six-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt third with a time of 10.23. edged teammate Kemar Bailey-Cole in a photo finish to win Bolt has been battling a hamstring problem but said that the 100 metres at the Cayman Invitational track meet on wasn’t to blame for the slow time. “It was just a bad race,” Wednesday. he said. “I just have to go back and figure out with my coach Jamaica’s Bolt kicked his 100-metre season off what went wrong. “I felt it (hamstring injury) slightly. It was- Wednesday with a less than impressive time of 10.09 sec- n’t a bothering pain so I can’t blame it on that.” In the MIAMI: Norris Cole No. 30 of the Miami Heat drives past onds at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex. women’s events, American Carmelita Jeter became the first Nazr Mohammed No. 48 of the Chicago Bulls during Game Bailey-Cole, who finished with the same time, is one of to finish in under 11 seconds in the 100 metres, winning Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2013 NBA Bolt’s training partners. Antiguan Daniel Bailey finished with a time of 10.95. — AFP Playoffs. — AFP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
MADRID: Russian player Maria Sharapova returns the ball to German player Sabine Lisicki during their women’s singles third round tennis match at the Madrid Masters. — AFP
Serena, Sharapova ease into quarters
MADRID: World No.1 Serena Williams cruised when I was hitting it harder, so I took some pace to drop a set, continued her stroll into the quar- “It took me many years to get to the level of into the Madrid Open quarter-finals as she dis- off and just didn’t hit it as hard as I usually do,” ter-finals as she overcame Sabine Lisicki 6-2, 7-5. where I am today. It certainly didn’t happen mantled 13th seed Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-1 in just she said. “It was better today. I just felt really The Russian, who could overtake Williams at overnight. “I worked extremely hard on getting an hour and four minutes yesterday. relaxed today. I felt like I was just taking my time the top of the rankings should she win the title stronger and recovering better, moving better Williams didn’t even face a break point during so hopefully I can keep calm and relaxed.” this week, broke the German’s serve four times on the court, giving myself a better position on the match as she steamrollered the Russian, The American is unbeaten on clay in eight to prevail in a disjointed opening set. the court, especially after being on the defensive dropping only one more game from 3-3 in the matches so far this season, but after a similarly Serve was more dominant in the second set and trying to play aggressively as I always do on first set. positive start to last season on the clay was fol- with both players exchanging just the one break quicker surfaces. The second set was straight forward for the lowed by shocking loss in the first round of the early on before Sharapova secured a crucial sec- “Winning the French Open was an incredible 15-time Grand Slam champion as she raced into French Open, she says she has learned not to get ond break at 5-5 and served it out to take her memory and one that I’ll have for the rest of my a 5-0 lead and then served out in style to book overconfident ahead of Paris, where she will place in the last eight. And the reigning French life. “Sometimes when you feel like you have her place in the quarters, where she will face head at the end of this month. Open champion believes her game on the clay is everything or you won everything, it can be pret- Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues. “I think more than anything I learned not to rounding into shape nicely as she prepares to ty easy to just say, why do I need it again? But I And Williams believes taking some pace off become overconfident. “I think I’ll just take that begin the defence of her title. find a lot motivation in going back and trying to her serve to get a higher percentage of first with me to the French this year. I think I was a lit- “I think when you win a Grand Slam on a sur- defend my title. “Over the years, it’s brought me serves into court helped her relax and play more tle confident last year and I felt really good; this face, it would be pretty mean of me to say that a lot of great memories and a lot of tough ones. I fluently than in her earlier rounds. year I’m going to take every moment like it’s my I’m not comfortable on the surface,” she told a did win last year but years before I had tough “I’ve just been missing a little bit of my serve last.” World No.2 Maria Sharapova, who has yet press conference yesterday. losses there as well.” — AFP Chance to move up as big guns rest in Super Rugby
WELLINGTON: The Queensland Reds and Bloemfontein-based Saturday and the Waratahs face the Stormers in Sydney later the Cheetahs have a chance to improve their regional standings in same day. The Dunedin-based Highlanders, who posted their first Super Rugby as the ACT Brumbies and Bulls sit out the weekend’s win of the season last weekend when they beat the Sharks 25-22, 13th round. have the chance to win again when they play the Kings at Port The Brumbies, occupying top place in Australia, and the Elizabeth. Sharks coach John Plumtree has responded to his Pretoria-based Bulls, atop the South African conference, will each team’s loss to the last-placed Highlanders by making four take four points from weekend byes, as will the Christchurch- changes to his lineup for the match against the Reds, which has based Crusaders. gained importance as the Durban-based club tries to stay in The Reds, who are two points adrift of the Brumbies in the touch with the Bulls and Cheetahs in South Africa. Australian standings, are at home to the Durban-based Sharks at Center Frans Steyn and backrower Lubabalo Mtembu are both Brisbane, and the Cheetahs, two points behind the Bulls in South unavailable because of injuries and have been replaced by JP Africa, host the faltering Hurricanes later tomorrow. Pietersen and Jean Deysel respectively. Pietersen will start at out- The defending champion Chiefs have the chance to draw level side center, opening a place for Piet Lindeque on the right wing, or even overtake the Brumbies at the top of the overall Super while captain Keegan Daniel will move back to No. 8, allowing Rugby table if they take a full five points from their match in Deysel to start on the flank in all-Springboks loose forward trio. Hamilton on Friday against the Western Force. The Chiefs will JC Janse van Rensburg will start at loosehead prop, letting start the match five points behind the Brumbies but would close Wiehahn Herbst start to play in his favored position at tighthead JP Pietersen that gap with a four-try victory and a superior win record. while lock Willem Alberts returns from injury to take his place on a from week to week. We want to take the pressure off, play for The Cheetahs could cut the Bulls’ lead in South Africa to one bench which includes three Springboks. each other, play for jersey, that’s important.” point with a four-try win over the Wellington-based Hurricanes, Plumtree said the Sharks were determined to break a string of The Reds, coming off a scrappy 11-11 draw with the Western who were beaten 48-14 by the Bulls last weekend. The Hurricanes recent losses to the Stormers, Cheetahs, Chiefs and Highlanders. Force, are facing the Sharks for the first time since their loss to the are now without their influential captain, center Conrad Smith, “It hasn’t been easy losing personnel and combinations keep South Africans in last year’s semifinals. They will be without skip- who suffered a serious concussion in that match. There are also changing which makes life difficult for us,” he said. “But the boys per and lock James Horwill, who was ruled out late Thursday to opportunities in the 13th round for the fifth-placed Blues, the have gone out there and looked to play adventurous rugby, play- continue his recovery from a head knock. eighth-placed New South Wales Waratahs, the ninth-placed ing with ball in hand, building up some real pressure on the Reds coach Ewen McKenzie said the Reds faced a challenging Sharks and 10th-placed Stormers to move up while the confer- opposition. period in which they will play three consecutive matches against ence and tournament leaders are idle. “People who know rugby will see that. But ultimately we didn’t South African teams, following the match against the Sharks with The Auckland-based Blues play the Melbourne Rebels on get the results, they just haven’t gone our way. We’re just going games against the Cheetahs and Stormers in South Africa. —AP Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Spanish League Preview Photo of the day Barca have La Liga crown in sight
MADRID: Real Madrid have stubbornly refused to capitulate in recent weeks but La Liga leaders Barcelona finally have their fate in their own hands and can secure a 22nd La Liga crown with victory at Atletico Madrid (1700 GMT) on Sunday. Barca need two points from their remaining four matches to wrest the title back from their arch rivals, who have played a game more and need to win at Espanyol on Saturday (2000) to keep the title race alive. It would be the Catalan club’s fourth domestic league title in five years, an achievement that comes close to matching the “Dream Team’s” four consecutive triumphs in the 1990s, and their first under new coach Tito Vilanova, who took over from Pep Guardiola at the end of last season. Atletico have already made sure of third place and a berth in the Champions League group stage. They will also be looking ahead to their King’s Cup final clash against Real in just over a week’s time but coach Diego Simeone said he and his players would not be distracted by the chance to ensure their city neighbours end the season without major silver- ware. “We cannot allow ourselves to be lose sight of the next game because we’ve never approached things differently, we need to focus on Barcelona,” Simeone told a news confer- ence On Wednesday. “We know it will be a difficult game on Sunday but the fans can get together and celebrate making it into the Champions League,” added the Argentine, who has transformed the team since taking over midway through last season. “It will be a challenge and we’ll see tomorrow David Lama climbs a mountain at Chamonix. www.redbullcontentpool.com how the lads are feeling ahead of the game.” Real’s 6-2 win at home to Malaga on Wednesday trimmed the gap to Barca to eight points and although a win at Espanyol would cut the deficit to five, a Barca victory at the Calderon would give them an unassailable lead as Real will only have two games left and six points available. Moyes in United hotseat Atletico’s 3-1 win at Celta Vigo on Wednesday put them 14 points clear of fourth-placed Real Sociedad, who are well LONDON: David Moyes faces the daunting task of taking up the post next season.” placed to secure a place in Champions League qualifying following in the footsteps of Alex Ferguson after United director Bobby Charlton, captain of the ahead of their game at home to Granada on Monday. being officially confirmed as the manager of club’s 1968 European Cup-winning team, hailed Another league title for Barca would help ease the pain of Manchester United on a six-year contract yesterday. Moyes as “a genuine Manchester United man”. “In this month’s reverse to Bayern Munich in the Champions Ferguson’s shock retirement announcement the day David Moyes, we have someone who understands League semi-finals, when they crashed to a 7-0 aggregate before left United looking for a new manager for the the things that make this such a special club,” he defeat, their worst result in European competition. —Reuters first time since the legendary Scot succeeded Ron added. “We have secured a man who is committed to Atkinson in November 1986, but the Premier League the long-term and will build teams for the future as champions moved quickly to appoint Moyes. well as now.” Earlier, Everton confirmed that Moyes The 50-year-old, who has been at Everton since would leave the club at the end of the season, after 2002, will take over from Ferguson on July 1. he quickly emerged as the frontrunner to succeed Mineiro crush Ferguson, who has won 38 trophies during a record- Ferguson. “The manager met chairman Bill breaking 26-year spell at Old Trafford, revealed that Kenwright early yesterday evening (Wednesday) and Sao Paulo 6-2 he had personally recommended his fellow confirmed his desire to join Manchester United,” read Glaswegian as his successor. an Everton statement. “The chairman, on behalf of BUENOS AIRES: Ronaldinho set the tone and Jo scored the goals “When we discussed the candidates that we felt the club, would like to place on record his thanks to as Atletico Mineiro lived up to their billing as Libertadores Cup had the right attributes, we unanimously agreed on David for the massive contribution he has made to favorites with a crushing 6-2 aggregate win over fellow Brazilians David Moyes,” said Ferguson in a statement. Everton since his arrival in March 2002. He has been Sao Paulo on Wednesday. “David is a man of great integrity with a strong an outstanding manager.” Kenwright has confirmed Atletico won 4-1 on the night to advance to a quarter-finals work ethic. I’ve admired his work for a long time and that Moyes will take charge of Everton’s two remain- along with Brazilian champions Fluminense, who won 2-0 to approached him as far back as 1998 to discuss the ing matches of the Premier League season, at home edge their duel with Ecuador’s Emelec 3-2. An exciting last-16, position of assistant manager here. to West Ham United on Sunday and away to Chelsea second leg contest in Belo Horizonte was decided by Atletico’s “He was a young man then at the start of his on May 19. Moyes thanked his former club, saying: “I brilliant finishing with Jo bagging a hat-trick and Diego Tardelli career and has since gone on to do a magnificent job have had a terrific job at Everton, with a tremendous also scoring. Atletico, looking for their first Libertadores Cup tri- at Everton. There is no question he has all the quali- chairman and board of directors and a great set of umph, will meet either fellow Brazilians Palmeiras or Mexico’s ties we expect of a manager at this club.” players. Between now and the end of the season, I Tijuana in the last eight. It was Sao Paulo’s worst defeat in South Moyes has only presided over two matches in the will do everything in my power to make sure we fin- America’s elite club competition, which they have won three Champions League and has failed to win a trophy in ish as high as possible in the table.” times. “It was a team effort because from the first minute we his 11-year tenure at Goodison Park, but he is widely Moyes will lead United for the first time on their showed that at the Independencia we are strong,” said Jo, who admired for having led Everton to six consecutive pre-season tour of Thailand, Australia, Japan and opened the scoring in the 18th minute with a low shot from the top-eight finishes in the Premier League despite Hong Kong in July, with his first official game set to edge of the box. “Once again we managed to win with these operating on a shoestring budget. be the Community Shield against the FA Cup winners marvellous fans, it’s not any team that puts four past Sao Paulo,” “It’s a great honour to be asked to be the next at Wembley Stadium on August 11. the former Everton and Manchester City striker told reporters. manager of Manchester United,” he said in a state- United co-chairman Avram Glazer, son of Jo’s second came in the 63rd minute when he beat the offside ment released by his new employers. “I am delighted American owner Malcolm Glazer, said incoming chief trap to take Donizete’s headed pass and steer the ball between that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I executive Ed Woodward would meet with Moyes as goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni’s legs. have great respect for everything he has done for the quickly as possible to draw up a blueprint for his time Atletico scored again almost from the restart with Tardelli football club. “I know how hard it will be to follow the at the club. chasing a poor headed back pass from Rafael Toloi meant for best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage “Alex was very clear with his recommendation and Ceni and lobbing the goalkeeper. Ronaldinho laid on Jo’s hat- Manchester United isn’t something that comes we are delighted that David has agreed to accept the trick in the 69th when he pulled the ball back close to the goal- around very often and I’m really looking forward to job,” Glazer said. —AFP line for the striker to steer it home. —Reuters Sports FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013
Italian League PREVIEW Uncertainty clouds Napoli’s celebrations
ITALY: Napoli’s joy at qualifying for ($82.79-million) buyout clause in his next season’s Champions League contract and there is speculation has been clouded by uncertainty that Manchester City and Real over whether they can keep the Madrid are among the clubs pre- team together for next season. pared to cough up. The futures of coach Walter Keeping the team together is a Mazzarri, who has transformed the constant struggle for Napoli who team since replacing Roberto lost forward Ezequiel Lavezzi before Donadoni in October 2009, and Serie the start of the season when he A leading scorer Edinson Cavani will joined Paris St Germain. both be in the balance once the sea- Only the top two teams in Serie A son ends. qualify for the Champions League “It’s difficult to think of a Napoli group stage with the third-placed without Cavani and Mazzarri; we Napoli’s football club head coach side having to go into the final quali- would lose a player who has scored Walter Mazzarri fying round. more than 100 goals and a coach Roma and give a chance to those AC Milan will clinch third spot if who has turned us into challengers who haven’t played so often and they beat AS Roma at home on for the Scudetto,” said forward have deserved more.” Sunday (2045) or if Fiorentina, four Marek Hamsik. There can be no doubting the points behind in fourth, lose at “I hope Mazzarri and Cavani don’t influence of Mazzarri, who enjoyed home to relegation-threatened go, so that we can make this Napoli two good seasons at Sampdoria Palermo (1300). Shaun Maloney great,” the Slovakian told reporters before moving south nearly four With two games each to play, after Wednesday’s 3-0 win at years ago. He led Napoli to sixth Palermo, 18th in the 20-team table History favors Bologna assured Napoli of a second- place in his first season in charge, with 32 points, will be relegated if place finish behind champions followed by a third place the next they lose that match, or if both City in FA Cup final Juventus. “In the last three years, we season which earned them their Genoa and Torino, the only teams have obtained great results and we Champions League debut. That itself they can catch, win. LONDON: Wigan Athletic will have to defy recent history as want to continue like that.” proved impressive as they reached Genoa, who are 17th and host well as shrugging off the specter of relegation if they are to Mazzarri, whose side host Siena on the last 16 at the expense of big- Inter Milan, have 36 points and cause one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets for years and Sunday (1300 GMT), declined to con- spending Manchester City. Torino, who visit Chievo (both beat Manchester City tomorrow. City, FA Cup winners in template the future. “I want to get as Uruguay forward Cavani joined 1300), are one place and one point 2011 and Premier League champions last season, start as the many points as possible and then I the squad at the start of the 2010/11 above them. Siena, who are 19th overwhelming favourites for the match at Wembley (1615 will talk to myself and decide what season and has scored 102 goals in with 30 points, are virtually certain GMT kickoff) but Wigan have shown at times this season, to do,” he said. “I want us to play 136 appearances in all competitions to follow Pescara into Serie B next especially in their 3-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Everton, well and win against Siena and AS since then. He has a 63-million-euro season. —Reuters they can spring a surprise. However, not only are Manchester City better in every position than Wigan, they have won the last seven matches between the sides without conceding a goal, outscoring Roberto Martinez’s men 13-0 since March 2010. The last time Wigan beat City was nearly five years ago German League PREVIEW when goals from Antonio Valencia and an Amr Zaki penalty gave them a 2-1 league win in September 2008. A few weeks later the billionaire Sheikh Mansour bin 4 clubs still sweating Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi bought City and nothing much has been the same since he began ploughing his on Bundesliga survival wealth into the former serial under-achievers. While Wigan, third from bottom in the league, go into their first FA Cup final with two matches left to save them- BERLIN: Four sides are fighting for survival in the Wolfsburg, third-place Bayer Leverkusen hosting selves from relegation to the Championship, Manchester Bundesliga’s penultimate round of games tomorrow, Hannover, Schalke defending fourth place and the last City head to Wembley Stadium with nothing to fear. with European qualification places also at stake. Champions League spot at home against Stuttgart, and Having relinquished their title to Manchester United two Augsburg, in the relegation play-off place, faces the Mainz hosting Borussia Moenchengladbach, which weeks ago, they ensured they will qualify for the Champions daunting challenge of a visit to Bayern Munich, which maintains a very slim chance of European football next will want to celebrate receiving the championship tro- season. Bayern wrapped up the title in record time, with League next season by beating West Bromwich Albion 1-0 phy with its 28th win. Fortuna Duesseldorf is level on six games to spare, and had won every league game this on Tuesday. points with Augsburg and hopes to end its 10-game run year until last weekend’s ill-tempered 1-1 draw at It seems all that can stop them from adding more silver- without a victory against visiting Nuremberg, which has Borussia Dortmund. The sides will meet again on May 25 ware to their recently acquired collection is a return to the nothing but pride at stake. Werder Bremen, three points for the Champions League final in Wembley, London. listlessness that damaged their title defence or a sudden col- ahead, faces a tough game at home against Eintracht It was only the fifth time Bayern had dropped points lective loss of form. After the two sides won their semi-finals Frankfurt, which can secure Europa League football for this season, and put an end to the champion’s record 14- last month, City struggled to beat Wigan in the Premier next season with a win. Hoffenheim, second from bot- game winning streak. League at the Etihad Stadium on April 17 until an excellent tom and two points adrift with the worst goal difference Augsburg is aiming to be just the second side - after late winner from Carlos Tevez. However, since then Wigan among the four, also hosts a side with European ambi- Bayer Leverkusen last October - to inflict defeat on its have been hit by injuries. Those, plus some poor defending tions, Hamburger SV. Despite a frustrating season, Bavarian rival in the league. “The pressure couldn’t be in a 3-2 defeat to Swansea City on Tuesday, do not augur Hamburg is just three points off Freiburg in sixth. greater,” said Augsburg captain Paul Verhaegh. “But well for their chances in the final. Freiburg has a much better goal difference, however, we’re used to that for the last few months. Why can’t we Wigan will be without the authoritative Maynor Figueroa and would almost certainly claim the last Europa League spring a surprise?” Bayern defender Rafinha is banned in midfield while centre back Ivan Ramis is still out with a place with a win at already-relegated Greuther Fuerth. for the rest of the season following his red card and sub- knee injury. Antolin Alcaraz is a doubt after missing the mid- It’s Fuerth’s last chance to avoid being the only side sequent cheek-poke at Dortmund’s Jakub week match and Ronnie Stam suffered a suspected broken never to have won a home game in 50 years of the Blaszczykowski. Fellow defender Jerome Boateng is also leg against Swansea. Martinez though, aiming to become Bundesliga. Fuerth captain Mergim Mavraj said the play- out after accumulating five yellow cards, as is Augsburg the first Spanish coach to win the FA Cup since Rafa Benitez ers want “to bring things to a decent end and give the midfielder Jan-Ingwer Callsen-Bracker. Duesseldorf’s in 2006 with Liverpool, believes his team can save their sea- fans the three points that mean so much to them. A mat- poor recent form is shared by Nuremberg, which has lost son. Talking about Wigan’s chances of Premier League sur- ter of honor.” All games are to be played simultaneously, its last four games in succession. Bremen’s form is even vival, he said: “We will never give up and we will never throw with second-place Borussia Dortmund visiting worse that Duesseldorf’s. —AP the towel in. We have a lot of injuries at the back and it showed.” —Reuters Barca have La Liga crown in sight
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MADRID: Serena Williams from US during the match against Maria Kirilenko from Russia at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid yesterday. — AP