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Afghan delegation Pak restrictions creating hurdles in Participation of youth in arrives in decision making sought Islamabad to trade between India, Afghanistan By Farhad Naibkhel talk terrorism KABUL: Ministry of commerce trade and business opportunity to Afghan cargo trucks from India cabinet meeting. KABUL: New Line Organization government to provide youth A delegation of high ranking and industries has said restrictions was ripe between India and Af- through Pakistan was another bar- The APTTCA agreement was (NLO), a rights group, on Thurs- with better education, health- Afghan officials arrived in Is- on transfer of Afghan goods ghanistan but Pakistan s non-ac- rier, he added. signed between Afghanistan and care services and job opportu- lamabad on Thursday to dis- through Pakistani Waga Port are ceptance of the Afghanistan-Paki- President Mohammad Ashraf Pakistan on 12 June, 2011. The nities. cuss fight against terrorism biggest hurdles to expand trade stan Transit Trade Coordination Ghani directed ministers of foreign, agreement allows Afghan goods to Former Deputy Minister with Pakistani officials. volume between India and Afghan- Authority (APTTCA) agreement commerce, and transport to study be exported to major markets in of Youth Affairs of the Minis- The delegation is led by istan. for export of Afghan goods through and analyze the trade and transit India, China and other countries try of Information and Cul- Foreign Minister Salahuddin Commerce Minister Humayun Waga Port to India was a huge im- issues with India based on APT- through Karachi, Gwadar and ture, Timor Shah Eshaqzai, Rabbani but also include the Rasa told a cabinet meeting the pediment. Not giving permission TCA agreement and brief the next Qasem Ports. (Pajhwok) said that International Youth acting Defense Minister Mo- Day is celebrated every year hammad Masoum Stanikzai Outgoing army in Afghanistan, but young peo- and National Directorate of Ulema Council breaks silence, ple still face many problems. Security Chief Rahmatullah chief wants US day urged the government for in- He said that over four mil- Nabil. creased participation of youth in lion young people are jobless. Ahmad Shekib Mustagh- to stay in the decision-making process. Over three million youths are ni, spokesman for the Foreign denounces Kabul attacks Addressing a seminar in con- addicts and hundreds of peo- Ministry of Afghanistan says Afghanistan Following mounting criticism were destroyed completely. truck bombing occurred. nection with the International ple are joining militant groups that the Afghan delegation will against clerics for keeping silent on The children in the area how- Parents say the children were Youth Day, the chief of NLO, Fa- due to unemployment. ask Pakistan to adopt a spe- WASHINGTON: The United the recent bombings in Kabul, ever have been hit particularly hard traumatized by what they wit- States needs to be engaged in Af- him Sediqi, said that though youth Eshaqzai said the govern- cific stance against terrorism. members of Afghanistan's Ulema by the attack and many parents nessed in the aftermath of the blast. make nearly 65 percent of Afghan- ment should device and sup- Abdul Qadir Zazai, mem- ghanistan, a top American general Council on Thursday spoke out claim their off-spring have been In addition, scores of residents said, praising Afghan security forc- istan population but still they have port policies aimed at empow- ber of Wolesi Jirga or the Low- against the deadly attacks and said traumatized and battle to sleep at have appealed to government for insufficient presence in the deci- ering youth. He said that uni- er House of Parliament said es for doing a pretty good job in they had been an un-Islamic act. night. This because most residents assistance as many have been left protecting the country. sion making process. ty would help youth to reach that the Afghan delegation will Denouncing the truck bomb- were asleep at home when Friday's homeless. He said that youth were used their goals. share some evidences with The Afghan forces, in my ing that killed at least 15 people mind, are doing a pretty good job for politics by the National Unity Deputy Minister of Youth Pakistan and tell them that the and wounded over 400 last Friday Government leaders in election Affairs, Kamal Sadat, said that militants live in Pakistan and of going after that. I think the Pa- in Shah Shaheed district of Kabul, kistanis have done some good campaigns and have become a for- steps have been taken to im- its military is assisting them the clerics maintained that Islam's gotten issue now. plement the youth policy in in attacks. Pakistani officials work against the Taliban here late- Holy Quran never allowed anyone ly, the outgoing US Amy chief said. Pointing to the challenges faced order to overcome challenges have also said that they will to kill innocent people. by young Afghans, he urged the faced by young Afghans. share evidences with Afghan Speaking at a memorial cere- delegation to proof that mili- mony for Shah Shaheed victims, tants who claim responsibili- the clerics urged the National Uni- ty for attacks in Pakistan are ty Government (NUG) leaders to Suicide attack in Logar leaves hiding in Afghan soil. set aside their differences and to This visit takes place af- focus on the safety of citizens. over 20 people wounded ter a wave of deadly attacks in In addition, they called on the At least twenty two people were Logar is among the rela- capital Kabul leaving at least government to appoint qualified wounded following a suicide attack tively volatile provinces in 50 people killed and more than people to key security posts. in central Logar province of Af- central Afghanistan where 400 wounded. The responsi- The Afghan capital was rocked ghanistan earlier this afternoon. anti-government armed mili- bility of one of the attack that on Friday by three massive attacks Intelligence official gunned down by According to local government tant groups are actively oper- left 26 killed and nearly 30 - including the powerful truck officials, the incident took place in ating and frequently carry out wounded was claimed by Tal- Gen. Raymond Odierno told a bombing in Shah Shaheed. The ca- Taliban in Badakhshan Mohammad Agha district after a insurgency activities. iban. The Taliban who were Pentagon news conference it would sualty toll in this attack was large- FAIZABAD/ZARANJ: Taliban gunned down an operative of the Na- suicide bomber targeted the Afghan ?This comes as the Tali- brought to negotiation table be interesting to watch what the ly civilian and occurred after an tional Directorate of Security (NDS) in northeastern Badakhshan prov- Local Police (ALP) forces. ban-led insurgency has been with Afghan government by future of the Taliban was going to explosives-laden truck was deto- ince, an official said on Thursday. The district police chief Mat- rampant since the group Pakistan. President Moham- be after the death of their supreme nated shortly after 1 am in the An intelligence official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok ifullah Khan said the incident took launched its summer offensive mad Ashraf Ghani said that leader Mullah Omar. densely populated area. Afghan News Col. Anwar Baig, the district intelligence chief, was shot place around 2:30 pm local time, earlier this year and since then such attacks for Afghanistan In his final news conference A large number of women and dead on his way home. leaving at least 8 ALP forces and launched numerous attacks are being planned from mili- with Pentagon correspondents, he children were also among the vic- Soon after the attack, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the 15 civilians wounded. across the country including tants safe heavens in Pakistan. said the United States needs to stay tims. killing. He said the suicide bomber tar- capital Kabul. The Chief Executive Of- engaged in Afghanistan. Things The clerics' denouncement Elsewhere, two individuals have been detained in connection with geted the vehicles of the ALP forc- ficer Abdullah Abdullah also are still on a path where I think it comes at a time that Shah Shaheed an attack on a government employee in Nimroz, police chief Brig. Gen. es while in Pul-e-Kandahari area said that those committing can be successful. We have to con- residents are slowly trying to re- Dilawar Shah Dilawar said. of Mohammad Agha district. crimes in Afghanistan are be- tinue to support the Afghan forc- build their lives after extensive The attackers had been arrested Wednesday night with pistols and No group including the Tali- ing financed and armed in Pa- es He also underlined Ameri- damage was caused to shops, busi- pamphlets. The detained individuals belonged to Farah province who ban militants has so far claimed kistan. ca s support for the dialogue be- nesses and houses many of which tween Afghanistan and Pakistan. were planning to assassinate some senior officials. (Pajhwok) responsibility behind the incident. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . 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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 Stephan Richter-Bill Humprey resent a serious risk on the ground The official rationale is to If the Saudi goal is to establish E-mail: [email protected] in Yemen that could easily under- make sure that the equipment they a friendly and stable government No concept has proven to be as mine Saudi Arabia's desire for re- delivered to local fighters - who in Yemen, the war has gone terri- Email: [email protected] strategically short-sighted as the gional and domestic stability. are not trained in using them - can bly wrong. assumption of military superiori- Given the nature of those chal- be brought to bear. Shock-and-awe www.afghanistantimes.af ty. lenges, what could possibly be the This "rationale" puts the coun- The Saudis' US-style "shock- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi It leads powerful nations to point of buying - and deploying - try on a slippery slope towards and-awe" tactics have yielded give in to the temptation to bomb ever increasing numbers of defence full-scale involvement in what was nothing of lasting benefit. In fact, Advisory editorial board their way out of a problem - as if goods? believed to be, and sold at home Houthi forces, even though they anyone could. 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Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 103: The Ministers can participate in the sessions of either House of the National Assembly. Either House of the National Assembly can demand the participation of the Ministers in its session. Editorial Frenemy of Afghans It was believed by the idealists that reciprocal visits of Pakistani and Af- ghan leaders would usher in a new era an era of peace and tranquility. However, the hopes proved no more than water-bubbles, burst within no time. Optimism of the idealists has been dashed to the ground as Islama- bad still thinks that it got upper hand over the Afghan government. Pakistan has miscalculated Afghanistan s recent approach. President Ashraf Ghani s recent policy statement had changed much in regard to Afghan-Pak affairs and underlined these miscalculations, though, indi- rectly. We hoped for peace, but we are receiving messages of war from US strategy in Iraq and Afghani- from Saudi Arabia's current strate- the invasion of Iraq - overselling kind? stan. gy are defence contractors and arms the outcomes, while underselling Not when 20 million people Pakistan, he added. With this statement, President Ashraf Ghani stole This is very surprising for a merchants. what it really takes in terms of are now without adequate drink- the show and exposed the real face of Pakistan. Ghani blamed Islamabad number of reasons: The Saudis not Pleasing them and their mer- blood and economic costs to suc- ing water . for the recent spate of deadliest terror attacks in the Afghan capital of only had a front-row seat to ob- cenary interests will come to haunt ceed (if, and that is a very big if, And hundreds (if not thou- serve the US' presumably "over- Saudi Arabia's government. "victory" can even be had). sands) of civilians have been killed Kabul. He also said that the last few days have shown that suicide training whelming" force, but they also Weapons in wrong hands The belief in the curative pow- in strikes that have been frequent- camps and bomb-producing factories which are killing our people are as have much more at stake, given their Does anyone seriously need a ers of "air superiority", shared by ly off-target. keen interest in preserving stabili- reminder of the possible conse- the US and Saudi Arabia, is not at Make no mistake about it - if active as before in Pakistan. The problem is still as it is. President Ghani ty in the region. quences of delivering more signifi- all helpful to their ultimate cause. anything, the Saudis' course of ac- eventually had to take the chorus of disappointment with Pakistan similar The Saudi way of handling the cant arms and military vehicles to It only results in a serious mis- tion so far has created disillusion- to the ex-President Hamid Karzai and members of his administration. slow-burning crisis in Yemen a failed state? leading of one's own domestic ment among Yemen's population shows that they are following in We have only just watched the population. regarding Saudi Arabia's true inten- And the problem is still as it was because Pakistan responded with the the US' footsteps far too closely. Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- Far from the false "sugar high" tions and capabilities. same cold shouldered response. It looks Ghani is damn furious while The case of Iraq showed con- vant (ISIL) scoop up US-supplied of being able to begin bombing at a Stunningly, that is true even clusively that none of the US' su- armaments abandoned by Iraq's moment's notice, what is really among those Yemenis who had ini- those sitting in the Pakistan s GHQ (real power center) still needs some periority in terms of military ma- army. needed is to lay down a strategy tially hoped for Saudi Arabia to time to realize their follies. But instead of realizing their tomfooleries, terial translated into any sustain- Such a scenario in Yemen is ob- that serves the region's medium and become a stabilising factor. they in the wake of sharp criticism by Kabul, postponed its scholarship able advantage on the ground. viously the last thing that Saudi long-term interests. The presumed wealth of ad- Bad neighbourhood Arabia needs to foster in its imme- In this context, the Saudis have vantage of the US and Saudi Ara- program for Afghan students. The embassy of Pakistan said in a state- Ultimately, all that weaponry diate vicinity. plenty of reasons to be nervous, bia over Iraq and Yemen does not ment that due to recent development and evolving security situation in merely ensured that the US man- Let's not forget the fact that but they need to be strategically serve either country well. aged to break the "china" faster - Yemen already has the second-high- smart. This "abundance" tempted Afghanistan, it has been decided to delay the scholarship process for the and as a result, they got to own est gun ownership in the world. Yemen's population - at about them to go for broke - all out at- year 2015-16 indefinitely. This is the same Pakistan, Ghani, was pinning the consequential debris. Their [Saudi Arabia's] US- 27 million - is close to the size of tack mode - and continues to de- high hopes on. Ghani paid a state visit to India where he looked much With regards to Yemen, Saudi style 'shock-and-awe' tactics have Saudi Arabia (32 million), even lude them into believing they have Arabia has ample reason to be ner- yielded nothing of lasting benefit. though the former's territory is "won" the battle, while they ig- passive. He attempted to reverse the programs which were initiated by vous about the quality of gover- In fact, Houthi forces, even though only one-quarter the size of its nore that the war is being lost. his predecessor with India. A few weeks after Ghani s visit to New Delhi, nance and economic performance they are theoretically outgunned much richer neighbour to the north. The US at least had the excuse India announced 1,000 scholarships for Afghan students on annual basis of its very poor southern neigh- and outmatched, have made some The real challenge, though, is of being an outsider to the region, bour. territorial gains. contained in this set of numbers: the Saudis, who live on the Arabi- through to the end of 2020. The announcement was made by the Indian One Minute Yemen Now, the Saudis and Emiratis Yemen's per capita income - at an Peninsula with their Yemeni Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), an autonomous organization of Terrorist bases, narcotics net- find themselves committing 1,500 $1,370 - is only one-twentieth of neighbours, can't tap into that works, and mass joblessness rep- Indian government formally established in 1950. Of these scholarships, ground troops . But to what end? Saudi Arabia's ($26,340). (weak) excuse. 1000 are exclusively for Afghan students. The ICCR scholarship scheme was launched for Afghanistan during the government of Hamid Karzai in 2005. Policies of the two countries towards Afghanistan are crystal-clear. Made in Pakistan substandard medicines India as a friend is serving the war-hit nation in many areas including education and infrastructure rebuilding while Pakistan is sending packs of militants every day to destroy the infrastructure and kill innocent peo- Nation ple. When India is building dams in Afghanistan, Pakistan is destroying bridges, killing engineers and not letting the Kabul leadership to build a dam on the Kunar River. Pro-US military dictator of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, has already accepted that he ordered ISI to train Taliban and create challenges for Hamid Karzai for being pro-India. Now the question is that why Pakistan is sabotaging the government of President Ghani who is not pro-India. The answer is obvious. India is a time-tested friend and Pakistan is a sworn enemy. 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Mamish also said 28 ships sailed the route on Sunday, 26 on Mon- day and 28 on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the head of the Engineering Authority of the Egyptian Armed Forces said works for the creation of a tunnel under the Suez Canal are still ongoing. Kamel al-Wazir added that the Egyptian president had personally intervened to speed up the delivery of equipment in order to finish the project in the shortest time. The project, which is due to facilitate transportation between the Egyptian governorates and the Sinai Peninsula, started last April and is expected to be ready in 2017, Kamel said. The tunnel, to be built 19 km (12 miles) south of the Canal's north- ern entrance, will have three passageways, one for rail and two for cars, according to Reuters. Lenovo faces Motorola hangover, cuts 3,200 jobs as sales slide, profit tumbles Gulf may stabilize as global China's Lenovo Group Ltd (Motorola) was the right but analysts had estimated it would fall 59 percent. (0992.HK) will lay off 10 percent decision...Except Apple and Sam- Looking ahead, executives downplayed the effect of China's yuan depreciation, saying the company was background improves of white-collar staff after sales of sung there is no third strong (glo- well hedged and its gross margins would be largely unaffected. Yuan depreciation has "no significant implica- Motorola handsets fell by a third, bal) player. I believe that will be tion to our cost of borrowing," said Chief Financial Officer Wong Waiming. Gulf stock markets may consoli- the second quarter as revenues raising doubts over the personal Lenovo." date with a positive bias on Thurs- from oil and gas nearly halved. computer giant's bet that a mon- Motorola, bought from Goo- day after oil prices and global eq- This compares with a net profit of ey-losing brand it bought for near- gle Inc (GOOGL.O) last year for uities steadied on hopes that the 239 million dirhams in the same ly $3 billion will help it become a $2.91 billion, shipped 5.9 million devaluation of the Chinese yuan quarter of last year. global smartphone leader. handsets in the quarter, a 31 per- will slow. Oman Telecommunications Co Shares in the world's biggest cent decline from a year earlier. Yang Oil prices inched up in Asian (Omantel) posted a quarterly prof- maker of PCs slid nearly 9 percent cited poor sales in Brazil and Chi- trade on news of a 1.7-million bar- it of 26.7 million rials ($69.4 mil- on Thursday after it said its quar- na, saying Lenovo would priori- rel drop in U.S. stockpiles last lion) on Thursday, according to terly net profit was halved as its tize marketing smartphones out- week. A relatively bullish outlook Reuters calculations, against 31.6 mobile division lost nearly $300 side its home turf, where market by the International Energy Agen- million rials a year earlier. EFG million. Lenovo, which uses the saturation and price wars have cy (IEA) on Wednesday also sup- Hermes and Gulf Baader Capital U.S. dollar in operations rather than hobbled firms from Samsung Elec- ported prices. Markets had forecast it at 30.3 the recently devalued Chinese tronics to domestic startup Xiaomi Asian shares also climbed, tak- million and 29.2 million rials re- yuan, said it plans to cut about Inc [XTC.UL]. ing heart from a late recovery on spectively. Kuwait Food Co 3,200 non-manufacturing jobs At 0600 GMT, Lenovo shares Wall Street and from efforts by (Americana) posted a 46.2 percent with a one-time cost of $600 mil- were down 8.7 percent, hitting China s central bank to slow the fall in second-quarter net profit on lion. their lowest level since late Febru- sharp descent of the yuan. Wednesday due to slower sales Beijing-based Lenovo said the ary 2014. However, the latest batch of during the Muslim month of fast- restructuring would yield savings "The market was worried second-quarter results in the Gulf ing and higher operating costs. of about $1.35 billion on an annual about a slowdown at Motorola and mostly showed declines in earn- The operator of restaurant basis. But the difficulty in selling the China market share decline, ings. franchises in the Middle East in- handsets, combined with a contin- and then they reported the inves- Abu Dhabi National Energy cluding KFC made a net profit of uously shrinking global market for tors' worst fears," said Nomura Company (TAQA), the state-con- 6.88 million dinars ($22.7 million) PCs, meant the firm was facing its analyst Leping Huang. He said the trolled oil explorer and power sup- in the three-month period ending "toughest market environment in stock drop could have been worse: plier, swung to a net loss of 421 June 30, down from 12.80 million recent years", Chief Executive Yang "It's quite positive they can move million dirhams ($114.7 million) in dinars in the prior-year period. Yuanqing warned. so quickly to announce cost reduc- "I still believe mobile is a new tions and inventory writeoffs." business we must win," Yang told For the quarter, revenue rose Reuters in an interview, saying 3 percent to $10.7 billion, but Lenovo's ambition to rival Apple missed analyst expectations for Inc (AAPL.O) and Samsung Elec- $11.29 billion, according to ana- tronics Co (005930.KS) in smart- lysts polled by Thomson Reuters phones remains undimmed. SmartEstimates. Net profit plum- "I still believe this acquisition meted 51 percent to $105 million, Deutsche Bank employees charged in HP arranges boardroom deck emissions trading case BERLIN: German prosecutors two account managers, a commod- have filed tax evasion charges ities trader, a tax department em- chairs as the big split looms against eight current and former ployee and a former manager in Deutsche Bank employees over whose department the emissions HP has confirmed the captains of mins Distribution, and Lip-Bu Straus, and Subra Suresh, president their alleged participation in a val- certificate trading took place. industry who will sit on the two Tan, chairman at Walden Interna- at Carnegie Mellon University. ue-added tax fraud scheme involv- Deutsche Bank said that its boards formed when the organiza- tional. It seems there was no seat on ing carbon dioxide emissions cer- own investigation of the matter is tion splits in two. The IT giant HP Enterprise is facing its fair either the HP Inc or HPE boards tificates. Frankfurt prosecutors continuing and "covers all relevant will pull in execs from sectors rang- share of challenges, including the for current member James Skinner. said Thursday that the eight facts." It added that it is cooperat- ing from automotive and clothing shift to cloud computing, fewer big He is the only individual to resign. seven of whom are still employed ing with authorities. to private equity. ticket outsourcing deals, flat lining Shumeet Banerji, CEO at by the bank are accused of be- Prosecutors have been inves- The organization operational- or declining hardware sales, and a Booz & Company, Robert Ben- ing involved in the scheme between tigating the scheme since 2010. ly splits this month. By 1 Novem- software business that had strug- nett, managing director at Hilltop September 2009 and February Several other suspects, none of ber, HP will legally separate to gled for mind share internally. Not Investments and CEO at Liberty 2010. In four to six cases, they al- them Deutsche Bank employees, become HP Inc (PCs and printers) to mention, getting the most out Media Corp, and Rajiv Gupta, legedly caused employees at the have already been convicted over and Hewlett Packard Enterprise of Autonomy, a costly acquisition former chairman and CEO at Rohm bank's tax department to file in- their part in it. (the rest of the portfolio). that was rubber stamped by HP's and Haas Company are to be the correct VAT notifications and as a A British man who is suspect- Hewlett Packard Enterprise current board. only HP Inc board people that sit result evaded tax totaling 220 mil- ed of being a major figure in the HP Enterprise will be run by The company feels that by on HP's board currently. Kuwait Finance House lion euros ($245 million), prose- scheme and is accused of evading today's HP boss Meg Whitman, splitting, it can make decisions HP has a slightly different set cutors said. over 125 million euros in taxes was and will be chaired by Pat Russo, more quickly in terms of strategy, of problems to solve with Inc plans to sell stake in Prosecutors did not identify arrested in Las Vegas in May 2014 who was given a seat on the board investments, and structure. how to balance volumes while tar- the suspects, but said they are aged and is awaiting extradition to Ger- in 2011 and is lead independent Russo claimed in a statement geting profitable PC sales in a between 33 and 64. They include many, Frankfurt prosecutors said. director. that HP wants two boards with shrinking sector; making the most Eleven others will take seats the "most experienced, global- of customers' move to print ser- Nafais holding at the top table of HP Enterprise. minded and diverse members we vices; trying to establish a lead in Kuwait Finance House, the Gulf million. Five of them are new to HP. could find... in addition to the col- 3D printing and immersive com- Arab state's largest Islamic bank, The Islamic bank only ac- Cisco posts strong profit Former HP exec Anne Liver- lective business acumen, the new puting; and building smartphones plans to shed its stake in educa- quired the Nafais stake in March more will remain in residence, as board members have worked in shipments worldwide. tion investment company Nafais 2014 from Aref Group Company, and revenue, sales in US will Marc Andreessen, co-founder more than a dozen countries around This is now the second straight Holding, according to a statement according to a stock exchange fil- of property investment biz AH the world." summer that HP hasn't created a from the Kuwait Stock Exchange. ing at the time. push the bar Capital Management LLC, former On the other side of the house, balls-up that could have been Kuwait Finance House is cur- Nafais shares have been active Network equipment maker Cisco total sales in the fourth quarter. Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie, and at HP Inc, Whitman will become avoided had the existing board been rently restructuring its activities, in the past few days, with 2.95 Systems Inc reported higher-than- "I think for the entire market - ex-HP man Ray Lane. chairwoman of the board of direc- more, well, on the ball. Think ex- which could also include a sale of million shares changing hands on expected quarterly revenue and and Cisco is a microcosm of it - New faces include Dan Am- tors with eleven members grabbing CEO Mark Hurd's scandellous assets such as its Malaysian busi- Wednesday after 3.8 million shares profit as strong demand for its the international markets are the mann, president of General Mo- a seat. exit, then Mad Leo Apotheker's ness. This is ahead of planned di- traded on Tuesday, their highest products in the United States more key issue." tors, Michael Angelakis, former New members include Dion short reign, or the multi-billion vestments by its largest sharehold- daily volumes in 15 months, ac- than offset weakness elsewhere. Cisco said revenue from other chairman and CFO at Comcast, Weisler, CEO of HP Inc, Carl Bass, dollar write down. Of course, there er, the Kuwait Investment Author- cording to Thomson Reuters data. Shares of Cisco, considered a geographies declined marginally. Leslie Brun, CEO at Sarr Group, CEO at Autodesk, Charles "Chip" is still time to help make silly sea- ity. The Exchange said it received Its shares rose 71.1 percent bellwether for the performance of The company has also been Pam Carter, ex-president at Cum- Bergh, president and CEO at Levi son less silly for journalists. a letter from the bank saying that between July 27 and August 10. the broader network gear industry, investing in new products and ser- it was seeking to exit its holdings They were 0.090 dinars on July rose nearly 4 percent in extended vices such as data analytics soft- in Nafais and had informed Nafais 27 and hit a closing high of 0.154 trading on Wednesday. ware, security and cloud-manage- and the regulator of its plans. dinars on Aug. 10, their highest lev- Courtesy: Cisco websiteCour- ment tools. The Islamic bank is the sec- el since October 2011. They closed tesy: Cisco website Cisco said in June it would buy ond-largest shareholder in Nafais at 0.144 dinars on Wednesday. The company is the market cloud-based security firm with a 19.01 percent stake, accord- On July 28, Nafais reported leader in selling network equip- OpenDNS for $635 million. ing to Thomson Reuters data. Na- its net profit in the second quarter ment to businesses, controlling The company also said reve- fais, involved in education, health- of 2015 more than doubled to 3.59 about half of the $38 billion global nue from telecom providers rose 2 care, financing and investment, has million dinars ($11.86 million), market and overshadowing rivals percent in the quarter but added a market capitalisation of around which the company attributed to Hewlett-Packard Co and China's that it did not expect an increase in $206 million, which would value the reversal of a provision against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ac- capital spending by its traditional the bank's stake at close to $40 a related party. cording to market research firm customers. Gartner. "Cisco's best years are ahead Cisco's latest results also un- of us," Chuck Robbins said on the derscore an ongoing recovery in post-earnings conference call, his sales of the company's switches first as Cisco's chief executive. and routers, which were hit by a Robbins took over from veteran slowdown in spending by telecom John Chambers in July. carriers, its traditional customers, The company forecast reve- in the second half of 2014. CEO nue growth of 2-4 percent for the John Chambers had been betting first quarter, which translates to on the success of the core of Cisco's $12.49 billion-$12.73 billion. It brand -- the switching business. forecast adjusted earnings per share Cisco has faced challenges there in of 55 cents-57 cents. the recent years but Chambers had admitted that the datacenter switching cycle is a particularly long one. Chambers said he saw the convergence of switching, serv- ers, storage and security as the key to the switching market and said they would fare better over com- petitors purely because of securi- ty. Needham & Co analyst Alex Henderson said the 7 percent rise in revenue in the Americas was a "laudable performance." The re- gion accounted for 61 percent of This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . AUGUST 14, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Testosterone therapy shows Why saturated fat is useful for human body promising reductions in all-cause DUBAI: Saturated fats are one of health risk. foods and margarine shelf-stable, tied to coronary heart disease, car- searchers write. None of the stud- the main building blocks of many Trans fats, on the other hand, are primarily industrially pro- diovascular disease, stroke or type ies they included were randomised mortality, MI, and stroke cellular structures in the human were associated with an increased duced and should provide no more 2 diabetes, but its link to risk of controlled trials, all were based on body and should be consumed in risk of death from various causes than 1 per cent of daily calories. death from coronary heart disease observation over time, so other Testosterone is a marker of youth placement therapy can be effec- reasonable amounts, said Dr Sonia including from cardiovascular dis- For the new review, research- was unclear. factors in participants lives could as far as men s bodies are con- tive. The study reveals that pa- Gupte, General Physician at iCare ease, and a diagnosis of coronary ers at several Canadian institutions Consuming industrial trans have played a role. cerned. The levels of this sex hor- tients with low testosterone lev- Clinics. heart disease. including McMaster University in fats was associated with a 34 per mone usually stay at its peak when els who underwent TRT might Recent studies conducted by Dietary guidelines recommend Hamilton, Ontario, included data cent increase in all-cause mortali- Saturated fats are found in men are in their teen years. The have the lower risk of suffering a researchers in several Canadian in- that saturated fats, found in ani- from 41 studies of the association ty, a 28 per cent increased risk of dairy, red meat and tropical oils, scenario remains the same till ear- stroke or heart attack. stitutions suggested that coronary mal products such as butter, egg between saturated fat intake heart disease mortality and a 21 he said. Among these, the only ly adulthood; however, as men The study has been published diseases, cardiovascular diseases, yolks and salmon, make up no and health outcomes, covering per cent increase in the risk of heart category consistently associated start getting older, the testoster- in the European Heart Journal and strokes and type two diabetes are more than 10 per cent of daily cal- more than 300,000 people, and 20 disease, the study team reports in with heart disease risk is red meat, one levels in their body experience is the biggest one to date on test- not directly linked to one s satu- ories. studies of trans fat intake and The BMJ. and even in this case, it s not clear a gradual decline. osterone replacement therapy. It rated fat intake. In light of the re- Trans unsaturated fats, known health outcomes that covered more Because the evidence was un- Consequences of the drop in had the longest follow-up period cent studies, Dr Gupte explained as trans fats, such as the hydroge- than 200,000. certain for saturated fats, more that saturated fat all by itself is testosterone levels are often harsh. and had men undergoing the thera- that, in reality, it is trans fat that nated oils that keep processed Saturated fat intake was not studies would be helpful, the re- the main culprit, Krauss said. Men might face problems such as py between December 1999 and does most harm to an individual s decreased sexual desire, sleep dis- May 2014 as participants. Each health. turbances and physical changes of these men underwent the thera- Saturated fats are one of the like an increase in body fat, reduc- py at the Kansas City VA Medical components of enzymes which tion in muscle mass and hair loss. Center. help with hormone regulation, she One way of fighting all those Out of all the men treated, just said. For instance, it is present in issues triggered by a drop in test- 63% reached normal testosterone hormones such as testosterone in osterone levels is undergoing test- levels. Researchers found that men males and hormones in females osterone replacement therapy or in that group had significantly few- [that are] needed for ovulation. TRT. TRT may involve the use of er cardiovascular events, and Dr Gupte added that a defi- patches, gel and injections. Stud- deaths compared to men belong- ciency in saturated fat affects [a ies on the effects of TRT have pro- ing to the other group. person s] immunity, hormone reg- duced mixed results. As a result, Rajat S. Barua, a coauthor of ulation process and digestion of still, there s significant confusion the study and a cardiologist by fat-soluble vitamins. about the benefits vs. risks of TRT profession, stated that this is the Saturated fats are necessary among healthcare professionals. first time a study has demonstrat- for digestion of fat-soluble vita- Oldage-Testosterone-Therapy ed that notable benefits are ob- mins, which are vitamins A, B, C, Now, a new study involving served only if the doses used are and K, she said. 83,000 veterans have provided enough for normalizing the test- Dr Gupte said that the solu- some evidence that testosterone re- osterone levels. tion is not to eliminate saturated fats from daily diets, but to con- sume them in moderation. She add- ed that breast milk contains large amounts of saturated fat and is essential for the cell growth and nourishment of babies. Nadine Aoun, nutritionist and dietitian at Medcare Hospital, said that the American Heart Associa- tion (AHA) recommends that peo- ple limit the consumption of satu- rated fat, which are found in but- ter, full-fat cheese, red meat and other animal-based foods. The reasonable amount of saturated fat that individuals should consume, according to the American Heart Association, is 5 to 6 per cent of [total] calories [con- sumed], said Nadine. So if you need 2,000 calories per day, no more than 120 of them should come from saturated fats. While Dr Gupte advises the public to always read food labels to know what is entering their body, Nadine also encourages peo- ple to choose the right foods when cutting down on saturated fat in daily diets. Butter back on the table A large new review of existing research suggests that for healthy people, a reasonable amount of saturated fat in the diet poses no Freezing eggs Burlington cited for IVF could Officials discuss best methods of eliminating Hospital Superbugs for high levels of Health experts keep on saying that year 2011 saw as many as 721,000 healthcare related infections, which resulted in around 75,000 deaths. hamper it is extremely important to pre- Hand washing gets a lot of attention as a way of preventing germs from spreading. Dr. Umscheid said that disinfecting hard surfaces in hospital nitrate in water, vent spreading of germs in health- suites and examination rooms is actually as important as washing hands. There are several dangerous germs that spread through touching counters, motherhood, care settings to keep hospital su- tray tables, IV pulls, floors, bed rails, light switches, toilets, and at times even through call buttons. nondisclosure perbugs at bay. However, it According to the report, most experts feel that usually just 50% of surfaces get disinfected when a hospital room is cleaned. The Colorado Department of Pub- seems that hospital authorities research lic Health and Environment has don t pay enough attention to this cited Burlington with 2,109 viola- aspect. According to a new report, suggests tions of state drinking water regu- people responsible for taking care lations and warned residents that Frozen eggs which are usually used of hospitals surprisingly don t the city's drinking water is unsafe for invitro-fertilization could ac- have enough knowledge about the because of high nitrate standards. tually produce less live births com- right methods of cleaning patients The city was also fined $988,416. pared to using fresh eggs, a research rooms. The citation, announced suggests, although the difference The researchers putting the Wednesday, covers July. between the two is negligible. report together said that to date It is the second citation issued A research conducted by a very few researches have addressed to Burlington a city in Kit Car- team of experts from the Center the most effective ways of disin- son County with about 4, 400 res- for Human Reproduction in New fecting and sanitizing hard surfac- idents within the past two York looked into data from 380 es in hospital rooms. years, according to a CDPHE news fertility centers across the coun- The leader of the research team release. try, which takes charge of 92 per- Dr. Craig Umscheid said that he In 2014, the Water Quality cent of all IVF cycles. The data and his colleagues found that al- Control Division of the CDPHE was from 2013, the year that the though there are some studies that issued an enforcement order to American Society for Reproduc- can guide actions, the number is Burlington officials to address a tive Medicine ruled that oocyte much lower than what one would nitrate problem in the water, the cryopreservation, or freezing do- expect for such a big issue. Dr. release said. nated eggs, was no longer an ex- Umscheid teaches epidemiology Burlington has since been re- perimental procedure. and medicine at the Perelman quired to maintain active public Likewise, 2013 data also School of Medicine, a division of notice that the city's drinking wa- shows that 20 percent of the the University of Pennsylvania. ter has exceeded the safe drinking 11,148 IVF cycles were done that Cleaning-Hospital-Superbugs water standard for nitrate. year used preserved eggs. During Statistics presented by the US "Nitrate in drinking water is a that period, women with implant- Department of Health & Human serious health concern for infants ed embryos who used fresh eggs Services suggest that around 1 in younger than 6 months, and a po- yielded 49.6 percent of live birth. every 25 patients admitted to hos- tential risk for women who are Those who use frozen eggs yield- pitals develop infections as a re- pregnant or breast-feeding and oth- ed less (only 43.2 percent ). Con- sult of their hospital stay. The new sidering the number of embryos er individuals who are taking med- report has also informed that the received, the live birth rate for fresh ications that would make them sen- eggs was higher, at 56.1 percent, sitive to nitrate," the department while those who utilized frozen said. eggs were only at 47.1 percent. Most of the violations are for The data of the research was Desks with pedals aim to reduce West Nile virus the city's failure to the notify the only exclusive to donor eggs. Ac- public and the department about cording to Stephen Faller of sedentary lifestyle exceedances of drinking-water UPI.com, "most women who found in mosquitoes standards and failure to complete freeze their eggs are not as young Office workers are known for hav- The team conducted a study that It s a great idea in theory, required follow-up activities such or healthy as those who are ing a sedentary lifestyle, not nec- and found that office workers who but it doesn t work over the long The presence of West Nile virus in District Director Dr. Diane Weems as water sampling, the department screened for donation, so pregnan- essarily by choice. Many of them were provided with one of the haul for most people . mosquitoes in Chatham County said. said. cy rates likely are affected by their go to the gym whenever they find above mentioned pedaling devic- He went on to add that these has health officials warning area Health officials said mosqui- The Water Quality Control specific health situation." the time, but an increasing number es, chose to use it and to increase fitness facilities typically get residents to take precautions. toes that carry the West Nile virus Division is working with Burling- Researchers, however, re- of studies say that 30 minutes of their daily physical activity. And used only by the most healthy Health officials said there is are more likely to bite during the ton to resolve the violations and vealed that "reasons for lower live daily exercise de not make up for the more an office worker used it, employees , and not by the peo- also evidence that Eastern equine evening, night and early-morning penalty. birth rates with use of cryopre- eight (8) or nine (9) hours of pro- the healthier they were. ple who need to improve their encephalitis is present in the pests. hours. City spokesman Steve Rabe served oocytes" still remains to be longed sitting. The test subjects lost weight, health the most . "The takeaway here is that the Mosquitoes breed in standing said Burlington recently found out established. The consequences? Office had better power of concentration, For their study, professor best way to avoid any and all mos- water, so residents should remove that city employees have not been "One possible explanation is workers are at risk of developing and requested fewer sick days. Carr and his colleagues gave 27 quito-borne diseases is to avoid containers or other items that can testing the water and reporting on less opportunity for proper em- everything from heart disease, to Many companies have tried to obese and overweight office work- mosquito bites," Coastal Health hold water from their yards. it in the "correct manner" accord- bryo selection due to smaller start- obesity, to type 2 diabetes, to cer- encourage physical activity in the ers from Iowa portable pedaling ing to state regulations. ing numbers of oocytes, leading to tain types of cancer. Their blood past by providing their employ- devices for 16 weeks. They placed Rabe said the mistake was un- fewer embryos available for trans- sugar levels and cholesterol levels ees with expensive fitness facili- the devices under the subjects intentional and was being fixed fer. Alternatively, oocyte quality also go up. ties. desks and attached a monitor so immediately. may be negatively affected by cry- On top of everything, a study But this approach often fails that they could see how much time He stressed that the city is opreservation and thawing," wrote published earlier this year in the for two (2) reasons people don t each worker spent pedaling. now in compliance with regula- the researchers in the journal Amer- journal Medical News Today has have time to leave their desk and What they found was that of- tions and that the main concern is ican Medical Situation. even suggested that prolonged sit- spend 30 or 60 minutes of their fice workers did not just spend the notifying residents about the situ- "Egg quality may be negative- ting may lead to the development work day ignoring their responsi- recommended 30 minutes a day ation. ly affected by cryopreservation of mental health issues such as bilities, and most office workers exercising, but most of them pad- "Those high nitrates have been and thawing," lead author Dr. Vit- depression and anxiety. don t bring an extra set of clothes dled for 50 minutes each day. present for many, many years. And aly Kushnir mentioned in an inter- But the good news is that a to work and don t have anything Sedentary lifestyle is a real unless we do something, they'll be view with Telegraph. team of researchers from the Uni- to change into after performing problem as survey conducted ear- here forever," he said. "Women who are considering versity of Iowa may have found a physical exercises. lier this year by the British Health A $4.4 million project is in the selectively freezing their own eggs solution. They ve suggested put- Lucas J. Carr, study co-author, Foundation has shown that almost works to reduce the nitrates, Rabe for fertility preservation should be ting a portable pedaling device un- assistant professor of human half of female office workers and said. counselled that pregnancy chanc- der each office desk so that work- physiology and health, and mem- almost 40 percent (40%) of male He said residents regularly es with frozen eggs maybe be ers can exercise while they read ber of the University of Iowa s office workers don t even spend drink bottled water and are aware somewhat lower than fresh," Dr. emails, type documents and talk Obesity Research and Education 30 minutes a day walking around of the warnings. which are also Kushnir continued. on the phone. Initiative, gave a statement saying at work. posted on the city's website. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. 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Astronomers discover the Queensland smallest known may gaze on supermassive black hole Perseid meteor Here's a cosmic contradiction: A and whereas we are fairly con- shower Ask EV drivers what they don t tiny supermassive black hole. As- vinced that there is a black hole "Once a year, the Earth's orbit like about their electric car experi- tronomers using the Magellan II sitting at the center of every big brings us through this debris caus- ence and the chances are most of telescope in Chile and NASA s galaxy, we re not sure whether ing the Perseids." them would say charging their ve- Chandra X-ray Observatory have that s the case in the small ones, "Once a year, the Earth's orbit hicles away from home is their least discovered the smallest supermas- said study coauthor Elena Gallo, brings us through this debris caus- favorite thing. Now, researchers in sive black hole yet found at the an astrophysicist at the Universi- ing the Perseids." Photo: Supplied, England are exploring the possi- center of a dwarf galaxy. ty of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It s Twitter bility of making wireless recharg- The findings, published by the just harder to find them, so that s Prep the picnic blankets and ing available on some motorways, Astrophysical Journal Letters, why we don t really know. hot coffee thermoses. This year the English equivalent to our in- could help scientists better under- And if there are black holes Queenslanders could witness a rare terstate highways. stand the evolution of some of the there, she added, we don t know twilight show of flying meteors in The government hopes the earliest galaxies and the black whether they behave, with respect the South East sky. new technology will encourage holes at their hearts. to their host galaxy, the same way The shower of Perseids - bright more drivers to switch to an elec- Black holes are such dense, as the big ones do." shards of debris falling from the tric or plug-in hybrid car. Off-road massive objects that even light can- RGG 118 is itself a tiny gal- famous Comet Swift-Tuttle - is trials of the Dynamic Wireless not escape. They come in two axy, which means that it probably estimated to be visible as they Power Transfer technology will main types: the "stellar-mass" never merged with other galaxies peak from approximately 3am begin later this year after the com- black holes, which are the remains to make the monstrous structures Brisbane time on Friday, August pletion of a bidding process to se- of dead stars that were several we see populating the cosmos to- 14. lect a developer. The trials will in- times the mass of the sun; and the day. Occurring between July and volve fitting vehicles with wireless supermassive black holes, which They re probably relatively August each year, the celestial technology and testing the equip- spectacle is typically more im- ment, installed underneath the pressive and easier to observe for road, to replicate motorway con- those living in the northern hemi- ditions. sphere. Transport Minister Andrew However, as the Perseids are Jones said: The potential to re- set to coincide with a new moon, charge low emission vehicles on the Public asked to name planets meaning a darker sky than usual, it move offers exciting possibilities. may be possible for early bird The government is already com- Queenslanders to get a glimpse of mitting $550 million over the next for first time in history meteors shooting up from the ho- five years to keep Britain at the rizon. forefront of this technology, which Members of the public have been given the chance to name planets for the first time. Professor of astrophysics at will help boost jobs and growth in The International Astronomical Union (IAU), which has traditionally been responsible for naming celes- the University of Queensland the sector. As this study shows, tial bodies, has handed responsibility to the public for the first time in history. Michael Dinkwater says that while we continue to explore options on The contest involves naming 20 planetary systems outside the solar system, known as ExoWorlds. They the earth is continually receiving how to improve journeys and comprise 15 stars and 32 exoplanets. little showers of material from make low-emission vehicles acces- Astronomy clubs and organisations from 45 countries submitted 247 proposals. space, this is a time where it is sible to families and businesses. They include episilon Eridani, Pollux, 42 Draconis and Errai. are thought to sit at the center of pristine objects, Gallo said of such particularly noticeable. The trials are expected to last The IAU has shortlisted entries, and the list is now open to a public vote. every large galaxy and that can small galaxies. "Most of it is stationary de- for approximately 18 months and, The closing date for entries is 31 October. weigh millions or even billions of This dwarf galaxy, then, could bris left from a comet that orbits subject to the results, could be fol- solar masses. be an analogue to the early galactic through our part of the solar sys- lowed by road trials. As well as But this newly found super- building blocks from the universe s tem," says Professor Drinkwater. investigating the potential of wire- massive black hole, at the center history. "Once a year the Earth's orbit less power, Highways England also of a dwarf galaxy called RGG 118, By studying the movement of brings us through this debris caus- says it is committed to installing holds a mere 50,000 suns worth hydrogen within RGG 118 using ing the Perseids." plug-in charging points every 20 of mass on the order of 100,000 the Magellan II (or Clay) telescope "The name comes from Per- miles on the motorway network times smaller than some of its over- and the high-energy X-rays com- seus, the constellation in the di- as part of the government s Road sized peers. (The supermassive ing from the center of the galaxy rection the meteors radiate from." Investment Strategy. black hole in the middle of our own using the orbiting Chandra tele- "The Perseids are very small England to test wireless charg- Milky Way, for the sake of com- scope, the researchers were able pieces of rock, moving extremely ing on roadways.These are the parison, holds between 4 million to calculate the mass of the black fast when they hit our atmo- first trials for wireless charging and 5 million solar masses, and it s hole. The new findings give some sphere." roadways. They will show how not even a serious heavyweight.) insight into the relationship be- "The friction causes them to the technology would work on the Unusual as this pint-sized su- tween dwarf galaxies and their black burn up before they hit the ground country s motorways and major A permassive black hole (and its gal- holes. But Gallo stressed that they but they make lots of light because roads, allowing drivers of ultra-low axy) might sound, they're proba- would need to study more than just they've got so much energy." emission vehicles to travel long bly quite common, the scientists one dwarf galaxy s black hole be- "If you're in the city of Bris- distances without needing to stop said. fore they could draw broader con- bane, it may be challenging to see and charge the car s battery. Elec- How the Hubble Space Tele- clusions. them because of artificial lights tric and hybrid car sales are on the scope has changed our view of the These dwarf galaxies, with you'd be best to go out west." rise in Britain, where a total of universe their teeny black holes, give us a Indeed, six South-East Queen- 9,046 ultra-low emission vehicles How the Hubble Space Tele- relatively nearby laboratory to sland-based astronomy clubs have were registered in the first quarter scope has changed our view of the study the process by which black come together for Astrofest at Li- of 2015 a rise of 366% from the universe holes formed very early on in the ons Camp Duckadang, inland from same period in 2014. Most galaxies are fairly small universe, she said. the Sunshine Coast, hoping to wit- The UK government has com- ness the event. mitted itself to an 80% reduction Currently at Astrofest, vice in carbon emissions by 2050. In MIT hopes robo hero effort pays off to help in disasters president of the Brisbane Astro- 2013, 25% of UK carbon emis- nomical Society Tony Surma- sions were from transport, so there A robot with the brawn of a ma- Hawes says that Queensland will is a need to increase the use of low chine and the quick reflexes of a not see the high Zenithal hourly carbon vehicles (LCVs). Wireless human is being developed by MIT rate of meteors falling that the recharging technology could help researchers, who hope to some day northern hemisphere will, but may meet that need. be able to send it into danger zones see a more sporadic shower. instead of putting people at risk. "Twilight is the best time to Qualcomm bets big HERMES, now a year and a lookfor them or even earlier if you half in the making, was inspired can wake up," says Mr Surma- on new Snap- by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear Hawes. disaster. "The reason why it's better for dragon chip The idea here is you have a us to see the meteors in the morn- humanoid robot that you can send ing is because at this point the Qualcomm has just had a rough into a disaster situation, with some- Earth is turning into the direction year, and that is what makes its one operating it remotely, said we're travelling through space." next flagship smartphone proces- Albert Wang, a mechanical engi- "It is similar to how bugs hit sor very critical for the company. neering graduate student at the the windscreen of a car when you The San-Diego based chip-maker Massachusetts Institute of Tech- drive towards them, if that's a good on Wednesday took the wraps off nology. It would be used when analogy." the processor, called the Snapdrag- you can t send a person, but you "In the evening we tend not to on 820, that it hopes will power can send a robot to do human-like the next line-up of flagship smart- see them as often as we're turning phones, particularly Android de- work. away." vices. HERMES is the size of a small "Although the morning should The Snapdragon 820 has an all- adult and configured like one, with be a better time for us to see the new graphics processing unit two arms and two legs designed Perseids peak, there's no guaran- (GPU), called Adreno 530. The to be able to easily navigate struc- tee of when to predict them." company claims this GPU is 40% tures that were built for humans, "Take the time to just stand faster, with up to 40% lower pow- Wang said, to climb ladders, turn there, sip your cup of coffee and er consumption compared to the nobs, and tinker with valves in enjoy the morning clear sky, it's The data will be released on July 31. Adreno 430 GPU in Snapdragon ways only human-like appendag- absolutely stunning." 810 which is the current top-of- es can. the-line chip for smartphones. The But the robot cannot operate Kumamoto, western Japan on Monday. new graphics unit also supports on its own it s controlled by a 4K video resolution at 60 frames human wearing a suit hooked up NASA to test per second, as long as the display to motors and wires, that will is capable of it too and also 4K60 translate its operator s innate hu- (4K resolution at 60Hz.) over man motor skills and sense of bal- Space Launch HDMI 2.0 with a 4K TV and 4K30 ance to the machine. (4K resolution at 30Hz) over wire- System rocket not rise enough to drive consumer spending, he said. less display. Basically, this means This allows the operator to the company claims that the pro- maintain coordination that can be cessor s performance will be fast- difficult to achieve with a machine engine er than that of any current Android on two unwieldy legs without nat- ural reflexes, Wang said. The US space agency NASA is all smartphone, while allowing the geared up to test the Space Launch six months until September next year. battery to last longer on a single There are four sensors in the System (SLS) rocket engine today. charge. robot s feet, and the suit is The test will be the sixth of The Adreno 530 could also equipped with mechanisms that seven tests for the SLS RS-25 en- enable Snapdragon processors in give the controller a jolt at the waist gine. It will be held in the A-1 test smart TVs, which would combine to signal the need for balance con- Stand at Stennis Space Centre in well with the rise of Google s An- trol. The robot is equipped with Mississipi for 535 seconds. Ac- droid TV as a smart TV platform. cameras in its head, which gives Baked by the sun, Rosetta snaps dramatic comet outburst cording to NASA, the tests also Also, Qualcomm could push these the controller a view of its sur- Comet 67P is getting hot and both- tium that includes NASA to find notched up a series of notable Contact with Philae was lost support the development of a new chips for the next generation of roundings. The suit is kind of like ered. Dramatic pictures from out- out more about a comet's compo- records. It is the first time a probe in July after briefly re-establish- controller, or brain, for the en- streaming set-top boxes such as an exoskeleton, Wang said. You bursts on the increasingly active sition and how it interacts with the has been put in orbit around the ing a link with the orbiter but at gine, which monitors engine sta- Apple TV and Amazon s Fire TV. can move your body in a certain comet are being returned by the sun, says comet activity is expect- comet and to track it on its orbit the end of the month lander sys- tus and communicates between the Better performance and long- way and the robot is going to copy vehicle and the engine, relaying er battery life are two critical chasing probe Rosetta as it hurtles ed to peak in the weeks after peri- and the first to make a landing. tem engineer Laurence O'Rourke commands to the engine and trans- points consumers look at when all of that, and take advantage of round the sun. helion but sudden outbursts can The lander Philae discovered told CNN that they hadn't given mitting data back to the vehicle. considering the overall user expe- your abilities. The machine, Thursday marks perihelion -- happen at any time -- as the the comet contained 16 organic up on receiving a signal. The controller also provides rience of a smartphone. The new which is now being tested with the point where the comes closest probe's picture from the end of compounds -- lending weight to a "There's no way we can say closed-loop management of the chip also promises to improve tasks like punching through dry- to our star during it's 6.5-year or- July shows. theory that the building blocks of the lander is dead," he said. engine by regulating the thrust and your next smartphone s camera, wall and smashing cans, is con- bit around the solar system. Commenting on the mission life could have been brought to After perihelion the comet will fuel mixture ratio while monitor- with a new image signal process- trolled through Ethernet cables Rosetta scientists report on website Carsten Guttler, from the Earth by comets. begin its outward journey away ing the engine's health and status. ing unit, the 14-bit Spectra. It can wireless technology would present the mission website that this a Max Planck Institute for Solar Excitement is clearly building from the sun to the outer reaches The test shall commence on support up to three cameras in a too many connectivity risks that landmark moment because the in- System Research in Gottingen, among the team as they watch the of the solar system. Rosetta will Thursday, 4:30 pm EDT, which in phone two on the back and one could complicate already danger- tensity of sunlight increases and Germany, said: "Usually, the jets comet's reaction during the hottest stay in orbit for a while though Indian Standard Time (IST) is Fri- at front. There are claims that it ous situations, Wang said. Ether- parts of the comet that may have are quite faint compared to the part of the trip when it will be 186 ESA says the mission has been day, 2:30 am and for all the space will provide DSLR-quality pho- net cords can run several hundred been in darkness for years are ex- nucleus and we need to stretch the million kilometers (about 115 mil- extended to September next year enthusiasts, NASA will be broad- tography in the next generation meters, so that means that we have casting the live coverage of the posed to the sunlight. contrast of the images to make lion miles from the sun). The dis- when it says controllers will most same on the NASA website. The of smartphones. We re signifi- some flexibility for distance, he The Rosetta blog explains that them visible - but this one is bright- tance between the Earth and the likely attempt to park the orbiter cantly enhancing the visual pro- SLS is supposed to be launched in said. Wireless has some issues. the energy warms the comet's ices, er than the nucleus." sun varies but we are currently on the comet's surface. 2018. Its main rocket booster will cessing capabilities of Snapdragon You don t want a spotty turning them into gas which pours It took 10 years to maneuver about is 152 million kilometers (or to support next-generation user be powered by four aero-jet RS- connection. The research is fund- into space and drags dust with it. Rosetta around the solar system about 94.5 million miles) away 25 engines. Even though, the ame- experiences related to computa- ed by the Defense Advanced Re- tional photography, computer vi- This material forms a comet's so it could match its speed and tra- from our star. liorate SLS version will reach 512 sion, virtual reality and photo-re- search Projects Agency. Before distinctive tail that can stretch for jectory on its orbit. Mission controllers have or- thousand pounds, thereby yield- alistic graphics on mobile devices, HERMES can be put to use, Wang hundreds of thousands of miles into Scientists are watching for ganized a Google hangout for ing more power to bring humans all while maximizing battery life, said, researchers are trying to find space. more spectacular moments in the 13:00GMT/09:00EST on Thurs- and cargo far beyond the Interna- said Tim Leland, vice-president, the optimal combination of robot- The European Space Agency days ahead. day when the comet is at perihe- tional Space Station, the shuttle product management, Qualcomm ic and human qualities to make it (ESA), which is leading a consor- The mission has already lion. version of the RS-25 stored 491 Technologies Inc., at the launch. most effective. thousand pounds of thrust. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . AUGUST 14, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Nicholas Sparks' A star in the The Notebook making? Saif Ali to be turned into Khan's son loves a TV series Dubsmash'ing' Get ready to grab a tissue box once We all know that the leading ladies Shah Rukh Khan again as Ryan Gosling and Rachel of our local entertainment indus- McAdams bring their classic ro- try are currently at the peak of their mance The Notebook to your TV careers. But it s not just their act- screens. ing skills which receive applauds, More than a decade after Noah their fashion sense is spot on too. Calhoun and Allie Hamilton moved While Mahira Khan, Humai- their audience to tears, the CW is ma Malick, Ayesha Omar and So- developing a TV series based on hai Ali Abro put their best foot the romantic journey of these two forward during the promotion of central characters, reported Enter- their films; we choose from their tainment Weekly. style four common items that ev- The network is in talks with ery woman must have in her clos- Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan s author Nicholas Sparks, whose et. son Ibrahim Khan proves that the 1996 bestselling novel was turned 1. Flare up! apple doesn t fall far from the tree. into 2004 super hit film. Your skinny jeans and slim- With a flair for acting, this little The series will follow Noah cuts can take a back seat as this nawab took on SRK in his latest and Allie s romance, at the outset popular 70s trend makes a fierce Dubsmash. of their blossoming relationship as comeback. Mahira was spotted in Just look at those facial expres- they build their lives and their fu- a Mahgul ensemble during the pro- sions, he truly learnt a thing or two ture together against the backdrop motion of Bin Roye. The style from his father or maybe SRK? of racial politics, economic inequi- icon paired her white flared pants But this isn t his only Dub- ties and social mores of post-World with a red and white embroidered smash to King Khan, he posted War II in the late 1940s in North sleeveless shirt. another video on his Instagram, Carolina. These ladies love to make the lip-syncing to Shah Rukh s most The Notebook is a very well- retro trend look absolutely chic. famous dialogue: received book and motion picture. Humaima paired her white flared What do you think, a Saif or It is going to be set after World pants with an electric blue top at SRK in the making? War II. At this point, the pilot is the promotional round of Dekh Regardless of who he mirrors, not done. I don t believe we re Magar Pyar Se. The blue jazzes Shah Rukh recognized Ibrahim s going to see the older couple, what up the look, making this an ideal valiant effort and immediately they become, but again, things summer outfit. tweeted love for the little one: change and we re now in the de- Flared pants are a must-have Love you Ibrahim it's so love- velopment stage, CW president as they complement your figure; ly to c all these kids grown up. Mark Pedowitz was quoted as say- give you an exaggerated silhouette https://t.co/cADZXsZIcw ing, reported Hollywood Report- and elongate your legs. Pair them Ibrahim is pretty active on In- er. up with heels in order to avoid a stagram and recently posted a pho- The script will be penned by clustered hem. to with Sridevi s youngest daugh- Todd Graff who will also serve as 2. Orange is the new black ter Khushi Kapoor, who report- an executive producer alongside Spring and monsoon are all edly might be making a Bollywood Sparks and Theresa Park. about splash of bright hues and debut soon, and director Anurag The drama is a Nicholas you can definitely add some vi- Kashyap s daughter Aaliyah. Sparks Productions in association brancy to your style. These fash- Seems like all three are good friends. with Warner Bros Television. ion-forward stars once again struck He doesn t fail to keep his fol- the right chord by refreshing the lowers updated. Here are a few sultry 80s trend. Humaima and more photos of him with his Sohai proved that orange is the new friends: black by sporting tangerine tops The young Khan also shared at different occasions. some Insta-love with his family: Sohai dialed all the right num- And just when you thought his bers with a Mango off-the-shoul- acting skills were flawless, he der top, blue skinny jeans and tan proves he can give David Beck- heels. On the other hand, Humai- ham a run for his money ma seems to love white as she once again paired white pants with an off-the-shoulder Saira Shakira top. The key to pull off this look is Adnan to pair it up with the right lowers. the crystal, sequins and thread Opt for silhouettes that accentu- work to suit your occasion. Sim- ate your figure. Also choose a pop plicity is key. Sami of bright colour to make it day- 4. Fashion escape: the cape time-friendly. Perhaps the easiest go-to style 3. Relish and embellish is to wear a cape. Ayesha wore Tena could've The heavily embellished Elan Durrani s cherry flame cape dur- outfits are your safest bet for this wedding season. And with Mahira ing Karachi Se Lahore promotions been a and Sohai donning these ethereal and Sohai was also spotted wear- ensembles, you don t even need ing a chiffon cape by Iman to think twice. Mahira s pale taupe Ahmed s Body Focus Museum. lawyer if outfit with matching thread and Both ladies kept their look ef- sequins work exudes elegance. fortlessly chic by pairing it up with not singer The embellished belt adds a a black tank top and skinny jeans. finishing touch to the attire. Pas- But with a cape it s best to wear tels and floral embroidery can never heels. go out of style, Sohai s matte sil- A cape is the coziest addition ver outfit looks visually appealing to your wardrobe. You can mix and and stylish. Both outfits are a per- match it with a variety of options. fect choice for formal evenings. Pair it up with flared pants or skin- Maintaining the palette of ny jeans; nothing will stop you pastel hues, you can go easy on from rocking this look. What's so special about Alia's character in 'Shaandaar'? Actress Alia Bhatt, who was trolled on social media for her general knowledge, rather the lack of it, when she called "Prithviraj Chauhan" the country's President on a chat show, says her namesake character in the film "Shaandaar" is "very intelligent". Clearing the air about an important characteristic of the character, Alia said: "One thing I want to say is that Alia in 'Shaandaar' is very, very intelligent. Please don't mess with her. She gets all the facts right. So, don't ask her any questions." She says her role in the Vikas Bahl directorial is closer to her real life. "Between Alia (Bhatt) and Alia of 'Shaandaar' there is a very thin line joining them together. Both are mad. Adnan Sami, who is enjoying the They both are fun. But this character made me explore this fantasy, quirky, little off side, which I always success of his song Bhar Do Jholi wanted to do. Stuff I always do when I am alone in my room. This is the first time I got to play such a character Meri from the Salman Khan star- in front of so many people on set." rer Bajrangi Bhaijaan, says that he Alia, who has donned a ravishing pink bikini in the film, said she trained hard to get in shape. could have been a lawyer had mu- "Archana Walavalkar did the costume for me. We (I and Shahid Kapoor) were training very hard. I was sic not found him. training for the bikini and Shahid was doing his general workout. We both were on a particular diet, and actually He took to Twitter to express my bikini shot was not supposed to be so much elaborate. his career plans if music had not "It was just supposed to be me in a bikini, but I worked so hard at it that Vikas had to take that shot," she befallen him: added of a part of the trailer in which her bikini scene is hard to miss. The singer has also given hit The upcoming romantic comedy movie, which revolves around a destination wedding, is produced by songs like Kabhi To Nazar Milao filmmaker Karan Johar, Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane. and Lift Karaa De. "Shaandaar" is slated to hit the theatres on October 22. He s not the only one who had an alternate career planned, Bolly- wood megastar Shah Rukh Khan wanted to be a software engineer initially. What is Salman's wish for Sooraj and Athiya? King Khan told Google s new Salman Khan says he is not wor- "I am sacred. Suniel and Aditya "We did not think about the CEO Sundar Pichai last October ried about the box office fate of his are good friends. I have the respon- budget for this film. They need that he had always wanted to be a home production 'Hero' as his fo- sibility of these two kids on me. support... pray for them... that software engineer, not an actor, cus is to make its lead actors Sooraj We are not worried about the fate they become superstars. NDTV reported. Pancholi and Athiya Shetty the of the film but project them in a They have the potential, " he The two met at Googleplex next stars of Bollywood. way that they become stars... they said. where they participated in a 30- Salman is launching Suniel Sh- have to be accepted and appreci- 'Hero' is a remake of Subhash minute chat during the promotional etty's daughter and Aditya Pancho- ated," Salman told reporters here Ghai's 1983 film of the same name, tour of Farah Khan s Happy New li's son in the upcoming film 'Hero'. in an interview. which starred Jackie Shroff and Year last year. The star revealed Meenakshi Sheshadri in the lead that he was, in fact, very good at roles. numbers. No, really. I look stu- The remake version directed pid but I m not, I m really intelli- by Nikhil Advani is scheduled to gent. I did electronics and got 98. release on September 11. Those were the days of diodes and Salman has also sung a song in triodes, not chips and things. the film. "Not much takes had to King Khan even danced with be taken... but after that lot of work the Google flash mob on the song- was there. I liked the song they Indiawale from Happy New Year. asked me to sing and I sang it. I Interestingly, during the chat, wanted to sing it as this was a good Pichai told SRK to let him know if opportunity. Arman Malik was to he ever wanted to switch careers. sing the song... he also has sung Pichai, 43, was named chief it." Salman, 49, will be seen next in executive officer of the internet ti- Sooraj Barjatya's "Prem Ratan tan on Monday, as Google unveiled Dhan Payo" and Aditya Chopra ' a new corporate structure creating home production film "Sultan". an umbrella company dubbed Al- "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" is phabet. He will oversee the big- about brother, sister... It is a fami- gest company under that umbrel- ly film... get ready to cry. I have a la, which will still be called Google double role in this film," Salman and will continue to include some said. of its household products, includ- "For "Sultan" I have to put on ing its search engine, ads, maps, 15-20 kilos. It is a different, diffi- apps, YouTube and Android sys- cult film," he said. tem. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . AUGUST 14, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Gaza footballers travel to West Nadal, Murray progress on a day of upsets in Canada Bank for return-leg Players from the Gaza Strip's Six seeds in the men's draw were knocked out of the Rogers Cup; Wozniacki, club Al-Shejaiya have finally been able to exit the coastal enclave for Kvitova sent packing in women's event. the return-leg against Ahli Al-Kha- lil, the top team in the Israeli-oc- Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal cupied West Bank. were winners but six seeds were Israel strictly controls the beaten in a day of upsets in the Gaza border, and the second match second round at the Rogers Cup in between the teams had been post- Montreal. poned over a dispute involving Number two seed Murray, security checks on some of the who received a first-round bye, Gaza players. avoided the fate of so many other West Bank team in Gaza for seeds, though he was extended by historic football match Spain's Tommy Robredo before Both Israel and Palestinian of- coming through for a 6-4 7-5 win. ficials confirmed that the Gaza Spain's Nadal, in his first hard- team crossed the border into Israel court appearance since March, on the way to the occupied West showed few signs of rust as he used a dominating first serve to dust off Bank, and that the game was set to Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine 7- be played in Hebron on Friday. 6, 6-3. Ahli Al-Khalil became the first Next up for Murray is unseed- team from West Bank to play in ed Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, the Gaza Strips since 2000. who beat 15th seed Gael Monfils The game ended in a goalless of France in a third-set tiebreak 6- draw with around 7,000 fans fill- 3 3-6 7-6(4). ing Gaza's Yarmouk stadium, Other seeds to fall were Czech which was decked with Palestin- Tomas Berdych (number five), ian national flags. Croatian Marin Cilic (six), Cana- More than 1,000 security men dian Milos Raonic (eight), French- from the Hamas-run Interior Min- man Gilles Simon (nine) and Bul- istry in Gaza kept order. garian Grigor Dimitrov (14). The Palestine Football Asso- Fourth seed Kei Nishikori also ciation (PFA) has accused Israel advanced with a 6-3 6-3 win over of hampering its activities and re- Spaniard Pablo Andujar. stricting the movement of players Meanwhile, world number between the Gaza Strip and West five Caroline Wozniacki suffered a Bank. second round upset to Swiss Belin- The PFA wanted Israel to be da Bencic then hit back with strong kicked out of FIFA but had to back criticism of the WTA. out of the proposal and amend it Wozniacki played despite re- due to insufficient support from covering from a nagging calf injury and fell in a close match to Bencic other member boards at the Con- 7-5 7-5 before indicating she felt gress in May this year. pushed to play by the WTA rules. Officials told Al Jazeera that "The rules, if you're a top-10 ers. "If you don't, you get huge money fines. You get zero points to your ranking ...which is crazy." Wozniacki, a former world number one, was also defeated in the second round last the permission to let Ahli Al-Kha- player are that this was my com- lil cross the border was part of the week in Stanford as she battled injury. Wozniacki was not alone in being upset in Toronto as third seed Petra Kvitova also went down, losing to former worlkd number one Victoria mitment tournament, you're forced Azarenka 6-2 6-3. Defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska avoided such a fate with her 7-5 6-3 triumph against Julia Goerges while second seed Simona Halep shook off the rust deal between Israel and the PFA to play," Wozniacki told report- following the withdrawn propos- and stormed into the third round with a commanding 6-3 6-4 win over former world number one Jelena Jankovic. al. West Bank and Gaza Strip teams play in separate leagues, in Jordan Spieth quickly UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum's which Al-Ahli and Shejaiya emerged as champions. The win- ner will be eligible to represent learning to live with first defense? Cain Velasquez Palestine, a member of FIFA since 1998, in international competi- While initially targeting either Sti- Instead of a title shot, Arlovs- the No. 4 UFC heavyweight, he is must recent bout, but just prior to tions. the demands of fame pe Miocic or Andrei Arlovski for ki (24-10, 1 NC), who holds a vic- currently on a five-fight winning the Hunt fight, he lost a unanimous The return-leg was initially set UFC heavyweight champion Fab- tory over Werdum at UFC 70, will streak. decision the dos Santos. Miocic is SHEBOYGAN: Jordan Spieth re- "We're going to call that a win," ricio Werdum s first title defense, meet fellow former champion Miocic (13-2) is currently currently targeted for a bout with for Sunday but was postponed members a time when people rec- she said to the closest fan. after Israel asked four members of UFC officials have instead opted Frank Mir in the co-main event of ranked No. 3 and is coming off of a Ben Rothwell at UFC Fight Night ognizing him in public was limit- After a few false starts Spi- for an immediate rematch. UFC 191 on Sept. 5. Ranked as victory over Mark Hunt in his 76 in Dublin. Shejaiya's 37-member delegation to ed to his home state of Texas. He'd eth spent extra time looking at sev- UFC president Dana White submit to security interviews as a be out to dinner with his parents eral chip shots off No. 6 he informed UFC Tonight that Wer- condition of leaving Gaza. when a few people would come approached the crowd and deliv- dum would put his belt on the line The PFA and Shejaiya club up to shake his hand or ask for an ered what was bad news for the against the man he took it from, categorically refused. However, on autograph and that was pretty fans, but a good limit for him (and Cain Velasquez. A date and loca- Wednesday, Israeli authorities ques- much that. his playing partners). tion for the fight have yet to be tioned three players for two hours "Now it kind of happens ev- "I'll sign after nine," Spieth said determined. before allowing them to exit Gaza, erywhere," Spieth said Wednes- to the fans at every hole, always Werdum (20-5-1) first won a according to the association's Is- day at the PGA Championship at smiling but never wavering from share of the heavyweight champi- mail Matar. Whistling Straits. "People pay the knowledge that there was no onship by defeating Mark Hunt more attention to the majors." way he could sign for everyone and for the interim version of the belt Winning both the Masters and still keep practicing. at UFC 180 in the promotion's Long shot the U.S. Open while becoming the "Well, will you at least come Mexico City debut. That bout oc- face of Under Armour in just a few back here?" asked one fan, half jok- curred when Velasquez had to pull short months will bring that type ing and half hoping. out of his originally scheduled ti- inspired by of life-altering attention. That's a Wherever Spieth went, people tle defense against Werdum due to fact that Spieth, the mild-man- wanted their own moment with a knee injury. nered but immensely talented 22- him. One father lined up his son in Velasquez (13-2) was finally daughter s year-old is quickly learning as the an iPhone screen as Spieth walked ready to return to the Octagon for golf world pivots from the Tiger down the fairway about 50 yards the first time in more than a year fighting spirit Woods era to a time that Spieth away. A couple yelled "Welcome and a half when he and Werdum seems destined to headline for the to Wisconsin!" followed by "Hey, met at UFC 188 in June, the pro- Steve Cunningham has endured next decade or two. will you sign my beer?" motion's return to the Mexican much during half a lifetime spent "The last few months it's been Heck, even CBS announcer Jim capital. Werdum needed just 12 in boxing. He s been overlooked harder to get around; you've got Nantz flagged down Spieth to tell minutes and 13 seconds to submit and underpaid, on the wrong end to find different ways to go about him about seeing his parents in Velasquez via guillotine choke to of bad decisions and ignored when it," Spieth said. "Find secret pas- Scotland. unify the belts. he should have been celebrated. sageway places and find corner Was it Tigermania at its height? Velasquez had won four con- But he always persevered and booths." No, probably not. secutive bouts prior to losing to soldiered on because, well, that s Another lesson: "If you want But Spieth is clearly the man Werdum. His only other career what he was taught to do while he to have a quiet dinner, you better of the moment, a phenom whose loss was a knockout at the hands was in the Navy. bring it home." early success is changing his life in of Junior dos Santos in 2011. When things get tough, Cun- Spieth's quickly exploding many ways he expected and may- ningham s instinct is to fight. And fame was on full display as he be in a few that he did not. when things get tougher, he fights played a practice round on After finishing up on nine, harder. Wednesday with Matt and Brett Spieth shook the hands of the But as Cunningham and his Jones. The two brothers from Jones brothers, then asked his cad- wife, Livvy, were speaking to their Australia were more or less invis- die if he had a pen. He took a cou- daughter s doctor in Philadelphia ible as a tournament day-sized ple of golf balls form his bag, signed last summer, he felt overwhelmed, gallery stalked Spieth for nine them and then threw them up into as if he d been hit by the greatest holes for a chance at his signature. the grandstand toward two young body shot ever thrown. In the walkway between the boys. He started signing for the Kennedy Cunningham was sixth and seventh hole, fans of all crowds along an opaque fence a born in 2005 with hypoplastic left ages lined up with Whistling Straits few minutes later, stooping to ful- heart syndrome. It is an often fatal flags and oversized golf balls hop- fill requests for children who had birth defect in which the left side ing Spieth would pause for a quick scooted underneath an opening and of the heart can t pump enough scribble. The crowd pressed for- stretching to sign flags from peo- blood. ward, choking the path, which ple blindly holding them over the She had surgery when she was caused one overmatched marshal top. a day old, and doctors warned to try and restore order. "It's not a negative," Spieth Steve and Livvy that she would It was a battle. The marshal said of all the attention. "It's some- likely never leave the hospital. reclaimed about half the space the thing that's really cool. It's a great Heroic measures had been per- crowd had seized before relenting. problem to have." formed throughout Kennedy s life to save her. But as Steve and Liv- vy spoke to her doctor last year in Philadelphia, the words shook them to their very core. No parent is ever ready to bury their child, Steve Cunning- ham says in a clear, strong voice. I was listening and all I heard was, Make her as comfortable as pos- sible, and I was like, No. No. Basically, the message was that everything that could be done, was World number one Novak Djok- two break points in the second as Elsewhere, Serena Williams are already in her possession, a done. Just wait for her to go, es- ovic kicked off his bid for a fourth the set went to a tie break, which shook off some hard-court rust successful defence of her US Open sentially. Canadian crown with a 6-3 7-6 he quickly took control of and took before rolling to a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 win crown next month would put Wil- The fighter in Cunningham second-round win over a stubborn 7-4 to register his 250th world tour over Italy's Flavia Pennetta. liams in an exclusive club along could never accept that. So, he took Thomaz Bellucci at the Rogers Masters 1000 match win. Meanwhile, the home crowd with Maureen Connolly, Marga- his family and traveled to the oth- Cup. Only three players have beat- failed to fire up local favourite ret Court and Steffi Graf as the er side of the state in search of a Bellucci, with just one win in en Djokovic in 2015 - Ivo Karlov- Eugenie Bouchard who slumped to only women to have swept all four miracle. He had no plans to wait five visits to Canada and coming ic, Roger Federer and Stan Wawrin- another first-round exit. in a single season. for Kennedy to die. off a first-round loss at Washing- ka. Williams, playing her first While Williams continues to And at Children s Hospital in ton, appeared to be the perfect For the second straight night, match of the North American hard- dominate the game, the once-bright Pittsburgh, doctors were willing to opponent for Djokovic to launch late action was suspended at the court swing after pulling out at star of Canadian Bouchard lost give it another shot. This, clearly, his buildup to the US Open but Rogers Cup. Stanford last week with a sore right even more of its lustre with a 6-0 was a life worth saving. provided a stiff test for the Serb. World number three Andy elbow, endured a ragged opening 5-7 6-2 loss to Swiss teenager The risks were enormous. The The top-seed in Canada for the Murray had his match with Tom- set in which she was broken four Belinda Bencic in the first round. doctors planned to put Kennedy fifth straight year, Djokovic saved my Robredo postponed with the times and fired four double faults. Hailed as the new face of wom- on the list for a heart transplant. all three break points he faced in a duel even at 4-4 in the first set. But the 33-year-old American, en's tennis just 12 months ago, They were clear with Steve and tight opening set. In first-round action, Tsonga a three-time champion on the Tor- Bouchard's downward spiral Livvy that even if a donor heart The Serb, who narrowly opened his title defense with a 6-4 onto hardcourts, eventually found shows no signs of coming to a halt were found, Kennedy wasn t out missed out on a fourth Canada ti- 6-4 win over Croatian teenager her rhythm in the second round as the 21-year-old fell at the first of the woods. She could die during tle last year after losing to Jo-Wil- Borna Coric in a rain-interrupted match. hurdle for the eighth time in 10 surgery. fried Tsonga in the final, also saved match that began on Monday. While all four grand slam titles tournaments. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF. FRIDAY . AUGUST 14. 2015 -Asad 23, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:24 Price: Afs.15

Death toll soars after ISIS claims huge truck bombing in Baghdad Islamic State of Iraq and Syria huge blasts hit (ISIS) claimed responsibility on Thursday for a truck bomb attack at a crowded marketplace in the Baghdad district of Sadr City China's Tianjin which killed at least 76 people and Explosions at a warehouse for dan- "Others are sitting at road- wounded more than 200 others. gerous materials in the northeast- sides, many clearly in shock. In a statement posted online, ern Chinese port of Tianjin have Those who can get out are fleeing. the Sunni Muslim militant group killed at least 44 people, including Counting the Cost: How Chi- said it had targeted the army and at least a dozen firefighters, and na's economic slowdown affects its militia fighters in the Shiite neigh- injured nearly 400 and sent shock- people borhood. waves through the city. "In the distance, smoke is still However, Iraqi police officials Chinese state news said the billowing from the scene of the told the Associated Press that the blasts started late on Wednesday multiple blasts. Scores of nearby bombing killed at least 54 people. after a container of "hazardous buildings have had their windows The two police officials said the material" exploded in a warehouse punched out. truck detonated in the Jameela around midnight local time. "The streets are littered with market in Baghdad s crowded Sadr State news agency Xinhua re- broken glass and stones. The air is City neighborhood shortly after ported that at least 44 people had acrid. That no one knows what dawn on Thursday. They say at died and 32 of the injured were in they are breathing is adding to the least 86 people were wounded in critical condition in hospital after anxiety here." the attack. the explosions. At least 36 fire- State media said senior man- On Thursdays the market is fighters were initially reported agement of the company had been especially crowded because peo- missing by the state news agency. detained by authorities, and that ple come from the other provinces The blasts knocked doors off President Xi Jinping has demand- to stock up on food for the week- buildings in the area and shattered ed severe punishment for anyone end, one of the officers said. windows up to several kilometres found responsible for the explo- Residents of the Shiite com- away. sions. munity rushed to the market to There were no indications of The official Xinhua news agen- help the victims, carrying corpses what caused the blasts, and no cy said an initial explosion sparked in garbage bags and sending the immediate signs of any large re- other blasts at nearby businesses. wounded to local hospitals in am- lease of toxic chemicals into the The National Earthquake Bu- bulances or in personal cars. Three air. reau reported two major blasts hospital officials confirmed the Beijing News reported on its before midnight, the first was the casualty figures. All officials spoke website that there was some uni- equivalent of three tonnes of TNT, on condition of anonymity because dentified yellow foam flowing at and the second one was the equiv- they are not authorized to speak the site. alent of 21 tonnes. to the media. Police in Tianjin said an initial The explosions occurred in a There was no immediate claim blast occurred at shipping contain- mostly industrial zone, with some of responsibility for the blast, but ers in a warehouse for hazardous apartment buildings in the vicini- Islamic State of Iraq and Syria materials owned by Ruihai Logis- ty. (ISIS), ultra-radical Sunni Muslim People look at damages at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad s Sadr City August 5, 2015. The bomb tics, a company that says it is Buildings of a half-dozen oth- militants who seized swathes of killed six people and wounded 12, police and medics said. (Reuters) properly approved to handle haz- er logistics companies were de- northern Iraq last year, have ardous materials. stroyed in the blasts, and more than claimed similar attacks targeting Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown, 1,000 new Renault cars were left Shiite neighborhoods. Turkey has no reporting from Tianjin early on charred in a nearby parking lot, Thursday, said: "Close to the di- Beijing News said. We will know if Iran cheats plan to send saster zone, dazed people are wan- Photos taken by bystanders Yemeni dering about the streets, many car- and circulating on microblogs president ground forces to rying what possessions they could show a huge fireball high in the sky, on deal: US officials grab before fleeing their homes. with a mushroom cloud. Syria arrives in the U.S. intelligence officials say they in Iran and that s good, but I think nuclear program in exchange for are confident they can verify Iran s they are going to have to do more billions of dollars in relief from Turkey does not expect to deploy UAE for talks compliance with the recently com- work and bolster their capabilities economic sanctions. The U.S. ground forces in Syria to fight Is- The Yemeni president has arrived pleted nuclear deal, despite a track to find secret sites in Iran in an Congress is expected to vote next lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), for a visit in the United Arab Emir- record of misjudgments about environment when Iran is taking month on a resolution rejecting the although that option should remain ates, one of the key backers of a agreement. on the table, Foreign Minister Saudi-led coalition attempting to As part of the deal, Iran agreed Mevult Cavusoglu said in a televi- roll back gains by Iranian-backed to disclose nearly every element sion interview on Thursday. Houthi milita in the deeply impov- of its nuclear supply chain, includ- Right now, no ground opera- erished country. ing people, places, companies and tion is envisaged, but in the future State news agency WAM says infrastructure their entire nose- whatever is needed to fight ISIS - exiled President Abed Rabbo Man- to-tail process for uranium produc- including ground operations - sour Hadi arrived Wednesday for tion and processing, as one U.S. should be done, this is my person- a two-day working visit. Officials intelligence official put it, speak- al opinion, Cavusoglu told Hab- had no further details. ing on condition of anonymity be- erTurk TV. Hadi has been living in neigh- cause he was not authorized to His statements come after the boring Saudi Arabia after he and speak publicly. U.S. State Department denied there much of his government fled ad- Those disclosures would vast- was an agreement between Wash- vances by the Shiite Houthi rebels ly increase the chances that intelli- ington and Ankara to great a safe gence agencies would catch cheat- zone in northern Syria. earlier this year. ing, officials told Congress in clas- Turkish Foreign Ministry un- The Emirates has been partic- sified briefings. That s because any dersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu ipating in a Saudi-led, American- weapons of mass destruction. counter measures against them. illicit activity would have to take reportedly said that the two coun- supported campaign targeting the The main reason, according to Skeptics of the deal note that place outside the established net- tries had agreed to create a 98 km rebels and their allies since March. a classified joint intelligence assess- Iran is one of the world s hardest work that had been laid bare to the long and 45 km wide area to be It and Saudi Arabia have supplied ment presented to Congress, is that places in which to spy. Iran s in- West. Once the CIA knows all the patrolled by members of the West- pro-government forces with tanks the deal requires Iran to provide telligence agencies have penetrat- places Iran has been importing and ern-backed Free Syrian Army. and other fighting vehicles, and the an unprecedented volume of infor- ed CIA front companies, executed processing nuclear material, the In a related story, the U.S. on Iraq PM sacks senior Emirates has lost soldiers as part mation about nearly every aspect Western agents and captured a so- country would have to develop Wednesday launched its first air- of the campaign. of its existing nuclear program, phisticated U.S. drone. new avenues to evade detection- a strikes by Turkey-based F-16 Military and security officials which Iran insists is peaceful. That The CIA has never had much major undertaking. The briefings fighter jets against ISIS targets in official in reform push in Yemen say a suspected U.S. data will make checking on com- success developing and keeping and the assessment were described Syria, the Pentagon said. The air- drone strike has killed five sus- pliance easier, officials say, because good intelligence sources in Iran, by officials only on condition of strikes mark a limited escalation Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- description of the post on a gov- pected al-Qaeda militants travel- it will shrink Iran s capacity to hide says Reuel Marc Gerecht, who anonymity. of a yearlong air campaign that crit- Abadi has sacked a senior cabinet ernment website. ing in a vehicle near the extremist- a covert weapons program. worked as a CIA operations offic- The intelligence assessment ics have called excessively cau- official who was a close aide to his Maliki served two terms as held coastal city of Mukalla. We will have far better insight er. presumes Iran will try to cheat, tious. predecessor and rival Nouri al- prime minister and is widely The officials said the attack (into) the industrial aspects of the The truth is that the CIA and say officials familiar with it. Maliki, the premier s office said in viewed as having exacerbated sec- Wednesday happened east of the Iranian nuclear program with this the NSA are largely flying blind Even after 15 years, when re- a statement. tarian tensions between the coun- city. Al-Qaeda s Yemen branch, deal than what we have today, inside the Islamic Republic on the strictions on Iranian nuclear activ- Abadi issued an order to re- try s Shiite majority and Sunni considered by Washington to be James Clapper, the director of na- nuclear question, he wrote recent- ities are lifted, Iran will still be pro- lieve the secretary general of the Arab minority. the most dangerous offshoot of the tional intelligence, told an audience ly in the Weekly Standard. hibited from developing a nuclear cabinet and his two deputies from Widespread discontent among terror network, has made gains in last month at the Aspen Security Intelligence officials dispute weapon, and the U.S. will have their positions, the statement said, Sunni Arabs, who say they were the sprawling eastern Hadramawt Forum. that, saying their insights into Iran more ability than it does now to referring to Mohammed Khalaf marginalized and targeted by Ma- province, capturing its capital, Outside experts don t dispute have improved considerably in re- detect any attempt, officials insist. Ahmed, who headed Maliki s per- liki s government, played a major Mukalla, in April. that. But they question - consid- cent years. History provides reasons to be sonal office during his premiership. role in worsening the security sit- The officials spoke on condi- ering past analytical blind spots in The CIA has a reasonably skeptical of U.S. ability to detect The statement did not provide uation in Iraq, culminating in a di- tion of anonymity because they the Middle East - whether Ameri- high degree of confidence that we and gauge secret Iranian nuclear a reason for the dismissals, but the sastrous jihadist offensive last year. were not authorized to brief report- can spying will really be able to would be able to detect Iran if it activity. announcement comes during a ma- Despite having the jihadist Is- ers. catch every instance of Iranian were trying to deviate from the Foremost among them are the jor reform drive by Abadi aimed at lamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Al-Qaeda has made advances cheating. requirements that they ve signed massive misjudgments in intelli- curbing rampant corruption and group overrun a third of the coun- amid the civil war now engulfing The intelligence community up to, David Cohen, the agency's gence that helped justify the Iraq streamlining the government. try during his second term, Maliki Yemen. Washington meanwhile has can rarely guarantee, We re going deputy director, said at the Aspen war. Nearly every U.S. spy agen- Khalaf s responsibilities in- nonetheless tried for a third. kept up its drone attacks there tar- find the secret site, said David Security Forum. cy concluded with some level of cluded providing advice and sup- But he stepped aside last Au- geting al-Qaeda militants, includ- Albright, a former weapons in- The United States, Russia, certainty that Saddam Hussein Guinea-Bissau port to the premier, administrative gust under major international and ing one that killed the group's top spector who heads the Institute for China, Britain, France and Germa- possessed active chemical and bi- president services to the cabinet and manag- domestic pressure, ushering in leader in Mukalla in June. Science and International Securi- ny reached the agreement with Iran ological weapons programs. They ing state properties, according to a Abadi s term in office. ty. They have found them before on July 14 that would curtail its were flat wrong. dismisses South Korea Nawaz, parliamentary leaders decide government president pardons The president of the West African against accepting MQM resignations nation of Guinea-Bissau has dis- business tycoon missed the government led by South Korea's President Park sembly. Farooq Sattar over the phone and Domingos Pereira, the prime min- Geun-hye on Thursday pardoned The prime minister also decid- requested him to take their resig- ister. a tycoon convicted of embezzle- ed to form a committee compris- nations back. However, the MQM Jose Mario Vaz made the an- ment who heads the country's ing multi-party representation to leader said that his party had al- nouncement on a national radio third-largest business group. The negotiate the issue with the MQM. ready conveyed its concerns to the justice ministry said in a statement programme late on Wednesday, Further, all parliamentary lead- government. after months of political infighting that SK Group's Chey Tae-won ers in the meeting decided to coax The government does not will be among some 6,500 people between the two leaders. to be released from prison before MQM into talks instead and to want see the MQM out of parlia- address their reservations. mentary politics, Dar said. He The African Union had sus- the 70th anniversary Saturday of pended Guinea-Bissau following a Korea's liberation from Japan's National Assembly Speaker also assured the MQM leader that Ayaz Sadiq will keep the issue of he will discuss the issue with the coup in April. colonial occupation. It said the ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister government decided on pardons for MQM resignations in adjourn- prime minister and contact him The World Bank and the Afri- Nawaz Sharif in a meeting with ment until the issue is resolved, again. can Development Bank suspend- 14 business people including Chey parliamentary leaders of various based on their contributions to the an official privy to the proceed- On Wednesday, the govern- ed millions of dollars of aid, in- political parties decided on Thurs- ings of the meeting told The Ex- ment tasked its key aides to nego- creasing the pressure on coup lead- national economy. Chey was serv- day not to accept Muttahida ing a 4-year prison term that be- press Tribune. tiate with the leadership of the ers to hand back power to civil- gan in January 2013 after being Qaumi Movement (MQM) law- During the meeting, it was also Karachi-based party. Interior Min- makers resignations from the as- ians. found guilty of embezzling com- decided that the Karachi operation ister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Since gaining independence in pany funds to trade financial prod- semblies. will continue targetting terrorists Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and The government will treat 1974, Guinea-Bissau's army and ucts. He remained chairman of SK in the metropolitan city; however, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief state have remained in constant Group while in prison. It is the MQM resignations issue the same the government will hold talks with Maulana Fazlur Rehman had been first time that Park has pardoned way it treated PTI s resignations, the MQM to bring the party back assigned to resolve the controver- conflict, and no president has com- the head of a chaebol, as big fami- it was decided in a meeting of par- to parliamentary politics. sy and convince the MQM legis- pleted a full term in office. ly-controlled business groups are liamentary leaders with the PM at Meanwhile, Finance Minister lators to take back their resigna- Three have been overthrown known in South Korea. his chamber in the National As- Ishaq Dar contacted MQM leader tions. and one assassinated. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. The unregistered version of Win2PDF is for evaluation or non-commercial use only. This page will not be added after purchasing Win2PDF.