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KABUL: Rajab Ali Andishmand, different tools for different an Afghan inventor who recently factories in Afghanistan and designed a military tank and an air- Iran. I am able to invent tools plane, has criticized the govern- to decrease traffic accidents, WASHINGTON: The United and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Pakistan government simulta- was the raid in Pakistanon Osama kistan. ment for its inattention towards prevent boat from capsizing States on Wednesday pressed had shown impressive leadership, neously opposed what it consid- bin Laden, we didn't tell the Paki- “While we do not always see the field of science and technolo- and even decrease risk of for greater cooperation be- he acknowledged during the hear- ered the bad Islamist groups, stanis we were coming, because, eye to eye on every issue, our re- gy. plane crashes,” he claimed. tween Kabul and Islamabad, ing on Pakistan convened by the Royce commented. frankly, they would snitch us off lationship with Pakistan is vital to Rajab Ali Andishmand is in the He said that in the past as lawmakers expressed con- House Foreign Affairs Committee. The US had given Pakistan and Osama bin Laden would have the national security of the United field of engineering for the past over eight months he had made a cern over continuation of ter- While cooperation between the $30 billion since 9/11, Congress- left,” he said. States,” Olson said in defence of 40 years. He worked inside and robot, which is useful for mil- rorist safe havens in the north- neighbours on reconciliation was man Ted Poe said. “I think Paki- Describing America’s relation- the US providing billions of dol- west frontier areas of Pakistan. certainly an important first step, stan is a Benedict Arnold ally to ship with Pakistan as a disgrace, lars in aid to the South Asian coun- “We continue to press for the US continued to press for in- the United States. Even going back Congressman Dana Rohrabacher try. greater cooperation between creased coordination on security to May the 2nd, 2011, when there alleged it was a government that Pakistan, he argued, was be- Afghanistan and Pakistan, issues, Olson said. gave safe haven to Osama bin Lad- coming a more constructive actor both to stabilise the common However, top American law- en, the murderer of 3,000 Ameri- in the region. Last July, Pakistan border region and to build the makers appeared unsatisfied. cans. He did not think anybody facilitated a direct meeting between constructive relationship nec- Chairman of Foreign Affairs Com- believed that the high-level people the Afghan government and Tali- essary for regional stability,” mitteeEd Royce observed: “Paki- in the Pakistan government did not ban representatives in Murree. the US special representative stani governments have come and know about that. “While we see progress in de- said. gone, but it's northwestern fron- Olson, however, argued Paki- creasing the presence of certain Richard Olsontold legisla- tier has remained a terrorist haven, stan seemed to be committed to terrorists in Pakistan, we continue tors during a Congressional with its security services support- this fight against terrorism. “I think to press Pakistan to target all mil- hearing: “We will not be able ing what it considers to be good that their commitment is serious itant groups that have safe haven to eradicate militant groups Islamist terrorist groups.” to fighting terrorism. At the same in Pakistan, particularly the Tali- until both sides of the border Theso-called good groups de- time, I think more needs to be done ban, including the Haqqani network are effectively secured.” stabilised Afghanistan and threat- in terms of action against terror- and Lashkar-i-Taiba,” Olson said. outside the country. On Thursday itary purpose. The robot is President Ashraf Ghani en neighbouring India, while the ists like Haqqani networks in Pa- (Pajhwok) he said the government must sup- like a small military tank port inventors for development of equipped with binocular and the country. can cross rough ways. Conference on Speaking at a press conference Seeking the government’s Govt lost millions to tax exemption on NATO fuel imports here he said if the government is support, he said that he had regional unable to support inventors then shared his works and plans cooperation gets KABUL: The government lost ing that some government officials sible for quality control of imports it also allows the import of low it should introduce them to other with different government millions of dollars in revenue to were complicit in the corruption at the two dry ports which earned quality products,” he said. countries for progress. departments but failed to get under way in tax exemption on import of fuel “If the government wants to millions of dollars in daily reve- The Wolesi Jirga summoned “I have designed and made positive response. for foreign troops through the Her- increase its revenue, it should re- nue. finance, commerce and foreign af- Balkh atan dry port, a Wolesi Jirga dele- move corruption from customs On the basis of the contract fairs ministers and the head of fuel Insecurity hampers delivery of MAZAR-I-SHARIF: A two- gation has learnt. departments and dry ports. If all with the foreign firm, the compa- imports at the Ministry of Com- day conference on negotiations The lower house deputy sec- dry ports of the country are in- ny submitted five percent income merce to answer questions from health services in Helmand between Afghanistan and Cen- retary, Erfanullah Erfan, who head- vestigated, the corrupt would be to the Afghanistan National Stan- lawmakers about the tax exemp- tral Asian States kicked off in ed a nine-member delegation to identified,” he said. dards Authority (ANSA), he said. tion on fuel by the private sector. LASHKARGAH: Officials in cy centres, 11 health units and Heratan dry port in Balkh prov- He also mentioned a foreign “In the presence of ANSA, The foreign minister, the dep- southern Helmand province say eight mobile clinics are housed Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of they have enough resources but in rented premises. northern Balkh province, on ince and Aaqnina dry port in Fary- company, Geocam Group, respon- there is no need for the company, uty ministers of finance, com- growing insecurity impedes the The emergency clinics are Thursday. The conference has ab province, told Wednesday’s ses- merce and the director of fuel de- delivery of health services to the situated in Sangin, Musa Kala, been organised by the Minis- sion that they observed 28,000 let- partment attended yesterday ses- people. Greshk, Marja and Garmser try of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) ters that showed private compa- sion. But lawmaker Gulam Hus- Public Health Director Inayat- districts, where war victims are and the Institute for Interna- nies had imported fuel in the name sain Nasiri said the deputy minis- ullah Ghafari told Pajhwok Afghan treated on a priority bases. He tional Studies (IIS), the gover- of supply to foreign troops over ters should leave because they had News during an exclusive interview said the facilities provided nor’s spokesman, Munir Far- the past few years. summoned ministers. his department provided health healthcare to 2 million ill peo- had, told Pajhwok Afghan Due to the tax exemption on “The issue should have been services to 75 percent of residents ple in the province. supplies for foreign troops, the thoroughly discussed by commis- of districts and Lashkargah, the He, however, explained News. He said top diplomats provincial capital. that despite all available re- from the Central Asian States, government suffered millions of sions before its inclusion in the He said 85 health facilities were sources, the health department Pakistan and Turkey would be dollars losses in revenue and the agenda. The time of ministers operational in Lashkargah and dis- was unable to provide facili- participating in the event, evidence in this regard needed to should not be wasted every day,” tricts. Of them 25 percent do not ties to the masses in areas af- aimed at cementing regional be carefully investigated by a pro- another MP, Abdul Qadar Zazai have proper buildings.The remain- fected by war and a presence cooperation. fessional delegation, he said, claim- said. (Pajhwok) ing facilities, including six emergen- of militants. 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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AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] David Lepeska A century ago today, a 36-year- detailing his plan to hand Syria, great difficulty agreeing with the becoming increasingly imaginary. Email: [email protected] old author and purported Arabist Mount Lebanon and the northern Islamic State of Iraq and the Le- The Arab Spring was not merely a named Mark Sykes made his way tip of Iraq to the French, and Pal- vant (ISIL) on anything. But the throwing off of dictatorships. It www.afghanistantimes.af to 10 Downing Street in London estine, Transjordan, and the rest group's dismissal of these lines was also a bucking of these barely to meet the leaders of Britain and of Iraq to the British. drawn by far-off, profit-seeking there states and institutions foist- Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi discuss the tricky issue of divid- Sykes met to discuss details foreign officials, cutting across eth- ed on Arabs by the West a century ing the spoils of the collapsing of the plan with the French nego- nic, linguistic, and religious divi- ago. Advisory editorial board Ottoman Empire. tiator Francois Georges-Picot five sions and all but ensuring long-term In addition to the collapse in Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, The only son of the quirky Sir days later, but his initial vision was mayhem, is hard to dispute. Syria and Iraq, we've seen the cre- Tatton Sykes, a landed Yorkshire roughly how Sykes-Picot was ul- In implementing Sykes-Picot, ation of spheres of influence in Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal gentleman, Mark Sykes first trav- timately drawn up the next month. Entente powers reneged on prom- Libya and Yemen. Israel has long elled to the Middle East as a The deal was secretly finalised in ises of freedom and independence been vague about its eastern bor- Graphic-Designers: wealthy, 11-year-old tourist. His May 1916, which is when the for Arabs and instead snatched der. And the great wave of migrants Mansoor Faizy and Edriss Akbari early adult travels through the Arab United States got wind of it. control of local populations and and refugees from the region at- Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. 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

Recent statement of the US and NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Campbell, regarding growing power of Daesh or Islamic State is proving how the US has badly failed in the war on terror. According to him Daesh is setting up a regional base in Nangarhar and had fixed eyes on Kunar province. Campbell was not the only one with the bad news but the Pentagon in a report said that security in Afghanistan is deteriorating. This is what Afghans hear after over a decade of the US war against terror- ism. They are expecting peace and stability. world coincided with the final years The current situation, with their resources. They also left tests to the failure of Sykes-Picot However, the US officials are forgetting that Afghanistan is neither of Ottoman decline. Thus, in books ISIL at the fore, highlights a reali- enough border ambiguity as to al- - and Western interventionists such as The Caliphs' Last Heri- ty Western leaders may be start- low for the future denial of Arab more broadly - to create legitimate, Iraq nor Syria. When the American and other NATO forces were not here, tage, he portrayed the empire as ing to appreciate: These lines are control of Palestine - a nexus of lasting states. In recent weeks, two Afghanistan was still a sovereign country and will remain. We shall com- moribund and Arabs as shiftless becoming increasingly imaginary. Muslim resentment to this day. prominent Western voices have (one index entry reads "Arab Char- "It is all bad and I told Balfour Mark Sykes in 1913 [Getty] publicly expressed similar senti- pare Afghanistan with Iraq and Syria to know it better. The US invaded Iraq acter: see also 'Treachery'"). so," Edward House, a foreign pol- Conquer and control ments. William Hague, Britain's in 2003 in search of the weapons of mass destruction (WMD) which nev- In his works, Sykes made it icy adviser to US President Woo- Sykes-Picot is ideal shorthand former foreign secretary, wrote er existed. There was a stable government and no insurgency in Iraq be- appear as if he were fluent in Turk- drow Wilson, explained to col- for ISIL's grievances against the that the Sykes-Picot borders ish and Arabic, but he could speak leagues at the time. "They are mak- West - its interventionism, its con- "should not be considered immu- fore 2003. However, the situation on the ground is frightening now de- neither, according to James Barr's ing it a breeding place for future descension, its grab for power and table". He praised the Kurds for spite the fact that the US troops for there for several years and the coun- sharp 2011 history, A Line in the war." resources, its creation of make-be- their ability to manage their own Sand. He found Mosul "a foul nest Few political predictions have lieve states with hollow democratic region, and called for partition. try was not dependent on donations as it had “black-gold”. The Islamic of corruption, vice, disorder, and proved more prophetic. Over the institutions, its dismissal of Arab John Bolton, the former US State has emerged in Iraq under the nose of international community and disease", and failed to note the ef- intervening century, barely a hand- and Muslim will, leading to the ambassador to the United Nations, fect of arriving modernity, which ful of peaceful years have passed fragmentation of the region. It pro- announced that "Iraq and Syria as has control over some oil wells. by this time had begun to stir a in these lands. And so it is today, vides enemies of the West with the we have known them are gone". Likewise, Syria was not threatened by militancy and terrorism a cou- political consciousness known as as locals and world powers alike perfect example of "kuffar" (a de- He urged Washington to help cre- ple of years ago but the political situation changed dramatically when the the Arab Awakening, as detailed in play desperate, shifting roles in a rogatory word meaning non-believ- ate a new, independent Sunni state George Antonius' illustrative complex, seemingly endless con- er) efforts to conquer and control. to replace the so-called Islamic West with some of their Arab allies tried to topple the government of book. flict. In a 2014 video called "The State. These prescriptions may Bashar Al Assad. The rebels were paid and equipped. Looking at failure of World War I Through Arab House also complained that the End of the Sykes-Picot Agree- have some merit. But these two Eyes - The New Middle East British and French remained un- ment", an ISIL jihadi from Chile politicians are probably even less the rebels, some actors introduced Islamic State in Syria as a mean to Yet, Britain's brains trust - clear on whether they intended crosses the former Iraq-Syria bor- knowledgeable about the Arab achieve the ends. Both the countries were stable, had well-trained and comprising, at this meeting, Prime permanent occupation of these der, now rendered meaningless in world than Mark Sykes was a cen- Minister Herbert Henry Asquith, territories, or merely exclusive this barren stretch of desert con- tury ago, and their plans sound well-equipped militaries but they failed to maintain security or at least War Minister Herbert Kitchener, rights to their resources. There trolled by the so-called Islamic suspiciously like self-interested give tough time to them. Munitions Minister David Lloyd was, of course, a very good reason State. This is not the first time Arab foreign powers "drawing lines in When it comes to Afghanistan, the country suffered from over three George, who would soon become for this. "As a hypothetical divi- groups have rejected Sykes-Picot. the Middle Eastern sand". prime minister, and First Lord of sion of country that neither of its Several times in the post-war pe- Will we ever learn? decades of war. The country was ruled by the Taliban from 1996 to 2001. the Admiralty Arthur Balfour, signatories yet controlled, it was riod Arab nationalist groups such David Lepeska is a freelance Despite having no resources in the start and less support in the present, who would soon become foreign extremely vulnerable to events," as the Federation of Arab Repub- journalist based in Istanbul. His secretary - turned to him as a lead- Barr wrote. lics, have attempted to offer a pan- work focuses on Turkey and the the government forces remained successful in the fight against insurgents. ing expert. Perhaps never have European Arabist alternative. Middle East. Afghan security forces shouldered total security responsibilities this year Prophetic vision imperial powers been more shame- But the current situation, with The views expressed in this after the US-led NATO ended its combat mission in December 2014 and "I should like to draw a line ful than they were in implement- ISIL at the fore, highlights a reali- article are the author's own and do from the 'e' in Acre to the last 'k' in ing Sykes-Picot, in 1919. As a sen- ty Western leaders may be start- not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's started a new mission called “Resolute Support”. However, for the past Kirkuk," Sykes told the assembled, tient human being, I generally have ing to appreciate: These lines are editorial policy. several years they were fighting the militants in every part of the country. It is the reason that since December 2001 the Taliban and other militant groups failed to capture and keep a province or major city for long. Though, after the last ditch effort the Taliban seized Kunduz city but it was brief and most of them were eliminated. Current law and order situation in the war-hit country is not satisfactory but it is failure of the government and had nothing to do with morale of the security forces. In the past one year the leaders failed to introduce and approve a defense minister from the parliament. The country direly needs a defense minister. But, the bottom line is that terrorist organizations like Daesh and the Taliban are not in the position to overthrow the government or capture provinces. However, the international community should stop certain countries from supporting these terrorist organizations. Without foreign support these groups could not survive. There are some major powers that are supporting Daesh in Afghanistan. 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LONDON: If you're trying to identify next year's big risk from Global stocks surged on Thursday global currency markets, look no as investors around the world re- further than a sharper-than-expect- acted positively to the Federal ed fall in China's yuan. Reserve’s decision to raise inter- In the many 2016 outlooks est rates and the confidence in the published over the past month, U.S. economy that underpinned most major banks have forecast a 5-7 percent fall in the value of the move. Beijing's tightly-controlled curren- European stocks moved high- cy over the next 12 months. er in early trade, following sharp But some say that China's con- gains across Asian markets and a cern with the need to bolster flag- higher close on Wall Street in re- ging exports and competitiveness, sponse to the widely expected or the desire of Chinese savers to move by the Fed to end a seven- get more money out, could easily year experiment with near-zero provoke a faster fall or one of 10 interest rates. percent or more. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose That would in turn encourage 2.1% in early trade, with gains more money to leave China and China-related investments, slash- across the board, while Japan’s ing the value of currencies in South Nikkei Stock Average gained 1.6% Korea, Malaysia or Taiwan and and the Shanghai Composite was raising broader questions over the up 1.8% on signs of a strengthen- durability of Chinese growth - now ing U.S. economy. so vital to a hobbling global econo- While ultralow interest rates my. have boosted equity markets in "The risk is this depreciation recent years, investors were reas- of the yuan becomes less orderly," sured by the Fed’s relatively up- said Vincent Chaigneau, Head of beat outlook on the world’s big- Global Rates and Currency Strat- gest economy and its plans to raise egy with Societe Generale in Lon- rates only gradually over the next don. "A fall to 6.80 over the next three years. year I would call orderly. If that “What we see today is basi- happens within three months, it cally a sigh of relief,” said Johan would be less so." Javeus, chief strategist at SEB The yuan presently stands at Group. “Equity markets are tak- about 6.47 to the dollar. ing comfort in the fact that this is A sign of what may follow a not the path of a rapid hiking cy- steep fall in its value came on Aug. cle, and it will be data-dependent 11, when Beijing made a surprise and focused on inflation.” one-off 3-percent devaluation. Glo- “The messaging around the bal markets shuddered and less decision is about as positive as one than two weeks later Wall Street recorded its biggest fall in four could expect for investors: a posi- years. tive economic assessment paired Data from banking network with fairly dovish central bank Swift show it is now the fourth- guidance,” said Eric Lascelles, chief most used currency for interna- economist at RBC Global Asset tional payments, and the two big Management. AstraZeneca to bank-to-bank trading platforms - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Canadian cable company Shaw just bought a phone network Thomson Reuters and ICAP- Yellen speaks during a news con- Shaw Communications has an- acquire majority owned EBS - both say it is now ference in Washington on Wednes- nounced that it's going to pay $1.6 among their top five most traded day. ENLARGE billion CAD for Canuck carrier stake in Acerta currencies. The decision also removed an Wind Mobile. As MobileSyrup Major banks' forecasts for the reports, there were rumors of a yuan would in the past have been immediate source of uncertainty in Pharma buried deep in the margins of their markets. Verizon purchase back in 2013, but the US carrier ended up courting annual outlooks, safe in the knowl- The yield on the rate-sensitive LONDON: The British drug mak- edge that few big investors were two-year U.S. Treasury settled some internet company or some- er AstraZeneca said on Thursday thing. Shaw will pick up Wind's actively trading it. above 1% for the first time in over that it had agreed to acquire a ma- Instead, a variety of yuan mobile spectrum that covers On- jority stake in Acerta Pharma, a five years on Wednesday. tario British Columbia and Alber- plays are among the top trades Selling in bond and currency privately held cancer-drug devel- they have recommended to their ta. CEO Brad Shaw says the com- oper with operations in the Neth- markets was relatively muted as global client base for 2016. pany plans to offer converged net- erlands and in California, for $4 policy members had long tele- work solutions, which is the un- A refocus on its trade-weight- billion. ed value against a range of curren- graphed their intentions to markets sexy way of saying Canadians will The deal gives AstraZeneca the for a rate rise in 2015. The dollar be able to bundle their wireless cies rather than the dollar has com- option to buy the remainder of the plicated matters, but Reuters FX continued to edge up early Thurs- needs in with their cable and inter- company for another $3 billion and net -- if they like what Shaw's of- polling at the start of December day. The euro was down 0.3% would further bolster its pipeline forecasts onshore yuan rates at against the dollar at $1.0856, while fering. The deal still needs to pick of cancer treatments. up approval from Canada's Com- 6.55 per dollar in a year's time ver- the dollar was up slightly against It is the latest transaction by a sus 6.4723 now. the yen at Y122.44. petition Bureau, but Shaw expects pharmaceutical company in what the deal to go through by late 2016. Of the foreign exchange mar- While the Fed signaled it was has been a record year for mergers, ket's top six banks, Barclays fore- moving to normalize monetary driven in part by transactions in casts it to weaken to 6.90, China policy for the first time since the German the health care sector. specialists HSBC, Deutsche Bank financial crisis, other central banks, US budget deal bill boosts oil Drug makers have used merg- and JP Morgan all say 6.70, Citi including the Bank of Japan and business morale ers and strategic investments to 6.69 and UBS 6.80. European Central Bank, have con- acquire promising treatments in "The Chinese are already de- late-stage development, hoping to tinued with easing measures. valuing. Capital outflows were dips but still at exports, renewable energy claim the next blockbuster. probably strong in December," Investors will now consider “The investment is consistent says JP Morgan strategist Ni- the implications of diverging poli- high level WASHINGTON: Republicans are - not squander - our energy renais- renewable energy," said Tom Ki- with our focus on long-term growth kolaos Panigirtzoglou. His calcu- cy. The European Central Bank hailing the likely demise of a 40- sance." ernan, CEO of the American Wind and reflects the role targeted busi- lations suggest $30-40 billion will needs the euro to fall against the German business morale unexpect- year-old ban on crude oil exports, House Minority Leader Nan- Energy Association, an industry ness development plays in our flow out of China monthly over dollar to stoke inflation, and if U.S. edly deteriorated in December, a as well as spending limits imposed cy Pelosi, D-Calif., was downright group. business model,” Pascal Soriot, the the next year. rate rises fail to boost the dollar it survey showed on Thursday, sug- on the Environmental Protection discouraged. A five-year extension of the AstraZeneca chief executive, said "Assuming the Chinese try to could prompt the ECB to tweak gesting company executives may Agency, a longtime GOP target. "At a time when the whole solar-tax credit will lead to more in a news release. depreciate their currency more, its own monetary policy. have some concern as Europe's larg- Democrats are cheering five- world gathered in Paris" for a glo- than $125 billion in new private “We are boosting a key area in especially on a trade-weighted ba- In commodities, Brent crude est economy grapples with a refu- year extensions of tax credits for bal agreement to reduce green- sector investment and add as many our comprehensive oncology port- sis, it is safe to assume we will see oil was down 1% at $37.01 a bar- gee crisis and a slowdown in wind and solar energy producers house gas emissions and lessen as 140,000 jobs, said Rhone Re- folio with a late-stage, potential more capital outflow. But maybe and renewal of a land and water dependence on fossil fuels, "we're sch, president and CEO of the So- rel. Higher interest rates usually emerging markets. best-in-class medicine that could not the same intensity of August The Munich-based Ifo eco- conservation fund that protects shipping crude oil overseas, in- lar Energy Industries Association. transform treatment for patients and September." make dollar-denominated com- parks, public lands, historic sites creasing our dependence on foreign Environmental groups hailed a DESTINY modity prices more expensive for nomic institute's business climate across a range of blood cancers,” index, based on a monthly survey and battlefields. oil," she said. three-year renewal of the Land and he added. Most bankers assume China foreign purchasers. A larger-than- of some 7,000 firms, inched down Energy and environment pro- Pelosi also lamented predict- Water Conservation Fund — will remain in control of the yuan expected increase in U.S. crude Under the terms of the deal, to 108.7 from 109.0 in November. visions in the massive year-end ed job losses at U.S. refineries that which expired in September — and AstraZeneca would acquire a 55 and will only steadily devalue for stockpiles also weighed on prices. A Reuters poll of economists had spending and tax bills give both will have less crude oil to refine as said they were pleasantly sur- percent stake in Acerta for an ini- fear of bankrupting Chinese com- Gold continued to decline, fall- pointed to an unchanged reading parties reasons to celebrate. oil companies ship their products prised that the bill would receive tial payment of $2.5 billion. It panies that have borrowed heavi- ing 0.9% to $1,066, after the Fed of 109.0. Thanks to the threat of Presi- directly overseas. $450 million in 2016 — a 50 per- would then pay $1.5 billion when ly in dollars. decision. Tighter monetary policy While the assessment of the dent Barack Obama's veto, Demo- Oil producers including Cono- cent increase over 2015 spending. While Beijing is steadily open- crats blocked GOP proposals to coPhillips and Hess Corp. have "Christmas came early for acalabrutinib, Acerta’s treatment typically make gold less attractive current business situation deterio- for blood cancer, receives regula- ing the way for western money to to investors as it competes with rated, optimism among German thwart administration regulations lobbied Congress to lift the ban, sportsmen," said Land Tawney, flow into its stock and bond mar- on clean air and water as congres- established during the Arab oil president of Backcountry Hunt- tory approval in the United States yield-bearing assets and the pros- managers about future business kets, this year has also shown it sional leaders and the White House embargo in the 1970s, as the in- ers & Anglers, a Montana-based or by the end of 2018. ready to halt flows of the trillions pect of higher rates in the U.S. has remained unchanged at the highest It would then have the option level since May 2014. hammered out the massive budget dustry slashes more than 100,000 advocacy group. in domestic savings that want to driven the commodity down for Overall, the three main index deal. Lawmakers expect to vote on jobs to cope with a global crude Strong bipartisan support for to buy the remainder of the com- head abroad. much of the year. values for business climate, cur- the $1.1 trillion spending bill and glut and the lowest prices in seven the conservation fund overcame pany after the approval of the drug One big question for specula- Still, some market participants rent situation and expectations $680 billion in tax cuts for busi- in Europe and the United States tive investors is how soon that dam remained worried that the Fed is were around three points above the nesses and individuals by week's and other milestones. might break - and when the Peo- ending a period of near-zero rates respective levels in December end. AstraZeneca said that an ex- ple's Bank of China (PBOC) will at a time of weak global growth. 2014. Western lawmakers from both tensive development program for find things spinning outside the “Maybe it’s the first step in a "The economic situation could parties are highlighting a plan to acalabrutinib is underway and that control it has exerted so far. it may be able to take the first steps long journey to equilibrium,” said hardly be better in the run-up to spend $2.1 billion to fight increas- On the basis of its trade- Christmas," Ifo head Hans-Wern- ingly serious wildfires that have toward regulatory approval of weighted index, the yuan is around Riad Younes, portfolio manager at treating patients with certain types RSQ International Equity Fund. er Sinn noted. afflicted the drought-plagued re- 15 percent over-valued, says Nordea Bank economist Holg- gion in recent years. The figure is of blood cancer in the second half Stephen Jen, director at hedge fund “But the question is it a prema- er Sandte said too much should not $500 million above a 10-year av- of 2016. SLJ Macro Partners, who esti- ture step?” be read into the decline, which he erage for snuffing out wildfires. The top yearly sales of the mates total demand in China for Plunging commodities prices described as harmless. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R- drug could exceed $5 billion glo- foreign assets at $3 trillion com- and worrying signs in the junk "Growth could still have ex- Wis., called removal of the export bally, AstraZeneca said. pared to current foreign currency bond market have hit equities in panded in the fourth quarter," ban the most important change in The deal came after AstraZen- reserves of $3.44 trillion. the past week, while signs of Sandte noted. The German econo- U.S. oil policy in more than a gen- eca announced on Monday that "It is possible that $500 bil- stress in emerging markets have my grew by 0.3 percent in the third eration. "This is a big win for Amer- the companies were exploring lion of outflows of this type have raised concerns about global de- quarter after having expanded 0.4 ica's energy workers, manufactur- “potential strategic options.” already taken place since last sum- mand. percent in the second. ers, consumers and our allies," he AstraZeneca has said it would mer," he says. "Reserves could be Emerging markets have been Other recent data has painted said. years. Sen. John Hoeven, R-S.D., efforts by some GOP lawmakers, target similar small to medium size allowed to continue to decline to- a mix picture, with morale among rattled for months about the pros- Lifting the ban should create said allowing exports will help U.S. led by Utah Rep. Rob Bishop, deals as it looks to bolster its drug ward $2 trillion over the next 2-3 investors rising to its highest level about 1 million jobs in nearly all oil companies compete in a global chairman of the House Natural pect of rising U.S. rates, which pipeline after it fought off a $119 years, which would still be ample in four months in December, but 50 states within a matter of years, market. "When we are restricted Resources Committee, to disman- billion takeover bid by Pfizer last to guard against various contingen- strengthen the dollar and make it private sector growth slowing in Ryan said, and it could add $170 from exporting (oil) in essence our tle the program, Tawney and oth- year, which would have created the cies." Other London-based hedge difficult for emerging markets to the same month. billion a year to the nation's gross competitors — like OPEC, Vene- er advocates said. world’s largest pharmaceutical fund managers say a sharper de- repay their debts. In addition, exports have fall- domestic product. zuela and Russia — have an ad- Bishop said the Obama admin- company. valuation will naturally mean trou- “We’re still living in challeng- en and industrial output has only While many Democrats found vantage on us," Hoeven said. istration has mismanaged the con- In November, AstraZeneca ble for western exporters focussed ing times,” said Mr. Younes. risen slightly as an economic slow- lifting the export ban a bitter pill, Wind and solar advocates said servation fund, operating with "lit- agreed to acquire ZS Pharma, a on China while sending another Gains for European equities down in China and other emerging Ryan could not resist a little gloat- five-year renewals of their tax tle transparency, scant oversight California-based biopharmaceuti- deflationary shock into the West. were led by the auto sector, with markets puts Germany's export- ing. breaks would provide needed cer- and minimal local input while con- If the yuan weakens further orientated economy under pres- cal company, for $2.7 billion in shares in Daimler AG up 2.9%. "It was just 70 days ago that tainty to spur further growth. tinuing to vastly expand the feder- cash. This week, AstraZeneca also against the dollar, making China sure. the White House threatened to "This plan will drive more de- al estate." relatively more competitive, Asia's Banks and health care stocks also Last week, the Ifo institute announced that it would acquire rose sharply, with Novartis AG up veto legislation lifting this ban," he velopment, and near-term pros- More than 56,000 wildfires the core respiratory business of other big manufacturers may re- revised down slightly its expecta- said. "Soon, it will be a reality, and pects look strong as utilities, ma- burned 9.8 million acres this year, spond in kind, in order to maintain 2.5% and HSBC Holdings PLC tions for 2015 growth in Germany Takeda Pharmaceutical Company another step toward building a con- jor customers and municipalities costing a record $1.7 billion to put of Japan for $575 million. the advantage achieved by their gaining 2%. to 1.7 percent from 1.9 percent. fident America where we maximize seek more low-cost, emissions-free out. own devaluations last year. 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 . DECEMBER 18, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

Families can Secondhand smoke tied to infertility and early menopause safely choose Smoking and exposure to second- sues in women, but few had looked for infertility, which is the inabili- Women who never smoked but can't prove smoking causes these en of reproductive age to limit their hand smoke is tied to infertility in at links between secondhand ty to get pregnant for at least a were exposed to the most second- problems. The research team did, exposure to minimize these out- antibiotics over women and early menopause, ac- smoke and infertility and early year. About 45 percent also met hand smoke were 18 percent more however, adjust the data to account comes," said Hyland. cording to a new study. menopause. the criteria for early menopause, likely to have problems getting for other factors that would be tied appendix Compared to women who nev- "The literature really wasn’t which occurs before age 50. pregnant and to enter menopause to infertility and early menopause. er smoked and those exposed to clear – particularly with second- Compared to women who nev- at an early age, compared to wom- The study also can't say what surgery for kids the least secondhand smoke, hand smoke," Hyland told Reuters er smoked, researchers found that en who never smoked and were may underlie the link between women who smoked or were ex- Health. those who reported being active exposed to the least amount of sec- smoke exposure and infertility and Offering the families of children posed to the most secondhand Hyland and colleagues ana- smokers at some point in their lives ondhand smoke. early menopause, but Hyland said with appendicitis the option of smoke were more likely to have lyzed data on 88,732 U.S. women were 14 percent more likely to have While an 18 percent increased other research suggests that smoke antibiotics instead of surgery is safe problems getting pregnant and who enrolled in the Women's infertility and 26 percent more like- risk may seem modest, Hyland said exposure may affect hormone lev- and may ultimately lead to slight- more likely to enter menopause Health Initiative Observational ly to enter menopause early. it's large considering infertility and els. ly better outcomes, according to a before age 50, researchers found. Study between 1993 and 1998, Women who smoked the most early menopause are not uncom- It appears the association is new U.S. study. Andrew Hyland of the when they were between the ages reported entering menopause about mon. driven by smoke exposure Researchers found that when Roswell Park Cancer Institute in of 50 and 79. two years earlier than women who "There are a lot of events that throughout a woman's lifetime, he families chose antibiotic treatment Buffalo, New York, who led the Based on questionnaires the didn't smoke, the researchers re- could be attributed to these expo- said. for kids with simple appendicitis, research, said earlier studies had women completed at the start, port in the journal Tobacco Con- sures," he said. "As for a recommendation to instead of going immediately for linked smoking to reproductive is- about 15 percent met the criteria trol. Hyland cautions that the study clinicians, you should advise wom- surgery, the children often recov- ered without ever needing surgery. Kids were also out of commission BEING A VEGETARIAN IS ACTUALLY for fewer days and ended up with Formerly conjoined twins visit doctors 13 a smaller healthcare bill than those WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT whose families picked surgery. years after landmark operation "There is a relatively good body of literature in adults and also Known as the "Las Dos Marias," director of pediatric neurosurgery to their birth parents in Guatema- formerly conjoined twin sisters at the time of the girls' surgery, said la multiple times a week and have in children that shows patients and Maria de Jesus and Maria Teresa it took a community to keep the kept in touch with their doctors. parents involved in the decision Alvarez arrived at the Mattel Chil- girls alive and many still ask how Lazareff said he sees the girls process do better," said Dr. Peter dren’s Hospital UCLA to bring they're doing. at least once a year on their birth- Minneci, of The Research Insti- cheer to the doctors and nurses "I know everybody who has day and that they always remain tute at Nationwide Children’s Hos- who helped separate them more been involved and they frequently close with an ability to communi- pital in Columbus, Ohio. than 13 years ago. ask about them," Lazareff said. cate instinctively. Appendicitis occurs when the The identical twins were a year "They have not been forgotten." "[Maria de Jesus] or Josie is appendix, a small pouch of tissue old when they underwent a com- The girls, originally from Gua- fully aware of Teresita’s needs," off the large intestine, becomes in- plex and draining 23-hour surgery temala, survived the operation but, Lazareff said. "There is a sibling flamed. The condition can be to separate them, according to the after returning home, Maria Tere- [connection]... of moving towards caused by an infection, blockage, UCLA website. The girls were born sa Alvarez , or "Teresita," contract- and protecting her." trauma or intestinal disorders like conjoined at the skull and mem- ed meningitis. The virus left her Dr. Barbara Van De Wiele, Crohn's disease. brane that protects the brain. deathly ill and the girls returned to About 11 percent of all pedi- Blood vessels that brought vi- the United States where they could who cared for the twins during their initial surgery, said she was atric emergency room visits are due tal oxygen to the brain were also grow up near the advanced medi- to appendicitis, Minneci and his intertwined between the girls. cal community that separated impressed that the girls wanted to give back. colleagues write in JAMA Surgery. The operation was dangerous them. Treatment historically has and it took 40 people to keep the They now live near each other “It is always wonderful for me girls alive. with different adoptive parents. to see the girls," Dr. Van De Wiele been surgery to remove the appen- Now 14, the girls went back Teresita can no longer verbally said. "I was so impressed that it dix, known as appendectomy. But to the hospital center Monday to communicate because of compli- was Josie’s idea to do something that comes with the possibility of visit both staff and other pediatric cations from there meningitis, but for the children who are in the hos- other complications and disrup- patients during the holiday season. is still active in school and goes pital at this time of year. Giving tions to family schedules while the Dr. Jorge Lazareff, who was horseback riding. The girls speak comes full circle.” patient heals. More recent research suggests that treating appendicitis with in- tense regimens of antibiotics is also effective, but the people in those trials were randomly assigned to receive either surgery or antibiot- In spite of recommendations, be- Those foods actually leave behind creased greenhouse gas emissions ics, they didn't get to choose their ing a vegetarian is actually worse a more harmful environmental foot- by 9%. Which means that obesity treatment. for the environment and may con- print per calorie, as they require is, in fact, harmful and it’s encour- "By allowing the patient to be tribute much more to climate much more energy, water, and in- aging climate change due to the ex- involved in the decision process change than being a meat-eater. The crease greenhouse gas emissions. tra use of energy. However, the you are allowing them to align their topic has been red hot considering According to one of the re- situation is not the same for those preference and beliefs with the care the Paris Conference that took searchers, Paul Fishbeck, common strictly listening to the USDA place earlier this month. Howev- vegetables such as eggplants, cu- guidelines. By following the offi- themselves," Minneci told Reuters er, the health of the population has cumbers, or celery are particularly cial recommendations, specifical- Health. been the front-and-center for a bad when production is concerned. ly the healthy mix of fruits, vege- For the new study, the re- longer time. However, lettuce, for example, is tables, dairy, and seafood daily, the searchers screened 629 patients According to the U.S. Depart- three times worse to the environ- impact is much worse than eating between ages seven and 17 who ment of Agriculture (USDA), the ment than bacon. It may be health- your day-to-day calories from came to their emergency room be- population is encouraged to indulge ier to humans, but the USDA meat. According to the research- tween October 2012 and March in vegetables, fruits, dairy, and sea- guidelines recommended consump- ers, it would cause the energy use 2013 with appendicitis. About 22 food. They’re a significant part of tion of the green leaves would cause to go up by 38%, the water use by percent didn't have severe or com- anyone’s healthy diet. However, more damage. The researchers 10%, and the greenhouse gas emis- plex cases of appendicitis and were researchers at Carnegie Mellon looked over the food supply in the sions by 6%. It’s a significant ob- eligible for the study. University (CMU) found that by United States, patterns of con- servation, as it’s important to eat Ultimately, 102 enrolled in the respecting those guidelines, peo- sumption, and the environmental healthy, but how you do it can also study. Of those, 37 families chose ple are damaging the environment. cost. This included matters such have an effect on the planet as a to have their children treated with Their study highlights the is- as obesity, transportation of food, whole. According to co-author of at least 24 hours of intravenous sue that what is healthy for us storage, sales, and all other situa- the study, Michelle Tom, it’s a antibiotics followed by 10 days of might not necessarily be healthy tions where energy and water are “complex relationship between oral antibiotics. The others elect- for the planet. Various crops in ag- being used. They found that eat- diet and the environment”. It’s ed surgery. riculture that grow some of the ing fewer calories and reducing important for the public to know most common vegetables actually weight does have a good impact that not all vegetables are good for A year later, about 76 percent emit more greenhouse gasses than on the environment. It reduced the world, just as how not all meats of kids whose family chose antibi- the pork or poultry industry. energy use, water use, and de- are bad. otics were still healthy and didn't need additional treatment. Compared to those who got surgery, the children who got anti- biotics also ended up needing an Shingles vaccine safe average of 13 fewer days of rest, and had medical bills that were an average of $800 lower. for end-stage renal There was also no significant difference in the number of appen- dicitis cases that became compli- disease patients cated during surgery or after treat- NEW YORK: Environmental and explained away by simple muta- er than biological or genetic. researchers said. ment with antibiotics. Minneci said A new study found elderly patients that elderly patients with chronic external factors such as smoking, tions in cell division, 'The Tele- "For many common types of Although some rare cancers that shows the treatment options with end-stage renal disease, or renal failure receive the shingles drinking, sun exposure and air pol- graph' reported. cancer, this study concludes that can be driven by genetic mutations, are similar in terms of safety. ESRD, who received the shingles vaccine, if medically eligible." lution may account for up to nine "Here we provide evidence at least 70 per cent to 90 per cent the most prevalent diseases are However, he said, the study vaccine were 50 percent less like- Researchers at the managed out of 10 cancers, a new study has that intrinsic risk factors contrib- of the cancers are due to external down to environmental factors, team doesn't want to say one treat- ly to be infected with shingles. care company followed 582 pa- claimed. ute only modestly to cancer de- risk factors - roughly speaking, that researchers said, adding that it is ment is better than the other, mere- Shingles itself poses a risk for tients who received the vaccine It was previously believed that velopment. The rates of mutation 70 per cent to 90 per cent would important that these 'extrinsic' fac- people over age 65, as a separate from 2007 to 2013, comparing ly that treatment of simple cases random cell mutations played a accumulation by intrinsic process- not occur if we could magic away tors are taken into account in can- of appendicitis with antibiotics is recent study found shingles pa- them to 2,910 ESRD patients who significant role in the development es are not sufficient to account for all the risk factors," said Kevin cer prevention and research. tients are more than twice as like- did not. They found patients who of tumours, researchers said. the observed cancer risks," said McConway from the c. The finding is likely to prove a reasonable alternative. However, scientists at the Yusuf Hannun of Stony Brook According to the new re- controversial as it suggests that An accompanying editorial Stony Brook University in New University. search, nearly 75 per cent of the people could slash their risk of ever cautions that more research is need- York now believe that outside in- The researchers looked at pre- risk of colorectal cancer is now getting cancer if they just made lif- ed to strike the right balance be- fluences have a far greater impact, vious studies which have shown believed to be due to diet. As many estyle changes such as keeping out tween patient preference and a meaning many cancers may be how immigrants moving from low as 86 per cent of the risk of skin of the sun, exercising or cutting doctor's best judgment. more preventable than previously cancer incidence to countries with cancer is due to sun exposure down on cigarettes, researchers "Many patients still want us thought. high cancer incidence soon devel- while 75 per cent of chance of de- said. to be 'doctors,' not Google imper- The researchers said that can- op the same tumour rates, suggest- veloping head and neck cancers is The findings were published sonators," write Drs. Diana Lee cer incidence is far too high to be ing the risks are environmental rath- because of tobacco and alcohol, in the journal Nature. Farmer and Rebecca Anne Stark, of the University of California, Davis. Dr. Russell Jennings told Reu- ters Health that it's important to note that patients still need to see a surgeon regardless of the treat- ment, because they need to be eval- uated to see if antibiotics are even an option. ly as other people over age 65 to received the vaccine had a 50 per- "It’s important you don’t have a stroke and nearly twice as cent lower rate of shingles, and the change the quality of care," said likely to have a heart attack in the three-year risk for the infection Jennings, a surgeon at Boston Chil- first week after diagnosis. was 4.1 percent for the vaccinated dren's Hospital in Massachusetts. Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a and 6.6 percent for those who did The option of antibiotics for painful skin rash caused by the not get it. simple appendicitis is likely al- same virus as chickenpox. ESRD In addition to the greater health ready available in large medical cen- patients have a 72 percent greater risk ESRD patients already face, a ters for adults with appendicitis chance of contracting the infection, study conducted at London School and probably a few large centers which poses a significant risk to of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine that treat children, said Jennings, their health, like other infections analyzing medical records for who wasn't involved in the new they are at greater risk for because 61,191 Medicare recipients found study. of the kidney condition. people who contract shingles are Minneci said his hospital al- "Previously the shingles vac- at greater risk for cardiovascular ready offers the option of antibi- cine was not widely given to pa- events. In the first week after di- otics to people with simple cases tients on dialysis due to concerns agnosis with shingles, patients of possible side effects and ques- have a 2.4 times greater chance of of appendicitis, and he expects tions regarding its efficacy," said a stroke and 1.7 times greater other hospitals to start develop- Dr. Hung Fu Tseng, a researcher at chance of a heart attack, though ing protocols to introduce the op- Kaiser Permanente's Southern Cal- the difference faded after six tion, too. ifornia Department of Research months. Researchers said they "I think if a family walks in and Evaluation, in a press release. were unable to judge the effects of the ER now and they bring it up, "Our study offers new real-world the vaccine on this population be- the surgeon should discuss it with data to support the Centers for cause only 9 percent of partici- them because it’s a reasonable op- Disease Control's recommendation pants had been inoculated. tion," he said. 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FRIDAY .DECEMBER 18, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Lake temperatures rising globally, faster than air or oceans: Report DULUTH: Lakes across the globe most basic factors in lake ecosys- are warming faster than oceans and tems, the study's authors noted, air temperatures in a sign that cli- and when "the temperature swings The impacts stemming from the The main Magnitude 7.8 trem- the paper published in Science A bird's-eye view of the north- the second largest city in Nepal, is mate change may be affecting fresh- quickly and widely from the norm, big earthquakes that struck Nepal or on 25 April buckled the Earth's goes into some detail about what ern part of the Pokhara Valley and actually built on top of all this water environments more than life-forms in a lake can change dra- earlier this year could have been surface, making a broad swathe of happened in the famous trekking its deposits material. anyone had previously under- matically and even disappear." much, much worse, say scientists. the high Himalayas slump down village of Langtang, north of Kath- But, again, even this extraor- Co-author Oliver Korup, stood. The 225 lakes studied in the An international team has just while lifting up the adjacent Kath- mandu. dinary event is put into perspec- from the University of Potsdam, That's the finding of a report research, while only a fraction of published a review of the events, mandu basin. This whole region Here, some two million cubic tive by a companion paper pub- Germany, said: "Most of it came published in the journal Geophys- the world's total number of lakes, showing the number of landslides was also shifted 2m to the south. metres of debris came down the lished in Science magazine. from a high-lying mountain basin ical Research Letters and an- account for more than half of the was far lower than people had Scientists' immediate reaction mountainside. This details investigations of in the Annapurna Massif, 3,000m nounced Wednesday at the fall world's freshwater supply. feared. was to expect many tens of thou- Brian Collins from the US historic earthquakes in Nepal that above sea level. And the debris meeting of the American Geophys- "These results suggest that And the group could find no sands of landslides to be triggered, Geological Survey visited the af- occurred around 1,000 years ago. spread out over nearly 150 square ical Union. large changes in our lakes are not evidence of Himalayan glacial lakes but a huge volunteer effort to scour termath: "It started off as a snow These tremors were likely Magni- km, and invaded several river val- The study found lakes world- only unavoidable, but are proba- suffering significant damage - a key satellite images could identify only and ice avalanche somewhere tude 8 events, or greater, and the leys up stream, against the flow wide warmed an average of 0.61 bly already happening," said concern. 4,312. above 5,000m and then slid over landslides and debris movements direction, for up to 7km. [For com- degrees Fahrenheit per decade be- Catherine O'Reilly, associate pro- The assessment has been pub- Similarly, researchers thought 1,000m before going off a cliff and they triggered completely trans- parison], the Downtown San Fran- tween 1985 and 2009. fessor of geology at Illinois State lished in Science magazine. that many lakes that had built up into free-fall for about 500m; and formed the landscape around them. cisco area would be buried beneath In northern climates, that in- University and lead author of the It has also been presented here behind the rocky deposits of gla- that free-fall was really the dam- The team found that Pokhara, at least 50m of debris." crease averaged 1.3 degrees per report, in a statement released with in San Francisco at the Fall Meet- ciers would be breached by the aging aspect of it. decade. "The world's deepest ice- the report. ing of the American Geophysical tremors, sending torrents of water "It had collected a lot of mate- covered lakes warmed twice as fast More than 60 scientists took Union - the world's largest annual down Nepalese valleys. Howev- rial on the way down and it landed as the overlying air temperatures," part in the research, including Uni- gathering of Earth scientists. er, satellite photos and subsequent directly on the village." the report notes. versity of Minnesota-Duluth re- "There were a lot of surpris- on-the-ground inspections could The scientists have calculated Temperature is among the searcher Jay Austin. es," said study lead Jeffery Kargel find no serious damage. that the mass of snow, ice and rock from the University of Arizona, Quite why this should be is hit the valley floor with the ener- Tucson. still under study, but scientists gy equivalent to half a Hiroshima Nano-scale 3D printing technology "The nature of the earthquakes' think several factors could have nuclear bomb. That part of Lang- influence on the landscape, from contributed. tang not buried was destroyed in helps researchers print the smallest the largest scales to the smaller One concerns the nature of the an airblast, says Jeffery Kargel, the scales, was not really as we would shaking: although energetic, it was assessment's senior author. color picture ever printed have expected," he told BBC relatively smooth. Another idea is "There's another part of the Measuring itself at an astounding- particles with such absolute pre- News. that the rock strength in the region village that was completely blown ly tiny 0.0092 mm, or 80 µm x cision will have a massive impact Media captionJeffery Kargel: may have been underestimated. away by the landslide or avalanche 115 µm, in size Guinness World on the future of micro-scale manu- "Few landslides, but some were Vegetation, like rhododendron for- winds, which we estimate were Records Limited has just named facturing and fabrication. nonetheless horrific" ests, could also have played an somewhere in the EF-5 Tornado ETH Zurich and their spin off 3D NanoDrip printing tech- By any measure the Nepal underappreciated role in holding range, strong enough to complete- company Scrona Ltd. as the offi- nology printed this image at 0.0092 quakes in April and May were the landscape together. ly blow away stone-slab hotels." cial World Record Holders for the mm. devastating: more than eight and a LangtangImage copyrightDav- More than 350 people perished at smallest inkjet-printed color im- 3D NanoDrip printing tech- half thousand people lost their id Breashears/GlacierWorks Langtang. age. The image, about the same size nology printed this image at 0.0092 lives. Image caption Bird's-eye view of the north- as the cross-sectional area of a typ- mm. But researchers believe that Langtang Valley: A comparison ern part of the Pokhara Valley and ical human hair, depicts a pair of I really can’t think of a more even this horrific outcome was of before and after the landslide its depositsImage copyrightWolf- colorful clownfish hanging out in showstopping use for Scrona’s slight compared with what could None of this diminishes the gang Schwanghart front of a cluster of sea anemones. new 3D NanoDrip printing tech- have happened. awfulness of what happened. And Image caption In total it is about the same size as nology. Even with what is current- a single pixel on a retina display. ly considered cutting edge semi- Because the image is so small it is, conductor technology it has not of course, completely invisible to been possible to manufacture nano- the naked eye and in order to be structured materials on this scale The Arctic warming at double the normal rate seen by the Guinness World before. This technology and the Records judges needed to use a successful application of QDs will special miniature microscope. open up a wide variety of poten- causing concern for the rest of this planet The mini color image was cre- tially groundbreaking new appli- ated using the amazing 3D Nano- cations for this technology in the Drip printing technology recently electronics, optics and display sec- For the second year in a row, the invented by ETH Zurich (Swiss tors. Arctic is warming at a rate twice Federal Institute of Technology in The micro-image will be sus- faster than the normal and any oth- Zurich), a Switzerland-based en- pended between two synthetic er part of the world. Consequent- gineering, science, technology and sapphire crystals. ly, the walrus population in the mathematics university. Current- Scrona is currently using Kick- Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean re- ly , ETH Zurich is ranked among starter to launch the miniature mi- gions abutting the area is thinning the top science and technology croscope that was used to view as are the ice sheets which are crit- universities in the world, just be- the tiny image. The µPeek is a ical for their survival, according to hind places like MIT, Stanford, small, credit card sized device that a report by researchers on Tues- Cambridge and National Universi- will wirelessly connect with a us- day. ty of Singapore. Their new tech- er’s smartphone and let them per- The overall outlook for the nology is currently being commer- form microscopy as easily as they frozen top of this world presents cialized by a spin off company use their phone to take photo- a bleak picture, says the Annual called Scrona, as is the miniature graphs via an Android/iOS App. Arctic Report Card 2015 updated microscope called the µPeek used One of the interesting perks for released by the NOAA. It states to view the image. backing the µPeek are options that that air temperature in the Arctic Despite its diminutive size, the will include microscopic images has increased by over 5 degrees on clownfish image still has a photo- only viewable with the small mi- account of global warming since the realistic 24 bit color depth that is croscope that will be printed down beginning of this century. as close to a realistically recreated to the size of a grain of sand. The Warmer sea and air tempera- image that is possible at that size. images will be made of either pure tures cause melting of the ice which and cod are swimming northwards the consequences of this change. period used by scientists as a base- year. Several scientists from The super-detailed image was cre- gold or vibrant fluorescent nano- in turn expands the oceans causing from animals and fishermen who He added that the conclusion from line for comparing temperatures around the globe contribute to the sea level to rise. According to sci- feed them in search of colder wa- the report card is that they are trail- between 1981 and 2010. Conse- report card presented by the entists rise in sea, level presents ters. ing indicators of what the Arctic is quently, Alaska was warmer in NOAA. danger to cities alongside the At- Richard Spinrad, the chief sci- experiencing. For the rest of the 2014 during fall and during winter Consistency of the report card lantic coast. From Boston to Wash- entist from NOAA, says changes globe, however, they can be lead- in 2015 with the snow pack that on a year to year basis helps sci- ington to Miami, Walrus, as well in the Arctic could spread to the ing indicators. usually melts for replenishing riv- entists establish if they are look- as other arctic mammals that are wider world. Longer hot seasons, The annual average air temper- ers and moistens earth was pretty ing at a weather anomaly in any dependent on the ice sheets for higher air temperatures, anomalous ature on the surface across the pe- low. key parts of the world or only an their reproductive cycle, are strug- spikes in weather and fish fleeing riod of the NOAA report between The current findings by the established trend. Spinrad added gling to cope with the change. Fish north to be replaced by new spe- 2014 October and September 2015 NOAA are also by far consistent that what is seen now in the card population like Greenland halibut cies coming from South are among was about 2.5 degrees above the with the dire findings reported last is a stronger confirmation. Massive r ock s m ay exp lain 2 leading biologists say we should allow gene editing m oon ’s m yst er iou s t ilt on human embryos ated by depositing individually particles. When anyone backs the colored quantum-dots (QDs), sim- µPeek on Kickstarter they can get ilarly to how an inkjet printer dep- one of three different custom ositioning and combining color inks, printed micro-images. If they se- in precise patterns. Each QD nano- lect the white µPeek at the $292 particle can be programmed with a option they’ll receive it with a very specific color, and they each micro-image of up to thirty print- can be combined together to make ed gold letters or at the $594 op- a virtually unlimited number of tion and receive a micro-image of color shades and variations. QD the user’s choosing recreated in colors are so vibrant and intense gold. The gold images obtain 256 that they are currently being used levels of varying brightness by to manufacture some of the high- printing a series of fine gold lines est resolution flat panel displays with alternating average thickness- ever made. es that have been placed with sub- In order to depict a realistic nanometer accuracy. And if back- image at the nano-scale each QD ers select the blue µPeek option needed to be printed with a reso- for $1,499 they will receive a full- lution of 25,000 DPI, which is an color micro-image of the backers inter-pixel distance of about 500 choosing printed in NanoDrip flo- nanometers. The QDs need to be rescent colored quantum-dots. The The mysterious tilt of the moon's with the moon orbiting around the author of the study, told Space.com. placed with an incredible amount full color option consists of three A controversial new genetic tech- it is possible to screen for some of of sub-nanometer precision at each layers of red, green and blue fluo- orbit is due to gravitational tugs it Earth's orbital plane. (Collisions be- These findings suggest that the gi- nology called CRISPR that offers these diseases during in vitro fer- received from giant, close-passing tween the rocks that came to make ant impact that formed the moon a way to easily and accurately cut tilization, they can't be eliminated individual pixel location in order rescent nanoparticles that are me- rocks that eventually slammed into up the moon should have dissipated occurred near the end of Earth's for- and paste bits of DNA inside the in parents who have a deadly gene for the image to be recreated cor- ticulously aligned to reproduce the the Earth, new research suggests. their energy and evened out the disk mation. "If the moon-forming event cells of any organism is taking the that is dominant, or two parents rectly. The ability to place nano- true-to-life image. The leading explanation for the of debris around the Earth, causing had occurred earlier, when more world by storm. It's already been who have such a gene that is reces- moon's origin is that a Mars-size the moon to orbit around Earth's or- massive bodies were around, the used to alter the DNA of non-vi- sive. Like any medical therapy, Discovery of new species of dinosaur having rock called Theia struck the new- bital plane.) The simulations included moon's orbit would have been much able human embryos, raising fears gene editing already has to undergo born Earth about 4.5 billion years rocks with a total mass equal to 0.75 more excited and likely destabilized, over safety and the potential to rigorous safety testing before it can ‘sail’ confuses researchers about its use ago, and the moon coalesced from to 1.5 percent of Earth's mass. (For with the moon colliding with the create "designer babies." Several be used in humans. The Nuremberg the disk of debris that resulted comparison, the moon's mass is about Earth or escaping to interplanetary groups of researchers have even Code, a set of research ethics guide- Researchers on Wednesday have announced the discovery of a new from this crash. However, the 1.2 percent of Earth's mass.) Before space," Pahlevan said. "The relative called for a ban on such research. lines developed after World War species of dinosaur having a unique feature on its back, a sail. The moon's current orbit is tilted about these giant rocks smacked into Earth, lateness of the moon-forming event But two prominent scientists who II, requires that any human experi- 5 degrees with respect to Earth. they each typically experienced thou- during Earth formation can be un- researchers found a partial skeleton of the new dinosaur species, which Previous research suggested this in- sands of close passes with the planet, derstood as a necessity for its sur- pioneered the development of ments "should be so designed and they have named as Morelladon beltrani, a four-legged herbivore that clination should be 10 times a portion of which might have vival. Earlier moons were simply CRISPR are against a ban. Chem- based on the results of animal ex- measured 6 metres long. smaller — a long-standing mystery brought them close enough to Earth lost." These findings also support ist Jennifer Doudna of the Univer- perimentation." And the field of The found fossils include mainly a vertebrae and pelvic bones. known as the lunar inclination or the moon to strongly perturb the previous research suggesting that gi- sity of California, Berkeley, and gene editing isn't entirely new — Describing in the species in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers said problem. Now, new research moon's orbit with their gravitational ant rocks delivered a "late veneer" biologist George Church, of tools for tweaking human embryos that Morelladon used to roam on earth around 125 million years ago. shows that gravitational jostling of pull. The researchers found that there of metals onto Earth, adding about Harvard Medical School, argue in have existed for decades. Early The animal was medium-sized. the newborn moon may solve this was a high chance that, a few tens of the last 1 percent of the planet's two recent op-eds in the journal gene therapy efforts aimed to treat It was the specie’s vertebrae that led the researchers to think of the puzzle. This finding could also millions of years after lunar forma- mass. Gold, platinum, iridium and Nature that a moratorium would disease by inserting entire genes, limit important research — re- rather than cutting and pasting sail. They found elongated spinal bones that would have been coming help to explain the levels of gold, tion, these close passes could have certain other metals are highly sid- out vertically from the dinosaur’s back. Study’s lead researcher Fernan- platinum and other metals seen in given the moon's orbit the tilt seen erophile, meaning they have a strong search that could, they say, lead to them, and there's no reason that cures for genetic diseases. On De- these techniques couldn't be used do Escaso said that for now it is not known what is the main function of Earth's outer layers, the authors today. View galleryMassive Rocks chemical affinity for iron. Because the neural spine. But he thinks that sail’s use is related to thermoregula- of the new research added. [How May Explain Moon's Myste- the newborn Earth was largely mol- cember 1-3, scientists and bioethi- in human embryos, in principle, the Moon Formed: An Illustrated rious Ti … he moon is ten, most of the planet's iron sunk cists will convene at a summit in Church says. Church also re- tion, to keep the animals’ bodies at a healthy temperature. Escaso has Timeline (Gallery)] Smack! Colli- tilted with respect to the Earth's or- to its core, and this iron should have Washington, DC to discuss these sponds to a point made by several affirmed that the spine looks like a camel’s hump and stores extra fat for sions in the early solar system The bital plane. "The most surprising taken most of Earth's highly sidero- issues and others raised by the new researchers that CRISPR could be the animal when there is shortage of food supply for it. Now, the main early solar system was full of gi- thing about these results is the ease phile elements with it. genome editing technology. Why unsafe in humans because editing problem is that the researchers do not have any direct evidence and they ant rocks hurtling around it and with which the moon's orbital trajec- The fact that such metals are researchers should be able to edit one part of the genome can inad- just have the bones. Paul Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of later colliding with Earth and the tory can be tilted, or excited, by gravi- found in relatively high levels on human genes In Church's op-ed, vertently cause other changes to Chicago, thinks that the animal’s sail is merely connected for display. other planets. For the new re- tational interactions with passing ob- Earth's surface suggests they were he points out CRISPR's enormous other, potentially unforeseen, There are chances that Morelladon lived alongside some similar rela- search, scientists ran computer jects," Kaveh Pahlevan, a planetary delivered by giant impacts from potential to treat devastating ge- parts of the genome, and these tives in Europe. The species looked like Iguanodon bernissartensis and models of the newborn solar sys- scientist at the Observatory of the many massive rocks, after Earth's netic diseases — such as cystic fi- changes would be passed on to the Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis and others found in Europe. tem, and began their simulations Côte d'Azur in Nice, France, and lead core finished forming. brosis or sickle cell anemia. While next generation. 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 . DECEBMER 18, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES SANA SAFINAZ FAR FROM WRAPPING UP IN INDIA MUMBAI: Director Vishal fetched him numerous awards and Indian fabric manufacturer OCM A leap further into fashion Bhardwaj said he is a big fan of accolades, such as the National in collaboration with Pakistani de- “We have tried to introduce music composer AR Rahman, who Film Award for Best Music Direc- signer duo Sana Hashwani and Sa- extraordinary rich and versatile changed India’s music scenario en- tion. finaz Muneer have come out with styles for the chilly weather, de- tirely. “He inspires so much with It would be a tragedy if Paki- a range of shawls made of fine fined by the style of shawls. The his music. Actually, the scenario stan continues to produce bad cop- Marina fabric to beat the chill this collection is an attempt to present of Indian music changed complete- ies of Bollywood: Naseeruddin winter season, reported IANS. a blend of playful feminine styles ly when he came in. I remember Shah Featuring a combination of with royal cashmere wool fabric,” when the music of Roja was intro- Also speaking at the occasion, slub material with different pat- the statement added. duced, its sound redefined the Rahman said he himself is a big fan terns and fringed shawls, the range This isn’t the first time the is included in OCM’s exclusive designers have made their presence women’s section. The collection, known in the Indian market. Their which made its way to OCM partnership with OCM began in stores earlier this month, includes September this year with the Sana shalwar kameez complemented Safinaz 2015 ‘Silk Collection’. with shawls. “With an intention Cold start to a festive season to keep you warm yet make you Sana Safinaz had earlier re- look glamorous, we have launched vealed they will begin distributing this collection as an ode to femi- their lawn via OCM across India ninity and elegance and thereby, next year. “We’ll manufacture lawn designed the collection by keeping but the retail end and distribution the quintessentially timeless yet in India will be looked after by modern woman in mind,” Sana Sa- OCM,” Muneer had told The Ex- finaz said in a joint statement. press Tribune.

whole country’s perspective to- of Bhardwaj and liked his film wards music,” Bhardwaj said at the Omkara and his music in Maachis. music launch of Shefali Bhushan’s Bhardwaj interrupted Rahman in directorial venture Jugni. the process, claiming he is a bigger Rahman was also present at fan of the Oscar-winner. the occasion. The music of the film Bhardwaj, who is known for Kangana Ranaut maintains that she 'Rangoon', seems to be in no mood based on the quality of the perfor- has been put together by singer- his Shakespearean adaptations, has is okay with not winning awards to budge from her stand, even mance, instead of first checking composer Clinton Cerejo, who has sung for a composer other than this season too, if it means getting though it means going without who can attend the ceremony? I previously sung for both Bhard- himself for the first time in Jugni. them only if she attends the cere- awards this year too. Kangana's am busy with 'Rangoon'. I really waj and Rahman for numerous He has won several National Film mony. The awards season is upon Rajjo act in 'Tanu Weds Manu Re- don't feel answerable to anyone. films and has also worked as a Awards for his work in Haider, us and the familiar questions are turns' was highly appreciated and Award ceremonies don't mean music producer in Bhardwaj’s Godmother, The Blue Umbrella bound to crop up. Will Kangana is expected to be nominated. much to me. movies. and Omkara. Ranaut be sidelined again, because When asked about it, Kangana I look at them more as com- Himself a fine music director, Taking the legacy forward she chooses not to attend award was as upfront as ever. She said, mercial events looking to get Bhardwaj continued his praise for On the other hand, Rahman’s ceremonies? Or has she changed "Yes, I have been getting calls (from TRPs. However, I respect their Rahman. “He got the Oscar later song in the film is one he sings her mind this time round? organisers). But I still don't under- initiative and expect them to re- on. I think his sound brought us to along with his spiritual teacher The actress, who's breaking stand why they would appreciate spect my viewpoint. As far as item the international standard way Kashif, who had written the lyrics her back, literally (we hear she hurt someone's performance only if the numbers for events are concerned, back in the 1990s,” he said. Roja of his Jodhaa Akbar song Khwaja herself during a song shoot recent- person is available to receive the I am still not willing to do that for was Rahman’s debut work, which Mere Khwaja. ly), for Vishal Bhardwaj's award. Shouldn't awards be given anyone," she says.

For nearly a month, Ho Mann Ja- Ahmed Ali Butt, with his celebrated musicians, ranging from Box office analysis: Will the of the film were present at the oc- haan has been at the heart of social tongue-in-cheek one-liners and Atif Aslam to Tina Sani, featuring force awaken in Pakistan? casion, notables such as the Strings media. From Dubsmash videos thundering voice, played host at on the Ho Mann Jahaan album, the Although the stars of the duo Bilal Maqsood and Faisal Ka- recreating the Shakar Wandaan Re the ceremony that was attended concert shaped up to include some evening were the singers, the film’s padia, Emu (of Fuzon), Sohail Jav- dance sequence to music videos of by the who’s-who of the Pakistani catchy tunes. Kicking off the pro- lead actors didn’t spare the spot- ed, Saqib Malik, Adnan Malik, the soundtrack coming to the fore, entertainment industry. The film’s ceedings on a softer and mellow light, narrating stories about their Iman Ali and Javed Shaikh also whatever has been uploaded on the director, Asim Raza, was swim- note, singer-songwriter Jimmy experience playing aspiring musi- graced the red carpet that was upcoming film’s Facebook page ming in the crowd, greeting those Khan performed the track Baarish cians in the movie. Sharing an in- swarmed by fans and the media. has gone viral. With a little over a turning up to congratulate him. from the film. The performance teresting anecdote from the sets, Talking to The Express Tribune, fortnight for the film’s release, the Ahmed of Jawani Phir Nahi Ani was livened up by the movie’s lead Adeel Hussain revealed how drum- Sohail praised the Ho Mann Ja- team behind the movie put togeth- fame did not spare Asim, pulling actors Sonya Jehan and Sheheryar mer Gumby was ever-present dur- haan team for organising the event er a concert in Karachi on Tues- his leg every time a cast member Munawar Siddiqui, who sprang ing the film-making process. “I and singled out singer Mai Dhai as day to celebrate the soundtrack’s sang his praises. into impromptu dancing, much to play a drummer in the film and since his favourite from the musicians success. With a host of renowned and the crowd’s amusement. I was unable to learn how to play behind the soundtrack. “Mai Dhai the drums in such a short span of Shakar Wandaan Re and Mann Ke to rewind the clock and perform and Asrar both were great but the time, Gumby was there to ensure Jahaan from the movie, former hits such as Ae Jawan and Mahi former just blew me away. I wish I I was playing properly,” recalled Awaz member Faakhir took the Ve as a tribute to Asim, who di- could have her sing for my film Hussain. attendees on a journey back in time rected the videos for the tracks. but my songs are of a different Where popular musicians such with his set list. The longtime col- Ho Mann Jahaan: Atif Aslam’s style altogether,” said the director as Asrar and Zeb Bangash took to laborator of Asim has produced ‘Dil Kare’ is a winner of the upcoming film Punjabi Wed- the stage to perform the tracks two tracks for the film. He chose While the entire cast and crew ding Thriller. Anoushey takes the road less travelled Whether she’s hosting glamorous them while celebrating their differ- masses but this should be taken of Afghanistan, we think hardlin- red carpet events or riding on the ences. There has been a dearth of up on social media,” she adds. Be- ers and that people would be more outskirts of Kabul with the Wom- travel writers and documenters, fore the show airs on TV, Anoush- conservative there, but they mind en’s National Cycling Team of Af- primarily those who play a crucial ey is updating her Facebook page their own business.” ghanistan, Anoushey Ashraf has role in creating a ‘soft image’ of called ‘Wandering Pakistanis’ and Insta roundup: Here’s what been a ray of sunshine from the Pakistan. Anoushey has been try- her personal Instagram account our celebs were up to this week get-go. This is why the VJ-turned- ing to work hard to establish her- with videos and messages about Earlier this year, Anoushey host seems to have been the per- self as one, but shares, “Many her travels to Afghanistan. and Faizan Haque were set to em- fect choice to host On the Road, channels here are more into the Depending on its success, bark on a road trip all the way up which is Afghanistan’s first trav- morning show concept. Who Tolo wants to take the show to to the Chinese border. The two elogue and one of the country’s would be keen on investing mon- India and Iran, and aims at cover- were to make an internet show of most popular television shows. Bitten by the travel bug, the 32-year-old shares she wants to “travel the world and show peo- ple that there are other people just like us and give them the opportu- nity to share some of their sto- ries.” Anoushey recently returned from a 12-day trip around Afghan- istan, shooting for the show that is set to air in Pakistan and Afghan channel Tolo by the end of this month. On the Road has built a considerable fan base with its pre- vious seasons, three of which were shot in Afghanistan and hosted by Mujeeb Arez. For the fourth sea- son, the format changed and Mujeeb was joined by well-known Pakistani travel journalist Wajahat Malik, who showed him around the country while Mujeeb did the same in his home country. Now in its fifth season, Anoushey showed Mujeeb around in Karachi, Lahore The list has been published by UK- was followed by last year’s win- 12th and 22nd position respective- and Islamabad, followed by the based newspaper Eastern Eye. ner Hrithik Roshan, and Ali Zafar ly, and Pakistani singer Atif Aslam latter showing her cities in Afghan- Once again Pakistani heart- — winner of the 2013 list — held was 39th on the list. istan, such as Herat, Mazar-i- ey to send someone to another ing the whole region. “I don’t think their adventures on ‘Wandering throbs Fawad Khan and Ali Zafar onto his 2014 position and came Ali Zafar has been the highest Sharif and Kabul. country and pay for their expens- people get to see that side of Af- Pakistanis’. But Faizan met with have proven that they rule hearts in third. Fawad Khan, who w as placed Pakistani for the ninth year Travel photographer Danial es when they wonder who would ghanistan at all. I saw women walk- an unfortunate accident on the way by making it to the ‘50 Sexiest previously ranked at seven, came in a row and Hrithik Roshan has Shah exhibits the ‘other side’ of watch it?” ing everywhere and taking public and they have had to postpone the Asian Men of 2015‘ list. in six on this year’s list, beating remained the highest placed Indi- Pakistan For this show, Anoushey was transport as well. They had their plans until next August. She is cur- According to a poll conducted Salman Khan (seven), Shahid an for the fifth year in succession. The series will allow audienc- contacted by Tolo as their team heads covered but that didn’t stop rently hosting Subha K Dus on a by UK-based newspaper Eastern Kapoor (eight) and Shah Rukh Virat Kohli (30) is the only sports- es in both countries to witness the knew through sources in Pakistan them from being independent. It’s local TV channel and is nervous Eye, Zayn Malik won the coveted Khan (nine) in the top 10. man to make the list and 50-year- landscapes and cultures of their that she is a travel enthusiast. “We much safer for them to walk around about her acting stint on Sehra title of the Sexiest Asian Man and Bollywood hotties Ranbir old actor Shah Rukh Khan is the neighbours and will build aware- went for the TV show format be- on the streets than it is for us,” Mein Safar, set to air later this is the youngest to top the list. He Kapoor and Ranveer Singh scored oldest in the 2015 list. ness about the similarities between cause we wanted to target the Anoushey shares. “When we think week. 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 . DECEMBER 18, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES

El Salvador's former football fed- the broadcasting of qualifiers for Polo Del Nero told senators. eration president, Reynaldo the 2014 and 2018 World Cups. "I have been unjustly ac- Vasquez, who is wanted in the In previous interviews with cused," he said at an inquiry into United States in connection with a local media, Vasquez has described football-related corruption. probe targeting alleged corruption the allegations as "absurd" and was Del Nero was charged by US in the sport, has been arrested, seeking legal advice. prosecutors earlier this month with police said. Meanwhile, the head of Bra- participating in schemes designed The arrest occurred on zilian football, charged with cor- to solicit and receive millions of Wednesday. ruption by US prosecutors, stood dollars in bribes and kickbacks to Earlier this month El Salvador's his ground amid sometimes hos- sell media and marketing rights for Supreme Court approved the ex- tile questions in the US Congress football tournaments and match- tradition of Vasquez, who headed on Wednesday, insisting he was not es. the Salvadoran football federation, involved in the global scandal sur- His predecessor as CBF pres- FESFUT, between 2009 and 2010. rounding the sport. ident, Jose Maria Marin, is in jail "We have detained Reynaldo "People can be indicted but awaiting trial on similar charges and Vasquez," deputy police director they have the right to defend them- Ricardo Teixeira, another former Howard Cotto said via Twitter. selves and I am going to prove the president of the CBF from 1989 Vasquez is wanted in connec- American indictment is a big mis- to 2012 and a former FIFA execu- tion with five cases of alleged brib- take," Brazilian Football Confed- tive committee member, was also Serena Williams is the best female ery linked to commercial deals for eration (CBF) President Marco charged. athlete in the world after a domi- nant 2015 that saw her claim three Conor McGregor’s shadow looms over Trainer Chad Brown tops $20 grand slams, according to Andy Murray. million in season earnings Williams was in sensational Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone’s title bout form throughout the calendar year Donald Cerrone arrived to Orlan- the time to Cerrone, but now, just name at the time, but was blasted NEW YORK: Trainer Chad The switch in positions ele- as she lifted the Australian Open, do, Fla., for his lightweight title days away from his first UFC ti- early by dos Anjos, who took Brown topped $20 million in sea- vated Brown into lofty company. French Open and Wimbledon ti- fight Saturday with champion tle shot, being asked to talk about charge and controlled the bout. son earnings for the first time He joins Todd Pletcher and Steve tles – cementing her place as world Rafael dos Anjos a day late. His McGregor is just a bit irritating. “He came out and, man, he hit when Majestic Affair was award- Asmussen as the only trainers to number one. RV had some engine trouble en “[Expletive] heart and soul me really hard,” Cerrone said. “He ed the victory Wednesday in the hit $20 million in earnings for one She was unable to complete a route that needed immediate atten- into this [expletive] fight,” Cerrone caught me good. I don’t even re- $75,000 allowance feature at Aq- year. Majestic Affair, ridden by calendar grand slam at the US tion. said. “I feel great. I’m in tremen- member that first round. But he ueduct. Kendrick Carmouche, paid $6.80, Open, though, as she was beaten Cerrone, though, has been dous shape. Everything is positive did what he had to do. … I have no The Warriors' first loss of the 2015- Lucky Lotto, first under the $3.80 and $3.20 in the semi-final by Roberta Vinci around a long time and isn’t both- except that I’m asked about [ex- excuses. My hat’s off to him. He 16 season Saturday against the wire by a neck, was disqualified to Lucky Lotto returned $6.60 2-6 6-4 6-4 at Flushing Meadows. ered by such trivialities. It won’t, pletive] Conor, [expletive] Conor did a great job. But we’ll see.” Milwaukee Bucks did more than second for interference against and $4.60, and Souper Knight paid The 34-year-old - who fin- he insisted, impact him in any way all [expletive] day long. I mean, If he wins, he’ll likely land the end a record-setting start to the Majestic Affair in the stretch. $4.40 to show. ished the year with a 53-3 record - for his fight. what the [expletive] is that, man? most lucrative fight of his career season — it also carried the po- was subsequently named “It’s 80 [expletive] degrees and “About Conor, I don’t know. by facing McGregor. If he gets tential to normalize what had pre- sportsperson of the year by Sports sunny and beautiful and I’m about I have to hold up my end of the through that, then who knows viously seemed like an unstoppa- Illustrated, an accolade Murray ble force. Would the Warriors' WILDER, SZPILKA believes is well deserved for the record fall to a more standard level top female tennis player. of excellence after proving them- "It's great for tennis," he told selves vulnerable? Would oppo- SEND MESSAGE TO Omnisport. "Serena's year was in- nents approach them with more credible, she came extremely close to doing something that so few players will ever have the oppor- HEAVYWEIGHT RIVALS tunity to do. "She obviously won the first Unbeaten world heavyweight ner. three slams and was in the semi of champion Deontay Wilder and his "Once I knock Szpilka out, I the fourth. next challenger, Poland's Artur Sz- want all the Polish fans to come "I think the pressure was huge, pilka, took aim Wednesday at ri- on the 'Bronze Bomber' train as I people have been talking about it val champion Tyson Fury in an- bring the heavyweight division for a long time, I'd imagine Serena nouncing their January 16 match- back to the top," Wilder said. would have thought about it for a up in New York. "I'm the guy who has every- long time as well, but her year as a Wilder, a 30-year-old Ameri- thing it takes to be heavyweight whole was incredible, it was a can, will make his third defense of champion of the world. It's not just shame she couldn't win all four. the World Boxing Council crown about being great inside the ring, "She's definitely the best fe- at Barclays Center against Szpil- it's about being able to do great male sportsperson in the world ka, who is in his first world title things outside of the ring. Not ev- right now, she's been so dominant bout. eryone has that. I love to be out and at her age what she is doing is "I'm knocking out Szpilka and there with the people." extremely impressive and I hope I'm sending a message to everyone Another possible foe for Wild- she can keep it up." who stands in my way," said Wild- er if he gets past Szpilka is the er, who has set his sights on an winner of the fight for the vacant undisputed throne. "I'm looking for International Boxing Federation Cycling-Wiggins a grand show. It's going to be a great crown, taken from Fury for not performance to kick off 2016. This fighting Ukranian mandatory chal- could ride on in is going to be a huge year for me." lenger Vyacheslav Glazkov, who Wilder, 35-0 with 34 knock- is expected to fight for the IBF 2017 but new Hour outs, would be looking at Fury, crown against Uzbek Ruslan Gh- who improved to 25-0 with 18 agaev. bid unlikely knockouts by dethroning With all the confusion, Szpil- LONDON: Former Tour de Ukraine's Wladimir Klitschko last ka figures the time is right for him France champion Bradley Wiggins month in Dusseldorf. to make his move. wants to keep riding after next Klitschko and Fury will meet "I wanted this fight. This is year's Rio Olympics but said he in a World Boxing Association ti- my time," he said. "The heavy- was unlikely to try and extend his tle rematch next year but after that, weight titles are wide open. There's Hour record. Wilder wants a chance at the win- new blood for boxing." Wiggins, who became the first Briton to win the Tour in 2012, when he also claimed Olympic time trial gold, initially planned to make Rio the swansong of his career. confidence? But now the 35-yer-old Wednesday's matchup with former Team Sky rider is not so to go out and do me some wake- bargain and win this fight before it what may happen for him? the Phoenix Suns answered those sure. boarding,” Cerrone said. “It’s all even makes any sense to talk Conor The only thing Cerrone is cer- questions as clearly as possible. It "I will see how I feel this time good. We got everything taken care talk. Right now, I’m 1,000 percent tain of is that he’ll be the same turns out that the one-loss War- next year," Wiggins was quoted as of and there are no problems at all. invested into Frankenstein [Cer- way as a champion as he is as a riors look a lot like the team that saying in the Guardian on Wednes- I’ve been doing this a long time. rone’s nickname for dos Anjos], challenger: He’s going to insist on opened at 24-0. day. "There might be other oppor- It’s not going to [effect] me even and I’m 1,000 percent into win- fighting as quickly as possible. After playing poorly enough tunities. If I haven't got a job by one little bit. Everything is sorted ning that [expletive] belt.” He’s one of the UFC’s busiest for the Suns to build a 42-38 lead this time next year I will keep rac- out.” Cerrone has never fought for a fighters. He fought five times in through 19 minutes, the Warriors ing." Four-times Olympic gold What’s affecting him is the UFC championship, but he’s 0-3 2011, four times in 2013 and 2014, closed the second quarter on a 21- medallist Wiggins smashed the amount of questions he’s receiv- in World Extreme Cagefighting ti- and Saturday’s bout with dos An- 4 run (with no scoring at all in the UCI world Hour record in June at ing about a man he’s not even fight- tle fights, having lost twice to Ben- jos will be his fifth of the year. final 1:40) and won the third quar- the London Olympic velodrome, ing. son Henderson and once to Jamie Cerrone is at his best when he’s ter 46-19 on their way to a domi- covering 54.526 km. He said he still Featherweight champion Varner. frequently active, and he plans to nant 128-103 victory that wasn't regretted not reaching the 55 km Conor McGregor most likely will Never has he been as hot as he keep the same pace if he becomes even that close. The NBA season- milestone, but was unlikely to try make his next appearance in the is heading into Saturday’s bout the champion. high 46-point period allowed Gold- again. Octagon against the winner of Sat- with dos Anjos, who upset An- “It’s never happened yet,” en State to rest its starters for the "Now, it's all about the focus urday’s bout on Fox between dos thony Pettis in March to win the Cerrone said, emphasizing the full fourth quarter after they had for Rio, so it's looking like never Anjos and Cerrone. title. word “yet” when it was pointed built a 40-point advantage. again," he said. "The time to do it McGregor is the hottest prop- Cerrone has won eight in a row, out a UFC champion has never As ever, the defending cham- would be now but my body shape erty in combat sports now, and he’s nine of 10 and 11 of his last 13. fought five times in a year. “I’ll pions excelled with style. This is changing for the team pursuit casting a shadow upon a division His only losses in that span were tell them, ‘Let’s run it. Let’s go, drop-pass from Stephen Curry to and it's gone further away from he’s not even in. to dos Anjos and Pettis. let’s go, let’s go.’ Klay Thompson during a second- what it should be for the Hour. At the UFC’s “Go Big” news He was stopped with a kick Pay-per-view, free TV, it quarter fast break helped propel "I have to accept the Hour conference in September, which to the body by Pettis, but the de- don’t matter. I’m not going to sit the run: Center Andrew Bogut record was what it was, a record was designed to feature all of the feat to dos Anjos remains a bitter out and watch just because I have brought his own flash with this of its time. There is a tinge of dis- major bouts scheduled for the one. He lost a unanimous decision a damn belt. [Expletive], no. I’m through-the-legs pass to Curry: appointment as I wanted to go year’s final three months, McGre- in Indianapolis on Aug. 28, 2013, going to be all over their asses to Bogut had an absolutely stel- past 55km. The record is beatable gor took aim at Cerrone and dos but doesn’t have a great memory fight as often as humanly possi- lar game with 12 rebounds, three and will be beaten but another Anjos, in addition to just about of the fight. ble. assists, a block, a steal, and a plus- 700m would have made people everyone else on the dais. “Same as always. Same old 43 over 21 minutes. think twice." It wasn’t that big of a deal at Cerrone was the much bigger Cowboy.” 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 . DECEMBER 18. 2015 -Qaus 27, 1394 H.S Vol:X Issue No:140 Price: Afs.15

Iran’s aim of having sanctions against it lifted by the end of Jan- uary under a deal with major pow- War with ers is “not impossible”, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog mon- Pakistan not itoring its implementation said. Tehran is racing to keep its side an option, of the deal reached with world powers in July, under which the sanctions that have battered its says Sushma economy will be suspended in ex- change for Iran severely limiting As Pakistan and India gear up to resume talks under the renamed its nuclear program. ‘Comprehensive Bilateral Dia- Iranian President Hassan logue’, Indian External Affairs Rowhani, who has overseen a thaw Minister Sushma Swaraj on with the West, voiced hope on Wednesday ruled out the option Wednesday that the sanctions of war for resolving disputes with would be removed in January, “de- nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan, livering one of the electoral prom- as she announced her government’s ises of the government” before elec- decision to tackle terrorism-relat- tions on Feb. 26. ed issues through negotiations. International Atomic Energy “We said we can talk so that Agency (IAEA) Director-General terrorism comes to an end. So talks Yukiya Amano, whose agency (between national security advis- ers) took place in Bangkok where must verify that Iran has put the we discussed about terrorism. But required nuclear restrictions in one meeting will not bring a solu- place for sanctions to be lifted, told tion to all the problems. So we will Reuters that deadline could be met. continue the dialogue,” she told “If everything goes well, it is lawmakers in the Lok Sabha, low- not impossible,” he said in an in- er house of the Indian parliament terview when asked if so-called on Wednesday, the Indian Express Implementation Day, on which reported. IAEA verification and the lifting Her comments came days af- of sanctions are both supposed to ter she had told the Rajya Sabha, take place, could occur by the end upper house of Indian parliament, of January. that the Narendra Modi adminis- tration intended to have an ‘unin- Iran said after an IAEA board terrupted’ dialogue process with meeting on Tuesday that it hoped Pakistan. to have put the restrictions in place “We have decided that through within two to three weeks. Amano talks we will resolve the issue of has said his agency would then terrorism as talks is the way for- need a matter of weeks to verify ward so that the shadow of terror the curbs. is removed.” On Wednesday, Amano con- When questioned by Ganesh firmed that Iran was moving quick- Syria settlement ‘should not hinge’ on Assad’s fate Singh, a member of the ruling ly to keep its side of the deal with Bharatiya Janata Party, whether Ending the crisis in Syria should of talks on ending Syria’s nearly ISIL,” Power said. India was exploring options simi- the United States, Russia, France, not hinge on deciding the fate of five-year war. The U.S. and its allies in the Britain, Germany and China. lar to the way US forces had President Bashar al-Assad, U.N. At the last round, the so-called Gulf and in Europe are pushing for mounted a raid in the garrison town “Our inspectors are on the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon International Syria Support Group a transition that provides for As- of Abbottabad against al Qaeda ground and they are observing their said . (ISSG) agreed to U.N.-led peace sad’s exit from power at some supremo Osama bin Laden, Sush- activities, and with their report I Ahead of a new round of in- talks and a ceasefire in January, and point, but Russia and Iran oppose ma cautioned that “war is not an can tell that Iran is undertaking ternational talks on Syria in New to put in motion a political transi- that stance. option”, rather they were talking activities at a very high pace,” York on Friday, Ban said disagree- tion within six months, leading to Ban indicated that countries to Pakistan on addressing alleged Amano said, though he declined to ments on Assad’s future should elections and a new constitution involved in the international talks terror camps in Azad Kashmir. provide details on those activities. not stand in the way of advancing in 18 months. were showing flexibility, but However, she warned that the The restrictions Iran must put prospects for peace. Preparations for the talks and stressed that there was no urgen- talks will not be immune to prov- in place include drastically reduc- “It is unacceptable that the ceasefire are moving forward, but cy to resolve the dispute. ocations from ‘saboteurs’. “But ing the number of centrifuges in- whole Syrian crisis and the solu- U.S. Ambassador Samantha Pow- “Some countries are express- we want to make it clear, our prime stalled at its underground enrich- tion to the crisis has to be depen- er said “the gaps are very real” over ing some nuanced positions. There minister has made it clear, that talks ment sites, removing the core ves- and terror can’t go together.” dent on the fate of one man,” Ban what role, if any, Assad will play may be some role or need for Pres- “Dialogue is drowned by the sel of a reactor at Arak and shrink- told a news conference. in the new transitional government. ident Assad to stay for just limit- sound of explosion.” ing its stockpile of enriched urani- “That is unacceptable,” he re- “We remain absolutely con- ed months, but that will have to be The comprehensive bilateral um. peated. vinced that for as long as Presi- decided later on,” he said. dialogue, which is expected to be- “If your question is that Iran Foreign ministers from 17 dent Assad is in power, it is going More than 250,000 people gin with the objective of “remov- is planning to complete their pre- countries including key players to be extremely challenging to turn have died since Syria’s conflict ing hurdles in the path of a con- paratory activities in two, three Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the the country’s attention and the erupted in March 2011, and some structive engagement”, Swaraj said weeks’ time, I don’t have a reason United States are meeting in New various armed groups’ attention to 12 million more have fled their that they would need to have some to doubt it,” he said. York on Friday for a third round fighting terrorism and to fighting homes. faith for the talks to proceed. Libya parliament chief throws Coalition forces: Yemen truce could collapse The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis, said a “serious escalation by land, sea and air is taking place by the alliance in various areas,” UN DEAL INTO DOUBT Houthis in Yemen has accused the according to the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency. Iranian-allied militia group of re- Luqman said strikes from the sea were taking place on the Red Sea port city of Hodaida, while ground peatedly violating a ceasefire and forces carried out attacks on Taez city in southwestern Yemen and air strikes by the Arab coalition had not The president of the Libyan par- guarantee the minimum required to the agreement represent only warned the truce could collapse, stopped. liament that is not recognized by ensure its effectiveness”, he add- themselves. Saudi television reported. “We will not stay hand-tied but we will respond strongly towards the breaches that are taking place by the international community said ed. They said Thursday’s signa- “The number of violations is the alliance and their mercenaries,” Luqman said. Wednesday that lawmakers pre- Martin Kobler, the U.N. en- tories, although members of the around 150 and this does not rep- The Hadi-run sabanew.net news agency said five loyalist fighters and three civilians were killed in Houthi paring to sign a U.N.-sponsored voy to Libya, said the Moroccan respective parliaments, would not resent true intentions,” Brigadier shelling in the central city of Taez shortly after the ceasefire began. unity government agreement in ceremony would proceed as be acting as official representatives General Ahmed al-Assiri told al- The agency quoted a medical source as saying 17 people were wounded. Morocco had no legitimacy. planned. “A large number of Liby- of those bodies. Ekhbariya television. “We urge the Four years after the fall of dic- an participants and high-level in- “I take note of the meeting” United Nations to clarify to the tator Muammar Qaddafi, world ternational participants, including between the two men in Malta, Houthis that there will be no pa- powers have been pressuring the many foreign ministers, have com- Kobler’s statement said. tience towards these practices and North African nation’s two rival mitted to attend,” Kobler said in a “The United Nations encour- the truce could collapse at any administrations to form a unity statement. ages all Libyan efforts to end the moment,” he added. government amid concerns about On Tuesday in Malta, Abusah- current divisions through inclusive Earlier, Yemen’s warring par- the rise of the ISIS group there. mein met Aguila Saleh who heads dialogue, and I will continue to ac- ties agreed on Wednesday to ex- Libyan parliamentarians are the internationally recognized par- tively engage with all Libyans to change hundreds of prisoners in a due in the Moroccan resort of liament based in Tobruk in the east that end,” he added. move aimed at supporting U.N.- Skhirat on Thursday to sign the near the border with Egypt. At the beginning of October in sponsored peace talks which re- deal in a ceremony a Moroccan It was the first time they had Skhirat, delegations from both sumed for a second day in Swit- diplomat said would take place at met since the rival administrations sides approved a draft agreement zerland, but both sides accused the 1100 GMT. were formed in 2014. negotiated under the auspices of other of violating a ceasefire. But Nouri Abusahmein, who At a joint news conference, the U.N., but it was later rejected A seven-day truce, timed to heads the militia-backed General both men said that those who sign by their parliaments. coincide with the peace talks, be- National Congress in Tripoli, said gan at mid-day on Tuesday to halt the signatories would have no le- fighting in nine months of civil war gitimacy. between the Houthis based in Ye- “Whoever has not been com- men’s north and Saudi-backed missioned by the GNC to sign or southern and eastern fighters loy- initial a deal on its behalf is, and al to President Abd-Rabbu Man- will remain, without legitimacy,” sour Hadi. he said before the GNC in the cap- Officials from both sides said ital. the prisoner swap would be one A government such as that pro- of the most positive signs yet in Putin’s visit to Pakistan not yet finalised, says Russian envoy posed by the U.N. “is not the sub- the civil war, which has killed al- ject of consensus and does not even most 6,000 people and drawn in LAHORE: Russian Ambassador kistan, especially Kinnows. assess the possibility of collabo- foreign powers. Alexey Y Dedov has said that he They also discussed the po- ration with Pakistan in marble and Abdel-Hakim al-Hasani, a se- is still unsure about the visit of tential of halal food trade between granite mining. Oil and gas was Iraqi Kurds repel major ISIS offensive nior southern militia leader, said Russian President Vladimir Putin Punjab and the Russian republic another area where Russia’s expe- 360 members of the Houthi move- to Pakistan early next year for in- of Tatarstan. rience and technology could help Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces secretary general of the ministry where it trains volunteers prepar- ment held in Aden would be ex- augurating work on the North- The ambassador underscored Pakistan. repelled a multi-pronged offensive responsible for the Peshmerga forc- ing to confront ISIS in the city of changed for 265 southern civilians South pipeline that will run and the need for frequent exchange of Kerry to meet Putin to push by ISIS in the northern province es, told AFP. Mosul. and fighters at midday following carry liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade delegations in a bid to give a Syria peace plan of Nineveh Wednesday, officials The extremists “used car Ankara insists the deployment tribal mediation. from Lahore to Karachi. push to bilateral relationship. He He called the Russian ambas- said. bombs and mortars and rockets was a routine rotation, but Bagh- An official from the Houthi- “It is not yet clear if President proposed organising an annual fo- sador’s visit very encouraging as it One of the targeted areas in- and after that launched attacks on dad said it was unauthorized and a run prisons authority in the capi- Putin’s visit is final as we will have rum in Russia for attracting invest- could open new avenues of part- cluded a base housing Turkish sol- Peshmerga sites on all of these violation of its sovereignty. tal Sanaa said southern prisoners to take a number of steps before ments in the energy sector. nership and joint ventures between diers that has been at the heart of a fronts”, Yawar said. The area has been under Pesh- had boarded buses on their way to the high-profile trip,” he said while Dedov pointed out that be- Punjab and Russia. bitter dispute between Baghdad The KRSC, which is headed merga control for some time but the exchange venue in central Ye- talking to media at the Punjab sides energy there was a host of The possibility of establish- and Ankara. by de facto regional president lies outside the official borders of men. Board of Investment and Trade other sectors in Pakistan that ing a free trade zone between Rus- Peshmerga forces repelled co- Massud Barzani’s son Masrour, the autonomous Kurdish region, Witnesses in Aden said they (PBIT) on Wednesday. should be explored. sia, Pakistan and other trade part- ordinated attacks by ISIS in Nawa- claimed that more than 70 ISIS inside Nineveh province of which saw buses guarded by local fight- Russia turns focus to Paki- “Both countries need to know ners was also discussed during the ran, Bashiqa, Tal Aswad, Khazr and members were killed in the attacks. Mosul is the capital. ers travelling through the city, ap- stan’s energy market in which sectors they can help each deliberations. Zardik, the Kurdistan Regional That claim could not be inde- Turkey said this week it had parently heading to the exchange He recalled that Russia had other. We are interested in agricul- Security Council (KRSC) said. pendently verified, and the state- withdrawn an unspecified contin- venue. agreed to finance the $2 billion ture and livestock sectors of Paki- “This was an attempt by ment provided no indication of gent from the base, but the Iraqi Despite the swap, both sides North-South gas pipeline, which stan, especially halal meat, as Rus- (ISIS) to breach Peshmerga defen- possible Peshmerga casualties. government responded by de- traded accusations of violating the would open more trade avenues sia has a significant Muslim pop- sive lines following significant loss- Ankara announced earlier that manding a complete pullout. truce, which included a pause in between the two countries. ulation,” he added. The Russian es in recent months,” it said. four of its troops at the base were Turkey is widely perceived in air strikes by a Saudi-led Arab alli- The ambassador arrived at the delegation asked PBIT officials to “A number of fronts, includ- wounded in Wednesday shelling by Iraq’s Shiite majority as complicit ance. investment board in order to dis- share their potential projects and ing Bashiqa and Nawaran and ISIS. with ISIS, and Shiite militias have Brigadier General Sharaf Luq- cuss the possibilities of bilateral interact with prospective investors Khazr north and east of Mosul, Turkey, a close ally of Barza- advocated using force against man, a spokesman for Yemeni forc- trade. A delegation that accompa- in Russia. were attacked by (ISIS) terrorists ni, deployed troops earlier this Turkish troops should the diplo- es loyal to former president Ali nied him expressed keen interest PBIT Chairman Abdul Basit this evening,” Jabbar Yawar, the month to a base in the Bashiqa area matic track fail. Abdullah Saleh, who is allied with in importing citrus fruits from Pa- suggested that Russia could also 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.